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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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Xlnth Year No. a,T(M
NEW SAWMILL IS
BEING BUILT BY
KLAMATHMF6.C0.
i ALSO F.HrXTING , PLA.VT AT
IlltW
Hubert A. Johnnon TnkON Out All In
IrrrtiN of Orr ImUv I.iiiiiImt Com.
puny. Start I In- Flection of ii Itov
t'urtiiry Tlier', uinl Toiuoi inn ilu
Hiking f Piling fur Hmwiilll at
Hhlpplngtoii Will CoiniiM'iicc.
Klnmiilli Falls Ih to huvii iiiinihur
H.iwiiilll. TIiIh Ik ii hliu:lo baud mill
In lu eroded ut Hhlpplugloii by the.
Miilliulh MuiillfiiuurluK company,
niiil piling Tor tho pluiit will bo driven
tomorrow.
'I'lio new mill In lu hu oreeti (I under
llio dlrodiou oi' I'. Hill Hunter or
Uiu Hun milt Kuglnucrlng iitul Con
Mt ruction company, who Ik now mi the
Job. Mi-. Hunter Mail cIiuiko of llto
t'fliitiluictiun of tliu now hinvmlll or
II u l'nllci.u ll.iy Lumber (ompiiny,
mill I oiihliliroil olio of tliu ablest
engineers In his lino of work.
Tlio plant Ik lu bo hIiikIo bund
mill, with it 1'iipiidt) of tin uiriK out
Cii.OOn root of lumber every tun
hour. It If to bo equipped, also, with
n horlnntiil kwiw, .mil mivmiI otliorj
uuslit-mnlnr; duvlein, In oidor thai
tl o iiiuxliiiiiin uinoiint of lumber in.iy
In, mndn from a log.
Reside tlio erection of the huwiiiIII,
tlio Klamath Manufacturing company
will iiIho place iiddltloinl machinery, I
Including u now planer, cutoff nw
etc., In the box factory. TIiIk will In
irmiHO IIh dully rapacity nboiit 1!..
per cent.
The work at Kltimuth Fulls Ik not
till Hint llohort A. Johnson, tlio en
terprising head or tlio Klamath Mini
lifnrttirlllK company, Ih doing. Ho Iiiih
taken ovor tho Interests of tho old
Orr l.ako l.uiiihoreoiiipun, Incor
porated tho On' l.alto llox company
at n capitalization or 150,000, and
now has tho Una lloor completed on n0ckor to his wlfo after sho had lu
ll now box factory at llrny. Thin W ,istod tint nho would appeal to the
to turn nut iibout liii.OOO feet of bo Rorriiirr ns a last resort, "I" repudi
litinhor u day, nnd It will bo supplied l() )ou; -That won't lift
Mlth box Ktudii miiterlal by the mills u iu ger to Have juc, although hn
around llrny, kuown I'm Innocont. Them's no God
t In Hi-Hen!" exclaliuod tlio prlHonor
V ihlliij.' IUIU. ompl stlcilly. "If thero w.is I would
Marriage IIcoiihoh were iHSiied Sat- not bo deserted llko this!"
unlay to Frederick Grant llrown, k "I don't want nu to do a thing
wnll know ii t'ppor Luko resldenl, and more. I'm ready to go, hut I hope
Cecil M. Dodd, and to Hiram J. Mat- you'll llvo long enough. Mr. Mnnton.
toon nnd Mrs. 8. II. Smith. Tho hit- to .oo tho day that those nits como
tor couplo both reside at Knnn. ticros and tell tho truth. It will mean
Federal Court Is Now
Assured for Klamath
Klamath Fulls Ih now lerlnlii of Medford and lu I'oitlniul thnt the
having a term of tlio fedeuil rilMiItt torm would not bo hold In Kltunath
court hold hero. TIiIh will begin Falls, owing to tho refusal of iho cltj
Thursday morning, when Jim George, to give tho uho of the city hall, ttrtor
a Klamath Indian, will go on trial promising It. These benimo so htiong
for tho Hccond Unto ou cliargo of thrt Federal Pentity Marshal Pony
kllllnB Poto llrown, nnother Klamath wr i 'cut fiimi IVnthmd to Investl
ludtau. Tho llrst trial ftiw hold at gato. v
Modfnrd last fall, and tho Jury ills- Tho dllllculty icnled Itself Into
llgEOCd,
Tho homicide Is allogeil to havo
boon committed ticarl'luto Camp, on
(ho Klnmnth reservation, Inst spring.
Brown wna found denil with two bul
lets In his hack, nnd later George was
arrested, cbftTged'wlth tho crlmo. It
was ullegod that tbo two in on, some
what -undor tlie Influonco of liquor,
loft a danco bolng hold at Pluto Camp,
mid that shortly afterwards Brown's
uody was found. Tho ovldcneo Is
Inrgoly clrcumstantlnl.
United States District Attorney
(Mnrcnce Reamea is prosecutor, and
the defense will bo conducted by
Htone 6 Gale of" this city and Judge
Uonoi tf, Webster of Portland. Fed
eral Judge Wolverton will preside
There have been rumora here, In
Lieutenant Becker, Ready to Die,
Bitterly Assails the Governor
"vft? Migggggagggggal
'Ri?f' iSlHgggflggggHi
MRS
BECKER
Former I'ollco Lieutenant Charles
llecker, now In tho death hoitwo nt
rthtK Hlni; iiwnltliiK execution for tlio
unit dor of Uoiinnii ItOKunthnl, thrco
jears iiko, created a scone In tho pris
on iccoptlon mom tliu other day nftcr
''ho liwnod tho coutt or appeals or
Now York Btiite, IiIb lunt hope, hud ro
riiHed to grant lilm n now trial. Ho
bitterly denounced
Governor Chnrles
S. Whitman, tho only person who can
wto lilm irom tno oieiuic cuair uy
pardon or commutation or sentonco.
Ho grow so frantic that ho ovon
thientcnrd to lepuiltato his own wlfo
ttcni Iio to go to tho governor to ask
for I'lomency.
"If sou go to Whitman," declared
tho matter or ruini.Hiiiiig tno nnn.
Mayor Nicholas hold that whllo -tho
council hud passed a resolution
granting the uso of tho city hnll to'
tho coutt, thero was no provision for
fnrullnro made, nnd that under tlio'
charter ho could no nothing inward r
Its puruhnso until authorized by an
onlliiiiiico.
. ii .., ...ii-wi .nn.
null was iniiea togein-1
Tho new cou
or Friday night, tho mailer was dls
ciibsnd, and tho new councllmon
agiood to nass the necessary ordi
nance, with tin emergency cliniso,
whon Ihcv take oftlce tonight. Tho
mayor In his turn ngreed to sign tho
ordinance nt once, nnd word comes
from Portland thnt evorythlng Is
lovely, nnd that court will open here
Trittriday,
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1915
i
Charles BECKere,,
th end of thnt
Mr. Man ton
Whltiiinn!"
miggosted thnt there
was n faint possibility
that tho Su-
promo
Conrt JiL Uio Uiilted Stnteu
iiiIkIU bo npiiotled to. ,
"Cut tjittt outl" snapped llecker. "1,
tell you I'm through. I know 1 was
done for before tho court of appeals
tided. ThOBo Judges wouldn't roverso
one of their own men."
.
BAILEY IS FREED
BY THE JURYMEN
MAN A'('l'Si:i OP TAKING I.NTOX
K'.VNIS IHO.M T.VIHCi; l!ASI
.Mi:.T IS VINDICATED WILli
ItKMAI.V IlKItK
h'led U.illey wn- Saint day evening
nnltiltled or tho charge or burglariz
ing tho basement of tho Taber bar.
Tho circuit coutt Jury, after an hour's'
deliberation, brought In a verdict of
not guilty.
W. II. A. Henner. Bailey's couuel,
put up a strong light for his client,
io show that whllo he might have
boon In bad company aMho time, ho
.. ... nni .. fnimi n,iiior hno Hni-i.ioii
to
lonialn In Klamath county, and
will go to
tlontil I'nrli
work In Crater Lake Na-
In a short time.
MERRILL TIES
A NEWSY SHEET
KLAMATH COUNTY'S LATEST
.NEWSPAPER IS A BRIGHT,
WELL EDITED PAPER, WITH NO
AXK TO RE GROUND
morrow evening, when Colouel Will
lam Hamilton Miller, community de
Voluino 1, Numbor 1 of tho Merrill ,Velonment worker for the Western
Times has mndo Its nppoarnnco, and
l" receiving Klamath county's now-
,mniim.miii v.-.
Oil iiuwBimi'vi hid ..,.,, , iiuuiiiiii raim iauiiv pioiikui u,,n-
,tor George Brndnnck and C. B. Hodg-,ina message on the question of con
kin, his associate oldtor, on the newsy 88tent town building, both from
appouranco of tho now wookly, within nnd without.
Tho paper Is well patronized by ad- All interested are Invited to attend,
voitlsois; It corrloa tho news of tho Tickets are 50 cents, and ban be se
Mqnill country, nnd Is very much'i cured f rora" the Chamber of Commerce
alive, with tho Interests of Klamath lor at the Pelican. The expenses of
county, and especially the Merrill Mr. Miller's addrew are borne by the
country very much at heart. I Big Basin Lumber company. .
U. S. REJOINDER
IS NOT GABLED
TO BERLIN YET
I RUMORS
OF KNDI.VG
AKK hi:aiu
-J
OF WAIt
.C.Viiernl Ik'licf K Thai (lie .Vote
Will
lk Hent Toinorrou In tlio .Mean
llmo the t'lilleil stiitex Is lmetl-
t o
KatiliK From I lie Cjcrmmi Koi'OIkii
Ofllco, tho Hlnklnit of tlie American
Milliner Xebraknn.
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t'tiittii 1'ivss riervtcu
xWASIHNUTON, L). U June 7.
It Ih announced today that tho Amer
ican rejoinder .tp Germany's reply
Iiiih not yet been cabled lo. Berlin. It
will probably be sent tomorrow.
There arc, us u result, many Indefi
nite, rumors la circulation to tho ef
fect that there Is a pnwlblllty of end
ing tho war. Borne of llieso uie cred--Ited
to the International nn-nkers' Al
liance. '
President Wilson and Secretary
llrytin conterrod ror an hour today ou
the German situation.
The stnto department tojiay an
nounced that pursuant to instruc
tions. United States Ambassador Ger
ard at Uerlln asked the German for-
' elgn office for an official statement re
garding the sinking of the American
! steamer Nebrasknn, which was home
ward hound, in ballast, when It struck
n mine or w as struck by a torpedo.
r .Ho was told that tho office hivd not
'ieceed any offJeJnL Information reM
gardlng such an attack, but that n
'full Investigation would be made.
ALIENS LEAVING
MEXICAN CAPITAL
itKi'oirrs or iiiiazil'.s mimsti:h
AND U. S. OFFICIAIi ARK AT
VAUIANCK REGARDING THE
.VOIDER DEPARTING
i uiu. I I'kks Servktt
WASHINGTON, D. Q., Jtinu 7.
Tho Brazilian minister at Mexico City
lodiy reported that-90 Americans, 44
English, 127 Spaniards and 57 other
foreigners left Mexico City this morn
ing for tho coast.
Consul General Sllllmiui at Vera
Cruz reported that 600 people left.
Tho discrepancy, has jiot been ex
plained. The Brazilian minister ni ranged
with the Zapatistas to run n special
train to Pizaytica, where there begins
2S-mllo break in tho railroad.
It
the
the
' belleod nutos will transport
passongors to the other end of
k,i.iiw.ma1iiiii..11
a wans meui.
T
TWO SCORE TICKETS ARE SOLD
FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY' DE
VEI.OPMENT LECTURE ALL
ARE INVITED
Early today forty tickets had been
hold for tho "get-together" banquet
'nt tho White Pelican hotel at 7:30 to-
Retail Lumbermen's Association, and
noted humorist and lecturer, will give
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MILLER
BANQUET
TOMORROW
NIGH
Winner of 500-Mile
Automobile Race
- . i
Italph Do Paliiin
Kalph De Palma won the fifth an
nual 500 mile automobile race at In
dianapolis Decoration Day, breaking
nil records for the distance. He took
tho lead Just before the 200 mile
mark was passed, and held it practic
ally all the rest of tho dluaacu. IiIi
time for the 500 miles w.-ib 6:33:55-
an aTcrago speed of S9.84 miles an
hour. Reno Thomas, who won last
year, averaged 82,47 miles an hour.
FINE QUARTET
OPENS PR06RAM
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR
CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY HILL
BE A CONCERT BV CELEBRAT
ED MUSICAL ORGANIZATION
Tho Klamath Chautauqua assembly
will open Wednesday afternoon with
a concert by -the Adelphlat quartet.
This quartet has been together for a
number of yeaTS, nnd has been giving
good satisfaction wherever they have
appealed. This Is their first trip to
the Coast, and they are making good
with the Western audiences ns they
have with those In the East.
Colonel Miller will furnish the en
tertainment In the evening. The Col
bnel isa editor of tho Northwest Lum
berman, and has a message on com
munity development for every citi
zen of Klamath Falls. His lecture is
so full of wit that it Is of interest to
everyone whether they are particu
larly Interested In his particular sub
ject or not. t
One of tbo most Important features
of tbo whole assembly Is the Junior
Chautauqua, and should be taken ad
vantage of by every chfld of grammar
srhool age. Miss Hazel Alexander,
who has charge of this work, has had
threo years' experience In children's;
work and nil of tho children will
learn to love her beforp the session
Is over. Get a season ticket for
yoursolf and for your children and
they will not miss a 'single session.
Tho ticket sale Is progressing nice
ly. There will be a meeting of the
local committee tonight nV the
Christian Church when the reports
w.111 he looked over nud plans made
to give tho ticket sale a whirlwind
finish so that 'everyone will be ready
to take. In all of the advantages of
the big assembly. The tent Is up
nud sttmted at the Central school
grounds, and every provision has been
or will bo mndo for tho convenience
of the patrons. A big week Is In
store for Klamath Falls.
Meeting Postponed.
The meeting of tho Pythian Club,
scheduled for tomorrow afternoon,
has been postponed for two weeks,
nnd will be held June 82.
Medical men aay that persona who
attain their thirtieth year without
suffering from any serloua disease are
likely all things being equal to
live ttlj. they are at least 78 yean
of age. "
SERBIANS UNITE
WITH ITALIANS
IN NEW ATTACK
gi:hm.xv attkmpth to
' FliANK SfiAVK
OUT -
LVntrol Albanian Tonmt Are Now
Held by Horbhiiw, and Otliom .Arc'
Taken by Italian Battalion Ger
man Troop Hhlps ICndeavor to I-anil
nt Itlgn, Unt Arc Prevented From
Itolns. ko by Forts.
fulled I'less Service
ROME, June 7 Tho Serbian troops
have successfully invaded Central Al-
banla, according to the latest official
reports, xney occupy Bevcral towns
in the vicinity of the Lower Dibra.
!.-.. i.n .u.,t .
i-uui itaiiuu uubi.aiiuu uave aivo
invaded the late domain of Prince
William of Weld. This Is understood
to be a co-operative movement against
Austria. ,
Counsellor Hinderberg of the Ger-1
man embassy, who departed with
Prince von Buelow, the German am-f
bassador at the time war was de -
clared, has returned unexpectedly.
The occasion for his return is a?
mystery. It has created somewhat of
n sensation in diplomatic circles.
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PETROORAD. June 7 An attempt'
-, . . -. w - -
teglc point on the Gulf of Riga, on the
Baltic Sea. and to thus outflank the
Russian forces In East Prussia and '
Poland has bevn defeated. -
Escorted by the German Baltic i
squadron, several transports full .of ;trawIer j was br'torpel
troops were sent from Kiel. At'lB&twitiy and foup mefiTii?rof ' ifce'J
tempts were made to land these, ernw Wni.- a nh.i--,w?iiUvgfA
troops at Courland
but the Russian
essels In the Gulf of Riga, tho Riga
forts and the Russian" submarine
successful defense, which resulted In
the loss of three troop ships.
Ou account of Chautauqua this
week, the Ladies' Aid Society of thei
Christian church will meet tomorrow
afternoon, Instead of .Thursday. The
meeting will be at 2:30 at the home
of Mrs. PerryKanatzer on Eighth and
Jefferson streets.
r
British Trade Federation is
Tlio
planning a women's war as a
ore-
-
ventathe against lowering of
the
'em-
wages of the men through the
ploying of unorganized labor.
A verj large percentage
of
tne
liaiiuui) vi iuv luctiVid die nuuiHl
and It Is estimated that 75 per cent
of the money taken In at the box, of-,
flces Is paid by women.
Queen of Opium Ring:
Testifies
t iiittil 1'iehs Senile
HAiN 'UAJNUiauu, June i Mrs. w.
G. Pattersou, tho alleged "Queen of
the Opium Ring." in her testimony
before the board of InvesUgation of ("... " ulw,,w,T-7f"S!ri-
the charges that the member. of'o vlolaUous of the law, -M . ji'.
fhn RtniA hnnrd of nhnnnnnv harti
been paid protection money, said she,8Ue1d wl" 'nClUd6 i' 0fU?f-??i 1
did not know any of those Involved by ' """ ". .' ... ZF?JZttl I
Ihn olmreosr dfinlnri tht !, hml Br,llio WavltB collected by aWM''
trafficked In opium, but admitted that
id mail
of the
j
sho had been called "Queen
Opium Ring."
The investigation is the result of
charge brought by Frederick A Suth-
erland In it letter to Governor John -
-
PUII ttUU UWWO WIO mmVUMW.
war nnarffno tnai ninTiuTinn nnnav
has been collected by Inspector Wm.
White, brother of Chief of Police
White, and Samuel Scott and Harry
Cnrnmok, two other Inspectors. He
cbargesUhat all have accepted bribe
from traffickers In the drug tor pro
tection. He
further cbargea that four mem -
'
MPjiS
Bgfc,
MUCH ACTIVITY
V J-.V i
'W?'
rvas?j.i
J&-AW
' IN THE AIR AND
--.. - i
UNDER THE SEAS
'LTiGLAXD IS AGAIN
t
ZRPP8
RAIDED, BY WE I
Uritlsh Alraea Retaliate by
Bomb on a Gersiaa DirlgMcf ?,
Htroylnjc It HuMtaa fliihwaHBaa;fe
rruir unaMi tmuii, hm.wp.ki
man Divers
W.rt VmU- XT.
r irf.jZ2
to Davy Joses'
Lacker Tedav. I yZhi
r .ts-'
i ii'ien itv1 ."erviir
LONDON, June 7. Today's oi
clal announcement
.-.
,"' -TV,
un wifc ,Drn- .,v
,&
lgn airmen
'.vIis.ijm;
yesterday, dreppecetes "i
k-HU .. rp.Uh...ik u,l; Z- wfr
i.. .... """
Ghent and Rruirn dAnirntu l x'V1
uuiuua uu a. acviwuiu nui vciwcv
' - , tCx
Tho bombs were dropped, from a '
height of 100 feet. The Zeppelin's I
gasbag was exploded, md the crafty 5;
fell to earth.
y
Another Zeppelin last Bleat ratted
tho east coast of England, drefpktg ,
incendiary bombs. As areenlt' Ive? f.
lwere killed, forty. Injured? and two',
fires were started. -"J
nnofflclal dispatch from Pett&&
,grad itates tiULt iuaUwn sabmartaes K
a, ,.,, j...-.. . ", .vii'S
, Saturday destroyed and
" j - v T - -r rvf ZJ'" I-"!
, ..- - ? $7?- ,UH I
uerman transports ana aaower, '. uawffii-
named vessel off the, Gulf ToaRlgaVfA
" " uoi mmu whmw "'
an attempt to land troope" at ?OoriVi
land. Tho Russians lout. an titlllU-Vt
ship in the fight. ' Jfi " ft -MJ,
The iih baTSllgUlwaa4!
m,i-H K-i..f; . .' ' nltf.m
tne trawier star of-th-0 Ww,j f-
rllitP1 ivess senfee
n.n. .. . - .Jr. .Wl
unnuw, june i. it is announceo ' v.
that a German submarine sank' the' '"",-
Russian second class cruiser Amur lu
the Baltic Friday.
w
I nlted 1'iess Seilce
AMSTERDAM. June
amins of the Zeppelin
7.-,The
-
re-i;
ftmarnvA1
British airmen yesterday In falling -rCl
crashed through the roof of the orph-v
M6W 4W1H HWrABIVKUr K.1I
tw0 . The Zeppellm'i crew otiS
twenty-eight men was all. killed. SFJ,
. '..'
t ji-8-f 5J
tlulted Press Service
s v .
Paris T.,i. 1 ilri.-rnn.i. -f
. erw5;r
Iqvak P.eali.nln .ah InaiuinnJ iAf &1
,mjw ..BUvaM.M IJM W. fV1BUVi,
sunk- otr tne 'entrance of the Aegean!"-' -j
iteil uu U10 H1IUI U ilUSO O. .VWOOfaVV'
cers and sixty-four wen were rMcueaVtj
and the rest are believed to be-prts-
oners in Turkey.
VftSfe
.
in Probe'
, &&tfA
Yii
bers of the state board of,vheriMcy,;
Edward. J. Molony, Ueorglir'Siiilier-H
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day's hearing ,Uijajif,
juuuk noe. a nantor vpHHHaj
paid Inspector F? 'l&t of .,
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