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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1921)
'jIllVlTXlty LII)I'U KVOKSK, OIL ir Pj iEutfttmn Uralli Today's News , Today Do Member of the Associated Press KifKvntli Viiir. No. IWI7I. KLAMATH FALLS, ORKGON, TIIUHHDAV, MAItCH 17, 1021. PIUGK FIVE CENTS BIG BOND BUYER SHIS III IF. SERIOUS EFFECT Klamntti county' tax muddle will rerlnlnly linpiilr tint Rain of city nml , county securities nml bond for ir rlRiitlon districts If It In not straight (Miud out iooii, mi Id Carl H. Kolly, vlco president or thn Lumbermen' Trust company of Portland, who U horu looking ovur varlotn liotul mat ter. Failure to collect tho taxes leave tho county, city and Irrigation dis tricts without fundi in meet matur ing Interest and In llkaly to romilt In defaulted payments, .Mr. Kelly wnnt on to explain Hint ono falluro to moot tint Interest on bonded Indubtnenn would placo n stigma upon local security which yearn will lm required to efface "The bond nro purchnnoil by lie veitom son lie red nil over thn conn. try." ho wild. "They know nothlnic of your local condition. They pre nnt tholr couponti to their bank for collection and assuming thu tax nit tuition Im carried to thn point where payment In dcfaullod, Ret them back with the Information thut thu city of Klamath Fall, or the county or irrigation district ni the cane may be, ban no nioricy,to meet Itn Interent ob ligation. Thu renultunt effect upon their confidence In obvlom. Ilond trade journal print the Informa tion, upplnmuntlng the word of mouth publicity of the disappointed bond holder and tho community loses In a moment n financial repu tation that It will take jeani to. re build." Mr. Kulty ald that thu Mill ad dition sower IkjihI Imuu would bo of foctod by thu tax iltuatlon, and though tanking no definite state ment, Indlcuted that thu Lumbor men Trunt company did not want the bond. Thn Rawer bond are alto Invalida ted by the fact that thay wora Issued for 30-ycarn, when tho charter lim it bond ln up to SO year. Thu council Nought to remedy tho mat ter by changing tho term to SO year, but tbo question ns to wheth er thn council had power to modify tbo wlnti of tho pcoplo, oxpreet! by vota although I In, submission on the bnllot In conflict with tho char ter provision was clearly urroneou n t 111 remain, Street Improvement under tho llnncroft act, whorn tho cost of lm1 provument I laid directly on tho pro perly, will not bo affoctod by tho tax muddle. Messenger's Skull M Ut.lUfKU, 1,-JVMV Examination Shows An x-ray examlntlon of Lynn Hkllllnxton' nkull, held In the War ren Hunt boipltnl Into thin morn ing, disclosed n fracture from ear to ear. No blood clot hn formed, however, mid nttundlnK physician n ru hoperul that nurloiiH result can bu avoided, Thu patient In con hcIoiih, but sloop- much of tho time. Hkllllngton I thu 18-year old mos noiiKer for tho Wentorn Union who while riding hi wheel djwn Tenia lret bill Monday morning, col lided with u car driven by V. I, Valentine. MATH PINE I MINI START IN APRIL ST. PATRICK'S M EH Perhaps It would not bo enlarging upon truth to nay that no program, ncal or Instrumental, has boin of fered to tho public. wl'.h recent months that contained mnr9 morltor lous numbers, or that promised l. t ter entertainment, than tho St. Patrick' dny program which Hill bo Klven In tho While I'olln.n hotol a 8 o'clock tonight. No', only ilo.vt tho chnractur of thn number poeseas unusunl morlt, but thu vocalist, miiRlclnnfl, and lecturer v In are on tho program nro pre-eminently oapn ble, and with theso two facts iih tho foundation of thu promln of excel lence, tho largo crowd Hint Is ex pected to attend will suroly oxper lonce nn evening of rnro nnoyment. Irolund and tbo Irish lmvo nlwnya exercised n Bympnthntlc nnd lovable Influence upon tho poople of this country, nnd nnwndnyn tho obser ran co of St. Patrick's day Is not con fined nlono, but to almost overy na tionality In tho land. With two well Informed lecturer:) on tho program, tbo UIhIi a h u pontile, nnd St, Patrick as representative of thn race, will bo fairly nnd Intolllgontly dealt with, Summed up, tbl Ih n program which will find favor with everybody. Thoso who nro going to bonr It nro again reminded that tho first numbor will bo hoard nt 8:1! o'clock. mfiXHTiv " AHDMOHH, Mnr.li 17. nam llamon wnrt mqulttetl lntn till utter-lioou. The Klamath Pine Lumber com pany, organized In July, last yuar, I ono of tho mnny mill nnd fac tories In this county which Is pro paring to begin work with a full forco In April, and with tbo lumber market gaining In strength, demand, nnd price n thn onon prugrenncs. the comjiany I looking forwnrd to what they term n "fairly normal year " Till company I officered by local men. George Ulrlch Is president, Oscnr Peyton, vlco president; O. I). Rurke, treasurer, nnd I.. M. Martin, secretary B. W. I)oo, a man of wldo lumbering experience. Is genoral mnnnger for thn compnny. Tho company mill Is located on Up par Klamath lako, adjoining tho Pelican Iftiy Lumber company's hold ing on tho north, and Is so situated that It Is within easy hauling dls 'tnnce of the Weed, Kirk, and StraV horn branches of the railroad. It Is servod by tho Hanks spur of tho Southern Pacific. At this time, tho company ho about 1,000.000 feet nt thn mill ready to bo converted Into lumbor. nnd nbout 1,000,000 feet moro cut nnd lying In tho woods nonr Odcssn, rencly to be tnkon to tho mill. In addition to thl. tho company hns about 10,000,000 standing feet, and I now negotiating for about that much mom excellent limber clom to It present holding. The mill cut nbout 200,000 foot of lumbor Inst October, but It was used for their own construction, no effort having boon made to sell any of It. A centrifugal pump Is now bolng worked steadily draining tho pond near tho mill, nnd us soon ns this work I done, a crow of about 30 men, single shift, 'will bo put to work. Tho company wlsoly built Its mill so that It couhj bo enlarged easily, nnd If nocessnry tho capacity can bo doubled. Tho prosont capacity Is fiO.OOO foot In eight houro. Kloctrlcally driven, and modern In ovory rospoct, this mill Is Ideal from both tho ownora' and workmen! Rtnndpolnt, and la conccdod to bo a Rplendld addition to Klamath coun ty's Industrial establishments, No necessary oxponsn was spared In Its construction, When tho company's logging camps nro In full operation, from 40 to CO mon nro employed. A logging crow has been omployod nil wlntor. AWAKE, AMERICA, AWAKE! Hy PAT 4. IIHOW.V. Merrill, Oregon Awako, America, awake! Undone your slumbrous eyes, Nor slowly drowno thu tlmo nwny Whllo Krln slowly die. Not thu thy mood when Cuba npoko When ruvlnhed Ilelglum cried. Oh hnlt thn IlrltlRh beast, and show That freedom hns not dlod. Awako, America, awake! A nation old Is dying. Ilcncath a snvago tyrant's hool Thy old-tlmo frlond Is lying. Tho soul that bravely stood by thoo Whon other friendship endod, Bhould bo. In turn, upheld by thoo lie succored and befriended. Awake, America, awoke! Hood not tho crafty wiles Of cunning men who love thoo not, Hut hldo tbolr hnto In smiles. Tho samo false tales wero told of theo Home hundred year ago; Tho samo old falsehoods, samo old lies, And by tho same old foo. ' Awako, Amortca, awTket Onco moro upon the gale Unfurl tbo glorious Stars and Stripes Iet Liberty prevail. O, stop tho brutish Urltlsh band As latu you stopped the Hun. Preclaim: Tho fight for freedom's on Till victory la won. Awake, America, awako! And spurn thy droatns of ease; A tortured peoplo's dying cries Aro borne upon tho breozo. Up! Up! And stand. by Erin now A oft she's stood by thee, Her flag and thlno again ontwlno And stand for Liberty. Ship Board Places May Go to Oregon and California Men Telegram Wn-lilnglnn Iiitrnmi WASHINGTON, Mnrch 17. Call- fornla and Oregon apparently will namo tho Pacific coast shipping board member whon that body la organized. It haa been long understood for- jmer Senator Chamborlaln will bo namca ror ono of thcao two places, and California senators, Johnson and Shortrldgo, havo mado strong Joint recommendation to President Hard ing that California unlto on Meyer Llssnor, of Los Angoles, for tho sec ond placo on the commission from tho west coast. Under tbo circumstances, It Is as sumed that tho president will not Ig nore California and will glvo both places to tho northwest. It Is under stood the president will not announce the board until ho has secured tho ac ceptance of tho chairman ho wants and then build the board around this man to carry out a definite policy. MM TELLS DEATH CUES LEGION SMOKER I AMI SAFE FIRST COW A OF EMERGENCY T M T M I Another Dance at County Hospital Itnln or Rhino tho dnnco at tho county farm will bo glvon Saturday night, nld J. II. Short, superintend ent, tocjbry. Plana havo beon In tho maklngWor weoks and n grand tlmo la promised. Mr. Short will furnish tho coffee nnd tho ladlo will bring baskets) m usual, Tho admission chnrgo Is $1. Provlous dances have glvon tho loiinty farm offalrn n flno reputa tion nnd nil preparations aro being mado for n big crowd Saturday night. will mhbt in uiiunoiit NOT IN T1IK SCHOOL Tho meetlnc of tho Womnn'B club of Mt. Laid will bo hold In thn Mt, I.nkl church tomorrow ovenlng lnntouii of in tho school houso, as stated in yestordny'a Herald.- Tho mombora havo extended on Invitation to their husbands and frlonds, and nit Interesting ovonlng Is anticipated. Robert 8. Mills, ago 32, employ ed for tbo past yoar by tho First Stato and Savings bank, died at 4 o'clock this morning at the Klamath general hospital. Rheumatism, af fecting the heart, caused his death. The young man had mado many friends during hi residence hero to regret his untimely death. Ho wo tbo son of Mr. and Mrs, Hobert S. Mills of Oakland, Califor nia, and brothor of .Mrs. Francos Davis, Wlnsdor, Ontarie: Mrs. George Cronscbnabol, Oakland, and Mrs. Cameron, Fort8cott, 8on Fran cisco. His nunt, Mrs. Itufus White head, of Oakland, her husband, and the mother of the decodont, arrivod hero Tuesday. Thoy will take thuitmnn body to Oakland tomorrow for bur-i t Wrestling, boxing nnd other stunts are the features of the entertainment program of the American Legion post tomorrow night nt Moose ball. The slow starts at 8 o'elock and all ex service men, whether Legion mora born or not, will be heartily wel- custai. v Tho cntortalnment hare several surprises ileevo and promise to night lively. Sandwiches and near "nearest" that can bo procured, will bo provided In abundance. Tho head liner for the smoker will bo a wrestling encounter between "Strang ler" Christie and "Scissors" Worl- committee up thHr mako the beer, the ial. Ll'Mlli:iLMAN BUICIDKH TACOMA, March 17. Sulcldo was tho coroner's verdict In tha case of O. D. Uannhor, president of the Dunn her Lumbor company, which was washed up by tho tide today at the Dannhcr mill dock. Tho body was attached to tho piling by a rope A card In tho dead man" pocket bore a mesaago Indicating suicide. HA.MO.V CASK WILL HKACII TUB JUHV LATB TODAY AIlDMOnE. Okla.. March 17. Defense counsel In tho Hamon mur dor trial began argument at 10 o'clock this morning, after tho court had refused to accept their offer to waive argument. It was expected tho case might reach the Jury about 6 o'clock this afternoon. TJRf NEED Telegram Washington llurcaa WASHINGTON, March 17. United States Senator Charles L. McNary has convinced Senator Pen rose, chairman of the senate finance committee nnd Representative Ford noy, chairman of tho houso ways and mean committee, that an emer gency tariff for the agriculturist and stock growers of tho iwostcra state should bo given tbo earliest possible consideration by congress, and when it convenes in April it Is expected that legislation along this lino will bo ono of the first things on tho program. Following Senator McNary's talk with Senator Penrose, who as chnlr man of tho sennto finance commit tee, largely directs tho policy of tbe senate regarding financial legislation. Penrose arranged for a conference with somo of tho senate and houso leaders, Including Representative Fordney, nnd tho secretary of tho treasury, Mr. Mellon. "All that I did," said Senator fc Nary today In commenting on the conference, "waa to call tho attention of Senator Penroso and other leaders of tbe senato and houso to the urgency to tho farmers of tho coun try for relief on some of tho prin cipal products of tho farm, particu larly wool. Growers of this com modity now faco heavy Importations and competitive sales from Argen tina, New Zealand and Australia. I foci that It Is tho first duty of con gress to afford protection on this and other great staples to tho pro ducers in tho country .while eon gross is taking up In detail the per manent tariff and rovislon of the in ternal revonne laws." tr. Prices nlea.eit tho m.nnm.ni aenator McNary enjoys an unusu- of tbo sale. aUy I),eaMnt relationship with Preal dent Harding, and on reclamation Man Wanted Here Is Jailed at Weed RNS e Seaforth Queen, third, with calf by side, was tho first animal sold at tho annual farm bureau salo this afternoon, bringing $G75. Oliver Mar tin of Merrill wan tho buyer. Hid ding started at $300. Tho price la within $2G of last year'a top price. Tho cow Is from S. A. Hempo's herd, Union county. Monarch's Rose, dwncd by W. J. Townley of Hot Lake, Oregon, waa the second animal sold. William Hammond of Merrill paid $275. The O.K. bam. was Jammed with people from all partsof the "conn- County Detective Morloy left for Weed this morning to bring back Harry Drown who was arrested thero a couplo of days ago on infor mation from this city charging him with larcency. Drown, who had cbargo of tho shoo shining parlor In tho O. K. barber shop on Main atroet. Is alleged to havo stolen nbout $20 from tho proprietor. A tolegram received yosterday said Drown would not contest extradition. An automatic chess-player haa been invented by a Spaniard. and othor western matters la con sulted by the' whlto house frequenb ly. Ho haa moved up to tbq seats of tho mighty, actually as well as Intluentially. In tho reassignment of seats in this session Senator Mc Nary was give na seat on the front row on the republican aide, a place of vantage ns well as distinction, and from which he will lead the fight for many measures extromely import ant to the west. MKIUULL ItKSIDK.NT GOBS TO 8TATB HOSPITAL St. Patrick's Day Dream of Tomorrow Joe Joseph, aged GO years, was ad- Judged Insane in probate court the first of this week, and will be taken I to tbe stato hospital tomorrow. About four weeks ago, Joseph lost tbo powor of spoecb, and his mind has beon wandering over since. He haa lived In tho Merrill section for years, and is a native-born Oregon-Ian. Indictments Are Dropped Against All Save Gondii CHICAGO, Mnrch 17. The btate today dropped tbo cases against all former Chicago White Sox ball flay ers, indicted for tho alleged throw ing of tho 1919 world's series, cccopt Chick Gondii. Tho action was takon after Judgo Dyer refused to grant n contlnujnX-n of more than 60 days, requostud by the stats ns necessary. to gather new evidence liOOAL MK.V II BAUD MAItV r.SWINBV SPBAK Dchnla D. O'Connor and D. D. Mur phy returned last ovenlng from Port land where they had gone to repre sent Klamath county nt tho organi zation of tbo Orogon branch of the American Association for tha Recog nition of tho Irish Republic and listen i to tho address of MIm Mary Mao flwiney, slstor of the late Lord Mayor MacSwInoy of Cork. Dr. Andrew C. Smith was elected president and Miss Annlu Currln secretary of tbo stato association and Dr Smith and P. E. Sullivan woro oloctod as dele gates to attend the convention to be bald in Chicago on April 23.