OFFICIAIi TAI'KR OK
jrxAMATII FALLH
Fourteenth Year No. 3791,
FRMBUnEAU
HDLOSGOUNTY
EETINGH
Fifty Delegates, From All I'nrl of
r,.untv. Ilrnvo Weather to Moot
knnd i:iHt loao Ofllcor Uoinpro
jiriulvo Program Outllnwl
Approximately CO farmers braved
tbo now storm WodnoBdny to attend
Ibo find annual mooting of tho Klam
ath County Form bureau, called for
(be purpose ot offoctlng permanent
organization, electing omcorn and ex
ecutive comnilttoomen, and adopting
a county program of work.
Tho following districts of tho
county wore represented at tho moot
ing Merrill, Malln, Pine Grove, Mt.
Lakl, Klamuth Kails and Keno.
Ki'en Interest and tree dlHCusaJpu
eharactorlzod tho day. W. L. Kud
Jerly, aaslHtunt county agent leader
it tho Oregon Agricultural college,
wa present and In discussing the
meeting Huld: "I have attendud u
good ninny farmorH' meetings In tho
state, particularly farm bureau
Dii'ctlriKfl, "il I novor have encoun
tered onu that equaled thin In In
tercut on the part of those attnndiiig,
s evidenced by the nuiuhor who par
ticipated In tho discussions uttond
Tho following ofllcors wore elect
ing mutton under coiiBldorntlon"
ed: T. N. Case, presldont; Abu For
dyce, lce-prosldent; J. Siemens
Sr., treasurer. Tho Bocrotury la to
bo appointed by the oxecutlvo com
mittee nt ItH first meeting. Tho re
port of the committee on county pro
gram of work wan adopted with tho
following proJcctB, which nro Hated
together with tho goul Hot for each:
Farm bureau organization; Bocuro at
least 300 members; peat control, dls
trlbuto at least 12,000 quarts of pola
oned grain for Rqulrrol oradlcatlon,
covering nt lenat eight of tho farm
bureau communltloa of tho county,
conduct two Jackrabblt drlvca, and
poisoning campaigns n three com
munltloa; livestock tynpro foment,
bring Into tho county two carloads
of reglaterod nuort-horn oows, In
cluding In thoBO two curs flvo pure
bred herd bulla; cooperative live
stock shipping, promote a plan o(
pooling Bhlpmontfl of livestock for
better classification and for co-opor-
atle shipping direct to mnrkot cen-i
ters when neceBsary; field demon
strations, conduct n silo campaign,
based on roBults secured by II. A.
Talbot from sunflower allngo, got at
least flvo silos built In as many com
munities, continue sulphur work ub
applied to alfalfa; hay marketing
and cost of production, furnish sur
ey of hay nvallnblo at tlmo of last
cutting in 1920; farm bureau ox
chango, mako avnllablo to mombors
of tho farm bureau and othors In
tcrestcd a list of livestock, seeds,
machinery, etc., wanted or for snlo
by fnrmora of tho county.
For each of tho abovo projects an
named abovo Is chairman of a pro
as follews: Organization, T. N.
i-iao; pest control, Jnmos Ezoll;
livestock lmprovomont, L. A. West;
field demonstrations, F. T. Nelson;
o-operatlvo Hvostock shipping. J.
Siemens; hay marketing and cost of
Production, Harry Tolford; farm bu
reau oxchango, Asa Fordyco.
Each oxocutlvo committeeman
laino dabovo Is chairman of a pro
ject commlttoo composed of a com
toltteqmnn In each of tho communi
ties of tho county which during tho
Went campaign oloctod to adopt tho
Particular project hoodod by this ex
ecutive committeeman. Tho county
Pest control project commlttoo un
der this plan Is compocod of Jamos
Ezell ns chairman, and mombors
from each of tho communities of
tho county in which post control
wrk will ho carrlod on In 1020, tho
various commlttoomon having al
ready boon oloctod by tholr respect
,vo communltloa. Othor project
committees are formed In Ilko man
ner. The farm bureau oxocuttvo com
mlttoo Is ompoworod to conduct tho
affairs of tho bureau. It will hold
regular monthly meetings In tho of
flco of County Agent Thomas, tho
QttpjEu minn literati
PETITY THIEVES " I
ROB NEWSBOYl
Finnic Hall, MIIIh addition
carrier for Tho Herald, reports
today that ho was hold up Inst
night by two men, who took
his pupors awny from him.
Frnnk cnrrlos CO papors und
hud only delivered nlno whon
be whb robbed. Ho says ho
trolled tho men to tho Kwau'na
box factory, where thOy entorod
tho lumbor yard and oludod
him. Ho describes tho men as
young follows dreBBod In ovor
P ulls.
This Is tho second tlmo that
Horald carriers havo boon
robbed of tholr papers on tho
Mills addition route. Tho Hor-
aid offers a roward of flOO for
Information that will lead to
tho arrest and conviction of tho
porsonB who robbed Frnnk
Hall yestorday or any other nor-
sons guilty of stealing Tho
Horald from any of Its agents,
or attor delivery to Ub sub-
flcribcrfl.
Tho trial of tho suit of Otto
Srhoenfold against tho EntorprlBo
hand & Investment company, begun
before Judge Kuykendnll In tho clr
suit court .Monday, Booms likely to
continue throughout the week.
Schoenfeld occupied tho stand dur
ing the first three duys of tho ses
sion und underwent a thorough ex
amination at tho hands of his own
attorneys and a grilling cross-oxumi-nntiou
by tli defense. He 1b suing
for $1700 that ho alleges is due for
a shnro of crops, wages and board
fumlHhcd defendant's employes dur
ing farming operations under a leuso
from defendant that began In 1010.
Defendant has set up a counter
claim for $8000, based upon alleged
withholding of various amounts and
continued refusal on tho part of
Srhoenfold to mako an accounting.
Warohouso weighing slips were In
troduced yesterday by the land cor
poration's attorneys to show that
duplicate slips on various lots of hay
sold tho city of Klamath Falls had
boon altered ovor a period of years,
resulting in payment by Uio city of
u total of $S0 or more, according to
defendant's theory, than was actu
ally duo on tho truu weight of thoj
hay. ,
Another lino of cros3-questloulug
sought to show that Schoenfeld. dur
ing his tenancy of defendant's
promises during tho war, had per
sons thoro whom defendant had rea
son to believe were not loyal to tho
American government, but, despite
roponted requests of defendant, ho
had refused to dlschargo them.
Tho defendant is represented nt
tho trial by F. II. Mills, its attornoy,
und C. W. Eborleln, Its president.
Tho Jurors who will decldo tho
case are: George Henvllln, Clyde
arlfllth, Harry Booth, Eugene Spon
cor, Joo Wright, C. M. Klrkpatrlck,
C. K. Brnndoburg, C. It. Marplo, J.
W. Nolan, Walter Dixon, C. V. Shuck
and W. E. Seehorn.
first mooting having been called for
Friday, Docemhor 12.
Tho Malln and Lorella communi
ties, through tholr pest control com
mitteemen, havo already raised part
of tho funds necessnry to socuro tho
strychnlno for rabbit poisoning and
havo secured botwoon thorn $156.00
worth of strychnlno.
Tho field demonstration commlt
too of tho bureau Is planning on ar
ranging for a mooting to bo hold
somo tlmo this month on tho .farm
of H. A. Talbot, whore somo very
striking results of suuflowor silngo
can bo noted. This commlttoo will
shortly nnnounco somo Interesting
plans In connection with tho silo
campaign.
Mr, Koddorly Indicated to tho
mooting that every county In East
orn Oregon will hnvo a farm bureau
In 1920, with tho oxcoptlon of Har
ney, Wheeler, Union, Jefferson and
Crook, nnd that a similar ratio will
exist In Wostorn Oregon. In the 26
counties that will employ agricul
tural agents In 1920 thore will bo
18 standard farm- bureaus, corres
ponding to tho organization effected
In this county.
Till MINE
SLOW PROGRESS
(KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,
SHE SINGS THE
LOVE TO HEAR
Gratifying responses from tho
public Is reported. In tho canvass
opened yesterday by tho Afuslcal
Study club of this city for tho salo
ot soason tickots to tho sories of
three concorts by world famed art
ists, to bo given under tho auspices
of tho club this winter.
In fact, tho tickets are selling so
fast, report tho canvassers, that
thoro Is danger that there are not
going to bo enough to go around,
and persons desiring season tickets
are urgod to get them at once.
Tho first artist to appear under
tho auBplccB of the Musical Study
club will bo Allco Nielsen, who will
sing at Houston's opera houeo on
December 30.
A. woman of moat charming per
sonality, sho 1b ono of tho most ver
satile of American stars. When
barely 18 years of ago she was called
tho "queen of light opera In Amer
ica." For flvo years sho reigned,
during three of which sho manag
ed ho own company and lnclden
ally made a fortuno. She then left
light opera to go to Italy to study
for grand opera. Later she made
hor dobut In Convent Garden, Lon
don In "La Travlnta" In company
with Caruso.
Since, sho has sung In the Met
ropolitan Company In New York and
with tho Chicago Oper. company
Signal honors havo been heaped up
on her in a conspicuous career In
grand opera, honors which her art
hns well deserved. Tho clear
crystal-like quality of her tones hns
often been remarked and is ono of
tho most striking features of her
singing.
As a singer of old ballads, tho
songs that, were written yenrs ago
whn llfo was not such a strenuous
affair and thore was possibly more
sentiment In the world In these
songs Allco Nielsen is supreme.
To h0nr her alng "Old Black
Joe,," Bcndemee's Stream" and
other of the old songs dear to us
all Is a. revelation.
This 'is her first visit to this
coast In five years and the people of
Klamath Falls nro. most fortunate
In having this opportunity to hear
Allco Nellsen
SWANSON'S TEAM -
WINS BOWLING
Swanson's bowlers won two games
in three from Mason's team in the
Elks' tournament last night. Fri
day night Houston's team will play
Van Itiper's. Last night's sceres:
Mason's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot.
Haydeu 197 156 190 543
Hurry 130 164 150 444
C. n. MIHor.. 152 124 131 407
Mason 159 137 165 -461
638 581 636
Swanson's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot.
Ackley 199 16(6 i70 535
Ambrose 179 182 144 505
Kuykendnll .... 106 107 115 328
Swnnson 158 127 90 375
642 582 519
OLDSONGSALL
QNIUSfipE
SHOPPMGWSBL
CHRISTMAS! Mf-k
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
STHAHORN DEED
OF TRUST IS
T
Tito Oregon, California & Eastern
Railway company, known as the
Strahorn lino, baa filed a trust deed
In tho county clerk's office naming
tho Portland Trust Co. as trustees.
Tho amount named In tho deed Is
$10000,000, and is to be used
In tho building ot railroads from
Bend to Klamath Falls and from a
connecting point at or near Silver
Lake to Lakeview; from a connec
tion at Mllllcan to Crane, and from
a point on that line to Burns. All
of the property now owned by the
company, Including the Klamath
Falls municipal line, together with
all rights of way, terminal grounds
at Bend, Fort Rock, Silver Lake,
Paisley and Lakeview, as well as
all equipment and franchises now
owned, is covered by the deed. The
document Is very voluminous, the
fees for filing being $46.
The line Is to be built in such se
quence as the board of directors may
direct and It is assumed that the
lino from Bend to Silver Lake will
bo the first. It Is not at all improb
able that the Sliver Lake-Lakevlew
extension will bo given preference
over the other projected lines.
It is nnot expected that the filing
of the trust deed will be followed
by construction work In tho near
future, for It Is doubtful if any rail
road securities could bo floated at
tho present time. It Is absolutely
certain that nothing will be done
until the railroads are released by
the government, but the action of
tho railroad company in filing the
deed at this time Is no doubt done
In order to be ready for construc
tion at the earliest possible date. It
is almost certain that the railroads
will be returned to the owners at
the present session of Congress.
Mr. Strahorn has Worked long
and faithfully in his effort to pro
vide this section ot tho state with
railroad transportation, and It now
looks as If his labor is to bo crowned
with success. Lakeview Examiner.
Note. While this trust deed has
been heretofore filed with county
clerks at Bend and Klamath Falls
and the filing at Lakeview is largely
a formality, It may Indicate a clear
ing of the decks for action as soon
as the railroads are returned' to pri
vate ownership, and a readjustment
of conditions makes railway securi
ties more attractive for Investors.
CONSCIENCE FUND
GETS 85 CENTS
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Dec.
11. A new account was recently
opened In the ledger of tho Colorado
Midland Terminal railway under the
caption "Conscience Fund." Tho
first .entry was 85 cents.
The remittance was from a resi
dent of Los Angeles, Cal who, in
an explanatory letter, declared that
while walking from Manltou to Di
vide, a distance of 21 miles, he
"Jumped a ride" on the Midland,
and rodo Into Divide, The incident
occured twenty years ago,
LAKEVEW
11, 1919
POTATO MEN BUY
MORE TULE LAND
The Weyl-Zuckerman company,
the big potato and onion growing
concern which recently purchased
950 acres of land near Midland from
C. R. DoLap, P. L Fountain, and
W. S. Slough, has practically con
cluded the purchase of 1500 acres
more of tule land In the same neigh
borhood, it is understood, from Lea
S. Robinson and Lawrenco Ezoll.
According to report, there are
about 120 acres of the Robinson
land and 300 acres of Ezell land in
cluded In the deal, and it Is said
that the Weyl-Zuckerman company
will still further increase Its hold
ings. The purchasing company is reput
ed to be the largest distributors of
potatoes and onions In the west, with
a chain or houses in ten large cen
ters extending from Chicago to San
Francisco.
OPENED TODAY
As if in harmony with the beauty
of the winter snows, the delicate
tracery of which is adding so much
to the grandeur of hill and dale,
the Ziz Fair, for which operations
have been under way for months,
was opened In the Moose hall today.
Already many visitors have been in
specting the array of upusually
handsome holiday gifts that have
been gathered especially for this
event. It would seem to come as
an answer to the wish of tho bewil
dered seeker after the unusual for
Christmas remembrances, so many
are the unique and exquisite, yet
moderately priced collection of arti
cles to choose-from.
The fair is not, however, to be de
voted entirely to the material phase
of the undertaking, for elaborate
plans have been laid for the enter
tainment of the visitors. Each aft
ernoon and evening there is to be
produced a wonderful variety of en
tertainment that will be sure to de
light the hearts of those who attend.
The fair is under the auspices ot
the ladies of the Sacred Heart
church, the proceeds to be used to
ward payment of the debt of the
parish. Father Marshall has under
contemplation an elaborate program
Of improvement for the future, and
the splendid success that has at
tended the efforts of this construct
ive genius is sufficient to command
for him the earnest support of the
entire community in every effort he
puts forth tor the upbuilding of the
material and spiritual affairs of his
parish.
BOUNTIES PAID
Ten coyote bounties and flvo bob
cat bounties were paid J. W. David
son of Malln yesterday by the county
clerk, making $45 In all. The vboun
ty on male coyotes is $3 each and on
the female coyote $4. The bob-cat
bounty Is $2.50.
COUPLE MARRY HERE
Archie G. Wlmer and Golda Brad
shaw of Fort Klamath were married
last evening by Justice N. J. Chap
man.
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OFFICIAL PAPER
KLAMATH COUNT
Price, Five Centf
CRIPPLES ALL
Telegraph Communication Shut Off
Long Distance Phone Service .Owe
Freight Train Laid Up Power
Company Slightly Crippled '
Wire aervico out of Klamath Falls
has been crippled considerably by
tho storm of the last few days.
Train service while somewhat Im
peded, is still moving.
The Southern Pacific station re
ported this morning that their pas
senger service on the "local branch.
13 uninterrupted The passenger
train was late last night, but pulled,
out again this morning expecting to
get through to Weed
The freight train yesterday stal
led somewhere thl3 side of Weed on
account of a breakdown of the
locomotive and did not get In last
night As telegraph wires are down
the local railway office is handicap
ped in moving its trains and
there is no information regard
ing the effect of the storm on main
line service It is said, however,
that No 13, the passenger due at
Weed from Portland at 3:30 in the
afternoon, is not running
The Western Union wires have
been down Since yesterday morning"
! nnrl ilAQnlta Tinna rtP tha 1na1 rtfUnA
that they would have them working
last night, the sounder was still
silent at noon today
The Pacific Telephone Tele
graph company's local service is
pactlcally unlnterupted Teported
the wire chief this morning, but
long distance communication is cut
off in all directions The lines to
Merrill, Lakeview, Dairy and Med
ford are all out There was somo
ho'pe of getting the Medford line re
paired today, but practically nono
for the others Repair men 'are
working as hard as possible," said the
wire chief, ' but they have lots of
trouble on their hands and are, at
tacking the most important repairs
first ,
, The telephone company's .breaks
are due to the weight ot the snow
on the wires The snow is frozen
and impossible to shake loose, and
if more falls before a thaw relieves
the. present tension it is .going' to
cause still more breaks and greater-
disruption of, service '
"We are doing 'our best under ad
verse conditions, v "said 'the wire
chief, "and we', ask the 'public' to
have patience The heavy snow
makes travelling dlfficult'and even
after the breaks are Ideated re
pairs are necessarily slow in this
sort of weather '
On the whole the California-Oregon
Power company is not serious
ly affected About 25 light custom
ers in the city were cut off today
but the service will bo repaired by
night, said George J Walton, mana
ger of the company The Bonanza,
and Merrill lines are down but re
pair men expect to locate the
troublo today The main line
transmission line is working all
right.
Tho trouble yesterday was a
broken Insulator near the crest ot
Third street, which allowed two
wires to cross. It was located with
difficulty and lights and power In
the downtown district were off for
three or four hours in the afternoon
The industrial district is on an
other circuit and was not affected
according to the manage of the
power company.
O. A. C. EDITOR'S
GIFT SUGGESTION
No more acceptable Christmas
present than a year's subscription to
the old homo paper for friends who
have moved away can ha mada for
the same money, says tho O. A. C.
Bulletin. Unlike most other friends,
It never .forgets to write, but1 six
days out of the week it spreads a
feast of news, rich in memory-stirring
items that form the best P03
slble substitute to a visit back home.
"Call on or write the editor today,"
advises the college editor. ,
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