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RAIRIE FIRE IS
RAGING; MANY
FLEE FOR LIVES
rsjtUN UIMINY SURROUNDED
IIY PLAMKM
aha aad VlrlBlljr Will Hitter Great
Lom Front Rapidly Hprmdlag Fir,
MaailmU Have Urea l-orceil lit
Una fur Tlirlr iJvea, ami Many
llonmlrailrra anil lUmrlirrli Haw
'blAlllliry Ti:
Men Spend Night on
Rough Lake in Launch
Another Craft. Which Went to Their
Rescue Also Disabled, and Pas
sengers Compelled to Paddle
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Mini I'rtaa Service
0IIKAT PAI.I.H, Mont., April J8.
Itlfcraplilc communication (rum
klttu. Montana, li tu tlio effect that
i pralrlo lire l Oovaal.t ln the coun
try nearby.
TU city llielf U In grave danger.
llcuilrrdi of people rcaldlug In (be
udalty of Malta ara fleeing before1
kli rapMljr epreadlng flame.
colooy of Ituaalaa (armor In lb
lath of the flaniea, It la feared, will
ta taotbUuly doelroysd. ,
TU colour la located In a ravlno
Mar here, but tlioro la no moans of'
camunlratlng a warning, and the
owcrapny of tbo country lu &' 'viMim
get colour la located la audi that I
Mar lit ii mar bo loat lu attempting
lo wrap.
To apeiid the night In an open boat
on Upper Klamath Lake, with the
IiIkIi wind laatilng tho water Into
high angry wafts that threatened
many ilinra to awamp their cralt, won
Urn mperlriico of Krnticla II. Oida,
Charles J. KftgUJu.t, Clarmii.o U.'i
tlerwood, Perry O, Do l.ap and Hank
Hrown.
Another motorbo:, coutnlnluK li
lt. Ilrewbaker, V. I1. McMillan and T.
A. Ilobvrla, waa alio atornvtotted
niter becoming dlanbtcd In an attempt
to low lu the Olda motorboat, but at
30 thla morning tho aecond boat
landinl at lluck Itland, and the wearr
marlnora wero given abetter and food
iij i', rv. laiuiuuu. i
llrowbakcr and Ilia party left Bun-1
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dar morning with two laborera aid
aupplh-a for the granlto quarry at
llaro Itland, but tho heavy aea dls
ublml their engine, and they paddled
to ahore all mllca from Kagle Ittdge.
From thla point llrowbakcr and Mc
Millan walked to Kagle Itldgo Tavern
nnd ancurcd the aervlcea of Mr. Grlf
flth, who took a craft and went to
thn acone of tho mltliap, repaired the
engine, and took the workmen and
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DEFER ACTION
IIRYAN IN' JOINT atJUaCUTIVE 81
8ION TODAY
Nothing ta (lives OMi by
lo Indlrate What Pressure la Being
Drought lo Ilear en the
tmtkiu -Governor Johaaoa Make)
.
No Comment Jayaee Gardeaers
lllock llrynn'a Alitoasoblle
Mississippian Gets
Wroth Over Measure
In Fiery Speech. Congressman Sis
son Says "We Should Fight Be
fore Foreign Nation Dictates'
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" .. . . . .u ntJ, lUslalaturo at thU time not to Uka
On the way toward town, the Old nn .. n whm. ,.. fh. ...
motorboat, dl.abl.d. wa. alghted, and !, of aen, M elth Und 0WB.
tho llrewbakor party put In to offer! i,.r.
nttlttance. An effort waa mado to ,.,. ,fc .... i u. .... ,
tow the larger boat, but the heavy1.. , . , .
, , , , , - . ,. , , , r illU ll'UVIUI gU'U'UIUVHl.
iniinueil on I'ogo at I I( tho m,tter CMMi , Mttled tkat
way, tho prcaldent urge that actios
United Pre Sonrlc.
WA8HIN0T0K, V. C, April 21.
"Before wa allow any fortlga aatloa
to'dletate to ua what our laad kold
Ing law ahall be. wa ahoald Ight,
and furthermore, wa abould coataa
that flght until we hare tha Held to
ouraelVM."
The foregoing la a portion of a flary
apeech delivered la the bona, of rep
reaeBtatlve today by CongTeaamaa
iThoma Upton 8Uon, repreaaatlac
the Fourth MUaleelppl dlatrlet. Tha
apeech concerned tha peadlag aatl
allen laad lagUlatloB.
Mr. and Mr. Harry Caden, Mr. andj.r,,,,,, ieIlatloB of thlt type be
,Mr. Robert K. Wattenburg and Mr. taken later at a apeclal aaaaloa of tha
,Kmma Talbot motored to the I'hll-ileglalature.
Iliu, ranch, rlevcn mile from here on I lu w" ln " ?
the
the gucala at a aumptou chicken
dinner. Tho party remained aeveral
'hour, and report a highly enjoyable
'trip.
1:: ?r
llvercd to the m'emberrof tba Califor
nia leglalature by Secretary of Btata
Dryan at an executive teaaloa today1
laitlng more than two hour.
ii.ontiuutHj im re 4)
ahould be permitted to owa laad la
America. The Callforalani, ka said,
took a ttep that every otkar ttit
aliould follow.
This la the flrat time tba CallforaU
Und matter ha been before ceagrata,
although It baa bees dlacueeed by all
three partlea In caucus. .
"If we are to have lb alternative,
war or aubmleelon to aaaa'a arrogaat
cUlm. I'm for war," Uu adored Wa
ton. "What wonld Waahlagtea aay
It be was confrlated witk the saaae
proposition?
"I aak you, shall the Jaaaaes a-
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SEVERAL DAIRY
COWS INCLUDED
IN C0NSI6NIEIT
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Hilton, wbo u one or tne oldest uoy our prosperity, the rruKa of our
democratic members of congress, land aad the learning of our laatlta.
.poke at some length on the matter, t Ion; and then we eaaaot force them
declaring that la his oplalon ao alleatto defend and aoaUla tbeee?" t
Charles Gray, a well known Ptee
Orove 'rancher, la here atteadlag to
buslneaa matters. He to one of tka
directors of the Klaaiatk County
Dairymen's Assoclatlea.
Prank S. Flab waa up from Dorrta
to attend 'The Prince of Tonight" at
the opera bouse Saturday.
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Otlt and Hhaata View dlttrlcta are
ct to bo divided In order to make a
Ktlnl tchool district.
Thlt wat decldod at a seaslon of the
dlatrlet boundary board lata Saturday
fttrnoon, whoti taxpayers and acbool
ofllcUU of tho two dlttrlcta appeared
tad mado a vigorous protest against
1U petition made by person living
ottwetn tho two school houses.
Tho representatives of the two dis
trict hold that the territory. If taken
r their prctent limitations, would
Mir cripple both districts.
Ulu lintel l.lttlo of Dorrla la the
llMt of Klamath Palls friends.
Uncle Nate" Merrill Says
He Will Quit the Farm Now
! United I'reta Bervlce I
TOKIO, April 2S. With n view to
ek'nblWhlug a mu'.ual undcrataudlni;
of the text of the California antl-allen
ind I.., poreujn Minuter 8e.ruka.Kjinatjl county pioiieer. Whose Ranch is Among the
I. ., i. moil an vo tu o to America. """ " rww 7 17
llaron Kbarasoraku was the mss
tvngor dealgnalod. He wll start for
Sacramento May 10th.
Finest in Southern Oregon Believes a Man is Entit
led to To Take a Rest After Reaching 77 Tears
Mrs. A. P. Clublne of Merrill has I
returned from a visit with friends In i
Oaklsnd. cUy ,odayi
lug to retire from business It he suo-
coeds In dltpotlng of his big ranch
near tho town of Merrill, In the south-
J. Prank Adams and son UoU are
lilting the county seat today.
Smallest Angler Gets
the Biggest Rainbow
Five-Year-Old Son of Patrolman Earl
Sharpe Catches Record Trout in
the Spencer Creek Waters
When tha 6-year-old son of Patrol.
ran Karl Bharpo bes.au "nestorlng"
bl lnd to lot him try his luck fishing
'" Hpencor Croqk. the fond naront
lemurroil for some time, lest tho boy
oo ono or more snoon hooks and a
Jrt r do line In the snags; when
"" B-yoar-old son landed a trout tbut
Urpatted for alto and walaht anv
'aught by hla dad on any other mem-
W of the party, the pride of tho
"rent know no bounds, and today
l looking up hoy'a alio Uckle for
, Ud wl" catches man's site rainbow
trout,
"harpe am! hU ! in Dn.1.1..,
l& Sunday n company with Arch
win,' A' l" Wlahard, Patrolmen
Matthews and "Hub" Wakefield la
ll;o luttor's car. Tha mat In nn tha
early momtna- flahln2 aad all had
I'lenaia luck, ulng thlrty-alae la
rainbow trout that fought like Tro
jans. Young Sharpe possibly Inherited a
liking for angling from hi father,
but at auy rato, nfter ho had whee
dled his father Into letting him have
his rod and line the youngster seated
hlmsolf on tho bridge and angled In
dustriously. 80 quiet was he about It
that tho othor members of the party
woro brought to their feet In an In
stant when tho youngster yelled that
ho had ono. and tho tug of tho pisca
torial victim was so strong that the
rod was nearly bent double, and the
boy's quickness In getting oft the
brldgo to tho shore saved him from
being pulled In.
There woro soveral othor parties
Ashing at Bpeucor Creek Sunday, and
all reported protty good succoss. The
best luck went to those who were at
(he stream in time for early morning
fishing. '
Uncle" Nate Merrill, who Is In the .nets which he has to attend to.
announced that he Is go-l .
joins tno town or aiernn, is oy tar
the best Improved place ta Klamath
county. It contains 240 acres, with
lbO acres In alfalfa. All of the laad
crn part of the county. Mr. Merrill la Is improved ana unaer a nign siaio
77 years of age. and ho feel that of cultivation, ana is unasr tne gov-
tho work nnd responsibility of run- orument Irrigation system. Mr. Mer
iting hit big farm la becoming too! rill has given hie attention principally
groat, In addition to the other busl-'to raising mules, horses, cattle and
hogs, and baa a small number of
dairy cattle. In addition bo raises a
considerable quantity of apples aad
smalt fruit.
In recent years Mr. Merrill has
constructed many new, buildings of
the most modern type In the county.
Ills home and barns are all furnished
with electric lights and electricity Is
used lu operating bis machinery
around the barns.
PAYNE ATTACKS
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TARIFF MEASURE
8AY8, PASAGE OF UNMaBWOOB
MIX WOULa MKAJT aMaDvsWNI
MSASTBK UPON
NATION
United Press Service
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 38.
An attack on the Underwood tariff re
vision bill and the support of ale owa
tariff measure waa coasmeaeed La ea
gres this afternoon by Rsprossato
ttve Sereno E. Payae of New, York.
The New Yorker predicted dlsaaair
for the couatry If tka Uaderweed Mil
la passed.
HaaTragctte's Leave
United Preaa Service
.LONDON, April J 8. The leave of
absence of Mrs. Emetine Paakhurst
from Holloway prison baa been ex
tended. Her physician says she la
critically 111 and her Ufa would be
jeopardised by a return to Jail.
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MUCH LAR6ER
MKItltll.li FAnMKK KAI8K8 AN
OTIIKIt SPAN THAT 8UHPAB8
KVKX HIS WOHIil) . I1KATING
NON . DISPUTED PAIR
Kveryouo has heard of the famous
big team of mules, raised by N. 8.
Merrill a few years ago, which held
the world's record, for slxe. The fact
was published throughout the United
States, and was printed In all the
stock Journals, and the claim tnat
they wore the largest known was nev
er disputed.
It has remained for Mr. Merrill to
break tho record established by him
self, and he has another three-year-old,
which la heavier than the largest
of tho team by HO pounds.
The big span weighed together
2,630 pounds, the larger weighing
1,330 pounds.
Mr. Merrill haa .rawed anoiaer
mule on his farm near Merrill, which
on Its third birthday stood 18 hands
high and weighed 1,450 pouads. This
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Plonoer Klamath County FarmerJ
Who Reilrea at the Age of Bevea-ty-Sevea
Years.
animal has not been stabled thla wla
ter, and haa received no grata wkk
iU teed.
STILL PROBING
SLAVERY CHARGE Judge
8KVKRAL MORE ARRESTS MADB,
AND OTHER LOS ANGELES
SCHOOL GIRLS WILL OFFER
TESTIMONY
United Press Service
LOB ANQELKS, April 88. The
grand Jury this morning resumed Its
Investigation of white slave charges
preferred against Loa Aageles men.
George Blsby, the millionaire who to
accused, by several young girls, was
recalled to testify today.,
WUllasa LaCawe. an automobile
arrestea loaay upon
worn to by a lo-year-oia
Richard Holllngs worth,
was arrested on a slm-
County Commissioner C. Quy Mer
rill Is here to attend to business asat
ten. s
John Cunningham waa a Saturday
visitor in the county seat, coming la
from bla ranch Bear Plae Orove.
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Vp Cassia at
TrsdaLoaaied
Arrival Men
far Dtot abatteav. v
What to perhaae the largest sM
meat of eattle to tka Ktomatk
try alaee tha Srat of
come ta leaserrow, rhea
trlaa wlU brlag la aeveral
head of eataU frosa Calksras fary
local dtotribaUam. Theaa ea4U'WlM
be plaeedea sale, aaVltWawt-an'Mt
aold wlU be seat ta ta
pared for asiaaaaer aad
Tha train toad af
caaaad kr D. H.
kaowa toaal -aa4iaBaa.';
trip to Meaterey evaalr
Use bv .Mr.
be km tttoaWeraoemee
afteraaoa at the) totaat.
Oa aeeeuatof the aaar
the aoar anas. Mr.'.
ao dWkaMy 1a
fanaara, waa were-an 4eavar C
lag taeas, aidjamaed at tba
of aelllag. By brlagtaff tha
here and fattaatac theta aa tea
daatepea raage of tha Klamath
try, McLeasoro will aat a
tura oa hfa aaoaey, aad taoae
a better grade ox eattie win ba
flted. Tka shtoaseat laalaaaa
of Ue beat caule to ba faaad ta'
tersy county, wklek haa laac led ta
thla line of eadevor. Taara la 'a aa,.
tocted lot of aatlve reda aa-raaas,,
and flfteea or mora dairy aattla.
Tha drill eaatata at
team of Prosperity
aaBeuaeee' that the meettag tar'swtal
called for thto'evaalag haa'beea'paat-.'; ;"
posed" oa aeeeuat of the west hall aV-'
lag la uae tonight. Tha mssttaj "'; '' c
be held at S o'clock tomorrow 'iMtifVf
aooa. Promptness la atteadaaea to'
reaueated. ' v '
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luuiaoi ill a uunn tmm awaaat)
team of Klamath Lodge No. 1ST. LC..J
o. P., wilt meet for praetWta'Od
Fellowa Temple, Captalaj.Piel ,a-'.i
quest all members of tha, team to 'be)(
there, and to be there oa ttoae. ' ' .
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murrera in Pending Suils
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rchool girls, say the
ivea intormMioa nil
ta 'the charges made
by the Qrayaoa girl and against other
wW.
Prior io his departure for Lake
view, to hold the Lake couaty term of
the circuit 'court, Judge Beaaea has
arranged to hear arguments ba mo-1
tlons and demurrers peadlag In, the
local circuit eouj't.
Commencing tomorrow morning,
Benson will hear the argameata ta
the various 'eases pendlagv wkerela
demurrers , aad motloaa
led.
order.
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Bailiff CtareaeeO.
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