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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1920)
rf '' C t . ... - ; K official paper of klam'Ath fall or D TY I OFFICIAL PAPER KLAMATH COUNTY Fourteenth Yr No. 3818 KLAMATH FALLS,; OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920 I.1 Price, Five Cents nugg ifeiarotng gftgrap l X ; vo BERLIN GUARDS ! SLAY RIOTERS Mob of 40,000 Persona Charge J. Relchstag Building Daring HeoeJoa aad Machine Gunners Open. Fire, . Killing tea and Wounding Others. ( , TARIS, Jan. 14. Thirty-one per obi were killed daring a riot la front ot the relchstag building In Berlin yesterday, according , to ad vices reaching here today. The cab- Haeteft he -national government, tc- srelher with the prussiaa cabinet, has leimed a statement In which member declare unanimously for malntalalng orlfer ay all available means. BERLIN, Tueeday, Jan. 13. The government tonight proclaimed mar tial 'law la all aeetloni ot Qerraahy, following a mob demonstration here this afternoon In which at least ten perilous were killed and many wound ed by machine gun tire from guards URNCTT a 1n front ot the relchstag building. The mob was organised by oxtfem ' ists as a protest against the Indus trial council bill, now before tho relchstag, and began to gathorearly In the day. The authorities, antici pating trouble, had surrounded the building with guards, barring alf approaches. When tho relchstag finally as sembled, It Is estimated that the crowd surrounding tho building to talled 40,000 persons. Finally the crowd rushed the police llnes?rWhen It was aeon that tholr advance could vaeT be checked In any other' way, the guards opened fire with machine .funs At 5 o'clock i. was announced , . that ta,peraoah'ben,kllled out It seems probable th1t 'jLMJled may, exceed' this tetal: ' The relchstag temporarily adjourned 'amid much ' confusion. Y0UNG INDIAN IS ; ACCUSED OF FORGERY .Constable J. F. Morjey returned from the Klamath Indian reservation this 'morning with Walter Hood, a young resident of the reservation, who Is nccusod of passing a forged check for $170 on J. E. Hall, lumber man and merchant at Chtloquln. Hood's hearing has been set by Jus tice Chapman for tomorrow morning at 10:00. o'clock. Tho check which Hall assorts Is a forgery, bears the namo of L. E. Slse more as the payor, and Is dated De cember 20, 1919. It-Is drawn on the First State and aSvings Bank .and made payable to John David, or bear r ANOTHER RABBIT DRIVE SUNDAY ..The farmers ot Poo, Valley district liavo organized another rabbit drive for next Sunday, January 18th. The arrangements for the drive are In charge of the following men; Homer Roberts, Captain, Esau Keck, A. L, Marshall, John Van Meter and Bert Voght; Everyone Is Invited' to take part lit thlsvdrlve. The plan Is to, meet at the Joe Taylor pjace, whlch is about 14 miles from Klamath Fills' by the way of Olene. Extensive preparations are being made to make, this one of the most successful drives ot the season, Be sure and arrange to take parti Everyone Is urged to be' on hand, at 11:00 a. m. HIGH COST OF CHARACTER SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION. ','Tho High Cost ot Character" is the topic for the Young People' meeting at the Methodist church Sunday qvenlng at 6: 30 o'clock.-It. L. Merrltt will lead the discussion, Ex pressions; from. leading business men t,klamathFalls regarding the value that Is placed upon character as an asset "In tho business world will bo introduced in, the discission. A, H, Johnston, the .evangelical s jriger who Is assisting lnthe revival meetings, will lead the singing and also sing a solo, n ;;'-.' CONGRESS ASKED TO OPEN RESERVATION SALEM, Jun. 14. Thirty. million, dollars' worth ot prop- orty would bo addod to tho tax- rolls ot Klamath county, and tho county mado second In tho stato In proporty vatuatlon, It Congress heeds tho Joint mom- orlal introduced today In tho state sonato by Sonator Bald- win ot Klamath Falls, calling for tho opening of the Klamath Indian reservation. The house today voted, to ad- . Journ the special session of the legislature at noon Saturday. 0.-WwMl4Js,- president of- the boardVaClpnaiirs -Jottithe KlamMti Irrlg.tlo. ,, wm re-el.ey yry oyfMrninK 4na- Jorlty. The total vote cast was 266. Offlold received 200' votes and his opponent, J. R, Dixon; received 66. Tho voto by precincts follews: Altamont Of field, 48; Dixon, 15, Spring Lake Offleld, 25; Dixon, 17., Midland Of field,. 8; Dixon, 3. Olene and-Poo Valley Offleld, 25; Dixon, 7. Merrill Offleld, 48; Dixon, 8. Mnlln Offlold, 46; Dixon, 6. Sontlmont Is genoral in favor of Investigation by tbo board ot direc tors of 'tho Klamath district of the feasibility ot tho people taking over from the government the operation and maintenance of tho district, as was shown by a substantial majority voto on the question ot dlrectlngthe directors to Investigate and enter Into negotiations with the govern- meatwlth a, view to- determining a basis oatwhlch to make the eaaage. In Langell Valley Irrigation dis trict J. H. Tlcknpr, incumbent, de feated Will Irwlaby tour votes. ,The vote stood 28 to 24. M. J, Lytle was, elected without opposition in the, Horsefly district, and C. W. Miller was elected In the Enterprise district, getting 11 ot the 13 votes cast. ResuU from other districts had not been received up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. CIRCUIT COURT. NOTES. A decree of divorce was granted J. H. Faught in the suit against Elean or A. Faught In tho corcult, court yesterday. - The divorce action of. Frances Ger trude Winchell against Jaknea. H. Wlnchetl was heard and a decision is pending, ..R.iv .v Vft;8. JACOB JONES SKIPPER ASKS NO SPECIAL FAVOR. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Com-, mander David Worth.Bngley,, brother- in-law of Secretary Dsnleh, whose ship, tho Jacob Jones, wos torpedoed drrlng the war, has renuefltod ot the nr.vy department that his name be considered only lor 03 muo.i detorJ tlon as Is conferrcJ upon other des- t.oyer captains vh served In the war zone 8eJe'vv Daniels h:id awarded Captain Bagley tho dititln gulshed service, n.edul, nlibough he called for only, the navy cross. MASK BAIA FRIDAY.1 BVE AT WHITE PELICAN Everything possible Is being done to make the big mask ball that Is to be given at 'the White. Pelican hotel Friday night ' a success. The hostesses, Miss Cozad and tho, Mea- dames Cartor, Moore, and Terwil- llgor, are, working diligently on. the decorations and arrangements for tho pleasuro of tho g'uestsL and they are assisted In overy1 "way" by itho management, ot . the hotel.. Those who have been fortunate enough to rqcelvo invitations hro making plans alsd 'for an enjoyable evening, and, it Is expected that tho funds for the now" church bhljafng1' will;; bo jfroatly mcreasca Dy nexc rriaay evenings attendance. A"" ""-.- - OFFIELD WINS ' BT BIG NHJ0HIT - V 'r.MrM1' "wT":. m witw.or'it son .(againsf: swasyts; jiiii JudgmpatSfajlBSijisMtrendedvtor the pallntlft, "w-1 :: ' INFORM!! . TO AID CENSUS Tho Central ;Labor council has is sued instruction to an auiuauons to extend all possible aid to the census enumerators. The action follows re ceipt of a wire frpm W. A. Terrall, district superrioriof ceaus, express ing appreciation for the councils of fer to aid "and 'stating that, the best way to assist is to urge every oae to answer the questions ot the enum erators freely. Oa reetjpt of the supervisor' mes sage the council Issued the .following anneuncement: "The Central Labor Council at Klamath rails earnest ly'urajsa every man and - woman affiliated., with the various Uaioaa to assist to' every, way poslSbW; the "necutlng;oflnW.zw: cent censasWnmeratlbaAlHth BBe8tloai ,nould , mwtrti freely; n order lhat'fruU ,BforB18tion may be secured. By complying with this r quest, you will be fulfilling a; daty. not only totha .cltyi county and state, hut. to your own Interests." There are, a number ot foreign born persons among the residents of tho city who do not, understand the purpose .of. the census They are not readers of' newspapers of other infor mative readlngjnatter, and the task of reaching them Is difficult, but tholr more advanced friends in the Industrial organisations will probab ly be able to..explain the matter bet tor than by, any other method. Tno uniformed, class are suspicious of the census enumerator and his blanks. They have had experience with the selective draft boards and Income tax collector kind 'think when asked to answer, the auerlarbf the ceaaua.Uk- er that another draft, of further at .. ..- tvi. twuVnthAalc- Uroa. " " . ri :.T.i'V.i tTiMaWcw,ntywh0''itaaieata:lBi-ajr; templated, nnd Jtia hard to ,rto7nV vee fhrei1mS them In the census n FIREMENf'CObEMN -. ACTION Oh COUPJUL - -,.; . Tho volunteerHfiro department at a meeting last night adopted a reso lution condemning -the action ot the mayor and councilln their action of changing fire chiefs Monday night.., About 12.,, members ot tho tire de partmentvwere, present at last nlght'B meeting and the-' resolution was adopted, according' to the minutes, by unanimous vote. The resolution Is as follows; . "Resolved, that the members ot the Fire Department do condemn the action ot.,the"Myor and council in discharglngJFire(Ghlef F. C. Miller without iKXntinghlnv the opportun ity to reslgrrin"faor of Keith Am- y brose.' " .' lrt RICH QUARTZ IS FOUND IN ALASKA JUNEAU Alaska, Dec. 19, (By Mall.) New Quartz properties in the Kuskokwi'n ' country, long be lieved to be ono ot the richest min eral sections ot Alaska, will produce several millions of, dollars In gold this winter according to tolegrams received here' by Governor Thomas HiJ.WfcwtofiIe ac inu miiica. Gdld qharts recently discovered on 1 t 1ST tho Nixon Fork ot,,the,,Kuskokwlm will run' as Kjgb as $2,000 a ton, with big ''tonnage" in. sght for over a mile, one. telegram to the governor said. Steam hoists and compressors are being installed. , Several old-time Alaska, miners are Interested .ln.the. new Kuskokwim properties. Most "ofT, them hayo been operating for BveraY'yea.rs lh the" Idltarod dlsttlctf .. , k . INCRSXSES SURPLUS Tho Klamath.' "State' Bank has In creased its surplus front $15,000 to $17,500 'pnbther indication of th6 deyolppmontottnls institution, which Is another, way; of, statlng"that Klamath '.coynty vls keeping up its hlgh-spoed d,varicement. Bolls aroyprused In Mohamme dan mosnuoa. Tho Moslem race, dls Uko bolls the,j; .thlnlc, they cause the assemblage" of evll'splrl ts. SUNFLOWER HIS GOOD IIS SUM PUNT When If. A. Talbot planted several acres to sunflowers last spring some people were wondering how soon' a board would be. called .together to pass upon his sanity. The word "sunflowers" has so Ions been aaso-' elated with, Weed's that, It seeraedjm probable that this plant jcpUldvbe utilised as feed. .. T Mr. Ta)bot, however, has had -no occasion to' regret, hi ..trial efUthis new, crep and the farssrs,etKUm ath -equaty should coniar-that"Aiis demoaitratloa of the jseeskMliUeYiof sunflowers (s one. of. thlligast things that bascome.JaKJnsaath emalayan:r.l-Taj' laai; (or-ln:monuk'r iMoremMrfi 17 - - i "- t- r ri i it VOsacu IDiafBD ffBfra,inIHn m tar fatjVprotlacU6nJ wthrgrfiisrfr" Ne passengers and crew -faded in pounds difta'T month ."finear Jajjf No change kid been Bade In e cows of. the 'herd. All had freshea ed in February and March?, ' Tata statement atone shows the' value-Tot sunflower eh'sllago fed with alfalfa hay for milk production. " ". County Agent Thomas, who has Just returned from a state conference of county agents held at Corrallla, reports that the trials in other coun ties have shown conclusively that sunflower ensllago can be .depended upon for a valuable feed fbrboth beef production and milk production when fed in Connection with alfalfa hay. Wallowa county reported some extenslv' feeding trials under way with sheep, both for fattening and winter maintenance. The re sults ot these '(rials will be given to the Farm Bureau of Oregea and published iarthe near future. There are many men In Klamath ing for ' themselves theireaalie thatl are being obtained" right here1 in Klamath, county. The farm, bureau committee' ' off'' tl eld defaonstrat Ions, under, the':-direction. ol'F. T. Nelson county'chalrman.,is arranging for; ex cursions from'" various parts of the county to the Talbot ranch, Wednes day, January 21. At that time or ders can be'' 'placed- for sunflower seed. ' The FarmBureau- baa. received an offer.' from, the Big- Basin- Lumber company and' therBaldwin .Hardware company, for a, twenty-five- per cent reduction on the bill of lumber, hardware and building paper' to -be. used' la, tBe'constrnctlotuot, the first f Ive stlosone.forj eacltJarm Bureau district;, la.: connection with? tho silo campaign- they' expect to put on this seasoaS. 41; PvrrriNt ruicr . LEADS TO CAPTURE Gu'aJJhriat. a laborer, was arrest ed by the police, yea torday, after, It U alleged, he-had' forced, on. entrance to the cabin ot Jciha Westlund, across the canal, qn the old Fort Klamath road. According to the officers Christ broke, a pair ot tinner's shears in an attempt to force the lock off the door, then cut the barbed, wire that barred the-window, opening and crawled. Into piling lumber not far away and' saw the intruder enter. He went to the catiin but Christ held him at bay with his own shotgun and, fled. "" Westlund picked up a rifle' and gave cliase but found Christ had emp tied' the weapon of cartridges. The fugitive abandoned the shotgun in a woqdiifred, the police say, and tried to. find concealment In the neighbor hodd but the officers arrived and took" him into custody before he could make ,a getaway. The authority's claim that the pris oner is responsible for a numbei ot smdil iarc'enlMhat have taken place fn.ifie' city In (the? last few months, asserting theyAhave evidence to con nect" him VitlJ" the. prior offences. .Christvha"srearned If;M. Manning as attorney t$ defend him against tho' charge, of (larceny ot a, dwelling which has'bee'ijyilje.d against htm. '- "t&-'' WEATHER. REPORT. nn'Rrjnv-i-TAnrcriit nnd Thursday .'TX3 JZ . J ,if OLCOTT WILL OUIT'AJ AS STATE SECRETARY SALEM, Jan. 14. Governor. Olcott announced today thStVher4 would resign as secretary of state, Immediately after 0 the Republican nominee for the of- 4 flco is determined following the May primaries, and that he will appoint the Republican nomln- ee as his successor. - A ROCHELLE, France, Jan. '14. jMore than 400 persons arebeHer d to have lost their llvetrMtthe wreck of the steamer, Afrique-;an Roche Bonne shoal la the. Bay 'of Biscay.. Only 57 survivors are knewa ta.have been landed. &; 'M x "AM.hope for the safety ot therest oarlag the. night, and many feared today that one of the greatest sea "disasters ot modern tlmes'has etevk enacted In .the Afrlque's lose.'Y - a PISSED ON Rf ,'-V: During Its three-day session fn Portland ia&eek' th? r Itlrrt- 400 DUD IN , sFjon MsnY PROBLEMS HE TI0NIST5 gatkm Congress considered ,MM;i was sailed .and Teasoved Mrs. ot resolutions dealing with various problems affecting directly or- lr dlrectlyjjrrigatlon aad reclamation "Ise'sldes -the resolution sHppbrtlag the-American Legion la Its fight. to restore to homestead entry lO.fSO acres ot marsh lands on Upper. Klam ath lake, which, was carried almost unanimously, and another resolution Indorsing the movement forJutheSjanife8ted great Jealousy ot;hIs wit opening of the Klamath Indlatf re- servation, there were a score or:jmqre ot other matters acted upon nyjtne delegates. - One by Mr. Tipton, demanded ex termination of "rods"- and caUedtpr. deportation of radical aliens, can cellation of citizenship ot all foreign- born- agitators and summary punish- meat tor native-born sympathizers. Several resolutions, which call for actlonby the legislature, "follow,:, ft Fox' Immediate enactment ot amendments to the drainage district laws .which will obviate delays ln-.th future and assist pendlns organisa tions to proceed with their develop ment without unnecessary delay. Recommending the enactment of a law permitting the organization -of cut-over land Improvement- districts similar to" and under like favorablo conditions now accorded to arid and swamp lands. That tho salary ot the state en glneer- be Increased by legislative onactment "to' a tlguro commen surate with the. responsibilities In volved," a copy of this resolution to be sent to each member of the legls- lature for action at tne special sear ston. ar?' Support Bend Issue.? jft'J?4 Urging the legislature at Us spe cial session to pass a bond isstia-ibiil of $10",000,000, to be referred ttw people, for completing road constTuca tlon. ',"i', -" Speedy construction Of all projects In the state .which have been or'inaV be approved by the United States reclamation department is urged in a resolution which was unanimously adopted. Another resolution adopted in structs the president and. secretary ot the congress to meet with thepresl dent and secretary of tho IrsMattpn Drainage, association to arrangajjth them, it possible, to meet Jjhy with, the congress In conventlonjwkt year., ,. &? A resolution, favorably acted .nap- on, expresses the gratitude Qt7he congress for tho action ot the Ameri- (Continued on Page Flye)?e' mm wife N STREET ROW AND ESCAPES Guy -hoaschln Songht by Officer for Attack with Knife Upoa Wlf Who Seeks Divorce from Him Qaarrel of Long StaadJag. Officers today are searching foe Guy Schonschln, who Is believed to be hiding somewhere In the hills o the Klamath Indian reservation,, for assaulting and wounding his wife Margaret Schonschln, from whom ka has been estranged for some time, at Main aad Seventh streets last night: According to witnesses Schoascaaa stopped the woman and upbraided, her, thea seized her and struck her head against a wall. Her screams, at tracted assistance. Schonschln seelas help coming releaesd Mrs. SchonscUa.' and struck a vicious blow wltn a. knife, which severed the lobe of her ear .and gashed her face and throat' deeply. Schonschln broke' away and disappeared. He was still belac ' sought at noon today. Had the weapon gone a trifle deep er the woman would have never known what struck her. She owes her life, according to her physician, entirely to the chance that her as sailant was not an Inch or- so closer when he made his deadly swing. Af ter severing the ear olbe, the knife passed over the angle of the Jaw and followed the Jawbone for a coa ple ot inches, deflecting downward to the. neck. , Ar crowd., collected and the Injured' weaUn was given .first-aid. Dr. A. A. jaejlmgcnm t. the hee titta cianectloa'w'li aeeattat mato- th his office. Kii- elothial was ieaked. with teav is not "considered serlousj 'arid, su speedy recovery IsexpectedV The trouble that calrainatedla ta knire wielding epispile has he brewing for months. Schonschln has Rinfea she. chose to go Tier separata wayatfd, the question of theNjhlhi ren'a custody has added tbythamit ternesa, of the quarrel., Schonschln Is said to be' armed with two revolvers, in addition, to the knife he used in the assault. The1 police made a vigorous search for him last night, but he' failed to show up anywhere lnwt,he'clty: It is believ ed hesecured aa automobile after at tacking his ,wlfe and drove Into tho hills. Sherif t Humphrey took up tha .trail this morning. m COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST PACKERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Carry ing out its announced intention ot taking action against alleged, unfair trade practices of the "big packers des pite the settlement ot the anti-trust companies,- the Federal Trade com mission today cited , Armour and .com pany In a formal complaint, alleging, unfair methods In violation of tha Iedeital Trade commission regula tions "by acquisition ot control in, competing concerns in violation ot the Clayton act. BILL TAXING SALMON PACKERS INTRODUCED SALEM, Jan. 14. Provision of ad ditional funds for the use ot tha statVtlsh and game commission tor the protection and propagation ot 'salmon and other food fish, by levy ing a license tax on the gross earn, ltg8 of those .engaged In canning and packing industries, was introduced la thesenato "today. LEAVING KLAMATH FALLS A. A. Mehatfey, well-known, realty man, Is leaving Klamath Falls to morrow to make his. permanent resi dence In Los! Angeles, bo announced today. Before, going to southern. California, however, he will tjrst visit Portland, Seattle, and other northern pities .for a month or longer,, &fc 5iiJ iairi souiueny, wiuus, .- '.' -,- ' "I lH"' '' ', v, ? "i t'f Wj