N, V , oftfe Ijuinrouj ItoaUl WEATHER FORECAST Tonight iiml Miuiilny, mill In W.(, hiiow oust ortloii. ml mi eidil In. night In east portion NEWS OF THE WC&LD BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Member of the Associated Press. KLAMA'III I'.U.LH, OIII.'OO.V, HATt'ltDAY, .lA.Vf'AltV 1!H, IWi PTUCK KIVR CENT Western Pacific Plans To Buy N. C & O. I'lriiTiilli Vi-m SnH VSBTU' ID EXPEND MILLIONS FOR E First R. R. Development ini Yearn to Affect Klnm nth County 8A('ltAMi:.NTO. Jnn. 28. '. milltiu of million or ilulliim ! tlio 'tcin Pacific llallrouil mm piny for nloiiMcu of track, tor mlimts iiml piirrhiun of new proper ties ninl further Invasion of rich HBrlctilliirnl timl timber land nf California mul Ori-Rmi was ludluit-1 nj Thursday when ('baric M, livy.j liroiiiicui in win company, rctiirii.il In California tiller n iiy u( ttiri-K weeks In .Now Vnrk rlly. Prom mi niilliorllnthi- source It was learned Dial llm Western Pa- elfle Intend l0 upend millions for tlirt'o uirot'R ....... ft. ... ..Mcii.mil m in,, present lrlul. m 0U1PHEMT hoi. m r.mniii mill lirannuii trwl.,Inf t,r ,n.ro.lntlon. hut Jimtlro of 8an I'rniiclirii: piirrhn f llm Ni..!,, iVaPo (llKlnK,. W. , 0ii- Toil.Cillfornla.Or.-nui railway. oi-Jroil collrt ,, mnrK ,env. prallilK from llack.luff. l.arn,oi.i that Mm liail li.cn mailo mi Im coumr. to jikr.w. Onrnti. anil ji-iiinutu htit nvurnlKlit to I In. caiutinrllon of an ,.cclrlo lino from tint of fumliihliiK irni inarau.lcr )voou.ianii in Vallnju, to ho OMrat-'wiih 0.1 in eonncctloii with fait Mruiucr umr in-iii aiiojo lo Han Kran - CliCn. i- . ..... i Thp thn. m.iv... m t..i by tho WVilrrn I'arlflc to add ......, ,, ..m .i.i' hi ma. teriilly In IK freight traffic, an fll in to lnrr.MH, lln paaietiRirlhail been Rained by prylnR off a rk... ..penally between Wood- plero of moldliiR from the door. ..nil ami run r runrncoo. , lt'iiil rnl.i l'ronic. It U iiiiilertuoi that rtockhold oil. of llm Wcilern Pacific will meet On IVbnurv 20 ul U'llmlnrlmi lli.l.l Rwaro. for the purpo... of approving I wr,. on the top 0f the d-.k. Thoro' tin. Nile of company bond for tholwa .till another lu.ldo tho de.k.j uciluUllliu of llm Barraniento North-' tni railroad mid uxU'iidou of exl.t- IliR 8.icramon(o N'orlhern line, from Woodland to Vallejo. , ,. Although llm proposed electric lino tako, on llm color of an urn- Mllctu unliir... tlm reported (llloii of Hi.. Novuda.Callfornla.Ore. go,, railroad, running from Hark- Vtaff to Lakovlow. a dlstnnro of, 17(1 miles. U declared a far innro far moroior utragetic move Woiihl llr.iiiil'Caiig.i .-( '.. Tho existing road from llarkstaff lo Lakovlow Is narrow gauge. It Is the Intention of Um Western Pacific itfricluls, upon taking over tho prop, erty, to tear up tho narrow gaugn track and lay standard gutigo, to conform with llm Wvsturn Pacific oMiilpmeut. Cliarle Mormi, president and own er of tho Nevnda-Callfiirula.Oregou railroad. Is a resident of Now York city .and It I reported that Presl dint l.ooy of tho Western Paclfl; mid other Western Pacific officials conferred with him on tho purport ed silo. TnN Itlrli Country If tho Woslorn Pacific take over llm Novailii'Callfurnla.OrcKou prop erty It will glvo tho Westom Pacific nrces lo a rich agricultural uiii tlmlmr district, particularly at tho Oregon tormiual. Official of tho Western Pacific went Into couforenco with President l.ovoy lu San Francisco upon his ruturii from tho cast. No official word wa nvallablo of 'tho purported extension plan of tho Wosleru Pacific, but It wan learned (hat for many month plan havo been carefully considered for tho lliroo inhltlnus oxteualoitH and Im provomoiitH. Aunnuitcamcnt of tho Western P.ultlc'rt plan to aciiulro tho N.-l?.-!)) mid m u l.o It n Htundard gatigu road Is tho first doflnlto niovo In ward railway o.xtonslon that ha nf fociod Klamath county alnco tho war, halted railroad dovulopmunt, mid thoso lu touch with thu ultim lion ncont big thing. Whllo l.ovoy doubtliw I In n pnslllou to make formal miuounco. incut until nftor tho yoliwnm mooting of Hlorkholdars, It I known that lui favor tho extension, mid hi opinion will curry tho utmost wolght with thoso , who mut. pro (Contlnuod tu Tngo 4) Modoc LumEeir Company Mill To I U'lTWiKMIU 11(11 Ml f roi.Mini.Mi iii:.Misr I IIM..AIIII HIVI'i: IMHH WASHINGTON. I) (, .Inn ! 2H Tim National Cnpllnl In nil uff trim tin. i ulslilo wiirlil ' " '"r "" transportation it con- i ixriii'il, liy mix if (hi, liuuvlont ; snnw storm In din rlly- ,s I lory. Truln from Out south wholly aiispoiidud nporiitlrtis following n (uii day' storm. Tim snowfall In llm middle At lantic KCllnn la llm hnavlnst liir I tut lilliuril or February, IKS8. THIRSTY THIEVES ROB J. P.'S OFFICE OF THREE QUARTS iM'Miu.tilim IMilhlu VnnlliJiitlcn WoihIii Wliilli.r .Mm Wntilril IMdmrr or o llrlnk It l nm ofiPti tint burglar pick i n hnll of jimtlro for tlio ccno .ornl hull I,., of whlrh J.ml liccn imirkci , ,. ' i. inn.- 'n In cliarit.' I ii.ittltiri.trtt lir.'f.'rrcii -!.,. .1 .in.."1.' .... ..L. -. 1 iiiiiiiiriiiii- i mi iivt'riiiciii viiiiifirii tousht in Inavo an llttln traco bo hlinl llicm a nomlblr. I!nlrnncn IIpiiIiir an oihmiIiic .m.-ill miouih tor the iuterllnn nf n knlfo far riioiiKh to ,p tin, latch. Three milk bottle conlalnlnR .i.ni. ' li'.Koniitilnn nml marked us I'liiiiiuni Tho vliltcr got them all. In lower compartment there worn ,!......, r .r ,. n, .., ,. .., ,.,vlu -,......p. . .... (.. n (of ifl.iio kbarp Instrument was ills' c. mlble. but Km door 1,1 Mil com p.irtmenl wan locked and tho aciul-'tllove did nit spring it. I So far a ho could discover this wa all that wn, taken, and ,,l IiuIk.. Is In u ounndrv u. lo wheih.l or tho mconshlno was stolen for tho kick 111 11. or In ili'Htrm- Ihn' kick II might contain for tho hoot-l legger when offered In evldencoi ag'ilnst l hem . Tho careful lo repluro tho molding on tho door through which they had onlered. CIIICt'lT COI'ItT CAUI.VDAH Tho follonlng case aro schod uled for Jury trial In tho circuit (ourt, which will yocouveno on J Menday: Klnto vs. Kennedy;. Htato v. .iicnonaiii mul uapuer; ijuko vrf. .Morley mid Marx v. Tralnor. HIC TIIACI'OU I'Olt t'ppiat uvki UWDH J V. Walsh, who has leased about 2.1UU aero of tlio Indian marsh lands nbovo Upper Klamath lako from tho California-Oregon Power Co., ha hh moiiKter tractor nt tho O. K. llla.k smith Khop, ovorhiiullng It to hnvu It lu readliH'H, for work In tho gprliiK, It Is tho largest tractor over used In this part of tho country, tho wholo be ing eight fcot lu dlaiuotor mid bolng Boven feet In width ovor all. It I thought (hi grout width will enahlo to travel over tho xoft, dredged land. K. A. A, A. IIOAIID to Minrr AT CHAMHCIt TOXKillT In accordaueo with a motion pas Bod at tho last mooting of tho Klam ath Amateur Athlotlo association, tho board of directum will meet nt tho Chamber of Comuiorcu tonight at S o'clock. r vi:ti:iian kditoii di:ai AI.IIANV, Juii, 27. Samuel 8. Train' editor anil publisher of tho Al bany Herald for almost two decados, ox-pontuiiiHtor ot Albany and promin ent In tlio tiffali,, of thlH city for many loaia, died at hi homo horo, jnued SI yours. C . OF FIRST STATE TO BE FULLY Receiver Sayt Depositors to Get Dollar for Dollar; Stockholders Safe "Tin- affair t.t llm First Hlntn nml Hutltiv hank will li.. Il.i.il.lntr.l i... m. In ii liiiiiiiinr lh.il ulll nr.iifiinril II." Inli'rrKl, of llm depositor ntnl stockholder nml wit limit dlstrcMtliiR thoso who own (lie bank or disturb- InR (ho Itimln.'jtn of tho cmniiinlty." Till, U tho iiunnKo that coui.' from C. I!. V.'allca, rccrlvcr of tho I'.rnt Hlnto ami HatliiR Imnk, which rlocil In ilocr, this ntornliiR. It ! a chccrliiK tncniiai!!.1. ono that will MnbllliK .omlltlon, and cauxc (iiml iikm iii moo aloriK It rcRular clinn ruU without dogging, tlirouRh fear or unccrlnlnty, .Mr Walton ha born I hi n hill a fow dnya. hut ImiK imioukIi lo liuiplrn a notnhlo .IcKrro of ronfld- o.tr.t umnuK ihc dciiorllora and illrrc of tho bank uml tho huilniMi ' . . . . ,,., II .'11 III .III' . II) In m wpy lu. It a ro irarknlilu limn, for om, cannot talk - with him five mluuti'it without IicIiir rnrrlcd away with liln honesty, "In n'rlty, uhllKy. lntorct In the wclfaro other and u manifest dcilro to P'aco oterythlnR upon n cilld founda- . .In. .. I flil. .tinvnnl.i.Lltl. .tf llm CREDITORS I blado' " (ninn thnt I roIiir to carry throuRh I .1... ..Ih.II.1.. .... . II... nf'.lp. .. II.M ,.,.., .... . . Klrtt Hlnto and KutliiRs bank to a ",croMf':1 t0',c""1""' " neixi'l,:n '; m "l'V, . ""f, ,lc-,0,1l,0,r i will bo paid dollar for dollar and al- I ii'iint n certainty that the ttockhold otj will ho eiiially ill tor.unnle. Tli" ri .mid t'liliiK Almost a year ago tc a day the' ''"'K Hosed for tho first tlmo. Spur-1 re'1 ln 1"r ",0 c,'"-''-l"'f roixwcil In, x" "u'n al ,n MM '" l" ,n""1"- tlon. tho people of tho county rallied ', ui'Port and subscribed tin of thousand or dollar or tho new 0CK resulting In reopinlnR the lM"k H,"lHr """n "ovt'f '(,'oro known In tho hanl.lag history of tho thieve el",ue "ul l,1 'ttU' ,w'me,l ,0 "vo decreed that thl success would not continue, for tho business depression of last rar was tto great to rnnhlo Hie bank to rain tho trcngth needed through new acniuut anil Increased deposit!. TIioho who had money on deptolt were forced to withdraw It to keep their ImihIiicks going or lucot crdlnary expente. with the result that thorn wag u gradual depletion of tho roscrvc. No bank ovor put up a stronger hattlo to Keep going, tho of ficers realltliiR that it tho period of depression could ho passod that It would onco moro win thu fight mid resume It. place among tho solid baiikH of the city. When It seemed ag If tho fight had i .. . ............I .llflli.llllll.Di boon won unexpected difficulties uroso mm tneso cusi u.o wVIK. tr0tUlca lno j.Btom lu a counties, against tho bunk, with tho result that SemcT) o VonKaflt discussed "Non (Contlnuod to Page 4) Support Legislation." ' Highway Commission Agrees to Aid From Fort Klamath POllTLAND, Jan. 28. Tho high way commission today doslgiiatod 1,170 mile of primary highways and 1,040 mile of secondary rond tn receive federal aid. The Dallos-Callfornla highway, Columbia Hlver highway with tho Oregon trail extension, and that purt of the Oregon-Washington hlghwny (rom Pendleton to tho Washington Hue were designated us nrlmury. It wa decided to leavo the policing of highway lu the lunula of Chief Traffic Inspector Knfferty, who Is to immo hid own deputies. The commissions' engin eers ure to bu usslstuut trafflo officers. I THIRTY NEW WORKS I OF LATEST FICTION ! AT CITY LIBRARY, Ni'M Nun fiction Volume AiMi-iI id Cumins: Htmfc tin KIii-Ik-m , nf fiiMllillliin Visitors at, Ihn clly library nro Kluil to noto about thirty velum", t.J llm latest fiction hawt been plated mion Um shelves remnlly. Owing to lark of fundii I ho Library Club ban not been nlilo to buy all of tlio latest flrllin hut it ru putting In mi mo of tlio bent work. AmoiiR thrm iiro Wnlpolo' "Young chanted": Onhiwcrthy', "To Lot.' " ' GcHTRO Y. I.. (IcorKn'i. "I'rula Trnet," and I "DaUKiToii Aircf." nil utorlv of mod- 1 nm l!nr.(ah llrn: ('firtriltlo Athnrtnu' ".Slter-ln-law", and "llraM", by Norrli. both California nlorlci that aro BtlrnctliiR wide nttontlon In tho West. "(oil and Woman," a Scandinavian utory of llojer, ald by rcvlaweni lo bo tho strnnROit hook of tho year, I, amaiiK tho new fiction, uml "The HrlmmJnc Cup," by Dorothy Can. field, which ha been widely read er Mnco II publication. I tat 1 1 1 In Krcat demand. Mr. II. IX Krench, the librarian, also ha added Komo rholco nou-fl:-tlon. In "Tho fytlc Ilo, of the South Hea," which has a utronR ap peal to alt loerr of "Thu White Shadow f tho Sooth Sen," by tho ramo author and In "Mirror ofj Downing Street", and "Mirror of Washington," lllumliiatlng nkotchcs of tho live of contemporary Aracrl can and llritUh public men, which are being nationally read and dl- C'JSHOd. Tho public I urged to lslt tho library and to ask for any desired bc.-k which I, not found on the nhclws us Mr. Trench 'Is desirous of milling each month tho books for which thorn I p polar demand. STATK OFFICIALS Wll.li nisci'ss A.VTi.imozr. laws POUTI.AND, Jan. 28. A mooting of law enforcement officials of Ore gon I to bo held hero tomorrow to discus proposed methods for hotter enforcement of prohibition laws and to plan Investigation of tho high cost of food. Tho meeting was called by Attor ney (ioncral I. II. Van Wlr.klo nt tlio request of Attorney General Daugh erty, nml will ho attended by district nttorno who hnvo been hare at their nnnuul stato convention yester day and today. riN'CKt.-PKI.Vr SVSTKM, TO Hi: AIH)PTi:i IIV COtWTIKS P0IITI.AND. Jan. 2S. Sherlffi and district attorneys of tho stato nro to ho Instructed In taking fin- gcr-prlnt as a result ot tho action cf tho district attorney's convention I today, following tho demonstration , j M Hunter. Portland export. - Officers decided to take steps to In- Tho commission ordered several - , bid advertised bo opened Febru ary 21nt. Tho highway commission has de cided to co-oporato, fifty-fifty, with Klamnth county on tho road from Fort Klamath a Crater Lake. This decision wu telegraphed to county official thl morning, 'but no word had been recolved from thoy whon the commission adjourned, It this offer I necepted tho stato commU- slou will place this rotd on Us 1922 program. This will complete thu Klamath Fall connection with the sapphire lake. Tho eoctlon tho stato wishes hurried la tho Auna Crook project. , Resume With 400 Men H CMP US ESSENTIAL TO Agriculture and Livestock Important; 12th Re serve Banks Strong SAN KIIANCIBCO, Jun. 28. States of tho Twelfth Federal Ilo- tirvo district, being so largely de pendent for prosperltytlboir tho ag ricultural .and livestock Industries, must awilt tho results of the l!f22 crops beforo they will- recover per manently and substantially from the revcro readjustment- ot tho past year, John Pcrrln, San Francisco federal reserve agent, declared In hi monthly report Issued here to day '-- "Thero Is already-apparent, how- ovar," the rcportsald, "pronounced Improvement In tho credit situation when compared with tho beginning of 1921 as Indicated both by tbo strong position ot the banks gen orally throughout the district and by tho availability and cost ot bank credit for agriculture, Industry and commerce. "Total borrowings of member banks from the Federal Reserve bank at tho beginning ot 1921 were 1171,211,000, or mora than twice tho t71.27J.ooo bofrowed 'ar-tfie beginning of 1922. lmirotrnHnt Shows "Improvement on tho condition ct tho S7 reporting member banks Ii reflected In the reduction during the ycar'ln tho ratio of their total Ijans and discounts to total depos its, which was 81.3 per cent at the beginning of 1921 and 75 per cent at tho beginning or 1922. "Prevailing Interest rates charged by tho prlniipal member banks were leported to be casing slowly late In 1921, and It would appear that conservative enterprise In general will not bo hampered ln Its con duct In 1922 cither by lack ot avail able bank credit or by Its cost. "Customary yearly returns to the Cnitcd States department ot agrl culture khow that the December 1st farm value of tho IS principal crops t the district was $518,000,000, compared with $730,000,000 In 1920, a decline of 30 per cent. "These figures reflect the sub stantial decreases wnlch have oc curred In tho prices of farm pro ducts, "As a mcasuro of tho purchasing power ot tho rural communities, however, they should be quillflod by allowance for reductions which havo occurred during the same peri od tu the cost of living, which were 20.4 per cent between July, 1920, mul December, 1921, and particu larly In tho farmer's cost ot pro duction. In tho latter Item wages of farm labor aro ono of tho pre dominant elements, and these are (Continued on page four) 50-50 to Crater Lake - The Klamnth Falls-Lakevlew highway I Included among second ary state highway on the federal aid list. Tho I'ort Klamath-Crater Lake stretch ot which the dispatch cpoaks, according to County Judgo llunnell, Is . from near Old Fort Klamath to the Crater Lake park Hue. It la not a stato, highway, hut tho state Is agreeing to co operate because ct dissatisfaction over tho routing of the main high way In thu Fort Klamath section, which, It Is said, will bo remedied by this road. The cost will bo nbout $80,000. PROSPERITY NATION OUAItl) OHDKItKD TO NLIIItAHKA CITl't MAHT I A I. LAW IH I'UOCMIMKD LONCOLN, Ncbr., Jan. 28. Flvo companle, of tho Nebraska National Ruard tedsy wero or- dered to Nobraska City In ro- sponso to an appeal for protec- tlon from alleged disorder In connection with tho packing 4 houio strike, (lovernor Mc- Kelvlo proclaimed martial law for Nebraska city. POLITICAL POTS ALREADY BOILING THROUGHOUT STATE Many Btatc Office to Bo Filled; 1'ilmarlc May IV, General Klectlon November 7. SAI.KM, Jan. 28. Political Pots havo already started boiling through out Oregon In anticipation cf the primary election which will be held May 19, when candidates will be nominated for officers to be elected at the general election which will be bel4 Ndvcmbor 7. Nominations will be made at the primary election by tho political par tics f or the following effices: One representative from each of tbo three congressional districts. Governor. State Treasurer. Three justice of the state supreme court. Circuit Judges for ten Judicial dis tricts. District attorney for Benton and Multnomah counties. . Sixteen state Senators. Thirty six legislative representa tives. Thcro will also be nominated at tho primary a superintendent ot pub lic Instruction; commissioner ot bur eau of labcr statistics; Inspector of factorles and worksblps; and a com missioner ot the state public service commission from the state at large. Each of the major political par ties also will elect a national com mitteeman. HOLD-UP FRUSTRATED lladlrul Sought for Contrnlla Riots Shot by IK-tcctlvo LOS ANOKLES, Jan. 28. Whiter K. Lambertson, assorted to be a radi cal, and who Is said by tho police to bo wanted In connection with the Ar mlsttco day disorders nt Centralis, Wash., wa In a serious condition In a hospital, hero today as a result ot four bullet wounds sustained last night when dotcctlves frustrated what they declared was an attempt by Lambertson to derail tho Southern Pacific shore line limited train hound from San Francisco to L03 Angeles t and rob the baggage car of a $150. 000 money consignment. WATKIt PIPES BURST KITCHKX IS' WRECKED WEED. Jan. !. Not roallxlng that tho hot water tank was frozen, Mrs. John Scallse, wife ot a Weed Lumber Company watchman, start ed a fire In the kitchen stove Sat-) urday morning. As soon as the. stove became thoroughly hot, both tbo hot water colls In tho stove and the tank exploded. The stove was wrecked, the tank demolished, three window In the' kitchen wero blown out and tho house generally dam aged. No one was Injured. I.OGGKR BREAKS LKfl WHEN HLKlGir IS CAPSIZED Louis Robbin, a logger, sustained u broken leg yesterday morning at Qulgley'a logging camp when a sleigh he was driving capslxed and he loaped to the ground to escape be in caught under the load. The break was near the knee. This Is the sec ond time Robbin has suffered a brok en leg, the bone being broken In three place In a previous accident. Ho la being treated at tbo Warren Hunt hospital. Employed E OF WILL BE MADE Large Crew to Be Required in Construction; New Planer to Be Added Immodlate resumption ot activities by the Modoc Lumber company, which suspended operations last year In tho midst ot the general financial depression, waa announced today by J. O. Goldthwalte, president of the company, who returned last night with reorganisation plans completed and, according tp report that preced ed his arrival, backed by financial support that permit no possibility of failure In carrying thsm out. litre's, the' Projfram Hero are tho outstanding features of the enlarged operatiens: Completion ot the logging road to to the Calamus Butte unit. Between five and six mile ot this nineteen mile road are done and the extension will be begun at once. The road Is flanked by a heavy timbered couatry for its entire length. Logging operations to start a soon as weather permits. Dry kilns ordered and a construe tlcn contract, calling for their com jtletlrm ty May. 1st., lit.4 ' Planer equipment ordered, and ex peeled to be running Hay 1st. Overhauling and extension ot the rawmllt to permit ot operation to capacity, 135,000 feet per shift, and employment of two shifts. Starting the mill at the earliest possible date the weather permits and the employment ot 400 men In all company operations, with several hundred more emplpycd by contrac tors In extending the road and erect ing kilns and planer. Goldthwalte left today for the mill, above Chlloquln, to get preliminary work under way. w BJgftvtt Year la History He has been In close touch with lumber circle in the Mlddlo West nnd on the Coast for the past few months and said h had formed the opinion that the lumbering Industry In the Klamath basin faces the big gest year In history from the pay roll point of view. More mon will ba omployed, he believes, than ever bo fore. From the price viewpoint ho tor sees "no runaway market, hut a strong and steady demnnd at pr e that will permit the manufacturer t. operate at a profit." The Modoc Lumber company will operate two mill shifts from the be ginning, and It Is understood that all the big manufacturers aro planning to do Ukowlso. Owing to a dopletod log supply this moans that woods operation must bo larger than usual from tho start. Live Fish Pumped From Oil Well VISALIA, Calif., Jan. 27. Con alderable Interest has surrounded tho pumping from an oil well near Lind say ot fish which have two perfectly good eyes. The fish are transparent and have many small fins along their back, not unlike the feet ot a centi pede. They are hardly an Inch In length. Blind fish were pumped tome year Ko from an artesian well near Spa. They, however, did amott Im mediately, These little fellows are thriving In a glass bowl. WEATHER PROIIABiXmHS The Cyclo-Stormagraph at Under wood's Pharmacy shows that there has been very little change In baro metric conditions for the last 24 hours, but the tendency Is still down ward. This favors a continuation of our present unsettled weather, with probably more snow. Forecast for next 14 heurs: Cloudy, unsettled weather, vjth moderate tomperstures. The Tyco recording thermometer, registered maximum 'asd! minimum temoeraturet today at fallews: 111(0 efatftf ) 5 O www , )! . ' 4 XTENSION LOGGING D ' V J. m I v r -ifi.