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PRESERVATION Di WOOD STUDitO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE HKEK TH KEIM NATE EVIE CEWCMMIIIEE his been named «II ISSUE EDUCATIONALBÜHHIH8 many new facet inning up In addi mi tò the old .tandbjs, and the In- xtitullon expects to be represen ed this year by one of the fastest ag THEY'LL KHTAIIIJMH A IX1IM.K OR MORE VIGILANCE IH TO BE EXKR- gregations that ever supported the KNOW WHY ( INED LN THE FUTI RE school's colors. Just as soon as the weather permits practice will begin. MIHHOt 111 Jl lMiE RULEN ISliAND IH IN ILLINOIH CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. March 10. Judge Itanney of the common pleas court has ruled that an Island In the Mlsslppl river, near St. Gene vieve, Is Illinois soil and the tax col Railroad* ami Itunla-r CunipwUro Arr lector of Missouri county has no jur isdiction. The suit was brought by I wing Crr<>aot«' and Other John it. Iloas of Ht. Inouïs to restrain Methode to Ht<q> Decay the officials of Hte Genevieve county, Mo., from claiming jurisdiction be PORTLAND, Mardi 13 Decayed muse of the shifting of the river at timbers In bridges and trestles are a that point. growing cause of concern to com mercial Interest and wood users In PORTRAIT OF t l l.lXIM the northwest. In many Instances IH TURNED TO WALL the rapid rotting Is without visible <4iuse. Encouraged by the govern OREGON, III , March 11 Mount ment forest wrvlre the agricultural Morris college, which always has colleges of Oregon and Washington honored United States Senator Shel have Installed equipment to nxperj- by Cullom as one of It* most dlstln- tnent with wood preservatives Rév gulshw! students, has turned his pic érai private < oncer ns arc .doing the ture to the wall and taken his name same. from the roll of those who have re Th* Oregon Agricultural colego is flected honor on t ly school as a result *x|>erlmentlng with farm timbers, of his vote to allow William 1-orlmcr fence posts, hop poles and tho like to retain Ills sent In the United States Commercial concerns are experiment senate Ing with preservative treatment of bridge and trestle timbers, mine tlm hern, telephone and telegraph poles, piling and other forms structral timber* used locally or Ir. legions which consume the timber produits of the northwest J II Knapp, head <•<«•» IIAN BEEN SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE of tho experiment work of the foroat • narvlce, told yesterday how the ne cessity for finding some <-ff<<ctlve pre servative to save tho wood has ener Oregon Forest Fin- Members Expt**»* Their Ippni-bitlon of Gov gised the manufactures of tho north west. ernor'« Aid "One flrm at Creosote. Wash , op erates the largest wood preserving SALEM, March 13 Resolutions plant in the world " said Mr. Knapp This plant 1s having success in using commending Governor West for his creosote, a coal tar product, in the activity Ilf be half of the forest Are preservation of Douglas fir and other protection measure that was enacted species. A company recently Incor by the twenty-sixth legislative assem porated at Hpokane will put in « treating plant for preserving intlrs. bly, whUli were adopted by the Ore posta, railway timbers, ties, paving gon Forest Fire association, have blocks and other woods with car- been sent to the governor. They are bollneum, anotlor preservative prie as follows; - du red from coal tar. , Whereas,'the Oregon Forest Fire "The railroads operating In th«' association, an organisation represent west generally conduit their own ing a large amount of standing tim treating plants or purchase treated ber in the state, and working In the material from commercial concerns interest ef lire prevention and pro The Hout hern Pacific Jias a plant at tection. to the end that a valuable re !<anthang()r . for treating tlea and source may contribute to the up other railroad timbers. The O. W. building of Oregon and prolonged It A N. Co., has a plant at Wyeth. prosperity, is heartily In sympathy Or., for treating these timbers. Doth with the action of tho legislature In of these plants use xlnc chloride, a paalng house bill 50, and salt solution, to a very large degree. Whereas, We realixe that His Ex "A treating plant has recently cellency. Governor Oswald West, free been estbllshed at Dea Moines. Wash, ly exerted his great Influence to pro where wood crasote, a product ob mote the passage of the bill, now be It tained In the dlstlllatlNn of Douglas Resolved. That thia association ex fir w<x>d. is used as a preservative for tend a vote of appreciation to Gover Increasing the life of timber. nor Oswald West for his Intereat in "The preservative treatment of and support of the forest fire measure timber used In situations where It Is and pledge him our support and help liable to decay Is one of the great In carylng out Its provisions, so that stops In promoting the proper utilisa settlers, miners, stockmen and timber tion of wood and Is an Important as owners may be free from danger of set In bringing about a perpetuation forest fires, and bo It further of our timber supply. Wood proper Resolved, that a copy of this res ly treated will last from two to five olution be sent to Governor West. times as long as untreated wood " SOME TREATING PLANTS ESTABLISHED RESOLUTIONS PRAISE WEST MAN GOT DRI NK AND FELL, WOMAN MUEH 2 LIQUOR MEN THE COM l*ON ENTH OF A SWEAR WORD IS THE lllG QUESTION gA 1,000 Damage« Aaked in Unique “Whit is C um Word?" Question Which Pesters Home Eastern Nuit Filili In Hpokane Sag,» Supreme Court HPOKANE. March 10.—Fifty-four thousand dollar*, damages Is asked by Mrs. Milla Elmslie In an action filed, In the Spokane county superior court on behalf of herself and eight minor children against "Jimmy" Dur kin, a saloonkeeper, and B. Schade Brewing company, both of Spokane, who, it Is alleged, are responsible for the death of her husband. Tho com plaint declares the defendant* told and supplied Intoxicating liquor* to William Elmslie "with the knowledge Il was to be drunk under clrcutns- tances sufficient to lead them to be lew such beer and whiskey wou'd result In Irtoxlca'ton." Elmslie, a workingman fell from the third st ry of a local beef packing plant under conrtrueGin on November 4, 1910, and sustained a broken back and other injuries which resulted In hl* death soon afterwards. Durkin, who I* a joint defendant, figured in the news several years ago, wjien he per mitted a Baptist preacher to decorate the front window* of his saloon with wax figures and text matter showing the evil of the liquor traffic. HIGH HCHCMIL NT UDE NTH HOLD BASK ITT BALL MEETING Baseball enthusiasm ran high Frl- day afternoon at the high school, when prospects for a school team were discussed, and captain, mifnager and coach were chosen. Professor Hawley was chosen as coach, Claire Arnold manager and Ord Arnold captain. There la abundance of diamond ma- terlal at the high school this year, NEW YORK. March 10.—Tho al dermens law committee attempted Saturday night to decide just what Is a "cuss word". The occasion was a public hearing on a proposed ordi nance to prevent the use of profanity on the stage. The committee was not signally successful In Its efforts to solve tho problem, the speakers ap pearing for the ordinance differing widely as to what should be .classed as profanity. "One speaker said "hell" and "damn" could only be considered profanity when they are used with a certain emphasis and another said both these words and "darn" and "devil" should be regarded as pro fane language when uttercyb on a stage. The chief advocate of the measure outside of Aiderman Mulhearn, was A. 8. Colborne, president of the Anti- Profanity League. DUKE AND Dl'CHENN PLAN MING VISIT IN CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO, March 13,—The duke and duchess of Manchester have engaged apartments ht the Fairmount and will make San Francisco their headquarter* for a prolonged visit to points of interest In California. This will be the first visit of the duke to California. The duchess was Heled Zimmerman, daughter of Eugene Zlm- merman, a Cincinnati millionaire. The party will come to the coast by spec- | lai car and wlll visit Santa Barbara. the Yosemite, Lake Tahoe a-nd other places. Plans for Organisation* Di« uwd at New Equi|m*-ut for favltorutory, and lasst Night's Meeting of the Mor* Ba« U'rtologlata Have Antlers Club Been He cured United Press Hervlce PORTLAND, March 11/Oregon's state board of health expect* to en large It* work during the coming year for the protection of the public health More vigilance In dealing with contagloua disease*, more care In Kafeguardlng food supplies and guard ing against the pollution of stream* are among the plan* of the board. I<arger appropriation* for the work , make this possible. It I* proposed to issue bulletin* . from time to time of an educational character. They will Include prac tical treatment on the danger from houseflies. the proper care of milk, use of preventative* to ward off dls- j ease and the means that should be employed In eradicating consumption. New regulation* regarding quaran tine, protection of water supplies, etc., will be outlined by the board ' wherever such matters are not cov- jered by the state law*. More research work wlll be fn<- In the laboratory. | During the past year disease* of ob scure origin have been reported and the cause* of such disorder* wlll be Inquired Into closely a* more assist ance I* now available. Dr. Calvin 8. White, state health officer, and Prof. Emile Pernot, batcerologlat, will be asked to give their entire time to the work. An assistant in the laboratory ■ wlll be provided and new equipment Stops were taken at last Thursday night's meeting of the Antlers club for the organisation of an Elka Lodge, and the enthusiasm displayed by the lodgemen in their talks showed plain ly that they Intend to have one of the best lodges In the state for Klamath Falls. Tho matter of taking a special cen sus was discussed, and It was decided that a census he taken some, time In May W T Hhlve, E B Henry, How ard F Shepherd, Bert Withrow and Judge Charles Graves were named jv committee of five to take charge of arrangements for the census The plan Is to lay the city ff Into fifty dis tricts. and assign an Elk to enumer ate all of the residents In a certain district In this manner the census can be completed In a day or so, and will go before the coumfll at Its next meeting and get the sanction of that body for the special census. "Klamath Falls Is most certainly entitled to a lodge." said E. B. Hall. "If the population Is large enough, a-nd we certainly believe it is. There are over a hundred Elk* in this city, and members of the order In I-ake and Crook counties have dArlared their Intentions of becoming affiliated with the Klamath Falls I-odge If it Is organized. While It will take us some little time to secure a charter, it is our Intention to be organized in Hlrrilizetl Mate Pencil« time to go from here on the main line PORTLAND, March 11.- Sterlliza- to the Grand Ixtdge in Portland in ' tlon of slate pencils used in the city 1912 with a rattling big bunch of ! schools Is one of the latest sanitary Bills ' " I measures ordered at the suggestion George Ferguson, who founded the [of Cljy Health Officer Wheeler. The Antlers club In this city, was' the I pencils will be thrown Into a carbolic guest of honor nt the club meet acid solution at night and rinsed in ing. In n well received speech he en ; In water in the morning. School couraged his hearers In their step* children will put the pencils in their toward forming a lodge here, and he , mouth*, and It is believed scarlet promised his hearty support. Other j fever, diphtheria, tonsilitis, etc., arc members also made talks, and an en often spread in the schools in this joyable evening was spent. PDIICE DOG IS THERE WHEH carriages have been run down by automobiles There Is a heavy penalty attached to the violation of this and every oth er section of the law. Fines of 326 for first offense, 150 and Imprison ment, if necessary, for a second offense, and still more for any other offense make It Incumbent upon the owner* of all vehicles to obey the law. The second radical change Is in the law governing speed. While the law is changed and the rate of speed per mitted increased through the clas*e , calling for a reasonable speed at all time*. It Is possible to arrest * man driving eight miles an hour if he ha* been driving hl* car at a rate which la unreasonable In view of the traffic on the street* which aurround him.. However, it la allowable to drive at a speed of twenty-flve mile* an hour on any street or highway In the state not clearly marked otherwise. In It* treatment of the driving on mountain road* and street crossings, and Its regulation* regarding all In- ' tersections, the law ha* rn^de a great change. It goes Into effect August 1, 1911. "Gyp»y" Smith Called SEATTLE, March 13.—A cable memage ha* been sent to "Gypsy" Smith, the Engllah evangeliat, by the ministers of the city, asking him to come to Seattle and conduct a aerie* of oldtime revival meeting*. It Is planned to have Smith here next fall, with later engagements in Tacoma and Portland. Train Hehl For Wage« Atlantic, la.. March 13.—Forty la borers. who took possession of a train on the Atlantic Northern Wednesday afternoon, are still holding it near Villsca. They claim they will not permit the train to move until they are paid wages due them since Jan- i uary. BILL HAYWARD ROUNDS UP SIDE-LINE ATHLETIS Cantile Alili' to Ever-vtt Poi Ice Wlll All Students at State University Are Gct Mixliil for l’erforming Put Through Athletic Arresi Training EVERETT. March 13.—Engraver» arc making a gold police badge tor "Tony." the police station dog. who recently captured a prisoner unaided by hl* two-footed masters. Charles Blahbaun was arrested for drunken ness and while a patrolman was tak ing him to the station box, Blahba-un broke away and ran. Tony, the police dog. was called by the patrol- mans whistle and gave chase, bring ing down his man several blocks away Tony has captured two chicken thieve* within the past month. EUGENE. March 13.—Student* of ' the* University of Oregon who have 1 been accustomed to sit on the side lines uud "root" for the various teams representing the college have been . pulled off the bleachers, and are be ing put through a course of athletic training themselves. So many athl etic teams are now at work each day i that the campus no longer supplies enough room for the exercise of the' studeuts. Physical Director Hayward I* negotiating with the owner of a I tract of land near the campus in ’he j I hope of renting it for his classes and | athletic teams. "Bill" ToanfM Right Ami and Right Shoulder I to net u red by Man Named Isreal SALEM EXCEEDS OTHER CAPITALS IN ITH GROWTH SAI.EM, March 13.—This city shows the largest increase In popula tion of any capital In the United States for the 10-year period covered by the recent Federal census, and Is among the 20 leading cities of the country in Increase, acordlng.to a topograpic map In the hands of For mer Mayor Rodgers. Salem comes first with mi increase of 231.9 iter cent with Los Angeles comming next, among the 20 cities, showing n ga'rt of 211.5 Mr. Rogers says that at the same rate of increase Salem will have 35,000 population In another 10 venrs. A part of the Increase I* due to the extension of the city bound aries some six years ago. TAFT AT AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, Ga., March 11 Presi dent Taft Is settled in temporary headq inrters here today. H has re- ce'ved dispatches from the Mexican ’rr- '< by private telegraph Ixaal Party VMtrd Camp and i>>ok<-d Over Uw New Htcrl Bridge Ymrtrrday With the Erickson * Petterson construction crew at Auburn, the heavy steel bridge, 1<0 feet in length completed across Sprague river, near that river’s conjunction with William son River, and rails laid a short way acrosa the bridge, a distance of thir ty-five miles from Klamath Falla, work on the Klamath Falls-Natron cut-off is proceeding rapidly from this end. while reporta from Natron are to the same effect. There is a large force at work in the construc tion camp, and more men are arriv ing almost'dally, so much headway will be made during the coming sum mer. On Sunday a party consisting of Construction Engineer H. P. Hoey, Engineer James Church, E. W. Gowan. George Gowan, E. W. Gowan Jr.. R. E. Hunsaker, C. H. Under wood, M. K. Temple, Dr. R. R. Ham ilton and W. T. Shive journeyed on the work train out to the Sprague River camp to look over the construc tion work there and to vtew the new steel bridge. AM ERICA N-BORN BOYS WORST IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, March 13.—There were 200 fewer bad boys and girls in New York City during the last year than in the previous 12 months, acocrding to the annual report of the Children's Court. The decrease in the number of juvenile delinquents is from 11,494 to 9491, and inculdes a falling off in all varieties of juvenile crime. Only two per cent of all the transgressors were girls. American born boys were more troublesome than the children of any other nation ality. There were 702 American born children arrested, a great many of them were of foreign parentage, how ever. Italian children came next with 694 offenders, Russian next with 647, and Germans next with 37. WIND BREAKS AND FRUIT CROWING Wind bri-akN an* one of the etAu-ntial* to successfully grow fruits in frosty districts. UnletM you have convenient hills, advantageously located, with air drainage below your orchard, then it will be neces sary for you to plant a w indbreak on three sides of your prospecGve orchard, toward the prevailing winds, to create a back current of air, and then um - smudge pots when frost especially threatens. This will insure your fruit crop, and pay you big CASH DIVIDENDS. It will be our policy to co-operate with you in these matters. Write and get quotations now for this spring's planting. Complete stocks supplied from Portland thia spring under guarantee, and next year from nurseries here THE KLAMATH NURSERIES G. 8. EHLE, Proprietor. P. O. Box 02ff. KLAMATH FALLS, ORE. HAWXHURST MARKET BELLI PENALTIES FOR VIDLATIONS IH MOST COMPLETE OF KIND ON THE STATUTI» LOS ANGELES. March 13.—"RIH” I Toxer. the star twirler of the Ix>* An geles Coast League team, was shot twice and seriously wounded at Mari etta Springs this morning. According to reports, Tozer and two other men appeared at Rivers'de seeking a warrant for a man named Isreal. They said Tozer and Isreal quarreled and that Isreal shot Tozer In tho right shoulder and right fore arm. HI* wounds are not considered serious. yt’ORK ON CUT-OFF IS FORGING AHEAD RAPIDLY Pope Warns Alfonso ROME, March 13.—According to a newspaper, the pope has sent to King Alfonso through the Papal Nnn- clo at Madrid a letter reminding hl* majesty of hl* duties and preroga tives a* a Catholic sovereign. It Is said the pope warns Alfonso that a quarrel with the Holy See may be fatal to the monarchy. Il COMES IO ARRESTING LOH ANGELEN KLARSTER NHOT TWICE DURING ROW TRACK LAID 35 MILES NORTH Spec fi tv of oe P 4 We now n';ik- four deliveries dai the Generu City Delivery You* ronage is » cited and satisfacti guaranteed. Prices as low as p< Governor West Ha* Signed Measure, Which Goes Into Effect on August First SALEM. March 9—When Governor West signed aubatitute house bill No. 32. which completely changes the PHONE 1517 ] status of automobile registration he made Oregon one of the flrat Western states to adopt uniform highway leg-, islation. In fact, there are but few | ♦ ♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*•♦♦ • ••w•« Eastern state* that have as complete a-nd Intelligent a set of road laws as thia state. The new automobile law, as many call it. or the "Oregon motor law," as It is known, is said to be the most complete law governing traffic In force In the United 8tates. The com Towards prosperity and inde mittee from the Portland Automobile pendence is * deposit in a good club, headed by W. C. Bristol and as savings bank. The biggest for sisted by a committee of dealer*,1 tunes in the world had their which drew up the law, had made an exhaustive study of Eastern law* and foundation in small savings. changed them to suit the needs of this The First Trusts and Savings Oregon country, and it Is the unani bank opens accounts with a* lit mous verdict of the automobile own tle as fl. Make a deposit to ers of the city that they have been day and start on the road to in successful. One of the most radical changes dependence. The first step Isn't makes It necessary for every vehicle, hard and the others are easier, including automobiles, carriages and once you get the habit. bicycles, to carry a lighted lamp on the front, visible at least 100 feet in advance of the vehicle, and showing a red light to the rear. This provision Is expected to do away with many of • KLTMATH FALLS, ORE. the accidents on the highways at night In which teams and horses a-nd J.W. 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