Wqt JEugmttg Herald
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OFFICIAL PAPER 0
KliAMATH COUNT
Fourteenth Year-No. 3 J22
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1919
Price, Five Cento
gfSETS
M ON YANKEE
JliCEIRE
Greet American
Commwder in New York
lloound
Hall, the Conquering Hero Comes
C1VEN HUGE WELCOME
on Vice-President
VvAM w(1 8cretry of War
Sta-Vm RecepUon. Planned
u ! Honor Today-Will Bo
focrth H ' h0 UnUcd H,nM
', Hold Title of General.
NEW YORK, Scptembor, 8. Amid
. ...., .I,n nf thOUBUIlllH
(1, mrieins
0( i.etotlM nd ships, the steamer
'umm reached Its dock! early
ttlV, bringing homo General John
j.Perihlng, commandnr of tbo Amor
ton expeditionary forces.
tlie ihorcs of StiUoti Ialond,
tmoilra. Now Jcrsoy, und Munhnt-
ui Iiland, wcro lined with thou
wd of people who gave a tro
meidou nclcomo to tho loader of
tie Yankee forces. Olllcini woicomo
tu extended to Oenorul Pershing cors recolved thut special training
if Vice-President Marshall and Soc-jovolved In combat with tho wily sav-
jelirr of War linker. A series 01
receptlona In his honor nro Bched
tled to occupy tho entire day and
ttcnlng.
Fourth General In Army.
When Congress confors tho per
manent title of general upon John
J. Perching ho will ho tho fourth
mu to hold that coveted title In
tbs army of tho United Statea. Tho
other three woro Orant, Shurldan
a:d Sherman.
Ai the central American flguro in
the world war, with tho single ex
ception of Prcsldont Wilson, so much
tu been written about Pershing,
.ml Ms life and history nro bo fresh
It the public mind that It " is dif
ficult to tell tho average American
aifthlng now about tho man who
commanded the great army on tho
laltMelds of Europe
When somo of Pershing's friends
speak of his rlso to a position of
treat military impottunce In world'B
amis, they refer to a story quite
commonly told of Chus. M. Schwab,
the Iron master, who Is wald to havo
remarked to his old Scotch gardener,
t Wend of his childhoed:
"You never expected to Beo mo In
till place, did you?"
And the gardener Is said to hnvo
replied :
"You never expected It yourself."
A Determined Worker
HflilES
Ml MM
Local People Who Witnessed Arriv
al of Pacific Fleet Say That Call
forniatM Are Interested la Dovcl
opment Here.
"When Californlans heard that wo
woro from Klamath Falls they simp
ly couiunt as ua enough ques
tions about the city," said Joe Mc
Donald who returned Friday on tho
train along with several other local
pooplo, who were in San Francisco
Ifor tho arrival of tho Pacific Fleet
lost Monday morning. Other Klam
ath Falls people who witnessed the
arrival of tho fleet were, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Scballock, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Martin, Mrs. It. E; Smith and
Uosa Nlckcrson.
"All of us were amazed at the
knowledge Califdrnlans had of
Klamath Falls," said Mr. McDonald In
talking of his trip. "It was reallr
surprising the number of people that
havo heard about Klamath Falls
GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING
A late as tho Itusso-Japuneso war
HOI, Pershing, over 40, still wns
captain In the rcgulnr army. Ills
wciates say ho novor grumbled.
nt always kept plugging at his job.
mj ana roams havo been writ
tpn a tin,, i i...
""" uo iook a prominent part
' pactncatlon of tho Phlllpplm
niandi and how roHi,in,,t io
him a hlgadlor general,
' 7"s mm ver tho heads of ox
'Ctlr 8M nil...
in, .J, ' mcn w" woro son-
uim on tho Borvlco roll.
" ," ' e"nlng took tho punitive
wuon to Mi. .. .. .
I4lLVm v ",v" ",lur l"o oan
'oaCe!,..9bocamothoonly vlnB
ht American army who
wamwded any body of troops
m,l,ahTi 1" "nythlng
lUUtoT'l"0!: Itl8t that
(dni.. .i ' 1,unsln commnnd-
Cr , ' a brB'l" on tho Vera
CS?,Uon' ,,ut Fu8ton,
, M ner got lt0 action.
. Vm In indl Wars
"Com11!"0 P,irflhnB eradu-
UImuM fS r'nt '" 188B h0
I M1,onrmy- LlkohlH
W w ! lmme(llatoly was
'teredacil , Indlan wnrs' "
WcM7aiBU UBU,n8t t" Brcat
6,1Mear i, r0n,mo' who fr
countrf V' Kreat 80,lth'
Hntion ! L1 rao8t c080d to
. ftS y."8 WU and bravl
'1 of ii, ' . 0B0 cmpalgns that
,j 'oung American offl-
ages which proved of peculiar value
In curtain phaHes of tho highly hcI- l
ontlllc modern warfare In Franco anil I
llelglum.
Whon l'crshlng wns chosen toj
command tho American forces In j
Franco, ho took with him many of j
tho browned anil hardened vetcrunn
of hla Mexican campaign and these
men formed tho nucleus of tho fu
inous first division of tho Amerl-i
can expeditionary force.
Tragedy Knterx Ijlfo
A terrible tragedy hud como Into
in
Tl
Worman used lantern to locate auto
troublo; Nearby light Ignited gasollno
from Ioaky tank; Workman dropped
unguarded light bulb. Tho filament
setting gasollno on firo; Gasoline In
open vessel was used for cleaning,
tbo stovo fire Igniting the fumes;
Spark from Iron tool ignited gaso
llno fumes; A workman pierced the
feed plpo with an electric drill Ig
niting tho gasoline; Plumber's blow
torch caused an explosion; Spontane
ous combustion In oily waste and
rags; Rubbish was burned in back
yard and fire flashed back Into gar-
aw.
"Attention means prevention," ac
cording to the fire marshals. They
urge that all garage men have on
hand a good supply of dry sand, and
approved chemical fire extinguishers
on each floor to combat incipient
fires.
U
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DUIGK PON
WITH TRENT
Great Crowds Hear
President in Omaha.
TALKS ABOUT LEAGUE.
SCHOOL
OPEN TO YOUTH
Speaking, wailing, almost crying
were the sounds that re-echoed this
morning on Main Street by hundreds
of youngsters pouring out of the Star
and aro interested in It devolon- Drug Store with inflated rubber
mont. People In Oakland and Derk- noise-makors given out by the local
uley as well as San Francisco were 8tro following each purchase of book
eager to learn about tho town."
According to Mr. McDonald, tho
arrival of tho fleet was a sight that
ono could never forget. "I believe
that close to 1,000,000 packed the
supplies. Underwood Drug Company
handed each schoolboy and girl ai
attractive but noiseless balloon after
a purchase of school supplies.
This will bo a memorable morn-
hills and vantage noints about SannIn for yunB Klamath Falls In that
Francisco Bay to witness the great I u waa the Pen'nB of school for the fdlscuB3d the reservations to tho
Any Reservations Regarding Man- -roe
Doctrine Not Necessary Be
cause Doctrine Has Been Swa.
lowed "Hook, Line and Sinker,"
Says President Doctrine Wonldt
Be Authenticated by Big Powers
OMAHA, Sept 8. Prompt ac
ceptance of the Peace Treaty in or
der that the uncertainties of the la
bor situation throughout the coun
try might be cleared up was urged
by President Wilson today before an
audience that packed the auditorium
here.
Crowds gathered along the route
of march to the auditorium to ch jr
President Wilson. For the flrst"tir:o
since his tour the nation's executive
T T M N
IjocjiI Post aWIII Aid American I,o
itioii In N'ntlon-uiilo Membership
t'linipulKii for 1,000,000 Service
Men by November 11th
Klamath Falls post No. 8 of tho
Pershing's llfo during his Moxlcan Amerlcan LoBlon wlll hold ,ta reguU
bordor sorvlco through tho loss of nr mootlnR , tho councll chnmber
his wife und their three llttlo chll- of tho cty IIall Tueaday 0Ven,nB,
dron, who woro burned to death In Soptcmuor 9th nt whlch tlmo a
their homo nt tho Presidio In San i mattcr of IoC(U ,mportanco t0 Rer.
Francisco during his absence vlcc mon w, bo d8CUS3e,i ln order
HIb llfo had hecomo hard and that fu lnBtructlon8 bo glvcn t0
Btorn not towards his soldlerB, how-;post ,ioleBatu I)r. Krotl Westorfeld,
over, but In tho regimen ho imposed wll0 w, attcn,, tho 8tat0 conventIon
upon hlniBolf and In thu objects ho ln IortiUiitl on Soptember 17-18.
hnd marked for attainment. Hoi Plllna for tho natlon.wid0 drive of
throw himself into his work with a i.ooO.OOO members for tho Amori
pnsslon that commnnded success, ev- can j,L.Bon aro airoady under way
Idontly sooking relief from his prl- an(1 ,ho loca, post w, no rtoubt ,ny
vnto grief In public sorvlco. It was tuU pIa8 tomorrow evening for
snld of him In Franco that ho was Oregon's quota, which is based on
novor tired; ho could bo called upon tho 37.S5D service men and women
any hour out of tho twenty-four forthat tho stato gave to tho war,
consultation or direction without 'amounts to S.712 members. Uegin
complulnt on his part, in enntrast nB Monday, Soptember 15th Port
wlt'h somo of his famous colleagues iuli vosl number one, will start an
In tho Entente armies. 'active campaign to assure the state's
quota and Portland's list of G ,000
sorvlco men by Soptember 17th. tho
Pershing bollovod In teamwork; 'oponing dato of tho stato convention.
ho know that whatever success tho Portlatul already has H.500 members
Qorninim had attalnoil was through onrollod and antlclpato no troublo In
tholr unified command-of tho ir-iB p tho additional 1.G00 do-
iuIch of tho Central Powers. So ho alr0(I Wt!l moro than i00 woricprs
was not only willing but anxious toj beginning nn nctivo campaign ;on
boo tho samo principle adopted hy Monday for membors.
tho Kntento armies. Ho sank his Tho state which shows on Novom-
prlvnte ambitions and frooly tender- i,or nth, that it has most effectively
oil tho services of tho last American1 popularized that American Legion In
llellovos In Tcuinvtoik
spectacle. I saw the arrival of tho
old fleet those now monsters of the
sea beggar description they would
inako tho old fleet look as pigmies.
The entire city of San Francisco was
turned over to the officers and men
of the fleet."
Mr. McDonald went aboard tho
Mississippi, onu of the great dread
noughts of the fleet. "You can get
some idea of tho size of it when you
measure with your eye the distance
from Sixth and Main to Eighth and
Main. It would make three of the
old Oregon, from whose decks Sec
retary Daniels reviewed the sea
fighters."
CAUSES OE EIRE
IRE GIVEN OUT
State Deputy Firo Marshals, Inves
tigating Numerous Firo Hazards
of Our City, Tell Causes of Re
cent Fires in Iocal Oarages
soldier and all his army equipment
to (Jonornl Foch at tho most critical
point in tho campaign. Thero is
said to bo no doubt that his ex
nmplo affected tho othor commands
und wont a long way towards bring
lng about tho unification of tho En-
touto armies under Marshal Foch.
It was not until Pershing was cor
taln that thu plans ho had made wl' n
tho assistance of his own staff for a
successful' campaign into Alsuco
Lorralno had bohlnd thorn tho sup
port of a sufficient number of Am
erican soldiors that Pershing folt
Justified In taking comploto com
mand of an Important sector of tho
lino of battlo with tho full ussepl
of Marshal Foch nud with tho result
thnt tho Amoricnn army broko Mio
nioralo of tho Germans und brought
tho war to nn end.
For what ho did in Europo Persu
ing has boon pralsod boyond moas
uro by tho greatest rulors and sol
diers of tho world who havo boon
glad to welcome him and press his
hand, '
its borders will bo presented a ban
nor In tho prcsonco of Marshal Foch
and other distinguished guests, prov
ing that tho stato led all others ln
tho September Drive for members.
Oregon, according to sorvlco men,
will bo nftop tho banner with all hor
might.
Local chartor members of tho
Amoricnn Legion aro expected to
roach 100 by tho dato sot for tho
stuto convention. Activo prepara
tions for tho Klamath County mem
bership drlvo will no doubt bo for
mulated tomorrow evening.
LEASES ROOMING HOUSE
John Slado, who for tho past seven
yoars has boon running tho Slado
rooming and boarding house at 1000
Main street, hns loasod tho business
to Frod Wolf, who has taken pos
session. Mr. and Mrs. Slado loavo
In tho morning for tholr old homo
In Sample, Toxas, whore they will
spond the winter, returning hero next
spring.
What starts garago fires that us
ually prove so disastrous?
Deputy fire marshals George W.
Stokes and ""Gilbert W. Allen, who
nro subjecting tho city to a rigid and
thorough Investigation at present,
havo Issued several reasons for gar
ago fires, taken from tho stato firo
reports.
According to the firo marshals tho
big lncrcaso in the automobllo busl-
rnesa during tho past fow years has
brought about a corresponding ln
crcaso in garage fires, duo almost
entirely to carelessness and neglnct
on tho part of employes in various
garages. Duo to tho ever-present
gasoline fumes and oily waste these
fires start very easily. Gasollno ex
plosions, flooding of carburetors,
curoloss use of matches, smokors,
open lights, and spontaneous combus
tion are somo of the most common
causes of garago fires in the opinion
of tho fire marshals.
Some of the concrete oxamples tak
en from the firo reports indicating
tho wide ranges of causes' of garago
fires are as follews:
Careless dropping of a lighted
match set the oil soaked floor afire;
Man stopped on match and sot oily
waste on fire; Smokor set gasollno,
in open pail, on firo; Employo drop
pod match Into pool caused by over
flowing sower and ignited tho gaso
llno on top of tho water; Filling
tanks with auto lights burning, and
filling tank while engine was run
ning; Workman smoked while tank
was being filled; Auto back-firing
sot floor on fire; Short circuit, in
electric apparatus, Ignited gasollno;
coming year. In addition every text- league of Nations Treaty,
book nas been cnangea ana youiu ue
lights ln brand new books from which
to gain knowledge. Little was dene
this morning besides assigning tho
children to their various classes and
issuing full instruction for tho com
ing year.
A though many have not reglsti-rp.l
f ir tho ensuing vear, first -lij total
sri w an Increase both in tha high
c.hcol and grades over the 'iy One
hundred and sixty nine students re
gistered today at the high school, in
comparison to 151 that were register
ed on the opening day of last year.
Grade school first day registrations
total 637 alongside of 587 enrolled
last year at the start of the year.
Central school showed the largest en
rollment this afternoon with 269
students listed.
School opened this morning at the
Sacred Heart Academy and indlca-
The proposed reservation providing
for the unconditional withdrawal ot
members of the covenant said the
President meant that thev sponsors
wanted to "sit near the door witn
their hands on the knob". "If they
saw anything they didn't like thojr
want to scuttle, and' run," declared
the President.
Article ten, that has been the sub
ject of much adverse criticism by op
ponents of the League of Nations,
was discussed by the President. He
said that those who were for reserva
tions ln the article simply did not
want to come in now but desired to
Join later.
Any reservations regarding tho
Monroe Doctrine are not necessary
because the Peace Conference has
swallowed the "hook Hue and sink
er" of the Doctrine. The President
further declared thut the big powers
Uods showed that this year's enroll- of the world would authenticato th
mtnt would show a substantial In
crease over last year. All hoarding
accommodations are taken but there
is i lenty of room for day school students.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS.
Taxpayers who have nny com
plaint to make against their proper
ty assessment values are urged to
present their claims ;fore the
Board of Equalization within the
next six days during the hours of
10 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Tho Board will meet dally begin
ning today for the entire week. It is
composed of Judge R. H. Bunnell,
County Clerk C. R. DeLap, and
County Assessor J. P. Lee.
CARL WILLS COMES HOME
AFTER 20 MONTHS' DUTV
Carl Wells, who arrived homo yes
terday, is one of the last Klamath
boys to como home from France. He
was in tho Electrical division of the
American army and spent about 20
months in France, besides being
somo time in training in tho United
States. Ho expects to accept the po
sition ho held before tho war, with
tho California Oregon Power Com
pany, and carry on his electrical
work.
LAUNDltV WORKERS UNITE
IN FORMING NEW UNION.
Ono by ono various workers in
Klamath Falls aro aligning them
selves with tho country-wide move
ment of trade unions.
Laundry workers at the Klamath
Superior Laundry are the most recqnt
to form a union. Sixteen workers
havo formed a union and will Immed
iately draw up plans for governing
their organization. William Larson is
president ot tho new union and H.
J, McKIm Is secretary.
doctrine for the firs' time.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S. The
Peace Treaty will be reported to the
Senate next Wednesday noon by
Chairman Lodge of the. Senate For
eign Relations Committee, it was an
nounced here today. Debate on the
Treaty will begin next Monday.
PARIS, Sept. 8. Members of the
American Peace Delegation deny all
knowledge of the agreement report
ed in the British Press whereby the
United States and England guarantee
Belgium against German aggression.
BACK ON THE JOB
W. F. Rector, who a number ot
years ago was linotypo operator on
the Herald arrived here last even
ing ahd this morning resumed his
old place on the paper. His friends
are glad to welcome him back. The
chief inducement to his returning
was his determination to catch a
thief. When he was here before, he
went fishing ono day and this la
a regular thing with him when ho
hns a spare hour and while thus,
engaged one of the small trout that
infest tho streams of the tcounty
stole his hook, lino and pole and
nearly pulled him in with It. Ho
got soro about it and has been soro
ever since, and he has returned,
with tho intention of catching the
gentleman' If he has to fish every
stream and lako in the county, and
when ho gets him well thero will
bo something doing.
Mr. Rector succeeds Mr. Otter
beln, who stops into tho shoes of Z.
C. Kimball, who was obliged to re
sign his position on account of his
health. Mr. Kimball, accompanied
by Mrs. Kimball and daughter.
Faith, havo gono to Independence,
Oregon, whore they will spend the)
winter, expecting to return to Klam
ath Falls in the Spring.
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