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KLAMATH FALLH, OIUXJON, WTUNIMDAV, DIJCKMIICIt 1, lf0.
Price FIto Cents)
Sta ummn
CITI TO SPEND
$1 01,000
THE
New Budget Adopted
by City Council at
Special Meeting
$37,000 Fire Equip
ment and Street Re
pair. At a npoclnl mooting it tha cltr
halt (hi mornltiK thn cltr council
adopted Ilia budget for tlio uoxl fix
cnl year, which, under Ihn amend
ment to tJw city charter voted at tliu
mront fleet Ion begins January t,
next, Instead of thn flrt of unit
Juno.
With a tnx lory of 27 mill tho
budget resolution, which wiu pre
pared liy I'ollro Judge Uiavltt, ostl
Hint it that $IOH.o80 ran tin raised
for all purposes .Including thn pay
lunnt of bonded debts nml Interest
ThU mlllagn Is three mill on tho
dollar liiMrr than thn 30 mill rain au
thorised by thn elector In Novem
ber Thn reduction wan mudn possl
hln liy a rrnlitnn In some of thn ex
litliiK fund ami receipts from other
noiircon than taxation. Tha pollen
Judge, whoso ft SOU salary ha uiailo
him n practical economist, checked
up on alt tho nxtra avenues of rev
enue warily with regard to thn won
of tha harassed taxpayer In prepar
ing tho budget.
m.ulilr IO0 lludjj.-l
Klamath Falls will hnro wlci a
much mutiny In thn tm-iury tlurliitc
thn conUnit yoar ai thero wan lnl
yuar, but them am aWo mora places
til spend It. Much at It will ha levied
for -pacific purposes, walt-luiown to
tho volar when they authorlxed tha
nxtra levy.
Tho budget provide for spending
$15,000 -nn new flro equipment nml
110,000 for a tiro alarm system
TIikh mpalr to Sixth (tract, wham
durlnK Ihn meant itorm a sen-going
tint could Imro floated romfortahly,
am down for $12.1(35, makltiK a
total of $37,836 for thcio author
Itnd Improveinnnti
Thn estate of Alexander Martin
recently secured a $4800 Judgment
for undent pavlnic on Hlxth itroet,
which in u it ho satisfied from tho
coming lory.
All HnUrlrx IIMmmI
Halarle wrro Increased all along
tho lino ut thn lait election. Thn
mayor and police Judicn gel $900 a
yoar mum than formorly, pollcomun
und firemen will get better pay, nml
In fact all clt yomplnyeex will drnw
mom money.
Thn pollen chief pay I fixed nt
$3100 n your, no I tho fire chief,
lu point of pay those officers rank
equally with tho mayor and pollen
Judgo, Patrolmen will itot $ t CO n
month ni will tha four paid firemen.
ProvUInn I mndo for tour roKulnr
Klro hundred dollar I allowed
for extra pollen.
Kirn hundred dollar l alingnil
In tho flro ilopnrtment fund to pay
volunteer member for services at
fire.
.ViviU Haul! Hv I'uiiiI
Outside of tho $37,835, especially
. authorised by tho voter for flro
equipment and ularm system and
Hlxth Rtmot repairs, and after taking
Into romldoratloii tho balances ro
Flu ilnpt. fund 14,l2o
Interest fund 12,000
Light & wntnr 7,000
Library 1.200
Incidentals
Murtln judgment -1.800
Rowor Upkeep 1,200
$70,841!
Autluirlxed 37.83B
Total $108,680
Heirmrnlrd Mllliigo
(lenornl fund D-D
Street fund !!
Flro dout 3.r
Interest - 3.0
Light nnd wator 1.8
Library 0.3
Incidental
Martin Judgment 1.3
flower fund 0,3
17.C
Additional Items volod 9.5
Total 27.C
IljihiiKVH On llnml
Tho budget estimate shows bal
anced In most of tho funds. Tho flro
donurtmont fund will bo overdrawn
$1,500 on January iBt, It la ostium-
toil.
. ' Thore'wlll bo hnlanc'os of January
1st $2,812.40 In tho gonornt fund;
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.mining In sovnra. funds and receipts Jf j ZLXL $'' fl
from other sources, thn council find. ""' ' "r Lu07i ':,""f"
tho following sum neces,,,
, lous branches of city gevernment: MucldentnlV lu tho
atm'Tu'nd :.:.. - .: - ?Su Mo ab'oU, ,17.301.02 In the In-
League Will Let
Wilson Mediate
Armenian Crisis
OKNF.VA, Doc 1 A lot
tor to President Wilson, nc
cnptlng hi offer to act n
mediator In thu Armenian slt
nation, U IioIiik draftod by thn
council of thn Iiiiikuo of na
tion. It wiir nnnouiicnd that
Hpaln and llruxll hud offered
to Join President Wilson In
thn roln of Armonlan media
tor. Thn now of Wilson's nc
coptnnro brought great relief
to tho assombly a tho Ar
monlan iuotlon had bocomo a
bugbear In council.
"Poor old Kuropo will feet
n loaoned sense of abandon
ment." anlil a French delegate,
when tho proildnnt'a offer wat
announced. Thn council will
Inaro It to Mr. Wilson to de
cide whothor or not ho dcilmi
thn asslstunco ot Hpaln nnd
llraxll.
NEXT SPRING
Articles of Incorporation of
'Clumuth lagging company filed re
contly at Halem, Indlcato a new saw-
mill for Klutnath Falls with the open-
Ing of spring, Tho Incorporators of
tho company am William ilray, C. J
Forguson und !. O. Williams, all
well-known locallr. and thu amount
ot capitalization Is $260,000.
A mill will bo erected, on tho llray
site lioar tho Chelsea box factory at
the lower end of Lake Kwauna, near
whom the new Hhaw-tlertram mill Is
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fast rising ou Its foundations. Thoon ln8 city council, ond It Is expect
omctliin of tho Klamath Logging -.j lnil th municipality will benefit
company's mill will create n slrablomuci, from hts experlenco and abll-
industrial community on mo towor
lake shorn.
Mr. llray rorentty purchased from
tlio government soma nan niiiion reei moving spirit hack" of the founda
of timber on the reservation. thniion of . ,ni. come to Klamath
Utile Hpraguo Itlver unltl Burvey- p.u, nearly 18 years ago. Ho was tho
ors are at present running levels frl ,nnk cork evnr employed In this
from tho Houthern Pacific tract to city, entorlng the employ of tho Kln
dotormlnn thn easiest grade by which ninth County bank, which Institution
tho timber can bo tapped with a I
spur road. Tho logging branch and,
mill will not ho hunt tioforo next
spring, but tho company expects to
get work on tho plant ror manuiac-,h0
turlng Its timber as soon us wlnlori,anknB. this tlmo becoming Identl
begins to break
Tho slxo ot tho mill has not )ot
boon decided, said Mr. Ferguson to
day, depending upon negotiations at
present underway In everul direc
tion. TKI.KI'IIO.W. IIKAItlNO HKT
FOIt lK 21, 1H)UTW.M)
irw AmnciAimi Pros .
KAl.K.M, Dec, 1 Hearing of the
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application ot tho Pacific Telephono
& Tologrnph company for on Increase
In telephono rales throughout Ore
gon was set today by thn public ser
vice commission for December 21 nt
Portland.
toroat fund
Lucky ('luitiKC f I'oto
Nono of tho residues .ire l.nrr.o.
Under ordinary clrcumitt.inrs It will
bo noted this money would liuvu tu
last until Juno 30.
Apparently thu voter rollovnl n
turgor Htrnlned financial situation
when they ratified tho ch.trtur-amendment
udvnnclng tho hogliiliii; ot tho
fiscal year six months.
Prohnblo receipts from other sourc
oh thun luxe nre: $8800 for general
fund and $4,, 800 for tho Interest fund.
HEALTHY NEW YEAR
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PROMINENT IN INKS HIGHEST
BACK NEW BANK; IN TELEPHONE
OPEN TOMORROW INSTALLATIONS
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Tho American National hank, Kin-
'math Full fourth bunk, will open
Ha dour for business tomorrow, Thu
openlnK wilt bo Informal, duo to tho
fact that much work remain to ho
done before tho final touch I plac
ed upon thn Installation of tho fix
turo. The decision to open now and
huvrt thn formal opening later wax
reached at a mooting ot tho director,
hold Monday avcnlng. It I tho ex
pectation of tho officer to havo a
formal opening In two or threo
week, or Just a soon a nil of tho
fixtures havo boon Installed
Tha now bank wilt havo a capital
of $100,000, every dollar of which
ilia boon made In Klamath county.
i Tho stockholders and officers of tho
bank uro among tho big financial
men of tho county and tholr wall-
'known probity I sum to bring
strength to thn bank and compel for
It tho confidence of the public
Tho president, w rj. uallon. Is a
stockman known u one of tho big.
operator on thn coast. Ills holding)
lln land nnd livestock nro extensive
'and his welt-known business ability!
Is suro to bo u valuable asset to thu
I American National.
I M H. West, ono of tho vice presi
dents, camo to this city about soven
I years ago as manager of tha Dig
11,,,'Ilailn Lumber company Ho placed
tnai concern on u souu lounuiuon
and straightened out It financial
problem lu a munnor that kopt tho
old friends and added now ones
When tho Dig 1-akes llox company
wax organlxed bo Joined It and was
ulvctud Its president, roslgntng as
manager ot the lllg Dasln to devote
alt ot his tlmo to thn development
ot thn new company. Its success add
ed another proof of hbj ability as an
executive. At tho recent election he
consented to the demands ot a largo
delegation of business men and pro-
itwrlv owners to renresent his ward
ty.
b. M lliibb. tho other vlco prcsl-
'(iont, nd wlio Is recognlxed ns tho
i.i.r mcrced with tho First National
After remaining with this Institution
rnr tvcral year ho resigned to en
KnKe n tno abstract business. This
abandoned to again re-enter
fled with the Merrill Nations! bank
as Its cashier Undor his manage
ment this bank made wonderful pro
gross, through which ho attracted
tho attention of tho capital that to
day Is back ot tho American Na
tional, Tho cashier of tho now bank, O.
V. WImborly, was for many year
with tho Douglas National bank ot
Hosouurg. For tno past inroo years
ho has been with tho Internal revenuo
sinotlnM rf thn fftrtnrAl pnt'nrnmnnl n
section ot tho federal government ns
ono of tho Incomo tax exports, and
In this capacity has been n frequent
visitor to this city. Ills training nnd
experlenco make him particularly fit
ted for tho position ho holds with tho
hank.
Tho following constltuto tho board
of directers:
W C Dulton. M. S, West.
M. Iluhh, C J Ferguson, Ilort
AVI th row, Marlon Hanks nnd 0.
K.
Houston.
OF NORTHWEST
WILL STAND
(liy Assoclatod Press)
SPOKANE. Dec. 1 A policy op
posod to any marked reduitlon of
wages was nnnouncoJ horn todny by
J. C. II. Iloynolds, lerrutnry and
manager of tho Assolatod Industries
ot tho Inland Kmplre. today us the
rosult ot tho recent conferonco of
representatives of Imlustri li estab
lishments lu eastern Wnshlngtor,
Orogon nnd northern Iihtlio.
Iteynolds declared tho eight luur
day will bo ndhorod to, that lumber
mlll mid factory wages will not he
reducod nnd that wngos In tho wood 3
will remain nt 50 cents nn hour Tho
winter shutdown of plnnts viirpscnl
ocl' In tho conferonco will he .is short
as weather conditions mako possible.
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Tho growth of Klamath Fall Is
dourly shown by statistic compiled
by tho Pacific Telephone tc Telegraph
company, showing Installations for
this city between January 1 and Oc
tober 1, 1920, loading nil cities ot
Ita slxo In Oregon, or adjoining states
tor that matter.
In group C, In which Klamath
Falls Is Classed, It Is rankod for com
parison at 20.0 por cent. The aver
age for tho group Is 10.42. Tho
group consist ot towns ranging
from 1000 to C000 In population.
I-argcr cities of the coast show
far lessor proportionate gain. Port
land ha 7.65 to her credit and San
Francisco 4.98 per cent.
Modesto, California, a fast grow
ing town In a rich alfalfa, dairying
and fruit country, closo to tho class
of this city In site. Is ranked 17.3 per
cent, one of the tow places that op-
proich the Klamath Falls record,
Marysvlllo, another California city of
similar slxo, Is rankod 8.27
Klamath Falls would have made
even bettor showing had material
been """"o'o 'or new Installations,
a It Is asserted that the Installation
of 17S telephono Is held up pend
ing tha arrival ot supplies.
PRESIDENT OF
STATE C, OF C.
The weekly forum of the cham
ber of commerce waa given over to
day Id the "One Thousand" mem
bership 'drive thst starts tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. Many ap
pointees on tho drive commlttoo took
port In tho luncheon. All ot the
enthusiasm of the chamber was
worked Into the highest koy In
readiness for tho start-off. Tho
memberships aro being sold at $10
each, good until tho beginning ot
tho official year, next spring, and It
Is planned to put $10,000 In the
coffors ot tho organlxatlon by tho
end of tho two-day drive.
The forum had for Its principal
speakers today. Mayor-elect W. S.
Wiley and Charles Hall ot Marsh
field, president ot tho stato chamber
of commerce. Mr. Wiley spoko brief
ly on the needs ot tho organlxatlon
and told tho members frankly that
It was up to them to work out tho
schemes of civic betterment and
thou to present their plans to tho
city council. Ho promised, as tho
noxt mayor of Klamath Falls, to do
his utmost to soo that every possible
advanco in civic and moral bettor
ment Is attained.
Mr. Halt was next Introduced nnd
spoko on "Why I Intend to Join tho
Ktumath County Chamber ot Com
merco."
Mr. Hall Is a very pleasing speak
er with a winning personality. Ho
BOOSTER
recently became Interested In tho(han hmgoIf he than took fnit meanfI
hanking business In Mnmuth Falls. f nvni,in. . hnatlnir from Hanan
unu win snoniy ioko up nis resi-
donco hore. Ho spoko briefly, ln -
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loiugcniiy ana consirucuvoiy.
"I Intond to Join your chamber
of commorco hecauVo It Is tho nat-
urn! thing for mo to do. I Just
naturally can't help doing n thing
ot that kind," said Mr. Hull. "I
want to soo your chamber prosper
becnuso as It advances tho best in
forests of tho city will keep stop,
Whon I tnko up my residence hero
1 wnnt your secretary to call tnujwas riding In tho day coach. Sheriff
up ovory.Wodnosday, Just as ho cnljs
you now, and remind mo ot thoso
wookly lunchoons; I'll bo horo."
Mr. Hall Informed a Horald rep
resentative that plans woro under
way to take up with the Southern
Pacific Hallway company tho mattor
ot hotter train servlco for this city.
Just as soon as tho wishes ot the
majority ot tho chambor ot com
morco havo become known tho mat
ter will bo prcsonted to tho railway
company. Mr. Hall was vory hope
ful ot a satisfactory adjustment,
both In tho matter ot moro trains
and also ot moro dlroct Pqllman
connections with Portland
DIVOUCK COMPLAINT
An application for dlvorco was
mndo In circuit court yostorday by
Byron J. Sanford. Tho complaint I Ritualistic servlcos will bo con
stntos that ho -was married to Gladys ductod by officers of tho lodgo, led
D, Sanford In Chicago, May 14 th.,
1919, but that shortly aftor tho mar
riage his wlfo dosorted him and he
has not seen hor since. O. C. Brower
Is attorney for the plaintiff.
Former Cal. 'Dry
Officer Indicted
In Liquor Plot
BAN FIIANCIHCO, Dec. 1.
Mm. Gladys K. Warburton,
formor acting prohibition of
flcor for California, John D.
Costollo, secretary to Senator
I'hotan and flvo other person
have been notified to appear
for arraignment hero on In
dictments charging -conspiracy
to violate tho Volstead law.
The Indictments woro re
turned by tho federal grand
Jqry after examination ot evi
dence In an allcgod plot to ob
tain liquor from a bonded
warehouse hero.
IN FOB
STICKERS IS
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IORTUAND, Doc. 1 A threaten
ed ahortago of Christmas Seals faced
tho Oregon Tuberculosis association
whon It started Its annual salo ot
penny stickers this week. 80 unpre
cedented has been tho early demand
for supplies that tho association has
bad to place a hurried call for 1,000,
000 more seals to supplement thi
original 4,500,000 order.
Dallas, Stayton and St. Helens aro
Oregon towns that have mado merrvj
ovor the sale. To Dallas ,
honor of having been -
to "go over the top.'", Psrorehll
drcn sold moro seals to more people
than ever before, with the result that
Dallas has tripled Its qnota.
Stayton has made a quick selling
time record by disposing of Its quota
In one hour. High school students
turned the trick. St. Helens sold
15,000 seals In one afternoon and
promptly reordered 10.0QD, .Other
communities aro rapidly.-'falling In
line for record sales.
Superintendent J. A. Churchill, ot
public Instruction In Oregon, not
only has endorsed tho seal sale but
has written to all county superin
tendents authorizing that school chil
dren bo permitted to sell the "seals
ot health." (lovornor Den W. Olcott
has heartily endorsed the sale and
the work It makes possible.
Mrs, Ida 11. Callahan, president ot
tho Oregon federation ot woman'a
clubs has expressed her admiration
tor tho able manner with which fed-
orated clubs have taken chargo of
tho sale In many communities as a
major club work.
Sheriff Has Real
Sleuth's Gift for
Springing Traps
Sheriff Gcorgo Humphrey mado a
clover catch yesterday when ho ar
rested James Page charged with as
saulting Oscar Itunan with a pica
roon last aSturday at tho Modoc
Lumber company's mill. Hanan Is at
present In a local hospital and Is re
covering from the attack.
Page statca that he was afraid that
Hanan was going to strlko him and
Hint llnnnn wa n much hlareer mnn
and g,ruck hlm with tho picaroon.
i !., mniln his cet-n.nu-av nnd the
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sheriff's off Co was notified. Yestor
- .iny mornlnc Sheriff llumnhroy went
o the depot to waTch for Page nnd
noticed tho latter's wlfo purchasing
two tlckots for San Frunclsco. Ho
got on tho train with her, bollovlng
that his man would got on tho train
later, Truo to tho sheriff's "hunch"
Page boarded tho train at Midland
and Immediately sought his wlfo who
Humphrey, who had never botoro
seon tho niun, Im'modlatoly placed
hlm undor arrest, and brought hlm
back from Midland by nn auto. Page
told his wlfo to go on to San Fran
cisco and wait for him na ho believed
ho would have no difficulty In get
ting his liberty as ho had witnesses
who could testify thut he had act
ed In solt defense.
Memorial Services
By B. P. O. . Sunday
The local lodge of Elks will hold
their annual memorial sorvlces Sun
day afternoon, DecenVbor 5, at 2:30
o'clock. Tho Hon. Walter Evans, of
Portland lodge No.. ,14 3,. district at
torney for Multnomah county, will
deliver tho nvomorlal nddross
by O. iW. Houston, oxalteil ruler,
Features ot the musical program
will consist ot soloctlonsby u ladles'
quartette, violin solos and orchestra
election.
NO TAX LEVIED
FOB BUILDING
IN HOT SPRINGS
Court Holds After 1914.
No Tax Was Levied
for Construction on
Any Specific Site -Precedent
Is Estab
lished.
(By Associated Press)
SALEM. Dec. 1. An outstanding
feature, ot tho decision of the su
premo court, reversing the Klamath
county circuit court In the case ot
J. M.r Dougan ngalnst Klamath
county and .others. Is the expression
ot the court's opinion that after 1914
no tax lory was ever made for tho
express purpose ot constructing a,
courthouse on Block 10, (Tho Hot
Springs site.)
No' Site Specified
"All subsequent levies," saya tho
opinion, "woro mado for now court
house construction and to be used
In construction ot a new courthouse,
without specifying wbero It should be
built. Tho moneys derived from tho
lovles after the year 1914 accumula
ted from year to year, wero all plac
ed nnd kept In a separate and distinct
account known and designated as
'tho special courthouse fund.' "
Relative to Dougan's rights tho
opinion sa "Tho vital question In
thi. case Is, -srhethor, after the re-
of such notice (the order direct-
he district attorney to sue Dou
gan 'to recover $41,548.) Dougan
could go on and complete tho con
tract and then recover the full
amount of his claim against the
county. '
KstobUslMa rrceedrat
.This Is the leading question ot
the' case. Counsel have sot cited,
umtf after dlrlfeat aeatrh we have
noc found.any'suQTktHy, pro or con, -as
appllcdto the Jjacts hero. They
are peculiar. The county Is the real
defendant and It was In debt beyond
Its constitutional llralatlon. It bad no
legal right to enter Into a contract
for the construction ot a courthouse
to bo paid out ot lta general fund
and logally could contract only for
tho building of a court house to bo
paid out ot Its special fund."
No Hot SprlnR Contract
"It Is true," says the opinion, that
under the terms of the deed, If the
county does not complete and main
tain a courthouse on Block 10, It may
and perhaps will, lose the money
which It has expended on construc
tion amounting to about $150,000
but It Is also true that tho county
never entered 'a Into contract In or by
which anyono undertook or agreed
to construct or complete the court
house on that ground or that It ever
entered Into any contract with auyonoa
to build a courthouse on that block.
All tho work In that building was
dono on force account by the county
Itself, and thero was never any con
tract lot tor Its construction or com
pletion. Detente Kntlrcly Upirt
"In other words, the co'inty Itself
expended tho money out t.I the spe
cial courthouse funds In tho partial
construction ot that building, but not
a dollar ot it was over expended
upon a specific contarct. For such
reasons, there Is no person who can
claim or assert that he has jn Inter
est In, or ,a debt which should bo
paid out ot that fund, and therein
lies tho vital distinction between de
fendant's theory and tho fucti lhown
In the Instant case."
.Contract Was Legal
"Attor ca'rotul consideration ot
tho numorous questions presented
In tho nblo and exhaustive brlofs ot
opposing counsol, wo hold that nil
of tho money which was In tho spec
ial courthouse fund on March 30,
1918; or In process of collodion
could bo used and applied In tho
construction of a now eourthouso on
block 35 j that tho county had the
power nnd authority to nnd that It
did, legally make the Dougan con
tract; that ho ontered upon Its per
formance and completed tho build
ing In ncordance with Its torms;
that It wns novor terminated by the
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