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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1921)
ryT " : -,, ate.'W y 7 lie -Eur wn Berato 11 a- . af a crow Aa vriu Today's Ni .. i ." Do Today Member of the Associated Press Kiftaeath Year. No. OOtfO KLAMATH FALL8, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUHT'e, 1921. pkioh mn OMK h n BATES SET FOR H (n Klamath county. according to the ' .plana o( the county fair board, will atage one of the targeet and bMt tAlra which It has ever had on Oc tober G, and 7tU Incliislto this year and from the manner In which thn board la starting out on Ita pro Mt, thn project wilt go over with a banc. Teitarday afternoon, the fair board mat In executive session and orga nised by electing It. K. Bradbury, president, Clyde Bradley, ilea preel dent and general manager; It. Jl Wilcox, treaaurer and Mrs. L. B. Ilagua, secretary. A report waa read ! by tbeancretery that tba 91000 bond required of the threo members had been rtlad. The decision was mule to hold the Klamath county fair after thn atate fair at Batem, September 26 to Oc tober 1, Inclusive, ao an to benefit by the experience and the exhibit rb($n will bo onjllsplay there, alro to aecure a many of the prominent agriculturalists to attend tho fatr here. Thn fair board will plan to bavn an axpert busy scouring Klamath coun ty for aolUbln exhibits of' aheaf and thrcahed grain, alfalfa, clover, tim othy and other producta, not to men tlon thn largest pumpkin, hog, and other Interesting farm producta for both the atate and county fair. Prim etock and all department of the ? T rlculturallat will be aought ,for the county fair and It U the plan to ahow that Klamath county can prnduw an much In agricultural llnes,( If pre; " "' perl'y devioped.aa any other county la UU aUte. l' The board announced that every faraer la tba county waa to ba ask ed to aava exhibit a of all klnda and particularly the largeat aunflower hned on a stalk aa wall aa tho beat clutter of alx heada on a atalk for ex hibition purpoees. Thn aunflower project U one which thn couniy board want to develop tor silage purpoaci and' It U hoped that thla fair will de velop the salting of this form of silage In large quantities. Only 21 alloa are now In thla county and by nut year, thn board hopee. by pro per display of thla Item, to lu many time that number of alloa In the county. Thn tentative outllnn of the fair program aa given out by thn board to day la for a parade of decorate! ve hicle atartlng the tint day In front or the Kiln' club on Main street to the fair ground whore a recnptlon will be held. Tho high achool or chentra will bo aaked to furnish thu v .mualc and a prominent agricultural let of thla state .will bo naked to de liver a talk on tho quostloa of de veloping Klamath cocunty Into a great farming centor. Tho afternoon of the flrat day will bo given nvor to Judging of the exhtblta and that night, tho lodger, and other organl aatlona will bo aaked to atago "atunta" for tho crowds' amuse ment , The second day will bo devoted to ' one of ttve moat comprehensive Juve nile programs which han evor been tried In thla county. Dairy htrd record demonstrations will be the theme of the day. Two or three tearaa from over tho county will com peto In Judglnr beef and, dairy cut tle, ahoep and hog". One of iho beat canning demonstrations posslblo will ha ahown to thn visitors. Frank Hex " ton will bn In charge of thla day and he plana to ahow the peoplo tho work j of the juvonllea -which, ho atateu, In many caitea will bn beyond aiulta many tlmna their annlor. The third day haa not bcoj out lined but thla day will bo filled, It - la expected by the time the board "" meeta again, Stlckora for nu'.omo- fa bllea and other ndvertlalng material la being prepared now, Tho Jitney drivers will bo asked to transport -peoplo from thla city to tho Krouuds at reasonable figures. Tho queen of tba fair will be a maiden whose resi dence U In the county, and she Is tp be selected by a popular vote, The a! qualification wbloh a candidate nit bnre to eater 1 that itiv U a Route Around Lake Rim Will Be Open to Auto Wednesday Alex. Hparrow, aaperlntendent of Crater IJtko national park yester day told W. T. Lee, county assessor who waa a visitor In thn park that next Wednesday August 10, Iho road about Crater Lake rim, a dlstanco of 33 miles, would bo opened tor gen eral traffic. A forco of men, 42 Jn numbor, have been at work on this routo and will have the road In falrlr good shape In time for the opening. In ono place on thn routo, a paaaage way 23 feet deep through "a" snow bank was bleated out yesterday. Mr. Hpar row expressed thn hope that people of this section would take advantage of tbls wonderful route from Wed nesday on. MRU! An alfalfa meal mill for Midland Is thn latost Industrial possibility In Klamath county. Organisation of a corporation composed of Midland al falfa growera Is being discussed and If data that Is being sought from thq slato agricultural collene and In California shows that the mill la aa profitable enterprise as It appears on first Investigations, thn enterprise lll undobtedly bo launched. J. Wv Dnpuy, Theodore Young, B. L. Kurber and other large alfalfa ituwrm of the Midland district are artltn In thn tentative plans for pro ject. The Midland syndicate, which owns lite tosfnti'ta and much land around Mldhnd, haa premised a alte for the plant and all other aid tbey can give. K. It.-fiestas, pf tbls city, one of the syndicate, who leavea soon for California, will gather figures on Iho Industry there. v By manufacturing the alfalfa crop Into meal It would be possible to transport It more easily and sell a. a mora profitable price than when shipped aa baled hay. There Is ample market for the meal, It Is said. It la uaed aa a livestock fattening food and as a dairy food. The es tablishment of the local plant would avoid the present practice of selling unfinished beef from Klamath rangea to be taken to California stock yards for three or four weeks finishing feeding. This Intensive feeding puts many dollara' worth of beet and mut ton on local atock and those dollars would remain In Klamath county ,'lf the local mill la established say Ita organlxera. Machlnory for tho plant is com paratively Inexpensive, and with a free site offered it la believed there la nothing to hinder the enterprise If the data that la being gathered bears out first Impressiens: ' m Dog Bay Human . Quarry in Alley Two allegod drunken iron and a woman created quite a 'llttln cx rltomont In thn vicinity of Sixth and High streets about. 3 o'clock tbls morning when in tbelr tlounderlngs around, they wanderod up an auto passage way next to the residence of A. J. Lyle and attempted to scale a rock wall In the roar of his resi dence. "' All threo parties were corralcd in a corner next to a garage by tho Aire dale dog owned by Mr. J.ylo and had the loaah, by which tho dog waa tied up, broken, no doubt tho hilar ious persona woum nave peon oaqiy rbowed up.for the dog mado'dosper nto lung lungca to got' at them. It waa necessary for Mr. Lyle to come down and quiet the dog before they could be sent tholr way. farmers' daughter and -resides on , farm In Klamath county. The aelectlon ot the fair alte waa not mndo but It Is thought the AU.v mont ranch just oast of thla city will bo chosen, providing, a reasonable prico la mado tho fair board. The' premium list Is bejng revised under thq direction ot .MIsa'TwyU Head, Clydo Bradley and Frank Boxton and the premiums which will 'bo glyen this year trill be aatlstactory and in soke cutea higher thu mit year. ML HE FEE S STRONG goose FOB CRATER LIKE Klamath Kails will recelvo fair treatment In the distribution ot tour ist traffic at tho bands of tho South ern Pacific system aa far aa It lays In thn power of Charles fl. Feu, gon, eral paaaenger agent ot that system, states W, T. Ioe who was member of the party ot aeven, Including Kllra both Fee, Marcla Oayle Fee, ' Mrs. Charles Fen, Advertising Manager Wilson of tho Bo u thorn Pacific, and President K. B. Ilall of tbo chamber of commerce, who left tbls city Thursday morning for Crater lake. Mr. Hall and J. A. Gordon tcok the, party to the boat landing on Upper Klamath lake whore Capt. Calkins conducted the party In hla launch to Tlocky Point In time for lunch there. C. I, Illckard met them at this point and after atopa at Ft. Klamath, Ifarrlraan Iode nod utlirr points, tbey arrived at Crater lako unknown to the hotel -managi-ment and spent some time Investlgatlng the resort Incognito. Thlt waa at the Instance of Mr, Fee who dosIrM to aco the place when m one was aware ot hla position. Ho found from first hand Investigation that 300 people could be accommodated at all times. There are 23 cottages, outside of the hotel accommodations, and tho camp grounds are very clean. Mr. Fen commented on the manner la which thn grounda were kept under tbo management of Alex. Hparrow, superintendent of the park. Thc-roada leading to the lake by the south entrance and out by tbo way of the eaat were In esculent condi tion considering the dry weather. Mr.Pae.'eeerdaar eatr. Xe. waa highly enUuataatle regardtac Crater lake and tbe-wcenery leading to It and told the party that when he reached the east, he would per sonally see to It that tho tourist bur eaus of the eastern roads were in quested to route tourlata through Klamath Falls, either in or out, on western visits. While at the lako, two tourists from Plymouth, nilnoli, t"td Mr Fee that In San Francisco, the pas senger department advised them not to use the Klamath Falls roito and furnished blm with the names ot tho advisors. At once, Mr Fco wrote a letter correcting the crrjr. with In structions to route thu tourists l.i to Crater lake by Klamath Falh. Thla letter wa mailed by Mr. T-ce In Klamath Falls. thla morning. Crater lake' la one ot tho finest scenic spots In America and there should be 100,000 people visit It year ly Instead of the relatively small number that now comi, was the gist of a statement mado by Mr. Fee to Superintendent Hparrow and all the efforts ot both Mr. "Wilson and himself would be used to fur ther the interest in Crater lake. . Mr. Fee and Mr. Wilson left last night from Crater lake for Medford and spent the night at the Kogue Ttlver Rika Club lodgo, 32 miles east ot Medford, expecting to reach Med ford at noon today where they wl be Joined br Mn. Fee and daughters In tbo private car Berkeley. Mrs. Fee and daughters spent last night here apd left this morning In the car for Medford where Mr. Foe and Mr. Wilson will join thorn on a trip to Tocoma. Mr. Foo expressed the highest op preclatlon of the treatment accorded him and bis party by tbo cltlxena of Klamath Falls and also for the ef fort made by the chamber of com "merce to raako, their stay In Klamath .county pleasant. HOGK-nOIiUNU TOURIST KXPKtlKl FKOM 1'AltK CRATER IiAKB, Aug. 6. A tour ist form Idaho was placed under ar rest and expelled from tho park for rolflng atones from Oarficld Peak. Someone saw him from the ludgo through field glasses and a ranger was aent to arrest him, He was taken, before Commlsslocer Steel, who, because It waa his first offense, tol'd him to leave the park and keep but of It, Thq maximum sentence for rolling rocks, endangering others, Is ix mottthi In MoNeU'r Island prison WILD SCRAMBLE M FOODSTUFF sTFOEEHKET Though buyor outnumbered sell ers 20 to 1 tbla morning when the free market opened for trial, In the Arcade hotet basement, Chris Man ns, originator of tbo ffce market plan, was convinced this. afternoon that the markets can be a successful feature each iweek If the producers show half tho Interest of tho con sumers. More than 200 consumers attend ed between 10 o'clock and noon, and there waa a wild scramble for country egga and spring chickens. Lettuce also went In n whirlwind rash. ' Mr. and Mrs. Van Meter brought produce from Poe Valley. Tbey told out in hurry and were enthus iastically sure that the market would succeed. W. C. Townsend from tho Alia mont district la another producer who aaya the free market will sue cced. Ho ana lie knows 'two or three farmers who havo stuff for sale but tbey did not bring It In today for fear there would be no demand. "They were wrong," aald Mr. Town send, 'and I fear they and others like them hurt the project. Tho demand eo far exceeded tbo supply this morn ing that I fear tbo disappointed will not come back next week. However, the public can rest assured there will he a lot more produce on hand next Saturday," Mr. Townsend came In early with a load of potatoes, turnips, string beena, 'dressed rehblta and other pro dace. He sold out, In a Jiffy, rushed heme aV leaded np am and got feck' art 'l.ecleek. la 16 minute the aoeend load waa gone.. "I tried to sell the beans to tho grocer I do business with," he slid "He wouldn't tako them betanso he waa loaded. up (with California beans. But they snapped them at the tree market. One woman bought ten pounds. She said they were better than tho beana from California. I want to spend my money with the homa merchant, but I also want the home merchant to give me a square deal and spend some money with me when he can. A little reciprocity along the line would prevont a lot ot mall orders for farmers' sup plies leaving Klamath county. a High J other Duel Harvester; 1 Killed KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6. Bandits termed "high jackers," who made a business ot riding tretxht trains In tho wheat belt ot Kansas and Oiks homa and robbing barrest hands, are becoming bolder and are receiving serious attention ot the local author ities. Wednesday night two "high Jack- ore" endeavored to hold up some former-soldiers and harvest bands who were riding on a freight train. The soldiers began shooting; and one rob ber eraa ktllod and four harvesters woundod. The other robber fscap ed, . Modoc Point Ferry Quite; Road Passable Judge Bunnell today stated that the county court members, after nn Inspection of tbo road from llarkley Springs to' Lamms' mill Thursday, decided to dlspemio with tho feriy at Modoc Point and tho last trip will be made tonight. The Warren Construction company have practically completed tho road between the above points and iuto ista are warned that for a mite near Lamms' mill, the road la very rough. The court aunouncea that tratflo Is open on this road from tomorrow on, The ferry, Judge 'Bunnell states, has been very expensive HKLD FOR BOOTLKOOIN" Ted Thorry, charged with having liquor, waived examination before V, 8. Commissioner Thomas this after noon, and will bo taken to Portland, tomorrow by John B, Mnnn, chief depOTy U. 8, Marshal, to fC a feder al grand Jury, Officers Announce Renewed Campaign On Auto Violations Speeding, light failure' and gen eral automobile Infractions will come In for another campaign again from tonight, on as a number of the au toleta of thla city have "forgotten" Instructions and promisee to both Po lice Judge Al Learitt and Traffic Of ficer McLaughlin. Officers of the law In thla city say they tried to deal fairly with the sux tolsta and when any one haa been ap prehended for violations, opportunity and grace have been atlowd tbem to repair their deficiencies. Many havo complied but a larger portion seem ingly have let tho Instructions and advice given tbem, "pass In one ear and oat oftbe other." Today, traf fic officer McLaughlin announced that the campaign wa on again and aa tho police Jadge has given fair warning, violators will probably fare badly It brought up for an Infrac tion. IK WASHINGTON, Aug. . Nura bera of Germans are shipping at German porta on American bound vessels ' at wages of one cent a month. This I according to ad vices of Chairman Lasker of the United States shipping board to Secretary of Labor Davis. Belter la expressed that they-Uad aa seamen in American porta and Hee to the Interior. Until the treaty between Germany and the United States la signed It la Illegal for Germain to land In the United States. Secretary DavU aaid he expected 'a bill to be introduced' la congress, re quiring tbe registration of arrival of all foreign aeamen. Ho aaid that 40,000 Chinese were Illegally la this country aa tbe result of taking ad vantage of the aeamen'a act permit ting foreign seamen, to land In Amer ican porta. ' Says Cascade Will Become Playground Of All America "The Cascades are tbe coming playground of the nation," declares O. S. Blanchard, Grants Paas attor ney and president ot tbe chamber of commerce ot G rente Pass, who was a visitor In Klamath Falls today. The time la coming fast, he de clared, when Crater lake and other acenlc spots will be the mecca for thousands ot visiting tourists, where tbey now get hundreds. More attention to camp grounds and better roads will "hasten the day, said Mr. Blanchard. He Is seek ing to promote a tourists highway from San Francisco north along the coast to Crescent City, thence to' Grants Paas, Medford, Crater lake, Klamath Falls and out again to tho California highway. This would make a loop, he asserted, 'that would offer tho tourist a thousand and ono unsurpassed, scenic attractions. A movement haa been launched In Medford to put auto camp grounds on a paying basis, by charging a small and uniform fee. This would pro vide a fund for policing and unlcecp tag the park. Northern California and southern Oregon cities have been asked to express opinions on the plan, and It it seems worthy to co-operato in establishing the sys tem. . Mr. Blanchard la an old friend cf Marshall Hooper, of the First atato and Savlnga bank. He makes an an nual pilgrimage hora during duck season so has a slxable local acquaint ance. He commented upon the growth and activity of Klamath Falls, saying it seemed bigger and busier every time he came here. WOULD PRODUCK flPURGIN IF REWARD MET HIS APPROVAL 'CHICAGO, Auk. 8. James Mo Shane, assistant state attorney, who received a telegram from M. K. Clin ton, offering to turn over Warren C. Spurla, mlaalag. Junker, If a suffi cient reward wad eJCferedi haa replied ed.thaMheJOOiiward ottered br Lloyd's wis tn oajf njnA "but, GEflNHN SWN mm IE FDR H urn JOINS I LA PINE, Aug. 6. A man aaawer Ins; the description of Dr. R. M. Brumtield, missing Reaeburg -dentist who Is accused ot tbe.maraer pf Den nis Russell, la said by eye witnesses to have held up two members of tbe Maxamas outing part on tbe Klamath Falls road, 20 mile south of Cres cent. The victims Identified BrumfJeld'a photograph aa a picture of the mat who robbed them. The aame maa held another party of travelers and took their pro vlalona. Posses are spreading' ever tba country In pursuit. Sheriff Lloyd Low telephoned Dep uty Bert Hawkins today from .Fort Klamath that 2 men held np Mr. aad Mrs. R. B. Kramers aad a passenger named Harry Hall yesterday after- noon at 1:30 o'clock, on the read to Crater lake within one ana one halt miles of North Beaver Marsh. The robbers, two la number, took f 80 In cash aad a water be bat re fused to take Mrs. Kramers' Jewel ry. Tbe robbera ware described, as be ing about feet aad S feet, tea lash es tall, respectively, oaa dreeeed la a soldier's vaKerm. both aavteej dark eyes and armed with revotvera aad rifles. 2 Deputy lawwhtaa received a tele- ' Waaa saeeeaa at 1 ecleee tale ar- aWlfcaMeBn1 ffMR flaMtfln aeWaaMeT elv Keeebarg Jaahooa eaaatr atatiac that i taeear twaeaej-. jWwra t tba. aama partiea who bald, up' a, party Y of Maxamas yeeterdsy aad looted their pack train ot food suppUsav Marion Barnes, Charlea Low and Charlea Wldby left here last night , to seek th'ee men and two deputies from Sheriff Starmers' oftlco are also" on the trail. , , Fort Klamath tbla atteraooa re ported no news." Wires north ot there are dqwn. ROSEBURO. Aug. S. An automo bile party ot four Maxamas and tbelr aupply truck were held up Friday af ternoon at Beater marsh between Diamond lake and Fort Klamath, and their money, valuables and supplies taken by two men, one whom was Identified as Dr. Brumfleld. All wires In tbe vicinity are cut. BRUNFIKLD WBBKW& IS KKPOW1BP RKOOVTHRKD ROSEBURG, Aug. 6. Sheriff, Starmer today-aanuaaeaJ-Bo had re-, covered a box ot women'a clothing shipped from Myrtle Point to a fic titious address in Seattle by Dr. Brumfleld. on the day preceding tho tragedy. Tho box was, returned to ft tbe Sheriff. Dr. Brumtield la known to have been at Myrtle Point on tho day of tbe shipment. Deer Season East of Cascades Open ' First of September The Klamath opolrtamen'a Asso clatjon today received advices, from Salem that tbe deer aeason In dis trict one, -which Is the'weat side ot tbe Cascade mountains between Medford and tho top of tbe ridge, would; be open August 20. Tbe deer aeason for district two. which takes iu the east side ot tho Cascades, will not be open untU September 1. Thla district includes Four Mile lako, Buck lake and Lake or tho Wooda and all the huckle berry patches which are in this xone. ' Sportsmen should bo cautious about shooting deer in district one and bringing the kill Into dUtrlct ' two prior to September 1, for it U , unlawful, and prosecution will fol low In tho wake ot a violation. District two takes In all ot tho counties east ot tho Cascade. Kast era Klamath county la 'In district (wo and hunters must wait until September l to hunt the- blacktal) and mull deer" In tbla district,. - r & i 1 1 In kM