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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1920
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BEHER SERVICE
BY WATER CO.
FOOTHN
lly holding a Into ovmilng session
last night Hid public service commln
til on hearing Into tliu wator survlco
of tho California-Oregon .Power com
pany was completed. Tint cummin
nlonorM took tlio niiitlnr umlor advise
ment unit promised decision at tliu
uarllonl ditto possible, TakltiR of
tnsllmony started yostorday morning
unit continued to r o'clock In Mm
iifturnonn. Tho hearing wait then ad
journed until 7 o'clock mill flulnhutl
within a couplo of liourn.
Testimony win kIvoii Ity ninny citi
zens niiPimrlliiK roiiipliilnl of Inndo
Itiacy anil Iniifflrloncy of th'v service
In MIIIn iiinl Hot Springs additions
nml on tlio lilll norlli of tho city.
Tho power company In already put
tliu: In n in'"' pump lo Increase tlin
general supply 1CI) per cent. An
auxiliary pump site, for Increasing
Hiirvlco In Hot Spring aililitlon hns
ulso Imiiii secured ami connlilornlilo
extension anil rutiali'H of iiiiiIuh Ih
contemplated tlilH year. Tho sorvlco
In MIIIh ami lint Springs aililltloiiH Ih
exported to ho greatly liotluruil when
tlui voluntary ImprovomontH aro
completed. On tlio showing inudo
before Hi" commiHHlnn It In expected
thnt findings will In) fortliromliu; di
recting tlio company .to hotter tlio
service, own worn thoy nut volun
tarily Inclined to ilo no.
Among wilnosHCH examined atltlio
hearing wnH (1. A. Krnuuo, represent
ins 8hlpplngton, In support of a peti
tion for extension of tho city servlco
to thnt district. Mr. Krnuso sad
that thoy needed tho oxtonslon, but
wan not Insistent, stating that ho
would bo willing to wait until the
powor company could mnko tho Im
provement 'nntl' that bo did not wish
to niitngonlzo tho powor company.
Goorgb J. Walton, malinger of tho
California-Oregon Powor company
Mibmlttcd tho following Hfatumnnt of
development!! at tho hearing and
facta In connection with tho water
Horvlce: ,
All complaints woro found to bo
contingent upon thn' Condition of tho
pipes in Mills nddltlou. wllc,h cnuso
an excessive wnsto of water nnd
thereby rendering il ImpCBSIbla for
tho wntcr company to k'uop water In
tho reservoirs durliiK tho Irrigation
sonson when tho normal catiHumptlon
of water Ik rulatively high. To moot
with thin condition nnd to give I m in o
dlato relief tho company la installing
n largo additional pump at a cost of
$12,000. Tula will give a pumping
capacity Bufflclont for a city of
26,000 InhnhltantH, It was shown
that tlio net oarnlngs of tho California-Oregon
Power company from tho
water system in Klnmnth Falls in
1919 waa. $:i,(U7.0!i. The physical
valuu of tho water property waa
shown to ho $100,017.61. Tho rato
of return on tho Invoslmont 1b thoro
f ore.. 1.9 por cent. Tho .company
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JOIINHON LKADH IN
MCIIHAHKA PIIIMAHV
OMAHA, Apr. 21. Senator
Hiram Johnson continued to
tnnlntaln thn load as the ballots
In Tuosdoy's primary slowly bo
ciimo tallied today. With. 432
precincts out of 1,849 hoard
from, Johnson had 15,618,
Wood 12,762, Porshing 7,309.
Tho content for a dologato at
largo, on thn Democratic tlclcot
furnlshod most of tho Interest
In Nebraska this morning.
Whllo one of Hrynn's dolegates
was running third In tho flold
of night, Ilrynn dropped back
to sovonth position with 408
precincts counted.
UPPER COURT DROPS
BOARD BILL CASE
Aftor drugging through thn local
courts slnco last October, the case
ngalnst L. N, Pease, found guilty In
tho justlco court of boating a board
hill and fined G and costs, thn total
n ho lit JHC, hus been dismissed In
tliu circuit court, following appoal,
on motion of District Attorney Dun
can.
Thn defendant was arrostod on
complaint of his cousin, Mrs. Maud
Tucker, .1.19 Michigan avenue, who
alleged ho owed her $21 for board.
Ilia stalomont Is that Ho caino horo
from California as n visitor and re
mained at tho Tucker homo throo
weeks. Nevertheless ho said ho gavo
Mrs. Tuckor $15 and offered hor $10
more which she rofuscd. Ho loft
her homo with hor consont and ap
proval, ho said, and was thoroughly
surprised at her action In causing his
arrest.
Rather than accept the small pen
alty Imposqd by tho lower court,
tantamount to admitting guilt, Mr.
Feeaa ent to considerable expense
and trouble to clear hla reputation
and la greatly graUtlod with hla riq
dlcntloh. BUYS SITE; TO
Announcement was made today of
.tho purchaso by Fred C. Houston of
2.116 foot on Main street, next to
tint "Western Union office, from
Harry W. Poolo. As soon as plana
nro complotod a store building will
ho vroctcd on tho site, which adjoins
tho lot on which A. M. Collier and
John M. Mooro plan to erect tho
building to bo occupied by the
K. K. K. store.
Tho roar part of tho. Houston
building will bo usod as additional
quartern of tho K. K. K. storo in con
junction with tho Collier and Monro
building. Tho front part of tho
Houston building will bo occupied by
I.oiiIh niohn as a barber shop.
Tho sain of tho lot has no connec
tion with Harry Poolo's planB for tho
now Liberty theater as tho alto for
that building is farther paat on, Main,
between Soventh and Eighth" streets
C3IUI.8 IJKAT WAY IN
QUEST OP AUVKNTVItE
WKED, Cal., -Apr. 21. Ruth and
(loldlo Jacoby, Blstors, aged 13. and
15, rospoctlvoly, wore taken Into
custody horo by the local offlcors, on
tolographlc advico from Talent, Ore
gon, whoro It wns charged they had
run away from tholr homo In com
pany with Henry Mnrsh, a tramp.
Tho girls told tho offlcors thoy
stolo a ride on a frolght train from
Ashland and were going to Klamath
Falls' to try and get work In a box
factory, .
claims it la unable to secure new.
money to finance extensions of Im
provements on this basis.
Duo to the growth of the city the
revenue Increased $3,504.71 In 1919
over that of 1918, but at the samo
time the expenses increased $4,
S73.33 because of the increased cost
of labor and material, and the not
earnings were therefore $1,368.62
less In 1919 than in 1918.
There waa. no evdience to; Indicate
anyciynplalnt on the electric service,
but on- the other hatdi nearly ail
witnesses testified that the' elect rib
aenrlce waa good. .
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TO RAISE $3,400
A county-wldo campaign, part of
tho state campaign to rolso funds for
tho Salvation Array work for tho
coming year, will covor Klamath
county In tho 10 days following May
1, but Fred A. Daker, chairman of
thn- county campaign committee,
stated today that advance contribu
tions will bo received at any time.
Tho committees to conduct tho
campaign, working undor the county
advisory hoard of tho Salvation
Army, are: Campaign Frod A.
Uakor, xhnlrmnn; Edmund Chllcoto,
socrotary; O. D. Uurko, treasuror;
Organization George J. Walton,
chairman; A. M. Colllor; nnd A. R.
Wilson; Publicity Miss Carrie Olse
son, Miss Twyla Head and Capt. J.
W. Siemens. II. C. Grocsbock Is as
signed to tho task of securing sult-
ahln sneakors to assist him In In-'
forming the public of tho needs and
purposes of the campaign in a series
of short talks In various public
places.
Klamath county is asked to raiso
$.1,400, and considering tho liberal
ity with which former demands for
asHlstanco to all parts of tho earth
have been mot, tho cominittco expects
no difficulty In raising monoy which
wilt bo used In oxtondlng a helping
hand to unfnrtunato Oregonlans.
Tho White Shield homo nt Port
laud Is only one of tho army's Justi
fications for oxistenco an Institu
tion that Is all that Its name Implies,
n shlold of pence and purity erected
between tho unfortunnto girl who
has made one mlnBtep nnd tho cal
lous, hasty Judgment of tho world.
Hero she finds n chance to build hor
Ufo auuw, both for herself and tho
Infant. No, reference to tho past Is
ralsod to troublo bar. She la shield
ed, aafot and hundredf of girls In the
last 26 years have" been saved from
ruin In tho Whlto Shield home,
There la an industrial home for
boys In Portland, a new farm and
Industrial colony for Juvenile delin
quents about to be opened in Yamhill
ounty, and a workingman's hotel and
free employment bureau In Portland,
to mention a few of tho myriad ac
tivities. Thoro aro the bureaus for emer
gency rellof, for finding missing
friends and relatives, for tho work
among prisoners, tor extending tho
brotherly hand to unfortunates of all
sorts.
Thoro aro corps established at
Eugene, Tho Dallos, Astoria and La
Grande nnd when the field represen
tative was here recently ho spoke of
tho possibility of establishing a corps
headquarters horo.
Tho pooplo of Klamath county aro
fully familiar with the work of tho
army. Many of the boys who wore
ovorsoss havo causo to romembor It
with gratltuda. Muny of tho homo
folk may not havo experienced Ub
mlnlstorlng klndnoss personally but
thoy havo obSorvod Instances of Its
efficiency and tho county will, not log
In contributing to tho cause.
TIMBER CRUISER LEAVES
II. O. McGoo, who has boon in
Klamath county for a considerable
porlod of time, cruising timber for
various largo concorns, loft this
morning for British Columbia,
whoro ho is to superviso nnd prove
up tho crulslng'of botwoon two nnd
throo billion foot of cedar and spruce
timbor to bo purchased by a large
Amorlcan concorn. The growing
scarcity of avallablo timbor In this
country Is causing the investors to
look farther for stumpago, and the
abovo tract moans the Investment of
between eight and nine million dol
lars; so the importance of this work
which Mr, McGee has undertaken
can be readily comprehended.
Mr. McGeo plans on roturnlng to
Klamath Just as soon as the above
contract is cared for.
HAVE BABY SON
Mr? and Mrs. Charles E. Meldrum,
well known former residents, are
the proud parents of a baby boy, ac
cording to a telegram received this
morning. They now.roslde at Mil
waukee, Oregon.
The f uneral pf ,the late J. S. Frulta
was "held; th( attrno6n at 2:00
oiclock from "'Whltlock'schapol, the
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PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 21. A
campaign for tho building of homos
Ih Philadelphia's answer to tho quen
tlon of how to keop rents down to a
reasonable basis. The tenant popu
lation Is In desporato straits for rents
bare been going hlghor and higher
and no end scorns to bo In sight. The
scramble for homos in tho suburbs Is
so ecu to that when one woman moved
some of the furniture out of her
homo, tho other day, in order to
cloan tho houso, 25 persons tried to
ront It from her within a few hours.
To stop tho profiteering in rents
and homes, soveral organizations are
attomptlng to unite on a program of
houso building to continue for at
least six months or until the ahortago
has boon relieved. Theso organiza
tions of tenants, trade unions, repre
sentatives of tho building trades and
mortgaging companies. Thoy have
been asked to undertako this work
by tho department of public welfare.
Moanwhllo camping ground acces
sible by strcot cars Is In great de
mand. Tont manufacturers say more
orders havo been placed for tents
this month than ever beforo In Phil
adelphia's history.
Thoro Is an unprccodontod amount
of building of choap cottages and
bungalows within a radius of 30
miles of 1'blladelphla to accommo
date tho rush of tonants that Is ex
poctcd when mild weather comes.
Those erected In one community cost
about $600 each and aro eagorly
rented at $350 for the season.
Old cannl boats lying along the
Schuylkill river are being fitted out
as dwellings and families are glad to
rent them as temporary homos.
TELLS OF FIRST
Ploneor religious activities in
southeastern Oregon are described
In a lettor from tho Rov. Robert D.
Mc,Lean of Grants Pass, first pastor
of tho Presbyterian church in this
city, tho first outpost of Christianity
In this soction of tho state, to the
Rev. E. P. Lawrence, tho present
pastor.
Tho lettor was read Sunday even
ing during the dedication services of
tho now church. The Rev. Mr. Mc
Loan had been naked to deliver an
address in person but found it im
possible to bo presont. His letter
was as follews:
Your kind invitation to be pres
ent at tho dedication of your splen
did now church building was duly
received, and I can assure you
nothing would afford me greaten
pleasure than' to accept were It'
possible to do so. My son, Roy, Is,
coming horo to sea me on Import-'
ant business .tho latter part of next
week, and I would miss him were
I to leave at that time. But it is
only a deferred visit for I hopo to
conio a little later In tho season.
Still no later visit will qulto
compensate me for tho loss of this
opportunity to meet old friends on
an occasion whon we cal recall In
teresting Incidents of tho early
history and struggles of tho church
that Is now coming out into a
fuller life.
When I was commissioned by
the Board of Home Missions to
open work In Klamath county
there was not, so far as I know, a
stnglo church of any denomination
in all southoastern Oregon. I am
not sure that the majority of the
people really wanted -a church, for,
when ono askedv "Who sent this
man here?" and tho answer was
"Tho Board of Home Missions;"
tho questionor nldlgnantly asked,
"Do they think wo aro heathon?"
Yet I found Bplondtd backing
nnd a splendid people. Klamath
Falls church was the ono church In
southern Oregon Presbytery that
was built without aid from the
Board of Church Erection.
At first the services wore hold
In the little one-room schoolhouse.
Later Judge Smith gave us rent
free tho use of his hall. It was
while I was preaching In that hall
that Bayard Henry, of Philadel
phia, stopping over Sunday, camo
to' the sorvlco? and Introducing
himself at the.closo asked, me tof
walk but with him. We Jcllmbed
the hill ovenlooklrfg the ldko and
the valley, and Mr. Henry, taking
In that wonderful view said "ThU
HEEHTi
REL G IRK
PALMER HAH LEAD
I.V GEORGIA VOTE
ATLANTA, Apr. 21. Latest
unofficial roturns from' yestor-
day's stato Democratic presl-
dontlal primary gave Attorney
General Palmer 48 counties
with 140 votes In the stato con-
ventlon, Thomas E. Watson 60
counties with 120 votes, Son- 4
ator Hoke Smith 42 counties
with 100 votes. Fifteen coun-
ties with 24 votes aro tin re-
ported. 4
FEW SPECTATORS AT
COURTHOUSE TRIAL
Taking of testimony in the court
house suit is making headway be
foro Judgo J. W. Hamilton in the
courthouse litigation. Much of the
evldenco la documentary but wit
nesses aro put on to identify the
records introduced and testify to
their authenticity in establishing the
proceedings for providing funds for
courthouse building. J. M. Dougan,
contractor, C. R. Do Lap, ' county
clerk, and others have been on the
stand.
Tho proceedings are not of the
kind that attracts the crowd, and
outside of attorneys, not directly In
terested but willing to spare a few
hours because of the legal Interest
Involved, there is a small, audience,
outside of witnesses who sooner or
later will be called to testify, and
tho parties Involved In the litigation.
TORNADO VICTIMS
STAND AT 155
BIRMINGHAM, Apr. 21. As
sistance is urgently needed for the
relief of tornado survivors in .a
dozen counties of Mississippi, Ala
bama and Tennessee,-' reports today,
from the storm-swept district; said.!
With n death-list of. 165 already, re-
portedf-juicUihejproperty. jfp ma.njv
millions, the tornado has taken rank
as one i of the most disastrous and
widespread in the annals of the
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town ia destined to become a place
ofj. importance, .and I wish you
would go right to work and build
a church' here. I'wlll give $600
toward it." IfcnWas some time
before the people could be moved
to takejt up,, and. it was,not ope
of the' church 'people who made tie
first decided 'meve: Mr. Evan
Reamcs rode up to the .farm .where
I was. living, and said he had come
to talk church with me. Ho said,
"It looks bad for a town "not to
have a church', and we cannot hope
to draw the, best class of people
here when they see we have no
church of any kind. want you to
take this matter up and I will help
all I can." He then started the
subscription with $100. From that
time tho building project moved
rapidly.
The church soon became the
recognized center of social and
reform activities. Two baseball
teams were accustomed to play ball
at the hour wo had our Sunday
schooj, and I tried to get them to
choose another, hour. Mr. 'Ker
chum, one of the captains, said "It
you 'will, not interfere with our
ball wo will all agree to come to
church Sunday hglht." They
faithfully carried, out their' part of.
the, compact, and 1'beliovo that hadr
much to' do with the carrying;
Klamath Falls and Klamath coun
ty for prohibition when the amend
ment was first' submitted In 18871
Nearly all the young men of the
town voted for It.
Coming out of the Intensive,
constructive, work, in which I have
boon engaged for tho past seven
years I have the painful conviction
that tho most of our churches are,
simply existing, not .functioning.
Yet tho future of our land, yes tho
future of tho world is in the hands
of the church. If that falls hu
manity a, worse thing than' the
recent world war will yet como
upon tho world.
" The definite purpose of tho
church is .to evangelize the world.
Entering this new era, with new
hopes and new life, the church at
Klamath Falls may have an In
fluence that will reach to the ondi
of the earth. My- prayer Is that as
you neet tq solemnly, dedicate that
house to thq worship and service
of God, He may come and fill His
temple with Hla- glory nnd the
hearts of His people with new loyo
and zpal and with power with God
and men. .-
It is my intention to visit Klam
ath Falls some time during my
stay- In Oregon, and then I hope
to meet you face to face.
With best wishes for you and
prayers for tho success, of the
church, I am - - .
, Fraternally yours, '
ROBERT D. MCLEAN.
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SELECTED BY
COUNTT C. OF G.
"Business first," is the slogan ef:
tho. reorganized Klamath county
chamber of commerce, enunelat4
last night by E. B. Hall, president.
Members who hesitate to attend tfc
meetings for fear that they will ha
Involved in long and purposeless dis
cussions, while the business of the
evening lies neglected on the table,
need have no fear, said the presiding
officer as long as he holds the chair.
Discussion has its place, he aatd, and
should be encouraged after busi
ness hours. But the purpose of the
president" is to get the meetings'
promptly under way'"' at 8 o'clock
(which means neither ,7;69 or 8:01)
and proceed to business. After, the
tablo Is cleared of urgent matters, It
will be time 'enough 'for discussion
and those who are averse to long fas
slons will feel themselves at liberty
to leave, or, If that is. their pleasure,
may remain. -
Having outlined the policy, the
chair proceeded to put it into execu
tion and insldo' of 46' minutes the
work of the evening was completed
and the meeting' adjourned after dis
posing of a considerable program.
Directors' Are Chosen
Ejection of 11 directors was tha
chief, feature. Six Klamath-Falls
residents 'are on the directorate sa
five, from other sections.- Folicnrlaj
aro the, men .selected Georte"- 3.
Walton, W. A. Delzell. W H. Mass.
E.. S. Veatch, A. J, Voye an"dcMayer
I. R. Struble.of Klamath Falls;' S?S.
tyolford of Yalnax, A. Kaiiaa' t
Mallnl H.J 31 Lester o'f Mt. Laki, I
Slsemore'bf Fort Klamath and1 J.' W.
Tower of Keno. r
, Shti ;dltecttrawUlbe -.nlfieij"
their election at once and a meetiar"
will be held as soon as possible for
the selection of a secretary and ap
pointment oflL committees of threa
members each, one for each of tha
11 bureaus into which the chamber
is divided, each representing a sep
arate activity. Men from all parts
of the county, specially' qualified for
the work, will be chosen, for instance
three experienced lrrlgatlonlsts will
be chosen for the' committee on irrlj
gatlon, three of the foremost ship
pers for the committee on traffic and
transportation,! etc. '
County Organization.
An active campaign for member
ship in all parts of the county will be
launched as soon as possible'.
"We; .must profit by Portland's
mistake," said the president, ex
pressing the evident sentiment of the
meeting brought out in preceding
discussion. "Portland thought that
a great city coirtd be built wlthont
any attempt to btfild up the territory
that supports it. "She failed woefully
and we should .avoid, the same pit
fall.,, , ,
"Klamath Falls cannot progress
faster than Klamath county.. It
should be, the policy of this chamber, -
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and. I ompnasizo u as niy; personal
policy, to foster the industries of the
county wherever located. A 'mill or
factory at Sprague'rlver or Bonanza
or Malln is of direct benefit to Klam
ath Falls and should receive equal
encouragement. And the agricul
tural interests of the county are also
as mighty asset and we should bend
overy .effort to, aid their develop
ment." Seeking Quarters
The president and Capt. O. C.
Applegate, temporary secretary, were
appointed a committee to secure
quarters for tho organization. An
offer of the building owned by Mrs.
WIUUs on Fifth street, across the '
alloy from the express office is
looked upon favorably for a present
location,
HENLEY SEWING CLUB 1
HOLDS PJSEA8ANT MEETptO
A mooting of the Henley Sewing
club was held at R. C. Sbort'sSat
urday afternoon. The following
members wxsro present: Blanche V
Short, Cordla. Evans, Maxlne Brad
bury, Opal Arant, Delia Short, Neva -Dlmmltt.
Miss Fisher. Jacal cluV,
leader, and Frank iw. Sexton, county-
club leader, Light refreshments
w'ero sorved by Mrs Short.
DIRECTORS