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BUILDING
CONTRACT
AWARDED
BY COURT
ICOKTRAIT IH AWARDED HERE
ArTKHNOON TO PORTLAND
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coxtrait IS SIGNED BY TWO
MKMBMtH OF COURT OOMM1H.
MOXKH lll'IIREI.L HMORT UK.
rTHKKTO SIGN PAPERS MUCH
WOTKMK.NT.
TU County Court this afternoon
mried a contract to J. M. Dugaa ft
Co. of Portland for the construction;
( a aiw court
houaa on the alte
vim the old one now standa for
IIII.T75.
Tk contract waa made by Judge
Hnka and Commissioner FraBk Mc
Coruck. Commissioner Durrell
Mort refused to sign the papers.
Tit old court house trouble, which
bm lor yearN been a source of conten
ts between different factions of the
county, has been renewed with all the
iPMreat old Intensity. The award
lf of the contract today, which waa
morally predicted on the atreet, la
Ik tvlalnatloD of a serious differ
we of; opinion between llaaka and
on toe oaa haad. and
Hart representing the other factloa.
TitfMrt room waa wall AIM with
tetsrsetss cltlseaa aad architects.
Uo sir was somewhat tease with
tksiaamaleicllomtat.
Rich architect submitted his fig
no oa the completion of the Hot
Wags building and on a new build.
M en another alte.
tie folowlng waa the order In
kh the bids were read!
White A (Hour, Baa Francisco,
"HuP building, I1,S00; row
MlMlag. $138,000 without elevator,
WW M.700. and without alectrlc
"tres, deduct 13.600.
jjserge Isaacson, Portland, original
MUlag, ttii.ooo; aew building.
',00, Including elevator aad S
tares.
aeaad Construction compaay, teat.
v wiginsi bulldlag, $117,111; atw
wMtog. $137.41$, without elevator,
"wet 17,000; without futures, de
t 11,500.
i..'.' J1, Duwn Co- Portland, orlg
J JjIMIai. $111,641; now build,
J i.T75, without elevator, de
"t 17,500; with flituras add $.,650.
maehell & ptrtUi PorUand,
W Gliding, $111,114; now
""alag, 9137.854; without elevator,
Baker Mil Employees
Are Out On Strike
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AKER, ore., March iWA-pui-raars,
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veaty.i v. emtyystw
"flU CtBM nt lb. rVaaafcaAa.U
'.uiubor (ompaloibave. struck
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HUBBKH BOMBS FILLED WITH
Ugi'lU Ml'STAltD GAB ARE
DROPPED HV GERMAN AIRMEN
ALONG AMERICAN SECTOR
WITII THE AMKRICAN AKUY,
March 10. A Osrman airplane last
night and this morning flaw over tho
Amerlcsn aector to the nortbweat of
Tout, and droppad rubber ball II
Inches In diameter, Oiled with llqul
fled mustard gas.
It la the flrat time the airplane
have been employed for this purpose.
General Pershing has approved the
awarding of the flrat New Mexico war
crosses for extraordinary heroism to
Lieutenant John Green, Hergeant
Wm. Norton and Sergeant Patrick
Walsh. These men have nil been dec
orated by the Preach government.
ALASKA MERCHANT WILL
PATRONISE HOME INDUSTRY
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Keb. IS.
"
mall) Merchants hero have
iMjl Ikil tl.tw will ,inrfliMajt tin
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this spring or summer, but will buy
Irom farmers In the Matanuaka Val
ley. local business men have like
wise petitioned the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission to purchase what
available supplies It can from Anchor
ago merchants In preference to deal
era In the "states."
INSANE INMATES ESCAPE
FROM HAI.KM HOSPITAL
SALEM. aMrch 10 Johu II. Otter,
aged 60, an Inmate of tbo hospital for
the Insane hero for twenty years, has
escaped from the hospital farm. He
cams from Jackson County, and waa
considered to be harmless. W. K.
Peyser of Portland, another Inmate
escaped from the Institution Monday.
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REPLY FROM HOLLAND
18 NOW ON CAULKS
WASHINGTON, I). C. March SO.
Hollaad'a reply to the United States
and England regarding the shipping
demaada la now on the cables, and Is
expected to arrive bars today.
BIRDMAN DROPS TO DEATH
BAN ANTONIO, Tax., March SO.
First Lleutennnt Walter H. Johnson,
aged St, of Belleville Ills., waa killed
Instantly hare today when his air
plane fell 1,600 feet at Kellyfleld.
deduct 17,100;, with futures add
14,160.
The J. M. Dugan company la the
firm which built the court bouse at
QraaU Pass.
protesting sgslast the sight
ilieur wags seals, which la aUghtly Ism
FUMUefemeroae. Tkeyawsmw
GAS BOMBS
DRQPPEDON
AMERCANS
that IPOS ftwm ssvw wmu jw ,
some of the camps. "
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WE0NE5DAY,
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IS. STAMPS
HOUSE TO HOVBB CAMTAKW
WHICH WAM LAUNCHED YHb
TKKDAV BID8 FAIR TO RBAF
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Ths Klamath Falls, money markst
waa considerably upaet yesterday aa a
rssult of the opening of ths hones to
house canvas for ths saleef Thrift
and War Saving Stamps, accordlag ts
the statement of local baaksra today.
Complete reports art aet la for ths
day'a work, but all those la ths Sold
declared that the receptloa accorded
them by the public was all that could
be desired, aad ths Individual aalea
In many cases ran well up toward
$100. The Idea of ths preseat earn
pnlgn Is to get the people started with'
the habit of puttlag their spars
cbangs Into lbs sumps sack day,
lather than to run up a Urge amount
of sales.
Members of the Central committee
are planning to hold n meetlag st Al
goma on Thuraday avaalag to discuss
the Thrift Stamp movomeat before
the residents of that district. Other
meetings will be held at dlfereat
placea In the county la ths near fu
ture.
PUNNED
CHAIRMAN HURLEY ORDERS IN
VKHTIOATION OP ALL SHU'S
NOW BEING BUILT TO SEE IF
THEV CAN BE HliNDERBD UN.
SI.NKADLK
WASHINGTON. V. C, March SO.
ImmedUte Investigation of all ahlpa
now bulldlag to see It they oaa bs
equipped with say of ths devices sub
mitted to make them naalakable or
torpedo-proof, has bsea erdarsd by
Chairman Hurley at las aalppUc
board, atur rscstvUg a esafldeatlai
report from ths navy department oa
auccssa that to being achieved la the
protection of war vssssla.
Ths scops of the aaval board, head'
sd by Rsar Admiral Wlaterhaltsr,
orlglaally created to atudy Uo prac
ticability of ths dsvless deelgaed to
make the steamer Lucia uasUkable,
has been greatly salsrgad. The board
haa been Ustructsd to Btudy fully all
otbor theories of aon-aUkak)s eoa-
structloa. BecreUry Daalsls .eoafar
red today with Admiral Wlatet-Mlter,
who said a report on the Xante con
struction principles waa belag pro
nared. .
Navat'oRclals generally are frMkly
doubtful that any means will be Mnad
to preveatdeettucUea of eargo craft
which would aet also respire atvjci
addltloaal tlsM for cwaetnetfoa.' i
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ACnON BTARTaaV TO PREVENT
-COUNTT COURT FROM ARAN.
DOrHNO HOT STRINGS BTRL'C
TatTOBUnL'ONNEWHtTR
Aa lajuactloa oak asking that ths
Couaty Court bs oajolaed temporar
ily from oatorlaf lato any contract,
with the Bsoaoy'atw la the hands of
tbo couaty treasurer or otherwise col,
lotted from Uo 'aipayerB for ths
MBStractlea of a court houss la Hot
Sprtags AddMioa. for the construction
of a new court house on another site,
waa tbto morning tied In the omee of
ths Circuit Court clsrk by John
KoonU, a couaty taxpayer, thru his
attorney, E. R. Elliott.
Ths complaint rectus tbst a site
waa ascursd la April, 1113, In Block
10. Hot Sprlaca Additwa, for lbs
raetlaa at a Mart anuur that tha
ooavsyaaco deed W'ths county was
coadltloasi'oa taoBpletloa st ths
court konas, aad that la.1010 a spe-
ctol Ut waa provided for the. con
stractlon of a court house. Slace that
time $400,000 has been collected,'!! Is
asserted. It alleges that" $180,000
haa alrsady been expanded on 'the
building started, and that sufficient
money Is now la ths handa of the
couaty treasurer for lu completion.
Ths expense thus far iaeurred, ac
cordlag to the complaint, will bo lost
to- the county soon unless tha bulld
lag la completed, and the County
Court Is now negotUtlng for a new
building on another sits. It Is assert
od that oa January SCtk coatraeU
wore entered lato with -archltocu to
submit blda for a new court house
with a commission of 7 H per cent of
Uo cost of Uo building aad travollag
oapsaess. If ths bids were accepted.'
It Is Uo belief of Uo plslntlf that
Us court lateads diverting tb funds
collected for the Hot' Springs -court
houss towsrd the construction of one
oa Uo old sits In block 35 of ths
orlgtaal towa. It la asserted that the
eoanty Judge ordered the couaty clerk
to advortiss the blda-without the
auUerlty of the court.
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DIFFERENT BRANCHBS OF BERV.
K FOR PBOPLB IN COUNTRY
TO aW BUNDLED BY FERMA
NBNT OROANISATION
la response to a direct request of
Uo tovsrameat, a serlea of meetlags
Uraoat Uo dlfereat aeetlons of Us
oouaty are to be asM eommeacUg
about Ue 1st of AprH ay Csuaty Ag
rkattarlat Ageat H.iR. Owiarer aad
County School SupsrUteadeat Bdaa
WsHs '"for 'the purpoee of aorfoetlaf
pemaaoat orgBlette to aid Uo aa
toatla Uedffereat breaches ot war
li U also probebU the H. C, Bey-
BBoar.M tho. Ccaea -AatUulurarl
eoOots.wlU.be cr.Wsd-.sseiat.U
U) ' tMlUw.Tve mml
msotiaas will be arrsagsdHtiabd
otfterfllel at later da4es. ,
MY 11
NWARWORK
Brrald
MARCH 20, 1918
BIO MEETlNa LAST. NIGHT. AT
ELKS HALL, AT WHICH IMF
FERENT.l'LANH FOIt OltGAN
IZATION ARE DISCUSSED
o
In the belief that during the period
of 'the war,4 an urgent need for some
organised protection of the city and
county was urgent, nnd that the' move
alrsady started In most ''other com
munities for something of this na
ture could well be started here, about
one hundred men gathered' last night
at the Elks Hall to talk over plans
for organisation. Both the home
guard nnd national mllltln methods
of organisation were discussed nt
length, and It was finally decided to
proceed with the home guard organ
isation first nnd Ister form a mllltln
company If It wna found advisable.
At ths doss of the meeting a com
mittee ot twelve men waa selected to
make further plans nnd report at a
msstjng Uulght-alhla meeting .a
number'' of suggestions were'made
which will be 'presented nt tonight's
gathering.
No leaders have been selected as
yet, but It la probable that some of
the city'a business nnd professional
men who have seen government serv
ice will be called upon to drill the
men here for n night or two n week
during tho coming summer months.
OREGON SENATOR GOES AFTER"
RAILROAD BOARD FOR FAIL.
URK TO "COME THRU" WITH
PROMISED RELIEF FROM CAR
SHORTAGE
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 30.
Lumber-companies of Oregon have
wired. Senator McNary, asking that
vlgorous.steps be' taken to secure re.
lief from the car shortage and dis
crimination against Oregon shippers
charged.
The senator discussed the matter
with the railroad board, and pointed
out that promises heretofore made In
reference to' relieving the situation
had been unfulfilled; that the situa
tion waa aerlous, and that something
should, be done' at once. ,
Ths board 'Stated that conditions
affecting the shorUge were Improving
and that within one week they be
lieved ample relief from congestion
would bs afforded.
.i i a
RUBS CAPITAL MAY
BE MOVED AGAIN
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LONDON, March SO. Various re-
porta- from' Russia Indicate that the
greaUet'aaxlety exists over what ap.
poeri to be a groat snvsloplng move-nieat'-walCB
Us Austro-asrmsns are
carryUg oat against Moscow.
.Taars.kaow. strong Ulk of remov.
1st; tkfe'tosttiatef&olsswBsrs.
TiaaVj offrstsosraw'as bp-w.iib
sUUeMeHfevVi no Indication
tkitUsbsbibovlkl will take-atP to
oppose It, '
HONE GUARD
TO B FORMED
IN THIS W
IMY NOW
.WORKING FOR
LUMBERMEN
Down
MOffi GERMAN
DMACY
B REVEALED
JIISPATfHKS FROM FRANCE
THIIOW LIGHT ON RECENT
MOVK8 IN NORTHERN EUROPE.
Ht;.S ATTKSIPT TO COERCE
HWKVIKH
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 30.
Germany is charged In official dis
patches received from France with
having attempted to force Sweden to
participate at the Brett-Lltovsk con
ference recently for settlement of
questions affecting the Battle Sea.
Falling In bar effort to bring this
about, Germany haa resorted to force
In occupying the Aland Islands undr
the pretext of n request made by the
residents of Finland.
KI'FICIKNT HOME GUARD
AT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. II.
(By mall) Attho It seems unlikely
that Fairbanks, located In the Interior
of Alaska, and consequently many
thousands of miles from the war xone.
nnU eer fear an Invasion by the en
ciny, a company of home guards has
beeu formed and Is drilling regularly.
It Is composed of men who are woll
over I ho droit age. Most or mem
hate tpeut years In Alaska, and re
excellent rifle and revolver shots.
U. S. CONSUL
ESCAPES FROM HUNS
WASHINGTON, D. C, March SO.
Tbe 'American consul at Odessa man'
aged to effect his escape before tho
German occupation of that city, and
Is now safe In Roskoff, according to a
dispatch from Consul Summers at
Moscow.
DUTCH CONDITIONS
DECLARED UNFAVORABLE
LONDON, March 30 A Router dis
patch from The Hague says that tho
conditions laid down by the Dutch
are unlikely to bo acceptable to tbe
allies.
RUSS FRIENDLY TO U. S.
MOSCOW, March 30. Russian
relations with tbe entente remain un
changed, M. Tohltcberin, the new bol-
shevtkl foreign minister told tbe As
sociated Press representative today.
He declared that tbe relations with
the United States were of a friendly
nature.
Water Running Over
Lost
It will now bs entirely unnecessary
for the reclamation omclals here to
turn water over the Lost River dam,
In order that mullets below may run
up.'.as tha water has aow comaasaced
pouring ovsr the dam itself' at the
ratoef 00 seBdfeeV'"W?;4r.ci
cording to aa aaouaceateat mase-Bt
the reclamation office, " 7 ' ' '
OPFICIAL NetWtPAPIK
OP KLAMATH FALLS
Irko Frvo Osaes
Town
PLEASANT
OUTLOOK
NOW FOR
KLAMATH
SPRING SEASON OPENS UNDER
FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
GROUND WELL SOAKED-BTOCK
TURNED ON RANGE
MILLS OPENING AT UNUSUALLY
EARLY DATE WITH PROSPECTS
FOR RECORD RUN BU8I.NRSS
CONDITIONS GOOD-INDUSTRIES
LAUNCHED
At tbe close of a winter which could
hardly have been 'more favorable to
farmers, stockmen and lumbermen In
every wuy, spring U opening at a
very early date under tbe most prom.
IsInK auspices. Seasonable rains are
soaking the ground with moisture at
the most opportune time; the stock
that has been held for feeding In the
ards tins been turned on tbe range;
the lakes are open to logging opera
tions, and tho mills are starting oa a
big cenaon'a run", weeks before they
cau usually plan to get under wny.
At no time In recent years haa
Ktaniatli Couuty been "set to go" la
tbe condition which she now finds
herself. IluMness condition during -.
the winter have been of the best. A
large number of new Irrigation en- .
torprUes are petting under way,.
which have been ueld back by lltlga-.
tlon nnd ether -au?es for years past.
The vast tract of tbe Lower KUaaath;
marshes Is now being reclaimed. at a t
rapid rate, bringing under cultivations
an area of fertile Und on which Uo
added production would bs hsrd to
estimate.
Lumbermen are preparing for n big
season's run, the operations of which
will only be limited to the amount of
help that Is available for them to se
cure. Good markets for boxes In
suies the steady operation of the year
pr.y rolls In these rapidly growing
factories, it Is little wonder then
tbut with such a backing for future
progress Klamath Falls, In spits of
the fearful world war and in spite ot
tbe fact that the cltlsena who are
largely responsible for the progress
are devoting a very large part of their
time and energy In helping by vari
ous ways to win tbe war, Is present- .
log such an extraordluary evidence of
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River Dam
Aa the farmers and other residents
of the Klamath Basin were belag de
prived of tbe excellent mullet taking
customary st this seswai.oaaoeouat
ot Ue lack of flood water, Uo reel'
atatloa-omclals; had pwajudTto'itur
oaf a-supply OB.FjrJ4y,,wSd,a.no,w tt
to run for three, day's." ;. t '. .
It ts believed ;that by tomorrow the
' I Ashing will be One below the dans.
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