rtomf ;.-3wrKasMi -"--! ' '-'"-' E"' "r' -" -k- -fis ;m,., r jmT im";wio ,y..,qiT -iw- f.J ' I .' r i i4 Coi A d Wi7 Do It Member of the Associated Pre.' gjfc KLAMATH FALLSOREOON, TUESDAYOCTOBER J8, 1021. men wtvm ''V,(, ou.k ;' P" '-.r.u.'i'XMiJi?':! fiWv-w' .vw '4 Fifteenth YcairoMIiKK MIRATION IN am JJLLflRCE1 mbor I liquidating rnpldly and money which haolicon outstanding in ib'ans to lumboi5 manufacturers s returning to Pacific cony banks In large volume, duo to ntoiidiiy g'row- lngjiiomand and consequent price in1 croasos,, f pr. lumber., snys w.Kr soo horn; .b li'tfMh pMoW.'cBP forhlmwirp; hojhnB'hoon operating; thomlll ownoii by hlms'olf and othor jocai men hub summer. Tho consoquonco will bo lhat. thorn will .lip 'much monoy roloasod In tho' aoxt fewimonths from tho. lumber In dustry to flnnnco othor Industries and remaining (stagnation, In tralo chan nels wnibobiirntodntl along tho lino,' thinks Mr. Soohorn. ,! . : ,,5c Tho lied Itlvor Lumber company at Wostwood Hold ti.OOO.OOO foi)t-liiiii wook, und General Muuagur Ifrny and other officials told Mr. Hcohorn that tbo market lookn bettor than Jt has for fa yoar. ThoVLasson Lumber andBox company at Susan vlllo-. Is running night und day, said Mr. Seo born..f , - ,Y, Prices', ho suld',"1uivo advanced" ap proximately 33 1-3 per cent Infill grndos, mounlng that milts mid box factories which have been operating without profit, and generally at a I loss, all summer now hoo n llttlo prof it In sight. lox shook, (tolling CO days ago at $16 bus .now readied $22 a thousand, said Mr. Soohorn. No. 2 shop has rlson .from $27 to Z. High grado clear that was selling for $6C Is now up to $80 and,$8r and thoro la a demand for all classes. Tho country Is awakening to tho fact, savs Mr. Soohorn, that Its man-. ufactured stock of lumber Is running low.' Thcai!lBtrlbutlng 'yards or tlio mlddlo west need replenishing. Box shook Is needed for tho movement of tho Pacific conHt orango crop and dried fruits. Looking around to fill their ncods, tho buyers suddenly found that mills had been cutting far below normal nil summon Many plants had not cut at all. And, du ring tho Biimmor, whllo thoro was no strong demand, manufacturers who woro operating, or had loft-ovor stocks, had managed to sell a car load 'horo nnd thoro. Tho selling movement wnH not apparent at tho time, sayB Mr. Soohorn, but In tho aggrogato a largo volume of lumber was sold nnd used. Now comos demand for Immodlato dollvory to fill a big gap. nnd tho prlcos nro nnturally forced up. As the monoy comes Into tho lumbor op erator's hands ho uses It to rotlco his bank loans und It Is uddlng to bank surplusos. Tho gonoral Bltuntlon may apply to Klamath Kails less slowly, becauso local mills suspond oporntldns In tho winter, nnd also becauso thoy huvo no artificial moans of drying their pro duct, but tho wavo of prosperity that Is uplifting tho lumber Industry, ac cording to Mr. Soohorn, will have aomo effect horo, this winter through tho box factories and whon spring brings resumption of mill operations should bo folt hero In full forco. ' 'Adopted Baby Is Taken from Foster Mother by Police i Tho thirteen months old Infant which Mr. and Mrs. Axol Eckwald, 408 Oak Stroot, adopted, Just after the Houston Hotel flro last yoar, was taken from tho possession of Mrs. Eckwald Saturday evening by Chief of Pollco Wilson and placod' tempo rarily In tho custody of Flro'man Dunn's wlfo. Chlof Wilson Satur day was callod to tho Eckwald resi dence by tho actions of tho ndoptod mother and found tho child scantily clad and poorly attended. . Tho baby. was found on a bed strewn with soda pop bottle stoppors'a'nd other mater ials,' said tho pollco(1chlef. . Chlef'Wilson says that troublo has arisen In 'tho Eckwatafamtly.:- the' k :" husband has le,tt townfahd Mrj. Eck wald isi,no't taking care of, the ehlld as she should. Tor. the present, the baby will bo token 'core of by Mrs. Dunn. , i iMXr- Hall Speaker, at Forum Tomorrow Charles Hall, of Marshtleld, Stato flohtftor, and president of tho State Chamber of Commorce, er rlvod lost night to a tow days Btay.D'Mr. Hall capocted. to come horo from Ilcnd wlth Roprcsenta-tlvo- Denton- BnnfHck -and Senator Jay TJJptoav who.J wan j lohednted -to Hpoajc at tho Chamber of - Com mnrco forum tomorrow.. Meaara. D'urdlek and .Uptoh, .however, conld not (.come, and F L. Staaler, ajan agor1 of ''the CentiraI Oregon Xrrfga tlon company of Deschutes, brought Mr. Hail' horo In his automobile. ; Dlpoif Jautahrjttorv-thrgh-out. tho stnto. skid Mr. .Hall. He I wilt bo'Cfho '6iev- speaker" aVthe Forum tomorroar noon, hlar.t4ft!e r5" bolng "Business Conditions.' U h. For a momtmr of tho Bend council, loft 'foe homo today after a short visit' hetro. "Ifo stated that , tho .financial condition of his city Is fast Improving. By April, 19X2, Bend will bo able to go entirely on a cash basis'," he says,. '-as $75,000 Indebted ness will bo (-paid off. 2.ast year, city warrants iwero discounted from ID to 20 peD cent but today, the hanks aro ony making a three per cont deduction for cash, r ' Buslnoss conditions are picking up, Mr. Fox says and the.'Brooka-Scan-Ion milt has now started three 4iht hour shifts at work and a num ber of ' othor enterprises aro begin jnlngtoexpad. Mr. Fox stated that Hen'd'VsV'a'voluntoer flro depart ment, consisting' of 3G members ans that tbo J lend council last weekvot pd to allow the $'500 carnlvallleeas too to bo Jald over to the flro de partment for fire outfits, for the men' Last night Mr. Fox attended, thn council mooting and delivered a brief address, after being Introduc ed to tho councilman. He stated that ha planned on moving here next year. Strike Situation Teat Efficiency of Labor Board .WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. The ac tlon of tho railroad board In sum moning tho railroad union chiefs to Chicago for a conference was de scribed In blghyofflclal clrcjes today as tho first step.' to determine wheth er. a railway labor board. Is to be re garded as an efficient government agency or a failure: ' Tbo improealon Is being glVon In administration quarters that a freight reduction is being considered. An nnnbuncomtont of this may come within a Cow days. -t CLBVKLAND, Oct. 18. The schodulod mooting today of tho "Big was cancelled when f(vo executives woro'roquostd by tbo Railway labor board to mot with" tho board In Chi cago Thursday. CHICAGO, Ocl. 18. Telegrams summoning chiefs of the Big Four brothorhoods and Switchman's union to a conference, with the railroad labor board In .an endeavor to fore stall an actual' walkout on the na tion's railroads, was. dlspatchedto tho labor chiefs today. Mr. Jenson Learns, of Wife's Death Charles Jenson, reclamation ser vice.' blacksmith, was located yester day on his hunting trip to Barnes valley and returned here last night. Mr. Jensen was sought on account of the death of his wife, who passed away suddenly. , .dip, said today that tho fataVtack':lo'fourB th,t his jvlfo had experienced. Mr. Jonsen left on his hunting trip October 5. 'Mrs. Jensen as at that time In'exceUent health. ' . Theunusbandstited -that, funeral rtangeraettts.- ita"e tTOt ?broOier,apd sister 'of thefteeadent-Jn 'Seattle. -Tour slste'rs and wo broth ers live in Norway. Mrs. Jensen wa 46 years old. - , Pdmspehs fcWiiHB CAMPAIGN i SMI m OPENS TONIGHT lA mass moellfigVf"tho"iM3oplo In terested in tbo Salvation Army cam paign for tho budget of $2250, which the Salvation Army hopo to raise here during the course at tho. drive this week, will start at 7:30 oVilbck thisiovoning In tho chamber of com-, merco rooms under the auspices, of the ! executlvo committee constating of j Fred A. .Baker, R. IL Dunbar, T." UjBitanley, A. H. Collier, Ed Chllcote, W. fl. Slough, Bert Thomas, Arthur Wfllson, O. D. Burke, Marshall Hoop er, R. C. OToesbock; O. A. Hay den, E; M. Bubb, Roy Fouch, L. L. Gag hagen, Wl T. Leo, 'and ,Mrs. IK. 8. Jfenry. The ladles who bavo boon asked to assist In tho campaign, are, Mesdaraoa Phillips, Beckley, Ida Primes, Bert Thomas, Hurn, Moe, and Miss McCourt. i IfThe speakers who have bepu. an nounced for the mooting tonight will be Ralph Dunbar, E. M. Chllcoto and Fred Baker. Othors, who aro Inter ested In the work will bo aakod to peak. .One of the addresses, tonight wjll bo on tho subjoct of tho now method of "raising funds for the Sal vation Army on tho budget plan In stead of by tho former method of tambourlno solicitations wookly. Un der .the now plant tbo exact amount of 'money needed to carry on tho work Is always estimated beforehand and tlio army's activities guaged by tho amount 'obtained In the subset quont drive. . Tha. Salvation Army officials here say that, most of the money raised In the (Coming drlvo will be used for ibsolutely neceaary work in , this eommltrUMawhHer'arid ahould a SHrplas boleft, tho home In Port iantf .where dopetdent Infants are taken ciro. of by 'tho army, will bo benefitted by tho. small sura. The major porUoV of the funds will be used In this 'city and county among worthy people who have mot with adversity. Tho general public has been Invited ,to attend tho meeting tonight and assist lattho drive. Youth JailedHn Connection With Girl' Absence Theodore Harris, a 20-year-old Indian, Is held at' the police sta tion for Investigation. Harris Is said to know something rolatlvo to the disappearance of a 1 3 -y oar-old daughter of Joe Ball, an Indian logging contractor, who mysterious ly disappeared from the home of her sister In this city Sunday. The police scoured the City Sun day and Monday, and wore unable to find tho missing girl. The fath er also participated in tbo search but without result. Tho girl lata Monday afternoon appeared at tho home of her sister hero and gavo no satisfactory explanation of her actions. Today, Chief of Pollco Wilson and tbo father of tho girl woro Investigating fragments of tho girl's conversation which brought Har rla' name to their attention. Chief Wilson stated that Harris was brought to the station by tbo fath er last night and confined In tbo Jail pending tho probable results of a grilling -which United States Commissioner Bert C. Thomas will give him today. CLEARING SITE FOR THE HART BVJhDItia Workmten were busy this morning cleaning oft the lot at the cornor of Seventh and Main street whero tho near building wU! Tee erected by Hart brothers of Sacramento. (The alto Is 'being cleared 'for 'the excavation Job by B. 'B. Henry. The bis' elm tree pext to vtho Winters buUdlng was being cut down this morning. DANGEROUSLY ILL Charles Da Cuman, city garbage collector, was taken ill last eve ning about 0;30t bla hoBJo.on tho Fred' Orennon ranch r two and one- hilt, file's out. He 'is, utferih from baart trouble afld serious doubts of bis recovery are entertained. KIMH FILLS HOPLACEFQR NEVER SWEATS 1 L ouuriu JVW UWl BOUUUOU IUU euict lhat Klamath' Falls' this winter will bo no congrogatlng placo for Idle ben, not so long as there la work, to bo obtained by making an effort lh get It. Ro'pltltlon of scenes In the past when, tho city was tilled, with idlo men who refused: to work all winter whon opportunity was given thorn, will not bo a featuro hero' du ringthocomlng'Boasonnot so long' as he can help It by "vagglng" mot of them, tho sheriff says. r In Justlco Qaghagen's court yester day, Shorlff Low placed ono man on probation who Is aatd to bo a skilled mill man but-who stated to the' sher iff that ho 'had not gono to work wnon asKoa to several limes oy em ployers'. Thin statomont' aroused tho sheriff's wrath and following In tho wako of tho Instructions of "Get busy or I'll press tho chargo which Is still open." ho said "Idleness Is Just what causod that fellow to get Into trouble and thoro aro a lot more '(ho aro In tho samo position ho Is In, only tbey havo not beon caught. In tho winter, tho mon congregate and when thoy aro not gambling, tbey aro planning some easy way to get by until spring. This Idlo class 'mooch' off of tho ones who do work. In caso of tbo bog ging resulting In llttlo returns, a lot of pilfering goos on' which creates no end of treuble: !A lot of this whlskoy running too, la done by tho Idlo class and the sheriffs, office is not going to stand for It this winter. The. Idle class may aairell know now that my policy, with tho assistance ofthe pollco department will be. Work or got out of town;" STATE SMS - MUHDER TRIAL ROSEBURG, Oct. 18. Tho do fenso rosto'd In tho Brumfleld caso shortly before noon today after Dr. B. F. Scbaeffe, Eugene alienist, tes tified that' Dr. Brumfleld la still In sane and homicidally dangerous. The case may go to tho Jury Thurs day night or Friday morning. Dr. Schaeffe aatd he believed Dr. Brumfleld was Insuno on July 13, the 'day of tho alloged murder, bas ing his 'conclusions on, examinations made of tho dofendant in the Roso burg Jail, September 2G and Octobor 2'1 'Furthor 'conclusions woro derived from tho family history and from "tho foolish attompts at flight and concoalmonty ., 'J , jDr. SchaeWo said that depression joa tho part of tho dentist, pais about tbo oyes, failure to romebor and a habit of pacing Tho floor, ail juuicuiou lusamiy. Beglnlng Its, rebuttal, the stato at tacked tho defense's Insanity theory. Dr. William House, Portland nllon- 1st,-, who examined tho accused man In Portland, August 17, tostltled lurumflled was porfectly sano then. Ovor dofonso objections Dr. House was allowed to answer a hypothetical' quostlon and declared Brumflold was porfectly sano July 13. D. M. Nichols. La Grando shoe dealer, testified Brumfleld lent him money to pay a bill when tho hotel at Lake Loulso, Alberta, refused to accept Nlchol'a porsonal check and that Brumfleld, who took Nlchol'a check as security, returned the cheek when Nichols sent him the money, '. J. W. Parkins, owner pt the Per kins Building where Brumfleld hadj bis office, and Dr. Fred. Haynes, .den- let, testified they saw no signs of nsanlty in" the accused before bis disappearance. BCABXBT KEPORT PORTUorV'. Wl&MM steady; calves1, sj:00"lower?"eho"5e dairy rclveal8.BP; aueep ateaayj eggs" hfm,vhutUr "uniettled REBUTTAL IN American Bureau Secretary is Here S .0. Halgbt, flold secretary of tho American City Bureau, la In tho city .Investigating conditions that affect tho local Chamber of Commerce. 'Mr. Halght did not go Into details" regarding his mission. Ho said ho wasr on his way from Portland to San Francisco and was askod by tho bureau, to atop hero and look .into conditions and prob ably preparo a report. - Co-operation Is the. main-spring of a chamber of commerce, said the field secretary, and it Is Important that the organisatien: havo a 100 per cont' working' membership. START SBIT TB- TEST B0NUS1AW The test of the' vlliTldlly oY tho Oregon bonus law Is now .on in tho Multnomah circuit 'court, suit being filed Friday afternoon by Henry T. Boyd, commandor.of Post No. 'Port land American Legion. ' The suit Is a friendly ono says J. H'. Carnahari, commander of Klamath post. , The defendants In iho sult.aro Governor Ben' W. Olcott, Samf' Kojer, secre tary of state, tho stato.tax commis sion and Qcorgo A. 'Whlto, Arthur C. Spencer and Lyman O. Rice, who with Olcott. and Kozer, constitute the World .war votqrans' stnto aid com mission, aro defendants. ' Tho suit was ",od by Uoyd ,n" order to expedla'to the putting Into' effect tho terms and provisions of tho act, and Is not lntended'aa an attack upon tho bill or Its Intent Before tho. state bonds can be sold, th'olr constitutionality mnsttbe deter; mined. , The bonds and the procedure naar which their Issuance was authorised have been scrutinised by the law firm of Storey, Thorn'dyko, Palmer and Dodge of Boston, national, bond ex perts. According to Portland attor- neys interested' 'In tho preparation of tho complaint filed today, tho only possible point of attack, In tho opin ion of tho Boston law firm, Is In tho formality of enrolling and emboss Ing tho bill In the lcgtslaturo iOUSS'N ! Organisation of the County Pub lic Hoalth association was effected at tho chamber of commerce last night. Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar of tbo Orogon Tuberculosis associa tion and Miss Jane Allen explained tho purposo and work ofT such 'an organization ' and assisted greatly In tho dotalls of organisation. Mrs. Dunbar read and' explalnod a samplo constitution, the result of four years . experience of other associations,, which was voted up on and duly acceptod. Officers for. tho' coming' yoar woro then elected as follews: Prealdont. Arthur R. Wilson, Klamath Falls; Vlco-presldent, Mrs. N. Gacommlnl, Merrill; Secretary, Clara Calkins, Klamath Falls; Treasurer, Geo. Walton, Merrill.' Chairmen of group commltteos woro elected aa follews: Nurso committee, Mrs. W. H. Robertson; Finance! J cjommlttoe, Mrs. R. H. Dunbar; Supply com mittee, Mrs. G. A. Bellman; Pub licity commlttco, Mrs'. Wm. Gan ong; Educational committee, Mrs. Edna Ackley. Tbo purposo of this organisation as explained by Mrs .Dunbar and Miss- Allen la to work out the health problems of the county and co-oporate with tho county nurso In her -work. Miss Frlckej' who has been working here for tho past seven months In that capacity, -was brought here by the Red Cross and the 'splendid work .she bas done is recognised' by the entire commun lty... . However, those In close con nection,, w-Ua. the public health work feel 'that' tp .make It thorough and Wf-reaehlng 'apjaeiljliig nure con-. Crete 'than-"' mere public recognition .will" b"e ..absolutely necessary. It '! the hope that' this"-association, 'will ORGANIZED ELESTI0NFOR FIRST WARD IS CALLED NOU The 'meeting, of the coaacll last ' night, did not last very late aa there was not very ranch baslasas to con- ' aider. The principal aceeanltshaieat Was tho Introduction . or! the ordin ance authorising a special election onf November 8 'for a coancllasaa la the First ward to repteee Paul Bo- ' gardus, who haa moved from this , city to Medford. The ' council last night, declared tho seat vacant from the Flfet ward, then the special- ordlaaaoe providing for the eleettea Novem ber 8 camo up anal aesee4 aaan- Imously. The qualMlcatleaui- for. the successor of Bogardus are that he or she must be a freeholder and a legal voter, also, a reaUeat of the ward for one year prior to hJa or hef announcement as 'a candidate. Health Blawasiam Health and sanitation aroMems were also discussed, the. west sMe of tbo city coming apifor preMama dealing with sewerage; Health Of ficer Brandenburg stated that he had; toured the entire. tHstrict-'and found that even onei member of the council "was forced to secure per mission of a neighbor to connect tip"Ith the street' aewer in order to&avo the sewage from his place disposed of. Brandenburg also told the council that. owing to tho seep-, age in .many placea oa the west side, cesspools tilled eo rapidly that they were practically aaeleaa far sanitary purposes. The council teak nonaction .on .the' sanitation moas ures laying- them ver uaUI natt1" " VMU t'lLAL '- - ' illi liiil Bedget Meettag The" budget committee of. the council will, meet on November 1 In the city hall at ;1:30 o'clock P. M., to take up the needa of the dty tho coming year. The program wilt bo thoroughly outlined at this meet ing. Two permits were granted lust night, ono to Frank Tunnell for a 24x24 foot frame dwelling, one story,' cost $800, In the First Ad dition, the .other to S. W. Turner of tho Turner Apartments to -erect a woodshed at 812 Oak street, pro bable cost $80, Referred to the street lighting committee were the petitions ot William Tlmma for a light In the alloy back of Main be-' tween Second and Third street. v and the petition of a number ot' residents who- llve;,near- Klamath and Payne avenues for-a standard! street light. "" Comet Electric Co. . to Re-Open Soon W .D. Coburn of the Comet El ectric Shop bas returned from a two weeks' business trip to Port land, and other cities ot importance throughout the state. While away Mr'. Coburn visited all of the mod ern electric stores to gain Ideas tor the remodeling and equipping' ot his store' in this city which, was destroyed by tire about two months ago. He also secured tho agency for' tho Delco Light farm lighting, plants for Klamath county and purcbasod a full supply of electrical appliances and stock, as welt as a full line of Thor washing machines and products. Mr. Coburn and Mr. Ubllg expect to bo able to open for business in about two weeks with ono ot tbo most modern electrical stores in southorn Oregon. LIMITED .WRECKED DALLAS Texas, Oct. 18 Twen ty persons woro injured, but none killed, when tho eastbound Sun shine special (on the Texas aid Pacific. Coast railway waa wrecked by a spreading rail .last night near Van Horn, Texas. WHEAT TAKES DROP . PORTLAND, Oct JSv-rrWaMt ia quoted 'at'-. 87' cents- to f 1.01.,.. - w 9r V m Wl " I T 1- - -T T i -i llMMMtfMA be supported, and a, xees muraat shown in it byf'evsry clttaen of the county, t i ". ' i' , ' ' a n A' M j 1 5i I 3 i r it