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The Weather
' lin:riuxiuK cloudiness. . Rain, western
portion. Wanner..,,. -i ,: ' I i
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PORTER BILL
WOULD BE
GREAT LOSS
ANTI-TRUST CRATER ROAD WILL LEAD
. AniT rn ATjff rnirnrnnn ta l
Resolutions Are Adopted purdin Defends Measure-
By the Hood River Apple
Growers and Sent to
Delegation in Congress
uti'Mtinn it:iin:it the provisions ol
tho Porter lull, which
i-diircsH, tho tliivclur!
ltiv.r Apph firnwc.H
b now liol'ort1
of tho Uood
union has passed
BILL SENT
TO GRAVE
FROM MEDFORD TO LAKE HAS SWAY
by Viva Voca Vote-No
One on Record Against It
LAWYER'S LIFE
IS THREATENED
iHdefinitely Postponed! United States District
Attorney in Los Angeles
Told What He Will Get
PURDIN'S BILL SO
PROVIDES; TO BUILD
THIS HALF FIRST
II Hi't of resolutions, which will bo sub
inittcd to Oregon r.eaators ami repro
selitatives hi Washington, I). C. '1'ho
Porter bill Ihvh down stringent rules in
regard t" tin- sliimlai.lis'.ing f pack
ages an.l Ihi' grading anil market inn of
apples.
('special intention in called liy the
union to section I of the Porter lull
pertaining to gradiu;
follows: "No. 1 grade end quality shall
consist of healthy, well grown apples
of one variety, sound, of not less than
2 1-2 inches in diameter and of good
color for the variety; or normal shape
and not less than 110 per rent free from
senli, worniholes. bruises and other de
fects, mid properly packed."
The Hood River valley and all other
apple growing districts of the northwest
declares the union has always packed
pot fort apples less than 2 1-2 inches in
diameter into J 1 ! and 5 tier packs, anil
1,1. I, -a tliem No. 1 or fancy fruit. The
,,.!,.:,, ,,f l his proposed hill Will
,.lii;,oiie ihc 4 1-2 and 3 tier fancy up
til.. i,itri.lv from the shipments of the
northwest, 'mid class lliono sizes as No.
2 fruit instead of taacy or .No. 1 g.uuc
This will affect lit I'-ast 33 per c
, I.,, t.i ni.iile output of the ontir
northwest, and throw it into the second
I ,.!,, iM-iule. which means an enor
I.,., .,, Hie apple growers of the
entire Pacific nortlnvest.
Text of Resolutions.
The resolutions follow in part:
Resolved. That '.lie Mood River Ap
1 1 rowers ' union representing 230 ol
i hi. lending aople growers of Hood River
vnllev. does most earnestly protest
...... ;-'.t the passage liv congress of the
ITnited Htates of a hill known as the
i....... l.iil It It. 21.400. being a lull
concerning standard packages. grades
-i,i,, f apples, for the reasons
hereinaft. r la he staled as follow
"The crowors ol Moon m
i il. r,.ii,rl, lulu-, diligent ai
, ,-.,ri .,,iivod at ; standard melli
...i f -,,.kin, the iippIis crown in thii
..i-ioilv- that the present box used 1
the or'owers in packing and shipping
..,.r.l,.s has been found through
.,,. t he the one host adapted for
this purpose, and enables the (rower to
i III! I t .1VII1 ll V 1H IHI""1
if the truiT nun
nny oilier
NTATK IIOrSK. Snh-ni, Or., .Ian. 2H.
Whilo only u few monilters of tho
holme appearotl willing to have their re
marks placed on record in the case of
I'lirdin'H nut i-trust bill, II. IV No. 37,
decisivo majority sent tho proposed
law to au eiirly yravo. No tab was kept
on the vote, which was viva voce on in
definite postponement.
The hill dol'inod a lrunt and provided
criminal penalties and civil damages for
all combinations entered into by persons, wnTTT n havp. WRF.-CK OP
I .OS A Ni KM'S, nil., Jan. .Unit
ed States district Attorney Oscar Law-
ler was threatened with death in u let
ter received by him today. It is snp
pos d that ft was written by sympath
izers of tho alleged Mexican revolution
iHtn who are. imprisoned in this city. .
The letter says: " Vou will et what
Honey got, only worse, if you do not
release the Mexican revolutionists.'
The chief of police has detailed three
men to act as a body guard to Lawler.
Bill Changed to Meet Views of Com-
. mission nnd Governor Before Being
Introduced Provides $100,00 on the
Part of tho State.
PAYSFOR CRIME
; After changing the Prater lake roud
bill to meet the views of the present
Crater lake road commission and Oov
oriior George E. Chamberlain, the bill
was introduced Wednesday by Repre
sentative Pnrdill as follows:
Whereas. Crater lake, the most fa
mous natural wonder of the western
WHS LIFE
Wife Murder Hangs at
San Quentln-Killed Wo
men During Jealous Fit
world, othe greatest attraction for tour- September 30 last, de.riug u fit of jeal
firms, associations or corporations with
the intention to prevent free competi
tion in commerce or nny class of bnsi-
which reads as "ess. It was reporten iininvoiaiiiy oy
I the committee on corporations, coinposen
f I Irmly of Multnomah, chairman; Mil
r of Jackson ami Pnclianan of Dont;
is and .luckson.
Purdin defended the net as in the in
forest of the people. Hrady and t alter
xprcssed the opinion that it went too
far. Hnchaaan said he had no ilonl.t n
on Id work n harilsh'p on fruit and hop
growers, l.eilienweiier voiceu ins s.u
piise thai fruit nnd liopgrowers believ
anti-trust lejrislat ion woniu iiiiit iiie.r
business. Reynolds took a stand agaisl
the passage of the bill.
of
- valh
illlelli
THE MAINE REMOVED
PLAN TO ADVERTISE
STATE
S RESOURCES
WASHIN'OTON. .Ian. 211. President
Roosevelt yesterday seat to congress a
message approving the recommendation
of (iovernor Mnnooa that an appropria
tion be made to remove the wreck of
the battleship Maine from linvnnn har
bor. Tho messaiie follows:
"Oovenior Magoon, on the eve of
Irnving Cuba, has expressed the hope
that the wreck of the battleship .Maine
,.iv . r.'.noveil iron. . oe uihihn
Havana. I trust congress will see the
wisdom of this suggestion nnd will pro
vide for the removal of the Maine. We
l 1,1 urn allow the wreck of this Ins
toi-ie shin to remain a a danger to as
ioatioa ill Havana harbor. This is wis.'
no standpoint. An appropriation
should be made lor I he removal.
SAI.KM. r.. dan. 211. Twelve thou
snail dollars for advertising the climate
nd resources of Oregon is the plan ad
aneeil in a bill introduced by Hailoy of
Multnomah. It gives the state printer
the job of printing llii.noi) pamphlets
oiitiliiiing an official writeup ot eaea
ouatv. II directs that 3".,0illl copies
lie seal to Seattle for distribal ion dur
ing the Alaska Vukoa Pacific exposi
tion, leaving the ntner :- u op
posed of by the secretary of state or
oiiimercial bodies at ins iiiscreiion.
The secretarv of state is made editor
of Hie proposed pamphlet. It is provid
ed that the county .judge of each county
shall transmit not to exceed lour pages.
including one page of illustrations, the
matter is to be arranged in alphabetical
older of counties, with an introduction
by the secretary of state and a map of
the state.
PRESIDENT ROOSKVELT TO
HAVE NAVY IMPROVED
SAN (Jl'KNTl.V. Cal., .Ian. 2.
Charles llnhlesar, panic to tho last
minute, was hanged in the stuto prison
here this morning for murdering Ins wile
and mother-iu-hiw in Stockton, Cal.,
ists that Oregon possesses, situaten in
the midst of scenic marvels nnd unsur
passed beauties of landscapes, is at
present nlniost i!inccei:siine ior me ...
adeipiate roan, r.nn
Whereas. Tin" federal government
through the secrote.ry ol tho interior
and the forestry bureau, has promised
lo.nriv cn oiicration with state anil conn
tv niid has agreed to expend as much
monev in the construction or n roao
,l.r.,'.,h ihe Cascadu forest reserve and
vi,r Lake national nark ns shall be
expended by state, county and other
sources in the construct inn of
leading to tho lake, nnd
COBt of Highway.
Whereas, It is estimated that the
cost of a highway from Medford to
Klamath falls, beiiif the first section
to be constructed ill the proposed state
,,,.,,1 from the Pacific ocean to the Ida
ho l.onndury. will approximate .-i0n,ii0(i,
..r which amount 2.riU.IMI" will be ex
o.M.ded bv the goveniniint. ri."l by
Jackson, '.fr.ll.OPII by Klnniath
4.--.H i bv oilier unities int
IN ROCKIES
road
usy following a debauch. He had been
arried onlv six months then.
He weighed only 1211 pounds and drop
d six feet, one of tho longest on roc
I. lit- was dead in 30 seconds.
He ascended the- steps to tho scut'
told with ll sneer on his lips, without
a tremor. Ho turned to tho officers just
iicforc the trap was sprung and said:
Hoys, thauk you for your kiudm-as
luring tho time 1 have been hero. 1
will meet you on tho other sido of Jor
dan. 1 '
His last request was for u cigarette,
when the guard fume to make him
readv.
From North Dakota to
Texas Gale Is Raging
Denver in Grip of Driv
ing Sleet-TraHlcTled Up
DF.NVKH, Col., Jan. 211. A great
galo of wind Is still raging on the west
rn plains oust of this city.
All tho wires between Denver und
Og.lin to the east lire down uuder the
tioiw weioht of u sleet storm, whleU
extends from North Dakota to Texas.
Railroad traffic on the eastern slope
of the Rockies is paralysed.
This citv is held in the grip of a sleet
storm and nil lines of business have al
reiiilv suffered.
Trains Derailed.
I III.IIK ADO SPRINGS. Jan. liih
wo trains are detailed H miles east
f this city duo to the soft roadbed,
fatalities are reported.
GRAPE GROWERS ANGRY
AT REDUCED GRAPE TARIFF
mint v.
rest oil
1,01)1. Cal., .Inn. 211. The Table drape
Growers' association of Man Joaipnii
countv is much wrought up over the
table grape situation up overetaoipj
table grape situation duo to the con
BANQUET IN HONOR OF
THOMAS PAINF'S BIRTHDAY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Piesidenl
Roosevelt believes Hie organization of
the navv department in nol such us to
bring I lie best results, and he appointed
oniuiittee lodliy to cout.ioei ......
s of the navv." His net ion was
. . , ' :., .-l,.w of tho
solliew Ilill oi a - so. p. " . " ,
fact Hint tljc members ol the rniunns
sion appointed today met nt Washing
lou two weeks ago mid indorsed Sec
retarv Newborn-"s plan of reoi-ganr.n-',.tl
in view also of the nut horiza-
,i' ,v the Semite of an inquiry into
i ....... ..i:ir,.s and the need, if any.
of legislation lo improve the minimis-
tuition of Ihe navy depart it.
A un.en,iat of the president s ac
tion was entirely unexpected lit tin
.. . i- V,.,-l.,.rrv IIP
.Icoai-liue it. " 1
peared to b
lacking
maintain
nrraiieini! and p:
n,,ot nossiblv be had
sized box or package.
Oliangue Would Be Costly.
"That the adoption of a box of the
dimensions proposed in the Porter bill
would cost the growers of the north
west over l.nnil.imu annually by reason
f the disarraagenient of its methods
of long standing, which have eoatnl.
ntod most niateiially to the high slaluV
aid of Hood liiver apples, nnd by rea
.. ..i n,n fct that Ihe grower would
l. .iiiii.11ci1 to bear Ihe cross of the
I. fruit aecessarv to fill Ihe box.
as proposed by the bill, without aav
.l.i;.io.,!.l eoiiipi-iii'iition; that it is mi
possiblo for the grower
nla fit. the box. but
must be shaped to fit the apple; that
ihe box in or nt us" by the growers
in this valley is the one exactly a.
-d to the fruit.
Will Lower Grades,
ol-hni the oradea as provided in
bill would eliminate at least :!"i per
cent of the entire crop from being class
. t ,- i..k which the markets
..f tho' wor d have l.eroioior,-
c..Ah n.;tliot oaestioa. by
the elimination "f sizes of apples less
than two and one-half inches in diam
eter, which sizes constitute I -".tier
apples."
KENTUCKY MAN PAYS HE
IS "SKEERED TO DEATH"
to make the
that the box
CHICAGO, -Ian- 2!'. I'nder the alls
..ices of the American Secular I'aion I
. .. i.t I.-...-...-.. t;n -l celebrn-
;..l.l r reel iiongi.-. i-
or. and hnnqii-t in honor or i nomas
Panic's birthday will lie Hem tonigin
it Hull House, the laionns social sei-l.-nient.
presided over by Miss Jane
.. lams. Honor vr.v. i-.ro in- p.....
!ige C. H. Waite, the jurist and un
til, r, who is s.i years om i........
,-i.ze bust c! Judge nite win ne mi-
oiled. The speakers will menuie i.i.
j'chn K. Riberts. n-niiter of the Church
', s V "tl-l in ivaesas i ny, an. i
i larence ll. Di.nnv, 111 laioons ...."
ov, vie. will av t.'butl to Ilie nu-tli'.i-her
i i f ll"' 1" M'l.'.iion."
PRIVATE FICK HELD
FOR KNOCKOUT BLOW
nOISK. Idaho. Jan. 2!. A formal
,.h:irge of manslallght. r has been filed
gainst Theodore At . rics. a p..
-nth cavalry, liv a court oi
...nvened following the
the mos; surprised of all-
T,r trT.T.Tl PERSON ON BRIDGE
CHARGED BY LIVE WIRE
eOl.l'SA. Cal.. Jan. 2'J- A high pow
line of Ihe Pacific Gas & Kb-ctric
,.,,,-. which crosses the river near
the Colusa bridge, came in contact with
.. ...Ir.. ., the bridge Monday and so
charged the structure that n dog ma
,,ig across it was held so lasi 10. s,
moments he could not gei ........
harge lessened lor an insiao., i-.--
i.l.. ,,,,.1 Ihe l og. anei- -
., ' .. i.: l..,..k let out a tew
lioor i- - - ,
,1 mo howling from Hie pn.ig.-
n laborer, v.as stunning "u
.. . rcceive.l oui.e o
I M'- ... "n .
shock, lie was not injured.
The
SUIIIM
the
veljis and
John Martin,
i-KKl.linil to be expeil.led by gression.'ll coininilteo hliviag closed Hie
hearing and agreed to lower tho duty
on the Spanish grapes. Another meet
ing of the organization will be held next
Saturday afternoon in Hill's hall, in nil
etTort to obtain a rehearing of tho mat
r before the tariff revision commit
e in Washington.
Much encoiirageinent is felt among
the growers since telegrams havo com
the stale of Oregon, other sections of
., i i i, built later as other conn
lies contribute, and
i u Tl. instruct urn ol tae
..,,.,,,l scenic road will mane me mi..-
1 1 . ....,.,;. I., to
I .. , no torn woiun-in
;uiu ,,. , iiu' soul lipouiiu .ii-iih
l..nv,. trains ill Mo.lroril or ,sn..iiiu
..i. ,,.ii..u view tne mi. t- i.e.. :,. -
,l,.,i,' ioiirnev sol
i ...... I, .. nort ihoun.l lour.sin
the hike from Khmialh falls ami ias.-
.1... o.i rs aoaia at Me.tlorn
having seriously ili.errupteii inc..
1 ,-..u,,ll ill ail llicreiir.,- ... .-
WOMEN MAY
GETAVOIE
No
.1, ' .' -.y .1., :'..-' ;,'U
1 ; ' - 'i !f- , '! v:-'i ; i Jl )'i
House Passes Bill -Allew- -.-
ing Matter to Go to Peo-T
pie at the Next General ; i '
Election v. . - . . n
. , .. t-v
ULVMPIA, Wash., Jua.i' i9. Xtttt :'.
Hpeiidiug much timo this morning on a y
trivial proposition to save $0 on a print-- -
ing bill, the house tackled the woman's ,A l
suffrage bill, and passed it by a vote. 1
of 71) to 18. '-. 1 ' ' ' "A
Tho voto was arrived at when it. was r i;
decided that the question should b
submitted to tho people at the next geo-i:,'. -'J
erarelection. , r. .' 'V
Representative Palmer of King eoun
ty livl the fight against the bill, deelar-,
ing that it was a trivial matter, entail-
ing niucli expense. On the other hand, ' 6
Representative Hradsborry said that cor- A-j
porations were afraid of women's votes.
.Several "Ood bless you" speeche i 'i Vj.
wero made by tho women present whBift
the bill went, through.
. . v .. . , t ,'.
GREAT INDOOR ATHLETIC .
MEET 18 ON TONIGHT. nut;
More Sleet at Ogden,
tlGDEN. Jan. 211. A severe storm of
sleet is severely damaging business in
Ibis city. Telephone and electric wires
re down. Street car service is parnl-zcil.
Salt Lake Suffers.
SALT LAKH CITY, Jan. 211. Pros
pects are that this city will be ill total
darkness tonight, owing to the heavy
gale which is prevailing hi this portion
of the Rocky mountain range. Business
is at a standstill. There is no abate
ment of the storm in sight.
PEARL CUFF BUTTON IS
FOUND YEARS AFTERWARD
Needhain and Senator Perkins regnrding
the probability of a reopening of the
tariff discussion on grapes. All liter-
.lure and briefs on the grope problem
have been forwarded to M-eilliam.
Oregon of from JO.nnfl to should a hearing be given the tnriff
-. 0. a venr (the milliner oi s.K...
...iiinllllv visit the leuow
v,,w,.i,iit.-l .".ml a resiiiinii.
on. t hereliv lien
the entire state, and
tone and
in crease
efitl ing
question inirnig ine-ixirii nessi.
i-ongress Lodl will send a .special repre
sentative to represent Ihein.
Chairman George W. Ashley, who litis
just returned from Snl Francisco," said
that he visited (he tariff department oi
Mi" Southern Pueific anil they stated
that thev wero back of tho growers and
nnenii New Country.
Whereas, Said stall rond will ren.ier
.,.li.t,.d nnd
cessilile ii ng.oi. - .. .. ,i it ,-,.i,iiice nossible
utiseltle.1 poruou
Also the rrooueers rruu cootpini.
claims it will do all in its power to fur
liter the interest!! of the growers,
ALBANY, Or., Jan. l Murt Bilycu
found a pearl cuff button on the bank
of the river, the property of Dudley
Newell, who was drowned at Kugenc
about three years ago, while u student
in the university there. The button wus
worn by young Newell at the time or
his drowning, nnd was identified by
Hubert Torbet, a close friend. The
luil ton had worked its way down the
stream 30 miles and was picked up near
Plhe dock of the Oregon City Trans
l-ortntioit Company at the toot or
llroadalbill street. I no onus oi inn
cuff link are much worn, due to the ac
tion of Ihc water and gravel.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cut., Jan! 29. ,
Crack athletes of tho Paeific 'eoast ara.. -tA
entertained in tonight's great indoor .
athletic meet to be held undor the aim-' '
pices of the Olymplo club at the Au- .".i.V
ditorlum. . . - ; ,
'ifteen events, including three hand
icap riicos, aro scheduled- for the . ove- ,
uing, with rour invitation events una a ,
special half-mile relay for high schools''
Kivo open ovents.and a novelty rieo for.. .
old tiino uthlotes, together with ti push
ball contest, will make up tho remain- )i..
dor of tho program. . , , t, . ,r f.
The 7 !i yards special ihv'itution
serntch raco will he n'foaturo evaojiotj
the evening with Snedigar, Knox, Gor
hardt and Abndio entered.' Tho' ton- ,'-!'.
plete progriini is ns follows:! 880-Jard
invitation handicap, one-mile open-blind-leap,
-440-yard open handicap, fiveiiile, j
invitation race, 00-ynrd high liurdloSO-, . .
yard low hurdles, polo vault," 73-yo,rd 1
special Invitation scratch . raeo, , "Jgh
ju nip, shotput, 75-yurd high school in- ;
vitntion race, half-mile relay rnee, open
to all, und 73-yard raco for oldd-timera. j
BALTIMORE AUTHORITIES .-, '
ARREST "DIAMOND QUEEN"
of the
aid
epted
reason of
ag;
the Kottrti'
-. :.... .,-1.1,1,
,,,... ........ f
death of Michael Vinson ii"
;. knockout blow received from Kick in
, boxing match nt Boise barracks Sat
nrdav night. The cm- will h- tried by
rtial. The Kiel,- nson
I boxfest held
:.u .......,;usi,.ti of the commanding of
ficer. Colonel (ireshain. In the audi
once were 30 members of the Idaho log-
:l,.luro Wilson ami rics n
.I.liers an.l were intimate friends.
Clilll'l in
was a preiiiiinotr.
nmiMiv WAVING MANIAC,
SLAYS FARMER, KILLS SELF
S N lOKF., 'al.. Jan. 211. Transform
,,,'; a raving maniac with the desire
for destruction nnd a thirst, for blood,
Look Gong Gin, a Chinen- employed on
.. c r n A. Bel lew. nenr Mil-
l ne ram i. "' ' ( .
pitas, this ev.ei.ing set fire to the ranch
..nd mortellv wounded Louis
roil-..-. "n-. -
r;:..l.or,ls n wealthy farmer.
milted suicide.
ir...- .1... I'l.iiiiii.mail Set fire
'. , n;-l,r,l i nnd other neigh
i ..,i i Belh-w's iissistan. i
they were fighting me "
., set fire to the nam.
,.,. ll in settling an
of the state nn.l tiring ion.
large area; therefore,
II,. it enacted by 'he I I"
ulnte of Oregon; aa.o
I!,- it ena.-led by til - l.gislinivc ass,-...
I.U- of the state of Oregon
O.....I... 1 Tl..-r IS ICIel.V a p oopi.
i ... ,.f muiiovs ia the hlinds of
,.. 'f the statu of Oregon
. . ... i. ,.,.,;.. t.nnroiiriaieo, I""
illi.l noi ...... . . ,
'.. ,.r tlllllllllO to lie expelllieo
' , f aiding in Ho' const ructioii
,f , slate mad from (he Pacific ocean
... I.1..1.,, Iw.oiularv. via rat -r ik
., ..' C.....I inn of tile nilld to b1
. ., ... i, from Medford, Jackson
sirueiru ...
Mly. Oregon, lo III"
p..iu hTPiiiiutli counlv
...I. ;.i;,r for the aiipropria
, g,ni ,,,,,1 directing that the
I Kill Ol -I-."".
-..., : t the road shall
rirsi ei- . ...
I oil, I'll IS. ll.e .'
'he Pioneers of Alaska, a northern
fraternal organization, are arranging for
very creditable display nt the Alns
la -Yukon-Pacific expositi i Seattle
next vear. Kxhibits will be sent from
very city in Alaska and the display
will be housed in a building to tin erect-
d bv the order.
DANVIU.K. Ky., Jan. 2 Leslie
Gregorv of this city, who ha.i Lizzie
Tillman arrest. -1 for threatening to
hoodoo" him. hm who was acquitted
M her trial before Judge K. V. Piiryea.
now claims to have ai-toally
ll hoodoo" from Go' llll-to
his arch enemy.
He claims that his -tollmen it
habited by mosquitoes and bugs
that he lives ill constant l-n..r. "
keereil to death all the tian
reeeivi
hand
and
'-! am
e said.
TERRORISTS WITHIN
THE CZAR'S PALACE
Jan. 2!!. Police
, latest bomb ex-
to light what is
Treatment of a quart of milk Done.
down to a pint with o dime cut up in
it. administered by a "voodoo' doctor
failed to scare off the "hoodoo."
ST PKTKItHBCRG
nvestigat'p.n into th
i.l,,sion has brought
l.,.li,.ve.l to t.o a terrorisi poo -ii
,1 i.eror and his family. Knt-rliig
,. crowded .afe in t'ie cential pan oi
the citv. a student bft a small packet
n one table while h- went to pick up
a .aper from another. A waiter touched
the packet, which exploded, killing him
and wrecking a part of the cafe. Dur
ing the panic the student escaped. Tiven
tv arrests have been mede in St. Pet.-rs
burg, and among thosr taken into ens
tody is said to be one of the cznr'i
servants at Tsarkoe Seloe.
and com-
to the
While
chin
citv of Khimalli
BOY WALKS FOR HALF
HOUR WITH jcuunn"
Medford
cites:
May Appoint Commission.
Section Whenever 'TTZ
this state, shall be advised that Jaok
: ,.:,n.yhas appropriated., n, of
f-,.(io to aid th" cons ruction of a
road in mid county from Medford Jack
"a inty. to a point on the wes 1, e
f the Cascade forest "
Crater lose, ne o- i i- --
l be known as tn". . i
. . I ..miKtllHSIOII. 1"
tor lane .. .
CI WIlooi
niity, Oregon
sum
SNT ROSA. Jan. 211 After hav
ing been kicked In the head nn.1 his
skull fractured so that pieces of the
bono penetrated the brain. 10 year old
Michael Doughertv walked for some .lis-
ng his hors. s lieiore u
Ho was harried t" tne n"-
..li-.l find III. Opeiiitiotl was III once ' "
fr,n.d bv Dr. S. H. Ilogh- and Dr.
M. nen.v. The lad "ill probably
r..r lo.lf nn hour atlcr tne iu.ui...
... n,,il,in the matter with
wa i,,p...- -
the boy.
fence,
lliici.lis.-ious
P.
Mrs. Marv P-tcr. primary teacli-r
the Jacksonville public school, has hoc 11
, fined to lo r room f..r lipllo. r
davs with a severe cold, but has re
covered siiflieietltlv nt I. resent to resume
her duties.
and thereupon
hereby appro)
route to
commission
ounnissioil
v.-ii members, tw
... nf Klamatli
res. in ..." . ,,
r.ii rs-r coin
riatisl shall be available
. - ii one It lirl
for ile m .lacssoii
lnr . t.'i..,ih countv
two venrs. ami upon
..preprinting -.0."no to a...
I 1 1 . i l.-l, n, mill Falls
struct inn oi a m.e.
, ,c east line f the Cascade forest
n the roule 'o rarer I""- .
bah-nco of the sum aerew
use in n.n...
that may be through the government
n-ierve surrounding Crater lake lake.
and to supervise uie expi-nunoi.- m sum
sum of ll 00,000, and also tho 30,01)0
appropriated by Klaniath county, nnd
nil other moneys provided for tho con
struction of the said road between Med
ford and Klauialh Fulls not ill the
boundaries of governuu at reserve; said
commission shall have entire charge
of construe! ion of said road in Jack
son and Klamath counties.
S -ctioa -1. That such money shall be
exp. iidod only upon a county rond, a
leg-illy estabiiidied, und no part shall
be expended for securing a right of wuy
for said road.
Section ... That the commission shnll
.-led a p resident, who shall preside nt
.-ill ton-tings, and n secretary, who shall
keep a record of alt proceedings of the
comi.iissioii. ar.d accounts of all moneys
r ived and ex.--nde.l by Ihe coinmis
sio- . and shall make a quarterly report
of all the fransaciioi s of the commis
-ion. to be filed ill the office of Ihe
".ocretarv of state.
Section Ii. That all money approprl
aled her -under shall be paid out by the
tiecsiirer of the sli-l upon warrants of
the secretary of utnte upon tne oril'-rs
or vouchers of the commission, signed
In- the president aiol secretory.
MANY ARE INDICTED BY
' OKLAHOMA GRAND JURY
Ml'SKOGKF, Okln., Jan. 2I. At
hast 3S forged deeds lire reported nnd
ihree persons lire said to havo been
indicted by Ihe federal grand jury in
session here, everything possible is be
ing d to keep the jury's action so-
ci.-l. From ten to 13 separate indict
ments are said lo havo been found
i-gei list each individual. The charges
deal with title lo town lots and suit
i been started against the estato ol
Ihc late General Pleasaiiton Porter, prin
pal chief of the Creek nation.
WEALTHY GROCER MURDERED;
ROBBERY WAS THE MOTIVE
IIALT1MORK, Md Jan. Th
llaltimnro police authorities , nenevo
thev havo in custody Mamie iiceris,
known in the south and particularly ib
Georgia, as tho "Diamond Queen,"
who heavily swindled the jewelry firm ...
of Thou Bros, nnd T. L. Des Bouillons
in Savannah in 1002.
Tho woman was arrested Decemuer" , ,j . j
20 last at the Hotel Belvencro, wn -,
she was employed as housekeeper un- ' '
der the name of Minnie Degracia,1 for v
the theft of a diamond horaosioo pin .
allied at 0i0, belonging to Mrs.
Clu-.rh-s llihhs Carter of. 1'ittsbutg, ,
guest ill the hotel. . .. y
For the Savannah crime' Mamie Do- ' ''
oris served a term at tho Georgia penal
far mat. Milledg'eville," where she wa '
whipped by u guard for beaoh of dls-
cipliae. The flogging uroused tho whole
statu ami the matter was 'widely com
mented on. -
SAN JOSH, Cal., Jan. 21'. William I-.
Thurston, a wealthy groi-r, was found
today dead oa the floor of his store by
children who looked through the win
.lows while on their way to school.
Thurston's heart was lorn out by two
charges of buckshot from the gun of a
man who robbed him us he was closing
his store last night. The murderer made
his escape, but was trc.cisl ror a ihock
bv bloodstains.
PROMINENT MAN STOLE
TO PLAY THE RACES
SIX-THOUSAND POUND '
NUGGET OF COPPER FOUND
SKATTLK, Wusli., Jan. 211. A solil
limn). pound puro copper nugget has bej'i
found in the Chittina district Copper
nver i alley. Alaska, and B. F. Millard,
lis iwni r, will undertake to bring it to
Sen it le l or display at the Alaska-Yukon-
-.-ifu- exposition. , - ' '
Millard let the contract to a north-
I in.l .oiiu rt; yesterday for transpos
ing the huge piece of minerul from its
native bed to Valdc. agreeing to pay
tl.'iOO for the service.
From Valdex the nugget will he ship-
I.OS ANGKI.KS. Cal.. Jan. 2!l.--Fond
neis for high living and Hie racetrack,
,-oupled with a desire to have his fam
ilv appear well, are reasons attributed
for the downfall of James F. Blishlicll,
prominent inlly. who was arrested
this evening on nrctisr.ti.ins of having
,.i,,lif.-l,-,l jSSH from the K. K. Wood
I. limber company. It is said his dc
falcations will approximate 1H,000.
shall
.led shall be iivailalil" lor us. in ........ section 7. The cnmmisnion
,lh county in oi nd two years. j n.:,U.- all needful rules or regulations
No Salaries. I f,,r the transact! .f busilieos and its
Section '. That said i"ni","n I places of meeting shall be ileillord.
-....it -a....;... .... salnrv conipelisation for . . .i,.n couiifv. flregoa, or t-.t Klamath
d to this city by steamer.
CHAUFFEUR SENTENCED TO
ONE YEAR IN JAIL
SAMUEL OOMPERS MUST
PAY COSTS OF TRIAL
WASHINGTON. Jan. 211. President
Samuel (lumpers. Vice-president John
Mitchell nnd Secretarv Frank Morri-
Oregon. Four, sen of the American reiteration ot i.n
hall constitute, bur. recently adjudged in contempt of
Tho business of ,. rr the iransaction of bnsi court and sentenced to imprisonment in
... ..ii i. ... ,.rnt ! .. . . i - I.... -1...11 .,,1 ii,rti 1 the District of I oluintlie fall, were to-
Th 'Z"'Zv cou f Jackson and f,; ti , ,im,, i day ordered by Justice Wright of the
';,. d the proper fed u. .,.,; If ., vreancv nrciirs ill District supreme court to pay the costs
' l,..,;i;,.. in Ihe selection of a l comiuission. the c-verenr shall fill incurred ill the proceedings.
Iheir services, excepi uo-ir - ) mils. lininain couoi v,
I :.. il.n t.osiiicss i i ..r .1.- I ... -.1
i,u,.u Wliell eogni'i " .neiuo.-rn ". nn-
lie
of such commission.
The ng
NKW YORK, Jan. 29. Henry J. Ben
edict, formerly chauffeur for Charles
11. (Boots) Durnell, was sentenced to
day at Minenla, L. I., to one year in
iail for manslaughter in tho second de
gree. Benedict was driving Durnell 's
automobile, which smashed into tho ma-,.
chine .of J. K. Arosemena of New Roch
clle, a director of the American Copper
Plate company. Mr. Arosemena died
from the injuries received.
proper uud feasible route for a road tUo same by appointment.
gicgste i about 1500.
In Seattle recently was organized a ,
federation of state clubs representing
nearly every state in tne union, run
numbers of the societies have arrange-' - '"
. .... ll..).. vua.a,..fi., -
to nitveriise un- rtni-1-.i.-.,,"-..
exposition in every part of the country. "
It has resulted In the organliatlon of : '
tho big western city Into a publicity - "
bureau to boost for the big 1909 shew, -'