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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1920)
-. fefV ,T Ulv lEuimitm awes MyMMWMWMMMyMMMW OFFICIAIi PAl'KIt 09 ornciAiiPAraROP xlamath ootnrrr KLAMATH I.'AMJI MWWWMAMAAAMAMAmX TL-r T7 T""t - -i --' - Klr1 Fourteenth Year No. 4027 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, lt20 ntfi jm iw I wm-iQ i 4 Ul'!l i M I II , 4 HUE STARTED BT LIVE IMRE Sirs KESTERSQN 1 I Id liavo tlm children restored to linr. I. K, Kostorsnn, owner of tliu Kyrh youngest. In u girl nged fi. Tim tor mm Lumber rompnii)' iilniit. ,otlnirM nro boyn, aged 0 nml 7. Tliu which wan prnctlcnlly wiped nut liy.,llvrrn from Vnn Mntiir wan secured yusturdny tlm, today authorized tliu )n Ui7 , Mr, Van Motor married htatument to tint llurald that the flrn Tlionin Minefield In 1919. wan caused liy spark irom tno uroK en wlro of the California-Oregon I'owor comimny, whim tlm high pnwn lino wait hlown down liy thn Kale am full arniM tlm luinhur p)len and mill, Tho firm said tlm Htatumunt. urlg Inatuil In n lumber (din. J. U. Thompson, malinger of thn California-Oregon I'ownr ronuany, declared today Hint tlm cliancu that tin flrn roiihl hnvu liven ruuud by tho broken wlro wan no smalt u tn h negligible. When tlm IiIkIi lino goo down hu miyii It Instantaneously and automatically cut off tlm cur runt In thn power Iioiihm nnd thn on tiro wlro become dead. Tlm lino, - burned through a supporting tower )nung mun who aro Itn proprietor, on tho edge of tho yards, and rnpurl likewise woro thn recipient of con to hlii officii cauiud him still to hold grntulntlon from their hiwt of tlm theory that tlm btnzn marled Jfrh'tiilH. for tlm public generally roc with sparks from tlm Incinerator, cg'nlzo In tlm consummation of tholr It was a disastrous conflagration ,dan a trlumnh doHorvlnit of thu that wpl tlm plant out of existence In nhcirt onlur. Thn garage that houses tho log- glng truck, all truck and logging o(ulpmont, seven equal numliur of cottages and nn hunkhouses were saved, Tho mill valued at ahout 8711,000, lumber worth about fl&O.OOO, I. K. Kculcrson's homo nnd private gar- ig eight workers' cottages, seven hunk houses, 911,000 fret of logs, two Jar go water lowers and the light- Ing plant were completely wiped out. Ho (Ml did thn flames consume tho buildings that only three families ,)'ffyrt their belongings trnru tho cot- ' r' tagos, r , t ' T Thren flat rars mid ono box car, loaded In tho yards, wnro burned. Thn bordlnc house and offlco went with .mi rest ,' ' Mr. ICnstorson carried $1 29.000 1 r, Insuranrn on tho lumber, and addl- ' m llonnl Insuranrn on tlm plant amount- Ing In nil to about flGO.000. Tho value of property destroyed I will easily total $250,000, It I es timated. J II. Drlscoll, whoso I nguncy carried liiHurauru on tlioi plant, loft this morning for Ivan to makn nn Investigation nnd Inventory NKW YOHK. Sept. IK. Confl tho loss. Idonco that "tho American anarch- A repair rrnw of II men worked 1st" who nro believed to liavo caused all last night on tho power line, and local mill nnd box factories resumed , work this morning. All largo idnnt worn without power yesterday nflor noon after tho flro. Tho city rlrcult was supplied from tho Kcno plant and thorn wn no Interruption In hop or In city lighting. Mr. Thompson said that tho Call . fornlu-Orogon Powor company had warned tho Kosterson company j plotters, hu said. Tho blacksmith ngnlnst piling lumber beneath thoWho Hliod thu death wagon horse ho powor linn. Tho power company, ho boon found. Many suspect nro ,un sald, had u right of wny through tho,iur nrrest. yards. Tho ordnr agnlnst piling; lumbor were Issued, he said, both .1. from tho office of tho Yrokn division by Manager O, (I. Hleolu and from tho locul offlco by Ueorgo J. Wnlton, former managor. REGISTRATION CLOSES OCT. 2 C. It. PoLap, county clerk, an nounced today that registration In tho county will close on October 2, and that no one will bo allowed to register after that date. ' Ho alio aald that beginning Boptomber 132, tho clerk'a offlco at the courthoime, will bo opon at night from 7 to 9 o'clock for tho convenience of Klamath county peoplo wishing to register. Mr, Dol.ap ulao urges that peoplo who hnvo changed' their place of ron donco or nro not reglstorod In tho right precinct should tond to re-reg-latorlng at once In order to vote, No ono will be nllowod to voto out of tho , precinct In which he Uvea. m Bevoral school for girl have re cently been opened In Persia undor ghe auaplcea of the tovernmont. lMOTIIF.lt HKKKH UUHTODY OK TllltKi: HMAMj CHIMlltll.N Hearing Ih unrtorway In ttio rlrcult rnurl today of dm petition of Mrfi. Thomas Mttluflold who, boforu lior divorce, wnii Mr. Hoy Van Mutur, for iiioillflcallon of u rinrrno of ell vorro from Vim Mutur tliat gnvo ru. tody of throu nilnlir children to thn father. Mr. Mttlofluld now seek u I K. K. STORE Tlm fcrinnl Crand Opening of tho now K. K. K l oro orcurrud today ami this wotl (mown ntnhllhmunt Villa nfl tit I rnrl Irili fii n liiri'it tinrrnnl. ago of tho poopln of tlm county. Tlm warm word of praise and Reed wishes nhoworcd upon thorn todny. Not tho leant of tho features Incl j(etll , lho opening wss a mammoth horseNboo of pink astern and maiden hair ferns, hearing lho legend, "Com pliments of K. HuKarman. 'I ain't mad at nobody.' " Thai thu gutierous sontluiimts Inillrntod by tho thought ful compliment was fully appreciated by thu recipient was dourly vvldent from tho place of honor given tho token of good luck on tho Miowcaie Immediately In front of tho main en trance. This ovenlug there will bo mlo by onn of thn local orchestra nnd nothing will bo left undone to make welcome HiCHii who may call to In-1 IB FELCTATONS Miect what I recanted a onn of thiiirter. IUHI. Other finest men's store In thu state. SAYS PLOTTERS tho Wall street explosion will b.i caught, uu oxprcusod by Chief Flynn, of tho bureau of Investiga tion, who said ho wo certain from u similarity of circulars found In a mall box near tho oxploslon to thnso found nt lho scone of varlou explo sion In June, 1919, that tho namu crowd wn responsible. Clues to th ono cusoa will help In catching the PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RETURN OAKLAND, Cal 8opt. IS. Sllont prayer for tho 1.C00 Oold 8tur mun who went ovorueas with the Niuoty First division and never returned will bo given nt n reunion of the division member hero Sunday September 26, Threo chaplain of tho division, Itev. Joremlah Oalvln of the 363rd Infantry, Ituv. George II. Iascombo of the 347th flold artlllory and Kov. Stophen 8. llrown of tho 348th field artillery will participate, nl the mem orial lorvicoH. Oovernor of all the western states which sent men to form the division at Its training ground at Camp Lewis, Taconin, have boon Invited to? attend thu reunion. . 4 Over 20,000 veterans from alt parts of tho west nro expected' to at tond. Tho reunion wilt bo hold on tho Hocond anniversary of tho open ing of tho battlo of tho Argonno In which tho division received' Us bap tism of flro. Harvard's Interactional games on tho gridiron this fall will bo with Centor collogo of Kentucky and Val paraiso university of Indiana. M T H El W FINISH HOTEL FIRFJNiRY If. II. I'omuroy ami (lllbort W. Allmi, duputy stuto flrn marshal, hnvliiK complutud InvostlKutlon of tlm Ilmirfton holul flrn, left till morn- flng for Halcm. Husulti of tho In- vnstlgntlon will bu compiled In n re port and submitted to tno governor. Tho roport will probably bo. renry In a week or ten days. In tho meantime no Information on tho result of tho Imiulry la avail able, except that Mr. I'omoroy staled Hint It revealed no evidence, of Incen diarism. Many rumor thut the fire was sot wuro run down, but all prov ed to bu without foundation. I'ltty-flvo ordui worn prepared and will hu nerved on owner Imme diately by Flrn Uhlof Ambrose, or dering remodeling, Installation of flro escapes, building of underground containers for gasoline, nnd other compllanro with tho statu law to lei ien flrn hazard. Those am tho wont Wise revealed by Inspection, but Chief Amhroso will keop up the In spection work and other order will follow. Failure to comply with In struction will bo met wHh cancella tion of Insurance by tho stato under writers' board. Following I tho law governing flro prevention requirement from Lord' Oregon law, volumo 2, page 1885-1888, title 36, chapter 11: Her. 40tn. HoU-U Ktrmlln Two Hlorli'N to llr Provided With Fire F.M-apr. All betels or lodging houses In tlm statu of Oregon more than two stories In height shall bo provided lth at least ono tire escape of Iron or other Incombustible material, on each it,fil tmni nt Mjtlfl tltlllfllnff. COfl- venlently accclblo from each ronJte 'comptota rvou. eihau.tlon ' ,, ....... ,.., . ,. iMnf lstcr said he I looking wore MUm UIIKUtUil M. vv, v. w., fi 77, Rec. 1 I,. 1900 (sp. sons), c. 2, p S 12, Sec. 1) Hotel to lime Hope Flro Km-apc. All hotel or lodging house In tho statu of Oregon, not covered by the provisions contained In section 49S2, and not provided with at least one flro escape of Iron or other Incom bustible material, as provided In sec tion 49KJ, Hhall bu provided with innnlla or sisal ropes, not less than one-half Inch In diameter, nnd of suf ficient length to reath to thu ground, knotted 12 Inches apart. In evory room usod as u lodging room except thn Vcoms on tho ground floor. (L. 1909, c. 37, p. 77, 8ec. 2; L. 1909 (sp. sens.), c. 2, p. G12, Sec. 2.) tier. 4UH.1. Hope, How Ailjuntod. All rope shall bo securely an chored noar a window, kept colled nnd exposed to tho plain view of tho occupants, with printed directions as to how to use such ropes postod with in six Inches of where tho ropo I fastened. (1.. 1909, c. 37, p. 77, Sec. 3.) See. IIIHtl. Failure In Comply With Acl -ii Misdemeanor Any pomen fulling to comply with thu provision of this net (hall be doomed guilty of u misdemeanor, nnd upon conviction thereof, shall bo punished by n flno not exceeding $50, nnd uvery day that such person shall fall to comply with tho provision of thl net shall be deemed n soparato offenso. (U. 1909, c. 37, p. 77, Sec. 4.) .See. 40H7. Door. Tho outside doors, and othor oxlts lending thereto, In every theator, church, school building, public hall, and every other building used for public purposes where peoplo con gregate, shall bo so swung and hinged thatthoy will open outward. lletoro leaving. Messrs Pomeroy and Allen asked tho Herald to ex press their Joint gratltudo to all city officials tor the helpful attitude shown toward the Investigation. Doth Pmon said that the aid given by tho 'mayor, members of tho council, po lice department, flro department, Lcoronor's offlco, district nttornoy and othor offlcora and cltlxens llghtenod tho burden of an unpleasant task for them nnd was thoroughly appreel-; ated. l The Western Intercollegiate Bas ketball association haa arranged to hold Its annual mooting In Chicago September 18, HYPHENATES WANTED m HARDING MAiUO.V, O., Sept. 19. -Warning ncnlnst tho dangers of hyphenated citizenship, 8enator1lardlng told a gathering of foreign born Americans that hu believed tho United Stato must avoid "meddling In tho affair of othor nations If all classes of American citizens aro to' bo united In loyalty to tho government." Tho foreign born wer.o not to blamo for conflicting sympathies during tho wa, ho ald, asserting that tho fault wn with tho nation Itself for failure In thoroughly Americanizing those of foreign extraction. This must now be taken up with determination, ho said. "Let us all pray," ho said, "that America shall never become divided Into classes and shall never feel tho menace of hy phenated citizenship. Tho way to Mend foreign blood Is to put an end to groups, an end to classes, an end to special appeal to any of them, and an end to particular favor to any of them." IIOSTON, Mass.. Bopt. 18. Asser tions that Governor Cox, after at tempting tho role of the Idealist, had turned to tho coarso methods of ward politics, and was resorting to wilder and wilder charges, wore made today by Governor Calvin Coolldge, Repub lican vlcc-prosldentlal nominee, ad dressing the Republican state con vention. MAYOR MACHWINKY GROWS WKAKF.il; BI8TF.R DK8PAIR8 LONDON, 8pt. 18. Ter'rence MacSwIney, lord mayor of Cork, pass ed a very bad night. He Is In a worse than she has ever seen him thus far In the hunger strike! He Is still con scious. IXKWIi GIRIi WlUi WHI TOBTLAXD aiAX A marriage llconso has been Issued to Clarence Lewis ChrUtensen, of Portland, and Miss Ada DeoAdy, who Is n nleco of Mrs. James Howlo of this city. They expect to bo married tonight. ft JUIKJK HKCOVKIUNG SALEM, Sept. 18. Circuit Judge Bingham, who suffered a stroke of vocal paralysis Friday, haa so tar re covered hlsNvolce that he Is back at his desk today. Physicians expect his rapid recovery. Action Speak Louder Than the Platform Rtpraaueed by nsralsjiea. .NKOItO PUfJIMHT riOFX TO FOOT LKAVKNWOIITII CHICAGO, Sept. 18. Jack John son will lcavo tonight for Fort Leav enworth to begin a year sentenco for Mann act violation. HI attorney Mod & writ of orror this morning but was Informed by tho court that John son would bo refused liberty pending a bearing of tho appeal. I) i L Halo of tho Imperial garage, pur chased several weeks ago by Louis lloagland from Everett McCollum, was announced today. Mr. lloagland has resold tho garage to Mr. McCol lum and his brother, Ernest McCol lum. ' Everett McCollum has been con nected with tho garogo slnco It was built a year ago. He will be general manager of the business and will havo charge of the mechanical de partment. Another brother, Edgar, Is on his way from California to take a placo In tho mechanical department . The McCollum brothers havo been continuous residents of the city for eight years, with the exception of two years spent In tho army, and have a strong following of friends and customers. They announce that they will conduct tho business along the samo modern lines that have marked It from the beginning. ESKIMO LAD TIRED OF CIVILIZATION SEATTLE. Wash.. 8e "" "'One year of the worldeur ,-Uh Its automobiles, street cars, motion pic ture and modern schools, was enongh tor Donald Noeyak, an Es kimo boy,, who passed through here reMTitljf on his way to hi old home on King Island, adot of land in Ber Ing'stralts. Nueyak said he was going back homo to ralso reindeer. He spent th past year at the Cbemawa Indian school. in. Oregon learning shoe-mak ing, tailoring, horse-shoeing and har ness making. Attractions of the out side world did not appoal to him, he said, and ho Intended to spend his llfo with his father's reindeer herd. WEATHER REPORT OREGON Tonight and Sunday, fair, except probably rain in tho northwest portion. The tallow tree grows In Malabar. India. It Is thus called because of 'ills Beods, which, when boiled, pro- Iduco a tallow which makes excellent candles. Nsw fork Trlbuns. Inc.. Copyright WW- M' Mil M U INQUIRIES YET COMINCFROM WORRIED ONES Slnco the flro Postmaster W. A, orn Union office, tier of commerce of September 6, Delzell, tho West tho Herald, eham and others are la receipt of almost dally Inquiries In regard to relatives of tho Inquirers, known to bo In Klamath Falls. Doubtless all of tho persona for whom inquiry I mado aro safe but have neglected to wrlto home and net at rest tho natural anxiety of rela tives. Tho following Inquiries aro on file with the pestmaster: Mrs. R. H. Oar- r in uk rveswicjt, uai., hbks nuusi Ber son, Robert Garron. Mr. D. M. Daughcrty of Petroa, Vonn., asks about ber son, B. J. Uaugherty. Mrs. Joseph Drennan. Valentine, Texas, asks about her son, Richard J. Drennan. Elsie Gemmlll, Portland, Ore., asks about her brother, Phillip Elpp. 4Tho postmaster has answered In quiries to tho. best of his ability, aa have tho other persons and organisa tions receiving requests' for Informa tion. However, It places a big har den upon these agencies. To ran Jown the facts In connection with each Inquiry received In consclentlona fashion is no small task. Sometimes It means a great deal of effort with out result. It would be far easier for persons who snspect that relatives have any cause for anxiety to drop a postcard la the.mall, or send a brief telegram to their worried families aad the Herald suggests that If they hava postponed sack artlem It la ttlll net too late for the Inqatrles coatwa to ifry-. at 5 "Vj i SIM DP IS j OPENED W After overcoming many handicaps and discouragements, tho Andross Glover Stylo Shop opened Its doors to the Klamath Falls public this morn ing, nearly two weeks later than the time originally contemplated. The late date was due to delays In com pleting the building in which the store Is located. It was necessary to Install a temporary front In order to open the store today, the plate glaaa having been lost in transit. Not withstanding all of these difficulties Mesdames Andross and Olover were Indefatlguablo fn their efforts and the opening today pressagea that they possess tho energy, diplomacy and efficiency so necessary In the business world of today. The ladies of tho city were reward ed for their patience in awaiting the opening by a display of those things so dear to tho heart of milady. Their welcome of, the Style Shop was no less cordial than was that of the business section of tho city and the cordlnf good will manifested on all sides indicates that a spirit of hell, ful co-operation U abroad in the city nnd that the Stylo Shop will undoubt edly bo one of the important factors In Us development. TUG OF WAR AND RACES FOR FAIR The following program of field sport are announced by Frank Sex ton, county fair secretary, for the county fair "meeting next Friday and Saturday: Forty yard race tor grammar grade boys prizes $S, 83.60, f 2 and 81, Forty yard race for grammar grade girls prlxea same as boys' .race, Hundred yard race for boys under 18 prizes f 5, 83.50 and 83: Hundred yard freo tor all race prizes same as boys' hundred yard race. Sack raco for boys prises $3 and 82. Mixed sleeve raco for boys Prlsea 83 and 88- Potato race prizes 88 aad 88, Tog ot war, city va. county teams. Thla promises to be the big event ot the program, ' m- a . ,