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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OP KLAMATH COUNTY
Twelfth Year No. n.illll
CONGRESSIONAL
PRESiDENlRUSSiA'S INTERNAL TROUBLES INCREASING
WILL
NOT
INTERFERE
WILHON WILL MIT INTERFERE
WITH THE .tirriON OK THE
FI'KL ARMINIHTIIATION IN'
CLONING INDUSTRIAL PLANTS'
FOR FIVE RAYS '
STEEL MILLS AND PLANTS MAK.
ING CLOTHES FOH THK HOI
IHERM WILL HE ADDER TO THK
EXEMPTED LIHT ICE I'M NTH
CURTAILED
WASHINGTON, O. C, Jan. 18.
It la atated officially that I'realdent
Wllaon la not eren considering Inter,
ferlng with tha fuel restriction order,
which closet the big Industrie for a
period of flv day, and that he feels
the country will bo rimvliired of lie
necessity.
All the principal munition -plnnta
will ba tiermltted to Murk nt full cm.
paclty under the fuel rwtrlclloii or-
der. It la also understood Hint aome
addltloni to the excepted list tiro yet
.to ba made.
It now appears that tint Hirl plnuta
and woolen plants making cloth for
tha aoldlera' uiilfornia will probably
be added to the excepted lint.
Only one Ire-making plant may op
erate at one place, but It muat fur
nish Ita product to the closed plants
at coat. '
CHICAGO, Jan. !. Fho alleged
violations of the fuel order hnve boon
reported by the United State district
attorney. The offenders have been
aent for, and will ba prosecuted f
their explanations lire not sntUfar
lory, WASHINGTON, II. C Jim. 18
C'ongresa la In a stalo of "Impotent
Idlgnatlon," aome of a the aenatora
have declared. The fuel administra
tion la Ignoring the resolutions look.
Ing toward the postponement of the
closing order.
WASHINGTON, I. C, Jan. 18 -
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ORDER
Big Copco Plant
Now
it I t ,
A total of 15,000 additional horte
power waa hitched on to the tranamle.
Ion Una of the California Oregon
Power company ehortly after It o'
clock yeaterday, when tha big aw Itch
connecting the. new Copco plant waa
turned.
Tha Copco plaat la declared to bo
peculiarly wall situated for tbo pur
ro of supplying olactrlc power to
tke territory narrow by tbo company
in Southern Oregon and Northern
California, aa It la near the tenter of
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rOHMEIt RESIDENT OF THIS MTV
tlt.TH HURHTANTIAL PROMO.
TIION AFTER PILLING NEW It).
MTION HIT FEW MONTHS
I'OHTI.AND. Jan. II. (J. K. Wld
does ot Klamath Valla, who hah been
appralrlng land values for the fodorM
la. id bank of Spokane for the paat
year, haa recently beta appointed
chlaf cppralaer. Mr. Wlddoea war.
formerly with the United Ststes well,
nation eorvlcr, and haa a Ihuru
kowltdge ot Irrigation mattura,
which ertered Into consideration
when lie waa named chief appraiser.
Many friends of Mr. Wlddoea In
thla city will be pleased to hear of
hla promotion, and the recognition of
his ability. Ho left here early laat
fall to assume hla new duties, follow.
Ing a residence here of several year,
during which time be waa Identified
with the U. 8. reclamation aervlce.
DAMAGED HHII' REACHES PORT
ATLANTIC PORT, Jan. II. Tbo
tranship Texan baa arrived. It haa
now been made known that aha waa
ramued by a convoying warship,
which punched a large hole In her
side.
8i..itot flmltli. a republican, declared
teday: "All thla chnoa la shameful.
The aenute should rise and clip the
wlnga of thoee who aeek to exercise
such authority, which waa never In
tended to be given."
In the house Representative Snyder
of New York declared that President
Wilson mado a fatal error In permit,
ting (larlleld to sign the order.
The fuel administration haa Issued
an order of exemption for every sort
of food handling manufacturing or
dlrtrlbutlng agency from the fuel or.
der. Hinder twine, ammonia and fer-
tlllrer factorlea are also exempted.
Tha administration haa made public
the laat of tboae firms excepted from
the order.
Serving City
the dtatrlct, and radlatea llnea In four
different directions.
The advantage to Klamath Falle
will be at once apparent, aa thla dis
trict will not be partially dependant
on the ptanta acroaa the mountains, aa
heretofore. With the enormous pow.
or now available a iteady, continuous
aarvlco la aaaurod, especially as aev-
oral large plants nro now being con.
nected.
Tbo Copco plant has bean under
c&utruetlea tot '"" years, a4 dur.
lag tha last two roars botvaoE three
and four hundred man have bean emr
ployed night and day, f
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APPRAISER
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
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MEMBERS OF OREGON DELEG.t
TIO.V AT WASHINGTON WORK
FOR laitOKR APPROPRIATION
FOR KI.AMATH HKHEVATION
Oregon legislator at Washington
are making an effort to get tho ap
prlatlon for the Indians of the Klam
ath Indian reservation thin year In
rrrahed from tho proposed 1200,000
to at Icaat T.00,0(n. It In bolloted
Unit at least this amount la essential
to the needs of tho reservation at thla
lime ,
Congressman N. J. Rlnnott haa been
working assiduously on this matter,
ami a wire received today by tho
Commercial Club from Senator Chaa.
MrNary declare that aa a membor of
the committee on Indian affaire be
will endeavor to necuro the needed
amount, and add that he haa given
the Klamath Indian situation much
thought.
The Commercial Club has had the
matter before the attention of all the
Oregon delegation.
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THOMK WHO WIHH TO PLANT
HEETH At JAIN NEXT VKAK ASK.
F.ll TO IIK ON HAND TOMORROW
AFTKRNOON
The farmers of the county who con
template pluntlng sugar beeta again
next year will meet at 3 o'clock to
morrow afternoou at the Commercial
Club rooms on Main atreet, near
Eighth, when the price offered per
ton for next year will be made pub
lic by Field Superintendent Samuel
Story of the Utah-Idaho Sugar com
psny.
Mr. Storey declarea that many of
tho farmera feel well satisfied with
their reaulta laat year, and are glad
to avail themaelvea of the opportun
ity to plant more thla year at an In'
creased price.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. The
state council of defense says that Oar,
many has shipped a powerful poison
bus pollen to California which will
kill tbo satire wheat crop when dls-
tilbuled by German agents
LEGtSLATORS
AFTER HRGfR
ArfMATNN
FARMERS
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MRTYPIOT
OFENEMY
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ATTITUDE
Big Storms May Bring
Bumper
CHICAGO. Jan 18. The anow
btorm which has tied up tho Indus
tries of the Middle West may not
mean such a dlaastcr, aftor all.
Professor Eugene Davenport, dean
of the Agricultural College of Illi
Grange Members Action
Brings Harsh Criticism
SALEM, Jan. 18. Membera of the.
Marlon County Pomona Orange, who
demanded that President Kerr ot tho
Oregon Agricultural College, prove
HEADS OF MOVE TO 8AVK CAN
CELLED STAMPS AN1 SENDS A
I .AltOr: BUNCH TO HKRALD OF.
IKK FOR GOOD OF CAUSE
That the people of the Merrill dis
trict are exerting every effort to assist
in the great call for aid to tho war.
aufTerer, and that they are not allow, j
ing any opportunities to slip by, Is,
indicated by the following letter re
ceived by the Herald thla merning:
"Editor Evening Herald:
' "Dear Sir Thla evening I read In
tbo Tuesday Herald that the dye ex-
tracted from fifty cancelled stamps
wci'ld keep one, Belgian child sup-j
piled with food for one day. I have
been clipping atampo from envelopes
all thla evening. I am sending overj
100 ttsmps, which I wish you would
lake care of. Yours truly,
"MARGARET SWAN."
NBCTWEEK
OFFICIALS FROM POATLAND AND
ASHLAND WILL MC gOCM TO
CONDUCT
IVKMI AT PRE.
HVTKRIAN CHURCH
Installation sorvtces far Rot. B. P.
Lawrence, the new pastor at tho First,
Presbyterian iLurch are to bo held on .
MERRILL
GIRL AIDS
BELGIANS
PASTOR
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Herald
Wheat Yield
nois, declares the blixtard may help
tliu United 'States win the war. The
heuvy fall of snow, he aaya, will In
sure a bumper crop of winter wheat,
and may keep America and her allies
from seven wheatlesa daya a week.
that ha waa otered the presidency of
the Kansas State Agricultural college,
or resign, nro severely criticised by
the board of regents. '
ARRESTED
FOR FALSE
lOUNG MAN WHOTKHTIFIKD FOR
DEFENSE IN MILLET TRIAL lit
ACCUSED OF PERJURY OX THK
WITNESS STAND
An unexpected result of the trlsl of
Jess Millet, Just concluded, waa the
arrest laat evening of Alfred Turpln
by Constable Fred Morley, on a
charge of perjury while on the wit
ness stand.
Turpln waa one of the witneaaea
for the defease. While on the atand
be affirmed that In April last year he
icsided with his parents In nn apart
ment within ten feet of the Argravea
rooming house, which the complaint
stales waa "matter being material
and testimony being wilfully false."
Turpln la released on bonds of f600
pending bis bearing, the date for
which haa not been act.
next Tuesday night, according to an
announcement made today.
The service will be conducted by
Dr. A. J. Montgomery, the state au-
perlntendent of missions at Portland,
assisted by Rev. Boudonot Seeley of
that city.
Dr. Montgomery will deliver the
sermon and Rev. Seeley will give tho
charge to tho pastor.
Rev. II. A. Carnahaa, paator of the
Presbyterian church at Ashland will
give the charge to the people, and ask
tbo constitutional questloas.
( RKCOVEK8 FROM OPERATION
Tho little 5-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis J. Bowse ot Bonsai.
who underwent sn operation recently
' at he. Klamath hospital, has so f a?
recovered aa to be able to leave tho
hospital.
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HARVZY b. bTARKWCATHCft
Proaatnetit Democrat Famaer aa4 Ra
iaeee man' of CUriraawn Oawoxjr,
who has aaaoawced raw csniMdorj
for Governor.
For several years past, Mr. Stark
weather has been the member of tbo
democratic state central committee
for Clackamaa County. During the
pnst two years he hag been the chair
man of the democratic county com
mittee.
At a recent meeting of the farm
ers of Clackamaa County Mr. Stark
wpnther was elected chairman of an
iipMalaillM. m itAiiunlB Willi ttll
county agricultural agent to Increase
the farm production of the county.
Altbo born and raised and having
lived on n farm practically all bis life,
his business activities are by no
means confined to farming. He baa
extensive property Interests thruout
the state, and maintains an oRce la
the Broadway building In Portland,
In which property he la Interested.
RNGU8H PEER INSISTS
' ON PATRIOTIC FARK
LONDON, Jan. 18 Lord Rbondda,
the British food controller, Is not
only living on rations, but Insists on
1-.U guests dining In very plain fash
ion. At his estste at Llanwora Park
the other day, a number of Hereford
itock breeders, after Inspecting some
of the famous cattle, aat down to n
lunch consisting of bread, cold beef,
pickle and apples.
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New Caves Discovered
In Modoc Lava
A number of new Ice cares and
strange geological formations have
been teported discovered In the Laa
P-ed district, forty-five miles south
east of thlo city, recently by John D.
Howard, George. IlQwell and John
Cox, who have spent some time Inves
tigating the natural woadara ot that
region..
Twenty-eight caves have been vis
ited (n all, and tho men nro eoartaced
that many more aro still to ho fouad.
Many current natural .Bridge forma
tions ' have also 'bean' 'dlaleflvared.
which aro eapahlo of aerllag tromtav
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OFFICIAL NIWaVAPBX
'OF KLAMATH PALLS
rric fir OaMi
LEADERS OF
BECOMING
RELATIONS BETWEEN LRttlKR
. AND TROTRKV ARR RROWIWR
STRAIN!
Of WAR
WITH ROVMAKIA MAKJRj'1
OUTLOOK DISCOVRAaiXO
Al'HTRIANA ATTEMPT TO DRV
LODGE ITALIANS NEAR VENICE
BIT EFFORT FAILS WITH SUR.
HTANTIAL LOSERS TO THE AT.
TACKING FORCES
By Asooctatod Prose
DATELHfeV-Tk beteaerlkl
aro
facing a deadleeh in their poaeajMgo.
tlatioaa, ant there to' a fouoral mls-up
In their proposed program' with tho
threatened -war with Roamaala and
tho hoatUlty of tho Ukraine dktfrtot.
In addition to Ula atialMtorr
condition, It Is also reported that tho
relatione between Premier Lenino
and Foreign Minister Trtosky aro
growing more strained dally.
Near Venice the Italian have
checked the Ansaflan' attempt to dls
lodge them frog thalr positions, and
have succeeded In Inlletlng hoary
losses on the enemy. A total of IIS
l-rlsoners have been taken In 'thla see.
Hon. ,
RAD ACCIDENT AT SEA
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jsn. IS
Six seamen were killed and throe la.
Jured on tbe United States ship Mloo
Igan, which waa caught la a hoary
Kale at soa. A mast falling eas
the accidents.
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Writings by the anclant Indiana or
tbe prehistoric race har been found.
The characters ara bslisTed to to of
an Oriental nature, and aro sot, un
derstood by any of tho Indiana sow
residing In this section, loan of tho
pletores found skow'shlps wKh both
sails and oars.
Mr. Howard, who has spent anoa
time iavostlgatlng tho dtfsront m
regions of tbo United aHatos. la gr oat.
lr lmprassd'Hairh hM hR 4aV
oovorod. Hotaiala)s4RM'mcs)Ba
that looalRy'Shoakl ho'lmgrovagaa
thst tha sa4ie3waM'rthaViMs'on
1 trlet ta' largor Bmbrs2-.',y
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