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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
LET US MAKE 1926 ;
THE BANNER YEAR . .
FOR THIS SECTION ."
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ISighteenth Year Number C7HH
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
University Mrtrif"
COURT TO URGE
ACTION HIM
STATE HIGHWAY .COUNCIL QUASHES
Judge Bunnell and County
Commiuioner Short to
Appear Before Court
TO ASK FOR SURFACING
Want Graded Section of
uiKeview nignway, rin
hhed by State, Soon
Surfacing this year of Iho lleutty-
llly mountain section of the Klitninlli
Kslls-l-akeYlew highway will bo thy
urgent request of the Kluniuili conn-,
ly court at a meeting of thu mate
highway commission In Portland
Thursday morning.
County Jutlgo It. II. Iluunull and
County Commissioner Ilurrul Hliori
leave today for I'ortlnnd. They will through to victory. Four council
nttvnd the commission uinoilng la men, standing aa one, defeated the
person to ask for statu highway con-
Btructlon work Ibis your. I
Particular alms will bo laid on .
tho Lakevlnw aurfndnK, County
Judga Ilunnull said this morning,
Thlii section of ronil over flly uioun
lain, eliminates the worat atrotch
of the Lakuvlnw highway, but It will
ho of little practical tine until grad
ed. Contract for the grading wan
let to J. T. Logan luat year, and
tho projuct Is nearlng completion.
Tho county court will urge that Ihe
urfaclng contract ho let Immediate
ly and tho work completed by full.
Other matter pertaining to high
way construction will bo brought be
fnro tho coniinlaaion, Judgo Hun
Bell aald. Hi! waa'loath lo dlaeloae
It of hia plana for tho Thursday
mooting.
Gordon Demands
Action on Span
"Lot's get aouio action
Let's
Itriko whllo tho Iron la hot."
Thua did J. A. Oordon, president
of tho First National bank, urge
tbo chamber of conimorc hoard of
director at their noon luncheon to
day. "That la ono project that tho
chamber ahould put Ita ahbuldera
behind and above." Mr. Gordon
continued. "Now wo ought to aim
tho county court, aue what la going
to bo dono about It, keep tho Inter
cut at high pitch, and do all that
ia humanly possible to get that Itock
crook bridge constructed this year.
In my opinion It la ono of tlm moat
Important public projccla that Is
beforo ua at this time."
Speaker Named
Hltho'r', rruHidont Miller .of , the
Ban Francisco chambor of commerce
or Robert Newton Lynch, vlco-proit-
Idcnt of thu bny city chiinihuior, will
bo tho principal spqukor ., nt thu
Klamath chamber of commerce un-
nual bauquut on elllier.Mny.il or
, , ' . .....
Din i, ji nun liliniuiicvu HI , III"
luncheon. Invitation ,. from - thu
Klamath chambor wna enthusiastic
nlly received by tho Sun Francisco
chamber, and in tho acceptance let
ter, Mr. Lynch wrolo that It would
bo qullo probnblo that a delegation
of buslnuaa men would Journey to
Klamath to attend tho banquat
Tho chamber formally Indorsed
tho movement to organlso the Klam
nth Falls baseball team for 1920.
'.' When you see a man thoughtful
dlHlurb him. Ho may bo thinking
up n numo for a now soft drlnlt.
U. S. Campaign Begun To Cut
Down Number Of Car Crashes
WASHINGTON, March 23. (AP) A complete draft
of safety measures designed to reduce traffic accidents,
which last year took a toll of 23,000 lives and approxi
mately 600,000 injured in the United States, was taken
up today at the first of a three day session of the sec
ond national conference on street and highway safety.
Secretary Hoover, in opening the conference, attend
ed by about 1000 delegates including representatives of
43 states, sent here at the request of President Coolidge,
emphasized the need of uniformity of laws as between
the states and uniformity of traffic ordinances between
cities in the same state.
.. The model motor vehicle code of three laws as sug
gested by the committee on uniformity of laws and regu
lations, was endorsed by the secretary as "perhaps the
outstanding concrete accomplishment" of tho two years'
IVorH Pi tlie. fiQllfCTc
Nine Overcome
Wave Strikes In South
GDOOARD T DON
CIV L
ENGINEER
Mayor Overruled When De-
cision i Made to Send
Craft on Trip
Oppohlng force around the iouii-
ell table which haw been shifting
about In au attempt to get lulu good
buttling position, bared their teeth
last night lu the council room, and
wont lu It.
When the smoke. .(iRuratlvKly
speaking, hail cleared. It wan seou
that might had ones mora crnsbod
mayor anil t'oumilmiin Z. . Powell.
decisively.
Tlio outstanding victory of thu
council majority wa tho overriding
of tho Mnyor'a veto of tho ord!-
nance hiring C. C. Kennedy as a
auwugn engineer for Klamath Fnllf.
Powell stayed with thu mayor, sup
ported hla veto, in fact, liut Coiiu-
cllinen Kluckay, Dnlslgcr, Itoberts
and Cofer curtly overrode tho may
or a veto of thu ordinance.
' Oulrutuo Hlgiilflrant
' Tho outcome waa significant. In
that tho unanimity of the council
on thia particular Issue showed that
tho four cuuncllmen hud decided l
pull together on main quentlona of
policy. It waa tills Issue. It la re
membered, over which this same
eouncil majority of lam night-split
wldu lu two: and the facile manner
lu which tho majority camo to an
agreement spells a bard time In tbo
future for Mayor Uoddard and Coun
cilman "Doc" I'owell, close observ
ers uoliova. . ....
Another Issuo presented Itself
shortly after tho engineer ordinance
had been passed. Dr. K. D. Lamb,
deputy state dairy and food commis
sioner, nuked the council to send
Leo Craft, special sanitary officer,
to Portland, to undergo a ten days
study of dairy Inspection work and
to Inspect modern dairies.
I'owell Votes "No"
Onco more tbo council majority
voted a concerted 'yea," which
naturally drowned out the ono "no"
from tho Hps of Powell.
How long the quartet will work
togother Is now a matter of con
jecture. As lotig as they vote to
gether aud follow the same policies
lu tho conduct of city affairs. Mayor
(ioddard can veto and Councilman
I'owell can vote "no," but to no
avail, for it takes u four-fifths ma
Jorlty to override tho mayor's veto.
and It Is Just Unit majority which
Iho controlling party at thu council
tublo commands.
Dairying to Be
Forum Subject
Principal speakers lit tomorrow's
forum t luncheon will ho P. M.
Drnndt, chief of Dairy Husbandry
at O. A. C. His topic will ho "Dairy
ing as Ilclntcd to Klamath County."
J. D. Mlcklo, stato locJ and dairy
Inspector, will also speak.
With Klumath county rapidly
forging ahead in dairy farming, thu
speakers promise o reveal many
facts of gcnural Intotcsl to ovor.v.
ono who attends.
As Heat .
Texas Residents Succumb as
Temperature Takes Sud
den Upward Jump
Thousands Scurry to San
Francisco Beaches; Ther-"
mometcr Hits 82
CHICAGO. March 21. (A') H
nm' bo spring by tho calendar, but
summer Is mulling a demonstration
on tlm thermometer.
The season of buds and birds aud
growing things bad barely made Its
bow lo thu country whi n stories of
heat prostrations, record tempera
tures and dashes for thu beaches
reminiscent of tho warmer season
began to trickle In.
With the temperature "9 degrees
at Houston, Tox., Monday, nlno per
sons fainted In the streets. Tho
prostrations were ascribed to tho
heat by rescuers who hurried the vic
tims to hospitals, and the govern
ment meteorologist suld the dlsg
nosla was not beyond belief. An ab
normal humidity prevailed. ; Bun Au
toulo was another high temperature
spot with 82.
Tho 62 degrees registered at Sun
Francisco sent thousands scurrying
for the cooling ocean waves. It was
tho warmest March 22 ever recorded
I lu tho California city. In Los An
geles tho mercury climbed two points
higher.
lu fact inoderata temperatures
prevailed over most of tho country
nud also In bo Canadian northwest.
Temperatures in the East averaged
around 60 at tho duy'a high, with
She Middle Western range from 40
to 70. Further moderation was in
prospect today, said tho weather
man, and be added tho Interesting
line that there was "no cold weather
within Iho limits of observation."
ltaln. which foil rather generally
over tho central districts from the
Great Lkkos .la -tbo Gulf, yesterday,
bad passed on to tho Kast, whore
showers were In prospect today.
Reichstag in Rising Vote
Gives OK to Course tak
en During Fight
BEItLIN, March 23.UP) Tho
Itelchstag today approved tho gov
ernment's course at Geneva by a ris
ing volo. '
Tho governmental parties havo
framed a motion approving Foreign
Mlnlstor Slrescmnnn'a declaration of
yesterday giving nn account of thu
con iho followed by tho (ionium dele
gates lu tho league of nations mem
bcrship negotiations at (icnava. The
motion, which was to bo presented
to the Reichstag this afternoon.
rends: 1
"The Kelchstag approves the gov
crnmunt's declaration und the attl-
tudo of the (iermnn delegates at
Geneva. It regrets tho outcome of
tho Geneva negotiations, which do
uot correspond to the justifiable
C.ermnn expectations.
"The Ilelchstug expects tho gov
ernment to obtain speedily guuran
tees thut tho Locarno promises,
especially regarding tho occupied
regions, shall at tho soonest be ful
filled in accordance with Gormuny's
Just demands, thus milking effective;
beforo Gormuny's entry Into the
longuo. tho tigrceuiunt, reached tit
Geneva regarding mulntenutico nud
contlminnco of Urn' Locarno policy."
Old Ashes Start
Blaze Yesterday
Tlireo weeks ago, hot ashes wero
tossed ngalust tho side of the home
of Jnck Ityan, 739 Uphnm street.
Yesterday nt 3:30 p. n. those
samo nshes, presumably dead loug
since, came to Ufa und started a tiro
which thventonod complete destruc
tion of the homo until thu arrival
of tho fire department.
Hnmngo vvas nominal, Flru Chief
Keith K. Ambrose said.
"1'eoplo must realize, tho danger
of tholr so-ciillod (loud nshes," Am
brose declared toiUy, . "Thoy must
realize that dutul ushos aro usually
not ilimd, und that thoy hnvbor flro
that is liable to- break out nt any
tlui" ' 1 ' : .
GERMAN ACTS IN
LEAGUE APPROVED
ROBBERS LOOT
GENERAL STORE
AT
T
Series of Rural Robberies
Continues; Third Takes
Place Last Night
STEAL MERCHANDISE i
Pack Away $120 Worth of
Goods in Automobile
Sheriff Investigates
Another store, tho third lu the
past 17 days, foil victim last night
to uctivilles of robbers, when 'two
or more men broke Into the gcui.nil
merchandise store at Lamm's UI!
and carried away merchandise val
ued at $300. The store Is owned by
W. E. Latum anC opcru:ed by F. A.
McElwIn. , ,
2 In cash was taken from the
till and 120 In purso belonging to
Mrs. McElwln was also taken.
The robbuts broke - through the
window und tho back door of the
store, which Is locuted on llio oast
side of Tho Dnlloa-Collfornia high
way and fuces the road. They -walked
through to the front part or thv
atoro and proceeded to load up wltn
all the'mercbnndlso tticy could car
ry away. -
Karnpo ' Automobile
Tracks In tho road tblB movning
reveal that tho robbers made their
get-away In an autumobllc of small
model.
Sheriff Burt Hawkins and bis
chief assistant Len Forncrook. In
vestigated tho crimo at length this
morning. Forncrook declined to
comment on whether or not clues
bad been unearthed.
The robbery Is tbo third of a
scries of rural store robberies. The
first was the looting of tho safe of
tho Sprngne Hlver mer-handli com
pany, on the bight of March 5. Then
camo tho looting of tho. Bray mill
store and postofflce on tbo Spraguu
river, last week.
Authorities are Inclined to. believe
tbo crimes aro being committed by
the samo gang, and are investigat
ing tho case closely.
Tho store was entered during th
winter and a quantity of guns and
other materials taken.
COMKDIAXS MAJtOOXEO
SAX FIt.VNCISCO. March 2.1. CP)
Buster Kcaton and Fatty Arbuck
le together with their wives are 1 1
the Yomeslto Talley, tho first aut-
mobllo visitors of tho '. car aud
guard of tlio San Quontln prison
road camp at South Fork Is out of a
Job for allowing the purty to vio
late a rnlo prohibiting' woman from
passing prison road camps. The
pnrty cannot leavo tho valloy for
two weeks oxcopt by railroad. :
Fatty Arbuckle
Trapped In Park
Comedian's Party Forc
ed to Hire Special
Train
MERCED. Calif., March 23.
(P) Trapped by statu high-
way officials lu tho Yosemlto
valley after having driveu in
over the new Hryccburg road,
4 not vet onen to the nubile. Itos-
coo (Fattyl Arbucklo's purty, !
consistiug of himsolf and wife
and Mr. and Mrs. ltustor Ken-
tort, havo chartered "a apvcln!
train from tho Yosemlto Vnl-
Icy ltallrond to transport them-
Bolves und car bacf to Merced
today.
Arbuckle drove Into tho los-
emlte over tho now highway
Sundny past tho guards, de-
splto tho fact thut tho road will
not bo opened for several
months and that women aro
not allowed to pass through
tffo prison rond camps working
on tho highway.
When highway officials nt
Sacramento heard of Arbucklo's
unofficial opening of the road
thoy ordered tho party barred
from tho return trip, forcing
him to ship hla cur out by
mil. Arbucklo- und Kenton,
for whom ho nets fts director.
wont rnlo tho vnlloy in search
of "locations" for a now
motion picture. ,
M.ttf tttttttf-t
ODOC
PON
Marine Colonel
Court On
Accusation Made by San
Diego Cotnmnnder to be
Probed by Officials
Secretary : Wilbur. Begins
' Move to Chastise Host
Who Got Told on
WASHINGTON, Marcjj 23. (IP)
Secretary Wilbur today ordered a
court martl.ai to try Colonel Alex
ander 8. William of tho Marine
corps, on charges of drunkenness
preferred by Brigadier General
Smedley Butler, commanding the
marine base at San Diego, Calif.
Tho secretary acted after the
Judge advocaxe general of the navy
bad found the specifications pre
sented by General Butler legally
sufficient ftsr trial.
Tho count will be solectei later,
probably bom officers now on the
Pacific ccist. The court will sit at
San DlcKb, where General Butler
was Coloaol William's guest fit hon
,or at a .'dinner on the samo even
ing that 'the acts Of which General
liutlpr complains wero committed.
Under' naval regulations Colonel
Wlllkiiitti can be tried only by of
ficers! who are bis senior or . bis
equal' In rank.
Mr. Wilbur had before him In
reaijhbug his decision a statement
In fcjs own defense mado by Col
ones Williams.
Ko Information except that of the
charge was drunkenness was given
at the navy department. .
Dairymen Will
Meet At White
Pelican Hotel
State Dairy Commis
sioner Will Address
Farmers Tonight
, Two foremost authorities on the
dairying Industry of Oregon, one
versed In the practical twists and
turns of the industry, tho other
from, the research laboratories of
Oregon Agricultural College, will
address SO - Klamath dairymen l.i
night at a special dinner at h
White Pelican hotel.
J. D. Mickle, state dairy and food
commissioner, will deliver the princi
pal address. ). M. Brant, head of
the dairy department of O. A. C.
will supplement Mr. Mickle's speech
with a talk on the development of
tho dairying industry and some
facts and figures on the general
conduct of tho business.
Mr. Mlcklo will exhort, it Is under
stood, tho. Klamath dairymen to
strlvo for better and cleaner milk.
Ho will point out how close the
links, producer-distributor-consumer,
should bo, and urge that a spirit of
cooperation prevail in Klamath
dairying industry to the end that
better dairy products will result.
The meeting was organized by
tho American National bank, tho
First National Bank, and local dis
tributors, who, anxious to seo tho
Klamath dairy business expand
organised the meeting of Klamath
dairymen. .
Liquor Fight
Will Hit Peak
During April
Wets And Drys to Talk
On Alternate Weeks
WASHINGTON. March 23. (P)
Uebato on prohibition will reach
flood tido in Washington botwoea
April G and 17 when wets nnd drys
will appear beforo a senate judiciary
sutt-committec to testify on fine
modification proposals. The wots will
hold tho floor during the first week
and tho prohibitionists will take the
second period. .
Tho judiciary com in It toe has ac
cepted the - recommendation of its
sub-commlltoo of fivo that public
hearings be hold nnd hns appointed
Senator Means, republican, Colo
rado, chairman.
IS CHAIRMAN.
PBNDLETON, March 23. JP)-
Cluy Johnson ot Pendleton has been
elected chnirman ot tho Democratic
('nr.'' ftf. .ViBftMHg, couuty.
To Face
Liquor Charge
T
PLAN APPROVED
G I
Z. J. Powell Dissent to De
cision; Goddard Veto to
be Overruled, View
A Hip Van Winkle ' ordinance
which has slept these post six
months, awakened last night at the
bidding of a determined four-fiftba
majority of the city council. -
It was tho much battered and dis
cussed street closing ordinance, a
law which, Its proponents declare,
would stimulate Industrial develop
ment In that section of the city south
of Klamath avenue.
But tbo ordinance, compared with
tho original ordinance, has been di
vested of most of its sting. That is,
First, Second and Third streets are
left intact. Only two blocks of
ono street are actually closed. Wal
nut and Fourth street to Second,
and In addition a number of alleys.
, The re-introduction of the street
closing ordinance was effected by
the council in the fact of past pro-
I test by many property holders, be
sides a strong public opinion that
streets of Klamath Falls, so close
to the center of town should not be
taken from the hands ct tbo public
and. placed In control of private In
terests. Advocates of the ordinance, which
Included the Lorenz Plumbing com
pany, the Peyton company and the
Big Lakes Box company, pointed out
that with street closure. Javi.lop
ment In that section -wonld Inevit
ably follow, to the benefit of Klam
ath Falls.
The ordinance read last night,
formally overrode remonstrances
submitted by property holders of
the district. It was read to its sec- ca,m stoclsm to Percy Yond. a h"i
ond reading and will come np for Politic!", who organlted a petition
passage next Monday night. , for reprieve. .i. , ,
One councilman voted against tho ' "ToH everybody ,who signed p.n
law. Z. J. Powell, who has fonght It PtlU"" e condemned -man ad
from dawn to dark since its lncep- ded- "that 1 Bm "Tamely gratefol
llon . j to them. I am content and happy.
It is firmly believed in city admin-' 1 am awaro at 1 bve done wrong.
istratlon circles that Mayor Goddard but 1 sha11 X d
will again slap a strong veto on thc.0ne8' and they wlu "nderstand,:'..,.
ordinance; and It U also the belief! Tne P'"er had a final talk with
that this ame veto will bc overrid-, nls 800 laBt n'ght- "; . - ' .,
den by the council majority which J ' ' '.
has lined up In battle array against ' COLLAPSES AT TW.U- ' '.
the mayor .and Powell. This four-1 VANCOUVER, D. C. '.Mar 23,
..... .... . 4pT!Anltn Pncannln inllnnj(.3f twtf-A
tutos majority .is composed or"' rv-..-T.Vn
Councllmen C. E. Stuekoy, Charles I.
Roberts, Fred Cofer nnd Elmer Bal
slger. -
ttnrtf v 4 . t
l ne Mars" fsame ot
New Hotel on Main'
new JTlUlCl On main
' I
"The Mars" is the nuine which
the new hotel in tho Grlsile build-
ing on Main and Eleventh will bo
known by, according to announce-
ment inado today.
Mrs. Nellie Beckley who has taken
a five year lease on tho new hotel
will havo the formal openlns on
Friday. April 2. Tho hotel will
have 33 rooms, alt modern. Mrs.'
Beckley was formerly manager of
tho Clnremont hotel. '.
Tho lease was made through W.
P. Sears, local rent estato man. I
New York Decisively Votes i
Against State Prohi Laws
ALBANY, N. Y. March 23. . (AP) New York is to'
continue without a state prohibition enforcement act,
for another year at least. The Jenks-Wales bill waa J
defeated in the state senate late last night, 27 to 24. ..
Tt. was tlifi tliirrl af.rnmnf in tVirno vpni-a tn rPRtnrp Kfntf
enforcement since the Mullan-Gage law was repealed in
1923 with Governor Smith's
WUUkUl UVUIUflllU J. lbUIilVHll nvn v. i,
leader of the insurgents, who voted against the bill said
members 'of the congress and law enforcement officers
wpvo prvnHvninllv and nnonlv vinlnMno' t.hn 1aw . - - "
"The prohibition law prohibits what a majority of the
people, in this part of the world at least, openly prac
tice without any . idea of moral guilt," he said. . ,
Snnnni'foii! nf fVin lu'll nrnrunH Ihnf tho fM1HKMnt1 W!1M
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IVUCUIC1 1U1A SkaiC 9UUUIU DUUIJUU WIV icuciai VUU"
stltWiPH.
RICH MERCHANT
IS HANGED FOR
KILLING FAMILY
Mysterious Chinaman, Who
Called Police After Deed,
Pays With Life . .
HAD MUCH INFLUENCE
Famous Attorneys' Lose ' in
Battle to Save Enixroatc
Oriental Slayer
'LIVERPOOL, March 83. Lock
Ah-Tam, benevolent Chinese mer
chant, beloved ot all who knew ilm,
was banged today for tbo murder
of bis Welsh wife and their, two
handsome daughters, Dorrl 20, and
Cecelia, 17.' . - ';'-
The murder was Committed . ap
DArentlr without rn&jion -dilrlna a
celebration Jn his home. After, ho
bad shot them doad. Lock .'Ah-Tam
calmly called tho police on the to)e .
phono and told what he had done.'
Ho was Immediately- arrested. ' ( ,,
The murderer v as d 2 years old
and was known by bis coulrymn
throughout tho world'. He' cams to
England 20 years .ao,' &ecam9
naturalized and married Welsh
girl. He became .wealthy through
his business transactions and waa
powerful' but mysterious. . Thou
sands of his needy countrymen were
aided by him. He was wall, known
in the Chinatowns of New York and
San Francisco. Whether he was
affiliated with one ot the big-Chinese
societies is. not known... buLbi
was Influential In many countrlep.
When he was arrested. Chines Iju,
Europe and the United States, raisol
Ktr Kttw. - Mamhftl. nna of Put. '
land's most distinguished lawyers, .
defended , him... He advanced.- the
theory that his clttMVa 1 vjmlnir; had
been unbalanced by business worries
bill nevertheless . ha was - . found
guilty. :,- ' .
"1 am 'ready to " hJcbt ', my" f ate,"
oclt An-iam saw tast migut wttft
from fright at tbo opening - bt .hJS
trial for the murdor ot -Anna, neeifclo,
' a nurse; Court'was'adjourue8' after
tho second collapse.
ritoiiOT.Ho,;t,:;..
Property owners ou Waut- w,
land avenue and vicinity ,wilV f
meet tonight in Flnnell's g-o''
4 cery to "discuss the -proposed -
closing of Wantland--; aveaucv! ;
and to formulate plans . ;fur:
fighUng tho iropofal. Aucbrdr
. in; t0 man- property bwn,n! of
4 tm3 dlslrict, tho prottased- .'W;
4 in- dosing mould be a 1 great
lnjUBUco to lhaa Anyone. tu-
torested ,5 nrEcd t0 bo tmbaU
Th0 mcotin. wll, conveie
' .,. ,.M ',i.v
anoroval. . ' '
- ll r..,,-r,.l- V ll nrl11l nnli