', '""flf oM I Stye lEuemtu Herald A Clou Ad Will Do It Today? Newt Today Member of the Associated Press. FifMmlh Your No, tWHil KLAMATH VAhW, OIIKGON, HtlDAV, APIllL J, IIWI. price FIVK CENTS j ; k- I N N T NT N IN STATE L Tlio Klamath county Hportsmaii'a association calln attention of ungloM to chuugos In tlio ntnto dub and gnnin lawn, especially tlio change In tlio trout limit from CO fifth, or SO pounds, dully to 30 flnh, or 20 pounds, dully nnd HO flnh, or i ) pound, In novon consecutive dit).i. Undur thn old law thoro wan no weekly limit. Auotlior provUlon tlnit I bolng overlooked In thn forbidding of fUli lug within 800 foot below thn mouth of Spencer Croak. Tho old limit wri 200 font bolow tho junction of tho crook with thn Klnmnth rlvor. Taking Mitny V.Kgn Tho Hponcor crook egg-taking ntt tlon In working full blnst, 1,700,000 cggn having boon taken up to yiM-1 torday. It In expected thn noamm'sl taka will ho thrr-o million eggs. J At lonit a million of those orisi will bu hatched In thn Crooked cronlc hatchery and liberated In Klnmilh county lakes and stream. Anothnr million oggn will bu so curod from Diamond I.nko later, hatchod and llhoratnd Open Diamond !wtk John Hamidoll, superintendent of halehorlos, loft thin morning for Dia mond lako to opon thn egg taking station thorn, Though thn lake In still now bound, trout aro running. Mr. Ilamndoll will ho forced to mnko tbn lant part of thn trip on nnow ihori and shovel nix feat of nnow from Ih ditches nnd pondn heforo rgg-tnk'nr, can start KUli l-Ynnt Monday Klamath county rainbow will feait local and visiting 'lumberman at a banquet Monday evening at thj chamber of commerce room. Fred Houston, C. C. Cathy, of Portland, Leo Ilaan and Win. MrNoaly spent yesterday on thn Klamath rlvor be low KJono and brought back a flno catch of trout. Tho timber Interests; uro mooting horn Monday and Tuesday to discus war measures against thn plnn beetlo and tho chamber of rommerrn "1 bo their hosts at a big free banquet Monday evening. Carpenters Will Not Reduce Wage Scale Local carpentorn havo decided 'that thuy wilt not accept a reduc tion In tholr hcuIo of wagon, 8.00, tho amount now bolng demanded for eight hours, bolng considered only enough to moot thn demands of tha present cost of living. Tho union Investigated condition In other plac es, finding that In Portland, Hacra monto, Ban Francisco, Oakland, Fresno, and other ropresontutlvo cit ies, tho scnlo In u high or hlghor than It In hero, and tho cont of liv ing much lowor. Resident Will Seek Fortune In S. A. Dennis McMahon, a resident of Chlloquln, has decided to nhako dust of Klamath county and tho rest of Undo Sam's domain from his nhoos, nnd hlo himself In l'nru, Bouth America, whom ho expects to sottlo upon 2000 ncroa of homontoad land. This land, according to tha clrcutur Bont to Mr. McMahon, will produco anything from coffoo and cotton to cattlo, and tha Peruvian government roqulrcs no cortnln torm of ronldonro, or amount of land dovolopmont. In other words, says Mr. McMahon, "It's mighty easy." Ho vlsltod tho circuit court clerk's offlro this morn ing to socuro Information rolotlvo to passports, for after all, Mr. McMav hon Is an Amorlcan cltlzon, and Is wary about taking a stop which may doprtve him of his citizenship. With a shipload of othors, recruited from all over tho country, Mr. McMahon expects to Rail for Bouth America, from San Franclsc, on tho 16th of May. Tho land ho wants to. sottlo upon is bottom land, la tho province of Lorclto. and lies botwoon tho Huallsgnand Ucayall river.. , Tbe'postaga on a letter rom A'us-' trails to .Ldh'rton Is npw;)css than that on a' letter' tent from London to one of Its own suburbs, W Allege Cigar Theft Proves Fonville Was Man Who Stole Car Ifiirry Konvlllo, arrested yesterday on complaint of M. A. Mann, of tlio Mann bath houno, pleaded guilty to robbing tlio Hot Spring bath houso of candy and cigar nnd oilier Items I an I Juno, and thin morning Juntlcn of tho l'enco (InghiiRon sentenced him to 30 dnyn In Jail, nnd to pay a flno of $25. Illn plea of guilty wan Inntrumnntnl In fantonlng upon lilm thn theft of an automobile from W. Tomplar, lant June. Thn candy nnd other thing taken from tho bath hounn worn found In thn auto which wan recovered near Chlloquln Junt after Konvlllo disappeared lant Juno, und nlmrp questioning canned him to admit tliat tin left horn In thn ntolnn nuto. Ilo clalmn that hln part ner, whoao name wan not learned, ntolo thn nuto, and that ho left In It an a passenger. Ilo wan given un til Monday to nocuro a lawyer to handln hln cana. START C. OF G. JO! S E Tnrmn of thn contract entered Into between thn board of director of thn ICIumuth county Chnmbnr of Commerce and thn Amorlcnn City bureau for directing thn expansion and reorganization campaign, worn dlscussod and given final approval by tho memborn of tho board at a meeting held lant evening at Cham ber of Commerce headquarters I. W Dunur of Han Francisco who In herein chargo of thn work, explains . nil to thbsn present tho details of , thn work that I to ha undertaken, nnd outlined tho program of uellvl linn thnt wilt bo followed out during tho next four weeks. It v.nn decided that tho member ship dues shall bo advanced from 10 to $25 a year. A survey of civic commercial orgnnlxatlonn conducted by tho Chnmbor of Commerco of tho United Htatcs nnd othor organi zation concerns, has shown that tho avoragu per capita cost per member In morn than 8f par cont of Cham bers of Commerco thnt thn func tioning proporly and obtaining tho maximum of beneficial results and nucconaful accomplishments, In bo twenn $18 and 120. Tho Chambers of Commerce nl Medford and lloud, two neighboring cities, chargu $2C for memberships. A number of committees were named lant night to anslst In tho campaign work. Tho personnel of tho different committees will ho made public through tho local pross after tho different Individuals so lectin! to norvo havo boon notified nnd their accoptnnco obtained. Tho gonoral plan of tho expansion and reorganization work, according to Mr. Dopuy, provides for a broad, democratic policy that will bo deter mined by tho membership, each moim hor having nn equnl volco nnd vote In tho soloctlon of directors und In building tho program of work. Thn term of offlco of tha prosnnt hoard of dlroctors nnd officers will expire with the month of April, and tho newly onrollod membership will elect thnlr successors. Contract Let For Extensive Altering Of the Emma Block Contract to alter tho two story Kmmu block on Main Btreot, near Fourth, wus lot today to It. W. Smith, local (contractor, wlui will start work at onco. Q, It. Wright, architect, has drawn plans that contomplato extending tho building In tho roar to tho al loy, with a full basomout honoatb. Tho ontlro structuro will bo two story. Tho upper floor wjll bo usod for offlcos. Itoborts and Hanks who occupy tho lowor floor will tako that onlargod floor spneo and tho basojnont. KOUCII APPOlfTTED ON STATES BOARD OF LEGION Confirmation of bis appointment as a member or mo stato ana tana committee of tho American Legion has boon jecoivrjd, by Roy M;'.Fouch, adjutant of Klamath 'FallsFqit No. 8i Ho succeeds Augustine uonovan, who Is now a rosldont of San Fran clico, i II Ten of Passengers and Crew Perish When Big Coaster Is Rammed Off (Dy Associated Press) 8EATTLB, April 1. When tho freighter, West llartland, which rammed and sunk thn steamer Gov nrnor off Point Wilson narly this morning arrived hero with thn sur vivors, a careful check of passenger list revealed seven pannengorn and threo of tho crow missing. Itovlsod lint of tho missing; Mrs. W. W. Washburn, Badlo Whnhbum, 12; lono Washburn, H; of Noah Iluy; V. Ilruesoma and P. Hhcok, Ban Francisco; J. Clancy and Alfred Kaznau, Ios Angeles; (Irunt Chrlst onson, second assistant Junior engi neer, C. M. Auhrlltnn, fireman; H. Wobntor, waiter. Tho survivors camii huddled on dock, some In night clothes and wrap ped In blankets borrowed from tin West Hnrtland's crew. Mrs. Was'i burn In nald to havo rofusod rescue brcauxo her daughters warn pinned beneath tho tlmbes, and wont to hor death with them. ' SEATTLE, Apr. 1. Woven passen gers and throe members of tho crow of tho stosmor Oovornor of tho AoV mlral line, which sank off Port Wil son early today wero missing after othors had boon rescuod by tho steamer, West llartland, according COMMITTEE OF IE HUNDRED BRITISH FOR THE STRIFE III IRELAND (Ity Atsoclatod Press) WASHINGTON. Apr. 1 Moral responsibility for tho prosont disord ers In Ireland Is placed upon tha DrI- tlsh government by tho Commission of tho Commlttoo of Ono Hundred In vestigating tha Irish question In a 30,000 word roport mado public yos torday and covorlng tbo examination of witnesses at public hearings hold by tha commission In Washington last November, Dcconiber nnd Janu ary. Tlio roport has boon Issued undorl tho tltlo of "Thn Amorlcan Commis sion on Conditions In Ireland," which announces that It will contlnuo tha Inquiry. Declaring that the Commission was undor tho disadvantage of lacking tho official Dritlsh side of tha case." except as It was gathered from doc uments prcsonted to It, tho roport de clares that "tha imporlal Ilrltlsh ar my In Ireland has boon guilty of proved excesses, not Incomparable in dogroo und kind with -thoso nllogod, by tho Dryco report on Dolglum Atrocities, to havo been committed by tho Imporlal Gorman army." Tha Ilryco Commission, It Is pointed out, was similarly handicapped. Wltnenw-s Testify to Atrocltlm. TJilrty-olght witnesses of alleged atrocities including 18 Irish, 18 Am-. erican and two Knglish cltlzonB, tcs - tlflod boforo tho commission. The commission admits thnt its report Is ox parte in aplto of Its offorts to hoar nil sides. Tho testimony Avail able, tha roport says, gives tho case thoroforo, almost wholly from tbo Irish republican or Sinn Foln view point or "from sourcos not un-sym-pathotlc to tho application of tho prlnclpla of solf-dotermlnatlon to Ireland." Tho Ulstor Unionist view point and that of tho Dritlsh auth orities in Ireland, tho roport says, were not roprosontod among tho wit-noasA..- At Mercy Of Dritlsh Forces Summing up its conclusions after hoarlng all tho testimony, tho com mlsslomflnds "that tho .Irish people are doprtvod of tbo protection of British law, to which they would bo entitled as subjects 'of the British king. They aro likewise deprived of tho' moral protection gratified by In ternational law, to which thoy would bo entitled oi belligerents, They are Port Townsend to a wireless mesnago from tho West Portland, which took tho survivors aboard and started for Beattlo. Thn Governor, bound from San Pedro and San Francisco for Beattlo, wan ntruck by thn Went Hnrtland In a fog Junt after leaving Port Town send, Tho West norland's bows wero stovo In for twelve to fifteen foot, but did not leak. Tho Governor's holler exploded and tho vessel wont down In dcop water at 1:15, about an hour after being struck. Tho Governor carried 172 passen gers and a crow of 124. Bomo mem bers of tho crow woro Injured. Tho passongors woro transferred o tho West Ifiirttand by boats from both vessels. Tha West llartland Is operated by the Pacific 'Steamship company, which also operates tho Ad miral lino. Tho West llartland was enrouto from Victoria to Dombay. TIMIIKU KDITOD IIKHK Gcorgo Cornwall, editor of the Tlmborman, Is bora looking ovor tbo plno beetlo situation. Tho Tlmbor man Is Intonsoly Interested In the campaign to bo launchod against this troublcsomo Insect. ut tho morcy of Imperial Ilrltlsh for ces which, acting contrary both to all law and to standards of human con duct, havo Instituted in Ireland 'a terror', tho ovldonco regarding which hcoras to provo that: "1 Tho Imporlal Ilrltlsh Govern ment has created and Introduced In to Ireland a forco of at least 78,000 men, many of them youthful and In experienced, and some of thorn con Ic(h; and has Incited that forco to unbridled violence "2 Tho Imporlal Dritlsh forcos In Ireland havo Indiscriminately kill ed Innocont men, women and child ren; havo tortured nnd shot prison ers whllo In cutody, adopting tho subterfuges of 'refusal to hall' nnd 'attempting to escapo'; and havo at tributed to alleged 'Sinn Fain Ex tremists' tho Dritlsh assassination of prominent Irish Republicans. "3 Houso-burnlng and wanton destruction of villages und cities by Imporlal Dritlsh forcos under Impor lal Ilrltlsh offlcors havo boon coun tenanced, nnd ordered by officials of tha Dritlsh government; and olabor ato provision by gusollno sprays and bombs has boon mado in a numbor of Instances for systematic Incendiar ism as part of a plan of terrorism. , ' Aim to Handicap Irish "I A campaign for tho dostruc- tlon of tho means of exlstonco of (ho Irish pooplo has boon conductod by tho burning of factories, creamorlos, crops nnd farm Implements nnd tho shooting of farm nnlmals. This cam paign Is carried on regardless of tho political vlows of thoir owners, and results In widespread and ncuto suf fering among women and children. "5 Acting under a series of pro clamations Issued by tho compotont military authorities of tho Imporlal Ilrltlsh forcos, hostages aro cnrrlod by forcos exposed to tho firo of tho Republican army; flnos aro lovlod upon towns and villages as punish mont for allogod offenses of Individ uals; prlvnto property Is dostroyed In reprisals for acts with which the ownors'havo no connoctlon; and tho civilian population Is subjected to an Inquisition upon tbo thoory that in dividuals are In possession of infor mation valuable to tho military' for- coo of Groat Britain. 'These acts of tho Imporlal British forces aroj contrary to tho laws of peace Local Secretary Is Vice President of State Association A stato Chamber of Commorco secretaries association was organlzod Mit tho University of Oregon, dur ing a session of tho short course for secretaries which was hold thoro thin wcok. W. A. Hold, of Marsh- flcld, was chosen president, and T. h. Btanloy, of tho Klamath county Chamber of Commerco was chosen vlco president. L. Antics, of Dcnd, Is secretary. Mr. Stanley, who camo homo, last night, says that tho course was'woll attendod and In certain to provo helpful to ovory Chambor of Com merco represented. Tho film, "Tho Land of Durnt Out Fires," showing Klamath county scones, particularly of Crater loko and vicinity, was ono of tho most interesting features on tho program. Tomorrow morning at 8.30, the four recently organized Doy Bcout troops will leave tho wharf at tho Ackloy mill on the Chelsea boat, and will dlsombark at tho Keno bridge. From tho bridge tho Scouts will hlko down tho rlvor to tho Keno dam, wboro thoy will spend tho day fish ing, thus Inaugurating a series of Doy Scout outings such as aro en Joyod by most of tho well organized and conducted troops all over tho country. Thoro aro eight boys In each pa trol, milking 32 boys in all. Judge D. V. Kuykendall will havo general charge of tho excursion,"" and with blm will bo T. D. Walters. K. G. Dcauchamp, A. riTwilson, Don Yield ing, and C. Peyton, members of the local scout committee. About S o'clock, ten cars of local business men will leave for the dam by auto, and each patrol will prepare Its own supper, with tho business men as guests. Tho whole party will return In tho cars of tho business men. If this outing is successful, more strenuous onos will be planned, to bo hold every two weeks. Tho Scouts have mado plans to or- ganlzo two baseball teams, and will competo with any teams In tholr doss, besides playing a scries to do cldo tho Scout championship M. A. Callagban and Mr. Walters will coach tho basoball teams. Don Dcldlng will coach a track team from the Scout organization, which expects to put In a busy sea son. A fifth oil company, cntorcd tho local field today, with tbo organiza tion of tho Modoc OH company, cap italized at $500,000. Tho lncorpor ators aro C. F. Stono, local attornoy, Noll Campuoll, woll-known In oil circles, and W. L. Marshall. Mr. Marshall Is tho export goo loglst of tho organization. During the last two months ho has looked over tho local formation extensive ly and Is confident that' this Is an oil country. Ho Is a man of much oxporlcnco In oil dovelopmont in a uumbor of proven Holds. - Tho company will acquire about l,000 acres of land by loaso In the vicinity of Shasta Vlow, said Mr. Stono today, and about 1000 acres elsowhero, nnd expects to start actlvo exploration for oil In the noar future Thero will bo no stock for talo, said Mr. Stono, at loast for tho pre sent. Ho said that tbo Incorporators wore acting for many substantial In vestors In the community. BLAVKIt 18 HANGKD WALLA WALLA. Wash.. April 1. John Schmidt was hanged hero this morning for the murder of two Seattle policemen. Ho walked io tho gallows unassisted. or war among modern civilized na-j tlons. ArntAals tn Humanity The commission alto.' declared that "tho situation iA Ireland was a prop- or subject of concern for all peoples (Continued to Pope 3) SCOUT'S OUTING ON TOMORROW ANOTHER Oil COMPANY HERE y GETS TO IRK Frank Sexton, county club leader, and II. D. Wilcox, toachor of tho Mil ler Hill school, met with tho Dalrv Herd Record club at the Miller Hill school houso yesterday morning, when tbo 12 members of tho club wero glvon Instructions In treating milk. Tho milk from 12 cows wai tested. This Is tho first move to kcop accurate dairy hord records In this county, and Is considered a movo Invtho right direction. Tho establishment of theso dairy herd records is tho part tho organi zers aro taking In tho effort to bring Into and maintain recognized high types of dairy cattlo In this countr. A few days ago tho banks of tho county agreed to tlnanco tho Impor tation of dairy cattle, both grades and purobreds, Jerseys and Hot stolns. If enough Interest Is shown two carloads will bo brought In. Or ders for more than ono car. hawi been received by County Agent Thomas. Mr. Sexton met with tho poultry and rabbit clubs at tho Pollcan Day school yestorday afternoon. Mrs. Lambert Is local leader for tho clubs, and Is directing the children In their work. Two saw mills and approximately 15,000,000 feet of timber wero in volved In a deal completed yesterday, by which A. E. Kruso of Portland, becomes owner of the D'Armoml Brothers plant In tho Swan Lake Dis trict. Each of tbo two mills has a dallv capacity of about 20,000,000 feet. It is the plan of the purchaser to over haul tho plantj at once, mako Im provements In tho equipment and havo tho milts running by April 15. Mr. Kruso is an experienced lum bermen and at ono tlmo operated a mill In tha Coos bay district. For tbn post four years he has beon one of tho representatives of the United States shipping board in the Port land district. The transaction between the D'Ar mond brothers and Kruse was negoti ated by thq Klatooth Lumber agency, of which Georgia A. Stephenson Is manager. j luBT DANCE OF SEASON AT THE COUNTV UOSWTAIi Tho danco at tha county hospi tal tomorrow night will bo the last of tbo season, announces J. u Short, superintendent. Several suc cessful dancos Qhavo taken place during tho winter, and tho clos ing event Is scheduled to bo tho greatest success ot all. Summer farm activities will prevent any fur ther dancos, said Mr. 8hort. As is tho custom ladles will bring tho supper and Mr. Short will fur nish the coftoe. Admission Is $1 a couple and tbo proceeds go to wipo out the debt on a barber chair . recently Installed. Strahorn Sued By Workers For $3,134 Thomas Illloy and Olat Lund have fllod suit against Itobort E. Stra horn, bulldor ot the Strahorn rail road, for $3,134.50, wblcb they claim Is due them for labor per formed during tha construction of the railroad. This amount, complainants claim, Is duo them and othors for clearing tho brush and timber from the rail road right ot way, and for grading tho cleared .area. They spent 635 hours doing 'the work. ' They were unable to t finish tbe work, the plaintiffs say In' their complaint because the defendant qrdered them to "discontinue, worlc ,' refused' to fur nlsh supplies, andeyen 'took 'their tools from thorn. A scale of $6.50( ''per day Is the liasls of Jthe Judgment nuked. T CLUB ACT VELY PO TLID MAN Buys TIMBER AND1LSHE1