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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1920
Price Fiv. Cent
Fourteenth Year No. 4039
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BETTER CITY
LMSLOMN
FOR WIN
Willi tho exception of clinoiilnit J.
II. Garrett to mako tho roce (or
councllmnn In tho second race for
placo of either Ed. Martin or Krml
Houston who declined to run, tho
meeting of tho nnn-pnrtUan political
cumpolgn committee of tho central
labor council taut night did not so
led or 'endorso any candidates.
Measures rather than men woro
discussed and a tnntatlvo platform
wo evolved, the principal planka ho
Ink law enforcement, moral cleanup,
hotter aanltatlon, letter achool
aytem, establishment of public
parka and plygrounds and moro at
tention to public bcMth. '
A motion waa carried that neat
Monday nlght'a mooting of tho labor
council mako a special ordur of limi
ne of flection matter, which la
opoctrd to rcitult In adoption of a
platform and enUorsemcnt of all
candidate whom tho council will
aupport.
The action of tho council doea not
bind II affiliated union or Indi
vidual member to aupport tho plat
form or ticket. It I (Imply recom
mendatory and I In lino with po
litical program laid down for thin
year by Iho American federation of
labor, to Ixi pursued tho country
over. Thl waa explained In detail
by W. E, Kay, ecretary of the coun
cil. HmmiU Off C'ourlhouiwV,
That the labor council will adopt
a "handa off" policy In tho court
houio quentlon and endorne neither
aet of candidate tor county court
and county clerk, wa Indicated.
Thl came about after George
ciTaaialn, Democratic ciodrda'te for
county Judge, hud poken. Mr.
Chaataln nld that tho courthouaa
natter waa In tho hand of the su
premo court and no one know what
the declilon would bo. Ho. pointed
out, however, thai tho present ault
I an equity action, and Judge Ham
ilton' itocliion almply denied J. M
DouRan, contractor, u atandlnR In
equity, holdlnR that hi recourse If
any wa an action at law. 80, aald
Mr. Chaataln, If tho HUpromo court
tipholda JudRo Hamilton, It would
appear probablo that a ault to re
cover at law wilt bo Iho next reinrl
of Iho contractor and anothor end
let round of titration In tho law
court.
Aa long aa tho legal machinery
waa In motion ho did not believe It
waa a matter for political Interfer
ence. Thla brought tho dlacloauro of tho
labor council' policy, W, 8. Conk
llnR, preldent, stating that It ap
peared that "hand oft" the court
houo dliputo would bo tho best
plan. Ilu aald that tho labor men
woro chiefly Intoreited In bettering
condition In Iho city and their fight
along Unit lino would bo sufficient
ly atrenuou without taking In moro
territory and accompanying compli
cation. "I think Hint I wIho," said Mr.
ChaHtuln. "I did not coma hero
pocking labor'a ondnrnomant, al
though I realize fully tho honor ami
be unfit of uch aupport. Hut I will
return your fraukneia with oquul
candor nnd any that I belluvo that
you will chonao tho wlso courso If
you mako no ondorHomenla In tho
offico connected with tho court
house controversy."
C. It, Do l.up, cuhdlduto for re
clolclon for county clerk, waa pros
ent and nvado u abort addroia. It
wa a neighborly, trlondly apooch
without any mention of ondoraement
by labor,
Would Clean Up
J. II. Vollmor, candidate for
council 'in tho fifth ward, aald he
atood for a cloan city. It elected ho
would atrlvo to wipe out "Tho
Tulei" and almllar place.
Vollmor vald'he would atop "prlxo
fighting" and precipitated a discus-
alon, WFT-Kay-took-up-the-cudgclr;
for tho dofenie, declaring that box
ing wa a clean, manly sport It pro
perly conducted.
Tho dlarepute Into which the aport
haa fallen horo recently, ho aald, waa
due to the lllogal method tn which
it had been conducted.
It the law wero followed,' be do
clared, not only would there bo no
(Cottlaaed oa past
i
oox apphoaoiieh
OHIO HOUNDAHIKH
KANHAfl CITV, Kn., Oct. 2.
Govornor Cox linn coma back
Into Missouri form Oklahoma
on tho lat lap of .hi wostorn
tour. H) will apeak at Joplln
thla morning, and will arrive
hero lalo today. Aftor nddrcssc
Ing n meeting hero ho will
leave for Kromont, Ohio.
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WIMT JEFFEHSON, 0., Oct.
2, Advocating an agricultural
and Industrial policy for tho
co-ordination of Amorlcnn re-
nourcea for tho common good,
Kenator Harding, addressing n
republican rally horo, declared
"onn for all, and nil for one"
must bo Iho motto for Individ-
ual effort If tho nation I to
achieve Ita full potentlallllc.
Following Instruction rccolvod
from Ham Kozer, locrotary of Mate,
J. F. Morley, detective, laid today
that ho would Immediately begin so
curing Information regarding viola
tion of tho llconao provisions of tho
motor vehicle act to lay beforo Iho
authorities.
Oregon and Klamath county aro
losing hundred of dollars, perhaps
several thousand yearly, bo said,
through the failure of automobile
ownera to aecure license. Car and
truck are operating here under
California license and he mentioned
one Instance of a local owner who I
operating three voblcloa, two cara
and a truck, with one tlcenae, remov
ing It from a truck and hocking it
onto a car when he wanta to use a
paaiengor carrying vehicle and re
placing It on the truck when he haa
frqlght to haul.
Only a tow driver, especially In
tho country, aro provided with the
new driver' license, he said.
KANBA8 CITY. Mo., Oct. 2. Re-
ductlona In retail lumber prices rang
ing from 10 to 20 per cent, according
to grado of tho product, woro an
nounced today by all retail lumber
dealera hero.
The reduction la tho fourth thla
year and makes a declineof 30 to 40
per cent from the peak1 prices of last
May, the doulerrf say. -
Commenting upon the above dls
patch thl morning, W. II. Kllngen
berg, manager ot tho Dig llasln bum
bor company, atated that lumber
prlcea hero havo romulncd from JO
to 20 per cent lowor than oastorn,
middle, western und ovon California
points, und that a similar reduction
horo would eliminate ult profit for
his company. Prices In othor place
havo been high, ho aald, and It I
logical to nssumo that a substantial
drop Is In order. Mr. Kllngeitberg
cited Willow, California, ns cue
plnco whoro lumber waa much higher
than It l horo, this condition being
brought beforo him by J. Gulliiglior.
formorly with tho lllg llasln Lumber
company, who Informed him that
lumbor Helling horo for $47 per thou
sand was retailed thoro for $62 per
thousand.
A 10 por cent roductloii, ho snld,
waa made tn June Juat aftor prices
had soared to the summit In other
places.
Nelson Rounsvelle, mnnngor of tho
Lakeside Lumber' compuny, corrob
orated Mr. Kllngenberg'a statement,
maintaining that a further reduction
would deprive, his comnanv at any
profit whatsoever. "Whon we can
buy lumber cheaper, wo will aell It
choopor," waa hla, torso comment.
Local demand for lumber, aald Mr,
Rounavelle, la very good, and hat
been for months. " ,
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WEATHER REPORT
OREOON Tonfirut fair and cool
er; Buuday fad- und warmer.
WILL ENFORCE
LICENSE LAW
LUMBER PR
DROPS IN EAST
ITT 111
SPEJK TONIGHT
HTfTT ILL
Tonight at 8 o'clock, Con-
groiRinun Blnnott will addroia a
public meeting at tho city ball
on tho political luc that tho
votora mint pas Judgment upon
In tho coming campaign. Men
and women are Invited to hoar
tho nddren, regardless of pollt-
leal affiliations.
If tho chamber of commerce of tho
west would unlto In Inviting the en
tire personnel of tho United States
congress, or even a majority of the
membera from the eastern stales, to
our tho woit and Inspect the recla
mation accomplishments and possi
bilities, It would revolutionize recla
mation by changing an unfriendly
legislative body upon whom depends
tho financing of all reclamation work
to friends, Congressman N. J. Bln
nott told tho local chamber of-com-morco
at a neon luncheon at the Ilex
cafo today.
Tho members of the appropriation
commltteo who modo a tour of tho
west In July woro astounded, ho aald,
Ilofore they came tboy had no Idea of
tho magnitude of fho reclamation
plan, nor of ita progress. They went
homo enthusiastic boosters who will
do their utmost to further tho work!
, Mr. Blunott detailed the obstacles
that must bo overcomo In securing
an appropriation from congress. He
look the 1260,000,000 appropriation
bill now paat the house and pending
action of the aanate. II aald be'
started- tho bill aa a $500,000,0;
measure. Pressure waa brought io
bear against It by practically .every
farm Journal and farmers' organisa
tion n the cast. Eastern, farmers
feared the competition of farmers on
the now and cheaper reclaimed land
and deluged their representatives
with protests. They called It "squan
dering the public money," and it took
strenuous fighting to get the bill
through. When It finally weathered
tho atorm of protests tho appropria
tion was cut In half.
Monoy to finance a trip of tho en-
tiro congress over tho westorn pro
jects would bo money well spent, he
declared.
If tho secretary of tho Interior will.
he can allot money immediately to
build tho Link river dam or tor other
purposes, aald tho congressman. He
told how tho fund was created from
aalo and leases of oil lands, water
power rlgbta and othor resources.
He said that ho had hopo that 80c-
He want Mfsre the people
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STAFF GETTING
Two day In their now quarters
find Postmaster Delxell and his forco
tomewhat handicapped by the change,
some part 'of the building being In
complete, but the public Is being
served without Interruption or appar
ent difficulty, and everything will
undoubtedly bo ahlp-chapo beforo the
end of another week. However, tho
force aro bearing their llttlo Incon
veniences without a murmur, and as
far as tho general public can learn,
there Is nothing amiss.
New boxes have been Installed, but
patron have rotalned their old box
number, and ana already becoming
accustomed to their new combina
tion!. The largo skylight which will help
Immensely In Jbo lighting arrange
ments has not yet been put In place,
ai(i iho marble for tho front entrance
Is still missing. Othor finishing
touchqs of sutflclont Import to make
It very Inconvenient are still to be
made, but everything la progressing
smoothly and satisfactorily.
Mr. Delzoll Is particularly pleased
with the new vault, wblch Is spacious
and practically fireproof. Completion
of'bts office must wait, he says, until
tfoit of the building ha beon
taken care of. J
The building has been leased for
flvo years with safe provisions for an
extension ot tho lease at the end of
that time.
MIMES DEATH DY HAIR
' BREADTH IN ACCIDENT
Edward Dickey of Algoma, white
operatise a lathing machine yester
day" Had an 'accident' that 'narrowly
mUsed being fatal. A broken' lath
flew" from the machine and the Jag
ged end penetrated hi throat, miss
ing the Jugular vein ao closely 'that
the vein could be seen at tho edge of
tho wound. The Injured man was
brought to the Warren Hunt hospital
wha're he Is revolving treatment.
retary Payne, as soon aa he familiar
ized himself with the situation, might
give this project Its aharo of the fund.
Oregon has been discriminated
against outrageously In tbe past in
distribution ct reclamation funds, ho
declared.
'Tho address waa non-polltlcal. aa
ae' all addresses before the forum,
and ' Instructive In every word. It
ehbwed clearly how deep an Interest
Congressman Blnnott takoe In the
attain of his district and how thor
oughly he la Informed in regard to
Ita vital problems
W
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MAVOIl PROCLAIM
FIRE PREVENTION DAV
Whereas October Ninth has
been set asldo aa FIRE PRE-
VENTION DAY by tbe Prcsldont
of tho United States and tho
Governor of Oregon, and
WHKIIEAB the loss In human
life and property In and about
this CITY duo to fire haa been
apallnlg;
AND WHEREAS the flra
menace can be eliminated In
large measure and the fire loss
cut In half by proper fire pre-
ventlon and practice It only the
Individual citizen takes It upon
himself to reduce flro risks and
flro menaces;
AND WHEREAS tho object
of Flro Proventlon Day is to In-
still In tho minds and con-
aclenccs ot tho peoplo the necea-
slty of making every effort to
reduce loss by flro,
THEREFORE I do hereby pro-
claim October NINTH, 1920, aa
a holiday to be devoted to In-
atructlon and exercliea In fire
proventlon and control In the 4
city of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
I. R. 8TRUBLE.
Mayor ot Klamath Falls,
Oregon.
EX-
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DALTON, Mass., Oct. 2..
Win-
throp Murray Crane,- former United
Statea aenator, and for many yeara a
power la the Republican party, died
at hla home hare early today. The
end eaaae quickly after four daya ot
uuiliikea'aleep. r
i-fle-was borsjln DaltcnilAprin21,
1SS3, the. son of Zenaa M. Crane, a
paper manufacturer. He received his
education I the public echool anal
at Wllllston seminary. He never at
tended college but, after leaving the
seminary, entered the paper mill
found by his grandfather at Daltos
and In them he maintained an Inter
eat throughout hla life. For many
years these mills produced the paper
used by the United Statea govern
ment In engraving Ita currency.
bonda and notca. Because ot his In
terest In this industry and hla desire
to continue with it, Mr. Crane, at tho
beginning- ot President Roosevelt's
administration, declined an invitation
to enter hia cabinet a secretary ot
the treasury.
Three years aa lieutenant governor
and three years aa governor of Mas
sachusetts preceded Crane's entrance
Into the aenate to fill the vacancy In
ISO 4 caused by the death ot George
F. Hoar. Appointed to the aenate on
October 12, 1904, he waa elected the
following January for the term end
ing In 1907 and re-elected for the
term ending In 1913, when ho de
clined to aoek renomlnation. Mr.
Crane had been a member of tbo Re
publican national commltteo from
1892 to 1900 and from 1904 to 1916
had boen a delcgato-at-largo to flvo
national conventions.
Hb was always Interested In scien
tific agriculture. By tho application
ot business methods he developed
2,700 acres ot noglectod land at Dal
ton Into a successful farm. Mr.
Crane made many Important gifts to
his homo town and gave largely to
charitable objects.
Mr. Crane married Mary, tho
daughter ot Robert Bennor, ot As
toria, L. I., In 1880. Bereft by tbo
death of his young wife four years
later, ho remained a widower until
1906 when he married Josephine
Porter, a daughter of William J.
Boardman, ot Washington.
MACHWINEY REFUSES
TO URKAK HIS FAST
LONDON, Oct. 2. What Is des
cribed aa a "final appeal" to Mayor
Nffl
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TerMnce-Mae8wlneyocceptoodjaa-Mouneed-todnjr by Bane;
haa been made by a doctor In Brix
ton prison, MacSwIney, even though
told he waa sinking fast, refused
nourishment, This la the 51st day
of hla hunger atrlke.
MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, Oct.
ateady; hogs, aheep,
weak; epga tlrsa.
' 2. Cattle
and butter
PRKTOM
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BE FEASTED
Next Monday night the Klamath
county chamber of commerce will
welcome to Klamath county the
Park-to-Park caravan which la on
Ita way on a GOOOjnllo trip visiting
alt tbo national pa!'-.'s In tho coun
try. Klamath county does not fully
realize wbat It means to havo thla
wonderful park within Ita boundaries.-
Party wblch will visit it Monday
night la made up of some ot the
most distinguished road men In the
United States and It la tbe Intention
of the chamber of commerce to five
these people the best welcome that
they have reeclvcd on the trip. la
order to do this It will be necessary
to make tho trip from here to
Crater lake park Monday leaving
here about -noon. Communications
yesterday with the park officials
state that the road will bo In good
shape to the Crater lake lodge, and
unless further storms Interfere there
will be no difficulty encountered.
Tho party on this tour Include
Gus Holmes, president ot the na
tional park to park Ihghway, Ste
phen A. Mather, director ot na
tional parks, Scott Leavltt, presi
dent Jot the Montana highway asso
ciation, Herbert Correy, famqu.war
correspondent. Major E. H. Persh
ing, cousin of the general, and rep
resentatives from Buffalo, New
York, Washington, D. C, Denver,
Oklahoma. Los Aagelea aad ether
plaeaa. The plaa of the chamber
of rammaree la, If poaslble, to give
theee fie a
doaka a4 veal
wild game diaaer of
Teniae at the ledg he-
te toiaeatJrageByMrtor thee ,m,
come ,ta . KUaaath Falto.,
The plan Is to snow this comaait
tee the advantages ot using- the route
from Crater Lake through Klamath
Falls Instead of using the route
to the Pacific highway. For Jhla
reason aa many aa possible are re
quested to mak the trip, aa every
one" wilt have a good time and there
will be an excellent chance for real
chamber of commerce work. If you
can go call secretary of the chamber
ot commerce and If you know of any
game which can be secured for thla
feed or cara to make the trip, make
arrangements aa early aa possible.
STRONG REPUBLICAN ,
SENTIMENT IN LAKE
Edson WaUon, formerly superin
tendent of the Klamath Indian res
ervation, now a realdent ot Lakevlew
where he haa an abstract office, la la
Klamath Falls tor a few daya on
business.
It looks like a Republican year In
Lake county, said Mr. Watson, and
while many votera will aupport Sen
ator Chamberlain for re-election be
cause cf personal friendship, most
Republicans realize the critical neces
sity ot backing a Republican presi
dent with a Republican congress and
party lines will bo very closely drawn.
Mr. Watson's opinion Is that Rob
ert Stunflold will carry Lake county
In tbe senatorial contest.
NORTH DAKOTA, KENTUCKY,
GAIN IN POPULATION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. State
populations announced. by tho census
bureau gtvo Kentucky 2,416,013, an
Incroase of 126,108, or 5.5 por cont,
and North Dakota 645,730, an In
crease of 68,674 or 11.9 per cent.
WILL ORGANIZE FARMER-
LAItOH IIA.VKH, WASHINGTON
SPOKANE. Wash., Oct. 2. Plana
for organising 36 cooperative "farmer-labor"
banks In Washington
und Idaho, Including a parent bank
and claering house In this city with
capitalisation ot one , million dolalrs
Donaldson, chairman of the .newly
created "farmer-labor aerrlce bur
eau." SEWING CLUB MEETS
The Sewing club of the Sacred
Heart church, met at the horn of
Mra. Benodlct on Thursday; A
pleasant and busy afternoon waa
spent, at the eloae of wMch tha
hoateaa aeryed refreahmeDtj.
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