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KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., MONDAY, NOV. 30, 1931
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Editorials
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lly r'llANK JKNKIMI
' TJEIIE la a discontented state
ment overheard by this wrtl
ar on the morning of Thanks
giving dayi
i "l can't aaa wbat common,
ordinary people have to ba thank
ful for In tbeso days."
e e e
KJOT Well, Ufa aaa about that.
1 A king of franca, riding
long the atraat with a gay party
of conrtlera, noticed a laborer
working en roof. Turning to a
mso-et-arms In bli guard, ba or
dered! "Shoot ma tbat varlet."
Tba order waa obeyed. Tba
dead body rolled down tba roof,
dropped from tba eaves and
atruck tba ground with a thud.
Tba king and bla courtlera laugh
ad loudly and pawed on.
Tbat poor varlet waa a com
on, ordinary peraoa of tha day.
e e e
TM tbla earn a Franca, Carlyla
telle ue. there waa onca a writ
ten law permitting aelgneur,
returning cold and weary from
tha bunt, to kill not mora than
two terra and warm bla cold,
tired feet 'in their hot blood.
Tha aert waa a common, ordin
ary peraoa of THAT day.
e e e
TS England, It waa onca tba right
of tba nobla to enter Into the
home of bla humble retainer on
bla wedding day and carry off
tha bride, to ba dona with ai
tba nobla ptraeed and returned
later, a discarded plaything.
Tbla bumble retainer, you gee.
waa uit one of tba common,
ordinary peraona of tha day.
e e e
TN ancient Greece, auppoecdly en-
lightened, tha follower of
banished leader deelrcd to eend
meaaage to bla abeent chief
meeaaga that nuit ba kept eec
ret. Bo ba took n alara, shaved
hta head, tattooed tha meeaaga
thereon, kept tha alara In eoclu
alon until bit hair again grew
out and aant bim to tha exile
with n verbal tneeeage to ahave
tha alave'a bead.
The Inatructloni were followed.
Tba exile, receiving tba meaaage,
ehaved tha alave'a head and read
wbat wat written thereon. Then,
to avoid any poailbla Irak, ba
KILLED tha alava.
Tbat alava waa common,
ordinary peraon of tha time,
e e e
ET'B drop down tha ecale of
history a tbouaand yearn or
so, getting a little nearer our
own time.
In' early New England, right
hare In onr own land of tha
free, common, ordinary cltlien
who ran np a grocery bill tbat ba
waa nnabla to pay might ba Ira
prtaoned In tha atocka and ex
posed In a public, place to tba ri
bald Iniulta of tha paaslng popu
lace.' e e e
T ET ua move back now to ancl
ant Egypt, and glance at tha
Pyramid!.
Then tremendoua atructurei
ara monument! to tha glory of
departed klnga. They were built
by common ordinary peraona of
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Gandhi, Returning to India,
Says He Is Going to "Hell"
LONDON, Nov. 80. (VP) Mh
atma (landhl, despairing of tha
Independence for India ha came
bera to aeek at tha round table
conference, today prepared to sail
for home Saturday to what he
predicted la going to ba "hell,"
and probably mora Jail for him.
There la going to he hell,"
tho little man enld yesterday aa
he plodded through iliuhy !tront!
on hi! regular early morning
walk at a. m., looking even
mora ghnat-llkn In tha raw, cold
fog. "I Inavo Snturdny for nom
bay. There wa shnll tnko up
again our wenponlesa battle
Ignlnst Knglnnd."
"Yes," ha natil. In answer to
qtiaatlnn, "I expect to ba a
guest of the government again
In Jail or thoy might dnport me,
but tha fight will go on."
Ho plodilod nloug, hi head
bowed, III! ihunlrinra droopod and
bis homespun ahnwl pulled tightly
around hla scrawny body. Illi
voire noundod spectral as It came
through tho thick fog to the
Uitenor at bla ildr
NEUTRAL ZONE
TALK BIGS
PEACE HOPES
Dr. Wellington Koo and
Japanese Official to
Hold Discussion.
Meanwhile, Troops March
to Tsitsihar Ready
for Battle.
MUKDEN. Nov. 10, UP) Jsp
uneae relnforcementa deacrlbad aa
the main body of a brigade left
here today for Taltubar. agalnat
which Oeii oral Man Chan-Khan
waa aald to ba advancing from
Kballun.
Jepaneae sources here, In mak
ing thla announcement, aald the
troops at Talialbar had been or
dered to aund by tp move at a
moment'a notice.
TOKYO. Nov. 10, OP) A proa
pert for direct negotiations be
tween t'hlna and Japan brought
hopes for a Msnrhurlan peace to
Tayo today.
The tlrat baala for the new hope
waa In an announcement that
Maraoru Hhlgemtlau, Japanese
charge d' affalree In China, will
vtalt Dr. Wellington Koo. (,'hlneae
foreign nilnlater, to dlacuaa the
creation of a neutral gone In tha
territory.
Thla dlecuealon. It waa hoped,
might lead to the opening of di
rect negotlatlone between tha two
countries over the whole Mancbu
rlan pmhJom. VtlklaJ cirri re ex
preaaed themselves ae opllmlatlc
that tha general altuallon would
ahow marked Improvement before
lung, notwlihstsndlng evidence
of an apparently grave altuallon
at Tlenuln.
Calm waa reported over tha
foreign office today, following
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COLD IS PREDICTED
PORTLAND. Nov. 10. (P) A
definite break In tha cold anap
waa predicted by the weather bu
reau here today after Portlandera
experienced the loweat tempera
lure of the season. Tha mercury
esidded to the It-degree mark
during tha night, two degree
lower than Sunday morning'!
minimum.
Tha forecast today waa for
"Increaalng cloudlneaa tonight
and Tueeday, becoming unieltled
tonight, probably with rain
lightly warmer tonight, aaiterly
wlnda.
Bratterad lection of tha Pacific
Norlhweat were somewhat warm'
er today, particularly on the
eoaat.
On tha other hand Baker re
ported I degree! below gero; Yak-
ma 6 above. Walla Walla 14
Seattle 14. Marihfleld It, Rose-
burg SO and Medford SO.
New- French Embassy
At Washington Plan
PA It IS, Nov. SO, OP) The gov
ernment Introduced a bill In tha
chamber of deputies today to ap
propriate $1,040,000 for n new
French emhaeay at Waablngton.
The lenate already baa approv
ed the project.
Prom behind him cam the
inllrltloua admonition of Mlra
llchn, tha forme Mini Madeleine
Slnde. hla fcWttlsclple: "This
wsy llaaliJii father." The Ma
hnima pufsed while iha picked
up the rattl of hla trailing shawl
and put It around hla shoulder,
borkonlnfto a turn In tha road.
"Wa must wo again through
a cavalry of suffering," ha con
tinued after a moment'! alienee.
"It aoema Ood'i will that wa
must take np our heavy cross
and carry It to tha end."
"How aoon after your return
will you begin tha battle?"
"The masses In India ara only
awaiting my signs!, but I think
I shall study condition! a while
before I give It." - : ,
- Tha little party almoat ran In
to a milk wagon In tha fog. The
drlvor'a lantern tlaihed In tha
Mahntina's face. "Oh, good morn.
Ing, Mr. (landhl," he aald. "Ha
rotten weather."
"Yea, quite British," laid
Gandhi.
No and Yes
f ' NAME SNELL
m B POO SPEAKER
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Vice-President Cbarlea Curtla.
ho announced Monday be
would not seek the senatorial
lertion In Kanaaa, but would
accept a . re-nomlnatlon to bla
present position.
ice-President Not to Run
for Senate, But Seeks
Present Job.
lly HMXn M. BTKPHENBOS
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO
Vice I'resldeut Curtis derided
toiler, lo stand for renomlnatlon.
Te 'veteran Ksnsan wa be
lieved to nare rasi nis iok wuu
president Hoover tn the next na
tional convention although he
said nothing In his announce
ment about the presiaenu ,
Mr. Curtis definitely elimi
nated himself from the Kansas
senstorlal race, where many
frlanda had urged him to aeek
bla old seal now held by a demo
crat.
Tha vice president ! announce
ment waa accepted by many re
publican leadera aa assuring
him the post. 11 la regarded as
unlikely that any administration
republican would go Into contest
against him without suprort of
Mr. Hoover. Curtis waa a can.
dldate four yeara ago for the
presidency against Mr. Hoover.
Returning early today from
Chicago Mr. Curtis msde It
known thst ha would Issue I
statement of hla Intention! Im
mediately. Hla brief typewritten
announrement wss handed1 to
newspapermen ' nil office.
Hli ststement tollowa:
"There has been presented for
my decision the question whether
I shsll be a candidate for United
Stales senator from Kanaas in
1931. and If not, whether I shall
accept another nomination for
vice prealdent In the event of Ua
being tendered to me.
"Many reaaom have been aa
algned by my friends, to support
either course I pursue.
"After careful consideration I
have decided not to be a candi
date for the United States sen
ate from Kansas In 131: and
further, that If the next repub
lican .national convention nomi
nates me fur vice president. In
19S2. I shall accept It."
Soveral outstanding republi
cans have been mentioned in
connection with the vice presi
dential nomination In 19S1. In
cluding Secretary Hurley, Am
bassador Dawes, and Theodore
Hoosevelt, governor of Porto
Hlro. Hurley came out for
Curtis' renomlnatlon. Dawes de
nied he was a candidate.
There had been talk, too, of
tha lata Senator Morrow, of
New Jersey, being on tue next
ticket with Hoover.
Jersey Will Vote
on Representative
ELIZABETH, N. J., Nov. SO,
W) the political spotlight wai
focused today on New Jersey!
fifth congressional district as
candtdntea sought . the vacancy
caused by the death of Kepre
seffWatlve Krnest K. Ackerman.
Tomorrow the voters will de
cide whether Ackerman. a Re
publican, la to be aurceeded by
Donald H. McLean, Republican,
by Percy H. Stewart, tha Demo
cratic nominee, or by one of the
three other candldatea running
for office. .
Only Fifty Attend
Rites for De Putti
NEW YORK, Nov. SO, (P)
From the aame funeral establish
ment where thousands fought for
a last glimpse of Rudolph Valen
tino, the body of little Lya do
Puttl, Hungarian artress waa
borne away today with lesa than
10 persons, only 14 of them were
mourners, present.
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Tilson Gives New Yorker
Hard Battle for
Place.
But Democrats Likely to
Organize House With
Gamer at Head.
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO. (P)
The republican conference fail
ed today lo settle the roairo
versy whether Re pies, atame
Hnell, speakership nominee, or
Kepveueiitallvo 1 Usual of Con
necticut, would be minority
leader In evral of democratic
organisation of tha bouse.
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO OP)
In a secret and embattled
conclave, the republican mem
ber! of the boase today nomi
nated Representative Bertrand
H. Snell to become apeaker.
It took seven ballots before
the New Yorker won. He was
especially hard pressed at the
start by Reireaenlallve John Q.
Tllson, of Connecticut.
The final vote between tkem
waa to . While thla lack
ed one of a majority, aalectloa
of Fnell waa conceded.
Representative Tllson himself
then moved the nomination.
On tba last ballot Representa
tive Mspea of Michigan received
It: Hocb of Kansas 11: La-
guardla of New York S, and
four voted present:
Tllson led In tbe tlrat two
ballots, - but aa state deteesllonl
gave np hope for their favorite
sons, Knell overcame tbe lead
and advanced steadily.
The present house lineup Is
SIS democrats. Sit republicans,
one farmer-labor and two va
cancies. One of tbe vacancies.
In New Jersey, will be filled to
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SALEM. Nov.. SO. () James
Mott. state corporation commis
sioner: Chss. Goodwin, auditor
for the corporation department,
and Mita Winifred Graham, nota
ry public, who witnessed the oath
of officers and directors of the
Empire Holding corporstlon when
they msde their application for a
stock selling permit, were the
three witnesses beard by tbe Mar
lon county grand Jury today as
the Jury started Its Investigation
of the affairs and practices of tha
Empire company, the stock aalea
permit of which was recently can
celled by the corporation depart
ment. .
Mott. 'at whose request Carson
laid the matter before the grand
Jury, said that he outlined to the
Jury the results of the Investiga
tions made by his department Into
the compsny's affairs. Goodwin
conducted the audit made for the
corporation department of the
financial affairs of the company.
Harmony Move in
Road Board Seen
SALEM. Nov. SO, (&) Charles
K. Spaulding, member of the state
highway commission, left for
Portland today to attend a con
ference with the commission sum
moned by Governor Julius L.
Meier. It waa understood here
the conference waa called In an
attempt to restore harmony be
tween Spauldlng and the other
two members of the commission,
J. C. Alniworth and William
Hanley.
The meeting of the commission
haa been scheduled for Thursday,
December S, at Portland.
WEATHER
The- Cyclo-Stormagraph at tln
derwood'a Pharmacy ahowa that
barometric conditions experienced
little change over the week-end.
Continued clear ' and snappy
weather la Indicated.
The Tycoa recording thermo
meter registered maximum and
minimum temperatures today as
follows:
High ...... S4
Low .... 10
Forecast tor next 14 hours:
Fair, not much change In tern-
peraturea.
OREGON: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight and Tuesday; becom
ing unsettled Tuesday probably
with rain In nerthweM portion;
slightly warmer In north and
northwest portion; gentle change
able winds becoming southerly
pffahore ,
Walker in California to Plead
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Here la New York City a Mayor Jamea J. Walker, center, aa ba waa greeted tn San Francisco by
Mayor Angelo Koaal, left, and Governor Jamea Rolph, Jr., right, of California, when ba arrived to
make a personal plea to the governor for tha release of Tom Mooney who waa sent to prison In lilt
following conviction In connection
Merchants, Householders to
Start Elaborate Decorations
For Big Christmas Opening
Myriads of red and green lights
will be strung above Main atreet
early this week In preparation for
the merchant's annual Christmas
epenlng. Friday evening. Decem
ber 4. according to W. E. Clifton,
who la chairman of the street dec
orating committee.
Christmas trees will line the
streets, as In the past. Many of
the merchants are planning to
decorate the trees In front of their
stores.
Merchants began Friday to dec
orate their windows for the an
nual event. Beautiful displays of
gilts, everything from the vary
frivolous to the most practical,
will be shown.
Every shop- In the city will
Join In the plana. Fred Houston.
In charge of window decorations,
promotes that very nnusual and
bsu.UfuUUPlaTS will .bo shown.
He asks all mercbanta who can
to decorate wlndowa of empty
stores.
Merchants Named
Mercbanta who have already
signified their Intention! of
carrying out tbe Christmas pro
gram In the aame manner as
last year are:
The American National bank,
Balslger Motor company. Bine
Bird, Breler's, Baldwin Hardware
company, Barnhart's, Berth's
Dollar store. Buster Brown Shoe
store. California Oregon Power
company, Clifton'a. Conning
Book and Stationery company.
Notre Dame, U. S. C.
Place Three Each
On All -American
NEW YORK. Nov. SO, OP)
Notre Dame and Southern Cali
fornia each gain three places on
the World-Telegram All-America
football team, announced today.
The World-Telegram's team:
Ends: Dalrymple. Tulane. and
Cronklte. Kansas State.
Guards: Baker, Southern Cal
ifornia, and Munn. Minnesota
Tackle: Kurth. Notre Dame,
and Quatse. Pittsburgh.
Center: Yarr, Notre Dame.
Quarterback: Shaver. South
ern California.
Halfbacks: Schwarts. Notre
Dame, and Plnckert, Southern
California.
Fullback: Rentner, Northwest
ern.
Shooting of Youth
Is Held Accidental
DENVER. Nov. SO, (fP) A 17-
year-old boy Identified aa Pas-
quel Hernandei waa snot to aeata
early today by patrolman V. H.
Key.
Kev and Patrolman Arthur
Shot well reported the slaying was
accidental.
The officers pursued a truck
driven by the boy and forced It
to ston by shooting at the tires.
Key said tnst on getting out or
the police car he tripped and
dropped his gun. The weapon
was discharged, tna snot entering
the boy'a breast.
Chinese Argument
Ends in 2 Deaths
CHICAGO, Nov. SO, OP)
heated argument over reorganisa
tion of the free nation of China
resulted laM night In the killing
of two Chinese and the wounding
of n third, 4 bystander.
It was first thought tong war
was responsible. :
Youth Kills Girl,
Then Wounds Self
CHICAGO, November SO. OP)
Ruth Wlcklund, 13, was shot and
killed today by Henry 8lo, her
16-year-old sweetheart, who then
wounded himself. ,
Police aald the shooting waa
tha climax of a quarrel,
.. v-v fKtw
with tha Preparedneaa Day bombing.
Cnrrln'a for Drags, Candyland,
Evans' Jewelry store, Garcelens,
Gertrude's Hat shop.. Golden
Rule, Herman's Army Goods
store. May King's studio. Klam
ath Falls, Creamery. Klamath
Flower shop, Klamath Furniture
company, Klamath Billiards,
Kirk Patrick and Kennett, La-
Pointe'a.
Lost River dalrv. Magllls,
Meta Jewelry store, Moe's, Mont-
gomery Ward and company. New- j
berry s, Palace Market, Pelican
Drag, Public Market, Tbe Rain
bow, Safeway stores. Shaw sta
tionery company Sugarman's,
The Swan, Underwood's, Wsg-
goner'i Drug store. Mrs. Wright's
Candy shop and The 8par.
Other business houses are also
expected to take part.
To add to tbe festivity of tbe
occasion many property- owners
plan to decorate their lawns and
the optaide of their homes with
Christmas trees and colored
lights. Outdoor decorating dis
plays will probably be a little
less elaborate this year bnt the
Increased number of home own
era who plan to take part In
this program will more than
make np for the more pretenti
ous displays.
Santa Clans la also expected
to visit several of the stores
on Friday evening. One store
haa already opened Its toyland
and others will be opened Friday
eve.
WASHINGTON, Nov. SO, 0P
Extending the authority of the
federal reserve system to redis
count paper now Ineligible for
such treatment, as proposed by
President Hoover la generally op
posed by the majority of the
twelve reserve banks.
Answers to a questionnaire
submitted by a senate subcom
mittee on banking to the reserve
banks, made public today, with
a few exceptions were against
any changes In extsting regula
tions.
President Hoover's proposal
waa for tha purpose of releasing
credit now froten In sound paper
not eligible . for reserve bank
loans.
Roseburg Adds To
' Soldier Home Site
ROSEBURG, Ore.. Nov. SO. OP)
Tbe site committee of the Rose
burg city council today announced
the purchase - of 12S additional
acres for the site of the North
west National Soldiers' Home to
be located here. The land Is
contained In five tracts. The
city Is proceeding with purchasea
as fast as titles can be brought to
date and examined. The city now
holds title to approximately SO0
acrea of the 407-acre site upon
which the 13,000.000 home will
be built.
Father of Seven
Is Electrocuted
. BELLEFONTAINE. Pa.. Nov.
SO. OP) Harry gtarchok, 29-year-old-father
of arret 1 children,
waa electrocuted at Rockview
penitentiary today for the mur
der of 4-year-old Betty Mowry.
After criminally attacking the
child, Stnrchok strangled her.
Starrhok admitted the murder,
but later repudiated the confes
sion. Edward Hines Is
III in Chicago
. EVANSTON, III.,- Nov. SO, OP)
Edward Hlnes, wealthy lumber
man, waa seriously 111 with a
heart aliment at bis home today.
HQQVER'S PLAN IS
OPPOSED BYBMS
for Mooney
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Communists Have Hand
in Movement, Asser
tion of Agents.
8TUBENVILLE. O.. Nov. S
OP) Forty-three men taken
from a Pennsylvania railroad
freight train here last night
were freed in municipal court
today and permitted to continue
their Journey to Washington. D.
pensatlon.
Railroad detectives arrested
the group on Information that
the men were communists, out
C. O. Bly. ' 32. chairman, and
Arthur Bastlan. 45, secretary, of
the group, told officials they
were all ex-serrlee men from
Portland, Oregon, en route to
Washington. They di-flajed di
charge papers from the army to
prove tbe claim.
The police chief and hla wife
prepared a meal for them last
night and today Judge Randall
Buchanan fined each SI end
coats which were suspended.
Gifts from merchants and others
also were given the men before
they continued their trip.
WASHINGTON. Nov. SO OP)
Cnflurrled but watchful, the se
cret service headquartera here
today kept tab on the advancing
caravans of "hunger marohers."
bound for Washington from
DOlnts east, north and west.
When they get here, says W.
H. Moran, chief of the service.
they will be handled "In a man
ner satisfactory to ail con
cerned." The secret a genu have been
gathering data on the leaders of
the movement, seeking and
finding, they aay evidence that
the communists have an Impor
tant hand In it.
Just what the reception of the
marchera here will be has not
been made clear. Demands for
food and lodging are not ex
pected to meet with official
recognition, at least, while the
attitude of authorities toward
parading haa been shown In the
arrest of a bunch of pickets at
the White House last week.
These are still In Jail and will
be tried tomorrow.
Although not dtreatly con
nected with the hunger march,
an appeal was Issued today by
E. C. Babcock, national com
mander of the Disabled Ameri
can Veterans, urging ex-soldiers
not to Join tn any pilgrimages
here after cash on their service
certificates. It doesn't help,
said Babcock, and only atralns
the charity funda of veteran
groups who have to send the
men home again.
PKtiflY 8ALAMAX HOME
SOUTHAMPTON. Eng.. Nov,
SO. 0P)Feggy Balaman, British
debutante, who established a new
flight record from London to
Cape Town, arrived home today
and waa given n civic reception.
LATE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. (AP) Senator Walsh, democrat of
Montana, totlay announced that hearings of the lobby conf'
on the auger tariff were closed, and that he would eubmlt to the
sennte a report on the transactions attributed to Senators Davla
of Pennsylvania and Watson of Indiana. Walh said the report
would be simply " sucrinrt statement of the farts related to tbe
committee."
SALEM. Nov. HO. (AP) Three applications for water permit!
for Irrigation purpmea were, filed with the slate engineer during
the past week, 4". K. Strirklln announced totbiy. The largest ap
plication filed with tho commission for some time was thnt of the
Summer Lake Irrigation District of Summer Ijike, tor no second
feet of water from Ana river, tributary of Summer lake, for irri
gation of 8141 acrea and power In Ijike county.
NEW YORK, Nov. 80. (AP) The steamer Herman Frasch col
lided with the four-masted schooner Ida H. How early today about
75 milea off the North Carolina coast In dense fog. Hadlo die
patches Intercepted by the coast guard here Indicated there had
been no loaa of life.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. HO. (AP) Suddenly atrlrkrn with arule
appendicitis, Leo It. Callnnil, football roach ami heart of the ath
letic department of the University of Idaho, went under the knife
in an emergency operation hero early yesterday.
nrniiRTinu ic
Assessed Valuation for
County $2,896,570
Less Than 1930.
Reduced Budgets Will
Have Effect on Tax
Statements.
Taxes in Klamath eonnty will
bo lower In 131 by mors) than
four mills than they were In
130, It waa revealed Monday
when Assessor W. T. Lea received
the equalised value on Public
Service Corporations aa placed by
the a lata tax commission.
The tax ratio will be about
21 milla on the total assessed
valuation of $37.48. 447.61 to
raise the necessary $785,121.14
which la tbe total amount of the
budget to be raised by taxation.
Last year tbe county and atate
levy waa 26.1 milla. Tho dif
ference will ba alightly more
than a four mill reduction.
The assessed valuation of the
county for the year 1J1 la $1.
8S4.670.46 leas than In 120 but
a total reduction of $10.17.4I
In the amount to be raised by
taxation allows tbe mlllage drop.
Ctorporatkm Valwea Owt
Public aervice valuationa for
1930 on 39 corporations was
$11. 74, 704. ( while tor the year
1911 on the atate tax ratio of
.63 instead of . as It was a
year ago brings the asaeaaed
valuation of 46 corporations to
$11,136,624.61 or a drop of $14,-
178. 4S In the value of public
service corporations tn Klamath
county.
The adjusted assessed valut
of property la Klamath county,
other than public service corpora
tions. Is 124.S53.S21. A year
ago the value waa $28,434,311,
a loss of $2.283.3J. Taxing
the public service corporation
droD of $414,178.45 Into consid
eration property In Klamath eonn
ty was reduced 7.1 s per cam
In 1S31 below the 130 asaeaaed
valuation.
The lowered budgets of school
districts and cities will bring the
tax levy on all property In Klam
ath county down thla year on
the lowered valuations of all
property by at least four mills.
County Judge Goddard stated.
The lowered valuationa with the
lowered tax rate will allow a
substantial tax reduction to every
taxpayer, he predicted.
The valuations of Individual
public service corporations aa re-
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The city of MerrtU haa re
duced Us budget for the com
ing year $209.52 lower than a
year ago. making It necessary
to raise by taxation for the year
1931 the sum of $1.792. 7S
where $2,002.25 waa raised by
taxation a year ago.
The budget allowa $1,11 lor
the general fund with an esti
mated balance on hand Decem
ber 31, 1931, of $143.28, $400
for the bond sinking fund nd
$220 for the bond Interest fund.
G. W. Offleld wss chairman
of the budget committee and E.
T. Crawford acted aa secretary.
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