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KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913
Price Fl? Ovate
Kent Demurs to Day's Petition
Ownership of Phones May Be Party Measure
LEWIS WOULD HAVE
BILL 1HIS WEEK, BUT BURLESON
. ASKED A LITTLE FURTHER TIME
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llttT.M. COUMiTTKK Hi MAKING
t ciimi" MCKL'TIW (K I
THE MKAMl'ltK
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.IrrurdlBg lu tbo Provisions of
Art, Govem-u-ai Would
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Take Over All the Telrplioa l.iaw
ail Cussuacsm Oprratlou b) lii
r'lrU ot 191ft Party .Mrcaarr r
lirtatly UtraUd.
failed Free Service
WASHINGTON. 1. C. Dec. 17-
In addition to the Uu Jet wood tariff
bill and the currency reform atuMM
there U a possibility that law will
toon to pat forward another admin
titration measure.
This It the bill for the government
ownership of tho telephone synte....
Senator J. Hamilton Ixwl of Chi
(afo U father of the measure.
Tb bill, aa drafted, provide for
the lorernmenl'a absorbing all of tho
telephone exchanges by uJnuary 1,
ISIS It make provision for con
dtntmllon proceedings.
Since Lewl Parted work oa tho
stire, I'oatmaiiter General Albert
BnrlMon baa Riven It close atudy. He
ba called luto lOUMiiltatlon, retire
irbtathfi of forrlKti KOVct Iiiik-iiIk on
tbU point.
Tim matter Iium been called to tl'
attention of the senate committee on
postorflcvit and poat roud.
In order to allow this com ml tiro to
nuke a thorough Investigation,
HurlMou r-(ii-ntfil aswI to delay
the bill' Introduction. Lewi hoped
to Introiiiici) it thu wtk.
Thluk Triiiiii". Murdered JapaarM
I'nlttd I'ri8 Hervlce
UAKi:UHr'IKI.I), Calif,, Dec. 17.
II. Maclo, u Japanese, wan found
dead near Mojnvo today." It la be
Uwd timt no ftaa murdered by white
tramp for his blanket.
11.10'lln Mn Hi-re.
Oicar Warner, who U operating an
te handle factory on the property of
Woman Awarded $2500
Mrs. yiahanGeUDimigej From Ckyfor Injuries
"'" the injtirii-M received by Mr.
Ctberini Calluliuii through stepping
&n loose board In u Hldewalk, a clr
eu,t urt Jury Tuesday evening
ardel liur 2,coo damagea la bar
"It aluHt tin- city.
Toe cam was tried lu court Ta
dy flriKion. Tho Jury, aftr hair
' hn evldeuce, brought lu a Tar
't after a dellbenitlon of akeut
""fly minute.
t. Callahan, through attorney
" II. A. Renner, brought ault
ttlnai tle c)ty for tB at4al aa
woa aU(j ror $7,009 4bmm. Tka
INTRODUCED
A O. Kent, near Klklun, canto lu on
Tuesday lu transact buslnc with
s'r Kent, who lit one of the proprl-
rloti of tho Shasta catidy store.
lYnuiu Valley VUlton..
Mr. and Mm. Chan llorloii autoed
' ,rom t,,e'r Ynna ValK-y horn to
play to do their OhrUtma shopping
oniiuinT'o oiotcd
iounmiui o oioicn
ON THE STAND
TtOTIFltM IN THE TRIAL OF HKIt
ItllOTHKH FOH TIIK MURDER
OF BROOKLYN YOUNG WOMAN
LAST HUMMER
United Press Henrico
NEW YOltK. thic. 17. Mrs. I'.llia
belli Bchadley. lter of "Ituv." liana
Schmidt, wan on thr wlltifni stand lu
the latter' trial today.
lier testimony wan conllned to tho
boyhood of Schmidt, and tended to
inhow thut l wo -ven at tlmo '
p ullar disposition.
According to her testimony, aa a
1,0 Schmidt wn charitably and rellg
luoaly Inclined, He waa constantly
giving away hla own clothing and
Hint of his relatives, and would sit
for hour In the cemetery at certain
lombalones, apparently trying to ar
rive at somo conclualon. Ho erected
n miniature altar, and wore vent
inents of hla own make.
At tho same time he took pecullnr
delight yln watching his parents and
the neighbor when killing chicken,
and played In tho blood. He would
rarry tho heads of slaughtered chick
ens In his pockets for days.
To IMacetrille.
u. .nH Mm j. ll. Chambers leave
this evening for Macorvllle, tho for-!
nifir hcimo of Mr. Chambers, wnore
they will apond tho holiday
fall occurred In Noyamkar, 11,
near tho corner of Elghtk and High
streets.
According ,to testimony brought
... u. p.itahan haa baas sufarlng
ever since th fall. H waa stated that
her Bplse waa hurt, ana, aa a ream,
sho was unable to use her bands to
any eatont. '
Colonsl M. O. Wilklaa, who was a
witness to the accident asd raakad
to the wobub'b aaals'UBCa, taatHad
Tuesday tbat tfcrea waaks prtpr to
the accident, be bad calls tka atten
tloa of tka Btraat coawUaaloBar to
the loose board la tka walk.
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rfvo.ubiu iuui iiU.u, niiOaU kvier
at the head of lliu National Leaguo
hn been nlmoMl Htoriuy, mut got out
to mnkii room for (lovornor Tcner of
IViitiNylvniilu, wlillu John A. Heydler
will remain aa necrtury ami president
nrotom durliiK the year (lovvruor
Tuner will nerve I'eiiiiitylvanla before
lakliiK active control of tho league.
Tom l.yncli'M fall In duo to hi de
votion to umpires, to whom the fans
nro not over-devoted. Once an urn
plr hlniHelf, nn umpire of ntern and
unbuilding will, he haa upheld his
men on all except two occasions. In
one of them the cao In Philadel
phia, where Umpire llronnnn forfeited
n Kamo to now ior uocauio man-
agar Dooln would not compel center
del.) fan to uult waving their conu
when a ball was being pitched to the
butter ho held tho umplro was
wronif. Many fun bollevo thnt In
this cako the umplro wa right,
Hut l,ynch'H regular indorsemant
of tho ruling of hi umpires had
ainuNod mont of tho president of
,.iihu in th league, and thoy aro tho
director who chooo tho prosldent.
Nearly every ono of tliom nnu come 10
tho concliiHlon thnt his club had been
wronged at one time or other, and
l,ynch'M failure to heed protests made
them turn ngainit him.
In Governor Tenor, who will take
uctlvo charge January 1, 1916, tb
magnate will Dud a man of as much
determination n Lynch. Twenty
four yonrs ngo tho present governor
was a big league pitcher, He never
had troublo with umpire, was never
once put out of tho gam. How far
he will go lu upholding them la not
known. Ho will draw 86,000 a year
for four years, tho same salary aa the
American League pays Ban Jobnson
to rule tho American League; It Is
the highest salary over paid a Na
tional Leak-tie president.
LEAVING KLAMATH
IN GREAT HASTE
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WKHTH THIIKAT HAN A MAKVaaV
UiVH KFFKCT
Filing of Nulaaan, AcUoa kf Matrlct
Atiuraey Irwta Agalaat Oa Owa
rr of Alkft-ed DteoraWly Houao
Cauar Other to Pack Tbatr
Trunks sail Lear for Otkar Local
Ulr Thaa This
An eaodus of rcaldeala ot tko ua
drr world comaasneed Uat Blgkt, fol
lowing announcement that Ooveraor
Oswald Wott threatened to Walt Ula
city to make a clean up. Mora loft
ou this morning's trala, sad still
more have drawn their aoaoy frea
the banks, preparatory to departing
thU afternoon for California points.
I Matrlct Attorney John Irwin, who
filed a suit Monday against Maud Kv
unit, reputed owner of ono of the
hotmr in tho red light district, to
hnvo this declared a nuisance, de
clitre that ho will put an end to the
Oak Ntroel vice resorts.
Tho sheriff's office Is keeping a
xhnrp watch on this matter, and dras
tic menHiiro will bo resorted to In
order to stamp out any attempts
mmle tu reopen tho district, The
lid is on for keeps, according to
Irwin,
MERRILL MEN ARE
RELEASED ON BOND
HI.HH, CHANDIiKK AND F.ltNHT HAT
TIIKIIt ARRKMT 18 THR KJWULT
OF HI'lTK WOHK AND CHARUIC
WILL IIH OIHPROVKD
In charge of Sheriff Low and Dep
uty Sheriff Brewbaker, William 81ms,
l.ove Chandler and Ivan Ernst, well
known youths of the Merrill country,
reached here last evening from
Woodland, Calif., whore they were
arroitod ou charge of stealing and
killing a cow ownad by a Bead Hal
low uiun.
Tho throe declare they are lano
ceut. In order to facilitate matters
thoy waived extradition, and came
north without delay.
Upon reaching Klamath Palls last
night tho three were raleaaed on
bonds, given by a well known Merrill
man.
That they are the victims of spite
work la tb statement mad by tbe
hoys. Tbla opinion Is held by many
roRldrata of Mrrlll.
Hack Hon for Holiday.
Wellington Tempter, who baa ba
vldtlng In Klamath Falls for several
weeks, left Tuesday night for bl
home In Antlocb, Calif., to spend tb
holidays.
Illy Folk Leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Plnly of lly
left today for tklr boas. Mr. Ha
ley waa catted to tb coaaty teat aa
Jury aervle, aid .will return after
the holiday.
Senator Helen Ring Robinson
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Dc. 17.
Mrs. Helen Illng Robinson, senator In
tbe legislature of Colorado, a banner
utato of woman suffrage, has bn
one of the principal figure in the na
tional convention ot the auffragUt to
Intpreea tb members ot congress with
tho need of granting sulfrag to
womeu.
Mrs. King and her friend In Colo
BATTLESHIP IS
INCAPACIATED
AHHISTANCK 1H ORDKKBD FOR
TIIK VKHMONT, WHICH 1H
MMP1NC1 TOWARD HAMPTON
ItOADH FOR RKPAIRH
WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 17.
Secretary of War Daniels haa ordered
th government tug Sonoma to rush
to tho allauce ot tbe battleship
Delaware, which veasol is towlig tb
battleship Vermont to Hampton
Roadt.
It Is not kuown how badly tb Ver
mont I Injured, but It Is thought the
damage I great, u tho cn'blo cipher
meago reported her completely dis
abled 4 CO mile off Cape Henry.
TRAPS OTTER ON
THE RESERVATION
YAINAX RESIDENT BRINGS IN A
NUMBKR OF PRIMK PKLTS, ON
WHICH HK WILL RKALWB CON
NIDERABLE COIN
J. W. Cole, wbo reside at Yaiaai,
on tb Klamath Iadlaa rrvatloB,
today krougbt la tka plte of ataa
teen coyotes, four otter, a raecoon
if
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rado hnvo won their fight, and per
Monnlly they need not worrk. For
many yoar thoy have boon placed ou
nn equality with men to far as voting
could nccompllth that. Sho haa been
ono of tbo Improfwlvo npeakor before
tho convention, and should congro
act favorably on the resolution1 for a
constitutional amendment favoring
woman euffrago her friend will claim
nomo of the glory for her.
and n weatel. On tho coyote scalps
he will receive a bounty of tl.no
each. t
Tho ottor polt attracted a groat
deal of ntteutlon ut the court house,
a did tho raccoon hide, for these ani
mal are seldom caught hero. Aa the
polt are all In prime condition they
will bring a good price.
HouUi for Winter.
. .Wm, Lubke will teavo for Portland
In the morning, from which place be
will take the boat for San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Long Beach. He
expect to be gone till spring.
Goes Home for Xbuu.
Dick Chittenden, who has been em
ployed at the Southern Oregon Auto
garage, left this morning for hi
home la Salem. He will spend the
holidays with bis parents and return
to Klamath Falls the first of the year.
Thirty Corpses Found
List of Dead May Ron as
NEWCASTLE, Colo., Dc. 17. At
noon today rescuers bad roovrd
thirty corpse front 'tb Vulcan mtn,
ownd by tb Rocky Mountain Fuel
company, la wblob aa explosion oc
curred lata yesterday.
Tb bodies were all terribly man
gled. All ot tb victims ot tb dis
aster war Americas.
It was at first thought tbat there
KENT DEMURS TO
PARTY PLAINTIFF
SUIT BY R. N.DAY
ATTOKNKY KAVH UK CAN HAN
OI.K TIU; ACTION
IK-nUI In Udo of tho Allrfstioa of
Fraud IUUoU by Uio Lumberataa
In Ills Cotnplaint, in Which Be
Hefk to intervene In tho Salt
Mr-ought by Itebbco Against Coaaty
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Court and Warrant Holders.
A demurrer to the petition ot R. N.
Day that ho bo made a party plain
tiff In the action against th county
court and holders of warrant to th
value of over 2C0;000, has ba
U led by Joseph S. Kent, attorney fon
Henry Rabbca, who Is plaintiff In tbe
action.
The demurrer to the complaint la
Intervention bold that tho complaint
doc not state a .cause to entitle tbe
plaintiff to intervene, and maintains
that tho allegation of fraud set forth
Is vague, general nnd Indefinite.
It hold further that tho complaint
hc(h forth nothing to show that Day
will not bo fully protected; also that
the complaint does not Btnto cause ot
suit or fact sufficient to entitle him
to Intervene.
Tbo demurrer I tiled In answer to
a complaint In Intervention fllod by
Day lu tbo Ilabhoa action. In this
Day nllogod thut tho action wa
brought by Interested parties to have
the warrant declared valid, and that
nil mutorlal points In connection with
thv cuhu might not be brought out.
OAKLAND OIL FIRM
LOSES IN A FIRE
SIvVKItAL KMPLOYE8 HAVE NAR
ROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
TIIK LOSS. WILL GO BEYOND A
QUARTER OF A MILLION
OAKLAND, Dec. 17. Fir today
totally destroyed the property of tbe
Civic State Oil company. The loss,
will oxceed 1860,000.
Several at tho big tank exploded
from tho hoat. Several employe of
tho concern nnrromly escaped with
tholr llvo from theso exploslo&a.
High as Fifty, Says Co.
were thirty-eight men In tb mine at
tho tlmo of the explosion, but It la
now bollovod that there wr more.
Mine official say there may hav
beeu forty or fifty men at work at
the tlmo.
So far ttio cause of he wxploaloa, Is
a mystery. The mtn was examined
only a few days ago by the state In
dustrial commission,
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