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OI-FICIAL NEWSPAPER
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RUMOR OF AN
ENGLISH SPLIT
IN THE CABINET
M'i: m. mission held to ins.
ll'HM CONFERENCE
ilU l IhlH'Mtl Imminent In IIhi
KnttlWi Cabinet Fallowing a Sh
tint elM lit lllM'iiwt tttfiUllH of
Owfrrcrov IktMim Frt'Nih and
HiliMi War I wider QiH'irtliiM of
Miiiilltoit llrouahl (hit.
I Mi.il 'i-" Servho
LONDON', July 10. Well fouiiili'il
niimiiM are Mllonl here of niliiU
irrliil rUU In I In- KiirIIpIi cabinet
ullire n MM-clnl session win held to
Olxiiin the results of a recent uiii
ffrenre held bittwin Krrtirh nnd
lirlilxli nr leaders itml n MtttiMneiit
mMiIi tin') Untied ai Cnlnl, where
Id.' rnnfi'tuiire mm lifld.
Tin iiii'itlon of munition occupied
their iiiirnllnn principally, anil It In
ruiimmt Hint n spill In the en M net l
tlirefth'lied
WOOD RIVER
IS PROSPEROUS;
M.MIIIlll OF PIAN'OH AM I'l.AV
Kits DISPOSED OF IN COUNTHV
KtltltnUNDING FORT KUN
AT1I IS THIRTY-TWO
A kooiI criterion of the prosperity
of the Wood Itlver Valley country,
Htirroiiiidlug Kort Klamatb, la found
in the number of pianos and ptiino
!ln)irs disposed of by the K. T.
KliKplierd piano house of this clt)-.
Khepberd has Just returned from
tho Fort country, and reports that
the rrops are In excellent condition
end that tho Fourth of July celebra
tion there was a great success.
Ho hus Just delivered a number of
claims and players which were or
dered, and Kate that his total sales
In (Imt vicinity now numbers thirty
two. LARGEST WHEAT
CROP OF HISTORY
iOVi:ilNMKT OHM' RKIORT
HT.VTKS THKHK WILL BE tMW,.
MlM.tXMl RUHHEIJ4 GREATER
THAN IN HIM
WAHIUNOTON, I). C July 10.
lie greatest wheat crop In the his
tory of tho United States Is now being
nnrvesled, according to tho govern
rani crop roport- Government offl
' stated that the total wheat
yield to July amounted to 963,000,-
'" bushels, avnlnst an estimated
yiciu juno l of 050,000,000, and a
oi uao.000,000 bushels July 1,
I'roductlon of corn on July 1 was
Htlmatod at 8,814,000,000 bushels.
0 yield was estimated at l.SM,
oon.ooo busnali.
Holt's Asttea Go lo Dallaa
"ALLAB, Teg., July 10, Mrs.
'na Holt, wife of Frank Holt, at
HHnt of J, p. Mown, yesterday or-
li .? ,,er hMb, wnt to
Dallas. The original plan waa that
olt should be burled at Itbloa, N.Y.,
t tho new order seat to New York
olow ng the daeltlon to hold services
m Dallas Sunday.
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I'ri'ss Association.
Ilitforii the war broke out llulglum
ucd I'Avonlr as a training ship for
Jantcvrs of the niorcliniit marlno and
kept her anchored at Antwerp. When makes now as a freighter will be turn
tho Herman mine, turnover, the ship ed out (o the government. Of the
was ordered to Havre and the Hoi- forty cadets formerly ou the ship tblr
glum government decided to dlscon- ty-thrw r.re now fighting .iu the Uel-
llnun 111 a merrbntit ttmrlnn lmlnln clnn urtnv. Tlin shin will load ulllii
land she was sent lo New York, where
W000 CHOPPER
IS ARRESTED HERE
SHERIFF AT SALEM WIRES THEiJUSTICF. HUGHES DKNIKH HECK-',,,
SHERIFF HERE TO ARREST,
MAN WIFE AND NINE CHIL-,
DRKN HAVE NO SUPPORT
Deputy Sheriff l.loyd Low arrested
Franco von llottcn yesterday morn
ing nt a wood camp three miles east
of town on rocolpt of a telegram from
Hherttf Ksch at Salem, stating (hat
ha is wanted for non-support of n
wife and nine children, He Is in the
city and allowed his freedom on his
own recognisance
Sheriff Ksch Is expected to leavo
Salem tonight for this city to tako his
man back, and will probably bo here
tomorrow night.
Von Hotten states that ho ha
been away from home for flvo years,
nnd that ho has boon sending monoy
to his family until recently. Ho states
that Ave of his children are married,
and that when he loft ho gave hi'
wlfo $350. As soon as he found n
ptoco to locate she was to como, but
Instead sho borrowed other money
and purchased a house and lot lu
Salem, and did not come. Ho has a
homestead which he Is proving up on,
nnd which he states 1. worth $1,600
as soon as he gots his final papers,
He has been working for N. D.
Gltisbauch on forty acres of timber
whlM. h. I.. nf iha nllv Willi '
a crew of twelve men. He has made'
a praotlre of hiring only pooplo who
needed work badly, and a number of
them havo found It a haven. One
family stopped there which was prac
tically destitute when they arrived In
(be county. Bo ftr about 800 cords
of wood havo been cut, and there are
several hundred yet to be cut nnd
split.
Vanalro Haa New Bon.
A son was born this morning to
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Vannlce, who re
side at Third and Jefferson streets.
iEupuhtg IteraU.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. SATURDAY,
Ship I'venir
Youngest Cadet
she luiu just arrived, to engage
.commerce. The Uclglau flag still fllos
ovnr her, and whatever profit alio
nil and Hull for Australia.
BECKER SEEMS
DOOMED TO DIE
ER'S APPLICATION TO REVIEW
CASE'
CASK TO RE ELECTROCUTED I
NEXT WEEK
HANG ELY, Me., July 10, Federal
Jiistco HiigheN of the federal supremo
court has denied Ueckcr's applica
tion for u retow of his cuo on the
ground that a substantial federal
nnnotlrin Is not involved. This means
that flecker will bo oxocuted next
week unless tho governor of New
York Intarrcnos.
American IYcmi x, Germany
I'ulled Press Sorvlce
8AN FRANCISCO, July 10. "The
press of the United States Is preju
diced against Ocrmany," declared
Fruu Klgu Hollman of lierllu, who
In Attonillfi? tlin In I Am it t Inn n 1 Pnn .
fflronco of Women Workera 0 pro.
mnto
pcrmnnent peace, In session
horo.
"f linvn trlffri fn tin lll.it In inv rind.
but n , he g
rlded imtl-German. Whether it la
because of British censorship or be-
Hi r"WA
.u" 0Vil"T!:UJ.l0."0!!ch.nrcd ' nm?: . " U not known
know.
Ocrmany is not being treated
fairly
Whole Ruill'll at HoiMO
In honor of her daughter, Mrs,
A I (I rod Denver, who Is hero on a vls
It, Mrs. Nate Otterboln entertained
Mr. nnd Mm, Levi McDonald and Mr.
nnd Mrs. Robert Slouu, and their
children ut noon today.
Medical Association Meeta
The Klamath Medical Association
hold their regular meeting in the
Dutch room at the White Pelican last
night. A paper on "Nephritis" was
read by Dr. Merryroan of this city.
Lunch waa served following the pa-
P.
CRIME 11868
IS RECALLED!
Vi:i,l. KNOWN M, IH.UtltKMTKO
I'Oll MUltllKIt OMMIITi:i) IN
i win jami:m ,a.; hlamku
I'Oll MUltDKIt
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1'iilt.il I'lvi-tt MitiIh. a letter recelwtl lam night by J.
KKKSNO, July lu ( I', lluntM- A. Clorrlon from Will l.co, who Is'
iiiim, it pioinlncnt H'.il (.itr.io dtulcr working with a crew on the Lava
of ililx clt). In an lutirvlew today re- H""! road, Htnwx that they have flvo'
KiinlliiK tho murdvr of Kctcrnl rattle nillH of the road coiniilete, und ready
nun In lown In 18CS, for which his 'or Milo travel. Thoy have been
nude, BnlPH IhintNinnu, agpd 70 working three dnyi now, having f one'
jearn, Iiiih been nrr"flPd. mated that down Thursday morning. i
tho Jpkko JampB gftnc murdered the lce Ktiitt'H that with Home help)
urn r.iid forced Union Huntsman to Sunday they can Onlflb tho road by
bury thi! body and the $JiO,000 trcas- Sumliiy night through to Wear's Foot
lire. IVitcH Huntsman Ik well known Oni. This will complete Klamath
In the vicinity of Bedford, lown, and .rountj'ri agreement with Modoc coun
ln of a prominent family. ty, which also has a crew working. I
Huntsman atafed thnt ho nrm It Is planned for a number of ma-f
.;.- ... uu- irime wnen no n iz
sears out. his rather had never re- B, taking a lunch, and with a few
ealcd to him tho hiding place of the, hours of work the road can be put
money. Huntsman ban pono to lowajn shape.
to nsslst in the search for the money.' J r
Tho arrest of Huntsman and an-t
other manlmpllcntrd is the result of OAIIIITI nnilflT
.a suit filed by n rwl.lont or lown. for j I. IIIIM I f I.IIIIH I
n portion of the fl0,000 for whlch'UUUIII I UUUIl I
Iw was promised n shnro at one time
I lo dig It up. He had neer dug It up,
ho states, m ho rould never reach an
agreement wjth tho other two par-
ties. Another warrant remains to be.
s served on a third party.
CORONER'S JURY
LOOKS INTO CASE
WOMAN T.Ki:.V KICK MURING
CKIiKIIHATIOX. TAKKN TO HOS
I'lTAI., HKMOVKD TO COUNTRY,
' WHKRK SHK UIKD
Mrs. Clarence Mitchell of Poo Val
ley died Thrusday following several
days of sickness after the Fourth of
July celebration.
Mrs. Mitchell wan taken sick here
in the city, and Or. Wright was called
a,tt,nd hcr. The next day Dr
Trunx was called in when Dr. Wright
could not be reached, nnd found the
woman In a stato of comma. He or-
dered her taken to the hospital, and
sho was removed. i
As soon as the mother of Mrs. J
Mitchell found that she was ut the'
hospital she ordered her removed to,
Poe Valley to her home, where sho
whs taken. It is understood that her
mother is a Christian Scientist, and
did not believe in the uso of med
icine. Thursday Mrs. Mitchell died.
A coroner's Jury ha been Impanelled
nnd Is Investigating the case
THE MINNEHAHA IS SAFE
IN PORT AT HALIFAX
United Press Servlco
HALIFAX, July 10. The Minne
haha reached port safely this morn-
Inc nttei sho had extinguished her
tiro and reported Into quarantine at fa8t bunch' and " good
11 o'clock, after a thrilling race to!pocted-
this port following the fire in her
hold, which carried 15,000 tons of
ammunition.
No persons were allowed aboard.
Captain Claret lint wirelessed: "Fire
Is nparenlly steamed out. Thluk It
wIfo that some of tho cargo be dls-
whether it was Holt's bomb which
caused the Are."
Leave for Crater Lake- 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Beckley, Mlss)A 0 YM,en of , m ha(, ,ucceM.
Nina Noel. Miss Bratton. Mr. and lfn,y (e tal wnralnatlong ueld
Mrs King Price and Mr. and Mrsvnl Balom 8evra, month, af0. m,h.
D. H. ix-nnox and daughter Gladys, , th of tnogo ,nkJn tna
Mr, and Mrs. Harry Goeller, Mian
Whltomack .Abraham Lincoln, Bllllo
Larson and Miss Beeley of this city
left today for Crater Lake by auto
mobile. Four cars mnko up the
party.
FJghr.Pouad' Boy Arrives
An 8-pound eon was born to Mr.
and Mrs. J. Y, Johnson yesterday.
Both mother and ofcUd are reported
well. Dr. Treat attending.
JULY 10, 1915
LAVA BEDS ROAO
NEARLY FINISHED
HKV HAK IIVK MU.KH COM-
'i,i;ti:d, ami with iikli kx-,
rwrr to finish thiiouoh to
TIIK C.1VKH HV HI'NIMl NIHIIT
chnC(! to RO dnVn 8undBy morn.
HOLDS OVER
WILL
I'ROIiAIII.Y TAKK AOVIS-
ORY HOARD OVER OOUXTY,
STATES THE COUNTY JUDGE.
ADJOURN FIRST OF WEEK
The" county" courfTeision which has
been held during tho past week will
hold over until Monday or Tuesday
of next week, according to County
Judge Hankf. He stated today that
plans would lie made Monday for the
entertainment of the advisory board
of the State Highways Asociatlon.
which nrrives here Thursday for a
two days' sta In tho city.
Tho court lias had two months'
work to do at this session, Including
tho bills of the circuit court and oth
er expenses. They are expected to
be cleaned up Monday or Tuesday.
FACTORY PLAYS
H0RNBR00K HERE
EWAUNAS WILL TACKLE NORTH-
ERN CAUFORNIANS AT MODOC 1
PARK COOK WILL PITCH FOR
liOCALS
Tho Ewauna Box Factory team,
strengthened by BIgbee and Nelson
of the Klamath Falls team, will cross
bats with the Hornbrook team to
morrow afternoon at Modoc Park.
The visitors are reported to have a
gamo Is ex-
Thv factory team as thoy lined up
or n Fourth of July games. la one
nr t,n strongest aggregations In the
lMe - Several games have been
scheduled for the remaining months
during tho summer, and It Is expect
ed that the team will make a trip
through the Rogue River Valley
later.
Klamath Roy Passe Bar Examination
word was reeAtvod ii niht th
were successful.
Prove Up on Homestead
I W, H. Wampler was In th elty to
I ittiy nnd proved up on his homestead
on Upper Klamath Lake. Hie wit
nesses wero Mrs. Rose Torrey sad K.
P. Hamilton. Hamilton also proved
up on his homestead on Bear Island.
His witnesses were J. Y, Johnson
and A, W, Waketeld.
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Going Takes a Bride
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Pierre S. du Pont
Pierre S. du Pont, head of what Is
known as the powder trust, the E. I.
du Pont de Nemours Powder com
pany all of his 43 years, Is about to
take a bride. His engagement to
Miss Alice Delia of Scranton has Just
been announced.
Miss Belin's family Is one of the
leading families In Scranton. Some
member of it for years haa been in
charge of the du Pont powder inter
ests in the Lackawanna section. Mr.
du Pont Is a- son of Lamont du Pont,
who was killed several years ago in a
dynamite explosion at Glbbstown, N.
J He has a magnificent country place
near Kennett Square, Penn. While a
sanitary engineer by profession, he Is
also a practical powder maker. He Is
the designer of all the sanitary ar
rangement at the du Pont company's
powder plants. For several years he
vns In charge of the plant at Car
ney's Point, N. J. Then he was elect
ed treasurer of the company, and later
p vice president. When General T.
LColeman du Pont retired as president
last Februry, Mr. du Pont headed a
syndicate which purchased his cous
in's Interest In the company for about
$14,000,000. He was then chosen as
president.
REPORT OF THE
CORONER'S JURY
IIXI THAT MOTHER OF THE DE.
CEASED IS GUILTY OF CULPA
BLE NEGLIGENCE AFTER BE
ING WARNED
"We, tho Jury, empannelled and
sworn by Coroner Earl Whitloek to
Inquire Into tho death of one said
Mrs. Clarence Mitchell, And ns fol-j
lews:
"First That the name of the de
ceased was Mrs. Clarence Mitchell;
"Second Thnt she same to her
death at trie home of her mother. Mrs.
Hiram Roberts, In Poe Valley, Klam
ath county, Oregon, on the 8th day
of July, 1915; that, the cause of her
death was a hemorrhage of the ppleen
and that the hemorrhage waa due to
an Injury received in a runaway acci
dent on the 4th day of June, 1915;
"Third We. the Jury, find Mrs.
Hiram Roberts, mother of the de
ceased, to have been guilty of culpa
ble negligence In removing Mrs. Clar
ence Mitchell, the deceased, from the
Blackburn hospital after having been
warned by both Dr, Truax and Nurse
Rogers that the patient waa in a crit
ical condition, and It would be dan-
gerous to move her."
Signed -O. W. Robertson (fore
man), H. B. Wakefield, J. W. McCoy,
J, H. Garrett, R. A. Alford, A.
Kershner.
Suing for WvrsW- .
A suit for divorce haa been fled by
Mrs. Marguerite Hall agatait John
Hall of thta city.
KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Price, Fit.
RELATIONS WITH
GERMANY ARE AT
DANGER POINT
'OFFICIALS DO NOT CONCEAL
OPINIONS OF REPLY
l.ntwli,;; Will Go to Cornish When
Ofllclul 'JVl f German Reply Is
Herriteil, Willi :, According to
llrlef Itetelvr.t U Unsatisfactory,
Itclictecl President Will Reiterate
Pirvlous Demands.
L'niluJ Press Service
t WASHINGTON. D. C, July 10.
?c .rctary or State Lansing haa tele
jgr&phed President Wlhon at his sum
mcr home at Cornish that he 'will
i leave for that place as soon as the
) German reply is received here. It is
, not believed that the message will be
lecelved before Monday. Afterwards
Langlng wU, return t W(Whlngt0Il
The German reply is understood to
be unsatisfactory, and the present sit
uation Is dangerous. It Is believed
that the President will reiterate bis
previous demands on Germany.
. Whether or not diplomatic rela-
Gemany are ukeljP lo broken off
Is not speculated on here.
It Is understood through the brief
of the reply that reparation .for the
slnkTng of the I.usltanla Is not favor'
able to the demands of the United
States, and do not concede more than
wag given out on the day the-veesel,
wasunk. ft is believed that the
reply will attempt to annunciate a
new principle of international law.
united Press Service
WINDSOR, July 10. President
Wilson has been Informed of the
text of the German reply, the papers
of which ho is expecting to receive
Monday morning. He made no com
ment on the text received.
DELIVERY CAR
6ETS ACROBATIC.
IV ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON
ROAD ACROSS RIVER, DRIVER
FOR KLAMATH DEPARTMENT
STORE RUNS CAR OFF GRADE
In attempting to turn his delivery
wir around on a narrow road on the
,Vc.t Side josterday. F. Zlnk, driver
'tor the Kir math Department store
Iruu too close to the edge, with the
icsult that the car turned three,
onieifcaults, end over end, before It
stopped.
"I made that turn 500 times la
the last year without any trouble,"
stated ZlnU yesterday, "but I guees I
did it once too often."
In turning at that particular spot
U vvus necessary to run the car up a
Bteep bank alongside of the road, and
on the comeback Zlnk went over
the grade.
A spectator who witnessed the ac
cident said that Zink stayed with the
car when It went over the first time, J
but fell clear before It went any '
further. The car Is badly damaged,
and Zlnk Is limping around with a
twisted ankle,
FIVE ARE INDICTED
FOR RECRUITING
ITnltcsr? PAma QaevlAa ui"
haw rPAMprnrriTiiivin vv, 'u"Jt
""" wvwwst( .v ere vww "vx.
the seventeen men held here tor aJ-
leged violation of neutrality f thiV
unite niaies were maictea ey w '-, (
federal grand Jur vnjglrt,WlsiiX' f
steamer 8Mramentoand the Bsnjsjahi If'
recruiting; station case. Dr. P.lAil-" '
dls waa surrendered this morntaf.fM ' !;'
being the physician who examlsis4',.''4
the recruits at the station, x?; 1
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