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KLAMATH REPUBLICAN NlWfll W. O. SMITH, Editor Official Paper of Klamath County TWO DOLLARS PER NEAR IN ADVANCE All communications sumbitted for publication in the column^ of thia paper will be inserted only over the name of the writer. No nom de plume articles will be published. IS VISUS KIAMAIH COUNTY|CRESCENÏPEDPLEHVOR RUD80N0S INTERVIEWING THE USERS WATER STRAW HITE AT MEETING IS I N INIMOUS ENDORSEMENT »irector ot the Reclamation Nervire |»nqu, in SiKldenl) for a Sojourn ot »«•vvral Day»—S| h ii I Yeatenlay and Today N kiting Yarioua Portion.» ot I tlie Project Now Receiving NN'ater | for Irrigation Pnrpoaea at Yera Cruz as to the Miami tlie ’t is desirable to arrange two or more United Stales Will Tak White lectures, so the faculty members will House Awaiting Outcome of the WILL RECLAIM «<>< IS MARSH not be taking two days' time to reach Convention of New Congress only a limited number. The proposition of draining the J These 221 lectures cover so wide a VERA CRUZ. Oct. 31.—Baron von Wocus marsh near Upper Lake, has range as to interest all classes. Thirty Heintz, the German minister, and the been taken up in earnest by E. P. and of the sixty faculty members contrib Swedish and Russian ambassadors ar Frank McCornack and J. Frank Ad ute toward them, some offering only rived this afternoon to confer with ams. Monday a party of engine«»™ one lecture, others a number. The Ambassador Lind regarding the prob looked over the lands with a view of list of Professor Frederick Stanley able American policy, should Blan- mapping out a feasible route for a Dunn, head of the Latin department, quet be declared president. dike. for example, is comprised of thirty- The undertaking, if successful, will two topics. Dr. E. S. Conklin, depart WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 31.— turn 14,000 acres of marBh land Into ment of psychology, offers fifteen; Dr. Confidential advices from Mexico City the very best farm land. The soil is James H. Gilbert, department of eco are to the effect that Huerta is active, pronounced by experts to be of the nomics, twenty-three; Professor H. C. making wholesale political arrests, al- finest peat soil to be found anywhere. Howe, department of English litera ' leging there is a plot on foot for his As the presence of too much water ture. six; Professor Edward Allen 1 assassination. is the only drawback at present, there Thurber, department of rhetoric, The result of the canvass of the only remains the completion of the four; Professor O. F. Stafford, de ; vote by congress is expected before dike to make this vast acreage val partment of chemistry, seventeen, and Monday. Wilson has ordered Nelson uable agricultural land. so on. ' O'Shaughnessy to instruct the White These subjects range from purely House as quickly as possible on all CITY REGISTERING intellectual ones of philosophical cast developments in this regard. To BE PERMANENT to the intensely practical ones of nat ural science and modern education. Residents of this city who recently A community may hear a discourse on , answered the questions as to nam», “Cultural Responsibility,” or may se age, residence, address, room number, lect one on “How to Get Pure Water" WOODS. Ind . Nov. 4.—This ham occupation, nativity, date of natural or "Road-Making Problems." let, which includes Ace Norton's farm ization, length of time In Oregon, par wagon garage and horseshoeing em ty affiliation, weight, color of hair Locating Timber Claim. porium. Hen Sutton's grocery and 'and eyes, etc., for the state election Miss Ora Nelson, bookkeeper at the Clint Sander's store not to mention must go through the same again. The Golden Rule Stores, is in the Bly eleven houses, ten barns, a fancier’s j city has just installed a permanent country today, locating a timber hennery and two bright G. R. & I. registration system, too. claim. She is accompanied by her railroad track»— is the “median This is installed under the provi brother, John Nelson. point” or center of population in the I sions of the bill passed by the last United States. legislature. Registration for munici ( ailed Home. The hasty geographers, who fol-1 pal elections will start next we»k. Miss Adelaide Anderson, principal lowing the 1910 census, placed the < of the Riverside school, has received • enter of population by the side of a WILL RENAME CITY STREETS v.crd of the serious illness of her furniture factory in nearby Bloom-, mother, who lives in Petroskey, Mich. ington, Ind., overlooked this hamlet, “There are two High streets, two She left Tuesday to be with her • which is known as both Woods and Canal streets, a street that is Main mother. The board has appointed Miss Rural. -The mixup over the right street on one side of the river and Edna Wells to take the place of Miss name is beside the point, but the na Bridge street on the other side, and Anderson during her absence. tives here get along fairly well with several, like Washington and Jeffer both names. When one stands in son. that retain their names after Some unknown American has Woods' main street he can turn to wandering all over the hill,” said grossly insulted the Countess of War the east and say: “Half of the people Councilman O. D. Matthews Monday wick by writing her suggesting that in the United States are east of me.” night, asking for a renaming of such she could make large sums of money He can turn to the west and say: streets. by introducing American social “Half of the people in the United Matthews was named alone on the ‘‘climbers" to titled Europeans, The States are west of me.” And of the committee to do this work. writer wanted to enter into the north and south he can say the same. schome and share profits with her. In the popular mind that is what the MI ST KEEP SIDEWALKS The writer asked her to send him “center of population" means. Scf- IN GOOD REPAIR $400 so that be could go to Europe entifflcaily, it is known as the “me to visit ber. dian p<$int.” The Washington It behooves property owners to authorities said it could be found make a thorough inspection of the Bars Pictures on Watches where latitude 39 degrees, 10 min sidewalks in front of their property, Orders have been issued by the op- utes and 12 seconds north intersected for the council is going after owners e-ating department of the Illinois degrees, 32 minutes and 20 see whose walks are In any but a good Central railroad that engineers, con onds longitude west. And this ls condition. ductors, brakemen and other em exactly where Woods (Rural) is At Monday’s meeting Councilman ployes in the operating department situated. Doty moved for an amendment to the must not carry pictures of their wives sidewalk ordinance, providing a pen and sweethearts or babies on the crys From Switzerland comes a recently alty for any property owner failing tals of their watches. It is argued invented head covering for women to keep his walks in good repair. that when an employe pulls out his which can be worn as a simple hood This was adopted, and the council watch his attention should be concen or twisted into nearly a dozen forms instructed City Attorney Rutenlc to of hats. trated exclusively to the time. draft and submit the amendmsat. Work to N| hm ulallon and Inai curio ie» Regard ing Tili» l'l< kiisti Pro|H»»ltlou Can Eaail) Cause .Much Harm, Hays Hie Secretar) id Miai«»— Meet Illg oi Io-orgia Menatoi' With t ablm-t t»til iini» Itelieveil lo Ile Sigillili mit United I'loss Service Crwfvni and vicinity is heartily in I lilted Press Service WASHINGTON. I». ('., Nov. I "No MEXICO CI IA, Nov. 4. That the favor of bonding the county for bel ter highways, according to t'ouuty crisis in the Mexican situation Is near, ultimatum was seul lo M ox Ico by Judge William 8. Worden and County following the note of President Wil President Wllsou," said S<>. rvtury ot t ouinilksioiier John Hagelatuiu, who son to Huerta, la tliu belief of locul Stute llryan today. “It I» unfortu returned Monday from a trip of people. A state of near chaos exists, nate liiat the proas sliould havu given inspection over the roads iu Northern although the exact wording ot the any credence to tlie report. , Tlie harm done by thI« speculation note is not kuowu. Klamath. Mexican diplomats spent last night or even inaccuracies mgiirdlng do- A meet lug was held al Cresceut. and the bonding question was dis- In conference with Huerta. lie Is reti I,lesile questions Is limited, bevuuse cussed. The meeting was attended cent regarding his plans when talk ih<> people uro mqunlnied with ilio situation, ami can muka allowance» by every man and woman in the com- ing to foreign mlulstera. interna- Huerta's supporters admit lliut tho Misstatements regarding inanity, and all voted aa oue for the t'oniil affair», though inav loud !>» dictator Is a ticklish proposition. It bond Issue when a vote was called he defies America, tills Is certain to hi > b u» < oiiKoqui nee«, so I tool timi I for. Asked what particular roads they mean Intervention, a movement that >.li ulti make tlie iuh ' v d'inlal desired, the Crescent peuplu said they Huerta Is moat anxious to avoid. WASHINGTON D ('., Nov 4 - Many are convinced that Interven wished to see a well improved high Senator Bacon, bend of the commit- way from Fort Klamath through tion Is Inevitable ut any rate. Rebels are very active in Vera tve on foreign affair», lonfvrred with ('react nt to the county line. The t'ruz, Sonora, Chihuahua and ot her Se< retarle» llryan and Daniels today. present mad, it is held, > uld easily be put In the proper shape by cuttlug states, They greatly outnumber tlie Bryan took precaution» to stop up Houreen of news, but It was learned out, straightening the route, anil put federal troops. Hoit Daniel» reported the Mtrenglll of ting in a slight grade. the American fleet In Mexican waters Another road desired by t'leaceut and the »hips due there tomorrow. people is one from that city to Odell Lake. A straw vote taken on the Thu effort» of tliu Civic League und amount, of mono* the bonds should carry for those Improvements showed dliiisterlal Association to secure u that the people favored an expend i i oat room (or the benefit of farmers' Claimants to water rights on lx»st : wive» and children while in the city iture of |30,000. I Iwill likely bo crowned with succeaa River and Miller and llurk Creeks DISTRICT NOT TO when the Chamber of Commerce I h -I ow the site of the Horsefly Dis trict's dam are coutestees In a con MAKE A TAX LEN N i ioots this evening Secretary Lewis Wilde of the test Instituted by tlie district to de For the first time in a number of Chamber ot Commerce, bus taken tlie termine the rights of all parties. This years no special levy for the support i latter up with the Ministerial Asso tin» been filed with tlie board of con- of the city schools will be made In ciation aud with the Civic League und t ml for Water District No. 1. By the action tlie district seeks to School District No. 1, which Includes lormulated a plan whereby the throe all of tlie city of Klamath Falls. The organizations, worklug lu harmony, prove for all time Its right to the school board at its m«*etitig Monday cau secure at miuimum expense a flood waters of the streams, which Is decided that with the regular county loom that Is ideally located and per- tiled on, and which are to be Itn- pounded in tlie Horsefly reeervolr. levy for school purposes and the tectly equipped. The room In question Is lu the During the flood season the other money received from the state, the district would be able to gel along Chamber of Commerce buildlug. and «I u l him I ti t si are making no use of the during the next year without any spe iu well lighted and ventiliated and water they claim. easy of accent The lavatory has all The district holds that William cial taxes being imposed. The special tax in School District necessary equ.pment, ln<ludlug but Wight lias no rights to u filing on Buck Creek, as he does not own the No. 1 last year was eight mills. A re uud cold running water. Mr. Wylde will present the matter lauds affected, it Is further held that duction of eight mills on the total levy on city property will mean a to tho board ot directors al the meet Wight sets claim to the flood waters great saving to the people of Klamath ing this evening, and Is confident that ot the creek, which tho complaint says Joes not overflow. Wight*» Falls, and undoubtedly will be great- a favorable attitude will be takeu. Tho object of a rest room is to pro ■ lain» to riparian rights Is also de i ly appreciated by some who have been j complaining of high taxes. The usual i vide some suitable place for ladles nied The contest against Edward Du- levy to cover interest on bonds will nnd chlldreu from the country to be made by the treasurer. This ■ pend their time while waiting for Fault’s claim to the waters Involved trains or vehicles, or, maybe, while 1« that his rights do not extend be amounts to from ItolH mills. waiting for "hubby" to finish some )ond Juno 1 of any year, lt further states that the waters, If any, to t'ITN I t NDs TODRANN INTEREST bmtlness transaction. which DuFault has filed a claim, are City money now in the hands of the) nut the waters Ukal on aud appropri ated by the Horsefly district. city treasurer will soon be drawing interest. The IlH.uOO or more in the Charles J. Swingle. Orpha F. Swin The Standard Oil business, which gle. Oka Swingle Zimmerman. F. D general fund and other funds con stantly used will be placed under an lias heretofore been handled by Oscar •-■v ingle and Thoms» V'tlserson are interest-drawing dally balance plan.1 Peyton on a commission basis, will ai«o con test res In the ictlon The and the sinking fund will be placed henceforth be In the hands of a man district holds that they do not Irri- under a 4 [>er cent certificate of de ager sent up from the home office of gale the acreage they claim, but, In- the Standard Oil company. posit. <1 It Is cov.»r.«d by the flood wa The new manager, J. E. Hoskins, ters of Miller Creek, and when the An ordinance to this effect is to be 1 drafted and submitted by City Aator- has had an office building erected ut flood waters subside a crop of hay Is ney Rutenlc. The matter was brought the tanks, a new barn built and a new mt. without any work toward arti I tank wagon put on. up by Councilman Rogers. ficial means of irrigation In the early spring he will arrange Rogers also stated that E. R The contest ngalmit the tiling of Reames, who holds $5,000 worth of for a line of tank wagons to take care I asaey Stewart merely Involves the the $10,000 light and water bonds is of the county trade, making all the i waters of 1x»«t River during the flood ready to take up the bonds at face I town» on a regular schedule. season. This move on the part of the Stan value and accrued interest. The Francis J. Bowen, Charles Horton, bonds are not due for a year and a dard Oil company shows their faith In E. W. Roberta, (I. I’. Keller, Alfred half, so this will save the city a few the future of Klamath county, for It Keller. Eliza I’hannstlehl and the hundred dollars in interest. The city is a conspicuous fact that they never 'Diene Llveetock company are charged treasurer was notified to pay the pick, a retrograding community in by the Horsefly District with making which to make their Improvements. bonds if presented. extravagant claims, both as to the amount of water claimed and the EMPEE'S KK K IS t»X ’ERRILE!» acreage Irrigated. It la held that any and all waters claimed by the contas- I Two objections to the cost of the I United Press Service tees are waters from springs arising 1,08 ANGELES, Nov. 4. District below the point of Impounding and di Sixth street improvement were heard at Monday's meeting of the council. Attorney Fredericks today practically verting by the district. I admitted that Ortie McManlgal, con- Both were overruled. "We wish to have settled before Through Agent 8. J. Bailey, the fesH««d dynamiter, is freed. McMan starting construction work, the right Southern Pacific stated that the cost lgal left the jail late yesterday with of the district to the flood waters.” of filling and excavating the strip of i a detective. Later the detective re said Attorney Charles J. Ferguson 973.7 feet of railroad property was turned alone. today. “A place and time for Inquiry The authorities are reticent regard will tie fixed by the state board of exxcesHive. The company stated that it could do this work for 20 cents a ing McManlgal's destination, Fred control, and nt that time the matter yard, while Harris * Co. charged ericks saying be "wanted to give him will be threshed out and definitely a running start." settled." *1.15 for the job. The council held that this assess I Asked pointblank If McManlgal was ment was not excessive in propor coming back, Fredericks answered: IH NOW "Maybe, in a few weeks, but we tion to the rest of the assessments. K. F. POSTMASTER Stankey held that the cost of the may decide to allow him to remain improvement was in excess of the away.” William A. Delzell |» now post 'Wliat's the use of talking about master of Klamath Falls. Hie com- value of his lot. The council held this objection should have been made it." he continued. "McManlgal is now mission arrived last night from the far out of the countrly. It would not postoffice department. when the estimate was announced. be humane to tell his whereabouts." The centmlagion was dated Novem Hoey Visit» City. ber 1st, and names Delzell as post Construction Engineer H. P. Hoey of In New Home. master for a period of four years. Mr. William M. Duncan and Harold C. Delzcli is working with ei-Poatmas- the Southern Pacific came in Monday night from Dallcrest ranch, his prop Merryman, Klamath Falls bachelor ter Clyde Brandenburg prior to as erty near Crescent. Mr. Hoey states barristers, have moved to the Bishop suming office. that his trip was merely a visit to the property on Conger avenue, where ranch, and had no connection with they will keep bachelors' hall. This Mostly (kutVMlNMlB, » J property was recently purchased by Johnny Hubbard, L. W. Brown, Mar railroad work. Mr. Duncan. tin Lavenlk and Fred Goeler were Jesse Childs of Forsythe, Ga., Is the lucky quartet ot duck hunters According to Captain George Saris Sunday morning. The four of them exhibiting a stalk of corn grown on his place on which there are ninie of Lowell, Mass., almost the entire bagged fifty-four, mostly canvasbacks, well matured ears. He planted a “holy regiment" of Greeks was wiped while another party of 28 hunters great many varieties of corn and out during the Balkan war. The ma killed only thirty-one. "Brownie" found several stalks with six and jority of the men were killed or made tlie best individual record, get- wounded In battles with Bulgarians. Gng 24 in about an hour. seven ears. F. 11. Newell, director ofghe United States reclamation service. Is here N calling the attention of the read It is impossible to suppress a gig from Washington. D. C., on a trip of ers of the Republican to our farm- gle. also a chuckle, which grows iuto inspection to the Klamath project. He iner section with this issue'we have a loud laugh at Hie expense of one arrived Sunday eveuing, and may re in mind three especially good features J. Bull, noted as a runner up in vari main a day or two longer. viz: Samuel E. Watson's Up-to-Date ous sporting events to these United lu company with Project Engineer Dairy Barns, ('has. F Collins' Rev States. A general slant at tho run W. W. Patch, Mr. Newell made a trip olutions in Agricultural Progress, of news would give the impression over a portion ot the Klamath pro and the ' Shall We Have County Ad that England is much taken up with ject. Tuesday lie and the project en visors?" the idea of the inferiority of the gen- gineer made another trip. Any one of these departments is tier sex. As a result much pain and While the visit of Mr Newell is worthy of careful perusal by all who Linguist» is beiug suffered here and primarily one of inspection, it is also are interested in country life. there because the women can't get believed that while here, he is inter The front page requires no praise the vote. But of all the attempts of I viewing the individual farmers as to as a work of art and all other depart English to down Americans in conditions. ments are up to the usual high stand the sporting events this year, it rested ard. with a woman to turn the trick. Miss ROCK CRl SHER Gladys Ravenscroft will please step IS (»IDEITI M To CAN BRING UNIVERSITY TO ANYONE’S All» NOU forward and receive the medal. Miss Ravenscroft is a considerable A piece of rock weighing several UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu golfer. At least where Varden and pounds, which crashed through the gene. Nov. 4.—Without money and Ray (ailed to win the National Open root ot the Spinning residence, 600 hantpionship this vouug woman without price. 221 lectures are at the feet or more from the scene of the diowed all the class of the women's people at Monday’s meeting of the disposal of the cities, towns, villages and even the purely rural communi championship at Wilmington, Del. explosion, was “Exhibit A" tor the ties of Oregon. It is not necessary She defeated Miss Mauriel Dodd, the council when residents of Conger even to pay the lecturer's transporta British and Canadian champion in and California avenues protested the semi-finals by an overwhelming against heavy blasting carried on by tion. These lectures are offered by regu score, aud then neatly took the meas O. A. Harris in connection with lii» lar members of the faculty of the Uni ure of Miss Marion Hollins, the Met rock crusher. versity of Oregon, and are a part of ropolitan champion of New York in D. V. Kuykendall appeared for the the university's effort to reach not the final. property owners, and he put in a vig Quintet turned back Varden and only those who attend, but those who orous protest, stating that for a long Ray. the Meadowbrook team stood cannot attend the university itself. time Harris had promised, but failed To secure one of these lectures, a heads, McLaughlin and his teain- to abate the nuisance. The women club or community has only to com mates lifted the Davis cup, and it and children, he said, are in constant municate with Extension Department. the English polo challengers ou their danger from Hying rocks. University of Oregon, Eugene, with a rested with a woman to bring do wn a Some of the members of the coun notice of date and »election of lec championship for the otherside. cil held that if the blasting was stop turer and subject. A list of the 221 ped the work on Sixth street improve i lecture subjects, with the lecturer in HUERTA REPORTED ment would be delayed. Kuykendall TO BE ARRESTING each case, ma-.- also be obtained upon held that there should not be contin MORE OFFICIALS request from Extension Department. ued a practice which was endangering I Where the community is more than life and property, and he hinted that 100 miles from thq university, it is | plot TO ASSASSINATE Is HIS legal action might be taken. desirable to make week-end dates as PRETEXT FOR MON E Councilman Doty of the street com far as possible, so as not to cause con mittee said he would have a police flict with the regular university German. Swedish and Russian Minis, officer to keep a watch on the size of classes. If the distance is 200 to 400 ter» Confer With Ambassador Lind blasts used in the quarry. miles, as in Eastern Oregon districts, I All \tv *20,IMS) Judge Worden Diplonials Hold a Long Confermi« e \\ Illi Dirtator, But He R c Í iim -» to llugel»tcin Is l.xpre»» Ills Intention» to tlie Fur- Populace, and « Igu Mini»ter»—II Ho Rcfll»CS Io lie—,lsk That lle«igii, I. S. Intervent ion Is t'ou led lor lload »idered Io Be a Certainty■