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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
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CITY GOUNCiL I
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,T'. 0. Miller Will lie Keptncrtl by
Kcllli Ainliroxc, Former Hcuil of
Flro Department ('Iiiiiiro to Ik
coiiio Effective) on Mn rili in.
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-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.
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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.
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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.
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STATE ASKED
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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
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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.
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' 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
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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
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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.
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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. '
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