UcWorsity. Lufr ,. jf n V-v r riintw aava Jj lEwmttg Iferalft OFFICIAL PAPER OF l KLAMATH COUNTY AND WEATHER FORECAST TONIGHT ANI TI'I'.HIIAV, FAIII) rONTIM'CII WAIIM OF KLAMATH FALLS v Member of the 'Associated Press. Fifteen Hi u Nil. i:iii KLAMATH FALLS, OltKUON, MOXIMV, .11. M. 1!, lll "PJUGH FIVK CKrTTl tf . ra I! Members Refute to Canvnss Returns; Temporary Secretary Quits Aliened trnitnliii llli' In llm nn duel nf llin county dlMrlrl school idi-dlnu li'il in refusal of llm illilrkl lion ril In rnliviiim llii rice Hun return,, Saturday. An n result, unless ii nuiri ilmutin iro''i'illiiK In compel a re. oiiiil should l(, undertaken ntiil he nurcfsnfiil, III" present Imiiril, which was iiiioliiliil Ii)' I h court follow I mi; I li adoption of I he until mill plan vvlll hold nlflri. until tln nexi 'iiliniiiil elcillnti Fred I'eiewui resigned as tempor ary secretary nml C'liiilrmati llrnd bury niid Mm T ylu Ferguson, (utili ty superintendent, were delcKntid In rhnoMt n MUCiciif. Uiirrcll Vim 111 per nml Mm K I. IMvU were sug-ci'Mi-il llnuliiliiiiy nu lit liiiluy tlml Mm D.ivIk woclil pruhiiMv l tin' chnlie. Ilruillnir) loilu) lnmii'il u t iik t liy sluteiueiil rrK.tnlliiK ii'iihoim fur re jection of llio liallnlN liv tin' linurd. which follow H Tlii ruimun of llm t rtur nn of tin' election In III J ii ii.. jy for illrt-itur uf II mill) mlinul illnttli'l ' illiilitrlilki n Ii) llm ilUtrlft limit 'I Saturday ufiernnou. June 21 In .order t hut tin- ccniiliil public muy In ILforiio'il hk to tin. re. i no im for tin. Im.iril findings mill com In kIoiim. ulirlcf reference Is nimli In llin Inw un provided, relating the holding i'f elections In coiiuly school ilinirii'ti) hn ii milt for ud mi lulnt rnl ton. iu coinilli.i under Oregon school laws, 1981. Section 29X provides that flv director hIihII be elected nt tin" first annual school election nfler lln county null system Iiiik I n :uliiiti'il Section HOI, Article fi, provider Hint director shall pro vide) 'iMillltiK place ami' upiiint Judges mill rlerk of election, can vas vole nml poll honk ami do lernilne tin result thereof Sec Him HIT provide that (ill act or pari of net In conflict herewith :tn hereby re'ul"il. provided, however, Hint nil general lawn of lite ulutti relallnK In IMlhlfe hcIioiiIh cre.'ih'il nniler IhU net. tiall apply nml that nil au relulltiK ! ill" IrlctH of Din flrnl ruHii xlinll li np pllcahlo lit clly illtrlcln forim'tl no corilliiK in thin act, except limafur an the Nnntii may Im In conflict with tln provlMlon, hereof. To mini up the xltuntlou briefly there nppiirently Ih mi ileflne, pro ceil u ro fur liolillnir nn flection for any purpose whatever hi u county Hchool illntrlct, nml thin ronrlttiilun U further honin nut hy n letter from tint Hllprrluleiuleiit of putillr liiHtriirllon runlnliiHiR comtncntu of tlm nttornoy j;enoral, nml written In reply to un Inquiry of thn board miking for ItmtructloiiK for holding "IcctlniiH. tin dald, "thero appar ently In no provlnlou made, for bold InK an election In n county ilUtrlct, do llm best you ran," Tbn board proooili'il to rail nil election, iihIhk uci prtH of mhool elcctloii Iwwn a h icoiiiod uppllenblo nml proper for the purpoHO of ko MirliiK mi urdarly tilcctlon roturn. Upon tlm boar'd'H proniedliiK to runvuNM tlm rutiiniM they foHinl (hat In many liiHtuncerf that tin, elee- Hon bounln liud fulled to murk llm , envWopou coiitnliiliiK letuint no Hint tbiiy mlKlit bo Identified, al HioilKh printed envolopi-K hail Veil prnvldud for that purpose, with blank hphcom for llin nmiio und nuiuhe,. uf tlm ptillliiK plui'ouud Hpnco for tho Hlwiutiiro of tljo flee- (Continued ou imiiu two) 40 vi:.Tin:it I'HtiiiAiiii-iTii-s Tho buiomolrlc chullKim during tliu Hint at hoiii'M iiuvn U o o ii Minull a I UtOUUh tho Oyclo- tormiiKruph at Un- Uorwomrrt I'harmn- cy reKlutum u lightly lower prcMtiro than yes terday. icorocuat tor noxt 34 beurn: Continued warm Winds, ' sail BOARD ELECT ON FT??n X Av w:.iw 7W'K vlmXS-" Tho TycoB rocordlng thcrmomoter roitlHlorod muxlmum ,und ' minimum lemporuluroH today, aa follew: High 94 w-. iiW ...v..ve..-.-..-.".....-t..1 - (j(vi:i(SMi:vr .vrmii'i io ivn:nvi:i: i. o,i, HiitKi: r.itiin:i niitwAHit WAHIIINd'ION. I) I', June L'li (loveiutueiil litnllptH to lulerteun III III" Ml UlllllHMIM coal hIHIio weiii larrled for wiinl lodiiy when Hecrnlary of l.ahor ll.ivu called I'renldciit l.wln of llm Ifniteil Mine WorliurM of Ainerlra to Wimli I ii 1:1 ii n for ii HereH of confer niiri'H preliminary to tahlui; llm Ihiiiich illieelly before 1'ren Idenl lliilillm: The lmirfH hIoii wiin erealed that ll'irdlm: mllSlit i all u iintloiinl roofer em e of opernlnrH nml union lendem In i'onlier n nettle. Iiienl BIG LAKES PLANT HERE WILL REOPEN WITHIN SHORT TIME Arihiil of .Mm lilnery Ih Annltnl: Sim mill oi to Itekiiio,, 'fliU Venn HI Mill ltii) Tlm box far-lory of the 111k l.nltin Hot roiupaii) will rcnume opi'r.illutiH within the near future with tlm nr rlul of (crinln innchlncry. uciord ItiK to HurKe W Maiiou, mi officer of the company, nt preitent connected with Hie bin fmtory operated by the company nl HIkkoii Announcement of the definite dale of reuinplluu will be made hliortl) .Mamm Halil The uh mill will not leMilili. IhU Heimoli. The Hlrnon plant I" workliiK full iiiparlty "Willi ''fi men einiloeil Whelh-r the plant will be operated liermaueiilh In Slnon ban mil been I decided BAND LEADER COMING w. A. Sunn Mil) Till, Who III Huiceeri Ii. ,lfl 'll) who Iiiih Ik en IchIIiikJ J O I'rlll the local band icrciilly. left tuday wltti Mrt fiimlly for u pnriiiaiirnt rent deuce ehmwherc lie will piobably lo cate III Vumnuter. The chmiiber of commerce ban been workliiK on u plan for necurlnK weekly courerlM ilurlnK the nummcr.j flnancniK tlm proKrmu or poi'"'"1 were lo bo brntlKht befor,. the court Hlllwcrlptloll. NeKOllnlloiM lth FrIU ,,,, mornK l(, ,..r t,r ,,,.., , for the piMlllon of director now beliiK j , ,cni.nt rharuInK them with definitely terminated by IiIh dfpart-. (.rimnl ,yndlcnllnin. the muilvr was ore, attempt Ih IicIiik mnde by A. U. ll0,( n ir)-ac awnlllnR llm din Wlnhard. clmlrinnii of the rhnmber of Il()lti,0l, ,)f ,i, .i.-murrer. All brief- (omnmrco band committee, to kc- 1 cure mime on" else I WlHhnnl nalil tmUy Unit W A. Know, former band director here. I mi bin wav hero from Sm.invllle, j und It Ii hoped ho mny be Induced to lake tlm pure. nnw oirem-ii Hie local band for'two yean, noino seven or dnht )ear uko, ami ,nc cnrdliiK In Wlidiurd produced Hie best band Klamath FalU bai ever bad. If Hiiow'h services are Kccured, n small Hubirrlptlon from it number of InlereKled perxoiiH will carry the band thrniiKli llm ituinmer. H I planned to defray much of tho cost by n Herlen of dances at tho open'nlr pavilion, The band U now wdJ ornanUod and In practice. Two member have been recently added kIvIiik tlm orBan liatlou IS pleccH, PREPARING FOR RODEO Try-OuU lli-ld Suiiday nt Port Klninnth AfleriKMinj Try-oulH In preparation for the rodeo to be held on July 2. and 4 wero held In Fort Kluintilh Sunday. Tlm try-outH wore nlmont iih Inter-i-hIIiik iih a main ovi'itt, wltnonnoH rcporteil, iih Heveral rldorn wore thjown f i om Hiiinu of Mu lud hoiiuM broiiKbt Iu for tho occanlon, I.ulher llolhrook of Mori III was on hand with hi famous' xtrlnK. and will remain there until ufter tho h(w. A HtrluK of ImckorH bun also been broiiKht In from tho IiIkIi desert country near Silver Lake. The Kraud Htaud Is ImiIiik enlarged, mid other preparalloiiH miido Hi ox puclutlun of (tho leht mIiow ever held Iu Fort Klamath, SUNDAY HOTTEST DAY Mcivuiy 4'HiiiIin to OH; lU'conl .Initialed Ouly In June, 1018 Tho official thermometer at tbn United BlutOH roclumutloii office roulHterod 08 degrees yoHtorday, tho hateoHt day thin your for Klamath county ,and tho wnrmoat day slnco 1014 for tho month of Juno, vjlth tho exception of Juno, 1018, when tiro mercury touched tlio 10(V mark. W0RK STARTED ! ON LANGELL V. ' : DIVERSION Dl Project Will Be Completed This Year at Cost of About $75,000 Work on I.a..e vnlley ,11- vernlon dam Iiiik ln:un, nc unlliir: ; In II I) Newell, iiiamir.er of the Klamath Irrlcntlon pro'ri, ami Hie i niruciiire Will lie completed thin ! )enr A (-.nn In beliiK lornleil nt I Hie dam hit" til Hie head of l.tlll I cell valley The government ' ronKlrurlliiK Hie dam by force i account, under unpen IhIiui of J ('. Whitney, who mip.-rvlKeil tlin.liullil ItiK of Hie new Henley flume hint year The dnm, x.ild Newell, will cot .iliout J 7 r..(Mjo. ni roiiKh KticKK. and h eipected Io be couiileted by tle- cetuher lot. II h hoped to Mart on llm (offer dam. which will bare lb" river bed for urinal oiintriirtlnii.i wllliln ii week, mid when the Job li well under way rsonm 36 or in men' will be employed lliM will be uaKed on lwehe in lien of main uuial leiiilm,- from t, ,, ((l ,, i.uiikoII valley l.uiiN in iihoul ii month Sp.-clfli'.itlon are now livlni: prepunil Th. dllch-j Mnmnlli Development (ompaii). it IliK will be divided Into eleven or ' l't'tliliiil of the bond hoimc. twehe m-hedulei.. mi Hi.. Job ma i The bbl of the AiikIo. London i be parrelled out when awarded to!1'"""' ""''k 'f S.in Francisco and of O.'itevcral illffvreut rnutrurtora. It i exp-ited illtrh work will ulart m ' AliKitat. t ! I. W. W. CASE DELAYED ii l.'nlerlnu of l'leit lo liiilleliiienl i Held In Alx-jniiic 0wnR , (( ,,,lllurri.rH ,H.,iiiB m ' thoinneit of tlm four I V W which1 0 ,10 ,emurrer bae not been . ,i . ,. ...,, i,H, iH ,.Xn.cted that1 thl w.111 be done., and the defend-1 A permanent plant for the manu nntH bo beard, within Urn next few , facturo of fewer and drain pipe, rep das. reviitlug an Investment of IIA.OOO Tho case of Alio Vincent, harKed,ml cmpluylne about 10 men. will be Willi larceny of a borne, will romoj established hero provldltiB tho Hcnd to trlnl before JiiiIko I.eavltt tonior-j clay l'lpe company succeeds In get row morning at 10 o'clock. Other j tint? u contrart for 'the ecr pipe criminal cases will bo not down for -to bo laid In the sixth sewer unit un trlul this afternoon, Including the dcr the contract awarded to O. C. murder case Involving tho killing l.orenT Thin Ik according to C. II. of (leorgo Nlcholi by Win. Lewis, j Knovvles of llenOt representing the colored. company here. AN s cr I.AOV , i'mr zi I i i in i ii . . "" " r - " RAILROAD DIVORCE TO BE TAKEN UP IN OCTOBER BY I. C. C. MeilMltbllx rollimlxoliill Ciimml (nil. filler KriiielM 'Ihiil Inter. ti lie Ii III Ion I IPiiliyn WAHIIINfJTO.S'. June Jt, The n leixlali. loimnerrn Cimtnlwiloii ban ilt.elf.ri.,1 llt.it ll .....lil.l ....!.. 1. 1.. ...I. i ...... .. n. ,-.,., jM.rifuuiy IIIHI up dome nun. in in inner, in tin j;en- ,'r"1 nillrond connolldaiion benrlm: I I lie mutter of thn.Roiithern I'urlflr ami Cenlrnl I'arlflr rullroiui merRer, reienlly ilerlared lle;nl hy the Hit preni,, Miiirl Minnwhlle the rom- ! iuhihioii cm not rnnnlilcr refluent ' '"t iniervene to brlnB ahfrnmon... alteration In tlm Mtuallnn preclpl I tatnl by tlm declMlon. I lie central I'nclflc ami tlm Houlh em I'adfle under cnnnolldailon plann befor.. tli(. (ommlrulon. are mii;i;eHtei iih comiiiiiieiit uultn of n ulniil" merg ed comp.iny "MiIk cninpany would be on,, of the nineteen law railroad HyhtcniH Into which, under the con millil.itlon plam, nil major rond nro lo be thiown. Tliii dates Und places of heiirinirx whlrb may affcrt the Ccn tral I'arlflr c:ibi, Hid notlie Hahl. will be amiounred well In ndtntir,, but lime not been definitely fixed im yet ROAD BONDS AWARDED ,'""Uii( I'nuit Aiecpls Hid of AiikIo iuinon i-ri ( oinp.iiij ' Award of the IliiOomi Klniu- ',l1 eoiinty ro.ul bond Inmie wan nude lnl HiIn afternoon lo tlm AiiRlo-Lon- don l'.irl nintpany uf San Franrlnco, nireeuted bore by Howard (i I'nrk Herbert KlelMiurktr. bead of the '" Wilier t- lompany of F'ort- l.iml. Jointly with other, w. ro the lowest, the different laii-U upon which ll,' ,M "a,e ""kliiB It difficult to lernie. I lie former offered tar anil accrued IntcruU niur"nflat itremlum of fl.Tl'ii, bomlx to bear r. 'i per Hit Interest. The latter offered par i ami accrued Interest, n premium of l and n 5 per cent Interest rate mninder to bear S '.i per rent. The ieprcuntuties of boil, firms (Inimcd the lowest bldf. MAY GET PIPE PLANT llenil I'tuiciTii Contempbilts. I Stall liolimeut of I'm lory Hero ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN ! g V Ill T TO REICH LIKE Honor Claimed by Frank W. Hudson; Trip Made Over Sand Creek Road After battling flvn days through diep snow drifts on the Hand Creek road, Frank W. Hudson of Oakland, a tourist, reached Crater lakn rim nt I 20 Hunday afternoon and claims the honor of being first to reach the lako by automobile over any road and the silver loving cup offered by Klamath Falls business men through the rhamber of commerce for the first out-of-state tourist to reach the lak via Tho Dalles-Call-fornia highway. This message was telephoned to The Herald today by Tony Castell of Fort Klamath. Castell said Hudson had a certificate -voluntarily given him by Alex Sparrow, park superin tendent. In substantiation of hit claim. Custell said Hudson cut through 10 drifts with u croxs-cut saw and cinthook. brushed around eight drifts and planked flvo drifts. Ills ear carried every conceivable equip ment tor touring und was prepared to meet th, mint trying situations. Ho left Fort Klamath Tuoday lifter being several days there and return ed there today, leaving his car at tlm rim. Hudson plans ou return ing for a stay at the rim after -which ho will return to Oakland through this Uty and probably will present his certificate to the chamber of commerce. Hudson Wiis formerly a profession al photographer, Cuttcll said, and will take n number of photographs of the bike before leaving. AID TO FIGHT PESTS Fund Secured From Iteclnmatlon Service nml KlnniMtli County A fund has been secured from the I'. S. Iteclamatlon service, as sisted by Klamath county, for pur chasing poisoned grasshopper bait In tho Malin district, It was an nounced today by C. A. Henderson, county agent. Tills bait Is being mixed In tho basement of tho Malln high school building, and can bo se cured thero Monday or Tuesday evening af this- week free' of charge by anyone of that district who ll troubled with grasshoppers. Sackg or containers for trans porting bait should bo brought by thoi-o desiring to take advantage of this offer. M INJUNCTION' IM MADK , i i:ilIANKNT AUMSHT VV.lt- V.HMi ItRSIIUVK HANK. H.V. POUTI.AND, Juno 2C Fed- eral Judgo Wolverton today mado permanent a temporary Injunction Issued last Decern- her against tho Federal Itrj- servo bank of San Francisco, In which tho methods usd In 4 tho collection of checks drawn I: on tho Ilrookings stato bank wero restrained. It was held that tho Ilrookings- bank had a right to collect a reasonable exchange on checks. COLONIZATION OF LAND IS DISCUSSED AT BONANZA MEET Effort Will lie Marin lo Dlipo of Kxer Arrragn In Horwfly ' and tafiRell IHMrirt The land settlement commltteo of tho chamber of commerco met with tho farmers from Langcll Val ley and Horsefly districts at Do nama Saturday night to make defi nite arrangement for disposing of excess lands In the two districts as a result of the Irrigation contract recently entered Into with the gov ernment. II. J. Tlcknor, Francis Bowman, H. D. Newell, Arthur Wilson, A. L. Wlsbard and T. A. Stevenson wero members of tho committee present. About 40 of tho large land owners of the two districts were present, and were enthusiastic In their en dorsement of the raovo made by tho chamber to anslst them In disposing of the lands t0 desirable, settlors, many expressing tho wish that' it Swiss colony could bo located to take the lands. A questionnaire, drawn up by Ar thur Wilson and Will Baldwin waa circulated among those present far the purpose of having them list, tho lands tor sale, the JmproTeajujiU pr!cov terms" and "other information desired by the chamber. Aa soon as this Information la received It will be classified and circulated among prospects now being located by the committee. E. O. McCormlck, vice president of the Southern Pacific, has prom ised to assist tho chamber In locat ing settlers Intcreated In dairying. as the land Is specially adapted to this Industry. Tho state chamber of commerce and tho United States chamber will also assist in the work. DISAGREE WITH GRAM Central Labor Couartl Declare Strike fitlll tifcts Direct disagreement 1th tho con clusions of C. It. Gram, state labor commissioner, thSt the tlmberwork era strike here no longer exists. Is contained In a resolution adopted Saturday by the Central Labor coun cil, which asserts neither representa tives of the tlmberworlvi union or central labor council wero consulted In Grams Investigation, ho "appar ently being content with information from employers alone." Afterdating several premises the resolution reaches tbe conclusion that the Central Labor council re solves to 'condemn this action of tho stafe labor commUsloner, C. II. Gram, as being autocratic, dictator ial, biased and without any consid eration for the workmen Involved In this controversy." "There lg but ono agency that can end a strike," it Is declared, "and that U tho ono that originally called It. C. H. Gram had nothing to do with catling this strike, neither has he the power to end It as tho future will reveal." While they had smull opportunity to speak with Gram whllo ha won here, tho few union men who saw him assurud him that tho atrtko was itot off, the resolution declares, and that bo was further assured by thusg union representatives that not later than Juno 18, Jthey had offlclalliV gouo on "record us reiterating their doslro for Hio maintenance of the utrlko und that not one of tho orig inal strikers favored calling oft the strike at this tliuo. Oram has sliown tuclluatlon to fa vor tho employers "In overy Inatauco" the resolution assorts, and opposes tljo cessation of posting "strlko con ditions" by California employment agencies, which Wag roconuuended by Gram after his visit hero last week. MARKET REPORT PORTLAND, Juno 28, Cattle slow. Prlmo hogs 10c higher; oth er steady; prlmo light HUGO to $11.85, Sheep steady, HIT FOR . CONSTRUCTION I INS LET Contract Goes to Al Gra ham with Bid of $22,000; Material Ordered .. The contract for Installation of approximately four miles of addi tional water mains for this clly was let today by tho California Or egon Power company to Al Gra ham, locat contractor, stated J. C. IloylP, division manager. Graham's bid was approximately 122,000. nid- for 32,000 and f 28,(100 wore received from L. K. Porter nnd C. Lorenx, respectively. Graham started to collect n crew today for excavation work on thn first unit, from the pumping plant on Conger avenue, down Conger avenuo to Pine, thence to Second and from Second to Main. Material hag been ordered '.aid Doyle, and the first carload should " be here July 1. A ten-Inch main will he laid In tbe first unit, which ia two Inches greater In diameter than the larg est existing main, and will prac tically double th0 water supply to the business district. An eight Inch main wilt be laid frqm 8econd to Seventh on Pine and from Sev enth to Eleventh, and on other parts of the system tbe main will bo six-Inch pipe. Thirty-seven new hydrants will lie Installed la the restricted 'build log district, with doable outlet. Capable of connecting with either f the cltr.flre taglne. Xa-B-4ilUtvsi.U.uUe.t4'ar - ninety-day Job, with approximately 30mcn cmploycdJ To provldo revenue to Justify tho cost of tho extension the state pub lic scrvlco commission recently granted the power company a rato Incre&o on water. At a hearing at which city authorities, chamber of commerce representatives', power company officials and others wern represented hero In April, -the In creased rate was held Justified a n meang of preventing a proposed In crease In Insurance rates. The bulk of tho rato Increase wax placed on tho city, which will de rlre the most benefit, It Is held, In Increased fire protection. Tho hy drant chargo la raised about 11,200 yearly. Domestic consumption rates nro raised ?5 per cent, from $1.40 to 11.75 per 3,000 cubic feet mini mum, excess charges In proportion. Irrigation rateH are unchanged. rRINE GETS 6 MONTHS Sentence Imputed by Judgo Leavitr Following Assault Conviction Six months In tho stato penlten 'tlary wa3 tho sentenco Imposed thU morning on George Prlne, found guilty of the charge of assault with 3 knlfo on Henry Kntpplo on April C. District Attorney Drawer rec ommended to tbe court the mini mum penitentiary sontenco undur the statuto, which waf alx months. Prlne's attorney made a plea to thu court that his client be paroled during his good behavior, but tho court did not soe fit to grant tho request. BIG RAINBOW CATCH Throe KUhcrmen at Ilocky Pohjt (Jet Limit Within Short Time ' What wiis declared to ba tho , largest catch of rainbow trout at Ilocky Point this soason was taken yeaterduy by Win. Smith and V. V. Hedgpeth of this city and W. M. Audursou of San Francisco, traffic agtjnt for tho Chicago Groat West om Itullroud company. Tho fish ermen arrived at Ilocky Point Sat urday ovenlng, and by early Sunday, had caught tho limit. Most of tho' , catcheg wero made In the vicinity of tho point 'at tho mouth of Crys tal creek, they said. STRIKE VOTE TAKEN CHICAGO, June If.- A' strlkp vote la belnK taken by railroad sig nal men of approximately one-third, of all railroads, according to union announcement today, .,