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OITICIAIi PAPER or
KLAMATH pallh
OFFICIAL PAPER
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Fourteenth Year No. 3874
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920
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BETTEIENT OF
my started
Botterment of tho city In n num
ber of dlffnrnnl dlructlun In tho plnn
ot cIIUciik who mot yoHtordiiy nflor-
iiocin nt 3 o'clock al tho MiiHonlc hall
unci launchod a campaign or nnclul
development.
NVnrly ono hundred leading cltl
7onn attended. LcbIIo Rogers pranlil
til temporarily nnil Minn Twyln Head
acted nil temporary secretary. Thorn
wns romildnrnblo iIIiciihhIoii of tho
flltuntlon, followed by tho appoint
ment of (i coinmltteo to carry on n
campaign, Thin committee will hold
n nonn luncheon nt tho Hex enfo
Monday nt which sub-commlttcoB
will ho appointed to attend to differ
ent details which need remedying.
Tho committor consists of 18 meni
'ltori!, nil follews: R. P. Ronnie.
hnlrmnn; O. D. Ilurko, vlco-chnlr-iiian;
Mrs. C. J. Ferguson, Bocretnry;
CI. A. Krauso, M. 8. Went, W. n.
"Pnrkor, Prod A. linker, Twyln Head,
It. C. Oroenhock, J. I. WelU, II. If.
Dunbar, Uort Hnwklnfl, Father
IIurIi MarHhnll, M. I. Evans, O. J.
"Walton, Itov. B. J. Chnnoy, 0. P.
Tnrkor and n. K. WnttonburR.
Many condition need nttentlon If
"Klnmath Falls In to rank an n city
which will attract residents, accord
ing to discussion dovoloped nt yes
terday's meetlnR, whlcli ilcnlt with
tho lnck of park nnd rocrentlonnl '
fncllltlen for the younR, and coiibo
qtinnt delinquency among boyn nndj
Rlrln; tho need for more Iiouhoh and
hotter nnon and for morn nttentlon of
sanitary provisions, ninnuR other
tlilliRH coimldored.
All of thenn questions nro serious
one, nffoctliiR not only tho futuro
Rrowth of tho city hut It present
Reed ntnndlnR.
Thoro In not n park or over n lub
lie tennis court In tho city fnr4youuR
folk's recreation. It wan ntntcd. In
consequence youthful onorRy In dl
verted Into varied unwholesome
channels and nclB of vandalism and
petty mlstlomennors follow, nnd n
moro nerlouB problem Is prosontod by
tho younR Rlrls of tho city, restrnln
ed by lnck of rocrentlonnl fncllltlen
from inlnRlliiR with thoso of tho op
poHlto box on a wholosomo plane.
Tho problem, according to speakers
at tho moetliiR Itf- not in tho future
"but Is hero to bo denlt with.
Many houses In Klamath Palls
that are not tit for habitation are
occupied today because of scarcity of i
dwolliugs, consequently thoro In an ,
abnormal disease rnto.
Thoro nro places within tho sowor
cd district which nro not conncctod
"with tho sower, It wna nnld, becnuso
ot greedy lnndlordlsm, nnd nil In nil
tho mcotliiR culled nttontlon to n
number ot vory unploasant thliiRH
thnt urRently ilomnnd tr-remcdy.
Miss Cnrrlo Olcson, Hod Cross
Home Sorvlco worker, took tho floor
nnd discussed ways nnd moans for
romodylnR conditions. Miss Qloson,
who enmo hero In tho Intorosts of
ox-sorvlco men, will bo loanod by tho
Rod Cross to aid In tho social bettor
mont work In which sho has had
much training nnd oxporlonco. Tho
commlttco considers, from tho num
ber nnd Influonco of those nt yostor
day's mootlnR, thnt It Iiob n Reed
stnrt but realizes that to obtain re
sults full public co-oporatlon Is noc
ofsnry. Thoroforo by personal can
vass, tbrniiRh lloutennnts who will
bo soloctod Monday, and by question
naires mallod to all residents of tho
city, It will sook .to interest tho
'wholo communty nnd Rot tholr Jdons
nnd promlsos of support.
Othor communities bnvo had tho
snmo conditions thnt nro said to
exist horo nt some tlmo In tholr car
eer nnd they bnvo boon romodlod.
Thoy can bo romodld In Klamath
Pnlls If tho community will support
tho movomont that has such an aus
picious stnrt.
MISSIONARY WILL
BPKAK AT M. K. CHURCH
Itov. It. T. CooklnRham, of Mon
tana, who nrrlvod in Klamath Palis
Thursday to tako charge ot tho
Mothodlst missionary work at tho
Klnmath ngoncy, will speak nt tho
Graco Mothodlst church hero In
Klamath, Palls tomorrow.-
HI SNA'
i-i: will ni:n-Aiti:
I'UACH KMHTH.YI
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.
Tho treaty (if Versailles wnn re
turned to President Wllsou to-
' day by the Hennto after It had
. failed of ratification IiiHt
night for tho fourth time. Thoro
' Is no Inllinntlou what tho preHl-
dent will do with tho treaty.
Senator Knox's resolution to do-
claro a ntnto poaro with Gor-
many will tako ItM placo on tho
Honato floor. Action by the
Ilouso will bo necoBsiiry to con-
sum mate a declaration of peace
by resolution as contemplated
by Sonntor Knox.
At a rccont meeting of tho stock
holder!! of tho "Klnmuth State IJunk
It wum unanimously uRrced on a nub
Btnntlnl Increase of Its capital stock
and surplus.
This Increase will throw the bank
up Into tho $200,000.00 class, nnd
will enable It to meet tho needs of
tho rapidly developing torrltory sur
roundlnR It.
Thero Is probably no hank on the
Pacific Coast which has made the
phenomenal Rrowth which tho Klnm
ath State Bank tins. This Institution
wan orRimlxed nnd oponcd Itn doors
for business loss than two years ngo.
nt which tlmo It hud a subscribed
nnd paid up capital Btpck of $50,000.
00 nnd surplus of $15,000.00, or a
total ronourHOS of $T,5,000.00. During
tho twenty months of Its business
career It has built up a business of
over $000,000.00 In resources, hav
ing panned tho first half million nnd
ninklnR fine headway on to the mil
lion dollar mark.
In an Interview with the officers of
tho bank this morning thoy stated
that tho stockholders ot tho bunk
realized that thoy were, situated In n
country with unparalleled resources,
which wero bclnR rapidly developed.,
nnd that thoro'was need of enlarged
banking facilities, nnd their action
was tnken with n vlow of meeting
these needs.
JURY CALENDAR
SET BY COURT
Juilgo D. V. Kuykomlnll yester
day ordered tho summoning of a
trial vonlro and sot down tho follow
ing cases for trlnl beginning Monday,
Mnrch 29: Itr.hn against Gray;
Smith against tho Kcuo Powor com cem
pany: Mcl.cod against Rnhn; Plnth
against Virgil; Stllos against God
dard; Cliovancan against Central
(lurago; Prions against Ingorsoll;
Prcor against Onton; Drown against
Drnko; Hall against Qtllgloy; Stn(o
against Peese, nnd Carstons against
Chtldors. ir
Tho following Jiirors havo been
summonod to appear Mnrch 29 nt
10 o'cleck: Prnnk Stownrt, Joo
Wright. William Wood, C. M. Klrk
pntrlck, II. J. O'nrlon; J. J. Stolgor,
V. W Lowls, James Hull, John Cox,
O. II. Van Motor, P XI Wilson, L. J.
Griffith, T. J. Nlckorson, L D. Doss,
John P. Collor, J. C. Taylor, James
Grimes, Clyde Griffith, J. W. Dolnn,
S. n. Dohllngor, Harry Booth, Geo.
Hoavolln, Kiigono Spencer and C. V.
Shuck.
NEWBERRY CONVICTED.
TWO YEARS AND FINE
GnAND KAPIDS, Mich., Mar. 2
Sonator Truman II, Nowborry was
tuuutiou luuuy ui criiiiiiuii conspir
acy In connection with tho 1918
sonotorlat oloctlon, in which Henry
Ford, automobllo manufacturer, op
posed hlmnnd scntoncod to servo
two yoars In tho Loavonworth prison
nnd pay'a flno of $10,000. Slxtoon ot
tho ?4 co-dofondauts wero found
guilty .and two rocolvod llko son
toncos. Sovoral woro given Jail son?
tonces ranging from six months to
ono year. Pour, Including Sonator
Nowborry's brothor, rocelvod fines
ranging from $1000 to $10,000. A
motion for a now trial was over
ruled and nn appeal is ponding.
Whon Gmnt had boon Prosldont
loss than two yoars, no mombor ofi
bis original ciiblnot romalnod In ofi
'Ico. '
H TRIPLES
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IHIRREN ALLIES READY
HUNT HOSPITAL FOR ADVANCE
READYTOOPEN INTO GERRftANY;!
Flnlnhlng touches nro bclnR given
today to tho now Wurren Hunt hos
pital. Tho debris left behind by
carpenters, palntors and furniture
movers has boon removed from tho
two upper floors and by tho end oi
tho day tho first floor will have been
cleunod and fitted up, preparatory
for tho moving In of tho medical and
surgical staff tomorrow. The phnr
meceutlcal department. In charge of
Frank U, Hoblnson and his assistant
John I. Mills, has been opened for
sovoral days, dispensing drugs to
patlontH, and the hospital already
shelters a few emerRoncy cases.
The bultdlnR nt the corner of
Fourth nnd Pine stroets, nn attrac
tive addition to the thoroughfare
from nn outside view, Hhows, on In
vestigation of tho Interior, careful
planning nnd total disregard for ex
pense In procuring tho' beat obtain
able equipment.
At tho rear on tho third floor Is
locuted the HUrglcul oporatlpR room,
nnd directly across tho corridor a
room for obstetrical cases, both fit
ted up In finest detail.
For doyllRht operations a blR sky
light, directly abovo tho operating
tahlo, lots In a flood of light and win
dows nro s'o placod in the walls thnt
thoro Is not an obpctiro corner In
tho blR whlto room. For night
emergencies or dnrk days a system
of powerful electric lighting pro
duces a brilliance rivaling sunlight.
Tho sterilizing room nnd sur
geons' lavatories aro models of pro
phylactic forethought, nnd tho most
modern Ideas In hospital construc
tion and equipment nro manifest In
ovory corner of the building, mani
fest to an extent that makes descrip
tion In detail Impossible, but strik
ingly npparent (o an observer.
Tho hospital contnlns beds for 3S
patients without crowding. There
nro four wards of four bciU each,
two of two beds each nnd 18 prlvnto
rooms for patients.
Tho kitchen Is located on tho third
floor und Is flanked on onch side by
tho diet kitchens. An olevator con
nects with tho diet kitchen on the
floor bolow, from which meals nre
served to patients on thnt floor. Tho
dining room for convnloscont pati
ents is located on tho third floor and
n dining room for tho medical staff
nnd nurses on the second. Two of
tho four-room wards and eight prl
vnto rooms are on tho third floor and
tho romnlndor on tho second.
Tho first floor Is given over to the
administrative offices, reception
room, tho offices and consulting
rooms of tho stnff, tho pharmacy do
pnrtmont, laboratories, pharmacy
and laundry, for tho hospital clean
ses 'all lis own linen.
Tho pharmacy department Is nn
ontorpriso In itself ot considerable
proportions nnd tho contents ot Its
sholves, which tho manager boasts
contain ovory posslhlo medical or
surgical drug or device needed, rep
resent a largo outlay of monoy. This
dopnrtmont Is In chnrgo of Frank B.
Robinson, Phm. B. B. Sc assisted
by John L. Mills, Phnr. D.. P. II. G.
Tho physicians and surgeons ot
tho staff, Dr. Wnrron Hunt, Dr. G.
A. Mnssoy and Dr. L. L. Trunx havo
sepnrato offices. Under tho system
that Is to govern, n patient may
avail himself of the advlco of tho en
tiro staff in consultation,
Tho X-Itay" laboratory, In which a
machine of tho highest grndo, with
all tho latost accosorlos and develop
ment nppnratus Is nlready installed,
nnd a microscopical laboratory oc
cupy soparato rooms on tho first
Liloor. Spoclallsts will havo charRO
of tho laboratory examinations,
which will bo bno of thu chief feat
ures of tho now hospital.
Tho bulldlns is so situated In ro
Rard to tho land contour that n
drlvoway from Fourth street Is al
most on a Rrado with the renr en
trance to tho second floor, allowing
tho ambulanco to dollvor a patient
with tho loast posslhlo discomfort to
sufferors no JarrinR lifting up
stops or Inclines. An elevator con
nects tho socond and third floors.
An Intricate telephone sys'tom, con
nects all the rooms and departments,
city stoam boat regulates the tern
porature to 'any point doslrablo and
20. There;
arei
many Indications, according to a
Cologne dispatch today that the Al
lies are preparing to advance their
concentration troops at Strassburg,
and Metz, further Into Goramny, It
the county does not qu'let down
soon, according to tho. Exchange!
Telegraph correspondent at Amster
dam.
LONDON,- Mar. 20. Two thous
and persons havo been killed to date
In the fighting Incident to the Ger
man revolutionary movement of the
past week, according to Berlin esti
mates. imUSSELS. Mar. 20. The cap-
I ture of Kuen was effected Friday by
c., . ,ftftnAA
a Spartacan army of 100,000 men.
75 guns and an equipment of Armor
ed automobiles, according to advlC2s
from Alx La Chapello, today. Th
Spartacans proclaimed n Soviet Re
public there during last night, the
advices said. Dus'soldorf, nn the
Rhine north of Cologne, has been
captured by Spartlcans, the govern
ment troops evacuating without
fight.
TO THE CEILING
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Water users of the Klamath Irrl
gatioV project will pay a minimum
op'eratron'nn'd malntenancacharge ol
$2.00 per acre lor each two acre-
feet used In 1920, nnd f0 cents an
additional acre-foot up to three acre
feet, and 75 cents per acre-foot abovo
that amount, according to a notice
cf the interior department published
In today's Issue,
This Is an Increase from $1.25 per
aero for two-acre feet paid In the
past and already a howl is going up j
thnt will become a universal roar
when the news sprends. The addi
tional charge for water above the
minimum two-acro feet Is also rais
ed proportionately over past years
but that is a matter affecting only a
few as tho minimum amount is suf
ficient for most of tho water users.
As far as Is known the depart
ment nbandoned this year its usual
custom ot consulting the directors ot
the Klnmath Irrigation district in
fixing tho oporatlon and mainten
ance charge. R. E. Bradbury, ono ot
tho directors, said today that tho
board was not consulted.
Tho ratio ot Incrcaso surpasses tho
expectations of the Herald, but read
ers will remember that this paper
during the district election predicted
thnt If George W., Oftield was re
elected the' water users of the dis
trict would pay $1.50 for water. The
Horald Is not surprised nt the In
crease, but admits Its slzo and tho
autocratic methods followed nre oven
moro astounding than expected.
Whllo $35,000 was charged to
oporatlon expenses Inst yoar for the
lining of tho south branch canal, this
amount would not account for the
hoavj- increase In tho users' rate. It
looks like a caso of tho department
having taken tho results of the last
election as an Indication that future
charges for repairs and betterments
to tho system shall be saddled upon
tho lrrlgatlonlsts as maintenance
nnd operation charRes and that they
havo startod early to raise a fund -to
meet the expenses likely to bo incur
red in tho future. In other words tho
voters in accepting Offlold accepted
tho Oftield policies and the dqpart
ment Is only following a logical line
of reasoning In Increasing the rate.
WEATHER ltEPORT
ORKOON Tonight rain In, west;
fair and warmer in oast, Sunday,
modorato southerly winds. ,
a cold water system passing thru a
refrigerator on tho third floor dis
tributes ico water at convenient
points on ovory floor ot the building.
LONDON, Mar,
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"WHY" LKAGl'i: OPPOSES
MHIKAHKA HK.VATOIt. ,
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.
The anti-saloon league declar
ed war on Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska today, when
Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel of tho league In a form
al statement said that the sena
tor's declaration In favor of
light wines and beer was enough
to defeat him not only as a can
r dldate at the Democratic con
4 ventlon but for the senate
leadership.
L
OPENING, HE'S
It's not only In the air but it's in
Moe's windows as well the breath
" "V B' . , wiuuuw -rC
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'tbe big store. Shelves and counters
fairly overflow with gay colored
garments, the latest ety-les and all
combinations of shades for the an
nual event eagerly a wall el by local
ladies, the spring opening of the;
Woman's store.
Today's the day and the store is
all In readiness for thu afternoon
crowds. Big vases of pussy willows
in the windows and scattered thru
the Interior indicate that there's no
doubt about it spring is really here
11
SPUING
but the display of woman's wearthe matter up at Monday night's
settles It beyond question. It's all
now and springy. All the winter
goods have been retired and spring
suits, coats, waists and dresses hold
tho center of the stage.
A big lino of yard goods In latest
fabrics and colors will doubtless ap
peal to many customers as strongly
as the ready-to-wear-sectlqn, and
tbore you have the preparedness
policy oC tho store in a nutshell, a
stock that will meet the require
ments otWvioBt exacting and ro
vide something, for every-one a de
sires and needs.
Tho crowd will be out this after
noonsnnd evening to inspect, compare
and purchase. A souvenir of the visit
Is ready for each from the supply of
carnations that the store has laid in
for Its visitors.
MUCH SULPHUR
WILL BE USED
, , I there after lambing and shoarlng.
Approximately 250,000 pounds of has been granted Dr j c Ex
sulphur has been purchased in Klam- federal dIgtrct Uvestock InspeCtor ot
nth county for applying to alfalfa WaIla Walla Waghii accord!nf- t0 a
since the campaign was put on last telegram received today by J.. If.
summer showing tho increased yield , carnahan, secretary ot the assocla
from its use. Most ot this was ap- it
plied last fall. There is, however, a
small amount to be applied this
spring.
It is desirable to cultivate these
fields after the sulphur has been
applied. It will soon be time for do
ing this. A regular alfalfa cultiva
tor or a spring tooth harrow are per
haps the most satisfactory Implem
ents touse, although a common disc
harrow or even a spike tooth harrow
well weighted will give good results.
Occasionally, someone raises the
question as to whether or not the
uso of sulphur Is in any way likely
to be harmful to tho land. In answer
to this, wo quote the following let
ter from Professor W. L. Powers, In
charge of the Department ot Soils,
Oregon Agricultural College.
"Wo havo used sulphur on cer
tain experiment fields, beginning
1912 and 1913, which are still
showing increases in yield over un
troated' plats. The effect of the sul
phur holds up well until tho fourth
or fifth year and increase from its
application nftor four or five yoars
bocomes somewhat less striking.
This indicates that sulphur will have
to be used about once in five years,
or once In a rotation.
"No ill effects from the applica
tion ot sulphur to alfalfa on arid or,
semi-arid soils high In lime is apt o
como. We' havo noticed no ill offects
from tho application of sulphur In
any case. Tho roost striking increase
in yield has been obtained under tho
conditions indicated above.
"The oldest treatod plants In the
stato, In the arid and semi-arid sec
tions aro still showing Increase In
yield whero heavy applications ot
inn r win ii ii ii n
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STARTS TALK '
Injunction proceeding to prevent
construction by the Ewauna Box
company of a big pond for their new
mill by driving piles in Lake iSwanna.
are spoken of as a possibility, follow
ing tho meeting of the city council
Monday night.
It Is said that the company has aot
Attempted to secure permission' from
the city to Install the piling, which,
Is regarded by members' of the coun
cil as totally obstructive of naviga
tion for its entire extent. As Jt ex
tends, according to estimate, a thous
and feet Into the lake, It would
block navigation entirely, except
through a narrow channel on the
west shore.
It is claimed by council members
that a city ordinance specifies that.
100 feet from the' shore line shall
be the limit of all wharves built into
the lake within the city limits, which
includes the Ewauna site.
Piling, has been driven, starting
from the mill on the east shore, sev
eral feet into the lake and the pile
driver has been moved to the west
end of the work and is starting east
ward again to close the gap left.
The council is up in arms, it Is
understood, andk will probably take
meeting with a view of starting man
datory proceeding to enjoin the mill
company from proceeding further
with the work and to cause them to
remove what piling has been install
ed beyond' the, 100-foot limit allowed
by city ordinance.
Lake Ewauna, the proponents ot
injunction proceedings declare. Is as
much of "a public highway as any of
the streets of the city and the actios
of the Ewauna company in closing
thenv w-lthonQjJ;3PPiVts character
ized "as-a hlgb-Uan'ded move- on Ihe
part of a corporation which would
not be tolerated from an Individual
for a minute, and which should be
summarily checked by the council."
SHEEPMEN'S DIPPING
REQUEST GRANTED
The request of the Klamath Wool
Growers' association that Klamath
county sheep be dipped once here
before being moved to lambing
grounds In California, and that furth
er dippings, If required, take place
Following the meeting nt Merrill
last Wednesday night at which the
matter was discussed by many sheep
growers, with Dr. Armstrong, federal
inspector in charge of local scabies
prevention, a telegram was sent Dr.
Exline, representing that two dipping
ot sheep before moving them to Cali
fornia ranges would cause great
hardship and expense to the men who
must move their bands within the
next thirty days. They asked that
one dipping here be held sufficient
and that two dippings be given in
California nfter lambing and shear
ing. several hundrecj pounds of sulpnur
an acre might havo been put on
with a view of determining anjr
possible ill effects that might deved-.
op, and nothing but much Increased
vigorous growth ot alfalfa has been,
secured. 'As yet no evil effects havo
been developed from theso plats re
ferred, to. Nothing but beneficial ef
fects vhave been noticed.
'Even In tho acid soils of Western
Oregon where yields have peen In
creased by sulphur there seems t
be no Injury from Its application.
Sulphur has been used In Goose Lake
Valley for flvo years, and in Rogue
River Valley for six years, without
Injurious effects, so far as wo can
observe."
On the wall of Christ Church
cathedral, In Dublin, Is a brass tab
let placed thoro to commemorato the
death of an officer who, many years
ago, was forced to spend the night in
the cathedrtal, and was devoured by
rats. , .
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