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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1921)
FIUDAY, JANUARY 7, 1921. THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAOM TWO Court to Decide Poker Hand's Value SAN FIUNCISCO, Jan. 7. Whoth. or tour kings and tho J ok or conBtl tuto a hand In poker that boats four acos was tho point at Ibsuo in tho grand lqfrccny caso against Manuel J. Fornandoz When It enmo up for preliminary hearing In tho pollco court horo recently. Tho testimony Indicated that Fer nondcz was sitting In a friendly gamo with Miguel Olympus, who brought tho present action against him, nnd Benjamin Santos. Tho Jokor was "wild" nnd somo lively tilts fcaturod tho play. Finally Olympus found hlmsolt holding n hand In which thoro woro tour aces nnd a queen. Fornandoz opened tho pot tor $5 nnd Olympus hoisted it $100. Fornnndcz raised and Olympus then moved In with his ontlro working capital, $245 in all. "Four aces," ho remarked, reach ing for tho chips. "Flvo kings," Fornnndcz retorod. "Four of 'em and tho 'bug'." Fornandoz took tho money nnd Olympus called tho pollco. Vt tho first court hearing Pollco Judgo Sylvester McAtco postponed action until lloylo's rules could be consulted. Boxers and baseball players are sot tho only blg-moncy getters In Bportdom. "Newsy" talonde, Cana da's famous all-round professional athlete, has been paid at a rato of 14 a mlnuto for ISO minutes of play at hockoy. The Office Cat BY JUNIUS Billy Duncan says that a mar rled man doesn't have to go to court to hnvo his objections overruled. In Soattlo, ho Bays, ho obsorvod a lady walking along tho street with n pot poodlo nil dolled up In even ing dross. Out of tho dog's waistcoat pocket peopod a dainty silk handkorchlof nnd every block tho procession halt ed whllo tho woman applied tho "hanky" to hor pot's noso. Surprised onlookors wondered It tho next dovolopmont would bo n llt tlo lady dog In ovonlng gown, equip ped with powdor box nnd othor ac cessories of tho eternal fomlnlno. How to Live Forever v Kat nothing but stowed parsnips. Drink nothing but cold water. Go to bed at eight every night. Oct up at six every morning. Don't smoko, chow or piny poker. Go to church every Sunday morn ing. Split thrco cords of wood ovcry day. Walk 19 miles beforo breakfast. Bldo horsoback two hours ovcry afternoon. Piny golf tho remainder of tho af ternoon. Don't kiss tho cook or anybody else. ' Shun public drinking cups. Kcepout of crowded cars. Now comes tho most Important Instruction, It you would llvo for ovor, Don't die. WES it we Aafeffiem right before war eyes I : ml "With KcscrvnUon A neighboring paper prints the. following Now Year greeting from a subscriber: "Hollo, 1921. If I remembor cor rectly, 20 years ago eggs wero ton cents a dozen, milk was flvo cents a quart, tho butcher gave away liver, tho hired girl worked for a dollar a week nnd did tho washln.' Women did not powder nnd pnlnt (In pub lic, play poker or shako tho shim- mlo, and they wero taught to cook atjtho ago of three. Men woro whis kers and boots, chowed tobacco, spit on tho sidewalk nnd cussod. la borers worked ten hours a day nnd never went on ft strljfo., No tips wero given to waiters, and tho hat-chock graftor was unknown. No ono was over oporatcd on for appendicitis, microbes wero unheard of, folks liv ed to a good old ago, and every year walked miles to wish their friends n merry Christmas. "Today, you know, overybody rides In automobiles of Fords, plays the piano with his feet, goes to. seo Charllo Chaplin, smokes cigarettes, drinks hald tonic, blames tho h. c. 1. on tho democrats, never goes tq bed tho samo day ho gots up and thinks lio's having a tlno tlmo. Tlieso aro tho days of suffragottlng, profiteer ing and prohibition, and if you think life Is worth living, I wish you n happy New Year." Jlmmlo giggled whon Miss McAn drown told tho class tho story of tho Romnn athloto who thrlca swam tho Tlbor boforo breakfast. "Why, James!" asked Miss Mc Androws, "Do you doubt thnt ho did It?" "No mn'am," said Jlmmlo, "but why didn't ho raako It four times and get back to tho sldo his clothes woro on?" FILIPINOS ASSUMING CONTIIOIj OF GOV'T, MANILA. P. I., Jan. 7. Only two government bureaus In tho Philip plno Islands nro now headed by '.Americans. Tho othor government offices, except tho post of governor general, aro administered by Fllll pines., Tho two Amorlcan posts nro tho directorship of education, adminis tered by Lutlior W. Bowley, and tho bureau of science which has Elmor D. Merrill ns chlof. Iioolu lUMUtonablo A reader of the "cat" column slips us this dog yarn. ' Silvertone is now per fected. Silvertone is photogra phy's latest advance ment. Silvertone is the craze of the East. Silvertone is perfection of Uie art of photography. Silvertone can only be seen at HENLINE'S STUDIO INDIAN H IE IRE K TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 7. Jackson Ilurnott, ngod 72, roputod oil million alro and said to ho tho wealthiest Indian In America nnd his wulto wlfo, formorly Anna Laura Lowo, aged 30, havo dofoatod n suit to havo their mnrrlngo cancollod. By living am icably throughout n month's honey moon In tho Indian's humblo domi cile nonr Hcnryotta, Okln., thoy swopt asldo all ovldonco prcsontod In thrco months of procoduro In the Kansas Bupromo court and suit to annul tho union has beon crossed off tho crilondar. Tho suit wob brought by Carl J. O'Hornctt of Honryottn, Okhw. tho Indian's guardian, and Cnto Sells, U. S. commissioner of Indian affairs. It sot forth thatBarnott wns Illiter ate and thnt last May ho and his brido eloped In an automobllo fur nished by tho woman, crossed tho Kansas lino nnd woro married In Arkansas City. In tho original pro ceedings Instituted In tho Knnsns sup'romo court, Guanllnu O'Homott potltloncd that his aged ward bo res tored to him. It was charged that tho brldo had kidnapped her husband and that sho was nu adventuress. Barnott, characteristic of his race, Is a mnn of fow words. Ho mado It plain to tho court, howovor, that ho wns well content. "Tho Indian nnd his brldo appear to havo stood tho test of matrimony," commontod Judge A. M. Jackson, commissioner appointed by tho su premo court to hoar tho ovldonco In tho caso. "It was agrcod that Har nett nnd his wlfo bo pofmlttcd to go on a honoymoon of a month. Tho honoymoon over thoy still maintain thoy nro satisfied, so after confer ence with all parties concornod, It was ngrccd to recommend to tho su premo court that tho caso bo drop pod." Tho supromo court acted In accord with Judgo Jackson's recommenda tions. Tho Indian for many years lived on his land allotment near Honry ottn, his horses and dags hlj only companions. Ho mado little uso of his land, his cash allolmont from tho government bolng amplo to pur chase his fow worldly noods, But n fow years ngo Barnott'u farm began to ylold oil. Umlor his stato and fodornl guardians, tho Indian's woalth Increased from tho royalties until, according to O'Hornctt It now oxcoods'a million dollars. BUILDING THAILH. LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Jon. 7.- Constructlon of thrco now mountain! trnlls, aggregating eight miles, In tho Angolos nntional forost horo, will bo started noxt month, It was announcod horo rocontly. Tho trnlU .will open n largo section of tho ro servo to nnglors nnd enmpors. Tho Itusslan oatB on an nvorngo onco ovory two hours. All of tuo lending collego teams, realizing tho valuo of ndvortlslng oh tallied from n gamo In Now York, aro endeavoring to nrrnngo gridiron contests at tho Polo Grounds noxt season. I'cnn Stnto and Georgia Tech nro tho latest to book a gamo for tho metropolis. Dressing table articles of Ivory Py-ra-lin Milady who knows Insists that chambor for guests and hor own room alike havo tollot porequlBltos ot propor nnd fitting sort. Whothor for porfumo, tho puff or othor purposes thoro Is nlwnys tho npproprlato plcco of Ivory Py-ra-Hn. Our Dopartmont Ib splon lldly equipped tdoffor you a rnro assortment nnd serv ice. Wo cordially Invito you to call upon us nny tlmo. STAR DRUG CO. HOW TO MAKE MONEY THEItB nro two ways of making monoy. Ono Is to 3 earn lt;tho othor to 8AVB It. In our oxporlonco at tho First National Hank wo havo scon moro pcoplo succeed by SAVING than on account ot largo carnlngB. HnvlngN (Irnw Infon'it and nrmiNO IntcteM. She First National Bank KLAMATH FALLS OREQON 2m2mhm$ Healthy Automobiles ZPl "Zirjczzn. -jaro.- tu uBr$m$m r '"i fjKMt You cannot expect your car to be healthy all winter unless you give it proper protection. Sick Cars Are Expensive Exposure to woather causes trouble, deterioration and rapid depreciation. Wet wires cause short circuits water on metal parts causes rust. The paint on tho body will chock and crack It moisture Is allowod to collect and stand. GIVE YOUR CAR A HOME Keep It Out of the Hospital This company will help you. Big Basin Lumber Company Exclusive Representatives of the National ? t T t t ? T T i T WILL OREGON PAY for Its Telephone Service? iVWWMNM The Telephone Company is asking the State of Oregon for an increase in telephone V rates. ? ? ? ? ? ? r t ? T & t T T t t ? t t t As shown by the following figures taken from an exhibit just filed with the Public Service Commission, it is now and for some years past has been operating at a loss. Gross Revenue Expense and Net Revenue Years 1916-1919, inclusive, rActual; Year 1920 9 Months Actual, 3 Months Estimated, , Yoar 1916 Yoar 1917 Yoar 1918 Year 1919 dross Itevonuo $2,269,082.69 $2,652,351.15 $2,809,304.05 $3,445,848.83 Expenses 2,004,011.32 2,342,401.99 2,668,314.02 3,482,614.97 Difference 265,071.37 209,949.16 240,990.03 (loss) gg 766.14 Interest and Dividends to be w Paid Out of Above Differences $544,778.65 $549,064.35 $594,675.33 $653,412.82 Deficit $249,707.28 $339,115.69 $353,685.30 $690,178.96 Year 1910 3 Mos. Estlm, $4,156,700 4,126,600 30,100 $721,500 $691,400 With such results it is not possible to develop or satisfactorily maintain a telephone plant. Such a showing to the investor will not enable us' to obtain the outside funds nec essary for extensions and permanent improvements. Oregon must and will grow. To play its part in this growth the Telephone Company must have added revenue, i We are asking for rates which will enable us to pay a reasonable, return on our in vestment. Adequate rates are. necessary to adequate. service. ' v ' - Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company ? T T T T T T T Y T ? Builders Bureau XMxKKMKiH