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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY. JANUARY 10, 1021.
Prlco Five OcnU
i&tyv lEtumfttgs Iteralii
31ST SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
i OPENED TODAY
HAI.MiV Jan 10 With tho un
iiilliiniiiM rtirtotlon of Senator Hoy V.
llltnor of Pondelton as president of
tho rwsimto nml Louis 12 Roan of Eu
gene hh upenker of tho Iiouho, tho 3 1st
Orcgtn legislature wus organized to
day. S-MiMor lMdy of Douglas county
nomliiiiii'd llltnor nnd Hnprosotitn-
tlvo Uordon of Multnomah county,
wlio lll bend tho houno ways and
moam iMtnmltteo, nominated Hoan.
H'hij ovornor -will dollur hlo an
nuni nii-HHiiKu to tho legislature at
10:30 tomorrow.
In tli innate thcro win 27 republi
cans, I ilomocrnt and 2 lndoiondont
Momli.'i-Hhlp of tho htiuos li compos
od of rX republicans and two demo
cralK feimiur Hoy W llltnor, of Pend
l4)i. huh tho selection for president
of tlir Ki-tiato, mado no mo tltno ago,
vthmi Scimtor II. L. Eddy, of Rose
burn withdrew from tho race. Ropro
Moiiutlti) Louis K. Dean, of Eugene
wok mioiipoHud for spanker of tho
llouui.
The pniRram for tho opening day
conMxi,l of organization of both
llOUHfH.
tVimtiir Dm co Dennis of La (Iran
de In author of a Joint memorial res
olullon, urging tho nntlonnl congress
to pjr. dm early os poMlhlo tho Ford-iie-
mri;ency tariff bill. It urges
coiiRf'H to onact a comprehensive
protii ihn moasuro to protect Amerl
caij li.ixir. products and Industry. It
will Uf presented to tho stato sen
iito (ui -non as tho senate calls for
mauuulnlH
Afuiuiiff Important, measures to be
propi.H'd during tho session, 'accord
Ing n lorcciiHts mado by membors
before i be opening of tho legisla
ture In. ):., will 1)6 legislation deal
ing villi tho Japanese situation, bills
for 1 10,(11)0,000 tnoro bonds for high
wa instruction, regulating high
way 1 1 ij rt .', reorganizing tho fish nnd
game .iMimilsslon making tho fish
comiiilxrtlon ono body and tho game
comiiilxKlim another, measure for con
Bollilntliin tho Portland dock and port
coin in Ix-ilou, an amendment changing
the tMiiin of office for Portland
school M-ielicnt, protection for bond
InvoMnrx, payinonts to soldlors sail
ore ami marines for service during
world mr, promoting tho tourist
traffic, mid amondlng tho syndicalism
nnd workinon compensation laws.
Reported that New
Councilmen Will
Fill Seats Tonight
Iloport Is current today that now
councilmen front tho third and fifth
wards will ho unopposed by Meters
Urandenburg nnd Colvln, members
of tho old council, In taking iients at
tonight's council meeting,
Mr Colvln has Indicated, according
to cty hall gossip, that ho will not
nook to carry his opposition furtlior,
and Mr. Urandenburg, when Inter
viewed today, whllo retraining from
dnrlnlto statement, Indicated that ho
would follow any lend by Colvln.
Tho nowly elected members nro T.
T. McCollum from tho third ward and
Dert Hawkins from tho fifth.
T N N
FAVOR OF BIG
1
GOES TO TRIAL
ATI
Secretary Says,
Despite No Contest,
All Should Vote
8i rfiiry A. L. Wlshard of tho
JOamuiu Irrigation district stated
.rth&l whllo thoro was no contest on
for tint office of director, In tho dis
trict, nevertheless It was duty of each
raenibrtr to voto tomorrow, for two
reahoiix' Klrst, to show that the mem-
lem of tho district do take an intor
est In tlm district's affairs; and sec
ond, t'r.. uao Mr. Marshall Is ontltled
to cooHldoratlon for the Interest and
etfortx h has made to conduct tho
nffuliH f tho district In an efflclont
innniiHr,
Tho case of Laura E. Madison
against L. O. Mills, U. E. Ilecdor,
and II. T. McKlmonB, In which Mrs.
Madlsou churges tho defendants with
malicious prosocutlon, and asks
damages of $25,000, with oxomplary
damages of JIG, 000, is being hoard
before Judge Kuykcndall today. The
Jury was drawn about an hour bo-
foro tho noon roccss, and consists of
V. A. Jones, Charles Kcstor, W. D.
Cofor, J. It. Dixon, L. F. duertson,
Otto Heldrlck, II. Nylandcrd, J. P.
Ilrott, II. 8. Wakcflold, Clydo Brad-
ley, Tom Lynch, and John A
Koontz. After tho soatlng of tho
Jury tho opening arguments and
somo testimony by Mrs. Madison
woro hoard.
Tho affair last Juno, when Mrs.
Madison was arrested and subse
quently oxamlncd for Insanity, was
reviewed In her testimony, sho on
aonyoring to show that she was
badjy treated and subjected to much
humiliation, besides being, through
that treatment, doprlvcd of the ro-
spect nnd company of hor 17-year-old
daughtor nnd her paronts.
Tho dcfenRO evidently will try to
pro a that Mrs. Madison Is unfit to
caro for hor daughtor.
W. A. West Is appearing for Mrs.
Madison, nnd F. II. Mills is acting
for tho defendants.
AERIAL STAGE
LINE IS lie
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CANADIAN TOW.V 18 IN
t'I.AMI; ONB MAN IIUIINKI)
H)U8i: JAW., Bask., Jan. 10. Ono
man huh liurnod to death whon a flro
destroyed tho city hall at Swift Cur
rent this morning. According to re
port iriiLhlng here the flames uro
safldiii'iiig tho entlro town.
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. .MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. Cattle and
bogs, Kter.dy: sheep firm, east of the
mount!iii lambs, $9.50 and $10. GO;
ogg 'nil butter steady.
Weather Probabilities
Tli," Cyclo-Stormagrapb at
Underwood's Pharmacy, shows
that tda barometric pressure has
reniulnad practically stationary
lor tliti last 48 hours,
Tbl.i would lndlcafo a contln
"uaucH, of present weather condl
""tlonn, Vroca8t for next 24 heurs:
No change. Clear, cold, with
varlabln winds. .'
Ji
Representing a recontly or;(anlied
aviation company of Spokano, Wash.,
A. I). McKenzle of Portland arrived
horo last nlgh't to look ovor the
flold with a view of ostabllsblug an
airplane station hero, the proposal
at prcsont being to operate u state
line between tlilr city and Medford
and Ashland. Mr. McKenzIo has
looked over the field In Medford,
Ashland and Grants Pass, and
Judgod by condlnons over 'thoro the
stage lino can be estawuneJ, pro
vided conditions horo aro favorablo
also.
Mr. McKenzIo Is also ontortalnlns
u proposition to establish u scenic
air routo between this city and tho
Upper Lake, the plan Including tno
utilization of a sea piano.
At this time everything Is In the
embryonic stago, but tho successes
achieved In hundreds of other places
can bo duplicated or surpassed hero
provided tho needed encouragement
Is forthcoming. It Is planned to use
tour airplanes on tho lino.
It plans mature, tho line will be
In operation boforo tho end of the
spring months.
Mr. McKenzIo was In the service
of Uncle 8am as Instructor for two
years during the war, and was at
tached to several camps In different
parts of tho country. 8lnce leaving
the service he has been connected
with Independent ulrplano compa
nies, his record attracting the at
tention ot Spokano business men,
who engaged him to take charge of
their field operations and to super
vise their aerial equipment.
Mr. McKenzle will confer with
Secretary T. L. Stanley ot the Klam
ath County Commercial club, today,
and hopes to secure the co-operation
ot the chamber In his efforts to .es
tablish the air lines under contemplation.
At tholr mooting Jnnunry 4, tho
board of directors of tho Klamath
Irrigation dlMrlct passod tho follow
ing self-explanatory resolutien:
Whereas our Project Managor, IL
D. Newell has recommended that tho
sum of $1,200,000 bo appropriated
towards tho completion of tho Kla
math projoct, and
Whereas tho recommendation mado
by Mr. Newell has boon approved
and Is urged by all tho officials of
the U. 3. It. S. and in particular by
tho chief engineer and tho director
or tho U. 8. II. S and
Whereas wo bollovo that It would
bo conlstont with good sound busi
ness principals to complete tho Kla
math project at tho earliest posslblo
dato, basing our opinion upon tho
fact that tho part of tho project now
In oporntlon !b returning tho moneys
Invested promptly nnd for tho fur
tlior reason that approximately $1,
500,000 has been Invested In tho pro
ject which cannot bo returned to tho
reclamation fund until tho projoct Is
completod, and
Whoroos tho uncompleted portion
of tho project contains a largo aroa
ot public land which under Irrigation
would bo particularly doslrablo for
soldier settlement.
Now Thoroforo Ho It Ilosolvod that
tho board ot directors of tho Klamath
Irrigation district at this tlmo go on
record on behalf ot tho district to
express tbelr appreciation to tho re
clamation servteo and Its officials and
secretary of the Intorlor for tholr of
forts to secure this appropriation for
tho Klamath project, and
Ho It further Resolved and It Is
the recommendation ot this board
that tho Klamath Irrigation district,
tho people ot Klamath county, and
tho State of Oregon and tholr offi
cial representatives make every effort
to haro the congress of the Unltod
States appropriate tho sum recom
raonded by tho socrotary ot tho Intor
lor and tho reclamation servlco tor
the completion ot tho Klamath pro
ject, and
Do It Furthor Resolved nnd Ordor
ed that a copy of this resolution bo
sent to all Irrigation districts, tho
Klamath county chamber ot com
merce ot Klamath Falls, tho local
nnd stato organization of tho Ameri
can Legion, tho Oregon irrigation
congress, tho Oregon stato chamber
ot commorco, tho Oregon senators
and congressmen, tho secretary of tho
Interior and tho officials of tho
Unltod, States reclamation aervlco.
CONGESTION IN
HOMES MENACES
PUBLIC REALTR
Western Union Co.
Airs Feud With
Dep't. of State
WASHINGTON, Jun. 10 Charges
that tho stato dopartment was "mak
ing throats agaln3t tho Cuban gov-
ornraont" to provont tho issuanco of
tpormlts for Westorn Union cablo
I landings on tho Island wan mado
boforo tho sonato committee today
by Nowcomb Carlton, president of
PROJECT H
Incroaso of communication facilities
aided tho dlsslmlnation of American
nows. Ho said that tho Associated
Press furnished Its roports to Porto
Rice, Alaska, Mexico and has on
torod oxtonslvoly into tho South
American field. Roports to
Islands of the Pacific, ho said, woro
for froo distribution In Japan and
China.
"This Ib an unprofitable flold,"
declared Martin, "and wo nro keep
ing It up to maintain connection bo
twoon tho United States and Its pos
sessions."
South American rcadors desire
news from the United States and
tho only difficulties woro lack ot
cablo facilities, he said.
New Bath House
Well Equipped
Thirteen Men Join
the Army Here
Thirteen recruits have been se
cured by Recruiting Officor Jackson
since he arrvlod hero about threo
woeks ago, and it this success con'
tlnues ho will remain horo until
nbout the 1st ot February. Until
his doparture he can be found at
the Central hotel.
The thirteen men sent from this
city range in age from 18 to 24 years,
and the enlistments are for three
years each. They were consigned to
throe branches ot tho service, the
artillery, .tho Infantry and the quar
termaster's department, going flist
to Portland, thon to Vancouver, and
then to their respective destinations.
Flvo of the men went to Camp
Jackson, near Columbia, South Car
olina. The university ot South Caro
lina has ottered a throe-year raurse
to all members ot tho fifth division
at Camp Jackson, who aro qualified
aa students. This tuition Is given
gratis, tho soldier-students making
their home at the camp anil attend
ing school on the same basis aa oth
er students. Many ot the recruits
have taken advantage ot the uni
versity's magnificent offer.
Elks Start Bowling
Series Tomorrow
Postponement until tomorrow
night ot tne first gome of the Elks
bowling series wns announced today
by M. P. Lavenlk, manager of the
series, due to other engagements ot
membors ot the two opposing teams
which will open the contest. Much
Interest wau taken, both Inside the
lodge and out, in last year's series,
and the coming contests promise to
draw as much attention or more.
State Senate Names
Permanent Officers;
House Is Incomplete
(Dy Associated Press.)
SALEM, Jan. 10, The sonato ef
fected permanent organization today
with John P. Hunt, ot Woodburn,
chief clerk; Miss Roslna Miller, ot
McMtnnvIUe, assistant chlof clerk;
Albert D. Ooddara, ot Umatilla coun
ty, calendar clerk; Walter L. Tooze,
reading clerk; Co., W, O, D, Mercer,
of Eugene, sergeant at arms; 11, T.
Bruce, ot Multnomah, door-keeper;
R. 8. McClanahaoof Multnomah, as
sistant door-keeper; Leland T.
Brown, of Douglas county, reading
'clerk.
Fred Drager was elected tempor
ary chief clerk, of the bouse, and Is
expected to. be made - permanent
clerk, his assistant will probably be
J. B. Bedlngfleld, ot Douglas county.
Kbert Bede Is expected to be the
house reading clerk; Joe Singer; ser
geant at arms; Fred Malndel. calen
dar .clerk, andrC. A'. Nadon, ot Mar
Ion, doorvkepr.' ' )
So near, and yet so rar. That torm
Is appllcablo to the bath houso on
Spring street recontly erected by M.
A. Mann. Avoiding paradoxical
phrases, It can bo said that tho now
bath house, whllo not completely
equipped and stilt undor tho build
ing contractor's chargo, has boon
flnlshod to a stage whero tho per
son who -wants to onjoy a nlco warm
plunge In tho tank, or who wants to
rovel In a tub bath, can find tho ac
commodations ho doslrcs. In fact.
Mr. Mann states that business has
boon vory good recently, and that It
tho advent ot waraer:jwcather nnd
added equipment Increases tho bust
ness'ln'proportlon he will, to uso a
popular saying, "haver-no kick com
ing." f
With the excoptlon ot a diving
platform, the plunge, or inside tank,
has been completed according to
Mr. Mann's plans. Six rings, a
trapeze and a springboard aro in
place, and they have been Instru
mental In raisins; the pleasure ot
bathors who like such equipment sev
eral degrees higher than generally
falls to the lot ot tho plunge dovoteo
who Is denied access to such equip
ment. Tho tank Js 30x60 toot, and In
clines from 4 feet on ono side to 7
feet on the doeper sldo. When tho
water loaves tho hot springs about
200 feet away, It possesses a heat of
192 degrees, but after bolng cooled
and entering tho tank. It Is only
about half as hot, and Just right for
a downright onjoyablo plungo. An
analysis by tho chemistry dopart
ment ot the University ot Oregon
shows that the water contains 49 per
cent mineral substances, a quality
that should recommend It to all
bathers.
Fourteen private tubs have boen
Installed, but this .numbor will bo
augmented to probably twice as
many before spring. Thoro are 34
dressing rooms, and about 1G will
bo added,. Approximately 300 bath
ing suits aro at tho disposal ot tho
public.
It Is Mr. Mann's Intention to build
an outsldo plungo next spring, tho
dimensions ot which will bo 40x80
foot. This plungo will havo all tho
needed up-to-date equipment.
Mr, Mann has beon a resident ot
this city nbout four years, and knows
that a business like tho ono he owns
can .be fostered Into ono that will
amply repay him for tho investment
entailed. He Is going to do evoyr
thing practicable and possible to
make this bath houso tho best In
this part ot tho stato, und asks tho
public to visit it any tlmo botwoen
tho hours of 8 In tho morning and
10 at night, and soo for thomselves
Just what he has done to make the
establishment Convenient, enjoyable
In the meantime Mr. Loo and Mr.
swimming as a recreation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Ksti-
mates placing tho shortage of houses th0 Wostorn Union
n America more than 1.2GO.000 will Frederic Roy Martin, acting gen
bo placed boforo tho national coun-orni manager of tho Associated
.... o mo cnamoor oi commorco ot PreBg( t0ld tho commlttco that any
'" ""u outiun ill u uiutHing lo 00
hold In Washington, Janunry 27th
and 28th which will discuss meas
ures to relievo tho situation.
Tho housing shortage, nccordlnc to
John thldar, managor of tho nation
al chamber's civic dovolopment de
partment, has reached a point whero
four million persons aro Inadequate
ly housed. Ihldor Is helping In tho
proitaratlon of a program for tho
conforonce, which will bring repre
sentatives ot tho 1400 Industrial and
commercial organizations making up
the national chamber's membership.
Ho has mado a close study of tho
housing problom.
"For a numbor of years prior to
tho world -war," said Ihdler recent
ly, "It is conservatively estimated
that there wero oroctcd In tho United
Statos between 300,000 and 400,000
family dwellings In a year. This
Includes homes and apartmonts. Dur
ing tho war construction ot houses
was practically at a standstill with
the exception of what building was
dono by tho government. As a re
sult of this wo came out ot tho war
far bohlnd our regular building pro
gram. Tho situation has not Im
proved a great doal since tho sign
ing ot tbo armistice excopt for a
brlof spurt early In 1919, becauso
thoso who contomplated building
homos put It off until prices should
becomo stabilized
"In 919 It Is estimated that there
were-built, only "about 70,000 houses
in tho Uftllod. States, whllo tho
number erected during 1920 will
probably turn out to havo been oven
smaller than that figure.
"Whllo It Is true thoro aro many
houses for sale, these aro nearly all
now occupied by tenants. Tho num
ber ot housos for rent In most com
munities Is practically nil and tho
majority of these houses aro not suit
able for tho needs of tho average
wage oarnor. A man with an Income
ot $5000 a year or more doesn't havo
much trouble getting desirable quar
ters as tho wago earner who cannot
afford to pay high rents. Tho wago
earnor and those earning small sal
aries are tho ones who aro hit hard
est by tho housing shortage. It is for
those folks that decent homes must
be built.
"Meanwhile they, as well as many
with larger Incomes, ore doubling
up or taking In lodgers. Increased
ronts too havo caused many families
to share tholr quarters with outsid
ers, so wo have the anomaly of a
block or an apartment bouse contain
ing a larger numbor of people than
it ever did in the-past, yet -with. an
occasional house or apartment vacant
because those- needing bettor quart
ers can't afford to pay any higher
rents. This overcrowding ot rooms Is
viewed with anxiety by the public
health officials who realize how In
fectious diseases spread under such
conditions."
IS
ENDORSED
Of DIRECTORS
Tho following resolution was pass,
od by tho board of dlroctors of tho
Klamath Irrigation district at their
mooting last wook. It was placed
upon tho minutes and coplos sont to
tho following porsons nnd organiza
tions with requests for similar action,
or endorsemont:
John Barton Payne, secretary ot
tho Intorlor; Goo. E. Chamberlain,
U. 8. senator; Chas. N. McNary, U.
8. 8onator; N. J, Blnnott, congress
man; W. C. Hawley, cengressman:
sont out by radio, nnd woro copied Pot McArthur, congressman; Ben W.
Olcott, govornor stato of Oregon; F.
E. Woymouth, chlof onglneor, U. S.
reclamation service; A. P. Davis, dN
roctor, U. 8. reclamation service;
II. D. Newell, projoct mana
gor, Kfamath project; J, D. Bend,
project manager, Bolso, Idaho; F, N.
Wallace, president, Oregon irrigation
congress; George Qunyle, socrotary,
stato chamber ot commerco; State
and Local Posts, American Legion;
Horsefly Irrigation district; Matin
Irrigation district; Shasta View irri
gation district; Pine Grove Irrigation
district; Patterson irrigation district;
Enterprise Irrigation district.
Following Is the resolutien:
Tho following statement was order
ed spread upon tho minutes of tho
board of dlroctors, and tho secre
tary was directed to send a copy ot
samo to F. E. Weymouth, chief engi
neer, and A. P, D'avis director at
h,,u ruc.auuiiiou. service. .
KMPLOYKKS DKCLAItB
II. It's lJHOKK FAITH
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Tho rail
roads havo broken faith with tho
public, said B. M. Jewell, ot tho
American federation of labor rail
way employees' dopartmont, before
the railroad labor board at a hearing
of tho demand ot tho railroad broth
erhoods that a national board ot ad
justment bo established. Representa
tives ot railroads told the board that
agreements standardizing working
conditions made under govornmont
control should not be continued.
Whereas the United States 'has.
through thoreclasaation Mrrloc'-ax-
pondod some throe uUllloa. doHars jn
reclamation work. In ",'rinlh cos.
ty, npon what 'ftp kaomjMh Klv
math project; aia kaitMsM WkiJt
Irrigation apprdxlmateiy0,000 aeraar
of land, and measures are now beta
takon to complete the project, which
will mean the 'reclamation and Irri
gation ot from 100,000 to 150,000
moro acres of land within this .coun
ty, and
Whoroas tho reclamation work on
tho Klamath project has contributed
In a largo measure to tho develop
ment and prosperity ot this commun
ity, and
Wboreas during tbo years of ser
vlco by the reclamation department
on this project thore has been a
great deal ot unfair and unwarrant
ed criticism of tbo work It has done.
Now Thoroforo, we, the undersign
ed, G. W- Offlold, A. L.' Marshall
and R. E. Bradbury, comprising the
board ot directors of tho Klamath
Irrigation district, feel that It Is only
fair and proper that we should go
on record at this time as follews:
Wo aro familiar with the develop
ment of this project from the begin
ning, and wo find that while there
havo been mistakes mado by the re
clamation service, which must nec
essarily bo the cose whon a pioneer
engineering work of such magnitude
is undertaken and tho further fact
Is realized that tbo reclamation ser
vice was compelled to act on Insuf
ficient data, and was confronted with
probloms which could only bo solved
by years of careful study and ex
porlcoce nevertheless, a great many
ot tho charges, and much of tho criti
cism, when carefully Investigated
havo proven to be without merit.
W0 find tho samo to bo true of the
criticism directed against the offi
cers and officials who havo represent
ed tho reclamation service on this
projoct.
Wo wish, thoroforo, at this time
to endorse the work ot the reclama
tion servlco, and Its representatives
on this project, and particularly
those officials of the service whom
wo have met In the transaction ot
the business ot the district, and
Water Users association during the
distance ot our project.
Wo had grown to respect and es
teem our former Project Manager,
Mr. J. B. Bend, and questioned
whether or not wo would be fortun
ate enough to secure tho services ot
another man ot his character. But
we find in Mr. No well, our' prcsont
manager, tho same type of,a man. He
has proven himself to -"he capable
projoct manager, an oblo executive
and a man' ot unquestionable Integ
rity and fairness. We respect htm
In his official capacity, and appreciate
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