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?? CiuntuuTi Herald OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH FALLS h Thirteenth Year No. 3,553 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1919 Price, 5 cents i IllU LUIIM TO AMERICA MS WILSON Preiident Say Country Truited Thruout World CRITICISM IS INVITED WIlKin . hupmiirl) Confident Tlml Hmtimml cit Thin Ctmnir) in no. bind ihr hi'M OrRMilmtlnii llolnjr Formed M Confrrcmi'- Olllm Hpo Oal) Nliort DMnnrr. MECHANIC!! HAM.. IIOHTON, Peti. tt "Tim grrntcil thlnii I novo lo report to ou lit Hint this great! Munirvlilnntcd thruout tlin world," i iM Pri-ililrnt Woodrow Wilson to- ilil Prrildrnt .cm hi. nrt iiiumtiiKe to the Amor, Icin people, follow Iiik hi arrival In tbi United Slates nftor bis return from bli niomtntiis trip In France. "I bvo not come to report prog' km." he laid. "Tint would be prcmn. h ..... I,.,l th (.'iirnim I l..fl una full nf I "" ..-.-.- - bopei " The President In his spool h lnlted ttltltlim of the League of Nations pltn, to test tho xpiitlinpnl of Amor, lei." He declared that men who would kave Amorlia fill the world In Itsj kope, onb be) (mil the nearest i borlion. "Tbey do not know (lie sentiment ol the Anierldiu people, ho said, in J added "I hne no more doubt of the verdict of Amerlcs In this matter thin I lisu doubt of the blood that Is la me." Governor CooIIiIro Rro'oted the. Hrnldent on his nrrhal, here. John McCormlck uniiR the Star Spangled Banner WA8IIIN(!T()N I) C. Fob 3 -Senitor I.nwls, demoirntlr, declared In a speech hero toda) that tho pro- Pcd Uiriio of Nations wns not In violation of Washington or tho Mon-. . iiv nun iniimiiou mni per - ona pollilc.il antagonism to tho irmaeni m uohlnd lis opposition to Congress Eenator lined Smoot nf Missouri. ffmni.ra .I.u........ .. .1 -vm.,, .M,ii,unui n uoniinriniion or; w mi liguo nf Notions plan on Bat frtay (, nwiorlod Hint the frop' flnieriran Kovornment would bo lrely dlnphued by a government fonlrolled by n "Knroponn monarchy" nd Aslatlc'clonpots Ho Indicated his wlef that Knglnnd would dnmliintn mUbriio and Hint America would 'overwhelmed In Hip voting. HVAIi IIIM,S HKIOHi: nil: MXHHI.ATUHK. 8A1.KM, Kb 21 Tho bill to rle the siinr) f (, Socrolnry of ino Hoard of Control to throo thous nd dollnrs pet Kur faltcU to pnss lie Bcnnto hero today. Tho bill of Senator How oils which "move., tho roquliemont of fifty six arec smitc gravity on gasoline Provides that n tlnRioo bo Inboll- on all (ontnlnoiH wns ptiHSuil by tbe Upper Utilise. Attorney v,,r C. Vim Hnion who " JiiHt rolurimd from Hnlem do- mat the session which I wua "eauied to ,i ,llHt Pr,Utly pro. 'y mno l0 contlUBlon this nftor. aoon, RI.AM WTll LNTLRXAL HTUIFK. 'ONDON,p,,,,,24.-Promlor Lloyd ---! ucruini Unit tho United "'"EQOIil u fnr.,,1 ...in. ... ... .. ""I strife , has Introduced n!a 1 tondltlft,,, of tho coal Industry. WNSAKnit IIOMi: wiatvi-iaiitv Word has boon reiolvod today by S lel """-""or that her .on "Ml, Who hnu l. ... .. ... j, ---. inimuKor lliut nor ton ". who has boon In Jcrnnen in Hm' 8vlce for .,..,, "' .. . 8vlce for sovoral m,h ' . " to bached N0W vmb . nth.B nml W,,i air0 u. "uuiii mroo wooiiH .mis now U(.0V0(, ,,, ,lBClmr0 It W0nedy Zlt Wl" b h0m1imvon'rsooaUnt;.nco.loftChl I IGOOD SEASON FOR CROPS PREDICTED .1 H MiClollntl, who opi-iutes tint gom-riil Mtciro ill M( l.itkl wns iimunttl tlin count) hnut vlsllois Kitiirday rf j tornooit, Ho reports (lint tlin roods In tin t section un In n most doplor nlili Mate tint (hut tli fnniipr iro Kind to stand Mr Ilia linril going fori awhile for tlin jinko of KPttlug Hun lliolhtiuu whli h In wry tmdly needed Mr MrClellun bollrves that tho out-. look for noki vmr1. croim in i.u -..' Hon nro lu-ttir thiui for novcrul parn post. ! or E! To visit bin parent on tho ounslou . of their golden wedding wltll he was oast w It li bin brldo on a honeymoon j I trip, wn the unusual uxperlmui- of K 0. Argrnvos who returned lai.1 night with Mm Argrnviw follow lug n I I two month nlmonee Tim auR coupli hnvo spent Reed iortlon of l,,clr "me al Chicago and Illinois point. They visited .Mr Argravi-N parents at Hthrllng Illinois HAILOIt MOV HACK Floyd McMillan, who for the 'adt lw"l months has been ldentlfld Willi tllO I' H NlH V 011(1 W ho ha bpqn ... . .. . .... i motioned lor (Up montiis in Ireland, returned Saturday nlRht, He Is look-' TN N NTU Iiir well and stroiiR as If the life In off Cape Ann. The enRlnes wore sud tho navy aRreed with him, Ho llicji dcnl) revemod and stopped n thous. the llfo In the aervlce but Is v-ji.v Rlad to Ret home and bus it Inrr. number of friends hero who nro Rl.id to sep him NO KICKS LEFT FOR DRINKS OF FUTURE WASHINGTON, I) C. Fob 24 The Houno Judklnr Committee his upproted of 11 measure banning any beeniRe (outnlnlng oor one hnlf of ono per ent al'ohol In inunectloii with tho war time prohibition act. HIHTHHAV I'AIITV. .SATI'HD.W. A blrthdiy pjrty wi rIxoii Sntur. day afternoon for Ortnlil unit Hnrmon Hunting, the young sons of Mr. .uid ,. Mrs f. A Hunting nt their homo In .Hot Springs Addition About a doon children were present and a delight. j(l ,mo rnj0)0j. Clever souonlr !mhniir nf u'mtiiinirinn i.irihH.v ..... I voro illstrlbutod to (be gUPBt.s, SEVITS SAYS S KLAMATH HOV HOMK WITH TIIK , I llftTll COAST AltTILLKRV SAYS ONI.V -LHKH' liKR.MANS HAVK Alti: TIIOSi; FROM HULLr.Trl The follow Iiik Interview from Cllf- foul Sovltn, a vvotl known Klamath Folia boy Is given In tho Oregon Journal of February lXth after his arrival In Portland with his regim ent: i "Private Clifford SovlU of Klom nth Falls was with Iluttoiy C In I about nil llui fluhtlncr (hern was nnd nov,r Kot a scratch. Ho wns with his buttery at St. Mlhlel, Argonno, ' Vordun, Forges woods nnd back i again to Argonno nnd thenco to Flav- Hie, mid then helped fire the last vol loy'lnto the enemy's lines boforo tho nrmlstlco was signed. "Tho Clormnn officers, ho said, woo quno. nuuRiuy oven iiiiur uiu flirlif wna ilone. nnd consoled thorn solves with what thoy would hnvxi .!., I. ,.i .i,A v .,!,., nK. ,.U,. Mmni "linco. Tho soldiers, howevor. "I'rlvnlo sovits uiiccooaoa in ro- triovlng a holmel fioni a doad Bocho and won tod u row soiivonna 10 go with It. Ho Hirostod u tilm lookln,; n.. !.!.. ....... ...III. n .Intnrtll N T llfVIIIIUIl llllll t'lllllK IUOi-TIHI M llui.""- moni oi prisoners. iiuyu uii "" no sulrt ' Oormon, wishing to got a German coin. grt n nernmn coin, "B"y k,d-" m ih0 i (ionium, in inu poico.si or Aiiuaio vvobi r.ngiisiii ti,o only mmk Pvo got Ia'oiio from West Kngllsh, ago." WILSON LANDS i mwwK ON HOI St I D i o tv i n tleacnei Boston rier JUM Be- fore Noon I BIG CROWDS THERE htiffruKettes llrftikn to Comply M Mil Onlcrw of Ofllirn ami Are Prompt. I) ArreMeil Oregon Woman I Curried nil b I'atrul Wagon In Hpllr of Protivt. IIOHTON, Feb 24 President Wll- son lindpd nl the Common-wealth Pier nt eleven forty today. Ills Im- portanl nddre.ss on tho mutters of tho peace conference Is exported at 2:30 today and persons from all parts of New KiiRland aro thronging thp stroots. . While approaching land In a denso fog yesterday tho (JeorRo Washing- ton, on wnicii tlin ('resident was a pnsxengor was suddenly found to hn bending dlrrctl for Th.-itchcra Island and nrds from the shore. Twenty-two women members of the Nntlonnl Woman's party carrying suf fiaRe binners hate bppn arrested in front of the States Houno when they lefusod to comply with tho Police or der to motn on Miss Hetty Cram of Portland, Oreg. on protested nnd was lifted bodll) In to the patrol wagon. The women had tnken their positions before tho re- lowing htund flcvornl hours before the presldenthl pnrado was due. I'l.NK FISHING THU K. A Tuttle. J. A. I.ccch, M. A. Ow. Ings. II. I. Kolloi nnd Jame.s II. FoaU or of the local .Southern Pacific force. 8p,.nl tho week end nt Cliltoquln on n fishing trip. They report flno luck nnd tho best kind of a time. IlKTCKN MIOM VACATION. Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Cordon and I their duugbter Hopo who have been for tho past fortnight on a vacation visit In Svn Francisco, arc back again In Klamath Fulls. They report a i giciit deal of rain in tho Hay city dur ing tholi stay there. TOTAL ARMY DEATHS FOR U. S. ANNOUNCED WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 24. Tho War department nnnouncod today ' that deaths during the war period In tho United States Army hero and In France from nil causes number 177. 444. HACK FROM VACATION. Dan McDonald, blacksmith for Pel Iran Buy Lumber Company arrived lust night from San Francisco, where ho spent the past month. Ho will ro turn to Pelican Bay nftor n fow dajs in tho city. HLTUK.NS PROM PORTLAND. Mai Ion Barnes has returned from a tilp to Portland whoro ho represent- cd tho loinl cxomptlon bourd nt a con. forenco. Ho report that tho Klam- atn rm.oids woio declnrod to be In ,,. , , . sia0. III.MI.TV MAN II. I.. n- u-wmi - 'v borne at 205 Canby for Bcveral days. Ho huB been suffering from a nervous bieuk down and heart troublp. COUNTY COURT IN SESSION. Tho County Court Is in session at the Couit House today. Tho task of drawing mombors for the next jury ls occupying the attention of the Commissioners. OLD CONTEST SUIT DISMISSED TODAY Tim milt of Knthorlnu I'rchni, for inur publisher of the Merrill. Rpcord, against the I lorn Id Publishing Cir.i pany, filed while the plaintiff wns business here, wan dismissed In thoi Circuit Court this morning by Judge I) V Kuykcndall on motion of A'.-, tonic C, J. KurgiiHon (.nil with the! consent of tho plaintiff. Thin nan a I suit to content the number of bom flde subscribers to the Evening Her ald nftor It hod been awarded tho County Printing b) tho County Court. The plaintiff nppeoled the case to tho Circuit Court oer the decision of tba County Court. CftATHU I.AKK TO Hi: TAKKN CAIti: OK 'l. HIM. JL'HT III',. POHTKU INTO 1IOUMK. IU)AI) CONSTHUCTTIOX NKAHI.V DOK PORTLAND. Feb. 24. Word has been received here from Washington to the effect that all the Northwoit National Parks were well cared Tor In appropriations for support and maintenance In a bill Just reported to the House. In this, Crater Lake Park has re ceived nlmdst the whole total asks-J by tho Interior Department and enough for all requirements as .he road construction is practically fin ished and the army engineers have turned tho work over to the patk management. F TAKKS OVKIt TWO HAXCHKS IX WOOD ItlVKK VAI.I.KV WHICH HK PHOI-OSKS TO STOCK. KX THCSIASTIC OVKIt KLAMATH - S. C. Miller, an extensive land hold- er In Roseburg has taken over 'ho PROVISION FOR ! NATIONAL PARK y MM INVESTS Pennington and Molhaso ranches In ,. . . ,, ,, K Kf, ., .,. .t j, . i . .. Alaska, where he has been beforo tho Fort Klamath d strict of tho . . . .... . L. . ... j I,, ,. .. .. . .u .and whoro he will i oturn to his form. Wood River Valley. It Is tho now ., ,. .... . . . .u . er situation. owners Intention to stock these places. , . . and operate them In tho near future. I .Jj6611.1 h ? " preV,,0UB tr,p Mr. Miller I. most enthusiastic wlth the late Frank Sargent. ovor his Klamath County holdings nnd looks forward to a big dovelop- mout of this entire soctlon. KLAMATH SOLDIER IS SHOT IN HAND That ho will como homo w It li( dec orations looking like a Christmas troo, Is tho prodtctlon of Sergeant Wllllo Illicit, of tho 361st Infantry, In a lottor to his former superintend. ont, J. C. Johnston of tho Pelican Bay Lumber company. Illlch was ono of tho first mon to bo drawn from th'o county by select Ivo draft, mul ho wont to Camp Lewis as n cook. Apparently ho found oth er work soon, judging from his ac count of fighting in tho battle of Ar gonno. He was wounded onco in tho hand, but was only in the hospital f-v .- short tlnio. Sliico tho war is avir he Is fighting with his comrades fn- his share of tho ''chow," The young soldier hopes to got home soon, but has no means of knowing when. He -was stationed at Bellemo, Franco, when he wrote. MARSHAL I'XCH WILL VISIT U. S. IN MAY, PIIOUNIX, Ailzona, Fob. 2. Marshal Foch, rue ad of tho allied mili tary forces, will visit tho United States during May, according to Juntos Flaherty, supiomo knight of .tho KnlghU of Columbus Flaherty said his information enmo "direct from tho French commission's office In Washington." NT I RIGHT T ADJUST RANGE Right to Legislate Own Ques tions Is Granted BILL IS SUBSTITUTED Hart Arc Down to People of Kntlio State Who Will lie rcriiiittwl to l,ogllntc to Their lieartx Content. (Question of lUiugc (i'rnziiijj Here Can .Now He Srttlel b) Vote. The right or the people of tho var. , lous counties of tho state to legislate, for themselves has enequlvocally been handed to them, if the bill Just passed by the legislature proves to be good Iiw. it Is under this act that Klam ath County can rcgulnte the range question. Representative .Merry man first Introduced a bill in the house, which "authorized and empowered tho legal voters of Klamath County to Initiate legislation regulating herding, grazing and pasturage of sheep and livestock." This bill took the placo of his original bill, which limited the grazing of sheep within one mile of a homestead or posses sory claim. The Spnte, however, threw down the bars and left the thing wldo open, bo that the people of any county in the state can legis late to their heart's content. The Dill follews: Section 1 The people of every, county are hereby authorized to enact, ' amend and repeal all local laws fori their county by Initiative and refer-. .endum process. The method of pro-f . ceduro In the use by tho people of. any county of these powers is pro-1 vldcd by Sections 3470 to 3485 of. I Lord's Oregon Laws, and amendments i 1 uiuruut. iuuhiuk uiieuuvu iue nun- ativo and referendum powers reserved t 10 uiu peupie ny aeuuuns i .iihi m oi Article IV of the Constitution. VISITS BROTH KK HKRK Martin Lavcnlk, a brother of Councilman Mike Lavcnlk Is In tho clt on a visit from Camp Grant, Illi nois from which he has just been dit- i charged and Is on his way to Juneau, GETS SAD NEWS BROTHER'S DEATH The bad news of tho death of Cap tain Kberlo Kuykendnll, brothor of Circuit Judge D. V. Ku.vkendnll was rccolved by cablegram horo today. No details of tho causo of tho young of. fleers death vvero given, Tho deceas ed was In the Ambulance Coips and had boon In tho son lec sinco shortly after tho outbreak of tho war. His othoi brother, Cnptnln Robert Kuy kendall who l.s also in Fraiuo, wired the sad nows. HACK FROM OHIO. Mr, and Alls. Hurrj C. Tlchnor who have boon vUiting relatives nnd fi lends in Ohio since late In Decern ber have returned to Klamath Coun ty to bo leady for spring ranch work. Mr. Tlchnor oporatos a laige ranch In Langoll Valley. HKRK TO XUKSK MOTH LIS, Mrs. Ruy Court has at rived from San Francisco to bo with her mother Mis. Joe Mooro, who has boen HI for some tlmo at her home on West Main Street. Mrs, Moore has had a sovoro slogo of Illness, but Is now reported to be improving steadily. MILLS ADDITION MEETING There will bo a mooting of tho poo plo of the Mills Additions tomorrow evening, when tho question of vtho sower system will bo dlscussod. Ev ery resident and property owner Is expected tb bo present. SILVER TEA ON NEXT SATURDAY The fit st ukc of tho new Ktore room which H. N. Moc Is fitting up' as an addition to the Woman's Store in the White Uulldlng will bo made by the ladles of the St. Paul's Eplsco pal Otilld, who plan to glvo a sliver ton and cooked food sale there, March first The ladles are going to hae all kinds of good things for sale ao they aiwajs do at these affairs They win serve tea and wafers to those of their customers who have time for this re.' frcshment. POW ER TARIFS BEND, Fob. 24. Rates paid b the city of Bend and those charged the Brooke Stanlon Lumber Conn pan b the Bend Water, Light & Power company are being made Hie subject of an Investigation now be gun by the city government. Charges made by R. P. Minter, member of the Bend council, that the city lg paying $3480 a jear for 45 horsepower while the lumber 'com pany Ls giving only $3600 'for 200 horsepower, prompted the rate in quiry. T. H. Foley, manager of the power company, said the -apparently lower rate allowed the mill is possible because the current Is furnished .t:i der 2300 volts, eliminating the cost of transforming and distributing. Foley has turned over all his books and records to the committee con ducting thi Investigation. TELFORD NOW HAS TANK OF HIS OWN Harry Telford, who recently ope rated the Telford Brotheis garage m this cltj and who has lately removed to a ranch in the Klamath Basin, bought ono of the Fordson tractors Saturda and drove It home towing a lumber wtfgon piled high with various ranch supplies. A sight of this kind is still veiy unusual here and Harry from a sh")"t distance away looked like he mlg'it be riding a saddle pony and towing the big load through the mud. Tho now tractors arc about the size of 3 Shetland pony and are built on tl.o lines of a bull pup. Harry says thy refused to let him drive a tank over in France and so ho has got one of his own thnt he will drive when lie pleases. ATTORXr.V RKTCR.V.. Attorney Walter C. Van Binon hn returned from a business tilp to Salem. ELKS OFFICIAL Hit! TIME OUTLINED FOR TUCKS. DAY MlillT. ELKS ANNUAL HALL FRIDAY. CONVENTION' ROOSTER PUBLISHED I Arrangements uic being mado b tho Klamath Falls Elks Lodgo" for tho visit noxt Thursday of District Deputy Grand Exaltod Killer Chalks Bergraff who will come to Inspect tho work of tbe lodge. A clasb of sovon br moro candidates will bo put through at this tlmo and a big tlmo Is scheduled for tho ovon Ing. Good refreshments and a pio gram Is being plannod for tho occa sion. A mooting of tho otflccis Is called for tomorrow night nt the Tom plo to discuss special nmttois iclat Ing to this mooting. Friday night will also bo it big night In Klkdom as that Is tho oc casion of tho Elks Annual Ball which is ono of tho main social events of the ycui In local society. Tho first edition of the 1019 Con vontlon Booster ts now off tho Pi ess. It ls bilm full of breozy stuff boost ing Klamnth Falls and the big Stuto Convention to bo hold here next sum. mor. s N H TN IN I (Mirllf rM AW a a . U WIS IN GAM CONFLICT BROUGHT OUT p 11 n e oraaDury s former Stand Is Made Clear ELDER'S VIEW GIVEN GovcriinHiit representative -, Signed Con tract Aith Power Com pan) .Vrglntcil to Instruct Project Mmiiigpi- lo Submit Proposition to KI.iiiimIIi Water t'sers. Hero Is the documentary evidence as to where Mr. Bradbury stood on the California-Oregon contract when he was on tbe board of directors. The charge has been made by Mr. OfSeld and a few- others that he made no move to prevent the consummation of this contract, and that It Is to be re gretted Mr. Elder "Is not alive -to prove the hypocracy of Mr. Brad ' bury's stand." J The reader of the Herald are urged. J to read Mr. Elder's statement. His signature to this statement has been erlfled by the secretary of the Wa ter Users Association, so It cannot be questioned by anyone, honestly or dishonestly Special attention is also called to the statement made by Mr. Davis, to the effect that he "neglect ed" to Instruct Mr. Camp to'take this matter up with the Association. This "oers!ght" is costing the people dearly The Washington authorities did not "neglect" to try and get through n resolution forever separ ating the power, power possibilities and other valuable assets from the project Mr Bradbury's statement follews: 1 understand that some of those . who oppose the Irrigation District ininini. vvith tho Water Users in tho action as submitted to the voters of tbo district are continuing to circu late the report that 1 represented the Water Users in the contract betvvoen the United States and the California Oregon Power compiny. Some have also expressed the wish that tho lato Albert E Elder was living, inai i.o could explain what rights tho Water Users of the project had under the association contract with the govern ment I am submitting two letters written by tho director and chief engineer of tho reclamation service, Mr. A. P. Davis, and one by Mr. Elder, which explains tho connection of the direct ors of the association and myself in regard to tho contract between tho Secretary of tho Interior and tho Cal-ifornla-Oregou Power company! "Department ut Interior. United States Reclamation Service. Wash ington 1) C, March 7. 1917: "Olhce of Director, Mr It. E. lirad- uur Kl -math Falls. Oregen: Jlv Dear Mr Bradbury: .our telegram of March 3d has been received requesting copy of lease of Keno canal "On March !xd wo t.ent to tho Pro ject Manager copy of t"6 contract with tho California-Oregon Power companv which has been executed by tho Secietarv of Interior on February 24th together with an extra copy to ho hand! d to the Water Users Asbo- C " '"his doubtless has beeu delivered and will In avuilablo for our oxaml n itlon "Verj trul, -our.. p "Director ami Chief Engineer," Department of Interior. United States Retlnmatlon Service, Wash ington. D C. April 3. 1017. "Mr II E Hradburj, Klamath Falls, Oregon rMIIimvoSwcolvcd a letter dated Manli SOtli from Project Manager Camp In which in speaking of tno power contract, ho sajs: , He thinks ou (Mr. Davis) sen on January 30 a copy for him (Brad bury) through mo (Camp), and that I, wishing to avoid an) Intcrfor onco f.om the Water Users, failed to glvo It lo him." L . ,Uh in discussing this contract with Mr Rosborough, I grossed iM m him repeatedly that pbW hw to bo bubmltteil lo im ""'". rr and jsociatlon before being signed, and (Continued on page- m m. m Ml P M mi imi r