T'jn kWfV . Cii 45 .. P rAjJ tv assfe. vVf fr--'A' -Vv -- j y v -r- " &w.s 'I -- Ij? iturumn Iteratf . iPS' " j' .-ausffcj' KLAMATH FALLS' : .' g fift,& W,:lAc: KLAMATH COUNTY'! OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OFFICIAL NEW1PAPK ; tw ftwtti I wjr-A a ta-i ?r.; a "wis.-5 ; - . .5 ."Stft c fiT Jb'!1 1 VtS 'A "W& KLAMATH FALLS, OREGONEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 4a&. Price Vtre m &&. -r, , W. M J Bi ' U-If LlP -X. iii i iiyi m ir ri r i ri i i i - " T ' tt , . . .. ifctU : .. M5ff J RACE IS SOUGHT If MONTENEGRO; RATION PAUPERED No Safe Conduct . Kef for Attaches Yti'MK HIUP OHCAIl 18 IIAVIXJ, ' TROUBLE Jr. AM ami Oilier Member of Kuril Pttty An Already . KspreMlntf jluubt n to HMrrcM of MlnainH. ntkain mid Allle Am Hearty !'" Cessidtr I'eaco I'mpoMl, Accoril- teg If Aullli. 1 UslUd Pre Service BERLIN', Dec. H. Kins Nicholas of'Montoncgro Iim suggested to the iMn that !il little count rr be. al lowed to conclude separate peace, ac cording to a local newspaper. The jUtr sys tliu reason given U because Montsncgro I exhausted. Acordlng to thin newspaper, tlto nl ties' reply wm to tbo effect that If Montenegro move separately for jce, the allies will sever their rela Uom with her. and withdraw their taristanc. 1 fKEBBSttBKKMi sMsaaBBBBBBBBBnZiiaaaBBBBVil! IfPIHIl sxP PwvinME0 enanaxenl aKK nanananaK JjnananananVB Wl wtcbhii 1 Bvfll bbWsbbbV W JrJsaaBBBBBBal tS 1 iiiiiiiiililiiiiiiiiiHl MORE TROUBLE IN STORE FOR U. S.; -QIIRQ APF PAIIQC uuuu nitL unuui i n ATTACK OV T.tXKKK UNDER IX-VKHTIGATIOX Mum ihUi-N I'roiu Minnesota Hay 'I here In Dniturr of a Worm Over taklnu the WiiIIomIiik IJiiri. I'liiinliiciit American Hoclet) Wo. Minn Is tau-Ml Involrcd In the I'm Teuton AithltlCN l'mbe. Ciiptnlii llii)-IM United I'rets Service NBW YOIIK, Doc 8. Ii I report ed around tho fcdorjl liulldlne thnt Captains IJoy-IM nnd on Papon, tho naval nnd military attaches rcupec- I'illKl Preu Service lively of tho liormau icRation, win uo- .tv,uv ,- Bn-u. ... I part Tuwday for Ocrmany In response ..,.u. , .o.T. . . -' (0 a rccan( growlnc out of Amorlci'B wWIdk to dlMUM any erlou. pmc Mqueit for audi nctlon. aropoMls, fltbor fron the enemy or I (ll commtlH today nl London Sir auiral nations. PrenlerAaqulth do- Edmund Orcy, llrltlah foreign hecro dared In coromtma today. Ifo relUr- tary, ald no safe conduct had bcon ,,lii the ataad tUtjuiM4ukatJiUta.JSflJL utlon will negotiate without the cootent of the other. l trailed i'reta Service AW8TKHDAM, Doc. 8. Uoruinn ( of tho success of tho venture. Somo nsk to bo "shown." Many Insist on seclnc tho docu ments Mmo. Schlmmor clultus to liac from hleh olllclals of noutrnl and hoi holdlne they nro contldnntlnl, . . .. Caanccllor Bethmann-IIollwoi'a ad- liferent nations regarding mo peace ilw tmlnrA Ihn pftlotialair Inmnrrnw nlans. SIlO rdflUCS to BllOW tllCSO, U expected to deal witb peace poasi MllUet, and Germany's Halkan Inten Uons. He conferred with Kaiser Wll selrn rernrdlng this plan. United I'to Scrvlco PARIS, Dec. 8. It Is hinted thnt following tho allied council session, United I'reia Benrlee i England, against tho wishes of tho ABOARD PBACB SHIP OSCAR Jother allies, favors a withdrawal from . (via- Cape Race). Dec. 8. Not all, the Balkans. U peaceful aboard Henry Ford's peaco "In England persists alono In favor blp, bound for Europe with a peace Ing leaving Salonika, then tho remain dilegatlon. Dr. Aked or San Fran eleco and others are already enter Ulnlng and expressing serious doubts dor of tho allies will continue to nld Serbia," said n high Fronch official today. McAdoo's Report Says D.S.FinancesProsperous United Press Service WA8HINQTON, D. Ho Minnorts tho idea of go eminent I. . i .1...., n.t.llntu hv (lin nilll- n Dee ireaimoni ui ui n "---- -, . a HwoeD.n.r dMinu-aiion or Amricn .... un thn " - - -' lmAn tllVsMlPV. IT1 U HllUUL'QlU llV " lie health sorvlco or Ollior govoru- Iraent agency, mmiL nnviiMJi uuu rhbo""' financial stability was made by Secre- i,.,,, anti-narcotlo act ho mado tary of the Treasury McAdoo In bis more stringent. nnual report to Congress today. Concerning tho public health Bor- Weatest In our history, and our bank- d MM offlcor8 nnd ,arBcr ,,b ng system, through the operation of. fl ,d lnvo3tiBntlon. Ho tho federal reserve system. Is the ttrongest In the world," he aad. Commenting oa business conditions tho secretary declared one'of the most encouraging features waa that the do mand for iron and ateel products is heavier from domestic than foreign ources. Among recommendations made Is ne that person-having a gross In come of 13,000 or more a year shall Py an Inoome tax. The law at pres nt provides for net Incomes of that mount, ileavlag It to the individual to determine whether his net income l 18,000 pr more, The report does not mention ether income tax law ' changes suggested by the secretary In a reseat ejatejseat, IndlesHim tkertgkt to be made on the so-called per k'measure, the omnl D WWle besiege blU. the secre tary Uvaaees arnmenu for tu dls UaMeW, .H,elts bad pubMc DMlM eeidHle la many cities. points out thnt tho United States Is tho only country wnicn noos iiui i yldo for tho Isolation and care of lepers. There afe approximately 140 lepers in tho United States, ho states, and congress is urged to pnBg n hill Introduced at the last congrosa for n national leprosarium. Plans are being worked out by tho Coast Ouard and Navy, the secretary says, to make tho formor organisa tion a valuable auxiliary to the navy In time of war. Tho secretary also calls attontlon to the saving effected by tho treasury's Innovation of shipping- money by par cel post rather than express. Ho rec ommends increasing salaries of as sistant secretaries from fB.000 to 17 S00, The present salary, the sec retary points out, makes it necessary for men of the calibre desired to sac roe themselves financially to hold the position. I mini 1'iuw Service WASHINGTON. 1) C. Dec. 8. Amcrlcn Is apparently facing another horlniis submarine controversy, fol lowing the attack on tho American tnnkcr I'ctrollte. The state depart ment Is Investigating, and It Is bo Moved an Austrian diver Is responsi ble. There are lontradlctory roports re garding the steamer Communlpaw, .thlch Rome dispatches say a subma rine attackod, killing forty-four men. London ndWccs and Standard Oil ad- Ices say the vessel Is at Alexandria. The namo of a prominent Now York-Newport society woman, whose Identity In being shielded. Is the latest dragged Into the investigation of al leged pro-German activities, JInJtediiLrcss Service .s- -,. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. A wire less iccolved today says the last working cnglno has stopped on the crippled llnor Minnesota, and that the cHsol Is making four knots an hour In tow of two tugs. The tugs ask moro aid. as they fear a storm will overtake thorn. SCHOOL BARDS MAY BE LIABLE STATU INSURANCE HEAD PBO POSi:r STRINOEXT LAWS TO MlkK XECJIKCT OF FIRE ES CAPES A CRIME PORTLAND, Dec. 8. "Bchool dl loctors and school principals should bo hold criminally responsible for fnlluro to provide adequate fir pro tection for school houses," said Har cv Wells, stato Insurance commis sioner, speaking before tho special in surance agents of tho Pacific North west t their annual convention Mr. Wells pointed out that school houses are the only class of buildings at which attendance Is compulsory. "if wo think that a hotel or a the ater Is unsafe," he explained, "wo need not go there, but we have to send our children to school whether tho buildings are flretraps or not Ifiound for Italy i BWi isnenenenalaT tviM---.--yr3fAr-fMagaBsnewMg i j gigigBgBtKSEHSM 4 BiBLI3tfc?:&mmMKm exenenenenenenenenene'y . : B-: 'iMBgisneneM MrjsasMM.igsmMj TswMlsnexexel 'xexexexXexexexexeKsnsKsnBr. " ! snexenexenexenexeHssnexenexeKtk'vTSBneK- -i$&mr?rWWEm A snexenexenexenexenexenexenexentK w'WBw' aSsMr'fWlsTsl 9gaggagagagagagaasxenexenssnexeSB Klamath Schools Meet Fire Laws, Says Board Hear t f " Central Is Cleared in Forty-eight Seconds Today This remarkable photograph, taken in the Adriatic, shows a torpedo II red from the AustSfan battleship Verlbus Unttus, In an action against the Italians. ' H r .'3 annual convention of the Equity Co operative Exchange, designed to mar ket tbelr wheat and other products, lowering the price to the consumer and' Increasing the farmers'- profits. Originated by a group of farmers who believed they could market their own grain without the aid of brokers, the equity movement has spread until It embraces Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. A central market has been established In St. Paul, to be tbe shipping point for all grain pro ducts In this part of the United States. U. S. HIGHWAY IS LATEST SCHEME sr ! SSj w KLAMATH CRATER GATES POPULAR CALIFORNIA COMCRESHMAN WILL FIGURES OF PARK RANGER SHOW PUT 1HIX BjiroRE CONGRESS1 THAT MORE TOURISTS ENTER- FOR rVs BaVORE CONGRESS 10,000 mM roadway, VI (XXSTIXG HUXMLED MILLION United Press Service WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 8. A great national highway to circle tbe United States and approximately 10,- 000 miles long will be proposed Jn a ED THE PARK FROM THIS SIDE OF THE HILLS According to the figures of Park Ranger H. E. Momyer of Crater Lake National Park, the Klamath county gateways to Crater Lake were tbe most favored entrances this year. In 6. 0. P. MAY NOT FIGHT DEFENSES PRESIDENT IB INFORMHD THAT SENATE REPUBLICANS WILL JNOT OPPOSE HIB-MEAMJRK-IF --TCiB-KErr-wioMroAijeus ' I .. . .-..-. resolution to he Introduced In the' 1915,' there were aoout aoo more present session of congress by Con-'PfP1 T0 visited Crater Lake via r ilflnm4h than hv thn Roma Rlvar gressman Stephens of California. His ' bill would authorize tbe expenditure ..e .rom the Klamath iae tota, of $100,000,000 to defray the con-.632i, including tbe Klamath and structlcra. Sand Creek entrances. The entrances Tho highway would be a military ."y tne Mearora gateway were o,m highway, constructed close enough to the two borders to be of strategical value. Under Stephen's bin, this road will be under the authority of the president, who will acquire the road way, Improve, construct and maintain It. The work will be constructed un der army engineers. Men employed on tho work are to be civilians of tbe United States. Rack of the plan is the purpose to gite tbe utmost mobility to tbe mil itary forces of this country and to inaUo it practicable to defend the na tion from attempted Invasion. A comparison of the Medford and Klamath Falls entrances by months folews: Klamath Medford To July 1 370 101 July . 1.794 1,809 August 8.444 1.696 September . t 914 1,146 October 393 191 GERMAN ELECTRICITY FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS United Prosa Sorvloe LONDON, Nov. 22,- (By mail) How a part of the Iiritlsh line was supplied with German electricity was told today by a member of the Lon don Irish Rifles. British telephone linemen found two Rve wire cables back of tbe British lines in Northern France, The current came from a - .. ..-.Ihw aletlnn anmAWnAMl "Thore should bo a law. then, mak-Ue"iwu " -.-...BtJrschoo, authorities criminally aero". ,No MaLun- Th.emen fniinrA tn nroviae nroner v - --- --- . . v.... irent Into battalion headquarters, the r Know uw . 'dressfna stations, officers' dugouts and "Wo snoum not perm. .-- r 8 lncaBdeMent )ampB of school Uousesminon.yon.i.i ,ed from ft neMDy unleas due prooort on of Are escapes (Y1Uge mi Qefmiii rtctrdy liable for oxlts for school houses, and fire vlded." fighting facilities are pro- 4$ OUR WAN iatbtPLJBlX llieniUtaHDnc A&awa CCYE - mSFSSK' thoroughly enjoyed byvall. Rome Trapper. Trapper Adklns baa Just returned from his Held of operation, and since he has been out a number of fur bearing creaturos hare fallen Into his clutches, atnong which were a large number of prime sKunxa, two coyotes two badgers and one mtak. Maltelte Visits. x r. C. Klabsuba, at realty dealer and resident of Malta, Usn,atMii. Totals 5.91B 6.14S Tbe Sand Creek or Pinnacle en trance was used by 406 people be-DWELLERS OF THE CLOVER LEAF tween July 1 and September SB. tpe date the ranger in charge there was relieved from duty. This travel wa mainly from Fort Klamath and vicin ity. BUFFS HAVE RECEPTION IN "LITTLE WHITE HOUSE'' United Press Service WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 8. Tonight at tbe "Little White House," which the suffragists here nave leaaea for the winter. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, New York society leader, will hold a reception In honor of Mrs. Sara Field and Miss Frances Jollffe, who brought across the country In a motor car the slant petition signed with 600,000 names, asking congress to pass the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amend ment to the constitution. Miss Helen Todd of California will speak and Madame Alda of tbe Metro politan open company wtn alacTThe meeting of tbe advisory council, which will determine plan for the winter' campaign In congress, will open tomorrow. United Press Service WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 8. President Wilson was today Informed that the republican eenotors will not fight tbe administration's military preparedness plan, providing the Issue Is kept out of tbe democrat caucus. Senator Gallinger of North Caro lina conferred with Wilson oa the matter. Tbe president assured"' him preparedness would not be made a party issue. CHRISTMAS EVE BALL AT BONANZA Hpt UNHERALDED HERALD CAJLL AND FIRE ALARM EMFTIBS i "-t, BUILDING ,T v pi 1 & $ V4 r I A I t ftp? " ..-. ..MafcEIsi tJV VBfftl -4yS3 C&-..S HH ' President of Klamath Falls Board Says That Fire Escape Facil ities of Riverside a4 Cessna Schools Meet AU Reqalresseats, and That at the Central AddMtead r h Stairway Was Bath. , t lit 1- S eZS- v r S V IV 1-' . & iger of arrest, say PretUant Zj'i U Fountain of 'the" chooll m . .. yjL. wita the v Herald r;i v a$ CITY WILL ENTERTAIN WITH A MASQUERADE BALL' ON TOE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Lovers of tbe terpeichorean art la the ilttle city of Bonansa will enjoy themselves at a masquerade ball to be given on Cbrlstmaa Eve. Good music Is promised, and to make things more Interesting a cash prize will be given to the best masker. Supper will be served at the new hotel, and tbe dance, in eluding tbe supper will cost only f 6. Should Insurance Commissioner,,, Wells suggestion of a? law- maklar school directors and principal ertati1; Inally' liable for lack of 'I'rW'eaeape J facilities at the school" be adopted. :&? tneKiamain raus airector woom net be in danger Pleasant beard. . vii cln'an Interview wltataeVHeratd. . ! that both tbe Central and'TUyiHls -T -g; buildings were thoroughly inspected, "iviiSJ and approved by the fire committee of, J , the dty council three yean"a;,.aad' I" J?-J," thn aln that tlm thorn h.hMli . -l . .lt.i some additional facilities added. "The Mills and Sblpplngton school rooms are each on the ground floor," said 'Fountain, "and the doom at each of these open outward, so there would be -no delay in clearing the r building. "Some time ago, the board .took up the matter of building outside-? Ore escapes at the Central and Rlver- ; side scnoois, ana persons posies in such matters were called la;, to help out These people dedded, as did the Are committee of the coundl that the broad stairways in the schoelai. were more safe, owing .to the danger to little children should there be panic on the narrow exterior escaee. "Sfnce then, the school board Jus rendered tbe Central school erect t more safe from Are danger by eon- s structlng an extra staircase from tav s auditorium to the ground floor. TMs-i y is a wide stairway, opens to ,eaeh, floor, and is for use should a Are jren- der either of the other two wide tar-; way asei ' j-'J VAt the Riverside school there are.f 4A also two wide stairways, one In eaeni' 4H) end of the building, which ;preveat-,ep tne poseioiuty oi tne papim nam; ? . m ..H .. da- . .v-jv- .11 I'eanBU on mu upiwr uwr u; n,w "jr 4j strucuon ot one means oi cju irnm-- ' i wide halls of the Riverside also help to 'make the work ot emptying tne; Jf- 4' .1 .2l , m x M rf.i-l L "si $i ! BREAK GROUND FOR GIGANTIC FARMER EliEVATOR IN ST.PAUL WESTERN FARMERS UNITS TO CUT OUT MIDDLE MSN UnltedxPres Serrlee ST. PAUL, Dec. t. Six thousand farmer gathered here today for she M m) ? if-' : i :m t. r'TS. 3K t to,ae 4 $ United Press Serrlee ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 8. The first step toward the elimination of the broker In the marketing ofgrain In the Middle West was taken hire. day when. In the presence ot several thousand Mld-Wett farmer, ground waa broken for the 500,000 bushel co operative elevator that will be built aad.ready' by next year, , t)M farmer bar bought hundreds, of big' barge, and will ship their own grata down the Mississippi Rlvt New Orleans, theme to aferop. They pew to briag the price of train saf, far down. j : $ t M " i k. building remarkably hort." V&fj$ in oraer to test tne emciencyoi tne. . -i. Are drill at the Central chool,-where tT.; 1Vh wu. MlAea 4a inn Vhtimilar a Banaman4sw '-, f"' sfmUtlva of the Horrid and a nrnkj WSI of the lire department went HCnooi a QU LIllH enLLtiriaUUIa glaV sTmewi t --' " - - - "? C -3li iltiested, the principal, Mia AnirataE;;'; ,"w-Hift.' $w knew ot the request wa ford, who rang the alarm in forty-eight secce ,2aftef Mem Arst tap ot the bell the boet lwttdiaal.f was eatlrelT cleared of sshelaw.tte;, -5 . . ....?, ; r?iAiy " . .!"! ?M Oa1raW a rtv 1A Ufa llUnrl. a es - t w . p -- .,- only other person In the achool ,wo -.& umM&3 A$?mm& fti-Si-- to- exodus 'was accompllshed)harflaeW. f ral bnt with-no eonfaelea, ilkiW un'd araa ot.ecBTadeKamewlnt tlldf ' i y' ariiMlBtedi'exlt.'thnrriedStoFM through UwUlTBo km.Vm&- ' ..w. dth'alUBa,a as Httle'atsM tm .thlrtr-trliisai." said Mis Parker. 1-Taidrill let fre quent oeexrwkeeaji mm c;i!drel'a)d!;tuclare mmi alarm murat a im M" . :&'ii - io?wk7. 'r ' "- " :6Mmr- lX- .V tMUufiWMm - jv-,,;, i .. KV!