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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915
"DRY" SEASON IS
ON TONIGHT IN A
TRIO OF STATES:
OREGON, WASHINGTON
IOAHO EARS CLOSE
8ACOON8 CLOSE IN
6IUHT BTATKR FOR
LONO TIME TONIGHT
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WASHINGTON. D. . lino .11
Nino MtuleH In the. United Stutes
will ko dry In 1916; eight of thorn
nt midnight tonight, nnd one. Vlr. e
Klnln. Novcmhor 1.
The eight stoles am Alabama
AND Koutli Carolina. i.tMm Ahb at
H""vi ..ion,
Colorado, Washington, Oregon
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Over Two Thousand Saloons Will
Close Their Doom Just Aftor Mid
nlaht This Evening Oregon and
Washington Abolish Only tht Saloon,
But Idaho Will Have a Real Prohl
billon Law to Enforce.
OREGON ORV LAW POINTS
You must ordor liquor from out
aid tha auto, and It must bo do
llvorad to you In person.
On dallvory you must sign an
affidavit which Is later kept on file
In tha county clerk's office.
Yau may not receive more than
twa quarts of strong liquor nor
than twenty-four quarts of
SECTIONS TODAY Pyoan,ite Suct Guil,y of first Desree MurdCT
LAN8ING WITHHOLDS COMMENT
AEOUT IT
ThlH will innko u lotnl of nlno-
toon dry and tuniv.nin
HtateH of a total of forty-elght. iUnofflell Sources, Though, Declare the
w i no states Heretofore dry and
ata. el... . a
hiu yuiir eacii uccamo no, nre:
Mnlnc, 18C1: KnnHas. 1880: North
Dakota, 1889; Georgia and Okla-
homa.1907; Mississippi and North
Carolina, 1808; Tennessee, 1909.
and Arizona and West Virginia,
A IQf K A11UM V.MHiikl Vh.1I A
..., ...uann, nullum, 1UUIKUU,
ixuurnniiu unu aoutu uaKota will
vote on prohibition In J916.
If thoao four states so dry. orac
half of tbo United States will be
dry.
Latest Note Is More Conciliatory In
Its Tone, and Shows a Disposition
to Meet the Demsnds of the United
State In Regard to the Ancona
Sinking.
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boor In any period of four weeks.
Units Purees Service
.PORTLAND, Dee. 31. At one min
ute past It o'clock tonight 1,100 sa
les) will go out of existence and the
Uree big state of tho Pacific North
west will enter the "dry" column.
Prohibition, or near-prohibition In
Washington, Oregon and Idaho simul
taneously, Increasing the total "dry"
are In the Unltod States by nearly
e per cent.
During the last month the stores of
liquor In the hands of saloons and
wholesale bouses bavo practically dis
appeared. Much or It was sold to thoso
wbo heeded the big banners In front of
every "family liquor Htoro" to "stock
up for the drought"
Today many saloons in every city
throughout tha Northwest are dis
mantled, but nevertheless they are pre
pared for the biggest night's business
la history. Tables In tho big cafes of
Seattle, Portland, Spokane and Ta
coma were at a premium, and prepara
tions were being made to uncork the
laat few mottles of champagne.
Champagne la a scarce article In the
Northwest. Since It became known
that the three Northwest state's were
gotag dry. no champagne has been re
ceived here, and tho Huply on hand Is
almost exhausted. Tho rovolors tonight
will have to bo satisfied with a cheaper
bread of wine In most or tho cafes.
Wots and drys alike point out that
neither Washington nor Oregon will
have real prohibition. The laws of
these two states aro practically the
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KLAMATH SPUDS
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WIL
COUNTY FARM ADVI8ER TAKES
SAMPLES OP LOCAL RAI8ID'TU-(
EERS TO CORVALLI8 FOR STATE
WIDE TRIALS
Klumath county potatoes capturod
several gold and sllvor medals at the
Panama-Pacific exposition, which Is a
proof of tholr appearance and quality
of growth. At tbo Oregon Agricultural
College, during tho Farmers' Short
course, Klamath potatoes will be given
another tost in which they excel, that
of cooking qualities.
Hearing of a potato contest to bo
held nt tbo college, County Agricultur
ist II. Roland Glalsyor scurried around
and secured small quantities of 'the
various varieties raised here. He will
enter these in tho competition against
all other sections of the state, and he
In confident that tbore will be nothing
found In Orogon equal to the Klamath
tuber.
United Press Service
WASIIINOTON, D. C, Dec. 31. The
first section of the Austrian rejoinder
in tho Ancona dispute arrived today. It
will not bo given publicity beforo Mon
day, as there is delay In transmission.
Secretary Lansing refuses to discuss
the contents of tho note. Ambassador
Ptnfleld at Vienna, It Is learned, also
sent no comment on tho note.
An unoOlcIul version regarding the
Austrian note Is that It is a direct con
cession to the most important Amer
ican demands. The submarine com
mander, It Is reported, will be pun
ished.
Tbo Austrian ambassador today stat
ed he is confident the note will satisfy
America.
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BAKER, Oro., Dec.
thermometer registered 12 below
zero here last night. e
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WHITNEY, Ore., Dec. 31 Thir-
ty-one below zero was the mini-
mum here for the past twenty-four
hours. .
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Following Seizure of Turkish, .'er- -
man and Austrian 'Consuls tfinifck &
Ika More 8ea Fighting Is
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN FIGHT
FOR LOWER FREIGHT RATE8
WILL DI8CUSS PLANS AT NEW
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PROVESPLENDID
NEW ATHLETIC INSTRUCTOR AT
KLAMATH CLUB 18 TO BE CON
GRATULATED BOXING CARD IS
NOT UP TO AVERAGE
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DRUNKEN LOGGER MEET8
TERRIBLE DEATH TODAY
United Press Sorvlce
SEATTLE, Doc. 31. Peter Custer
son, aged 24 years, nnd a logger, de
liberately crawled Into the furnace at
the mill of the Hollywood Shingle com
pany today, and was cremated.
It Is believed that Custerson was Intoxicated.
Prohibition Law Will Be
Enforced, Say Officials
The? prohibition law Is to be rigor
oualy f enforced In Klamath county
after Uday. 8o says Prosecuting At
torney John Irwin. So also says Sber
IE Charles C, Low.
"It la tht IntenUon of tula office to
enforce to the letter the new meas
ure," Bays Irwin. ''While we do not
aspect any aerloua trouble from boot
ing liquor must bo banished from Ore
gon, and the sheriff's office will take
especial pains to see that the prohibi
tion law, as It is written In Oregon's
Btatutes, will be carried out to tho
letter. It Is our Intention, not only to
prosecute any case called to our at
tention, but to keep a sharp lookout
ourselves for any apparent violations."
Besides the vigilance of the county
legging and blind pigging, owing t;offlclah)(Karaath Falls police will also
the previsions of the bill making It
comparatively easy to secure liquor
from outside polnU. the faot that
Klamath county borders on California
ay BMkV tha strict observance of
tha law a matter many will seek toj
evade. The county court haa provided
a fundof 11,600 for use by this oBeo
In "upholding the criminal laws." so
work for a strict observance of the dry
low, An ally In the work of enforcing
a strict adherence to the bill will be
an organisation of local church peo-
who banded together some time
ago, in order to aasisi in mis wont.
Tho appropriation of money to be used
by the prosecuting attorney makes it
possible to secure detective services,
WA will k i .. .a . 111... A- -l.
tZLZSTJL "V ".F?? i""""0" w "" Hhould this be deemed necessary,
mhmwbi mvestigauon or any auspi- ,. irnmBBHn,., business hv local
claw' circumstances,"
saloons In their closing days Indicates
mmmL TV TT . . owo ' J'lhat Klamath Palls people will not
J2ST? ! iseriE Low. U M who wantw had a
wttM to d as, The people have de- . .
Mfe (hat saloons and places for sell- (Continued on Page!)
Quito a crowd gathered at the Pavil
ion last night to enjoy the smoker giv
en by the management of the Klamath
Athletic Club. And while the fans
were disappointed In the the staging
of two of tbo boxing bouts, the remain
der of tbo program was highly enter
taining. A class has been formed of some of
tho young men, and their work on the
parallel bars and the "horse" was very
good, considering the recent formation
and the little instructions the mem
bers have bad. The class Is in under
the leadership of a capable instructor,
and rapid Improvement is looked for.
The wrestling match, was Instructive
and amusing, as well. Christy was
tho heavier and stronger of the pair,
and Jones was at his mercy, but ho
put up a great struggle, and the fans
enjoyed It.
The four-round bout between Llskey
and Arnold was called off on account
of the failure of Llskey to put In an
appearance, and another pair was sub
stituted.
Tho bout between Linkenbach and
Magulio was also a disappointment
It started In with all indications ot be
ing nn interesting affair, and In tbe
one round that was contested both
boys showed superior ability. Near the
close of the round, however, Ltnken-
back knocked Magulre off his feet,
and ho appeared a trlflo dazed. On re
gaining his feet he turned the tables,
and Link was on tho floor. Just at
this time tho gong sounded, and Ma
gulre evidently failed to hear It, for as
Link was regaining his feet, and sup
posing the round ended, Mack landed
on him and floored him again. It waa
a palpable foul, and In order to stop
all argument the bout was stopped.
Both of these boys are In prime con
dition, are fast, and able to put up a
rattling setto, and the fans all express
ed themselves as sorry that such a
contretemps should happen, and ex
pressed a wish to see them come to
gether at some future time.
Cnlled Press Service aa soon as the Schmidt case Is
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 31. Milton A. Ped of.
QnhmMI nn trl-1 lion tn n.mnll.11. In OCUUUUI. IB oil V U u use
.wuuut WM Hvaw W ,WUlMVV U .-. A
nign explosives, uuu it una uvw w
iUO uynnumms meoa AnBB.eS ,ege, he made bomba ,
Times building in October, 1910, was the destruction of the Times plant A
last night convicted of" first degree watch kept for him from 1910 by De-
murder. The jury, in ita verdict, rec- tective William J. Burns resulted In
ommended life imprisonment, owing to the Ptck'ne f, ajcue Ju "'
...... .j " .! L when a bomb exploded prematurely in
mo .aCl uuu mo OTNeaee. lanugo sou- New YorKjenejnent b0Use..
elusive, was largely circumstantial. Owing to the similarity of this bomb
Schmidt will be sentenced Monday, to that used in the Los Angeles tragedy
It is understood that the Jury's re- Burns at once suspected Schmidt of
quest as to punishment will be carried k tu no uu..y .ocuieu ool
wnrktne na a mechanic In New York
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With Schmidt convicted, there re-. No arrest was made for several
mains but one ot the accused dymv months, Schmidt being watched closely
miters to be tried, David F. Caplan, ' until Caplan was located In Seattle.
who was arrested at the same time I The two were then arrested the same
Schmidt was. Caplan will have a trial day.
United Press Service
LONDON, Dec. 3L-
vlces received this morning, Fraaee '
has arrested the Turkish, German,' BaJ- i
garian and Austrian consuls at Salon- i
tra 'PllAir finn Va. . . -.
necessary for the employment of ir? ""' "" " w aoonl
experts to carry on Klamath Falls' FK!nCh Wareh,p- J
t for lower freight rales has been GeneraI Sarrall, who ordered 'the1
iired. clans for eondnetin h Mm. seizure ot these officials. Is said tej
paign are next In order. A meeUng of Jfcare rePrted to Paris thai they were
all interested will be held Thursday aH harbring spies. j&Pte
evening at the city hall. Salonlka Is on Greek territory,,.
At this time, the matter will be dis-!ureece ls PPanng a vlgoroBsKe).
cussed from different angles, and a test to the alUes' molding the selsvre li
plan of acUon outlined. This ls a a d,rect Dreac of InternaUonal law. s
mass meeting to which all are Invited, ' wf I
whether they contributed to the fund United Press Service v
or not At present Ideas are wanted. BERUrfTDec 31. It U hmmiI '
and many heads are more fruitful than 'here today that Athens Intends to S
one or twa jmake a protest against the antes, ft-11""
'urying Salonika. rf - -f f 'd
KID PARTY IS PLEASING l announced that an Anstrlaa-V ,i
FOR ALL IN ATTENDANCE luwura buuk me Ijemca aUBBUrtta i . f.
iMonge in Durazzo harbor a few Imsm I - t
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GRAND JURY RETURNS
tired in juvenile clothing, gathered at Franco-Italian squadron.
me west nau or me i. u. u. t Duua-) The foreign office today took' o
iup, last night for the final members' ,cial cocnizance of the Wolff .
meeUng of the Klamath Commercial agency's Zurich peace reports. .The--Club.
Besides attending to business special adviser denied any maneuvers;
rii.tlers. they all spent a highly enjoy- by Germany for peace, but stated that' f-
able evening. Germany will consider every Dronaaal
Some say it ns more thin a scream which is made, though having no prop- s.
It was a "uowl." A clever program osttlon at present
was rendered, including recitations.
nmrtcal numbers and folk dances, led lfj Dm. 0- .i.
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W.' UII3B 1UAUU IMlUITlll! f
A further account will be given in
tomorrow's society columns. i
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TRUE BILLS
A. E. Lawrence, Guy Hunter and
Mra.Quy Hunter, murder In first degree.
H. L. Clopton, assault with Intent to
commit rape.
Albert Memado, larceny. -
Emery Dwyer, pointing a gun at an
other.
John Dee.
A. C.
balance.
NOT TRUE BILLS
Qolnger, using scales out of
Claude Coon and Horace Shldler,
using false measure gasoline pump.
J. B. Chambers, using false measure
gasoline pump.
ALU!
TRIMMED
BY HIGH SCHOOL
WORK OF GRAVE8 18 PARTICU-
PARLY DEADLY TO CHANCE8 OF
QRADS GIRL8 PUT UP A HARD
FOUGHT BATTLE
To Move Millinery.
nartrurfn & Co. has leased the Mo
t.m t...iMin rnmr of sixth and goals and McClute one,
Main streets, and will move 1U mllll-Wards were Nail and Telford
By a score ot 19 to 10, tbe Klamath
County High School basketball squad
won from the alumni In a rough, fast,
but not particularly clever basketball
game ut Houston's opera house last
night. Tho students seemed to have
lost their shooting eyes by too much
holiday feasting, and they endeavored
to make too long passes. But they
fought, though, and gameness 1b some
thing that can't be taught a team.
Center Graves was the biggest point
winner. Thirteen of tbe points Bcorea
by the students were due to six bas
kets and a foul by him. John Houston
made two baskets and Stelger one.
Beales and Lawrence Motachenbach-
re played guard positions.
For the alumni, Motsohenbacher and
Hum, forwards, each made two field
Tbe alumni
sample, war is really as Sherman said,
'for the two girls' teams, being well
matched, played a very exciting game.
I "trance ' loos me teaa in me oegin
(nlng with two field goals, but later Vic-
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iuiu uumuii uo a Bivuua guii, aim buq
scored four field goals. The final
score was 12 to 7 In favor of "Ger
many." Tbe "German" lineup was: Violet
Dreber, Feme Hoagland and Hilda
Hensley, forwards; Helen DuFauIt,
center; Clara Calkins, Lucille Kitchen
and Harriet Fink, guards.
Tho "French" side was! Karla Mont
gomery, Viola Santimaw and Josle
Low, forwards; Erma Bamber, center;
Meta Chastaln, Josephine Fink and
Mario Rambo, guards.
MINNE80TA GOVERNOR DROP8
DEAD WHILE OFF ON A VISIT
United Press Service
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31. Winfleld
S. Hammond, governor of Minnesota,
dropped dead last night at Clinton, La.
Death was due to indigestion.
Hammond was here inspecting some
ATHENS, Dec. 31. It la reported
that the Bulgars and Albanian rebels
hnrA nrnnftonllv nnnlnltntA tha OmL
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man torce in me mree aay Datue at
El Bassan. --;"
Would Set Deed Aside.
Suit to set asldo a deed given John
Connor by Nellie Connor, and to fore
close a mortgage against the property
for a $1,000 loan alleged to have bean
made to Mrs. Connor prior to her
land he had recently nnrchased. Ha marrlane. was filed in tho circnir. mart
was elected governor of Minnesota on today by D. Perozzl, an Ashland cream
the democratic ticket ery man.
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teaye After Visit.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. White of Effing
ham, Kans., who have been visiting Mr,
nnd Mrs. Frank Ira White during the
holidays, left yesterday for Kansas, B.
If White Is a nephew ot Frank Ira, and
the trip west was their honeymoon.
While here the bride learned that her
cousin, George Shell, was living en a
farm near town, on tbe Keno road. Mr.
Shell and wife came here from Green
wood county several years ago. Mrs.
White had lost their address, and tha
surprise at finding them was a pleas
ant one, making the visit to Klamath
double enjoyable.
Germany Not Depressed
by Past Year of Battle
By CARL W. ACKERMAN 'glum's future will depend upon the
(United Press Staff Correspondent) .peace terms.
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nery establishment to that location In I If la-t night's battle between which a swimmer has remained under
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the near future.
'"France" and "Germany" was a fair, water la 6 minutes If 44 seeoaes.
BERLIN, Dec. 31. As the 1915
twelvemonth draws to a close, the Ger
man campaign spreads more to foreign
lands: to Turkey and Egypt. Many
enormous battles and campaigns in!
1916 have decided the war in certain
war theaters.
In the Russian campaign the Rus
sian army was pushed Into Russia,
Serbia bas been entirely submerged,
Belgium is occupied, eight of France's
richest provinces, with nearly three
million people, are under German control.
Germany bas lost most of her colo
nies and her overseas commerce. tBut
between the central powers and tbe al
lies there has been no decisive battle,
no deciding campaign.
Both aides await with equal confi
dence and determination this contest
Whether It will he fought or avoided,
no one knows. Ivsnts will, decide.
The fata of Belgium depends upon the;
outcome. If tha war isia draw,Bel-!
Peace today depends upon the sola- ,- J v ?
tiuii ui vun ucigiuu! 4ueouua. uiuatr
England and Germany come to an un
derstanding on Belgium's future tha
war will continue. These statements
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this article to toll the outsider
what everyone here talks about
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