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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1920)
! : 7 . SHjg JEugnrng x? g$E OFFICIALS klamaty ctoianr, Fourteenth Year No. 4023 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14; 1920 PricsjFir. w i m " OFFICIAL PAPNIl OH i KLAMATH l'ALIA I nroui BANK CHANGES OWNERSHIP nni EONT RQL PASSES TO ContrnlllnK Internal In tho Flrat National Imnk (if thlii cljy linn boon acquired by J O. (loldtliwalm. local timber operator, nml Charles Hall, of Marahflolil, president of lliu sluto chamber of commerce. For several weeks It hm been cur rent report In flnunrhit circles that his big financial transaction wan on tint tapis lint It wax not until loitny that Mr. (loldthwnllo offcllally coif firmed lli story. Of tlm 2.0110 share of stock lh now owners havo acquired nhout !,400, In round numbers, giving thiini u IiIk margin of control. Tin sellers were K. It. Realties, president of tlm hank, anil thu Monro anil Col lier Interests, represented by Itufui, John ami Churli'H Monro, Mm Mury Moore. A. M. Collier unit John Col lier. Ullti Rogers, cuihlcr. rctalnt hi lock, tni ilocii Mr. I.. F. Wllllts. Other (lock In small blocks li Mat tered among local aharo holder. The market valtio of tho slock li (13. CO a shoro und imiltlpllrallon of thin tlKiiru by tin 1,400 share acquired) li approximately tho '.consideration of tli n trnmactlon. ' It li 11 )our axii loduy since thn bank passed frcm thu control of U. W. White Into the handa of Mr. Kennies and hi nssoclntes. There will ho no chang" In tho personnel of the hank ut present. Of ficials and employee or tho old ro xlmo will remain at tholr post and tho statu quo will remain undis turbed at least until tho nnnual ill roclorit' and stockholders meeting next January. Undor thu now management thoro la rvport of many oitcnslnns and lm provomcnla contcmplatod, but thn moat Interesting and tangible result thut may happen If present plana carry la a chnngo In quarter that will bring about censtruellon of a flvo-alory hulldlnK farther down town. ' Tho lower floor would houao tho banking Institution and tho othor atorloR would bo dovotod tn offlco. While tho building; la Mill In tho nebulous stago Mr. Ooldthwnlto Mat ed that It was ono of tho plana of tho .now hank and might matorlallto nt any time. TRAFFIC OFFICER'S WARNING HEEDED Up until noon today thoro had been tin calls at tho offlco of thu police. itho purklnR ordlnanco. Tho warnhiK In lust nlRht'H paper hud Us effect to Home extent JuiIrIiik from tho scurc Ity of cars ntoiiR tho "main drag" today. Howavor It. 0. OrovMbeck, who mlHHod'hlH papor last night, complalnod thla morning that only tho kindly warning of a friend aavod him from nrroat. Ho Hald that of course ho know of tho ordlnanco but i that uvoryono'hnd boon parking In forblddon territory for so long that bo had forgotton about It. ' Whothor any arros'ts havo been ,-inado later thun noon la not known, but It li probable that aomo ono will ouvo lurguuvu uuuui rusiritiiuiin uy tomorrow.. , LKGON WILL DIHCU8H CONTROVERSY TONIGHT m n New development! In the fight of 'the .American Legion .against tho . California-Oregon Power company regarding storage of the Upper Klam ath lako will be dlacuaaod tonight nt the mooting ot the post. Tho situa tion will be thoroughly gono Into and U mombora aro urged to bo proaont. , Tho meeting will be held 'at thai i tuual time and ;place 8 o'clock ut 'Abe city hall. (I. o. I'. I.ANIWMIti: maim: i:i,i:(tio. I'OItTI.ANI), Miilnn, Kept. 14. --With it total vote larger by r.5.000 thun thn highest vote over previously cast In tho atatu, Frederick 11. I'ankhurat, Ho puhllcan, wan elected governor by u flfi.OOl) votn mnrglu over llurtriind O. Mclntlro, Demo cratlc. Ilia plurality was 17, 000, larger than obtained by any other Kubornatorlal candi date In tho state's history. Wi:iHi:il. Ida., Bept. 14 Governor Cox salil thu Maine re sult wan no nurprlso nnd wna ac counted for by an augmented vote und tho activity of Itupuh llcun Chairman Hays In Malno for a pyrotcchulcal display. Two more paid firemen for tho de partment and a resolution condemn ing tho l-akesldo Inn oa a flro menace that must be remedied or closed within '30 daya wore features ot tho city council's campaign to butter con ditions Hint stood out at last night's meeting. ' llcsldes being n "flro trap" tho Lukealdo Inn la unsanitary and n menace to health In Its present condi tion, declnroa tho resolution adopted Tho owners aro given until October IS to correct conditions. If It docs not then push Inspection by tho flro chief und health officer It will bo closed. Flro Chief Ambroso mado a state ment to tho council wherein ho said that It waft Imperative that two more paid mombora bo provided. Tho chief sold ho must spend all his time en Inspections hereafter. With ono as Istant. as at prcsont, that would b Impossible. Unlcaa tho two men wcro provldod ho anld ho would not at tempt to carry tho responsibility, but would resign. ' Immediately nroso the old cry of tho city's Insolvency and tho action of tho votora In tho last special elec tion refusing to sanction n tax In crease to provide morn funds for nil- ulnlstrntlvo purposes. Chief Ambroso anld that If Inspcc- tlona wore not kopt up and flro pre vention methods applied tho stnto underwriters' bureau would undoubt edly Increase tho tux rato. (I)cputy Flro Mnrshnl Pomoroy rccontly roll mated offhand to n Herald represen tative that tho ralso would bo nix to eight times tho present rate, practic ally prohibitive) Tho council sat up nnd took notice. Councilman Colvln aald It might ha n good thing to havo tho Increased fato It would mnko tho taxpayers sorry that they had turned down tho tax ralso. On a question of ways and nfeans It appeared possible that tho two mon might bo paid out ot tho Incidental fund at least until after tho Novom bor election when tho question ot enlarged funds will again bo submit ted and tho mayor was Instructed to socuro tho (Iremon. MILL MAN'H HAND 18 MANGI.KD nv HAW Harold Christy, brother ot Qeorge Christy ot the Christy mill at Long lake, mot with an accident late yea- tordny when he got hta left band Into saw at the mill and It waa badly mitnglod before the saw could be Istoppod. Tho patient waa brought to tho Wnrroii Hunt hospital where modlcal attention waa given the injured mem ber and It la expected that he will (recover full die ot the band. U m UN T DEPARTMENT 1 UT Mill operators und log hauling contractors appeared last night be fore tho city council and renched an agreement regarding hauling heavy loads of logs over tho city strcols. It hud been charged that Hprlng strcot waa being pounded to pieces by tho heavy trucks. John Collman, hauling contract or, ami others said that It waa not tho traffic hut Improper drainage Hint la destroying Spring Direct ut Its Junc tion with Sixth. Water from tho Ico company's plant runs from a pipe thoro In nn Inch nnd a half stream, It waa said, and forms a pool. Tho council thought aomo stops should bo taken to got tho wator off und dlscussod suroral engineering plana, hut got nowhero. They nrcopted the loggers' offer to put crushed rock over the soft stretch and It was understood that It that was done hauling logs would not ho Interfered with. Tho truck men pointed out that It waa Impossi ble to get logs to the mills her un less aomo parts ot the city atreeta wero uad. Several apoKe ot iMir observations over a period of a year or two, which proved that trucks' had no greater destructive effect on well laid pavement than other traffic. It wus tho wator undormlnlng tho foundation that was damaging Spring and Sixth, not traffic, they said. Th" city attorney rss instructed to amend tho city ordlnanco, limiting loads to fivp tons. Including tho ve hicle, to conform with tho state law, Iwhlch allows 600 pounds load to each squaru Inch of tire surface. Undor tho city ordlnanco most trucks barely romo within tho limit when unloaded. Mr. Coleman said tho avorago weight of unloaded log trucks was four and n halt tons. Tho loads run from six to seven tons. 0'ontrncta Submitted ContractH with the Warren Con struction company tor tho pavement ot Conger avenue, Washington street and othor unlta woro submitted and approvod by tho council. The mayor waa Instructed to sign them. Dis cussion ot tho advisability ot paving Conger this year ended indefinitely. It was aald that tho paving concern did not want to tacklo the Job until spring. Tho council thought it work started In October It could at loast bo partly finished und tho city Ret Komo use ot tho paving this wlntor. WorkliiK on HprliiK Tho mayor roportod that ho had a force of men working to drain stand Ing'wntcr from Spring streot nt Sixth, where tho pavement Is being Injured. Ho doubted If thoy would accomplish much as there la little chance for gravity flow. Ho said water from tho lea plant wus causing most of tho troublo hero, absolving tho California-Oregon l'owor company from blamo placed on them last weak. At Second and Klumuth It was reported that a city sowor main la undermining tho pave ment nnd not a water main. Notice to 8. P, Itegardlesa of tho condition ot the city approach the Southern Pacific company ahould keep up its crossings on Sixth street, declared the council, and tho pollco Judge was instructed to notify tho local agent that the road waa expected to make repairs. There are three crossings which need fixing, it was said. Drop Mala St. P.aving Main street from Spring' to the railway crossing Is part ot the Im provement unit that extends easterly from the tracks to the city limits. The whole unit should be paved to gether, the council felt, therefore dropped the idea ot paving the small area between Spring and the tracks ithls year and rejected the Warren Icompany'a bid, To attempt- paving 1 W NOT U IT NEW YORK, Sept. 14 There will be no barnstorming In connection with projected speaking trips ot Sen ator Harding, said Will Hays, Re publican national chairman, today, commenting on th crcport from Ma rlon that Harding would travel from coast to coast. "Thoro will bo absolutely no change In our plan's as announced a month ago," Hays said. He expressed doubt that Harding would go farther west than Omaha. Hays said ho did not bollcye Harding would speak In every state where thcro Is a contest for United States senator. Such a courso would entail visiting western states which aro looked Upon as Republican strongholds this year, he said. CHAIRMAN OF FISH COMMISSION HERE Chris Schmidt, of Aatorla, chair man ot the stato fish commission, and son, Paul; Carl D. Shoemaker, former state game .warden and pres i)'ntpsecretary ot the state fish com mission, and Jamci McCool, Portland newspaper man, and Paul Schmidt, arrived yesterday from Crater lako and aro remaining hero for the day. Messrs. Schmidt and Shoemaker aro on a statc-wfdo trip of inspection ot hatcheries and Nii.!n rciourcci. They havo been down tho coast to Marshfleld And Crescent City and in spected fish conditions along tho Rogue and Umpqua beforo coming Into Klamath. They find fish plenti ful, both In Klamath county streams and hatcheries but have no kind words tor Klamath county roads. MEMBERSHIP FORUM LUNCHEON TOMORROW The membership forum luncheon of the chamber ot commerce wilt take placo aa usual at 12:30 tomorrow at the White Pelican hotel. The main aubject for discussion will be county club work. Other features are ten tatively on tho program. All mem bers are urged to bo present. INQUIRY BOARD INTERVIEWS INJURED t Tho stnto Inquiry Into causes and circumstances of the Houston hotel riro Is being continued today. Deputy Marshals Pomcroy und Al len. District Attorney Duncan und C. C. McCoppcn, assistant to thq cor- onor, witn William uunong, sienu raphor, today visited tho Injured victims of tho flro in tho Wnrren Hunt hoslptal and took testimony. part of thoxtinlt might Invalidate tho legal proceedings so far taken, thoy said. Must Have Bowers Residents In tho west end ot town. on both sides ot Payne alloy betweon Lake and Main, must abate the open sewers it was decroed. The situation unsanitary and dangerous, said membors, and the police chief was instructed to notify offending owners to cot their private sewer systoms remedied, either by covering them or providinr malm. Ordinances authorising of improv ing the alleys between Fifth and Sixth on both sides 'of Main 'were adopted-. Permits) qrwtod Building Berralts were granted to the Metropolitan garage tor a 30 by E0 toot frame addition to the garage at v Klamath avenue and Eleventh street, cost 1800: and to, I. WJ IfeLauKklia tor an addition- to ua residence, on- Bwaitpa' heights, coot asa. ' HAItMN't .AINHT ttTAL INVAHIO.V MAn'Stii,,ijript. n. To a n'fct'-i'.pfpt. 14.- itlon of 'Catlfornlans larding ' 'lay declare delegation of 'Catlfornlans Scn- ntor Harding ' 'lay declared tho nation must "tlt'ai behind" the Pacific sta"j rellovo Hum of tho difficult. of Oriental Im- migration and must neo that only such aliens as can bo as- slmllatcd and Imbued with 4 through Americanism aro ad- mltted. The dangers of racial c - flict, ho said, must be rccognlt ed and provision made to re- duce them to a minimum. Ho suggested such steps should be without offensive reflection on any raco and without raising any question of racial Infer!- ority. Various Industrial plants in the city were filmed today by the camera men under direction 'of H. C. Blanch ard, director ot publicity ot the United States, reclamation service, who Is gathering educational film In a tour ot the various reclamation project. This "afternoon the mint Industry on the Caledonia marsh will bo pho tographed. Tomorrow agricultural scenes around Matin and Merrill will be taken. When completed the pic tures will be released among many schools and farmers' institutes and colleges throughout the country. Klamath county's scenic attractions Crater lako and other natural won ders will form an interesting part of the local plcturo and the timber Industry will bo featured. MACK DEALERS TO HAVE FREE TRIP J. II. Garrett, ot Garrett & Son, Mack truck dealers, plans on Joining the excursion of Mack dealers, which leaves Los Angeles In a special train, October 6. to visit the eastern fac tories of the Mack International Motor Truck corporations. Tho fare and expenses ot tho deal ers will bo paid by the company. The Itinerary includes a visit to tho fac tories and distributing plants at New York city, Plalntleld and Now Bruns wick' New Jersey, Allontown, Pa., and other places. COT TWO BUCKS Frank RIst returned yestordny nft ernoon from tho Diamond lake coun try, whero ho had been for tho past two woeks hunting door. He wns-ac- companled. by his brothers-in-law, Nick and John Paujey, who, with their mother, aro guests ot Mr. and Mrs. RIst. Tho huntors brought home two bucks and Btato that tho gamo" is very plentiful. TIIHKK MOUHNKR8 BUIINKD TO DEATH nY KXPLODING LAMP TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 14. Throe residents of the Gate City were killed In an explosion ot a table lamp last night, when friends gathered at the home ot William Cooper following hla death In a logging accident. MR. AND MRS. W. O. VAN EMON PARENTS OP GIRL A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Van Em'on, Sunday, Sep tember 13, at the Klamath General hospital. Dr. E. D. Johnson was In attendance and reports that both mother and baby are doing ulcely. The Infant has been named Ruth Elisabeth. WEATHER REPORT OREGON Tonight and Wednes day, occasionally rain, oooler, MEM MN IB N N M TCHH FOB ELECT""" Tbore Till bo a city eleci vcmber 2, the city council di. a cd last night. Adjournment was ta-ien until Thursday night when a special meeting will bo held to con sider tho entire question of election. City Attorney Carnahan said ha believed It would be possible to rs district the city and make the city wards and county precincts conform by redrafting lines so that several products would constitute wart There are 10 county precincts anal five city wards. He cited a charter provision em powering the council to red Is trie t the city at any time. Redisricting would put the city la a position where It could conform with the state law, to a large extent at least, using the state regtstratioa lists, election boards, polling .booth and general machinery ot election. Only 36 slays remain to prepare for the 'election. Whom this ,waaeaile4 to th, council's attention they j te dded that UwonU reqalre last work bat that they wdmM make It. Dm qnesttaa en the ballet wIU he milts. A"Tntber ofSarter fcreitl- slons will' fee submitted for amend ment. The list will be in part work ed out at Thursday's meeting. Under the stato law election ot both the legislative and administra tive city ottlccrs 1. iadlcU! thU year. That Is, mayor, police Judge, treasurer and eeuncllmen will alt mako tho race. Under the city char ter the administrative officers and councllmen wore elected alternately, two years apart. DUCK SEASON OPENS THURSDAY The hunting season on ducks, Reese, and other mjgratory fowl op ens Thursday, according to a letter rocelved by Henry Stout, game war den, from A, E. Burgduff. A special meeting ot tho state flah commission was held September 6 to consider the matter, and it was agreed that the opening date In District No. 2 should correspond with the federal act. NEGRO PUGILIST GETS YEAR IN JAIL CHICAGO, Sept. 14. Jack John son, negro pugilist, was sentencod to bne year and one day tn Leavenworth prison and fined 31,000 In, tho fed eral court today for violation qt the Mann act. TUNA RUN HEAVY AT 8A' DIEGO, CAL. SAN DIEGO, Cal Sept. 14. Fish ermen, packers and oiner connected with or dependent upon tho local tuna and albacore fisheries aro Jubi lant this year, both at the size of the catch so far taken and at the tact that the fish schools are being found comparatively near tho harbor and canneries. The catch ot these two tlsh since May has totalled about $3,500,000 in value, according to cannery esti mates. Because the fish are running near the harbor flibarmen are saved much of the time usually spent in going to and from the fishing grounds, and are enabled to earn considerably larger sums in a given timo. - r-y-i -i CONNECTICUT RATUrTHB y t - -i a t HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. r Connecticut legislature by a cmenr- hrent action today ratified the ast- frapu amendment, betaf tMturty- j"Youtb. state ta ratify. i:r $ IS" i i