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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24

Waats1 70 cell o. exchange. aour.
bhias hardware. implement saA hsr-
ssas Business. Owner desires 70 70.
tire from business. Property b IN.
essSs1. Address W. .. 0oods. Mac.
Aoel. Calif. SI.<ts
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24
CONDEMNED MANS
LIFE IS SPARED
AT THE LAST MINUTE GOVERNOR
WEST SENDS A REPRIEvE tOR
PORTLAND MURDERER-rOI.-
ICY IN CARRIED OUT TO END
United Press Service

United Press Service
SALEM. Aug. 3<.--Just one hour
prior to the time set for his s,ecu.
tion. u. u. Roberts. murderer. Was
reprieved BY Governor West. thereby
fulfilling the policy announced by the
state executive to postpone all cxccu.
tions until after the voters had ~.
pressed their desires in November
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24

LONDON. Aug. 3t.-Londoa 10 TO-
night practically cut OF from tsls-
graphic Communication - . result Of
. aEs which totally destroyed the
general postomcs at Chsspsids. The
building cost several million dollars.
and was built two ysars ago.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24
NAIL IS BEHIND
OWING TO wreck
rRnl0uT Mux.uP ON MAIN LIME
OF EsPEE, MONTE OF sAcRA.
MESro CAUSES POSTAL szRv.
ICE NJ RECEIVE CnnR

Three hours behind. the mall train
last night throw klamath Fails OF IL
schedule for communication with tho
outer world. Il was 6rst advertised
to be but two hours late. bat this
decision was amended to sivs the
public better measure. aAd Tie bslat-
cd institution rolled into the prsusi.
um station three hours tardy. A =
result Of the delay the window at
the postoiics was not opened. al.
though mall was distributed. and boz.
holders who we're able to stay awake
long enough called an1 got their mail
the svsaiAG.
The cause Of the latsnsss was .
frslsht wreck o. the naiA lins Of
lhs southern Pael1e reaA Q short dc.
lance north Of 0aeraneato.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24
Contest for

Either mail or bring your rcgistra.
ticn to The Herald once. There 10
no charge. and . little work on the
par, Of any interested gardener may
bring . substantial prise In the shape
OF real money offered By the ladies.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24

We have some sery a-s,rstis az,
street propert. for --sisphsns
Hunter Realty Co
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24

modate prospective competitors The
Herald will receive registrations un-
I'll Monday noon. just write on q
piece Of paper;
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24
Social Evenzs of the Week

SUMNER WEATHER AND THE CALL OF THE WOODS HAS
90 DEPLETED s0ClETYs RANKS THAT EVENTS ARE
FEW. BUT VERY ENJOYABLE
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-24
DOnMM PaPE INIT n nD

tCcutinued from Pare ~
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Initials Only"
A Thrilling Mystery Story Of
M0dnn Times.
h, ANNA KATHERINE GREEN.

downright. 1911. Street & Smith.l
,-or,right 1911. by Dodd, Mead & Coz
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Do You Know

Crime in Scotland shows a decrease
of 3 per cent for the last year,
There are over 100000 paupers in
London
Two-thirds of the worlds total beet
root crop is used for making sugar.
In the state of California the female
vote outnumbered the male by over
10000.
rdria, a small town in Austria, has
feminine fire brigade who wear uni
farms and helmets
Palms never live more than $50 years
Ivy has been known to live $50 years
chestnut $50. oak 1900, and yew 1850
years.
A remarkablee transformation Of a
cats fur by temperature has been re-
ported 4 black cat was accidentally
shut in the refrigerating chamber of
mail steamer in Sydney harbor. and
was not discovered until about SO days
later, when the ship was off Alden. The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Little Bobbiie S
Pa
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.
T THINK Taft has a cinch, sed Pa.
l For heving's saik, sed Ma. doan

THINK Taft has cinch, sed Pa.
For heving's saik, sed Ma, doan't
poster me with that politicks talk
all the time. That is all that I have
heard all day. The butcher was here to
coIleck his bill and he toald me that
Iatt Wud win. The ice man was here
and he was boosting Wilson The milk
man was here & he sed he wished they
cud git good prihibitshun candidate.
No wonder. Pleese cut it out, Sed Ma.
All rite, sed Pa. One morning YOU
tell me not to reed the paper at brek-
| fast q to talk to you insted, G. the
next morning, when | try to talk to YOU
lnsted of reeding the paper, l git an
other bawling out, That is sum motto
that we have on the wall, isen't it? sed
pa
Doant burn up, deer sed Ma. Talk
about something else: that is all I
mean. Wimmen sen't interested in
poiticks. Why doan't you ever talk
to me about things that wimmen prizes,
like bargains? There is the luvliest
silk sale at one of the stores. / was
| jest reeding it.
| think Rusevelt has outside
chanst sed Pa
As I was saying about this silk sale,
sed Ma, ii is the Chanst of a lifetime
You know, husband deer like to help
YOU all | can, beekaus l know how
hard you work. l always try to be Of
assistance to you. This silk is only
| five dollars yard. 1t was neerly six
dollars yeer ago today. All / wud
need wud be ten yards &, I would have
a butiful frock.
| | wish we had a man like Grover
, Cleveland or some other grand Old
master, sed Pa. Speek up, Bobbie Pa
! sed. & tell yure mother who was the
grand old master of them all
All rite, Pa | sed. ! think the grand
old master Of them all is Matty. of the
Giants
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14

She (pouting Before we were mar
led you often used to catch me in your
arms.
He-Yes; and now / catch YOU in my
pockets.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
YOU ARE TOO YOUNG.

TJFa" MISS FdITIaN.
am an attractive blonde of six
teen, but look to be II. A few
weeks ago I met young man of
twenty. We were not introduced.
hut kept company for four weeks
He vas then called out of town on
business. but promised to write,
which he did. After he left town |
found | did not even care for him
as a friend, so did not answer his
letter. He is now returning to my
home town TO work. Should | apol-
Ogize, or am I too young to keep
company? SWEET SIXTEEN.
| 90 not like the manner in which 70
made this mans acquaintance. Cnles
YOU know some one who will vouch 70
him. let the acquaintance terminate
You are too young to know men 70
Yourself
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
% 81, 80 & |. 81. Z

- W. lTd ''r AZ DrpF S',rrg o. 2rsr' pbor rsSsr.
A.. ,fFa tsoisf name. Send NJ. fet 'lr.
ifr' NJ" Ssso'otf,s Cr N-rq,i, 49,
p1 y SALE AND RECOMMENDED o
- Jacobs PHARMACY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Advice to the
Lovelorn
BY Beatrice FaHtax.
-iME WILL ARRANGE THAT.

TNIT- W TT NhT0NTNOG tn T.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am high school girl Of seven
teen, and deeply in love with stu
dent two years my senior, who at
tends the same school. Since child
hood We have been close friends
and have spent a large part Of our
lives together. However our par
ents seem to disapprove of the
match. on account of our youth
ABUSED
Your parents are right. You are to,
Young 10 marry.
But you are not too young to love.
seems to me love affair like yours
based on friendship from childhood
promises an ideal welded life Just e
on loving, and wait for marriage til
your parents say you are old enough.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
TODAY.s INSTALLMENT.
The oval Hut.

"e
That night Dr' rehtoH mao VISITOR
n. know that visitor and we almost
,bat his questions were. II not the
III" t,o good doctor NAvartbe-
sns"e'N WI 49,.
Mss il may We POI
at least " their CONVERSATION.
sueefwater. who knew when to be
AVID amen as wen as when to be re-
""'' ...,t,,r,,,ors made M effort -
served anu go.
disguise the Ia LUZ " VS. ''''
chief cause # interest III oswald bro'h-
.rs,n The eye which met his was too
tine. i,ot to detect the smallest at
pe'''' .s,,,ro. t,osidos es,,.,at,,ot,,,.
tempt al ,. ;.
had no need TO niue MS u ana II was
ore of peace, and 1t threatened NOBODY
n,ns noro.s The pity" thought he in UNI
,,.,f to himself as he realized
easy .snaes If the whole situation.
"s a.. cord therefore, was a pla.-
nus -.,t
dI.o.' r.,,,., INV name Is Gveo+waier
>-oo. ycrll and represent f..
"' a.. Cbarlo,er whose name +
me - ,oon,fon fo.. z,o,, ia ,,nd4..
nave ,. ,,,,. t,,,siress * viii NJ. Broth
stan" l''' "'' nv, so,,, ia frd scrso,,s,,.
# not dargsrcHSly, III. III you TEL me
no" o'7 -.ir, hin, on a s,,hfect which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
Up-to-Date Jokes


Ths incumbent of an old church in
Wales asked a party of Americans to
visit his parochial school After a reci-
tajion ne invited them to question the
pupils. and one of the party accepted
the invitation
Little boy" he said to rosy- faced
,ad. can YOU tell me who George
WASHINGTON wasE"
"Iss. si1," was the smiling reply. f
was a 'Mercan general"
quite right And can you tell RE
what George Washington was remark
able for?"
"lss. sir, r was remarkable COS e
was Merican an told the truth"
You must have had terrible expe-
Iience with no food and mosquitoes
sWatming around YOU" said d friend TO
he sntpWretKed mariner who had been
east away upon Il tropical island
You just bet j mad a terrible eXpe-
nienco." he acknowledged. My eXpe-
rience was worse than that of the man
who wrote, Water, water everywhere,
but not drop to drink. With me it
was bites. bites everywhere, but not a
bite to eat
Il think it's an excellent idea" re-
marked the new lodger, as he finished
his soup.
"Ah." said Mr.. Starvem, not uSd 0
beginning your dinner with soup, eh?'
Soup? I thought it was hot water
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14

cat was scarcely recognizable, the fur
having become long and chick chang
ing to white on the back Brought out
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
hAiR THAT GIVES FATHER TIME
THE LAUGH"

y are Just abOu as aid as re LOOK
r. eopie Judge us, by the way We LOOK
sia o .Dah or woman with grey hair is be
ff Si 10 get in the "Old Timers Glass
C q,1 ,Wyentleth Century does NOT want
~ 1,I nalrs-itwants the energy of Youth.
Vs. y1e ,1lg things are being done by the
'Gg,CN GER generation.
mere sort OF Has Been" look
40 oso1, those Grey Hairs. There is always
'"y 20 crticise and smile scornfully.
r amer Time is a stern discipiinariaa.
~ me best Of him. Give him se laugh.
~ non be Has Been. It's unnccessar,
Use HAYS HAIR HEALTH
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14

THE times are hard, my dear SAID
a man to his better half, and find it
difficult to keep my nose above water.
You could easily keep your nose
above water" returned the lady IF you
didn't keep it so often above beer
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
CONNORS GIRLS
MURDERER TOOK
HIS OWN LIFE
Left Written Confession of
His Guilt Scrubbed on
His Collar.
INHALED GAS At ROOM He
HAD RENTED UNDER ALIAS
Body was Identified by Detective After
Owner of Room had Found it
Father Advised Him to Commit Sui
[ eide After Confessing Crime.

New York. July 1s.-The body Of
ed the police his son was the slayer of
14-year-old Julia Connors was found
early today on the fourth floor Of a
tenement house on Christie street
Swartz had committed suicide by in
haling gas. The body was identified
by detective Brennan.
SwartZ has hired room eight some
days ago under the name of Max
Hirskowitz from Max Kaplin who
early today smelled gas. On investiga-
tion he found Swartz in bed with the
end of gas tube that ran from the
middle of the ceiling tied to his
mouth. An examination by the hos
pital physicians showed the man was
dead.
Written with a lead pencil on his
collar were the words: II am guilty
and insane" There were several
pieces of newspaper lying around and
one of these was written the sentence: !:
Il was sorry the minute after I did it.
So don't cry"
Only few days ago Swatrz' father
informed the police his son had told
him he had killed the Conners girl to
which the father responded that there
was nothing left for the son to do but
commit suicide.
The boy had left letter to his
mother "For whom," the letter read,
II am always been homesick. I'm
sorry l done 1t but I got crazy as
often do. and you can't blame me nor
any one else"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
TRYING TO FIX
Responsibility
Engineer of Inflated Train
Witness Before Coroner's
Jury Today.

Chicago, July ls-George NJ Enc.
engineer of the passenger train which
was crashed into from the rear by the
fast mail at Western Springs Sunday
killing thirteen people. testified to-
day al the coroner's inquest at La
grange near the wreck scene
Emo said his train left Aurora on
schedul" time AT 52& in the morning
and was on time when storped hv the
flock signal dt Western SPRINGS
Because of the fog ! didn't see the
block signal till We were on it." said
Enc. Emo said he did not know
where the trains stopped
II sa" = hagman GET off the tram
and go hack. knew that the fas,
mail Was following us. II was 6 40
O'clock when the wreck occurred
looked IT my watch when ] felt the
Jar
After the crash l stepped down
from I'll" cab and said 10 my fireman:
My Cod. I'm afraid 10 go bach. =
Mrs Tulia Wilcox. rho operator OF
The block sisral at Western Springs
when ti7c wreck oceurred was alsu
anlonr N" Witnesses summoned II
W'ls expected sh" would ioe quests ionel
concerning the reasons for setting the
block signal Ia stop the train
F. : EnS'is. nassenser tram" man
as.r NJ the Chicago. Burlington and
loWinr' statement regarding the re-.
peri s"rt I" Coroner Hoffman that
Mrs. Wilc"v had ~ one tina heen a
patient 1t tho nunninc IRIS M 1osri.
tai
The Chicago, Burlington and
Quinev railroad ana IN ompIoyment
department which pa ssos upon the
fications of anon'oves
ON May 20. 1871. 4 letter was ad-
dressed To th" hief dispatcher at
Aurora, informing hi mthat Mrs Will
cox hal h"en in an insane So =r,ital
One of the company nhysicians vent
10 Lagrange and made an investiga-
ton His rerort was that he had
called El'on Mrs. Wlcnx and found
her in norm Al condition both rl,vsical-
" and mentally, that he had inter.
loved several parties in Lagrange in
regard to her and vas informed that
while she was in the hospital at Dun
ming in 1909 she returned in few
days as there seemed tc be no occa-
sion whatever for holding her there.
He was informed that i'll feeling en-
listed between tha marty who made the
complaint and Mrs Wilcox and we
conclude that the charge that she
was unbalanced was prompted bv
malice. not an unusual thing in our
experience. Mrs. Wilcox's work has
been reported satisfactory and the
facts regarding the accident do not
indicate any ground for criticism upon
the handling of the tower si~-
which she was in charge.
AT the coroner's inquest. we ex-
pect to furnish every possible assist
ance, with all records and testimony
at our command. I regret to notice
the public impression that orders
have been issued or steps taken to
prevent Mrs. Wilcox from answering
qur~''--~ regarding the facts of the
accident Mr.. Miller, our president.
issued instructions that the fullest on
portunfty be given to learn all the
facts and that nothing should be
withheld. This is in accordance --.th
our policy and these instructions vera
carefully followed and are being act
ed upon at the present time"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
Prirned Internal Machine
Said to Have Been Sent
to the White House.
STORY DENIED BY WHITE HOUSE
AND SECRET SERVICE CHIEF
Presidents Secretary Reported to
Have Opened the Package Contain
ing Machine and to have Put Out
Sputtcring Fuse with His Hands.

Washington. July 1s.-The circum-
stantial story of an attempt on the
life of President Taft is being denied
vigorously today by white house Of
ficials and Chief Wilkie OF the secret
service.
1t was said bomb wrapped in q
package was received late yesterday
at the executive offices and placed or
the desk of Sherman Allen, one o'
the white house assistant secretaries
who had just been appointed assist
ant secretary of the treasury. Th,
package was. of course, intended for
the president. but packages and let
ters never reach him without frs,
passin~ through the hands of A secre,
tary and Allen opened it,
The report was that as Allen un-
wrapped the package he discovered
an internal machine said to have beer
charged with dynamite and with a
fuse sputtering, which he quickly eX
tinguished with his hand.
Allen emphatically denies the story
as do all other white house officials
Chief Wilkie of the secret service
which is charged with guarding tho
life Of the president, also denies it
1t has always been the policy of the
secret service and the white house
officials to deny publicity to any Incl
dent which savors Of attempted vio
lence upon the president.
Though the story as published i!
very circumstantial, it is pronounced
wholly unfounded
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
PLATFORM TO
Be CONTRACT
WITH PEOPLE
Will Undertake to Fulfill
Certain Obligations #
Given Opportunity.
COLONEL IS DRAFTING THE
PLATFORM FOR NEW PARTY
Has Abandoned Contemplated Trim
West Because of the Multitude of
Things Constantly Coming nm for
Adjustment in New Party.

Oyster Bay. July 1s-"The plat
form of the national progressive par
tN is to be contract with the people"
Col Roosevelt said today. Just as a
business man signs contract for the
tulfillment of certain obligations. he
explained. the new party would sign
the contract to undertake certain we'll
dehned measures. providing the op-
portunity is accorded it, Roosevelt
has given his approval to the name of
national progressive for the party by
using IT repeatedly and il is assumed
TINS Is to h'a the title adopted at the
christening at Chicago The colonel
is drafting platform embodyine the
ideas which he will offer 10 the con-
Nention.
Explaining his decision of last
night To abandon his "trip to Kansas
Iowa and Michigan. Roosevelt said a
multitude of things we're constantlv
coming up in the formation of the new
PARTY and that although he had hoped
to be able TO complete arrangements
early enough to make the trip he. had
found he couldn't do so.
Ralph G. Otis and Day McBirnev.
two Roosevelt workers. came from
Chicago TODAY to Oyster BAY to tell
the colonel that Illinois MAS in great
shape" and that in their opinion he
would carry the state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
AGREEMENT REACHED.

Washington. July 1s.--The senate
and house conferences on the river
and harbor appropriation bill today
reached complete agreement on an
amended hill CARRYING a total appro-
priation of 100000. The bill as
it passed the senate was reduced in
conference by 100000.
The s6.ooo,OoO appropriation for
levee work along the Mississippi river.
the biggest addition tackled on to the
Dill by the senate was agreed to by
the conferees. SO We're the amend
ments appropriatine over $500, 900 for
the Improvement of the Los Angeles
outer harhor: $780, 900 for a break
water to form an outer harbor at Chi
caSo; $25O,O00 for levee building on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers i'm the
Cairo district: 100000 for improve
mont of the Allegheny river i'm Penn
sNlNanla and S300.00o for improve
ment of the Cape Fear river at or be
low Wilmington Y c.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
THE M'NAMARA
CASE AGREEMENT
Provisions in Detail Were
Disclosed in Darrow
Trial by Witness.

Los Angeles. July 1S.-The orig
inal agreement between representa-
tives Of labor and capital in Los An
geles by which the Mcnamara case
was to be ended forever was dis
closed in detail by Fremont Older,
editor Of the San Francisco Bulletin.
who took the stand today for the de-
Tense in the bribery trial of Clarence
s. Darrow.
The introduction Of this testimony
was permitted by Judge Hutton on
the showing of the defense that 1t
would prove lack Of motive on the
part of Darrow for the bribing of
Juror George N. Lockwood, but the
ruling was made only after the
greater part of the days session had
been consumed by arguments.
The original agreement, as outlined
by Older. contemplated the pleadins
Of guilty by James B. Mcnamara and
the fixing Of his punishment at life
imprisonment. For this the prosecu-
tion not only was to dismiss all other
cases growing out Of the dynamiting
Of the Los Angeles Times building.
including that of John ]. McNamara,
but to destroy all evidence then in
possession of the prosecution.
Another clause in, the agreement
was that representatives Of Los An
geles capital were to recognize the
labor unions.
The question had arisen of the un-
"''"tngness Of District Attorney Fred
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-18
SUSPECT IN THE
ROSENTHAL CASE
Man Believed to Have Con-
nection with Murder was
Sweated and Arrested.

New York. July 1s.-Jack Rose.
who was wanted by the police in con-
nection with the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler and informer
against the police, went to police
headquarters today and was ques-
toned for two hours by Deputy Com
missioner Dougherty. Rose admit
ted, Dougherty said, that he was a
passenger in the automobile in which
the Rosenthal murderers drove to the
Hotel Metropole, but he said he left
it before the shooting took place.
Rose was later arrested.
Rose was later arraigned before
Coroner Feinbergh who remanded him
without bail for examination Monday.
Hundreds of the gambling fratern-
ity attended the funeral of the mur-
dered gambler today.
William Shapiro. the confessed driv-
er of the murder car" in statement
given out today by A ]. Levy, his at
torney. is said to have been working
with the car after the shooting, pre-
tending it would not start.
One of the party, according to Le-
vy's statement said: Go on, you fool;
get started; don't you know the cops
are fixed and no one will bother US
This is clean getaway"