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w Oll flcW WcvsUV w Medfo Tribune CLEARINGS Itank clearings today ucro .?:57,()."(l.,-l). WEATHER Full today mid Tuesday. l!nr. 2D.01; Tcipp. 0. !K0RTLET1I YEAR jSLEDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, "FEBRUARY 20, 1911. No. 285. l v JSB fl f& ju iH .H HOUSE ENDS FILIBUSTER BY SE OF GAG! I RAILROAD GRANTS GET PRECEDENCE O'ER SETTLERS' ENTRIES Federal Supremo Court Rules That Woyorliiiuoser Has Host Right to the Property. Two-thirds Vote Required to Pass Pendinrj Measures Thus Giving Bal anco of Power to Democrats Con ditions of Compromise. .FORTY MINUTE DEBATE ALLOWED UPON BILLS Cannon's Opposition Causes Surprise Declares rlc Docs Not Want to Stay for Extra Session WASHINGTON. I). C, Fob. 20. Adopting tlio gag rtilo suspending doliate, by a vote of 1,7.1 to 42, the Iioiiho today put an end to tlio fili buster which has tied up business since Friday and provided for expe diting business until the end of the session. It will now require a two-thirds volo to puss the ponding measures, and this gives tlio balance of power to the democrats. Only under that condition would they compromise When the rule was adopted Repre sentative Law of New York moved to suspend the rules and pa'ss tho war claims bill, llefore the final agree ment the democrats had rejected one compromise designed to end the fili buster. Speaker Cannon's opposition to the filibuster caused suryprlse. During a conference lie declined lit did not wish to stay for an extra session. Under tho compromise plan finally adopted It Is possiblo by a two-thirds vote to suspond tho rules at any time .uiri with only 10 minutes debate pass any bill. As a result of tho rule adopted, the domocrats aro able absolutely to kill any liHl. It will be possiblo to amend tho appropriation bills on tho floor, but the democrats can force commit tee amendments by refusing to per mit consideration, ny a two-t'.iirds vote the house considered tho war claims bill and passed It. The Dis trict of Columbia .bill then was sent back to conforenco. The bouse sent back to conference the I ml in n appropriation bill because WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. That rajlroad land grants should take precedenco over entries inndo by set tlers, under tho timber and stone act was the ruling innde today by the United States supremo court In decid ing a caso Involving Minnesota lands. Tho court held that the lands Iiuques tlon belong to Frederick Weyer hnuoscrniid John Ilumblrd because they wcro granted tho land by tho Northern Pacific railroad, notwith standing tno fact that II. llorritt's application for It had been In the land office for six years before the interior department ruled that the property should be Included In tho disputed lands. ' , Justices Harlan and Day opposed tho ruling, Harlan denouncing tho decision as a "fiction of law." 4 OUT OF 5 GOOD ROMS BILLS PASS Only Proposed Legislation Defeated is That Permitting Employment of State Convict Labor on Highways All Original Measures Amended. SENA10R JONES ASKS J CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY INTO UNITED WIRELESS! Several Million Dollars' Worth of SttK-k Sold In Northwest at Prices Varying From $10 to !?."0. I 1 BE LOSE IN NO CHINESE PHEASANT SHOOTING FOR TWO YEARS SALF.M, Fell. 20. Important anion;; tho game laws parsed at this session were bills prohibiting the killing of Chinese pheasants until the open season in the fall of 11)1 .'l. The necessity for -this legislation to prevent the complete annihilation oi tins game bird was apparent to tlie legislators ami the bills passed without substantial opposition in either house. GRANGE BONDING ACT SPECIFIES THE HIGHWAYS Commission Bill, Providing for Crea tion of Commissioner, State Aid Giving $5000 a Year to Each County WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. i Investigation of tho United Wireless! company was domnnded in tho senate today by Senator Jones of Washing ton. Jones read a letter from 12. L. Adams of Scattlo alluglng that sev eral million dollars' worth of United Wireless stock wns sold In his vicin ity at from $10 to $10 a share. Tho prlco is now ?50 a share. Ho re quested an Inquiry. NO GUMDROPS FOR . COOK'S ARTIC AID RATE FIGHT Federal Supreme Court Holds That Interstate Commerce Commission Exceeded Its Jurisdiction in Order ing Reduction. RECIPROCITY LOST FOR THIS SESSION SAY ALL MEMBERS Amendments Resorted to Prevent Fi nal Vote on Measure Pressure on Tuft, to Prevent Session. BUCK STOVE CASE ORDERED DISMISSED CHUM LASHES NTH KM Dissatisfaction at St. Petersburg With Reply to Czar's Demands Russia Demanded Freedom to Trade chintl Great Wall. ST. PKTKnS.IUTUG, Feb. 20. Dis satisfaction with China's reply to Rus sian's" near-ultimatum, which was re ceived here today, Is,reportod to have been followed by orders for a con centration of troops on tho Chinese frontier with tho object of at once seizing tho ICuldja district In Chinese Turkestan. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 20. De lighted because the legislature pass ed four highway bills looking toward the Improvement or Oregon roads, when It appeared that nono would pass, members of the Oregon Good Roads association will hold a "jubi lee meeting" tonight. "Unci all our bills been passed, we would have had more cause for re joicing," said Lionel J. Webster, chairman of tho executive commit tee, "but we feel fairly encouraged as things stand." Of tho bills passed, first and most Important Is tho measure providing for tho appointment of a stato high way commissioner. Tho appropria tion for stato aid was cut from $CS0, 000 to $010,000 and tho county au thorities lmvo absolute authority to lri?iy where It shall be spoilt. The bonding act, drawn by the stato grange, stipulating that petition for bond Issues shall specify location of roads to be constructed, was pass ed Instead of tho Webster act, which left It to the county courts. Tho state convict labor bill was killed, but tho county prisoner act was passed. All of tho bills as orig inally presented, were much an'iend ad. , NKW YORK. Feb. J0. -Planning to make peinmicaii his main food arti cle, as did Dr. Cook, but omitting gunidrops, Rudolph Frnueke, one of tho Brooklyn explorer's aides, today is preparing for an Arctic trip on his own account. His vessel, tlio Polar Star, is being built in Holland. Frnneko proposes to leave in June. From Ktnh Fruncko plans to lead n party of scientists and sportsmen to Klsmerland, thence to Rrndlcyland, going further north if conditions permit. First Prosecution Involving Penal Feature of Sherman Act Under Consideration From Savannah. WASHINGTON, 1). C., Feb, lit). The United Status Mipremo court this afternoon ruled against the North western lumbermen in the Willamette river freight rate ease. The court decided tlutt the interstate commerce commission had exceeded its juris diction in attempting to fix the rates on lumber shipments from the Wil lamette valley to San Francisco. The Foiled States supreme court .this afternoon dismissed the civil suit involving dificulties between the American Federation of Labor and the Iluck.- Stove and Range company of St. Louis. The decision does out affect the SALKM. Or., Feb. 20 U the re-Ulatus of the contempt eases against quest of Chief Clerk of tho Senate j President Clompers, Vice Presidtnt Mitchell and Secretary Morrison jf FLAGG EUlN SENATE REVISION HALF OF THE "ARMY" NOW AT MONTAGUE The Chlneso reply fnlls far short of It carried a sonato ainendniont appro-1 tho czar's demands. China says that printing ?:100,000 to the Colvlllo In- the granting of Russia's doinnnds dlans In tho stato of Washington for lands selbed by tho govornmont, of which $100,000 was for ox-Senator Martin Duller of North Carolina as attorney fees. BOY KILLS COMPANION THINKING HIM DEER Kl'OFNH, Or., Fob. 'JO. Under the impression that lie was shunting at a deer Clarence I'hipps, 17. shot mid killed Harry Sutherland of the Mime ago, in the hills near Coburg, ac cording to word reaching hero to day. Neither knew of the other's presence in the thick iiiuloibriish. The ball passed through Sutherland's head. Bailey Quits Filibuster. WASHINGTON. I). I'.. Feb. 'JO. -Folowing a conference with Presi dent Tuft today, Senator Itnilcy of Texas announced that lie hail pledged himself not to filibuster against the rut'ipdocity measure in the neiuito. MONTAGCF,, Cul.. Feb. 10. Onl about one-hull' of the original l.'iU Industrial Worker-, of the World h' Flagg, Judge Calloway today issued an Injunction restraining tho commit tee appointed by a resolution of the senate to revlso its journal, from at tempting the work. Flagg claims that the law provides the chief clerk shall do this work. Tho senate had a coin mltteo appointed to' rovlso tho Jour nal dally, and, although It cost $100, tho work was not ddne. left Portland with the intention of in vading Fresno to light tho "free speech" ordinance, aro hero today. Tho others are beating their way on south bound freight trains. The Iiiiliustrials have pitched their camp ne.tr here and intend resting all day. They have resorfed to no disorder and are paying cash for food and other necessities. i the Federation. The Foiled States supremo court today reviewed the decision of the federal circuit court for the south ern district of Georgia in grunting the appeal of Fdiuiiud Nash, Spencer Shutter, Copper Myers, George Honrilmnn and Carl Mutter, officials of tlio American Stores company?1 convicted of having violated the Sherman anti-trust inw at Savannah. This is the first casein vol ving the penal fenliires of the Sherman net the supreme court has eyon considered. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. That there will bo no vote on the reciprocity bill at this session of con gress Is tho belief today of many sen ators. Tho agreement can easily bo kept from a final roll cnll by nniond monts, under which debate Is unlim ited. It Is said this method will bo adopt ed to prevent a vote. Mcanwhllo pressure Is bolng brought to boar upon President Taft to head off nn extra sobbIoii, which, It Is declared, would hnvo a bad effect on business. t V tlKllt s m GATES' CONDITION IS MUCH IMPROVED NFAV YORK', Feb. 20. The con dition of Charles Gates was so much improved today that his physicians announced that relief from blood opiaoning wns only a matter of a few days. The special train bearing the young millionaire arrived last night and was met by Dr. D. K. Fellowes. The physician nnnouneed that although Gates' leg had become infected there was no longer of losing it, nuil that thefroublo was less serious than he feared. Tho special train cost Gates .ffiOOO. Family Feud in Which Revolvers, - Talk and Tahacco Juice and More Guns Arc Strangely Blended. PROTEST MADE UN RECIPROCITY Toronto Bankers Object to Ratifica tion of Agreement With Uncle Sam Fearing Weakening of Tics Binding Them to Great Britain. Perhaps most of your "bad luck" consists in failing to answer the want uds that contain opportunities lor von. would givo the latter a commercial monopoly of Mongolia, oven exclud ing Chlneso trade. Russia demanded 'freedom to trade and liberty to trav el and rosldo for Russian subjects in .Mongolia and the territory behind tho Croat Wall." China contends that this Is unwarranted and not provid ed for In tho treaty of 1881. In her reply, China agreog to tho establishment of Russian consulates at all the points mentioned by Rus sia except Cliouxhunasuu, but Insists that article 12 of tho treaty, provid ing for the withdrawal of tariff ex emptions whonevor trado warrants the establishment of a Russian con sulate, bo adhered to. This denies Ruaaln'a general contontlon for free dom from Chinese tariffs. Summing up, China contends that the treaty of 1881, on her side, has not been vlolatod In letter or In splr-' It, but points out several violations ' on the part of Russia. China cites, .as Illustration of this claim that Chi nese subjects wore expelled from tho least side of the Amur rlvor, and also I tilikiit liinu llin fnlliirr. if Piluuffi it In- Wholesale Election Corruption Charge Probed In Danville, III, Speaker .Cannon's Home City. WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 20.- PiAhidniit 'I'll 1 1 IimIjiv nnminufod Hrhmdier General. I urVov, chief of dem,llf.y C.h,mi f"r ,r0,erty ,l08lro" tlie const artillery, to lie major eral. gen led In tho Ruaao-.Jnpaneso war. COSI 200,000 BRITISH TO PASS UP CHAMP CLARK'S JOKE LONDON, Feb. 20. -Announcing lb.it tho Rritwh government will lot mp einier. 1' commons that his cabinet would make no representation to the 20. Former American government. Gardner, on Asquith's statement was called out ! UIU 'ru W1 Vllllll'-Hl It ll ( ' Tfl lll I )il I "m " fi'tili"" value to fhami III U (,lurk'. nnnexiilion talk," Premie IU IlILL (JILL Ahi-uith declared in the hoiino 5?HV YORK, Fel State Senator Fruuk trial for bribery iu connection with bv a query from uii opposition mem the legislative light to dele.it the her. Hughe anti-race track bills two vean asm. admitted that be spont MULTNOMAH WILL BE more than $200,000 to kil ltfae meaa- DISTRICT OF ITSELFi urea, according to the testimony . dav of George Hall of Wilkefchurre, SALEM, Or., Feb. 20. CioW ja", Governor WeM object-, which in eon-, Hall swore that Gardner .told him idered as only a remote possibility,' he bad attempted to prevent the pa- Multnomah county will have one rep- sage of the billa, and that he had regulative in eongrfSk under ilulio- taken $200,000 to Albany while the ' redisricting bill, which pawd h.i .-art'- welt- b lore lb. ( i-I.iIiim both !i'"U-i ! i.4 't utiPft i1 1.1 . ' .. UUlI ' ILL. '' j . J s f.rvll??" M& vy Asia's t3lll3t MMtmjmlMMmMV y 'HI1& &.' ?t..;JBk ffiK k W 1srHrrl ww V1SSMug& Iffik ' llA""M -rtlk t Vi.o fc. mi m i 'mim fW M.vUZ4Ui. d TORONTO, Ont., Fob. 2C Pro tcHtiug agaiiiHt tho ratification of tho reciprocity agreement with tho United States, 19 leading bnnkors nnd merchants of Toronto, who were for mer supporters or Sir Wilfrid Laur ler, are out hero today In opposition to the administration. In a state ment they doclaro that reciprocity with the United States would chock trado botweon tho provinces of Can ada and between tho colonies of tho Hrltlsh empire. Their protest nlso says: "Aftor Home yours of reciprocity the channels of Canada's trado would become so changed that a termination of tho ntjreoinont would cause an unparalleled disturbance of trado. To avoid such a disruption Canada would ho forced to extend the scope of tho agreement to Include manufactures mill other articles. "Tho reciprocity agreement would weaken tho ties binding Canada to the empire. Unrestricted reciprocity, which would ho the natural outcome of tho present iiKreemont, would still further weaken thoso ties and make It sltll more difficult to effect a po litical union with tho United States." T0WERMAN GOES CRAZY AND STOPS ALL TRAINS EVANS CREEK Warriitfl Tongs Placed Under Bonds of $750 to Keep Peace by Justice of the Pcarcc Wcrtz at Mectinrj of Principals at Wootlville. SEARCH OF WITNESSES SHOWS MAN WITH GUN PHILADELPHIA, I'ii., Feb. 20. -Alter haung tied up traffic for two 1mm on (hive railroad linen and ilia i ig hi, family from home with a lo.idwl revolver, William Ilniliiigcr, a l'uiiivyluiitia railroad towermuu, u turned over today to a lunacy coiiiiiii-ioii for examination. Suddenly losing his i'ouhou while iu dot v. Ilurliiigcr manipulated his , lii-hl- until he brounht ovory train of th Haltimore Central, the I'ltiladel phio, Haltimore ami Wellington and ' the Weiteboxter roads within bis dis-irn-i in a ttop. Ho then wont home, I r.in hi-, family out and for hull' mi iiour niooii iu an upper window wiiu ,i rcMilver iu bis band. Later tlie police slipped in tlie back dour and found him uxloep, CHLOROFORMED TO END j ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE huluAult i"'f .irruption of u magnitude that (iii n a shadow the re-eiit exMMuie at -i t uiuii, O., la tlireuteued In 'ermiliu ouiit, III. and Dunvllle, the ouniy Meat nnd huiue of SMaker .liMvpli i Cannon, tho veiitar of the proeediutf. While (lie Atuiiim cuuuty jJik U o contended to nelllng their voiee for $.' and 'u the llltuolun went hn uiyu an $l.Mi, it U allegwl. mid it U twilinuliHl tlutt the DuiiNM-nitK rocoutly HMit $-(i,triX) to carry livJlle. Wektville. wmth of Hie couiuy neat, la unhl to contain 1,00 J purclumubUt volur. the prieu ueriiKlug $3, who are organised Into regfilar clutia to keep up ImIIoI prietw. Imuvllle'x negotiable vote In nald to total H.&oo, and t the old Soldier' Uouw contniim 1,'JdO vote mure, vuunll) fr ulo. The lti(tiKatluu U u.a uoiuiartlaan uuturu, aa the preatatuir Judue, K. It. K. Klwlirougli, ia a Deuioerat, while the aUilo attorney, .loliu II. Luwrnun, la u Republican. The foremuH of the fraud Jury, laauc Woialyard, la a former farmer aitd head of a bank at a fciuull town near Dan ville. IU Ht4tuiia that vote hare heeu tudd ouunly for twenty years In Veriullluu cyuuty. All elwtloiw In the eouuty for ihe hint three year will be a (fee ted by the reurt. Thin lucludea Hieakor Cauuou'a ro-oleotlon to oon tren iat Nn fiiiln-r As tho result of a decision hand ed down by .Itistlco of tho Pcaco aeorgo F. Wertz at Wootlville last Saturday, tho law-abiding members of tho communities comprising that Industrious Httlo town nnd tho terri tory lying nlong Evans creek will bo enabled to onjoy $1500 worth of peace. Iu short, the Justice last Sat urday placed V. D. Moore, his wlfo, .lerusha Mooro, a brother, Hiram Moore, and a brothor-In-law, Wil liam Hlllls, under Joint bonds of $750 per couple ft keep tho peaco nnd to rcgulato their behavior In tho futuro In such a way nB to not rtifflo tho "ponco and dignity of tho state." Tho decision wns arrived nt aftor tho details of a family feud, during which guns, talk, more talk, nnd than soino tobacco Julco, played Importnnt parts. According to tho ovldonco Intro duced, William Hlllls, whllo Indulg ing In a cntch-ns-catch-cnn argument with Mrs. Mooro on Fobrttnry 9 Is alleged td hnvo decided tho oncoun tor in his fnvor by squirting n quan tity ot tobacco Julco In Mrs. MoorojB oyo. Scono II Sovornl days later. Plnco, outsldo of courthouse In Woodvillo. A civil suit In which n number of tho disputants wero Involved wns be ing tried. All, whether Interested or not, wore present. Still soniowhnl peovod nt the treat ment meted out to his wlfo by Hlllls, Moore, who wns carrying n gun, tlrow It upon seeing his onemy nnd a shoot ing scrapo was only avorted by tho Intervention of Ilnzol Mooro, tho 13-yoar-old daughter of tho Moores. mills was also "packing" n gun, which had been lent him by II Irani Mooro, W. 1). Mooro's brother,- for tho purpose of defoudlug himself against W. D. Mooro. Scono III occurred In tho court room at Woodvillo before Judge Wertz Saturday. About 25 teams loaded with resi dents of tho KvnnB creek colony ennio to town to hoar tho trial, and ns District Attorney n. F. Mulkoy had been led to hollovo that a number of friends of each of tho two man woro carrying guns, ho requested tho per mission of the court to have all Honrchod. Doputy Sheriff Sam Sun dry did so with tho result that Harry Trlplott was (Uncovered to bo "pack ing" n lllsley of largo proportions. Tho trial of 1 1 1111m wns dulnyed while Trlplott wutj nsMioasud a flue of $1!5 for carrying concealed weapons. Aftur IMiylug his flue, ho nuked to be given the gun back and whoii.lt was handed him he tied one end of a handker chief to the trigger guard, tho other end to u buttonhole In his overcoat nud durlim the reit of thu day car ried the gun In that manner. The trial of tho principal brought out roams of evidence allowing that n neighborhood feud was at the back of the whole tiling, with thu roeult that the Judge paired the belliger ents off nnd placed them under bonda to the amount of $750 to ktiop tho peaco. .Indgo William M. Cohig represent ed Hlllls In the asbiiult charge, which was dismissed. PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 'JO. Dele. mined to end law life, II. . !owil,,,j an ex-saloon man wan prevented! I nun doing ao at his home early to day by Piitroliiuiu Lunelle uml Dr. Oullete, who chloroformed liowdeii Although the man fought liunl to pre vent it. How den waa lakon to St, Vincout'rt hospital where it ia believer he wife recover from two deep aelf-inflieteu ruzor eute on Ilia throat. He wn slushing his throat when Lnello h.uko into the house, NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 20. The United States aupronio court to day decided that under tho Elklns and Hepburn acta, railroads cannot legally exchange freo transportation far advertising apace In magazines nud newupupera. The decision on mo aa the result ot the government's ease against the Million Route, vtA".'iii-'-'i. '