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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1921)
t lj v jku tnx ttg Iteralii A Class Ad Will Do It Today a New Today Member of the Associated Press. I'lffeentli Year No. niiK! KLAMATH FALLS, OHKOON, MONDAY, MAV III, IfilM muck FIVK CENTS JtS u I Knights of Pythias To Have Naval Craft AT .35 llmilil WiihliliiKton IIiim'jiii WASHINGTON, Miiy 18. Con- I'.ri'HHiiiiui llirwloy received word tliln iniiriiliii: (lint tliu navy department , ihnil dot ill led a tin Vil I vessel for N- Reduction Due to In- lialeiii bay for llio celebration of rionao In PMrlnrtinn J,,y ''""f"' ,"l,,r "' auspices if " - WVMJ . . And PREPARING TULE ASKS TO GQNFER LAND FOR RYE! WITHDEVALERA Reserve Officers Request Is Urged Ilcrnlil Washington Ilurcau I WASHINGTON, May 16. Sena tor McNury thl morning took up with tho Bocrctary of war ond rec-, BOARD ELECTS Reserves; No tint Knight of Pythias Shortage This Year. . Governors to Confer Un Kcclamation ISill Tim drop of two nuitn In tho price nf gasoline wlilcli wan nimnum'od liy tho Htiiiiilnnl Oil company Hnttinluy afternoon, iniiklni; a total reduction of four runts within Ihn week, wiin 3;IiiiI news to motorists mid nutomo lilln iiikii tliroiiKliout Ihn illhtrlct. Under Hid liuw Mchiiiluli), gasoline In telling In thin city at .in ckiiIn. TIiIh brings Ihn IiiihIc price down to 33 runtH, Hid iiddi'd two citntit going Into tho Htntii fund for Improved hlgh wnyii. Tim docllnii In prim followH a re duction In tho prlro of cruiln ut the wells It Indicates Hint at hint thorn In ft noticeable Increase In thn rrsurvn storkN ami that at laid production Ih pusslng consumption, a condition hoM'd lor many muntliH, according' t (i A llalllwi'll, liirdl representa tive fur thn Standard Oil company UlM year at Ihn limn of thn gasoline fthnrliiun. tin iioliili.il mtt rfim.itmii. I Hon wiin abnormal whlln produi Hon ( wiin Unlit Tim cemlni: In of addition i at unlln and greater farlltleH f r I raring fr Urn California raw prod net. however, havn Increased pro ductlon ami liullt up reserves Tim I'nloii Oil company did not drop In prion until (IiIh inornliiK llnth thn Standard and I'ulon rout pantos local represontiitUes rtnti' Hint thern In llltln likelihood or any ithortiiKn In llio supply of gasoline thin your Herald Washington IIiikuiii WASHINGTON, May 10. Gov ornorM of flvo of thn western stales who am members ot thn western riicluniatlnii association, who hnvu lici'u In session In Donvnr, arrived hern thin morning to hnvu n con ference with Hunator McNnry In re gard to thu reclamation hill Intro duced hy li lut anil now tin dor honr Ing In IiIh committee. Tho gover nors will meet with Senator Mc Nary tonight and mny otitllnn u dot Inltn plan of Hupport for tho mens urn. ' (lovnrnor Campbell tf Arlzonn, (Intnriior Hurt, of Washington, (lovnrnor Hhoup of Colorado and (linornor Davis of Idaho, am al- rrudy Imm ami tho governor of I'lah will arrlvn this aflnnionn. CAPT. SIEMENS Estate Tax Held Valid By the Supreme Court WASHINGTON. May 10 Thn I'Ntaln lux provlilml In thn riminun act of l'Jlti wok hold by thn Supremo Court In passing upon thu appeal or tho niecutors of thn estate of tho la,te J Ilarscn Purdy, of Now York. It hold Hint estate taxes, paid under Mtnto InUN. cannot lio deducted from thn "lint fitatu" upon which thn tax In affixed under thn revenue act BRINGS IN CAN 0EOILAN0SAND Chinaman Has Crews and Tractors At Work on Lower Klamath Lake Son Enters School. Chlng Lung, Chlnnumn from Slock ton. California, nrlved In Midland Tuesday with tlin-u managers and oiiRlni'urH for IiIh InrKO tulo land rnnch. A now nut homo powor Host tractor wiih purchased and put Into operation. Thoy also unu u sevonty- flvo home-power Holt tractor. Under tho present management, day and nlKht crown nro working to Rot tho land In Hhnpn to plant to barloy thli Moimoii. Tim now mannRem are: Ylck K. IIoiik. nophnw of Chung I-ung; Chin Koo, IiIn son. and J. V. Frclut. Thoy rodn up In a new llmounlno. Chin Koo, nori of ChliiK I.utiK, nillllonnlrn Chinaman, entorcd Mid land dcIiooI Mnnilay to lonrn Kngllh. 'hln Koo, who In Hlxtvon yearn old. Iiiih a very HiorouKh education In ChluoKn. tin In a horn American citi zen, hut wiin Kent to China when niiiiiII to Irani IiIn mother tonKun. Ho returned to Stockton Biivernl months ii no ami now denlrea to learn KngllNh. rj, i i f, c . . oramenueu mai lavoraute action bo "wowuyu ucurjje am i taken on tho Cllt' TEACHERS Have Asked Conference President of Republic. Manadiate Awaits Bar Paper in J. H. Albers Case N IN LUMBER CUT I'OHTI.ANI). May 1C Tho 11120 lumber (lit of Oregon and Washing ton, according to roporu Jimt given out. huh larger than that for any pre ceding year, amounting to X.SI2 mil lion board feet Oregou'H cut wiih .'I. .'II 7 mlllloiiM. while that of WnHhlng ton wiih UJt'lU million feet. Knur HpocloA tiinili) up thn bulk of thn cut: DougliiH fir, C.R22 million; WDHtein ellow iilno, iios million; woHlern hemlock, R8I million; anil Sitka Hpriicii, :i.'i" million. Shingle producHon nmouiited to ri.nii mil lion HhlngleH, which Ih Iohh than thn 1019 cut, morn than the 101S, and not much morn than half that for ltiOH. Kor llio pant nnvornl years produc tion of lumber In Oregon and WiihIi Ington Iiiih hIiowii a Hteady Incrrann. These HtntcH prodiired about 8 pe,r rent more lumber In 1D20 than In 1919; Oregon about 10 per rent more. A comparlHon of thn comploto slatlHtU'H for 1920 with nlmllnr sta tUtlCH ror 1918 shows Hint Oregon and Washington produced about 21 por cent nioro lumber In 1920 than In 1919; Oregon nbottt 22 por cent more, Washington nhout 20 per emit morn. Doughm fir production In these two states Iiiih IncreiiHod from 3,87a million In 19 IH to 6,022 million In 1920; western yellow plno from 338 million to 908 million; western liom lock from 3GK million to 518 million, mid spruce from 201 million to 3t7 liUlllon. Spruce production was high est In 1918. dun to thn uso of HiIh wood In aircraft construction. Onrn ngiln oil excitement was stirred to fever heal this afternoon when Copt. J. W Siemens return ed from the nil well with a five pound coffeo con filled two-thirds full with oil and sand. This Is tho first showing of nil that has been brought In since drilling stopped to ,permlt of thu plnclng of tho 8- Inch cosing, and It was sufficient to again start skyward oil stock values and cause many to sen vi sions of thu millions Hint will enmo whnn this field Is fully de veloped, i inn nriii is now working In tho muck, rock and other material that was precipitated In tho bottom of the hole hy thn reamer. It Is not now very far from thn strata that prodiired tho showing that caused ilrllllng to be suspended pending tho Installation of tho easing. It is n confirmation of thn belief that thorn will bo "something doing" when the water is cased and thn holo cleaned out. lleralil Washington llurwu WASHINGTON. May 16 Sona- tor McNnry Is awaiting tho papor of tho Oregon liar association be fore appearing hoforo tho supremo court in tho Albors caso and tho papers nro expected nlmoii any day. JACK I.II.I.Y I.VJI'ltKIt - ' A very painful Injury was suntaln ed by Jack Lilly, Southern Pacific conductor between hero and Kirk, on Saturday, when his hand was caught In thn door of Ihn caboose and two fingers wero cut off A sudden sett' Ing of thu emergency brake cauvd Hid accident. DUIILLV, May 10. Lloyd George, says Freeman's Journal, hns olfor- ed to meet Kamon DoValera, presi dent of tho Irish republic, or any other Irish leader, without condi tions. President DoValera replied that If tho premier ;nado such a statement public ho would glvo a public reply, Threo government officers' "wore shot and killed In an ambush last night at IJnlledlrn, county Oalway. Tho party wan riding In a motor car when thoy woro ambushed. LIVKItPOOL. May 16. Six hous es occupied by persons having rel atives serving In tho Iloyal Irish constabulary, wero raided and sot nflro Inst night. Tho raids wcrq similar to thoso which occurred In London suburbs and hero last Sat urday night. tor a "osorvo Officers' association of tirj j.TL I Portland Immediately to organize j , "J tho rcservo arms of tho army, tho Irish Unnio as is being dono In tho cast at this tlmo, and thoy spaclflcally requested that Portland ho mado heudfiuartors for tho 91st regiment. ii luvuruuie aciion uo . , . -.., request of tho Oregon instructors tor the City Schools for the 1921-22 Term Are Chosen By the Directors. Another Discussion Favors Prohibition WASHINOTON, May 16. Tho ro qulronumt thul tho prohibition amendment must bo ratified within seven yoars by three-fourths of tho states doos not Invalldato tho meas ure tho Supremo Court ruled today, upholding tho lower court' refusal of a potltlon for a writ of habeus cor pus asked by J. J. Dillon of San Fran cisco. Dillon was arrested whllo transporting a case of wlno. Ills counsel nssortod that section threo of tho amendment, originally proposed by Senator Harding, placed limitation on tho legislature's action and there fore It -was unconstitutional. Wallace Objects To Alaskan Bill WASHINGTON. May 10 Opposi tion to tho bill to create the Alas kan Development Hoard wns ex pressed by Secrotary Wnllaco In a letter to Koprcsentatlve Curry of California, chairman of tho house committee) on territories. Death Follows Quarrel Between Father and Son WOODLAND. WH'ihlngioii. May If. Harvey Hiker, aged .".. a ran -her, living 1 ft uillcb eiist of hern, vwih In stantly killed yesterday and IiIh sun. Krod Itlkor, aged 30. died two bourn later, hh Hid result of a duel with firearms between the two men result ing from a quarrel foltmvlug a d.uue which the family had attended. The father drew a revolver and tho son seized ii rifle, both firing at the siime instant. Thn elder mini wiih hIioI through thn breast and tho sou through tho head. SI.i: OK AIIMV INCUKASED Gets Money On Worthless Draft And Is Arrested Jumts M. Kastman was arrested Saturday on a warrant sworn to by Joe Posplsll, charging him with ob taining money under falsa pretens es. Sometlrao ago Kastman Is al leged to have secured Posjlsll's in dorsement on a sight draft for J GO Tho lost pracHco games to be play od before tho opening of the city leaguo season next Sunday, occurred at Modoc Parle yesterday, when tho on a Seattle hank. When tho draWW l$? ? ,b Ju?,nf ;'Mrnrf nnM.' ''.T-',,Uo1 tX. It WM ,tb first EAST BASEBALL FEATURE OF IB I I H Tho following teachers have been elected for the Klamath Falls Pub lic schools for tho school year 1921 22: Allco IJlnckford, Mrs. Mattlo Carr, Nclllo McAndrows, Mrs. Agnea Uryan, Paulino Bend, Mrs. Lou Mar tin, Anna Mao Johnston, Mrs. Molllo lidding, Mrs. Golden Lincoln, II. W. Keeseo, Mrs. Florence lieauchamp, Marjorlo Delzoll, Ella Callahan, Mrs. Bertha Kzell, Eva Hanks, Kathryn McAndrows, Mrs. Lena M. Hackctt, Mrs. Frieda Ilryant, C. E. Lambert. Mrs. Sadie Lambert, Mrs. Mnye D. Wells, Mrs. Chloo Wood, Walro Drew, Esther McAndrows, Jennie B. Johnston, Gcrtruae Parker, Lorotta Jennings, Graco Farrand, Mrs. Mary V. Cool, Huth Dixon. Special Teachers Fannie Virgil, Home Economics:; Sophlo Messenger, Music; J. P. Wells, Superintendent. Anna Mae Johnston and Gertrude Parker have been given leaves of ab sence for ono year to accopt ap pointments In tho Hawaiian Islands. Now teachers are: Mary V. Cool, ot Drain, Oregon; Ituth Dixon, Bly, Ore gon; Sophie Messenger, The Dalles, Oregon. Mlis Cool Is at present teaching In the Drain public schools. Miss Dixon has recently graduated from the San. Joso, Cat., State Normal school. Miss Messenger Is music supervisor In tho public schools of The Dalles, Oregon. arrested. This morning Mrs. Do- rrmtn ...fen trn.lru I. a f ... I ftntr. told District Attorney Ilrowcr that I and some brllllan plays sho had cashed a chock for IS, drawn on a local bank. It was re turned unpaid. Kastman 'will be given a hearing this afternoon. Cqrpentier Arrives To Prepare for Battle NEW YOIIK. May 16. Georges Cnrpcntler, European heavyweight champion, arrived today from Franco to prepare for his battle with Dompsey at Jersey City, July for tho heavyweight champion- nhlp ot the world. ' game of a double header? and was featurod throughout by heavy hlt The second gamo was won by tho Copcos, who trimmed the Jewels by a score of 4 to 3, tho gamo lasting only seven Innings. Tho victory was duo to fast playing and -good base running by tho Copcos, Next Sunday there will bo a double boador, the llno-up being the same as that of yesterday. Mayor Wiley will pitch tho first ball and Horace M. Manning -will do tho receiving. , UCKNNi: ISSIIM) A marriage license wiih Issued Sat urday to John I'ellx: (loldlworthy. of Merrill, and Allen Deborah llodioy of Algouia. KO.VZ.lK.Ni:i,S() Chris Konzak anil Anna Matilda NiiIkoii worn married Saturday by Judgu (laKiihagau. Mr. and Mrs. Kou 7.al( will reside on a ranch near Mer rill. to i7.n.imoiiviMMiTTi:i: Mexican Is Charged WASHINGTON. May 16-An nrm With Wife DeSCrtlOTl of 1711,000 wns decided upon todnj hy thn senate military affnlrn sub , Jesn Villa, who claims, he Is a commltteo considering an iirmj ap- nephnw to thn notorious Poncho proprliillon bill. Thn measure as Villa. Is under arrest on n charge of passed by llio house provided for an adultery and desertion, preferred by army of r.o.ooo. (,js , w rrlvei Saturday " " evening from hor home in Lu Jack Slator left for San Francisco .Molne, Calif. Villa bus been living yesterday, whom ho will attend to In onn of the local rooming houses business matters connected with the with a young girl, who ho says he Senoritas to Be Ousted Lakeside Lutubor company. brought hero from La Molno. IDAHO OKKICIIU JOi:S AKTKH ,MOIi:HN WOMAN IlLUIIIUiUtD SAN FIIANCISCO, Mny 10. Shor Iff Ormsby arrived lioro today from Twin Falls, Idaho, with tho extradi tion papers for Mrs. Southward. Boys Arrested For Vagrancy I Ed Thorton and two boys, giving tholr mimes ns John Davis, ngod 10, and Ira Cowon, ugod 1G, woro arrested ycatorday iuul n chargo of vagruncy placed ngnlnst thorn. Thoy hnvu boon living In n hut on tho west Hldo of Link rivor and nro typical tramps. Tho boys -will havo u honrlng beforo tho Juvonllo court this oftornoon. NO! Hard Times are not coming-just Soft Times going .MEXICO CITY. April 29 (A. P. Mall Sorvlco). Protty-faced senori tas who havo beon employed In gov ornment offices, principally bocause of tho ploasant smllo they gavo de partment heads, aro to bo ousted from their present positions and men nro to tnko their places, according to a recent official announcement. Af ter President Obrrgon's recent order that evory cabinet officer must In vestigate tho worthiness of his em ployes, It was discovered that hund reds of girls wero drawing federal pay with duties that culled for only occasional work. All such nro to lio discharged, pro vision being mado, howovor, that they shall be retained If thoy nro as sisting in tho support ot tholr par ents or other near rolativos. AlUns Cannot Demand Relatives Admittance i WASHINGTON, May 16. Allen residents in tho United States have no legal right to demand tho admit tance ot relatives, the Supremo Court ruled In upholding tho California de cisions against Yeo Won's effort to bring bis wlfo and two minor child ren with him on bis return to this country from a visit to China. The Immigration authorities refused to admit them. inciu:aski capital assets must uk. computed as profits WASHINGTON, May 16. The government won in tho Suprome Court Its contention that the Increas ed capital assets must be considered In corporations' profits' when taxes are computed. Personal Mention AAAAA0AAAW0WA&0AA0WW0f t&tofaW'JFUi. wf$m&j& Hoy J. White Is horo from Med ford for tho purposo ot oponlng a school ot music tor teaching piano playing. P. J. Peterson wns several In jured Saturday when a tolephono ' polo tell on him, crushing his unklo. Ho Is employed by thu reclamation sorvlco. 0. A. Halltwell was mado happy Saturday by thu receipt ot a tino Oldsmobllo, sent hero for his use by tho Standard Oil company. Mrs, A. H. Hodson who has been visiting horo at tho homo of Mrs. H. II. Iteod, returned to hor homo at Stockton this morning. Zeluia Iloberts of Merrill, Is reg istered at tho Whitn Pelican hotel. Mlsa Eva Klvetto was a passenger for Portland this morning. Miss Klvotto has been teaching at Malln. Mrs. O. E. Ray, of Salem, who has boon visiting hero for some time with her son, O. E. nay, returned to her home- this merning: IRK STARTS ON LINK RIVER 01 Work started this morning on tho Link river dam, a rrow of 25 men. under tho direction ot Engineer Doyle, beginning oporatlona on the western ond of tho structure. It w.ih net tho Intention of tho com pany to begin work bo early this year, tho plan being to nwult lower water, but It was doomed advisable to complete that portion of the dam that Includes tho hcadgates for tho Keno canal, so that It would not bo necessary to shut down that plant when tho water Is low and the do mand for powor liable to bo greater than tho supply. Under tho plans decided upon. tho headgates for the canal and that portion of tho dam leading from thorn to tho channel ot thu ilvor will bo completed by tho tlmo the water Is low enough to permit ot construction work In tho mala structure ' Tho dam Is bolng constructed under a contract ontered Into bo twoon tho federal government and tho California Oregon Power com pany and Is being built for tho purposo ot controlling tho water Ievol ot Upper Klamath lake. Its construction stirred up a bitter tight, Involving tho land owner), tlmbor lntorests ana tho American Legion. Practically all opposition has been removed and It is not an ticipated that there wni be any fur- Ither Interference with Ihq work.