The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, August 21, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextSt? r Equal Rights, Equal Justice, are the Twin Pillars of Democracy A Million a Month Is Klamath County -lit- Industrial Payroll Member of the Associated Press Hon-llli-el.lli Vriu- Nil. trill I. KLAMATH I' A I, IX, OltKUON, Tl KWMV. AI'fil'MT 21. 102:1. price fivb oRirni ir m M ORDINANCE APPOINTED IN EUROPEAN CRISIS -r mm rnn.Tniirnp f 1 ' run nurriu io mm mat ft SIIOTTIULD sinni ah CONSElTijK LEARN KLAMATJi km wo f if V GDUNTY Congressman Here To Fa milarizc Htmsclf With Public Matters "I'm hftv. lo learn what I cau of tlia needs and problems of Klamath , people," khIiI Corftjrewmon N. J, Hlimolt, who arrived lost night from Lakevlow, tnil expects lo remain Intra (or two or throe doys. The representative will return to Washington In October when con grass nouvenns, lunl hi tlm mciin llma III vUlllim all parts of III (Hit trim to familiarise hlmsulfwlth nil matters of public concorn, io that ho may Intelligently (Uncut thrm bo fore congrest and with departmental officer! In the capital. VUitml KaUern Counties He lini tpout tlio pad couple of Hiki In (ho counties east of hero, mid will visit, the cniintlot to the north after 'leaving here. Illi mind ll In a plastic Hate, he had no pre-concolvod plant or opin ion to tprlng on. the public, and aid that there wu no political pur pose connected with tho trip. I lo It Just' quietly tourlnit, meeting ne many of hit constituent! at possi ble, and trying to got ' a general view of the district's problem. Ha U alone, travolitig by stogo or catching a ride across country, ai circumstances require.. Before he leaves, the congressman laid he would visit Merrill, Malin nnd the Tulo lake lection. Ho wai interested In .tho progresi bolng viilade In-tattling the roclalmed Tula , jKe innu. , , . HuRemlnl Open Hearing "-When told that the $D0 govern in out water clinrgo tcomod to bo dls eourtglng to ittlcmont nnd wait iubjact to much local criticism, ho aid that ho had suggested to Sec rotary Work that an open hearing bo held, In which all Interested parties might participate, excreta their view and cross examlno wit nesses to get at the truth of tho sit uation. ' ; A board of Inqury, appointed by Sucrotary Fall, gnvo tholr okeh to tho eharge, but did not allay the publlo sentiment that .considers that charge unreasonably high. Slnnott said that Bocretary Work took careful notos of tho suggattlons nnd promltod that they would bo given consideration upon hit return to Washington. Tho conversation took place at Moacham, while Secre tary. Work, ns a member of Prosl dent Harding's party, was onroute -'lo Alaska. Dltctutlon Invited ' Cangrestman Slnnot said , that he hoped that during his stay here no one Would hesltato to call upon .' him. , Hit purposo Is to moot as many persons as possible and hear nil suggestions or complaints, In or tier that his part In the coming tot- slon o( congress may be holpful and conttruotlvo and for the bost inlor osts of the district. SPEEDERS ARE FINED Tin co Plead Oullty nnd ray Finos of f 80 Knell nnd Costa Finos nt $20 nnd costs, wore Im posed yostordny In the Justice court upon Carl Engol, W. Nino and Hurry Walsh, who pleaded guilty to tpood lug. , . ; . ! i . ., 1', 0. Carlson was found guilty on n clinrgo of assault and battery and pnld a fine of '$'25, ' t WKATiuon rnonAiMT.iTiics Tho Cyrlo-fHormngrnpb. .nt Under' wood h rliiirnniry i rocoi ilort lint III tin 1 chiiiiKO In liiii'oinn trio roiulll loiiii Is Inillrnlrd ami a continuation n f prosnnt wcntlior comlltlntiH In liull- catoil. 1 Forecast for next H hours: Oonorally fair with modciute Co? . I I tompririlturefl. , , Tlia Tyoos rocordltiK lliorinomotcr loKlHtnrml muxlmuin nnd nilnlniiim tiimporaturos today ns follows: ; High .......i.n ' .r, LOW ll,lIHllllll4llII.Ht4l - V i-tJv VdK V ft. 1 -A r ' Cumplii'll Iliincom Hie nip. 53. of Itli; Kloim (lap. Vu., ropulillran slat" r li a I rm ii n mill furiiii r riiiiitritiwiiiiin, llun liffii iiuiixmI a:i nri'iury to tin) prosldi'iit, succt'uilliig Cuorgo H. Christian. u .s. S Seattle Is Not Believed In Danger; Oriental Liner , Goes on Rocks SEATTLE, Aug. 21. Tho cruiser Siattle, fluKhlp of tho .United States battleship fleet, went ashore at Narrowstono point-, Pugot Sound In a denso fog early today, accord' lag g i radlo mcssage. The cruiser lta .not bellcvod fti.'.gny danger. and it Is expected that It will bo floated at 'high tide,' The naval tugs Mahopne and Pawtuckot were dispatched from tho navy ' yard to alii the Seattlo. The transport Cbauinont, with a party of con gressmen aboard, was roported standing by. ilANILX, Aug. 21. Tho Eastern Oriental' llnor Changsha, Ilrltlsh, carrying puasengors "and freight, from Australia to Manila, went on tho rucks at Tlgl bank, nour Tawl- Tawl islands of the Phllllplncs, ac cording to a radio message. A sal vage vestal was sent to tho scono. ' B A L T I M 0 It E, Augl 21. The British steamer Botwa, trhlch sail' ed from here yesterday with coal for Leghorn, wont ashore on the Middle- around betweon Capo Henry and Capo Charles during a dense fog this morning. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 21. Ray Hoffman, of Seattle, was drownod, and tho Seattle fishing boat Doolslon sunk oft oPrt Town sond early today when tho Canad' Ian Paclflo steamer Prlncoss Char lotto ran down the American boat In a fog. ; Captain Jensen ot the Decision was roscuod, YAINAX BEING MOVED Now Tonnslto Is Established At Terminus of Railroad Tho town of Yalnax Is progress ing rapidly, so rapidly In tact, that most ot It has movod four and a halt mllos In the last tow wooks, This Is accordlne to It. K. Wolford morchant ot that town, who Is hero today to boo thnt tho 60 af ro town- otto, recently, plattod, Is racordod as soon ns possible. Wolfofd moved his storo, building nnd contents, to Spraguo river, In order to bo nt tho tormlnus of tho O. C. & E rail road. Dan Wnnn, proinlnont Yalu nx resident, haa movod his housa ttt Sprngua rlvor, and others are rnpid' ly following, , COI'XCIL ORAXTS TKRMIT9 Permits nrnntnd by tho city conn oil lust night wero ns follows:' Win TlniniH, to oroct gnrnge on lot 3 block 23, orlglnnl town, to cost $250; Wi T. Osborn, to improve houso on lot 4, block 4, Railroad iiililltlon, to cost tlOO; Star Drug company, to oroct olortilc sign'; J n, ? Horslvboigor, ito orect sign at CRUISER UN SHORE IN MM Club onto, STARTED TODAY Coast To Coast Flights In augurated To Demonstrate Feasibility of Service HKMI'STEAD, N. V. Aug. 21. With ono piano flylcg from Ban Francisco to New York, another look off from Huzclliiir.it field, Long Inland, today for tho Pacific Coast nilay In the first of the flvo days' loBts Inaugurated by ihn government u dcinoiulr.it.) tho feasibility of per manent trausconllncntul air mall orvlce. Notice of the cxporlmcntnl op eration of airplanes for. a coast to Coast mall servlco was received here by Postmaster John A, McCull In an official bulletin from the postofflce department. Tlmo of arrival and doparture Is given for New York, Clovoland, Chicago, Omaha, Cheyen ne, Salt Lake, Reno and San Fran cisco. ,. "Postmasters not located on the ai'r route" toys the bulletin, "may dispatch mall for this service. The postago during tho experimental flights only will bo two cents nn ounce, and letters should be marked via air mall from ', or 'via air mall to '." The postpl service It about to ls- suo a new series of air mall postage stamps of 8-cont, 16-eent and 24- oeu t denomJnatlqnui, JSp-tended pri marily for uto in the new night flying, but the stamps will be valid tor all purposes for which postage stamps of tho regular Issue are used, tayt the bulletin. Tho central doslgn. for tho 8-cont 'stamp Is a mntl airplane radiator with pro- pollor. Similar deslgnt are used for the other denominations. PRESIDENT MOVES INTO WHITE HOUSE VUKors Hold That Borne of War Tlmo Prisoners Are Receiving . Just Punishment WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Pros! dout .and Mrs. Coolldgo moved into the white house late today. The president told white house visitors today that he had decided to adopt a "reasonable" attitude In the matter "of clemency for war time law violators, but that he recognised that tome of those still Imprlsonod were only receiving Just punishment for the crimes ot which they wore convicted. STEVENSON RESIGNS Offer of Oakland Chamber1 of Com. merco Is Accepted The resignation of T. A. Steven son, secretary of the chamber ot commerce, was formally tendered and accepted by the board of direc tors today. .'Stevenson has resigned to accept an offer from the Oakland chamber where he will have chnrgo ot tho organisation bjironit -with an appreciable Increase ot snlnry. W. O. Smith, president ot the chamber, said tho board regrets the loss of Stevenson, whose services of tho past year and a halt have been Ot Inestimable value to the chamber and lo the community. Slevonson said lie regretted lenv Ing nt this tlmo, when Klamath Falls ts on tho verge ot the greatest porlod of growth of Us history, but that ho thought It wise to accept the offer, slaco tho Oakland cham bor Is one ot tho largest and most progressive on the coast and success there means a stopping stono to a higher position, He will leave September 10. No 8ucceisor has boon selected for the position, but tovoral are un dor consideration. MARKKT REPORT , , v PORTLAND, Aug, 81, Uvottock, ogga and butter! steady, ; UP TO GOUriClL Restricted Parking Areas Are. Established ; .Truck Travel Regulated The- now ordinance, dratted last week by the street committee, was presented to the city council last night and was read by title. In od dltlon to the requlremen. s ai to llfihls on vohlcles, passing other ve hicles rind cenerul rules for driv ing, the ordlhanco makes tho fol lowing charges In purklng: No vehicle shall park on Main street between Second and Eleventh, or on Sixth between Mala and Klam ath,' for a longer period of time, at one time, than two hours. Drive Into Curb , i On Main and Klamath, and os Pino 'from Third to Eleventh, and on cross streets from Pine to Klam ath, vehicles shall park by driving Into the curb, and shall be point ed In the direction of traffic at an angle 'of 30 degrees. ' On all other streets and alleys ve hicles shall park parallel to the curb. ' Fifth Street Restricted No vehicle shall 'park on the eatterly tide of Fifth street" between Main and Klamath. Trucks shall not park on Main from Second to Eleventh, or on Fifth between Main and Klamath. Truck Travel Barred Trucks and heavily loaded vehicles fehall not travel on Main between Eleventh and Second, except to come to' Main to Unload, when they shall proceed along Mala, to nearest In tersection la the direction ot traffic and leave Main. The washing of vehicles on public streets or alleys Is prohibited. Consideration Refused Tho council rofused -to recon sider Its rejection of the Bend Con crete Company s concrete sewer plpo, which . was rejected at the meeting last week on tho ground that the local pipe did not meet requirements. - Tho manufacturers. through their attorney, W. S. Wiley, last night asked that the council reconsider Its former action. 20 Registered : Packages Obtained; Fireman Badly Beatetv May Die , . OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 21. Five masked bandits looted the mall and express cars of the Missouri Kansas and Texas passenger train near Okesa, Okla., shortly after midnight and escaped with 20 reg Istered packages after overcoming the train crew. The Value of the loot was unestlmated early today, Tho bandits beat B. D. Trowers fireman ot the train, over the head with a revolver. Trower Is In a hos pital, probably with a fractured skull. Engineer Miller and mall clerks Weiss and Burch were also beaten but their Injuries are not sorlous, v Posses aro soeklng tho bandits who escaped in motor cars. LOS ANGELES. Aug. 21. Four bandits held up the Belvedere state bank nt Dolvedere Oardens today Theyv fired a tusllado and escaped with 1.000 In, nn automobile. H.vxniTS non ci.vrmkv VANCOUVER, n. C. Aug. 21. two nrmed nnd masked bandits e-n-tored tho Seventh Unttnllon club on GrnnvJllo street hero today, held up a scoro of card players and 45 min utes later escaped with ovor 110, 000. WHRAT PRICKS , PORTLAND, Aug.,21,Hard whlto when 11.07, wetttrn red $1.00. - MASKED BANDITS MAIL T I mwm f ,oi'd Crew, British ambassador France, spokesman for England relations with France. ,' OLD ARMY SADDLE FOUND AT STRONGHOLD '' ' ' . , w RELIC OF MODOC WAR WAS BURIED 50 YEARS An army saddle, burled in a cre- vlco In Capt. Jack's stronghold In tho lava beds for tho past 50 years, was found Saturday by A. R. Close, Alturaa automobile dealer, who with bit family and Col.' Win. Thompson, of Alturas, Modoc war veteran, re turned home yesterday after attend ing the picnic at Crater lake Sun day,.' The wooden part bleached white and the leather stiff and brittle, the saddle testified to the length of time it had remained hidden from hu man eye. Close found It in a cre vice where It had apparently been carefully covered with lava rocks, probably by some Indian wbc i " - tentlon to return tor It inter had DOCTORS- PROTEST AdAINST PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH CITY City's Plan To Cliargo Employes Stipulated Sum For Services Declared To He Unfair A protest against , the proposed contract ' between the city and Drs. E. D. Lamb, 11. D. L. Stewart and T. C.., Campbell whereby they were to furnish medical and hospital at tendance to city employees for a stipulated sum monthly, . was filed with the council last night. The three forgoing V doctors ', sign ed the .protest. In addition to whosti namos were those ot L. D. Gass. Warren Hunt. Bernard J. Rea, Fred R. Goddard, J. O. Patterson, A. A. Soule, L. L. Truax, E. D.Johnson, Geo. I. Wright and G.. A. Massey. When questioned today two ot the doctors named in the proposed contract said the contract was drawn by th0 city without their knowledge and consent, and one said he knew nothing of the matter until he read ot it In the published report ot the -councll meeting of . ft week ago. The protest held that elty em ployes are entitled to select their own physicians, that the American National Hospital association ot Portland and other like organiza tions should be barred from making contracts with the city, and that It would be unfair to olty employes to take their money In advance and deprive them ot the right or choice ot their physician, 'an Inherent right of any free artisan." It was sug gested that It the city dosires medi cal services and care for employes, that they come under the stato com pensation act, thus making tho ser vlco open to all physicians alike. It Is understood that because of (he protest tho proposed -contract will be dropped. . BURNING BUILDING FALLS, TWO KILLED 17 Firemen nnd Spectators Injured When Ilrlck Dance Hall Col. lnpscs in Brooklyn NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Two men wore killed and 47 seriously wound ed when a three story brick dance hull nnd store building In. Brooklyn collapsed last night during a fire, burning a scoro ot firemen and spectators,. The lost ot life wot much- lest than wat first indloated, it , , ir f Dr. Von Sthama, German ' ambas sador to England, called by some in Cermany "the man of the hour. been frustrated, by the rifle of a soldier. Close's attention was at tracted by the manner in -which the racks were piled In the crevices. and by removing them the saddle was brought to light. I The saddle is of the army type. On the leather is stamped the mak er's name, C. C. Crandle, Red Qluff. Investigation revealed that Crandle has been dead 25 years. , In addition to the saddle, Close found a number of cartridge shells, and In Capt. Jack's cave, what appeared to be the tip of a rifle cleaning rod. He says it is now possible to drive a car almost to the stronghold, and while the road it overgrown wltb weeds it It passable. HICKS DID NOT RUN i AWAY: WAS PITCHING HAY ON HIS RANCH Indian Wanted For Stabbing Of Max Xeiliin Is Found At - His Home on Reservation Rowland Hicks, thought to have run away Saturday night after the stabbing ot Max Nellan, at' Chllo quin, was found yesterday at hit home near there, calmly pitching hay. He was arrested by Henry Shadley, deputy sheriff and brought to Klamath Falls, where he was lodged In jail. Hope for the recovery of Neilan Is entertained by hospital atteod ents, who reported today that he It holding his own.' : - , BOND FORM APPROVED Law Firm' Suggests Minor Changes In O. C. E, Security The form ot Income bond tender ed to the city of Klamath Falls by the Oregon California ft Eastern railway was approved by the law firm of Teal, Winfree, Johnson and McCulloch ot Portland, according to a letter read before the city council last night. The bond It that which will be delivered to the city, In the amount of $300,000, when the railroad reaches Bprague river, at which time the city will deliver to the railway company title to the section ot the road from here to Dairy constructed by the elty, and for which the elty Issued bonds ot $300,000, upon which It Is now paying1 Interest. The law firm sug gested minor changes in the foun ot the Income bond. MORE RAILWAY LIENS Six Flle'd Against Contractors and Seven Against O. C & E. 8Ix liens against, the Nettleton Bruce Eschbach company, contract ors, and seven against the Oregon, California and Eastern railway, have been filed with the county clerk,, bringing the total number of liens against the two to 54. BASEBALL RESULTS 4V ' I .( W'.r' rm , - mm i . National St. Loult 8, Boston 2; Cincinnati ' 7, Philadelphia E; Chi cago 9, Brooklyn 1, .' American New , York Chicago ralu, : ' V - r y . Needs of State Set Forthi By State Warden At - Sportsmen's Banquet Sportsmen are carrying the; bur den of fish and- game protection. said Capt. A. E. Burghduff, .Stat game warden, who with Commission -ers Ben Dorris. Harold Clifford and' R, W. Price, and M..X.. Ryckmam,' state superintendent: of - butcheries; was the guest of the Klamath Coun ty Sportsmen association at a -banquet at tho White Pelican hotel last, night. ;.';..--. . Unlike the last meeting here -with Burghduff, the one tst night was o? a social nature, the local sportsmen' not laying their problems before the state officials except . In a general" way. Dr. E. D. Johnson presided and short talks were made by T.'--A." Stevenson, J. Frank Adams, the' three commialsonert and Nate Ot"' terbeln. ' : .v."'.' Discussed Conservation Burghdufft talk was on game conservation amd methods used In fish' propagation. Diamond lake, be' said, was) undoubtedly, the greatest rainbow .trout lak In the , United States, while Rogue - river holds a similar honor for streams. ) But lm- provement of roads arid the' rapid development of ; automobile trentf, portatlon,. h.. declared, has. made -the conservation problem a grave ' one. ' ' ' ? y y'. V ' '. . .:'. -' Burghduff 'decried Ithe use of pump-gun for bird shooting and the high-powered .Title with - telescope sight for big game, shooting. ,, He predicted that In tlme these weapons ' would be prohibited. Canada, be said," now Jlmits shotguns to two shells. Oregon has a 70 day, deer season while most adjoining states It Is 30 dayt. The deer season In Washington has been' Indefinitely closed, east ot the Cascades due to the depletion, of game. '. Not Making Promises .iy Price told the sportsmen that the commission 'was not there to make promises, but were trying to learn the needs of the 'state to see what plans will be made, and when- def inite plans are made ihey will not be for one year but for several years He said that because of bis -experience as a hotel man he viewed the gama problem from the standpoint of its effect on tourists, predicting that with the construction of iood roads Into the county the tourist trafflo would Increase tremendous ly. Klamath county, he declared, is the last stand ot wild life in Ore gon from which must be bujlt up the game retourcet ot the rest of the ttate. " ,: f j Clifford, who It In the cattle butt from the subject ot game to, remark from the. tubleot og game to remsjrk on the Wood River valley, which, lie patted through yesterday. ' He was greatly impressed with tblt rloh val ley, he said, and it the fish com pared In quality to the oattle h'i taw i along the road they must beyery wonderful Indeed. : rW'itH ther con stantly increasing tourist basinets, said Clifford, It bat become a race to hold the. game increase up . to the necessary level. ' He promised every aid to Klamath county within hit power to help build up game' re sources..,. ...... y r y , . J,-t ; Would Not Iiol Capital . Dorris, the- next ; speaker. . said Klamath county teeme to feel, that Its lakes and ttreamt are being fob bed to benefit the rest . ot the ttate. It would be . poor business, he pointed cut, for the commission to rob, Its capital to pay dividends, and It was more to the Interest of the game department to build up game resources, without: which the commission would be of no further use. Dorris told of the value ot egg-taking stations, laying that became of the peculiar foM maUon. of bedt of Klamath ttreamt,; which causes constant motion,, ' heavy mortality to eggs It the re sult. Not over two per cent of the oggt deposited in ' the stream tnH vlve, he declared. - It bad ' bera, found best, he said, to bold the, young fish until they are four ori five Inches long before llberatlag: them, after which they are btl1 (OMtiliMtl ! twi)