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OFFICIAL PAPKll OP
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Fourteenth Year No. 4057
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920
Price Five Cents
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I OtfNCfAL PAPER OP
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INMNT
Tim roiM'il iiiiiiiiiiliiiiitit to thu
rll chiirtur to Incntuno the bonding
mwr of Itiu city from leu to in
pur font of thn timntiHud valuation
Imllot miiulntrn 312, yon, utiil 31.1, no,
In a mi-nnum t tint , llkti thu Incrcan
Ml tux levy rnfiirnniluin, pome nt
thin particular 1 1 inn u peculiar lm
liortnncu. Tli n rnplil uxpanalon of thn city tun
created lined too ohvloun to require
illKCiiimlon. A nunl rlimnbur of
coinmumt Mntitment naltl Hint 800
pnoplo would Imvii nettled burn In thn
piiHl year hail tinmen been available.
I'liiim for IiiiunIiik nrn lining Ulil.
Hoimm moilitrn liunivs must havo
I'wor cnnnrctlimn That tnwinif
MtMir itxlnnnloiin atut If thu work In
on liny nliahln nrolii It mimnn homl
(UK thn rlty to provlilo tliom,
Thnt In lint onn ih-imI, lull fumln
ini'iitiil out', iuiiI tirolinhly umiiukIi for
thn arguim-nt Thn rlty lit now bond
til to I In. limit Thut In tin. thief,
pitrhupn tho only roamm that thu
Mill aititlllon niiniir homU worn re-
pudlatni ti) bufr, In. rnm.tt of thn
homtlng limit will itoiihtlt'it tm
strongly fiiwircil In .MIIU nililltltwi lm
rniiMi If thn iiii'imurn rurrlun It will,
iicrorttlng to nutlinrlllii, MilMnti- thu
nwiir lioml Ichiiii nnit Mlnrt thu timer
work which otnm uutlrirln-il li thu
lioml Isniin IurI Novmnldir
Thu nHur homl liin wait thn only
flnnntlal mi'iinum thnt c.in It'll nt tiio
MHclnl ulrctlon It hud u majority,
whcrti thu tnx Ir.vjt'lnerpnsu nml high
it Nilnrlrii fur rlty otflclalM were
overwhelmingly tlcfnatcd. Thin may
Im taken an proof, pnrtinim that vo
lorn rceugnlio thn menace to ho gen
ml health ftpm luck of sewerage of
onn particular section, or thatMbey
rnntlio that tueir neighbors 'aro,. of
right witltlnil to this primary neoc
nlty for cleanliness, convtiiiiunre nml
comfort. In any event It argue tor
thn aucrpsn of thn nicnnurn to In
crease thu homl In limit at thin elec
Hon. If the eltlxens of Klamath Fall
with wllllnpr it year nun to wind Ion
n I BO, 000 homl Innun to build thn
Mllta aittlltlon sower, unit- their tie
Ire hnva changed anil thuy ilo not
tlcnlru MIIU mlilltlon to hao thu
nwor olno nevorul othor unlti of tht
rommunlty InctiulliiK Sixth ntrect
south of Oak unil othur cantlKUolin
territory on thn flut north of thn rail
road trnckn they will he willing thin
year to lift tho cloud upon the MIIU
addition honiln anil makn It possible
to laauo further bond for general
Improvements.
Tho arxumont agatnnt tho Inertia'
oil bond limit I that It I not Reed
liuslncs. Ilond broker ,(. a rulu,
fix tun per cent na the tafo limit for
tho uxorclso of municipal bonding
power. Thoy would, all thlnirn being
equal, coiuldor tho bond Innuud un
tie r n ton pur cent limit naftir thun
IhoiM Unuetl under n IG per rent lim
it. Thn domanfl for bond provide
tha market. There I alight demand
for 'any bond at present, Ktiimuth
Kail bondn would, If tho measure
pasnos, have to compute In a alow
nmrket with lecurltte of municipal
Itlou Mill within tbo ten pur cent
limit and Inventom would paa them
by for thu bondn which their broker
would reoom)nmd oa a aafer Invest
ment. The men who dratted the city char
ter 'iwero aware thai1 ten per cent
wa conalderod a safji limit and (li
ed that limit, fooling thai the nat
ural growth of the dlty would In
creaso the assessed' valuation io that
tbo amount of obligation the city
might tMumo would keep propor
tionate pace with the nood tor bond
ed'lmprovementn. On the other hand ndvocntea of
thi'increaaed bond limit urgue
taftOao ixlgenclta. of the situation
con bo met through bo other mothod
than! Voting tho increaae. It la a ques
tion! of MPOdiency that cannot be
evaded, 'Crying demand for Improve
aunt 'of lanltary condition tick
ing 'cloioly to tho sewer argument,
although there are other betterments
that may bo nearly as necessary
acaaJe Hatlifled only it the cltUens
'iMthorlia th admlnUtratton to aa
ume greofer obllkaMlotui, under the
Wty'ji credit. .Vi , ,,
RegarrtleM ot the truth ot the gen
knl rule, they ajsort, bonds ot a
kino ok eitivix'i: hovi:iw
Vl:ilV OIOHI) TO DIOATII
ATIIKNH, Oct. 23. Thn con
dltlon of King Aluxiiiider of
(Irnt'cn In vury grnvu. phynl-
clann nniiounrnil todny, lie In
frequently ilcllrloun.
IIJh iniiri;nniitlo wife, who wan
it trained iiiirnu duiiii the war,
In at liln liutUldu nljtht ami da),
flRhtlnR for hi life with all thu
nklll kI nod ilurliiK hur nurvlcun
nn n war numo
LOBGER SUES
T
Hult fur iipiinixlmatuty f 10,000 for
aliened failure to carry, out an al
iened logging contract agreement han
been filed In thn circuit court by tu
rner J. Ayrnn ngalnnt J, J Htulger,
operator of n nnwmlll In tho Chili)
(juln district.
I'lalntlff allegen thnt defendiinl, on
June fi, 1020, uilered Into nn agree
ment with him, wlicreliy plulntlff
wan to haul for itefendiitit 300,000
feet of Iok nml dump them In I ji
tter Klamath Inku a price of IIOGn
a 1000. I'lalntlff wnn to furnlnh la
bur ami ull i.lm nereinary except two
truckn that defendant urrid tu fur
nlih. Thtirn wurii dclnyn, ulleRen plain
tiff, tho chief delny dun to defend
nnt'n ful I ii ro to furnlnh the truckn.
riunlly thn work wan ntnrted but
fiflor n nhort time, on Heptembrr 11,
hint, defendnnt nerved notice on
plaintiff to quit Ilo had thun de
llverod 1 1,899 feet of Ior IIu nik
2038, 3S for loin of limn durlnK tho
delay In nUrtlnc, and K,1T9 23 diiin
often to rulmliumu him for thn pro
fit lie would hnwt hnd If he could
havo completed the contract.
END HS FOR
Mil OF (M
LONDON, Oct 23. Grave ro
ports were In circulation 'at noon
today regarding the condition ot
Terence Macflwlnoy, 'lord saayor ot
Cork, on tho 72 day of his hunger
ntrlku In Ilrlxton prison
Tho Kxchango Telegraph com
pany at that hour declared his last
moment were ot hand. Tho report
nnld Mrs. MacSwinoy was with her
hnnhand and Kuther Dominic, his
private chaplain, also vlsltod him.
municipality n rich us Klamath
Falls, with all of Itx present prosper
Ity nnd potential Incroaio of assets,
will never go begging In the market,
us long on thoy keep within a Hmlt
as conservntlvo as 1C per cont of tho
total valuation, y,(
Ten percent would hv, served
thiClty' needs, do'ubtlos, under or
dinary condition hut ratification ot
the Strahorn railroad bonds, $300,-
000, wlpod out tho margin entirely,
nnd It will bo ear beforo tho
growth of the city run bo expected
to Increase tho valuation to a point
wliero the ten per cont limit wli
yield tho necessary Improvements.
In tho meantime tho city cannot
grow unions it can welcome prpspoc
tlvo cltlions with the asourancn thaj(
they can build or "rent comf j'tabln
homos here. They cannot have com
fortable homes without modern con;
venlonces. Consequently Immigra
tion Is discouraged, tho growth ot the
city, and coincidental!) tho Increase
of valuation, lags. Instoad ot climb
ing upward, progress begins to swlnj
In a circle and eventually, In order
to resume the upward course, tho
bond limit will have to bo Increased.
In othor words, advocates ot the
tnetMuro's passage argue as far a
bonded obligation ls coucornod the
city has reached an I m panne, and
that now, or later, they mint, it thoy
deslro development, increaae tho
bonding power. Why not now?
All proposals to Issue bonds, un
der the amended charter section, ns
under tho 6W, would havo to be rat-
iiiou uy ino cuys voterx at n spec
lal otectlon; also as now, street Im
provement bonds or other obllgattonn
Incurred, in local improvoment. se
cured bjr lions oa property adjoining
the Improvement, weald boj.oxtwpt
from 'comtmtatloai fn estimating tni
total bonded tndf-Ms4ne at any
time.
ON CONTRA
FACTS VS.
, (KDITORIAI,)
UHAT will it cost the county if the Main street courU
" hotiBC is accented? What will it t?ain if the Hot
bprings building is completed? A satisfactory, under-
Bwuiuuuiu iinswer io inese questions will go far towards
helping the voters of the county to reach an intelligent
conclusion on the one. question that is confronting the
people today.
The Good Government league claims that it will
cost the county $360,147.07 if the Main street courthouse
is accepted and that it will cost $83,452.00 to complete
the Hot Springs building.
The first figure is reached by figuring the cost of the
Hot Springs building to date, $145,925.12; value of the
site, $50,000; estimated amount necessary to complete
the Main street courthouse, $30,000; the $41,548.00 il
legally 'paid to the contractor and the $92,647.95 that
the contractor is suing for.
This same statement claims that the Hot Springs
building can be finished for $125,000. From this cost
is deducted the $41,548.00 that was paid out illegally,
leaving the net cost of completing the Hot Springs struc
ture $83,452.00.
Now figures won't lie, but they may be juggled, and
in this case they are quite roughly handled. Now, if the
contract for the Main street courthouse was illegal, why
include the $02,047.95 in the calculations? If the con
tract is illegal that sum will not have to be paid.. If it!,'
is not paid, it cannot be charged on one hand without! 'Vri
ueing crcuueu on me oiner. iou near on eveiy hand
from the advocates of the Hot Snrimrs buildincr that this
sum will never have to be paid, and yet they come to the
sVkv 41 ilintin tZ kt. . rm iLnl nn f A. ...211 1 . A 1 J
vuivio wuii iiii-m; iigun-s mm
Is that honest?
If the contract is lepral,
be paid, no matter what building is used. If the contract
is legal, the $41,548.00 cannot be recovered. Why in
clude these figures at all? The Good Govv-nment league
uses them on an assumption. Let us, therefore, assume
that the contract is legal. If the Hot Springs building
is finished and the contractor has to be paid for the Main
street building, it will cost the taxpayers $125,000, plus
$92,G74.95, plus $41,548, or $289,222.95. But we believe
the 'contract is illegal and that the contractor will never
recover a dollar and that the $4lj548 will have to be re
paid by someone. So if the. Main street courthouse is
occupied by the county, it will not cost the taxpayers a
dollar, outside of what it will cost to finish the jail. The
tank in the old jail can be transferred at little expense;
so that this need hardly be taken into consideration.
If the Hot Springs building is finished the Good
Government league admits it will cost $125,0Q0. If it
will cost this at the beginning, what will it cost at the
erfd? Why try to fool the people with this jort of bunk?
We believe that our estimate of $200,000 is easily $100,
000 below what the taxpayers will pay in the long run.
Why not be absolutely honest with the voters? Tell
them the absolute plain, unvarnished facts and then let
them register their votes for the building they want. This
twisted method of figuring does nothing but confuse .the
man who is trying to do ihat which is best for the county.
The contention that the Hot Springs site and build
ing will be a complete loss to the county has no place in
the campaign. The men who are advancing that argu
ment know that this will not happen. They know that
thfeJKlamath Development company has ever been for
the'1 upbuilding and advancement of this community.
They know that if the people decide to occupy the Mam
street courthouse that there will be no difficulty in secur
ing the 'site and building for school purposes. They
know that the county can get back nearly all of the
monev actuallv invested in the buildincr. We make these
statements without any fear
have to retract them, for we
the head of the Klamatn Development company are
honorable business men, not crooks and cheats. They
have demonstrated it time and again when- they refused
to accept back the property. They will, demonstrate it
again when the people go to them and. ask their consent
to sell the Hot Springs site and building to the schopLdis-
. UJ H..V Vln ffaMlm 2m4Vs. rerkfiA tnflria t
irici ami put uw x m ug w
SUNDAY HCHOOL BREAKS
ATTKNDANCK RKCORDS
Sunday school attendance at the
Presbyterian charch was broken
last 8unday with an attendance ot
165. The next largest number
was In the spring when there was
an attendance ot lis soon aner
the new church was opened.
The new bible clasa for men bad
small but encouraging- attendance
at Its first meeting Sunday;
The slides that aro to be shown
Sunday at 5 o'clock and again at
7:30 p. ro. are reported to be very
fine and Rev. B. P. Lawreaee urges
that alt children who can attend
and, see Ue slides.
. WKATHH RKPORT
ORBQON Toalght and 'Sunday,
fair, except probably rata Io the
FIGURES
bay w win nave io oe paid.
the contractor will have to
whatever that we will eve, :
know the men who are at
fiVj, avy j
lOCAL KWKR HOLD
FOR $tt PKIt HKAD
A sheep deal of local Interest took
place this week when Marion Barnes,
local sheep man, sold 900 head of
ewea to George Kohlagen of Rose
burg, at a reported consideration ot
$9 per head.
NKW PHYSICIAN AT '.
KLAMATH AOK.NCY
Dr. Andrew-iJ. Bstock, T. D., haa
tattered the service ot. tha United
States , as phyatolaa. In- tha- Indian
service aa la-Mwtaeatt'a at:Vae
oa the KlaaaU IaeasL,rWvaloa.
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twrtaysutaas).. catv taat -t rsssrvauaa
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PKKACIIKIl HIjAIN:
AM.KOKI) I'ltOFITKKIl
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.1. Tho
Hor. Frederick O. Huff, pantor
tho Memorial Methodist church
and ownur of nn apartment
hulldlnK, wan nhot and killed
thin morning by Fred W. Zcx-
to, a tenant. Zcxto told tho
pollen ho mUlook tho minister
for a burglar. He wan arrested.
Tho polloo aro Investigating.
reports of troublo between tho 4
tenants nnd tho proacher. Iter,
Ruff was recently summoned
before tbo city council com
roltteo Investigating rent pro-
filtering on complaint of the
tenants. Recently tho tenants
posted signs In windows read-
Ing, "Unfair Landlord."
STOCK, GRAIN
Kvory day In a busy day for tho
Southern Pacific freight department
then days, but next Monday prom
ises to set a record for local shin-
Cars havo been ordered by Kdl-
yon Foulk for tho shipment of 30
cars ot cattle, by Cornwell brothers
for tho nhipinvnt ot 20 cars, and by
Mr. Dixon for tho shipment ot 13
cars of sheep.
Miller & Lux havo arranged for
cant tor a big cattle shipment about
tho end of tho month. "M. A. Calla
han, Southern Pacific agent, reports
thero Is no shortage ot stock cars to
handle shipments, which am v.-B
made almost daily. T
The capacity ot the cars range
from 2? to 35 head ot cattle, and the
reader with a taste for matboraatlcs
can easily get an Idea of the slxe of
tho county's Ihestock Industry by
uslflk 30 aa a multiple. torn CO eaju
uipacrat. I.J v wl
Between. the cattle shipments, the"
imm uioaier wram was glass
shipment Wheat sklpawaU started
first ot this week and will be a part
ot the depot routine for several
weeks to come. v p
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ANSWERS HL
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Mrs. Florence Edith Smith, .wife
of a. Karl 8mltb, proprietor of the
general deliver' service which serves
local stores, died last night at 9
o'clock at the Warren Uaat hospi
tal, after a brief Illness. She was
a native ot Illinois and not yet 30
yoars old, having been born Septem
ber 19, 1892. .
Mr. and Mrs. Smith came here
from Grants Pass about two years
ago. Up until six weeks ago Mrs.
Smith was employed in the Oolden
Rule store. Tlijllilsji 43
TAffarann atvi
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During her resiaenceV"e she
lVSZlTZ
- U(,dendeath wm occasion much sor-
made a number of friends who tcstl-
row and sympathy for the bereaved
husband.
Beside the husband she Is survived
by- her "parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Siaitk of a rants Pass, thtgoJuoth-
eraaadlwo-ltorgTr One sister and
oho brother live at Grants Pass, the
others in Pueblo, Colorado.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow morning at 8 o'clock at
Wkltlbck'a chapel, the Rev. E. P.
Lawrence officiating. Following the
services the body will be taken by
trala to Grants Pass for burial,
LEAGVB ADHKRKXTS WILL
CALL UTON PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Oct.- 23. The
president wilt receive a delegation
ot pro-league republicans next Wed
nesday. Hn Is expected to deliver to
them his pronouncement In regard
to. tha league of nations, the second
he bis made during the campaign.
NO CLUKH TO POOL ROOM
ROOM BANDITS YET
Tha local police force reported
thfavmeralng that they had bees un-
Mas far to socare any clues re-
gsMlag the perpetrators of 'the Ship-
poothaU' robbery.
EMS
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NITRN
1R HEROJNE
IED
TO HER REWARD
Mrs. Catherines E. Spencer, her
oine of tho Civil war, died at 3
o'clock -thin morning at tha home of
her daughter. Mm. Anna B. Moore,
2HG Darrow street, Mills addition.
Bho wan 81 years old, born October
2, 1840, and death was the natural
outcome of her advanced yoars.
Harper's Ferry, a village closely
connected with Civil war history,
was tho scene of the exploit which
entitled "Grandma" Spencer to wear
tho laurels that she bore so modest
ly that few outside her Intimate cir
cle of family and friends knew' of her
close connection with the stirring
deeds enacted there.
When Confederate troops took tha
town In 1863 Mrs. Spencer was a
bride, her first husband being Jack
son Moore, a messenger for the Fed
eral armies, whose hazardous ser
vice In carrying messages back and
forth through tho enemies lines cost
him his Jlfo, beforo. t,ho strife end
ed.
When Iho'gray advance guard rode
Into Harper's Ferry Mm. Moore took
the American flag that up to that
tlmo had floated over tho village and
to savo It from the desecrating touch
of enemy hands wrapped it around
her body beneath her clothing and
escaped with It through tho enemy
lines, delivering It safoly to federal
commanders.
A stated, Mr. Moore lost-his life
, v the struggle ended a'nd Mrs.
Moore;Jter 'became the bride of hit
comrade la arms, Mr. Spencer, who
had fought by 'Moore's side through
the war.
Tha. decedent had been a resident
qt( Klamath Falls tor about three
years eaattag here to make her home
t4tsJbssMjiBer.
runenTreerilsW-wllI' be held to
morrow aftenuMMr at.2;30 o'clock
at,' the Wkltleek chapel, the Rev.
C. F. Trimble officiating.
IRE DEAD IN
. IRISH RIOTS
CORK, Oct. 23. Several shops
were burned and windows" ot prin
cipal business concerns were smash
ed at Bando, near the scene of yes
terday's ambush ot military lor
ries, In which an omcer aad oae
private were killed and ftva soldiers
wounded. The village ot Innlshsa
non was also reported damaged.
DUBLIN, Oct. 23. A pitched
battle was fought last night near
Moato when a military lorry was
ambushod. Oae policeman,, was
killed and others wounded"' The
military party sent to ald'polce
was attacked and a running Ore
maintained throughout the fight, la
which It Is reported one womsmwaa
aiiiea. cio, . i
The comblaedpillUary-aBd'pollce
partles-TOturnbd to Athlone. shoot-
Ing as they pi
they proceeded through the
loan and 'causing
a general panic;
FIRES
ITIITE
Fire Chief Ambrose, when Inter
viewed today by a Herald represent
ative regarding steps that had been
taken by local hotel keepers and pro
prietors ot rooming houses to com
ply with the state law In regard to
having their places -fitted with safety
appliances, reported that he had
made a complete Investigation ot the
town and found every place, la good
shape and the requirements com
plied with In each and every case.
This Investigation had to do most
ly with proper fire escapes oa tha
outside ot the buildings, ropes la
bedroosM. doors opening
antward.
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