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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1921)
Ifctf mp iEutfttttuj A& Tali WEATHER FORECAST 1 Tonight. Thursday ruin In west, fair In Kant portion, ,--. -.L, NEWS OF THE WOHL BY THE ASSOCIATED HUM Member of the Associated Press. .'HI'"iuuj I ii'in'j.-1 in .y Klflrrntli Year No, IlitOO KLAMATH PALM, ORKOON, WCKMXIMV, DM'KMIIKH 1!H, llttl I Ftucnunra UKJWEI HEAR BUSINESS TALK AT FORUM Ditcuwion of Condition Draws Largest Number ' in Months Whllo mi Knot nutn of optimism) wa, sounded by pckcrs t tho forum meeting Icxtitjr, when thn business outlook wss llio principal subject (or illculon, apparently It wi the general opinion that gradual bottermanl may bo looked (or, both In agriculture and lum bering, aa wall ai gonoral Unci, The meeting waa attended by thn largest, number aeen at a (orum (or many month. U, M. Doctor prealdcd. II. I). Morlviianii, of llio Pelican Bay Lumber company, eld that tho local mills muit Increaao produe lion In order tu lower rout of pro duction, and that thla (actor prob ably would mean Increased payroll and more prosperity locally. Na tional condition!, ha (aid, wero de pendent upon morn or Itii (arm condition, which al prevent are at low ebb, Thli condition would bo Improved during thn year 1922, and would load to great national pro , Herlty In It23, 'Thn box manufac turing bualncs looked good (or tho coming year, hn ld, becauno of the largn fruit crop, Thn paper box hualtieaa would not compote erl ously borausn of thn high prlco of paper, hn pointed out "It doea not necessarily follow that the lumber buslncae will bo good becaue of (hn national short agn of S:,000,000,ilQO fret," nald Mortennnn. Thn demand I what make business, not tho shortage." K. II, Thorn, county agricultur al, apnks of tho farm condition In thla county, pointing out that the ahltllnc in diversified farming will bring added prosperity tu the coun ty, Hn Introduced tnlltlr which Indicated that farm produce li down to pre-war price, but that tha farmer I (orced to pay high price (or (arm riulpmrnt. Thorn urged that Klamath county butler be purchaaed In preference to out Ido brand, (.tying that "every pound nf nutildn butler purchased mean that a pound nf Klamath butter muat ba uhlppon out " Herbert l Nitwell, mnnager of tho Klamath project, outlined the development plan for thn coming year which will go Into effect when tha 1700,000 appropriation I inado available. Development work lo alt dlatrlcta which will add Ihnmanda of Irrigated Mnd to tho project will be undortakeu t'r completed, hn aid. Frank Howard, an Instructor at the high achool, apoke of tho newly organlied Klamath Amateur Ath letlo anocUtlon, showing how the development of athletlra would go far toward blending tho varloua ac tivity of tho city Into ft hnrmont oua wholo. WEED GAMBLERS PAY Wcl Jutko OillcrlM W.rKMli Flvo nf Hovrnlern Am Jallcnl WKKD, Dec. 2H. Flnea aggregat ing 13,500 were collected by Juitlcn llradley hnro Kalurday, following tho arreat nf aeventnen Bhasta resident on chargea of violating of tho Hlotn gambling lawn. Flvo of tho men nr mated havn been aunt to Jail to aorvn out 2S0 tinea at the rata of $1 per day. Ed Dobxon, who wai ono of the eventeen arreated, ha demanded a JurV trial, which will bo held hero to morrow, Tho nrrcatn woro mndo by Sheriff C, A, Calkin upon warrants Issued by Juitlco llradley nt tho rcqucat of District Attorney J. M. Alton. Ilokey l't-kuy nnd Klondyko woro the gamos to which tho District At torney took exception, 'WEATIIKIt I'llOUAHIUTIKS The barometrlo presauro, after climbing to qultn a height, common v ced to (all at 10 o'clock thla morn ing and at the hour of going to preas the Cyclo-Htormagraph at Under wood' Pharmacy was recording a turthor drop. However no storm la Indicated al though tho downward movement, If continued, la favorablo (or wind and rain. Forecast-for next 34 heurs: Fair! Continuation of present weather.condltloiiB. Tho Tyco rocprdlng thnrmnmMji registered maximum rtnd 'minimum temperature todny, na follow I High,,,,, .,, 4., ,...((.. o ?Offiiiiiiiii(iiiiiniiiiMiiriiM(iiiiniM (XIMMITTP.K CHOHF.N TO AIIIIANOR FOR M;V DAIHV OIKMNIZATION ' rollTI.ANI), Dec. 2H. A i committee, Ma iippolnlrd to n now dairy- day lo nrrnngit men'N orgnnltntloii, following thn liUldallnu yetnrday of . thn Oregon Dalrymen'a Co-Op- eratlvn leagun, which will meet hero January 17 I'. K. Hltton wa niadn temporary chairman ) and William lllarkinorn, secro- ' lary. CONTRACT FOR FIRE PUMP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Onllnamc Jiorw In Second Heading-. Utile, Cunir llrforn Hrloii F.srrpl Routine llulnr Utile except roilllnn liiulno'S wa tranaarted lal night at tho city council meeting, which wa post poned from Monday. An ordinandi wa approved which authorised thn execution of a con tract with thn Htulx Kirn Knglne company nf lndlanapotl. for tha purrhaio of a new Irlple-comblna-don 1,000-gallon pumper. The or dinance went to tha aecond rending. A communication wa read from the City of Itoieliurg which royuest d that thla city have representa tion at Uoaeburc on February 21 In order to conalder a plan for tho regulation of city auto camp; Kround Thn Oregon Chamber of Commerce and the Merchant au-l riauon win ronvenn inern on me day preceding and thn day follow ing. It wa pointed nut. I'otlce Judge 1-esvlU wa Inatructed to acknowledge the communication and ndvlao that Klamath Falls would be represented If possible Tho application of M. Hlordan to move a frame building from the ist ldn of Klamath avenue toj Utb street wa referred to the (Ire committee. .- Permit waa grante'd Jamea Lang li'ti io ronduct a rooming home at Ce: Houtu Sixth alreet. DRUGGISTS WIN GAME ZrPulrnra (So IKwn lo IW-fral In Krcimil of Klk Hrrlr Thn second game of thn Klk' bowling erlv came off aa rchediiled last night at 8 o'clock when the Drtigglit and Zerolenea met. tho latter going down to defeat befnro the Drugglsta for threo straight namea and 174 pin Philip Tope, nf the druggist waa high man for thn three game. Kvnry member nf thn Zerolene learn was prraent and they wnrn heard In make the boast that ' they would win next week aa Friday, I their lucky day .Tho Individual score (or thn Zero-i lenr were; lavltt Ml; llnagland,' 459; !. Houston, 493; Old. 410; llollwnll, 414. For Ihn Druggl!! ' Torn CJ3; Itogor. 4C3; Marshall 47t; I.orcnx 4X0: Mnton 4flC. The standing of Ihn league la a follews: Drugglsta 3 gamea played lost 0, pet., 1000. Shepherds 3 gamea played, won 3, lost 1, pet., 66, llearcata i game plnyed, won 1, lost S, pet.. 333. 5!orolenes gamea played 3. won 0, lost 3, pet., .000. Thn llarber. City dad. Con tractors nnd Dre'dgera havn no game to their credit up to dnln. Thn barbers and City Dads will lock horns tonight at 8 o'clock. II I rumored that Ihn City Dnds will. If nerensary, reosrt to overy phasn of thn city rhnrtnr, n they urn rep resented by tho Mnyor, fire chief nnd county Judge, HELD FOR BIG THEFT Oregon Man fliargetl With Coin pllrtly In l,5O0,00O ltobbcry I.OH ANIU'.I.Kfl, Dor. 28. Herbert Cox of I.os AngcloH, and Herbert Wil son, formerly of tlrownavlllc, Oregon, aro bolng hold horo whlln authori ties Investigating their suspected connection with postal and safa rob- boric In which thn loanoi aggregated i $1,500,000, Today thoy oro mndo J defendants In a $39,000 attachment suit brought by Halo brothers, San Francisco merchants, who alleged that such loss occured In the rnbbory of their atoro. I'flKHIDRYr WUili RRV1VK NKW VKATl'8 HKCErTlOX. , WASHINOTON, D. C, Dec. 28, President-and Wis. Harding will re rive ,Uie New Year's reception dli eantludi during the Wilson admin istration, They will racelvathe'dlplo. matle, corpi, cabinet moVf pud MmlM $R. m PHvIKi FRANGEBLOCKS FO SU LMTATON Demand of French for 90,- 000 Tons Closet Doors of Agreement WAHHINllTON. Dec 2H -Tho hopii (or an agreement lo limit ub luarlnn tiinnagn wiia declared aban doned today at tho meeting nf tho Naval committed Thn demand by Franco fur n mlnlmiiiii ubiiiarlno provision of 90,000 tun wa declared In Iiimo tho cloned door to any ngrvo ment, thn American proposal having lioen filially rejected by llio French. Tho Amerlcrtii delegation mado a Haw prnpoint lo limit tho aim of sub marine and oilier auxiliary raft to n maximum of 10,000 tons Tho llrlllah and Japanese In lew of llio French ncllon, tated they both feel compelled lo resenc action on Dm louuagn rutin (or auxiliary craft allotted them under (he Ameri can plan TEACHERS IN SESSION Annual Hlnln Contention Wart To ilny In I'orllaml rOUTLANU, Orn. Uvv 38.-Tint-On JEun Sinin TvaclirrH Atnuclallon ronvcnnl lirri t(May In Minimi rn Ion, to continue until Krlduy nlRht irm Mart I. Pllllarnn tirnaliinnl nf r-.., r,. .. Hinuiauii, fiieinuni wa i thn i)iOClatl()n, In to prrnliln. All tu iy U tu lo itovfitcd to the ro,irracn- iuuvo rounrn, hihci. trunnarts tun biulncM o( tho ttiioclatlon (Irnrral wiBcmlillrii nnd (tcpartmnnt nirotlni urn to bo held Thurndnjr And Krldar Ir. Chnrln M Juld, director of tho school of rducntlon of the tint versltr of ChlcnKo. and Dr. Marlon liltor Hurton, prmldnnt of the rnlrcrsltr of Michigan, are the lead tnc Ppcjakcm ho a'ro to ap.rcar he fore tho cmirBlaWtflon nnd the dc partment ifcfttnKi IRISH RATIFICATION (Viiiinnilf( Itrportrtl Itcaclinl fcVcrrl Mcrllng; of l-ailrr at1 LONDON, Doc 38. A Dublin ills. lutrh says that from reliable Infor mation ll has been learned that n secret meeting of (ho Dall Klreann leadera, representing both supporters and opponent ( tho Anglo-Irish treaty, a compromise was reached which will ensure ratification. HKFI.NKD Hl'OAlt fiOKH DOWN TO Oc I.KVIIIj NKW YOUK. Dec. 28. Itetlncd augar broko below the Sc levol to day (or thn first time In aevcral years, due to tho continued weak ness of tho raw augar market. Fine granulated U quoted 'at 4!0-100r n' pound. I THE PRESENT WINTER Umiitsujusisssan nassaiina i . i n i ii n n i i niii i mm iMH NF.W YKAIM Ust Now Yonr'a Dny At tho midnight hour When (hn clock atruck twelve And my heart who Kind With resolutions I aworo off amnkliig And told my wife; I meant ll And for n Ionic, Ioiik timii ' For nlmost a week To Ihi exact I didn't moko And then 1 mot A cigar atoro man And ho linked tad- And I afd brace up It may not ba truo Hut Im nld II w - Thn wort had happened Mot of hi culomor Had aworn off smoking Anil spent no money And ho waa going brokn And hi kid wcro hungry Bo I bought ROtnn clgnrs To help him out And bought aomo moro Tho following day For the aamn purpose And hn amllvd once more And hi kid were fed And I woa happy And thla waa thn explanation I gnvo my wife When aim caught mo smoking In our basement And thla New Year'a Day I shall reaolvo To bo moro truthful I thank you a ) ROCKEFELLER DIVORCE Daughter of Oil Kins ''' IH-crt-e rrom Ifeail of llarvtrr Trul rillCAOO. Dec 2 Mr Kdllh It McCormlck. dnilghler of John D Itockufollor, St., wax granted a di vorce today from Ilurold F McCor mlek, tho proaldent, of the Interna tional Harvester company, on n do aertlon charge. McCormlck'a attorney admlllcd thn charge. An agreement on n dlvl alon of property wai reached. MANY tC)A!W..ND KU - auk w:kv IN OIAMIMA ADKIIDKKN. Vnh.. Dec 2S Cougars and bear"hnvo been repor eil prowling In considerable number In tho Olympic Peninsula section and other district near hero. Ilccently aevernl bear nppearcl nt North llcuch, a summer resort on Wlllapa Harbor. Washington. A lo commit n engineer reported that he saved seeral nheep Irom n bear by blowing thn whistle c( hla cnglno nnd (rlghlenlug bruin nway. Another bear entered n pig pen, illed a ISO-pound pnror and escaped with part of tho carcass. Four cougars wero killed In Hie Olympic Mountains recently In one day and night by John Hunch. Thli la bollovcd to bo tho largest bag of cougara yet taken In tho Olyymplc. A bounty of $H0 Is paid on each cou gar killed, (nr It Is estimated that ono cougar kill fifty elk and deer each year. BIDS FAIR TO SEE ALL HUGE SHIPPING COMBINE PLAN OF S.F. BANKER i Vessels Worth $30,000,000 Would Be Included in Coast Corporation HAN FHANCIHCO, Dec. 28 A plan to form a Pacific Coast shipping comblnn by pooling ships allocated to Pacific porta by thn Shipping Hoard Is bolng worked out here by Herbert Flelshhackcr, Han Francisco banker- Thn project, which contemplatea control and operation of vessel of an aggregate value of approximately 130,000,000, according to Flelsh hackcr, has ben sanctioned by Pres ident Harding, and la the outcome of a recent conference tho banker had In Washington with officials of the I'nltcd Rlatcs Shipping board. It Is proposed that tho corporation be fin anced by lommerclat Interests of San Francisco. Seattle, Portland, San Die go nnd I.os Angclca. and that ships bv purchased on easy terms from the Shipping Hoard. Under tho tentallvo plana, tho ships would ply exclusively In trans pacific trade. VETO UPTON BILL (Sovrrnnr Drtlarm I'auagr Would I Itrflccl on Kx-Hcrrlce Mrn SAI.KM, Dec 28. Tho Governor signed threo highway measures enact ed at tho special session and tho bill forestalling a cut In salaries of the Multnomah County Sherlff'a office. Ho tctoed the Upton Hill, exempt ing bonus paymenta from debts con tracted prior to the time the Ilonus net becamo effective. Ho declared this bill reflected on ox-aenrlco men. KU KLUJC RECEIVER Depov,! (,'ranil Goblin aad Oilier MrnilM-r A-k Court lo Intcnrenc ATLANTA, Oa , Dec. 28. A re ceivership of all property, funds and documents of the Ku Klux Klan Is nought In n petition filed today In the Crnuin f-n,r, liv ni lil.n.lm.l MM,! lui'i.iv. vu..., w, u..., u.u.v.. -! seventy persons describing them elte as "Honatldo Members" of tho Klan The petitioners aro headed by four deposed grand goblins. llll. MAHTIN IS DIXiaitKD NOT Gdivrv Karl Martin, ' charged with the manufacture of illicit liquor, was adjudged Innocent yesterday at the closo of his Jury trial In tho Jus tice court. Tho caso went to the Jury nt 5:30, and two hours later tho' verdict of not guilty was re turned. ' DANCE RECORDS BROKEN II DF.AI) AH URrlL'lr OF HTOI13I I.N HOt'TII AM) MJDDI.K-WKHT NHttJ OHI-KANH,, l.a., Dec. 28 -Tho donth list from Ihn 0 storm which Friday night nnd early Saturday morning swept through Northeastern Arkansas ' Northwestern Mississippi and Northeastern l-oulalana, today stood at forty-ono threo white men, ono whlln woman and thlrty-aovcn negroes. 459 MILES ROAD BEING BUILT OR PLANNED IN STATE Oregon'a Kliarn of Federal AM Ksllmated . at Over S4.000.000 Is WASHINOTON. Doc. 28 Itoads built, under construction or under agreement for construction, through out tho Unltod States In conjunction with Fedcral-afd funds distributed among thn States by the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Depart ment of Agriculture, alnce July 1, 191C, total 28,135 miles, according to a summary of the work Just com pleted by the department. The esti mated cost of 4S9.8 miles of roads under construction In Oregon Is $8, &C9.840.39. Of this amount 84,114, C37.39 Is Federal aid. Jn addition to the foregoing, bridges with their approaches to the total length of 47.4 mllea were con structed or are now under agreement for construction with Federal aid and Slate funds combined. The atatlsttca shows a large mile age of graded and drained, sand-clay, gravel, and macadam roadi, while Ihore la less mileage of concrete, bit uminous concrete, and brick roada. This situation Is due to the Increased cost of construction (or the higher types of roads. The total cost of the 28,133 mllesTextra helper la distributing par- of roadway Is $496.1S1,83.43: the averago cost per mile, $17,(30. Of the total coat the sup of $211,133,37.31 waa made available through Federal aid, the ' .remainder through the States. This Is. at tho average rate of $7,500 per mile of Federal-aid funds', for the total mileage built. 3 ROUNDS FOR RITCHIE Frlco Scrapper Kay Ioral Will Last No Iongrr Man That he will send Karl Itltchle off to Dreamland In three rounds' or less. Is the statement credited to Jack Downey by Curley Under wood, who Is promoting the boxing bouts to be held at McDonald's ball Friday, December 30. Practically tho same statement Is credited to Kid Harrington, of Klamath Agency, who believes Kid Vincent, of Los Angeles. Is due for a shock. On the other hand, Vin cent Is said to bo in much better condition than on the last occasion, and better able to give a good ac count of himself. Downey will arrlvo here tonight and will bo seen In a workout to morrow afternoon. llKilD HULKS FOU AUTO lll'HRS IN CALIFORNIA lly order of tho California Railroad Commission, all auto stages engsged In tho transportation of passengers In California must stop between 50 nnd 75 feet from ateam railroad or Inter-urban electric lino tracks, and tho stage driver must then look up and down the tracks to bo sure there Is no train approaching before cross ing. Tho rule doea not apply to the operation of stages within munlelpa- lltles as regards tho tracks of clcc.ira,cg August 26, 1920, this trana- trie or other street railroads. CIIAUI.KH Hl'Ml'HRKV RRTCRNH FROM CALIFORNIA Charles Humphrey returned last evening from n Junkotlng trip o( over two months, during which ho visited all of his old stamping grounds In Southorn California, renewing old acquaintances and recalling old mem orlcs. While ho had a fine tlmo, he admitted that ho got lonesome for tho old homo town and Is glad to bo back. He expects to run over to Ashland noxt week (or a (ew days visit with his mothor, aftor which he will return to Klamath Falls and set tle down to business. OLRKST SPANISH PALM TRKK HAS BEEN FKLLED, , V1SALIA.. Calif.. Dec. 28. Old Faithful, ald to have been the tall est Spanish palm In California, has been felled. The palm was planted In hc Tuisre county court house park" here 44 ears ago ana grew to a height of 84 feet. Woodpecker per forated Iti trunk a4 Wf vl'ft' trad (ifmitrouii F IRE DESTROYS LANDMARK PORTLAND Firemen Injured When Odd Fellows' Temple is Burned POirn.AND, Dec. 28. Flro early today dent roved tho Odd Fellows' I building at First and Alder street. ' Thla building waa a landmark of tha early dayx. The cupola of tha bulldlag held the first town clock of tha city. Tho loss wa $36,000, Captain Faber of Engine number C, suffered a broken anklo la a fall and several (Iremen were allfhtly burned. Tho lots to the bulldlag in $20,000; to tho lodge $5,000 and to the market on the ground floor $10, 000. P. O. SHOWS DECREASE Bunlnews for Decexaber Lea Tfaaa for Home Month of 1840 Receipts at the poatofflea show deereaso of about It 2-J per cent under last year's December receipts, but an Increase over 1911 receipts. The receipts for the lowest quarter of 1921 was still greater than tha highest mark reached In 191. according to Pos'tmaster W. A. Del icti. Although th eqnanltty of packages handled by tha fore this year, both outgoing and Incoming. waa smaller, the percentage of dam aged and poorlx wrapped waa mack leas thsn previous years. Aside from the regular postoffiea force of four teen. It was necessary to hire fir eels this yesr. "Working sunder Improved condl-' tlons In a' larger building and with a fall force of experienced employe ma4e oar work mack rirtter an easier this year," said Mr Deltell this morning. Christmas ere saw the largest In coming mall, and due to tha fact that Sunday was Christmas, all par cels and letters were distributee!. to to the boxes and by carrier throughout the city as fast a track could bring the mall sacks from the train. By 10 o'clock erory thing was out and many residents I wero happy In not having to wait until Monday for their mall. On Monday, even though It was a holi day, the offlco was open from t o'clock until 1 o'clock, and the Rural free delivery carriers delivered mall both Sunday and Monday mornings. MARKRT BEPOItT PORTLAND. Dee. 28. Livestock, steady, eggs two cents lower, buying price 40c to 48c; butter unsettled, lower tendency. Wheat $1.02, $1.08. HIGH RATES ARE DECLARED REASON OF WATER SHIPPING TORTLAND, Dec. 27. Illustrat ing tho extent to which high freight rates diverted lumber transportation from rail to water, Pacltlc Northwest shlpmonts. through Panama canal, to North Atlantic Coast domettlc mark ets. Increased 12,453,797 feet, the .first nine months of 1920 to 139,791,- 775 feet, for the same period of 1911. Prior to tho Incroaso In rail freight continental lumber trade was hand led almost 100 per cent rail haul. Since the big boost in rail freight rates the Incroaso In waterhorne ship ments to North Atlantic Coast mark ets, haa been 1,022 per cent. JapancMO Trade Increased The Japanese business of Pacific Northwest mills Increased from 7 081,350 (eet the (Irat nine months of 1320 to 208,332,770 feet, the first nlno months of 1921 an Increase of 174 per cent. Theso aro a few of tho interesting facts revealed In the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau's latest figure on cargo lumber shipment from Wash ington, Oregon and British Columbia. Notwithstanding increased business in Atlantic Coast markets, Japan. Hawaii, Philippine Islands, Egypt, India, Mexico, New Zealand, South Sea Islands, and the West Indies,, th nine months' shipping report shows a slight decrease compared wlth"llk nerlod-ln 1920. "by reason ofilo" 1n California,- Alaska, Panama." Arab- fa, Australia, China, Cuba, Manchur ia, South Africa, East Coast of lauth Amirte. Watt Cent lfH Aftttj "lK