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KIAMATH FALLS
"An Empird Awakening"
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Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year Number 6649
KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, V.Yin
PRICE FIVE CENTS
L L HOUSTON
LOST WHILE ON
HUNTING TRIP
Klamath Falls Business Man
Wanders in Wilderness
for 24 Hours
FOUND BY BROTHER
Uninjured from Experience
But Tired from Privation
and Exposure
Tired and sore from 24
hours of wandering through
matted brush and over fal
len logs of the PoUcgama
country, Leo L. Houston,
Klamath Falls business man,
was found this morning at
7:30 o'clock by his brother
Fred Houston and D. Camp
bell ,propretor of the Little
Gem cafe. Houston had
been lost in the deer coun
try since Sunday morning at
7 o'clock.
Besides the usual discom
fiture from privation and
exposure, Houston will not
suffer from his harrowing
experience, it was said to
day. He was resting at his
home on 601 Lincoln street
this afternoon.
Hounluii, with K. I". Harnett of
finn Johh uiui ci. T, Van 9ckle, of
huii prsflelsw, 1st) before day itxht
Hiinduy fur the Pokeggmg Country on
door hUBt. They drove in po "
jivo nllM kmi pi UoOall mV mill
on tho Ashlnnd-Klumuth Kulls .!i I k Ii -vuy,
la-rnud iiouih v,n a foil's, t .ii
(or five mllen iiml then iOttO"sl
on another road for jv.-ral miles
whore they stopped. TOtJP agreed
to nssl t thi -.ir ut i i a in
Xu II
Ulovon o'clck tamr, aid Van
Sycklo and BarBStt arrived ut the
far. bill Ho llouiil- n Kim !:i th
ulr itnllt'd M b.-lnx; n response. The
two California men waited unit:
uftur dark for the icuini of sba
Klamath KiiIIh msjt, sad then rush
ml to K l.i mm h Falls for ssflsUnco,
At s o'clock tbls ittbfiaiof Oixnjt
bslj snd Frod Houston Malted 1 ut
for tho PokiK,iinn Muahrjr, and
camu onto I,eo II nisioti plodding
along a fori'nt road Hint be hup
pound onto In hi aimless imnder-
lata,
Bsporienced Inn tor
iioiHton was ut v hh to oxplafn
how h bi'i'iunii lost, Aii experlenc
ed deer hunter, abd u resident of
Klamath county for rears, it wnu
assumed that be would oxpoflentn
u difficult! In finding tit way out
of tho worst country in the Poke-
Kiiiiiii dlStrlOt,
It developed Ihul ho was five
mlloH from the Klamath river, when
ho lout hdt iiearltugi alfld upprnxi
nuitoly the mimo distance fit in hi
camp; Yesterday wai cloudy, and
Houston CPOUld not tike his hearings
through that means. ThrOufb the
Iioiith of the night, he pri tooted
himself as broil ia possible and with
tjho flint gray Birouic of dawn ncain
stnrtod Ills endless lOarOh for i
road,
JIo finally discovered (he road
nnd his dls'.'ovory by his brother
stooii followed.
No oiio of Hi'' ihumtlng party kin-
od n deer.
Subject to Trial
in State Courts
WASHINGTON, Oil. 12. (li
Tim Blx Indian nation! were hold
today by the supremo court to Be
subject to trial and under the po
lice Jurisdiction of -the stales In
which their reservations are located,
JEWEL ROBBERS
TO RETURN LOOT
NEW YOUK, Opt, l- (fl'l Infor
mation inns lililalne.l ,.it police ihoad-
qustters today Baal arrangements
have been made through underworld
channel tot the return tomorrow of
1683,000 worth ot Jewelry stolen
from tho hotoi Plata upiirtmont ot
Mrs. Jobso Woolwurtli Donii'iuo on
September 30.
wSecret Report
On Prison May
Be Uncovered
Pierce Will Be Asked
To Produce Facta at
Murray Trial
I i
j HAI.K.M. tire., Oil. If,. TbO to-
port of Jefferson Myers and Hb,
A, while, ihe special committee
'named by Uovornor Pierce t In
Ivoitlgnle il ndlllona at tfte t He
I penltV 1 1 ii ' with particular refer
on.'n to tho prliou break "f Allfttsl
lit, will form i portion if the de
fense it! Tom Murtuy, SCCUSOd pi
Ithe murder of John Sweeney. guard,'
In that break, If Ihe court lUStalOl
Ihe dot&and made upon the gover
nor for I'hut report.
Will II. KlUf, Chill it. tinsel fur
.Munruy, this morning Usiiod u sub
poena f jf Governor I'lorre directing
, him to appeur as u witness In the!
i Mm my case, now being tried, utid
1 to produce the icporl of the special
gontmUtoo, ii nrgs luburUtad w
ihe governor on August 28. but
which has never been made public.
The defense seeks to offer the re
P'lt In Support f Us contention
that conditions at the prisma were
such as to cii'.'ouraKo u':ut Justify
Murray and his companions In 110
break.
Rev. Bobbitt
Returns Here
Local Pastor to Resume
Duties as Pastor
Of Church
Kttlt lUtforlni from a nkallffttMBt
lUnaH, ih- Uf-v. W, BL Bobbitt. ims
lor yf t lie KliM C brill In n t harcb .
r tuniMti iiuii nielli u ret u me hti
dutlei bolre
Tho Htv. Mr. ltohhilt hU l"n
M rldunly HI ilttrltiK the p.i i fuw
noQthif utiti at one Una IiIh rt tuni
to Klunmlli KallH wuk (louhtful. Dur
ItiK ihr a! two wiM'kM Ills ronditio'i
Iiuh Kradually Itnprovcd until lust
wook ho roachttl tho point whoro
ho foit ho could carry on tho duties
ot hltt poKitlon without joopiirdlzinK
hlH houlth.
" Yoh. I hftvo been pretty sick,'
tho KlrMt ObrllttAD panlor ad mitt 3d
today, "hut not loo Hick to watch
tho Olymph Cluh defeat California
lant Snturday.
"It WAI nomo gtmo. and Caltfornia
defeated rn- tho first timo in five
yoar. wan hcalon at her own tae
tlci. OloavolMdi former Stanford man.
outpunted Dixon, California's punier,
by yards every exchange. Olytnpta
blub ltlayod a waiting niinn1, watch
ing for tho breaks. Finally they
came, one a htockod punt and the
other an intercepted pass. Until ro
Htilted In touchdowns.
"II was a ureal team to waleh,
that Olyniplr eleven. They are a
wonderful atBrogatlon that can give
anythltu; on thti coast a trimming,"
PUBLIC OFFICES
REMAIN CLOSED
DURING HOLIDAY
"Office donor, local holiday,"
Callora on public Ottkers thin
mMiuliiK were repulsed by the above
message printed Uj3U while tl;ic
nrds, for today la Monday, OctoUof
12, ColumliiiH Daly,
A few offices were opu.ied a
few hiuira tthli thoculnt, They ift
ttluded tho ihunty englncer'a offiro,
the county heaiti:i unit headquarter!
tho county .siipei'lntendent's office,
tho State highway office and the
police JuiIko'h offlco.
Tho banks remained chiod ihe
entire day.
All business hjcuselt land offices
Wore open for Ute day.
Tho post offlco wad reclamation
uorvli'o off teen woro open, nS t 'u-'
ate only govomed by natbnal hoii
dayii wherotts CoVumbut duly in
Oregon is a state legal holiday,
Owing lo t)he fact that II was
not dOHiKiiiiteil iih a selv.iol iMllilay,
tho hcIiokIh remained open for tho
day but rcPOKiilzod the linport ot
Ihe day with appropriate exercises.
There r.vlll be nli city OMInOII
rfiOOttlSt tiv:ilKht, as no city business
can bo legally transacted on a logul
hollila)-. Tho council will oanVette
tomvnuw nlBlit,
SOLON
WEAKEN
E B ITT E R
PIRATE ATTACK
Pittsburgh Takes 5th Game
of World Series by
Score of 6 to 3
ALDRIDGE IS VICTOR
Bucky Harris Uses Four
Twirlers in Vain Effort
to Stem Batting Tide
Washington, Oct. 12. (AP)
GRIFFITH ST AD I.UM,
The Pirates stayed in the
light for the world's cham
pionship today by knocking
Stanley Coveleskie from the
box and winning the fifth
game of the series from
Washington, 6 to 3.
The series now stands 3
games to 2 in favor of the
Senators and the scene shifts
to Pittsburgh tomorrow for
the sixth game.
The official box score:
Piltstergh ah it ii po a B
M-'iro, 2b ...4 113 2 0
Carey cf 4 2 2 0 0 0
OUylSC, rf 4 1 2 4 0 0
Ilitrnhart, If .. 4 12 10 0
Traynor. 3b 3 0 1 10 0
Wright, 0 12 13 0
.Mcliuls. lb U 0 1 12 2 0
Smith, c 3 0 2 U 2 0
Aldillge p 4 0 0 0 2 0
Totals .36 6 13 27 11 0
Washington AS it ii ro a k
Rico, Vt B 1 2 J 0 0
A Harris W, 3 0 0 2 3 0
Ooslln If 4 0 1 5 0 0
Judge lb 3 0 0 11 0 0
J Hirrli nf 3 1 2 o 0 0
PectUDpanch 3 0 o 4 3 l
Hucl v 3 0 ' 1 1 i d
Btttge 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0
Coveloskle, p 1 0 0 0 2 0
llallou p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zachary p 0 0 0 0 3 0
Barberry p 0 0 0 0 0' 0
I.lohold x 1 110 0 0
Adiims XX 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 S 27 17 1
X Hailed for BsllOU -n seVOOUt.
xx Batted for Mai berry In Dt.i.
PltU 002 000 211 6 13 0
Wash 100 100 100--3 S . 1
Two base alts BolllO, Ulnegc, Lie
bold, Wright, Home run: J. Harris.
Stonol bases, Care , llurnharl. Sac
rlflces, S. liar: Is 2. Tiaynar, Peck.
Smith. Double plays, llluege 0j
Harris to Judge; Coveloskle to Peck
to Judge; Smith to Tray.ir. Left on
buses Pittsburgh 10, Washington S.
liases on halls off Aldrldght 1. (J.
Harris, t'oveleskle, lluel, Judgel
Covoloskle 4 (Truynor, Carey, Cuy
ler, Moore); Zachary l (Baro'lKirt)
Struck out by Aldridge B (llluego 2
Judge, Peck, Coveleskie) by Bal
l.ii, l (Trarjrnor).
Hits off Aldridge 8 in 9 Inninss;
off Coveleskie 9 In 6 1-3 tun i t. is.
Ono out In 7th. Off BaMjou none in
2-a luhtng. off Zachaiy :i in l i-:i
InuiiiKs. Ofl Maiberr. 1 In l-:i In
ning, winning pitcher Aadifedge'.
Losing pitdhcr Coveleskie. UmiptrOS
RlgleV plate; Owens ltft; McCoriniek
2nd; Mciiuiily 3rd. Timo of guiiio
2:26.
JURY TO PROBE
ACTION OF MOB
(Spooil to The Herald)
YltL'KA, Cel. ,Oct, 12 A grand
jury Investigation will Start bore
Ot onco to probe the action of a
n)0i) of pillions at Weed lest Thurs
day wight whlui Is said to have
wrecked the Interior of the SaWy
hotel, tollowllhg a raid 041 the hos
tolry by Federal prohlhllon ottlcors,
Tho federal sloutihi gathered in a
dcstoll men during Ihe raid.
After the officers had completed
their work, a mob of people Is re
P'ltcil lo have stormed H10 hotel
and caused a considerable amount
if destruction, Itlnglemlers of the
mob uro said to ho known, and
county authorities will make the
affair tho subject ot a Hoaivhi.i,-'
Brand Jury, probe,
BEFOR
Marked Bill
Spells Ruin
For Suspect
i j
Detor)Q!ted to "get" the men iruo.
Mho believed was soiling her husband
liquor, .Mrs. Axicll HkwiiII walked
Into tli Hancock house on Bcripth
and tlak streets today, hiitided over
a If, bill to Jim Klatinery and in
return received a pint of alleged
moonshine whlsk'-y. A few minutes
later Klannery trsi arrested by Ktate
Prohibition Akhu l It. UcBrldi on
a elmrgo of Intoxicating liquor. He
was released tin- afternoon under a
41 nun bond.
Mrs. Hawaii's husband was arrest
ed on soutb sixth street on tb" charge
of driving while intoxicated. Sick and
tired nf activities of alleged boot
leggers, .Mm. Ckwail Informed the
prohibition agents of her plan and
carried through to the end her re
venge upon tin- man she belli red
was bringing tu t husband all of his j
I rouble.
Kkwull Is dnploycd at the Kwauna
Box company In a respouilble posi
tion. IS
KILLED IH Jiyifl
u d
Pacific Coast Fatalities over
Week-End are Higher
Than Ordinarily
FATALITIES ARE LISTED
Three Eugene girls in wreck
at Sacramento Boy
Killed by Train
HAS KRAXCIWO, Oct. 1.
(A. P.) Eleven persons wen
hilled in automobile accidents on
the Pacific const yostcnliiy. and
one person died trout u railroad
wreck.
Ira Marsh was killed instantly and
sl others including three Eugene
girls, were injured in a collision be
tween two automobiles In Sacramen
to. Crossing Tragedy
James Saldiner, 64. of Campbell,
near San Jose, was killed by an auto
mobile on a BurlJngaine, California
strcot.
Four persons were killed in a
grade crossing near Pomona. Calif.,
when their automobile was struck
by a Southern Pacific train.
Igmicto Rodriguez was killed and
three others seriously hurt when
their machine capsized on a turn in
Urea canyon, near Los Angeles.
Lclnnd Kdwards Jr.. IS. was killed
In a collision in downtown Los An
geles. ,
BVO Dann, 21, and James Kirby.
li. both of The Dalles, Oregon, were
killed on the Columbia river high
way dear The Dalles when their mo
torcycle skidded on the wet pave,
mont.
Hit by Train
Maynard Daw, 12. was killed and
his brother RussOli received serious
injuries when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
an Oregon Electric train in Salem.
Ore. Robert H. Lee. fireman of the
Continental Limited of tho O. W. It.
& N. company, was killed when he
was pinned beneath the locomotive
when (lie train struck a boulder that
had fallen on tho tracks. Twenty
persons were injured in the crash.
Brother of Local
Woman Passes Away
After a lingering illness sln'oc
July, Clrant Orelghton, formerly of
this -lty, pissed nwuy at the home
of hla parefnts, Mr. and Mis. ft 1).
Croighton. at The Dalles 011 Thurs
day, For Ihe past two years, young
Croighton, lived there with his sis
ter, mis. itifiph u. Crogo. pivrlng
his lesldenco -hero Ihe was eUVployetl
with the Klamath Lumber and BOX
company.
Mrs, Crepo loft ,for The Dalles on
Saturday, pvhere the funeral was
held on Sunday.
coast I.KAOUE H CORKS
At Portland t-7, Sacramento 7-2.
At Los Angeles 6-f, Oakland 4-3.
At San Pranolsoo 4-S, Vernon 0-13.
At Sonttlo 6-1, Salt Uiko 4-S.
PDACUCC
UNDAT
U nu L
. J TOO
PLEAS FOR S. P.
UT MIL HEARING
Pelican Bay President De
nies Rail Co. Bought In
terest in Lumber Mill
VOYE ALSO TESTIFIES
Special Hearing May Be
.Held Tonight to Finish
Southern Line Case
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1 2.
Testifying tmlay for the
Southern Pacific in the hearing
before Charles Mulmfrie, (ii.
rector of fiiiiiiice of llii- Inter
state coiiiinercA coiiinilsslon, II.
!. .Mortenson. pn-slileiit of the
Pelican liny LuiiiIk-i coliipaiiy
said that lumbermen of the
Kiamatli basin anil business
men of Khunatli Falls prefer
the completion of tile Southern
Pacific prwrutu over the prom
isi il coiiij"iitioii front the Nor
thern lines.
Morleiisou said he spoke for
I t or IS of Hie SO mills now
actually cutting.
"If tile Soutberii Pacific goes
tbrollgli and givCS UH the 'outlet
to the east as planned," sail!
Morteiison, "we think tlmt pro
gram would be sufficient for
our needs."
"Is that program more desirable
than having the Oregon Trunk line
In there?" asked Ben C. Dey, coun
sel for the Southern Pacific.
Only One Xecdtsl
"As an alternative," answered
Morlenson, "certainly we would pre
fer one real strong development to
go into effect. We do not think
any more necessary. It Is generally
conceded by all Klamth Falls bus
incus men I have talked to thai the
building of the Modoc Northern,
which is a new line to the east,
is the most needed."
Morlenson declared that If all the
mllla promised in connection with
both Southern Pacific and Oregon
Trunk development began cutting
they would wipe out the 25.000,
000.000 to 30.000,000,000 feet of
timber in the district in 25 to 30
years.
Reforestation
It would take from 50 to 75
years of reforestation, with gov
ernment aid. to reproduce one third
that muoh marketable timber in
tr.e same territory, he said. Morten
son declared that private owners
are now for reforestation on lands
that cannot be developed for other
crops, but that they will probably
do nothing about it unless they
get government aid and lower tuxes.
As evidence that the Klamath
basin supply can bo quickly wiped
out. Mortenson testified that he is
now shipping lumber to Wisconsin,
where he used to operate in a dis
trict so thickly forested that people
declared the supply was inexhaust
ible. .
Hard Blow
In the cross-examination of Mor
tenson. by Charles A. Hart, attorney
for the Hill lines, the Klamath Falls
man stated that when B. II. Harri
man died, work on the Natron Cut
off stopped.
This was a hard blow to the
Klamath basin, and hilstness did
not revivo to any notable extent un
til the resumption of work on the
cutoff some two years ago, ut which
time there was talk of the Oregon
Trunk extending from Bend to
Klamath Falls.
"Then you have a keen sense
of gratitude to the Oregon Trunk
for bringing this about?" said Hart.
"If that Is what II did. I'll at
least express my appreciation." Mor
lenson replied. "Have any other
Klamath Falls lumbermen done us
much as you to cultivate sentiment
lor the Southern Pacific program?"
asked Hart.
"Some have been as active as I
have been, or nearly so."
"Have you used Ihe argument thai
tho coming of more largo mills ,0
Klamath Falls would bo disadvan
tageous?". Predict s Overproduction
"I have not. We can take care
of ourselves, hut I believe there
would be an overproduction of lum
ber." "Have you argued that the coming
ot tile Oregon Trunk would mean
competition in the box trade upon
the part ot the Bend mills?"
"1 have not but others have."
Continued on ihige oeven;
Siskiyou Man
Killed While
Hunting Deer
Bernard Luttrell Victim
Of Accidental
Shot
(Special to The Herald)
YHKK A. Cal. Oct. 12 --Bernard
Luttrell, deput state flh and gam"
omrnlssioner for eastern Siskiy ;
county, wag iiMtantly killed In aj
Mating traged, near Tenant Hto -
hunt with his fiur br.thers.
I.utlrell had climbed Into a tree
to scan the country far trace of
fame and wa- talking to one of bis
brothers, when ni foot slipped
he started to fall. He let o of his
rifle In an eriort to save nimseit,
and the gun was discharged, the
bullet striking him in the head. He
fell ta the ground dead.
The body was removed here
ufiere an Inquest was held yester
day by F. J. Kunz. c;roner. The
jury held the death to be accidental
Mr. Luttrell was well known
throughout ncrrtbera California nd
southern Oregon and was popular
with sportsmen gene.allv. He was j
a careful mm in the woods and an
expert wlti firearms.
The brothers whj were with Jim I
were Superior Judge C. J. Luttrell j
ot Yreka, Dr. Peter Luttrell o'. San
Francisei and George Luttrell, prin
cipal of the Yreka publtj schools.
The funeral will be held at Fort
Jones at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
;o3n. Fans Continue
To "See" Game
At Pine Tree
Herald's Report Draws
Big Crowds To
Theatre
The Evening Herald will give
another baseball party at the Pine
Tree tomorow with Harry Poole,
owner of tho theatre, assisting. This
was assured today when the Pirates
romped away with the fifth game.
6 to 3. while the 250 fans cheered
them on. Unlike the first four
contests, a majority of the crowd
seemed to be with the Pirates and
they liked the way Buck Harris'
players were snowed under.
The biggest crowd of the season
attended the Pine Tree yesterday for
tho Herald's Associated Press p'.a;--by-play
report of the game. Ap
proximately 500 fans crowded into
the theatre and cheered Walter
Johnson as he pitched his shut-out
game.
The two teams leave tonight for
Pittsburgh and will renew the sreies
there tomorrow afternoon. Starting
at 11 o'clock. The Herald's complete
account of the game will be flashed
direct from the play field to the
theatre stage for the fans. If .you
want to "see" the game tomorow
as a guest of The Herald, be there
promptly at 11 o'clock.
Man Charged With
Attempted Murder
T. II. FishCr is luM under
11 charge with assault with in
tent to kill mid Howard Senver
is in the Klitniatli Valley hos
pital Willi throe fractures of the
skull as a result of no alleged
attack bj Kishor yesterday
Uiomtlig ia the Solomon QtlttO
Lumber company IoKin cami)
hi northern Klamath.
Cause of the nllep'tl attack
is unknown. Mrs. Fisher works
at the logging camp and was
nearby when Fisher, her hus
baml suddenly appeared and
slatted to heat Seaver over the
head with a sack full of rocks.
Fisher was arrested yesterday
afternoon hy deputies f i tun
northern Klamath and Deitit.
He will he hrought from res
cent to Klamath Falls tomorrow
for a preliminary hearing.
WILKBSBARRE, Nft, Tiered
huntltag on p-jcono Mountain Dar a
punlher that ercaped In a eircin
wreck three years ago ami lnu been
killing cows and deer ever since.
A man Is a perfrm who gels nvad
when tho barber doesn't gu. it u
he wanted his liair cut.
AFRAID
T
j
TULE LAKE
Dr. Newsom Again Urges
r p.. u
v.auuvu ciiuiuy wbii-
plete Diognosis
BOTULINUS IS FEARED
peopie Woud be Endanger-
ed by Eating Wild Fowl
Until Truth is Known
Klamath hunters await
anxiously the verdict from
state boar(J of health and
United States Biological
Survey, on whether or not
death of thousands of ducks
in the Tule lake district was
caused by botulinus poison.
Until that decision is an
nounced, Klamath duck
hunters are advised to shoot
no ducks in the Tule lake
district or in that general
vicinity, by Dr. C S. New-
1 f.r m
SOm, county njailtl omcer.
"To be perfectly Safe,"
Dr. Newsom said today," it
would be advisable to re
frain from shooting ducks at
all for the next few days,
until we find out whether or
not the disease which has
caused the death of the
ducks is botulinus poison.
"It takes 24 hours for the poison
to get in Its work, and in 24 hours
a duck can fly back and forth across
the county several times. It Is not
my idea to place anything in the way
of hunters, nut our Investigations
have disclosed apparent signs of bbt
uliiuis poison, and nn?li thai diag
nosis is confirmed or refuted, 1 feel
disposed to advise hunters to refrain
from shooting.
Xot Arsenic Poison
"There has been talk about the
streets that the ducks died from ar
senic poison, spread in that ountry
for grasshopper Infestations. Our
diagnosis showed no signs of corro
sion or ulceration, such as arsenic
would induce, and 1 am convinced
that arsenic has nothing to do with
It." '
That the source of the poison
could be a strange growth on the
submerged tules, was the opinion of
both Dr. Newsom and County Agent
C. A. Henderson. . '
Strange Growth
"We discovered this sort of green
and brown growth on the tules, 11
slimy substance such as I had never
seen before." Mr. Henderson said
late Saturday night. "It Is our opin
ion th at when this is analyzed 'by
chemists, our problem may be koIt
ed," Word was received th is morning
that United States Game Warden
Tonkin of Sacramento was expected
in Klamath Falls tonight to Investi
gate; the plague that has' wiped out
so many thousands of ducks in north,
em California. Mr. Tonkin will con
duct a complete investigation of the
situation.
Send Away Specimens
Dr. Newsom sent a dead duck lo
the state bourd of health this morn
ing for analysis and also a specimen
of the slime that had attracted his
attention In Tulo lake. County Agent
Henderson took two sick birds that
were caught at tho lake, to 1'orvallln
I where they will lie examined in the
college laboratories, tlame Warden
Marion Barnes sent a specimen of
ihe dead birds to V. F. biological sur
vey for examination. A report from
any one or all of tho laboratories
will be received before the end or the
week.
Veteran hunters of Klamath today
call attention to an epidemic of some
sort that occurred several yee.rs ago
when thousands of ducks tiled from
some unknown cause. With freh fall
rains. Ii Is recalled, tho epidemic
rapidly died out.
Authorities estimate tho total loss
in the Tule lake district to be be
tween ten and fifteen thousand giime
birds. Most of the ducks are bottom
feeding birds, although 11 few mallard
ducks and geese have been reported.
All of the ducks examined died
from u blood 1 lot on the brtaln, said
to be 11 sign of botulinus. Flocks of
ducks would be scared up, and (hen
it was nutod that heads of several
birds would fall limp and the duck
would full heavily tu the ground. .
DUCKS