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PRINTS THE
NKWS WHILE IT IS NEWS
KLAMATH FALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Clulilli YearNo. a.llrto
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1914
Price, Fire Grata
MEXICAN SITUATION
OVERTHROW OF
HUERTA THE GOAL
OF MANY REBELS
nw in n:iii:iii. umv in
Ml
m:roim:n
MIU IU. t'uiiiriflri. h. III. IU... r..r
iltn Oplial, niul ill l,rtai llirt-.'
I'mllim Arc Afir-r I In- I. Iff til tlif
Hlitalcir lil llir I'rlillrgt of l-i'l-Ink'
llin ill O'.sU.tutfliiM-.) I
liUil in tlrl lUtk Hume.
II) Ull.l.lAMIi. MICI'IICIUl
(HufT CorrrM'oudent)
VKIIA CM'., M J A new plot
t. on IimjI 10 overthrow lliterln, tir
cording ro(u-
ttx Just aulvrd
from Ml City
Urnrral Jlmlun
Ciro, tho Inderal
trdrtal. who at
llurrln command
trCrnlly rlnUtcil
I IV muilneoni nl
l!i Irdernl bar
rart nl Jojulta. I
Hip leader u( llin
liraf tl'Mlll
Cattro, U r"
portrd, pinna (o
elm ih federal
arm), which many
CUIllctlti la rnlilr I"
ilrcrl llio ittilnlur
r?,o:.A..
whoiiavrr in iiHifiuiiK iiHitnrhi for
ucu action corucii,
Ctrn anil lilft felln conspirators
liOKt lo Infctf hn city (roll) llllerta be
fern llrlirml Villa and III loboU get
tbrre They aro winning Hie wen to
Itittlr cauo by telling KluwItlK Into
nf llio poa.lhlllly for wealth by nfk
Ins llio city.
Too local import nro today pub
Halting
toil
Ulmt
WA8IIIKOTON, I). C May C.-
Tho mediators say the withdrawal of
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l. m
a proclamation from Zapata. I. " "r:!f"n " V""- "' .l. """ 7. " Z ,M .m. 7. ne.n 1 .v. 'or the return of a bill book con-
oil.wrr...rl,.rlwW wll0 hull, ,hu plant, has ju.l . ta.nlng check, on a Greek b,nk.
y lo attack tho capital. This In- ' ' '''" ' H ' boutf,' lhl. bnnkrllllt ock of ,nB Mr. Cavln gets the reward,
r thai ih. reported .U.llu. .;- ot Sporry Interests and tho rlghU of tbel .J ' o( " b " b
T. ., . - . t Zu "T'sald he wsntod to forgot about the nro'alreiuly on band to keep the plant
nnd their efforts for mediation, !-, .., .,., 1,1. , ,.L ',,.. ,i.
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i nun r u ii win frnuiii iinun hi it vu.-(
i.i . . n.i ii , .. . i..
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. iiiivu in uinuio Aiuuiiiit iM-.wit,v .t-
rnina stayed out
Today Is tlm anniversary of
,, ,
tmttln of Pttvbln In
1S02, when tho
Dins fnrres crutlied llio French nil
miicu upon Moxlco City, it Is n na
ildiitil holiday, ami sumo nutl-Ainer
lean nutbreakit are feared.
NKW OHI.KANS, May 6. "I'm
ilauin glnd to return to America," snld
Moxlrnn Kinbaasy Hecrclnry Nelson
O'HhniiKliticHsy up6u his arrival to
day. 'Tin. nltuntloit In Mexico City Is
ncuto, lluertn held up my mull and
ii'lcgrniim for two days,'
O'HhaiiKhiii'ssy senium! hysterically
Kind lo got back, lit. laughed like '
boy nt verylhliiK. I
Tonight ho slnrtu for WiiHhlngton.
"City Dads" Tonight
Council, After Opening Bids, Adjourns Its Session
Owing to tho illHturbnnco nltondont
nt tho counting of votes In tho city
bnll last night, the councllimm, after
Mug called to order, decided to post
Poiio their sosslon until this evening.
An adjournment was tliuroforo tnlifii.
Uofora ndjournlug the council for
mally ouonod tho bids for tho con
struction of the new city hall, but do-
TRIAL OF ARSON
SUSPECT STARTS
IN LOCAL COURT
iav nun: mmi mova.vra
X'ITVIJls
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l-imliu; llir. 'ntiiDUt t I'm MIn.
ulra llr-fnm llio I'lainr HroLo tint
AlHitlirr TrIU Ciilllt She S,tn yU-.
'liilnii I'nllj l)i-.t VVIiiii llir
lllitrl ttilnal UVlli AmtLrlli-il.
I'ho prrllmiuary hearing o( Hugh
t'loiim niul wlfo. charerd with
ting ntu lo l ho ptmlOltlro In ikirmiita
January ictti, la now in proKrot In
Judeo tlownn'a court. Art tho lit raid
Ro-rn lo jiic ilirri wltiiMttm Intro
iturH by tint irorriillon Iimp kHi-ii
tlmlr trutlmony,
Thi' firm wllm-im rnlttjU wi l'. (
AukIIii, whii nt l tin tlmu of llir riru'C'rux from thla rallroml stntlon. Into railroads between Vera Crut and Mex-'aaler than General Scott found It.
HOI rllli)ti In tlirt llvnry tnblr mmmimmmm,mmmmmmmmmmtmmmimmmammmmmmmammmmmmmmmmKamammmmmmmmmm
ncriM tlm atrciji from tlin liotrl
Aiifilln. Iii illrt-tt tentlitiiiiiy. anld liuj
I'ljivnil anlii tinUt 11 o'rliM-k on tb
lilolit of llio (Hi thnl lin ilit to ttln,
atnbto, miilrctird, cot In licit nnd wrnt
lo lr-p. thnl a bad liorn woko him
up k 1 1110 limp ltcr: thnl h lookrd nl
hla watch and foutul llir limp to be
I IS; Hint im Klniircit ncron llio
atrnet, and saw IIiikIi Clapton go Into
Hit pomortire.
A few minute later Auslltl ay he
saw Clopton Icavn the pontonice; al
2: IS he nw a blaie ahoot fifty fret
In the nlr from the roof at the post
omen bulldlnc After lbt, he says,
ho nv Mr Ilnrrl on (be slcp of the
hotel He watched Harris look at the
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lire nnu aaja inirr nnriia inn mm,, - - .... --,-.,
the .treel and rang a bell .0 glvn the) was operated as tho Klamath Kails
.,arm iTub and I'all company, and later as ,
uii croitn-p-taminaiinii ur juupi
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Iwant to bo mixed up with the affair t
.,. .11 I.L...I wkHK I... ttM.t vvnllml nil
.... a 1. a aa 1
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miiiliik Clonloii In tho postofflco. ho
HIM'.VIIiri UMl.tHIIMM .., P ......
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(In Ky I'u ilonlod over having had nn)
. a.nW.ni. ih..h ..e .a.
mlttod being In Jail here for three i
l...n...l. ... t.l.llit m fnltfitt nnllml I.
iiiuiiiiin ii. i i.....i, ,. .v
Tex with a stick white In a high
temper.
Illll Woods was tho next witness
called. Ills testimony Man used to
show that Clopton was too fnr nwny
to hear any of tho flro nlnrms, 'nnd I
that his presence tlieru Immediately
nflor the lire looked suspicious. Ills
testimony was hurt, though, when ad
mitting Hint Clopton was not on tho
sceno till after an explosion to de
molish tho building before tho tiro
spread.
Miss Mnrlhn Yuhr testified thnl she
jwiiN sleeping In the hotel adjoining
tho postomro building, and wiih nwnk-
(Continued on page 4)
foiled diking notion on them until
tonlght'H scsbIoii. .
Thoro wore six bids submitted. Of
theso, tliut of Cofor Droit., nmountliig
to In tho neighborhood of Jllfi.OOO,
was tho lowest.
At tonight's session tho snlury mid
other clulms against tho city will bo
presented and acted upon by the
council.
urxnjlv'"''','''si''Ns'
American Troops
Whr-n 'ho tmirch lo Mcxim llty bo-
kiii. if audi nhoultt be tlic ilocition of
Crrsldcm U'llaim after tlio rrrorln of
llio lucdlutor in the ll-xlran war, tin-
Unltcil Kl.tlfii troops mtmt k-no Vera
H. N. WOOD GETS
BUCKET FACTORY1:
t)VKIt-
im.Mi:it vi:it TAKES
Till". IIAMtltUIT STOCK OK Till:
si'Kitnv mtos. me: hatch ok
oitiiKits Aiti: now on 111,1:
ia
rim iiih'il mill fsctorv near the'
!..... Ur P.rltlr frlrl,l .lnt.nl. wl.lrh '
.. .. i.'i.iiihiii ..'..,.,. am Mr. fntniia rv ci
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Klamath Development company.
... . a . a . ... .
wood win commence worn minor-
row with a small crow, which may I
lator bu enlarged. There nro orders
,.UM.,,,in W. W.,B .....W
At present Wood will uso whltoTIr
In making butter packs. This, just
,,... ,. .bout the nnlv local market
. .. .
nor wuiio ur,
BALLOT BOXES
ARE GOING OUT
SlIEHIKK l.KAVKS THIS MOHMNG
FOR L'RIWCKNT AND FORT
Kia.MATH, WITH SUPI'I.IKS l'OII
THE l'HI.MAUli:S
Tho work of distributing tho elec
tion supplied throughout tho comity,
pU'P.irntory to tho party prlmnrlos,
May 15th, bus commenced, This
morning Sheriff C, C, Low loft for
mPIV p tfm a 4 f J 4mlLtMi j j iJii 1. 1 jni W& t& aliW'EMaBaBB9ha'- PV ii ft . Pfia
aaaSSllaaaarfw'' t' ''jTSJrjS fTn'' 3MaaUJllaaaaBa3W
tin. northern unit of tho county li.t,- morilUlK ho equipped his men
hia uuto, Hiking with him tho ballot, ... ..,.,... ,., for wllIiinc nm0nc
boxes, ballots, etc., for Wood River
...t.l tiil nfnnliinlu riMliiM.ill,iU
UUU UWVH .'ivi.. ...., .vai"-v..v.j . ,
at
Fort Klamath and Crescent.
. .... ,. ... . ,
niu uroseeiu imp u uiu iuHhi-.i
trip to bo miulo. Tho other precincts
rnu bo more easily ronchod.
Two .Mnirlago lilcciues,
Two mnrrlugo licenses lutvo been
Issued by County Clerk Do Lup, to K.
I, Hold and Addln Mnxwell, and Fran
cisco Rodriguez and Mary Drew, Tho
former are woll known reuldouts of
Ilouuiiin. The latter rosldo near Chll-
oquln.
to Embark atThis Depot for Mexico City
.
-lilc!i both roail cntcrlnic Vera Cru-t Ico City have been torn up in sport,
uit (ioncriil Sroll'x troops, nearly land tbo last report was that a forco of
ctventy cnr m;o, mndo ibo long 1,000 workmen as busy tearing out
jouniry of nenrly 300 miles, but tbey'more rails. Dut tbo roads, even in
had to climb over tbo mountains. Tbo thin condition, would make the march
!
Hi:ilAI.l WANT AD SAVES
I.OOO FOK TIIK l.OSEIt O
Not bolns familiar with Greek
chlroftrapM)-, A. E. Cavln came
near throwing away $4,000.
Mr, Cr.vln !s a rar rep.ilier in
tbu ttmploy of the Southern l'a
clflc company, and In looking
over a passenger coach recently
(
ho found n bill book containing
' ncveral slips of paper covered
! with letters and flKure.i that, to
him, were meaningless,
" 1 Impulse was to throw
'"" BOOK OUl UlC IIIUOW. UUl lie
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mjn d a. . k ept it
That cnlns. ' looking oer
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pleased.
A-a)A,4),4)-,4,a,
ON UPPER LAKE
laUNCH, COLLOPSIHLK CANOES
AND RUmiER ROOTS WILL HK
USED TO GET NEAR THE NKSTS
OF THE WILD FOWL
E. A. Salisbury, managing director
of tho Educntiounl Film company, and
four assistants left this mornlug in
tho company's auto for the Uunor
Klamath Lake, whoro thoy will film
nests of gocsu, ducks and other laka
birds. They will also make pictures
ot tho nests ot eagles on Eaglo Illdge.
Mr. Salisbury hno rented Inuuch,
which Is now on tbo lake, which, with
tho collnpslblo cauoos carried by tho
compauy, will be used In getting near
the nesting grounds. Uoforo leaving
jtue-tulcs.
. .-.., 1rt .. will
' ' l"" l Bi" " ,- r a "ii.
,ibo on Upper Lake," said Mr. Salla-
..Mhhl .hre.
bury, "probably throo or four weeks.
Wo can't go on the Lowor Lake pre
serves till our permit arrives from
Washington, and It Is likely we will
put in tho waiting tlmo on Upper
Lake."
Money In Reef Cattle.
W. E. Nicholson, a prominent cat
tlomuu of Fort Klamath, sold twelvo
steers to Crisler ft Stilts Monday. He
received 11,109.70 for the lot.
V KCia lin 11,111111, ku iiiiiii nre wen
MOVIE MEN WORK
AGAIN IS TENSE
: FLOODS CAUSE
FIVE FATALITIES
HIUDGKS DKSTUOYEO, CHOI'S
DAMAGED AND 11AJLIIOAD AND
WIKK SEHVICE PARALYZED IX
OKL.UIOMA
United Press Service
OKLAHOMA CITY. May 0. De
la jed advices from tho flooded sec
tions in the valleys ot the Canadian
land Cimarron rivers report a serious
state of affairs.
Five fatalities are reported, while
a largo number are missing and can
not be accounted for at this time.
Tho floods destroyed twelve rail
road bridges, and all wire service to
tl10 ""e'ed district is cut off.
i i no uamago 10 mo growing crops
cannot be estimated at this time, but
It is enormous, resulting in sections
to total loss.
Requests for relief for the stricken
have been answered nobly, but in no
way can the suffering of the homeless
bo entirely averted.
CITY'S JUICE IS
BEING MEASURED
VOLTMETER IS HOOKED ON CIR
CUIT TO ASCERTAIN WHETU
lilt OR NOT KLALVTH FALLS IS
GETTING FULL SERVICE
"Is tho city ot Klamath Falls get
tlug nil tho electric current it pays
for?" has been a much urgued ques
tion at tho council meetings ot late.
Tho matter Is to bo sottled author!
lively, howovor, for tho city has Just
purchased a voltmeter, which was In
stalled on the city bull circuit Mon
day. Tho voltmetor will inter be con
nected with current wires elsewhere,
which Bupply tho municipality with
electricity.
VInIHiiii Yrekn.
Ed Torwllllger left this morning
' for a short business trip to Yrokn,
Tho imports of matches Into China
greatly exceed In value any other
wood product. Moat of tho matches
come In from Japan.
NICHOLAS CHOSEN
i
FORSECONDTERM
BY LOCAL VOTERS
, ij:avitt and sikmkxh akk aiso
HXVXKItS
I'rcnt aty EiecuUve I. Elected b,',f Fcdcnl, LcmJcr Att-cto FofCM ,
One llun-Jml Vot Orcr Edwanl J. i VffB c, EIcrCB xbo co(-e
Slurmy, UU Strong,t Opponent, ? 0,, WU, Co 8oB,h to
in a Hotly CoiiU.-ateil Election M. 1
It. IMy U Defeatetl for Klf lb Ward
Councilman.
J I'olllng 00 more votes than Ed-I(jnlel I
'ward J. Murray, Thomas F. Nicholas! . .,
(was re-elected mayor of Klamath
Falls Monday In one of the aiost spir
ited elections held In recent years.
Police Judge A. L. Leavitt and Clty
Treasurer J. V Rlrrnn nrn .i
elected by large majorities, the latter l"""1 they contlnue t0 appW V
for the twenty-fifth consecutive time.! Unl8t,c-
tlme Secretary Daniels of the navy de-
Jn th KMf.h w,,h vt n rv,,- ...
defeated by H. J. Lockwood for the"
council. The vote by wards follews:
First Ward
Mayor T. F. Nicholas 94. E. J.
X, ..- If T.T r, fl. J . . ,-!..
17 ; . , " iu"uacuu JOUB eral Maaa la preparing to taake aa -Ausud
3. Dan Corcoran 2. ucfc Amerlcaa force, a. a
'L o ivJUdne;A-1IirCaVrtl 109' deliberate attempt to force General
j W: SrWller 40. C. A. -.Edler 5. !FuMtoa to msxe aa advance.
I . .lT "caurer-J' aienmns 104.
Artnur u. wiuon ,. J. w Tyrrell 2. como acgre8Sive. It U thought that
Second Ward tn,a wouJd set M Mexico aflaHle, and
Mayor Nicholas 239. Murray 131.lJt would flght M a Blt
Townsend 24. Corcoran IS. Wilklns 5. j After the mcatlng tne preil.
Austad 3. 'Went and Bryan conferred for two
Police Judge. Leavitt 297. Wiley !hour. Both W..B allant to th.tr
J109. Edler 10.
Treasurer Siemens 270. Wilson
134, Tyrrell 10.
Third Ward
Mayor Nicholas 205. Murray 190.
Townsend 45. Corcoran 19. Austad
12. Wilklns 3.
Police Judge Leavitt
175. Edler 17.
Treasurer Siemens '.
US. Tyrrell 26.
Fourth Ward
279. Wiley
92, Wilson
Mayor Murray 124. Nicholas ii
Corcoran 37. Townsend 13. Austad 17
Police Judge Leavitt 195. Wiley
93. Edler 23.
urui ward
-Mayor Murray bo. .Menoias a,
Townsend 10, Austad 7, Corcoran 7.
Pollco Judge Leavitt 57. Wiley
42, Edler 11.
Treasurer Siemens 64, Wilson 32,
(Tyrrell 13.
The report that Murray would con
test the election has been emphatical
ly denied by him. Today he made
tho following statement:
"I want to state as emphatically as
possible that at no time was tho ques
tion ot a contest considered by my
friends or myself. If Mr. Nicholas had
won by one vote, the result would! ......
have stood, so far as we were con. Moores to Portland .
cerned. Hutu and Chas. Moore left this
"I wish you would express my slu-tmornln8 for Portland on a mission of
wwvwywwwwiiwiiww.v business. Mrs. Chas, Moore accom
( Continued on Page 4) , panted them as far as Grants Pass. -
ii
Skeeter Bill" Poetic
Dal ton Ranch and "Psnears" Figure in Last Offense
In many men, the ruling passion isl
a thirst for strong beverages, la oth
ers It Is a desire tor gold, while in
still others, It is a voracious appetite
for learning or the arts.
With "Skeoter Bill" Hobbtns, slx-foot-slx
Rodeo Idol, rldor and roper,
who gets the crowd with him wherev
er he appears, this passion Is poetry,
metrical rythmic poetry, with which
he Is surcharged, and which breaks
iOFFICIALS THINK
MAAS IS GETTING
READY TO ATTACK
iADJUXISTHATIOX IS SLIGHTLY
WOIIUIKD
Serre aa Infantry Rebel Will At
tack Sereral Clttea Tonight, Say
Torreoa Adrlces.
ress Service
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 5.
Officials are somewhat nervous over
'tbo Mexican, situation today.
j Privately they fear that a sensa
tional break there la Imminent, but
panmeui wiu ati oumm a.,
that the elimination ot Carraaia will
not affect the situation. Other Oaa
cials disagree with this, and Belief
the Vera Crux situation Is menacim.
Many think undoubtedly that Qa-
I "- . -. - .w-
j ,a AmerIca ghouW thea
l....ot y,nt l f unitfratoad tha
were con,tder!ng the conclusions of
the generai 8taff pf tho anay regard-
mg Vera Crux.
If Genera MaM attocka Vera Cnw
., la beiIeved that 11.000 coast artll-
I, ,-..... -.tit - . ..
lorvmen. as Infantry, will go to that
c,tr
; A dispatch received this afternoon
from Torreon. constltutloaaltot lM
j headquarters, stated that a simulta
neous Domoaramem ot aaumo sou
San Lula Pot08l wlu begin toaight.
villa will lead the Saltlllo attack.
and General Benavtdes the other.
I There are 6.000 federals la the gar-
iri90n at san Luis Potost.
To California.
Mrs. W. T. Lee left today for Los
Angeles, where she will visit for a
few weeks with her mother. Whea
she returns she will bring her mother
here to live.
Oa Business Trip.
J. O. Hamakor, county sealer ot
weights and measures, left this morn
ing for Portland to attend to business
affairs.
out Into jingling verse upon the least
provocation. Ho also has another
passion, and that Is to get Just oao
more chance at "Pin Ears," the mesa
llttlo outlaw which bucked, him fro
his chances at first money la the
finals at the Elks' Rodeo last year, ,
"Pin Ears' and the Daltoa reach
figure prominently la SkeaUr's tatsf t
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