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KLAMATH COUNTY'!
OFFICIAL NEWIPAPER
KLAMATH PALLS
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
tlevanth Year No. 1,201
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1917.
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LAWSON SAYS HENRY IS PERJURER
REITERATES HENRY INVOLVED CABINET MEMBER
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INITIATIVE
AMENDEDBYCOUNCIL
MILLER AND STRUBLt VOTED
AOAINST AMINOMINT
Amending Ordinance Passed Lait
Night Olvee Authority U Council to
Submit at llectlons Called by Inltla
liv Petition Measure to Compete
With On Offered by People at Said
election.
The city orttlnaaca naming to the
elly of Klanutk rails the right to oxer
c!m tha Initiative aad referendum vaa
amended laal night by the city cottnell
when It passed by a three to one rota
n (.mvadmeat proposed by Council
man M. R. Doty. Councilman Shoots,
'Mmhcwa aad Doty vote ye aad Coot
cltmrn 8irubl and Miller nay.
The new ordlaanca amende aecllon
7 of ordlaanca SIS of the rlty of Klanv
lb Kail, by adding the following
werd:
'If the council hall rKct nli or
dinance or amendment, or lokt nu ac
tion thereon, It may ordain a renin.;.
Inn ordinance or amendment, vhlch
hull b submitted by the rlty clerk,
auditor or recorder, a the cane may
be, to the people of the ald city or
tuwn. at the iimn election at which
Mid Initiative proposal Id aubmltted.
Hurh competing ordinance or amend
ment. If any, shall be prepared by the
council and ordained within thirty
dn allowed for It action on the
ntcaxure proposed by Initiative peti
tion." The above provUlon In a portion of
the slate law and ' omitted, accord
ing to Police J lid iso Kravltt, from the
ordinance passed November 14th by
the people at a special election. On
that date the people, voted to reserve
to this municipality the Initiative and
referendum by voting an ordinance
prepared by altornc) for Heeler
UrotherH. Police Judge Leavltt nna
the provision quoted above wan left
out of the ordinance prepared by
Heeler Ilrolhora.
The effect of the amendment will bo
to give to tha council authority to offer
at any election called by the Initiative
petition n competing ordinance, ehur
ter amendment or other meaaure, and
let the people chooae.
Councilman Htiublo opposed the
Terminal Fund to
Date is $25,552.50
$150 it Signed up Outside of Business
Men's Association. $100 in Associ
ation and $4,492.50 by Women
Thad McIIatlaa 100.00
W. 8. Slough 50.00
Tliube are the new aubacrlpllona mc
cured yeatarday from Xtamatb Falls
bttilsaaa bouaea, set BMaaberg of tha
Butinaaa Men'a Aiaoeiatlon. Tbla In
creaae of $150 mnkea tha total ralaed
outnlde the aaoolatlott to buy a pa,
'anger terminal for the 8trauorn rail
road amount to f H.I03,
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House Kills
Booze Part
of Measure
WA8IIINUTON. D. U.. Jan. 16. Tim
postofflca appropriation bill pacd the
house this afternoon without a roll call
after the provision for aa Increaae In
second claaa ratea bad been eliminated.
Tha amendment prohibiting uo of
the BMlkt for liquor advertisement
alao waa Mlebed.
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WOMEN INCREASE
TERMINAL FUND
rur four nkw contracts YES
TERDAY CALLINO FOR SUB
SCRIPTION8 AMOUNTINO TO
$110 FOR TERMINAL
One hundred and thirty dollars wui
ndded to the Slrahorn paengcr ter
nan.il fund )eterday by the Women'
l.nov Hallroad Club. The contract se
cured by the women were aa follew:
Ktraw'a Dairy ... 100.00
A Friend . . 10.00
J. 8. Klllolt - 15 00
Dennett Tranafer Co. E.00
Yeaterday'a new contracta hnvo
boomed the total rained by the women
to f 4,3.60.
amendment berauae ho didn't under
atand It thoroughly, he aald, and be
cauite he aaw In It a way for the coun
cil to aubmlt a competing franchlao lit
the Initiative election when the Keno
Power company ahall go brforo Iho
people with a franchlao to distribute
electricity In Klamath Falltt.
On the other band, It wna atated
lait nlglit, that the amendment pro-
teeta the city at any and all tlmea
when tho council feela aa repreaentu
Uvea of the people that It ahould pro-
poae a competing meaauro to one pro-
poaed by Initiative petition.
J. H. Oarrclt, a member of the Bus!
nea Men'a Aaaoclatlon, yeaterday Biib
nerlbed 100 to tha paaienger termlnnl
fund, making the amount credited (o
tho aaaaclatlo I6.J51
Tha Wowan'a 1,000 Ttallroad Club lo
data baa ralaed 14,493.60. The three
aiuouut added make tho caab fund to
buy a paaienger terminal total to data
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Telling What They Didn't Know About the "Leak" 1
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Srcrriiir) of Minie tiiuiliiK. Jocph I. Tumulty, aearvlnry to the prcoldent, and Thomas V. Lawaon of Boeton
Tfr alar wlteVai"i beforrthe leak In qulry'of the ruleaHmmittee of the houae of repreaentalivea -at lla aacwod
m-toilon. MerSnt. IhihIiic and Tumult y auld they knew nolhlng about it. l.i waon aald be dia, but would not telL
Keeler Brothers' Bid for
R. R. Bonds is Rejected
The city council at the 2 o'clocK special aeaaion thla afternoon rejected the bid of Keeler Irothera of Denver,
Colo., for the $300,000 Strahorn railroad bond iatue. The certified check for $15,000 accompanying the bid was
ordered to be returned.
Rejection of Keeler rothcra' bid was decided upon when last night' mall brought a bid from Spitxer, Rorlck
A Co., of Toledo, Ohio, of par and accrued interest, plus a premium of $4,025.
Thla bid la about $18,000 better than that submitted by Keeler Brother. The bid of Spitser, Rorlck A Co.
did not arrive In time to be opened Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the time aet for opening bids. It wamalled
January 10th from Toledo.
It Is now undecided whether the rouncll will again advertise for bids or will sell the bonds at private aale.
Spitxer, Rorlck A Co. will be conferred with, and it la probable other bond housea will be mailed coplca of all
proceedinga of the council leading up to the bond issue that the bond houses may know whether or not they care
to bid.
If no other bond houses are Interested, either by advertisement or prlvaely, it la generally believed that Spit
xer, Rorlck A Co. will get tha bonds faome hard lick, aald W. Paul Johnson, after the meeting this afternoon.
All members of the main committee expressed pralae for the prompt and oood spirited action of the council on
the Keeler rothsra bid. There now seems to be complete harmony of purpee between the council and all other
periona who want to see Klamath Falls have a railroad to Portland.
Thla alight delay In aale of the boniia will give additional time for the paucnger terminal committee to get In
or par, accrued Interest and a premium of $4,028.
RATHEONE HOTEL IS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Mrs. M, J. lleubt) baa Icnaed that par
Hon of tbo old American hotel owned
by A. A. Bollman A Son at 630 Main
street, and will call her now apart
mimta Iho Kathbono botol.
Ttmt vet of rootna ovor tho Motsch-
vuuachor and Davonport stores will bo
conducted by Frank Barrows a a
rooming house. Mr. Barrowa formerly
bad charge of all the rooms.
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FALBM. Jaa. 6.-MItts the search
and aelaure clause, the total prohibi
tion bill carrying into effect the con
stitutional amendment voted laat No-
ember was Introduced In tho legisla
ture (bin afternoon,
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RUSSIAN FRONT
IS STIFFENING
LONDON, Jan. l.Realataiue of
ll'.o rtUHbluna and Kumanluna to tho
German machine Is dally growing
more desperate.
The Russians strongly attacked
cround Fundeni thla moraine, after
t talent artillery preparation. Though
tho attack weie repulsed, they stop
ped the German advance.
Tbo Kumanlnua havo seized tbo of
fmiHlve In tho Sulalta Valley, and bnvo
Ul:rn several Oermnn trencliea.
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APOPLEXY KILLS
MRS C. H. HALBER1"
Apoplexy this morning took Mrs.
Laurie Halbert, wife or C. H. Halbert.
Sixth street. Death came at 5: it)
o'clock.
Tho deceased whs 45 years old. In
tenncii' will bemnde in the local cem
ett'iy. Pop Congratulates Wllten
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Pope Ben
odlct today sent formal con gra tula
Horn Ui President Wilson for hia ef
fcitx to secure a statement fiom tho
belligerent uatloos. The Spanish nni
l(i5;;ulor delivered (ho menxage,
SPECULATORS USE
WARS FOR PROFIT
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Democrats
Will Tax
Incomes
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 16. Ad
ditional in inheritance taxes and a cor
poration tax will be need to raiae $35,
000,000, demoerata of the hooae deckl
ed today.
Tbla deciaion baa the approval of
1'resident Wilson and Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
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ORGANIZE FOR
FEDERAL LOAN
FARMERS IN DISTRICT WEST OF
KLAMATH RIVER WILL MEET
SATURDAY TO ORGANIZE UN.
9ER FEDERAL ACT
Mtncments are on foot in several
tart of the county to form local asso
ciations of tanners in order to avail
themselves of the provisions of the
Federal Farm Loan Act and secure
money at low rate of interest for long
terms of enrs. One organisation waa
perfected at Merrill and another isi
no? under way to be composed prin
cipally of farmers west of the lake and
mer, so as to avoid the technlcallt'.CJ
Incident to such farms as are under
the government ditch, with the conse
quent first lien given for litigation.
A meeting of Interested farmers will
be held at County Agriculturist Glals
er"s office Saturday. January 20th, at
S p. m.. to study the provisions of tbo
Kcjiia act. Twelve nmes of thoso
'toi.inp to join the nev rranlzatn
ti.-ue been presented, and others are
I.-.nv.i tc be censidering: the mutter
Ar.jni' wishing to lean f-dl demit of
the ntw movement is Invited to at
tend. l.j.rer the Federal Farm oan Act
Klamath Interests
the Other Fellow
People on the Outside Write to Com
mercial Club and Realty Dealers
About Available Farm Lands
The outside world Is becoming
mightily Interested In Klamath farm
lands. Some of the inquiries concern
particularly Use Tule lake area to be
opened next spring, while numerous
otheia simply ask about land on which
in tinllil u homn anil rnluA u emit.
Each mall brings to Klamath Cow
meiclul Club letters Inquiring about the
LAWSON DETAILS CONVERSATION
WITH HENRY
Offlcere Cant Find Woman Who Mao
Name of Brokers Who Made Money
.by Leak, But United Preae Oatt Her
on Phone for a Minute Marfan anal
Other New York Bankera May B
Subpoenaed.
WASHINGTON. D.C.. Jan. 16. "Om
of us is a rank perjarer," krto4
Tliomas W. Lawaon at Chairman Hoa
ry of the bouse rules committee when
on the stand today in the peace note
leak investigation.
Lawson resumed the witness atand
thteneealng. aad reiteratoaUk charge
that Chairman Henry bad Involved a
cabinet member in the leak.
He detailed the alleged conversation
with Henry, during which be aald
Henry told him of hearsay evidence
which the committee bad. He asserted
the Mexican situation and European
war had been used by speculators for
n.aking profits.
KfTorts to find Mrs. Kuth VIsconil,
who gave Lawson names of bocm per
sons who bad advance inforaaatloa on
the peace note, were unavailing: Tbo
subpoenae servers couldnt And ker.
The United Press reached her by tete
rhoue, but she refused to nuke a state
ment Then she left her borne.
Representative Harrison today ask
ed the rules committee to subpoena J.
V. Morgan. H. P. Davidson and F. A.
Vanderlip. New York bankers.
Dewey Near Death
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 16. Ad
miral Dewey taTnearing death thla af
ternoon. His physician atated that
"Admiral Dewey is worse than at anr
time since he became ill."
Art eric sclerosis is affecting hbt
luiigt- and kidneys.
Two Ships Go Down
PETROGRAD, Jan. 16. Two enemy
ships were sunk near the Bosporus by
a Russian submarine yesterday.
money is to be loancl to fanners or
r-iobpective farmers to buy farms, llve
&tH:k. machinery, bulM buildings or to
ra.- of high rate nortKBRes. contract
cr old debts.
Tule lake lands. Many of tboao letters
contain clippings from varkNW auo jK
papers telling abttrt.th owphjf t '.
the lands to hoawteadw.YTfJ; j
il M. Chlleote. local real (eaut ,w
operator. sayaeyfjoitfbrlpWny M.
a letter asking about farm -IM la ?.
Klamath county, and some 4aya M
gel two and" three letters. n r, &i"
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