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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-13

PoRTLAND-A vote to sxpend
sl25.ooo on improvements for Co
lurbIa college at Milton. Or. was
the principal business Of the north
west conferences Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. South. In session
at First Methodist Episcopal
church, South. Union avenue and
Muitnomah street. with delegates
from Oregon. washington. Idaho
and Montana In attendance.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-13

ed By the provisions OF Sections
lolso-lols3. inclusive. Oregon
Laws.
JOHN sIEMESs Jr.
Subscribed and swoen 70 before me
this goth day Of August.
A. d. 1921.
AGNES DRIscoLL
Notary Public for Oregon.
my commission expires January
18th, 1924.
l3-20-27-3
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-13

State of Oregon,
County OF Klamath, %.
!, John Siemens Jr.. being first
duly sworn. depose and say upon
oath that I am the cashier OF tho
First State 4 Savings Bank OF Kla-
math Falls. County OF klamath.
State Of Oregon; that the forego-
ing statement is q full, true. cor
rect and complete statement. show
ing the name. last known residence
or postoffice address. fact OF death.
II known, and the amount TO the
credit Of each depositor a. requir-
ID by the provisions Of Sections
Ioiso-Io1ss. inclusive. Oregon
Laws.
JOHN sIEMENs Jr.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me
this goth day Of August.
A. d. 1919
AGNES DRIsCOLL
Notary Public for Oregon
my commission expires Janusr,
18th. 1924. 1s-2o-27-s
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-13
STATEMENT

Of the First State 4 Savings Bank
OF Klamath Falls. County OF kia-
math. State Of Oregon, showing the
amount standing to the credit OF
every deposition July I, 1921. who
has no, made q deposit. or who has
no, withdrawn any part of his de-
posit Commercial deposits), princi-
pal or interest, for a period Of
more than seven CD years i'm
mediateiy prior to said date. with
the name. last known place Of resi-
dence or postoffiee address Of such
depositor, and the fact Of his death.
, 1921-07-07
Delinquent Sales
Tax Cleanup Is
Started in u. S.

WASHINGTON, July e.-With
every city OF Importance in the United
States included in the campaign plan.
a force of $50 specially trained rev
enue officers today began a nation
wide cleanup OF delinquent sales
taxes. The special forces will be di-
vided into flying squadrons which will
supplement the activities of the 1000
regular deputy collectors.
The cities marked for the first raids.
it was announced today. include Den
yer and San Francisco. Special at
tention is to be given TO verification
of returns OF the manufacturers ex.
else, the tax on soft drinks and tho
transportation, jewelry. admission and
insurance lev!cs.
After the first IL cities have been
thoroughly combed. h flying squad
ron Will be transferred to Philadel-
phia, Birmingham. Houston and Salt
Lake City. Other itineraries are in
course g preparation.
, 1921-07-07
NEW TARIFF LAW TO
BRING

as ever had been known in COM
merce.
Your committee is of the opinion
the report said. that no tariff duties.
no matter how high, can meet the
conditions that would arise when Ger
many again is in a position to force
her dye and deystuffs on American
markets. Utterly INSCRIPTIONS
as the great German dye syndicate
was before III war when its suprem-
acy was uncontested 1t now Will
attack all competitors with reckless
Disregard of business decency.
Adoption of h policy Of American
valuation basing the duties of
the value by committees in American
rather than foreign markets .
was deemed total" the report said,
In order to eliminate the long estab-
lished practice of fraudulent under
valuation and for the further rea-
sons that no other method OF estab-
fishing a stable basis for duties was
found.
Taking up the various schedules.
the report that the duty on clothing
wool had been at CSC a pound on a
secured contract basis. a plan advo-
Gated by wool growers for years. and
added:
"The compensatory duty on manu-
features of wool has been kept down
by the committee to the lowest point
consistent with the principles Of pro.
tection.r
, 1921-07-07
Scrap OF Paper
Saved Years Is
Worth Fortune

NEW YORK July e. scrap of
paper that for five generations has
repdsed between the covers of a
Queene may mean wealth and lux
ury to Alfred Watkins Seymour.
keeper Of n small restaurant in
Seattle. Wash.
The paper is a certificate c: 81
shares OF stock in the Mechanics
bank. left by Thomas Williams. who
died in New York in 1922. Its &C
tual value, together with accrued
interest. was declared &c amount to
100000.
The certificate had dropped out OF
sight but was discovered by a gen
ealogist who was going through a
library in the household OF a fami-
ly in Troy. N. J., where Seymour
had had a sister and an aunt. Sey
mour has established. 1t was as
serted. that Williams was his great
grandfather and that he is now the
sole heir TO his property.
His claim has been substantiated
in several courts. but a legal bate
is still in progress. The bank, now
known by virtue of VARIOUS mergers
as the Mechanics and Metals Ma
tional bank. maintains that 1t has
no record of the issue of stock and
pleaded the statute of limitations.
Supreme Court Justice Wagner re-.
Gently ruled against this plea but
attorneys for the bank declared they
would carry the case to higher
courts.
, 1921-07-07
OPERATIONS
ARE PREDICTED.

LONDON, July Great Britain,
franco and Italy may be compelled to
adopt extensive and concerted meas.
ures against the Turkish NatIonaiists,
ii was declared by n number of Lon
don newspapers this morning. Re-
ports that h Nationalist have ac-
tually penetrated the neutral zone
east OF Constantinople and along the
Sea OF Marmora have not been con
firmed. but there is reason to fear
that they are concentrating forces to
attack Constantinople.
Rumania ia believed, said the Daily
Mall. today. to have offered Is. 900
troops TO aid the allied forces in Con-
stantinople. which are estimated at
10000 British and 1000 French.
, 1921-07-07
ROAD REPORT

Reports indicate the following
road conditions today:
Grant Highway-Good from Ne
braska line to Shawnee. then fair
to Grin.
Yellowstone Highway - Platte
county line to Careyhurst good.
then fair 20 Casper. then good to
Shoshoni. Cars in good condition
are making Birdseye Pass without
difficulty to Thermopolis.
Casper-Sheridan Enthusiastically
good to Salt Creek. then fair TO
kaycee, then good to Sheridan.
Shoshoni-Lander Road - Fair to
rough over detour Shoshoni to Riv-
erton. then fair to Hudson, then
good to Lander.
, 1921-07-07

selling conspiracy which was declared
to have involved thousands OF dol
lars. The sentence also includes n
fine OF $4,000. He is free on bail
while appealing from the sentence,
and has been Ill at his home for sew.
eraI weeks.
The story of the many indictments
against Broiaski was brought out at
the whisky trial. Testimony was given
hat Broiaski had boosted he had
been indicted 20 times. but never
forced TO serve time bccause OF the
indictments
New York. Boston. Philadelphia. st.
Louis. Cleveland. Detroit. Pittsburgh.
Chicago. New Orleans. Ell Paso. and
in TACT all the large cities and many
of the smaller cities OF the country
have known Brolaski. he said. In
many he was a gambler and in his
book. which purported to be an cx.
pose OF gambling and confidence
methods. he styled himself a re.
formed confidence man" Brolaski
said he had exceiled ms a gambler.
race track bookmaker n confidence
man for a
District Attorney Swami Of New
York said Broiash had been general
manager OF the film undertaking.
Broiaski denied this at his home last
night saying he had not been gen
eral manager nor a director in the en-
terprise. He said he had acted as
stock broker for the concern. In
1917. he said, he had been indicted
in connection with the same concern.
arrested and taken to New York. but
the case later was dismissed when IL
came to trial. Brolaski said the pres
ent indictment may have been
brought to obtain valuable docu.
ments'' he said he holds concerning
the company and its affairs.
, 1921-07-07

mobile, from which he was taken by
the masked men last night, and drove
away Immediately.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock last night.
two powerful motorcars containing
nearly a score of men wearing masks
and overalls. drove up to a third auto
mobile in the downtown section and
compelled the occupants, a man and
a.woman, to enter their machine. Hun
dreds of pedestrians witnessed the oc-
c~urrence.
About two hours later an automo-
bile drove to the heart of the city.
stopped with a grinding of brakes,
hurled a man wearing only a coat OF
tar and feathers to the sidewalk and
before police could interfere. disap
peared down a side street Later tho
police received a telephone message
stating, that the woman had been
returned to her home in safety" They
were unable to trace the call
, 1921-07-07
GREEKS OCCUPY
MORE TERRITORY.

ATHENS. July 6.-The Protevousia
says 1t learns from Smyrna today that
the Greeks nave occupied KaraInursai
on the south shore OF the Gulf o,
Ismid. n that another Greek column
has occupied Isnik midway between
Ismid and Brussa.
The oc-Af,ltion OF Isnik means that
a junction has been effected between
the Greeks at Karamursal n those
on h Brussa front. It Is semi-of.
fictally stated that the b~omhardment
of Kutaia, IS miles southeast OF
Brussa and Eskishehr. SIS miles south
east OF Brussa, by the Greeks has
been extremely successful.
, 1921-07-07
TOWN IS WIPED
OUT BY fire

COBALT, Ont, July 1.-TWO deaths,
destruction OF the town of Wildwood
and loss of millions OF dollars worth
of timber in forest fires were reported
last night.
According to the information. north
srn Ontario last night was menaced
By fires in half a dozen areas. Several
towns were threatened. A hundred
men, workers in a pulp wood camp al
wildwood. were said to be homeless,
Scores are fighting back the flames
Systematically.
, 1921-07-07

The Third Intcrnatiohalo began ses-
sions in Moscow about a week ago
and II was announced hat more than
. 1000 delegates from all parts OF the
Norld were present. Early in the
session there were reports that Le-
nine and Trotzky had agreed TO a
compromise under which TrotzlSy
would have a free hand in conducting
the internationale's world movement.
Advices received from Moscow.
however. have not indicated any ser
ious break between the Boishevik
leaders which would explain the re-
ported arrest OF Trotzky.
SMYRNA. July e.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.EGreece a no warlike
Intentions toward soviet Russia. de-
spite statements to n contrary which
have appeared in European press.
This statement has been sent to
George C~hitcherin. Bolshevik foreign
minister. who recently sent a telegram
to Premier Gounaris, asking him to
define the attitude of his government
, 1921-07-07
MARKS
IRISH CONFERENCES.

LONDON, July 6,-Cen. Jan Chris.
tan SHUTS. the South African pre-
mler. upon his return from ireland
this morning after his conferences yes
tcrday with Eamonn De Valera and
other Irish Republicans. conferred
here with Premier Lloyd George. Sir
James Craig. the Ulster premier. and
Earl Middleton, the southern Unionlst
General SHUTS reported the result OF
his talks with the Sim Fein leaders.
The conference was surrounded with
the greatest secrecy but was under
stood to have concerned itself pri-
marily with conditions for the possible
suspension OF hostilities in Ireland
considered the most important step in
the progress OF peace deliberations.
Thos concerned in the discussion
yesterday at Dublin were reticent as
to the matters considered. Officers
generally appear loath TO talk on the
Irish question. bur there is n Ger.
tain degree OF optimism that the Irish
situation may be on Its way to solu
ton.
Premier Lloyd George presided owe
today's conference. Among the con
ferees were also Sir Hamar Green,
wood. chief secretary for ireland
Lord Birkenhead. the lord high chan.
cellor; Edward Short. the secretary
for home affairs and A. J. Balfour,
lord president OF the council.
, 1921-07-07

Gil. U"L
The gun is tbs invention of John
Temple, an E~nglishman who devel'
oped the idea in this country.
The demonstration. held in the pres
ence of scientists and newspaper
men was in DR.. Hutchinson's office
on the fifty-first floor OF the Wool
worth building. The testing grounds
consisted OF a box of sand on the
floor. over which was placed a sheet
three-quarters of an inch thick.
Pointing the gun downward DIR,
Hutchinson discharged the weapon
and the cash register click was heard.
In the sheet of steel there was lodged
~projectiIe three inches long and one
half inch in diameter. The ends stuck
out on either side OF the steel. There
mad been practically no recoil.
The demonstration gun used by DIR.
Hutchinson had a velocity OF n mile
a second. He declared the high power
rifles now in vogue obtain their veloc-
ity through The use OF small projec-
tiles, long barrels and about three
times as much powder as is used in
the new weapon.
The elimination of a loud report. he
said, was obtained by confinement OF
tho expanding gases to the chamber
from which the projectile emanated.
The weapon resembled the nozzle OF
pneumatic hammer.
, 1921-07-07
Philippine Debt
Increase Okehed
By the Senate

WASHINGTON. July s.-The house
bill authorizing an increase of the
Philippine Islands debt limit from
$4,000. 900 to $50. 600, 900 was passed
today by the senate and sent to con
ference.
A senate committee amendment pro-
poses sterilization of Philippine ex-
change.
Senator King OF Utah. asked wheth-
er Philippine independence was con-
templated by congress.
Senator New. chairman of the terri
tories committee replied that no such
proposal had been made.
, 1921-07-07

Maj. Bruno crusius. tried on a sini.
lar charge. was given a sentence OF
In prison and forbidden Ia
wear h German uniform.
General Stenger was commander of
the 53rd German infantry brigade and
Major Crusius held a command under
him. Major Crusius asserted at the
trial that the order had been given by
General Stenger that no prisoners
should be taken and hat wounded
men should be killed. General Sten.
ger. In his testimony. fia.ly denied
these accusations.
The verdict rendered in the case Of
Major Crusius was one Of a
slaughter.
, 1921-07-07

bin, says a report fled with the house
today Ivy Chairman Fordncy. With
the report the bill was formally pre-
scutcd in h same form it was in
troduced asst week.
The report was unsigned. but Mr..
Fordncy said he understood all Re-
publican members CT the committee
except Representative Frcar of Wis
consia, were ready 10 anix their
m to II. Mr. Frear mad public
last night 4 minority statement at
lacking ,,Ia dye control and ether pro-
visions.
Democratic Members cf the COM
nnitteo will meet late today to draft
4 minority report which probably will
DC presented tomorrow.
, 1921-07-07

CURED in the Newry district since
the disorders begnn In ireland.
A school teacher. Miss McAniff,
vas shot and killed yesterday at
Sewry. while attempting 20 shield
her brother from an attack.
Two men snatched revolvers from
the holsters OF two constables on a
street herr this morning and shot the
officers, who were severely wound
ed. The men escaped.
a train on the way from Belfast
20 Londonderry was wrecked near
Pomeroy. County Tyrone. last night
rails having been removed from the
track. There were no casualties but
cars carrying Belfast goods were
burned.
Sixteen car were destroyed. large
quantities or petrol and paracin being
used, The Republicans worked in a
Systematic, weli-drilled way and had
blocked all the roads for several miles
around.
1t is understood that tho victims Of
the shooting at Newry were Sim
Fem sympathizers.
DUBLIN. july 6.-The residence Of
Lord Muskerry. Springfield Castle. at
brumcullosher. County Limerick. was
burned Monday night.
, 1921-07-07
NAVAL BILL
TURNED DOWN
In THE SENATE

WASHINGTON. July s.-Refusing
to accept house action in reducing
some appropriations in the naval bill.
the senate today returned the meas
ure to conference.
There was no dispute over the
Borah amendment authorizing and re-
questing the president to call repre-
sentatives of Great Britain and ia.
pan to a naval disarmament confer
.ence The senate's action today finally
Nssured retention of the Borah rider.
, 1921-07-07
MINISTER is NAMED.

DENVER. July 6.-John E.. Ramer,
Hotchkiss. Colo. secretary OF state in
1915 and 1916. and prominent in Re
publican state politics. has been Of
cred the office OF United States minis
TT to Nicaragua. according to the Den.
yer Times. an afternoon newspaper.
DR.. 3. L. Jefferson of Routt county.
Colo. has beer minister to Nicaragua
for eighi years.
, 1921-07-07
SOLDIER BONUS
BILL OPPOSED
BY TREASURER
Would Defeat Economy Program
of Administration. Secretary
Mellon Says in Letter
to Scion

WASHINGTON. July s.-Enact-
ment OF the Mccumber soldier bonus
bill would virtually defeat the admin
istration's program OF economy" Sec
Rotary Mellon declared in a letter to
Senator Frelinghuysen. Republican.
New Jersey. read today in the senate.
Secretary Mellon urged that action
on bonus legislation be deferred and
declared the bill pending before the
senate would commit the country ito
an indeterminate liability the d.
rect sequences OF which. he added,
would be unacceptable.
WASHINGTON. July s.-war vet
Grams among house members started
drive today for carly action on ad-
justed compensation for former scrv.
ice men. Twenty-three signatures
were attached TO a letter cent Chair
man Fordaey Of the ways and means
committee urging immediate report
on the bonus bill Lassed by the lasi
house or some other suitable mems
ure."
The signers included Representative
Lineberger. Osborne. Curry and
Swing. California. Arents. Nevada.
and Wuerzbach, Texas. all OF whom
serve in the civil. Spanish or world
wars.
, 1921-07-07
JAPs BATTLE KOREANS, REPORT
SIBERIAN ARMY is REINFORCED

SEOUL. Korea, July Shy The
Associated Press.1 Reports have
reached Japanese military headquar-
tiers here that n battle has occurred
on the Siberian border between Jap
anese and Koreans, in which 500
Koreans were kilId or wounded.
Several thousand malcontent no
reans are alleged to have joined the
Siberian Bolsheyiki.
TOXIC. July 5.-lBy The Asso-
cisted Press.EAnnouncemcnt made
today that a fresh division Of the
Japanese army will be sent TO Vlad-
, 1921-07-07

ivostok to relieve troops due to
come home is followed by the ex-
preston Of opinion on the part of
leading newspapers here that ia
pans evacuation movement will be
delayed because Of the unsettled ST.
berian situation.
The latest advices from Vladi-
vostok declare that General Semen
off. the Cossack anti-Bolsheyilti
leader. Is finding little support
among the Cossacks and that many
Cossack detachments are offering
their services TO the present Viad
ivostok government.
, 1921-07-07
Infant Mortality
Rate is High In
Chicago, Report

CHICAGO. July e.-Chicago babies
died last week at the rate OF Il a
day, a is per cent greater infant NOR
tality than n a ago. The increase
is ascribed to the heat by the health
department. -Four Chicago deaths
yesterday were attributed to the heat
and the weather bureau offered no
immediate relief.
, 1921-07-07

Republican leaders VIII seek at a
conference Of all Republican mem
bcrs tonight to reach an agreement
as to procedure and methods Of han
ding the bill in the house,
The report as presented by Chair
mar .F'ordney said the committee
members in drafting the bill were gov
erned by a desire to encourage Amer
lean industry without. at the same
time. saddling upon h American
consumer any unnecessary burden.
Discussing protection against pos
sible threads by German competitors.
the report said the Germans had open
10 them only the American markets
into which they could go with meth
DDS as ruthless and as destructive
, 1921-07-07

New York news dispatches telling
of the indictments against the four
said Norton was an author. So too.
is Brolaski. He wrote a book titled
"a Fool and His Money"
Brolaski now is under prison SEN
N of United States courts here
following his conviction as h mas
ter mind Of nm alleged huge whisky
, 1921-07-07
FEDERAL DEPUTY HERE.

Clyde NJ. Watts. deputy district at
,orney general is spending the day
in Casper, on court matters which are
scheduled to be heard before NJ. P.
Wheeler, United States court commits
sioner this afternoon.
, 1921-07-07
LENlNE JAILS'
RED PARTNER
Official Confirmation Lacking of Report
ed Imprisonment of Leon Trotzky, So
piet Minister of War, FOLLOWING Con-
greSs of the Third InternationaLe

PARIS, July 6.-Reports have reached here from quarters
that demand notice to the effect that Leon Trotzky, Russian
soviet minister of war and marine, has been Imprisoned by
Nikolai Lenine, the soviet premier, following the congress of
the Third Internationale. No confirmation of these reports
from official or any other sources, however. is available.
, 1921-07-07
FLAMES START LONG FLIGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO. July "a sea,
plane SQUADRON of II planes attached
To tho Pacific fleet departed from San
Francisco for O nonstop flight to theiI
base at a Diego. The pilots ex
pect to negotiate III distance OF ap
prozimately 500 miles in six hours
, 1921-07-07

The situation a given rise to Sc
rious anxiety n the allied high
commissioners at Constantinopie
have been comforting with General
Harrington, commander OF the allied
forces there. regarding steps to be
taken in the event OF n probable ad-
vance by the Nationalist.
General Harrington will have no al
Tentative but to resist Al advance to
the utmost for the purpose Of secur.
ing respect for tho neutral zone es-
tablished by the entente and insurinE
free navigation OF the straits in &C
cordance with the terms Of the treaty
OF Sevrcs.
, 1921-07-07
SNOW FALLS ON PEAK.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. July
approximately seven inches of
has fallen on Pixies Peak since
the colo spell of Saturday night. OF
this mou three inches fell Sunday.
, 1921-07-07
DEWEY GORDON RELEASED.

Dewey Gordon. who was held here
for several days on a charge OF ob-
tanning money under false ~pretences.
has been released from the county
jail upon payment of a fine and costs,
mounting to S77.45.
, 1921-07-07
VIOLENCE GROWS IN ERIN. PEACE SOUGHT
Many Dragged From Homes and Shot to
Death as Bloody Warfare Continues;
Belfast-Londonderry Train Wrecked;
General Shuts Still in Conference

BELFAST, July Give men were taken from their
homes in the district of Newry, "a miles south of this city
this morning and shot and their bodies left in a heap by the
roadside.
Two of the dead men were sons of former Sergeant of
Police Reilly. This was the most serious incident that has oc-
, 1921-07-07
Postal Measure
In Conference

WASHINGTON. July e.-The
Stevenson bill to r~eclassify certain
postal employees. entailing salary in
creases of between IS. 1000. 900 Int
$4,000 900. was passed today by the
senate and sent to conference.
, 1921-07-07
MAY
FIGHT TURKS
Reinforcements Moping From England
and Great Fleet Sent to Capital to Be
Ready for Emergency in Dealing With
Nationalist in the Ne0- East

MALTA, July 6.-(By The Asse
the entire British Mediterranean Fl
stantinople, where the situation is v
IS said that British military reinforcen
rom England.
Turkish Nationalist forces are report,
, 1921-07-07
'PUssYFooT" IN DENMARK

CoPENHAGEN, July 6.-wnliam
r. Pussyfooo Johnson. the American
prohibition c~ampaigner. arrived here
today. Mr.. johnson comes 10 give
assistance in the drive for national
prohibition in Denmark.
, 1921-07-07
CRIMINAL
ACQUITTED BY
TEUTON COURT

LEIPZIG, July 6.-Lieut. Gen. Karl Stenger, charged bv
the French government with having ordered troops under
his command to take no prisoners and kill wounded men
during the fighting of August, 1914, was acquitted TODAY bv
the German supreme court here engaged in the trial of cases
against alleged war criminals.
, 1921-07-07
So Says the Report Filed With House by
Chairman Fordney; Democrats VIII
Draft Minority Report on Bill

WASHINGTON, July GA tariff law which would be
come the magma charta for the. perpetuation of our Ameri-
can standards of living and be the constitution of a uniform
and universal prosperity" was the goal which the Republican
members of the house ways and means committee set for
themselves in drafting the Administrations permanent tariff