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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLS'
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916
Price, Fire Cense
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SENATE PASSES
II TO RAISE
ARMY STRENGTH
RESOLUTION IH AIMHTKM UNA.-
iMOUHIiY
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Oslr OpHHIiii l Made- "
MMtor, Who Would Mk Term
of KnIUtiiu-tit Two Vcnw, InMrad
oj four Uiilllngw Flnalr lh"
Mid Vote, nml All Vote for
as Ami) of 100,000 Men
I'Dilcd l're Hitrvlcp
WASHINGTON. March 15, Tha
muU today unanimously pnssod tlio
lltT'Cbtiubcrlnlu rcitolutlon for Ini
ntdlatoly Increasing tho strength of
ihiiUndlng army to 100,000 Hoke
Smith made lliu only light against
it measure, proponing two year,
tnttad of it four year enlistment.
PLKV.VA FARMKIW
ORGANIZE A CiillH
At an enlliiinlaatlc mooting of the
firmer anil other residents of the
Plsrna, Orindnlo and Round Inko
Dbtrlct jcKtordny tho Southwest
KUmatli Knrmor Development
iMgue was orgnnlxed, with tho fol
lowing efflcera:
Pmldcnt, C. T. Hunt; vlcu prenl
tat, II. A.Tnlhot; secretary, William'
Hoat; Irciuuror, Gcorgo W. Agcr.
The league will carry on work for
U bettsrmciit of that section, and
tat Improvement of farming and
atrketlng rondltlonH. The work hai
ktt divided among committee, with
tk following chairmen:
Farm production, J. A. llushoug;
nirketlng. Jnmos Stnnablo; farm sup
pint, R. V. Ess; ilnnnco and account
ing, II. F. Murdoch; rands and com
nsnlcatlon, W. I.. Illmmolwiight;
dttcatlonal, Mrs. T. A. Hague
A luncheon was Hervod at noon,
and after tho orRiinUntlou was of
ffrted, County AKrlculttirlMt H. Ho
und Olftlnyor spoko on tho subject
ol ground R(ulrrol oxtormlnntlon. Ah(
a reault tho loaguo hns agreed to take
up the work and has appointed Mr,
lfog aa poison mixer.
Chicago Writer Tells of
the Wonders of Klamath
An article ou Klamath nahlng and
kttntlng by Tom Mnrshnll appeared In
Kcent Issuo of tho Chicago Kxam
'. Mr. Marshall Is one of tho nn
tloa'i best known sportsmen! being
tn former world's champion shot, aa
Um the "trap, gun and rod" editor
' theorem Chicago dally. Last sum
f Marshall vlsltod Klamath, and
u profoundly Impressed.
Thli is thn second story exploiting
U Vanuatu touutry written for tho
Chicago Examiner this yeaV by Mar
" Ho hns also written conild-
"i rognrdlng the Klamath Indiana
M the Modoc war, githero'd from
Wmlews with Captain O. 0. Apple-
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The article foltewa:
Klamath Kails, Klamath Lake and
th.,th mim roaorvatlon, all In
wi itate of Oregon, can rightfully be
WlOed Wonriarfnl I --.
wild aim woo,y We,t, a portion of
--., country that has teen typical
"Mtem ii f. .i.- t.. i ...
i. - wi "i una ueen wie cn
w l Indlnn war, that haa been the
"r oi Boid oxcltemenu when tho
"I I0rad0. Wlinrn Vnl.l mn. .nlnbljlrf
2?" 'no "urface of the ground, wu
of and hunted for. It la one
Diiu' 1 tlmber IntwMto re proa
wnng beyond any other point In the
J HnortHjnen, Klamath Falls i
h-ciJ . ay i0 tUo arden Bden-
B.a!rlnl5r u a Iwatw'i and fliber-
w ' aUe, on the shore, of Pel-
Men in Pro-German Agitation
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lU-CVmurcMiNiiiii ItlilinnI Ibirtlioldt
Two Men Passed
Away Yesterday
I'utrlct Scanlon, ORcd 30, died )
tcrday aftcrnoou, from tuberculosis,
l.litlo Is known of his nntocedonts. Ho
cniiio hero Heoral mouths ngo with
IiIh mother and two sisters, who are
also afflicted, In tho hope of bene
fitting by tho chango In climate.
No arrangements Hao as jet boon
inude for tho funeral.
William I,croy Van Sickle, who has
been sufTerlnK from ennror. pnascd
nwny at 9 o'clock last night. Ho will
bo burled nt 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, sen Ires to bo held nt tho grave.
Mr. Van Sickle Is survived by ono
son, who also resides hero.
loan Luke oi lln, i:. H. Hnrrlmnn es-
inbllshcd Hnrriman Lodge, hla Sum-
mor home. Tho Into railway magnato
hud America to select from for a
home, and ho selected l'ollcan Ray as
tho lilonl spot. Tho slto of tho-lodge,
' Is on tho bay. ton miles wldo at this
point, Its calm primeval bonuty undls-,
turbed by modern pi ogress this on
one side, whllo on (ho other tho Cas
cade range of mountains loom Into
ningnirtronco.
Thoro tho cold streams How Ins
f!om the. mountains, wiui i.
a corterploco, nro well Btocked wltu
... i. i... . .., i Tli.. rpnril ui'paher.
'weighing 22 ',4 pouuds, wns cmsht
'liom n Htroam flowing through tho(
'lodgo grounds. Meadows mo full of
quail, grouse, doves and snlpo, and
marshes tcomlng with ducks and
reefco, In fact, nil nquntlo fowls. On
I Lower Klamath Lake is tne inm
gamo preserve mndo famous uy ino
countless number of whlto pelican
Uvhlch Inhabit that section.
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imhiuuiii ruiio iuo mj -
'.,H .in tn llntn In AVfirV nartlCUlar. I
'Sportsraon will find there the WnUoignnnf at 8 o'clock.
'l'ollcan Inn, managed by B. : B. Hall,, (ho conunlUeei a
one of the nest au-arounu -u- ....
lnnH fallnWH On the COBBt. Who Will .
devote time to making your trip J
success along the lines of securing ,
atufactory bags of game or flah. It
wasat Klnmih that I met Captain!
I V Applegarwholaaaureenough
fyp'caf Slan lighter nd peace pro-
SLt a combination ...dom found In
one man.
Alplionw J. Kollilo
A number of lettorH dent to Al
plionito 0. Koolblo by Richard Bar
tholdt of St. Louis, former member of
'tho houw of repreKcntntUea, concern
'inj; pro-(3orman agitation In tho Unit
ed KlntcH and the resolutions and bllla
before congrcia on the subject of
inrnlnR Americans from armed mer
chant vcHRcld, have Just been publish
ed Tho former congressmen Is one of
the loading Germans of the United
States. Koolblo Is a New York lawyer
who has become known through his
Uterman affiliations.
REMNANTS TEAR
DOWN ACOUPLE
TAOK FIRST TWO OF A THUEK
OAMK HKRIKS FROM THK HOT
SPRINGS ROLLKR8 IN LAST
NIGHT'S MKKT
The RomnantB added two more vic
tories to their rapidly growing string
lost night, when they trimmed the
Hot Springs team on the Pnlm alleys.
Dale of tho Remnants rolled ono 210
score, tho highest of th- evening.
The scores follew:
REMNANTS
(1) 12) (3)
Uale 1G2 81 "7
Hoagland , 15-1 108 131
Upp ... 17: 142 161
483 C20 4C9
HOT SPRINGS
Carnnlun 157
Hngolstoln Ud
Merrman 13"!
167
160
154
157
143
168
428 478 471
SHIPPIKOTON
ROAD MEETING
COM1TTRES AI.poiNTED LAST
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WKKK TO MAKE INQUIRIF.S
ARK TO TKNDKR THEIB RK-
PORTS THIS EVENING
All those Interested In the success
,., . for tho improvement of
roadway connoctlng Shlpplngton,
Klamath Lake and Pelican
,. ,.,,, . lu.xinAaa din.
W "" " -"-"-"
rc(. should nttenu tne mueuug iw
. . . . -. .1. .1... Ull Innlnhl Ko.
by ChBr.
PO" , .
Otters In connection with
Pjr i
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Upon these reporta depends much
of the opportunity to have tho road
Improved In nr.t c.. manner The
.Bhway .
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STATE RETARDED !
BY POOR POLICY. !
SAYSjTRAKDRN
fltlli:s IRRIGATION ,l.M) DRAIN
AGE METHODS
III Aililn-NN rtcfor ftalrm Conference,
Itallrond Man Hayu Htate In largely
to Illume for the failure In Set
tling up Unoccupied Lnml Tnpiiod
by Railroad and Tlnu IHMour-
age CnpiUI.
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"Railways and Heclamojlon' vvca
tho topic of Robert E; Strahorn's ad
dress at the Irrigation, drainage and
rural credits conference at Salem, i
Mr. Strahorn'a address was ono of tho I
few really constructive addresses de-l
llvercd at the conference, and shows (
clearly how reclamation of wet lands -
nnd arid lands would greatly stimu
late tho state's prosperity. Mr. Stra
horn said:
"I have no thought or nuthority to.
sicnk for any railway Interests except ,
the one so near my heart In Central,
Oregon. However, bearing In mind
that thousands of miles of, railways
are largely dependent for their reve
nue upon privately Irrigated lands,
that tho crops grown In 1915 on gov
ernment reclamation projects alone
totaled 130,000 carloads, and that the
prosperity, Improvement and exten-j
slon of our transportation systems
are so dependent upon the working
out of these development problems, I
will necessarily Indulge In observa
tions Involving them generally. The
great and highly profitable agricul
ture of Colorado, tTtahNew Mexico
and Arfcona, which' is entirely by irr
igation, furnished a large share of
the traffic of their scores of prosper
ous railways.
"With tho Southern Pacific's loss
of over $l,at0,000 from operation of
Its Oregon lines last year, with small
er though Important losses by the
Hill systems In Oregon, and largely
diminished earnings on the Oregon
lines of other roads, in spite of their
Important outlays for betterments of
a class from which no additional earn
ings can be expected, and In view of
their now almost unbearable load of
taxation, they are no doubt all casting
around anxiously for some means of
relief.
"May they not And an Important
measure of tnls In the matter we are
hero to seriously consider, and I
trust.to wisely promote? I ennne
Imagine the creation from any single
source of such a tide of prosperity
and such a volume of Increased traffic
as would spring from the doubling
of the productivity of Western Ore
gon's 3,000,000 acres of wet lands.
The accruing benefits would seem to
bo out of all proportion to the cost.
"Engineers roughly figure the cost
of drainage of these lands at 45 to
$10 per acre, and of tiling where the
latter may be necessary at from $15
to $20 per acre, say $25 per acre for
complete reclamation. Properly Is
Bued, state guaranteed long-time
drainage bonds would be as sound as
gold dollars and sell at such low in
terest rate and on such liberal terms
of repayment 'that the benefits could
readily be utilized to meet them.
"Our expert farmers estimate In
creased yields after drainage from 50
to 100 per cent, or easily sufficient tql
pay tho entire expense in inree or iour
years. Dratnago Is the nest perma
nent Improvement, ordinarily less ex
pensive' for maintenance (han irriga
tion works and means tho maximum
Instead of the minimum yielding and
taxpaylng ability of the land.
"Providing It can be financed, this
looks good for the farmer. But what
about Its effects nn the railroads and
development generally? Take the
Willamette Valley alone, which Is as
well served by railroads as average
similar areas In Illinois and Iowa.
"Under present conditions this
wonderful vale of the Willamette, the
pride of the Pacific, deducting Its
handful of Kill lands la fruit and Its
mere speck of bottom lands in hops,
produces less tonnage, acre for aero,
for its railroads thaa.tho Palouse
country or the Walla Walla uplands.
Large areas of the wst, soar lands are
In close proximity to the railroads. t
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Rert-hOntatle I. L. Sherwood
of Toledo, Ohio
Representative R. N. Page
4 of North Carolina
Representatives Isaac L. Sherwood
of Toledo and Robert N. Page of
North Carolina, disagree with Presi
dent Wilson on his foreign and mili
tary policies, and ha've, therefore, an
nounced they will not be candidates
fo '-election. General Sherwoodls
ac JJ War veteran. Mr. Page is a
brotHe? "hi the American ambassador
to Great Britain.
Hoff-Schmorc.
Marty Hoff and Annie Schmore
were married today at 12 noon at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Bell in Mills Addition. Both parties
are of the Swan Lake district. Mr.
Hoff Is a rancher, and Miss Schmore
Is of a well known family in Swan
Lake. The ceremony was performed
by Justice of the Peace E. WJowen.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell entertained the
wedding party with an elaborate din
ner, and Virgil Hoff of Swan Lake,
brother of the groom, will give a wed
ding dance tonight.
With nn increased production of
only 50 per cent on tho 1,000,000
acres of Willamette Valley wet Innds
alone. Increased tonnage of that
amount from that source and In
creased prosperity, activities and traf
fic of all kinds, It Is not hard to figure
where industrial and general pros
perity would be vastly enhanced and
an Important part of that railroad de
ficit would be wiped out. What could
do. more to fill up our over-built cities
and create the tonnage that would
bring ships to our docks?
"When wo built the Portland, Eu
gene & Eastern it was confidently ex
pected that ways would be devised to
drain tho great areas of wet lands
between Corvnllls and Eugene espe
cially.. That would have insured a
profltablo traffic and greatly encour
aged the completion and electrifica
tion of thto entire system.
"But efforts for drainage failed,
and tho railway project still lan
guishes In part. Miles upon miles of
that beautiful, level territory is far
less productive today than when first
settled fifty or sixty years ago, and
will continue depreciating under the
present conditions.
Tbe Oregon Electric and Southern
Pacific are furnishing the best railway
facilities in the country to many thou
sand of acres of such lands almost in
sight of the great market of Portland.
There are numerous other similar ex
amples In Western Oregon.
(Continued oa page I)
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TROOPS CROSS BORDER,
FOLLOWING A FIGHT, SAY
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS
I'nltetl Press Service
KL PASO, Mnrcli 15. Unconfirmed report brought this afternoon by
p.ivhtiiKcrs on the trnln from Columbus declare Hint the American troop
li&ve entcicd Mexico, following a claMi between the American outposts and
CnrrnuWHtns at the border. "
.Nothing ran be obtained from American officials here to either contrm
or deny the trouble. Passengers said no Americans were killed la tan
llrxt ttkirmlsli.
When the Carronzistait opened Are, say these people, tbe American troops
were at. once ordered under arms.
Tom Davis, a rancher, near Columbus, brought the report of the ontnost
battle to Columbus.
rollquiitK'tlic skirmish, General Bertanl evacuated PaJonuw.
I iillnl l'ien Senile
SAN ANTONIO, March 15. Gen
eral Funston this afternoon admitted
that Colonel Dodd's cavalry has prob
ably crossed the border ninety miles
from Columbus.
Ho virtually admitted that there
had been an engagement.
When tho United Press Informed
him that it was reported that the cav
alry had started, and was engaged,
he replied:
"That Is interesting. It may "be
true. Frankly, I'm out of touch with
Dodd'b column. He will get In touch
with General Pershing via wireless
before evening, and I expect details
then.''
Reports of actual fighting were not
expected so soon after crossing the
border.
Un I ted Press Service .
EL PASO. March 15. It is report -
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ed via Juarez military wires that the
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American expedition is entering Mex-
Ico today.
It is reported at Camp Douglas
that, one American expedition has
started into Mexico from Culbertson's
ranch. This Is not confirmed.
TheEIghteenth, Twenty-second and
part of the Eleventh infantry is held
In readiness for orders at Camp Doug
las. Two sections of the First cav
alry reached there today from Cal
ifornia. -In 8n
'ni led Press Service
SAN ANTONIO, March 15.
Interview with the United Press this,
forenoon General Funston said:
"I hope the people appreciate the, a horse, returned last night empty
fact that this is going to be a hard handed. At a hearing before Martin
campaign. It may also prove a long C. Manson, executive secretary to Cat
one. Ifornla's governor, WIthycombe's re-
"Our troops are in splendid shape, quisition was -apt honored.
but Villa has fled to one of the most. According to Low, he had talked I
ilsolate regions in the world. I be- j lth young Simpson, and had coa
lleve aeroplanes will be most valu- vinced him that It was wiser to ro
uble in finding him.
"It would be sheer folly to start
the expedition unprepared."
United Pi ess Service
EL PASO, March 15. Military cen -
Two More Talesmen Are
Accepted for Big Case
Two, more Jurors have been as-,T. M. Cunningham, and the defense,
cepted for service by tbe prosecution excused George H. Kiefer, A. 8. Ben- '
nnd the defense in the trial of A. net, C. M. Klrkpatrlck, B. W, Short
Ernest Lawrence on charge of killing and S. E. Icenblce.
Mrs. Alma Kuehne in the pitched' Steeman yesterday stated that he
battle at Dodd Hollow last December, had formed an opinion regarding tb
These are: guilt or Innocence of Lawrence which
V. V. Snyder, stockman, Snan. was fixed In his mln. He stated la
J. L. Gordon, Uverman, Fort Khun- mediately afterwards that be thought,
nth. jhe could gtve Lawrence a fair and
Gordon was tho last man of the reg-
ulnr venire to be examined. Follow -
ing his acceptance, Circuit Judge
Ku) kondull adjourned the case until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
n enAnlnl vonlM r9 nAntv-f,i,t. mAniW IT A RftimAI tny 1A jfAftfBflA. TfcA w $
will rnnort for niamlnatlnn.
The acceptance of Snyder late yes-
terday, and Gordon this forenoon
makes eight men chosen as jurors in
the case, the others being S. P, Short,
Frank Denton, L. W. Copeland, T. R. I
Patterson. -Charles Polndexter and
B. H. Van Sickle. These men are un
der the surveillance of special bailiffs,
Fred Steeman, Edward R, Freuer
and Jesse N. Drew were excused by
tbe court yesterday. The state this
'morning excused Frank Frakes and
forshlp at Columbus and other points
nlong the border is so strict that it
Is Impossible to ascertain tha hot
ment of troops. Many believe tk
expedition has started.
General Pershing's forces have tak
en control of -all wires and mails, and
all operators at Columbus are acting
under Pershing's orders. Censored
United Press dispatches from Colaas
bus this morning stated that tho aaro
squadron had arrived there.
It is announced that tbe Carraa
zlstas have evacuated Palomas, and
are marching toward Guxman. , Re
liable advices from Casas Graadea
say that the Carransa garrison there
has deserted to Join Villa.
The Mormon colonists there have
advised Bishop Hurst that they are
safe at Casas Grandes, but they aay
"Villa Is hovering about this t1-
icinlty." ".,
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There are unconnraaed reports to
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i the effect that anti-American feeling
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Ib biitcwuua tuuwus iu urmmMtmm
Drunken Mexicans caused a flurry at
Juarez this morning.
- A Vllllsta band looted aaamber of
homes on the outskirts' Hacbtta.
last night, according to reporta over
the El Paso ft Southeastern wires.
SIMPSON
IS GIVEN
YET ANOTHER
STAY
Sheriff C. C. Low. who went to Cal-
, ifornla a few days ago with a requisi-
ilon from Governor WIthycombe for
Norman Simpson, the youth under
, indictment here on charge of stealing
.turn, if, as he said, he was Innoeeat.
' and to be cleared at a trial here. The
'lad's father, however, intervened, and
had Attorney Harry L. Houston make
a fight against extradition at the Sac-
lramento hearing.
impartial trial.
' "Then your Idea of a fair and la-
partial trial Is the alexins of an op-
portunlty to execute your feellnja ,
against this defendant, Is It?" queried.. 4ii
Irnnrt excused Steeman. ll'.7s'iffl
Freuer caused a laugh, when la )ijhf ?
ply to Inquiry as to whether he ks)a ' 'if
heard tho case talked, he reeUedf.- f v r.
"Yes, I've beard a whole letaknt-A
h; an aooui u, i guess." mm smea
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sufficiently to form an opiaienaM no -?
was excused.'7 . .
Tpva,
Andrew Kuehne. the sen,
woman whose death eaMedM
eat trial, is aa
tendlag every
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