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Fifteenth Yenr. No. fS018.
KLAMATH FALLS. OIIKGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1021.
Price Fire Cents
STRONG ORGANIZATION IS BACK OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Institution Will Have One of
Strongest Directorates in State;
Continue Conservative Policy
Corporation Underway
Home for Bank on Central Site; Men Who
Have Attained Success Along Many Different
Lines Will Lend Experience to Strengthen the
Organization.
Reorganization of tho First Nn
tlomil bunk, In which Charles Hull,
president of tins xtnto clmmlior of
commerce unit Htato Henutor front thu
Coos county district, and J. O. Gold
(hwnltu, a well-known local
timber operator, rocontly acquired n
controlling lntorc.it, promlsoH n your
of accelerated development for Kin
mntli county. Tho reorganization
IcavuH tliu old porsonnol of tlio bank
unchanged ami uiIiIh now experience
to tlio dlrcctorato that will undoubt
edly bonoflt tho Institution.
HIv Story" Building
Iloforo leaving tho city toilny, nftor
spending sovornl days In conference,
with his nssoclntos, Mr. Goldthwalto
states that ho and Home of his asso
elates contemplated tho construction
of n six story building, as a now
homo for tho bank, on alt, recent
ly purchaMod at Rovcnth and Main
streets.
A corporation for tho purposo of
constructlnK tho building In bolng or
ganized by Mr. Goldthwalto and somo
of his nBRodatos. Plans for tho
building aro not entirely complotod
but will bo announced at n later dato.
Tlio present qunrtorn of tho First
National bank nt Fourth and Main
Iiavo boon outgrown In tho rapid In
croaso of tho bank'ii buslnoss. It Is
a significant fact throughout tho
history of tho Institution tho annual
business has consistently shown a
gain averaging GO per cent In oxcess
of tho provlous year.
Iloforo loavlng tho city for his
plant and homo at Chlloquln today,
Mr, Goldthwalto stated that It was
indood gratifying to havo associated
i
Broach Plan for
Men's Bible Class
A non-donomlnatlonal DIbto class,
opon to all Klamath county men, Is
proposed. All local churches now
havo limited classes, which It Is pro
posed to eo-ordlnato. "Tho Christ
ian church men's class has bean
holding Buccossful mooting at tho
Star theatro each Sunday morning
for povoral months and It is pro
posed to build tho larger clusv upon
this foundation, using olthor tho
theatro or tho auditorium of the new
chamber of commerce, qua'turs In the
'American National bank basement ng
a meeting place.
The general plan Is in conduct tho
meetings as non-soctarlan; to havo
singing by tho assemblage with tho
enthusiasm, that always attends such
gatherings to fill In wltn special num
bers by mon's quartotte and orchos
tra; and to havo ntoich ot tho meet
ings a well-chosen opoakcr to pro
sent a lecturo upon t'jo genornl cur
ront blblo class toplo or otherwise,
these spoakors to Include local min
isters and such othors as can bo ob
tained from tlmo to tlmo. Tho In
structor of tho class meotlng at tho
Star theatro, Is tho Rev. 0. V. Trim
bio and tho prosldont Is W, A. Wlost.
Thoy havo both expressed their wil
lingness to give way in thoso respec
tive capacities, in tho establishment
of tho larger organization, If other
classea aro disposed to consldor this
mattor favorably, they may com
municate with either tho Itov, Mr.
v Trimble or Mr. WUest.
( Ht Is hoped and firmly believed
that in a comparatively short tlmo
' a class of sevoral hundred men enn
be built up in tho manner Indica
ted; its meetings -will be extremely
Interested and beneficial; and its In
fluence for the common good will be
Inestimable.
to Build New Six Story
himsolf with tho splondld dlrcctor
ato now arranged for First National
bank of Klamath Fulls.
It linn lieen learned by Tho Hor
aid that In tho reorganization of tho
bank nil of tho presont directors will
con tin un on tho board and In addi
tion thoro will bo added several fi
nancially strong inon of tho coun
ty. A glnnco at tho list of names be
low Ih convincing proof that tho
First National bank will bo ono of
tho strongost factors In tho great orn
of development that Is opening to
Klamath ceunty:
KVAN II. ItnAMUS, a plonoor of
Klamath county, prcsldont of tho
First National bank for many years,
and ono of tho original Incorpora
tors thoroof. A man of storllng
qunlltlcs and recognized by all as n
vory consorvatlvo citizen. Tho
Hcnmos family has boon idontlflcd
with tho history of tho stato of Ore
gon for many yours. Mr. Henmcs hns
boon nssoclntod with tho most sub
stantial enterprises ot Klamuth
county, and responsible for much of
tho romarkalilo growth thoreof. IIo
continues as a director of tin First
National bank, roallzlng tho groat
responsibilities of tho lnrgo buslnets
now enjoyed by this bank.
CHARLES HALL, tho nowly-olcct-
od president or tho First National
bank and ono of its dlroctorn, Is ono
ot tho best known men of tho stnto
ot Orogon, having been honored by
tho presidency of tho stato chamber
of commorco for threo cnnsocutlvo
torms. IIo Is also president ot tho
Dank ot Southwestern Orcgou. of
Marshtlcld, which Is considered to bo
ono of tho most successful and con
sorvatlvo banks of tho utato. jlle is
also prosldont of tho Coot and. Curry
Tolophone company, tho second larg
est tolephono company ot the stato
ot Oregon; a membor ot tho Fish
commission ot Orogon and of tho
Northwest Tourist huroau; llkowlso,
tho Stato Land commission, and is
now taking his placo as a senator
from Coos and Curry counties in tho
prosont legislature. Mr. Hall is rec
ognized as bolng ono of tho most pro
gresslvo mon ot tho younger gonor
ation ot tho stato, and is especially
interested in the agricultural de
velopment ot orogon. Wo bollevo
Klamath county Is to bo congratu
lated on securing a man of his calE
bor and abilities. Mr. Hall becom
ing associated with this' institution
assures to tho county of Klamath a
doop and practical interest in agri
cultural and livestock probloms. He
has had many opportunities to Identi
fy himself with other counties in
Orogon, but bollovlng that Klamath
county has ono ot tho brightest fu
turos before it, docldod to cast his
lot with, what ho bollovos to bo ono
of tho most progressive sections ot
tho state.
LESLIE ROOERS It Is conced
ed by all bankers ot Oregon that the
proud position of tho First National
bank of Kjlamath Falls, Oregon, Is in
a groat moasuro duo to tho guid
ance ot its popular cashier, Mr. Rog
ors has had exceptional training In
banking affairs, having boon identi
fied with tho Central National bank
of Oakland, California,, before com
ing to Klamath Falls In 1906, at
which time ho became assistant cash
ier of tho Klamath County bank, and
upon tho occasion of the consolida
tion becamo tho cashier ot the First
National bank, in which capacity ho
has over since served. Tho success
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WE T T
IT SEENG
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it advance notices count for any
thing those who attend tho enter
tulumont at tho Klks Tumplo tomor
row night, at which Miss Alice
Shrodo, 12 yoar old Impersonator,
whistler and all round entertainer Is
tho attraction, will havo an evening
of unalloyed pleasure Fred High,
who hns managed Chautauqua plat
forms, whuro tho llttlo lady appeared
has tho following comment to mako
of nor personality nnd porfermanco:
For months I havo boon trying to
find tlmo to do Justlco to an nrt'lelo
that might bottor prosont tho wondor
nrtluto ot tho Chautauqua llttlo
Allco Shrodo. Wo havo road pages
and pages ot praise of tho work that
this llttlo girl really doos, but with
it all ono can novor know Allco
Shrodo, on and off tho platform, un
til you havo mot hor as a friend.
Last fall -wo had tho ploasuro of
ontortnlnlng Miss Shrodo in our own
homo and know that paronts miss
most of hor real worth If they know
only tho really wonderful llttlo bj
tlsto that thoy sco on tho platform.
Two years ago wo heard Allco on
tho Rockport (Mo.) Lecturo Con
gross and Chautauqua program, and,
ns wo woro thoro serving as platform
mannger, wo had n chnnco to learn
first hand ot tho real worth of this
attraction. Wo thought of hor as a
child, but when wo road tho Chau
tauqua booklot wo folt that thoro was
mora In storo for thoso pcoplo than
n mcro child's program. Wo wish
to repeat what thn Rockport com
mlttco sot forth In Its announcement
of hor nppoaranco there:
"If you pcoplo of Rockport don't
say that llttlo Allco Shrodo, 12 years
old, Is ono of tho best things you
ovor had at your Chautauqua, write
mo and I will pay hor fco," said Do
Willo Semorau, tho trick accordion
ist who nppoarcd on tho courso hero
last wintor. Ho Insisted that tho
secretary tako his card and was In
doad oarnost. Wo havo Do Wlllo's
card attached to Alice's contract and
Intond to hold him to his bargain
If It is necessary. But wo don't ox
poet to .got out otpaylng tho llttlo
.-,
glrl'sfeo. Qrown-ups and chtldron
allko will bo Interested In tho re
marakablo programs of tho little
girl. Hor mother accompanies hor on
tho piano and Is a sourco ot great
Inspiration to tho llttlo girl, a if tod
with unusual ability, llttlo Miss Allco
has an almost uncanny conception
of tho art of ontortalnlng.and sho is
nblo, through hor talent ot imitation
and love for music, to transmit to
others tho keen Joy and dollght of liv
ing, which Is her birthright. Al
though sho has bcon acclaimed a
wondorful artlBt, and has delighted
many thousands of people In hor
brief span of life, llttlo Miss Allco is
altogether unspoiled and Is a thor
oughly likable nnd unaffected little
girl. She wins tho hoart of ovory
mother in the audlonco."
Tho entertainment Is tho socond
of a sorlos ot six, socurod by tho Elks
lodge for tho winter months from
tho Monoly Lyceum systom. A num
ber ot tickets have boon distributed
for tho sorles. Single admissions
will bo on sale at tho door tomorrow
night to all Elks nnd friends ot the
lodge.
U. S. Will Never Be
Bone Dry, Declares
Enforcement Officer
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tho
United States will nevor bo literal
ly dry, Prohibition Director Kramor,
doclared here today, but ho express
ed tho furthor opinion that national
prohibition Is hero to stay,
Bentlmont throughout tho country,
he said, was continually growing
stronger for prohibition and prac
tical prohibiten will come after the
present generation has passed.
SEEK ELEVEN
HLLLIONS FOR
NAT'L FORESTS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Hearings
on a natlonul forestry program bill,
calling for' tho oxpendlturo ot $11,
000,000 annually for tho protection
and development of tho national for
ests began today beforo a sub com-
mltteo on appropriations.
R. S. Kellogg, secretary of tho
nowspapor print servlco bureau, said
that tho news print paper produced In
tho United States and Canada this
year, if put Into a roll 73 Inches wldo
would unwind to tho length of 13,
000,000 miles.
Local Men Placed on
Important ' Irrigation
Congress Committees
PORTLAND, Jan. 7 Moro than
200 delegates wero In attondanco
at the, tenth convention of tho Oro
gon Irrigation congress which op
ened libro today.
A. L. Wisnard of Klamath Falls
was mado a inombor ot tho resolu
tions commlttco, and C. T. Darloy,
Klamath county englnoor, was placed
upen tho credentials commlttco.
STORK EED THE
7 REAPER , 1821
Tho stork outran tho reaper In
1920 according to tho annual report
of Dr. A. A. Soulo, retiring city phy
sician. Thoro woro 101 deaths in
Klnmath Falls during tho 12 months
procodlng January 1, 1921, against
69 during 1919 and 81 during 1918.
Births for 1920 numbered 157
agalnBt 142 In 1919 and 114 in
1918.
Ot the 1920 births 81 woro boys
and 76 girls, roverslng tho feminine
load ot tho previous year when 75
girl and 67 boy babies arrived.
Of the 101 doaths, numbor of
thoso under C wore 20; numbor C to
20 years, 6; number 20 to 40 years,
32; numbor 40 to 60 years, 10; num
bor 60 to 80 yoars, 18; numbor 80
years and ovor, 2.
Tlio Gauges of Death Were:
Accidents, Including tho tiro, 12;
suicide, .1; senility, 1; heart apo
plexy and myocarditis, 10; lung,
pnoumonla and influenza, 32. Other
causes of deaths, 13.
Tho report ot the health officer
contains a number ot recommenda
tions, Including Improvement ot tho
garbage systom, supervision ot milk
supply, a water system supplied from
springs In the Wood River valloy,
and a largor fund, for the' conduct
of tho municipal health work.
GOVERNOR WILL TAKE TIME
TO MAKE APPOINTMENT
SALEM, Jan. 7 Governor Olcott
today said that J. H. Dobbin had
wired a dotlnlto refusal of tho np
potntmont ot stato highway commls
sloner. The governor said bo would
go slow to mako anothor appoint'
mout.
Power Line Is Up
Again; Factories
Are Operating
Tho crow from tho California-Oregon
Power company which had been
detailed to find the break in tho high
lino In tho mountains back ot Dor
rls.nroturned last night about 10:30
o'clock, having found it after much
trouble and repaired It effectively
This morning all the box factories
are In oporation with adequato pow
er. Tho linemen aro now in tho Keno
district, prepared, to repair without
delays and. breaks that may appear,
as tho power company depends upon
tho Keno plant to glva rellof hero
In the event that other lines are. put
out of commission again.
Three-Quarters
Expended for Business Blocks
And Dwellings Here In 1920
Similar Amount Spent in Erection of New Mills
in and Adjoining City; Building Program for
1921 Not Definitely Mapped Out, But Two
Projected Buildings Alone Will Cost Nearly
Half Million Dollars.
Too of ton In fast-growing commun-
Itlos, tho spirit of optimism becomes
so badly confused with tho spirit of
truo loyalty and logltlmnto commun
ity boosting that common sonso bo
comos completely submerged, and as
a result wonderful and glaring stor
ies, stories which tho porson vors
od in goncral community progress af
fairs knows nro Inflatod, aro sent out
broadcast, and whllo thoso stories
havo tho offoct, somotlmes, of on
trapping tho unwary or unsophisti
cated Investor or homescekor, as. a
gen oral rulo they fall to redound to
tho wolfnro of tho community front
which thoy emanato, and all this
onergetlc boosting, which might havo
been moro conservatively employed,
does nothing moro than to,glvo tho
communities in question pormanent
"black oyesV) Tho moral is that tho
truth Is. al'fttjfigoojf'enotjgh. Facts
woll stated,-will' do morVto' holp a
community's progress than all the
over-enthusiasm and misstatements
that might bo conjured up In a Ufa
tlmo.
Tho city of Klamath Falls Is ono
ot tho fortunate cities which has sub
stantial facts to rely upon, particular
ly from Industrial and building view
points, and somo of thoso facts, In
tho shape ot incontrovortlbo figures,
aro herewith given out for tho bono
flt ot public spirited cltlzons who
want to do somo bona fldo boosting.
and tor tho Information ot many non
resldonts who aro intorosted In this
city and the opportunities awaiting
them In this county. Iloforo sub
mlttlng these figures. It might not
be amiss to rqmlnd readors 'that tho
growth of any city, and tho progress
of that city, is almost ontlrely do-
pondent upon the rosourcos in tho
territory surrounding it.
127 .Dwellings
During 1920, 127 building permits
woro granted by the city council to
people who desired to croct dwellings.
And, Investigation shows that all of
tho dwellings for which tho permits
woro granted, wero erected as con
tomplatal. Tho cost of thoso 12J
dwellings reached tho gratifying, It
not amazing, total ot $100,900, and
oven-thls amount may not covor.the
full cost, as thoro undoubtedly wero
other amounts expondod which do not
appoar upon, tho rocords. Tbeso dwel
lings ranged, from flvo or six ono and
two room houses, of $200 or $300
each, to two residences built by R.
E. Wattonburg at costs ot 8000 and
$9000 each.
SO Ilslhcss Buildings
Passing from tho dwolllng houses,
tho records show that 29 substant
ial business buildings wero erected
at a cost ot $529,650, nvoarglng $18,-
265 each. Tho majority ot them aro
magnificent buildings which would
bo considered valuod additions to
many of tho bigger cities of the coun
try. Tho Winters building cost $45,
800, according to'the official record.
Tho Moore-Collier building on Main
street, between Sixth and Seventh,
totaled $37,000, and tho Acme Mo
tor company garage cost is given as
$36,000. Othor buildings and their
costs are: Ford garago, built by
Goldthwalto & Van Emon. $'25,000;
Sacred Heart academy, $60,000; Cen
tral hotel, $20,000; Shrlsler block,
$12,000; Beardsley garage, $10,
000; Evening Herald, $10,000; Chls-holm-ChrlsIor
building, $36,000;
Scandinavian hall, $40,000; Collins
building, $25,000; La Prarlo garago,
$80000; Falrvlew school, $35,000;
St. Francis apartments, $10,000.
Twenty-two small private garages
of a
Million
approximated $5600. Barns, wood-
sheds, ropalrs, and additions amount-
CM to $11,300.
Tho Big Basin Lumber company
secured a permit to construct $G700
worth of buildings, nnd- tho Sawmill
Construction company's permits total
cd $36,000, Including Its plant on
Lake Ewnuna, a warohouso, and an
OillCO.
Summing up these totals It Is
found that tho total cost of now
buildings erected within the city lim
its during tho year was $756,150.
Thoro was an Immense amount ot
stroot improvements, which woro giv
en In n provlous story, but this
amount Bponks volumes for tho city
ot Klamath Falls.
It Is hard, at this time, to offer
ovon a fair ostlmate of what this
year wllf mean .to'thoxlty In tho
building line, hlwo'Maings, the
Pelican theatre, anoV first National
bank building on tho corner ot Sev
enth and Main streets, will approxi
mate $250,000 and $200,000 respec
tively. The excavations for the
thoatro building havo already been
dug.
Figuring In Sawmills.
It will bo observed that tho. fore
going figures do not Includo tho
soveral now sawmill plants complet
ed during 1920. Figuring tho Peli
can Bay company's now plant at
$300,000; tho Ewauna Box company
mill at $125,000; tho Big Lakes
mill at $75,000; tho Klamath Pine
Manufacturing company's mill at
tho samo figure; tho Shaw-Bertram
mill, partly complotod, Improve
ments and additions to tho Ackloy
Bros, and Lakosldo company's plants
and anothor throe-quarters ot a mil
lion dollars Is obtained as tho total
for all mill construction and better
ments during 1920.
COLLIER SELLS
BUSINESS SITE
It; E. Smith, acting for Androw M.
Collier, has sold a business site,
50x65 foot, on tho cornor ot Sixth
and Klamath, to AI Molhase, for
$11,500. This Is tho site upon which
tho Standard OU'ocmpany service
station stands, anctno oil company
will retain possession ot the corner
under a throe-year, lease at $95 a
month.
Mr, Melhaso bought the property
knowing Its valuo as a real estate
speculation, and has made no plana
for Its occupancy or disposition after
tho throo-year lease expires.
Want No Change
In Anti-Alien Law
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7. Tho
stato senate has adopted by a voto
ot 29 to 0 resolutions requesting tho
govornmont to agree to no treaty
with Japan that would mulllfy thq
stato antl-allen law, or grant citizen
ship to Japanese.
m
MILLINER GOES EAST
TO 11UY SPRING STOCK
Miss Gortrudo Eckman will leave
In tho morning for Now York city
whore she will purchase her spring
supply ot millinery. She expects to
bo gono about six weeks, and will
visit St. Louis and Chicago whllo
away.