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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH FALLS
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917
Price Five Omu
ould Form Irrigation District
itimtum
MTERUSERSWANT
NEW MODE Of
kfUtlUATION IMHTHMT MAY UK
FORMED SOON
nmr f I'urt of Project HImimn
Urge I'piii'hI Favoralil to AImii.
iVmluic PrearM AocIntlii for Irri
gation IMMriil, Under Which II
Will lie Miwtlll for I'urincnt o Kr.
cure IVdrral limits.
Tint tlicro In ii strong probability
of changing the Klntnatli Wutor Uhoth
lAuoclatllon Into an Irrigation dis
trict, mado pomdblo by tho last moot-
lllng of tbo Oregon legislature, wan In
dicated Saturday evening nt a meet-
Ud( of a number of witter users nnd
Itmilneu men hold nt tbo Coinmcrelal
lub.
The fact that by thin change," If ,
ffected It will bo KHnllla for limil
owner who have property under tbo
ditch to obtain loans thru tbo now)
federal loan system, la ana of tho.
chief factor cauHlng a favorable nttl-1
tude toward tho movement, nltho
there arc no apparent disadvantages
to the proposed dUtrlct. Tho only
feature that might aland In tho way
of It U the fact that the legal expense
of making tho rhango will have to bo
borne by the water unera thomaolvoH.
Albert K. Elder, attorney for the
Water Users Aitaoclntlon, who has
been making a ranvnaH of tho furinerx
In wern'l parts of tho projort, reportH
that at least 90 per cent of the fnrm
er, endorse) tho proponed change.
The Irrigation district In heartily
recommended by ninny of the offl-
Iclili of the department an being hii
Mrlor In several wnya to tho Water
tan Association. Ily It tho govern.;
GOVERNMENT
ment deal, with tho entire dUtrlct nB""r""u "' "" "" " """""
unit, rather than with each Individ
ual, and all hind owner under the
Project arc brought under direct ns
ewment, whothor their Innda are
Improved or not, nnd It la bollelved
that tho change, If effected, will havo
tendency to develop tho raw lamia
now under tho ditch.
It will require thu consent of a
llirce part of the wutor iihoi-h lo mnk
the change,
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The Oregon foroat firo situation .
Improved today, th0 foroat oft- '
lala said. '
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Uo. :!. ne,r PI'"catlong for exemp.
rajacted hy the local board.
1d the
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eaue to the district board
at M..
rhit th.. i i ""VB Doan notme-d
h,5r.htV been exempted.
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GRADE ON WEST
SIDE HILL IS NOW
COMPLETE
Mini nkkiu:i improvement IH
heady for use
Ciiiinly Court i:Mtl to I'oruiall)
Aciept New (initio. Immediately,
('iiimtrmtloii Hun Taken Sixty lii)s
With AernK of Twenty Men Ik
Trifle (her Mllo 1ong anil Han
J ratio.
i.aty
Tho new grado on the Kcno road on
the out nklrtn of thin city in now com
pletedd, nnd It Ih expurted that It will
bo formally accepted by the county
eoinmlKalonern within thu next few
days.
Thla road, which will prove of vast
benefit to tbo travel from the south,
mih conatrurtcd by Arthur Maddux
and T. II. Lynch at an approximate.
catit of t!,f.0O. An nvoniKc of twenty
men liavn been employed for tho last
Hlxty daya on tho nuw Improvement,
where the maximum grade In now 3
percent. It Ih a mile und one-tenth
In length.
In earn piiHt tho steep grndo up
the old rond hna been a grnnl Incon
venience, to the farmern und all trnxel
In that dlicctlou, and the need to tho
community of grade now completed
wnn Imperative.
Although longer than the old route,
tho grndo Ik Hiifllclently easy for tho
' hauling of much largor loads than In
i tho pBHt, nnd winding, uh It does,
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STEAMERS COLLIDE
OFF NORTH COAST
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HN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27. The
imssongcr atoamer Jefferson, bound
from Seattle to Skngwny, und tho
Urltlsh atonmcr rrlncesa May woro In
a rolllslou today off tho Washington
COIIHt.
The tug Salvor was sent to tho res
cuo. Tho oxtont of tho damago is
not known, but It la thought not sort-
0118.
Adams
Are Exempted
count of hla Industrial occupation,
over which tho local board had no uu
thorlty to decide.
It Is believed that the other cases
will lomaln aa decided by tho local
body. John Andreatta baa been noti
fied that' he waa donllod exemption
from tbe district.
The only recourse left after rejec
tion by the district board Is a direct
appeal to the president.
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Won't Quit Navy
League for Daniels
COUx-flOBCfUiM. THOHPaQN
Colonel Robert M. Thompson, presl.
Ueut of thu Navy l.eaguo, refuses to
lenlgu merely because Secretary of
the Navy Daniels Iuh asked him to
do ho. A statement from onicern of
tho league uitlciztiig the secretary of
the navy and others In connection
with thu failiiro to iuest,lgatc the ex
plosloii'at'tho Mure Island navy yard
in California caused thu row which
terminated In the demand of the bec
ictnry of the nny tlmt these olllccri
l lilt thu league.
MANY BIG FISH I
BEING CAUGHT
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OF I IKIIIXU IX KLAMATH
RepmtH from nil sources indicate
that some of tho best fishing for a
long time Is now available at tho dif
ferent reports of Klumath County.
Royal battles with some of tho giant
rainbow trout are reported almost ev
ery dny by local uaud visiting sports-
mou.
Yesterday C. F. Allen brought In
tlueo whoppcis, tho largest of which
weighed 14' pounds. It Is hardly
possible to bollevo that these whop
pers wtuo taken with ordinary lljght
tackle.
Charley Marplo was nnothor who
brought In a prize trophy from a
weok end visit to Williamson River.
Ho shows a bllstor on hla hand as a
result of u long struggle with a 10-
poiiud rainbow. Marplo waa. using
a No. 12 Knmloop when he hooked
this follow.
!,. W. Smith landed a 12-pound
rainbow at Spring Creok, also on a
Illy. This fellow Is said to have been
the largest rout taken from Spring
Creak this season with a ny.
ENGLANDAPPOINTS
TRADE COMMITTEE
LONDON, Aug. 27. The govern
ment has appointed a Belgian trade
committee to Investigate the means of
promoting trade and commerce be
tween the nrltlsh Empire and Bel
gium, ,
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Explorer Is Back
From Far North
Donald McMillan, After Four Years'
Voyage In Arctics. Declares That
"Crckerland" Was Only A
Huge Mirage
SYDNEY, Novla Scotia, Aug. 27. jtho fact that Crockcrland, which Lieu
Donald II. McMillan, the explorer, nr- tenant It. E. I'cary had reported die.
rived hero yesterday following a four Wing In the Arctic, did not exist.
l'cury was deceived by a mirage, Mc
jenrs' nbenee In tbe Arctic legions. ' an declarcg
Ills ouUtandlng achievement on' McMillan Intends to return on an-
thls voyage was the establishment of i
Harvest On
Scale
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 27 A bquad
ron of seven combined harvesters of
tho most modern type were assem
bled recently to handle tho grain In a
22,000 acre field of u district u few
miles north of Sacramento.
The field Is on land reclaimed from
tho Sacramento River overflow, by
levees, and Irrigated. Tho headers
Boy Mistaken For
YREKA, Aug. 27. Fred h. Qulg
ley, 22 year old son of Thomas Qulg
ly, prominent cattle raiser near Wal
hor, was mistaken for a deer and
shot by his cousin, Reynold W. Qulg
ly, principal of tho Hornbiook gram
mar school.
Tho shot, fired at n dlstanco of for
ty feet, entered the back of the left
shoulder, scvoi 1 ig a large auxiliary
artery, and causing the victim to
bleed to death. Doth were looking
for two bucks In the same vicinity.
Huge Amount Being
Spent On Oregon Roads
SALEM, Aug. 27. There Is now
under way In Oregon $1,000,000
worth of highway and. bridge con
struction, according to a statement
just Issued from the office of Highway
Engineer Nunn.
HAVE SUCCESSFUL TIJIl'
J. I.
Johnstone, C, B. Browne and
Masten are back from a ten
W, M.
day fishing trip at Spring Creek and
other expedition In tbe near future.
Vast
In California
attached to the harvesters cut a total
swath of 238 feet as they moved
along, and the combined machines
harvested, threshed and transported
to the warehouses between 250 and
300 tons of wheat dally.
The crop of the 22,000 acres Is
valued at nearly tl,000,000, and the
threshing outfit Is said to have been
tho largest ever assembled.
Deer Is Slain
Fred Qulgly stopped In tbe thick
brush to pick berries. His cousin,
not knowing this, and thinking that
he had gone home, saw the yellow
clothing In the brush. He whistled
several times, and receiving no an
swer, he thought It was a deer, and
flrod. His victim ran down the hill
to the road and bled to death before
aid could reach him.
An Inquest was beld, and a verdict
rendered of accidental death at the
hands of Reynold Qutgley.
When contracts are signed soon
for force account work thla will be
Increased to $'2,000,000, the engineer
says. This new work will be consid
ered at the next meeting of the state
highway commission.
Williamson IRver. They report, the
host kind of a time, and declare tbat
they y caught enough fish to supply
their camp during their entire tay,
besde having many to give to their
friends.
Unabated
Cartoonist Now
a Congressman
John M. Baer bag Just been elected
to the house of representatives from
North Dakota, backed by the Farm
ers' League of that state to fill a va
cancy.tMrvBaer made bis name among
tbe faiSjtprty tjfe work he did as car.
toonlst. He wants peace with Ger
many. ,"Why are tbe millions ot
American manhood to be sacrificed on
tbe bloody battlefield of war?" be
asked.
SLAVS DISPLEASED
WHRENSKY
SPEECH AT NATIONAL CONFER.
ENCE IS NOT SATISFACTORY.
FACTIONS EXPECTED TO TALK
FREELY TODAY
LONDON, Aug. 27 Premier
Kerensky's speech to the national
conference failed to satisfy any group
or Russians, according to the Ex
change telegraph correspondent at
Moscow,
He says, "Monday is expected to be
the Day of Atonement, and tbe vari
ous groups are expected to speak outi
freely. Moscow bas resumed a nor
mal aspect."
Kerensky reviewed tbe troops to
day, and assured tbem he was con
vinced that they would expel the in
vaders by their valor.
RUSSIA ASSURED OF U. S. AID
President Wilson today sent mem-
hnm of thn National Council at Mos-!
cow assurances that tbe United
States will extend every material and
moral assistance to the government
of Russia.
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Portland Delegation
Visits Klamath Falls
Twenty-five members of the Motor
Vehicle Dealers Association of Port
land who have spent the last week in
a trip down tbe Pacific highway to
Medford, and yesterday visited Cra
ter Lake, came on to Klamath Falls
today, and arrived at the White Pel
ican In time tor luncheon.
Members ot this party have taken
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URIOUS
FIGHTING
IS STILL RAGING
ON WEST FRONT
VICIOUS ATTACKS NEAR VEBDUX
ARE REPULSED
Eleven Hundred GensM Prtsoaen
Hare Beea Captured British Leee
One Air Machine la Bombiag Raid
Over Belgium Perms Retake
Village of Beaumont Italian FoL
lowing Up Brilliant Work
B Associated Press
Tbe big offensive drive In tbe west
by tbe allies still continues successful,
gains being reported at many points.
Strong German attacks oa the
Alsne and Verdun fronts were re
pulsed last night, Paris announces.
All French positions have beea main
tained -and 1,100 prisoners were
taken.
Tbe British aviators made a bomb
ing expedition over Belgium Satur
day night, dropping thousands of
bombs. One airplane failed to re
turn. A Euccessful trench raid near
Oosttaverne resulted in tbe capture of
German prisoners here early today.
The report that the Austrian troops
fighting north of Goritza bare been
forced back is denied at the Austrian
headquarters.
Advices from Berlin declare that
the Germans which were forced out of
the village of Beaumont on -the Ver
dun front yesterday subsequently re
captured It. -r
Tbe fighting continues furiously. .
ROME, Aug. 27. A desperate bat
tle is In progress on the Bta
plateau, the Corisa front war oWce
announces. It Is stated tbat the re
sistance of the Austsieas baa beea ov
ercome at various paints.
VISITS OLD FRIENDS
W. A. Ladd from Eureka, Kans., is
! in the city, visiting with "Uncle Joe"
i Evans, Percy and Sid Evans, Will
Mason and other old friends, while on
a tour of the Coast.
POPE ANSWERED THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug.
27. The American answer to
the dodo's proposal may be made 4
thla week. Secretary Lansing
said today.
Tbe character ot the answer
was not indicated.
in tbe scenic points of tbe route ell
tbe way from Portland In a body, but
from tbts point will divide, some go
ing back Yla Ashland and some via
Bend.
The party was met by a representa
tion of tbe motor dealers and bus
nes men of this city on their 'arrival
at the hotel.
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