J mm psap itmmmg Mttulfo official iMi'im of KLAMATH FALM OFFICIAL PAFKRlOV . - - -. , KLAMATH COUNT? . .4Si r' v Fourteenth Year No. 38S5 KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920 Price, Five Cento tJSty- A I 51 i V 4. 1 V SPEGULATDR a Considerable Interest and oxcllo- ment Is nrousvd In this vicinity as tho result of offers that have beon madu to numerous ranchorx for lease to tho oil rights of their property, nnd the fcr .. i .. .i ............ .. ' situation has attulned tho uspects ol . i . i i. iii.. ......,. a minimum boom, It Is wild by those conversant with operations, mo ai .-.. . i ,. h nn. i,nn uip....p..rr.w- --"" coniini'ii in onu imnituiui imiuii . . . .. .... ...I....I.... In.nllltf vbat Is general throughout thu valley BUSY BUYING OIL LEASES r and has given rise to tho report that five or six rigs are ready to start drilling as soon as tho capitalists behind the project buvo closed suffi cient leases. South of the California line, Siski you county Is having a similar exper ience. Much proporty hns beon placed under leaso there by oil pros pectors. The Medford Oil company Is sinking a well west of tho Cos cades and Ihoro In much dUcuHnlon In technical terras In tbo Medford pross rogardlng tho progressnnd PO' - Blbllltlos of drilling In that field, nnd considerable activity on the part of speculators soeklng leases. In tho local flold the only actunl .... i . drilling so fnr Is being donu by tho Klamnth Oil company on thu Planning ranch In the vnlloy. Tho drill Is down to nbout 900 feet und has .t I -l.. . .....!., puBsuu iiiruuKii luiiuun '"'""""" Bomo highly Indicative of tho prt- enco of oil, according to oxportii. For tho last month or so tho irew has mnuo little progrusH In drilling, having been eugup,i!il In reaming and casing thu hole. BovuriJl weeks be foro a 'thli streak of paratln was struck and It Is said that the cabin comes out cf tho hole ..covered with a film of oil uifd that thuro Ik oil on tbo water pumped from tho well. With this much to go on, It current reports of the ilr lien. progresH are true, nnd with the pFoaont leasing activity pointing to Interest on the part of cnpltullMlH with money to invest Iu a gamble as to whether or not nn oily lake underlies Klamath county, tne H.iuni.o.i porhobsos poien- tlallticR nmi ih Duing regnrucu wmi rapidly awukonlnK Interest on tho part of tho Kcnornl public. .. MINT GROWER SEES BIG FUTURE HERE John M. nnvles, reputed hororo his recent disposal of his holdings to havo been nno of tho Inrgost, If not tho largest grower of mint In tho ,,ml n lmlf ",1Ios Willnmotto valley, returned today to " " "Pcctcd that water will bo his homo at Independence, Ore., fully MlowlB ln,1110 'Mtdes of tl,e dlstr.vt confident of the future of Klamath not later than tho inlddlo oft May. county as n mint producing contor. Mr. navies hns boon Investigating locnl conditions for ft fow days and aiding Cnpt. Slomens, G. W. Mnttorn and Jnmos Wntkins, Jr., to got their mint farm started by suggestion and advlco. So certain Is Mr. Davles that Klam ath marsh lands will supply tho ma jority of mint within a fow years that ho announced ho wlUL return hero and organlzo a company for growing mint onn cnuplo of thousand acres, a scale heretofore unheard of. Mr. Davles' mint farm noar Independence con tained 125 acres, which, as has boon said, ranked him as tho loading grow er of tho Btato. HACK FROM S. V. Judge and Mrs. R. A. Eramltt re turned last evening from San Fran "clsco, where thoy have boon spending part of tho wlntor months. Tho Judge's friends 'suspoct thnt he wont there for tbo purpose of helping to decorate 'tho civic auditorium for the Democratic, national convention, In anticipation of tbo wake to bo held there this summer. It Is presumed that tbe color schemo consisted en- tlrely of black. However, tho Judge was bo glad to get back to his own flrosldo that he bad no time to talk politics or anythln' golso except what a wonderful placo Klamath Falls, is to Hvo ln. WEATHER REPORT OREGON Tonight and Saturday, rain In west; snow ln east; continued old, strong westerly galos. . lli:ili:i,S ATTACK If. H. ATTACIM'2 AM) FAMILY WASHINGTON, I). C , Apr. a. Lieutenant Colonel Ilohurt L. Ciiinplmll, Unltml HlntuH mill- lary iiltnclio at tlio embassy at iMoxIco City, It In wlfo, and an American doctor mimed Pulni', ! were attacked by rubols n fuw , mlli'H from Mexico City but os- cu0(1 tlirouKh "nulck work antl (.mi-i,,.,,,,,, 0t ,,ctlon" the tat ,iCDarimon. waH -dvlsed tod y " y .... .. ,. Marios, a small station noar ' Mexico City where tho attache ' ... . .. . , . A i-0''"'1 dynamited the train nnd ,,.. rov,l h lrV fnr ,.. ..........J... . - . w. .v..aw distance. Tho party escaped un- A In liirftfi The women of the ;;;" MECCA PURCHASED BY PORTLAND MEN W. Harris and J. Kohr of Port land have purchased tho Mecca bil Wilde und liard parlor from K. J ulll luln nnuuitiutnn rnrlnv Ttm nitw ,, i... -.i..i i nrAnflnlnru it t lint It Avnnrlnnrnil In f, ' , . ij,, c)pan an(, up.to-dato placo of tiiuil liliu ui uuniiitiDH tiuu win vua recroatlon and refreshment, follow- !,. Ih. Ur,. ...AM.r.illv r,r....,l l, ...n .. ...... .,.......j ,.... - , Mr. Wilde. Iloth aro married men arrloil men ' ' i,.. iud us soon us they can find homes will bring their families to Klamath Kails. ,...,.. , ., ,.,, Mr. Wilde expects to go Into tho " """iMvon i ... u.uwuu....r, tbo old Kulltia Btoro Into a first Class accomodations at Malln nro inade - quote. Mr. Wildo expects tq put sov-, oral thousand dollura Into tho ven- turn nn.l thlnlfa Dint HlA nnlrnnnrn will completely Justify tho ,uvost.' company has failed to keep pace ment. PMTCDDDICC UMM. UL AtC , Ji'J? i ,Ay' WATER BY MAY 15TH C D. Wilson, contractor, yoster- ,,,,, wrk ,,, , ,.,, for , now Bn,orprllIO ,,,. (1l)trlcti Tllc worU ,, ,,. n. (,ono ,)y arrnnBIIinont of (1l iwr. of a(l0CtorH. wlllcll roJoct. ((, tirM ,)1(,B rccoved , ros101U(0 , 11(vorU()(,mmU on t,lt Bround tllnt tliev were too lilirli. Mr. Wilson whs ()no of tIl0 ,,,,.,,,., Tho naidwln .hardware company hns tlio contract (for Installing pumps and motors. Whlch will probably bo In placo within so days. I Cinlo & Cnnipbull, who rosumeil mtchluB work two or three weeks K0- lmv0 a,,ollt two-thirds of the tiinln cnntil completed, or nhout two COUKUIIiMAN' MOOIlfc IS CUITICALLY ILIi .. , , , Councilman Joe Mooro Is danger- ou . nt hIs. homo on.woat Main stroot, though tho 'Toports from his bedside this morning are to tho offoct that thero Is a change for the bettor. His Illness Is duo to tho after effects of the influenza, from which he suffered recontly. Bollov Ing that ho had fully recovered he roturned to his business Tuesday. Wednesday night he had a relapse and suffered from an acutp attack of heart trouble. His host of friends will bo glad to learn of the slight improvement ho has made and hqpe for his speedy recovery. TEMPORARY ROXD ISSUES CAN NOW IJE CONVERTED Tho Klamath State bank announces that tho forms for tho conversion of the temporary certificates of both Liberty nnd Victory loans Into per manent certificates have arrived and holders of the temporary securities may convert them upon application to tho bank. Owing to a delay In printing the forms woro held up for sovoral wookB. CHURCH WILL RE READY FOR SUNDAY SERVICES Cnrpjentors will finish Installing tho powb and pulpit furniture In the First Prosbyterlan church Sunday and the building will bo In readiness for Borvlces Eastor Sunday. The formal dedication will tako placo two weoks after Easter Sunday, WILL NOT II WITHOUT WAGE IS ADEQUATE! E'shl In plllnit up nt Ibo Southern I,ac'"c depot, as a result of refusal of 're'Bnt handlers to work for tho alleged meager wages paid by tho railway company. Two men remain upon the dedication of the local tem- ..... . , ....... .... .... . .on tho Job and are making some head- pie. The home of tbo local Ek herd . . .. .... . .. Z . . ... way against tbo situation today, has been In uso for several ye8rs but aided by the fortunate circumstance ,. , ' . , . . luul t"""'"- -. .C" .- uivTvuiuub is comparatively light, arrived last night. Only two curs Average dally receipts are flvo cars. At thot tho freight handling force,' Is far behind. Five cars remained jun.oaaoa mis auernoon snowing a K..u uior i.-Blo.ux. " io "" Mven loaded cats on the warehouse i tracks ' Four mon constitute the frolght handling crow under ordinary condi- tlon and the burdem lmP06ea br the iniiiiiuiiuu vi uuii iuoiuitootiiuireii the remaining workers In short ordor.i Morchants who are eager to see thelr "Pr,n8 Block on tno "helves and '"ov,n"' Ju,ea , a """ way "uu" luu "' "'0" tUaminU 1 A II ! nM 1(ah' nnitln , ,.,. . -, ., ' "ruwni leicgraniB were sum the division superintendent demand- ... . Ing relief. I Tho hlehcst waco received by ' freight handlers has been about 13.90. which tho workers claim Is ..., .. . . ,, A ullB"' ""uub'Iuuiu. uuy puini iu the fact that tho minimum wages In , ""..,"". " "' " ironuuion 01 uisconieni is noi a now nno. The freight shipments here arc heavy nnd constantly Increasing but with tho growth of tho community, I tho workers claim, and has asked tour men ,0 lo tno wrlf thftt Six "hould havo been assigned to. In othor words thoy claim that they. work harder for less pay than em - ployccs of local concerns, and a gen- eral readjustment of tho sltuntion Is appears at the Houston opera house. I yoUNG FOLK MARRIED Ivelopment of Irrigation, a condition apparently necessary before tho Th'a 's tne first visit" of tho girls' i T pRESRYTERIAN MANSE that opponents of tbe power company freight sorvlco moves smoothly. cluu to Klamath Falls, although it J assert is existent under the present It Is oxpected that tho prcssuro is their sixth nununl tour of the state. Harvey L. Brown, an employe of contract between the power company brought to bear from various nngles There aro 22 members of tho club the Klamath Department store, and an1 tne government, may rollovo tho situation In a day or nml tny aro making a big hit in tho j,sg Agnes -Willis, both well known Mr- Walton said at tho time he la two. Willamette valley towns where thoy votine DeODlB. were married last even- troduced ..the resqlution that tho NEW MILL FOR S WAN LAKE DIST. A C0,000 foot capacity circular mill, in ppcratlon by tho middle of May, Is the plan of tho Whtto Pine company, n now corporation com riinL nf LZn'rn, Z w i Vi "A,lf IVntnVl q m i Hecroiary OI sinio ai baiem anil com- posed of local men, which has filed Iltnnrtrtll nin.nf tnnn In 1. n On.... T nl... lliuu.bll UfUlULIUIID 111 IUU .3IVU11 UU1VU district. Tho' mon interested in tho corporation aro Leslie Rogers, John . , , " , ' ' ' ''i uu.mma, uuu murum me, won i known timber operator. Tho mill building, a two-story structure, Is already In courso of con-1 Heart cnurch. Father Walsh wlll structlon. Tho timbers aro bolng conauct thq Way of the Crosa and hauled from the Nino Bros, mill at preach tho 8orm0n. Services will be Moadow Lake. Machinery for tho gln at G:30 tomorrow mornlng.and plant has been ordered and is on the concludetho Lenten observance by wuy uuid, iuo cumpany, it is unaer stood, has a $50,000 capitalization. Two miles of standard gauge rail road wlll also bo built, extending the Ackley spur frefm Its present terminus to the mill site and affording an out let for the product over the Strahorn railroad. EASTER SERVICES AT MERRILL CHURCH SUNDAY There will be a special program of services In Holy Cross church at Mer rill next Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, Mrs. M. Glacomminl has been re hearsing a choir for the last two months and indications point to grand Easter music as the result of their Joint efforts. The Altar society is preparing to hare the church ln a boautlful dress of Eastor lilies. Father Marshall will conduct tho sorvlco, using as his sermon theme, "I Know Christ Liveth." DIVORCE SUIT Mlnnlo Elborger has begun suit In tho circuit pourt for dlvoroe against Otto E, Elborger on the 'ground of cruelty. - ELKS DEDICATE TEMPLE; HOLD , Tho largest gathering of Elks that has convened horo since tho big celebration last year turned out lastj night for tho ceremonies attendant had never been formally dedicated. . nn ,... . ., iicuri "" uiuuiuora, iruiu uu. .Cu.., ., vuiwc.a, parts of the county, w tnessed the Impressive ceremony which was con- NT T i ducted by past exalted rulers of the.,.T, rrn Mf .,, nanll lodge. Wilson S. Wiley, distrlcti deputy grand exalted ruler, was aided ny a. u. iiau, woo acieu as grana 3icBUicu leauiiiB KaIBuW v. r . oiuuo.j acting grand esteemed Joyal knight; p. O, De Lap, acting grand esteemed lecturing night, and W. O. Smith, act- ing grand esquire. luiru. Th0 an'e o"lers conducted theJreg a8 foUo,,: ' lUKuiiuuuu raiciuuuica,, uiwcm iu- 1 -. ... .- .lfM.. stalled are as follews: Exalted, Ruler. 0. W. Houston; ( Esteemed Leading Knight, C. A. Hay- oen; uieenta Mru !,. r. T .nIla VTVntMABBaMj T AAamtv Tsstivt4 lJt!Ulll, Biocmou wuuuus nuifiui., rt iu. noet; oecreiary, n. a. ragmjer; Treasurer, W. P. .'.... Johnson; Trustee. ; Tyler, A. F. Sal - L. O. Van Bellen flckv: ReDresentatlvo io uraaa Codgo, C. H. Underwood. A 'feature of the evening was a! .,.. .. . ., .. . iiainum; auuress uy n. m. muuiu6, dealing with the principles of Elkdom l""i7"luu" '" " Amencanizaiion. opeciai music was interspersed in tho program. Fol- lowing the ceremonies a light repast was served GLEE CLUB WILL BE HERE NEXT MONDAY Klamath Falls music lovers are , expecting a treat April 5, when the Univorslty of Oregon Girls' Glee club havo already staged performances. j Their repertoire ranges from classic to the latest jazz and contains a num- ber of clover skits and parodlos that , I strike tho popular fancy wherever thoy have been rendered. Mombers of the gleo club will sing two special numbers at each of tho following churches, Presbyterian, ' Methodist and Christian at tho even- lnB sorvlco Easter Sunday, announced tho " E- P" Lawrence today. Tho ,.. ,, i.,i0 B .ii, M.(jlUO Ul O W .luAi cvkcttoo annn totttai- vr TOMORROW, CATHOLIC CHURCH , This fiVPnlnir nt 7;Sn hn snlemn - ..-- w .w.v... 'services ln commemoration of Christ's dcath wlll taka olncB , thB afler(,rt mass at 7:30. ONE IRISHMAN-WHO DON'T RECOGNIZE GREEN CINCINNATI, Apr. 2. An Irish man who can't tell green when he sees It was rejected for enlistment in the U .S. marine corps here today, for defective color vision. James Patrick O'Hars, born ln tho County Cork, insisted on picking brown skeins of yarn when told to select the green ones. "What color Is the grass," ven tured the examiner, "Isn't that greent" "No," replied the color-blind Irish man, "its color Is not green, people call it green because It Is young and tender, but Us color Is brown." CANNED HER RINGS AURORA, Ind., Apr, 2, A dia mond engagement ring and a wedding ring believed stolon last fall, were recovered at a dinner given recently by Mrs. William Heady, living noar here, when she opened a can of fruit. Tho woman then recalled that she had missed the rings during the. fruit canning soason. WOULD I..STAI.LISII NEW REPUBLIC I.V HIIINKLANI) ' PAIUS, April 2. According to a Mayence dispatch to the "Echo de Paris," a separatist movement Is on foot In the Ilblneland district of Germany. , Supporters of tho movement want to see the district cstab- llshed as a separate republic, says the paper's correspondent. ? MASONS AN DLADIES ENJOY BIG BANQUET Scottish Rite Masons and thielr ladles banqueted royally at the White ii- ut i-., .AMcn. .. t.A conTOCatIon and tmt oWg&. . , ttta ,, ,,, V,M. . 1 bVk w uv w wMwyvf H.OHu - abgen from ' he boafd and j vj8i(or- were present The beautiful Ceremony Of the clos- .. nf .. hflI .,....,. ,,. j jmpregfed au present.. George T. I Baldwin,. deputy, wise .jnaster and I president, of the local chapter, pre- .ij.,1 Toast wnrA nrnnoitflil with. "rh PrnnMent. nf ihn TTnltoil i I States," W. A. Delzell; "Scottish Rite "B'". 7 '""'"'"' ul "1B ''" " Masonry," L. L. Gahagen; "Thel Washington, pledging support to any Grand Lodge of Oregon." Emmettj"""18 of thf loa 'n the Daautter-Mn- "Th Ladlea" C. J. Feren-1 Tn0 solution, drafted by Mr. I . ,nn .- Th sneakers. all dealt with their1 , eloquently. Especlal praIse I,, g,?en bjr feow members t0 Mr ,.,... ,rlh, to lh fair Rr.liueuB "auun, proTiaea lor coa- whlch they asserted was a fluent , , rIlfnrv ohnwln mllpll fBmM !.-.-, - o -..-.. larlty with tho subject. The chapter was loud in IU praises today for the courtesy and service extended by the management of the White Pelican. The banquet was a brilliant succesn and was followed by rnritti nnd Hanrln?. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock the'?.0.8e8 u.ntU tb 26.0'00? acres ,n tha ceremony "Re-Llghtlng the Lights," will btfWd. by the chapter at w.m .rr.gauon water, in otner wortts the MuJ&nem'pl?. Attendance at' li made owerecordajr considera thls service la .also obligatory upon"t,0 to Trrlgatfon. an5 would destroy all members. lnE by tno Ror B P- Lawrence at tne presbyterian manse. They will lni. fi.iP i,nnin in mih nrtiiinnn. -. . WARREN HUNT HOSPITAL AMBULANCE ARRIVES Tho now ambulance for the War- ren Hunt hospital reached tho city yesterday. The vehicle was brought overland from Los Angeles and dur-j 'Ing the storm last month was stalled i, , ,ii, h,nlrn on the Topsy grade with a broken tratrix, continued by Judge Kuyken axle. Considerable troublo was ex-' dall yesterday after a Jury had been perienced in getting the axle mend- ed, but after several false starts and renewed breakages during the last1 '.i. ......... i. ,... fiil n. LUieU uajDf uicyiuiuuittUbB uua. u. Hyed. CAT SAVES LIVES OF NINE SAILORS GRANGEMOUTH, Firth of Fourth, Scotland, Feb. 27, (By Mall). Nino men ot the crew ot the American cargo ateamer Lake Ellko were saved from drowning-recently by the In-. stinct ot the ship's cat to swim to- ward, the steamer In a storm and darkness when their small boat floun-l dered at midnight between the ship and the shore. John Shortne, 33, a satjor, ot Marlboro; Mass., and Gil mer Stroud, 17, mess-room boy, ot North Carolina, were drowned. The eleven members ot tho crew had been ashore on leave. They had with them the ship's cat. A storm began while they were ashore and, when they were soma distance out on their return journey to the steamer, their boat capsized. In the darkness no one could make out the lights of the ship. Tabby, however, with her Instinctive desire to get out of the water as aulckly as possible, swam directly toward the steamer. The men. swam after her and nine of them reached the ship. Tbo other two went down. The Lake Ellko cleared from Nor folk, Va. Mrs. Holm, an Icelandic woman living ln Canada, was the author of tho first novel ever published in the Icelandic- tongue. SENATOR ID CONGRESSMAN PROMISE AID Senator Chamberlain and" Con gressman Ifawley have acknowledged receipt of letters from J. H. Carna- han, commander of the local Ameri can Legion post, In which were in closed copies of the resolution adopt ed at the last meeting of th'e Business Men's association la regard to settle ment of differences over the Upper Lake storage question, said Mr. Cat nahan today. Copies of the resolu tion were sent all members of the Oregon delegation and Mr. Carnah&a expects expressions, of opinion from other representatives in due time. Both Senator Chamberlain an RePreeBt"Te Half ley expressed ap- proval and a desire to co-operate fa. any more for th reclamation of the remainder of the Klamath project. Mr. Carnaban also received a letter from the chairman of the national ll.lA(l.tn MM.M.tMH UK 1MMfK. . Pnwnnhnn 1 ft I 4 anV A Ai4 1 roo.uuu UU .UWUUUV.CU uj ucutjo iT -,,., , , ,. . .... ""'"'" "" nuperiuieuaeni 01 ujh California-Oregon Power company at .the last meeting of the Business trolby the government of the waters ,f Upper Klamath Lake and storage T. . , . . .. . "" """'".rlr . . I . I J "nhT buUd,nK of the Link Rirer ,dam- Yed ,uPn. reBoa ,e1- ,at0" the "esslty of effort toward ion! Jnnnlnnwinnl It 4ti. MAHMMnHut " wpuo xor cUK purpose. It also provided that bo water should be used for other par- Klamath project had been supplied i auj uauger 01 control oy me power t corporation detrimental to the de- Power company would be entirely willing to have the government build .the da mand control the water suo- ply, providing that there was no delay in construction. PLATH-yiRGIL TRIAL PROGRESSING TODAY The trial of the suit of Carl Plath against Mrs. Dollie Virgil, admlnls- trntrlx. enntlnnnrt hv Judee Kuvken- secured, was resumed in the circuit court this morning, Following aro the jurors w. w. Adams, W. S. Slough, T. B. Watters, A. M. Jamison, H. W. Straw, M. Mot schenbach'er, E. M. Chllcote, H. D. Wakefield,' Fred Bueslng, W. H. North, T. J. McCollum and Fred Noel. Among other matters disposed of yesterday was the arraignment ot L. N. Rabn, Swan Lake rancher, ac- cuBed ot wantonly injuring animals owned by Caroline Liskey & Sans by shooting them with a shotgun. April 7 was set as tho date tor entering a plea, The case ot Macleod against Kahn, an appeal by defendant from a $69 justice court judgment, was contin ued to April 7, - The case of Edward Smith against Keno Power company, an action for $2,000 damages for alleged personal injury, was dropped from the calen dar on non-suit motion, for failure ot the plaintiff, to prosecute. The case of B, E. Prlem against G. T. Ingersoll was also dropped on. motion ot non-suit. . STRIKE TIES UP AN. X, FOOD SUPPLY u . NEW YO$gC, Apr. 2. About 20 per cent C;f tne railroad ownod tugs, steam lfghtbrsj yhlch railroad repre sentatives assert bring to New York 90 per cont of its food supplies, are. tied up -as a result of the marina workers' strike, according to an an nouncement ( qfj'tho railroad man agers' representative today, Tho strike ras' sailed, the men assert. to maintain tnf olght.Tiour day,