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OFFICIAL NEWiPAPER
OP KLAMATH COUNTY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPIK
OF KLAMATH FALL!
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fHvllth Year No. ,MI
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1917
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WEDNESDAY
ITRTHKH CONFERENCES ARK
SCHEDULED
Brtrir! Worker Head Dtcbtn
That Company Moat Nuke Next
More to Avert General Strike Op.
eratoia' UaJoaa Must He Recognis
edFew Operator Walk Oat Bun
"day, Uat Return to Poets
SEATTLE, Oct. 19. The big tele
(ton ttrlke which threatens to tie up
Urge part of the Pacific Coait I
bow postponed until the middle of the
wttk, and It la poaslble that the dif
ferent faction may get together and
ttttlt their 'difference without fur
ther trouble.
All the electricians and operator
art at their posts today awaiting the
trlke order at midnight Wednesday.
Thirty girls walked out early Sun
day, but the Union voted, to postpone
the strike and they returned to work.
BAN FRANCISCO, Oct
J9. The.
atxt Jnove to avert the big telephone
ttrlk li up to the company, according
to John Morganthaller, president of
the District Council of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
Further meetings are to bo held
looking toward a settlement of the
difficulties. leaders of the striker
declare that If the company would
recognise tho, operators' unions tho
other concession could await ad
justment. TO BONANZA FOR MEETING
Mrs. Louis Gerber, Mr. Nate Ot
terbeln and J. B. Mason of thla city
left for Bonania this morning' to at
tend a meeting of the Horsefly Irrlga.
Uod district.
COUPLE MARRIED
LAST EVENING
In an unusually pretty wedding cer
emony at s o'clock last evening, Wm.
Anderson was united in the bond of
matrimony with Mis Leona Osrrue
t the home of the bride mother on
High street, near Ninth.
Justice B. w. Gowan performed the
wemony. About fifteen guest were
j.neni to witness the wedding. The!
nae
was becomlnclv attired, and
a attended yb Mum Jaunlta B. Mc- '
vwn as bridesmaid. Qua V. Carl
Ma stood up with the groom.
Following the ceremony a wedding
pper was served. The young couDle
Pet to reside at Cbiloquln, where
""groom Is employed.
Local Team Meets
Defeat By Bend
Sevan in nntki.- i .-.. , ... iu Min.itin hnva have the arest-
" tal brought hem by the
J1 of th local nigh school foot-!
W team, following the game there
Wuraay.
tame, howarar, wai vary close,
Tf rapraaaitfBs; ' touchdown
on goal kick,
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ITALIANS CHECHNC
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GERMANS SINK
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FOLLOWING DECLARATION OF
WAR MY BRAZIL BOAT 18 HUNK
TO PREVENT ITS SEIZURE BY
BRAZIL AUTHORITIES
RIO OB JANERIO, Oct. 29. Fol
lowing tbo formal declaration of war
on the (lerman Imiierlal government
by Draxll, 'the (lormans have set flro
and sunk the Qerman gunboat Ebor,
a vessel of &si tons, wntcn nas neen
stationed at the port of Iiahal, a Bra
illlan seaport, In order to prevent her
eliure by the authorities. '
It Is generally believed that the
action of Dratll In taking; her place
among the belligerents .will havo n
considerable Influenc with Argentine.
whose chamber of deputies has votea
to enter the war against Germany by
a large majority. Trie nnai aecisive
step, however, has been bold up by
the president of the republic.
NEW DODGE
SEDAN HERE
FIRST ENCLOSED CAR IN COU
im
SECURED BV KLAMATH FALLS
PHYSICIANCAR WAS DELIV
ERED SATURDAY
The first regular sodan automobile
purchased In Klamath County was de
livered Saturday afternoon thru the
local Dodge agency to Or. C. E.
Wheeler of this city.
Mr. Dodge drove the car over from
Medford. With the steel wheels,
plate glass windows, rich gray trim
ming and upholstering, the new vehi
cle certainly has a moat Inviting as
pect at this season of the year.
BOND TOTALS FIVE BILLION
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WASHINGTON, D.C.. Oct. 29.
The final figures on the Liberty
Loan subscription willvnot be
published until November 1st,
when the total results can be
given acurately.
It Is believed that the sum
will approximate Ave .. billion
dollars.
est of praise for their treatment at
the northern town, and declare that
the finest of sportsmanship was ex-
klblttd by tbalr boats. Arrangements
are being mad now for a return
gam bar November loth, a weak
from Saturday, .
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STRIKE
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SATURDAY IS BEST DAY OF
'LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Rate of Last Day, If Commenced
Karlier, Would Have Placed City on
Honor List One Hundred and
Twenty-One Coaae Forward City's
Subscription About 985 per Capita.
Merrills Total 918,050.
Saturday's totals in the big Liberty
Loau bond campaign In Klamath
Falls brought the grand total up to
1125,850, If any total can be called
grand which is scarcely over half of
tbo minimum alloted to the city.
Saturday was by far the best day of
the campaign here, and If the rate at
which the people came in could have
been started earlier during the dnva
tho city would have made a far differ
ent record. One hundred and twenty
one citizens responded to the call on
the lost day of the drive. The city's
total subscription Is about f 26.00 per
capita. '
The total for the Bank of Merrill,
which gathered the subscriptions in
that locality is 112,050. No other
districts In the county have been
heard from, and It Is believed that all
other subscriptions came thru the
local banks.
A number of names from the list
of the First State and Savings bank,
which escaped publication with others
handed In are Inserted in Saturday's
list.
First National Bank
Robert Dunlap -
A. M. Melby
M. a, Perlman
J. B. McAllister
Gertrude' Parker
Augusta Llndbloom
Jessie Perkins Rose
Carey' Martin Rsmsby
George Williams V
J. J. Stejskal
Leila L. Humphrey
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Will Humphrey
Cecil Humphrey
Eletha M. Humphrey
Earl H. Rush
Charles H. Newman
Willard D. Wilier
J. R. Bain x
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Esell
Mrs. Chas. Martin '
Mollette Jennings
J. M. Evans
Margaret Aldrlch
James G. Davis
Mrs, Cordelia Anksny
MarUn Bros.
David Campbell
Karl M. Rose
G. B. Harrison
Masel Sanderson
O. H. Brennema
M. P. Evans
C. A. Cleveland
B. V, Hllllus
Fred O. Carmen
, Mr.' J. B. Bend - ',
RufusB. Moor
; ' First National, lank
Mery'L, Moor .
, Jamas T. Matter
K W. Tucker
'Mrs. Frank Wri
Herbert W, Wilson
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Kaiser's1 likeness
k Stored Away
RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil, Oct. 29.
A portrait of Emperor William of
Germany, which had been hanging for
many months In the government pal
ace, has been removed Jby order of
Many English Serve
Country
LONDON, Oct. 29. More than 250
of the men.fllling the higher posts In
the British ministry ot munitions are
serving without pay. A report Justvthat the saving to the government is
Issued by the ministry shows that
The Argentine Strike
Creates Great Disorder
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 22. (Corre
spondence) Violence and disorder
marked the general Railway strike,
which began last month, and tied up
all traffic in Argentine for weeks. The
trouble commenced when the 'work
men of the French-owned province of
Santa Fe railroad, after presenting a
list of demands to the management,
began systematically to destroy com
pany property, signals, buildings and
Mrs. John Foster
P. Hanson i
O. C. Brlstow
Mrs. W. D. Milter
Dorothy Sanderson
Maud A, Hosley
Mrs. John H. Martin
Mr. and Mrs, George C. Mitchell
Esther Wlckstrom
Richard J, Carmody
Cora 'A. Sanderson
H. M. Manning.
First' State and Savings
J. W. Corkery
L. L. Truax
Mr. Llda Truax
Knute Eldsaa
B. E. Hawkins
Union Oil Co.
Mrs. Harriet I. Hunter
Stella Marguerite Setser
Anna Elisa Setser
June Pearl Setser
Glenn Clifford Reckard
Henry Daisy
Amanda Hamaker .
Ciaybourne Thorn
Bloomingcamp Brothers
Rudolph Jacobs
Halite Jacobs
, L. Jacobs
, Waive Jacobs .,
J. M. Bedford
James Thornton. Smith
Geo, Roferar
JT. T, QgrtreU
Kenlt 0. Merrymsa
.! Hague
Qeo, B, Skeett
Bank
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ADVANCE OF
tbo minister of foreign affairs. Its
place has been taken by a painting
showing the Portuguese recognition
ot Brazilian Independences The em
peror's picture was put In a store
loom.
Without Pay
the salaries paid to "men in sqmewhat
equivalent positions" range from
2."000 to $16,000 a year, indicating
very large.
rolling stock, at the city of Santa Fe.
In order to prevent further damage,
the railroad company surrendered un
conditionally. The damage done by
the strikers represented something
like $100,000 gold.
Other labor troubles have been rife
in the province of Santa Fe. On every
railroad in the country, the spirit of
unrest spread, and troops were sent
to several points to protect property
and stop intimidation.
Evelyn Merrill
Eliza J. Hears
Miss Henrietta Walter
Mrs. Ida Koonts
J, J. Jorgenson
Mrs. Alice J. Garlch
Homer Evans Garlch
C. R. Bowman
Henry Tessier
Enterprise Land & Investment Co.
Roxana R. Wilson
Ruby Lee Sullivan
E. B. Hall v
F. Hill Hunter
Mildred Elder
Jack Renton
Ellen McVeigh
Richard G. Bogue
Joe Ball
Nanette M. Krause
William L. Jardlne
Gilbert Fleet
Marlon Ernest Heldrocb
Will T. Baldwin
Geo. T. Baldwin
August F, Stankey ,
Delia Marie Marjorowitci
W.'J. Steinmets
Mrs. Geo, O. Ulrlch
Mrs. Margaret Applegate
I. D, Applegate
C, B. Crlsler
Carrla A. Stranorn
Fred E, Fleet
'RfW, Tower
Marie G. Davenport . ,. .
" Laura Hammer
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Continued on Page 4
POSTPONED
MANY ATTEND
UNION MEETING
PROGRAM AT LAST NIGHT'S SER
VICE IS MUCH ENJOYED BY AU
DIENCEEVANGELIST HERE
TO CONDUCT SERVICES
A full house last evening at Hous
ton's opera house .turned out In re
sponse to the call for a union service
celebrating the birthday ot Frances E.
Willard. , , -
An excellent program was enjoyed
which included both vocal and Instru
mental music. Professor R. H. Dun
bar delivered a very able address on
Food Conservation, which Is to be
taken up thru the schools of the coun
ty this week. .,
' At'thls occasion Dr.'-W. C. Driver,
who has arrived to conduct evangel
istic services at taEmahuel Baptist
church, made, his initial appearance
before .the loca'pubUcjwlth an inter
esting sermon. His singing In 'con
cert with Mrs. Driver was also en-
Joyed.
The evangelistic services will com
mence this evening, and the public is
cordially urged to attend. Dr. and
Mrs. Driver will make their headquar
ters at the chapel car "Goodwill,"
near the Southern Pacific depot while
In the city.
OPEN MEETING
TOMORROW P. M.
FOOD CONSERVATION WILL BE
THE TOPIC OF THE WOMAN'S
LIBRARY CLUB MEETING TO
VHICHPUBLIC IS INVITED
The general public is cordially
urged to attend the open meeting of
the Domestic Arts Department of the
Woman's Library Club, which meets
tomorrow afternoon at the club
rooms in the library building.
City School Superintendent R. H.
Dunbar, who will address this fleet
ing on tbe subject of Food Conserva
tion, will have a supply of the pledge
cards and other supplies ot the cam
paign, on hand, and outline the work
of the campaign this week.
As this is a matter in which every
one In tbe community is vitally inter
ested, it is expected that a large num.
ber will be In attendance.
There Is a
Disappearing, Says Bob
Was Bob Ryan diving1 after fish
yesterday, or did be go after a sub
marine? Tbfs Is the question that is
being discussed today by seven sisters
of the faculty of tbe new Bisters'
Academy, who wer!taken;by Bob tor
V launch rtda down the Kfamath
River. Whether, Jt-was one of the
above motive, or whether, as be de
clares, ha raaehad down to clsar away
a submerged log boom In order to
ENEMY
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ALLIES ARRANGE
TO ASSIST THE
ITALIANS
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COMMANDER IN CHIEF RELYING
ON OUTSIDE ATO
Austro-Germans' Headlong Rash To
ward Plains of Xortherm Italy I
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Being Halted, 'Acordiae; to War
. Office Reports Italian Troops Are
Behaving With Pralswortbj ObedL.
ence In Face of Great Odd.
ROME, Oct. 2,9. The Italians are
now checking the advance of the Aus-tro-Germans
into tbe plains ot North
ern Italy, according to announcement .
made by the war office today. The
Italian tfoopVafe' manfully" perform-'
ing their duty, and all movements or-,
dered by. the general staff are being
carried tout. I
LONDON, Oct. 29. Steps navs
already been taken by tbe military
leaders of the allied forces to renaer
the fullest possible assistance to' the
Italians.
The London Times says there is ev
ery reason to believe that the crit
ical situation on the Italian front ha
received tbe prompt sympathetic con
sideration of the French and British
governments. It is understood that
the Italian commander In chief knows
he may rely to the utmost on the full
est support of the allies.
SHORT MAKES SHORT TRIP
Sam Short is in town today trading
with Klamath Falls merchants from
his tanch In Poe Valley.
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Klamath County Is richer today
by 138,781.82. than It was yea-
terday. This recent addition to '
the wealth of the district co.mes
In the shape of a check from the
government for the 1913, '14 and
'15 taxes of the Oregon Land
Grant tracts, which have been
held up during the litigation
between the government and tbe 4
4 railroads.
4 These lands are now In pos- 4
session of tbe government, and
no more taxes will be received
from them until they are opened
to settlement.
Time For
give the boat clear passage to a land
ing place near Van Valkenburg's
ranch is not certain, but there is no
denylu tue fact that he, came up over
the side of tba boat in tbe most molat.
condition in which he has'evir''ap-.
peared in public, ' ',, ",?J
' This did' not deter bin, however, ,'..'
from proctealag ,wltk.tB.trla)'downV
the. river, and no fa around Uday M"',
usual, no worse xor nil anv..
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