NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
President Will Accept Amend
ments to Currency Bill to
Obtain Speedy Action.
Washington. With president Wll
on willing to accept aubatanllul
amendments to the ailmliititt ration
currency lilll In tlx hup of obtaining
speedy action on the measure In tin
senate committee, supporters of tha
administration Krew optimistic over
th chances for til pasan of the
measure before thai end ut tin extra
svaslon of coiiar.
The president hlinaelf, In a loll it to
Majority Leader Underwood, amioulio
l hi wlllliiKiiia to consider a pro
posal for a recess of the liou, be
cause, ha said, conference with mem
ber of tha senat committee led him
to bllev tha bill would la reported
to tha mm In tha flrt week In Novem
ber and passed at Hie present session.
Republican members of the commit
tee and Henator Hitchcock, of Na
bniiika. were Inclined to look Upon
Mil plan aa too npllnitallc, but other
Biembera of tha committee autd they
hoped to tie able to live up to tha
prvaldimt'a exudation.
A reduction In tha utimber of re
crvo bank, fixed by tha admlnlatra
tlon bill at 12, and the removal of tha
ecretnry of aitrlculture aud the con
troller of the currency from tha feder
al reerva board, which would control
tha new currency ytem, were the
amendment which the preeldnt let It
be known ha would not oppose.
Campaign Bill la Drastic In Effect.
The first direct reull of tha con
retonul Investigation of campalttn
expenditure cnme when the aetiate
pnased Senator Clnpp'i bill prohibiting
the ending of campaign fund from
one atata to another.
If the houe approve the menure
It will put rigid limitation, not only
on the actlvltlea of general political
Intereata, but alio on the work of uch
oriiHiiliatlona aa the National Aaaocla
tlon of Manufacturer, tha American
Federation of I-ubor and the Nntlouul
Association of Woman Suffrage.
: The bill prohibit the carrying or
aendlng of fund from one atate to
another to be used In the eelctlon of
president, vice president, preaidentlal
ihmtor or mi'iiiber of congress.
The proposed new law would not
prohibit the present work of national
political committee, o long a they
make public report of all contribu
tion received and expodlture.
Line to Insist on 1100,000,000 Lean.
Secretary Lane, head of the Interior
department. Intend to make a dctxr
' mined fight before congre the com
ing session to ecure the loan or bond
Issue he advocate, which will make
available flOO.OoO.OOO for government
Irrigation and drainage work In tha
went To that end he la endenrorlng
to center the attention of the entire
country on the Irrigated section of
the weut.
Once the general public reallr.es
what Irrigation hna done and can do
for the deaurt regions, ho' believe
there will be little objection to a loan
to the reclamation fund, even If It be
for the autn named. It la to the Irri
gated land that the country timet look
for It Increased production of food
products. In the opinion of the secre
tary, and if 1 1 OO.OUU.OOU In nddltlon to
amounts now avnlalble can be expend
ed for In-lgnlton and drainage during
the next decade, Secretary Uine be
llevea the problem of high cost of liv
ing will be at least partially solved.
National Capital Brevltlea.
Secretary McAdoo slntes that he has
no Intention of resigning from the
cabinet.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels do
Clares thut American citizens should
bo compelled to cast their ballots on
mutters of state.
Postmaster-General Burleson con
ferred with a delegation of American
railway presidents seeking better pay
for transporting mull.
President Wilson will go to Phila
delphia Saturday to speak at the re-
dedication of Congress hall. The same
night he will leave for Mobile, Ala.,
where he Is to deliver an address be
tore the Southern Commercial con
gress. "The whole west has felt bitter to
ward the Interior department," said
Secretary Lane, on his return to
Washington, "and I have devoted
much thought and study to ascertain
' the reason. I have concluded that this
bitterness is due partially to the
reaucratio administration of the de
partment, but the main complaint Is
because there Is too much red tape."
Aotlve preparations by Argentina to
take Immediate advantnge of the free
beef clause of the new tariff law and
send to the United States large ship
ments of beef were reported by Dr,
A. D. Melvln, chief of the bureau of
animal Industry, who hns just re
turned from South America.
Former President Taft spoke at the
dedication of the drover Cleveland
memorial tower at Princeton univer
sity on Wednesday.
Brief Newt of the Week
Will of lata J. F. Morgan, probated
In london, shows estate there valued
at r,,()0,000. l S.:,m.. lit I
Tha Hamburg American Una direc
tors are planning to Increaaa tba cap
ital stock of tha company 17,500,000,
in view of new trade expected from
tha orient with opening of Panama
canal.
Masons of California have dedicated
their 11,000,000 temple at Van Ness
avenue and market street, Han Fran
clsao. The building Is five stories
high and tha design la Italian gothlc.
Vigorous defense of tha pending
ourrency bill, the new tariff law and
tha Income tax was made by Secre
tary of State Ilryan at the Iowa state
dairy show.
legislation prohibiting Inter-county
liquor ehlpmetits In Tennessee and
prohibiting Interstate shipments In
quantities of mors than a gallon for
personal use became effective with
the signing of the two bills by Gover
nor Hooper.
Of world wide Interest and Impor
tance will be the eighth International
Dry Farming Congress and Exposition,
which assembled Wednesday in Tulsa,
Ok la. Thirty five countries, Including
Canada and the United States, will
be represented at tha exposition,
Austria sent an ultimatum to Hervla
demanding the Immediate and com
plete evacuation of the points In Al
bania occupied by Servian troops after
the recent conflicts between them and
the Albanians.
People In the News
Mrs. Medlll McCormlck. of Chicago,
will make a tour of II counties In cen
tral Illinois, apeaklug in support of
the candidacy of James Arthur It.
Shay for Justice of the supreme court
on the Progressive ticket.
The Dutch government selected
Chevalier W. K. U C. Van Happard.
formerly Dutch minister to Morocco,
to succeed Jotikheer J. 1-oudua as
Dutch milliliter at Washington.
Colonel Theodora Roosevelt arrived
at Itlo da Janeiro Tuesday and the
following day delivered a lecture In
tha tlrasllliin capital on "American
Internationalism."
Governor Trammcll, of Florida, re
fuses to call a special session of the
legislature to pass an antl alien law
similar to California's, on the ground
that the law would be In conflict wltb
the state constitution,
Italpb Rose, the giant athlete who
holds seven world's records for shot
putting, died at San Francisco of ty
phoid fever after an Illness lasting
about two weeks.
Governor West and Governor Lister
of Wsshlngton are planning to make
a Joint visit of the state Institutions
of Washington and Oregon for the
purpose of comparing Ideas. If It can
be arranged the visits will be made
next month, but If not then they will
be made soon after the first of the
year.
Socialistic Program For Churchmen.
New York. Practical endorsement
of Socialism was provided for In a res
olution Introduced by Itathhone Gard
ner, a lay delegate from Providence,
In the house of deputies at the Kpls-
copal church convention.
The resolution declared for "a new
social order In which ahull be a more
equitable distribution of wealth, with
elimination of the present gross hu
man waste, tho caime of poverty."
It was referred to a committee with
out discussion.
Prison Farm la Indorsed.
Olympla, Wash. The stale board of
control haB announced Its Indorse
ment of a plan proposed by Warden
Drum for procuring a 14,000 acre pris
on farm 'to be operutcd In connec
tion with tho Walla Walla peniten
tiary. The farm Is to be worked by
prisoners paroled to the state during
a probationary period.
Jspanss Color Education.
In Japan only a blind child could be
Insensible to color after long days
under the pink mist of the cherry
blossoms and the crimson glory of the
ninnies In the sunny green and yellow
fields or with mountain Blopes of wild
azalea for a romping place and a won
derful sky of blue for a cover. By In
heritance and environment he Is an
artist In the use of color. Form, too.
Is as easy, for when crude toys have
failed to please It Is his privilege to
build ships, castles, giinbontB and tem
ples with every conceivable household
article from the spinning wheel to the
family rice bucket Frances Little In
Century.
THE GIFT OF BOOKS.
When I consider what some
books have done for the world
and what they are doing, how they
keep up our hope, awaken new
courage and faith, soothe pain,
give an ideal life to those whose
hours are cold and hard, bind to
gether distant ages and foreign
lands, create new worlds of beauty,
1 thank God for the gift of books.
James Freeman Clarke.
HENRY LANE WILSON
MAKES LETTER PUBLIC
Reviews Circumstances Lead
ing Up to Instructions to
British Ambassador.
Spokane. -Tha letter to Secretary
of State Ilryan, lu which Henry Lana
Wilson tendered his resignation aa
American ambassador to Mexico was
made public here by Mr. Wilson. Tha
letter was written In Indianapolis Au
gust 2V. In part Mr. Wilson wrote:
"I have tha honor to acknowledge
tha receipt of your nota of August 14.
transmitting a copy of a telegraphic
Instruction of the department of state
to the American ambassador In Lon
don, directing him to disclaim all re
sponsibility on tha part of this gov
eminent for an Interview attributed to
me."
Mr. Wilson then reviews the cir
cumstances leading up to tba lustruo
tltatis to the ambassador in London,
A Loudon dispatch was published In
this country August 11, saying that
one of the factors determining British
recognition of th Mexican provision
al government was tba "congratula
tory" speech of the American ambas
sador on tha occasion of lluerta' re
ception to the diplomatic corps. Mr.
Wilson says ha did not heller this
came from an official British source,
and' when he read articles "evidently
Inspired from administration sources,
containing expressions of gratifica
tion over the supposed propitiatory
explanation" of tba British govern
ment "It seemed apparent to ma that this
waa the first evidence of your inten
tion publicly to question my official
acts," be continues, "and I accordingly
gave to the presa the interview re
ferred to." j
In his letter he criticised Bryan's
foreign pulley aa a "spirit of hazard
ous adventure" and claimed he (Wil
son) was actuated only by unselfish
motives in his attitude toward Hucrta
and Madero.
Washington. President Wilson and
Secretary of Stnte Ilryan will make
no reply to criticisms voiced In Bpo
knne by former Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson of the administration's
attitude toward Mexico. Secretary
Bryan Intimated that Wilson was dis
credited, and that no official notice
would be taken of any of the former
ambassador's "rebukes."
GERMAN BALLOON BURSTS
Airship Drops 900 Fast to Ground and
Navy Officers Loss Lives.
Berlin. Twenty-eight persons were
killed near Johannlathal In the explo
sion and fall of Count Zeppelin's latest
dirigible balloon, tba L II.
The 28 men represented the entire
personnel of the admiralty board
which was to conduct the final trial
of the dirigible looking to its accept
ance by the government as a new
unit of the German aerial navy, the
pilot and crew and Invited guests.
Every person that went aloft In the
big airship is dead.
Twenty-seven of them were killed
almost Instantly by the explosion of
the gns in the balloon or burned to
death as the flaming wreck fell to the
ground from a height of 900 feet.
MRS, PANKHURST IS
PERMITTED TO ENTER
Now York. Mrs. Kmmallne Pank
hurst, the militant suffragette leader,
was allowed to land on Manhattan Is
land from Kills Island, where she had
been detained by the immigration au
thorities. She had been ordered de
ported as an undesirable alien, but
President Wilson and Secretary of
Labor Wilson Intervened on her ap
peal from this decision and instructed
Anthony Camltiettl, commissioner
general of immigration, to release her
on her own recognizance and without
bond.
Shortly after she landed Mrs, Panic
hurst was taken In aa automobile to
the residence of Mrs. O. H. P. Bel
mont. "The American people did It it la
their will," she said. "What will the
English sayT" Then she paid her re
Bpects tartly to Reginald McKjnna,
the British home secretary, character
izing him as "the chief torturer of
England." She snld it was not her
purpose to preach militancy in this
country, but that she would confine
herself to an exposition of the treat
ment accorded the suffragettes In Eng
land. Idaho Is Urged to Act.
Boise. That Idaho should follow
the lead of Oregon and Washington
In Joining hands with tlfe reclamation
service to complete Its half-finished
irrigation projects and again turn the
tide of Immigration to the northwest,
is the opinion expressed by P. H. New
ell, director of the reclamation eervics
while here.
To Teople Who Want to Buy
A REAL CAR
As everyone know I have run a Velie
Car (or almost 3 F"X H years, end moat
people kaow what VfX"l I 'l done. I'
thej do not it is v a Is elgy t() proof.
The car shows for itself and is ready for inspection at any
time, or a trial trip. If you are looking for real car value,
why not buy a Velie and save future expense, aa the upkeep
is almost nothing. I hare six-cylinder Velies now at 12.500
each that are second to none.
Prineville Machine Shop
E. G. HODSON, Proprietor
HOGS
For
I have Registered Duroc Jerseys, both sexes.
These are
PROFITABLE, PROLIFIC PIGS
and thrive exceedingly well in this section of
Central Oregon
G. A. BRADLEY
One and one-half miles north of Depot Redmond.Ore
s-u-gt
Hotel Oregon
PRINEVILLE
NEWLY FURNISHED
Beds 50 and 75 Cents
FREE BATHS
Meals. 25
PETER ERICKSON, Prop'r
A FINE MESS
of Fish can be bought from us lor little money. We get large
daify supplies from river, lake and ocean, so that we know the
fi6h is fresh and sweet. You can eave money by buying here,
get a greater variety of fish to select from, and be sure of the
highest quality. Ask your friends who deal here they will iell
you of the Fish satisfaction they have always had here.
City Meat Market
Four Mules for Sale
Four work mules, ages 2 and 8
years old. Ci.ahbncb t'ox Prine
ville, Oregon. 10 16- Imp
6 per cent loans on farms, orchard
lands, city residont or business prop
erty, to buy, build, improve, extend oi
refund mortgages or other securities;
terms reasonable; Bpecial privileges;
correspondence invited. Dep't L, 018
Commonwealth Bldg., Penver, Colo., or
Iep't. I, 749 Henry Bldft., Seattle,
Wash. 109-lm
Brick Work
Have your chimneys and fireplaces
built now. Get ready for winter. Ex
perienced. Work guaranteed. Ron'T
Rohinsom, Hotel Oregon. 10-9-2tp
10 23
Sale
Cents and up
Ladies' Tailored Suits at Reduc
tion. Mrs. Wright, who represents the
Ameiican Ladies Tailoring Company,
has just received a tine line of samples
for fall and winter suits. All who order
before August 23d will get a ten per
cent discount.
Fresh fruits and berries, ice cream
and sodas can always be found at Mrs.
Wright's Confectionery Store.' 7-31tf
IA A P Lodge meets everyTues-
V. r day night.
Strangers welcome.
Gko. Noiile, N. G.; Bert Barnes,
V. G. ; T. L. Coon, Sec. ; C. B. Dinwid
dib, Treas.
Rotice of Final Accoootiag.
Notice la hereby given liv the un
dersigned, the administratrix of the
eatnt of jowph II. I More, deceased,
to all persons Interested In said ea
tnte that ahe ha made and Died .
with the county clerk of the county
of t rook. Oregon, her Dual account
ing of her administration of said es
tate, mill that the court hna fixed
Saturday, the2'th day of October,
1H13, ut the county court room, In
rrlnevllle, Oregon, aa the time ami
place for hearing and settling said
final accounting.
Imtwl this 17th day of September,
1913, at PrlnevllU-, "Oregon.
1 Virginia Iiei.okk.
1 Administratrix of the estate of
Jowph H. IMore, deceased.
T. K. J. I)uffy, attorney for the
estate.
I Balks for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
U.S. Land Office, The IHllee, Or.
September 4th. 1913.
Notice Is hereby given that
Walter Taylor
of Bend. Oregon, who, on March 2nd,
11(10, made Homestead Entry No.
Ofi.-jQ, for m-i and swj net, section 2,
township 20 south, range 18 east
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of Intention to make final Tbree
Yenr proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before H. C.
Kilts, U. H. Commissioner, at Rend,
Oregon, on the 25th day of October,
1913.
t'lalmnnt name aa witnesses:
Walter HofUand, Samuel W. Merrill,
Oliver Oarratt, all of Bend, Oregon;
Sam Hamson of Held, Oregon.
H. Fraxk Woodcock,
9 lip Register.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Or.
September 23, 1913.
Nutlee Is hereby given that
Clarence H. Graves
of Prineville, Oregon, who. on April
: 25, 1910, made homestead No. 0U5!J,
: for nl DeJ, n nwj, swj ow section
; 10, township 15 south, range 15 east,
; Willamette Meridian, has hied notice
of Intention to make final three-year
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Timothy E,
J. Duffy, U. 8 Commissioner, at his
office lu Prineville, Oregon, on the
3rd day of November, 1913.
I Claimant names as witnesses:
j William Harold, J. Warren Crooks,
Louis Regelsberger, Omer C. Clay-
pool, all of Prineville, Oregon.
H. Fba.nk Woodcock.
10 2o Register.
Notice- for Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. 8. Laud Office at The Dalles, Ore.
September 23, 1913.
Notice Is hereby given that
Arthur Elmer Jones
of Prineville. Oregon, who, on Aug
ust lti. 1910, made homestead entry
Ho 07296, for ej nej, nwj nel, nei
ni section 8, township 16 south,
range 16 east. Willamette kl-rldlan.
has Hied notice of intention to make
final three-year proof to establish
claim to the land above described
before Timothy E. J. Duffy, U. 8.
Commissioner at bis office at Prine
ville, Oregon, on the 5th day of No
vemlier, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edgar J. Dundy, William Davis,
John Burnett, Lon Huberts, all of
Prineville, Oregon.
H. Frank Woodcock,
10-2 Register.
I Summons
' In the Circuit court of te state of
Oregon, for for the county of Crook.
Central Oregon Irrigation Company,
I a Corporation, plaintiff.
I V8.
Harry W. Wooley, defendant,
i To Harry W. Wooley, defendunt:
j In the name of the state of Ore
' gon, You are hereby required to ap
' pear and answer the complaint tiled
; against you In the above entitled
suit within six weeks from the date
of the first publication of this sum
mons, viz, before November 20tb,
1913, and If you fail so to appear
and answer for want thereof, the
i-plalntiff will apply to the court for
I the relief demanded in tha complaint
I to-wit: the cancellation of a certain
I contract made by you with the Deis-
chutes Irrigation rower lo,
dated February 15,i!09, and costs
and disbursements of the suit.
This summous ns published by
order of Hon. W. L. Brndshaw,
judge of the above named court,
diilv made on the lstday of October,
1913.
Dnte of first I ubllcatlon October
9 1913.
Date of lost publication November
13, 1913.
Jesse Stearns,
F. Ewinh MaktIN,
Attorneys for plaintiff.
Railway Exchange Building, Port
land, Oregon.
Notice ot Final Settlement
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, the administrator of the estate
of Herman Jacobson, deceased, to all
persons interested in said estate, that
he has made and filed with the county
; clerk of Crook county, Oregon, his final
j accounting of his administration of said
' estate, and the court has Bet the 3rd
day of November, 1913, at 10 o'clock in
1 the forenoon at the county court room
in Prineville, Oregon, as the time and
j place for hearing and settling said final
' accounting. At which said time and
! place any person interested in said es
tate may appear and object to said final
accounting.
Datad this 25th day of Sept., 1913.
A. H. Lippman,
Administrator of the estate of Her
man Jacobson, deceased.
E- Wagoner
H. Z. Griffith
Central Oregon
Well Co.
Contractors for Well
Drilling and Prospect
Holes. Depth Guar
anteed -
Dealerain full line of well supulies,
Gasoline Engines, Pumps, Etc
Culver, Oregon