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KLAMATH FALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1915
Price, Itr
h
Ninth XtSa. 8,874
LEGISLATOR HAS
BILL TO CUT OFF
ONE COMMISSION
w:v.ti. juhciarv cemmittm:
HKI'OHH FAVORABLY OX 1111,1.
hi'.pi:ai.ixi Tine law ehtaii
i.imiixu eitici: or mate m.
MKJItATKtV at:xt r.xprxsi:
i:stimati:i at m.tHtit nut
Till! MJ-VT TWO YEARS IX Hill.
HKT
(lli'iald Spiilnl Sen he)
HAIXM Jnn IB. II) n iiiiiiiiIiihmih
wile the Heiiutu Jiiilliinry fuiiliilllinn
today dnliU'il l itiori fimirnld)
upoit On' I'HI liitroiliui'il by Senium
Waller Dlmlrk, of Cl.irku.mii. which
provides for llio lopenl of Urn law
rrentttir. tho piwlllrin of Oregon lm
migration Agent ('. C Chtipillllll. of
Portland Ih llio preollt ollk'lnl
Two jenrs a to mi tippropiliitlnn
of IfiU.ono huh tntido for tlio ninlii
tcnaiico of the department. The es
timate In tin- budget for the next
twoKnr list been InrriwmMl lo $71,
000 Tlm following I tlm mniiuor In
which tlio budget oMtlinnlit U divided:
Salary farm In ml bureau malinger,
tr.000 salary mnnngor foreign Im
migration bureau, 3fi0(); nalnrlon
FIFTEEN GIVEN
FOOTBALL "K"
ItOl'KlNt, .MCim.VO IIKI.I) AT TMK
111(111 SCHOOL TODAY Mil. I.
mi:i.ii,vsi: is tiii: ciioick im
C'AITAIV VKXT YIIAK
Kootball talk wim much in uvlilouco
ut tb IiIkIi school today. At n boh
Ion of thy pin)vrH this morning, Hill
Mellnwe wan elected captain for tho
i-multiK )oar.
Millnue, though one of tho Hiii;illent
miii mi tlm lenin, plnyed guard this
hvbhoii in a iniinnor Hint attracted tho
attention or ,. WhUo ,,ot n upec
ttictilnr player, ho wrni In tho gnmo
overy mlinito, and wns ono of tlio
MuiCHt llgbturM on it game fighting
team,
At iiHMjiiibly, the following iilelil
hers of th0 foot bull Hitiud wero
awnrtUd "K's" I'uul Noel, (Him I'nge,
u,al,t llll. Uoliiiim O'Loughlln,
Uwrenro .Motchoiiliticliur. I.uwrenni
HaniU-ruoti. (Iruliiun Klehl, Knrl Hv
will, Alvnro Ilenls, llnrry Htuwnrt,
Ira Orom, will McMllliin, Hill Mol
lusc, Maurice (IrnvcH, Wudo Hhoit.
Medford Here 28th
Boys and Girls From Valley to Play Local Teams
acciciua of u misunderstanding
' Home nort tho Klamath county
hlgu school team will not so to Mor
r"l today to piny tlio Merrill high
school tomn tonight. Tlio gnmo mny
be I'layod next Friday night.
. tho meantime the local basket
Ml tossors, both boyH nnd girls, are
irking xealoiiBly so as to ho In slmpo
Put n crimp In the Medford tenuis.
Tho boy. anU g,rU mma of w
Mod'ord high ,chool will be hero
Jnury 87, Bn(, 0 tUe two nghl-
HHOfc
c c. nni'M.iN
htllllHticllHIH, $3(1011. Hlll.il'J Mllporlll-
ituudmil of exhibit. $K0, Hnlury
iIrntii;hlNiniiii. J 1000, naliiry assistant
In Immigration bureau, $1000; post-
'ngo on Htnto literature, JOTf.O; oillco
niippllen nml stationery, $0000;
travelling expenses, $2f.00; Informn-
, lion bureau, S2S00, state publlru
'lion In English, Horiiinu, Swedish,
InitlIi ii ml other languages of north
ern Europe, $aC.0n0, exhibit ox
'poiinort, 110,000.
Some Fast Boats
at Miami Fete
United I'renn Service
MIAMI, Kla.. Jan IS - Tho spood
i lent motor boat rnces over liold, and
in plcture8ijue iimrlno carnival wn
(In prtupect hoforo tho conclusion of
tho celebration of tho Magic Knights
nf tt.t 1 1 ml sA'ttfftli mt.ittil liitrn In
llll) '!', "llllll ll)','ll.H HVIV "
iilny, mid which will coutlntio until
next WodnoHdoy.
i
I
Carl IlHhor, of Indiauiipoiirt ami
Miami, propnred tho arrangements
for tho motor boat rnces, which will
probably ho held on TueHday nml
Wednesday Home of tho fastest
motor bonis In Hie world linvo been
untitled for tho races, nml now
records urn promised.
One of tho quoor races for sailing
boats will ho n "bang and go hack"
race. In this tho boats will go as
far as thoy can, until n shot wnrns
them lo turn nml como back. Tho
boat making tho grentest mllengo
will ho the winner.
Wooden Or SUs'l Curt.
Up to U. S. Commission
NKW YOUK, Jnn. IT. Whether
or not tho subway management shall
chnngo entirely o stool cars will bo
discussed loilny nt the mooting of tho
I'utillc Sorvk'o Coiniulsslou. Changing
from woodon to stool curs would
cost tho Inlerborotigh roinpnuy $!,
000.000 following will play tho local gills
and boya.
Following tho games with Med
ford tho local teams will loavo Febru
ary 3 for n four-day totir ot tho Hogtio
Rlvor vnlloy. Thoy will piny tho
Ashland, Medford and Centrnl Point
boya nnd girls whllo away,
Tho second Rogue Rlvor team to
Invade Klamath Fulls will como iu
on tho night of February 7. It will
be tho fast Ashland high team, which
will play Merrill high ut Merrill on
February 8. Tho followlug uights
Ashland will play Klamath high hero.
PARISIANS FFAR
ANOTHER TEUTON
DASHjN PARIS
si:vi:iti: i iuiitim; aiioimi soih.
SONS
ltitHljin llilvc TohiikI Prussian
I'miiller N Snlil lo ho lm tensing
In Its I'iomiiIIiiiis Vim IIIiiiIiii.
Ihiiu'h A I III)' U Resuming Hie Of.
fensUc TIimiiikIi I'obiinl TiuMsh
Tlllllps Mil AllWIIIlllf XorlllUlllll
I n ) I l'. .".mice
PAUIS. .Inn. in.- DHpm
IMlHlli' ropoits noiu oIIIcIiiIh thai the
(leimiiiiH :iic iinahlo to follow up iheu
iiiict.-HHi'K noith of the AIkih- nml
fllHt l.f KllUsllMH. flMIM till. Xir IHI'll
hero Unit the (iennniiH are prepar
Ini; for .moihei niteinptil ituh m
I'.irU.
Heveio IIkIiIIiiK rontiiiueH near Holt
Ihoiih It Ih imiioiiiireil thnt the (lor-
j tniitiM took the Trench posltlotiH at
iHte. I'uul, but that tho French, after
rolnforchiK. Immoillately reKnlned
poBncBHlon after a Mnhborii anil
bloody flelit.
North of Arrrn. thero Ih heavy flsht-i
IllK. ZotuiMH there took u lllii: of!
(ierinun trenches tit tho point of tho
bayonet.
I'nlleil 1'rcitn Senko
. I'KTHOdltAl), Jim. 1.1. Tho Ktis-j
ihIiiii drlvu toward tho northern I'riiB-l
'shin frontier Is reported Increasing In
'proportions. The entire loft wing Is
engaged, forcing tho (lermnns hack
to their main defenses.
I In tho hope of cheeking this ad
vance oii llludenbiirg Is resinning
tho offetiHlut along tlio llzurn and at
Uttwaka.
Tho military medal was conferred
upon (Irnud Duke Nicholas today The
l.cglou or Honor was conferred upon
other IttiHshiu leaders
United 1'ress Service
THI'KHAN'I), Jnn. 15. Tho Turks
who occupied Tabriz arc now press
lug on toward DJulfn. They are to bo
supported by other troops advancing
through rminii Snlmns, with tho ob
ject of securing possession of hlgh
wnys and railroads loading to the
Russian frontier.
Central Team
to Play Merrill
l.ato this afternoon, Conch I). C.
Morris, nnd Ills Central school basket
shooters will lenvo for Merrill, whoro
they will piny tho Men III school team
tonight. This will bo the Hist meet
ing of Hinso two fast aggregations
of kids.
Local Talent
at Mt. Laid
Quito a number of Klamath Fulls
amateur thesplnns will go to Mt, LakI
tonight to assist tho Mt. Lnkt people
In the staging of a perfornmuco thero
for tho houellt of tho world fair fund.
Several who took part In the Chrlst
mns vnudovlllo will bo In tho pnrty,
nnd tho trip will ho made, iu n big
bobsled.
Drainage District
to Elect Officers
Momhnis of tho Klamath Drainage
dlst rhi will nssomblo at tho olnea
of A. A. Mohnffey tomorrow night,
when trustees will bo elected, and
other business mntters transacted.
Tho district Is working for tho recla
mation of marsh lands around Lower
Klamath Lake,
Women rotull doulors In New
York city number over 7,000.
King Albert of Belgium Sends
Thanks to American Citizens
3 .I'1!' BIB mm
-'J .V
KliiK Albert or llulgiuni, has Kent
UirotiKli the Commission for Relief
in llclKliini, tho following message
of thankK for American nlil
"Tho niaKnlllcent Kpneroiiity of the
Ainerlcnn people In forwardlnK Ini
inenve nnantltles of gift of food-
hiuITk to my nuflurlng people affords
me Intense satisfaction and tonchea
me er deeply
GLASS GAMES ON
AT HIGH SCHOOL
SHMOIt-NOI'HS l)i:ii:.VT JUMOIt-
ruosii i.Asr xiciiiT (iim'
TKA.M WH.Ij I'IjAV THIS AKTKR.
XOOX
In older to dexelop all of the basket
hall material n tillable, nnd to give
nil so Inclined an opportunity to learn
how the game Is really played. Coach
Motschcnbnchcr has Inaugurated a
series of luter-chiHs games. These ate
being plajed at tho pavlllion, follow
ing school hums, nnd all lutorcstod
aro Invited to attoud.
Last night a game wns plnycd be
tween a senior-soph team nnd a team
of Juniors and frosh. Tho former ag
gregation won This ufternoon tho
girls' teams fiom tho snmo classes
will piny.
As soon as the examinations are
Mulshed at tho high school, each class
will enter a boys' nnd girls' team
nnd n legulai schedule will be
plnycd. Tho deciding games In both
classes will he played as preliminaries
to the big games played by tho high
Bchool.
Interest In basket bull Is Intense.
Theio aro foit hoys nnd thirty girls
out practising.
WOIU.I) KEEP ALL STATE'S
COIN IX GENERAL FOND
j SALEM, Oro.. Jan. 15. All special
I funds will bo merged Into tho general
fund, nnd nil ttuto warrants will bo
drawn on It, should a bill Introduced
In tho House today by Representative
Schuebcl become lnw. Tho measuro
wns prompted by recommendations
mnilo by State Treasurer Kay.
Under tho presont system thero
may bo thousands ot dollars in tho
special funds, and tho state bo com
pelled to pay Interest ou warrants
endorsed "unpaid for want of funds"
bociiuso tho general fund Is exhausted
nml tho money in tho special funds
cannot bo need, savo for Uie purposes
for which thoy woro created. It Is
declared that the bill, It enacted, will
savo tho state thousands of dollars In
Interest each year.
Lane county tax levy was reduced
threo mills and 1108,399 cut from
tho budget this year.
y
"In this, my country's hour of
i trial, nothing has suppoited me more
I than the swnnptli; and tho biiperb
.generotihlt) of thofce who have as
i sited In materially lessening the
I same, and I desire to offer 'my deep
'est thanks and at tho same tlmo con-
e a mcSiiago of good nv ill for the
jnov.- year.
ALIIKRT. King of the Helgians."
TWO INDICTED
8Y GRAND JURY
ROHISO.N IS CHARGKlt WITH
IIL'ItGLARIZIXG .MUHRIMj MAR
KET AXI) MAMX MAX IS HELD
FOR XKfiljKCTING FAMILY
Two Indictments were returned
this forenoon, returning true bills
against Bert Roblson and Charley
Kucera. Tho for mi r Is In Jail, nnd
the latter out on oonds.
Kucera, who has been residing in
Mnlln, Is charged with failure to
provide for his family. In addition
to his wife, Kucera has three
children.
lioblsou is chatge with burglariz
ing the Valley .Meat market at Mer-
'rill December 4.
Following tholr report, the grand
Jurors returned iu charge of Dnlllft
Ynden to deliberate further.
Women Drivers
at Auto Show
United Press Service
CLEVELAND. Jan. 15. Women
automobile demonstrators made their
first appearance In Cleveland al the
annual automobile show, which
opened hero today. The women
drove and demonstrated cars for
piospectlvo women purchasers.
Nearly evory brand of car mndo in
tho United States was on exhibition.
Local dealers blamed tho European
war for tho almost total absence of
foreign exhibits.
Still Going Up
Unltod Press Servlco
CHICAGO. Jan, 15. May wheat
opcued at $1,43 7-S this morning,
and after llften minutes trading, ad
vanced to $1.14 3-8.
New Railroad Station lit I,om Angeles
United Press Sonico
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15. Replac
ing the Arcade depot, which dated
almost from tho public days ot Cos
Angeles, the now halt million dollar
Southern Pacltlo station was opened
formally bero today.
LATEST ADVICES
PLACE CASUALTY
LIST AT 35,000
Ity Allie Kobe, Stntf Corix-sjioiiilciit Cnltod Press
HOMi;, Jun. 15. All reports tills afleriKKm uuguient tlio magnitude
InsKnil of illinlnUhliiK tho extenl of damage, and loss of lire caued
by the earthquake. Tliouinils of refugees are pouring into Xnples, luid
the iiiithoiltieH uie telegrnpbliiK for additional supplies, urgently needed.
Already there mo r00 uotuidcd in the hospitals here. Every train
iii'ihiiiK Is rrouilcd with iiihlitloiml victims.
As a result of tho leports thus fur in, it Is declared by onlcUU that
the list of dead will likely reach 35,000. This is said to be n conierr
the llgure. In ifoiv of the latest repoi-tfi from tha commanders of rescu
ing parties.
At I'nterno, tluee miles from Avezzano, every house In the Tillage b
Ix-en razed. .Many mutilated bodies are protruding from the rain.
Soldiers found that many persons pinned under the ruins had froten
to death.
According to the latest estimates the list of fatalities In the recast
earthquake will tench 35.00O, while the Injured will probably reach
lOO.OOO.
The minister or public works has wired from Solandra that every
(ity, town and village in that district has been damaged.
Hundreds of tho Injured are streaming into Rome, and all public build
ings have been turned into temporary hospitals.
At Mngliano and Denmrsl refugees report that at least 1,800 were
killed. At Capello 800 are reported entombed.
Tho city of Alhafucense Is reported razed. Xo word luu been received
from the commander of tho troops sent to relieve these places.
It is declared that ot least 100 cities, towns and villages hare bee
damaged, and thnt at le.wt half a million sufferers will require relief. Maay
are lielng rescued from the ruins, but the majority of the rescued are eeri
ously injured.
CALIFORNIA
tin I ted Press Service
SACREMEXTO, Jan. 15. The
extending sympathy to the stricken people of Italy, and offering
clal aid for the relief of the sufferers.
i Gill Has Measure to I
Reduce Forest Fires
SALEM, Jan. 15. Representative
John GUI, of Portland, has Intro
duced a bill providing that August
be eliminated from tho open season
for hunting deer, reducing the sea
son to two months The measure Is
intended iu part for the protection
of timber, as it will reduce the fire
menace In the forests. He also
fathers a measure to close the Wil
lamette river from the falls at Ore
gon City to the Oswego bridge to
commercial llshlng. This measure
will be fought by tho Clackamas dele
gation. 1
W. C. T. U. Has n Day of Prayer
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 15. To-(
day is being observed by members of
tho National W. C. T. U. us a day'
of national prayer. Mrs. Lllllam M. I
Stevens, of this city, the national
president, has Issued a proclamation
calling for a world-wide crusade.
', Ortgon cannories report a ryodj
market for their products, but .vill
ask for relief from restrictive legls
'latlon. i
Elks Start
Bonds to Be Issued, and
Tho next traternal activity for Klamath Falls will be the erection ot a
lodgo homo by Klamath Fulls Lodge, 1247., B. P. O. Elks. As soon as
the frost Is out of tho ground, tho lodgo hopos to have work started on
tholr property nt Third nnd Main.
Tho matter was brought up nt Inst night's meeting ot the order, which
was largely attended. It was unanimously agreed, that the lodge should
Issuo bonds for $40,000 Just as soon as possible.
Those bonds are to bear six por cont Interest, and are to bo of $100
denominations, redeemable lu live, ton, fifteen or twenty years. This
gives the ordor an opportunity to liquidate both tbe principal and the
interest. They will be offered the lodge members first, and last night sev
eral thousands dollars' worth was spoken for. ;
At the meeting ou tho night ot January 28, the building committee
will Bubralt a number ot plans for tho lodge home. From these the lodge
members will docldo just what they want In the way of a' home.
The Btructuro to be erected Is to be a club bouse, not a business build
Ing. There Is a spacious lawn, and some pretty trees on tht props rty;,sjd
the lodgemen all want big, roomy verandas. Tho lower floor will k Us
club rooms, with the lodge hall on the upper door,
OFFERS AID
legislature today adopted a reaolatfaa
FIGHTS SALOONS
BY FREE LUNCH
OHIO PASTOR, TO BATTLE THE
STORY - TILVT FREE . GRUB
FORCES HEX TO SALOONS,
OPEX A LUXCH COUNTER
Cnlted Presa Service
CLEVELAND. Jan. 15. The
clnim that men are driven by the
free lunch counter to the saloon "is
vigorously combatted by Re.-. 3.
L. Royer, pastor of the Colllnwood
Methodist church. In tho basement
of the 140,000 edifice, Rev. Boyer
has established a soup kitchen. He
had 50 guests on the first day,
"Wo are welcoming all who
come.," said Rev. Boyer. "We'll
find some way to finance It."
Ono hundred Jobless men In tbe
vicinity prompted the minister to
provide food for them.
Irving farmers are boosting tbe
sugar beet idustry. .
on Home
Plans Are Being Prepared