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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON; MONDAY, JVHK -IB, 1M1
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TOWNSEND BILL'
for Hies
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Oregon Delegation, Ex
pected to Support
' i'Measure at Practical
tPlan for Comprehen
J live Road Work.
Jr Herald Haleui llareaa v
SALEM, Or., Juno 13. (Special)
The Townsond bill, now pending
In congress, where It was Introduc
ed, by Senator Townsond, of Mich
igan, and proposing among other
thlnga thn creation of a fedora!
highway commission, doubtless will
hart the aupport of thn Orogon
state highway commission. Eslab
llshment of an intorstatt highway
system and of post ronds, federal
aid. to tho states and appropriation
of money are other features of the
bill.
Tho Oregon commission haa tho
ebolco of thU or tho Dowoll bill,
which la almllar to tho Townseud
measure but dooa not prorlda Jor,
the, federal highway commission. R.
A. Booth, of Rugeno, chairman of
the; Oregon highway commlMlon, fa
vors tho Townsond bill, and It U
believed Commissioners Yeon and
Barratt alio will favor It.
X. J. Adame, of Kugeno, who la
In j,Waiblpgton 'aa secretary to Sen
ator Robert N.. H tan field. I work
ing hard In thu Interests of tho
Townsend bill and strongly urging
IU aupport In Oregon.
Itilppa Rill Urged
Mr.' Adams alio la beeeechlng (he
Oregon - commission Jo support tbo
Pblppa bill. Thla l a meat a re not
Important toOregoa,. hat probably
will hare the aupport of tho Ore
gon eommlaalon out of ,a spirit of
co-operation and collaboration with
other -western atatea. The Phlppa
bill provide federal aid for those
atatea that are unable financially lo
meet federal appropriation on a
"fifty-fifty" basts, and allows, a low.
er percentage of appropriation by
the atatea nad necessitate a cor-
reapondlngly higher appropriation
by tho government.
The proposed fodoral highway
commtialon la tho outstanding fen
ture of the Towniend bill. Thla
commlnlon would be composed of
five members, who would receive
salaries of f 10,000 a year eahe.
Appolntmont of the five coram Is
alonara would be by tha, president
with tbo advice and consent of the
(Continued to Pag 2)
Fire Chief Find
Water' Reserve is
Adequate to Need
Tho Hot Bprlngs high school and
west sldo rosorvolrs wore formally
Inspected by Klro Chief Ambrose
and Superintendent Lewis McCluro
of tho California Orogon Power com
t pany Friday, and the report made
upon them by, the flro department
chief waa that they are all In good
condition and- had' water In suftl
dent quantities to handle the flra
situation here.
In tho Hot Bprlngs reservoir tha
wator measured 10 foet; sufficient
to moot tho city requirement. Wa
ter was clean and no debris In the
bowl. Tho wost aide and the
one back of tho high school wore
found to, contain six foet. This waa
the standard required for them
They were also clean. ' ,
Flro Chlof AmVoso said, "I
thought " tjint Friday would bo a
good day to Inspect tbo resorvolra
and without giving the California-
Oregon ;P,ower company notice of
the fnct'l'drovoovor and took tho
suparlntondont with mo. It Is only
fair to the company to say that they
were not awaro of the Inspection
and had bo opportunity to "pad tbo
supply.".,i,' am,, glad to report that
they are Hvlngip to their con
tract." " tf.
- MARKET REPORT
PORTLAND, Juno 13. Cattlo 50
cents .lower, choice steers at 17.60
to '$7.76 S.hogB" steady ;" prime light,
18.76 to It.JBs sheep, EO centa low
er, east of the" mountain lambs from
16,26 .to $8.76. .. ,
FttoChui ordm m
Cleanup o5 th$
Jj&maclM Sit
Pursuant to nummary ordor of
Flro Chief Atnbroio that sawdust and
debris remaining from tho Pine
street tabernacle, erected by sovernl
local churches for tho conduct of a
recent arrival, would havo to bo re
moved before tonight, men and teams
were.busy this morning In cleaning
up the lot.
Notice wns served by the chlof on
W, B. Blougb, O. F. Trimble and K
P.. Lawrence that penalties would be
on forced If tho hazard wns allowed to
eiltt longer.
Chief Ambrose said that ho sorved
tbo first notice fdr clean-up upon the
promotora of tho rovlval shortly af
ter the closo of sorvlcea bore and that
no action' was takon. Honce Hatur
day'a summary ordor, which produc
ed Immediate results.
FUGT
iTho program --for tbo Flag Day
exorcliu to be held tomorrow even
ing at the Elks club wore announo
ed today by the committee In charge
of the arrangements and a varied
inustcal and speaking program will
bo offered. '
Tbo exorcises are open to the
genoral public and tbo commlt'nc
have oxtended a genoral Invllutlon
to tho American Legion, Spanish
Amnrlcnn war veterans and veter
ans of nil ware to participate In the
program.
Another matter that tha commit-
trfv-flsh toaak the cltlions of this
city tp .do tomorrow will be to fly
tho United states flag from aun
rlie to sunset, and at sunset haul
down tho colors aa.-a distinct' and
patriotic duty to the flag.
The officers and trustees of Kla
math Falls lodge, No. 1147, who
w participate la tho exercises are,
C. A. Harden, exalted ruler; D. W.
Mason, esteemed loading knight; P.
M. Noel, esteemed loyal knight; O.
I!. Jester, esteemed lecturing
knight; H. E. Momyor, secretary;
F. T. Andoraon. chaplain; A. F.
Balflcky, tllor; M. P. Lavenlg, treas
urer; Don Oolvlg, organist; C. J.
Mnrtln, L. O. Van Bellan, and J. B.
Hwanien, trnsteea.
, Tha following, program will be
given at 8 olclock at tho club
roems: . i
"Star Spangled Danner".. Orchestra
Introductory Exercises .........,...
Exalted Ruler and Officers
Prayer ......... .........................Cbaplaln
Selection from "La Oioconda
FoncbleiU'.' :...i......... .Orchestra
"History, of the Flag'! ................
..... Dr. E. D. Johnson
Solo "America Come" ................
Miss Dorothy Elliott
Altar Service ....Officers of the lodgo
Fantasle of "American National
Anthems" ..................... Orchestra
Address .................... Fred A. Baker
Adagletto from "L Arleslenne
8ulto"-Massenot ........ Orchestra
' America" ........................ 'Audlenco
Oil Men Will Have
Innings at C. Of C.
Forum Wednesday
Forum leador Smith of the cham
ber of commerce stated today that
tho forum at Wodneadaya' session
would bo one of much interest to
tho local people who aro Intorestod
In tbe oil possibilities of Klamath
county and that ho had arranged
for J. R. Kelly of tho Crater Oil
and Gas company to proetde.
Tho meeting will bo devoted en:
tlrely to short talks upon this eub-
Joct and Mr. Kelloy will call upon
Dr. E. D. Johnson for n fivo mln
uto talk on the general situation;
Capt. J. W, Siemens will nlio talk
for a five mlnuto period upon tho
development of the Siemens' well
and W. C. Lehman will talk for IE
tnluutes upon, the general structural
and 'geological formations of Kla
math county from a geological
standpoint. '
DADE RUTH GETS BOTfl
NEW YORK, Juno IS. "Daba'
Ruth today for tho first time this
season pitched his Initial .game and
lined but his 10th homer in tha
game with Detroit.
OB TO Ml
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PACIFIC COIST
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Herald Washington Ilurean
WASHINGTON,' June 13 R. D
Allen, secretary of tho West Coaat
Lu'mbermon'a association, has ar
ranged for a hearing today before
tbo full board of tho fedbral trade
commission to present an anawer to
the ro'port mado public Friday by
that body, criticizing tho West Coast
lumber Industry.
He iwtll elaborate before tho com
mission tbo statoment which, he au
thorised Saturday, which aaya In part
If tho lumber industry of Oregon and
Washington "hts.V- In any way been
doing anything not strictly in keep
ing with good citizenship, it is vastly
more concerned in correcting it than
la any governmental eommlaalon or
department' and that thoro Is Just as
much patriotism In tbe state of
Washington aa there is In tha city of
Washington."
Therefore, Mr. Alton aays, tho re
port of (ho commission wilt be given
Immedlato and thorough considera
tion by tbe West Coast Lumbermen's
nsioclatlon and Inaofar aa associa
tion mills are concerned, any practice
concerning which there may be any
question of legality will be quickly
discarded.
Denies Charge
The Weat Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation la not a prlco or production-
curtailing organization. Mr. Allen
says, and It haa not, alnca tha war, at
tempted to fix pricoe, apr haa It at
tempted to curtail output, aa charged
In tha commlaalon'a report. Daring
tho war period it did fix prices In con
junction with tha war Industries
board at the request of the govern
ment, that the essential warTeqnlre
menta Might be wtlataavtstl. aiya Al
len. In 1020 Oregon and "Washington
produced 8,140,000,000 feet of lum
ber, whtch-waa an increase of 12 per
cent over 1919. -nd an Jnereaao of
C per cent over J91C. These aro
United States foreat.warrlce'flguree;
and certainly do not Indicate curtail-
mont, bo aatd.
NICHOL8-COLLER -MARRIAQB
Rowland Daro Nichols and Iva
Mollta Coller. both of Klamath
Falls, wore united In marriage at
tho Daptltt parsonage Saturday aft
ernoon at 6 o'clock, by' tho Rover-
end J. H. Dickson.
AsBaBj)BajaMWMMMMMMMMM
LAST NOTICE TO THB
HONOR ROLL 8UBSCRIBERU
Tho latest and final ship
ment of Honor Rolls la here and
thoso who ordered copies aro ask
ed to call for them. Many of tbe
booka have been paid for and
should be In tho hands of their
owners. I
We also havo a number of pho
tographs, used in .illustrating tho
book. The pictures were obtain
ed with Instructions to forward
them, In, muny cases, Xo. saall ad
dressee. These Instructions havo
boon followed bat a number ofi
tbe envelopea have bean return
ed by tbe postal service, marked
"Address, Unknown." Evidently
tbo owners have moved without
leaving a forwarding address.
Wa desire to clean, up tho eu
tlro matter, and this Is the lost
notice that will he given. One
more effort will be made to dis
tribute the booka and pictures.
Whoro It is not possible to locate
tbe persons entitled to them, they
Will bo filed at the owners' risks.
Tho Horald will take no further
responsibility.
The Klamath County Honor
Roll is a complete roster" of Kla
math county's service men and
tho war workers who put the
home campaigns over. It la hand
somely .and durably bound,' print
ed on the best paper obtainable
and will be Increasingly valuable
as a war record aa the years pass.
Call and get your copy, if you
know that you subscribed to Its
publication, or send your address f
and 12 cents for postage. Photo
graphs will be mailed on receipt 1
of address and auc centa for post
age,
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CLOSING TRIP
POSSE'S BELIEF
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KELSO, Waab., Jane 13. The
poaae who, last night surrounded a
swamp north of here, into which a
man said to be Roy Gardner, escaped
convict, waaseon, slinking, this morn
ing were closing, In on tbo surround
ing area.
Npfrfs 1L Pyron,,Gardner'a confed
erate ,ln Baturday'a daring oicapo,
waa, captured yesterday and la in fall
here. He said, that,, Gardner forced
him, to aid In tbo escape, and that ho
eeparatod ,f rpm Gardner a short dis
tance south of Cattlo Rock.
So many, avea sea of escape are
open to Gardner, If he la not within
the, cordon drawn by tbe posse, that
officers, said thla morning his dlicov-
ery, In hitcaee, would be difficult.
Scores of officers and civilians are
Jolned.ln tbe.aearch, which has caun-
ed1 ,tnorp excitement than any hunt
taking place alnce the chase after
Harry Tracy. - i
A motor hoat'passed up tha river
last night and those who saw; It ex
pressed the .belief that It might bavo
bean sent by a confederate to the aid
of Gardner.
PORTLAND, June 18. Unite
States 'Marshal Jainoa Holohan pass
ed here today from San Fraicleco to
Kelso; Washington, to take charge of
tha hnat for Roy Gardner.
Norria Pyron; GardnsrU compan
ion In the escape, recaptured; Is to
be taken direct to tbe McNeils Island
prison.
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Sunday Vote .
A Sensation.
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Blanche Conway .. 1970 Votes
Bather Calkins ........ 1600 Vote
Gladys, Rlchter 280 Votes
Ruth Lindsay .. 210 Votes
Marie" Davenport ..... 100 Votes
Joeepblno McClaln .... 100 Votes
Oene, Hauger ............ 90 Votes
.Ruth Dixon .............. 30 Votes
Decsle Kllgore . 10 Votes
Florence Bradley .... 10 Votes
From tbo above standing of the
contestants for the honor of bolng
Goddess of Liberty In tbo big" Fourth
of July celebration, one can see that
the friends of Miss Esther Calkins
have deelded to 'see that the coveted
honor falls to her lot. And ihey are
voting. The nymphs and mermaids at
the Hot Springs Sulphur bathhouse
Sunday decided to start Miss Calkins'
campaign with a awing and an oven
1,000 votes were cast for her,
Friends of Mrs. Conway, too, bus
plclonedtbnt something waa amiss
over Bunday and gave their favorite
960 votes to keep her from falling
Into second place and It was but a
closo sbavo that they kept her In tbe
lead.
Three new aspirants were placed In
tbe race today, Miss Geno Hauger.
Ruth Dixon and Bess Kllgore, all
of whom ore popular young ladles
who have friends to see that tbey get
actively Into the race. The friends of
Mrs. Gladys Rlchter, Mlssea Ruth
Lindsay, Josephine McClaln, Marie
Davenport and Florence Bradley say
that they will soon be "there" with
the votes to add to their favorite's
Mora Vourig ladles are urged to
enter thli.conteit.aa It has but start
ed, and tqe end is ye daya oir
friends are advised to.eater them for
Manager 'McDonata'rtw a treat for
the Goddess and her Maids of Honor.
Get busy, vote hard and push the
Fourth of July contest while It Is yet
young. Another reading tomorrow of
the ballots better vote tonight!
Labor Head Appeals
For Closer Union
DENVER, Colo.,, June IS. An ap
peal was made today for a "closer
alliance between organized Indus
trial workers and farmers" by Pres
ident Gompers at the opening of his
address before tbe 41st .annual con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor, President Gompers urged
that a closer alliance of tho men In
Industry and agriculture should be
rormea in oraer to save wemseivea
from "being crashed by captains of I
Industry and princes of finance." 1
1924 Convention of
G. O. P. to bo Hold..
On Pacific Coast
Herald Washlgto Daraam -WASHINGTON,
June II.- Ralph
William, newly elected vice 'chair
man of tbo Republican national com
mittee, is going to distinguish his
new position by taking tbe 1924 Re
publican national convention to San
Francleco.
. If ha. had his way he would take It
to Portland, but National Committee
man Crocker of California', had al
ready spoken for Baa Francisco and
William will be satisfied if he can
land tho convention nest door to Or
egon. !'
Ho and Crocker and National Com -
nmieemau j. nou, oi nHamiun,
conferred Satorday on ways and
mean xor nnnging aooui ine iocs-
tlon of tha convention on tha Pacific
coaat.
NO FllffiS
CHIEF'S EDICT?
, Is tho Fourth of July a "Fourth
of July" without tbe popping of
firecrackers and lbs abulias; of sky -
rockets heavenward?, Tha: Is tho'
quoatlon that came P Saturday be Improper to deetde K , asaBf
hen Fire ChUt Ambrose notified J rer, and the entire opinion JadV
the local dealers of pyrotechnic sup-Jrected towara Briaglnc all the. facta
pllea that according to section, two to tha surface- against L the time
of the city ordinance there .would when tha matter small be tries on
be no sale allowed this year of tire- ta merits.' . t , c
worka within the city limits, and In other words It constats offt
tbere would be no discharge of tatlons ,of the bunas as therysev
tbe "poppers or rockets" If ho could! pear from opposite eMes et ,ta
prevent It. No applleatloas for per
mits were made 30 days prior to
the date of celebration ;aa provided
by tha ordinance.
Tho notice surprised dealers who
had laid la a supply of crackers
and auch ,ln antletpaUoa that .they
would" "be permitted to sell tUelr
stocks tbls year. '
Fire Chief Ambrose Is firm' In bis
poiltton snd states that protection
la necessary thla year and he lias
giveu proper notification to the
dealers Interested. .Ed. Lawrence,
dealer, took 'the matter up with the
city official! this afternoon for de
cision.
Chief Ambrose stated that he
regarded tho sailing' of Japanese
balloons skyward In this wooded
section a menace to tho forests and
mills, aa there bas been but little
moliture to combat fire and there
la no telling where balloons will
land and start fires.
California Too Hot t
Comes to Klamath
Ten days ago It began to get hot
down Callfornla'way, so hot In fact,
that Ben. -H. Nelson, who now calls
Patteraon,' Calif., home, would look
up at tbe pictures of Crater Lake and
Spring Creek and Mt. McLaughlin
and other ecenoe of northern Klam
atb. The hotter It got the more he
thought and the oftener he went out
and took a walk around his gas wa
gon. Finally it got so hot Friday that
he just rushed pell mell- Into, the
house and said to his wife: "Darned
If I'll stand It another mlnuto, Put
on your hat and we will beat it for
Klamath." And they did, arriving
hero last evening, Ben used to be
here about a decade ago, before he
went to California and made so much
money he can't count It. He has a
host of friends here who are always
glad to welcome him back to the one
section, of Uncle Sam's domain that
he likes just a Uttle hatter than any
other place, with the possible excep
tion of Patteraon. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson will stay here until Ben gets
his blood; down to normal tempera
ture. They will be guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Joel T. Ward.
SUGAR DROPS SB CENTS
PORTLAND, June 13. For the
first time In four years, sugar
struck a naw low. record today when
a 86 cent reduction waa made to
(he wholesale prices following east
ern declines. The best grades are
now on the market at $7.16 whole
sale.
FARLEIGIt-BUNCH WEDDING
Jack Farlelgh of this city, and
Miss Arllne Bunch, of Lelan'd, Ore
gon, were married Saturday night at'
the Arcade hotel by the Rev. Arthur
L. Rice, The groom 'it employed by
DOUGHLL -COLtECTMl
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Haa AlUrnatiVa of
StutAta-utGaralw1
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Lery "
UonfH.
cient'
No direction to J. M. Dongas to
j reetora soaef 1000 that ha
Dean paw xer BBllCUBg law
street cenrthoaaa appaaM 1
opinion o demnrrer Im Jama ataa
mti emit of Doagaa tiliisf "f '
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Van Riper, county trees
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A copy of tha opinion, .eeatatejac
24 typewritten pages, has Been re- c
eelved by tha circuit court, ..ref
erence to the $1000 Is -Ba4e, Bt Ti
Is merely quotation hf iW"bb."
preme court of the sllagatlaft of ,
detaadaaV attorney -that 'Bhstw, was; "
payment to. Dovgan et that
amount .In: exeese of the saooer tjeat ,,
waa properly-, available to aay his
warrants.
1, The court, aaya that tha
tez
of such lmportanee that H
controversy, with same, hypethetleal -
coaaHslena aa to what tknv-ilsnr.
arightis if thsK.faeta war eatah
Uebas as stats. 7 -
Twwaier -words the eenrt mads
K M'VMei asjftlaiently snppMiaujrtth y
data to reeh sm-toUUssesm )).
mea and k 'seeking -tsfrrfcnp; mt: -11
the facta by1 bringWtn hanes r
to trial. '
The opinion does Indicate .that.;
Doagaa will eventually collect every
dollar of the approximate $92,000 -Judgment,
rendered by tbe supreme
court, November. .30. last -
Should, It be determined ' im the )
mandamua trial that the special,
funds are, aa defendant -claims, In
sufficient to pay warrants for some
$21,000 still held ,by Dougan, the
court-clearly Indicates that Doagaa
may sue to compel the levying ef
a special- tax to pay htm.
The salient paragraph In the 84
pages, key ,ta tho whole matter. Is
thls.v , ,
'iWn did not Intend to eay (In tbe
decision -of Novomher 30, 1821 glv-.
log Dougan Judgment) that Doagaa
wai obliged to,-look to the speetal ,
courthouse fond, aa It existed on
March, ?0, 1918.. (the date of the
contract for buaUlng. the'Mala street
courthouse,) regardleaay of-whether, t
moneys bad been previously divert
ed from, that fund or charges had
been Improperly made against it,!'
Under 'thla paragraph Dougan'a
will be amply able to collect, Har
rison Allen, his attorney, avers, for
he aaya there has been a. diversion
from tbe 1916 and 1917' levies of
about $46,000 to redeem " general
fund warrants and this must be
restored. '
The court excludes the funds ot
1913, 1914, and 1918. levied es
pecially for the Hot Springs build
ing,, from calculations of the
amount available .to meat Dougan'a
claim. ,
Morning Blaze
Damageg Home
' " ,
A fire in the Pierce. McCoomba'
three room 'frame "dwelling near
Fourth and Walnut streets at 1:30
o'clock this, morning was quickly
extinguished by the department 'and,
only a slglht damage waa done to
the building. Shingles on the root
were burned andthe attlo waa
totally destroyed on one aide.
rniurancV wai parried on ,tha
building. Appearances lead thaftre
department ta believe that the fire
was of incendiary origin. This .ire"
is' the first" this month. The' total
insurance, losa since February 1, thla
year, haa been only $273.7$, ac
cording to Chief Ambrose.
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