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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1920)
fflh lEimtttta literal? OFFICIAL PAPER OF KLAMATH FAMJ) OFFICIAL PAPKB OF KLABIATn COUNT Fourteenth Year No. 3859 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1920 Price, Five Cents n t. DIM UBEfl CO. IS RQBBEDi rollcn today nru wuiklng enuikH limn who onlurod tlio ofllco ot tlio City TrtitiMfur. conipany hoiihi tlimi Innt night nml broko upon tho safe, escaping with ulioiit $700 In ciihIi mill u largo iiuinlnir of cIuicUh, yuH lorday'H rolluctluiiH thai hail not boon lianki'il. Tlio rolilmiH ovortookcil ulioiit $1,100 In ciihIi ami It In tiulluvud that thoy woro frlghtunod away Iwforo Vthoy had romplnti'd tho Joh. Tho lock of tho wife whh furred! hut It Ih IiiiIIuvimI that moiiiii work had liwm dono upon It Hnvural days ago' In preparation for hmt night's roll bnry.'nnd that tho Joh Ih tho work o Kuuio olio who had thn opportunity to tamper with thu lock. Loral liaukH wuru notlllud today to stop payuumt on rhui-kH iiiado payable to thn City Trnnnfor com. pnny, whllu thu arfalr In being In vestigated. L CLUB II . .. Lowdon of Illinois as tho logical rholcn of tho Itupulillcnn party as pivnlihintlitl candldato hold a well - nupponern in uovornor rrmiK u.(.,R ,, .. ,,,,. ir.O0.O00 of nnomuMi nun oiunuHiiiHiic niuuililK III,, moRiy ,,,,, thoro inB tho clly hall last night. Several , ..., ,, ,., fir,ni ,. on hand. Addresses wuru madu dealing with the history mid achlovomonts ot thu Illinois governor anil tho mooting culminated In tho formation of a Lowdon-for-Prcildont club and tho soloctlon of offlcors. Tho following ofllcors. woro chosen: II. M. Manning, president; W. II. Honnor, ,vlco-presldent; Frod A. Tinker, secrotary, mid J. II. Carniilian, treusurcr. A general commlttuo was appoint ed, consisting of V. II. Mason, Al Leavltt. J. 8. .Smith, Lou Itoyuo, and amines i,onz. An immediate cam paign to strengthen tho organization will bo begun mid It Is planned to havo representatives In uvery pro duct ot thu county to advocato tho candidacy of thu rlub'H cholcu of presidential tlmbor. iieckuiti.nu officers here seeki.vo men, Lloutoniint J. (). Adams and Sergeant (!rnvos, detached for re cruiting sorvlco, are hero for a fow tlnys seoklng men for nil branches of tho army. Lieutenant Adams Is stop ping at tho Hull Hotel. Ills homo Is In Ashland. Thirteen yearn ago ho spont somo tlmo In Klamath Falls, and helped In tho construction or tho canal horo. MRS. W. D. HARLAN IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM Mrs. Adah Mablo Harlan, wlfo of W. D. Hnrlan, a sawyer for tho Klamath Lumber & Box company, died this morning at 5 o'clock nt tlio " family homo at Shlpplngtou from pneumonia. Tho family havo llvud horo for sovoral years and have many friends who will slncoroly ro grot tho passing ot a Iovnblo nnd estimable woman. Mrs. Harlan, bosldo lior htiBband, lenvos throo children to mourn hor loss. No nrrungomontH hnvo yet boon inado for tho funoral. , DUFFS WINNERS IN ( BOWLING CONTEST The Duffs droppod two of tho throo gamos playod on tho Elks al loys I'laat night to tho Sawdust club, Both sldos. lacked -tegular players, as somo of tho llno-up failed to ap pear, but Bubstltutoa wore choson In ordor to keep from postponing tho match. Tho contost showed no start ling features, nor made any distinct change In tho club standing, A,ckley raised his individual nvor ago a fraction, and It now stands Van Belfon 186 2-3 nnd Ackloy 186 4-11. Tho match tonight la between the; Spark: Plugs and tho Rookies. WEATHER REPORT. OREGON Tonight codor, Thurs day fair, gontlo aouthorly winds. farmers seek more voi uk in affairs - CHICAGO, Mar. 3. Tho Niitloiuil Farm Bureau Fedora- tlon, Ha Id to bo hackud by 700,- 4 000 fnrmorH, will 'oxpudlto da- 4 - ,4 volnpniout of farmliii; interests, Haiti J, II. Howard, temporary president, at tho inuotlnir today. Tho purposo ot tho mooting Is 4 to frdornto tho county and Htntu farm huroaun already function- 4 lug In 28 ntfitcH. Tho fedora- 4 lion plana to secure legislation . to Hlmpllfy inarkotlug and dls- trlhutlon mid to tako it rofor- t'lidiim vote of farmora on all public iiucHtlonH. KarmisrH havo 4 not boon ropriiHunlod properly hurotoforu, Howard assorted. 44444444444444444 m ESTATE Thn Inventory and appraisement of tho property of tho luto Dr. Ilornard Daly of Lnkovlow was inado during tho past weok by tho ap- pralnorB. F. 1. Cronomlllor, S. 8. Chandler and Harry Halloy. Tho total valuo of tho estate, according to thn nnnralnuiitunt. Is placed at $733,- i - ' (. , KOVOrnmcnt, municipal, ur ,nl . rl,1M1tv n.l road bonds. The ; ll(rK0Ht lnBi0 llum , thu Inventory At thu tlmu ofAhls death tho doctor pwnod $70,200 Mi Liberty loan bonds and $2,000 In war savings stamps. Tho complcfcpjjfnvpntory and np- pralBomont follews: Money on handL-n".rr...$152,978.32 War Bavlngs stamps 2,000.00 Llborty loan bonds 79,200.00 Lake county road bonds 10,000.00 City ot Astoria Im. bonds 10,000.00 Coos County School Dlst. No. 41 - 10,000.00 Tillamook City Im. bonds 10.000.00 I Tort ot Astoria bonds.... 15,000.00 I'ort of Toledo bonds 10,000.00 Clatsop School Dlst. 1.... 10,000.00 Noz Perco County, Idaho, Dlst. bonds 10,000.00 City of Coburg bonds 10,000.00 City of Holons bonds 10,000.00 County ot Hood llivor Irrigation bonds 10,000.00 Clly of Arco, Ida., bonds 5,000.00 Lake Co. School Dlst. 1.. City of Newport bonds.... Klamath County School Dlst. No. 7 Klamath County School Dlst. No. 0 Klamath County School Dlst. No. 22. Klamath County School Dlst. No. 23 Lake Co. School Dlst. 11 City of Toledo Klamath County School Dlst. No. 40 City of Heppner bonds.... City of llulil waterworks 5,000.00 5,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1.000.00 1,500.00 650.00 10,000.00 8,000.00 206 shures ot Hank of Lakovlow 128,750.00 100 shares of First Na tional Hank 212 shares ot Lake County Loan and Sav ings Hank 72 shares ot Lakeview Water Co 25,000.00 6,360.00 2,880.00 843 shares ot Lake County Land nnd Live stock Co 109,590.00 1 aharo of Lakovlow Wool Storago Co 12,50 Promissory notes 44,257.75 Heal ostato 26,800.00 WI1KN YOU KNOW THE REASON YOU'LL EXOUSE HIM. Along about 4 o'clock yesterday nftornoon, Lloyd DoLap, clerk ot the circuit court, was a decent and ordor ly cltizon, but ho has since become ontiroly Irresponsible Ho thinks ho has n porfoctly valid excuse and of fora It on evory occasloi, It runs like this: Well say, bo, sho's some girl, now. Tako it from hor daddy. Suro drew a queen to a pair ot jacks this. time," Mother and daughter aro doing woll.says tho family physician, and father la expected to gradually ro gain his normal polso. M ra ira F. 8. Townsond, doputy lahor com missioner for tho otnto of Oregon, loft on this morning's train nftor 'spending sovcral daya In collecting , data bearing on tho number, status . nnd working conditions of femalo workurH, especially those workors i' , "census" was takon In lino with tho work ot tho labor bureau, tho head of which Is Commissioner C. It. arnm. Tho results of Mr. Town Hond's Investigations will bo made known In duo course Tho head quarters ot tho labor bureau Is at Salem, and data can bo secured thoro for tho asking. Machinist Organized Tho machinists' and auto me chanics' local union, No. 1473, of tho International Association ot Machin ists, completed Its preliminary or ganization, which was delayed somo time owing to tho recent health con ditions. At a meeting hold on Fobrunry 27 tho mombers woro ob ligated, and tho following ofllcors woro elected: Win. Conklln, presi dent; A. Q. I'owoll, secretary; F. C. .Miller, financial secretary. A trea surer, sentinel, conductor and vice president woro also elected. At tho next mooting, scheduled for March 9, a largo number will bo Initiated, mid it is expected by tho organization that all machinists and auto mo chunks In Klamath Falls will oven- tuully unillato themselves with thlsLblood pressure on his return to tho now union, which Is also adUlated with thu central labor council and, through connections, with tho Oro gon stntu and American Federation of Labor. UnionliiiR Loggers Tho Timborworkora' International union 'Is conducting a vigorous cam paign for momborshlp amongst tho many hundreds of men in this county engaged In tho logging, tlmbor and nlllod Jndustrlos. At tho height ot tho season thoro aro from 1500 to 2000 mon engaged In tho various woods, mills and factories, and as all ot theso aro eloglblo in momborshlp In tho I. U. T tho Hold is a largo one. Tho Tlmbcrworkore' union, which Is affiliated with tho American Federation of Labor, has a largo momborshlp at Weed, Cal., and at Bend, Ore, and tho local territory, lying as it does between tho two nnnied, is a good field for tho en- dcavors of tho organlzora now at!M- A Mnm, (or somo tlmo, will work. A charter is on tho way, and n mooting Is to bo held Wednesday, at tho labor council hall. MASONS OFF FOR EUGENE TOMORROW Tomorrow Is tho date of tho big oxodus ot local Masons, who will Join tho gonorul pilgrimage to Eugene, where tho Scottish Rites degrees and Sbrlners will hold a big conclavo from Thursdny until Snturday. Fiftoon local mombors, more or loss, nearly all candidates for Scot tish Rltos and Shrine degrees, will mnko tho trip In a prlvnto Pullman, returning March 7. HOTEL MAX LOSES BOTH PARENTS INSIDE AVEEK James Mllno, residont manager of tho White Pollcan hotel, who was called to Seattle, a week ago on ac count of tho illness ot his mother, arrived too lato to see her nllvo, ac cording to word rocelv6d horo Four days after tho death ot his mother, his fathor also passed away, says tho message from Mr. Mllno. Both paronts woro well along in years, his mother having passed four score. MOVIE STAR DIVORCED. RENO, Nov., Mar. 3. Mary Pick ford, movlo star, was granted a dlvorco from Owen Mooro yesterday at Minded, near Carson, on tho ground of desertion. She wept free ly while testifying. Mooro was not present, but was represented by. counsel. MISSIONARY SOCIETY Tho Women's Missionary society of tho Christian church will meet to morrow afternoon, at 2:30, at i tho homo of TUrs. E. J. Mayor, 639 Wash ington street Mrs. M, L. Miller will lead tho 'meeting. Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Anderson will act as assistant hostesses. Members and friends aro mvitod. , sire UN A Eight thousand acres of govern ment land on tho easterly and north erly shores 'of Tulo lako will bo leas ed to tho highest bidders tho bids closing Thursday, March 5, at 2 o'clock p. m. HIds will bo received up to that tlmo nt the office- of the U. S. Reclamation Sorvlco hero. Thcro nro 93 separate lots offered, ranging In size from 54 to 192 acres. Tho land Is all highly fertile, subject to Immodlato cultivation and much of it is sub-Irrigated. Tho minimum bid acceptable is 50 cents an acre, although past experi ence has shown that bids actually run as high as six dollars an aero. Similar land leased last year produc ed crops running as high in valuo as $80 an acre, it is said by tlioso famil iar with farming operations In tho district. PIIKSIDKNT TAKKS KlILST ItlDK HI.NCE ILLNKSS WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. Tho President motored in a closed car to day, for tho first tlmo slnco October. Photographers were barred. Tho President exchanged greet ings with Senator Borah. On his way he passed many groups of peoplo who recognized him, and smilingly rosponded when they spoko to him. Dr. Grayson said tho trip proved beneficial to tho President and his Whlto IIouso was normal. UKLIKF COKIK KXPRKSSKS KKGKLT 1'OIt BKKKAVKME.Vr. dondolonco and regret over tho beyy lament, suffered by, Mrs. B. S. Grigsby, president of tho Women's Belief corps, and mombors of her family, In tho death ot J. B. Faith, brother of Mrs. Grlgsby, Is offered by the Rollof Corps members. Tho Re lief Corps wishes Mrs. Grlgsby and other mombers ot tho boreaved fam ily to know thnt they havo tho synv pathy of tho corps in their sorrow. VWWVWWWWMiMAA' Personal Mention VWMVMWWWWVAAAAAAAAAAA W. R. Mann of Swalwell, Canada, who has been visiting his brother. leave Thursday for his homo, Kip Van Riper left this morning for Phoenix, Arizona, to visit his daughtor, Miss Lillian Van RIpor, who is very 111. Mrs. Van Riper has been in Arizona slnco tho holidays. A. B. Epperson left this morning for Eugene, tho advanco guard ot a number ot mombors ot tho local lodgo ot Masons who go tomorrow by special car to attend tho conclavo ot Scottish Rito Masons and Shrlners. Arthur Brown, district circulation manager of tho Portland Oregonian, is horo on ono of his regular visits and will remain until Saturday. Robort E. Smith camo in . Inst night from a short business trip to San Francisco. Ho says Dunsmulr was having a severe snow storm. Mr. and Mrs, H. M. Bngby havo purchased tho Washington Rooming house from Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Will iams and took possession March 1st. Mr. and Mrs. Williams and children left yosterdny for Pendleton, Oro., where they will resido as Mr. Will lams has accoptod the ngoncy for tho Lexington car in that city. Constable J. F. Morloy loft this morning for Los Angeles In connec tion with a forgory caso that Is ponding thoro. Tho accused forgor is believed to havo been nssociatod with Fred Ford, now In Jail hero awaiting examination on n forgery charge, and Los Angeles ofllcors ex pect the local detectives to assist them in their case. J, A. Maddox has Just rcturnod from an extended trip thru the south, Ho has been gono several months and visited El Paso, Texas, Stock ton, San Diego, Los, Angeles, San Francisco and other California points, Mr. Maddox reports business .conditions to be fine in the South ern country and every body prosper ous. Although a sevore attack ot ery sipelas preventod full oujoymont of tho trip ho returns looking and foel- jng fln0i ' A.NOTIIKK HOW MAIIKM I'ltOOHKSS OK UKAHlSa. WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. An- other row nt tho hearings of tho IIuubo Ways Means Com- rn It too on sold lor relict broko 4 O out today. Kdward H. Hale, .(representing' tho veterans of, foreign wars told tho commit- to that statements yesterday J by Commander D'Oller, of tho American Legion were "error- , oneous mid should be contra- 4 dieted." Quieting tho storm of pro- test, Chairman Fordney said 4 unless order was maintained 4 4 tho hearings would bo aband- 4 4 onod. Hale urged relief at tho 4 4 rato of $30 a month Instead of 4 4 $50, with tho additional grant 4 4 of '$'100 to those serving over- 4 4 sons, tho money to bo raised by 4 4 'taxing incomes over $50,000. 4 44444444 4-4 4444444 Directors ot both the Enterprise and Langell Valley Irrigation dis tricts held meetings yesterday. No new steps were taken In the propos ed movement for elimination of ob jecting swamp land owners from the district. Tho matter was discussed, but as most of tho protesants were unable to bo present no definite ad vance was made. A petition has heen prepared for the exclusions! the dis puted area and will be submitted to' tho objectors for signatures. Enterprise district is becoming anxlons for a resumption of con; struction work, which was stopped by Contractors Gale andi Campbell whqntho storm started lasfNovem beTJ.Hftfd limits protjable that tf-the. weather remains fair a construction camp will bo established soon and ditch work resumed. The machinery, contracts call for the Installation of pumps and motors by May 1. FAITH FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW. Tho funeral of tho late J. R. Faith will bo held tomorrow. The body will Ho in stato at tho Whit lock chapel from 9 to 10:30 a. m., and bo taken thence to Bonanza, where Interment will tako placo. Funoral services will bo conducted at tho cometery by the Rev. J. W. Bryant. BANK SUES TO COLLECT NOTE FOR" 910,000 Suit to collect a promissory note for $10,000, with attorney's fees, in terest and costs, was filed In tho cir cuit court yesterday against Charles Horton, woll known stockman of Klamath and Jackson counties, by tho Astoria National bank, through its attornoy, Edward C. Judd, of Astoria. SUES TO QUIET TITLE L. .M. Langloy has begun suit in tho circuit court against tho Gorman Amorican bank of Seattle to quiet tltlo ,to land In this county in which defendant claims adverse interest. Tho land is tho southeast quarter of tho southeast quarter ot section 2, and tho north half of the northeast quarter of tho northwest quarter of section 11, township 39 south, range 8 east'. W. M. TAPS ARE SOUNDED FOR VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR Mrs. A.' F. Salfickoy loft this morning for' Dallas, Oregon, called by tho death of her step-father, General D. M. Siiiutz, who passed away yesterday. General Smutz was a commander of Union forces during tho Civil War. S. P. BRAKEMAN AND LOCAL GIRL WEDDED Carl Bruce Ogdon, brakeman for tho Southern Pacific company, and MIsa Evana Pearl Kincald wero mar ried last evening by Justice N. J, Chapman. Jacob U. Moigs and Mary M. Barnes securod a marriago license from tho county dork yosterday. 1RRIBATIDN BOARDS MEET LEW PROTEST IT ACTION Klamath Po3t of the American Legion, in its fight against what It alleges Is an' attempt of tho California-Oregon .Power company to con trol the waters bt Upper Klamath lako and make Irrigation In tho en tire Klamath basin dependent upon tho corporation's command, has filed a request with the state engineer to withold action on tho application ot the power company for a water right iu the Klamath river, until tho effect upon irrigation in tho lower Klam ath area is determined. The Legion bases Its interest in the matter upon tho fact that tho area affected contains 30,000 acres of public lands, which will in the future be opened to homestead en try, with preferential rights io ex service men. It Is to guard the pros pective settlers' rights to Irrigation water that tho Legion asserts it is now intervening. A protest has been filed by tele graph with Percy A. Cupper, state engineer, by the local post, and his action Is being awaited. Tho tele gram to Cupper says: Request you withold approval of. the water right application of the California-Oregon Power company for the waters of the Klamath river, until it can be definitely ascertained whether or not granting Its applica tion would deprive tho lower Klam ath lake erea of water for irrigation. Thirty thousand acres of public lands in this area are about to be opened, with, preference rights to ex service men, and. we want water for these lands. We feel that tho de partment of the Interior has no authority to Darter away tho water rights of-tje people, secured Jy tho govcniikWflVcaton'inl905 for thbj rrea?-2V '. DEBATE AT HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY EVE A debate on the questien: "Re solved that Congress Should Create a iDepartment of Education, with powers as defined, and with ap propriations as provided, la the Smith-Towner Bill," will bo hold Friday evening at tho local high school. Tho debate is one of tho pre liminaries in the state debating championship contest, which will bo decided, by teams chosen from all districts of the state by an elimina tion process at .Eugene In May. In Friday night's debato tho at flrmativo will bo upheld by Eliza beth Grlgsby and Lucille Larkey; the negatiyo by Scott McKendreo and Paul Keller: Tho victorious-local team will meet tho Lakeyiew team in two do bates, one hero March 19, ono at Lakeview, March -24, and the victors ot thq intev-county contest will represent this district at Eugene. As the debating club is under somo lit tle expense for travelling purposes, a 25 cent admission will bo chargod tho public Friday night. Tho public aro cordiully invited to attend and support tho debaters. MAKES BELGIAN GIRL HIS BRIDE Another chapter in a happy ro mance of tho war was completed Monday, In Portland, with tho mar riago in that city of Herbert C. Ham ilton of Klamath Falls, and Miss Ar niance Lojoune of Verviers. Belgium, says tho Portland Oregonian. Young Hamilton arrived from overseas last August with a couplo of service stripes and a determina tion to make tho Belgian miss his wlfo. Last week he recoivod a tolo- ' gram from her saying sho had arrly- od In New York, so ho hastened to Portland and met her whBn she ar rived from the east. They are stop ping at the Imperial. Mr. Hamilton went, overseas" with a motor transport division in which he served until the signing of tho armistice Ho was then sent on do tnxhed service with the American armisticQ commission to Verviers, Belgium, where he met the young woman who Is to become Mrs. Ham ilton. Following a brief honeymoon in Portland they will proceed to Klam- nit. Tin 11 h ...1. a.JL .-( TY...... I I ' - I- 1 uin a una, wuuio iui, xiumiuuu la lu business. wpgyl i