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* LEADING I'Al'Elt OF HOI I IO ItN OIO I.ON ♦ * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A Merîxlh (The VOLIMI-: XIX. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1914 NUMBER 4 ~1 REBELS LOSE THE Mrs. Elizabeth Rhoades, Aged CONGRESS ON THE TOLL REPEAL ACT THOUGHT HI KI I litui loti- on ll H mi I i '« l*ro|MMillloii I* I i|H-<lcd l,o«»lbl), Halurtlay nini for I'rtiain on Monile) —4’ongi-e«». ii.cn Prop« ho - ,« l.lmll to the Time for Deimling on Tliiw Question, ll lilt li Meel« ll Illi ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦A ♦ REACHES EVKRYONR « ♦ IN KI.A.MATH COUNTY ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦A I 94, to v*. i. «fari. Mrs. Elisabeth ilhuades, aged 94. is going to vote in the Illinois elec tions. Hire registered in Chh-ago at the primary, anti there announced h«-r Intention of voting if she lived till ttie election, and »lie hadn't any rioulit »ire would Mrs. Rhoades is I i llevi d to be the oiliest w srnan voter In Illinois, at least, maybe In the United Blates ■ I want to vote to give Chicago a. subway system,” said she, when she «»» prowsed to tell what she thought .its the most Important question be- , for«- the public of her city. ■ 1. t IB FÄltHDS IN CITY '4^ KEIN FORCEMENTS lull«, this afternoon motion for a removal of the suit of Emanuel Engle against the Algoma Lumber company from the circuit court to the United States district court was made before Judge Brown. Sheppard A Brock of Portl.iud are attorneys tor the lumber concern, and 11. M. Manning and C. M Onelll for the plaintiff Engle Is ailing the company for *35,000 damages. He lost a leg as the result of an accident at the com pany's plant last fall, and he alleges this was due to negligence on the part • of the company. Wl *‘ti t!«fc trial of Charles E. Ham mon 1 on a statutory charge was re sult >-d today, every seat I nthe cir cuit court was tilled with auditors, wins followed the salacious details re counted by witnesses. In one in stall e some broke into laughter, but they were quickly stifled by Judge Benson's sharp teprimaud that there was nothing funny about the affair. Thia morning the wltuess«-» for the state finished their testimony, and Hamtnot.d took the stand thin after noon He ' denied attacking Mary Fleacher. and says that Instead, the girl, clad In her nightgown, went to bls bad, causing him to drive her out. Geuig» IV. Brown of Roseburg, a < Ian dale for attorney general, is In I lamath Pam today, and escorted by a cordon of sin u izh party men, he la n etiiig many of ■ « old time friend , ir-rrt during his long residence hi rutherti Or« gon Mr. Brown as been district attor- trey 111 bis district for slxte-n y> ar t. He has the siipi>ort of all the Portiin i papers. £ United Press Mervtce WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3«.— Senator l«*wla Introduced an antl-fr*« tolls resolution In the upper Louse which provides that “in pursuance of the true American doctrine of equal justice to *11, and special privileges to none. It Is expedient and just that all vessels or tonnage passing through the cstial shall bear or pay a sum of < ompeusatlon so adjusted aa shall ■ «impensate for the expense of the upkeep of the canal." CARRANZA GOEN SOUTH WITH Gil l s I I’.i I'KIMA' D hl. OI l IH FALLH S I tilled Press Service * * J lib’ WAHIIINUTON, D. C„ March 1« While the passage of the tolls repeal 4- ■J ‘ ’ Ut " t A I u< l Is considered as a certainly when it cornea to a vote Saturday night or Hl j i douday, the bill has pre‘Ipated one o( the moat bitter struggles that b«s occ urred lu congress since the demo A -L 1 ’ « J i j». * » crat* have controlled 7*1 ■f lu the senate defeat looms aa a * ¡tip? possibility, while Adamson predicts a house majority of from forty to sev enty, possibly more. A teat vole la expected this after noon on the adoption of a special rule placing the Kune resolution before the house. It la expected that the major ity In favor of the resolution will be about the majority In favor of the repeal bill Chairman Henry called up the Mims measure as soon aa the rivers and harbors bill was passed, and proposed to limit the debate on the repeal bill 1111 ALGOMA LUMBER CAMPANI United Press Service to fifteen hours. Mauu and Murdock waul mere par HAKES MOTION TO TAKE THE LONDON, .March 2«.—The Even ty lines obliterated, while many of ing News today announces the resig ENGLE DAMAGE Hl IT OUT OF the Woodrowltes are pleading for nation of Field Marshal French and patriotism above party platforms '* Tin: CIRCUIT COUK T General John Ewart. EARLIER IN WEEK Ml THERN OREGON CANDIDATE I RIAL or «HAULIN EI.OfMO.VD FOB ATTORNEY AATKACT» A 1.A1U.E ATTI. NO ANCl Ol CI Kl«,UNII—ENSON I I N ; MINI OLD < Hl M.S I . 1 >| i | hmi I|| oii HEARS THE CASE Murphy's Friends Say He’ll Fight Them I I Hiili ISE, Ol EK FUE HUNDRED I MILLARS VANISHES FROM THE NAFE—LEAVEN WIFE AND FA.M- ll.l HANTI NG City of Gomez i’aliu lo in Retaken by the Federal Troop«, Who Rally and Drive Back the Invader*—Both Side« Are Using Cannon, aud the Battle in 1‘rogre«« is Fiercest of the Year. Service EL PASO, March 2«.—A special dispatch just received from Mexico City says General Velasco wired Hu erta that he has recaptured Gomez Palacio and Matamoras. It waa learned today that Carranza, provisional president of the revolu tionists, is not coming to Jaurez. In stead, he is hurrying to th* front with j troops to reinforce Villa. It is understood that Viila wired for aid. following a federal rally and repulse. ______ United Press Service JAUREZ, MaMrch 26.—General Chao at noon today said Villa wired I tilted Press LODGE OFFICIAL HERE EOR VISU Wm. Church Osborn, the wealthy : lawyer, who was recently elected as chairman of the democratic commit- SISSON, Calif., March 2«.—B. W. HON. LAWRENCE T. HARRIS IS tee of Xew York state, has gained the Googina, bookkeeper at J. M. B<hu- ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR 8U- enmity of some adherents of Charles tlxat tbe flerc®®t battle of the revoiu- ler’s store, has been ..Basing sine* PREME JUDGE, AND IS FRIEND F. Murphy, boss of Tammany Hall Uon U ra«ln< at Torreon, following „ , ’ the retaking of Gomez Palacio by the Saturday night. This morning, when OF BENSON »nd until lately in full command of Huerta forces. the safe was opened, *540 was also ______ the party throughout the state. T*ey Both forces are using artillery. The missing. rebels are using Lerdo as a base of . Googina left a wife and five chil Hon. Lawrence T. Harris, who is iear tb*t he is trying to alienate Mur-' dren In straightened circumstances. district deputy grand exalted ruler of ph>"* uP*8tat® followers, who in com- supplies. As he stood high in the community, the Elks, la here from Eugene on a h'“1“« w!th him have made it possible Blsston Is astounded by his act. regular visit to the local lodge of the t0 contro1 the party machinery in the order. He will make his official visit ,tate- Osborn waa chosen at the instance There are more motor boats In the tonight. Harris is circuit judge of the Eu- of G<,wnor 01ynn- wh° haa tak«n ® Premier Asquith is today desper Atlantic states than on the west coast, toward M»n>hy. But ately trying to tide over a crisis fol but the Pacific coast hss more motor gene district, and is one of the ablest “eu‘ral boats per capita. in the state. He is a candidate for he has held many conferences with lowing this announcement. He will • supreme justice, as is Judge Benson county leaders, and Tammany men confer with these men tomorrow to1 __ _ ___ ... _ __ ... in a year r.707.000 cigars and 14,- of this city, and each strongly hopes think he Is making an effort to draw try to induce them to remain in the ooo.OOO.OOO cigarettes were smoked the other will be one of the four to be them away fro mMurphy. Osborn has always believed in politics of a much FEDERAL COURT AT FORTLAND service in the United 8tates. selected. different kind than that practiced by SCORES FOR THE PLAINTIFF. Murphy, and most of those familiar ORDERING AN U N MERGER with state politics expect to see an open break on the first occasion. MOVEMENT. GOVERNMENT IS Effect of Decision Not Known IlVFBIfiilK THF UVLIlLUUn I 111 favorable to the government waa en ♦ ♦♦ Ita« k Front California. ♦ ♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ tered in the federal court here in the William M lllaek, whu uperate« a ' 1 fl A r n 11II n I r government's suit for the dissolution rauch <>n the Merrill road. returnvd < iff fur Spencer. I ot the AmericaD Telegraph and Tele last rwnlng front Balinas, Cal., wher« Hl Chainborlalu, Hr E. V. Morrow, Ln 11 UL UUilULL phone company from its independent he ha» haen wlnterlng V«’. A. Delzeli and Fred Houslou lull afflllationa. in the latter'« car this afternoon for a The Pacific Telephone A Telegraph Good I lulling. short fishing trip to Spencer Creek. Y EGGMEN TAKE WOO FROM DY- eoniPlny• U»® Sunjet Telephone com Fred Kremer. Charles Meldrum. The quartet will return tomorrow pany and forty other defendants are Percival Hholl and Frank Ritchie re night. NAMITED \ Al LT, RUT MAKE affected by the decree, which is far- » turned last night from a fishing trip, NO ATTEMPT TO SECURE SEV- reaching in ita effects. to Spencer Creek They brought home hmu l-'rotn tlir By < HARI.EN V. GALLOWAY should control; und In the second delinquency upon a tax roll which ERA I. THOUSAND IN GOLD M>me fine trout to prove their asser “Jap” Taylor, who »iterates a The more pretentious apartment (State Tax Commissioner) place, many important provisions of does not come into his possession tion» a» to their prowess. freight boat on the Upper Lake, la In houses in Vienna have a curious im SALEM, .March 2«l.—Fiunl de4«r- the net would be rendered meaning until September. the county seat today, attending to Miitmlitin of the issue ailsing from less. and inextrlvable confusion would post levied upon them. The doors United Presa Service “In fact there are many provisions Nhivrw 11« turning matt«r>« of bushiest), His boat will be Judge Cleeton'« decl»lon lu Multno result If April 1 was made the date of are cloaed at 10 o’clock at night, and of the statute which are effective and LOS ANGELES, March 26.—Yegg- after that hour every one who goes Mrs IV. T Bhive and MI hs Dorothy ready for bualn««» lu a very short mah county 1« not nettled aa yet. It delinquency. So, in accordance with necessary and proper on the basis of men dynamited the outer vault of the or comes must pay 20 cents until Bhive are expected thin evening from while. 1» not known nt thin time whether the the other provisions of the act, I find September 1st being the date of de Oakland, where they spent the win it necessary to hold September 1st the linquency, whlcll becomes meaning Eagle Rock bank, near the city limits midnight, and 40 cents thereafter un- tounly will appeal. More tltnn one-half of th money ter ' Dad” Hhive and Alex left Oak The defendant less and a source of unending con of Los Angeles, and escaped with til 6 o’clock in the morning. The tax commission lnu> not, and delinquency date. *500 in currency. _________________ land a couple of days ngo In their car I derived from England's Income tax la cannot make a ruling In the matter. contends rightly that this date would fusion if April 1st is taken as the ctolected from Londoners. No attempt was made to blow the in the last year Iowa produced 96,- for Klamath. be determined by the spirit aud the date. I am, therefore, convinced that « ...... - ■ . ■■ —------ To determine whether the entire meaning of the act. With this the upon this conflict alone in the provi inner vault, in which was several 953,183 pounds of butter, which was sold for *28,186,240. state or only Multnomah county are court agrees. The court does not sions of this act, the court is fully thousand dollars in gold. affected, the state tax commission Is agree that the spirit and meaning is warranted in declaring this part of that there should be any delinquency the act regarding the penalties Inop holding a meeting in Salem today. The court's ruling is expected to before September 1st. Several In erative. have a similar effect on the collection stances will quickly show that April “in reaching this conclusion, the of the penalty in the entire sUte. Tax- 1st cannot be sustained as the delin- court's mind is not free from doubt, payers in every county have followed quency date. By section 21, chapter but in granting this restraining order the case from Its inception, and tax 184, Lord's Oregon Laws of 1913, the It appears that no one can be Injured, payments have been unusually small sheriff is mnde the collector of delin for If thlB court is wrong in its in quent taxes. By section 25 the delin terpretation of this statute the higher l ending tho outcome. On the ground that taxes under the quent roll is not turned over to the court will, no doubt, correct the error ¡amended law of 1913 do not become sheriff until after September 1st. If and enable the tax collector to later- delinquent until September 1st of the sheriff is to collect delinquent collect these penalties. If this court 'Cach. year, Circuit Judge Cleeton of taxes, and they are delinquent after should refuse this restraining order, ■A Workmen lire busily engaged In The logging railroad has been ex- Multnomah county granted a restraln- April 1st, and the sheriff does not get the taxpayer would be compelled to AAA AAA AAA got ring the sawmill of the Algoma I tended a mile further Into the timber, ing order perpetually pnjolnfng the the roll until September 1st, taxpay pay these penalties and the annoyance ers cannot pay their delinquent taxes and confusion and the difficulty of be No longer will the householder and the complainant has been Inform«! I,umber company In ajtape for the sen- A deal has just been completed where- county treasurer of that county from by tho Devereaux tract of timber, ad-1 collecting a penalty of 1 per cent a during either April, May, June, July ing reimbursed to the amount of this amateur gardener have to silently that the neighbor haa somethin« ela* son 4 t un, which will start Monday or joining the Algoma holdings, has been month from those persons who have or August, for there is no one to re penalty when once paid Into the coun gnash his teeth and nurse his wrath to do besides “riding herd” on his Tur day. The box factory Is also be purchased by tho company, and this paid one-half of their taxes prior to ceive the taxes; and certainly the law poultry stock. Now, however, it la ty treasury, should the higher court ing repaired. contemplates the taxpayers may. dur- hold this portion of the statute in or fear of causing neighborhood trou up to him to either do thia or keep will nlso be all cut to lumber thia sea April 1, 1914. '1 he Algoma plant will bo kept busy son. in summing up Judge Cleeton says Ing April, pay his taxes, especially valid would be almost insurmount ble when be returns home to find that the chicks penned up. eight months, and the dally cut will Much of th«» lumber w ill be convert In his decision: when penalties are put upon th*m. able. the nice little garden he so carefully “There la an ordinance which pro av«*rago about 100,000 feel. Thero ed Into box shocks at the company’s "Under this, view I have taken. If he doe« not pay by May. again he Is “The court is aware that the pro spaded, raked and planted has been hibits chickens running at large.” will bo about 2,500,000 feet cut each box factory. Tho box factory turns there Is no legal duty resting upon further penalized, and so on until ceeding by Injunction Is an extraor torn and scratched to pieces by the said Poundmaater Hall today. “Vio- mouth, making tho season's run close out about three carloads of shook a the taxpayer to pay taxes prior to Septeiuber. Again it will be noted dinary remedy and to be used only neighbor's chickens. If the neighbor lationa of this can be punished either to 20,000,000 feet. day, imii will furnish employment tho August 31, and there is no default un that it la made the sheriff's duty with when It becomes the means of pre- doesnot keep his chickens home he is by seizure of the chickens by the au thorities or by the arrest and fining To turn out this iimouut the com-| year around to fifty or sixty men. til September 1st. It follows, there in month after delinquency to Issue venting a great Injustice and an lrre- liable to arrest, The petition for removal Is baaed fore, that no penalties to be paid be certificates or delinquency. If the - parable - Injury. pany will use it« own Umber« and it There has been some complaint in of the people owning th* chickens. 1 This seems to be a — - also expects to purchase logs from upon tho ground that the defendant la fore that date can be Imposed. That taxes become delinquent on April let proper case for the exercise of this different parts of the city regarding Intend to follow the latter court*, and points around Upper Klamath Lake a foreign corporation, being Incorpor Is the date specially named by the it becomes the sheriff's duty in the power, for no one can be Injured, and chickens spoiling new gardens and compel people to keep their obickeoa ated under th«» laws of California 1 statute which plaintiff contends month of May to Issue certificates of the rights of many may be protected.” flower beds, and tn nearly every case fenced in.” thia summer. I fax Commissioners’ Meeting In Salem to Determine if Clee ton’s Ruling Affects Entire State of Oregon or Only Multnomah County Algoma Mill Is Busy All 111 nllNIII Must Shut Up Chicks Poundmaster Will Arrest Owners of Stray Poultry