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Hevrnth Year No. S,9ea
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH T, 191S
Big Timber Syndicate Pays County Taxes in Cash;
Sheriff Low Sells Warrants for Pay Roll at Par
SEARS-ROEBUCK
PAY GIRLS LOW
SCALE OF WAGES
Darrow's Fate is in the
Hands of Twelve Men
Defense Expects a "Hung Jury." In
This Case, it is Believed That
Charges Will be Dismissed
ODD FELLOWS TO
HOLD BIG MEETING
PREPARATIONS FOR THK MED-
FORD TRIP OO MERRILY OX.
ALL I4VK MKMHKRH ARK TAh.
IXU GREAT IXTEHEHT
INiKhTltUTION UKVELOIti HOME
HT.MtTLIXU FAUTti
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Klamath Lode No. 137, 1. O. O. F.,
-.. ... .1.- iwr ikriu. ThilU'H Press Service iordlcl. Ho believes tho talesmen will'111 'i0 lu regular meeting tonight
I ,08 ANdKI.KH, March 7. floated Hand ten to iwo for acquittal when ' oii 'eHows' Tsmple, and an un-
M ,r Trll lo Live on , ,,,, , dtacha wd usually largo attendance I. expected.
.UVrk Wlie. AakeU If Ho Thought , . . In case no u-rdlct I. reached It I. l-vor Incc this body took up th.
"- - - "r believed that District Attornoy Fred- luwnon or aenaing a nig delegation
the wdlcl of (ha Juror who ara to cricks wil ask tho dismissal of the In- to Medford to booit for the Qrnnd
Hall Again Chosen as
Head of Elk's Lodge
Hotel Man Honored by Being Twice
Elected to the Office of Exalted
Ruler. Installation April 3
He Cotilil KJ Thai Wage Have
.Wl'uMmllmt Willi Immorality In decide whether or not ho la guilty of diriment against narrow. It Is ex- '0(1B ln 191,J the raembcrs have
tliel oOllli attempting lo hrlho proipectlro Jur- peeled that Judgo Conley will not'",lown moro Interest than uiual, and
orr In tho McXsmara trial, hold tho Jury until tomorrow night ,no t,n, for tB0 tr,P approaches
Attorney rowers lor tho detente la tin Ipm they nrrlvo nt a verdict ho- ""' oruwina.
certain that tho Jury will not reach a ,'forc that tlmo.
United Press Hervlc
CIIICAOO, March 7. Tho wblto
iUo Imvitlgallou committee resum
ed the probe In the I Halle hotel lo
dir. The room was crowded with
UcUlsturs and aoclal worker. Thai
taking of tcitlmonyl expected to oc
cuy today aud tomorrow,
Jullui llotenwald, hoAd of Bear
llovbuck company, leetlfled that hlaj
tumMtiy employ 4.703 women at nut
ammo weekly wage of 19.13. Olrla MAX ACCUHKD OF IMM)TI.Ki(ll.(l III. lloslcy aro up from Merrill lovJtlt
I Captain Perclval Sholl ha started
nork on the degree team, and since
GREEN BOUND TO
FEDERAL JURY
The following officer were chosen
to verve for tbo enxulng year by
Klamath Fall Lodge No. 1247, 0. P.
O. K., at last nlgbt'a meeting:
Kxatted Ituler E. D. Hall.
Eitcemcd Loyal Knlgbt J. J.
I'arkcr.
Trustee Harry Ackley.
Tyler J. E. Dodge.
E. 13. Hall, who wm choen exalted
ruler, wa the Drat member of the
lodgo to be elected to this position,
following tbo lnttltutloa of the lodge
In 1911. HI second election corneal
WEYERHAUSER TO
REFRAIN FROI A
LEGAL BATTLE
HirMOFfmaciaMPAwronw
COUNTY
Esteemed Leading Knlgbt W. W.ia a result of hi tireless efforts for
Baldwin.
Esteemed Lecturing Knlgbt T.
0. McIIatton.
Secretary L. H. Bath.
Treasurer Lesllo Rogers.
1 J. W. Jory, who has a ranch on the ll ' deflnllejly known what degree U
Midland road. Is attcndlnc to buil-1'0 presented the work of Captain
'no matter In tho county neat. '8ho11 and hi critic committer has b. ! I(U0 ji,. Appropriation
' gun In earnest. I .'nlted Press Some
- Mr. and Mr. 8. Edward Martin of Member are being tried out In the I noiSE, Idaho, March 7 Tho Idaho
' Aivrrui are too guests or relatives ( various positions In the team, and
nere. .with the available material to draw
iiiuu marajiin mwii leeis sore wai
the success of the Elks Rodeo and
the Elk Lodge.
The new official wit be Installed
Thursday, April 3, A special pro
gram wilt be rendered at that time.
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Mr. It. 11. Anderson and Mrs. E.
enter 1C )ears of age receive a min
imum of & a week, lie said that the
company employs twenty-three wo
men who receive 121 weekly for their
it n lew.
Aniwerlng a direct question, Mr.
Hoantald said!
' Worm do not havo any connec
tion with prostitution."
IIVi:X I'llKI.IMIXAIIY
E.VAMI' parents, Mr. and Mr. Thomas
lAiarun, who navo juai returned from
XATIOX 11V UXITKII HTATI-M,wntornt California.
COMMIHSIONKK
Iteprrsontotlvo Wesley O. Smith re
turned Inst night from Salem.
Daniel Orcen, arrested by federal
It will bo represented by a team that
will not bnly oe a credit to the lodge,
but will also reflect, credit sjbob this
community. J
All members are urged to be pres
ent at tho meeting tonight, and visit
ors are cordially Invited to meet with
tho lodge.
house of representatives has "passed a
bill appropriating $ 100,000 for a
building and exhibits at the Panama
Pacific exposition. The senate la ex
pected to concur.
Mr. and Mr. Samuel WiUe nave
returned from a visit la Dunamulr.
Mr. Wllle la a conductor on the local
division.
ntflfiAr m, iIim f'nittaif ltil.,l,t timiajt An
Wednesday night, was given a prelim-1 TAf A-"V T Ttfl A Ws)afl TATlfj " 1?aTJl fX
;innry hearing before United State , WW , lr;l WW llll MZ sfl I I LUP
Hoirnwnld admitted that Ilio dll-;CoiumlMlonor Charles J, Forguson
no was uouiiu over 10
Jend of his company last year
mounted to f7,000,000. Akud It It
I oulj bo found that tbo wouieu fin
l'Ioj"i of tho company were under
palJ tho Sears-ltoebuck company
jtjJ Increase thel: wages, he re
plied : (
' "Wo will do what wtfeau In Justice
to l la. in and to ourselves, always con
sldcrluK tho neeVultle or competi
tion." Hniinwald teatlfled that the sur
plus of hli company was 113,000,000,
but ho would not say whether he
would ilovoto a part of tho surplus
to Inrrouito wages, and refused to
Uto his personal Income.
"Can ou live on 18 a week?" tho
witness was asked.'
"I havo nover tried," he replied.
this morning
tho federnt grand Jury In tho sum of
$500. J
Tho specific chnrgo ngalnit Orcen i
was selling ll'juor to llobln Hood, al
well known Klnmath Indian.
A. Ltttto, who was also arrested
In Wednvsdny night's raid, will bo J
gUen n hearing tomorrow morning.
Tho hearing of Hholoy Naive, last of.
tho trio, wll bo hold Tuesday morn-
Ing. I
Pay Charges May be Sufferers
Drastic Steps Will be Taken to Enforce Collection of
Arrears for Operation and Maintenance Charges
if Cases in High Court Favor Government
F. HngemeUtor arrived Inst ntpht
from Charleston, Nebraska, with a
low to locating In Klamath county.,
Water user of tho Klamath pro-
Want Pay for
in Bankrupt
Ho Is n giu'st nt tho American hotel Ject who nro In arrears for operation
wlillo hero. nd innlntcnnnco charges may have
thvlr water shut off, according to an
order Just Usuod by tho secretary of
tho Interior, which was rccolved here
today.
Tho ncllon depends upon, the deci
sion of tho supremo court of tbo Unit
ed Stntcs In a suit to enforco collec
tion of theso charges. In caso the
F, W, llrondaword, n prominent
. i llnnanin merchant, Is a Klanmth
Fred lloyd Is here from Illy. I Falls visitor.
Although the Cooperative Supply
House Promoters are in Receiv-
er's Hands, Money is Asked
An echo of tho agitation for the or- would also purchuso farming machln-
Stock
Concern Four core g irjue( when
Dynamite Blows Up Boat
sanuniion of a co-operative supply
ouie In Klamath Vails Is the 'an
nouncement that a netting of local
People purchasing stock will be held
t tho Chamber of Commerce tomor
row afternoon. At this tlmo r they
M docldo what steps shall he taken
wward gottlng a return of their mon
X or a cancellation of notes they gave
n Payment for stock,
The promoter for the concern, at
we tlmo of hla visit to Klamath Falls
outlined tho plan torn chain of ware
nouses throuhnut ih. miBi mh.
trolled by the farmers, who, through
co-operative organliatloa would
the
'I their product In the highest mar-
u. Through the same medium they
cry, spraying materials, etc., at re
duced prices, owning to the largo
quantities to be purchasod.
A number of Klamath Fall rol
dents purchasod stock In tho concern,
as did a number of Klamath county
farmers. Many paid cash, while oth
er gftvo promissory notes,
Since that tlmo tho corporation
promoting tho proposition has gone
Into tho hands of a rdcelver. Several
of tho farmers whq gavo notes nro no
Ing requested to pay their value, und
In order to decide tho best method to
pursuo, tomorrow's "mooting was ar
ranged. In charge of tho mooting uro
E. O, Tleames, T. M, Cunningham
and Robort D. Cheyne, all well known
Klamath county ranchers.
court sustain tho claim of the recla
mation ervlco the' official of the
various project will be ordered to
shut off wator delivered to farmers In
nrrcant, tho action to be taken ten
days after the decision Is announced.
The order follews:
1 Tho duty of the secretary of
tho Interior under the reclamation
law to require payment of the portion
of tho Installment for operation and
maintenance as covered by the sev
eral public notices on tho reclamation
projects has been called into ques
tion. In two cases United States dis
trict courts havo held that the secre
tary bad authority to require such
payments. On appeal to the circuit
court of appeals for the Ninth cir
cuit In the case of Daker vs. Stewart
(199 Fed., 865). tho .court held that
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Horrible Disaster at Curtis Bay. Explosion is Terrific
Rocking Buildings Many Miles Away. Passengers
and Crews on Other Boats Killed and Injured
United Press Service
IIALTIMOIUO, nMrch 7. At least
olghty-flvo pooplo are dead or miss
ing as a rcsift of an explosion of dy
unmlto at Curtis Day this forenoon.
Tho dynamllo was bolug loaded on
tho tug Atlantlo for shipment to the
Panama canal. Tho cause Is not
known.
Tho tug was blown to pieces, and
its crew and the stevedores loading
tho powdor, seventy-five In all, aio
either dead or missing.
Many were blown Into fragments
by the force of the explosion. It Is
doubtful If the exact number ofl
deaths will ever be known.
Four men were killed on the navy
collier Jason from the shook of the
explosion. Twenty of the crew were
Injurod.
At least four of th. crew and steve
dores are killed, and twenty-five are
Injured, who were on th. British
steamer Alumlchlne. ,
Tugs from all points rushed to th
sceno of th. disaster as soon as the
explosion occurred. At noon thirty
nine corpses had been taken from the
bay.
The force of the explosion was so
terrlflo that docks and wharves along
tho water front collapsed. Th. stat.
house at Annapolis was violently
rocked.
Several boats some distance from
the explosion were damaged to some
extent. Many fragments of human
bodies were bown through the air
for great dlstanoas.
PORTLAND LONG
ON APPLES NOW
THREE DAY BALE, BEING HELD IX
HOSE CITY THKOCGH HOME
ECOXOMIC8 DEPARTMENT OF
THE WOMEN'S CLUB
United Press Service
PORTLAND, March 7. With plen
ty of apples on hand and the co-oper
ation of dealers and wholesalers us-
sured, a three days' apple sale, plan
ned by the home economics depart
ment of the women's club, will begin
thU week. The sal. marks th. first
organized efforts of the women of the
city to solve the problems of the high
cost of living, and It la understood
sales of other product) are being con
sidered. Much Interest la taken ln
the sale by grocers, and It is believed
that virtually every one of the "800
stores In Portland will carry apple
displays and will quote attractive
prices.
Mlfs Estell Campbell, who has been
visiting friends In Osklsnd, has returned.
Day Leather Oemasisur false 1
ad Make) Payment of ;
terncjr f or Ota Big ;
Asutoemees) Thai Taxes
of Abes s)ia,a WW Be hli fss
Cash Seem
Sheriff Low this aftenMoa 4
sold county warrants to th.
amount of 31.193. and resolves!
100 cents on th. dollar. 4
The warrants wer fee the 4
February pay rail and eavsaess) 4
of th. sheriff's esse.
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In spite of predleUeM to th.
trary, the WeyeraaiMer Tlsahsjc
pany Thursday afters paid la (all
taxes due Klamath eenaty, aad mad.
no attempt to buy eenaty warraaU to
exchange for the debt due th. eenaty.
For some time a repreeeatoUve it
the big timber company hat ham la
the city looking up tax matters, and
has been ln dally coaaaKaUan wkh
Judge Thomas Drake, local attorney.
for the company. Following th. opin
ion as to the legality of th. tax levies
a rendered by Drake, th. matter was
submitted to the other attorneys av
ployod by th. Umber company, aad
Thursday word earn, to pay np la fall
aad la cash.
The. total amount resetted by the
county from tho Wsgroraaanar Tien.
ber company Is f S7,SS.1I.
The Day Lumber company, a Port
land eoneern. has paid fS.471.lt la
cash to tho county for tales. Tat.
concern Is represented hero ar Jaaaa
Drake, who also aets for tho Hop
kins estate.
"Tho Eastern attorneys of tho Hop
kins estate havo concurred la ur
(Continue on Paces)
Fish Hatchery Will be
Built at Spencer Creek
A. J. Sprague. State Official. ArriTM
Here to Initiate Important Work
in the Interest of Sportsmen
A. J. Sprague, a representative of
State Game Warden Flaley'a onWe,
arrived ln the city last night, and to
day is making arrangements for tho
establishment of n flsh hatchery oa
Spencer Creek.
Mr, Sprague will probably to to
the Spencer Creek district tomorrow
with Deputy Oame Warden Ramsby.
"To the public In general a trout Is
simply a trout, regardless of specie,
or conditions under which it Is roar
ed." said Mr. Sprague, "Thl U a
serious mistake. There are sevtral
distinct features that make np ladl
tlduallty of our trout. Cold spring
water, natural food, proper elevation,
and environments aro responsible for
a betterment In favor, eolor, vigor,
firmness of tosh and rapidity at
growth. It fellows, them, that tf wg
select our breeding stock for tea na
raiefully as wo do for tho Imp tea. ', 'V '
uieul of domestic eattlo aid fowls, wo
shall obtain similar resorts. Mow-' ,
over, la order to Bismnttsh tali hi
artlleial trout ealtate,'o awtot go
cure the advantages ahoW mmattmH
and our breeding stoekif the 4ssMr
ent varieties of troat ahonld 1st an
cureiuiiy anaetea
the farmer select.
of domestic oattlaafj foartv Of faff
horticulturist
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