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KLAMATH COUNTY'S
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917.
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GUNNERS TO
WILL PROJECT
MUNITION SHIPS
LAXM.Wi AXXOLXCKH AFTER
TALKIXU TO WILMOX
turner Hlramer and Munition
hhl to Ik Treated Alike n
slag Hay Action lit It Taken Since
liermany Annuunreri All Milp
IthhlH Certain Xm Are lit Ik
Hank Without Prernutiottn Taken
WAHIHXUTO.V, D. V.. Marrh I1L
Anaed geanla if navy gunner may
k placed im board all American wer.
rhsatMru which will enter the Imrrrtl
mm, Nerretary lnlag notiRrd all
tarig dlplnuMU tnday, after rtm
frrar with -reldcnt Wilson.
,'o only pataareger ahipa, but ntu
aMiea shlpa arc asai la ne urntrd.
"la view of Germauy'a aunwttnre-
nwet Ibal all ahlp wllhin certain
aw ant in he sunk without prima u-
tkm far lite Mr of Mm peraonji iti
kasrd, awl mUImhii eterrWIng Hie
lisJM of vllt ami earth? Amrriru U
ariffWlaM putr m board Autre-
kaa ateirhanliiirn sailing thrwugty l he
'asitiil area armed miania for I he
Stoterllou of the vemeht and Hie live
ef the Ihe perMiiu on liotnl," nld
nerretary listlng'a announcement.
Herniary .aniMu believe thai ihe
rewnre ul tuval gunner Mill not
etvr ihe nii'iTlinnl veaU ihe Multm
of ttrhlp.
The.nutnl iteurtinrnl lnt refuted
tuillnilur H pinna, hut II U known,
howevir, thai American Inventors, hi.
fladlna Tlii'iiui IMIann, are designing
nrihndk of ihrtlrrlug merchantmen
from sabaiarluca.
Rvrry amateur wlrrleaa station In
Asxrlra will he dismantled If war l
derlanjd, It I. aultiorlllvely stated.
OuVlal admit lhat the many re.MtrU
f hktdtn German wlrelem aUtlnn
re eaaiiK Ihem more anxiety that
komb plot.
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FAIRS ORGANIZED
T1IOOL TEACHERS AXI PATRONS
MET HATl'IIDAV AXI lK4 llIU
OX XA.MK THAT WIIX LIUVK
XAHMK-IATIUX IKN
The cnnitliutlon nmi hyloH for
" Klamath County Svtioul Kulr Amo
Wlon wcru udoiuod Buturdny after
wn at the nuvtliiK hold In tliu coun
w "rrlculmrlHt'B onico. ThU tiumo
chumm to Ichvo inomboiahlii In
tneaaoflntlon open to nil pnrtH of tlio
wuDty. it u plunnod to hold the fnlrn
' the fall.
CM. ChnrpcnliiR of Mt. I.nkl. proa
nt of dm iiHolatlon, prcnldu.1, and
no.o ire,i,t WOio John llutchliw,
"WImiIs M. p. Ford, Spring Lake;
f. Krcuw, Miller Hill; Muttla Po.
w, Bummer; Johhu l. Hone, Henley;
"' MHIcr. 1'lno Orovo; Mra. Ilrod-
j,n,..i , ' Uk,i Frwk Btewrl and
i WrlRlu, -Miller Hill;, and Mra.
loeyue,
KiHiileen Coyote Killed
rourteon Ayotea have boon pre
ra nt the county clork'a ofllco for
Tkn. . n"CH aUr, U,B P"1 W0k
b.... r,",,"K '" ll, ,,lde wero Row
"'. MonnnM, 1; M. T. Xrnott.
rr' i Walter 1'omeroy. T. D.
Joh'nn.', Jol,n , oUy,coh is
p Role, Yalnux, 7; W. 0. Catop-
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jll - S. P. PLAN
FOR RAILROADS
coxxt.ctiox with railroad
here plaxxed
'itilnim uf ihe Itarrka fiMM Hall,
mail l'r"in Trlnlilail In INincra utiil
Mnrthllrhl anl ihe rntruriiiiu uf
. Line Frem ThU ftty IKmn ihe
hlitmath lllrrr in Trtnlilml U An
iKitnunl li) Kun Franrlorti I'aiirr.
The Han KranrUro Cltronlrle tirlnt
rd Ihe follinhiR rtfently rannrtlliiK
the ronottiK thin nf rnltriMd In North
ern California ntrl Kauthern Oreeon,
nhlrh. If done, tnenn timrli ti Klntii
nth r'nlln. Tin tiroiuitnt route Ir.nln
from till rlty doHti the Klnmnth Klv
er to Trlnliliiil, on which routn rail
rond iprrtilntluu It ft Ijren Inlked of
for krtt'ml rtri. It wmilil plnco.
Khinath Full ltllli it fe linnm of
the oeean, nihl.tvould intttie I hit city a
rentritl iIiIiiiik iliit for u InrgK ter
ritory In l.uiteru and Southern Ore-
Ron. The urnile down the Klnmiilli
Itlver I Mild to he excellent.
t'oltowliiK Ir the ntor.
IteteallnE a rntllral reirraiiReinenL
of the rnllread innp of Northern Cal
Ifornlu nmi Oregon, the Chrmilrle linn
received Information from an appar
ently authentic source ct the pliiu of
Hit! Hill linen to enter Situ I'mticlnco
liy the uy of Kuretiti,
(Wrnlmralloii of this Intoinuitlim
hnit been reriired, dlitelmiliiR ueRotla-
tlonit for irntkitiji) nrmnceiueut liy
which Hill uoulil munniit out-thlrd of
thti cot of the Kureka-Hnn KVonclnca
linn of tliu Norlhweiitern I'nclttc.
I'll i. new rotmtrurtlon Invohed In
thl, couiirehUKle rendjiiHtment In-
rliiilfn:
A -HIM Ilium to hulld Kimtli from
lleml. Oie.. In conjunction with the
Strnhoin piojeet to Klamath Fnllit,
mil thenro by the way of the Klamath
tlh.T to tin. roiiHt at Trinidad, a few
mllen north of l.'urckn. where a Junc
tion would be matin with the ircoiit
Hue Ihroi.'Kli Sauxnllto.
II Roiitherti I'uclllc to build the
roaiit ronnectlou from Trlnlilail to
MnrMillilil, lirlnplliK the Rap In the
rommeil ronxt ri'tito to Portland and
ih.li.ii uway with the IiIkIi erode haul
over Ihe Slalclyrn on the Shasta route.
C t'ttimtrurtlou of Ihe detour and
tiiinel in aolil lha nreient Rrndo over
the WIIIIIh bill, tliim opeultiR the en
tire eoat Hue an a low-Rrado route
between Fan FrnnrUeo and Portland.
It wi h a Hcoict trip niatle by louU
Hill pornonnlly to Kurvka two mnnthti
ago that pave the clew which reunited
In the dUrcvory or theHO radical
plan.
Hill villi to Kureka, Htayed at the
homo of a pomonal friend and left
without beliiR recoRiilred. The Infor
niatlon which comex to thu Chronicle
l that ho went to Kmiikii by the
Klamath Itlver road und tralla.
llniiHiial m hiicIi a trip may appear
fnr Him hniid of n Rroat ttntlHCOtltl-
nentul railroad ayntem, friend of Hill
any that It In not unusual ror nun to
miikn mieh Deraonal roconimlBsaiicei
of new territory. Furthermore, It has
been learned that In the preceding
fall ho had gone over tho Kaiteru Ore-
Kou neet Ion of the proposed new con
Htrtirtlon Inrocnlto, mid uccompanled
only by n cluuffuur.
In connection with theKcuicioure
tho recent meeting of Hill and Stra
hnrn nt Del Mont gnrim BlBnlflcnnce.
Diralmrn him snciirnd tho rights Of
way between Mend and Klamath Falls.
After the Mel Monte meeting mil
iu. an intflrvinw in wiiicn ne retire-
ented' hlmelf an "friendly" totho
IS ANNOUNCED
Btruborn project.
flul how wug Hill to get south to
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Another Outlet
The titinuuiiecmont Inst weok of tho
lilll-Stinlioin-Soiitliorn Paclllc co-op-,
crullte plan to make use of the Eure.
ku cohni lino to Portland and of tho
ronnettliig- up of the 8lrahorn road
here with this const lino by way of
Klamath River, run bo seen In the
above map. Tho Southern Paclllc hag
completed Its Hue from Kugeuo to
Powers, n point south of Marshnold,
and nl.so from Sail Francisco to Trial
dud, u point north of Kureka, Calif.,
IcavliiB Icsh tlinu 100 miles between
the two links. Tho titllUutlon of the
Htiahoin road by tho Hill lluou from
this clty to Trinidad, as proposed,
will moan tho construction of a line
from thl city down the Klamath Riv
er, which may easily bo traced on the
abovo map, and Is over a route about
which rumors have been floating for
u your or so. This would give hiii
mid a largo section of Kaiteru and
San FtunclHco after coming down the
Klamath River to the coast. Tblg was
tho question which, a long as It re.
mnlncd unanswered, left tho other
discoveries In mystery. And tho in
formation that survey hig parties, sup
posed to be working under HIII o.'den
had been seen In the Klamath River
country only added to tho mystery.
The sclutlon, which reveals the
Pltm In a much clearer light, eamo
when it was learned that the propoml,
for n Joint use of the Euroka-8an
Francisco line bad been made,
"HIII bellove. ha can force a track
ago agreement from Eureka south,"
(s the explanation wmen came trom
one In close touch with Suuthern Pit-1
BE ON ALL SHIPS
WIN VICTORY AT BAGDAD
to Big Empire
Southern Oregon territory on outlet
on a fine grade direct to tho sea nt
Kifrka, and make Klamath Falls a
shipping center lo and a distributing
center from this seaport, placing it
lthln a comparatively few hours of
the ocean,
This lino would also connect direct
ly with tho Middle West and the East.
Tho recent decision allowing the Cen
tral Paclllc and the Southern Paclllc
to i emaln one organisation, und the
lessenlnK of the burden of cost of con
struction on the,, Southern Pacific
coast route, Is believed, will leave
open the way for the Southern Pacific
to complete the Natron cut-off. This
suit is piiictlcully Ihe only reason
President Spioule of the Southern Pa
clllc bus given fur the non-completion
of this cut-ofT. Visitors n t Kureka
say adequate fucitlties huo been
mado at Kureka to haudle a gieut
umount of shipping,
elite executive oflleetf, "And tho South
ern Paclllc and Santa Fe tiro quite
willing to listen to such proposals.
The construction in the Eel River can.
yon lino cost an Immense amount of
money, If Hill wants to assume one
third or this cost there will be llttlu
objection, for It Is recognised" that the
development of tho north coast coun
try would cqpie much more rapidly in
this way,'
It Is pointed out that the North
western Pacific's new construction be
tween Willits and Eureka Is all with
heavy rails and steel bridge suitable
if or kvy traffic, and that the only lai.
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Continued rage 4
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JOHNSON WILL
RESI6N OFFICE
THURSDAY NOON
i:ti:a hkssiox of coxgkesh is
iilVKX AS IlKAHOX
Kny Thai In I tench I hr Hl Decision
He lla Cousiilered Xo IndlvMaal
llenlrra. His Own or Anyone's Klsr.
Obligation, and Duly to People and
Xationul Situation In iirmt Crist
tint et ut'it Him.
SACRAMENTO. March 13. Gover
nor Hiram Johnson will resign the
governorship Thursday at noon, he
aunouueed today.
-Ue-luiied the following statement:
"I shnll resign as governor Thurs
day noon. In reaching my decision I
hnvo not considered any Individual's
desires, my own on anybody's else. I
have hud in mind only my obligation
of duty to the people of California
v lin have expressed confidence in me,
and treated me with a generosity sel
dom accorded any man In public life.
"Our nation confronts a great In
ternational crisis in which California
should play due part. The extra ses
sion of congicbs called try the presi
Umt for April reU'lcr It Imivr.ilhe
that every icpresentatlve should lend
his piesencc and aid to the govern
ment In this crisis.
"I shall, thercrore, resign Thurs
dty and prepnie to do my part for
California In the nation's councils."
RAILROAD MEN
TO MEET SOON
HEAD OF FOl'lt UROTHKHHOODS
WITH OPKRATIXO HKAIIS TO
MKKT MARCH I.1TH, DESPITE
SIPHKMIJ tXll'llT DECISIOX
, CHICACO; March 13, A meetini;
of the heads of the four railroad
brotherhoods with the operating
heads of the railroads will bo held in
Now York on March 15th.
The meeting will be held despite
the supreme court decision on the
AilaiUMiin law.
Marriage License Issued
A marriage licence was Issued to
Jos. U. Duly and Miss Gladys Bamber
Saturday night at the county clerk's
office. It Is understood ithe wedding
was to be held today. The groom Is
employed at tho Central garage. They
will live in tho Pitts flat.
Fort Mini Oets Water Right
Victor 1), Jcnes of the Fort Klam
ath country has tiled with the county
clerk here his water right secured
from tfte state for seven actes of laud
in Wood Itlver Valley,
Man led by Justice
O. T. Adderson and Mrs. A. B, Gil
lette were' married by H, W, Qowen,
Justice of the peace, several weeks
ago, according to tne returns on me
license filed today,
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HONOR STUDENTS
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NAMED AT
CHRI8TIXK Mt'KDOCH RECEIVES
HHIHrXT GRADE FOI', FIRST
MIX WKKKH OF HECOXD KEMK8-
TER WITH AVERAGE OF 00.4
The best giade made during th
first six weeks of the second semester
wag that of Christine Murdoch. The
total average of her work in six sub
jects wis 96.4 per cent. The students
carrying five subjects and all of which
were 90 rr cent or above were: Ber
nice Nichols, Miriam Martin. Beatrice
Hensley, Florence Dowllng and Mnr-
Jorie Detxell.
Those students who are cairying
four subjects or more and who made
an overage cf 90 per cent or above in
four subjects were Audrey Gardner,
Gladys Poole, Helen DuFault. Pearl
U-avitt, Alleen Smith, Dorothy Miler,
Ruth Miller. Marie Griffith. Veva Mar
tin, Alma Brookfleld, Margaret Wor
den, Ulancbe Warren, Neva Faugbt,
Vera Wood, Ruth Masten, Clara Cal
kins. Margaret Whltconib. Constance
Miller, Mylor Calkins, George Riggs
I.ucy Hbtchkins, Ernel Stearns. Mil
dred Thrasher, Margaret Upp, Cecil
Adams and Mildred Whltconib.
ONLY PARTS OF
COUNTYHAYLESS
THREE HUNDRED TONS IX WOOD
RIVER VALLEV. IT IS SAID, AND
ALSO HAY IX OTHER PLACES
SOME PARTS IX BAD SHAPE
Reports comlug to the city from
vurlotiE parts of the couuty Indicate
that there Is hay left in some districts
while others are In need of much
feed.
'there are 300 tons of extra haled
hay In the Wood River Vulley, ac
cording to a prominent rancher who
has been lu. the city for several days.
Captain J. W. Siemens, president
of the Commercial Club, who re
turned from Portland .last night, said
today that the rates on the railroad
hay will be fl less a ton from Wil
lamette Valley points south of Port
land than was quoted from Portland.
The local office of the Southern Pa
cific company has received word that
J. I. Stubbs has made application to
the Interstate commerce commiaslon
for the special rate tor the shipment
or buy. It will be necessary to charge
the regular rate at this time, but that
paid above the emergency rate asked
for will be refuuded after 'the new
rate Is published thirty days, they are
Informed.
J. Frank Adams, who has Just re
turned from California, says condi
tio!. aie not much bettor in Califor
nia and that there is a shortage of
hay there also. He can sell .'50 tons
which lie has with ease there, if be
And that he can get alcng without It.
He said today there Is considerable
hay In portions of this county, and
that It Is probably being held for a
good price.
To Lorate.at Algoata
Jan. H. Kline, formerly ofBonaaxa,
Is In town today, and expects to locate
ut Algouiu shortly.
HIGH
TURKS DESTROY
THEIR ARTILLERY
ARTILLERY TAKEN OR THHOW ,
IX TIGRIS
Honar Law Makes Anapssaceaatast.
Mosul Is .Vest Objective Point f
British Forces Cnder General i
Maudes Three Grant Ftereas of
li
Allta Xow Encircle Maaspataanla
Survivors of Xersresian Bent Iaasi
LONDON. March 12. British
troops have achieved a brilllsat -victory
at Bagdad, capturing the city, ac
cording to details which Boaar Law
announced today.
Two-thirds of the Turkish artillery
has either-been captured 'or thrown '
Into the Tigris River by the Turks.
Mosul is the next objective point
for General Maudes troops. Three
great forces of the entente allies
troops now encircle Mesopotamia.
LONDON.. March 12. Two. boat
loads cr survivors of the Norwegian
steamer Storstad which were ataatng.
landed safely on the IrtanlwaWtoeny.
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BERLIN. March "li. Entente
forrea on the western front lost sev
enteen aeroplanes 'and two captive
balloons yesterday, It Is officially an
nounced. ,
LONDON. March IS. The Duchess
of Connaught Is seriously III with an
attack of pneumonia. Her attending
phyElci.cna announce today that she
is preceptibly weaker.
an'
Will Do Tintfcer
Robert A. Jjhasba. president of the
Klamath Manufacturing company, and
K. G. Cummlhga of this city, have
hied ait assumed business name of the
"Johnson-Cummlngs Timber com
pauy,' with the county clerk's office,
to do u general holding, buying and
belling of timber lands business.
WORDEN FARMERS
ATTEND MEETIN6
Twcntv f.trincis of the Worden
neighborhood were present at the
meeting held Saturday afternoon of
the Worden Farmers' Club,
Methods of extermination and con
trol of the squirrel pest were ex
plained by Agriculturist Glalsyerj i
He also showed the poison mixer
how to mix the poison and outlined
general pluns for the year's wohk.
CYCLOXK RELIEF J
HEING OMAXfWO
uviunicpi ii IhJ UaMfc. . .oat
.-uiTvno.wo, inn, . ?''?fcft
The organised relief, work for tie trie- $$$
time of the cyclone which struek New' -
castle yesterday, killing tweW W V'
sons and wrecking mMtasarsAaBasnlira yJfz
worth. of,property.taJNHiWl-lf- ibdh'
a. .A ',.." " Ai : t ..,. 'Ii .Vf" I;
i'f t" -ff t, r.iaiwa !
Indiana cities are seadlM fnsVfa'A' 1
roiieye tne aiiKnia,l..-,ivi.. i iilsfTT
. . .r,.i" ni 'r iit '
iBouga tae presesK:
Ulna only- twsty,'ieeSPir,f?; A
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