A-
NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
iluch Important Legislation is
Acted on, But President
Uses Veto Vigorously.
vVasliltiKtou. Congress acted upon
snore tniportunt legislation the past
'k than during any one week of ths
llrnrnt session., Mont of the linpor
Uint work, however, waa ui't by
frvaideiit Taft. who freely used the
veto power, tie not only vetoed ths
wool and Iihi tiirllT bills, but rol urn
til with disapproval the miiiroprlnllon
till bemuse of H smi'itdmoiita 10
abolish the commerce court and limit
Um I in u re of office of civil service
employes to seven yenra.
Willi the wool mid steel bills
verrlddun by the housn. the prvsl
ni wn sustained In bin veto of the
appropriation bill.
8tnts Sustains Vetoes.
The tittw voted to uatnln vetoi
Kf the president on the wool and steel
urtfT rmUlon bills. On the steel bill,
the motion to override the president
id nut even obliiln a ninjortty, On
Hher measure did the vote approach
(tin owrsmry two-thirds, Hmmtor
llluimona called up the metal bill,
"white waa Aral disposed of. Without
'Vbiit a roll call vote was taken and
12 senators voted In favor of overrlil
his tb veto. Thirty-eight voted
against pnimago. No republicans vol
. ait to pass tba bill.
When the vote on the wool bill wsa
taken. It senators voted In favor of
sanslng the bill and 36 against It. The
lolluwlna- republicans voted with the
Vtiwcrata to override the veto: Ben-
atom llrtstow, Clapp, Crawford, I
Toilette, I'oludexter, and Works.
After short debate, the bouse re
passed the vetoed appropriation bill,
atlll carrying the provision to abolish
the commerce court, but lacking the
rovittfon to limit the tenure of office
at civil eervlce employes to seven
leant.
Canal Bill Passed.
Tib Panama canal bill, as agreed
poir by conferees of the senate and
bouse, was paused by the bouse again
y viva voce vote. The bill also
tnsani the senate, and waa sent to the
piftsliteni for his signature.
JU tent to the president the hill con
sains all of the compromise provisions,
giving free tolls to American coast-
. wise shipping, burring the canal to
trust owned or railroad owned vessels
and fixing minimum tolls lit 1.25 p
Inn. It also places shipbuilding ma
terial on the free list.
Settlers Given Battel1 Terms,
President Tttft hits signed the act
approved by the secretary of the Inter
ior, which will enable settlers on re
clamation projects to obtain patent
and water right certificates upon in
completion of three yours' resident'
lequlred under the homestead law.
Under this law settlers on Irrigation
projects will he able to acquire a mar
ketable title within the prescribed pe
riod In advance of full payment of the
ulldlng churns. Heretofore, pntents
ir lands within government reclama
tion projects could not bo Issued until
Una building chargea had been paid In
tan.
National Capital Brevities.
The" bill creating a commission on
hidustrlul relations to Investigate la
bur conditions and the relations of em
lovers and employes, ta now a law
t The bona voted down, 130 to 79,
proposal by Representative Koss of
Illinois, republican, for two battle
ships In the pending naval approprla-
ttoa bill.
Because of the large sum of money
sued In his election, the house has un-
soutcd Representative Cittlln of Mis
souri and seated Patrick P. Gill, hU
democratic opponent.
Among the diplomatic nominations
sent to the senate Friday by President
Taft was that of Harry F. Nolnn of
Washington stnts, a rancher, to be
secretary of the legation at Pnnuma.
The, senate has passed a bill placing
at the dlHposul of Luther Burbank 2
sections of semi-arid land for tlte pro
pagation of spineless cacti. If tho
land proves suitable It wilt bo sold to
lilm for $1.60 an aero.
' finding no ground of compromise
Wween the house and senate bill,
conferees on the sugar tariff measure
lave reported a disagreement. This
f action la expected to mark tho end of
sugar tariff consideration at this ses
sion. Tho pension appropriation bill, car
lyfng approximately $160,000,000, was
signed by President Taft. More than
JTO.WO veterans and their dependents,
Vacua pensions have been hold up
Bnce August 4, will now be able to
ash their vouchers.
, The senate has' passed the house
Button- bill by a vote of 36 to 19. A
substitute measure by Senator La Fol
lotte was defeated, 46 to 14. As pass
ed bf the senate, an amendment was
carried recalling all of the Canadian
iwrlprocity act except the wood pulp
and print paper provision.
CHAS. A. BECKER
Charles A. Becker, New York polks
official arrested for alleged complicity
In the sensational Rosenthal murder,
ILM MONOPOLY ASSERTED
Government Declares Moving Picture
Patent Company Controls Business,
Philadelphia. Declaring that ten
concerns control from TO to so per
cent of the moving picture business
of the country, In which more than
1100,000,000 la Invested, directly and
Indirectly, the United States govern
stent filed suit her to dissolve the
Moving Picture Patents company, on
the ground that It la a monopoly In
restraint of trade.
The ault has novel feature, as It
squsroly asks for s Judicial decision
of the relation of that statute to the
patent laws. The suit will test the
tight of corporations and Individuals
to join their respective patent monop
olies Into one big monopoly through
combinations and agreements.
Rooevtlt's Westtrn Itinerary Given,
New York. Progressive headquar
ters have announced the Itinerary of
a trip to be made by Colonel Roose
velt to the Pacific coast, starting from
New York September 2. He will speak
at scores of cltlea along his route and
will make the following sops: Spo
kane, September 8; Seattle and Ta
coma, September 10 and 11; I'orlluud.
September 12.
3009 Die In Quakes.
Conr.tnntliioplo. An appalling story
of suffering and dumnge caused by
the recent earthquake In the region
about the Sea of Marmora was told by
the members of the expedition dis
patched to the stricken district on
board the United States gunboat Scor
pion, guurdshlp at Constantinople,
which returned here. The number of
killed In the various towns and vll
lanes is placed at 3000 and Injured
6000.
BARROW ACQUITTED
OF JURY BRIBING
Los Angeles. Clarence S. Darrow,
the noted Chicago lawyer, was found
not guilty of the charge of bribing
a Juror In the McNamarn case. The
Jury waa out Juat 34 minutes. Three
ballots were taken by tho Jury.
The courtroom acene which follow
ed the rending of the verdict, just 34
minutes after the Jury had retired,
waa one that hnd no parallel In the
court annnla of this city. Jurors whose
phlegmntlo countenances had given no
hint of their feelings throughout the
three months and more which elapsed
since the trial began, embraced the
man they had tried and with tears
running down their cheeks declared It
waa the happiest day of their lives.
Court officials, Including Judge Mut
ton and the halt dozen bailiffs, joined
In the congratulations, and Mrs. Da
row, to whom the trial was a continu
ous nervous strain, atood speechlessly
happy, with one hand In her husband
and with the other wringing those of
the Jurors.
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat Track prices, new: Club,
76o; bluestem, 79c; red Ruslan, 75c.
OiitB New, 26 per ton.
Hay Timothy, 15; alfalfa, $12. .
Butter Creamery, 81o.
Eggs 23c.
' Hops 1911 crop, 20o; contracts,
20c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 18o; Wil
lamette valley, 22o.
Mohair 32c.
8eattle.
Wheat, New Bluestem, 79c; club,
76c; red Russian, 74c.
Oats $26 per ton.
Buttei1 Creamery, 81c.
Eggs 24o. ,"
Hay timothy, $16 per ton. s
CHINESE REPUBLIC
REACHES CRISIS
ekin Correspondent Says Bru
tal Execution Marks
Turning Point
London. The execution of Chang
hen Wu by Chinese government offi
cials Is compared by the Pckln corres
pondent of the Daily Telegraph to Na
poleon's shooting of the Due d'Kug-
en, at Vlncennes, In 1804, and what
followed. It Is the turning point, the
rlter asserts. In the lite of the Chi
nese republic. The correspondent
continues:
President Yuan Bhl Kai, alarmed at
the outcry, la publishing Ylce-presl-
ent 1-1 Yuan llung's telegrams In or
der to fasten the blame on that official
ml, fearing assassination, surrounds
himself by troops.
According to Chinese newspapers
the execution was carried out In a
endish manner. The bannerman gen
eral, Yuan Chi Kuel, who was entrust
ed with the execution, actually dined
with hla victim In an European hotel
nd toasted him repeatedly. When
(ha dinner waa over, be, followed bis
Ictlm In another carriage to hla lodg
ing.
"On alighting from the vehicle. Oon-
ersl Yuan Chi Kuel blew a whistle as
signal, whereupon a forest of sabres
nd bayoneta sprung up like maglo
about Chang Chen Wu, who waa
bound and flung Into a mule cart and
carried to the military court No evi
dence waa gives at the trial and the
accused officer waa condemned to Im
mediate execution. .
The first volley not killing tho pris
oner, repeated volleys were fired until
the general's body was completely dis
emboweled. A message waa then sent
to the victim's wife for more clothes,
aa ber husband felt cold In the night
air."
MAYOR ORDERED TO RESIGN
Oovtrnop Waal to Uaad Invaaion If Ha
ta Disobeyed.
Salem. Or. That be would Invade
Redmond wtlh a aquad of the national
guard and declare that town under
martial law unless Mayor Jonea and
the city marshal aubmit their reaig
natlona Immediately, waa the declara
tlon made by Governor Weat when he
received word that Mayor Jonea had
been convicted of gambling and that
five others had pleaded guilty. Ira
mediately upon receipt of this news,
the governor telegraphed to Redmond,
to Jones and to the city marshal, de
manding their Immediate resignations.
Albanian Rabslt Control bilking.
London. The Albanian Insurgents,
according to th Constantinople cor
respondent of the Dally Telegraph, are
not only complete masters of Vskup,
but they have decided to march on
Snlonlkl and a detachment ot 300 reb
els has already occupied the city of
Keuprulu.
PROGRESSIVES COMPROMISE
Washington State Convention Given
Power Regardless of Primary.
Seattle. Aftor three times revers
ing themselves, members of the Pro
gressive party campaign committee
compromised with the Spokane dele
gation, decided to make It optional
with each county organisation wheth
er or not local tickets are to be nam
ed; granted authority to the state con
vention, which will be called to meet
In Seattle September 10, to seat coun
ty delegations Irrespective ot whether
or not preferential primaries are held,
but still adhered to the requirement
that a preferential primary vote
should be binding upon the delegates
from the voting unit.
There were ten counties represent
ed in the meeting by committeemen
and 16 others who were present by
proxy.
WILL VOTE ON COMMISSION
Special Election Ordered to Decide
on Charter Change.
Spokane, Wash. The peremptory
writ of mandate to compel the city
commissioners of Spokane to call Im
mediately a special election for sub
mission to the voters of charter
amendments abolishing the commis
sion form ot government waa granted
by Judge Webster, of the superior
court. The writ was asked by T. C.
Cooper and other signers of a petition
for a charter election Among other
changes the charter amendments
would provide a government by ft
mayor and ten councilmen.
The commissioners had refused to
call a special election on the ground
that it was contrary to the provisions
ot the state law and that the amend
ments only could be submitted at a
regular city election.
Sldna Edwards Gets 15 Years.
Wythevllle, Va. Sidna Edwards,
one of the Htllsvllle cpurthouae assas
sins, pleaded guilty to second-degree
murder and. was sentenced to 15 years
In the penitentiary.
First Central Oregon Dis
trict Agricultural Society
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Prineville,
October 16. 17.
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$3,000 in Premiums. Racing $2,800
will
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Crook county ; Works of Art
trial, etc
Free Season Ticket to every active
the
RACING
FIRST
Introductory lUce I mile dash
Crook CoudU Trot or I'sce, mile
Haddle Race, 1-mile dash, stock saddles and horses
Crook County Commercial Club Stake, running g-mile
SECOND
Rnnnine 1-mile dash
Crook County Colts, 3 y'r.-olds, trot orpsce, mile 2 in 3
Crook County Merchants' sod Manufacturers' l'urse, 2:30 class
trot or pace, beat 3 in 6
Quarter mile daeh .
THIRD
ir.vmara' antt Rudders' Stake, running mile daeh
Ur.nini I.mila 9. vvar-nlils
Gentlemen's Double Teem Roadsters'
to drive iww
Running j-mile dash 100.00
FOURTH DAY
Indian Women's, one mile
Society 'i Purse, 2:25 class, trot, mile heata, 3 in 5 600 00
One-hale mile handicap 200
Running one-half mile Consolation race iww
Entries to all named races will close Oct. 1, 1912
Over-night entries 8 o'clock p. m. night before rsce
Americen Trotting Association rule to govern all harness races,
the society being a member of the same ; and American Racing Rules
to govern running races
Entrance fee to sll stakes and purees, 10 per cent of same
Money divided 70, 20 and 10 per cent
For further information apply to
J. N. WILLIAMSON, Precdent,
or , Prineville, Ore.
J. F. CADLE, Secretary,
Ppineville, Oke
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PRINEVILLE,
Stock boarded by the day, week or aaonth at
Reasonable rates. Remember us when in
Prineville. Rates Reasonable. We have
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records failed to show correct title lu a sale made this
week by a leading real estate company. RESULT Long
delay and possible loss. Better let the Pioneer Abstract
Company look after your Interests.
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Ktfttm U trbv clvn that th nndr.rnM
bm httftt MM'ntd lntlnltmUr with th
will tttwx-d of th -ltl nt UhiiriMi A. Kp
pltr. (j'-ciMv-d, by ih county eurtoftb
Mat of Otfaron- for the cnuntjr of nxik. nrl
hftqQhfl"l m fturh. Ail prrawiit havmc
claim atralnt I1 mtUtte are b'rhr not 1 54
to prfneiit lh tain to m. at thoffin of J. O.
Ht-rrt, room 2, w alilTirtn bnttdtii corwr
vf fourth and V attnrton ir-i4. In Firt-
lann, Ontton.wlth proper voufhni ana dull'
vrrinpq, wlihla tlx mon'lM from tb Uat
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H. A. K Avrri.r.K, Arfrt.lulitrator.
J. O Wtfaw. Attorn. &
Notice for Publication.
Not oI land.
Dirtmnt ot th Interior, 1. . ?ABd office
at itevlww, im-ROti, July 12,1912.
Notu i hereby atveii that
WiUUm Y. Ireland
of Rolyat, Or-gon, who, on Auftit IT.
mml h"rntn entry. o. vcKAt lor , n1,
n' v-a, nw'i, nSS wtn 1. tnn6fp
iMinth, rntiff 3) eMut, Willamette M-ri1in,
ha Alttd notice of iiiu-ntlm to make ft n ft I
tlir-r rar ifof , to Miablttih vnim Vt ihctand
abuv rfarrlb1', before Cnrl A, Mhrmn,
V.H f'oininta,tin-r at FUt Qtrou, UD IbeM
day of th-Utimr. W2.
Clmant nm as wltnr : , Zteroll
of Hampum. ore. ; John . V mukrof Hamp
ton. Ore; Merrill U. lUminelof Albany, Ure.,
WiUardW. Ireland of Koylat. r.
A. - ORTO.V, Riiiter.
, otk for Publication.
Department of !h Ini'iior, V. H fjind Office
alThe lHlle. Oreon. Aurui-. VJVi,
'otlcl hiTby jfv-D thai
HxmuH 1 MuHtard
of Pfliwvllle, Ortifon, who. on .7P tern ber TT,
inHde Honrwtead entry So. H'VJ, Krtal
No- Wim, tut ar'4 aee M. ip. W aoat h. range M
eat. WhUmcnu- Meridian, baa nid noii.-e of
Intention U make Bve-year proof, fo tb
lUh rlaim to tb lind atKye deacrtbed. be
fore Timothy K. J. Duffy. V. H- Com mbw toner
at hlsotricat Prlnvtll. Oregon, on lue27lti
.lay of Meptember. 1V3.
Claimant naiiwa m wltnetwet: Henry J.
Rdwsrda, Willlaia a. Cooke. D. A. V a tea, all
of Prineville, Oregon, and Frank B. Bayn of
Powell HutUt. Of4-iron.
notice for Publication.
iciartnient of the interior,
C. 8. LaodO&c it TOO Lil. Oregon.
July Btb.UiU
Notice Is hereby liven that
A. (iltMon.
ofPrtneTllle. Oregon, who, on September lit
110. made homestead, no. brw, ror i w .,
nwV, neS. and ne nwi4. aecllon S. township
loaoutb. nuinliewt, Willamette Meridian
has filed notice of Intention to make com
mutation proof, to latilUb claim to tbe land
above eacrited. before Timothy E. J. Dairy
U. 8- OommlMloner. at ht oBlce. at Prlne
Tllle, Oregon, on tbe 3uth day of Aucuat. riirl.
Claimant nanus ax wltnewea: Cdcar J.
Bundy, W alter U. McNely. Ayrea L. Roberta,
H. Earl Crou, all of trlneTllle, Oregon.
7-25p C. W. MOQKE. Kesilter,
Kotic of Contest.
Department of tbe Interior,
United ritatea Land Office.
Tbe Kallea. Oregon July 25, 1912.
To Clara E. Johnson, Madras, Oregon,
Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Chtrlea
A. Hurst, who givet Prinevtle, Oregon,
care of B. W. Wright, as his poatotBce
address, did on July 5.1812, file in this
othce his duiy corroborated application
to contest and secure the cancellation of
your homestead Entry No. Serial No.
(MHO made April 10. lftll. for swt trhi. sec
tion 13, w4 ntt section z. townsnip is
s., range 14 e.. Willamette Meridian,
and as grounds for his context he alleges
that said Ciara E. Johnson has woolly
abandoned taid tract of land for over two
yean last past; that she has wholly
failed to reside upon, improve or cul
tivate the said tract of land as by law
required since making said entry.
You are. therefore, further notified thst
the said allegations will be taken by this
ottice as having been confessed by you.
and your said entry will be canceled there
under without your further right to be
beard therein, either before this office or
on appeal, if you fail to tile in this office
within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as shown below
your answer, unueroain. epecincauy ram
ing and responding to these allegations of
contest, or if you fail within that time to
nie m this office due proor mat you nae
served a copy of your answer on the said
contestant either in person or by registered
mail. If tnu service is maae y tne oe
liverv of a copy of J our answer to the con
testant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contestant's writ
ten acknowledgment of his receipt of tbe
copy, showing the date of its receipt, or
the affidavit oi the person by whom the
delivery was made stating when and where
the copy was delivered; it mane Dy
voiri stored mail, nroof ot such service must
consist of the affidavit of the person by
whom the copv was mailed stating wneu
and the postoflice to which it was mailed,
and this adidavit must be accompanied by
the postmaster's receipt for the letter.
lou snouid state in your answer iuq
name of the postolHce to which you desire
future notices to be sent to you.
U. w. JIUUKE,
7.4 Register.
Date or Brst publication August i isia.
. ' second " August 8, 1912.
third
August 15, 1912.
August 22. 1912.
" fourth
Notice of Replat of Redmond
Acres.
In the County Court of the State oi
Onwui. for the county of Crook.
In the matter of the vacation of plat of
Redmond Acres.
Your petitioner, the Northwestern
Townsile Company, a corporation, re
spectfully shown as follows :
That on or about tne istaar oi marcu
1911, a plat was approved by your
honorable body showing the subdi
vision of the southeast quarter o the
southwest quarter of section ten in
township fifteen south, of range thir
teen east of the Willamette meridian,
which plat was designated as "Red
mond Acres." ,
That since tbe approval of said plat
by your honorable body this petitioner
became the purchaser of the entire
body of land covered by said plat ol
Kedmona Acres, excepting ioi num
bered twentv-two (22) thereof; and is
dow the owner thereof:
That said lot numbered twenty-two
(221 is now owned by Bessie V. Bell as
shown by the deed records of Crook
County, Oregon:
That it is desirable to replat the said
tract to more nearly conform to the re
quirements of this petitioner and we be-
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That this petitioner has caused Baid
tract to be reBiirveyed ana repiattea
and said replat is now before your
honorable body for approval ;
That said replat does not in any
manner change the street accommo.
dations afforde.i by the original plat to
the owner of said lot twenty-two (22)
and does not change the lines of the
streets adjacent to said lot twenty-two;
That no other persons, firm or corpo
ration, excepting this petitioner and
the owner of lot twenty-two are in any
manner affected by the replatting
of said "Redmond Acres" ;
Now therefore, the said petitioner
hereby respectfully requests your honor
able body to approve the vacation plat
of "Redmond Acred" now before you,
and that the replat of said "Redmond
AcreB" be approved as replatted.
Respectfully submitted,
Northwest Townsite Company,
(Corporate Seal)
By Chas. A.' Reynolds, Vice-President.
Attest: W. S. Reed, Secretary.
, Dated July 15, 1912. 7-25-5t