' oEh uttttut OITICIAL iaij:h ok KLAMATH lULUS official paper op klamath county Fourteenth Year No. 3817 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1920 Price, Five Cents W; K CITY GOUNCiL I - IIKESCHH '..; NHHtlMS ,T'. 0. Miller Will lie Keptncrtl by Kcllli Ainliroxc, Former Hcuil of Flro Department ('Iiiiiiro to Ik coiiio Effective) on Mn rili in. f -Keith Ambrose former chief 'of the flro department, who was grant ' cd n lonvo of nbsenco wiion ho en listed In the United State army dur ing tho war, was reinstated as tiro chief by tho city council-last night, tho reinstatement to bo offoctlvo March 15. Tho chango In heads of tho tiro department took pluco at tho cIoho of tho session. Details had evidently boon all workod out, Coun cilman 'Upp putting tho motion for tho reinstatement of tho form'or chief, which wuh seconded and car rlod without argument or delay. When Chlof Miller was asked to lay whether ho would romaln until March 1C, ho said: "That roatH entirely with Mr. Mnhro.o. I hnvo tho highest regard for him'. Whon ho returned from tho war I offered to resign, us I felt that- Inasmuch as ho. stopped down and out to fight for his country, It wait only tho rjght tiling for mo to Htop down and out when ho came "back, If ho deslrod to resume his, old duties, and I so advUod him, the mayor and city council, and there the matter restod. Just prior to -tho first meeting of tho council In Jnnu- nry, when these changes aro usually mndo, Mayor Htruhle advised me 'ihutiitfwhii not nolng io man.jtnr change, and I naturally presumed that I was to continue In office. Tho flrpt Intimation I had that n chango was contemplated came to mo when risked by Tho Hornld what I was go ing to do. Tho only criticism that I have to make of tho mayor lies In tho discourtesy practiced In -falling to tnko mo Into his confidence. Com mon decency required nt least this much." There Is ono thing that Chlof Miller has' dono over slnco ho was appointed ho has worked day In nnd day out to reduco tho flro haz ards of tho city. lie naturally en countered somo oppcnltlQn, hut this ho smoothed out and usually brought about the results ho sought to ac complish without apparently vory much friction or Inconvenience. Tho changes ho lias inadu will bo enditr ing nnd will bo euro to result In making tho administration nt tho Rltuatlon a much easlor tank for his successor. Except for tho chango In tho flro department, thoro was nothing out of tho ordinary rotitlno transacted during tho session. II. W. Toole, ownor of tho Llborty thontor, asked n continuance' of n weok in consid eration, of tho ordlnanco regulating thontors, on tho ground that other theator mon could not bo prosont for discussion last night, nnd his roquest was grantod. ' K. C. Stuckoy was grantod per mission to orcct a woodon building, 24 by CO foot, nt l'lno and Elovonth streets, to bo used as n carpontor and cabinet-making shop.' Robort R-ynn, appearing for tho board of directors of tho Mooso hall, socurod pormlpsion to build a stair way from tho rear exit to tho stroot, to bo used only In omorgoncy. Ho .stated that whllo tho building had tleon doclarod exceptionally-sate by expert architects, and tho under writers had voluntarily lowered tho Insurance rato, tho controlling board wished to install the stairway and make the exit available in case of need. Rooming houso renewal permits wore granted tho Hall hotel, Hous ton hotel, Klamath rooming houso, Moorman rooming houso, Novada rooming houso, and Cray rooming liouso, , Discussion of street and sower Im provements ocpupled somo of tho council's tlmo, It was tho general opinion that preliminary work on tho Mills Addition sewer should start as WOMEN APPOINTED ON tO.WENTION COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 Tho Mppolntmort of n commit tco of 17 members. Including two women, to nrrango for tho Democratic national convention nt San Francisco, Juno 2S, was announced today by Chairman dimming) of the national com mittee This Is t'10 first tlmo (hut women have had a hand In tho prollmlnnry arrange ments of n presidential nomina tion convention. ! E Ono of tho largest timber sales over recordod In this country Is promUod through tho nctlon of tho Long-Hell Lumber Company of Kaunas City, Mo., In securing an op tion on 7(i,000 acres of timber own ed by tho Woyorhausor Timber Com pany and located In tho Cowlitz valley, In tho Columbia river district. The purchase, It Is said, will total approximately JC. 000, 000, Arrange ments for tho 'transaction woro con cluded by It- A, 'Long, of tho Long Ilcll Company, and Gcorgo S. Long, coast representative of tho Weyer hauser Interests. The deal has been ponding for sovoral uroliths, nccordlng to tlmbor- nicn, and only recently the Kansas I City company secured a,n option upon mo property, Mttlo nouiit la ex pressed that tho deal will lie. closod mhnrlb.v.fcJm.modlnto,, dq.vj?Iopment of tho tract by logging and operation of mills Is expected, as tho Long-Hell company Is known to bo n concorn interested primarily In cutting rather than In hoUHng Its standing timber. Tho Long-Doll Company, ono of tho grentost operators lu'tho south ern plno belt, recently entoror tho western fluid by purchasing n largo area of standing white plno timber near Klamnth Falls, nnd uniting tho Wood and tho McCIoud Diver Lum bor companies. Purchaso of tho ad ditional tract In the Cowlitz vnlloy Is taken to Indicate cxtouslvo devel opments .by tlio company on tho Pacific const, preparatory to it slow ing down of operations In tho south, whoro standing timber Is getting scarce Tho timber Is yellow fir of medium slzo nnd will total approximately, two billion feottyuccordlng., to local' Um ber cnils.er, who -are, , familiar with tho tract, A price- of $3 n thousand feet is said 'to bo provided In thq option, nnd If this Is tho correct flguro tho total, purchase prlco will roach ?G,000,000. Tho tract Is located west of tho Cowlitz and In tho samd neighbor hood ns tho Inmnn-Poulscn Com pany's nnd tho Enstorn & Western Lumber Company's holdings. Oro goulan. ASHURST THANKS LABOR COUNCIL Edward D. Ashurst, who Is nt Washington, D. C In tho lntorosts of his bill proposing tho oponlng of tho Klamnth Indian rosorvntlor. in a letter to tho Klamath Contrnl Labor CouncIL written nt Detroit, Mich., while en routo to the capital, thanks tho council for their support of the Ashurst bill and asks for let ters of introduction to Samuel Oompors, presldont of the Amerlctn Federation of nbor. Evidently the sponsor for th bill hopos to lino up the labor organisa tions In support of his measure. WEATHER IlhTOKT. OREGON -Tonight nnd Wednes day, fair; continued cold southerly winds, soon as possible and tho matters of rights-of-way and slto for the septic tank and advertising for bids for the work woro spoken of. No definite decision was reached. Li TI TRANSACTON E IN NORTH INCH. T NIT Tho Contrnl Labor council at Its mooting last night unanimously agreed to contribute tho support of Its membors to aid In securing full census statistics for this city, and telegraphed W. A. Terrell, th district supervisor of Census, at Wasco, an offer to aid In any way that Mr. Ter rell might direct. Tho help that mombors of tho council can give shoijld bo valuablo to tho census enumerators In securing a completo list of tho industrial' popu lation of the city, ono of tho .hardest tasks that confronts the enumerator, according to reports of those who hnvo boon appointed to take the cen sus. The wiro to the supervisor was as fellews: "The Central Labor coun cil, comprising sovon. unions and re presenting, with its affiliations, 1G00 people of Klamnth county, tenders you Its full resources to make, tho enumeration In this county 100 per cent. Wlro nt our expense how wo may best co-oporato with you." W. P. KAY, secretary. Thursday ovonlng. Jnnunry ICth, a meeting Is called of all Interest ed In tho development of tho dairy Industry of Klamath county, nt tho rMllIorHlir school houso on tho Mid land rqad. .i movement has Jeen started by n numbor of mon heavily titercstcd In tho dairy business to develop this Industry to Its fullest possibilities. Among othor things to bo discuss ed nro tho possibilities of tho produ cers themselves handling tho cream cry business. Facts regarding tho opo latlon and management of farmers'' creameries throughout Oregon will In- presonted at this meeting. Tho In formation Is furnlshod by tho Dairy Tllvlslon of tho Stato Agricultural col lf go and should bo of particular In terest to all dairymen. The mooting Is cnllod for 8.30 p. iu In order to accommodate a num ber of tho dairymen who hnvo nskod tor this tlmo, All who nro Interested In this Important matter nro urged to bo present. U T ITT leap" year I I I " ' ' ' " " ' ' M I I 1 1 I II I ' " () -mm wlw' " $ - " ' HKT AV .- ' , -v. MTV sy v " ( jump::')v M kVwT - W $2mif 35iS2 J&tffiflH STATE ASKED Tl R 1 1 Tho biggest proposal scheduled for submission to the special session of tho logUlaturo Is a plan for the con 6truction of a railroad between Dend and Klamath Falls by stato co-operation If not with state aid to a greater e: lees extent. The concurrent resolu tion, or tho bill as It may be deter mined, Is now being drafted and will bo re,ady for Introduction soon after the session Is opened. Tho proposal, as outlined In tho rough, would mark a new departure In railroad construction In Oregon should it bo-approved by the legisla ture. It contemplates, first, that the stato highway commission be given tho power and authority to construct a highway grade of sufficient width, should It so deslro, that a standard railroad line could bo laid along one side without Interfering with the use of the road by automobile or oth er traffic. It would also provide for the appointment of a non-salaried commission by tho governor to make a full Investigation Into the feasibil ity of laying n rail line along the stato highway between Dend nnd Klamath Falls, Including ascertain ment of construction costs, gradients, operating costs nnd all Information necessary to determine tho fcaslbll lty of the" construction, maintonanco and operation of tho lino. With this, authority given, to tho stato highway commission, nnd the machinery of tho separato commis sion ready to operate, the main Idea back of tho proposal could be worked out, and If found feasible, put Into ef fect. Tho, development of-tlils. Idea In cludes tho negotiation of an agree ment between tho stato on 'tho, one hand and the O-W. R. &. N. and the Oregon Trunk' In the othor, under which .tho rails now unused between the Columbia main line and Dend up tho Deschutes canyon would bo taken up and, relnld on the grndo provided between Dend and Klamath Falls, the entire line when finally completed between Klamath Falls and the junc tion with tho main line tracks at tho Columbia to bo under a common use or between the two operating com panies. It is argued by thoso who are back ing tho plan that tho cost to the state of widening the main highway ue tween Dend nnd Klamath Falls, as tho routo has been located on the road map by the legislature, suffi ciently to permit tho construction of N Li T COL'IIT HAYS IlETAILEHS NEEDN'T ItEVEAL COST HELENA, Jan. 13. -United States District Judge Dorquln today granted an Injunction against tho Montana trado com mission, halting the operation of tho commission order which would compel the retail dealers to mark cost prices upon goods ! offered for sale In tho state. AJ a meeting of the directors of the Klamath State .Dank, held last evening the following officers were chesen: .t President, O. D. Durke; vice presi dent, J, A. Gordon; cashier,. Miss Ida D. Momyer; assistant cashier, J. I. . ' ' ,' . v' ""'"" " ' No better barometer of the devel opment of a community can be found than the growth of the banks. This Is particularly true to Klamath Falls,) IUH1 STATE BANK OFFICES ra and no gicater grown, of a financial'. Institution can be found anywhe: than that made by the Klama'tu Stato Dank. Starting but a little ovr- a year ago, the resources have already passed the $600,00,0 mark, andlfi tho Increase continues it will. before i another twelve-months be in the mll- Sportsmen of Klamath county were lion dollar class. Tho building that'wen represented at the meeting ot wns erected and conslderedjade'quate tno County Sportsmen's associating for several years Is already "comfori- a-t tBe Klamath Development com ably filled and changes to 'meet in- pany's offlco last evening, when the creased business will have to be, made worlj of effecting a permanent or- lmmeuiateiy anu anoiner year win call for further expansion 5 i3 BUS CATCHES FIKE A fire alarm was turned in from tho Southern Pacific depot last even ing when the Western Transfer company bus caught fire from a backfire of the engine. The depart ment responded, but the fire had been quenched with a hand -extln- gisher before they reached the scene. The damage to the bus was confined to tho engine. The vehicle was full of passengers when the fire.started. TWO SUITS DISMISSED. Two suits in the circuit court were dismissed y&ter&ay by Judge Kuy- kondall on non-suit motions by Plain tiffs. One nctlon was by J. S Watts, against Den Daly, the other the First National Dank ot Klamath Falls against Clay and George TV. Howell a rail line along one side would be re latively small. Practically the entire distance, it Is pointed out, is a level table land .which would require but few cuts or fills. It is argued, also, that the long reaches of non-productive territory between Klamath Falls and1" Bend make It likely, If not practically cer tain, that neither of, the two railroad systems will extend their lines for some tlmo to come. In the meantime, It is pointed out, the growing busi ness of tho Klamnth country is being gobbled up by California 'notwith standing tho natural desire of the people ot the district to efct! busi ness connections in thelrown 'state. Fronting these conditions It ,ls ar gued that tho stato could well afford to furnish tho grade for the. exten sion, particularly as It would at the same time be engaged in grading tor the stato highway, provided that an agreement could be reached with tho railroads to join hands In laying the rails and operating trains were the grade to be furnished. It Is not contemplated by those back ot the scheme Mint the state would part with title to the grade but that It would merely grant an easement over It, to b,e used under such terms and conditions and for such time as might be determined by agreement between. the railroad com panies and tho state. It Is expected that tentative fig ures on mileage, gradients and con struction costs, especially insofar as Iheso might affect the state, will he assembled for presentation before the legislature for its' consideration In connection with tho proposed plan when It Is laid before the session. 'nniinT nrnmrn Will UtlilUtt il QLCOTT HOLDS i TG TERM'S END Governor's Office Will Not Bo In eluded In Ballot nt 1020 Elections, 'According to Majority Decision of State Supreme Court. SALEM, Jan. 13. The. state su preme court today decided that Governor Olcott retains his office throughout the entire unexpired, term of the late Governor Withy combe. The prevailing opinion was written by Justices Johns, Bennett. Dean, and McBrlde. Justices Harris, Denson, and Burnett dissented. The case was taken to the supreme court in the form of a mandamus proceeding to compel Olcott, as sec retary of state, to include the office. of governor in the list of offices to hn rprtlflpd in ttia .mttitv f1o.1ra j jthe state to be filled by election this ganlzatlon was completed by the year. UJ HWNnUL ffcyWv-fti lUMIM IIKLHMIMI nTlVrnHrvtl nf. cnnutltiiUan ntvl hvln-wR.AL.Hft!' Z' The constitution and -bylaws ot the p old association, which has been dor- , mant but not entirely dead tor the last two years were foumj practical for continued use. The officers elected are as follews: J. D. Chambers, president: O. W. Robertson, vice-president; Francis Olds, secretary, and J. II. Parker, treasurer. A resolution was adopted support ing the present fish anti game con troversy that has been raised since the dismissal of State Diologist Fin ley, and the association is prepared to take active stops, it necessary, to jprevent Klamath county being left wlthout a representative on the fish. and game commission in the pro- posed reorganization of the commi sion by tho state legislature. Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs. Kip Van Riper of the marriage of their daughter, Mlsa Josephine, to Mr. Cecil J, Richard son, of Phoenix, Arizona. The cere mony was performed in the Hotel Annex, at Phoenix, Saturday evening, Dec. 27th, at 8:30 o'clock and waa V'ltnessed only by Immediate rela tives nnd a few close friends. The couple was attended by the bride's s.ster, Miss Lillian Van Riper, and Mr. Harold Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson left! immediately on a wedding trip to Tuscon, after which t(iey will make their home in Phoen ix, where Mr, Richardson is engaged in cotton growing. The best wishes of a host of friends in this city wilt attend- Mrs. Richardson, who is a Klamath Falls glr) and who taught in the public schools here after grad uating from both the public and high schools ot this city. , The marriage ot Miss Lillian Van Riper to Mr. Harold Turner, also ot Phoenix, where both 'of these young ladles have been teaching, will take place In May. It Is estimated that as a rule mar ried men live seven years longer than bachelors, and wives five years longer than spinsters. ' u WED lii U u