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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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Xcnlli Vwr No. a,4B
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1916
Price, Mr
TESTIMONY
TAKEN IN TRIAL
OF KUEHNE CASE
Actual trial of A. Krnont Lawrence out t Don J. Zumwnlt, under liiHtruc
upon tho charge of murdering Mn. Hon or tho court.
Alma Kuohno In tho Dodd Hollow Selection of tho last four Jurors
Uttl December 20th started with tho was completed tit E:30 yoHtorday nf
taklog of testimony at 2 o'clock tlilsWnoon, tiin Jury bo)llK wm)0M( of.
itumoou. H, l. Short, Frank Denton, L. w.
Don J. Zumwull waa the firm wit- Copoland, T. It. Pattorson, Charles
0mi called by tho atato. All other Polndcxtor, II. II. VnnSlcklo, P. W.
wIUsmos wore oxcludod from tho Bnyder, D. It. Doton, C. C. Brophy,
court room. 'Cltnmp McCollum and C. I. Wlnneck.
I roving of the "corpus delicti" by At 7-30 Inst night, court convenod
tho rlnto was doforred until tomor-j !. nt which limit tho opening
row morning, when Dr. Pntternon will I stutemont were made to tho Jury,
be hero from Merrill. : Prosecuting Attornoy Irwin outlined
Witnesses are being questioned In "' atnto'M caso, tolling of tho coming
direct examination by Prosecuting At- J ' Mm, Kiichno to Klamath county
torncy John Irwin. nvo 'ynr'' n- nor Paying $500 for a
Don J Zumwnlt, li civil engineer,
testified regarding making maps of
ih vicinity of the Hhootlng, which
were Introduced and tacked to iholsamo time na Mrs. Kuohno did, of his
wall for reference purpose. building n house nnd making other
Andrew Kuehne, son of tho ilonii il"Mrovomcnt8 on tho plnco, and of
woman detailed the circumstances of I1'0 ponsesslon of tho property bocom
his mother diking up tho homestead, lnKfl" l"0 between Mrs. Knehno and
of Lawrence erecting buildings onInwronc.
the property, of bin driving Mrs.. A year ago, according to Irwin's
Kuehne off the place, and tho details
of, and leading up to, tho tragedy.
Ho related his story freely, with only
a few iiucstlona from Irwin.
Kuchno's story was much tho somo
si the version of tho shooting out
lined In the state's opening statement,
printed later In this article. Ho told
of Hunter leaving for water, and of
the activity of himself nnd mother In
nailing trespass notices on nil or mo lawronco nnd occupied by the Hunt
gates, nnd their standing guard to erHi ll0 n8;(Hj ror a room for hi moth
keep Hunter from entering, ur, whom, ho said, would arrive tho
When ho divined that Hunternoxt dny. Mrs. Hunter referred him
sought to enter by tho goto farthest . Hunter, who Is alleged to have stat-
from tho house, Kuohno said ho start-
ed running toward tho goto to Inter-,
rept him, nnd that when Hunter
threw open tho gato ho began shoot
ing, to causo Huntor to stop, At this
point, he says, Lawronco began shoot
ing at him from tho house.
Kuehne snys ho turned Hovorul
times toward the house, and one of
these occasions saw Uiwronco run
ning toward his mother. Kuohno
emptied n 30-30 and a 22 rifle, and
started to tiro with n revolver, which
Jammed, then as the shooting at tho
house ceased, he ran around tho
houso, and was reloading when his
mother, wounded, called to him, and
he carried her to tho cabin, after
wards setting off n stick of dynv
mlte, by means of which tho Todd
were called to tho asslstanco of tho
Kuebno's.
Prior to the taking of testimony, In
order to acquaint the Jurors with the
sreno of tho shooting, tho jury, at
torneys for both sides, Lawronco,
Bherlff Low, Doputy Sheriff Uoyd;(0snt different points. At 8 o'clock,
low, circuit Court Clork Chastaln, .hrju Huntor returned, Mrs. Kuohno
Jmlgo Kuykondnll, Court Reporter iH tnit to have warned him not to go
Iouujo B. Sargent nnd others motored through tho gnto, crying nt him In a
to Dodd Hollow, and spent tho foro- j0ud voice. Irwin stated that Hunter
neon looking over tho place, tho spots
of Interest In the case being pointed I ( Continued on pan 8
Says City Has Power to -Build
Shippington Road
Whllo tho report of the committee
PPoluted to Intervlow the attornoy
t tho city on the legality of tho pro
Posed moaBuro for Improving the
roadway to Shippington, will not bo
nado public until the.noxt meeting
n April, tho general opinion la that
e cltliens have this authority under
tho chartor. "
In an Interview today with the Her
11. 0. P. stone, who is familiar with
he provisions of the ohnrter made
"following statement;
That the city of Klamath Falls has
wo power to Improve the treat be
tween its corporate limits, at the gen
"' " of the city, appeara to be
without question. The cost of auoh
'"Movement may be secured by
"r a warrant or bonded indebted
. But owing to the fact that aucb
unJtaVlng will exceed a cost of
BEING
'""ii"i"eni on " iioiiicnioau, upon
which alio Inter resolved n patent, of
.! coming of Lawrence at about tho
statement, .Lawronco drove Mrs.
Kuehne away from tho property, and
kopt her from tho possession ol tho
properly. During this time Lawrence
leased the ranch to Mr and MVs. any
Hunter.
December 18th, the state contonds,
Andrew Kuehne, son of tho dead wo
n an, drove to the disputed ranch,
, B0ng to tho houso erected by
Prt - tlsnt thcro woh no room, and that
ttio Hunters wore In possession.
To this Kuohno Is snld to havo an
swered that ho. had not como to start
Miythlng. Ho then went out and cut
tho connections between tho windmill
and the pump, cutting off the wator
supply of tho house, and went toward
the ctibln In which Mrs. Kuehne had
lived when she first took tho homo
stead. I.nter, Kuohno tired somo shots.
Tho state snys theso wero signals to
tho Todds, on the neighboring ranch,
to bring Andrew something to cat,
which they did. Mrs. Kuohno reached
the ranch tho following day, and
spent tho night nt tho cabin.
At daylight, December 20th, accord
lug to the prosecution, Hunter started
with n team and somo barrels to got
water for uso at tho houso, that An
drew nnd his mother shortly there
after posted "no trespass" signs on all
tho gates leading Into tho ranch, and
then nrmod thomsolvcs and took posl-
$1,500, It will bo necessary to submit
same to the quullllod votors of tho
city. A qualified votor undor this
provision of tho chartor, would moan,
thnt in addition to tho general qualifi
cations, ho or sho should, nt tho time
of votliiK. bo tho owner of real prop
erty, within tho corporate limits of tho
city, subject to taxation.,
"Assuming that tho taxable prop
erty within the corporate limits of
Klamath Falls has an assessed valua
tion of $3,000,000, the city council
may mnko n tax levy, ecclutlve of tax
to meet sinking fund, of $45,000, or
fifteen mills on each dollar of valua
tion. So It is evident that the city
council, by permission of the quali
fied' voters, might make a sufficient
lovy In any ono year to make the con
templated Improvement, and still bo
within tho maximum of taxation per
mitted by law,"
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AEROPLANES ARE
SEARCHING AHEAD
OF U. S. FORCES
CAItltA.NZIbTAH ASSIST IX THE
SEARCH FOR BANDITS
Xi Engagement Ha Yet Occurred,
mid Official Do .Not Ixwk for En
counter With YUHatos Ilefore Sun
tiny Htrlrtcwt Censorship Ever
Maintained by United States Is Xow
Erfriihc Along the llorder.
I'fiiled Press Service
KL PASO, Tex., March 17. Army
officers believe that Villa Is dividing
his forces Into small bands prepara
tory to conducting a guerrilla war
fare. Guerrillas could move much
faster than an army, and would be
ublo to do much greater damage than
If Villa's whole forco was In one
body.
Mormon Bishop Hurst's son bos
urged the Carrnnilstas to repair tho
San Pedro bridge immediately, in or
der to facilitate the movement or the
Mormon colonists.
The American column from Colum
bus blvouaced last night at Boca
Grande wnter hole, twenty-live miles
south of the border, according to In
formation received from wagon
trains on tho way to Columbus. About
fifteen miles was covered on the
march yesterday.
I'ulled Press SulVlce
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 17.
The senate today adopted a resolu
tlou assuring the people of Mexico
thnt the American expedition Is not
due to intervention, nor will It en
croach upon Mexico's Integrity.
President Wilson today received fur-
thor nssurnnuo from Carranza that
ho "as willing to co-operate with tho
American expedition In ever way
possible.
I'liU.'d 1'iess Service
J.A ANTONIO, March 17. Gen
eral FunBton today announced that
(icncral Pershing's column has not
yet encountered the Villlsta .troops.
and thcro has been no fighting. Head
quarters Is still apprehensive, bow
ever, regarding tbo attitude of the
Mexican peons, who are Ignorant of
tho real nature of tho expedition.
Aeroplanes are scouting ahead,
looking the whereabouts of the Vil-
llstas. About 100 Carranslstas are
with Pershing, according to Punston.
Mormon scouts are also being used.
There is no doubt of the possibility
of tho expedition meeting Villa be
fore Sunday. It Is reported thnt Col-
onol Slocum has offered $50,000 re
ward for Villa's head, but this Is un
confirmed. I ii i ltd Press Service
DOUGLAS, March 17. Seven hun
dred thousand pounds of ammunition
wero taken to the Cnrrnnclstas at
Augua Prleta this morning. Army
officers are closely watching the
border.
United Press Service
EL PASO. Tex.i March 17. A
strict censorship still screens the
movements of tho two Mexican expe
ditions. Colonel Dodd's column li ex
pocted to reach Dublaln today, while
the column from Columbus Is moving
somewhat Blower. The Carranslstas
are eo-oporatlng with tho American
troops so far.
The vast sand wastes over whlcn
tnn soldiers are traveling is retard
ing tho progress of the expeditions,
while the heat on the desert Is almost
intolerable. Kxperts figure that the
oxnedltlons are costing the United
States government at the rate of $73,-
000 a day.
Latest reports are to the effect that
Villa has arrived In tho mountains In
the San Buena Ventura district where
he Is famlllar'wlth every foot of the
irround. Unless the Carrnnilstas head
him off before the American ooltmna
arrlve, General Pershing win he eosv
palled to pursue the bandit Into the
Slera Madre haunts, and from there
bloody raids aro very probable.
Tho Mormons are Impatient at the
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Admiral von Tirpitz, Who
Resigns as Naval Leader
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VON TlISPITZ. ocs-ir
Since the outbreak of he war,
Grand Admiral von Tlrpltx, as head
of tho German navy, has been much
before the public eye, and he la the
man who inaugurated the German
submarine campaign as a counter
movement against the blockade Great
Britain declared against good des
tined for German ports. He also es-
txhiiniiMl th ''war zone arouna
Great Britain.-which brought the first
: .'a. : mmS7"
protest from the United States, and cation or me present u..uu.
he has still later figured In Inter- rlne policy, and a better feeling be
natlonal diplomacy by his recent or- tween Germany and the United States.
LOW'S PROMISE
NOW ANNOYANCE
i
REMARK T PROSPECTIVE JURY- J
SEED t
.MAX THAT HE WOULD
HIH RANCH .RESULTS IN THE)
BUCK BEING PASSED
It looks ot though a "back to the
soil" movement Is In store for Lloyd
Low All of which Is one of tbo
trials besetting a deputy sheriff seek
ing the makings of "twelve good men
and true."
Yesterday Low began securing
clal veniremen on the Keno road for
the Lawrence case. One of the men
he approached was D. R. Doten, who
had planned to seed sixty acres to
wheat today. He explained this to
Low, and begged hard to get off.
Low was obdurate, and he finally
assured Doten that there was hardly
one chance In a hundred of his being
accepted.
"Why, If they accept you, I'll seed
your ranch myself," Lloyd magnani
mously promised.
Doten came to town. He was ex
amined. He was accepted as a juror.
So now. it seems to be up to Lloyd ,
to sow something besides wild oats. '
Miss Prelim Better,
Miss Catherine Prehm of the Mer-,
rill Record, who is 111. with sciatic (
rheumatism, Is somewhat improved,
although It will be some time yet be-
fore she will be able to be up.
New York city Is to have an apart
ment house planned entirely by a
woman, and with each apartment in
It built according to a feminine In-
stead of a masculine architect's Idea
of what n home should be like. t
-
The board of visitors of the Unt-
veralty of Virginia has recommended
that the general "assembly authorise
the establishment and maintenance of
a woman's college, which Hr 111 be lo
cated at Charlotteville.
der to German submarines to torpedo
armed enemy merchantmen without
warning.
The removal of von Tlrpltx from
the direction of the German navy to
considered a diplomatic victory for
the Wilson administration In Its long
drawn out controversy over subma
rine warfare and the rights of neu
trals. It Is believed Ohat this change
In admiralty U a prelude to rnodlfl-
ALL READY FOR
MEETING TONIGHT
WO MUSICAL CHORUS IS FORMED
FOB, THE EVANCEUBTIC MirtiT-
IXfiS TO BE HELD AT THE P-
t lUON, BEGINMNO TONIUHT
Between fifty and seventy-five mu
sicians assembled at the Pavilion last
evening at the Invitation of Bernard
Vessey, to try over some of the music
which will be used In the Mathls-Ves-sey
evangelistic meetings In this city.
The list included both singers and In-
sPO-iBtrumentallats. An orchestra Is also
being organised to work tn connection
with the big chorus.
The work of preparing the big hall
for the services is finished, and all Is
tn readiness for the first meeting.
The choir loft will accommodate
150 members for the chorus, which
will sing to the accompanyment of
the orchestra and two pianos. The
music la always a feature of the meet
ings, and Is directed by Bernard Ves
sey. Mrs. Vessey presides at one of
the pianos, and plays the solo ac
oompanlaments. The Pavilion has
been wired anew, and the lighting sys-
tern comnletely re-arranged. Beats in
the body of the hall have all been up-
bolstered, to there la no danger of
pitch from the new lumber used In
their construction.
Tho meeting begins promptly at
7: SO tonight. Better come early, and
he assured a seat. Hear the big chor-
us sing the bright, catchy, new music.
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Sues to Recover.
An action to recover $414, alleged
due on notes and acounts, has been
Instituted In the circuit court by O. A.
.Stearns against Mr. ana Mrs. u. r,
Murdoch. E. L. Elliott Is attorney
for the plalnUf .
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, K.'imlou Funeral Toawrrow.
I Tfc. h.n.r.l hi lata Patrick
Resales will be held at taerei Heart
cawreh at o'clock toawrrow mom
FIGHTING SCENE
SHIFTS AWAY
FROM THE CITY1
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GERMAN STORM FRENCH POSI-
TIOXS ON MUESE
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German Official SUtemetit Bays ThatKUmath Fall Cltlie Wfa Mm
French Have Sought la Vaia to Re- i
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capture Dead Man's Hill Balgarla '
Reported Near a Revolt Britiah
Relief Expedition la East Retreat
lag Today, Says Constantinople.
United Press Service
PARIS, March 17. It la announced
that the Germans have transferred
their activities to the east bank of the
Meuse, and have launched a series of
assaults against Fort Vaux and the
village of Vaux. Two assaults against
each of these have failed.
The fifth attack was launched via
the sunken road southeast of the
town, but .this also was defeated.
There were no new attacks at Dead
Man's Hill last night
United Frets Service
BERLIN, March 17. It is officially
claimed that two French attacks at
Dead Man's Hill last night were re
pulsed.
The first sortie reached the German
trenches before being stopped In a
hand-to-hand encounter. Artillery
and machine guns broke up the sec
ond attack.
United Press Service
LONDON. March 17. Rome dis
patches say a military revolt is 1m
mlnent In Bulgaria. The populace Is
restless, and several bombs are re
ported to have been found under the
royal palace.
United Press Service
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 17.
It Is announced that the British ex
pedition, defeated In an attempt to
relieve the besieged garrison at Kut
elamara, has begun a general retreat,
leaving the garrison to its fate.
JUBILEE FOUR
TO SING HERE
The Eastern Jubilee Quartet, four
versatile colored entertainers, has
been engaged to appear at the opera
house on March -27 and 28, under the
auspices of the Klamath Lyceum Bu
reau.
This quartet appeared here last
Agriculture
Issues General Warning
(Herald Special Service)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 17.
The department of agriculture has re
cently received letters from a number
of farmers who have subscribed for
stock In rural-credit companies, In
cluding so-called co-operative compa
nies which appear to have no real co
operative features.
In some of these letters the com
plaint Is made that the agents selling
the stock make misrepresentations as
to when, loans may be obtained by
subscribers and that the companies
later disclaim responsibility tor the
statements made by the agents. In a
number of Instances farmers seem to
have gained the idea from the agent
that they would be able to secure
loans within a relatively short time,
and express disappointment on realis
ing that they must watt for an Indefi
nite period for the promised loan and
go on making payments Just the same
on the stock which they have agreed
to take.
Where tanners are confronted with
a proposition of this character they
TO INVESTIGATE
RATES OF LOCAL
POWER COMPANY
v
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
HERB APRIL 9131
Grievance Against California Ore
goa Power Company, or Who TMafc
That Rate Are Too High for Wa
ter, Power aad Light, WH flstve
Opportunity to Give TeasJsaeay
All those citizens of-Klamath Falls
who believe that they are being over
charged for light, water or power ser
vice by the California-Oregon Power
company will have an opportunity to
present their complaints and evldeae
to the Oregon Public Service Commis
sion, and if such complaints are f oand
to be Justified, relief will be granted
by the public body, which Is clothed '
with authority to Investigate and reg
ulate rates charged by all public ser
vice corporations of the state of Ore
gon. City Attorney R. C. Groesbeck has
just received notice that a hearing
will be' held at the court house in
Klamath Falls, beginning at 9 o'clock
on Friday, April 7th, to Investigate
the complaints relative to the rates of
the California-Oregon Power com
pany. The city attorney desires any citi
zen who has any complaints to make
to communicate with him at his of
fice at any time before the date of
hearing, during the forenoons, or by
special appointment. There has beam
considerable talk of the unjustaees of
Tates charged In Klamath Falls.
Whether this is Just Idle talk or
whether the citizens are really being
overcharged, will be determined at
this investigation. If the cltliens
who are not satisfied with present
rates fall to present their complaints
tn the commission, they will have no
excuse for fault finding In the future.
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year and gave general satisfaction,
and It Is said that a change In the per
sonnel hns made It better and strong
er than last season. -The program in
cludes plantation melodies, popular
songs, violin solos and trios, also dia
lect readings from Paul Lawrence
Dunbar, the favorite negro poet.
Popular prices of 50 cents will pre
vail for both nights, and the Lyceum
hopes with this engagement to wipe
out n small deficit left over from tho
last lyceum course given here'. v
Department
should first read the prospectus and
the contract very carefully, aad make-'
sure that they know exactly what
these mean, especially the contrast. &
If tho contract is so worded that Its' '
meaning Is not clear after a" careful '
reading, this In Itself should be re as em
nnu eh for extra caution. Tha aseat'a l3
explanation of the contract la not a
nott ftf tVi& nAninint nStt lei tttm Vttartaam. ''I
4m a, ua imv vvuiiuvii v ass aaaw jfowenv
Ise that tho company will do thins 1
not specined in the contract ny.aay, ....
means sure to be recognised by the V
company. ' 4 j0
Farmers ought, first, te tad owt
what provision has been made for the 45
protection of the Interests M suIk
scrlbera, either through resoMsible, tf
government supervision over "tfcg' e-
tlvlties of the company, or-iaasw-
oiner way, aaa u ney, are-ta
they should consult
visors with regard,; to
blllty of theJeMsfM
over or agrisisjgftovpay smm,
own gooa mammy fa mwwym,y
matter of subeertsejam $;
kind f-ft eoBpaar. tew a
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