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KLAMATH FALLS, ORROON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1MI,
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By majority of mora than 0 to
1 voter yesterday ratified the pro
omc change In the charter, carrying
the 460,000 Mills Addition sower
bond liane. A light voto waa cssl.
Voters of the fourth Ward, which
, Include tho area to bo sewered, ex
pressed themselves In no uncertain
fashion. 0( tho 138 vote cast In
this ward only one waa against tho
proposal, '
' lU-sldonU of Mill addition con
alder tho election In tho light of n
itrlomph, They are confident that
. they will nt (ant get the sower sys
torn for whfch they have been waking
for year. Tho )rr ago a 160,000
'bond issuo was voted but tbo bond
failed to sell because of a technical
defect, which It I ald that yester
day's election cure.
following t tho voto by wards,
with tho exception of tho Klfth Ward,
ivbere (tho electlpn board did not
tally tho 19 vote rant:
Ward For Against
Flrst 13 10
Second 31 14
Tblrd 21 ft
fourth 137 1
nth
.Total
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fflEEMET
Much more produce was available
at tbo free market this morning
tbaa was on hand last week, and
more buyer ero In evidence There
was a general onslaugh upon chick-
BIND
DRAWS CROWD mwm. &.
I, ens, both IIo and dronsed, and on
veal. Tomatoes and peaches also sold
.rapidly.
The demand for vegetable wai
. brisk but tho market apparently waa
overstocked on carrots, onions and
Ilk. One Malln rancher brought In
1360 round of cabbages, cmllfiov.'
er, green onions and carrotr. Ills
stock waa going fast when n report
er vlsltod tbo market but It look
ed as If ho would huvo so mo loft
on hand when tho day closed.
A berry grower from Applegntp
wuh offering fresh blackberries at
S3 a box, 14 basknts, and finding n
, ready Halo. IlnbftltH and strnlned
honey, fresh eggs, Julllos and pre
serve wore offered in ubundanco.
Patron of tho market apparently
carao from nil ranks of society, mid
all seomod satisfied with their pur
chases. Doth buyers and nollom
who wero Intorvlowod sal J they be
lieved that the market would be a
success. Apparently some regulation
of supply and domund Is necessary,
arTa Chris Dianas, who Is tho orig
inator, of the market movement. Miys
tho projoct needs a "manager, who
' can gauge the weekly demand of
, housewives and arrange with the
' farmer to vary their offerings and
' bring-them In such proportions that
tho market will not bo glutted with
any one commodity but still havo
a sufficient supply to meet the grow
"In; demand.
Unquestionably, from both the
buyer and seller' viewpoints to
day's market was more auccosiful
than laat week. There iwav mo-e
variety, many more producers and
mora buyer.'
''', As a first step toward stabilising
Mho market Mr. Dianas says some
"two should Interview the producers,
oad to this end I soliciting tho don
ation of an automobile for a day to
carry on the organisation work.
WKATtOCK REPORT
Oregon Tonight and Bunday, fair;
I modaraU westerly winds.
Slayer
3000 Lambs From
Klamath to Leave
Monday for S. F.
Threo thousand lamb will leave
Klamath county Monday bound for
Han Francisco whore tho II. Mof
fatt company will accept them for
killing on commission, aald Charles
K, DeLap yesterday.
Ooorgo Watt, Floyd Vettto and
Charles DeLap iccured thla bunch
of cholco fat Iambi from Will O.
Wllion, who ranges on Dry I'ralrle,
tho Haskln brother, who run
sheep on the lake abore at Merrill
and from Marlon Rarnes of tbla city
who has a band near Keno. The
selections made for tba Moffatt com
pany by tho shippers -were extra
fine fat lambs and while no exact
amount of money can be stated for
tho shipment, Mr. DeLap estimates
that rnturtis will bo between 112,-
000 and $15,000. to the shipper.
Tho llnsklns brother consign
ment will bo shipped from Midland;
Marlon Karnes will load hero and
the shipment by WJIson 'will bu sent
from Dairy on the 8traborn rail
way to this city, tbnn south to Ssn
Francisco. Within Jhe last yoar.
but few sheep have been routed over
the Htrahorn revenue column. Hhlp
pors nre watching tbo rrsults of tbe
consignment over tho railroad and
if satisfactory, it I said other loads
will follow this one.
I'OIHOVKK COMING
PORTLAND. Aug. 13. 8, K. Pi
per, polxcm expert of the predatory
animal division of the bureau of
biology, will arrive In Portland next
Monday.
Fire Marshal A. Ct' Darber and J.
V, Stevens of Salem announce in a
lettor to Arthur R. Wilson, president
of tho Klamath Insursnco Agents'
assoclstlon, that they will visit here
in tho very near future, as soon as
Mr. Stevens -return from a trip to
San Francisco. Tbla decision was
reached last week at Portland wbure
Mr. Darbor and Mr. Htevcns met to
discuss tho fire Insurant ratei of
this city. .
Mr. Harbor in this letter to Mr,
Wilson rofera to tho Invitation sent
him by tho council cltlsonn and tho
insurance ugents regarding visiting
ho re and securing first hand inform
ation upon Water pressure fire losses
anu sucu.
In this lettor, Kirn Marshal Barber
roltoratiM his former assertion); thut
unless adequato wator supply for tiro
protection Is found hero, his depart
ment .will bo powerless In tho threat-
fined raio incrcuso by tbo Oregon
Rating Insurance Dureuu.
J. C. Thompson, division manager
of the California Oregon Power com
pany, stated that a communication
bad beon sent to General Manager
Paul n. McKee at Ssa Francisco re
questing that an englneor bo' sent
here" to make a complete survey of
the city to ascertain -what tho ulti
mate requirement of this illy will
bo in regard to an adequato Jlstrl
button system.
This survey would establish 'defi
nitely what additions or alteration
to the present, pUntwquld be neces
sary to make It conform with con
templated Improvements In tho
future, and how the' greatest supply
could be procured to meet the In
creased demands. Manager Thomp
son is- awaiting a vrepy and feel
suro that this request Will be grant
ed.' The foellng still persist in the
mind, of many people that Klamath
Falls la being singled out by' the ra
ting bureau for( an lncroaso over
other places In this state due to rale
Information, upon tho ' artual tire
losses suffered In Klamath Falls' directly.
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Sends Message of Love to Family
WIS FAIL TO
FIND SEC. FUEL
A pHcl Aasorlatfd dUpatch
from Kan Kraachwo to The Herald
lata this Afternoon uki that the It
inerary of Secretary Fall' party huvl
not bera definitely arrflsjcrd, ac
cording to aaaooaremrat today, and
probably would not be aastll they left
the Yoaenlte early next week.
Attempt on the part of the cham
ber of commerce and leading cltltens
of this city to locate tho party com
posed of Secretary of tho Interior
Fall, K. O McCormlck, vice-president
of tho Southern Pacific railway and
Stephen T. Mather, superintendent of
National Parks, who are somewhere
In the west, have been without re
sults up today.
Pesldent K. D. Hall of tho cham
ber of commorco stated yesterday
that according to tho last reports he
had on Senator Fall, ho was at the
Yosemltc National park In Califor
nia but wires sent to him at tbe en
trance of thu park evidently bad not
reached him. Wire wero sent at
once to F. C. Lathrop, assistant to
Charles Fee, general passenger agent
of the Southern Pacific, to find out
what newa was avalllable from that
source. Nothing definite was ob
tained on Senator Fall, but Vlce-pres-Ident
McCormlck left Dunsmulr
Thusday for Medford In bis private
car. It Is'the presumption that both
Senator Fall and Mather are to
gether. ' , ,. : . . .,
"The United States Reclamation
Ssrvlce bad no information that the
Secretary of tbe Interior will 'come
hero to luspect the projects under
way. Unauthentic report were that
Inspection of all the government pro
jects under way, or proposed, would
be personally Inspected by Senator
Fall before his return to Washington.
and, Ktsmath Falls was on his sched
dule when he departed from Wash'
inxton.
K. R. Hall stated that every effoH
would be made to have the govern
ment party arrivo first In this city,
then routo them to Crater lake and
out by way of Medford. Press re
port stato that tbe government par
ty aro due In Medford Monday night.
According to County Assessor W.
T. Lee. about 60 per cent of the
taxes -duo for tho first halt of 1920
havo been turned In aud within
tho last tow days, taxos havo been
paid better than at any time dur
ing collection. Mr. Leo believes
this Is a sign that business condi
tions are becoming better in this
city and county and that money Is
coming back .into circulation.
"Olad to report that tbe farm
ers are feeling better over the fi
nancial situation and all are en
couraged over the fine crops which
they have. ' They will have money
this fall,' I believe." was the way
Assessor Lee explained the increas
ed, payments of taxes.
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Hew Algoma Highway
Will Be Opened to
Traffic August 21
.The state highway engineer' of
fice stated today that It was planned
to 'open the Algoma stretch Of high
way to travel Sunday, August SI,
About six mile of road ha been un
der construction by the Huber com
pany ha been closed to th public,
necessitating a detour over the old
Fort Klamath road. Opportunity to
travel the smoothly paved Ntrsteh will
ha wMcOttfttl bv u a Lariat. .
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HeraJd iialem Bnrean
SALKM, Or., Aug. 13. Transfer
by purchase of 100 head of regis
tared Jersey cattle from tbe Wll
lamett valley to the Ochoco Irriga
lion district Jn Crook county is the
way the people of that project have
docided to solve the alfalfa hay
problem, which ha reached a ser
lous stage. The cattle will be tak
en to Crook county from western
Oregon about Soptomber 1.
The Ochoco district has a great
plenitude of alfalfa hay and the set
tlers tbere are uttorly unable to sell
It, though they have been offering
It at the ruinously low prlco of fC
a ton. However, W. B. Tucker.
Crook county agent, and other
teauers in mat district, have conjl
ciuue d mat the equivalent of 120
a ton can be received by tbe farm
er If tbe hay Is fed to dairy cow.
and turned Into butter, which al
ways has a ready aale. So that li
Ibe plan that has been decided on.U,
The cattle will be selected from
the best Jersey herd la Marlon.
Polk, Yamhill and other central
Wltllamette valley counties by Bfr,
Tucker and by Professor E. B. Fltts
of Oregon Agricultural college. They
will be sold to settlers in tbe dls;
trlct. Bankers have ottered their
co-operation, and wilt hack the
farmer In paying for the 'dairy an I
mala. '
Information of this unique move
on the part of the Ochoco settler
was brought to Salem by Dr. W.
Hi.iLyUo, state veterinarian.. Dr.
Lytle sara the Crook county farm
ers want animals of large six and
this will he taken into consideration
"when the. purchase are made. The
Jersey breed I considered the, best
for butter production
The same method of utillxlng al
falfa hay also is being used' la Mal
heur, Union and other eastern Ore
gon counties.
LITTLE CHANGED
Tbo weekly lumber review of the
West Coast Lumbermen's awocla
tlon says that for tbe week ending
August 6th 106 mills in western
Oregon and western Washington re
port production at 51,642,024 feet,
which Is 29 per cent below normal.
Nerw business totaled 5S, 324,710
feet. Shipments totafed 57,412,070
feet. For delUery by rull, new
business included 1211 cars; rail
shipments 1186 car. Unshipped bal
auco In the rail trade was 2602
car. Local business totaled 3.613.-
919 feet.
In the cargo trade, domestic or
ders totaled 11,600,184 feet; export
6,780,613 feet. Coastwise and inter-
coastal cargo shipments totaled 13,-
188,236 feet; export shipments 6,-
029,916 feeh
Ad Club, 35 Strong,
Mere Monday Night
The Portland Ad club, In response
to an Invitation of the chamber or
commerce, -will visit Klamath Falls.
There will be about 35 In the party,
scheduled to arrive Monday even
ing from Crater lake. The chamber
is planning, according to Secretary
Stanley, to meet the party Monday
morning, If a alight change In their
itinerary can be arranged, and giva
them luncheon at, Harrlman lodge
and dinner at Eagle Ridge, before
coming here.
MARKET RBPORT.
PORTLAND, Aug.- 13. All que-,
tatlona steady ar.d unchanged. War'
get auii. . . ,
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Raise Income Tax
Exemption of
' Married Men $500
WASHINGTON, Aug; 13. The
ways and means committee tclay
voted to levy a flat tax on the re
taller of soft drinks and a fixed
manufacturers' tax oa cereal bever
ages of 12 cents a gaIIoa.lnUa4
of 16 per cent of the sale price,
i Late yesterday the committee
voted to Increase the tax exemption
of married men from $2000 to IJ.'.OO
on Income of less tbaa IS000, re-
trocstlve to January 7 of this year.
FORRNT FIRK AT CA8TKLLA
CAUSKD SMOKY ATKO0PHKRK
J. J. Milter, local agent for the
Southern Pacific Is home irom a
trip to Dunsmulr on offlclsl busi
ness and states that while he was
at Castella, California, a heavy for
esfjilre broke out. When he left
Tuesday, the fire was under control
and 'small damage has been done
to the) wooded section despite the
WtfUh of the spread. The wind
it'om the south carried. the smoke
of this forest fire hero- this week
Jnd on Wednesday, the haxe was
lalnly discernible to people in this
klty. I
IDKYTIKY TWO AH BANDITS
. Jack Morrison and Glenn Reynolds
were Identified this afternoon In the
local Jail by Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Kxwmers aojtae bandit who held
tbem up August '6 en North Beaver
marsh. They Identified a Title and
a handkerchief.
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Herald Washtmsjtesi Mnitim
'WASHINGTON. Ang. ' 13.i-On Sep
tember 10 examination 'fWlll he held
at Albany,. Astoria, Dker, Coauille,
Enterprise, Eugene, Forest Drove
McMtnnville, Newherg, Ontario, Ore
gon. City, Portland,- Roaebnrg, Sal
em, Sllverton. The Dalles and Tilla
mook, to fill vacancies now .existing
at the following-, postof flees In Ore
gon -,
1 Bandon. Carlton." Clatskanle, Con
don, Cresawelt, Dayton, Drain, Gas
ton, Grcahaa. Halfway, lone, Jeffer
son, Molalla, North Powder. Nyssa,
Ranter. Scio.. Stayton, Wallowa,
Westport, Wheeler. Yoncalla,
The pay ranges from 312.00 to
$2100 per year.
Tbe Ilakor examination will be
held September 6i The salary is
$3200 per year.
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A final conference in an effort to
avert a. strike will be held tomorrow
morning by employing barbers and
their employees.
The employees' side will be pre
sented by W. If, Clarke while J. E.
Swansea will speak for the employers.-
J. E. Pate, secretary of the bar
bers' local, said today that the union
had never been unwilling to arbi
tral any question except the reduc reduc
teon: of wages from a weekly guar
antee of $3 and, 60 per cent of re
ceipts over- Sel.SOwto a $27 guar
antee and 60 per cent of receipts over
M0. The .wage question la the main
point at lMe, The employee have
asked for a shortening of the work
ing day and by half an hour and
this paint they are wlllng to arbi
trate, i
While -neither side showed signs
of abandoning their original posi
tions, today, there was aa undercur
rent ot expression that Indicated that
'might he reached to
a strike oa Monday
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MAN JAILED AT
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HE'S DBUMFIELD
CALOARY, Canada, Aug.. 18 Be
yond, admitting has identity aad nre-
mlslag to return to Oregon wltheat
extradition. Dr. R. it. BramfWld, ar
rested yesterday by the Caaadlast
Mosnted police aad Calgary city of
ficer oa a raaeh 30 miles tenth of
here, maintains a stoUd silence.
The mowated police traced 'Bias
through oa an order he sent froam
Banff to a Seattle express office, ark
lag that the bor bwim"oeJ -frota'
Myrtle Point to Mrs. Nermaa Wattaor
at Seattle the day before tho tragodj
be forwarded to him. The box con
tained woman's wearing apparrl ad
its contents were worthless. ''
The officers quickly located BrOta
fleld' who turned deadly pal waoat
they confronted him aud Immediately
held out his hands for the hand
cuffs. ,
Under the mattress of hl-i bM was
found n letter, which, told of an so
cjdeat, at Rosebnrg aad RrnmtleM'S
death aad how Dennis Russell
changed clothes with the doctor aad.
fled. The letter purported to cease
from Brumflsld hat was unikcaod
aad bore ao marks of mailing.
, While steadfastly refnsWg toLde
cass his alleged crisso Brnmfled
wRUagly told a reprseoalaiivo of tho
Portland Telegram of ate moyamoato
staco leaving Reesburgv: ., V
He said that oa tho night of jJoly
U ho walkedU Oakland wberauh
took a train to Portland."" He remain
ed 'In Portland for an hour aad con
tinued ,v by rail , to Seattle.. Af
ter a day's stay, heiweaj.to Vaa-"'
couvar and reraalaedfdr'two day.
He then 'went 1oLake Lotfse 'for
several day and thence to Banff and
Calgary. " . . V ;V
He got work from the' labor' bur
eau, under the .name of"' 'Nonas
Whitney, two day after his arrivaL
He said he was'wllllng to return
to Rosebnrg Immediately and tell 'alt
that he knew. " '
Brumfleld spent n sleepless" night
and was given medical attention .thla
morning. He was extremely nervosa
and his .voice was scarcely audible.
"Send my love to my wife and
children and tell tbem everything
will be all right," was all that ho
would say.
Ho readily waived his extradition
rights today and promptly signed the
waiter form.
PORTLAND, Aug. 13 Sheriff S.
M. Stnrroer and Deputy Sheriff Webb
of Douglas county passed through
Portland today enroute for Calgary
to bring back. Dr. Brumfleld.
Net Tightens Around
Htghtower -as Death
Of Priest Is Probed
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13 Tbe
authorities believe that another body a
Is buried in the vicinity where Father
Healtn'a remains were discovered, and
are searching the vicinity closely.
Portions of a tent outfit, which fit
with others found la the room of
William Hightower, who Is held oa
suspicion of the priest's murder, won
unearthed. Additional papers aad
currency, which belonged to Father
Heslln, were also found. Z ' '
Experts In handwriting doctor
tbere is a startling similarity between)
Hightower' writing' and la the tet
ters demanding, ransom for Father
Heslln.
OtiTRANDKR MILL RKBUME8
KELSO, Wash.. Aug. 13. Tho -trander
Railway A Timber company
mill, which has been shot ttowa for
throe months, resumed tnforatleaa
with' a-single shift. Uhe.sl'aMa,
most of whom live at Oetmadsr. are)
employed. Tho company's teoaap j-nt
ooatmeaoe loggias -afcemt nw,.
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