TAFT REFORMS
POSTAL SERVICE
Government's Oldest Eusiasss
i Hew Ron ca ttrii Pa:!s.
FENNY POSTAGE PQSS121E f
teenomy and Efficiency In Administra
tion Under Hitehoeok Make Cheaper
Postage Rates Imminent Policies
i Should Ot Continued.
' 111 tliuroiiKh niwiil with III ptillrjr
fit economy mill f lllil -y of the Tull
MttuittiUt ration, 1'itst Hinder -tJeueitil
Km nk II. llltcheoi-k hn ptit nti end tu
I tin anniinl deilelt In tlm poi.tilM do
srt Mi'iit and mud piHiilliln tbeavrlous
consideration of further reform aatid
Improvements, nut li lenat lnHiriniit
of Willi U Ik dm Imminent poHnlliillty
of (wiiiiy postage. Mirny other reforms
tbnt have the support of prealdetil
Tnfl will be 'Inniiiiiirnt.'il Mils year.
Another tiTin uf the Tnfl adtiiliilatra.
lluu would llnre (hU ;!O.Oi,l,otlO busl
new Institution completely on a busi
ness Ijimln.
At lli beiiliiiilug uf I bo preaent ad
ministration the postal service was In
arrears tu tin- txtent of $17.479,77047.
wliir li win decidedly tin' Inntct deficit
on record. Last year t!ii revenue es
reeded the cjpeiidlture by f''HMlM.12.
The wiping nut of t!.e dt-tlrlt hits
been Si-compl'shcil wlthutit any cur
tailment of fn. I'llicK. On tti con
trary, there have. Iwa et!thllhcd 3.744
new poatonVes, delivery by carrier
linn bn-n provided In ISO addllloniil
rltloa, and S.'.!(l now ninil rotiioa, ait
irrcirtitliig on.i'71) nillea, liivo been an
tlmrlard. Meanwhile the fof'-e uf mi
till employeca him Ixm'II liicreaaed by
wore than K.ikh), ami lunt year tlm to-
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till it moil u t exieinlei for anlitrlea wna
ipruiliniilely H.ikh.imiO Btiuter tlniii
two yenru ago. Tho averngo numinl
alnry baa been ImrenHiil from fS'll)
to (H!7 for rural carrlcra, fnuii $n"li In
Sl.OKJ for poatoflUo clorka, from fl.O'-l
to 1.0S4 for city letter currier and
from l,ltw to H.1KI for rallwny ren
tal clerks. Thua a marked extension
of the poatiil acrvlco and Inrrenseil
coiniH'iisnllon for lta etuployeea havo
gono bund In hnnd with it viiiiImIiIhb
dell.lt.
Poatal Banka Great Succeaa.
; By pemlHti'iit effort tho present Ho
publican ailiiiliilHtrntlon accured tho
piiBsago on Juno 25, 1IU0, of tho net
creallng tbo pcwlnl anvlngs Bj-Htoiii,
w hich In now In openitlou at prut'llcnl
ly all tho 7,500 president lul postolllcea.
rreparollona nrt being umilo for Its
cxlnualnn to 40,000 fourth olnxs 0Kt
elllccs. It la confidently ntillulpntrd
Hint tho depoHlls nt tho cIoho of tho
present fiscal year will agBrcKiito Joi),
000,000 and that tho Inconio of tho sys
tem will bo milllclont to pny all operat
ing expenses.
Under President Taft the postoftlco
departmont has engaged In nn aggres
sive crusudo ngnlust the fraudulent
use of the mulls. I.nat year tho In
Bpcctora Invoatlitnted many case In
volving llio siilo of worthless stock In
Imaginary mining companlca and other
fictitious concerns. There wero nlto
RUthnr 52fi liidlcUiienls and ISt convic
tions, with but 12 acquittals. The oth
er eases are pending. Tho convicted
Iwlmllers had defrauded tho people of
many millions of dollars.
Sunday servloo by employees has
been reduced to a minimum, with lit
tle objection from patrons.
I Reforms Under Way,
i Many other Improvements have been
made in the postal service during Pres
ident Tuft's term of olllce. such as the
shipment of periodicals In carloads by
fast freight, which has reduced tho
cost of transportation and expedited
the handltnF of first class mall, and
the consolidation of tho stur route aud
rural delivery services, so that It has
been possible to establish many uew
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OELEOATES PLEDGED TO I
TAFT.
The delegates ta the Republican
I'ltional convention pledged to
fvjiiiltnt Taft en (Saturday. April
4, 1)12, numbered Z',,3, aa followei
Alabama 22
Alarka 2
Color ad , 9
Dutnot of Columbia ........ , t
Florida 12
Georgia ?
Indiana 20
Iowa
Michigan 6
Miaaieaippl ' , ?0
Missouri (
Now Mexico 7
New York 79
Oklahoma 4
Philippmea ,. 2
South Carolina 16
Tennettee 18
Virginia ,. , 24
Total 280 I
Necessary for choice, 639.
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mule and to serve thousand of ad
ditional patron nn oilatlnn routes with
little or no lucrenacd cunt. Hut the
Tn ft program uf postal reform and
proirreas la not jet completed. The
president la ursine; congress to adoit
legislation for tho readjustment of
postage rales on a boala of coat, which
will eventually K-rnilt of a I cent rat
nn letter mall. A project alao la under
wny fur giving to village communities
the aume five delivery uf mall that I
now enjoyed by cities and the rural
population.
The establishment of n domestic pr-n-l
Hit liaa rwelvi-d the earnrwt con-alili-riiilnu
of tlio irelilmt In aome
braiirlit-a of the delivery aorrlre, nota.
bly the rural and city delivery routea,
tho r.iiliiin'iit now neeeiuary la auf
fleli'lit for the additional tranaportatluu
of rniiHlilernble merrlmnillae with little
or no Int-reaae In expenae.
Tnoililent Taft, arenrdlngly, liaa nr-
gi-ntly iwotnniemlifl to rongnma the
adoption of the ne-ewiry legtalallon
and to priHtent the Ihuho clenrly, throe
lleina uf t.VMHi) em-h have been Incliid
AHEAD.
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l.ouls Globe-tie mocrnt, March 1 1913.
ed In the estimates of the postal serv
lee by Postmaster lienernl Hitchcock,
two to cover the inllliil exH-us of In
troducing the parcel post on rtyal
routea and lu the city delivery service.
reiectlvely, aud the third to meet the
cost of an Investigation looking to the
fluid extension of tho service) to tho
railways aud other transportation lines.
TAFT DEFEATS RAILROADS.
Prevents Increase In Freight Ratea by
Vigorous Action,
President Tuft's method of doing his
work as president without seeking to
achieve personal notoriety from his
good works was never better lllustrnt.
ed than In bis ultlmntuin to the rail
roads of the country which prevented
o general Increase In railroad rates Just
prior to the adoption of amendments
to tho railroad rate law two yenrs ngo.
The president served notice upon- the
railroads that It they anticipated the
uew law they would bo haled Into
court and ns a result of subsequent
conferences tho railroads agreed to
postpone their action until the new law
was passed.
lu the uew law of congress President
Taft assisted In Inserting a provision
which transferred from the shoulders
of the shipper to that of the railroads
the burden of proof lu establishing the
rensmiilileuess of a railroad rate.
Prior to that time the practice had
been Just the opposite, with the result
Hint many shippers who were or had
been suffering from discriminatory
rates or practices, wcro tumble to prove
their cases without great expense or
long litigation or both. Under this new
low the railroads subsequently, mndo
application for un Increase In their
rates and the Interstate commerce com
mission, not being satisfied with the
showing of the railroads as to their
reasonableness, denied them. Thus
one of the great achievements of Presi
dent Taft came to pass, an achieve
ment which affected every man. wom
an and child In the country, but It was
done so quietly that it has almost been
forgotten by tunny who wore bcuudtcd,
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MINERS' WELFARE
GAUSEOF TAFT
Mm of Mines Mirks Great
Step Forwari
SAVES HUNDREDS OF LIVES-
Dieeevery of Danger ef Ceal Duet Im
portant Handling ef Exploeivee
Made Safer Governments Experi
mental Ceal Mine.
The envlng of many lives anniially-
the Uvea of miner throughout the
United Ktntea-wlll be one uf the splen
did results that will follow the estab
lishment of the bureau of mines, one
of the great achievements In the inter
eat of Intxir of the administration of
President Taft
The excessive aud unneceansry loss
of life In the mlties of this country
wss one of the primary csuses fur the
creatlun uf thla bureau. For years
hutulroda of miners were killed In mine
disasters, end practically nothing wss
dune to check the terrible loss of life.
Kpurred on by President Tnft, so
set creating the bureau of mines was
passed by congress and became effec
tive on July 1, 1010. John A. Holmes
of the Untied States geological survey
was sppoluted aa the first director.
Mr. Ilolmea waa reputed and certlfli-d
to lie the best trained man for the
place obtainable In the United States.
The chief experimental station waa es
tablished at Pittsburgh, where the In
Teat Igat Ions of the problems Intrusted
to the bureau have been prosecuted so
successfully for nearly two years.
In the year 1007, the most disastrous
of sll years In the American con I mines,
8,125 miners lost their lives. This rep-
resenteil 4.81 of men killed for every
l.fttio employed. In coal mines In Eu
miie less than two miners are killed
out of every 1.000 employed. As a re
sult of tbo work conducted by the bu
renu of mines and the wise use of an
appropriation of l!50.0K) made by con.
greia. the death rate has been already
reduced to practically one half what It
was In 1307.
One of the notable schlovcmente of
tho bureau of mines was the demon
stratlou of the fnrt that coal dust In
a bituminous mine la more dangerous
aud deadly than gas. It had been the
belief heretofore that gns or flro damp
was tho greatest menace to the min
ers, and little attention was given to
the accumulation of coal dust. The
bureau of mines proved to tho satis
faction of the miners ss well as iiera
tors that coal dust would explode and,
unlike Are dnmp, carried no warning
with It. The keeping of dusty mines
wet, as recommended by the bureau
of mines, was found to reduce r"n
terlally the chances of cxploslou of coal
dust
The number of deaths In the mines
has been greatly reduced as a result
of tho testing of explosives under the
direction of the bureau of mines. In
the year HK)S the coal mines In the Unit
ed States used 2.000,000 pounds of
short flame explosives, and nt prewnt
nearly seven times that quantity Is be
ing used with greater safety, duo to
the ro-opcraltnn cf the coal oiH-'rators
and the bureau of mines.
Tho establishment of nn experimen
tal coal mine at I'nicetown, Pa
twelve miles from Pittsburgh, Is still
mother notable achievement of the
bureau of mines. It places the United
States In advance of other nations with
respect to this research and experi
mental work tn mines. Numerous tests
are made at this experimental mine,
from which many excellent results are
obtained. i
Still suother Important work which
la conducted under the auspices of the
bureau of mines Is the rescue of en
tombed miners. Since the creation of
the bureau many hundreds of lives
have been saved. At tho big mining
disaster In Ohio one of the rescue corps
of the bureau of mines arrived at the
scene thirty-two hours after the disas
ter. Three men were rescued who had
been given up as dead and allowed to
remain tu the mine. At another time
one man was rouna alive among mu
dead, and today ho la the sole survivor
of that terrible catastrophe due to tho
splendid work of the rescue corps.
Before the burenu of mines was
made possible by the Interest of Pres
ident Tit ft, which was followed by the
necessary legislation for' its establish
ment there was no organized cft'ort lu
saving tho lives of entombed miners.
Time and agnln nieu have sacrificed
their lives lu vain attempts to rescue
their companions. This unnecessary
sacrifice of life, has been stopped by
the co-operation of the state authori
ties with the federal rescuers attached
to the bureau of mines. An Investiga
tion ot the fuel resources of the Unit
ed States is also being made with a
view of checking the waste and lu
rreaslng the efficiency with which fuel
Is used. This latter phase of Hie work
Is n part of the practical conservation
policy of the Tnft administration.
Dr. Wiley Supports Taft.
Pr. Harvey W. Wiley, who recently
resigned as chief chemist of the de
partment of agriculture, when In Cin
cinnati several days ngo made the
following statement:
"President Taft is the one man who
stood between mo nnd destruction nt
Washington. . When efforts were be
ing made i to 'assassinate mo' Taft
nroved my only protector. He stood
by me, and I am grateful to him.
hope be will be re-elected president'
Irrigated Land for Sale.
Wl acre. 11 miles from Piinevllle, on
old liund atage mad. All nreier culti
vation; .A) a.:ree in alfalfa and clover;
7 V, uiie from railroad. AdiJrent X V
, care Journal. o agents. 2 a ll
Turkey Eggs.
11 olland. 9 for $2.
Wl.fi
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tlorte and Saddle) Lost.
Ili'tween Prliieville and Krdmond,
one lllai k mare l nt into puunde wilb
addle on. lieward for return to fiill'in
Feed yard. Z 21
Many a Man
Owes His Success
to an Investment
on the Installment plan, lie-1
cause It h nerved iiaan aucbor i
and kept hi in In a straight line
rid away from the Iiiiint "ijet!
Itich (Jiilek" schemes which are
so plentiful today and which so
often mean riches ouly for tbei
smooth tonirued promoters
thereof. FSv Investing IN YOUR i
HOME TOWN yon are dealing
with values and people with
whom you are acquainted
people who are Interested In'
your welfare because your sue-
cesa means the success of others ,
about you, and the more sue-,
cewiful citizens a town can
luiiiMt of the lietter place It will !
be. IaU in NOBLES ADDITION j
enn be bad by maktnu; a very
small payment down and the
balance on terms to suit thej
purchaser, monthly, Id monthly :
quarterly, half-yearly ornnnunl ,
payments. These lots are the'
iM-t Investments city property i
today. The only district with
building restrictions aud with '
street Improvements and slde-l
walks already In. Make yourj
selection now. A lew dollars
will hold the lots for you until I
you can make further pay
ments. You are entitled to the
best. Why not get It? Tome
In and let me sbowyou NOBLES
ADDITION, the center ot build
lug activity In Prinevllle.
A. R. BOWMAN
The Oregon Bar
At the Old Stand
G. W.Wiley & Co., Prp
All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft.
Summons.
In the (irvuit rourt of the Stale of Oregon
Kir the rotiniv of Creek.
W. I.. Mel.i'llHKIH, 1. .MCiionngui, v. K. Ml'-
liMillaim llur.-!l Mti.onitiru. meuniy neirs
at la o( j W. McUonagill drt-eiuiea. laiunffs.
vs.
I.. N. Jniien, Mnv Jones bin wire, J. R. Jones,
Amile JoiieB his wife, Tliomiw J. Jone.
lUinmh Jonee Bin wile. A. J. Ji,ni-. worn
Jenee Ills wife, W. F, Jjnnv. Ine Jonee hit
wile, Delia Jackson, lermeriy iena jnnee, aim
Krcil Jat-koon, her liusl.nn. I, auiHi. W. Jonee,
Ihe hetre l law ol Stephen Jonee deceased,
aUo all oilier unknown heirs of the said
blelihen Jouua. elaimina any light, title, estate
Or lien llpou or interest in mu rem roi,riy
descriheri. in complaint herein, defendants.
To A J. Jones and Viola Jonea hie wife, and
Thomas J. jona siui nitui'u .,
all other unknown heirs of said Stephen jonee,
clattnliiK anv rlftlit, tills, claim, lien upon or
interest In the real properly described in this
summons and complaint herein, defendants.
iw nl stt!,lien Jones, uei-eageu: a so
Ill Hie name Ol Wie wi Ml , r.-iiou, um.re
hereby required to appear and answer the com
plaint tiled KKlmt you in the above entitled
court and sun, on or before the lasl day of the
lime prescribed In the order lor publication of
this summons, io nu. ih ........
1112 and if yon fail to so answer for want
it... iilsintiffs will apulv to the court
tor the relief in this summons and said com
plaint demanded, 10 wll : l nat ine ueicuusnis
... soil establish their claim or
claims, interest or interests, in the land hereiu
described to wit: i "e wesi nan ot um lo
west iiiarter, and Ihe west half of tho south-
i.i.. on,... n south of ranee twelve east ol the
'u-iiiu,.,..ttf. Meridian, in Crook County. Ore-
on a.lv.-rso and colllUi'tlUK Willi the estate
" , . ... lui..t.KD .l,,..i ,Kdt ita.
ami interests oi i.mi..i..i. ...........
, i...., u.,.l wtiOi at them, and a 1 nersont
claiming or to claim oy tlirongn uuoer mem
or either of them, be declared to have no
estate or Interest in the said premises or any
part thereol, ami mat a uecree im ciitt-rt-u u
tills court forever barrine the said defendants
ami each of them and all persons elaimitiK or
to claim hv through or under them or either of
them, from claiming or lo claim, an estate,
right, title lien or interest in ihe said premises
or any part thereof, and that plaintiffs bo de
creed aud declared lo be the owners in fee
simple of the land above described, and that
plaintins nave wicirvom ni ...........v...-...-ihis
suit, and such other and further relief as
to tho court may seem equitable In the
f ThtlTininmons Is ordered to be served npon
vou nv the publication thereof, in Ihe Crook
i'omiiv Journal, a weekly newspaper pub
llslicd'tn I'rinevUle, Oregtin, by the order ol
the Hon. H- li'11". Jml!" " ,he ''"limy
court lor Crook Comity, Oregon, said order be.
ing dated the 'JUih day oi March, I'.irJ, and the
dale of Ihe llrst publication of this summons
Is March 21st, 11U2, ami the date of tho lst
publication May 4th, .
' T. K. J. Dvrrv,
Attorney tor plaintiffs.
Notice for Publication.
liepurtnient of the Interior.
U. B. Land office at The Dalles. Oregon
March 4th, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
G HO ROE A. L1TTI.K, v
ot Prinevllle. Oregon, who. on March 11th, 1910,
made homestead. No. ISV207. for se'i. secllon
21, township 11 south, range 16 east, lllamette
Meridian, has tiled notice ot intention
to make tlnal commutation proof, to
au,ui.iiuK ..luim to tin, ImiiiI above described.
before Timothy K. J. Puffy, U. S. Commissioner,
at liis office, at I'rinevUle, Oregon, on me ieiu
dsv of April, im-2.
.i.,i.,..,, .,.i..fl its n-lfnesses: George .
Crawford, Nathaniel W. Morrisette.Scears Lee.
of rrliieville, Oregon, and A. O. Myers, ot iteu
liiond, orcgou. . ....
8.14p - C W.MOORE, Register.
Hats
FOSTER
When Waiters Walk
behind our Joints, in carrying them to table, they experience the long
ing that only juicy, tender Meats can produce. For our Beef, pork, mut
ton, veal, lamb and Poultry are very tempting in their savory fragrance
and eat tenderly too. They ars all money-saving Meats, because there is
so little waste after we have dreeeed them ready for yonr oven. Make
one trial and be convinced.
City Meat Market
Visit the Old Home
0.S.L and Union Pacific
Lisa Protected ky Aatoautic Black Sifaal
Baltimore (107.50 Kansas City
Boston 110.00 Minneapolis
Cblcnuo 72-50 New York
Denver 5300 Omaha
Vtiilii
'Oolnir limit fifteen days: final return limit October 31, 1912.
STOPOVER I'RIVILEtJES. Choice of routes.
Proportionately Reduced Fares to Many Other Points
DATES OF SALE
APRIL 25, 20, 27 to St. Tanl and Minneapolis only.
TO ALL DESTINATION'S:
MAY 2. 3,4, 9, 10, 11. 1", IS. 24, 29.
JUNE 1, , 7, 8, 13, 14, 15. 17, IS. 19, 20, 21, 24, 25. 27, 28, 20.
JULY 2, 3. 6, 7. 11, 12, 15, 10. 20, 22. 23. 20, 2S. 30, 81.
A I'Gl'ST 1. 2, 3, 6. 7, 12, 15. 16, 22, 23, 20, 30, 31.
SEPTEMBER 4, 5, 6, 7, H, U, 12, 30.
Throusb- Traiu Service to the East. Strictly High-Class, Call on or write
nearest O-W. R. A N. Agent and let him assist your In outlining A DE
LIGHTFUL SUMMER OUTING, or address
General Passenger Agent,
41 l-3t Portland, Oregon
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THE HAMILTON STABLES
J. H. WIGLE, Proprietor
PRINEVILLE, OREGON
Stock boarded by the day, week or month at
Reasonable rates. Remember ua when in
Prineville. Rates Reasonable. We have
Fine Livery Rigs For Rent
We Point to Quality
In our Huts, and yon will never rind
their excellence Change. In the latest
atj les of new Spring Hats we have
the best nnd the greatest variety.
There are soft and hard Hats In the
newest abates and the moat fashion
able shaded. We have all ti'.rn to
suit all fnces, and we also carry a
fln line of Silk Hats and Operas.
Tups, too, for nil uses.
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LOW FARES
EAST
VIA REDMOND
Round trip tickets to principal
citIes in Miwle Western
and Eastern States.
$ 60.00
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108.50
60.00
St. Louis $ 70.00
St. Paul 60.00'
Toronto 9150
Washington.... 107.50
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