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MALHEUR ENTERPRISE. EVENTS OF THE DAY Newsy Items Gathered from Parts ot the World. PREPARED FOR THE BUSY READER Lett Important but Not Lett Intor eating Happenings from Point Outside the State. John R. Walsh begins five year term in penitentiary. Unionists gained more than they ex pected in the English election. United Mine workers of America be gin convention in Indianapolis. The biff ice gorge in the Ohio river has broken without doing any serious damage. Convicted conspirators in Hermann trial say men in Washington were in plicated. i It is rumored that Pinchot may take the presidency of the University of Michigan. William H. Mcllvoy, a civil war veteran aged 74 years, died at Madii on. 111., leaving 26 children and 118 grandchildren. President Taft has issued a proclam ation granting mimimum tariff rates to Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland. Paulhan makes a new world's record by flying across country nearly 24 miles and then returning safely to his start ing point, at an average speed of about 45 miles per hour. ' A French astronomer says the earth will pass through the tall of the Hal ley comet, composed of gas and me teorites, on May 19, but that no incon venience will result to us. One thousand farmers hold conven tion in Walla Walla. Banker Walsh is preparing to go to prison and serve his time. A Boise Chinaman was nearly killed by agents of some powerful tong. Taft and Pinchot addressed the Na- tional Civic zederatio from the same platform. Dismasted and helpless the ship Wil liam H. Smith was tuowed into harbor on Puget sound. The Russian government will not ac, cept Knox's scheme for neutralizing Manchurian railways. The forest service bureau baa ap proved the sale of 14,000.000 feet of timber in the Shasta forest reserve, for 131,000. President Madriz, of Nicaragua, will bring to trial everyone implicated in the shooting of the two Americans, Groce iaand Cannon. The Lafean apple box bill has been pigeonholed. If it ever appears before congress again it will be mercilessly slaughtered by Western congressme. Lumber schooner Acme, from Eu reka, crashed into the breakwater at Los AIngeles. Her officers declare there were no lights on the breakwater. It la said Pinchot has eye on presi dency. Los Angeles Is said to be "areonut- ty" over the aviation exhibition. Both sides admit that the Liberals have won in the English election. A Chicago man died under the in fluence of the new anesthetic, stovaine. China has opened two towns in Chientao, complying with Japanese treaty. Four were killed and three were in jured in a freight wreck on the Illinois Central. Curtlss, Paulhan and Hamilton, all execute daring aerial maneuvers in teeth of gale. Roosevelt witnesses a successful lion-spearing in east Africa. Kermit is first white man to successfully stalk and kill a bongo deer. A German prince who has carefully watched proceedings at Aviation park, says dirigibles are the only practical air craft yet Invented. E. H. Wemme, a Portland capital' 1st, who owned the first automobile in the northwest, baa purchased a Curtias areoplane and will have it on exhibi tion in Portland Jan. 25 to 29. Truce arranged between Republican regulars and insurgents in houae. The British bouse of lords is engaged in a vote which means life or death. A gigantic graft plot involving mil lions has been uncovered in Pittsburg. The political situation in Spain threatens the downfall of the preaent cabinet. A diver at Long Beach, Cel., won a desperate battle with a devilfish on the aa bottom. Mississippi ice gorges have filled the ' levees high with wreckage, and the river is rising. President declines to permit Repre ' sentative Mondoll to introduce land bills tagged "by request." C. K. Hamilton, an American avia tor, failed in an attempt to beat Paul ban's altitude record of 4,155 feet. Paulhan made a auccessful flight across the country at Los Angeles, but fsiled to beat Curtias' speed record. Both East and West are suffering from heavy anow and floods. Trains are snowbound throughout the Missis sippi states. President's message urges reform of land laws, conservation of timber, preservation of forests and improve ment of waterways. A Utah mall carrier was frozen to death sitting on his boras. A Nicaraguan rebel army confronts the government forces and a battle is Wear. i MAKES ANOTHER RECORD. Paulhan Flies 23 Miles and Returns Safely to Starting Point. Aviation Field, Log Angeles, Jan. 19. Louis Paulhan, in his Farman bi plane, made today what aviation ex ports here consider the most remarka ble cross country flight in History. On the wings of a wind that the other aviators hesitated to face, the little Frenchman rode from Aviation field to "Lucky" Baldwin's ranch, 23 miles away, circled the old Santa Anit racetrack and bucked his way back to his tent. In all he covered an estimated dis tance of 47 miles in one hour, 2 min utes, 42 2-5 seconds. He went down with the wind in 30 minutes and came back against it in 83 minutes, leaving off the odd seconds. Tho country over which he traveled was the valloy lands of the San Gabriel river and the plateau leading to the ocoan. He could have landed at almost any place, but he did not. When he climbed out of his car he said his motor was as cool, i as when he started and that he could do the trip over again at once. In sheer, beaut v and contempt of danger the flight rivals that seen on anv of the aviation fields of the old world. The only test approaching it in this country was that made by Wil bur Wright last fall, flying with an army officer from Washington to Alex andria and return, a distance of ten miles. Blorlot, Latham, Farman and Cody have made flights nearly as long, per haps, but they havo not come back, Cody flew 40 miles at Aldershot in 62 minutes last fall. Farman took a 20 milo run to spend a day shooting with a friend, but he landed at one end of his journey. Cortlandt F. Bishop, president of the Aero club of America, snid tonight that he did not know of any flight equal to I'aulhan's. It in probable that the prize of $10,000 will go to the French man. There will be a good deal of official pondering and cabling, howover, before a new world record is added to the elorv that already belongs To France, 1'aulhan maintained an aitituue oi from 1000 to 2000 foot on his way over the valley. His highost point was 2130 feot, as indicated by the instrument in his car. Undor him, speoding over the country roads, scattering chickens ana domestio animals, were motors trying to keop in touch with him in case he should fall or have to descend. Mmo. Paulhan followed in an automobile, praying and crying. When i'auinan reacnea ine granu- stand, on his roturn, he was mobbed, The crowd broke through tho barriors, The spoil undor which they had sat for an hour, straining to see the speck in the akv. broke in an ecstasy. The avi ntnr was lifted un and borne over the field as a football hero would be trnntnrl nftnr n. n ham monnui o carao His own countrymen kissed him and wept in joy. MINIMUM RATE ANNOUNCED. President Issues Tariff Proclamations to Six Nations. Washington, Jan. 19. The presidont issuod - today his proclamations in which it is doclnrod that, under the now tariff law, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland are entitled to tho minimum rate lm posod by that act. The uroclaniations, which are identi cal, provldo that bocaune Italy and its colonies havo not discriminated in ariff rates against tho products of the United States and pay no export duty on products sent to tho Unitod States that discriminate, tho presidont pro claims that on and after March 31, 1910, Italian products shall be admitted undor the minimum tariff. The proclamation is signod by the president and by Secretary Knox. Big Ice Gorge Gives Way. Loulsvillo, Ky., Jan. 19. The great ice gorge that for the last two weeas as hold solid in the Ohio river from Wolf crook almost to Louisville broke today and it is moving tonight with out doing any damage other than car rying away shanty boats and small raft and causing a cavo-in or Danas. he flood is expectod to reach hvans- ville, Ind., tomorrow morning. 1 here was a rise or over two reel in me umo at Cincinnati during the night, and it has boon hours. HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON J PENDLETON PLANS BIRD SHOW Eastern Oregon Poultrymen Will Make Splendid Exhibition. Pendleton The first annual exhibit of the Umatilla-Morrow County Poul try association will be held in this city Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday January 25, 26 and 27. The show will be held in the large store room in the Smith-Crawford building formerly oc cupied by Cook & Perry, and the com mittee in charge has already started to get the room in shape lor the snow. The association has secured the ser vices of Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City who will be present all during the show and will personally pass on each entrv. Mr. Dixon is a member of the American Poultry association and i licensed by that organization to judge all varieties of poultry, and is recog nized authority in this line of work in the Northwest, being a breeder of poultry himself, and his knowledge has been gained by actual experience. In order that each exhibitor may have a full knowledge of what his ex hibit is worth and in order to stimulate the breeding of only first class'fevarie tiea of birds in the two counties, the score card system will be used through out the show and each bird will pass most rigid examination, and the result of each examination will be contained on the score card bung in front of the oen containing the bird. ' In additonn to the other features oi the poultry show, the committee has in view the holding of a cat and dog show during part of the time, and ap propriate prizes will be offered in this line to cause a large exhibit of this class of animals to be shown. Stanfield Population Increases. Stanfield There has been a great in flux of population into this locality the past three months from the Middle West. largely from North Dakota, bo marked has this become that several sections are coming to be known by the names of the parties settling them, such as the Fargo Orchards, Grand Forks Orchards. Carrington Orchards, etc. The buyers are mostly men of means who are bringing about a rapid development of their several tracts. To Get Motor Car Service. Pendleton A motor car is to be in stalled on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company's line between Pendleton and Walla Walla to replace the steam service now connecting with the Portland trains. The motor is ex pected to arrive this month. A motor service has been in operation between Dayton and Wallula via Walla Walla for a month, and is reported as giving excellent satisfaction to patrons along the line. raining in Louisville for 12 ShonU Roughed in Tube. New York, Jan. 19. Theodoro P. Rhonts, president of tho Interborough Metropolitan company, which operates ubwav and elevated linos in iew York, tonight rode homo from his office tho subway in the rimn hours. Alter being crushed, buttered and squeezed nd carried two stations tieyonu nis homo station, Mr. Shonts denounced ouditioua as outrageous and character ised bis experience as 'florae." "I'm pretty strong man," sutd Air. mioms, but I found it a tough job to got out. started twice, but each time I was urnod buck." Medina Oets Tip, Flees. Managua. Jan. li. The polios broke nto tho houso today where General Me nu was supposed to have barricaded i in self, but found ho bad gone. Min- inter -General lianca has irniued a geu oral order for his rapture on sight. Medina was one of the men whose ar- it was ordered after President Mad- s had addreaoed a message to the u- reme court demanding mat action hould be taken egaiunt those impli uted in tho execution of the Aiuerl- us Groce and Cannon. Grandfather of 118 Dies. MttdUon, III., Jan. 11). William H. Mcllvoy. 74 years old, died today, leav ing lid children and 118 grandchildren Me was a Civil War veteran and tousled he never wore a white shirt or collar, never used an umbrella aud uover had a picture taken. Jlo was married three times. 1125 Home Phones at Hood Hood River The stockholders of the Home Telephone company met at the commercial club rooms recently and elected a board of directors as follows: Charles Hall, E. C. Smith, and C. E Copple. The Hall brothers now hold 51 per cent of the stock. The plant is considered to be worth about $80,000. It was built orignally to accommodate 600 phones and there are now 1125 phones on the lines. The phones give excellent satisfaction, and parties who once have them installed say they would not be without them. Hill Survey Nears Klamath. Klamath Falls Hill surveyors are now encamped on the Klamath Indian reservation. They are working less than 60 miles from this city and the route being followed will bring them direct to this city. The crew left Odell with three months' provisions. It is expected that by the end of that time they will be close enough to Klamath Falls to get provisions from this end of the line. Dakotans See Hood Orchards Hood River Dr. Henry Waldo Coe of Portland, arrived in Hood River with a special car of homeaeekers from North Dakota, They spent a day viewing the Hood River orchards. The trip waa made by sleigh. Dr. Coe left in the evening for Umatilla county, where he will interest the parties in the lands under the Coe-Furnish irri gation ditch. Poultry Show at Woodburn. Woodburn The second annual ex hibit of the Clackamas and Marion County Poultry association will be held here on February 3, 4, and 5. Many birds are being entered. H. C. Schell haus of Vancouver, Wash., is superin tending the show. The judge is Will B, Dixon of Oregon City, The secre tary is Mrs. Ella Plank, of Woodburn. For Bigger and Better Fair. Albany A better and bigger Linn county fair was planned at the meet ing of the board of directora of the Linn County Fair association at Scio, when the following officers were unan imously elected: Dr. A. G. Prill, president; R. Shelton, secretary; E. D. Myers, treasurer. Mill City Milt Operates. Mill City The large sawmill be longing to the Curtiss Lumber com pany in this city is sgain in operation after a forced lay off of several days, owing to the recent cold weather, and the large quantity of ice in the North Santiam river log pond. Brick Building for Lebanon. Lebanon Samuel Labbe & Son have CHALLENGES ORCHARD OWNERS Captain Relmert, of Chehalem Moun tain, Posts Cash for Contest. Salem Believing that be has the best orchard land in Oregon, in the 1,000-acre tract known as Chehalem Mountain Orchards, Captain Paul H Reimers has posted a $1,000 check with W. K. Newell, president of the state board of horticulture, challenging any orchard land operator in the state to show a better 4-year old orchard in 1914 than be can. Aa evidence of good faith, Captain Reimers has posted $1,000 with Presi dent Newell, for which be has the fol lowing receipt: "Received from Paul H- Reimers, certified check No. 651 of the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Said check of $1,000 is to be kept by the undersigned in trust as security of the following challenge, to-wit: "Paul H. Reimers challenges here with any person or company in the sum of one thousand dollars to plant in Oregon during the year 1910 and de velop during the following four years, a better and more desirable orchard from every standpoint, than his Che halem Mountain orchards at Frank and-Rex station, Oregon. Signed W. K. Newell, President State Board of Horticulture." Any orchardist desiring to enter the competition can get full information as to the conditions of the contest from Captain Reimers or President Newell Irrigate 150.000 Acrea. Klamath Falls The Warner Lake Irrigation company was recently in corporated with a capital stock of $25,000, for the purpose of irrigating a large tract of land in Lake county under the Carey act. The officers of the company are : W. H. Bradford, president; E. C. Belknap, vice-presi dent; and chief engineer; C. H. Gleim, secretary; H. B. Millard, as sistant treasurer and manager. It is the intention of the company to reclaim approximately 150,000 acres. The Warner valley is a beauti ful district of approximately 100 miles in length lying in the eastern part of Lake county. This valley is so shel tered by the mountains that it has I climate all its own; so different is the climate from the surrounding territory that the stock men have for years made a practice of wintering their sheep and cattle in this district. Corvallls Makes Rapid Progress. Corvallis With 17 blocks of hard surface street paving contracted for and practically 50 blocks more peti tioned for; a $25,00 church being fin iahed ; a $30,000 high school ; new de pot building; a large armory being fin ished; a central building at Oregon Agricultural college to be finished this spring; a $35,000 heating plant to be erected Bird Installed and the erection of many first class residences, and and extensions of sewer and water mams in prospect, things for 1910 look good for Corvallis. VENTURA'S CREW SAVED. Hood River Men Buy Oil Land. Hood River Twenty local capitalists of Hood River met and organized a syn dicate to invest in Malheur county oil lands. The company will secure 3,200 acres of land In the southern part of the county. J. H. Hibbard left for Vale, Ore., where he will look after the location and interests of the com pany. C. L. Morse was elected presi dent of the local company and A. T. Allen and J. H. Ferguson, secretary and treasurer, respectively. Beautify Streets with Trees. Medford Eleven hundred trees or dered by the Greater Medford club for the purpose of beautifying the streets have arrived and are now heel ed in and will be planted as soon as the condition of the soil warrants. POR fLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices: Bluestem, $1.18(1.19: club, $1.081.09; red Russian, $1.06; Valley, $1.06; 40-fold, $1.10(oll.l2. Barley Feed and brewing, $3030.- 60 per ton. Oats No. 1 white. $32.50 per ton. Hay Track prices: Timothy: Wil lamette Valley, $18(i20 per ton; East ern Oregon, $216123; alfalfa, $17((t l8; clover, $16; grain hay, $1718. Fresh Fruits Apples, $l(iS box; pears, xi. 5Q perDox; cranberries, ?9 per barrel. Potatoes Carload buying prices: Oregon, 65((i85c per aack ; sweet pota toes, 2 4c per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, fid; 1.25 per dozen; cabbage, $2 per hundred; cauliflower, $1.76 per dozen; celery, $3.75 per crate; horseradish, 12c per pound; pumpkins, 1 1 vC ; sprouts, 6(u;7c per pound; squash, KSilc; to matoes, $1.60(i2.25 per box; turnips, $1.60 per sack; carrots, $1; btets, 1.60; parsnips, $1.50. Onions Oregon, $1.60 per sack. Butter City creamery extras, 39c; fancy outside creamery, 34(i 39c per pound; store, 20of25c. Butter fat prices average 1 0 Pr pound under regular butter prices. Poultry Hens, 15(il6c; ducks, 20(d'22; ceexe, 13c: turkeys, live, 19 (2c; dressed, 22Hj23c. Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, S0(iT35c ptr dozen; Eastern, 25(i 27c per doz en. Pork Fancy, lUaHcr1 pound. Veal Extras, 12i 12 c per pound, Cattle Beat steers, $5(n5.35; fair to good steers, $4.60(i4.76; strictly good cows, $4.85; fair to good cows, let the contract for a brick building, i $3.60(u 3.76; light calves, $5(4.5.60; 44x100 feet, with full basement. The 1 bulls, $2.60(4 3.75; stags, $3M4. Steamer Fairhaven Rescues All on Board In Nick of Time. San Francisco, Jan. 18. Captain Taul Rappemundt, his wife and 3-months- old child, his 10-year-old son, Paul Kappemundt, Jr., and the entire crew of seven of the wrecked schooner San Buena Ventura, have been saved from the sea. They arrived in San Francisco harbor tonight on the steamer Fair- haven, and the first news of thenvre ceived since their vessel drifted ashore Friday at tbe mouth of Rogue river came from the Fairhaven 's signal flags as the steamer steered in through the Golden Gate. The party was taken from the sink ing, water-logged lumber schooner after three days of hardship and suffering. They had about despaired of their chances of escaping death in the ocean, when the Fairhaven hove in sight just before dusk Friday afternoon, and the roscue was accomplished despite the heavy sea that was running. First Mate Erickson, of the San Buena Ventura, was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon, when the cargo of lumber shifted. Three of his ribs were fractured, and it is probable that he is internally injured. J. Cos siovey, one of the seamen, sustained an injury of the right hand. These were the only casualties. When the Fairhaven Bighted the dis abled schooner Captain Paulson sent Second Mate Johann Silversten and four men to the rescue in a lifeboat. After an exciting battle with the heavy seas the small boat reached the side of the doomed vessel. - Mrs. Rappemundt and her son were taken into the lifeboat. Then Mate Erickson was lifted over the side. One by one the members of the crew, nearly exhausted after their many hours at the pumps, deserted the wrecked craft; but Captain Rappemundt refused to loave the ship. "fehe'll stay afloat for a week vet and I'll stay with her," he shouted to his men. They pleaded with him vain, and it was not until Mrs. Rappo ii i - . . . . . 1 muuut mreatenea to jean into the sea with her three-months-old baby in her arms that the ship's master finally ! l 1 - I - - yiciueu. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF Washington, Jan. 18. Without de bate and by a viva voce vote the house today adopted the conference report on the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry resolu tion and then devoted almost five hours to further discussionof the urgency de ficiency appropriation bill. ' Consider ation of this bill waa not concluded. After cleaning up the calendar by passing about 40 bill?, a majority of private character, the senate today adopted a resolution requesting the secretary of the treasury to adviBe the senate if newspaper reports were true that the customs house at New port News, Va., was to be closed to morrow in observance of the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. Speaker Cannon today officially ruled that President Roosevelt had acted without authority in appointing repre sentatives to the third international cor ference on maritime war at Brus sels. He did this by sustaining a point of order made by Representative Har rison of New York against an appro priation for the continuance of the ser vice of these representatives. Accordingly, -the paragraph asking such an appropriation was stricken out when consideration of tbe utgent de ficiency bill was resumed in the house, Representative Hawley today intro duced a bill to pay the state of Oregon $712, the amount due the state on lands selected on desert land list No. 11. CHINA LIVES UP TO TREATY. Throws Open Two Cities, Regardless of Japan's Protests. Jfekin, Jan. 18. China has opened Hun Chun and Lungchin-sun, in Chien tao, Manchuria, to international trade, notwithstanding the fact that an agree men has not been reached with Japan regarding the matter of tariffs to be collected on the Corcan-Manchurian border. lae question or tarms will come up for settlement soon. By the terms of an agreement be tween China and Japan, signed Septem ber 4, 1909, among other things the lumen river was designated the boun dary line between China and Corea and several towns in Chientao. which were given to China, were to be opened to me residence ana trade of foreisn ers. Among these towns are Hun Chun and Liungchin-sun. various dissensions in carrvinff out the terms of the agreement havo arise such as the immigration of Coreans into Chientao. By the terms of the agree ment, Lhina was to have suzerainty iver tho Coreans there, of whom there tre about 70,000. Japan felt her con trol of Corea was in a measure threat ened bv this. Another hitch was caused by the question of tariffs. So the open- ng of the designated towns. Promised oy jai uary l, was delayed. Both na ions recognize, nowever. that sooner or later in the course of progress these towns must be opened, and China's present declaration is not thought to portend any serious clash with Japan. me importance of the opening- of Hun Chun to foreign commerce is ap parent when it is understood that the own is nine miles northeast of the orean boundary, 35 miles above the mouth of the Tumen river, and less than 1UU miles from Vladivostok. STOVAINE BRINGS DEATH. Strife May Be Adjusted. Washington, Jan. 19. A cone lusimi f t hit mediation proceeding between extern railway ulliciaU all I their wilchnieii is likely to be rev'iwd with- the licit Si hours. What that cou luili'u may be is yit rrvblvuulu'ul. structure will be occupied by the firm as a furniture and hardware store. New Bridges in Lincoln County. Newport The county court of Lin coln county has advertised for bids for the building of two bridges over Drift creek. The Drift section is one of the most prosperous in this county. Buys Wallowa Farm. Joseph S. M. Loiier ha purchas ed the G. C. Cowing farm of 120 acres, on Prairie creek, for $7,176. Burn will have a maybe a creamery. team laundry; Hogs Top, $9.10i 9.20;fair to good I hog, $8.60i9. 1 Sheep Best wethers, $5.50((f6; fair ' to good wethers, $i.50(n5; good ewes, 5i6.60; lamb, $5(i 6.60. Hope 1909 crop, prime and choice, 20(.i21e; 190Sa, 17Sc; 1907. US,e; , per pound. j Wool Eastern Oregon, 16o2.ic ! pound ; old, nominal ; mohair, choice, ' 26c pound. Cam-are bark 4 per pound. Hides Dry hiW, lSotltic per pound; dry kip, 1Hi18Vc pound; dry ealfkin, 19m21c jound; salted hides, lOoitOHc; salted calfskin, 15o pound; green, 10 I Doctor Says New Anesthetic Kills Chi cago Patient. Chicago, Jan. 18. Stovaine, ac cording to a coroner's physician, Dr. Warren M. Hunter, caused the death of John Rohrty at the county hospital last Thursday. Rohrty wns operated on for a frac tured knee cap, and died an hour after lie was taken off the operating table. Dr. Hunter has made a post-mortem examination of the body, and an in quest probably will be held .tomorrow. "Death was caused by stovaine and external violence," said Dr. Hunter. "The fractured knee enp forms all the external violence marks that the body showed, and that in itself would not cause death, of course." Dr. Hunter referred to the new an aesthetic recently demonstrated in Chi cago by Dr. Thomas Jonnesco, a "a medical gold brick." Havemeyer Chief Caught. New York, Jan. 17. Charles R. Heike, secretary of the American Sugar Keflning company, with 6ve other em ployes of the company indicted by the federal grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the United State by entering raise weight or sugar, will be arraigned on Monday. Tho case of Heike, who was in the confidence of the late H. O. Havemeyer, the muster mind of the so culled sugar trust, will be moved with all possible expedition, and the federal prosecutors think the trail they are on may lead even to other higher up. Man Dlea by Blast Route. New London, Conn., Jan. 18 Plac ing three stick of dynamite in the front of hi shirt, William A. Bennett lighted the fuse ad was blown to death today. Bennett, on returning from 'work Friday, handed hi wife a lioii,uet of tiowers, with the reiunik: "You will kuor what to do with them between now aud Monday." Then he demanded money. On beiug refused lie drew a revolver and fire it her, the bullet striking a corset stool, glanc ing otf. He was arrested Cable Breaks; No News. North Sydney, N. 8., Jan. 18 A a result of the breaking of the cable that connect the Magdalen island with the mainland at Bay St. Lawrence, the Ulanu are completely eut off from all communion! ion, either by cable or oihcrwine, uutil the ojeaiDg of naviga tion in the spring. Washington, Jan. 17. For the third time the house of representative passed a bill today giving separate statehood to the territories of New Mexico and Arizona. The vote was taken amid applause. The absence of opposition was the most striking fea ture of the debate. The house committee on claims today reported favorably bill to reinstate William Bolttonweck, assistant United States treasurer at Chicago, for the $ 73,000 stolen from the sub-treasury . I I I . flAfl mere in reuruitry, oui. Consideration of the urgent dtfi ciency appropriation bill, carrying more than $5,000,000, was begun by the house. The conference report on the Balling er-Pinchot inquiry resolution by the senate was a feature of today's ses sion in both houses. Eulogies on the late George L. Shoup, ex-Senator from Idaho, in con nection with the acceptance of his statute was the special order in the senate. Senator Chamberlain and Represent ative Hawley today introduced a bill, drawn by the Interior department, granting relief to bona fide settlers on the Siletz reservation. Tbe bill is even broader in its provisions than the Hawley bill previously introduced. Secretary Ballinger today recom mended the appropriation of $260,000 to irrigate and drain from 80,000 to 40,000 acres of low land on theYakima Indian reservation not included in the present irrigation project. Washington, Jan. 15. President Taft today had an extended conference with Senator Beveridge, chairman of the senate committee on territories. and Senators Keen and Nelson, ot that committee, relative to separate state hood for New Mexico and Arizona. The President is anxious that the senate shall concur in the recommenda tions of tbe Hamilton bill. This bill provides for separate elections for the selection of state officers and on the adoption of the constitution. The President does not believe the adoption of a state constitution should be mixed up with a party fight for office.. The question whether periodicals and magazines are paying a sufficient pos tal rate as second-class matter will be elucidated at a public hearing of tbe house committee on postoffices and post roads on January 26, announced Chair man Weeks today. It is expected that several publish ers will appear to state their reasons for opposition to the proposed increase. The present rate for such matter has been declared to be responsible to a large degree for the deficit in the pos tal service. To put all corporations squarely on the footing of national banks, so far as assurance of solvency to tbe stock hold ers and bondholders is concerned, Rep resentative Mann, of Illinois, today in troduced a bill authorizing corpora tions engaged in interstate and foreign commerce to be registered in the bu reau of corporations. The measure makes the government's certificate of egistration an earnest of the govern ment'! examination. Tbe fight between two committees over the jurisdiction of a constitutional amendment to change the presidential inauguration ceremony from March 4 to the last Thuraday in April resulted n tbe house today committing the re port back to the judiciary committee. upon question! affecting the public lands, had struck a snag. Mondell today introduced billa of his own as follows : Permitting the assignment of home stead entries on government reclama tion projects, after five years resi dence. Authorizing the survey of all rail road land grants, so Isnds can be taxed. Appropriating $100,000 for surveys of agricultural and grazing lands in Alaska. An unexpected early adjournment of the house today probably saved from defeat the Henry resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution changing the date of presidential in augurations. Arraigning the express companies for making enormous profits on an in fringement of the government's right to monopoly of transporting mail, and criticizing the Postoffice department for surrendering that right, Represen tative Murdock, of Kansas, toduy in troduced a long resolution calling on the postmaster-general for informa tion. ' Tbe question whether witnesses in the Bailinger-Pinchot investigation shall be permitted to be represented by counsel and, if so, what limitation shall be placed upon their activities, is prov ing a serious problem to the conferees of the senate and houee who met today. It was practically decided that, when a witness found himself accused of wrongdoing, he could not be denied an attorney. It follows, therefore, that ex-Forester Pinchot would be en titled to have bis lawyer present throughut the congressional investiga tion. Secretary of the Interior Bal linger, likewise, will be entitled to have his attorney present at all times. Washington, Jan. 13. Following President Taft's advice to Republicans in congress yesterday to "stop quarrel ing and get down to the party legisla tive programme quickly es possible," there were evidence today of a definite attempt to bring the warring factions together upon some basis of at least a temporary understanding. There seemed for tfie first time this session to be a spirit of conciliation in the air and decidedly less bitterness of the last few weeks. President Taft let it be known that he still considers all of the insurgents as Republicans. Speak er Cannon announced that all Republi cans would be invited to the caucus in naming the Ballinger-Pinchot commit tee next week and that it is hoped all will attend. Politics, including Democratic ref erences to ex-President Roosavelt as the "late lamented" and the "absent one," was injected into the debate in the house today on a resolution which was adotped providing for the destruc tion of a thousand tons of "worthless public documents." The house pftBSed the fortification appropriation bill, carrying more than $5,000,000. The senate, while it spent no money. put in more than two hours in discuss ing whether it should allow $4,000,000 worth of claims for additional salaries to certain postmasters who served from 18G4 to 1874. The whole subject was referred to the committee on poet offices, with the understanding that a report should be made by February, 1. Secretary Ballinger today recom mended the appropriation of $100,000 to survey agricultural and grazing lands in Alaska. Senator Piles today introduced a bill appropriating $70,000 to build two new launches for the revenue cutter service on Puget Sound; also a bill permitting Indians of the Hoh. Quillayute and Ozette tribes in Washington to take al lotments on the Quinault reservation. Washington, Jan. 12. By a viva voce vote the house today passed the Bennett-Sabath "white slave" bill. A strenuous fight against the enact ment of such a law is being made by several Democrats on the ground that it is an attempt to interfere with states' rights. The "white slave" bill is the result of an investigation of traffic in alien women, made by the National Immi gration commission. Provision is made for the deportation and exclusion of immoral aliens and for the exclus ion and punishment of their procurers. Traffic in immoral women becomes sub- ect to the restrictions of the commerce laws. The bill providing separate state hood for the territories of N Mex ico and Arizona was considered jv tbe house committee on territotk t.i.iv nd will be reported to the t u'i to morrow. President Taft's special m.iw dealing with the conservation ci netu'-- 1 resources has been completed and will be aent to congress Friday noon. Washington, Jan. 14 Republicans. and some Democrats, applauded tbe views of President Taft when his mes sage was read in the house todiy, but mmediately thereafter it was discov ered that the President's billa, de signed to carry into effect bis views Urgency Deficiency Bill Cut. Washington, Jan. 19. Cutting the estimates nearly $1,000,000, the com mittee on appropriationa today re ported to tbe house the urgent defi ciency appropriation bill for the cur rent fiscal year, carrying altogether $5,006,816. The largest items are 1,568,490 for the military establish ment, and $1,023,669 for the treasury. The court of customs' appeals, not yet organized, ia allowed $70,420, and the naval establishment $388,136. Rear Admiral Kimball f.i ivs Washington. Jan. 13 Res: Admiral William Wirt Kimball, wh- wm rc- ently sent in command of tne Amen can naval force to watch th p.-ov. v. of eventB In disturbed Nicairiia:it. . on the retired Hat tomorrow crea tion of the age limit. Fe nuvn! o'...- cers have experienced a n ore active life both at sea and on shor Uan AJ miral Kimball in the 40 ytra of h active service. Born in Ma;ne.ir. he entered the Naval acaderry i n VsnS, and received his commission en sign 1870. Salmon Inquiry Opens. Washington, Jan. 19. An investi gation of the salmon canning industry aa been started by tbe department of agriculture. Salmon canners asked the government to take up a charge that low-grade canneries engaged in unlawful and undue competition by putting up at salmon many fish that are not salmon at all, misbranding as to locality. "We have made our first step in this matter," said Dr. Wiley, today. "It is a great industry and we are taking it up at the instance of tbe packers themaelvea." Forestry Men Against Leavnt. Washington, Jan. 13. Tho eom what disorganized forest service i c n sidering a telegram from tl ir-er vis or of the national forests in tin- Op den, Utah district, urging the tnj'ival of Assistant Forester Clyde Lvitr, who is in charge of that diviah n Tbu message suggests the appoirtn.ert of F. W. Reed I to succeed Leavitu lbo grounds upon which leavitt's removal was asked were not made pobl ty the forestry official. Kahn's Transport Bill Pie1 Washington, Jan. 14. Tie a:.ic:.rl ment to the army approi-na'n n l: proposed by Representative Khr., of Cal'fornia, authorizing irniv trm port to carry paaengers a. A f-e'K"t between Guam and San Fi jikihi-o, passed unanimously by th l.u.-e ) terday afternoon.