KLAMATH COUNTY'S
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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WHITE SLAVE ACT IS
DIGGS
DOYLE TAKES STAND
ON HIS OWN BEHALF
ALL EVIDENCE IN CAM MAY II
IN TODAY
Ult Rested Saturday Evening and
Defense Olfere Testimony Today,
tata Would llacl Death ef Maggie
Junta an Which la Rely far Cenvlc
tien, But Attorney Renner Reelete
Thla Meve.
TfcHni of evidence In the trial of
WUlUm Doyle, charged with the mur
der of Mary Wilcox and Maggie Jones,
h rictrd to be concluded IhU after
roon The defendant la on the aland
Ute this afiarnoon.
It l believed that argument by cuun
) will begin tomorrow, and that be
fore nightfall tomorrow the jury will
have lha car.
No lllite argument look up lha lima
of thu court IhU morning over the
question of lha ataln riveting on wbwrn
duaih It would rely for a conviction.
Attorney W. II. A. Ilenner Katurtlny
at ir moon asked until thla morning to
Move lo make the state elect. Whan
tourt convened thla morning he dldn'l
v-nnt to makn wuch a motion, but IHs
itlct Attorney Duncan u ready to
elect the death of Maggie Jones.
Itrnncr then reaUled the motion,
and after argument Jl waa decided by
Judge Kuykendall that the atata abould
elect after the defenae had Introduced
In testimony.
Skatera In Mevlea.
The large crowd of skater at the
Modoc Park Ice rink yeaterriay will be
Keen on the movie screen aoon. C. It.
Miller Aimed the crowd yeaterday af
ternoon. Liave far Unlvaralty.
MUs Octavla DeLap, Miaa Harriet
Kink and Mlia Itasel Fry left thla mor
ning for Berkeley to attend lha Unlvci
Ity of California. They warn homo
for three weeka to apand the holiday
with their parent.
turna ta Mareh
Charles Iens Jr. left thla morning
for Kurt Klamath, from when ha will
akla to the Leal atock ranch on
Klamath Marah.
Mrs. Strahorn is
Donor for Women
Sends Appreciation of 1000 Club's
Work Much is Expected of Wo
men in Future Affairs
The membera of the Women's 1,000
Railroad Club wart stuck aurprlsed
and greatly plaaaad to receive Satur
day from Mra. Robert B. Btraborn a
contribution of $300 to the fund being
rafted by them to buy terminate.
U U needle to say tbla contribu
tion came unallotted, and waa a gra
tJoua god sincere appreciation of the
mv luntmg Herald
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Old Fight
Threatens
Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Ilepre-en-lathe
Cary today Introduced a reeoln
i.Vn requiring that thla government
warn Americana to stay off armed
ahlpa.
Tba reaolutlon threaten a renewal
of the old figbt over the warning ques
tion, a fight which drove William Jen-nlum-
Dryan out of U cabinet
ADMIRAL DEWEY
OF MANILA BAY
SINKING LOWER
DEATH OF SEA FIGHTER EXPECT-
a
ED ANY TIME
Passed Eightieth Mllaatana Laat Month
ut Until Ha Teak Sick Last Weak
Waa at Hla Office Every Day Waa
Irratlenal Uat Night, and Taday la
Rapidly Declining, and Little Hope
la Held Out.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. IB. The
death of Admiral George Dewey, hero
of the battle of Manila Day. la expect
ed momentarily. Hla physician an
nounced thla morning JJiat Admiral
Dewey waa Irrational, and wna declin
ing rapidly.
Ha ia Buffering a general breakdown
consequent upon hi 10 yearn. Ho
waa at hla office dally until ho took
alck laat week.
Admiral Dewey celebrated hla 80th
birthday December 26th.
At 2 o'clock thla afternoon hla physl
clan announced ha waa sinking alowly
work of the women or (hi organiza
tion. It la all' the more appreciated at
thla time became Mra. Strahorn ia villi
vary ill. but notwlthatandlng bar vari
ous illneaa, abe baa kept In touch with
thla work and baa expreaaed bar won
der and admiration of the Klamath
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Left ta right Repreaantatlvaa Jamaa C Cantrlll, Kentucky; Martin D. Feat er, Illinois; Finle J. Garrett, Tennes
aea; Rabeert L. Henry (chairman I , Teaae; fhlllp p. Campbell, Kanaas; I rvine L. Lanreet, Wisconsin ; William
6. tennett. New York, and Burnett M. Chlparflald, IHInols.
Keeler Brothers Bid Par
and Accrued Interest for
$300,000 Railroad Bonds
Far and accrued Intareat waa offcied thla afternoon by Keeler Brothers o? Ocnver for th (300,000 rallru-d
bend ; voted by the people November .h.
The bid waa epanad at 2 o'clock at a special seaslon of the city council. There were no other bids for the
Qeorge Keeler of Keeler Bretheia waa present and explained the bid.
The bid waa accompanied by a certified check for $15,000.
Kcclcr Brothers ask for $14,500 for fiscal agent fees. About $10,000 would be gained by the city if all the
$300,000 waa not usad at once, aa the remainder would draw approximately that much Interest, said Mr. Keeler.
The bid was submitted subject to Immediate consideration.
After the bid waa opened, the council adjourned until o'clock thia evening.
SIEMENS ATTENDS
TOURIST MEETING
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOURIST
ASOCIATION WILL ASK LEGIS
LATURE FOR $$0,000 TO BRING
TOURISTS HERE '
Captain J. W. Siemens, president of
Klamath Commercial Club, returned
laat night from Portland, whore ho .at
tended the meeting of directors of tho
Pacific Northwest Tourist Association.
Directors from British Columbia,
Washington and Oregon were in it
tendance. Captain Siemens aaya the associa
tion decided lo aak the atate legisla
ture for an appropriation of $15,000
for two years, or $60,000 altogether, to
pay oeets of campaign to bring more
tourist travel Into the'PacUc North
west. While in Portland, Captain Siemens
also attended the banquet ot the Ore
eon Irrigation Congress,
FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY,
Magulrea Leave.
Mr. und Mrn. J. V. Munuiro Imve
om to Loh Amnios and other Call-1
fornla citloa lo und n few weeka. I
Beckley Visits. j
J. II, Hecklry of Portland, brother of,
I J. I,. Beckley of this city, arrived lattt
evening to look after buslnea matters
here.
MAN FREEZES
AT CRESCENT
F, M. CLEAVES SENDS WORD TO
CORONER SOULE THAT UN
KNOWN MAN IS FOUND FROZEN
NEAR CRESCENT
An unknown man waa frozen to
death near Crescent Saturday night,
according to a message received Sun
der morning by Coroner A. A. Soule.
from F. M. Cleaves, Justice of the
peace at Crescent.
Detalla concerning the tragedy were
not in the message, ,
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JANUARY IS, 1917.
CONSTITUTIONAL
NOW
on the "Leak
LOCAL SOLONS
GET POSITIONS
REPRESENTATIVES BURDICK AND
FORBE8 OF THIS DISTRICT ARE
PLACEO ON IMPORTANT HOUSE
COMMITTEE8
Membera from this district In the
house of representatives In the Oregon
legislature have been well honored in
the committee appointments of Robert
N. Stannetd, prenldent of tho house.
Vernon A. Forbes has been made
chairman of the Judiciary committee,
which is next to the ways and commit
tee In imporlance. Forbes also is a
member of the committee on counties,
livestock and rules and joint rules.
Denton O. Burdlck or this district
has been made chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions and a member of
the committee on game. Irrigation and
revision of laws.
Stockman Visits.
L. R. Holbrook, stockman of la;i
gell Valley, Is a county seat visitor
today.
GO TO
THREE JUSTICES OF
HIGH COURT DISSENT
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30 Degrees
Below Zero
in Alturus
AL.TURAS. Jan. 15. Modoc county
ii laving the coldest apell In Its his
tory. Today and yesterday the thermom
eter recorded 30 degrees below zero.
One man was nearly frozen to death
nu i he street.
HENRY IS NAMED
ASCONGRESSMAN
WHO MADE MONEY
LAWSON NAMES HIM WHEN TES
TIFYING TODAY
Says Henry Told Him Secretary of the
Treasury McAdeo Waa Connected
With Wall Street Leak German
Ambassador von Bernsterff Said to
Have Made Over $2,000,000 as Re
sult of the Leak.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 15.
Thomas W. Lawson, broker, this after
noon named Chairman Henry of tho
house rules committee as the con
gressman who told him that a cabinet
officer proBted through the Wall street
leak on President Wilson's peace mes
sage. William O. McAdoo. secretary of the
treasury, was the cabinet member who
be heard was connected with the leak,
said Lawson.
Tl answer that statement later,"
said Chairman Henry when Lawson
blurted out Henry's name.
Lawson named Archibald Whlto, a
Women Hear Miller,
Strahorn, Bennett
These Men Speak at Meeting of 1000
Club Saturday---Resolutioiis Are
Passed Thanking Newspaper
The mezzanine floor of the Hotel
Hall was filled on Saturday afternoon
with the ladies of the 1.000 Railroad
Ciui. All the meetinr held b too
club have been entaasiaotl.11 and '.'til
mtcitucd, but Saturlav'a meetlnK n
i li- . ..aax.
rurcllman A. . Vlller adl.sel
'.lie r'ub, und waa Vwtlly applauded
KLAMATH PALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Price Five Cent
PRISON
ACT APPLIES TO NON-COMMERCIAL
VICE
Young Man Who Transported Two
Girls From Sacramento to Rene Few
Years Age Loee Long Fight fer Free
dom Beaidea Going to Jail, They
Must Pay Finee for Violating Fed
era) Law.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15. The
United States supreme court today
upheld the conviction of Maury Digx
and Drew Camlnettl for transporting
Lola Norria and Marah Warrington
to Keno from Sacramento.
The court held that the Mann white
slate act applies to non-commercial
ic, and Is constitutional.
Maury Dlggs must serve two years
In jail and pay a fine of $2,000. Drew
Cnminetti must serve eighteen months
In jail and pay a fine of 11,500. "
Three justices, White. McKenna and
Clarke, dissented In the decision.
Get Marriage Licenae.
A marriage license was issued Satur
day afternoon to Edward Henry Oweni
and Lillian Emma Markwardt. Mr.
Owens is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben. 8.
Owens and the bride is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Markwardt.
Motschenbacher Married.
Lawrence Motschenbacher, son ot
Motschenbacher, and Mary Elisa
beth Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Thomas, were married yeater
day. and will leave soon for California.
New York banker, as bis informant.
The rules committee ordered Whlto
subpoenaed.
Lawson read a letter from a woman
named Mrs. Vincent, which said Wil
liam Price, a Washington Star report
er, was the go-between.
tawson said Chairman Henry had
declared the committee had heard that
Count von Berntstorff, German ambas
sador, had profiled by over $2,000,000
as a result of the leak.
In no case but Henry's did Lawson
profess to have direct knowledge. Late
this afternoon Henry took 'the stand,
and violently denied he had named iny
cabinet member.
lr. t-t-orge H. Bspnr. paster of 'he
M. i.. church of tw. city, nade a
Mron and Inspiring u'k. The ioctot
t.iis tecently conn V; this putorutr,
Vu ban been helper false muulfipal
alfiir. to the piano of practtoaiii
tlanlty. A bright and unusual IneMant
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