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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1920)
ot " Jt 4, i OFFICIAL PAPER OK KLAMATH FALLS .OFFICIAL PAPER OF t 'KLAMATRCOUNTY Fourteenth Year- No. 3909 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920 Price, Five Cent lEue'mnjg mm m I I mi CDNGESTION T STATECDLLEGES It Ih hoped by ull Orvgno's friends of higher education that tha mlllnga hill to bo placed boforo tho pooplo on May 21 will rolloro tho congostod situation at tho throo stato Institu tions, tho Oregon UHlrorslty, tho Oro icon agricultural collogo and tho Moa uiotith normal. Tho congested con dition at tho throo schools la about parallol. Tho stato unlvorslty at Eugene Maintains a college of literature sci ence and tho, arts with 20 distinct de partments, ouch with many coursgs; a. graduate school, school ot educa tion, a school of Journnllstn, a hcIioo! of architecture nnd allied arts, a school of commerce, a school of mu- 4ic, a school ot law, n department ot military training, a school ot socio logy, an oxtonslon division, nnd n eorrespondenco-study department. Tho agricultural collcgo maintains at Corrallls, a school of agriculture with six departments, a school of commorco with four departments, a school ot forestry with two depart ments, a school of homo economics with four departments, n school of mines with three departments,, n school ot vocational education with tour departments, a school of phur macy, a department ot military train ing, a school of iiiuhIc, mill other In structional dopnrtmontH, with export-, mont station and cxtonslon work In addition Tho total Investment 'In buildings at the university since It was founded in 1872 has boon SGC2.047. This sum Includes uvon additions and ma jor ropnlM tlrroughout the 43 years. Tho totut Investment In buildings nt tho agricultural collogo since It was taken over by tho stnto In 188! has Iwon Jl.012,000. Whon tho Lincoln high school In Pcrtland alono cost $514,293, the corit of buildings nt tliO' university nnd ngrlculturnl col- lego cannot bo suld to bo oxhorbltn it I or boyond tho means of the state. I In tho Inst flvo years tho uulvcrs-l ity and thu collogo hnvo had no mill I ngo money to put l.,to now buildings. but have financed somo construction from Bpoclnl appropriations. That Is, with tho nnmbor ot sludonts 150 per cent groator, tho building lnvostmont nndrclassroom Hpaco are ierlinps 15 por cont creator. , In order to tnko euro of this grout Influx ot Htudnnts, bDth Institutions nro crowding classrooms nnd over loading classes to a point nt which goo dtoacblng In many cases cannot bo dono. In 1013, whon tho unlvorslty had, G91 studonts and the collogo 1,301 classroom Rpnco was' Inadequate. Now, In 1920, whon tho studont bodlos numbor 1,745 and 3,378, con ditions aro simply Impossible At tho unlvorslty for oxamplo, goology, botnny and bacteriology, zoology, physics nnd psychology, aro AlmoBt without laboratory facilities MICKIE SAYS a. tips ts !u.-rMma,eut A Utt OF tWtWktbGtlUtP. ABE A MGtVW B6 -mN(5 A.UOOND TM WtM V41VM6PA.PER Of FC AV)6 m JEST TU'SAWlt VMKN NtTW A1NO DOOAR B1U.W GUI I . VNVSWT SNE UM AS KKAUH tMO D0U.&.O. &VUS Asweuwt OVA.ONON . n tPntfr &a' t OV DMEUU MAIUUKD 20 WIVES, KIM.KI) FOUR OK THEM IX)8 ANaKLKS, Apr. 30. Murder, not bigamy, will bo tho w cuarKO tu no iucuu uy James ii. w Hurt, who lnnt night admitted, nftor an Investigation extending oyer a month hud enmeshed him boyond hopo, that ho hud killed two womon, hud at least con- trlbutcd to tho deaths of two inoro and had married nt leajt 20, Including tho four who lost their Uvea. The murder charge, accord Ing to tho dUtrlct attorney's otflco, wilt be based on tho at loged confession of Hulrt that ha killed two of his wives. I INFORMER PAYS SAME nnc A IrlIK u oy nartr, wnose cemplaint: Tuof- tlftV resulted In thn nrrnnt nf lilmantr and othors for gambling, fared the samo us tho othors when ho apponrod orllowlng. I'eoplo are llviugln all road. boforo Justlci Chapman for sentonco sorts ot mnkoshlft homos, with the i Defendant declares that ho is en yesterday. Tho court Imposol n lino most primitive conveniences. " Only tlrcly sincere in his opposition. He of $75 and costs, which Clntk paid, by strictest attention to sanitation J Bayfl tnat at presenr there are two Thu other defendants woro intenced can wo hopo to oscapo nn epidemic of , Toa&B t0 Merrill from Klamath Falls, Tuosday nnd hnvo paid tholr fines, 'dlsoaso- and It behoves every good ono runnine on each side of his land! District Attornoy Duncan tiled i monon ior nismissui or ino cimriis against Clark bocause ho had turned, Mnto's evidence. Tho court hold, liowuvor, that Clark had mnde rn wrltton deposition, that ho had lnt 1 hlA Information boforo tho district attorney and had charged himself Jointly with tho othors of a mlsdo- moanor and thnt ho did not come within tho provisions of tho law ox tending clemency. WOOD WINS JERSEY PRIMARY. 1 207 VOTES NHWAIIK, N. J, Apr. 30. Com- ploto and corroctoil figures tholond tlielr nld to romodylng It. Now Jersey primary gtvo Gonornl Wood n lead of 1,207 votes over Sen ator Johnson. Wood has n total of 52,608 nnd Johnson lias 51,401. for Htmlonts doing research. Labora tories for loss advancod students arc too few and too small. Special ap paratus cannot be sot up. Matorlal for scientific study lies packed Injovontually will scoro 100 per cent in Unlvorslty of Oregon Is adapted to a unlvor()ty of 7QQ M ofjtho mornnB Mtmm subjoct w,n be'captai: w C. Wells, lieutenant: L 1,745. Those sciences aro actually hard pressed for lecture room. At tho university also as nnothor example, tho main library wns built .wjion the number ot studonts was nbout 400. It contains study spneo for 211 persons. At tho agricultural collcgo stu dents have to bo shifted nil ovor tho ciimpus to find classrooms nt nil, then froquontly have to attend lectures In unsuitable places. Clnssos hnvo to be schedulod ns onrly ns 7 n. m. and as Iato ns 9 In tho ovonlng. Evory- whoro, in ovory dopartmont, tho room need Is dospornto. This building condition is gonornl on tho two campuses bocnuso, as al roady stated, tho numbor of stu donts has gono up 150 por cont with out tho two Institutions having monoy to house nny lncroaso. To onnblo It to continue Us pro ductive nnd useful program of train ing, tho ngrlculturnl collogo should hnvo nn onglneorlng hall, an nddl tlonnl story on mochnnlcal hall, a physics building, nn annex to sclonco j hall, n commorco building, several small agricultural buildings, comple tion of tho now library, and ot tho onglnoorlng laboratory, both of which remain unfinished for lack of funds, dormltorios, and sovoral othor struc tures. Thoso, of course, would hnvo to bo built gradually over a long term of yoara. Similarly, tho Btato unlvorslty should hnvo a sclonco hall to houso zoology, botnny, bactorlology, goolo gy, nnd psychology, a comorco nnd oconomlcs hall, a Journnllam hull, a school of educations buljdlng, a moro adoquato library, a housohold arts building, a philosophy hnll.-n dormi tory for men, anothor dormitory for womon, and Bomo othor buildings, to bo built gradually ovor n torm of years. Tho only romody for tho situation of the institution? Is n hoary favor- ahlo poll and bill number 310 (X) yea on 3lay 21. 'i'o nocuro this hoavy poll. it, will be nocoasary for ovory Oregon votod who believes In the sao rodnesa of hlplior education, the foundation of tho 'commonwonlth. CLEAN-UP ILL START SATURDAY Tim Inavan nf elnnnllnnm Is lineln. nlng to7 work In tho lump, according to Dr. A. A. Soule, city health ofll - cor, who is actively pushing the movement for a clean-up, palnt-up ' tin, I flnfnti, (lnit Aimnolvn nninlnM tomorrow and continuing to May 1C. "The campaign Is beginning to show encouraging results In awaken- e1 Public Interest," Bald Dr. Soule.'noy, J. H. Carnahan, Mnny PPle nro calling upj dally, ! Promising co-operation and calling ' attention to evtla that need corroc - tlon. Hovornl barns which are a men-j nco to tho health nnd welfare' of tho community hnvo beon called' to tho' ' nlinntlnn t t li A Kn.ilth hnnkil trnlnw "'""""" " "" m nuu njid will bo promptly denlt with. I "It is not a question of civic pride aiono mat wo are dealing witn, but It In n fmrlniix linn It h nttnntlnn (lint confronts us. The city is tullto ov - cltlion to Join In this movement for'and ofrora t0 pay Klamath county, a genorni cleanup. ' If wo got rid of the rubbish fore warm weather starts, we re- duco Illes and otner dlseaso carriers nnd can hope to como safely through the summer. I feol that It IB the duty of tho health ofllcor to point out tho disturbing possibilities. I am ready to snouiuor tno run nuraon oi responslbllly for tho conduct of my jolllco, but as tho health omcor I nm I powerless unless tho community will co-opomio. , i iionovo irum u.u BIBn u- .- :enlnB interest thnt a mnjorlty of clt-' irons realize tho situation"! nnd-will Wo .cannot hope to accomplish In two weeks tho whole, Augcnn task. Our troubles hnvo been accumulating tor 20 yonrs. Wo can make n start, how ever, nnd I nm satisfied that In two weeks wo will hnvo provod our nbll- Ity to moot tho sltuntlon. nnd will .. . lmvo gained sucu momentum inai we , ..Ml nnvnr atmi alinrt nr n town thnt At tho Presbyterian church Sunday j "A City to He Proud Of," nnd tho .Ilfir.i,i.cn it'll! in In lrnnnlnf- WITH riin motives behind tho clean-up cam palgn. A week from Sunday nil tho churches In tho city will bo asked to hnvo a "Clean-up nnd Safety First Biinuny. i Tho nld ot tho Hoy Scouts has boon promised for tho distribution of lltor nturo and buttons mid in spreading tho general propaganda of tho cam paign. I-'IRST STREET GAU "MOTOKMAN" VISITS J. L. nuoll nrrlvod last ovonlng from San Francisco, whoro ho makes Tho galvat,on Army in Oregon has his hondquartors as right of way declded upon a HomB Sorvlce Pro man for tho Southorn Pnclflc com-'gram for 1920( tbo pbJect ot whlch lg pnny. His visit at this time has to tQ tUo . women and chlldren do with a clearing up of some right i f Qn who may n0od nssistanco, of way matters that have been hang- oxtendInE lt8 worJ t0 every part Ing flro for sovoral years In tho In- Thg organIzaUon neeAa uiun roservuiiuu, ,iur. uuun wua formerly a rosldont ot this city, when he acted ns local manager tor tho Duona Vista addition and holds tho distinction ot having oporatod tho first stroot car in Klamath Falls. It wns an improvised affair nnd was us od to mnko tho first official trip ovor tho lino, and was hnulod by n toam I ot horses, with Mr. Buell as driver ., ,.., , -r., ii n,. UMll billUi innumiiu u atiivi w. tended from near tho Whlto Pollcan Hotol to tho Duona Vista landing, RESOLUTION TO END WAR WITH AUSTRIA, GERMANY WASHINGTON, Apr 11 30. Tho ad in this worthy cause. Tho cam stato of war with both Austria andtpagn for funds will tnko place bo- SI.,..,. ni.r ..mtilrl t tni-mlnalflrf linlmi. r t . r f HOOA a rosoultlon reported today by tho j Senate foToIgn relations commltteo as a substitute for tho Ifouso resolu tion to end tho war with Germany alono. MAitKKT REPORT PORTLAND, April 30. Cattle, bogs and shoep, weak; prime mixed IhosB, -1G nnd $17.50; butter and eggs unchanged. ,, Fill RUINOUS RANCHER i Tlin first rontnst nrnlnut thn rlirhl 'of way condemnation suits filed by1 1 Klamath county against landowners 'in the track of tho Klamath Falls- Malln section of Tbe Dalles to Call- ......1.. ,.... l.ft.w.. .... fll.J ...l.... by Oeo. Ehehalt, owner of 40 acres about a quarter ot a mile south of the Henley school, through his attor- j Defendant claims that it the land ' la cut in two by the proposed hlgh- tway It will virtually ruin him. He asHerta that ho would be forced to spend a total of $4100 to fence tho road, build gates, , etc, and move ex- i. ii . a . ( . iHiing aucnes, nna asics speciuc asm- ' ages In that amount. The county ja offering $150 an acre for tho rieht of war. -which con .i i -i.. . .. . j ' nromlses to fence one side of the $1000 In cash If the county will not be-nenter upon nts propBrty but will callSQ the state, highway to be-dlvert- cd to either ot the existing roads. Ho also asks tbe court to Instruct tho Jury, -when tho matter comes up lo trial, to visit his land and inspect lt( so tnat tneJ. majr 8&tlsfy themsel res that the damage he will suffer is ! , he ata.ea it Pour otner nctIon8 ngaIngt ranch. ' on tho.routo, for whom Mr. Car- nnhnn 8 attorney, have filed or are' al)0Ut to ho and all ot them wm ba contcatert It j8 gata. other attorneys are proparlng anawor3 t0 aimfKJ ' nre proparlng answers suits. OKFIOKIIS OP NEW pANTON AKH MUSTEItED INTO OFFICE Offlcora of Canton Crater, No. 7, tho newly established branch of the; ..HtrnMn. ni.. t n r r .. tu, """'" ", . . v. ., u. .o Cliy. woro uuiy muBiereu in last Wiest, deputy commandant. Tho offlcers are: Harry Louck, Mc Clure, ensign; W. D. Cofer, clerk, ' nnu i"TEU uuesiuK. UULUUUIUUI. Klamath Falls, Oregon, April 23. 1920. , ,, -in.- Kinmnth nonntv; no introduction to tho American peo ple. Tho sorvlcoa which it rendered tp our soldiers In Franco, in tho camps, hospitals and in tho trenches, and to tholr families at homo will al ways bo hold In grateful remem brance. iu ",,'," . ',, Rm decided upon, a plan approved ot and bonded by Governor Olcott, ns ..i !. ' L ---. SALVATION MY i Ml llllll- Ir-illlM.!- PHOH, 1920 "onornry unnmpinn, an uunoui u.annuai loruucuuons appraprwuuu noon maao lo ovory couniy ia m" stnto to raise funds by popular dona tion. Klamath county has boen ro quostod to ralso tho sum of $3,400 as Its quota, nnd tho committee nam ed below has offered Its services to jjny wo not rely upon you to make a Benorous donation, and have a part in this work, Our county has troely mot all tho demands upon it In tlu pact in bohalf ot tho uuftoring people of Europo and Asia wo shall not fall in thts,;tha doing- of our fnll duty to our own people- the men, womon and children of Oregon. Kindly make your check, payable to the, Salvation Army and send it to any bank-In Klamath Falls, or to IIItlTISir ARMS RALLY TO SUPPORT SULTAN CONSTANTINOPLE, Apr. 30. ' Ilrltlsh troops, It Is believed, ( forces In a movement against thn Turklnh nntlnnnllotx In Ant Minor and even to Join In an . aggressive offensive against Mustapha Kemal. Elaborate preparations are being made by tbe British along the Anatolian scoast to the sea of Marmora. ' . UNLICENSED DOGS TO BE DESTROYED Owners who do not think enough ot their dogs to pay the city license fee, $1.50 for male and $3 for female dogs, are duo to lose them within a few days, stated Chief of Police Wil son this morning. Tho -chief is pub lishing a warning notice, asking all dog owners to come in and tako out licenses for tholr pets, and unless the warning Is immediately heeded they stand a good chance of losing their dogs. Unlicensed dogs will be gathered up iind taken to' the city pound and. It not reclaimed, will be shot. Chief Wilson declares that-he Is thoroughly In earnest and will enforce the or dinance against every unlicensed- dog. n order to clean the city of stray dogs, or dogs not valued by their owners, the chief Is asking any own ers of undesirable dogs to bring'them into the station and have them dis posed of by the police. TERRORIST PLOT OF REDS UNEARTHED WASHINGTON, Apr. 30. Plots against the lives of over a score of federal and state officials Hayejieen! discbrerdd by the Department otl Justice as a part ot radical May Day demonstrations, Attorney General Palmer announced last night. WASHINGTON, Apr. 30. Federal agenU have been Instructed to "go as far as the law will allow" in u,l,'"v,ub "' '.' .... uw..u. stratong In making this announce ment, Assistant Attorney General I Qarvan said the Department ot Jus tice ofliclals were -concentrating on ' efforts to protect tho lives of federal invwl atntn nffiMnla Tvlin hnH Tioon rked fop de8truction and t0. l)rQ. vent violence generally. m . ENTERTAINING FRIEND FRON SOUltDOUGn IiANb Mlss Myrtle Record, principal of tho Mills addition scfiool, is enter- taing her tillikum ot Alaska days, Miss Ruth Reat. Miss Record and' Miss Reat were fellow teachers and chums in Alaska for three years and mIss Reat, who is enroute back to J, tho land of tho midnight sun-after an extended visit in Illinois, stopped here to seo her friend. She has pre vailed on Miss Record to Join her In Alaska again, Miss Record reserving the intervening year following ilho close ot the present torm for a trip to Honolulu. If she finds the "Kanaka boys and girls less tractable than-the, Eskimo, she has promised to Join Miss Reat In Alaska at the end ot the year, nnd the latter with .hope In, her heart will be on her way, in a f ew daya to kindle the home fires and keep them alightv against the coming ot her chum. FORTIFICATIONS IHLIj FOR NINETEEN MILLIONS PASSED WASHINGTON, Apr. 30. With-. out a record vote tho Senate today passed and sent to conference the i. .. .i um, carrying more iuau i,uuu,- 000. O. D. Burke, treasuror ot tho com mittee. Thanking you In" advance for your contributions, and knowing that ev eryone will do his full" duty, wo re main, Sincerely yours, FRED A, BAKER. Committee:' Captain J.' W, Siemens, Edmund M. Cbllcoto, Secretary, O, D. BurUe, Treasurer, George Walton, A. M. Collier, A, R. Wilson, R, C. Groesbeck, Miss Carrie Oleson, Miss Twyla Head IN I UN WR U BY GOVERNOR PORTLAND, April Jo. OoveVnor Ben W. Olcott of Oregon has en dorsed the Salvation Army- home service program for 1920 and the financial campaign to raise funds with which to fbiancc the program. The endorsement came to the Sal- rattcn Army headquarters at 5JLS Chamber of Commerce building, Portland, in thextonn of a communi cation to the people ot Oregon. The letter follews: " STATE OP OREGON Executive Department Salem. To the People of Oregen: It has been called to .my attention, that the Salvation Army contem plates setting aside the period front May 1 to May 10, inclusive, tor Its home service campaign, at which. time it will seek to secure funds from the people oft the state for the pur poses of advancing ita. home service work. The Salvation Army has outlined!" .very comprehensive home service program for 1920. We are all fam iliar with the magnificent services which the Salvation Army gave dur ing the late war. In a general war we are familiar with 'the work which, that splendid organization is doing at home among the down-fallen and the needy. The concrete rVsults ;ot this great work are not so Yell known to our. people asthe army ia thousands of cases Textends its help ing hand quietly and without osten- tat1lqn !ThcgaJCpn JVr4p'yChaa.pB: . terea a iiem wnicn no otner organ ization touches, with untold results J f0r good t am certain tho people of Oregon., who have always responded liberally to worthy causes, will not be laxr la this respect.' I can conceive of no more worthy cause than genuine wholehearted and Veil planned or ganization to give assistance where assistance Is actually needed. (Signed) BEN W. OLCOTT, Governor. ans are waning wun oxpeciancy toT tlle clnnB of the opening gong in tomorrow night's exhibition at Hous- ton's opera house, the main event ot which is predicted to have all the elements ot a battle extraordinary. Investigation of the "dark horse" rumors abroad regarding "Wild" Willie Webb, who will oppose Billy Huff, popular local boxer, have not served to lessen tho evidence that Huff is going up against a strong opponent. It la said that the San Franciscan has somewhat tho best of Huft in. weight and there are. plenty'ot tana willing to testify from having seen Webb in action that he la' fully aa skillful as Huff in battle. The know ing ones aro en tiptoo" with expect-, ancy nnd it they have the "dope" straight, the crowd will see a whirl wind contest. Chlloquln ia 'coming, as usual, strong for their undefeated champion, and willing to back htm to tho limit with words or wampum. -. . Tho doubting Thomases have an op portunity to reap a harvest if chey aro really sincere In their estimates ot Webb and have the courage ot their convictions. Tho other events are all likely to be lively affairs. Tho oard contains 26 rounds In all, it ovory contest goes tho limit. AGITATORS ACTIVE IN NEW GOLD OAMP- i WASHINOTON, Apr. 30. Activity of alien agitators in the vloinlty of, Hydar, Alaska,, resulted in tho dis patch of -the coast guard cutter, Al gonquin, from Port Towiisend to that place today. The coast guard service said the vessel would co-operate w.th local officials in maintaining order in Hydar. FANS' EUY . HIT SHI V. j
