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Published Every Thursday at the Journal Building, PrinevtUe, Oregon
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908
DECISION
REVERSED
About 3 o'clock Monday after
noon word reached Prineville that
th supreme court had reversed
the decision of the federal court of
Oregon in the Williamson case,
holding that Judge Hunt erred in
instructing the jury that the con
tract to sell claims before final
proofs was illegal. The defense
had alleged that the law in that
respect refers only to the entry lie
fore it is made, not to one in pro
cess of being carried to perfection
The news soon spread and there
was general rejoicing all around.
Anvils were fired and in the eve
ning a crowd assembled and a bon
fire was built in front of the Wil
liamson home. Mr. Williamson
was called for and in a few well-
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cnosen woras maoKeu ois menus
and neighbors for their continued
kindness and confidence through
out the long and trying ordeal
through which he had passed.
Throughout the afternoon and
evening many congratulatory tele
grams and telephone messages
were received.
In commentine on the matter
the Portland Journal says: "The
decision is regarded as a body
blow to the government in all the
land fraud prosecutions, and is
taken as a backing up of Judge
Lewis of Colorado, whj dismissed
the coal land indictments.
"In the light of the supreme
court's decision, Congressman
Williamson's acquittal, when his
case comes on again for retrial,
seems almost certain.
The conviction and punishment
of Dr. Van Gesner and Marion R.
Biggs, who were co-defendants with
Williamson, seems, in the light of
the decision, to have been un
warranted. Dr. Gesner was but recently re
leased from the county jail of
Multnomah county, after under
going a sentence of five month's
imprisonment and paying a fine
of $1,000. Marion R. Biggs is
still in the same jail, under sen
tence of 10 months' imprisonment
and 1500 fine.
The conviction of Williamson,
Biggs and Gesner occurred Sep
tember 27, 1905, on their third
trial. They were eentenced by
Judge Hunt October 14, 1905.
Each of the earlier trials resulted
in a hung jury. Francis J. Heney
was the prosecutor and the de
fendants were represented by Judge
Bennett of The Dalles and Judge
Wilson.
The three defendants were ac
cused of inducing various persons
in Crook county to take up claims,
which, it was charged, they after
wards agreed before final proof to
sell to Williamson and Gesner.
Scores of witnesses were brought
from Crook county and other
parts of the state arid an army of
special agents was employed in
watching the jury, the defendants,
Hheir attorneys and the witnesses.
The conclusion of the supreme
court is that a contract of sale
made by the entryman after he
has filed his application for the
entry but before he has made his
final proof is not a violation of the
federal land laws. In view of this
ruling, a number of the land fraud
cases now pending must probably
be dismissed, as the same state of
facts exists in them as in the Wil
liamson case. It is possible also
that the decision may affect the
case of W. N. Jones and Thaddeue
Potter, who were convicted, but
whose cases are now on appeal.
When sentence was pronounced
on Williamson, Geener and Biggs
all three of them appealed to the
United States circuit court of
appeals. That court affirmed the
decision of the trial court and
Gesner and Biggs went to jail.
Williamson, however, carried his
case to the United States supreme
court on writ of error, with the
result made known.
-Invariably In Advance
Six Month "5 et
Single Oopie.... Sets
It Uesner and biggs bad aP
pealed to the supreme court as
was done bv their co-defendant,
they would have secured a reversal
of judgment, for their cases differed
in no way from that of William
son. Whether Biggs, who is still
in jail, can now secure a release,
is doubtful. It would seem that
he will be compelled to serve out
his time.
MASS MEETING AT
POWELL BUTTES
There was a mass meeting of
the citizens at Powell Buttes on
Saturday to discuss the Miller
homestead contest and to express
symyathy for Mr. Miller. A set
of resolutions were drawn up set
ting forth the reasons why Mr.
Miller should receive favorable
consideration at the hands of the
department. These resolutions
...
will be sent to Washington. There
were forty-three signatures to the
resolutions.
Redmond Items
Redmond, Ore., Jan. 6,
Bend visitors the past week were
Mesdames Jones and McGuflie,
who drove up Saturday and
Messrs. Gibson and Eby who went
up Thursday and Fridav respect
fully. C. W. Ehret with hie women
folks and Master Billie were in
Prineville the latter part of the
week.
Another new patch of clearing
in the junipers on the road from
Redmond to O'Xeil.
Guy Richardson and Mr. Cast
of Bend were running out lines in
this neighborhood the pet week.
Mrs. Best and son, mother and
brother of Mrs. Hansen, arrived in
the storm on Christmas day from
an extended visit.
Mrs. Kenyon was a recent
arrival from North Dakota where
she has been making the old homo
an extended visit.
Thursday, January 2, several of
the neighbors and friends of Mrs.
Walter Gillespie gathered for a
farewell surprise, took their
dinners and spent a very pleasant
day. We are -all sorry to see the
Gillespies leave.
C. W. Muma took out household
goods on Thursday for Walter
Gillespie also for Cal Richardson
and mother who will soon return
to Tennessee.
Mr. J. E. Lamb was a recent
passenger bound for the old home
in Nebraska to look after business
matters. As Mrs. Lamb remains
we look for him back in the not
very distant future.
The Sunday School Christmas
entertainment that took place on
New Year's eve, like everything
else of its kind held here was a
success in every way. The little
ones enjoyed themselves and the
older ones were not behind them.
Forked Horn Hall, was the
scene of a gay crowd that assembled
on Friday night. Over a hun
dred were present and participated
in a general good time and
another feed. Generous delega
tions came from Bend, Laidlaw,
Cline Falls and Redmond. In
fact the building would not ac
commodate them and fires had to
be built outside for their comfort.
This office is in receipt of letter
heads, with the compliments of the
Journal. They are very neat and
well put up and are very much
appreciated. Many thanks . to
you, Journal. E: C. Park.
Estray Steer
There came to my ranch near Prine
ville, about the first of October, a red
baiilfaced, 3-year-old eteer, branded
I'll on right hip, marked crop split
imderbit in left ear, swallow fork and
underbit in right ear. Owner can have
same by paying all expenses.
5w E. T. SLAYTON.
PURE DRUGS
at
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PRINT PAPER
GOES HIGHER
Today there is general complaint
among publishers that printing
paper is constantly growing dearer.
In the middle west many local
paper are raising their subscrip
tion price 50 per cent in order to
pav for the paper. From the time
when Gutenberg first used movable
type, made of wood, to the present
day of metropolitan papers, some
of which consume the product of
acres of spruce in a single edition,
printing haa in a very large degree
depended upon the forest.
In the face cf a threatened
shortage of timber, the amount of
wood consumed each year for pulp
has increased since 1899 from 2
million to 3J million cords. 'The
vear 1900 marked an increase of
93,000 cords in the imports of pulp
wood, the highest average value
per cord for all kinds, and a con
sumption greater by 4G9.053 cordis
than that of any previous year.
Spruce, the wood from which in
1899 three-fourths of the pulp was
manufactured, is still the leading
wood, but it now produces a little
less than 70 per cent of the total.
How well spruce is suited to the
manufacture of pulp is shown by
the fact that during a period in
which the total quantity of wool
used has doubled and many new
woods have been introduced, the
proportion of spruce pulpwood has
remained nearly constant in spite
of the drains upon the spruce
forests for other purposes. During
this time three different woods,
from widely separated regions,
have in turn held the rank of
leader in the lumber supply.
Since 1899 poplar, which for
years was used in connection
with spruce to the exclusion of all
other paper woods, has increased
in total quantity less than 100,000
cords, and is now outranked by
hemlock, pine, balsam, and Cot
tonwood are used in much smaller
amounts.
New York alone consumes each
year over a million and a quarter
cords of wood in the manufacture
of pulp, or more than twice as
much as Maine which ranks next.
Wisconsin, New Hampshire,
Pennsylvania, and Michigan fol
low in the order given. Sixty per
cent of the wood used in New
York was imported from elsewhere,
and even s the supply appears to
be waning, since the total consump
tion for the state shows a small
decrease since 1905, whereas the
other states named have all in
creased their consumption. Other
States important in the produc
tion of pulp are: Massachusetts,
Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia,
and West Virginia.
The cost of a ton of pulp de
livered at the mill was $7.21. The
total value of the wood consumed
in 1906 was $26,400,000. The
chief item determining the price of
paper is the cost of pulp. An ex
ample of the increased price of
paper is found in the case of a
publisher of a daily in the middle
west, who recently paid $1,200 for
a carload of paper. The same
quantity and grade of paper cost a
year ago but $800.
The chemical processes of paper
making, which better preserve the
wood fiber, are cainine over the
mechanical process. In 1899, 65
per cent of the wood was reduced
by the mechanical process; in
1906, less than 50 per cent.
All importations of wood for
pulp are from Canada, and com
prised, in 1906, 739,000 cords,
nearly all of . which was spruce.
Four and a half million dollars'
worth of pulp was imported in
1906, a slight falling off from 1905.
Circular 120 of the forest service
contains a discussion of the con
sumption of pulpwood in 1906,
based on statistics gathered by the
bureau of the census and the for
est service. The pamphlet can be
had upon application to the for
ester United States Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
Report of the condition of
The First National Bank
Of Prineville, Oregon
At the close of buaineas December 3, 1907
REHOUKCE8 LIABILITIES
Loans and DtxcounU J237.204 17 capital Htock ...1 80,000 00
United States Bonds 12.500 00 Surplu and undivided profit 63,634 70
Bunk f remises S.... 12.248 12 Circulation 12,600 00
Due from bunks sub) to ck 138,715 10 Individual Deposits 807,875 78
cash on band 82.630 03
Redemption fund 625 00
1434,0)0 48 434,010 48
B. F. Allen, Pr..ident T. M. Baldwin, Caihier
Will Wuriweiler, Vice-President H. Baldwin, Am'I Caahior
GET BUSY
AND REGISTER
The registration Woks were
opened last Monday and County
Clerk Brown is ready to line you
up according to olitieal faith.
It you wish to participate in the
primaries of April 17 you must
register sometime between now
nd the 7th ofApril.
After the primary election are
over the books will be re-opened
again on April 21 to permit the
registration of the tardy one and
changes of residence lor the gen
eral election in June. The books
close May 15. Remember you
must register anew to participate
in the regular biennial which takes
place this year.
Chance to Get 640 Acres
Would you like to own 6-10
acres of land awhole square mile?
You may have a chance, if
Judge R. A. BalUnger, commis
sioner of the United States general
land oflice, has his way. In his
annual report he says:
Dry farming or the raising of
crops in the semi-arid regions by
special methods of agriculture has
passed the experimental stage in
many localities. No law adapted
to the entry of lands suitable for
this purpose exists, and I there
fore recommend the enactment of
a measure applicable only to those
states and territories containing
semi-arid lands, permitting entry
under the agricultural classifica
tion above, of not exceeding 610
acres of land not capable of arti
ficial irrigation, which does not
contain tutiicient moisture to pro
duce a natural growth ot trees, and
which because of the fact that it
does not furnish portable water
sufficient for domestic use or be
cause ot other conditions arising
out of the semi-aridity ol the land,
not suitable for continuous resi
dence. Residence should not be re
quired as a prerequisite to pat- nt,
but proof should be required of the
raising, of consecutive crops of
valuable agricultural products for
a fixed jeriod before final proof
provided, however, that careful re
Btriction should be imposed that
the entries shall b made for the
sole use and benefit of the entry
man for the purpose of actual cul
tivation and not to increase range
holdings, create monopoliee of
land, or other abuses.
Bread from Alfalfa.
"Alfalfa is a great feed," says
Dr. D. F. Luckey, state veterin
arian of Missouri. "It will not le
long until the leaves and stems
will be ground into a meal and al
falfa bread will in a great measure
take the place of milk in a well
balanced diet. I know a man will
not think favorably of such food
for himself and family, but it can
be made very palatable. It may
to some extent take the place of
corn bread. "If for any reason a
scarcity of bread stuffs should
occur in the United States and
nieal should go up extremely high,
I believe that alfalfa bread would
be used pretty extensively, pro
vided, of cource, that the alfalfa
crop were not a failure at the same
time.
"The seeds could not be used, as
that would be too rich for a per
son's stomach. He would soon die
upon the meal made from the
seeds. It is the stem and the
leaves that will be used."
An agreeable movement of the trowels
without any unpleasant effect is pro
duced by Chamberlain's Hton(ach and
.Liver Tablets, i'or sale by D. 1'.
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