KLAMATH REPUBLICAN E. J. MURRAY, Editor. LEADING NEWSPAPER OF INTERIOR OREGON. TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE All communications submitted for publication in the columns of this paper will be inserted only over the name of the writer. No non de plume articles will be published. NEW ARGI MKSTS IX FAVOH ,'F personal and selfish Interests in the same. Numerous people who are op­ COURT HOUSE REMOVAL posing. are people who live in Klam­ < >j>|H»nents Have No Arguments lx- ath Falls, and made* their money «■«*p< Those of rersoual IntercM here, and who depend upon your sup­ —Great Saving to Taxpayer* port for the profit they make upon the goods they sell you.- The Klamath Development Com­ The Klamath Development Com­ pany proposition is meeting with gen­ pany has come and intends to assist eral favor. Opposition tn Klamath in the development of the Klamath Palls is diminishing, and people are country and Klamath Falls. It in­ beginning to believe that the Court duct'd the railroad to come to Klam­ House will be more advantageous off ath Falls in the first place, and will Main street. The following letter be a factor in more railroad con­ has this week been mailed to every struction which will obtain in this voter in the county from the office of county. the Klamath Development Conipanv. It offers this site free of charge Mr. S. O. Johnson, president of the for the interests of Klamath County. company, is putting his side of the Klamath Falls will become, undoubt­ question up in a straightforward, edly. a city of at least 25,000 people. manly way. which cannot help but The site will then become the very- appeal to the people who will stop to center of this new population. We think It over. There is no doubt are not building for today; we are but what this is one of the greatest building for the future, and when and best opportunities that the coun­ this new building is constructed, it ty has ever had. and there is very will not be moved during the next little doubt but what it will carry by hundred years. That being the case, a big majority, at the coming staw why not select for the future, and vote, the date of which will be indi­ why not select in such a way as to cated by the County Court later: redound to the benefit both finan­ cially and otherwise for the people of Klamath County, instead of only Klamath Falls, Ore., a part of the people of Klam-.xth Jan. 2!, 1910. Falls’ Mr. Voter and Taxpayer: This Court House matter Is purely! The matter of the removal of the Court House in Klamath Falls from a County matter and the only inter­ the present location to one in the est that the city of Klamath Falls can Hot Springs tract, is now before the have therein is that the building must be in the city limits, which re­ people. quirement is met by the pro*>ose4 The Honorable County Court has z decided to hold a straw vote, merely site. We are enclosing you herewith a to get an expression from the tax­ payers of Klamath County, relative new folder gotten out by the South­ thereto. The County Court has full ern Pacific Company, for the Klam­ The authority, under the law. to act making you this offer n good faith, and in tho tlgh spirit, with the desire and intention to in­ jure no one. and wo believe that it is one* of the best business proposi­ tions that the voter of Klamath County ever had put up to him. Hespeclfully submitted, S. O. JOHNSON. Preaident. < OMMoNM I Al.I ll Many of III«* Finest Homes in Pulsi An* Threatroe«! Willi Water United Press Servlet*. PARIS. Franc«*. Jan. 25. Th«* great floods that are bidding practi­ cally one-third of Franco In th-dr grasp continue to spread and carrj destruction throughout the Republic 1 Water has Invaded the Low«*r Champ.« KlystMM quarter, where many of the finest houses in Paris are located, threatening many of them with do-! st ruction. Residents have vacated many sections and are moving out J their furniture. Quaint do Billy mul Avenue Montaigne, th«« two show j streets of the city, ar«* already sub- i merged and th«« water is still rising ! Several hundred refuge«'s had a narrow escape today near Ivry. Th«*., ’ found themselves marooned on a [ point of land, with wuter on thr««e sides of them and with tho burning I chemical works on the other. The wuter was rising with great rapidity.' threatening to submerge the land they 1 were occupying After an heroic of-1 fort they were reached by boats and rescued. It is estimated by th«« <>ffi< lulw that ! fully one-third of France 1s under | water and that It will take yours for J the win«* districts to recover from the damage inflicted. In many of tlu* big cities the losses have been Immense As a result of the floods and th«*1 damage Inflict «'«I throughout th«» gar- I den I ng and farming districts, It is ex- ! p«'ct«'d that there will bo a big In - crease in the price of f«md. The price of meat has already advanced 30 per cent, vegetables 25 per cent, ami butter 20 per cent, and thes«* prices are expected to go much high­ er. Few trains nr«* moving, resulting j In a stagnation of traffic that It will' take weeks to clear up. Th«* temperature has fallen consid­ erably during th«» past twenty-four I hours, and today’s rain was alter­ nated with violent snow storms, prac-, finally isolating Paris. The River Seine Is still rising at the rate of onohalf inch an hour. It is expected ' that the crest will be reach«*d to- ' night. The authorities are bending, - very energy to keep the river clear of debris, In order to prevent th«* fur­ ther Inundation of the city. CONI I i : i \< t licntting Problenis of the Day Will lit* DI musmi I by IX-omi nent Men UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu­ gene, Jan. 26. The second annual Coinotiinwealth conference, a move­ ment started last year on the semi­ centennial of the admission of Ore gon into the Union, will be held it the University of Oregon Februnrv 11 and 12. Prominent men from va­ rious parts of Oregon and from 'he faculty of the University will be ‘he speakers on the occasion, and the subjects for discussion will be the leading problems now befor * the State. The sessions last year were pronounced most profitable by all present, and this plan to unite science and th«' arts of practical life In Ore­ gon was rt'cognizt'd as one of th«* greatest promise for the best up­ building of the State. Oregon's Stat«» University is th«' pione«*r among the State Universities in this country in inaugurating a plan certain to be of highest Impor­ tance to both the p«»ople as a whole and the work of the University. Th« subjects discussed this year will he the following: Economic: A Forestry Policy f* the State of Oregon; Procedure for the Earliest and Longest UtillZ*t!<>n of Water Resources of Oregon; Pro­ gram for Bringing the Willamette Valley Under Irrigation. Social and Governmental: Im­ provement of the Conditions of Coun­ try Life in Oregon; Organization and Agencies for S««curing Publicity in the Public Affairs of Oregon. Educational: Invigoration of Moral Eeducation in Common Schools of Oregon. NKARAUGUAN REHEI.S STILL FIGHTING MADRIZ BEEF TRUST INQUIRY WILL BEGIN TODAY F«'«ieral Grand Jury la Di««|MH>ing of < aleiiilar ('»«•■« First United Press Service. CHICAGO, III., Jan. 25.—Before taking up the question of the Beef Trust’s violation of the anti-trust laws, the Federal grand jury Is dis­ posing of all of the calendar cases, in order that after the inquiry is com­ menced It will not be Interrupted until it Is completed. Inasmuch as it will probably take two months before a report Is made, the Federal officers believed that It would facilitate the transaction of all business to dispos«* of all other matters first. It is be­ lieved that the actual inquiry will be­ gin late this aftern«»on or tomorrow morning. PEARY THINKS WRIGHT CONTMEPLATE IT BROS Not««! Explorer Is < |o«.« ly Questionetl by tli«- Aeronauts as to Condi­ tions in tin- North United Press Service. DAYTON, O., Jan. 25. Comman­ der Robert E. Peary, th«- accepted discoverer of the North Pole, lectured here tftnight, and before leaving here today made the statement that he be­ lieved the Wright brothers were plan­ ning a trip in aeroplan«-s to the North Pole. He believed the trip possible if adequate preparations were made to meet the conditions that will hav-? to be confronted. It was quite natural that such in­ ternational celebrities as the W'lghts and Peary should meet, and oqunlly natural that they should dlscuxt the posibilities of a trip to the North Pole by means of an aeroplane. It waz evident, however, that the Wrights have given the feat, more than c-isu.-il consideration. They cornered the Commander and questioned him closely as to conditions in th«! far North. They showed remarkable fa­ miliarity with the obstacles that will have to be overcome If such a trip is to be taken. They made copious mites of the Information secured from Com­ mander Peary. A man has invented a clock that, needs to be wound but one«! In 10,- <>00 years. Unfortunately, however, one is apt to forget in that time where he put the key. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK at Klamath Falla, tn the Statu of Oregon, at the close of bualneaa, November 16. 1909 DOLLARN IlFNOURt EN Loans and Discounts $ 62.94H.M3 26«.M2 Ovvrdrufs. secured and unsecured lo.mio no U. H bonds to secure circulation 9,MM2 99 Honda, securities, etc 0,O.,' I. t Banking house, furniture and fizturos 640 50 <>ther real «-stat«' owned Due from natl«>nul banks (not reserve agents) Due from state and private banks and bankers, trust 2,092 07 companies and savings banks 31,716 00 Dm» from approved reserve agents 1,020.00 Notes of other national banks 1 49 4 1 Fractional paper currency, nickels amt cents Lawful money reserve in bank, vis: specie, $6,066 50; 6.MAI.50 li'gal t«'tn|i i MtM, 1111 Redemption fund with U. H. treasurer <5 per <<*nt of clr- 500 00 culatloii> $146,596.76 Total IMII.LAItN LIABILITIES • 25,ooo oo ....... . "" Capital stock i«**i«l in Nurpltiw fund Umilvlded profits, loss expenses and tales paid National bunk notes outstanding Due to other national banks ... Due to state and private banks and bankers individual deposits subject to check Demand certificates of deposit .. 4.04M90 9,700.00 1,600 01 991.70 90,330 7M 7,425.37 $H6.596 76 Total State of Oregon, 1 County of Klamath, I us. I, W. A. Del toll, cashier of th«, emnly swear that th«* above statement edge and belief. Correct Atl«s«t: above named bank, do sol­ Is true to the best of my knowl­ W. A DELZEI.L, Cashier. L. F. WILLITS. GEO T BALDWIN. J A MADDOX. Directors Subscrlbi-d and sworn to befor«» m<, this 19th «lay of November. 1909. P. L. FOUNTAIN. Notary Public, Before You Buy Your Winter Supplies Don’t forget to get our price* on Canned Goods, Sugar, Beans Reported Ise««« of :MM> Wounded in Ratti«- Near Aco|iaya United Proas Service. BLUEFIELDS, Nicaraugua. wire­ less from Colon. Jan. 25.—The troops of President Madriz, under cover of machine guns, withdrew their forces from near Acoyspa tonight, where they have been engaged in a desper­ ate battle with the revolutionists, it Is reported that tho insurgents lost over 300 killed and wounded in the battl«* and it Is believed that the gov­ ernment forces suffered much heavier losses. According to no-Hsagew from th«- front, the Insurgents promise to fol­ low up their victory by rapidly ad­ vancing. and it is expected that be­ fore long there will be an«>th«*r battle between the two armies. It is begin­ ning to be recognized that the In­ surgents are receiving powerful as­ sistance from homo unknown source and that the morale of the men haw r«*ach»d a much higher degree than at any time since the Inception of the revolution. They are well supplied with »he latest pattern fir«* arms, with ample ammunition. For the first time since the war began they used machine guntt and the deadly effect of their work Indicated that they were in the hands of experienced gun­ ners. Th«* supporters of the revolu­ tion are greatly elated over the re- IH»rt«»d triumph and feel mor«* confi­ dent than ever that their cause will , !>«■ victorious. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 71117 Dried Fruits and everything in the Grocery Line. Try our 25c. Monarch Coffee. You can’t beat it in quality MONARCH MERCANTILE COMPANY Phone 1051 THEtVKPROVfD A Spiendid Overuil — • COPPER ’ RIVETED OVERALLS for every use. Cut generous­ ly full. 1 wo hip pockets. Felled seams. Continuous fly. twists JI Mm. MURTHY, CRANIA CO. M mm I mmwb r* SATISFACTION No matter how many entries there may be in the race of life, th«* clock is right there at the wind up. NOTICE OF ADMININTTRA- TOIUN FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of tin* State «»fl Oregon, for Klamath County I In the Matter of th«* Estate of Thomas Hodge, Deceased Notice. Notice Is hereby given that John Frederick Wilson, Adminlstrato.- ot th«» estat«! of Thomas Hodge, de­ ceased, has filed his final account of th«! administration of said estate with the Clerk of the County Court of Klamath County, Oregon, and that said Court has appointed the hour of 10 o'clock In th«.* forenoon of Satur­ day, the 5th day of February, 1910, as the time for hearing objections, if any there be, to such final account nn«l the settlement th«treof. This notice Is published by order of said County Court, mad«! and «•ti­ tered in the r«*cor