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Thirteenth Year--No. 3765
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IS SUBJECT OF
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Council DIucumm Hewer Unit Need
at Icngth Elect lull Propaganda
' I'lanncd Four HlroctH ,Uii For
Acceptance nt Next Meeting
Tbe council's session last njght,
for tho first tlmo In sovoral wooks,
u without an attending delegation
.,, of Eighth street proporty owners.
prowstanw against " iiuywb i"
tlei of tho Warren Construction
,compny. If the war Is not ovor,
apparently a truco is declared and
contractors nnd residents oro taking
a breathing spell. 8omo surprlso
leeWd manlfost bocnusono ono wan
da bond to carry tho discussion
further.
J'Tho only way whoroln the Unrren
Brew, figured In tho dollboratlonB of
the council was In tho ntntter of a
claim for I97.C0 for moving rock
from Crcscont avonuo. Aftor a
lengthy discussion tho bill was laid
over for furthor Investigation. It
appeared from tho contractor's
presentations of tho morlts of tho
claim, that they had no other place
to ttoro tho rock, so they dumped It
on Crescent avonuo until It was
needed. Tho claim, tboy assort, Is
for tho (font of hauling It elsowhorc.
On tho other hand It was claimed
that when they dumped tho rock on
Crescent they needed rock on Pine
and might as well taken It dlroctly
' there and 'saved tho extra 'handling.
The council thought It well to hold
the bill for examination.
Jt' Sewer) Is needed.
. J. H. Garrett opened a discussion
of sower 'problomH by' calling
attention to tho lack of soworago on
Sixth street from Oak stroct west.
He said ho would llko to got up a
petition for sowerlng tho street and
wanted to know (f It could bo In
cluded In. tho. bond Issuo to bo voted
November 28. Tho city attornoy
said that It would bo Impossible to
Include any now work In tho fifth
kunlt, for which tho bonds aro pro
posed,tuwlthout rondvortlslng, which
might hold the work up fbr n year
as It could not ho accomplished In
tlmo for tho election. It was con
cluded that tho only way Sixth
street could havo sowers at this
tlmo would bo by to property
owners bearing tho cost. Tho
council, howevor, favored a sower
tor Slxthstroot. Tho lack of sowers
there canto as a surprise to most of
them.
Naturally tho next stop was dis
cussion of tho fifth sowor, unit, tho
Proposed bond Issue project, which
will serve Mills and Hot Springs
addition. Mayor Strublo said that
thero was criticism that tho sowor
, did not cover tho whole district, but
, In order to get tho sower this yoa'r
he advocated coiner through Willi
f the unit as at present mapped out
and adding tho outlying districts,
later. "
Dr. A. A. Soulo, city physician,
ald he had a lottor from tho state
engineer, in whtclrthe lattor approv
ed the septic tank, but said It was
aa antlquatod type. Dr. Soulo said
the sower plan was not comprehen
sive enough and should tako in.
woro of the industrial district, nnd
abort streets that havo' not been
taken in, maintaining that these
would bo a monace to tho general
.j-oaun or tno cityns breeding places
wr disoaso if loft unsewored.
Tho mayor 'explained that the
r,'t budget contemplated somo
ewer extension and thoro would bo
a fund for' aiding " construction
whero conditions pointed to tho
nt pressing neod. He said it
had taken tho councif nearly a year
' bring tho sewer plan to present
wolopmont, that th"e progress had
wen open to discussion afall times,
d he believed in going ahead wjth
the present plan, if the yotors ratify
we bond issue, and make additions
'ater. ..
' Concrete plant tall
Christian Spies, manager of the
voncrete pipe company of P'grUand,
asked the rmitiitll ffii. Annni.(ittiltv n
Dig on nlna if i. i.nn.ii mi.rin.1
Cleveland kth next
motion convention
MINNEAPOLIS, Nor. 11.
The nntionnl convontlon of tho
Aniorlcun legion, In session
liuro, today cIioho Clovolnnd as
tlio naxt convention city, ovor
Han Krnnolsco, which mndo a
strong bid for noxt year's con-
vonllon.
IPATRIOTIP PROP.RAM
AT SISTERS' SCHOOL
This morning an Impromptu pa
triotic program, sultablo for tho cele
bration of Armistice Day, was heart
ily enjoyed by tho children at Sacred
Heart school.
Aftor "reading Qovornor Olcott's
mossngo, all Jolnod In tho national
anthom, thon a free-for-all program
followed which proved both Inter
esting and instructive. Songs nnd
spooches and appropriate readings
followed ono another until tho pu
pils realized hat an hour had gono
by nnd It was tlmo to disporso If
thoy wore to got tho most of their
coveted holiday.
Splos suld ho mndo all sizes of con
croto plpo and could savo tho city a
largo sum If allowed to bid. Tho
obstacle to his bidding is that tho
specifications call for vitrified terra
cotta plpo. Tli 6 council 'discussed
tho matter at length nnd reached
tho conclusion thnt while tho
bpccincntlons could not bo altered.
P. might bo possible providing the
bends enrry, to usu discretionary
powors and Includo other class of
plpo when bids arc called for.
Spies said ho would establish a
plant hero In connection with tho
highway work for which ho hns a
largo culvert contract and, manu
ft during on the ground, could makes
a far bettor price tlmn a Arm which
had to ship plpo In, as would bo tho
caso with tho vitrified pipe.
Tho manufacturer said!" in rofer
enco to tho morlt of concroto pipe
tor sowor construction, that Port
land Is using 200 miles of his plpo
In sowors.
Sylcs plans to open n plant hero
immediately, to furnish tho highway
pipo, which Is, contracted for April
delivory. Ho will employ nbout 15
mon. It business hero justifies it ho
will make tho plant permanent, he
says, as has been done in Astoria,
Conor do Alone, Wnlla Walla, and a
numbor of other towns whore he
went to flU a contract and left a
rormancnt buslnoss established.
Abundanco and quality of sand
and gravol Impressed him favorably
with this torrltory, ho-said;
Propaganda planned
Educntlonal moasuxoa )n regard
to tho coming election wero id'j
cuBsed Informally. Tho mayor and
council think tho people should
know why thoy aro asked to In
creaBO tho tax rato on November 28
and reasons for tho Balary incroases
planned. A speaking campaign,
nowspnpor publicity and enlistment
of tho Woman's Improvement or
ganization, wero spokon of as, chan
nels by wjilch tho' public might bo
informod. Nothing doflnito was
decidod.
Street acceptance up
Proposed acceptance of Pine,
Crescent, Cnnby and East streets
was uliscussed. Tho street com
mittor promised to look tho streets
ovor this week and bo ready to re
port on thorn next Monday night.
At that tlmo Councilman Upp sug
gested that all tho citizens haying
any protest to mako regarding tho
streets named ohould bo on hand.
"Wo want to Invito tho poopt
In." said Upp. "You'll llnd aftor
your commlttoo has boon ovor tho
streets that the people who 1lvo on
thorn will bo oblo to tell you things,
about tho merits "of tho work that
obcaped tho commlttoo altogethor.
"Wo don't want to bo in a-hurry
to nccent theso streots until wo, are
satisfied ,wltb tho work." ho added.'
'There's no hurr.y After tney ro ac
copted'onco," they're ours. It will be
too lato to remedy or reject them
thon.
Terniits Granted
Building permits were granted as
.follows; Mrs. Lulu Hutchlns, $100
garage, lot 8, block E, Nlcholls's ad
dition' J. C. Richter, 4000 dwo'll
ing, lot i,t block 18, Nlcholl's addi
tion; J.' H.i darrott, stono' garage,
$'2300, D2 by 100 feet, lot 8, block
07, Klamath addition.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY,
MINERS' LEADER
John L. Lewis, acting president of
tho Mino Wbrker's union who to
day yielded to the mandate otj the
United States district court and
Issued orders calling off the strike
of 425,000 soft coal minors.
SALEM, Ore., Nov. .11. That the
Antl-Asl'atlc association of Hopd
Itivor valley Is already making its
plans to go before the next session
of tho legislature and ask for the
passage of laws which will forever
bar Japanese from purchasing or
leasing lands in Oregon, was the
statement of John H. Edgar, arprom
Inent orchnrdist of the Hood River
vicinity, who was a visitor here re
cently.
"Tho Japaneso question has be
come serious in our section of the
state," said Mr. Edgar, "and unless
something is done within the next
year or two to stem the tide of im
migration into Hood River valley the
people of that section will bo com
pelled tolseek industry elsewhere.
"Starting with a few men of .un
usual thrift..the Japanese colony in
,Hood River .valley has grown by
leaps and bounds and today these
orientals control more than 1800
acres of the, most valuable orchard
lands in that par.t of the .state. In
addition to tho land already owned
by thorn, they are. almost dally leas
ing largo tracts with the. option of
purchasing them at tho end of a
specified time."
' In reciting nn instance of Japan
eso thrift. Mr. Edgar said: "Not long
ugo two of theso men arrived in the
Hood River valloy nnd purchasod a
small tract in tho very heart of the
orchard district. Thoy put 'up a
small and inexpensive shack and
wont to work. They prospered from
tho flrst and within a few months
had saved sufficient money to send
to Japan for a couplo of picture
brides. Theso women arrived in duo
time and immoflately thereafter
wont to work in the fields besldo
tholr huBbands. Thon camo two chil
dren who, although only tots, havo
boon mado to see the benefit of thrift
and can be counted upon as emer
gency labor. -
"Those Japanese now, instead of
having a few acres of land and shack,
havo acquired a valuable orchard
tract of "nearly 100 acres, havo mod
orn houses and barns and are well
supplied with money.
"It Is also' characteristic of tho
Japaneso to purchase practically all
of their supplies from Japan, and
consequently the American raorchant
benefits little from their operations.
Thoy spend practically no money,
save what they pay in taxes and for
the other few essentials necessary
In their living."
Offsetting the anti-Asiatic associa
tion, which includes practically all
of the white orchardists in Hood
River valley, the Japaneso are fast
organizing and apparently are get
ting all tho land possible while the
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"Wo Are Americans and Cannot
Fight Our aovernmeaC Says
Lewis, in Statement Explaining
Decision of Conference-
INDIANAPOLI8, Nor. 11. Judge
A. B. Anderson at 10 o'clock this
morning approved tike order of the
executive board conference of the
United Mine Workers! calling oft the
strike of the-soft co:al miners. At
torneys for the union promised to
nave tho order in the mails by 6
o'clock tonight. Judge Anderson
characterized the order as "an ef
fort in good faith" to comply with
the court's mandate.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 11. An
order calling off tho notion wide
strike of bituminous coal miners
will be issued today, following the
decision reached by1 the general
committee of tho United Mine Work
ers of America early this morning
to obey the mandatory order of
Judge Anderson, Issued in the Unit
ed States district court last Sat
urday.
Tho general committee of the
Mine Workers organization is com
posed of international officers, dis
trict presidents, members of the ex
ecutive board and the wage scale
committee. They reached their
decision to abandon the strike at
10 o'clock this morning, and ad
journed immediately, to reconvene
this afternoon.
"Gentlemen, wo will comply with
the mandate of the court. We are
Americans and cannot fight our
government. That Is all." This
was the terse statement of John L.
Lewis, acting president of the Mine
Workers union in announcing the
decision of tho committee. Other
members of the conference, ap-
arently worn out by long hours of
discussion, declined to add any
thing to Lewis' statement.
When trie order calling off .the
strike will be drafted could not be
learned early today but under
Judge Anderson's order it was to
have been submitted ,to tho court
for approval at 10 o'clock this
morning and be on the way to mem
bers of the miners' organization' In
different parts of .the nation, not
later than 6 "o'clock tonlgh'E.
The recall of the strike order will
open the way immediately for a
resumption of negotiations between
miners and operators. The percent
age of miners who will obey the
order rescinding the strike is
problematical, 'in some districts It
Is considered that tho resumption of
work' will be' general.
Tho meeting of the general
committee and consequent decision
Is considered as probablly the most
momentous event in the history of
the Mine Workers, it not of every
laber organization, for, according to
the view of labor leaders, it was to
determine whether an organization
must yield to government pressure
through the courts to discontinue a
strike, when apparently the unani
mous opinion iOf the union. Involved
is behind the"walkout.
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 11.
President Wilson will probably ask
officers of the United Mine Workers'
organization and operators of tbe
mines to got together and settle their
differences, it was said today at the
White House.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 11.
"I shall Immediately call tbe miners
and 'operators together to negotiate
with the government," said Secretary
of Labor Wilson today, following a
meeting of tbe cabinet.
getting Is good. "They seem to have
plenty of available capital," said Mr.
Edgar, "and within tho last few
weeks have added materially to their
holdings."
NOVEMBER il, 1919
HE BROKE STRIKE
i Jfrs&wmSL Z; oi
A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney gen
eral of the United States, who in.
voked the law in the interests of
the public and secured an Injunc
tlon against ho walkout ot soft
coal miners, which threatened a
general tle-np ot public nd private
enterprises.
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EXERCISER
UNIVERSITY OF . OREGON,
Eugene, Nov. 11. Teachers all over
the state are enthusiastic over the
new law . compelling a certain
amount of phjasical exercise in the
public schools. This law, 'which
went into effect September 1, has
not Wen effective long enough to
give a real test ot its value, but
teachers feel sure of it, according to
Miss Mabel L. Cummlngs, head of
the department of physical educa
tion for women, who was a member
ot the committee named by State
Superintendent Churchill to frame
a course of instruction to carry out
the provisions of the act.
Miss Cummlngs has Just made a
series of visits to teachers' insti
tutes in widely separated parts of
the state. What Is needed now,
she says, is a fuller ,relization on the
part of the public at Wge of the
benefits of this law and a greater
degree of co-operation in providing
facilities for its proper administra
tion. The law provides that twenty
minutes in each school day- or 100
minutes each week, be devoted to
somo form of physical exorcise on
the part of every pupil Jn tho
schools of Oregon from. th,e flrst
grade through the fourth year of
the high school. In explaining the
course of instructions framed un
der this statute, Miss Cummlngs
has addressed teachers' institutes
in Dalles, Baker, ABtoria, North
Bend, Ashland and Roseburg. An
early address in Eugene and one
December 6 at Yoncalla will com
plete the series.
"There aro few cast-Iron prescrip
tions in the course," said Miss Cum
mlngs. "Practically the only one Is,
that in every grade school tho day
shall bo broken at least threo times
by physical exercise. Abovo tho
third grade, three periods ot setting-up
exercises lasting two min
utes each, at least, are required.
Tho work consists also ott vigorous
recreational 'activity to afford the
required stimulation and mental
and nervous relief. The course out
line sand suggests the setting-up ex
ercises and various forms ot recrea
tional activities. ' .
"There is a great demand for
instruction on the part ot tbe
teachers," continued Miss Cum'
mlngs. "I find this everywhere Igo,
Teachers are expressing themselves
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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BRITAIN PAYS SOLEMN
TRIBUTE TO HER HEROES,
LONDON, Nov. 11. The first
anniversary of Armistice Day
was solemnly observed through
out the United Kingdom. Two
minutes of silent thought at 11
o'clock was observed as a trib
ute to the dead defenders of
tho empire in (every part of
Great Britain and her colonial
possessions.
NATURALIZATION
HEARING DELAYED
The naturalization hearing set for
yesterday in the circuit court was
postponed, owing to the non-arrival
ot the state naturalization commis
sioner. The official wrote explain
ing that he was unavoidably1 de
tained. The hearing will now prob
ably be held the second Monday in
January.
With tho exception or two soldiers
thero were no applicants on hand for
examination, although several had
applications on file. The government
waives all preliminary application
period and residence qualifications
for service men. They are entitled
to admission at any regular hearing
upon proof of honorable discbarge
and' proper character credentials.
Two witnesses are needed by each
applicant, which, with his discharge
papers, is sufficient to establish his
claim. x
TiEEASKEOR
Only three applicants for the po
sition of census' takers appeared for
the examination conducted by Post
master W. A. Delzell Saturday at
the city hall. The candidates were
required to fill out blanks, copies of
the form actually used In census
enumeration, which will be submit
ted to W. J. Terrall, census super
cisor ot this district, whose head
quarters are at Wasco. He will pass
upon the eligibility of the appli
cants. Postmaster Delzell stated that he
had no information regarding the
number of enumerators needed in
Klamath county. He simply followed
the instructions regarding the meth
ods of the test and applied it to all
who made application. Each appli
cant was required to have made' pre
vious application to Supervisor Ter
rall and be prepared with a voucher
from the supervisor before admitted
to examination.
It Is not believed, however, that
three enumerators, assuming that
all are successful in passing- the ex-j
aminatlon, will be sufficient to cover
this cpunty. The program of the
census requires that enumeration ot
city districts be completed in, two
weeks after starting January ,2. Tho
country enumerators have a longer
time in which to cover their dis
tricts. Of SILENT GITY
Klamath Falls joined with cities
throughout all parts ot tho Un(teo)
States and in all parts of the world
where hearts entwined wlh ' the
Allied cause bqat gladly on this' day
a year ago, when the tidings flashed
over tho 'wires that a defeated 'Ger
many agreed to an armistice ending
four Shears hostilities.
Business houses throughout the
city today were closed and all public
buildings were empty, 'in a, ".few
instances necessary work was. ..car
ried" on but employers generally, it
was said, gaye leave to ttiose em
ployees who wished, Silent , cor
ridors and desorted streets attested
to thp fact that tho American' spirit
iu dominant in Klamath Falls.
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Big California Frait Comccna Pr-
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SAN FRANCISCO, tfow 11. Par-
chase -of the Klamath Manufacturing
.nmnanv'n interests at Klamath
Falls, Oregon,- IncludingJbdJt"factorjr,
sawmill, '55 acres of yardf and-jlarga
lunityr; holdings there. fSr!WM9ft
cash by the Earl Kralt cpnpur was
announced officially' here today
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The J anTnouncement from Baa
Francisco that the Earl Fruit com
pany, one of the leading frujt pack
ing concerns of the country, has pur
chased the Klamath Manufacturing
companyjs plant is In line with re
cent action of many of tho big pack
ing concerns to add the manufac
turing of box containers for their
output to their enterprises. o
There la. good authority for tne
statement that this Is, the flnrtTen
ture ot tho Earl company into the
box production field and it is an in
teresting sidelight upon the , yiew
taken by big business of the possi
bilities ot the timber resource ot
Klamath county, for the Earl com
pany ranks among the largest users
of box shook In the United States.
That they have money and caa
afford to invest it when expansion
demands It is Indicated, that, .the
deal for the local plant was, a eash
transaction. .It is understood.. that
among several packing corporatism
considering purchase of ' the tea1
mill and factory was the California
Fruit, Distributors, Inc., itself an en
terprise of no small proportions, but
they are said to have shied oft be
cause ot the price.
No local confirmation of the deal
or Us details was ootainaoie touay
as the manager of ..the Klamath
Manufacturing company, G. A.
Krause, is returning today from San
Francisco, .presumably after closing
the sale to the Earl company.
The Klamath Manufacturing com
pany was founded by W. I. Clarke
and. Robert A. Johnston about six
years ago, and has had a career ot
success that has been the wonder ot
the timber people ot 'this section of
the Coast and has often been the -
subject ot conversation among the
big operators in San v Francisco.
About a year after, the company was
organized, Mr. Johnson purchased
the Interest of Mrciarke and threw
himself, into the development 'of the
business with an enthusiasm and
earnestness that carried his1- com
pany to tbe very pinnacle ot suc
cess. Possessed' of unusual execu
tive ability , and having a wide circle
of acquantances among the buyers
ot tbe product he had "for sale, he
quickly built up a demand for hta
box material that far exceeded the
capacity of the plant.,
New equipment was installed and
a sawmill was added. This, gave
further impetus Xq the growing con
cern. Mr. Johnson's foresight was
exemplified in a' contract tor lesjr
that he entered into, .with thefWeed'
Lumber company, and which is tak-c
en, over by the Earl company in the
present deai. ,. TThe price paid waa
thought at"the time to be' a high oae.
butwlthiaavfew months 'yftar-v tha,
vuuiruui ciosea vne vreeu1 com
pany would have been glad tyo hav
purchaeed'irback at "a -prottito Mr.
Johnson of many, housanaV'of dol
lars. - ' ; 'lin-,
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