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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1920)
- - f ' "' ,- '.."vr.'idB Oi "ft .rm'utt. Site Ittintitg .A. . . -- official papku av OFFICIAL TATMH WW, ? kiiAMAra ooarrjf) KLAMATH VAhXM VWWVWVMWVMVS Fourteenth Year No. 4015 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920 r TJU 1 Ti 1 I I SST Ft 9 JP PTWrD ItMMMNWNMMWIMIWIIMMM if f ' v l HI 1 j-y-KaMMMMMMWMMMMMMMW i IHB i Prk Fhr Ctal 1 1 (.. DEFUSE TO PUT F Building of tli (i Mnk rlvir iIiiiii liy thn Cnllfiirnla-Oregon Power com puny Ih definitely Mucked, iirconlltiK ' to J. C. Thompson, illvlnlon muiiugor, who tin Junt returned from a confer ence of power company officer nnil directors In Hon Krunclicu, whoro if fucl ot tliu Amnrlcnii Loglun's opposl tlnn upon tlin department of tlio In terior, mill consequent uctloii of tlio department was coimlilurod. Th power company' fltiuncus nro In process of rvorgatiltallun, as an nounced recently, uiul bonds to fi nance Its ilavulopmunt aru not ready to market, hut In tliu Interim ar rangements had been mudn with bankers for n lonn of $750,000 to (Innnrii tlm ilam rmiHtriirtloii, diking of Indian liitiila mi tlm Upper lakn nnd work In connection with tlm slor nr.ti project Thn financial liuiknlic wna secured on n aliowliiK that all opposing Inlur on In had Iteon reconciled. Whim tliu legion's prottitt arose Iho banker Immediately wlihilrcw thflr support and now take thu ponlllon, It It ro porlod, that they W advance no further moiiry for On-con develop ment. Thu following telegram from Sec retary I'aynn of the department of thu Interior to Alex llosboroiigh, president of thu power company, a copy of which wan furnished b'y J. II, Carnahun, secretary of thn local le gion pout, wan evidently rrsponslhln for thn equation of work on tlio dam: Protests art coming In ugslnil your prnceodliiK under, permit ot ' Kebruury 24, 1917. I am dis posed to Insist that you lakn jno further stops until thn mutter ran ho carefully considered. If you desire n public hearing ut which thu proteilunt may ho represent ed, I will aet thli for an early date. Please reply. To thl telegram the California Oregon Power rompuny replied na follew: Your telegram ot August 24 to Kosborough rccelyed. Owing to Inability to secure fund from tho nlu of now securities Immune of thu delay In tlm iMinincu thereof wu have been compelled to ar range to dlicnntlnui) work on Iho iliim on August 31, Letter fol low!. In commenting upon this "wire cor respondence, copies ot which wore , received today, Mr. Carnahun said: "If tho power company' roply I a truthful stalonmut then It would ap pear that thu work was stopped bo causu tho power company could not socuro money to go ahead with It." ,, While they havu apaprcutly won a victory, tho, legion will idoop on Its arms, says Mr. Camahan, until thoro I u definlto agreement that not u drop of Upper take water run bo used ' for power purposes, or Irrigntlou In California or any w hero olmi ouIkUIu (ho Klumnth project, before the un- MICKIE SAYS ' Oi 4t Ml NM0UV.0 COMt OUt HWt N JOG N WVEMORS- OME OP Nfc-'eOOt DOMfTHtN' 'KT yj MBEO , Ot Ott 4VAl - I OONt U&.UOIM KMQii MON OO 'out vt f.K sk urn ouitt MONEY BACK 0 1 not .1 v Y OUlff s Jl S SL , vm X.Y HTAHTH WKHTKIIN TltlPl HAVH HE'LL WIS UN ROUTE WITH (JOVKIt- NOIl COX, H.ipt. 3 Thu west- urn "swing" f (lovornor Cox began today with u before lirenkfunt, rear platform address to it railroad station crowd at Toledo "I'm starting for thn count," lie said. "Wu're In thu fight to win mid will win beciiiisu our causu dosorwm to win." Thu league of nations .wa featured In thu Toledo address, JITNEY MEN OPPOSE NEW Jitney owners are preparing to test out the legality of tliu new city traf fic ordinance, which became effec tive yesterday, burring, among many ninny provisions, tho parking of Jit neys on Main street. Complaint was Med today by City Attnrony Camahan with thu city re corder, accusing Gordon Qulmfby and C. A, Coo of violating tlm anil- narking provision, bu parking their cars on Main street between Sixth and Kaventh, yesterday. Tlm ordinance especially reserves a half Vlock on Hlxth street between Main and Pine for parking Jitneys, and does not forbid their parking on an) side streets except Hlxth between Main and Klamath which Is forbid den territory for tails. Penalty for violation ot tho ordi nance Is trow $G to $50 flnu or 25 days In Jail for thu first effense: 1100 maximum fine or r.o da)s for Iho second offense and $100 or SO days, or both, for tho third. iiiM.t.tm.v WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. A lues- sago from the transport (loethals re tmiwl to the navy department ilea- crlbud tho accident to tho submarlno H-r. us being due to thu submarine being "partially flooded while mak ing a crush dive." dovolnped Klamath project lands ore provided for. Tim loclon Is proposing that the government appropriate money to recutat.. thu Upper luku storuge nun dlko the lands that might bo flooded by raising th clake level. Rfliiator Chamberlain nnd llepro- aontatlvo Slnnott, In a Joint telegram to Secretary Puynu. nftcr u confor enco at The Dalles following 8enator Chamberlain' visit here, ndvanced tho vlow that tho storage project was a .work "Which 1110 UnilCU waica ulono ought to io," Their telegram In full, which wus sent Augusi -a, follews: Replying to your wlro In refer enro to tho Klamath luku contract, permit uh to say thut If thu terms ot thu contract urn permitted to .remain In foreo It will practically trunsfer tlm control or thu wuters of tho lako, tlfo groutopt .natural reservoir In tho world, to u private corporation both for Irrigation and powur purposes, This Is not only contrary to thn policy of tho gov ernment, hut to public policy ua well. It la vlclutlvu ot thu act of 190& of Oregon, ceding certain of thn rlghtH of this stuto to thu United States. It deprives Oregon of thu hunoflclnl nun of tho wntera of tho luko and truusferu It to u power company for power una irn Kiitton purposes, thu protended resorvutlons In thu contract to tho contrary notwithstanding. Already tho company Is negotiating for power contracts und for tho Irriga tion ot lands In California. Thl was novor Intended, cither by tho United State or tho legislature ot Oregon at tho time tho cession was mudo. Cancellation In Asked We thorefore recommond and bog the prompt cancellation ot tho contract nnd notlco to the company to stop work which the United Stutos alone ought to do. Let tho company then proceed to attack your course and In the meantime continue work at Its peril. Tho Btato ought not to be drlvon to in utltmto procoodlngs to prevent a violation on tho part ot tho govern ment ot tho tonus ot tho net ot ces sion of 1905, This means millions to tho stute aa well as to the United States and we know you will give the matter your usual prompt and careful consideration, Will you please ad vise us ot the conclusion reached by yoT , . IN Lf : Dl IIJC pnilDI "IT Pll IMDUli - ""-." ri. v..T" : FUR LABOR DAY GIVIG BODIES nn rnniTinm mn nnrai nnnn IBS I I BIB IB Bill III llll III II l-llllll utirnnfliiui, runurrnirinur Arrangement for thn big Labor, SACRAMENTO, Kept. 3. Elgh duy celebration next Monday arotten chnmbor of commerce and com rapidly rounding Into shnpo, and thu.murlcal organizations of California various committees report 'that pro gress ha been remarkably smooth and fren from hitches, Nn pain hnvn boon spared, no detail overlooked to tuako tho event a huge success. Pending publication of tho official program, tho. following schedule Is announced .subject to minor changes. Tlm morning feuturo will bo u street parade, starting promptly at 10 a, m. hoaded by thu 2C-ploco tlm borworkers' brass band, from Weed, Cal which, together with auroral hundred members of Iho Wood Tlm berwnrkors' union, will arrive short ly after 9 a. in., In a special train. Then will follow, In thn order Indi cated, tlio various affiliated uniens: central labor council, carpenters, bar bers, retail clerks, painters, culinary ulllonce, laundry workers, machin ists, (Imborworkers, teamster and chauffeur and Dorrls union of tlm berworkor. Following tho union will come tho various ornamental floats entered by business commer cial and Industrial establishment. The line of march wilt be from Spring to Main street, thence along Main afreet to Second, to Klamath, back on Third to Main, counter marching on Main to Ninth, thenco to Klamath, and ending at the court house aquare where the speeches will be mad. Various speaker are on the program. Tho principal apeaker of the day will be tho nor. C P. Trimble. An added feature will be un ufdress In Italian, by 8tephen Derails, of Weed, who will be re membered ns one ot the speaker In tho l Labor day program. nr In the afternoon, a program -of, sports, contests and gamc,wlll take up from two to threo hour. Boys and girl,' men nnd women, union nnd non-union, fat men and stout ladles, alt have jad provision made for them In thu scheduled ovents, which number 2G In all. Tho final and feature ovont will bo a desperate tug-ot-war between teams represent ing tho carpenters' union nnd the illmberworkors' union, tho latter ho ling tlio successor ot tho boxmakors' .union, which, last yenr won tho tug- ot-war after a gruelling struggle. Special Interest attaches to tho main event this oar. as Neustadtor broth era of San Francisco havo donated a handsorao silver loving cup trophy to be presented to tho winning team, and also' a pair of overalls for each contestant. Tho carpenters union for several nights past have been holding rehearsals In preparation for fa . A .A SAL . lilt, taffcalM Vl Monuay conicsi, mo nrauii- or are a heavy aggregatlcn und full of confidence, Thoro will bo seven men on each team. The following men have consented to net a Judges ot tho day: Messrs J. O. Allien, of tho Acme Motor Co.; J. P. CiiliiPboll. ot tho Klamath Hardware company, and Fred L. I Houston, of tho K. K. K. store, ne- treshmonts will bo provided free ut the ball park. In tho evening, open air ilaicliiK will no conitucioa in mo counuumu block on Main street, between Third and Fourth, in tne uuernoon, mo block will bo closed, nnd tho pnvo- ment cleanod, dried, und prepared with a slick dressing, insuring a dancing aurfaco "par excellence," to quoto the committee' report. Al arrangements havo been com pleted, and a souvenir program is on the pre, which will contuln, beside (he list of attractions, a complete list of tho donors, and amount sub scribed to the fund. Committees are as follews: Chair man, H. I. McKIm; secretary and press oommlttoe, W. F. Kay; finance committee, k. . caiiauan, . j on sen end a. O. Kueppor; parade, F. L. Howard, chairman, with numerous assistants. Refreshments will be In charge of tho secretary, W. J. Mor gan and assistants. The mayor and all tho city coun cllmeh, have accepted an Invitation t,o participate In the parade'iand ex- BoeU are born, but widows are are on record as bolng In favor of tlio open shop, among them tho Northorn California Counties associ ation of Iteddlng, according to cir cular Just Issued by tho Press Bu reau of tho chain lior of commerce of the United States. Thn press bulletin sent out from tho San Francisco headquarter of tho National 'chamber of commerce announces tho result of tho vote In California, showing that only eigh teen associations voted, but these eighteen wero unanimously In favor of the open shop. Twelve principles wcr submitted to referendum, but tlio boslo Idea of all twelve Is tho open shop, declaration against re stricted production, legal responsi bility ot labor unions a well as capi tal, and longer hours of labor. Thl I said to bo tho opening gun la a general battle all over tho coun try for tho open shop. The eighteen California organiza tions voting were: Commercial Club, Bakcrsfield: Chsmber of Commerce, El Centro; Chamber of Commerce and Commer cial Board ot Los Angeles, Inc., Los Angeles; Contra Costa County Chamber ot Commerce, Martinet: Chamber ot Commerce, Oakland: Merchants' Association, Pasadena: Northern California Counties Asso-k elation, Redding; Chamber ot Com merce , Riverside; Board of Trade, San Francisce: California Whole sale Orocers' Associatien: Chamber ot Commerce, Foreign Trade Club of San Francisco; Chamber ot Com merce, San Jose; Chamber of CofS- merre, Santa Ana; Chamber of Com merce, Whlttler. LABOR DAY TROPHY IS ON EXHIBITION The trophy to be presented for the finest display made by any unit In the Labor day parade. Is on exhibi tion In the window of tho new K.K.K company' store It consists ot a Plato of solid silver, mounted on a block of cedar, and suitably Inscribed. Tho Labor day committee an nounces that the trophy I to be awarded absolutely without refer ence to the natura of the exhibit, no preference being shown by reason of affiliation or non-attlltatlon with or ganized labor. An Impartial committee will make the award, based solely upon the dis play made. In tho parade, throwing the field open to all. iWKIDJNCJ iliiK.T IS .PPRKC!ATi:i IIV FAMILY Tho birth yesterday at noon ot a 1 9-pound baby girl to Mr, and Mrs. . u UvUm Qf tho elms apftrt ments, wan rather u coincidence as , the baby camo on tho wedding annb ttry of MFt nml Mrg c,nw and on her mother's birthday. Doctor Wright attended Mrs. Helnvi and It Is reported that both (ll() jjnby ln,coly und mother are doing ANSWER FILED IN DAMAGE ACTION Amendod answer has been filed In the circuit court In the 160,000 dam ugo suit ot W. E. Pierce against the Pelican Bay Lumber company, In which negligence contributing to 'planlttff'a accident, while In the em- kploy ot the company, In August, 71918, basis for the suit, Is' denied. It Is assorted that plaintiff, had prop er and competent medical treatment. , Further. It la said, that he was un- (dor protection of tho workmen's compensation act, and collected $50 'a month for si months after the ac- 'cldent, then received 3S n month until Novomber, 1919, when a lump sum of 11400 was nwarded by the 'commission. He draws It In Instal ments ot $32.50 a month. Plaintiff (appealed from the commissions nward, asserts the unswer, nnd his appeal waa denied by tho Multnomah Icoemtr cinalc court FAItMKIlH OltOAMATIONH AI)VOCATKI IIV HARDING - - MARION, Sept. 3. Co-opcra- 4 tlvo farmers' associations for tlio distribution of farm pro- 4 illlHtt wnrn nftvnrflfnrl hv Rnnntnr A I ,w ' ' Harding In a speech hero today, as a necessity If food prices aro to bo reduced. Speaking to,tha 4 committee of tho national board of farm organizations, tho nom- 4 4 Ineo declared ho abhorred tho 4 4 Idea of any class organization 4 as such. 4 4 Senator Harding added that 4 ho know that unless tbo pro- 4 ducors and consumers wero brought closer together by or- 4 4 ganlzed effort "organized effort will squcezo in somowbere bo- tweon." S. P. SLEUTHS PETTY THEFTS It Is rumored that there Is to be a shake-up In tbo freight department ot tho Southern Pacific In thU city, duo, it Is said, to petty pilfering of shipments. The merchants of the city have been bombarding the com pany with complaints and the chief detective, so the story goes, has been In the city looking Into conditio here. As a result many chaaxes will be made. , Station Agent Callaghan waa ask ed today relative to the matter. Asldo from admitting that the com pany was making a thorough Invest igation and was going to put an end to tho disappearance of merchandise no matter what the cost and no aaat- iter wherejt oeeurd.'me.wottle1;eV; r .' .... ' ir .!;- -l. no statement. Among the eocMyi however, wa the usual excitement' when tilings out ot the ordinary oc cur, and according to tneir iiik, there Is going to be something doing very soon. Home lime ago me com pany employed the services ot a spec ial officer for nigh service.. LEAGUE WILL The Good Government league has called a meeting ot the board ot di rectors tomorrow night In the office ot E. L. Ellltt In the Wllllts building, at 8 o'clock. The purposo of tho-meeting, as an nounced by R. A. Kmmltt, president ot the league, Is to arrange for the eloctton of county ofucors at the No vomber election, especially to form ulato a plan ot campaign In the mat tor of a county court "for tho bet terment ot tho courthouso question as well as other problems." "Our fight Is Just about won' Vayu tho president In Issuing tho call for a meeting," and with tho selec tion ot the proper county court It will bo complete" The league held a preliminary meeting last Saturday at which time, officers and directors wero chosen as follews: R. A. Em'mltt, president; John Vunmotor, vice president; W. T. Leo, 'secretary; Percy Kvans,' treasurer: Charles W. Eberlln, W. T. Elliot. A. J. Voye ot Klamath Falls: A. Kallna tot Malln, and Ed. Leevor of Fort Klamath, directors. GIVING MKLONS AWAV ' YORK, S. C, Sopt. 3. Farmer In thl vicinity are giving away wa termelon and feeding them to hog. Three weeks ago watermelons were reported selling at prices ranging from 50 cents to $1.26 each. Now the crop ha swamped the market. WEATHER REPORT ' OREGON Tonight and Saturday, fair; moderate westerly wlsds. ' INVESTIGATING T OPEN MIEN DIVER'S CREW RESCUED FROM FEME FATE PHILADELPHIA. Sopt. 3. Radio messages flashed from tho army transport, General Ooethals, to the Philadelphia navy yard told of the rescue early today of tho officer and crew of the submarlno 8-5, after they had spent nearly two day lock cd In tho disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic, GG mile south of Cape Hen (open. ' ) Tho last man off tho vessel, the commander, boarded tho steamer At anthus at 3 o'clock thl morning. Nino hour had elapsed since the plight of the undersea boat had been made public through a wireless call picked up by an amateur wireless operator. A small buoy, buzzer and tele phone device, floating on the water, was discovered by the lookout of the Goethals and savod the submarine. A boat was lowered1 and tho tele phone used to talk to the submarine crow. A reply message waa received that the boat had been submerged 3G hours and wu ruanjng out of air. A messago waa broadcasted, the steamer Alanthua responding. She with the Goethals stood by and at tached grappling koeks to the item of the submarine. A hole was bored through the plate and air pumped through to the Buffering crew. i bo crew later wu tana aeoar tke Alanthua, which to Beaded to tow the submarine to tke (Delaware breakwater. SAN mUNCMCOC Beft. I. Bs turn from 4.7l precmet of S.lSt In California give for Republican nomlnstton for United States senat er: Bbortridge, 111.521: Kent. 89.- 048; Wallace, 65,17. The only of fice apparently remaining undeter mined is the seventh district Demo cratic congressional nomination tor which place 663 precincts ot 701 In tho district give Barbour 4,768 and Harris 4.757. An official count will likely bo necessary to determine tho victor. CLUB LEADER FINDS WORK FLOURISHING H. C, Seymour, state leader of club work, after a trip over Klamath county yesterday wth Frank Sexton, county club leader, stated todajuhat he was very much pleasod with the progress made by Klamath county boys and girls clubs. Ninety to ntnety-flve per cent ot ftho club work In this county will be complotod as scheduled this year, said Mr. Seymour, according to Indi cations gathorcd from his trip. Nineteen clubs, sowing, garden work, cult clubs and others wore visited, and tho work In all departments was thriving, ho said. TRADE WITH AUSTRIA AND GERMANY GROWS WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. Al- though a technical state ot war still exists between the United Staes and Gormany and Ausrla, trade with those countries Is rapidly tncrcaslag. Reports of the Department of Com merce show that experts to Germany totalled $202,178,q79 during the IS months ended June 30 as compared with $8,818,8$ during the corres ponding 12 months the year before. Imports from Germany jumped from $944,981 In 1919. to $45,085,978 during the year ending Juyl 1. " 4 Exports to Austria as distinguish ed from Austrte-ltyngary were valu ed at I'll, 8f ,127 - compared with nothing' the year before. Imports from' that country for the same per iod were valued at $587,108. Trade with Russia In Europe also showed, a substantial lncreue In the put year, exports being valued at :$3.639.96l aa eoapared wltk $11,- 000,000 the er before. Imports - from that coMBtrr, However, were valued at Mbjr 11,4,4 MM. IBM IS " ; ffl.jaiiuiuir . ,F Will. ejfTfVVWtUM. k T i .isTK A ,i i A." V I A