, t,Wp iturittuiT Umalii . . $ v I J NEWS OF THE WON , i, BYTHsV,v " ASSOCIATED WMEJ""3 i WEATHER FORECAST TONKIIIT mill Hntuiilny, fnlri Coullnnoil colli, .. j Member of the Associated Press. It SS.I .1 I.LLIBUi J . I'lffwnlli Ver. No, 0IU7 -. i-i i. KLAMATH I- JIJJ . turn -Jl JXllt I l-JI-JXM-MJ mtt S fali-a, OHKOON, rltlDAV, IIIX'IvMUCIt in, E LAW FOB 1921 nevenue collector roints Out Provisions of Act Now in Force PORTLAND, Doc HI -Fur Ihn In formation nml aaalatanen of taxpuyera In preparing their Incomn (ai rrturun for tlin year I til I, Clydo (I Huntley, Colloclor of Internal Revenue, today gavo out it nlntunmiit In which lie brlofly dlncume ihn material provi sions of Ihn now rovunun url and point out wherein Ihoin provision differ from Urn net under which lnt year's returns em made, "The" exemption allowed for u do pendent U Increased from $200 to 1400.00," explain Collector Huntley. "Married perou IMng with hue band or wife, unci head of fxmlllea nro nllnwed u purinl ritimpllon of f 1,800 (Instead of $2,000) unles tho net Incomn In In eire of $6,000, In which ram Ihn personal exemption la only $3,000 Ihn net provide that In no ca no ahnll Ihn ri'tllicllon of thp personal exemption from 12,100 lo 12,000 operntn In Incrrnso thn (at which wouhl lm payable If tho rieiiip, lion with 12, SOU by morn than the mount of Ihn net Iridium In mreaa of $6,000. Thin la to overcome tin dlaparlly In Ihn raao of two laipny rra, onn of whom la Juat within Ibi lower $2,000 oxemplloii nml thr other Just wllhln Ihn higher $2,&0O ncmptlon I.IMMI Ktritiptltni Allowed "Hlniiln pron, nml married per aona not living with huahanit or wife nro allowed an etnniptlon of $1,000 Persons having gross Incomea foi 121 of $(,000 or vr am required In makn a reliim, regardless uf Hit amount ofjijl (ileum. .-, ."The extv profit fax la repealed aa of January- I, 1122 Tho rates for IBS $ nro unchanged "Thn surtax rules for the rnloiidni year 1921 am unclmiucd nml rangt from per cent on tl. amount or net Incomn between $.'i.000 nml $. 000 In i6 per cent of Ihn amnunl o' net Income In exre of $1,000,000 Kor tho cnlcmlar yiar IV22 thn atir tax ratoa rango from t pur rent on tbn Amount of not Income between $8,000 and $10,000 to 60 percent on thn amouiyt by which tho net Income eiceeda $200,000 "Provision la mailo (or thn repeal a of January I, 1922 of Ihn tax on lock holder of u personal acrvlrr corporation aa audi After that ilutr audi corporation nro to bn laxeil In tho samn mutincr na other corpora Hon. ('onx'ratl'm Tin lncivnrtl "Thn luroinn tux on corporations for tho calendar year 1922 and there after I Increaaed from 10 lo 12 W por cent The $2,000 niemptlnn here toforn hIIoim'J cnrpiirallixia la to be granted only' to thnan rorporutloni whoao not Ificoniti I $3S,000 or less "Many peraons um under tho I in prenlou tlmt thn late on Ico cream. aoft drink, etc., monthly roturn of which nro mnulrrd, hnn boon repeal d with thn nnaclniint of thn now act. ThiiMi remain In forro until Do- ombor 31, 1921. "No cbaiiRo la nmdn In thn tnx on ndinUnlona oxcept Ihnt nfler Jnnuar) 1, 1922 tbero will bo no tnx where ilmlMilon I 10 rcnla or lea, Kffec tlvo Jan. I, 1922 tho following tnxer tho nlao iiliollalieil- on mimical In- atrumouta, aportlnK xoodi, cliowlnp gum, portuhlo nloctrlc font, tlmrmoi boltlcB, fur nrtlclca. plenaitro boala and pleaauro ennoe. (unless Bold for morn than $100) toilet article, mod' Iclnca, and numcroUH urtlrle of ni parol. "On unit nftor Junmiry t, 1932 tho tax on nrlou works of art Is ro ducod from JO percent to B jiercont, tho tax on randy from 5 por cent to 3 por cent nml iho tnx on carpets, rugs, trunks, valises, purses, fans, etc. from 10 por rout of sales prlrn In oxcoss of opocltlml amounts to S por cent ot salos prlcn In oxceen of sped fled amounts. Collector Huntley also cullo 'atten tion to tho fact that commencing on January 1, 1932, 'tho stamp (ox on toilet and proprietary- preparations will no lonsor ho In effect, Whllo this Is n small tax It. Itus boon a sourco of annoyance to dealers and patrons nlllco, and Its rope nl will ha generally approved, He ouggest that doalors restrict tholr purchase of proprietary stamps between how and December 31, to actual Immodl ' t weeds In ojiler thatjthey may not til up fuiiili.'uhneMUarlly (ind bo ja WW W W-)WM (DrllUHti CHANG S SHOWN INCOME TA hi:i:k hoi.htio.v yon MVHTMtV Of MUllttCft ov lixw.iKi'Tis.S'.t.vr OIIIKION t'lTV, Dec lfl. Authorities sciikliiK lo aolvo Iho murder rnnn of II. I,' Dnvl, ox-Miiutnniinl killed In ii cabin nenr Mulallu, worn wllhoiil clue 4 today Hurry rrlixlmiiu, taken Into ruatody In In I'ortlnnd with i another youth, wa ruleaned af- , A IihIiup f liittfiit . tin aiailil lift A I cutiin from Mnntnnn with Dnv, la. mid first knew of thn iium- , tier when !" rend if II In Ibn ' nowapiipera, ' TAX EQUALIZATION PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED HERE Harvey of County Iking Mndn IU-prreiilntlio of Orrjon Agrlrulluri 'ollea;r li A surrey nf the county for llie purposn of atudylnic Ihn problem of tax equalisation, In bultiK mndn by It V. (lunn, farm maiiaxnmrnl demon atralor for Orr-KMi Agrlcdltural crl lexe, who nrrlved hern 11 nleht He I accompanied by V. II Thonma county aurlciiltnrlnt. Tho survey Is the re.ult of Ihn ap polntment by thn uovernor of a liee lal lax committee, with Henalor IMerrn of I .a (Irandn a chairman, for Ihn purpon of securing Informa tion on the relation of taxe paid to actual valuation, the relation ot taint paid to a'reil valuation, and the relation of taxe paid lo net Income on 12 or 16 rcpri'Bculallvo farm In every county In thn atate Ask O. A. C Almiim "Orecon Anlrculturo rollego wa naked lo naalat In thla work, and ha bncnnin eeclally Interested In con ducting them survey for education tl purpoura," (Sunn said, "for llie In formation Ihua obtained scrvea a Ihn bla of real farm management tudle Dnrlnn thn pnt Ihren or four yenra farm management and roil of production Murtln havo been carried on In night co'unlln. rnpreMinllng the milk dlatrlct near Portland, thu Irri gated alfalfa dl.trlct In Malheur, and thn dry wheat district In Hhermun " Thn urvey will bn completed to- ntorrow and Hunn will leave hcr.o Sunday morning i m ROAD AID REQUESTED Hliort nml Kuril) ro Apprnr IW-forr Highway CVmmUalnn TiMlny 1'OIITI.AND, I)c !.- Klamath county rommlsnlonera Hhort and For dyc today askrd tho Highway Com mloalon to aid In building varloua road They promised Klamath coun ty would glvo 60.60 aid on the Ashland-Klamath Fall highway, and on ho brnnrh leading lo Crater 1-uke, "and thn ssmn on thn unfinished part if Tim Dalle-Cnllfornln road." When inked by Chairman llooth u to thn latter road, they aald that "n Intend In gl only ono-foiirlh on this road," It was derided that thn county would nld nil It tan on the Krcemoot trull, ns murh of thn work to ho done tho coming year will bn In straightening the road and gravelling Ihn sections In most need ot It VolliiwlUR debate between High way Commissioner llarratt and II. J- Otlnnholmnr. of thn Portland Cham bor of Commerce, over tho proposed Walluta cutoff, which Ottenholmer urged thn highway commission to designate as a road of primary ln pnrlniire, Chairman HooIIi said tho commission would go over the ground hiiiI lnestlgatn. Ilnrralt In dlrnted his opposition to thn cutoff. J. II, Ycon favored It whllo Olten helinnr urged It In order to get morn tourist from Yellow stone to Colum bia river highway. llooth todny said tho commission Is running so low on funds that It would within a month appropriate what ran bo spent In each county, and could not oxcoed that amount. GRAIN RATES REDUCED1 Interstate - Commerc Commission' NusUlns Freight neductlon WA8HINOTON, Doc. 16. rtoduc ed railroad ratoa on grain and grain products wore sustained by tho In terstate commerco commission today ,and will go Into effect December 27, Tho reductions already average about 18 Vj- percent and are further 'decreased by the commissions order today, which requires com and other coarse grain- to bo carried for 10 perceni less than whoat and other breadstuff grain. FIVE. P. M. APPLICATIONS ' Five applications for tho local postnuatersklp liar been filed here, a follows I John McOolU 0. C, Whit, morot FdtUt n, Robinson, (j, Yfifitf M Pf II Ha4!lli r; NA I lUNb ULAbH ov N 1 PROGRAM Brilnh Declare Plant French Would, Upset Ratio Reduction WAHIIINflTON. Doc. 19.-- Tho French delegation today presented n proposal for o grout no Inert an In the French naval strength that tho Drill)! ileclam such a progrnm would upset the wholn proposed plan for r 6-6-3 ratio nnval reduction Thn Ilrltlsh delegates understand that thn French plnn provide for Ihn construtllon of 10 super-dread-naughts of 36,900 loll capacity each, III thn 10 ynar uhiton,Uunl to 1926 Vesel of a IX P- similar to thn American battleship, Maryland, it Is declared, would gle France n capi tal ship tonnagn of 360,000 again! 315,000 for Japan, as well as a pre1 ponderanrn of thn new "post-Jutland" typn of craft over all nation Italy nlthough Indicating her dis approval nf such a building program, Is said to hato told thn Arms Confer ence that It Francn constructs in audi ship, Italy muit carry out n similar building program WAHIIINflTON, Dec. IB. Arthur J. lUlfour. head of thn Ilrltlsh dele gation, gavn notice today that Great llrltaln would propowi to thn arms conference a total abolition of sub marines llalfniir will takn tbn ques tion before open cmIo:i Thn naval opinion tn America, Japanusc, French and Kalian group la understood as opposed to thn Ilrltlsh contention that submarines aro of necessity "weapons of assssslnatlon." WASHINOTON. Dec 16. Senator Iteed today attacked tho quadruplo treaty In tho Senate. DIVOItCK DKfltKK ltAXTKI TO MIMHIKD IXITC1IBH I j Judge Kuykondall yeslorday signed a court ordor granting an I BDBOIUIO tllTUrCO ID .lliurcu uuuuoa against Martin l.otchea Tho court ordered that tbn minor girl bo awarded Into tho custody ot Mrs. Lotches' mother, whllo tho minor boy bo given over to the caro and custody of Ilyron I.otchrs, father ot Martin I.olchrs. Tho court or dor Issued In this caso places the rustody of each minor child abio lutoly In the hands of the children' grandparents, and they aro to gov ern tho conduct of each child and bo responsible lo Ilia court for safe keeping. YOU NEVER CAN . : . I H8U58Dl&cTe j fF&' MtMlrLBT , 50CH A PRteHOLV ) J 'fy". tZi JB&ZifiYM LlTTLe POP I jtiaflaHgl JK vnffl' rY1?1 ' " '!' " x ' r V I ENGLAND RATIFIES TREATY CREATING i IRISH FREE STATE, L Until IIoumw )if rnrllainent Affirm rt Dull tAlrrann lrlay to I'rotert. Iln Vnlcm LONDON, Vf. IC llolh huiitca, of Ilrltlsh Parliament today ratified i thn treaty creating an Irish frenj r.tnto by overwhelming majorities DUIIMN, Dor, 18. Tim Hall Klre-j nnn continued In secret sessions; largely In an attempt lo find a way! to accept Ihe treaty without register- . ,i. ..,. ; n- v.tr r,h ..! ....... i.. .. v ; Oliver Jefferson, a Modoc Indian, by ITADMPDC a"FT I OANC' (ho corono" Junf lata 7trday. Jef- hAKrYlbKa Uc.1 LUAnSj tctMa WM t,ruck ovaf lbo hcad by ... j ... . .. . n 15 ounco pool stick In tb hands of B.1S.OCNI Allowed KUm.ll, Member. ' , C;Jn WodaMday . of Farm Assodallon nf n lcUotu)(,., Poo, hali. anrt - . 'died at 4:16 odock Thursday morn- Mrs, Ii. II, HagAte, as secretary of DKi thn Klamath Falls National Farm) The findings of the Coroners' Jury Loan association! has received notice, wo.ro put In thn hand of tho Justice from tho Ijind hank at Spokane that ' 0f (ha Peace who issued a warrant loans totaling $'39,000 have been nl- for the arrest of Davis, who Is con lowed farmers, who am members of fined In tho city Jail awaiting Ihe thn Klamath association action of tho grand Jury Abstracts nrn being sent in now 1 The personnel of tho coroners Jury and the mone,y should urrltr within' follews: K, P. Combs, II. It'. Del-ap, tho noxt week, according to Mrs. i Charles V. DeUp, A. U. Harrison, M. Hague Coming at this time tho loans MeAndrew. and S. A. MlcheUon. The nrn going to tide the farmers over In good shape, slioiays FIRST BASKET GAMES, 0iiln of hVapon Will H- Market! nl Merrill Tomorrow Night Klamath county hoopers will open thn season tomorrow night when two quintets leavn hero for thn river town, to do bailie with tho Merrill high school and with a town'ments. has revealed the fact that team I the parents came hero but recently Tho Klamath county high school Is und havo been In very straightened sending a team down, which, though circumstances. Tho father finally so- composed of practically all new ma- terlal, Is expected to putMip a gooatlu" Iho lack bt fund will no longer fight. Tho'othor team Is composed of stand In tho way of the cam of the prospectlvo membcra of tho proposed child which the parent say they Klamath Falls Amateur Athletic as- wUnt to glvo It, soclatlon, Most of tho men on thlsj loam hao not played basketball In (iC.V.iUWXKItH CAPTfltKD j ears, but the members of tho Merrill i town team, whom thoy nro going up aBaln,t aro ,a?lnp ,hp iam hand!- cap, Tho lineups follew: High schoel: chare8 GrpTe aniX Undt ferwards: plIan(1 Wa fcn(er. n,roM Ooetx, and Harold Wortlcy. guards: Clifford 1 rogue. HoEcr Montgomery and Frank Peyton, substitutes. Tho asso-. elation team- John Houston. Dress- ler. Konncth Perry. Oeorgo Carr. , Frank Howard and C. Smith. , ' TltlAli IMfSTPO.NKIi i Tho caso of the State Karl Mil-' ler, chargod with bootlegging, which! was to hare been heard In tho Justice court this morning at 10 o'clock, was postponed until December 21, by Justice I.. 1. (lagliagnn. TELL WHAT A PUP'S GOING TO GROW INTO tpi)!ttaHmwuisy!v&? E E ACAI S Coroner's Jury Declares Findings in Peel r Hall KiiKfiff ' WMMn. Davis, a Klamath Indian " 'o"n twy ' nnrder of witnesses who appeared before the Jury were: James McLoughlln, Fred Oarlch, Ira Isaacs, IC. K. Crane, and Jaek ,,,ra':r- CHILD NEGLECT PROBE ' Iiivrollgation Prove Father Has I Bern Unemployed Inveitlgatlon Into tho case of at- MURDER CHARG MAD NT WATKIN5 I Lost'logiMl neglect of tho Infant of one lot the tenants In the Helm's apart- rured employment and It Is expectety MADItlD. Pee. 16. The Spanish. gunboat, Ilonlfar today, captured two Fronch sslllng vessels conveying arms to Morrocan Insurgents, and sunk another engaged In tho same occupation, said official report re- celved here t'HIKK OF lt)LICE WAIINS AtJAI.NST 8TIIKCT IIIXM'K.UK " That the partial blockade existing ut Seventh and Main street, due to i building material used by . S. Hen ! ry In thn construction ot tho Hart building, was the causo of a removal order bring Issued to Henry br Chief of Police Wilson yesterday afternoon Chief Wilson contended that traffic congestion takes place at this point and that serious accidents have been narrowly averted. .Ki:D OF HITTTI.KftM OK IIIUIIT KIND IH HKF.S IIV IIIUIOATIO.V COMJIIKHN 4 PKNDI.ETON, Dec. 16 One ot tho most vital nerds of Irrl- 4 gallon district Is more settlers of tho right kind, said Irrigation congress delegates In a round labia discussion here last night. Chief difficulty I seen In find- log peoplo financially able to lonvo their homes and come 4 west. Tho delegates this morn- ,4 ing toured the Umatilla project. 4 IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS SEEN BY LABOR SECRETARY I'crinnncnt HetUrment Looked for in All Line With Cotntiig nf Holiday Trade SAN FHANCI8CO, Drc. 16. Port land, Oregon, hopes that the coming holiday trade will go far In establish ing permanent Improvement In bad ncss conditions, J. A. Kelly, San Francisco, district director of the employment servlco of tho United States department ot labor, declared In bis December report on Oregon cities, made public here today. Mr. Kelly's report covering Salem, Astoria and Portland follew: "Salem: Fifty residence under construction. Housing condition fair. Tho new Salem hospital and several State buildings are employing 100 carpenter. Very few. If any men are unemployed, except transients. Pack ing plants are closed for the season. Agricultural activities are slowing down. Lumber and allied Industries working full time. Oregon Wood Product Co. has opened under new management. Retail business normal. All working full time. Overtime In woolen and paper mills. Business Is good and optimistic feeling prevail. ' Construction Heavy "Pertland: Houses and other buildings "In largo number' under construction, with many sales, espec? tally of small residences. Rentals good with few changes. Road work continues. A new $2,000,000 freight yard, a 30 mile railroad, new dam and pipeline, with the other activi ties aro giving employment to sever al thousand. Thero aro perhaps from 5000 to tTOOO men Idle. Woolen mills vegetable oils, paper and printing, chemicals, leather, repair shops about normal. Lumber Is 50 percent normal with Indications of Improve ment. Retail prices on many com modities remain high with buying re stricted. Holiday trade Is hoped to go far In establishing permanent Ira proement. Thero Is concerted effort to stimulate buying ot Oregon pro ducts. "Asteria: Thero are sufficient houses for both buying and renting Building construction Is normal. Can norlos closed for the season. One saw mill Is closed, affecting 2S0 men, oc account of no porflt. Thore Is some unemployment but not serious. Retail business slow. Astoria Is In excellent financial condition and loans aro eas ily secured on homo building etc. Construction of the coast Roosevelt Highway Is being planned upon the matchlnc of Statu with Federal funds." ANDERSON JURY OUT No Verdict Unturned In llrnnd Hlottlnc Ckm Up, to 2:45 'M 2:24 this nfternoon tho Jury was still out In tho caso of State against O. T Anderson, charged with appropriating a steer velued at $35 and blotting tho brand of tho Cha wacnn Land and Cattle company wltfc hi "O T" brand which has been in tho courso of trial for two days In the circuit court, and went to tho Jury at 11:46 this morning. Humor AppearM A largo number of prominent cat tle mon of Klamath county hive been witnesses In the case for both prosecution nnd dofense and thore was some humor expressed by attor neys for tho stnto when tho defonse domanded that the "year old steer In question bo produced In court." A spocln! venlro was called today In the trial of Blancho Turner, In dicted Jointly with Jesse Kckwald with larcony from tho person, com posed or Joo Robustelltnl, Karl Sharp, W. M. Drothorton. Geo. drU xle, Geo. Christy nnd D. M. Smith. Harry Tralnor Is the complaining witness In Iho case. The defendant Is represented by Win, Marx. Seven Crlmfnul Cimcs Seven criminal cases are pocketed for trjal yet as fo'llew: State yd 8lm; State vs Singleten: 8tte va Kempkei Stato vs Kennedy et l: uuu vs McPennW ft Cyn?r (M VI MfivFI. DEMENT ,. flnULEUHE UNO IS URGED Proposal Is to St! Hit, 000 SoldMrTs to Mm Ghren Prtrt WASHINOTON, Dec IS. Daws opment of the Tula Lake Uaefe km tho Klamath Irrigation Projart, Ofa. gon, at a cost to exceed 14,OH, will 'be one ot the Initial unfertskiMB, t completing the project. If CstlHH compile with the roquet a $s Reclamation Service aad maka necessary appropriation. The plan, la developing tka TM) Lake region, I .to give ax-oarvlea men the preference for settleasaoU a tb Und, and the proposal to tt pend 1100,000 daring the neat fl. cat year on canal, ttrnetara. at. A table ot proposed apeWw In the entire project ha ftsnt tsbed (o ReprstUr) 8tastt , Oregon by Morris Bl. JrthsST M rector of the fUetaatatloo nrl , tm which thla pUm to oaUte4: "Yoa will Beta tkat tka attlasStas, were made ap em U thaory Hsat considerable money wooU H h1t ed for development of tka Tula Lata land on the Klamath pretoat. la Um above table you will find aa ItMa at $284,000 attributable to lata featara. but that Is not the entire aar et the proposed expenditure chargaaiU ta the Tule Lake bad land. la aaatttoa to this, the Tula Lake lame are chargeable with their proportioaate part ot the aaaonnto aatd for l)rel parpoece, suea aa iadkraet eaarsjea, reimbursable oaerattoM and ewma, etc., applicable ta tka project aa, wkoW. For imHi, la a4iar ' water supply and it routine ' v nrement. Horarfly Dam IadaoVd "There I also an Item ot Itl.OOS for preliminaries connected wltk tka proposed Horsefly reservoir. Tkto la part I chargeable to tho Tula Laka lands. These land la the bed of Tata Lake must tint be uncovered sad protected against re-submergence. "The uncovering Is brought about by evaporation and by robbing" Tata Lake ot It natural Inflow. Tkto kaa been done In part by the conttructloa ot Clear Lake reservoir, by irrigation from Lost River, and by building tka Lost River dam and dralnacs channel therefrom to Klamath river. "The process would be lubataatl ally aided and the recession ol Tale Lake accelerated by the constrmetloa of the Horsefly reservoir." Weatera Meet Hopeful. In view ot recommendation sasde In the President's message to Con gret that reclamation projects al ready started be expedited: aad tkat fund be made available for addlttMi al project, Western Congreasloaal Representative are "hopeful ot legis lation being speedily enacted toward this end. GROCERIES STOLEN Tom Mooro Complains Tkat Say. piles Were Takes From Aato Tom Moore complained to Chief Wilson yesterday that home "low llfed dirty dog stole all my grub" tast night from his automobile back ot tho old Klamath Creamery near Seventh nnd Main street while be was transacting other business mad that as a result he wo without groc eries for his ranch. Chief Wilson directed that a search be made for the misting groc eries, but after searching half of the night the officers were compelled to glvo up the hunt. The chlsf told Moore the best thing to do under the circumstances It ho wanted to sat wa to buy some nioro groceries. Ha said that search would be kept ap and, If possible, the thief or thieves apprehended. HABY GIRL BORN The birth ot a baby girl to Mr. aad Mr. James Wnalen, of'sklppfagtaa, on DecemberlG, I reported by Dr. R. D. Craver. Both mother and babe are doing well. WEATHER PROtMBmTOtS The Cyclo-Stonaagraph at Under wood' Pharmacy has registered s falling barometric preur awea noon today, but having rsachad a very high point no Immediate ekaage v 'n weather conditions It probalft. al though the temperature nay rlsa my- u iral degrees. t Forecast for-net 34 beara: s Continued fair -probably wsfater. w. ! Mra41aai taasaaasaaas i registered the followlsg. maa$avam;: and minimum tarttirs tsdayi - llBiiiiiiiiiiiimmiitMiiiiiiminiH "" lllwiirtiiiiiiiii!itt!till(trJOTttfT ( rf 4 ..V ' . a la TWi dM B( 'I f ' N.