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• * OFFH TAL PAPEB OF KLAMATII (XIUNIY. KLAMATH REPUBLICAN. ♦ ♦ VOL. XIV. KLAMATH FALLS, KLAMATH COUNTY. OREGON, FEBRUARY 17, 1910 * • LEADING PAI’ER OF HOI TH EKN OREGON. ♦ ♦ NO. 46 IMPORTANT OUTRAGE BY ¡DROWNED IN SALE AT KENO GOVERNMENT THE SPRAGUE IfUTTK F A LI Ji MAN III YH HOLD- PI T TO EXPENSE OF TRIAL FOR I.RNEHT BROWN MEETS WITH A INGS OF THON. MiinilMAI K FEW JINII'ER FENCE POSTS TRAGI! DEATH I.AMT Filll>AV I AND, POWER Sill AND PI AN I J. I RANK ADAMS IS INDIC II I) BODY RICOVIRil) YESIERDAY Options Taken oil Adjoining l‘ro|M-rl) Government's Forest Nerv li <• Policy Believed That Ills Horse But ked Woulil Denote u F imm II i I c Era Is Carried to ICIilli uloux Millie Au Attempt Was .Made Of Development Extent to Ford the Itiver KENO, Fob. 16—(Special.)- Thon McCormack, of ibis place. hs» ■old out Ilin entire holdings, consist ing of land, limber, power nite, also the electric light plunt and the steam er Canby, with the bout Utidlng A Mr. Ilnrrlu, of Butte Fulls, Is the pur chaser und the consideration wut< l it,MO Mr. Harris has also taken option» on other desirable property adjoining Keao und It looku ns If this section had an era of development In store It In not known what Mr. Harris pro poses to do with the property pur chased. or whether ho represents other Interests thuu himself or not The sale has caused the greatest stir ■ round Kono since the time thin town was an Important station on the stau*' road conncctliiK with the outside world Slncu the arrival of the rail road to Klamath Falls, Kono has had very little doing except logging oper ations, but she may still get her share of the good things which are coming to other parts of Klamath County. ATTORNEY WITHDRAWS FROM THE iil'IlKK CANE llefUM-« to Act a» Itefendant's Coun sel and U ill Not Stale Reason United Proas Service. SANTA ROSA. cal. Feb i<; J. W Oaten, attorney, friends and <oi.n<!ent of Dr W. P. Burke, who Is charged with the blowing up of hla sanitarium, today announced hla withdrawal from the defense of Burke. He refused to state his rea sons for this surprising act. The arand jury has been summoned to meet Friday morning to consider the evidence. A careful search for five ■ticks of dynamite Is being conducted by the deputy sheriffs today, who have learned that they have been concealed somewhere In the grounds surrounding the sanitarium. ACTIVITY AT KENO 8 Padgett has been appointed post master for the Keno office. H. L. Smith, the blind man. has a crew of seven men cutting cord wood Frank Adams hns live teams and seven men hauling wood to the boat landing. Harry Wall hns all the space allot ted to him on the river tilled with saw logs and has sent two of his teams to tho Upper Lake to put In logs there. J. 8. Ackley has been cutting and pulling In the river from 25,000 to 36.000 feet of logs dally with three teams. Aunty Wilson, a sister of Thos. Mc Cormack, In not expected to live. Extreme ago Is the cause of her con dition, an she In past 91 yearn. BONANZA, Ore , Feb. 1« Ernest J. F Adams, of Merrill, was served with a warrant by Deputy Brown, an Indian resident of the V. H. Marshal Hummersley Wedne>-| Yulnux reservation, was drowned In day on an indictment of the Federal the Sprague itiver last Friday noon. Grand Jury charged with cultlnr The body was recovered yesterday fence posts from government land about 200 yards below where he dis He waived examination before Com appeared. The ford wus attempted missioner Itlchardson and gave bonds at u point about one-half mile from Yulnax Butte It Is thought that the In the amount of 9800. Mr. Adams considers the charge horse Brown was riding commenced an outrage, and. from the standpoint to buck, throwing the young man of the people of this section, he Is Into the river. The father of the boy. who resides Justified In so considering It. The I people of the Merrill country have on a ranch about three miles from been greatly harrassed and Inconven- | l>orrls. han been notified. The fun lenccd by the actions of the em-i eral service* will be held at Yalnax ployees of the Forest Service. The Thursday afternoon, Interment being country surrounding Merrill has long at that place. received Its supply of wood from the scrubby juniper growth on the rocky,; BI TTE MINEN < MINED waste hills. Thia happened to be■ OA EK I MON TROUBLES government land simply for the rea-• son that It was worthless, und what Engineer Want to Withdraw From In the name of heaven the Forest ■ W estern Federation of Miners Service would want with the scrubby growth Is a mystery, but neverthe United Press Service. less the people of this section almost BUTTE. Mont., Feb. 16.—As a re suffered a wood famine as the result of the radical action of government sult of an attempt on the part of the foresters, who were carrying out engineers' union to withdraw from the Western Federation of Miners, some fool law of tho government. Thu offense charged against Mr and affiliate themselves with the In Adams dates back some years and ternational Engineers' Union, every was for cutting a hundred or so mine in Butte, with the exception of fence posts for the Improvement of the Silver Bow, Berkeley and Moun his land. It seems that Mr Adams tain Consolidated, all Amalgamated hire«! n collide of men to get him i Copper properties. was compelled to number of posts and while in hla shut town this morning through the employ they cut them off government refusal of the miners to work with The three land It Is stated that the Informant the seceding engineers. was one of Uncle Sam's detectives, mines operating are doing so with and hired himself to Mr. Adams to crippled forces. As a result of the count tho posts, so as to secure evi refusal of the engineers to return to dence. Mr. Aduins had previously* their stations, 9.000 men are Idle. The smelting works operated by received Information from the Fed eral authorities that ho was entitled former Senator W. A. Clark were Within to |50 worth of timber a year for im shut down this morning. provements, and did not make any four days, unless the trouble Is set secret of the (act that he Intended to tled. the Washoe smelters at Ana conda. employing 3000 men, and the Ink«- it. When It Is realised the amount of Boston and Montana smelters at money that Is spent yearly In salaries Great Falls, employing 2,000 men, for an army of foresters In this de will also be compelled to shut down, partment alone, It Is not any wonder according to General Manager Gillie that there Is a big factional tight of the Amalgamated Copper Mining among the officials In Washington as Company, which Is facing a serious to which will distribute this patroa- proposition, being unable to secure age. The people In the meantime | engineers to man the pumps, so com are paying the cost anil are being de plete is the walkout of the miners. To further complicate matters, the prived of all rights in tho matter. It Is Impossible to understand how miners' and smelter men's union an this Juniper can be classed as timber nounce that they will refuse to handle when It cannot be filed upon as tim any ore hoisted by the seceding en ber land. If this Is the best that the gineers. They declare that they will Forest Service can do It would be import engineers, but the manning of well to dispense with the department the Immense hoisting engines requires nnd save the most of thia so-called such skilled work that the mining companies will not permit any but preservation. the most experienced Butte engineers to operate the engines. The Department of Agriculturo la expeijmentlng wlth the manufactura of olí and alcohol from your varíe T. E. Hammerslev, deputy United nos <>f heavy, atarch-producing pota- States marshal, was In the city Wed toes from Kussla. nesday from Portland. THE 9^ Ziff J ZM - - i I - K Bias iwH»T.€L- CHt'”’ faA- I — • LC<M<r»«U , ■ •; . y \ . -• .J I THE * M • KENO DITCH BUILT BY U.S. G0VERMENT f or the A PEOPLE FARMERS’ EXCHANGE JI ST I j OWEK ELEMENT OF AMERICA FIGHTING JAPS Buch Is the Opinion of One of the ■reading Japanese Newspapers WILL BUILD WAREHOUSES I United Press Service. TOKIO, F- b. If Wt are tired BIG BASIN LUMBER COMPANY TO NEW COMMISSION ESTABLISH- MENT—BENEFIT TO FARMERS i of this antl-Japanese agitation and of IMPROVE YARDS NEAR DEPOT American politicians, ’ declares Asahi : editorially, one of the leading con newspapers of Japan •'The. AUCIION SALES ON SAIIDAYS servative question of the naturailztsfon of Jap INCREASING LUMBER STOCK anese in America Is one of the moat Headquarters for People From the important matters at the present Prc|H»rtng fur Big Sauitu> t h Busi time,'' It declares. Continuing, th* I Country to Bring Hieir Produce ness—Baddiug Stock Will Be Asahi says: “The time U ripe fort for Sale or for Exchange Moot Complete in City Japan to take a decisive step toward co-operating with the better element An establishment that should in America, as represented by ex The Big Basin Lumber Companj. Such attacks which has a street frontage of over prove an accommodation and a bene President Roc .evelt. fit to »He farmers of the Klamath on tiie Japanese as made by the 600 feet along Spring street and the Basin has been opened In the Noel Hayes bill, now before the American railroad track, has commenced lay building in East Klamath Falls. The Congress, are becoming wearisome, ing in a complete stock of all grades enterprise is in the nature of a stock and are made only by the lower ele of lumber and is receiving car load exchange and farmers' beadquarters. ment of the American nation. It is shipments daily. Mr. S. P. White, The busimuis will be conducted on time for Japan to act." manager for the company, states that a commission basis. Farmers having just as soon as the weather will per WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 16.— mit they will begin the construction anything for sale can list the same The Hayes alien bill will be acted of several warehouses for carrying with the exchange. In cases of pro duce the same can be left for sale. on soon by the House. It has al their stock of cement, lime, cement Stock of all kinds can be listed so ready been reported favorably by the plaster, doors, windows, glass and that one farmer can deal directly with Committee on Immigration, and the paints, etc. In addition to this, it is prospects for its passage are very expected to construct one large lum another. It will not be the purpose of the ' bright. ber shed, which will cover a ground exchange to handle any line of its space of about 80x250 feet, for the SMALL POX BREAKS OUT own, but in case there is urgent need storage of dry lumber. ON CRUISER WASHINGTON for seed, grain or other things along In addition to pine lumber, this this line, the farmers can club to One Sailor Succumbs to Disease anil company is carrying a stock of cedar, gether and have the same shipped in red and yellow fir. in finish and floor Four Others III the name of the exchange. It Is ing. They also have added a stock of object of the promoters of this enter PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Fefc redwood shingles, which is the near prise to be of assistance to the farm 16.—One sailor is dead and tour est to a fireproof wood that grows. ers whenever possible. In turn, it others are ill with smallpox at the This company did an immense busi will be the aim to handle local pro Federal quarantine stat'o.i at this ness last year, but was handicapped duce so that the farmer can get the [ place. The cases are from the cruit- somewhat on account of the unim going prices without running the : er Washington. Fifty of the crew proved condition of the yards and the risk of having to haul his produce have been isolated and the doctors lack of sufficient warehouses. This back to the farm. are busy vaccinating all the men on year this defect will be remedied. A In addition to the general commis the ship. The disease is not of a large amount of money has already sion business it is planned to conduct virulent type, and it is believed that been spent on the yards and the build an auction sale every Saturday after the sailor who died contracted It ing of the railroad switch, and ware noon. Anyone having something for while the ship was at Honolulu. houses are to be constructed early in sale can bring it to the exchange, the season. where it will be sold to the highest SAN FRANCISCO. Cal , Feb 16.— It is the purpose of the company to i bidder on a commission basis. There is no smallpox reported among be prepared to fill completely any bill Those who are interested in the any of the vessels of the Pacific fleet for lumber that might be received new enterprise are J. M. Evans, F. A. here. The Washington was detached from any contractor or builder. Here Smith. Henry Rabbes and L. M. Alli from the fleet while at Honolulu, at tofore it has been necessary to go to son. The promoters feel that the en- which point it is likely the afflicted the expense and trouble to secure part ; terprise will be a benefit to the far sailors were exposed to the disease. of a bill of lumber in one place and mer and also to the business man. A close inspection is being made of a part in another, and sometimes It will be a medium for getting the all men in the fleet and every pre wait for weeks for the balance. It is two on a working basis that will re caution will be taken to prevent an quite probable that as soon as the sult in benefit to all concerned. outbreak of the disease among the new warehouses are ready a complete The location for the new business ships at this point. ine of builders' hardware will be add is such that it is easy of access. The ed to the stock of the company. building has been equipped with nec GERMAN SOCIALISTS ENGAGE IN RIOT essary blackboards for listing the va ESCAPES FROM JAIL; rious articles placed on sale. Farmers IS CAUGHT AT KENO BERLIN, Feb. 16. — Scores of peo will likely And it advantageous to get ple were wounded today in Socialist in touch with this new enterprise. William Gouts, who has been con riots at Neumunster. The govern fined in the county jail for attempt ment troops with fixed bayonets ARRESTED FOR HELLING charged the rioters, mowing them ing to shoot one of the passengers UTIINKEY TO INDIANS down and driving them from the on the Merrill stage, was taken out streets. Dispatches from Cassel stat to carry in some wood last Thursday Joe Bnker, an Indian, who was in Mr. Schallock ed that six riots occurred at that by Jailer Schallock. dicted by the United States Grand stepped into the Court House a mo place today between the Socialists Jury for selling whiskey to the In and the police. The demonstrations ment and when he returned Couts dians, was placed under arrest by were held by the Socialists as a pro had skipped. He was at the time Deputy Marshal Hanimersley and cn test against the new franchise bill of without his coat. A thorough search Wednesday taken before U. S. Com the Prussian government, and Were of the citv was made but he could missioner Richardson for a hearing the aftermath of fifty riots that oc not be found. Next morning he was He waived examination and will be curred throughout the country Sun taken in charge by Deputy Sheriff taken to Portland for trial. day. The wounded were horribly Harry Pearson as he was entering mutilated, with great gashes and Keno, having walked to that town The beef trust is not taking tho slashes, and it is expected that a during the night. He was brought farmer and stock raiser into part large number of deaths will result. back and again placed in the Jail. nership. Any excuse is good enough Organized labor is seeking the The seat of a new dining-room to cut the price paid to the man who raises beef while the price is raised same ends as organized agriculture. chair lifts with lazy tongs to form a Why high chair for a baby, complete with on the consumer without any excuse. Both want what they earn. should they not have It? seat and tray. Stansfield Standard.