tULWWmm df jnff .k fetf kmmt f l. OFFICIAL PAPKIt OK KLAMATH FALI-H 1 h ?I Fourteenth Year No. 3901 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1920 Price, Fire Cmtv .I, W"bT Jk"l-tli-M'-M' JkJiiUM'IWi owaciAii PAFwm mm x xixjAMArm oovtrn I I IEJ1J krUriLLllil 1X11 .fit II w ejjj - " ' t i irmr - ft V 'J 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 MICKIE SAYS , tV VfMR UMVttO BON MIOUNO -ruts OFFtce is twe joun ao- MER.TSCR. NNWO eUMCia IN HS CON M SANS . "LET "ER RUN NNHKT 7 6WE NNHA.," INSTEAD OF NWOttRNtN&l ITVV POOR COMPOSITOR ORDERING AQUARTER-PAOE Ao SET INTO A m WiCH OOUBLECOLUNVM SPACE S8 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. . T I , , , .. " y 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 IBw-Jti (?;? Qbantr ottloUUag,- 1 U 1 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 south. 3 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. : - Reindeer aro more numerous in Norway than horiM.-' E 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, - ' v ". . -.. - 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