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fEuentttg Herald OFFICIAL PAPER OF KLAMATH FALI.H OFFICIAL PATER OV KLAMATH COUNT Fourteenth Year No. 3868 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920 Price, Five Cents DISCUSSION LEADS TDHD IIIMnFRRTAIMn M Much ground was apparently gain ed In tho settlement of tho prohloina or Uppor Iako storage mi (I tho Irri gation of lunch of tho Klumuth basin nt thu IIusIiiohh Man's association last night, nftur tho nmttor had beon discussed by H. K. Bradbury, dlroc tor of tho Klamath Irrigation dis trict representing tho wator usors viuw point; J. H. Carnation, com mander of tho Amurlcan legion post -,.iii reprosontatlvo of their views, and Oeorgo J. Walton, superlnton- f dent of tho Oregon-Callfornlu Power company and tholr representative. V Mr. Bradbury's talk wok bated on "Tecords on which tho Irrigation pro Jcct li uased, chiefly tho report of tho engineering commission that pro ceded tho contract of tho govern ment with the Oregon-California Power company and on which tho contract was founded. Mr. Walton's aharo In tho discussion was In roply to an explanation of tho record and Mr. Cnrnahan outlined tho reasons for which tho Ioglon In opposing whnt It allogps to bo n bartorlng away of valuable public privileges to tho powor company without ndo quato consideration. Tho surprlso of tho session camo nt tho conclusion of tho post com mamlor's sprech, howovor, when Mr. Walton Instantly sponsored a resolu tion outlined by Mr, Cnrnahan, urg ing that Congress make nn approp riation to complete tho Khxmnth prp Joct as originally planned, under control of tho secretary of tho In terior, and recommending that tho government Itself control tho waters of Upper Klamath I-nko and build tho i.lnk Illvor dnm. " ., Without a moment's hesitation 'the power company representative mov ed that tlu resolution bo 'adopted. , Ills motion was seconded and car ried. Under tho resolution all Irrlgablo lands In tho Klamath area, so mo 2G0.000 acres, would bo insurod water for Irrigation boforo any bo camo available for powor purposes. In his speoch Mr. Cnrnahan said that If tho pending McNary bill for reclamation appropriations passes Congress nt this session money will bo nvallablo at once for completion of tho project by tho government un der tho plans contemplated before tho Oregon-California Powor com pany became n factor. Mr. Walton maintained In discuss ing tho question that tho government bow controlsl tho ontlro sltuntlon and that tho only Intorcst that tho powor co'mpony bos In building tho dam Is tho early oomplotlon of tho work. If tho company Is assured 4 (Hiat the govornmont will build tho dam nt onco, ho Intimated that tho """company would bo glad to stop out of tho construction schomo, inas much as they would nlso stop out from under responsibility for dam ago to agricultural and mill Inter ests on tho Uppor Lnko, which have alrondy brought about damngo suits and throaten moro litigation. Tho rosoluton adopted by tho as sociation, as suggested by Mr. Cnrna ban, and Introduced by Mr. Wnlton, rends: Whoroas tho original plans of tho United States Reclamation Borvlco contemplated a projoct embracing 2G0.000 acrosl of land, and tho present slzo of tho Klam ath Projoct la but G0.000 acres or thoroabouts. And whoroas If tho waters of tho Uppor Klamath Lake woro controlled by tho Government of tho United Statosthoro would bo an nmplo supply of wator to Irri gate tho ronvalning 200,000 acres originally contemplated by tho Unltod States Govornmont plans for tho Klamath Projoct. Therefore bo it rosolvod by tho Klamath Business Men's Associa-' tion that our Senators and ropro Bontatlvos in Congress bo urgent ly roquostod to appropriate tho no cossary funds to compjoto "tho Klamath Project as orlglnaily planned, And bo It furthor rosolvod, that thu Government ltsolf build tho dnm nt tho head of Link RIvor without dolay and itself control COURTHOUSE CASE SET FOR APRIL 20 Judge J. .W. Hamilton of Itoso burg, assigned by tho chief Justice of tho stntu supremo court to try tho courthouse litigation horo, Iiob fixed tho (lute of trlul for April 20. Ho will preside at thu hearing, thu order n ti tint tit Ittir n nifnrnn Itnlntr VflPfltnil. The suit had been sot for trial on March 1C, next Monday, by Judge Calklhs boforo ho was disqualified by an affidavit of projudlco filed by at torneys for County Judge Hunnnll, one of tho defendants In the action. S775 IS TOP Despite the rain an interested crowd of farmers and stock fanciers attBda4hn opening breeders' sale under., direction of the Klamath, county farm bureau, at, the O. K.' barn this afternoon. . Bidding oponed at 1 o'clock and at 2:30 tho twolve cows offered and two of tho bulls hud boon sold. Tho Merrill district figured strong ly In tho bidding and ranchers from that vicinity secured some fluo animals. Tho top prico for an Individual cow was $775, tho lowest price wus $400. Most of tho cows brought well abovo $500. Tho first bull offered sold for $500 and the noxt went at $700. Tho best of tho male stock still remained to soil when final report was received. INFANT is vurriM , OK TIIK INFLUENZA Paul Francis Calhoun, youngest son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Calhoun, aged 4 yenrs and 7 montliB, died at 9 o'clock this morning from Influenza at the ranch home of the famjjy three miles south of town. Funoral arrangomonts have not boon com pleted. tho waters of Klamr.th Hirer and Upper Klamath Lake; that all or tho said wators bo first utilized for irrigation until ovory aero of land in the Klamath ftnsln cnpablo of being Irrigated, Is Irrigated; that all public lands bo oponed to en try with a preference right In ox soldiers, sailors and murines nnd nrmy nursos. Hrmlbury'H Addivss Mr. Bradbury's nddres .and dis cussion of the question of control of tho Upper Klamath I.ako presented tho situation from a viewpoint that hud not previously been presonted to tho public. In his oponlng remarks, Mr. Hradbury doflned his position nn.l nttltmln nn tlilu mihlert. nnd stated that, hopdld'unatAppposo itheJ leasejand control pntnajiwie,;grainea to tho?Callfornia-Oregoninawer CoraW pany by tho United States' because of oposltlon to tho Powor Company In Particular, but rather from tho posi tion that Iho Lnko was a public as set, and therefore ho held that Its ubo should bo for the public benefit. Ho contonded that tho present con tract did not consorvo tho use of tho Lake for tho public, but tonded to croato a monopoly of natural resour ces In favor of tho company. In substantiation of this conten tion, Mr. Ilradhury road abstracts from legal opinions on tho quostlon, writton by Attorney C. P. Stono, nnd concurred In by tho Into Hon. C. W, Fulton; nlso quoting nttornoy W. S. Wiley on tho subject, stating that this opinion had been rondorod at tho instanco of tho Klamath Wator Usors Association nnd tho present Klamath Irrigation District. Mr. Dradbury furthor explained that It was his duty as a director of the District to use his host efforts to protect tho Intorosts of tho wator users in tho wator rights purchased in tho Uppor Lake, thoso rights hav ing been purchased in order to avoid a condition which now confronted the project, namoly tho intorforenco by conflicting interests with tho use of tho wator from tho Lake. Roforring to records, Mr. Hrad bury showed that tho United States socured thoso watpr rights, which ag gregate somo 4000 S. F. of water at a cost of nearly $500,000, which sum wns chargod to tho lands of the Klamath Projoct, which would re ceive tholr wator supply from tho (Continued on page 4) PRICE OF COWS ilMIM IRIP IRIHII T lllll'IRII Ml' Ml HI . uu.i.uuuu m .i unn um. IIIIUIIIIIU III! I UUIMIII-UU IIIU.il TWO MILLION SHOULDER RISE DOLLAR LOAN FORJIIHj The Klamnth Business Men's asso ciation last night Indorsed a resolu tion presented by Fred A. Dakcr, by request of tho Klamath allied tribal council nnd Walter O. West, superin tendent of the Klamath reservation, askings Congress to appropriate $2, 000,000 for an immedlato loan to the Indians, reimbursable to the govern ment through tho sate of Indian tim ber. . t ,,. i i - ) Tho Indians are in need of fundi," aid Mr. Ilaker, to develop their live stock and agricultural enterprises, and need the. 'money now. A smaller sum thau $3,OOQ,000 would be In adequate and consequently wasted, be said, but $2,000,000 would Rive each family of five approximately $8,000 as a, working capital, or some thing over $1,400 for each Indivi dual, and Insure the best chances of success In development of their busi ness enterprises. He read telegrams from tho tribal council urging the loan, and from Senator McNury, author of one of tho bills now pending for the open ing of the Klamath reservation, fuvorlng tho proposal. Tho Slnnott, McNary nnd other bills now pending for tho reservation opening may not pass Congress, said Mr. Huker. In tho meantime the Indians need funds, and are entitled to them. Tho monoy would be strict ly a loan nnd reimbursable from tim ber sales, nnd as the machinery for sales and handling receipts Is all in the hands of the government, there Is no possibility that tho money would be lost. Senator Ocorge Baldwin opposed the resolution as hindering the pas- sairo of the pending legislation. He Bald that such tampering would probably set the real opening of the reservation back for years, and while tho Indians might, temporarily gain, tho community as a whole would lose, bolng deprived for nnother period of yoars of the revenue that would bo derlvod it the reservation woro thrown open without restriction nnd Its resources placed upon the tax rolls of the county. Senator Baldwin was vigorously against the adoption of the resolu tion, but excepting for his opposi tion no voice was raised against it, and, with the exception of his vote, it received tho sanction of the meet ing. Government's Policy Tho following Salem dispatch In dicates tho government's policy to ward disposing of the timber re sources of the Klamath reservation. It would seem to Indicate that legis lation for opening tho reservation will not bo viewed favorably at tho present tlmo and that the plan for loans on tho timber may bo the logical substitute, as far as any im mediate benefit 'to bo derived by the Indians Is concerned. Lands in tho Klamath Indian reservation will not be opened for sottlement until tho timber there on is removed and sold for tho benefit of tho tribe, according to a letter recelvod at tho executive ofllces from tho department of tho interior following receipt In Washington of a Joint uiomorlnl adopted at the recent special ses sion of tho Oregon legislature ask ing Congress to take action to tho end of populating these lands with white settlers. "Tho unallotted lands of tho Klamath reservation consist principally of heavily tlmberod tracts," says tho letter received by Governor Olcott. "These lands are not suitable fqr farming and home-making purposes, and for that reason thoy are being held as a tribal asset for the benefit of tho Indians. "Wo are aware that thoro has boon considerable agitation recent ly from certain quarters of the question of disposing of tbeso lands, but for the roason already statod this department is not ,ln favor of disposing 'of tho lands 'at this tlmo, olthor to tho Indians or tho general public. On tho other hand, It is bolleved to bo in tho best Intorosts of the Indian to hold ' tho lands In tholr present status until tho timber thorcon can bo sold and removed for tho bonoflt of tho trlbo. r "As ovldonco of our intontlons In making this policy effocttvo we aro now selling timber on a largo The Iluslness Men's association threw Itself Into the breach, by ac tion taken at last night's meeting at tho White Pelican hotel, to prevent the threatened resignation of tho paid members of the fire .department. Fire Chief Ambrose and his assis tant, Mark Howard, voting to secure among its members the money to rooet additional salary- raises that tho city Is unable to pay. GeowJ-JWnHoji personally guar anteedT"the extra $25 monthly, which will Increase the fire chief's"1 salary from $125 to $150, and the mem bers of the association bound them selves to, supply the $25 to raise the assistant from $100 to $125, , , The' necessity for action was lahf before the meeting by Fraok'M. .Upp, member' of tho city council, who said the ,. situation was urgent, as, the firemen bad resignations prepared to tender'the council next;Mon'day night unless the rises were forthcoming. Should tho firemen qut, he sald'.lt would be Impossible to get good men to fill their places, and perhaps Ho one could be secured. Lacking fire protection, he pointed out, Insurance rates would be increased and the business men would probably pay more than tho small pro rata needed for the increased pay. C. K. Brandenburg, member of tho city council, stated that he opposed contribution by the business men, as saddling on a very small .portion of the community an obligation that snouiu rigntruiiy be borne by the whole body of tax-payers. Mr. Upp Indicated that In the mat ter fof police protection also, the cltv was'fn a -position similar to fire pro tection. There- are- two- policemen left. Chief -Wilson and Patrolman Hlltod. There is no police prQteetian from12 o'clock midnlghfuntll morn ing. The police need more, said Mr. Upp, bnt their demands were not ur gent and the business men will have time to discuss the matter of police protection before acting. He Bald that the current budget contemplat ed salaries for three policemen, and suggested as a solution that the pay for the third position, from which T. M. Durham recently resigned, be us ed to increase the salaries of 'the two remaining policemen and the 'muni cipal force remain at two members. As a protection to the business dis trict at night, he suggested' that the business men hire a night watch man, to bo paid by and responsible to the association. There will be no available money in the municipal treasury to relieve i tho association, of any obligation curred untiL June 1, 1921, Mr. Upp said. O Telegraph Tabloids I : o MONTESANO, Mar. 13. The Grimm case went to the Jury at 10:15 o'clock last night. The Jury- is still out this afternoon. TOLEDO. Mar. 14. Jimmy Wilde, British flyweight, easily bested Frankle Moran, according to news papermen, who term the icontest "a great fight." NEW YORK, Mar. 14. Long shoremen, checkers and dock work ers struck here today, Involving 7,000 or 8,000 men. They demand approximately 25 per cent increase in wages . A shipping tie-up Is threatened. FORMER RESIDENT IS DEAD IN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Louis Btehn has received word of the death, of Mrs, Jt. C. Brucp, formerly Miss Cora Smith, which occurred Sunday night at Tecnor, Cal., as the result of In fluenza. Mrs. Bruce was 39 years old and Is survived by a husband and, j' two chlldron, a son and a daughter.' She was a former resident of thts,icity and has many frionds hero who will regret to hoar of hor passing and the bereavoment suffored by her family. Bcalo from the Klamath lands, and using tho proceeds for tho bene fit and tho Industrial advancomenfr of tho Klamath Indians." ELIMINATE WILLOW FROM ST. CLOSING Opposition to tho proposed vaca tlon of parts of certain streets on the lake front, petition for which Is pend ing before the city council, may bo withdrawn when tho matter comes up from hearing Monday night, as tho result of a conference yesterday afternoon between Burge Mason and M, S. West, 'who aro seeking to havo tho streets closed, and their attor neys, and Paul Bogardus, J. H. Gar rett and others who felt their Inter ests would be adversely affected by the closing of Willow street on which a canal has been dredged back from the lake. Mason and West agreed to elimin ate .Willow street from the petition, and the ordinance will probably be presented to the council Monday .r? vr. -' -"r.. - ... .. ". - H niRHi ior passage wtm inat. amena meat. The opposition to the closing of Willow was based upon the coin cident closing of the canal, which at; some., future time, It was felt, mlgkt be-, of value as a means of transportation. Its elimination af fects the use-of the Mason and West property, as a mill site only slightly and they willingly conceded its ex clusion. Klamath Falls, with probably I second heaviest express shipments In the state, has the poorest express service, according to sentiments of leading business men at the Business Men's association meeting last night, and a committee, consisting of Fred A. Baker, C. K. Brandenburg and Will Baldwin was appointed to look into the situation, Investigate the service-given by the Wells, Fargo comnanrlar-fither towns -and-secHre informsjtfoa booking toward -arem edy. - ' - ' --The Wells, Fargo. company in the local field pursues a "publlc-be-dam-ned, policy," and the word "service" is -a misnomer as applied to its oper ations here, was the general sum ming up of the situation. Concrete complaint was directed against non-delivery oft Main street, and it was suggested that the deity- orv ahnnlfl nt IcMlAt tnMtlria nil navpfl fro nn nrhnna tWn hinci he- d I Th nffir nnw rinses .at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, marking the dead line, for packages for shipment on the southbound train next morning, It was said. Although open for a shon time after 8 a. m. to receive pack ages for the morning train, the busi ness man's predicament is not helped because business houses are Just opening at that hour, so 5 o'clock the precedlngr day practically ends acceptance- of outgoing express. Business-men who have customers on. the Chiloquln line said it was next to impossible to get an order out by express on the same day it was received. To those endeavoring to build up a reputation for efficient service and. establish business with mills nnd camps, this works a severe hardship. Because the express office has no facilities for safeguarding valuables, bankers said It was impossible to ex press money north. Operators and contractors in the logging camps and mills who want cash tor pay roll or other purposes cannot depend ont the express company as a carrier. Tho primary cause for the unsat isfactory condition, It was said. Is the fact that the local office is oper ated on a commission basis. The gen eral opinion was that Klamath Falls' volume of express business entitles it to a salaried office, It that Is neces sary to get efficient service. The com mltteo will at onco direct inquiries to numerous other towns In this state and California and attempt to havo a report ready at tho next meet ing. DIVORCE SUITS. Divorce actions have been filed In tho circuit court by Ora M, Young against Jack Gilbert Young; Jose phine Canters against Marion S. Cen ters, ttid Ivy Grace North against K. D. North. WEATID3R REPORT Oregon Tonight and Sunday rain with moderate southerly galo along tho coast. POOR SERVICE era l LSI en INT OF y BERLIN, Mar. 13. A strict press censorship has been established and the papers are only allowed to print government proclamations announc ing a return to constitutional con ditions and intention to call elections when temporary order Is restored, The press Is Informed that neither reaction or a monarchy is ttje aim of the revolutionists. BERLIN, Mar. 13. Military au thorities announced this morning that the German government had ceased- to exist. Revolting .troops nave entered Berlin and occupied the Wllhelnutrasse. No violence is reported. General Director Voa Capp becomes chancellor and has ap pointed General Von Luettwltz com mander in chief. The national assembly has been dissolved and a. new government is being formed. The Socialist parties have declared a strike. Government officials left Berlin without, resigning. All Socialist papers are suspended. A great pro cession ot strikers is already par ading the streets of Frankfort and claim that this demonstration is in tended to prevent the return of the . The seat of the old govern- menT'has been set up In Dresden, Saxony. r It Is .reported that the revolution ists In tend to proclaim Von Hinden burg "imperial president." After noon reports say that the revolution ary movement under the extresj' conservatives has already spread far into the provinces among the regular. army..aad public sfenrltlesjcuar'ds , , ;Ncf heVeV the gocWllit.strike movementThaJTotaered tbV"arreiYiir Von' 'Hindenblirg and LudendortE," but 'neither' could bVfound. COLOGNE, Mar. 13. A Gazette dispatch from Berlin says that the new government of. Germany is not intended to provoke anarchy, and says that the treaty of Versailles will be honorably filled. pARIS, Mar. 13. Official circles believed that the Allied governments wouId Permlt tne Germans to settle' lnelr internal dimculties without. in terference. Note. A dispatch says that a. guard was placed over the offices of press agencies and the news is ap parently under strict censorship, all dispatches bearing the marks of tho censor's work and many being 'so badly deleted ns to render them un intelligible. All Indicate, however, a determined revolt, aimed to restore an imperialistic government In" Ger many, attended by serious disorders and opposed by the workmeri""an& Socialists. APPLY FOR PASSPORTS TO VISIT FORMER HOMES. 4 Carl Swanson and Jonas Walldln, discharged from the United States army about two months ago are mak ing plans to visit relatives In, Swed en and yesterday applied to the cir cuit court for passports. ' Mr. and Mrs. Dirl Vandeger, pro prietors of the Holland House, also applied for pass'ports yesterday. They desire to visit their old home In Hol land. After Issuance of the local papers to applicants, they have to be sent to tho secretary of state for approval. When he approves nnd returns them tho travelers will bo equipped to start upon their Journey, as far as official sanction is concerned. EPISCOPAL BISHOP WILL PREACH HERE TOMORROW Bishop Robert L. Paddock of the Episcopal diocese of eastern Oregon will arrive here tonight on, a visit to .the local congregation. Ho will hold services tomorrow at the I. O. O. F. hall, a preaching service, at 11 n, m.; baptism and confirma tion at 3 p. m., and at 8 o'clock la tho evening will deliver a lecture. The public Is cordially Invited to at tend the 'services. II T II a