KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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"LET
SENATOR EXCORIATES
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Next Peace Move
to Be Made Soon
DETAILS ARC BEINO WORKED
OUT NOW
Nail Mova of United Slalta Toward
ringing Ptaee In Europt Will If
Madt After Official Toil of Enltnlt
Raply lo First Communication U
Nocclvtd Colontl Houat Is Assist.
Ing In Now Effort
WASHINGTON, , (', Jan. l.-1'tw
Mrnt Wllaon and Colonel limine, hi
Itormmat adler, today art w or kin
out I ho detail of IliU KOirniurnlV
neat peaci move. It U expected In
rome nhtirtly after America revel, m
the official text of the enlrlltc'n r"lljr
lo I'rraldrnl WIIon' flmt comiiiunlcn
tlun, Colonel IIiium ruiifrrrnl with Sec
retary of HUlv Unbelt l-nimlnK tlilo
morning.
GOVERNMENT TO
OWN WIRELESS
NAVY DEPARTMENT IS ANXIOUS
TO OWN WIRELESS SYSTEMS,
ESPECIALLY ALL THE COMMER.
CIAL STATIONS
WA8IIINOTON. II. C Jan. I. Hit.
ii'lury of tin Niivy Daniel today de-
rli.red Hint the navy department will,
iui!i Hid measure providing for gov-
i-itinienl ronlrol of nil wireless teli. Jack la Happy.
Kruph system In Hip United Hlote.j Juck Horner In wearing u bnmd
Till nii'Hiiurn imw In before congress, smile, today. Mr. Homer hint evening
Secretary Daniel In especially nnxl-i presented hint with a flue buy. Dr. K.
out tbut tho government purchase nlljD. Johnson attended, mid reports baby
roiiimercliil HlntlonH. iinil mother lining well,
State Buys Crooked
Creek Hatchery Site
Thirteen and Fraction Acres Are Pur
chased for State Trout Hatchery
to Supply Whole State
llilrloen and forty-four-hundrodlb
acres on Crooked Creek, In Klamath
county, tbla morning bocamo property
of (bn state of Oregon mh a silo for n
state trout butchery. The land was
deeded to the aUto by Walter Dixon
and wlfa of Fort Klamath for $1,000,
and la In section 1, township 31, range
TV4 east.
The hatchery on Crooked Creek,
which la a few miles from Klanmth
Agency, will be built next aprlnr. and
will be the one main trout hatchery for
the entire Mate, supplying trout fiy
JEz iEuemng UltxnYb
EUROPE MAKE
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GERMANY WILL
ANSWER REPLY
ftf-ATEMCNTS 8V ALLIES REGARD.
INO CAUSED AND DEVELOP.
MENTS OF WAR WILL NOT CO
UNCHALLENGED
AMttTKItl'AM. Jan I -Ib-rllii n
(hum Hint (ierni.tiiy li preparing tin
Xplhlinloty liDlo.tl JifUll'ilx rebutting1
Mini iilnlcltli tlti l.l.iile by Dip allien
altuit tin" ratiHm u( the war ami !
M'lii.nniii ilurlns li.
I.ortiinuy I Mrnijil,i nd,'ri lo per
milling the nlllel claims in go on
i hnllc nged In (hi (,'ilrlal iih iiuicuix,
CRUISERS COST
MILLION MORE
ONLY ONE BID RECEIVED FOR)
THRCE SCOUT CRUISERS FOR
NAVY, AND IT IS $1,000,000 TOO
HIGH
WASHINGTON, I). C Jnn. I. The
IiIkIi to" I uf battleship In Interfering
greatly with tin navy program.
When bids were. uii'iii'il I oil ay loi
connt ruction of llireo scout cruisers,
mil)' onn bid was prescnlcd. It was
nrnrly n million dollars over the limit
fixed by congies
not only for Kliinmth county Htrounm,
but (or all OroKon. II will tnko tho
phicti of tho hatchery nt Uunuevlllo for
hntclilitK trout kk. but other ttah will
bo hntrhrd at Ilounnvlllo.
The Htuln fish and gumn commlsBlon
will make the new hatchery tha beat
known to modern times. It la on what
Is cousldored the bust stream In tho
state because of the uniformity, In
both summer and winter, or the tem
perature of the water. Tho ground
Along Crooked Creek Is Ideal for hatch
fry bulldlnfiA and ullir iiilmiii,
New Swiss President
f-EPMUHU XWRTHgsSEI
IM,..llllil lil-l.tllf ,.1.14 1m k 111 m-u tiril.
.l.-nt or Slt.-rlnn.l. wlm will M-no,
.lurliiK 1317 He lll In- ronfmnli-d
with Hie blc robleiiin nt peacn Krn.
Inp out of tin- war, und If muce nhniild I
rtune In 1117 ho "III hni' liltirb to do
wllb Hip negotiations.
Leak Probe
Will Begin
Tomorrow
WASIll.NV.TON, I). C, Jan. 1. Tho
ImrntlKaHnn by the lioufi or n.inHin.
I nil ten of TIioiiiiih W. IwmiiiV
cbarKi'i of leakh" (mm tho nlnte
parlttiont will bCKin tomorrow. mp
M'Kciitntho Wood will bo the first wit
nesH.
THREE WOMEN
DELIVER VOTE
FEMAI li ELECTOR6 WILL DELIV
ER TO 8TATE SENATE PRESI
DENTIAL VOTE OF THE STATE
FOR LAST INOVF.MiER
KUUKKA. Jan. l.-Women will di
liver Callfornla'H prcvtldenllnl vote to
tho Hcnuto when tho senate ennvuHtu-H
tblio olllcliil returns. Thin announce.
mrnt was liiadn today by Elector I'uter
after u confeienco.wlth tho other elect
ors, Tlui'c women me amoiiK tho thirteen
California presidential electors.
CARL ADAMS WINS
POOL TOURNAMENT
Carl Adams won llrst pilze In tho
weekly rotation pool tournament lust
night at tho Mecca billiard parlors.
Dick Purker won second prlzo and
Johnnie Uutler third.
There were 36 entries In the tourna
ment Inst night but by elimination the
contestants Anally were reduueed to
the three winners.
Tbo tournament Is held each Wed
nesday night.
Dr. b, F. Dcmoreat, a 'deatlst of
rill, Is a business visitor lit the county
swit. '
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917.
ADMINISTRATION'S SECRECY
PETITION IS OUT
FOR ELECTION ON
NEW FRANCHISE
CIRCULATORS BEGAN WORK
AMONG CITIZENS TODAY
I New fianchlte Wat Prepared by Stone
& Crest, Attorneys for Keno Power
Company Contains Some Provi
sion Not In One Voted by People
end OmlU Provisions Offered aa
Amendments to First Franchise.
I
Circulation of the liillhitlw tlllioii
iiillliir for n Mit-rlal i-li-rllon on Miiv 7.
ly IT. to otr- on a fmncliUe for the
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u,r,ip Tbf petition In addrraxed lo
,,lo Ju.Ikc A. 1. Lenvltt. and directs
)-ni lo plncit thoVr.uicblHi' mwumm on
the ti.illot. A topy of the nrdlnancp to
t be Mitnl on l .-ittachrd to the petition
, and limy be read by any pcrnon.
iTho frnnclilni' iih prepared by Stone
t"ri'in, attorney! for Keno Power
i-ompany. ami lh inol p.irtirulat In
lll.e the fninehlhe votiil by tin people,
of Klamath Palls Dei-ember 5th. It
iinnlili-s I hut Keno I'nuer romnnnv
! hall p.ij fr.o nt rompeilMilloii for the
fram-hlfe, ami that Installation of the
I illxtrihtitlon M.tem nnt bo com-
inenreil williln one )inr.
It tloe not Include a provision u
lulling tin Kenu Power (otnpany to
put lip a hum! to guarantee rotitple-
i Hon of inntiillntlou within a certain
J tlnu.
The elt. loimcll now has on lt ta-
de-jhle a franc hl-e ordlnanco p.ird
to necond teailln1,'. NotlllliK I1 expect
ed to be dune with it until Keno Power
company accepts it and agrees to pay
for Its publication. It Is known that
this i-oinpnu. will not accept tho
ftauchlsc.
This piobably will mean Hint Keno
Power company will be Krant'ed the
finnchisi pin.wtl for in the Inltliithe
petition being circulated, or will get
no franchise.
Strahorn
Sends His
Greetings
(lootings and i-imgiatulutfons to the
people of Klamath Palls has been ie
celved In a lelegiiim from llobcrt K.
.Slralioiii, builder or the proposed Oregon-California
& lCnstern railroad. The
telegram came lo J. V, Siemens, but
Is Intendetl for the, entire, city.
Mr. Strahoin's telegram follews:
"Please accept and kindly coney
lo your many good citizens my hearty
congratulations on the very auspicious
opening of the New Year for I ho
Klamath county, ami also' my deep
appreciation of tho splendid and un
selfish work of our many public
spirited men and women In behulf of
the project so near to our hearts and
In which I am proud to bo associated
with them.
Whllo aiuiin pledging my best efforts
to Its eaily completion, besides usual
New Year's cieetltius. I offer the belief
Mer-'that with their persistent efforts and
, loyal support we will get further along
IdurliiK 1H17 l huu mfiiij now expect."
PEACE"-LODGE
He Attacks Secrecy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Business
Men Give
tor Site
The railroad committee or Klamath
Palls Ilii!-lne.-s Men's Asociation last
tiiKht icpoited to the association, and
was directed to turn oer to the trus
tees of the Strahorn railroad terminal
fund all contracts for subscriptions se
cured to date.
The committee has t-ecured among
the forty members of the association a
little more than $5,000 to date.
IS
GIVEN 30 DAYS
PLEADS GUILTY TO PETIT LAR
CENY, AND IS SENTENCED TO
A SHORT TERM IN THE COUNTY
JAIL BY JUDGE KUYKENDALL
Thirty da) a In the county jail was
the sentence imposed by Judge Kuy
Kendall yesterday afternoon on Frank
Worthlngton for stealing a saddle from
J. II, Ileckley at Klamath Marsh last
fall. Worthlngton was indicted on a
charge of larceny of tho saddle, but
agreed to plead guilty to petty larceny.
This was acceptable to tho court.
Attorney W. II. A. Itenner repre
sented Worthlngton.
Worthlngton has asked for publica
tion or the following expression of
thanks to cx-Shurlff C. l Lew:
"1 wish to express my thanks for tho
kind treatment and attention given mo
by ex-Shorllt C. C. Low, and wish him
success In his new Held."
AmbatMdora Confar
BERLIN. Jan. 4. Newspapers here
announce that the forelkn ministers
to Germany. Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey will assemble in Berlin soon
for un Important conference.
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WORTHINGTON
Congress Shouldn't
Have to Act in Dark
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PEACE OFFER IS
CAUSE OF DEATH
NATIVE GERMAN COMMITTS SUI
CIDE IN UNIQUE WAY BECAUSE
THE FATHERLAND OFFERED
PEACE TO ENEMY
SAN KKAXCISCO. Jan. i. Despond
ent because Germany made peace ov
ertures, Phillip Kerna, a native Ger-
'niariT last night uniquely committed
suicide.
He lighted a tamp, turned on the gas
and cotered himself with oiled paper,
apparently hoping the gas would as
phyxiate him and then explode, burn
ing all evidence.
He died from the effects of the gas,
but didn't bum up.
GREEKS REBEL AT
ENTENTE'S DEMANDS
LONDON. Jan. L Athens reports
that King Constantine's government is
iialtig diOiculty in completely acquies
cing to the demands of the entente
low ers because of public opinion.
The blockade of the country' is still
In force.
Wilson Has Peace Terms
MSTI.!tUAM. Jan. 4. The Cologne
Voll;s Zeltung today confirmed the
biatement made by Count Andrassy
of Austria at Btuapesth a few days
ago that President Wilson of the Unit
id States knows Germany's peace
'emis.
Mr. E. B. Hall Gives
$500 for Terminals
Makes Largest Single Donation by Any
Person Secured by Women's
1000 Railroad Club
Fhe bundled dollars, the largest
Mittita subscription collected to date by
tho Women's 1,000 Kallroad Club, wan
iec:Uivd )esterduy by the club when
F.lbett U. Hall or the White Pelican
Intel subscribed $500,
Mi. llall'H subscription to the ter
minal fund raised yesterday by the
Y omen's 1,000 Kallroad Club to a neat
S2.".. Dr. K. I). Johnson of the firm of
Johnson & Cnthey, gave 1100 and Pave
A. Kcnyon, proprietor of the O. K.
blacksmith shop, gave another 9100.
L)!fi O. Mills put his name down for
$50 )esterday and G. R. Manning gave
15 more. Several other persons gave
f-S each.
Tho total fund raised to date by
the Women's 1,000 Railroad Club to
help buy terminal grounds tor the
Hti attorn railroad la f 1,683.50. The
club has been actively at work about
riiiii week.
KLAMATH FALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Viet Plva Carta
A'JLZ'XZ.
I J. HAM LEWI9 TAKES UP CUDGEL
FOR WILSON
Lanaihg'a Firat Interpretation of Wil
ton Note, in Which Ht Virtually
Terrred It a War Note, la Declared
Sincere by Lodge Saya Nobody
Knowa Exactly What tho Note
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WASHINGTON", D. C. Jan. 4. Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge of Maaaacbu
sett spoke again this afternoon
against the resoluiicn endorsing Pres
ident Wilson's cote to belligerent
p.V'i ;s.
"The people who are fighting the
war ought to make their own peace,
declared Senator Lodge. He excoriat
ed the administration for seeking a
"blanket endorsement" of the entire
negotiations, and attacked the admin
istration's secrecy concerning the ne
gotiations. "Congress should not be asked to
act in the dark," said Lodge.
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis took up
the administration fight for endorse
ment of the president.
In an interview Senator Lodge de
clared he believed Secretary of Stato
Lansing's first Interpretation of the
r.ote was sincere, when Lansing vir
tually called It a war note.
Senator Lodge reiterated that no
body Knows exactly what the note
mean.--.
500 Germans Taken
PETItOGBAD, Jan. 4. The capture
of 500 prisoners and cannon and mor
tars from the Germans In Rumania la
olliciully announced.
Following is a complete list of the
t-ubscrlptions secured by the club yesterday-
On page three will be found
tho list of subscriptions up to Tuesday
evening:
L. II. Hall $500.00
l-r. K D. Johnson 100.0Q
). A. Kenyon
.....100,00
f . O. Mills
SMO
15.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
5.00
5.W
G. It. Manning . .. . -
Mrs W. E. Townsend
Mrs. Agnes Eskelson -
Mrs. C. E. Jay
Mrs. C. K. Brandenbur..g
Mrs. I. D. Whltmore
Mis. W. J. Roberta
Mrs. Chas. Martin
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"77,-
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W.
airs, ueorge . wir ........... - wi.
Mis. D. A. Kenyon 1 k ',,,
.... n n VI k.ll ' KA V.
C. H. Iialvert M $
Total for January 3 ........
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