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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1919)
Sry -Eugttmfl literal! "Vf OFFICIAL rAPKB OF KliAMATlI FALLH OFFICIAL PAPEB OJt KLAMATH COUNT Fourteenth Year -No. 3802 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919 Price, Five Cent WD QUESTION MTORINRE-GONSTRUCTIDN j'uoIitiK ,,f Euiopcnn Supply Would (in Far TotwiKl HiiHIiik Political J'KllllcMII, SlIJH (iCIICIIll ltllN Do- unfile Pi lew DwiwihIiik "WASHINGTON, Doc. 2 I ISuropn't) lifost urgent "cod toiliiy Is tlio pool ing Of IIH (00(1 HIIPPIIOH 1111(1 till) OH- tdlillMiiiH'iit of moiiiiH fur fair r.inl proper tlintrlbutlon undor it direr- tor-gonoriil, Is the opinion or General Tnsltor II IHIhh, inoinlior of tlui Am erican pence ilulci;utl(')ii, who rot ura cil hero today. Sueli nn arrangement tlm general said would rumovo dlmon'f nt, strengthen tlio inoralo of European peoples and i;rontly aid In filing ov er tlm formntlvo porlod of tin now governments. General IIIIhb said ho bollovod tlmt Germany should bo Included In tlio economic conlltlnn, but saw no po-wl-blllty at this tlmo of Including Hub da. ( WASHINGTON, Dae. 24.--L'xpoc-UlIoiiH of a decline In rotall food prices beginning botweon January 1 anil March 1, wan oxproRHoil by At torney Gonoral I'alnior In a stuto ment Humming up tho offortH of tlio government to dato In forcing down tbo cost of llvlrig. "Tho cost of Hying, already under control," Halil tho nttornoy go leral, "can bo reduced if oyory ono wh i producoH will produce bin utinoHt, In t hoso who buy and consumo will savo and ollmlnnto extravagance nnd If &1I houoHt pooplo will Join with tlm department of Justice in stumping out profiteering nnd hoarding." Explaining that a downward trond In rotall food prices ordinarily wiih shown during tlio first two months of tho year, Palmer mild It was tho hopo of tho government, "that this tiond will bo nccoloratod this yonr by tho cnmpnlgn Inltlntod by tlio gov ernment, which la Just now getting well under wny." Although government stntlstlcs compiled nnnunlly show that In pre vious years rotall rood prices Increas ed during tho full months, 1'iilmor said that slnco August such prices bid been maintained piactlcally sta tionary. Only Plnco Octobor 22, when no Ufcsury amendments to tbo Lover food control net wore passod, tho at tcmoy general's stntomont said, has It been possible to doal effectively with all ensos of profiteering and hoarding. From October 22 to (Into 179 proiecutlons havo boon Instit i tcd nnd prosecutions nnd solzurcs hiio covered olghtcon states, it was said. Duo to co-oporatlon hotween tho Bovornment nnd various retail mor dents' associations tho stntomont said provalllng profits on clothing bad boon roducod from ti to 50 por cent. Tbo stntomont, Issuod with author ization of tho govornmont oftlclnls associated with tho nttornoy gonornl In tho cnmpnlgn to forco down living costs, Including Director Gonornl of Hallrond Hlnoa, was considered In fiomo quarters ns a summnry of tho Eovurmnont'fl position In tho fnco of tho rocontly rcnowod domands of rall icnd workors for nn Incronso In pny. Tho rnllrond shopmon publicly and tho othor rnllroad crafts tacitly agreed In August with tho sugges tion of Prcsldonj; Wilson to postpono tholr domnnd.s for Incroasod pay for nlnoty dnyB to wait offorts of tbo Eovornmont to bring down piicos. WEATHER REPORT OREGON -Tonight nnd Tliursdny occasional ruin, coolor tonight with modornto fresh, southorly winds, shifting to wostorly gales. NO PAPER TOMORROW Tho Herald forco will Join tomorrow In tho general oh- sorvnnco of tho Christmas holi- day and thoro will ho no paper Issuod, RUTH ST. DENIS TO BE HERE JAN. 23 Word wan rocolvod this mornliiK by tbu Mimical Study club that tlio ! 'flnllo ditto for thu appoarunco of Itutb Ht. Denis and bor company of d mmrH at lIoiiHton'H Opera IIouho ban been fixed for Friday ovonlng, .u unary 23. TIiIh Ih tbo second of tlio series of Ibren blK attractlonH to bo put on thin winter by tlio Mimical Study ( lub. Alice NcIIhcii, tlio fanioilH 'so piano, will open tlio series when hIio tt peart at tlio Opora house on tho monlng of December .'10. Following tbo St. DohIb engagement on .lunu- ary 23, Cecil Fanning Ih booked for a concert at a dato still to bo an nounced. TIiohii having seanon tickets, tholr scuta roBurved, aro In a claim to bo envied for all InillcatloiiH point to I parked hoiiHOH nH n greeting for tlio I Initial appearances hoio of theso fiinioiiH artlHtH. WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 24. Exports and Imports In November reached tho second hlghofit mnrk In the nation's hlHtory. Tho department of commerce) announced today that tbo valuo of cxpoits wns $741,000,- 000, compnred with $G32,000,000 In October and $522,000,000 In Novem ber of u enr ago, wbllo imports woro valued at $429,000,000, compared with $402,000,000 In October nnd $251,000,000 in November, 1918. For tbo eleven months of this year exports were valued at $7,242,000, 000 nnd imports at $.1,528,000,000, lonvlng a trndo balance of $3,714, 000,000 for tho cloven months In fa vor of tho United States. This wns $1,000,000,000 greater than tho trndo balanco In tho corresponding period IbhI yenr. Exports of gold In November to taled $51,S57,79G, while Imports amounted to only $2,39G,770. Ex ports In Novombor tlio year boforo woro $3,047,907, whllo imports woro $1,920,209. For tlio olovon months this year geld oxpoita woro $:i21,92S,309 compared with $282,43S,4S7 for tho corresponding period of 1918, while Imports woro $03,020,019 compared with $GC,GC7,917 during tho corres ponding year boforo. Silver Imports for November umounted to $7, 018, 021 compared with $5,490,240 for Novombor, 1918. For tho olovon months' p'oriod sil ver Impdrts nmountod to $79,725, 296, nn lncrenso of $12,679,952 ovor tho corresponding porlod In 1918. Exports of silver last month tbtalcd $19,052,177, us against $7, 150,451 for Novombor, 1918. For tho olovon months oxports woro $208,42G,260, an incronso of $3, 885,972 over tho same period In 1918. EXPORTATION OF AIIMS TO MEXICO TO STOP. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Tho re vocation, offectlvo January 1, of all llconsos issued by tho Wur Trndo bourd prior to September 30, last, for the oxnortntlon of arms nnd nm- nunltion to Moxleo, wns announced tcday by tho stato dopurtmont. NEW MEMBER FOR , livestock hoard. SALEM, Dec. 24. On rocommon- datlon of tho gonornl Wool Growors' L'hyoclntlon. Governor Olcott todny appointed K. G, Wnrnor of Pondlo ton, a niomhor of tho state livestock imiltarv board to succeed tho Into J. N. Ilurgess. Tho toun oxplros Juno 3, 1921. GOES AFTER PRISONER Constablo J. F. Horloy loft this morning for San F inc -o to got Fred Ford, who Is in cu tud of tho pollco thoro nnd la boliovcd to bo tho man wanted horo for passing n First Stato & Savings bank. BOTH EXPOflTS AND IMPORTS BIG, NOVEMBER CON TION E s This evening nt 12 o'clock sharp, tho Christmas service of Midnight Mass will bo sung In tho Catholic church, corner of Eighth nnd High Streets, by the regular church choir under tho direction of Chnrlcs Wood Kborlcln, Mrs. Ehcrlein, presiding nt tlio organ. Mrs. Kmll Dreher will sing the In- carnntus solo, Mrs. H. Noud, tho Pas sus, and MIbs Llottn Noud, "Oh, Holy Night." Tho Junior choir will sing tho processional and recessional of Chrlstmus enrols. Tlio officers of tlio maBH are: Father Hugh Marshall, celebrant Mr. C. W. Eberloln, rospensorlus: .his. Maguiro and S. Snntnmnu, acoly tes; William TIgho, censor; Charles Miigulro nnd W. Hannon, cross beurers; John Tigho, master of core monies; Mrs. E. Drohor, pianist; Mrs. C. W. Eberloln, orgnnlst. Tho subject of the sermon is, "What Amorlca Mny Learn from thn Crib of Bethlehem." CHRISTMAS PACKAGE CONTAINS DYNAMITE SEATTLE, Dec. 24. Portland po- llco hnvo been nsked by Seattle offi cers to help find the party or parties who mailed an Infernal machine in Christinas wrappings to Fred Fink, a local musician . Tho package bore a Portlnnd postmark and tho return address of a Portland music house. Tho machine failed to explode when opened. It contnlned a loaded re volver nnd six sticks of dynamite, with n device Intended to stnrt an explosion when ppened. Only care ful opening of tho package prevent ed n tragedy. BUVS HOME HERE Captain A. D. Collier, who re cently arrived from Eugene with Mrs. Collier to mnko his homo in Klamath 'Fnlls, hns purchnsed tho A. A. Bollmnn homo on Cnnby street nnd will tnko possession in tlio near future. Captain Collier Is greatly Impressed with tho future of Klam ath Falls nnd Klamath county nnd belloves tho opportunities hero are greater than any other place on tho coast. Mr. and Mrs. Bellman expect to make their homo for tho present at the Whlto Pelican hotel. WILL OBSERV I l tis AVOID HOLIDAY FIREBDS, URGES CHIEF Firo Chief I- C. Miller today ask ed tho Herald to emphasize tho need for carefulness regarding flro spread ing from candles on Christina? trees. Tinsel, cotton nnd other Christinas tree deco.itionH ignlto (illicitly and f'l" onto started spreads rapidly Tho i 'of reco n-fiends that electric bullH bo substituted for canillm wherever possible, but If candles must bo used, they should be so placed that danger of Ignition of tho flimsj stuff on the troo Is reduced to a minimum. Any extra electric wiring attached for the tree adormant should be care fully tested nlso, says the chief, no that fires from this source will ho avoided. It is usual at Christmas tlnif, to build the hearth fire higher, loo, says Miller, and tho flues and chim neys should be wntched to see that they carry the extra burden without setting fire to hanging soot, or Ig niting walls or wnll paper. BONANZA GIRL IS BRIDE OF LOCAIi MAX Announcement of tho marriage of Earl Brown of this city to Miss Ha zel Burkhart of Bonanza Monday evening comes as a surprise to mnny of their friends. The bride is a resi dent of Bonanza, where she has lived for many years. Mr. Brown also resided there before coming to Klamath Falls. The young couple left yesterday for Bonanza, where they expect to remain over Christ mas. They will then make their home In Klamath Tells wheie the groom is employed by the O. K. Transfer compnny. They have the best wishes of a host of .friends for a long nnd hnppy mnrrled life. KLAMATH PROTESTS TO BE HEARD JAN. IS WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Secre tary Lnno hns Informed Representa tive Sinnott he has fixed Jnnunry 12 ns the dato for further hearing on protests against tho Doakand Brown lenses nt Klamath lake, when repre sentatives of the Americnn Legion at Klamath Fnlls are .Invited to appear WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. The naval establishment at San Diego, California, was today designated as a naval base by Secretary Daniels. All divisions of tho establishment nro to bo placed under charge of a btise commander, yet to be appolnt ed. t L. ANNUAL IRRIGATION MEETING JAN. 8, 9, 10 Tho dates of tho nnnual convention of the Oregon Irrigation congress havo been changed from December 29,30 and 31 to January 8, 9 and 10. Tho sessions will be held In the state chamber of commerce rooms at Port lnnd. A very complete and attractive program has been arranged, tnking In matters of Interest to all tho Ir rigated sections of tho state, and considerable business of importance Is to bo transacted at this conven tion. Every irrigated district should bo represented at the congress. All local delegates havo not been chosen but it Is expected that Klamath county will havo six or eight representatives n tho convention. E BOLD FRIENDLY For the first time in the history of the locnl postolTlce the cntlro force gathered nt one meeting when, last evening, they were guests of- Post master W. A. Delzell at a banquet at the Uex cafe. Miner vexations were forgotten all tho Christmas rush and worry, illegible addresses, impa' tient customers and kindred woes that none but a postal clerk knows, were forgotten and- only the Christ mas spirit of generosity and good cheer remained. Fourteen persons every member of the local force sat down at the 'festal board and enjoyed the bounti ful spread of Christmas viands and tho "family discussion" that accom panied the feast. Postmaster W. A. Delzell presided as toastmaster. The meeting was designed to strengthen the esprit de corps that characterizes the local office, in creasing the co-operataion and effi ciency that is showing up well, as the organization grows and becomes sufficiently strong to bear the bur dens thrust upon it. This- efficiency has been especially marked in han dling the record rush of mnil during the present week, the lnrgest in the history of the local office, and Post master Delzell never loses an oppor tunity to foster tho teamwork spirit among the force. . Those present last night were: W. A. Delzell, John McCall, R. L. Grif fith, Chas. C. Whitmore, Helen Pax- son,, Olive Humphrey, Colman O'Loughlin, Ralph Scott, Henry Brown, Louis A. Will, Fred Nichol son, John Dawson, Paul Bogardus, j Bernard Zollman. I FORE FJTITM T PRICES RISE TI Chicago Dcnlcrs Announce That Ev ery Ton of ConI Mined Since tho Strike Wns Settled Will Cost Thir ty to Thli ty-flvc Cents More WASHINGTON, 'D. C, Dec. 24. president Wilson today Issued a call for a meeting here next Monday of the special committee appointed to investigate wage conditions and. prices in the bituminous coal indus try. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Coal con sumers here were in receipt of an- , nouncement today from several fuel companies, notifying them of an in crease in the retail price of from, 30 to 35 cents on all coal mined since the settlement of the recent strike. PITTSBURG, Kas., Dec. 24. Alt Kansas miners striking in protest against sending their district presi dent, Alexander Howatt, to jail here were ordered to return to work by district officials today. The order went out by direction of Howatt. b n I" WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 24. Entering into the controversy raglngr about the government's proposals for settlement of the coal strike, Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican, New Jersey, chairman of the Senate committee investigating the coal sit uation, in a formal statement de clared that in the government's ne gotiations "there must have been. some sort of a secret deal made in. addition to the agreement signed." , Explaining that he spoke for him self only, Senator Frelinghuysen re viewed the testimony adduced by the committee hearings to dato and added that out of the settlement of the strike, "in any event the public may look for an increase in the price of coal or another strike." The New Jersey senator charac terized the settlement proposition as put forth by Attorney General Pal-, mer and accepted by the miners "as a loaded dice for the American peo ple." The executive committee of coal mine operators, following their state ment of Monday, declaring that the government's proposal as finally drafted was vitally different from the plan formulated by former Fuel Administrator Garfield and which they bound themselves to accept,. maintained silence. '' The operators called off a meet ing of the scale committee of the central competitive field, which had been called for Tuesday in Cleve land. At the conference which will take place after Christmas, it was said, the operators expect to form ulate a decision as to the policy they will adopt toward tho government's plan and the commission appointed Saturday by President Wilson to ad judicate the miners' claims. . FORECLOSURE DECREE Judgment for $673.20 and a de cree of foreclosure on real estate se curing the loan was awarded the Butto Valley bank in tho suit against II. F. Chapman and others in , the circuit court yesterday. The fore closure judgment is against the de fondant, Chapman. Several other defendants Involved are barred from claiming any lien or title prejudicial to plaintiff's claim. SUIT IS DISMISSED The circuit court yesterday en tered an ordor of dismissal in tho suit of H. It Reynolds against II. W. Bnrton, the court being Informed thut tho issuo hnd been settled. The plaintiff sued for $312, alleged to bo duo on a hay and feed bill. DIVORCE SUIT Martha Schouchin haB fllod a suit for dl vol co against Guy Schonohlutfu, the circuit court. T CEKTS In " 1 h'l.