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KLAMATH FAlXS, drfitGQN, AEDNESDAY; MARCH , lilt
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IXO THIH HKIllOl'H QCKhTIOXj
IKUN UNITED HTATKH WILL ItK
MINT FIRST TO ENGLAND
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT UNDER.
STANDS FRIENDLY POSITION
OF V. N. AND ITH MBPOMITION
TO TAKR NO PAKT IN INTER.
VBNTtON
WASH1NGT0N..D. C. March .
II la authoritatively elated that" ths
tailed Stale ha aant so communica
tion to Japan oa the Siberia action,
aaa 11 i aaaenca nor tnai u any
view are expressed they will bo con.'
vayed to Kngtand, thru which the1
Waited States baa received all It In
formation.
The United Btatea haa not assented,
dissented, or proteated, It la declared.
Government oHclala affirm that
Japan already underaUnda the friend
ly attitude of tbo United States and
Ha dlipoalllon to Uko bo part In the
seateaiptsted nova. Tho United
State credlta Japan with dlslntereoM
es, purpose, ir Siberia ahould bo lak
ia. Tbla goverameat la alao thinking
of the.morsl effect In Ruaali of auch
laterveatloa, and faela that .absolute
Mceulty abould bo apparent before
wilon ui ukan.
While It haa no direct bearing upon
the situation In Aalatle Ruaala, the
atwa to the Bwedlih leaatlon that
APAN
OF MOTIVES
Oarmany baa given notice of bar lu.l,h" the "' UAen t0,i ....
t.itnn , !L:' ".w " V... .. -I tho limelight with a acoro of i In
lead will haatea an acreemant uoon
Jtpaa plana. Tbo Oerman oiplaua.
Uoa to tho Bwedlah foreign oco
which haa proteited agalntt tho pro
(ding that tho occupation la to ro
tore order and without Intent to tnko
Permanent poaaeaalon la regarded aa
try clear Indication of what tho Teu-
waa may undertake In any part of
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nuuia, now that the balahavlkl have
"" orcea to accept thetr hard peace
aaada.
OCclali and dlplomata her profoaa
laorance of what preparation havs1
etn made by Japan for the opera
tions about to be undertaken. Aa a
Jitter of course, secrecy 'has boon
observed and a atrlct eeneonahlp In
Jrd to the Siberian question la In
'" HI TOKIO. I'naulhlv tha Hit
ord to come out' of Japan. on the'
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Frenchman Is Accused
Of Tremendous Thett
WAEHIWTpk, p,'H3..'MjJrea .!
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TllB.tBS
'vi'id eg
vouttellor Bergeron of tbo Prenyl!
!dP'pWltlTlLr
mykW ?r-; SB wtmmkjm
a warrant "i wo, a out yi will rsturas to rrajioB ay mo
j QJO CLASSIFY
urnm mttiiiKiAi
MSfflT LORELLA
MAN ARHIVRH FHOM MONTANA
TO START RECLASSIFICATION
OK COUNTY UNDER BUPEKVI
HION OK COUNTY SURVEYOR
A reclassllcatlon or laod In Klaci
Mri County for aaaesamnnt purpose
I to bo started In the lmin.dlate fu
ture under the supervision of County
Surveyor J. C, Cleghorn.
Lincoln Stephena of Ht. Ignatius,
Mont., who baa bad conilderable ex
pcrltuce In work of tbla kind with
Ihe Untied Btatea reclamation service,
hH arrived to dovoto hit tlms to. thin
work. The aum of 13.000 wan art
aside In tho last county budget for
thta woik,
Mr. Stephen la familiar with thla
country, having Hpcnt hla early boy
hood here.
TRAIN WRECKER GETS
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SENTENCE
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HOOD. ItlVKR, March .Philip'
Solera, who pleaded guilty to placing
a 'great aplko on tho railroad track
nar Lindsay Crock Friday In an
attempt to wreck an O. W. R. and
. train waa aenlenccd to a term of
i from live to ten yennt In the peal
unitary. Klmer Mlmrr, '. t.Uteii
year old boy, who waa alleged to
have helped him. will be tried by
the Juvenile court.
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KLKM TAKE TWO
GAMES KHT NIGHT
My winning tho flrat and third
game laat night on the I'alm alley
from tho Palme, the Elka gained a
few polat on their rival', lly win
ning two of tho next three gamea, the
tournament finish In a tie, aa next
Tueaday'a aerlea la the wind-up.
Should the Rika drop two game,
the Palma win out, and a straight
aerlea won by the Elk would give
tho Initial game and 106 In tho aoc
ond, and an average of 101.
IRISH liKAOKH PAHHKtt
LONDON, March 0. John K. Red.
mond, the Irish nationalist leader,
died hero tbla morning, due to heart
f.n.. fllnarln rrnt otieratlon
t. in.uini lirupllnn.
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aubject will be an announcement of
something definite accomplished.
In tbla connection It la recalled that
at the beginning of the Rtiaao-Japan-eae
war, the Japanese acted without
heralding. Deforo there waa any auch
formality aa a declaration of war, a
Russian fleet had been smashed ana
the war waa half won
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Preach authorities.
No Formal
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IKKPINN
iii RirrTiiin it
MCAL DKLKOATION LKAVBfl TO
UK raRflNT--rARMKMI BN.
THL'HIAitTIO OVER PROBPRCT
OP WATER PROM CLEAR LAKE
To dlacusa plana for getting water
on tbo lands In Laagoll Taller from
the Clear Uko dam, a mooting of the
farmfra there la echedated for to
night at Ihe Lurella acbool houao.
Project Manager J. R. Bend aad
Aulitant Counsel J. T. Hlnckle of tho
United Bute reclamation aerrlce and
Secretary Archie Wwtard and Attay
ney Albert B." Elder of tho Klamath
Water Ueera Aaaoclatloa, are plan
nlng to go from Klamath Pall this
afternoon, nnd It la loped that oth
er hero who am latarsats In ihls
kind of progress will alao aitsnd. .
Ths government had mad .tho
farmers of tbo upper cosatry a mi
price, for Irrigation from, Clear Lake,
aad It Is hoasrf.to.doWMt.aoaM aaonns
whereby ta water may bsocwri at
an early date. Tho naUaats-t
HfiU!J?Jrt-to bf tstj
thualaatlc over tho project.
FIRM STRONGLY
METHODS OF RIO CHICAGO MAIL
ORDER FIRM ARE 8URIECT OF
COMPLAINT. Mt FEDERAL
TRADE COMMISSION - -
WASHINGTON. D. C, March .
Ths federal trade commlssloa haa la
sued a complaint agalaat Bears Roe
buck Co. of Chicago, charging un
fair competition methods.
It Is alleged that this company ad
vertised sugar for SJ4 esaja a pound,
and aold It at an actual loan oa eoadl
tlon 'that certain amounts of .other
groceries were purchased, oa which
the profit waa to be mad up. -an
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LA FOLLETTR IH CONDEMNED
IN HW HOME STATE
MADISON, Wla., March . A reso
lution condemning Senator LaPollette
haa been paaasd by a vols of St to IS
In the atate assembly, after a dead
lock lasting twenty-four hours, wall
the membera were self-Imprisoned. ,
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TWO VESSELS BURRED . ,
ATLANTIC PORT, March . The
American ateaman'lp Araisnla, for
merly a German merchantman,' lies
beached and bdly .damaged on tho
Hrlttah coast,, aiter bains torpedoed.
Tho crow arrived 'today.
LONDON.. 4lro. . The Rritwh
armed mereantlls cruiser Calgartan
was torpados sBdauakMBrch tttoff
the Irian Coast, Two oHosrs sad for-ty-fla
men wora lost. TortwbroU
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h?t.-KXa ri wmnitmm
Agriculturist-gw ;. yir.
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alUIXE jsJPYOCA'
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natesiilty ffno lot of young
for tbi Klamath raams haTo
krfti la by j. H. Bsekley
bulk
from. PorilaaSd, ,waro thoy war ss
curod 'ftt;a rsjeapt salt.
.The animate ro est tbo ffliorthoni
vartsiy,' aad are. reported to bo seme
f VU Saaaft atoek obtainable. All
aro oaMMofSMy n4ar two years of
ago, ana aoaso already weigh aa much
aa tbo sWat fnttSTCwa animal of
th srwsaarytyasj.'-
Mr. Bsckyy bifTary oathsslastk
OTsr tarn Man of tis Klamath stock-
meti awktaf la bettor gnd of
stock. Ha ssalnUwa tnatM.aaaUsr
what tin Brat oaat may St .mm mmt ayi
of tbo tan bulls naw Imported are
Msra white In color, which Mr. Rock
ley declares will Insure .roan calves.
Thoy aro being token to the Klamath
Marsh.
ELECTORS OaT.KLAMATH OUMOA.
TION DUTRICT WILL VOTE ON
'IMFORTANT MEASURE NEXT
'MONTH NEW DlRBCTpR M
CHOSEN
At a meeting of tbo directors of tba
Klamsth Irrigation district hold bora
yesterday afternoon, a contract was
endorsed for. submission to tba elect
ors of the district oa tho llth of
April the question of whether or not'
tho right to enter Into n contract with
the United States "for the assump
tion aa principal or grantor of Indesi
odneaa on account of district landa to
the United States under the federal
reclamation law, shall bo authorised."
The amount of tho oMIgatloa aa
stipulated la the proposed contract la
$1,113,03811.
Robert Cheyae was elected as a di
rector of tha district to replace Jas.
Esall, who recently moved to Oak
land.
ARTILLERY ROYS
ARK WELL TREATED
The boya of tha 6th Plsld Artll
Isry, who havs boon statlesed far ths
past eleven months 'at Fart ttovaas,
aad have reeeatly beta remvs4 to
Southern OaUfornls, all see cheor
M aaa happy, aad report taat'ttoy
arc belag wall treatos, aeeerdwg 4
Mr.' S; Taraor who raiuriM ra
seatly from Duasmulr. Calif., attar
mlnibwaM, Robert. Al
wasr sivan ror taa son ai
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fr WIH MfWn
saannaa taroaiUBBSa .
run Boutk la araar to gfr.M'aasj
brief run far sxsrews. ' '":' ''
SPECIAL ;,:
ELECTION : ,
HERESOON
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Move
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DECISIONIIF
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anmxowuro ESCTNEHP LITIOA:
0!f WHPOW WHO COMTaWTHD
SlMKIEa WILL OF HVSaUND
WIN Emm CASE ,
Taw oprosM Crart yestsrdsy hand
ad down a dectolea In tho esse of Hea-
rletta F. Melhsse vs. Qns Mslhsse and
others, la favor of taa plaintiff, up
holding the daewtoai of tha Circuit
Court judge, over which tho ease was
This la the case whore the survlv
lag widow contested tho alleged will
of Frederick Methane, deceased. The
will eentoatoi waa nude la 1101. but
R appears that tha deceased made an
other will la ltll. altho the last will
waa aot produced, aad no evidence
Introduced la tha trial of tho lower
court.
Judge Thomas Drake aad Attorney
Chaa. J. Porguaoa represented Mrs.
Mammae. Tha defoadafct'a cawaeii
vara) Attoraay Chaa. F. Stoaa aa4 taa
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V BnanasH A Thern:
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BOOSTSIHIS
PRjaHDBNT OF KLAMATH'S LARU.
EST MILL WHILE IN PORTLAND
TELLS OF PROSPERITY OF TME
KLAMATH NSTRICT
A flno boost for Klamath County
appears la tha Oregon Journal of
Sunday's tosus by President H. D.
Mortonsoa of tho Pelican Ray Lum
ber' company, who la looking after
matters of business In Portland for n
short time."
' Business conditions ware never
better la Klamath County than nt tha
present time, nccordlng to tho Inter
view given by this prominent lumber.
man. Everybody la busy; and tho
highest wages are being paid la tha
history of tha county. The total out
put of the mills and logging enmps
hero Is about 100,000,000 feet, aad
tba output of tho box factories Is
shout t0.000.000 annually.
' Scarcity of freight ears to handle
tha output la taa only handicap to
tha progress of the lumber Industry
la Klamath.
BRICK HAULED FOR
NEW BANK RUILDING
Tha old McDonald bulldlngat the
earner of Sixth and Mala streets, one
of tha landmarks of tha town, Is be
ing moved away todsy to make way
for ths construction of tho now Klam
ath State bank, which la to go- for
ward rapidly from this time.
A large part of tho brick haa al
ready been hauled aad piled for Its
coastructloB. Tha vault haa already
been constructed.
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Use has Just purekae-
L. KehW'BTvroom mod;
w on C'svmt. feWais.
Waf"BwMr.,WWhy. Tbtsn
was ajaaVthru t tilseto rssl-ee,
laiesgvow,
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OFFICIAL FROM ASHLAND WILL
BE PRESENT INITIATION AND
UNUSUAL PROGRAM BEINO AR.
RANGED FOR THE OCCASION
Word was received hero tbla mora.
Ing that Walter E. Newcombe, Dis
trict Dsputy Grand Exalted Ruler of
the B. P.o; EL. with headquartsrs at
Ashland, Is, to be on bond at the an
nual election of officers here 'tomor
row night,
Arraagemeata aro under way by
the committee In charge of tho pro
gram tomorrow1 night for an unusual
ly Baa time. There will be Initiatory
work la addition to the election, an
excellent program aad refroehmeats.
A Jaas ,baad la reported to have been
formed, to add melody to the occasion.
Mr. Newcombe In hla letter, expresses
a wish to matt a large number of the
brothers at Klamath Falls.
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sMaN-roanxA?rB
Word has been received hero of tho
death last Saturday of JJlmer, E. An
derson, formerly of .this city. He, was
a cousin of Dr. R. R. Hamilton of tbla
city, nnd waa a member of the Wood
men of tho World. He had lived In
Portland for several months, nnd
leaves a wife and three children.
While In this city he was an employe
of the Stilts Meat company.
FAREWELL PARTY
A farewsll party for Rex aad Roy
LaPralrlo was glvsa at the homo of
their sister, Mrs. Harry Booth, at Mt.
Lakl, last' night, nt which a terse
number of their relatives aad Meals
of that section wore present. The
brothers were two of tho ffrst throe
to enlist ss truck drlvsrs In the army
when the call came a day or two ago,
ana they are to leave for tho training
ramp In n few days. They expect to
are service la Franco In n short time,
aa tbey are skilled drivers, aad after
a short period of training will no
doubt bo put Into nctlvo ssrvlco.
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AUTO DRIVER QUOTA PILLED
Roy Nelson of Wordsn la the last
nun to apply for Induction aa an auto
driver to All tho Klamath County
quote of four men requested by the
government. Nelson Is known to be a
man of considerable experience In
candling can, and it Is believed by
the local board that he will bo a good
man for this service. It Is expected
that the 'four boys will be entrained
for the south the latter part of the
week. i '
Ashland Road Opened
Earlier
That tha Orson Springs Mountain
road between Klamath Falls suit Asfc
teas' win be opea for' steady 'traval
mack asrller thta usual thla year,
probably early in April owtadt V.tas
light. snow uii m the mouhtaiba.'ts,
Mss&zmm
who earns over yeaterday-tomaiia-ar.
Japan
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TO SET UP
A CAPITAL
AT
PETROGRAD REINO EVACUATED
BY .BOLSHEVIKI AN ALLIED
DIPLOMATS OEPARTURE OF
LATTER HINDERED
WARRING BLaHaRNTa)
OV BOL-.
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SMEVIKI APPARENTLY
HAVE
UPPMR HAND MAY REFUSS)
TO RATIFY TREATY NEXT
WEEK
u ZJ',.
. -CWsa,njBOTrjsssj; avjaoujavsei
by tho bolshavjhl.aad Moscow I to"
be the pew capital. ;
The non-peace element of the bo!-
Bhevlkt'now asem'to'-aa gettlag tho
upper hand, sad may refuse to accept
tho peaeo treaty next week, causing
tke downfall of Loalnsnd Trotsky
naloas thoy 'resign irst.'
The asrntaas have apparently
played Into the Russians' aaada by
granting n respite before the treaty
was rallied.
LONDON. March d.-rBpoclal die
patches from Petrograd deaerlba the
departure of tho'BrHlah aad, Fraaebt
embassies aad'tlto'Belglaa, Serbian,
Greek aad Portuguese legations attar
a aerlea of hladraaces watch In taa
case of tha Italian embassy waa suH
cleat to detala Its staff la Petrograd
after the others' had left. Tha Italians
warn atlll la Petrograd Saturday, aad
alao t)ip staffs of tha eonsulatee, ac
cording to tho corrsspondaat. of tho
Morning Post x
Tho bolshevJMforotga.oHos, white
permitting tarn-American, Chlaass,
Brasllten and Jamais delagatleaa to
leava wlthoJB.rastralaU.teslated on
ondorstng nil passports of tho othsrs
before departure aad refused Indorse
ment UBlees the pasaport apscileally
deserlbed tho owaeras a diplomat.
Consequently a number of military
oMelsIs and other aismbsrs of tho
vsrtous missions ware left bested,
and, ssya ths correspondent of tho
Dally Mall, "apparently are held as
hostages."
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MEETING POSTPONED
The Baptist Missionary Circle meet
ing has been ,poatpo,qd until Thurs
day, March Hthf
This Season
MOSCOW
ranaBta for tha eomtea season. , A5C.''l
Howard will operate taa lias tbfcfp
Mr I. nartmarehln with M.- S. '.'a --.&'. J
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