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REBELS SAY BRITON
HAD FULL HEARING
Declare Benton Was Executeo
for Armed Violence Against
General Villa.
PATRONIZE THE
Prineville
Steam Laundry
MISS ALICE PAUL
New VELIE
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Senate Ratifies Renewal
Treaties With Eight Na
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NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
WttNhlnijInti. ()i)iiirul arbitration
trimthm rullflud by tlio omile renew
ed for five yours iiKrueiiitmts with
Ort'iil lirltnln, Jmii, Italy, Hjmiti, Nor
way, Bwudeu, Portugul und Hwllxor
liiml, mid marked ilia first step tu the
policy of President Wilson.
The truiillvii, briefly, provlila fur
nfwrmiee to The 1 Incite tribunal of
It'Kul dlffurenrv nnd questions relat
ing lo the Interpretation of other ex
Utlng lrut li'M which cannot bo settled
by (llplolimcy.
NO matter affecting till) Vltlll IllllT-
t. liidi'iii'iidi'iico or liimor of the
contracting powers I Included In the
coiu of thiwa treaties and nil dis
putes Involving tlin liiiiTi'Btu of third
parties also ure excluded.
AlthouKh tho niiijorlty for the ruti
Mention of the trentles was ovirwhelm
lug d thu amendment to exempt by
mor tl.im two-thirds' vote, deimtors
who urge repeal of the loll exemp
tion provision Insist I li these vote
sro not significant of the altitude of
tho senate on tho toll Issue.
State's "Equity" In Powsr Recognized.
Assertion of the powir of the feder
al government under the constitution
lo control the building of at water
power projects, but recognition of the
(iu ll I na ihnruln of the states of the
union Hi l I the cardinal principle
In the conservation policy of the Wil
son administration so fur as It affects
the navigable tlrrnini of the country.
Hecretury Garrison, of the wiir d
partuient. In the author of the plan.
w hich hut been Indorsed by President
Wilson and the cahlnut.
Secretary Garrison, with President
Wilson's approval, will auk for author
hat Ion to Usuo permit for the con
ttructlon of water power project, with
the wtlpulatlon that they be Issued
only to concern Incorporated aa pub
lic utilities under stale law and 0
restricted that control by monopolistic
corporation will be Impossible. To
protect the right of mates, revouues
accruing will go to iitutt, und not to
the federal government. Till sug
KvStloll i expected to heal the lireiich
existing between advocate -or slates'
rights and national control of tho nut
urn I resources of thu country.
May Exempt 6mall Business Concern!
President Wilson Indicated to cull
era that ho desires that tlm proponed
bill deullug with the trust problem
be o phrased and adnpted to tho du-
cIhIoiih ulreudy rendered by tho Su
preme court of the United Stales on
this Hherinaii anil-trust law that the
efficiency of thut HtullltO shall be
neither lmpiilred nor couipllculed, but
iipplemented.
Mr. Wilson Indicated that serious
coiiHlderiitlon liu been given In the
framing of tho truHt legislation to pro
vIi.Ioiih thut would protect small bust
lie concern from statutes prohibit
lug trade arrniiKeinent and couiblna
lions. He suggested that It wn a dif
ficult thing to frame an exemption in
term of dollars, and for thl reason
did not believe It wa practicable to
exempt all firm under J5.U00.0n0 In
cupltiilixution from the Inquisitorial
process of the Interstate trude com
mission, a had been proposed, but
thut some other plan would be worked
out.
Would Reorganize Agricultural Dept
Chairman Lever, of the house com
mlttee on agriculture, him completed
the report to the house of the annual
agricultural appropriation bill. It ag
gregate 118,947.000 exclusive of per
manent approprlutlons, au liicreune ot
t'jtiu.OOO over lost year' total.
Many radical changes are proposed
In the measure, Including reorganiza
tion of the weather burenu and prepa
ration by the aecrotury of agriculture
of a plan for reorganizing und sys
tematizing the department work.
l'rovltdon tor attontlon to cost ot
living problems la mudo In several
Hum. For Investigating the prepara
tion for market, handling, gruding,
packing, freezing, drying, storing nnd
transporting of poultry and egga a
$50,000 appropriation would be mudo.
National Capital Brevltle.
Application for admission rhto the
federal reserve banking system has
been made by 7107 bunk representing
40 states.
Hearing on now law to regulate
grazing on non-arable, lands will be
held at Washington March 3.
The bill amending the reclamation
act permitting settlers 20 years In
atend of 10 In which to pay for water,
was reported favorably by the senate
Irrigation committee.
Delegates from every st-'to and
province of North America are In at
tendance at the annual convention of
the supreme council, Knights of Py
thias, at Washington. The delegates
were welcomed by President Wilson
and praised by Secretary of State
Bryan.
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Miss Alice Paul, head of the Buffr.
glite' Congreselonal Union, which la
trying to secure action by Congress.
Brief News of the Week
The Order of Kallroad Station
Agents voted to send organizer
throughout the country to Increase tho
membership.
Wages of 60O0 trainmen of the Chi
cago, Ilurllngton & Quliicy railroad,
aggregating about $100,000, were In
creased by the board of arbitration at
Chicago.
New York state paid $245,000 for
conducting the Impeachment proceed
ing against ex Governor Sulzer. Of
thl sum $100,000 went to attorney 1c
the case.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad ha decided, beginning
March 1, to discontinue the sale of li
quor on It train throughout the en
tire system.
Holding that the petition for the li
cense election wa Invalid the supreme
court of South Dulotu ha made a
ruling that close the saloons of Yank
ton. Six saloons are affected by the
decision.'
Creditor of the Mercantile bank of
Memphis, Tenn., will receive K0 cent
on a tlollur, despite tne snoriagu oi
$1,091,760, according to the report of
the state (iiperlntendeut of bunk.
The district court at Denver ren
dered a decision adjudging the Moun
tain State Telephoue & Telegraph
company to be nn outlaw, with no le
gal right to use the streets of the city.
The ruling was rendered on quo war
runto proceedings. .
Revenue officer seized the book of
the Western Fuel company at 8nn
Kritnclsco In connection with tho new
chargo thut the concern has defrauded
the government out of $3(10,000 In cira
totns drawbacks secured by fulse af
fidavits concerning weights of coal Im
portations. One Mexican was wounded, two
were taken prisoners and 15 shots
were exchanged In a night brush be
tween American troops and Mexicans,
on the border line. It wna suspected
thut the Mexicans were about to rush
the barracks to seize arms and am
munition. People in the News
Monroe Wurd, aged nine, of Spin
nerstown, Pa., died as result of a
small worm getting In hi ear and de
stroying the boy' optic nerve. Total
blindness occurred before the , boy
died.
Prince Wllllum, of Wled, entered
the rank of European sovereign
when he formally accepted the throne
of Alabama, tendered to him by Essad
Pusha, at the head of a deputation of
Albanian notables.
Women of Butte have been warned
In an opinion rendered by County At
torney McCafrerty to the commission
era, that their plan to serve tea to
women entering the court house to
register will be a violation of the cor
rupt practice act.
President J. M. Hnnnaford, of the
Northern Pacific, announced thnt hlB
company would expend between $4,
000,000 nnd $5,000,000 for betterments,
equipment, safety devices and the car
rying out of the construction work al
ready under way.
Thut Curl R. Gray has not tendered
his resignation from the official board
of the Great Northern Is the state
ment made by Louis W. Hill. It was
reported some time ago that Gray wna
to resign to accept the presidency of
the Boston & Maine railroad.
According to the decision of Justice
Colmlan of the supreme court of New
York, gamlsheelng of salaries of those
back In their alimony may be permit
ted. Heretofore It has been the rule
to confine the delinquents In tho Lud
low street Jail until the amounts have
been removed.
The American ambassador to a for
eign country la above the law of hla
home Btate, according to a ruling of
the appellate court, which refused to
compel James W. Gerard, ambassador
to Germany, to return from hi post
to decide an appeal in a case which
enme before him while he was a Jus
tice of the supreme court.
Kl 1'aso, Tex. The record of the al
Ii-ged court-martial of William 8. Iieiv
ton, made public at Juarez lute, as
serts thut the Bcotchmun wa present,
that he wa represented by a rebel of
fleer as attorney, and wa permitted
to testify, and thut the session wu
public.
He wn executed for attempted
armed violence against General Villa
declare the record, and wu found
guilty of giving aid and comfort to the
enemy by giving them cuttle and for
age und by giving them Information
Ilenton' friends on thl side of the
ftlo Grande received the report with
sneer. They pointed to their knowl
edge of tunny years that he guarded
against possible serious result of bli
high spirit and temper by never car
rylng a pistol. The statements that
Ilenton wu allowed to testify and that
the proceedings were public carried
no conviction to the men who assert
thut their friend wua deliberately mur
dered.
"The accused," ny the report, "wa
arrulgncd and having been advised tc
name someone to defend blm, Captain
Mariano Tainci wa designated foi
thl purpose and wa warned to do
fend Ilenton loyally."
Washington. It 1 understood a
complete report on the execution at
Juarez of William 8. Benton, the Brit
Ish subject, I awaited before the view
of thl government toward tbe Incl
dent I made known.
On the truth or falsity of VUla't
statement that Benton tried to kill
him will depend the view which the
British and United State govern
ments will take.
HOLD UP INTERURBAN TRAIN
Three Masked Men Take $350 on 8a
attle-Tacoma Train.
Seattle. Overawed by the rcvol
vers curried by the bandits, CO passen
gers and the truln crew on the south
bound Seattle-Tttcoma Interurbnn lo
cal train, leaving Seattle at 9:05 and
due In Tacoma at 10:45, were held up
and robbed of an aggregate of $400 by
three highwaymen Saturday night at
South Side station, 20 minute out.
from Seattle.
The bandits forced N'orrls King, a'
boy of Kent, to carry a hat through ;
the smoker, obtaining $200 from the
mule occupants. One of the bandits
handled the rear car, getting $100
from the men and women passenger.
The remainder of the $100 was ob
tallied from the trainmen.
CALIFORNIA STORM
WORSTJN HISTORY
Los Angelea. With a loss of prob
ably more thnn $4,500,000 and a total
of seven human lives since Wednes
day, Southern California Is recovering
from the effects ot the worst storm in
Its history. ,
Swept by wind and rain for three
days, most of the territory between '
the Tchbchapl mountain and the
Mexican Hue was flooded.
More than 100 homes were destroy-
ed In Los Angelea alone by the tor
rents thut rushed through the Lo An
geles river and the Arroyo-Seco.
According to an estimate made by
A. C. Hansven, assistant city engineer,
Los Angeles was damaged to the ex
tent of at least $1,500,000. One hun
dred nnd fifty thousand dollars repre
sented the damage to city streets
nlone. The remainder represented
Ioshos sustained by railroads and by
citizens who lost their homes, which
were swept away by the floods, with
all their household effects.
TO INVESTIGATEC0VE, ORE.
Governor's Fair Aide to Investigate Sa
loon In Another East Oregon Town
Salem, Or. Miss Fern Hobbs, Gov
ernor WeBt's private secretary, who
virtually declared martial law In Cop
perfield nnd told the aaloon owners
they would have to give up their bars
or resign city offices, Is on another
mission of like character. The Gov
ernor aide slipped out of the capital
city Sunday night en route to Cove to
Investigate charges ot illegal conduct
of a sulocn there.
The governor says Cove was voted
"dry" at the election Inst November,
but thnt the county court declined to
declare the result of the election, and
the one saloon of the place Is running
full blast.
Another Eastern Blizzard.
Chicago. Heavy snow again fell
over Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and the
Dakotas, In Missouri, portions ot
Kansas and Oklahoma the storm was
marked by sleet that crippled trans
portation and wire service.
The new six U now . her, and It Is a
beauty. It takes 1 fCk, T"r to the hills like a
duck take to water .X I 1 The price is only
$2,500.00. We also VW I L1W bave a 4.c;iinder
45-horpe power machine at $2,150 and a 35-horse power
at tl.COO. There are other c re on the market, but none better.
Come and take a look and be convinced.
Prineville Machine Shop
E. G. HODSON, Proprietor
HI Buy It Because I
IT'S A BETTER CAR
I I Touring Car wf.lll I
HI f.o.b. Detroit V V V I
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III I 1-15 Crook County Agent, Prineville, Ore. Ill
City Meat Market
HORIGAN & REINKE, Props.
Choice Home-Made Hams, Bacon
and Lard
Fresh Fish
Fruit and Vegetables in Season
The Owl for Busy People !
Daily train each way between Central Oregon points and Port
land. Tourist sleeping car. (Bertha $1.) First-class coaches-
SAVE A DAY EACH WAY
From Central Oregon Points
Leave Bend
'J Deschntes .
" Redmond .
" Terrebonne
" Culver ...
" Metolius . .
" Madras . . .
Arrive Portland..
. 8:30 p.m,
. 8:48 p.m.
, 9:10p.m.
. 9:24p.m.
.10:02 p.m.
.10:20 p.m.'
,10:30 p.m.
. 8:10 a.m.
Freight train leaving Metolius 6:30 a. m. Mondays, Wednesdrys and
Fridays, and Fall Itrldjie 7:00 a. in. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays will carry passenger 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 ClatHop Beach points, Puget Sound, Spokane, Montana,
Colorado, St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and Chicago.
Fares, time schedules and other Information by letter or upou ap
plication to 218 It. H. CKOZIER, A. G. P. A.
W. C. WILKER, A.G.F.& P.A. II. BATJKOL, Agt Redmond
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CENTRAL OREGON LINE
To Central Oregon Points
Leave Portland ... . 7:00 p.m.
Arrive Madras .... 6:00 a.m.
" Metolius... 6:15a.m.
" Culver .... 6:28a.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 afford
to plant. ILLUSTRATED
...TALOCUE FREE. Write
for one. Prices low enough
to eurprltie you.
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Prinerille, 6 0- Oregon
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Lafler's Studio
for good finishing films, dry
plates, cameras, papers and
all kinds of supplies.
General photo work neatly
and promptly done.
Free instruction to thoee who
use our films and papers.
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B n. -
4 cigars i
tj Famous Whiskies
J Old Crow; Hermitage; Red I
j Top Rye; Yellow Stone;
J Canadian Club; Cream
J Rye; James E. Pepper,
J Moore's Malt
Porter, Ale and Olympla
Draft Beer on Tap.
cj Imported Wines and
j Liquors.
The Oregon Bar
At th Old Stand
G.W.WUey&Co.,Prps
saaaanssssMN
All kinds of Choice Liquors
Wines and Cigars.
Famous Ranier Beer in
Bottles and on Draft
HAVE YOU
Filed your Deed? Of Course
HAVE YOU
An Abstract?
Certainly everyone has an abstract now
. i i . .
no you snow wnere your corners are.
Wall. Nn. 'nt ftvaMlv.
Brewster Engineering Company,
moeviue, uregon, win locate them lor
you and guarantee the work. Survey
ing, Platting, Irrigation Engineering.
Phone Pioneer 204.
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Ollice at The Dalles, Or.
January 20th, 1914.
Kotice ia hereby given that
Manford I). Nye
of Roberts, Oregon, who, on March 21st,
11(10, mlile Deert Laud Entry No.
0B2T2. for nej eej section 7, township
18 Houth, range 18 east, Willamette
Meridian, has riled notice of intention
to make Final Desert Land Proof to
establiHh claim to the land above de
scribed before Timothy E. J. Duffy, U.
8. Commissioner, at Prineville, Uregon,
on the Cth day of March, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: Austin
Riser, Owen FiBcher, Carl Fischer,
Clarence Fergneson, all of Roberts, Ore.
gon. II. Frark Woodcock.
1-29 Register.
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