KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
KLAMATH PALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Eleventh Year No. 9,164
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY S, 1917.
Price Plvt Canto
LAWSON NEARLY FIGHTS WHEN PROBED
SAYS HE AND
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Doyle Murder Trial
is Begun Today
ACCIDENTAL 8HOOTINO WILL BC
DEFENSE
Much Difficulty I Espected In Steui.
Ing JuryAfter Two Hpurt of E
amlnatlcn Today Only Ont Juror It
Actpled Judge Drake la AMlitlng
District Allornty Duncan for tlit
Slat.
Will) IHcUlcl Attorney W. M. Dun
dtti mid Judge Ttiomaii Drake, pmrn
I UllllK. and W. II A. It-Miner defmdlnrf.
ihr (flat of William laiyle wan begun
In Judge l. V, Kutkmdall'ii court at
lii o'clock till morning.
At niMin only on Juror, John Jcnen
(it Hwaii l.ake Valley, hail been accept
rd. Kml llrrk, I. O. little milt Allen
Htoan lint) been eicused. It I expect
ed that selection of the Jury probably
III not be completed unlit tomorrow
veiling.
Whet, court opened this morning A'
ii'int'." limner challenged the right cf
Judge Drake to appear In Inn case, bt
caure n record uf hi appointment a
a deputy district attorney or special
pHiitiulor appeared In the office of
otir.i) Clerk llel-ap or Circuit Couu
lerk ChaKialn. IMalrlrl Attorney Wn.
I uiiian then appointed him aa assist
mil, and the appointment waa record
ed. Ilenner declared that Duncan and
hi? vtere able to handle the trial tin
teidrted by other counsel. Itvnner a
pen re In the raxe aa defender of Doyle
by appointment from Judge Kuykni
dall. Questions put to prospective Juror
In counsel Indicate, that Ihn slate must
rel on circumstantial evidence to
prove Doln'a guilt. Doylu In accused
U murdering Mary A. Wilcox and her
dmighici, Maggie Jonea, In the south
eastern part of Uiugcll Valley on Fob-
uary X, 1910.
I.oyle la the only living person who
witnessed (lio tragedy. At the cor
oner' Inquest tho next day after the
t-njtedy be declared the women killed
themselves and that ho la Innocent.
According to Doyle's atnry, given ut
the inquest, he planted tho grain cro;
Women Add $495
to Terminal Fund
Nineteen New Subscribers Secured Sat
urday Make Total Due to Women's
Efforts Amount to $2,732.50
The Women' 1,000 lUllroad Club
Biiluiday Increased that part of ton
Hiraliorn railroad terminal fund bains
raided by Ihem to 12,737.50. The
nnoiint secured Saturday waa ItOfi,
and van given aa follews:
W. P. Johnson J60.00
Harr Peltx 150.00
Mrs. J, Q, Camp S.00
Mra. S. A. Hutchlna 6,00
Mm, U N. Haines S.00
Mr:!. 0, C, Hogiu 5,00
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ECLIPSE OF MOON
SEEN LAST NIGHT
LIOHTER SHADOW ENTERED AT
S:M:7 LAST NIQHT AND TOTAL
ECLIPSE tEOAN AT ELEVEN
O'CLOCK
Many people of Klamath Palls lait
night watched the total cell pur of the
moon. The moon entered the pcnuui
bra, or lighter shadow, at S.-3&,. slan
dard time. It entered the umbra", or
deeper shadow, at 9:50.1 p. m.
The total eclipse began at four
tenth of a minute after II o'clock, and
by S:GJ o'clock ihla morning the phi
notrena was completely over.
I The beginning of the eclipse -xat-
generally vlnlble In Central and Went,
ern Kurope, Northwestern Africa and
North and South America, and the cen
trnl and eastern portion of the Pa
clflr ocean. The end waa visible gen
rally In North Amerlra, Northwestern
South America. Northern and North
eastern Aria and Knstcrn Australia,
on the tanch In the fall, the agreement
bi'lr.f; that he w to fiiim the trait
on shale. He say the women hadj
been trying to set him off the land for
some lime, and had made threat. On
I lie inoinlng of the shooting, saldl
Dole, there had been some quarreling
.Unit the situation. He allege that'
the Jonea woman entered the room he.
was in with a rllle, and wan Martins to
n Im lit him. He say he grappled with
hot, and after the weapon had been
diirlu.rgcd In the air once he took It
frum ler.
Immediately after the sound of the
tliot. Doyle, aayn, tho Wilcox womnn
came running In, atao armed. Mr.
Wilcox had it aholgun, say Doyle, and
all three grappled for this. While
they vi.ro struggling Doyle contends,
I ho gun waa nccldentully dlacharged,
killing the two women.
Mrs. K. t Waitonburg 5.00
Nam Olloiheln 10.00
W. M. Olaon 5.00
Miy. Huth M. Oowen 5.00
Edmund fiowen Jr i 10,00
Mm. J. J, Stelgrr 5.00
Alia ,', I'.. Vollroen 5.00
J. II. tntlmar 5.00
John Hutchlna 5,00
Joy and Joe Evana 6.00
A Krlend 6.00
Glon Johnson ..-. 10.00
Hurl Tlinmaa 5,00
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When Charles II Siihln, president of
the dual unt y Tiust company of New
Voik city, married Mis, Pauline Mor
ton .Smith, daughter of the late Paul
Morton, whote father was the secre
lary of agriculture under tSrover Cleve
land, the first Mis. Siihln, who had ill
vorcl.il him, whs angry. Not so her
son, however. He was delighted. He
had long known the new Mrs. Siibln.
"Mother's awful angry about this,"
Mil. I he. '"Hut I'm not; she's a peach."
Hiram Has
Control of
the Solons
SACltAMKNTO, Jun. S. Governor
Hiram Johnson Is In practically com
plete control of tho slate legislature at
noon today. There la some opposition
to hint, but it Is very feeble
Governor Johnson delivered hla bien
nial message this afternoon.
LAW MAKERS DO
NOTjtECOCNIZE
NEITHER CAMPBELL OR HUNT
ARE RECOQNIZEO AS OOVER
NOR8 OF ARIZONA BY 8TATC
LEGISLATORS
I'HOKNIX, Ariz., Jan. 8. Tho statu
legislature of ArUona will refuse to
tttcoRiiUe either Tom Campbell or
George W. 1. Hunt na governor of thU
etate. it Will adjourn Immediately' af
ter organising.
Tho legislative prqgram Is tpiar
ranged. Doth governors were at tbo
capltoi'at noon, ready to deliver their
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PROFITED FROM NEWS LEAK
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TERMINAL SITE
TOWN6END, MANC AND BOIVIN
SUBSCRIBE MONEY
Thli Makes Total From Butlnett
Houict Not In Butlnett Men't Alio
elation Amount to J11.07S Aiaocia
tlon Adda Another 1,000 List of
Subscribers May Be Published In
Herald Tomorrow.
Six hundred dollum un secured to-
' day for the Struhoni railroad tenulniil
fund from Klamath Tail buMneaa
Iiuhm-h nut In the Ilunlnexa Men's As-
rorliilion. The aubitcribera were:
V" ('. Townn-nd
.Stella Mnng
It. Ilolvln
2.10.00
S50.00
100.00
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This makes tin- total subscriptions
iioi:i business men outside the aso
i!:.'lui) now total J 11.075.
'I lie association loday added about
J I. Ceo to the amount raised among Its
ircinbcrs, making the total from the
aini-lnllon now reach nearly 17.000. It
In i peeled that the Hernld tomorrow
v-lll be nlilo to jmhllsirthe list of sub-M'liU-ih
in the alocllltlon.
TWO WOMEN IN '
THE LEGISLATURE
ONE WOMAN IN SENATE AND1
PROBABLY ONE IN COLORADO
FOR DEMOCRATICALLY CON-j
TROLLED LEGISLATURE
DICNVKIt. Colo, Jan. S. Reversing
Itepubllcan contiol of two .vcars ago,
democrats have a majority of one in
. the senate, and at least thirteen in tho
I house J of the Colorado legislature,
which Is now In session. There will
be one woman member hi the senate
'mul possibly a woman member In the
' Iioum! after a contest is decided,
I Tho chief tight at this session prob
ably will center around proposed
amendments to tho Industrial law.
Labor objects to certain clauses of the
law, especlallly the one compelling
thirty das' notice before a strike can
be called.
Prohibition legislation will also hold
an Important place. The "dry" law
may be strengthened by bills prohibit
ing ahlpment of liquor Into the stale,
and making It a criminal offense to
have liquor In one's possession.
Parral Captured by
Carranzista Soldiers
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Kb tabu, tox., Jan. 8. American
authorities here believe that General
Villa is detouring Into Southwestern
Chihuahua, to elude General Murgla's
j column of Carranxn soldiers.
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This I Mrs. Grace Colbert Robert,
pretty widow of S3, whoae picture baa
been seen thousands of times In tho
advertisements of a certain make of
stockings. She was murdered in J'hil
adelphia on the night of December 31
by llernard V. Lewis, a lawyer, who
committed suicide In his hotel room
Just before the detectives seeking him
had battered down the door.
Pope Says
This Isn't
Peace Time
ItOMrJ. Jan. 8. Pope Dcnedict wid
declare that the moment for a peace
movement is inopportune, the newspa
per, Messagero, asserted today. 'The
pope will address notes to Germany '
and America, the Messagero declares.'
IRST PORTUGUESE
SOLDIERS ARRIVE
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1'AHIS, Jan. 8. With British army
ollicers, the first Portuguese expedi
tionary force arrived today prepara
tory to fighting on the western, front
for the allies. This Is the first actual
participation in the war by Portuguese
soldiers.
HEULIN. Jan. 8. Tbe Germans have
'captured Fokabani, in Rumania, with
3,900 prisoners.
'Murgla and men last nlgbt occupied
Parral, capturing nine locomotive and
100 care. Tbe VUllsta garrison fled
when the Carranslstas appeared.
Refugees arriving here aay Villa's
men are being maintained by ranchers.
Know About Note
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THOMAS NAMED
LOCAL LAWYER GETS APPOINT
MENT AS UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER, SUCCEEDING WM.
M. DUNCAN
Word has Just been received here of
the appointment of Bert C. Xiioma as
United States Commissioner for the
District of Oregon, to reside aljxlam
ath KalU. Tbe appointment war made
by tbe Hon. Cbas. E. Wolverton. Unit
ed States district judge at Portland,
for a period of four years.
This appointment la made necessary
by reason of tbe fact that W. M. Dun
can, who has been serving aa commis
sioner here, resigned the position after
bis election aa district attorney last
November.
Mr. Thomas H a graduate of George
Washington University Law School at
Washington. I). C, in the class of 1910,
although be did not enter the practice
of law here until in November, 1914.
WOULD REMOVE
FEDERAL JUDGE
SENATOR OWEN WOULD- KICK
OUT AND HOLD GUILTY JUDGE
WHO DECLARES LAWS UNCON-STITUTIONAL
COMMISSIONER
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 8. ' by Japan under the gentlemen's agree
Senator Clarence J. Owen today offer- ment. ,
ed a resolution profiding that anyj
'ederal judfge who declares an act j
passed by congress unconstitutional to
be guilty of "Judicial usurpation." Re-
moval of such judges and appointment
of successors by the president also is .
provided. I
Andrew Kirshner
Answers Last Call
Was Ex-Sheriff of Klamath County and
Highly Respected Citizen Born
in Michigan 75 Years Ago
After a.arlef illness, Andrew Kirsh
ner, Klamath resident of many years,
died early yesterday morning at tho
Blackburn hospital. Death waa due to
fatty degeneration of the heart.
Tbe deceased baa relatives la the
East, with whom Undertaker Earl
Whltlock la 'communicating. He was
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LAW80N AND CONGRESSMAN
COME NEAR ENCOUNTER
Secretary of State Lansing Says Pres
ident Wrote Note en Own Type
writer Lawson Says He and Other
Profited From Advance Information
and That Leaks From the Capitol
Were Common.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 8.
Wrangling which threatened to de
velop Into a personal encounter be
tween Thomas W. Lawson and Hepre-
Uentatlve Chipperfleld 'resulted today
when Lawson was testifying: before the
bouse investigation committee regard
ing the leak on President Wilson V
note to tbe belligerents.
Lawson declared be knew maay
ruen who bad profited from tbe leak,
and that be himself profited. He as
serted leaks from tbe supreme court,
the senate and tbe cabinet are com
mon. Again this afternoon when on
the stand he said a congressman bad
told him that a member; of President
Wilson's cabinet bad speculated in
stocks on advance information con
cerning the president's note.
Joseph .Tumulty, secretary to Presi
dent Wilson, testified that be bad In
troduced Ambassador Gerard to brok
erage offices, but re-asserted that be
knew nothing of the peace note until
It was announced.
President Wilson sent a note to tbe
committee corroborating Tumulty.
Secretary or State Lansing testiled
regarding the writing, and certifying
of tbe note, which be says tbe preet-
I dent wrote on bis own typewriter.
Conference Report Passed
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 8. Tbe
senate today passed the conference re
port on the immigration bill, leaving
Japanese Immigration to be regulated
Woodmen to Meet.
The Woodmen of the World will
meet tomorrow night in the west hall
ot the I. O. O. P. Temple. Important
btistnesh is to come up, and all officers
and members are urged to attend.
a member of tbe local Odd Fellews
lodge. No funeral arrangements have
been made.
I Andrew Kirshner was bora in Mett;
I ville, San Joae county, lilehigaa. '
1 enty-flve years ago. He cause to Kkii'
nth county in tbe nineties, and waa
sheriff of this county from 1898 to ISM,
Since then he has been retired.
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