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THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL RARER OF LAKE COUNTY
VOL. XXXIV.
LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 30, 1913.
! . NO. 44
BULLDOG ATTACKS
TEAHOF HORSES
Game Warden McKlmens
and Wife Go Through a
Thrilling Experience.
While returning from Klamath Fall
latt Thursday Deputy Game Warden
B. P. McKlmena and wife weie forced
through an experience which they
bopa will not bo repeated too a.
He for a leaving for their home a
friend prevented Mr. McKlmena with
handsomo young bull dog, and bad
It not been for thla member of the
canine family there would hare been
no atory. After riding In the buggy
for some dlatanee, the animal waa put
out to follow on the ground In order
to get tomo exercise.
The dog followed but a abort waya
whan It auddanly daabed la front of
one of the horeee, viciously attacking
It and eutt ng a gaah in tbe borae'a
foro leg. The bulldog then continued
Ita attacka on both borsea. tbev kicking
and alriking to ward off the infuriated
canine. In tbe aicltement Mra. Mo
Kimena became ao frightened that aba
Jumped from toe buggy. Fearing that
the dog would turn upon bie wife,
Mr McKlmena aucceedea in giving her
the driving whip. With thi weapon
abo atruck tbe dog, and it apparently
realising the masters hand, retreated
under the buggy, where It remained
until Mr. McKlmene got from tbe rig
ard ended Ita life with a bullet.
After taking considerable time to
get tbe horses straightened out sni
quieted from the ordeal, they resumed
their journey, for some time quite ex
cited, but rejoicing that tbe incident
had been no more aerious.
WHO CAN VOTE AT
SPECIAULECTION
Nobody Barred But Some
Voters Must Use "Blank
A."
'J note who can vote at the special
refcr-i.Uum election of November 4tb
are as follows : Men and women who
bave registered under tbe new per
mauent registration law; men who
have not registered under this law but
who did vote at the last general elec
tion, when Woodrow Wilson waa chos
en president: men or wmen who bave
not registered under the new Hw
tut woo will sign "Blank A" at the
polls and be aworn in by the clerk of
election. Six freeboldera must act aa
witnesses in snob event.
This will ' be the first election at
which women will have opportunity
to vote upon atate measures. Tbe
registrstion of women is not great.
So little campaign has been made in
connection with any of the five mesa
ores under considorstion that thoaaands
of women failed to register.
The sufTrsge leaders, like Mrs.
Abigal Scott Duniway, of Portland,
the clubwomen of practically all Ore
gon towns, and mothers of children
generally have all been urging upon
their voting sisters to atand behind the
University of Oregon bills as a meana
of demonstrating women'a desire for
that improvement in social ani gener
al living conditions that follows ad
vancement of general education in a
state.
Deathly Mine Explosion
One of the most terrible mine dis
asters ocouring in recent bistory was
tbe explosion In mine No. 2 of tbe
Stag Canon f uel Company of Dawaon,
N. M. the latter part of last week
whiob entombed 284 men, among them
being tbe general auperintendent ot
tbe mine.
According to late reports only
twenty-three lives were saved after
tbe explosion, which experts say was
the grestest in violence In the history
of the United States, ana which ranks
tblrd In Its appalling loss of life.
Scenes attending the rescuing of the
bodies an1 at the morgue were report
ed aa intolerabele In their pathos.
Decomposition added to the horrors
of mutilation, and wives and relatives,
of the unfortunate men, in numerous
eases, were unable to identify their
loved ones, resulting In many coffin
bearing that pathetio word "unknown."
WEST SIDE GROWS
LARGE IAIN CROP
Threshing Company Ex
ceeds Former Run In
That Section Alone.
G. F. Arthur and Cbas. Nelson of
the West Side Threshing Company
were In town Saturday. Tbe season's
run was completed the first of the
week when tbe grain on tbe J. F.
Hanson ranch waa threshed. Tbe
total number of buahels tbresbed by
tbe company this aeaaon Is 62.834. all
of wtilob excepting 1400 bushels was
grown on the weat aide of tbe lake.
This la by far tbo beavtest crop of
grain over grown In that aeetlon.
Too Weat Sido Company threshed
noarly 60,000 buahels last year bot
considerable of tbls wae grown on the
east aide and In tbe upper end of tbo
valley. Tbe grain In this year's total
baa not been classified but It is tilW
mated that about one-half la wheat,
while the remaining half Inoludea bsr
Icy, osts and rye. The wheat on the
Weat Side la conaidered far superior
to any in the valley for milling pur
potes, and nearly all of the crop this
season will be tsken by the Lakeview
Flour Mills.
NO REASONS GIVEN
AGAINSTEASURES
Parties Invoking: Referen
dum Against Bills Do
. Not Tell Why.
Oregon's referedum election will be
held next week, aod the mails
were recently filled with cupiea of
the messures being sent to the voters,
men and women, by Secretary ot
State Ben W. Olcott. Tbe special
election is called for November 4.
There are four measures on, tbe bal
lot, and one is a referendum on
the Stste University building repair
fund, another la a referendum on tbe
University of Oregon new building
appropriation. The third la a referen
dum on the sterilisation act The
fourth ia a referendum on the County
Attorney act, and the fifth referendum
ia on the worklngmen'a compensation
act.
In not one of thsse referendums bave
the people instrumental In holding up
tbe laws taken the trouble to give
their reasons in tbe official psmpblet.
In tbe matter of the two university
bills, varloua organizations have sub
mitted argumenta showing why the
referendum on theae measurea should
be defeated, but those who obiected
to the laws taking effect has ignored
their opportunity to give reaaona for
holding up the measure. The univer
sity, building repsir tund carries an
appropriation of 876,000. The other
university bill calls for 9100,000 for a
new building. Both of these measurea
have been placed on the ballot by H,
J. Psrkinson, as seoretsry of the Ore
gon Higher Educational Institutions
Betterment League. Parkinson has
given no explanation for invoking the
refeiendum on either measure.
Tbe Antl-Sterilication League has
called for the referendum on the ster
ilization bill, through Mra. Lora C.
Little, aa vice-preaident. No argu
ment against the sterilisation measure
Is presented In the pamphlet Issued by
Secretsry of State Olcott. J. E.
Craib invoked tbe, referendum on the
County Attorney bill. This measure
provides for a County Attorney for
each County In tbe State, in lieu of
the present ayatem of District Attor
neys, wherein a District Attorney may
bave charge of aeveral counties. Tbe
worklngmen'a compensation aot has
been held up by Wilferd E. Farrell.
There baa been considerable speculation
aa to tv ho engaged Farrell to bring
the referendum on this measure. In
demnity Insurance companies have
been auspected, but most agents of
such compsnies make denial. Neither
Cialb nor Farrell has written a line for
the pamphlet to show why the refer
endum should be supported.
All these measures have been placed
on tbe ballot by their enemies, and
the bills bave been passed up to tbe
voters without assigning reason for the
action,
HIGHFILL IT GUILTY
COURT BREAKING RECORD IN DIS
POSING OF BUSINESS
Three Convictions Had
Are Imposed Few Known Cases Re
main on the Criminal Docket
Breaking all paat records for exped
iting - business tbo present term of
Circuit Court la rapidly making his
tory. Although a largo amount of
business baa been disposed of, tbo
calendar la yet quite lengtby and will
take aoroe time to finish. So far as
known this morning tbo only casea re
maining on tbe criminal docket are
those of Jamea O'Connor, who is
cbsrged with the lsreen7 of bones.
Tbe grand jury baa been excused sub
ject to call at any future oate.
The case ocoupying tbe center of
attraction thia week waa that of the
State vs. Arthur Hfghnll. Tbe defend
ant was indicted for murder In the
first degree, chsrged with taking the
life of Harry Hancock on the morning
of July 3rd last at the Lyona ranch
on Kock Creek. Highflll retained W.
Lair Thompson as counsel, while the
prosecution wss conducted by District
Attorney Irwin assisted by Deputy
Farrell. The jury in the case was
composed of Wslter Butler, J. C.
Oliver, J. P. Duke, Elijah Smslley,
Cliff Smith. Duke Dennett. J. S. Ful
ler, Frank Wilson, Andrew HotcbkiM,
F. L. Ross. Cbas. Sherlock and E. E.
Woodcock. In selecting the jury the
prosecution exbsusted four of the six
preemptory challenges while thedefense
used six out of the allotted twelve.
After making a atrong plea in be
half of his client, tbe defense rested
his case last evening, and this morn
ing st nine o'clock argument by tbe
proseoutlon was taken up. After
receiving instructions from the Juoge
the jury remained out less than one
hour when tbey returned with a ver
dict of not guilty.
A synopsis cf other proceedings bsd
since Ootober 22 follows :
LOS ANGELES MAN
BUYS BOWERS FARM
Local Real Estate Firm
Sells Large Property In
Modoc.
A real estate deal of great magni
tude, and one netting a handsome com
mission to the agents promoting it,
wss consumsted this week when George
Psnussa of Los Angeles purchased
through Curtis & Utiey, of Lakeview,
the large John Bowers ranch in Modoc
County. Tbe property consists of 1543
acres, and the price paid was $57,500,
iiils including all the sheep, cattle,
other atock, farming machinery, etc.
pn the ranch.
Mr. Pannosa is a large contractor of
Los Angeles and he will cultivate and
improve bis property, with the purpose
of developing it into a stock fsrm.
Homer Curtis and fsmily of Valley
Falls will realde on the place, be be
coming superintendent of tbe ranch.
The Bowers ranch ia well known to
the traveling public, it being consider
ed by teamsters and stockmen as one
of tbo best stations In this Inland
country. It ia situated pn the main
road between Davla Creek and Alturas.
Mr. Bowera had equipped it with all
modern conveniences, making it a
profitable producing property aa well
aa a comfortable borne. Tbe bouse is
supplied with electric lights water
plpea and other luxuries not always
found In tbo ranch borne.
Mr. Bowera has purchased a 27-sere
orange farm near Los Angelea and be
and hia estimable wife will make their
homo there In the future. They will
make the trip over land in a new Max
well car which tbey recently par
chased. .
and Heavy Sentences
Len Parker waa convicted on a
charge of rape, and sentenced to aerve
not 1ms than three yeara nor more
than twenty years in the penitentiary,
tba same sentence being imposed on
Ray Yarbroogb who was likewiae con
victed of rape. Tbe penalty, for thia
crime Is fixed by law, the sentence
not being discretionary with tbe court,
and while tbo prisoners are subject to
pardon at any time, they cannot be
paroled until tbe minimum aentence
baa been aerved.
In the case of the SUte vs. W. H.
Mills, wbo waa indicted for passing
fraudulent cheese, Attorney Chss. H.
Co-nbs was appointed to represent tbe
defeodsnt. Tne esse wss tried Fridsy
and a verdict of guilty was returned
by the jury. H wss sentenced to
serve from one to five years in the
penitentiary. Mills wrote two checks
on tbe Paisley First National Bank,
in which institution be bsd no funds.
One of the checks was in the amount
of $40 and the other t20, George
Whorton cashing the first, while tbe
second waa cashed by F. P. Light of
toe Hotel Lakeview.
A decree waa granted the plaintiff
in tbe divorce suit ot Albert A. Cran
dall vs. Msrgaret C. Crandall.
The grand jury returned an indict
ment against N. A. McCurdy, a aalooo
keeper of New Pine Creel;, for giving
liquor to a minor. McCurdy pleaded
guilty ts the charge and Judge Benson
fined bim $50, wcieb waa paid, and
revoked hia liquor license.
Preceeding tbe O'Connor esse which
is set lor November 6, will be heard
two civil jury trials, that of James
Young vs. The Lakeview Land &
Lumber Company, and that of O. C.
Hale vs. W. B. Snider. Both are
actions for dsmsges, tbe former esse
being continued from laat term.
PROGRESSIVES ARE
STEADILY LOSING
Illinois Election Taken As
Significant to Next Nat
ional Campaign.
To the political leaders wbo are
manipulating with a view to carrying
the next National election, the elec
tion in the Fifth Supreme Court dis
trict in Illinois last week, in which
Judge Craig, the Democratic candi
date, was elected, the Republican
nominee, Judge Puterbaugb, was
second and the Progressive candidate
a bad third, ia regarded as tremendu
ously significant.
Complete returns received show that
Craig received 17,66 votes, Puter
baugb 14,055, and Snav, the Bull Moose
candidate, only 9,128.
The heavy decrease in the Progres
sive vote in this election, taken in
connection with tbe reaulta of various
special elections held within tbe year,
is a great encouragement to tbe Rep
ublicans wbo are primarily interested
in the National get-together move
ment. Theae election results are like
ly to have the significance brought
more fully to light when the Republi
can National committee meets in Due
ember and later in connection with the
apeoial National convention which the
committee is exoected to call.
The thing which la now taken aa
plain to all the astute politicians is
that the personal Roosevelt force wss
the great factor in piling up the vote
which tho Progressive psrty obtained
in the National election a year ago.
Without Roosevelt's personality it ap
pears that tbe Progressives can hardly
anywhere expect to ron better than a
poor third.
NEW ASPIRANT TO
RECEIVERSHIP JOB
Allen Sloan and George
Chastaln of Klamath
Falls Visit Lakeview.
George Chastaln, clerk of the Cir
cuit Court In Klamath, and Alleo
Sloan, an abstrsctor of the Falls,
arrived in Lakeview Monday afternoon
and remained until yesterday morning.
Mr. Chastain la qaito well known
among tbe old timers, having pursued
tbe avocation of stage driver during
tbo early . 60 s. He noted many
ehangea in tbo town, and pieked the
locations ot numerous buildings tbat
were deatroyed by tbo fire of 1900.
. It wa Mr. Sloan'a first visit to
Lakeview, and bo was hero looking
after bis political fences. Ho ia an
aspirant for tbo position of Receiver
of tho local United States Land Office,
and ia a firm believer in tbo bird and
worm legend. Mr. Sloan was at one
time an aspirant for the position of
Register, but he did not press tbo
matter and now believes he should bave
the sopport of tbe. local Democratic
organization in landing tbe other posi
tion. Mr. Sloan is well fitted for tbe
position, and if successful in landing
tbe same will make a most competent
official.
SEVERAL PERMITS
HAVE BEEN ISSUED
Many Applications for
Water . Appropriations
During Last Quarter.
During the past quarter 150 permits
for the 'appropriation of water bave
been issued by tbe State Engineer, of
which number eleven are for tbe con
struction of reservoirs. According to
these permits it is proposed to irrigate
18.690 acres, develop 21.716 horse-'
power, as well as 'or municipsl and
domestic purposes. The construction
of the works described in these per-
mits would cost approximately $2,300,
000. of which $550,000 is estimated the
cost of constructing reservoirs. ,
Tbe following permits bsvo been
issued for the appropriation of water
in Lake County, during the past quar
ter: . Grace Lutx of Silver Lake, for the
irrigation of 440 acres with the waters
of Duncan Creek in Seo. 9, Tp. 29 S
R. 15 E. M. C. Currier of Paisley,
ror tbe irrigstion of 115 acres with
tbe watera ot Morgan Creek in Sec
24, Tp. 86 S., K. 17 E. W. B. Parker
of Paisley, for tbe Irrigation of 219
acres with waters of Morgan Creek,
in Sec. 19, Tp, 36 S. R. 18 E. S. M.
Luce of Plush, for the irrigstion of 80
acres with waters of Oliver Creek in
Sec. 9, Tp. 86, S. R. 22 E. A. E.
Nelson of Plush, for tbo irrigstion of
820 acres with the waters of De Gsrmo
Creek in Sec. 4, Tp. 86 5s. K. 25 E.
J. Davis of Paisley, irrigstion of 40
acres with waters ot Moss Creek in
Sec. 34, Tp. 84, S. R. 19 E. . C. C.
Davidson of Paisley, for irrigation of
40 acres, including domestic use, with
the waters of Spring Creek in Sec. 22
Tp. S3 S. R. 18 E. George and Virgil
Conn of Paisley, for tbe Irrigation of
126 acrea with the watera of Morgan
Creek in Sec. 24, Tp. 86, S. R. 17 E.
Ida D. Clark of Paisley, for tbe ir
rigation of 20 acres with the waters of
an unnamed spring in Sec. 25, Tp. 85,
S. K. 18 E. F. H. Price ot Paisley,
for tbe irrigation of 17 acres with the
watera of Mosa Creek in Sec. 28. Tp.
8, S. R. 19 E. A. E. Nelson of Plush,
tor the generation of 342 horsepower
with the waters of De Garmo Creek in
Sec. 4. Tp. 86, S. R. 25 E. Grace
Luts also has a permit to store 17 acre
feet ot tbe waters of Duncan Creek in
Sec. 29, Tp. 26, B. R. 15 E.
Believing that it will bo for the best
interest of the settlers, the Desert
Land Board baa deolded, beginning
next year, to take complete charge of
operations at the Tumalo, formerly the
Columbia Southern irrigation protect.
Many complications have arisen owing
to the old and new Irrigation systems
and It i believed tbe board can do tbe
work better itself than the West Sid
Wateruser'a Association, which now
ba a contraot to do it
PHEASANME
PUTiN VALLEY
Birds Will be Fed Through
Winter and Strictly Protected.
Deputy Uamo Warden McKimena
wbo returned last week from a trip to
Klamath Falls brought with him 47
Chinese pbeasaats which ba received
at that place from tho State Game)
Farm at Portland. Mr. McKimena
waa delayed aeveral daya in tbe Fall
awaiting tho arrival of the birds, bat
tbey came through in fine shape, only
one out of tbo four dozen dying on
the road.
Twelve pairs of the birds were liner
atod on tin Henry Leehman ranch
near New Piae Creek, tbe remaining
twenty-three, 12 kens and 11 rooster a.
being placed on - tbe E. C Tbroston
ranch on the eaat aide of tbe valley.
Both tbeso places, as well aa other
in that vicinity are considered excel
lent refuges for pbeaaanta and it ia
believed tbat no troable will be exper
ienced In getting them started in this
country. ; There is considerable feed
on both Mr. Leehmann a and Mr.
Tbruston'a raaehes, and Mr. McKimena
states that be will buy grain and give
bis personal attention to bringing the
birds through this winter.
Tbe pheasant will be strictly pro
tected by law in this county for an
indefinite time or ontil tbey become
sufficiently numerous to permit killing,
snd a close watch will be kept on any
possible offenders and woe to tho
psrty who is caught slaughtering any
of these choiee . birds.
ROAD WOULD BRING
TRADETROM EAST
Homesteader Says Citi
zens Will Petition County
Court for Relief.
George Jones came in a few daya
since from hia nomestesd on the Esst
side of Steins -Mountain. He states
tbst the settlers alongthe road.between
Warner and that ' seotion are anxious
to bava a new road down tbe Warner
rim, and to that end are now circulat
ing a petition to the County Court
prayinar for relief. Mr. Jones states
that an easy grade down the mountain
at a email coat is possible, the amount
necessary being estimated at $300.
The businesa of Catlow Valley and the
adjoining section of the country now
goes to Nevada but with a new grade
down tbe rim practically all of tbe
business would come to Lakeview.
Chas. Barnum, wbo several years
since operated an auto between Lake
view and Alturas and wbo subsequent
ly took up a homestead in Catlow, is
now opersting an auto truck between
that valley and the railroad down in
Nevada. He states that with an im
proved road down the rim all freight
would be diverted to Lakeview and
then transported by auto truck to Cat
low. Mr. Jones came in after a load of
fruit and other supplies and expects
to return home in a dsy or so.
Compensation Act
A late news diBoatcb from Salem
says: Declaring that tho verity of
the namea on tbe petitiona was not
questioned and that only faults In tho
designation of street residences In the
msin were urged, the Supreme Court,
in an opinion written by Justice
Burnett, sustained the decision of
Judge Galloway of the circuit court
of tbat district. In dismissing a suit
instituted by Ernest Ringo to restrain
Secretary Olcott from referring tho
workmena' compensation act" to a vote
ot the people.
Tbe title of the measure now' will
bo placed on the ballot, and whether
It i to become a law will depend on
the vote of the people at tbe special
referendum election to bo, held on
November 4 under the Day bill. In
addition to holding that tbe evidence
aubmitted was not" suffie'ent to estab
lish fraud with relation to the name
oo tbe petition, tbe court also hold
tbat it la not necessary for a voter to
bo registered to; aign a referendum
petition.