NEWS FROM OUR
NATIOHAL CAPITAL
Strong House Support Fortifies
Wilson in His Stand on
New Tariff Bill.
Washington. President Wilton
teems to have the tariff situation well
In hand, notwithstanding repeated
murmuring among western democrat
ic tenators, who have It In their power
to force material changes In the Un
derwood bill, and unless there Is a
change of heart at the White House,
the tariff law will be signed In sub
stantially the shape In which it left
the house.
From time to time there Is spolia
tion as to what might happen if a few
western democratic senators, rt pre
senting wool and sugar growing states,
should join with the Louisiana sena
tors and form a combination to defeat
the sugar and wool provisions of the
Underwood bill Vp to date it has
been impossible to Induce any of the
senators who have figured In this spec
ulation to declare themselves publicly
on the bill, and their timidity leads to
the conclusion that they will content
themselves by expressing their disap
proval of free wool and free sugar, and
will then vote for the bilh
Uncertainty Felt for Three.
Administration leaders are confident
they will win In their tariff fight, al
though there is uncertainty as to the
stand of a few democratic senators at
the present time. Real concern is felt
at present only over the two senators
from Louisiana and Senator Walsh, of
Montana. The Louisiana senators, it
is admitted, will vote against the bill
as long as it provides for free sugar,
either Immediately or at the enj of
three years, and Senator Walsh Is op
posed both to free sugar and free wool.
Early votes, however, have Indicated
that Senator Poindexter, who Is obli
gated to the democrats, intends to
Tote with them on the tariff, if his
Tote is needed, and in the event he
does, it will need five democratic
Totes against the tariff bill to prevent
its passage. It is not easy to figure
out where five dissenting democratic
votes can be found.
President Wilson may actually have
before him this week for his approval
or rejection the much buffeted $117.-
000.000 sundry civil appropriation bill
which includes the provision exempt
ing labor unions and farmers' organi
sations, from prosecution through
funds appropriated for the enforce
ment of the Sherman anti-trust law.
What the president will do with the
measure because of the exemption
clause which caused ex-President Taft
to veto it is engaging country-wide at
tention.
Petitions Flood White House.
The executive office has been flood
ed with letters and petitions regarding
the measure, some urging him to veto
it because of the exemption clause
and others appealing to him to give it
his approval.
The tariff situation will reach an
interesting period this week, when the
senate finance sub-committees get
down to the actual work of writing
its revisions of the Underwood bill.
After the private hearings closeu
Tuesday, the three sub-committees
began to sift through the mass of ma
terial procured in the private hearings
and through briefs filed by protesting
manufacturers. There is little pros
pect that the work of revising sched
ules will be concluded this week.
Insurance Feature Coming Up.
Senator Williams' sub-committee
will take up the Insurance feature of
the income tax section of the bill. An
other matter to occupy this sub-committee
will be the amendments to the
administrative features of the bill pro
posed by Assistant Attorney-General
Deni6on and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Curtis. The amendments be
ing seriously considered are one to
give the Secretary of the Treasury the
right to proclaim valuations on ad va
lorem goods and another to prohibit
attorneys taking up disputed cases on
a contingent fee basis.
National Capital Brevities.
President Wilson has dictated into
a talking machine a long speech that
will be ground out to 83 tribes of In
dians on 66 reservations on the tour
soon to be made by Dr. Joseph Dixon,
of Philadelphia, and Major McLaugh
lin. Emulating her precedent breaking
husband, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife
of the president addressed the wives
of the members of congress at Rau
scher's Hall Tuesday on the question
of Washington slums.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
senate finance committee, made public
a list of 29 questions relating to the
tariff prepared by majority members
of the committee which will be sent
to manufacturers of the country.
Delegate Wickersham made extend
ed apologies to Senator Chamberlain
before the senate territories commit
tee on account of his unwarranted
charge that Senator Chamberlain had
introduced a crooked Alaska railroad
bill.
VISCOUNT CHINDA
in
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Viscount Chlnda, Ambassador to the
United States from Japan, who pro
tested against passage of the Califor
nian Alien land bill.
TURKISH VESSEL HITS MINE
"Nevada" Strikes Three Torpedoes In
Gulf of Smyrna.
Smyrna. More than 100 persons
are believed to have been killed when
the Turkish steamship Nevada suc
cessively struck three torpedoes in the
Gulf of Smyrna and was sunk. The
French warship Bruix. which was near
by in the gulf, picked up SO of the
passengers and crew of the stricken
steamer. The Nevada carried about
200, and so far as known none but
those rescued by the Bruix was saved.
The first explosion tore a large hole
in the bottom of the steamer, and al
most before those on board knew what
had happened the vessel struck two
more of the submerged mines in quick
succession, and almost the entire not
torn of the ship was blown out. She
sank almost Immediately, and those
who were saved said they hurled them
selves overboard without thought of
life or death.
Love Match Makes History In Europe,
Berlin. Concentrated power was
the keynote that characterized the
marriage of Princess Victoria Luise,
only daughter of the Kaiser, to Prince
Ernest Augustus of Cumberland, scion
of the House of Guelph. The wedding
was unique In these points:
It was witnessed by Kaiser Wilhelm
II. of Germany, King George V. of
England and Czar Nicholas II. of Rus
sia, standing in a group with the
Kaiserin and Queen nearby perhaps
the most noteworthy gathering of
royalty that Europe has seen in a gen
eration.
LUTHER M'CARTHY IS
KILLED IN PRIZE RING
Calgary. Luther McCarty, white
heavyweight champion of the world,
took the count of 10 from Referee Ed
Smith, which marked him the loser
in the 10-round fight with Arthur Pel
key, and eight minutes later was dead.
His death was caused by a chance
blow, exactly one minute and 45 sec
onds after the fight began.
Athur Pelkey was arrested on the
charge of manslaughter by the north
western mounted police, and later re
leased on bail.
Referee Smith separated the men
during a clinch and both squared off.
Suddenly McCarty was seen to double
up in a crouching attitude. To the
spectators it looked simply as a fight
ing poee. He crouched lower and low
er, however, and his eyes rolling; then
be collapsed and fell full length on
the floor.
The referee, assuming that McCarty
had been knocked out, stood over him
to count off the seconds. Arthur Pel
key stood at one side of his fallen
adversary. He scarcely realized what
had happened. By this time the referee
had become alarmed and called for
a doctor. The physicians worked over
the stricken man for eight minutes,
when they pronounced him dead, but
continued their efforts for more than
an hour.
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat Club, 93c; bluestem, $1.00;
red Russian, 92c.
Hay Timothy, $18; alfalfa, $12.
Butter Creamery, 28c.
Eggs Candled, 21c.
Eggs Candled, 19c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16c; Wil
lamette valley, 16c.
Seattle.
Wheat Bluestem, 99c; club, 89c;
red Russian, 88c.
Eggs 20c.
Butter Creamery, 29c.
Hay Timothy, $18 per ton; alfalfa.
$13 per ton.
C5EG0N NEWS NOTES
C? GEKiM INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Armed Men Defy State.
Malheur. An armed forci of water
users of the Jamteson and Hrogan Ir
rigation districts gathered at reservoir
No. 3 of the Willow river, and present
ed Warren Reeder. state water master.
from raising the gates and releasing
the water, at had been ordered by the
state board of control. In upholding
the ancient riparian rights of early
settlers. The water users declared
the action would have meant Irrepar
ible damage and almost total ruin to
the lower country. .
Fatal Auto Accident Near Pendleton,
Pendleton One as killed and three
were badly Injured on the Athena
Weston road near the Dudley place,
then an automobile carrying four res
idents of Milton and Helix. Or., skid
ded, crashed off the side of the road
and turned a complete somersault.
The dead: Leslie Edwards of Mil
ton. The injured: Carl Engdahl, may
or of Helix; Guy Smith, of Helix;
Clarence Shuel, chauffeur, of Helix.
LIMIT KLAMATH PROJECT
Gcvernment Expected to Complete
Present Work But Not Extend It.
Washington. There Is serious ques
tion whether the government ever will
reincorporate In the Klamath Irriga
tion project about 90.000 acres of land
that were eliminated after the project
was first adopted, either because of
excessive cost of irrigation or because
of the doubtful success of Irrigation
due to peculiar soil conditions. The
probabilities are that the project will
be completed according to present
plans, and then stopped, at least until
the development of the country Justi
fies an expenditure of about $60 an
acre for Irrigation.
At the hearings had before Secre
tary Lane, It developed that the gov
ernment went Into the Klamath coun
try with the intention of building a
project that would reclaim la the
neighborhood of 160,000 acres. After
the work was well under way, the high
lands, where the cost of irrigation will
be in excess of the department's views,
were dropped out and about the same
time the lower Klamath lake unit was
dropped because of the discovery of
a prevalence of black alkali, which
made that portion of the land suitable
only for the growing of grasses.
Oregon Lands Restored to Entry.
Portland. President Wilson restor
ed to entry 75,000 acres In eastern
try 75,000 acres of land In eastern
Oregon that had been withdrawn on
the presumption that it contained valu
able deposits of oil. Investigations by
the geological survey showed that
while small quantities of gas exist, it
Is not of commercial Importance and
only slight traces of oil have been
found.
Captives Beat Sheriff.
Roseburg. Attacked by three pris
oners as he entered the county Jail to
feed the Inmates, Sheriff George Qulne
was struck over the head with a stick
of stove wood and painfully Injured.
According to Sheriff Qulne, he was
handing a basket of food to the prison
ers through a partly opened door of
the jail, when John McDevitt grabbed
him by the hand and pulled him with
in the cage. Eugene Smith then grasp
ed the officer from behind and held
him while Stanley Gilbert struck him
a violent blow over the head.
OCEAN RESCUETHRILLING
Port Orford Men Saved Seven Miles
Out to Sea.
Marshfield. After their boat had
turned completely over four times on
Rogue river bar and they had been
washed out to sea, where their water
logged craft was rolling over like a
barrel, Fred Silver, 29, and W. D.
Weinegar, 24, of Port Orford, were the
principals in a thrlllng rescue off the
mouth of the Rogue river. Silver was
nearly overcome from cold and ex
posure and would have been able to
have held on only a short time longer
when Captain Johnson and the Bandon
life-saving crew reached them and
brought them to safety.
Silver and Weinegar built an Impro
vised sailboat for fishing and started
from Port Orford to Gold Beach, off
Rogue river reef. They had sand for
ballast and the little craft had a heavy
list that caused her to turn over three
times, the single mast breaking when
she capsized the last time. This left
the fiohermen at the mercy of the
ude and they drifted out to sea.
The telephone line was down and
parties on shore who had witnessed
their disaster were unable to send
word to the Bandon life-saving station,
their only hope. Finally, by filing
word to :r;ixe.'.t City, ths wlril'vis
was used and the lifo saving cr.-w
called.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
t). W. K. & N. mmi'vci are In the
field, making a survey of the proposed
extension from Cotidou to Fossil,
distance of 20 miles.
The fifth annual livestock show will
be held at I'lttou June 5. $ and 7, and
Is expected to I"'" 1,11 record lu at
tendance and Internet
The summer session of the Oregon
agricultural college will be held frou
June 16 to July 24 at Corvallla. A
faculty of 7$ Instructional experts it
announced.
The mayor and city attorney of
Salem have filed complaint against the
Salem Water. Power t Light company,
claiming that the service It poor and
the rates unreasonable.
Through the efforts of Representa
tive Sinnott. the Harper reservoir tlte,
withdrawn by the reclamation service,
has been abandoned, and 24.400 acres,
mostly arable, will be opened to teltle
ment.
The first tree planted lu the new
campus of Albany college, a 4Sacre
tract, has Just been set out by mem
bers of the freshman class. It It an
off shoot of one of the famous elmt
of Princeton university.
August llucketteln, one of the lead
Ing Democrats of Marlon rouuty, will
assume his new duties as postmuatet
of Salem about June 1. He succeed
Squire Farrar, who has been postmas
tor seven years.
Otvllle Morris, the Prlnevllle youth
convicted of attempting to wreck
trains on the high bridge across Crook
ed river, received a seutence of one
to 20 years. The Judge then paroled
him, and left III in lu the cure of hit
father.
Six persons were Injured terloutly
In a wreck caused by a rear end colli
tlon between a Southern Pacific motor
car running between Grants Past and
Ashland and Southern Pacific engine
No. 2545, running light behind the
motor.
Only a change In the weather tucb
at hat never happened before In the
history of the state could possibly
prevent the rose bushes of Portland
from producing all the blotsoma necee
tary for the festival In June, accord
ing to the rosarlans of the city.
One hundred and eleven seniors In
the I'nlverslty of Oregon were named
by Register Tiffany nt being eligible
for graduation at the coming June
commencement. This la the second
largest graduating class in the history
of the university, falling hnlf a dozen
short of the banner class of last year
Among 30 applicants for the post
tlon. II. L. Bowlby has been appointed
by the state highway commission a
engineer of the road work of the state
at a salary of $3000 per year. Mr
Bowlby relinquishes a position as en
glneer of the Pacific Highway ansa
elation, which pays the same salary
In a letter to Senator Chamberlain
Secretary Daniels says the navy de
part ment has never considered the
Oregon as a prospective target fot
other ships. He says the Oregon Is
In the service and In able condition
and would form a valuable part of oui
defense In the event of war.
That Dan Olson came to his death
on May 22 as the result of a gunshot
wound Inflicted by John Fleck wa
the verdict of the coroner's jury at
The Dalles. Heck, a young German
rancher, shot Olson, generally known
as "Dan from Norway," In a drunker
brawl.
Woolgrowers In the John Day valley
are moving th-lr product to market
The first shipment of wool front that
section moved over the Sutnpter Wi
ley railroad, arriving In Baker on May
19. It Is estimated that more than
1.000.000 pounds of this commodity
will be shipped out over the Sumptei
Valley road thlB summer.
Richard Duffy, the marriage swlnd
ler who brought Annie Bock from
Georgia after she had answered his
matrimonial advertisement, married
her and got $2600 from her, giving In
exchange a false deed to timber land
In Oregon, wus sentenced In l'ortlund
to serve two years at the federul pent
tcntiary at McNeil's Island.
Representative Hawley has taken up
with the coast and geodetic survey the
matter of a thorough survey of the
Oregon coast, wKh a view to deter
mining the extent of Its codfish and
halibut banks. It Is expected that the
feasibility of establishing extensive
cod and halibut Industries along thlt
coast will be determined by the sur
vey. Construction la being rapidly pushed
on the Oregon & Eastern railroad west
of Vale, and the 2500-foot tunnel to
Malheur canyon will be completed
within 30 days. A crew of 120 men
is at work on thlt tunnel, which it
being drilled through solid basalt rock.
Railroad men at Boise, Idaho, express
the belief that tht new road will be a
link in a transcontinental Uns.
The second wool sale of the season
In eastern Oregon wat held at Echo.
Regardless of the fact that tht tity
on raw wool seems doomtd to l, tlx
bidding was as high at that of bit
year, in fact, a higher price wat paid
for the same grade of wool than was
received for the 1912 clip. The tales
totaled 318,000 pounds at prices rang
ing from 12 cent to 14Vk cents a
pound.
"PRINORE"
AND
"STANDARD"
Prineville Flour
r,
Hotel Oregon
PRINEVILLE
NEWLY FURNISHED
Beds 50 and 75 Cents
FREE BATHS
Meals, 25 Cents;
G. W. LIPPINCOTT. Manager
Statement of Resource and liabilities of
The First National Bank
Of Prineville, Oregon
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Peter Schuttler
Wagons
We have on hand a number of Wagons (all sizes) at very
attractive prices
J. E.. Stewart & Co.
A FISH
is really a dish for an epicure especially if you buy the "finney"
from us. All our fish have the habit of coming straight here
from their native element without hanging urouml elsewhere,
losing their freshness anil flavor. Shell-Fish a specialty in the
season, but we keep nothing out of season, so you are always sure
of a sweet smell here. Moderate prices, too.
City Meat Market
Home Cooking
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FEAST