STATE BOARD TAKES EMERGENCY STEP AGAINST RABIES HERE
Published Daily at
KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
Seventeenth YeurNo. 72(57.
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EAMAT
Telegraph Office Is Burglarized; Money Taken
WESTERN
LOSES $155 AS
- SAFE JSLOOTED
Cah Is Taken from Local
Quarters Some Time
During Night
Willi. llm ,aln d.nr Maudlin open,
hook unit imperii scattered on cue
. flonr ami approximately $15,', n canh
mlsnlng from tlm strong box tho local
office of tho Western Union tolo
Hruph company whna opened this
-morning imro iinmtstakcnble sign
Hun an nxport In lila lino had boon at
work iitme time during the nlnht.
Tho nan wot found open party this
morning whou John D. Iloyos, negro
, purler, arrived a usual to clean up
tho promise. As the outside of the
ro born no mark it la presumed
that tho combination had been work
ed by sonioono (who had an Intimate
. knowledge of the Intrleaole of the
lock. ,
Kntrsnce to tho office was' gained
through a nuinll window In thn roar
of the hulldjuif. Th soroen had boon
riii tromltt- emalh kperatnre
Jhs'l large enough to idtnlt the body
or man. ,' ' . ,
, f ll-ws Are rVrcrd.
Thn small Inner drawer of the
safe, had been forced open and tho
rath (akin. Anotbor aiuall movable
steel .drawer had been drawn out
and signs' Indicated that an uneuc
. cewful tempt hod. Boon mndn to
peu It. The ateel drawer had been
Hhoved back upalde down.
Following IiIh Investigation of the
xafe Ihli morning Chief of Police
Humphrey stated that ho wuh rather
mystified by tlm fnrt that thin drawn
wan not taken away an It l small nnil
could easily have been carried. Al
though tbore nan only a miiU
amount of cash. In thn drawer there
was 110 way for the thief In'knnw
Ibis, tho chief mild.
The possibility lliut tlio afg iiiIkIii
have' been loft open when thn office
.doted last night wug cloared up by
the positive statement of 'MX. Union
Hills, night operator, who docliirod
I bat (he had closod Iho safe und look
ed H a usual wheu who left tho of
fice at 11:80 last night.
Porter Make Statement.
DeBoyos mated to the police that
whon he opened the offlco the books
and papers wore on tho floor In front
of the aafn. Ho pluced thorn buck
and when otto Kills, day eporator, ar
rived he reported the condition In
which ho had found the' place. Ellis
Immediately informed Manager A. v..
Plmock by telephone, who rnllod tho
police. . Ji
Several ohooks (hut had boeu cnwh
d lain yesterday representing about
$175 worn not takon, Tho canning
or Ulnae check) anved that much of
. the day's receipts which wore to have
boon hanked I bin -morning.
. The mifo la In the front of the
office close to tho street window
but is hidden from view by tho ooun
ler and thief eoiild work without
being observed from Iho outside.
TKl) M il ITU DKA1)
, Tod White, 'propria! or of the Htrnnd
grooery and former proprietor of tho
Strand theater, died lain' this aftor
lioon at the Klnmnth General Hos
pital., While wiIh suffering from In
fection duo to a tontli. Ho was taken
to tho linspltal but two hours previous
to driUh. He Is survived hy a widow.
THK WKATHTIU,
Tha Cyclo-Slormaarnnh nt Under
wood's Pharmacy oontliiuos to rosls-
lor a very oven
hnromotrlo press
ure, nnd plonsnnt
wouthor will pre
vail Fnruonst for next
84 hours:
Fnlr with modor
ate tomporaturosf
Tho Tyeos record
ing thormnmnti'i
registered maxl-
iiium n( minimum tomporaturos
tnitny he follow; '
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Non-Resilient Automobile License
Data Obtained for Visitors Here
Autliortitative Information on the Status of the 90-Day
Permits Now Issued Is Received From State
Motor Vehicle Office
III uii ofiurl to obtain auibiirluilvii
duiu coin in uiiiK 1I111 Kinti.H of the
non-resident iiioior mr Hcoiihi'h M'lng
IsKui'd hy Hid mute, Iho' Klamath
county chnmbor of couinior'i has r
iceived nn unnwer to a roiiucst uiadt'
III, Iho male motor vohlclu offlclulx.
Numerous lnUli-loii are holng re
onlvod daily 11 1 the chuiiibr from
tiiUrlsls, who couiIuk to Oregon, have
ohtuliicd a non-rasldont car pormll
valid for a period of 90 days. Many
of (bono 1 Visitors havn stayed here
and obtained employment and sev
eral have then been cited by luw en
forcement officers on tho basis that
having become residents, they were
rciulrod to apply for the regular
Oregon stale motor license.
Law Is explained.
Tho following Is a full expluuutlon
or tho provblons or the law as re
ceived tronj,tli stste motor office of
ridsU: "Section ST of the stato motor ve
hicle law, or thai portion ot tbu act
known o the non-resldeut. permit
lcllou. does not deal with the prob
lem ot occuputlun a constllutlug resi
dence for permit purposes, but does
require that upon entering the stute
every nou-reldout of a motor ve
hicle must make application to the
secretary or State tor und roeclve
visitor's permit, which entitles said
owner of the foreign license motor
vehicle to the use of the public high
ways of Oregon for s period or ninety
days. - . '
"It nntuiiilly follows that an in
dividual entering tho stiito with n
foreign llccuso motor vel'ieln til pre
sumed to bo u non-resident or this
stale and must meat the' reijulre
uients Indie tad herein. At the Ex
piration of tho ninety day period the
luw aumimcs to determine residence
rtluliia for license purposes.
Occupntlon NO lltMtiiuic.
"It has therefore been the policy
of tho Secretary ot State- to so con
striielhi! law that occupation mould
have no bearing whatever upon tbe
question hut at tho expiration of
this period, It appearing that the
owner of such registered motor ve
hicle has Accepted employment und
Is to all Intents and purposed gain''
Ing a livelihood within the State of
Oregon, , then such owner shall. In
the regulnr manner, make application
to tho Secretary ot State and secure
a regular license for the motor ve
hicle owned and operated by him.
"Therefore, unless It Is known thut
the applicant tor a. pormlt Iium bean
for sonic time 11 bona fide resident
of tho Hlnto.oC Oregon, Hiieh pormlt
should bo Issued and nllnwod to run
its full poiloil ot ninety days before
requiring Hint an Oregon stato license
be securod upon tho motor vehicle
so registered." ;.
JUSTICE COURT IS
BUSY PLACE THESE'
DAYS, IS COMMENT
."I am .snowed under" i whb tbe
complulnt ot Justice 'ot the Pcaoo
U. A. Mmmltt yesterday afternoon.
During tho piiHt 24 hours I have
had' 40 ouses eomo up before trie Ip
somo Bhiipe or othev. Thnt rate Is
too fast ror mo.
Novor beforo hns tho JUstlco court
been so nntlvo. Over a Ijundrod
people, tor the most part, friends
ot defendants, are crowding tha
courtroom and hall ways nil day
lonK- ' : . '.
All but two of the defendants
hnvo plead " not Riillly. A mem
ber of the stuto prohibition officers
from o"t of town stilted thnt the
majority ot tho tiot'iv'nnts would
probably skip out ot town with
out appearing.
Thnt hns usiinllr been the case
In other towns we have, raldod.
Then' comes the trouble In collect
ing bond money."
Tho state mon plan on. leaving for
another locality an soon as the oases
rising from tli Monday . nlffht rnld
r disputed. ut i ''' i v"
KLAMATH FALLS OREGON, THURSDAY,
OVER
50 APPEAR
TO PLEAD AFTER
Justice Court Busy When
Defendants Come for
Their Hearings
Resulting primarily from the
raid on gambllnc dives, feaases of
ill fame, and liquor establishments,
over ED men and women have been
brought beforo Justice ot 'the,"Pec6'
R. A. Emmltt during tbe past 36
hours nnd' entered pleas or gave
bond.
It. . crane, charged with pos
session of liquor, sale or liquor,
conducting a gambling; game .and
maintaining a common nuisance
plead not guilty to- each comjilaict
und was released on $2,000 bond.
Violet DeVoe charged with the
salo of liquor plead not guilty and
in now out nn STiflO bond. J. M.
Tucker who was arrested on the same
eburge also plead not guilty to poss
ession of Intoxicating liquor and were
each released on $.ri00 bond.
Willie Dcunlson charged with til
ing In a house of 111 fame has hot yl
tutored 11 plea and- Is out on J.'uMI
bond. Kline Dennisou who wuh ar-.
rested Tuesday morning on 'the
ehargos of maintaining a common
nuisance sale ot Intoxicating liquor
nnd possession of Intoxicating liquor
plead not guilty to a three nnd l's
being hold lu Jail. Bond was set for
Snno on otteb charge.
Margaret Low, W. Tyler arrested
for Immoral conduct have not enter
ed a plea. Tyler Is out on $500
bond. Mlsg Low could not produce
the bond and is being held in Jail.
Clara Kelly and J. Hagens held nn
a similar charge have not as yet
plead. Hflgens Is out on $10rt cash
bond. Clara' Kelly Is being hold
through Inability to produce a bond.
Hudson (Slim) Lone plead not
Itullly to maintaining a common 1111I
snneo nnd Is out. on $500 bond. He
nliio plond not guilty to sale. ir In
itnxicntlng liquor -and s.injiHicod i
aecoud $d00 bond for this charge.
Flora D. I.ee ot tho "Tule. House"
is being held lu Jail on the charge
ot running a nickel slot machine
she could not moot the $iinn bond sal
hy Justice BmaiilC
Herman Rohr was fined $luo and
sentenced to Berve HO days lu the
county Jail for sale of IntoxIcittlilH
liquor. The sentonce wad meted out
th to morning by Jtistlco ot tho'l'euid
R. A. Emmitt.
Miss "McPhorson charged Villi sale
ot liquor Is out -on $G0O bond. She
plond not guilty to this charge.' She
Is nlso charged Jointly with A. H.
Wlthora with Immoral conduct. No
pleil has yet been made nnd both
worn roloased on $1100 band.
Pearl Oliver and Edna Terry plead
not guilty to possession of liquor nnd
not being ablo to moot the $500 bond
sot by Justice ot the Peace Kmmltt
tor each ease nre being hold in Jail
until' trial. Wllljam v North and
Pearl Mooro plead not guilty on the
same charge and are out on $500
bond. V '
V. Tyler charged, with, sale : of
whiskey Is out on .$500 bond. Ho
has not yet entered a .plea. Mrs.
O. . M. Young, Noll . Palmer and
Frances Morgan , nve , each being
held on A "ohnrgo ot sale ot liquor,
O'nnilnMoa an Pas Seven) '
I
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Member of the Associated
CONTRACTS LET
FOR BUILDING 2
TENNIS COURTS
Porter Construction Firm
Gets Bid From City1
School Board
Contract for construction of two
lennis courts on the South Riverside
city park was let to the Porter Con
struction company tor $1419 by the
city park board at a meeting held
in the offices or Will Baldwin, sec
retary. ' '
Louis K. Porter was the only bid
der for the Job but as his estimate
was considerably under the engin
eer's estimate it waa decided to let
tbe contract.
According to Mr. Baldwlu, the con
tract Is being drawn up today and
work will atart Immediately. The
courts will be complete before the
end of the summer.
One court will be ot concrete and
the second of dirt. At reoent meeting-
of, tbe jwk board It wn decided
Lliat ..udlll -the popularity of tennis
a, a game became established that
the second court would not be Chang
ed to concrete. .
. Contrary to current rumor,-, the
courts will not be located on the
beantiful lawn which lies along the
road way from the LlnkTtiver bridge
to South Riverside. They will be
placed together according to Mr.
Baldwin in the center of Tbe five acre
tract behind.. the Rutus Moore ware
house. . -
Tho entrance way to the tennis
courts will be betieen tbo Rufus
Moore property on the north and a
piece of property on the south. The
city psrk board has It in mind to
build a concrete walk starting at the
link river bridge and winding along
the river to the tennis courts..
HARD-BOILED LAW
IS. ADVOCATED FOR
TRAFFIC IN STATE
Better have hard-boiled slate traf
fic officers than highway tragedies
is the policy enunciated by T. A. Uar
fety, state chief traffic inspector. in
a letter sent to members ot his farce
through the state. He directs the
traffic squad to enforce to the let
ter the laws against speeding.
I The. new policy of treating the
speeders ''rough" will bo put luto
force immediately and local motorists
who delight- In burning the highway
are warned to take notice ot tbe de
termined attitude ot the road watch
ers. PARKING LAW GETS
TOURISTS "TAGGED'
Leniency lu two parking violations
was used this morning by Police
Judge' Lent.- J Oaghagen. VU U
Buyer a visitor from Kugono and O.
L. Garrett a recent arrival from Cali
fornia were "tagged" yesterday for
violating parking regulations. This
morning in police court they ex
plained that they had not yet be
come acquainted with the local park
ing regulations. - Taking this fact
Into consideration, Judge Qaghagen
dismissed tho two cases. A. B. Tates
was not so lucky end paid a fino ot
$3 for not having a drivers license
on his person. .
MAN GOES TO JAIL '
FOR THEFT CHARGE
. Pat Burke was sentenced to serve
SO days in the county Jail aud fined
$r0 tor stealing olothes from H,
Kitchen valued At approximately
$34.08. nurk pleaded guilty to the
charge. Tho stolen clothes Includ
ed a leather hand bug and one suit
of clothes. , , ,
Harry Hamilton and James K.
Swsnsnn each paid, ft tln0 ot $30 for
spesdlni. .
Press
JULY 17, 1924
DECLARED HERE
Special Order Is Enacted
For Klamath County is
Announcement
To cope with any threatened
spread of tbn rabies among dogs of
Klamath county, the state livestock
sanitary board has issued an
emergency ruling . restraining all
dogs from running -at large in
Klamath county and requiring
owners ot the dogs to either muzzle
their pets or hold them by leash
or chain. ' .
. The order stipulates however,
that dogs that have been given the
antl-rabic treatment under proper
supervision shall not be subject to
these regulations.
Tbe regulations became effective
July 15 and have just been received
by County Agent C- A. Henedrson.
Order Is Issued
"The infectious and communica
ble disease known as rabies having
been diagnosed in certain dogs in
Klataath County, Oregon, tbe State
Live Stock Sanitary Board, in com
pliance with Section 3 of Chapter
14. .Session Laws of 1913, which
?ads' In part, an follows; r f'
"Section 3. It shall be the duty
of tbe State Live . Stock Sanitary
Board to exercise a general sanitary
supervision over the live stock and
poultry of this State and as far as
possible to protect' tbe live stock
and poultry of this State from dis
ease; to take all measures neces
sary and proper in tbe Judgment ot
the Board to eradicate Infectious,
contagioua and communicable dis
eases that may exist anion i; live
stock or poultry in the state," etc.
hereby orders that all dogs owned
or held within the territory of the
said Klamath County, Oregon,
Klamaih- Indian Reservation, shall
be restrained from running at
large and shall be either held- by
chain or muzzled or restrained in
such a' manner as 10 prevent their
biting anyone or further conveying
tho infection should ' :hey become
rabid.
Section Is Cited
- lu accordance with Section 29.
Session Laws of 1813, which read
as follows:
"Section 29. The State Veterin
arian or any ot his deputies may at
any time call upon any peace of
ficer for assistance in tbe dlscha'se
of hia duties and such peace offi
cer shall give such assistance as
may be requested; any person ho
wilfully hinders, obstructs or resists
the. State Veterinarian' or his dep
uty,, or any peace oftleqr acting un
der him, when engaged in the
duties ot exercising the powers
hereiu conferred, or violates any
quarantine, established by him, or
them, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction, shall
be fined not leas than $60 nor more
than $260.00." . ,
AIIGovernment officials and peace
officers within the above ' named
district are hereby called upon to
assist in the enforcing ot this order.
And provided thai all dogs that
have been given the anti-rablo treat
ment under the supervision of a
duly licensed Stale Deputy State or
practising veterinarian and joertlti
cate or vaccination tag Issued and
attached to the collar of same shall
not be required to be held on leash,
musxle or restrained from running
at large. Doga that havo been
actually exposed by bsing In con
tact with supposedly rabid anlmaU
shall not be allowed to run or
move 'at large until after twenty
one days have passed after vaccin
ation.' i- . . ' .. .-"''. i v. ..
This ordor to become effective on
the 15th day of July 1924, and to
bo In full force and ' effect until
otherwlle ordered
SHIP ROUTES RETAINED
WASHINGTON, July 17. The
shipping board today rejected a plea
by the United States Ship Operators
association tor modification ot the
now opsratlni tradt routdi, .
EMERGENCY FOR
RABIES
SPREAD
u. I ' '..' ' ' ...J,
Falling Umber
Injures Man As
Building Drops
Workman Topples 30 Feet
And Condition Said to
Be Serious -
When the few remaining timbers
or tbe Old Melhase building on
fourth and Klamath crumbled and
collapsed at 9 a. m. this morning, W.
G. Hutchinson, a carpenter employed
by August Reusing in the tearing
down of the structure, felt thirty
feet to the ground and Is now in a
serious condlition at the Klamath
General hospital.
Hutchinson was on the second
story of the old building when the
heavy timbers began to sway and
suddenly gave way with a loud crash.
He held onto tbe timbers as long
as possible and In this manner saved
himself from being crushed under
neath. When he hit the ground he
alighted on the Bmall of his back on
a board that had fallen. .- .
A crowd quickly collected and Dr.
E. D. Johnson iwas called to give the
man assistance. An ambulance was
summoned and the injured man tak
en to tbe hospital.
According to hospital authorities,
Mr. Hutchinson is in a dangerous
condition from shock to the nerves.
From exterior examination, no frac
tures have been located. His condi
tion at present, will not permit
X,ray. ..v. ,;. , . -
-. Other workmen escaped injury by
running from the building site when
tbe preliminary swaying of the heavy
timbers indicated the collapse of
what remained of the old bnilding.
FIRE REPORTED
That a forest tire is burning on
the wooded slopes ot Green Springs
mountain is the report received this
morning by the Klamath Forest Pro
tective Association offices. Look
outs in Klamath were informed of
the reported blaze and told to be
on the watch for any new develop
ments. . ; .. ' " '
Two fires south of Round Lake
originating from lightning are now
all under control, the association of
fice reports. Two men are stationed
at the Long Lake firs which was
threatening to burst from control
yesterday. They wll) be kept there
until the fire sis completely under
control.
Throughout the county the gener
al forest fire situation looks com
paratively favorable, ' Jack Kimball
head of the association said today.
. "So far as 1 know, not one ot tho
tires that have been reported into
this office since the first thunder
and lightning storm on July 3, were
started by man," Mr. Kimball assert
ed. -'
', The forest tire situation in Cali
fornia was reported improved, accord
ing to word received here today. ' '
TRIAL IS SETTLED
OUTSIDE OF COURT
With the jury panel assembled
and everything set for - trial, , the
attorney tor tbe plaintiff in the
cace of Newton and Mary Dennis
vb. Henry and Mary Bolvln, . an
nounced to Circuit Judge A, L.
Leavitt at 9:30 a. m. that the case
had been settled out ot court and
made a motion for dismissal. Judge
Leavitt allowed the motion and the
Ase waa dismissed.'. ' :
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis' had brought
suit against Mr. and Mrs. Boiyin
alleging that they had purchased
the property from the defendants
under an agreement that Mr. and
Mrs. Bolvin would pay all taxes due
on the property whloh aggregated
$253.14. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis had
brought su.lt for the recovery of
this amount.
Walter Tanksley, who waa In
dicted at tbe last session of the
grand jury on tha' charge ot pos
session of liquor will go on irini
tomorrow morning tt I o'clock.
IN WOODS AREA
Viait Crater Lake Via.
Ashland-Klamath FalU
$1,000,000 Highway ,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IS
if
HERALD EDITOR
Wrote "Why 1 Am in Jail"
For Present Publisher
of This Newspaper;
W. A. Iden, recent coiner t tlile
city, who on Monday appeared bo
fore the city council and demanded1
a "ctcan-np" of Klamath PaHa be
fore August 1, or ha would, take
matters into his oa hands, today
admitted to tho editor of Hie, Eve
ning Herald thai be has served a
prison sentence tat , San , Qnentla,
California.. , -.' -, .. .tar'W.Y' .
The present editor of The Herald
waa the editor of The Vlsalia; Press
when iden was convicted and sentenc
ed in Tnlare county, California. While
incarcerated in the county. Jail,
Iden - um'ied signed articles- pub
lished by 1e Press. entitled, "Why
I am in Jail:" The charge against
prim was the selling -.of mortgaged
property. Identity was established
when the Herald editor-recognised
Iden at one and the same man -who
ten years ago claimed be waet&t
victim . of a . conspiracy and was
being railroaded to prison.''
Town Now Clean r
-conversation .iWlttt Idea today
the Herald editor stated that the
newcomer's position was hlfitly dis
tasteful to many of-the community
snd that If a elean-np campaign
Is necessary It should. b lnaagur
ated and insisted noon by those
who are recognised - as permanent
residents ot the commnoity. , Iden
defended himself by- claiming that
he had been "authorlxed" to come
here by an organisation ot t 5000;
metnbera ' .of which there are 'three
In this city. He further stated that
since be appeared before the coun
cil officials bad assured h;n that
Klamath Falls waa now "clean" and
it things" continued ils way until
August 1, he would -leave for - an
other town '"over the bill" whore
he had been "ordered" to look into
matters. ' ' "
He challenged the editor to make
public .his record if it was wished
to do so and sald .lt this -was done
he would Bhow that be was sent, to
prison by a man. who is now to prls-1
on himself. " - -
For the City's Interest,
lien was informed that Jfr-a
statement waa published concerning
his past it would be done for tha
interest ot Klamath Falls and -by a
newspaper that is striving 'every
day to keep harm'osy ' and progress
in the foreground. -He waa told that
people who drop- Into communities,
lend themselves to movements -which
stir up discord nnd strife and; than
pass on to another town, get IHtle
sympathy from thinking citiaens. -.
, ; . Year In tTonntf Jail -
Idee, was arrested., in. August,
191S and sent to San Quentitt,' in
August, 114, after a year p; the
Tulare county jail. He said tfcday :
that he waa given his freedom after
a year and some months and .tha4j
Judge 'Allen of the Tnlare outj
court had Interceded with the( paj
role board on his behalf.- It .
before this judge that . Idea was
tried. He denied he was an. ex
minister but said he had been con
nected with a religious organization
as secretary and due to that reason
ho was often erroneously rsfsrrad
to as a former dttlne.:' j.
Z Man in tha MR
'..-.'" I business on tnt sams
. k : atrtct
Whkh nun vrt4 far -l
! 'aieme'rOKtor
I A. Ill
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