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KLAMATH COUNTX
Fourteenth YearNo. 3797
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919
Price, Five Cent
POLICE ALLEGE
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Jinn In Jull at Hnn KmnrlNco Ac
cused of l'aNNlti fUOOO Worth of
n4 Check In Tliln Vicinity AIno
Wanted In California Town
BAN FltANCIBCO, Doc. 18. Prod
Ford i being hold la the, city Jail
Aero today, ponding bis return to
Klamath Falls, whoro ho In to faco
a chargo of securing 2000 from a
bank by moons of worthies chcckti.
JIo Is mild to bo also wantod In Oak
land, Uakoraflold and Salinas, Cal.
nr Hnld that tho prlsonor
registered at a hotol hero as Clifford
K Hush of Denver, who escaped four
weeks ago from tho stato prison at
Carson City, Nevada.
Inquiries among local banks and
peace offlcoru full to Identify tho
prisoner beyond question, but It Is
bellovod ho may bo tho mun who un
der the uIIbh of William King, two
or three months ago forged the sig
nature of I. 10. Kcstorson to chocks,
which ho passed upon tho First State
ti Havings bank hereto an approxi
mate totul of $800.
The bank put tho I'lnkorton ngon
cy on tho trail, but this afternoon
slated that no report of any arrest
bad boon received. Other banks re
ported that they had cashed no
worthless chocks recontly, certainly
tot $2,000 worth.
Tho Kcstorson forgeries nro be
lieved to hnvo boon tho work of n
man who had access to tho offlco of
ILe KoBtoraon Lumber company nt
Dorrls, through which ho socurcd
blank chocks with tho company's vlg
netto on thorn and nlso familiarized
lilmsolf with Mr, Kestorson's slgna
turo. It is said that sumo of tho
Checks also wont through tho banks
at Grants Pass, McCIoud, Cal., and
other towns and tho total might
havo reached tho $2000 mentioned
in tho abovo Associated Press dis
patch. It Is quite posslblo that tho Pin
kerton oporattves hnvo landod tholr
man and that tho San Francisco pris
oner may bo tho mun who worked
hero.
The Kcstorson forgorlcs aro said
c havo showed expert Work in that
particular lino of criminality. In
fact, It Is Bald, thoy woro Identical
with tho gonulno signature and aft
er the 0 rants Pass bank dlscovored
U had boom victimized with a forg
ed chock It turned down tho noxt
Kestoruon chock presented ns one of
the same brand, although It happen
ed to bo qulto genuine.
PRISONER
OC INNER
BOWLINE SERIES
ENDS TOMORROW
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Tomorrow night Bees tho end of
tho Elks bowling tourament. Noel's
and Jester's teams will stage tho
final contest of tho series that has
aroused a great deal of lntorost
among bowling fans and has devel
oped consldornblo skill among tho
Elks wh oplayed on tho various
teams during tho contosts.
So successful has tho present tour
nament boon that arrangements
havo boon mado to start a now ono
noxt week. Last night Joster's
team won from Swanson's squad.
Tho scoro follews:
Jostor's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot.
Upp 50 147 151 448
Mooro 101 110 112 323
Wright 214 171 182 D67
Jester 192 218 179 590
W. O. Smith.. 211 -147 199 557
808 793 823
Swanson's 1st 2nd 3rd Tot.
Ackloy 153 186 148 487
Melssnor , 143 149 111 403
W, L. Smith... 172 194 160 532
Lnvonlk .140 159 147 446
Swanson 133 166 119 418
w 741 8C4 691
STRICT ECONOMY
1920 WATCHWORD
WASHINGTON, Doc. 18.
All gonural appropriations for
1920 nro to bo pared down "In
accordance with tho strictest
economy," except tho pontoffloj
and naval dopartmonts, Major-
Ity-Loador Mondell told tho
IIotiBo today, when tho first
urgency dofle'oncy bill of tho
session wan brought, up. The
greatest reductions will so undo
in tho army and fortifications
estimates, ho said.
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PACKERS' TRUST
CHICAGO, Dec: 18. Dissolution
of tho associated grocory Interests,
tho so-called "Dig Five" pnckorB,
would not sorlously affect any of
thorn, said Louis P. Swift today, dls
cttBslug tho report that Attorney
General Palmer would announce to
day or tomorrow an agrcoment of
tho packers to dissolve all affiliated
intorcsts oxcopt thoso Involved In tho
production of meat, poultry, butter,
cggB and cheoso.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 18.
Ncgotmtlons between tho meat pack
ers nnd tho government, It became
known today, havo been going on
for Borne time with the object of
compromising the antl-truBt prose
cution, which Ib still In tho stage of
a grand jury investigation.
It Is understood that one plan con
sidered Is tho withdrawal of tho
packers from operating side lines,
such as tho wholesale grocery busi
ness. NEED FOR BUYING
SEASON TICKETS AT
ONCE 'IS EXPLAINED
In splto of tho bitter weather of
tho past week the work of selling
season tickets for tho Musical Study
club's series of concerts has gono on.
Tho weather howovor( has provented
tho ladies having tho work In charge
from calling upon all who are in
terested. It is earnestly desired that all
those who are expecting to purchase
seuson tickets and havo not yet dono
to should go to Shepherd's Piano de
pot and get their tickets at once
without waiting for tho solicitors.
On Monday, -Decembor 22, and
Tuesday 23, between 9 a. m. and 5
p.'m. each day, all holders pi season
tickets may reserve their seats for
the series of threo concerts by pre
senting their tickets at Shopherd's
Piano depot and having their selec
tion of seats entered thereon. It is
hoped that nil season ticket holders
will promptly mako their reservation
of sonts.
It Is very necessary that all season
ticket reservations be mado on tho
two days allotted, and particularly
necessary that tho tlcklts bo present
ed when making reservations. No
reservations of seats can be madr
uijIobs season tickets ,aro presented
a', tho tlmo of 'making reservation.
Tho Musical Study club havo un
clr rtakon this work without hope o'
profit nnd entirely ns a benoflt to
the public;
A misunderstanding seems to bo
prevalent thnt tho prlco askod for
season tickets is high. It should be
remembered that n season ticket en
titles tho holdor to n reserved seat
at threo of tho highest grade con
certs tho samo attractions' that are
given In nil tho largest cities of tho
country.
Tho cost of each concort to tho
holdor of a flvo dollar sonson ticket
li just $1.51 tho remnlndor beiwj
government wnr tnx. The cost of tho
four dollar season tlcUot is $1.21
per concort thoVe unlndor bolng war
tax.
Tho truth is that tho pi'on'o of
Klimnth Falls aio prohap paying
u uslderably l?c " " M "" would
liM'o to pay fo ' " "' I"
San Francisco
Pockets grow smaller as It tosts
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RABBIT POISON KUWIATH FALLS
CAMPAIGN IS STUDENTS PLAN
ILL ORGANIZED MS VISITS
Monroe Lytic, who la leader of
tho rabbit extermination campaign
in tho farm bureau district compris
ing Dairy, Bonanza and Hlldcbrand,
roports continued progress In their
campaign. Although Tuesday night
was not an Ideal night for poisoning,
ho roports 80 dead rapplts around
ono small poison corral, whore
about two quarts of poisoned oats
had been put out. Some poisoned
oats wero also put along tho trails
in tho brush and ho reports finding
dead rabbits scattered through the
brush In overy direction rifl)
Mr. Lytlo hold a mooting with
men from tho Hlldcbrand and Dairy
precincts at Dairy yesterday. Fifty
ounces of strychnine woro distribut
ed among men who will mix1 tho
poison for these precincts. When
tho poison campaign was first talked
of many felt doubtful of results. With
tho snow covering up the feed as
at present this is an ideal time for
poislnlng tho rabbits. Ono precau
tion should be observed, however,
and that is a cloudy or windy night
Is a poor time to. poison rablts. The
best results will bo obtained on a
still, clear night.
Tho rabbit poisoning campaign,
which Is being carried on by th
fnrm bureau with James M. Ezoll
as county leader, has the following
community leaders at werk: Dis
trict No. 1, comprising Lorella, Lan
gell valley and Dames valley, M. T.
Prince; District No. 2, comprising
Dairy, Bonanza and Hlidebrand, M.
J. Lytle; District No. 4, comprising
Pine Grove and Olene, Roy Kins
man; District No. 5, comprising Mt.
Lakl, Spring Lake, Fairview and
Henley, S. P. Dohllnger; District No.
6, comprising Keno, Worden, Plevna
and Round Lake, C. G. Hunt; Dis
trict No. 7, comprising Merrill,
White Lake, Lone Pine and Gale,
August Andrleu; District No. 8,
comprising Malln and Shasta Vlow,
Chas. B. Bailey; District No. 10,
Poo valley, Lossen Ross. These men
handle tho matter for their respect
ive districts by appointing a suf
ficient number of helpers to cover
tho territory.
Through tho U. S. Biological sur
vey, strychnine Is purchased at a
considerable saving. Tho county
court has also made available the
money from' the rabbit bounty fund
to duplicate purchases of strychnine
made through the farm bureau com
mittee in the organized campaign.
Two hundred and forty ounces of
strychnine havo already been dis
tributed. One ounce of strychnine
Is sufficient tor 12 quarts of grain.
One quart of poisoned outs is suf
ficient for 25 to 30 baits. On this
basis enough strychnine has already
been distributed to kill 80-.000 rab
bits. Campaigns in this state against
rabbits aro being carried on by tho
farm bureaus in 'Umatilla, Morrow,
Deschutes and Malheur counties.
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WEATHER REPORT
OREGON: Tonight and Friday,
rain in tho west, rain or snow in the
oast; warmer tonight with strong
southeasterly winds,
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Christmas JSMfbb -
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Dec. 18. Klamath Folia peo
ple at the University of Oregon are
for the most part planning to spend
the holidays with friends and rela
tives living within a reasonable dis
tance of Eugene.
Marjorle Delzell will visit her
aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. F. M.
White, of Marshfleld, Oregon. Au
drey Roberta and Maybolle Leavltt
have accepted Invitations to spend
tholr holidays there also. Clara
Calkins will be the guest of Elvira
Thurslow at her home in Portland.
John Houston will go to Albany
Immediately upon the close of school
this term, where he will be-the guest
of B. F. Townsend. He will leave
there December 28 to attend the
Student Volunteer campaign at Des
Moines, Iowa. Ho wishes It to be
known to tho Klamath Falls people
who so generously contributed to the
fund for the financing of this Stu
dent Volunteer campaign trip, and
for which the university deeply ap
preciates, that the student body it
self raised $125 on the play which
It recently put on, "The Prince of
Liars." It may be well to mention
here that "Johnny" was considered
tho star of the play. The following
Is a quotation from the campus pa
per, the "Oregon Herald," which
gives an Idea of his success:
"John Houston, interpreting his
lines like a professional, moving ev
erywhere with the easiness of a John
Barryraore, combined with tho agil
ity of a Fred Stone, was easily the
star. Houston's actions always
lacked the stiffness which com
monly marks the movements of an
amateur. His Intonations and facial
expressions details which make or
ruin a part were always adequate."
Ella Dews, formerly of Klamath
Falls, who was graduated from the
university June, 1919, will spend
Christmas holidays with her brother
and his family in Ashland. Since
September, Miss Dews has. been the
physical training director of the pub'
lie schools at Bend, Oregon, where
she has achieved decided success in
her work. En routo to Ashland she
will spend a few days in Eugene
visitln her friends there.
Judge and Mrs. A. L. Leavltt spent
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday
in Eugene visiting their daughter,
at the Pi Beta Phi house. Judge
Leavltte had been in Portland at
tending to business affairs.
The visit was quite a surprise to
"Bab," who did not know her per
ents were 'even contemplating leav
ing Klamath Falls. Their visit af
forded great pleasure to tho other
Klamath Falls girls and also all the
rest who had the pleasure of meet
ing them.
WASHINGTON RANKKK DEAD
WALLA WALLA, Dec. 18. Miles
C Moore, last territorial governor
of Washington,' banker and presi
dent of the board of trustees of
Whitman college, died at . a local
hospital today. He was 75 years old
and was taken 111 two weks ago.
COYOTE HAD RABIES,
SAYS HEALTH BOARD
D, ElIs Young has received
notification from tho state
board of health at Portland
that the head of a coyote sent
for analysis two, weks ago show-
ed tho presence of ncgri bodies
in the brain, a conclusive proof
that the animal was rabid.
The coyote ran amuck in the
Young sheep coairal in the
Nuss Lake district one morning.
wounding a dozen sheep and
the two ranch dogs. It was
dispatched with a shotgun by
the rancher, who suspected rab-
ies and sent the head to Port-
land for examination.
FOR YE LOSS
Asserting that $74.42 is not suffl-
cient compensation for the loss of an j
eye, even if the eye was not so goodi
as some eyes, Theodore Sid.es, .vic
tim of an Industrial accident which
deprived him of the use of the optic
member, has filed an appeal; from
the award of the State Industrial ac
cident commission In the circuit
court. "
Tho commission, it is said, In
cause they held- that the Injured eye
was defective before the accident,
allowed Sides no compensation ex
cept the actual expenses .caused by
his misfortune, which they estimat
ed at $74.42.
This is the first case, of -.he kind
filed in the Klamath county circuit
court. The law empowers the court
to review the facts -submitted to the
commission and the legality of pro
cedure, before a Jury if demanded.
The court's, or jury's, findings will
be cited to the commission and It
may either act In accordance wtlh
them or it the recommendations con
stitute a reversal, appeal to tha su
preme court.
SEVEN FINED FOR
PEACE DISTURBANCE
Seven persons, one a woman, were
fined or given Jail sentences by Po
lice Judge Leavltt this afternoon as
the result of a free-for-all fight,
which the police said took place at
the Star rooming house on Main
Btreet last night. The participants
pleaded guilty to disturbing the
peace charges.
John Teng paid a fin eot $5. Joe
Dervin drew two days in jail with
out alternative. Charles O'Brien,
Joe Wilson, Oliver Jefferson and R.
H. Bryant were fined $10 each, with
ten days In jail extra, the Jail sen
tence to be suspended on provision
that the quartet take the first araln
out. Mrs. R. H. Bryant was fined
$5 and given five days" In jail, with
the Jail sentence suspended on con
dition that she leave town with her
husband.
The scrap was said by the police
to have been strenuous while It last
ed. Search of the combatants' rooms
unearthed empty bottles which had
contained bay rum and various other
decoctions with an alcoholic basis.
WANTS MORE
SOLID PROTEST
T LEASE
ON UPPER LAKE
Entire Delegation, in Conference
With Lane, Urges That Depart
ment Refuse to Enter 80-Year
Contract for Reclamation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. With
the exception of Senator Chamberlain
who left Monday for Chicago on a
speech-making trip, the Oregon de
legation in Congress held a confer
ence with Franklin K. Lane yester
day, urging that the department of
the interior enter no contract with
Doak & Brown, San Francisco con
tractors, to reclaim 10,000 acres of
marsh lands on the Upper Klamath
Lake. ,
Utilization, of the land as a soldier
settlement project was advocated by
the Oregon legislators, instead of
tying it up under a thirty year lease
to the private corporation.
Both the state organization of tho
American Legion and the Klamath
Falls post are strongly objecting to
the lease plan. In voicing the oppo
sition to the lease, Representative
N J. Sinnott said: 1
"We urge that the contemplated
lease contract Is in violation of the
act, by which the land was ceded 'by
the state of Oregon to the federal
Government. This land was ceded to
the United States for a general re
clamation project, with the proviso
that no individual should receive
more than 160 acres. The contract
which the department is proposing
t execute with Doak & Brown Is ab
solutely contrary to (his provision ot
the act by which the federal govern
ment acquired title to the swamp,
lands.'
MAY RESUME PEACE
TREATY FIGHT SOON
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Possi
bility that the Senate peaca treaty
fight may be resumed actively before
the holiday recessv developed today,
when a meeting of the Foreign Rela
tions committee was called .for Sat-V
urday. The purpose of the meeting
was unannounced, but leaders Indi
cated that an effort will be made to
get committee action on the Knox
resolution to. declare, a state ot peace
existent with, Cfermany,
WANTS QUIET TITLE.
Max L. Thorn has started suitrtn.
the circuit court against QuIncyA.
Brooks, deceased, Lizzie Brooks and
others who .claim adverse title J to
plaintiff in south half of lots 9 and
10, block 84 Klamath addition, to
quiet plaintiff's title to the proper
ty. ELKS TO ENTER
CHAMP CONTEST
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The Elks bowling tournament,
jusf cbncluded, roused so much "in
terest in the sport and developed
such prowess, that the lodge has de
cided to enter two teams in the tele
graphic tournament of the Pacific
Coast-Championship league, in which
150 teams from five Pacific Coast
states will compete by wire on 'Jan
uary 11,
The various teams will play on
their own alloys and tho highest
teams In the general score will be
selected to meet In the tournament,
which will be held some tlme' In
May In one ot the large cities of, the
ccast. '
''Five men will composo each of the
teams. The- local teams will prob
ably be: Hayden, Jester, Van Bellon,
Ackley and Will Houston on one,
nnd Ambrose, Hoaglnnd, Smith, Leo
Houston and Lennox on tho other.
, Beforp the date of the tournament
$he Iqcal alleys and eulpment will bo
officially Inspected and referees ap
pointed, so that the match will con
form to .the general regulations and
ho scores made will be official.
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more to koep them tilled.