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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1921)
Ill, , ty ''It "VA 0" &ty Eximhxa Herald -A Class Ad Will Do It Today? New Today Member of the Associated Press. riricnitii Vnir. No. miit i KLAMATH PALLH, OREGON, HATUItDAV, APRIL It.lltai PRICE FIVE CKNT8 0 A INT DINNER DATE Ilarvny Mlllor of thu Bncrnmonto .Clinmbor of Commorco, concodod to lia ono of tlin moat Klflod npoaknra In thu nncramcnto valley by thoso who have hoard him talk, ha accepted nn Invltiitlon from (ho Klamath county Chamhor of Com mnrco to ronio to KUmnth Falls as tho principal speakor for tho Groatnr Ktamntti illnnor. Thin event In scheduled to tnko placo nt tho Whlto Pelican hold, begin ning at 8:30 p. m., Monday April 18. It will mark tho finish of tho educational and preparatory period that will precudn tho Intcnslro nn ' rollmont of memberships and sign InK of subscriptions for tho Cham hor of Comtniircn, tho campaign tor which will hn launched Tuesday morning, April 19, at 9 o'clock and rontlnuo during tho forenoon of four dnyn. i Owing to tho limited scaling ra pacity of the hotel dining room, only 275 reservations will bo mado. The chargn will ho $1 per plate. More than 2300 ItivltntloiiH to the dlnnor, containing nolP-addrnod Cherokecs Claim 14 Million Acres IRRIGATION ON VOLUTEERS TO WASHINGTON, Apr. Claims to H, 000,000 ncros of land In Texan and Oklahoma, including tho olden of Tulsa and Oklahoma City and tho HurkMirnott oil field, were filed In tho supremo court todny hy the Cher okoo Indian nation. Thoy support tholr Claim with u Kovernmont patent Issuod by President Van Huron and certified an authentic hy tho depart ment of tho Interior. 40,000 ACRES ! DORRIS PLANi IT ENGLISH Balloon's Crew IrifTU PTnilrnn Apparently Lo.tYY M HuhM mm over HIGH TAXES Taxes aro the most common topic of discussion nownilayn among all citizens who hold In foo nny portion of tho earth that lien within the geo graphical houndurlen of Klamath county. Nawspapor nccountn would Indicate that them In considerable convernatlon on tho nuhjoct In other countlen, ntnten mid nntlonn. Land ownorn In tho Irrlguted din trlcln, wlioro because of tho Increased operation and maintenance churgo, the tax blow falln heavlent, take mall comfort In comparliionn. That other commuultlon In America and SIRE CALLED PANAMA CIT7, Kla., April 9. Tho naval balloon, which loft Ponns cola March 22 with five men and has alnco boon miming, wag picked up In tho gulf yenterday by a fishing! boat nnd brought hero. No trace of tho crow wan found. DSCDARGED IT nliroud aro an bad off than they U no nnd stamped acceptance rardn. havn ' consolation. It would appear from been mailed out to prospective "" Knoral outcry. membern. although the dinner w iwi a publlr affair and all are In vited, a formal Invitation not being II. W. Ilarton, who has 240 iicrcn In tho Mlllor I tilt district, recently cited h In cano an nn oxamplo lost necessary. Thono who receive tho i 'onr uo Iml" toinl tax, water us Invltntlonn will be tho citizens , "' "tnto ""'I county, school, road whoso namon have thim far hnen nni1 personal, or $774.36. listed nn the prospect list. Thin v ben he asked for Ills statement list In at yet Incomplete mid .mMl- Hla yeur ho was handed a total of (tonal nainea am being added eucti 11,013.22., nn Increiisu of I23K.KC. day. The reservations will b made The bulk of tho tux, 1891. Ml, Is In tho ordor thuy are received, und thy Water users' charge, and the In those who make them will bo re- cms e Is effected by tho raise In tho quired to call nt Chamber of Com- rate from ll.Sfi to 12.00 por aero for merer- tido,Hiirt-rs and procoro two. ncre-foet of water. This means their tickets hy S p. m Saturday, , extra taxation of $180 on Mr. Ilur- April 10. ton'it ncreago. Speaker for tho areator Klamath The romnlnlng Increase Is In local Dinner am being lined up by tho taxutlon, which Mr. Ilarton Is Inclln campaign speakorn committee, head- ed to ascribe to poor business policy cd by W. O. Hmlth. and assisted nnd wasteful methods In ndmlnlstrn by W. A. Wlost. Cnpt. J. W. Hie- Ion of county nffalrs. mons, Charles Ferguson. Mayor W. . All ownorn In the project aro said H. Wiley. A. C. Ynilen and It. V to m, tM0 Bamo fX ail tho ono own. Kuykondall. Tho other letalln for or instanced, nnd It Is sulci residents the ovont are In tho hands of tho of Ml, .k wlj gnorty hold n meet campaign nrrungnmentn committee. nR , , ,f HOmothng cnn., bc Tho field organization, which li;onn nt,0ui It " will he composed of mom thun 200 ' Tll0 u,0 ; coniI11llonfir. It Is men ami women of Klamath Falls understood, I, of tho opinion that the nnd Klamath county, and which. , , , ,rr,Klllon imrM ratn will bo made up of 34 city teams. , ft vloIntlon of tll0 conMllt,ona, a service fund committee team and iroh,hUloil of moro ,nnn alx ,,or various county teams Is now being , conl ,ncroniH1 , , , ,, built. Tho city of Klamath Falls , , no.slllly n , "in mi ,iuunnvi vy ujur hiiiHn ' DOltltlH, Cal., April 9lrrlgatlon, LONDON, April 9 Recruiting of tho boon of modern-day agricultural volunteer workers and safety units progress, In tho untlclpnllon and will was begun onorgotlcnlly by tho gov- soon become the realization of a eminent today and plans nro being large number of farmers In this val ley If plans under way for a forty thousand ncm project materialize. An Irrigation project has boon orj gnnlzod nt Macdool with J. I). Ham mond of that placo as Its president and a group of responsible cltlzons us directors. C. T. Darloy, of Klamath Falls will survey und lay out tho pro ject which will encompass a tract of fortlln, sandy loam torrltory requir ing only tho presence of wator to pro duco abundant crops. Wator will bo dorlvod from a num ber of crcokn to tho oast of Macdool, perfected to meet tho threatened xtrllio of two million laborers In thu triple nlllanco of raJnors, tronsport nnd rullwny workers If It materializes Tuesday. Thu giant strlko threatens to grow out of the coal minors strlko, In Which tho two other labor organiza tions aro preparing to act In sym pathy. Meanwhile, reports from various parts of England, Scotland nnd Wales carao reports today that locals of tho railway mens' union waro challeng ing the right of tho national execu doferrcd until Tuosday night so that It might bo posslblo to bring nbout a resumption of negotiations look ing toward settlement. Premier Lloyd George is report ed today to havo mado now peaco proposals to tho trlplo alliance. teams, each representing n division hooded by a major, and designated by a color. Tho four majors and Jho colors asnlgnod their divisions aro an follews: hfoijj as.llnmyc xoarwlll ocono Major W. K, Hoohorn O recti Di vision, (Tho Hhamrockn.) Major A. M. Collier Gold Divi sion, (Tho Ilacon Rqund.) ' Major Frtid A. llakor Whlto Dl vision, (Tho Purity Hqund.) Major J, C, Thompson llluo Di vision, (Tho Wlnnors.) Kach Major will command six of a contost basod on that ground. Including Antelope, which stream-" ; t'vo body to call a gcnornl strlko will bo controlled by n systom of without balloting by tho mombors. dams to hold tho spring run-off. TIi.i I It was stated In some fjunrterirthat principal Horn of cxponso in ongin-. tho actual calling of tho strlko was ocring tho project, It Is understood, will bo In tho construction of t!ico duma and mains lending to tbo Irri gated territory, llonds wilt bo floated by tho or ganization to flnanco tho proposition, tho projoct having been officially ap- proved by state authorities. f, i.. ,.... , i. i nun ,Uyii uuwi cunmuoreu im-lni .. r, pcrntlvo that this valloy. vast In uren "lay OV ill OCtlOOl nnd fertile In soil but lacking necca- Musical Department nnij iiiumiwru, suuuiu securo irrign- lion from ono of tho uvollablo ad- Tho Klamath county hlgh'scbool Jncent sources. Tho Klamath Rlvur ' musical department will present tho wan once considered a posslblo sourco i oporctta, "Tho Gypsy Hovor." at tho but for tho present tbo wator of that ' star thcator. Wednesday and Thurs slrooni will not be touched. ay ovonlngs, April 13 nnd 14. The Aside from, tho forty thousand production Is n romantic, musical acres to come under tho new Irrlga-1 comody nnd tho cast has been prac Hon system, this valloy possesses tldnir hard for its nresentntlen. Thlr- 1 200 FEET OF CASING 001 W cm fir WEED, Cal., April . Following strlko agitation here, tho Weed Lum ber company discharged about fifty employes at tho closo of work Tues day ovonlng. Thoso Includod men who woro con- sldorod most active In trying to bavo . tho strlko called. While tho majority nn ..1-iii.iiuiiauon oi mo casing, or mo mon discharged nro Italians. of tho Klamath Oil company's well on the Manning ranch Is progressing steadily, 1200 fet of It having been replaced. This leaves about 260 moro foot to bo Installed, and aftor the casing has been concretod to prevent a blowout, drilling operations wilt be resumed. "I am cortaln that wo will strlko It," said Captain Siemens recently," and I am anxious to sco the drill started again. I am relying on the tho number Included Ival Whitney, Prosldont of tho Wocd local of the Timber Workers' Union, and B. W. Coxo, tho Secretary. Tho strlko agitation followod an nouncements of cuts In wagon and complaint by employes that tbo com pany had fallod to rcduco prlcos of groceries and had In soma Insttncuj Incrcasod tho prlcos. Tho company put on a number of extra guards Tuesday night to foro- oplnlon of exports when I express tho , stall trouble So overt acts woro ro bellof that wo aro not far from the ported. oil body." nay Cantorberry of Seattle and C Six companies havo now been or- J. Kelly of Eureka, national officer'' ganized for prospoctlng tho Klamath of tho Timber Workers' Union, lef field for oil nnd gas, nnd two or threo Weed Tuesday. Before going thov other organizations aro tomptod. being at' OPENING HTATEJIENTS IN DAMAGE SUIT TOIAIj TODAY thousands of acrcn of fortllo soil which requlrcH only tbo addition of water to mako it nn agricultural par adise. Although following winters of unusual precipitation crops uro grown here In abundance, arid seas ons Invariably causa difficulty. Tho fact that tho land under the ty'mumbcrs of tho glee club, IS boys and 1G girls will tako part In tho chorus, besides tho principal parts, Tickets will bo on salo at tho Star theater, beginning Monday. California Crow Win OAKLAND, Cal., April 9. Tho proposed project Is almost entirely University of California crew won. lovol, with a gradual Incllno toward tho varsity raco from tho Unlvcrstly tho south tor dratnago, makes tho, or Washington today by about fivo preparation of forms for Irrigation feet. Washington won tho frosh compnratlvely easy I men raco. ASKS WHY C. OF C. CONTRACT WENT UNPUBLISHED UNTIL LAST MINUTE? THE ANSWER Personal Mention J. F. Loosley, tho Fort Klamath rancher, Is In town on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Itamsdclt of Fort Klnmnth aro tho pareutH of a baby son, born April 6, roports Dr. It, II. Crave r. Mr. und Mm. Charles Collier will go to Illy today to upend tho week end with Mrs. Collier's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wurron. Mr. Colllor will return tomorrow or Mon- captains, fivo men nnd ono woman. , llny( btt Mr Co,or w, romnln for Each captain will direct a team of at loast four workers to bo so- ubout a week. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Cotton, of lectod from a list of moro than 200 ., ,, , ,., ... , cltlzons who hnvo nlroody nlgnod tm who , on0 of tho oymm ot cards agreeing to work for threo ,no Ponpors.Cotlon mlllt , horo on hours a day. during tho four-duy i)UB,n08a connoeted with his milling "M- ' Interests. Tho following rnptalns havo boon . Mr nnd Mrg wmtain curroll assigned to tho four.dlvHllens: huvo Keno t0 i,ortlan(1 t0 VB,t. llluo division Captains W. A. M1 FIov Klrkhnm. of Chllo- Wlost. F. h. Evans. J. E. Swan- , , a guoat nt , whUo Po. Hon, v. a. woizoii anil aiish aiico c hotol. ' wcuouri, nmi ono captain yoi 10 . Mrg Cora Jol,v ,. rolurilurt ,rnm Editor Evening Herald: In your Issuo of Wodnosday you published a contract betwoen tho Chamber ot Commorco and tho American Cltv Human nt Km York. According to your pnpor it was signed November 29, 1920, Why did you not publish It boforo? Why did you keep your resdors In Ignoroncfl of this contrnct nnd Its terms until tho last mlnuto? Will you also toll them NOW how much this sorvlco Is to cost, whom tho monoy goes to and how much stays horct and how It Is to bo ox pondedT I think nn I havo had somo cxporlonco In dovoloplng American In dustries and commorco, I may be ablo to form an opinion ns to methods and results, and what succoss la llkoly to bo tho outcorao of tho movoment outlined by tho contract In question. 1 T. O. HAGUE Opening statements ot tho op posing aldos In the damage suit of George W. Cpurtwrlght, ranchor. against It. D. Newell and Clarenco Vochatzer occupied tho day In tho circuit court. Plaintiff alleges that his horses woro frightened by de fendant's automobllo while 'being driven along tho highway near Ma lta and bolted through a wire fonco. Injuring several badly. II. M. Manning ia tho p(a!ytf'a attorney. As Mr. Newell, project manager, was on official business for tho reclamation sorvlco at tho tlmo, it Is alleged, ho Is bolng do- fondod by Austin Flegel and Harry Holgato, reclamation scrvlco coun sel. I bo named. Whito division Captains L. a. hur homo iioar Merrill whom sho spoilt a couplo ot days looking at- Hoogland. F. M. Clnrlch, J. R. Kol-'(or hor farmln8 lntor08tB, oy, a. ii. uoiiins, nori 'i nomas ana Mra. M. A. Cullaghan. ' Gold division Captains II. K. Smith, R. R. Dunbar, II. C. Merry man, J. T. Porklns, George Forgo and Mrs. Paul Dogardua. Green division Captains J. H. Driacoll,M. P. Evans, G. C. Lor onz, E. T. Ludden, Fred L. Hous ton, and Mrs. E. S. Henry. j; Ttje captalns nava , already so ,Iocta "their team workers', 'anbVa.s Soon job formal written ateeptanea Miss Illaucho Goodnor from Chllo quln Is In town for thu woek cud. Mrs. Jomoa Jory, of Midland, Is rogistorod at tbo Hall hotol. N. E. Woodbouso Is iu from Merrill, and Is rogistorod at tho Hall hotol. John Traverse Is conflnod to his homo at Fourth and Oak efroots with lllnesa. .yyw.fW. (Tho Herald would havo boon, of tor Its accoptanco. For nono of glad to havo publlshod Information ; this can Tho Herald In tho Blight bearing on tho contract If It had It. ost dogroo bo held responsible, for Tho first wo know of tho contract (w0 madJ a ,l,ocW rfort t0 lnform ...T . I ur readors after wo loarnod about was Into In January or oarly in the conlract( but cou)d nQt s Fobruary. Wo thon trlod to ascor-. spoclflo Information from tho socre taln tho terms ana conditions. No ' tary ot tho chambor. ono connactod with tho chambor I According to Mr. Dopuy, ropro know what thoy wflro. or It thoy oontntlvo of the Amorlcan City did, would not toll thorn. Thoso "roau, tho cost will bo ton and a conditions oxiatod until last Thurs- fraction per cent of tho entlro ro day, whon for tho first tlmo Tho "Ipts of tho chambor for tho next Herald was ablo to boo a copy ot ,throo years. This figure Is roachod by tho contract. Evon today thero spreading the cost ovor tho la n dltforonco "of opinion as to ' ontlro period. Space will- not Just what tho contract contains. Ono pormlt of a detailed description in thlUK cortaln, tho Intorosts of tho this artlclo ot tho method followod. Amorlcnu City Bureau aro fully pro- To strip tho contract ot everything toctod. It is this attltudo of cen-,ut tho ham facts, tho cost will bo sorshlp and suppression ot Inforran-' 35 of tho momborslilp foo for tho (Ion of vital Intorost to tho pooplo first year, and 20 ot tho budget ot this community by tho secretary fund, or 22VJ of all monoy for of tho Chambor of Commorco that tho first year. Thirty days aftor tho has producod a condition that Is closo of tho campaign, u compu- anything but fuvorablo to tho tatlon of all monoy paid and fall Telegrapher fi Error Made Big Difference A tow days ago the Herald pub lished an Associated Press despatch In which tho statement was made that tho practice of Christian Science had been "penalized" In tho State of Nebraska. This was an error In transmission and tho word was "legalized" mak ing an entirely different meaning to tho Item. Tho correct version of tho messago appears belew: LINCOLN, (Nob).. April 7. A bill legalizing the practice of Christian Sclcnco was passed by tho Nobraska Houso today by a vote of 63 to 38. Tho bill sub jects Christian Science practlco to Stato quarantlno laws. An amendment 'to mako tho prac tice subject to public health laws 'of tho Stato railed. Tho bill now goes to Governor McKolvIe for approval or rejection. aro credited with having advised the workmen nt Wped that fow lum ber plants on tho Pacific coast wore oporatlng, and that conditions at Wood woro ns good ns thoy wore at nny lumber concern which had como undor tholr observation. Their coun sol was against a strlko. The policy ot the Wood Lumber company has been unaffected by tho threatened strike. Neither rent, fuel nor tho prices In the company storo have been reducod. The company takes the stand that the wago re duction was an absoluto necessity on account of lower lumber prices pro Tailing at thoprcBont tlmo. and thoy daTm iVmberJiTnot' moving. "5. 4 Klamath county tlraberworkers held a meeting here last night to strengthen tholr organization. C. J. Kelly, of Eureka, vice-president ot the national union and organizer for this district, stated today that tho union would combat Importation this year ot cheap labor to compete against local ttmberworkcrs on con tract work, such as piling. Other tlmberworkers said that the union would also resist any wage re duction In this territory. 7en Year Sentence For Wm. H. Johnson MEDFOnD, April 9. William H. Johnson, former cashlor of tho do funct bank of Jacksonville pleaded guilty today to four of thirty Indict ments charging the wrecking ot that Institution nnd was ticntcnccd to nn Indotormlnato scntonco of ten years. portunlty. , PHOXE HATE CASK WILL Henley P. T. A. Holds interesting Meeting The P.irent-Teachors association of tbo Henley district held an Interest ing meeting last night, featured with talks by Frank Sexton, county club leader, and Mlsa Lydla Frlcke, coun ty nurso. At the, close ot tho meeting coffee and sandwiches wero served. , MIbs Frlcke talked on health stan dards In tho schools. She urged the Importance ot full co-operation by tbo parents In raising the level ot chlldrons' health. She rocommonded that schools provldo faculties for giv ing tho pupils dally hot lunches, and that, tho menu be varied from day to day. Tho talk Includod a descrip tion ot first aid troatmont for com mon accldonts. Mr. Sexton explalnod the noccMlty for support ot club work. He said that it Interested tho young folk In homo life and kept them on tho farm. He declared the child' should havo tho samo opportunities nffordod his eld ers In tho spread ot collcgo extension work, nnd that tho county club sys tem, was Intended to provldo such op- HualL VaMMaMM HAVE AXOTlir.lt HEARING" MSeUUI tJUlllUMiu fCmBlmJOE Director1 L. "W. De- puy'hss ' accepted an Invitation". -to to serve has been obtained, the port ( outline the expansion campaign1 sonnel of each team will bo pub-'plan to tho members of the Mills ljshod. I I Addition Improvomont club tonight. chamber. The Horald has contend ed that tho mombors of tho cham ber should havo teon fully Inform ed boforo tho contract was cntorcd Into. As tho records' show that thia contract was 'agreed -Jo aKa dtreqtoYa .meeting at which, tb,e,re monoy paid and all promises to pay will bo mado and 22 of this will bo paid to tbo Amorlcan City Bureau. Thirteen months after tho clo'se o( Jh,e 'campaign. 10. ot the estimated membership fee for the Beit ...year wjll be .paid. The William Sparrow William H. Sparrow died thli morning at tho local detontlon hos pital, whom bo was ta,kon yesterday; following his refusal to remain at tho county hospital. Dlood poisoning caused his doath. Somo timo ago the decedent mot with an accident which causod partial loss of muscular con trol and bis affliction caused bim to OUT PORTLAND BUILDING 'walk with a haHIng glt that made ' TRADES TEN PER CENT I him an objwt ot general sympathy. POHTLANfV April ! -Arbiters ' : He nas 36 ym'6ld, His father SALEM. April 9. Rehoaring of tho tolophono rato case Is assured ns tho result ot expression ot opinion by H. H. Corey, public, sorvlco com missioner, who said, on returning to day from a trip through oastorn Ore gon, that bo agreed with tho other two mombors of the commission In favoring a rehoaring. :?vJn'a 'tTUorum present it' "me wlllJb'; dene' if months later- jlsr-t";t1rb.t 'announced a tenpefetat U-ie ?Mr tRoy3er,Miniesti lot appear that suffj-iont If the Bureau If overpaid', 'an ad-.waiaTsa'urtjon fer i bulldlcr tradej hn b9B notified". wss'-not: wculd -not appear that suffl-Iont If the Bureau Is. overpaid', an ad- ,waiaT4ueon fer ill bulldlcr trades hn bsea notified ana, imaerai sr publicity waa givon before Its adop-'Justracnt will be made at th end except plumbers. Nin6t4en unions are raneem'eritj aait'in answer iron tlon, during its consideration nor of each year.) ' , affected, . him. I4 '