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; . ?i 1 tuninc JiefaUs. vrruio Mr THB EVENING NEWSPAPER IIXINT TIIK NEWS, NOT HISTORY rWTitn rBRwt MmvicK ik Hlitli Vrar No. '' MUTJlZE LAWS OF STATE AMK.NOMK.NTH TO UK HUltMiTTKD TO VOTH OF PEOPLE People' Power I4NMPM Have Prt mI Volamluona Amendment Providing for Ahulmliwssnt f Wale HfMtr, Adoption) of Cabinet Hyw law of llnle, aad Hundred of Mli. rr ludlcal Clii The roost radical change In the (ortrntnont of Oregon la proposed In a voluminous amendment to the con tllutlun. framed by W. I. U'Ren, and ao trlni MBt out bjf tba People's power Usgue. which will be voted on at tb election la November. Hern ut a few of the revolutionary change proposed S Hbotllti and dUtrlct attorney to be IP l)ild by the governor. noanl of three "director" to rule la rounir government and employ a tountr buelneaa MUHtr, the latter (e sppntnt other county officer. Htste eenat to be abolished. Blur member of legislature to be elected by proportional repreeentn Hon by the tate at large. Members of the legislature to hold power on mil call In voting In propor tion to the vote they received at the election. (loternor and defeated randldate for governor to be ex-onVIo member of legislature and hold large voting power therein. Knllre leglalature may be recalled tad activities suspended pending the recall vote. Voter to deelgnate first, aecond sad "other choice" for all officer to be elected. Primary election abollahed, eicept every fourth year, on president, vice president, elector and delegate to national convention. He lUtered voter only to be al-l lowed to vote or to sign pettlon for candidate or neaaurea. All franchlaea to be limited to laenty pear, and public may mke over property In connection there with nn phyilcnl valuation. Numerou changee In the prnvl loin for uie of the Initiative, refer endum and recall. The "new ronatltutlon," a It may be called, ecllpeea all previous legis lation brought before the people of the itate In the sweeping change It would make, Mr. U'Ren'a contention Is that the plan mean greater effi ciency and economy In government, placing emphasis upon the ahort bal lot, proportional representation and the second nnd other cholco method of voting. The proposed amendment, printed In imall type In pamphlet form, com prlaea nineteen pagea and practically rewrite four articles of the present conatltutlnn. Mr. U'Ren haa started the circulation of the Initiative peti tion tn place the measure on the bal lot neit November. Several page of newspaper space would be required to fully eiplaln the change made In the prraent laws of .the atate. To bo a quatlflew vottr, cltlsenthlii, reildence In the atate for on year F CLUETO MURDER IM)I) OP YOUNG WOMW Wltkl lli.AU HPUT OPKN IH VOU.NU IN UNOCOUPIKO HOUMe PAIIT K (MrTIIINfl HURNKU United Press Service 1.08 ANOKLK8, May 10. The lul tlal "K" on th corner of a handker chief u th only clu to th Identity of a comely woman of SO year of ie, who body, with the head split open, was found In an unoccupied bungalow la th northwestern part of thla city, An attempt had bn mad to burn the body, as tha clothing waa acorehed oS to th kae. Tha house where the body waa fouad waa vacated My 1st. 8vral.dayi after a man and woman war aa Ulklnt on the Porch. Bloody lagar prlnU which r found la th room ar being hotcrana!. HANDKERCHIE and rcgtatrntlon uru roiiilrod, At prtii'iit a iiinii mny vcitu on rirnt rll Iroliahlp papera, only all inonlli' ri a lilence la required, nnd tlioao not res- I'liiri'il may awenr In tlielr votw , If any candidate haa n mn'irlty nt' , ,Mtmr that Hutu la quit a hrat rhiilrn vnlia iivit nil the otheri, ' number of pvoplo In Klamath Falls," ho la elected If he fall In thlv llic;ald II, II, Hull thla morning, "who second thiilcn votea are to bo counted . K,.(tiK run) faahlounblc, and con nnd added to tho tint rliobv, i.ti.l nnv lt,.,iiplalliiK building thetnaelvc a cnndldnle hnvlng n mnjorlty of llrat country homo near tho city. You nnd aecond choice la elected. falling imld bo aurprlaed at tho numbor of thla, the "other choice" votea will bo Well-to-do people hero who have mldrd to the lotnl for ench rnndldntej nikod mo to aell them a tcn-acro nml the one hnvlng the largcat num- tract on tho Ankeny ranch. When her la elected. (w ta(-ot thla propcrty'on the mar- Ktrnpt In ma of candidate for kel we mndo tho smnlleat subdlvlalon governor, aenntora nnd rcprcarnta-' forty ncrca, na thnt I largo enough to Uvea In rongreaa, Irglalatora nnd pre. I produce an excellent revenuo for a Identlnl elertora, no pnrty ilealgna-1 family. We expected to sell this prop lion may he printed on the ballot nf- rrty to farmcra, but It looks na though ter thn name, or anything eicept tho I will have lo make an oiceptlon, and name, realdenre nnd occupation. lent up nno or two forties In ten-acre Initead nf having equal vote lntrnrta, I cannot do this unless I get the leglalature, members of that body four parties to go In together and are to vote on roll rnlt the totnl niitii-. ber nf votes they received In the state. If Hinllh of Multnomah, for Inatsure, received Ml,!'!, votea when elected, I be would hate ftO,z7S voted In the leglalature, while Drown nf Marlon, receiving 33.407 votea, would have 11,4(7 votea In the leglalature, A majority of all the votea raat through-, out the atnte for randldatea for rcpre-. sentatltra nre tn be required tn paaa n' hill, n mere majority nf mem tier a not being enough Tho governor la made nn ei-ofllclo I Continued on I'nce 4) T WATKIt t'HKIIH' AHHOCIATIOV IH IIKNTItAIM-:!! KIMtM COl.l.KVT INO AHrtlvMNMKNT t'.NTII, TKHMt NATION OK KlJIT An Injunction has been granted by Judge II. I.. Henson In the suit of 9. II. (Irlfllth vs. the Klamath water Ueers' Aaaoclallon, In which the court was asked to enjoin the aaaoclatlon from collecting asaeaaments agalmt thn shares of stock belonging to Mr (IrlffltU In the aaaoclatlon. Mr. (Irlfflth's property la locate! In Poe Valley, and as that portion of the government Irrigation ayatcm has not been constructed yet, he refused tn continue paying the aaaeaaments nimln br the aaaoclatlon until auch time na the water became available for the land. The order of Injunction waa filed this morning, and reads: "It la there- rlir. ordered that, until further or- t'ers In the premises, tho defendant unit all Us agents, officers and citreci mi be enjoined and restrained from enforcing or attempting to enforce n,n nnvment of said aseeesmenis men Hon In said complaint or any othe.' tiseeaaments on said share of stock of plaintiff and which are desennea in ..id enmnlalnt. and from commenc ing orroseeutlng any suit or action to collect the said assessment agalmt ,. nlalntlff or his aaalgns or agalnit aatd lands or shares of stock, pending ihn determination of this suit, unie vnter shall become avnllnble for said lands from the canals of the Klamath project." REV. S1UBBLEFIEL0 IHSIALLED AS PASTOR a line audience gathered last night l tho Klrat Presbyterian church ou I ho occasion of tho Installation of i..v. i h. fltubblelleld as pastor of thai thurch. llov. Ilobort McUlu of OiaM Pass delivered the sermon. .... .n oirxiiimt address, bearing ill- natlv on tho cstabllahmeat of the ... .1.. .. metal 'lis Kingdom of noil on mo - . nl.f..l nminel mini. llireasuy 01 a ii"" ,- W - Dr. J. H. Miiiigan oi - I he chargo to the pastor, and llov. I.. M. Anderson of Merrill gav( the ....... tn inn conareaaiiuu. '- viiib - ----- ,..., . choir, under tho nhie loaaersim. v. n. Mason, rendered a numbor of Dno selection suitable to tho occa- slon, while Mr. Paul urcgorr, .-. 0. K. Home and Mra. Don J. Zum .it ..n aoioa of exceptional merit Mr. BtubbUfleld begin hla regular work In Klamath Fall und.r pf .,.ii- h.i.ht and encouraging au- ap.ee, having ch.h, . -. stand with mm in W---'V to th aueeaai of in inw wktoh h haa bi oaHt. to COR GRANTS INJUNCTION KLAMATH KAMA, DEMAND FOR COUNTRY HOMES tnke n forty," ElKS WILL HOLD PICNIC SUNDAY I HXCtltHlOX TO PAIR GROUNDS WIIMIE MEMBERS WILL PAH TICIPATE I.V AN EFFORT TO PREPARE HODEO QROUNDS It la planned by members of the Kike Kodgo to hold a big gathering at tho Kalr Orounds on Sunday, and cv eiy member haa been requested lo coma and bring their saw, hammer mid tool, and aaslat In placing the ground and building In thap for the Rodeo, which begin May 3tst. Tlio launch Kwauna ha been ecurd by tho committee to convey the crowd lo the ground down the river. The launch will leave the Navigation com pany' wharf at 7 o'clock and nt 8: J'l. Several other launch hav been se cured, and wilt make regular tnpe, leaving the Acktey mother' wharf. Accommodations will be furnished for nil those desiring to go to th Krounds. A picnic lunch will be served by the house committee at the grounds nt noon. In addition to the men, the ladles are also Invited to go aUng. us they will be permitted to prepare and serve tho lunch for the workers. QUOTES DECISION 01 ILLEGAL REGISTRATION IMItor Herald: I noticed recently an article In your paper, stating that a number of per sona who were not qualified voter hnvo been Induced, by some one, to reglatcr, so ns lo vote at the coming city election. It aeeniH to tno that a fellow who Is stuck on n particular "Job" will do or permit dcaperate things to be done, In order to hold that "Job," but each conduct don't go with the people gen erally. I am glad that this matter Is re ceding a thorough Investigation, and that tho matter Is to be taken before tho coming grand Jury upon positive proof already obtained. I further rejoice that our good clt liens are "next" to this corruption, and are about to put a plug In the leak. " Our county oflWrs should be given every possible assistance In this mat ter, nnd tho good people of this city should see to It that those who have violated th election laws are given the limit. Permit me to quote a few worda Just called to my attention, which nro used by the supreme court in in case of State vs. Heed, 61 Oregon, 377, vis.: "Tho purpose of flection 1907, B. ft O. Corap.. providing mai one wno shall Induco a voter to come Into any nreclnct with Intent that he aball oto nt any general election, at any place where he Is not n resident, snail be punished, la to prevent a colonisa tion of veter: and hence th Induc ing of a voter to remove Into nny precinct of which he la not a resident, with the Intention of voting there, by ,h. , of the ballot provioea tor, and In us at th general iwm. ...nt... the gravamen of the offence." SUBSCRIBER u. T.mea Pelt.m U dOWU t'OBI tba Fort to apend n fw day In tha couaty eat, visiting wun mssa OHBOON, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1911 SAYS REBELS WERE ROUTED OMMUMCATKft BY WIRR WITH (JKNERAL HTJKItTA fulled Pre Crreepondent Get Di rect CkmmnsieatlM With Federal Ocncral tejrn' Advance Party of One ThoaanaH Befeel Were rowtrtL And "They lUa Mk IUU" Mala aar'a Itebete Also Ro)t4 United I'reea Bervlc KL, PASO, Tag., May 10. A Uattd Press correspoadent, at 1 o'clock till n.ornlng talked directly wlU tho fed eral general, Huerta, ovr th tele araph circuit, via Laredo, Tens and forreon, to tba battlefleld nt Iwr- mejlllo. When asked what happad yester day General Haarta aald: General Robago compUtsdy tvntsjd an ad vane party of 1,000 rbl at Zaragota near Dermajltlo, UHaag ninety of them. Th nght tatd naUl noon, when a panic seised the rbu and they ran Uk rata." "When will aaother battle oecnrT" asked th United Pre maa. "I'll answer that rrlday night," was the respone. "Sine I hav been talking to you borsemea hav arrived with a telegram aaylag that Salaaars' rebels were ronted at Cuatro Clea- egue last night. I coagratuUt year enterprise la commaaleatlag wKh me." WATER RISING AT NEW ROADS GOVKRMMKNT MOTOR BOAT, LAUNCHES AND BARGM ARE A88KMBMNG PREPARATORY TO REMOVING tXaUBRANTB United Press Bervte NEW ORLEANS, May 10. The water Is rising at New Road. Gov ernment motor boats, lauache and bargee ar assembling preparatory to removing the Inhabitant. Th population of th New Roads district la 10,000. At Torraa the wire ar down and th craves th la a mil wide. CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES MASMURf, mm Aa the meetlaga approach a clone at tha Christian church, they ar growing In Interest. Th message on "Absolute Certalntl" last nigni waa of unusual character, and waa ad dressed to doubter and free think ers. Mr. Whlston aald: "Thar baa always been an Inclination on tha oart of humanity U doubt what can not be seen nor uadewtood. We cry show us.' Th Ooapel facto ar won derful, and might well b doubted wer they not accent at faith Tain. A fact may b lacewiprehenslble. yt reasonable, as demonstrate by th mysteries of aatara. For on mys tery In Christianity ther ar 100 la Nature. "W do not uadrtaad th etreu latlon of th blood, nor hew th food nnd liquid ar envrtd lata tlaana and blood, nor th mystery at life- vet w do not commit aaleld la con sequence. Wa do sot naderstand th mystsrles of Ooa'a kingdom, yet wa need not commit moral and spiritual suicide. W bUT thousand of things about oursalraa that wa do not comprehend. "Reason la thnt faculty by which we trace effect to eauae, aad.vry fact of llf. traced to It origin, roata upon mystery. Reason begin wnarw mystery leave of." Tba meeting tonight will b on or th best, Involving aaaeUl aharaa work and music Th Taagllt wtH speak on a burning tle.J!Tua t ond Coming of enmt." Mvnm nn and Ninth str. Th beat CawUi day at the Fratt Whattaala kwar la town to- nmymjtall. -T gnMS. QUADRILLE RIDERS WILL PRACTICE All horseback riders who are to participate In the quadrille at the Elks Ilodeo, are requested to be at the fair grounds at 3 o'clock Bundsy to practice the movements. There are twenty-four couplea entered for th vnt, nnd It I desired that every rider be present to take their part. LIFE SAVING CREW SWEPT OUT TO BR United Preaa Service BAT CITY, Ore., May 10. A life saving crew of eight men was swept out to aea when the lifeboat cut loose from the whistling buoy off Nebllem River. It Is feared all are lost, as a high ana la raging. STATE TROOPS TO STOP RIOT POLICE EXHAUST AMMUNITION IN SHOOTING OVER HEA1W OP MINERE AND ARE LEFT AT THE MERCY OF MOB United Pre Service SCRANTON, Pa., May 10. Two foreigner wer shot and two police beaten la n riot at the Cayuga mine at North Scranton. Fifteen police fired n hundred ahota over the bead of tba rioters, which jimptled the chamber of their revolver. The police were then at the mercy of th mob until n special train with atate troop arrived. Tre Tralaaa Week Commeaelag next Wednesday the Sonthara Padte announce that two train weekly will b ran to Cbllo- qola. oa Wednesday and Saturday Tralaa tear Klamath FalU at 7 a. m. and return bfor noon th nam day. Meeting of Banal SasTrag Lcagwe Th Eaual Suffrage League will meet at the Library Club rooms Sat urday at I p. m. All ladles Interested In the movement ar cordially Invited to be present MfNETTA YORDAY, Secretary, OF ADVANTAGE TO THE 10GAIIEICHAKIS SCHEDULE OF PARCELS -POST BILL PROPOSED RY SENATOR BOURNE RASED ON DISTANCE COVERED WASHINGTON, Hay 10. Senator Bouraa'a parcels post bill, introduced a few days ago. U destined to glva tba people of th United States aa low a merchandise rate aa tha actual cost of tha ssrvlce will permit and to base to charge upon tho service rendered. His bill Include what la called a son" system, with rates varying ac cording to distance. This plan gives the advantage to the local merchant, and yet provide much lower rate for long haul than th rate now in fore. For example, th present rat on merchandise la on cant nn ounce, or It cents n pound, regardless of dis tance. Thla la an absolutely unsclen title rat. It now cost a restdsat of a rural rout 10 cent a pound to have merchandise mailed to htm from bis local market And the limit Is four pound, which would cost cents. Under th Bourn bill th rural rate Is S.OMta for tbo Srat pound nnd 1 cent tor each additional pound, or 15 cents for levn pounds, thla weight being the limit. But tha Bourn bill will not o ns favorable to mall order housee aa the meal merchaaU have feared. The pro- nosed rat for a distance such aa that from Chicago or Kansas City to Ore gon, la II canto for th first pouna and 10 ceata for each additional nound. or 11.11 for eleven pounds, Th present caarg for eleven pound a up tn four pound pacgaga, would b tl.Tf, no that ther I re duction et ft ante. Tt a local merchant haa a rate t It onto, aa compared with 11.11. charged on tha sjMkanw from Chicago, Thla difer- nc of IT enata becaus of th great- ar dwtamea It bUvd o ha ample prMMtlaa la th total sMreaaat. and fully Justified by tho coat to the gov ernment. Senator Uourno has always assert ed that retail merchants are not in jured by malt shipments, but by tho f i eight shipments, and that mall rate can ne'rer compoto with freight rates. Tha freight charge on mcrchandlst from Chicago to Oregon Is $3 or less per hundred, or 3 cents a pound, Tho parcel post rate is 11 cents a pound for the aamo distance, llenco It Is claimed by Senator Uourne that tho great bulk of goods ordered by mall will always be shipped by freight and that the amount of goods shipped by mall lond dlatances will not material ly Injure local merchants. The bill, however, gives low rates for short distances. Thus, for the first tone, with a radius of about fifty milss, the rate is 6 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each additional pound, or 26 cents for 11 pounds, or about 2 cents n pound. Statistics show mat more than halt the package business comes within a distance of 200 miles, for which dis tance the Bourn bill provide a charge of 7 cents for the first pound and 3 cents for each additional pound or 37 cents for an eleven pound par cel. These short distance rates are much lower than express rates now In force. Many people ask why eleven pounds Is fixed upon aa the limit, and the ex planation Is that the International parcel post limit Is Ore kilograms, or approximately eleven povnds. NOONDAY LUNCH WELL ATTENDED WEEKLY GET-TOGETHER MEET ING HAS SOCIAL TIME LADIES WILL CONDUCT NEXT AFFAIR. SANITATION IB SUBJECT Everr table at-Ye Olde Colonial Grill of the Llvermore hotel waa taken today at the regular Friday noon luncheon. The aubje'et of "Ad vertising and How to Keep Money at Home," which created n-great inter- est at the last luncheon, was to have been discussed, but C. T. Oliver an nounced that as several business men who had expected to talk on the mat ter from the merchant's standpoint were unable to be present, the meet ing would be left open for a general social time, and any subject of Inter est could be broached. He called upon W. A. Delxell to ast aa toast master. Mr. Delzell stated that he would be aa considerate and aa accommo dating as Cale, and he passed It along to Professor Dunbar, who In turn put It up to E. B. Hall. Delxell, by this time had gotten over his surprise, and thought of a new story which he had not told, and so got things going In good shape. A very pleasant time was apent In story telling. It waa announced that the next luncheon will be turned over to the ladles, and one of the ladles Is to act as toastmaster. The subject to be discussed will be "Sanitation," which the Ladles' Civic League are Interest ing themselves In. REBELS GET THE WORSJJE FIGHT NINETY KILLED AND A HUNDRED WOUNDED AT TOIIHEO.V TIIK KlUIKL ATTACK ON DKRMEJIL LO IB RENEWED United Press Service EL PASO, Tex., May 10 The Mex ican consul at Lloente'haa Torreon dispatches stating that ninety rebels were killed and n hundred wounded. The federals had twenty killed and seven wounded, The rebel headquar ters at Jaures admit that the rebels sustained "slight reverses," and In sist that the federal loss waa several hundred. Escalon advlcea say the rebels renowed the attack on Bereme Jltto this morning. Twenty-Elghth Anniversary Just twenty-eight years ago today tho Brat newspaper In Klamath coun ty waa atartad. It was established by J. A. Bowdoln. father of W. B. Bow doln, and was called tha Klamath Star. Mrs. C. R. Be Lap. wife of th county clerk, haa a copy of Vol 1, Ho. 1. Price, FIv Cento ONE CANOIDATE T THAT-H MYSELF," BAYS TEDDY ItOOSKVKLT Hut It Hapn at This Time," Say Itooaevelt, "That I Typify and Env body the .Great Cause, Which I Only.Furthered by Supporting M." Says Ills Personal Interest M of No Concern tjnlted Press Service NEW .YORK, May 10. The Roose velt committee haa pdbttshed n letter which the Colonel wrote to Chairman Caiwell of the Mlnneaota Roosevelt committee. It says In part: "The nine states that hold presi dential primaries or their equivalent are North Dakota, Wisconsin, till nols, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Ore gon, New Hampshire, Massachnaetta and Maryland. These are the only states wherein there Is a free chane to express the popular will. Forty of their delegate to the Chicago con ventlon are Instructed for Taft, while 210 are ngalnst him.: In all these states together, three of every four republicans voting at the primaries opposed Taft. Practically all of the big republican bosses are heartily In favor of Taffs renomlnatlon. These men: Galllnger, Aldrjch. Penrose, I.orlmer, Ouggenbelm, Calhoun and tho Eapee crowd of California. Th I fight I nation wide, and there I Just one candidate whom It Is possible to nominate against the bosses, and that la myself. Every vote for every other 'candidate is a vote for Taft vote for tbo bosses. My personal Intereat la of no concern, one way or the other. But It happens at this time that I typify and embody the great cans. whlrh ( nntr furthered brBUBaort- ncwe." t- Benson Goea to Lakevtew Judge Henry L. Benson will leav' In the morning for Lakevtew to hold tha Uav term of court. On account of an over-abundance of work, Court Reporter Richardson will not go, nnd bis work will be done by Miss 8nell Inr of Lakevtew.. Attorney J. C. Rutenlc will accompany Judge Ben son. It Is not expected that the term will last very long, as there la very few caeca on the docket. Unique Exhibition J. I. Brett and O. Relchers of Port land, representatives of the Covey Motor Car company, at 2:30 this af ternoon gave n demonstration with n five-passenger Cadillac on Main (street. The spark plugs were re moved and the engine aisconneciea, and with the car loaded with six passenger a run of about six blocks waa mad on the power of the selc- stnrter alone aa n demonstration 91 the efficiency and power of the elf starter, with which th Cadillacs ar equipped. Muslcnl Tonight Mrs. Zumwalt will present two of her pupils, the Mlsaes Van Riper, to night at the opera house. Piano and vocal numbers will be given. White Invitations have been sent to friend of the young ladles, the recital will be open to the music loving public. FLORAL PARADE -3 MILES LONG LAFIBTA DK LA8FLORBB, THH BLOSSOM CARNIVAL, IS RaV VIYED FOR UENEF1T OF VHHT ING 8HRINER8 United Press Service LOS ANQELES: May 10. La Fleta BOSSES de Lasflores, the Blossom Carnival; x which was one aa annunl event, waa ' revived today for th beneat at, th V Surlners. A floral pared thr mlteV ' long was witnessed by 100,000 sons. The Shrlner ball will a tonight. Work on the erection of a.aaw t dene for E. M. Bubb to ! rapidly on, Rwnuna ssaltaairf A fc, " i . ?-'" V '1 J5fis