In? iEutfttttuj IteraUl
KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH FALLT
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPEX
Eleventh Year No. 3,170
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1ft. 1916.
Price Flv Cants
ENTENTE IS TOLD TO CONSIDER PEACE
FRENCH DRIVE
nj-u-tf- aaaa
Embassies Jealous
of Neutral Opinion
OIUTISH EMBASSY FORWARDS
ADVICE TO LONDON
Ssy Foreign Office Should Not Flail
Turn Down Proposals of Germans
For Peace Lest Opinion of Neutral
World Be Turner! to Teutons Sams
Action Taken by Russian and
f"-nch Embasslr.
WASHINGTON. I). "., Dec. If!. Tim
lirlllhli c-inlmwy toiliiy aiMsed I lie
l)rlilnh foiclKU ollleo in Loudon not
to llully refuse tn consider the Ger
man pcur proposals (or (lie sake of
m-iinnl opinion.
Ilec-anse of thi close understanding
between the emliitHitlcs, It Is lielleeu
Hint tlio French mid Russian cinlias-
r.li'H loolc the wimo action.
The ambassadors of the. entente
powers feel tluit for tint allies to Ik
nine tln proposals would turn opinion
of tin neutral woild, which hopes for
pc.iic, in fax or of Germany.
WASHINGTON. I. l. Dei', 16.
Gi'iiuitny stands leady to give the en-li-nli'
powers mill llii'lr allies In tho
war a full statement of tcims In a
peace niufeiencc.
TIiIh iiiinoiiui'oiut'iit wan made today
tiy fount Von llcrnstorff, German am
bassador to (hit United Stales, after
n cniiffience "'Ith Hubert Lansing,
seueiary of ntntc.
FILMJN VICE,
SAYS IT SHOULD BE SEEN BY,
EVERY MOTHER AND FATHER.
WILL BE REPEATED TONIGHT
FOR LAST TIME.
"The picture Ih one of tbu gienlest
nioial lessons. I have over seen. I
endorsu It heartily. It should be seen
by every mother and father."
Itev. Charles T. llunl, pastor of the
1'iesbytoiian church of Klamath Falls,
Hives this endorsement of "The Utile
HURD
ENDORSES
Hugo Munsterberg Dies
Suddenly in Class Room
I'lofessor Hiiro Hunstcrbeig, the
nnlcd Gorman psychologist of Har
vard University, dropped dond whllo
Giving a lecture to n clnnti of girls at
Ratchlltfo College, thin morning. After
lulling to the floor, ho died within n
lw minutes, but w(tl Ills last breath
tried to quoll tho excitement of tho
ntiiilonts.
l'iofesor Hunstorboig wun millve
(.Ill Next Door," which was exhibited
IuhI IiIkIiI at the opera house and which
will he lepeatcd tonight for the hibt
time
J The film Ih based on the Investiga-
t Uoiim and ictclallons of the Illinois
I Vice Commission and shows many
' prominent men of the nation, notably
James It. Matin, father of the Mann
i
I white slae art.
i It has been endorsed by many lead-
' Imi: social reformers and In big cltltes
has ill. iv, n full bouses night after
JnlKbt.
Ihery person who played n part In
the lengthy ln estimation Is shown In
the picture as far (in possible. Vice
conditions us they existed before the
old Twenty-second street district 11-
' censes were closed nre portrayed as
truthfully as possible In contrast to the
Idcsolale, black aspect of the blocks
of closed hiiil boarded resorts Is they
now aie.
' Ilmidicifs of ehaiaclOrs have taken
I p.ut in the plcturi.atlon. Scenes of
tin' Missions of the commission In Chi
cago, Washington, ami other cltltes
will be shown.
The stories lobl by the girl wit-
nesscs befoie the cnmniissloii, incllld-
i liiK the white s!ao stories, are ro-
' enacted. The scenes are laid all over
the country The reels are connected
by a i mining sloiy telling the history
of one Kill fiom her first false step to
her appearance as a witness before
the commission. The experiences
through which she passed as well na
those of other witnesses are told.
Confesses to
Obtain Relief
TACOMA, I'ece. lC.-Jnmes Foley,
ai;e 5.1 jeais, today went to Jail after
voluntailly confessing to the murder
of a man IS years ago in Alaska.
lVley Mild the cilmo preyed on bis
conscience until ho concluded relief
would come only when he made u full
confession.
STRANDED DIVER MAY
BE TAKEN TO OCEAN
KHHKKA. Ciil., Dec. 16.-Sailors
fiom the coast guard cutter McCul
Inch today waded out into the ocenn
mid by swimming twenty foet reached
the I nlted States submarine H-3. A
ten-Inch hawser was made fast to tbo
ilhor. Tonight at IiIkIi tldo tho Mc
Cullogh will attempt to tow the sub-
murine to deep water
of Geimany, and after having Brad
nated fiom Home of tho high institu
lions of learning there camo to Amor
lea in 1892. Ho accepted tho position
of piofoBsor of psychology t Har
vard University mid has been with
that Institution over slnco. Ho was a
member of tho Psychological Associa
tion and of tho Amorlcan Academy of
Am and Science:-
GERMANS FROM VERDUN POSITION
Says He Will
Because He
KAISER
Emperor of
FOREST POWER
IS DEVELOPED
TWENTY NEW WATER POWER
PROJECTS UTILIZING NATIONAL
FOREST LAND BEGUN DURING
LAST FISCAL YEAR.
PORTLAND, Pec. 16. In tho ftVcal
year 1916, says Henry S. Graves, chief
of tho forest service, in his annual
report, twenty new water power proj
ects which utilize natloual forest land
bogan oporatlon. This was an in
creaso of 18V6 per cent in tho total
number. In tho flbcnj year 1915 tho
number of new projects which began
oporatlon was twelve. Forty-two per
cent of, tho total dovoloped water pow
er ofithe United States utilize na
tional forest land, tbo forest service
figures show.
Development of relatively small
projects Is particularly in ovldence,
according lo Mr. Graves, In tho Hocky
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Talk Peace
Is Victorious
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WILHELM
the Germans
Mountain states. California leads in
the amount of power under permit and
in operation. The number of trans
mlslon lino penults in effect was in
ci cased by thirteen during tho year.
The forty applications for power proj
ect penults received in 1916 included
eight from Alaska a notable evi
dence, according to tho report, of in
creased local interest in power devel
opment on national forest lands thore.
Concerning the report prepared by
the forest service in response to a res
olution of tho senate calling upon the
secretary of agriculture for informa
tion regarding tho ownership and con
trol of water power sites and any facts
bearing on tho qcustlon as to tho exis
tence of a monopoly in tho ownership
and control of hydroelectric power in
tho United Slates, Mr. Graves says:
"This report presented In far greater
detail than has ever been attempted
before an cxhstuMivo analysis of tho
general power situation. It showed
i marked concentration of doflnlte and
completo control of n largo percentage
of developed water power by a very
few companies. Data presented regard
Ing Interrelationships through common
directors nnd .principal officers Indl
catcd a marked tendency toward as
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PLANT WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION
AT GREAT LOSS
CHECK SHOWS NO LOSS OF LIFE
HAS RESULTED
Damage of Half Million Dollars la Suf
fered by Llewellyn Iron Works of
Los Angeles Same Plant Was Part
ly Wrecked by Bombs In 1910 No
Arrests Made, But Incendiarism Is
Suspected.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 16. Two ex
plosions this morning wrecked the
plant of the Llewellyn Iron Works.
The loss is estimated at $500,000.
Fears of loss of life were dispelled
when a complete check revealed that
all persons in the building are ac
counted for.
The police suspect'- incendiarism.
'i his plant was partly wrecked by the
explosion of a bomb in, 1910.
When the plant was wrecked this
morning two exploAons were heard by
the workmen. Flames Immediately
enveloped the plant. Before fire fight
ing apparatus arrived the plant was
doomed to destruction and attention
was turned to saving adjoining prop
erty. No arrests have been made up to
late this afternoon.
Asks $3;000,000
to Aid Families
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 16. An
appropriation of $3,000 for the sup
port of families of militiamen now on
the border was asked of the house to
day by Representative Edmonds.
Half of Town Consumed
SHAMOKIN, Dec. 16. Fire which
has destroyed half the business section
of Shamokln was controlled this morn
ing Convict Escapes
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 16. J. Sokos,
serving a five-year term at Folsom,
quietly escaped at the Southern Pa
cific depot here today. The road gang
fiom the prison was being returned
from Shasta county and the train' had
Mopped at the depot a short time.
NORTHWEST ALONE
USES GRAIN BAGS
GOV. WITHYCOMBE IN CALLING
ATTENTION TO ANNUAL GRAIN
GROWERS' CONVENTION POINTS
OUT THIS FACT WITH COMMENT
CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 16. "Wheat
growers of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho are practically the only large
producers In tho country who handle
grain in bags rather than In bulk,"
bays Governor James Withycombe In
n letter to the governors of Washing
ton and Idaho, inviting them to b
present or send representatives to the
annual grain growers' convention.
This convention will bo held In Cor
vallls January 3, 4 and 5, during Far
mors' Week. Both governors have rtn-
But Teutons Gain
in Balkan Battle
nounced their intention to send per
sonal representatives as well as two
special delegates from their states
representing the wheat interests.
"The advantages of adopting the
hulk system," continues Governor
Withycombe, "are parent to anyone
who has given the subject painstaking
consideration, but to make any such
far-reaching reform as would involve
changing the system Is of course ex
tremely difficult. Not only bas the
natural prejudice born of long prac
tice to be overcome, but also economic
problems of considerable scope has
to be met. The tidewater movement
would have to be provided for the new
method of handling grain, at consid
erable expense. The farmers maoWn-
ey for storage facilities, the railroads.
carrying facilities, the exporters'
equipment, must all be changed to a
considerable degree.
"In the past, I think it can be said
fairly, men of large interests and con
servative vision have not always iden
tified themselves with meetings to
consider this matter. In this coming
convention a program of very great
worth has been prepared and perhaps
for the first time In this convention
representatives of every Interest In
volved will participate."
WATER USERS
DISCUSS COST
DIRECTORS OF ASSOCIATION ARE
MEETING TODAY TO CONSIDER
REPORT OF $30 AN ACRE CON
STRUCTION COST
To discuss the question of construc
tion cost of the Klamath irrigation
project, the directors of Klamath Wa
ter Users Association are in session
today.
The board Is discussing the report
of the central review board, composed
of officials of the reclamation service,
which declared the cost to be $30 an
acre over the lump unit comprising
Poe Valley, the land between Klamath
Falls and Merrill, and some territory
around Merrill and above Tule Lake.
The local review board found the con
struction cost to be $25 an acre.
$3,054Receivedinl915
torSportsmeD'sLkenses
Two thousand Ave hundred and ninety-one
licenses to fish and bunt in
Klamath county were issued by C. R.
DeLap, county clerk, during 1916, ac
cording to the report- sent by Mm to
the state officials.
For these -2.591 licenses 93,054 wtqp
received. Of thlB sum Klamath county
got only $163.55 and the state got
$2,898.45.
NINTH ARMY REACHE8 THE ROAD
FROM BEZEU
While Admitting Defeat at Verdun,
Berlin Claims German Forces Have
Reached Second British Line South
east of Zlllebeke Russian Warships
Direct Bombardment at the Flour
Mills on the Black Sea.
BERLIN, Dec. 16. The Germans
this morning reached the second Brit
ish line southeast of Zlllebeke.
v It is admitted that the French have
pushed the Germans from the advance
position at Verdun to the prepared
second line' on Talourldge heights'.
In the Balkan fighting, the ninth
German army has reached the road .between-
Buzeu and Bimlncul.
Bulgars Take Town
POFIA, Dec. 16. The Bulgarians
ave captured Petrstl.
Russian Sh'ps Bombard
PETROGRAD, Dec. 16. Russian
warships in the Black sea today bom
barded the Bulgarian flour mills at
Ballchek.
TO TELL RESULTS
RELIGIOUSSURVEY
At the 11 o'clock service at the First
Presbyterian church "tomorrow, Rev.
Charles T, Kurd will eak on the re
sults of the religious! survey of the
City of Klamath Falls recently made
by the various protestant churches of
the city under the direction of the
Ministerial Union. The figures ob
tained will be analyzed and tabulated
to show the information for which the
survey was conducted. Charts and
diagrams have been prepared which
will make the results very interesting.
The music will be in charge ofithe
Young Ladles' chorus, and Mrs. E. S.
Veatch will sing "Come, Jesus, Re
deemer," by Bartlett.
At the service at 7:30 In the even
ing. Rev. Hurd will preach on the
topic, "Preparedness and Christian
ity."
The licenses for 1916 were divided
at follews: .
Nob resident 30
Combination 161
AnU ...--..,- Arfrg
Hunters -jJiHj
The record sale of JIcnum ihyr
fell short of the record for 1918, ;s
a total ot 3,187 license were tasuw
540 more than this year.t- f , . .
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