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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19
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PORTLAND. July ~ The 'hr""
.'... n, the Pacific Nor'hwe1t. Ore
son washington and Idaho, are d"n'
49,. IN b, the goats" of CALIFORNIA;
"rohiDl,Ion campaign 'hi" fall E"p"'
cIsIy will this b" 'ru" OF oregon "a"
r.lIforn,n's ncxt'door n'ighbor
I,ow does /, work up north.
Tim, IL what the Californians VIII
l.. ..linr Anticipating this question
,rom the voters. sponsors for tn" pr"'
.;hu,on and anti prohibition cause" nj
...d, nre combing Oregon for facts '
,,y sor, Of fac, VIII do. Just Ho II
u,y he used to prove IN" contention
n,hs,d by the particular investigator
Who happens 10 lind H.
nv orcgonp prohibition. california
.v.,," are rlgh, now trying To prove
,b,, prohibition Is a calimi'y.
nv Oregon prohibition likcwia".
r.,,tornia "drys" arr trying to prove
,.,, ,roh,bition IL n splendid inatitu.
iIon,
Undoubtedly each can ma plenty OF
.faets" TO support either contention.
callforpia's "invcaiigaiors" are here A.
ready. and have succeeded In u very
.hor, time In stirring up n virtual hor'
mats ncst Of animosiiy because the
.facts"gathered and sent back for III"
.nlish,snmcnt Of California voters.
MAYBE the charges of innccurary
would hold good asainS, both tho vets
and the drys. but ,h" G.ym occupy n
strong strategic position, Their In f,
,ss,igators come up here 10 say good
things abou, Oregon. which In worry
much TO orrgon's liking The wr'A' In /
yrstirators on the other hand. come .
here TO And facts to prove that Oregon .
is xoinK TO the bow.wowH since she
mounted the water wagon.
An organized protest whs made here
against a circular distributed by the
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19
Northwest to Be Goat Of
California Dry Campaign

California Grape riotrcii,. Anrocin
'ion. This circular aaid that since pro.
hibliion b"cam" effective. Portland.
IN" largest city In the state. has enter,
"d the worst financial and indus,rIn,
period IN its history"
Hut IN rrfuting thcrc charg.s. North.
west business mrh are extremely emu.
'ioun, They wan, Ia b. neutral They
aren't Fure they ~. through with
liquor YET, The prohibition mcnsur,
zoe" on the ballots again this fail. and
III" voters again win d.cid" whether
III" water wagon shall survive
So when n" California iny-stiyni.
on say that Pacific Northwest cities
mr." "h ~" r"nd I" ruin. III" business
men who want Ia frfui. these state.
m"tr must grind th"lr teeth IN nru,
tral rage and pnsH out as many figure.
NJ possible To show the correct condi.
ton of aiYairs, The bankers won't say
n word tn, they present ,hcs. ng
urcr
Portland bank ci~arinsn January 1.
To June !. 1916. increased SO. .i0b, ,G67
over IN" same period Of 1916, An In.
crcas" IN deposits of 1885,. .7Os for
Portland and ti:.eos.t2i for III. entire
stat. iH shown between January I and
MAY J. Loans and discounts Increased
ft.so6.i:0 or 332 saloon buildings Va.
Gated January l. all bu, twcn,y.on"
hay" been occupied.
Seattle -clcnrings FOR tn. i,rrt six
months of 1916 were t3s0.3ts.97S. as
n againn' t2sG. ..s7 .o7s for the same peri.
od In 1915
Spokane --sD"poWiiN In thirteen Spo.
kane banks In June. 1916 were s37.,
'o,. ,5e as n.ains, sO.ss7. .66s In June. /
1915 ClcarinEa for the same period /
showed substantial increases over
Ii" same period In 1915" according to
l. Rut,er. president of n Spokane
bank. who refused to comment on the
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19

fhis photograph shows two views OF
IN" powerful British patrol boats which
VIII await the Deutschland. the grea,
German submarine. on Chesapeake
liay. after she leaves Baltimore on her
hom"ward voyage. The boats were
built In Boston some months ago and
shipped to Liverpool, The lower pho.
'ogrnph shows one being hoisted to the
deck OF the freighter which carried
them over The boats are forty feet
long and OF las horsepower. Their
speed In very great. much more than
that OF any battleship. Each boat car.
ries small guns In the bow OF sumcIent
calibre to puncture the thin shell OF
any submarine.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19
O0NART INJURIES
HAND IN WRECK
FoROS CLASH NEAR Mopoc
PoiNT--okE MACHINE 10 BADLY
DAMAGED GUT ONLY DoNAaT Is
INJURED

Bones In the thumb OF the left hand
OF Walter Donart were broken late
sunday evening when Ford car In
which he was riding collided headon
with ford driven by Ike Nose, an
Indian The car In which Donart was
riding was driven by NJ. c. Gerrue.
Gerruc and Donat were returning
from n fishing trip to Chiloouin. when
Genr Modoc Point they met Nose. The
road was narrow. and before the cars
could stop they colllded. Gerrue's car
WIS badly damaged. but Noses was
rot much hurt Donart was the only
person who sustained any injuries. He
wns holding to a cover brace and his
hand was jamned when the autos hit.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19
MONEY TO BORDER
FOR HALF RATES
wEsTRRN UNION Has MADE sse.
c'AL PROVISIONS eoa SENDING
FUNDS AND MGssAoGs TO rne
COLoleR9

:he Western Union telegraph com.
pany announces that until further no.
tice It will make telegraphic transfers
Of money to members Of the national
guard who have been mustered into
the federal service at the MEXICAN Dor.
der at one half the usual charges for
such service.
II is understoOd that In their hurried
departure many OF the guardsmen
failed 10 reckon on the high cost at
the border Of some Of the convenieuces
and comforts which are not included In
the provision which Uncle Sam makes
for his soldiers. Their relatives and
friends doubtless will be interested to
learn Of this arrangement whereby
much appreciated funds can be quickly
transferred by telegraph at . low cost.
The proposition 10 the more attract.
i've from the fact that messages Of aS.
fection. cheer. ETC.. may be incorpofat.
cd In the transfers At q small added
charge for the extra words involved.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19

effect of prohibition In the financial
world
Determined TO be- neutral. bankers
would rather have California people
believe sun spots are responsible for
prosperity OF poverty. whichever the
versatile investigators happen to flnd
Than To have them attribute these
things 10 prohibition.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19

Timber interests are considefins
.he construction Of logging road from
billiard to tidewater on Coos Bay.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19

Surety bonds while you wait. See
chIlcote.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-07-19

See chiieote tor homes IN the city o.
country. !
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an Centers Connected by Great Barge Canal

The baxite (aluminum) ore Of the
Var. in France.
The potash of Alsace.
What do j know? These are the de-
tails OF American business men. they
know them.
What i know is that the port OF
Marseille is spending 100000 on her
Madrague basin, s1e.00o.00o on her
Mirabeau basin, both to be finished
within three years, while her exterior
protective jetty-belt is costing $4,000
more.
know that the Marseille to the
Rhone canal is costing $4,000, 600 to
improve and lengthen, of which W.
100000 is paid by'the French state,
s2.so0.00O by the city of Marseille ana
the Bouches-du-R hone district. and the
remainder by the Marseille Chamber
of Commerce, which will recoup itself
by authorized charges.
/ know that the ship and barge canal
is a step beyond the railroad.
And the canal tunnel has beaten the
deep cut.
To break through the hills that hem
med in the city of Marseil1e, they had
originally planned giant cut as deep
as the Eiffel Tower is high.
Today the Rove canal tunnel has re-
placed 1t.
Genoa herself, hemmed in by the
Alps. may some day tow barges through
them.
And there are those who claim that
soon great ships will pass over great
inland valleys by great canal viaducts.
STERLING HELLO.
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MOTH OF THE AMERICAN SIIkWORM.

raising young families in their nests,
the tadpoles are already squirming in
their characteristic nervous fashion In
the ponds-n fact, the entire animal
kingdom of the vicinity is in it's most
alluring guise, ready for inspection.
Squirrels constitute one of the largest
animal families in and around the city.
The gray squirrels are abundant in
the city parks, and they deserve no es-
pecial mention. In the woods. how
ever. are to be found other varieties
red squirrels. and occasionally the
black squirrels. which are a variety
of the grays.
II one is passing through a tim
bered section on moonlight night,
he may also be fortunate enough to
see the flying squirrels, those inter-
esting little aeronauts which nature
has seen fit to equip with individual
parachutes. The latter really are folds
of skin. between the front and hind
sustain them on their long downward
glides. Sometimes these tiny little
animals are able to jump forty to fifty
feet through the air. from the topmost
branches OF one tree to the nearby
branches of another. OF course. such
a thing as horizontal flight Is out of
the question with them, but they are
able to make even flights that are fair
ly swift and extremely graceful
They begin 20 play about sunset and
continue with their pranks during the
early part OF the night II one re-
mains very quiet. that is. II one is for
tunate to come upon them at their
aerial frolics. they will be seen to
jump to and fro between two trees
over and over again, simply for ting
pure sport of the game
The common eastern chipmunk. o,
ground squirrel. Is found in grea'
abundance in the envfrons OF Wash
;ngton. It's chip. chip, chip-e-ree" II
TO be heard along all the countr,
roads. These little SQUIRRELS rarely
ascend trees: they spend their tims
skipping along fence rails and ovel
stumps and rocks.
The raccoon Is. doubtless, Washing
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goods, because if we don't. others Will.
We must offer our products in Europe.
The American manufacturer ALREADY
quoted, who has made fortune al
ready. and not at all in war furnish
ings says: TT requires central stock
room and a few American representa-.
tives to cover the ground by personal
CALL
know is details.
Where shall we ship our goods? Can
we set up our stockroom in some ikeiy
European port. from which to radiate
in other European countries? Wh1ch
port? What about paying duties on
such shipments in advance. before they
are sold or before we have obtained
orders for them?
I hear the question on all sides, In
Paris from newly arrived Americans
There is scramble of inquiry. Amer
lea is far away. To fill orders prompt
ly, they say. we must carry CONSIDER
able stocks in Europe. In feeling our
way we would often like to ship our
products half or three-quarters manu-
featured. to finish them in Europe. &C
cording to the details of orders oo.
tanned when obtained. and free OF
duty? Is there a French port where
we can set up our factories for fin
ishing, duty free. as used to be pos
sib1e at Hamburg? Is it within COM
mand of skilled, artistic or cheap
French handiwork? Is there a territory
deposited, as yet unsold-shipped, so
to speak, for speculation? If such
port also gives cheap and varied trans
portation facilities to other European
centers it possesses. evidently, great
advantages for Americans.
The free zone, You see. they are run
ming to meet U.S.
Only yesterday, the French state and
Marseille port invited number of
Americans to come down to Marseille
and together with the representatives
of Marseille port. inaugurate the pierre
ing of the giant Rove canal tunnel in
full war time. 1t is the greatest tun-
mel in the world, seventy-fve feet wide,
forty-seven feet high from water level
to ceiling. four and one-haf miles long
and with a depth of water permitting
the passage of barges of 1900 tons dead
weight through the mountains behind
Marseille. connecting with the great
Rhone canal to Aries, and thence. by
the canal network radiating from
Chalons-sur-Saone. to Mulhouse in AL
SAGE. Paris, Dunkirk in northern
France. the entire Belgian canal sys-
tenn, the Rhine and the Elbe df bust
ness ever begins again with Germany
and really, 1 scarcely know what not
in central Europe-for example, Swift
Zerland at Basic.
I'VE have arrived at point of civil
ization," says Adrien Artaud. president
Of the Marseille Chamber Of Commerce.
where railroads do not suffice. The
word is canals
You understand, ship canals and great
barge canals, always greater and deep
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OF

refuge Now, rectif1ed and improved 1t
will serve the grandiose purpose of the
Etang de Berre, connected equally with
the Mediterranean by ship canal and
with the seagoing barge canal from
Marseille to Aries, that Is to become
the wished-for no-man's land. the lit
tie corner of America in Europe" which
Americans in France are already agog
about.
1t is merely a question of rushing a
law through the French parliament.
Never have I seen an idea of this
protectionist country like France.
Every one seems all at once to grasp
the fact that such free zones" work
in no way against protection. All it's
products which hnaily.enter France in
general for sale or sold must, naturally,
pay the usual duties, exactly as they
did on entering Germany from Ham
burg.
The municipalities of Marseille, Bor-
deaux, Toulouse, Calais, Cette and
Havre, the totality of the trades syndi-
Gates, both of employers and workmen,
of Bordeaux. Havre and Marseille; the
syndical chamber of chemical prod
ucts of Paris. the National Congress Of
French Societies of Geography, the
conseils-generaux Iocal legislatures)
of the Bouches-du- Rhone. the Gironde.
the Charante-I nferieure wines and spirits
chamber of wholesale wines and spirits
of Paris, and quantity impossible to
enumerate of sections of republican
committees of industry. agriculture and
commerce. syndicates of exporters, So
cieties for the defense of this or that
city's interests, tunited syndicates of
merchants. bourses of labor. etc. have
solemnly voted in favor of the free
zone" since May 90, 1915.
That is to say, in full war, at a time
when everything is more or less upset
by the great struggle of France to re-
pei invaders.
tire business majority of France not
monopolized by war furnishing or not
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The Reformed Lover.

wHE late John Philip Quinn. who for
twenty years Travelled all over
America exposing the electric roulette
wheel and other cheating devices used
in gambling, had a reform story that
he would tell while exhibiting his
queer paraphernalia in his private car.
Don't be afraid of reform" he said
Help every poor fellow who wants to
reform. The way most people act
you'd think they all believed religious
ly in the reform story.
You stopped smoking because she
asked you to- was the question put to
a solemn-looking chap.
Yep.
And you stopped swearing because
she asked you to-
Yep.
And you stopped swearg because
she asked you too?
Yep
And you gave IN your poker
parties and went into refined, serious
society for the same reason
Yep, yep, yep.
And yet you never married her
We'll, you see. after I'd reformed
like that. l found / could do better.
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LARGE-MOUTHED BLACK BASS.

when it does strike 1t is dangerous
and well able to cause death. The
coperhead shades from gray to brown.
with a coppery tinge on the head
from which it derives its name.
-
The king snake found here fs .
powerful constructor and has acquired
its name on account of its fighting
disposition toward other serpents. 1t
preys on poisonous snakes and. strange
to say, when it is bitten it is immune
from the action of snake poison. The
snakes. is a much overrated reptile.
1t is usually described as an all-round
boss among serpents and demon OF
temper, but this is not so. 1t selects
for its home the edges of meadows
shelter with brush. Here it darts for
mice which it finds. The garter snake
and the puff adder are also residents
of the Washington country spots
Turtles and tortoises make up an
other reptilian family. and the city
is well supplied with varieties-the
red-billed. the spotted pond, the paint
ed pond. the swapping and mud turtles
are all well known. OF the tortoises.
the box tortoise is best known ana
most commonly distributed.
No reptile possesses greater immunity
from harm than the box tortoise. Few
living creatures can harm the heshy
parts within it's shell. 1t draws in its
head. limbs and tail and closes this
shell in a box-like fashion which shuts
out intruders for an indefinite time.
1t is strictly a terrestrial tortoise and
lives in grassy plots which alternate
with sparse thickets. They are. ana
tomically. interesting animals. The
shell is the skeleton. strictly speaking,
and incloses the vital organs.
Under Chain bridge, where 1t is cool
and damp. a number of interesting rep
lillian forms may be gathered. The
water newt, gray with bright red spots
on it's under side. is there in abundance
CONTINUED on FouS Eage.)
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toms most representative mammal.
No amount of hunting seems to dis
courage it, and it cannot be driven
away from it's old haunts. Raccoons are
always to be found near a body OF
water, where they love to play; they
are so fastidious about their food. even
though they are as omnivorous as
bears that they always soak 1t in
water before they eat ii.
The presence of the woodchuck IN
the District is questionable. One has
not been caught within the District
lines for a number of years, although
they were formerly very pienti1ni. Ihe
opossum, however, remains with us.
though it, too, is becoming more and
more rare as the public taste for pos
sum meat increases. Opossums are
very dull-witted animals. They are
good climbers, but are so lazy that
they forage almost exclusively for
their food upon the ground. During the
summer they accumulate th'.A layer
of at under fheir skin to sustain them
during the winter period Of hiberna-
ton.
One interesting thing about the
opossum Is that the female carries her
Young In a pouch in much the same
manner as the Australian kangaroo
They are also able to feign death when
cornered by hunters. This has given
rise to the expression playing pos
sum" They stretch out limp and
breathe SO feebly that 1t seems as
though their lungs have ceased to OPP
crate.
Once in a while skunk is found mere;
weazels and minks are very common ana
with the red squirrels constitute a co
terie of predaceous pests that are neia III
Ill repute by bird lovers and chicken
fanciers. On the banks OF the river a
rnuskrat may be seen. They are as much
at home in the water as beaver, though
not so intelligent or interesting. Inland
a bit, to the meadows. the little field mice
are to be found with their related fell
lows the deer mice and the footed
mice. While walking about the meadows
the nature lover will see queer little
mounds circling here and there. indicat-
ing that some tiny turnover ID at work
underground. Though one Is not likely
TO see the animal itself. IT. Is well ia
know that these ridges are made by the
mole, a little sleek skinned animal which
does not mind living in the dark because
1t is blind
OF course, rabbits are among the COM
mon well known inhabitants OF the city
and It's suburbs. Glimpses may be
caught Of them at all times hopping
through the underbrush Of almost any
wooded section. Not so easily seen. how
ever, are the bats. for these animals. like
the flying squirrels. are nocturnal in theil
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look so wise. are plentifully distributed
in the locality. Nor are they confined
to the country regions. There mas
been a nest of barred owls in the north
tower of the Smithsonian building for
the past few years, where these birds
have brought forth their young. In
addition to the barred species, the
great-horned, which grows to very
which breeds on the ground; the
screech. which chooses for its nest
some tree in a friendly orchard, are
to be found. When the season is very
cold the arctic snowy owl comes as
far south as Washington.
1t would be folly to attempt to men
ton all the species of bird residents
of the District. There are scores and
scores within the city limits. The list
of passerine birds is illimitable; it in
Guides at least 100 such well known
forms as the robin. the bluebird, card
inal. thrush and thrasher. Also. there
are several species of woodpecker, in
Guiding the flicker and the wondrously
shiny red-headed variety. One variety
of hummingbird-the ruby-throated-
is seen bubbing in its beautiful iri-
descence among the mowers OF the
gardens Most of these birds breed
middle of June. After this theyshave
two or three broods well into the late
summer.
Getting on to the reptiles OF the Dis
trict. 1t will be found that the list is
not nearly as extensive as either that
of the mammals or the birds. Snakes
are abundant, but, may 1t be added by
way of alienation. only one venom
Gus variety occurs here. This is
the copperhead, the serpent of woods
nj q
found in open erasslands. Be 1t said
to it's credit that the copperhead does
not 60 out of it's way to do Its deadly
work. On the contrary. it. Is more
likely to slip away quietly from its
adversary than to invite trouble. But
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Special Correspondence OF The star.
MARSEILLE. France, June S, 1916.
~ REAT American fortunes may
m be founded on the reading of
~ 81 these lines.
3, ~ At Marseille l have learned
important news for business men. I
have seen gigantic works. of ship and
barge canals, of docks and marine ba-
sins constructed during war, and. as I
may say truthfuliy. to invite American
products, for the most part.
Stronger yet, I have seen great in
land sea, close to Marseille, whose
shores are destined to be lined by
American storage houses and factories
for finishing. duty free-a kind of no.
mans land. al free zone where
American shippers can take breath and
prepare their European campaigns.
This idea of free zones" is running
like wildfire through France. Italy.
Russia and other European countries.
in spite of the war-or. rather. as re-
cult of it. They are walked up. Ham
burg and Bremen were the great exam
pies. but Hamburgs prosperity was
due. principally. to lack of competition.
American typewriters, agricultural ma
chinery, ready-made shoes and photo
graphic materials for sale in Russia,
Scandinavia, the Balkans and even
Turkey and Italy had, practically. to be
shipped via Hamburg-even the French
themselves did 1t. finding a compelling
advantage in Hamburg's free zone,'
in particular.
1t will be different after the war
These are vital matters-in a struggle
of giants.
My recent interview with the Russian
commercial attache in Paris concerning
the duma project to set up free zones
at Odessa and Baltic port. for trade
with Russia. Scandinavia, the Balkan
states and Turkey. was deemed worthy
of official attention and republication
by the Chicago Association of Com
smerce. Italy is studying free zone
at Genoa. England proposes one at AL
sexandria, Egypt
They all want US. And this answers
the great inquiry of American business
men. How are we. practically, to pro-
After the war it is foreseen that all
kinds of American products-"almost
anything that bears the name Ameri-
can," according to one of our manu-
facturers who has already succeeded
will be eagerly purchased in Europe.
We can continue our war sales and
increase them, but Americans who want
the cream and bulk of the business
know that they must go after it. Eu-
rope will be very busy. We must show