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WARNING FOR !
MERCHANTSHIPS
MIOHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THE
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Contention That America
IsiUnd'i
(Muld Stand for Warning of Both
Hrrthant and Paiicngar Ships N)t
to M Upheld Latest Tentative Oc.
t'.titn by Administration Be-iaterf
fasKtid Monday With Arablo Noli.
failed I'ism Hervlro
WASHINGTON, I) C. Sept. 4. Bni:
lud'o contention lli'il America sboild
iw!t that merchantmen as well ij"
t4enitcr llncrn nliouM b warned b,f
ii belnK torpedoed by submarine,
hw teen rejected by tticrlca, accord
lug to an niinouneen'ant given out, tin'
UiMt timtnthx dcciilon regarding tho
(titurr submarining.
II U underotood tlmV (lie rejection Id
iiuo to the fact that rubmnrlno cum
Bander hnu dlfitaul'y In Identifying
BiiTthnntniiii mi comi.ued with linen,
a:d II we Insisted on "he same ruling
iir merchantmen It might cause M
jure dispute.
I'nllnl I'ivih Service
ViABIIINGTON, D.C, Sept. 4 Count
on Itcroitorfr In expoitod Monde;, It
i stilled nt tlu German embassy, "It Is
Hislble (hut ho In brlncing ! Antblc
toto. IVare rutnont in 4(111 life about
Of headquarter hen
Vnlicd I'reaa Service
WASHINGTON, I). C ii -HUh
ofciclalK In IIhi Kovcmm n. "na lull'
i:iod that America wll ntnktr u move
(tt prncA Into thU fall u caily thin
vlnter. The pope' ajpi.tl to the prrf
Mui In frultlenK nor but wlii a lull
In Ihf llKhlliiK, whirl) Ia nxvoicoU a
winter upiuoachca, It la unileratood
that Wllnon thlnka tlio time will be
ripe for definite action.
WELCH TO PITCH
FOR MEDFORO
TAR TWIRLER, WHO WON TWO
0AME8 HERE A VIAR AOO, WILt
TWIRL ONE OF THf OAMKS FOR
MIOFORD TEAM IN SKRIIS
Johnnie Welch, atar twlrlor from the
Bnlveralty, captain of the baseball
wa last year, and who pitched two
winning guinea for Klamath Falls
Wast Wood a year ago laat July 4,
Mrtred In tin, city thla morning by au-
uHt ' nnA '" "tale t0 ,toh for
"Word In one of th gamea cither
!f? I or Mondy- Should Medford
nicn Welch agalnat BliitM inr.i rn.
J" of the beat game aeen hero
JJe latent dope Is that Motachen
Ww will catch for the gam Bun
f nd Clarke Monday. Clarke la
"own here as a catcher ao far,
ui, htr,ed out with faa rrmnolaco
wind tho bat during th beginning of
w on until ha broke his aakle Wa
jw what ho can do with the atlok,
ST ? h' breajtttp one gamo
2?.I!t h " hare wu M ter'
"warsoa la alao ovktM m altaraate
Jfrttr. and but work during tka 4th
July aerlaa .UaM tha fa thnt
the dope.
Arrlvaa te Teach In CeuMry
WJwrtfty of Oreswi, .rrivM U U.
asr hi1nlfht' "" on bar way from
Jr homo in VoriMi V(llli
Jiflitv ,m Tr ' ;.
SINNOTT TOURS
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CONGRESSMAN NICK SINNOTT
PURCHASES MACHINE TO TOUR
HIS DISTRICT VIEW8 WILLfAM.
SON RIVER COMPLAIN T
Heprwu'iilnlhe N, J. Kiniioti of the
,,,.,, (Mrc( nuku.A ( , el)f u
nlplit, ami Ih innkliiK Hie Hfcoml oil)
rlil tour of III district thin year, in
order to thuroUKhly acqutiint hlmsvlf
with itindltionH, the wanta ot tho pro
ilc ii nd to nee IIik ih'oiIh of thl coun
try nt Drat hand.
Mr. Hinnotl round It lU'ccHMiry n
cnlly, In order to vInU IiIm dlntilct
utth r.n di'itreo of nfllclnncy mid lo
null) tct Into touch with the people,
that ho muat purchnae an automobile
fir IhU nurpoae, which ho did.
Yfniiirday bfforo arriving hero lie
vliltcd tho WllllaniHon Itlver dlxtrlit
unit looked over I ho wound In ropml
to the openlnK of tho river for the pur
lo,o of mnnlnir Iorh. The river wiu
elooi for thin puriMwn to prenervo It
for M'ortHmon. fleveral local men In
tietrd In nnwmNIa there claim that
M put them out of bualneim, and broka
ono or two of them, for the purpoan of
nltowlnc San Krnnclaco flahermen to
enjoy their flahlnjc thorn every year.
They further claim that the loaglnc
would not Interfere with the nhln
and ha vii filed complalnta and remon-
Ml rated atronKly ngalnHt the cIohImk of
Ihe river.
Today Mr. Slnnotl accompanied
Manacer Camp of the reclamation aor-
vice to Tule Ikc. where a crow la
buay working on the propoacd project
or draining thla lake tbrouRb an under
ground outlet. A recent appropriation
of f 5,000 wna allotcd for thla work. The
present plan la either to drain It under
ground or dig n drain through the
ahore on the lower aide, permitting tho
water to run Into tho porua and aubter-
ranean channeled district In the lava
Says He Waa isaten
United Presa Service
I.OS ANOKLKS, Sept. 4. John For-
ator, 18, former inmato of tho atato
reform hcIiooI nt lono, told Juvenile
Judgo Iteevo thnt guarda nt the Institu
tion had beaten him with cIudh and
rill oh ho he ' wan unconacioua for a
week. Forxtor waa sent to the county
Jail by tho lone authorities, who said
he had aaaaultcd a guard. Ho prob
ably will bo transferred to Whlttler
reform school.
EASTERNERS MAKE LONG TRIP
Ur. J. H. Hoed and family of six
arrived In tho city yesterday on a
continental tour, they being now on
the Pacific Coast log of the Journey
from Dloomlngton, Illinois, to the
Northwest and down the couat to the
falra, stopping at tho White Pelican
Iniit night. Tho pnrty la traveling in
n Modol 83 1918 overland, ana are
carrying 300 pounds more baggage
than tho car is slated to carry. How
over, they report but little trouble, and
that of a minor nature, that the tour
lt must expt, and aro enjoying the
trip Immenaely. They aro well pleased
with tho Pacific Coaat, and avow that
Hit will bo back again on a more ex
tensive trip anothor year.
I He Got th Smile
United I'reaa Sarvlc
OAKLAND, Sept. 4. Attorney Frank
LMaQulre wanted a golden smile. So
he went to Dr. John W. Walsh and
asked him to pull all his teeth and put
In gold onea.
Dr. Walsh pulled all the teeth but
one. Dut he didn't put In gold onea.
Instead, he moved to Stockton, and
MaGuIre had him arrested on a charge
of embezslement embeiilement of the
teeth. ,
On the eye of the trial Dr. Walsh
sent for MaGulre and put la kla ttk.
MaOuIre appeared In court when tk
trial cam up, fluked bla golden tth
and aaked for a dismissal.
Ha Return Frm Pair
Mm. Don J. Eumwalt, wall known
local soloist, returned tk latter part
of th week from an extended visit at
the fair In Ban
v Tk WaWCHir eeMHny skipped
tktr trit arka nf nrwr tk ww
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GENERAL fr. COLEMAN DU PONT'
General T. Coleman du I'ont of Dela
ware, head of tho family wlhch haa
controlled rnont of the biulneaa of that
little atate for many years, haa bought
tho Equitable Ufa Amiurance Society,'
one of tho three great Inaurance com
pnnlca or the world. That Is, the gen
eral haa bought S01 aharea of stock of
tho company, which was owned by the
late J. P. Morgan.
The Equitable, the New York Life.
and the Mutual Life are the three big
Insurance companies ot the world. IF. Ityan, the capitalist E. H. Harri
They were tho subject of Investigation man, the railroad king, compelled Ryan
by a New York legislative committee to sell him a half Interest. Later J. P.
ten years ago. It waa the remarkable
revelations from the hooka of these ownership of the stock meant the con
eampanles which brought Charles E. trot of the investment of the aaaeta of
Hughes, now associate Justice or the nearly 1500,000,000. In the daya when
United States supreme court, into pub- the company waa permitted to buy rail
He notice. Mr. Hughes, aa counsel for road Blocks, thla meant tremendous
the committee, could not be bought or 'power in Walt street.
KLAMATH IS A
CHECKINGSTATION
ONE OF THE THIRTY-FIVE ST
TIONS ON COAST AFFORDED FA
CILITIE8 IN CHECKING BAG
QAQE POINT OF DEPARTURE
Klamath Falls ia one of the thirty
five railroad stations on the Southern
Pacific lines In the coast division that
is known aa a checking station. Thla
means that in leaving any point for
thin city, a passenger may check klsjtember 21, 22 and 23 have named dele
baggage from the depot there, to this eaten. The three missing states are
city, giving the address where he
wants it delivered. The Western Trans-
for company of thla city handles tho Oregon delegation, Governor Withy
baggago hero through the railroad 'combo haa extended Invitations also to
company.
There are thirty-four other stations
on the coast arrowed thla privilege 'Affairs andit Ii expected that the ma
by the Southern Pacific, among them jority of tkem will respond.
being San Francisco, Portland, Loa,
Angeles. Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley,
i?,n Marv.vmn R,l.n.h.Mi a.-
Fresno, Maryavlllo, Sacramento, Ban
Diego, San Jose and Santa Barbara,
ed,
Blshopa Coming Down for Winter
Mr and Mrs,
D. St. aeorge Bishop
and children will
arrive In tho clty-T:"
soon from "The Cedars," on Crystal
n-.il. -..! mill abI4 Im Um. .!
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iiouhu mr iu uiu .UHWI. , ..
w... .end the children to achool
winter.
Return From Spring Creek , ,
Mrs, J. P. Lee, Mrs; X, B. Henry,
Mrs. C. V. Fisher. Mlaa VMIth Mm
tellus, Mr, and Mrs. Jean McCall and
HIHI have returned from several
weeks' sojourn at Spring Creek. Sy-U.
eral of the. party became rprt lh
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in several goo aisea Binnga. ,
ho nnurtntiv mill at HsrshMM.
wklek haa been Idle for sometlm ha
been reooastrueted and made readyfwr
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bulldozed. He waa elected governor
of New York, waa a presidential possi
bility, and later waa placed on the su
preme bench by President TafL
While the control of the stock of the
equitable carries with it technical con
trol of the company, none of the stock
owners have ever dared to exercise
their control. James Hazen Hvde. son
,of the organiser of the company, had
tho majority stock wken the Inaurance
scandal broke. He sold It to Thomas
Morgan bought It. , At one time the"
POWER OF STATES
TO BE DISCOSSED
SEP -
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
TEMBER 21 TO 28, IN PORTLAND
ON LEGISLATION BBOFRE
GRESS
CON.'
Save Nevada, Wyoming and South
Dakota, all the states invited under a
resolution passed by the laat legis
lature to participate in tke water con
ference to be held In Portland on Sop-
expected to forward list of delegates
in tho near future. Aa chairman of the
several members of the president's cab-
luet and men prominent la tke nation's
In addition to providing for the
'ference tho legislature declared in the
w..ii it.. i..i.i..i . ...-
resolution that legislation was pending
in congress to encourage tke develop
ntent ot tke water power resources of
the West, and held that tk control of
each state in these resource should
in -some particulars be ao more than
"T-r 11:.7-1,; ZlPfc"" la for a one-third reduction on
, 'u "'""""''' - -"'initea, elimination of discrimination
lag In the govemamt
Governor Wlthycombe la chairman of
Oregon delegation, the otkor awn.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1915
BORDER FIGHTS
ARE BECOMING
MORE ORGANIZED
SEVEN INVADERS CROSS LINE;
KILLED
All
Carransa Soldltrs Wtarlno Unl.
format-Mtxiean Soldltrs Fir Across
Line at Rangara Ntar Cavaxoa. Cap
tain McCoy Haa Arrived With Caval
ry Rflnforcamanta From Mission.
Fsar More Msxlcana Will Cross.
j L'nked Press Service
, MIOWNSVILLE, Sept. 4. The bor
der flights between the United State
and Mexico arc changing from uaor-
t rani zed attacks by bandits to clashes
between uniformed American soldiers
Jnnd organized Mexican detachments
Twelve Mexicans crossed the border
at daylight this morning and encoun-iQi-cd
a detachment ot Americans at
Miulirn. Seven of the invaders wero
killed. All ot them were' soldiers of
Carranza's army, wearing uniforms.
Mexicans Hired across the line at
rangers near Cavaxoa today.
Captain McCoy has arrived from
Million with troops and cavalry rein
forcementa, as It la fearod that the
Mexicans, who are superior In number,
mlii attempt to cross the line.
CITY'S CASE TO
BE HEARD SOON
COMPLAINT AGAIN8T CALIFOR
NIA-OREGON POWER COMPANY
TO COMB UP IN SALEM, SEP
TEMBER 13
The case of the city of Kiaaaath
! Falls against the Calif onUa-Oreaoo
I Power company in which excessive
irate charges, discrimination in charg-
lng rates, and poor and hasty con
atruction of water mains so aa to leave
dead ends endangering the health of
'ho city, will come up before the Pub
lic Service commissioner of the state
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Tke
charges are made In relation to the
aluatlon of the plant of the company,
and a one-third reduction la aaked.
Cfty Attorney Rollo C. Groeabeck
expects to be in Salem to attend tke
meeting and several witnesses may be
called to give testimony on existing
conditions.
This hearing will be one ot the most
Important and largest that has ever
been heard by the state, commission
as not only Klamath Falls la involved,
but also Medford, Grants Pass and
other cities who have filed aomewhat
almlliar complaints agalnat the com
pany. The California-Oregon power
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company operates from in Nortaern
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consequently covers much territory.
The hearing Is being held In Salem be
fore all the members of the commis
sion so that all the evidence from tke
various cities can be heard at tke
same time. The prayer of the com-
and the Improveemnt of tk water ays-
tern within a reasonable time. ,;
The members ot the comaataalea are
Thoa. K. Campbell, chairman. Clyde
B. Altchlsoa and Frank J. Miller. ,
Largest Number of Llcen Ever 4la
I Tke county clerk's onto haa nM
MO UeeasM to kuataraand nkr n
during tke month of August, this being
the targeat number vr reoorde fr
a Blast ntonth at tk leeal oBlce,
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Ckaa. W. Newton fef Co.ttllU aad
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Mrs. Dorothy Gatea Herrman
.
Young PhilUp Uerrman, Harvard
student, and son of a wealthy con
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tractor of New York, lust couldn't re
sist Dorothy Phillips, who appeared la
a New York chorus last winter. -But
that didn't become known until tk
other day, when a divorce suit waa
filed In the courts.
Dorothy is 18; her husband is Just
18. Some Harvard students, she says,
introduced them last winter. Then he
followed her about unUl his father be
gan to complain.
"They came to me and aaked me to,
give him up," she' said, "and I promised
I would do so, but he wrote ate he
would kill himself. What could I do?
I had to marry him then. I must say
that after we met Phillip lost no time.
His courtship was swift, and within. a
week J had promised to become his
wife. After we were married we did
not live together, but be called oa aw
as often as he was able. These calls
continued until the first of laat 'July,
when, they, ceased JThto' was
his father induced kirn to
Mrs. Herrman said she was trying
to establish that her husband waa SO
years or older when he married her.
But ahe has been unable to obtain a
record ot his birth.
UNBEATEN EXHIBIT
GOES TO 'FRISCO
SUDAN GRASS NEARLY TEN FEET
man, oats that nun leg auaii -
EL8 TO ACRE, WHEAT 51 TO THE
ACRE, AND BARLEY 60
A shipment of Klamath county pro-,
ducts that will make an exceptional
showing at the exposition is being pre
pared by Secretary Fred Fleet ot the.
Commercial Club for the Klamath
county exhibit at the fair.
One bunch of Sudan grass, a new ex
periment that is being tried here this
) ear, from the Frank McCornack ranch
on Upper Klamath Lake, stands over
nine feet in height, is one of the pro
ducts'. This grass was sent out by
the government for a trial, the seed
being imported from South America.
The McCornack sample waa grown on
drained marsh land, is excellent tor
forage purposes, and it la evident that
It will grow with great success in
such places. E. R. Reamea la alao test
ing some of it out. and atate it will run
ten tons to the acre on hia place south
ot the city.
From the Exell ranch are three sacks
of grain. One contains Bkadeland
Climax oats, grown under Irrigation,
that run 140 bushels to the acre. Thla
oats aeed waa tried this year aa aa
experiment by the Bsells. Another
sack contains Malquto wheat which
runs 61 bushels to tk aer. and f
which he haa a large field. Tk otkr
coataina a beardleaa barUy that runs
to baskets to tk aer.
These exhibits ar all helag marked
with tk hraad ot d aad tk name of
tk grower, aad will he raklMted at
tk bootk in Baa Fraaeisoo.
Speak AgalaTanlfhl
Mrs. Lulu WiaVtaaaa speaks to&lgkt
at Flttk aad Mala streU at 7:45 oa
'Tk IWMmtod Ckarek Truat"
Itetk, 0Mry Co., of Satem, wiH
ACTIVE MOVES
AT MANY POINTS
IN WAR ZtlNES
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ALLIES MAY BE STRIKING IN THE
WEST
Decisive Battle of Riga's, Fau Has Be
gunIf Germana Cree Dwlaa Mfla
- Will Be Evacuated anal Tree WIM
, Retire to Petregra Reported Turka
Burn Armenian Village, Slaughter
log the Population.
United Press Service
i rojuo, jwju . ii is announce
ihere that heaTV a-hu for ttJ no..
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session of the Van Quota Plateau near
Areonne has been resumed with the
French on the offensive. Ther have
forced the enemy to retire to Van
Quois, but the firing of the Geraaam
across the plateau prevented the
Fiench from following. Jt
ine communique states that eleven
tiiiyk ot incessant artillery fighting ha
been in progress in Northern Franee.
It Is interpreted by aoaae that this
means the allies are striking watte the
kalhei't. great forces are la the east.
Uulied Press Service
PirrUOGRAD, SpL 4. The dtttslref h
battle that will aetUe Riga's faU.k. b
begun. It is admitted tkartkarSa-
slans have been 'driven -ro ' tk
Dwlna. thirty miles outsssMt,TtMV
Germans are attempting to era, bat
the river la covered air artillery- K
tho' Germans cross the evaeaattoa of '
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United Press Servies ,.
ATBENS, Sept 4. Travelers report
that tho Turks are burning tk Ar- -
meuian village of Issaldt and Nteo-
medle, and are slaughtarlag th Ma-
ulation.
United Press Service
ATHENS, SepL 4. Under tk cover
of darkness, a British subnaaria cater
ed the Gulf of Ismin laat nigkt, dis
embarked several of tke crew, who
blew up a spaa ot tke Gebze,railway
bridge, tweaty-sir mile southeast of
t onsrwmnopie, aa important Mg.
No details, are reported.
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HUNDREDS IN FOR BIB: SHOW
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Main street was Uaed with kuadreds
ot Klamath county people that aaara
ing to witness th big pared ec tke
Al O. Barnes wild animal akow few's?
the big tent near "the depot ajrwaidn,
and Klamath lived up to aer repatattoa
of being one ot the beat circa towaa
In Southern Oregon. The wide x-
aaase ot territory tributary to tk
ty seat is responsible for tk large
crowds that attend, aad though oat Ik
main line and out ot the direct repte
ot travel, circus men atate that tkfa Is
one of their best towaa.
Mrs. Mahr Attend Funeral
United Presa Service
PROVIDENCE. 8, I.. Sept 4. Mrs.
Mohr attended th private fuarlof
her husband today, Her rtlawwa
enlce the shooting haa surprised-ker
friends. She refused' to see tke re
porters, hut authorised a atateateat
that the negroes' stories war a "paak
of Uea." X'?
Arthur Cushiag. the widow's attor
ney is quizzing witnesses aad xts
to have testimony by Septembarll,
wnen tne wioow u to m arraiaaM,
that will discredit, tke apvVjv
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