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Fourteenth Year No. 4059.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1920.
Price Fire Cent
MacSwiney Dead in Brixton Jail
HUNGER STRIKE
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LISTED 73 Mrs
IXNIK)N, Oct. 2C Terenco Mac
Swiney, l.onl Mayor of Cork dlod at
llrlxtnn prison uX 6:40 o'clock thin
morning on llio 74lh day of hi
hunger strike. Ho had been uncon
acluua 3d hours. Father Dominic, IiIh
private chaplain, and hla brother,
John MacHwIney, wrra with him
when the end canto.
When told at 4MC that death wa
approaching; hla brother naked (or
prlvltagn communication with othnr
relative hut offlrlula, It Ik mild, re
fuaml lo mil tint telephone, After the
prlannor's death his brother uml thu
rhnplaln went not Mrinlttiil to leave
llio prison until 0 !f John MncHwI
nny then conveyed wont to tint
widow, who uccompunli'd by hor par
'iit h ami tlio two ulntiTH or thu Lord
Mayor, arrheri nt prliion nt U 30.
MtwHwIimy wan 40 uum old unit
onn of thu most prominent Hluii
Kiilnum. Il( aturtcd llfn in a dm
pera naalatnnl and Infer bornmo pool,
author and playwright hnfont taking
up polltlcn. Ho waa elected l,ord
Mnyor of Cork In 1920. For varlouii
political offunsea hn linn been In
Jail, with brief Intervnla of liberty
since January, 10 to. In October,
1917 ho secured bin retrain by liunK
cr striking,
LONDON. Oct 36. Tho iitory of
the clfatrtatlnn of Terence Mac
Hwlnoy, Lord Mayor of Cork, prob
ably wilt brcomo onn of the moit
moving chapter of I In conlurica
tonic hlatory of the Irish struggle. No
other controversy hna stirred Orrut
Ilrltaln o duopty aa thl since tht
one that centered Cecil ItlMMlea, when
Jameson raid w balked by Taut
Kruger and be raiders 'tnsntfsoned.
The campaign In Kn gland for Mat
Hwlnuy'a release from prlaou haa
been apart from all politico! and
parly considerations und even the
king wn drawn Into It. The move
ment In Mncflwlney's behalf waa
mainly humanitarian nttd enlisted
tender-hearted people of nil faction
but wn urged by othtirn with argu
ment of party atnavgy.
"MacSwiney dead and cunonlied
In tho heart of Hal Irlah people with
Wolf Tone and the Mancheatcr
martyr would ho a morn valuablo
nssot to tho Hlnn Kuln than Mae
Hwlnny allvn und, even though n free
paim to freedom for MacSwiney might
weaken the governments hand, why
help tho arparatlat cuuko by giving It
a martyr?" worn tho nrgtimenta put
forward ovon by British unlonlata.
MacHwinoy'a hunger atrlko waa be
gun on Auguat 12 when, with Ion
of hla amoclates, ho wn nrreated by
soldiers In Cork iwhllu rttendlng u
aenalon of a Hlnn Fein court. After
trial by a courlmartlal under itho reg
ulation of the Dofenao of tho llealm
act, ho wu found guilt of seiU'lon
and sentenced to two years', ImprU
onment, which ho waa nerving In
Ilrliton prison In London,
MacRwInoy, then nn Atdermnn of
Cork, wn elected Lord Mayor of the
city at a poclal session of the Cork
corporation on March 30 of thin v -ir
lie waa n well-known Hlnn IV. it Hi'il
d and, prior td hi olecllon. had hen
doKrtod and Imprisoned rovor.il
(Intel, ono of the latest iiotu'iln In
Blanco of hi confinement ' hnvlMK
been In 1910 In connection with tho
Irith Raster revolt.
When arreitnd on August 13, Mac
Swlnoy managed to eacupe to the
atroet from the back of tho city hall,
which aoldler had aunoundod, but
waa capturod outildo. Ho waa taken
to tho military barrackit anl came
up for trial on Augu.it 10, Tho' court
martial found him guilty of having
control of the lecrot police cipher, of
having In hla possession a document
llkoly to cause dliaffectlon niimcly,
copy of a resolution ot thj Cork
corporation pledging allegiance to
Dal! Elreann, the Irlah republican
parliament, and of having mode u
seditious apeech on tho occasion of
his election.
Already wenk a; the trill bocuuso
ot hla refusal to take food, Mur3wl
ney dliputed the Jurisdiction of the
court, Haying: "I am the lord ma
yor of this city and Ita chief magls
trato. I declare thl court Illegal
and thoie UkJng part In it liable to
arrest under the laws of the Irlah
republic"
, The day following hla trial, Lord
Mayor MacSwiney was doportert to
England aboard a destroyer, under
a heavy military,' -eeeort and waa
lodged In Drliton Jail. The govern
ment announced on August 19 that
he waa sentenced to two years' Un-J
Stabbed at Redding;
Says Home Is Here
Detective J, F, Morloy I In re
ceipt of nn lii(iilry today from tho
sheriff at llmldlng, Cal naklng for
lufnrtnntlon concerning Arthur Ltid
dlngton, supposed to huvn comu thoro
front Kin in nth Fall. Luddlngton,
tho teller any, attempted to rob an
other laboror there and wu o bad
ly Ntabbud by the man ho tried to
rob that It wa thought for a time
that he would bleed to doath. Mr.
Morley know nothing of tho mun,
but think ho mtty have been em
ployed In soma of the lumber mill
bore.
Luddlngton I described In tho sher
iff letter a about 33 year old,
blonde complexion and weighing
about 170 pound. Ha had some ad
vertising literature about loadod
dice In hU iwcket aim a recipe for
mnklng Jucknsa brandy.
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tlltKOON AOHICIILTintAL COL
LKOK, CoMnllls, Oct. 25. Tho
rapid rise of tho farm bureau ay-
tern In Oregon la described In a re
cent laauo of thu extension service
new.
The flrat county farm burcnu org
anization wa formed In Jackson,
couujy lato In tho fall of 1918. From
this beginning 18 county organi
sations Jmvo sprung, numbering
5497 puld memborahlpi, us follews:
ricntnn, Cuu; Coo, 2G9; Des
chutes, 250; Douglas, 2C0; Jacknon,
700;, Joaophlnn, 302; Klamath, 3G0;
Lincoln, 40; Linn. 553; Malheur,
254; Morrow, 250; I'olk, 202; Sher
man, 300; Unmtllla, 400: Union,
00; Wallowa. 300; Wasco, 1259;
Washington, 122.
Clackamas, Clatsop. , .Columbia.'
MUItnomah'aiid'Tlltatnobkshave dVaV
anlaed .work, but no paid member-!
ilakcr county Is reported ae Inac
tive. 4
Iane, Harney and Lake counties
have agricultural agents hue no farm
bureau.
Membership campaigns are under
way In Lincoln, Washington and
Wusro counties.
Organization campaigns will bo
launched In all the existing farm
bureau counties thl fall, which are
expected to bring tho totnl, member
ship In the stata up to 10,000. This
I expected to result from organiza
tion In additional counties and
front Incroased membership In pre
sent farm bureau counties.
1'lana for fedeartlon ot the coun
ty organizations Into a state-wide
federation are woll undorway, and a
constitution for tho proposed feder
ation haa "already been dratted by
tho special committee.
. 7
Klamaih'HifLoidM
Football Game
Tho Klnntuth eleven met defeat
Saturday, when they clashed with
Med ford on tho lattor's gridiron. The
score was n decisive ono ot 27 to 0.
The homo fellows feel that they
played under odd having their J two
ntrongotft bnck-flold mon out or the
game becauso ot Injurloi. Captain
, , ,
Ted Montgomery on whom they do
pend on for a great donl of their
yard a go ho his foot In a planter
caat and Frank Peyton who can stand
up against tho hardest sort of buck
ing and never faltor has a badly cut
band.
Medford haa picked a winning
team this year and undor the coach
Klum are out to taka every game
they play. So far 'they have beaten
Klamath twice, Grant Tass once nnd
have taken game from all othor
email Ttogue Itlver team.
INDIAN HKLD ON CHA1W1K
OK IIKATING HIS WIFE
Harvey Drew, an Indian, was
brought In today from the Klamath
reservation to answer a charge of
wife boating, preferred by C. E, Den
nis, chief clerk at the agency. Drew
Is accused with having atruck hit
wife on the head with a hammer,
then beat her about the body with a
fence roll.
Hearing has been set by Bert C.
Thomas, United States commission
er, for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Drew Is at liberty on 12000 hall. Ho
li represented by John Irwin.
..mAjiket iwroivr
Portland, Dot, 15. Cattle weak,
18.70 to 19.00; ton, lower, 110.75;
beep stow; egga firm; butter slow.
MR
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WHICH A MILLION FOR ROADS OR
ANOTHER COURTHOUSE ?
THE people of tlie county, one Vveek from tomorrow,
h are going to decide whether they will spend a mil
lion dollars for good roads or build another courthouse.
No array of figures that can be brought forth by either
side, no argument, legal or otherwise, can change this.
If the Hot Springs courthouse is completed and occupied
it will cost this county one million dollars in road work.
This is how it will work out. In presenting these figures
we are using round numbers
facilitate the presentation of the case.
At the present time there is in the courthouse fund
$84,000 and the county will
Dougan the $41,000 that was
iny $ico,vvv. ine not springs site ana Duuaing can
easily be sold to the school district for $125,000, making
a total of $250,000. If this sum is placed in the road
fund, the state will match it with a like' sum, making
$500,000 that can be used for building roads in the coun
ty. The federal government will match this $500,000 with
a like amount, thus making a total of one million dollars
that can be devoted to the construction of good roads in
this county. This sum will build one hundred miles of
highway. Added to the highways already completed
and under construction, you could travel to nearly every
section of Klamath county on a boulevard.
If the Hot Springs courthouse is completed it will
cost for the building alone at least $200,000. It will cost
another $100,000 to put the grounds in the condition
their character calls for, as retaining walls, wide boule
vard, concrete walks, parking, trees and the like will
have to be done and these cost money.
As the matter stands today, you get a million dol
lars for roads without raising another cent by taxation,
provided the Main street courthouse is occupied by the
county and the Hot Springs, structure is used for a
school. '
If this course is not followed, the taxpayers will have
to dig up $175,000 more in taxes to add to the $84,000
now on -hand and the $41,Q0Othat the 'contractor will
have to pay back. Do you as -citizen of Klamath coun
ty want to do this? Do you want a million dollars for
roads that won't cost you a dollar, or do you want to
pay $175,000 more for another courthouse that.yoado
not need :
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT, MR. WORKMAN?
Tn tht a ctnifrcr.-- fn RPttlf the nnnrthniiKP miestinn.
Vatr sVSMtajiv ww uww vv -w w .... - -j ,
the workingman is as vitally interested as is any other
citizen of the cuonty. He has to pay his share of this
finrhf in hia rrrnpprv hill, in his rpnfc. in evervthincr he
has to buy. He has stood on
len years ana wunessea ine property owners m eutu
end of the city fitjht for what? For the good of the
city? For the welfare of the taxpayer? To create more
iifMlr nn1 ttairiYtlla fnf tha wnrlrincrmnn? Mnf. n hit nf
it. They have been fighting for the courthouse because
they hoped to gain something for nothing. That is what
they thought at the beginning. But they have changed
their minus now. No matter which side wins they have
incf- hut nnlu n frnntinn nf what the communitv has
lost 'and what it shall continue to lose if the fight con-
iiuues.
It is the workingman who must take a hand in this
fight and help settle it. He is one- of the factors who
must answer the questien: Shall we spend a million
dollars for roads or build 'another courthouse? Shall
we bring into the county $750,000, the bulk of which
cVmll ho naA nut tn nnr cn-wnrkcrs in waees. 01' shall
this three-quarters of a million dollars be thrown away
and the taxpayers ot tne county oe compeiieu w raiws
another $175,OQ0 to build a cburthouse we do not need?
Tho Wm-nlH Unnws where the workingman will stand.
Ho will stand shnnlrler to
workers. He will help to enlarge the nuirket for his
product -labor. He will say "Build roads for the peo
ple and not courthouses to help line the purse of the
man who already has enough. Stand up, men and
women, the brain and brawn, stand up that all may see
you are ever on the side of advancement and develop
ment; that you are ready for the roll-call that will tell
the world Klamath county is going to take ita rightful
place in the front ranks of progressive communities;
that you can rise above the selfishness of the almighty
dollar.
. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT, MR. BUSINESS
MAN?
Let us turn to the business men of the city and ask
them where they stand. Are you going to fasten still
ithaw Htn mtiiatnna thnt. has tnv ten vears been drag
ging this county down to
you going to join nanas wn ie men wno nave ueuusu
blinded with passion by years of bitter struggle, that
tk o oo nntViino- hnt. thirnwn victorv. no matter
what that victory wiU cost
i -a .fcwa iw MAtsiivii r
loveu city hiiu vuuiivy
(Continued
to avoid confusion and to
recover from Contractor
paid to him illegally, mak-
the side lines for the past
shoulder with his fellow
oblivion and obloquy? Are
their friends, neighbors, their
a
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Timber Workers to
Hear Wood Protest
The local union ot tlmborworkcrs
will hold a special open meeting to
night tho Labor Council hall at which
tho usual order of business will bo
dispensed with'. A full report will bo
rendered on tho alleged deportation
and mobbing og Il&rry Wood, union
organizer who was In Busanvlllo In
the early part of this month and
made a report ot what occurred to
him. The summary of three Inde
pendent Investigation will bo laid
beforo the local union and It Is ex
pected that resolutions wilt bo pre
sented calling on the Oregon' state
federation of labor to protest to Gov
ernor Stephens of California against
the alleged Illegal action of the Su
smnvlllo mob. Tonight's meeting will
be open to all, and will be attend
ed by representatives of various lo
cal unions as well as timber work
MAYOR REPEATS
Mayor Struble has addressed an
other letter to state tire marshal!
A. C. Barber, copy of which was
shown today to a Herald representa
tive, in which tho mayor seeks to
sustain the position he originally
took In regard ito the recent Inves
tigation by Mr. Barber's office at the
fire here, and that Is that political
blaa was permitted to enter Into the
making ot the final report made
by the fire marahall'a office.
Tho mayor aoes not ask for a rehearing-In
(his letter, but,v simply
seeks to further impress his' side ct
the controversy, and to sustain tu
eharajsj'af aersenal malice havtug
beea at the bottom of the whole af
fair. '
, , .
ALEXANDER OEJD
, VOSWiS, OCT. SM-Kl.NG ALEX
ANDHK IB MEAD.
Alexander succeeded to the throne
ot Greece In June 1917 when his
father, King Constanttne, .abdicated
In response to the demand of France,
Great Britain and Russia, the three
powers which bad guaranteed the
constitutional liberties of the Greek
people. Alexander was the second son
ot Constantino and at the time ot
his accession was not quite 24 years
old. His elder brother, Crown Prince
George, waa considered Ineligible for
the throne because ot alleged pro-
Gerraaa sympathies.
Oa October 3 he was bitten by a
monkey while endeavoring to pro
tect htf dog from an attack. His
wound became Infected d several
operations tor tne remom or riesn
were performed. His "Condition for
soveral days waa reported, to be criti
cal.
MtTIST BRINGS
TH
Mile. Alice Verlet, Belgian queen
ot song, who cornea to America til
rect from the Parts Grand Opera
company, haa an international repu
tatlon and Klamath Falls music lov
ers count themselves fortunato that
they have an opportunity to hear her
tonight In concert at the Elks Tem
ple, supported by Victor Young plan'
1st; Robert Velten, violinist, and the
New Edison phonograpn, tne crown
ing product ot tho Edison inventions.
Mile. Verlet likes America' and
takea much Interest in all things
American. 8he has a fond place In
her heart for the soldier boys and
he thinks American girls are the
cream ot feminine creation. She Is
surprised that Americans should ever
nave thought that the French girls
should win our soldier boys away
from us.
"You would not like it it we did
mot appreciate your boys In France,"
ate says In her quotst way. "All the
same rour boys will sot forget you.
While they were thinking how nice
chase French girls were, they were
thtaklag about their own girls at
home too. And. bow that, they are
Mm you see they have; forgot tea all
Jfe Fmch ctrlo,"
BIS
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REPUTATION
E
RISE WILL BE
Votors ot the city will be called
on to say at the coming election,
whether their judgment In turning
down proposed salary Increases at
the special election last November
was sound, or whether they desire
to rescind that decision.
With the exception thst proposed
Increases at this eelctlon km slight
ly larger -than those submitted at
Ute speclsl election, the questions
submitted aro the same. For In
stance, It was proposed last time to
raise the mayor's pay from $1200
to $1800. This time It is $2100.
Councilmen under the last proposal
were to get $5 a meeting Instead
of $3 a meeting. How It Is proposed
to glvo tbem $8.
Advocates of Increased salaries
argue that the labor.er Is worthy of
his hire, that all city officers aro
under-paid and that the city cannot
hope to get high class service unless
It mskes somewhere near-adequate
compensation for that service In
other words unless It meets the
general wage advance In that pri
vate employers long sgo granted.
They argue that it Is -a matter ot
elementary justice that the mea
sures for Increase in all departments
carry; that Klamath Falls Is far
behind other cities of smlilar else
and importance on the coast la
granting better pay to public ser
vants. (Note If figures are fur
nished to substantiate this latter
Ulm The Herald would be. gUd to
nanus them.)
Tho argument against the saury
mereaana-ls that it adds mere.es
ssrMvnaneal- kdcet' aad
fr'rfcrWfaat-orihe taanayar.
exnenaas should be kept down.
To be frank, the writer Has .hew
unable to "unearth any argumeats
against the' increases1 save such aa
tnetr opponents Brand as "seiisn
and niggardly reasons,' backed by
tho power of the voter, to enforce
them It they will do so."
The position ot mayor warrants
the payment ot at, least the salary
suggested $3100 It Is generally
.conceded. The duties of the office
require devotion ot considerable
time; Its problems require a high
degree ot ability. Either the city
must pay a salary that will attract
a competent man to accept the
place, or must abolish the salary
altogether, or make It a nominal
sum, and depend upon the wealthy
and public-spirited citisen to Wnom
the salary is little object to run for
the position; Is a summing up ot
the subject that Is rather general.
The police Judge now gets $1200.
It la proposed to pay $2100 a year.
This Is one office where It is gen
erally conceded that the salary
should be raised. The job demanda
clerical ability, which In private em
ploy would bring the holder at least
the pay' that Is proposed, $17S a
month. This, It is argued,. Is ave
rage accountant's pay. In addition
the duties of police Judge, recorder
and clerk of tho council are thrust
upon the holder ot the office. He
is under heavy bond tor faithful
performance ot his duties. A per
son with qualifications broad
enough to suitably fill the place
cannot be tempted to accept It for
less than the proposed aalary.
The treasurer, whose salary It la
proposed to raise from $500 to
$750 a year, by virtue ot the of
fice .assumes serious responsibili
ties, must possess qualifications that
enable dealing with them, and la
also under bond.
Public health demands, especial
ly In a growing city where ' sanita
tion has been outstripped by growth,
that the city health officer be paid
a salary that will warrant bis giv
ing to conditions the time and at
tention their gravity warrants, mis
Is the argument that he be paid
$760 a year. Instead ot the pres
ent $300. Advocates ot the raise
assert It Is still too low, also that
provisions should be made In the
budget for expenses for conducting
Investigations and generally carry
ing out the work of the office to
give the publlo all the benefits to
protection that modern science can
give. In addition to the salary, the
eouneU now allows the .physician
$IS a month mileage, but tha action
la unauthorised by tho charter.
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