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Fourteenth Year No. 400i
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920
Price Five Cent
iraomsis
OF NORTH I!
U MEETING
MiiiMCMAiiiK Hi:.vn:Nri:i I 1 1 L I L
, vkaiih, dhai't i:v.ii:u U, Ul Ul I
Minvv vnlllf. Auk. 19. Mil-
win II. Jlergdoll, Phllndolplila
illllfiiiiilrn. wlin llllll licl'll found
guilty of desertion fnini tin) ,
tinny through his iivnslon of tlio !
mildcllvn ilrnft, was noiiImicoiI !
In four years of luinl labor nl
Fort l,nvi)nv.ortli, It van nn-
iiniinrnil today lit Governor's j
lulnnil. 1
QR1A, RESPONSE TO
HbUiOlllb uiLLrunrunu
. . ',.. paii-rkiin i
FULL OF PEP IS liLNLHUUb!
!
U-, .
; PREPARING FOR
MINT PUNTING
Fifty-two persons, members of thn Splendid success Ih attending the
organization and guests, participated drlvo for funds for tho Creator 8ac
In I tin membership forum luncheon red Heart Academy building, tho son
of tho county chamber of commorco Itlmriit among tho business men being
nt tho Whllo Pelican hotel yestorday. that ltd valuo to U up-bulldlng of
Tho mwHltiB hod tho muni onllvlngtho city for outweigh! tho money
features, songs from tho "poptom-! needed to erect -It. The subscrlp
l.i manual and "ncDiir" talks. . ! on ' ttio business men oro large,
J K. (1. Jones of Portland won tho'nnd tho murk set by tho canvassora
'principal speaker nnd gnvo a thought-,l going to bo reached.
I fill talk on pnwnt day conditions. Tim offlco of tho campaign work-
Ho nmphuslzcd tho need of good cltl-'ers in tno wonirai noici uuihiiiib i
John N Movies, mwioger of ! f,lllM,, nn, obedience to tho low., In chargo of Mm. O. W. IlobortBon
tf l. Ml.., fjiitiimnv tnfl thn flmt .. . . m . ... .....I., n.l &! llivnn Vniiil Prnm thnrn
!i"" "" """ " ,Tlio proliloins mat camroni mu wunu . .,,.... ..-... . .
of tho wouk, going lo Htocklon, -"' I toilay. ho sold, tiro not now. In tho work of the thirty-five women
! .. i.ll.li.i tf l lui ffktti ttnti v. Iln , .. . .. .. i. -. . iiKHiiniilnv thn slfw ! Itnlnv
,.,, ..., ....., ,. -.- , iMn0- llny iiiri worni wan niruKKiiuK " " .ui.niMi, ...,, .- -.
i ........ i r ..
HAI.KM. On... Aug. 18 Perry!
Cutinor. stnlii (inglnoiir, left vorftiirday
for llolito. Idahi). where ' vlll "t-. . .
tend n spurlal meeting ot w xocu-
tlvti roilllllllHio or IIIO wi'Birrii nii"
iinrliiiniitloti Biirvlco liiiiiorrnw. Tho
.......ilnir wan culleil by Governor
tinvln nf Idaho, who In preitldont a
Hi,, rnclaitiiitlou inundation, Tim I
purpoiio of tlia kobnIoii Ih to outlltml
an appropriation bill provming runun
for tho reclamation of western lomU,
.ThlB 1111 will bu priiwinti'it for con
ilderutlon nt tho next bbIuii of con-
vrnii
Mr. Cupper Ib u membur or tno ox- )Unrit,
... .. !... I'..I.IPII '
riltlltllllllMI III llll' i'i
VA.Ki:i: ATllM-n-KS' Mcokb
HI(illi:HT UP to iati:
. iin.lnrKoInc today tho follewing:
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lit ffiit iviiiiiiiiiiiiii Yiiiiiii iiiiii i Thn anunun iwininrnn unr iiiii uii" i .11 ri. jiiiiii iiuuuii iiin, iiuiiiiuin
iiiiLii itij " ..-.-- in ii a lvu nvi ' .- , -
Hi:ATTI.i:. Auk 1 - In thn """'.'fi ........ , Kiniuath county to enter In-! vised ncalnat reliiUHu Into offlmacy Mra. A. V. Krallngen, Mlaa Nollle Mc-
Ihat If tho aliitea ot Mnnliino, Idaho, nrniluitlon of mint on a largo ,inr nrenent conditions, whon a ro- AndrewH. Mra. Adams, Mrs. Charles
Wyoming, Oregon '" ''"
get together on u boiiihi, aggressivi., t)(i(t(i(. f(i)i
program for the iieyeiopmeui in rm
lands In thu northwest that national
attention run Ixi focused on possibil
ities of this great section and ad
vance tho time when tho duvelop-
ANTWKKP, Aug. 19. With
11 events finished and only 14
romalnlng, American entrants
In tho Olympic gomeo havo
amassed 100 points out of a pos
sible 242, Tho points of near
est contestants aro widely dis
tributed. P. J. Ryan of Now York won
today's hammor throwing event.
iFRIENDS GREET
tSENATOR; SPEAKS
Tl
mur MOVE CONEY
NT
10 wm prouiii nun in mini mi ftft" unuer iireseni uiiiiiimunn, iiui, ,j- numunB, ..no. imw.w n. u....v
iiilii. Mils counlv offering a much nri in arms may tm necessary for Mnculre. Miss McGrath, Mrs. Calla
self prrservotlon. 'ban, Mrs. O. A. Bellman, Mrs. John
mint company, of I Tho business man who docs noi Hrett. Mrs. K. . ureiicr, Mra.-nogue,
Tho Klamath
Tho Klnmatli mint company, on mo nusinrss uiuu "" ""- nn-ii, nn. . . iiirei, ii..-ui
which Mr. Duvles Is general muno-' consider tho human element In his' Mrs. McOanlala, Mrs. Ilogardus, Mrs.
. .,.. k..r.-.t.H.-.i t r.nft nrA. lniMlnja im nnl nn thn ronil to BUCCCSa .l.nr,nn. nnd Mrs. Fred Foster.
ger, rocumij iuiku- ,uv v, ,.... v.... ...... - .. ,
... . . .., ' l. .. ..-LI Ih Mntf.nllMt- nt Intinr nnl tH .....bin r9 Ihn rnalllla Ihn
v.nce the lime when no -.. - ,. e nnd w
inent will pror..ed rapidly, a north-, ....ormlnt.
west reclamation d.velopmenl con- i,-nrmt-.l
of tho Colendonla marsh, located ho said. In speaking of labor hoi i speaking of tho results that aro
voiced tho bollof that 95 per cent or meeting tho efforla of tho solicitors,
hatner .Marsnaii sum louaj;
gross has been called to aasemble nt
Seattle 8optomber U-17.
Thero aro ten million oercs of arid
lands In tho northwest which should
be Irrigated at once, atatea the
ccutlTe commlltfo which was com
posed at first of representatives of
the chamber of commerce of Port
land, TaeoTna.'Rwiltle Ud Itikaae
n,l which now Includes representa
tives from tho flvo states. Tho final
details for tho congress will bo ar-
ranged at tho conTorenco to bo held,
. ... . ....u. aihhI ?n. In tml
HI noise miiiunii-, - -- ' short's
... .... atluM. fpnfll III,.
atienueu ujr rui'M'rmi.. -.- ..- -
cities of the five states.
A general Invitation to attend has
been extended to 0000 men from tho
flvo states who aro known to bo In
terested In a straight-forward Irri
gation program. Tho Hepubllcan
nd Democrat parties have been
asked to havo their presidential can
dldatoa or men high In tho party
councils speak at tho, congress. Sec
retary of tho Intorlor John IJarton
Payne Is expected to attend If ottt
Jcliniualnesa"cloea"not pnoentrHer
bert Hoover baa been asked to ex
presa hit opinion of what thov
rnmtnt should do towards Increas
ing the future prediction by reclaim-.
log arid lands In the northwest, ana
Arthur P. Davis, chief ot the unitoa
States reclaa-atlon service of tho gov
ernment was In Seattle thls'wook to
farthor tho congress.
The executive comroltteo states
that the northwest must organise It
It wishes to protect Ita own Interest
Tho rompsny Is Incorporated un
der tho laws of tho stuta of Oregon,
tho rapltalltatlon being $200,000 In
shares ot $100 each. The company
has been nuthorUod. by tho Oregon
corporation commission, to offer
$00,000 ot Its slock In shares of
$100 each, lo Investors In Klamath
county. ,,y- -
Owing to the desire to Immediate
ly get the work under way on Klam
ath county's newest project, Manager
Davlcs has authorised Paul ilogar
dus of this city to solicit the sale of
REACH KLAMATH
FROM PORTLAND
IN FOUR HOURS
(Continued on Pt Fire)
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Four hours and i3 minutes was
the flying time between Portland and
Klamath Falls for the Oregon, Idaho
Washington company'a plane
which arrived here yesterday after
noon at about 6 o'clock. The plane
HI .i.lti .-varal Amvtkiti SflVfl deEfl-
onst ration fllghta from' the Altamont
field. A atop was inadaat Eugene
en routo hero.
Miss Cecelia McMahon, milliner at
Oertrudo ft Co's, wan aurprlsed last
ovonlng to rocclvo a letter from her
mother In Portland, which had been
handed tho pilot for dollvory shortly
beforo his start yesterday.
F. K. Harding Is tho pilot of tho
piano, a Curtlss typo, and" Dan Oroco
I. his mechanician. N. II. Evans,
reprosontatlvo ot tho company, has
boon horo for several days making
arrangomonts for the local fllghta.
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faifno
UWN HR
WESTERN UNION TO
SLICE BIG MtLUlN
NEW YOllK. Aug. 18. Tho
Western Union Telegraph company,
In pursuanco ot an announcod profit
sharing policy, has begun paying to
Its employes nearly $2,000,000,
This additional remuneration rep;
rosents a ahare ot the company s
earnings during the first six months
of 1920, Each employee received G4
por cent ot his January earnings.
laboring men wcro honest and guided
by tho principles of good citizenship.
N. It. Evans, representative ot tho
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Air
piano company, was nnother speaker.
A demonstration plane of the com
pany arrived horo last evening. Mr.
Evans spoke ot tho possibilities ot
development ot aerial transportation
service and In advocacy of a landing
station here.
Senator Qeorgo E. Chamberlain
was a guest of the chamber and made
a brief speech, declaring his happi
ness at being again a visitor In Klam
ath Falls after several years absence
Ho spoko of his gladness In greeting
old friends and his sorrow over thoi
missing faces, death having called
several of tho men ho Jcnow, Includ
ing tho Hon. Ocorgo T. Baldwin and
Charles Mooro, Intlmato acquaint
ances. Guests at the gathering Included
Jacob Mortonaen of Chicago, who Is
horo visiting his son. II. D. Morten
sen; Dr. Sumner Hardy and Clarence
Coonan ot Portland; F. F. Dossout or
Havre. Montana, and IUlph Watson.
Portland Journal representative.
.
CAL. WILL SPEND 75
MILLIONS. 1921-ZZ
BAfclTA QRUZ, Col.. Aug. 19.
Appropriate bills enacted Into state
laws In California In 1921 may pro
vide for between $70,000,000 and
$76,000,000 for the blennlum begin
nina- Julv II. 111. John 8. Cham
bors, state controller, declared In an
nildross here today at the convention
of tho State Association of County
'Assessors. Tho next legislature, he
said, will be asked to appropriato op-
nrnilmatelr $20,000,000 In excess Ot
tho total appropriated by tho 1919
legislature for tho prosent nienniura.
Tho last budget. In round numoors,
totojlcd 147,000,000. Mr. Chambers
assorted. In addition, tho legisiaturo
passed bills appropriating approxi
mately $18,000,000, ho said, and tho
governor signed, of tho moasuros,
bills appropriating about $10,000,
000. halt of which was not available
during the present fiscal year.
"I want the people of the city to
know that we appreciate their gener
osity. When thla work wos first dis
cussed It looked so big that It scared
all of us. As wo talked about it and
conferred with various Interests the
task crow smaller and smaller, until
today wo know that we are going to
m.i.. u . .tip., Thla .sueepss Is
Inot duo to our efforts or the members
of the Sacred Heart parish, but to
tho generous, whole-hearted help
given us by those who are making
our dream a reality. They will never
know how thankful I am for what
they aro doing, but tell them that out
of tho depth ot my heart I thank
them, and that. I know, expresses
the feeling of everyone of us Inter
ested in availing mis me great rau
catlonol center ot this section ot the
coast."
ISLE OUTSIDE
Tho tents at Klamath and Eighth
streets, erected by tho Ktamath
Amusement company for the conduct
nf rilffnrpnt diversions, held by tho
city council Monday night to be gam
bling devices. In part at least, were
taken down last evening and only
tho stripped framework remained
this moaning. The council Indicated
Monday night to John Kunts, wno
made application for a permit to run
tbo place, that certain ot tho games
would not bo tolerated and award of
prizes on any games would not be
allowed.
Councilman Upp said this morning
that word had reached him In a
roundabout way that It Is the Inten
tion of tho amusement proprietors to
move the entlro outfit, including the
dance platform, tor which O. J. Un
derwood secured a permit Monday
night, outside the city limits.
Thla would place the affair out
side the Jurisdiction ot the city offl-
I tL AKAK..IM H !
cers, ana ucjuuu um uiwuuuu u, uu
recent ordinance placing $100 a day
license on carnival attractions. It
would put determination ot the ques
tion, as to whether the devices violate
the provisions of the state gambling
law up.to the county officers.
GOUHTY COURT,
ROAD BUILDERS.
CuTUMTEMPT
i innn iniirr '
HHIIK niniuii
COMMITTEES
A non-partisan gathering nttonded
tho reception tendered tho Hon.
Qeorgo E. Chamberlain, United
States senator from Oregon, at the
Elks' club last night. O. O. P. par
tisans Insisted that more ot that po
litical faith turned out to oxchango
handshakes with the Democratic sen
ator than did men and women ot his
own party.
W. A. Delzcll acted as' master of
ceremonies and tho atmosphero ot
the gathering was warm. and friend
ly. Senator Chamberlain made a few
informal remarks, expressive of his
gladness in seeing Klamath county
friends again.
A musical program was a feature
of tho evening. Including the Schu
bert solo "Who Is SyWIa" by Mra.
Harry Gallagher, and an encore
"Cnrii Mlueil Vou"! a. solo. "Birth
ot Tho Mora," by Miss Lebtta Noud.
and a piano selection, Chopin's Noc
turne in C sharp, by Miss Margaret
Worden.
Light refreshments were served at
the conclusion of tho reception.
this morning at 8:30 the chamber
of commerce tour left for Merrill ansl
Malin. Senator Chamberlain was es
corted by some two score local men
and women. Speeches aro scheduled
at both Merrill and Malin and lunch
eon will be served at the latter place.
The party expected to get back thla
afternoon about 4 o'clock.
This evenlna at 7:30 Senator
Chamberlain will speak at Parker's
dancing pavilion, comer of SeventH
and Pine street. His address will last
tor an hoar. Ample seating facilities
wilt be provided.
. JTaHowlng tha. speaking there wlX
be dancing. Mr. Parker'havlnjr bmsW
special arrangements for tonight's
dance. "
PULES FORCING
Thn onlv employee ot the local
Wastorn Union offlco ollglblo to bon
oflt In tho profit Bharlng Is Mrs. Don
neldlng, wife ot the local managor.
Conditions of tho company'a policy
am that benefitting employee must
hove hod 18 months' continuous sor-
vlco. Mr. Holding broke his contin
uous service to contlnuo his collego
course. Other local employees do
not qualify. It waa reported nt tne
Western Union office this morning.
Mrs. Holding's pro rata of tho two
million dollar melon wilt ha $50.
KIIOU31KR TO UK PIUWKCUTKD
UNDKIl THE BTATK haw
W. E. Krouzer. arrested during a
police raid on his grocery Monday
night, when a homo made sun ana
Alleged Ingredionts tor making
"mbonshine" liquor woro confiscated.
appeared boforo Judgo-A. i. i.oav
ui. actlnir iustlco of tho peaco, late
yesterday, chargod under tho state.
law with the Illegal ihanuiaciuro ui
liquor.
His ball was fixed nt ii.tmw, wowo
has not yet been produced.
T" m ,v
WHATHFR BBPOItT
OREuON Tonight fair, warmer
i ...' nXriinn- Friday, fair and
M !, jfw. .., ..
warmer.
Countr Judge R. H. Bunnell, Com
missioners Short and Fordyce, Oakar
Huber. contractorr J. W. Moorman,
sab-contractor on the Klamath Falls
Malin stretch of state highway; E. D.
Bishop, highway engineer; C. A.
Lolghton. tho contractor's superin
tendent; members ot the state high
way commission and others, are cited
In a circuit court order Issued this
morning to appear before the court
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to
show cause why they should not bo
ad indeed cullty of contempt tor dis
regard ot an Injunction Issued last
Priiinv. forhlddlna certain acta St
damago and trespass on the ranch ot
Robort Cheyne where state highway
Is umlor construction.
Tho injunction ordered construc
tion and repair ot fences along the
right ot way. prevention of trespass
upon Choyne's fields on either stde
by stock, and decreed the opening ot
the road at certain points to permit
irrigation water to flow across to
land on the lower side.
Mr. Cheyne filed affidavit this
morning, stating that defendants had
utterly failed to carry out tho com
mands ot the court, had not touched
the fencos, built ditches or culverts
nor tried to prevent livestock from
entering his fields.
Judge Bunnell Is In San Francisco
at nresent and Is not expected to ap-
oear tomorrow. All other local de
fendants hare been sorred with summons.
The Labor day committee ot the
central labor council at a special
meeting, Tuesday night, selected the
following committees to make pre
liminary arrangements for the Labor
day celebration, September 6.
Finance E. R. Callahan ot the
nalnters'TinionrFrJonsenof the cul
inary alliance, and C. O. Kuepper ot
the barbers' union.
Press, printing and publicity W.
F. Kay, secretary ot the labor coun
cil. Music H. O. Wortley ot the bar
bers' union.
Games E. R. Callahan, painters'
union, and W. 8. Conkllng, ot the
machinists' union, president ot the
council.
Having sccurod permission ot the
labor council to stage the celebration,
nlans for making the affair a success
aro proceeding rapidly. Cash and
merchandise contributions from mer
chants and other residents are com
ing In fast.
The big feature ot tho evening, a
street dance on the block between
Third and Fourth streets, Is receiving
special attention. An order for dress
ing has been sent to San Francisco
and a dancing surface, "slick as plate
glass," Is assured.
TWO COUPLES JOINED IK
MATRIMONY'S BONDS
RUSSMN
BACK
WARSAW, (Wednesday night).
Aug. 18. Tho 57th, 58th and 8th
Bolshevik! divisions on the Warsaw
front have been annihilated aad
thousands ot soviet soldiers mads
prisoners, tonight's official statement
says.
LONDON. Auc. 15. Fierce fight
ing Is continuing In the region ot
Warsaw and Novo Oeorgievsk. s
strong fortress northwest of War
saw, according to Wednesday's
statement from Moscow.
WARSAW (Wednesday Night)
Aur. 18. Russian Soviet forces are
.fleeing In disorder and panic along
the fronts between the Vistula ana
Bug rivers, where the Poles are ad
vancing with success,' says the offi
cial statement tonight.
WARSAW (Wednesday Night)
Aug. 18. Russian Soviet forces are
evacuating Drcst-Lltovsk, a strongly
fortified town on the Bug river, ac
cording to advices' received late to
night.
WARSAW, Aug. 19 Soviet prls-
oners ore pouring Into Warsaw In
such numbers that It Is becoming &
problem how to care for them. '
The wage bill ot British railways
la now more thaa three times what
It waa-Ufere' tha war.
The Klamath county courthouse
No. 1 was the scene yesterday after
noon ot tho wedding ot Mathew J.
Krai, a Bohemian, who Is at present
employed as a tailor by the Cicek
company, and Mary Kudr. a Mora
vian woman. The Rev. S. J. Chaney
performed the ceremony, with the
omployes In tho clerk's office as wit
nesses. Joeph F. Anderson and Effle A.
Klrkelto were also married yesterday
afternoon by the Reverend Mr.
Chaney1. Miss Klrkolte la a recent
arrival from San Diego.
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Two captured German guns have
been placed in the grounds ot Buck
ingham Palace by order ot King
Oeorge.
LONDON, Aug. 19 Russo-Pollsh
negotiations at Minsk were not con
tinued Wednesday as agreed, owing
to the fault ot the Polish delegation,
according to a message from Moscow.
CAROLINA HOUSE
DEFEATS SUFFRAGE
RALEIGH, Aug. 19. Federal st
frage amendment was defeated Bjr
the North Carolina house of repre
sentatives today by a vote ot 71
to 41.
MARKET RJCPORT
PORTLAND, Aug. 19. Hogs low
er, prime mixed $1.S0 and.$17.il
cattle, sbeep, butter and eggs stead
aa'd unchanged.
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