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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1920)
t MIS i lEuntnn Bcratf OFFICIAL I'AI'KU Or . KLAMATH FALTJI Fourteenth Year No. 4019 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920 Price Fir CmH m JWKwmwwMwiwmWI j OFFICIAL PATCH OV I KLAMATH COTJHTT, UvMMMMWVWMMMMHMMi l) - WITNESSES GIVE VERS ONS OF HOTEL FIRE Tim coroner' Jury Investlgut- Iiik t tiu Houston hotel flrn, thin afternoon returned u verdict tlmt tlio victim muni to their loath by liurnliiK: mid tlmt .... uma w nulitunKM thai llist tV MH7IU ttw iillttuiii.l asses. in -w flrn wan of criminal orJR. Tha nuinliurot vlctlmwa'l'ssVflted, but 1'. L. Kountulii, foreman, mild tlmt only ulna rumalna worn recogulzablo an human ltoillr. Ha nattl there might linvn been inorii victim but It could not bo proved eytfce,ra- main vlnwod by, the Jury. Justice or the I 'en re (I V Oflleld, of Merrill, conducted tho examina tion of witnesses In thu city hull yes terday afternoon, morn than Mi roc hours belnir ronstimnd In Uklngtes- flmnny, thu monotony of whlchwat truquvntly relieved by tha nrri ui jiorsunui uxiirriunirii ujr Who wore nmonjt Ihosa who c from tlio hell or nre and name which seemed to cut off their salt from almost every quarter. flows pardonable humor, and some plse too, were Injected Into the proceed ings but, summlnK It, up, there werel no developments which c- bo In strumental In tracing the origin of tho Are or In placing Iho culpability upon anyone P. I.. Fountain, fereman: II. R. (Irlgsby, K. Stigarmaa, Marlon Hanks, John llrltt and fred , Noel made up tha Jury, rack" of them aid ing In tho InvsktsmtloaMwHa at ralitht-t n-t h-orn ft Vllftfc V - John Uhrllng, ati rmplpyr of the street department,' wa tho first wit ness called, Mr llhrllnic' testimony wus not vliul except n on aid In de termining the Hum tho tiro might havn broken out, and In regard to his efforts to send In tha alarm to , tho flrn department. Ho told about I seeing thn fire, driving his truck to a place whom It would noj block the path of the flrn englnn, and then nbout his hurried efforts to arouse thu night clerk of thn Hotel Hall and cause the alarm to bo turned In, When tie learned that It was Impos sible to ralso the flrn department at once, ho ran toward tho flra station to glvn tho nlarni In person. Flra Chief Ambrose was already on his way to tho flra before Mr. Uhrllng reached tho station. Ho reached thn Hotel Hall, ho said, about 3:30. llert ITaII, proprietor of tho Hotel Hall, wus tha next witness. His testimony was brief. Ho said that Mr, Uhrllng ramo to thn hotel nbout 3:30, nnd than told what he knew about tho nxporlonro of tho night clork, Carl Coleman, when tho lattnr tried to send In tho alarm through thn tnlephnno otllce. Operator Itopomhil nt (lure Mrs. Kdnu Ackloy, who resldos not r MICKIE SAYS NfcHttOKf COW IN Mf M Mt1U "1 MM KNOCK OH MtOOM.'ClkVJit I til OH't HHf 'thM t t IM OOT TWS. H6MC -T'toBAMllW US I OUT t' H fMI ', V4HS'Kt NIV I CMl HA M9 OMCR fW VMOHCll , HON ON OtT 1UM VJM , V POOOJ ' tav4fc y FORECAST SHOWS CROPS BELOW NORMAL WAHIIINOTON, Sept. 9. Fore cast of tlio coiintry'ii production of prlnrlpiil grain cropii, estimated from conditions of Hiiptumlinr 1. iiro mi minuend by tha department of ngrl ciiliuro iih rellnws: Spring wheat 2.17,000,000 bushel or 04.1 pur c lit normal. Full whuat 77,000,000 bushels, or 74,1 pur cunt normal, Corn 3,131,000,000, or 80.4 pur cunt normal. far from tlio bunii'd unction, (entitled (trinity that she saw tb flro ItlnzlriR i from tint Kacond street side of tint hotel about 3:30, and that she tola phonnd tlio alarm nt onco, tha opera tor at central responding Immedi ately. llert Cook wan nslcnp In tha hotel when tha (Ira started, und wan awak ened by somoono who shouted "Hoy there!" throtiRh a back window, Ho stated that Mr. Cook tried to net Into a front to Icli-phono an alarm, but was forced back by thu seething llamas which nlmost overcame her as sho opened one or tha Inside doors. Mrs. (loldle Houston, connected t itll tho hotel managumont, testified that there wore forty rooms In thn houl, and that they worn nil occupied on tha night of thu (Ire. Ilesldes i llheso rooms, slio stated, thoro were "'4aAirt MMPltHAnta . 1fiAum war nil occupied. Pour cots, said Mrs. Houston, woro placed In front raoni, Ja order ,to accommodate guwnfwho cou)d)rtot secure rooms, tlnT. .Houston's testimony disclos ed the fact thai they employed, no regular night clerk, and that there was no clerk In chargo that night. The register, she said, wss not re covered, thus disposing of a current rumor that one of the guest nad time enough and aufflclent presence ot mind to rescue It before he left the biasing building. No .trouble toad been esaerleaeed wMhNlr Uc trie wiring In the hotel, although occasionally it ruse would hum out.1,, M ,,. or oarcr Thcn whcro necessitating replacement. i,,,,, lh ,s.ninlllo , ln tattlnc Night Patrolman M. I.. Harnett wss tho next wltucss. As near as 1km cun determine he tlrst saw tho fire at 3:17, utter ho hud gone to his I ' riiitit tiMMt tit iiitdt nflift IsibvIms7 Kit sir i , ...v,w.. v. .-.... v "iK0 nt0 u,p burning hotel because """" ',,;",, "" " ""'" v"""" he feored to create a draft by opon- than usua. provided the town wus (,oor nm, do mm hrm ,,, quiet, so thut he could bn present at , am fco gua he wng (oo oWf thu I.bor Day observunces which (o mayg ttc ,n n burn. wore scheduled to begin about ten, a cd from , o'clock thai morning. hen Mr. , ro,e he a(1 Harnett llrsl saw tho lire, It had noti, . ..', .u .i. ,..,.. . , , .. .. . . .. . In an endeavor to wako tho Inmates. yot burnod Its way throught tho topi . ,, . ....,, ,- ... . .... . ,, . ... Patrolman Itarnott li supposed to ot tho building. Tho tiro nt that ... . ... . ,. time could bo seen about one-third ot tho dlslauco from tho cerner of tho building up Second street hill. Mr. Uurnutt ulso told about seeing tall mun carrying a bundle, who walked toward tho hotel not long before tho flro was discovered. This man wus also seen by Mr. Uhrllng, 1 but thoro wa nothing in his action IJ'W- PC,BI nigniwaicnman reiaineo to Indicate that homlaht havo beeni" business men of tho city, through intent upon Incondlnrlsm Aftor dlscnvoilng thu tire, Mr. Harnett, according to his toatlnumy, n tno Jowc' cnfo wnon tho n,arm hurrlod to tho hotel, dispatched a'wns doundod, nccordlng to credlblo younger nnd moro ngltu man to turn report, hnvlng stopped on his round In tho ulurm, und then did his best 'or lunch. to iiroiiBo the Inmates of tho hotel. ' Ho also assisted soveral porsous who hud Jumped from wIiiiIowh und had fallen, Injured, to thu street. Chief Amoroso arrived nbout eighteen minutes nfter Mr. Harnett discover ed thu tire or, to bo exact, at 2fi min utes to four, Thu alarm, wus turned In ut thut time, ho It boenmo evident through this testimony, that tliero was not u minute lo.U In reaching the llro. Mr. Ilnrnctt said that ho saw no Joyrider In front of the hotel, as rumoiod, nt any tlmu, und neither did ho hear any. The fire, ho said, evidently hud uotgaluod much hoad way whon ho wont to his room, be cause If It had he would liuvo aoen It. K. P. Miller, proprietor of tho Lakesldo rooming house, ulso saw the llro In It earliest stages. While his wlfo callod contrul'to give the alarm, he went out to see what he could do to help the llroltghters. A half-dressod man, he said, was rac ing madly toward him. He stoppod the fleeing mnn and took him Into tho rooming house. The flro, he teitlflod, was bunting through the back center of the building, Grant Hllderback, ot Ashland, who lost his wlfo and daughteV In the Are, Buocoeded Mr. Miller on tha tand. Mr. Bllderback, with hi twq FIRE M LONG STARTIFTHESE TIIESI RIGHT If Patrolman Ilnrnctt dlscovorod tha HniiHton liotnl flra at 3:17 o'clock, why wax tha alarm not turned In until 3:307 Thin In a qlie- Hon that In boliiR linked following testimony Klvcn at tho official In vesllgutlon yeiitcrduy. According to bfflccr Harnett' tes timony ha wan on Main street In front of tha postofflco building, with in approximately 100 feet of tho cast end of tha Houston hotel at about 3 o'clock a. in., and wldo awake. At 3:17 a. m still wldo awako but In I his room and not inoro than 100 foot I from tho hotel, ho board scroams and descended tho stairway to tho street and saw tho hotel was aflro. According to John Uhrllng and corroborating witnesses It was 3:30 n. m. when thu night clerk at tho Hotel Hall called central. Uhrllng was at Main and Fourth when he aw a man approaching from tho di rection of tho Houston hotel. The man Informed him that the Houston hotel was aflro. Uhrllng gave hi team In chargo ot tho man and went across tho street to the Hall hotel and had tho night clerk call central and give tho alarm, fixing tho time at 3:30. Oftlcor Ilnrnctt say the hotel wa on tiro at 3:17. therefore the time consumed by the man who notified Uhrllng In coming from Second to Fourth on Main, and by Uhrllng and the Hotel Hall clerk In calling cen tral, was 13 minutes. Uhrllng did not testify whether the man ap proached him on the run, or walked or crawled. ; If Darnelt discovered tho flra, at (,, - ,..,, ,k . ),.. .n ,,. nlnrm , ,h . ,.. ,,-.. ... . ,, AIA , ,- Ill IIHItlVIl 0IU IIU In an alarm tint nont anothor man In nltnnil fn that, lift did not . . . milium vii 111117 uni. " viuvm .,. .uu i morning, but he y Chief Wilson guvo him permission to go to bed at 3 o'clock, Monday morning so he might enjoy tho Labor day relobra Hon next day. Inquiry has also been'jajriade re garding tha whereabouts of C. C. !. . . . . .5 .-.-.j collectlvo subscrpltlcn, to project tho business district. Mr. Low wns cat- EVERYTHING BUT THE CROWD ;aHBKl. Country. .Hcini CUfltl fw Sf ' t - . i I i STOCKMEN'S MEETING HAD GOOD RESULTS Tho executive commlttoo of tho State Cnttlo & Horio Raisers' asso ciation convened la open meeting Tuesday evening at tho courthouso. Tho meeting wa well attended by represcntatlvo stockmen throughout thu county, nnd resulted In uniting tho local Cattlo tc Horso association with tho state organization. 11. A. Ilrattaln, of Paisley, Oregon, second vlco president of the stato or ganization, presided at the meeting, and gave a very Interesting talk on the work ot tho organisation. 8. O. Corrnll, secretary of the stato organ ization, outlined tho policy of tho stato association and explained the various activities upon which they were nngaged, seeking remedial leg islation In tlm state legislature, look ing to tho Improvement and develop ment range conditions and the In crease of purebred livestock on tho open range A short address of wet- como was given by W. C. Van Emon, secretary ot the Klamath Cattle ft Horse association, and a general dis cussion took place along stock Indus try lines'. For tho protection of th'e stockmen tho state association Is urging tho enforcement of the inspection law In shipping cattle and horses, and the production ot hides upon demand, from the miscellaneous farmer and rancher who are butchering beef for the market and 'logging camp. James Straw wa re-named a live stock Inspector for Klamath county for the ensuing year. Thn state association Is doing ex cellent work In co-operation with the forestry bureau In settling disputes and making recommendation to the forestry department for the use of tho forest range. Tho various discussions were In teresting and threw many sidelight on tho rnngo condition In Klamath county, both on the public domain and In the forest. The stato officer urged a stronger and closer co-opera- tlon among tho local stockmen, set ting forth that more can be accomp lished by united action than by In dividual efforts. Tho executive committee left Klamath Fall yestarday morning at 8 o'clock for Fort Klamath, where they expected to hold a meeting at 10 o'clock, after which they proceed- od to Medford for a meeting there this morning. UK) ODK8HA HANCH , HOLD TO C. R. WOllDKN C. K. Wordcn has completed a deal In which he bought tho Frank Cor tado ranch of 700 or 800 acres near Odosan. Mr. Cortado plans on going oast for n visit with his parent us soon ns his business affairs will allow. CAMPAIGN FOR ORGANIZING D. A. R. Mr. John A. Keating, stato regent of Oregon und Daughter of tha Amer ican Itovolutlon, has announced tho appointment of Mr. It. K. Walton burg as organizing regent for a chap ter at Klamath Falls. ' All who aro interested and aro qualified to form a chapter here aro roquostcd to moot with Mr. Watton burg Saturday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock at tho homo of Mrs. J. Fred Doollcr, 234 South nivorslde. In making tho announcement of tho meeting Mrs. Wattenburg said that tho Society of tho Daughter of tho American Involution la growing In membership and Influence a aro fow other organizations of women In this country. It Is to be hoped, she said, that a large chapter may bo formed here. CITY PROUD With practically the vory last touch of completeness Placed upon It, tho K. K. K. Store Is today stand ing, a It were, upon a pedestal preening Itself with the justOabla prldo felt from a realization that It occupies a position as one ot Ore gon's finest business establishments. It Is a atore In which Klamath Falls and Klamath county feels a proudful Interest, for it marks tho advance ment of the community Itself. If Klamath Falls were not reaching a' position In the business world that makes It one of the leading builneaa cities on the Coast, such store Ba the K. K. K. would not be possible. When the 'owners of the K. K. K. Store decided to change location It became part of their plan to equip their establishment with tho Tory beat and latest fixtures. A repre sentative ot the leading manufactur ers ot such equipment canus hero and ho was given carte blanc. The re sult speaks for Itself. Everything' that would add to the effective dis play of merchandise, Its proper care and protection was Installed. Thcso fixtures wero so placed that each de partment has relation to Its neigh bor and ell so arranged a to effect the greatest degree ot efficiency In the service and convenience and comfort ot the patron. Practically all ot tho merchandise is enclosed In dust-proof cases, fitted with plate gloss fronts for display, so that the customer can pass down the aisles and make selection without haste or confusion. On tho left as one en ter the store aro tho collar cases, with their special display fronts, contalng the drawer with an unique hanging hinge, making It unneces sary to remove them, yet exposing tho contents for easy service. Continuing around tho store to the loft ore tho cases for the sweat ers, clothing, tho shoe department, tho heavy woarablcs, such as over alls, Jumpers, slickers, etc., then tho hats and caps. Down tho contor ot tho store aro tho cablnots and solid Plato glass show cases, containing tho shirts, nocktlea nnd all of tho habordashory to bo found In a store that Is tho last word In men's mer chandising. A largo basement Is used tor tho storago ot surplus stock. Tho storo Is a real show plnco, one that must bo visited to bo appreciat ed nnd ono that Is sure to bo a point ot Interest not only to tho permanent residont, but to tho translont visitor, who wlshos to tako away with htm a complete knowledge of the city's business development. Not tho least of the. Interesting features of tho K. K. K, Store Is Its growth. With an almost Insignifi cant beginning It has reached Its present pinnacle ot success. Back In tho early days ot Klamath Falls It was the typical country store ot It kind good for the size of the com munity, but lacking everything In the way ot modern equipment. By gradual development and moving in to now quarter, it finally reached the atneo attained whon It occupied tho room In the Odd Fellow build lng,u where for nearly ten year It was tho Mecca of men, women and children from all over the vast ter ritory tributary to Klamath Fall. Then came the big Idea, the one big, final itep, the opening ot a new ei- OFNWT STATE OFFICER HIVES FOR ' FIRE PROBE Gilbert W. Allen, deputy state fire marshal, arrived last night from Salem and today began on Investiga tion ot the Houston hotel flro. Mr. Allen said he would go thoroughly Into the situation and If any laxity In enforcement ot the state law or local ordinance wa responsible for the tragedy tho responsibility would bo fixed. A year ago, said Mr. Allen, the flra marshal' office prepared a report o t tire conditions here and submitted It to the city conncll and part of his Investigation will be directed toward ascertaining whether the council took action after receiving the resort. Councilman Brandenburg said to a Herald representative after Monday night's council meeting that he brought the whole matter of flra risks before the conncll a year ago butthat no definite action resulted. Mr. Allen held a conference tkla morning with District Attorney Di can regarding the enforcement ot tha state law. One atatuta require all hotels of three stories or more to be provided with fire escape of Iron or Incombustible material. Two-story hotel muat have knotted rope at capes, 'ono for every window. Conference with city officials, tko fire chief and general iavestlgatloa of all .circumstance that might taad to 'fix responsibility ware part- of tka deputy'a program today. Ha will re main here as long aa the situation re quire. Outside probe of the Jfoa ton fire, ke will devote attention to a general Inquiry Into fire kaxarda aad Is especially lastrncted by Governor Olcott to look Into housing condi tion heroand If an emergency ex ists the state will take relief aeaa ure. m , Mr. Allen Indicated a belief that there had been negligence, laying: "Someone Is responsible for the loss ot life In tho Houston tire and we are going to probe tho entire matter thoroughly." ES FIECTfJFim i " " " - At a recent meeting ot the board of directors ot the First National bank ot Merrill, George W. Oftleld was elected director. Mr. Oftleld is one ot the substan tial citizens ot Merrill who has also bocn Interested M good schools; good living conditions, and other things tending toward the development ot the Merrill section. Tho Merrill bank ha grown stead ily with the developing ot the com munity and now has deposit totaling 1290,000, having total asset ot lAMPA AAA m -,..... - T .' " u.r., uwrs. -. anon, cu.uiei, m "" '. assistant cashier, aro employed reg ularly and additional help is required at heavy seasons. The officers ot this substantial little bank look forward to u greater development as tho great Tule lake section is largely tributary to Merrill and Is being linked MP with tho Mer rill territory. TWO SUITS TO COLLKCT ON' NtOMIKHOUY -NOTES Suits to collect a note for $'300 has been Hied In the circuit court by the Bonanza lodge ot Odd' Fellows against J. O." Hamaker and sop. Another suit to collect on a note la that of F. H. Tobe against Mike Pudoff and William Checkoff, fa volvlng f 82 Interest and fee- fruition l found In the present store, a dream ot plate 'flaps, and 'oak, enamel -and modern sultjmeat, fronted wltn display wmapws inai are ponders In themselves,-" $ Klamath Falls I jqitlyproad'tef tae,K. X.' K. Store, because It I milestone, in the cltys development and beoawe it marks with "oeaos the'careera'ot,tke yonf jspa. wfcaao MNUR 4. 1 & , habllshment that would be, the last ladetsiliuahle .energy, nr.ais M lnteiKliykare'made It (Continued on Page Four) word tor a ran's store. , And Its nil