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BUY AT HOME; LOCAL
MERCHANTS CAN GIVE
YOU BETTER BARGAINS
Eighteenth Year No. S520
Klamath Irrigation
District Acreage 93
Per Cent Productive
Facts and Figures ok Land Values of Irri
gation District Are Assembled by
Appraisers and Co-operative Board
to Submit at Hearing May 24
Fnv t!-p 5nt time in. the history of the Klamath Irri
gation district, the directors, water users or any person
interested, can speak of the problems and potential pros
perity of the project in other than general terms. As a
result of the findinds of the land classification board of
the district, working under the local cooperative board,
the district now has in black' and white, vital statistics
.concerning the total acreage of the district, the per cent
age of productive and non-productive land and where
the best land of the district lies.
Purpose of the work in ascertaining the productivity of
each acre of land on the district, was to have facts and
figures ready for the government board of 'survey and
adjustment which meets here on May 24 to adjust cost3
oh project land according to the productivity of the land.
.In handling the classification, of land, the board div
ided the lands into sisyclSiKes classes one to four being
. productive' lands' and classes fixe and six unproductive.
The Klamath project was divided into five districts, each
SUM FROM PROGRAM
WILL BE USED FOR
PLAY GROUND WORK
Final receipts turned in from the
entortalnmout given last Friday
night in the Scandinavian hall by
members of the Central school Par
ent Toachors association resulted in
more than $114, cleared: To a pack
ed liouso, the children of the school
assisted by several numbers from
oustido talent entertained with folk
songs, dances, .recitations and musi
cal numbers. The affair hi tho last
to be given by the children-bofore
the close of school.
.Definite doclsion as to the dis
position of tho money has not been
mado,. however it is thought that
part of it would go for play ground
equipment and apparatus next fall.
This will be decided at a meeting
of tho group, tho first Tuesday in
next month, Juno 2. On Wednes
day, June 3, a luncheon will be, hold
In tho White Pelican hotel in honor
, of the teachers, to bo givun by the
Central school Parent Teachors as
sociation. This will be 'tho last
'event of the school year. .', .
LATE NEWS FLASHES!
.' Negotiations to Begin
PARIS, May 13. The first active negotiations for
funding the French war debt to the United States will
be begun within' 15 days, it was learned authoritatively
today. ':, -. v"' '.'.; ' ; ,
. . ' ,-. freed or Une Charge
"X7illt nrvi W QVi avA ovifl hia
. ". i- ! ttfllltnU W . XiLCL V J. (J. V
wife, Julie,, were freed of charges made by a coroners
jury,cpnnectingi'them with the. death of Mrs. Emma
'JNefsoniMcClintock; 16 years ago, when the grandjury
(ito.dayi returned ;a '"No Bill."' '..,., ;.: .' i;. ,; ! ; ",- '.'
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i ( '. . I '.' " '! Smuggle in Liquor
', SAN. PEDRO, Calif., May 13. Liquor valued con--
servatively by federal and city police, of $100,000 was
landed by rum fleet oil boutnern (jantornia last night
and today is snuggly under cover in secret caches- in
Los Angeles.- -
' . ' . Wealthy Chicago Man Fined
BOSTON, May 13. Joseph Leiter of Chicago, who
maintains 'a summer home at Beverly, pleaded guilty in
United States district court to. an "indictment charging
illegal possessioiof lienor, and paid a fine of f 500,: . ,( ,
district being covered by a land clus-
slflor. .Districts wore Midland, Up
per west, halt of tho project, Upper
ea;'t halt of the project, Poe valle?,
Merrill" and. Malln. ... ; . '
IVr Cent Productive
Probably the most startling fea
turo of tho board's findings is per
oentage of productive land on the
project. It was found that 93.7 pol
ecat of- tho entire acreage on the
project in Klamath county was pro
ductive and fell under cne f the
first four classes. Only 6.3 percent
of the district land was classed as
unproductive, falling under cla3sos
five and six. The-appraisers of tho
board devoted their research to ju3t
the project land In Klamath county.
Between 40,000 and 80,000 acres of
fine land in Tulo lake, south of the
state line was (not covered by the
classifiers, because it was located
in the Mate of California. .'
Class 'One Leads
Willi class olie designating the
best land in the district and class
six .the. worst,, the following per
centages.of each class of land In the
district as a whole were announced:
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KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON. WEDNESDAY.
Riverside Wins
StatPentist
Essay Contest
To; Iliversirto school go all the
honors of the-city schools, In the
essay. contest sponsored by the state
dental association, according to an-
nouncomont made today by County
School Superintendent Fred Petor
son. . v '.--,'
Ccneveivo Houston, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Q. W. Houston, 522
Fifth street, and Ineida May "Tel
ford, daughter of Harry Teirord of
Eagle Kid go carried away the hon
or of the city in the contest. Title
of tho essay was "Care of Teeth."
Both girls are pupils at the River
side school. Miss Houston is. a
member of tho Seventh grade and
Miss Telford, a member of the fifth
grade.
Clurissa liushong, daughter of
Mr. ami Mrs. J. A. Bushong, led all
primary pupils of rural schools.
Miss Bushong is a student at Plevna
school, west of town.
I).TK IS SKT
' Whether or not Ex-governor1
Campbell of Arizona will be
the speaker of the community
dinner on May 20, jn the White
Pelican hotol under the aus
plcies of the chamber of com-,
nierco, was not known late to
day .through the chamber.- The.
date, sot by: the directors is
May 20, tentatively,, the date
to bo altered if Mr. Campbell
can not mako definite connec
tions at that time. The din-
nor will embrace not .only
members of the chamber of
commerce, but those interest-
ed in tho affairs of Klamath
county outside of Klamath
Falls. It. E. CregOi W. W.
McNoaly and Fred Hotfston are
arranging affairs for the ban-
quel.
SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
(for the benefit of the people, many of whom did
not reside here at the time, The Evening Herald today
starts a series of articles on the history of the Strahorn
railroad, from the date of its inception to the present
time.- Material for these articles is taken from the files
of The. Evening Herald. Editor's note.)
'-Faith and optimism, ran high in Klamath Falls and
in the county on the night, of August 17, 1916, when
Robert E. Strahorn, railroad builder and promoter, stood
before, nearly 500 eager citizens and promised the con
struction of a railroad Jine between Klamath Falls and
Bend. ,' . . , :;
These are the-conditions which Strahorn exacted of
the people of Klamath Falls at that meeting:
"First, right . of way to be furnished free from the
lower end of Upper Klamath, lake through the city of
Klamath Falls, via Olehe and Yonna valley to Sprague
River valley,, a distance of about 40 miles.
"Second, suitable sufficient ground in and near this
city for passenger" and freight terminals, shops, round
house, stockyards and other necessary railway facilities,
fi co. . . , .'"'' '
"Third, a cash subscription of $300,000 in exchange
for capital stock or some other such equivalent interest
in the company as can legally be given..
"Upon my' part, I agree that immediately upon com
pliance with the foregoing and other assistance before
referred to, we will. commence construction on this por
tion of the line and carry it on as continuously and ex
peditiously as weather conditions will permit. I would
expect to have the line in operation to Olene. , in three
months, to Dairy within six months, and. to Sprague
River valley within one year." .
Many residents of the Merrill and Malin sections were
present 'at that rousing meeting, newspaper files reveal,
for Strahorn with golden-crusted words, painted a glow
ing picture of a branch line which would shortly reach
out from Olene and tap the fertile farming country to
the south. . ' ;
As a result of the" promises held forth by Strahorn the
people of Klamath Falls at a general mass meeting ad
opted a resolution indorsing Strahorn and. his .railroad'
plans and pledging themselves to "take. any other nc-
t. Continued On Hugo ftlglit) ' , 1'
Associated Press Leased Wire
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DREGi ATHLETE
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Dwight French Will be in
. Control of Physical Edu
cation at K.C.H.S.
Dwight A. French of Eugene, Uni
versity of Oregon athlete, will be
head coach find director of physical
education at the Klamath County
high school next year, County School
Superintendent Fred Peterson an
nounced this morning, on receipt of
a telegram from Mr. French accept
ing the position.
. Mr. French, who has specialized
in physical education work through
out his college career, and whose
name, has been Identified with Uni
versityof Oregon athletics for the
past four years, will cbme to Klam
ath with high recommendations of
his capacity as not only coach but
also instructor. .
Mr. French majored In physical
education .at the university and in
that field elicited the praise from
his instructors;
. ,' Career Versatile
His career as an athlete, at the
university covers three years on the
varsity football team, playing in file
hack field.' Despite, a serious injury
to 'his knee .the first season he play
ed, :; his ' rpluying'- .throughbut -was
heady and consistent. Basil Wil
liams, line coach . for the Univer
sity of Oregon declared In a recom
mendation to the county high school
board .that French would have been
a logical candidate for all coast
half-back,' had it not beeii for the
injury., French also played base
ball in the infield, basketball for
several years, wrestled for the var
sity team ono' year, played basket
ball on the U. S. Marines team dur
ing, the war, and was active on the
track. '. .'' . .
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MAY 13. 1925
Hoppers Hatch
On East Side
Of Tide Lake
. Freshly hatched from egg bods-,
undetected by' farmers of Tulo lake.
a host of grasshoppers. Were swarm
ing on several sections of land on
the east side of Tule lake, accord
ing to a; report received this morn
ing by County Agont C. A. Hender
son. . ' " : .'
The . hoppers have not attained
full growth and are as yet no men
ace to crops. County Agent Hen
derson is planning to make- an In
spection of the hopper Infestation
either today or tomorrow,- and if
the situation warrants, will depend
upon tho "Burner", to check the
pest.
Humor n Success
The. burner in the hopper season
of 1023 and 1924, proved a re
markable Bticcess In protecting crops
from the ravages of the destructive
insect. The burner is wheeled along
in front of the advancing hordes of
hoppers and as legion after legion
crowd formed, they are roasted to
a crisp by the gas flame that shoots
out the 'end of a hose-like connec
tion.: ..
"From information received here,
it appears that the hopper outbreak
in the Tule lako district is not seri
ous," Air. Henderson said. ."It ap
pears that the hoppers are preval
ent in little strips of land, and not
congregated in great numbers as in
the past: -'-However a . close check
will be made of the- situation and
proper protective!. measures .taken."
Control Measures Suceess .
Due to control measures institut
ed here several years ago and con
tinued 'each year during the hopper
season, the grasshopper Infestation
of Klamath has shown a steady de
crease, Indicating the success of con
trol measures taken. Mr. Hender
son plans on trying out a new
method -of controlling tho hopper.
Last year poison was cyanide in
crystallized form. This year the
same poison, but in a powder form,
will bo tried out. ' .
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June 22! to July 3 Set Aside
as Time for Observance
of Law in Klamath
Broadcasted from the stute cham
ber of commerce at' Portland, the
Stop Forest Fires campaign is net
lvely being carried oiit In Klamath
county 'Where the chamber of com
morce la ! the . central distributing
point from Klamath Fulls. Sug
gested members of the committee
in charge were appointed from the
chamber this afternoon. '
The president ' of the chamber,
Andrew C0l"e' will represent that
body, while -others will Include the
groups with which they are Iden
tified. Mayor F. R. Goddard is
expected to servo on the committee
as are the following: County Judge
II. H. Bunnell; J.' Mueller, boy scout
master; head of campflld girls, airs.
A. L. Rice; president of Rotary
club, W. E. Lamm: .president of
Kiwanis, ' R. K. , Crego;, president
Sportsmen s association, Dr., W. R.
Boyd; : Klamtflh : Forest ' 'Protective
association, J. F, Klmbill! Evening
Herald, E. J. . Murray;-.' Klamath
News, B. H. ' Stevenson ; American
Legion, F. R. Olds; president Klam
ath county federated clubs, U. E.
Reeder; director of ))Dys and gills
clubs,' Frank Sexton. Others from
the Library club, "Ministerial asso
ciation nn'd -jevor.il other bodies
have not .vat been appointed.
Due to the fact that, according
to forest survey, more persons are
in, the woods from July .third to July
fourth, Iho campaign will carry on
from June 32 to July 3, Inclusive.
Jt,;i3f Ji,l)eil .tliat1 the' caliVpitign will
,be..,cai!riud1.in outside of t'.io slate,
Lynn Snblu said today,
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FIRFCAMPA
Bff nil
mayor bodtiard vetoes
Resolution Granting
Sixth Street Permit
City Council Urged
& E.TAny,Extension or Easements
Until City's $300,000 Interest Has
Been Fully Protected inCaseof Sale
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Another effort of Robert E. Strahorn to procure, his
Sixth-street franchise without the inclusion of a com
mon-user clause met with defeat today when Mayor
Fred R. Goddard vetoed the resolution by which the
city council last Monday night sought to grant the 40
mile railroad the long sought easement ' "
Tn nrlrlifinn tn roaenne oof -PnrfVi in liic fnrmor train
message of a similar resolution, Mayor Goddard today
warned the council that it should not-grant the Stra
horn road any extensions or concessions of any kind
unless the city first protect its $300,000 "partnership"
interest in the event of a bankruptcy sahvor any other
disposal of the little railroad. : N
The veto message fqllows: l.
SPEEDER JOS AH SOAKED
' LOS .ANGELES,., M-ky. 13. Alva
H. Floyd, whose . severity tpward
speeding motorists was widely cele
brated while he was munlcipai liias
istrate and recorder at Culver City,
a suburb, faces a term of from 13
to 1B4 years in prison as a result
of his conviction la superior court
yesterday of falsifying ' public .re
cords in order to pocket the heavy
fines he meted out to automobilists.
11ROKE.V ARMS ....
.Two accidents on the play-
ground of the Fairview school
today resulted in broken arms
plenty and next week a little
boy and a little girl will, ap-
pear with left arms in slings.
. Several weeks n-go, Alfred
Grimm, son of Mr. unci Mrs.
Frank ' Ciriinm, broke his left
arm. It was healing nicely
when this morning he fell nnd
broke it again. Ho is a' stu-
dent in the fourth grade of
Fairview. ., 4
During, the noon hour, Isa-
belle Guse, daughter of Mrs.
Ruth Titus, was playing on the
bar, when she lost her balance,
falling to the ground and
breaking her left arm, near the
wrist. She was taken to' tlie
Klamath Valley hospital whore
medical attention was given..
She is a student In the olghth
. grade, and makes her homo
with her mother at .1328 Ore-
gon avenue.
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A uto Tourist Drives to Coroner
With Dead Man in Seat With Him
MEDFORD, Ore., May 13. A tourist in a iightar
drove up to the door of Cprpner tH,- W;. -Conger's ,;ojff ice
yesterday with a dead, man sitting upright ;:in: the 'seat
beside him. The tourist was Edward Borghart of Irwin,
Mo., and the dead man . was Thomas Snodgrass of
rhoenix, Ariz. According to Borghart, he. picked up his
companion while touring through Arizona several weeks
ago,' en route to the coast, Borghart, wishing to go to
Puget Sound. - ' ' : ' .- -
Upon reaching Ashland, Snodgrass ; complained of
extreme pain in his arms, so they stopped ; in Medford
where medical treatment was secured.
Continuing their trip-north, however, to Gold Hill,
Snodgrass told Borghart to stop the car as he was dizzy.
No sooner had the car stopped than, the sick man's head
dropped and :a,hasty examination showed thab he' was
dead. $o,rghart ,: instead ''.-'of ''calling,; medical assistance,
turned the car around and stopping in Medford for in
structions, drove straight to the coroner's office. '
Published Daily at .
KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
PRICE FIVE CENTS
i it -
Not To Give O. C.
l am returning, to you a certain
"resolution . passed by., the Common
Council: on-- May . 1 1th, 1925, by a
vote of three to two, disapproved
for the following reasons: ,-; . ,, .
':. "This resolution1 is In, effect puly
an approval of a oertain other reso
lution which I disapproved In a writ
ten message on a previous date.. I.
therefore call the attention of tho
Common Council to all the reasons
set forth in .my previous message:-
'; Bottle1 l' Up ',);...
"The resolution, as well as the
former resolution or any other reso
lutions which may be passed by the
Common Council without Common
User clause, is, In . effect, a !"boti
tling up" not only of Klamath Falls,
but the fertile volley of Wood river,
Sprague river1, Yonna, Langell and
Poe Valleys, Klamatfi, Merrill and
Klamath County. '
"In addition to the above state
ment, I take this opportunity to re
commend to the Common . Council1
that no permits, easements or fran
chises for further extension of Toads
or road beds be granted to the' O.
C, & E." Railroad company until tho
city bf Klamath Falls ; has been
secured against Ios3 by bankruptcy
sale, .or otherwise, of. J ts Interest' In
the O, C' & E. company in the sunt
of. $300,000.00 and before any fur-,
ther extensions are , granted, , that
Robert, E. Strahorn and: he .0. C.
&E. be required, to give the city of
Klamath Falls definite' and substan
tial assurance' that ,t)e O... C. . & VS.
will build a standard gauge railroad
on a well ballasted roadbed, without
"switch-backs'' to Hend. v Oregon,
.j (Continued On Viijjii Hlfht)
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