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KLAMATH FALLS'
OFFICIAL NEWlFAm
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1917.
Klevritlli Vwi N. He"1
Me lift
Believed U. S.
RAILROAD CRISIS AT HAND NOW SAYS
,
Next Two or Three
Weeks to Tell Story
HTtUHOKX llrXXiMIN'O KEMTLKHH
OVER KUiMATH
rpnUmi Financial InlrrrMa ami
He!- Mm Itaedy , llwl Condi'
,a. Here -ml Over State No, Glv J
Sulkier t'uemkwrc That Pntjert .
May liu Tfiruutr IVnmI Hm) rr
Are KomimI, It U lletievrd.
K Klimnth Falls U to see con
kriuttler. Mart n Inr railroad from
it. otr ' Kpragu lllvcr, and If th!
Interest licrritid le maulfeattnl hv
Rtert K. Mrahoru. builder, I t:i Ut
kept u. work Mitt be done In the
seat two or three wwk that will nt
aoluMy Inmirn the starting of con-
tructlou by March lt. nld Captain'
1. Klrmi'tu, president of the- Flmt j
Slate nd Having b-iltk of thin city. I
who returned 11 night from l'nrl-1
Unit, wheto be conferred with Mr.
Htrihorn
'Tlu' rrltlnil tlmu In III l work I
here right now," Raid Cnpt-tlu Hleinen
today. "Mr. Htrnhorn I lieroiuluK
rtillf over tho manner In whlrh our
ruiinlmi for raining money lit pro
rrrlng. Homcthlnrf niunt lie done,
ami done Immcdtttcly.
"The people of Klamath Fall, an a
hole, hove been behind thla work, I
believe. Many contribution have
bcn received from peoplo who could
not rrclly afford to make them, and
In many Inntnncca they havo glveu
more than they oan really afford. They
rml.rc what the railroad will do (or
Dili country, They are looking Into
(be future and aro giving with thai
Idea lu mind.
"Mr Strahorn U lntcrvlwiv.t fio
qiiratly by the fiimnclnl mill builm-M
Intuit ta of PurllatiJ wlum ho Is
liooly to name hU term, hut owing
t (ai,dliloiMfr right of way nnd ur
oiciiu prevailing here and In other
I'Uur, h up In the :lr.
"Onu day whllo thuro threo differ
ntnien with capital wanted to bo In
First Step Taken
On Sinnott Bills
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Twin Bilk for Permitting Entry on Re
clamation and Power Site With
drawals Under Conditions
wabiIINQTON, U. 0., Feb. 0. I
'"nrwmmmi N. J. Hlnnott of Oregon
been ittccciwful In the flntt atop
oward pamugo of each of hl twlti
"ilia for permitting entry on reclama-
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Jo to the right of the government In1
retake the land or uch part thereof'
an it may later bo neceawry to uol
L ,ur,,B tr Which originally1
withdrawn. The committee on pu
J'e land of the houae of reprettenta!
"vca authorlied Mr. Hlnnott to report'
w N .favorably on both these bill,'
end they are now on the home cilen-
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Mllinary Talk TonJlit
Member f the ladlc Mlnilotiiiry
Horlety of the, ChrUtlsu church and
their frliunl w lie entertained till
rvrnllilt ut 7.30 ut thi' homo of Mr.
K, J. M)er, corner Seventh nil Jef-
I femrn treetn. All IntcreMhisT Pro-
Krnm belns prepared, ono fmturo
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It am bo on her life m a mWMoiiary In
ludli
formed of rood mil) IUfi nnd timber
nloiir the line, Men who were erndy
to operate at once, but could gut no
aatUfartluu owing to tho above con
dition. "Mr. Htrnhorn doc not autldpute
any trouble about the wtle of bond,
being In touch with aevvvrul bond
buyer.
"Practically every day men from
late all over the Union are In hi
officii ankliiK for advlcu where to In-i-il
money. They nk how the Klam
ath railroad U prngiemilng, unit when
work In to nftrt. Mr. Struhorn lit un
able to tell them.
"I find Hint I'orttiintl In watching
Klnmulh r'nltn and doing It elCM'ly.
The building of thin mini meanx much
for thU country I predict It will
'lillike thU city the necoud lnrgent In
le lu the xtiite, and I find I'ortlnud
newapnper men lending to bvlluvu the
aamn thing.
"I am going to confer with local
men leading In thin activity here, nnd
we will nuccrlulu Jut what the altua
lion U nnd what Klamath muat do.
"The net two or three weeks will
tell the ittory.
"Mr. Htrnhorn Informed me that
unlet). Klamath Kail tnkea gnut
ntiii'H In the nenr future, owing to
rondltlomi In other pnrta of tho Htate,
he will lake IiIh fit in I ly nnd lenvo for
Ciillfornln for tlio remainder of the
winter, which would munn no road
tlil yeir, nnd maybe never.
"It lit now up to Klamath. There
nro Intercut here that huve not ru
H.onded im tlioy ahould, I huve beun
uvkrtl by Mr. Htrahom and other In
close touch to tuko chitrgo of thu fln
liililng touchcu In mining HiIh money,
mid im now ronMderlng It. Suum-
riur Hwultlujr their turn to bo consid
ered on tho II cor of thu houae.
In his report on H. II. 7033, provid
ing for n homcNtcml entry on witter
power Biles, thu congressman called
intention to tho Uoilitililllty cf giving
rolluf to liundredH of auttlrra through
out the country who had entered upon
landa In good fufth when tho record
of the local land office did not ut the
tlmo of entry aliow the withdrawal.
Ho Bluteu that many of theao aottlor
hove ont their time, mpney aud l-
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Democrats Lead .
Revolt Over ISO
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The prcfldint'a veto of the Immi
gration bill, which bad been the pet
nieuHure of Representative John I.,
llurnett of Alabama through aaany
tcMluna of congreM. wa the cauae of
the flrat atrlou overthrow of Preal
ain't WlUon'a authority among the
inembora of hi own party In the
houie. Representative Burnett and
Claudo Kitchen, the latter the demo
cratic laider of the houae, voted to
tiftM the bill over the veto of the pres
dent. tlilni: mint be done, and done quickly.
"Although I hive plenty of buil
lien of my own to take care of, I have
nuvcr failed to reapoud, I believe,
when a public ontcrprUo ho con
rinnted me. When I have investigat
ed the situation, and And Jut where
vo land. I oaiK'it to get right after
thi and mo It through. It will take
Home hard work, and some unpleasant
thing will have to bo done, I eipeet,
but Kin math tuuit havo thla railroad
work ttarted on March lat.
"Mr. Btratiorn allow eight ntontha
for tho completion of the road from
thi city to Sprague River to No
vember lat, a statement he nude to a
prospective timber buyer."
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JOSKPII WII.T H.WOKD THIS
MORNIN'O AT lOiHO POIt MVR
ItKIt UP WAItHKN HNITH AT
tiiaiMAXTOWX
HAN QUKNT1N. Feb. . Rclterat
lug with nla last worda hi Innocenw.
JiiMtpr Vance Wilt wa hanged thi?
ir.omlng at 10:10 for tho murder ot
V'aiior. Smith at ticviufintown.
He wrote a brief rtntemont deaylag
bla rullt. forgiving bla enemlee, say
Ing that "poaetbly I ean better, serve
with my death tboee cauaea of tight
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Plans Secret Peace
SIXTY-ONE SHIPS
ARE SUNK SINCE
FEBRUARY 1
KKI'KKMKXTti A TOTAL TONNAGE
or latsooe
thai V
llMutilag to HatMUf
bi Baered Suae 14
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U)NDON. Peb. .The Brlttok
Bteamcr Torino, HotllBgalde and
Datintleaa were eunk yesterday, mak
ing a total of etity-oae veaeela aub
marlned aince February lat.
A.uegr by the name-: of Gecrge
VanrEgtOB wn fcHTedwhen the To
rlno waa aunk. Another American
member of the crew wat caved. Two
Uvea woro lost when the Dauntless
went down, believed to have been
Canadian.
The lty-one vessel unk repre
aent more than 1S0.000 tennage.
A report from Copenhagen say
that seventeen Danish sailors were
killed when the lirksruse, the Bel
gian relief ship, wn sunk February
th. The captain of the ship took his
ship li-to tho barred tone ignorant of
Germany's declaration of "ruthless
s-.bmarlne warfare," It Is reported.
A ctble from Glasgow states that
six tomen and five children are
among the missing passengers of the
miirornla. which was sunk Wednes
day. Tho cable declared that the Cat
ifornla waa not warned. Cousul Frost
at Queeustown has cabled Wuvhlng-
ton' that 162 were saved aud that
forty-one arc mining from the Cali
fornia. The sinking of the British steamer
Doynecastle and tho 8w-::.h '-.earner
Varlng aro also announced here at
the admiralty offices.
LONDON, Feb. .. The British
steamer Hannalarsen haa been torpe
doed, tho captain taken prisoner and
four of the crew Injured, It was an
nounced todiy.
HOBBS CASE 10
LAST OVER WEEK
AFTER 8IX HOVRH OF TESTIMONY
AND EXAMINATION, MRS. J. U.
HOniH LEAVES STAND OTH
KRH ARE EXAMINED
The J, H. Hobbs murder trial 1
progretalng tuoro rapidly since the
wife ot the defendant who baa occu
pied tho ataad for six succeaalve hours
han retired.
Othr wltooaaci are being placed on
the aland.
CouUderable atentloav baa been cen
tered on argument that the plea
abould have been "Insanity" rather
t.o."wlf defsw." ,, .
It U.eipoetoi that tho case will run
oer the week. Among, the witneeeeM
(or the defease today woro Chaa, Has
klna, Leo Haeklns, , .Mr oful :afre.
Howell aid Rdlth BoBdrey.
PrAUtntuUpHeli I
tor Nominations
ctw..t r..- ra;.
1LLIAM C MAISTCD '
IllCUT COMMAraKK E K. MAJW1SI
FT. 5AHUEL MC OOWAN, ,
The United State senate quickly
confirmed the president's nomination
of Captain David W. Taylor to be ad
miral, but held up those nominations
made at the same time, including that
ot Dr. Cary T. Grayson. There may be
a fight,. not only over the confirmation
ot the nomination of Dr. Grayson, but
of Uoutenant Commander Frederick
R. Harris, civil engineer and chief of
the bureau ot yard and docks; Com
mander William C. Bralsted, surgeon
general and chief of the bureau ot
medicine and surgery, and Captain
Samuel McOowan, paymaster general.
50 RABBITS ARE
W'JIYPOISON
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liKLLER BROS. REPORT THAT
LANOKM VALLEY PARMER
(iETS HALF A HUNDRED WITH
'tWO QUARTS STRYCHNINE
Keller Bros, brought the report to
the city yesterday that Dill lrwn of
Laagell Valley bid killed fifty Jack
nhhita with hut two auarta et the
strychnine sent out by R. A. Ward,
government agent worwa nor.
Mr. Ward waa out working yesteri
day. with tho Southwestern Klamath
Development League at Plevna.
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MILITIA BEGINS
TO MOVE FROM
BORDER AGAIN
MOVEMENT SUSPENDED LAST
SATURDAY STARTS
Oregon and Wlilstoa Gaardamcn
K(cfeU to Start Home Tomorrow.
Merely Avfajils Arrival of Cars,
Stated at Headquarter. Which Left
Los Angeles Today Germaa) Break
Cawed Halt, Belief.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 9.
Movements of the militiamen on the
Mexican border, .which were suspend
ed last Saturday, have been resumed,
General Funston announced today.
Secretary Baker said, when asked
why Funston's movements had been
interupted, that it could be explained
possibly by a misinterpretation of or
ders resulting from the German
break.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. Tho
Oregon and Washington militiamen at
Ci'.exlco will probably start home to-mo-row.
It was reported at headquar
ters today.
They are Bald to be merely awaltiiig
the arrival of cars which left Los An
golc. In City From Poe Valley.
l.os.cu Rohi and Frank CrossQeld,
Poe Valley farmers, aro lu the city
today on business.
Kor.1 Mhii In Here From Portland.
E. D Stout, district manager of the
Ford company out of Portland, is In
Ktuuinth Falls for a few days.
Ashland Basketball
Teams Here Tonight
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Boys' and Girls' Teams Will Arrive This
Evening ForGames With
Klamath High
The basketball games with Ashland
high school tonight end Saturday
night of this week are stirring up
more Interest and enthusiasm than
any athletic contests since the football
teuson closed.
The crowd promises to be a record
breaker. Yesterday In the assembly
at the blgb school over ISO tickets
were sold, and In the afternoon many
were sold to the townspeople. f
Several stunts have been arranged
for the amusement of the crowd be
tween halves, The K, C. H. 8. rooter
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AMERICA AVOIDING AUSTRIAN
BREAK
M'lille America Preparing for Evewtsf
ulitles Over Diplomatic Break, Ss
Hartacc Morement Probably Haar
tlauetl by Govt i win sat Ma jT Hold
Conferrnce of Newt mis Berastoi K
Ercted to StajHl for Peace.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 9
While America is preparing for event
ualities In the German-American dip
lomatic break, there la a tremendous
snb-surface movement under way to
keep this country working on peace
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with what is believed a secret, infor
mal sanction of the government.
Practical all neutral nations are
making efforts to have a conference
called with the purpose of atempting
to confine the war to its present lim
its, end possibly get a secret assur
ance from Germany that .neutral
rights will not be harmed.
The government of this country is
attempting to avoid a break with Aus
tria. bM ia-endeavoring to have her
modify the endorsement ot Germany's
submarine campaign.
Count Bernstorff is expected to at
tempt to preserve peace when he
reaches Berlin, provided no "overt
act." which might precipitate the al
rcudy strained relations. Is committed
before he reaches home.
A belief is growing' here in oSclal
circles that If an "overt act" is com
mitted the United States may merely
drift into a state of war without an
j open t'.eclnratlon of hostilities.
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Saiiyer Reported Better.
Beit Tompkins, sawyer at Ackley
Brothers' mill, Is reported to be Im
proving at the Blackburn hospital,
where he has been confined for some
time.
section will be reserved la the south
end of the pavilion, and If rooting will
help, K, C. H. 8. Is after the basket
ball championship of Southern Ore
gon. The two Ashland team, sixteen
players, will arrive tonight,, and will
leave Sunday morning. The Kr C,
H. 8. students are-pleasing' several: 1
forma of entertainment . for, .them
while they are In the city,1 Ticket
ere for these four"gametWa each
alght and are oaaale at' Plaak'a
and Underwood's drug steres:
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