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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1919)
gfog jEugnmg Heralfr i OFFICIAL I'ArfflR OB KLAMATH FALLS OFFICIAL PAPKB 09 KLAMATH COUNTX Fourteenth Year No. 3799 GlW PERISH 1HEN TANKER 1 RUNS AGROUND AMOcliitnl Oil Steamer Strike Rook toff Capo nlimro and Only Throo of Crew of Fifty Am Reported An Jtaved Cnptain Escaped MAHSHFIELD, Doc. 20 Captain Sawyor, (Inartormastor Kunklo, and fioaoion Karl Dooloy aro tho only known survivors of tho atoamor J. Cbanslor. Captain Sawyor In In tlio hospital at Dnndon, aufforlng wltli pnoumonla as tho rosult of oxposuro. It Is thought that all of tho crow except tho throo abovo mentioned were lost. Cnptain Sawyor said thoro vroro 40 inon aboard. Throo bodies have been found on tho boach and others ora reported to hovo washed athoro bolow Handon. Sovoral steam ers aro standlnK by In tho vicinity Marching for bodies. It Is almost certain that Francis J&ckxon, son of S. M. Jackson, pub Usher of tho Portland Oregon Jour ml, who shipped us second eiib 1? among th? lout. fj r - -' - ' BRANDON, Oro.. Dec. 20. With but throo of her crow of GO nllvo, so far as Is known, tho steamer J. Chanslor, bound from Portland to San Francisco, lay almost submerg ed on a Jagged root off Capo Blanco this morning. Tho stonmor's back woh broken whon sho struck tho roof Thursday night, according to Earl Dooloy, one of tho crow who escaped. Captain A. J. Sawyor also escaped nnd ono other mombor of tho crow, namo un known. Tho fato of all tho others of tho crow of GO Is In doubt. Dooloy was picked up lato last night on tho beach In an oxhaustcd condition. Ho was a mombor of tho lone lifeboat that loft tho ship. Cap tain Sawyor communicated with his wlfo horo early this morning, Bay ing that ho was safe and well. Tho third party savod is said to havo been tho ship's quartormaBtor, namo unknown, who signed tho ship's pa pers In Portland. SAN FRANCISCQ, Cal Dec. 20. Tho crow of tho J. Chanslor, list ed with tho Merchants' Exchange hero, shows 37 names. Any new membors signed on at Portland nro not shown. A tologram from Cap , tain Sawyer was also received hero hy tho suporlntendont of tho Asso ciated Oil company, owner of the vessel, but the messago contained no additional details of tho loss. ONE FAILS TO LEAVE; IS SERVING TEN DAYS Oliver Jefferson failed to heed the warning of tho court to lonvo town Friday morning and In consoquonco U serving a suspended sontenco of ten days In tho county Jail. Jeffer son was ono of tho participants In a treo-for-all fight Thursday night 'which resulted in sovon persons bo lag sentencod by Pollco Judgo Lea vltt. Flvo drow Buspondod sen tences on condition thoy lonvo town. Jefferson was tho only ono who fail ed to leave. In addition to tho ten days, ho has flvo days coming In Hou bt tho fine, an additional part of tho sontenco, which ho has not yet paid. PLEADING POSTPONED Time for entering plea to a chargo of assault with Intent to kill was ox tondod yesterday by tho circuit court In the caso of Mrs. Mlnnlo Nicholas to Monday, Docombor 22. SENATE PASSES CUMMINS RILL; VOTE 40 TO 80. WASHINGTON, Doc. 20. With its nntl-strlko provisions Intact tho Cummins railroad bill passed tho Sonato today, 4C to 30, following ro loctlon of LaFollottes proposal to continue govornmont control two yoars. Aftor nasslnc tho bill tho Sonato adopted a resolution providing for a Miss Myrtle Ess, toucher at Plov Tecesa of Congress until January, Bna, -Is spending the week end hero APOPLEXY SIEZES WELL KNOWN MAN W K Soehorn, well known fuel denier, wait suddenly stricken with apoplexy at his homo about noon to day Dr. O. H Morrymnn was called and ho reports that tho stroke woo apparently light Tho patient regain ed consciousness In a short whllo and unless complications dovolop, It Is tho physician's opinion that ho will soon recover. DIVORCE 8UIT FILED Suit for dlvorco has been filed In tho circuit court by Lottie Jones Schonschln against Joss Schonschln. SUITS ARK SETTLED; COMPLAINTS OISMIHSKD On motion of plaintiff tho dlvorco action of Lulu Kinder against Owon Kinder was dismissed by Judge Kuy kendall In tho circuit court yester day. Tho court was Informed that tho parties havo effected a reconcili ation. Tho suit of Martin Martinson against tho Modoc Lumber Co. to collect wages has been dismissed. Settlement was reached out of court by defendant's payment to plaintiff of $90, tho approxluiato amount sued for. MERGER ELECTED IN THE FIFTH WISCONSIN DISTRICT MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 20. Victor L. Uorgor, Socialist, today Is again ropresentatlvo-olect from tho Fifth congressional district; having dofented tho fusion candldato yes terday by a inujorlty of 4800 votes. O- PERSONAL MENTION o o Louis Ifoagland returned homo last ovenlng from Portland, where ho has been on business for tho past week. Manager Al Short of tho White Pollcan Hotel Is busy theso days pre paring to play Santa Claus to both tho guests and servants of the Hotel. Miss Agnes McCornack of the O. A. C. and Miss Mary McCornack of tho Oregon University havo returned to spend the holidays with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. McCornack. Miss Barbaru Ooeller Is expected home tomorrow evening to spend the holidays with her parents. Miss Alice McCourt and Mr. and Mrs. George Watt and family left this morning for San Francisco to spend tho holidays Miss Lois Badger, Miss Avis Dougherty, Mrs. Golderi Lincoln and Miss Mary Daggendorfer left this morning for Portland to spend the holidays with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall of San Francisco aro ovor holiday guests at the White Pelican hotel. Mr. Mar shall Is a returned soldier. J. P. McAuliffe of Fort Klamath Is registered at the White Pelican ho tel. Mrs. Lottie Agee, who has resided at McCall, Idaho, has arrived in Klamath Falls to make her home near her brother and slstor, Dave Lennox and Mrs. Roams of "Tho Shasta." Mrs. Agee was in Portland during tho cold spell last week and describes tho conditions following tho freoo as most distressing. George A. Llsk loft this morning for Redding, to which point he has shipped his car. Ho will bo Joined thoro by Mrs. Llsk and their two young daughters of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lawton of Fort Klamath, when thoy will go on to Southorn Cali fornia to spend tho winter. Mr. and Mrs. Poto Bonor aro horo from Pine Grove on a shopping ex pedition. Mr. nnd Mrs. Tom Lynch of Mer rill nro visitors hero today. Lloyd Alford nnd family nro hero to spend tho holidays with his par ents, Mr. nnd Mis. R. A. Alford. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Martin of Poo, Vnlloy woro visitors horo today. Clarence Montgomery is homo from tho Orogon Agricultural col- Uogo for tho holidays. George Watts and family and Miss Alico McCourt have gono to San Francisco for tho licl.davs. Charles Adams Is i I .ulnoss vlsl- ,tor from Pine Grove to4ny, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, "DO SOMETHING STOP WRITIN' NOTES!" UW FALLS NK DEPOSITS E SALEM, Or., Dec. 20. Deposits' In the banks of Oregon on November 17, 1919, totalled $306, 330,743. 22, according to a report prepared by Will H. Bennett, state superintend ent of banks. These deposits show an Increase of $17,889,419.29 over September 12, 1919, and $79,949, 039.78 over November 1, 1918. Deposits hi Portland banks at tne tlmo of the November call, as com pared with the report issued by Mr. Bennett last September, show an In crease of $4,890,626.33. Salem, with an Increase of $1,168,755.31, has ad vanced to second place, passing Pen dleton and Astoria. Eugene, Baker and Tho Dalles retain their old po sitions with increases in deposits. Klamath Falls has advanced from tenth to eighth place, with an in crease of $862,759.86, passing Al bany and Med'ford. Oregon City re mains in 11th place. Corvallls has moved from 14th to 12th place, with an Increase of $516,427.39. Heppner has advanced from 24th to 21st posi tion; Grants Pass from 25th to 23d and Ontario from 28th to 24th place. Dallas has been aaded to tho list of banks having deposits of more than $1,000,000, while Vale and En terprise appear again after falling below that sum in September. De posits of tho 35 banks in Oregon having deposits of more thnn $1, 000,000 each aggregate $'265,749, 438.85, according to the November, 1919, report. Three more depositor ies are listed than at the time of the previous call In September. PASSENGER .TUMI'S RAILS. REDDING, Dec. 20. Five, cars of the north bound Southern Pacific passenger, No. 54 were derailed neir hero early this morning. No passen gors were injured. N 8TH PLAC ONOr 6 MCIRE CHRISTMAS! MM SATURDAY, DECEMBER SNOW SHOULD BE REMOVED i The larger part 6f the tonnage of all- railroads Is transported over the highways in part of its course of dis tribution. A highway is built for utilitarian purposes oniy. because of tins a toad repair is made when necessary, If the highways are to be 100 per cent efficient it Is very essential that the traffic be not obstructed by snow. MaiJ, parcel post and express ser vice is as important in winter es summer. The transportation of coal and other fuel is more important in winter than in summer and upon main market roads and mail routes It is Just as essential to have them fiee from snow as It is for railroaa tracks to be free from snow. Therefore there must be a method and organization for repair, main tenance and the removal of snow or other obstructions at the same time the road is opened for traffic. The same state highway organiza tion which is used for maintenance npd repair should be used for snow removal. If there were little or no demand for traffic during snow weather, the cost of snow removal would be Justi fied anyway. If snow be permitted to melt on the road bed it tends to soften the subgrade and foosen the base under the wearing surface. Evi dences of these damages may be seen after heavy snows In the late wint er and early springtime. It snow is not removed on a trunk highway, the traffic will gradually break Its way through when thaw be gins. The traffic will create one or two sets of ruts or tracks'. The con stant tracking in the same rut pro duces disastrous results to the road surface, making repairs difficult and expensive. A larger percentage of road re Rl 20, 1919 ANTI-LEASE BILLL IS INTRODUCED PORTLAND, Dec. 20. A special dispatch to the Port land Telegram from Washing ton says that Representative Slnnott todtfy Introduced a bill prohibiting leasing of govern ment lands on Upper Klamath Lake to power corporation In terests and further providing a survey to ascertain how much land is reclalmable by diking or drainage, and providing home stead entry with pretence to soldiers and sailors but barring conscientious objectors. A bear ing on the bill is scheduled for January 12th. A list of cars burned in the recent fire at the White Pelican garage has been compiled from the records of Gordon & Lee, proprietors. There are 27 cars on the list submitted by Fire Chief Miller. It was reported that 29 cars were burned, but the records show two less than that number. Following is the list: Insured cars, J. H. Driscoll, Buick; W. K. Brown, Buick; Wood Curtlss Co., Autocar; S. J, Chaney, Bulck; A. M. Hatha way, Overland; C. T. Darley, Chev rolet; Qhas. B: Qtey, Hupmoblle; K. Sugarman, Cadillac;; Con Black McSkaddon, Westcott; Miss Twyla Head, Dodge; Hosley-Coe, Stearns; uninsured cars, Klamath Falls-Lake- vlew stage, Oldsmoblle; State of Or egon, Ford; N. S. McClory, Oldsmo blle; William Bray, Reo; L. Jacobs, Reo; Rex Bord, Haynes; C. J. Fer guson, Hupmoblle; Miss Maude Baldwin, Bulck sedan; Klamath county Winther truck; J. A. Gordon, Ford; F. T. Nelson, Studebaker. Be sides these the cars of Arlle Wor rell and Elmer French were burned but are not listed as insured, and two cars, an Oldsmoblle and Buick, are listed, the identity of whose own ers has not been established. BACK IX BUSINESS Joel T. Ward, one of the former well known Klamath Falls realty dealers, who temporarily gave up this calling during the war and an Bwered the call for increased food supplies by farming a tract of land in the Malln district, has returned with Mrs. Ward to Klamath Falls and intends to resume his original business. He believes that the fu ture of this great section was never so bright as at this time and that the only limit to the country's pro gress will be the amount of help that can be secured. Farmers through out the Malln section, he states, are all planning to improve their ranches during the next few months with better houses, barns and equipment. WEATHER REPORT OREGON: Tonight and Sunday, rain;' warmer tonight In the east; moderate southerly gale. pilis are due to winter Ir.ift'.c than to summer traffl3 This Is duo to tho neglect of highways during snow time. IS CARS WERE NOT INSURED Price, Five Ceaitf or GIN START' Organization Boosters, Few In Na ber but Strong In Spirit, Get Wett Under Way at First Moetiag New Committees Are Appointed. ' Although several speakers ex pressed disappointment at the small attendance at the reorgaization meet ing of the Klamath Commercial club (which, by the way, according the decision of the meeting, Is to e known as the Klamath County- I COMMERCE Chamber of Commerce hereafter), the most carping critic could not have- found fault with the amount of enthusiasm shown. Every man present was a booster and none expressed doubt as to the ultimate success of th eoranlzation. They buckled down to work, heard ultimate success of the organization, committee and a separate solicita tion committee, and in the space of. an hour had the Chamber of Com merce plan well on its feet and go ing strong. Then they adjourned for two weeks. n! H . $&, The effect of the suggestion ofc E. IS. Elliot, supported by F. A. Baker, that the name of the organi zation be changed to the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, was- electrifying. " - i ,-r t "Now, you're talking," said one member. "If you mean to act along that line I'll Increase my member ship right now from two to five shares." "I'll take two more," said anoth er. Several men who had not sub srlbed came in and the close of the rally found that inside of five min utes the reorganization fund was close to $300 -richer. The total fund Is now close to $3300. Chairman, J. W. Siemens told tho meeting that stories that the new or ganization will start with old debts unpaid are false. He said .there Is one $7 claim for printing that he heard of only yesterday. Otherwise- the organization has a clean slate, except that the chairman suggested that Capt. O. C. Applegate, the sec retary of the old oranlzatlon, should be reimbursed for sums spent out of his own pocket to keep the club alive during the two-year war period. The total due the secretary, Captain. Siemens said, would be about- $300 or $400. f i Business men who could' afford, five memberships have taken one, it was declared, and it was suggested that the new solicitation committee see some of these men and reason, with them on the benefit to be de rived from an active chamber of commerce, and ask every man to contribute according to his ability. It was suggested by Mr. Elliot, speaking as a farmer, that branches be organized In all the leading cen ters of the county, and this sugges tion met with unanimous approval. The following solicitation com mittee was appeinted: Carl Plath, J3ert Thomas, C. V. Holmes, George Ulrlch and W. P. Johnson. So certain did it become before the meeting was over that the re organization is going to be a suc cess that an organization commit tee was appointed, consisting of F. A. Baker, E. L. Elliot and J. F. Ma gulre to prepare definite plans for permanent organization to be sub-t mltted at the next meeting. On account of the holiday rush it was generally thought Inadvisable to call another meeting until after January 1. However, it was sug gested that if the soliciting commit tee could get immediately to work, and if it raised $2000 or $3000 more' In a few days, tho chairman could call the meeting sooner. HARVARD EN ROUTE CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 20. The Harvard football team carried the contidenco of all Nov England, when they departed for Pasadena, Cal., today, where thoy play the Ore gon University team New Year's day.