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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1913)
i SECTION ONE PAGES ONE TO EIGHT HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWS- REACHES THE PtzORLE 77 fi gfflW THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKE COUNTY VOL. XXXIV. LAKEVIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 4, 1913. NO. 49 COUNCIL ELECTS POLIgOFFICERS Rial 8trlplln Chosen Chief; M. Whorton For Night Watchman. The City Council held iti regular meeting Tutaday night of thii week with tbe following offlcore present: Mayor, Dick J. Wilcox: Recorder, W. F. Paine; Counrilmon, Lee Bead, J. P. Duckworth, H. A. Funk: Council man W. V Uykemen being absent No matter ot buameaa other than tbe election ot marshal and night watchman for the coming year and the allowing of a few claim waa trans acted. There were but two applica tions for tbe pot Won of marshal, tGey Doing Rial T. Strlplin and D H. Bemis.Mr Strlplin receiving the maj ority number of votes wsa doclared elec ted day manbal for the ensuing year. M. Who'ton waa elected night watch in an. There were two other applicants for thia office, they being Sam L. Uslley and Frank Paxton. An adjournment wai had until aevon o'clock Wednesday evening when the two officials were sworn in and enterCd upon their dutira which became tffect Ito at once. MORE SETTLERS COMINGTO LAKE San Francisco Man Send ing Families to Engage In Farming. My courtesy of r. O, Hunting, man- iigvr of the Lakeview Hour Mill", the Inllowlng letter which Mr. Bunting received 'rnm A. E. Ntlaon of San Francisco, is prir'ed. Mr. Nelnon aa In Lakeview about two months go and while here purchased rnncider able flour, wheat and rolled barley from the Lakeview Mills. He staled that he would latter return with other families to etttle in this valley, and would want a' Urge quantity of seed jrrin. That he Intend to fulfill tbe rromea ta apparently self-evident from the letter which follows: 'F. O. bunting, Esq., "care Lskeview Flour Mills. I "Lakeview, Oregon. Dear Sir: "Mattera have kept me in tnn-offlres here for a much longer period than I v ad anticipated when laat In your town, and that ib the reaaoo that we -have not sooner begun hauliag -.tbe barley, wheat and flour purchased from you eometime ainco "We are shipping teams out there nnw, and will ronn begin getting "those and other thinga riecemary Into the fulley. Will leave here on Monday, Dec. 8th and will ee you the Wednes day following, at which tin e we will take mattera up with you further. '"One of our fumiliea are driving out there frnm here, and shnuld he in Lakeview about the time this letter reaches you. To them I have giwin orders tu get 8 or 10 sacks o? barley from our lot, rnd to charire mn;t to my account, aa they will need feed for their teams, ami that will get a little more of It moved in, ton, as it ia get ting late to do much hauling, I fear. "We will be in ahaue to bargain fur more seed wheat, seed barley, and many otner tninga when 1 see you, aa we will then .know from our people the amounta of aeed they will want for nest year eropa. We will be kept busy freighting it in all winter when tbe weather and roads will admit." No Worry Coming , We often hear the. question asked, what kind of a winter are we gol'-g to have?" Each one, from the "eld est inhabitant" to the ground hog man, haa hia particular aign to go by, and if all are correct things along the weather line will be pretty badly mix ad, aaya the Alturas Plalndealer. For our part we feel with our old friend, John DeGarmo of Warner Valley, wno when told by a neighbor that he could not get Ayr's Almanac, replied, "Well, that's my luck. I w ll have to take the weather aa It cornea, now," And that Is the way we feel about it Wo have an abundance of hay for our tock and plenty to eat ouraelv", and what more can a true blue Modocer BkT ' (NEWSPAPER MAN IS FOUND GUILTY Plumae County Editor It Convicted for Killing: Attorney. riumss County has been In aome ex ciiement lately, on account of the trial of F. U. Hall, Editor ot the Plumae National Bulletin. Rome time ago Hall and a oung attorney of Qulncy were drawn Into a fight In wbleb Hall shot and killed Boyle. Hall waa charged with murder and tbe flase went to trial recently in that county, with the reault that Hail waa convict ed of manslaughter, the Jury bringing in a compromise verdict. It is stated that eleven of the Jury were for con viction of murder in tbe brat degree but that there waa one on tbe jury who waa opooscd to convietion. Tbe judge baa to send the juty back tw? or three tiroes after they reported they could not agree before they finally brought in a verdict. Mr. Hall is a veteran newspaper man of tbia coast "and is something over sixty yeara of age. Mr. Boyle was a young attorney and had not been engaged In hia probation a very long time. He leaves a wife and two or three children. MASONlcTODl CONFERS DEGREE Elegant Banquet Is Held and Alturas Members Participate In Work. Lakeview Lodge No. 7T, A.F. & A.M. w kept quite busy on Thanksgiving day and night when to classes were initiated in the Msnter Mason degree. The work It is reported lanted well into the night and was followed by an elegant banquet at which J. F. Burgesa presided aa toast ma ter. A number of membera and officers of the Alturas Lodge csme up to assist and participate in the work. Those from Alturas were: District npec ror K. C. Bonner, Past Masters K. E. Laird and U. Si . Ualdwfn ; Acting Maaler W. L. Keena; and Members W. W. Uhl, T. L. Denaon, A. F. Spicer, R. H. Conley. W. G. Ballard, L. K. Yatea and J. F. Harrow. The class initiated In the afternoon was composed of Wm. Archer and L)r W. Hayden risk, and those Initialed in the evening were U. W. Kice and Robt Baldwin. There were seventy members in attendance and the meet ing ia reported aa the most interesting and auccessfut ot the kind ever held in thla aoctlon of tbe country. IIOTELliEiriS HEARTILY ENJOYED Manager Liht Provides Excellent Menu and En tertainment For Guests. (Jul. K. P. Light, manager of Hotel Lakeview, certainly did himnelf proud in the preparation of the Thanksgiving -dinner at that hootlery. Upwards of 100 guests partook of tbe feast, and aside from the dinner tlie entertain ment provided for them wa much of a treat. During the dinner hour Prof, and Mrs. Darnell lurnlshed music, the Instrumental pieces being Interrupted by several selections by Mrs. Jonas Norin, Mrs. E. H. Smith and others. Turkey, with good old-fasbioned stufnV, glblet gravy and cranberry sauce, served aa a foundation for one of the beat dinners ever served iu Lakeview. While the menu possibly was not ao extenaive aa some others, yet the manner in which it waa pre pared made one think of the good old Thanksgiving dinners at home when we were boya and girls. With excel lent clam aoup, a splendid salad, to gether with sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, oyster patties, and numerous other things, the way waa well paved for the enjoyment of the desert, which included plum pudding, pie, cake and the like, together with good hot coffee. All of the guebta highly appreciated the dinner, and the Colonel was the recipient of many congratulations onj ita success, It ia possible that he will SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS SPECIAL SESSION LAPSES INTO REGULAR AT WASHINGTON President Wilson Personally Delivers Brief Message Before Both HousesPertinent Issues To Nation Are Discussed By The Chief Executive Tbe longest continuous eitraordlnary aeaalon in the history of Congress ia at an end, tbe regular eeseion. having begun Monday. The regular aeaaion promises to break all precedents" also In length of aeaaion, and following without a break on tbe bee Is. of the special aession wblob begun April 7 brings to the tired lawmaker new host of problems. It msrks the begin ning of tbe second session ot the sixty third Congress. President Wilson's sddress to congress Tuesiay was an admirable state paper: brief, concite, definite and of hopeful pleading temper. He lk id before con-e-reas the executive ambition of the Democratic adminiatrat-on. For,exactly twenty eight minutes the presioent stood before the aseem bled tenele and boose in tbe chamber of the latter and read hie ttrat annua! mctaage. Applause punctuated lm portent utterancea and when be had finished, there waa an enthusiastic demonstration with band clapping and cheers. Briefly, the president outlkejtiee may c boos a tbe nominee lor tbe a program for social justice and Uie general welfare of tbe nation and proclaimed tre aspirations of the United States for international amity and the maintenance of conatitutlonal government in all America. More than 3000 worda, tbe message waa one of tbe briefest and novel or slate papera a marked contrast pre sented by ita author to the hitherto ROGOERS INJURED IN CAPEXPLOSION Good Roads Builder Meets With Horrible Accident Near Plush. While working on a reservoir near Plush last Sunday morning, Frank Koggers, the well known road builder, met with a frightful accident which nearly reauSted in the loss of hia life. Mr. Roggera waa placing aome caps on fuse preparatory to discharging a blast of dynamite, when an entire box of tbe caps exploded causing auriojs i injury to his face and boly. A small lire had bjen started thaw out some or the sticks i f dyna mite lu be UHed, and hb Mr. Ruggers waa working with the caps neui the fire it is presumed thut they were li nked from a spark or over-heat from the flume. Aside from the aerinua injury caused from the explosion, which mangled the flesh of his hands, nee and limts and tore nia clothe in snremls. this was intensified by the concussion thtowing dirt and gravel in hia face. It waa fortunate for the injured man that Mrs. T. J. Sullivan, of the Pluah hotel, and who is a trained nurse, was near at band. ' iihe tem porarily dressed hia wounds, and Dave Cleiand and other parties who were with Dim at the time of the ac cident immediately started to Lake view with Mr. Roggera, reaohing here about seven o'oluck in the evening. He waa taken to tha office of Dr. E. H. Smith and treated, and was later removed to the Hotel Lakeview wbere he I being cared for. Dr. Smith made a careful examination of the patient's eyes, which members sus tained tbe moat dangerous results. It waa ascertained that he has some conception of sight but the ultimate result of thia can only be determined in time. give a watch party at the hotel New Year' eve, and in case be does supper will be serve from 10 o'clock to mid night. lengthy documents averaging 20,000 worda or more. borne of the important point that stand out In the message are: Meiieo "There ean be no certain prospect of peace in Amercia until Ueneral Hoerta haa surrendered bia usurped authority in Mexico. We shall not be obliged to alter our policy of watchful waiting." Currency "I beg that the whole energy and attention of the senate be concentrated upon it until tbe matter ia eurceatfully disposed ot." farmers' Credits "l hope and be lieve that the senate and houae will address themselves to th's matter with the most fruitful results." Trusts "We owe the business com munity to prevent private monopoly more effectually than it has yet been prevented." Presidential primaries "I urge leg lalmion that will provide for primary elections throughout the countrv at which tie voiera of the varinuB par presidency without the intervention ot nominating civentmns." Philippines "By tbe counsel and experience of the Filipinos rather than by our own, we shall learn bow beat to aerve them." . Alaska. "Tbe government should itself build and administer railwaya. Tbe resources must be used but not destroyed or wasted.' HUERTA POWER IS BROKEN IN MEXICO Provisional President Bankrupt; Federal Gen erals Offer to Surrender. Juarex, Mex., Dec 2. Seven gener ala or the Mexican regular army are ready io surrender and tbe backbone of the Huerta dictatorship in the north baa been broken. A peace commission arrived in Juarex tonight bearing terma of surrender. The peace commission was beaded by Odilon Hernandex and came from Chihuahua bearing a proclamation iQiBiKiiru uy jciieri omvauor juercauo. -: i t , cii j . . i Huerta'a military governor, and aom .minder of tbe federal loroes In all the north. The proclamation stated that the Huerta government waa bankrupt and waH unaole to Day ita soldiers. The simultaneous evacuation of other federal strongholds in the north ia believed by the rebels to be the result of a concerted decision tn aband on the whole of northern Mexico. The peace proposals were sent by General Mercado to General Francisco Villa, rebel leader, brought Federico Moye, oivil governor of Chihuahua state, appointed lad interim. Along with-it came an appeal signed by all a... . : I i .t-. . uio lure.gn Vunau .m uiouauua, cai- to"j- tion tu the citizens of Chitatla v"lJ- . .,' General Mercado'aproclamation said : "Under the circumstances which have existed In Chihuahua it haa been deemed necessary for tbej federal troopB to evacuate. I leave in charge Faderico Moye, a person who is not identified . with politics and who ia therefore qualified to give full protec tion to foreignei. it is impoasit le to remain here lunger aa there la no money with which to pay the troops." Ft. Bidwell Newa: Tbe first load of an order for 17,000 feet ot lumber from the Cambridge mill arrived here Monday afternoon. The lumber will be hauled from here to South Warner, where it will be used for a new school building, TOWNS VOTED DRY TO REMAIN WET Court Decides In Liquor Interest's Favor Owing To Special Election. Every local option election held in the state November 4, except in towna in which that date was tbe day of a regular city election, ia void, accord ing to a deciaijn rendered by Judee William Galloway of tbe Marion eounty circuit court in tbe suit broogbt by John Stillman, representing toe saloon interest of Salem, to restrain tbe county court from issuing an order de claring Salem to be dry territory aa a result of the election beld here on that date. Jodge Galloway baaed his deciaion on an interpretation of the law that a local option election cannot be held except at the time of a general atate election, which come every two yeara, or at tbe time of a general city elec tion If auco election comes on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. He eaid when a local op tion election ia held at the time of a general city election, tben tha oitv authorities must appoint the election officials. PARCEL BUSINESS CAUSESJNCREASE All New Buildings Will Be Planned to Accommo date Service. Tbe increasing business of tbe parcel post haa ra.de it ceeeiaary tj change tiie plana for postoffice buildings now being projectea by the Government. Special provision must be made tor the steady and increasing growth of this branch of tbe postal service, which promises in the near future to become tbe heaviest part of tbe postal bust nejs. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Newton has remarked that in view of thia fact tbe delay in securing a new Bite and a new postoffice in Pittsburg might prove a good thing for the city in the end. Said he: "A tact that stands out above all others these days in carrying out pubile building plana la toat tbe Inauguration and rapid devel opment of the parcel post is going to make neceaaary a new atyle of post- office building. The great problem now in every part of the country ia to provide sufficient space in postoffices for the prompt handling of the grow ing parcel post buameaa ot tbe Poatal Service." AUSTIN SHERLOCK WILL RAISE HARES Blooded Stock Imported To Grow Hares For Com mercial Trade. Austin E. Sherlock, a well known and energetic young man has recently embarked in the hare raising industry in Lakeview. At a considerable ini tial cost Mr. Sherlock haa procured one Flemish Giant male hare and six New Zealand does, and haa fitted up very comfortable and convenient quar ters for tbe bunniea on Slaan street At present tbe bina or run are boused in a tent, although if the ex periment prove successful and profit- able, Mr. Sherlock expect to continue in tbe business on a lartrer acale. and possibly will acquire a small tract of land near town in the spring. Each ot the hares are peaigreed and of blooded stock. They are a soecie considerably larger than the Belgian hare, thus giving more, and aaid to be a better quality of meat than the Belgians. The hares will be placed on the mar ket at tbe age of six months at 50 oents each. " The feeding and caring for the tribe requires, considerable attention, but inasmuch as Mr. Sherlock baa had pre vious experience in their raising in his native country, there ia no uoutt but what he will meet with success. Juet twenty day to Christmas- do your shopping early. WAR NOW WAGED AGAINSTRABB1TS Northern Lake Citizens Organize to Effectively Destroy Pests. Fort Rock Times: At tbe Rabbit Congress hel I at Woodrow Sundsy, only about half of the acnool neighbor hoods bad representatives, they being from Sunset, Cougar Vaily, Woodrow, Loma Vists, Pleasant Valley and Fort Rock. H. F. Swingle waa elected president and Tho. Hiett, secretary and treasurer. Each school commun ity ia expected to elect a vie presi dent to the organization which ia called tbe "Lake County Rabbit and Uther Peat Association. Regsrding the bounty proposition, the association haa decided to work for a five cent bounty. A committee will be appointed to do nothing but bounty work. Paris green aa a poison will be tried out, a larg- quantity will be ordered and distributed to tbe vice president for redistritution. Meetings of the association may be called by the preaident, or on peti tion ot ten members he must do ao. Anyone interested and attending a mee'ing will be considered a member. REGISlAfilLAW . DECLARED INVALID Supreme Court's Decision Puts Old Law' In Effect A grain. Justice Moore writing the opinion, the Supreme Court laat week at Salem in the case of the City of Portland against John B. Coffey, County Clerk ot Multnomah County, decided that the permanent registration law. passed at the last session of Legislature, ia in valid, and as a resuit ihe'old registra tion law is in effect. Tbe plaintiff asaed that tbe County Clerk be compelled to turn over to tbe City Auditor of Portland the old reg istration list for use at tbe special" election to be beld in that city Decem ber 9. The County Clerk refused to do so, declaring that tbe only list he could, furnish legally would be one prepared under tbe permanent regis tration law. Mr. Coffey is ordered by the court to turn over tbe old regis tration list to the City A ad i tor. Justice Moore bases hia opinion up on defecta in the permanent registra tion law, one of which might prevent a person otherwise entitled to vote from doing so. He says a certificate of registration held by a person who bad registered, but had moved from the precinct in which he registered, should be destroyed, under tbe act the' voter could not thereafter exercise the right of suffrage. The new act provided that a voter once registered would not be required, to register again as long as he contin ued to live in the same precinct. One section provided that when a certifi cate of registration had been JloBt or destroyed oy any elector he must pro vide two witnesses to appear before the registrar, who would make affidav its to the loss before he could again be registered. According to opinions expressed by attorneys of Salem, who have invest igated tbe question, the deciaion of the Supieme Court will not have any invalidating effect on elections at which the electors, registered under the permanent registration law, voted, unless it can be shown that the eleo tora were constitutionally disqualified, Tour Through Lakeview Oregonlan: Tearing ia not yet com pleted entirely and absolutely, for two Vancouver, B. C, basinesa men with their wivea passe I through Portland last, week en toute for California. They were George Hardy and F. J. Fields, and they motored all the way South, not following the Pacific High way quite all tbe way ahippedjfrom here to The Dal lea and were then going on via Bend, Silver Lake and Lake. view into California. The reason for taking the Silver Lake and l.aaeview route from Bend ia o avoid the greater altitude on the Klamath Fall rout and consequently risk of mora snow.