The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-13
KEEPS Up
HIS OLD GRAFT
SOCIALIST PREss AGENT WHO
CLEANED Up KLAMATH FALLS
FOLKS PURsUEs rAvORrrE
TACTICS IN ASHLAND

Il appears that Carl v. Lumm, who
favored klamath Falls with his pres.
snce last summer. and Incidentally
hobnobbed with the socialists, ssetins
In with them strong enough to alch
their funds. tried . like trick ct Ash.
land right after leaving this city. but
failed.
Lumm. a year ago this month. was
busy In klamath Falls - . sort Of .
socialist press agent and publicity
man. He boarded at the then Lake.
side Inn. conducted BY Mrs. McMii-
Ian. and claimed there that his real
name was something more elaborate
than Lumm. The name he claimed
was his had . sort OF truly rural. ar
horsal. English sound. like wyncote.
Hsmpstead or Suffolk. II was not
any one Of those names. to b sure.
but sounded Just - much like real
money a. any OF them. He did not
explain to any great extent how II
came that with his Scandinavian ap-
pearance and dialect. and his using
the name Lumm. his real name
should be something that sounded 90
much different.
His stay at the l-akssids Inn In
volved some expense--to the Inn. for
hS fsl1AA 20 ANNA ehpnu,k ~lsk sk>
necessary coin of the realm with
which to dsfray the bill for his board |
aad room. claiming that bis wsll.to-
do father was coming TO klamath |
Falls to help him out. A . bluR he
would frequently 90 to the Southern
Pacific passenger station to meet in
coming trains on the pretsass that he
sxpected father. But father withheld
himself from the view Of old Klam-
ath. and son Carl would migrate back
10 the hotel each time. evidently dis
appointed. The manner OF his leav-
ng Klamath Falls was readily pro-
vided for BY one Of these trips. for
he last time he put on his best duds
% meet father he went to Midland. Il
. presumed. Midland. a. is well
tnown. IL popular a. q suburban sta
ION for boarding outbound trains.
,sed BY those who wish to avoid the
'ain Of parting oftes involved by say
as fareweils. Lumm then owed the
.aksside Inn something over $40.
Il was for the socialist picnic last
.abor Day that Luam worked diii-
emily selling tickets. He got real
money for the ticksts--snd kept II
II. "Foghorn" John Duquer. who
! speaking In Central Point today II
is itinerary works right. came along
ere about the same time to give q
cries Of reason fessts. and. a. was
10 wont. Lumm was II need OF mon
y. as was demonstrated by the turn .
: events later. Il was decided to
ave . collection to get Duquer habil- .
nents. with Lumm to assemble. col y
ct. gather and otherwise scrspe to-
ether part Of the money. He did 80. =
II. ~ he had q penchant for D
,iAg. and Il was not until he had for y
ken Klamath Falls that this little ]
'ccadill0 was discovered. H
There Was another socialist organ d'
Or. or speaker. who visited Klamath C
alls. with whom Lumm wished to be e
'rsona grsta. that 10 TO say. nice and u
lsndly.like. This visitors name ID
n Decker. Lumm proposed to get oi
n . suit Of clothes. and this propo- TO
Ion. TO Dscksr's ears. appeared to nc
and quite reasonable and rational.
II was arranged that Decker was be
have Q suit Of clothes. They were III
ly obtained from . klamath Falls In
'thier. on whose books they were sh
arsed. But Lumu had. II appears. wi
lscted from others the amount I'M
csssary to buy said clothes. and be
pt the money. The clothisr was fro
waiting st the church" wi
When Lumm left here one social col
organiser was TO 90 to Ashland trs
'FtIy to speak. 20 Lumm. seeing q del
'ncs to make hay while old Sol was pls
ddiug his brillisncs. hied him TO thu
'land ~ advance man for the ab,
aksr. There he collected funds VIII
psrstory to the coming of the :
aker. ostsnsibly for the dsfrayaJ say