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Equal Rights, Equal
Justice, arc the Twin
Pillars of Democracy
A Million a Month
It Klamath County,
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New Chief Asks For Ob
servance of Funeral Day
Throughout Nation
VA8lli.S'(!T0N, Aug. 4. The
first official net of President Cool
l(t(o ni tho signing lodny of pro
clamation announcing l ho doath. of
President Harding, und culllnR upon
I ho country lo ousorre next Fri
day, August 10, a a day of mourn
ing and prayer. On that day Hard
Ing'i body will be burlod at Mar
lon, Tho presldnnl and Mr. Coolldgo,
who arrived last nlnh'. are lompor
arlly quartered at a hotel. They
wired Mrs. Harding to remain In the
White House as long as It sulta hnr
convenience, and oxprossed the hope
that ai long aa a coolldgo remalni
In the Wilte Houne Mra. Harding
would eonalder It her homo.
Extra shifts of workmen are runn
ing completion of tho overhauling
of tho While llouie and executive
office.
Tho president today expressed the
hope that Woodrow Wilson would
talie part In the funeral.
Three operatnra were buiy at the
White House receiving condolence
messages from all parti of the
world.
ADOARD THK HARDINC1 FU
NERAL TRAIN. HAZES, Nov., Aug.
4. Mrs. Harding rested aa well aa
could be expected Inst night. She
retired early, Tho door silt was
closed tit i'OO o'clock title morning.
' Bllont crowda with ibowed heads
met iris train at all stations,
MARIOX, Ohio, Aug. 4. Mrs.
Harding will make her futuro home
at the "White Oaks" farm of Dr.
C. K. Sawyer, Just outside the city,
according to tho Marlon Tribune.
FRANCE ENDORSES
COMPOSITE FUEL TO
BREAK MONOPOLY
Hrli-ntlate Drclnro Mixture
trr ftinii Ktrnllit
(JiihoIIiio
la 11.1
PAR 18, Aug. 4. Alcohol and
gasoline, mixed In eiiual quantities
will bo put on tho markot as thi
French "national fuel" In October.
Long tests and a niulllltidu of
scientific sessions finally evolved
this mixture as better than straight
gasoline and a great forward step
In "freeing Franre from foreign
pnlrolouin domination." a phrase
often used In parliament.
Fritnco produces much alcohol
used largely In poor country homes
for tholr limited cooking, and In
Industry. This production, It Is
held, cun bo Increased many fold
so tho country need no longer be
dependent upon tho heavy Importii
Hons of pulroloum Hint bucumcr a
Horlous problom during tho wur und
Is blamed now for helping to Hoop
down tho franc.
Hclontlflc commissions hnvo do
elded liiilf alcohol ami half rhhoIIiiu
will not InJiiro tin nutoniobllo mo
tor, will not Inoroiiso tho consump-
Hon, mid will give greater flexibility
with aomu Incrcaso In pnwor. Tho
cost uf tho now fuel In u emitter tit
colli rovorsy. II. lu cotitondod by Its
friends that coniputlllon will Bottle
tho (ii(iHl lun of print! sntlHrnotorily
Many other comblnalloiiK of ul-
coliol, gasoline, knriisonu nnd cnuK'
oil luivo boon tried. A tout mudo
by a government eiir roeuiitly gavo
Kooil roHiilts with 71) nlcobol and
30 koroHtmo.
(Inaollno, howovor, will remain
tho fuol for iirmy nliplnnos for tho
printout,, Tho government hopes
ovoiiliinlly to find n sultablo fuol
foil It h big nlr force, but tho nvln-
Hon sorvlco profurs to watch tho
work of tho now fuol on dry hint!
boforo running nny now risk of
nlalli'd motors In tho clouds.
OLCOTT HEADS BANK
LONO HF.ACH, Ciillf., 'Aug. 4.-
llon W. Olcolt, formor governor of
Oregon, la hero totluy to enter the
position of president of tho Ameri
can Savings bnnk, n subsidiary of
Iho nnnk of California.
0 lURlG
ARMY AM) NAVY (il AIIDH
ll.lltlllVfi'H IHiDV Tltll'
TO XATIO.VU CAPITAL
HAN FRANCIB'.'O. Aug. 4.
(iuurdi'd constantly by two sol-
4 dii.rs und two Miillo i-K on Its
UniK trip, I lift body of President
llu llilig uiiirt'nl from hero for
vViuhlhnton liut n'fihi. Tho
e car will bu llitlnu.l rvry night
of the Jnii rimy.
Pdhoral lirrnTtttemonU h
Wnshlngtnn uwnlt I ho direction
of Mm. Hard UK. It Is otinclud
lb t I l.o lioil v w II Hp In mute
fr u duy lu the capital ro-
tnndn,
Ori'Kon w 111 he renrct'pnted
in the funrriil neviro, both In
Vth!nr:iti ii.d hi Marl-in, by
former r..!iaior (Ihoiko t'liam-
Imrlu n who win ii'inolritol lo-
duy by (luvornor Plena,
CONTRACT LET
W. D. Miller Gets Keno-
Hayden Creek Surfacing
Job, Laot Unit of Road
PORTLAND, Aug, 4. Tha con
tract for surfacing tho Kono-Huydon
creek section of tho Klamath Falls
Ashland highway was awarded July
31 lo W. D. Miller of Klamath
Falls, This Is tho last uncomplet
ed portion of tbla road to be put
under contract by the Orogon stale
highway department, according to
announcement of the department.
Forty-five miles of tills road be
tween Klamath Falls and Jennie
croek la now under construction.
Tha total estimated coat of tbla
work a 1530,000, of which federal
aid baa boon allotted amounting to
$322,000, according to the local of
flca of the bureau of public roads,
United Stulos department of agri
culture, The federal aid highway lystom
crosses the Cascade range In Oro
gon at throe points, The old Ore
gon trail through tha Columbia
river gorge Is tbe only completed
road through these mountains In
Oregon at this time. The Klam
ath Falla-Ashland highway will be
the second crossing of the Cascades
to bo finished In this state.
Slrcnuoua efforts will be mado
to place sufficient surfacing on this
road to carry light traffic during
the coming winter. The road la
cxpectod to be completely surfaced
early In tho season of 1924.
The third crossing through the
McKonslepass Is expected to bu
completed during tho same year.
EASTERN RAILROAD
DELEGATION WILL
SEE PACIFIC COAST
First Hand lofotiuiilloii of Scenic
thai ills Nought! Stop Will Ho
Maile At. Klainatli Fulls
RAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. In or
der lo better deaerlbo Iho acenlc
charms of the Pacific count In ciml
ernein, n delegation of railroad pan
songer lepreselilutlven composed of
eusiorn gonerul nKonls of the
rloiillinrn Purine compiiny, aro on
their way wont to obtain flrnt hand
Infoniinl Ion of tho coiiiit'a princi
pal Hi'Pille 1'enoi'ls.
Thoy will iiirivo In San Kran
cIhco AugiiHt (I after making slops
nt 1 .11 ko Taboo and. Yosomlto na
tional park. From Sun Frnticlaco
I hoy will visit Poiilanil, Crater liiko,
Klamath Falln and nthor Pacific
northwest points returning to tho
east by way of aoiilhern Cnllfornln
nfler innliliiK Htois at Rig Trees,
Raula ('rir, Del Moiito, Bania Clara,
Saei'iitneiilo and San .loiiqulii val
ley cities, Simla llurbarii, I. on Ang
eles, San Dli'ito.
Ineliuled In Iho list of Soiithurn
Pacific eastern representatives milk
ing Hie trip mo: S. J. Drown. Illr
mlnghnm: Hubert McDowell, Cin
cinnati: la ('. Iloiiehnrd, Memphis;
J. A. Kads. Okliihoina City; John
Field, New York; Jin. S. Anderson,
Now York.
MARKKT RUPORT
PORTLAND, Aug. 4. Cattle mid
Iior Hlendy; shoop nlow nnd barely
steady! eggs nnd bnttor firm.
ICIGIIIC
E
ON POLICIES
Refuses Comment On Ex
tra Session Possibility;
Cabinet To Resign
VARHINGTO.V, Aug. 4. Presi
dent Coulldge, In tho temporary
"white house" on the third floor
of tho Wlllard hotel, held numer
oua conferences todny. At his first
melting with newspaper men he
declined to discuss administration
poll "U a nor to comment on the pos
sibilities of an extra session of con
gress. Ha assured them he would
contlnuo Harding's practice of semi
weekly conference with correspond
ents.
"This is your government," n-j
said, "and you oxcrclse a great and
belpful Influence over tho admin
istration of It. 1 have no doubt
that you will give my administra
tion tho necessary co-opcratlon."
Harding cabinet members ara to
hand In their resignations at tho
first mooting after tho llurdln
funeral. It la not expocted any
of them will bo accepted,
Mrs. Coolldgo slipped from, the
hotel on a shopping expedition this
morning, leaving behind a constant
ly growing collection of flowers,
sent by cdmlrors,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Prcsl
dont CooltdRa indicated late today
that ho did rot want the cabinet
members to resign even as a formal
ity. E
TO
Would End Annual Dash,
Objected To By Nation
al Park Service
An economy run from San Fran
claco to Crater lake will bo a fen
turex of the chamber of commerce
program for next year. If plans be
ing worked out by Secretary T. A.
Stevenson materialize. This Is ac
cording to word received by V. W.
McXenly from Stevenson, who Is now
In San Francisco.
Objections to the dash to the rim
that has been made for two years
from Klamath Falls have been made
by the National Park Service. The
dash was planned to bo an nnnual
ovont. - A beautiful silver trophy
cup was presented to the success
ful entrants this year nnd last.
Tho pnrk commission gives ns Its
reasons for objecting to the dash,
unfavorable advert laing for the pnrk,
the dlVcrt opposite of tho results an
ticipated by the chamber of com
merce. It la claimed by tho com
mission that prospective tourists re
ceived the Impression that the I'll'
to Iho Inko was fraught with dif
ficulties, oven after tho arason had
opened.
Details of the plans for tbe econ
omy run n I'd being worked out In
Han Francisco, nnd no ditto has been
decided upon. Tho run cannot take
plnco early In tho season, but must
wait Until tho roads mo In good
condition.
Tho nttentlanen nt Crater lulto this
yonr has been tho largest In the his
tory of tho lake, for n correspond
ing time. Indications point - to n
record breaking season.
( lit Kt HI'S Wll.l. HOXOli
Ml-MORY OF l!!t!)l()
Special memorial aervlees for
President Warren 0. Ilnrdlng will
be observed tomorrow morning by
t lie Hap:lst nnd tho Christian
churches, nnd npproprlnte addresses
will be given by tlm pastors.
SIX CORPOH ATIO.VH I'IM I) FOR
AXTI-TR.CST LAW FltKArllFH
CHICAC.O, Aug. 4. Six terracot
ta manufacturing firms plonded
guilty to violation of the anti-trust
net hero today. Fines were Impos
ed of from $1500 to $11000 onch.-
STATEMENT
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CRATER
HARDING AS HE
LOOKEp IN P RE
PRESIDENTIAL DAYS
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An old photograph,
In tho last campaign.
taken oarly
President Harding's Death
May Have Far Reaching
Reflections
WASHINOTON, Aug. . 4. Presi
dent Harding's death throws new
complexities Into tli9 political situa
tion within tho republican party
which undoubtedly will have far
reaching reflections In national con
vention of next year. ' -
It probably will turn what many
expected to be merely a ratification
meeting into' a contest for the re
publican presidential nomination,
with the stalwart conservative re
publican forces aligned on one side
and forces represented by such lead
ers as Senator Johnson of Califor
nia, Borah of Idaho, and La Fol
lotte of Wisconsin, on the other.
TRIO OF ALLEGED
THEFT RING ENTER
NOT GUILTY PLEAS
vi
Dlerlan, Terry mill Johnson,
1-iiIkiiimI In Justice Court,
Deny Clilll'scs
Preliminary hearing.-! were hold
In tho Justice court yesterday In the
canes of the stnto vs. C. C, Dierlam
and H. S. Terry, lloth pleaded not
guilt to charites against thorn. The
complaint ' ainilnst Dierlam charg
es Inri-eny In a shop and warehouse,
and Terry was nrre.ited for ulleged
trasportlns of Intoxicating liquor. He
Is Bald l.i have told tho officers
about bis partner Dlerlnm having
tho tlroaho lattor Is charged with
stealing.
Dierlam declared In court that he'
picked tip the three tires near llrny
on his way hero from Vullejo. Cali
fornia. The tiros, which aro said
to have been sl;ilin from the Hub
Tiro Shop .Inly 2H, nro brand new.
Tho case of Dierlam and Terry were
taken ur.der advisement by Justice
Kmmltt.
(!. A. Johnson, arraigned In the I
Justice court tills morning on a
charge of larceny In n shop and
warehouse, was first nrreated nt
llend by Sheriff Huberts of Des
chutes county. He wns taken to
Crescent and (trough from there by
Sheriff Low. v
. Johnson Is accused of Inking three
now nutoniobllo tires from the Hub
Tire Shop. Tho tires were found
at Johnson's homo, by officers. 1919
Oregon nvenno; Thursdny night of
July 20,
POLITICAL IP
IB
COMPLEX
CITY SHOCKED-
AT REPORT OF
m oe
Incredulous Refuse T Ac
cept Authenticity of
A. P. Dispatch
The news of President Harding's
j sudden deutb, wben hla recovery
was confidently predicted by hla
own pbyslclans, was received In
Klamath Falla with an amazement
bordering on incredulity. Even
when tbe Herald's extra edition,
carrying the Associated Press dis
patch appeared on the street at 10
o'clock Thursday night, there were
many who labeled the news as "Just
one of those newspaper stories."
Many Phone Calls
Telephone calls came into tho
Herald office until late the follow
ing day, "Is It true that Presi
dent Harding la dead?" was tbe
invariable question. Many of the
questioners live out of town and
had not soen a newspaper,, but some
had read the paper and then called
the Herald office to verify the re
port printed In the paper a lew
hours before.
Just three words told the momen
tous news of the president's pass
ing: "President Harding died,"
came at 8:15 Thursday night aa an
Associated Press "flash," A few
minutes later the telegram had been
delivered by the Western Union to
a member of the Herald staff.
Thirty minute 1ateCO members
of tbe staff and The mechanical
force had been assembled and the
extra edition ' was being- made up.
By that .time soother dispatch1 bail
(lasbed ovor the wires, giving de
tails.' The edition went to press at 9:50
and appeared on the street a few
minutes later. Just as the crowds
poured from the theatres.
Taken Vnawarca
Ordinarily, when some great
event Is expected to take place, or
where the death of a great per
sonage is anticipated, tne news
paper force stands In readiness,
prepared to Issue an extra edition
on a moment's notice. In this case,
however, newspapers, particularly
those published In the afternoon,
were caught unawares, since the
fores had gone home. The case
would be different, of course, with
metropolitan dailies, where news
and mechanical staffs are on hand
every hour of the day.
Meant Heavy K.xpense
At 10 a. m. Friday morning the
Herald Issued a second extra edition
in which the full details of the
president's death were told. By
sptelnl arrangement with the Asso
ciated Press, the reports received
for that edition and for the reg
ular edition Friday afternoon were
practically as complete as tbose
scut to the metropolitan dallies
from coast to const. This meant
a heavy expense, of which tho sell
ing price of the paper paid but u
small portion, but It was consider
ed that tho public was entitled to
the service, Inasmucn as the Her
ald Is tho only newspaper In this
field, und Is depended upon by thou
sands to provide tho day's news
reports.
Msi:i.s j. coi,i,isiox
OI F THK (iOLDKX (i.vii:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. Tho
French ateauior, Alaska and the
.Malsun freighter, Muuukui, collided
ill a denso fog off the golden gate
today. No one was Injured. Thu
vr.sxi-.is wero ilamuKOd slightly.
Wl ATHCIt PROKAIIILITIKS
Paronietric conditions have re
mained practically
unchanged during
(he past 2 4 hours
and the C y c 1 o
Stormugraph a t
1'nderwood's Phar
macy registered a
slight rise in pres
sure this motnlng.
This indicates a
pleasant day to
morrow probably
warmer.
Forecast
for next 24 hours:
Fulr with moderate winds.
The Tycos recording thermome
ter registered maximum and mini
mum temperatures today as follows:
High 75
Low 47
ATH
XKW COl'XTY TAX HOARD
WII,I, IIOIJ) ITH KIRHT
HKHHIO.V XK.XT SATURDAY
The first meeting of the
county tax supervising and
conservation commission will
be held Saturday, August 11, 4V
at the courthouse. Tha first
session will be devoted to org- 4
n nation. 4
Tha board, recently appoint-
ed by the governor, consists of
R, E, Bradbury, James Pelton
and A. R. Campbell.
Simple Diet Recommended
For Roseburg Club To
Set Worthy Example
ROSEBURG. Aug. 4. At the
luncheon of local Rotarians Thurs
day the club went on record favor
ing a bread and milk lunch hereaf
ter for their noonday meal.
President Seelx brought to tho at
tention of the club members the fact
that there . Is a great surplus of
wheat on the market at this time
and he thought the Rotarlans of this
city might set a most excellent pre
cedent by going on a broad and milk
diet, thus creating a greater de
mand . for bread which would nat
urally etllmulate the purchase o
more wheat, providing , example
set by the local club wo-ld become
general throughout the state and ca
tion.
Tbe government Is making a de-i
termlned effort at this time to re
lieve the farmers from accepting a
low price torn their wheat crop, and
while the action of the local Rotai
lans will not show any Immediate
results in the way of relieving tbe
wheat market, the members thought
the precedent was a good one and
voted for the new innovation unant
mously.
If other clubs throughout the na
tlon will take 'like action a notice
able demand would soon be made for
the surplus stock of wheat ' now
dumped on the market. These
lunches are to continues for an In
definite period.
HOLDS PTOMAINE
WAS NOT CAUSE OF
HARDING'S ILLNESS
Poisoning Theory Branded Myth
Ity Kpidcmiologist Who Illumes
Food Infection
PORTLAND, Aug. 4. Ptomaine
poisoning could not have been re
sponsible for the Illness of Presi
dent Harding, according to Dr.
Frederick D. Strickler. collaborating
epidemiologist of the Oregon state
board of health and the United
States public health service.
"Ptomaine poisoning is a myth
there is no such a thing," is the
declaration in his report Issued on
August 1. "A ptomaine Is a basic
product of putrefaction and it is
not believed that any of these basic
products are harmful to man.
"Bacteria are, responsible for the
common disturbances designated as
ptomaine poisoning and such oc
currenccs should be correctly called
food Infections.
"Food infection is almost always
associated with tho bacillus enter!
tltliu. Sen food, fish and meat are
tho chief vehicles for this Infection,
but milk, cheese and milk products
and vegetables may become infect
ed. Foods tbut lire usually served
in suluds aro particularly danger
ous, because they aro often kept
tor several hours after being cooked,
thus affording excellent opportuni
ties for the growth of the bacteria.
Wholesome foods may become In
fected by a person handling Infected
food und then handling wholesome
food, as In preparation of a salad."
BASEBALL RESULTS
National
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2;
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 3.
Americans
Detroit 14, Philadelphia 4; Chi
cago 1, Boston 8; St. Louis 3. Wash
ington 9,
BREAD MILK
ROTARIANS
SEEK RAI
L
HIGHWAY DATA1
INKLAMATH GO;
Press Caravan From North
ern California Is Due .
Here This Month ;
Klamath county will get consid
erable publicity when tbe .press ex
cursion comes this way, as planned,
and announced by Secretary Lewis
Carrlgan of the Northern Counties
Aaosciatlon of California.
According to announcement, tha
press caravan will leave Sacramento
August 14. picking up - newspaper
representatives as It comes north
and particularly covering Lassen,,
Modoc and Siskiyou counties In CaK
fornla and Klamath county In Ore
gon.
According to Carrlgan there art
three purposes of the trip: . ...
"The first Is an exposition of tht
possibilities of a highway from 8u
sanvllle to Klamath Falls with In
tercepting roads. This would be rla
Bleber and Lookout and along tha,
east tide of the famous Modoc lava
beds to Klamath Falls. ' t
"Secondly there Is the proposed
construtcton o! the Modoc Northern-
railroad to extend from' Wettwood to
Klamath Falls. This road, financed'
nrior to the war. would' ones . un
thousands of acres of valuable tlm-.
bar to milling. .:'": jt.
"Thirdly, there would be tht
viewing of the scenic wonders of the
Modoc lava beds la Siskiyou coun
ty. , A movement Is under;, way to
make this territory a national mon-ument.-...
-..j.., (' v. . y
, "Little seen "br 'ho f motorists.!
these beds are full of strange and
awesome evidence of the pranks of
natures There are. strange forma
tions, tee caves and types peculiar
and distinctive over other fields. '
"This district also was tha strong-'
hold of Captain Jack, Indian chief.
and the scene of- the bloody Modoo
Indian war. - - - ;
Secretary T. A. Stevenson of the
chamber of commerce said the asso
ciation bad Informed him that the
caravan would attend the Interstate
picnic at Crater lake, August 19.
v .
RIVER ADDS SIX - J
MILES TO DOCKS'
Ford rmniMtny Straightens Uranr
To Permit Passage of
Ore Carriers - f '
DETROIT. Aug. 4. Tbe. .river
Rouge, site of the great blast fur
naces of the' Ford Motor company,
has been Initiated to deep draft
vessels. For . years a lazy twitting
stream, the river has 4een devetap
ed as an artery 1 of the Detroit
river at the behest of the Ford In
terest, j
To permit the great ore carriers,
of the lakes to bring their cargoes
direct to the blast furnaces, the
river lias been reconstructed., v. ln
stead of the twisting stream of for
mer years a new River Rouge ha
beon crouted. .From -the mouth of
the Dotrolt river to 'the Ford 'turn
ing basin tho stream Is three miles
long, almost two miles shorter
than the old course. , Its width at
the mouth Is . 400 feet, and ' thu
average width along the dock lines
Is 300 feet, with a bottom width' of
200 fcot.; " The depth nt low water
Is 21 foot. .'; ' ' '--'".-!-
A new ; canal, 3,000 feet long,
was 'cut through the entire sub
division of property, avoiding an
"S" turn where the' rlvor Joins "the
basin. . " ' "'
Some 15 Industries In addition
to the Ford blast furnaces ate op
erating along . the banks of the
Rjiuge, and with tha improvement
Just completed six miles of dock
ing facilities have been added . tJ
Detroit's waterfront. Heretofore
the Industries located at the Rous
have attracted an annual cargo ton
nage of 2,000,000. The Ford plant
alone expects to bring In 2,000,
000 tons during 123.
Tha total cost of the new Rouge,
Including bridges, drerdglng, and
right of way Is estimated at 110,'
000,000,
D