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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

fore the land owners the plain facts
He offers no criticism nor praise. His
Is the effort of the man who comes
with clean hands and asks whether
this infamous plot shall 60 through
unchallenged, or shall be thwarted at
your command He includes with his
argument copy of the resolution
that Mr. Offield did not have the cour-
age to present nor tell you about, He
asks you to read it, and see II you
ever heard of it when you voted on
the creation of the klamath 1rriga-
tion District. He tells you why the
Klamath Irrigation District should
Join in the suit. His reasons are
sound, and you should heed them.
You should not get confused in the
matter of the klamath Water Users
Association and the Klamath lrriga-
tion Dis,rict.' The Siara'h Water
Users Association is the old organ
ization. 1t is to be succeeded 10y the
klamath Irrigation District The old
organization has voted to test the
legality Of the power company's con-
tract. Mr. offield was willing that it
should do this. Why should he favor
a suit by one and not the other, since
the Stockholders in each are prac-
tically the same! We will tell you
why: Just as soon as the contract
between the Klamath Irrigation dis
trict and the government is signed up
the klamath Water Users Association
will turn over to the district all lands
and other assets 1t would then have
nothing to levy an assessment on for
attorney fees and costs Of maintain
ing suit. And the second, and more
important reason, is that the infa-
nous resolution about which you
knew nothing, contains provisions
that approved all acts and makes the
maintenance OF suit impossible. Mr.,
Ofiield knows this. and that is why he
prates about his fear that the con
tract between the district and govern
ment will be jeopardized; and shows
his anxiety about the interest the
farmer has to pay on loans. II he
had exercised the same consideration
when it was proposed to throw away
that which will pay for the project,
and maintain 1t free Of cost-the
power-when such an infamous prop
oition was submitted for his approval,
he could now stand before you with
better grace and deserving Of more
consideration.
You must remember that il the
power is kept and developed by the
farmers and sold by them for their
benefit. it will repay every dollar the
project has cost. II it Is so valuable
to the California Oregon Power COM
pany that it is moving heaven and
earth to keep it, 1t must be Of some
value to you. II the Salt River pro-
ject in Arizona is paying its cost of
construction and maintenance with
its power. you can do the same thing.
and your chances for selling it are
better than theirs. klamath Falls
and klamath County will need every
bit of power that can be developed,
and then will not have half enough.
Do not fear about the government re-
fusing to approve of the contract be-
tween it and the district, but If does
not, We feel as Mr.. Burrell Short ex.
pressed it at the meeting Of the di-
rectors of the district: Better no
contract than to have stolen from us
that for which we have paid"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18
GERMAN MINISTER
REPORTED RESIGNED.

BASEL. Feb. 1S.--Count Won
Brockdorff Rantzau, the German
Foreign Minister .is reported to have
resigned his office. There is no con.
firmatiOn of this report.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

The former kaiser is suffering from
ear trouble. It's no wonder. with
the stuff that continuously reaches
his ears Nashville Banner.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

See Charles s. Hood. klamath
Agency, the real estate agent He
will write your contracts and other
legal papers. 12-tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

1t seems that the only use Of the
consumer Is to be consumed.-Flor-
ida Tines Union.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

See Charles S. Hood, klamath
Agency for health and accident 10
surance. 12-tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

:, See Chilcote 4 emith for nrs, life.
accident and health Insurance. 08S
Main street. "a
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-02-18

Get a standard policy from thu
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
HARTFORD'S new
= RACING FEATURES

HARTFORD, Conn, March 13,---For
its Victory fair Labor day week the
Connecticut Fair association will give
SIS, 900 for nine early closing events,
the leader being the thirty-fourth re
newal Of the $4,000 Charter Oak purse
for 2:12 trotters. This grand old fix
ture, which was first won by Director
in 1883, always brings out the best
horses of the year.
A series of races which are desig
mated as the March of the Allies, y
also appears in the list of early clos
ing events, three Of them known as
the Chandelier, for 2;10 trotters; the
Lion, for 2:OS t~rotters, and the Eagle,
for 2:06 trotters, having SO, 1000, purses,
while the fourth, the Battle Royal, Is
for 81, 700, entrance free, for heat win
ners Of the Chanticleer, Lion and Eagle
purses.
The program for the meeting will he
arranged SO that. the Chantic!eer WIN
be trotted on Monday, the Lion on
| and the Battle Royal on Friday. the
last day of the meeting. The Charter
| Oak purse will be trotted on Thurs
day, the same as last year, The 2 and
Swear old t~rotters will appear at Hart
ford in ST. 900 events, while $4,000 Is
| offered for the Whirlwind purse for
2;96 PAGERS, which Murphy won with
Butt Hale in 1917 and Directum ]. last
A team race for t~rotters and a $500
free-for-all trot will also appear among
the eight late closing events and Will
| with the above make the premiums for
races at Hartford this year amount TO
$37, 500.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
JESS COMMENT.

LAWRENCE, Kas., March 13.-"Jack
johnson simply needs the money and
is trying to put over another match"
was the comment of Jess Willard when
shown the statement received from Ha-
vana today. in which johnson claimed
the championship bout with Willard
four years ago was a prearranged af-
fair.
There is absolutely nothing to it"
Willard continued. Il refuse to dignity
far as | am concerned 1t Is nothing
but a crude Joke.
"In view Of the fact that there were
sport writer's and fight critics from all
over the world in Havana when / won
the championship from johnson, 1t is
foolish to suppose that a fake could
have been perpetrated, sven II | had
been so low as to Countenance such
an arrangement,
~"Johns6n's game is almost childish
tn its simplicity, and you may say for
me that | refuse to fall for II, / do not
intend to fight Johnson again or any
other negro.
IF Jack Johnson wants the negro
championship he can have it and well
come" Willard said. ~ have done
fighting negroes, When Jack was
counted out four years ago, ! drew q
color line and intend to stand by it,,
he continued. These claims that !
DOuElI Tile CildilplblSlllp lloli hilii CIV
the rankest of nonsense. They mean
to me that Jack, broke, down and out,
wants to get back into the game and
make some real money, This is the
only way he can do it, However. II
| he can make any money out of the
negro championships let him &c to it.
"As long as ! have anything to dc
with it ! intende that all champion
/ ship heavyweight bouts will be clean
The ring game has a lot of opponents
right now just because of this sor'
of thing johnson is trying to air II
public. Johnson knows that the public
knows there has been a lot of crooked
work in ring battles n he Is nov
trying to besmirch my record and brinf
shame to the whole boxing game. i
a game like this is the kind johnson
plays he can play it all by himself
If he wants a title let him take tn
black one. He has convicted himsel
Of crooked-mindedness in his charges
81 fought him In the first place t.
take the title out OF black hands ant
will never allow black hands to have
even a chance to get it back, If John
son made any sort Of a deal in tina
fight four years ago I never knew abou
it. If he sold the championship HI
sold himself with it."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
N SAYS BOUT FAIR.

COLUMBUS, @, March 1S:-"So far
as | know Jess Willard won the worlds
heavyweight championship from Jack
Johnson purely on his merits y declared
Tom Jones, manager Of Bryan, Downey,
and former pilot OF Willard, today, when
questioned as to the statement given
by Johnson to the Associated Press.
81 was closer at that time to Willard
than any mar In the world, and what
Johnson says Is absolutely the worst
kind of bosh. Willard beat Johnson
fairly and squarely and thousands OF
people who were at the ringside, includ-
ing the highest boxing critics in the
world, will agree with me that Johnson
at no time had a nance With Jess,
and is taking this method to gain some
publicity for matches that are said to
be In view for him in Mexico. As TO
the pictures, | had little or nothing to
do with them, as we were barred from
showing them by United States laws.
| do know, however, that Johnson had
some difficulty with a film and that an
expert in films was sent from this
country to Europe to clear up the diff
ficulty Jack encountered
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Jack johnson Says Fight
With Willard Vas Framed
HERE'S A. p. REPORT
ON THE BIG\FlGHT
TwENTY.sIXTH ROUND.

/ w Elm L ] "SiA II NC1LND
Willard opened with a smash to
Johnson's body. The referee forced
them to break from q clinch. Will
lard rushed and slammed right and~
left to Johnson's body. The latter
looked over his shoulder 70 HIS
wife's seat, Willard smashed john
son. Willard won on knockout.
The great crowd rushed into the
ring and menaced Johnson. Sew
eral squads of soldiers hurried onto
the platform and cleared the crowd
away to protect the fighters.
-
Whether Jack Johnson really quit
and laid down cold in his fight
with Jess Willard for the heavy
weight championship of the world
at Havana, Cuba, on Monday after
noon, April 5, 1915, may best be
decided by looking over the AS
ISOLATED Press reports OF that date.
The Associated Press is the most
reliable of all news gathering
agencies, The A. p. stated on that
memorable afternoon that Johnson
was firing as the fight wore on
and that after the twentieth round
the negro was beginning to show
signs of WEAKNESS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
EXPECT DERBY TO
Be GREATEST EVER
Indications Point Toward
Great Competition.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, March ia
Americas fastest race horses will COM
pete in the Kentucky Derby, the an
nual paramount horse race. at the
Churchill Downs curse here May To-,
Turfmen say this years classic may
prove the greatest in its history.
The derby will be for 3-year.olds cN-
clusiVely, will have an added money
valuation of $4,000 and will be for a
distance Of a mile and a quarter. En-
tries to this and other stake events
during the meet closed March 4. The
largest field ever nominated for the
classic was in 1915, when the filly Re
greet annexed the purse from 10 rivals,
Turfmen, however, believe this years
nominations will exceed all previous
ones.
Thirty horses are now in training.
Winter choices generally center on
Billy Kelly, a bay geldtng by Dick
Welles, out of elena, and owned by
Commander j, X, l.. Ross. Canadian
tnrfman. and on Eternal, a brown colt
by Sweep, out OF Hazel Burke, owned
by James w, MCClelland, Of Licking
ton, Ky, Norman and Dunboyne. both
speedy animals, the latter ranking third
to Billy Kelly as leading money win
ner last season, are choices among
many sp0rtSmcn,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Ydnks Loom Up As
Contender for Penndnt

but he win not be seen in a New York
uniform,
Lewis, Bodie aud Miller stand out
the best Of the o%utfieldCrs as the staff
Is constituted at present Resides
these three veterans Higgins win proh-
ably take only three or four youngsters
TO tho training camp, The Yankee
leader Is inclined to the belief that
George Halas Is about ready to show
major league ability, and II viii be no
surprise II he sticks with the club after
the final cut down TO reach the player
limit.
sam. Wick, purchased IN 1917 from the
Memphis club, will get another Oppor-
tunity to win his spurs Az II big
Lacquer, Wick lacks experience, hut
has n great arm and IL "A dangerous
hitter, two qualities which recommend
him highly TO lluggins aud make prob
able his retention as II member Of the
club, Wick has Just been discharged
from the army and il at his home in
the South, awaiting orders to proceed
TO Jacksonville, The newcomers who
with the Toledo club Tor 4 short time
last season, and Frank Kane, drafted
from Providence IN 1911 Kane was
In the army all last summer. He led
the Eastern league IN batting with 4
mark OF .34A, and after being recalled
that season by Providence he hit at a
.3O9 clip in forty six games, He drew
his discharge from the arnly several
days ago and Is certain to be among
those present at Jacksonville,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
YALE TO STAY HOME.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 13,-For
the first time in several years, the
Yale baseball team will open it's sea-
son in New Haven without making
an early Southern trip. 1t was shown
by the Yale schedule. 1t comprises Is
games, among them being games to
Be in New Haven unless otherwise in
dictated:
Pennsylvania: May 7, West Virginia;
May 9, Virginia; May II. Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia; May "a, Cornell at
Ithaca; May 81, Princeton; June I,
Cornell; June IA, Princeton at Prince
ton; June II, Harvard; June IS, Har-
ward at Cambridge; June q, Princeton
Tin case of tie); June "a, Harvard Gin
case of tie.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13

In the land Of his forefathers Is Gene
belmont, the Memphis lightweight, who
is with Uncle Sans forces in Italy.
Gene is in Rome, the ancient and his
toric city, where he is quartered for
a time until it is decided to return
him and his comrades to the United
States, belmont, whose real name Is
Ernest Barrasso. entered the service
some time ago and has made good as
a soldier, but has found time to put
on the padded gloves and has met sew
eral good boys since going over.
Gene is expecting to be back in the
United States by midsummer and has
already written Billy Hack, local fight
promoter, to line him up for An eight
round whirl with some good boy In a
Memphis arena, Hack has promised
and Gene will show before the homes
folks in his first bout after he returns,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
DUCOTE A BEAR.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 10
News that r. ]. (Moon) Ducote, former
star of, the Auburn baseball and foot
ball teams, had signed a contract with
the Mobile Southern league baseball
team for the 1919 season, was received
with surprise as well as interest here
and in Auburn.
The former "Plainsman,' by his ath-
letic prowess, carved a niche for him
self at Auburn and also at the Cleve-
land naval reserve station where he
played halfback on the team which
defeated the strong University Of BITS
burgh team. He was expected to re
turn to Auburn this fall, but signing
with Mobile ends bis athletic days in
the college.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Virginia League To
Operate With -Four
Teams This Season

NORFOLK, Va, March t3.-The Vir-
GINA league directors in session here
Yesterday definitely decided to play the
1919 season with a four-cllb circuit.
of Richmond, Newport News.
Petersburg and Norfolk. The season
will open MAY 5 and close Labor day.
The. salary limit was fixed at $1,000,
exclusive OF the manager,
Several Eastern North Carolina towns
applications for franchises in the
ed by President Bradley, of Richmond,
might later be admitted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
GOLF JOURNEY AUG 18.

NEW YORK, March 13.-The execu-
tive committee Of the United States
Golf association has selected the week
beginning August IS in which to hold
the national amateur golf championship
at the Oakmont Country club, ALLIE
gheny county, Pa. The woman's ma
Iional title tournament will take place
during the week beginning September
20 at Delaware. Pa, over
the links Of the Shawnee Country club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Eleanor SMITH LEADS.

COLUMBUS, O., March 13,--Elcanor
Smith, IA years old, swimmer, Of the
Athletic club, of Columbus, last night
won the 0-yard breast stroke wom-
ems national A. A, L. championship
race In $40 3-5, taking 6 1-5 seconds
from the events record hat Miss Smith
made last year at Pittsburgh, The
winners twin, sister, Ruth, was sec
ond, and Miss Ruby Butler, Of Day
ton. O.. third.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
BACK.

ha hF' owner Of t%Re SRnkees - was su mus.
tered out of service on Jan. 20 and
again is q civilian, Huston was the
first baseball man to get into uni
form, and wore the Khaki of Uncle SAN
steadily since May, 1917, Huston spent
16 months overseas with the 18th EN-
gineers. II is by no means certain that
the cap" will devote AS much time
10 baseball as he did before the war,
when he was practically the head OF
the club. He SAYS he has a lot Of pri-
vate interests to look after, and he
will not give as much time TO baseball
as he has done heretofore, However,
he will retain his stock In the Yankees
and continue to hold his office Of score
tary-treasurer,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
TOLEDO FIXTURES.

TOLEDO, O., March t3.-There are
seven early closing events on the pro.
gram announced ~ the Toledo Driving
club for its second Grand circuit meet.
Ing, July u to 20. An of them will be-
raced on the th]ree-heat plan except
the 2 and ~A-ycAr-old events, which will
be mile heats, best two IN three Four
Of the events have $a,o00 purses at
tached, the classes selected for them
being 2;06, 2;09 aud 2;l4 trots and q
2;0G pnce, white 1000 has been set
aside for a 2;t2 pace.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
BOGART BEATS RICE.

PINEHuRST, N. G., March 1S.-Miss
Carolyn Bogart, Of Plnenurst, yesterday
defeated Miss Mabel $. Rice, OF Bos'
CO, 60, in the womon's singles
final of the Pinehurst championship
tennis tournament In the final men s.
doubles of the same tournament n. a.
Rose, Of the Longwood club, and Roger
Ward, Of Montreal, defeated Major \.
Elliott Raney, Of the West Side club,
and G. r. Watson. Jr., of the West
chester Country club, Us, Ga, AS and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
STILL LEADS.

TOLEDO. O., March 13-The Hotel
Waldorf, leader In the five-men event
of the American Bowling congress, was
not disturbed by the first squad Of
bowlers last night, old Dutch No, ,,
Of Toledo, went into second place with
2,79S, registering games Of $40, $40 and
94S.
Hetterick's All-Stars, of Toledo, took
fourth place with 2,727, second high
score OF the shift, The first squad last
night was all Toledo,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
PECK SIGNS.

the New York American league base
ball team, who was said TO be a hold
out, yesterday reached an agreement
with Col. T, H. Huston, part owner
Of the club, over the Iong distance
telenhnne.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
nine
HAS 7 GAN Is
Meet Southern Teams at
Home and Abroad.

AUBURN, Ala, March 1S,-According
to announcement by Coach Mike Dona-
the Auburn baseball schedule for
1919 will be as follows:
March 2S, Georgia OF campus.
April IA, Georgia in Athens.
April 11-13, Georgia Tech in Atlanta'
April 1919, Oglethorpe on campus,
April 1926, Mercer in Macon.
May %, open.
NAV $40, Mercer on campus.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Pictures No Good.

"When finally received the moving
II to the best film experts in Europe,
but itN was found to be worthless.
Everybody knows how anxious |
was to straighten out the little Chi
cago difference. l would have done al
most anything in eason to be able to
visit my mother, who was old and
feeble,
"Unless Willard agrees to fight with
in a reasonable time, which he should
do to prove, If he IN, that he beat
me fairly, ] shall claim the sworld's
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
B VICTORIOUS.

DENVER, Colo. March 13.-Mike
Gibbons, Of st. Paul, won a newspaper
decision over Len Rowlands, of Mil
waukee. last night in their 10-round
bout here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
PRINCETON WINS.

Princeton, N. j., March 13.-prince-
ton defeated Pennsylvania In a wrest-
ling tournament here last night, Is TO b.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
CARDS REPORT MARCH "a.

ST. LOUIS, March 13.-Officials of the
st. Louis Nationals last night notified
the players to report for the spring
training here March "a.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
Negro Heavyweight Gives AL
legged Confession of Crooked
Championship Bout.

HAVANA, March 13.-Jack johnson,
former negro heavyweight, in a signed
statement given to the Associated
Press, declared his fight with Jess
willard here four years g was a
pr~e-arranged affair and that he al
lowed Willard to win. In addition to
the sum of $50, 900, entire rights to
moving picture films in Europe and
30 l-3 per cent Of the proceeds from
their exhibition in the United States
and Canada are mentioned by the ne
gro, together with the promise of aid
federal authorities in Chicago so the
negro pugilist might return there to
reclaim his properly and see his mother.
johnson declares in his statement
that it was arranged hat he should
lose in the tenth round provided Will
but that as Willard was doing prac-
tically nothing he was forced to wait.
The signal agreed anon was given In
the goth round, the negro states, but
he waited until the 26th round to give
Willard an opportunity to make a good
showing.
The negro declares unless Willard
agrees to fight him within a reason
able time he will claim the worlds
title, He signed his statement Jack
Johnson, champion"
Wants to Meet Jess.
Col. d'Estrampes, former congress-
man, who is backing Johnson, stated
Johnson is willing to battle Willard
proceeds to go to the Clark Griffith
bat and ball fund or to any charitable
institution. Col. d'Estrampes has wired
Bat" Masterson, of New York, asking
for the addresses bf Dempsey and Full
ton with the idea of arranging a match
kn xsn IAN hnfttrNAr AitIhA ~ t1AVAt a M
Johnson. ~d'Estrampes says in his
cablegram johnson is disposed to de-
fend the worlds championship" against
either of those men.
The statement in part follows:
ITO arrange the match, Jack Cur
He asked me If | were willing to fight
Willard and / said ! would if he gave
me my price. l thought l could beat
his man for him. Curley said he didn't
want that. I told Curley l would make
the match.
when ready to leave London I wired
Curley for a certain sun Of money,
on and began to bother me. ! did not
want to lose until l found out they
would pay me the sum ! asked for
and guaranteed that they would get
me out Of trouble in America, the most
important thing for me.
''Then we figured IN the best round
to lose in, and ] agreed upon the tenth.
They were to give the word IN the
first three or four rounds if Willard
could make a good showing.
"At the end of the tenth round Will
lard's showing had been so poor 1t
was necessary to continue the fight
further. The signal agreed upon was
given in the twentieth round, but con-
sidered Wizards showing SO poor |
was forced to wait until the twenty
sixth before carrying out the agree.
ment.
II was to have all the moving pic
ture rights in Europe and 80 f-3 per
cent Of those in America and Canada
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-13
PEI PRESIDENT
WANTS RULES
REPEALED
Protests to National Associa-
ton on Seven Player Move
ment for Coming Season.

RESIDENT John d.
MARTIN Of the Southern
league, is in receipt of a
communication from Secre-
tary John H. Farrell. Of the
national association, to the
effect that the New Or
leans club, through jules
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