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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-03
lO,S39 VOTERS
 PAID POLL TAX Is Gain Over 1911 and Less ~ Than 1910
  S24,342.50 IS RECEIVED 16,235 Poll Taxes Were Paid, But Many Were Back Taxes-Accu- rate Estimate of the Voting
 Strength Made Later
s24,342.5O IS RECEIVED


 According to the official figures given out last night by Deputy Tax Collector Phil Bowers. 16,2s5 poll taxes have been paid.
 Of this number the actual number or persons paying tax was 10,SS9, the other 5s96 going to the payment of back taxes as in many instances the same person paid taxes for several years back The sum received from the 16,2s5 paid taxes was S24,3425O
 The number of individuals paying taxes for 1911 was decided gain over the year 1910. but fell far behind the record or 1909 In 1910 Il, ,os5 was the official record, and in 1909 the figures went to 1922 These figures include, of course. the payments of the back year taxes.
 It is difficult even with these figures to determine whether with the ever in creasing population of the city and county tho voting strength has been materially increased since the last eleteion or not as all those exempted by age, disability or public service do not appear in this list.
 The names of all persons who have paid tax will be filed with the probate judge, and at a later date a reasonable estimate of the voting strength of the county can be ascertained.
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ploye and a careful and discriminating scrutiny of the various plans which are being tried in several of our own states, and in other countries. This would seem to be the first natural step in bringing about an adjustment of these relations better suited to the newer conditions of industry
 Numerous special investigations, official and unofficial, have revealed conditions In more than one industry which have inn mediately been recoenized on all sides as
 put of harmony with accepted American standards. ' IS probable that f., a great extent the remedies for these conditions, so far as the remedies involve legislation. lie in the field of state ac- tion: but such q comprehensive inquiry a is necessary to furnish a basis for intelligent action must be undertaken on national initiative and must be nation wide in it's scope. In view of the results that have followed the activities of the federal government in education, in agri- culture. and in other fields which do not lie primarily within the field of federal legislation, there can be no serious argu- ment against the propriety or the wisdom of an inquiry by the federal government into the general conditions of labor in the United States, notwithstanding the fact that some of the remedies will lie with the separate states, or even entirely outside the sphere of governmental ac- tivity, in the hands of private individuals and of voluntary agencies. one legitimate object of such an official investigation and report Is to enighten and inform public opinion which of itself will often induce or compel the reform of unjust conditions or the abatement of unreason- able demands.
 The special investigations that have been made of recent industrial conditions, whether private or official. have been ftagmentary incomplete, and at best only partially representative or typical Their lessons, nevertheless. are important, and anti something comprehensive and adequate is available they serve useful purpose, and they will necessarily cons tinue to be made. But unquestlonably the
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equitable and permanent basis after they
 have arisen.
 In snite of the frequency with which
 yre are exposed to these dangers and in
 ypite cl tile absence of provision Tor deai-
 in.y with them, we continue to assume
 with easy going confidence that III each new. case somehow or other. the parties
 to the dispute will find some solution
 which will be agreeable to themselves
 and consistent with the public interest yve all see the grave objections to strikes and ltckcuts however necessary they may he in extreme cases; and we are ready to ci.iticiat the more extreme phases Of the industrial conflict such as boycotts and biackIists: tu1 we leave the situation such that industrial disputes lead inevitably 10 a stote of industrial war in which these gre the only weapons left to the two ccmbstaIts. No more clumsy or eXpen- sive method cf determining the rate of ,,a9e- and the nours and conditions Of I,ber cculd we,. DC devised. The success l fuI operation of the Erdman act as be- l tween interstate railroads and their en- nloves shows low Iguch good can be done 1 by rropeI legislation.
 Ar inc moment when the discomforts and dangers incident to industrial strife
 are actually felt by the public there is usuallv an outcry for the establishment i of some tribunal for the immediate settle n,ent of the particular dispute. But what ] is needed is some system, devised by lratient and deliberate study in advance, i that will meet these constantly occurring and clearly foreseeable emergencies-not a ] u,akeshift to tide over an existing crisis. Not during the rainsturm but in fair
 weather should the leaking roof be ex- amined and repaired.
 Tine magnitude and complexty of mod ern industrial disputes have put upon 1 sfme of our statutes and our present mechanism for adjusting such differences where we can be said to have any me- 1 chanism at ala strain they were never 1 intended to bear and for which they are unsuited What is urgently needed today 1 is re-examination of our laws bearing upon the relations Of employer and enl-
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RrYans Double Dead

Manches,er Conn. February 2AFrapS Abbey, William J. Bryan's double. is dead at his hone here. aged 5S years. Mr Abbey was frequently mistaken for Mr Bryan and on occasions enjoyed carrying out the srror to his own amusement ana that of friends who knew what. was in- tended.
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I have pointed out two methods by which the water power sites on non-navigable
 streams may be controlled as between The
 state and the national government. It has seemed wise that all the control | should be concentrated in one government or the other as the active participant in supervising it's use by private enterprises In most cases where the government owns what are called water power sites along
 -navigable streams, which are really riparian lots, without which the power in the stream can not be used. we have q l situation as to ownership that may be ds-
 seribed as follows: The federal govern.
 ment has land without which the mower in
 the stream can not be transmitted into
 electricity and applied at distance. while
 II IS claimed that the state under the law
 of waters as it prevails in many of eur
 western states, controls the use Of water l and gives the beneficial use to the first
 anu continuous user. In order to secure 1 proper care by the state governments
 over these sources of power it has been 1 proposed that the government shall deed
 the water power site to the state on con altlon that the site and all the plant upon | II snail revert to the government unless ! the state parts with the site only by a
 lease, the terms of which it enforces and
 which requires a revaluation of the rental
 every 10 years, the full term to last not
 more than 70 years. A failure of the
 state to make and enforce such leases
 would enable the government by an ac- l ton of forfeiture to recover the power
 sites and all plants that might be erected
 thereon. and this power of penalizng
 those who succeed to the control would furnish motive to compel the observance | of the policy of the government
 1 The Secretary of the Interior has sug-
 gested another method by which the water
 power site shall be leased directly by the 1 government to those who exercise pub l lie franchise under provisions imposing
 rental for the water power to create a | fund to be expended by the general gov ernment for the improvement of the l stream and the benefit of the local cone
 munity where the power site is, and per
 hitting the state to regulate the rates
 at which the converted power is sold. The | latter method suggested by the secretary | Is a more direct method for federal con l trol, and in view of the probable union l and systematic organization and welding | together of the power derived from water
 within radius of 300 or 400 miles, I think
 it better that the power of control should be in the national government than that | it should be turned over to the states. Cn- | der such a system the federal government would have such direct supervision of the | whole matter that any honest administra- | tion could easily prevent the abuses which | a monopoly of absolute ownership in pri- | vate persons or companies would make possible.
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time is now ripe for a searching inquiry into the subject of industrial relations which shall be official, authoritative bal anced, and well rounded, such as only the federal government can successfully un- dertake The present widespread interest in the subject makes this an opportune time for an investigation, which in any event cannot long be postponed lt should be nonpartisan, comprehensive, thorough, patient and courageous.
 There Is already available much in- formation on certain aspects of the sub ject in the reports of the federal and state bureaus of labor and fin other of- flcial and unofficial publications. One es- sentia1 part of the proposed inquiry would ns<urally be to assemble, digest, and in- terptet this information so far as if bears upon our present industrial conditions Tn addition to this the commission should n- duire into the general conditions of labor in our principal industries, into the ex- isting relations between employers and employees in those industries, into the various methods which have been tried for maintaining mutually satisfactory rela- tions between employees and employers and for avoiding or adjusting trade dis putes, and into the scope, methods, and resources of federal and state bureaus of labor and the methods by which they might more adequately meet the respon- sibiliies which, through the work of the commission above recommended, would be more clearly brought to light and de- fined.
 Misbranding Imported Goods
 My attention has been called to the in- justice which is done in this country by the sale of articles in the trade purport- ing to be made in Ireland. when they are not so made, and il Is suggested that the justice of the enactment of a law which. so far as the jurisdiction of the federal government can go. would prevent a con- tinuance of this misrepresentation to the public and fraud upon those who are en- titled to use the statement in the sale of thcir goods. l think it to be greatly in the interest of fair dealing. which ought always to be encouraged by law,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-03
Lower Colorado River

There is transmitted herewith a letter rom the Secretary of the Interior setting out the work done under joint resolution approved June 25. 1910. authorizing the ex- penditure of sl,0oO,000, or so much thereof as might be necessary. to be expended fy the President for the purpose of protect- ing lands and property in the Imperial val ley and elsewhere along the Cobra 10 river in Arizona. The money was ax
 pended and the protective works erected.
 but the disturbances in Mexico so delay ed the work. and the floods in the Colorado river were so extensive that a part of the works have been carried away, and the need for further action and expenditure Of money exists. I do not make a definite recommendation at present. for the reason that the plan to be adopted for the bev- torment of conditions near the mouth of the Colorado river proves to be so 1c- pendent on q free and full agreement be- tween the government of Mexico and siie government of the United States as to joint expenditure and joint use that it Is rnwise 10 move until we can ob-ain some agreement with that government which will enable US to submit to Congress 2
 larger plan. better adapted 10 the ext gencies presented than the one adopted. If Is essential that we act promptly, and through the state department the matter is being pressed upon the attention of the Mexican government Meantime report of the engineer in charge, together with subsequent report upon his work by q body of experts appointed by the Secreta- rv of the Interior, together with an offar bv the Southern Pacific railroad to do tle work at aecertain price. with a guaranty for year. and q comment upon this offer by Briga9ier General Marshall late chief of engineers. United states army. and now consulting engineer of the Reclania- ton Service, arc all herewith transmitted. In pI l tast slfeations to Congress
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MINERAL CITY CHAPTER No. toi

MINERAL CITY CHAPTER No. 10I
 THE MEMBERS OF MINERAL CITY CHAPTER ARE REQUESTED TO AT- TEND THE FUNERAL OF COMPANION WALTER SIMS. WHICH WILL BE HELD AT HIS RESIDENCE. 7532 FIRST AVENUE, SUNDAY, FEBRJ NRN (, AT 2i00 r. VI.
 JOHN F. BEruEA. H. r. CHAS. J. cEOHEGAN, SECE
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for Congress to enact d law making it a nisdemeanor, punishable by fine or m- prlsonment. to use the mails or to put Into interstate commerce any articles of merchandise which bear upon their face d~statement that they have been manu- factured In some particular country when ll1n ia i.. 1,Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-03
Building for Public Archives

cdili"l cloSe tnls message without ln- Nlting the attention of Congress again to the necessity for the erection of a build ing 10 contain the public archives. The unsatisfactory distribution of records, the lack of any proper index or guide to their contents. is well known to those familiar with the needs of the government in. this capital. The land has been purchased and nothing remains now but the erection of 9 proper building. l transmit a letter written by Prof. J. Franklin Jameson, di- rector of the department of historical research of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. in which he speaks upon this subject as member of a committee ap- pointed by the executive council of the American Historical association to bring the matter to the attention of the Presi- dent and Congress
 WILLIAM IT, TAFT,
 The White House, February 2 1912
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The Message

To the Senate and House of Representa- tives:f
 There is no branch of the federal iuris- diction which calls more imperatively for . immediate legislation than that when l concerns the public domain, and especially the part of that domain which Is in Alas . lSa The report of the Secretary of the Interior, which is transmitted herewith and the report to him of the governor of Alaska, set out the public needs in this regard with great force and in satsfacto- " detail
 The progress under the reclamation act has made clear the defects of it's Iilnl- tatons, which should be remedied. The rules governing the acquisition of hon,e- arid are not well adapted to the perfect- ing of title to land made arable by gov~ ernment reclamation work.
 concur with the Secretary of the Tn- teror in his recommendation that, after entry is made upon land being reclaimed actual occupation as a homestead of the same be not required until two years after entry. but that cultivation of the same shall be required, and that the pres ent provision under which the land is to be paid for in 10 annual installments shan be so modified as to allow a patent to issue for the land at the end of five years cultivation and three years occu- patton with a reservation of a goverr- ment lien for the amount of the unpaid purchase money. This leniency to the reclamation homesteader will relieve him from occupation at time when the co,- diton of the land makes it most burden some and difficult and at the end of five years will furnish him with a title upon which he can borrow money and continue the improvement of his holding
 also concur in the recommendation of fI,at aI1 .f our public domain should be classified and that each class should he disposed oc or administered in the manner most ap- propriate to that particular class.
 The chief change. however. which ought to be made and which have already roc ommended in previous messages and com mnncations to Congress, IS that by wllicn government coal land and phosphate and other mineral lands containing non-metal- 1iferous minerals shall be leased by the government with restrictions as to size hnd time resembling those which now ob- tain throughout the country between .he owners in fee and the lessees who work the mines. and in leases like those which have been most successful in Australia. New Zeaiand and Nova Scotia. The show tng made by investigat tions into the su-- ressful working of the leasing system caves no doubt as to it's wisdom and practical utility. Requirements as to the working of the mine during the term may be so framed as to prevent any holding 1f large mining properties merely for speculation. while the royalties may be nade sufficiently low, not unduly to in- crease the cost of the coal mined and al he same time sufficient to furnish reas- unable income for the use of the public in he community where the mining goes on. n Alaska, there is mo reason why a sulD- Itantial income should not thus be raised
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Commission on Industrial Relations


 Tl,e cxtraCi dinary growth of industry in tl,e past tive decades and its revolu- tionarv changes have raised new and vital o,,estions as % tfc relations between em-' blowers and wage carrcrs which have become matters cf piessinE public con- cern. These questions have been some what ohscured ly the profound changes in the relations letween competing pro- ducers and producers as class and con suniers-in otlior words. by the changes which among othes results, have given rise 10 what Is commonly called the trust nroblem. tn, ui.e scale production characteristic cf mode industry, how ever, involves ih. one set of relations no less than fhc ether Any interruption to the normal and peaceful relations be- tween employer ma wage earner involves public discomfort and in many cases public disaster. Such Interruptions be- come. therefore, quite as much matter of public concern as restraint of trade or monopoly. '.tk,
 Industrial relations e,rCefn the pubic for a double reason. We a.e directly in- ferested in the maintenance of peaceful and stable ndustral conditions for the sake of orr own cfrsiort ana well being; hat societ. Is equally iutcse sted, in it's sovereign civic cdr9oily, in seeing that our tnstitrtious are effectively maintain ing j'istise and fair de;.:Ig between any classes of citizens wlicse economic in- tesests naI seem to clash. Railway strikes oi, such a scalc as has recently been witnessed il France and in Eng land. q strike gf coal mine workers such as we~lsaY' mcrr tltan cree witnessed in thIs 1ourtry. and sacll wholesale rs- linqushing of public service as that of ilae street cleaners recently in New YorN. illustrate tEc serious .,aaeor to puil1c well being and the inadequacy of the existing social machinery either to prevent such occurrences or to adjust them on any
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INVESTIGATION OF
 HIGH LIVING COST
 IS URGED BY TAFT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE O


 enterprise" said the President, "but l thlnk the conditions presented in Alaska aIe of such a character as to warrant the 7 government, for the purpose of encour- aging the development of that vast and remarkable territory, to build and own d trunk lirc railroad, which it can lease on terms which may be varied and changed to meet the growing prosperity and development of the territory.
 President Taft said there was little Likelihood that the -Guggenhein interests would open up railroad under ihe present conditions in Alaska.
 Commission Form of Government
 The President would have a commission form of government for Alaska, one-hall of the commission to be elected and the ether half appointed by the President.
 leasing system was proposed by the President for government coal and phos- rhate lands in Alaska as well as in the United States.
 The reclamation laws of the United States should be modified, in the opinion Of the President, so. that a homesteader m'ght be granted a patent at the end of five years of cultivation and three years Of occupation. The President also would relieve hoinesteaders from the require Ilent of spccppations at .a dtipe when ..te condition of the land would make 1t bur uehSoIne ana ulHlcult.
 Retain Water Power
 Following a suggestion of Secretary of the Interior Fishec, President Taft de- olared in his message that the control of waterpower sites should remain in the national government rather than be turned over to the states. He would have the sites disposed of by direct lease from the government, the rental to be used in improvement of the, stream and for me benefit of the local community where the power site was located. The Presiden; would give to the states the right to reg uate the rates at which the convert d power was sold. The proper disposition Of waterpower sites has been one of ths Iaost serious subjects discussed by con servationists. President Taft believes that the leasing system he now suggests is the best solution Of the problems; that il would mean honesty of administration and the prevention Of abuses which q monopoly of absolute ownership in pri- vate persons or companies would make possible.
 The message:
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-03

mont OF three promissory notes, dated
March \. 1909. for $1,000 each. with
interest thereon at tho rate of \ pcr
cent per Annum from date thereof.
and reasonable attorneys foes for
services Of attorneys herein. said
notes being payable one. two and
three years after date. respectively
Plaintiff In said suit prays for the
following decree
THAT he have judgment against
tho defendant. Marie l.. 0inord. for
tho principal sum of S5.ooo,oo. with
interest thereon at tho rate OF per
cent per annum. sine, March \, 1909:
for s30o.o 90 attorney fees. and Tor
costs and disbursements OF suit and
accruink costs,
s-Tha, order OF sale aud r,sou.
tion issue In said suit To the sheriff Of
Klamath county. Oregon. and that
sale be mad. a. on foreclosure. as
provided by Law. on all OF said real
property or a sufficient portion there
of TO satisfy each Of said note. and
mortgage and interest thereon. to
pay said attorneys fees. tho coats
and disbursements OF thi. suit and
IcrruinK costs.
1-That all right. til. aud lntcrca,
of the defendants. aud each ~ them.
In and to said real properly. ar ahS
portion thereof sold ~ aforesaid. be
ior.closed ps provided by law.
t-1hat he be given general tr.
lief
This summons IL published once
each week for period ~ six success.
sly. weeks In the Evening Herald. q
daily newspaper. printed and pub
llahcd In tn. city ~ Klamath Falls.
Klamath county. Oregon. by order Of
the hboyc-entltlcd court. dated April
so. 1919. the nrSt publication being
made on the 30th day ot April. 1919
STONE & BARRETT.
Attorneys Tor Plaintiff
S0-7-iI.2l-2s.t-iih
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-03
HOUSE REPORTS
APPROPRIATION
srNDRY CIVIL BILL II THIRTY.
THREE MILLION DOLLARS UN.
DER THE APPROPRIATION OF
LAST YEAR
United Press Service

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June g.
The sundry civil appropriation bill.
carrying $ios.577.tit appropriation.
was reported to the house. II omits
the tariff board appropriation. which
will be up for consideration tomor-
row. The budget Is $4,000. 900 un-
der last years. Il includes S2s.7so.-
900 for Panama canal construction
work. S2.so0.000 for canal fortinca-
tions, 100000 for the San Francisco
sub-treasury and $4,000 for the Cat
ifornia debris commission.