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KLAMATH PALLS. OHNGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST W, 1919
Price, fin Omm
Demented Woman Tries to Assassinate President Taf t
U.S. SOLOIERSTO
GUARD
RAILROAD
BASKETBALL TEAM CLARK POUNDS
WILL BE CLASSY DESK TO PIECES
JWIMJMTIOX IN NICARAGUA TO
(KWH NKT WKKK
-.-. .. Hrail Teatli Infantry lu
Icm of Truuhlr Had Mood Knrt
Alkkeagh Order fur Mo v leg of the
frwfs Wm ItHM-ladrri at Midnight.
CtoaWeea Have Improvrd la the
HIGH SCHOOL IIOVN AUK PHK-
PARING FOR THK COMING HKA
HON EXCELLENT MATKIHAL
IM AVAII.AIII.K FOR THK TKAM
Ciltel Pri Bervlc.
WAIIIINOTON. 1. C. Aug. 19.
Tin thouund marine and lion
UlBOblllu In Nicaragua nett ttk.
Tti ordr ttiidliia (lis Tenth Infantry
Coitato hut a salutary effect on
tU Mrsrsguans, although It wm r.
sltfol kt mtdnlxht
11 tU itatn department It waa
Htl that the blue Jarkat would
liitrt-eptn Ibe Manacua and Curlnto
Hursts' snd then irattcr along the
twloprtitnt tb molestation of the
tfilu.
Atlnt bVntary u( Htate Hunting
tot Wlboa telegraphed I'rmldent
lift Uit toailltlom In Nicaragua had
IciraTtd.
IUUIOPbOOKCAHKH
WOKHItH TWO ATTOIINKVH
It will bo "aoiue" basketball loam
representing th. Klamath County
high arliool llila fall It tho plana of
the bora are carried out. Ijit year
Hie gulntrt did aonio splendid work
under William A. Hliaw, roach, and It
la expected that the Men who are
chosen ttila year will be up to thoao
of laat year,
One of the achetnea under content-
Illation for tho coming athletic eeaaou
la to have the boya go to Medford and
Aaltland and play the loama there.
It It not yet known who will be the
coach thla year, nor haa the personnel
or the team been decided, hut ahortly
after (tin high school opens for the
season the choice or talent will be
made.
Among the available men are Har
din Carter, (llenn Garrett. lon Hol
ler, Harold Hargent, Krneat Nail, Har
ry Meainer, Italph Hum. Itobtrt
Itlgga and Paul Noel.
DEMOCRATIC HIKAKKH WIKLDH
OAVKI, WITH A VKNGKANOK.
IIKPAIHKHH KIM) KKHULT OF
HIH EFFORTS
WAHIIINOTON, I). C Aug. 19.
Ilepalrmen today, eiamlnlng the fur
nlluro of the faouae, discovered that
Hpeaker Clark during tho lait nine
month had used the gavel with audi
effect that virtually the entire top of
thn dek waa wrecked.
On 0 entire eectlon had been pound-
id away, leaving a largo hole con
reeled by the green felt that cover
tho doak. The ipoaker all through
tho actalon made vlgoroua uie of the
navel on all ocraslona. According to
GENERAL BOOTH
LAID. TO REST
TMO MILLION PKOI't K SKK FUN
KKAL PROCKHMION
inl Mayor of Load, la OaVJ.1
Kobe, SUad. at Halate Before Bl
Official ItaaJdeace While ubo Pun
eral 1'aaeee Member, of Uie Houtli
Family Follow the Hearae oa Fuut
to Abaey Park OeaBeirrr
old memhera no apeaker atnee Thomai
II, Heed employed the mallet with
Mich freedom,
inert; J. II. Carnaban waa some
vut nrprlMd when there waa de-
lirret la the door uf hla office a van
Wf took catn, which ho had not
fiTtftrl There were enough of
tbatoooitmat lawyer. Itae.med.
It ImaedUuly gui busy to find an
;lutloa of the ahlpment. for
tUWaeUd ordered a book caae. ha
tt lot oiptct a car toad.
no eight of the book caaaa mad.
Iter that William II. flhaw, hla
tr iiiorney, and lilmi.lf might
WUW Utlr anticipated outing at
ni' Ultnd. It developed, how.
ver.Uat lhr( w, mliunderatand
l l the order for the book
"".Us (bote which Mr. ('.mil,...
M" tot tie wera in.in4 i.n k.
'" a Botenlc. who dlopeniM legal
nwi la the me building.
""WO KXI'KCTfi LINK
TOKmK hay cm km
WttmiRO. Am- k...,
i,., -", itwauuri
3ft"' nlUoti o.tween thla city
-.?, mou'ln lh once
. m the rent ,ro ot Wt E
"J Wilo, of ,lollc Idllh0 Mr
wn. rJfT" "" l"n ,0 -
ifi .. " "waea uy mat.
ll country. Mr. Here.. , pre...
ttl aZ .I""1 w,,h cn"n.
- i Ihn miinrl. LI.
ft fmtnr.l.l. ii .
I (kanaka r'"""". """Tg
IB..:;,.. "up" or road to
'" do in f,,r w,r ,0 b0
INDIAN WANTS
TQ BE CHAMP
BAND CONCERT
TO BE SATURDAY
DATK IH CHANOKO KltOM TO
MOIIT II' WKATHKIt IM NOT
GOOD, COXCKHT WILL UK POST
l-OXKO AUAIN TO HUNDAY
United I'reaa 8nrlo.
I.ONIJON, Aug. St. Twenty thous
and memhera of the Halvatlon Army,
comprlalng CI brigade and accom
panied by 100,000 eympathlMrt,
inarched through crowd eat I mated
at 2,000,000 poop!, to Abney Park
cemetery, where Oeneral l)ootb vu
burled.
The proceaalon from the Victoria
Kmbankment atarted at 11 o'clock
and paeaed the Salvation Army head
quarter, wher. the hearae Joined the
marcher..
A Salvation Army flag draped the
coffin, on which waa (leneral Ilooth'a
uniform.
Captain lllble llramwell Booth and
other member! of the Uootb family
followed on foot.
The lord mayor In hi official robe.
alood at aalut. before bit official rea-
Secret Service Officers Take
the Weapon From Assailant
Woman Declares that She is the Wife of
the President and Followed Him to See
that He Remained True , to Her
BANK TO FIX UP
FORMER HOME
OLD nlWT NATIONAL BANK
llt'lLDI.VO WILL BK ItKMOD
KLKD, HO AH TO CHANOK THK
KNTHANCK WAY
CAIH.INI.K MAN WILL OO OUT
AKTKH THK AI.IAItOUND ATM
LKTIO CHAMI'IONHHII' IIKI.D
HY MAHTIN HHKIUDAN
NKW YOltK, Aug. !. Jamra
Thorpe, the Carllile Indian athlete,
hopea'to achieve a now wortd'a record
In all-around athletic champlomhlp
at Celtic I'ark neit Monday. Th.
pteeent record la held by Martin Hher-
niua, wno maue a ioibi or ( 'popular
poinia in mo cnampionanip or ivov.
Thorpe bellevea ho can better the
acor. by nearly 700 If he la lu top
form.
PYTHIANS WILL
HUNT FOR DUCKS
COMNITTKK IH AI'POINTKD TO
IXMIK OVKH THK rilOHI'KCTH
Hill AN ANNUAL OUT! NO A
0(M)D TIMK IH IIKINU PLANNED
Tho weather permitting. Uia Klam
ath Military band will play la U.
court houa. aquar. on Saturday wa
ning. In th. .vent of th. weather
preventing, th. concert wilt be given
Hunday afternoon.
It waa Intended to play th. con-
curl till, evening. The pregram:
March "llrlde Klect" Souta
Selection from "Lucia" Donltlltl
llrldat aong from "Itural Wedding
Hymphony" Ooldmark
Seloctlona from "Three Twlna."
Koachna
aong, "Moonlight Hay."
- Wenrlch
Teller', aong from "Carman". .Hint
"Wedding U.lla Hag" Coney
National Anthem
Idenc.
SHIPBUILDING
ERA PREDICTED
IIUILDINQ OP "OKKAT UtTCH"
IH KXI'KCTKD TO OIVK IMPKTCH
TO AMKIHCAN IAKINK AND
KINDHKD INDUHTKIEH
When th. Pint National baftk re
model. Ha former home building at
Fourth and Main, Into which It will
move after making alteration!, th.
banking room will not only bo on th.
ilret level, but will be larger than It
la now. It will be larger by th. width
of lb. preacnl atalrway, whoa, room
will b. uied therein, and th. atalr
way dlapena.d with. Th. entrance
lo th. Plrat National building will
then be th. earn, atalrway aa that to
the White Mad'dog building.
In ord.r to provide a hallway from
the Whlte-Meddox building Into th.
Pint National block a room In lb.
latter, adjoining th. former', hall,
wilt be cut out and ui.d aa an entry.
H'hcn th. bank block la remodeled
th. law office, of Jamea C. Rutenlc
and Joseph S. Kent will occupy thro,
loom. In It.
FREE DELIVERY
NOT IN SIGHT
POHTMASTKIl BRANDENBURG DE-
CLAIIKH THAT THE GROWTH
OP THK CITY HAH BEEN BUFFI
CIKNT TO WARRANT ACTION
"SACRED" KNIFE
IS
DISCOVERED
WOMAN HAD fM IX CAM OT
HER POSSESSION
MOTOR BOAT IS
RETURNED HOME
K.yiINK OP LAUNCH OP MIKEL
AND DOLMAN FAME STARTS AT
THK PlltHT TURN OP THK
WHKKL
Special to Th. Herald
WASHINGTON. I). C. Aug. 39.
An era -of shipbuilding and Increased
toniRgo of foreign freight In Amer
ican bottoms may be looked for now
that the Panama Canal bill baa been
signed by tho president, and th. ma
chinery for operating th. "grant
ditch" created by congress at lait on
tho statute books.
"It meant th. re-habllltatlou of
th. American merchant marine," la a
favorite expression of acor. of legis
lators, while tlioio who have been
making th. fight of their lives for a
return to th. old ordor of thing be.
fore the Civil War, aa It retatea to our
own shipping, soo In tho Panama Ca
nal bill a consummation much to be
desired.
WOMEN TO MEET
FRIDAYAFTERNOON
THK DATK OP AWARDING PR1ZRH
IN THK CITY BEAUTIFUL MOVE
MENT MAY BK CHANOKD TO
NKXT MONDAY
There Is no Indication that th.r.
ijlll be city delivery of mall befor.
next year, although Postmaster Clyd.
K. Brandenburg haa aald that th.
city', growth ao far at population la
conccned haa been sufficient. What
the city needs In order to get th. de
livery Is sidewalk. In th. delivery dis
trict, together with houae number.
and atreet signs. Some of that.
three lait mentioned el.rn.ata ar.
slightly lacking, and under the pres
ent cnarter muddle u. city couacll la
aald to be chary of doing anything In
the way of compelling th. peopl. of
the city to becom. mora up-to-dat. la
tho way of walk., number, and algns.
Preside Arrive. In
Is oa Hia Way to etovakfaat
tbe Attempt I. Mad to Sua mmm,
Baaqmet U An .aged 1st FratMatM'a
Robot for Toalgtw, With OaraMr
HanaoaaaTe
Owing to a chill In th. night air
last evening a crimp waa put In the
ambitions or the member of th.
Klamath FalU Military band, and that
organltatlon failed to concertlt. In
tho court house park as scheduled
MMMAKER IS
SERIOULY ILL
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crtar a,,.. .onB
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U. """"Ion for bladdsr
L',lcli rfu,e to dltcu. the
roitk....
tt.T u"YM? MC"'y
n Jo -u alarm.
At the regular weekly meeting ot
Klamath Lodae No. 9. Knight, of
Pythias, a commllteo waa appointed
to take a surv.y of th. prospect, for
an annual outing. The commllteo
consists ot Messrs. llrlramer, Bennett
and Voorheea. It la th. Intention ot
th. lodg. to have a duck hunt for thn
benefit of tho monitors whother any
visiting lodge, como or not.
Thoa. expected from California
have other plana which will prevent
their preaenc, and the Invitations ex
tended to Medford and Ashland have
not y.t boon answerod. But the
Knlghta nro "strong" for tho duck
hunt, and tho committee Is to look
thn landscape ovor and detormlno the
boat place and time to go, reportlnr.
at tho next meeting. The members
figure that If th.y ware to wait until
tho latt.r part of fleptomber, a th.y
had planned, tho local duck, would
ba driven out of thla vicinity, while
the northern duck will not be In
until October,
So the chance ar. that an early
data will be picked. Many ot th. Sir
Knlghta "hav. their own launches,
and there will be no lack ot convey
ance when the excursion I determin
ed. Arrangement for a banquet In
th. early fall are also to be made.
The gasoline boat In which Messrs
Dolman and Mlkol left thla city Sun'
day morning, and which they aban
doned In tho tulea along the Lower
take, waa brought to thla city last
night.
"Tho engine started at the first
turn or tho wheel," atated Miss Tel
ford this morning. "There waa plen
ty or gasoline In the'tank."
CHINK
DOCTOR
LUMBER TRUST
FACES A PROBE
KILLS A MAN
NOTED SCULPTOR OF NKW YORK
MEKTH DEATH WHILE UNDER-
GOING TREATMENT FOR MINOR
HKIN DI8KA8E
United Press B.rvtce
SEATTLE, Aug. 89. Louis Potter,
tho famou New York tcupltor, died
here today while undergoing treat
ment by a Chinese physician tor a
minor skin disease.
The coroner I Investigating the
affair.
GOVERNMENT CHAHOKH THAT
THE RETAIL DKALKHH ARK IN
A COMBINK IN WEST INVEST!
GATION IH STARTED
BEATTLKi Wash.. Aug. 19. The
government Investigation ot the so
called retail lumber trust ot the Mid
dlo West began here this morning.
II. II. Hewitt ot tho Tyee Lumber
company ot Hoqutam waa the first
witness. He admitted that he hesitat
ed to soil to retail lumber men not
Included In the alleged syndicate for
fear of being blacklisted by the trust.
He told ot correspondence that ensued
between him and the publisher ot the
Mississippi Lumberman, a lumber
Journal In aupport of, the trust, In
which it was hinted that he must re
frain from telling In the Mississippi
Valley and neighboring territory to
any retailers except those In the syndicate.
On Friday afternoon at 2:30 there
will be a called meeting or the Civic
League to consider unfinished and
new business.
The dato for awarding the prlxe.
for lawna bad been set for Septem
ber 1st, which will be 8nnday. The
chances are that tho league will
change the date' to Monday, Septem
ber 2d.
School Board Meeta
This morning at the First Trust
and Savings Bank the city icnoot
board held a session and conference
with Superintendent Rosell It. Dun
bar. Some matters of a routine na
ture were discussed, mostly apper
taining to the coming session ot the
school, which begin next Monday.
Some bill were allowed, also.
COMAN PLEASED
WITH OUR ROADS
RAILROAD MAN DECLARES CRA
TER LAKE IS WONDERFUL.
RETURNS TO PORTLAND FROM
A LONG TRIP
SHERIFF DARNES
NABS SUSPECT
CHRIS REGAN IH ARRESTED ON
THE WEST SIDE OF KLAMATH
MARSH, SUSPECTED OF STEAL
ING HORSES
Wilbur E. Coman, general freight
and paasenger agent of the Hill lines,
waa among the first ot the Portland
booster to get home from the Lake
view meeting laat wee. In an Inter
view with the Journal he expreated
l.lmself aa being well pleated with the
titp.
"You mutt go to Central Oregon ti
tlnd good roads," said Mr. Coman.
After attending the Lak.vlew meet
ing and visiting Crater Lake he re
turned to Portland by rail that he
might attend the Mineral tit the lata
Postmaster Charles li. Merrick.
"We found moat excellent high-
lUiuunuuti on Page 4)
Suspected of being a fugitive from
California where he I wanted for
stealing horses, Chris Regan waa ar
rested late yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff Harnea and Deputy Sheriff
Wheeler at Oarneld Jack'a place on
the west sldo of Klamath Marsh.
Regan waa brought to this city and
confined In the county Jail, awaiting
advlcea from California.
When arreated Regan had Just
closed a trade with Garfield Jack with
the horses he Is supposed to have
ktoten.
A reward of $150 ba been offered
by the California authorities for the
capture ot the horse thief, who, de
scription talltea with Regan.
PORTLAND MAN RIDS8
MOTORCYCLE TO DENVBH
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 19. John
B. Norman ot Portland la In Denver
on hi way to New York city on a
mortorcycle. He ha averaged 18
mile a day alnce atartlng, and hla av
erage while coming acroea the moun
tain waa 69 mile, a day, The die-
tone, from Portland over the route be
ha taken h MM
United Pre Service
COLUMBUS, O.. Aug. 19. A w
man auppoeed to be laaane, made ao
attempt to kill Preeldeat Tatt aa fca
entered Uie Southern Hotel far break
fast thla morning.
She made a rush aa the preaUoat
entered th. door. Secret aerviea op
erator! stopped her. She waa eearea
ed and a dangtroua kalf. waa foand.
She waa Immediately taken to tna
city prison.
President Taft arrived here at 7
o'clock. He remained a abort time In
hla private car before going to break,
fast.
The woman gav. her name aa Caro
lyn Beer, and said she waa treat
Greenville. Ohio. She attempted to
enter the elevator with the president.
vt hen arrested, th. woman anented:
"I am the president' wife. I am
following him to ae. that he la true
to me. I have a aacred knife that I
am going to give him."
When taken to the atation a socket
knire with one three-Inch blade waa
round hidden In her dr... She had
1200 in her clothing. When ques
tioned she talked Incoherently. She
had seen the president laat fall la
Cincinnati. Taft then told her to go
home and stay with her daughter.
A battalion of Spanish War vet
erans and atate militia compromised
President Taft'3 UMd honor. He
will remain at the state fair ground
most of the day. Tonight be will at
tend a banquet given by the Bench
and Bar Association. Governor Har
mon will be toaat master. Ticket.
are f 10 apiece.
ODD FELLOWS TO
BE VERY ACTIVE
MEETING WILL BE MSLD TO.
NIGHT TO ORGANIZE WITH A
VIEW OF TAKING UP REGULAR
WINTER WORK
This evening at I. O. O. F. hall
there Mill be held an adjourned meet
ing of Ewauna Encampment No. 41
for tne purpose of organising with a
le to taking up the regular winter
work In a thoroughly systematic and
uuMuet. Ilk. manner.
Whll. th. growth of the lodge haa
boeti vary gratifying to the brother
hood, It I determined that ao abate
ment In the Industry of the member
hall be allowed, and the alaa la to
have the coming winter be a bamaer
on. In Odd Fellowship In
rail.