OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
OF KLAMATH COUNTY
Turiflh Year N. 1MMO
WORK ON NEW COURT
contracts
GIVEN TO
YESTERDAYi
I
TWO I'DKTia.MI FIRMS RECEIVE
AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT HUM
(OK IMMEIUATi: COMPLETION
OF lll'IMMNG AFTER MANY
tCUtSOr DELAY
OHIMI.VIL SPECIFICATIONS Wll.t
UK MODIFIEIs OMT HAM NOT
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OX THE TEST PITH BEGUN THIS
MORNING
Work on th.. completion of tho new
county court houso horn wa fa.
sumrd at K o'clock thU morning. The
new that tho Comity Court linn do-"
tided to go ahead with II.Ih building
,, .
Immediately will bo niont welcome to
the cliliiiiH of Klunutth County. I
Contract with tho urchlloct llrma
of IIoukIiUIIiir & Doiirmi and K. K.
McCUrrn of Portland, authorlilng tho
letting of bid from rontractora were
lined late yesterday afternoon In the
County Court rooms In tho court
bouse.
As there m be some modification
aide In th original specifications, It
Is not known what the cost will be,
but udiiiK from tho average or the
stlnutcs siilimitiad iv tha itiifornni
aichltect rerontly employed, It will
be In the mlKuborhnod of 1300.000.
Contractor lloughtiillng declared
yesterday that work would bo started
on the tint :ltN at tho building till
mornlnK. It Ih understood that tho
bids from tho different rontractora
HI bo secured at a early u daln a
Plble, and that tho work will pro
Hd with all sliced.
Ills uclUtwd thut the completion of j
"iinure, which has now been
Woer ay for nearly eight year, will
J a great uddltlon to tho uppearance
ARCHITECTS
the city. Moro than a quarter of a )M,raM dear to the hearts of cbll
miiion of dollars have already been dre. Appetising rofreahmanU were
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lll bo ono of tho beat In tho state, i noon
BaTCUl flifflirAflfft t9 nitlnlnn hast
"tn ndnnccd by different architects
l im l""0H0"t condition of tho
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Wh had uppoured woro proof that j
strutcurn wns unsafe, and advls-
Us abandonment. This difference
1 0,,,n,0, mndo It difficult for the,
Nasty Charges Are
Made Against Packers
WA8HINOTON, D. 0, Jan. If
"big pcklng Intaresta are charged
, rrancU J- Haney with bsvlng at-
Pt.d to bring Influeaee to bear oa
, f,tiil lo have the preaeat la-
HUuUo '"to the meat packing In-
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1918
AUSTRIA WOULD CONCLUDE SEPARATE PEACE
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MORE TOURNAMENT ARK IIEINU
ARRANGED, AND IXTKRESTINU
MATCHES ARK TO HK PUIAKD
OFF NK.VT WEEK
Further Interest In Rowling circles
In being nrroused In a seroud tourna
ment, which starts Monday night on
the Palm alloys between the Palm
Tigers and the Mooae Wolves,
DM"
'" CP' ' IM Wolves, has
Uotcrtml to assist In 'the Tlgef hunt
tho follewing: l)r. Boyd, mil Hum,
I W. Henderson, Hmlth, Patterson and
Dr. loaard.
The captain of the Tigers,
'liana"
Nelson, haa choaen u hla auonortera
,n ne collector of Wolf bounties,
fallen, Loroni, Hack, Orubb. Frlti
Markwardt and Dr. Carter.
The owning tuislo will be held on
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matches being scheduled for Friday
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TIIK "NARROW TRAIL"
UNUSUALLY GOOD
Those who love good horaes, fine
riding and good fighting appreciated
tho bill at the filar theater last night,
when William Hart appeared on the
rrnan am tha hero In "A Narrow
Trail." This picture la an "Artcraft"
production, and tha star' reputation
as an actor of the silent drama
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Ilia atunta
of horsemanship were very exception,
at, and ho waa supported by a strong
cast.
CHILDREN'S PARTY YESTERDAY
Tho primary department of the
Emmauuel Uaptlst church waa enter
talnod yesterday afternoon at the
homo of Mr. M. Jenaea la Hot
Hprlnga Addition. Tho little tola as
sembled early In (he afternoon and
commissioners to know what eourae
to pursue.
There will be a total of 1130,000 In
the court house fund this year, so that
the county will be In good ahapo
financially to undertake the work.
duitry by (he Federal Tradea Coat.
aaluloa stepped.
He claims that the iolat telere
seat to the president by the Detroit
beakers, prctasUag that the laveatl.
gatlea waa dlaturblag ecoaeaslc eoa
dltlona, waa Inspired by the packers.
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DRAFT TESTS
MEMBERS OF LOCAL, HOARD AH.
HERT NOTICE I(MIHM MEN
HOW BEING
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QUICKER THRU PHEHM THAN'1" 1)eK, '" the federal coiyt, It ha
ANY OTHKR WAY
Oalug to the fact that tho young
man who urn listed In the selective
draft move nbout so much and ex
perience dlftlcutt)' In having their for
warded mall reach them, member of
tho local exemption board declare
that they reach the men bettor thru
the columns of tho Herald than any
other wuy. In many rases friends of
Ilia men sou their name In the er
nnd gut word to them.
It I announced that tho physical
examination of the men In Class One
are to be rushed until the supply of
310 I exhausted.
The following mon to whom notice
were sent on January 25th ara to ap.
pear next Thursday, January 21st, for
examination.
John Terry Amos, Chlloquln.
Ira Kugeno llernnrd, Modoc Point.
Italph Hull, Algoma, Camp No. 2.
Walter Irlaktly, Oakrldgc.
CI moll Pletro, Ktumnth Falls,
(ieorge Clinton, Klamath Falls.
Arlet Ctsrenro Kdsatl, Illy.
William Pose Hooper, Midland.
John (leorges, Klamath Fall.
Walter Dlckband Lindsay, Klamath
Falls.
Ilhluebart 0. Motschonbacber, Kndor-
lln, North Dakota.
Arlselmo Mornato, Klamath Falls.
Gerald W. Oden, Klamath Falls.
Oulseppc I'retarl, Klamath Falls.
Nicholas PnnsROfi, 1778 llalght 8t.,
Ban Francisco, Calif.
Alklglades Btamatolopoulos, Klamath
Falls.
Karl Lynwood Trary, Copco, Calif,
llynmn Wechsler, Klamath Falls..
Ixwllo Ambroso Wyatt, Klamath Falls
Jamas Toskaa, Hau Francisco, Calif. I
(lus Carlson, Klamath Fall.
Oscar Kdwln Krlkson. Manthfleld.
Ivan Roy Ernst, Klamath Fall.
William Thomas Norrls, Ft. Klamath
Charles A. McPheraon, Klamath Falls
SPIES 1IUSY IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. 26. Over a
million dollar worth of property wus
destroyed by a fire believed to have
been the work of Oerman spies in the
burning of oil barges, pier and ware
houses here.
The sargent In charge of tho sol
dlera guarding tho waterfront had his
hat knocked off by a bullet from' the
suspect he waa pursuing. The man
escaped.
TESTIMONY MADE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 26
More secret testimony before the sen.
ata Investigating committee haa been
Lmade public, which shows that on De-
cemoer lain, rersning waa author
ised to buy 100,000 British uniforms
for American troopa and 100,000
blankets In Spain.
ALUM DANCK AT ST. CLOUD
i A Mr French, Mr. Irish and a Mrs.
English being ",eent at the dance
at St, Cloud la tbe Shlaplagtoa die-
trlet last Monday eight, tha affair,
weat da record aa aa "allies"
A Ine time waa reported.
danee.
Bolsheviki Rushing
To Ai d Of I. W. W .
CHICAGO, Juu. 20. Bolsheviki SAN FHANCIBCO. Jan. 26. Sev
leader will attend tho trial of 165 eral prominent bolibevlkl leader In.
Indtiitrlal Worker of the World, toon
uoen unnounrcu nerc. una aireaay is
In ChlcaKo, two other aru hi Han
Friim-lsro, nnd others arc on the way
from Itussln, It I said.
It Is reMirtcd than an appeal has
been sent to syndicalists of Italy, Aus.
tralla nnd Spain to send agents hero
to uttend tho trial.
Peter Kldklnon, flan Francisco, one
of the I. W. W. defendants, was dls
ihnraeil today as being hopelessly In
sane. Nluo additional alleged mem
bers were nrralRiied and pleaded not
Riillty. JudRo ljindls said ho would
henr nrRiiments on demurrers and
pleas In nbntemcul on February 4.
France Very Anxioos
For American Army
NEW YORK, Jan. 26 Everywhere!
In France the question Is being asked,
"How soon will America bo' hero?"!
according to Major Grayson M. P.
Murphy, former bead of the American
Red Cross work In France, at a recep
tion given in his honor here.
"You do not know what America
means aver there," ho said. "Every
whero you go, whether you are talk-.any
Ing to soldiers In the trenches, men lu
tho hospitals, tho widows and the
mothers In tho rear; whether you are
talking to statesmen, business men,
college professor or what not, the
question la always tbe same, 'How
Surprising Number Of
Women Now in Service
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 16. i
There are approximate) 1,866,061
women In the United States engaged .
In Industrial work which la either
directly or Indirectly necessary to
carry on the war, according to an es
timate based on surveys msde In fif
teen stntes for tha National League of
Women'a 8ervlco by Miss Marie L.
Obenauer with tho sanction and as
sistance of tho Department of Labor.
HUNS ACT TOWARD
WOMEN UNSPEAKABLE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan 16.
Italian women la the territory invad
ed by Austrian troops are being nude
the victims or unspeakaale atrocities,
Italian Deputy Gaspatotto, who haa
been at tho front since the opealag ef
hostilities, baa Informed the chattier,
areordlast n an oSleal eahlaaraa fnaat
Rome. The deputy told of seeing
woman awlm tbe Flare River to eja
tnpo the attacks of soldlsrs, and of
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tereated In the trial of 163 Industrial
Workers of the World at Chicago,
nave passea inru mis city, anu some
may be here now, It has been admit
.led at headquarters of the I, W. W.
defense league.
Names and present whereabouts of
these persons were not divulged, but
It was explained that each Incoming
ship from Russia brings to this coun.
try men prominent In the bolsheviki
movement who have been sent to In
testlgate conditions.
Boveral syndicalists of Italy, Aus
tralla and Spain, with whom the I. W.
W. ware said by defense league lend
ers to be aflllated, alao will be pres
ent at the Chicago trials, theysald.
soon will America be here?'
"This war will be won by the na
t Ion which baa tbe grit to stick out
longer than the other fellow. America
has the greatest opportunity and the
greatest obligation that waa ever giv
en to any nation In history, and I pray
to God that we will live up to it."
"Tbe man in this country who for
selfish purpose, personal vanity,
pride of party, pride of locality, or
pride of consideration, atanda In the
way of the prompt and effective de
velopment of our country to tight this
war la worse than a Gorman In tho
trenches."
"These million and more women,"
said Mtsa Obenauer, "are in the front
rank of the Industrial army of de-
fenso. They are the Important women
of the nation. Bands do not play In
tbelr honor; they do not wear pictur
esque uniforms; yet In the business
of winning the war It Is aa necessary
to protect their working efficiency as
to safeguard the fighting efficiency of
the nan on the firing line."
the cries of women attacked on the
banks of tbe Lower Plave,
Enemy unite also have used Ital
iana as shields In advancing Into bat.
tie, the deputy aald, and the native
troops are forced to Are upon .their
own brothsra In order to save their
couatry.
GO TO DORMS
Ms. Thomas UeCormlek' left this
morning for Dorrls for a visit with
their daughter, Mrs. A. F. Padgett,
who haa been lit for some time.
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DIYl'IXHCH F.FFOKTH OF THE
PACKKH8 TO KEEP Ol'T OF THE
INYEHTIUATION
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 26.
The Federal Trade Commission In
qulry ha brought out the facta as to
linw I ha nsrkera worked aralnst tha
federal Investigation of their Indus -
try, and when this was proposed by
congress, they wrote to Senator Wads-
worth, who waa a stockholder, to.
sound out the president.
W. H. Oates of Colorado advised
the packers to "keep close" to Sen
ator Thompson of Kansas by giving!
his law Arm soma business.
CHANGE OF TESTIMONY IN CASE
OF COMPLAINING WITNESS
CALLS FOR NEW PREPARATION
HY PROSECUTION
After loug and expensive prepara
tions, the attorney for tbe prosecu
tion were obliged to ask for u contln
uance of tho case agnlust Jess Swln
iit'.v, charged with a statutory crime,
begun jesterday in tbe Circuit Court,
on account of the change In the testi
mony rf the complaining witness, Ber
tha Owens. The raso waa continued
by Judfit Kuykendall until February
11th.
Mis Owens, who had piovlously af
frmed that her first Improper rela
tions were held with tbe defendant,
when placed on the stand last night
Indicated that such was not the case,
nnd mimed another man.
Ah this materially changed the es
prit of tho case, Prosecuting Attorney
Win. A. Duncan asked for a continu
ation. The preparations for the trial are
said to bo unusually expensive. Two
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Party Last Night
It waa .certainly one grand time
that the B.,P. O, Elka had last ntght
at the annual ball here, IfUhe reports
today are any indication. No one
seems to know just what time tbe
featlvtties were broken up, but a num
ber left Just la time to snatch a wink
and get to work this morning, have
OFFICIAL NEWIPAPE
OF KLAMATH FALLS
Pries Fire Ceate
WOULD ACT
WITHOUT
HUNS AT
! i,i;hh,ax
DEMOCRATIC PLAT.
FORM IH ACCEITADLK, WITH
ONE EXCEPTION CONTINUED
UNREST IS NOTED IN AUSTRIA
HUNGARY REPORT RECEIVED AT LONDOX
IS TO EFFECT THAT GRAVB
DISORDERS M'AVE COMMENCED
IN GERMAN CAPITAL WITHIN
THE LAST TWO DAYS
LONDON, Jan. 26. Austria has
declared her readiness to conclude a
separate peace without Germany, and
to accept the Russian democratic plat
form, with the exception of the serf
determination of nations, according to
a Petrograd dispatch.
The bolsheviki newspapers declare
that great demonstratlona are taking
place all over Austria-Hungary.
Workmen'a and soldiers' organisa
tions have been formed at Vienna.
LONDON, Jan. 26. The Amster
dam correspondent for theKxpreaa
says that extraordinary reports are
now current concerning a revolution
In Germany, and that there have been
grave disorders at Berlin within tho
last two days. The riotera are de
clared clamoring for peace. There
has been no confirmation to tbla re
port. witnesses, Mrs. Peter Erlckson and
J, M. Groth, were brought from Bend,
which might not be considered very
expensive at first glance, but when It
Is remembered that they were first
obliged to go to Portland, then down
to Weed, Calif., and north again to
Klamath Falls, a distance of over 800
miles, the cost Is better realised.
One witness, Estelle Cllnesmltb,
wa brought from Redding, Calif.,
and one man, Mr. Kelsey, from San
Diego.
declared that high Jinks was la evi
dence when they left.
It aeams to be th gtaeral lmares- '
sloD that beyond any doubt tala wu
th most successful party ever give
by thla popular organisation. Atorg
numblr'werV present from Merrill,
Fort Klamath and other parte of ta
county. i
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