The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, December 18, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textfa &t lEunf ttn Mtmth I T OFFICIAL PAPKB OF KLAMATH FALLS OFFICIAL PAPKB OW ' KLAMATH COUNTX Fourteenth YearNo. 3797 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919 Price, Five Cent POLICE ALLEGE IS ii I Jinn In Jull at Hnn KmnrlNco Ac cused of l'aNNlti fUOOO Worth of n4 Check In Tliln Vicinity AIno Wanted In California Town BAN FltANCIBCO, Doc. 18. Prod Ford i being hold la the, city Jail Aero today, ponding bis return to Klamath Falls, whoro ho In to faco a chargo of securing 2000 from a bank by moons of worthies chcckti. JIo Is mild to bo also wantod In Oak land, Uakoraflold and Salinas, Cal. nr Hnld that tho prlsonor registered at a hotol hero as Clifford K Hush of Denver, who escaped four weeks ago from tho stato prison at Carson City, Nevada. Inquiries among local banks and peace offlcoru full to Identify tho prisoner beyond question, but It Is bellovod ho may bo tho mun who un der the uIIbh of William King, two or three months ago forged the sig nature of I. 10. Kcstorson to chocks, which ho passed upon tho First State ti Havings bank hereto an approxi mate totul of $800. The bank put tho I'lnkorton ngon cy on tho trail, but this afternoon slated that no report of any arrest bad boon received. Other banks re ported that they had cashed no worthless chocks recontly, certainly tot $2,000 worth. Tho Kcstorson forgeries nro be lieved to hnvo boon tho work of n man who had access to tho offlco of ILe KoBtoraon Lumber company nt Dorrls, through which ho socurcd blank chocks with tho company's vlg netto on thorn and nlso familiarized lilmsolf with Mr, Kestorson's slgna turo. It is said that sumo of tho Checks also wont through tho banks at Grants Pass, McCIoud, Cal., and other towns and tho total might havo reached tho $2000 mentioned in tho abovo Associated Press dis patch. It Is quite posslblo that tho Pin kerton oporattves hnvo landod tholr man and that tho San Francisco pris oner may bo tho mun who worked hero. The Kcstorson forgorlcs aro said c havo showed expert Work in that particular lino of criminality. In fact, It Is Bald, thoy woro Identical with tho gonulno signature and aft er the 0 rants Pass bank dlscovored U had boom victimized with a forg ed chock It turned down tho noxt Kestoruon chock presented ns one of the same brand, although It happen ed to bo qulto genuine. PRISONER OC INNER BOWLINE SERIES ENDS TOMORROW i Tomorrow night Bees tho end of tho Elks bowling tourament. Noel's and Jester's teams will stage tho final contest of tho series that has aroused a great deal of lntorost among bowling fans and has devel oped consldornblo skill among tho Elks wh oplayed on tho various teams during tho contosts. So successful has tho present tour nament boon that arrangements havo boon mado to start a now ono noxt week. Last night Joster's team won from Swanson's squad. Tho scoro follews: Jostor's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot. Upp 50 147 151 448 Mooro 101 110 112 323 Wright 214 171 182 D67 Jester 192 218 179 590 W. O. Smith.. 211 -147 199 557 808 793 823 Swanson's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot. Ackloy 153 186 148 487 Melssnor , 143 149 111 403 W, L. Smith... 172 194 160 532 Lnvonlk .140 159 147 446 Swanson 133 166 119 418 w 741 8C4 691 STRICT ECONOMY 1920 WATCHWORD WASHINGTON, Doc. 18. All gonural appropriations for 1920 nro to bo pared down "In accordance with tho strictest economy," except tho pontoffloj and naval dopartmonts, Major- Ity-Loador Mondell told tho IIotiBo today, when tho first urgency dofle'oncy bill of tho session wan brought, up. The greatest reductions will so undo in tho army and fortifications estimates, ho said. . PACKERS' TRUST CHICAGO, Dec: 18. Dissolution of tho associated grocory Interests, tho so-called "Dig Five" pnckorB, would not sorlously affect any of thorn, said Louis P. Swift today, dls cttBslug tho report that Attorney General Palmer would announce to day or tomorrow an agrcoment of tho packers to dissolve all affiliated intorcsts oxcopt thoso Involved In tho production of meat, poultry, butter, cggB and cheoso. WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 18. Ncgotmtlons between tho meat pack ers nnd tho government, It became known today, havo been going on for Borne time with the object of compromising the antl-truBt prose cution, which Ib still In tho stage of a grand jury investigation. It Is understood that one plan con sidered Is tho withdrawal of tho packers from operating side lines, such as tho wholesale grocery busi ness. NEED FOR BUYING SEASON TICKETS AT ONCE 'IS EXPLAINED In splto of tho bitter weather of tho past week the work of selling season tickets for tho Musical Study club's series of concerts has gono on. Tho weather howovor( has provented tho ladies having tho work In charge from calling upon all who are in terested. It is earnestly desired that all those who are expecting to purchase seuson tickets and havo not yet dono to should go to Shepherd's Piano de pot and get their tickets at once without waiting for tho solicitors. On Monday, -Decembor 22, and Tuesday 23, between 9 a. m. and 5 p.'m. each day, all holders pi season tickets may reserve their seats for the series of threo concerts by pre senting their tickets at Shopherd's Piano depot and having their selec tion of seats entered thereon. It is hoped that nil season ticket holders will promptly mako their reservation of sonts. It Is very necessary that all season ticket reservations be mado on tho two days allotted, and particularly necessary that tho tlcklts bo present ed when making reservations. No reservations of seats can be madr uijIobs season tickets ,aro presented a', tho tlmo of 'making reservation. Tho Musical Study club havo un clr rtakon this work without hope o' profit nnd entirely ns a benoflt to the public; A misunderstanding seems to bo prevalent thnt tho prlco askod for season tickets is high. It should be remembered that n season ticket en titles tho holdor to n reserved seat at threo of tho highest grade con certs tho samo attractions' that are given In nil tho largest cities of tho country. Tho cost of each concort to tho holdor of a flvo dollar sonson ticket li just $1.51 tho remnlndor beiwj government wnr tnx. The cost of tho four dollar season tlcUot is $1.21 per concort thoVe unlndor bolng war tax. Tho truth is that tho pi'on'o of Klimnth Falls aio prohap paying u uslderably l?c " " M "" would liM'o to pay fo ' " "' I" San Francisco Pockets grow smaller as It tosts W N RABBIT POISON KUWIATH FALLS CAMPAIGN IS STUDENTS PLAN ILL ORGANIZED MS VISITS Monroe Lytic, who la leader of tho rabbit extermination campaign in tho farm bureau district compris ing Dairy, Bonanza and Hlldcbrand, roports continued progress In their campaign. Although Tuesday night was not an Ideal night for poisoning, ho roports 80 dead rapplts around ono small poison corral, whore about two quarts of poisoned oats had been put out. Some poisoned oats wero also put along tho trails in tho brush and ho reports finding dead rabbits scattered through the brush In overy direction rifl) Mr. Lytlo hold a mooting with men from tho Hlldcbrand and Dairy precincts at Dairy yesterday. Fifty ounces of strychnine woro distribut ed among men who will mix1 tho poison for these precincts. When tho poison campaign was first talked of many felt doubtful of results. With tho snow covering up the feed as at present this is an ideal time for poislnlng tho rabbits. Ono precau tion should be observed, however, and that is a cloudy or windy night Is a poor time to. poison rablts. The best results will bo obtained on a still, clear night. Tho rabbit poisoning campaign, which Is being carried on by th fnrm bureau with James M. Ezoll as county leader, has the following community leaders at werk: Dis trict No. 1, comprising Lorella, Lan gell valley and Dames valley, M. T. Prince; District No. 2, comprising Dairy, Bonanza and Hlidebrand, M. J. Lytle; District No. 4, comprising Pine Grove and Olene, Roy Kins man; District No. 5, comprising Mt. Lakl, Spring Lake, Fairview and Henley, S. P. Dohllnger; District No. 6, comprising Keno, Worden, Plevna and Round Lake, C. G. Hunt; Dis trict No. 7, comprising Merrill, White Lake, Lone Pine and Gale, August Andrleu; District No. 8, comprising Malln and Shasta Vlow, Chas. B. Bailey; District No. 10, Poo valley, Lossen Ross. These men handle tho matter for their respect ive districts by appointing a suf ficient number of helpers to cover tho territory. Through tho U. S. Biological sur vey, strychnine Is purchased at a considerable saving. Tho county court has also made available the money from' the rabbit bounty fund to duplicate purchases of strychnine made through the farm bureau com mittee in the organized campaign. Two hundred and forty ounces of strychnine havo already been dis tributed. One ounce of strychnine Is sufficient tor 12 quarts of grain. One quart of poisoned outs is suf ficient for 25 to 30 baits. On this basis enough strychnine has already been distributed to kill 80-.000 rab bits. Campaigns in this state against rabbits aro being carried on by tho farm bureaus in 'Umatilla, Morrow, Deschutes and Malheur counties. A WEATHER REPORT OREGON: Tonight and Friday, rain in tho west, rain or snow in the oast; warmer tonight with strong southeasterly winds, m Christmas JSMfbb - UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, Dec. 18. Klamath Folia peo ple at the University of Oregon are for the most part planning to spend the holidays with friends and rela tives living within a reasonable dis tance of Eugene. Marjorle Delzell will visit her aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. F. M. White, of Marshfleld, Oregon. Au drey Roberta and Maybolle Leavltt have accepted Invitations to spend tholr holidays there also. Clara Calkins will be the guest of Elvira Thurslow at her home in Portland. John Houston will go to Albany Immediately upon the close of school this term, where he will be-the guest of B. F. Townsend. He will leave there December 28 to attend the Student Volunteer campaign at Des Moines, Iowa. Ho wishes It to be known to tho Klamath Falls people who so generously contributed to the fund for the financing of this Stu dent Volunteer campaign trip, and for which the university deeply ap preciates, that the student body it self raised $125 on the play which It recently put on, "The Prince of Liars." It may be well to mention here that "Johnny" was considered tho star of the play. The following Is a quotation from the campus pa per, the "Oregon Herald," which gives an Idea of his success: "John Houston, interpreting his lines like a professional, moving ev erywhere with the easiness of a John Barryraore, combined with tho agil ity of a Fred Stone, was easily the star. Houston's actions always lacked the stiffness which com monly marks the movements of an amateur. His Intonations and facial expressions details which make or ruin a part were always adequate." Ella Dews, formerly of Klamath Falls, who was graduated from the university June, 1919, will spend Christmas holidays with her brother and his family in Ashland. Since September, Miss Dews has. been the physical training director of the pub' lie schools at Bend, Oregon, where she has achieved decided success in her work. En routo to Ashland she will spend a few days in Eugene visitln her friends there. Judge and Mrs. A. L. Leavltt spent last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Eugene visiting their daughter, at the Pi Beta Phi house. Judge Leavltte had been in Portland at tending to business affairs. The visit was quite a surprise to "Bab," who did not know her per ents were 'even contemplating leav ing Klamath Falls. Their visit af forded great pleasure to tho other Klamath Falls girls and also all the rest who had the pleasure of meet ing them. WASHINGTON RANKKK DEAD WALLA WALLA, Dec. 18. Miles C Moore, last territorial governor of Washington,' banker and presi dent of the board of trustees of Whitman college, died at . a local hospital today. He was 75 years old and was taken 111 two weks ago. COYOTE HAD RABIES, SAYS HEALTH BOARD D, ElIs Young has received notification from tho state board of health at Portland that the head of a coyote sent for analysis two, weks ago show- ed tho presence of ncgri bodies in the brain, a conclusive proof that the animal was rabid. The coyote ran amuck in the Young sheep coairal in the Nuss Lake district one morning. wounding a dozen sheep and the two ranch dogs. It was dispatched with a shotgun by the rancher, who suspected rab- ies and sent the head to Port- land for examination. FOR YE LOSS Asserting that $74.42 is not suffl- cient compensation for the loss of an j eye, even if the eye was not so goodi as some eyes, Theodore Sid.es, .vic tim of an Industrial accident which deprived him of the use of the optic member, has filed an appeal; from the award of the State Industrial ac cident commission In the circuit court. " Tho commission, it is said, In cause they held- that the Injured eye was defective before the accident, allowed Sides no compensation ex cept the actual expenses .caused by his misfortune, which they estimat ed at $74.42. This is the first case, of -.he kind filed in the Klamath county circuit court. The law empowers the court to review the facts -submitted to the commission and the legality of pro cedure, before a Jury if demanded. The court's, or jury's, findings will be cited to the commission and It may either act In accordance wtlh them or it the recommendations con stitute a reversal, appeal to tha su preme court. SEVEN FINED FOR PEACE DISTURBANCE Seven persons, one a woman, were fined or given Jail sentences by Po lice Judge Leavltt this afternoon as the result of a free-for-all fight, which the police said took place at the Star rooming house on Main Btreet last night. The participants pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace charges. John Teng paid a fin eot $5. Joe Dervin drew two days in jail with out alternative. Charles O'Brien, Joe Wilson, Oliver Jefferson and R. H. Bryant were fined $10 each, with ten days In jail extra, the Jail sen tence to be suspended on provision that the quartet take the first araln out. Mrs. R. H. Bryant was fined $5 and given five days" In jail, with the Jail sentence suspended on con dition that she leave town with her husband. The scrap was said by the police to have been strenuous while It last ed. Search of the combatants' rooms unearthed empty bottles which had contained bay rum and various other decoctions with an alcoholic basis. WANTS MORE SOLID PROTEST T LEASE ON UPPER LAKE Entire Delegation, in Conference With Lane, Urges That Depart ment Refuse to Enter 80-Year Contract for Reclamation WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. With the exception of Senator Chamberlain who left Monday for Chicago on a speech-making trip, the Oregon de legation in Congress held a confer ence with Franklin K. Lane yester day, urging that the department of the interior enter no contract with Doak & Brown, San Francisco con tractors, to reclaim 10,000 acres of marsh lands on the Upper Klamath Lake. , Utilization, of the land as a soldier settlement project was advocated by the Oregon legislators, instead of tying it up under a thirty year lease to the private corporation. Both the state organization of tho American Legion and the Klamath Falls post are strongly objecting to the lease plan. In voicing the oppo sition to the lease, Representative N J. Sinnott said: 1 "We urge that the contemplated lease contract Is in violation of the act, by which the land was ceded 'by the state of Oregon to the federal Government. This land was ceded to the United States for a general re clamation project, with the proviso that no individual should receive more than 160 acres. The contract which the department is proposing t execute with Doak & Brown Is ab solutely contrary to (his provision ot the act by which the federal govern ment acquired title to the swamp, lands.' MAY RESUME PEACE TREATY FIGHT SOON WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Possi bility that the Senate peaca treaty fight may be resumed actively before the holiday recessv developed today, when a meeting of the Foreign Rela tions committee was called .for Sat-V urday. The purpose of the meeting was unannounced, but leaders Indi cated that an effort will be made to get committee action on the Knox resolution to. declare, a state ot peace existent with, Cfermany, WANTS QUIET TITLE. Max L. Thorn has started suitrtn. the circuit court against QuIncyA. Brooks, deceased, Lizzie Brooks and others who .claim adverse title J to plaintiff in south half of lots 9 and 10, block 84 Klamath addition, to quiet plaintiff's title to the proper ty. ELKS TO ENTER CHAMP CONTEST f N The Elks bowling tournament, jusf cbncluded, roused so much "in terest in the sport and developed such prowess, that the lodge has de cided to enter two teams in the tele graphic tournament of the Pacific Coast-Championship league, in which 150 teams from five Pacific Coast states will compete by wire on 'Jan uary 11, The various teams will play on their own alloys and tho highest teams In the general score will be selected to meet In the tournament, which will be held some tlme' In May In one ot the large cities of, the ccast. ' ''Five men will composo each of the teams. The- local teams will prob ably be: Hayden, Jester, Van Bellon, Ackley and Will Houston on one, nnd Ambrose, Hoaglnnd, Smith, Leo Houston and Lennox on tho other. , Beforp the date of the tournament $he Iqcal alleys and eulpment will bo officially Inspected and referees ap pointed, so that the match will con form to .the general regulations and ho scores made will be official. 1 N more to koep them tilled.