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KLAMATH FALLS' '
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER-
NKWS WHILE IT IS NKWS
Mnilt ' '' u'nrt:
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1914
Price. Fire
Courthouse
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ROM THE COAST
IS LATEST RUMOR
.mi'miii uvv ' '"a.Mn:itH
t'lUMT j
nlHrii "l' l'rllrt llU'rht I
di r) .Ulle, M1 f llto Arlloii
M I'm tout Itcliitf III ll' I'ntUll Mild
'iii1ii CMilJMlBM llMlal
1 uu Urrnidii Mw fSmtler'llimt
ItMj llltlUBtll, !
I n.irj i'ifMtf
ihMWS. Nov. SaVA ltottrrfAHt
d;n.- to Hi" lalr Mall mm b
ike 'Mini art? 'nitliJrftx'iiK Iwu
tfce UclgMU (nal HU4 tONt-U'tllMK
It. J 'OtVM At Anlwi'.
lUs lUlhE A llirl l ebrUKStt
Iiii3 ami It ' thought to li fc
ueiiuitimriti of 'tie nllUM wnmliit'.
rrt.;h .mt llritUh aufoplAni "
itiiRK mrr r'nndifly, the fW
rn c 'i.Ulir apparently bHng Kit
kti '" ltfi llifttii
iwitirf Nor, 5. A ivtrogrsd di
jjirb (11 the Mtlt Ajrt
1 liflfiKil tin ihv Iilcttp( an
t'.r ihttt the (Jrntmu lit- ttr
. -.---cjjr Kioto than one corpi In
ti'.rti ' li tlttti lir-Tll CApturix! All
t.trtrr . irp lift bt"Otl routed, tul
itrrf ror it to no prAftlfally nwr-i-amtnl
in tlipHiryKow region.
''' lAilor fortr ar- tibjeled
a ii nro and (vniiionaitlni;. Two
an ore deprAlely attacking In
tiw o eln the.tr rlr, but It U
ln)l titnt only an ln"lultnlmiil
HllRiiritf r MfUlti ulu.
I'Hll. IN (wlrtflni. vtn HaIIIoI.
Nov 2 "Our triHw t-ncoutiiiTPil
llio riiciny nt !wlc, ninl ftehtlnK
-till nieritlne." until tin otHclnl
lalriiiriit
"in Kadi I'riiMln only unimportant
Urmulirn imvn orctirrHt, UukhIbm
AllA'-kj In tbo tiflKlioorliooil or Now
nimlniiuli t(,y0 oPn rnimlHil mul
liuro id n,i clmiiso In ()) llulloii In
Koutlurn I'olnrul.
in Hip (t, itm I'rcncli nilvnnre
Ktmriln imvo bwii ilrlrcm hint In lli
Arcniiun for'U nml outhit f
Ar.M(iMl.
In llio Voikva iokIoii, llio rtu'iny,
ilisnio lu rniiiinnnillne, lol II
lrpr,.
tuiiibrr Dlwiuirriiimt'.'
Tin. Hocuiut trlut of IniMi I.Ukny on
Iih-Kh of iimtnuU iiud Imttory "n bold
in Junilio (Inwan' courl todny. Tb
JiiO 1 el I rod nt I 'J: in, mid ni tbn timn
"' boIiik lo lire hnd not nrrhwl nl n
t"nlM U Tbn llrM trlnl of tlto mno
lu roaultod In u dUmiroQiuoni
S P Tav Mix
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GERMANS GOING
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County Brings Suit to Make School Board Refund'
Tin oiiHlt Htiiuii & (lulu, uttoi nn) h,
oil wan mold loduy by Kluumth
o'Mily UEiilimt 8thoo DlBlr'.ct No. 1,
lo lorovcf tho hoik of $4i7fil.7U l
liiluri.Ht from July 1, 1013.
This suit In llm nut ho mo of nil uiror
iimdo In collecting duos from tho
Hniitiitiru Pnclllc company on thu 1012
roll, Tho amount ot Inxos charged
iiKulntit (ho rallroud company on cor
ilu properly In Klnmnth county wa
m.mm..m ..-... m m. .,., - . J.,-,-irr - n -,,- ,-j- ij-rLiTJ H'lO.
IS
M IIIMtl. Vltlt M. Itl
1'iunn i; m i'i.. in j 111.
MlMINU HI.NK 4llMj .MATCH.
I M. IN HfiHMII,
Kiiw ibtt KlsiimUi Coumy HIkIi
Hiliwil' footthill ctmmiluitlli iuiilrn
iloti hitvo It-rti Istil Ui ril. il) iii
l-u r iMrtiliic OMr aiiotiiiuii tu
UMkrtlMll. Ihv iHlilwliitcr uihlciu
Mlt In tbl. tkif tnj'-rt to make fl
-WHrli botlttt nhoSrlBC tlrnn VT lio-
, f IW.
1 Ttp im-IiooI Uil yr coutnim nmu)
,ft etwUtiiliira (or )Iiit on tlio li
Coitall imm. Wba the Itggin IMht
!'l!)' t IihhiUhI. wme ff! KauiM
hi iMTtrf$, HJi tb wura fnvnrliiK
KlAIIMtb,
Tl. ithiine nub li hr'ii ouic1
fr irar(i-i' nl for jilnjItiK ThU In
ur d nni(K-r nt ciiiM in Klmunili
f-a.lt
POLICE KILL DOGS
TO
I IMi IIOl or WOMA.N WHO HAD
iii:i: man m:huai. ivh
iiiot'uiir in 111: worn; or
IIIICVIN -
. t'tiilf! 1'rw Qr Irp
VAHINTON, U. I'.. Nov. 2H.--(iUHiiliHt
br b-r tbr' U)K. wlileb lunl
to U hm ln'foro llio)' would pormll
,Hi0 Hllct to ouicr, th boil)' of Mr.
Mary Klly wa fonml lu lu-r homr
1I1U moruliik
Tim body of tin woman wni badly
!ruuiKM''l. nml Ibo MiuIIuhI iIora
'bad torn llm rttli fiom llio body In
'm')rl iIai. An utojy xvlll prob.
'nbty iKTwir in flfiiTlaln tlio ?w
(if lilt! lltWlll.
, Tbo illi' 'iil-irlln tin' lln'ory Hint
tin. woman i Klllod by lliloc. wlw
wro ilrlvt'ii by I bo iIok beforo
tbety ciiuld mnko ' 'Hb nnyUiliiK
of vntio'.
j Kllllntf U IiimiskIiik
1 Ki-willly tbo lurris lu lb" number
of clillilini klllotl by Hiroi't Iniillo In
'lb oll of Now York kin ""td
Jauunry I iumiuiobllo. ninvr cam
ntnl wnuoiin hmo cbilluod tint liven
of l'S2 boy mid r.lrl undor tbo in?"
of Ifi In ibo wttno porlod of lnl
yonr Clio uninbor wiih 227 Should
tlio nillo hold K"'l during tbo immtli
of NoM'Mbor mid Docoinbor tin1 t
for tbl y'!", "'""I'1 ,' 2Sl' n '",,,
inriil with 20l for lt13
Is in Court
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lilt I fi I. Through an ei i or in pun.-
I. . .. ... il... .itv 1'iilimlll this
liiK inn iikiiio i " "- ';.-
ninoimt was mado to iippenr $l.,iri.
Willi llio olliur luxe eollecUnl this
iiuKiunl wuh twilled to llio several
county imiii". '" ',l ,,l"m, BlnB (0
School Dbjlilct N'. WIIH .7R1.7U.
Tho county wirt has refunded tho
ovor-piild Iiixoh tu tho railroad, and Is
now Hooking to recover tho portion
, which hud been tiodllod nnd uboiI by
llho school district,
BASKETBALL
NX ON
PROGRAM
ENTRANCE
COUNTY COURT SIGNS CONTRACT
TO GIVE CHAPMAN COMPANY
TEN PER CENT OF COST
Hagelstein Makes a Strong Protest
In Addition to Contract Just Made, Gunty Signed Contract
to Give Architect Six Per Cent of Total Cost for Plans
and Supervision Over Construction of Building
Wl.ll.i ibo city of Klnmnth KnIU I
I'iiyltii: 14 por cont of Ibo tntnl con
ttuctlun rtt for plnim and nupvrln
irnillliF. of tlio bulldluc of tbo uvtv
flly ball. Klnmnlb county, from noti
on will pay IC per cent, or prnctlc
nll) oiiOMiUth ot tbo coiiRtruclIgn cont
of tbo ctiurt houw for upvrlnlondlui;
tbo bulldlub'.
ThU ntnrlllpt; f.u-t ihs btt'li broujjht
(o public UOIIfo b) tbu npprarAUCo Of
a iDiiIt.tct, mado bi'tuoon County
JiidK" Worth n. ('umnitotdonor Mer
rill and llio I'bnpuiau Couxtructlnn
toiupnuy, uliori-by Ibo Intlor roncrii
Ik to iHito rliarKo of the completion of
ibt rourt Imuiio, now about ono-tblrd
IiiiUIhmI Knr tbo AUporlntondcnrr,
Ibo rompaii) U lo bo paid 10 per cont
of all mottu) expended l)oldcs this,
for fttipcrlutciidtni: Ihv uo of no
torial atrcidy bought, tho company
will bo Kit en a i"i per cent foo.
Tho contract wnH Nlgnrd by Worden
and Merrill, but Commbtslonor John
HaKolntoIu mado an omphntlc protest
OKaluM fiirli t'XirnvaKnnco. Ho also
tiubmltted a written protest, tvblch Is
publlithod bolotv.
On May II, 1012. n contract tvait
imidu botwoiin Klamath County Court
and Ileiijnmlu 0 McDoiiKall for nrcli
lioclurnl and KuporlntondlUK work
for tho new court houo. ArcordlnR
ti) thin, McDoucall w-nii to receive 0
por cont of tho total cost of bulldlnR,
plim hi travollne expenses to and
fiom San KrancUco. Tboro lit no roc
nrtl of tblx contract IioIiik abrognled.
AceordluR to tho contract with Mt
DoiiKall, the HorvlctM to bo rondort'd
by Ibo latter woro tho furnlMhlui; of
tint ptium and itpeclilcatloni for tho
InilUlliiK. mid tho general direction
nml Nuporvltilou of tho work, "inch
nuporvllon to Incluldo mich Inspec
tion by tho party of tbo econd part
(McDoukiiII) or bin competent dep
uty, of work lu stuilloa or shops or n
IhiIIiIIhk or other work In process of
erection ns may bo reasonably noces
unry to dotermluo thiU It Is beliiR ox
ecuted lu full conformity with bis
ICHILD UBOR
NfJ LECTURE
Till: XKW NI.AVI.UY" IS TITLI.
or sr.coxD coimsr. at tih.
ciihistiax rmmcii stuii.
HLKI'lULDTOHI'iaK
Tho second of tho Borles of lec
tin es being given on bocIuI service
tluoMttona ut tho Ohrlstlau Church will
Bossing Costs Dearly
drnwIiiKn. Bpeclllcallons and direc
tion." Jum where tho contract betuecn
two members oftho court and the
Chapman Construction company bos
been for two weeks Is not known
AlthuuKb It was mado November 13,
ll wan not brought to tho county
clerk's otOce until lAte Friday After
noon, just before closing time.
Tim contract In full Is as follews:
Tbl agreement, made and entered
Into (hit 13th day of November, A. U.
1'jll, by and between tho County of
Klamnth, Stato of Oregon, by Its
fount) Court, party of tho first part,
and tho Chapman Construction com
pany, n corporation, party of tho sec
ond part.
Wltnosseth That ald second par
ty agrees with tho said first party to
HU)erintetid to completion, as tbo
funds become available, the Klamath
county court, house for said county,
and the grounds thereof, and to that
end tu hao said work douo In a good
and workmaullko manner, according
to tbo plans and specifications for said
building, now adopted or as tbo same
may bo changed or extended by the
ll rat patty.
That tho said second party also
ngrccs to look to tho employment of
all labor nnd tbo purchasing of all
material and mnko proper recom
mendations to tho county court, ob
taining tho lowest and best prices
theiefor, necessary for tho said carry
ing on nnd maintaining ot said works,
nnd shall havo complete control there
of so far as tho law may permit.
The llrst paity ngrees with said sec
ond party to pay for said superintend
ence of said work, and tho perform
ance of said contract an tbo part ot
snld hccoud party, 10 iter cent ot all
moneys expended on the part of tho
llrst party upon said works, said mon
ejH to bo paid at tho end ot each
month during tho construction, as evi
denced by tho warrants drawn upon
tho court houso fupd for the preced
ing month,
be given Monday night, when Rov. J.
S. Stubbletleld of tho Presbyterian
church will speak on "Women nnd
Children In Toll,"or "Tho Now Slav
ery." lu this lecture, which Is Illustrated,
tho work Imposed upon children nud
women lu cotton mills, tho mines,
glass factories, sweatshops, etc., will
bo exposed, together with needed re
form, methods for bettering condi
tions, etc.
These lectures are free.
Mah'cii .Mnkw Move.
Wm. A, Masten, the Jeweler, will
tomorrow and Monday move from his
present location to the Slough build
ing, whero he will divide a storeroom
with tho Whitman Drug company.
1
Tho second party agrees with tho
tlrst party that all invoice shall be
made ot the material heretofore pur-
rhftSAil An.l HAl tiAPAtnfnrn itttA.t In frhn
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(construction of said works, and the
icvuuu 1'uiij buuii, tur sum superin
tendence, receivo 5 per ceut of tho
value thereof.
That said secoud party also agrees
to superintend the completion of the
County Library, vtliuoul cost to the
.said llrst party, according to the plans
j and specifications or as tbo name may
ibo altered or changed hereafter by the
first pnrty.
i In witness whorcof, the said parties
I have hereunto set their hands and
seals In duplicate, tho said corpora
tion by its president by authority ot
Its board of directors, and tho said
County by Its county Judge and Its
commissioners by virtue of an order
of said court.'
Wm. S. Wordeu, County Judge,
X. S. Merrill, Commissioner,
Chapman Construction Company,
Dy X. J. Chapman, Presldeut.
The written protest, Died by Coin
mUslouer John Hagelstein, follews:
I Pmf.wit
I, John Hagelstein, one of the coun
ty commissioners ot Klamath county,
Oregon, hereby enter my protest
against tho execution ot the above
contract by Klamath county, and
ngalnst the order of the County Court
authorizing tho same.
In my opinion the contract is not it
proper and satisfactory contract for
tho best interests of the county, and
tho present Is no proper tituo for the
execution ot such or any contract for
tho completion of said building or Its
superintendence.
I mako this protest, nnd have the
sanio entered Hero for the purpose ot
advising tho public and the contract
ors In said contract that I havo not
and do not npprovo of It, aud for tho
purpose ot loaving myself clear to act
as I deem best with refereneo to said
contract In tbo future.
John Uagelstoln.
Will Reopen Hall Grill.
With the closing ot tho dining room
nt the Whlto Pelican hotel, tho Hotel
Hall grill Is to be opened. 11. E. Day,
the efficient steward ot tho Whlto Pel
ican, Is tho lessee ot tho grill, nnd he
has u crow ot several carpenters nt
work making Improvements nud alter
ations In tho basement locution.
Hollers Hero on Visit.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Roller arrived
In Klamath Falls Friday night ou a
visit. The Rollers expect to remain
hero for a while, before returning to
Crescent City,
Platinum has advanced In price so
rapidly In recent years that gold Is
being used to alloy It.
SOME SEMBLANCE
OF GOVERNMENT
THAT IS WHAT TUB rBIWLV.VK.NT
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CO.MJHTTKK HOl'KS TO ISTAIt-
I.IHH VOV. MEXICO CO.VItE8S!
! Hf24SIO.V TO UE CALLED j
United Press Service
WASHINGTON. I), C, Xov. 28.
Itcports from Mexico City Indicate
tbet the permanent committee formed
at tho convention held In Aguas Call
entas intends calling a meeting of tho
Mexican congress soon.
Kvery congressional delegatu of the
Madcro regime will bo eligible to a
seat.
It Is understood that Villa and hfc
lieutenants heartily endorse the pro
gram to establish some semblance ot
permanent Immediately. Provisional
President Outtercz will then seek rec
ognition from the United States and
tho "A B C" powers.
NEW MEN WILL
GUIDE 1. 0. 0. F.
MK3IIti:uS OK LOCA. HH.VXCH
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OK OUUKK CHOOSI-r leadcrs
1 l'Olt KXSUIXtt TBU-M WILL IX-
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' STALL IX JAUXAKY
j Klamath Lodge Xo. 137, I. O. O. F.,
ot tho regular meeting Friday night,
elected' tho following officers to lead
ithe local branch of the order for tho
,next term:
Noblo Grand M. R. Doty.
Vice Grand Carl Adams.
! Secretary George Humphrey,
j Treasurer P. L. Fountain,
i At tho first meeting in January
'these olllcers will be Installed, and
the appointive officers chosen for the
term.
Following the election of officers,
the Degree of Truth was conferred on
C. II. lirowue and Ralph Dalle, and
they woro received Into full member
ship. After tho meeting closed the
members ussemblcd in the banquet
room, whero nn hour or more was
speut in enjoying tho good things of
llfo aud an Interchange of wisdom
aud wit brought to end one ot tbo
most pleasant evening enjoyed by the
lodgo In several moons. .
Philadelphia provides freo eye
glasses for nearly 2,500 school chil
dren every year.
Grand Jury
Subpoenas Being Served
In preparation for the session ot
tho grand Jury lu connection with the
opeulug ot tho December terra of the
circuit court Monday uiorulng, nt
tnches of tho sheriff's office are today
serving subpoenas upou persons
whoso testimony lu wanted In cases to
bo heard.
It Is stated that the grand Jury tin
punnelod In Juno Is to bo In session
tor a week before being discharged.
Members of this nro B. It. C, Wil
liams, A. W. Plel, Will Houston, U. C,
I Y, MERCHANTS
MAY VISIT THE
KLAMATH BASIN
AUK COMIXO OCT TO THE t15 0
K.XPOHITIO.V
Wonl Is Herchcd That Medford Com
inert-hit Club AVIII I to Glad to Co.
Operate, m the Work of Polltec to
Oet Hio Ueprc'wn'ntkm to VWt
f t
TbK City nud Crater Lake I to Qo
Alicud. ,
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It plans now being considered by
tho Klamath Chamber of Commerce
are full carried out, 500 Eastern
merchants, who are coming to 'the
Panama-Pacific exposition next sum
mer, will visit the Klamath country.
The matter has been buzzing with the
Chamber of Commerco for two week.
The excursion Is being made up by
the Merchant's Trade Journal of New
York. Tho trip Includes ono fro
San Francisco to Portland, and It U
planned to havo the excursion come
to Klamath Falls, where the basixes
men will bo entertained. From here
they win b taken to Crater Lke, Js
is planned, and from there to Jled
ford, where they will join their train.
Superintendent Will G. Steel took
the matter up with W. A. Dolxell a
couple ot weeks ago, and he referred
It to the Chamber ot Commerce. To
day, in answer to Inquiries, the Med
ford Commercial Club sent word that
it would bo glad to co-operate In this
project, so an Invitation will be sent
East at once.
ItelK-kah Teuui Meet.
Members of Prosperity Rebekah
Lodge will meet Monday night at I.
O. O. F. Temple to practice for Initia
tion, There will be work at the meet
ting of tho lodgo December 3, and all
members are urgently requested to re
1 member the meeting on Monday
night.
Mill Shooting in Limits.
J. A. Hoffman was arrested today
by Game Wardens Stout and Furber
for shooting ducks on Link Hlver
within tho city limits.
.Makes Proof on Homestead.
I Ray W. Drooks todny made; proof
before County Clerk Do Lap on ate
j homestead, which is located near Hll
debrand. c.
in Monday
on Witnesses to Be Called
Cowley, James L. WorlQW, Fred Mc-
IKendreo and John Mntnoy.
There nro eight prisoners is the
icounty Jail awaiting hearings before''
tho errand jury., Frank WillkMMitU
hold for tho murder ot Allen O. Me. ?
i.eou, near miuianu, anu, uufi m ,
A. L. Pomford, charged wllafaW'iSi
Jonu Qilmoro and cusriea JMMfr,, .y(
chargod with robbery, Isadora Maiat-Vr
sholl, chargod wjth lareeayV WlWa ffi
t.. ..oai nl iiibilsn atai '.
tiuuua. Hbbuavu w tm wmwmwM -. Ill , 'V .
and Qua SplU'oa, charged wltli ImjrrjY.'
In addition to tbwe iMWaf.,tMHf.
are a number ot otttra-tAa"' Willi 1i
probed Into by the Isqttlsttctt'rt't,',-? . ,
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