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Fouttccnth Yertr No. 3927
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1920
KLAMATH DIST.
TO VOTE UPON
rnwcTPiiPTiimi
(II) A. I,. WIHHAHD, HorrUry
Kliiiiiiitli Irrigation District)
At u meeting of tin) board of dl-
rectors liotil Hnturday, Tuesday, Junii
32, wan iint as the ditto for holding
, n special nlectlon to votit nn tliu nties-
tlon of whether or not thn illntrlct
linll enter Into n supplemental con-
utrucllnn rontrnct with llio govern-
mo nt In ttio hii in of 1220,000 to ho
used for replacement with concrete
of th.t lining of thn "C" canal, anil
(ho rebuilding of thn flu mo located
abovo ftio concrutn llnt-d portion of
aald canal, thn reconstruction of thn
Adams flumo, druluuge ditches for
the Pottlt. llll! and Maddox landi.
tho construction of latnraU for Innds
forced Into tho illntrlct, thu enlarge
ment of tho North I'imi valley und
Nus lake laterals, and audi othor
betterment us may ho requested by
(ho district.
Tho payment of thin aum to be
tiiadn to thn government ns follow a!
(n) Fifty thousand dollnra ahull
tm paid by tho dlntrlct to tho govern
mont nn an npurntlon mid malnten
anco coat, In five equal installments,
lha first of which nhall ho added to
tho operation and maintenance
vhargo for tho otir 1920, mid tho
nubioiiurnt Installment annually
thereafter until paid.
(h) Tim remainder of tho aum
or $170,000, to tin repaid In four
rcml-nnnual installments after thn
present building and supplemental
construction rnnlrurta hno horn
fully paid up. Thin muan that tho
flnt unit will commence to pay their
nharn In 1941 whllo thn second nnd
, third unit Mill start with thn year
1937. Thn reason for tho dlffrronco
Is hecnu thn tint unit haa a aup
plemental charge (thn dralnaKo
charge) to pay amountliiK to ft 3, CO
per arrn, to ! repaid In lr year
nttor their 30 ear pay period.
Tho argument In favor of tho pass
age of thU contract la that tho money
la needed for work that la absolutely
necessary nnd that muat bo dnno In
tho Immedlnto futurn, In fact a por
tion of It haa nlroady boon Marled
(tho rcllnlng of tho "C" cunnl) and
that unless thla contract U accepted,
then tho total amount will haro to bo
added to tin) operation and mainten
ance charKn and ho paid within tho
next few yearn. On tho other hand
tho aum of 1170,000 may bo paid In
four semi-annual installments after
(ho expiration of tho prenent con
tracta. In explanation of lha PeltU, Hill
And Maddox dralnaRo Item:
Theno land ownora have contracted
for tho dralnnRe of their second unit
land at n cont of 120 per aero. Tho
district almply Ruarnntcea tho repay
ment of tho money oxpendod for thla
work becauao of Its collection powora
under tho atato law.
Further detailed Information re
tarding tho proposed contract will
bo mailed out to oach inombor of the
district In tho noar future
PROVISION PRirrq
TAKE RIP. TIIMRi r
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CIIICAdO, May 21 --Prices
tumbled holliir Mkoltur today
on thn board of trndo. All
grain provisions Joined In tho
drop, Corn nnd pork under-
went extreme breaks, corn drop-
PlliB 7 cenlK ii hundred nnd
pork 12.00 n barrel. July do-
llvory corn touched tl.GO and
July pork 134.70, t
LIGHT VOTE ,
BEFORE NOQfc
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Price Fivs Cents
CHINESE EDITOR
WILL LECTURE
Prominent among the locturors
rlnltlnR Klamath Kails on our Chau
tauqua proRram this year la l)r. Nr
Poon Chow, the Chinese Mark Twain.
I)r. Chow enjoys un International rop
ulatlon. riot cnly'ns a forceful sneak-
or and atalesmun familiar with
China's probloma but nlno as u finan
cier and man of affairs, Dr. Chow
established tho first Chlncm newspa
per In America and Is known as tho
father of modern Chlneso Journalism.
Ho Is also heavily Interested In tho
Industrial developing of tho went and
nt present tlmo Is vice president and
mnnaRltiR director of China Mall
Steamship company.
On several occailons Dr. Chow Has
the White llouso Riiest of tho latn
Theodore Hcoaovell who valued tho
doctor's fund of Information und ad
lco on problems concerning our
relations with Chlnn and tho Near
KaM. Dr. Chew's lecture nt Chau
tauqua if on "Cltitm'a Problems, No
tlnnnl and International." He dis
cusses tho Japaneso problem In an
open and fearlnsa manner nnd do
nouncea Japan na tho Pruanla of Asia.
Dr. Chew s one of the manv In-
terestlnR features of Chautauqua
week which opens Monday afternoon.
According to report a from tho offl
cera and committees of tho Klamath
Falls Chautauqua association pros-
pecta Indicate tho biggest Chautau
qua yet, both In attendance nnd excel
lenco of program offered.
Klamath county voters showed
sIlRht Interest In the eloctlon up to
noon today but after luncheon tho
record of votes polled began to climb
at most of the boothsjn tho city.
Cars nro being maintained for
transportation of voters at central
headquarters, I)el,ap Hoyden's
office, opposite tho courthouao, phone
387. Any one desiring a car this
evening to got to tho polls can secure
Immediate eervlco by calling 387,
The morning vote was extremely
light and Jn nono of the polling
places had tho recorded vote passed
20 at noon, In many It was lighter.
, or those who havo measures or
men on the ballot whom thor with to
sec triumph tho outlook la bad, Inns-
much ns It la an established Drlncltilo
In any eloctlon that tho opponents of
men or measures turn out to vote
almost to a man. It Is tho anatbctlc
majority who nro so atrongly con
vinced lliemneho of tho worth of a
man or measure that they cannot see
how any one could bo In oppcaltlon
that cause the defeat of many meri
torious candidates und laws throusn
their laxlneis and Indifference.
The polls clone tonight at .1 o'clock.
NEXT TUESDAY
MITCH TONIGHT
PROMISES WELL
NEW
LIBERTf
THEATER BOON
FIRE AT ALGOMA
DESTROYS HOMES
A Are which started from burn
ing rubbish resulted In tho lo.is of
five cottages belonging to tho Al
Roma Lumber company yesterday af
ternoon uboiit 4 o'clock, Tho Iiousch
nnd content woro complololy des
troyed with tho exception of one oc
cupied by Chester I'ortor. It U re
ported that his furniture was saved.
IlLOWPIPFJi IV DI1MAND
PORTLAND, Oro Mny 21. Blow
pipes and spark nrrostors tor mills
nro In demand, In fact, so much so
that tho Pacific Illow Plpo company
has Just completed nn addition to Its
factory, which doublod tho capacity.
Tho how structuro will glvo moro
ii pa co for warehousing nnd provide,
for a blacksmith shop.
Articles of Incorporation of Tho
Liberty Theatre Company woro filed
with the Stato Corporation Commis
sioner toduy fonthe construction of
the New Liberty Theatre. The In
corporators are H, W. Poole, 1). O.
Williams, O. ii. Ilurko and Charles
J. Ferguson, all well known business
.men of this city.
Tho theatre will bo constructed on
tho alto recently secured by Mr.
Poole nt thn Cornnr nf Klvhth fllrnot
and Klamath Avenuo, with the en
trance on Main Strcot In tho mlddlo
of the block betweon Bovonth and
Klghth Streets, whoro tho Coxy res
taurant now stands. Tho plana call
for a seating capacity of 1411 pcnplo
and tho building will bo of modern
flro proof construction with an am-
plo stage to care for tho blccor tra
ductions that this city Is In line for.
Tho excavation for tho now the
atre has nlroady bogun nnd construc
tion wlli( proceed as rapidly as mo
torlnla can bo put nn tho ground.
Tho building whon completed will
ropresont nn Investment of $100,
000, Including, tho slto. Tho build
ing and equipment Meno will cost
cloio to $120,000.
MINT INIll'STIlV (WOWS
IN MA1UON COUNTV
8AI.EM, Oro.. May 21 Hundreds
of acres of mint nro bolng sot out" nnd
sovoral now mint stills Installed In
Marlon county through tho herb-
growing campaign conductod horo by
a local nowspapor. Oregon ralsos
tho best mint In tlra world, as It has
tho highest monthol content and nro-
ducos tho most pounds of distilled
monthol to tho aero.
According to followers of tho EMlc
game Trench King; the Kscrsmo.nlo
buntamwelRht will glvo Young Bu
xn, tho local bantam, n ba'tlo tonight
nt Houston's oporn houso that will
establish Houzn's class for his divis
ion.. King has n good record, made
during a jcar In tho ring. Among
his California fights are tho follow
ing Wen: Krom Chief Hnch, Johnny
McCoy (3 times), Ilattllng Nelson
(tho bantamwclRht)' FlRhtlng John
ny Wolls, Mickey McDcrney. Eddlo
Thomas, Knockout Tilly, Kid Loon
vy, Kid Churchill.
Lest: To Young Gregory. John-
n lo Illley. (Iloth woro four round
fights and went tho limit.)
Draw: Jlabo Hermann (Soma's
brother.) Young Cregory, Kid Mc
Conn, Kid Ixitsey (sIk times.)
This Is only a partial list of the
Sacramcntun's fights, but It servos
to show that he Is no amateur at
tho gamo and that Souxa will have
an opponent to whip who has been
In the ring with some ablo bnxors
of hli class.
Denny Dixon, Yreka lightweight,
arrived hero yesterday to to be pres
ent at tonight's contests, as did
Knockout Coawell, light heavy
weight and Jimmy Drlscoll, light
weight, of Oakland, California.
"Red" Mooro, who has been train
ing under tho tutorship of Doctor
Leonard, la feeling fit to put up a
fit dofenie against Joe Blackburn.
Tho latter boxer Is said to(be a hard
man to handle and this bout, a four
round affair. Is expectod to furnish
a groat deal or aplco to tho enrd.
Young Raton, who la down on tho
card for a six-round go with Hobble
Allen, Is on tho ground and ready
to go. Ah ho hna novcr fouiiht horo
thoro Is considerable Bpoculnthu In
terest nrouscd ovor this ovont.
Tho curtain ralsor, four rounds I19
twoon tho Bearcat and Kid Cavort,
Is cxpoctod to glvo tho fan tho
worth of tho cost of tho ontlro show
ns tho .Ilourcut Is nlwnys energetic
nnd Interesting nnd this tlmo ho
has moro "pop" than In any pro
vloua match and that ho Is thorough
ly "hard-boiled."
Jt Is reliably reported from the
Kintimth rnunrvnitnn that ft mha.i.1
... . ...... , M,.w,a ,, u ft.-ituiUI
council of tho Indiana of tho reser
vation will be held at Chlloquln,
Oregon, on Tuesday, May 2C, 1920,
for the purpose of discussing tho
question of sending a delegation to
Washington to ask tho Congress for
a relnbursable loin of two millions
of dollars, to bo repaid from the nra-
coeds from tho aale of timber from
the tribal lands. This desire of the
Klamath to obtain a portion of
tbelr vast tribal wealth for the pres
ent use was almost unanimously en
dorsed by the Business Men's asso
ciation of Klamath Falls at one of
their regular meetings a few weeks
ago.
In nddltlon to this matter It is
stated that the question of the fut
ure disposition or tho Klamath reser
vation will fio discussed and opinions
expressed ns to tho merits of the div
ers bills now pending before con
gress for tho opening of tho reserva
tion. A largo number of the Klam-
aths are deeply Interested In this
question, nnd are determined that
any bill for the opening of the Klam
ath reservation must protect their
Just rights and tho rights of tho
coming generations. '
OltlWO.V HALLOIINO
IN I'ftlMAftY TODAY
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PORTLAND. Mnv 21 Oro. A
gon voters went to tho polls to-
dny to rocord a proforenco for
tho president of tho United
Htates, elect delegates to tho
Itepubllcan nnd Democratic no-
tlonal conventions, nominate
candidates ror United States
senator, state, county and mu-
9 nicipal orrices and tho state leg-
Islaturo.
CENTRAL HOTEL
L PLACE
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FOR WORKERS
MML SERVICE .
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Altl.O.VA PIIOJIXT HAH
SOOO ACUKS ItKADV
PI10KN1X, Arlx., May 21. Tho
stato or Arlxona has almost a part
nership Intoreat with the owners or
10,000 acres In Apache county, un-
,dcr the I.yman dim. According o
(Jovernor Campbell, when tho state,
gets through financing the construc
tion of tho dam and water distribu
tion system. It will have an Interest
In tho land amounting to about $70
an aero. Tho landowners will re nay
the state tho money advanced for
reclamation by tho stato land board.
Oovornor Campbell, on returning
from a visit to tho project, said the
2000 acres ready for Irrigation this
year would recolvo water. He added
that additional funds from tho stato
would be necewary for completion of
tho storago and distribution nystem.
It Is the state's first effort at thn con
struction of an Irrigation syttem
The resumption of the summer
schedule for transporting mall be
tween Ashland and Klamath Falls on
the Klamath Falls-Ashland stim haa
given rise to misunderstanding
among patrons of the Ileal postotflce
who do not know that the stage serv
ice has been resumed.
When they get letters at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon, where heretofore
they have been getting them in thn
morning, thoy think thai the postal
force Is dilatory and distribution is
delayed.
On the contrary they are receiving
the mall some 16 or 18 hoars earlier
than they would If It traveled the
roundabout train route. Tho letter
DOUCh brousht from AMn,l .. .1...
reaches hero, If the s'tago Is on sched
ule, at 2 o'clock In.tho afternoon. Bv
4 o'clock the letters are distributed
In the bolts. Cilr dclivcrr br car
rier Is not' affected.
If the same pouch came by train
It would arrive at 7:30 and would be
distributed, but at that late hour
raatvpatrons do not visit the office
audtlie letters would remain until
next morning.
'Many persons, through misunder
standing1 ,have made complaint about
the service, thinking their mall was
delayed In distribution by the local
office but this Is the official explan
ation. Patrons nro really geltlng
their mall sovoral hours earlier.
ruospiioKors fiiik
FAIIM UCIIKAU WAHEHOl'HK
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MEDFORD. Oro.. May) 21. Sot
ting hens and barnyard strutters In
thla community should have their
moral strengthened through the es
tablishment or the Farm Bureau Co
operative association warehouse ad
joining the Southern Pacific tracks
core. After August 15 It is to
handle poultry and mill feeds, as
well as grain sacks, eggs, veal, poul
try and hides. Plans are being made
by its manager, Edgar-Johnson, to
market livestock from the associa
tion in car lota.
Oregon has a knitting mill that
ships Its products Into nil wostorn
states and two foroign countrios.
MINING ACTIVITY
NENANA. Alaska. Anril 19. (Bv
Mall.) Much activity Is expected
during tho summer In the Kantlshna
Itlvor mining district west ot No
mina, according to recent arrivals
from that soctlon. But one mine, the
Altkon aalena, is working during
tho wintor, but preparations havo
been mode to work other proporttos
on n largo scalo as soon as weather
conditions permit, It Is roportod.
NOME'S AMBITION
HONOLULU, T. H.. April 23. (Br
Mall.) Shipping board freighter
West Insklp, operated by the Pacific
Mall, came Into port hero recently en
routo to the Far East after extin
guishing a phosphorous fire aboard
that threatened at one time to sweep
the vessel.
The Are started In a shipment or
twenty tons or phosphorous, stowed
Immediately above a heavy cotton
consignment. Prompt use or the fire
hose and the removal or the remain
ing phosphorous to the deck saved
the ship, say her officers.
TO EVANGELIZE
JEWISH FOLK
The finishing touches are beta
put on what Is considered the great
est achievement of the year tR
opening ot the Central hotel. Six
weeks ago the owners took over the
property, and whon tho announce
ment was made that It was to bo con
verted Into a hotel to be opened Jim
1) no one believed It possible. That
date has been beaten about twt)
weeks.
The one big problem that had to
be raced was the securing or bed
tho right kind of beds. The eoatc.
was combed for this necessary qJg
ment, but everywhere It was the sass
story there were no beds to be 'had
and the best that could be dean
would be three months delivery.
Then the hunt started east, endtog
in Chicago, with the reault that Mar
shall, Field company agreed to fill
tire order la three days. During. taJa
time, uader the direction ot Cofer
brothers a, transformation was batac
effected la the mammoth structure.
Old Dartitlons were torn out. near
ones built, new floors laid, .acre ot
wills and ceilings plastered, lamb
ing and electric wiring pasbadwtta
utmost speed, until today (he inatltu-
tlnn alnnila 9ft tuip ranf pauhIaIaJ
The first guest was'rccelved Tuesday
eveninr. and sines then the nnrahar
has. Increased until two-thirds of tka
70 completed rooms -were occupied.
The primary' object in vleV brOw
owners was to furnish to the work-
ingman 01 tne city a cieaa, sanitary,
wellfsrentlleted room, fitted wttk.sV.
bed" tivf-WQuld afford him everytkhaf
that rest" and comfort demanded.
Those who have examined' the katal
believe that the goal has been reach
ed, while those who already have tak
en up tholr homo In the new hotel
are strong In tholr praise ot what
they get and the reasonable price)
charged an Important feature la
these days cf sky-mounting prices.
MUNICIPAL POWER
PLANT FOR MALIN
Wostorn Australia tins throo mom
to ovory two womon.
NOME, Alaska. Mny 1 flJr Mall.)
Nome wants to.becor.u; tho gate
way to northwestern Siberia, whoso
rocky bluffs riso out of tho liorlnc
Soa less than 100 miles woat of hero.
Last summer Nomo's tradd with
Siberia ran ns high as approximately
2CO,000. On account of dUturbod
political conditions at Vladivostok,
tho Slborlana nro sondlng tholr pto
ducts horo. Tho shipments woro
Inrgoly of furs.
PHILADELPHIA. May 21. An
effort to evangelise Jewish people In
Newark, N. J Baltimore, Md Brook
lyn, N. Y., and this city is being made
by the Presbyterian board ot home
missions,, according to Its annual re
port road hero today boforo tho Pres
byterian genoral assembly,
Tho roport, which was presented
by Secretary H. N. Morso. said tho
year closed with ''much financial per
plexity but great spiritual advance"
Tho board, It was said, projected a
budget on tho basis of a cortaln an
ticipation through the New Era
movement "which tho facts have not
Justified." Total rocolpts, exclusive
of legacies and applicable to current
work were said to be $978,822 and
expenditures tor the year were 11,-
319,223, leaving a net deficit of
$240,600 which, added to tho debt
tho board raced on January 1, 1920,
makes tho total dobt $479,228,
'Our churches everywhere, how
ever," says tho roport, "scorn to havo
caught tho spirit ot progress and J
A matter or vltat Importance,
namely the Installation or a public-
owned light and power plant for the
Malin section, will be brought before
the people at a meeting at Mails
Sunday, May 23, and an expert fro
San Francisco, who was secured far
this purpose, will be there to give a
completo outline regarding the cost
ot Installation, running expenses, taa
cost of light and power, etc.: aad
show the people the advantages ot a
publicly owned plant.
The meeting will take place In taa
National hall at 3 p. m. and every
body who Is Interested In the welfare
and development of thla great fam
ing district, Is urgently requested t
attend this meeting.
"Let's put Malln on the map," la
the slogan ot the advocates of taa
enterprise.
MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, May 21. Cattle.
steady, choice steers, $11.50 aad
112.25; bogs steady, prime mixed.
$14.60 and $15; sheep weak, Iambs.
$14.50; butter steady, cubes extra;
4Si and 49 cents; eggs, case counts,
buying prlco, 40 centB.
. Tho largest coppersmith plant la
tho United States Is In Oregon.
tho year has beon one ot unusual
frultrulness." The American mission
work Is being carried on. it was said, .
in 1,351 churches by 699 missionaries
not only in the cities but In lumber
camps, among the Indians. In Alaska
and among Spanish-speaking peopla
In tho southwest. In addition cos
sldorableTttentlon Is being paid to
promoting the well-being of rural!.,
churches and to taking care or Immigrants.
Have You Voted Yet? Polls Close at 8:00 1
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