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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1920)
. mw 'vWiy Mb' -.,(.,. iw.' . OFFICIAli rAMs OKI official paper or KLAMATH VAhUl UiAMATH COOBTX Fourteenth Year No. 3950 KLAMATH FALLS; OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920 Price Five Cent I "-- - ; r . , mxt v vninix r 3aT ' 5 -. , iv OF T ItOHCIII'ltO, June 17 Positive lilnnlinciitlon of J. F Wallace, now twin hold nt Dayton, Wash., an tlm nuin who lirutatlynaaauttcd heron (ha tivenlng of Mny 39th, wi made by Mm. (Minim Hamilton, of Itbnuhen, who litft HumUy for Dayton to lton tlfy thn man who wa being held na a suapect. A warant was laaued for Wallace, ami extradition paper will be secured at oncn and Hhnrlff Qulnn will learn Immediately to bring him back to thla city for trial Information agalnat Wallace waa oeeurnd by Jamea Hmlth, chief of po ll m at Hturhuck, Waahlngton, where Wallace haa been employed alnce ' Juno C. The reward of 1250 offered Iit thn ennntv rnurl will finitialilv rt I to Hmlth In thn ovuiit that Wullaca la proven guilty, A tolcgrnm waa recoiled the Inat of the week liy HtiorlfT Qulnn from Chief Rmlth, Mating thnt n man folly nnaworlng the description had iiC' rupted rmplnmeut at Htarhuck aa n lineman. Thn officer wired Hherirf Qulnn full particulars until the Douglas county aherirf liecamo fully convinced that Ihu auapucl waa thn right mnn. Ijial Haturdny he went lo lleuben nnd puratinded .Mr and Mr (I I Inn n Hamilton to go to Dayton to Identify thn worker If pomlliln and atiortly nfter they had left he received word from Chief Hmlth that Wallace had resigned hla Job. nnd naked for In Mrucllomt. HherllT Qulnn Immedl ntety ordered hla arrest and ho wna in niln prisoner until the arrival of the lleuben people. Mrfl Hamilton rec ognized Wnljnre nt once, and nhe i positively Identified hjy,acordlng to J.-wind r?cvixl by- Sheiff Qtilne, Wtilliire, It la cliiluwd. I the mnn who no Mny 25 attacked Mr Hnm litem near her home ut lleuben, and nfler bentliiK her about thn head ravlahed her nnd left her lying am poacdly dead. Posses wero organized for hla capture hut he managed to evade them nnd mnile hla eacnpe It waa later learned thnt hn waa picked up by the Medford nuto atnge on Its trip to till city and waa brought Into Konemirg nnd went on north. Mra. Hamilton's condition wan, very erltl cnl for sumo limn and alio la at III III n a reault of Iho attack mndo upon her. Him waa unable to make Hie trip to Wuahlngtou alone and hor huaband accompanied her The man had provloualy been om ployed na a telephone lineman and upon going to Washington relkmod to the trude, having been employed nt Starburk, where ho waa arreated, alneo June 9. He will bo brought to Koseburg na aoon aa the naceaaary papers are secured and will anawer the charge In the local court. In the event ho la proven guilty ho will doublleaa receive a atlff aentence. Mra. Hamilton waa a former real dent of thla county, living at Mid land and Olene, Before her marriage he waa Mlaa Perth Keller, PINCHO VILLA SLATS THREE MUX ICO ClV, Juno 18. Throo hundred wiiincn enmp followora, nt tnchod to government forces, have been killed by KrnnclBCo Villa, ac cording to Kl Domocrnta tmluy, quot ing Jnclnto Triloba, n woulthy nuir clmnt of Jlmlnoz. According to Truohn, Vlllu rnptured tho womon during an oncounter with a roglmont of cuvnlry of tho dofacto govern inont, between Purrul and Jlmlnoz. Ho ordorod thorn lined up for rovlow to boo It any were aoldlors masquer ading aa womon. One woman 11 rod two bhota nt VI1U, but mlaaed the nark. When Villa ,wi unable to learn which one fired the ahot, be ordered all the women herded to gether ud ehot down. was M HAMLTON N WIN NEW MEXICO WOOL MEN POOL THEIR CLIPS AMlUqilHIlQtli:, N M, Juno 17 Tho Wool Growers' C'o-oixirntlvo association of .Vow Mexico lui linen formed for thu purpoan of eliminat ing uildillemou ami Increasing the rnturna In thn nheup men It la thn Intention t lilt year to concentrate In ii wnrehousa In Chlcngo, for grading and anlllng lo apluuera, aa much of tho wool clip aa la pledged to the na aoclatlon, ' When thn aaioclatlon la coualdered na permanently eatabllxli ed and la aufflclently atrong financial ly, arangomenta will ba made for one or mom bonded warebouaea In tills atatf , whom thn wool will lie graded and aold Hheep men aay at present wool paaaea through the handa of from two to five person after thn grower aolta It until It reachea thu man who mnkea It Into cloth, New Mexlco'a wool clip thla year will, It la eallmoted, nmount to IS, 000,000 poumla. rirnwnra bnve al ready pledged 3,000,000 iound to the aaaoclalton. :. REFER TREATY TO THE PEOPLE' WASHINGTON. Juno is Presi dent Wllaon'a chullennu to submit thn peace treaty to a referendum of thn Amarlean pnopla v.s acMpt.-.l tfl by Kenntor Harding, the llepubllcan prealdentlat candldato. "I am stiro the Itepubllcnn party will gladly welcome a referendum of thn foreign relationship of thin coun try The effort of the Hopuhllcnn party to preserve our nationality will be, I nm a urn, overwhelmingly Indoraed," Senator H,iiJJnc ntnted today. WASHINGTON, Juno 18. Her bert Hoover today formally an nounced that ho will support tho tic ket nominated by tho llepubllcan na tional convention. In a statement laiued nfter hnvlug had breakfast with Senator Harding, Mr. Hoover characterized the greater part of tho Chicago platform a constructive and progreaalnve. Indornlng In tho main the action of tho convention, Mr. Iloovor calls upon all elementa of tho party to support tho llepubllcan ticket at tho polls, Ho declares that nothing pre vents tho compromlae planka on the labor quoatlon and the league ef na tions from being given a forward looking Interpretation. Ho added, howovor, that "aome things, Includ ing reorganization of our election ex penditures at primaries, are not ad city, and is another mark of the com- IIKKC1XR8 OK THK OIIAMIIKR OK COSIMK.UCK MKKTti TOXH1HT At tho meeting of tho directors of tho Chamber of Commerce, which will bo hold thin evening nt tho rooms of tho Chamber, tho heads of tho different bureaus will bo called Individually for reports nnd many matters of Intorest nnd benefit to tho city and county wilt ho considered. Tho muotlng will ba called to order nt S p. m. nharp, NOTED FINANCIER SUMMONED BY DEATH NKW YOni,N Juno 18. Cloorgo W. Perkins, noted financier, dlod this morning nt the Stamford Hnl) Sanitarium, Stamford, Connecticut. Hn sufforod a breakdown on Juno 11, but tho mombora of his family did not Intimate that his condition was serious and the announcement of his death camo as a great surprise to tho public. WASHINGTON, June 18, The water power bill has been signed by the presliemt. SATS HARDING HOOVER COMES 1TF0RRARDINC FOR PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTING FIRM ENTERS LOCAL FIELD I The Pacific Warehnuae 4 Distrib uting company la the lateat addition to tho hualneaa establishments of the city, and la another mark of lo com mercial advancement being 'made by Klamath Falls, The membera of the now (Inn are Oeorge Neweomb and C. If I'rehn. Mr. Newcomt come here from Ilolae, Idaho, where' he hai been Identified with a simitar enter prise. Mr I'rehn but recently re algned a local manager for Swift A Company, tloth men are veil equip fd by experience to handle the busi ness of tho new concern. It I their ,'purpoae to dlatrlbutn conalgnmenta , nnd to do n general wholeaale din Itrlbutlng and storage hualneaa. The plan of operation of thla firm, when fully developed, will reault In much benefit and convenience, to lo cal merchant, aa under It ir"' ''" carried alack' from which tberdealer mny draw na hla need demand. In- .stead of being forced to keep largo .supplies on hand 1 Thn ground Mm of thn Klamnth avenue half of the Central Hotel building haa been leaned for a term (of yeara by the new concern and will be occupied na aoon ns It can be got ten In rendlneaa SLIGHT 'OUAKE AT LOS ANGELES LOS ANtlKLKS. Juno II. A alight earthquake early today nttook tho bulldlnga In the downtown sec Hon of thla city No damage waa re ported. o- I. PERSONAL MENTION I Q O C, 11. Foster, representing tho San Kranclaco branch of tho KiU'on Phonograph company, Ltd., irt In tho city on business and la making ar rangements with Ci. A. Wlrtz, tho local agent, to bring tho merits of the Kdlson phonograph to tho atten tion of tho people in this territory by an oxtcnalvo campaign l.ouls Weachler, brother of Her man Weschler, arlved last evening from New York, and has entered the employ of K. Sugarman. Jesse Watson, a colored cowpunch or, with a reputation for riding out law horses. Is In tho city to tako part lu tho rodeo at tho ball park Sun day, Among others to bo on hand will be 1). J. Itodrlguez and Slim Schoonover, of Modoc county. Calif. Tho stork returned to tho Waren Hunt hospital after one day's so journ In Chlloquln and deposited a bouncing baby boy In tho arms of Mrs. Zcbendcr of Merrill. Mrs. Zobender Is a sister of Mrs. Loosly of Fort Klamath. Roth mother and baby are doing One. C. II. Merrltt, accompanied by Rev. C. F. Trlmblo, Rev. EL P iAwrcnce and Iter S. J Chaney, ta spending a few days at Spring Creek, Rocky Point and will probably visit the l.nke of the Woods before returning tomorrow. The object of the visit is to select a sultablo camp for their families during the summer months. Ilurford Hargus and Jamos Man ning peddled to. Ashland yesterday leaving Klamath Falls at ! a. m. and telephoning tholr nrival from Ash land at 7 o'clock last night. Tho distance being CO mllon nnd ovor mountain ronds tho record Is consid ered very good for tho trip. Mrs. J. M. Moll will loavo Monday morning tor a sanntnrlum lu Port land lu tho hope of benefitting her health which has been poorly for several months, Misses Wnlvo Prow nnd Airna Mny Johnston, both toachora nt tho Itlvor sldo school Inst year, loft this morn ing to attend tho summor school at llorkloy. Doforo tholr roturn tlioy will visit southern California points. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Dow and daughter, Julia, of Kansas City, ar rived Wednesday night for an ex tended visit at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs, Ooorgo Ulrlch. Mr. Dow has been connected with the Kansas City Star for the past twenty rears. Mra. Dow Is a sister of Mrs, Ulrlch, Rev, 3. Boschl, S. J who has been hire for the put two weeks deliver ing lectures to the Slenof Chartti; CRATER LAKE TO Word wui received here this morn ing from Superintendent Sparrow of Crater I.ako National park, that the roads over the mountain are now open and It Is possible for automo bile to travel between this city and Medford by way of Crater Lake. The hotel at the Anna Spring Camp la open and the Lodge will be opened for business next Tuesday. Superintendent Sparrow has been making a special effort to open the lake to tourists In time to take ad vantage af the Shrlners' convention, and the fact that he baa been suc cessful will be welcome news throughout the state, tor It was par ticularly dealred that 'tho chief at traction of Oregon ahoutd be made acreaalble to tho thousands of con vention vlaltnra from the east. ' There is lesa than two feet of anow nt headquarters, and tbla will soon disappear The ,roads wltl ho In splendid condition nnd thorn need bn no tear about encountering any dlfiJeultles on thin scorw. Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Moymer expect to go to the lake within a few days for the purpose of transferring tho postmantershlp to Mrs. Momyer'a aucccor. SCENIC RAILROAD IS DISMANTLED DENVER. Colo., June 18. Anoth er of tho famous scenic railroads of this state, the Denver, Houlder and Western, known as tho "Switzerland Trail of America," has run Its last train. :,-.jrTT The rails are being torn up, and already tho rolling stock Is scattered from Junk piles from hero to Japan. One of the tenders of the narrow gauge locomotive fell off a flat car and was lost on Its way to Alaska. A saw mill company In California bought seven miles of trackage. Fifty tons of tho rails have been aold to another railroad and are being shipped to Kobe. Japan. Six of the engines have been sold to a railroad In Mexico. At times the salvage craws have bad to dig through 12 to IS feet of snow to reach the roadbed. It Is ex pected to have the. work completed next Septomber. WBATHKH REPORT Oregon Tonight and Saturday, fair, warmer Saturday; moderate north westerly winda. at Sacred Heart Academy, left for his home In San Jose this morning. Marie Law was called to Roseburg this morning by the serious Illness of her father. Mr. and Mra. Frank Butler and baby went to Chlco this morning where they will make their home. Mrs. W. Kverton and daughter, Louise, who have been visiting here, returned to their home in Grants Pass this morning. Elisabeth Fall went to Dorrls this morning for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hall were pas' sengers on tho morning train to Bray where they will make a short visit. Mrs. J. M. Donnhuo loft for Bray this morning to Join her husband who Is sawyer in tho mill there. A. D. Hannlgnr mado a short bus iness trip to Dorrls today Thomas I.areno wont to Weed this morning on n pleasuro trip Sistor Liguorl, Slater Margaret Mary, nnd Slater Angelica left on tho morning train for Portland where they will spend four or flvo weeks. C. II, Daggett and wlfo wore pns Bongers on tho morning train to San Francisco whero they will spend four or five days on business and and pleasure. Mrs. L. C. Slsomoro and sons, Em mitt and Orth, are down from Fort Klamath. C. J. Smith, wife and daughter ar rived hero by auto from California yesterday and are stopping at the Wfclte Pelican. Mr. and Mr. J. H. Peltoa are la tho city froaa tblr aosae la Fort KtoaMth. TOURISTS WILLAMETTE GETS ROCKEFELLER CASH SALEM, Ore., Juno 17. A gift of ISfiQ.OOQ from tho general educa tion board of tho Rockefeller Instl tuto was reported at tho annual meeting of the board of trustees hero today. Tho money will go to the en dowment fund, for which a campaign for a million dollars In on. In addi tion to this sum, S17,K00 will bo re ceived from the name source In the next two yeara, provided the univer sity matches It with a like amount, the sum to be used for new labora tory equipment and Increased sala ries. An average Increase of 40 per cent In the salaries of professors was voted by the trustees and three ad ditional Instructors were authorized to care for Increased enrollment In the department of English, education and history. Good progress'' was reported on the building campaign for 1100,000 and the drive was ordered carried to completion . NEARLY HALF I Special to The Herald PORTIjAND. Juno 18. Springfield. Marshtlcld and Bend have lubscrlbcd their quotas In the state-wide cxpan- slon movement of tho Oregon state chamber ct commerce. 4 Enthusiasm and optimism of the forward !ooklngme1n thn-Klamath Falls section was demonstrated In a very substantial manner yesterday afternoon and this morning by tho splendid response that met tho solic iting teams of tho Oregon stato cham ber of commerce In raising thn local share of the stato-wlde budget for Oregon's development. More than one-half of the $2,400 local apportionment was In sight be fore noon today, and by this evening the major part of tho local sharo will have been subscribed. -With 11 local leaders In the field after tho money there has already been ample oppor tunity to test tho Interest of tho Klamath business men In tho state chamber's suggested ' program for state-wide progress, and there has been scarcely a failure to respond lo the call In a generous manner. Final Report Haturdny Morning Chairman E. T. Ludden of the Klamath Falls executive committee has requested his committee and as sociated team workers to report at a meeting to be held at 9 o'clock Sat urday morning In the rear room of the Klamath State bank building and make final reports on the results of today's canvass. This committee, consisting of such local leaders aa C. F. 8tone. T. B. Walters, H. N. Moe, F. A. Baker, F. C. Baker, C. K. Bran- denberg, A. M. Collier, Bert Thomas, O. D. Bnrke and J. J. Furber, has un selfishly gjven of Its time and effort In the conduct of this campaign for the state .chamber of commerce ex pansion work, and tbo reports alroady coming In indlcato satisfactory pro gress. To Co-opcrato With Communities Ono of tho chief alms of tho statu chamber In undertaking a broader program of work will bo co-oporatlon with communities nnd chambers of commqreo throughout tho state to assist In solving local problems, locat ing Industries, 'assisting In tho local agricultural development through fostorlng irrigation nnd reclamation projects, railroad oxtcnslon and good road systems. To Advortlso Oregon Oregon has many advantages that the world has but to learn about to have this state become the mecca for thousands of homeseekers, tourists and others. It will sharo In tho In dustrial and agricultural expansion of the western coast( but not as much aa either Washington or California, unless it begins to roach out for It aaU, aad tell those people about It- stf. It la to foster this state-wide davtjlopaeat, through advertUlag tkftt the atatt ckaaber at ootsamM FUHO MCADOO NOT 1 PRESIDENTIAL ' POSSIBILITY NEW YORK, June 18. Wil liam O. .McAdoo In a telegram to Jouett Bhouse, of Washington, which waa made public here today, an nounces that he cannot permit hla name to come before the Democratic National convention and adds, "that this decision Is Irrevocable as a psith of duty and to me sems clear aad unmistakable." Mr. McAdoo de clares that he must have a reason able opportunity to rehablllate hla finances and having been out of ofleti leas than eighteen months he has lot been able to accomplish this. DETROIT JUMPS TO FOURTH PLACI WASHINGTON, June 18. De troit, with an numerical Increase of growth larger than Chicago's aad second only to New York's, during the last ten years, Is now the fourth largest city of the country, displac ing St. LonU and outranking Boston, Cleveland, Baltimore and Plttsbarg. all of which were larger than Detroit ten years ago. Detroit's 1920 population, as an nounced today by the Census Bureau, Is 993,739, an Increase of 527,973, or 113.4 per cent. Is asking for support In the present J" campaign. Trll of Hemic Attraction Dcubtless Klamath county will be given particular .'attention In connec tion with the campaign for inducing tourist travel because of Ita unique attractions scenlcallvjrater lake la one of xhe most jf&Tdcrful .sceLlc wonders) in thetlted. StataXaad, Kla'maYhV Falls la .elogical eeatear n for tourists to reach it, consequently any advertising of Oregon's scenic at traction Is In reality ndvertlsint? Klamath county. Tourists leave mil lions of dollars annually In Califor nia. Florida, Colorado, Maine, Wash ington and other places. Oregon has so far gotten a mere fractlcn of this attention. With proper presentation, its ndvuntagos can be made as great a drawing power as any other scenic feature of tho west. It Is usually the experience of communities that tour ists become permanent residents after one or two visits, and thus population Increases, and with .the Increase of peoplo the natural results are Im proved highways, railroad extensions. expanded educational and social fa cllltles. Portland Raiar 9103,000 In an Initial effort Portland haa raised more than 135,000 a year a total exceeding 1105,000 for the next three years towards the $450,001 budget aought by the Oregon stata chamber of commerce to carry on Ita Intensive state-wide development work. To Ikanr Canvass hMts) Late this month has been tenta tively fixed for the resumption of the Portland campaign to Increase th present figures to $60,000 a year. which is Portland's quota. The fact that two big conventtona are In pro gross at the present time, and that the Shrlners will convene there next week, makes this recess desirable, Dosplte these handicaps, however, many of tho workers In the Portland canvass favored continuing at work. But tho opinion prevailed that bet ter results would bo -achieved after the conventions. The majors and captains have re tained their lists of prospective sub scribors and are oxpected to turn la soveral thousand dollars beforo tha canvass Is nctlvely resumed. Iiocal Campaigns Throughout Orefoa Tho Intonslvo canvass throughout Oregon began Juno 15 In six cities Corvallls, Eugene, Bend, Enterprise, Marshfleld and Klamath Falls. These places are thoroughly organized for tho effort and early roports Indicate that they will moro than meet their quotas. Other cities where the canvass. will be conducted during the next two weeks include North Bend; Newport, Toledo, Prlnevlllei Jf&Mffe, ! field, Lakevlew'! Caqullle, JUtteMd. Cottage Grove, Myrtle Palkt. IfadrM aad Jefferson county, WaHawc Ka rlaburf, Albany, Baadaa, lteJMrt , Oardiaer aad Maofc. ' r. -v-fe t ' c s J: " c-' -wj ,w?,vufttft