Unlvoraliy Library Today a Newa Today 5tfj lEwttmg moral?! A Class Ad Will Dolt l'lftcwith Your, No. DUfM. Member of the Associated Press. KLAMATH FALL8, ORICGON, FRIDAY, FKIIHUARY !W , 1D2I. CITRUS IN SEE RUIN IN GH Police Ambushed: Officer Is Killed I .ArnV Seven Wounded (lly Arnioclnlod Pros) MAOltOOM, Irolnnd, Fob, 25. Vltty mixlllnry pollen In lorrlos woro ambushed horo last night by 300 mini, wlio oponctl flro from tlio cov er of rock. Tlio mnjor commnnd- I III: tllll IKlllril WIIH bllln.l nn.l ..... LOB ANGKLKB. Cnl., Feb. 25 of ,,, , woutl(lo, Tho first gun In thu flKtit for nn Im-1 Tlio battle looted for two hours modlnta roductlon In llin Advanced nml then tho military withdrew. railroad freight rates, being waged ,Iu"J',o(ln of resorves woro rushod to by agricultural Interest of tlio Pa ' clfla coast, will bo flrnd li. Washing FREIGHT RATES KLAMATH FILMS MILLION AND I TO APPEAR ON UALE VALUE LOCAL SCREENS 0F1820CIOP, PRICE FIVB GENTS Two thousand foot of film, allow ing scones of Crater lako and many other Interesting views of this coun ty, linvo boon rocolvod by tho Kla- 1 ton tlilw week whan attorneys for tho Tlio number of casualties among citrus Industry of California, petition Mi" ambusljern.was not learned, tho Intarstato commorco commission.' n for hearing. Tlio application will , bo based on figures -which show tbatj It tho present raios aro allowod to stand, tho fresh fruit and, vegetable Industries of tho wost will bo annihi lated. IIJU Fruit Oronrrs Mnrtl C. 0. TnaRiio, president of tho Cali fornia Fruit Urowors Kxchango, In n statement describing tho "deplorable condition of tho citrus Induiry," tho sceno from barracks In tho mn'", c'"mbor of commorco, and af neighborhood and with tho aid of t,)r "trying them out" at tho chanv buttle nlrplanos renewed tho attack. ''or ' commorco rooms last night. Turks Want Peace I But Greeks Seek Fruits of Victory BANK STATEMENT Nearly n million and a half dol lars was tho vnluo of grain and for- TOMORROW SAYS CAPT. SIEMENS ADEQUATE N WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. President-elect Harding today sont word to ncniitn republican leaders that ho tl AM I Villi mlllitllntn nllliAl.alnllnH. pointed out thst prevailing freight V, , " ' " . . . ' ... . ...." ?. Mho navy, and favored continuing tho present building program wlth- ratcs will luipoio burdens upon tho applo growers of tho northwest, po tato, onion and fresh vogotabla grow ers of California and tho deciduous fruit producors of tlio west, greator than tho Industries can stand. While all rail rates woro advancod first 2C per cent and thon 33 1-3 per cent, It Is stated that perishable pro ducts of hosvy tonnsgo aro tho most seriously affected. Cltrtia Growers Buffer "This Is shown," declared Toaguo, "when It Is considered that tho orange, lemon and applo growers aro required to pay from $150 to '$150 more per aero In freight rates, whllo tho producers of low tonnsgo com modities pay under tho now sched ule only from fto to $30 tnoro per er.A JS5Tmfl Ineressns moan innch loss to tho producer of small tonnago crops of high value. Theso Industries can stand tho added burden and exist. With tho heavy tonnago crops, tho advanced rail rates msko It Impossi ble for tho growers to contlnuo In business." Digging Up Lemon Lemon producors of California In out material roductlon. Faced by this statomont of tho new administration's policy, republican loadars doclnrod that they would In sist upon senato Increasos ovor tho houio total for naval appropria tions, oven at tho risk of defoatlng tlio bill at this session. VOTE FOR TOUR T I Tho Woman's Auxiliary ballots for chojeo of a city flower aro now dis tributed. Tho votes will bo counted nit Mirch 4. Flowers suggostod aro tho rose, Hhasta daisy, goldon glow, aster, columbine, poppy, prior, awcot pea, dahlia and marigold. A friend of tho golden glow has this to say In favor of Its selectien: Thoro Is a no nioro choory flower to be found anywhoro than tho Gold en Glow. It Is hardy, oasy to grow, and produces an abundance of glow- Home canes, hava already abandonod lg yellow flowers throughout tho or up-rooted tholr groves bocouso tho ' summer season and lasts for Into tho high frolghts havo causod thorn to fall. Bocrotary Btantoy pronounced them "lmmonso." Tlioio pictures woro fllmod last fall undor tho direction of 0. J. Illanchard, publicity agent for the United Statos Reclamation service, and with tho co-oporatlon of tbo govornmont and tho Klamath county chamber of commorco. Thoy were mado In Washington by tbo govern ment, and tho pictures aro now bolng shown throughout tho United BUtofl ut the government's exponso. "Tho Land of Hurnt Out Flros" Is tho subject of tho films, Iloforo tho pictures appear, tho legond of old Mt. Mazama Is given In picture quo words. Flttoen thousand foot, nnd tip Into tho clouds, or higher than Mt. Shasta, is tho height attri buted to Mt. Mozama. Thon camo tho mountain's docllno, and lta fall, (loop Into tho earth, and Crator lako, tho gem of tho northwest, was left to mark tho spot whoro tbo hugo mountain had boon, and to dollght tho thousands of tourists who lovo tho beautiful In naturo and who rorognlxa In Crater lako and Its sur roundings ono of tho crowing beauty spots of tho unlvorso. "Qroon and groy, nnd Indescrib able colors," nro tho words usod on tho films In tolling about this boauty spot. Hunting and fishing scones, tho Jumbcrlng .Industry; from tbo time l no tree la cut lo Its linal appearance (Uy Associated Press) LONDON, Fob. 2C Tho Turkish delegation to tho Near Kast confer onco has acceptod tho proffered arbi tration of tho supremo council be tween Turxoy and Grceco, regarding Smyrna and Thraco. Tomorrow Captain Siemens will Tho Orcok promlor, howover, ox-(,IIn . ,,,,, .,, , ... .,. . ' ti.A.A,l on.n.l.. iU-A t. .III 1 f i ......w nvmun,tl W UU ago crops produced on tho 00,000 '"-""- ...,BU u i.. u..iCS aaouiu , ,i0pOStors of tho First Stato and acres of land In tho Klamath and,,u,"" tho commission of inquiry BaTlnB1I bank ,t wI Wg f t fof Horsefly Irrigation districts, and on,"1 lh cessation of hostilities. ,, Blatomcnt glnco tho ,ngtUntIon tho Tulo Lake bod leases, according,, " thought it would bo was suspended ana will convoy to tho to statistics of tho local roclama- Impo-slblo to halt tho victorious p,,, of tno clty and count 8(jmo tlon sorvlco offlco. Tho oxnet vaIuol0rook """ 'ul woul1 telegraph tho ,,.pa nf wha, ,hnr nrn fn .,, ,, SPORTSMEN TO placed on tho yield by tho statistician IlroP0a, of tho allies to Athens. Is 11,408,900. Klamath district leads tho list with an alfalfa crop valuod at $"G77, 178. Tulo lako wheat is second with a valuation of $105,400, and Tulo! lako barley third with $127,380. Tho report shows Klamath district has 14.3C0 acres In alfalfa, tho total ylold being 41,227 tons. For this district wheat, hay, oats, barloy and ryo follow In tho order given In l MEET TQNIGH T Adoption of constitution and by laws and consideration of a romody ward to. No Intimation as to Just what It will contain would bo vouch safed by anyono connected with tbo offices of Captain Siemens and ho re fused to say anything on tho sub ject, asldo from making known tho fact that ho would glvo out a pre liminary statement for publication tomorrow afternoon. This will bo welcomo news to overy ono in tho county, for interest is in- .' '" '"" -"" "."" 'fn,. lh nnnnnl rnl.l f .l.lln. "II.I.IMUU",US """ " no Progress l.nai point or acreage HorsoGy district;. ". u "" , being mado towards tho resumD- ha.l 1322 n, in hn, wiih nnt. n ' hoe,i uPon Klamath county lakes ,7- u. . .." "?"?. . . " . . "'.."" '" nn.l ulrnnm. will hn mnnw ln.i. "" "' ",u UU"R' i,u Krmwr UYluonco wncat, and barloy following. DarIoy.n. ' ' .".,". ' . .. could bo had of this fact than tho hni.i. fir.. i, i o.t ii, iTin uai matters to bo considered tonight' . .. .. ,." . . .. ? holds first place In Tulo lako, 4740 acres, wheat a closo socond and ryo, hay and oats following. Ninety per cent of tho 416 Kla math district farms aro reported irri gablo with a total of 38,105 acres irrigated. Tho total acreage for this district Is 42, ICC acres. O- Personal Mention -o nt tho mooting or tho Klamath Coun- ' ""t",""1ns r ln" ty Sportsmen's association which con- f r, " "'e' ' M venes at tho chamber of commerce 1. '"fl"00" th b open rooms at 8 o'clock. ?' ThM0 "PP"""0"" mplr o to Tho constitution was prepared at ' "howr "confidence the subscriber, last Sunday's meeting of the oxecu-, ' tho T, who bn,,t n? ii win ituuins io ono 01 ino financial institutions of stint l"inffa aljtnAAHH fT!.... . aro intorostcd In tho conservation of ZJ X. . D'"u" ""' "a . i iiiuiu man mm; iuvj saow inai grai' Itudo is not lost In this community, for lettor aftor letter montlona the last Sunday's mooting of tho oxoctt-.. . f tivo commlttco, and it Is desired to tJI?' havo rcsldonts of tho community who .,., tbo county's fish and game, ono of tho greatest assets, present to pass opinion upon It. Plans to got tho membership cam- Mrs. Clara Uorkman, of Dorris. re turned this morning to her homo of-; pagn underway will probably bo por reeled tonight. Tho membership feo I). S. ter a day's visit with Mrs. Grlgsby. Mrs. Amy Enders will go to Ash land tomorrow to visit with relatives. G. It. Qulmby, of tho Spraguo river lumber compny, Is In town on business. W. A. Bwltxer, of Orlndale. is In tho form of lumber, and many oth-j transacting business horo today. cr pictures Illustrative of tho coun- Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ward return Is a nominal chargo, only CO cents a year. Hoover Consents to Serve In Cabinet oporato at a loss, Tho fresh vogotablo Industry will As n city flowor for Klamath Falls, , It would bo a groat success as It bo reduced 100,000 acres this so a- could bo planted tho first year and son, according to Thomas O'Neill, president of tho California Vogotablo union, who statos that unless tho pro- prnducos ubundnntly. Tho roots could bo Hiipplomontod nnd soon overy nook nnd corner, which has (Dy Assoclsted Prons) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Fob. 25. PrniMnnrileiti TIattnw flll. ty's resources appear In absorbing ed to Kirk thj. morning, they havo ' frmcd , nppoIntmcn or H'crbort succession. Kocky Point, and many been horo for a week on business ,. . ' , "' " ". ," Uppor Lake and river scenos aro , matters, nnd visiting with relatives. W. C. Dalton, of Merrill, Is in fact that tho writer has not forgot ten tho tlmo when thoy rocolvod as sistance from him. Street gossip, which so often mysteriously carries on Its wings In formation that proves remarkably correct, has it that when tho state ment of tho bank is published it la going to glvo many a surprise, and will show the bank ta.be as solid, u the United States treasury. tho city today. John Hagolstctn, or Algoma, bora for a day's buslnoss. sent rates aro Immediately reduced, been formally dark, gloomy, and most tho Industry will bo wiped out, land values will bo dostroyod and thou sands of workers will bo thrown out of employment. Iloomerang for Hallways "Tho oxcosslvo ratos Instead of pro ducing more rovenuo for tho rail roads," doclarcd O'Neill, "aa thoy were Intended to do, will roduco ton nago, for producors can not long con tlnuo In business nt n loss. Tho di minished tounngo and rovonuo will crlpplo tho railroads to tho extent that thOHo Industries aro pormltted to bo crlpplod. Hunt Mow to Coast "This Is tbo most serious situa tion that has oven confronted tho Pa cific coast. Wo havo no conception of tho damago that will result, Tho on tiro commercial fabric of tho wost will bo Impaired If thoso lmmonso In dustries nro allowod to bo annihila ted by tho stifling railroad ratos. Tho futuro prosperity of tho ontlro Pacific coast Is In peril unless ro llof Is forthcoming Immediately." uninviting could bo mado to glow llkn tho aunshlno. This flower Is so easy to grow that It would bo very easy for ovory porson In tho county to havo a small cluster of thorn started, and it would also sound very good to speak of Klamath Falls as tho city of tho Golden Glow, It Klamath Falls wantod to put on a flowor pagonnt or rnrnlval dur ing tho siimmor months, no flower Is morn docorntlvo and lasting thnn the Golden Glow, In marking your ballots consldor tho Golden Glow, shown In appealing attractlvonoss, and tho vlower Is impressed with tho off-told fact that this Indood Is a region beautiful. Tulo lako scenos, tho govornmont dam at Olene, scenes In Klamath Falls, and many others, as tbo nuc- ncss mission tloneor says is calling his bargains, K. C. arlmshaw, of tho Merrill "too numorous to mention," nro Morcantllo company, Is In town on shown. Summod up, old Mother Na-i business today, Hoover as secretary of commorco to day. Harding announced himself I lu porfect accord with tho pollclos urged by Hoover as a condition of I- T . . . .. ... i, ins entering tno cabinot. I. O'NEILL GOES TO 6ETIIT Tbo Ilonolds brothers, loggors, of jr., ".,;.. , lo-sa. nro hero today on a busl-! 'stalling Casing Odessa, aro horo today on a busl At the Oil Well Machinery for installing tho cas ing in tho Klamath Oil company's turn was mighty generous to this' K. S. Torwllllgor Is among tho vlsl-. woll as tho Manntnir ranch hnvln region whon sho distributed her' tors from McCloud In tho city today. arrlvod, tho iron, or putting down things of beauty about tho unlvorso. I II. o. McGco, timber crulsor, who. tho casing startod yestorday. Theso pictures will bo shown In I has boon In Spokano and othor north- As soon as tho casing Is in, drill local thcatros, porhaps next woek, orn point for two months, returned lng will bo resumed and tho men nnd tho procoods will bo usod to horo, and Is ready for activity in tbo back of tho company aro satisfied further tho publicity work begun through tho exhibiting of theso pic tures, undor tho direction of tho chamber of commorco. Says That Refusal of Drink Caused Trouble timber business to begin. that thoy will not havo to go far T. M. Cunningham is in from Pine I to get oil in quantities. Grove today. Slayer Reprieved At Scaffold's Edge fTly Associated Press) SALEM, Feb, 25, Ooorgo How ard, sontoncod to hang today for tho murder of George Swoonoy at Vale, recolvod an olovonth hour re prieve from Governor Olcott. Tho reprlovo was granted bocauso papora from Vale, staying tho execution on account of an appeal filed thore, could not reach the prison by mall 'before tho time scnedulod for the execution of Howard. WEATHER KEFOIIT onEaoN-falr. -Tonight and Saturday Apartment Entered. $20 in Cash Taken Tho apartment of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Tolford In tho Central school building, whoro Mr. Tolford Is jani tor, was ontorod last night whllo Mr. and Mrs. Tolford woro attending a social party, and $20 In currency takon. Tho monoy was in Mrs. Tol ford's coat In a closot, according to tho report to tbo pollco. Tho thlof oxtractod tho bills from a purso con taining a numlior of chocks. No chocks woro takon and, although tho houso was ransackod, Mrs. Tolford's gold watch, in ono of the drawers that was oponod, was loft. Slnco nothing was takon savo cash, tho pollco havo a scanty clue to work upon. Entranco was apparently ef fected with a skoiotoh koy by some ono who know that tho Tolfords were nbsont. Evldontly tho robbor also knew whore tbo money was kopt. In tho wrlto-up of tho assault that wns mado upon Homer Dupuy, pub lished In Wednesday's paper, an ex pression used might lead one to sup pose that tho young couplo accepted a drink of liquor from tho visitors. Such a construction would bo at var lanco with tho facts, as It was re fusal to Indulgo In tho liquid refresh ments that proclpltatod tho trouble Doth Mr. nnd Mrs. Dupuy nro such ostlmnblo young pooplo that It would bo unfortunato and rogrottablo It such an asporslon might gain cur rency. Anothor error occurring in tho ar- tlclo was in tho christian name of Pato. Tho artlclo statod that Jim Pato was ono or tho participants. It should havo road "Slim" Pato. MARKET RETORT TORTLAND, Feb. 25. Livestock steady; eggs lowor, buying price 25 and 20 conts, sailing, solocta, 30 and 32 cents; buttor firm. PAYS f.10,000 FOR MISBRANDING BUTTER (ly Associated Press) PORTLAND, Fob. 25. R. P. But chart, prosldont of tho Oregon-Portland Convent company, was fined $5000, and Clark Moore, manager of the same company, $25,000, In tbo district court here for violation of tho anti-trust law, E W. Ellis, former manger of the Hazelwood company, a dairy concern, was fined $50,000 following a plea of guilty of soiling buttor mado from rancid fata without proper labeling. Fred Mlllor was a passenger to Medford this morning. A. Miller, engineer on tho Kla math Falls-Weed branch, loft this morning for a visit in Ashland and San Francisco. Ooorgo Hoffman, foreman of tho box factory at Algoma, returned from a California trip last night. J. R. Halnos, of Tulo lako, Is In town for a fow days. Ed Geary Is hero from Portland on business connected with tho Geary lntorests horo. Donald Stevenson, of Portland, woll-known among local buslnoss men, Is horo on business. William. Sandors is at homo again aftor a two weoks' visit with frlonds In Long Beach, California. Mfcu. O. L. Brown, who has boon visiting relatives in Medford, Is ex poctod back tomorrow. Miss Ponrl Dowllng ontralnod for San Francisco this morning. Mrs. Newell, sister of Mrs. Tom Stanley, loft for her homo In Bogus, California, this morning, aftor a two weeks' visit horo. J. F, Magulra returned last oven Ing from Portland, whoro tor about two weoks he was confined to tho St. Vincent hospital, on account of a minor operation. "Bobble"' Ryan returned last even ing from Portland whoro he has tieon for the past five weeks under the care of specialists. He is feeling much better, though still -weak by reason of bis long illness. He was accom panied by his brother, George, of San Luis Obispo, who will bo his guest for a time, C. M. O'Neill, attorney for Capt. J. P. Leo, assessor, loft this morning for Portland, where ho will ask tho supremo court for a writ of manda mus, directing tho county clerk to Issuo a warrant for tbo collection of 1920 taxes in conformity with the order of levy or tho county court, In othor words to Includo tho $50,000 Hot Springs courthouse and $14,000 miscellaneous levies which were en joined by Judgo Calkins. Notlco of application for tho writ was served on the county clerk last evening. Among grounds for tho mandamus action K is alleged that Frank Ward, the tax-payer--who se cured tho Injunction, sought the wrong remedy for any damage bo might havo autferod or anticipated. was county court on tbo day sot for protest of tho budget levies and voiced his ob- Whon tho whites sottlod in tho ' loctlons. When h fniiiwi m An n valloy, tho trlbo comprised several I ho had loft only the probable remedy thousand Indians, but has dwlndlod.of paying his taxos under protest away to about 200. and Instituting ault against tho conn- TtlirtraVIn Trrlr nliveva urna 'pIah J. ' i.. . m . .... Hinuo ii ta tiivuu CHIEF OF HAT CREEK INDIANS DIES AT 100 BURNEV, Fob. 25. Buckskin Jack, Clilef or tho ICat Creek Trlbo ot Indians, is doad. to 100 years old camo to Burnoy Valley In 1875 ho was considered an old man, im iuii ireon iroo mignt navo aurrcrod or antlclpi oad. Ho wag closo Ills courso, tho petitioner holds, . When tho whites to havo sppoared before tbo coi ly to the whlto man. IAXXIl MES ARK PREPARING SONG FOR OREGON Frank B. Robinson, local compos or, reports tho salo of three songs, on a royalty basis, to tho Mills Nov elty company ot Chicago. Ho Is at present Working on tho music tor an official stato song for Oregon, tho words for which woro writton by Fred Floot, The song Is bolng writ ten on request ot tho chamber of commorco and when finished will havo tbo official sanction ot tho stato. ty for a rotund ot tbo allegod ovor charge. U tho usual order is followod, It Is probable tho court will grant on altornatlvo writ ot mandamus, al lowing tbo clerk to show causo tor tho Issuanco or tbo tax warrant. This would call tor an answer from the clerk and a hearing and argument at such future tlmo as tho court would fix. Frank Sexton, county club loador, returned last night from Ft. Kla math where he has been organizing boys and girls clubs. Ho reports two foot ot snow at Ft. Klamath and the roads in' deolorsblo condition. Walter Campbell is over from Bly on business. Ben Shanahan ot Bly arrived in town last night and will remain aov oro.1 days on business. MAIL BILL .PASSED WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. Con tluuance of transcontinental air mall sorvlco was assured yesterday when tho houso voted $1,250,000 for that purpose for tho coming fiscal year. Tho houso cut '$'250, 000 from the amount allowed by the senate. PREACHER ACQUITTED SANDWICH, Ontario, Feb. 25. The Reverend O. If. Spracklln, for ner liquor license inspector, has been acquitted on a charge ot manslaught er in connection with the shooting ot Beverly Trumbee, Inn-keoper, in a raid last November. I