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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1921)
t,.. flfl iSljj? lEtinmg Mtvuth Tedmwlhm Te4my K . Member of the Associated Pre. Whtmtik.T Ho, ear. KLAMATH PALLS, OKkUXW, FRIDAY, SBFTEMBER 9, 1M1, nUOSFITBOMm l J cm PIN ON to rem loss in shipments Ths BonUitrn Pacific railroad bad taaUlated contest, J. J. Miller, local agent ot the eyateen says, In aa srtbrt to help reduce fmtsht ratae aaa particular) tbe loaa to ihlppan ana th company on freight ehlp xaaat. Th contest will be staged nawag the company agaata all oyer tha system and tha dletrlot ara or aaali nndar tba divisional plaa. It la tha bopa of tha railroad com neay to eUmulat lataraat among tha aetata ao that divisional control of tha orar, ahort and daaiaga loaaaa will ba laaaaaad by hating aach agaot laaaict tha ahlpmanta to aaa if thar will enffer damage la shipment; to 1e carefully tha bills of lading to know that tha ahlpmant la mad to tha right partla by tha ahortast routa and to check carefully the In coming shipments to avoid long or ahort conalgnmanla, Kach agaat will endeavor to aatltt tha ahlppar by aiplalnlng how beat tha consignment caa ba Mint and how It abonld ba paekad ao aa not to euf far damage In transit Tbla aratam, tba company advisee tha aganla, will ba moat valuable aa the burden la than placad on tba company employ aaa wblla tha conalgnmant la In Iran alt. Mr. Millar states that tba loaa to tha railroad In the abora rtapact la oae-half of the groaa recolpta of the ahlpmanta accepted and tbla Item alone costs the system too much aoaay and la one feature In keeping up tha high freight ratea. Redur tha loaa to tba lowest possible mini mum and the rates can accordingly as swid. Janata ta aach dlvttlsa ar entered la tha contest and It lit tba hope of tba Bkaata division group, In which Klamath Falls Is situated, to carry off1 tha high honors In the lessened loaaea of freight shipments on future consignments. Mr. Miller states that Klamath Falls outbound consign ments have fared very well In tha past aa eloee Inspection baa been by local employeea. NEW OIL CO. TO Organisation of the officers and directors of tha Klamath Basin Oil ft Oaa eompany-waa perfected laat night la tha offlcea of the Dunham Auto company at f03 South Blxth ttlreet at which time, George Qrlssle waa ejected president; Fred Houston, vice president; Theodore Case, secre tary and Oeorge Chamberlain, trea aurer. The directors cboaen ware Oaorge Gristle, Fred Houston, E. A. Dunham, Robert Cheyne and R. J. Sheets. Tha articles of Incorporation were received from tha secretary of state tbla weak and tha capitalisation of 1100,000 approved, also the license to eeil alock. According to H. M. John son, appointed field manager, before tha articles of Incorporation were re ceived Investors were found who In stated on depositing money for shares la the concern, Tbla money waa turn ad over to the treasurer today and stock certificates Itaued, Mr. Johnson states that the com pany will sink their first well on tbe Qrlssle place, 4Q0 yarda southeast of tha Siemens' well and that a large sis Okelt rotary combination drill ndll be used. Drilling, Johnson says, will ba started iwithln four weeks and will continue ail winter, Vote for Holiday, Work Ju$t the Same In recognition of California's Ad mission Day, which is today, Callfor alaaa at tho main office of tho California-Oregon Power company, head ad by Manager Thompson, took a vote for a vacation. Results were aa follews: Callforntans7, Oregonlani 1, aad 1 native of Rocky Point. Aa far as is': known tbe whole force was oa deck this morning. U. NINTH Federal Officer is Suicide Following Raid on Smuggler NEW YORK, Sept., 0 After a raid by federal prohibition and narcotic agaata oa tha Greek etaamsblp, King Alexander, In wbloh seven members of tbe .ship's crew ware wounded, Freak J. FlUpatrick, chief nareotlo officer here, who bad taken part in tha raid, committed suicide at a near by pier. Federal officers said they knew of ao reason for tba ealclde except that tha aioltament aad atrala of tha raid had temporarily deranged FIU palriefc. Liquor valued at $60,000 and drugs at 176,000 ware confiscated. Mora than a score of sbota ware ex ckaaged by tba eraw aad It federal agaat," Nena of tha federal agaata were hurt. TRUCK IN MM Tbla morning at 10. o'clock, tha trial of 8tanley, Manley and Pren tlaa Puckett, charged -with alleged operation of two Starling motor trucks, also seml-trallor, on Aug ust It Without a vehicle license, waa heard before a Jury composed of Harry W, Poole, George Bratton, C. L. McWllllams, A. C. Hcnllne, A. L. Satflcky and O. W. Perkins In Justice Oegbagen'a court. Tbla trial wa the culmination of a ser ies of arreeta made in Klamath county br J. J. McMahon state dep uty traffic, officer. Tha defendants alleged that aa they had sent their money Into tba secretary of state prior to the arrest aid-'no pistes bad been received from HaleaV It waa not their Intent to evade the state lawa wittingly. The proeaculloo baaed their action upon the actual fact of ao licenses nor receipts for same. Arguments were msde by both aides. CIS IS STRONG Oaa praaaure sufficiently strong to lift a column of water, nearly 1000 feat deep aad averaging eight Inches In diameter, nearly 10 feet waa re vealed when tha drill penetrated tha cement at tha Siemens well at noon today. Tbe water column rose to within X0 feet of tba surface, then sattlad back to 100 feet from the top. The average level la a 6 feet from tha top. Tbla la, taken to In dicate that tha water flow la checked, Tba bailer la operating thla attar noon and it will not be definitely determined before tomorrow If the cemont. will hold thla time. Strength of the gaa pressure was also shown when the drillers first etarted work thla week. They found cement 210 feet up In tba casing, evi dently forced to that holght by gas Underwood, Hughes Lodge and Root To Represent U. S, WASIUNOTON, Sopt., 0 Senator Oscar i Underwood, Senator Lodge Kllhu Root and Secretary of State Hughea will ba tbo four representa tive of tha Unltod States at tho Washington conference on tbe limit atlon of armaments, It was official ly announced today, Delegations from all nations attending will, prob ably be limited to four members. m BABE nUTH EQUALS HIS RECORD OP LAST YEAH. PHILADELPHIA, Sept., 9 When Babe Ruth hit bis 6i th home run in today's game here, ho equalled his record of last year. The 64 th homer laat year was gathered September 29. MONTANA IN GRIP OP FIRST SNOW OF SEASON 'HELENA, Mont., Sept., 9 With' rata or snow in 'many parts of tho state and unseasonably low tempera tures, Montana is having the first autumnal snow of the year. Colder weather tonight is forecasted with possible freetlng. ' FIIR BUD IS FACING PROBLEM OF FININCING Tha County Fair Hoard bare an nounced through Secretary U. D. Hague that much tatereat ha the county oaa bean atlrred np orar tha coming fair on October 6, 6 and 7, Inclusive and many farmers who had fine stock, Intended to exhibit than for soma of tha attractive premiums offered la tbe cattle division. The qnestlon of flaaaeea waa brought np yesterday afternoon aad aba waa aakad bow much money had bean turned In by tbe soliciting com mlttaea of tha chamber of commerce, following tha meeting of August 26, at which time tbe chamber agreed to raise tba funds which would ba de rive! :ion advertising in tbe pre- mtum list. Secretary Hague stated iuv bud unu jwjitcu uu muuey uy to yesterday but that aba bad under-' stood that a. committee had been do-T legated to solicit. Tha financial question' Is one which ia vital In the conduct of a fair, Secretary Hague slated, and a report waa expected from tbe chamber some time tbla week on tbe progreaa of the canvass. Tbe question of exbtblta ia atlll a matter which worries tha board and tha farmers ara urged to aave their prise plants, eunflowera, pumpkins, choice grain and hay specimens for exhibition purposes, Tba flower which ara raised In this county also are a feature which Secretary Hague urges attention to now aa frost aoon will nip tha plants. Sara tha flowers, Becratary Hague urges. One other feature to which aha brlnga attention la tba display of needlecratt and fancy work of all aorta. Article et at leerta la thla division ara -wanted. It i reported that many fine displays ara to be bad in this county. If so, enter them. T. BUDGET TO BE JOE OCT. 4TH October 4 ia tbe date set by tbe Klamath Drainage district for a meeting or the aaaalltation board at which time th budget for tha year 1122 will be discussed. At the meet ing, September 6, tbe board of equali sation, P. L. Fountain, R. E. Smith and K. Sugarman estimated that tbe total amount uf money 'needed by tbe district during tbe fiscal year be ginning January V, 1922 and ending December 31 would be $8,368.81, covering several services, materials and supplies. President M. Motachenbacher loft yesterday to post the drainage dis trict with notice in compliance with Chapter 118, Section 7328, Lawa of Oregon for 1921, which require the amount of tho expenditures for the three fiscal yaara next proceeding tbo current year to be stated. The no tices to be posted state that from March 1918 to 1919, the sum of H, 648. 30 waa estimated to be ex pended; March 1919 to March 1920, 16,661.71; March 1920 to March 1921, $7,600.92. Tbe expenditures mado from January 1 to June 1921 wore only $3,227.68 wblje tbe budgot allowance was placed at $8,866. Secretary DeLap stated that tho prospects for the sale of the bonds were excellent now that a water right had been obtained from the Unltod States government. It waa not ex pected that much would be dona tbts year, but after the meeting of the equalisation board In October, and tbe state engineer haa vised the proposition and placed bla approval on it, tbe bonds would then be placed In the market to secure funds for active work In the spring of 1922. Secretary DeLap atatad that he be lieved that money would be forth coming as soon aa tha bonds were in the market aa Webyl-Zuckerman and company of Stockton, California, owned 2,000 , acres of tho Klamath R MM BIS BROKEN W MNGEROS TO PEDESTRMNS Pitfalls for tha unwary yea, araa for tha wary can ba found wltkont an undue amount of eeerob lag la almoat aay block of Kla math Falls sidewalks, outside Mala street, and there are portlona of Main street that have not a great deal to brag about. There' a stretch oa tha south side of tba ilreet between tbe Winters building and aVghlh. atresia where tha pedea'.rlan net steer a careful couree, for Instance. ' But this article calls attention mainly to the wretched condition of tha board sidewalks In tba dla tricta off Main street. Pine street has a number of traps for the pad rttraln. Boards are loose every leW pacel ,nd with two .persons walking aide by sldo, if one lags a tep. tbe other U vary likely to step on one end of a loose board aad raise the other end to a height that will trip hla companldh. ' Protruding spikes to catch tbe stapa of the wayfarer ara an un limited source of danger. The writer foreeook his usual cautious custom of keeping to tbe street and taking cbancea with autos yesterday, and braved a trip around the Bellman property, between Seventh and Eighth on Pine, for tbe purposes of investigation. With forewarning of danger, the trip was made safely, but the condition of tbe sidewalk ia a disgrace. There can be no question that property In the heart of the city la valaable enough to bear the coat of sidewalks. If the owner can not pave It, the city certalaly has condemnatory powers. - The Uotallng block .-"Eighth street, between Pine and High,' ta aa bad. North and south of this block the sidewalk is laid, but the property owned by Rlehsrd Hotel Ing, of the wealthy San Francisco family, evidently cannot bear the cost. South of Klamath avenue there are broken boards Innumerable In tbe board sidewalks. Some of tbe holea In the walk are large en ough to let a person's body through. Other are etx Inch cVevaaaea, visi ble now but veritable traps thla winter when tbe anow lay across them. , It does not take a prophet to pre dict that sooner or later, probably sooner, there will ba an accldeat resulting In a heavy damage ault and tha city will pay for ita na-1 gleet. There's a possible broken leg In any one of a doxen blocks that are frequently travailed, and there's a possibility that if soma elderly person is tbe victim tbe oonae quoncea would be more serious. Gets Sixty Days for Theft of a Horse PORTLAND, Sept., 9 Fred Jack son, Indian, aged 20, of the Kla math Indian reservation, was sent enced to 60 days' Imprisonment in the Multnomah county Jail by United States District Judge Bean for stealing a horse on tbe reserva tion. Two other Indian boys, Bybee Butler, aged 16, and Thurman Jack son, aged 17, implicated in tbe theft, were released because of their youth and returned to the reser vation. CULINARY UNION WILL ELECT PRESIDENT MONDAY Monday afternoon, Culinary At llanca Union will meet in a special meeting at 3 o'clock in, tho labor council rooms for the purpose of electing a president of thla orga nisation. Matters Important to tbe union will bo taken up also at this time, it Is said. district land.. This company J said to bo the largest producer of pota toes and onions on tho Pacific coast with branch offices scattered all ovor the weal. With a large corporation holding, a body ot land as large as 2,000 acres, thay would, bo Instru mental in pushing tha project,' ac cording to Becratary DeLap. ' State Traffic Man Arretted Again for Turning in Block ' J. J. McMahon, stale deputy of the automobile department waa ar reeled laat night at 6 o'clock by Traffic Officer McLaughlin on a complaint filed by Percy Twombly, alleging that tba state officer vio- 1 1mlA traffic ralaa "with. Inrnlnr to tha left la tbe atreet -without giving any netice: or Indication of a turn between Intersections," the al leged violation taking place between Tenth and Eleventh on Main street, August 17. In tba previous trial in tbe po lios court Judge Leavitt held the traffic officer not liable, aa there waa no ordinance to make thla ac tion an offanaa. HUNTERSMUST TAS OUAflRr . - t . " Warning baa boon sounded by State Game Warden .Ilurghduff that deer hunters must tag their , kills with tbe portion of the license Issued for thst-puiyoso Immediately when a kill Is made or 'the viola tor will be subject' to a tine. " : Thla tag must be placad on tbe horns of the aniaa.l'at once and In case the animal Is 'strung up and left In tbe woods; a warden can toll to whom this?-kill i belongs. Should he find oneniot labeled tha hunter will como in for, a stiff 'fine aa tbe hunting lawa prescribe this action to assist thal'wafdana- tn pre venting game hogs killing mora than tbe limit. t A number of vloliasraiaave been found this season by Raople . who were cmroiesa quo 'wluhu ww over' the "first dear" .bpt,thjy,d Uy complied -with the . tagging re quirements wbea "otaer hunters warned aMali.:w' George. McCollum yesterday brought In a. beautiful specimen of the mule tall deer, a four pointer, which he killed five miles below Keno on tbe Klamath river. The deer had been ranging all aummer near bis mill on tbe river and Mr. McCollum hadgdeslred to hare be head of this animal for bla den. Friday laat, an opportunity waa Siren him to secure this prise aad ha did ao. Resident In that sec tion aay that thla deer la tbe larg est they have aaea for many years. It la aald that a tape stretched' be tween the polnta on the horn meas ured 28 lnchea, A, C. Yaden waa a fortunate hunter tbla year, aecurlng two bucks, one laat Friday and one Tuesday. o Army Goods Store Leases Quarters Max Welsa of The Army Store stated today that ho has secured a lease for three years on the build ing formerly used 'by the Deer Head Grill and expects to more to the new location October 1st. The building now occupied by tho Army Store will be removed from its present location to permit of tbe com mencement of construction work on the new Hart building. There seems to be some conflict In this arrangement, as tbo an nouncement was made yosterday that the Deer Head would be re opened under the management of Bert McDonald, who has purchased that establishment. Mr. McDon ald's lease cornea from the receiver of tho grill, wbilo 'that to Mr. Wefts comes from J. O. Bcardsley, tho owner of tho property. CULINARY WORKERS ARE EXCELLENT ENTERTAINERS Tbe smoker held last night .in the Moose hall by the Culinary AUI ance was well attended and enjoyed by all tbe participants. The meeting was a get together social In which union men and the citizens ot this city intermingled and enjoyed themselves to the utmost. A danco was started at 10 o'clock and tbe crowd present spent the evening In this amusement. Re freshments were served through out the meeting and It was after midnight before; the smoker ter minated. .The concensus -of opinion was that this affair' was one of the best arranged ,084 (most enjoyable affairs ot the season. SIX MS TO BE RIISEO i mmm PORTLAND,- Sept., i Wanaclsl plana for that ijS,aaoltl war formally Uustckad a th reeaK of' .the confer ef state del aaa tea har yesterday. Th exposition capital stock ieeua will b $1,960,000. Portland wll raise $1,000,000 by private sabacrlptloa aad $2,000,000 by taxation. ''The state at large. In cluding Portland, will raiee th re maining; Yt',000,000 by a one-mill tax levy for tar yaara. Jullaa L. Malar waa choose per manent chairman aad Robert B. Smith, secretary. Plans ar beta investigated for a special dly election la Portland in November to car for Portland' share ot tha expedition tax levy. 'and 'a special session -of th Igu lature In January to deal with tha necessary constitutional maaaarea and prepare maaaarea for th ato pic to vote on In May. It haa been suggested that It th legislative session la called it will be with the strict understaadlag tbat the affairs of the snoeKin alone ar to be considered aad tha legislators will b aakad to glv tbelr services Just as th delegate who cams to th eoafareae ysstao day gavs theirs. Chairman Mtr today aaaoaaesd receipt of maaaag from araral coaat cltls offering aasfort for th exposition. ' LINCOLN! moons wocnor The Uaeota Market, whiek reseat- ' ly advertised that K waarid dress, eat np aad slac la M etaraa all backs whose saaraaa wlsksi task asr- vle,.fre.ai-ckart.' I displayraaT HsV second buck for1 ta season. Tha deer waa killed by T, V. Patrick. WANTS HCTTR DROPPED Following th application for a writ of review in the county court in the ease ot Thomas L. Cleveland, sometimes known aa T. L. Cleve land, sometimes aa .James Sampler, filed by Attorney William Marx September 1. In which the decisions rendered agalnat tha petitioner ta Justice' Oegbagen'a court "were un satisfactory In the attachment eutta brought br Roy Pouch of the "Busi ness Service Bureau" and John Ir win, the two latter defendanta thla forenoon' filed motions to qussh pro ceedings in tbe county court aralnst them. Action on the matter will be taken-'tomorrow by Judge nunneu, wnea . we county court convenes at 10.- o'clock. WOMEN BOOST FAHt, This afternoon at 6 o'clock, Secre tary L. B. Hague ot the county fair board will address a woman's meet ing at the chamber of commerce on bow tho women of this city and county could assist In making the county fair October 6, and 7 a de cided auccess despite the late atart. WILL ENFORCE SPEED LIMIT PAST SCHOOLS Traffic Officer McLaughlin stater that automobiltsts are not eomplyinf with, hla request Jbat In passing school grounds, the speed limit should be ten miles an hour or less. Some are tearing- by at high rales of speed and the violators are to be picked up. "Drive Slow," he urges. SHERIFF STILL 'ILL C. C. Low stated today that hla son, Lloyd, was not feeing much better than what he was yesterday and that he had endured much pain with the severe attack of tonsllltla which set In after fie had been drenched by water during the tire of tho Lakeside Lumber company laBt Saturday nlgkt. , CATHOLIC SERVICES AT MERRILL NEXT SUNDAY ' Catholic sorvlces will be held at Merrill Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Father J, V, Molloy officiating. WEATHER REPORT, , , OREOON Tonight and Saturday, fair; warmer Saturday; " (