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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1920)
lj SEtttfttmg iteralfr OFFICIAL PAPER OF KLAMATH FALLS official papkr or KLAMATH COUNT Fourteenth YearNo. 3821 KLAMATH t FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1.7, 1920 Price, Five Cents ISSORTHTOF IHS1E' IN OFFICERS' HANDS ftjtltl ItoiiHo mill Hernro Vnrlril (IM h-Jt Booze, mImi Kulmn-n( fur Home Distilling I'lant Mnmi- fm tin n lilipinr. I ,oii In lliinottl Ih Iii Jul) mill pollco hciidiiiiirtnrii Ih Uttered up. with Mlllll) 160 llOlllOM Of IIHHIirtlMl IXIO70, ii keg half full of hiIhIii "mnsi " niul Iho ropiHir ruivptiivlci of n "inmm Hhlno" Ht 111 iih a ri'Hiilt of a raid nn Iho llonoltl home at 2020 south Sixth ntruot yostordny afternoon. llonoltl denies ownership of Iho rontralmnil ncsortmont found on tho Iii-i'miInoh. It Ih alleged that ho has been selling tho lluuor. Tho ki'K "on tnlnlng tho ralnln brnw was nbuut half full of raisins anil water. Tim re mli;ht han hi-mi flftv dnllnr's worlh of i,iIh!iih In tlm mixture. A quart Imtlio of while tliiuli!, wild to ho "rnlHlu" whiskey was wr.01115 tho lot of lliin r Other liotllij.i aro wild In fin till ii I io(i r anil whin It hail nut been decided vlirt'"T a rhnrgo will In placed ni:nlnst Men ottl Iffcro 1 10 loral courli or vthoth or Ijp "v1!! ho trlnl by feder.il nutlinrl lies Tin- police hao hum HUHplcloiiR of the Sixth id root pin'f for nemo t lino and ytvtotdny npiuru 1 a warrant an. I Circondoil upon I: ADVERTISING MAN VICTIM OF CUPID Mr. nb (I Mm. FrnnclB J Suthor-i land returned lust night from Grants P.ish, whoro thoy wore, ninrrlod Wednesday afternoon, January 14, at 2: no o'doek) at tho homo of tho lirldo'H naronlH, Mr. and Mrs.Bort F. Konyon. Tho coromony was por formed hy tho Itov. Charles Drako After tho marrliiKo, which wns wit nessed hy Iho Immediate family nt Iho hrldo and wlfo of tho officiating clergyman, a dlunor was xorved "lj all jolnud In showering felicitations upon tho happy hrldo mid bride groom. Tho hrldo, an Miss Huhy E. Kon yon, resided In .Klamath Falls for about eight months hoforo her mar- Bn,i Cn,)t q. C. Applegate, who com lago. milking her homo with Mr. and ,min,0, a compur.y of state troops Mrs. II. II, Jenkins, and has ninny UncllcJ to tno f0(crnI command, friends In local social circle. A )luIlVy f0K colored tho lnvn beds, Mr. Sutherland cninn to Klamath ,m8 unuku today's fog, did not lift Tails recently, and latoly establish-) (t no(m Tno so,uor8 fought at a dls rd tho Klamath Kails Advertising ,lvnntnBOl ti,0 Indians moving swlfl ngoncy. Mr.fiind Mrs. Sutherland iJy from pnco t0 pInC0 n ti,0 ,ionso havo rooms- for tho present In tho ' f()(? wtltout offorlng a tnrgot for First Stato & Savings Hank Imllil-j Um attnckora. Tho fog from Tulo Ing, but oxpect'to sccuro a cottngo whon a sultublo opportunity prosonts Itsolf. GUS CHRIST IS AGAIN ARRESTED Another chnrgp of larceny of a dwelling has boon placod ngJilnit Hus OhrlBt, who was nrrcstod early this week, for breaking Into Iho dwelling or.John Wostlund on tho old Ft Kla math road, and ho Is ngnlii in Jail. Ho Is accused, prior to tho Woitlund complaint of ontorlng tho dwelling of II, (I, Hhldlor mid Bto.Uin various Miinll nrtlclos of porsonul pruprrty Clulst furnished bonds of J500 on tho Woatlund complaint mid was re leased, ponding notion of tho grand Jtry. After his arrest yesterday 'n Iho Sludlor complaint Justlco Chapman llxod his bonds nt I'lOOl), which ho was unnldo to furnish. Ho Is In j.iU awaiting u hearing, which la not yet sol. ' SEEKING HALL FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES p-n Tho l'nront-Toathors ABsqclntlon mot yesterday nftornoon nt the High School, Mrs. K. V. Lnwroneo, tho ivntiiinnt. nrosldlnit. An hour was spent In discussing plans for tho Inl nctlVltlos of tho students of tuo high school and a cnmmltteo was appointed to investlgnto tho quef-f tiofi of a suitnblo linll.. Tho association havo vory much nt lmart tho wholwomo recreation of tho students and arc eager not to necuon wiui mo aepusu. i. x-uiB ol disappoint them In tho least dogrepratitlcatlons putting Into effect tho lut tho nuontlon of a hall Is n iWII-treaty of yorsallloB, that conditions cult onb. Tho commlttoo appointed of tho nrmlstlco still govern relations wlll.raport nt a special mooting of,utwoon tho Unltod States and Qor ibo association next Friday nftornoon. many. k TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS Tho Herald comes to you to- day half tho Biro that It hint heen. Tho ronnoti for thin Ih tlm HCarclty of nowiiprlnt nnd tho Imminent prospects that publishers will ho uniihln to got enough to contlnuo nt all, It Ih not unlikely that Tho Herald will have to rhnngo from a dally to threo limes a wook, and thlH will happen within the next thirty days, un- Iohh negotiations now under way will Iniiurn for us enough paper to contlnuo nn a dally publication. The decision to reduro the hIxo of tho paper was definitely reached thin morning, when tho roprcnonln- tlvo of tho paper houso from which wo havo hoon buying our paper told'tiif of tho serious nltuatlon ccmfrpntlng not only Tho Ilornlcl, but ovary pub- llnhor, largo nrid Rtnall, on tho Const. Thin reduction will of necessity force us to Just glvo the cssontlnl parts of nil nowii ntorlcH, ollmlnato uvorythlng that Ih not of general Intercut, and mako radical changes In ndvortiHlng rutcn and hpiico. Those conditions will main- tain only ho long as conditions compel us to follow them, and wo foal that wo will havo tho co-oporatloii of our nubscrlbors and advortisorH In one of tho most critical periods In tho his- tory of tho Miowspnpora of tho country. Only hy following this plan will Tho Herald ho ahlo to got any papor at nil. Wo arc allot- tod Just enough pnporUo carry out a certain program, and wo nrp loft, no' choice but to fol- low ltrJ $ FOG RECALLS WAR , MEMORY TO VETERAN Forty-seven years ugo today fod oral troops stormed tho stronghold of Captain Jack, leader of tho Modoc rcbollloti, In tho lava hods, copturlng tho place after sovoro casualties had hoon Inflicted upon thorn. Tho Ind teiiH, hqwever, had fled and wore not rounded UP until a lator dato. "It was a day much llko today." I.ako was ho thick that It was Im rosslblo to(toll whoro tho lako ondod nrd tho shoro bognn. Forty-ono boI dlora, dead and woundod, woro the total day's casualties." AMERICANBnWLERS TO MEET MARCH 12 rUQUIA, 111.. Jan. 17. Tho nnnu irmeotlng of officers, tlulJBtej.pnl niehibeis of the eXocutivaorriitiUtoo of tho American Howling Congress will ho hold nt tho Hotol Jefferson hem on March 12. The International A. I). C. tournn mont wlli open horo Maren l' and close MUrch 3twlth 70') t-ams com potlng, 'according to Sorretnry A. L. Langtrj' 'two hundred Peorlrt tenuis will bo onterod nnd Chicago will bo nct in lino with 170 teams. Tho pilo llht will total $30,000. Te;r.iB from ovory fitdto in tho un ion hnvo boon entorod, and for tlm first tmu In history ono toam fiom Mcxtto "will try for tho ohamplonshlp. Oanudn will also bo ropioientod. Tho 1021 Congross will bo award ed Jit the nnnual inootir.f.- on March I:' Cleveland, Uuffnlo, Hotrolt, Lou iivlio, St Louis and IndlannpoliF, will ask for tho 1931 tournament. It s said Secretary Lnngtr will movo his he.'id(unrtors to Poorla from Mil- soc-jwaukco ea-1 yln February, AHMIST1CK STIIilj GOVEHNS WASHINQTON, Jan. 17, Fern 'mal notlco has boon sorvod on Gor- niany by tho United States in con- E E Through n deal closed yestorday, tho properly known ns tho Ford gr ngo, owned by George II. DIohn, has passed Into tho control of Jool T Wjird, John Ilrett nnd B. J. Murray. Tho proporty was taken over on' a lenso, carrying with It an option to buy, which will bo oxorclscd, nccord Ing to n statement mndo today hy Mr, Ward, who negotiated tho donl. Tho properly hus a frontngo of slxty-rivo foot on Main street tho snmo on Klamath nvonuo and two hundred nnd forty .foot on Ninth xtrcot, nmr Is covorod by n two story brick block, tho walls and foundation of which wcro constructed with a vlow to adding two moro stories. It Is tlio largest Individual structur" In tho city In point of floor spneo. Pos session Is to bo given tho nov ownora April 1st, "It Is our Intention," anld Mr. Ward today, "to romodel the build ing for business purposos. It will not, according tb present plans, bo used for gnrago purposes. Tho building Is In such shnpo that we can arrango It to suit tho domands'of tenants, and this wo shnll do. Already wo havo had sovoral applications for space both In tho Main street and Klamath Avenuo ends, but nothing doflntto will bo dono In tho matter ot nljot Ing "spaco until our architect com pletes plans that he Is now preparing with a vlow to utilizing tho building to best possible advantago. Its strat egic sito at tho bend ot the streot, makes It vlslblo for long dlsinnccs and offorfl an Ideal location for busi ness houses. Wo fool that wo havo a very dosljoljlo proporty and onothat will bo In big doinahd." Mr. Iliohn will dlsposo of his au tomobile accessories' and gnrago equipment as spcodlly as possible and whon ho gots his affairs in shnpo lo pormlt It, both ho and Mrs. DIohn will go to California for an extended so journ. , SUITS DISPOSED OF; APPEALS ARE FILED Tho su(t ot tho International Har vester company against Fred J. Uol- don, Involving a dlsputo over pay ment for fnrm machlnory, was dls missed by Judgo Kuykondnll In tho circuit court yestorday, on motion for non-suit. In tho action ot J. W. McCoy against Ernest M. Heppner, a Hon of $7fi7 was givon tho plaintiff on 121 acres of land owned by tho dofendnnt In soctlon 34, township 40 south, rnngo 9 oast, and a docreo- foreclos ing tho lion wns entorod. .Threo appeals from Judgments of Iowor courts woro filed yostorday A. Y. Vogt appoals from a Justlco court Judgment for $124, with Inter est from Docombor, 1911, In, a suit brpuglU by tho Itoblnson Thurlow Qo.r-Ina; defondont'apponlsrroni a Jnstlco court Judgment for $08, In cluding attorney's foes, in tho suit of tho Portland Morcantllo company against Louis Schmltz; Harry Poolo from a Judgment of tho police court, dated Soptombor 23, 1919, lovylng a a $25 fino tor speeding. FISH AND GAME BOARD IS SUED SALEM, Jan. 17. Allegations to tho effect that tho stato fish and gamo commission acquired the Rod dish gamo farm in Lane county to pay an alleged political debt, .Incur red during the last legislature, aro contained in a sulC filed in tho cir cuit court horo today against tho commission by H. A. Holmes. Gov ernor Olcott Is nlso.'mado a(dotondant in tho suit, which Is to restrain the commission from paying obligations In conpoctlon with tho farm on tho ground they are Invalid. ' ACCUSED OF STEALING i ALGOMA MAN'S TRAPS. '"Bob" Robertson, not "the laun dry proprietor but a highway laborer near Algoma, was arrested last night l-j tho police, charged with stealing BOnio traps from George North, whoso homo Is noar Algoma. The al leged thoft took placo on January 14, BIEHN W TT S N N E WILL SIT 1 D Tho old mombors of tho fish and gamo commission aro slated to keep their positions on tho' reorganized commission, according to t"ho Port land Orogonlan, which predicts tho personnel of tho now commission, consisting ot nine mombcrs and two departments, will bo as follews: For tlio gamo department Waltor F. Uackus df Portland, K. C. Sim mons of Kugcnc; I. N. FIciHchncr of Portland, Charles Stono of Klamath Falls, and Marlon Jack ot Pendle ton. Tho latter three aro members of tho present commission. For tho commercial fish depart ment tho selection Will probably bo F. J. Kendall of tho American Can company of Portland; Chrl Schmidt, cold storage packer of Astoria, and Frank M. Warren, packer of Port land. Mr. Warren Is tho representative ot tho fishing Industry on tiro present commission. Mr. Warren and Mr. Flclschner will tako the short terms, which cxpiro next year, and Stono andfjack will tako tho next shortest periods, giving tho now members the longest terms. Tho ninth member, who Is to bo an arbiter, has not yet been suggested. Tho appointment of tho porsonnol of the commission is scheduled to bo madqiby iho legislature today. C. F. Stono, tho local member of tup old commission, returned from Salem last night. He says it Is likely tht the appointments will rbo mauo as outlined above, although It Is. pos sible thoro may be a change or two. i?JI?iA Alex McDonald left- on this mow ing's train for Chlco, vvlioro ho will spend tho remainder of tho winter with"hl8 family. Mrs. Addlo Walker 'returned -.last night from a .two months' visit in Portland.! ' l - Jus. H. Driscoll returned Thurs- day night from a two weeks' visit la San Francisco. 1 W. G. West and J. II. Howartlv, Jr. and wife of (ho Klamath, Indian Agency are in town for a few4 days. W. N. Simpson, representing drug gist sundries, is registered at tho White Polican:i Theodoro Throop, cattloman of Dunsraulr, Is In town for tho week end. J. P. McAullffo, wlfo and sons aro leaving In tho morning in tholr car for California, whoro thoy will spend the remainder ot tho winter. Homor Knight, latoly omployod at tho Jowol Cafe, and wlfo havo gone to San Francisco on account of the illness of Mrs.' Knight's mothor. W. E. Lamb of Modoc Point Is a visitor in town on business. Mrs. J. A,, fleckers has gono toj visit her niothor-,In, British Columbia, Canada. W. U, Foster has moved from 120 Washington stroot to a now homo In Hot Springs addition. Miss B. Tuttlo ot Maltn loft this morning to rcsumo her studies t at Woodland', Cal., aftor spending a happy vacation with her family nt Maltn. Mrs. Bort Mustoo has chnrgo . f tho topic, ,"Tho Worth While Llfo," at tho Methodist Leaguo tomorrow night. Mrs. Tlbbots and dnughtor, of Mo doo Point, loft hls morning for Portland, whoro, Mrs. Tlbbots wns called by tho dpa'th of her fatho" airs, a. J. wise and daughtor,: Thelma of thq Fort Klnmath hotel nro In Klamath Frills on tholr way to San Francisco whoro Miss Tholma Is to attend school. The' Young Woman's Class of tho Presbyterian Bible School, ot wlti'i Mrs. Slough is the, loader, invites any woman who can possibly do so to attend their study hour at 10 a. it. Sundays In their.' class room in the now church, O. O, Eblon and wlfo ot Chlloiuln are registered nt the Whlto Pollcan. Mrs. F, R. Gusborgor nnd Miss M. R. Gusborgor ot Pine RIdgo, voro in 1 M I Ml N . 1 . i , Personal Mention i,i:iisi,ATi;iti; ni'itmi;s TO COMI'IiKTi: ITS WO It If. SALi:.M, Jan. 17. With tho lme for official adjournment fixed for today nt noon, tho lcg Ulaluro began tho morning ses sion by rushing through es sential moisurcs. A long ses sion was held last night In order to complete the work. It was ex pected tho clocks would be stop ped Just before noon- SALEM, Jan. 17. Both branches of tho legislature will probably adjourn lalo to night or early tomorrow morn ing. Tlio clorks stopped tlio sennto and houso clocks short ly before noon, In order that tho mass of pending bills might bo disposed of beforo adjourn ment. ni:sriiAXi:ij km:oti:i l'Iti:SII)i:.T OK KItANCE. VERSAILLES, Jan. 17. Paul Dcschnncl was elected pre- sldent of France by tho nation- al assembly here today. Ho re- eelved 734 votes. . Paul Eugene Deschanel, statesman and author, Is ono of the most brilliant speakers of France. Ho was born in Brus sels during the cxllo of Ills' fath er from Franco. He has been In .politics since 1S73. SHERIFF GETS Guy Schonchin. alleged to havo at- - . . '.' j- tackcd"-and stabbdU his wiftr,-Mar-fportilo nait CnlntiAh(ii nn irinVerfAflf Tinra garet Schonchin, on tho'street here Tuesday night, Is in tho city jail. He was captured at tho homo of his cousin on Whiskey creek, near Beatty, last night, by Sheriff George Humphrey. ' Sheriff Humphrey watched tho cousin's homo all night on tho night' following tho stabbing, but Schon chin failed to show up Last night ho had better luck and" about 9 o'clock got his man, and placed him under lock and key at noon today. BOY SCOUTS WILL CONVENE AT S. F. BERKELEY, Jan. 17. An entiro floor of a big hotel hero will be con verted Into an outdoor camp for tho housing of delegates- from cloven stntcs to tho western roundup of tho1 isoy scouts oi America, January -i to 24. Tho states represontod Includo Arizona, Now Mexico, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Colorado, Utah, Novada, Wyoming, and Cali fornia. DIVORCE DECISIONS. In tho dlvorco action of Frances Gertrude Wincuell against James Howard Winchell, Judge Kuykondall jestorday granted tho plaintiff a do ciee of divorce on the ground ot do seitlon, and gao hor tho custody ot threo minor children, Myrtle, aged 9', Ilnlln 7 xtwl Wlltlnni !? ""' ' , . . . ,. Word has been tecelvod hero of EllaGrady,yas.BrantPdadlvoro!thQ Jn porHand Sun(Uy iiuni iiareiii:u pj, vuauy tuiu tuaiuujr of a minor child, Maxlno Grady. Thodtvorce suit of Laura V. How ell against George W. Howell was dis missed, ' IN FROM MERRILL Mr. nnd Mrs, Nathan Johnson are In tho city today from Merrill. Mr. Johnson was completing arrange ments for tlio big auction which ho vwn haw at hla ranch threo miles southeast of Merrill noxt Filday, January 23.,, town last nigh,t to attend tho mns auerado ball of tho Anglican Ladles Guild., Mrs. J. H. Hobbs', of Merrill, left this 'morning for Portland, having rocoivod word ot tho serious illness of hor brother in a hospital thero. Mr. anc Mrs. L. Leathes of Wyo ming, who have boon visiting Mrs: J. Hilton, High Street, "for tho past two weeks, left this morning for 'Portland. ' I naval rawer IS FLAYED BV Commander of American Flotilla HajH Department Was as lUwiy'to Klglit Britain as Germany In 1917 Charges Lack of Co-operation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Rear A'liiiral Slm3, beforo tho senate com m.itco for tho Investigation of nWardi today, told of how, when he was or dered to England in March, 1917, just beforo the United States declar ed war, ho was Instructed by the na vy department "'not to let -the Brit ish pull the wool over your eyes," mid that "we would just as soon fight tho British as the Central Pow ers" Tho admiral also charged that the acrican naval headquarters at Lon don did not receive the co-oporatlon oC the navy department and that the i department did not arrive at any de cided plan of action until ten months aftor he arrived at London. " Admiral Sims added that "it was ten months before we really came to the aid of the Allies, or acted upon their recommendation." KLAMATH FALLS-BEND R. R. GETS HEADWAY SALEM, Jan. 17. House concur rent resolution No. 8, Introduced by Burdlck, marks the first step in the promised plan to secure the co-,. operative construction of a railroad, from Bend to Klamath Falls. The resolution provides (or tke appointment of a commission of three, one to be appointed by ti( governor, ono by the senate aid et by, tho .house, to Jnylate,tadi .LT". ?- k.i. ' ,T - J-i-T'-i, ,-f' ' -the TleglSlaltiWf-MHlfSIi-!! I . fPl rt .nmmlonlnM lo fn Wh allrtwfell Tho commission is to bo allowed Its nccessary"traveHng"'and other-expenses, incurred in connection with Its investigations'. " " Back of the resolution is a pro;' posal 'to construct the state high way between Bend and Klamath Falls "of sufficient width and upon such a' grado as to permit the con- stfucllon of a steam railroad line -of j standard gauge along1 one edge ot tho right-of-way. i This would be done contingent upon the execution of an agreement t between the O.-W. K. & N. and, Oregon Trunk railroads, by which tlicso roads would consent to take up ono of the idle lines now laid in the Deschutes canyon and relay it on tho grade furnished by tho state b tweon Bend and Klamath Falls. ' . CELEBRATE 'DRY" AMENDMENT. - -S3 ADMIWSI1 In tho Presbyterian church "tomor-i row at 7:30 p. m. is being held special sorvice to commemorate the prohibition amendment? Thepastor Invltcs all citizens who feel so inclin ed to join with him and his congre gation in this meeting. Theroung4 peoplo of tho Presbytorlan-chura?;. asked to meet tomorrow evening af ter tho rogular church service to dis cuss the organization of a Christian Endeavor society. FORMER RESIDENT DEAD ovonlngtot Mrs. Q. T. Shaw, who prior ,to moving to Portland six years ago lived here for five or six years. Her husband, who was in business horo, survives kher. ''She also leaves a son. Two ' daughters , died within a fortnight last" year from influenza. -The funeral ot Mrs. leht last" Tear V Shaw took place at Sllverton. ' j J ' SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS PLEASANT TRIP. Miss Twyla Head, lately returned from Portland and Salem, reports a vory profitable and enjoyable visit to these cities. Miss Head attended ' the State Teachers' convention and also tho conference ot the county school superintendents of the state and listened to the foremost speakers of the Western coast on the unlver- ' sally interesting topic of education. : "-J In Quito every one removes his hat "on seolng a fa'sh of lightning. Tfrl rl