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KLAMATH FALLS, OHKUON, THURSDAY, FKHHUAKV 17, 1U2I.
I'RIOH FIVE CENTS
IN
LOB RATES
IS STARTED
Need of hotter freight rales woh
tint principal aubjnrt of dlscuiudoii
at tlm tunutliiK of till) mnrchuutnbu;
'rimu of tlio Chamber of Uotnmoreo
,lant night,
M. A. CnllnKhnn, bond of thn re-
cniitly organized traffic itiipnrttniint,
aitdrnnil tint meeting, nmt fur tin r
an hour pointed out apparent In
niultlcn botwmm locnl freight rntrrn
ml ottinr connt rnten of tlio flatith
cm Pacific company.
It wan shown that thn rnto from
Ban Francisco to Ktnmnth Falls was
12.62 a hiinttrm! pound, wlillo tlio
rnto to Mudford, equally 'distant
from tlio nhlpplnic point, was
2,1 J H. Tho rnto from Ban Fran-
Clwo to Wood In $1.644. From
Wood to Klamnth Falls Ik 90 mile
anil from Weed to Medford tho tamo
dlltancn. llelwern Wood lind Moil
ford thorn In tho hrnvy Siskiyou
, grado, wlillo thn Krndo from Wood
to thin city In comparatlvnly uniiy,
. yet -Klamath Kill In pays 40 H conts
, luoro freight on each hundrod
pounds hauled from Wood than doe
Medford. It roidn Medford nhlppnm
47 cent n hundred from Wood to
that city, hut It costs Klamath Fall
, merchant 87 V4 conta to ship ono
hundred pounds of freight from
Wood hern. This dunpltn tho fact
tbnt.onn locomotlvo will movn an
,,pnllnsry (might train on thn local
branch, wlillo It I noconiiary to
riouhlo-head and Irlplo-head frnlRht
strain acros thn Siskiyou,
, Thli wai ono of tho angles of tho
Milgh rato situation touchnd upon
KLast night's mooting marked tho
VJponlng of a concortod campaign to
vocurn hottor rate, and during thn
next row Wook tho traffic depart
.inont wilt bo gathorlng ovldonco to
liny boforo tho Southorn Pacific com
pany to aupport It request for an
, adjustment. Tho company has prom
ised co-oporatlon, and It li not an
' tlclpated that friction will dovolop
In other words, It la bollnved that
conditions havo como about thhrough
ovorslght and tho falluro of any or
ganized protest or concortod plan
for remedy.
,, Already tho traffic dopartmont
manager hn forTotod out, through
hid knowledgo of rules and tariffs,
several consldarablo ovcr-churgos,
which will result In a noat robato
to Individual shipper, nnd It la bo
tleved that refunds aggregating sov
oral thousand dollar will eventually
result to local shlpporn from tho In
vestigation undor way.
Thlrty-ono Individual merchants
and firms havo signed ngroomontn to
(support tho traffic dopartmont, and
sovoral others havo promlsod to
sign up at onco.
Charge Dismissed
Against Duke for
Lack of Evidence
t
George Duko, arrostod on a chargo
of'atnallng a motorcyclo onglno from
Ernest HwnnBon, win dlsmjssod by
I Justice of tho l'oacn Gaghagon yes
terday nftomoon, tho ovldonco stib-
ntlttod bolng consldorod Insufficient
to convict. Tho dofetmo did not nt
- tempt to provo that tho onglno waa
not stolon from Bwanson, but thoro
was no ovldonco to. contradict Duke's
.testimony that ho had bought It from
a man ho had nevor soon boforo, nnd
whom ho had not soon slnco. Frod
Duko and Hay Mjooro tostlflod that
a man nnsworlng tho description of
tho pornon Ooorgo Duko claims sold
tho onglno to him, camo to tho Con
trol Auto Sorvlco otflco with tho
onglno and offorod to soli it. Lator
tho "unknown took tho onglno to tho
Duke homo, whoro ho sold It for
."about ono-thlrd of Its valuo,
, Tho onglno Is still In tho possosslon
of . District Attornoy JJrowor.
AUTO MEN MKKT TONIGHT
Don't forgot to go to the big
mooting of tho automobllo own
era to be held tonight In tho
chamber of commerce rooms.
It' Is golng'to bo a hummer, Don't
bo a Btlck-ln-tho-nvud; Comeout
and be a roller. j
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State Forester to
Take Hand in
Fight on Beetle
Thn chambor of cominorco has ro
calvod n letter from tho stato forostry
dopartmont nt Portland which stnto
thnt nn axpnrt from tho forostry
dnpartmont will como to this coun
ty In May, nnd aftur Investigating
condition exhaustively will mako
plans to Instltulo n campaign against
thn plnn bontln, and athnr Insocts,
which nrn causing oxtonnlvo Injury
to tlmbnr In this dlntrlct.
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Word hus rnachod rolatlvns horo
of an automobllo accldont at Med
ford, February 12, In which Mrs.
Ooorgo W. Loosloy of Ashland, for
morly of tho Fort Klamath district,
was painfully Injured. Tho roport
said, howavor, thai physicians did
not consider tho Injuries, which con
sisted of a doop gash ovor tho loft
tomplo, n badly cut wrist and no
vum sprains and brulso of thn back,
snrlous and Mrs. Lopsloy's condition
wan Improving thoy said,
Mr. and Mrs, Loosloy, with sov
oral others, worn mrouto to Med
ford to attond tbo Lincoln Day ban
quel, said thn roport, with Mr.
I.oosloy driving. Tho auto lights bo
camn (Infective and tho machlnn loft
tho highway and crashed Into n telo
phono polo. Mrs. loo1oy suffered
thn only nnrlotis Injury.
Mrs. loonloy Is a nlstnr of tho Into
Mrs. (). C. Applegate. Hho and her
husband resided for ninny years on
tbolr Fort Klamath ranch and aro
widely known ilq. ths community.
Thoy still own property at Fort Kla
math. Business Conditions
Better in Portland
J, U. Drlscoll returned last night
from l'ortland, whoro ho attondod
tho mooting of tho stato fish and
gamo commission. Ho reports only
routlno business was transacted.
Trado conditions are Improving In
tho north, said Mr. Drlscoll. Thoro
havo been largo sales of wheat and
wool during tho past fow days and
tho financial skies aro cloarlng fast.
Although wool prices aro low, tho
sales placod much monoy In clrcu
two notes, both for $4077, with In
spondod to tho stimulus.
HANK SUES ON NOTES
Tho Klamath Stato bank has In
stituted two suits for pnyyiont on
two notes, both for $4077, with In
terest from Fabruary 10, 1920, and
attornoy'a foes of G00. Ono suit was
brought against Arthur I). Clark,
Mazln Clark, L. Jacobs, and Ilobort
Bmlth, tho noto having been mado
out to Mr. Jacobs who transferred
It to Mr. Smith, who, In turn, sold
It to tho bank-. Tho second noto de
livered by tho Clarks and was In
favor of Mr. Jacobs, lator bolng
transferred to J. A. Gordon, and
then to tho bank. R. O. Orocsbock
Is attornoy for the bank.
,WK1XM VUKKRAIj WJTJi
UK IIHM TOMOIUIOW
Funoral sorvlcos for Frank Welch,
who dlod horo yontorday nftomoon,
will bo hold In tho Sacred Heart
church tomorrow morning. Father
Mnlloy will conduct tho Mass, which
will bogln nt 8 o'clock. Tho romalns
will bo tnkon to tho train Immedi
ately after Mass tor shipment to San
Francisco, whoro burial will bo
mado,
Cleveland Teachers
Beaten Jo Death
CLEVELAND, O., Fob. 17. Loulso
Woulfo and Mabel Footo, young
school toachors nt Parma high school,
woro found boaton to doath In tho
road on Parma heights oarly today.
A bloody stick wns found near tho
bodies, with ovldences of a struggle
In tho snow. Part of tho girls' cloth
ing was torn from tho bodjos.
rOSTOFKIOB THIEVES-MAKE
HAUL FOR HAW MILMON
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. ' 17. Four
bandits held up tho postofflce horo
today nnd escaped with ntno sacks of
mall, ostlmatod to contain halt a
million tfollara,
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BONUS BILL
PISSES; SPEED
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BALRM, Fob, 17. Tho senate Into
yontorday passod tho soldier's bonus
moasuro, which ulrWly had passod
tho houso.
Thn governor last night had signed
IS morn bills, Including tho Nor
hind inoanuro providing for tho cap
turing and killing of seals and soa
lions, tho bill emitting a nlnto gamo
commission and tho Harn bill, which
inakos tho giving of fraudulont re
pair and othor bills punlshablo un
der tho obtaining money undor false
protonscs statutn.
Jtonil ItrfrulnUons
Iloth houses passod a bill rogu
latlng bond housos, Introduced as
tho result of tho collapso of Morris
llros., Incorporated.
Iloprcsentatlvo McFarland of Mult
nomah Introduced a bill providing
for tho croutlon of a stato racing
commission to control racing. It
would pormlt racing botwoon May 1
and Nbvombor 1, and bar Bunday rac
ing. IUkmotcU Highway
Tho sonato highways commlttoe
lato yontorday voted to recommend
tho pasnogo of tho two now Itooso
volt highway bills, which will bo in
troducod as commlttoo measures. Ono
provides for tho creation of highway
districts by groups of counties or
slnglo counties, or portions of coun
ties. Tho othor provides that dis
trict forniod by the: coast counties
may set anldo funds to tako tbo placo
of fedoral funds In matching tho
stato fund for tho construction of
tho Itoosiivoli highway.
Kill Crntcr liako Hood
Tho highways commlttoo klllod tha
Thomas bill providing Tor a .million
dollar bond Issuo for th constroe
tlon of tho Crater Lake highway.
Two senators voted against tho
bonus measures. Tfco scnato raised
tho aggregate of flC monthly pay
ments to $500, as against f2S0 in
tho houso bill, and tho total amount
of loans to $4000.
After a preliminary dobato In tho
aenato tho minority report on tho
co-oporatlvo marketing bltl wns
killed and tho bltl was passod. Tho
bill now goes to third reading.
Tho houso Indotlnatoly postponod
tho sonata bill authorizing tho reg
ulation of drugloss therapeutics. Tho
sonata killed the bill increasing dis
trict Judges' salaries, also tho bill
defining tbo dutlos of coroners.
Stato consorshlp of motion pic
tures Is provided for undor a sub
stitute bill Introduced In tho houso
by a commlttoo on hoalth and public
morals. It would croato a stato
bourd sorvlng without pay to act uu
an nppoal body, and provides for
salaried viewers.
Tho houso today passod, tho Mc
Farland bill, making It crlmo to
"throw" a ball gamo.
Merchant's Mother
Is Dead in East
A tologram rccolved by William
McNoaloy ot tho H. N. Moo etoro,
tolls of tho doath ot Mr. Moo's moth
er at Strum, Wisconsin, last Sun
day. Mr. nnd Mrs. Moo worn en routo
east, having loft her last wook, but
tho death occurrod boforo thoy reach
od Wisconsin.
Seeks Harding's
Approval of Tariff
WASinNdTON', Feb. 17. Chair
man Fordney ot tho houso ways and
moans commlttoo haa gono to St.
Augusttno to sook Harding's approval
ot tbo plan for tho socond omor
goncy tariff doslgnod to protoct all
Amorlcan Industry to bo put through
an extra sosslon this spring. Tho
sonato last night passod tho Ford
noy omorgency tariff bill designed
for tho rellof ot farmers. Tho bill
now goes to tbo conference.
FAMOUS TENOn NO BETTER
SAYS DOCTORS' BULLETIN
NEW. YORK, Fob, 17 Caruso's
condition contlnuos critical, physi
cians announco. Twelvo tanks of
oxygon woro sent to bis apartments
during last night,
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BANK OPENING
SURE TO REVIVE
ILL BUSINESS
What effect will tho reopening of
llin l.'lrul Ulciln -n.l H..I... lnV
. ...w . ...... uitu imiiiiha imuR
jluiva on local condition? That
muostlon Is being anxed ovor and
''ovor again whorovor buslnoss mon
Rot together. Thorn Is but una an
Jhwor It will havo a most stimulat
ing effect. Tho goneral opinion Is
that It will ntiirt thins going with
nn impetus that will again mako
Klamath Falls tho llvost city on tho
coast, as It was last year.
Tho mooting of tho stockholder,
to ho held Saturday, will bo the first
big step toward reopening. At
this meeting tbo plans will ho gono
ovor and adopted, and a decision
reached on tho losuanco of stock.
This In tho ono big problom what
tho Increase Is to bo, whothcr to
throw It open to public subscription
or prlvnto sale, or conflno It entirely
to thn prosont stockholder. It Is
understood that Captain Blomcns,
following his usual custom of com
munity Interest, wants to throw it
open to everyone big nnd llttlo,
rich and poor, so as to mako It a
bank of many pcoplo, reprcsontod In
ovory corner of tho county. It Is
his Idea that It will thus bo of
greater sorvlco to tho community
and bo In closer touch with ovory
phaso of community dovolopmont.
It Is rocognlzod that such a bank
would exorcise a powerful lnfluonco
throughout tho county, and Its stock
would soon bo worth many times Its
original cost.
This contention of Captain
Siemens wilt undoubtedly win, and
if it doos, thoro is going to be a
scramble 0,101 Jn on tho cutting of
tho tnolon, for such a stock would
rapidly increaso In valuo, ospoclally
so If the railroad, timber and other
development plans so confidently ex
ported, go through. That this fact
Is recognized by others than
Siemens is indicated by tho applica
tions for stock alroady mado, ac
cording to tho rumors picked up
among tho business mon and friends
of tho bank.
It Is understood, also .that a
movement Is alroady under way to
mako tho oponlng day a memorablo
ono in tho history of tho city. Tho
schomo Is to havo a colobratlon that
will bring to tho city every man,
woman and child In tho county that
can bo spared, tho Idea being to
mako It tbo turning point for tho
now spirit that must hold sway
In this county It It Is to tako Its
rightful placo among tho counties ot
tho stato.
SEVEN INDICTMENTS
AGAINST KLAMATH FOLK
Sovon of tho 25 Indictments re
turned by tho grand Jury nt Port
land last weok Involvo pcoplo from
this county. W. M. Itaymond, ot
this city, was Indicted for violating
tho toderal liquor laws, and Harvoy
Drew, an. Indian, Is charged 'with as
saulting Jils wlfo with a hammer.
Wlnflold Jackson, Ollbort Nelson,
nnd Alva Willis admit that thoy
broko Into Orville Elliott's storo.
Thoy aro charged with larconcy.
Dewey Obenchnln nnd Leland Para
zoo aro also dotalncd undor a lar
concy chargo, It bolng alleged that
thoy took n, rifle and othor articles
from Joseph 'Dakor, an Indian.
Starrs Must Face
Two Robbery Charges
"That sho am do man I" ox
claimed Wlillo Donnlson, colored
porter of tho Hall hotel yostorday,
wbon Sheriff Low brought him bo
foro Arthur Starrs, who Is bolng
held for trial In connection with
tho holdup In Mrs. C. M. Young's
rooming houso a couplo of weeks
ago.. Donnlson referrod to tho mnn
who' hold up and robbod him and
his wlfo not long ago In tholr homo
nt Fourth an dOak streota. Donnt
son's Identification has placed a
second chargo' against Starrs, for
wheih ho undoubtedly must stand
trial. Starrs and Arthur Korake
will appear bofore Justice of the
Peace Gagbagen this afternoon to
nnayypr t tlo fbnrge 9; roVV'PB Mrs,
Young and two young women who
mako tholr homo with hor,
Today Is Fifty-first
Anniversary of Big
Fight in Lava Beds
Flfty-ono yoars ago today on
Fobruary"17, 1873 occurrod tho at
tack on Captain Jack's stronghold
In tbo lava beds, a bloody encounter
and disastrous for government
troops, whoso pans woro Interfered
with by a donno fog that.swopt In
from Tulo Lake during trio night.
They lost 41 m,on, killed and wound
ed, during tho battle and Captain
Jack's band, for tho tlrao bolng,
escaped. V
Captain O. C. Applcgata of thin
city led a company of stato troopa
and Indian scouts that formed part
of tho United States forces, which
woro commanded by Uenoral Frank
Wbeaton. Colonol Dernard and Col
onol Groono wero In chargo of di
visions that surrounded the strong
hold. Tbo attacking party's advance
was Impeded by tho tog and although
thero was artillery on the ground
thoy wero unablo to, uso It for fear
of sholllng Colonel Ilernnrd's troops,
whose oxact position they could not
dotcrmlno In tho fog.
ANSWERS: CALL
Mr. and Mrs. Drummer David,
who arrived yesterday from tho res
ervation, brought tbo first qews
to this city ot tho death of Garfield
Jack, lato last wook. Tho decedent
wns burled In tho Williamson River
co mo lory.
Garfield Jack was ono of tho lead
ers ot tho Klamolh tribe. If the
tribal rulo still oxjstod, ho would
havo been a leading chief, as his
father. Chief Jack, known to tbo
early White seU!en'ailUk. River
Jack, ruled the big Klamath village
of Eulalona, which waa located when'
tho white men camo about where
Shlpplngton now stands.
Chief Jack was a powerful man
among tbo Klamaths and was one
of the signers ot tho troaty with the
United States, executed in 1864. Ho
was friendly to tho whites and serv
ed 'as n government scout during
tho Modoc war.
Garfield Jack was Chief Jack's
oldest son, and would have Inherited
hla father's tribal honors If tho cus
toms of tho old days had not been
abandoned.
As, It was, wbtto bo claimed no
chieftain's title, ho was a recognized
loader among tho residents ot tbo
reservation and greatly respected by
all who knew him. He was very
progressive and led hla race In adopt
ing tho white man's ideas ot de
velopment. Tho decedent had been In falling
hoalth for two or threo years. Ho
Is survived by his mother and two
sisters, Mrs. Drummer David and
Mrs. Eggsmnn, all residents ot tho
rosorvatton.
Mason Rolls 2S8,
High Score for
the Tournament
Durgo Mason's score ot 258, high
for tho tournament, was a big factor
In tho victory of Mason's Boxniakers
ovor Dodge's Tailors In tho first ot
tho threo gamo scries at tho Elks'
club last night. The tailors worn,
not discouraged, howovor, and camo
back strong, winning tho othor two
games. Haydon's scoro ot 2GC hero
toforo has boen high scoro.
W. O. Smith ran up a scoro ot
244, and totnlod 611 for throe games.
Thin was tho host throo-gamo total
ot tho evening.
Watter's Roalestators will play
Hoagland's Uulcks tomorrow night.
Tho scoro last night:
Dodgo'a Tailors
W. O. Smith 196 171 244611
McMillan 196 147 178494
Olds 143 166 139448
Wiost 135 158 139422
Bodgo 153 159 130442
786 801 830
Mason's Boxmakors
Rogers 193 166 147506
Alnutt Ill 160 168 439
McGee 128 174 140442
Daggett 143 137 152432
Mason ,tw, 258 154 188600
893 791 79Q
INXIETT 1MB '
TAX SITUATION
IS APPARENT
"WJllh only two days remaining for
turning over of tho county assess
ment rolls to tho tax collector, the
county court and assessor are seek
ing a way out ot the ticklish posi
tion they occupy.
F. H. Mills and C. M. O'Neill, at
torneys, and Assessor Leo appeared
lato yesterday boforo Judge Kuykcn
datl and filed a motion for disso
lution, as It applies to tho assessor
of tbo Injunction Issued by Judgo Cal
kins, prohibiting tho county court
from levying, tho clerk from certify
ing and tho assessor from entering f
on the rolls tho $130,000 Hot Springs
construction fund and the 114,000
miscellaneous fund.
Tho court mado tho lories, the as
sessor entered them, but the clerk,
abiding by tho. Injunction, refused
to Issuo a warrant for tholr collec
tion. Honce tho situation that today
nukes It appear probable that tho
tax collector wlll.be unable to open
tho books to tbo public Saturday, the
data fixed by Jaw for the beginning
ot collections.
Tho county court was present
when tho motion for dissolution of
tho Injunction "was filed. Judge Kuy-
Jcondall explained that he was dis
qualified, tho matter having been
taken ontirety from his hands, and
rcfusod to tako any action.
A tolophono messago to Judgo
Calkins, asking him to como hore, re
ceived a reply that tho court had
cases undor trial and a grand Jury
In session .and could not como, but
would grant bearing Immediately
It the 'parties would' come to Med
ford; . . .
Tho motion, filed wlUr the local
coart aska relief only for tbo as
sessor. Sheriff Low, tax collector, atait
ted today that he was in a dilemma.
Tbo law provides that, when be ac
cepts the rolls all amounts, on thera
are charged to him. The clerk" cred
its hlml with tho collections turned
In. It he takes tho rolls with the
$64,000 enjoined Items upon them no
will bo charged with that amount in
oxcess of what ho may collect with
out violating the Injunction. If ha
Insures himself against pecuniary
loss by collecting everything on the
rolls he violates the injnnction and
puts himself In danger of a Jail sen
tence. To delete the enjoined Items now
spread upon tbo rolls will take rt
nrmv of clerical heln. The tax col
lector hns no authority tn) accept tha
rolls until they accord with the; conn.
tr clerk's warrant, and tha clerjc's1
warrant specifically excludes the
enjolnodfunds. Ho has no author;
Ity to chan ico tho rolls. ," '
Apparently tho situation has reach
ed an Impanso. It mar ho possible
that a court order will remedy the
situation, hut It Is hardly oosslble
that nnv ordor can be obtained before
Saturday.
It in understood that the anxiety
of tho county court and Its adher
ents comes from' the fact that many
funds aro donleted. Already there
Is somo clamoring about tho securing
of tholr next mon s pay among
county omployeos.
Among tho funds that are exhaust
ed In that from which tho battery of
logal advisers havo been drawing
tholr pay.
Lost Fiver Sa7e;
No Food 3 Days
SANDERSON, Toxaa, Feb. 17.
Attor being lost slnco Thursday,
whon ho mado a forced landing In
tho Big noncl district, Lieutenant
Aloxandor Pearson, arrived here last
night on a burro. He was without
food for threo days.
Pearson, nn ary flyer, was mak
ing a transcontinental flight from
Florida to California, when ho was
forced to land lu the desert. Hope
for his life had been abandoned. Ho
Is a graduato of the, Oregon Uni
versity and formerly lived In" Port
land. AVWATIltfR REPORT
OREGON Fair tonight and VjU
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