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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1920)
u v- W? ioigttmg literals OFFICIAL PAPKU 01' KLAMATH FALLS OFFICIAL PAPER OP KLAMATH COUNTS Fourteenth Year No. 3845 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1920 Price, Five Cents GENERAL RAIL STRIKE SEEMS SIDE-TRACKED Coiifinicii llotnrcn I'rcaldeut nnd Workun' HcprrwnUtlvtw Ten porurily Avert .Wlioliwulo Walk out, liut Maintenance Mrn Not Affected. WASHINGTON, Fob .14. Tho ro ply of tlio rnllroud brotherhoods to President Wilson's docUlou In tbo -wage controversy was presented to tho prpnldont toiliiy. Ttio union offi cials then sent telegram to locals throughout thn country ''to steady our mon" until thoy rocalre the full corrcapondonce covering tliu situa tion. Tho railroad omployoa' representa tives liavo ngrocd to accept tho Presl dents rocommondatlon to hold their -wage domauda In oboynnce temporar ily. Tho I'roaldcnt Informed tho men of hla Intention to appoint a com mission of wngo exports to go thoroughly Into tholr clulniR. On this basis union loaders ngreo to dotny furthor dcniunda for In creased wok' nnd called n conven tion of tholr genonil committeemen -to bo hold nt Washington, February "23. Thoy mode It cloar, howover. that thoy desired word from tho offl clnls who nru In closer touch with membership thnn they who have lioon conferring with Dliuctor Mines nlnce February 3. Ah one part of his reply tho I'rcsl dent requested tho niulntenanco of way men to withdraw their strike order, which Ih effective Monday. The brotherhood of maintenance of way men were not n party to tho decision i cached by today's conference. SPOKANE DOGS LESS NUMEROUS . oSPOKANK, Wash., Fob. 14. Spo kane's canine population has decreas ed In tho lust two years from 5,000 to 2,000, Hccordlug to J. M. Harris, uuporlutondeut of kennels tor tho Spokane County Humana society. During tho war, duo, Mr. Harris tsuld, to propugnndu directed against tho supporting of usolcss dogs, 2, 4)00 of tho unliunlH wero done nwuy -with bore. Thn normal loss of lives -among dogs here U about 40 u mnnth -duo to nutomohllo uccldcnts, he stat od, nnd this number Is Increasing an nuully. Increased demand for tho hotter "broods of dogH Is expected to have n counteracting Influence So great Is 'this domand that the humnno society lias found It has Impounded, Last year 1,221 dogH wore tnkon up by the society for fulluro to pny llconses -on tho part of their owners, and of this number loss thnn 300 wero kill- od. Those wero only tho diseased, ag ed or otherwlso useless animals. Tho humane society kennels hero aro n distributing point for nonrby -pnrts of annda, Idaho nnd Washing ton, nnd orders now on hand for cer tain broods of dogs cannot ho sup plied, It is stated, ' WILL TAX COAIj EDMONTON, AUn., Feb. 14. A proposal to tax every ton of coal mlnod In Alborta ono or two cents to provldo funds for oxtenslvo research work with Alberta coals will bo pro sontod to Canadian coal oporators -and tho provincial leglslnturo by tho Alborta Industrial association, It was derided at n rocont mooting hero. CHURCHES AGREE TO SUSPEND SERVICES Through voluntary agreement reached yesterday nftornoon, thoro will bo no sorvlcos to morrow In tho Prcshytorlan, Methodist. Christian, First Ilnptlst, Emmnnuol Raptlst, nnd Sovonth Day Adventlst churches. Pastors ndvlso numbers of tholr congregation to do what thoy can to nld thoso who nro HI and In need of nld, snld tho Itov.' 13. P. Lnwronco, of tho Prosbytorlnn church, In making tho nunounebment yostordny,. I YOUNG LAKEVIEW ATTORNEY IS DEAD LAKHVIEW, Ore.. Feb. 14.- -(Spr rial to tho Herald) P. F. A. Iloche. one of the loading younger attorneys of Iikovlow, died ut hla homo last evening nt 9:30 o'clock, from pneu monia developing from Influenza con tracted while on a trip to Portland. He was taken HI on routo homo and shortly after his arrival hero the pneumonia attack developed. Tho decedent was a citizen of storl Ing character nnd hla loss Is a severe blow to tho entire community. Ho Is survived by a widow and son, aged seven, and by bin mother. The funeral wilt be hold tomorrow at 2 o'clock under the auspices of the II. P. O. E. The death la the first attributable to Influenza In this community If STARTS EAST Under tho escort of Rev. George E. Thloss, of Eugene, a boyhood friend und college clasmato of the dead man, the body of tho late Rev, M. C Itossmau, pastor for three years of tho Lutheran church hore, started eastward this morning for his pur- cut's home at Jonesvllle, Indiana. Mrn. Itossman accompanied her husbnnd's body. After the sad trip Ih ended sho will go to tho home of her parents ut Cincinnati, Ohio, nnd muke her homo with them. Funeral services were hold yester day nfternoon nt 3 o'clock nt tho Whltlock chapel, tho Itev. Mr. Thloss delivering n beautiful eulogy upon tho llfo of his friend. It was a sad little gathering of friends that mot to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of tho man they loved and respected and tho sorrow caused by tho oarly ending of a life that con tulnod go much promise wus evi denced by many tears. The late Mr. Itossman was only 20 years old, having been born In Jones vllle, Indlann, In 1894. Besides the widow and parents, ho Is survived by two brothers and four sisters, resid ing In tho Fast. The Klamath Falls church was his first pastorate. He came here In Juno. I'D 17, shortly af ter his graduation from tho Concor dia Seminary at St. Louis, 'Mo.' Tho Itov. Mr. Thless stated yester dny that tho local pulpit would not bo supplied with n resident pastor, In nil probability, until tho Juno confer ence meets. In tho meantime he said ho oxpected to hold services hero once a mouth nt least. SPARK PLUGS WIN CONTEST; LOSE TIE Tho Spark Plugs bested the Saw dust game two out of three In the contest on .tho Elks alloys last night, but lost a fourth game to decldo a tie In a contest staged previously. Tho outcome does not change tho existing order of tho percontngo column Howlers woro scarce around the 'al leys last night and tho captains agreed to play the scheduled contest with threo men on each team. The scere: Sawdust 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Lonnox 135 198 188 121 G42 Ackloy 192 230 171 244845 Dol.ai) 157 231 159 ISO 727 484 GG5 518 545 , Spark Plujrs Rogers 203 205 101 144713 Jefferson .. 150 107 159 210680 Hoaglund .. 188 185 199 145717 , 541 557 519 499 MANY TOURISTS SEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. LOS ANGELES, Cal Feb. 14. Southorn California, comprising 70, 399 square mllos, was tho most "tour od" area In tho world during 1919, according to tho touring bureau of tho Automohllo club of Southorn Cali fornia, which furnishes tho following stntlstlcs for thor year In support of Ita claim: 2,491,570 rond mnps distributed' to locnl and visiting motorists, 299,719 tolophpno and ptirsonil calls for road Information. 10,811 lo'ttprs recolved from east ern motorists asking advlco regarding tho best ovorland routo. UN D NOBLE UN ANSWERS CALL Death called Mrs. Surah Isabello Hyuti, wife of D, V. Kyan, ono of tho most prominent and beat beloved women of this city, this morning at 6 o'clock at tho family residence, 715 Jefferson street. Death resulted from pnoumonla, from which she had been 111 for four days. Mrs. Ryan bad lived in Klamath county for 25 years, during the great or part of the time at Fort Klamath, where her husband was engaged In stock raising and was widely known. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan moved to this city two or three years ago and pur chased a handsome residence and she has since made ber home here. No adequate pra'lsi! can bo given to a character so noble as that possessed by the dead woman. She was loyal, affectionate and kind, a beautiful ex ample in all her dally associations of tbo highest und best of the Creator's handiwork, and the many friends who aro left to mourn her will sor row ovor her passing as It they had lost a slater. Surah Isabella Snyder was born In tho state of Ohio, June 28, 1870. In 1894 she came to Klamath county to teach In the government Indian school! at tho Klamath agency. Hlio no id ner position there for several years. On March 4, 189G, sho was married to D, W. Ryan In this city by tho late C. S, Monro, nt that time county Judge. Tho married life of Mr. and Mrs, Ryan flowed smoothly over the years thut followed, nnd tho bereaved bus band today Is prostrated beneath tho force of the cruel blow that so sud denly deprived him of a patient, lov ing nnd loyal helpmeet, companion nnd friend. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan had no children of their own and about threo years ago they adopted tho small daughter o Mrs. Rynn's sister. Tho child was si'ddenly taken from them by death a fow weoks ago and. the shock of her p.irslng doubtless contributed to Mrs. Ryan's death. She is survived by three sisters and two brethers: Mrs. Paul Kenyon. Sirs. George Speero nnd Clarence Snydor of Vienna, Virginia; Mrs. Frank S. llutler of Hurley, Idaho, and C. L. Snyder of Derkoley, Cal. Funeral services will be held to morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Whltlock's chapel nnd Monday morn ing tho body will be taken to Santa Ana, Cal., to rest beside tho father who proceded her to the grave a num ber of years ago. Mr. Rynn's sister, Mrs. Ann Lalttle will arrive tonight from Tacoma to attend the funeral. !, . PLOTS RESTORATION BUDAPEST, Fob. 14. Circum stantial details have been rovealed of a plot by which it is alleged formor Emperor Charles made a futilo attempt to enter Hungary under a false passport and re establish himself on the throne. Ho was to proclaim his return, with tho expectation that his former subjects woutd rally to support him. BEFORE BURLESON Ill lil STRIKE DELAYS N SAN FRANCISCO., Feb. 14. A strike of electrlctl workers of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com pany In Oregon, Washington, Nevada,' California, Nevada and Idaho became' effective today. PORTLAND, Feb. 14. Seventy lineman of tho Pacific Telephone tc Telegraph company are striking to day in response to the general order, company headquarters reported. Klamath Falls is effected by the llnemens strike to the extent that construction work has been aband oned and 30 residents of Lincoln and Ninth streets, who have been seeking service connection since last July will not get their phones, until the strike Is settled. This is according to an nouncement by K. T. Ludden, man ager of the local office today. A dozen Portland linemen have! been working on tho construction of tbo new circuit and would have had the work completed in the next three or four days. When the strike came this morning', however, they packed up their tools and are preparing to leave for Portland in the morning and the Ninth and Lincoln street in stallations appear to be delayed inde finitely. Tho two men maintained in connec tion with tho local office aro not af filiated with the union organization and will probably remain at work, taking care of installation and re pairs. COST $7000 TO DISCOVER AMERICA CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 14. It cost $7,000 to discover America, the. United States general land office es timated following research work done In some of the ancient museums of Genoa, Italy, the port from which the memorable expedition set sail. Employes of the surveyor general's office here have received from Wash ington a booklet published by the department which sheds some inter esting light on the matter of fin ancing tho voyage of discovery, and which indicate that $7,000 was the total amount Queen Isabella was compelled to secure by hypothecating her Jewelry. The valine of tho Columbus fleet is placed at some thing like $3,000, the tiny caravels having been appraised at $1,000 each by the marine experts of that day. Columbus received a compensation of $300 a year while on the voyage, according to tho musty records on flic at Genoa, while two of his cap tains received $200 per annum. The pay of the ordinary seamen of that day was apparently nothing lavish, 03 tho records indicate that the sail ors ot tho expedition wero paid at tho rate of $2.50 a month. The re mainder ot tho $7,000 was expended tor such Items as ships' supplies, food, and other incidentals. AND BAKER RESIGN COURT SITS EN BANC IN APPEAL HEARING District Attorney Duncan, W. S. i Wiley and W. H, Renner, local attor neys returned lust night from Salem, .where they attended the hearing be I fore tho supreme court of the appeal of J. E. Paddock and William Hoi- brook from a manslaughter verdict In the circuit court of this county. growing out of the shooting of Shone McKendree in a shopmen's quarrel over grazing two years ago. The Justice of the supreme court gat en banc to bear the oral argu ment, allowing an hour to each side for its presentation. The sitting of the full court on an appeal hearing is an extraordinary proceeding and Indi cates either an unusually important proceeding or a question of intricate legal points Involved. Blair Thompson of Portland pres ented the state's argument and Mr. Renner argued the matter for the de fense. The cour gave no indication when a decision might be expected, but it Is expected that it will not be before thirty days at least. T T 0 E league covenant separated to avoid SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 14 -Theredeay JQ ratlflcaUoPn. The . is consternation in fuel oil rircirS here because the San Joaquin Light & Power company has-served notice that it will have to stop supplying with electric light and power all the companies it serves for an indefinite period- if there is no rain or snow In this district by February 24. The San Joaquin valley is the great oil-producing region of California. All the big companies and many small concerns are refining oil in that dis trlct. The San Joaquin company has served them all with electricity, both for flight and power purposes. To have this supply cut off means a great reduction In the output of fuel oil. The situation is a most serious one, as the state today ''has only a threo months' supply of oil on hand. Without electric power, the com panies will have to resort to the old method of using steam and coal. This is a slow process and the com panies realize they cannot begin to keep up with the demand. ' This notice to cut off the supply ot elec tricity by the power company will seriously affect the operations ot such concerns as the Standard Oil, Associated Oil company. Union Oil and the Shell companies. The pre vailing drouth will tend, it is sajd, to greatly advance the price of oil products. LAST RITES SUNDAY FOR BELOVED WOMAN The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Law ler, who died yesterday morning at her home on Walnut street between Fifth and Sixth, will be held tomor row afternoon at 2 o'clock from Whltlock's chapel. The Rev. E. P. Lawrence will conduct tho services. Mrs. Lnwler was born near Reeds port, Ore., January 20, 1894. Her mother died when she was four years old and she was cared tor in child hood by her aunt, Mrs. Henderson. Her father, Patrick Cowan, still sur vivos her and is on his way here from Reedsport for the funeral. She was married January 11, 1915, to Ray mond Lawler. Ono child was born to the union, Maxine, now tour years old. The Lnwler family moved to Klam- ath Falls a year ago last October where Mrs. Lawler's sweet disposi tion speedily won for her many warm friends. Although a partial invalid, she bore herself bravely and radiated an atmosphere of love, both In her home and in the social circle in which she moved, and all responded to her kindness with a full return of affection. Tho little daughter bereft of n mother's care and the husband who has lost a faithful helpmate have the sympathy in their bereavement of tho entire community. LIURARY CLOSED. On account of the influenza situa tion tho library closed today to re main closed Indefinitely. Those hnv-lug-books out aro asked' to please re turn, them to thd library any timo on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of next week, LANSING, STUNG By PRESIDENT'S REBUKE DUiTS J Secretary of State Quit When Re proached by Chief for Calllaff Cabinet Meetings While Prmldcat Was on Sick Bed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. Smart ing under a rebuke received from. President Wilson for calling a meet ing of members ot the cabinet dur ing the President's illness, Robert Lansing, secretary of state, today tendered his resignation. The President accepted the reals nation "with appreciation." and Lansing becomes the second secre tary of state to leave this administra tion after a- disagreement with the chief executive. Many say that the real reason for the break goes back even to before the United States en tered the war, when Lansing Issued his famous statement saying that that country was being drawn near to en trance into the war. ' More differences developed during the peace treaty framing at Paris. Lansing wanted the treaty and 1 testimony afterwards, quoting Lans- Ing as predicting failure of the treaty was another point of difference. Lansing thought he had precedent , for calling cabinet meetings. It had- been done before when Presidents Garfield and Taylor were HI. The White House today announced there would be no more cabinet resignations as a result ' of the. Lansing incident. The appointment of a successor la expected, soon. John W. 'Davis, ambassador to Lon don, and under-se.cretary Polk are being discussed, for the position. f, Secretary Lane - declared that ,h considered himself ''Justas much re sponsible" as Lansing for calling the cabinet meetings. He said that Lansing secured' his approval and the approval of other members also. j Secretary Lane said., "We all thought that the meetings were & I good thing. Dr.' Grayson often at tended and transmitted messages to the President regarding the questions which were discUsse.d. TheAquestIon3 ot the constitutionality ot the meet ings was never discussed In any way." S LOT AT WALNUT AND ' SIXTH'TRANSFERRED, The corner lot at Sixth and Walnut streets, where it was proposed to eiect a building tor postoffice quart ers before the deal fell through, has been sold by James M. Watkins, Jr., to B. P. Lewis and Robert Cheyne. The lot is a choice location and has an area of 104 by 70 feet. Mr. Lewis was out of town today and Mr. Cheyne was not available by phone, but it is understood that they have purchased the lot with the Intention of erecting a modern business build ing, two or three story, which will cover the entire orea of the lot. The lower story will be used for purposes. , store BILL AUTHORIZES INDIANS TO SUE WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. Senator Chamberlain has introduced a bill authorizing the Klamath tribe of In dians to bring suit in the court ot claims for certain losses which they contend were suffered through mal-, administration of their lands. Senator McNary introduced In tbo senate tho same bill Representative Sinnott ottered In the house for op ening the Klamath Indian reserva-. tlon. ' PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 4 FURNITURE DECAYED,. Delay in shipment from the factory; will result In the furniture for' the new Presbyterian church, which ias cxpectod to arrive nt this time, from being received until about April 1, said the Rev. E. P. Lawrence today Word has, boen received from the factory nt Cleveland, Ohio, that tho furniture is. Just being made redely for shipment, Tho consignment 'con sists of tho pows and pulpit furnish.-. tugs,