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VOL. XXXV. - LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 16, 1914. NO. 16
MEXICO 1ST
SALUTE FLAG
APOIiOGLY IH DEMANDED FROM
IIUERTA GOVERNMENT FOR
ARREHTIN MARIN EH
MEXICO DENIES INSULT
Hoar Admiral Badger Ordered to
Tako All HMm of Atlantic Meet
To Tamplro Without
Delay
Vera Cm. April 14.--The Mexi
can foreign minister, Simor Portlllo
Rojnp, has transmitted to the Am
erican rhargo d'affalrs, Nelson
O'Shuuiihiiessy, a note dealing with
the arrest of the assistant puymaHlct
And a detachment of bluejackets from
the United St u ten Kutihoat Dolphin at
Tumplco, nnd tho demand of Admiral
Mayo that the American flag b sa
luted. In effect, the nolo says thut
the Mexican government cannot sett
wherein under International law, the
federals hnvo Inflicted any Insult on
the American nation; thut Its order
ing the army publicly to salute the
American flag under the circum
stance would bo au admission that
tho United Stutes Is exert Islng undue
Influences ov r this country's free ac
tion, and that the president Is dis
posed to uphold the honor tin; sov
ereignty of Mexico.
Washington, April 14. President
WllHdn today ordered pnwt lenity the
entire Atlantic fleet to Mexican wa
ters to force a public salute to tho
btara and stripes from the Huerta
government as an , apnlor;- -T h
Unltod Stales for the arrest of mar
ines at Tamplro Thursday. No itltl
m.iluiu has been Issued, that Is no
specified time Iioh been set In which
the Iluertu covcinment must comply.
but the, naval demonstration Is order-'
ed as a concrete evidence of tho fix
ed determination of the Tutted
States government to ba-k up Ad
miral Muyo's demand for a salute.
Up to tonight, (ierera1 lluevta hnd
not made :wiv satlstnc'-.u y response
to that demand.
CIIARGESMISSED
INDICTMENTS AGAINST FLORI
DA COMPANY WITHDRWVN
Cbno Will he Further ProNet-uted at
Kansas Cit) Promoters of Lo
ral Project Involved
I
A news dispatch from Janesvllle,
Fin., dated April 13, says: Indict
ments charging the Florida Fruit
lands company and It. J. Holies and
J. L. Rilllngsloy. Its olllcers, with
fraudulent use of tho malls In pro
moling the Mile of 180,000 acres of
land in the Florida Everglades, wore
dismissed hy United States Commis
sioner llrenuan hero today. Com
iniMnionor llreiinun held that evi
dence had been submitted showing
that tho company and its olllcers
were guiltless of fraud or fruudlont
Intent.
Another charge of using the malls
to conduct a lottery still is pending
against tho fruit lands company and
olllcers in charge of the sale of tho
Everglades tracts. Federal author
ities said today that tho cuse would
be further prosecuted at Kansas City
where the indictments were return
ed. The Indictments charge that the
defendants sent through the malls
literature misrepresenting the lands
for stilo, which are alleged to have
been undralned and unfilt for agri
cultural purposes.
Martin and Borders, original pro
moters of tho Oregon Valley Land
Company, are connected with the li
tigation now pending in Kansas City
for Belling land in the Florida Ever
glades, Doan A. B. Cordley will succoed
Dr. James Withycombe as director
of experiment stations in Oregon, ac
cording to action taken by the board
of regents of the Oregon Agricultur
al College. Dean Cordley will take
up bis duties at once.
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u WM. HARVEY IMPROVING
l m .
o Merrill, Ore., April 10. Mpe-
o.i'lul to the Examiner WIIIImiii o
o Harvey, who was orlouiljr in o
o Jured here hy Itelng thrown from
a lmrie a few month ago, In Im-
u proving Bt i tidily, and III phynl- o
it clan, Ir. Patleraon, Mate that o
o iroiHM't for liU recovery are o
o very good. The taut operation o
o wum tei formed on April 7, and o
it Mtiile lit recovery In alow, o
o marked change for the better
o Iih been evident Nlnre. Dr.
it Put lemon In In conitnnt attend, u
ii ance umii Mr. Harvey, and the
o pliyilclnn In very hotefrjl for liia
o patient's recovery.
o it
it n o o o o o o o o o o o o o o it
FLU MFffVEHFlOWS
RAISE IN WATER CAUSES DAM
AG' E TO YARDS
Better and Stronger Flu mo Muit lie
Provided W ater In Her) ford
1 1 ii I Idi iilC Basement
Due to the continued warm rains
tho town Hume overflowed last
Thusrduy afternoon at tho mouth cf
liullard canyon and caused consider
able damage to the yards of the C.
Ii. McKendreo, F. P. Lane, 1). P.
Ma I ley and other places on the north
shin at the head ot Center street.
'I lie flood waters lasted we'.l Into
T'.vrsduy ntrht and sever il tlurs
the curfew bell was sounded to bring
out more volunteers to keep the
waters confined to their course.
Owing to the washing down of
gravel and sediment It was difficult
to keep tho flume open, and as a
consequence Friday morning the wa
ter was running down Canyon and
Center Streets,
Workmen have since been kept
busy In clearing the flume, and it Is
very apurent that the town will have
to take steps to provide a Hume suf
ficient In strength nnd size to carry
tho water from the canyon through
the city.
No basements other than that of
the Heryford Bros, building were
dumaged, but the trouble there ap
parently Is from an underground
flow or seepago as no water went In
from the top of the basement. The
floor Is covered with cement but this
does not serve the purpose as the
water is forcing its way from under
neath. Several pumps have been
kept going day and night with the
result of currying the water out Just
about as fast ns It comes In. For
tunately the water has done but lit
tle damage to the stock in the base
ment ns It has not exceeded much
over an Inch In depth at any time,
however, it has occasioned no little
Inconvenience and the duration of
the trouble Is but problematical.
It Is believed by some that this is
tho natural channel of a former How
of water and that the extra pressure
of the recent high water caused It
to force through the floor of the
basement.
CONFERENCE ENDS
THE OREGON DELEGATES VOTE
AGAINST MINERAL GRANTS
State Control of Resources Wins Af
ter Considerable Debate Over
the Subject
The Western Governors' confer
ence at Denver called by Secretary
of Interior Lano for consideration "bf
problems relating to reclamation of
arid lands closed Saturday night.
The report of the committee on ir
rigation districts was adopted. The
only -section of this report upon
which there were negative votes was
the one rocommendlng grants of
non-jnlneral lands to states for the
purpose of financing irrigation pro
jects. Delegates from California and
Oregon wore among those voting
"no."
Belief in conservation and a de
duration favoring state control of
resources was featured in resolu
tions adopted by the conference in
the closing session. The governors'
declaration favoring the oponlng of,
mineral-lands was Indorsed and tho
uso of revenue therefrom for recla
mation of arid lands urged.
Governor William Spry, of Utah,
was elected president and Governor
Lister of Washington was elected
secretary, Seattle was chosen as the
next meeting place. '
WILL RESULT
IN CONTESTS
RESTORATION OK NATIONAL
FOREST RESERVE LAN DM
PROMISES LITIGATION
LAND TO BE OPEN MAY 9
Will lie Identiral to Geurhart Moun
tain Restoration In I0O7 Many
Would Claim -Maine Tracts
In Kettlement Rights
There promises to be a large num
ber of contests resulting from the
restoration of lands from the Paulina
and Deschutes National Forests,
which lands will bo subject to settle
ment from 9 a. m. May 9 until and
Including June 7 after which time
they will bo subject to entry. This
restoration is Identical with that of
Gearhurt mountain restoration in
1907, thut Is so fur as settlement
rights are concerned, and therefore
u resume ot the rulings at that time
are of particular interest. In numer
ous Instances lit the former case
there would be several settlers per
form acts of settlement at the same
time, and in several instances as
many as four persons would claim
tho right of entry to certain lands
hy reason of performing some act of
settlement. In all such cases It was
universally held by the Interior De
partment that the settler making the
best showing was awarded the right
f entry.
Perhaps the most noted case was
that of Ed. Lake, Ariel L. Poore nnd
Jesse G. Ansel vs. William H. Case
beer, the latter having offered the
first application for the northeast
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BANQUETISENJOYED
LAKEVIEW DEBATING - HOCIKTY
PROVE JOLLY HOSTS
Debutes are Held Regularly Each
Week Society 0eu to Men
of Lakeview
On Monday evening following its
tegular weekly debate, the Lakeview
Debating Society held a banquet at
Ell's Restaurant. Before the fes
tive board there gathered the mem
bers of the society and their guests.
The evening was spent in not simply
the "benevolent assimilation" of the
many elements that made the table
look bright and resistlessly tempting
but in serious expression of modern
practical Ideas in the form of toasts,
also the exchange of many interest
ingly witty stories from those gather
ed around, who represented many
climes and various phases of life of
human nature's pleasant side. Many
representative citizens in public and
private life uttendeii and so well did
everyone fill his part In contribut
ing to tho evening's pleasure and
profit to his follows, that space would
not permit a detailed chronicling of
the many features. So merrily and
smoothly did the evening roll along,
that it wus with a feeling of the
deepest regret that the company was
compelled to disband and seek repose
preparatory to resuming the duties
o the various businesses of the day
that had by then made its appear
ance. A number of new members
joined the organization and spirit
ed meetings are looked for from now
on. The Society Is opeu to men of
Lakeview and meets every Monday
ovenlug.
Among those present were the fol
lowing: II. P. Welch, Col. Light, Dun God
sll, Chris Langslet, Dan O'Connor, M.
Erlckson, George Whorton, Earnest
Fetsch, Chas. Combs, W. S. Towner,
Sam Mushen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hum
phreys, Dr. Everett. H. O. Kuhl, J.
M. Burgess, A. J. Foster. C. E. Oli
ver, Sheriff Snider. Lee Beall. W. J.
Archer and Dave Fouts.
Klamath Falls Northwestern: Mrs
L. O. Comstock left Friday morning
for Bend, Oregon. She will have to
iro via Portland. The Dalles nud
then down the Deschutes River.
Frrm Bend she will go to Fort Rock
o 1nn her husband, who has taken
i h mislead there.
FILING TIME
ENDEDFRIDAV
LARGE NUMBER OP CNDIDA1EH
I'OR VARIOUS OFFICES ES
TABLISHES RECORD
FIFTEEN FOR GOVERNOR
Oregon Voters Now Have an Opjmr
tnnlty to Ktudy "Who's Who
, and Why" Many Pail
t.t Qualify
All but 10 of the 262 candidates
for state and district offices who
had fled declarations filed complet
ed nomination petitions with Sec
retary of State Olcott when the
time for filing ended last Friday
nlKht.
This plvts the voters of the state
the longest lint of candidates from
which to make their selections at
the primary election, May 15, ever
presented in this state. The voteri
may now know definitely the names
that will be on the ballots and be
gin their study as to weed out the
unfits.
Of those who filed completed
petitions 195 are Republicans, 43
are Democrats and 14 ae Progres
sives. Two years ago there were
oniy 125 Republicans and 58 Demo
crats. This year, however, all can
didates for district as well ex s'ate
olficei filed their petitions with the
secretary of state for the first time,
ar.d that accounts for dome of the in
.rcas'i. Previously, candidates in
districts comprised of but one
county lied their petitions with the
county clerks.
Sesen Republicans two Demo-
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reportIsTmith
KHERRIKF AND DEPUTY HAD
LONG FRUITLESS TRIP
Reported Discovery of Sheepherder's
Body Proved Hoax Newman's
Veracity Questioned
After traveling something over 300
miles and wearing out his auto tires,
Sheriff Snider accompanied by De
puty C. D. Arthur returned home
Monday night from a "wild goose
chase" to Harney County where they
went to Investigate the reported find
Ing of a man's body near the head of
Rock Creek.
The trip was made upon the report
made by Chas. Newman who stated
that he and Mr. Gilbert, who resides
in that vicinity had discovered the
body of the llasco sheepherder who
disappeared from the Dave Edler
camps the latter part of December.
Newman was taken to locate the
place, and the Sheriff of Harney
County was notified to meet them at
the scene. After reaching the Laird
place ut Flagstaff, the informant
told the otlicers that he had not
found any body, and admitted that
he had deliberately lied about the
entire affair.
This sudden turn of affairs added
somewhat further suspicious, and the
fact that they had gone this far, the
ofllcers decided to continue tho trip
to where Mr. Gilbert lived. Ho knew
absolutely nothing of the situation,
which established conclusively that
the officers were the victims of a
honx, aggravating in no small degree.
Aside from finding it out from per
sonal experience, they secured plenty
of evidence adverse to Newman's
character as being the most truthful
man in the world. He was left at
the "P" ranch with a welcome that
would apparently last but a few days.
From this ranch the Harney
County Bheriff was saved a hard trip
by being informed of the true status
of affairs by telephone. Mr. Snider
had to bq to Burns to got gasoline
for his cir to return home, they
making the trip from that place to
Lakeview Monday.
E. S. Berney, who last week came
up from Fallon, Nevada, and Geo.
Rents went to Bonanza last week to
submit a bid for the construction of
the dam of the Horsefly Irrigation
project. They went by auto by way
ot Alturaa and Clear Lake.
Bid Id Modoc Rejected
I. A. Underwood , local contractor
and builder, last week made a trip
to Alturas on business connected
with bidding on the conHtructlon of
the new courthouse at that place.
According to the Alturas papers
Mr. Underwood's wan the second
lowest bid submitted that on build
ing style No. 1 being $97,000 and on
No. 2, $90,500. Several bids were
received, ranging In figures trom
$129,424 to $87,385 on No. 1, tnd
F. J. DeLongchamps, architect
from $122,324 to $87,385 for No. 2.
who drew the plans, estimated that
No. 1 could be built for $91,000 and
No. 2 for $84,000. Ab all bids were
In excess of these amounts the Mo
doc supervisors rejected the bids and
have ordered a call for new bids for
construction of the court house.
LITTLE NOL SOLD
IOCAL SITUATION IS MISREP
RESENTED BY OREGONIAN
Only About 200,000 founds of En
tire 1011 Clip lias Been Con
tracted to Pate
In quoting the wool market and
situation over the state, the Ore
gon lan of April 7th said in part:
"It is reported that most of the
Lakeview wools have been con
tracted for, as well as the clips run
ning up into the Bend district. The
prices paid were high and induced
quick selling."
The above is entirely misleading
as the local wool crop for 1914 is
practically unscratched, the total
number of sales in the entire county
up to' this week amounting to only
about 200.000 pounds. The sales
In the Lakeview district reported
thus far are the clips of Ben Daly,
S. B. and Dan Chandler, Wo. Mc
Corniack, M. Sanders, Tom Flook,
Ed Lamb, and Shedd & Crowder and
the Leonard wool at Davis Creek.
No doubt the statement was an
oversight on the part of the Oregon
Ian, bui such reports are detrimen
tal as they would "tend to keep buy
ers from the field, thinking that the
wool is about all taken.
. Last year Lake County shipped
out something over a million and a
quarter pounds of wool. The clip
tlifR vear vill probably run sonie less
in quantity, it being estimated at
about 1,100,000 pounds, but the
quality is better than the 191o wool.
A tew bands are now being suora,
among them being those of F. A.
Fltzpatrlck and VVm. MeCormick at
Summer Lake. Little shearing will
be done until after the lambing sea
son which has already begun, but
which will not be at the height until
about April 25.
With new buyers arriving the
market is promised renewed activity
and growers are assured fair prices
for their wool. One sheepman in
formed the Examiner that he re
fused an offer of 14 M cents for his
clip, it is understood that the aver
age price being paid is around 14
cents per pound, although many
growers believe the average price
will reach 15 cetits.
DAIRYMEN COMING
FIFTY FAMILIES ARE EXPECT
ED TO ARRIVE HERE
Curds & It ley are Instigators iu
Bringing iu Dairymen and
Their Stock
W. P. Curtis, of the firm of Curtis
& I'tley, who last week returned
from a trip to San Francisco and
points iu Southern California, in
forms the Examiner that he is very
hopeful that his effort in interesting
Swede and Swiss-Italian dairymen
in Lake County lands will prove
successful. He states that he found
a number cf tennants iu that fection
who are paying very high rentals on
land and are anxious to acquire
tracts where values are not so high.
These people have long been dom
inant in the dairying Industry and
all have herds of good dairy stock
which they intend to bring to this
country.
Curtis & Utley state that they
have some very desirable ranches
upon which to locate these dairy
men, and believe that they will be
successful In locating about fifty
families in this section.
Born in Lakeview, Oregon, Fri
day, April 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Boydstun, a daughter.
DO ROAD WORK
ON APRIL 25
APPEAL MADE TO ALL TO OB
SERVE GOOD UOADM -DAY
ALL HELP THE MOVEMENT
Lalceri-w Citizens Axkod to Center
Work on Ballard! Street County
Will Furnish Teams
On Slash
Don your flannel shirt and over
alls and all hall Good Roads Day,
Saturday, April 25. By proclamation
of Governor West this event has beeu
statewide patterning after the move
ment started in some of the middle
western states. Preparations are be
ing made for its observance in all
communities, and the event promises
fto be productive of results all over
the state.
In keeping with the governor's
proclamation the County Court in
special session recently issued the
following appeal to the citizens of
Lake County:
"Whereas, Governor West has by
Proclamation set apart Saturday,
April 25tt as Good Roads Day bo
that each resident of Oregon may do
nate one day's labor for the improve
ment of the public highways of the
State.
"Therefore be it resolved, that In
conformity with such proclamation
the members of the County Court of
Lake County in session assembled
I most earnestly request that all resi
dents of JLake.Coj'nty, who, believe
in good roads and wish to make our
highways better, meet in their re
spective road districts on Saturday,
April 25th, and devote the day in
actual labor on the public roads of
the county.
ment of the public highways better,
meet in their respective road dis- .
tricts on Saturday, April 25th, and
devote that day in actual labor on
the public roads of the county.
'Done at Lakeview, Oregon, this
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977 ARE REGISTERED
REGISTRATION FOR PRIMARIES
CIA)SES MAY 1
There are 077 Registrations in Lake
County With Republicans in
Strong Lead
TTnrrv nnfl rep-lster kii thflf vnil
may exerclso your rights at the Pri-
mary Election, May 15. Registra
tion for ttis election closes May 1,
so you have just fourteen days In
which to act. , During the past few
days registrations have been coming
in Quite rapidly at the County
Clerk's office, although the books
indicate there .ir? a yet a large ma
jority of electors whose names are
not on the books. Up to yesterday
morning the total registration In the
county was 977.
Following is a list of those re
glittered in the various precincts of
the county, with the party affilia
tions declared.
Precinct R D. Pro. Mis. T I.
Silver Lake 47 28 75.
Paisley 61 38 3 6 10S
Cr. Creek 19 11 1 31
N. Warner 5 2 2 1 10
S. Warner - 13 8 3 24
S. Lakeview 139 94 7 13 253
Drews Val. 10 2 1 1 14
Goose Lake 20 23 3 3 49
Cog. Creek 19 23 1 3 46
Thos. Creek 16 8 1 3 28
Lake 33 11 2 46
New P. C. 56 22 1 3 82
Ft. Rock 81 30 1 41 161
549 327 21 82 977
In Fort Rock precinct there are
33 Socialists registered.
ii o
According to the Northwestern
Klamath County Is becoming prom
inent as a hog raising country, as In
the past seven months porkers to
the value of $40,000 have been
shipped to outside markets.