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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1921)
3Hpe itunlttn in jBft h l4Bk. inrraui 4' Member of the Associated Press. Fifteenth Yonr. No. B02H. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, .WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1021. Prlco Five Oeata X 'i KIMS HOUSEHOLDERS I AT GUN'S POINT A man with n gun cntorod tlio liomo of Wllllnm Donnlson, portor at the Hall hotol, on squth Fourth ntroot, botwcon 0 and 10 o'clock last night, hold up Mrs. Donnlsan, who was In tho kitchen first, tlion ontor od tho bodroom and hold tho gun on Donnlson and forcad him to giro him what monoy ho had, soma flvo or bIx dollars. Tills Is according to tho Btory told by tho porter this morning whon ho camo to work at tho hotol. I'ollco Chlof Wilson said shortly boforo noon that no official roport of tho robbory had boon turn ed Into tho station. According to tho portor tho bur glar was a young follow and appar ently vory norvous. Tho gun wnb blod from sldo to sldo In his shaking hand. Ho loft tho houso by tho front door had flod toward Sixth ntroot. Vlvtlm of tho robbory had rottrod for tho night. Ho clothod himself and gavo chnso hut tho do lay gava tho robber tltno to mako his oscapo. Ranchers in Big Drive Against Ground Squirrels VIBAMA, Cal., Jan. 19. Three hundrod mllox of carbon bluulphldo 'amokoballs" Btrotchlng four tlmos across Tularo county's agricul tural lands, aro bolng usod In what has boon dcscrlbod as tho most ox tonslvo squirrel eradication campaign ever undortaken In tho west. Tho work Is bolng carrlod on un dor tho Tularo county horticultural association, asslstod by tho county suporvlHors, commorclal organiza tions, farm bureau und Btato agri cultured dopartmont officials. It Is oxpoctod closo to 200 tons of poison will bo usod In tho drlvo, which oponod Jan. 10, 1921 and clos es about May 1. Twenty olght soc tlon gangs of tho Southorn Pa cific railway aro bolng usod to holPj Tho drlvo officials hope to drop a "smokoball" Into every squlrrol holo In tho farming sections. Malin Drive Rids Farms of Rabbits (Special to Horald) MALIN, Jan. 19. -Tho rabbit drive hold botwocn tho Carr and Myers ranches last Saturday fur nished much sport, with 106 rab bits caught. Tho small numbor of pests captlvo was duo to tho insufl clont numbor of drlvors, leaving wldo gaps In tho lines and giving tho rab bits a clianco to oscapo. Just boforo tho drlvo started at 'noon a lunch of sandwiches and cot "too was sorvod. "Noxt Saturday thoro Is going to tie anothor rabbit drlvo at the My ers ranch olght mllos northeast of horo. As tho condition of tho roads Is improving a largo crowd Is ox poctod. m NINE AND HALF FEKT PF SNOW AT CllATKIl LAICE Snow at Crater Lake Is now nlno and a half foot (loop, according to a published statomont of Alox Spar row, park superintendent. According to II. E. Momyor, former assistant superintendent of tho park, this Is moro snow than usual for January. Tho hoavlost snowfall comos In tho latter part of February and March. AGKD 1'OI'TIjAND MAN IS CHARGED WITH SHOOTING PORTLAND, Jan. 19. J. T. Crane, 72, Is under arrest here, charged with Inflicting a bullet wound In tho right breast of Mrs. C. T. Crane, his daughter-in-law, during a quarrel. Sho Identified him at the hospital as the man who shot her. He donlcs firing tho shot. PORTLAND rOIJOB LOOK FOR "SHADOW'S BODY PORTLAND, Jan. 19. The police are combing tho rogton in which "Shadow" had the gun fight with of ficers recently. They bellove that the loan was wounded during duel and died in the thicket. Legion to Oppose Any Lifting of Ady Flood Gates Klamath post, Amorlcan Legion, will oppose tho proposed oponlng of, tho flood gates at Ady for any pur poso whatsoever, and at any tlmo, In accordanco with a resolution pans od at a mooting of tho post In tho city hall laBt night. This resolution woh passed following tho reading of a communication from tho Klamath Irrigation district which stated that no doflnlto action In that regard bad boon decided upon by tho district. Tho oxpondlturo of tho grcator part of tho 11,213,000, appropriated by tho govornmont for irrigation purposes, upon govornmont lands In stond of prlvato landB, nns also ad vocated by tho mooting. It was arg uod that Congressman Slnnot statod that tho only way tho appropriation could bo secured would bo through Soldlors' bonoflclal legislation, and that tho appropriations, thoroforo, woro intondod primarily for soldier lands. A smoker for mombors will bo giv en on Washington's birthday, a com mlttoo bolng appointed to mako nr rangemonts for it. Tho mcotlng was well attended. LEGISLATIVE M NN SALEM, Jan. 19. Tho sonato un animously votod to roconsldor tho Upton resolution providing for tho appointment of a special commlttco to consider bills relating to tho re disricting of tho atato ono of which was dofcatcd yostorday. President Rltner nskod benator Farroll to take the gavel and mndo tho motion for reconsideration. Ho was seconded Lachmond and Thomas who woro most blttor yesterday In denouncing tho resolution. They declared that becauso of scntlmont tho battlo yos torday was a roflectlon on Senator Rltnor, and they wanted a reconsid eration. Senators Lachmund, Thomas and Joseph said Rltnor had boon fair nnd Impartial, and disclaimed Intention to reflect upon him. Tho resolution was mado a special order of business for 2:30 tomorrow. Senators Smith, Eborhard and Haro Introduced a Joint resolution proposing to agnln submit to tho people a roforondum act oxtondlng tho legislative session from 40 to 00 days. Tho senato passod unanimously ovor tho governor's veto a bill passed at tho spoclal sosslon, extending furthor protection to surety companlos. Tho sonato passod a bill which makes tho presentation of a bill of salo known to contain false state ments punishable undor tho statute' covering obtaining monoy on false' protonsos. Tho houso resolutions commlttoo roportod adversely on a resolution appropriating $25,000 for bronzo busts of Jason Leo and Dr. John McLoughlln. Tho Joint momorlal introduced by Senator Donnls, domandlng a fed oral investigation of tho papor mills of tho stato and their prices, was adopted today by tho sonato. Roprosontntlvo Sheldon of Jack son county, Is proparlng a resolution to call a conference of commltteos of Orogon, Idaho and Washington, to consldor tho Japaneso problem. REVIVAL CONTINUES TO ATTRACT RIG CROWDS Tho revival sorvicos at the Moth odlst church, which bogan last Sun day morning, aro attracting large crowds overy ovonlng, the seating capacity of tho auditorium being taxed to its fullest extent. Dr, George Donnard of Chicago preaches ovory evening, and 'also leads in the song services, besides contributing solos. Dr. Bennard will be here about three weeks, and everyone Is Invited to attend the services and enjoy his convincing, entertaining talks and enjoyable singing. NEXT SUNDAY WHiL BE LAW AND ORDER DAY SALEM, Jan. 19. Governor Ol cott In a loiter today addressed to the people of Oregon, endorsed, the movement to observo next Sun'day'as "Law and Order Sunday" through out tho state. ROSEBURG FOLK FIGHT AGIST i ROaEBURG, Oro., Jan. 19. A .vigorous protest has gono forward from tho Roseburg chamber of com ,morco to tho Oregon dologatlon in 'congress against tho senato bill now boforo congress providing for tho .extension of tho boundaries of Cra ter lako national park to lncludo Diamond lako and tho surrounding torritory. , It appoars that Douglas county is In a fair way to loso this vacation spot ami unless lmmodlato pressure is brought to bear, tho Oregon dolo gatlon doubtloss will ratify tho bill which will moan Its passago. Fow pcoplo In tho stato seem to roallzo, It is declared, what a tro mondous loss this will bo to Dou glas county. Tho proposod extension docs not morely lncludo tho shores of tho lako and a comparatively email adjacent area, but instead it takes In 125 squaro miles of valu able land, now dovotod to grazing purposes ono of tho most boautlful and nttractlvo vacation spots In Oro- gon. Tho area desired by tho national park will extend tho park boundar ies westward to the Douglas and Klamath county lino, from tho south border northward about 18 miles to a point northwest of Diamond lako, thonco oast to a point connecting with tho extension of tho present eastern boundary of Crator lako. Tho area of tho park will bo almost doubled and the land Includes somo of tho most valuablo portions of tho Umpqua national forest reserve For jploosuro purposes the with drawal of tho lake and its torritory nnd its incorporation in tho Crator lako park would bo a loss, it is arg ued, as at tho present tlmo a person can go to Diamond lako without any cost othor than for tho trip, can fish and hunt without restriction oxcopt (or tho stato law, can camp in an Ideal spot set aside by tho forestry dopartmont and carefully guarded from ranging stock and can In many other ways enjoy a vacation season at the lake. In tho ovont It Is Included In a na tional park, an ontranco feo will bo chnrgod and many restrictions mado. Roseburg and Douglas county residents aro making a dctormlncd fight to defeat tho purposo of tho sonato bill and a barrago of tele grams loft horo for Washington, D. C, urging drcgon representatives to uso tholr lnfluonco to provont tho passago of tho moasuro. Junior Red Cross Workers Report A roport of tho work of tho Junior Rod Cross of this county during tho war porlod, and oxtondlng to the first of this year, shows that tho organiza tion did very commendable work. After tho urgent war tlmo need of tholr work waned, tho children do creased their activities, but work was continued In tho lesser degree, tho school nt Fort Klamath, porluVpii. be ing moro persistent than tho others. Spoclal montton Is mado of this school in tho roport. Mrs. L. C. Slsomoro supervised work In tho Fort Klamath district. All tho artlclos mado in other parti of tho country for tho men pnd wo men in tho sorvlco woro mado by tho boys nnd girls of thU county, and in addition $186, ralsod In various ways, was sent by tho Junior Rod Cross to the National Children's Weltaro hoadquarters, as provided by tho by laws of tho organization. Atlor this money had been thus disposed of, It was found that there was sufficient money in tho county fund 'to provide a first aid kit for each school in tho county. GOOD CELERY CROP SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 19. With somewhat more than 60 per cent of tho crop shipped to date, 1300 cars of celory have boon sent from Sacramento county, 400 more than were shipped for the same per iod In 1919, according to an an houricomoh"Cby the California vege table union. The season runs until March. . PARK EXTENSION DELAYED THEIR ;e "Too much oxcltomcnt; circus day. Forgot to get married." And, Clinton Charles, Indian of Chlloquln, grlnnod expansively as ho paid Doputy County Clerk Van Ri per $3 for a marrlago Uconso to tako tho placo of tho ono ho secured in tho summor of 1919, but failed to utilize Charles, accompantod by an unusually good looking Indian wom an, with a baby in hor arms, and with David Copperflold, anothor Chlloquln Indian figuring somowhat In the capacity of advisor or social socrotary, appoared in tho county dork's offlco and asked for a mar rlago license Mr. Van Rlpor's mom ory callod him back to tho summor day in 1919 when Charles had pro cured another llccnso, and a sharp, Jorky conversation, to which David Copperflold contributed humorously and pointedly, brought forth Charles' matrimonial delinquency, and tho foregoing explanation for It. It appears that Charles Joined tho happy circus throng, forgot his ap pointment with Hymon, and then proceeded to "Join bands nnd clrclo nround" tho domands of socloty with pretty Molvlna Duvall until porempt orlly erdored by tho Indian agent to Invado tho hallowed matrimonial precincts or take up his quartors in a calabooso for an Indeflnlto period. Charles decided to get married. "That your baby," questioned County Clerk DoLap, pointing to tho chubbyt.'pappooso in Molvlna's arms. "Yes," answered Charles, "me got 'nother, one too. Got htm homo," Molvlna stood by her forgetful swain's side, smiling proudly at him, and llko Charles and his frlond Da vid Copperflold, looked upon tho af fair ns a mighty good Joko tho Joko, howover, being on her grin ning husband-to-be. After securing tho Uconso, tho party decamped, intending to be married at onco, Charlos oxtending to County Clork DoLap an urgent Invitation to bo present at tho wed ding danco. "Dig war dance," grin ned tho prospective groom, as ho closod the door behind him. Bargain Day Starts Auspiciously Bargain Day, according to reports from stores which have otfored bar gain day opportunities, started off auspiciously this morning. Bettor weather is having its otfect, and bo sides tho weathor Item, the public Is beginning to understand that these bargain day prices mean something to them, and It Is hard to keep the lovel-headed shopping public of this community, especially tho womon, from taking advantage of such op portunities. Judged by tho Interest shown today, bargain day is going to bo a permanent institution horo. PROJECT GETS NEW DITCHING MACHINE A now ditching machine, of tho caterpillar type, has been purchased by tho United States reclamation sor vlco for work In this district, and It Is oxpoctod to greatly facilitate the work of draining and ditching which Is beforo tho reclamation sorvlco men here. Tho now machine Is one that Is bo lng sold the world over by the Bucy rus company of Milwaukee, Wiscon sin, and cost approximately $20,-000. MERRILL COUPLE MARRIED Harry Cecil Orlvel, Merrill ranch er, and Miss Lulu Hartlerode of Merrill, were married last evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Presbyterian manse by the Rev, E. P. Lawrence. RICHARD DENIES DEMPSEY OARPENTTER ROUT IS OFF NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Tex Rlck ard, promotor of tbo heavywolght championship bout between Jack Dempsey and George Carp'entler, to day denled'tbe report published by the New York Times that the bout had been called oft. Principals had posted deposits, and tho contest Is ex pected to take place about July 2d, he said. i LI "Dry" Enforcement Officer for State Proposed in Bill SALEM, Jan. 19. Creation of tho office of prohibition commissioner, with a salary of $3,000 a year, Is proposed In a bill Introduced by Sen ators Farroll and Eddy. Two other bills, introduced by tho samo senators, provldo moro strin gont penalties for violations of tho liquor law, nad permit tho search and Belzuro of all vehicles, Including aoroplancs, without a search war rant. Antl-Japancsei Law An antl-Japaneso law, patterned after tho California law, has boon submitted to tho attorney general for his approval as to Its constitu tionality by Reprcsentatlvo Leonard of Portland. If tho attorney general approves It tho bill will bo Intro duced. T Already the boys of tho city aro tcomlng with expectancy over tho coming to this city of Joo Knowles, tho nationally famous naturo man, who will tako part In an entertain ment with tho boys of tho 'Knowles Naturo Club," somo tlmo before tho 1st of March. Tho date has not boon doflnltoly decided upon, but tho big fact romalns that tho famous nature man Is coming, and a few days earlier or later will not mako any difference in tho ploasuro to bo de rived from this visit. Mr. Knowles writes from his ocean-side home at Seavlew, Wash., that ho will como prepared to give the" boys' tho benefit it hla lifelong oxporlenco as a student of nature, and thero will bo many things to In terest boyish hearts In tho demon strations he will glvo. Not only tho boys but. tbo girls and grown-ups, too, will bo Interested In his talks and demonstrations. Joo Knbwlos is an established charactor, although ho practically dropped out of the public oyo at tho beginning of tho war. The description of him as a modern cavo man, his picture, appearing on the pago Just as ho omorged from the Malno forest clad In tho skins of ani mals ho had killed with prtmltlvo weapons ho had fashioned whllo In tho forost. This story in tho Amer ican will tntorest avorybody. Harding to Write Inaugural Speech While In Florida MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 19. President elect Harding is to write his in augural address hero, said Troasurer Upham of tho Republican national committee, today. Ho added that Harding would namo a Kentucky and a Tonnesseo man for tho cabinet, wiping out t Imaginary political division line bo twcon tho north and south. MARION, O., Jan. 19. Senator Harding today prepared for dopart- uro for a two weeks' vacation In Florida. House Would Have Memberships Stand At Present Figure WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Tho house of representatives today voted 198 to 77 against increasing its membership, which is now 435. The action was taken by, tho adoption of an amendment to the reapportion ment bill, which sought to increase the total to 483. An amendment to reduce the tot' membership to 307 was overwhelm ingly defeated. Weather Probabilities The barometric pre'ssuro as shown by tho Cyclo-Storma-graph at Underwood's Phar macy, rose quite rapidly for the 24 hours ending at noon today, but since then has started downward again, indicating the approach of another disturb ance. Forecast for next 24 heurs: Cloudy unsettled weather. 1 TK MI i L AT G.OFC. STUNTS T Fill - - - ' Tho chamber of commorco quar tet, consisting of Fred Baker, BurgoT Mason, E. P. Lawronco, and E. Henry, supplied tho croam of tho en tertainment at tho chambor of com morco forum luncheon in tho Rex cafo today. W. A. WIcst, chairman of tho entortalnmont commlttco, ex- " plained that ho was somowhat at soa Ibocauso of tho absonco of George Howltt, lncomo tax' inspector, who was scheduled to spoak upon a sub ject "dear to somo of us, and in which others of us aro not a bit in terested." Mr. Howltt wired last night that ho was detained else- '. whoro, but the entlro company agreod that Chairman Wlost pro vided very ablo substiutos as en tertainers. Tho first otfort by tho quartet. announced Mr. Wiest, would bo a song entitled "Never feed a brldlo to a horse, becauso ho can't eat a bit." Tho quartot responded by singing "I wish I was In Dlxio," tho as- somblago Joining in tho song at In tervals. ' Tho next numbor, according to tho chairman, was to have been a Bong entitled "Johnny get tho ham mer, thero'o a fly on baby's head." ', Again tho quartet double-crossed tho chairman by singing "Old Black i Joo," tho ontlro gathering Jeining: in the chorus lustily. Following tea exchange of bandln-'' ago among the luncheon guosts, in which Chairman Wiest displayed, re- markablo loadorsnip. He introduced a novel lunchoon stunt, each rrr the table bolng required to.intro---duce 'his neighbor on the right, with a brlot outline of tho particular work in which ho is engaged. Evory man did his duty, and it is safe to say that this was tbo first forum luncheon at which overy man in tho gathering was given an opportunity to loarn something about each of tho , other men present. This stunt Boom ed to open an avenuo of good fel lowship that, obviously, was appre ciated by everybody. At the conclusion of the Introduc tions, tho onttro gathering Joined in ' singing tho "Star Spanglod Banner," this terminating the lunchoon hour. Blaze At Heating Plant Controlled With Little Los Fire, supposod to have boen caused by backfire from a boiler, called out the tire department to the city heat ing plant about 1 o'clock today, and although tho flames bad already gained considerable headway beforo the alarm was received, Chief Do lanoy and his men succeedod in con fining tho blazo to tbo sawdust bins and the upper part of the structure Tho flames found tholr way .through ' tho roof, but after a few minutes, during which four lines and 1200 feet of boso were usod, tho flames were subdued, and the flromen turned all of their attention to the work of extinguishing potential blazes which seomod to bo starting In every direction. Chlof Delanoy mado special efforts to koep water from tho bollors, knowing that too much water would be as disastrous to them! as tho fire might havo boen. During the tire, the mains wore cut off, but at 1:30 all danger was thought to have passed, and preparations woro being made to use the mains as usual again. Tbo heating plant proper, it is be lieved, has not been damaged. DEFENDANT ON STAND IN FERGUSON-MELHASE TRIAL Plaintiff's testimony In the Fergu son against1 Mielhaso suit was con cluded today. The defonse had its chief witness, Mrs. Honrletta Mel hase, on the stand this afternoon. It Is hardly expected the case will be concluded today. GRAND JURY IN SESSION The county grand Jury Is In ses sion today Outside of several crim inal matters referred to the body from the Justice court there is no Inkling of what business may come before it. T