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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1920)
ipHEuetttitn Mvtnlh OFFICIAL 1'Al'Kn OF KLAMATH FALLS Fourteenth Year No. 3850 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920 Price, Five Cento I K it ins DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE 'Jlcnr-Ailmlrnl IUiIm-H K. l'cary Hue rumlM After Lingering IIIiuwh; Achieved (ionl Tlint 70O Prrvlou KtplortTM Frilled to Attain, WASHINGTON. Feb 20. Hoar .Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, rctir od, Arctic explorer and discoverer of tho North Pole, died hero today with anemia attor sovoral years' Illness. Ho -will be burled with full naval bon om. Admiral Peary submitted to n blood transfusion tea days ago, jtKmhtmttmru f hn,.3GtlL. tranaf union with 1 two yearn. Tho effort to mnl fiL tain hla stronath was unsuccessful itf jind ho gradually grow woaVor until tJhe died. It wan on the afternoon of SptM 1wr 6, 1909 that the following (ew -worda reported to tho civilized world for tho flrt time thla crowning a--chlovoment of three centuries of cf tort: "Indian Harbor, via Capo liny, N. TV, September 6 To TIio Associated Tress, Now York. '8tars and Stripes Nulled to North Tolo. "Peary." Poary'M actual attainment of the Polo lad been Jun five months bofore, on -April C, 1909. WhoU thla dispatch o.tine, the -world was, quite unknown to Peary, .already praising Dr I'rederlck A. Cook as tho dlscovcror OnIy( four -days provloiiH to tbu Peary announce ment, Cook, who was on his w.iy 'hack to Copenhagen on board a Dan ish steamer, had telegraphed the claim that lie reached the '-polo on .April 21, 1908 nearly a year ahead of Peary. White Dr. Cook's claim dtuVuot go .unquestioned from tho first, ho had four days at least beon widely ac claimed ns the discoverer of , tho Pole. "With Peary's mossago there arose ono of tho greatest controversies of .all ages over tho liouor of actual first discovery. There can be no ono who has forgotten tho dispute. Peary's as sertions wore not seriously question ed, but among newspaper ronders thoro came to be two great camps, for and against Cook. Peary with his record of seven sue ossful trips to tho Arctic, his offlc lal standing In tho United States Navy and In scientific circles, easily held tho rommundlug position In tho controversy. Hut it was only after tho -scientific bodies ono by one had sift d tho ovldonco und pronounced Cook's claims unfounded that Peary's tltlo as dlscovorer of tho Polo was really won. Tho bitterness of this eplsodo Is only ono Item In tho prlco which Poary paid tor tho Immortal fnnio .tlint Is now acknowledged to be his. Ho spent pnrctlcnlly all ho had in monoy, gnvo all that was In him for hard work, and suffered all that tho human framo could onduro from hi iiKor. cold and disappointment. He '' mado eight Journeys Into tho Arctic, -spont upwards of half a million dol lars and several times ho barely es- capod tho death which in various -forms had been tho fnto of more than 700 explorers before him. Tho first Btop that lod Peary to- "ward tho Polo was taken in Wash ington ono day when ho walked Into a book store to browso and picked MP -n fugltlvo account of Greenland. Ho liocnmo nn Insatiable roador On tho subjoct of tho Arctic. Ho was thon 30 joors old. Ho was 1)orn In Cresson, Pa., In 18515. His fathor died when ho was threo years old, and his mothor took him to Port land, Mo., whora ho spent his boy hood, roaming about Casco Bay. Ho went to Dowdoln Coltego, won fame thoro as a runner and jumper, and stood In tho honor column of scholar ship. It was a little later that he had gono Washington to work as a draugbf'sfhan in the Coast and Geod etic BUjroy oinces. tie spent um spare tlmo studying civil engineer ing and passed In that branch Into tho naval sorvlce. Ho became Lieutenant Peary, TJ. B. N, . His first assignment was to the tropics. He was a leader of the sur veying for the Nlcaraguaa , canal -roiito.. It, was when be returned to (Continued on Paga Five) DOCTORS OPERATE ON INJURED LEG X Kay examination of the rlclit leg of II. II Jenkins, grocerymiiu, who wiih In J ti rod accidentally )uiturf day when struck by an automobile that he was displaying to a prospec tive purchaser, showed that tho bono had boon badly crushed, necosiltat Ing an operation. Tho operation was performed tills morning by Drs. Soulo. Lamb and Goddard, who mado an Incision ex posing tho injured bono, which was then sutured with tendons. Tho physicians expect that I ho In Jury will keep Mr. Jenkins confined to bis bed for some time. It may be three or four months before bo will be able to uso the leg to any extent FATHER OF CITY Dr. A. A. Boulc, city hoalth offi cer, today received word of the death 01 nis miner, yinuiuw numc, . homo at Montague, Cal., nt 3 o'clork this morning. Dr. Soule left thl-t afternoon by automobile to attend the funeral und will bo nbscnt for two or threo days. lJesldoB the local phslclan, tho decedent Is survived by a widow and threo children, Mrs. D. C. Khrhart of Ilornbrook, Mrs. George Drown of Mnntueuo. mid Clarence Soule of Yreka, C'nllforlnn. Andrew Soule wnH pnst 88 jonrs of .iite. He had been fnillng for some tlmo and his death was not un expected. He was a native of Now York stnto and one of tho early Cal ifornia pioneers, having crosicd the plains by ox team In 1854, suffering many hardships by tho way nnd hav ing many hairbreadth escapes from the Indlnns. His party was the next behind a band of Immigrants massa cred at !loody Point, but the, mili tary expedition from Yroka hsd 7 V ?.' . ... . ... t .!... tamed the hostile Modocs and tney wore not harmed. Mr. Soule In all tho years since haB resided In SUklyou county. In the early days ho mined extensively and In later ypars devotod his attontion to stock-raising and farming. FRENCH MEMORIALS WILL BE MAILED Ilecauso of tho health board's order against public gatherings, tho American Legion will not hold a meeting, as planned, Sunday for tho presentation of tho French memorial certificates of gratitude to tho rela tives of soldiers who died in tho great war. IiiBtoml tho memorials will bo malted today. Eleven certificates will bo forwnrded. ,, T.ho local .post lias tho naAies"o'f HinoniyljOj wore killed or dltd Intthpfsorvlco, hujtho relatives of 'tlneo of them, If any survive, are unknown. Following are tho names of tho docoased scrvico men and the nemos and addresses of relatives who will receive tho certificates: Van A. Corn ish, Mrs. Clara Davison, 412 N. 11th St., Klnmnth Falls, Ore.; Frank R. Tucker, Mrs. Maudo Tuckor, 339 Michigan nnd Monlowny, Klojnath Falls, Ore.; Ed F. Parker, Mrs. L. A. Parker, C10 N. 11th St., Klamath Fulls, Ore.: Albert V. Hamilton, Hul da Hamilton, 1205 Worden Ave. Klamath Falls, Ore.; Thomas J. Grif fin, ,H. V. Griffin, Chtloquln, Ore.; Raymond I. Tower, CharloUo I. Tow- or, Worden, Ore.; Don C. Redfiold, Fannie W. Itodfleld, Klamath Falls, Ore,; James H. Doggs, T. F. Hoggs, Lorella, Ore.; James 13. Parazoo, Mrs. Ellon Asvads, In care of Reservation, Chlloquln, Ore,; Albert W. Jones, Mrs. C. W. Kalor, 203 Michigan Avo Klamath Falls, Ore.; Cecil O. Weeks, Mr, Honry J. Weeks, Klamath Falls, Ore. WAITER LHFT $35,000 SAN. FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Tho $35,000 estate left by Harry Hast ings, a waiter at tho Elk Club here, will go to the state because tho. pub lic administrator has been unable to locate any relatives. Hastings came here from tho east 25 years ago. NO PAPER MONDAY. For reasons given on Page 4 '4 of this Issue, thore will be no paper Issued on Monday, PH SICIIN DEAD HEED WOMAN ' CUBING ORDER IS SUilODl U END SUNDAY i Word has been received here of tbn deuth at tho home of her son at Gnlt, Cal., of Mrs. Margaret Itoutloy, affectionately known as "Grandma" Houtlcy, mother of Mrs. Burntll Short and James Dixon of Klamath Falls, Mrs. Maud McDonald of fforth Dukota, und John Dixon of Gait, Cal. , Mrs. Houtlcy was past SO year old. She. was born In Newry, Ire land, and emigrated to Ontario Canada, when a small child.. Shu grew up there and was twice marT' rlcd. After the death of her hus band, about 25 years ago, she came to Oregon and has since made hcrl home with her daughter and sons here and In California. Most of the time was passed with her son and daughter in Klamath county. She bad lived here for about 20 years,' mostly with her daughter, Mrs. Snor, For the past ten years she had been practically helpless with para lysis und rheumatism. Her death was due to the natural dissolution brought about by ago. Besides her children she is survived by two brothorH, who live In Ontario, Can ada, Two slhtcrs died about a eur ago. Tho body will arrive hero tonight and bo taken to tho Durrell Short homo. The funeral will be held Sun day afternoon, from the church o' Mt. Lnkl, and Interment will take place in the Mt. Lakl cemetery. JUROR'S ILLNESS HALTS I. W. W. TRIAL MONTESANO, Feb. 20. The trial of ten I. W. W. members for the murder of Warren Grimm was halted temporarily today by the illness of Edward' Parr, . Juror. Physicians sald,4t was unsafe to ask him to at tend the trial, due to a high fever. The Judge decided 'to postpone tbo sessions. Tbo Washington laws prel vent tho separation of tho Jurors; so discharge of Parr as a juror and sub stitution of ono alternate can be mado only in caso of u probable lengthy delay In tho trial. Three alienists are to examine Loren Roberts, one of tho defendants, In an effort to determine his sanity. Ho Is alleged to have made n confession. The defense claims he Is Insane. MASONS PREPARE TO ATTEND CONCLAVE At n meeting of local Masons last evening urrangomonts were mado for a special Pullman coach to carry tho Klamath Falls delegation to the Pflent reunion of tho Ancient and Ac cepted Scottish Rites Masons and the nllgrimago at tho Ashland Shrine, to be held at Eugene, March 5 and G. Fifteen local members of tho fra ternlty havo signified their Intention of taking the trip and they met last night, to perfect plans for trnnsporta tion. Most of tho party wilt tako the Scottish Rlto and Shrine degrees on this occasion. A few have already had tho work. Thoso who have signified their in tention of going nre: George Burton Jack Kimball, Marion Hanks, Dave Lennox, Oscar Peyton, Frank Ward, Merle West, Curt Sctzor, Lloyd Iirownell, C. J. Ferguson, Glenn Gar rett, Oliver Splkor, A. B. Epperson, Emmttt Mngee, and A. J. Voye. Dr. Truax and W, E. Lamm mny go if their business pormlts. Tho pilgrims havo a program ar ranged that will not fall to nttrnct at tention of the natives In tho parts to which they Journey, and both en route and during tho conclave their allegiance nnd loyalty to Klamath Falls will bo plentifully heralded, Tho spoclal car will leavo hore March 4, and will return March 7 MEXICO FAVORS THR nOV SCOUTS MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5. (By Mall.) The Boy Scout movement is looked upon with favor in Mexico. Its expansion in the-ropubllc Is to bo under direct supervision of tho De partment of War which has recently appointed a commission to visit tho United States and Latin-American countries' with a view to establishing a close relationship among the var ious organizations. Regardless of any action the health hoard may take toward lifting the ban on public gatherings Sunday, tbo Presbyterian, Methodist, First Bap tist and Emmanuel Baptist churches'! will hold ho meetings, it was an nounced, by the Rev. E. P. Lawrence today after a conference, of pastors. Tbo Christian church may hold services ,lf the order is lifted. Dr. bouie latlmatod today that If the courthouse hospital was pperatlng by Riindnyj permitting the Isolation of the cases now s'catfejed throughout the city in the lodging houses, the ban on' public gatherings might be lifted. ;There are about 15 cases re ported tin various rooming houses and hotels. , , Beds' are 'Instated la the court house .building and It has been cleaned, heated and lighted, bnt the bedding shipped by regional Red Cross :hcadquarters ialled to arrive last night. It Is expected tonight. however. If It comes, the hospital will be ready at once and the closing order against public gatherings, un less there are more developments, win probably be lifted Sunday. j , - ER, SLEEP TOGETHER Dennis Franklin Lakey, aged ono yoar ufcd seven months, was burled this afternoon at the Mt. Lakl ceme tery with his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Lakey,; from the Whltlock chapel. Tho mother died Wednesday, leaving a Husband, Levl'Lakey, and the child. The Infant passed away last night from pneumonia, the same dls ea3V,tbat caused the mother.'s death. jiuau "f! ufAi' CharleetSt. Peters, aged 64 years. died Ibis morning at the county in firmary. Death 'resulted from in firmities attendant upon his age. As far as is known, he is without rela tives. ' . It SIERJULL WOMAN VICTIM Mrs. Lydla Todd of Merrill died last night from pneumonia, accord ing to a message received by Earl Whitlock, funeral director. She leaves a son In Portland, who has been notified of her death. Funeral arrangements are awaiting the son's direction, " WORKING HARD ON O. A. C. ANNUAL OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Feb. 20. Mildred L. Thrasher of Klamath Falls received montion in tho Barometer, official publication of the student body, for work done on the Beaver annual, the college yearbook. "Students of tho art department," says the item, "with tho help of F. D. McClouth, professor of art, are working hard on Illustrations for tho Beaver. "Only thoso connected with tho work can realize tho effort and tlmo required for these illustrations. Some students are employing every vacant hour in the school week, and Saturdays and Sundays also, to finish tho work, as the time is short. "Tho work being done by the students Is of high quality and all are willing and axiaus to help. They are determined to make this year's Beaver the best possible, The work In illustration of this group of students not only adds to tho interest of the annual, but the experience gained Is of value to thoso Intending to continue tho study of art." WITHIN DAY OF KACH OTHER ews nas been recelvod here of tho death at Beatty, February 17. of Mrs. Delia Hutchinson, wife of John Hutchinson, an.d tho death of their son,' Rudolph Hutchinson, on the fol lowing day. Death of both, mother and son is attributed to pneumonia. 1- COALS TO NEWCASTLE EUREKA. Cal., Feb. 20. Hum boldt county, Cat., Swiss cheese has been skipped Q Switzerland where it Is having a ready sale, accerding: to tbe Central California creameries, MTU 0 nkw york o. o. v. is tor hknati: iu:.hi:rvatiox.s NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Im mediate ratification of the peace treaty with the Senato ratifications retaining for the United States Its right to with draw from the league of nations on proper notice, and the dec laration against Article Ten In it present form, was advocated In a platform adopted today by the New York State Republican association. 'Emphasis Is laid on the de- mand. for protection by the treaty'for the Monroe doctrine, both "In letter and in spirit." lit E BUYSTULELAND Arthur B. Clark of Spokane, Wash-, has purchased 1400 acres of tule land near Midland from L. Jacobs and plans to plant it (bis spring. Mr. Clark has been here for the past three weeks looking the tule land possibilities over. The deal with Mr. Jacobs was closed today. Mr. Clark has bad a great deal of experience with Washington swamp lands and is said to be one of the largest operators In reclaimed land in the state. He has been operating in this class of farming for the last 18 years. He is leaving at once for Spokane but plans to return here next month with tractors and fanning outfit to put the land in shape for planting this season. He is well pleased with bis purchase and sees big possiblll ties in its development for the growing of potatoes, onions and other vegetables, although he will probably start with grain and alfalfa hay farming. ;jHy, Is leaving with the intention of interesting friends in Klamath? county tule lands and when he re turns expects to bring some of 'them back with him to purchase more acreage In this tract. WANTS TO MEET THE O. A. C. ALUMNI TONIGHT. W. L. Kadderly, a representative of the Alumni association of the O. A. C. is in the city and wishes to meet all the alumni and ex-students of the O. A. C. at tho County Agents office in the Swanson building this evening at eight o'clock. O Q Farm Bureau Items -o L. A. West, chairman of the live stock committee of the county farm bureau, as a representative of the committee has left for northern Ore gon and Washington to select the carload of pureblooded Shorthorn heifers., which the livestock commit teo will bring into Klamath county for auction. The sale will be held sometime in March. Mr. West will bo Jointed at Corval lls by an expert from the animal hus bandry department of the Oregon Agricultural college, who will accom pany him and lend his aid and advice in the selection of the Shorthorns. Tho livestock committee s repre sentatives will also choose some 20 or 25 Shorthorn calves for distribution among the members of tho county boys' and girls' Industrial club. These calves will bo raised by tho young folk for exhibition at the coun ty fair, at which time prizes will bo awarded. Tho stock will then De auctioned. Tho young people who raise them will have the privilege of bidding. The livestock committee has been working on tbl3 plan for Improving tho county's livestock ever since tho organization of the farm bureau and has the detatls well worked out. The community will watch with Interest the experiment. The carload of sulphur recently or dered 'Is here, announces County Agent Thomas, and 1500 pounds of alfalfa seed has also arrived. Both are at the O. K. Transfer company's warehouse for distribution. W, L. Kadderly of the Oregon Ag ricultural college, leader of the coun ty agricultural agents of the state, Is hero conferring with E. H. Thomas, county agent, on the progress of agri cultural work in Klaniath county. SPOKAN m ilLSOIf'S NOTE OF SETTLEMENT President's Communication to Euro pean Powers Said to Offer Gromd for Adjudication of Adriatic HltB tfen; Tone Is Firm. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Th position of the American govern ment on tho Adriatic settlement has been made so plain in President Wil son's reply to the Allied note that it is believed that the answer from th European powers will provide tho basis for a final settlement rn." tho question. The President is understood to have made it perfectly clear that to United 8tates cannot accept the set tlement reached by the Allied, premiers, as concurred in by Italy and made the subject of the ultima tum to Jugo-Slavla last month. It is also made clear that the enforce ment in the Adriatic of the terms of the secret treaty of London, mada before the United States entered th war, would be wholly unacceptable) to this country. BAPTIST PASTOR GOES TO CONFERENCE Rev, W. B. Stewart, who is state supply pastor for the Baptist con vention board and who has been, supplying for the Emmanuel Baptist? church in this city for a month, re turned to McMlnnville Saturday. From there he will go to Portland to attend the state pastors' training conference to be held in the First Baptist church in that city, March. 3 to 5. Rev. Mr. Stewart is doing splea- dld work in Oregon, supplyiac churches (bat. are pastorless aair placln'gf pastor in 'sucir-churches as soon as "possible. He hopes to plaoa a pastor in this field 'soon. ' I. W. 'IV. CONVICTED OF SYNDICALISM MONTESANO, Feb. 20. Elevea alleged I. W. W. members, charged with criminal syndicalism under th statutes1 of Washington, were found, guilty in the court of Superior Judge Von Sbeeko. Thirteen originally were charged, one being dismissed! for lack of evidence, another because of illness preventing him from at tending the trial. All the defendants were arrested in southern Washing ton, shortly after the CentraUa Armistice day shootings. The trial was held across the' hall from Judge Wilson's court, where , ten alleged I. W. W. are being tried for murder. The trials have been running con currently. O O Telegraph Tabloids I o : o WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Tho principle of universal military train ing as part of the nation's future military policy was approved by tho House Military Committee today by a vote of 11 to 9. LONDON, Fob. 20. Bolshevlkl forces havo captured Archangel on, the White Sea, according to a wire less from Moscow. The "Whites" have abandoned the town and their troops have Joined the Bolshevlkl, the message said. Bolshevlkl posses sion of the city would mean a mater ial weakening of the Dvlna line. On February 18th, the Bolshevlkl were reported by the British war office to be seventy miles south of Archangel. i THE HAGUE, Feb. 20. Before, answering the last Allied note rela tive to the extradition of the former German Emperor, the Dutch govern ment is expected to assure Itself that the erstwhile Monarch is willing to settle down for life at Doom, and. not disturb the world's peace further. It Is understood .he is willing to ac- cepUDoorn as a haven. A NW YORK, Feb. 20. Wllsoa Welsh Adams, American Mine Super intendent, has been released by MexU, cambandlts and arrived safely at SaU tlllo, a telegram received today says. It s unknown whether a ransom was paid or whether troops made tat rescue. t . .. rffl .i