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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1920)
a iA r iV. ' K1 Hfl? IwJEuntntt Iterato OFFICIAL PAPER OV KliAMATII PA MX oftjoial riras m wuAMAm oomrai Fourteenth Year No. 3096 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920 Price Fire .JU 'ill BETTER CROP OUTLOOK LATE FORECAST POUTIjANIi, r.. August 12. lniriv'tnrtil In umillllim of nil tho prliicliml crops iliirltiK the month of July, In Ihn statu of Oregon, In Indi cated from I tin rniupllnllnii nf r 'port" rernlved hy F. I, Kent, agrl cultural MnllMlntn for tlm bureau of rrop entlmnlen, United State Depart ment of Agriculture For tdo United Bistre tin n whnln, crop generally hnvti shown Improvement during" tin inontli of July, wild Hid exception of spring wheat, which wait I'sUlnnled an promlnlng n production, on Aiir nut I, 1920, of approximately .10, 000,000 bushels loi tlinu tlm forti cunt of July I. 1920 llulnfnll for tlm month of July was morn limn twice the uortiiul amount. Koine damage to liny in sulted, uho in cherries, lull growing cropi Krnerally worn mtiri benefitted and Hi" prospect now In for tlm licet per nrro yield of nil spring-sown crop, ullirti 19 IC Tliero wan sown hall damage. In the caMorn portion of tlm statu, hut prnrtlrnlly no irop loss from hot wind. I'retty high tnmporsture prt-vnllnd In tho went rn part of the Main oiv July fi mid 7, with moderately hlKh leoieirn lures tdnewlttrr On Ilia S7tll aliovn 100 degree was reported from polnta In the northeastern purl of the state Winter Wh.il CompirstlYely little threshing wn dona durltiR July, hence actual yield per ncm ro ports are not svallabln for tlm Iwnv-Isr-predaclag sections. -On tho light er landa of the wheat hell. IS buabols per acre appears t'n ho about an nv erago yield with a prospoct of no to 36 bushels ier arm on tho heavier soil. Home western Oregon fields qre producing ar to 40 bushels pur acre, nnd" 2ft bushels In estimated lo ho n conseriiUlYn led for whole (ountlea, Tho avnrago yield per j'cro for tbo alatn ns n wholo l oa tlmsted nt 23 bushel.. With nti os tlmntod area of 31,ono acres tho Oregon winter wheat rrop for 1920 ahould ha ahntli lOOO.iintl biithel 'Tho 1919 crop was estimated (tln.il) at 16,010,0011 bushel. Thn United States crop on Aug Hint 1, 1920, la vUlllintrd lit 032, 641,000 bushels, willed I nu Incroaso of about 1 5,000,000 IniHlieln over the J illy. 1 entlmulo. The fluul ohtlmntoH for 1919 wna 732,000,000 bushels. HprliiR Wheat Fiivoruhln grow ing condltlnnn during tho month of July Improved the condition of spring "own wheat, thn AuriikI 1 condition fntliostntn n a wholo bnlnR placed nt 93 per runt, Indlrut Ing n prnhnhlo por aero yield of nlionl 19 bushel. With no out I in tiled spring wheat acreage In tho aluto of .128.000. tho total Hprlnc when! rrop should he ahnut 6,000,000 limdi eld. miikliiK tho total wheat produc tion of tho alatn for 1930, around 22,50(1.000 hualmlH, ' MICKIE SAYS f MSKw, OMCC IN KWUXVf " I OWt RD tS tni "U COU.M lMtttv: -f"AJ OOn UCMtTS H ) 1U' VtZHItS V AOWH' J 9.?aa0T VMt QtMtttK.VM eAKMJ AM T OKS)tMC SOeMVOM'ltVV. , I M MTt COtML U " 0OEB.t -... i ii I DCMOCIIAIK) candiimti: U'jMi .MAUI! I'lllHT Hi'i:i:cn COI.UMIIUH, Auk 12 Willi (loviiriior t'ox mi route in Cmrip INirry, Ohio, lo deliver hln flrnt iiildrenri alnro hln formal not til- 4 citlon of rnndldacy and, Willi 4 rrjtiklln Itooimvult on n went- 4 nru trip, thn Dnmnrmtlr plan 4 4 of inrryliiK their raiiKii lo tho 4 4 people today wna under way. 4 A o o i PERSONAL MENTION I O ' o llerl t! TlionniH, who him nptiiidlm: n fow daya ul Itm ky I'olnt, reliirilnl on llio limit hint nlcht Mr Tliomiia roporla o fine lime, mid hln Niinhiiriieil faoi Klvea proof thai ho Mpent u great purl of hi time find ing Kvery tent wna oecupled lit tho j renorl ilurliii: Mr. 'IIioiiihk' ntny mid many tourlHlN were conped oiitiilde, ho nald. Mm. Hhermnn Drown Iiiih relumed lo her homo nl Cryntnl after mi ex leipled tlnlt In I'ortl.ind I J (it raw In n county peal visitor from 'ranch at OdoM.i . I'red Inhnm, a ranfer man from (JrantH I'nm, wna In town joKterdny mi lnmlneiHt lie left thin iiiornliiR ' for Ihn fctlirn Journey lo Omnia, i I'naa j flareiiio llarrln wna lyire i'lor- duy from f)lakliu lounly. Callfor- nla. on biialtipaa roonerled with tliol ' i I . TT.. ..- i.. I development of mliiliii; properly In Hint county W 0 West. Indian Agent, and n If o. It, T Cooklnghnm, mliuilounry In the Klnnmlb ludlaun, wild -Mix. ('noklnr.hnu nud Anna Hcotlold, worn Inllorx In Klainatl KnlM today rojn the Mamatli ngen cy. Thn l'urty la ntoppliiR at the While IVIIratt hotel. A. U..I)up,orth la a city vlidtor from Portland, Oruson, IimvIiir ar rived on last nlght'a train. Hoy Pruott arrived last night from Atodfnrd nud la stopping at tho Whlln l'ellrnn hotol during hla stny here J. II. Slcwnrt and wife, of Dayton, Ohio, nro tourists who nro hern for a few dns They nro Buestn nt tho While I'elluiu hotel. Jtidi;o N J Chapman relumed homo Inst ulrhl after IiuvIiir tone to I meet hlH daughter. Mist Helen Chapman, of Heattle. Washington, who will lsll hero for noino time Mrs. I'nuU l.hurmuurc. of lUnldlng. California, .iirompnuled MIsh Chap man from Wevd uud will lsll with old friends In this city. Mr. mid Mrn, Ilalph Hum, of Ku genu, mid Mr. nod Mrs. Will Hum uud dniiKhlor (Irrtrhen. of l'ortlnml. left Undone In a car ut 2 o'clock a. in. isterdny nud arrived hero ut 12 o'clock lust night.' They wlll(slt with their mother, Mrs Jimnlo Hum Mrs. Iloy lllckmuii, Mrs. I, (' KlKomoro, J, It. filsomom nnd U Orlh Slsoniore, nro a pnrly of Fort Klamath folk wdo urn In Klaniatlt FiiIIh for tho day. Oat ii July weather conditions worn very fiivornhln for Iho dovnlnp meut of tho oat crop, mid tho Aug lint I londilioii flguro ns roportcil hy flold u(di. (90 pur lenl) IndlinteKim uveriiRo por nrro yield for tho atnto of nhoiit II hualmlH. With nn osll mated cat ncrengn of .IS 0,000 thn J 920 crop should amount lo uliout 14,300,000. Tdo Unlleil Blutea oal rrop for 1920 In now- lyttlinutcd t 1,402,000, MOO hushels iih co in pa rod wild tho 1919 ostlmnto of 1,322,000,000 IiuhIioIs, eorrrTlnr-rormirtmr-or -tlio ciini crop in Oregon on August 1 was placed nt Ut ior rent, n fain of two polnlH over t,do July rondtou fig iiro. Oregon com In cmwn uiuliily for sllugo purposes, nlthough an In crousliiK parcoiitugo Is oiird your grown for tho gialn. Thn United RtatCH corn crop for 1920 given promlho of ii prndiiitlou of 3,003, 000,000 buehols, cnmpuiod with thn (1910 crap. of 2,77(1,000,000 hiiHholH. Potatoes Condition of tho potato rrop In tho Mnto improved during tho inou(h of July und'wun rop'orlod pts 100 per font of tho noni)al on lAiiRiist 1. This condition promises n ylold of around 140 bushels por ncro for thn stntn nn n wholo. With 'n estimated acrnagn of 43,000, iho 1020 crop should bo approximator (5,000,000 bushols, as compared With tho 1919' estimate of 4,23,0,000 hushofs. DECISIVE BATTLE RAGES I'AlttH, A tic 12. A groat battle Ik In prnKroiu on tho Kiiaso-f'ollah front, upon willed lianga the fatn of Wnmnw, nrordliiK to Information machine today. tho French foreign office WAItKAW, Auk. 1.1. The Polea hnVo lntincliiid a counter offenalre wild hayoneia In tho region of Put- 1 "'titnk. Ill mllea north of Waraaw, whem (tin Ittunlann hare been atrlv Ini: lo hrenk tho I'ollab defenilva llllllK. LONDON', Aiiri 12. Russian car air) Iiiik reached I'raga, near War saw, according lo wireless from Ber lin today. 1-AltlB, Aug 12. The Pollah arm lntl(it nod pe.ico delegatea left Wmr ruw U'l'dncHdny evening to meet the liittitHlnu ilelei:ntcs, according to a dis pute h i.o thn Temp, from Waraaw I odii). WAKIIINOTON. I). C, Aug. 12.- I'ollnh forcca defending Waraaw are oiiluumhercd about two and a half to ono. Delalln nf tho bolshevik military orRnnlatlnn, received In of- riclal circle (oday place the strength . of (ho Kov'et army at 350,000 men Tho strength of thn Polea haa been oMImntrd nt 110,000 mem itt: oiti) sirr koii acourt HXOW ON PIKrTH PEAK COUHtADO HPR1NGS, All. 12. Kvvmi Inchis of snow full on Plke'a I'ciik, n rmnrd for August storms. aeicrdlng lo rcHirts from the sum mit, arriving, hero. Two lncteTo snow fell today. Oeorgn Chastalu haa returned af ter a three daa' absence from the city. Mica Mary Jenkins left this morn ing for a alz weeks' visit In Med ford, Grants Paaa and Portland. Mrs. Frank Button and sea arc lu town today from Modoc Point, whnro Mr. and Mra. Sutton have a Store. M I). Hall is horn for a few dara from Seattle and la atopplng at the Whlln Pcllcnn hotel. T. I,. Keith nnd family are in Klamath Falls on u vacation trip. Tliey nro guests at the White Pelican hotel. Mr. mid Mrs. Q. F. Itlchardson, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. O. Fennlmore, Al bert Seward. Fred Snyder and wife, T V, Griffith, and Mr. and Mra. Jo)in llrnoko, Cecil Brooke, John Ilrooko.Jr., ura San Francisco peo ple who nro registered at thn White Petlcnn hotel today, Miss Melllo Parker,' nf Seattle, Mies Viola Campbell, Roy Sloan and 1) II Campbell left for Spring Creek this morning for a two daya' out ing. It C Spink Injn town today from Idlorest, on Spring1 Crock, purchaa lug supplies, Mrs. O. Li. Onrler, who haa been visiting fnr aovnral weeks In Wash ington, was expected home last night. Otto Untln nnd mother and Bob Che) no worn In from their ranchea I uho Mt. 1. rile I district yesterday to in thn Ml. I.akl district yesterday to it rr iingo for a road petition. Mica Madge Dixoa arrived last ulgdt from Poitland for a visit with dor sister, Mrs. Charles Loomla. .mihh Dixon is well known hare, bav lug nttnndod high achool In this city mid nh'u mudo nor home at tho Fort for vovcrnl, rears. , Mrs. M. I, Johnton and amall son, Frederick, loft this morning tor San Francisco. They wero called there hy tho notions; Illness of Mr. John' nnn's father, Frederick O. Johnson. Mr. Johnson, 8r.. will be remembered by Klamath Falia people as having madn a three monOB visit hart) with hla son )ast summer. tlovorond C. A. Edwards and fam lly aro hero from Ashland for a visit with Ttoy. S. J. Chftrioyfand family. Their host took' them to Crater Lake this morning aa a' starting point for tnoir entertainment while in Ktam nlh. , There wilt be a business and social moating of the Ep.'worth League, at tho Methodist church at o'clock this evening! ' "4ve' " ASK RECEIVER , FOR PONSIE IIORTON, Aug. 12. Charles Pon 7.1, whose spectacular career aa an Investment banker waa cut abort by the authorities, today surrendered lo a United Statea marshal!, and waa placed under arrest, charged with using the mails to defraud. With Htata action against him momentar ily eipected, Ponxl turned the trick hy placing hlmiself In custody of the federal authorities at the moment the state police were petitioning for a warrant. , Bank Commissioner Allen declared the capital of the Hanorer Trust com pany was probably wiped oat through Pontl's operation!. BOSTON, Aug. 12 A patltloa of creditors of Charlea Ponsle, taking for the appointment 'of a receiver for bis business, waa filed In the federal court here today, Ponsle baa been In the limelight recently throagh hla claims of having made 111,006, 000 In dealing In International pos tal exchange. Bankruptcy proceedings were fil ed' against him Monday and the state bank commission Issued an or der agalnat cashing of hla checks by the Hanover Trust company. Pon sle malntalna his business is solvent. A sonsatlonal development yester day was the financier's admission that undsr the name of Charles Pon xl he had served a term In the Mon treal penitentiary. Montreal police reported that under the name of Ponxl he had operated there 14 years ago. promoting a financial plan and ojerlng large returns to invwetfrs. The Hanover Trust company, the local Institution In which Ponsle's account Is alleged to have been over drawn, wna taken In charge yeater day by Bank Commissioner Allen. Ponsla deelarea he will fight the litigation that haa been atarted. "When Attorney General Allen atarta la to ascertain what my liabil ities arc. I will glva blm aU Mm help HMihto.- aald. "And whan ha ta finished I win shew hint money to eover them. But ha Is endeavoring to find out what my assets are, where they are and how I made my money, and nobody knows that but Charley Ponxl, and nobody else Is going to know. I will die before I disclose these facts to anybody." FORMER LOC'AI R. R. KMPLOVKK KILLED Word was received this morning by.ohn Fame)!, that Lee T. Ellis, who was cmplnjcd here laat year by the Strahorn Railroad company, waa killed at San Jose. It waa Impossible to find out any details of the accl dent today. The leUer to Air. Far nell contained only the fact that El lis had been badly burned and lived for six hours after the accident. ' Ho la survived by a wife, Mra. Emma Ellis, and two brothera and a alster. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Noon and daughter, Betty, of Los Angeles, are guests of Mrs. Noon's brother, E. T. Ludden. and Mrs. Ludden. Mr. Noon Is an attorney of the southern Cali fornia metropolis. Mr. Ludden Is now having a two weeks' vacation and both families motored to Crater Lake this morning to spend several daya. Lester Black ot Keno, who re cently underwent an operation at, ths Warren Hunt hospital, has fully recovered and left for his home to day. ' Albert Comet, the Southern Pa cific section foreman who was in jured laat Saturday when thrown from a "speeder and was unconscious for nearly 24 hours, ta reported aa rapidly recovering and If no relapse occurs he will shortly b cable to re turn home. He is In the Warren Hunt hospital, Brady Montgomery of Grant street waa admitted to the Warren Hunt hospital this morning. It Is thought hla Illness will not be aerious. Mrs. F, Hill Hunter, who under went an niwirillitn at thn Warren Hunt hoanltal a few days ago la rap- Idly" recovering and hr early recov ery is iooksq rorwsra to. ..AHUANOINO HARiMNtTH CAMPAIGN ITINKKAnV , V MAIIION, Aug. 12. Dales tauu viacca iur a iimiieu num- bcr of campaign speoehes to be tmado hy Senator Harding away 'from Marlon, will be selected 4) by Republican hwd'rs after a canvass of locaj traditions In sections to which ho has been Invited to come. , The task of 4V sorting the' Invitations waa under way today. , LOGGER FALLS HEIR TO " WEALTH ould yon thlakt What ur fe.,- d for nearly SO year to waken aome morning and taaravtithat yon warn heir to & f 90.000 Jajtfate? Welt, that to Just what happened to Harry Whealer, logger for the Ewauaa Box com pany. After a search of three rears hla attorneys located him la Klam ath Kall.i, yesterday. He haa been rooming over Braadeaburg'a Dry goods star sines coming here. The stats which waa left to Mr. Wheeler" brjhla parenta oonslata of 116,000 In cash and two big ranch es, one near Saginaw, and tan other flvejnlles from Bay City. Michigan, It la reported. Tho asw Islr ,Tf ft this morning for Michigan to etelai hla property. It Is sack happy, un expected fortune JBat the taata time logger could hardly believe that such good luck waa possibly hla. PIONEER WOMAN PASSES AT SALEM Mrs. E. J. Boyd today received a letter telling of the death at Salem. Oregon, on August 6, of her sister- in-law. Mra. Mary Pearson Miller, a pioneer resident of. Klamath county. Mrs. Millar lived at Fort Klamath before ths government garrison post was established there. She was ths mother ot Mrs. Emma Corte, Mrs. Kats Wordea and Watt Allred. Many pioneers remember her aa a kindly, neighborly woman, never tired of ministering to those who with her were bearers of early day uaruampa, ana ner death will be sincerely mourqed. ' m WILL KEEP STRICT WATCH FOR HOODOOS Judgo I). V. Kuykendall will arise in the morning and part his hair without looking In a mirror, will eat bis morning eggs unsalted rath er than take) any chances on tipping over the salt shaker, wilt keep care fully away from laddprs If he strolls about the streets, and will probably hire a bodyguard, ot small boys to look out tor any stray black cats In the vicinity. At least that la what certain cir cuit court attaches asaert will be the Judicial program for tomorrow. The reason Is that It Is Friday, tho 13th, and incidentally the Judge's birth day. Aa the Judge haa passed a couple of preceding milestones safe ly on Friday, the 13th, he expects. Uhxorcl-of-due-dlsertiorr; ta get safely by. , MALIN FARMERS. FIX PRICE OF ALFAFA The Farmers' Association of the Malin district held a meeting Sun day at Malln hall. Forty farmers were present. They talked of prices for alfalfa hay and decided what they could sell it for. All were In favor of J not getting less than S30 a ton, Alfalfa hay. la' less thls year-for first cutting, but It is in very good condition. The next meeting will be held on October 10, 0 The number of wsmen opticlsns la comparatively small, notwith standing fact .that it Is considered an Ideal profession for women. i wnstaal would eJBrb yomrna SPEAKER URGES CIVIC SPIRIT DEVELOPMENT Fifty-five persons, including sev ers! guests, gathered at the wesfcly noonday luncheon of the chamber of commerce at the Whlto Pelican hotsl yesterday. The principal feature of the meeting was a talk by ths Jtsv. William Bobbltt, a pastor of the Christian church at Woodland, Cat., who haa a far-reaching reputation ss a Chautauqua lecturer. Mr. Bobbltt made an Inspiring ad dress In pleading for a better spirit In community development work. In the past, he said, communities hi weighing their assets told stress 'an on the material things, ths rssoaresa tbat they could measure with ths4r senses and which have Instant mar ket value. But there has come an awakening of community conscoasassa.;as salsV . and ths most sdvssesd cities srs realizing that there Is a spiritual aids ot the community development ths creation of a home snvlroamsat and putting soul Into the body polit ic, thst la more Important than ths counting houses method ot compat lag community resources. Ha pleaded for a get-tafithsr movement for the advaacemest of every town, bettering ths savtrsa? meet la -which the beys and (Iris, the citizens of tomorrow', make rssdt lor the, tasks ot cltUsnshlp whisk ths) , passing of a fow years .will patsa apon them. ' While tMs waajtrsadsftavs r spsMk.aa4f.tUa spanker 'asaast;i with due seriousness, tks wksls was lightened with numerous ssscdotss and flashes of humor. Many.ot'kss hearers were ot the opinion that Mr. Bobbltt is the beat speaker who kas ever appeared here. He is speadtas a month's vacation camping In Klam ath county. He has promised his colleague, the Rev. F. C. Trimble, tbat he will return later la ths year and deliver a formal speech wksa the bssement qt the new Ckrlsatast church Is ready for services. Formal report, from tho mamhsrs ot the Ten O'clock dob will not he forthcoming until next Thursday. New members sre being added fast according to formal report. A. L. Wishard waa the first to report se curing his full allotment ot tsa mem bers. " t T The guests present st the chamber ot 'commerce luncheon wars I. O. Jones ot Portland, I. P. Whitney, of Eugene, aVi"- Hardenbrook and F. J. Gowmalf of Seattle, and Wil liam Bray, A,B. Collins snd A. Don ovan of "Klamath Falls. Tks re mainder of the 65 personsi prsssnt were members of the chamber. Under leadership ot Roy Wonder ly the gathering tried out several of the new "pep" songs of ths organi sation and made a very consplcnoaa success. At least if there waa!anr harmony lacking It waa not due to lack of harmonious 'effort. A couple ot specimens of sentiment follow; GET TOGETHER ' (TuneT Auld Lang Byne) We're hero for the tun right from tho start. , , Say drop your dignity Oust laugh and sing with all your might i Ann nnw vnnr ihtht. May other meetings be forgot, Join in the songa we sing today Let this one be the best Be happy with the rest.' (Tune: "What's, the Matter with Father.") What's the matter with Klamath Fallat Sho'a an rjgnu , , , "" What's tho matter wtth;ktomat rails: Out of sight. For sho'a a live one and full ot Til Now take It from me she's la the swim. $ What's the matter withKlamatk Falls T 5Vq, - ,:i, 'She's all rlght.V " ,4. WEATHER REPORT f' vj onE9PJJ-Tonight snd;Jiji, fatr. onnHiSuAdvwaran.. , l ! """ "" ,SwJi 1 i m JM a