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NATIONAL CAPITAL
Senate Passes Bill Authorizing
President to Purchase or
t Build Alaska Railroads.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
AFTERJAMMANY
Chief Murphy's Bank Accounts
to Be Investigated by
Whitman.
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ALBERT J. JENNINGS
PATRONIZE THE
Prineville
Steam Laundry
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WiihIiIiikIoii. -liy a vote of 40 to 10,
tlio Hcintio pueHi'il tli Alimku railway
bill, tllri'clliiK tlix )ri'Hlilnt to nur
dilute or coum nu t limo mllori of rail
rout lit Aliulta ill u con I nut to exceed
n, mm, imo,
Klfluon ri'Hilillcii mid Boiiator
PoliiuVntnr, jironri'fcnlvo, voted for tli
bill, Bimulom I IiiCDti, Hoke Bmltli timl
Wljllain, di'iuocrata, vol oil ukuIiihI It.
Thtt bill iiifvn on the proalduiit re
sponsibility for tlm selection of tlio
rout from tidewater to tlm Interior of
Alaska, mid thu coiml ruction, equip
ment and operation or Iximlng of audi
linn ii lio nmy construct or buy to
constitute tlil route, The broadest
power lire conferred on the prealdeut
Ju currylni out bin duties.
Redemption Fund Provided.
The bill provide for a redumption
fund Into which shall be paid 75 per
coiit of nil moneys derived from the
mile of public land In Alaska or of
thu conl. or mineral content thereof.
Machinery ullltxed In the construe
tlon of I ho Panama C'uniil I mndo
nviilluhle for tho construction work.
The bill provided for the senate'
approval of the appointment of civil
engineer receiving more thnn fiWO
per niiiiuin; forhliU any pityim-iit for
the Kixtd will of cxIhIIiik mil wiijB ;
Klvcn Injured employe the rl:ht to
nut) tlio goteriimeiit, a ml limit the
lioverniiiciit'e defenxa to tin) ground
provided far In the federal employers'
Ihihlllly luw of JI'UH.
To Urge Coethili to Stay.
Colonol UeorK" W. (iocthnl will Imi
duktnl to remain In the federal service.
He will not bo porniltled to sever, his
connection with thu government ex
cepl over President Wilson's protest.
And the president expect (ioethnl
to tny.
ThU mui'h wu learned here from
an authoritative eourre. It I under
tood tlmt tlm report that Colonel Goe
thiilii wne seriously considering Mayor
Mltchel's offer to itppolnl him police
commissioner of New York shocked
the proHldetit, I lo hud nlrendy plan
ned the Issuance of un executive or
der creating a cunnl government with
Colonel Goeltial an governor.
The fact that Goethnlii even con
sidered tho otter, army officer said,
. wan due to friction during tho hut
year among certain Panama official.
Accident Benefit for Postal Employe
The poslofflce appropriation bill,
carrying a record breaking total of
;lu5.000,0(IO, wu punned by the bouHe.
It Include ttti amendment which
extend to poslofflce clerks, letter car
rlom, rural free delivery currier,
nioiinled letter currier and postotflcc
messengers, for liijurlv received on
duty, full salary for one year after In
jury, with an additional half salary
for another year If necessary, and
$2i'oo lump mini payment in case ol
denth.
Apple Shipper Aured,
l'aciric ConHt apple shipper and
commission merchant, who have been
apprehensive of the red nits of the Mc
Kellar cold atorntio bill will not he
affected by the inenmire. The bill
would prohibit keeping In cold storage
varlou product lotigor than 80 day.
In response to a large number ol
Inquiries from California uierchantH,
Representative Kahn obtained a prom
ise from Representative McKellat
that hi bill would not be permitted
to apply to apple In cold storage.
National Capital Brevities
A point of order struck out of the
annual postofflce appropriation bill
the "rider" to exempt all of the coun
try' 2400 BBHlataht postmasters from
the civil service. law.
Captain John T. Chanccy, 84, for 60
years a special employe of tho bouse
of representatives and bolder of the
longest continuous service reoord at
the cnpltol, Is dead.
The Internal revenue department an
nounced that Amorlcan drank 70,000,
000 gallon of whlskoy and smoked 4,
090,300,000 cigar and 8,711,000,000 cig
arettes in the six months ending De
cember 31,
Effort to got the resolution creat
ing a special committee on woman's
suffrage reported out of the rules com
mit toe to the house of representatives
were defeated twice.
Th White HouBe bride and bride
groom, Mr. and Mrs. Krnncla Bowes
Sayre, have returned to the White
House from their Kuropoan honey
moon trip,
Only 25 per cent of the'tlllable land
of the United Btates Is actually under
cultivation, according to estimates ot
the department of agriculture, based
upon reports of 85,000 correspondents.
As a roHttlt of a conference hotween
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
on tho latest Haytlan revolution, offi
cials have been considering the advis
ability of adopting some incuaurea to
liiHure the continuance, of constitution
al government In the Island republic.
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Albert J. Jennings, former trln
robber and x-eonvlct, who ha start
ed campaign for governor of Okla
homa. Brief News of the Week
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Turkey and llulgarla have con
cluded an offensive treaty against
Greece, It I reported.
The authorities estimated that $20,
Ooo damane waa done to tho llotutiy
gardens at (jhisgow by a suffragette
bomb,
. With 11 rases of smallpox at Han
Jose, Cul., tho school authorities were
requiring all puplla to show vaccina
tion certificate or leave school until
thu disease ha disappeared.
Itobbcr early Saturday dynamited
the aiife of thu Karniura' Niitlonnl hunk
at Ludlow, Mo., and escaped with
$r,lioo. They left no clue.
Wednesday wu celebrated a tho
birthday anniversary of President Mc
Klnley. One of the most notable of
the observances wa a banquet given
by the Ohio Society of Washington.
Argument in the government' civil
suit against the Chicago Mutter and
Kgg Hoard for alleged violation of
tho Sherman null trust Inw were sched
uled to begin Monday before Judge
Uandls In thu federal court at Chicago.
The fiMleral grand Jury at Chicago
commenced an extensive examination
of the relations between railroads and
shipper to determine whether rebate
have been given favored shipper by
certain road In violation of the El
kin act.
The Oregon Agricultural College
basket ball team wal outclassed by
the University of Washington five In
the second game of the series at Seat
tle. Score, 32 to 9.
The Japanese embassy at Washing
ton received a copy In full of Foreign
Minister Maklno'i speech to parlia
ment concerning the Mexican situa
tion. It was very outspoken. Jupan
found It necessary, the baron said, to
protect Its citizens In Mexico, and
would continue to do so at all hazards.
Tho German Imperial Parliament. In
order to demonstrate Its Indignation
over tho recent incidents between the
military and civilians at Zahern,
adopted by a large majority, a reso
lution demanding government action
to prevent the use of troops against
citizens, unless at the request of the
civil authorities.
People In the News
The Panama canal Is now ready for
the passage oft large vessels, accord
ing to Colonel Qoethals,
Formal announcement of the candi
dacy for the Republican nomination
of United States senator ha been
made by Charles Curtis, ex-United
States senator from Kansas.
Rolllo Zledcr ot the New York Amer
leans and Claude Hendrlx of the Pitts
burg Nationals have each signed a
three-year contract to play with the
Chicago Federals.
It Is said that Sir Richard McBrlde,
premier of British Columbia, advo
cates the plan of British Columbia
taking over the Yukon country. The
development of railroads In that sec
tion Is one reason for the policy.
That Thomas Taggart, Indiana's
member of tho domocratlo national
committee, will be a candidate for the
United States senate against Senator
Shlvely, 1 announced.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the
congressional union for women suf
frage. Issued a call to working women
throughout the country to assemble
In Washington next Saturday to call
on President WMlBon, at the Wrhlte
House and preent a "working women's
demand for the bnllot."
Gaining a big lend In the early
rounds, Ad WolgaBt, the "Michigan
Wildcat," former lightweight cham
pion of the world, surprised even his
most ardent admirers by outpointing
Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, In a 10
round no-doclslon bout at Milwaukee.
The world's amateur weight-lifting
record wag broken at Omnhn by Ar
thur Rouner, an Omaha high school
boy, at a meet hold under the aus
pices of the Y. M. C. A. Ha lifted a
230-pound dtimbholl above his shoul
ders. .The former recoixl was 21514
pounds.
New York. The Tammany doufjtt
bug Is being opened and Us contents
examined. Not since William Sulzer,
Impeached and removed from office
as governor, first charged that Charles
II. Murphy threatened and then wreck
ed his administration, have political
circles been so stirred as they were
following the announcement that Dis
trict Attorney Whltmnn wa Investi
gating the "chief's" bank accounts.
Following the trial of graft unearthed
In connection with the awarding of
highway and barge canal contract,
Whitman I now seeking to drive
straight Into Tammany Hall. It Is
even said that Murphy' personal lib
erty I threatened.
Bulznr has again come forward a
a vital force In assault against corrup
tion.. An Inquiry I to be made Into
the Impeachment proceeding which
resulted In the removal of Sulzer. Cer
tain railroad, It Is alleged, had a
money Interest In the Impeachment
and Sulzer bus furnished Whitman
with a mass of documentary evidence.
United State Senator O'Gorman I
scheduled to take the stand In the
John Doe hearings on the graft
"If ho back Sulzer, tho chief a
goner," was the remark . heard more
than once, even among Tammany
braves.
JUDGE TURNER HOME AGAIN
Neither President Nor Secretary Bry
an Have Asked Him to Quit.
Spokane, Wash. Judge George Tur
ner returned from Washington, D. C,
and declared that he had not resigned
from the international Joint commis
sion, "and have not been pressed for
my resignation by either the president
or Secretary Bryan. I did say to
some of my friends In Washington
that I should resign If I became a can
didate for the senate."
The Judge declined to declare him
self a candidute for United States acn
ator, but stated that bo I "consider
ing the suggestion made to me by
many friends In different pnrts of the
state that I become a candidate."
Haiti Revolt I Growing.
Port Au Prince. The revolutionary ,
movement In Haiti Is growing strong
er daily. All the towns In the north '
are lu arm against the government '
and several of the most important i
places have been captured by revolu-1
tlonlsta.
CITIZENS' ALLIANCE
EXONERATED BY JURY
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Calumet, Mich. The grand Jury la- j
vestlgnting the atiBault upon Charles !
H. Moyer, president of the Western !
Federation of Miners, who was beaten
and deported from the strike district, '
reported a complete exonoratlon of 17 j
members of the Citizens' Alliance, !
charged wltb participation In the af
fair.
John MacNaughton, brother of Jas.
MacNaughton, general manager of the
Calumet and Hecla company, and two
deputy sheriffs, were among the men I
absolved ot all blame. The grand
jury voted no true bills on the charge
of assault presented to them, but re
turned one more Indictment In Its In
vestigation of other crimes ot violence.
The Investigators are through wltb
the Moyer affair. Special Prosecutoj
George E. Kicholls told them that no
Indictments for kidnaping could be
returned under the Michigan statutes,
because It could be Bhown that Moyet
and Charles H. Tanner, auditor ot the
Western Federation, were not re
trained against their will and were
liberated before the train on which
they were deported left the state ot
Michigan. The men accused, how
ever, must face charge of assault In a
magistrate's court.
Miner Would Bar Immigration.
Indianapolis. Laws to prohibit
further Immigration until all surplus
laborers In the United States are fully
employed were favored by a resold
tlon adopted at the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America.
The resolution was Introduced by the
Roslyn, Wash., union.
Mltchel Counting on Gosthal't Help.
New York. "If language means any
thing," said Mayor Mltchel, "Colonel
Goethals, builder of the Panama canal,
will become Police Commissioner of
New York. There are two conditions
he haa made, and I fully expect tUebe
conditions will be fulfilled."
Five Die a Train Crash.
Jackson, Mich. Five persons were
killed and possibly a score were In
jured when a Michigan Centrul pas
senger trnln collided head on with a
freight trnln near this city.
Tlift rsfw ix is now
beauty. It t a kerf
duck takei to water
$2,.r,00.00. Wealxo
45-horse power, machine at
at 11,000. There ae other c rs on the market, hut none better
Come and take a look and he convinced.
Prineville Machine Shop
E. G. HODSON, Proprietor
Buy it Because
It's a Better Car
Model T
louring var
f.o.b. Detroit
Get particluart from
C. W. WILSON
Crook County Agent
City Meat Market
HORIGAN & REINKE, Prop.
Choice Home-Made Hams. Bacon
and Lard
Fresh Fish
Fruit and Vegetables in Season
AQREGeiTROiKV.
The Owl for Busy People!
Daily train each way between Central Oregon points and Port
land. . Tourist sleeping car. (Berths $1.) First-class coaches.
SAVE A DAY EACH WAY
From Central Oregon Points
Leave Bend 8:30 p.m,
'J Deschntea . , 8:48 p.m.
" Redmond . . 9:10 p.m.
" Terrebonne. 9:24 p.m.
" Culver ....10:02 p.m.
" Metolius ...10:20p.m.
" Madras .. .'.10:30 p.m.
Arrive Portland. . . 8:10 a.m.
Freight train leaving Metolius 6:30 a. ru. Mondays, Wedneadrys and
Fridays, and Fall Bridge 7:00 a. in. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays will carry passengers between Metolius and Fallbrldge.
Prompt Despatch of Freight Between Central Oregon and
Portland and Eastern Cities
Connections made In Portland to and from Willamette Valley,
Astoria and Clatsop Beach poluts, Puget Sound, Spokane, Montana,
Colorado, St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago.
Fares, time schedules and other Information by letter or upon ap
plication to 18 It. H. CROZIER, A. G. P. A.
W. C. WILKF.lt, A.G.F.& P.A. II. BATJKOL, Agt Redmond
here, and it is a
to the hill like a
The price is only
haw a 4-cjlinder
$2,150 and a 35-horae power
10-23
4
550
1-15
and Oysters
CENTRAL OREGON LINE
To Central Oregon Points
Leave Portland 7:00 p.m.
Arrive,Madra8 .... 6:00 a.m.
" Metolius ... 6:15 a.m.
" Culver 6:28 a.m.
" Terrebonne. 7:08 a.m.
" Redmond . . 7:23 a.m.
" Deschutes .. 7:43 a.m.
" Bend 8:00 a.m.
Fruit Trees!
Central Oregon Grown
. The only kind yon can n frord
to plant. ILLUSTRATED
...TALOGUE FREE. Write
for one. Price low enough
to surprise you.
Laf ollette Nursery Co.
Prineville, 8 0 . Oregon
Oh, Those Lovely New
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Come see them." A variety of
new fall mounts. Buy your
cameras, films and supplies
from us and get free instruc
tion. Agent for Royal Typewriter,
"the best on earth." Come
try ours and be convinced.
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Imported and Domestic
Cigars
4
Famous Whiskies
Old Crow, Hermitage; Reel ? s
Top Rye; Yellow Stone; e
Canadian Club; Cream P
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4 Porter, Ale and Olympia I
t Draft Beer on Tap. ?
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4 Imported Wines and
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All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft
HAVE YOU
HAVEV0OUDeed?0faU
An Abstract?
Certainly everyone has an abstract now
Do you know where your corners are.
Well. Nn. Knt avatl..
Brewster Engineering Company,
Prineville, Oregon, wiil locate them for
you and uimrantee the work. Survey-'
in?, Platting, Irrigation Engineertna.
Phone Pioneer 204.
Notice for Publication
U. S, Land Office at The Dalles, Or.
. . January zotn, 1U14.
rsotice is hereby given that
Afonf-.l 1 XT..
of Roberts, Oregon, who, on March 21st
1!10. made Deeort Land Entry No'
00272, for ne eei eection 7, township
:""" 'nio jo uaai, wiuauietto
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to ninbn V.nnl TVDUV. T . 1 Tl i .
establish claim to the land above de
scribed before Tiuiothv E. J. Duffy fj.
8. Commissioner, at Prineville, Oreaon"
u.; u l.lttfUll, 11711.
uuuuiauv nmfB hb witnesses: Austin
Kluor lluiAH 17!t .
Clarence Fergueson, all of Roberts, Ore'
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