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KtAMATlI FALLS
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, WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Fullor
Btllliatlon of national resources In
coil, ollli wotor power, land and In
human beings, U urged by 8ocro
lirr Krunnklln K. Lane, of the In-
jirior Dcparomont In his annual re
Mrt Uiued today. From tho ob.
lervatlon post that bla office affords
oier railed govwrmenuil activities
ht drawi the conclusion that ''far
beyond all our posieailons U the
American man," In a strong appeal
for Americanization and education.
"To him, to hlH spirit and charuc.
ttr, to his skill una Intelligence) Ih
due all the credit for tho land In
which wo llvo," Mr. Lane Huld.
"Tbnt resource wo aro neglecting.
Twenty-flvo per cnt of tho
1,600,000 men between 21 and 31
years of ago who woroflrHt drafted
Into our army could neither rend
nor write our langungo nnd tons of
thousand could not speak It or tin
deratnnd It."
Turning to tho motive power
facilities of tho tuition tho report
ia:
"Tho mensuro of n people's In.
dastrlal capacities BcetiiH to ho sure.
Ir fixed by Its motive oowor pos.
slblllty, and tho cnnl Htrlko hns
brought concarotuly before us tlio
disturbing fact that w live vlrtunl-
lr by iinniilmoUB consent, Let lcs
than one hnlf of ono par com of our
population quit tholr work of dig
ging conl and wo iwo throotonfed
with tho comblnod horrors of postl.
lenco and famine."
Mr. I.tino nsks niTcquuto provision
to collect statistical Informutlou
about tho Industry, puvlm: tho way
to hotter utilization of fuel In
(uturo.
Wen torn nwnter imtvcr
Consideration of wntorpowor and
petroloum deposits takes Mr. Lane
to tho iwidar spaces of tho West.
Ho states that 70 per cent of tho
available horsepower In. tho nation
lies west of the Mississippi, and
place the total oil production in
iia ni ai,o,uuu,wuu uarrois. . transformation from a war vessel to
sigo of public lnnd lenslng leglsln.a ponC(J ,,,,, sho ,s belng equIppoa
tlon will make available further t0 ug0 oI1 ng fueI
rich fiuppllos, ho says, und eventual
ly tho deposits of oil shalo "can" bo
made to yield vastly moro oil than
has boon found in pools' or sands."
"Yet with nil tho optimism that
can ho Justlflod," tho roport snys,
"I would urgo a policy of saving ns
to petroloum' that should bo rigid
In tho extreme. If wo aro long to
enjoy tho benefits of a petroleum
ago, wo must save this oil."
fillips using fuol nil should ho
equipped with Internal combustion
motors, Mr. Lane bollovcs, and not
allowed to burn oil to mnko stonin
A foreign oil supply should also )
sought and diplomatic nnd Indus.
trial means used to dovelop It.'
crlniiuitlon scrvlco It
A now basis or tho operation of
the Reclamation Sorvlco, which has
chlofly heenn occupied In Wostorn
states with n - total of 1,002,000
acres niado lrrlgablo, Is suggostod.
"Tho day has como when It
(reclamation) must bo nationalized
ami extended to nil parts of tho ro
Public," Mr. Lane snys. "To tbo
deserts of tho West wo have brought
tho crontlvo touch of water, nnd wo
work. Hut It Is of equal Importance
that wo sho Idullhornto rich nrons
must find a way to go on with this
now hold In bondngo by tho swamp,
convert millions of ncros of ldlo
cut.ovor lnnds to profitable uso, and
ralso from tho dead tho onco vlcor.
us agriculture! llfo of our aban.
donod farms."
This does not mean moro federal
appropriations, tbo roport oxplalns,
'"it assistance fb local districts
which will provido funds by pledg
ing tho vnluo of lands within them.
Soldiers rights
Mr. Lane says that 150,000 de
mobilized soldiers have applied for
I GOV. OLCOTT CALLS
SPECIAL SESSICN
Holding that theh.8 olldllnliiw
HALKM, Doc. 9. Holding
that the Workman's Compen.
satlon act provisions aro too
low, Oorornor. Olcott today an-
nounced that ho would call a
special sosslon of tho logfila-
turo In a fow ays, to conveno
January 12, for tho purpose of
amending thp stnttuto. Mem.
hers of tho Industrial Accident
commission had 'offered him
Information, thm governor's
statement says, to tho effect
that tho compensation ,1s inad
tlon will 'bo transacted at tho
equate It Is thought possible
that othor Imortnnt legisla
tion will bo transacted at tho
social session. . Tho constltu.
sloratlon.
CATHOLIC FAIR TO
BE OPEN THURSDAY
What will bo tbo most succossful
of all of the fairs given under the
auspices of tho ladles of the Church
of tho Sacred Heart, will open In
Moose hall Thursduy. Already tho
finishing touches are being placed
on tho plans and everything Is go
ing to ho In complete Readiness for
tho opening hour. It Is going to bo
a Joyous affair one that will ushor
In tho renl holiday spirit that prom
ises to bo so much In evidence this
season. '
Tho spacious halt Is being lined
with booths und theso aro to be
filled with all manner of Articles
gatnorou from tho four corners of
tho globo. As Is customary nt all
such affairs, It will bo an easy mat
ter to find Just tho thing you aro
looking for. In nddltfon, thore will
bo tho usual games and other un
dertakings for tho amusement of
tho throng that is going to ho thore.
Dancing will bo ono of tho features
ench ovcnlng. conducted under tho
esplonago of several mastors of cere
mony and chaperonB.
Ono of tho Innovations will be a
cafetorla luncheon, something now
In tho city. This Is to bo well sup
plied with tho home-cooked foods
furnished by theso ladies. This will
bo ghul nows to thoso who are al
ways seeking after tho "homo cook
ed fcod that mother used to make."
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BELFAST, Doc. 9. The White
Star linor Olympic is undergoing
public lands. Ho re.assorts his bo.
lief that the government Is Justified
in doing for soldiers what It would
do for no othor class, ns ho has pro.
posed In pending measures.
Tho Alaska Railroad, Secretary
Ll.nno snys, has boon well and solidly
built, for "as littlo money as prl
vato parties could build It."
Though totnl costs have been rising,
duo to gonornl prico situation, the
roport plnces expenditures at
170,000 and $80,000 per main lino
mllo so nr ns compared to $151,000
por mllo lenched recently by somo
roads in tho United States.
In n summary of tho Depart
ment's work tho roport shows that
tho Osago tribe of Indians collected
last yenr $17,000,000 in return?
from oil nnd gns land leases Up In
Alaska, tho deartmont mined
55,300 tons of coal. In Washington,
tho patent office issued 37,250
grants to investors, whllo tho pen.
slon office paid out $'222,159,292 to
votorans of tho Civil and Spanish
wnrs.
At tho national nrks 755,527
visitors wore rocorUed during tho
year, nnd questions as divorso as
tbo feeding of oik in Womlng nnd
tho control of vitriolic gnses around
Ilawnllnn volcanoes came up for
settlement.
On Irrigated lands last yoar,
$CG, 000,000 In agricultural pro.
d,ucts woro grown, and Mr. Lane
remarks that a federal expenditure
of $100,000,000 hns added closo to
$500,000,000 to tho tax valuation
of wostorn stntes. Tho Salt rlvor
project of Arizona, where crop
valuos totalled $18,188,000, was tho
banner producer of tho reclamation
service.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,
CUTE MCK; 12000 IRE
fi S FEARED
Tho head o a coyote killed by
D. EHIb Young, rancher of tho Nuss
Lake district, this morning, nfter It
had entered his sheep corral nnd
bitten a dozen head of sheep and tbo
two ranch dogs that aUtarkod It,
will bo shiped to the state board of
health at Portland tomorrow for a
bacteriological examination to do
tormlno if rablos Infection existed.
Tho rancher was attracted about
6:30 o'clock by a commotion among
the sheep and discovered tbo coyote
tunning amuck. Ho killed the
beabt with a phoftgun. From its
action he believes It was rabid, and
on advice of Dr. O. H. Merryman,
county health officer, ho Is sending
the head to Portland for examlna.
tlon.
While awaiting a report Mr,
Young will keep his dogs tied up
and the sheep which were bitten
will also be kept under observation
NOT TOLERATED
r THE LEGION
Eliminating tho "wor'c slacker"
Is tho now Job which tho American
Legion has taken upon ltsnlf, acting
In conjunction with tho War Depart
ment's chain of employment b ir.
caus throughout tho country. This
tyo of exjiervlco man, while not
numerous, is occasionally a serious
detriment to tho work of placing ex
soldiors and sailors In satisfactory
Jobs. Their uttltu'j of shlftless
ness after getting tho place causes
dissatisfaction n',mong employers
who are really trying to help, and
glvos a black oyo to other service
men who still need work.
Have Committees
Practically nil tbo posts of the
Legion now have employment com.
mlttees. In somo coses theso com.
mlttecs have taken over all the task
of finding Jobs for their fellow ser
vice men. In other localities they
co.oporate with tho War Deart
inent. In Brigeport, Conn., where
tho work Blacker lias been a serious
ovll, tho Legion kees a special filo
of such cases of repeating In jobs.
As a rule a heart.to-heart talk from
a comrade in arms has been enough.
In other coses a refractorv man Ins
boon denied tho services of Hip em
ployment office altogether.
In Detroit tho Legion works also
with tho police. Whero an ex.sol
dler In uniform is token up for some
minor offense, liko begging or pad.
dllng, n probationary system has
boon adopted. Instead of sending
theso men to jail, tho authorities
have consonted to put them on pro
bation with the American Legion.
This prnctlco has had n very salu
tary offect, and Detroit's problem of
putting to work every returned
fighting man is no longer so serious
Employment aid
In practically all states, tho em.
ploymont commlttco of tho Legion
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9,
IS PLEDGED
Canvass of tho city by the rcor.
ganlzatlon committee of tho Klam.
nth Commercial club yesterday re
sulted in the securing of pledges of
$2000 in memberships, in addition
to tho $1200 already obtained from
banks and Industries. The canvass
yesterday covered only that ortion
of the city between Fourth and
Tenth streets on Main.
rue committee will devote one
more day this week to the canvass,
said E. L. Elliott, chairman, today,
and It Is essential to raise $2000
more.
Whatever the result of the cam
paign the committee will ask Capt.
J. W. Siemens ,to dill k general
meeting, perhaps Friday or Satnr.
day of this week, to hear their re
port, and this meeting will decide
the future action toward reorgan
ization. HAVE BABY BOY
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miranda are the
proud parents of a baby boy, born
Monday. Mr. Miranda Is employed
at, the fish hatchery at Fort Klam
ath. Dr. R. B. Craver was the at
tending physician.
now makes a canvess of all the em.
ployers. Wherever Jobs are offer
ed returned soldiers, the employers
are told that the Legion expects to
keep In touch with the men In
places, In order to see that they
give satisfactory ser,voce. If this Is
not forthcoming, the Legion gives
such men short shrift. On the other
hand, tho deserving ex-service man
who needs employment will have his
case persisted in until he is placed.
Work slackers have to appear be.
fore a committee of their comrades
In many places local chambers of
commerce or associations of manu.
factuTers have agreed with tho
Legion to have a job or every home
coming soldier or sailor.
"Agrcsslvo factor"
In commenting upon the nation
v .( co.operation cf t'i 3 American
Legion, Major General William G.
Haan, Assistant Chief of Staff, in
charge of the War Department's re.
employment program, says
''Today the American Legion has
become an1 ngresslve factor la get
ting Jobs for our fighting lmn,
They are extending the scope af
their work so very rapidly that now
this Influence Is felt In every state
In tho Union. While the original
plan was for the members to co-op.
erate in employment work, in many
committees it has lieen necessary
for them to take over the entire
burden, because of the withdrawal
of other agencies from the field. In
every case they are meeting with the
greatest success, and eventually the
Legion w lllbe tho great standby of
the soldier who needs assistance of
any kind.
"If anyone still has any doubt In
his mind as to the present attitude
of the mass of discharged soldiers, I
would adviso him to go to any post,
meeting of the American Legion and
say something against tho Govern
ment, advocating bolshoviSm, an.
nrchy, or any other form of destruc
tion. Ho will thn quickly find
that tho ex-service man has not yet
forgotten the art of fighting."
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WESTERN OREGON
BURIED IN SNOW
PORTLAND, Dec. 9. The- weath.
or bureau predicts snow In the
eastern part of tho state tonight and
Wednesday and rain or snow In the
west, with a warmer temperature.
Today's snowfall appears general
over the western part of the state.
The precipitation up to 9 o'clock
this morning was three inches.
Minimum temparture last night
was 20 above, although railway and
other traffic waa generally slowed
up, but little Inconvenience was ex.
perienced.
BILLINGS, Mont., Dec. 9. The
lowest temaerature In 23 years was
recorded last night, when the gov
ernment's Instruments registered 36
degrees below zero.
ON FUEL USE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. In the
face of the expected settlement of
the .coal strike, Dr. H. A. Garfield,
fuel administrator, today put Into
effect the most drastic reegulatlons
for fuel economy since the war re.
strictlons of 1918.
Even if the strike is settled to.
day Dr. Garfield . declared that fuel
saving measures would still be
nencessary to restore the nation's
normal supply. Probably the most
Important regulation Is that pres
cribed for manufacturing plants,
which will be restricted In operation
to three days a week on the basis of
present dally working hours.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9. Hear
ing of charges of contempt of court,
filed against 84 genenral and dls.
trlct officials of the United Mine
Workers of America were postpon.
ed until next Tuesday morning on
motion of the government attorney,
when the case was called this morn,
ing The Jpostponment wrls fallen
pending the outcome of a meeting
here this afternoon at which miners
and officials will decide their action
upon the plan proposed by President
Wilson for tbo settlement of the
entire strike.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Secre
tary of Labor Wilson today sent1 a
telegram to John L. Lewis, acting
president of the Mine Workers,
urging the miners to accept Presi
dent Wilson's proposal1 -for Jhe
settlement of the strike.
MASONS ELECT
1920 OFFICERS
The regular annual election of
officers for Klamath lodge No. 77
A. F. & A. M. was held In their
lodge room last evening.
The following officers were elect,
ed for 1920: Geo. Chastaln, wor
shlpful master; W. C. Van Emon,
senior worden; Winfield Foster,
junior warden; C. C. Chltwood,
secretary; B. R. Reams, treasurer.
Installation of officers will be
held Monday evening December 22,
followed by a banquet and work In
the master masons' degree.
Edmonton, Alberta, Is to have a
woman's hockey league this winter.
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DRASTIC CUR
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CITY TO DEAL
WITH ILLICIT
Council Decides on More Drastic Or
dinances Under Which Violators
or the Prohibition Law May Be
Tried by City Authorities
oot-leggers" and "blind-pig.
gera" will become a source of rere
nnue to the city if the city attorney
finds it possible to amend the or.
dlnance covering- liquor case4 to
make Its penalties as heavy as the
state and federal laws, in which,
direction he was asked to use his
energy by the city council lat
night.
The council's opinion Is that as
the city pays policemen to arrest
violators o tno liquor laws, it
should derive some revenue from
the fines. Heretofore because the
district attorney's office was better
fitted to dea with the offender all
local cases have been tried In the
justice court, tho fines going to tho
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At present the maximum penal,
ty under the city law is a fine ot
$100 and 50 days in jail, compara.
tively light punishment.
Withdraws motion
A motion made at the last meet
ing to charge the state and county
$2 a day for each prisoner confined
In the city Jail was withdrawn b
Councilman Brandenburg. He said
that reflection had caused him to
decide that his previous action was
"unwise," and he believed that city
and county authorities should co
operate in maintaining the l&vq' to-
.the fullest possible extent. -.
As a result of the charge for Jail
use. It was said by the mayor, all
county prisoners had been with
drawn from the jail.
Dances to pay
Dances given for individual gala
must pay ah occupation tax, th
coucil decided, In connection t with
the application of the Carpenntera
and Joiners. Union to hold a dancer
New Years eve at Moose hall for the
benefit of sick and disabled members.
As this dance is not an under.'
taking for profit the council was at
a i loss to understand why a per
mit was applied for, but a cpiu
mlttee ot the organization was
present, and the spokesman explain
ed that their action was designed to
bf'ng the matter into discussion.
Two men rom Portland aro glv
ing bi-wokly dances at , Moose hall,
the spokesman said, and the union
men want an ordinance passed, if
en does not already exist, to compel
them, and all commercial dances, to
pay an occupation tax.
"These Portland fellows are try
ing to harross us all they can' said
the union spokesman. ''They told
us flatly that they "were here to
clean up the tqwn' and as soon as
they 'got the cream they would pull
out'.
The council, after discussion, In
structed the city attorney to investi
gate nnd if necessary to frame an
amendment to the charter provid
ing for an occupation tax ono all
dances for profit.
Permits Granted
Doak & Brown were granted a
permit' to move a caterpillar ennglne
and two dredgers over the city
streets en rout to Shlpplngton,
where they will be repaired, and as
soon as the Ice breaks, shipped on
barges to the Doak ranch on the
Upper Lake to bo used on the
reclamation project that Doak &
Brown aro contemplating. A cash
bond of $250 was deposited to cov
er possible damage to paving.
H. A. Thiedo was granted a per
mit to erect an electric sign in front
of his confectionery, 1022 Main St.
D. W. Barkley was granted n per.
mlt to conduct the Argrnves room
ing house on Second street.
Application of G. D. Brown to
conduct the Lakevlew rooming
house at 102 Main street was latd
over.
Fire Chief Miller asked it the
council would permit the volunteer
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