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PROTESTING
RANGE BATE
Wool Growers Declare
Tentative Eighteen
Cent Rate for Lava
Beds Range Would
y Utterly Break Them
Protest iiKiilimt what I nllrK1 to
lin mi excessive rntu proponed by tho
forest service for grazing .nrmlt In
tin Invn hod country linn ln-rtri lodged
-with V. (I Durhln, forest supervisor
if tliti Modoc nullotiiil foreit, at Al
turn, C'nl., by tlm Klamath County
Wool Urnwer' iimiiiclittloii. Tliu wool
grower nk n raillciil cut In grazing
rate, ilcclnrltiK Hint tho pnt season
has lie on n dlaaatriiu on for tliu
sheep Induatry In Klamath county
Tim folloHltiK letter from tlm aecro
tary of tlm aanurlatlon to tlm forent
dtipnrvlior explain tho ultuntlon
clearly:
Iti-ferrlng to tentative grazing rule
for tho intension of Fremont tin
tlonnl fnreat, that rover tlm Lava
llfiU country In Modoc utul Hlaklou
rountloi, California, I beg to ndvlao
you that nl a nicotinic of tlm Klamath
Wool (Irowori' association at Mnrrlll,
Oregon, hold on November 28, 1920,
thn grazing fee for sheep, ratnb
lUhml Iiy your service wai discussed
at grail length. It waa unanimously
thn opinion of all thn member pro
wont that thn rntn of IK cent a head
or hep, from Dnrember lit to
April ICth Ii prohibitive Thn rata
of flvo oont covering thn lambing
mason from April ICth to May 3 lit,
thny felt waa alio prohibitive.
A large majority of thn aheap
inrti simply could not pay that rata.
A mi mho r of aheap man have gonn
out of buslnraa In thn laal threo
month, anil, unless thorn la a mark
til change for thn heller In thn price
of both wool anil mutton, the larger
nuiiUMir of thorn nuwjln bustnniu,
will havo failed between "hli anil
May lit, 1021 I would give you thn
name of ten Klamath conunty sheep
mnn who havo turned over their en
Urn flocki to thn mortgage holder,
hecauin they rould not rvn pay In
tnreit on such mortgagm. II Ii a
well-known fact thnt thn aheep Ind'ia
try waa onn of the first that wm
hit by tho falling prlcci ami It'haa
not' yot ihown nny ilrr of recov
ery. A number of aheep mn full that
thl IN cent rato utul flv.t cent rati)
I too high, for the rovon thut prac
tically uvnry man who ratine In tlm
l-avn lied country In the winter
time, feed hi iheop liny two montlii
diirlnic each winter, hnncn, a you
will ce, thn 18 cent covering Do
cnmltnr 1st to Apjrll l&th will ho
paid for about two or two utul ono
linlf inonthi uin of thn national for
est. I think Inquiry In and nround
Merrill would demonstrate tlml ihli
atatoment I truo,
Thoy nil foil, further, thut tlm
lamhlnic season ahould oxlmid from
April lit to Juno lit, hocauio nearly
all of thn iheep that now range In
thn 1-uva lied country will bo shear
ed In California Thli I onpoclally
ho In vluw of the fuel that tho Tut
tlo Shearing Corral In l.anKoll valley,
Oregon, wai recently detroyed by
fire, hence, their permit on tho ro
Horvn fllmuld cover u lufflclent per
' M to permit tho shearing in tho lat
Viitr part of May or during tho month
' of Juno of each year.
Those niton of 18 ccntn und flvo
rent n ro higher thnn thoy are for
aunimor rungo, na I hnvo boon In
formod, on tho Kremnnt or Crator na
tional forests. Moat of the aheup men
at tho mooting havo ranged tholr
ahoop In tho Fro in out and Crnlor na
tional forest, an woll a In tho I.tiva
IlniU and thoyay It Is Infurlor tn
Hiimmor run go on tho Fremont nnd
Orator fore! nnd thny can not un
dorHtand why tho grazing foo hould
bo higher. In thn l.uva lied country.
It sooms to be tho cohmoiihuh of
opinion that a rntn of aevon or night
conU por hoad, covering tho first
porlod, from Docembor 1st to April
lfitli and throa conta por hoiul for
I ho grating season of April lGth to
Juno lit or July 1st, aa tho case tmiy
bo. If you undoritood tho straight-
MORE
.SHOPPING
DAYS
TILI.
CHRISTMAS
SHEEP MEN AR
Portland Woolen
Mills Cut Wages;
Lay Off One Shift
PORTLAND, Doc 2 -Owing to
present nliirlc conilltlon, tho fuctory
of tho I'ortlnnd Wootou Mill com
pany In future will run only u day
shift nnd wagim will Im reduced ap
proximately 9 por cent, after con
tinuation ami agreonient with em
ploye, It wa announced by K. I..
Thompson, proalilent. For thn luat
two yenra thn mill had been running
day'and night on war order.
"It would bo cheaper for thn com
pany to clone tho plant," nld Mr.
Thompion, "but a many of our em
ploye urn highly sporlnllxod and
could HCnrcoly obtain other work, wo
have taken up aubjert with them
In candor nnd have agreed to put on
thn new ichediiln We will knop op
erating If It I humanly puailble."
During It 18 year of upnrntlon
thn Portland Woolen Mill company
novor lin abut down,"
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Twenty eight booator team of
two men each itarted off with a bangl
today In tlm "One Thouiand" mem-i
no ran ii iirno a noun moai ot Tiiem
had ritiorted In at tho iccrotary'a
office and from every dUt'lct caino
tho lamn report -"doing over the
top big."
It la planned to itrtvo for COO
new meuiltenhlpi, which added to
tho 400 member the organltatlon
hai now will give It tho 1000 aimed
at. ThenA momlmralilpi are only for
the old year which explrv June lit
at which tlmn new officer for
thn next year will lie nlected. Next
year tho memlierihlp feo. It I aald.
will I in 2& annually. A large mini
bur of thn new memberihtp ie-
cured today were from wive of
tho who already belonged. No re-
nownl are being taken at Mil time.
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City Library Gets
Many New Books;
106 New Cards Out
Tho Klamath Falli public library
I In receipt of nlno art volume on
Portland, Mt Hood and tho Col
umbia rlvor, alio u not of nrt book.
22 lif"all. "America. Iler Orand nnd
Her llenutlftil." Theao am on tho
table boalde 40 other popular fic
tion work preentod by donor
whoso name nro withheld
In tho month of October and Nov
ember 10G now card woro liiutd
by tho librarian, ,Mr. French, nnd
136 hooka woro put on the aholvca
by thu Library club from May un II
Docembor.
In iplto of tho added number of
book thuro Ii still a crying need
for morn children'! hooka. Tho li
brarian reports that thero arc, not
nearly enough to supply tho' child
ren'! demands. Now would bo u
good time for people to glvo tho
hooks they outgruw with their child
hood to the public library.
WKKI) KOHKMAX DKAI
WKUD, Cnl Dec. 2. Charles II.
Wuturs, well-known musician of
Weed, dlud nt tho Weed hospital of
heart trouble brought on by an at
tack of tho liifluonxa, llo has been
111 for about n month hut hli con
dition had not been serious over u
week, Wntors hud managed thu or
choitrn which hi boro his name for,
tho putt ton years. Ho was also foro
mun of the moulding department of
tho Wood Lumber company.
onod financial conditions of (hoso
men at this tlmo, 1 nm. sure that you
would liuurtlly recommend thut HiIh
rato bo put Into operation until ev
erybody finds out wliut Is going to bo
tho fate of tho ahoop Industry. If,
during tho next year, tho conditions
of tho sheep Industry should Improvo,
I can assure you thnt this association
would not nbjoct to paying n fair
rato for grazing foos.
Might wo na an association, thoro
fore. request thnt you roconvmond
thut tho ratos bo flxod nt sovon cents
per head from Docembor lat to April
15th, and throo cents por hoad from
April ICth to Juno 1st, with an
(tnderstnndlng, that If tho conditions
of tho shoop Industry ahould Improve
tho rato should bo placed, noxt yoar
at tho correct figure.
Should you fool It advisable, wo
would bo glad to hnvo you forward 1
this lottor to tho chief of Brazing for
your district, with such recommenda
tions, as you care to tako.
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Ancient astronomical Instruments,
Holzod in Pokln by tho Oermans In
1901, havo been returned to China.
MEMBERSHIPS
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(My Aainclntud Pre)
WAHIIINOTON, Dec 2 Senator
Chamberlain nnd C'ongroximun Bin-
nott today appeared before Hoc ro
tary Pnyno ns roproaontntlvc of tho
water uaer of tho Klamnth county,
Oregon, reclamation project to ak
for tho cancellation of tho dinting
contract with thn California Oregon
Power company and for tho construc
tion of (he dam at the head of Link
rlvor freu of coat to tho government.
Falling cancellation, 1)10 recom
mended various amendment calcu
lated to protect tho water uaors.
Thn project contcmplntos Irriga
tion of ino.OOO acrei of deaort land,
more thnn r.0.000 acres lin already
been furnlahed with water.
Fund nrn not available, It was
said at tho Interior department, to
build thu dam on Upper Klamath
lake neceaaury to regulate tho flow of
water from thn lake to Irrigate tho
remaining 100. 000 acre. Several
year ago thn California Oregon
Power company offered to build tho
dam at n coat of t2f0,000 nnd
to glvo tho government tho right to
regulate the flow of water, the
company' benefit being more even
flow at It (lower plant, &0 miles be
low the dam
Former Secretary t.ano accoptod
thn'offor and thn company nlroady
ha spent 1 12C, 000 on tho project.
Itecently reildrnt of thn Klamath
project and cltlrens of Klamath Fulli,
Oregon, requested that tho govern
ment ihnuld take over the project
and that tho dam ahould bo built
with government money
Tho Klamath Falli chamber of
commerce appointed n committee to
Investigate the situation nnd It find
ing were conveyed to Bocrotnry
Payne by Senator Chamberlain and
Mr Blnnott today, Payne took the
matter undor advisement.
ROAO CLOSED
TIGHT
SUITPENDS
A mile and three quarters of tho
now highway grado on tho Merrill
route, tho majority Involved In tho
Injunction suit now pending In tho
circuit court, Is closed tight for tho
first time. It Is sale, since tho tompor-
lury Injunction order was Issued two
months ago.
Tho road barrod to public pas
sage la through the Henley, Choyue,
and adjoining runches. dates
erected aftor tno county court had
tnado 'appearance on a contempt
chargo last September for falling to
obey tho tomporary restraining or
der forbidding trespass by tho county
and stato failed to stop traffic.
Truclc drivers mada quick work of
them nnd for sevoral weeks tho road
ha been In more or loss general use,
especially since bad weather started.
The alleged dlsrogard of u court
mandato whon reported to tho cir
cuit court. It Is said, brought prompt
direction that ttto county court close
tho road to travel and soe thnt It
was kept closed, or tho shorlff would
bo Instructed to place a guard over
It, In which event thoro might have
boon a renewal of tho contompt pro
ceedings, Travellers from Merrill report
thut tho old roads on either side of
tho highway aro being used and tho
disputed strip Is closed.
HIST IIHICK lll'ILDINO
IH IM.K AT MALIN
MALIN. Ore, Doc. 2. Tho first
brick building In Malln was com
pleted on Tuesday by A. Kallna, pro
prietor of tho Kallna storo. This
building was built to bo a fireproof
vyator house tor tho Malln tiro de
partment, It encloses tho pump,
pressure tank nnd engine. Tho con
crete work was dono by L. Kandra
of Merrill. .
Weather Probabilities
Tho Cyclo-Stormngraph nt Un
dorwooda Pharmacy shows that
tho bnromotrlo pressure has rison
qulto rapidly during tho last 12
hours,. Indicating tho passing of
tho prosont dlturbanco.
Forecast for noxt 24 heurs:
Fair woathor with brik winds,
which will diminish, ,
W
ISflMV TROUT m
N UTED IN
coin III 1920
Thn tnto fish nnd gamo commis
sion ha cloned down local trout
hatcheries for tho winter. Four or
flvo men who compoacd tho crows
woro laid off. At tho Crooked crook
hatchery John Itnmsdnlo, superin
tendent, remains In charge during
thu winter.
The past season has been a record
ono for flih propagation In Klamath
county. From tho Crooked Crcok
hatchery .700,000 trout fry woro dis
tributed among Klamnth lake and
streams, tho largest amount of young
trout vvor liberated In a season.
Tho other point aro ogg-taklng
stations and millions of eggs were
shipped to other placos In the sUto.
For tho first tlmo eggs wero taken
from Diamond lake. Moro than two
million vggi woro taken out of this
lako nlono, roports Henry D. Stout,
gamo wurdon. Hocauio of tho wealth
of natural food In this lako It forma
an Ideul spawning ground for tho
Kill nnd the eggi aro available In
countless quantities,
!ocal sportsmen should atronuous
ly oppoao tho movement to Include
Diamond lako In tho Crater
lake national forest area, said
Mr. Htout, uuloss tha cession by
the stato to tho ledoral government
specifically provldea for the reserva
tion of tho right by tho state to
mulntaln propagation and egg-taking
plants on tho lake. As a breeding
ground It Is an asset of Incalculable
value to this and future generations.
An fishing In moro accessible
places diminishes the trout supply,
the value of Diamond Uke to Ore
gon and Klamath county will In
creaso In luverso ratio.
Red River Lumber
Co. Will Cut Wages
WESTWOOD, Cal.. Dec. 2. II. F.
I'rayt"ninnagcr of tho local opera
tions of tho lied Itlver Lumber com
pany, Is credited with tho announce
ment to employes of the concern tbst
a revised wage schedule Is to bo
como effective December 1st
Tho statement credited to Pray sots
forth that prices of lumber have
been materially reduced, but that
this rcducatlon has not been produc
tive of added business and that aa
a result decision has been reached to
put Into effect n now wago schedule.
Eleventh Street
Bridge Is Opened
Tho Eleventh stroct brldgo was
opened today after having been
closed for four months for repairs.
Tho closing of this bridge worked
a hardship and caused Hot Springs
residents great Inconvenience, so
thoy aro Jubilant over tho opening
of tho structure. Tho city let tho
contract about a week ago to Dyrlo
& Allen, contractors, and they re
port the brldgo will bo opened per
manently today.
Aged Couple-Join
Hands and Fortunes
A wedding of Intorest to Klamath
Falls folk is that of A. A. Hughea
and Mrs. A. M. Jolly, who wore
united In wedlock at 126 Conger
uvenuo last night. Tho sorvlco was
read by Key. C. F. Trlmblo of the
Christian church.
Mrs. Hughes, the mother of T.
II. Jolly of this city, Is a woman
near 80 and tho brldogroom a mun
of 70. Plans havo been made to
remain In Klamath Falls for tho
present, at least.
(lAHAOi: KIIIK AT MALIN
MALIN, Doc. 2 A tiro starting
In somo tiro cement cans in tho Ma
lln Oonoral garago caused n loss of
approximately $50 to Joe Smldl own
er of tho garago. This tiro U tho sec
ond fire extinguished by 1110 tubers of
the Malln tiro department. Tho
wator pressuro was very ottlclont
saving the rest ot tho garage.
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HtCKKg SMALL'S HODY
IIK.NKATII .1UH THKATUK
TOnONTO, Doc. 1. An excnvatlon
fa being made under ithe Ground
theatro In sonrch ot tho body ot Am
brose J. Small, theatrical magnate,
who has boon missing tor somo tlmo,
Stago hands undor tho direction ot
dotectlva Mttcholl will dig up tho
oarth undor the auditorium until It
has b'eon definitely established that
Small's body Is not hlddon there.
WEATHER REPORT
Oregon Tonight, rain; Friday,
fair. r 1
Oregon City Judge
To Try Ingersoll
On Murder Charge
Judgo Campholl of Clackamas
county has boon selected to preside
nt the trial of Gilbert I nirnr.nl I rnr
tho murder of Honry Htoohslor at
unity, sot for Docembor 10 In tho
circuit court. Judgo D. V .Kuykcn
dall Is disqualified by nn affidavit of
prejudice filed by tho dofenso.
Several other cases will ho tried
noxt week beforo tho Ingersoll case
Is reached. Tho court term opens
Monday. Unless -ordered clsowhoro
Judgo Kuykondnll will prosldo over
all hearings oxcoopt tho murdor trial.
In caso tho chlof Justlco -wants tho
local Jurist to fill somo other bench
Judgo Campbell will bo hero Mon
day. IS
NEEDED FOR
STATE OFFICES
SALEM, Or., Dec. 2 Addition of
two stories to tho supromo court
building In lieu or erecting a new
structure under prevailing high cost
of labor and matorlaU Is advocated
ny bam A. Koior, socrctary of state,
In caso tho state board of control and
legislature deem It expedient to nro-
vide moro room at this tlmo for tho
accommodation of the so ' itato
commissions and dopartnr rhlcb
aro now occupying quariei. .jtend
od for the convenience ot tho legis
lators during tbelr biennial sessions.
Would Co-a 9IU5.0OO
Secretary of State Kozer has esti
mated that the cost ot two additional
stories to tho supreme court bulldlnc
-would bo In tho neighborhood of
1120,000, while tho erection ot n
modern office structure on the capl
tol grounds would entail an expendi
ture ot not less than 1350,000. Tho
addition ot these two stories. Mr.
Kozer a. a 111. wntiM.nrnvlrin trriMii
floor spsco for two of tho' largest
comtalsslons and thereby relievo the
crowded condition of tho statohouso
until prices return to normal.
'I dcom It expedient nt this tlmo
to direct 'the attention ot the board
of control to tho extremely congested
condition existing In tho capltol and
supreme court building," said a state
ment prepared by Mr. Kozer today.
Inndcquuto Quartern
"A fow years ago It became evident
that tho offlco room In tho capltol
building was entirely Inadequate to
meet tho rapidly growing demands ot
the various stato activities. As a
result of this during the past four
years and during the periods when
tho legislature has not been In ses
sion tho rooms used for commltteo
work by the legislative body have
been occupied by those activities
which have not sufficient floor space
to properly transact their business.
During the 1919 session the Indus
trial accident commission and tho
state highway commission wore
obliged to obtain quarters In down
town office buildings and tho same
course must bo followed during the
coming session of tho legislature,
which convenes January 10, 1921.
Mora Space Xccdw!
"Tho demands for spaco .will not
bo less; In fact, tho donuinds will bo
greuter from time to time as tho nat
ural growth ot the stato requires. In
order to relieve the situation steps
must be taken sooner or later to pro
vide additional quurtors, olther by
tho construction of an additional
building or uddlng to tho present
structures on tho capltol grounds,
'In view of tho fact thnt tho walls
of tho supromo court building aro
strong enough, I hnvo boon told, to
support nt leuBt two additional stor
ies, 1 It Is possible, I bollove, to take
caro of tho Increased demands tor tho
noxt four or flvo years by making
this Improvement. 1 havo boon in
formed that this can bo dono without
disturbing tho prosont architectural
design or In any wlso departing from
tho conceived plan ot tho architect
at tho tlmo ot its construction. If
this courso Is not feasible as an alter
native,' steps should bo taken toward
tbo construction ot a modern office
building adequate In capacity and ar
rangement of construction to fulfill
modern offlco demands.
"The matter Is brought to the at
tention ot tbo board at this time in
order that a thorough investigation
ot tho requirements may bo made at
tho noxt session of the legislature In
January."
Mr. Kozor'a statomont probably
will bo placed before tho stato board
ot control Immediately upon tho re
turn tp Salem ot Governor Olcott,
who Is now at Ifarrlsburg, Pa., at
tending; tho governor's conterenco.
Any recommendation that may bo
made by .the board then will go be
fore the legislature.
WE ROOM
HOLDS
I. II. u.
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Existing Freight Tariffs
on Carload Shipments
from Eastern Oregon
to Portland Will Not
Be Changed
(lly Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Doc. 2. Tho In
terstate 'commerce commission today
approved existing rates on grain and
grain products In carload lots from
points In Idaho, eastern Washington
nnd eastern Oregon to Portland, As
toria and Intermediate points, and
to Vancouver, Washington.
Tho oxlslng rates on class and
commodity shipments between Port
land and Vancouver and points In tho
Columbia Illver basin south ot Snake
river were held unduly projudlcal to
tho extent that they exceed 90 per
cent of tho rates applied on Ilka traf
fic between Columbia river basin
points nnd Astoria or Tacoma, or
points on Grays harbor or- Wallaps.
bay.
PORTLAND, Dec. 2. The rats
decision upholds In part tho findings
ot Honry Thurtetl, examiner for tho
Intorstato commerce commission, an
nounced last January. Itato experts
say that Portland will remain In tho
sarao position It has always occupied
as a grain shipping port, but will
receive a differential ot ten per cent
compared with Astoria and Puget
Sound terminal on shipments to
and from points In the .upper Colum
bia rlvor basin and south ot Snaka
river. Tbo case waa Initiated a
year and a half aco bv Portland
shipping Interests
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 A
conference ait the Pad Ac Coast Co-
PRESENT N
TO
oraUrelpMrajsndOrowcrs Aa
soc!aUon"asbcc1r'catleisly DIrec- ,
lor Daniels to meet here December
20, for the purpose ot meeting tho
situation caused by Increased
transcontinental rates. All grow- '
era of California, Oregon and Wash
ington are Invited to attend the
conference.
Regular Pates for
Citizenship Exams.
Judge Kuykendall has set five
dates In the coming year on which
petitions for naturalization will be
heard. These dates are as follews:
second Monday In January, second
Monday In March, second Monday In
June, second Monday In November.
In the past there have been no
regular dates set for hearing these
petitions and hearings were an
nounced from tlm oto time whenever
number ot applications for citizen
ship had accumulated.
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NEWS WIUTEIW WILL
MEET IX MISSOURI
FULTON,, Mo., Dec. 2. The Uni
versity ot Oregon will bo represent
ed at tbo annual meeting ot the As
sociation of American Schools and
Department ot Journalism, which
will bo held at the University ot
Missouri, Columbia, December 29
and 30. , Oregon, Montana and
Washington' are the only universities
ot tho west nntr northwest part ot
tho United States that have met the
Journalistic requirements to onablo
them to be admitted to membership
In tho organization.
Tho prcsldont Is Dean Walter
Williams of the Missouri school ot
Journalism and the secretary-treas-iror
Is W. O, Dleyer of the Univer
sity ot Wisconsin. Tho delegates
will have their first opportunity to
visit Jay II. Neft hall, the new homo
ot tho Missouri school ot Journal
Ism, recently dedicated.
The American Association ot
Teachers ot Journalism will hold Its
annual convention tn St. Louis on
December 29, 30 and 31 and the
University ot Oregon will be repre
sented there also. These delegates
also will go to Columbia to visit
Neft hall.
LONE PINE NEWS
Mr. DUrnolte, William Nloman,
Mrs. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Honry
Somon and children and Sam Enman
bad Thanksgiving dinner at Josso
Johnson's home.
Estln Klger had his arm broken
last Friday evening, whllo playing
basket-ball at the Merrill high
school. He Is on the Merrill team.
I Rolf aoertson started to the Mer
rill high school Monday.