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THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL RARER OF LAKZ GOUNTY
VOL. XXXIV.
LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 16, 1913.
NO. 42
LAST BARRIER IN
CANALDESTROYED
President Wilton Ignite
Charge of 1G00 Pounds
Dynamite.
Tbe momentary touch of a key by
President Wilton lift Friday afternoon
at two o'clock, Washington time, cnt
flash of electricity throogb a contin
uous telegraph and oabla conneotlon
of 4000 miles, letting off a gigantic
blast ot dynamite which exploded the
Gamboa dyke, the last of the great
physical barriers to water In the Pan
ama Canal.
When tbe button was turned in
Waahlngton it waa suddenly followed
by a muffled roar of tba discbarge of
aiiteen hundred pound a of dynamite)
which aent a ahower of rock, mud and
water into the air, spreading out aa it
went upward, the whole hearily tciled
in a cloud of smoke.' It waa consider
ed by experts aa a remarkably clean
explosion. A section of tbe dyke
ality feet wide waa lifted bodily from
ita bed and Its component parts sost
tered fsr and wide.
The Cucaraha altde, a huge moving
mass of esrth and rock covering acrea
in extent, now la the only barrier in
the way of tbe pataage of a vessel
from ocean to ocean.
OLD SlOlltES
MEET INLAKEVIEW
Professor Churchill and
Dr. Daly Discuss Many
Happy Incidents.
Upon the arrival hero last' Sunday
of Bute Superintendent J. A. Church
ill a very pleasant and happy meeting
waa haa between be and Dr. B. Daly
of this city. Mr. Churchill and Dr.
Daly attended the eama univerelty in
Ohio some 25 yesrs ago and bad met
but once since that time, which was
in Salem several yeara back. Mr.
Churcnill atsted that Dr. Ewlng. now
of Silver Lake, instructed both he and
Dr. Daly in physica and science at tbe
Ohio University, but it was not bis
good fortune to met Dr. Ewlng on
hia present trip to Southern Oregon
to attend the Lake County Teachers
Institute.
On Tuesday of thla week Mr.
Churchill enjoyed bis 61st birthday,
an incident which by tbe way be kept
from bla frlenda and associates who
wera here attending the institute.
Mr. Churchill paid high tribute to
Lakevlew'a school system, and aaid
tbat when the agricultural branch is
added to the course ot studies, which
the board has promised for next year,
we will have aa good a high school as
tbere ia in the state, not excepting
tba largest cities.
During the number of years tbst
Mr. Churchill waa superintendent ot
the Baker City, now Baker, schools
he made that city famous throughout
the entire west for its modern and
superior educational facilities. On
hia present tour over the state attend
ing county Institutes, the one thought
he ie endeavoring to impress upon tbe
mind of instructors la "teach the child
and not the subject." He is one of,
it nut the best, educators in the west,
a pointer which Oregon votera will
doubtless remember when the time for
next election comes.
Athletics Are Winners
..The Philadelphia Atheltlo. pennant
winners in the American League, are
tbe world's base ball champions of
1913. By defeating the New York
Giants by a acore of 8 to 1 Saturday
afternoon they captured their fourth
g'roe of the series after allowing the
Giants to take but one of the five
played. Philadelphia won Thursday's
game' by a acore of 8 to 2, and Friday's
game, 6 to 5. At the final game Sat
urday the weather . was doubttol, but
notwithstanding this It waa witnessed
by 35,000 people. Doubtless there
waa more enthusiasm evinced over the
world'a series gamea in 1013 than ever
before in baseball history.
The Athletics received $81,100 ss
their share of the receipts for the
aeries of games and the New York
players reoelved $54,065.67 to be
divided among 5 players.
Arthur Fletcher of the Giants was
fined 1100 for arguing with Umpire
Connolly.
Developing Modoc Mine
From the Bidwell News: J. Buck,
of Chicago, flnnnclslly Interested in
the Modoc Mint's Co., accompanied by
Fred Scbrott, "The Lucky Dutchman:"
and O. A. Uead, were In Bid ell
Friday morning. Mr. Buck recently
arrived In camp from tbe East and
has fully investigated the Modoc
property. He wss so. favorably lm
prested with tbe recent shuwlngs that
be instructed Superintendent N. E.
Guyot to double the erew at once and
to work all winter. Tbe property ia
being developed in a systematic man
ner and It ia predicted by experienced
miners tbat the Modoc will become
a good producer in time.
ABLE EDUCATORS
CONDUCTIONS
Most Successful Teachers
Institute In County Has
Just Closed.
The annual Teachers' Institute held
in Lakeview closed yesterday after a
three daya session which was doubtless
tbe most successful institute ever beld
In the county. Much good work which
wss beneficial alike to both inatructora
and school pstrons was accomplished.
Those conducting the institute were:
State Superintendent of Public In
struction J. A. Churchill of Pslcm;
M. S. Pittman of tho State Normal,
Monmouth; F. L. lirlflln of tbe Oregon
AKrlcultural College, Corva11is;C. F.
Hodge of the Unlvemlty of Uregon,
Eugene: Miss Ruby Shearer of Port
land; Connty School Superintendent
C. E. Oliver and O. M. Gardner sup
erintendent of Lakeview achools.
Both morning and evening sessions
wera beld In the auditorium of the
Lakeview High School building, and
tba lectures by the eminent instructors
were hesrd bv large else crowds.
Among the out of town teschers in
attendance were: '
F. A. Everett, principal of tbe Fre
mont school; Lera Duke and J. A.
Kicharria, of Summer Lake; Prof, and
Mrs. A. Devaul and Mrs. H. K. Gil
mour. Paisley; C. II. Miiann, Moss
District near Paisley; May Stubble
field, Valley Falls; Mrs. T. J. Evans.
Clover Flat; Mrs.. Rae E. Bullls,
Crooked Creek ; Miss Margie Bernard.
West Side; J. Sv Shonyo. Cottonwood ;
W. D. Hill and Mias Cora Barry, New
Pine Creek; Miaa Mable Rice, Crane
Creek; Miss Kstie Gibson, Warner
Lake; Murrell Williams, Adel and
Mrs. M. Barry, Plush.
Mr. Churchill and -party departed
yesterday for Klamath Falls to attend
tbe institute now in session at that
place.
The Gazette saya tbe California
Commiaai on merchanta have purchased
aomething like 100 cara of potatoes in
Nevada at the rate of 118 to S20 a ton.
PROGRESSIVES ARE
HELD LEGAL PARTY
Twenty per cent of State's
Voto Entitles Them To
Recognition.
The Progressive party is a legsl
political party and subject to the pri
mary lawa in tbia atate. in the opinion
of Attorney General Crawford given
to Secretary of Stat Olcott. The
Bull Moosers polled 20 per cent of the
vote cast in the state for presidential
electora at the last general election,
and this qualifies them as a political
party even if tbe legislature in amend
ing tbe election lawa did overlook
amending aeotion 8362 of the code,
which describes a political psrty aa
one that cast 25 per cent of the vote
polled for representative in congress.
While the Progressive party cast 20
per cent of the votes polled for presi
dential electora it did not cast 25 per
cent of tbe vote polled for representa
tives in congress, and it waa to settle
these conflicting provisions that tba
secretsry of state requeated an opinion
from tba attorney, general. The at
torney general holda that the 20 per
cent provision fixes the status ot the
psrty, and that nominating petitions
must hsve two per oent of the vote
cast by the party In the electoral
diatrlot in which tbe nomination ia
aougbt.
PREPARING
THE GRAND JURY HAS BEEN IN
SESSION SINCE TUESDAY
Judge Benson Hearing Hold-Over Business
' From May Term and Docket Is Being
Shaped Court Convenes Monday
Circuit Judge Henry L. Benson of j
Lake and Klamath Coontlee arrived
Saturday from Klamab Falla to hold
tbe regular Fall term of eourt which
will convene) Monday, October 20, tbia
week being devoted to preparing tbe
docket and disposing of holdover busi
ness from last Spring's term. Coort
Keporter K. M. Richardson did not ac
company the Judge on tbia trip, and
tbo proceedings will be reported by
Mrs. J. M. Uatcbelder.
Tbe grend jury, which waa beld
from the May term, haa been in ses
sion since Tuesday morning. R. A.
Hawkins, whose name was held from
the Isst seiaion, was placed on tbe
grand iury to fill the vacancy caused
by Henry Mendell who left tbe county
several weeks sgo. The present
grand iury is composed ot Henry New
ell, foreman. Sim Arthur, J. E. Norln,
A. P. Konzer, Montx Currey, Jr., A.
L. Goodman and K. A. Hawkins. They
will be excused Saturday night and a
new grand jury re-drawn Monday
morning.
Tbe following docket entriea were
found up to last evening.
Actions at Law
Do'minutie Verm vs. Louis Vey-
sssde, action to recover money pass
for service.
Jonss Norln vs. L. B. Moss, action
to recover money paaied. .
REIIAKT PREDICTS i
PLENTY OF RAIN
Local Weather Prophet
Makes Annual Lone
Ranee Weather Forecast
Tbe following weather forecaat by
S. V. Rebart, of Lakeview and who ia
president ot tbe local Water Company,
appeared last week in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle :
"For the paat two years 1 have pre
dicted six months in advance aubatsn-
liallv tbat the Paciho Coast would
experience a deficiency in precipita
tion, based upon the theory that tbe
summer makes tbe winter, or, in other
words, two succeeding cool summers
were followed by two succeeding dry
winters.
"In making a forecast for the Paci
fic Coaet for the Winter and season cf
1913-1914 I will cay thai up to miditum
mer indications pointed to another dry
year, but from that time up to the
present a change haa taken piece, in
dicating a successful precipitation
period of t wo months or more. Some
of the atorma should "be heavy and
altogether, there shouM be more than
a normal precipitiatlun for the season.
"For tbe past thirty-nine yeara the
successful precipitation period in win
ter has corresponded closely in length
of time with the heat, or heated per
iods of the preceding summer. With
one exception, during thirty-nine
yeara. tba rain period began six
months after tbe beginning of tbe beat
period of the preceding aummer.
"If tbe above rule boida good this
year we may expect a deficiency of
preoipitatlon Dp to midwinter, prob
ably to February 1st, after which we
may count upon abundant rainfall,
continuing lata In the winter months.
This ' precipitation, coming bunched
together and with some of tbe storms
heavy, may causa floods In the low
landa of flood districts. Esst of the
Kocsy Mountslns throughout the
Mississippi basin, hard atorma and
heavy precipitation can be expected
during the winter."
Apropos with the above the Chron
icle later contained tba following
' Continued on page eight i
FOR COURT
Jamea Young vs. Lakeview Land &
Lumber Co., action to recover dam-
sees for trial.
Simon Juaoto va. Jack Welch land
John Qnlnn, action to recover dam
ages at issue.
Simon Juanto ve. W. Kepple Barry
and Pat Barry, action to reeover dam
agea. Dan Chandler va. Simon Juanto,
action tor damages answer to be filed
by October 18.
Herbert Welch va. D. Blggerstaff.
action to recover money default
O. C. Hale va. W. B. Snider, action
for damagea to move against reply
by October 20.
W. K. Barry vs. Harry Kiggs, action
to recover money answer to be filed
by October 18.
'George Conn vr. J. D. Farra, aetion
to recover money demurrrer over
ruled, to anawer by October 18.
The Goose Lake Valley Irrigation
Co. va. Nannie L. Tracy et al, con
demnation proceeding testimony to
be tsken Oct. 18.
C. O. Dangberg vs. Geo. Hsnkins
and Clr rence Kmehart, auit to recover
pireoheTroperty at issue.
The First National Bank of Alturaa
va. H. W. Reel. D. C. Berry and G
H. Aldricb, action to recover money
judgment favor of plaintiff.
Continued on page eight
CATTLE AND HOGS
FOR NORTHWEST
Predicted That Canal
Opening: Will Bring: Im
migrant! to Oregon.
Portland, Ore.. Oct. 14. (Special)
"Cattle and faoga will hold tbe future
hope of the people of the Northwest,"
aaid Louia W. Hill, on bis way through
thia city a few daya ago. With tbe
present high prices of met and tbe
ever increasing demand from all parte
of the United Btatea, this state is
missing a splendid opportunity when
it does not produce more beef, pork and
mutton. At the present time Oregon
has an excellent chance to go exten
sively into the livestock business.
The climate ia well adapted to it and
this should be the leading industry of
the state, and I believe it will be with
in the next few years. It ia a fact
that the farmers of Oregon are raising
more hogs every year, and now tbev
should commence to raise more cattle
and sheep on the small ranches, as
the day of the big ranges is past. All
kinds of stock needs alfafa. and here
we have tbe lands to produce this crop
in great abundance. Bill Hanley
grows mest animals and alfalfa in
Harney County and is making money
at a tremendous rate. Any farmer
can do tbe same on a smaller scale."
, A prominent citizen of thia city who
has lately returned from Europe,
states that there ia no doubt that
there will be a rush of immigranta to
the Pacific Coast aa aoon as tbe Pan
ama Canal ia open to tbe general
traffics. Tbe ateamshlp companies are
selling tickets on the installment
plan, accepting amall weekly payments
and allowing interest on such deposits.
In this wsy families can pay for their
transportation with comparative ease
whereas raising the money to pay on
tbe tlcketa in a lump sum would be
impossible. Tbe prospective immi
granta are mostly of the farming class
and tbey are'not, particular as to just
where to land. Anywhere tbe steamer
happens to stop will auit them. They
evidently figure that while aome places
on the Coaat may be better than
others, any place ia good enough.
Institute at Fairport
A Teachers' Institute will be held
at Fairport on Friday and Saturday
of thia week by Mra. Nettie B. Harris.
School Superintendent of Modoc
County. Cat. W. G. Hartranft of
Berkeley will be the principal Instruc
tor, while Superintendent Oliver of
Lake County will coudoct two exer
cises. All teschers in this county are in
vited and requested to attend, the
N.-C.-O. Railway has granted a re
duced rate of one fare for the round
trip, tickets good until October 20.
The evenings session of the institute
will be held at the Wendt opera house
at New Pine Creek.
WOMAN IS GIVEN .
TELEPHONE RIGHTS
Hall Company Holds Ex
clusive Franchise From
Lakeview to Reno.
Tbe following dispatch under a San
Francisco date line, recently appeared
in tbe Sacramento Bee : Refusing to
sit by during the absence of ber hus
band who wss called to Lassen county
on business, and aee valuable telephone
company rigbta oe assigned away
forever, Mra. W. H. Hall of Sussnville
battled tbe enemy before the State
Railroad ' Commission recently aa a
modern Portia and won the day.
Mra. Hall and herhusbsnd own 8,782
shares of stock in tbe California and
Nevada Telephone Company, which ia
tbe sole possessor of frsncbise rights
from Lakeview, Ore., to Reno, through
Modoc and Lassen Counties.
Tbe Northern California Telephone
and Telegraph Company and the Nev
ada California and Oregon Company,
the latter having been financed by
George Wingfield, both want to reach
Keno, ana can't do ao because of the
Hall Company'a franchise.
Scott Hendricks, formerly of Cbico
and Marysviile, one of tbe majority
stockholders of the Hall concern op-,
posing Mrs. Hall before the Commis
sion, applied for permission to assign
a lease on the Hall property, which
he and his associates hold, to the
Wingfield Company.
Mra. Hell insists that Hendricks et
al are band-in-glove with the Wing
filed Company and tbat tbe transfer oi
the lease would deprive their com
oany ot its present advantageous
atragetical position that it is Holding
the entry -to Keno.
Hall bad to remain in Susanville and.
says Mrs. HslI, Henricks and hia aa
aociatee thought that in his absence it
ould be a fine time to place their
application before the Commission.
Commissioner Gordon advised Mra
Haifa opponents not to pester ber
telephone company.
HiGH GRADE FLOUR
IS MANUFACTURED
Lakeview Mills Receive
Much Wheat From Goose
Lake Farmers.
Miller Grorge Hammersley of tbe
Lakeview Flour Mills is now manufac
turing a high patent grade of flour
which ia said to be far superior to any
brand ever introduced bere. The
machinery eauipment of the 'mills
makes it possible to turn out three
gradea of flour,' but thia season ia the
fisrt that attention baa been given to
making even two rtifferent classes of
flour. Tbe belter grade naturally de
mands a higher price but ia conceded
to be worth it.
Approximately - one-half million
pounda of wheat have been reoeived
at the flour mills from local farmers
this season, and for once there will be
sufficient flour ground to aupply tbe
local demand. Tbe receipts of graira
ao far does not bardly acratch the
market, aa there Is plenty of grain
yet and the threshers are still busy.
Mr. Hammersley states that the
wheat from the West Side is far super
ior to any In tbe valley for milling
purposes. The grains cf this, he ssys,
are aa hard aa flint, a circumstance
which ia attributed to no irrigation
which tenda to" make the kernela more
aoft and tough. j
PAISLEY FAIR IS
PROMISING EVENT
Neighboring Town Ar--ranging
Splendid Exhibit,
and Entertainment.
Paisley will hold its second Annual
Fair o-a October 21, 22 and 23, promis
ing three daya of fun, amosement and
instruction. They bave S3 00 to be
awarded in premiums.
Tbe citizens of tbe thriving little
town bave arranged to bave the very
beat exhibit it ia possible to secure
anywhere in Central Oregon.' Aaide
from tbe agricultural diaplaya there
will be provided ' a good spurts pro
gram, consisting of bone racing, ath
letic eonteeta, dancing and other
entertaining features.
Prof H. D. Seodderof the Depart"
ment of Agronomy and a member of
the Animal Husbandry Department of
the Oregon Agricultural College, and
W. S. Brown of . the Horticultural De
partment of tbe same Institution bave
promised to be in attendance. The
lectures of these instructors will ba of
vital importance to the farming in
dustry of the entire county.
The citizens of Paisley extend a cor
dial welcome to everybody who can
to attend, and partake of their good
people's hospitality.
EACHllfilTY
TODEASSISTED
Portland Man Will Give
Personal Attention to
Commercial Clubs.
Portland, Ore. Qct, 15 Planning to
organize a movement lor tbe develop
ment of tbe territory surrounding each
of the commercial clubs throughout
tbe state, Tom Richardson, who 'baa
probably engineered more sucn under
takines than anv other one man in the
United Statea. haa been engaged by
; the Executive Committee of the Port
land Commercial Club to give tbe
greater portion of his time to tbia line
of work in future.
With tbe development of each com
munity in tbe atate to ita greateat
possible extent aa hia object, Mr.
Richardson will devote his energies
and hia experience to assisting each
individual commercial body in raising.
funds and in inaugurating a campaign
wide in acope and aggressive in char
acter for tbe betterment of their own '
home territory. One of the main
ideaa in hia work will be to place the
idle landa of tbe atate within reach of.
bomeaeekera at reasonable pricea and,
when established on the land, the new
comer will be assisted in every possible
way to make a success of bis venture. ,
If Oregon ia to profit by toe great,
movement of tourists to the Coast in
1915, each community should commence -preparations
to that end at once.
Rev. Simmons to Leave
Rev. A. F. Simmons, who has so
very ably rilled thepastorate of the Bap
tist Church of Lakeview daring the
past aeveral years, has received a call .
from Klamath, and together with hia
family will leave tbe the first of Nov
ember for his new field of work. Not
onlv has Mr. Simmons been popular
with tbe membership of bis Church,
but the average man about, town holds
bira in high esteem on account of his
many noble traits aa an upright man
and good citizen generally. . His leav
ing brings forcibly to tbe minds of
many of ua that our tieatment of htm .
during bis stay bere has mot been what
we now wish it had been, but never
theless - all sincerely trust tbat bis
new work will prove more pleasant.
and profitable tban it has been here in
Lakeview. Tbe Examiner is positive
that he will find a hearty welcome
awaiting him on arriving in his new
field ot work. The many frlenda of
the family throughout this section
deeply regret their departure, but all
join in best wishes for their future
success and happiness. '
Another steamship catastrophe
which cornea more nearly paralleling
the sinking of the Titsnie tban any
dissster since tbst time, occurred last
week wben tbe Voiturno burned in
mid-Atlantic, causing the loss ot near
ly 150 lives, about 600 being rescued.
he shin sailed from Koterdam October
2. for New York.