OFFICIAL PAPER OK
KLAMATH FAMS
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OFFICIAL- PAPER OF
KLAMATH COUNT
Fourteenth Ycnr No. 3881
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1920
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MORROW SEES
BEGINNING OE
CIT? SURVEY
C.MiiiiilinllJ Betterment Cimimlllee I
IHMilbiHiv Oiii-nIIoiimiiIii' iI.
tllvr riiml IliHlrliilloiiH l OI1H
of Winker t MitIIiik
A largo and enthusiastic mooting
tif tho workers who are to make tho
house to house canvass for thu com
munity survey was hold this after
noon at the Mimonlo hall. The ques
tionnaires to bo used were dlstrl
Luted among the workers and In
structions given for filling them out.
Precinct captains divided up tliolr
territory among tliuir woruers ""
.Uio Btart will bo mailo tomorrow
will bo mado tomorrow
morning, hvorr omin win uu iiimwcliiiMlii, accused of iirsniilt upon
to roach ovory nomo nnii inisuium.
oktabllshiuont In tho city, and it Is
hoped mat uio onu oi uio wuuk .
eco tho completion of tho work.
Anyone who has not been called
upon by tho end of tho wouk Is urgodj
f) call 27 and nsk (tint a worker bo
sont out.
A member of tho general commit
ted speaking at this afternoon's
meeting stated "Wo want overyono
In this city to havo n chaiico to toll
what they' think of our civic condi
tions. It Is our big opportunity to
toll what wo want for our commun
ity nnd to help In some constructive
plan of betterment, and wo shall try
to seo that overyono Is given this
chnnco."
A great deal of Interest Is being
displayed In tho housing aspect of
tho survey, this bolng obviously ono
of our most piossliig needs. Cap
tain Applugatu states that as secre
tary of tho chamber of commerce,
ir.nny letters como to him from vari
ous sections of tho country from per
sons who are uwuke to the potential
ities of Klamath Tails and wild aro
anxious to come horo. Tho first
concern of everyone Is whoro thby
aro to live; what chances there aro
to either rent or buy Iiouboh, while
tho melancholy fact Is that wo aro
already without houses enough to go
around. It Is hoped that ovorjono
approached by a survoy worker will
bo porfectly frank In answering tho
housing questions, B0 that wo may
get a roally definite idea of our
noeds.
Dr. J. C. Gelgor, tho United States
States public hoalth officer who
visited Klamath Tails last vveok was
particularly Interested In tho health
and sanitation phnso of tho survoy.
Ho mado several valuahlo sugges
tions to tho health commlttoo nnd
was enthusiastic ovor tho progressive
spirit displayed by Klamath Kails In
making such a study. Coming nt
this tlmo Klamath Kails can consldor
Itself n leader Instead of a followor
for although community surveys
havo been mndo In many oastorn
cities, tho movomont Is comparative
ly now In tho west.
POPULAR YOUNG
"Mr. Orom has Just boon marrlod;
pleaso ho gontlo with him."
Thoughtful (7) follow workore of
Roy Orom nt the Klrst Stnto & Sav
ings bank thus today apprised tho
Vorld of Mr. Orom's oxchango of
bachelor freedom for connubial bliss,
an ovont that took placo Saturday
ovonlng, Tho world looked, smiled
and kept Its counsel. Tho uncon
scious victim of the jestors woro a
happy smllo, also, for roasons all his
own and porhnps tho Joko was not
entirely ono-sldod after all.
A romanco that began 10 yoars ago
during high school days was con
summated when Mr. Orom brought
Miss Hazol M. Goellor as a brido to
tho altar Saturday ovonlng, Tho
jcorcmony was a quiet affair1, per
formed by tho Rev. E. P. Lawronco
at tho Presbyterian manse at 6:30
o'clock. Tho couplo woro attended
only by the sisters of tho brldo and
bridegroom, Miss Barbara Qooller
and Mrs. Orva Orom Earnest.
Both contracting parties hare
grown up in the community and
both are held in high esteem, and
begin llfo togethor with the good
FOLK WEDDTO
.n itv Mi.irrs;
I.M'ECT IMIK
Tint county Kriinil Jury Is meet
ini: today In tint officii of UlHirlrt
Attorney Diinnin This Is tlit fltst
j meeting of the Jury since liiHt Ni-
vi'inlior ami a number of iiialfcrn
will come, up feir ronnldorntlini. As
far as Is known nil are rases In
which diifnndatitn have hoen bold
Ifor Urn JtiHtlro court for tho Jury's
iixamlnntlon. It Is prolmhln that
IndlctmoiitH will bo returnod In sov-
oral canes this aflernoon or to-
morrow. Tho season Is expected to
bo concluded tomorrow.
Members of the Jury aro Ooorgo
lllohn, foreman. Klamath Kails, Will
Humphrey, Merrill Route; Frank It.
Anderson, Klamath Tails: I.awronco
J. Morion. Olene;
Klamath Fall; llruco
lames Ryan,
(laddls, Mer-
till, anil Kugeno Hpencor, Keno. Mr.
Spencer was substituted today by tlio
I circuit court for IM. Young, a mem-
. iH.r who Is III
(.,, for investigation are O iv
URM
Margaret benonsln with -i loiir.i oirM.crtary, opon offices and start ac
tho street hero n fow months age: ' tfvn development work.
Frm, Konl t.mrgod with forging tho,
name of I. B. Kestorson la some
uwu worm oi chucks wiii-ii were comber. A report at that tlm3 81IOW
, passed here, and Our Christ agnlnst U(j BOmo S3, 200 on band, so hnt
whom there are a couplo of charges
of larceny of a dwelling.
DEDICATE ELKS
I!
Members nnd coiiiiltte of the
local Klks' K.il'o aro busy thesj days
gettlnr rnaly frr tho big 1 1 its plan
ned for tho flrst session of tho now
term on Thursday evening of this
week.
Tho ontcrtalnmont for this even
ing Is being arranged by a special
commltteo consisting of all of tho
past exalted rulers or the lodge -ind
It Is planend to havo a record at
tendance This Is tho night for tho Installa
tion of tho new oflcors of tho lodgo
nnd It lias also been noleced ns tho
occasion for tho official dedication
of tho Klks' templo. Whllo tho new
homo has hoen occupied for sovernl
j ears It has novor beon dedicated
and a most Interesting progrnm has
beon plannod Including nn ontortnln-
ing program with apodal spenkors.
Mombors havo beon notified to ho
nt tho club rooms by 7:30, ns an
early start and a snappy evening aro
promised.
IXIIIKN. PlilTMIUNfl CO.
lHTVS OUT COMPKTITOIt
A consolidation of plumbing estab
lishments has been offocted by tho
purcbaso by tho I.oronz Plumbing
company of tho Dolvln plumbing
shop on Fifth street. An inventory
Is being complotod today and Uio
Durchasor is already in possession.
"This is not nn nttompt to In
crcaso prices of plilmClng by buying
out a competitor," said O. C. I.orenz
today, ''hut it is a condition forced
upon us by tho expansion of our
buslnoss. Wo had to havo moro
room and moro equipment to hnndlo
tho sorvico domandod of us, nnd wo
nvallod oursolves of tho opportunity
offored by tho decision of our com
petitor to sell."
DONATK SPACE TO AII
COMMUNITY' HETTKItMENT
Tho hnU-pago advertisement of
tho Community Uottormont commit
tee, which appears olsowhoro In tho
Herald today Is printed In space
Jointly donated by tho K, K, K. store
and K. Sugarman.
WEATHEK 1IEPOKT
OREGON Tonight nnd Tuesday,
rain In wost, fair in oast; modernto
southwesterly wind.
will and best wishes of many friends.
The brldo Is tho daughtor ot Mr.
and Mrs. J. F, Gooller, plonoor rosl
donts. After graduation from tho
local schools she ontorod the bust
nos world and for a time was em
ployed by tho First National bank ot
Portland. Mr. Orom Is tho son ot
anotbor family who havo long been
resldonts horo, Mr. and Mrs. II.
Orom, corner pf Tenth and High
streets. During the lata war bo saw
service in tho Unttod Statos navy as
a radio operator, being discharged
last August after two years' service,
during which he made two trips to
South America and ono to France.
IT RSDAY
""GJFCJEEIS
Til
A meeting for tho reorganization
of tho Klamath (aunty ('iii.inlic of
. Cininicrco has been called for tonior-
row evening at S o'clock In Iho city
hull nt which tlmo tho reports of
j committees on solicitation and or-
,;nnlznllon will bo Iimi.I
Tho solicitation committee under
tho direction of A. II. Epperson has'
.(.n working for tho past two weeks
tui i,as considerable pro -
Kress. Chairman Kpperson said to -
,iay that ho had no compleM report
i" "
f,om members of tho committee.! fornla authorities and tho federal in -
8cm ,av ,el.n moro nctlvo thanlBpector In charge of tho California
on,,. but tho combined result of (district havo promised co-operation 0ray v'latod the terms of the leas -
tliuir labors will undoubtedly place' i Btamplng out scabies south of tho,nB agreement, causing him loss of
tho reorganization work
far beyond,
,tho $3,r00 mark, eot last fall ns tho
point at which tho chambor of com
mrCo could afford to hlro a paid
i fact, tho S3. 500 was nearly
reached at tho last meeting In De -
thero Is no doubt that Tuesday's
meeting will show figures will past
S3,ri00. It was a provision cf tho
pledges signed for annual membor-
ships that they should bo payable
onlv when the total reached $3,500.1
ly when the total reached j,suo.
Tl.o organization commltteo, ''
which Kred A, Dakor Is chairman,!
will also roport tomorrow nlgiit.
I. . ..... . ..
'iniH coniiniiteo nns neen invsiicai -
.
lug constitutions anu uy-iaws
of
other organizations of tho sort and
tho mnnner of organization and pro
cedure genorally followed by nucccss'
ful chambors of commerce of tho Pa
cific Coast
SCUFFLING WITH
GUN; SHOT IN LEG
Whllo cutting up at tho lamlly
homo at 337 Sargent avenuo Sat
urday evening, Hayden Bell, son of
II. II. noil, was wounded in the calf
of tho leg when a shotgun for the
possession ot which he and his
brother woro scuffling was accident
ally discharged. Tho boys aro 17
and 18 years old. Hayden has been
omployed by tho Klamath Lumber
& Box company. His wound, which
13 In tho calf of tho right leg and
somo three, inches long by ono and a
half inches deep, will lay him up for
tho next threo or four weeks.
Ho Is now in tho Blackburn hos
pital under tho care ot Dr. Lamb,
who operated on tho leg Saturday
ovonlng nnd romoved the lead. Ho
was roportod to be doing well today.
MOOIUiANI) FUNERAL
Tho funeral ot tho lato Albert S.
Moorland, who died at San Fran
cIfco last weok, will bo held tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock at tho
Whltlock chapel, under tho auspices
ot tho local Masonic lodge.
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BEARING THE BURDEN
Mr & amok MfmWSmm- $BiW
But there Ut,JJmit even to
QUARANTINE 01
ra i
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A (unraritlno order affecting all of
Klamath county, with tho exception
of tho Indian reservation, has boon
Issued by tho state livestock sanitary1
board, effective April 1. Tho order
follows lines suggested at a confer-
onto of county sheep growers and Dr.
Armstrong, federal Inspector, at Mer-
rill, March 17, for dealing with tho
scabies situation. According to Its
j provisions all sheep moved into Call- onto her land and dlu" damage. for(I,gt of 73 an(J Qf property damaged
jfornla for spring lambing must liave'whIch flho asks compensation in tno'egtmated' at manv minions of dol-
an Inspector's certificate
Tho Call -
boundary.
boundary.
Tho quarantine order is as fol fel fol
eows: Salem, Oregon, March 27, 1920.
Whereas, the state veterinarian, ex
officio the state sheep inspector, has
advised the State Livestock Sanitary
l,)0arU( ex off,co the stata Board of
Shecp Commissioners, that the dis
ease scabies of sheep has become
rrioro or less prevalent In Certain
sheep In that part of Klamath coun-
ty. Oregon lying south and east
iii.i muuiuiu inumu reservation in
Oregon
i t-ow
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I ouw, Luuifjiuiu, iu uuuiiiimuue wua
section 7. chapter 223 of the laws of
ctlon 7. chanter "23 nf tho lnwn nf
nrrnn rnr 1007 o , q,. t i.I
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"- """. J .,u-.u vi uiu-euu, uu-
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.'ing ex uiiicio mo aiaie uoaru oi
fllinnn PnmmlBalnnA,. rlrtaa TiAvati..'
..,: ., ,. .L.r :r, :; ;::inas sinc Tea the vicinity of
. . . . .., .u luDorrlsandMacdoeI, Cal.
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i .,, . """"" ""a east ot
tho Klamath Indian reservation In'
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vri.f3Wu l fu ... u aiuic Ul IUUIUUL1UC
and forbid any sheep being trans
ferred from said above described lo
cality without a certificate from a
regularly qualified and acting in
spector showing such animals to be
in good health and free from sheep
.,'. ,,.
1920.
OREGON STATE LIVESTOCK
SANITARY BOARD,
BY WALTER K. TAYLOR,
I President.
WILLIAM H. LYTLE,
"1
Secretary.
SINNOTT CANDIDATE
FOR ANOTHER TERSI
SALEM, Oro., March 29. "Amer
icanism, incumbent and continued
effort for tho state's development,"
is tho slogan ot N. J. Sinnott ot The
Dalles, In filing with the secretary of
state his declaration of candidacy for
re-election as representative in oon-'
gross for the second Oregon district.
Mr. Sinnott is a Republican and asks
that his name bo placed on the ballot
at the primary election in May.
strong takrfs odurnc-
ST I WW
grinding today
Tlic rano of Edith Italin against
Charles Gray is tho first case on tho
Jury calendar In tho circuit court,
which convened In the council cham-
bor at tho city hall this morning, i
Judge Kuykcndall presiding. Twelve'
other cases are set down for trial at i
this session.
The Rrthn vs. Gr.-vy suit arises
from a dlsputo over a pasturo lease
'" Hie Swan Lake district. Mrs.
i Knhn leased a large acreage to Gray,
alleging that a certain portion was
reserved to her own use. Gray's
sheop, it is claimed by plaintiff, got
'RUm of 2,000.
JlltY Ml I.I.
i . ... , .... liars, loomed louay wiien restoration
1 0rar haB filcd a counterc,alm for0f wlra communication would permit
' C'000 damages, alleging that Mrs. ... f
tIlat amon'-
Word was received here yesterday
of the death in San Francisco at 7:30
n'elorlf R.lfnrrfnv ovnntncr nt Ta
r,Ernest ElklnBton, a nlece of Mra
j Gladys Poole and Mrs. Albert Con-
are " mis cuy. Mrs. Klklngton
t .
.19 twn r'riva nnaf hot. HAtU ytiUAn
t , ,.. . ,., U..IUUUJ
when she died. During her child
hood sho was a resident of Klamath
rii. i,. ,,
- , -- u.u.u
away after her
marriage, about seven years ago, and
Besides the husband she leaves
twQ small cnQ Bert d 5 and
nepH , nnH fc JL.. .
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nnd Mrs. S. J. Poole of Ivan. The
funeral will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon at Macdoel.
The cause of the illness which re
sulted In Mrs. Elkington's death
hnf flnH nhvolntnna Tin. tu .,. ..
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parently started when she took a
Borne six weeks ago. It was about a
month ago that her condition became
so alarming that she was taken to
San Francisco for treatment. The
medical investigations were thor
ough, including X-ray examinations,
but tho doctors were unable to find
any organic trouble. For practically
the entire month the patient was un
conscious. K. D. COMPANV REFUSES
TO RENEW LEASES
Tho Klamath Development com-
I tlnnv lino fnfneafl 4r a. !..
, "' ,1 ,h . t .
V V . "e 8UbUrb t0
'"c"l , lUD """'" wuo UUVB
ueeu growing poiacues on tne lanas
for several years, for further potato
raising. The lessees had counted on
another year of this profitable in
dustry and the upsetting of their
calculations has caused quite a stir
in their neighborhood. It is est!
mated that about 75 acre3 were an
nually planted to potatoes on the
K. D. lands.
ArfrfMWWMMMWMWMMW
Personal Mention
Mrs. W. C. Davenport returned
last night from Portland, where she
has. been in a sanitarium for a
couple of months. Her health is
much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Mortensen re
turned last night from a business
and pleasure trip to San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. John Enders of Ash
land are spending a few days with
Mrs. Enders' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. Jacobs.
Mrs. L. Jacobs and son came in
last night trom Alameda tor a few
weeks visit with Mr Jacobs.
Louis. Rahn returned last night
from a business trip to the Bay
cities.
P. L. Fountain returned last
rnight from Los Angeles and San
Diego, where he has been spending
the winter months.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Connor and
Mr. and Mrs. O. L, Kelloy took in
the initiation ot Elks at Dunsmulrl
Friday night and returned on laBt
night's train. They report about
forty Initiated into the lodge and
a.-verygood time.
N MATRON
SUMMONED
SCORES DEAD
IN TRUCK OF
MIL STORMS
.Series of Tornadoes Sweep Illinois;
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and
Georgia. Killing and Maiming
Hundreds Property Loss Millions..
CHICAGO,
Mar. 29. Material
augmentation
of the known death
many
g,x Central West gtatea hu b a
I . nf lnniln VDator,,v ,,
mr,.t fm-nhnrtlnir rilmnra early fn,la
most foreboding rumors early today
were from tho southern Michigan
peninsula, and the rural districts ot
Indiana and Ohio. In those states
wires were prostrated In every direc
tion and It was said It might be days
before some communities were heard
from.
The Chicago district,
with 29
deaths, was the heaviest
Other known death lists
West Liberty, Indiana, 7;
sufferer,
include:
Fenton,
Michigan, 7; Zuium, Indiana, 5;
Nashville, Ohio, 5; Greenville, Ohio,
4; Sulvania, Geneva, Toledo and
Raabs Corner, Ohio, 2 each; Geneva,
Indiana, 3; one each in several other
small Ohio, Indiana and Michigan
towns. In Elgin, Illinois, eight were
killed and $4,000,000 worth of dam
age was done when a tornado wreck
ed a large portion of the business
quarter and part of the residence
section. A dozen or more Michigan,
cities are cut off from the rest ot the
world It was reported they are In
the path of the storm, which is said
to have been particularly severe near
Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Lansing,
Bay City and Saginaw.
LIMA, O.', Mar. 29. Seven deaths
and immense propertydamage, were
the total or-last nlght'sT storm in this
section.
ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. 29. Due to
demoralized wire conditions, few ad
ditional details ot last night's tor
nado, which struck Georgia and east
ern Alabama were available early
today. The death list stood at ap
proximately 40, with many hundreds
Injured. Property damage is ex
pected to run well into millions.
Twenty-two bodies were found at
LaGrange, Georgia.
LAGRANGE. Ga., Mar. 29. Cas
ualties resulting from the storm la
this section are placed at about 50
dead, and over a hundred injured.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Mar. 29. Casual
ties from the storm of last night here
and in the surrounding district num
bered 20 killed, and hundreds in
jured, according to what information
la obtainable. Wires are prostrated.
TWIN DAUGHTERS ARRIVE
AT R. R. MAN'S HOME
Twin daughters, six pounds each,
arrived at the home ot Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Johnson in Mills addition last
night at 11 o'clock. Mr. Johnson is
an employee of the Strahorn rail
road The family is greatly gratified
over the safe arrival of the young
sters. Mother and daughters are
doing nicely, according to Dr. Lamb,
attending physician.
WILL HAVE HEARING
ON SERIOUS CHARGB
Willard Lotches, a well knowa.
resident of the Klamath Indian res
ervation, will have a hearing before
Bert C Thomas, U. S. commissioner,
this evening on a charge ot rape.
iThe victim ot the alleged assault is
a young married woman of the res
ervation. The time of the offense
was several months ago. Lotches
was arraigned Saturday evening and
his bearing set tor 7 o'ejock tonight.
Ho is at liberty on his own recog..
nlzarice.
C, II. Cutchan who guards tho
destinies of J. D. Rockefeller in this
territory is in the city on one ot his
official visits.
O. O. Currin, president of tho
Southern Oregon Drug company, aiw
rived last night from PartUrid. '