Equal Rights, Equal
Justice, are the Twin
Pillars of Democracy
n
A Million a Month
Is Klamath County's
Industrial Payroll
Member of the Associated Prett
HlUnentli VmrXo, 700SI.
KLAMATH FALLH, OREGON, THUWIUY. Al'Ul'HT 0, I OSS.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FUNERAL TRAIN
MOVES
SLOWLY
0,
Progress Slow Due To Huge
'Crowds Gathered To
. Witness Arrival
MARION, Aug. 0 Scarcely
had tlm Incoming train slop
pt before church boll began
tolling today. Mm, Harding,
Mill ralnii va one of the last
to leave Ilia train. The body
entered the door of tlm prnl.
dent's fntlirr'a home at l:i0
o'clock. Mm. Harding, ar
rmnpunlrrt by rlglKf cabinet
officer, followed tho casket
Into the house.
MAIIION, Aug. . Travelling
lowly through long llnoi of homo
folki, the funeral train carrying
Prealdent Harding' body arrived
In Marlon at U:SS p. m., two
hour and 38 minute late.
Progre through Marlon county
wii alow, due (o large crowd.
Many were Harding' boyhood
friend. At Martel, the flrat town
In th vicinity, where Harding vlilt.
ed In hi youth, a large crowd
embled. At Caledonia, where be
played the famou "slip born" In
the band, another large crowd
embled. A the train reached the
county line the courthouae bell be
gan tolling. V
From I until 10 p, m. . today
and from I to 1 tomorrow, home
folk can tee tho body at Harding'
father' home.
ABOARD' FUNERAL TRAIN,
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. . En route
to Marlon, the train Hopped here
' on minute today out of reipect to
William MoKlntay, often called
Harding' political mentor. A one
minute Hop wa alio made at Calo
donla. where Harding ipent hi
boyhood. Denie crowd greeted
the train all along the route.
MARION, Aug. . Friend who
convened with Dr. George T. Har
ding, tho lata prealdont' fathor.
aid he told them bo wa a wall
as could be xepneted, Ho keeps
repealing, "My boy. my boy. It'
all Ilka a d renin to me. It ooui
It can't bo true,"
MARION, Ohio, Aug. I). Hlmpllc
My n I most npproui'liliiK sovorlty will
iluiruilnrlso t tin lint rllo for War
ren (I. Harding, when hi body Is
laid to (Innt rout hnro Friday.
Carrying out tho expressed doslro
of Mr. Harding, a communicated
hy her to thno In chnrgo of funornl
arrangement l(nro. only services,
excepting probably prnyi'r nl tho
homn of hi filth or, Gnnrgn T. Hard
ing Br., whoro tho body will repose
before being placed In n receiving
ynult, will Un very brief anil will be
conducted nl tho'' vnhll In Marlon
cemetery, whoro the president's body
will bo plucod temporarily. This will
bn In churgo of tho Rov. Onorgo M.
1-nndlK, pastor of Trinity Ilnptlst
eliurch, of which llardliiR was a
member, assisted by tho Iter. Jesse
rlwatik, pnstnr of tho Methodist
Mplscopnl church, Mrs. Harding's
pastor.
No Imposing CoHege
Thorn will bo no Imposing funornl
cortngo to the camotory, made re
splondld by bright uniforms mid
gllmtiiorlug snburs; no trooping of
horsesi no rumble of artillery
whools! no marching organisations.
Its grandeur will be Its simplicity
and It sadness. Not oven the presi
dent's own, Troop A, Ohio natlnnal
guard cavalry, Olevelartd, which act
ed as escort ot honor when Harding
was Inaugurated president, will par
ticipate other than to maintain
quietude.
Thousands ot soldiers v4)lll bn
hero, hilt thoy, ton, will be hero In
capnelly of aides to elvll authorities
to mnlnlnln order.
Plans Tentative
Plans, which It wns explained are
only tnnlntlvo until they are ft
rind through, will bring tho hndy
of Ihn Into president to his home
city Thursdny, accompanied hy Mrs,
Harding nhd member of the party
who made the Jnurnny with her from
I TO 101
Run Francisco to Ihn national capl
Farm Hours May Bo
Introduced In White
House By President
WASHINGTON, Aug. 0,
Prualdunt Coolldge, who spent
muuh of hi life on a Vermont
farm. Indicated today that ha
Intuiiiled to Jiurnducs farm
hour In tho White Houae. Till
morning ho left hi suite In
the New Wlllnrd hotel nl 0:411,'.
ami accompanied by secret xer- 4
vice limn walked a mllu before
brinkCui.1, He retire early,
and frequently I up by 0:30.
An Apparent Bundle Of
Laundry Proves To Be
Much Wanted West
It looked llko a bag of laundry
that had been thrown under tho
bed by omo curoles person, aald
Sheriff Low, but when he poked I'
with a gnn from one tide, and
Deputy Corad poked It with a gun
from the other aide, It wriggled
and shivered. Ordered to "gat out
from under," It threw off the rags
under which It ad been hiding,
cam forth and stood with hand
ralicd, very plainly the ame Earn
ed Weat who eacaped Tuesday af
ternoon while supposedly In the
keeping of Attorney W. P. Myeri.
House Watched
The bed under which Weat vn
hiding wa upatalra In a' houae at
224 Waahlnglon street. The ahor
Iff laid that the bouse had been
watched cloo!y since Weat' cicapo,
and that the movement about It
sremod avuplclous enough to war-res-
aearch, ' - '
Wat wa Immediately re-arreat-
ed on a charge of larceny, and I
In Jail In default ot $1100 ball
Dick William, who wa re-arroaied
Tuesday following his dlamlasal on
a chargo of wanton destruction of
a car wrecked on the highway, 's
also In Jail on a larceny chargo.
His ball wus fixed yestorday by
Justice Emmltl at 11,000.:
Fare l.nrceny
11. 8. Torry, found guilty yestor
day on a liquor churgo, and son
tunccd to pay tho maximum fine of
15(10, will next face a churgo of
larceny ot aiitnmoblla tires. Ho, Is
confined in Jail, with bull fixed at
$ 1 .000.
F. A. BAKER SUED
BY KLAMATH INDIAN
li.l.IMM! Hnningcs Asked fur Alleged
t'nliiivfiit Confinement
111 County Jull
A (limine,, suit for $2i.l0i has
boon lied In thu circuit court by
l.ouis Kulitlit. a Klamath Indian, v.i.
F. A. Ilaker. The plaintiff ullogos
that ho was unlawfully confined In
the county Jail July 23. and kept
there 17 days without being allow
ed to appear before any duly author
ised committing magistrate. "No
warrant, nubpoonu or process what
soever" bus over been servod on
him, according to tho complaint,
aiui ho has never been Informed "ot
tho ultimo or cause of any alleged
offense or crime for which ho wus
Imprlsonod,"
Twcnly-tlvo thousuiHl 1 dollars Is
asked for bodily und mental sut
forlng said to hnvo boon undergone
by the plaintiff during the period he
was hold In Jull.
tal nnd back again to his native
state, und two uidos, a ropresenta
live of the navy, who will comprise
the only military escort to tho body
A henrso will be used to convey
tho body to the fal her 's home in
Kust Center street, wheer It Is
planned to have It He In state from
2 p. m. In 10 p. in. Thursday, nnd
from II a. ni. to 2 p. m. Krldny. The
funeral corlege Is scheduled to
lenve the Harding homo soon after
2 o'clock for thu cemetery, service
there lining 4 conducted about 3
o'clock, llitvtllng's body. Instead of
being burled In the fnnilly plot be
side IiIr mother and sister, will lie
placed In the receiving vault until
n mausoleum Is orecled to receivo It,
FUGITIVE FOUND
BENEATH BED
MEMORIAL FOR
TO BE
HELD FRIDAY
Public Services At Pine
Tree Theatre At Hour
Of Marion Funeral
Public memorial service for the
lute President Harding will be hold
at the Pine Tree theatre Friday
from 1 to 2 p. tn., at the an me time
funeral sorvlces uro being held In
Marlon, Ohio, It was announced to
day by the Rov. F. L, Moore, who
has had charge of arrangements.
Tho singing of hymns, prayor and
five mlnu'.o tulks by representatives
of various organizations will com
poae .the program, which will be
brief but Impressive.
The program Is r.s follows:
Belocllon Municipal band.
Hymn "My Fnlth Looks up to
Theu," Audience.
Prayor Ey the rtcv. Cllvo Taylor.
Addrrsa dly Judge L. L. Gugha
gen. representing city.
Address Hy II. K. Get, repre
senting American Legion.
AiMress flv Dr. A. A. Borne,
repretentlng Klwanl club.
Quartette "Lead Kindly Light."
Addresr -By Rev. Hugh Marshall.
Address flv F. R. Sonle. repre
senting chamber of commerce.
Addresa ny W. 8. Wiley, ropre.
suiting Ro'ary club.
Address fly member Society 4 0
Hommea S Cheveau.
Prayer My tho Rev. F. L. Moore.
Hymn "Nearer 001 to Thee."
Audience.
As moat business houses will be
closed Friday, declared by President
Coolldge a national day ot mourning.
It Is expected that a large crowd ot
cltlsens will attend the services. .
" The tboMtre was donated by the
management for the occasion.
STANDARD OIL CO.
SERVICE STATIONS '
CLOSE AT 12 FRIDAY
Office nntl Departments To Remain
Closed All Day, Announces
President KlngHbury
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9 All
servica stations of tho Standard Oil
company of California will bo closed
at noon on Friday by action of tho
board of directors, according to nn
nnnouncemoiit mado by K. R. Kings
bury, president. Offices and depart
ments uf the compuny will be closed
all day.
Tho order to closo service stations
at noon Friday has boon rocoived In
Klamath Kails, It wus said nl tho
local nfflcos of the company today.
ALL NON-ESSENTIAL
OFFICES OF S. P. TO
BE CLOSED FRIDAY
Fifty Thousand ICinploj cs of Com
pany Affects! Ity Oilier IvMied
Hy William Spniule
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. All o(
the offices of tho Southorn Pacific
from Portland to Kl Paso will be
closed on Frlduy excepting for pur
poses essential to railroad oper
ations, William Sproule. president ot
tho company, announced.
Fifty thousand employes on the
Pacific system are affccied by
Sproule's order, which follows:
"In compliance with the prbcluma
tlon of the President of the I'njted
Stntes that Friday, August 10t be
observed as a tiny of mourning and
prayer, In submission to tho A'Y
mighty will nnd In honor of the lire
nnd services to the nation of tho late
President Harding the offices of (Ills
system will be closed on that day ex
cepting for purposes essential to the
rnllroud operations."
AI.PIM4 Cl.nilll'.ltS FA Mi
CIIAMON1X, France, Aug. 9.
Four persons, two of thnm Alpine
guides, nsiendlng tho Giant's
Needle, fell Into spaeo today.
WII HAT PRICKS
PORT I. A Nil. Aug. . Hard
while whent J1.0R. western red
fl n contd.
GOVERNOR ORDERS
GASOLINE SOLD TO
PUBLIC AT 16 CENTS
South Dakota Chief Executive
Clmrat tcrhte t'rlre of Fuel An
"HlgllMny Rubbery"
PlERRIi, B. D.f .. " -Char-actorlzlng
tho price illtio In
Bouth Dakota os "hie. ...ay rob
bery," Governor McMaater ordered
the tat.o warehouse at Mitchell to
soil gusollno to tho public at 10
cents a gallon. He also called on
the people of the state to form as
sociation to purchase the product
In carload Jot until such time as
dealers "cease their policy of greed
and avarice."
PRESIDENT'S SON
IN TRAINING CAMP
John CoolWgo "Regular Fellow,"
Verdict of Buddies; Works On
Farm During Vacation
CAMP. DEVEN8, Mass., Aug. 9.
John Coolldge I a "regular fellow."
That Is the unanimous verdict ot the
buddlea of 'the president's eldest son,
whom they have com to know since
he entered training at the citizens'
military training camp here August
1. A bit reticent and retiring, but
withal a good mixer, young Coolldge,
who will be 17 years of age next
month, ha entered enthusiastically
Into camp activities.
Accustomed to bard work by rea
son of vaactlona spent on the an
cestral farm In Plymouth. Vt., and
one vacation passed In laying gra
vel on a road Job. he doe cot find
camp life arduous.-
He confesses to a fondness for
baseball and swimming and Is a
catcher on hi company team. He
will begin hi las year at Mercers
burg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa.
September 19. Next year he plans
to enter Amherst 'college.
NO DANCE PROPOSED
i ' .
Manager of Open Air Pavilion Says
Plnco To Re Closed Friday
John Houston, manager ot the
open air dance pavilion, says that
there wns no Intention to hold a
dance there Friday evening. He
said that tho pavilion was leased
to a traveling musical organization
in advance of President Harding's
death for dances Tnesdsy and Wed
nesday evenings. The last danco
was bcltl last night and the travel
ing troupe departed. In view of
tho significance of tho day. Hous
ton said, tho pavilion would not
hnvo been leased for Friday night,
and had a dance boon scheduled It
would have been cancelled.
While Tho Herald regrets that
It based an editorial stntoment on
misinformation regarding tho dates,
had It understood that a dance
would occur on Wednesday evening.
It would hitvo criticized It equally
with a dance on Friday evening.
Wo think that there Is little If any.
distinction. Dancing, during this
week of mourning, might well have
been dispensed with, both with
credit to Klamath , Falls nnd to
those who promoted and participat
ed In tho ilnncoj.
Marriage By Capture la
Banned, King Abdullah
JERUSALEM. Aug. 9. -Beyond
tho -Jordan Is n community In Cir
cassians, recruited by the British for
police duty, the mule members ot
which are Inclined, even today, to
follow tho old custom ot a whirlwind
campaign in their love affaire, some
times called marriage by capture.
A few days ago una ot these men,
making use of the custom and' the
opportunity, n'.tnckcd a house with
some of his companions and cap
tured n wealthy Circassian widow
who bud come from Damascus to
the wilds of Translordanla to look
after her late husband's sheep, The
sergeant ran off with her to Kernk,
whero be proposed that they be
married.
Unfortunntoly ho had omitted one
thing, which Is curiously regarded as
esfonllnl even In "mnrrlnga by cap
ture." to secure the lady's consent.
In this case she declined. Appeal
was made to the authorities, and
King Abdullah ordered the nrrost
of the would-be groom nnd decreed
Hint the custom of mnrrlngea hy cap
ture should cense. :
RAILWAY FIRM
IS BLAMED BY
CONTRACTORS
Funds Not Paid By Stra-
horn As Agreed, Declares
' Clark Nettleton
Failure of the O. C. U E. Railway
company to advance sufficient funds
to the Nettlelon, Bruce Eachbacb
company was . the reason tea con
tracting firm withdrew from the Job,
and not because the company saw
It wa losing money and abandoned
the contract, according to the state
ment today of Clark Nettleton.
The statement follows:
"My attention has been called to
some articles which have appeared
In the paper regarding our opera
tion with the O. C. & E. in which
It Is stated that the Nettleton, Bruce
Eschbach company abandoned Its
contract upon discovery that It was
losing money.
Reflect On Reputation
"Such articles If allowed to go
unchallenged would cast reflections
on our reputation as contractors, and
In view of the fact that this Is the
first time in all our experience as
railroad contractors, covering a per
iod ot over 20 years, that our good
faith has been questioned. I deem
It important that the people of
Klamath Falls should be advised of
the true situation as It now exists.
"From the Inception of the con
tract It was' understood and agreed
between our company and the
O. C. E. that we should furnren
the equipment and men and should
supervise the work, and that the
railway company should finance yie
work and advance the money tc' y
all claims. Thla was done aft M
Lfashlpn throughout taskwork,'- but,,
tne railway , company haa recently
neglected to advance sufficient
funds to meet current obligation or
to pay the men. so we were com
pelled to stop work while such a
condition exists and continues.
Has Taken Ore,. Work
"Tho O. C. & E. has taken over
the work and has expressed Its In
tention ot rushing it to completion.
As the work was practically com
pleted at tho time the railway com
pany took over the contract, the
completion should be but a mat
ter of days, and we trust that all
claims will be taken care of at that
time."
Nettleton said he wns certain all
claims would be paid, but was un
certain ns to by whom. The attor
ney for tho bonding romp; y had not
committed himself while here, ho
said.
Tho contracting company, said
Nettleton, has handled $2.0110,000
worth of work for Kobt. E. Stra-nc-rn
in tin: past, but this is the
tiist t'me any such sl'uu'lon has
acveiopea. The company now has
two other contracts under way, one
for Wlcyerhauscr near . l.ongvlew.
Wash, lie came here to meet Stra
horn and attempt a settlement, he
sal it, but found St.-.ihoin gone. He
expects to meut him in Portalnd
within a few days.
Dislike lleln- Cmt
Nettleton said his company had
maintained a reputation for square
dealir.K, and "that he disliked for
the rompr.ny to be mado the goat In
the present transaction. All '.ho com
pany asks, he said. Is that all claims
he settled by tho railroad rompnny,
even though the contractors receive
nothing for their work.
MARKKT RKI'ORT
PORTLAND, A u g. . . Cattle,
hog steady, sheep weak, eggs firm,
butter 2c higher, extra cubes, 40c.
41c prints 4Cc.
WKATIIFl! ritOHARIMTIKS
No change In nenther conditions
is Indicated as the
I'yclo-Stormngrnph
at UndeiwoofTs
Pharmacy contin
ues to register n
very even barome
tric pressure.
Forecast for next
24 hours:
Cloudy and warm
er. '
Tlia Tycos r e
corcllng thermom
eter regltsered maximum and mini
mum tompnrutures today as follows:
High i 79
Low .'. 4 7
All Postoffices In
State To Be Closed
From 1 To 2 Friday
All poatotflccs In the state
will be cloaed tomorrow bo-
tweon th hour of 1 and i
p. m In reaped to the. mem-
ory ot the late president,
Warren C, Harding, The hour
concur with the hour of the
burial services. Thl It . ac- 4
cording to an ordor of the
postmaster general, received
here by John McCall, local 4
postmaster,
Publishers of Nation Will
Show Respect for Harding,
Fellow Newspaperman
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Out of re
spect to the late President Harding,
fellow newspaperman, afternoon
newspapers
will not publish here
or In
New York ci:y tomorrow.
Boston newspapers will shut down,
and a large proportion ot evening
newspapers In other New England
cities will suspend. Many news
papers in other parts of the coun
try' will suspend, some publishing
only one edition.
Observing the national day ot
mourning for the late Prealdent
Harding, the Evening Herald will
not be published Friday.
HEADSTONES FOR
SOLDIERS OFFERED
Qunitermaster's Department WUI
Furnish" Monuments Free Of
Cost, Legion Is Told ' -
Relatives of soldiers who died In
the War and who were burled In the
local cemetery may have sent to
them, free of charge, headstones,
suitable inscribed, by, communica
tion with H. E. Getz. commander, or
some other officer of Klamath Post
No. 8, American Legion.
The headstones are furnished by
J the quartermaster's department of
the army. They will be delivered
on suitable application to the town
in which the soldier Is buried, and
without any charge whatsoever, ac
cording to a letter received by the
legion here. Persons may communi
cate with the department If they so
desire, but the legion will be glad
to handle the matter.
Tho absence of headstones on the
graves of soldiers in the local cem
otory has been a matter for regret
among former service men here, and
they hope relatives of dead soldiers
will take advantage of the offer.
PRESIDENT TALKS
DRY ENFORCEMENT
WITH GOV. PINCHOT
IVniisylvntilii Governor Reminds
t'ooliilgc That Hurtling Planned
Conference of Governors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Today
President . Coolidge discussed the
coal strike situation and prohibi
tion enforcement with Governor Pln
chot of Pennsylvania. Pinchot re
minded Coolldge thut Harding had
planned a conference of governors
next fall over cooperation In dry
law enforcement.
ROTARIANS TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Memory nf President lliiiillng, Who
Wiin Rotiiiiiiii, Ti He Hon
oml Friday Noon
Special memorial services will be
held by tho Rotary club for Preai
dent llurdlng, who wus a Rotnrlun,
at the reguiur meeting of the club
Friday noon, conforming with In
structions received by W. S. Wiley
president, from Miles M. Hlglcy, of
Spokane, governor of the first district.
NEWSPAPERS TO
SUSPEND FRIDAY
DIVORCE HABIT
HELD MENACE TO
NATIONAL LIFE
Annual Total of Decrees
In 48 States 160,000,
Survey Reveals
WINONA LAKE, Ind Aug. 9.
Divorce are granted In America at
the rate of one every tour minute
throughout the year,, and are mors
numerou here annually in propor
tion to total population than In any
other country which records mar
riage statistics. The annua total
of decrees for the 48 state I In
the neighborhood ot 160,000 and
Is increasing three time a fast
as the- population. Such are the
conclusion of Judge W. H. Thomas
ot Santa Ana, California, former as
sociate Justice of the California dis
trict court of appeal-, drawn from
a world survey ot marriage and di
vorce figures In preparation for an
American campaign for a national
code governing marital relation.
Included M Countries
Judge Thomas' .survey Included
54 countries, and the summary ot
his study, made public here, reaches
back Into the domestic relations of
ancient Rome, Greece and Babylon.
In his conclusions Is the suggestion
that our national life Is - seriously
threatened by the present status ot
our family relationships. Much of
our trouble, he believes. Is charge
able to the chaotic stale of our mar
riage laws, and his recommendation
is a uniform law, applicable to alt
American territory, based on wis
dom and experience.
"In contrast with : our records,
one divorce for every nine mar
riages," Judge Thomas said, "those
of France and Germany,;, out closest
competitors, dwindle- Into ' Insignif
icance. We have only on rival,
Japan. Until : recently that nttloh
has been grinding - out divorces
taster than our own. Now,' how
ever, the United States census bu
reau discloses a rapidly mounting
table of divorce which far outstrips
the ratio of Increase In population.''
Our rate of Increase In divorces
between 1870 and 1917, was for'
the entire country, exactly 400 per
cent." In 1870, he said, we had
28 divorces for every 100,000 of
population; In 1916 the figure was
112 for each 100,000.
Nation Heads
"Our country heads the list among
the nations, of the world In- this
downward procession. In 18D0
there were 33,107 divorces here, In
1916 there were 112,000. In Can:
ada In the whole year of 1913 there
were 59 divorces.' '. .
Judge Thomas- came here. recently
to present his findings to officers of
the national reform association at
the organization's International con
ference on christian citizenship.
Seventeen states in the union fix
no marriageable age, he pointed out'
in commenting on our present varied
law. l ir nine of these- mates Flor
ida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts
Missouri, Pennsylvania, Rholo Isl
and, Tennessee, nnd Vermont, the
common lnw ages of 12 for girls,
and 14 for boys have been formal
ly recognized by the courts. In 19
states there Is no law restraining
feeble minded persons from marry
ing, and only, there states forbid
mlscegentlc unions, or marriages between-
people of dlfforont racos. '
ia,0(H Mm-rlcd (.his -i t-
There ere. now In the Untied
States more than 12,000 murrled'
girls under 15 years og age. Approxl
mutoly 100,000 girls 17 years or
younger are married, I
"The need of a uniform divorce
law is apparent,'' Judge Thomaa lle
clarea. "Disregard for the sanolly
ot marriage, over-emphasis of sex,
under-emphasls of domestic respon
sibilities, lack of uniformity In the
law were among the chief contribut
ing causes thut led to the downfall
of Rome, of Greece, of Babylon, Wo
cannot allow tho ratB of divorce In
the United Suite to continue nt
three times the rale of population
Increase. to
"No logical and sound-thinking
person any limner denies thut, In
certain circumstances, men and wo
men who can not live harmonious
ly together should be allowed to
(Continued nn Pago-Frve)