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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1919)
1 efrg JEugnmg Mtt&tix OFFICIAL PAPEB O KIjAMATH COUNT gtAMATH VAUBJL Fourteenth Year-No. 3,728 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1919 Price, Five Cent iSi icnirr mi i piv i ISTEBW HUGESUMTODAY ato IlnrrnUtlvo of HI.. L oil Company 8n That In- ta Consumption I OuIiHh- twclng Production ne enormous Incrcnto. In con L nver production Ih tlio ronl S Ziporary shortage . Lollne supply. according to C. loUdtrd. wsUtnnt Bales mnnugor ;i the Sacramento lirnnch of tho .......a nil Comnpny, who arrived J lKI.rn.th Kalis hut night to look mo company burtnoM here. -TkU ahortago la tomporory, W!d Mr .Ooddard In discussing tho ligation. "Consumption has In tttued at a tremendous rnto over jlnce tho signing of tho armistice. people havo Bono tli othor oxtrome ,lue their wr-Btlntlng and Having diji. Everybody Is spending nml motorlaU aro amonB tho heaviest. The fellow who usod to figure out tov far he could travel In his car tilos his pocket hook ns his gunge, Mwflllahlagas tank and drives 200 r 100 miles Into tho country on n liihln- trip. Production can't keep pice with the LIB Jump In consump tion." Mr. Coddard broURht Reed news lor Klamath Kails usors of Rnsollno la the Information that u Rnsollno link car arrived early thla mornliiR tid fill be distributed ns soon nn possible by tho Standard Oil Com pinjr. "Tho delay In tho arrival of the car was duo to tho fact that It vas tent out froifi tho filling dopot in bad condition," declared Mr. God Jird. "Cars should como rcRUlarly to Klamath Falls' from now on deilers and users Bhould hnvu no trouble In supplying tholr nuetliit" fU.OOO.OOO Will Ito Paid Today In Hcinl-Annunl Intercut to Holder ftt TJilnl Liberty Ijomi IIoikIn Ono Investment Tlutt I'iijh 1 KILLED IN 1110 ACCIDENT PORTLAND, Sept. 15. Hen P. Allen, newspaper man, with tho presidential party, und James It. Patterson, of Portland, wore, killed and to other newspaper nion wore Injured while tho party was rcturn il to Portland from Gresham this afternoon. Two automobiles collid ed bead on. Robert Small, of tlio Pblladelphla Public Ledger, und Stanley Reynolds, of tho Baltimore were not Injured. HUNTER KILLED FOR DEER IN DENSE WOOD MAItSHFIELD, Sept. in. A. Mil '. of Eugene was Rhot and killed en he was mistaken for a door by "Iter Devnn. n Pi.. if.i mi. "noting occurred fur back In tho oli of Douglas county. NEW AGENT ARRIVES 121new "Pedal ngent of tho KJma h Pall8 branch of tho gtan h n Company "'Ivcd last -night Personage of T. Q. Mortell, tbi formorlv connected with M rall0n nt C1,,c' California. i" wl take tho place of atKlin,.!1"' formor "Peclttl nBet otedTfhFa"8' Wh0htts boon W Mortell'. ..a' ua. Mr PWIed hln to Klamath Falls. REINSTATEMENT. WnSlS' , Soptl 1G A Place, oftu. t0 retn,n th0 teea J-Z 8trlk,n8 Policemen has ST horo' Labor ,eni1- Wilone, CuS"8 WUh PoUco Con'- . nrU00 0pEnATION. tt' B'ckbu,nUnSJak0r wns token t0 Bhe Ho8I,lta, Saturday, JNdlcItu ifoporaled uPn or SSu B-D-John80h- fcwCi9agto,;mo ttat ah 8AN FnANCISCp, Sopt. 12. Tho United Stntes government will puy out tnoro thnn $0,000,000 to day in soml-annual Interest to hold ers of Third Liberty Uoun nonds In tho Twelfth fedoral reserve dis trict. Todny'H intorest payment, uddud to tho two previous interest Installments paid on Third Loan nonds by tho government, Rives a total of nearly $18,000,000 curncd Blnco May, 1918, by tho $287,075, 000 Invested by 1,42,584 purchas ers of bonds of tho third loan In this fedoral reserve district. "Do Hurt) and clip your coupons and cash them," Is tho advlc'o broadcasted to holders, of tho third loan hondH by Ilobert 10. Smith, di rector of tho War Loan Orgnnlza tlon of tho Twelfth Ft-dc-district. "Coupons unenshed, are Idle money. It is no trouble to cash your coupons. Just clip tho Sep tember 15th coupon off nnd present It at any bank und got your money It Is no more trouble than Retting change for a bill." If nil bondsholdors In America ciihIi their coupons today there will be in circulation tomorrow nearly $85,000,000 more money thnn was In circulation yostcrday. That Is approximately tho total amount of Interest to bo paid out on the third loan as a whole. "Hero is a chnnco for tho people to hit high prlcoH a hard blow," said Dlroctor Smith. "Every man, woiunn and child who owns a third lonn bond should cash tho coupon and Immediately buy Thrift or War Savings Stamps or Treasury Suv Iiirs Certificates which bear moro interest than tho bonds. Invest ment of tho third loan bond Intorest nt tho bunk window Immediately upon cashiiiR tho coupons will keep that $85,000,00 out of circu lation and thus holp koop prices down. "1 cannot urgo too strongly the wisdom of lotting tho government keep this interest money and, not only that, but continued buying of War Savings Stamps out of every pay envelope. If evoryono In tho United States would sot asldo something ench week for War Sav ings Stamps earning them 4 per cent Interest compounded every throo emonths, It would be a very short timo until there would bo a notlcoablo drop in prices." YOUNG l'KOPJiH WILL LKAVI3 TO CONTLVUK KOUCATIO.V. Six,young ladles of Klamath Kails nro leaving this week for Walla Wal la Collogo and Sutherlln Acudomy, whoro they will prepare for mission ary work. Fay and rtuby Domorost, daugh ters of Dr. and Mrs. O. F. Domorest of 227 Jefferson Streot, will leave Wodnesday for Walla Wnlln college whoro they study throughout tho year. Dr. Domorest will neoempany them as far as Bend, while Mrs. Domorest will contlnuo to Walla Walla with hor daughters. Frances and Victor Schleof as woll as Orolln and Ilono Totzy will leave this week for Sutherlln College, whoro they In tend to pursue a course of study along missionary lines. A farewell sorvlco for tho young peoplo was hold on Saturday, Sep tember 13th). at tho Presbyterian church'. 3 MORE SPKEDKItS FINED. Thltf morning $30 was addod to the $302 fund that the city has al ready taken from speeders Inside the city limits the past two wooks. And by the time the remainder of tho violators on tho dockot toauy have answered the charge against them for speeding tho city will bo atlll richer. Those who were fined by PoUco Judge A. L. Leavltt this morning were Tom Mlllett, flO; John Flodln, $10, and H. M. Strain $10. ANNOUNCEMENT This is the last week of the Honor Roll. For months The Herald has been at work gathering pic tures and data for the publication of a book that would stand as a monument to those who played a leading part in helping to win the war. We are proud of the work and we know that the people of the county will be proud of it, too. We have not asked anyone to contribute a penny towards its compilation and publication, and we do not ask it now. Those whose pictures and records will appear in this book did not contribute one cent towards the creation of this history. We did not want them to do so and would not and will will not accept anything from anyone, now nor in the future. The Herald did not go into the publication of The Honor Roll of Klamath County to make money, and it is not going to profit one cent from it. When we decided to publish this book we esti mated the selling price would be $6.50, believing that this sum would about cover the cost. Indications are, however, that the number to be sold will exceed the original estimate, and if this is correct, then there will be a profit arising out of the transaction. This profit, if any, we are going to turn over to the Military Cadet Company of the Klamath County High School. Our decision to do so is prompted by the following letter, which we have received from E. C. Beauchamp, Com mandant of the Cadets: "To The Evening Herald, Klamath Falls, Oregen: "Understanding that The Herald is soon to pub lish the Klamath County Honor Roll, we, the. Mili tary Cadet Company of the Klamath County High School, respectfully ask that we may have a part in the sales campaign of the Honor Roll. If allowed this privilege the commissions on sales would help us in paying the expenses of a military vacation camp next spring, and also help us in the purchase of new uniforms. We can assure you that the entire Cadet Company will leave no stone unturned to cover the field thoroughly, and to see that every resident of the county shall be solicited to purchase a copy of the Honor Roll. "E. G. BEAUCHAMP, Commandant. "For the Klamath County High School Cadets." We are going to turn the sales part of the Honor Roll over to the boys. They are going to call upon you and give you an opportunity to subscribe for one of the Honor Rolls. We want you to buy one not on our account, but on account of the boys and on your own account, for you are going to be glad you purchased one and sorry if you do not. This will be the last week during which you can get one. It will be strictly a subscription proposition. There will be no extra copies printed and no second edition. When this edition is printed the plates will be destroyed. Unless you place your order this week you will never be able to do so again, for when the subscription list is closed it will be closed forever. It will be a privi lege to own one of these books. The Herald has no hesitation in stating that a similar one could not be produced for many times the cost. The resident of Klamath County who will not own one will regret it. It will be a work that will increase in value as time passes, and one that will be handed down from one generation to another as an honored heirloom, one that can never be duplicated and one that will never become common property. Unless you are a sub scriber you will never get a copy, and your subscrip tion must be handed in this week. Aside from its value as an exclusive publication, you owe something to the High School Cadets. These ooys are working hard to accomplish a certain ob ject the purchase of uniforms and to defray the ex penses of a military camp next year. They are will ing to work for this. They are not going out on a panhandling mission. They are not asking for dona tions. They have adopted an open and above-board, manly course they are going to work for it. They are going to sell a book that will be a credit to them, as it will be a credit to The Herald. We admire the manliness of the boys and we are going to work just as hard for their success as we worked for the success of The Honor Roll realizing that in doing so we are promoting two worthy objects. We know the people of the county will look upon this in the same spirit we do and will join in helping the boys go over the top. They have set the goal at the modest number of 2,000 books. They should sell twice that number, but in this again they show that they have the right spirit. They fix a mark that they are quite certain can be hit. Surprise the hoys and double the amount, for the greater the num ber sold the greater will be their gain. Let us make it big enough so that they will have enough for both the uniforms and the camp. If this is done, then The Herald will be doubly glad that it undertook the work of publishing The Honor Roll of Klamath County. MARKET LIVELY. IN T Proprietor of Woman's Store Rcturn',s From Visit to Han Frunclsco Declares That Buyers Aro in a Frenzy of Buying at Tlds Timo ENGNEER INN NT S H. N. Moe, of The Woman's Store, has just returned from San Fran cisco, where ho has been for the pur pose of purchasing many articles of fall and winter merchandise tor his store. He comes bafek with the same tale of shortage and high prices that you hear everywhere. It Is the inex orable rule of supply and demand in full force and effect. "Did you ever witness a scene in tho stock market, when the pit was in a frenzy, when prices were sky rocketing and fortunes were being made and lost every second?" asked Mr. Moe. "That to my mind, comes nearer picturing the conditions ex isting today in the markets of the nation. Buyers aro In a frenzy of buying. They don't seem to hesitate at any price. It seems to be only a question of getting their supply. This same feeling seems to be car ried to the general public. Women who before the war hesitated to pay $25 and $30 for a suit now pay $60 and $80 just as nonchalantly as if It were an every day transaction. Everyone seems to have money. Everyone seems to be spending it, and where this will end Is causing the conservative business man and thinker much apprehension. Some fear a repetition of tho seven fat and the seven lean years. "One of the chief causes for the high prices being charged for all classes of women's apparel is the condition of the labor market. Pro duction has fallen off one-third due to the strikes among the garment workers of the east. These seem to come Jn a' constant string of succes sion. It is first one branch and then another, with the result that the supply falls so far short; of the de mand that everyone from manufact urer down to the woman who wears the article is at wits-end to get wbat is needed. "I happened to be among the lucky ones. I was fortunate enough to be among the first on the ground and I lost no time in placing my or ders with the result that there will be no serious shortage of selections to choose from. Of course, as with all merchants, I have not the supply I would Uko to have no dealer has, but considering conditions I con sider myself very lucky." With Members of the County Cotafe Ho Is Becking a Solution of tho Problems That Are Confronting the People W. O. T. U. LADIES TO GATHER AT EMANUEL BAPTIST CHUHCH. The Ladles of the W. C. T. U. and of the various churches In' tho city will meet at the Emmanuel Baptist church this afternoon. Plans for the rally and tag day on September 27th, for the purpose of raising funds for tho Louiso Home nnd tho Albertlna Korr nursory in Portland, will be discussed. Mrs. Alice JUlson, who spoke in several of the churches yesterday, gave information in regard t6 the campaign. The present Kerr nursory is ovor-crowded with babies from all over the state and a new fire proof building is needed badly. AN INVITATION TO THE CHURCH PEOPLE OF CITx. Harry Poole, owner of the Liber ty Theatre, extends an Invitation to the church-going people of the city to come and see the great picture, "The Turn of the Road," which will be shown at the Liberty for the last timo tonight. It is one of the greatest uplift pictures ever seen in this city, ind carries a special message to ministers and members of their congregation. WILL ATTEND CONVENTION. Dr. Fred Westerfcjd left yester day morning for, Portland where he wilt represent Klamath Falls post no. 8 at the state convention of the American Legion, which will be held on September 1718. He expects to bo absent from his office for a ten day period, fThe next few days will decldo much that will have a bearing npoa the road program of Klamath coun ty. Engineer Nunn of the Stat. Highway Commission is in the city for the purpose of going. Into the road situation of the county. This afternoon he will accompany the members of the county court to Mer rill and Malin. This morning they made a trip over the road to the north of the city. Presumably they will also examine into the Bonanza- Dairy controversy. And then the situation will be analyzed and an an nouncement made as to what may be "expected this year. It is to be hoped, that It will be something concrete something that will lift the county out of the mud and free it from a't least some of the Intolerable condi tions that prevailed here last wintc MALIN STATE BANK ELECTS OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Officers and directors of the new ly organized Malin State Bank at. Malin were elected at the first meet ing of the stockholders which 'was held on September 12th. The officers chosen at the meeting were J. W .Siemens, president; A. Kalina, vice-president, and Louis Boldischar, cashier. Stockholders elected as directors to serve until" the next annual meeting were J. W. Siemens. A. Kalina, John Siemens. Jr., Ed Bloomlngcamp, Louis Boldls-; char. Announcement of the opening of the new bank will be made at a lat er date. The building is now in the course of construction. VISIT LAVA BEDS. Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred H. Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. W; H. Robinson, Miss Mary Healey, of San Francisco, and Mrs. A. F. Graham and daughter, Ina, of this city, took advantage of the wonderful weather Sunday and: motored to the Lava Beds under the guidance of Mr. Howard, a man who has made a special study of the caves and other lava formation in that section. The city people were quite sur prised at the unusual and beautiful scenery offered by the rugged lava beds. Dr. Robinson and hjs party will leave today for Crater Lake. where they will spend several days before returning to San Francisco. ALIEN PRISONERS ESCAPE. SALT LAKE, Sept. 15. Between seven and 17 alien prisoners escaped from the war prison barracks at Fort Douglas thru a tunnel under neath the wire enclosure. Authorities at the Fort believe that,nono of the important prisoners escaped. There are over 207 prison ers in tho prison and most of them are I. W. W.'s. MARRIED ON SATURDAY. Last Saturday afternoon at the Me- thodlst Parsonage, 1117 East Street, the marriage of Mr. Cecil G. Deal of Langell Valley and Miss Adah Ferris . of Bonanza took place. Rev. Hamrlck. of the Methodist Chtfrch officiated. The young people are very popular In their home communities. Mr. and Mrs. Deal leave today by auto for San Francisco and Cali fornia points on a wedding trip. NEWSWRITERS IN NEW HAVEN STRIKE FOR' MORE WAGES. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15.. Threes nfterinoon newspapers' pre pared heir Issues today under severe handicaps owing to the strike of tho newswrlters. The strike resulted af ter the publishers refused to rats the wages of the street and dealt men. j 48 '- in