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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1916)
(Uf - "yWpl KLAMATH COUNTY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Mwwtli V.r ."" MAY REDISTRIBUTE MEXICAN LAND TWENTY-FIVE KILLED WHEN RAILROAD BRIDGE FALLS jjVXiirmfOVVVV"'"fc''"''fV OFFER NEW FOR RAISING TAXES (XJJIMIHHION WILL HOI.II HKV KRAIi MORE SESSIONS Cirrssts's HeiHwenUUvwi nt Border Owfrrenre Hay lle One IU Holu tUm of Internal Trouble In Kllm hulk of Large lnd Holding. Bys Kuril Aitlon Will lessen Need of Border Palrul. United Tret"! Ken Ice NEW LONDON. Conn., Kept. 11. Coaplete redistribution of the land In Mexico, eliminating large holdings, U one solution offered today by the Mex Ins members of the joint border communion for Intornal troubles In the republic of Mexico. The commissioners nay IIiIh will greatly (Mien the need of n border petrol, will eliminate the work of bandits bfcHiiho the poou laborer will be able to make an Independent liv ing, and will bring cucc over the en tire republic. The commhuilonors from Mexico My that no permanent peace can cone to their country until a larger portion of the people becomo ownera of lend and can innke a llvllhood In dependently of tlio largo land owners. Another of the effoctH of a redis tribution of tin Innd, gay the comnils iionera, will bo a more equitable dis tribution of taxes., all tlio land bolng made to bvur taxation; the condition now li (hat holders of Immense trocts pay little or no tax, placing the bur den of the government on the small holder. It It understood Hint several sel dom are likely boforu the Joint com mlNioa win ho ublo to rciwrt on the withdrawal of General Pershing's ex pedition. MP Tke Plaw. Perry DcUp H HIIIiik the duties of Circuit Court Clerk (leorgo Chnstaln Mle the latter Ih In Halcm iih a mom Mr of the local delegation which Is Interviewing the tto highway com nl"lon about tlio proved Klumath rilli-Kugcne-Kloronce rond. Revenue Stamp Taxes Removed by Congress h "hi" thal t"o revenue stamp tax tar.Ttmm hy engross hus lip ?Un,y C,ork c- DeUp, coiL ' aBonl for Wo" Fargo "Pny, and the banks. The notices WDe from Mllnn A Mill . . ... ,. "ir, imornai WTenue collector for this district, nnd lUmn T tho ,aw releng these SfiiTK cffocUvo u mimm' 4eKMllon "r "" Btam taxes was JWupon by congress last week, mill nerency "venue bill was Wr con, deration, u w. a con- thi V h0Ui0 of rprMtit. 'CforUtMCOn,0re"y,e,d,n,,,n end i. thU ""WHloa their de- Xr. rMtoraUon t on r"li' of the proposed stump 3Hj SCHEME FREE DELIVERY STARTED TODAY TWO EXPERIENCED CAItlllKRM FROM HHtTLAND IlKOIN DUTY. OTY LETTERS MUST REAR TWO CENT STAMP Free delivery of iiihIIh, Miinethlng which Klamath Falls has long wnnt cd and long deserved, was Inaugurat ed todny. Two experienced carriers f i om Portland arrived laid week, and after being shown over the town thor oughly by I'oMtmuHtcr W. A. Delzcll, today began to deliver mall. For u few days probably not all of the distrlrt ultimately to be served will be reached by the carriers, owing to (Inlays attendant on establishing the Hystem. Within a few days, how ever, It Ih expected that all business houses will receive their mail twice dully and all residences once dally. Uecause of the free delivery sys tem, letters within the city will hear a rate of two conts, Instead bf'asje.as herctofote. FIRE IN IIOI.D PUT OUT; i3 passengers saved tjnlted Presa Service HAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 11. With 150 pasHongerH aboard who might hnvo perished, the crow of tlio liner Heaver successfully fought n firo In the lower hold this morning. The hold was flooded to put out the Are. The damage Is unestimtaed. The Heaver is n sister ship to tlio Hear, now on the rocks off Kurokn. WHnoii'n SMer HI United Press Horvlco t NEW YORK. Sopt. 11. President Wilson is here today on his way to Now London, Conn., where his only sister, Mrs. Minnie Howe, is seriously III. taxes puis the revenue bill bnck in accord with tho original dotermlnu I Hon of tho administration loaders to repeal all tho provisions In the exist ing revenue law which wero generally regarded as annoyances by tho pub lic. The proposed stamp taxes, now ollmlnatod, Included bonds, deben tures and certificates of stuck, agree ments to sale, conveyances, warehouse and customs houso receipts, foreign steamship tickets and Pullman car tickets. The notices received from Collector Miller state that collections of reve nue stamps exceeding In the aggre gate), $8 can be redeemed by filling out a regular form or affidavit, copies of which cun be obtained from the collector's office In Portland. iEtmung KLAMATH MORE EARNERS 6IVE LAND FOR RIGHT OE WAY COMMITTEE MKKTS SUCCESS IN VONNA VALLEY Fred Heck Wouldn't Kven bet Com mitt eran Hlght of Way Fully Ex plain Before He Signed a Heed for the Road Through Ills Property Wwiiieti Are n ICnlhiiNlnstic as the Men Almut HtrniMirti Itallroad The right of way committee the other morning, after hoiiio annoying little delayn In the matter of procur ing gus for the buggy, canted by nil of tho dispensers of this decennary In gredient oversleeping themselves, got away' to n fljing btnrt in quest of rights of way for the Htrahorn rail road, Hy 7:30 n. m. it had reached tlie Kmile Kggert place In Upper Yon na valley, near the reservation line. When Mr. Fred Heck had been lo cated ho was found to be engaged In building a fence on his finely Improv ed stuck ranch. He gladly stopped work when approached. After a few moments of word painting by the members of the committee be abrupt ly Interrupted to remark that ho was familiar with tho location of the center line atakos. Ho Btatcd that he would not tnko up any of the time of tho committee, as he was only too nnxlous to contribute whatover was necessary for him. lie was strong for the railroad, having been waiting, so he said, for nearly forty years for this golden opportunity. Ho and his wlfo not only promptly signed a deoa, but treated the committee very cour teously and extended It a very hearty invitation to remain for dinner. Mrs. Hock had prepared a very lino dinner, and an enjoyublo half hour was spont by tho committee In their home with them and their children, who had not been able to start to school that day owing to the delay In tho arrival of the now school toaclicr, Mr. Deck paid a fine tribute to tho former In structor, Mrs. Chnrles II. Burgdorf, (nco Miss Mcrs) whom tho commit tee later had the ptoasuro of meeting when they called upon tho Hurgdorf's for their deed, which was readily given, Tho members of tho committee mot with a few surprises when thoy en countered genial Johnnlo Jones of Dairy, Tho proposed railroad sharp ly cuts tho corner of his plnce, upon which Is located his homo, off from the larger portion or his oncloBiire. Johnnlo has n quick wit, and being well acquainted with Committeeman Hurt K. Wlthrow, kidded tho commit tee into believing that It was wasting its time to him; that his wlfo would not sign up, nnd that in any event she was not nt homo. AVhllo John- nlo's stimulated attltudo was quite posltlvo, tho committee still enter tained hopoH that Its fears would yot bo dissolved. Finally, It was suggost od that ho climb Into tho car and ac company the committee to tho Shook ranch, which suggestion was acted upon by him. There the committee found Mrs. Vernlce Jones and Mrs. Ross Sutton running the big Shook ranch, and in splendid humor. Mrs. Sutton, after learning the mission of the committee, said that she wished the road was coming through hor plnce, as there wus lund galore there,' FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1916 Trying to Settle jJL M ' p'-' JgagggBgggHaHklBLLLLLLLlLLLLLLLLLH PlVgHKSgV'jBgLlggggHggggggH p'i3RwHjH9gSBIgwllHf Mm 'aft- -JmB?Tt &Jttetf&ifr?mi LOUIS CABRERXWlapStMTOM UK.jvnn K. rpyi.-iMtUtjaw;FKlvwni This is tho first'photograph recejved of the Mexican border commis sion since its organisation. The com mission is made up of three Amer icans and thiee Mexicans, and is now In session at New London, Conn. "Down With the Allies" Shouts Greek Populace United I'ress Service ROMK, Sept. 11 According to dls patcho3 reaching here, violent anti ally demonstrations in Athens while tho allied ministers were conferring with the Greek cabinet caused the session to adjourn today. The mob bhot revolvers nnd cried, "Long Live Coustuntlue! Down with tho allies." That the populace, of Greece is not in sympathy with tho allied cause Is becoming more evldont every day. PKTROdKAD, Sept. 11. Tho Rus sians this morning occupied Uanan, on the Cnucusus front. BERLIN, Sopt. 11 Since Rumania declared wnr on tho central powers, tho combined Herman and Bulgarian forceB havo reconquered more than a third of the territory which tho and thut she would give all that was necessary for sucli a beneficial pur pose. Apparently this same view had been shared by Mrs. Jonos, despite Johnulo's assertions, for when the form of deed hud been handed to Mrs. Jones all that was necessary to get her signature was for her husbund to indicate tho lino on which It should bo written. Tho commltteo, encouraged In Its endeavors, then proceeded on its Jour ney through tho extensivo fields of golden grain of Theodore Flackus to the cozy little home where he, his wife and mother, Minnie Flackus live. The home Is nestled In the side bills of Yonna Valley, surrounded and pro tected by a beautiful shrine of stately shade trees. There was no delay ex perienced in obtninlnK a deed there, IteraUl WWMNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMAAAM Mexican Trouble Rumanians took from Bulgaria at the close of tho second Balkan war In 1913. In the last fortnight the Germans have raptured more Rumanian terri tory than the allies have captured from the Germans in the entire year. The Russians and Rumanians are abandoning parts of the east and southeast of Sllistrln. LONDON, Sept. 11. The Bulgar German forces have captured Sllvls tria, un important Rumanian fortress city, fifty-four miles from Bucharest, tho Rumanian capital. The Invaders are now able to swing a northwest attack on Bucharest or turn east and aid the Bulgarians, who are opposing a largo Russia, Ruman ian force. Tho Bulgarians are evacuating Varna, a Black Sea port, leaving largo quantities of supplies. PARIS, Sept. 11 Tho British havo crossod tho Struma River and attack ed the Bulgarians at Nlvolgen and Kcsad Juqull. Brisk fighting con tinues. BERLIN, Sept. 1. It is admitted that the Brftlsh have captured ad- I vunccd trenches between Glnchey and Combles in a furious assault. The lighting for Glnchey Itself continues. j The French have recaptured a part of Berny. ATHENS, Sept. 11. The cabinet has formally accepted all the allies' ! conditions regarding the maintenance of order within Greek territory. Tho 'cabinet today ordered all Reservist League headquarters closed, 90 ON HUGE SPAN WHEN GUYS BREAK APPROPRIATIONS ARE TWO BILLION POSTOFFICE, ARMY AND NAVY i ARE FIRST IN AMOUNT OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM MOST EXPENSIVE CONGRESS OF ALL United Press Service WASHINGTON, D. C, 8ept. 11. The postofflce department, received the biggest lump of the money" appro priated by the two billion dollar con gress, which adjourned last week. The navy received second considera tion and the army third. The appro priations for all purposes were: Agriculture f34,948,85S Army 267,696,530 Diplomatic and consular. 5,355.096 District Columbia 13,841,907 Fortifications 25,748,050 Indian affairs 10,967,644 Legislative and executive 37,925,690 Military academy 1,225,043 Navy 313,300,095 Pensions 158,065,000 Postofflce 322,937,679 Rivers and harbors .... 40,598,135 Sundry civil 128,299,285 Perman't Appropriations 131,074,673 Shipping bill 50,100,000 Deficiencies . 72,500,000 Rural credits . ..'. 6,100,000 Good roads ....?.... .". 6,000,000 Floods r 2,000,000 - Grand total $1,637,683,682 In addition to the total there were authorizations for expenditures in future years, Including naval, good roads, tariff commission and other ex penditures to bring the total to ap proximately two billion dollars, but these amounts do not properly apply to the appropriations of the fiscal year. "LEGALISTAS" " OPPOSE LOAN SAY CARRANZA BAD PLENTY OF MONEY, RUT HAS SPLIT IT AMONG HIS CHIEFS, LEAVING NONE FOR GOVERNMENT United Press Service EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 11. Promi nent "legallstas," the faction recently organised to unite all parties and "save'1 Mexico, today sent messages to Secretary of State Lansing, pro testing against American sanction of the proposed large Mexican loan be ing talked of by the Joint conference at New London. The "legallstas" say President Car ranza had plenty of fundi to run his administration, but distributed these among bis chiefs. Other points harboring "legallstas" are sending to Washington similar notes. ' KLAMATH FALLS' ' OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Price, Five Cento TRAGEDY WITNESSED BY THOUS ANDS OF SPECTATORS Is Second Accident on Tills Bridge, Collapse of Portion la 1907 Cost ing 70 Lives Structure Woald Have Completed Gap in Transcon tinental Railroad From Vancouver in West to Halifax In East. United Presa Berries MONTREAL, Canada," Sept. 11. It Is estimated that twenty-five were killed today by the falling of the' cen tral span of the Quebec bridge as It was being lifted Into place today to complete the Halifax - Vancouver transcontinental railway system. The bridge has been under con struction for years, and plans .for it were-jnade. and construction super vised by experts from "the Ijnlted States, England and Germany. Plac ing of the central span was regarded as one of the world's greatest engin eering feats. The huge span, weighing 5,000 tons, fell fifteen feet as It wis being raised 150 feet by special apparatus. Ninety-one persons were on the span when it fell. Divers are searching for bodies of the victims. Famous engineers, members of par liament and thousands of invited spectators saw the tragedy. This is the second terrible accident3 on this bridge. The collapse of a portion of it in 1907 cost seventy lives. 800,000 MAY BE IN BIG STRIKE UNIONS CHARGE RAILWAY COM PANIES ARE TRYING TO CRUSH UNIONISM AS FIRST BLOW AT EIGHT HOUR LAW United Press Service NEW YORK. Sept. 11. Recom mendation of a general sympathetic strike by. 800,000 unionists was sent to the union executives this morning. This recommendation was given af ter tho matter was submitted to the various unions for ratification. The carmen this afternoon Issued a statement charging that the street railway companies are trying to crash unionism, as the irst result of tho fight of capital onglhe Aqamson Dili. It Is understood seat tne companies have powerful lacking from Wall street in the fight on the eight hour, bill. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor 1 con ferring this afternoon with the city and state labor councils, These bodies alone are empowered to call a general strike. ' 4 Foreman Visits. Charles Terry, foreman of the Ooak ranch on Upper Klamath Lake, spout the week tnd in the county.mt. s .. 1 H : :.vj .. ft-jiH...?'.?' i .'&'- T i.j