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KLAMATH FALLS
OFFICIAL PAPER OF
KLAMATn COUNT
Fourteenth Year No. 3902
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920
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MEETING CROWD
Mohoh, tho Israollto, wa ono of tho
grontont labor loader of all tlmo,
tho Hov. C. F. Trlroblo told tho audi-
, onco nt tho mas mooting of organ-
Izod lnlior nt tho Houston opera
'houso lniit night, and tho working
man and woman owe to him onu of
tho firm reform In working condi
tion, tho abbuth day of ist.
( Tho Ilov. Trimblo' address wa a
j wotl blended mixture of humor and
i serloun discussion and wa Inter-
nl ruptod from tlmo to tlmo with turn-
. uHoum applause. Ho poko to a
fltlod house. In which wcrkora and
tholr famlllr woro tho cblof clomont.
A few business men woro prcsonl hut
tho largo body of omployor of tho
community woro conspicuous by tholr
ausonco.
No question woro raised by any
ono whon Chairman C. V. Pnrkor an
nounced that tho mooting was opun
for public dlscuimlon. Labor men
said that ft largo purt of tho nudlonco
woro person not uf filiated with or
ganized labor.
"Tho church Is a frlond of Io1or
and tho preachor ought to bo," do
clarod tho Hov. Mr. Trimblo at ono
point In his add. "It Is tho duly
of tho church unit It mlnlHtors to
Interest themselves In tho luboriug
man."
IIo ald that tho churchos of Cen
tralla could not dodgo a sharo of re
sponsibility far tho daplorablo tra
gody of Armistice day, Whllo the
I. W. W wore organizing among tho
laboring men thorc, tho church was
using no restraining Influence.
Tho nponkor said ho was not on tho
tago In tho Intercut of capital, nor In
tho Intercut of labor.
"I represent no clnits," ho said.
"I am hero in tho Interest of Klam
ath Fall and to prevent a clash of
classes."
IIo rend tho social crood of tho
M. E. church, Biibscrlbed to by 35
qthor denominations, advocating pro-
toctlon for tho worker, rensonnblo
roductlou of hour, a six day week, n
minimum living wage in every In
dustry and as high n wage as pohsI
bio In overy Industry, tho right of
employes and omployora to organlzp,
nnd other provision fnornblo to,
labor to show tho friendly nttltudo,
of tho churchofl toward tabor
Ho didjiot nparo tho wrong from
crltlcUm on olthor Hldo. Ho snld
thoro woro bad labor organizations
as well as bad capitalistic organiza
tions nnd scored thorn both.
Ho concontrntod most on tho In
junction to labor from cortnln quar
ters that thoy should bo satisfied,
adrlco glvon recently ho said to a
labor mooting by tho Hov. Dr. Wills,
possibly tho hlghost salariod proachor
In tho United State.
"1 proach no such doctrlno," said
Hov. Trimblo. "Thoro is a divlno
unrest in nil of us that doflea tho
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JOIINHON HOLDS LKAD IN
NIlllKAHKA PRIMARY COUNT
OMAHA, Nob., Apr. 22. Tho
load established by Honator
Johnson In tho early count of
votoB of Tuesday' primary by
nowpapor lengthened today a
moro result worn brought In.
In 1,054 out of 1,849 precinct
Johnson ha a lead of 11,399
vote over Wood, with Pershing
thin, a
Tho vote ntand: Johnson,
41,703; Wood, 30,354; Per
shing, 19,800,
In tho Democratic raco for
detogaloH at largo Ilryan ro-
' tallied hi place among tho first
four and appoarod to bo
Htruncthonlnir hla nonltlon nit
vote from remote precinct
came In.
suggestion. Wo are not placed on
this earth to grovel In the dirt but to
rise by the strength of our divine
horitnge to an eternal kinship with
God"
"Whon f start to preach tho doc
trine of satisfaction," he added, "I
will preach It to tho man with 10
summer homes, or tho man with 10
steam yacht, not to the man who Is
seeking a living uugo In order that
ho may havo more of the cultural ad
vantages of life for himself and more
of Ilfe'H privileges for his family
During tho conclusion of tho ad-
dres ho mndo a ploa for harmony
and better understanding "Mis
statements and misapprehension will
net settlo tho groat ucstlon that
confronts tho world today In the rela
tion of capital and labor. We must
all got together and work together to
nettle tho quoHtlon and settle it
right."
C. F, Parker, prcsldont of tho local
labor council, and W. F. Kay, secro
tury, mudo brief talk in which they
told of tho growth of organization
hero. Tho recently adopted policy of
tho Lumbnrmou's association and tho
Business Men's association was dis
cussed by both speaker, who said
that labor had llttlo quarrel with the
10 points outlined. Several of tho
points woro scored as olthor Imprac
tical or unfair but In tho main tbcro
wa8 nothing to upsot harmonious ro-
lntlons, tho speakers ngrecd.
In tho pranmblo to tho document,
however, containing tho statement
that Klamath county labor has
caused tho circulation of a state-
mnnt tmt only union mon enn work
local Industries, thoy found ground
for (HssntlBfactlon. Iloth unoqulvo
cnlly denied that organized labor
hero had taken that attltudo or
issued that statement, and It was
brunded as untruo by both officials.
Speakers for various local unions
mndo flvo mlnuto talks. With tho
oxcoptlon of Harrison Moore,' tho
carpontors'' local Toprcsontotivo)' tho
speakers pictured a harmonious con
dition existing, Mooro, however,
porfonned tho old fndlnn chloftan
trick with a varying number of sticks,
showing how while ono stick might
bo easily brokon, a dozen sticks
would mako tho task harder nnd CO
sticks 'In a bundle would mako It
Impossible.
"Thoy want to break tho labor
movomont now whtlo wo aro few,
llko this," ho crlod as he snapped the
laths across his kneo, "but they will
not do It.
"1 do not bollovo In camouflaging
tho issuo," ho said. "It's a fight and
we know it's a fight. All wo ask is
a fair field and no favor."
It was not his wish or th'o Inten
tion of organbnd labor to crush tho
omployor, said Mooro, but ho insisted
that labor must havo moro privileges,
moro tlmo for culture, for tho study
of lttoraturo, for dorotlon to music
and drama, more money to buy tho
good things of llfo and for tho pur
chaso of its own home.
II. J, McKlm spoko for tho laun
dry workora. Ho brought in tho
question of competition by Orlontals
and opposod the Oriental influx. II.
O. Wortloy spoko for tho barbers,
W. 8. Conklln for tho machinists,
Carl Lawlor for the paluters, Frank
Andrews for tho retail clerks and
H. M. Wlggon for tho culinary alli
ance The timber workora and box
makors' unions had no apoakera
presont, because It was explatnod tho
timber worker are still in process of
formation and the boxmakers and
mlllmen are being amalgamate into
PROCLAMATION
CLEAN-UP AND PAINT-UP AND SAFETY FIRST
CAMPAIGN
Know All Men, Women and Children Ily These Presents:
That, whorea tho National Cloan-up and Palnt-up apd Safety First
campaign ha resulted In many advantages to community llfo throughout
tho United States, In safeguarding health, in preventing accidents. In pro-
lmotnB thrift, In furthering fire prevention, In stimulating civic prldo, and
In making tlio "homo and city beautiful."
. Now, thorefore, bo It known that plans havo been perfected for a thor-
ough Clean-up and Palnt-up and Safety First campaign in tho city of
Klamath Falls, Oregon, beginning May 1 and officially ending May IS, 1920.
, This date to mark the opening of a real campaign of persistent and
constructive ouon in cleaning -up anu
a mcni wo urge I'uca citizen to uo nis
i"-nn, noauny. mriuy, aio ana ueauiuui.
l (Signed)
NO CHANGE OF
LOWER FRIGES
If. N Moo returned InHt night from
San Francisco, whore he went to
moot representatives of Now York
Jobbing housos. Tho messago that
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cneoring, ror no was toiu wini prices
n ro still going skjward.
"I was amazed at what I was told,"
said Mr. Moo In discussing tho situa
tion today. "1 mot a representative
from Marshall Field, who Is out hero
sizing up tho situation. Ho Is In
touch with conditions all over tho
world nnd ho frankly says that tho
top ha not been reached and that
no man living can toll when It will
bo. Cotton sold In New York tho
other day for $1.40. This Is. tho
long fiber varloty used In tho mnnu
facturo of llslo hosiery, flno under
wear and tho llko. That means that
stockings that wo aro now soiling
for fifty cents will go to a dollar, and
everything olso will follow suit.
This high prlco for cotton Is tho rcf
suit of tho demand from tho auto
mobllo tire manufacturers who use
this class of cotton In tho manufac
ture of tires. Dig buyers of mer
chandise laid off buying last winter
In hopes of forcing down prlcos, but
It hndno effect, and whon thoy go
hack Into tho market again they will
clean everything up In thirty days,
and then thoro will bo nbsolutoly no
mcrclmndlso to got. Thoro Is only
ono ppsnlblo solution to It moro
production and until wo havo that or
a smash, there will bo no change
"One move now under way that
should bo nipped In tho bud right
now Is the wearing of overalls. Foo
plo who can afford to buy clothes
havo takon up this ridiculous fad,
with tho result that tho workora who
absolutely must havo overalls will
havo to pay six, olght or ten dollars'
a pair for them. Why, they aro mak
ing forty-dollar suits out of overall
material. That shows whoro an ill
considered move will lead to. Let
those who can afford to buy higher
priced clothes buy them and leave
tho ovornlls for those whoso occupa
tions compol them to buy such ap
parel." BUY BUILDING
Tho Wblto building on Main street,
tho lower floor of which is occuplod
by the H. N. Moe store, has boon pur
chased by B, E. Kerna and Jamoa
Korna from O. W. White, it la an
nounced. The deal was cloaed yos
torday. Tho prlco is reported to have
boon in the Vicinity of 165,000.
The Korna Broa. havo bought tho
place as an investment, it is under
stood, proving tholr confldonco in
thq future of Klamath Falls as thoy
now own four flno brick buildings in
tho city, tho Whlto building, the
Jackson building at tho corner of
Esplanade and Main which thoy pur
chased a few weeks ago, the building
occupied by the Harl Shepherd Music
company pc their new building on
Sixth' stmt now.tat eoaiw et eon-
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KERNS BROTHERS
Kooping it up. In this worthy move-
or ner pari to roaKq our-xommunlty
I. n. STRUBLE.Mayar.
If. S. WILSON, Chief of Police.
A. A. SOULE, Health Officer.
HEM BOARD
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FOR GLEAN CITY
'We're going to put It over," said
Dr. A. A. -fioule, spokesman for tho
city health board, referring to the
clean-up, paint-um and safety first
campaign launched by tho organiza
tion, tho plans and purposes of
which aro outlined In tho official
proclamation signed by Mayor I. R.
Strublo and other members of the
board, appearing at the top of this
page.
Tho city council ft as endorsed the
campaign and contributed $50 to fin
ance It. Tho Central Labor Council
last night was requested to endorse
it, and C. F. Parker, president, sig
nified that tho council would favor,
tho campaign heartily and lend fi
nancial aid. Other organizations will
swing into line as fast as they are
asked, said Dr. Soulo, who has been
sounding out the sentiment of the
community for several weeks, pre
paratory to definitely announcing
the campaign. Leaders of all social
and civic activities aro unqualifiedly
in favor of It, he found.
Tho campaign opens May 1 and
closes officially May 15, although it
la expected that tho bablt of keoplng
premises clean nnd tidy will have
becomo so thoroughly implanted in
tho fortnight that tho 'community,
will keop right on through tho sum
mer with many Improvements.
Tho health board liopos to accom
plish a great deal at comparatively,
small cost by enlisting tho united
strongth of the community and mak
ing overy householder responsible
for tho appearance of his own prom
ises. Paint for old walla and roofa, pa
por for Interiors and ceilings, new
glas3 for broken windows, a tree or
two and a llttlo plot of grass for tho
lawn, have a psychological as well aa
a physical effect. They mean, clean
surroundings, loading to tho elimina
tion of dirty corners and refuse piles
where disease breeding bacteria
lurk. Tho board hopes to material
ly reduco tbo disease-breeding spots
In the community before the- cam
paign Is ovor.
The safety first' feature will be
handled in co-operation with repre
sentatives of the state industrial ac
cident commission, the state labor
commission and the safety- flret
board, 'who will haye members here
during the flret part of next month
to investigate local conditions and
put on demonstrations of safety first
measures.
Unsightly nuisances, pjoague spots
whore flies treed and spread
throughout the community, carrying
dirt, disease and death In tholr train,
will bo Included In the clean-up -cru
sade and either put into sanitary
condition or steps taken for tholr
elimination.
POJtTTiAND MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, Apr, J 2. Llrestock
quotations opened teday: with cattle
Bteady, choice steers ljl and 11 cents;
sheep steady, with spring lamha 1?
to 19 cent.. Hog are quiet with
prima mix to IT.3S per.han-
dred. Kgga sold at IT sp tr cents
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CO.N'VICTKD I1V HEXATK
PAItlS, Apr. 22. Joseph
Calilaux, former premier of
France, was this evening found
guilty of having had commerce
with the enemy by the senate
high court. The vote was 160
to 91. Conviction by this court
might entail imprisonment for
not moro than five nor less than
cno year, or banishment.
Charges of high (reason and
having given Intellgence to the
enemy were eliminated earlier
In the day. This eliminated the
possibility of tho death penalty.
LOCAL OVERALLS
CLUB STARTED
Walters In denim and waitresses in
calico at several of the local restau
rants signify that Klamth Falls ha3
an Overalls club organized with a
good initial membership. The move
ment for " overalla and gingham ' 'cal 'au't which rendered tho car un
dresses originated at the Jewel andlcontrollable- The car ran for several
spread rapidly to the Ilex cafe, and J yards with two wheels on the brink
promises to be extended olsewhere. j ot ne ad and tne othere ,n tho
Overalls with rhinest'one buckles dltch and then turned turtle with
aro selling for $43.50 in the east.Une drlTer beneoth. Hla neck waa,
Plain ones are quoted lower. Tuxedo uroKen. . j-
suits ot denim retail around $12.50 Several cars passed the wreck this
and ultra modish gingham gowns .morning but did .not stop to lnvestt
at $15. - eate, thl-jltins that if any one had
As a remedy for clothing cost the
wearing of overalls Is not working
well In tho east, according to the
press dispatches. The demand for
overalls did not lower the price ou
other grades ot clothing and la rais
ing overalla and gingham gooda to
prices prohibitive of purchase ny
workers who absolutely need them.
.A,dispatch from Fremont, Nebraa-
ka Is Indicative of the effect, and
duplicated by reports f;om many
other towns where the fad has gained
headway:
FREMONT (Nob.) When
members of a recently organized
overalls club found the price of
denims bad advanced they decided
not to buy overalls and changed
tho name of their organization to
"tho patch club" pledging them
selves to wear their old clothes
until tho cost of wearing apparel
comes down. Business men are
Joining.
EMBARGO OFF
Freight embargoes are lifted over
the entire Southern Pacific system,
according to report from the local
station today, an order to that effect-1
having been received thl3 morning.
Freight is being accepted to eastern
points and the unauthorized strike
appears to bo thoroughly broken.
Non-arrival of tho local freight
train last night led to all sorts ot ru
mors about a fresh outbreak of the
strrke, that had completely paralyz
ed the system. It was explained at
tho station that there were no cars
ac weea yesterday so the crew
"dead-headed" back in order that
they could take out this morning's
freight train which left on schedule
with a large number of cars at
tached. Local merchants are complaining
of deploted stocks of food supplies
as the result ot tho' interrupted
freight service. Sugar is scarce and
some stores today were limiting
sales to 50 cents worth for each cus
tomer. A typewritten circular addressed
to, the crew ot train No. 13, picked
up In a coach yesterday and handed
Into tho Herald office, signed ''Dele
gate," says that the strikers are go
ing to win and have all the roads
badly crippled. The "delegate" Is
forced to hammor out his messago
on tho typewriter, he says, becauso
the press ot tho country "Is owned
and controlled by tho railroads and
are not printing proper news."
"We have not returned to work
as they say," asserts the circular,
and do not Intend to do so." Nev
ertheless freight is moving and the
Southern Paclflo asserts that Its
lines ara all open and embargoes off
aad that the strike is broken.
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WRECKED GAR
Investigation is being made today
by Coroner Earl Whitlock into an
automobile accident on the Merrill
road last night In which L. C. Howell,
well known Malln man was Instantly
killed. The tragedy was discovered
this morning by children on their
way to school, who saw a man's foot
protruding from beneath an over
turned Ford car by the roadside and
called the attention of John Calla
han, a rancher qt the Merrill district,
who was passing.
The accident took place Just north
of the Strahorn railway crossing.
about half a mile this aide of tha
Burrell Short ranch. There is &
ditch at tho side of the road there,
three or four feet deep, and the side
of the road slopes steeply. Appar-
ently the dead man had got oft the
road, perhaps through some mechan-
been injmed tutsy had been-removed.
The foot sticking from beneath the
tonneau was the only portion of the
body vislblewhen the Hilyard chil
dren passed by on their way to
school. The man had evidently been,
dead tor hours, probably since the
preceding night.
As far asthe investigations of the
coroner hare, gone he learns that
iJrHoweli'jwas ln Klamath Falls
yesterday andtook his" father to
Malln yesterday afternoon. He waa
to return last night to Pine Flat
where he has teams engaged in log
ging. He was evidently on his way
to tho logging camp as he had ser-
j eral sacks of grain feed for the teams
In tho car.
The dead man leaves a widow and
five children, the oldest ot whom is
12, all of whom live in tho Malln dis
trict. An inquest may be held If It
seems that any further light can be
thrown on the matter by a formal
investigation, but everything con
nectedlwith'the tragedy stamps It aa
absolutely accidental.
SARGENT AVENUE HOME
SCENE OF WEDDING
William A. Sweet and Misa Ora A.
Martin were married thia afternoon
by the Rev.-C. F. Trimble at the home
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Martin, 1437 Sargent avenue.
Th'o bridegroom is employed at Shlp
lngton and the young couple will
make their home In this city.
Besides the parents ot the bride,
her brother and atater-in-law, Mr
and Mrs. W. M. Martin,' were present.
After the ceremony a family wedding
dinner was served. '
VOTERS DECIDE
UPON SITE
A Ively interest was taken yes
terday In the selection ot the site' for
the new school that the growth ot
the city makes It Imperative shall be
erected before school opens In the
fall. A decided, preference was
shown for block 5, the site formerly
occupied-by the Catholic church. The
wisdom ot the choice Is Indicated by
the fact that this property could now
bo sold for $600 moro than it was
optioned Jo the school district for, so
that the directors mado a good bar
gain when they secured it for $6,000.
The vote was as follows;
Block 5, 123; block 19, 48.
ers who yesterday were repudiated
by their followers when they advo
cated an end ot the walkout ot
switchmen, today returned to work
followed by small bands of the men,
Btaady ImnroTement of trtMn rnaL
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