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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
HOTEL MEN To
NEE 7 AND TALK
OVER DRY ERA

OAKLAND. Calf, June 10. No,oi
men OF the Pacific Coast will meet in
this city from June 10 to Is to wres-
ale principally with the dry problem.
nual convention OF the Northern Cali.
tornia Hotel Association, but dele.
gates also will he present from the
hotel organizations OF southern Cali
fornia, Oregon aud Washington.
About 500 are expected to attend
and every subject pertaining 10 hotel
keeping will he discussed. but over
shadowipg all will be consideration OF
ways and means how best to maze the
bar pay. Notwithstanding President
Wilson's urging upon Congress the
amendment of the war time prohibit
tion law to permit the sale of wines
and beers reports coming to the local
committee on arrangements say that
the Sonifaces have about given up
hope OF continued wetness. Neither il
is said do they gain much encou -age-
ment from E;lihu Roots suit for the
New York brewers
To get some ideas on how 40 run
hotels under the new regime. the cor
vention plans to 60 into ancient his
tory. one of the papers on the pro-
gram having to do with the manner
in which the Greeks ard Romans did
such things in the 3. c. period. This
will be covered in an address by rrof
c. NJ. Washburn of the Department
of Archaeology of the University Of
California on The Hostelry OF An
cient Greece and Rome
Another means of making up the
deficit from spirit less bars viii he
considered in the attraction OF
tourist travel. This will be discussed
in paper on The New Playground
of America" by Herbert Cuthbert.
secretary of the Pacific Northwest
Tourist Association OF Seattle.
The dead beat" will be brnlYht
before the convention in papers by
Ezra Deco TO district attorney ,t Ala
media county. on ''The Hotel. the Law
and the Criminal" and by Albert l..
Loeb, attorney for the Northern Cab
fornia Hotel Association on "The
Credit Bureau"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
MEDFORD TO SELL
IRRIGATION BONDS

MEDFoRD, June l0.-Prepara-
tions have been completed for the
bond sale of the Medford irrigation
district. and IL is believed that in
few weeks the bonds will be placed
on the selling list by a number of
the large bonding houses in ne
United States. Promoters encourag-
ed by the prosperous condition of the
Medford district are confident that
the bonds will be readily disposed OF.
For the Medford irrigation dis
trict. OF 1856 acres. S1,5OO 100 in
bonds has been issued. The entire
territory. except 500 acres. is under
cultivation. One third of this district
is devoted to, orchards extending in
crescent about the city OF Medford.
There are $50 farms on the project
The principal crops of this dis
trict are hay, grain, fruit and vege-
tables and the principal agricultural
industries are livestock. fruit grow
ing and general farming. The price
OF lands in this district with water
rights are from s4O0 to $4,000 per
acre.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
PIONEER RESIDENT
is SERIOUSLY HURT

Judge J. B. Griffith who suffered
a stroke OF paralysis here at his home
last Friday and has had very little
use OF his right leg since that Time.
Yesterday had narrow escape from
death when he was dragged for so,re
distance by COW and is reported
seriously sick at his home here To-
day. -"
Mr.. Griffith had picked up the
rope to which the COW was picketed.
according to report and was coiline
1t preparatory to leading the animal
away when she started suddenly and
his legs became entangisd in the rope
Owing to his injured condition he was
unable to eKtricate himself.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
RETURNS TO BERkEj.Ey.

Miss Ethel Hughes returned this
morning to her home in Berkeley
after q brief visit on business and
pleasure in this CITY. While here
she was the guest OF Miss Joseph.n /,
Van Riper.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
COE GIFTS A DODGE.

A. coe, who il operating a lin =
Of jitneys IN this city. has purchased
new Dodge frsm Wakefield & Sui
iivan. II will be used in bis service
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
PETTlCOATS

OF Muslin aud SainNouk trimmed
with rows Of lace some with
wide embroidery rtoun eos and
dainty ribbons In 81 many styles
W. cannot give full description In
this small space Quality In %! the
best and the special prices rr,
markably low IN, in $3.50,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10
MISSES SLIPS AT Sl.75

or fine quality Nainsook. beautifully
trimmed with dainty laces, Blue and
Pink Ribbons. Several styles to choose
from at the special June Sale Price
41.S5
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10

or good. substantial grade OF Sa'r"n.
In Girls sises and marked at 75c, S''
aud 1Oc. according to size. All repre-
sent sayiurs
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-10

In Girls sizes. embroidery aud rufflS
trimmed styles or good quality Mus
lin, specially Priced 2Dc, a5c, S5c.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25
Letter Exposes CrueItieS
of Commissioned Officers

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Fur-
ther charges Of cruelty to American
soldiers in prisons in France were
made in "a letter presented Thurs
day by Sen. Harding. republican. of
Ohio, and referred 10 the senate
military committee for considera-
ton in connection with the bill of
Sen. Chamberlain. democrat. of Ore
gon. proposing cancellation Of all
military sentences for Offenses not
felOnies under the federal statutes
The letter was from Frank Woods.
OF y oUngstown. O.. who was dishon-
orably discharged from the army
after having served ten months of a
three year sentence. Woods declared
he saw "a Lieutenant, Disjordan, a
prison officer knock down prison
ers with a blackjack.
Il also saw Lieut.. Col Maui take
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25

a prisoner out, handcuff and shackle
his feet, gag him and spread the
eagle with him because he tried to
get letter to his people telling
them of the treatment he received
at the prison camp" said Woods.
adding that ne himself got 20 days
solitary confinement on bread and
water for attempting TO advise his
relatives of his sentence.
Prisoners fell down from starva-
tion. Woods declared. and were glad
10 get bread from Chinese labOrers.
A Capt. Dewey, of the 11th ma
rines. who were doing guard duty
at one camp, issued blackjacks 10
his men and ordered them Ito go
as far as they liked" Woods wrote.
You could see dozens of men 60
ing TO the hospital every day 10
have their heads bandaged from the
frequent use of these blackjacks, "
said the letter.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25

William Poster. who has lived Il
years i'm the California desert with
out money or clothes. and on only
such foods as ne could gather there.
photographed upon his recent ar
rival in New York Gnsert. Poster.
known as the Hermit of Palm Can
yon, California" declares people
that live in cities are crazy. Leave
the cities and walk out into the open
country where life is free and clean.
and where the sky is your roof and
the stars your electric lights" he
said. Poster came to the United
States from Leipzig, Germany, 10
years ago. He went 10 the Pacific
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25

coast and was unable to find work
there except with the pick and
shovel. One year Of this and ne
moved TO the desert and built him
self a thatched hut and has lived
there ever since He is visiting a
friend in New York and incidentally
aiding a movement in the metropoli-
tan city TO deal the old II. G. of L.
a terrific blow. IL is planned TO use
Madison Square garden and other
lag halls in the city for the purpose
Of feeding thousands Of people for
15 cents a meal. The photograph
shows Poster sitting outside his hut
in the California desert.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25
COST Of LIVING
BEFORE SENATE
High Prices Will Be InVeSti-
gated Following Probes IN
District of Columbia.
special . The News Times

special - The News Times;
WAsHINGTON, July 25.-The
high cost Of living is going to come
to Congress il Congress VIII not
come to it, There is going to be an
Invasion Of even the dignided Senate
and Senators are going 10 learn Of
nov an ingenious toHer Hv"s on n
average Of not more than one
fourth the salary OF a Senator.
II is the opinion Of "A few Of the
Progressive in the Senate that the
high cost OF living investigation will
grow out OF an investigation 20 be
made as 90 living costs i'm the Dis
trict Of Columbia. There may be
added fuel when the Senate takes
up the question OF controlling the
packers. There will be an eXplos-
iop by that time II there is any fur
ther delay In this question.
Republicans Are Angry.
There are a few OF the Senators
on the Republican side who are get
ting a little angry about this high
cost Of living problem. They know
II is going 10 be one Of the most i'm
portant questions OF the next cam
paign and they are not satisfied
with the dictation from the Pen
rose-Lodge- -SmOOt camp which does
not insist upon this subject getting
even slight consideration.
These senators realize the prob
10
avoided that the republicans are in
power and must do something 10
satisfy the demand of the people
Tor relief and that nothing has been
done and there is an apparent de-
sire TO avoid doing Anything. There
have been a half-dozen resolutions
introduced IN the house calling fof
an Investigation. and as yet the
house leadership. with assurance Of
a voting Ssjority of more than
forty, has not regarded the subject
with sufficient interest 10 encourage
the authors Of the resolutions. es-
pecially as one Of these is a demo-
crat.
May Form Party.
There was even the suggestion
from one republican senator today
that IL a third party can be formed
at all Il can be done around the
higfr cost OF living problem He
said the subject would be of far
more interest than the subjects
pressed forward by the republican
leadership in the senate and house.
He recognized that the executive de-
partment. which is democratic. had
taken one definite step through the
Federal Trade Commission expose
OF the packer methods in a fight
upon the rising prices while con-
gress. with more power than the ex-
ecutive departments. is idle, and
congress Is controlled entirely 10y
the republicans.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-25

FTREMEN WANTED FOR SHIPS.
The United States shipping board
is seeking 500 hremen for service
in the merchant marine Men from
Is TO 35 years old are eligible if
physically Mt. The wages are SIS
a month.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
MORE DISTRICT MEN
REACH NEWPORT NEWS
Private A. 3. Pucceta Recovering
From Wounds B ceived at
Chateau Thierry.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. February
21--!iPrivate Andrew r. Pucceta. 4s3
Maryland avenue, is among the Wash
ington men who fought in the IA
nous marine brigade at Chateau
Thierry. who has returned. He was
sent, along with others. to the train
ing and convalescent center at Guam
tico. Va. Pucceta was in the 5th
Regiment and has nearly recovered
from his wounds.
First Lieut.. McAllister Moore, son
of Charles Moore. manuscript division
of the Library of Congress. arrived
with the 6Ist Artillery detachment
on the transport Pocahontas.
/. Corp. Kund Meinhardt, whose ad-
dress was given as the Danish laga-
tion. Washington, arrived with the
same outfit.
Among wounded men to arrive was
Corp. William M. May of the famous
18th Infantry of the 1st Division. that
won glory at Cantigny and on later
occasions. His home is at 2SoS Geor-
gia avenue. May is classified as b.
that. is.. he wants soon to be well
enough for further duty IL there were
any further duty for his regiment.
Capt Robert W. Patterson of the
320th Infantry, whose home is at
1922 Rhode Island avenue. was sent
home on the same ship for GONZALES
cence. He Is In class B. nearly well.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
PREFERSP PUBLIC
RECITAL OF FACTS
Senator Fall Declines Presi-
dents invitation to Din
ner-TelIs Why.

The Office of Senator Fall OF New
Mexico, a republican member of the
Senate foreign relations committee,
who, like Senator Borah of Idaho, de-
efined President Wilson's invitation to
dine at the White House and discuss
the proposed league of nations, makes
public today the senator's telegram
to Secretary Tunuity. sent from his
home at Three Rivers, n. NJ. The
message follows:
Your letter of the 18th, containing
paraphrase of the Presidents cable
message to you of the 14th, was for
warded and received today from my
Office / should be much pleased to
hear the President fully and upon
each article of the proposed league
of nations. ! could not, however,
agree to treat as confidential any
such explanation or even statement
of fact as a basis for such argum ent.
and with utmost Difference ] must
say as reason for declining dinner in
yitation for the 26th, that the state
ment. in my opinion. should be made
to a joint public session of Congress. to
the end that. while receiving the
earnest and respectful attention of
the proper committees. the various ar
ticles and the Presidents real reasons
for advocating same might at the same
time be considered by ali members OF
Congress and all the people, and their
true public opinion, properly and
fully informed, have an opportunity
for making itself felt"
Evening star., 1919-02-21
ACTION IS POSTPONED 9 9
- =
BY SENATE COMMITTEE.
]. S. Williams Request for Names
of Bankers Who Criticised Ad-
ministration Not Acted On.

The Senate banking and currency
committee today postponed action on
the request of John Shelton Williams,
controller of the currency, that names
of bankers who had criticised the ad-
ministration in letters to Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, be put into
the Record and published.
The controller asked that a single
case of oppression be cited by Sem
ator Weeks or any one else" andre
peated the charge that he had been
attacked by anonymous critics. He
said that he would name the writers
of letters to him even though the
letters were marked confidential. and
asked that Senator Weeks do the
same. Senator Weeks was not present
at this part OF the hearing, but en-
tered later.
Mr.. williams objected to the sug-
gestion of Senator Mccain Of Ken
lucky that the committee call officials
of Riggs Bank to testify, on the
ground that the court record in re-
gard to his controversy with the
Riggs Bank five years ago was SUI
ficient.
Replying to the statement Of SER
ator Weeks that 95 per cent of the :
national bankers opposed the con-
firmation of his nomination as con-,
lieyed, on the contrary, that many
were favorable to him. He secuted
the idea that he was being opposed
by financial interests. backed by
Thomas F. Ryan, as suggested ina
letter which he read.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
SEEKING TO SAVE LIFE
OF CONVICTED SLAYER
Mrs. Murray, Who Obtained Evil
dence Against Snowden, Now
Doubts It's Accuracy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. February Iii
Two women, Mrs. Grace Humiston of
New York and Mrs. W. Spencer Muir
ray suffrage worker, of Annapolis,
are working with great energy to
save the life of John Snowden, the
negro who was convicted of the mur-
der of Mrs. Lottie May Brandon, the
former Washington woman, who was
found dead in her home the after
noon of August {. 1917. Snowden is to
be hanged here one week from to-
day.
The story of the colored women,
Mary Perkins and Edith Credit the
chief witnesses against Snowden, was
brought to the authorities through
Mrs. Murray. but she now doubts it's
accuracy, and does not believe Snow
den should be executed. She has
brought Mrs. Humiston to Annapolis
to assist her in the work.
A number of professional and busi-
ss men of Annapolis have asked
Gov Harrington to commute the
sentence. but the governor, as well as
practically all who have studied the
evidence in the case, are convinced
that Snowden is guilty. The governor
again has declared that he Will not
interfere with the execution.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
IMMIGRATION MENDEW
'SHANGHA|NG' |. v. v.
Declare New York Lawyers Seek to
Win Sympathy for Screw" to
Be Deported.

Charges made by a New York law
yer that the fifty-four alleged I. w.
VS. insane and otherwise ''undesir-
able" held for deportation at Ellis Is
land, are virtually being ''shanghaied.
from this country, were refuted today
by lawyers for the bureau Of imni-
grafton of the Department Of Labor.
These charges specify that Commis-
sioner Of immigration caminetti and
Secretary Wilson have besn Htnfully
deceived by their agents in the west.
particularly In Seattle, whore tbs men
we're arrested. ana that tbAy are be-
ing held on minor technical charges.
in nons of which the penalty involves
deportation.
The head OF the legal department.
OF the bureau Of immigration said to-
day that all the. men held by the bu-
reau for deportation have had specific
charges OF anarchy and '"conspiring
against the laws and order" proved
against them. and that efforts for
dropped as tneffective by the majority.
The ayowed object OF the l. w. w.
has been repeatedly pointed out as
TO overthrow existing institutions
ana governmental. an Official said to-
day. But We have not preferred
charges against any alien simply be-
cause he has been a member Of this
society. In every case we have de-
mAnded and have uncovered more
specific charges against them which
merit immediate deportation OF the
accused. even IL the country is not
or had not been in q state of war"
"A mischievous attempt to carry
the deportation case to the public
through the newspapers rather than
through the courts OF law" was the
way one offlciai characterised at
tempts OF New York lawyers to give
the bureau q black eye"
Evening star., 1919-02-21
LUNCHROOM PROPRIETOR |
SENTENCED AS GAMBLER
With One Associate Is Ordered to
Serve Sixty Days in Jail.
Another to Leave U. S.

Harry Mandis, lunchroom proprietor.
and George Souri,. said to have, been
associated with him in the conduct of
a game of stud poker at 51l 9Th street
northwest in January, 1918, were each
sentenced today by Justice Siddons in
Criminal Division l to serve sixty days
in Jail. George Blatsos, Jointly con-
victed with two other Greeks, was
given a term of one year in Jail. but
the sentence was suspended on the
promise of the young men to return
to Greece within month. Blatsos
had a letter from his father in Greece
announcing the death of a brother in
the war and asking the son to retarn.
Counsel for the accused made a
strong plea for probation for all three
clients, but Justice Siddons stated that
Souri, had been charged before With
gambling and had forfeited collateral.
and that Mandis had been convicted
OF violating police and health regu-
latfons, and although successful in his
regular business had permitted his
property to be used for gambling and
had received a share of the 'rake-o1-
Congress has shown its disposition
to stop all forms Of CONNIE erciaiized
gam bling, the court said, and IL was
it's duty to impose sentence Wneh the
laws are violated.
Later Justice Siddons vacated the
sentence Of Mandis and Souri, and
gave them one week to arrange their
business affairs. The sentence will
go into effect from next Friday.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
DIVISION OVER PROGRAM
MAY BLOCK NAVAL BILL
Senate subcommittee Contention
Over House Measure Makes Pas
sage Doubtful.

The Senate naval affairs subcom-
mittee has divided Sharply over the
proposed administration naval pro-
gram as carried in the House Navy
bill. .s..es
The dissension over this program,
which calls for building in three years
Of ten capital ships, ten scout cruisers
and various other auxiliary craft, may
result in the failure OF the Navy bill
at the present session of Congress.
il is said The republican members
of the subcommittee voted yesterday
against the provision authorizing the
President to stop the building of these
ships If he deems it wise.
The proposed building program is
not in any event to be begun until
July /, 1890. The republicans say they
are not opposed to increasing the size
of the Navy, but they do not intend
to leave the question of the size of
the Navy to the President or to sane
tion paper" Navy to be used merely
in conducting negotiations at the
peace table.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
Detachment CONTAINING
DISTRICT MEN DELAYED

CAMP MEADE. Nd. February 21.-
The detachment of 7a3 men of the
372d Infantry. which left Camp Upton
Wednesday for this camp and should
have arrived here last night, had not
arrived at a late hour today. 1t is
thought to be held UP somewhere be-
tween here and New York. In this
unit are several hundred men OF the
old 1st Separate Battalion of the Dis
trict of Co1umb bia National Guard.
The headquarters company OF the
l67th Field Artillery arrived here
last night 1t consists of seven OH
GERS and ffty-four men. Most OF
these men are from western states,
and the only reason-they have been
sent here is because the unit was
trained at Camp Meade before being
sent overseas.
Twenty-six men of the sesth Infan-
try (colored1 arrived here last 0aKhA
Evening star., 1919-02-21
TRANSPORT WOONSOcKET
IN, PROPELLER BROKEN
Een Days Overdue, She Brings
Casuals-The Meraukee
Also Docks.

AHW YORK, February 2l.-Ten
Gays overdue and minus one of her
propeller blades, the transport woon-
socket arrived here today with a de-
tachment of Casual Company No. II.
composed OF twenty men from Illinois,
under command of Capt ]. A. UIlmin
of Natchez, Miss The ship left Bor-
deaux January 81, and after being
buneted by storms stopped at Ber-
muda for coal.
The steamship Meraukee arrived
here yesterday from ST. Nazaire with
six casual officers. Among them were
Lieut. E E. Carbutt, air service, Ho-
quian. Wash; William J. McKelvey,
Motor Transport Corps, Wilmington.
Del; ]. NJ Ring. air service, Saginaw,
Mich, and Daniel e. Winslow. air
service, Dubois, Pa,
Evening star., 1919-02-21
MEMORIAL MASS FOR
MEN LOST IN THE WAR

Solemn memorial mass in honor of
the men who lost their lives In the
war will be celebrated at st. Aloysius
Church, North Capitol and I streets,
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, un-
der auspices of all the Knights Of Co
lumbus of the District.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Fililto sernardini. pro-
versity, will be the celebrant, with
Rev. Eugene A. Hannah of ST. Mar
tins Church as deacon and Lieut.. r.
Walter Daley chaplain at Walter
Reed Hospital. as subdeacon.
A sermon will be preached by Rev.
John Mcnamara of st. Patrick's
Church. Special music will be fur
nished by the chancei choir of St
Aloysius Church. The knights will as
sernble at $3.50 o'clock In Gonzaea
Hall, ~ street. and march in a body
to the church.
Evening star., 1919-02-21
SOCIALISTS CONVICTED
AT LIBERTY ON BAIL
Berger and Four Co-Defendants,
Sentenced to Twenty Years,
Granted Stay.

CHICAGO. February 21.-Victor L.
Berger, socialist representative elect of
Milwaukee. and his four co-defendants
are at liberty today, following the grant
ing of a writ of supersedeas after SEN
tence to twenty years Imprisonment for
violation of the espionage act had
been pronounced by Federal Judge
K. NJ. Lands. This acts as stay
pending appeal to a higher court.
Adolph Germer, secretary of the ma
tional socialist party; J. Louis Eng
dahl, editor Of the American Socialist |:
Rev. Irwin st. John Tucker, lecturer
and writer, and William F. Kruse.
head of the Young Peoples Socialist
League.
After the granting OF petition for
the writ by Judge Alschuler, m the court
OF appeals, counsel for the defendants
went before Judge Alschuler and asked
for bail This was granted in the sum
of $4,000 for each Of the two counts
of the indictment under which each
man was convicted.
The Ave men were held in Judge
Alschuler's courtroom until midnight
before bail was obtained. AS Berger
and his companions filed out of the
federal building they were followed
by a crowd of several hundred, sing
ing and cheering Before granting the
writ Judge Alschuler questioned each
of the convicted men and received
promises from each that he would
conduct himself within the law pend
ing hearing of further proceedings.
Berger asked if ne was to under
stand that he was to quit his position
as editor Of the Milwaukee Leader, his
newspaper.
Il am not here to dicker or bargain
with you men," the judge answered.
You will have to use your own iude-
ment."