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KLAMATH FALLS
OFFICIAL VM'lill OP
KLAMATH COUNTY
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Fourteenth Year No. 3855
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920
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Klamath Falls pout, No. 8, Amorl
can Loglon, Iuih received answer to
nn Inquiry addressed to Porcy A.
Cuppor, Htuto engineer, rolutlvo to
tlio status of tho California-Oregon
I'owor company In connection with
water right In tho Klamath drain-
ago area. Tho lettur was road at tho
last raveling of tho post and tho post
basecured -authorization for Its
publlrntlon for tho information of
the public. Tho lottor, which fol
lows, Ir Kolf-oxplunatory:
American lesion, Post No. 8,
Klamath Kallit, Oroxon.
I nm in rocolpt of your lottor of
"he 12th Inst, rolutlvo to tho contract
bctweon tho California-Oregon
I'owor company and tho secretary of
tho Interior affecting certain lands
and water rights In Klamath county.
It ! a Tory difficult mattor to do
toriulno tho present stntus of wator
rights for some of tho largo nrens
in Klamath county, and also what
effect tho contract uliovo mentioned
will hao on theso water rlKhtti.
In 190G, the federal government
mntlo it filing on all unappropriated
wator In Klamath drainage area.
Tho filing was mado pursuant to Sec
tion 2, Chap. 238, Laws of Oregon
for 1905. This Btntuto provides that
tho federal government shall fllo
definite planH nnd specifications
within a certain specified porlod nnd
authorize the construction of tho Irri
gation works within tho specified
tlmo. All theso Htepn havo been
compiled with, and It Ih assumed
that tho water rights of tho reclama
tion sorvlco arc now limited to tho
water necessary for uso In connec
tion with tho plans ho fllod.
Tho Mnlute further provides that
no right t tho uso of the water do-
scribed In Mich notice shall bo ac
quired, excepting Htich amount un
.limy bo released by tho reclamation
ervlco, In writing. Tho plans of tho
reclamation sorvlco Includo practical
ly nil tho land susceptible of Irriga
tion, as I understand tho mattor,
below tho Upper Klamath lako, In
cluding what Is generally tormed tho
Lower Klamath marsh. Whllo I
Iiavo no definite Information on tho
subjoct, It Is my understanding that
tho United Stntcs reclamation sor
vlco has prnqtlcnlly withdrawn from
tho Lowor Klamath innrah nnd turn
ed this part of tho Klamath projoct
ovor to tho Lowor Klamath drainage
district. Whothor or not thin con
stltutoa n releaso of tho wutor neces
sary for tho Irrigation of thoso lands
as required by tho Btntuto, I urn un-
nblo to say. It scorns, however, that
tho drnlnngo district consldorod that
tho Unltod Stntes reclamation sor
vlco wns not In n position to furnish
theso lands a wator right, ns tho tils-'
trlct secured tho enactment of' tho
Btntuto tho last regular session of
tho loglslnturo permitting drnlnngo
districts to npproprlnto water, and
subsequently fllod an application In
this office 'for tho appropriation of
tho nocossnry wator of Klamath
river. Thoro is, thoroforo, a gravo
uncortnlnty as to whothor tho lands
in Lower Klamath marsh nro ontltlod
to wator under tho original filing of
tho federal government.
I bellovo that if tho reclamation
sorvioo mch lit to assort Un rlghtrfor
other luniN In tho Klamath project)
including tho small areas to bo
crtoiLby pumping, that theso rights
can lia maintained.
Wo have llttlo or no Information
relative to tho character or tho uso
of wator on tho lands of tho Uppor
Klamath marsh, nnd othor lands sur
rounding Uppor Klamath lako.
Thoro is a largo area of land in that
section which if water has been beno
flclally usod upon it would havo n
water right, othorwlso it would not.
Thoro is undoubtedly considerable
land along Sprnguo .river and Wil
liamson rivor and other tributaries
of Uppor Klamath lako which could
to irrlgatod, it tho dlvorslon of tho
water bo permittodt To what oxtent
that right to storo wator in Upper
Klamath lako will provont tho rec
lamation of thoso lands I am unablo
to state.
A prior right to storo tho wator 'in
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RIGHT QUESTION
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t'ACKritH Aciitici: to si:i
MKAT PRODUCTS ox
WASHINGTON, Fob. 27.
I'nilur agreement between tho
government and the puckers a
docico, under which tho "Dig
Flwi" packers nro forever en-
Joined from engaging In any
lino of business othor than that 4
of handling meat and produce,
wan filed toduy in tho Ols-
trlct of Columbia supremo
coiirt. After hearing n stato- 4
mont by counsel for the pack-
ors, Chief Justlco McCoy signed
tho injunction making tho
agromont effective. 4
Illchard Bweonoy, a young sheep
man of Klamath and Lake counties,
dlod lust night at tho local hospital
after nn Illness of eleven days from
Influenza-pneumonia. He had been
critically 111 for the greater part of
tho tlmo! but mado a gallant struggle
for life ngalnst great odds, and It Is
a snero blow to friends and family
to havo tho luittlo end so fruitlessly.
Ho wis a native of I'urkunnlla,
County Cork, Ireland, and enmo to
tno united Htatos about nlno years
ago. no lived ror n number or years
at Ilakorsflold, California, where ho
TWO VICTIMS
OF PNEUIUtflNIn
- . , .. .. I Ut IIUUOIUII a UjrVl U IIUUBQ IV) 14 1 1 I
was employed In tho oil fields. Ho'put n a strenuous day working out
has boon in this vicinity for about yosterday. Fans who saw tho sol
tbreo years, tho first two jcars In der In training quarters during his
Lake county nnd for tho past year In afternoon workout sized him up as
tho Malln district.
Ho loaves a mother, two sisters,
and a brother In County Cork, Ire
land, a brother Michael, of Hutto,
Montana, nnd another brother, James
of San Francisco, Cal. Tho latter will
arrlvo on this ovcnlng's train to com
plete tho funeral arrangements, and
t Is probable the body, will bo taken
to San 1-rnnclsco. :
The ihtrrtn-lnw of tho ilmd man..
.'ijrt. mm" nrt;iii. iniuw irtim ouii
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id in
r lanciHCo 'u. week ago to a
tending him. '
WOMAN IS CALLED.
Mrs. Ileryi A. Kloppor, wife of
Harry Kloppor, 34 years old, died
last night at 9 MT. o'clock at 21G
Main street, of pneumonia. Sho leaves
nn children. Mr. and Mrs. Kloppor
camo horo about a month ago from
San FrnnclBCO.
Tho funeral will bo held Sunday
afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock from Whit
lock'B chnpol.
EASTERN RELATIVES
COMING FOR WOMAN
YRBKA, Cnl. Fob. 27. Mrs. Both
Van Campen, formor Klamath Falls,
Ore., woman, who hns boon living nt
Oakland recently nnd who loft n pas
songor train nt Wood whllo Insane
;ind ran through tho street devoid of
clothing. Isib'bo tuk'ciftlo' Lansing,
Mich!, by rejatlvos. "'( ;;
'Atologrnm rocolvb(l''by Superin
tendent K. II. Lnwrencoson of the
Slsiclyou County Ilnspltnl nnnouuecs
that a sister, Mrs. M. Frnpplor, now
Is on tho way to Yroka from tho
East.
After Mrs. Van Campon had boon
taken to tho county hospital sho es
caped nnd ran n mllo boforo sho wns
caught.
Mrs. Vnn Campon socurod a div
orce from her husbnnd, R. Van Cam
pen, in tho locnl court, Inst year,
nnd both moved nwny. Mr. Van Cam
pon was tfio proprietor of nn auto
stngo business horo. IIo Is now In
southorn California, from whoro ho
tolographod the Yroka authorities,
when ho loomed Mrs. Vnn Cnmpon
was in dotontlon, to spnro no oxponso
In socuring nttontlon for hor. Tho
couplo had a son, 12 years old, and
nt first his whorenbouts wore un
known, but tho oftlcors havo slnco
locatod him In Oakland, where ho is
attending; school.
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FUNERAL OF DR. MITCHELL
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
Funoral sorvlces for tho lata Dr.
Qoorgo 0. Mitchell will be, hold to
morrow nftornoon (Saturday) nt
2:30 o'clock at Whltlock's chapel.
Tho funeral is to bo private. Tho
coromontes will bo undor tho aus
pices of tho local Elks lodge, of
which Dr. Mitchell was a member.
! REVOLT LEADER
WITS PUBLIC
irtON RIVKR, Mich,, Fob. 27.
Tho pence conforenco met here today
to dotormlno tho causo of tho late
'liquor rebellion" In upper Michi
gan, assumed fresh Interest when
Stato Attorney McOonough, leader of
the "rovolt," announced that ho
would dorndnd an' "open public set
tlement." McOonough said, that Iron county
bad been libeled by tho federal pro
hibition agents.
CHICAGO, Fob, 27. Major A. V.
Dalrymplo, federal prohibition en
forcement director, for tho central
states, said today that ho wo'uld tend
er his resignation it Washington
failed to confirm his course In the
Iron River raid.
Soldier Jim Mnrples. who. will op
poso Karl Rtlchlo n thO'jnaln event
Li Houston's onorn house tonight.
a husky lad who will give Ritchie a
hard run for the monoy. y
Marplos has fought some fifty
fights around San Francisco bay and
Is very confident of his ability to
stop Ritchie. A list, of somo of his
most recent fights, furnished by his
',, Sovage and Jaclc. powaej. two
'decisions over each opponent; Henry
llmMeAi kockout wlnx the first;
manager, resulted as follews: Bat
Jack andoni .knockout In
nt-.Tro uevinc, knockout In 1
second ;
firsts-Hob
Iiusslng, knockout In second; Sol
dier Oat Zlmmorman, knockout In
twelve seconds; Sailor Nodear, grand
fleot champion, knockout in second
round.
Marplcs and Fighting Bltlle Mur
ray are tho men who trained Willie
Meehan for his fight with Jack
Dompscy, whon Meehan beat tho
presont champion
Eddlo Devlno, Marplcs' manager
and son of Ed Devino, the Sacra-
monto promoter, Is cocksure that
Marplcs will win tonight's battlo be
fore tho fourth round,
Hob Wagner Is hero nnd says ho
has Huff's Bleeping draught all
mixed up for tho local middleweight
Huff's grin is at its widest dimension
today nnd ho has overy confidence
that ho has nnothor victory duo to
night. Ha and Rltchlo have been
training together for tho pastsix
INVESTIGATION
SOLDIER SURE
OF VIGTDHY
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weeks and both havo profited fronrfcharged with the murder of Warren
tho Intorchango of wallops and ex
perience
Tho Hnrrlngton-Demellln prollm
Innry promises interest, for Har
rington wants to show his ability, a
provllogo denied him, ho says, In his
only ring appoarance horo because ho
was sick. Whether or no, tho not
result of his bout with Jack Edwards
at tho soason's opening exhibition
was a ludicrous spectacle Harring
ton is snld to havo takon tho mattor
much to honrt nnd is ongor to ro
triovo himsolCIn tonight's bout.
Matchmaker Knight has a couplo
of his classiest bantams picked for
tho curtain rnlsor, which Is saying a
lot, forhls bantams are gamo and In
past exhibitions their performance
has somotlmes threatened to ccllpso
tho blggor events.
CHANGE OF WEATHER
WILL niJ WELCOMED.
A light snowfall commenced here
this, morning, changing to rain as tho
tompornturo mounted this nftornoon.
Tho change in the weather is wel
comed as it will bo bonoflclal to
ranchors, and if tho fall Is heavy
enough will replonish tho under
ground storago supply against the
noods of tho coming summer.
WEATHER REPORT
OREGON Tonight nnd Saturday
fair, colder In the east portion, fresh
Northerly winds.
TIT X
Oil SITE EOR
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Inspector Kidder of the U. S.
postal department was in Klamath
Falls yesterday, for further Invest!
gatlon beforo final determination of
the department upon new quarters
for tho local postofftce. The In
spector went to Chlloquln today, but
will be back tomorrow. From here
ho will return to bis headquarters at
Roseburg to prepare a report for the
department at Washington, and tho
decision will he made there. It will
bo a month, and 'perhaps longer in
all probability, before the choice Is
known. f
Four prop'oosats, it is understood,
are under consideration as possiblo
sites. O .A. Hollrhan & Son, It is
reported, are willing to erect a
building on Pine street, near
Seventh, if the government
their propocsitlon.
The Masonic order, which
meets
has a
Fifth
site for a new building on
Btroct between Main and Pine, would
consider leasing tho lower floor for
postofflce purposes, says another re
port.
M. P. Evans, who is erecting a new
fireproof building at Tenth and
Main, has been approached regard
ing tho possibility of a lease of part
of the lower floor for tho postofflce,
It is also said, and John Brett, J. T.
Ward and E. J. Murray, who recently
took over tho Ford garage building
on tho southwest corner of Ninth
and Main are understood to have had
negotiations In regard to the matter.
C. .OF C. COMMITTEE
HOLDS MEETING
The solicitation committee of the
Klamath County Chamber of Com
merce held a me
eet,ng 1h HrJiUo
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dttalls wero thoroughly worked over,
A. B. Epperson, chairman, is now
preparing lists tor the members of
persons who have not yet volunteer
ed support of tho movement, and
whon theso are ready the campaign
to Increase the funds of the organi
zation will start in earnest.
It is possible that the active drive
may get underway next week.
MONTESANO, Feb. 27. Unltod
States soldiers nt Montesano will not
bo asked to depart, so far as Judge
John M. Wilson, presiding at tho
trial of tho ten nlleKed I. W. W.
Grimm in the Ceutralla Armistice
day riots, is concerned.
Judge Wilson announced from tho
bench today that the court had
nothing to do with bringing the
troops here, nnd took tho position
that ho had no right to ask their re
call. He said he had been Bhown by
tho stato counsel secret information
which might Justify tho presence of
troops as a precautionary measure.
Tho Judge told Qoorgo Vander-
vcer, counsel for tho defense, that
tho case must go on, and Vnndoveer
said he would proceed. The trial
was then resumed.
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LUAniER COMPANY IS
BUYING INDIAN LANDS.
REDDING, Cnl., Fob. 27. Tho
Rod Rivor Lumber company is buy
ing Indian allotments throughout
Shasta, Plumas, Lassen, Modoc and
Siskiyou counties, as fast as sales
can bo arranged through agents of
tho bureau of Indian affairs.
By acquiring allotments the com
pany rounds out groat timber hold
ings in the counties named and
makes its body of land more com
pact. I. P. Gardner, agent for the
Indian bureau, says sales made In
tho last year amount to several hun
dred thousand dollars,
The manufacture of matches Is
one of the most important industries
of tho,Island. ef: Malta, -
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LIVING: COST I-OWElt I.V
I'. H. THAN ELSEWHERC.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.
Living costs have advanced
more In six foreign countries 4
than In tho United States since
1914, according to a comparl- 4
4 son of food prices In nine for- 4
elgn countries published today
by the bureau of labor statls- 4
14 tics. In Australia and New Zeal- 4
4 and, however, tho advance was 4
4 less than In tho United States. 4
4 The advance In America, up to 4
4 September, 1919, was 88 per 4
4 cent. 4
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Restoration of the Italian lira to
approximately Us normal place in
foreign exchange has resulted in a
crop of newly rich among the Italian
colony of this city. Arthur Boleo Is
credited with being one of thei
leaders who cleaned upon the
up"
ward movement. He is said to have I ,
co.nea ms commence in me nanan
currency mio a neai sum in casn,
some estimating his increase in
PROFITS URGE
ON EXCHANGE
wpaitn as nigh as five thousand dol-morroWi week the workers
s' 'were supplying from 50 to 100 meals
Tho normal value of the lira is a dayf but ,n most fam,eg at ,east
trifle above 19 cent, but the war and one member la recovereQ and aWe
post-war political conditions caused t0 supply the famUy needa Ia
It. in common with other foreign ex- gard t0 his matter the Rer- E p
change, to tumble. When bedrock Lawrence today issued the follow
was reached the lira was listed at 5.4 l,ng Btateraent:
cents, and right then Boleo and ,.The food ,,,,, and dIstrlbuUoa
other far-sighted ones were busiest whlch hag been malntained by Red
buying. Cross workers from the kitchen of
Exactly what caused tUe rally ls;the new preabrterian church will b
hard to tell, but It is believed that
wealthy Italians in the United States
were behind a movement to bolster1
up the rate, and it advanced more
rapidly than it declined. In fact It
went up like a rocket and for the
j.m neck Boleo and his fellow flnan-
f-.ve had to hire a force of
uooKnecpers 10 Keep anreasi or ineir
rnnhllv accumulatlnir nroflta.
rapidly accumulating profits.
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TO GLEE CLUB
Whon the Girls Glee club of the
University of Oregon comes to Klam
ath Falls, April 5, they will be re
ceived with n Joyous welcome, and a
movement is on iooi 10 open mu
homes of the city to receivo them
during their stay here. Sponsors of
the movement believe that there are
enough people here who appreciate
what such a welcome would mean to
tho girls to put the plan through. If
it Is not convenient to provide all
the hospitality under one root,
somo perosns can furnish rooms and
others meals for the guests. t '
There will be 25 girls in the party,
chaperoned by Dean Fox, and any
ono who Wishes to make the Klam
ath Falls visit a memorable ono for
tho glee club by nn offer of un
adulterated hospitality should com
municate with Mrs. F. H. Cofer,
Phono 14 4 W.
Klamath Falls extonded' a royal
welcome to tho boys glee club of the
university, 'on their visit here, and
the boys appreciated it. They went
home singing tho praises of tho place
and the people, stating that they
.were bettor treated in Klamath Falls
than in any place on their tour.
It is tho plan of thoso behind tho
plnns for tho girls cjub to outdo tho
hospitality offered tho boys, and
moko tho visitors remember this city
ns the town that does things right
for the rest of their lifetimes.
Following is the personnel of the
glee club:
First Soprano, Beulah Keagy,
Hendricks Hall, Gonevleve Clancy,
Comma Phi Beta; Adah McMurphy,
Alpha Phi; Alice Gnlky, Hendricks
Hall, Florence Garrett, Alpha J?hi.
Second Soprano Joy Judkins, Eu
gene; Arbelyn Healy, PI Beta Phi;
Lois Mulr, Delta Delta Delta; Gladys
Ellsworth, Alpha Phi; Emily Spaeth,
Hendricks Hall; Marjorie Holman,
Chi Omega; Clara Calkins, Pi Beta
Phi.
First Alto Maruel Skeels, Pi Beta
Phi; Margaret Phelps, Kappa Alpha
Thota; Mildred Bettinger, Chi Out-
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WANING EAST
In his own practice, stated Dr. A.
A. Soule, city physician, today only
one case of Influenza developed, a
Japanese laundry employe. 'He said
he had no reports of new cas.es from
any of the other physicians.
Quarantine restrictions are being
removed from a number of homes by
the quarantine inspectors, he sM.
and the disease wave is steadily de
clining. "While there is no tjoubt we are
over the worst of it and condltiou
will quickly be restored to normal,"
said the physician, "those who have
had the disease in any form shomlA-
hn careful ahont eznoilne then-
, wlthont takInr nrooer Brft.
cautIon8 ,n tho way of clothinv
PatIenU ahould avold'plungln lat
the m,dgt of thelr work ,n
shouJd taVe up the,r tagkl gaHy.
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matter, and also the complications
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fnllnwine an attack are often mora
dangerons than tnB attack ,tgelr
Food distribution by Red Cross
dlgcontlnuei tomorrow, as the many
,amIHe8 who WCre being served dnr-
lng the worst of the epidemic are
now able to take care of them-
selves. Any doctor or nurse or
,..;v " JTL --.......i ,:.i.k
patIents y obtaln the same by p.U
lng the ma'na'gef of the isolation, hos
pital, C. CTiOwe, phone 275 J.-
"On behalf of the Red Cross, w
wish to express our appreciation to
those who have so willingly givea
their time in the kitchen and dis
tribution and also those who have
donated fruit, jelly, milk, eggs, etc.
for the supply. Money to the amount
of $18.50 has also been donated,
aside from the $76.59 which was
turned over by the Council of De
fense. Any one who wishes to secure
theIr buckets kettlea patta or fruit
jars may do so by calling at the
church on Saturday, or phoning E.
P. Lawrence, 429W.
VETERINARIAN PAYS
VISIT TO MERRILL.
W. H. Lyttle, state veterinarian,
who has been Inspecting scabies
quarantine conditions In the Merrill
district, stopped in Klamath Falls
last night on his way to Salem. He
left this morning. Mr. Lyttlo came la
from Merrill last night with J. H.
Driscoll, who motored there yester
day on business. Mr, Driscoll states
that conditions are flourishing
around Merrill. Lambing has started
and the sheep men are busy.
Regarding the influenza situation,
Mr. Driscoll said he was Informed
there was considerable illness in the
Merrill community, but few serious
cases of the disease.
FIRST nAPTIST CHURCH
AVILL HOLD SERVICES.
The First Baptist congregatlo
will hold services Sunday as usual.
Both morning and evening preaching
services will be held. Tho P.ev. S. E.
Milan will preach,
The earliest gold coins are suppos-
ed to bo those of Miletus, in Asia.
Minor, which were probably struck
about B. C. 800.
cga; Bernlco Altstock, Hendricks
Hall, Laura Roud, PI Beta Phi.
Second Alto Gladys Lane, Alpha
Phi; Hattio Mitchell, Rebm Hall.
Marjorie Wells, Alpha Ph); Kate
Chotburn, Pi Beta Phi; Helen Ma
ning, Kappa Alpha Thota".
Director' Leland Coon; Chaper
one, Dean Fox. ' , .
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