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lmL 5r "" '& ,v Cfrg iEitgitmg Herald OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF KLAMATH COUNTY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF , KLAMATH ALU Thirteenth Year No. 3771 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1919 Pric, 5 1 1 '-" Mil REMODEL CITY BUILDING REGULATIONS Council DmIiIi'n UmH Modem Or dinance CowrliiK All Cliuw of jludnK IiihIiIo Municipal LIiiiIIn Klcrtlon Campaign Planned Too rapid growth of tlio clty'do mtnds supervision and regulation of faturo building, dccldod tlio' city council last night, and an ordinance tht will covor tho noods of tlio Hit nitlon la among tho most urgont re quirements. To got such an ordl ninco tho mayor wuh empowered to ielct a commlttoo from among local irehitoctK and bulldnrn to nsnlst tho city attorney In druftlng an ordl ninco that will regulate building or tit cjnsscs, dwelling oh wall iih IjuhI ness buildings, both IiihUIu tlio flro limits and outside. Tho e&srter, It was Bald, tloun ...t prorldo for appointment of a liulld lng Inspector, and It wan Intimated tht an amondmont must bo nought Uter to ullow for tho creation of this ofllco. A flro proventlon ordinance, regu latins olectrla wiring, Htorago of guollno and fully covering other, flro haiards, drawn In conformity with the flro marshal's and underwrltorH' rulings on tho mibjcct, Ih nlHO badly needed, It was doclnrod. No dollnlto iteps toward preparing thin ordi nance were taken. Street Acvrnlnncn Dills tor third and flnul payment on Market street, $3G9G. 7G; CrcH cent, Canby and Hast, $3584.70, and Pine streot, from Third to Klghth, 18316.48, woro presented by tho Warren Construction company. Two previous payments have boon mudo and tho payment of tho final account carried with It. tho acceptance of tho itreels. . After much discussion it wag de cided that tho Btroet committed inout Wednesday night to audit tlio pay ments mndo nud tho final hills and eo that thoy como within tho con tract cstlmatcn. On I'lno street 11000 will bo hold out Tor repairs and retouching and $200 for almllur purposes on Croncont, Canby and East. Mr. Ashby, mnnagor of tho War ren Bros.' Construction work, wus on hand and demurred to tho action of tho council.' Ho ttnld that It thoy ent through no much proceeding ke would nover got his monoy and aid that if tho council would allow le claims at onco tlio company would rectify uny error shown by lter Investigations.' "Another 'gentlomon'H agree ment'," said Commissioner Upp. '"As 'r as I am concomod, I nm through "h 'gontlomon'8 agreements,' Lot us do business In biiHlnoHS fashion and And out If tho bills arc all right oeforo wo pay thorn." Building Permit '. S. Cofer wns granted u permit 'r a homo garngo on Ills promises n Canal streot, cost $300. Application for u llconso to con "uct a rooming houso nt 102 Main "feet wns rocolvod from Mrsf Por " and laid over until next moot ing. Itctrcncliiucnt Policy City flnnnrpH tui.ini. in,.. ti 4 W ghost, will not dowtft and at I,, Bl?8 or other of cvory coun- motlng make u spoctrn, a,)1)0ar- "' cnm under discussion again. Application nf lh mli.-nn..n ." h6.?6!. t0 Bbow thnt th0 skeleton llnr I fW l)0ndtl ' OBh e last time, duo to recolpt of 'second tax installment. Hopo expressed that, this slight gain nm v n th0 tld0 Bumciontly to . . admnl8trntlon through tho inancial crisis. mM th flrst step towarU rotrench- "i" tho mayor sharpened the axo Ilea a 0fflcorWobber of tho po department, whoso appointment rrom month to month and whoso wesent month wju B00n oxplr-e(- men a11 throtot tho tropic "wi? havo had'" Bn,d th0 'nayr Wobb, 'er dd woll nt first, but foil "Mater, it's a poor trnfllo ofllcor PETITION FILED IN. WILLITS ESTATE Mrs. Laura A. WIIIIIh. widow of tho Into L. V. WIIIIIb, through hor attornoy, W. (3. Van Kmon, has filed a petition for loltorH of administra tion In the ostiito of tho (locoaned banker. Tho decedent loft no will. The propoi ly lH valued In tho petition nt approximately $C0,000, of which $10,800 h pornonnl property. Tho itnntual luconio and rovonuu of tho ostnto In placed at $7,100. HUMMV KCIIOOI, roit.Mi:i) ii v miller him people Miller Hill dlntrlct, following (tho church Horvlco 'at which tho Rev. H. P. linwronco preached last Bun- day, organized a Sunday school with George K. Zlmmormnn as suporin- tondent. Church services and Sun day school will ho hold noxt Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, tho Itov. K. P. Lawrence preaching tho ner- IllOII. LOCAL EMILY REQUIRES I Tho local Ited Cross chapter asks the aid of anyone having suitable donations In relieving the clothing needs of a. family that ban appealed for aid. Thoro are a mother, lC-yoar-old boy and 3-mouthn-old baby to bo provided with outer gnrm.outH and bedding. Underwear, which wan urg ently needed, was purchased yostor day by the lied Cross. Tho molhor Is u woman of me dium hUo. Tho needs of this family require Immediate action. All per sons having clothing that In suitable tiro asked to communicate at once with It. II. Dunbar, president, or tho Ituv. K. P. Lnwronco, secretary, of tho Hod Cross. who can't niako fines pay his sal ary." "Not noceRHiirlly," said Councll mnn Up). "I nudorstnnd that re strictions have been put on tho truf fle olllrer. Enforcing tho light law nnd parking on Main street, for In Htnnco." "No restrictions on lilm at all," said tho mayor, "oxcopt wo'vo bud to ullow parking on Main streot while tho other strocts woro undor repair. Othorwlso no restrictions on full enforcement of tho law." It scorns thn't Webber Is doomed for demobilization when his tor in ex pires Novombor 20, Thou followed a rupld-llro discus sion along retrenchment linos, em bracing tho reduction of tho pollro department, tho flro department, clerical holp and sovoral othor pos sibilities of pruning tho payroll, end ing without uny doflnlto decision. Klectlon Propaganda Publicity moasuros urq needed to arouso the public to tho issues to bo voted on nt tho spoclul oloctioij, No vombor 28, decldod tho council, and u committee was appointed to nr- rungo with tho Uuslncss Men's as sociation for a conforonco at which tho propositions of raising tho tux rato from 15 to 28 mills, tho budget Increase to $89,000, tho sowor bond Issue and tho otfier. proposals on tho ballot, will bo explained. Snlury rulsos for city ofllcors arc also on tho ballot, but tho council Boomed to bo inclined to lot tho vot- orB decide this question on its mor- Its. On tho othor issues, however, thoy folt that tho merits woro likely to bo obsourod unless soma educa tional moasuros woro sot on foot. Colncldontly with tho conferonco of tho business mon, It Is expected to seek nowspapor support for a pub licity campaign? to explain matters to orgnnUed labor through tho un ion mootlngs, to secure spoakora for shott addresses In thoaters if pos sible and to soiza overy avallablo method of getting tho Issues before tho public. Curfew Orrtlnnnco Tho curfew ordinance, fixing tho hours of minors to be abroad, was adoptod. From April 1 to Soptora- bo,r 31,' the bodtlmo for young folks la 10 o'clock. During tho othor months it is 0. Itovivnl of tho cus tom of ringing tho curfow boll was Insisted on by Councilman Colvin. SUCCUMBS TO RURTS RECEIVED IN RUlf As tho rosult or Inlurlon 'received In a runaway accident last Saturday, F. M. Priest, an old and well-known resident, died lant evening at tho local hospital. Ho wan about 73 years old. A brother In San Kran clnco was notified of tho death and Is on bis way hero to make funeral urrangemonts. Tho docodent was a kindly man, bolovcd by a wido numbor of friends in this community, whero ho had re sided for many years. He conducted a small realty and insuranco busi ness nnd was an energetic pedestri an, walking long distances Into tho country for plonsuro and to attend to his business transactions. It Is supposed that ho was on one of his walking trips Saturday when over taken on tho road west of town and offered u ride by his friend, T. A. Cregnn. Crogan's loam became frightened ut un automobile driven by Frank Adams and ran away. Mr. Priest wus thrown out and recolvod n compound fracturo of tho thigh, which, with tho resultant shock, caused his death. Mr. Crogan escaped with lacera tions of tho face and bruises In the unexpected and unavoidable acci dent. , NEVADA. PLAN J UKNO, Nov., Nov. 18. A con crete program for tho construction of u paved highway across Novada is expocted to result from a confer ence of prominent Northern Cali fornia and Nevada men which la scheduled to bo hold here tomorrow. Ways and means by which the road may be constructed as well as the benefits to bo dorived from it will bo discussed and thoso who are In charge of tho conferonco nro opti mistic over tho prospocts for a solu tion of tho problom. Churles Virdon of Sacramento will bo chairman of tho conference and L. A. Naros of Fresno, a director of tho California State Autqraobile as sociation and chairman of tho Fed eral Highway council, will be the chief sponker. Other spoakers will bo Den S. Alton, publisher of the Sacramento (Cal.) Union; D. E. Wntkins, Joseph E. Caino, represent ing tho Lincoln Highway association. and boveral engineers who will sub mit plans for the road and estimates of its cost. Clement Uradbury has begun suit in tho circuit court against C. F. Garber to gain possession of furni turo and othor personal property, valued at $648, which ho alleges defendant is unlawfully detaining. Grbor is n tenant on tho ranch of plain tiff's futhor near Lost Klvor Dam and a disputo over tho term of tho lonso and settlements havo led to considerable litigation. .SCHOOL CKN8US tJHOWS VVM CHILDREN HERE Thoro are 1326 children of school ago, between 4 and 20 years, in District No. 1, according to the school census just completed by II, E. Momyor. PRAYEH MEETING The cottago prayor mooting of the Presbyterian church will be held to morrow ovonlng at 7:30 o'clock at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fleet at 645 Alameda streot. Tho subject for study will be "Stewardship." DIVORCE HEARINGS Testimony was taken in two divorce cases bofore Judge Kuyken dalt in tho circuit court Saturday and tho matter taken under advise ment. Loulo Le Clair against Ever leon Mooro Lo Clair was ono of tho actions and Lena M. Crowdor, form erly Lena Vaughn, against John R. Crowdor was tho othor. 0 R GENERAL SALARY INCREASE FOR CITY TEACHERS At a meeting of the board of school directors last night tho i.i!u rlcn of all toacbers In schools of District No. 1 woro rained $S monthly. This increase will undoubtedly meet with tho approval of the tax payers as everyono knows that the living cost long ago outstripped tho teachors' compensation in comparn tive increase. TREATY DOPED TO SET FINAL1 is WASHINGTON, D C, Nov. 18. Plans shaped up today for a final vote on tho treaty Thursray under a compromise program which many thought would result In a ratifica tion of the treaty. A reservation was adopted, mak ing the entrance of tho United States Into the international labor conference contingent upon Con gressional action. PARIS, Franco, Nov. 18. Despite the attitude of the American cov- "ornment, the Versailles treaty will be put In force according to tho prevalent view taken here, follow ing the report that President Wil son might withdraw tho treaty from the United States senate. Whatever happens, It la the feel ing in French circles tht France cannot mefet the German plenipot entiaries again. The French feel ing is that Great Britain and Italy have a like feeling. . CARTER'S TEAM SETS HIGH SCORE MARK Carter's team was .victorious in tho contost with Swanson's bowlors In tho Elks' tournament last night, winning two games out of threo. In the second game the winners rolled a total scoro of 912, the highest mark so far In tho tournament. To night's contest is between Jester's and Van Riper's teams. Last night's sceres: Swanson's 1st Swanson . 123 Ackley 169 Noel 179 Hoagland 147 Melssner 124 2nd 134 166 174 169 135 200 '457 211 564 168 427 464 386 742 758 888 Carter's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot. Carter 179 117 129 425 W. D. Miller.. 149 173 165 477 J. Moore 125 208 123 456 C. Mooro 165 213 174 552 W. O. Smith 168 201 181 550 786 912 762 LAND LITIGATION IS COMPROMISED SALEMv Nov.' 18. Tho famous long ponding caso of tho state of Oregon against the Pacific Livestock company reached a termination by compromise today, when membets of tho state land board and rep resentatives of tho company en tored into a contract whereby the compan pays the state $25,000 for approximately 16,000 acres of land in Harney county. MOOSE WILL FROLIC . TOMORROW NIGHT Tho ontortalnmont committee, re cently appointed for the purpose havo a surprise in storo for their fellow members in the way of enter tainment tomorrow evening. Tho time and place are the Moose hall at 8 o'clock. Members are warned that they will miss something It they fall to attend the meeting. DAUGHTER IS BORN . Mr. and Mrs. Artica Vowel, who live at the corner of Second and Lincoln streets, are the proud par ents of a llttlo daughter, born last Friday. M T UR y I 111 NIT RENEWS FICHT An, Injunction ordor against the invasion of Klamath Falls and vi cinity by a competing concern, tho Keno Power company, is asked in a petition filed yesterday In the cir cuit court by tho California-Oregon Power company, which alleges that it Is providing amplo service for the community and Its investment of $325,000 in plant and distributing lines is entitled to protection. During tho last few weeks ihe Kcno Power company, after two years of quietude because of war conditions, has begun building to ward tho cfty again, reviving tho efforts of tho California-Oregon Power company to"lceep It out. Tho Keno concern was granted a franchise by tho city to erect power lines on city streets June 1, 1917, but plaintiff) claims the franchise is nullified because defendant did not start work inside of a year as the franchise provided . Plaintiff also alleges that defend ant has no permit from tho state public service commission to serve this community and asks that it bo barred from this field until the com mission's permit and proper city franchiso are secured. Ferguson & Fletcher and R. C. Grocsbeck are attorneys for tho petitioner. According to plaintiff's attorneys, this case will test before the Oregon courts for tho .first time the length to which an occupying corporation is entitled to protection from com petition, and the outcome, will be of interest to every community in the state. In a previous skirmish the public service commission refused to accept jurisdiction after hearing tho par ties and public representatives on the ground, it is alleged, that the Keno Power company had not ap plied to the commission for a per mit. This, the lawyers assert, is an inequitable position, as under such construction of tho powers and du ties of tho commission all that a competing concorn has to do in or der to enter another's field is to get a local franchiso and fail to appjy to the commission for a permit to operate. Thoy piuintain that when the public accepted control of pub lic utilities it also accepted the re sponsibility of guarding the lnvest- N ITT 3rd Tot.menls oi tnoso utinties, ana ire seeking a ruling from tho court on i? rlhe principles of equity involved. ASSAULT CASE The caso of tho prosecution against Alec Pardeau and John Flo den, charged with assault and bat tery on Mrs. Anna Worth, collapsed utterly upon hearing before Justice N. J. Chapman and the case was dis missed this morning. Tom Millet, charged jointly with tho others, of a more serious offonso, wns dismiss ed entirely yesterday when tho moro gravo charges against the other two mon were also disproved, The defendants wero represented at tho hearing by H. M. Manning and Wm. Ganong. W. M. Duncan, dis trict attorney, represented the stuto. Owing to tho serious nuturo of the charges tho public officers insisted on a full Investigation, but Mrs. Worth's story that she was onticed into a car by tho men against hor will and taken to a lonely spot and kicked and beaten .was not substan tiated. .The testimony showed that tho woman had been drinking and vol untarily asked the men to take hor for a ride In. their automobile. Thore was no evidence that sne wns sub jected to any indignity or violonco. NEW GRANGE HEAD GRAND DAPIDS, Nov. 18. J. B. Lowell of Now York wns today elected master of the national Grange nt the convention of granges here. 1 ADVERTISING MAN AND FAMILY MOVE H. It. SnavoIy, accompanied by his wifo and daughter, left this morning for Sacramento, California, whore they go to mako their homo. For tho past six months Mr. Snavoly has been the advertising man for the Woman's Store, and has bccii an Important factor in developing tho popularity of that establishment. The advertising for this store, which ho prepared nnd which appeared reg ularly in The Herald, was a work of art, effective through its very sim plicity and beauty of design. -Not only was a thorough advertising man, but was equally Successful as a window decorator and card writer, and he will be missed by the busi ness men of the city, to whom he was an inspiration, for he demon strated the great value of consist ent, well prepared and modern ad vertlslng methods. IS FULLY RAISED Klamath county raised ,both quotas asked In tho Roosevelt Mem orial campaign, slightly passing the margin set for its contribution ac cording ,to tho report of county chairmen. The quota of the Roosevelt Mem orial association was $480 and tho total subscribed was $485.46, re ports Charles W. Ebcrlein,' chair man of the Roosevelt Memorial association. Mrs. Charles W. Ebcrlein, chair man of the Woman's Roosevelt Memorial association, reports a fund of $240.65. The county quota was ?'200 for the women's branch. Settlement has been made with state headquarters and Mr. Eberlein is in receipt of a hearty letter of thanks from Henry AValdo Coe, state chairman, who says: "Wherever people aro sincere and direct in their dealings, wherever 'a vigorous Western typo of American ism provails, there is and always will bo unqualified appreciation for the precepts and ideals of Theodore Roosovolt. During' the course of tho campaign throughout Oregon for tho Roosevelt Memorial there has been no greater work done and no more encouraging results than in Klamath county. This comes, we think, from a community spirit in which the heritage of Theodore Rosevelt has found its most char acteristic embodiment and where tho cult of every man for himself is ovorshadowed by the religion of the square deal, ''In tho name of the committee, I am sending you heartiest thanks and best wishes. Klamath county will not b'e forgotten as tho home of Theodore Roosevelt's truest ad mirers." CUPID WAKES TO NEED FOR ACTION Cupid's business at the county clerk's office is picking up. Two marriage licenses were issued yes terday, making a total of threo this month, and indicating that tho little blind god is at last awake and striving to overcome his handicap in tho raco with the divorce court, whiclt has far outstripped him in the last several weeks. 0 Tho two couples ,securing Hceuess woro Rudolph Bischoft and Eliza beth Huynes of Lorella and Frod Schonchln and Bessie Eudes of Yainlx. WIN-MY-CHUM WEEK' IS BEING OBSERVED "Win-my-chum" week is being observed by tho members pt the Methodist church during tho present week, its purpose being exactly what its name Indicates. This ef fort will culminate in a, social to be given at the church Thursday even ing, when ovoryono in tho commun ity is Invited to Join in tho good fellowship gathering und to bring his friends along. T N RUTIN PREDICTS DIG ; DEVELOPMENT Advises, However, Against Neglect of the Slany Other Interest in f Tor of Any- One Industry Every Resource Should Receive Attentloa "Unauestionably Klamathi F1I has the brightest future of' any city I know," was the unqualified state ment of F. C. Lathrop, assiswni gen eral" passenger agent of the' South om Pnrifir. comnany. who Is hero with R. Ji Smith, freight aiid pas senger agent, from, Sacramento, oc one of his frequent visits of .inspec tion and investigation. "During the time that has elapsed since I was here, I can see a great change, particularly In thei senti ment of the city. Thero is a Reeling of optimism and confidence that i the' best asset for a growing com munity that it is possible to have. You some way or other feel in the very atmosphere the spirit off a me tropolis. But there is just one word of warning that I wish to sound now don't put all your eggs in one basket. "Perhaps your greatest resource Is the lumbering industry, but I hope the people here will not confine all of their efforts in this one direction. What is true-' of, diversified farming Is true of diversified industries-' they go to make a city. Branch out. Develop the farms. Go in for dairy ing one of the best money makers your people can engage in.- Pay close attention to the raising ' of stock blooded, stock, for it costs no moro to handle high grade stock than it does scrubs, but there is a great difference Inr the Teturns. "Don't forget the wonderful re sources this county has. in its scenic attractions. Make them accessible and provide for tffo housing of the tourist at tho various points of In terest. There is no limit to the pos sibilities in store for this county if those here now will lay tho right kind of a foundation.' It is needless to say that the Southern Pacific com pany, will co-operate. It Is as much, or more, to our interests to help, for as this territory grows the better it will be for all of us, and in this work thero will be nono more willing to lend aid than the Southern Pacific." RICH GOLD. STRIKE IN MANITOBA VANCOUVER, B. C, N.ov. 18. Stories of marvelous Kold finds havn' come from the newly discovered gold fields in the Copper Lake Region, 65 miles north of Le Pas. Manitoba, and also at Contact Bay, about 200 miles east of Winnipeg. One man recently came into Le Pas. it is said, with a canoe load of sacks filled with gold. He wanted tho gold made into bricks. Stampeders aro rushlne to the new fields and Winnipeg stores are doing a rushing business outfittine expeditions. , Tho story of tho Eold find itaolf sodnds like an old Klondike, tale. julod vook, an inatan prospector, while on his way to his cabin on Copper, Lake, (ripped and fell over a rusty spur of. quartz. Angered by tho fall he struck tho spur with his pick and saw oviilonca nf mM .Within a few minutes ho opened' up a streak four inches Ivlde and isev eral feet deep whiclj assayers de clare is almost pure gold. ' CEXTRALIA PROSECUTOR'S SISTER LOCAIi RE8NT ' ' J' ( C, D. Cunningham. nsXl.Va'ot ji trict attorney at Centralis, Wasfcimg-' ton, a central figure In 'tWjWtjawt tlon of the I. W. W.,, is a brother ' Mrs, J, H. Garrett, wfliotilWl! i-uuvitttiur, "' ftt y attorney who waft' killed by ta I, W. W., was an old friend of, Mrs ' H. H. Edmonds of this elt'yrvho had ss 91 f i 45"-