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Deaths.

The following deaths were reported to
the Health Department in the last
twenty-four hours:
Margaret McConvilie 80 yrs. Columbia Hos.
Dora Moze owSky. IS yrs. as VI st. NV.
William St. Claire, 50 yrs, ST Elizabeth :
Hos
lin 81.
Anna E. VoIland, - yrs. s. V st. rw
Thomas E. Burch 6 yrs. 5rd and u SITS. M.
Ethel VI. Stratton. IS YIN. % Il l. ave. nv.
James f. Jopling. II yrs. lcO z st. rw.
Mollie Mcbride, Is yrs. EpiFcopal E., Z. &
T Hos.
David c. Gordon, 81 yrs. The Wizard cts.
elizabeth Flanagan, 50 yrs, 1895 BenninR nj.
william Cooley. So yrs. L. s. Soldiers Home
Hos.
Mary Messer. 81 yrs. Geo. Wash. Univ Hos.
John r Taylor. IS yrs. SIG r IT sw.
RAYMOND Butler. 10 yrs. Providence Hos.
.F,th. NJ Tanner - yrs SsS g It sw.
Alice O Tapp. IS yrs. ~ Hanover ~. NV
RS ard Fisher. - yrs. rear OF 1911 Slst 81
A.,nEo Holt. " 49, 18th st. y w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
Government Clerks Begin Fight Retention of Salary Increases
To Government Employees:

When you read of the proposition to cut off
twenty-five millions from the small pay of yourselves
and other Government workers, there is impressed
upon you one of the reasons that caused this news
paper the moment its present bought it, to be-
gin a campaign against the voteless condition of
Washington.
Statesmen would not SO gayly suggest cutting
twenty-five millions off your pay in their budget if
YOU COULD VOTE.
For if you could vote you would have men IN
Congress and in the Senate to fight for you. And
you'd have the power to tell statesmen what you
think about cutting wages in the city of Washington
and in the Government employ, when the same Gov
eminent is urging and compelling private employers
to raise the wages of all workers.
And if you could VOTE here in Washington
you will, if this newspaper is not greatly deceived
you'd be able to persuade the Government that the
nation that can afford to appropriate THIRTY-TWO
THOUSAND MILLIONS In LESS THAN ONE
YEAR, CAN ALSO AFFORD TO GET ALONG
WITHOUT ROBBING ITS OWN SERVANTS.
The editor of this newspaper, writing for news
papers in other cities that circulate two millions of
COPIES hopes to make Senators and Congressman look
at this question of the Government employees nav in
a just and generous manner, by publicity in those
other cities. More about this elsewhere in this news
paper.
Editor of The Washington Times.
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high as they are. / hope that the article
which read about the matter Is a mis-
take, and that the to 10 per cent
decrease is intended for to 10 per cent
increase"
ain Wrong Directions
''It is a step in the wrong direc-
tion," declared William T. GalIIher
president OF the Borrd of Trade. THE
salaries Of the CT Nernment employees
ought to be inc-eaxed instead of re-
duced. / am verv positively opposed
to any such reduction. II is not
along the lines OF proper economy"
at is a burning shame" was the
declaration of r. +. Andrews, presi-
dent of the Re'siI Merchants Asso-
citation. They are taking on new
clerks, green young boys and girls.
at from 80 1-3 rGr cent to 80 per
cent in advance If the salaries of
the clerks who have served the coun-
try faithfully for fifty years. And
now to reduce .hese salaries would
be a burning shsme-"
should Double Increases.
They ought to double the tempo
rary increase instead of reducing it,"
said Charles w. Fairfax. president Of
the Real Estate Brokers' Association.
This is no time to talk OF cutting
down salaries. The Government
can't get the proper service unless It
pays a fair salary. The employees
cannot combat the present high
prices at a reduced income"
Congressman William H. Stafford
OF Wisconsin. a member OF the Ap-
propriations Committee. said:
The conditions which necessitated
the increase for Government employees
last year have not changed any. and
some allowance for those conditions
must be made this year as last"
Congressman Frederick W. Rowe,
Of the Sixth district, New York, from
Brooklyn, who has voted in favor OF
every bill that has had for its pur-
pose an increase in the pay of Fed
erRl employees, favors any meas
ure that will give just wages TO the
Federal employees Of this city.
FaVOrs Raise In Wages.
II am not thoroughly acquainted
with the local situation" he said to-
day. But you can quote me as
favoring the raising Of wages TO be
on level with the salaries now paid
by private employers.
Il favor the increasing OF all Fed
eral employees wages on account Of
the high cost of living.
81 think that the United States
Government might be as fair and just
as private employers have shown
themselves TO be, and should. there
fore, give a fair increase to meet the
situation at the present time.
Every man knows that the cost OF
living has increased tremendously"
1T would be a calamity not to con-
tinue the temporary Increase allowed
the Government employees last year"
declared Charles 5. Shreve, president
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
BIrths.

The following births were reported e
the Health Department in the las
twenty-foyr hours:
Charl' A. and Margaret Warren. girl.
John 3. ard Josephine Nalck. girl.
Joseph l. and CHtherin. +. Taylor. boy.
Walter @. and Virgfe T. Trittipoe, boy.
Harry ard Gladys Rousseau, boy.
DtegolAtAdo and Rose 81. Las-Pinns, girl.
Merton o. and Irene NJ. heAds. boy.
Harry J. and Gertrude MacNicholas. girl.
William G. and Martha =. Martin. girl.
Robert A ard Eunice V. Hale, boy.
Arthur and n atrics Ferguson, boy.
Nicola and AntOnetto Di FIlippo, girl.
Edwin c. and Elsie r. Crouch, girl.
Christian ard Sophia Caspsr. boy.
Man Is. and Carrie Campbell. girl.
William p. and Eva D. Bray, girl.
Otto z. and Daisy NJ Andrews, boy.
David and Mar williams, boy.
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Photo by International as shown by Hearst.
Pathe News Reel.
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Red Cross to Send Food and "Bull" Durham
to American Prisoners of War!

The Committee Public Information has made the announcement
that every American prisoner Of Germany will be supplied three
each fortnight by the American Red Cross with the foHovng
food kit approved by the Surgeon Generals Office Note that this foo
kit includes BULL" DURHAM Tobacco the only article specific
by brand IN the whole list.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
IN MEMO7lAM

sad but owing remembrance
Of our dear ron and brother. FRANKLIN
n Who druarted this life eleven years ago
today December 4, 1906.
neer is the grave VIII re our son II laid.
sweet is his memory thAt never FhaIl fade
Hearts Of our life buried deer
Under the sod where he peacefully slsrrs
az His Devoted Mother and Sisters Mrs
n = Webster. Hulda. Hazel and sophie
rs4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
MnrrinRe LIcenren

Rs mason, "A, and Martha Jefrerton
Rs q both Of Washington, d. G. The
ElWood Graham n -.
g. washington. d. c The Rev James
' 60, nosen Is Of Lynn. Mass. and BERTHA
q SIIv.rty,,oo' chelsea, Mass The Rev
bo,h - - 1hrHpss, 2s. and Clara &. DYER. q
n N.Y. OF Warrington, d. c. The Rev. d
clarence Cole. =. Admission, Ala. and Ger
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
Vital Records of the District

Co.,. II. and Beatrice NJ Smith. RIrI
Jsme. ana Annie V. Paige, girl
Char "pn ulve Phoenix. boy.
iC A and Eliza z Creers r..
IL. 'an ahd ChArlefanna Colbert EirI
James and Claudia Baylor, bow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
DEATHS

uAIJDCK-Cr December >. 1871, at John
'nirE,on's hOVa-: at ll:J0 p. m, Prof
cHNRI.Es HALLoCK. a. NJ.
Services at chapel Of ]. X. Wright Co.
1857 Tenth street northwest. Tuesday. De
tIUI cemetery. Brooklyn. v. Y. IA
MEgsER--On Nor day. December !. 1917. at
"a = M at George Washington UnIver-
si,y Hospital " ,JANETTE MESSER
Funeral 1T Lees CHAPEL. 80 Pennsylvania
aycnue northWest. Thursday. December 6. at
81 "a a NJ Iuterment private.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05
About People You Kno,p



Attorney BACK Ftom Salcm.
Captain J. C. Rutenic. local attor-
ney. returned Sunday night from
Salem where be has been In connec-
tion with q case before the supreme
court.
Shoe Man .Coes South.
L. @. Van Be,len Of the Regal
shoe store OF this city. left Sunday
morning for San Francisco on busi-
nsas trip.
Reearns Fsom 0aleua
:. 4. Cress Of the firm Of Stone.
Gale Z crsss. attorneys. returned TO
the city Sunday night from Salem.
where he has been on business.
Bese - WaS to Fest Klanaah.
c. C. Caliowa ana son Of Msdford
were In the city Sunday On their way
70 Fort Klamath, whsre Mr.. Callawa
sxpsets 70 % into business, It Is re-
Ported.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05
SPAIN W|ll
BACK AMERICA


WARRINGTON. d. c.. Feb. g.
Spain formally aeeeptsd the REQUEST Of
the Unitsd States today 70 handle the
American interests in Germany 1t ths
consulate.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

!n preparation fct n noteworthy u.
reer. Miss baysalt isaxifted win a
personality whha radtatcs charm. /.
rich. s,rong. ,nrtctious voice. a rs,,
dramatic inAiines. Keen insixh, an
sympathetic appreciation. shc Aaa
the faculty of feeling the foibi~s. ~
humors. tragedies snd joys Of N
every day human. living nm every asy
iitc. and Ia Interpret them fc-,issiy
and effectively. She srems less q
iaerprsiiux srsis, than \ mirror hsA
up to the face os folks. 70 tha, he vls
runs may sse. aud her characters =
sumo tho aspect of real pcrsonAsp&
There II more artiatry In her vosl.
There h real individuality.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05
Lyceuln Bureau Reader
Herefor Number Tonight
Said to Be Sinsularly Gifted Reader.
Has Won Marked Success

Annie Theresa Davsult. the charm.
tnG reader who ;s . feature attraction
on the iycsum course. arrived in
klamath vasis Sunday nisht for her
appearance at the Houston opera
house toaisht. on the Eiison.white
iyesun bursau. w,
Miss Davauit = said TO bs . sisGu.
ianiy siftsd young woman. who has
won : marked success % The plat
lcsns. Aus N hss ebafn a mslAss snd
her histsoAis ab'Mtiss.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05
Court Room Crowded
When Hobbs Trial Begins
First Witnesses Are Examined Today in
Case of Much Local Interest

with every available seat taken.
the Hobbs murder trial opened this
morning. Prosecuting Attorney Dun.
can opened the csss for the state and
In his statement claimed the state
would prove . prsmsditated murder
OF Va Way on the part o. Hobbs and
wife. Horace n. Maasins. represent.
ias that Way had assaulted both Ars.
which led to the shooting In be open.
Ing statement for the defsase. The
defense claims to have evidence show.
ins that Wei had sssauised bo>h Nrs.
Hobbs and Miss May Askins. half sis.
ter OF Hobbs. They further claim
that Way tserorised the women into
eoneeaiing the assaults from Hobbs BY
threats against the life Of Hobbs. On
the day OF the shooting. Nanuing
claima. Way came 10 the Hobbs home.
and when aecosted By Hobbs and his
wife. and being accused Of his I'm.
proper actions By Hobbs. became an.
gered. and again made bis threats to
kill Hobbs. which caused Hobbs to|
tire In self defense.
lloyd L. Low. ex-deputy sheriff.
Was the FIRST witness csiled BY the
state. but before any cross sxasnina.
lion was taken. the defense moved
HAT ali witnesses be barred from the
eourt room except tho witness ON the
ltand. Both attorneys came In for se.
rere censure from Judge Kuykendall
Tor their attitude toward each other
N objectins to the introduction OF tes.
Iimony.
Lows testimony was regarding the
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

trip out to the Hobbs homestead. Hs
testified to meeting the Hobbs fam.
lily on the road to town near . stalled
automobile. which vss ways. That
thc party Vas armed when they met
them. Hobbs was placed undsr ar.
rest and the guns taken from them.
and the party returned 70 the Hobbs
house. whore The body Of wsy was
lyinG. He testified to the position Of
the body. the location OF the prem.
ises aud the actions Of tho party. He
re,orted andins svo shotgun shells
near the body Of Way. ono loaded aud
one discharged. He said Hobbs told
him the children had been piaytas
With the shells. The guns taken from
the Hobbs we're then introduced a.
svidsace. and the cross sIaminasion
BY the defense begun At i:3o.
=. b. Henry. eounty surveyor. In.
trod,ced plat which he had prspar.
81 At the instance Of both the defease
sad prosecution.
George C. UIrich. ex.depuly sheriff.
on the witGss stand said he hal
heca summoned 70 tho spot BY 4. C.
Yadsn. then counsel for the deseuac.
After soinx nn up to the homestead
Will, tho others. he brought the Hobbs
family to town. He said Mrs. Hobbs
told him that he had made Ed Way
hold NJ his hands.
Gross examination brought out the
fact that Hobbs had telephoned to A..
c. Yaden that their car had brokon
down. shd 10 come out and get them.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

Occasionally there arises an artist
10 ab"ndantly equipped In oil ths
s'aees essential to her calling a. 10
'end weight TO tho doctrine Of prsdsy.
tination. Surely this Il the case IL
tho matter oi the platform calling CT
Annie There's" Davault. who Is ~
sou"dant'y noasssse4 AlalL the a.ts'.
nnfes essential 70 ths sssat play read.
% - to ereats The bslisf that nature
INTENDED her Tor . platform artist,
sad was prosidsi IL The sits 70 hsr
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

Proceeding

LONDON. Feb. S.--.A wireless -.
sage received here today from Bsslh
ssid: Negotiations proceeding ~
further coaeessions In submsriae ~.
fsrc. without prsjsdieiux iss ~
pose."
Thr measags dtd not state vilA
whom The assosiasioss are p'oess<
ins.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

"Bill" Lee. local automobile man.
arrived IN the city Sunday night after
Spending the past 30 days visiting
friends and relatives pvsr the state.
includins Portland. Salem. Eugene
ana Springfield.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

0unboal 1AAv0u UusySedly
EUREKA. Calif.. Teb. s--The usk
I'd Statss Monitor Chsysnne left ~
hurriedly today for aan rraneIseo =
response 70 sudden orders. Che 10 y
licvcd to bc wanted for patrol ve's
nj the Golden Gate harbor.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

Lyeeum Speaker At Schools.
Miss Ahaie Theresa Davault. Elli-
SON White bureau speaker who ap-
rears here tonight at the Housteu ap-
era house. spoke this Afternoon at the
Central and high schools. where she
was given . warm reception.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

|. LONDON. reb. 5.-Spain win fol.
low the United States in her dsclafs-
tion and protest assinst the uare.
strictsd subnarine warfare. even 90
Tar - declaring war. secording TO ID.
vices received today By wireless from
Rome. which quoted the Spanish am
bassador to Italy.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-05

Rack b l0amath FOR visit
Lloyd Low. who left some time ago
expecting 70 b located In Portland.
returned to the city Sunday night as
. witness In circuit court. He expects
to Be located In Portland In short
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
That's Record of L. >. Shown
by Revenue Receipts.
1917 Is Banner Year in Whisky
and Cigarettes.
OUTPUT 154 MILLION GALLONS
Yield Nearly Half Billion Reye-
nue. to Government.
Increase i'm Cigarettes Due to
Women's Pill Puffingl

Washington. June leigh tide OF
whisky and beer revenue receipts
and presumably consumption-in the
United States was reached during the
fiscal year now closing. The cigaret
smokers of the nation. figures show,
also smoked more than ever before
Ordinary internal revenue receipts.
composed chiefly of taxes on whisky.
beer and tobacco, We're $424, .4os
so far this year compared with $500
1854 last year. Gauged by reve-
nue. receipts the present year probably
will go down in history as the banner
year of the liquor traffic.
Revenue at Rate of Million Day.
Revenue collected on whisky thus
far in the fiscal year is approximate
ly $17S,000,000, a record for any year.
altho the current fiscal year still has
eleven days. Ordinary receipts still
are pouring in ar more than $1,000
900 a day. At the tax rate of $1-10 per
gallon, these figures mean that taxes
have been paid on about 154.0OO,OOO
gallons
This exceeds by 100000 gallons
the record of the next highest year.
1913.
Part of these heavy receipts is ac-
counted for, however, by heavy with
drawals from bonded warehouses in
the face of the 100 per cent increase
in taxes contemplated in the war rev.
enue bill. Revenue from beer is about
100000. a little less than the rec
ord of 1914, when az proximately Co.
| 900, 900 barrels-taxable at $3.50 per
/ barrel-were consumed. 1t is ex-
| pected that when the fiscal year
closes June 80, the 1914 record will
| have been surpassed.
100 Million, Tobacco Revenue.
! Tobacco yielded more than $780,
100000 revenue this year. The near
! est approach to this figure was last
years revenue of approximately $SS.-
100000. a large part of the Is per
cent Increase is believed to be due to
the growing popularity of cigarets
among women
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
GERMAN DROUTH
Unprecedented Heat Wave
DOOms Crops of Fatherland.
punishment for SINS" Says
Berlin Sermon Writer.

Copenhagen. June 10. - Thruout
Germany, according to reports here,
all valuable grain crops are burning
up as they did in 1915 in an UMPIRE
cedented heat wave. The prolonged
drought has not been broken since
early May. Berlin on Sunday eN-
perienced the hottest June II on rec
ord in the seventy years experience
of the weather bureau. Tropical tenn
peratures were reported everywhere
west of the oder river. Reports of
horse races and other sporting events
feature the terrific abnormal scorch-
ing heat.
The weather bureau states that
prospects for rain or lower tempera-
lures are very slight The effect OF
the drought on grain crops around
Berlin where only eight millimeters of
rain have fallen since May l is de-
scribed by neutral who arrived here
Friday as almost catastrophicaI.
The Sunday sermon writer in the
Berlin Kreuz Zeitung declared ON
Sunday that the drought was sent az
punishment for the sins Of the peo-
pie for listening to the editors OF ir-
religious newspapers and asked how
long it would be before the divine
chastisement would bring the people
to a sense of their iniquities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
Reference to 1t Starts Riot in
Jenna Parliament.
SIavS Mob Member Who Shout
ed Ought to Hang More.
POLAND REVOLT is NEAR
They Aim at Nothing Short of
Independent Kingdom.
Grave Situation as Anti-Ger-
man Sentiment Grows.

Zurich. June 19.-The Polish Depu-
ty Deszinski declared in the Vienna
reichsrat that more than 10000 Poles
have been hanged by order of the
German authorities, according to the
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung. Deputy
Striberny also declared that abomina-
BILE treatment had been accorded po
litical suspects, whereupon the pan
Germanist Deputy Heine shouted:
"They have not used the rope
enough. All of them ought to have
been hanged"
Upon these words all of the Slav
and Polish members rushed upon
Heine and the president was obliged
to suspend the sitting in the midst of
a tremendous uproar.
Poles for Independence.
Copenhagen. June 19.-The revolt
of the Poles in the Austrian parlia-
ment is described by the Vienna cor
respondent of the Vossische Zeitung
as having produced a crisis in which
the position, not only of Premier
Clam MARITIME, but also of Count Ger
in, the foreign minister is threatened.
German papers treat the situation
with the greatest reserve and the gov
eminent organs at Vienna hold out
hopes that the crisis may be overcome
by granting a few ministerial posts to
Polish and other parliamentarians-
The Vossiscne Zeitung correspondent.
however, points out that the detection
of the Poles is sufficient to turn the
scales against the government since
the rest of the Slav bloc already is in
opposition. The Poles indicated the
seriousness of their intentions by a
decision to vote against the budget
being the first parliamentary group in
any belligerent country aside from a
handful of extreme Socialists in re-
fusing to vote a war credit. The Pol
ish aspirations aim at practically an
Independent kingdom openly on an
anti-German basis and have evoked
marked displeasure in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
Jumps From Window and
Screams Summoned Police.
She Furnished Evidence in
Ruth Cruger Mystery.
POLICE find new EVIDENCE
Motorcycle Uniform Buried With
Girl Involves Chauffeur.
Admits He Was in COcchi Shop
Night of Murder.
BY GEORGE MARTIN.

new Y ork, June 19.-Deeper chan
nels of crime apparently opened to-
day as police, private detectives and
the district attorneys office delv ed in
to the sordid pools of lust and muir
der which swept the pretty school girl,
Ruth Cruger, to her death.
Shortly after midnight this morn
ing, Consuelo La Rue, a young wo-
man, who said she had furnished
Mrs: Grace Humiston with the infor-
nation which led to the finding of
the Cruger girls body was found, hys-
terical and MANNED in a vacant lot
beside an apartment building at lis
West Eightieth street.
Screams brought a policeman run
ming to the spot. Miss La Rue was half
clad. Her left leg was broken in two
places. She had jumped from a second
story window
Hes up there" she moaned. Asked
what she meant, she said:
The men. Two men came and said
they had a telegram or me. One grab
bed me by the throat and said I guess
you'll not tell any more l jumped
out of the dining room window
preferred that death to the kind they
gave Ruth Cruger." Then the young
woman asked that Mrs. Humiston be
notified: Girl who gave her the tip
where Ruth Cruger's body would be
found, wants her..
Order Mrs. HumistOn Out
Mrs Humiston was notified. One
report is that the woman lawyer went
to the hospital where Miss La Rue was
taken, but was ordered from the room
by the police. She is said to have de.
clared she had known Miss La Rue
| for some time. At the hospital all in
formation was refused early today anC
| from police sources came the sugges
ton that the La Rue girls mind hat
--ioee n sEnbalanee&-~-b5-s@ sessEnessSass-
Ruth Cruger crime.
! In addition to this glimpse of TIL,
white slave ring which Mrs. Hum
iston asserts is trapping debauchint
and numbering girls like Ruth Cruge
| in New York every day, strong link
! in the chain of evidence against tn,
| believed slayers of Ruth Cruger wer
forged today.
motor cycle uniform found buried
with the roped body of the high schoo
girl under the cellar of the Cocch
shop was tried on the unusually tai
form of Victor Blady, a chauffeur
| held in connection with the crime
Altho he is six feet, five inches tall
the suit fit him perfectly.
Close questioning compelled Blad
to admit he lied at the investigated,
in March in saying he was not il
Cocchi's shop the day Ruth Cruge
was murdered.
He Makes Admission.
Questioned by Assistant Attorne
| (Continued on Page Tw0l