' lg iEuntim, Herald OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH FAUjJ Thirteenth Year No. 3,569 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919 j' Mefdrf' DilGAN STARTS IT FIR PAT I OH CONTRACT POISON CLUB IS FORMED LAST EVE A (Milium rliili was organized liint ICE BREAKS UP IN UPPER LAKE Tln Ico which linn hound tlio big m t evening at l.niio I'ini) school Ikiiimii Iii Uppor Klumatti l.ako Hlnco tlto holl-l tlio Kliiiniith IIiinIm ut which n largo .days Ih how broken up, according to iniiithnr of farmers wnrc present mid rtiporlH from Hhlpplngtnn todny end J It wan I nd I en I (id that n dntiirinliiad although there nrn Ntlll big flocN (ffort will lm itiiiiln to exterminate flouting nround It In sufficiently open mm mined PROMINENT INDIAN HURRAH! HURRAH! TAKES BRIDE HERE HOAGLAND'S HOME t TANK AID HP Move to Put Other Contetti Aside for Preterit IMMENSE SUM ASKED tlin Hiiilri(il cnt which ha been itiirti n limullciip to tlio farmers here, C. V. I.owIh was chosen Secretary of, tlin nnw organization A Urge sup Ply of strychnine for mixing with tlut Kraln hits liocn icrclved hy County Agent K. II Thomas ami It Ih expert nd that other organizations will hu foruicil In different pnrtit of the Couii ty at mi early date. Ih Cut mi Court Hoimc ItETUKN FltOM PltEHNO Mr .and Mrs. It. A. Alfurd of IK Connor avenue, urn hack from Fres- rM ",n nti mid other California points, whom Mliwlloii Tmlii) ) Ai'llon I'llwl hyjiiioy tinvu heen Mpendlni; the pant t'imtnieliir Iiikiii f" IM,047.I for the free pnsHiigo of boils. IIAfK TO WALLA WALLA. Mm, George V. Perkins mid Mi 4. lii.rry (iiocnbnlgh loft today for tholr I in at Walla Wallu, Washington I nftnr n short visit at tlio home of .Mr and Mm, C. II. Clcndennlng In Hot Spilngs Addition. T TTT Ana T Miller, a well known enter- The promised hoom In tho Klam prislng Indian of the Klamath Indian ath country can now proceed with all reservation was ycHterday united in due decorum and dispatch. Mrs. j marriage here with MIhh Altu E. ho- Nate Ottcrbeln received a telegram , hart. Iloth are residents of the Val- this morning from Camp Mills, Nowj nnx district, and will make their fu- York, stating that Loulo Hoagland Iture home there on the ranch of the arrived there last night from France, I groom. The ceremony was perform- and would be home in Klamath Falls Name of Klamath Now Limelight Over Oregon rd by Justice N. J. Chapman. in I HETIJUX TO HEDDIXO. PORTLAND WAKING UP .winter. Alleged Hue Him List of Defnul. unit l Long. Another of the iiiiiny suits to bo In ititutcd in the mint limine i-ontrover. ,y m filed today with the county cterk It In brought by "J. M. Doug in Comtinny. a co-partnership, conslst Inrof J M DoiiKUti mid It. K. Chris man, u m piiiliicrithlp, and J. M. DouRiui, Mi Klnmnlh County, a coun ty of tho State of Oregon, It. II. Ilun. nrll, llurrell Short mid Asn Kordycn. Itune Hi In- iniiNlltutllig the county rourt of Khimiith County, (' It. Do Up, fount y Clcik of mid county, 0, K. Van Itlpcr, county ttnasiiiiir of ,iill enmity. John Konnts, Frank Ward, Clin LoninU, Marlon Hunks, Frank McCornm-k and K. K. MrCliir en. The complaint In a voloinliioux do cument, consisting of twenty-throe (uneiof .illcKiitoiu mid sixteen pages of exhibit It In a complete history, chronologically slated, of all steps leading up to dm letting of the con tract lo the J M I'nugmi Company for tht erection of the structure) on Dlork 3f. The miming nf John Knouts, Frank Ward mill ('has. I.nomls us defend ants Is a strategical move on the part of Hie plaintiffs attorneys, and It It tin n ii for the purpose of virtually merging the suits Inxtituted by these men Into the present, or holding them In ulieyaiiie until this suit It finally disponed of by the courts. In the prijei of the plaintiffs, nn Injunction Is nuked i entraining Ihe rounty court from ordering or direct ing the iMiiiitue of warrants against the special courthouse fund for any purpose iithor than tho pnymont of 192, C47 OH, (he amount alleged to bu "till due nn the contract for the orce-. tlon of the building on block 3fi: re training the county clerk from drawing such warrant mid tlio county trcuiirer from paying same; restrain jig tho defendants, John Koont.i, Krmk Wiir, ,uii elms. LooinU from further pioxecuting the suits and nc tlom Instituted by them until furlhej Tiler of the uiiitt. The- Plaintiffs further ask 'for a "torec. decreeing (but the plaintiffs' fonflact N n Mill, I contract; directing "e county mint and county officers lo accept tho muithoiiso built iindor "W contract to pay thorofor tho "ianeo dim, 02,B47.!5; roqulrliiK no county to dnw warrant on tho "Pcclol courtlioiisti fund for that '"m; the rlmk lo issue Mifd wnr lat and the treiiHiiror to pay It. Ono of t)l0 ,,f nllngutlons In tho wmnlalnt and the ono tint will eay ho tho crux of tho suit. It that ,' ""',,',t wn9 nirrled out under " i ronton or b. K. McClnrqn. tho tl , n0t """ "K,'"t of "' nyi ' nil nf the vvork was npprovod hy " nil tlmt ho Issued to tlio con- "'tor jl0 ,!, (.m.ft.al0 n ,,. ,, t l""l,l,l,B "n l,ol""f or m:v da.vci: i.vntoiivi:i Mr. and Mrs. I'oluson left this morning for their home at IloddliiK , U'B 'rtli"l IhilUoi lcotc Ijirgc; fnllfornln. after a short visit at the ,. lo Klnniiith Nnils After Npcech of Baldwin and Collins at Chamber of Commerce Mrcllii,;. HentUiiciit Strong fur Cutoff. HTOItK KKIT,HU8V Tlio "Jurz Jig" Is the latest dunce, mid this will bu limited for the Mrst time at the d.ince to bu given at Houston's next Monday evening, March 17th. Special arrangements have been made by Mr. Fred Kllleu duhl to teach this dance to a number of tho dnucnrs, and thesu will Intro duce It that livening. It will he as simple and as graceful us the uiliiu ntto anil was there ever a more beautiful, graceful dance than thu mliiuettu? In addition To this innovation, re freshments mid punch will bo served home of I., I,, McDanlels. sisiH i nrnr Tiirnniv- n r-B m 111 111 I ULaUUIII I I Dr. A. A. Soule makes the folio. v- Ing birth announcements. Mr. and Mrs. Lester St. Johns of Mills Addi tion, March 12th, n boy; Mr. and Mrs. Ilurke, Shlpplngton, March 13th, a hoy; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ross Wilson of tho Olenc district, March Hth, a girl. HITKIIVIKOK HHJHWAV l-'HOM AM. Senator Ilaldwln and George T. I f I... i ..... . r i wuiuns 01 .iicuioru jweiu aiiur run- land with hammer and tongs at tho meeting of tho Chamber of Coin- 1 morcc Monday. Following are tho COMING FOIt Ilia j roports from tho Telegram and The Jeurnal: MKKTlMi. MKNI I'AIITH OK SOUTH- i:it.V OltlttiON Wll.I. IIK IIKItK As the time draws near for tho If n vote were taken in Klamath county, 90 per cent of the voters would bo found to favor annexation of that county to California, accord ing to Judge T, Baldwin, of Klamath Falls, who was the chief speaker be fore tho members forum of tho Port land 0hi'n:U-r of Commerce yester CITT MERCHANT TTII WOMKX OF CITV V1Mj KIXIL'K TO GUAM) SPUING OI'KXIXG OV roi'UI.AIt MKKCHANT WHO HAS MAIK IHG KVTKXSIOX .big road meeting hero next Tuesday ' &ay. The same situation prevails in . - ..fnl.. ...111. .tin ...a.hI.avu r Via I3l.it.. 1 .lfA anH Inplfann onimlliM lii anlfl hand Is preparing special music for tho occasion, chief nf which will he Irish melodies, with their appealing lilt Other special features will bo announced Inter 1 E IN night with tho members of the Stato.Uake and Jackson counties, he Bald. Highway Commission the Intorctl, s sentiment has been caused ,.,,..,,, i largely by the f a that these coun grows keener and the latest Indict- MpHav, een npected by the state Hon of the way developments hco nnd particularly Portland ho said. The are being watched from tho outside. business men and residents in that i- !,.. ,.i ..l..,.i i.i- 1,1. ... section want to transact business with ..U T...V lil' .U-, WJ ..... ....,.. L.. J lUlilUIlU UUl 1I1C I1U1V ll hU"U W,t- tary It. C. (Jrocsbeck of the Klam ath County (!ood KoatU Asoclatlon to tho effect that Supervisor Foulkes ncctlng highways or no railroads in this direction. What they want Is the construction I T BALDWIN inf MlHklvnu Countv is to Im nroscnt at ' ' wnat ls known as tho Natron cut- of Siskiyou Uiunt) is to bo present s . ff connoctlng Oakrldge with Kirk, the mooting. The messngo Is sent by dIgtnnC0 of approximately 00 miles. itirrcitMNt; i.ixjisi.atou wii.i, .MITTKK OF I'HOMl.VI-.NT MKS the northorn Ciilllornln Counties As ' ....m1...Iah a ...i..i.f nl ...UHMUndnn tt nULlllllUll, U lunvilUI UlAHIHfcHlluu " flvo coiinires In northern Cnllfornlai which has performed wonders In get ting new highway improvements in .1 i inn pun 01 mil mine aim .'iiiuu uui IIK GKKKTKM AT IIKI'OT OX HIS expressed Itself as most anxious to I cooperate with Klamnth in nn un AltltlVAIi TOXICIIT IIV COM- excelled road system for pleasure and 1 rommorclnl purposes. Thero will also bo repri-sentntlvos from l.ako County and from many of tho outsldo districts In Klamath To Wolcomo Senator Ueorgo T..Conty nt ,ho big mooting whlcn Ilaldwln on his return from the ses- wm without doubt bo tho biggest slim of legislature and his lutor visit rond gathering ovor hold in Klamath lo Portland, where ho bus been doing Count):. ,HKi:i.U'ATKKHHX "I'K.MXG IS imiiAYKI). Tl'o houHeivifo wh ,u4ioon look- M XhT '" ",0 Wlnnok arocot-y, th.ui v""1 ""I'HOBod to hnppon h.flr,h'nI,hnvoUfowdoB hllnr. , 'l0l'ly ls ,IUo t0 I"0 rrlw? . tw" ""imrtnnt factors to ram.o ,.' l""u ''"" l''o oloctrlc In Mm . ' ",0 ol'ctccl to ho horo sonio very effective work In bringing! tho needs of tho Klamath district to tho attention of tho poworful,forcns, ii committee) of representative busl uoss men will he at tho depot this evi.nlni;. II was Mrst expected that Senator Ilaldwln would cumu In noxt week, with tho members of tho high I way commission, but ho has made a i change In his plans. j 'I ho reception this evening is in tho, liiilure of appreciation to tho luglsla-. tor for his tireless efforts in making It legally posslblo to creato pormi- mint highways throughout this dis trict, which' will ninko posslblo com mercial relations with other parts of Oregon and bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars of tourist mon ey each year. History is going to bo mndo at this meeting nnd those who do not attend will bo the ones who arrive too Into to get into the Hall. COUNTY AGENT II M NEW BAPTIST PASTOR HERE AGIIIClUrUltlHT TAKKS OVKH SMAMi THACT OF VAMJAHI.K IlllllGATKO IiAXI) XKAR TOWN A XI) Wllili llUllil) HOMH KMMAXUDIi HAI'TIHT CHUIICH Mi;.MIIi;itH CAM POIITIiAXI) MAX TO LOCAIi, PUI.PIT. IMS TOIIS I A.MIIiV COMING nn tn 1. --...1. . . Wed..:..:' '""m ",0 opening not b ..." nt wll"''li time thoro will houkoel '" U,u crlmlnthiB I"r " wnr of Home cook- 'f Ul most oxnctlutf, Thn mombocH of tho Ibptlst church hnvo celled Hoir. W. L. Wilson of Poitlui.d to bocomo IXxttle pustor for a yaar. Mr. Wilson prcachoil two sormnns liiBt Sunday. After tho evening sorv Ico, tho members gnvo him n unmil inons voto to bocomo tholr pastor. Mis, Wilson uud son Hurry, will Join Mr. Wilson In a, fow wooks. Mr. Wilson cornea with flno recommenda lions from other places ho haB served, The announcement that K. II. Thomas, tho now County Agricultur al Agont has purchased a flvo acre tract on tho Altamont ranch taking In tho corner by tho canal, nt tho In torboctlon or tho Merrill road, nnd will elect n. modern bungulo and oth er buildings necessary for raising chickens on n lurgo acalo, was mmM this morning at his office In tho I.oomls Building. Mr. Thomas fools that if ho can get Interested in u limited way himself, ho will bo In a hotter condition to work out tho agricultural problems whloh ho Is to help tho farmers solvo, Mrs. Thomas, who has had great KmmmiuU .success in chtckeu production Is anx. inns to undortako this work In Klam ath County with her husband. , OFF FOIt SOUTH. Mr. and Mrs, H. H, Edmunds left thlB morning for Vroka where they will visit friends and relatives. Mr. Kd m 11 nds expocts to go on to San Francisco and bo gone 'about two weeks, Mr. Edmunds will remain uway about two1 wsoks, end more good highways to tho north und west. "This Is n great opportunity for you," ho continued. "Iluild this little gsp of railroad, known as the Natron cutoff, and you will bo nblo to con trol the situation. Business should como this fcay, but It will not come until the transformation facilities are provided." Geo. T. Collins, of Medford, mndo a red-hot talk, re-iteratlng much that Judge Baldwin had said and adding that tho residents of southern Ore gon nro not bluffing when they threaten to be annexed to California unless relief Is given them. In suggesting remedies to appease the bad feollng of tho southern part of the state against tho remainder of Oregon, W. G, McPherson said that thn Chamber of Commerce should back morally and financially a prop osition to build tho proposed railroad. C. I.. (Farmer) Smith, ngrlcultur- Ht of tho O.-W. It. & N., moved int a committee of three be appoint, cd by the board of directors of tho Chamber of Commerce to go to Klam ath county and innko nn Investigation tc determine what shall be done to meet tho wishes of residents of that section. The motion was unanimous ly carried. On motion of Marshall N. Oann tho board of directors was requested to utllize'lts full strongth to bring about tho construction of tho road from Oak fUdge to Kirk to connect Portl.ind directly with Klamath Falls by rail. That tho full power of tho Chamber Of Commerce should be put back of tJie building of tho Natron cutoff V And that tho Chamber of Com merce should be represented by an investigating committee of three in Southern Oregon These woro tho recommendations of tho members' forum of tho Cham ber of Commerce to tho board of di rectors of that body Mondny, follow ing such a verbal excoriation from two Southern Oregon business men ns the business men of this commun ity hnvo possibly nover hoard from before, , .Judge Goo. T. Ilaldwln, state sena torial representative from a nunrtor of Oregon's area, declared that 90 per rent of tho people of Klamath county would voto to socedo and he- como a part of California If given tho opportunity. Ho charged this nttl tudo to Portland's apathy. Goo, T, Collins, Southern Oregon representative of a focal business house, sild that "Stato or Portland" Is the ironic term applied to this city bv those who believe that affairs out side the corporate limits of Oregon's metropolis but slightly Intorest tho peoplo therein. PLKASKD WITH KLAMATH Mrs, J, V, Kaler, who has been visiting at tbo.horuo of ber son, C, W, Kaler for the past two weeks (oft this morning for hor homo at Red Hluff, California, This Is hor first vjslt here and she Is rgeatly pleased with Klamath County; Like dropping into a fairyland em bowered with Alabama smllix, pussy willows, carnations and other cut flowers, with the air filled wlt'i the perfume of welcoming fragrance is the sensation one will feel when n terlng the Woman's Store Saturday for its formal Spring opening. Weeks of work and planning, remodelling, painting, decorating all to please tho eye and serve the esthetic taste of "Our Lady Beautiful," have bepn rewarded in the giving to ICInmath Falls its most modern business es tablishment devoted entirely to cater ing to the necessities and luxuries of women of this territory. Mr. H, N Moo has reason to welcome lib pat rons In n spirit of pride, for he Ins done wonders in transformation and the result of his labors iudlcHte care and Judgment. The room that formerly anoTored for all of tho business of the f.tore is now devoted entirely to piece goods, embroideries, ribbons nnd the like, with roidy to wear house gar ments occupying tho center of the establishment iindor the new arrange ments. The new space, that has been added is devoted to ready-to-wear, street, evening nnd party dresses. also cloaks, suits and the lovely new capes and dolmans being shown by this store. These are kept in dust proof cabinets, which occupy tho front part of the room. Immediately back of this ls the Infants department an innovation for Klamath Falls. Here is to be found everything ne cessary for the infant, and In tho selection of the articles in this de partment Mr. Moo has loft nothing out that is necessary to place It on a par with the very best to be found In similar departments in the stores of the larger cities. Hack of the In fant's Department Is the rest room, suitably furnished for the comfort nnd convenience of the patrons of the store. Tho cashier nnd accounting depart, ment of tho store has been removed from the main floor to tho mezzanine in the rear. Cash and bnudle carriers liavo beon Installed nnd all business and package wrapping Is cared for In this up-to-tho-minuto mnnner. Tho changes that have been mndo places this store In tho very front rank of tho business establishments of the stato, and in no city on tho Coast is thero to bo found u storo with more perfect nppolntmentB for tho efficient and intelligent serving of tho public. Just as soon as the Lord and Uncle Sam would permit. The telegram was very brief, and probably It was fortunately so, for If It had been a lengthy one, and had caused excite ment in proportion, there's no telling what would have happened at the Oregon House. . Everett McCollum arrived at the same time, and It ls thought that Billy Weeks and Joe Skelton arc in the same bunch, as these boys were all connected with the 13th Aero Squadron ,and have been together nearly the whole two years they have been in the service. INCOME TAX HIjAXKS HKHK. The First National Bank today re ports that a large number of Income tax blanks have been received and that the supply is sufficient to ac comodate any who may wish to use them. FORCES! 1 EflSTEflN GHIMR INDIAN CONFESSES JL'DGMKXT Foster Barkley, an Indian of the Klamath reservation, this morning confessed Judgment in the court of N. J. Chapman to an action recently brought by Belle Skeen tor the amount or $139.30. MM BRINGS UNTIES T RESIDEXTS OF UI'PKH KLAMATH UASIX HOLD BIG MEETIXG AT FOItT KLAMATH WILL AT TKMPT TO ALTEH PLANK ORPHEUS REOPENS TOMORROW NIGHT The property Owners of tho Upper Klamath Basin held a mass meeting In the hall at Fort Klamath Tuesday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock, and lasting until long after midnight. E M. Leever presided. The proposed dam across Link Riv er and the resulting raising ot Upper Klamath Lake, was the topic or dis cussion. Tho meeting was .arranged by S. A. and F. G. Brown of Crystal. Tho residents of the valleys around the lako for some time have been dis cussing the effects that would be pro duced by the construction ot this dam, but had not as yet taken any definite action before Tuesday night. S. A. Brown, who had spent several days in Klamath Falls, Investigating the matter, was tho principal speaker of tho evening. In his remarks he outlined the effect the proposed scheme of raising Upper Klamath Lake would have, and suggested means ot causing the plan to be al tered. Several committees were ap pointed who went Into immediate counsel, nnd produced results which will' be published later. Yankees Said to Have lujm ed Jap CobmI FEELING RUNS HIGH .Serious Ilesulu From TraMe AjM Caused by Disorderly Yaakea rM tilers nt Tien Tula Aagry HsikiM Parade Japanese Qjuttcn aid At taik All In Their Path. PEKIN, March 14 American Mar- lnes have raided the Japanese con cession at Tien Tiin, forcing their way Into the Japanese conautate tad assaulting the consul, according to dispatches received here today. The trouble ls said, to hire oeen caused by rough treatment firtn Am erican soldiers who became disorder ly in the Japanese quarter. The Japanese soldiers drove the Ameri cans out ot the quarter .wttk fixed bayonets wounding two ot torn ser iously. The next day two hundred aagry marines, when off duty paraded thru the Japanese concession and attacked every Japanese they raconatered. It U alleged that wbea they retched the consulate, they made an entrasce for cibly and attacked and seriously in jured the Consul. The consular body is now deliberating on measures to restore normal conditions. It is said that the feeling Is now running high at Tien Tain. Tien Tsin is a treaty port meaHJ miles southeast of Kekln and k CM nected with it by rail. It hu a Chin ese Navy Yard and Naval School. The population is about 750,000: WASHINGTON, D. C, March 14.. Minister Reinlscb, at Pektn, has noti fied the state department of the cUeh between the American troops and the Japanese policemen and tome eW iuns at Tien Tsin. A secretary has been sent there to investigate the matter. There was.no mention male of a raid on the consnl, reported-t Pekin. The officials here refused to dis cuss the matter, and said that it the Japanese consulate was violated, the offenders would certainly be pun ished and an apology made. J Tho consulate is located In a saJocm nnd restaurant section of the eKy, whore brawls are not Infrequent. W I TO EXTEpFORT WOULD WIDE COMMUNIST RE VOLUTION NOW CONTEMPLAT ED. NEW IXTEHXATION COM M1SSIONEII CHOSEN Tho Orpheus which has been closed since last September will bo reopened to the public tomorrow ntght under new management. Tho Mutual Re leases service, ot films mo to be shown at this theatre and It Is expected that other lines will be addod, Tho house has been lomodelod and, put in better shup to rocelvo the public, cow, LONDON. March 14, The Rus- slan Soviet with a vlow to promoting a plan for a world wide. Communist Hovoiution, lias appointed a new min ister to bo known as tho "Internation. al Commtssarle", a dispatch say, Tho new official ls a Swiss named Moor and is a groat friend of Lenlne and Trotsky. He has been visited with unlimited financial nnd political powers at Mos U. OF O. GLEE CLUB j COMING TO KLAMATH Tho University of Oregon Glee club composed of eighteen member? is to be In Klamath Falls from Eu gene on March 24th and J5tB,.BB a rare treat ls assured for those who take advantage of this attraction. ' The expense of bringing the Cluh in is heavy and It would probably not have been undertaken had It not been for the wide desire on the part, of the poople to have It. Tne.school, authorities have announced them selves as eager to help In the ! of tickets and several local orgsnl; zatlons who believe that this eW of talent should be brought to tW city, will also participate. A. M. lior of the First National B B been instrumental in securing the traction. ' ' 1, EASTOUNTYCATTUX BROUGHT FOR FEEDING Hay in the eastern section of thj county is getting om.fb W according to L.Oerber..Ukn cattleman, who anuouncw ,'. foreman Sykes H.m.k.t -brtajjl 250 steers to be ftatoM I 0 JJ from his ranch in HorseflH also reports that ao- ;t" ' 1 head are being WWfTlSk Spraguo River Valleyjojr tbt MJf purpose by J, B. Mitchell. m ,-B