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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
Ix sort.

"rnlk!rc Of artistic decoration. have
yuu grillS in your h"uSeI'
Lots Of rhrm."
what Kind are 'hey?"
"Thr Kind NY wIir puts me through
when | come h,rur late"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
His Oauoht-r's Voice

"What were yen reaching Gwendo.
lynf' asked Mr. t'imruN.
"Thc natural scale" answered the
teacher.
81 suppose vrU hrow. Eut II didn't
sound natural 20 O. e."
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
His Early TRAINING.

"Did you hear how that upstart
talked back 10 the society favorIre? ?
And did hear that he began life as
q butler"
MAYBE that was the reason he was
so quick to answer the belle"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
Information Wanted.

1--WE hear good deal about the
arms of Morpheus"
What OF it?'
81 have been wondering II his feet
get to sleep. too"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01

"Sir, This i golden opportunity.
Small investment uo risk. and ruor.
NOUS returns uh.uir'rly sure"
"Thru wouldn't have the heart to
deprive !uu."-lIle.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
ISrI; lN

N'r0YUU IrOW IIycT! sIUIlU IN Nov
rill, on" dark gray horse mule
light nose and Ull q % m Irft
shoulder. H. j. On left hip $500
Reward for Information john Nul-
fong BOX lO2. Merrill l-4ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
Enough to XIII Him.

Student-There goes the professor.
talking to himself. as usual.
Second StudeHt-Yes. | should think
he would have died Of boredom long
since.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01
MIDLAND.

George Furber and Victor Co.ilc
were Klamath Falls visitors Wednes-
day
Nr. q, 4 Mrs. Austin iIoH"r md
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01

Thr tim" Is getting ahort"r every
day for yuu 10 do what should b."
done before the Elka got here on
Augua, II. IL aud 10. what are you
DONG
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01

A sailor man would not he
And pillow the bounding main.
I'd rather plow a farm. YOU see,
And bank my worldly gain.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-07-01

Fresh water every day at the Hot
Springs Both House. 1t
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
JAP ANS LABOR
DELEGATION ON
Way BACK HOME
Representatives to Interna-
tionaI Conference Uneasy
Concerning Reception They
Will Get Upon Arrival Home.

San Francisco, Dec. 27.--When the
Siberia Maru sailed today for Japan
1t took the big Japanese delegation that
came here to attend the International
labor conference at Washington.
Members did not entirely conceal
their uneasiness concerning the type
of reception they will receive. 1t be-
came known that u. Masumoto, the la
Dor delegate will arrange to be spirited
from the vessel in an attempt to avoid
"a repetition of the mobs that speeded
his departure.
News that the Japanese delegation
obtained a concession of nine and a
half hour day for Japanese labor has
created great Indignation in Japan's
laboc circles, according to confidential
advices received by members of the
Japanese delegation.
In the delepation leaving today are
E. Kamada. head of the government
delegation; DR.. M. Okla, S. Mutox. head
of the capitalist division, and u. Mas
umoto. With the party is S. Uyeda
representing Nippon -Dempo, a Japa-
nese news agency.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
UNION PREVENTS MEN
JOINING LEGION

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 27.---Under PEN
atty of fine of 500, members OF local
No. 127, Automobile, Aircraft and ve-8
hiele Workers of America. today were
forbidden to become members Of the
American Legion. The order was to BE-
enforced by an amendment to bylaws
adopted recently.
Members of the local already mem-'
bers OF the legion must resign under
the same amendment.
The amendment was adopted on
recommendation OF the board OF adj
ministration after 1t had been alleged
the legion had been used to break
strikes in several of the larger cities.
and because legion posts had taken
action that violated the constitutional
rights OF free speech and ass&mblage.r
Paul Taylor. secretary Of the union,
said adoption of the amendmsnt wao
not taken In opposition to the AmoE1-
can Legion as an organization. but he-
cause of the uses" to which the logton
was being put by certain factions.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
BABY
may Be alive
IN OKLAHOMA
Letter From CoIIinsviIIe De-
cIares Police Are Watching
Couple With Babe Answer
ing Description Billy Danny.

Hammonton, N. j., Dec. PA child
answering the description of missing
Billy Danny has been found in Col
linsville, Okla, Edward White, father
of the man accused Of the child's mur-
der, said today.
White turned over to G. Arthur Bolte.
attorney for his son, letter he re-
ceived from the chief of police at Col
linsville. The letter said, according to
White, that Collinsville police had un-
der surveillance a man and woman who
had little boy answering to the de-
scription of the lost perfect baby"
Most Of the items of Identification
given by the Collinsville police head
coincide with those of BILLY" Danny,
White said, adding that his sons at
torney was investigating possibility the
the Collinsville child might really be
the missing Hammonton child.
Meanwhile there was no definite In
dication when the cases of Charles
White, held for murder, and Mrs. Edith
Jones, held as an'"accessory after the
fact" will be placed before the grand
jury Both the defendants now are at
liberty on bail.
e. c. Gaskill, county prosecutor, was
i'll at his home in Atlantic City today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
Thirteen MEN AND
ONE WOMAN DEAD

Springfield, Mass. Dec. 27.-Thirteen
men and one woman in Chicopee and
five men In Holyoke are dead and sew
en- men are in a hospital here and two
in Holyoke hospital as the result of
drinking wood alcohol, which they had
purchased for whiskey.
The Chicopee police have arrested
Charles Perry, brother of the proprie-
tor of the American House and Will
lam Baker, a bartender in the hotel.
They are held In $4,000 bail, charged
with manslaughter.
Acting City Marshal Caron said that
Alexander Perry. proprietor of the no.
tel, who could not be found yesterday,
would be arraigned in court later.
1t is reported the police know the
firm which sold the liquor and the
number of the automobile trucks
which brought it to Chicopee. Accord
ing to the statement of Hartford
saloon proprietor, IL gallons of wood
alcohol whiskey were sold to a Holy
oke man, but It is not known whether
the liquor sold in Chicopee came from
the same place.
Medical Examiner Edward J. Ma
honey said there was no doubt the men
died as the result of wood alcohol
poisoning, as all had the same symp
toms.
The flfst news OF the widespread
poisoning reached the Chicopee police
station yesterday afternoon when a
doctor telephoned that he had attend :
ed two men whose condition was Sc
rious and he believed 1t was case
for the police.
During their Investigations the po-
lice could find ont very little except
that the victims drank what they sup
posed was whiskey, which they had
purchased the night before at so cents
glass.
The officers took those who did not
appear to be In a serious condition to
the American house, where they de-
clared the men positively identified
William Baker as the man who had
sold them the whiskey the night be-
b fore
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
LINCOLN TO Be
FUTURE HOME
GEN. PERSH|NG
Purchases Residence Now 0c-
cupied by Sisters Plans
Entering Business in Neb-
raska Capital After Return.

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 27.-General Per-
shing today definitely indicated Lin
coin would hereafter be his permanent
home. according to M. w. Woods, ex-
ecutive head Of the Nebraska Pershing
for president movement. Woods an
nounced that the following statement
was made to him by General Pershing:
II have purchased the home here
now occupied by my sisters and as soon
as return intend to make 1t my per-
Warren to the state university and as
soon as return, SO far as know now
I expect to enter business here"
The general was welcomed back ia
the scenes of his college days today
when he spoke at special convocation
at the University of Nebraska
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
MRS. BURGER MAY
TELL GIRLHOoD STORY
TO SAVE HER SON

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 27--Mrs. Lily
Burger may be called TO relate from
the witness stand the story of her girl
hood romance with United States SEN
ator Harry s. New OF Indiana as her
part to the effort to save Harry, :.
New, Jr., alleged unsanctioned child of
that romance. from the gallows. -,
Attorney Jud Rush of News counsel
today declared emphatically that the
reported decision t. keep Mrs. Burger
from the witness stand was not final.
circumstances may arise which may
make 1t unnecessary for Mrs. Burger to
testify and in that event she wifi not
be. called" Rush declared. But thus
far our original intention to call Mrs.
Burger remains unaltered."
Defense attorneys denied that Sena-
tor New had requested Mrs. Burger be
kept off the witness stand.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
SUPREME COUNCIL TO
TAKE INVENTORY OF
STOCKS IN GERMANY

Paris, Dec. 27.-The supreme coun-
Gil today decided to send commission
to Germany to take an inventory of
stocks at Hamburg and Danzig.
The councils action followed charges
that Germany is withholding part of
her assets in marine materials, de-
manded by the allies as reparation for
the sinking of the Scapa Flow fleet
A report of conference between
German and French military leaders
was read to the conference today.
showing the Germans had not offered
sufficient transportation facilities for
troop movements connected with car
rying out of the treaty terms for pie
biscites.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
LINCOLN women
AGAIN REFUSE
PURCHASE eggs
Dealers Send Price to IS Cents
Dozen and Housewives Place
Second Boycott Into Effect
Today. ~

Lincoln. Neb. Dec 27.-Off again, on
again.
Determined to bring down eggs. to
fair" price, Lincoln women have
again made the boycott effective.
Three weeks ago eggs were quoted
at SIS cents a dozen. Two thousand
members of the Lincoln womens club
pledged not to buy until the price
dropped. Last Monday they were Of
fered as low as 55 cents. Fair enough,
said the boycotters, and the ban was
lifted. Today eggs are selling at the
original figure.
All right, say the women. Begin
ming today they Will refuse to buy un-
til the quotation is what they consider
fair -65 cents per for strictly fresh
ones.
Lincoln women will rally behind the
tight in solid body" declared Mrs.
n. h. Hildreth. chairman of the com
mIttee. ''and will hold the fine If it
takes all summer"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
Fit FIY-ONE Die
FROM DRINKING
WOOD ALCOHOL
Toll Of Death Resulting From
Christm al S Celebrations
Grows Hourly Poison in
Whiskey Shipped Into East.

New York, Dec. 27-Fifty-one per-
sons were dead and 20 seriously Ill
today In various cities as the result of
drinking whiskey containing wood al
cohol
or these. 80 Of the dead and II of
the i'll were the victims of a quantity
of poisoned whiskey alleged to have
been shipped into New England for the
Christmas trade. The other victims
were distributed between New York
and Chicago. Reports showed the fol-
lowing casualties from wood alcohol
poisoning.
! Chicopee Mass.-Fourteen dead;
seven Ill. e.
Holyoke, Mass-Five dead; two Ill.
Hartford, Conn.-Thirteen dead;
eight i'll.
Chicago-Four dead; six Ill.
New York-Fifteen dead
The New York figures cover the en-
tire month of December.
In the other cities the deaths cover
the last few days.
Several arrests have been made in
the New England cities and other ar
rests were expected in New York.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
UPRISING IN SIBERIA
CHRISTMAS REPORTED
TO STATE DEPARTMENT

Washington. Dec. 27.-An uprising
was started by social revolutionists on
Christmas day at Irkutsk. Siberia. now
the capital of Admiral kolchak's
forces. the state department was ad-
vised today
Kolchak forces continue TO hold the
city, however
The American Red Cross party.
which has been In the vicinity. was
reported safe in the departments ad-
vices. The representatives Of the al
lies at Irkutsk have not left the city.
Wooden houses In Petrograd are be-
ing demolished by the Bolshevtki for
Iuel and barges are being cut down
Tor the same purpose, the department.
was advised.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION VIII
REPORT TO PRESIDENT MONDAY
PLANS FOR AVOIDING STRIKE,
Railroad Union Heads and coal
Tribunal Gather in Washing.
ton on Same Day for Sep
arate Conferences.

Washington, Dec 27.-Events thakl
viii have a vital bearing on the tnduo-|
trial situation in the United States are
scheduled for the last week Of 1S1o--I
a year of strikes and lockouts.
On the outcome OF the events, all ~
which will get underway MondAy,l
hinge the hopes of government Officials.
that 1920 will prove a year of indus-a
trial peace and record production. Tho
events are: The first report OF Presf-)
dent Wilson's industrial commissions
appointed to work out means for pre-
venting trouble between capital and 1R-l
Dor will be made public.
The first meeting Of the three-man,
tribunal called to investigate the coAI.
controversy will be held.
UNION HEADS MEET.
Railroad union heads will meet 10
outline further action on their de-
mands for increased wages, which they
wish settled before the roads 60 back
to private ownership, March /. .
The industrial commissions report
Will propose new set of machinery
for preventing strikes. While the chief
aim of the commission has been, and
is, to bring about a more thorough un-.
derstanding between capital and labor.
its members recognized that the first.
step must be to stop troubles which
curtail production, cause employer am
employers great financial losses and
serve only to widen the breach which
the commission hopes to close. y
1t is understood the report Mouday.
will touch upon the broader rolattou1
between capital and labor and thoo
give detailed outline Of = plan eoE
strike prevention. 4,
The commission is now Temporarily
sd iDtlrnad After ha pf,If ryk No.
given an opportunity to study and ~
cuss the first report. the oommi6G1n0
will reconvene Jan. ~, prepared 70 to-
up changes, suggested by o6nplOYoGUl
employees and the public. 81
TRIBUNAL WILL PRoDG.
The meeting of the coal tribunal hero
will be to lay the ground work for 4
real survey of the whole coal industry
as wages and profits will be gone into
exhaustively.
The gathering OF railroad workers
here Is expected to determine whether
there is to be peace or war in the
transportation industry of the coun-
try.
Railroad labor leaders decry any talk
of strike, although they say the men
are demanding wage raises and that
they have been stirred by the senate's
approval of the anti-strike feature OF
the Cummns' BILL
Before Mondays meetings, Attorney
General Palmer may issue a new re-
view of the governments efforts to
bring down prices with prediction
that 1920 will see a decline. II this
forecast is sustained, Palmer and 9TH
er officials believe a long step Will
have been taken toward quieting in
dustrial unrest
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
LEAGUE NATIONS
CAMP PAIGN ISSUE
1920 ELECTION
Organization Perfected by Sem
ators Opposing Ratification
to Force Question on Every
Candidate for Any Office.

Washington, Dec. 27.-An organiza- :
tion to force the league of nations into
the 1920 campaign as an issue, wheth-
er the senate ratifies the treaty or not,
has been perfected by senator's who
are opposed to any form OF treaty rat
ification..
Branches of this organization are
already at work in six states BY the
time the presidential primaries and
state conventions for selection of del
egates to the national conventions be-
gin the organization will be repre-
scented In every state, senators de-
clared.
The movement fs bipartisan, its
hackers declared today. Their pur-
pose. they said is to put on record by
one means or another all candidates
for office from constable to president
on the league Of nations issue. They
are determined, they said. to get some
thing about the league written into
party platforms, state AID national
They want to put partisan organiza-
tions everywhere on record either for
or against the league.
Letters are to he written to candi-
dates; speeches are to be delivered to
keep the league question constantly
before the people and efforts are ia
be made to elect as many delegates to
the national conventions of both par
ties as can be pledged to work for in
clusion Of an anti-league plank into
the party platform.
The league of nations issue can
never be settled to anybody's salts
faction until it has been voted on by
the people at large, said Senator BO-
rah, discussing the organization. INC
matter whether the senate ratiffes the
treaty or not. the league can not be-
come a verify unlnss the public senti-
ment of this country is behind 1t. The
only way to find out whether It issor
not. Is to make the league the issue
In campaign"
While the "irreconcilables" are thus
organizing to force the league into
the campaign. both the Democratic
and Republican forces In the senate
are working equally hard to keep II
out To do this they think all that
is necessary IL to ratify the treaty. So
strongly do Is Republican senators feel
on this point that they have served
notice on Senator Lodge, their leader
that unless he brings about compro-
mise. other senators will treat with the
Democrats and perhaps vote with
them to accomplish ratification. This
In the second time within week that
n virtual ultimatum Of this sort has
been served on Lodge. Behind It are
the groups knoYn&as the mild reser-
vationists and y = middle ground SEN
While thsss sjSSterss blame Lodge
for his inactlop I11hT respect to q com
prcmise. they elpo N senator Hitch
cock. acting UAS kie sleader wanta
treaty actIba 9 until after ths
a.e...o1. W. = ~ ~ 4 s--rss- -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
w E AT H E r

Forecast for Boise and vicinity
FAIR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
For Idaho-Tonight and Sunday. fair.
ohIPPERes FORECAST
Protect shipments during the next
80 hours against the following mimi
mum temperatures: Going west to
Baker. 16 degrees; east 70 Pocatello
10 degrees. Minimum temperature IN
Highest Temperature yesterday 30.
Lowest tempsrafure this morning 20
Mean Temperature Yesterday a.
The sun r1oee temorrow ct 7:1e =
n. ard aa1p - 49, - -
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
MISSING GOVERNMENT
AGENT IN H0SPlTAl

New York. Dec. 27.-Dr. Wiu1am
Grey Vermilye OF Brooklyn, socrot ncP4
vice man. who failed to appear fcr ~
marriage to Miss Ruth NJ. KoenGy
Monson. Mass, Christmas a1tot1oGn
was located early today In the Cur 49,
land hospital, Brooklyn.
All Information concerning ~ -
tors ailment was refused at the No.
pital, ostensibly at the patients -
quest. Attendants at the lnDtA1u1
said. however. that vefmllNo on&G
the hospital Christmas mOrnino n
he is said to have Requested fh41
information ~ to his wherea k6U&
made public. S 81
vermilye's failure to appear e. s
wedding It was feared he had ~
victim Of Reds, against Vh6D
was said to be working. II n
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
HUMAN ARM PLAYED
WITH BY DOG BRINGS
TO LIGHT A MYSTERY

Pontiac. Mich, Dec. 27.--A human
arm, long. OF fine texture. large, nat
urally well built, hand twisted and mis-
shapen by square wooden plug driven
through II, today furnished the basis
for Pontiac's latest mystery.
II was the plaything of an alley dos
when an inQuisitive policeman first
saw It. Examining physicians today
said the arm evidently was from Z
body dead at least two months.
Adding 70 the mystery. twr carefuIly
folded bits OF newapaper- from Ger
man Journal. were found tightly preSe-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
LEGISLATION ASKED TO
COPE WITH THE SALE
OF WOOD ALCOHOL

Washington. Dec. 27.-Additional
federal legislation to cope with the sale
OF wood alcohol as whiskey may be
asked of congress, officials of the in
ternal revenue bureau said today.
A prohibition tax on wood alcohol
was one remedy suggested today and
amendments to the pure food law maxi
ing 1t crime to sell wood alcohol as
a beverage is also under consideration.
In the meantime several government
departments are working to stop the
sale of wood alcohol as beverage and
to apprehend sellers of the drink that
caused deaths throughout the country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
ELEVEN AT HARTFORD.

Hartford, Conn. Dec. 27.--Three
more deaths, bringing the total to II
is Hartford's score today in the Christ :
mas wood alcohol cases In addition
eight more victims were taken to the
city hospitals last night.
The additional deaths and new pa
tients follow: Died at st. Francis hos
pital:
MAX MULUTNECY.
GEORGE KROSS.
AKSENTy COROSHkO.
III at st. Francis hospital
TONY DORSWAY.
MICHAEL YUSKO.
JOSEPH H-SEVASTIAN.
MARCUS Il. PARENSHUk.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
DECLARES HUSBAND DID
NOT PERFORM OPERATION

Paw Paw. Mich. Dec. 27--If an H.
legal operation was responsible for the
death,of Maud Tabor-Virgo. university
graduate and linguist. lit was per
formed by third person and not by
the womans husband" Joseph c. Vir-
go, South Bend real estate dealer, held
here on a charge of murder, his attor-
neys said.
Attorney w. ], Barnard, chief coun-
sci for the defense today was quoted
as saying "only a skilled physician
could have performed the operation"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
PRESbYTERIANS
WOULD ABOLISH
The cIGARET
Annual Program Of Reform
Calls for Worldwide Prohi-
bition, Regulation Theatres,
Dancing and Motion Pictures

New York, Dec. 27.-The Presbyte-
rian church today entered the fight to
bring world wide prohibition and abol-
ish the cigaret.
In it's annual program of reform,
made public through the board of tenn
perance and moral welfare here today
the church announced ii would work
for the following:
Elimination of the brewer and distil
Ter in foreign fields.
Abolition of the cigaret.
Regulation of theatres and dancing.
Reorganization and humaniZation OF
penal institutions.
Closer supervision over motion pic
lures.
Elimination OF social diseases. use Of
narcotic drugs and the use Of alcohol
/. the home.
The church has set aside $4,000 to
start its fight against brewers and
distillers In foreign mission fields. 1t
was announced and has sent the Rev.
John Steele, associate secretary of the
board to England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales to aid in the prohibition
fight.
An especial target for attack will
be the cigaret, which became so firmly
entrenched during the war" the board 8
announcement declared. Professor j..
III. Dickason. formerly OF Wooster col
lege. has been selected to lead this
crusade and already has started a
series of lectures against the "fag."
Family and juvenile work will be
under supervision of Professor W. A.
McKeever, formerly of the University
Of Kansas.
Winfield s. Hall, formerly OF North
western University Medical school, will
have charge of several hygiene and sex
relations reforms.
The boards headquarters is in Pitts
burgh with DIR. Charles Scanlon as
general secretary.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-27
|. w. w. ARRAlGNED
ON MURDER CHARGES

Montesano, WASH, Dec. 27.--The
IL alleged l. w. w. charged with mur-
der in connection with the Armistice
day shooting at Centralia, Wash, will
enter pleas In the Grays Harbor county
court hero this afternoon.
The arraignment was held up await
ing the arrival Of the train bringing
Superior Judge Wilson of Olympia,
before whom the cases will be tried.
and Attorney George +. Vanderveer
and Ralph f. Price, counsel for the
defense.