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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLS
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1916
I 'rice, Flvo Cents
Hove for Opening Klamath Reservation Is Started Here
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Two Tentative Bills
Drafted for Opening
All or Part of Land
The ulK Ku in tlio riiiiKii for I In- dcu-lopim it t 1 Kbiuuiili
(OMtrby the octlig of i1k Klainatli Indian KohcmiiIIuii, or llu timber
u n routine, taken last night l)' l" foiiiiiiliiit named b the
ftMrril Club. Till roaaleted of th drm'tlng r Hwi tentative bill,
io bt labium"! to Hctwtor Law fur iprmiil mill IiiImmIik ilon.
(hie of tlieo provide tor the allotting of land l nil Indian, mill Urn
amine o( the rtitwliidrr or the rwaertNllon (o M-ttlcincnt. 'II ihcr pro.
tides for 'I"' w' of l'm'Kr ""' '' trllml liimlo, the a) incut of inonc) n
rWrrd lo the Indian entitled ( n K)illou, mill llml tin remainder of mi
lUotrd Uml Ih miI, the prowed to ! dhldcd anionic l he Indian.
Th Cotnmoiilnl Club uppolntud n
(onmlttfo of competent meu to take
up (bit irk ul tliu tlmo Robert A.
gtrahorn lilted Ihtw In November,
ni ilnco than. Hit- committee has
Utt hard at work, interviewing lu
dam and Indian sorvloo officials,
iritlni to congressional delegates, so
mini the udvlro of prominent men
la other part of tho slate, and at
tiadlm tribal council. Aa a reiiult,
iar bavo Kathcred u Reed I don of
tit opinions of nil concerned, nud
tin tbm embodied In the tentative
Mather drew up lam nlulit.
Tt Klamath reservation baa an
in of 1,890 square mllos, or mono
iMnost and a halt time tho area ot
Mode IiUml, It contalna a aplondlil
taad of plno timber, estimated at bo
UNO 1,000,000,000 and 10,000,000,
00 feet. A total of 160,000 acres U
tnllable for irrigation, and In addi
tion to Hi farming and lumbering pos
ilbllltlw, tho roHcrvntlon contalna
mbm of the uit known trout streams
In tho Weit, which annually bring
mow of fluhernien liora from oilier
Kttloni. There nrn about 1,100 In
iUni wjtli allotments, or entitled to
Hotments.
One of tho IiIIh provldea for tho ap
pointment of throe commissioners by
im Secretary of the Interior to class
Irandnppralno the tribal landa. Ono
eommlialoner In to be a resident of
' OrtKon, but not a resident of tho rea
wrillon, anotlinr Ih to be a repreeon
Wire of the Interior deportment, and
ib third la to bi u person of Indian
Mood, who lnut an allotment on tho
Klamath reservation.
me commission la glvon alx
wontha In which to make an appralaal
M claulflcutlon of tribal lands nnd
WW timber It Is to poraonally ox
"mm all of tho tribal landa, and to
"jwlfy It by tho quarter section aa
JWcultural, grazing or timber landa.
wen quarter nation 0f tribal land la
w bo appraised, and the claaslfl
CM1M and appralBomonta aro to bo
'Ported to tho Interior department.
Such tribal lands as that used for
m iMy' 8ChoolB churches, dom-
iVT a for,n' conoterIes, etc., nro
'bciud,Ui Trbnl taBdi aro oH
"""m Pon tho reservation not allot-
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Eleventh Street People
Want Action on Project
DtUrnlnea to Mt octlon on th.
2 of Eleventh .treet a. early a.
fcT"W i this pring, proiwty ownw
JJttttt thoroughfare brought In a
---... v Wl0 couno., Ult nlght
a? referred to City Attorn.y
orTMuiou motion ot Doty,
oJT to draw up the necessary
lakT MtloB, ( an la favor-
bJuK1""" "k tho Improve
5JJ Bwnth from Main atraat to
ia?d,Dk0fth8n,BU'B.R.8.
"at,' from the w..t bank of tho
COUNCIL PASSES
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ONLY ONI! l)IKi:.TI.J VOTK IK;
OAST Til K MKASt'Ki: CAItltli:i)
KMKItUKNOV CiaUSi:, AND IS I
now in i:ffi:7i
It will bo pretty hard lines here-
after If any hard working boot-legger
get Into tho tolls of the city's minions, ,
for tho council last night panned the
prohibition law which provides for
fines from 1U0 to (i00, nud sen
tence from three mouths to two
J ears at hard labor Mnreour, tho
m ens ure carried an emergency clause,"
nnd Ih now effectUe
.Matthews, Doty. .Miller and Sliuble!
votod yea on tho passage. Sheets otcd
ngalnrt lu passage
According to the ordinandi now lu
effect, persons ioulcted of cairylng
liquor to public gathering can be
lned $200, or sentenced to 100 das
In Jail. Persons canWcted or selling
llquor nro llnblo to tines of from $100
to $500, or linpilsoument from thirty
days to u y oar.
lu cubo of negligence lu duty by i
tho city attorney, ho can bo lined J
f i om $100 to $'i00, uml other city olll
dills convicted of similar charges can
be lined from $G0 to $fi00. In addi
tion, their olili'cs nro dcclareil for
feited. Tho city attorney Is authorized to
subpoena any person ho thinks may
bo nblo to give Information icgiidlng
violations, theso people to nppeai nt
his ofllco, or whoiovor he sees tit to
interview thorn. In c.iso of falltiro
to appear after a summons, oi the ic
fusel to glvo testimony lu the matter
nt Issue, uny person convicted Is 11a
ble to a Hue up to $300
months' Imprisonment.
or threo
canal along elovonth to Uphum unci
Worden, nnd along Upham to the
pavement at Prospect stroot, Ultu
IJthlc, or othor hard surfneo pavo
mont la to be usod, and concreto curb
ing la to be Installed.
This paving project has been taken
up before, but the refusal of the gov
ernment to build a bridge across tho
eaaal sha alwaya halted the niavo.
StveraVpUM to. circumvent this are
now under consideration x
This Improvement would De a di
rect route to Shjpplngton, Pelican
Olty and Upper Klamath county.
PROHIIIION
GERMAN DECREE
EFFECTIVE SOON
ol'lIltATHi.S', Af.AI.NSI
wt.Mi;i
Mi:nriiAvmi:. to staht to.
SK.IIT l,NHI.N(, AGAIN Iti:
III KIN (il.HMAVV'S KNVOV
t'niti d I'iodh Scrviui
WAHIIINOTON. I) U. Keb. 2.
(ivriUHn's decree whereby armed
iiiertli.iiitinon will bg torpedoed with
out unniliiK, Ih clTecthc nl midnight.
OMIiIuIh sigreo that Amcrlea Is In lit
tle Immediate dungcr.
America's policy awaiting German
evidence) regit! ding secret Urltlsh or
ders to inerchnntmeu lo uttnek (ior
inaii .Htibmiirluos. Ianslng Is impa
tient out certain statements, credited
lo his department, Indicating tho Gor
man negotiations liae reached u sat
isfactory point.
"I liao made no comment upon
tho matter," bald hu "Any stntoment
regnrdlui; my leus Ik absolutely
without authorization."
This Is regarded as a rebuke to
Ambassador HeriiHtorn for Improper
publicity of questions discussed ron
lldentlally. STEAMER FIFIELD
GOES ON ROCKS
HTItl'CH ItV
iii:avv wavk on
IIUAMHt.N HAIt CHKW AND
PAssnuiims savi:ii vksskl
TOTAL LOSS
United I'ross Service
.MAILSIIPICLD, Ore.,
Feb. 29.
The stc.imcr Fltleld, HO tons burden,
was struck by a lienvj wao as she
was crossing the band on bar this
moinlug nud wracked.
She wa-s beached near the south
Jetty, where It was discovered that a
Krial lolo niul boe at0o i ilor bow-
)(,0W tno uitt.r lino. Sho will prob-
uu,y d8 a otl i0HH ns 810 uea jn a
mij position,
Tho crow of twenl-oiie and rour
passengcis wero saved. The Flfleld
left San Frr.nclaio Saturday
TWO SEEK TO BE
ADMINISTRATOR
Thero are two applicants to bo
considered by tho county court when
appointing nn administrator for tho
eatnte of Mary A. Wilcox and Mag-
g0 j:. Jones, the two womon killed
lu Langoll Vnlloy a fow weeks ago, It
Is charged, by William Doyle, now
held in jail.
Thiough Charles J. Ferguson, Cor
oner Karl Whltlock has tiled applica
tion for appointment. Whltlock has
u claim agnlnst tho estates, and snys
nn curly nppolntmont Is nocossnry to
bottlo tho claims ot many creditors.
Tho other applicant is John N.
Wnuon, J. II. Cnrnahan has filed his
petitions, nnd also filed n petition
signed by thlrty-threo resldeuts of
Lorelln, Lungell Vnlloy nnd Donanza,
requesting Warren's appointment.
MAV AND JUI'V WI1KAT
DROP STILL 1X)WKU
United Press Service
ClIICAGO. Fob, 29. May wheat
dropped four points yesterday, clos
iiik at $109.
July wheat dropped 4 ft points
to $1.064.
or
To Uonaiiz.
U George Chaatalu is attenaiug
business Interests In Bonanza today,
ROLES FOR EIRE
DEPARTMENT ARE '
NOT IN EFFECT
OCDISANCK KILLED AM) INOTH-
EB DItAU'.N
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. riilluie to I'ass the .Much Tulkel or
Hill to a Third Iteutllng ItexulU in
Its Death New Ordliuinco .Makes
hiMernl (.'luiiiges Council Coiwtid
els IIiijIiik Sonic MiMleni Fire A-
I'lflltUS.
Thu much talked of ordinance pre
scribing a set ot stringent rules for
the conduct of members of tho Ore de
partment was killed Inst night, when
It failed to pass n third reading. An
other ordinance, eliminating the so
c ilkd "ten commandments," which
vere so much objected to by tho fire
men, was then Introduced by Mat
thews. 1 There were several Interlineations
In the first ordlnanco for which there
had been no amendments voted. In-
stead of making the matter uncertain
'it was deemed beet to start with a
t new ordinance.
The former ordinance sought to es
tablish a paid flro department. The
word "paid" Is eliminated from the.
present ordinance, which passed its'
second rending last night.
A chief, nn nsslstant chief, ten fire
men, and Mich other men as shnll be
later appointed, nro to constitute the
department They are to be appoint
ed by tho major, nnd the appoint
ments nre to ho confirmed by tho
council.
' Tho chief and nsslstant chief are to
! recelvo salaries, to bo fixed later. The
other memborsot tho department are
to receive $1 for eich alarm answered
and $1 for each hour more than onel
nour or nro ukiuiub,
Applicants for tho department po
sitions aro to apply to the mayor.
Rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the department can be made
from tlmo to time by tho council, and
tho mayor hns authority to suspend
nny "omplo'yo" of the fire department
until the next council meeting.
Tho chief Is responsible for tho fire
dopartmont, its equipment, etc., nnd
la the commanding officer at Ares. Ho
Is also to Inspect city and other pub
lic buildings, to keep a record of fires,
of drills and other matters for tho
council's Information.
Obscene language, altercations and
the uso of liquor by the firemen while
on duty Is strictly prohibited.
The question of choosing a chief
from tho department created a warm
little skirmish. Sheets advocated
this, nnd Strublo said that such was
his understanding of tho talks by the
flro committer. Sheets stated thai
such recognition Is due the firemen,
Inasmuch as they hnvo rendered good
service at no charge whatever.
"That Is not common sense," said
Miller. "Lot tho mayor pick out the
best man from tho applicants. Why
obligate yourself to any faction?
Thero aie as good men outside "
"Tho firemen are experienced In
this work." Interjected Sheets, "and
furthormoie I bollevo you are, not
competent to sit thero and tell ME
I haven't common sense."
"In other words, you would give
the presont firemen preference over
othor citizens," said Miller.
"Tho Idea of appointing a member
of the present department as chief, I
believe, was agreed upon, practically,
with tho firemen, but the charter does
not say this oui bo Incorporated In
tho ordinance'' said Matthews.
"The charter doesn't say we cant,
either," said Struble. "Give the fire
men proferonce."
"Why these ordinances were arawn
I bollevo, to get an efficient fire
up,
danartment." said Miner. "I tnougnt
to I you fellows said wo didn't have one." Trezlbond nnd neighboring cities be
' ......... .t.a binrf atviiHia on. fn thn Russian advance
"Nothing of tho kind," Struble an
Characters of Quadrangle Mystery
Yionne Gouraucl,
Stepdaughter of the Princess
The strnnce cise of tho foi mp.r
Mrs Jackson Gouraud. now Princess
Miskinoff, the prince himself, her
stepdaughter, Yvonne Gouraud. and
tho disappearing baby who has no
namo has occupied a Now York
Judge for several days. Tho prince
wants i decree of separation. His
ttlfo cnargcd that he mado love to
We M u mnnp,pa,
lire
department."
"I am In favor of n fireman for
chief, but I say leave It to the mayor,"
said Doty. "I don't believe a mayor
would tie his hands by naming an out
sider." "Make It so ho can't go outside the
department," Struble suggested.
Sheets and Miller then harangued,
Miller contending that the mayor has
the power to appoint whom he pleases
as chief of police and for other city
offices, without having to ask the men
under that official, and Sheets retort
ing that those officials were all paid,
while tho firemen are doing their pro
tective work for nothing. Finally,
Doty, Miller and Matthews prevailed
in asking thst the mnttcr be left to
tho mayor to decide, as the council
has to confirm every appointment,
and the matter was dropped for tho
time being.
Tlin mntlni it nurMifiKliif- nn nilln
.. i. n .u ci.li.
U1UUI1U UIC II uvn ." .iomuni ..a
will be taken up nt tonight's adjourn
ed meeting. Toward this, there will
In all probabilities be a measure on
the ballot In May for tho'transferrlng
of a surplus $5,000 from tho city hall
fund to tho flro department fund for
uso In buying this equipment.
LAMAR'S CASE TO RE
HEARD RY HIGH COURT
United Press Service
WASHINGTON,' D. C, Feb. 39.
The supremo court has agreed to
hear on merits the caso of David La
mar of tho Labor Peace Council, who
was convicted by the Now York fed
eral district court of Impersonating
a congressman,
This automaticaly suspends the
two year sentence imposed by the dis
trict court.
Turks Evacuating Trozlboad
PETROGRAD, Feb. 29. Tlflis
wires that the Turks are evacuating
'rinrcKM .MiskinofI
lipr stcndntiirhter. who Is about 25
ears jounger than the mother, and
the prince retorted with tho charge
that she told him to do so. but he
didn't. Among tho other strange fea-
tures of the case was his statement'
that the'prlncess bore a child by him.
Sho denies this, and maintains in
court that she had no child.
SUGAR TAX IS
NOW IN FAVOR
HOLSE WAYS AND MEANS COM
.MUYTEE IS UNITED IN ENDORS
ING THE ADOPTION OF MEAS
URE REPEALING "FREE DUTY"
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 29.-
Tho ways and means committee of
tho house today reported favorably
on the bill of Congressman KItchin,
for repealing tho free sugar provision;
ot the Underwood tariff law.
The decision to report favorably
upon this measure
uroa nnanlmniiB 'l
...w uuMU.M.uua,
say the committee members.
Stone Tells of Need of
Highway to Crater Lake
By C. F. STONE
It Is probable that many Klamath
county people have noticed the re
cent efforts of the citizens of Rogue
River valley, and particularly of Med
ford, to carry through a plan of road
building between that city and Crat
er Lake, that will add much to the
attractiveness of a drive between
those points. Tho program Includes
hard surface finish to the boundary
line ot the park and tho construction
ot a similar road by the government
from that point to Crater Lake. Now
U this is most praiseworthy and
GERMANS SHIFT
FOR NEW DRIVE
!
NEW OFFENSIVE DEVELOPS
FROM SOUTHEAST
(Seerut Towns Are Captured, Accord
ing to Germans, nnd Loss of at
Least One Is Admitted b) French.
Kaiser Is Acthe, and Watclie the
Dentil Struggle nt Fori Douau
niont for Four Hours.-Jthcr News
It idled I'reba .-ervke
LONDON. Feb. 29.
-The Germans
have suddenly shifted thelr.attack,
and are now driving toward Verdun
.from the southeast. It is believed
that the frightful losses sustained
caused the kaiser to cease his massed
assaults against tho Verdun forts.
It is estimated that the Germans
lost at least 160,000 killed, wounded
and missing northeast of Verdun.
An Amsterdam dispatch says over
40,000 Germans were killed. Eight
thousand corpses were found on the
Treves. The Cologne hospitals ore
reported overcrowded with wounded.
German prisoners say Kaiser Wll
helin has been active In directing op
erations. They say he stood otx-the
hill north of Douamount, and for Your
hours watched the struggle, despite
snow and rain.
The German communique says the
Teutons captured the small armored
works to the north of Fort Doua
mount, which the French recaptured
in a furious assault Sunday, when
they also retook the larger fort.
In the Woevre region, east of Ver-
dun, .the Germans have captured
(nearly 17.000 French trooDS. and
have taken Manhuelles, Dieppe, Pa
jcort and Blances Campon.
The Paris communique says all
German attacks around Verdun for
the past day have been successfully
repulsed, and that the French troops
I again entirely surround Fort Doua
mount, which has been the scene of
bitter fighting, in its capture and re
capture this week.
It is admitted that the Germans
have captured the village of Man-
' huelles. The troops taking the town
are thought to be executing an east
ward drive on Verdun to force the
evacuating of that fortified section by
a squeeze.
I'nlted Press Service
PARIS, Feb. 29. The French min
istry ot marine announces that the
French auxilliary cruiser Provence
wns suuk in the Mediterranean Satur
day. Nearly a thousand are believed
to have perished.
There were 1,800 on board, and so
far 870 have landed at Malta and Me-
Ios. The causo of the destruction Is
not made known.
AGAINST
VERDUN
showy that the people of the valley
aro awake and looking after their
own interests. But what are the
people of Klamath county doing o
secure what they aro entitled to from
an asset within its boundary? Un
less some well directed Improvement
is done on the county road between V
Klamath Falls and Crater Lake In? -
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time to accommodate tne tourist iraio ,, is
flo this season, the number of vtol."Ar wt
ors tnis year will oe materially ea.jj,;j.;:
Most people making the tr.te CtT'-vft'
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