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0F KLAMATH COUNTY
xweiMi Year No.
read Will
RICE Of WHEAT
FIXED AT (2.20
BY COMMITTEE
BSTBOVKBSY WITH BAKERS IB
IN MIGHT
Price Fixing Committee
Malatalnii That lrire Mated Will
IVrmlt Helling Five Cent Loaf
With Prodi Chicago Bakers Claim
They Are lowing Now oa tlie Ten
Omtlioar.
WASHINGTON, D. C Aug. 31.
Induction of bread U In tight today
a result of fixing the price of
heat at $2.20 n bushel by the na-
bnnl prlco fixing committee.
A llcenilng system for flour and
d dealers will soon be put Into
lett.
Members of the committee declare
it the prlco of $2,20 for wheat will
brmlt the selling of a fourteen ounce
tf of bread for Ave cents, and still
ow a fair margin of profit to both
i miller and the baker.
CIIICAOO, Aug. SI Thtrbakars
have declared that the Ave cent
' will not be restored by the gov-
nment fixing the wheat price at
1.10 per bushel. They contend that
key hare been losing money even at
i tend a loaf.
DUHKIIM EQUIPMENT
REACHES HIGH TOTAL
It costs 1156.30 to equip an Infant
sn for service In France. This
t Is divided as follews:
lothlng, etc $101.11
ting utensils, etc 7.7s
Ihtlng equipment 47.86
Tot $166.30
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DIOTBIAI, WORKERS
ARRESTED AT SPOKANE
BPOKANK.Wash.. Auar. 81 -,
r-iesr morn alleged members of the
' w. w. are held here aa military
-n-rs, ioiiowmg their arrest last
. wuen uioy arrived from Trov.
loBUns.
Joe train conductor aald they had
-u iaing a disturbance nil the way
om Troy, whore thav ha .
kbtlni ares.
BUYS STOCK nv nnvna
Mrs. Ora Kltxpatrlck left on the
mis morning for San Francisco
mere she will select a carload
wno, nd have then 'lent to
lmath KuIIh. These Mann, .in h.Li.i. i... ...nu for hii.nr w.im. '
KhiP tnm ... -
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'o'ttandaid makes.
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4W
rs Mower Will
Be
T Women'a ii.ii. - ..
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en. " . I' a "' iUow' r Ailing
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MeVklb . "raoon from 1: 10
e oaoek in the court bouse park.
...I' wonn Klamath Count
I areas in ... t .
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ssn el ' """. a'ljew tor
wy are asked to tend aomethl..
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Peace Makers Are Kicked From Pillar
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BAN IS PLACED ON
AIL HUNTING
SEASON Vll.Ii NOT REOPEN UN
SEPTEMIIEH FIIIHT
Governor Iwufs Proclamation Declar
Ing mi More Lral Hunting t'ntll
Portlier Notke Kaya Soldier Pa
trolling Wood May lie Mistaken
for Deer, ami That Open Season
(Uvea InrendlarlM Chance.
SALEM, Aug. 31. The hunting
season will not open on September
1st. Governor Wlthycombe has Issued
OREGON
a proclamation closing the season In-' !'c" w'"' ,h'" : w
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ria.ftn.i'lnlv nt unlll the. riMMf lin t.Atl
od. baa passed- Hb VHamltJ--
statea that the season will remain
closed over the entire elate until or-
ftafpjaff mtAHAil Is itrnlutnntlnn frnttt
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nil uuico, ii iiiciuuvs an kiiiub ui
game.
In addition to tho danger of moro
forest fires, it was announced at tho
goyernor'a offlco that the chief execu
tive took cognisance of the danger in
which soldiers In drab uniforms
would bo in tho woods If hunting
was going on. There would be dnngori
of soldiers being mistaken for deer, j
Soldiers are in tho woods on patrol
duty to check tho work or firebugs. j
Hunters have been allowed ono '
week of sport, aa the governor, over,
the protest of State Forester Elliott, I
allowed the bunting season to open,
on August 15th and remain open
until Augustil, and many hunters'
went Into tho woods. Many now for
est Area developed during that and,
the following week, somo being,
classed aa hunters' fires and others
attributed to Incendiarism. The
opinion has been expressed that fire- J
bugs took advantage of tho open sea-'
son to go Into the woods without
arousing suspicion. If the goverpo-
hail not Issued his second proclama-
tlon tho eouson would-havo reopened
September 1ft.
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CANDY MAKERS STRIKE
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. About 4G0
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closing three factories. They demand
the recognition of their union.
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Tomorrow
White sewing cotton, No. 30.
Darning cotton.
Needles, No. 5.
Darning needles,
Iarge thimbles.
Blunt-pointed scissors.
Toilet soap,
Small comb'.
Tooth paste. I
Tooth brushes.
Small round mirrors.
Postcards.
Pfckat knives.
She laces.
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1917
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EARNERS MAY
BUY THRASHER
THINK PRICES OK MACHINR
OWN KltH TOO HIGH, AND CON
TEMPLATE PURCHASE OK NEW
OUTFIT FOIt PERSONAL NEEDS
In the belief that the price stipu
lated this year by 'threshing machine
ow nor, which has been announced as
10 cents per bushel for wheat and 8
cents for barley, Is more than they
en ii pay aud harvest their crops profit
ably, a number of farmers of the
Klamath Basin have organised them
selves with the Idea of purchasing a
machine of their own, with the hope
of cutting down this expense, or of
taking any other means looking to
ward this end.
The following farmers are ldentl-
There
me cHtlmuted to be about 8,000 bush
els of grain to be threshed by the
abo've group, and it la expected that
enough more will
enough more will come In to bring
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the total to 20,000 or 25,000 bushels.
MUCH PROPERTY
CHANGES HANDS
PROSPEROUS
CONDITIONS OK
COUNTY ARE REFLECTED IN
THE DEALS MADE UV REALTY
MEN OF COUNTY
Movement in Klamath County real
estate is Indicated In the following
dculs JuhI reported completed by the
R. E. Smith Realty company of this
city :
A 160 aero farm four miles east of
Bonanxa was purchased by A. Kalina
of Malin.
Joe Emllng of this city has bought
seventeen acres from Gotlob W. Eld
lor of Lamar, Colo., six miles south of
town, and expects to go on his new
property immediately.
A four-room house on lot 1, block
46, Nichols Addition, Is taken by C.
BaUey and Ruby Bailey. D,
M. Grlf-
Halt . VhoIa HMsva tar Ass itlA far fit At
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owner.
A three room houge'on lot 6, block
4, In Falrvlew Addition, goes to C. N,
and Henrietta White. This place waa
owned by B. F, Shepherd.
(alAlAN SPIES ARE
CAUGHT IN NORWAY
CHRISTIANA, Norway, Aug. 31.
Three German spies have been sen
tenced to the penitentiary from four
to ten years for supplying Informa
tion to the submarines aa to the sail
Ing dates of vessels which were after
wards torpedoed. ,
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4 U, S. SCHOONER SUBBED
4 LONDON, Aug, 31 The U. S.
4 schooner Laura C. Anderson waa
4 sunk by bombs from a subma-
4 rine Thursday, according to
4 word received here today. Tho
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POPE DIMS
OF PEACE SOON
FEELS GREATLY DISAPPOINTED
AT ACTION OF UNITED STATES
IN TURNING DOWN HIS PEACE
.. PROPOSALS
ROME, Aug. 31. It Is stated at
the Vatican that the pope is bitterly
disappointed at the American rejec
tlon of the peace note.
He regards the action as leaving
little room for further peace efforts.
ISLAND FULL OF
SILENT WOMEN
WOULDNT-THATMHiTHE PLACE
TO LIVE? NO WONDER MEN
RISK PUNISHMENT TO GET A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM
CORFU, Aug. 31. The little Greek
island of Fano, near here, has become
known to the entente fleets and
armies ns a place where women are
forbidden to talk. The island has
normally a population of 1,824 per
sons, but most of the men are in the
United States, where they work as
waiters.
The custom of the Island for many
ears has been for the young men to
marry the girl they love best and
theu, after n brief honeymoon, go to
America to make their fortunes, re
turning id a few years to their brides.
During this period of absence of the
husband, it bas become a custom for
their wives, women traditional for
their beauty, never to talk to men.
It Is the business of the older women
to watch over the young wives, and
when strange men approach, aa has
happened frequently since the war,
they are met with a shower of stones
RICH LANDS IN
SOUTHERN AFRICA
CAPETOWN, South Africa. Aug
31. A dispatch from Wlndfioek
statea thatfbe members of the Union
of South Africa parliament, who are
touring what was formerly German
South Africa, were agreeably surprls
ed at the prospects of the protector
ate. Sir Thomas Watt, minister of
Interior and public works, aald he
came expecting to find n desert, and
Instead found land with wonderful
grasses, a deal of vegetation, fat cat
tle, splendid horses and first elass
sheep, and he gained the' Impression
that It only required money and en
ergy under British oeeupatlon to
make It a land of milk and honey,
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SENATE WELCOMES
JAPANESE MISSION
WASHINGTON, P. C, Aug.. 31
The Japanese Mission waa welcomed
yceUrday by tho senate at ceremony
fsaalM. Viscount lakil made an ad-
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BIG SUM PAID
TO UNCLE SAM
FLNAL PAYMENT ON FIRST LIB.
ERTY LOAN BONDS IS MADE
YESTERDAY INVOLVES FOUR
HUNDRED MILLION
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 31
Nearly $400,000,000 was paid Into
the treasury yesterday In the Anal In
stallment of the Liberty Loan, com
pleting the financial transaction con
nected with the Issue.
It is thought that the bonds will
soon be ready for distribution.
HUNTING SEASON DELAYED
OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 31. Gov.
ernor Lister baa postponed the open
ing of the bunting season in Eastern
Washington from September 1st to
the 15th, on account of the danger of
forest flresjnthat district.
AUTO IS LOST
AT MERRILL
MAXWELL CAR BELONGING TO
CHRIST BIEDRICKSON STOLEN.
THIEVES LEAVE ON LOOKOUT
ROAD NO TRACE YET
Thieves Thursday night stole the
Maxwell car belonging to Christ Died
rlckson at Merrill. The property has
not yet been recovered. The car was
Jcft In a rather secluded place on n
side street In the town, giving tbo
culprits a good chance to get In and
start without being discovered. They
are believed to have left about S In
tho morning.
The thieves atarted east on the
Lookout road, and as there was only
four gallons of gas In the tank It waa
thought at first that they might he
apprehended, but no trace haa been
discovered of them.
The license number of the car la
33012 and the car number la 31186
WEATHER BUREAU
ISSUESWARNING
DECLARES WINDS AND TEMPER
ATURB TODAY MEAN GREATER
DANGER TOMORROW BAD
FIRES IN THREE COUNTIES
PORTLAND, Aug. SI. Tho weath-
er bureau haa Issued a warning today
that warmer temperatures and In
creased winda would enlarge tho for
est Are basard tomorrow.
Bad flres are still burning In Bake?,
Deschutea and Unn counties.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC .'
In observance of Labor Day next
Monday, all grocery' stores la the city
will be closed all day, , "
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TWO COOKS ARELITTLE SYMPATHY
WANTED ON
SEPT. 5
DIRECTIONS HAVE BEEN RBCEIV.
KD BY SHERIFF
With Kaowledce of Cooking
Aakasl Seat by Adjsrtaa Geawal
Garnet Be Selected Until OaVtal
List Airtw Forty Per Ceat to
Ck JJswnil Bentcber lfltfc MO
Hwl Tfcfceote Arrive.
Two men who have seme know
ledge of cooking will probably ho aoat
a the Ave vr cent of Klamath's flrst
kmmm American Lake,
Washington, Sentetmber $th.
- .A. ffsfp' Ual ! . re4rfTM hr.
ShertS Goorte Humphrey fromAdJH
taat General. White of Portland, di
recting him to make the necessary ar
rangements for the transportation
and sustenance of these men
route, and cautioning him to have
the men selected from the flrst 40
per cent of the quota which Is sched
uled to go forward on September 19.
The message suggests a meeting of
the local board 'at once to go over
these matters to make sure they are
undratood.
County Clerk C. R. DeLap stated
this morning that the official list has
not been received from the Portland
office, and that the selection could
not he made until it had arrived. The
local officials have received S00 meal
tickets from headquarters with which
to supply the soldiers en route.
HAS RECOVERED HER HEALTH
Mrs. Robert Dehavea la la the city
from Lorella today, attending to mat
ters of business. She recently arrlv-
er from Los Angeles, where she has
been for the last two years on ac
count of poor health.
PORTLAND TEACHER LEAVES
Miss Winnltred Wlnnard came In
yesterday from Lorella with her
brother Howard. Mlaa Wlnnard left
thia morning for Portland, whore she
will resume her teaching in tho pub
Ho schools.
NEW MILLINERY
OPENS TOMORROW
The Bandbox Millinery store will
be opened tomorrow la Its new quar
ters two doors below the postoffice.
Mlaa Ackon, the new proprietor,
haa Jst returned from San Francisco
with a saw lino of fall and winter
goods. ;
Italians On
Most Active of Allies
By Associated Prats
August SI. Although "there art
reports by the generals la ehargt of
tho lines of tho British and' Preach
on the west f reat. iadleatlfji . re
newal w activity a. Toravm aa vae
repute of Oomaa attacks ieat Uii,
none of )e thro Ml campaigns on
to Post
IS SHOWN TO
PACIFISTS
UNPOPULAR MOVEMENT GBNBR.
ALLY FROWNED UPON
Barred From the CHtoe nasi "fesraw f
' the Mlddto West They StfS C$Js
to Their PtBTseae of 1
Cotrfereace Now
at CanltsI
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MNNBAPOLI8, Mian., Aag.' 11.
Barred (rem Mlnnseeta hy tho jor
emor's proclamation tensed "Jsfsk
from Fargo. North DaJwaM 'mi
eeremoniosaly ejected frees Ha
Wtoejxutn;j
out of tewaV amas torso tho Pooaiafc
Peace Coucil, headed by Lewis P.
Locaera, today declared that tho
peace conference weald bo aoMtot
They Intimated that afRwankeo would
be the place of meeting.
A special train carrying 100 dele
gates was scheduled to reach Chicago
this afternoon.
The delegates have denied that
German money was backing tho or
ganisation.
Leaders of the council have an
nounced that they would start for
Washington -tonight to put .the ques
tion of their right to hold n'pikoe oot
ventlon up to the federal authorities.
They auggested that the meeting
might be held on the Capitol plasa.
DEFENSE
UPHOL
LABOR COMMITTEE OF ORGANI
ZATION CONDEMNS ACTION OF
SPOKANE, AND SAYS SOCIETY
RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVEMENT
SEATTLE, Aug. 31. The labor
committee of the state council of de
fense today made a report of Its In
vestigation of the I, W. W. arrests at
Spokane, condemning the attitude of
that city toward labor.
It was declared by the committee
that society waa responsible for tho
I. W. W. movement.
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