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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1920)
1 VI . f, 9t rvafyt ,v t tj? W$ lEtinmg . SfMMNAMMAAAMAAAAAMWMft OI'I'ICIAIj PAl'KIl OP 41 1 tomaunrnW) 1 ' 1 1 KliAMATH I"AM,H kxahath ootncnt' V VMVMVMMAAAMMVSW MMMMMMMMMMMMWMIM Fourteenth Year No. 4053 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920. Price Five Cent iiiualo H INVESTIGATORS I BUS ili'formirn nlmt wns made In Mnyor Btrtihlu's lullur to tlm unnnmicuimmt of another candidate for tlio highest office within tlm gift or tlio voter of tho municipality Immediately follow Iiik lliu publication or tha stato flro marshal's report. Mnyor Rtrublo ssld tin had not been favpred with a copy or the report anil that ttie tint knowledge ho had or the document wm when ho read It In a Klamath Kalis newspaper which ho declared was hostile to the city admlnlstrn tlon. rolltlce, he said, he belloved wan tha basts or the "unfair roport." In conclusion Mayor Htruble du dared that ho had boen done an In justice and urgod the governor to Institute anothor Investigation under no ipeclal lntirct In the atralra Of Klamath Falls other than encoursg Ins Juatlce and fair play to all con cerned. It wns stated loilny that (loveruor Olcott tut tl referred Mayor Htrublo's lotlur to A. C. Harbor, stato flro mar ntml. who him the Investigation of nil tlm undor lilt Jurisdiction. Whether tha stato flro marshal vlll taka any furthnr action In thn enno bud not been determined tonight The deputy atnto fire inarahnla wnro Mnl to Klamath Fall, by Oowior! UICOII luuowing rrcnpi ui nu itjmi fro hi Mnyor Htrubtn und tlm health officer nuking that tlm destruction of Iho hotel b thoroughly Investlgs tod, Tha report complulned or In Mayor Hirudin's letter wns thn reault or tho Investigation. HAU'M, Or.. Oct. 19 That tho report prepared by (lllhert Alln, II. II. I'omeroy nnd (leorgn W Htokns. Ueputy state lire marshals. In which certain official or Kin ninth rail were charged with "passing the " buck" and Indifference (n connection .with the investigation dftae (Ira 'which' destroyed tHe llomtfri hofil then with thn loss of tea Uvea, was Inspired with tha Intent to defeat tha present city administration at the coming suction and wan not based on tha facta as they eilsted wwre tha -charges mad m a letter written y Mayor Htruble of Klamath Kails and received at the executive offices hero roday. Mayor Btrublo nlteged In his letter to tho governor that Mr. I'omeroy, who operates undor the title nt spe cial arson Investigator for the state flro marshal's ofrice, and Mr. Allen conducted their Inquiry behind closed doors and neither ho, tho mayor, nor n number of other persons friendly ' to the city's executive nnd members of the council wnro given an op portunity to testify. It also was charged by Mayor Btru bin that In preparing the roport the Investigators railed to make any men tion that tho prcsont municipal ad ministration caused to bo plneod on tho ballot at a previous eloctlon hold In Klamnth Knll n measure Intended to provldo more funds with which to Improve thn flro righting rncllltle. Omission also was made, according to .Mayor Htruble. of any rnferonco to n alleged defective electric light wiring and lack of wator prossiire, which entered prominently Into tho destruc tion or thn hotel. EVANS WILL GET '."' "ANOTHER TRIAL .'r SALEM, Ore., Oct.' 19. The su premo court today granted a new trial to Lark Evans, convicted In Jackson county or robbing W. 0. Wjilto, a taxi driver, and leaving him bound In the brush. The court held that the defendant waa entitled to the benefit of now evidence net out In support of the motion for a re-trlal. ,Hvsns wss arrested In Klamath i , Valla about nlno months ago while employed In a local garage. Ho Is n automobile mechanic. ' J WITZEL GIVEN 11 MONTHS' SENTENCE PORTLAND, Oct. 19. R. J. Wit gel wuh today sentenced to serve 11 month In the Multnomah counfy , Jail, following a plea of guilty In tho federal court to the charge of trans porting Mro.' Mnry'llose from Chlco to Klamath Full In violation ot tlio revisions i( tho Maaa uct. KXI'IUMH tXIMI'ANV AHKH IIATIFH'ATION OK ItATK HAI.KM, ()ro Oct. 19. Tlio Oregon public sorvlco romtnln- , nloii was today asked by tlin American I'xpross company to Kit it (Into for hearing tho com- piiny's application for nn oritur mnkliiK iffctlvo In Oregon tho 2D H par cunt Inrronsii In rate ( for hnullng milk nnd crrnm, ro- coritly authorised by tlio Inter stntn commerco commission. October 23 wan aot by thn slntn commission for ImnrlnK the application, tlm crowed condition or thn calendar pro- venting hearing at nn earlier data. Portland, Oct. io. Oregon term ors havo fully awakened' to thn dan ger of hard tlniui that lie ahead un ions they aro given tariff protection. Till la thn view or'ltobnrt N Man field, rnpuhllrnn' candidate for United Htatca aenator, expressed on lila return front a tour of thn flute. "Tlio farmer aro or onu opinion; they aru united nn InsUtlng that thn dumocrutlc ndmlnlatrotlon with Ita protectionist tariff stand muat go," iue m otid declared Mr. Blantleld In a stt(emenrubor 0 Mr cngo ,n fu 0 , ,, ,, I "I hum talked with tha wheat inon, tho wool -producers, Iho caltlo and livestock men, tho fruit raiser, tho poultry producer, ihn dairymen, tho walnut growers and I cannot too strongly Impress upon the voters that our agricultural and livestock producer must havo rellof," said Mr. Btanfleld. "No relief can bn hoped from tho democratic administration, At ' this tnlnuto the democratic candidates nre Ignoring tho tariff liauu because their party standi for free trade pol icies. &?--,( f -n ?.; "The farmers are lining Hip" solidly behind the republican '.tariff pro gram, both republicans land demo crats. 'J- i "They realise, loo, that a republi can sonata and republican house of representatives are necessary to sup port tho republican president In pass ing tho tarltr legislation to prevent the dumping or Canadian wheat and tho producers of cheap foiolgn labor onto tho markets or tho United Stato to tho destruction ot our fsrmors and producers." Of Mil MEET TONIGHT ;ular aHaaliatlon iniberfti!p"brltiie t The regular dfjgaaliauon meeting of fh'o meniberltilp of'the Klamnth county chamber of commerce will be held at tho city hall tonight. Tho meeting will bo cullod to ordor nt S o'clock sharp. Several committees will report on Important matters nnd several talks of an Important nature will bo glun on matters ot community progress. Two special committees will report on matters ot county wide import ance, one being' tlio commltteo ap pointed to consider tho proposition of having a social workor In the county under tho direction ot tho Amorlcin lied Cross, the other Is thn report In regard to the mattar ot the, stato markot commission bill, which will bo voted on nt the com ing election. Both reports will bo worthy ot the consideration ot every Individual. a The last time the chamber ot commerce-meeting was woll attend ed and much enthusiasm was shown, and tonight It is expected the room will be full, Women as' well as men are requested to be present. Final arrangements will be nindo tor tho town and country dinner to he held at the White Pelican hrtat on the, evening of October J 8th which will bo ono of tho biggest events pulled oft In Klamath county this year. Tho woekly forum nwntlnit vlll ho hold tomorrow at the Rnx c-ifo, the luncheon starting at tho now hour, 12:ir. o'olock, A now method of pronrvIng with out using ico koopK'fUh fresh 'for five days, CiUMM : LABOR TAKES UPWOOOCASE BAN KltANCIHCO, Cnl Oct. 19. (Hpnclnl to tho Herald.) City, state nnd federal labor organizations nt a special mooting hero last night Join ed hand In demanding a full In vestigation of thn charges made fy Harry Wood, vice president and org aniser of tha International Tlmbor worker' union, that ho wss forced to leave fluaanvllle, Cnl by a mob who netted nnd bllndfoldod him and threatened him with lynching If he ro turned. The meeting was presided over by Daniel Murphy, president of the state federation of labor. Paul Scbar ronburg, secretary or tho state org anisation, and other prominent labor leaders were present. Wood waa In attendance to pre sent his accusation. Il was ac companied by W, K. Kny, secretary of tho central labor council of Kla mnth Knll, Ore, Labor men chargn that newspaper reports from Susanvlllo make It ap parent that local authorities thoro are seeking to "pass tho Muck" and that their attltudo makes It apparent that It will bo Impossible to sccuro a fair Investigation through Lassen county-Officer. It Is tho Intention ot (lovcrnor Htcphens and other state officials and demand that the state mako a full and Impartial Investiga tion. E S, LONDON. Oct. 19. Great' Brit ain's coal' saining ladaatrr Is almost rr- .' .-."i .... "-'...-.. .. - j paralysed ey toe since waien Began Baturday night. ' r Sir Robert Horn said at the' open ing ot parliament today that factories closing each dar throw ton thousand persona oat of employment dally. Dig crowds gsthered todsy In front of thn parliament building and In Whitehall and Traflagar square. There was no disorder. M 1 EMD Citizen" Also Observes Absurdity ' 0 Local Courthouse Situation $ Klamath Falls, Ore. Oct. 18, 1920 Mr. dlter: Instinctively, almost, your readers . must havo known as they perusod tbo article on the front pngo of tho Hornld Saturday evening on tho courthouso Hltuntton thnt, it was not written by any of tho old-timers. Comparatively a new-comer myself nnd 'having been prcfty thoroughly Impressed with tho foolishness nnd financial roily nnd tho unwarranted chances bolng tnken on tho safety ot the county records, I confess thnt tho utter rldlculousnes rot tho sit uation had not fully dawned upon me until 1 had finished reading the urtlcle referred to. Thn opportunity to sco ourselves "as othor seo us" was certainly precsnted In a man nor woll calculated to carry convic tion to tbo new-comor, at least. It Is without doubt a "present" condition and not a theory ot vindi cation or ot attorney's fees, or of blasted hopes, or ot hope deterred, that confonts the people of the county and city. There has stood completed upon block ,36 (to which the county, I un derstand, holds the legal title) a modern courthouso, an ornament to any county, conveniently accessible to the farmer and the city dweller, and ready tor Immediate occupancy. Why was there any delay In moving the records of'the county and the offices of the county to a place of snfety In the new structure soon after the keys were turned over to Sheriff Humphrey? Every county of ficer, and the circuit court, could have been comfortably and conven iently quartered there evor since that date, at bo greater cost, In any event, than Isbelng paldut for rentals and lnconvenloaces at the present time, Safety of the county records alone DROP IN PRICt ' OFFIRITUFF HITS U. S. HARD WASIMNOTON, Oct. 19. Bhrlnk ngo of tho value of farm products so far this season will result in tho 'American fsrnvers receiving 2,r,CM),- 000,000 less for their product than tbey would havo received under the 1919 prices, the secretary of agri culture Meredith told tho convention ot the'Amerlcan Hankers association Tiers toady. He declared that the situation de mands the best thought and symps thetlc consideration of the bankers of America and all tbo people of the country." Mrl Meredith etslmntcd that de- feline In corn prices had coat the pro- tiucors a billion dollars. FIRE CHIEF TD E Klro Chief Ambrose stated today that tomorrow he will begin Inspec tions to determlno how tar owners ot local rooming bouses have com piled - -with Instructions "issued a month ago to provide their places with tiro protection appliances.. t Owners wero given 30 das to In stall proper lights and exit signs, the rope flro escapes required for two story buildings, remodel doors so that they will open outward, etc. For kistallatlons of metal fire escapes and such things as make necesssary sending out of town for material 60 days was granted, so that only the first class will be affected by the Inspection starting tomorrow. All tiuve had ample warning, the chief stated, and any persons who fkave compiled with. Instructions will dv ' proecvira uaasr me linens. Chief Ambrose Is acting as an en forcement officer under the appoint ment ot the state fire marshal and Violators will bo dealt with by 'the state and not ander the city ordi nances. Ireland creameries. has 3S0 co-operative would have been ample justification for Its Immediate occupancy. The structure was on county property, and perforce of that tact, a fixture thereto. It had been -constructed un der an agreement with the thou county ceurt: and a certain amount of the contract prlco paid. Tho of ficials would not and could not have been treated-ns trespassers by Mr. Dougnn, Who else, pray could have been heard to complain T The case io test tho validity ot the con tract could and would have gone on just the same, and probably with the samo result in the end. Mr. Dou gan cannot in any ovent remove tho building without permission from tho constituted county authorities. And tho county ennnot escape paying what ' tho building Is reasonably worth. The Interests 0L.U10 taxpay er, the urgency of securing safe amplo nnd convenient quarters In which to house the county officials and transact the bustneas ot the county should have taken precedence overall other questions the moment the structure on block 35 was com pleted and the' keys turned over to Sheriff. Humphrey. There Is no such, halo ot sanctity bqvertng over or about a law-suit as would, In the ordinary course ot legitimate business, preclude the ex ercise of sound Judgment and busi ness methods te protecting the tax payer and the reputation ot the com munity. The vindication of. a- policy of this or that faction rarely makes (Mr peace or economy la the ex penditure ot public fund. Such con troversies Invariably reach, a stage where good, business aael.the-Interest of, the taxpayer demand a. reeognltlon bj exist lag? conditions-aad a halting ot hostilities. Bwek Is; the situation reached la tha courthouse oaatrov- sjtapv.aaiUappean,' id: a- a ' N m CAMPAIGN DONATION) TO IIK PUIlLIHHKD BT. LOUIS, Oct. 10. Flvn days before tho coming election com- 4 ploto records of tho collections and disbursements ot tbo ro- publican nnd democratic parties wilt bo sumblttcd to tho public through tbo sen a to commltteo Investigating campaign expendl- turcs, which today directed tho 4 chairman of senatorial and con- grcsslonnl committees to fllo such reports. HIS LECTURE Announcement has just been msde that some, If not all, of the Newell Dwlgbt Klllls lectures will be given here throughout the fall months. The first lecture will be given at the Presbyterlsn church next Thursday night at 8 p. m. Tbeso lectures, prepared at great expense by Newell Dwlght lllllls, one of the foremost Chautauqua lecturers In tho United States, constat of a scr ies ot ten, each Illustrated by some 20 or 30 colored slides. They have been given by Dr. Hlllls In the larg est centers In tho cast and middle west and havo held largo audiences spell-bound. The lectures" are meant to make better Americans and are endorsed by all who bavo heard thorn. They are offered hero through the court esy ot the local chapter of the War Work Council, Y. M. C. A. of which Rev. R. P. Lawrence Is chairman, and are given under the auspices of Klamath Post No. 8 of Ihe AnH- legion. '? Yf. It Is hoped that there will be a Urge attendance not only of ex-ser-vlce mea. whose trials la the past three years kave already ma4e tet ter AsiajHraai of them, but 4e af tha 4aJBc at targe, aad esieelsUy of CabvsfU .fMSSaeat ac tatlbm. Tuere is no entrance- and BatrCollecMoa will be takes. ..i , SALVAGE DEPARTMT FEATURE OF BAZAAR The "Salvage Department" Is to be one of the Important festares of the Catholic Bstaar, which Is to be held December 1. a, 3 and 4. Every one Is supposed to contribute to this department anything and everything that tbey want to dispose ot from "white elephants" to "calathum plana," and from pins to pianos. If the gifts cannot be delivered to the aaaeaably rooms of the Catholic church, phone 142 and leave address and they will be called for. Of couis. the ladles wfao have this la charge, will be very glad to have these donations In repair, but It Is not necessary. It the hat doesn't fit, send It to the salvage department; It the shoe pinches, send It to the salvage de partment and lot someone get the money's worth out ot It. LEGION AUXILIARY WILL MEET TONJfiHT The presldont of the ,w omen's aux iliary ot the American legion Is ex tending an urgent request to all mothors, wives and daughter ot ser vlco men to meet with the auxiliary tonight In tho west hall of the I. O. O. F. building at 8 o'clock. One ot the purposes ot the meeting Is to make arrangements for aiding In the observance of Armistice day, November 11, which has been pro claimed a general holiday by Gover nor Olcott. The local auxiliary was organised a week aco with about 25 charter members, ft' Is open to all women relatives of service men and plans to make an active effort to extend Its membership. m FIRST REAL SNOWFALL" ' OF SEASON nECFJVKD The first real snow ot the season fell last night, and the landscapo this morning was covered with two or three Inches ot "the beautiful." There have been a couple ot previous flurries, Most of the last snow fell between 7 and 9 o'clock last night. Motorists who were sot prepared with skid chains had their troubles. The storm causes some anxiety to the tamers who have not finished threahlag. HE INC aMsHnMrXi. im& -wapiaj I s I E T Exposure In tho supreme court hearing of tho courthouse llglatlon in Salem last weex of the fact that the county court has Insured the Main street ccurtbouse taking out the Insurance secretly, the attorneys for J. M. Dougsn alleged may or may not have direct bearing on tha case, but It bss raised the question In the minds of many local cltlseas as to why the county court did not pursue the logical course that would apparently follow and occupy the building until the matter Is Anally de cided by the courts. A communication from a dtlsea published elsewhere In this Issue that no special sanctity doth hedjn about a lawsuit, and that tha county might as well have moved Into Ita completed building, providing con venient quarters for Its officers, fa cilitating, the convenience of cltisens who have business with the various officers, snd removing from jeopsrdy the valuable public records now la constant danger from destruction by fire oxpresses a growing opinion. Eventuslly the courts will decide the matter. In the meantime every one would have at least been comfort able and more willing to let the law yers wrangle as long as the public treasury could stand the strain. There's considerable sentiment de veloping since the Insurance matter cropped out and the matter of the, county court taking the keys from Sheriff Humphrey and turning them wver to the Red Cross that Use eouaty eeurt has been stralalag at a gait' a4 awallowlag a easel. Barely If the Mala street court house twaa aot the property ot the eouaty there was ao reason or aeed for the CMaty eeurt to place upea R I11S.9N worth of lasuraaee. MORE SECRE METHODS M GIVEN U ft lie la, taw asjuatjr.-,, at kMsVvw. WbPV HaMkTsmBMJ .iMJaWj. cles, aggregating' $17,110. a contrast between 'the eauatyjeesamlsaJon aad J. F. McGutre, local iaewraaee ageat, to cover protection of jthMalm street courthouse from destruetlea by Ore. J. H. Drlscoll testified at Salem that he bad draw's, up policies for an equal amount ot insurance oa" the Jmlldlng but they had never been delivered. Thia merely evades the situation, as anyone who has ever bought an Insurance policy knows. Mr, Drlscoll answered the question truthfully as tar as he went, bat as a matter of fact the delivery of the policy to the Insured Is not necessary to validate It. ' Fred Bueslng. another local In surance man, took the remaining third ot the $112,000 policy oa the Main street courthouse. His policies are not on tile. The McOuIre agency is tbo only one that has tiled Ita pol icies and made ttem available for public record, but the other policies are In existence and binding. According to the Portland Oregon Ian, Judge Bunnell denied in the court hearing that the Main street structure hsd been Insured. "Judge Bunnell," says the Ore gonlan, "says that he had discussed with Insurance men the protection ot any interest that the cqunty niglht havo In tho building. However, he says that no Insurance waa paid for and no action waa takon by the coun ty court." The policies on tile In tho county clerk's office, however, declare on the face thnt they were executed in con sideration of a certain specific pre mium, on July 20, 1930, to Insure the building and furniture on block 35 for the terra or taree years. In regard to the keys, the Portland LPaper aays Judge Bunnell "admitted -that he got the keys to the structure, Ibut did so to prevent other ossclals from moving Into the building aad thereby jeopardising their (the coun ty's) case." " ' Tha -main keys were tamed over to the county court,- according to Sheriff Humphrey, who had them from the architect, and the sheriff took the court through the new building and showed them where keys to Interior doors 'were kept. It was In tho latter part of Aug ust when the court got he keys. Tha Houstoa hotel Are occurred Septem ber 6 aad. the Red Cross got tho keya (Ceatlautd Paa I) i.( it WiiJU.,- . Sf ia