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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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GEORGE- GRAVE MEASURESNECESSAR Y'
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gaM of How of tHMHnw on
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bOKDON, Feb. 13. "The gravest
an aiceaury, otherwise'
i vm at disaster." declared Lloyd ,
IGrorft before tba bouse of oommona
tottr, while discussing tht shortage
lof Pritlih tonnage.
Mm lata a alllloa tons of Brttlab
Italyplag have bean essttaed to
foaav Tsare I aot oly-a ebertage
(or oralaary needs, bat alto for Mil
Ihut iwailtl .
frvaler George addressed a special
IbmiIsi of lbs commons on Iba re-
ttrirtloi of Import, lit declared tbat
"taoraiout sacrifices which will teat
life Bitlotul grit" aro necessary to
ImMt victory. "We mutt flod ships
to cirry Iron ore at all coats." be Mid.
II propoied that Kngland dispense
l! til non-Montlal Imports, Includ.
lot timber, tomatora and fruits. I
LO.VDON, Feb. J3. Tbo Ilrltlah
IMimtr Walhflcld lia been sunk, It
Uunouncrd.
25; FEBRUARY, 1
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J7 ' but " drunk charge on tbo
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J lor February, 1917, compared
Wbtthi.r ihl. . .ii-.i t. . . .
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0 Governor Wlthycombe's algnlng of
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f"brry nt, or to a re-
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RAN PltANCIHCO. Feb. 33. Tho
body of MaJor-dcncrnl Prodorlck run-
alon. who dlod auddonly Monday nlglil
at Han Antonla, Toxaa, Is HCliodulcd
to arrlvo in San Prunclaco nt 3:30
thla afternoon.
It will llo In atntv In tho conlor of
the hugn rolumlii of tho City Hall,
guarded by an cucort or 30 noldler
and 30 policemen. Tho roinulna will
bo laid to rent tomorrow morning In
the Notional CiniMry nt tho I'rraldlo,
with full nillltiiiy honorK.
AccompunyliiK Hunoral Puuaton'a
body from Ban Antonio aro cnptuiu
Pltabugh l., nlde-de-cainp to tho
lato general, two non-commlBulonod
oncer and elx irlU'H.
The honorary pullhcnrura are: Hoar
Admiral William P. Pullum, U. S. N.,
Ortgadlor Ounorol William U. filbert.
Brigadier CJonorul II. K. Evaue. Brig,
adler OcdmoI Oaou P. Ixing, retired,
Brliidler Oenerol John P. Wlsaer.
and Colonel Benjamin AUort.
It U expoctod the civic ofllulal. in
cludliiK Mayor Jumoa Rolph, Jr., will
attend tbe funeral, which will be held
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FOR PROTECTION
FORESTS IN 1016
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Kit THAN PltKVIOl'H XKAHH
J. K. Kimball, Ncvretarjr Klamath Fire
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Annual llrport Itereatly liwed.
Much Hpeert for DeeU IVotectioa.
KfllrJetit Force of Mm Hired Tea
Momth. to ngiit Botti Daafera.
Although no timber waa loat by
lire In Klamath county and Northern
California foreata, yet over 1 10,000
upended during tbe year !! to
protect tbeae foreata from foraat Are
and pine beetle ravage, moat of the
expenditure being for Are protection.
according to the annual report of J. P.
Kimball, aeeretarr treaaurar ot tbe
Klamath County' Poreat Ptre Aaao
clitlon, recently laaued. Thl I a
larger expenditure than for any provl
oua year.
The largeat abore of thla money waa
pent In aahrlea for fire protection and
beetle extermination. Owing to the
excellent corp of men retained and
their promptneaa of action, although
the Are aeaaon lat year wa long and
hatardoua, no material damage wa
auffcrcd. Six automobile and two
motorcycle are kept on hand for this
work. Men of ability aro employed
ten month out of the year who a're
competent to handle both tho flro and
pine beetle altuatlon. Tho aeaaon of
1116 wan favorable to the pine beetle.
and itoviTo far the timber owner. Con-
Hlderable deatructlon wa Buffered
around the Jenny Creek plateau In
WcKtcrn Klamath, In spite of vigorous
efforta to prctcnt It. Work will bo
roiitlniti'd tlicro this aprlng. The
moat hnrmonloua relation with and
offectlve asalatanro from the forest
forvlco and from the state of Oregon
during the pait year aro mentioned In
the report.
With tho Incrcnao In tbo value of
farm product and livestock, more
settler are locating In and around the
foiesta covered by tbl association
Tho automobile tourists are Increasing
ery fiint. Many now stockmen are
securing from ono aourco and another,
right to graxo either cattle or sheep
nn our ranger. So all of these: tho
settler, tho tourist nnd tho atockman,
a well a tho hunter and fisherman.
use our forest more or leas, and add
a certain amount of risk. During the
past decade a great national campaign
of education concerning community
lutorost in timber and tire prevention
ha beeu carried on, and while a ro
markablo change in public aontlmont
U apparent, there are yet carelea, in
different and even unfriendly people
who occasionally atart Area. Too
many men think of those great for-
est a "woods" or "range," Initead
of property. Too many tblnk tbat ono
or more great timber companlea own
them all, when, a a matter ot fact,
thousand of acre belong to people In
moderate circumstances on whom tbe
los of tbelr 160 acre would fall
heavily.
It I tbo province of this association
to extend to camper tba hospitality
of tbe owner of tbe foraat, to deal
more or less with tba stockmea who
use tba range, to handle tactfully tbe
Individual wbo is Jealous of bt own
rights and unmindful of the right of
others, as well a to fight tbe ires
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When tho Qerman difficulty loomed
big a short time ago Secretary of State
Utnalng made a hurried visit to Sen
ator Borah of Idaho In Washington,
asking him to uie hi Influence with
Governor Moses Alexander of Idaho
and momber of the legislature to kill
the antl-Japancso alien land bill,
ASYLUM OFFICERS
ARE EXONERATED
AUTOPBY AND EXAMINATION OF
UODY OF DAVID KIUSOUE, OF
LANGKLL VALLEY, 8HOW8 NA.
TURAL DEATH.
A8HLAND, Or., Fob. 23. Tho re
port that David Kilgore, a Klumath
county pioneer, who 'died last week
at tho statu hospital at Salem, hud
been subjected to 111 treutment, was
declared unfounded as tho result of
an Investigation by a board of local
doctors, city officials and relatives,
who uttended an autopsy, niado hero
by Superintendent R. E. Ice Stelner
and Dr. I.. P. Griffith, ot tho staio
hospital, RolallvcH and physicians
hero demanded an examination when
bruises were found on the fiico and
head of the body, which wa shipped
here from Balom for burial. The asy
lum officials explained that an attend
ant bad overlooked reporting tho lull
from a bed of tho patient. That fall
had caused tho bruises. Mr. Kllgoio
waa avory heavy man.
Death waa fouud to have resulted
from heart dlseaso iu an advanced
Stage, hastened by the shock of the
fall. Tbe autopsy failed to show any
fracture of bone or the skull, which
bad been rumored, Superintendent
Stelner IniUted that for the sake ot
tba relative of other Inmate of the
state Institution, every rumor be in
vestigated, Tbe county attorney ot Marlon
eutrado,an Investigation there,
FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
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which had been Introduced in the
tower house of the legislature by Ttep-rcM-ntatlvc
Anderson and passed. Sen
ator Terry Mitchell, president pro
tem or the state senate, was asked to
uko his Influence against the mcas-
lure, and the upper house killed the
bill.
MERRILL BALL
STAGED TONIGHT
FIREMEN TO HOLD THEIR AN.
NUAL FROLIC AT VALLEY CITY
TONIGHT, AND LARGE CROWD
IS EXPECTED
(Special to The Ilerad)
MERRILL, Ore.. Feb. 33. The an
nual Merrill Firemen's ball will be
held In' this city tonight, when a rec
old broking crowd of happy lovors of.
the terpslchorean nio is expected to
attend.
Eluborato arrangements havo been
nmdu hy tho boys or tho tire depart
ment to provide every convenience
tor their guests.
A number ot Klumath Falls pcoplo
liae ulso sent word that they are
coming , and tho occasion promise to
bo the best nnd biggest ot Its kind.
.Motion nnd Order Day,
Today Is motion and order duy in
tho I'lrcult court, tho court convening
nt 2 o'clock this afternoon In Judge
Kii) Kendall's ofneo to arrange the
catirt calendar.
and his findings correspond with the
Andlngs here, and they completely
exonerated asylum officials and at
tendants from all blame, other than
carelessness in not Informing relative
heio of the fall which had caused tho
bruises, Mr. Kllgoro has a sister.
Mr. Squuies ot Portland, and a
brother Iu Sacramonto and nephew
here.
c4eamer jj
to Get Private Guns
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Moonejr Asks Poatponment
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.
Because Attorney McNutt is HI,
the attorneys for tbe defense In
tbe Mooner case asked Judge
Griffin today to postpone tbe sen-
fencing of Thomas Mooner. con- 4
Tlcted of murder, until tomor-
row. The legal time for sentene-
Ing Mooney expire today.
REPPERT TO BE
TURNED LOOSE
MtAjTA XOPXTV GIUIfD JURY
REFUSES TO INDICT FOR MUX.
IXC, ADHERING TO THE VX
WRITTEN LAW
REDDING, Calif., Feb. 23. Recog
nising the unwritten law, a Shasta
county grand jury refused unani
mously to Indict Claude Reppert, tbe
slayer of William Hernlman.
Reppert claimed Hernlman wo try
Ing to elope wltb bis wife. Reppert
will be released tomorrow.
LAKEVIEW STA6E
STALLED IN SNOW
TAKING RUN AND JUMP AT THE
DRIFTS PROVES TOO MUCH FOR
MECHANISM, WHICH FAILS
NEAR ELLIOTT RANCH
After bucking the snow for hours
by literally "taking a run and Jump
at it." tbe Lakevlew stage, driven by
Earl Hamaker, had to give up last
nlfht near the Elliott ranch, when a
vital part ot tbo machine succumbed
to tho violent and extraordinary
strain.
Tbo passengers and mail were
brought on into the city by rigs.
The trip had been this way from
Dairy. Snow had drifted four feet
deep In the road in many places, say
parties on the stage.
Tho driver, time after time, simply
had to take a run at the drifts, go
as far as be could, back up and take
another run, often not making more
than ten or fifteen feet at a drive,
they any.
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CoUon Murderer Killed
FACRAMENTO, Feb. S3. Patrol,
mau Lewis Warren shot and killed to
day a man believed to be tbe alayer ot
j. G Cullom. Warren encountered
tho man, wa knocked down, drew bis
lovclver and fired. The man answers
a descilption of Coiloat 'a stayed.
aai
Mrs. L.'R. Holbrook of Poe Valley,
who suffered severe Injuries to the
spine iu a runaway near this city last
weok, has recovered nd returned
home today, Dr. C. E. Wheeler, at
tending physician, reports.
KLAMATH PALLS'
OFFICIAL NEW1PAPER
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V. H. MJ8IONART KIIXED BY IWJB,
ANNOUNCED
HteoBMhlp Fnaidcat SaTe It fa lav
pn ifclu to Get Anawaaeatt Fraaa
Private CorpotatiOBw Ualiaiaal
TraJaJmg Ftaa of Anajr Osaeara Bads.
saHted to Congress by Presides To.
day Provides 11 Moatka '
la lMfc Year of AU Teethe.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. Jl.
Pretldeat Fraaklln of tbe Axaarieaa
steamship line told Secretary Daniel
of tbe navy today tbat If tba aavy will
furnish bis with guaa aad erawa hJa
llao will operate their vassals on na
nlar schedule tbroagh. tba barred
anas.
. K1.1l ..IJ bX ti .J fct4 -'
get armament for bis snipe from pri
vate corporation, but that It la.lmaoa
aible. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 13.
Robert Allen Hadden, an American
mbeionary, was killed when tbe
French liner Atboa, was submarined
east of Malta on February 17th, tbe
stato department announced today.
Hadden was a Presbyterian mis
sionary stationed at Foochow, and hi
home is in Nashville. Tenn. Consul
Kebllnger cabled today. ''
It Is reported tbe vessel was tor
pedoed without being warned. Tbe
state department said Kebllnger "had
heard a report that troops were on
board tbe Atboa."
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 13.
A Universal military training plan
formulated by the general staff officer,
ot the United State army waa sub
mitted to congress today by Presi
dent Wilson.
The plan would raase and train an
army of 600,000 men. every year. Alt
youths would be called In tbelr nine
teenth year to train for eleven months
nd also two week of training In each
of their twentieth and twenty-first
years.
MEDFORD ELKS
POSTPONE 6AMES
THIRSTING FOR GORE, AVERAG-
ING OVER 300 POUNDS, WILL,
COME LATER, SAYS TELEGRAM
RECEIVED RY ELKS TODAY
MEDPORD, Ore., Feb. 18. We aro
thirsting for gore. Our team..avar
aaea better thauSOOpounae, WW "aave
to postpone bowline aerle. aa two
member are unaaurto come at tale-
time. Come later.
So read a telegram received today
by tbe local Elks bowling team from
the Medford lodge team wltb whlek a
series of bowllag geaie waa to be
played tomorrow algbt'kere.
Tbe local tout iu smi getuag
into trim with much practice, aad la
certain of keeping their scalps at
home wbenover the 'Rifaa TfaHare
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