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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918
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O. I. Hoff, who has announced
I lilnimlf ai a rnndldnji for state treaa.
urnr nn the republican ticket, de
clurea that hi ilnllim an labor com
inlMloner for fifteen year have car
rli:il him Into ovcry nook ami corner
LOUT APPARENTLY WERE of the atatc, ami have brought him
I IhIh fnnlBl vlllm at If si. U,lii.i.l.l
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I hiiii ui.w.uups iiiiuitmis. iin uvuiiTra
rORK or BRITISH FATHOM that the wide knowledge thus gained
I mill rnchln him In arnrk M that
MSIBLK FOR HAVING OF neMi of ,he - ,hfvKrloun
4XY UVEH loard of which ha would be a ni
cer. Much handling r Jubllc..ani
private fund, he asaerta. haa quali
fied him to tahn care of tho financial
idutlea la an able manner.
YABIIINQTON, I). (!., Feb. 7.
tint heavy dastardly blow at the
8tat hai. been atruck. The SSfamaae
srd liner Tu;anla now Ilea at ths'10 I0, m,ni of wh,ch wero "
i of , Nonhern Atlantic a. .' "" 5' 11T"!S!. ?T
Mt of a Hun tornado Tiind' ... .
I -The condition of aoino of the aur-
Ill-fated bout enroled 2,179 of-, vlvom wn pltabln. Mirny had raal
orihe 32nd Notional Guard dl-in,u"0 ,,,0lr llo,nl " "n awiu-
from Wlnron.ln .nrf MIM.I. " ""u"1 '" ",u "",,,r ,ur wu
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r-nginccrH. Thcue companlea
Iprlae the Cih llnttnllon of ih
regiment, which In a fiircntry
laent organlicd einoclallr for
Ik la Kranre. Home men from the
FwtK are believed aboard.
Irlllih convoy ntld luilrol alilna
Ibwolc reacuo work In landing the
Fnora on Uirno Inland near tha
i ut and at Ulam In Hrotland.
f' Brlllsh nutliorltlcH ure doing
r;wlng puiwlble to muko them
kfortable.
of tho tragedy wna received
aon at 3 o'clock yesterday.
oraing to tho llrltlih renorta
i who were aaved wer 7 a nftir.r.
WW men and HI of the crew.
I total on board waa 1,397,
BRRY, Ireland. Feb. 7 -The aub.
reacui'd. The
puravr and chief ateward
were among tho crew caved.
It la reported thnt thore waa Kite
order iibonrd the boat after the acci
dent, and that aeverul alck patlenta
were aaved.
There wero only two women on
board the ahlp. They wenf down a
rope In flno atylo, laughing,
Threo men died of oxpomiro In one
of tho boata.
AX AM. WAII CANT OF WORMKH
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FOK IIKNKFIT OF ItKO VtWHH
One of David llelaaco'a foileat pro-
ductlona will put on (and off) at the
HoiiNton.Cort theater, aomewhere on
Main otreet, between the I'dllcan ho
tel tind Link Itlver bridge.
Kiiulalte acenlo offecta thruout
tho entire performance, painted by
llurrhton Flaberman of the Mllea Sign
company, In a fit of despondency.
CoM time from Motacbenbacher'a
Second Hand Kmporlum.
A Al Jolaon and Nora llayca In
their latent aonga and dancea, sup
ported by their Ituselan ballet, which
Includes I'avlowa, Ruth St. Denis,
Theda liar a and Mr. Vernon Caatle.
O "Caught with the Ooode," Nat
(loodwln and Maxlne Klllott. The
most thrilling and gripping problem
play ofjlie day. First appearance In
America alnee their thirteen success
ful weeks In Illy.
C Trltlc Fogauia and Anna Held,
"who Just can't make their eyea be-
liavo." In something now and orig
inal, (Juat out of the garbage can),
wearing the renowned Upp (and
down) Jowela, preaented by King
Thaddoux at their Initial performance
In Winter' (lurden on the Davcn-
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Organized Campaign For
Thrift Stamp Sales Here
Huge Sum U Expected From Klamath
County During Reniainder of This
Year. 'Central Working Com
mittee to Be Selected To-
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day. Stamps Profi- -table
Investment
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Mattackutetts
Patriot Dies
Ready for War
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The aura of ti40,0 for the sate state. Klamath County Is rated
of thrift stamps In Klamath County 1 11,000 inhabitant.
during the nest eleve'a moatha I ex-1 Tha campaign will not be In the
pectcd to be raised, according to J. r.' nature of a drive, but will be con-
Simpson of North Bead, who gave
talk on the subject at the Klamath
Commercial Club last evening. Mr.
Simpson has been getting the thrift
stamp movement started over a large (
portion oi ine siaie, ana len ibis
morning to fill other engage!.
with- the Idea of returning here at a
later date.
It la not the dealrtj of the govern
ment, Mr. Simpson datjared, to hava kt aaiac oa far Uasa thru
the iaople 'withdraw thalr wivtaga the awtgfc, butt ui ackooU of
from other sources and lavest them , the eoaaty, but when the campaign Is
ducted thruout the entire year.
A county chalraufn la to be select
ed this afternoon by a group of busi
ness men In the directors room of tha
First National bank, and a central
working committee of seven appoint
ed to start the work In a systematic
way In the city and county. Sub-corn-nttteea
will be appointed for the
country district. The sale have
SAI.KM, Feb. 7 Kurt Wllhycombe.
youngest aon of tho governor, waa a
member of tho engineer, and It la
feared ho waa nbonrd the torpedoed
boat. Tho governor was not at hla
office today, duo to hla tenso anxiety.
M.WM
IS AVAILABLE
FROM 0. A. C.
A very largo delegation of Klamath
Fall boya nro Identified with the
20th KnclneerM battalion, and a larae
US WMCh attacked Anil tnvnmAmtA MllmliAi. aiuk ti I rin .1 1. Ifnnwn In kniM
Tuicanla waa attacked by a da-! crossed to France. So far as la
" "ommiiatoiy. The American known at thia time, however, there la
in thrift stamps, but rather to save
the nickel and dimes heretofore eg
pended on little unnecessary luxuries
which will Inculcate habit of thrift
and economy In .the American people,
which have been utterly lacking la
the year gone by, and are now vital-
fairly launched It la expected that all
the stores and many other places of
business In the oonnty will have tbem
on sale. It la pointed out that white
the market price of Liberty bonds
may vary from one day to another.
the war aavlng certificates are alwaya
worth their face value, and that if
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OPPOSITION
TO WILSON'S
SUGGESTION
MAjod AfWHUmbtoai
Formen Representative Augustus
P. Gardner of Massachusetts, who was
one of the very'ira't'adrocates of pre
paredness by tho American . govern
ment, and who wAe.tne Irst member
of congress to back 'hie conviction by
Joining the .army, 'died at Camp
Wheeler, Mac, Oa.,, of pneumonia.
He was so Mnioacteltoat getting Into
the actusj igMKlkat he gave up his
eelenersVommUajlen which he had
firei. received, and became a .major,
that he -mttat
France.
els In band.
BILL WHICH
WILMS TO
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MKAKVRK, AR' 'tmaOOtikt
ADMIT gJCALL OUXOB OT ITC
ly necoaary to the winning of the.
war. "We must commence to wear i left to maturity they will draw four
our old clothes for a longer time," per cent Interest, compounded auar-
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nam, anu iearn to go wuoom , icny, wniie iney can oe reaeemea ai
ho
rome new hats. It will aoon be fash
lonablo to be seen Inshabby attire."
It Is expected, that there will be
twenty dollars worth of stamps sold
for every, person In the county ui
any time with three "per cent Interest.
The war savings certificate plan
permits many to Invest their savings
to help win the war who would not
be nble to purchase Liberty bonds.
f taVfl lnllmnlln. it... . .. i.
......hhhu,, umi uin iud.
!" was destroyed.
fcSHlNdTON, O.. reb. 7.
TJ "Porta show that the number
has been reduced from 168
no evidence that any local boys weroJ dents of the state this year I news
on the TuKcnnlo. Doflnlte word has
been received of the anfo arrival In
France of Majors R. A, Johnson nnd
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ig Reclamation Work
Postponed During War
IIV CO-OFKIIATIMI WITH COL.
I.I-XJK, IIKXH WHICH WILL LAV
300 K(1H A YI-R MAV NOW UK
HKCUItKD
That a limited number of the fine
chlckena from tho Oregon Agricul
tural Collego at Corvallla will be die-
posed of at. a reasonable price to real
I t very mile heavy construction . which Immediate benefits will be de
wai is work Irnm ..kill ii..'rlvil will nrohahlv Im Dlished a
fast as possible '
The heavier work will be nost
poned until the period following the! shall not be used or sold for mating
when It I oeuevea laoor win oe
worn from whth h.
a will be several vu Hi.t.n
!" undertaken. bv4h Unit J
! f(Clamtln . i.i
..w wrviee aunng the
"I-the war, was dechj ad upon
v t a confaranea'Af.irT. .-
angr ami k..j .::..
tDenvar.- ""V -a.r.
r.tillienlb.
" Iff Ittlan ... 1l. u.T
.rnsdwlthcr
" tho g,Ur work fr0K
war,
much mora plentiful than t the pre
nt time.
Every effort will be made to In
rreuke the crop production on the
land row under water, declares ;Mr.
linad. FUns for getting unsettled
londa under-cultivation on many or
tlie projocts were also discussed.'
Just received by County Agent H. R.
G laltiyer from James Dryden, poultry
husbandman. '
A large number of Klamath County
poultry raisers have made Inquiries
of Mr. alalsyer as to whether any of
tlioBo fowla could be secured, and he
therefore took the matter up with
colleae officials.
Tho poultry at 4bla Institution haa
been developed for years with' a
view to egg. production and better
meat qualities, a number of world
record laying hen having been pro
duced. It la believed that the'lntro-
ductlon ob some of this stock here
will materially Increase -the profits
of the poultry Industry.
In ordor to secure the stock, from
the college, contracta mutt,, be signed
which provide, among other things.
that cockerels hatched from the egg
Allies Plan Big
Drive In Balkans
with the pullets, that pullets shall not
be crossed with tho males of other
breeds, that a report be made to the
poultry depsrtmeat'6! the lumber of
chicks hatched and the number of
pullets. and cockerel! raised from tba
eggs, ana tnat wherever practicable,.!
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Salonika within the next two months,
t lie embassy declared.
Athena cablegrams received here
state that the mobilisation of eleven
classes, ordered by Imperial edict. Is
proceeding rapidly.
Moro than 100,000 man will an
awer the call, a reek military officials
aaid. addlna- that 110.000 trained and
the allies' plana thus far. will bo. equipped Greek troop, are now at
nbje to muster 40,000 Ightlng men at the Saloalkl front.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 7.
More than 1.100,000 allied troops
will be available by March Slst for
the Impending drive to break' Oar
many'a backbone In the Balkans, It
has been learned officially.
(I recce, the Incalculable factor la
puis
fl
NHWFIUED
WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. 7.
There Is bitter oppeeltlati here to the
bill givlsg the president, blaaket an-
IOW
tbarity to reorganise eJleawenttTe.de
partaseau. Tne crftfeisne,,ae asaoav
re'-ase'been very oateaoboa br'iJbe
reMhtteeaaM seme ''deaseeeaas
have ceciarea tnat enea a MMiirt
could not be passed, and would profc
ably not even be, favorably reported.
MKRRILL COtl
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unwmuiu
The marriaao. of Wilson PSrher
law man l,;;:0Zz$
uiwu-a V"" vr ruaii , !.. .vanlne- tar Count Jada-a Umttam
Hanks nt bis residence on "Sight and
Pine. . i ISSMB
Tom Magulre of this city, who loft. Th. mtoom ta mtAmaA;.. ...afcflB
u t..,. Mw -"' "near Merrill, where the young oranle
this morning Is believed to be the lst'HDM,,B , ,mm
FOR TRAIXIXO CAMP TODAY
U.S. Business ot Last
An Interesting comparison of
trade figures of II If and 1919 Is
shown In the "Collins Forecast" Just
received by the First Mate and 8av
inga bank. These figures, which have
been carefully compiled, shew that
the Imports of tha United States oaf.
Ing November 1st, leU, were If,
7ae.5ge.4Sg, and the exports IMSI.
7M.ITI. while during the meed lag
year the Imports wero fMtf.fl01.14T
and the export $4.5f.f0f.Sll.
: Circulation of money ra'tkal Ualtad
Btates during th year eduui-Deeem
her 31. 1017. waa ?8JI0,4I4,I9IJ
the and during the preceding year f 4,
440.OSI.ft4. an lacrosse of $679,
411.174. ' Export of coal and coke during
the last year amouated to tllt,l96,
115, an increase of 114,144,011. ,
Resource of aatloaal banks on
November 10, 1117, were $11,568,-
00.000.
. This Is an Increase of ft,ots;ooo.
000 over the Braeodlnc twelve
matins.
Untiled orders of the United States
eerporatlen'.were ll.l47.tlf
(eaa at the close of llf, and only
man necessary to All the first draft
quota for Klamath County.
Two, men were needed to complete
the entire quota of 'forty, and Me
Quire, with Ernest Bennett and Jess
Hunsaker, who left a few days ago,
make three men who have been aent.
It Is believed that at least two out of
the three will pass the tests there saP
Isfactorlly.
voxpecta to reside.
0,181,718 tons at the close of last
year.
Commercial failures In the United
States which In 1910 totaled 10.991,
were reduced to 13,855 In 1917.
The world'a wheat aupply decreas
ed 44,871 bushels during last year,
the figure for January 1, 1918, being
171,008,000 bushels.
L1UHARY CLVkY
aflxsTS TOMORROW
The regular ssoathly meatier of
the Library Club will be held Friday
afternoon at t: 80 In the club rooms.
Beside the regular business, Mis
Rachel Applegate will have a paper
on 'The Motion Picture."
CARD PARTY AND DANCE
AT MOOSK HALL TONIGHT
From present indication the eard
party and dnnce tofce given this even
ing at tho Moose hall will be oaa of
the most enjoyed of tho present Lent
socials. A feature ot tho evealag'a
nrosram will he the exhibition ef tha
latest dances by Miss Nells Mullen.
TwoYwfsCoinpared I""Pc
nciping uuue odiu
Warm words of praise are given
the teachers of the grade schools and
high school of this city by oflclals of
the local exemption board .for the re
sponse given this week In tho carding
of the questionnaires. -.-
Tnls'tremendous Job which devolv
ed suddenly on the local bosTd, wes
science rooms of the central school
and at the sharifs office.
The accuracy and celerity with
which ho work la tlag. turned ,af la
eemmented' on otvfeverebtr'b
'aril George Humphrey,- who , ap
pears delighted over the. rseuMs se
for... v"iy ?
As the present' supply ot sards baa
-.a. -..-. m -' e-fi il". --:, j
accepts most caeerraiiy ey iae loyai, now aeon euRwwsa..is wu so aweoe.
corps 'ot-teachers, at' tha request o'inV4USSSm'W' t
the-board members, and the wearla!fe.w days, nata, the aapod itlant
being done evening In the domestlej now on the road reaches the
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