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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1920)
1 W$t lEuimmg H-teral ft WWVAMAAAAMAMAMAM IWMVWVM OFFICIAL I'AI'KH OF KLAMATH I'AUJ OFFICIAL PAPER OP KliAMATIt COUNTY i tWXnVWWVBi"ifi1 Fniiri4'iitli Ywii- No. I7H KLAMATH FALLS, OHICt'ON, TIIOItHllAV, NOVBMIu:U IH, IIWO. I'rlco Flvo Cent :i 4. Link River Dam Hearing Is Opened By Committee; Tim Inquiry lionnl nljournutl nt 2.15 o'clock till uflornoon until y tomorrow morning. Mr Offleld was present when tlm session con vened ut I o'clock 1 trior state ments ut positions ot tho vnrloui lntiruU were made Adjourn ment, nnnounci'il Oliiilrinun llrnw nr, wan taken to itlvo tlia commit too tlmo to ko ovur tint written briefs and ollior documents and tninllnrltn tJnltulvi-n with tlm general sltUUllOII, Owing to Hi" absence of (loo. W, Ot(llil of Merrill. 0110 of tlm mem bers of llin InvnnllKittlnn commlttoii willed U comlutlnK !' !'" rl"r ilnm hearing, tlm opening session nt tlm city Imll tliU mornliiK was short, devoted to organization of tlm lionnl. Identification of tint various ItituriitM reproitented ami their representa tives. ' lAiatal At 10 o'clock, tlm hour not for opening, tlm council chamber hail thfj appearance of 11 convention liall ot tlm local bar association? to plentiful ly were tlm legul frulornlty present In behalf ot various Interests. Thn accredited representatives Of Various Interests follows. U. H. r clamatlon service, Harry Holgate. former member of tho local bsr and legal advisor tor tho local project, now district representative! of tho ro clamatlon snrvlco with hdadquartors nt 1'ortlsudi California Oregon Tow or company It C Oroesbeck; Amur lean Legion, J II. Carnahan, com mnnder of tlm local post and attor ney; Waters User association, A l, Wlahard; secretary of tho assocln lion; Lumbermen's association, W. "if. A. Mennert Chamber ot - Cou mvrce, W A. Wlest ' In addition to tlm format ropro snntatlvns executives nt uillmirous organizations were present. IncludlnK II. I). Newell, munager of Kho Kla math project. Paul MrKee. general manager of tlm California Oregon I'owor company, 0. A. Krause, man ORur of Dm Klamath l.umbor und Ilox company; J. Krank Adams, onu of tlm rantrsctors who suhmtted bids on tlm Upper l-oko diking: B II Hall, pres ident of tlm chombnr of commerce. T. L. Htunley, secretary, amoiiK oth ers. Statn and local builnass men filed no formal notice of names of tholr representatives with tho chamber of commerce. Tlm delay of Mr Otflold was duo to muddy rouds and car trouble. Hu left his homo In Merrill. In plenty of time to reach Klamath FsIIh un der normal conditions. Tlm afternoon session convened at 1 o'clock and Immediately beRan delving Into tho dam controversy. Undor tho rules laid down by tlm chnmbor of commorco for conduct In tlm Inquiry there Is no orul nrRU manl and all ovlilenco submitted will bo confined as nearly us possible to written form. The question around which tho en tire lmsrlnR revolves Is this: "Should tho secretary of tlm Interior takv stops to abrogate tho contract, dated February 24. 1917, between tho United States and tho Cnllfornla-Orcgon Pow er company, and approve tho proposed lenios with Dnak & Ilrown and J. Frank Adums as submitted to former Hocretary LanoT" I'urllos nt Interest will bo hoord In tho following erder: United States reclamation aorvlco, Cullfornla-Oro-gon Power company, tho Amorlcnn legion, tho Waters Users association, tho lumbermen, tho timber men, tho tato businessmen and local business men. ' m TIIANKHOIVINO 1UNNK.II WILL UK HHAIi IlKPAHT Tho dinner to bo Riven In tho White Pelican hotol on Thanksgiving- day by tho Catholic ladles oromlsos to ho a dlnnor that will satisfy tho desires of tho most confirmed oplcurb, and, ot courso, turkey, and thon morb ot It, will bo tho foaturo of tho ropast. Turkey, and all tlm trlmmtn'a, and all that xoo to mako up ono ot thoso old fashlonod Thanksgiving dlnnora, Is what tho Indies In chargo ot ar Tangomoilta promlso, und thoy ask evoryhody to bo thoro nt 6 o'clock. This la about an hour lator than was provlounly announced, but all good things aro worth waiting for, and .this, dlnnor will bo no oxcoptlon Appropriate music 'win loaiuro mo occasion, Many Interests Affected Personnel of Dam Investigation Board Members of tho committee hearing tlm I. Ink river mutter aro J V HriiHer, chairman, field sec retary of tlm Oregon state chamber ot commorco. At ono time ha wus sec retary of tlm Oregon development I) 11 roan and manuger of tho farm lund bureau of tlm slntu Immigration com mission mill for 14 years was con nected with ImnkliiK In eastern Ore gon and Washington. Ills knowledgo of Irrigation Is considered .second to nono In tlm stato and on agriculture In general ho Is exceptionally well posted. J. A Cordon, Klamath Falls busi ness man, until recently proprietor of tho White Pellrnn garage. He Is a director In the Klamath State bank. II 8. Morrow, connected with tho depurtmunl ot waterworks of the city of Portland and an engineer of wldo experience. Ho served as an engi neer In France and Is mm of the ex ecutive committee of tho department of Oregon, American legion. (leorgn Offleld, prominent farmer of Merrill In the heart of the Kla mart) Irrigation project. He has been associated with tho local Irrigation development for several years and has been aaveral limes elected to tho executive board of tho water users association and Is now presi dent of the association. Chai. 'T Oarley, civil engineer and county surveyor ot Klamath county Ho lias wldo experience In tho problems which confront Kla math county because ot Its wide var iation of topography. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Nov. 18 Orovlllo Phillips, aged 17, young-, or brother of Mori Phillips, has con- fessed that ha participated In the thrco and one-half million train rob bery hero Saturday night. Ills con- fosslon rosultod In the finding ofi flvu mall sacks, all empty. Four were ' under thn Ire In a lako, and ono In an outbuilding In n local park. Young Phillips said that a third man got the four missing sacks. COUNCIL lll.UFFS, Iowa. Nov. 18. The Council muffs Kvcnlng Nonpareil Tuesday night said: Tho loss In tlm Burlington moll car robbery hero Saturday night wilt total nt least $3. COO, 000, It was made known bore today, whon additional postottlco officials camo to assist tho local Investlgutors, and 11 chock ot tho Insurance on tho pouches was mado. The sack which It wus found had been ripped opon, contained $800,000 In government bonds, Investigators said. Tho bonds wore on routo from San Francisco to Washington, I). C, and It ts possible that a largor amount that that was contained In the bag. Officials mado a thorough ttoarch, but no mora sacks woro re covered. Merle Phillips, tho 20-yoar-old mall sorter on tlm train, sticks to his story that hu merely atood watch on tho locomotive whllo two others did ,11m actual rolddug. Hut officers are convlncod that hi story Is par tially untruo and that ho la with holding valuablo Information. 'Their doubt ot tho authenticity ot his 'confession" was confirmed when thoy arrostod In Omaha ono "Frank Williams.' whom Phillips Identified as ono ot tho two men whom' he met In a pool room In Omaha and who ho salt was ono ot tho two who did tho actual robbing. Williams, howovor, whom Phillips polntod out without hesitation as ono ot tho rn.cn, was able to provo a good alibi and was roloasod. Inspector Cllonn now has thirty men assisting him. MAHKKT HKPOHT POIlTIiANO, Nov. 18. Cattle wonkor; hogs lower, 913,75; sheep and eggs atonily; butter firm. Iady Auckland Ooddos, wife ot the British ambassador In Washington, la passionately fond ot children she has flvo of her own acd has quite a budget ot good storlos about thorn. 3 MILLIONS IS LOOT OF MAIL II! BANDITS Simple Living Is Need of Country, Declares Harding (By Associated Press) NKW ORLEANS, Nov. IH. Plain living and square dealing woro In voked by President-elect Harding In n speech here today as the nation's strongest reliance during tho coming period ot readjustment. Ills address occurred during a flvo hour visit whjlo enruutu from Texas to tho enn ui zone Sanity, clear thinking, common sense, honesty, and co-oporatlon wore among the qualities named as prlmo necessities in meeting the domands of tlm 110,5 world order, and ho de clared that material Int rents and na tional business both would benaflt If tho United States lie-ntno n coun try of "simple living people again." NO STEPS TAKEN" E L Chief of Pollco Wilson Informed! a Herald representative this morn ing that he had not been officially In-1 structcd to close tho M0010 hall to dances In accordance with thn action taken by tho city council Monday night, and that as far as tin knnw ihn dancos thorn would contlnuo as be fore. Mayor Strublo also said that no atepi to provent tho dances had been taken. It was learned, howovor, that Charles (larcelon, dictator of tho lo cal Mooio lodgo, bas taken up tho nutter With citv officials, nml has promised that tho lodgo will Inves tigate tho matter, and If corrective remedies aro necessary, tho lodgo will be reiDonilbln for their ntmllrn. Hon. C C McCoppen. who has ooen managing inn dances licld In the hall, states that a danco will be held thero tonight as usual. 4. XllllY WITHMIAWH ROSKIIUHO, .Ore.. . Nov. 18. Statu. Senator B. U Kddy has an nounced his withdrawal from the rare for president of thn stato senate, and will support Senator Itltncr of Pendleton. IS EXPECTED Chlloquln boxing fans expect a great exhibition at tho smoker to bo held Thanksgiving night, November 25. Tho hcadllnor Is u ten round bout between Hobble Wagner ot Klamath Falls and lied Campbell of Grants Pass, Wiigner Is known to local fans through several engagements with Hilly Huff, tho Chlloquln Idol, In tho local arena, Campbell has also been In tho ring with Huff and tho Chllo quln' lad was wary ot him. From thoso .past performances with Huff as tho target tans estimate that Wug nor and Campbell aro fairly matched and will put up a stiff exhlblllou. Hoth boxers are training nt tho lo cal athletic club. Wagner was scheduled to leave to day for Seattle but rival promoters aro In a squabble up there and halls are unavullablo. it looks as If tlm first open dato for Wagnor would mater ialise about January 1. The soml-flnnl will be a go between Young Ilrady ot Yreka and Kid Ilrown, tho gentleman ot color, who makes his homo horo. Tho kid Is ono ot the kind whose spirit Is "In deed willing" and ho always makes his opponent hump himself to avoid punishment. To complicate matters Young Ilrady la tho samo sort of scrapper, and a strenuous, two-fisted mill Is expoctod. Tuffy Andorson and Haldy llolhn, the bubblewolghta who have furnish ed a thousand dollars worth ot on tortalnnvont every tlmo thoy come together In the ring, aro scheduled (or a set-to also. These mldgots havo boon termed the trlondly Joes, for friendship apparently cea.ios whon tho gong rings and begins again whan tho bout Is ovor. Tufty and Haldy will furnish a heapod up barrol of sldo-splltttng fun, and at the saujo tlmo will exhibit unusual cleverness tor little fellows. 1 IIKIUM) OKKIOK NOW ON KIGIITH ST., NKAIl MAIN Tho Korald office haa boon moved from Fourth street to tho new quarters on Eighth atroot be tween Main and Pine. All do partmonts are now In the new placo. The phone number has not boon changed It Is still 88. T IBS DIKES T I M I N LI ILL BE TRIED The housing problem, ono of tho most serious with which this city Is confronted, appears to bo partially solved by the decision of tho Kla math county chamber of commorco to foster a homo building organization through which prospective citizens, with only their monthly pay checks at their disposal, can buy comfort able conveniently constructed homes by ranking a nominal payment down, and by paying a sum, about tho same ns rent, each succeeding month until paid Tho last few months havo present ed unmlstablo evidence that this city has been hadlcappcd In the matter ot securing permanent holp, partic ularly In tho box factories and mills, because ot tho Inability of these prospcctlvo residents to find adequate living accommodations for themselves and tholr families, and tho chamber of commorco, as' the loading civic organization of the community, found Itself forced to tako tho Initiative. A committee ot nlno was appoint ed to Investigate conditions thor oughly and to offer a solution. Tho result was announced at tho wcokly forum yesterday noon. A. J Voyo presented a brief out line ot the problem. Ho stated that the city of Klamath Falls was grow ing Industrially, and aa It grow It was necessary to find houses for tho families on whom tho permanent suc cess ot theso Industries depended. It Is almost Impossible to rent a houso, ho said, and oven when posslbe, the rents aro extremely hlgb. Tho dearth ot housing accommodations Is amply Illustrated by tho number of families who aro living In shods, tents and oven In big boxes In various parts ot tho city and In Its suburbs. In his opinion tho best solution would bo to organlzo a house building company, and then gel behind It not only with moral support but with dollar as. wolt. James Holland, a retired builder of Havre, Montana, was Invited to outllno a plan that had given splen did satisfaction In his homo town. Mr. Holland responded with a brief, comprehensive explanation of the Havre method. The organization for which ho spoke had taken the busi ness from a comp&ny of promoters and had converted It Into a paying propostlon, particularly in tho matter of relieving a congestion similar to that which exists hero. Tho company was capitalized at $100,000, speculation was eliminated, and In tho seven years of the com pany's cxlstenco lfiO to ITS homes had been built and thero was not a foroclosuro on their books. It was nccossary for tho purchasor to own his own lot, which was mortgaged to tlm building company, und released when tho cost ot tho property had been paid. The houses built wero not largo, but woro confortablo. Ilrlotly, their plan had worked out admirably amid surroundings similar to thoso In thin city. 1L I). Mortensen, chairman ot the committee of nine, then submitted his roport. Tho first Idea, said Mr. Mortensen. was to avoid the build ing and loan features so familiar to most people, and still eliminate oven tho faintest suggestion ot speculation Tho company, tho committee belfry odi should be capitalized at $100,000, at ono dollar pur share, no one per son to buy more than 10 per cent ot tho authorized capital At leust SO per cent ot the capital stock abould bo subscribed, and an ottort should bo mado to subscribe, tho full amount If possible. Twenty per cent of tho nmount subscribed should bo paid for nt onco, tho remainder to bo call od for when needed. Provisions should bo mado for tho return ot tho money paid In It It should bo found Impossible to obtain subscrip tions for $GO,000, Any subscrlbor would bo privileged to pay all cash It he doslrod, and subscriptions ahould closo January 1, 1921. Tho committee believed that a committee ot nlno should govorn, with flvo as a quorum. This board of nine woufd etect an executive com mlttoe of three, wlhchi In turn, would appoint an organization commlttoo ot nlno to aeo that the organization functioned consistently and effective ly, Tho selection ot a manager, tho conunlttoo advised, should bo tho next stop, Tbla manager ahould pos aeas throo requisites, ability, exper ience In tho building and housing lino, and tho faculty ot Inspiring publlo confidence. A well organlzod advertising cam paign, to familiarize tho public with tho undertaking, was suggested, the plan bolng to canvas the cltlzonry all through the county. In order to mako It a strictly homo propostlon, sub scriptions would bo limited to this county. It was. pointed out that 20 Hauser Declines Appointment to Succeed Benson (Hv Associated Press) PORTLAND, Nqv. 18. -Eric V. Hnuser, In a telegram from St. Paul bns. refused the appointment to tho stato hlghwny commission to succeed Simon Honson, tendered htm by (lov ornor Olcott. Mr. Hauser stated that business Interests required his nb aonco from tho stato too much to por mlt him to accept tho position, TEN SAVED, FIVE E FIRE. UK (Hy Associated Press) BARLINQTON. Kr.. N'nr. 18 Ton miners wero rescued today from tho uurnlng Arnold coal mlno near hero. Flvo miners aro known to hare nerlihnd In thn lilnit (hut wrecked tho colliery. Thn bodies nfi tho victims havo been recovered. Ono other man Is entrapped and still missing. Itnfieiin nf thn ten ninn urhn witr brought out allvo waa effected 20 j nours niter tno tiro broko out In tho underground workings, shutting them off from escape. Rescuing parties tunneled around tho burning part ot tho workings to tho spot where tho entombed min ers had sought safety. The Arnold mlno Is owned br thn St. Ilernsrd Oil company ot Evans Vlllo. Ind. Tho tiro waa dlscoTered lato Tuesday, and apparently started irom acrectivo wiring near tho open ing of tho mlno. and snrcad oulcklr over the Interior. Tho mlno Is a. drift mlno. with nn shafts, making It possible for res enora to work onlr from tho 'ono entrance Tho men cntranned were uurhti tnree miles back from tho entrance. Throo woro whlto andjtbe other 13 were negroes. That tho present porlod of rain' fall hero will causo a damago of probably $200,000 la the prediction' of peoplo who aro thoroughly famil iar with farming conditions In this district. According to long-tlmo res idents, this rainfall Is the most per sistent ot any that has been exper ienced In tho last seven years, and tho fact that tho harvest this year was somewhat late, leaves thousands ot bushels ot grain unthreshed, and subject to considerable damago. In many Instances It Is bellevod that total losses will occur. , Farmers In tho Tulo beds will un doubtedly suffer tho heaviest losses. It Is estimated that tho Llskey brothers alone, who had 800 acres planted to grain, will loso 20,000 sacks ot barley. Somo farmers aro fortunate In having their grain un der cover, but In many cases It Is still In tho stack or sacked In tho field, and whllo thero will bo con siderable salvage the amount ot pos sible salvago will dwindle with tho continuance ot tho rain. m UNION KKKVICK ON TIIANKSOIYINO DAY At ft meeting of the Klamath Falls ministerial aocloty earlier In tho week It was arranged that the Thanksgiving aervlco this year Bliould bo a union ot all tho churchos ot the rllv. Thn snrvleoa will lie held In the Methodist church Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. Rer. C. F. Trimble will preach tho sermon. Rev. S. J Chancy la to havo chargo ot tho moot' Ing. and Rev. K. P. Lawrence la to read theThanksglvlng proclamation. $5000 homoa could be, built, and 10 $10,000 homes, tor tho amount ot the capitalized stock, and that It might bo possible to build even less expensive homes and thus Incraose tho number to be made available. At tho same time tho acquisition ot these houses would placo others, which would be vacated as a result, at the disposal of renters. On motion ot W. O. Smith, tho re port ot tho committee was adopted unanimously, and tho committee ot nlno, which mado tho roport, waa mado a permanent committee of su pervisors. This commltteo Is compos ed ot II. D. MortenBon, Captain J. W, Siemens, Leslie Rogers, B. M. Hubb, O. D. Burke, IT, N. Moo. A. J,. Voyo, II. N. Kllngenborg, and Dr. Campbell. ' N MN MIN CAUSES MUCH IK KLWH llltffl irOUNBSTERS IN SEVEN PRI2ES Since tho news was flashed ovor tho wlro yesterday that all Klamath county calves had won prizes at tho Pacific International livestock, show In Portland, Mrs. B. U. Davis, nccro tary ot tho Klamath county agricul tural department baa been besieged with telophono Inquiries from poo plo who havo expressed great inter est and satisfaction over the result. Tho elation seems to bo genoral throughout the county. Out ot tho nine Klamath county entries, seven woro prize winners. Thoro was only one entry In tho sen ior class, Phyllis Lester's Ireno HI, and this splendid animal won third prize. Dale West's Mound's Baroness II won the grand championship, and this success atono would be consid ered a big achievement for any coun ty In the state. Hut the story of tho awards docs not end hero Dale West's biggest triumph, tho winning ot tho grand championship, was preceded by tho winning ot tho first prlzo In the Junior class by Mound's Baroness II. Second place wont to Phyllis Lester's Mound'a Blgltha. Then, to mako Kla math county's triumph moro notlco ablo, Donald Patterson won fourth place with his entry, Mound'a Peach. On bulls, Dorothy Short's Red Robin was first. Phyllis Lester's Mound's Radiator was second, and Orln Reoder'a Sailor Boy was fourth.. To L. A. West, chairman ot tho livestock project ot the Klamath count! farm bureau should be given tho greater part of tho credit for tho success of the Klamath county on tr.le's. Ho gave much ot his tlmo dur ing' the past month, and In fact all summer, to the work ot coaching the youngstora In tho art ot winning championships, and Mr. West's teach ings havo been vindicated. i' Second onlr to Mr. West's efforts were the efforts ot tho youngstora thflr&se'sfM,- who worked faithfully and consistently, and eventually plac ed their animals In such shape that no dispute or doubt exists relative to tho Justice of tho awards. Dale West, whose Mound's Baroness II won tho grand championship, Is a son of L. A. West, and at the present tlmo Is living at 639 Washington street In this city. IIo formerly liv ed in the Mt. LakI district. Dale Is only 11 years old. Dorothy Short, whoso Red Robin won first prlzo on bulls, lives on tho Merrill road, and Is 13 years old. Orln Reeder, another of the' success ful youngsters, Is IS years old and also lives on tho Merrill, road. Phyl lis I-cster, who won two prizes, Is 9 years old, and lives In the MU LakI section, and Donald Patterson, who own Mound's Peach, lives on the Merrill road. This Is the first time these young sters have entered the livestock com petition. Tho money to buy the ani mals waa loaned to them by Klamath county banks, with Interest at six per cent, thus, In addition to valuablo experience gained In livestock rais ing, teaching them something about one ot tho fundamentals ot business transactions. Dorothy Short's bull cost her $350, and Orln Reeder paid $235 for his. Dale West paid $325 tor bis future champion, and Phyllis Lester paid $275 tor her prlzo winner. Donald Patterson's Mound'a Peach cost him 275, and Phyllis Lester's Mound'a Radiator cost her $225. Eventually theso animals will be sbjd to psy the Indebtedness, each ot tho owners to be permitted to pay the Indebted ness on their own amtnals and to re tain them If they care to. Aa pub lished some tlmo ago. Dale West waa offered $1000 for one ot his calves, and It Is significant that the -coveted animal was not tho prize winner. County Agriculturist B. II. Thomas was at the livestock ahow to see that tho entries wero given proper atten tion, and with him were Theodora Case, Jr.; Warren Patterson, and II. J. Lester, all farm bureau men, and keenly tntorested-ln the effort to en able the youngsters from this coun ty to "put over" tho big achieve ment. ' Tho Klamath county Judging team. Dale West, Orln Reeder. and Dorothy Short, won third prize among 15 entries, and Dale West, lu competi tion with 43 others, won third place' In the Individual Judging contest. Charge Irish With Plot to Spread Fever (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 18. In tho houso ot commons today Sir HamMr Oreen wood charged tho Irish with foment ing a plot to spread typhoid among British troops, and .glanders among the cavalry horsea.