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KLAMATH PALI. OHMOUN, FRIDAY, JANUARY A, 1013
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HAMBER
HAS WARM CONTEST
IRST VOTE IS A TIE
IN Hr.'COMI IIAI.MrT HKAMKS
OI'I'I'ATH WHITE IIIMINilMH
TALKS, HANOIIEr AMI PRO
ORAM OK SPEW .'IIKM
lly ii very mirtiiw nmrglti (li elcc-
t Ion of tlm KlnniiiHi Chnmhcr oT dun-
hiii'ti'ii n( Hi 11 Wlillit I'eltinu hnlcl lust
j night M'lnlni'it tin) prcaelit 'iftlrlnl
fnuilly prmllrnlly In control on llu
M'ciniil liitllnl, alter n Unit ImIIoI,
wMrh llnl President I.'. II. Heiiino
Mint Frank Im Wliltn fur I It M Irk r bend
of (lii iirgniiliiitliiu. Tim hnlliitlun
wn not dune mi tlm entire lUt nt
I linkers niul illriM liirn nt once, tint at-
1 1 ir tint irt'lil'iillnl conical was dis
posed nf tlm hnlnlicii nt tlm tlckrt
wn wound up In short order, with-
fiuil mi)' ureal (rlrtlnn nppnreiit.
On tint first linllnt thrro with twcn.
1 1) lx vote (or enrh man, nml nun
whllo slip on which the holder failed
tn wrlto liU choice. Mr. Kennies mil!
gocted Hint thin meant n vnln fur Mr
While, being n whllo slip. Tlm sec-
ntiil linllnt gnvn itcnmc thirty ngnlnat
p iveniy-eveii for Wliltn, Wr. WhU,
nil r III" loaull ill tlm second ballet,
t.t nml pleasantly suggested Hint
E li) It rlilllK MMit the selection Im niiulr
unanimous Major William T
Slille, I., Jnrnli nml sumo oilier who
nrn InlereMcd deeply In tli linw
Klnmntli Knit if Commercial C'luli, re
mained seated,
Mr dentins anld Hint If ha hail
known tint reault would hnv.i been
hi tcleiitliui an president ho would
hnvo ri'fuxM in run, nml rxpresvd
lilnmi'lf a very sorry Hint Mr. White
liml been turned ilown,
W T. Hhlvn seemed to be spokes
iiimi for ihiiMi nnxluus to change the
management (if tlm rluti, nml wished
In eo Km proceedings keep going as
lung a poaslbln snylng Hn)' hail nil
night to It I In Una started llm Inter
ml hy asking In rrKnnl to who n
nllglhlo to vote, ami whether they
roiihl ruin ly proxy. Bltlvo wa tin
dldntu fur vice president on the ticket
wild Whllo (or president.
President Itrnmcs snld Im illil not
hcllovo thcrn wn nny provision (or
iroi)' voting,
"I'vii lookrit hut Hut by-laws pret
ty rnrrfully, nml I fnllixl to And nny
thliiK to irovlilo ilrtnll (or election
of omrerK nt thin meetlnc," inlil
Bhlvf. "I don't think yim hnvo nn)
ruin to ko hy."
"An prenlilent under llm clrcnm
Rtince, whero theio irptna lo hn nnth
I UK In tlm hy-lawii lo rover I ho quo
Hon, I Ih'IIuvii my word U law," nahl
Mr. lteiiine. "If memhorii are mil
minieleiilly Intermtrd In tlm affnlm of
tlm cluli to ronm here Mini vote, they
mIiiiiiIiI not tin entitled to n vote. I
Iherefnro rnlu Hint no proilei bt
voted."
V, I'niil Johnaon nominated
Itenmca for preildent, Wllllnm (lilt
HecondliiR. K. II. Unit nominated
Krimk Ira Whllo, nml tho nniiiliin
tliiii rhmed. Hhlvn wnnted every
body noinlnuted nt once, but liU pro
IiiikiiI (tilled, und tho prcaldontlul
liuiiiliiiillotin ctoiod.
Tho voIIiir wn dono by Secretary
Cnleh T. Oliver enllliiK Hio roll, tml
in a limn or (Inn wiim railed Hie hold
er of the linllnt stepped In tho front
with It and handed It to tho tcllora,
Jniuen II. Drliroll and Oarar flhlvo.
W. T. Bhlvo and Jimllco of tho Peaca
By
OrKuiiltntlon hn boon effected by
tho Klamath Falls Comniorclal Club,
und tho offlceri and committees fol fel fol
eow: President, Oharloi Qravet; vlco
president, James A. Maddox; secre
tary and treasurer, Roy lla'makor.
Hoard of control W. T. Bhlvca,
OIiutIos P, Stewart', O, A. Stearin,
Chnrlei Meyers,
Membership committee Ii. Jacobs,
Z. 0, Powoll, Charles Pattee,
Finance ooMMlttee W. B. Town
send, James? A. U&ttot, J, P. Iee.
AdTertlataf ' printing commit-
Officers
And
Klamath
ELECTION
(,'liiirle (Irnvea had I tain of tlm vot
er, nml krtt tally on who cant the
linllnt, Ornven I prealdont of the
linw rommerrlnl cluli nml Hhlvn l on
tho himrd of control of tint anma body
Thiiinn Hliiphiui wanted to voto
for J. I'. Hntterlee, whoo nKenl III
Kliiuiiith I'm II Hlepheli I.
"Hit down," rnlled Khlve,
"I liotlrn Hint I'niil Johnaon rant
three ballot," pmleted Htephen,
Jftliimnil Wiled for tlm Hot HprlllK
rompntiy, the Klnmntli Development
liompiiuy nml hlnmelf, Uhnrle Moore
ivnlml fur the K In in n III County hnnk,
which hint been nhaorhed by the Klrnt
Nntlonnl,
Hhlvn proletei nllowlliK C. K,
Itlley, ii(rtnr to KM II, DtiKnilll,
to votn for DuKnult, nml Hecrvtary
Oliver eiplnlned Hint Itlley had
hoiiKht Hn I'imiII'm biiilne and suc
ceeded lo thn liietiiherhlp, It beltiK
mi hown on thn Chamber' book).
Alter the preddency waa out of the
ny W I'niil Johnaon moved that tlm
ret of tlm vnrnncle bo tiomlnntrd for
nil toKether, to which Hhlvn wn op
poted, hut hi iroioiltlou fnllcd to
prernll. W. I. Johnaon woi named
(or vim preildeiil, nml Hhlvn nomi
nated Oliver (or secretary, after which
llm retlrliiK vlro president County
JiiiIro William H, Wnrden, lauded
Oliver ns the rlitht man for tho place,
Tor director llm fnllnwlnc wern nom-Innled-
Maor Vrnl T. Kanderton
by W I'nnl Johnaon, Jnme A. Mnd
ilm, who I vice president of thn new
mmmcrclnt club, by Mr. Tipton; W.
H. Hah hy Wllllnm T. Hhlvn, nml
I'lnnk Irn Wliltn by Thotun Htrph
em, Thn nominations cloard, nnd
thn si-cretnry wns empowered lo mat
thn linllnt of the entire orRAtiliatlon
(or tlm nominees, which he did,
Hecrelnry Oliver reported the finan
cial denllniti of tlm concern for the
(Continued on paicn 3)
FRANKLIN IS ARRAI6NF0
ON GHARCES OF BRIBERY
MIH AMJrXKM IICTniVK (XIMKN
INTO COl'IIT AMI HIM MWVKIt
KTATM UK Wll.l. KII.K MOTIO.N
lllt IIIHMIHMAI. OK IXOKTMKXT
(rolled I'res Hervlrn
I.OH ANtlKt.Kri. Jan. C Drtectlvo
I'llnkllii was today nrrnlKned brforo
J ml It o Willis on a tlinrno of hrlhliiK
permanent Juror llaln and nttemptltiR
to hrllie Mirkwood. Ho was first nr
rnlRiied on the Haiti charge.
lecomptu Davis, Kriliklln's lawyer,
slnted lie would file a motion to dis
miss tho Information,
January 10th wni set by the court
to henr tho motion.
IMMKillATION TO HTATKH
IJ3WKXH, IU1T NOT FAHT
4nllsllcn on llm Alkn Population of
Tills Nullon Miovr l-css TImr Mil
lion Came In Isist Year, aver IBO,
(HM),(HM lea Than In 1BI0
WAfllllNdTON, D. C. Jan. 5.
Stntlstlca Ratlicred by tho ImmlRrn
tlnn bureau of stntlatlrs of tho do
partment of rommerco and Inhor show
that tho allon population of tho Unit
ed HtnteM I beltiK Increased more
lowly than before.
During tho fiscal year 1911. 878.
687 InimlKrant aliens entered the
Committees Picked
Falls Commercial
Club
tco Arthur Mvormore, K, J. Mur
ray, Henry Dolvln.
Kntortalnmcnt committee !S. 0.
Powell, Paul Breltemteln, Antone
Castel.
The question of a permanent tecre
tary Is ono that hat not been eettled,
nor have hoadquartori been picked,
hut these detalli aro likely to be set
tled upon toon, The Initiation li to
be $5, with duos of fl per month.
For the'pretent the meeting placo li
In the "old brick store" room at Main
and Conger avenue, but the body has
offer of other place.
Uultud Htntes, ns against 1,01,(170
during tho flcnl year 1810 a differ
unco of 102,913,
In llio addition of tho Iminlgrinit
iilleii 1 1 1,7 13 noii'lmmlKrnnla Inud
cil, DtirliiR tho yeur there ilepnrted
fiom tho country nbout 000,000,
nhout 300,000 being of tho Immigrant
etnas. During tho previous year
nhout 3110,000 aliens, both Immigrant
and niili-liiiinlgrnlit., left tho United
Hlatea.
Tho actual Increase In the alien
population of tho United Hlntes dur
ing IBM was r. 1 2 , 0 R r. , ns rumpnrcd
with RI7.CI0 for lt 1 0 and 013,843
In 1 9 0,
WANT mm Of PANAMA
MADE PLAIN 10 COUNTRY
rniigreiiiin lUlney liilnNluie Him-
liitlnn In Take Trsllniony on I'rrn
lilent ItiMNM-tell's AruUltln of
Colombia Ami
Culled Press IWvIco
WAHIIINdTON, Jan. C Tho offi
cial story of llm acquisition of tho
I'anamn cnnal tone by tho United
Hlate limy bo told lo tho house of
representative If henrlngs to be con
ducted before the committee on for
eign affairs liad to the adoption ofi
resolution Introduced by Itspresentn-
live Itnlney of Illinois. Chairman
Holier announced that tho committee
soon would begin consideration of tho
resolution.
Tlm Italney resolution calls on tho
comii.ltten on foreign nffnlrs to send
for nil hooks, papers nnd documents,
to summon witnesses and lo take tes
timony on thn fact that a former
president of tlm United Rlnte has
iKrlared that ho "took" Panama from
tlm republic of Colombia without con
sulting ConRress,
It sets for Hi that tlm republic of
Colombia has petitioned thn United
Htntes to submit tlm legal and equit
able question of the acquisition of tho
Panama territory lo The Hague tri
bunal to soo If tho action of the Unit
ed States was In accordance with tho
tienly between Colombia and the
United Htates, and whether It was a
violation of wclt-cstahllshed princi
ples of the U of nation.
Iloyal Arrli Masons lo Convoke
Klamath Chapter No. 35, Iloyal
Arch Masons will hold Its regular con
vocation tomorrow evening. A de
gree will be conferred nnd Important
business transacted. All members aro
urged to bo present, and visiting com
panions aro cordially Invited to at
tend.
PIERRE L01I ASKS PEACE
IN INTERESTING APPEAL
t'auwiu Krenrli Military Writer Al
leges Tttat Civilised Asaaaalna
Privately Await Turkey's Kail That
Tfiejr May lrsjr on Plerca
PAHIS, Jan. B. Tho Figaro pub
lishes a striking appeal 4 tho world
In favor of peace, written by Captain
hauls Mario Jiilleu Vlnud, best
known a Pierre hotl, tho famous
tra-vcler, author and friend of Hie Mo
hammedan, In which ho flays the ra
pacity of Kuropo In regard to tho Mo-
hammodan.
Italy' Indefensible sclturo of Trip
oli and her war on Turkey are, says
M. hotl, manifestations of this mock
ery of tranqullltyDu-betweenmlkgnt
cry of modern civilisation, which
look tranquilly at masacre, at war
and at the (pilling of Innocent blood.
M. I .oil compare certain of tho Eu
ropean (towers lo hyena walling lo
fill their stomachs with tho remain of
maimed and dying Turkey. Ho de
clare tho Hmo ha arrived for the
Christian world to cease from human
butchery, for, ho say, tho Christian
are the greatest assassins of all, kill
ing with word of fraternity on their
lisp and destroying with fire and shot
tho old world of Africa and Asia, and
treating like cattlo tho men of tho
brown and yellow race.' M. Lotl con
elude: "War of conquest, on whatever
protoxt they are undertaken, must be
topped or the word 'peace,' 'prog
res' and 'arbitration' will remain
empty and derisive, and a ahamo to
humanity."
Pablo Doplln, who ha been visit
ing friend la Boaania for aome time,
ha returned to hi home at the Ore
gon house.
MAIL CAR ROBBED
AND SACKS RIFLED
TWO HOIIIIKHH IIOMI UP MAIh
Cf.KIIKH ON MOUTIIKII.V PACIFIC
IIOAD IIKrWKF.X HUD 111,1'Kr'
AMI ItKDDIKO
United Press Hervlca
KKDDINO, Calif., Jan. C Tho
mall rnr on Southern Pacific train
No, 10 wn robbed between lied III tiff
nnd (tedding at dnyllght this morn
ing. Tim three rnnll clerk were
hound, Tho two thieves emnpcil.
All thn registered sacks were rifled.
Hlx registered mall pouches vtcru
rilled.
Tlm two robbers hoarded tho train
nnd concealed themselves as it was
pulling out of Itcd Illuff.
Hetween there and Redding they
entered tho mall car and covered tho
clerks.
They forced one lo bind tho other
two clerks, open tho sack at the
point of a gun, then turned thn facci
of the clerks to the wall and (led as
the train pulled Into Iteddlng.
Detectives from Han Francisco are
coming.
A posso may be formed to take tho
trail Immediately. There I no cstl
mnto of tho loot.
EXULTANT NAGS
ALLOWED TO GO
IMI.FI IICVH WIIOMK SHIPMENT TO
IIOItMK MAIIKKT WAN DKTKH
ItF.p HY ATTACIIMKNT, NO
M.UF.It DF.hAYlvD
V. A. Peach and P. It. Druntell,
Oakland horse purchasers, whose
carload of horseswero attached yes
terday by John M7Tlowell for a claim
of 9335 on two horse sold to the
men, settled the case, and the steeds
which were Impeded were allowed to
go on their way a much a nags
naturally would exult under such cir
cumstance.
Hl'SIUNIi CtlAHFJi KhOPKUM
AND HAS CANADA DKPOHT
Them lo Stales aa I'ndVslniblc Wit-
nun live Paramour, to Whom Sim
(Jave Murli Jewelry, Hctlcr Than
Her Children
WINNIPStl, Jan. 5. Pursuing his
wire and Alfred O. Uoyco of Seattle
1.000 mile and spending f 33, 000 on
tho chase, J. It. Snead of Texas, a
millionaire banker, succeeded In hav
ing tho couplo deported from Canada
a undesirable person.
Iloyce Is Iho son of a Texas cattlo
king. Ho say a charge of grand
larceny against him I merely trump
ed up to aecuro hi extradition.
Till chargo I based on tho claim
of tho Toxa authorities that Boyco
persuaded tho woman to give him
20,000 worth of Jewelry. Tho wo
man declare she prefer Doyco to
her husband. 8ho say sho.ls willing
la even giro up her two children,
whom sho will faco In Minneapolis,
for love of Boyee,
AdF.D MKXICAN flKNKKAL
IS ILL IN PRISON CELL
IVealtsrat MaoVro and Cabinet Deny
Sickness of Keyca, Itanous Itcvolu
tlimlst, Hut Other OfltcUbj AOmlt
That Ho I IU
MrXXICO CITY, Jan. 6. Despite
denials of President Madero and hi
cabinet that General Bernardo Reyes,
tho capitulated rebel leader, Is dying
In hi cell, other oBclala of the gov
ernment admit that the aged soldier
Is lck. They say, however, that ho
I In no danger of death.
CARNKfllKS HCHOOLMATK v
DIK8 TOR LACK 09 OAJtB
Jamra fllllesrdc, Aged 80, Mea After
Bring Refused Aaaistaace by Meet
King, to Whoa He Loaned Money
Many Years Ago
LOS ANOEliKfl, Jan. 6. Turned
down, It li alleged, by hi boyhood
companion aad schoolmate, .Andrew
Carnegie, whom ha had aaked for
aid, Jntnos Ulllcsple, 80, is dead hero
for latk of proper mcdlcnl attention,
Frlumls of (Jlllfsplo declare that If
hn Inn! been nbte to reach Carneglo's
lit-Mt his llfo would havo been pro
luriged. It I ileclnri'd that Olllesplo
needed tho skill of a New York ifpo
clnllst, nnd that when ho nsked tho
stcol king for tho passage rnonoy It
wss denied,
Young (Jlllesple told a friend hero
that HlllcHpIo Hr, had loaned 10
pound to Carnegie's hither many
year ago, and he could not recall
that It hnd over been paid hack. Tho
compound Interest on tho loan would
havo nmounted to about 12,000.
ie6isla1nr1la6
NECESSARY TO PROTECT IT
( hie f of Army Staff Contends National
Kimlgii Should .Vtvr lie I'sed as
Table Mirth or lraM-rjr, Hut Hung
From Line or Against Wall
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 6.
Iteccnt charges and denial of abuio
and misuse of tho American flag havo
duveloped tho fact that thcro Is no
national statute making such acta
punlahable. Several states are said to
havo severe laws on the subject, and
tho war department officials are hope
ful that agitation will lead legisla
tures of other states to adopt similar
laws.
Major-General Leonard Wood, the
chief of staff of tho army, contends
that tho national cnslRn should never
be used as a table covering or to be
tncked up as a 'drapery, but that It
should alwnys be suspended from a
line or stnff or hung ngnlust tho wnll
It Is a common practice on shipboard
to spread the ting over the chaplain's
table or desk during tho services,
and this practice Is condemned In
some uqarters as a mlsuso of the flag.
An attempt probably will be made
to sveuro national legislation on this
subject, but It Is said so many private
Interests would bo adversely affected
that the success of tho attempt Is
doubtful.
k KohM-rrrK's ptomaink
POIKOM.NO FOt'GIIT OFF
United Press Servlco
1'KOItlA, Jan. C. Itccupcratlng
from a slight attack of ptomaine pois
oning, I-a Follclto resumed his tour.
He said, "I feci weak, but I am go-
lug through with tho schedule."
Ho refused to accept medical aid.
He tra-vcls HO miles tomorrow. La
Follcttv then proceed! to Indiana and
then to Washington.
RICHESON RAVES III CELL
ARO IS BELIEVED MANIAC
United Press Servlco
HOSTON, Jan. 5. Itov. IMchcson
Is raving, and Is believed to be a
maniac In his cell. This afternoon an
application will bo made to tho lunacy
commission to Investigate. It It finds
htm Insane ho will bo transferred to
an asylum. ,
Hl'SIIANirS DKATH iaiD TO
WIKK AND STAR HOAHIIKH
Pidltv Try lu Fasten Crime la Tills
Manner mi Theory tliat Dead Man
Caught Pair la Coinarumlslng Po
sition and Was Then Slain
CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Clinging to
the theory that Mrs. Kcno Morrow and
tho ns jot missing young automobile
salesman who was tho "star boarder"
at tho Morrow homo were discovered
In a compromising position by Charles
G. Morrow, tho husband, who was
thon murdered, thi police hero at tho
reopening of the Inquest, .made every
effort directly to connect tho wife
with tho crime.
Al'STRAIJA 8THUIF.D I'P
OYF.lt I4KKI-Y Pl'GHJSM
rlenrviiH'ii hi AutJoodfn Aro Making
mi Kffort lo Prevent the Proposed
Meeting Itetwtvn lllg Amcan ana
Sam McYey Coming Bummer
SYDNEY. N. S. A' Jan. 5. There
will bo no more prlto fighting In Aus
tralia It clergymen can prevent It,
and ovory effort I being made by the
ministers to prevent tho proposed
meting of Javk Johnson and Bam Mc-
Voy hero for tho heavyweight cham
pionship .of tho world.
Aa-ltatlon aaalnit the Johnson Mc
Vey bout waa started In Rushchetters
FAILURE OF WATER
SUPPLY IS VEXING
Hay by business men of tho city, who
engaged ntlornoy to assist tho min
uter In their attempt to crush the
sport here. It Is tho first Hmo In tho
history of Australia that thcro has
been any serious opposition to pugil
ism.
VICTIM OF SIIOOTI-'ll DIKS
AS IIFSUIr OF HIS II CUT
IIUUNB, Ore., Jan. C Hobcrt Sel
dom y re, who wns shot by Jack Taylor
In tho shooting tempo at tho Klmcr
Carlton rnnch near Andrew a week
ago, when n man nnrned ePrry was
killed and Hvttletnyro was wounded,
died from tho effects of tho wound re
ceived from a 13-cnllbro revolver. Ho
lived only n few days fim the time
of tho shooting. Taylor Is now In
Jail In this city.
Hobcrt Scttlcmyro was a well re
spected citizen of Harney county,
where he had II veil for II f teen years.
ROSTOV WOULD KI.KVATK
FAST Dt-'CLINING DIU.MA
HOSTON, Jan. C. Plays never giv
en professionally In Ilotton, and plays
novcr before offered on any stage, aro
to bo presented hero at tho Toy t he-
atcr. Tho Toy theater Is designed for,,ns to " "" prlng, a.
tho elevation of tho drama, and I. tolcl '"" t,hc'1r flow " "
l,n rnn,l.irlnri ntnn ll, nm tin... n. " Ull " ' "Inking a Well abOUt
tho New (heater attempted In Nowi,rB,Jr,fMt'" ,,lam?ter rt ,Bt-
V...I, u. .. o l.. ... I. ..!
", f, .u VII citwuuwui IVHIVi
Many prominent society people, writ
or and musicians of Boston aro In
lnAlf..l Ih t k A .. ASanolisit TVi ub.
IUH.-11CU IU ItlW CI4IC1 i'llBVs IUU . 1 " I
ir... nf .ii ,,.r,. vinff nM in ,,,
performances are to bo given ,.,,.,
The Beaton will run for eight alter -
uate weeks, and ovcry fortnight n new
play wli bo produced. Two snort
play. "In Ills House." by George
Mlddleton. and "Press Cuttings." by,l'nPlnB during the day wnil tae
George Dcrnard Shaw, have been se
lected for tho opening.
IDAHO SIRL HORSE THIEF
SFRT TO STATE ASYLUM
Over-Fondness for Pnlfrcye Ovcr.UI.,lhcrra0BC,eri ""owing In the nelgh
.. , borhood of 13 degree below tero, and
aiires
livr Hvsinnii, mhi iirr
Her Second Offense She Is Canght
and Committed as Insane
IILACKKOOT, Idaho, Jan. 5. A,
pathetic era In the life of Marlau
Klrkpatrlck ha como with her com-
mltment to tho state asylum (or In-
sano at Dlackfoot.
Miss Klrkpatrlck Is the girl who
etole a- horso In Owyhee county, rodo
it to Holse. and sold It (or $15.
Women of llolso heard about her
stout defense, nnd took un her case,
nml sho was released on bond and
taken Into tho home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chtrstlan of tho children's home. It
then developed that sho had stolen
another horo, and that her fondness
for tho animals over-balanced her
Judgment.
In tho hearing It developed that!
she has an uncle and aunt living In
Mlrhtnnn, and that a fow year ago
sho married a man In that state by
Iho namo of Carter, from whom she
separnted soon after her nm-rrlngo,
which sho declares she was forced to weather and the Intention of the corn
enter Into by her undo and aunt. 'pany to work trie men less hour on
Sho had been bound over to the
district court (or trial on tho chargo
of stealing n horso from a ranch near
Uruncau In Owyhee county, and was
awaiting trial on that charge.
Zero Blast Grasps
Frozen Clasp, With Suffering Great
United Press Servlco
CHICAGO, Jan. 5 From the Ori'it
Lakes to tho Rockies Is the severest
winter weather In several seasons.
In many places tho low temperature
rnords for tour or five ;ear wa
broken.
Intense suffering I reported here.
Charity agent are nearly helples.
One huudred and fifty thousand aro
Joblea.
The municipal lodging house Is
crowded, and hundreds thronged the
VERYG0LD WEATHER
AND WORK OP MEN REPAIRING
fOtitCK OP SUPPLY RRSPONSI'
llf.F, NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR
AGAIN
Scarcity of water last night caused
householders to keep the telophono
of the Klamath Falls Light and Wa
ter company busy toward the close of
business hours. The low water In tbo
reservoirs caused tho flow to abate.
Ono of tbo reasons for the shallow
'supply In the basins I that the coav
pany has been pumping them fall to
I give time to mako repairs at the
; springs on the Ilcamcs property. This,
coupled with the Inclination of resf
I dents to lcavo taps open to keep ths
water pipes from freexlng and bant
ing their plumbing, led to trouble for
a little while.
Slnco tho last analysis of Secretary
Calvin S. White, of tho state board of
huilth, showing somo of the spring
I to be pure, tho company ha been try-
'"' r"- "" wi uiitw wawr
wblch has been tho source of trouble,
which is expected to lower the point
of acceptance, thus getting below the
... . . a
contam'ratlng surface water, a well
" to I.o.slbly open the .prlnga tuf?-
'lcn,l3f ,0 eD,w ,he flow
slnco tl)o repairs were begun tho
i'j " "" iiumi hi s
' fl he reservoir, and then atop
men were working at the sprlag.
After tho men get through with the
day's work It I an hour before the
springs settle so that pumping can be
gin. Before they begin work an
other hour 1 lost in making ready
for the labor.
Wednesday night waa the coldest
lot tho winter to date, with vafloa
folk who had either been stung by
the cold weather already or expected
to bo. prepared against the wintry
damage to their plumbing by letting
the faucet tay open for the night.
The reservoirs yesterday morning
showed a good supply after a- oita
night's pumping, but nbout 4:30 p.m.
.Hie man at the pumphouso telephoned
to headquarter that the gauge how-
cd tho water mighty low In tho ba
lns. Tho men repairing at tho
springs wcro ordered off the "yob,"
and as soon as tho water settled tne
pumps were started to draw the water
through the 6-Inch Intake. The w
tor failed to come. It developed that
the men working had carried the wa-
tcr so low by deepening the big hole
that It did not reach the point of ue-
tion. Tno centrifugal pump naa to
be primed, and considerable time was
lost before the flow wa Induced
through the pipe.
For about nn hour thero were some
distraught housewives, but the trou-
bio was not for long. The milder
the spring. It necessary, In order to
'giro plenty of pumping time, will, In
all probability, do away with further
' likelihood of embarrassment from the
same cause.
Middle West In
police stations last night to keep
warm.
Indication are for Increasing cold,
with blizzard striking Nebraska aad
Kansas plain.
Railroad aro blockaded.
Today's below scro records la as
follews:
Chicago 8, Superior, Wis., 81, Du
buaue. Iowa. 16. LaCross tt. MtaM-
apoll 28, Dlsmarck, N. D., 14, Devils
Pass, N. D 21, Dulutk and awax
City 20, Madison, Wis., aad MedMaa
Hat 12, Wiaalpeg 14, Wlllleioa N.
D., 18, areea . WU., 1.
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