PRINTS THE
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Ninth Vtr No. ,B7I
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KLAMATH FALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1915
Price, Ft
WHO SHOT SAM? 'FORT WILL GIVE
WAS QUERY THAT A BENEFIT SOON
UPSET THE TOWN
Leader of the Persian Kurds,
Who Are Fighting Russians
WYLAND
500
uni river people m: ni;ii-
t i.v i:i,atkiattiii. vm vno
uii.D iujmoiih ai'uav this ,,,,:,' ' '''": ciieehe
.MORNING
TIIIIOI'GH COMMERCE HODV
On. oil UimI II Tliiil P.il.ot...,.,, 11'0rl ''" ""' "' W.....I Itlu-i
alley are zciiloiiH bdoHti-m tnr miy
Wnlker Wiim lliwitli Aimllu r llim He tliltiK taken up by the Kluiinili M,iuii.
Wiin .MoHiill) Wounded) A 'II
bur of Common u for ih mlvmimiig
,""" of tint county TliPiefore. t.itey plan
miii Wctc Hold WiMiiiiliil: Vi'i An
other 'I lull lliinilli M'iih Kllliil
Damo Rumor wax tin tliu Joli in
That Wiilku- mill I'lilKiltnitii VI. '" Hitertnlnnienl and n diuii-o fur the
world fair fund.
Local actor have been Invited In
lui Hi Unite. Tim Port pcoiiln wish
tl.em (u put on tlic piny wllh Fori
mlotit on Friday night, und win meet
Urn vlaltoia nt tliu Agency. tukliiR
llii'Ill lo tliu I'm I The I'iIIk ik.mi.Ii.
Klamath Full tltU iiiuriiluK In i v, , entertained nt i home party
milliner tlmt net tho whole town on FilOny afternoon nml Saturday, mid
edge )'"'. o keen Hint there wim w'" ,l' returned homo Hinnln
hoiiio talk of ii lynchliiK T,, "'Idi'Hprend nti-ntlmi to Poit
,, , ... , ...... ii. 'Klamath cheese has utlrartod In Port-
The story (orgliiutud nobody known , , ,. ...
IiuhI iih n result or n onuiple liend
where) Hint flow around mo wildly MnK tnUtn , , ,3ll, hlw ,,y
was tlmt iiullro offlreni nnd three men lho ciininber or Commerce. I nl
who recently eenped from the Jull M-ady (.ringing result Scvornl fou
nt Dorrln Indulged In a pitched battle lnut ,lrmil lmu, wrlUmi for tll, ,..
early thl mornliiK. Jtwt tliu " elusive mile or the prndurt. and .iror.n
tent of tho cnsiialllui nu not known. f ,,lrl.' regurdliiK tlmt x-rilon
but all report iigrce.1 that Pntrolmnii ,x,, . rPp,.,., from oth-rtt. t
.sum Walker, tlio veteran of the police . . I
forc.i. wait lilt. ),, ,,., V,u ,
Tho PXtout of thn Injury wiih iilio ocnr II. IlKiniuuiiin. nupoi lni.-n-miicli
rlmnued One report wnn Unit ,,.,i f tt water depnrimeni of tin
ho wnii dead. Another tlmt he im Cnllfornlii-Ori'Kou Power roiuinu. ,
fninlly wounded, nnd niKithor Hint he him returned from n vIkIi with re-'
wnn imuiy hurl. Intloim In Oklnhomn.
Ilclde Wnllter, Wllmm wim hurt
wnni wimoui liy -Wllnou of Inqulrora Hint If Hum was kIioi ;
And here wn more upeciilntlon. ht. dldirt iy imytliliiR about It to'
Home contended It wnn llnnk WlUon ,er I'orlmp tliu most hiirprlHcd mnn
of the nlKht poller, hut other nnld of nil w Wnllccr when ho learned
It wrtH n cliiip ii-imod Wilson who iit ho wui HUppoKed to haw ex
wan of the rnplnK trio (P'-iir-nred. Dm hceIw: tlio Joke uim
An luvcxilcntlou thin uioiiiIiik In t lift, he linn much fun lioirliiR
found llnnk W 1 1 son hlli-nfiilly nliim- diiiufouudrd frieiidii toll what (hoy
lurliiK At thu Walker home, Hnm heard
ubii nlmi In thu land of dreain. Illtlu "If they nliot me, tho least' they
ImiwIuK Hint hla wife wn kept himy could do In let me know" he re
i't the front door. Informing a ttwarm' imnkud
IS OUT Alsace and Soissons Scenes
Of Worst Fighting in East;
Germans Try to Get Warsaw
BONOS
jmv ixnirri:i ox ciiauui: of
j TAKIXO SHOT AT ritVSTAIi'
iti;.siii:.T iinoufiiiT ix i.st
XIOIIT
W. F. Wyland, tho Upper Lake
homcctoader arretted In Coos county
by Deputy Sheriff Turpln, on charge
'of Hhootlni; nt Shcrimn nrown, was
brought to Klamth Falls last night,
to answer a grand Jury Indictment.
Wyland was liberated on ?50O
bondB. Ilia Mtiretics arc Alex Davis
and E. A. Qualf.
EIGHTH
RAD
E
EXAMS THURS.
1'IIYSIOI.OGV AXD GKOGHAI'JIV
wiuj he oFFi;m:n at this
TIME. THOUGH SOME STUDEXTS
WIIJj TAKE Meni:
United I'ress Service
PAIIIS, Jan. 12 Much anxiety is
felt regarding tho situation In Al
sace, wbero a big light is pending.
No official word has been received
from there since Friday.
Unofficial sources say that the Ger
mans arc hurling relnfoi cements Into
that country, and arc making rnas3
attacKu upon tho Trench positions at
Stclnbach, Germany.
' The war office says that the French
are maintaining tho positions there,
but no claims are made for addi
tional gains.
Fighting unequalled in intensity
any time during the present war Is
now raging .at Soissons. Tho Ger
mrns are valiantly, but vainly at
tempting to retake the positions they
I os'
The possession of these places give
Hie French an advantage. If they are
i.nld. they may utilize mine throwers
tc demolish the main line of the
German defenses around the base of
the north bills at Soissons.
il'nlted Fre3 Service
UEKMN, Jan. 12. Conflrmntle:
made of the French nnneuncerae:
of severe fighting, but claims of s
cesic? at Eomo points by the Frei
arc denied.
South of Cernay, tho French
said to have been repulsed with hew
lose3 In a series of night assaults.
I PETItOGIlAD, Jan. 12. Fight!
In Poland Is confined to tho vlcii
of Rawaka. There the German
In the offensive, persisting In thj
efforts to reach Warsaw.,
Elsewhere, the armies are
pelled to confine their efforja to
ti'lery Are, owing to the weather
dltlong.
VIENNA, Jan. 12. It Is annou
ed that an Austrian patrol operat
f.om an important position, pe
trated the main line of the Run
troops, reached the headguarteral
the commander, captured bo end
ttaff, and retreated to their own 111
successfully.
This photograph shown how the by Turkish armies they vanquished.
Krrat war nan spread over tho enrtu ,T'' ,':''v'' ''". " leader of
pi... n ..... ,....., i n "' You"8 Turks und war minister.
. (i.r .if.... .7 .... ...v ....h n V....M.
who has been tho chief advocate of
wnr, tod his army against the Rus-
AkIiii. lender of the Persian Kurds,
who nre lighting with the TurkH 8nR, A week ago reports came of a
iignUmi the ItUHsInnti. Tho young doclslve lctory by the Russians,
man in bis brother. One of the 'with lho 'statement (that the var
bloodiest Ileitis of the wnr is that minister had quit in disgust and re
in Turkey, Just west of Persia. The turned to Constantinople. The Kurds
Russians marched over the Cau- who have been helping the Turks,
rniiiH mountains Into Turkey and have tho reputation of being fierce
took several cities They were met flghtors
1 Eighth grado examinations will be
in order nil over the county Thurs
day nnd Friday. P. E. Fountain, of
.the school board will be In charge
here
! The examinations are prepared by
the state department of public in
struction for all parts of the state.
Physiology and geography will bo the
two subjects taken this week, and
those passing will be exempt from
another test In these subjects In May.
In home Rchoola a few punlls will
tike examinations In more subjects
than theso two.
LITTLE 00NE BY
THE GQ1CIL1EN
THE SESSIOX, WITH EXCEPTION
OF AWAHDIXG CONTRACT FOR
MOVIXG 1JEI.L, WAS MOSTLY
DISCUSSIONS
lamnc WiUvrnmU Runnuc tlio TWO MORE WOULD
3 r n. . rr , BE U. S. CITIZENS
bovernor ot uur Mate today
Raker commercial club has a big
campaign on pushing the local cigar
'Industry
I in -
f Very little real work was accom
plished by the council last night that
,can be entered on the minute book,
but the board was In session until
'after 11 o'clock. The contract
moving the fire bell, awarded to J
R. Doty, and the Introduction ofi
ordinance contracting for 4he
chase of city ball furniture from
,gil & Son were practically all
tended to at this meeting.
Bids were opened for painting all
, on the city "hall doors, for stair
, her, window shades, cuspidors.
' and other things needed In the bul
lug, and for a fire alarm
These matters were all discuaed I
lor less, but were continued -until I
.next meeting' of the council.
j There was some talk about tha
provement of the Shipplngton
but no action was taken, there
Ing no fund at present topay
anything done on this project.
Oath of . Office Is Administered by Chief Justice Moore,
Following Which Ex-Governor West Talks, and
New Executive Reads Message to Legislature
OLENE MAX, AND RESIDENT OF
I
SWAN LAKE VALLEY FILE AP-,
I.1CATIOXS FOR XATUUALIZA-
I
! TION PAPERS
Horses Are About the Most
Abused Creatures in the Wi
Hulled Pros Borvlco
SAUUM, Jau. it. With simple
lercnionlcs, Dr. James Wlthycombti,
republican, of CorvnlllH, wah Inng"
inted Kocnrur of Oregon to succeed
Oswald West, democrat, this after
noun, Tho hull of representatives was
that'Hcono of thu Iniigurntltm. The
uieinhcrH of tho loglsliituru nml Htute
lourt, besides friends of thu out
itolug nnd Incoming chief executives
wero In uttetiditnco.
Chief Justice Moore, of thu su
preme court, (idmliiluturcd the outh
of office. Tho lotlrlng governor de
livered a Hhort address, which con
tlHtod mainly of a rovlnw of tho
iichluvomeiitH of Iilu administration,
Economy without pttmlmouy was
urged by (lovernor Wlthycombti In
bis address to tho legislature, lie
urged more centralization of statu
work, und n system for bettor econ
omy In tho counties,
A part of his mossago was devoted
to uugKCBtloiiB for economy In all
Htato dopartmontH, taken up sopnr
aloly. Tho address in pnrt follews:
It Is your duty to provido now
legislation und nmond existing laws
for the well-being of the people trim
have aent you here. In till your de
liberations I would urico upon ynlt
one paramount consideration, numoly,
that you constantly remember you
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mV"' jmmmmmmwmmml
GOVERNOR W1TIIYCO.MUH
nro building "not solely for today, but
for tho future. Let tho record of
thla sesalon bo ono of forward-looking
IcitlHlntlnn,
Oregon Is but In bur Infancy, and
moid than nil clsu alio nooda sound
nuslBtunco In tlio dovulopmuut of the
roHiiorcos N'aturo has given her. All
that will tend to Increase tho ptoduc-
tlvlty of her flolilB, her forests, her
strenms, and her factories; now and
la tho future, dosorvoa your etithusl-
.nhtlc ntteullou, and all that Is bound
aruuuii wmi petty traiucMug or
sectluunl antagonism merits naught
from you but disapproval,
Especially 1 onturo to recommend
Hint this legislature set a record for
luulty, particularly In tho number
'of tiWK passed. Nothing In tho gen
era vlluutlon demands great activity
In thu Held of law making, and as.
I'tircdly tho popular frame of mind
I resages thankfulness for tho least
i possible new legislation. A short,
isiinu KCHslou, with n fow good laws,
lis at this t lmu Infinitely preferable
.to u lengthy assembly, replfito with
drastic, changes and burdened with
many enactments carelessly dovlbod.
In tho consideration of governmen
tal development In Oregon during
i tho past fow years, ono fact is clearly
hippaient, namely, a tendency toward
do-rent rnllzntlon. Whatever tho Im
mediate causes behind It Hits ten
dency cientes a division of minority
and In n great measure tho apportion
ment of duties among sovornl offielalj
In plnco of one. Accompanying this
division ot nuthorlty has come a di
vision of respoublblllty, which works,
It Bcoms to mo. quite contrnry to the
development of tho highest ellleloncy.
Km thet more, any tendency Involving
tho employment of sovernl bends In
I stead of ono Is usually accompanied
jby oxtrnvaganco and wnRte,
Petitions for naturalization have
been UPS In the circuit court by
j J antes M. Stephen, and Steve Jabo,
Jjr. Theso will be considered the
opening day of the June term of
court.
j Jnbo seeks to foreswenr alleglenco
' to Emperor Prnnz-Jossf, ho being
' born in that section ot tho duel mon
archy now threatened by tho Rus
sian advance. Ho resides In tho
Swan Luke valley.
In Galician Campaign, Where Supplies Must Be Team
r
the Steeds Are Coaxed Driven and Beaten
UJitil They Drop From Harness
n-
liy WILLIAM (.'. SHEPHERD
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
DRUG STORES TO
CLOSEJT 1:30
NEW CLOSING HOUR WILL CO
INTO EFFECT MONDAY HOURS
1)R CLOSING SUNDAY WILL
NOT RK CITAXGED
meant
Tol
more horrors G
(Continued on page 4)
. Beginning Monday evening, the
dtug stores of tho city will close at
1 7: 30 ovcry night except Saturdays.
An agreement to this effoct has been
1 1 cached by tho druggists, who hero-
toforo have "kept their stores open
j as Into nights us they felt Justlllod
In doing.
I No clinngo will be mado in the Sun
,duy hours, As usual, the phnrnfaclus
will bo open from 8 o'clock to noon,
inud from 0 to 7: SO p. m,
ntlDAPESTH. Dee. 1. IBv mall shot Immeilintnlv. Hnwnvpr. hrrs I Evidently he had an ounce of
I " ' 1 -
to New York) It's not a gasoline flesh began to grow scarce, after Hie more vitality thau they, for he
power of war in Austria, but a horse t!rst six weeks of lighting, and the stretihed.. oit, with his legs cu
power war, and tho tragedy of the armies on the Russian frontier were umder him, while they were I
I horse U seen nt every turn. Tho helpless without the hundreds of on their sides with their beadi
great roads in Oa- thousands of tons of supplies which, the ground. His head was
llcla, leading into must bo cairied to them over tho and I fancied that he was watcl
tho Carpathians, mountain roads In the odd willow with n horde's Interest, tne m
wore literally jam-'bodies of basket wngons of the .ending train of wagons that was
med, for miles, andjGaliciun farmers. So a new order sins him
with wagon loads, I was issued that no horse was to bel I was borry for him, too.
in October and also 'shot unless one ot his limbs were
in early November broken.
and tho big steam Tll0 result ol lMli order was Uiat
from tho backs of whcn an animal fell from exhaustion
mo tnousanus 01 nud. ...... ....,. to hls ....... the.
faithful tolling nnl. strength that was necessary to keop,about Ws laead
ninls. nscondeu UKe hlm 0 hls feeti ho wa'b Ur.,Bgcd
ClOUUS 1U W1U roiUin,!,!,, i,rnfi-nlili- nn ,. flol,! wlinrn
thoro was grass, and loft to work
out his own fnte. Uusnlly, ho died,
uneared for, but, now and then, n
horse survived nnd becamo strong
again, thereupon he- would be seized
by some parsing soldier and put back
Into tlio daily grind,
I winched a horso "come back1'
this way. In a field near Przemysl.
Iln hml fnlloll tn thn nititiltn nf n
tnn i.m ,. mi. m.i.iov. ,nU ...,DQ.i ! '" buirouodlngs. He waa nlbl
tho death of many an exhausted ' 8,n1wf'jr 8tthe f gTfM
hn rt 'i,i wi.h .,. and then he raised his head
!of other horses in a field alongside Mm to QOk ttt tte mfty
, (CpDjtlnued oi page 4
wintry air.
Theso wagon trains
on tho narrow liko
tCa.Sfuuh- C IOada are like end
less chains, ' They can't be delayed.
And woe to the horse that falls. He
Is coaxed to his feet again and again,
Every last ounce ot strength in hls
tired body la urged out of him and.
be gives hla last pull with bulging
eyes and then topples over.
I Rut that Isn't the last that the Aus
tiluns expect from htm. At the be
ginning ot the war the orders were;
I that any horse, which fell must be, the hill road.
well only
him.
When I returned that way in
evening ho wns still lying down
there was a circlo ot nibbled
The next mor
be was weakly 'standing up,
his legs stretched wide apart,
ho had gone away from the
dead and dying horses, to a I
corn?r of the field.
Incidentally, I noticed time
again, that there Is nothing
trelghtens a horse so iriuch! as
uuuy or n uena norse, ana l.su
that It was sheer horror that
this fellow to his feet and h
him to struggle away to more el