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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1921)
.,. r 1 . - tyt iEutftmtg Herald A Class Ad Will Do It Today News Today Member of the Associated Press. & Fifteenth Yew. No. flOON. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 37, 1D91 prick nvi onm w FARMERS RULLY TO SUPPORT OF FREE MET The market In ii nuecoss and wilt bo a pormunoiit institution. This lit (bo verdict of Mr. Hon Horn, market master, Chris lllanait, originator of tha plan, J. T. Ward, who will attaint In building a permanent organisation, and It I also the verdict of a score or morn of farmer who hnd produco 'at Iht market today and of hundrods of consumers who did a tuny fore noon's buying. Today wna tlin crudul duy In Ibo experiment. Mm. llond, In an open letter In tlio Herald, early In the irwk announced that unloaa the former showed tbetr desire to con tinue the market, thn experiment would be nbondonod. That tlio farmer do not want tha project abandoned war shown by the man nor In which they rallied to the market ttiU morning, Thorn waa a liberal arloty or produce offered, In cluding mutton, chicken, live and dreaaod, berries, potatoes, Jellies, cabbaftt, licots, carrots, caullflownr, onion, turnip, fresh omen. Dutch cheeso, butter, rabbit nnd honey. No one coutd witness the Tiirlcty or dUplay and rapid buying without kindled enthusiasm for thn plnn As a result of the general Interettt a ruorganliatloa wai perfected and hercnfler the market will proceed on an organlied plan, with a whole sale warehousing and distributing adjunct. Thn market will lie, under the roorganlted plan, less a frco market and more a public market. Thorp Will be a market matter appointed and, nominal charges for talU, Fa'rmcrs showed their apprecia tion of the plan till morning by a Yoluntary subscription to get the now arrangement started. Twenty thro dollars waa In the band or Chrl lllanaa, tomporary treasurer, In a few minute. Mr. Dianas will continue to accept contributions from Interested porno no, An noon as Iho market, which will probably be known a the Grand Contral Markot, Is MtablUbod the rental of alalia will probably take rare of the small coal of operation. J. T. Ward Mated that In order to get the markot started tho owner of tho Central building would donato tho uo of tho largo atom room on Klamath avenue, where tho lat two market havo boon hold, for tho tlrao being. With tho atari It now ha tho men behind tho market eipoct by neit nprlng It will be on a bul wboro finances' will tnko enro of thoimelveN. Their Idea U to keep cost of opera tion ut a minimum but they am satl flod that there muni be an organiza tion with someone at tho head to organise Iho farmers aud koep pro duce coming In a steady stream and In variety. Hut they hnvo also a plan to handle local produco In wholesale i lota. This will bo separate from tho retail markot but part or tho gonoral plan. It will bo known as tho Oonor- nl Markot and Btorngo company and will operate ob a wholosalo and com mission house for handling locat pro- K ducts. A refrigerator will bo Instnllod and there la amplo stonrgo room for vogo- tablofl. When thn atorago facllltlo are ready tlioro will bo no danger of glutting tho markot with porlabablo produco, for any surplus or but tor, eggs, drossod chickens or similar pro duco will go Into tho refrigerator. Thoy will then ho sold to consumora through tho week, olthor directly or by distribution through tho local re tail Htoron, a small commission being charged for storago and handling. With potntocs and lasting vege tables tho customary warehousing plan will bo followed. If a farmor brings In a load of potatoes thoy will bo istorad and hfe will 'be 'given a' warohouso receipt, Tho storago com pany will markot tho potatoes, ,u 'fast as tlioro Is demand vand tho, pro ducer will bo charged, a "small com mission for tho handling. ' Mr. Wnrd oald this morning Dint ho had talked with consumora, pro ducers and bankors and bellovcd that Impersonator of Tdnguay Fails to Please; Is in Jail The Klamath Lumber and Hox company bunk bouso at flhlpplngton was entertained uproariously last night by a man who Is registered on tbn pollen blotter na Atlas J. K. Uhrlnn, and who was brought In by Officers McDonald and Ilrandonburg about 1 1 o'clock last night. No com plaint was filed against him up to noon tdoay. Prosecution Is awaiting thn action of the complaining people at thn bunk, bouto, Chlof Wilson stat ed. Tlio prisoner last night donnod fo main attire, perfumed himself up highly, added a touch of rouge, nud entered tho bunk bouso with tho al leged romark, "Hoys, I'm born, I'm your Kvn Tnnguoy and I don't earn." Then tho alleged understudy of thn famous Tanguay began making thing hum about thn place, perch ing blmtolf on tho men's lap, hug ging them and In general disturb ing thn pence. Thn pollen broke up thn feiualo Impersonation wnon tolo phoplc complaint reucbud thorn. Hourch ut tho disturber's pockets nut toj 49 cents, two keys and a bottle of highly scented cheap perfume at thn station. Tbn prisoner assorts hn "was only kidding tho boyn with n clever ' remain Impersonation " Rex Cafe Undergoing General Remodeling Thn llo'x Cafe Is undergoing u re modeling in thn dining room and thn partitions which havo separated tho lunch counter from thn dining par lor havo been removed. Mr. Nlrkerson stated that tin in tended to move thn handsome, soda fountain and back bar Into tho main dining room, and dispense with tho Tain, finrlor. Tho dining room will bo enlnrgod and mado very attrac tive Tinder the nnw arrangement Mr. Nlckorson states. Repair Started On Sixth Street 1 Tho Warren Construction com pany havo started their scarifying Job between the two railroad tracks on Sixth street, thn Initial work being done lato yostorday af ternoon. This morning a forco of men are working with tho scarify ing machine and roller, laying low the series of small Cascades noar tho Kwauna Hox company which has been a sourco of much com plaint nil yonr by local nutolsts as well as tourists. AMAMMMAAMMMMMMMMVMWWWWWM-MMMMMM a feaslblo plan had boon arrived at; needing but tho working out of do- tails to put It In oporatlon. Tho growing season Is now past nnd no .groat dovolopment can bo ex pected for tho projoct this year but It will bo In oporatldn to hnndlc as much of this year's produco Is of forod, and Mr. Ward thinks flint enough can bo accomplished t.) do monstrato tho feasibility or building up a system or handling local pro duco that will lowor tho cost to con sumer, bring a bottor prlco to tho local producer, aud provide a b tior grado or produco. In consoquonro next spring tho farmers will plant a wider vurUty and larger crops of vogotablos und a now Industry will bo stimulated In Klamath county, tho Industry or truck farming. All who have given much consideration to tho muttor aro agrood that vegetablo und small truck farms aro tho solution or dovolop mont or Klamath marsh lands and tho key to obtaining rapid sottlo mont, Sontlmont J back or tho markot strongly, said Mr. Ward. Even tho retailors of grocerlos and moat horo cannot opposo it when thoy under stand It, ho said, although the)- might not bo highly In favor of it at first, regarding It Is u competitor. "Hut as I pointed out to n rotallor who, was in this morning," said Mr. Ward, " tho publo markot, liolpq the farmor to dispose of vegetables that without tho markot would probably be fed to tho hogs or entirely .wasted Tho f armor, rocolvod a couplo ot dol lars for stuff that would otborwlso bo a total loss, and thoso dollars are as likely to go to tho grocer for coffoo, flour or cannod goods aa thoy aro to tha clothing or shoo merchant." TRAFFIC m SAYS AUTOISTS M "Autolsti nro complying with tho automobile laws within thn past week nnd to sen and not to bo forced to nrrost them or violations Is pleasing," stated J J. McMahon, deputy state trarric officer, today. "Koally, when you Mm tbn vast Improvement which has come over thn nutolsts In regard to travel both In tbn city and country, how they nro trying to comply, It makes an officer sent to enforce tb lawn feel bettor about his thankless Job." "Yesterday I went to Dairy and on tho road there, autolits used mind signals when slowing upturning cor ners and stopping, making It easier for tho people following them. Es pecially nt night, onn could observe the effect of thn roccnt publicity given by thn Herald on tho question,) of lights both front and rear, and morn so when two cars approached each othor. When ono autolst hull ed his lights asking tbo oncoming motorist to observe tho safoty laws with dlmmor. a roply carao by a re turn wink or tbo lights. As they oimn within flftr yards or so, both nutolsts would shut off their lights, or turn on thn dimmers, and a so tholr tholr spot lights to direct their pass ing by. And they passed each other slowly, which is tbo only safe way." "Onn autolst 40 miles from here told mo that ho read tho announce ments about night signals La the Herald and was following them. He reels that tho paper rendored hira a service for hn was not aware of tbe use ot both hand signals nor never unuderstood tbo "wink system. mj-l to warn tbo oncoming autolst toinrn on the dimmers." Mr. MrMahon eallod attention to tho following state laws relative to equipment. To law on boadllghta reads, "Headlights ahall bo of suffi cient candle powor to ronder visible substantial objects at a dlstanco of two hundred feet. Headlights must be dimmed upon mooting an approaching vehicle and tbo headlight turned out. Spotlights shall bo ao sot as to cast tho ray of light six feot to the right of tho axis of tbo vohlclo and not to exceed seventy tlvo feet in front thereof. All homo drawn vehicles when operated at night shall display n light visible from both front and rear." The dlmmlng'law Is ono which Of ficer McMahon, and Traffic Officer McLaughlin of this city havo been working tho hardest to havo observ ed at night tlmo. Doth men say that It Is ono ot tho first rules. of "safoty first" which autolata should observo, not only for tbolr protection but for tho other follow as well. Many auto ists .havo stated to them that they cannot uso a spotlight In California but motorists In this stats are not complying with California laws. Should any autolst havo a spotlight on his machlno, bo Is allowed to use It on tho road when passing another machine but his own lights must bo shut otf. Tho spotlight must play on tho road and not bo pointed ahead so as to blind tho oncoming partlos. "Please Inform tho public through your columns that wo aro pleased with tholr lmprovomont and hopo to boo every autolst using hand signals, dlmmors n't night, road courtesy, and n slow rato of epeod at intersections nnd passing ot schools," McMahon added. FINAL KTORY HOUR IS MOST HUOCKSHFUIj AFFAIR Tho last story hour for cblldron hold today under tho auspices ot tho Womon'a Library club was a decided success, k Over 60 cblldron woro prosont this, morning and on- Joyod tho study ot Japan and the bird storios 'to their fullest. Tho club wishes to-i thank, tho mothers who trusted their little ones to thorn and thoy wish also to thank tbo ladlos who asslstod each Saturday with the hour. ' Mrs. Molllo Bcldlng, chairman ot tbe committee in chargo ot the children's hour, told storios to tho little folk today and Mrs. Arthur Klco took care ot tho older onoi. FILL IS URGED TO STMT NEW STATE PROJECT PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 27. Hesolutlons bavo boon adopted by tho executive committeo, board of directors, Orogon HUto Chamber of Commerce, In support of tho Me.N'ary bill now pending before congrca ap propriating $100,000 to flgbt Infesta tion of tbo forests In Southern Oro gon by tho pine beotle and requesting Secretary of tbe Interior Fall to ds claro for at least ono additional re clamation project for Orogon. In tho resolutions supporting tbo appropriation to fight tho beotlo pest, it I set forth that (00,000 acres of valuable yollow pine timbor In North ern California and Southern Oregon ar threatened with destruction un less Immediate ttcps aro takon to (ton .(nn nrwvH or thn . n gupport of tho rosolhtlons ro- questing approval or an additional reclamation projoct, It is set fotth that Oregon bo contributed $11, 319,474 to tho reclamation fund and has rocelved only $8,191,439 lu re turn, and, In view of the appropria tions awarded othor states, Oregon Is entitled to Immediate considera tion. Fire at Henderson Home Attributed To Defective Wiring Flro. starting about 9:30 last night partially destroyed tho borne otji. W. Henderson, bookkeeper for tho Lakosldo Lumber company, at 1921 Jefferson street. and(vlrtuslly ruined tho furnlturo and other contents. Tho rnmlly woro nwny whon the flro was discovered. An alarm was turn- d ,n by " "-bbor nd the depart- muni rcsponuoa promptly uui mu flames had. attalnod much headway when thoy arrived. Two trunks flllod with personal ef fects worn saved and a fow botonr inga stored In a roar roor wore but slightly damaged. Tho loss on fio building Is estimated at $S00. Tho loss on furnlturo and contonts had not boon estimated today. The con tonts, said Fire Chief Ambrose, were insured to a reasonable degTco of their valuo but the building insur anco was only about hair tbe value. Tho flro chief said bo and Mr. Hen derson hod ngTeed that tho t'.aio started from dofectlvo wiring. Speakers Accept Labor s Invitation ' To Speak Sept. S Tho Rov. Father Marshall and Rev. C. F. Trlmblo havo both ac cepted tho Invitation ot tho labor bodies ot this city to speak at tho picnic to bo hold Soptombor 5 on Upper Klamath lako, tbe Invitation bolng oxtonded formally last night at tho meeting hold by tho central labor council. This evening at 6 oclock, volun teers to clean off tho undorbrush at tho picnic grounds six miles abovo Shlpptngton on tho west' shores ot tho lako will bo taken up to tbe grounds by Wht. Conklln In bis mo tor boat. Tomorrow, tho main body ot workers will clean oft tho grounds, aa por arrangomonts mado at tho meeting laet night. The party tonight will bo the guosts of Mr. Conklln, who is chairman ot tho arrangemont committeo. D.UL EIHEANN DISCUSSES t LLOYD GEORGK'S LKTIKR DUBLIN, Aug. 27. The Irish re publican parliament met today to consider Lloyd George's, reply to tho Irish note, in which ho declared Ireland cannot bo permitted to withdraw from the British Erqplro and refused to consider any unr.tv sonablo delay In tbe negotiations. Irish leaders did not consider ttat tho situation bad bocorao any mu.-o delicate. WEATHER, REPORT ) ' , OREGON Tonight and Saturday, fair. I Charge of Traffic Violation Against Officer Dismissed Holding that tho city ordinance doos not doflno tbo alleged action a( an offense, either for an officer or private cltlxen, Police Judgo IjoavtU this morning dismissed the complaint against J. J. McMahon, (state doputy of the automobllo de partment. Tlio complaint charged that McMahon turned his motorcyclo on Main street at a point other than an Intersection, and was fllod by Percy Twombly, a laundry wagon driver. District Attorney II rower filed tbe motion for dismissal. Tbe district at torney was In court this morning and City Attornoy Duncan was present to represent tho city's Interests. Soma fine legal jiolnts were argued bat the police Judge bold tbero was no provision In tho ordlnanco to sus tain prosecution. ' LONDON, Aug. 27. Conditions In tho disturbed district In British In dia are shown to bogravo In an of ficial statement. A mo:, ot 2000 na tives attacked tbo pollco at Tlbur and la'terclashed with tbo Lelnster Pla "Kith mchlno gutyi. i .Tho Dally,. Tplegrapb, in connec tion with the riots, says the govern ment haa-'.doclded to take action sgalnsjt-.proralnent personages held responsible or tho recent trouble. MApRAS, India. Aug. 27.--Tho Majabar district lnpritkA India has been proclaimed a military area. DOMDAY, Aug. 27. Looting by rioting natives in southorn India continues. Search for Missing Lifeboat Continues PORTLAND. Aug. 27. Soarch with powor boats along tbo coast for 11 members ot tbo crow ot tbo Canadian Importor, who are missing in a lifeboat, has icon suggested to the coast guard sta tions at Euroka and Point Arena by Commander Waesche ot the cat- tor Snohomish, be roportsd by wireless today. The cutter command er said tho wind and weather tor tbo past week had been favorable for vtho missing boat to reach tho beach. It is thought probablo tbe boat landed at some Isolated polnt and tbo men were too exhausted to seek for abltatlons in tbo vicinity. Tho Snohomish Is searching Jut outaldo the coastwise stoam lanes, OIL CO. ORGANIZATION MEETING TONIGHT Organization ot tho Klamath Ba sin Oil and Gas company will bo portoctod this evening at 8 o'clock at 622 Main street, wns the an nouncement made by H. M. Johnson, one ot tho Incorporators of tho com pany. OLD' OFFENDER IN AG.UN "Joe's in again,' romarkod Chlof Wilson this morning to a reporter. "Joo is in tno collg bolow charged with bolng intoxicated on his usual favorite tonic." This afternoon, Joseph McDonald will explain to Po lice Judge Leavltt why ho fell by tbo waysldo last night. TYPOS. TO MEET Monday ovenlng tho Klamath Falls Typographical Union will meet ut a special eallod meeting at 119 South Sth stroot Instead ot on tho first Monday in September. Tho eauso for this change was duo to Labor Day falling on tbo next regular meeting night. All members aro urged to bo present. ODD FELLOWS MEETING. Ewauna Encampment 48, I. O. O. F. will confer the Royal Purplo de gree Tuesday night at Its mooting at 8 o'clock, stated Nato Ottorbolh secretary ot tbe organitatlon. today. "One of the best social hours ot this season is planned after tbe degree work, and refreshment will be serv ed," ho statod, T H WS BRITISH ill M DREDGER TO IRK Oil UPPER UKE DIKE JOB -Another big drodger will be working on the dike that the Cali fornia Orogon Power company la building around some 7500 acres of Indian marsh lands on tho Upper lake within a week, according; to F. Hill Hunter, local construction' onglneor, who is bnlldlng tbe dredge and w"l operate It on the diking contract. Tbe machine is being built ob tha shores of tbe lake near Shipping ton. Work was started two weeks ago and tha dredge la bow floating and tho frame for the boom la la pis re. Mr. Hunter said that It waa plan ned to operate tbe dredger all win ter, which is feasible providing nothing occurs to stop work daring tbo cold months and allow the lee to form around the dredger. Op eration, however, during tho cold' weather, depends upon ability to keep . Incessantly moving, without n stop night or Sundays. The deary Investment company dredgo has been working on tae diking Job for three months and has three or four miles ot dikes - Jup With two dredgers operating1 J. C. Thompson, manager ot tbe sow er company, said that the unit aaat ot tho Williamson river, about oae third ot the eatlre acreage, should be diked this year and the whole project should "be under dike neit year. The power company has a ten year lease on the land, expect ing to be compensated for the cost ot reclaiming by the crops prodnc rdMn'thar pvHod. This diking; is betas' dono nnder contract iwlth tho government and was r of or red to by Secretary Fall during his visit here as an experi ment bo would watch with Interest and It it proved auccessful It might lead to tbe diking by the govern ment of 10,000 acres or public lands on tbe Upper lako. Berry Patches Full of Pickers Berries are plentiful on Huckle berry mountain and so are pickers, 'says R. E. Bradbury, who return ed last night from a trip that in cluded Crater lake, tho berry patch and othor points. Mr. Bradbury got his share ot berrlos, IS gallons, but bo says that they aro now be ing picked about as fast as they ripen. There aro many Klamath Fatls peoplo at the patch and probably a greater number from tho Rogue Rivor sldo ot the mountains. Soma 200 Klamath Indians are now trok king In and all told thoro is a com munity ot at least 500 persons es tablished In tent cities. Grass Fire Calls Out Department A grass flro near Spring and Es planado at 11:30 o'clock was respon sible for a rtro department call. Tho woods, which wero about flvo teot high and vory(dry, on tho lots In that district caught flro and threatened to do somo damage. Tho flro was quickly extinguished. l "All tbe more reason for asking peoplo of this city to cut their weed. Wish thoro was some way to make tho absont owners o lots In this morning's iro region cut them. That vicinity has many dangorous patch es," Flro Chief Ambrose stated to day. HELD ON BOOZE CHARGE George Henderson, charged Joint ly Ith Matt Lowry, of making moon shine liquor and selling somo, ap peared bororo Commissioner Thomas yesterday afternoon and waived pre liminary bearing on, tho charge. Hondorson waa bound over to the grand Jury undor'$ 1000 bonds. Low ry did not appear. D. J. and Prentls Puckett are in town today front their logging camp near Odossal Ci