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THE KUMATH.
MITCHELL DEFIES
COURT OFFICIALS i
lory that would provide traflic an:!
forth, r firin.'
hilt finished. 1 (J
. ...III.,.. V
Strahora weat on to relate 'hit. "'"
, , to completc-
re-ources Invested aad 10 o:.:-
i.a to discharge to the people
-: K.smath Falls, be now had rap-
i:al :; extend hit liae iui
" territory to be would be
Colonel Walks Out Of Room realise ca h: investment.
Refusing' Testimony huirhcy Tcntirtcw
On Shenandoah Aae'.aer gun was fired for tie
Tu;atra Pacific pro cram following
;h. c:isica cf the Oregjn
Trunk case when J. F. Shaughnessy.
c :r. in of the Neva da public r
vioe TX::on an J rer-restala-tive
of the Keno chamNer cf eom
ur.t eairred aa arpearaac fav
oring the Scuthrra Pacific plans,
prti.-zlariy acquisition ard bread-
guacjlg a -ae .-evaaa. vai.io.-iii.
paying slice aad
able
- t
WASHIXGTOS. Oct- 5 (TaittJ
Xewsl Col. William Mi".ch,ll de
fied the powers list be for a sc
ud time Thirsday by refusing to
testify before the Syeaandah naval
court of inquiry and wi!k:nf
abruptly from the ram where be
was in readiness for bis appear
ance.
OE.y
,:t a... -;':
h. a- y pernors
tj.:i:lis aa-i
save thou .rv.!v a- suir.-o
wawb onl? partial ' '
bees made, cr to throw -P !! "
whole undertaking, sxisn.ng at that
cotidi;
:er ruin. ar,J to K
loss o! its t S ..'.0v
est U the Utsnw: c
every asset on heart-break':
not ewa inriK n: ewa
;tanf. personally selling bond
from the PaciIlc lo Allan!'..
rl,t i:l sons of I roaal ard t.n
aaciil hardship aid
eihausttag every ! .! exf--
Ki-r,.r from itdalerst r
I pushed the line to llildebrand. :(
Elit-s from Klaniath Kails, in 1?:.'
and to Morton, t mll- tur'.hrr
l.'dl Ksirly enter: n
re. IK
fi '.f :'-t
f:rat.ir.i
- ...ac.nt
fc.:.e si
f. ar.d
ID
the timoer
ti'rtr.tnt. Karlv
:r.to s very
a: ith the Sou ; t
;j! I.'r its ivm r r
r ;ire4-nt lad. r ' t-i !
ihe t'ii(-atoaa. : v a'
!0 !!! Cvinint of :r-' r'
- ri-r xmmitoB 'o ;-Vt
'riin l'al:foraia a fai'
.r.(- Man. V Law a-
f may N ;and
:rr cinii't:: . a. '
t. rrrvent. my lire nav
li r date be ronK!frr.!
lie oa!hTa l'aiiu i
r.:e-roak;nj parjv'e-.
lhat eeenthiBc tat
!, and iTi.-iud.B s.'Vi-r IjW
William a nvrr o niJ rrat'or.-i1
hope (or. and I keilete ft is s. r
ally aUfrfaftury.
"It Is our plan t. reaiaienee ca
ttructtoa OB aa ec- r.ora:"! b.!
is First Winner
of Caruso Award.
i,... . .. .. .I h,,ap it.
l,.r hl lull" 'I lit itlaj u !rt-lni t n i1.na rf N
" r-1
a: r :r
: .nflr.c
ul.J. t
te t oni
nr Ir
Ith'n
Crr-J
!3 di
ll .w Kit
,t an ear-
r.! a lrt ot
It:: mean
ire ri cioB p
A
His eoadart left a froap of hifb Oresra rilroad Uae sad coastrac- taf eiablihed. na also taportan: rr.-eiTed from :a
Bary officials as;aad. chagriaed.
H.!ii:bracd sht-re aiilla were tie- oar caienioa a sim a- author. :r
T.BilH.".i'U
our ora
:ioa cf the Short Liae coaeectija iiicjmit opfraiions at Horioa. thee AEli (, im to cva.;"e
aad aaprr- If aay-aiBir. thia see- Sr.as
oad act of defiaace of the fiery Calif,
air eoloael caased treater discat- The S-T.hera Pacific threw its
Ctara at least ia the oary branch bvfore the in'.ersiate c?i.-ce
ot tie se Trice, than bis seasatioB- ooaiaiissioa with relar-.aace after aa
al charges a few weeks aro. e- UMj. s0 -(3..ihe oat" the OrefOB
vit Fa'.ia to Altaras. hort atfns sreatly ttrenirthened oar oa thee threw braaih.s i:bl thtv
txwitioa Late In !::. with the ttr."
asaranre froai eajtern worin ot
eccath money to romrlete the re- ALTURAS IS LINK
n:a:Ein Id miles to Spratue rirr
I let a contract for that rrad::is
But here, with the mtlement of,
peelally aiace soae aary officials commission aad force it before the ,),, Southern Pacific. I nion Pacific :
OF EAST-WEST LLNE
(CunlionrO fnm Pak Onr
1 1 1 ii 1 HI loll "tii'i i '""i'im himh wild
r,i,.l!.u-
(,,!,. iu.:.l.l l I'" aililr.-.. bi-fure rfatly. ,,utl4 "
II,.. I. n ti I r- ' salMsctgry,
,!. ir li.iinra ir"'' t-'l darln IVlerai.a. ),,
lh,. il in. hid.. I I l.e ''nat ot Blh fall, yrwl
h i l l" i " l'"'l. tri:l.lin in ijui ii Qa.
, .I,,,. ,.( tiio rmir.t m
lh- "I l.l'l
i II a ' a ili'"'
l!. ili.illi if
l tu,.'
nlrrins tjr lio,, i,. '
Ainu al (tan,
r umpaihy no ! .... ' i,
rouuly
i h'l.n MaihraiHin,
).., . I...I1
rlati
r'1
I nip!
rtar.
m., I Woli.l war t:l-
'iwhr'a,
, th .r,,l,rm4 1,,
r. nl.-e
Ink' ill
Si. i n
, Mi. Ill .
In ail ..
I, In sua nr.l.-. Hi l.lllililrr !
for hallr lh S f.nli".! prr
i . f aln In in I"' r dip dur
,. iiii.i .'i.r i
i, , j i..t i l t;i. n.li. I
na Uliallllti.iily rlorlrd
r i:.i. "1'i ami ' uraaniiailoa j
oa
IHirm, tk, w
IB .
. j
l Bo arra. t
til
aid. tvl
4
ti
er
m.inih i lie r
na taken aas
raa u. tf aetirUl I
ruuaty a earoll
of war
Th"
a
opp . I"..'
lalitiit I'.
: all.
. .1
..I.
bad welcomed this opportunity to t.OTjSsioa for the next showing, controversy, over the poaltioB o(
frill their critics. yv, oregoa coxaiUsion has beea the Central Pacific, early In 19d ...
VUchell'a refusal left navy orfl-' persistent in eisaiaiae witaesses and resu'.tiac prompt resumptioa cf
ciai. eonftised aad the oaly con- Md buiiding a preiinin.ry structure lhf tronUnf. w,5:"ct'0:J'L'
erete action tale a daring a day of jupporJng a cross state liae.
much serious deliberation was the e know generally that the
dispatching or a letter oy Kfar . oreroa comniissiooa is ta favor or wha were ,0 furn;h this
Admiral nary j. jones. presioes. tit Orercn Trass piaas and op- that such a new and h:h class anon .da poreij-d i a the N'eva.'.a.
of the eoart of inquiry to Art-it posei t0 anytliing aad everything line to Portland, in connection with California-Oregon ra !-oad aad the
a J or A 1 1 u ra
a cu!-o!f will
eojlht-oiit-il
scr.t three per cent jrjJe line our
the White nioan-a:-. betwe a
Oweayo aad Vina sill. e are in-
Southern Pacific. 1 was doomed to taled, be reduied to a maximum
face the worst trouble in all these gr.ide line appr.n aiaie y 1 T p r
years, by the coavcatioa of they or.it. and the niore d r-.i route h--
h-o were lo furnish t ii i moaey taeen western ar:d ceairal Nevada
Mill MillreJ f.-irolinc Srrla.
of Jail..?'. :llr. Kla.. r pr.jno,
Ural winner of t.Kr t -..: .V.ncr-K-aa
ri-ur.d.nio.1 .S.-h :-!.-;lii;.. is
now in Jul, wl-.rr.- : c will
itrnlr for a -jr. the lar.!iii
g:ini: her ttrr lr-n ;rUliun
a-.l $1,200 in aior.r;-
Mitchell declined to talk. This let
ter went to the war department i
late la the afternoon.
Jonea takes the position that it
w n tn tv (ii.-.r-nat to art commission.
against the air crionel for his con
duct It is understood that he Present s
Secretary of war Davis, descrfh- .erj BJ- the Southern Pacific'
ing la detail lust what had hap- uii ry, "and it is logical for
pened at tie Morning eessioB when i tif;n to .ppr ;5e- the Oregoa
: Trank."
Allefratisa Deaied
. I J. XI. Devers. attoraey for the
denied this allegation.
saying that tae comar-isica wis
party to the case to
hinted as mch in his eommanica- approve via auppon an. -u.
tioa a Daria. which was aot made tribating to the success of a cross
pablie . slate liae- Director Xlahaffie over-
Thi, second challenge by Mitchell Twl
provoked a difference of opinion he- j Included In central Oregon wit
tweea the war and navr depart- nesses were R. H. Bunnell, county
meats as to the course of proee- judge of Klamath couaty; M. K.
dure, similar to the dissimilarity of Biggs, county judge of Crock coun
Tiew which followed the air toffi- tr: W. V. Sanderson livestock.
fiw ri..r r.Ti f,. : Vadras- A R. Xlohrekey. Port- roads almost impossible, no year . all of which wil
ored a board of investigation and land, sheep: H. I. Stearaes. Prine- Pa?l iinout uhstaatlal progress eratias ccenoml.i by a 1,-ssrning of
rilbar opposed it. iTille. cattle; George Brewster. Red-
! mond. irrigation eagiaeer: Mrs.
'Alia Mciiickle. Redmoad. produce;
J. C t. 1U ir
ker
ielr grow.ns v. Modor xortbera ra
1 1 kala-ufi QTr I S a s
" .V...IJ .n cat-off and the
Bail Dt'UU, lUUIilU T.liaaiias'.- '
thr-inrh line considerations so reduce the pre
they failed me and that money : grade of S.J per ceat oier the Si-
had to be again raised elsewhere, kiyoa range and the present I 6J . ( (,
"About this time, with constantly T"" "Jr
increasing evidence that at least 5 w1'". reaching ihe sumsn:
75 percent of all traffic originally ' of the Sierra NYradi ran;e W re
south of a liae drawn east and west entering Nevada. io a maiiniiai op
through Silver Lake would naturally ; proiimating 1.75 per o-nt. I
aad inevitable move south if afford-' , lhf nxtni i:nu covering
ed necessary facilities. I revised my nor,nbounJ m..tfSu.at ,r,ra
plans and adopted the present pro- M
poed program cf bein th mot . -Nt'Vad Ilnl 10 1 'lUad 11 iU
economical, feasible an1 adequate 1 rluce the prem pradfl line .(
to fairly serTe Central Oregon. 5-35 Pr fpnt bpte-ti N'-va.U and
.aw.-a.., i , ., the summit of th Su-rra Nrv&J..
"While conditions were moft dis-
trsinc almost from the first. and rance ard th 2 r f"nt P'us Tadr
railroad linancini: eren by pood line over the Sk.you mountain?.
u't in lree op-
is nont, anl
titirt! Ko f (in.1
t.c i ft tho t !'. tt
.: Mti.-.-tt S-l K. w
4. r;.l in a T,i..:r.
It.Ull! Ia.
r (po In
i!i k r
Mnr
. 1 lo:
.til r'i!!sin anl b
Ire htttttal r tit nut lenal
ftttlitw.lic H rli-n up of
t!itUi,rr and Kiitt.nlra,
. arrrafrd by trotn.t Wiftt- j
.hiiitui t.riiid.tttit.ic lhat Iiy ;
ttrr-t a ml prom utf v !
; la'n,- . f R.I in tit I nit and piohthltltif.
Ilun. ai ttna!numl)r aduplct) by
: ilu t 'iit.'iiiiitn. Afinut 6o irMiM
rn Arrrtrl by tho prntoat mar
! .';..' snd t'nlt4 MUm Aftornoy
J (V KlntN-r ht otKi.Mlfl a crnnd
jurv tnt.-'tlfiatlnn of olli-crd nh ilo
! liijuor n'.'ll,n by loral prrw.n
duruifi tii 'tnirrn'.i.in
SCHOOL PROBLEMS ARE
DISCUSSED BY PARENTS
Forbes IV
C.OOtI Si'r'lcx
l'l
a i:. I
and lea. lirr. of M4II0
: ' y d!-trlrla 1. n..J..re.
milii per li.".r. li a In tlili race .
tli.it llarr..lll - killed ,
The rac.-a e-oiiUnue Krl.iny. with
t ho 111 ...11 etlnV l.r ltl 1'ullli.r
prUc Sal ur.iay. ..... 1
LEGICN ELECtTonToN !
CHIEF WARMS UP ,
(('4ihtltitiri fiuiti Van- ()m) 1
E. E. Apee, Redmond, datrrtoy. and tributions
a. r. Wli3 115 CA5L C W. Foster. PrineTille, livestock
r:ad to tie
on the OreKon-Califomia and Kat-
ern. There has been a total out
lay on all accounts of $1.G5.-
1 464.3a including anbstantial con-
of terminals, r.rht of
way. etc.
distance and a lowi-r:ns of prar;
and therefore nuike for Tcry wub
Atantial reduction in freights and
fares to the pulilic."
an i-nt!.:i-i.i'ti.
V..J. Cm. t,.j.
l-.r,.-. hal t..,i
t!i- pr-.".-nt ..f
iIl lib h 1tt.1t. it
!n win
ri 1
' tin m.irinr
nv. till n tliiit
t!if ctily cur-
sri 4ur
(raft
KGlEESEJ
.At your dceTyF4
nam .
1IL
BUlLDEf
SAVE THIS i
I'r lng lhaan,
fur tram. dasUiap
delay and istaaia
tripping f.ir-Bt c
mii. r to t he h e
al of malerai
orrura whrr lami
rrpts I ma!L
llqlld ur foaatr'
hard M.iB.Tt: 1 ,f
IU. umi. Tavtr
autarihs It tMaviA
you money. .
Th. foitif mil q
'solid ' block, tam.,
BttuL
WITH mmj,
. h
Klamath Cf
?na Market R,
v- " S
(Osatiaaed froai Page One)
i These wilnees tes'.if
i tremendous benefits they eipected
Actual cash ouilay for . r,-.-,,- ..ao
and equipment has IHUULftino mrtl
been approximately ' l."a.ni. 'or. AlKPLANE RACES
S-S.571 per mile for our 4- mile. '
Tpon reachine Fpracue river.! (Continue! From Pago One)
the city of Klamath Kalis promptly , ,
delivered -ils deed to the twenty patriot, I'aplaitj (1. PelK'tu-r il'oi y.
, - u....-. u.vu - vii. 'v uuui I., anu it nniy and n:iy 11 ..n.-s.
at Bunaall said that the Klamath ter- auspices to Diary, and received 1 li'Oiiv was fourth
the S 30.1110. 99-year
D. Xlahaffie of the interstate com--to accrue from the opening of new
sierce commission to plead for aa- markets and more convenient shia
thority to extend his lines. 1 piEg facilities as would result from
Strahora On Stand : tne Oregon Trunk extension. Judpe miles.
Siraborn's appearance came
the conclusion of the morning 6es- ritoTv bad the land aad resources therefor
atom, after the Northern lines had but that it needed people: that peo- income bonds already relend
concluded their showing on their pie cDuld only be attracted by the We were now for the firt tin-e in
reoaest to nnsS a rail i:oi. f-OTti nTM.nir.r of markets and that mar-. K - "vl8Mr " -'
Bend to Klamath Falia aal after kets could be opened only by new
Southern Pacific counsel had an- railroads,
successfully attempted to force the
uregon public service commission
into immediately revealing its
hand.
The story of Strahorn's pioneer
railroad development work in the
Klamath basin was a gripping one
ot conflict and financial reverses.
He told of being invited to cen
tral Oregon to develop an Inter
locking rail system after com
pleting the buiiding of the Tilla
mook branch of the Southern Pac
ific and other lines foe the Harri
man interests.
At that time Strahora said he
was aa enthusiast over the pros
pects of development of dry farm
ing country of central Oregoa, a
dream of which he admitted disil
lusionment in receat year?.
More of the romance of the Cea
tral Oregon railroad history was re
vealed by Strahorn. H? said that.
position 10 se-k asi-istar.ee oa
thing like a business basis.
protect the position thus acquired
J and hold our riphts. further on, we
. obtained an extension, from the
R. E. STRAHORN'S OWN ' ,i'e"i70ipnaJtrntTea'r ;4'
STORY TOLD HEARING rnc,lon 0( our ,ine; fo,iowiB
, . . . with new surveys ard right of wav
(Coatiaaed from Page One) I ,ort durjaK lp,, ,.,,,, on
dends. It was fully understood that ,lle " f"r whi.h we have this
the city investment was made to get Fear asked permi'-ion to build,
the line through to Sprague river. Thli includes the line to Sil-
a basis for further financing, my Ter Lake. niie.-. from a con-
conviction being that once at nlent point on that line near the, coEfirmati.m
Sprague river our position and neaa 01 ,ae h nuarnson river ronh- Am(;ri, j
business would surely command ""ru. uown mat nvi r i miles. (
ana oetween t-prague river and
Lakeview. 7S.7 miles, a total of
159.7 miles. This Inerea-e from
the 143 miles which we aked per-;
mission to construct, arises from
results obtained from survey not
then complete, and revision of
other;. The In. reased miletit. ac
counts mainly for the Increased cost,
however. We have found it feas
ible to build all these lines, nt
: -!::
. lilt
I.
an i-vl-r
r A m -
!v ,n-
i'li:.
:i..l ..'.hers
r h : n k
ii-;in
iin.I
legitimate aad acceptable financing.
"Xo promise of completion to
Bend was ever made, but that ,1
would go to the utmost ia effort
and use of my own resources to
continue the line northward. To
insure the latter as far as possible,
the city was to hold title to the
constructed line to Diary until
Sprague river was reached, when
a conveyance of the Diary line
would be made to our railroad com-
I Pome expert saw In
d-r.re f.f lh- superior
en. a of th Kren.li
pir.l:n-' ut that the ;
by trie Frenchmen w .
veloped for n.ilit.iry t
ttie AaiericiiiH In th
older stj!e machines,
said the victory rev.;;
more th.in the ability
and d'Oisy over th ir A:r..
competitors.
Ia the s;:xe race.-sii
oppiBents of rl. Willi.. 11 :!
were givm th-- opportuni i-
1 their h h ;.
plane No. 71,
pressed l.e'.laitre most of tie
carried a mritor built at the
pestion of the air service .
Hut those mho oppose Ml
pointed out th.it it was for. .
quit in the fifteenth lap.
Lieut K. B. Ilayloy. army
Dougiiis XO-:. was the first Am
erican to cross the finish line, ills
speed was l;s 3 miles an h.mr .
t.lieil
-d to
in
,......,;. ; .. . , . IUUIS. M.1UUUI ( UC prOulISea
after organizing a rail development . , , ,, . . .
leriuuiais or riKUls 01 wav, ana only
company he conferred with chief of-., ae(,a in esfrow IO ,he DiarT ,jne,
licia of all ra:L-oad systems in which 1150 odu of my capital was
touching that territory and obtain- lied up. and with investors doubt
ed pledges from all of them that , lag our ever reaching Sprague
they would not interfere with hia river, to make the bonds or loans
plans. , good. It can be seen how almost im-
Kearcd Parallel I.incw possible the financing became in
"I alway, feared parallel line, or ,he er'"CBl y" w'-" If"-
a conflict from the big ,vstms but? ' ?0' ,Uoei to '
.v.. .11 . . , .. "r" u 0lir locating the best line
they all piedged coopera.ioa." said ,0 Spril(!u(! river
Strahorn. -But as soon as i trait, , d,tm mI.
work with the Klamath Falls peo- imum curvature, and departing from
pie showed that the project might It only to a limited extent In con
le a success violent opposition dev. struction. which could be revised
eloped la Eead. ' within llmi's of the rirht of way as
"Some of my very best frieads ou',nes Justified, a: moderate cost,
were threatened with bulaes re- Tht're 8re no ''P-risive structures
verses nnv.. it,., jt j.j or maintenance conditins aad wit):
from bunding, and notice wa, serv! IT,T "e .0Bl' .,h
total of US. 7 miles oa the reanlr "Pared to LMaitrc's 129 1.
permanent, branch line standards ,n" felv.. starters In the see.
auuiiici.. ior a total or 14.5s1.oeu, race, lor civilians only. c.
as will appear In detail with other "''asey" Jones was the winner
Information in our rhl. f a-arineer'.' lSl.i mite. . 1. .... . .. .
. -u iiwui. r re.ien a
f
Roller Skates FREi
I
ICO Pairs of High-Cradc Ball Bearing Roller Skates lo txs (ivrn waf lofcf5
and Girls of Klamath Falls Absolutely Free! t
"iKllll.l li sh t I Ki'
. y or girl. I -v ai llim. ! a. .
luill.U-itrlni;. wild two nm. i.f
III an) .oy or girl. I:a.v a linn. mil. L. .uiim.Hi Lulu mV4
luill.U-iirliit;. Willi two miw. i.f I..1IN.
to four feet on Spracue river divide
.or- onerat.Ti.' i-nnHOi , . .
mlH.W. nn.t.i- f. . li.011 htct.
i-i-..;. i.i.i. ,.ioi 01 anie
ed oa me that I would meet
The r.prn-. tio.,1 1:
neleinot -.t ..- ot .... ... . ' "''
-........u .,3 mV o:ieviin-it:xon ma.mnni grade can li.
lumber Inleresls at Pcnd.
"But the citizens of Klamath
Falls committed themselves to fran
chises and
proceeded.
to raising funds si I
The funds fell short. o
1 personally made un ih 4nf:,:.
elfectnl w
, a root tvnnel under the sum
mit an. I a short reis:..n t the ,liuln
"lie, which woul 1 reduce the mile
age three miles. Our ra.ls rearhed
Olene. ten miles -a I "13. and Marv
twenty miles, la I9i9. tUo ln
I'm not comnlalnlnr ai,on. . V ,wo mi' of
PI. of Klamalh Fails, because they ght a, Zt Zot
lust dldnt know how Ug a pr0- Swat, lake valley, where L,,
iram they were tackling. Another million feet of timber await
shortagij of funds arose, so mther'" '"""""r extension. Then ow n,
lhan givo up all the money then1!0 "' crit;,' r condition, and
inrested, I mortgaged cvc.-ytl.'ng ' t , down of Klamath Fall,
I bad to rush the line into lc.-rl-' hen i 1 '"minM "'iv:tie,,
heu Uose assets , neces,ary to
B.P.Lewis Grocery
"The Coffee House."
223 So. Sixth St. Phone 355
We
carry a complete line of
Quality, Groceries.
Try a pound of Lewis Special Coffi
Pay us a visit-or phone your order
ee.
in.
We have our own delivery.
Meat Market operated in co-operation
with Grocery.
JO.I .crure slv iiiWtiIst. In TI,i
1
..ri..K in 1111- I inulntlnn li il
1 n.-i.e 10 SUIistr. ie I,, Tin. li, 1. .. .... a
. . "' ' I'ni.. . w fur a wrlod of thrse aionia -
1 ills. mi in.ii d by n.. 1,0 v,,T k,..v ,,,i. ... , ...nt ARB H
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