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WHERE IS GASH
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1919
Price, Five CenU
APPROPRIATION
SUIT FOR STATION
SITE IS STARTED
WILSON TRYING
TO IE PARTS
FARMERS HEP
DF THE MEG
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tfrrlom I'lii'inclal Hlltmtlon Miiit K
Considered AmomlliiK Charter
lo Incrciuio Taxation Ituto In OC
fcrrrt i" Only Solution
At tlm mrotlnB of tlio city council
ll,jt Monday night, I'ollco Judgo A. L.
iLcarltt submlttod for tho conHldoru
Itlon 0f tho mayor nml mninborn of
fine council n llnnnclnl stnlomont for
Fthn city. Tho facts It rovonlod woro
L astounding that Tho Hornld nskoM
f Judfso Lcnvltt to propnro for tho In
formation ot tho taxpayers 01 ino
city an analysis ot HUB aiiuomoni. 11
nrwents ii Hlltmtlon ho HorloiiH (lint
tha analysis furnlHlioil hy JurtRp
Lcavltt will prove of (loop Intorost to
tho people who havo to foot tho
Mil tho tnxpnyorH.
An analysis of tho financial state
ment of tho I'ollco Judgo furnlshea
much food for thought nnd Inciden
tally prompts tho Inquiry "whoro dc
we go from horo?" It Is as follews:
The predicament In whlh tho
Council of this city finds Itself on tho
.M of nronarlnc Its builRot and de
termining tho tax lovy for tlfli noxt
fiscal year of tho city, la nnnlogous to
tho situation of (ho Council of tho
city of I'ortlnnd; In this, that both
are confronted with tho necessity of
reaching decpor. Into tho pockets of
tho taxpayer (ban ovor boforo If tho
growing domands upon tho rlty
treasury nro to bo mot In tho mnn
ner contemplated by tho chnrtora of
tho two cities. Doth cities aro front
ing charter limitation!! onactod In
1913 under what wo nro plonscd to
term normal conditions. Portland's
city council has determined to call a
special election mid submit n charter
amendment raising (he limit ot tax
itlon from 8 to 11 mills which will
produce somothlng llko $Gfi0,000.0l)
iJdltlonal rnvenuo. It Is explained
nai turn additional ninounf ot rovo
iuo Is needed to meet tho Increased
ost of lubor, material and supplies
ind to provide an Increase In tho
alarlcs of city employees nnd olll
lala wlioso compensation Is not flxod
y charter.
"The same explanation could he and
robably will ho urged In supnoit of
nfaraendmont to tho charter of thin
ty permitting on Inciensod tax levy
lilch the report ot tho I'ollco Judgo
emly Indlcatesumut be made It tho
ity's fiances ni to bo kopt on nn
tn keel
iHeghmliig wlth-tho General Fund?
o nolo thai tho fiscal year beginning
mo 1, 1018 and ending May 31.
'19. nponcil with a balnwo of
1(301.75, and closed with nn ovor
aft ot approximately $3,2SG.00.
Taking tho expenditures ot the
Alleging Hint the property Is nec
essary for station, yard, track ami
spur iiltcs, In tho development ot Ha
railway enterprise, tho Oregon, Cali
fornia & Eastern llallrond company
yesterday begun suit In tho circuit i
court agnlnst Agnos Plorco nnd Al-i '
bort II. I'lorco to condemn certain , lTtld.-nt Hope, to IC.I1.1 X.nv In
unlit iiiiineii in mo complaint, sltu
utod In this city.
A tender ot f 1,200 for tho prop
orty Is made by tho plaintiff. II. C.
GroKbock Is attorney for tho com
pany. '
Tho land Is dcscrlbod as I,ots 0.
10, 11 and 12 of Illock 3, nnd Lotsi
8, 0, 10 and 11 of lilock 4, Holllster
addition to tho City of Klamath
Fnlls.
iluxtriiil Con reroute Fiom Unlls
of Now UncIcms Organization,
Hulking Irfibor Group Disbanded
LOSERS ASSERTS
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KANSAS SO
S. F. MAN WILL
MANAGE WHITE
PELICAN HOTEL
Senator Capper Sajs Producers Can
Stand No Further Decrease The
1'ni-mer Gets $8 for Wheat Which
Sliced In Bread Brings IJS387
ROOSEVELT FUND
BEGINS TO GROW
,
(Continued on page 8)
noports from tho chairman of tho
Itooflovelt Momorlal association shrw
Rroat enthusiasm and progress over
tho whola stnto. Tho appeal to
Amorlcttii patriotism through tho
memory ot Thoodoro Itoosovolt, men
nnd womon who nro truo and loyal
Americans nro rallying and becom
ing cnrollod In this all-Amorlcan
movomont.
Uoports from tho country lndicato
that Klamath county Is not going to
bo behind In Its tribute of honor to
Thoodoro Hoosovolt or to tho great
causo Ho worked his wholo llfetlmo
for.
Tho woik of Amorlcnnlsm which
ho stood for as n single man must
now bo pnsscd on to tho men nnd
womon of tho country and they must
carry It on and soo It through.
C. W. Eborloln, county chairman,
is beginning to get vountary roturnB
through the coupon as published in
Tho Hornld.
It is tho dcslro of tho cxocutlvo
committee that this method bp adopt
ed, thoroby reducing tho hihor ncc
CRsury to call personally on oach sub
scriber. i:vory bank In tho city will
receive your hubscrlptlon and you
may savo tuno by stepping Into tho
bank nnd leaving your subscription,
name and uddicss for enrollment.
Tho Women's Itoosovolt Momorlal
association also report satisfactory
progress. Directions havo been 10
celved from tho state superintend
ent of instruction that tho memory
of Thoodoro Hoosovolt shal bo ob
soived by approprlato oxoiciscs in
public schools, dining tho present
week. ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. From
his ,lckbcd in tho White House to
day President Wilson dictated nn-
otiior lettor to tho national indus
trial conferenco In which ho is re
ported to havo urged tho conference
to proceed without tho representa
tives of Inbor in a final effort to
framo some program for tho reestab
llshmont of Industrial peace.
Department of Labor officials aro
rcportod to favor further nction by
tho public .roprcsentnllvo group In
tho hopo that tho program originat
ing with that group will bo accept
able to labor.
Samuel flompcrs, president of the
American Labor Federation, today
reltltorated declarations that it
would bo iiboIcbs for lubor rcpreson-'
tatlves to continue.
After ipreivlng President Wilson's
message Chairman Lane adjourned
tho conference as originally consti
tuted nnd Immediately called mem
bers of tho public representative
group Into session as a new confer
enco. It Is said that tho President may
Increaso tho mohiborshlp of this
group. Organized labor may bo
asked to participate through n,ow
delegates to bo named by tho Pres
ident.
Tho President's aim, It la said, is
to build a now machine from tho
wreck of tho old, which will be
strong enough to bring about
dustrlul pence In this country.
in-
no .JumsnicTio.v,
CLAIMS
DHKKN'DAXT
The case of J. A. Howerth, a gov
ernment cmployo a't tho Klamath
agency, accused by C. S. Hood, resi
dent of tho agcnt:y, of shooting two
mares owned by Mis. Hood, wns con
tinued to Novombor 11 by Justlco
CJufuunn this morning. Tho court
in tho Intel val will consider the de
fendant's iiioUnn foe dismissal of
tho action on tlio ground that it
l.icks Juiisdlction, tho defendant
maintaining that tho United States
com ta havo exclusive jurisdiction
within tho reservation boundaries.
juts. i:. p. IjAWKi;ci2
uxim:kgoi:s ipimjatixi important MKirnxfl oio .
of i:lks toxight
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Airs. K. V. Lawrence, wife ot tno
Pnabytoiinn pastor j, underwent a
soi Ions oporntlou yostordny. Sho
was roportod (o bo doing as well as
inn bo expected by Mr. Lawrence
today, and her condition Is favorable
to spcody locovoiy,
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
FUND
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To the nonsexclt Memorial Association,
C, V. Xbcrlclrj, County Oialnnan,
Klamath Fulls, Oregon." '
1 herowlth subscribe Iho sum of ...
to Ihc IlopsrutT MnsipniAL Fund. ,
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Address 4 .,, t ..,.
'Hie above amount Is Inclosed herewith. v l
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Mi!ccr,,,n." tn'Mio Plnm r f tlin Iloooclt Mcmtirlul AMoclntlon, tlio Hoosovolt
w. 1 1 a! 1'U?J1 "f 13,000,000.00 Is to lie utilized to erect n Nnllonnl ttnniinirnt In
Washington, IVc.j to acquire nnd maintain a pulillo pnrk nt Ojatcr Hay, N. V.,
nr.i.UU '"flelyJtci liHudo Sngamoro Hill, the Iloonovclt linmo. theioln, to bo
I lf.,,vc',lljF8,M"!"it Vernon ami Lincoln's liomo nt bprlwrllelil; nml lo endow
wauonal Society to iierpclunte the principle and Mejls of Theodore Hoo;cclt.
nch .""Itrlbutor to tho fund will reoclvtfn certinonlo of niomborfihlp In tlio
trffivclt .Memorial Association. A cgrtlQcute will ulso bo presented to every
wool contrlbutliiu to tho fund.
lnTi'i I??.0 of evlry contributor will bo placed Jin tho list of names deposited
" me National Monument to be creeled at Wos'iinjtoo, U. C.
I
Harry Allen of Portland, president
of the sUlo Kilts' association, will
bo hoie this evening tomcot local
Blka. Ho h motoring from Ashland
with Wilson, Wlloy, Clarence Undor
wood and Austin Hayden, who havo
baen in Portland to gieot Iho grand
oxaltod litler, ot tho national Elks,
Frank L. Kaino Tho meeting hero
tonight will bo lmpoitnnt, and mom
hois'' aio urged to lay asido othor
business and attond.
&.
UAILKpADS WAXT
HATH 1XCIHUSKS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 23.
The farmers sldo of tho high cost
of HvinR question was presented In
tho Honate yestorday by Senator
Capper, Itepubllcan, of Kansas, who
declared that, while farmers arc
selling their products at a loss in
declining markets, the consumers
aro paying rising prices.
Faulty distribution was blamed
largely ror mis "remarkable spec
tacle," and tho senator urged a
number of remedies to increase pro-
dctlon. Ho deplored tho numerous
Industrial strikes and the small rep
resentation given agriculture In. the
industrial conference.
"Jtemcdj" Hits Gtovvcrs
"In our efforts to get rid of the
high cost of living disease," said
Mr. Capper, "I fear wo are In great
danger of dying ot the remedy. As
a result of Washington's effort to
reduce high prices by breaking down
entirely tho cost of food, we have
the remarkable spectablo of a rise of
1 per cent in tho cost ot living,' co
incident with market drops that arc
putting livestock raisers out of busi
ness and causing serious losses to
other producers."
Illustrating the anomalous situa
tion of farmers and consumers, Sen
ator Capper said farmers are sell
ing their wheat at a loss, adding:
"It takes four and a half bushels
of wheat to make a barrel, of flour.
Tho wheat raiser gets about $8.37
for thQ'w'heat, the milter ? 12.70, the
baker $5S.70, and the hotel keeper
in Washington, as It is doled out in
thin slicesy$5S7.
Livestock Jlen Suffer
Tlio government, through the
grain corporation, Senator Capper
said, profited $23,000,000 at tho ex
pense of farmers last year, the farm
ors selling from 20 to 70 cents less
than the guaranteed price.
"71ie situation of the livestock!
Al. Short, manager of the Wash
ington hotel In San Francisco, has
undertaken tho management of tho
White Pelican hotel hero for tho
Klamath Development company. The
Fleischeckker Interests, largely In
volved in the K. D. control, also
own the Washington hotel, so that
Mr. Short, it Is understood, will
have tho management of both the
local and San Francisco hostelrles.
He will assumo management of the
White Pelican about November 1,
although ho Is now here, having ar
rived last evening to look the situ
ation over.
E. B. Hall, whose five-year lease
oh tho White Pelicanp expired last
July and who has been holding the
management since until a satisfac
tory man could bo found, will devote
his attention to other local hotel interests.
EXPERTS FIND
PINE BEETLES
ARE PLENTIFUL
1
T
T N
FOR SHEEP MEN
Conference in Resolution Avki Stato
Agricultural College to Ilulld Up
Department to Give Trained As
sistance in radlcation
"Klamath Falls, Ore.; Oct. 22.
"The Klamath Wool Growers' as
sociation, representing more than
100 members and an investment In
sheep and lambs of nearly ?2,000,-
000, most earnestly protest against
the proposed importations and auc
tion sales of Australian wool. It
spoils ruin for them. They see In
the proposed sale benefit only for
manufacturers of woolen goods. The
cost of raising sheep and wool Is bo
high that any reduction in price will
simply be disastrous. We ask that
you get busy at once and use every
endeavor to prevent this unjust and
ruinous arrangement from being put
into operation."
Thl foregoing telegram, signed by
the Wool Growers association,
through its president, E. M. Ham
mond, was sent yesterday to Sena
tor. Chamberlain, Congressmen Sln-
nott and Hawley and bthers at Wash'
ington, in an effort, general among
wool growers throughout the coun
try, to head off the proposed sale at
auction in Boston of a great quan
tity of Australian wool, starting in.
a few weeks with the sale of 16,
000,000 pounds and lO.OOO'.OOO
farmer Is even more doploiable," he pounds monthly thereafter.
said. "Farmers aro selling their In response to their telegram, the
grain fed beeves and hogs for less local association this morning re-4
than it costs to produce them, but'celved the following message from
the consuiner finds little or no Congressman Slnnett:
chango In tho price of meat. 'iYour telegram regarding the im-
"Whilo everything a farmer must nortation of Australian wool recolv-
WASIIINGTON, Oe't".)r23k-Mmii1od-stops
nio to bo tnk6hJ,'b' railroad
companies to obtain 'tfn fncreaio in
freight rates, it was announced to
day attar a lengthy conference bo
twron Director Wulter D, nines of
tlio inllroud administration and rep
resentative of tho "'association of
railway executives. Hines roiteu-it-edils
decision not to attempt a gen
oial readjustment of freight lutes
during the period, of federal control.
GICItMAXY IS STILL
1XCIXING TltOUULK
buy demands tho high dollar, tho
price of his commodities, the cheap
est in the market, Is hold down by
a foreign embargo and a' government
guarantee. )
Losses' Aio Immense
"Without visibly helping- tho con
suuieiTwe have brought about a cri
sis in our most fundamental and vi
tal indubtiy by forcing the producer
to accept prices at which he cannot
continue to produce, while he and
the 'consumer aro compelled to pay
prices at which thoy are forced
cut tail the homo demand."
ed and have investigated the matter
here. I am informed by the quarter
master geueral's ofllec that tlie mat
ter is ndt in the handssof any gov
ernment official., in Washington, but
is probably in the hands of the gov
ernment wool administration, .care
of the TJ. S. army supply base, Bos
ton, Mass. Am wiring to this ad
ministration, tho substance of your
telegram and will let you know
when I get further information,"
Attention of Klamath shoop men
to was called to tho situation j ester-
day by a letter from tho president
Citing losses sustained by agrI-!of the California Wool Growers'- ns-
cultur'al producois, Senator Capper) sociation, urging joint action to stop
said the lecent decline in livestock I the proposed salo. Shoop raisers as-
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seit that it the. manufacturers aro
allowed to carry through their pro
STRASBOURG, Oct. 23. A con
spiracy to foment u revolution in
Alsaco and Lorraine to reestablish
an nutomonous republic is assuming
gtentor proportions than was first
anticipated, says 'report hore. Tho
allegod arch conspirator, Koeshlor,
(has confessed, It Is said, to havo
roceived half a million francs for his
Borvices fiom Germany sinco Ins'o
May, . . ,'"' . -
prices hadvcost producers $80,0OQ,
'0t0. ' Livestock glowers, ho said,
i$YQt control' th markets, and, like gram it will force the njajority of
ptner agricultural proaucors, must, local siieep men into oanicruptcy.
accopt-prices. Axed by others.
ROAD BIDS TO BE
OPENED. NOV. 4TH
Tarm wages have doubled, land
values havo r'isen enormously an,d
ovoiy thing the farmer buys, ho said,
has risen from 50 to 300 por cent.
Ampng the remedies suggested by
Ptonnf nr f'nnrini wrni-n it a cm ft mi nP
frt,ni f v,7" ",;: sAuai. 0ro- - 23.-Tho
. ... o- ......... w..v i.ii(,iiuui l.ll., !..! ...Ml
,. ' V UIUIU UlBlimtjr UUIUJIUBBIUU Will
which tends to bear down tho prices
of farm products,"
Wider Jluilccts Urged
"Executive departmonts," he said,
"should seek wider markots for tho
f armor by lifting the ombargo on counties. 'No paving bids are
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open bids at its meeting in
Portland, November J, for 157
nilea ot road improvement in
Baker Crook, DeschutesJ Klam-
ath, Malheur and TJhintilla
wheat mid wheat flour to Europo, by
gxionuing creuit to European gov-v
ornmonts and by lowering ocean
freight intes."
Legislation to free 4ho livestock
producers of alleged control of tho
markots by tho packors also was
urged, by Sonator, Capper, who sug
gested establishment of co-operative
faun soiling agencies.
Included
' In Klamath county the work
includes ' tho Klamath Falls-
Dairy section, 15 mile of grnd-
ing and graveling; Klamath
California line section, 13 miles
of grading and surfacing; Al-
gomasoctlon, 0 miles of grad-
ing and surfnclng.
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Plenty of pine beetles were found
by timber experts of various forest
protective agencies In a trip through
the timber area yesterday, the clos
ing day of the two dsys' conferenco
of forest officials and entomologists
with member of the Klamath-Lake
Counties Fire Projective association
"The gravity of tho, situation baa
not been exaggerated," said Profes
sor W. J. Chamberlain, Oregon Agri
cultural entomologist, on his return
last night. "Two exceptionally long
dry seasons in succession havo giv--1
en the beetles a fine Opportunity for
breeding .ancf they are here In seri
ous numbers."
Got Three Hun Flyers
Professor Chamberlain, during
seven months' service as a flyer on
he German front, distinguished him
self by bringing down three German,
planes. He was not in the business
of getting Germans, being assigned
to photographic and observation
duty, fighting only to save himselt
when th'e enemy attacked. He took
part in all the American offensives
and managed to get through wlth
seven air fights, seven of which ter
minated in Boche funerals.
Professor Chamberlain finds the
western, pine bark beetle a harder
prey. The technical name of the
bug is Deudioctonus BrovLcomis, and
he lives right up to that reputation.
Insignificant in size, he's hard
boiled in action and is credited with
the annual destruction of pine tim
ber in this territory ten times as
great as fire. ' .'
Sanitation Xecdcd
Tho beetle thrives in dead and
semi-dead timber, which offers an
ideal breeding place. In favorable
seasons two broeds are produced. ,
The only remedy so far known Is
tho removal ot all dry or sickly
standing timber from the healthy
foicst and burning it. Burning all
such timber and stumps and slash
ings at the proper season, which is
when the beetles aro In the egg ot
lgrval size, will keep them in cheeky
although it is a slow remedy.
Professor Chamberlain is work
ing on a bacteria, also a fungus,
with which he hopes to inoculate the
'beetle, colonies with disease, but has
met with only partial success so far..
The wasp family are sworn enemie3 v
of the beetle and kill some but not
enough to count much', for the
beetles multiply rapidly under fa
orable conditions.
If funds aro available the Oregon
Agricultural college will probably
put a trained entomologist at work,
in this territory to study the beetle
utfder local conditions and direct
,the campaign against it.
Adoxit Resolution?
Before adjourning tho conference
adopted a set of resolutions on for
est needs, as follews:
"In view of the importance of the
forest industry In tho State of Ore
gon, and tho largo percentage tf tho -
taxes of the stato paid by said la-
uusiry, una sinco. insect depreda
tions in tho timber ar?,inJertaln
localities a decided monaco,? wp fool
tliat greater attentfon, should bo
given to forest entomology jn tlle
state. Wo, therefore, urge the Ore
gon Agricultural college to build up
a strong department of ,forest ento
mology and through such depart
ment lend assictnuco to owners otr
timber in the stato in control ot In-,
sect depredations,
3 Flro Loss Serious ' i
"In-.vlow of the sorious Area wiitM,
hiccurfdd in Oregon the past season'
ana tno expense; involved in fight
ing saldjlres, it is apparent that the
appropriation for protection ot Ore
gon and California grant lands will
no.t bo sufficient to pay tho pro rata'
sharo of cost of protection of said" "
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