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♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ « « ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ VOL. XIV. SELL LANDS AI MARKE I VALUE EJItor of Th« Herald: An emi nent lawyer of California, Mr. N. <’. Briggs. In a persona) letter to me, has n suggestion which occurs to rue to contain so much of practical In- forest and value to th« Wator H mm i ’ Association of the Klamath project KLAMATH REPUBLICAN.; KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 2, HO? plu< -i| to th« credit of the fuud. They HAI,I.INGER HFBMITH ANNI 11. should bo r*d<-«m.iblc iu call with 1 REPORT TO I’REsllll NT a period of not exceeding ten year» aft< 1 Assuan««. The proceeds should To Be l‘niii Back Out of tile Pro, ee<|» tie devoted to the completion of of tile It'-'lnllUllloll l umi--- Re fiuslble existing project*« and the deemed lu Ten leurs. construction of uny fiuslble exten sions thereof, and so much i thereof us may be needed should be ■ devote I Washington 1 Secretary of th<' In to the construction of new projects ierior II. A. I Ballinger tins banded I w> l< ii Hi« Interior Bullinger today bund'd in the states and territorio« In his annual report to President Tuft ill« expenditures have not met the In it be recommends u retirement requirements of section 9 of the act fund for government employees, th«' of June 17, 1902. This Is a reaffirm- classili'al Ion of public lands, th« sep an<< of my recommendation to you arating the right to mln« from the from the field August 2, 1909. Among other amendments, an III)« to the Mill, and th« repeal of the timber and stone act. That part amendment to permit th« assignment of the report which deals with the of homestead entries, within proj- efts, ufter entrymen have complx'ed reclamation service follows: The act approved Jun« 17, 1902. five years’ residence and cultivation known as tlie reclamation act, unci mail« proof thereof. Is recom- clothes th« Hocretary of th« interior mended. < OMI’I.I IIN(. I'LANH FOB ELEI TltlFit AITON OF < Alti,INE « rty \\ ill Ilute One of the lieti Elec, trie Car System» on the t onni. Brown Indorses Benson. Knew tlie I41W and .Must Pay the Actual Construction Cost of the Project. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (Oregon W. K. Brown arrived in the city ian News Bureau) If there have Tut day night from Hollister. He is been graft and corruption In connec h«re tor the purpose of consulting tion with the Klamath irrigation with President iteames about plana I project, and If exorbitant prices have under way for the conversion of the boen paid for canals and lands ac- street car line into an electric sys ! quired by the reclamation service, tem. Mr. Brown stated Wednesday: the directors of the Klapath Water “My visit at this time has no spe ■ Users* as-ociatlon either were parties cial significance. 1 come only for to the graft or were guilty of grors the purpose of further consultation neglect In handling the affairs of with our local associates. We are their organization. That there has going to begin the work of electrify been graft and extravagance is seri- ing our carline just as early next I ously questioned In government clr- spring as It Is possible for us to be j cles, and the first proof of malad gin work. There are many details ministration has yet to be laid bo- that must necessarily be arranged | fore the Secretary of the Interior. tn ad i a nee, and that is why I am No (barges Made here now. Secretary Ballinger, when shown “it has been a greater dlsappoint- a dispatch from Klamath Falls, pub ment to us than to the people of lished In a Chicago paper of Novem tbis city that the change In motive ber 16th, said that no charges of cor power has not been made before, ruption or extravagance had been but such matters take a great deal of laid before him. and no such charges time. When we get \hrough with were of record in his department. our work Klamath Falls will be well This project, unfortunately, is one repaid for its patience. We appre of few that he did not visit on his ciate the good will manifested In the trip last summer, therefore he has premises, and we intend to recipro no personal knowledge of conditions ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ I.LADING PAPER OF HOI I HERN OREGON. ♦ ♦ NO. 35 ARRESTED EOR SELLING BOOz MOl.ATOItS OF THE LOCAL OP TION LAW HITTING L'NEAHV GRAND JURY IO INVESTIGATE Dick Larsen I m Arrested for Hcll'nic Wli'-key and Swears Out a War rant for Fred Paquett. The unexpected has happened, and as a icsult 1 every violator of the local option law in th« city is filleJ with f«r and trembling—even tulle.* tnaii t .any of the individuals who qua fil'd the vile stuff that some >f them have sold under the misnomer of “booze.” It is all due to “Dick” Iairsen. He is one of the stool pig with a broad discretion In the con Hint I venture to submit it through struct in ni of Irrigation works and Hi« the columns of your excellent news » disbursement of the reclamation paper. eons who has been buying the stuff fund, into which fund hud been paid, Galn ut Over Four Huiidr<-d per Cent Il will bo recalled thut In flic wln- from the joints and re-selling it to up to and Including June 30, 190k, in One Year. | ter of 1905 the legislatures of Ca’I- the thirsty mortal, making a profir. tin* total sum of 150,601,549.27. and fotnla and <fregón each enacted a of twenty-five cents a bottle. He has in yeaterday’s Herald there ap- the mt Investments from which In 1 statute ceding to th« national gov pt ured the r«-port told the whole story of his iniquity. of the First Trust reclamation works on June ernment ull their right, title and In Implicating those who furnished the d ra ’ l.igs Inn) of thia city, i.u I it 11 mounted to the sum of tercet In and to all of th« lands cov whiskey. is worthy of ¡:«ruial inasmuch »<• Il 911.94. The cash receipts eted by the waters of Upper Klamath ter-right charges to June 30. 1909. ' »hows a movt phenomena! growth One arrest has already been made lain. Lower, or Little Klamath lak were: Building charges, 8299,- ¡ < i till» instlt'itlon h I iki the Issuance on the strength of Larsen’s story. lule, or Ithett Ink« and (¡ooae l-ik« «4 1.22; operation and maintenance of the last official statement. This Larsen was arrested for selling whis I In connection with the Irrigation and charges, 870.825.88, total |370, bank hud on November 16, 1908, de cate by installing a system that will there or of sentiment prevailing key, and to save his own skin, swore r'«*ln mat loti operations of th« r«< 467.10. Because of th<* magnitude of posits amounting to 816,803.80. Un« ! to a warrant for Fred Paquett, be second to none on the Coast. ¡niiiallon service. among the settlers. There was only the work and the desirability of year from that date, or November If. “Business conditions are improv one phase of the complaint which he whom he alleges sold him the wbis- Now It Is 11 w«l)-catnbllsh»d do. making plans far In advance. It bus 1909, the deposits bad reached the ing all along the line, and 1 look for could not discuss, and that was the 1 key. Paquett was arraigned before trine of the law that all of the land» been found necessary to make esti phenomenal figure of 382.546.1 1. Justice of the Peace Miller Wednes great prosperity in this city during cost to be paid by the settlers. Inclrded in th« beds of navigable mates of the amounts that will be making It the third banking Instltu day afternoon. the coming year. I-arge capitalists at reams «ml fresh water lakes be The charge has often been made come available before the actual re tion In point of size, notwithstand As soon as the word passed down will come here and make invest at Klamath that the government en long to the state by virtue of ber ceipts can be known. The estimated ing that It Is the youngest of th.* | the line that Larsen had squealed, ments of such a nature as will make sovereignty, and therefore! tho nc- I gineers long ago gave assurance total receipts In the fund to June 3'J. financial Institutions of the count/. everything went dry as a bone. It the city an important factor In the that the Klamath project could he Hon of the Htate of Oregon In grant 1909. ar» 958,582,140.66. Upon This snows u gain of 400 per cent. was unfortunate, said the interested affairs of Southern Oregon. Some built for 118 an acre, and the asser- ing the beds of these lakes to til« At the time of the Issuance of the this basis, and estimated receipts parties, that this had to be sprung so have already been here and are well tion has been made that the land- federal government was one of graco which will become available bcfqre last state bank examiners' report- — close to the meeting of the grand satisfied with what they have found. owners signed up on the understand and done without «•/ obligation- li* 1909—the deposits December 31, 1910, 85,528,050 have September 1, ! juiy, which will convene in this city Everything points to Klamath Fall3 ing that 818 would be the maximum do so upon the part of the state. boen allotted for reclamation pur amounted to 834.861.28. The last being a large city and it is this fact price they would be compelled to pay one week from Friday, Larsen was Under the«» circumstances, why statement, issued November poses to December 31, 1910. 1«. waited on by some enthusiasts and that is going to bring money here. should not the water users under for water. Officials of the reciama- j shows that the deposits hud in- The discretion imposed by the act tho Klamath project appeal to tlie "I am greatly interested in the tion service are positive that no such told that he would be skinned alive creased to >82,546.11, or an Increase senators and members of congrtMS also carries with it commensurate proposition advanced by Judge Ben assurance was given the settlers, but; if he did not make himself scarce during the month of 136 per cent. res|H>nsibllit les and obligations, representing Oregon and California son relative to the sale of the laku they, like all others, were given to around these parts. Larsen was pret Under the provisions of the state which my predecessors have carried to prevail upoa the national congresa beds when they are reclaimed by the understand that they would be. ty badly scared, and for fear that his banking law. banks doing business out with the utmost fidelity to the to pass on net providing that »lirii government. This, to my mind, is obliged to pay the actual cost of put- , fear mignt have some effect on his in towns and cities having a popula- public good. legs, the Sheriff's office placed him the«« lakes are drained and their ■ tlie most sensible idea that has been ting water on their land. Hon of leas than 50,000 must have in jail, where he will remain until Some of the most lni|M>rtunt beds reclaimed, that such reclaimed 1 advanced since the government en Terms of Act Plain on hand 15 per cent of its demand I after he has given his evidence to lands shnll be sold to settlers at their inents of conservation of the natural tered this field. I would like to see Secretary Ballinger says that the liabilities and 10 per cent of its market value and the funds derived resources of the public domain lie the people of this county get the wa terms of the reclamation act are ex the grand jury. time deposit«, At least one-third of And it is that grand jury evidence from such sales be applied to tho within the purview of this statute, ter at a low figure, and if the plan plicit. That law stipulates that the I the reserve percentages required un- that is raising all the trouble with a payment of the reclnmutlon work of the dormant power of stream and suggested by Judge Benson can be settlers shall repay into the reciama- ; tier the act tnlist be actual cash on number of gentlemen In the city. lloiil being conserved tor the trail->- the Klamath project? carried into effect, it will accomplish tion fund the exact cost of construe 1 blind. The First Trust has on hand Larsen has committed himself suf These lands will be among the formation of tlie desert Into va it il.e object aimed at. It will be nec- tion. and it is not given to him or to and in reserve banks approved by th« ’ most valuable agricultural lands 0'1 tillable areas. canary, however, for the people to any other official to waive this re ficiently to insure his telling the en state bank examiner, cash to the] tire story when he is called upon to The receipts from all sources do the Pacific Coast. Their sale would get together on this i question, If quirement, Even if assurance has amount of 857,131.4 8. or 69 per that the raise n fund largo enough to give Hie not give encouragement t.iey split on this as i they have on been given that the project would do so. He realizes that if he does cent of the deposit*. The dlfferen;e ' landowners under the Klamath proj fund will be sufficiently I r *pleni»bed so many other propositions, they will cost only |1S an acre, that assur- not that there would be a charge of between the two nmounts—the 69 Io enable an expeditious ect their irrigation system at little lomph'tlou lose everything and in the end have ance would not hold if. in the end. perjury, and it is not likely that he I er cent w hich is on hand and the or no cost. Why Isn’t this a feasible and extension of existing project* or to pay the actual cost of the proj- it turned out that the cost was great- ' would care to stand before Judgo 10 end 15 per cent required by law Noland for sentence if he should tie 1 am not solution of the many difficult prob to take ut> atty new work. ed. no matter what that cost niav er than that amount. ✓ means that much extra margin of convicted on such a charge. lem« which confront the Water In favor of the extension of liic time be.” When the Klamath project is com- If the grand jury takes the matter of these payments, as eleven yean* security for the depositors. Users' association? pleted and its exact cost determined, In addition to making a statement up and return indictments and thosa 'which the law practically gives) Respectfully yours, REAL ESTATE TltAXSEEKS the total will be divided by the num indicted should be convicted, it is without interest, in ten annual In to tlie state bank examiner five times HENRY L. BENSON. ber of acres to which water is su;>- certain that the county jail will have Wm. Burzoff to J. J. Cole. NW «4 The suggestion of Mr. Briggs and stallments. ought to permit any pru a year, the board of directors of this plied, and the solution of this simpl.* some new boarders, for Judge No Judge Benson offers th» 1 first prae- dent man to meet his payments, un institution exaxmine nnd audit all of • Sec 31. Tp. 28 8., R. 12 E ; 810- arithmetical problem will determine the books and papers and count the' land has promised such a present to J. H. Wheeler et ux to Belle ileal, reasonable and Intelllgent so- less the cost of constructe n Is s to a cent how much each settler cash on hand quarterly. the next man that comes before him Skeen. 200x125 feet in NE cor Sec. liitloii to the difficult problcnm that ■ renter burden than the lai.di will must pay back to the reclamation on the charge of violation of the lo- 21, Tp. 333., R. 7ft E.; $150. have surrounded the Kl'iinnth pro)- r.uturally sustain. INCOMPLKTK RETI BNS fund. That is the rule on all proj- IXI>|. cal option law. The manner in which net since Itr. inception, There Is not In view of the Importune« of a Hazel Rolfe to Martin B. Rolfe, ( ATE A SWEEPING VICTORY ects; it is the law, and the Secretary he had handled violations of this an argument that enn bo advanced speedy completion of existing proj SS <>f NWU. NKH of NWH Sec. says the law will be enforced just as law in the past leaves no hopes for against the proposition, tind If th<> i cts i nd their proper extension, and Under the California luiw Incot|>or- 9. 8EH of SW% Sec 4. Tp. 38 8.. rigidly at Klamath as elsewhere. those who may come up for sen- R. 15 E.; 810. congressional delegation from Ore- of the necessity in 1912 of an adiust- atcd Towns Have Home Kuli' Oll Chief Engineer Denies tence. Wm. S. Worden et ux to Charlts gon nnd California put forth n reas- iiciit between the states oy which the Liquor Quest ion. As to the various charges of sor- So It would seem that notwith- onablc and conscientious ccort legi.t- the major portion of the funds aris One Of the hottest fights ever E. Worden. Fred Melhase and Gus ruption and maladministration. Sec standing that no effort has been latlon providing for tho carrying out ing from the sale of public lands waged in Northern California be- Melhase, undivided one-half interest retary Ballinger stated that those of tho Briggs-Benson Idea enn bo se within each state and territory shnll tween the saloon anil the anti-sal-jon in 3 WK* and NW% and NW «4 of charges could best be answered by A. I made to gather evidence by the lo- cured at the approaching session of have been expended so far ci- practi factions came to a close Saturday, SW«4 Sec. 20, Tp. 39 S., R 9 E.; P. Davis, chief engineer of the rec-! cal option forces, destiny has taken a hand and furnished the weapon congress. cable within such state or teriltory, wjth victory perched on the banners 810. tarnation service. Mr. Davis was with which to smote those who have During tho past the people of the end in view of the importance of of the “dry” advocates. No quarter F. J. Booray to J. L. Cunningham, with the senate committee at Klam had the temerity to transgress, And project have never boen able to get making a beneficial use of waters was asked for nor given, and it was lots 8 and 9, block 4 2, First add. to ath. He heard the charges made, the next term of court may be Alle 1 together on any one proposition for hlri uly appropriated or capable of not until the votes were counted that Klamath Falls; 810. and he heard what the Chicago cor with a greater interest than even th« a sufficient length of time to investi appropriation to which rights may lie the saloon men admitted that they C. E. Hoyt et ux to Geo. C. Hill, respondent apparently failed to hear most optimistic local optionist had gate its merits. There la offered In lost for nonuse, I believe an urgent were defeated. lot 6, Sec. 16, Tp. 33 3.. R 7H E. —the refutation of each and every ever hoped for. this plan a fioutral ground on which nppcnl should bo made to congress Under the California law, incor and the N fraction of said Sec. 16; accusation. Secretary Ballinger in everyone in the county can stand, to authorise tho issuance of certlll- porated towns cannot be voted I dry total acreage, 4S.25; 82,412.50. structed Mr. Davis to prepare an But merely lining up In favor of It catea of Indebtedness, or of bonds by the outside communities, so that Chas. S. Moore et ux to Chas. E. George Porter and George Hughes, answer to the charges, read over Is not going to produce the desire I against the reclamation fund, to an the six cities of Siskiyou county will Meldrum, lot 2 block IS, Riverside who have been driving stage for the that answer after it was prepared, result. It will require work the aggregate of not exceeding |30,00e.- be unaffected, and Klamath 1 Falls add. tc Klamath Falls; 1100. past season, have rented part of th«* and in authorizing its publication, hardest kind o* hard work, and if ooo, or so much thereof as may be will still be able to get its supply of Oklahoma and Oregon Townsite said: “There are the facts: facts' building formerly occupied by the tho people of Hie Klamath project teetled. These certificates or bends firewater from Dorris as usual. The Co. to Hattie B. Pattie, lot 9 block Exclusive Shoe store and have begun are ample answer to any and all believe It Is worth their while to get i hould be sold by the treasure1 of chief cause of the trouble has been 63. White Lake City;; 81. housekeeping. They will winter hi charges.” In and work for a frno irrigation the United States from time to tone the saloons located in the vicinity of Thomas Hampton et ux to J. S. the city. The “boys” say their fav system, then the opportunity to so ns may be required by the Secretary the large lumber camps of that coun Pierce, one-half interest in block 18, M. II. Beebe of Merrill is stopping orite horses were transferred off of tho Interior and the proceeds ty. cure II Is at hand. Hot Hill add. Klamath Falls; 810. their routes. at the American.