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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1921)
University Llbrurj yvuusu, one, tff lEumitg Hmdi- Today's News Today A Class Ad Will Do It Member of the Associated Press. Flflisiitli Yi-nr. No. noilil. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUIHDAY, MARCH H, Ilttl. PRICE FIVE OKNTH POLICE CHIEF'S PAY STOPPED er council "Wo'vo hnil enough horno piny. It you think you're koIiik to got awny with It, ynu'rn off," doclarod Cuuncllnmn l'uul Uogardus to Mayor W. I), Wiley, wlui n thi) matter of paying Emergency Chlof Wilson enmn up for discussion at lout night's meeting of thn rlty council. Mnyor Wiley readily n greed with itir. Ilognrdun iih far us tho homo piny won conenrnod, Iiut It wan ntrlkltiRly evident Hint ho had hln mind Imprognnbly mudo up rolntlvo to thn Identity of thn person who wan Injecting tho nnltiuil olomonl Into tho miiddln. llognnluii Htnrtn It Thin ploasnntry was caused by Councilman lloKnrdui motion to disallow thn nnlnry clnlm of thn chlof of pollen from February 14 to thn lit of March, and to roducu tho puy of Patrolman McDonald nnd Durham from $5 to 3 a tiny. Coun cilman West and Mayor Wlloy vig orously protested agnlnnt tho pro poned reduction In tho patrolmen's pay, hut preferred to wnlTo rnfor nnco to thn chlet'n nnlnry, nvldnntly bnllovlriR that thu chief had HUffl lent hauls for tlomnndlng and col lecting hln nnlnry If thu muttur enmu to n nhowilowii. Thn ununl nrdnr of councllmmilc Vrocndurn wan rovorsml an fur an tho "twin ructlonliln" wnro con cerned, for every tlmn Cnuncllmnn 'lloKnrdun kicked up hln heoln, Coun Vllmun Volltner nnorlod, nnd thn nr fangomont worked Jtint nn wull an when Uogardus represented thu nether end of tho combine m pruv lriUBineotlugs. Hrwilon Hturt Lhrly Trnublo began whim n bill pre sented by thn Control Auto Horvlcu for Jltnoy hlro by thn pollco dopnrt mont camo up for cllxcunnlnn. TIiIh 1)111. mado up of noveral pages, dn I ml back morn than a your, tho pro Nominating Itomn bnliiK for "taking a dog to pound," nnd for trlpn to tho scones of nundry fights and other disturbances, down to trans porting a negro from thn depot to thn city hall. All of these bllln wcro duly O. K'd, and despite Chlnr Wllson'n ntatomcnl that thn Cent nil Auto Hervlco hud not presented n tblll to thu city for at leant 15 monthn, Councilman Ilognrdun mov ed thul tho bill bo dlnnllowod. Fi nally, after Councilman Wont hud pointed out In n fatherly way tho apparent orror In hln rousonlng, Mr. Ilognrdun amended hln motion, mid "moved thut thin bill ru referred to 'tho flnnncn commlttoo, hut "till In cluded In tho motion ropudlntUn of Chlof Wllnou'fl nulary, nnd u reduc tion In tho nnlnrlen of Patrolmen Durham nnd McDonnld. I'nul In Ixtmoiulcjil Councilman Went ncuthlnRly re murkod to Councilman Ilogurdus that n rumunorntlon of only $3 n ilny would not permit tho city to employ competent men, mid Council man Ilognrdun maintained that $90 Vvnu ample on thoro wnn no mnnunl lubor connected with tho "John." -uouutllmnn Wont did not nrguo tho VropoHltlon of plnclng u premium upon brawn ovor brain, ovldently bo llovlng that hln colloaguo wob well vornod In tho merits of both nttrl butoH, probably through porsonat ox porlonco, and ilroppod tho mnttor. At thin point Councilman Vollmor Ktatod that ho could not neo why It wan noccssary to hlro thu two patrol mon, an no oinorgoncy oxlstod. "I can't olthor," said Councilman Do gardua. Tilt With Mil) or "I hnd to resort to oxtromo moas urea whon you broko up thn pollco department, didn't I," answorod tho mayor. "No you didn't," nald Councilman IlogarduH, "no you didn't," ochood Councilman Vo"llmor, and with thin plausible explanation of tho con trovoray, Councilman IlogarduH rdoandorod on toward hln charge of horse play by tho mayor. A voice Bomowhoro In tho audi ence called out stentorlously at this peried: "Qet o rope ad.,drag him out." No puma wan rawtjonod -In thin exhortlon, but Councilman Bo garduH ovldently took It an n com pliment to himself, turnod nnd glur t)d omlnoualy nt tho nudlonco. Hut Conference on Plan For Financing Crater Lake Hotel Is Called PORTLAND, Ore., March H At a conference to ho huh! In Portland next Friday offlcluln of national pnrkn and business men of Oregon propone to outline n plan for financ ing n flrnl clnnn tourlnt hotel for C'rnler Inko. Loaders nf tho movement aro nn xloun that nomo plan bo devolopcd for financing tho Crator hike hotel proportion, tuko over the holdings of A. L, I'urknhurnt, pri'Himt ton ceHnlnnalnt, and enlargo unit Im prove thn hotel ncrommodutlonn on n ncaln which will bn'nbln to handle tho tourlnt travel Hyilney II. Vincent, a member of thn npoclal committee appointed by Governor Olcott which mado mi In vcntlgntlon of the Crater Inko hotel Ituatlon recently, ban prepared n plan for financing tho business. Ho ban nubmlttpd thin plan to Uovernor Olcott and othern mid It may bo giv en consideration ut thu conference. will not reopen tin: POItTliAM) ItATi: ('AHE SALEM. March 8 Tho public sorvlca commission today rocolvod a telegram from Wnnhlngton thut Pu gut Hound cltlen hnd withdrawn ap plication for n rehearing for tho Columbia Ilusln rati) cane In which thn Interstate commerce Minimis nlon awarded Portlnnd a ten per rent differential on nhlpmvntn from south of flnako river. Thn arrival of spring weather seemingly In having Itn effect upon building nctlvltlon In thin city, the number of building permits, cover ing, howovor, only moderate umouiitH, being Inrger than at any meeting held for neveral monthn Thn pormltn grnnted wern: W. C. Drown, frame houso, 20x20, cost $700, on lot 9, block 2, Hot Springs addition. Ilnrry Kurcb, to move thu Hhlvo houso, Seventh and Plnu stronts, nnd a small building In rear of Gun Ktnro, to Tenth and Washington streets, mid Tenth and Jeforson streets; also to wreck the building known nn thn Dear Cut garugu. This permit wnn grunted with thu proviso that Mr. Kurcb deposit $250 to In suro thn rlty pnyment In tho event of ilnmngo to streets. I.. W. Hardin, to remodel and build addition to dwelling nt 624 Grant street, cost $500. L. M. Ilanuen. to build throo story framo houso, 20x2C, with woodshed, 10x10, on lotn 20 nnd 21, block 30, Second addition to Kla math Falls. Jos. II. Picklo. to build addition to house on lot 2, block 04, Nichols addition, cost $500. George W. Holms, to build frnmo houso on lot 23, block 13, Fulrvlaw addition, cost $1000. II. 8. Gooding to build addition to houso ut 424 N. Eleventh street, cost $1000. James W. Carson, to build frnmo dwelling on lots 1 nnd 2, block 7, Industrial addition, cost $200. J. W. nnd O. A. Fltzpntrlck, Jo build four room modorn bungalow on lot 11, block 65, Hot Springs addition, cost $1800. An application by Mrs. E. I). Mc Donnld to conduct n rooming houso nt 421 Main streot wan laid over ponding investigation by tho flro chlof. nil wnn decorum and qulotudo, and ns tho mayor cnllod sharply for or dor, tho council again turned to a Snore rational consideration of tho huslnoss before thorn. Chief Will Huo Chlof Wilson stated nftor tho Council mooting that ho would in- Vtltuto n suit ngaliiBt tho city for wngos, It tho council persisted in cutting him oft at tho pockot." Tho motion to stop tho chiefs pay und roduco tho pay of tho mayor's patrolmen appointees was carrlod by tho votes of Uogardus, Vollmer and McCollum. 'Patrolmen Hilton and Wyn'fr ap parently stand well with the trlura vrratot '' "lio attompt wan 'mado to 'lowor tholr pay from tho present $140 acalo. N T T W N MUCH PAVING DISCUSSION IT COUNCIL A potltlon to Improve Seventh street from Washington to Grant, was granted by tho city council last night, with tho proviso that tho pro perty ownorn deposit u certlflod check for $125 with tho pollco Judge to rover preliminary costs. Thn city engineer wus authorized to prepnro plans and specifications covering thu Improvement. Tho council wns advised that thin pro posed Improvement fell by tho way sldn last year because of tho scar city of man and equipment, nnd tho high cost of construction, hut that It was an Improvement that wan Im perative. Ho urged Immcdlato ao- 'tlon. John Thorsen, ono of tho In terested property owners, wus pro 'sent In support of tho potltlon. This (will bo a two way street, 20 feet on either oldo, and will not bo hard surfaced at this time, tho proporty owners bolng content to grado and innko thu permanent improvement later. A potltlon was also introduced and ndoptod covering tho paving with bltullthlc or other hard sur faco material Oak street from Sixth to Ninth street. Walnut streot, from Sixth to Ninth, Sovontb street from Klamath to Oak stroots, Klghth street from Walnut to Oak strcotn, Ninth street from Klamath avenue to Oak streot, and Oak streot from Ninth to Spring streets. Thcso strcotn will nil havo paving from 40 to CO foot, with romont sldownlM and curbing on both sides. Council man Uogardus' motion to adopt tho resolution provided tho property owners deposit $300 far engineer's nxpensm wan carried without much discussion. Pollco Judgo Leavltt presented a report, of tho financial condition nf Improvement units 1, 2, and 3, In itiated In 1910, and extending to October 10, 1920. Thcso units Ho riouth of Main street. Tho amount bf the original bonds was $124, 818,53, and of this amount tho ro port showed that $77,000 worth had boon retired, leaving n bnlanco, with 'interest of $47,818.53. Tho report advised tho council that tho bonds would undoubtedly bo presented tor final paymont by May 1, und that tho city should bo ready to meet tho payment at that time. Tho po llen Judgo asked tho council to mako their demands for payment 'upon tho delinquents in tho form of mi order, and strengthen tho chanco to procuro oarly pnymonts. Klro Chlof Amoroso reportod that thoro wcro no flron during Feb ruary. Ono fulso ularm was ro spoudod to, for which firomon woro paid $3, There woro SS Inspections by tho chlof. Among buildings In spected were tho Kvans and Wllklns buildings at numbers 2 nnd 10 Main street. Tho chlof said that oven If proporly wired, tho build ings would still bo unsafo and dun- gorous. They nro partially con structed of cloth und plastor, tho flues nru bad, and tho general con dition of tho bulldlngu wus far bo low stnndird. Ho rocommended thut permission to occupy them as livlug rooms bo withhold. Tho mnttor was referred to tho flro commlttoo. Tho chlof than suggestod that tho health otflcor visit tho buildings also. H. M. Mannlug asked permission to build u atono rotnlnlng wall in front ot his rcsldonco on Congor nvontio. This was roforrcd to tho street commlttoo, with ovory Indica tion that It will ho granted. A roport showod thut tho soworj on Kliimuth uvonuo near Klghth street wus stopped, City Knglneor Zumwalt explaining that tho ob struction Is probably duo to tha sund which is wushod Into tho sower by tho washing ot cars nt gar ages In tlio vicinity. Ho suggestod sand traps as a romedy. In tho moautlmo Street Commissioner Huu sakor is having his troubles trying to open a passage way in tho sower. Rosldents of Mills addition re quested tho city to lay sldowalks on tho Intersections ot etreots from Wan'tland avenue to the Mills scbo), , Th.e sidewalks are in, but the crossings are had, and the council took tha matter under ad- vlsoment, accepting the suggestion that four foot walks ho constracwJ. y CHAUG FILED AGIST LI Albert C. Norllng, known In this city as Hart McDonald, was arrest ed last night by Patrolman Hilton on a chargo ot bigamy, brought by j Mrs. Maude Ncrllng, of Kansas City, Mllisourl, who claims sbo was wedded by Norllng In Kansas City in 1907. Local records show that tho accused bigamist, under thn namo of McDonald, was married to Ilornlco Inoz Kmsl In Klamath Falls, September 30, 1920. McDonald appeared last night be foro Justice Gaghugcn and furnished $1000 bond for his nppenrnnco for preliminary hearing Friday. Tha bond was signed by Ed. Propst and Morris Ilrynn. Thu first wife camo hern Satur day night with McDonald's half brother from Vancouver, Washing ton. Tho brother, according to tho police story, wus seeking to straighten out a family mattor. llort McDonald said today ho would faco tho charges. Ho ex pressed confldcnco that they would not be pressed. Ho admltn tho Kan sas City mnrrlago, hut says ho was only 17 years old and becatno en tangled through youthful Indiscre tion with a woman many years his senior. McDonald, ho snyw, Is his right ful namo. Norllng was tho name of his stepfather and ha has adopt ed It beforo tho marriage. His first wlfo, ho says, has been married slnco thoy separated and ho does not believe sho will press tho charges. Thu first wlfo did not know Mc Donald was married when sho camo hero. According to McDonald sho sought to Induro him to leava with her. Ho refused and sho otforod him $1000, ho says, if bo would ro consider. This caused her In splto to fllo tho bigamy charge. Tho arrest brings to light tho lack of co-operation existing In tho po llco department. Mrs. Norllng and her hrothor-ln-law loft on this morning's train without knowing tho nrrcst had hcon mado, said Chief Wilson. In fact tho chief himself at 10 o'clock this morning said Patrolman Hilton, who has tho night shift, had loft no report ot tho arrest nn bis desk. Sprague River Mill Will Start Monday Tho Spraguo Rlvor Lumber com Ipnny's mill will start next Monday with a craw of 26 men, reports J M. Bodtord, n member ot tha con corn. Tho mill Is located flvo miles abovo Chiloquin on Sprague river. A supply of logs Is on hand from last season nud thu legging camps tvlll not open until lator. Tho mill has u dally capacity of 35,000 feet. PRINCIPAL SUHPKNDS SCHOOL ACT1V1TIK.S AS PUNISHMI'NT School social and athletic activi ties will cease, decreed Principal Gootz ot tho high school this morn lug, until culprits guilty of stacking hooks ovor tho school promises, con fess. Tho visit of tho mischievous ones wns discovered when Bchool oponod this morning. Kir. Manning romlndod tho coun cil thut a Mrs. Peterson, a woman ot 60 years or more, had prcsontod a claim tor damages for Injury duo to a fall an u detectlvo Bldowulk in front ot Dr. A. A. Soulo's rcsldonco, and that sho would withhold suit against tho city If her medical ex penses woro paid by tho city. Ho wanted no pay for his sorvlco, but n stilt would bo Instituted, ho s'tld, If tho mnttor Is net sottlod on that basis. Tho council took this mnt tor undor advlsomont also. Rosldonts ot tho Shlpplngton dis trict asked tho council to order sev eral dirt roads in that section dr-;-ged, bollevlng that this Is tho op portune time, Street Commissioner Hunsaker tartly advised the peti tioners that be would drag the road "when the time came," as they were not tit to bo worked upon nt thh tlrao. This sottled tho matter fo( the prosont. CI RESIDENT New Administration Takes Action to Aid Western Wool Men WASHINGTON, March 8. Hoc-, 'rolory of War Wooks, at tho request ot western senators, Including Sen ator Stanfleld ot Oregon, today sus pended tho war department order for tha sale ot six million pounds : of nurplus army wool at Iloston next .Thursday. Tho senators told tha secrotary that tho sale would bo disastrous now to wool growers, who aro proparlng to shear tho spring (clip. Tariff Policy Republican lcndors who dined with tho prosldcnt last night said ho favored a now temporary tariff for a year pending tho preparation ot a permanent law to replace tho Underwood net. Tho full program Is t6 bo laid beforo tho president soon. Flvo crates ot Chlncso pheasants will arrive tonight from tho state gamo farm at Kugone, for distribu tion by tho Klamath County Sports men's association, Tho birds will bo ut tho Wostern Transfer offlco until distributed. They will bo liberated on tho following ranches: M. J. Lytlo, Honanza; Iloss Sutton, Dairy; A. F. Graham and David Tumor, Langcll Volloy; C. L. Hol llday, Kcno. Must Hate License The association warns anglers In Link river that all must havo fish ing licenses. Many aro fishing with; out licences and tho gamo warden plans to Investigate immediately. Also, anglers must tako notice that tho season Is closed for alt fish less than ten Inches long. Arrests will follow continued violations. Ilainborr Running Tho stato commission yestorday jsent in two men to reopen the Spon- ccr Creek egg taking station. Fresh ets havo destroyed tha dam and jnow racks must bo Installed. Trout aro reported running in both Spen cer Creek and Wood river. ALLIES TAKE MAYENCE, March 8. British, Belgian and French troops entered Duessoldorf this morning. French and Belgian troops occupied Druls borg at noon. Tho allied Rhino flo tilla took possession of Ruhrfort. BERLIN, March 8. Tho German cabinet decided to take no action op posing tho allied advance. Speaking of penalties, ono cabinet member said: "Wo must beat them with dig nity." Presldont Ebort appealed to tho Gorman pooplo to moot foreign des potism with austoro dignity, and ad monished against UC-advlsed acts. In n proclamation Ebort said Germany was unable to uso force to oppose tho nlllos' mothods, but sho neverthe less protested against open violation of tho peaco troaty. Ho said tho allies Imposed domands Imposslblo ot fulfillment, which tho work ot a generation could not carry out. "Wo must not, and wo cannot com ply with It," ho added. "Our honor and self respect forbids it." LEGION REPRESENTATIVES POSTPONE THEIR VISIT Word hs been rocelvol from Port land headquartors, according to Roy N. Fouch, adjutant ot tho American Legion post,, that tho Flying Squad dron, which was to havo arrived hero last night, has been held up temporarily, on account ot tho withdrawal by, government bureaus ot their representatives. The. Squad ron came as lar as meaiora, ana will likely now have to Veturn to Portland headquarters, and tho local post will bo Informed later as to tholr arrival bore. PHEASANTS ARE COMING TONIGHT N OE IN TOWNS PROJECT BILL SIGNED; HUNT IS NOT CERTAIN Whether signing of the sundry civil bill by President Wilson car ried tho Klamath project appropria tion In Its entirety Is not definitely established here. This was one cf tho final bills slgnod by Wilson, Tho San Francisco Associated Press headquarters reports thut th" bill carried through tho $1,213,000 Klamath appropriation. Tho Port land Telegram, bowovor. said today that thoro was no definite Informa tion thoro that it had. Tho reclama tion offlco at Portland has not been 'Informed that tho rectamatlcn ap propriations were carried with the bill. Project Manager Newell said to day that ho had no direct Informa tion, but that tho sundry civil bill carried tho project appropriation and as far as known It had not boon reduced from tho original $1, 213,000. Tho Portland Telegram, on the other hand, said meager Information javallablo Indicated tho appropriation had been reduced to $713,000. Chiloquin Man Will Face Trial Wado Crawford will bo tried In Justice Gaghagen's court tomorrow afternoon on the chargo of Injury to tho property of W C. Balfour, Chiloquin hotel man, and afterward wlllface trial for assault and ba' tory on George Du Vault ot Chilo quin. From hazy Information so fcr obtained It appears that Crawford and Balfour engaged in a "friendly scuffle." The outcome was not friendly and Balfour claims Craw 'ford maliciously broke bis watch chain. Tho assault took placo at a basket ball game at Chiloquin following a quarrel. Du Vault accused Craw ford ot being too officious. liAUK EVANS ACQUITTKW I1V JACKSON COUNTV JURY Lark Evans, whose second trial beforo Judge D. V. Kuykcndall In Jacksonville last wcok attracted much attention, was acquitted by tho Jury on tho second ballot. Becauso Evans j was arrested hero and several local persons were witnesses, much Inter est was taken here In tho trial's out come. At his first trial, a year ago, I Evans was convicted nnd sentenced to IS yoars In tho state prison. JURY DISAGREES IN FIRST JACKSONVILLE DANK TRIAL MEDFORD. March 8. Tho Jury trying Mxs. Myrtlo Blakely, oxrtreas urer of Jackson county, disagreed today. Dofendant was charged with malfeasance In connection with plac ing county funds In tho Bank of Jacksonville beforo Its failure. SERIOUS OFFENSE CHARGED Bert Swagcr was arraigned beforo Justlco Gaghagen this afternoon on a chargo of annoying young girls by lmpropor advances. He was arrost cd Sunday by Patrolman Wynn. This Is tho second arrost ot tho sort In two woeks. MUCKERS ANNOUNCE WAGE CUT. STARTING MARCH U CHICAGO, March 8. Packers to day announced n 12W per cent re duction In wages, offectlvo March 14, It wilt apply to all parts of tho country and affect 100,000 employ es. SAYS MELIIASE PROPERTY IS NOT INCORPORATED Tho Malhaso ostato docs not fig ure in tho Daggctt-Mclbaso Invest ment company's incorporation, says Mrs. Henrietta Melbaso. The es tato has boon logally terminated and tho Incorporation is for tho purpose of conducting a general realty nnd Investment business, independent of ot the Melhase property, she says. rARMS4fj2-" '. J " Completion' of- fee' .'is Jo- ct -lbs. Joseph Rpbustelltnl farm on the Merrill road to' Richard Brltensteln ot tho city was made known today. m