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KLAMATH VALLA, oniCOON. WEDNESDAY, AUOUHT 10, 1V2I
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SHOW FALLING
OFF III JULY
PORTLAND, Auq. 10. Tho bur
eau 'of' crop report esilmntrt nhow
a general decllno In the condition of
erop In July on account of lack of
rain.
Tho totnl wheal crop In cntlmit
tad at 23,000,0(10 bushels, of which
17,7(i0,000 In winter whcnt.
Tho average )iili In placed at 2G
bushels an ncro, which It, ((waking
generally, n bettor aero yield then
usual.
Tho romlltlon of spring wheat has
declined In tho month from 92 to 86
per cent of normal, 1
Oata fell from 95 to 88 per coot,
IndlcatlrK a crop of 11,000,000 bush
els. Tho state hay crop Is intimated at
2,097,000 ton's. Potatoes show a Iom
of ten per rent.
Woman Released
On Robbery Charge
Sheriff I.Juyd lxw ataled today
'(bat Mr. and Mrs. It. K, Kremora
and Harry Hall, summoned by tele
phone several days ngo to romo
hern and Identify tho men arrested
Sunday hy deputy sheriffs.' at North
Beaver Marsh, Jack Morrison and
Ulenn Reynolds, ha to not appeared
and that be tending another
message thU afternoon urging them
to appear horn,
The telnphonn pieMano wna int to
Diamond lako whero the tl'tre vic
tim! are aald to be ramping, Sheriff
Low ha had the lletinlngtnn woman
released from custody as h? le.irnud
thai aho wan not a, party to Ihn rob
bery. Tho two' men" aro ntljt' con
fined In Jarl awaiting tlio remit
of the poMlhlo Identification.
Only Six,. Yankee
Prisoners Loosed
By The Soviet
RIOA. Aug. 10. Six American
prisoners, Captain Kmiuett Kllpst
rick; Weston II. Kates, John Flick, II
Kalmatlano, II J. Lamarr, and Kua-
soil I'attlnnor. arrlvod nt Nlrvn In
fair condition,
Tho fact that only six of the Amer
ican prisoners havo been released
threatens a long delay In negotia
tions and perhaps tho abandonment
ot thn Kussluu relief plan.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Sccre
tnry Hoover cpnforred today with
President Harding on Husslnn relief.
Tho stato department, It was learn
cd, has u list of 100 Americans do
tallied In Ilussla,
Pledge Against
Tales of Scandal
TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 10. Got'
alp Is responsible for thousands of
1 ilrls leaving tholr homos and dis
appearing evory year, the Tacoma
Women's Christian Temperanco Un
ion declared recently when It
adopted a plodgo not to gossip and
also requested othor organizations
of women to adopt It. '
The pled go follews:
"We pledge oursolves not to re
peat an III story about any young
girl, and, If any -women seems de
sirous to regain lost Tospectlblllty
we promise to aid" her by word and
In every way wo can,"
In asking othor organisations of
women to ondorse the pledge Mrs.
Lola Mots, socretary of the W.
C. T. U. declared American wom
en aro harsher than those of oth
er nations. Women should show
more charity toward their sinters,
she said.
KJJHtN HBTN KXAMPLK
OF CIVIC HCTTKIMIFNT
If othor cltlzons will follow tho
public spirited oxumplo ot lien, W.
Kerns, whoso gift of a drinking
fountain Is much npproclatod, thn
campaign for n cloaner, better' city
will get rapid nnd(posltivo results,
according to members, of tho Wom
en's auxiliary. Tho drinking foun
tain Is, to ho Imtnllsd somewhere 00
Wolo'iltrett.
Special Cement for
Siemens Well Will
Be Here in Few Days
No work hna been done on tho
Slomons' oil well alnco tho -water
broko through tho cement when tho
well wan (0 havo been balled out
last week but today, Cnpt. J. W.
Blenmnn stated .that "oil cement"
manufactured by tho Hanta Crux
I'orlland Cement company at Han
Francisco was bolng tent for to
uio In tho next effort nt doting
out tho wator.
' Thlt oil cement haa been until
successfully nil over tho oil dis
tricts mid haa never failed to -work
and Cant. Hlemena bel loves that
(hit product will otfoctlvely content
thn flow of water -which la caus
ing all tho annoyanco at present.
This coment seta within seven daya
after application.
IS 9RBID
WASHINGTON; Aug. 10. Repeal
of excess profltg tuxns and of In
romo surtaxes abovu 32 per cent, ef
fective aa of last January 1, and or
all freight and passenger transpor
tation taxes, n of nvvt January 1,
wan agrood upon today by tho re
publican majority of the house wns
and means rommltleo,
The majority also agreed to an
Increase of tho normal Incomo tax
of corporations from 10 to 16 per
rent. Tho 12000 exemption on cor
poration taxes wan retained.
Says Travelers Will
Not' Come Here Under
v Present Conditions
Rough, rocky, pitted roads, with
holes ground dcr)i Into them and with
bridges whoso approaches wero high
and tho boards looso upon them
were the causes of the tourist avoid
ing Klamath Kails on their way out
from visits to Crater lako, sUted W.
A, Dolzell, the saker at tbe forum
of tho chamber of commerce today.
Tho speaker advised the business
elomunt of this city to face tbe sit
uation that tourists would not corao
Into Klamath county and go to Cra
ter lake over tho road which" 'thoy
havo to Iravot now. And Medford
should not bo crltlstzed for socurlng
all 'tho tourists as 'when visitors
reached hero, no camping faclllltlcs
to niako their stay pleasant woro
available Medford and other places
provided them and tourists spread
the news that auch facilities were,
available at auch points. , Klamath
Falls had nothing to compare with
Medford and Capt. C. C. Applegate
was doing all he could with tho ma
terial which ho had to work with In
tho camp grounds at tho west end
of town.
A strong pica for road Improve
ment, not the sulrlt ot "Let Oeorgo
do It," but a concerted action which
would at least improvo city atreots
and bridges, and county roads, also
for aomo small comforts at tho
camp grounds, woro mado by tho
speaker. ,
W. B. Soeborn ot Susanville, E. 8.
Jlon'ry, Dr. L. L. Truax and others
spoke briefly on road conditions. A
messago from tho Womons' Auxiliary
of tho chamber was road In 'which
the public drinking fountain received
as gift from B. ,W. Kerns' was ac
knowledged. It would soon bo plac
ed In commission, It was said.
OIL AM) (JOLT) IN H
FEATHER, ItlVKIl BANDS
OROVILLR, Cat., Aug. 10. In tor
eel was aroused bore recontly
through tho peculiar dual yield ot
sands on opposite sides of the Feath
er river at this place. Soli that was
bolng oxcavated In connoctlon with
the building of tbo big highway 1st
oral bridge contained traces of gold
on tho Thermallto side ot tho stream
nnd thero wero Indications ot oil on
tho Orovlllo side.
On tho Orovlllo sldo workmon havo
found traces of oil In tho sands
brought up by tho big dredge, while
on tbe Thermallto' sldo a laborer
has Tigged up a sluico box and. Is
taking small quantities of gold from
the MCAjatid toll,
W REDUCTIflN
SURVET STARTS
TALK OF LAKE
DORHIH, Cat., Aug. 10. Engl
neor J. H. English of the United
Btatoii land offlro, with a party of
surveyors, haa arrived In Dorrlt
with Instructions for tho surveying
of n vast tract of government own
od lands In and surrounding Lower
Klamath lake.
Tho fact that tho govornmont Is
having theso lands ro-survoyod and
mapped la lookod upon locally "with
unusual Interest, This move seemt
to Indicate that these land, are to
bo thrown open soon to homestead
entry, Squatters who havo fenced
homesteads along the lake where
tho waters havo receded and built
up homos with the hope that aomo
day Uncle Sam might recognlxe
tbalr filings bavo learnod that 'the
land upon which they havo, settled!
In Incomparable In fertility.
ine opening ot those thousands
of seres ot government ownod lands 1
to homestead entry, which Is deem
ed Inevitable If not Immediately
probable, will mean tho growth of
a littlo agricultural emplro between
the ruggod hills that havo for cent
uries stood as sentinels over a vast
spread of virgin soil whero tnles
grew luxurlsntly and wild fowl
nested and hatched Its young.
' This soil Is Identical with that
of Wocus marsh and the Caledonia
tract where mint Is belog success
tuny grown. To make this great
tract of untouched land productive
and Inhabited by families depends
only the action ot the government
THE FEDERAL'
PLUMS PICKED
rOHTLAD. Aug. 10 Spoclal dis
patches from Washington to tbo
Portland Telegram say that It has
been practically decided by Senators
McNary and Stanfllcd that Clyde h.
Huntley will bo tho collector of Inter
nal revenue for Oregon, Clarcnco
Hltchcok, United State's Marshal, and
Asa Thompson director ot the farm
loan bank.
Thero Is a delay In the appointment
of collector and appraiser ot customs
but thcto announcements are ex
pected any day.
Examinations for postal vacancies
in Astoria, Albany and several other
cities will be held Septembe: 6.
President Harding signed tbo Port
land exposition bill at 10:30 o'clock
today.
Western Senators
Combine to Secure
Fair Deal in Tariff
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Sena
tor Ooodlnc ot Idaho has announced
tho formation In the senate of a
western tariff block to tight for fair
treatment for. tho west in tho tariff
bill. It will bo composed entirely
of republicans from tho western
statos.
HTATH HAH TX1KKH
. GOVKItNOIW I.N A DAY
NOOALKH, Arlt., Aug. 10. Ari
zona had threo governors In ono day
'recontly. Governor Th'om'a's K. Camp
bell, It. K, Hall, socretary ot stato,
and John McK, Itedmond assistant
socretary ot state, all vUlted hero.
Oovernor Campbell and Secretary
Hall visited Nogalcs, Sonora, and tho
moment they stepped out of tho stato,
tho law mado the assistant secretary
ot .the stato, acting governor. Ho
woro tho mantlo for half and hour
or so, when Mr. Hall was compollod
o return to meet an engagement,
and bo succeeded to a littlo brief au
thority; then Oovernor Campbell
came back from Mexico, and when
he stopped across' the line, i he In turn
re-assumed the gubtrnatorlirT pownra
and duties,
LD OPENING
OT OR DIMS
CEITEOf IS
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OF
Klamath Falls is In a clcan-up
mood. Tho Women's Auxiliary of
tho chamber of commerce is blaz-
Ing tho way for a real city better
ment campaign. The public con
sciousness hag been roused to tho
dlsgracefulncts of tho wood strewn
lots .and rubbish littered back ynrds
and on every hand thcro Is ovldenio
of otforta to ovorcome tho littered
condition.
About all that can bo said of tho
movement so far la than an en
couraging start toward Improvement
has been made. -The leaven la
working In tho lump. In response
to a demand from at least half a
dozen clllxens, who say they have
thn backing of scores, The Herald
Ik going to turn tho spotlight or
publicity on ono responsibility that
rests upon all citizens the condl-
tlon of tho Klamath Falls cemetery
Hero's a vcrbstlm report of. ono
visitor's comment after visiting the
local necropolis. Ha was 1 man with
half-formed Intentions of locating
here. Hut after he'd seen the rem
otory ho said: "Klther you am too
near down and out financially to
remedy tho condition; or you aro (00
penurious and Indifferent to earn
what' newcomers think of your treat
ment of tbo rcstlng;plaees of your
dead. In cither csso I do not think
I want to bring my family to live
In Klamath Falls."
Thlt remark Indicated condition
thUT should be overcome. The Hemld
representative Inspected the ceinctry.
It was the first time lie had been In
side the fence. '(Jetting- right" down
10 tacts, It Is as nearly tbe abode ot
desolation, as anything ho ever look
ed at. ' '
Tombstones list heavily toward
all directions of tbo corapasa over
unkept graves. A matted growth ot
brush and grass hides many or tho
resting places. Ifcro and thoro aro
tondcr caro .of lovod ones has re
doemod a few square feet ot ground
that to them is hollowed.. Tbeso traces
ot loving attontlon aro Just frequent
enough to omphaslzo tho general ne
glect. The reportor had been told that
tho rough boxes wero loft lying out
side tho shack that Is tho headquart
ers for tbe cemetery. They worn
there, three or four ot thenf, not a
nice sight for tho sensitive mourner.
I Co had also been directed to tho
custom of digging graves In ad
vance. Thoro wore five graves, two
small and three adult size, awaiting
occupants. Even healthy, nerves
quiver at this reminder or tho un
certainty of llfe'a tenure. Tho prac
tlco had boon dcacrblod byitho per
son who prompted the trip "ni
ghoulish and Inhuman."
After soolngwhat there was to see
tho nowspaper man sought for tu)
cause that produced such deplorablo
effocts. The reason was not far to
seek nor hard to state lack ot
money.
The revenuo ot tho cometery Is
derived from the sales ot lots, $10
tor a slnglo lot and In proportion for
larger ones. Tho cost of opening a
grave is f'10. Coroner Whttlock is
authority for tho statement that the
annual burials are not above GO.
Thbj would give tho sexton, f 1000
a year. After ho pays the grave-dig-gora
and othor costs of operation
there certainly cadnot bo much 'left.
Economy was glvon as the reason
fpr preparing graves In advance. Tbe
cost ot digging one grave Is $10 but
by digging several at a time tho cost
is reduced to $6 or $7 each. During
tho Influenza epidemic this practice
was started and the economical foa
ture discovered. So it has continued,
Tho location was originally a gift
in perpetuity for cemetery purposes.
Its control was vested in a, board ot
trustees. The majority are dead.
Thero is np provision tor charges
for care and upkeep of the individ
ual lots. Plainly tbo place Is In Us
present condition from no individ
ual fault but from tho general ne
glect of the community.
' It tho community wanu to. remedy
conditions the practical plan mggtit-
TVPIGAL ABOD
Mil
Men Wanted in the
Lumber Industry
Men are wanted for the mill
camps In Klamath county In con
siderable numbers, for swamping,
railroad work, mill, setter, off bear
ers, slab and other work right now,
according to tbo statements of
James Ryan, manager of the lum
bermen's employment bureau on
Main street today,
"I can place a lot ot men now
who want to go to work and tbe
lowest wage per boor than I have
to offer Is 36 .cents. Thlt wage Is
the minimum and for skilled work
ers, tho rate Is higher still. Look
at that board," and Ryan point
ed to a long list ot "wanted," I
hsvo not enough men on hand now
to fill those calls."
Tho last concrete which will bo
poyrcd on tho pro-cast sections for
tbe Henley flume, which Is under
construction by the United" States
Reclamation Service nine miles south
of tho city will be turned Into tbe
molds August 13 and after that baa
set, the tearing down of tbe old
wooden tlumo will begin aa soon aa
tbo farmers have been notified of
tbe dato for abutting off of tho wa
ter In the canal.
Superintendent Jack Whitney was
In the city today and gavo oat the
Information that the work had been
slowed down temporarily, as the con
croto mixer Is undergoing minor re
pairs this week. This traveling mix
er had been used steadily all'msM
(without repairs but the strain, fcsdltl
rasuu 10 leu on 11 ana bubst re
pairs were necessary now to saake It'
hold out. attl the BkaftUM wort w.aa1
compieieo.
Only Two of Alaska
Dead Unidentified
EUREKA. Aug. 10. The body ot
Elalno Iyer or La Orande, Oregon,
whs Identified In the morgue to
day. This leaves only two of the
18 bodies recovered from the wreck
or tho Alaska unldentltlod. Doth
aro members ot tbe crew.
SUITS TO COLLECT
Harry Poole has been made de
fendant on two counta in a suit filed
in tho circuit court today by tho
Klamath Hardware company who
allege that he has not paid an al
leged balance ot $56.2s dne since
July 10 also that he has not paid an
alleged loan or $200 to T. P. Camp
bell, borrowed December 1, 1920.
Intorost at 6 per cent and attorney'!
collection fees are Included in the
costs or both suits.
Tbe Ruslness Service Bureau have
filed suit In tho circuit court against
J. O. Qoble alleging that the defend-
ant naa not paid J. a. isnaers tne
sum of $414.99 for merchandise.
ELECTRIC COMPANY' FORMED
Tho Comet Electric company ot
Klamath Falls, capitalized for $2500,
baa filed articles of Incorporation at
Salem. The Incorporators are How
ard A. TJhllg, Willie Moo Uhllg and
W. D. Coburn.
ed is to turn control of tho cemetery
over to the county or city and raise
sufficient funds by either taxation or
subscription to clear oft the weeds
and brush, straighten up the tomb
stones and, repair the enclosures3 and
fences. After that Is . done there
should be a sufficient charge made
for care ot the lota to bring In an
annual revenue that would keep tho
place in a clean condition.
The road up the hill la another
matter that needs attention. On sev
eral occasions last winter the accum
ulated adobe on the wheels stalled
the hearse and the pall bearers had
to carry tho casket for a long dis
tance. And finally one encounters the
questions as to whether the present
site In the middle of a rapidly grow
ing residential district Is the pro
per placo for a cemetery. That, la
a bigger question than tbe one of 'im
provement and will not be discussed
here, but It Is a question that Is nev
ertheless being niXail-lu connection
with tht matter
FLUME IRK S
NEMISHED
BED FOB CO
Hil
The revised retaIBt list for tha j
county fair to held fate Oetotor i, - ',
and 7. If. btlag prtred for ttw ,-
printer and wkea the sttsw for ta . . '
various exhibits are all Motes', the
board expect to have at least !!.
to offer. Today the $7,010 poll
was reached aad then wer away
premlums.to be added to tke Mat. .
The fair board have affuJsd .t .
the wlvMOtat tarsterstOMV.tl)sr;
choice laaalaf yrodieu far caMM-,
tlon parposts aad ask ibat whit
glass Jar be asee so aa to skew tk ,
fruits. veajetaMt or otker predict
canned to taa beet advantage
The- wontae' miliary cf ta0
chamber of eomsseree ire gfa tv , ,
Join with tbe fab- board to ksrrfcsc
one of the finest exhibits of Castors
ever shown here daring the fair
week. Waea tha ftawer shew was
given In tbe eaaaiber roaait, laa'aa-
hlblts attracted atach attaattoa aa
all tbe flowera eaait froaa etty tar-
dens. The exhibit dartac taa Mr "
will briar assay ckalao aaiilntat "
from the rural district aa4 thai ar- '
rangemeat will brlag ttaatasr taw -best
that Klamath eaaaty eaa pro
duce prior 10 saow Uasa. '
A artetlng of ta fair heard wtn '
be called seat ta tkta week, ta tea
up tha question at perfectta- a sar
maatat aaaociatlaa to .pare tstr -groasMtt
aad ptai- taa eatertalaaiaat
for aakt years Taaactsssiilia waawV 1
tka aar4 have aaaar aQvliiaiaal la
ajl sVaaasV wVaaVaa VI
of (.taa TawrtJi afiJatr
aadtatxasaatylatt aaar
WM-M-Ir!?j4?
entertalaaeata will a aa4 to far-:
a imi 1 nr. ' v 1
ther the plan. The report of taa
Fourth of July celebration shews a
balance or $468.69.
Advertising for the fair la being
sought tor the premium lltt aad
so far the merchasjjs hare been gen
erous with their patronage.
In connection with the premium
list, the board again ask that tbe
farmers ot thla county save their
best exhibits of farm products now
tor the fall exhibit.
Maka that Mse dollar wot I
Utataaaaak.
rat
Coyote Seeking for
. Water Invades Fmrm
Yard, Battles Dogs
Driven by taJrafcta-the watar-fcatr
In front ot tbe ntfm teeuse of Elaser
Ayres, who llvta. at ta. south ead
ot Swan lake, IS mlleafrom Kla
math Falls, a fumalscaretaaaaaed'-,
madly Into tbe farmyard Friday last,
gulpod a tew drops ot water aad
then attempted to defend herself
from an attack by a six months old
shepherd dog.
The coyote between snatches at
tho water, fought with a blood
hound and two other shepherd dog
beside the cub, but ta the end, after
a desperate battle, was finally kill
ed by the bloodhound.
Thlt afternoon, Mr. Ayre collect- ,
ed a, bounty ot $4 from the county
foe tho coyote. He stated that It .
was very dry In his vicinity and all
the water holes and even the small
lake near the old Turner Mill were
dried up. Coyotes have been visit
ing his place frequently la search
or water tho last' two weeks.
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STORK PICNIC PARTY
ENJOYED EVENING OUTlNtt
The picnic ot employees of taa
II. N. Moe store at MeCormaek'a
point last -night,1 was aa enjoyable
affair, according to persoa who
participated. The return trip over
tho lake by moonlight was especial
ly enjoyable. ' '
& F. TO SIGN STRBBTB
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.
Four-way blue, enameled street
signs, patterned after tha street
crossing signs of New York city
sro soon to be placed 1b the Baa
Francisco downtown section., CMy,
official consider, the sign taa
best rusde, and most .ottrMtlvf
ot tbir Wb
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