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CRATER BILL IS REPORTED FAVORABLY
ON
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Prospect for Passage is
Growing BrlghterHas
Been Changed to Four
Yearly Payments
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 11.
The house voted to accept the report
of the ways and moans committee this
il'ternoon and made the bill the special
crder of the day to be considered Friday
at 1 : 30 p. m.
OMORROW
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 11.
After two weeks' consideration, the
house committee on ways and menus to
day reported favorably on tho Outer
lake road bill, the only alteration from
' ' (lie original measure being a clause mak
ing tho nintiey available in four equal
; annual payments of 0M) each in-
1 stead of in two payments of $."0,000
each. j tmm
uome up Xiato xoaay.
The measure will come up for a vote
lute today or on Friday. The calendar
is blocked by u large number of senate
bills which are causing lengthy de
bates which prevent rapid action.
Tho prospects for tho passage of the
measure are growing brighter each day.
John S. Orth and W. M. French wfll
leave for Medford today, leaving Will
O. Steel, Dr. .1. M. Keene nnd O. Put
nam to roll the remaining logs.
TWENTY-SIX ARRESTED FOR
LAND FRAUDS IN OKLAHOMA
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Feb. 11. Indict
ments ngainst 20 representatives of big
corporations, charging them with hav
ing stolen valuable timber from segre
gated land in Oklahoma, have been
returned b the federal grand jury. An
additional indictment whs returned
against one person for having imper
sonated a I'nited States officer in fur
therance of tho scheme of alleged tim
ber thieves. The alleged thefts occurred
chiefly in tho Choctaw, Chickasaw and
Seminole nations.
Judge Campbell issued strict orders
that no names be given out until tho in
dicted persons have been arrested.
For years the government has been
harassed by timber thieves representing
big corporations capitalized iu the east,
which have been stealing from segre
gated Indian lauds on the Sugar Loaf,
Backbone, Winding Stair and other
mountains, millions of dollars' worth of
pine, walnut, oak and other valuable
timber. When the government inspect
ors reached the thefts it has been the
custom of the timber thieves to admit
their guilt nnd to pay certain amounts
into the treasury of the Indian agencies
in lien of tho vnlue of the timber stol
en. Then the thieves would promise
not to commit any mere depredations
upon the forests, only to forget their
prom ise, a nd t here lias been a con
tinual repetition of the offense for
years.
Finally United States District At
torney Gregg grew tired of this way
of handling the thieves and the indict
ments returned todav aro the result.
Government inspectors have
agents collecting evidence.
Bpecinl
FERRY STEAMER BURNS
AND THREE MEN PERISH
NORFOLK, Va Feb. 11 The ferry
steamer running between Willoghby
street and Old Faint Comfort whs burn
ed at her pier today. Three uf her
crew were burned to death iu their
bunks.
DANCE PLANNED FOR
EVENING OF FEBRUARY 18
The ladies of St. Ann's socio-
ty are planning an enjoyable
dance on the pvening of Fehru-
nry 1 at the Angle opera house.
Tho dunces given by these ladies 4-
are always most enjoyable and
a large attendance is assured.
aV The &rrnni'monts are in the 4
fe BatfAs of a mns ciflri0t ATW
E
HAND
ON Till IN
Political Possibilities At
tend Gonhrerice o! Op
ium Commission in the
Orient
SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 11. Before
the representatives of tho world powers
of Occident nnd orient together with
representatives from the drug cursed
isles of remote Oceania, constituting
the international opium commission,
which is in session in this city, Eng-
land, tho mother of the atrocious opium i
traffic, is standing trial, charged with (
one of the most heinous crimes ever i
perpetrated against humanity.
Eliminating the great moral equation
involved in this world movement to free
millions of slaves from the drug habit,
through tho prohibition of tho expor
tation or importation of opium except
for medicinal purposes, political possi
bilities attend the findings of the com
mission, which are holding the atten
tion of the cabinets of those powers
with far eastern interests.
The responsibility for tho introduc
tion of the drug to China and tho ex
tension of its vicious influence over the
peoples of the oast is chargeable to
England, nnd the determined members
of the court now in session have indi
cated their intention of demanding ex
piation of the offense, though it threat
enn tbo dismemberment of Rritnin 's
carter n empire.
That the surrender cf Eugtand to the
demand for opium prohibition under
pressure from tho other powers, which
are practically committed to giving offi
cial aid in carrying out the recommen
dations nf the commission, will develop
an immediate crisis in turbulent Tndin,
is acknowledged to be inevitable.
The History of It.
A brief reference to the history of
the opium trnffic, in view of tho des
perate position Knglnnd occupies to
day, justifies the belief in the law of j
ultimate compensation, ,
In lS.'U, Commissioner Lin of tho
Chinese government destroyed an enor- ;
mous quantity of opium stored in Can
ton nnd an imperial edict was issued
concurrently prohibiting the importa
tion of the drug.
Tho dost roved opium had been im-
ported from Tndia. England realizing
that the heavy export tax collected in
India on the drug would be lost to her
colonial treasury if the edict was made
operative, charged China with destroy-
ng the property of English citizens, and
ilispatched a military and naval force
against the helpless empire. ,
At tho conclusion of the war thus .
inaugurated China was forced to pay ,
an indemity of $27,000,000 and to give !
official sanction to the importation of
opium from India nnd finally to cede i
Hongkong to the English. :
At this time there was not a poppy
plant in China, and not until England
had made drug fiends of millions of the
Chinese was the cultivation of the plant
undertaken in China. j
In !S7t the export tax collected on
opium in India amounted to $30,000,
000 nnd today over $"0,000t000 is pour
ing into the colonial treasury from the
same source.
This stupendous sum pays tho entire
expense of maintaining tho British gar
risons in India, nnd a large part of the
idministrative expenses of the colony.
Lose Much Revenue.
The prohibition of the opium traffic
would wipe out practically this entire
revenue with no other source of reven
ue available.
Any attempt to levy tnves on the
restless millions of Tndia, already fac
ing starvation, it is admitted by the
colonial officials, would result in im
mediate insurrection.
The present conditions of England's
finances prohibits the garrisons and ad
ministrative expend s being met by the
home government. The game conditions
obtain in Hongkong, where practically
all the governmental oxf-onsMS derived
from the unholy opi fcwmfl fcnwiJ to
Chinese by tl Br'r1 avnvfrwnii.
It is owing fffJwmiWrm poMl
tion bi which Emu" u plwri
the oiorwtoov bum only ' ewnlive
sesin ittd ttw fiBdUtf1 a1' reported
bjo-tf CO tto' rfOv.'Oil'Ots represent-
efl.
Bishop Brent of Manila and Dr. Ham
ilton Wright of the American delegation
are recognized as two of the most force
ful members of the commission.
AS THE CARTOONIST CAUGHT THE REX GROCERV
COMPANY MOVING TO THEIR NEW HOME
They wore crowded in their quarters; business growing
every day,
And the customers kept coming, with their little cash
to pay.
'Tis an awful thing fur grocers, in the heavy, midday
rush,
To bo crowded in their storo space passing each day
through a crush.
'Tis an awful thing to work there, in a little tiny
groove,
So Miller went to Ewbank, saying: "Seo here, William,
wo must move."
Now tho br.unl new Mission was a distance down the
street,
And a storeroom was for rent there, so they went ami
had a peep.
No sooner had they seen it than they took the whole
shebang;
Then the drays were got together, and all night the pave
ment rang,
Rang out with exultation, for cramped quarters were no
more.
In nu up todato location now ii found their grocery
store.
LINCOLN TO BE
H
From All Over Country
Comes Word of Monster
Celebration of Birth lay
WASHINGTON", Feb. 11. Reports re
ceived hero indnicnto that tomorrow will
ha utmost universally observed as a
holiday throughout the country, in hon
or of the centennial anniversary of
the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In the
ncluth as well as the north, the west
;;S well &b the east, loving tribute will
bo paid to tho martyr president.
President Hoosovelt tins left for Ken
tucky, Lincoln 's birthplace, whero he
wilt deliver the principal address at the
dedication of tho monument that has
been erected on the site of the old nig
cabin in which Lincoln was born. The
farm surrounding the cabin is to be
purchased bv tho mibscription of citi
zens and a museum erected which will
servo to preserve not only tho log cabin
itself, but other inteiesting historical
relics of Lincoln and the pioneer days.
In this city the day will he observed
as a general holiday and senators and
representatives, rega.'dless of pr.rty, will
do hoonr to "Honest Abe," In Chicago
a monster celebration will be held, with
President Wood row of Princeton as the
orator of the day. Springfield, III.,
where Lincoln was bo well known will
observe the centenary with a great ban
quet. Xew York city's observance will
include four largo mass meetings and
numerous small gatherings of the ad
mirers of Lincoln.
i President-elect Taft is expected to
ar.-ive in New Orleans, nnd the pro
gram of reception arranged in his honor
wit! doubtless include a tribute to the
memory of Lincoln. Various other
southern eties will have Lincoln cele
brations, including Louisville, Atlanta.
Richmond, Jacksonville and St. An
goxtine. Observances of the day will
m 8-neml throughout the west nnd im
pnrtnat meeting will be held in Cin
iBBii'i, Detroit, Milwnukee, St. Paul.
I fen Moines, St. Louis, Kansas City,
f ffclafeoifta f'ity, Denve. Rait Lake City.
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and
other cities.
William Wade and family nf San
Francisco are visiting at the home of
Ins father, Levi Wad, on South K
street.
REMEMBERED
TEACHERS TAKE
EXAMINATIONS
Many Visit County Seat in
Endeavor to Obtain Per
mits to TeaGh
Jacksonville has been a lively place
during the past few days, owing to the
large number of tendon and would be
teachers who have been t.-ik-irg their ox
amiimtions.
The county applicants are: Gladvs
Shaw, Jacksonville; lb-rtha Ditsworth.
Peyton; Stella Pur key pile, Central
Point; Margaret L. Shuck, Central
Point; Mrs. II. It. Pea.liert, Woodville;
M. Maud O 'Hrien, Applcgutc; HcHsic
Flippen, Rock Point; II. K. Ifeaeln-rt.
Woodville; Kay Oscar Whitley, Pros
pi't; Peter Joseph King.-ry, Medford;
L. M. Kincaid, Mi-dford; Sadie Kliz
abeth N'iningcr, Sams Valley ; Mabel
Pearl Scott, Sams Valley; (irace Krivp
holt, Medford; Mra. T. K. Roberts.
Medford; Kstli-r Agnei Murphv. Med
ford ; Km ma Wend I, Jacksonville; Mil
I red McNeil, Jacksonville; Kllen Ku
nice Fox, Ashland; Krnia Jlascltine Al
bn, Medford; Minnie Ktta Ring, Cold
Kill; Lewell Wright, Itutte Falls; Md
Vina Fox, Lake ( 'reek ; Kt he Jlnm'-r,
A-hlaiid; Mae Hash, Ashland; Willis
Oliver Wheeler. Ashland; Florem-e K. !
Minis, Central Point; Mrs. Kliziibethj
Holm, Kngle Point; Mary K. Higl.ain.
Kagb Point; Kstella friswell, Jackson
ville; Mabel Muhn, Central Point; Kh
thjr Pankey, Central Point; Mabel Vio
la Libbv, Phoenix; Mrs. Ada L. Stan
nard, Phoenix; F.thet Shaffer, Phoenix.
The state applicant are: Minnie Lew
is, Nellie 'rocker, Jcnunctte Allen,
Kdit Ii Mel line, (Jert rude Ka1 mail,
(ieorgie M. Whyte, Vivian Johnson,
Amy Puckctt, Heni.- Warner, lieolnh
Caldwell.. Klizabetli May iNaver, Ma
hetl Rifner, Francis f. Aiken, all of
Ashland, and Ada Weh-h. en t nil Point.
VENIRE CALLED TO TRY
THE S29,00O,0fX) CASE
( HH'AOO. Feb. ll.Jiidg - A. R An
dcrfcnn in th" I'nited Sf.te. district
court today imueil r order for a venire
.f l.'fl rnen to app'r-r February ii." for
service in th' retrial of 1 he famous
Standard Oil t-i.- K'JOU fine case.
Since removing to the Mission, business has increased by
bounds.
Fvery day their brand new wagon, heavy loaded, makes
its rounds.
Calling on the bus housewife, booking orders at the
door,
And delivering them by sundown, keeping wives from
getting sore
At forgetfulness of hubby, when he wnds Iuh way down
town,
Never thinking of the order for 'twould lake four
blocks around.
The slogan of their business yet is cash, for "cash,"
you see,
Slill cuts the prices on the goods as tow as lliev can
bo.
"Service" is thou- watchword, as a call on Ihein will
show.
Tor someone is over waiting, ever courteous, never
slow.
Who will ask you what yu care for. and will always
be on hand,
To make your visit, pleasant to this store with the cash
plan.
NEIL GETS A
Was Dug From its Grave
In Senate and Passed
This Morning
STATK IHU'SK, NMeni, Or., Feb. .
-Tie- hill increasing t he salary of
'oiinty Judge ei from 10(1 ji year
o $siiii a year, which was put to sleep
ii the senate last, wevk, was reconsider
d by the senate this morning and pass
JEALOUS LOVER MAY
HAVE MURDERED SINGER
OTTI'M WA, la., Feb. 1 1. With the
release for lack of evidence of Joe
Hopkins, the negro government meat
inspector, ihaigiil with the murder of
l.iia Rusen, a while girl, the police are
now working up a new due. A button,
vole nt Jv torn from an overcoat, was
found in the abandoned cellar where
the unfortunate girl was thrown. The
chief of police asserfH that they may
be able to connect this button with a
suspected person. Hopkins was ndeas
ed upon the motion of the county ut
Inrin v upon the grounds of lack of evi
dcrce to hold him. The release of the
various mimed suspect. dispels the the
hi v of a vicious rr'sailant, and the mo
iie in.vv being worked upon is plain
robbery and jealousy upon the part of
tome disappointed lo r.
SENATE MAY LET GO OF
COAL AND STEEL MERGER
WASHINGTON, Feb. In.-It is not
probable thai the Senate com mi 1 1 ee on
jui'icarv will pnmue its inquiry into the
merger of the Tenne-v, ,' u 4: (roll
l oiupauy nnd th- I'nited S.aNs Steel
rpor::t ion. Since liean n g the state
ment of Grant It. Schb-v nt .eV; nrk.
vl o managed lli.- affair f'T the partv
f financiers who bought control of a
niniotitv of the stock ot the leuues
-ee concern and later it to the steel
ornpany with the function of Presi
Ii nt Roosevelt, no decision lies been
refched to call ot her wit im-hkcs.
WASHINGTON", F. b. 1 1 . Senator
Fry todav abandoned Im-. efforts to
hrve (he nomination of W. I. ( rum, ;he
li"grn reappointed as collector of ciih
toiii at Charleston, S. ('., confirmed .,t
the present emu.
SALARY RAISEO
California Legislature
is
Disgusted With Whole
Affair May do Some
thing Else Now
SACRA MFNTO, Cal., Feb. II. In
view of the action taken by the house
yetitovday in killing Johnson's nnti-Jap
anese bill, it is doubtful todav if the
Ucstiou will be seriously mentioned
again this session. Most of the mem
beis of the house are disgusted with the
v hole affair. They state that there is
too much world fighting for th bills
with President Roosevelt, Governor
Giltett. and Speaker Stanton against
t hem.
Tho senate this morning refused to
lake any interest in the question.
On reconsideration yesterday after
noon Johnson 'a taut i -Japanese school
bill was defeated by n vote of 41 to
Grove L. Johnson then took up the
lefense of his bill.
"1 do not see," said Johnson, "why
this assembly should back down, Shalt
we accede to the orders of some one
who is .'KHID miles away from here, or
shall we vote as we desire! I believe
we should all vote as we see fit. 1
Ihiuk this body is perfectly competent
to decide this mutter without the aid of
telegrams from the president or mes
sages from the governor."
lie warned the younger members of
t he house who voted for his measure
last week that they would make n mis
take if they changed their minds nnd
stood for reconsideration. Johnson told
of what had taken place two years ago,
when nut i -Japanese bills were pending
before t he legislature. Ho said that
t hen he favored post polling action be
cause of the promises made by Itoose
volt.
PLANNING BIG REFORMS
IN FIRE REGULATIONS
CM Ii 'AGO, Feb. 1 1. Sweeping re
forms in administrative measures ami
the protection of property and tho sav
ing of lives from fires nre foreshad 1
owed iu Mayor Husse's proposed ordi
nance traijasferring enforcement of fire
regulations iu buildings from tho build
ing to the fire depart ment. If the
change in authorized by the city coun
cil, Fire Chief Koran promises an over
hauling of building conditions that will
reduce materially Chicago's heavy an
nual toll of fire damages The an
tiquated type of fire escape is doomed
if the fire chief obtains authority to
enforce what he considers proper regu
lations. Not only will it be obligatory
to install stairway fire escapes on new
buildings, but owners will be compelled
I o liar down t he ladders and put in
the stairway typo. Tho chief also
would abolish the outside stnndpipe.
which generally is frozen up m winter.
Me would require Htnmlpipes to be pro
vided inside of all tall buildings.
SAYS WEATHER MAKES
AMERICANS ENERGETIC
NKW YORK, Feb. 1 1. According to
Willis L. Moore, chief of the United
Stales weather bureau, Americans owe
their spirit and enterprise to the ever-
changing weather conditions in this
country. Mr. Moore made this asser
tion while delivering n lecture on
'Storms and Weather Forecasting nt
oluriilna university yesterday after
noon.
NEW YORK'S "FINEST"
WILL NOT TAKE PART
NEW YORK. Feb. 11. In view nf I
!ihe attitude of the board of aldermen.
WANES
QUESTION
BURIED
j a evidenced at yesterday s meeting, ''
!i. seems to be definitely settled that j CALIFORNIA RAINS BEGIN
j none of New York's "finest" will go TO STOP; DANGER OVER
.to Washington on March I to partici-j -
i t.nte in the inaugural parade of W. H. SAN" FRANCISCO, Cnl., Feb. 11.
( Taft. Public spirited citizens had j According to reports received by the
,-tiri eed to subscribe $Humi to def ray i went her bureau today, clearing wenther
the expense of sending a contingent nf prevails over the entire state, except in
I'm mounted policemen for the ceremo- the northern portior, where light rains
iiv, but the corporation counsel has do-j continue to fall. The recent storm has
eideil that it would be illegal to remove ' passed eastward, and no further dam-tin-
horses and that the aldermen nor 1 age from floods is anticipated. Rail-
anv other city official has the power to
sco. Accordingly a resolution asking
that a three davs' h ave of absence be
granted to the men was sent to the
committee on rules, where it will prob
ibly rest.
LIBEL CASE
. PUTNAM
C
Arrangements Are Being
Heard by Highest Tri
bunal ol State Smith
and Mulkey Appear
SALKM, Or., Feb. 1 1. Arguments in
the case of the state vs. Putnam aro
being made in tho supremo court by
Attorney Robert G. Smith of Grants
PatH and the state by District Attorney
H. F. Mulkey.
This case has attracted state wide at
tention. The defendant was tried and
convicted at tho December, 1007, term
of tho circuit court of Jackson county
of the crime of libel. From tho judg
ment ami sentence of tho court tho de
fendant appealed, claiming the court.
eired nt tho trial in receiving and re
fusing evidence and in giving and re
fusing certain instructions, which wore
duly excepted to in tho progress of the
trial. Tho offense charged in tho in
dictment grew out of au article pub
lished in the Medford Tribune, of which
tho defendant was editor and mnnnger,
commenting npnu the work of tho grand
jury iu investigating a charge of aa
trault with a dangerous) weapon mado by
one W. H. Itanium upon J. F. Tteddy.
Bamtiru hail been held to nnswer to the
grand jury by u justice of tho peaeo,
end the grand jury on examination of
l he case returned not n true bill. Upon
the trial the defendant offered to prove
the truthfulness of the article published
and set out in the indictment, and for
that purpose offered evidenco to show
that W. S. Itanium had committed a
murderous assault upon J. F. Iteddv,
and that the grand jury did not make
a proper investigation of the offense
committed. Tho tri-il court held that
the defendant had no right under the
law to go into the question of the man
ner nf investigation by the grand jury,
or to offer any evidence concerning the
nature of the nssault made upon' Iteddy
bv Itanium,
COLORADO MAN SAYS HE
ONCE SPANKED TEDDY
O If K K LEY. Col., Feb. 1 1 . Ernost
Minewitz, formerly chemist in tho Wind
sor migar factory, en.jnyn tho distinction
of being tho only man in Colorado who
upunlu'd Theodore Roosevelt when tho
latter was a boy. He says that when
Roosevelt was I I years old his mother
placed him in the Mincwit. family at
Dresden, Germany, to learn Gorman.
One day young Roosevelt put on some
boxing gloves nnd gave tho German lad
a punchh", saving: ' ' This is the way
we do it in American," whereupou the
stout German lad, who was a few years
tho elder nf tho future president, took
him across his knees and administered
a spanking, saying: "This is the way
we tto it in Germanv. ' '
AIDS WOMAN; IS CHARGED
WITH STEALING PURSB
NKW VORK, Feb. II. After assist
ing a woman whom he saw struggling
slong the street. Or. James A. Stew
art was arrested last night on the com
plaint of a bystander, who said that,
the physician had taken the woman's
purse. Dr. Setwurt, who lives in West
KMM h street, was accompanied by his
wife and three children nt the time. At
the police stat inn he declared that a
great mistake had been made. Tho purse
contained only $.'1I. The physician's
wife was greatly excited, nnd left her
husband nt the station house to procure
bail. Dr. Stewart ?aid that he was a
graduate of Chicago Medical college,
and that he was born in that city. One
of the bystanders who witnessed the
I scene ileclured that he had seen tr.
Stewart take the purse, but that he
probably took it for snfe keeping.
. road communication has prnetienlly
been restored to a normal basis. All
tines of the Southern Pacific nre open
tod.".y except th.' stretches between
Woodlnnd uud Marysville, which will
rcipiiro two weeks more to repair.