THE SEASON IS DRY--YOUI CAMPFIRE IS THEREFORE DOUBLY DANGEROUSLOOKOUT!
'A Million a Month
Equal Rights, Equal
Justice, are the Twin
h Klamath County'
. Industrial Payroll
Pillars of Democracy
Member of the Asr.or.iatctl Press"
Hi-viHiti't'iilh Vilir -No, 7IH7
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1924.
riUCH, FIVE I'KNTH
DUNSMIHR
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T
Moit of Business Section
Gutted, With Estimated
Loss of $100,009.
SAX FUANCISCO, April
25. Fire of unknown nrij-'iii
destroyed most of t lie business
seel inn of Diinsimiir, Siskiyou
county, last nitflit, with ;iu es
timated loss of more than
$100,000.
The fire destroyed .the Methodist-
clmreh and ):ir.snn:iKc,
Fpiseopiil church and parson
age, Knights of Pythias hall,
Riverside hotel, -Murray's
apartments and a nuiulier of
residences. No one was in
jured. The flames were fought hy
the Diinsimiir fire department
nnd a large number of citizens,
including a big force from the
Southern Pncifio division yards.
The"' fire started in the
Knights of Pythias hnll nt mid
night, and' although it spread
rapidly, was under control by
2:30 o'clock.
BOYS I FOR
With quad ot boys from tun city
grudo schools and from the- high
hcIiooI working on vacant lots
itrounii (ho city, nnd with th.j city
KiirbuiM truck! hauling away (lie
winter's accumulation of tin cans
unit rubbish, tlio spring clorii-up
campaign hls afternoon was hltttug
on nil six. ,
A committee ot buMuosn mon took
charge ot squads ot boys from tho
KchoolH. ' On thu committee vro
Alurion Hunks, Wl 8. Slough, K. S.
Vouch, Linn Nomnlth, IS. o. Davis,
Fred Glovor, F, 8. Walto and Ooorgo
Dnrth. Each was In chargo ot a
Hqiind.
A socond commlttoo wus to make
tlio rounds Into this attornoon to In
spect tho cloan-np work n.nd to
award a prize to the squad that did
Ilia boat job.
MEDFORD, April 2B. Although
several posses have boon scouring
the hiris and forests on all aides of
Jackeonvlllo vr tines 'tho oscapo ot
Milan Jonofl, not the slightest, trace
of 'hint has boon found. Lata yes
tordivyi Jeuuo Uomot, who escaped
with Jonos, was captured, ito claim
ed ha smwi nothing of Joikis nftvr ho
disappeared In tho brush.
NEW BREAK WITH
... , IRELAND LOOMS
i
' LONDON, , April ' !. The situa
tion brought about by tho broaltdown
of tho Irish boundary conforenco at
.tha colonial office laist night was
described genornlly as tho gravest
Irish crisis since the Anglo-Irish
trenty was signed In 1021, Dosplto
alarmist roports, howovor, govern
ment observers bollovs thoro is no
llkllhood ot ntiotlwr Irish war in
tbt near future,
H FIR
RAGES THROUGH
SISKIYOU
I
CLEAN
UP PRIZE
NO TRACE FQLJIMD
OF MILAM JONES
Elks' Western
Nights to Be
Staged Soon
May 15, 16 and 17, Dates
Set; Show to Be Bigger
and Better Than Ever,
Tliri",' lilisliU (if iiiiiiitiiiM,l mill
milnrluliiiiD'iit will lie iifti'!'-,! by the
IVuiovolcill uilil Protective Order of
KH.t mi M 1'., in iinil 17 when
I hi iiiiiiiiiiI WkkIi'IM Mi'.htH will tic
mihkimI. Thin In (inn or l hi' big f rot
ten of I li.i year. Inn III addition to of
fering linen iiIkIiIk of fun means I he
raining of money fur tl( Klkn char
ily fund.
('Ollllllllleo Xlimcd.
TIki.ii. who, Ih l,i your will handle
Ihii kIiow lire I'. 11. l'nitnrwooil.
chairman, C. 8. Ourrln and Dr. I'niil
IC. Noel.
(Minlrmnn I'lidiirwood Mated today
thill every effort would be put fortli
t make Western Nlghi thin year
the mint cueiiM.ifnl undcrtakon In
yriir.i. from un uiniiffi'in-'iii stnml
polnl ii.i woll u flnniielul.
i:ikj, I'lllillc Invlleit.
Klkit from all over tho wale will
bo Invited to attend, an well as the
public.
IN HOCK LEDGE
Tlnil ihcri! In pa j- oro In the rock
excavated by. tlwCtillfornla-Orogon
Power company In tho building of
tho canal from tho 1.1'ik River dam
south to tho new power homo Bite,
la tho firm belief of mlno men who
on Wednesday afternoon filed nlivs
quarts claims at tho county clerk's
office. The rock, they claim, con
tains not only between two and throe
dollars ot Kold to tho ton, but In
addition other minerals of much
more value.
To Work (laiiim.
Tho claims nro stnkod on tho west
sldo of Link Hlver about a quarter
ot a m 1) o no ulli of Iho dam. The
men Intend to work their claims for
at least 00 day In order to deter
mine whether development 'would
ba worth while.
Thoso who filed clninib nro Earl
Crnlk.ihnnk. 8. S. CrtHkahnuk. H. V.
Slnnot, Phil .Mornn, OeorRe W. Ham
ilton,. W, K. Dycho, .1. P. Ilakor.
Mntllo linker and Joe St. Lawrence.
Names of tho nine, claims nro Good
Hope, Hopeful, Frenchman, Happy
Day, Marvin, Lnkevlow, Lucky Strike
and Snga Brush.
IS
Mrs. Ethol Snnwon, luegrew,
charRed with soiling moonshine
whiskey to Miss luthol Stokes and
Milns Eta Charley, Indian Rlrls, at
her homo on 4 14 South Fourth street
Woduefldiiy evonliiK, was bound ovor
to the federal grand Jury In Portland
lato yesterday afternoon followlns
a hoarlng boforo United Stntcs Com
missioner Qlort C. Thomas.
! llnrry llrown, 412 South Fourth
at root, charged with tho muni crime
freely ndiiillled the chnigo against
hi in and waived examination. Thom
as bound htm ovor to tho grand Jury.
Miss Stokes and Miss Charley who,
woro each sentenced to sorvo 80 days
In Jell by Justice ot tho Penco It. C.
Spink ot tho Wood Hlver district
will bo confined In tho top floor ot
tho court house untd thoy have sorv
od their Bontonce, according to Dop
ut,y, Constable D. S. Hinds ot Chllo
quln. Deputy Unltod Stat.M Mnrahnl C.
C. Wells left today with Mrs. Sam
son, Drown nnd Onbiiol F. Bcott wnu
Is charged by it'ho dopartmejut ot
Juatlco Un Nevada with Impersonat
ing nu officor. Bond for Mrs. Snm
Bon nnd Drown Iwas sot nt $1000
oach, At the roquost of Novada
authorities, tho bond for Scott Was
net at I'jQOO,
C00RE0II
BOUND
OVER
LIBRARY II
SCUSSEO IT
Two Plans Presented By
Members of City's
Organizations.
Solution of tho public library ,(li
iinllini In Kliniiulh 1'nlln and Kiu.ri-i-l
h county mine a mI"i nearer ;hI
nlpibt when iiii'iiibi'rs of Hie Woman'
l.lbrury full met with repreenta
llves of the city and county, the Ito
tury nnd Klwiuils clubs, Hie chamber
of colili)ieri-i! and Interested cltlzeus.
Two proposals worn dlm unsed. One
w.kt to uiiialKaninlo the oily nnd coun
ty library ai tivllles, nuiko use of tho
Carnegie Library building now oc
cupied by the county and Joi.1 th j
funds of both city and county In de
fraying the co of upkeep.
The oilier proposal curried a plan
of a county library in tlio Canio?!-.!
building, supervised by a county li
brary board mid also the conilnun
tton of tho present city library l,i
suitable quarters where ulo could be
housed the Woman's club. The com
bination plan was presented by Mf.
Mnlllv Ileldlng, pratldrnt of thu cli'li.
Mm. C. V. Kberleln uiifl Mr. D XI.
Smith. The other plan was present
ed by Mm. Jack Kimball, support
ing the dual plan was Mrs. F. H
C'ofer snd others.
Wlent Voices WnrnliiB.
Wl A. Wicst, special attorooy lor
iho oouniy court, ;who spoke at somo
length, udvlsod those assembled that
the present procedure of financing
the two i libraries was without the
law, the state statute providing that
funds should be administered by duly
appointed boards. Tho present
method of the city contributing J 100
iwr month toward tho city library's
tip-keep was Illegal, ho said, at! was
ulo the county's method In financ
ing tho county's method without a
library board, and appropriating
J2r,oo a year fnr that purpose
WIlFon Whey, representing tho
Rotary club, presided and called on
those present to offer 8U,v;sUoiis.
lie explained that the present site
of tho city library was tho property
ot tho county nnd that tlio Women's
club had been advised thoy must
move tho library building within a
few weeks.
.Mayor Arthur Wilson seemed u
strike a keynote when ho advised
the women delegates to tako the mat
tor before the club and settle the
question, presenting the majority's
wishes to tho city and tho county au
thorltles. Ho expressed a belief that
the city council would bo Inclined to
nbldo by thu club's decision.
Count-Union for Dual Plan.
iW. O. Smith, president, ot the
chamber of commerce, spoko alon
tho same lines., Councilman F. 11.
Cofer was opposed to tho combina
tion plan and belloved that tho city
library should bo maintained as u
scpurato Instltutlou.
Mj-oe. Kberleln, Mrs. Holding and
Mrs. Smith all spoko in support of
tho single library and In this con
tention they rwero given tho aid of
Mr. Wlost In presenting tho subject.
Mr. WIest advocated adoptlou ot tho
dim lsuggOBtlon as tho logical pro
cedure, fnoed as the club is with hav
ing to move and' without visible
means ot carrying on an alterna
tive. Statements woro mndo by club
dual suggestion as tho logical pro
ably bo held within a week at which
tlmo the question will be presentod
for flnnl decision.
JARS SEATTLE
KU.VTTLE, April 2". A severe
earthquake was folt horo at mid
night. Residents pronounced it tho
most aovero In many years. No
damage mas reported.
Tho seismograph at the University
ot Washington showed tho qunko
lasted 59 soconds. Tho disturbance
occ.urrod within a radius of 300
mllos, according to Professor Snund
ors. Tho quake was much loss markod
than the one folt horn Christmas
day, 19111, , -
CLUB'S PARLEY
SEVERE QUAKE
HIRAM JOHNSON TO
END HIS CAMPAIGN
WITH TOLEDO SPEECH
L-
i
CLi;VKLAM, I April 25.
Senator 11 Irani llolumon will
close IiIh campaign In a speech
at Toledo tonight, he announc-
ii'l hero today. He will make
no en in pa Ik n speeches In Hull-
una next week, returning to
WaHhlnglon tonight. Failure of
his volra si ii it rundown physical
condiilon prevented an ludjann
campaign, Johnson said.
4
South Scored
for Efforts
to Lift Ban
Washington State Opposes
California's Fight In
U. S. Capital.
OLVXIP1A, Wash.. April 2:.. De
claring that tho efforts of California
shiprors to secure' modification of
the foot and mouth quarantine are
"not well received'.' In Washington,
Director of Agricu ura French to
day informed O. HLHecke, Californ
ia director ot agriculture, In a tele
gram, that such methods are "hav
ing a bad result."
ASTORIA. April S5. Req-est that
the state lake alnti to prevent the
bringing of California vegetables
into the Columbia river In violation
of iho Oregon embargo was tele
graphed to Governor Pieroo yester
day by the Agricultural committee of
the Astoria chamber of commerce.
Tho telegram requested that a
special deputy inspect all vessels
from California and that ho be auth
orized to confiscate and destroy any
products against which the embargo
was ploced.
Commending the move made by
Klaiunth Falls in seeking ifecTeral
control ot tho hoof and mouth pre
vention program, Colonel C. J.
Thomson superintendent of Crater
1ako Nntlonul Park, today communi
cated with XV. O. Smith, president
of tho local chamber of commerce,
nnd announced that ho had sent a
telegram to tho Oregon state cham
ber ot Commerce advising advocacy
of thla procedure.
Colonel Thomson spent several
years lu foreign countries studying
th-3 hoof nu(i mouth disease for the
United States government and In
formed XIr. Smith that ho looks upon
many of the preventive steps adopted
ns without' reu?on and without need.
J-Iko all others ho believes every
thing essential should be done but
deplores the harm that Is being
caused by embargoes and rulings
beyond thoso 'deemed necessary by
oxperta (who have studied hoot and
mouth control.
No other method than federal
control of the enttro situation can
work In justlco to all interests, Col
onel Thomson stated during his con
versation. Lfi
OF ROTARIANS
.Bert Hull, proprietor of tho Hotel
Hull, was today announced a3 tho
now president of the Rotary club,
succeeding XVilson XVIloy whoso
term Is expiring. J. F. Kimball wan
selectod by the directors as vice
president, Willi Houston as treasurer
and John Doylo its secretary.
Announcement of XIr. Hall as the
club's leader tor tho noxt year was
loudly acclaimed by those present.
XIr. Hull made a few remarks In ac
cepting tho la.sk, stating that bo had
In mind several ifaottunes of club
work that ho hoped to lnaugurato
and telt would augment the prog
ress of tho organization.
Directors for tlio year arc: J. F.
Kimball, .11. S. West, E. 13. Hall, J.
A. Oordon, O. W. Houston and C.
II. Undorwood, ,
New officers will be Inducted at
ths tint meeting la May) ;
1
EW HEAD
SOOIES REVEAL
BRUTAL ATTACK
3 TRAPPERS
Hammer, Shotgun, Revolver
Death Instruments; Slay
ers Occupied Cabin.
. liRND, April 2C -Tho three trap
p -r killed at Little Lava lako were
ulaiu by a iihotgun and revolver,
anil a hammer was used to batter
Dowry Xlorris' hoad practically to a
pulp.
Hoy Wilson's shoulder was torn
by a, shotgun charge and a bullet
entered I1I3 head back of tho right
car.
Kit Nichols' jaw was torn by a
shotgun charge and he had a thirty-
eight -calibre revolver bullet wound
in the throat.
An ompty shotgun and revolver
ehcltii were found near tho cabin.
A bloodStained hammer was found
in tho cabin. - "
The slayers were belloved to have
occupied the cabin after dumping
the bodies in Big Lava lake.
i
EEDS ARETOLD
Proposed improvements at the
county schools of Bonanca. and Bly
were brought to the attention yes
terday of the county school board
who spent the day in the eastern
part of the county.
Residents ot Bonanza desire the
grounds of the school to be enlarged
and also the installation of a pump
ing station to punip water to be used
in the school. At Bly attention of
the board was called to the noed ot
a well on the echool ground.
In an automobile, the school
board comprising R. XX'. Tower of
Keno, Francis Bowne of Bonanza,
Charles XIack of Spring Lake, C. R.
l!a.vjiian of Chlloqulii. George Of-
field of Xlerrill and Countv School
Clerk Fred Peterson; left at S:30
yesterday morning. The party stop
ped at Bonanza for nn hour and af
ter conferring with residents' of that
section drove to Beatty where they
had lunch. They arrived at Bly at
2 p. in- in time to attend a commun
ity meeting in their honor. ,
A now school will be openod at
Beatty next fall. A government
building located two miles west of
Beatty which is in excellent condi
tion will be moved to Beatty and
utilized for this purpose. On their
trip yestorday, tho board Inspected
the structure
The party returned to Klamath
Falls late last night.
MEMORIAL DAY TO
BE OBSERVED HERE
BY WAR VETERANS
Committees from the local Span
ish War X'eterans Camp and the
American Legion post will shortly
formulate plans tor tho coming
Memorial Day parado and exercises
on XCay 30.
A more genoral observance of the
day will be requested which will
cover tho closing of business houses
arid the request that tho flag bo dis
played from all places of business
and all residences In the cltv In
memory of tho soldier and snllor
dead ot the nation. Memorial Day
heictoforo has. bean marked by tho
absence of flags oil staffs and build
ings and tho1 veterans feel that this
mark of respect and patriotism
should be very much In evidence.
The parade this year will no
doubt be the largest ever hold in
this city, and n special feature undr
consideration, will be the participa
tion by tho school children ot the
vnrlc.ta kcIiooUj. Tho vets expect to
take this matter up with the school
board nnd the city school superin
tendent nt the first committee meet
ing of tho two organizations with n
view to securing their co-operation.
'Citizens in general will bo re
quested to mako a genorouB display
ot tho flag, thus complying with tho
veterans slognn: "On every building
a flag on Memorial Day,"
nm t TV nn nn
Population of 40,000 Here
From Lumber Developments,
Manufacturer's Prediction
H. D. Mortenson Cites Frobable Operations By Long-
Bell and Pickering As Reason For Growth;
Would Treble Lumber and Box Output. ,
Klamath Falls, with a population of 40,000 persons, "sooner,
than most of you believe," was the 'prediction today of H. I).
Mortenson, president of the Pelican Cay Lumber, company,
speaking before the Notary club on the lumber industry aiuMis
development n9 4t related '" to thej
Name Sixteen
in Chamber's
Primary Vote
Over 80 Ballots Cast' By
. : j
..Elected Director.!.
I
Over SO members of the Klsmcjtu
county chamber of commerce. -voting)
in the annual primary election which
Mn.-o.i io, !-i,. n, ,-,!
vafVi. to rr,0Uow.!ig 16 members;
It. E. Crego, G., W. Hout, . J. W.
Ktarns; Dr. G. A. Massey, E. U.
Bubb, R. E. Do.veese. G. R. Llndley,
L. L. Gaghagen, A. D. Collier, Les
lie Rogers, 31. P. Evans, J. A. Gor-
don. W. E. Bobbitt J. F. Kimball,
H. D. Mortenson and M. S. West. T!ie speaker's remarks were pre-
At the final election, to be held taced b? a rec'tal of forest and Mni
within the next week or ton days,!ber production figures in which he
the eight on this list receiving the ; Polnted out that th6 northwest now,
highest vote wlll be directors for the) 13 the center ot ne lumber industry.,
ensuing year. The seven receiving, and tnat ot lumber consumption. an-j
tho most votes will serve tor two
years and the eighth for one year.
The 14 members ot the board ot
directors 'will then elect president
and other officere. .''':'
STUDENTS HEAR
FORESTRYTALKS
Literature on forestry protection
ia being used this woak in the city
schools as an educational featiiro m
connection with Forest Protection
nil. hnv hpnrrt miv5 h.. r.,,l's
tives of the Klamath Forest Protec
tive association.
Jack Kimball, head of tho asso
ciation, addressed Riverside echool
p-apilj Wednesday, and on tho same
day IIul Oglo, connected with the
association; spoke at the other grad-a
schools. The talks were greatly en
joyed by the pupil?,, said Superin
tendent J. P. Wells.
Kimball presented eich school
nvlth a cresj saction of a tree which
had boon killed by pine beetles.
COMPLETION GREEN
SPRINGS HIGHWAY
TO BE CELEBRATED
A Joint celebration ot the new
Green Springs highway opening will
probably take place early In June
it was announced today by Bert Hall,
committeeman In charge, who has
toen in communication with Aahland
boosters interested In the event..
The present 'Plan is - to solect a
spot along the now highway probably
half-w&y between hero and Ashland
whoro chamber of commerce mem
bers, citizens and boosters may Jour
ney and thero meet a kindred con
tingent from tho other sldo.
The Forest Protective Association
has announced through Jack Kim
ball that It will undertake the task
of finding a suitable spot and that
tho event will bo a sort of picnic and
general handshaking of "hands
across tho hill" over a road that
means thousands of tourists Into this
section during the coming monthB
and hundreds ot thousands ia tho
lessons to tomst , .
progress of this city.
Development ot the Pickering anit
LongJDell timber holdings la this
region 'was cited 'by .the speaker as
the reason why Klamath Falls was
on the eve of so marvelous a growth.
Belief that this development pro
gram was to start at no distant dato
was expressed by AI-. Mortenson who
Is generally recognized as. one of
0 few mcn ,ln tllis! ie8T wno8e T,
iiui maLiuu uiuug uitnn nuca nuuu
come first hand. Recently W, A.
Pickering of the Pickering interests,
vtflted Klamath Falls ana while re-
fusing to disclose his plans. It was
eepted ht hW .trip hri
wSnWewrt- ' . .... . 1
- -Would TreDlo Output.
Mr.l Mortensen stated that d-
j velP?n.t two stand, would
I meaff S Trebled lumber and box OUU
put for Klamath Fall. He also men
tioned the plans' of the Weyerhaueer
Timber Co., already announced, as
another factor in bringing this pro-
jected increase to a -fact.
nuauy toaay lour ana oue-nati nu-
Hon feet is due to, the demand for
boxes, the industry in .which .this sec
tion is largely interested,., t ! i
Doscrioed "Wooden Dollar"
M. S. West, .presUnnt- of the Big
Lakes Box company, ' also spoke be
fore the Rotarians and in a very ,
cleverly written paper graphically
described the "wooden dollar" and
what its coming meant to Klamath
Falls. .M.r. West found occasion to
mention nearly all local Reparians In
his accounting ot tho dollar's trav- :
els from, the time it canuB into the
city in the pockot of arresting lum
berman and ait lost fell Into regular
retail channels of trade. ' He spoko
of forest protection weulc and urg
ed that every citizen do his Iblt ot
watchfulness during tho coming eea-:
pointing out that th forest areas
were unusually dry.
Mention was also mado of the local,
work which has resulted In the suc-
ccsstul handling ot the pine beetle
and credit was given tjb Uack Kim-!
ball, chairman ot the,'' meeting,' In.
tills respoct. Mr. Kiiibull is mana
ger for the' Klamatli Forest Protoo
tive association. . '
. Construction of tour additional'
stories to the Hart building, Seventh'
and Main, will continence within two
or three weeks. ;
J. A. Gordon, president of thoi
First National bank, received word
from H. R. Perrln, who Is In Sacm-'
monto, that all plans have been com
pleted and the Hurt brothers are
proparing to go ahead with tho work ;
on Klamath Falls' flrt skyscraper,
renin will have charge of the Job,
NATIONS INVITED
TO PEACE PARLEY
WASHING TON", April SB. - Tbi
United States has Invited the partic
ipation of Coasts Rica, Ban Salvador,
Nicaragua and Guatemala, In a penes'
conforeuce t Ammapls, Honduras
STARTSOON ON u
HART BUILDING
' ; .; :' '-I'rC