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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1921)
) A ? v 't Member, of the Associated Press 3tt. Ittientttg IBralli Twelve Pages Today Auto and News Sections FMcnlli Your. No. ROW. KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, BATUHDAY, JANUAUY 8, 1021 Tried Flvo Cento E 1 Lumbermen Not Dish'eartened OverTemporary Slackening of Demand for Sawmill Products Mortensen Believes Political Change Will Be Followed By Stabilization; Wages Cut Janu ary IS; East Optimistic Over Speedy Revival of Lumber Market; New Timber Opened. Whlto tlio locnl lumbur Industry at prcflcnt Is uffectod by tho gonoral uncertainty that la npparont in all lines of business whllu tliu process of readjustment to pro-wnr conditions and prlccH Is on, local lumbermen aro by no means pessimistic In re gard to trado prospocts (or 1021, Inquiry o( Havorul loadqnt In local lumber nnd box shook manufacture reveals no signs of unonslnoHs. As prudont men they aro running undor shortened sail during n temporary period of stagnation, but following tlio change of political administra tions on March 4, n brisk revival Is looked for. Wngo Cut January in. Following tho example of othor lumber producing districts of the coast, nnd the general trend In man ufacturing Industries of all kinds, thero will bo a wago roductlon horo, effective January 1C. The reduction will nvorago 20 pur cont of 'tlio pres ent scnlo. Ilox factory employees will bo mainly affected Immediately, as tliu ' sawmills gonoralty aro closed, ex cept In tho shipping dopartmonts but tho now wngo scale will apply '" gcuorhlly on January IB. Mortensen Optimistic. II. I). Mortensen, ot tho pelican Bay company, stated to tho Intor- viower that any qplnlon given undor present conditions would bo a guess, merely. At prcsont thero Is llttlo demnnd for lumbor products, ho Bald, and tho I'd lean Day yards aro lioldlng n heavy surplus stock, with tower orders on fllo than ovor In tho history of the organization at this season ot tho yeur. Hut Mr. Mortonsen Is of tho firm opinion that tho stugnant condition is only temporary and ho Is ono of tho firmest believers that Murch 4 will mark a HWlnglng of tho pendu lum back toward normnlcy and sta bility. On tho swiftness ot tills tnovoment deponds tho volume of production and business during tho coming year. It tho roudjustmont follows tho chango ot administration tmmedlatQ(y local mills will rosumo operations as usual, for tho usual resumption data Is about tho first ot April. Depend on Hulling. If tho Harding administration should fumblo In Its grip among tho lovors that rogulato tho economic machlnory ot tho country and ro qulro tlmo to adjust tho various con trols, It logically follows that thoro will bo proportlonato dolay Jn ro- Storing business stability. Dut Mr. Mortonson's "guess" Is that stabilization along all lines will bo prompted by tho change In load orBhlp, and ho predicts that not mora than two months will elapso after the 'Inauguration until- tho economic madhlno Is running smoothly agaln. ' liOiikN frr lilt; Hoiinoii, The last hulf of tho presr.nt year will bo n season ot Immonso produc tion In mills and factories, ho bo lloves, with heavy domand for lum bor products, although at lowor prices thnn provailod during tho war period. Tho downward trond ot prices of tall commodities has administered a hock to buslnoss. Tho losses In all lines will havo to bo absorbed and a new lovol found beforo tho manu facturer of any commodity can map out a program, but Mr. Mortensen points out that the country Is tar behind In building and It follows logically that tho Industries supply ing .building materials will bo among the first to rally and establish them selves on a firm foundation, ' , Pat Venn Coming. "Tho nood for lumber," said Mr. Mortenson, "Is groator than it has jJeen.in tea or fifteen yoars, and as . boon as the country is again on a Ilrm business basis I look for a de- ' Band that will make the next tire years tho greatest yoars In tho his tory of tho Industry." Coming from Mr. Mortonsen oven as a "guess" this prediction will carry weight, as upon tho younger lumberman ras descended tho reputation of his father, Jacob Mortonsen, who Is known nationally as ono ot tho ablest, It not tha ablest, oporator In America at sizing up the general buslnoss conditions that affect tho lumbor Industry, (luldtliwnlto Unperturbed. J. O. Ooldthwalto, head ot tho Modoc Lumbor company, expressed an opinion along tho samo lines to tho Herald Intcrvlowor. Ho, too, pointed to tho need for buildings that must, result In an Increased do mand for tho leading matorlal for homos lumber. Upon tho ability of the public to buy and tho extent to which tho bankars aro ablo to aid tho expansion ot old and creation ot now enterprises doponds tho ex tent that tho domand will havo upon tho lumbor Industry. C. II. Daggett ot tho Ewauna Dox company said today thut his com pany was marking tlmo, also. It would bo sixty days, ho said, beforo thoro would bo an Incrcaso in do mand for box shook. "Iirnncdlnto" Revival. A telegram rccolvod from eastern handlers today, ho suld, predicted an ourly rovlval ot tho lumbor mar ket. Ho was optimistic regarding tho restoration ot normal conditions. In alt times tho prcsont season Is dull. So tar. tho Kwauna company has kopt lt factory running at CO to 75 per cont of capuclty during tho win tor, but Mr. Daggott said they would roduco their labor forces tcday and production would go down to about CO por cent normal capacity. Othor producors reduced tholr forces earl ier In tho winter, and tho reduction at tho Kwaunu strikes about tho goncral avorngo. Kru-so Coincide. 0. A. KrauBo, managor of tho Klamath Lumber & Ilox company, had a llttlo information to add to tho gonoral story. Ills conversation Indicated that ho coincided In tho gonoral opinion that In tho next two months, thoro would bo a readjust ment and tho qperators would find tho spring bringing tho usual re sumption of factories after tho win tor stagnation. Tho Klamath Lumbor nnd Ilox company manufactures shook for tho paront corporation, tho Karl Fruit pompany, gigantic packing concorn, and with tho beginning ot tho cher ry season will havo plonty to do In taking caro ot Its own domands. Othor fruits follow In succession and tho plant looks for n busy year. Modoc llullilliiK n'ojul. -,t Whllo thoro Is little talk qt now mills or expansion of tho prcsont plants gonorally, J. O. GoldthWalto roported that n crow is -.working on tho logging road to tap tiiq, nounlt ot timber purchasod on tho reserva tion rocently. Thero nrp 21 nlles of road to build and It w'tap M0? 000,000 foot of timber IhJ thofcov ornmont purchase and 25,Wt),000 foot adjoining that was previously owned. Klectricnl Operation, Installation of the first unit of tho 1200 kilowatt powor plant which will chango tho Modoo mill from a a steam to oloctrlcally driven plant Is started. Will Enlarge Mill. With tho big body ot timber avail able it is essential that tho plant be increased and Mr. Ooldthwalto stated definitely that a new mill, with two band and a gang saw, year ly capacity 60,000,000 feot, would be built. The construction plan is not so far advanced that ho would say that It would be built this year, but he Indicated that if conditions (Contlnueduo Page 8) ADVISES TO ABIDE BY r Apparently it was not District At torney Hrowor who advised tho coun ty court to Ignore tho clicult court's Injunction ordor and Includo tho Hot Springs cotirthouso construction levy and miscellaneous fund' levy In tho 1021 budgot. Tho now district attorney has writ ton an opinion In rcsponso to a re quest of County Clerk DoLap advis ing tho county clerk to oboy Judga Calkins' mandato and rofraln from ontorlng upon his records nny rofer onco to tho prohibited Items. In his lottor ho advlsos tho clerk to "oboy tho Injunction and omit from your record any report of tho county court's tax levy for 1021, this being tho 1020 tax roll, all and any montlon ot such miscellaneous lovy nnd any such lovy of $60,000 for tho purposes ot Hot Springs courthouso construction on block 10 of Hot Springs addition, but this advlco Is not to bo construed to mean tho ommlsslon from tho record of any other Horns of tho budget." County clork DoLap stated today that ho would follow tho advlco of tho district attornoy Irapllcity. No Contests in Irrigation District Elections Likely All Irrigation districts, undor tho staturo, aro rcqulrod to hold an elec tion of directors next Tuesday. As far as Is apparent now thero will bo no contests in local districts. Tho term of A. L. Marshall ex pires at this tlmo as a director ot tho Klamuttnlrrlgatlon district. Thoro Is no contest for tho placo and Indica tions point to Mr. Marshall's re-olec tlon without opposition. Oeneral lntorost In and co-opora- tlon to sccuro tho 11,213,000 appro prlatlon for tho Klamnth projoct has ovorsiiadowcd other Issues this year and local politics havo been "adjourn' ed" for tho tlmo bolng. MOLALLA NATIONAL HANK 11LOWN UP IIY BANDITS MOLALLA, Ore., Jan. 8 Robbors blow oft tho door of tho safo ot tho First National bank ut 3:30 this morning, but woro frightened away boforo thoy could obtain any loot, deorgo Taylor, odltor of tho Mola alia Pioneer, who lives noxt door, telophonod W. W. Gborhart, cashier ot tho bank, who arrived in tlmo to seo tho men running away, Tho robbors tlod after their second blast had blown oft tho Inner door of tho safo. A posse is searching for thorn. WIIATIIKR REPORT OB.EGON Tonight nnd Sunday, rain In wost portion; rain or snow In enst portion, not so cold In tho north, south, or oast. VAnj"uiruuruwr-rMiwv.""v-."vv-i' -i- Back To I TN IS BE n Charles Hall, who is to becomo president of tho First National bank of Klamath Falls, Oregon, In an Inter view with Tho Herald beforo his de parture yosterday, stated that In his belief ono of tho prima factors In tho future dovolopmcnt of Klamath coun ty Is agriculture. In retiring from tho presidency ot tho Bank of Southwestern Oregon, of Marshfleld, Mr. Halt hopes to con tinue his policy with tho First Na tional bank of Klamath Falls with referonco to tho dovolflpment of agri culture. Ho has boon ono of tho ieaaing uanKcrs in urogon in on couroglng tho stock and dairying In dustry. Mr. Hall's ontranco Into Kla math county banking clrclos will mean the furthering ot tho farming and general agriculture Interest of tho community. Ho has a woll found ed belief that a bank Is a semi-pub-He Institution and when enjoying tho patronago of tho community, it should reciprocate by contributing to Its upbuilding. Mr. Hall, whllo in control of tho Dank of Southwestern Oregon, em ployed an agriculturist who dovotcd his entire tlmo to encouraging and fostering tho business ot tho fann er. Ho realizes that while today tho lum&crlng Industry is producing tho great bulk of rcvenuo for this com munity, tho basic industry of Kla math county is agriculture, and in on' toring tho field horo it is his Inton- tlon to recommend to his board ot directors that ovory offort be put forth an doncouraged to tho end that tho agricultural Interests ot the county bo given prlmo consideration. Mr., Hall's Coos county bank's pol icies with rcspoct -to dairying and stock raising during tho past few years havo becomo famous with tho farmors thorughout Oregon. Whllo In Marshtlold ho successfully car rlod out a plan for exchanging a puro bred bull for 'a scrub, tho re sult of which was that recently some SO animals were shipped to the stock yards In Portland, and a llko num ber ot puro brods were returned tq tho farmers. This was dono without oxpenso to tho farmors. He stated that it was his Intention to recommend to his directors that similar plans be carried out by tho First National bank ot Klamath Falls. Mr. Hall stated that his bank during tho yoar promoted and financed tho shipment of more than $50,000 worth of well bred cattlo Into Coos county. REPRESENTATIVE BUTLER CONFERS WITH HAltlHNO MARION, 0., Jan. 8. Roprosont atlvo Butlor, of Pennsylvania, chair man ot tho house naval commlttoo, was called Into conteronco by Presi dent Harding today to consldor re ducing tho naval expenditures with out impairing tho efficiency of tho first lino dofonso. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Earth Not a Trick Horse, But Does Funny Stunt, Nevertheless Trick horses are not tho only horses who can do funny stunts, for InBtanco tho foat of climbing stairs,' nnd this truth was amply domonstra-. ted today by ono of C. J. Qulgloy's big bays. Tho Qulgley sled, driven by Fred Hawkcs, to which four horses woro attached, was bolng hauled through tho alleyway between tho Record of flco and tho rear ot tho LaVoguo store, and was loaded to tho guards with wood. Encountering a small pllo ot wood just boforo It reached Fifth strcot, tho sled turnod ovor. This frightened tho horses, ono .of thorn falling upon tho closed doors of tho basement ontranco undor tho LaVoguo store, and plunging through bodily. Aftor being relacsed from tho rrf malndor of tho team it was found Imposslblo to bring tho horse back through tho samo oponlng, and aft or giving tho basement tho "onco ovor," tho big animal was led for ward, through tho rooms occupied by tho culinary alllanco, and straight up tho stairs on the Fifth street side of tho building. When tho adventurous horso was oxamlnod for Injuries, It was found that ho was as physically fit as ho was beforo bo mado his disappear ance on tho alloy sldo ot tho build ing. FEEFfHOZEN MAY LOSE T EM Wandorlng in the snow in the Merrill country soveral days ago, John Fokywlaborer)n.had both feet so badly" xrozen" that., it is possible that amputation may bo necessary, and almost certain that portions ot tho members will havo to bo re moved. Foloy is subject to epileptic seiz ures and It Is presumed that ho was takon with ono of theso spoils and lay on tho cold ground until his feet woro frozen. Ho had started to California on foot. Ho was found by a truck drlvor wandering about, practically lost, and brought to this city. For sevoral days past ho has boon around local pool 'rooms, ap parently not realizing tho condition ot his feet. Ycstorday friends dis covered tho condition and took him to a physician. When his shoes and hoso wore removed largo portions ot flesh peoled from tho foot. Foloy was takon to tho county hospital and Is undor tho caro of Dr. George Merry man, who said this morning' that gangrene had dovelopod. Until tho caso has progressed furthor, said tho physician', it will bo Imposslblo to dotermlno how much amputation is nccossary. Foley camo horo last year with tho Foloy & Burko carnival. He claims to bo a nophow of tho first named showman. Ho romanod when tho show lort and has boen omploycd by L. K. Porter and R. W. Smith, local contractors. It was through tho Intorost ot Porter and Smith that this condition camo to light and Jio Is being given medical attondanco. Get the Bargain Day Habit; Next Sale Wednesday Wash day comes once a week. Of courso overyono knows that onco a week is not a bit too ofton tor days llko wash days, and tho samo prin cipal can bo applied to othor feature days as woll, Like wash day, bar gain day In Klamath Falls Is going to coma onco a week. Wednesday Is tho day solocted, and noxt Wed nesday is going to oclfpso last Wed nesday from a bargain day stand point. Tho live morchants who entered tho airxeemont for last week's bar gain day, will be on the 'job again next week, literally speaking, with both feet, and shoppers are request ed to 'watch for their advertisements in Monday's Evonlng Herald, and to be on the lookout for tho pla cards In store windows. The Her ald and theso placards will tell you where the bargain givers are. LABOR LEADER PREPARED FOR Tl Gompers and Staff on Inspection Tour of Mexico; i Jp Consid ered Signif icant Wage Reduction. (By tlio Oregon Inn'f "" Wellington Correspondence Hi'roau, Dated ' Janary f?f) Samuol aompors, president of tho American Federation of Labor, ac companied by his executiro staff, has gone to Moxlco. His doparturo calls attention to tho fact that organlzod labor in this country B facing the greatost crisis In Its history. Thoro are rumors that Mr. aompors has takon advantago ot tho opportunity to got out of tho country beforo tho crisis is reached. His lieutenants. who nre remaining on tho Job, havo takon an entirely now attitude toward tho public and no longor appear- bo foro legislators In a threatening and truculent mood. c DIspatchos from various section. ot tho country show that labor is ac cepting this feature of tho situation with considerable philosophy. '., example, a 20 per cont reduction b been accepted by the 0000 empiuuf ot tho Pullman company in Its Il linois shops. Evon with this roduc-' tlon It leaves -wages thoro higher than in Janary, 1018. The 20 .per cont reducatlon cuts off juit one fifth of tho Increases tha: havo boon R S IOT received. In the Now England lex tlio mills, reductions of2 pjr cent havo been accepted. la 8aJlk,CiJty the brickmasonff-.a7CTVi' clay eoat ' pany have aakc their company to reduce their wages frdnvllO to $8 a day. Roports of reductions In wagos corao from all section i of tho coun try and are accompanied by reports of a revival in Industry. In splto ot that,. thoro is, much unemployment in tho country, especially in tho toxtlte and automobile manufacturing cen ters. Tho closing down of tho Ford and Dodge works in Detroit bus thrown thousands of men out of 'em ployment, whllo rubber manufactur ing centers ot Ohio report a similar condition. Public I Factor In meotlng this situation, organ ized labor is sufforing from tho re sult ot Its militant activity in years past. Tho present attitude ot or ganized labor loadors indicates that theso leaders havo awakenod to the faqt that tho gonoral public must be considered In all contests bctweon capital and labor. Beginning with the passago of tho Adomson act, whon labor loadors hold a stop-watch on congress, up to November 4, last, this attltudo has been maintained. Tho November oloctlons showed a terrific reaction against this attltudo on the part of labor. Mr. Gompers foil in with this attl tudo and co-oporatod with such or ganizations as tho Plumb plan league and othor radical organizations, nnd a dofinlto fight was made upon overy mombor ot congresj who hud not voted as directed by organized labor. Tho result leaves tho loaders of or ganized labor In an unfortunato posi tion In tho prcsont crisis. Tho public, which thoy falloi to consldor, has turned against them. Tho wiser mon In organized labor rcallzo that this docs not show a lack ot sympathy with tho proper aspirations ot labor, but is merely an announcement that tho public bocomo class conscious and Is determined to protect Itself in tho future against both organlzod labor, and organized capital, They are accordingly endeavoring to read just their attltudo and a new legisla tive 'committee has been appointed which is approaching mombera ot congress in a conciliatory attitude. Profiteering Charge In opposing the reduction ot wages, organized labor Is also met by tho charge that it profiteered during tho war, and returned soldiers who i fought for f30 a month, aro especial ly strong In pressing the charge. Labor leaders have long represent ed tho closed shop as a baslo prin ciple in their creed, but find them selves in an unfortunato position' now (Continued to Page 8) ' I N