OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH FALLS OF KLAMATH lXuiN 1 1 Thirteenth Ycnr No. 3,540 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919 Price, 5 cents SIT FREIGHT piiinDIMP TURN Gnininu u MATI FAILS i c, . City Second in Stnte at bnip- C lr I"" ASTOUNDING FIGURES Urge liirir.t"1 Uvr '"l Vrnr K,,,m" bj lit Mini. t I :-! Ii lutiiii ( Ii I'mII I'"'"' i-.itrr Viihinii' of Freight I""' ' l,"n "' ,''" fit) Kuepl Portland. ! Tint the volume of limilin-im In mill cut ou-r tin1 Southern Pacific for, Klrtiinttli Full dining tint pant enr m greater tlnin at any other pnliit In Orocmi outiddo of I'nrtliinil, wn bf welcome HtatcuU'lit imtdo tills mornltiK Iy Station Agent K. A. Tut He. Although II l generally rorounl hi) thnt live ciiuimnrt'lnl tiunlunH from tliU 1'nliil wim Imuionso It lum irhM nut liooii renllrod to wlint ox tent llio HhlpinotilM Iiiivo Krown ilur Ins tho time thnt tlio nil I mini hnit itrvnl llil illntrlrt The liiinlnrxH hint year wan hy far tho largoil nf liny year In tlio hi'tory of tho Cniinty. holim roiiKhly oKtlma ted hy employ ecu nt tlio offloo, at fifteen per cent In iliillnm anil eontH the tutnl luiKintn hint m-ainm up pnnluintcil M.SS.'i.nnn. Itfiliiroit to iioiiiiiU tho tomiiiKi! imonnU to TIO.SSn.2T3. Tim ns.lS ear lot Milppcil out In earn of an avenue IoiikIIi. tiiako a train Ioiik enouitli tn roach ovor half way to Weed and In addition to thlit thorn were C.T3T alilpinontH of Iohh than ear loud nlro Tho war tax nlo'no col letted lioro mi uhlpnionlit tntalod ,.,. 069.11 Tim canh collootoil at tho local (ifflco for uhlpmoniH vn I.'i.IS.. 3M.TG. I'HOMIT HIIII'MI.WTS OF M.THO. IKl'M IHKINO ItllM'AL .MO MKXTS OF WAR RKSI'O.XHIIII.i: for iii:cihiox Hi:ci.iti:ii WAHIIINtiTON. Fob. S. Sixty tiiy Imfnio the armistice was signed nd whoa the situation on the west " front lll( reached a critical Htngo Mareluil Fech cabled tlm fuel admin l.tratlon "if )()U (iiiu'i U0, ,, J()r Petroleum situation, w0 shall lose llio war " Tlil.s uml oilier niossagoH from the allied leudors woio made public to- nlptii i... ...... ...-,... .1, ,n rm,, administration to w ",ow deliveries of American KMOlllio ill UlllllltllloH on Id,. iu.imI,,,.,, 'font mono prow,,,,,,! nllonitioiiB III m Phin of caiupiilgn which forced ILITOfly i IS DO CJS;N0 . , 1"mi'l'H i urmhitloe."yoiir will be hugely deiioiident upon ; 1 Mil ,"""",K(, ruM'tvoil Octobr" the voluino of traffic. If the volunio .... of trnffle should ho as large as ltint : oiiiitor llnroiiRor write, 'lllgliest iiiiiiiii liifnrius him that ponHIiiIi ' ... u"'oi"h k serious that oIiuiirq In j rental, A.s soon as any reasonably eon7 "'""'"""" w,l 1,hv" to bo'satlsfnclory coiicIiihIoii as to tho proh- n'oinplntiKi iihIohb increased de-1 ahlo volumo of truffle i ran be formed, Dries of gasoline nl fmni n... ...,i.. n,.. i.n,. ,,,i i',,,n.ieuu will lie irlvon POSSlliln- .. ' .......u -. i uoBnrvanco by the American people' fii.i . ""'"""i''""' Sunday" roiiuost l dinlnlRirntlon officials Halcl to . enabled Senator Uerongor U.tor o doclnro, "Petroleum will have oiajod ns ,.,.! ..,., , .., ., aa hin., ,. .. ' "" ii thou,.,. "' "'" ""vo provou.Tho conforooH hnvo at least renrnou --"U usoir mi, The r ,, , " vk,or''" nn aRroeinont on tho long dolayd war Karl f f. "'""'"iHtrntloii said tho ri.vonuo bill and Hubmlttcd It to Con la the i"1'?0" Novul,ll,cr 21 cstlmn- greBH. It'ls rogarded as Hiiro of ailop Wr coat i ' ' HtutCH fll,,,Hll0,1 0 . tlon niul provldos that tho American Qulreinn i tlu "'"'"' l,otro,olim '" pooplo nilso Hoiuotlilng ovor hIx lill ent in,, U,", at,hor Mioa JoatloiM lion dollars this year nnd four billion - vnniiL'iiu fir iu.,..i. . i "" " IIIIIIIKH, I CAMP LEWIS MAN GLAD TO RETURN "I. Mil lit Ciiiiiii Lewis In lint lm-1 it llll,'' dl'I'llllOH JlllUO.1 (ill'l'lll', II Kin Mi nt ti Ciiinily boy, who Iiiih boon thou, fur tho im.it i'IkIh mouths, Imii ii nimiiiih mighty koiiiI to get it I'guln, mill oiipci'lnlly to I'onin to :i rllluo'e IIKn tint! of Klniiiulh County. "'Vn mi vmi i nun it niiy i iK'i c in r.ooil .is tlil fur miintliN", hiiIiI tln vmiiic oil. illnr, wln liitH J lint received his illv ,.mirB, -u,, ril( ruin, min, nmii'li ''" '""' m"""' '"" " Oreonii (Iki'IiiiimI Hint he -nt mil Jil.sl In limn Iiociiiiho Ihoy slopped' 'ililinolilllxlliK JliMt nttor lie 'Ait ilir-j I!iIkhim mill urn now holding ill thi niiiii until tint Keniilo strike nailer i U cleared up. SECT QUESTl l "VH IX X.WV A I II-: RAPIDLY i (iit(iiriTi.(j iti:i.i(.iots mi'. i'i:iu:.vci:s ix xi:w 'i:i,r.ui: .movi:.mi:xt HAN I'UANCISCO. IVh. S - A nlrlldiiK oxauiilit of tint inaunor In wlilrh wolfaro work In tint I'nltoil (Simon Army and Navy Ih bringing! lognthor In harmiiuy men of widely different rollgltuiH hullofH Ih hIiowii at tho Maro IhIiiiiiI naval Hlatliin. The lino of tho KnlghtH of ColumhUN chnp ol In tholr building at Main Maud linn Jilut boon offlclully arcordod to ! worker of tho Jewish Wolfaro hoard , and to a Lutheran minister, Itev. J. Hoionnou, for tho purponn of holding i lollglntiM Horvlres. ' j Albert (!. Ilngloy. WcNtnrn Do ; partmont Dlmi'tor for the KnlghtH of jColiimhuM War Activities, who grant ed tho roiiioHt of (ho Lutheran millili ter nud tho .IowIhIi workers, has io colvod similar roiiuostH from wel , fare workerx of other douomlnatloiiH at Cnlnp Hurry Joiioh. DimgliiH. Arl i ronn. The.to will almi bo granted. "It Is the Hplril of co-operation . among the army and navy wolfaro I workers that makoH their efforts so liiilioili'lal to tlio oiillHteii men, no- clarod Mr. Ilagley today. "Hucli coii-i dltloiiK of harmony make the work of the vai Inns hoiIiiI sorvlco organl rations morn agreeable and more of firai'loiis for all concerned " TO RAISE RATES Iv.VF.ItAL IIIKKCTOR OF RAIL ROAD Di:(LARi:S THAT NO foi'xdatiox for rumor tariff ix('hi:asi:s i:iht OF WASIIINOTON. D. C, Fob. 8. -Waller D. IIIiich, Director (leneral of Railroads has tiutliorUod the follow ing: Thine is no foundation In the re port that the Railroad Administra tion Iiiih given or Ih giving any con sideration to any Increase In present bnsls of rates. Tlio results of operation for the I MS year, It Is bolluved the operating ln-lon(. riiinu would be sufficient to pay the ...... , -. B-... - -- i... I..... .,....t.iKin .vat I i.i n 1. 1 tt Min limn. iiiu mini MJnaiiitii uoiiniimi ' i poets for tOUli YAXKICKS TO RAIKK TI.V MILLION IX TWO VIIARS. WASIIINOTON. D. C, Fob. S tho next, MILLS PEDPLE I iiiiiin t inn FOR SEWERAGE I i i : i 'Big Crowd at Meeting There Last Night ACTIVE STEPS TAKEN ('uiiililllti'o In Appointed to Ciiiivush District mill I'luil Number Who Arc In I'm cir or Installing 'MiiiIi Neoiloil liiipriwiiii-ut .Mnnv .loin (noil Itoml ('lull. That tlm pooplo of Mills addition lite kiiIiik to IlllVe hOllli) olty liiiprovo-' iiioiiIh In tho way of NowoniKo and ilralmiKt) wiih Indlcntud hy Hut wnyj tho ciowil turned out limt ovonlnt; at tho MIIIh Addition Hall wliero tlic projert wiih oiitlliiod to t turn, hy City j Kncliioor J. ('. OlcKhorn with mom- horH of tint City Council prvHont. j Tho HowoniKo Imiirovomcnt whtoh i Ih now holiiK .stroniiouHly Hiiuglit hy tl"1 poonlo thoio, Engineer ('leghorn ONllmiited would cost In the neighbor- hood of sixty ilollarH per lot. 'unless' the city took over the cost of the sep tic tank In which cnst It might bo reduced to twenty five dollars. Many ate advocating the Including of Mich Iran Avenue In tills Improvement and , It H exported that this addition will ho made. ' A comiiiltteo was appointed to got! out a petition for this sewerage and to determine Just how ninny were In ' favor of having It Installed. It Is hard to estimate how many will bo beuofltted hut It Is thought that at : least five hundred lots will ha Includ ed. Cnuiicilimiii Fred Carlcb reprosent- ' lug the Klamath County (iood RoiiiIh I A.iMiclatlou took occasion to make a talk on the road situation and his re- I marks met with a highly entluislasllo I response. A very -substantial In-' i crease to the membership of this pop- illnr organization was added by tho MIIIh residents at his suggestion. I There wore plniiH maile for a holt linn cinder road on Wantland Avoiiuo m iiil a lotumlttoo appointed tf furth-jod I or this mutter. TERRIBLE FIRE IN ALASKA CITY TODAY FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. S. Twenty buildings In the I'earl busl nous district were destroyed by fire wh'ch started hero enrly toiler. Tho 'no It not yet oxtliu.uishei' uml iho f"i trin are now (caring down tho' adji Infng hulldiiigh In thi hope of! .......... ,!.. V.. it... ..I II. ml.- .....I lit,.' r l1 llll, llll' tiiiiii.'iui iiiiiii nun nil; I'l'iVial llulldiutt. ' NINE HOUR DAY FOR DRUGGISTS PROPOSED SALIOM, Or., Feb, 8. Considera tion of Representative Lofgren'H bill providing n nine hour day for rogV teied pharmacists found tho house fairly evenly divided ns to the merits of tlio measure, and after trying to send It hack to the eommlttoo for na,lui,mmt ,, nltompt was iim.lo to ,, (() tll0 cimuutoobn Inbor and i,i,,si i-Ioh. wliuro It wiih said to ho. llH measure relating to hours or labor. Roth attempts failed. It was then moved to tablo the motion In order to give lima for further consideration of lis merits and Ilils passed upon a division of tho hoiiso, NHW KM' (WSKS Mrs. Hort Wilson and baby In Fair vlow Addition and two children of A. (1. Wnldrnii on Crescent nvonuo aro HI with tho influcnm. Tho houses aro nuiiiiiiunio.i WIUTIIKU HF-PORT Oregon, rain in west nnd rain or snow In east portion, Moderate south east winds, sifting to BOuthwost gales, warmer In east portion tonlgltt. NAVY BOYS RISK ! LIVES FOR CAUSEi ! MORTON, Fob H. Eminent modi- '(III HpCl'lllllHtH llllVO bcgUll tlio at tempt to coimunr tlio SpnnlHh Influ Olftfl, tln lllsCIUn Unit Itlllci! (lions- , units of persons In thin country alone In ( lu piiKt year. A ilentli squad of .if) yoiuiK imv nl mna. frniil tl.n .1 nl , In ., I i r. ...... ..I. " I III '11 ll 'III llll' l;i'IIIIWII IIIIIIUI IIP I nt Door Island, who volunteered In llm hiferejtlK of liumnnlty to submit themselves in experiment and troat- linent, wont to tlio Influenza ('olnny nt Gallop's Inlnnil. Piofossor M. J. Dokoiiiiu, Harvard Mcdlfnl School, Ik In charge of tl'O l Rtiitly, which Ih being conducted uti- iler tlm Joint direction of tlio federal public health service, tlio navy do partiucht unit tlio state hnniil of lii'iilth nervlco. Dr. Joseph Goldbcrger of tlio navy came from Washington with Dr. (1. M. Mi Coy, director of the naval hygienic laboratory. IIA.VK SI'KCIAI.TV MAX VISITS IIiikIi II. Shelley representing tlm Sliedil lliown MatiufacturiiiK Com pany hank Bpot'Ialtlon, Ih In the city lookiiiK after the lutereHts of IiIh com pany MILLER LOOKS EOR NEW TRIAL WKAI.THV MILLKIt WHO WAS COXVICTKD OF THKASOXAIU.i: COXIU'CT Ol'IIIXO WAIt MAV (JKT CASK ItKOI'IONUD PORTLAND, .Fob. S. That Henry Alburs, who wns convicted Wednes day by the United States district court of seditious utterance, Is not Inclined to accept the verdict of the j Jury as tliu last word Is Indicated In j the preparation by his attorneys of an appeal tn tho United States circuit court of appeals. The appeal, it Is understood, will be based on alleged errois of tho trial court. Stress is to be luld on the fact that tho Indlct- incut did not set forth the utto'rnnccs of the defendant In (crmnn, the Ian- gunge in which they were uttered. In the event the verdict Is confirm- led by the court of appeals the lino of defense during tho trial suggests that an appeal would V" taken to the I'nll- States uupromc court on the con- fitllutlnmil ground that congress has no authority to pass laws abridging tho right of free speech. In all events there Is In prospect n long legal fight tioforo final sentence Ih passed. RISOXKR IXVKXTS I'XFOIUiKARLi: CIIF.CK. SACRAMKNTO, Cal. Feb. 8 While serving a sU-years' sentence nt Fiilsom state prison for passing u bogus $ir,000 cheek In Los Angeles, W, J. Reed, alias Morris, allasCroft. who has Just been' released. Invented u check that cannot bo forged nud the National Hankers' Association of America has orfored him $80,000 for his patent. On ndvlce of his at torney, Heed Is holding out for $100, 000. COURT 1IOUKI5 MAODFHUIU; AXI CROWDS RIOLHASFD. OF riTV OK RROKKX IXTO OK PRISOXIORS PARIS, Fob; 8. Serious dtsordors ihavo occurred in Magdeburg, capital of tlio provlnco of Saxony, according to Iloiiln advices. Soldiers nnd sail ors, nrmed with gieiuulo-s nnd much Ino guns, broke down tlio doors of tho court house, liberated 100 prisoners, amnshed shop windows, pillaged shops and trained machine guns on tho Inhubltnnts, Tho government troops nro vigorously nttacklng the revolutionists. iSElOS RIOTS - ON IN SAXONYi I L IS Lost in Mountains Since Last Monday Morning COMMUNITY SEARCHES loiioor Itauclior, Trapper mill Hunt i rr I!elle((l l) his I'liencN In lime' ISocomo Dcinenleil Kllle Is I'niinil on Foot of Snow. and Perished. I Mountain' in A large part of the population of Dorrls and surrounding country ti today out t-enrchlng the mountain- for the body of Buck Richardson, l well known rancher of that district, who has been missing since Monday morning. Richardson, who resides on n ranch In tho hills about nine miles west of DorrU, left with his tlflo on Monday, intending to be gone hut a short time. As he Is one of the pioneers of that district and an ex perienced hunter and trapper, little anxiety wais felt at first when he fail ed to appear, hut as the time went on and he did not show up bis friends started to find lilm Ills rifle was discovered fjnally leaning against a pole of (he power lino which crosses the mountain from Copeo but no sign of the owner had been dlscvered at last reports. There Is about a foot of snow on the ground In that district and It Is greatly feared that the un fortunate man had become mentally unbalanced and wandered off and perished. EXCHANGES A RANCH FOR CITY PROPERTY K. M. Perfect who has been here for several days from Albany has ex changed his ranch property, which is known as tho Court place, six miles south of Klamath Falls, for tho re sidence property of Vcm Cordon on Miclilgan'Avonue. Mr. Perfect loft for Albany this morning but expects to return to Klamath again at an early date. He Is most enthusiastic over the future possibilities of Klamath County. Hid STOCK SHOW IIOUSI-: FOR 1'OHTI.AXI. PLAXXF.D. PORTLAND, Feb. 8. An Immedi ate campaign Iq to be launched to raise $230,000 for tho construction of a permanent building to house the annual Pacific luternttlonal Live stock exposition, it has been decided nt a meeting of tho directors of the association at the Chamber of Com merce. One-half of this sum will bo riUeil from points outside of Portland nud In tho states of California, Washing ton and Idaho and tlm remaining amount will bo subscribe i by resi dents of the city In a drive commenc ing about the last week In February! WATER MEN NAME OFFICERS TODAY Tho election of officers for tho Klamath Irrigation district Is among tho important matters of business scheduled for the meeting at tho Re clamation offlco this afternoon. It is oxpected that mnttors relating to the proposed dam at tho head nf Link Rlvor by tlio California Oregon Pow er Company will bo up for discussion, SPECIAL SESSION FOR LEGISLATURE SALI3M, Feb. 8. Tho Governor will call a spocial session of tho le- glslnturo as soon as tho recoiiBtruc- ttoit commission propnrcs tlio pro- gram, Tho Legislature will rofor the program to n special election of votoiH not later than June, I ML if 11 I MEXICANS PROTEST I PROPOSED ANNEXING i I CAI.KXICO, Oil., Feh. 8.' C.over nor KHtcban Cantu, of I.owor Callfor nlu, today IrhuoiI a Htatcment to "Hie people and flovornment of the Unit ed States" against a continuation of tho move to annex Lower California to the I'niteil States and referring to It as "a eoiiHpiracy fiamcd hy some ! citizens of the United States to as sail the Integrity and freedom of a friendly nation." Tho statement, which took the form of an open letter, said that In the face of "the widespread propa ganda some business and political men are making in the United States," ho cannot refrain, "as a .Mex ican," from voicing his emphatic pro teat against such activities. CLEVER PLAY LAST EVENING HKill SCHOOL STUDKXTS MAKK HIT WITH MUSICAL COMKDV, i "WINDMILLS OF IIFI.OIUM" AT HOUSTOXS LAST XKSHT Tho reputation of the Klamath County High School pupils for pro viding high class entertainment whenever Its members appear before the public is evidently deep rooted because the seats at tho Houston Opera House were filled last evening before It was time for the "Windmills of Delglum" to begin. The reception given this clever operetta showed thnt the crowd was not disappointed and the piece Was In every way a success. The youthful stars showed unusual talent and the music throughout, was catchy and well'rendered. The theme was some thing different from anything pres ented In Klamath Falls heretofore. The performers aro to be congratu lated on their efforts. SWIFT WIXS DIAMOND RIXC. J. D. Swift won the diamond ring which was raffled off at the Hous ton's Opera House last evening for tho benefit of the Junior Red Cross. The tickets for this ring were placed on sale soveVal months ngo, but the Influenza situation made it necessary to let tho matter rest until tho pres ent time. SIX ARE BLAMED FOR BIG STRIKE That six men in Seattle aro the di rect cause of tho striko; that- these six men aro all known by all tho' ship building companies and by the fed eral authorities as well; nud that of these six men ,one Is an unnaturaliz ed German and some of tho others aro of foreign birth, was the asser tion of nn official of one of tho Seat tle shipyards, who is In Portland on business. Further assertion was made that in the company with which ho was as sociated only six men out or a total payroll of 1,600 received the Macy wago scale of $4.16 a day. Tho 1,590 received higher wages, some of them running as high as $8 and $10 a day; the nverngo wago bolng paid by tho firm was $5,T2, Tho shipyard odlcial, who did, not wish to bo quoted, furthor claimed thut tho great mass of workers did not want to striko, but were led luto it against their bettor judgment. IIOLSHK.VIKI IIKIXC SIIII'I'KI) FROM LONDON LONDON,- Feb. S. Tho govern ment otllclnls ro quietly arresting and deporting undesirable alienli who aiu uuiiuvuii in tiu uuisuuviitisi prupo- gandists. SCHOOL KXA.MS AT ALCJOMA. Mrs. C. .1, Dunn was appointed by tho Hoard nt Algoma to glvo tho eighth Grade examination Friday, Tth of February. Those who took tho oxnm ure liana Uhrmnu nnd Lee Harrington, 1T LABOR i IB If ED II t S Street Car Officials Believe End Is at Hand NO DISORDER AS YET Kloclriial Workers Directed by Pres ident to Return to Work X Curt Under Operation Vet .Many Men Aro Resuming Ordinary Business Today SKATTLK, Feb. 8. Street car ol flclals szld here this afternoo.i hat they believe that it is now only a matter- of hours until thu general strike here will be broken. Car opera tTp are preparing to return to work, troy declared. Union car min ars still in confer ence with the general strike commit tees. SEATTLE. Feb. S. No action had been taken at 8 o'clock this morning by the strike committee ns to the ultimatum Issued by Mayor Ole Hon son yesterday. The mayor threatened unless the men went back to wny'x to place the city under federal control, policed by soldiers from Camp Lewis and other points. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. S. J. P. Noonan acting president of the In ternational Electrical workers In a telegram today directed all the elec trical workers on the sympathetic strike at Seattle to return to work. TACOMA, Feb. 8. Barbers, team sters and chauffeurs are all at work today. SEATTLE, Feb. S No cars aro be lug operated this morning. The offi cials are uncertain as to when an at tempt will be made by the city auth orities to put tho town under Federal control. A jitney sen Ice has been inaugur ated by the mayors order. Tho mayor said unless the trolley companies operated, tho city cars would bo sent over all lines. "1 have ordered all Union exemp tion signs torn off the cars," sild the .Mayor. We are going to operate without the consent of tho unions." There is not one case of strike dis order reported up to noon today. Sol diers are on guard on all the streets. Several more rcytaurants resumed business this morning. OLVMPIA, Feb. S. Tho Governor has the piomlse of tho war depart ment In all the necessary co-operation In, coping with the strike troubles In Seattle and Tacoma, n statement from the governor's office said today. SPOKANE, Feb. S. Tho local uiilou newspapers In editorials today urge the Spokane workers not to join the sympathetic strike. President Choates of the Central Labor Council is the editor. SEATTLE, Feb. S. Tho state newspaper here is being Issued under a police guard. EVERETT. Wash., Fob. S. The Trades Council has decided to take a referendum vote on tho question of tho general sympathy strike. Tho returns will be duo next Wednesday, SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 8. The announcement is made today that L. C. Marshall of the labor adjustment board is hero to "roviow the whole striko situation" at tho oltices of the shipping board. TACA.MA, Fob. S. Street car'ser vlco has been resumed here. Tho striko situation has greatly cleared In tho last fow hours. IJVTTB. Mont Feb. S.-Hundreda of tho armed striking miners haye turned back men who wore try ns ; to go to work Mining In this district is almost suspended. 1 11 f '3b I I M 51 !i ti Ml 4 I