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Congress Takes Steps to Re
peal Panama Canal Toll
' Exemptions.
Wellington. Iiilllul nie to repeal
the toll exemption clause of the 1'iin
kiiiii canal net a rm)utvtl by J'real
dent Wilson wetu taken lu eotiKren
when llio Iioiiku committee on Inter
state commerce reported fuvoriilily a
bill to strike out I ln provision.
In tlin eiinto the committee an In
terocruiilc cttiiiil decided to nient HiIk
week la coruUdi-r the appeul of the
prealiloiil (or 11 re vt.i hiU of policy In
the controversy which Involve the
Hiiy I'umicefiite trinity, ami In the
aiilnltm of the president the Retirul
foreign relation policy of tbu admin
istration. While the house In debuting the Is
sue, tho Hi'iinlii committee will con
sider whether to recommend a fist re
prul bill or to mi! i) tlio compromise
bill offered by Kouator Chilton, of
Wtwl Virginia, a member of the com
mittee, which would authorize the
resident to rnKUlutu loll and ftHHiwi
charges at ltl dlscrullon wherever ex
emption Ih pruvlilinl In the caiiul act,
Developments of American policy in
an Influence In Mi xlciin complications
uml tin) cmiHM of urilwrnnl pence are
of vital concern V) the Washington ad
ministration In lu effort to linvu re
piuli'd tlio toll exemption cIuiiho In
llio l'u nn 11m CHiiul act.
Inquiry In Sutpcnte,
Technically llio cottinili'Nion which
in churRod 10 liivetlgala the ktllltlK
of lli'iilon continue lu existence and
Secretary llrynn milil tlmt it func
tion llllll llllllply tll'Cll Suspended.
There I now, bowravir, Idea tlmt
thn commissioner would proceed to
Chihuahua In llio expectation of un
covurlnK any evidence of villus thouKh
It prolnibly would be required to carry
out lu orlKlnkl Instruction werel)
for the purpose of establishing the
principle of tlm rlKht of the fnliwl
State government to net In this mut
ter. Consular Agent Carrother nl Chi
huahua wo directed by Beoretnry Bry
an to Intercede with conntit utlonullHt
leader In bebulf of Lull llerraxas, of
tho wealthy Mexican fiunlly of thut
nnmn. Tlm Culled State consul I
Instructed to use every mean to pre
vent the currying out of any threat,
pointing out tlmt American friend
ship would be alienated from the con
stitutionalist ciiuito Lecauae of mich
acta.
425,000 Person Pay Income Tax.
The Income tux law blda fair to live
up to the expectation! of the ndmtnla
trullou by producing about $50,000,000
annually In revenue paid by cIoho to
4:5,000 Individual)),
From tlieKe Individual! It wnn un
deratooU tho government probably
would collect more than 0,000,000.
It liu hfi'ii the Ojilnlon among offl-
clala that tlunmiituU of liiillvlilualit
would tnke RdvaiitiiKe of the 30 day
exti'iialon of lime grunted in ctmo of
alcknoHK or nhiiinice, and they expect
the fliml figure to ahow at h'liHt 25,-
000 more reporting than were given In
the preliminary Hula from collectors.
Indlreot Taxea Growing.
While cuatoma recelpta have fallen
off under thn new tariff, the Internal
revenue bureau la coming to the res
cue with Increaxod collection! from In
direct tiixea. . The total collected by
the b u run u from July 1, 1913, to Jan
uary 31, 1114, waa $191,792,279. an lu
creaao of $2,G36,329 over the correa
pondlnK period of the previous year.
Tho tax on tobacco brought $47,680,
435, an Increaae of $2,371,258, aud fer
mented liquors $40,276,380, an In-
crenae of $1,412,306. Dlatllled uplrllH,
Including whlakey, however, brought
In only $98,940,304.
National Capital Brevltlai.
Food prlcoa In the United States
reached the higheHt level In 24 yeara
November 16, 1913, according to the
department of labor.
Senator Anliurst has been notified
by Mra. O. H. P. Belmont that woman
auffraglata will declare war on him It
he forcea the vote on the constitution-
ul amendment at thla tlma
Colonel Qoethala, builder of the Pan
ama canal, declares that It la Imprac
tical to use the heavy machinery em
ployed In the canal in building rail
roada In Alaska or In flood prevention
work In tha Mlsalsslppl valley.
Twelve railroads of the eaBt control
606 other roads, as to their financial
mnnagomont, either through opera
tion, rates or other means, according
to toBtlmony at the Interstate com
tuerce cotnmlHslon, The New York
Central Is said to dominate 204 lines
Stmntur Reed, of MIhsouH, Intro
duced a bill which would authorize the
creation of a commission to acquire
for the government by purchase or
condomnntlon the home of Thomas
JeffnrHon at Monlicpllo, Va.
Far-ronchlng inquiry Into practically
all pluisos of tho industrial situation
In this country with a view to making
recommendations to congress will be
undertaken by the federal Industrial
relations commission
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;1:",,-'i,:v-:;j
Ceorge W, Goethali, builder of the
Panama Canal, who hat been appoint
ed Governor of tha Canal Zona,
Brief News of the Week
Indirwt taxes are making up loasoa
rut'tnlnod by tho new tariff. Increases
on tobacco and whlnkoy are purtly re
apoilbla for the showing.
The Apple Advertisers' Asaorlatlon
of America has betm formed at Now
York to Inert-one the consumption of
appl In this country and especially
lu foreign lauds.
The board of United 8tatMi general
appraisers grantd the 5 per cent re
bate on all Imports carried In ships
of American register. The board do-
clart-d that the Inrvut of cougrcsa whb
cli'ur.
An amendment to the city health
and food laws of Tacoma, provides for
the physical examination of cooks em
ployed lu restaurants and hotels.
Fresh fruits, fish and other food must
be kept under glass. 1
Reports that throe states In Brawl
were in revolt, and that the capital,
Illo do Janeiro, had been declared In
a state of siege, were confirmed.
Plans for the Importation of egga
nd meat from northern China and
butter from Siberia, are announced In
8nn Francisco. It Is proposed to place
a refrigerator steamer in service be
tween Ban Francisco and Tlen Tsln,
to carry eggs.
Because they had opposed In con
gress the proposed building of the gov
ernment railroad In Alaska, a mob of
citizens at Cordova, Alaska, burned In
effigy all of the members, of the ter
ritorial Alnska senate. The action has
roused the resentment of people of
Juneau.
By tlis signing of an agreement be
tween J. P. O'Brien, general mnnnger
of the O W. R. Il N. Company, and J.
II. Young, of llermlBtotl, representing
the telegraphers of tho line, the con
troversy over wage and working hour
schedules which threatened to result
In a strike, was settled.
People in the News
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Is too busy at
Washington to visit Oregon and con
duct a campaign, so that he has de
cided he will not be a candidate for
United State senator In the republi
can primaries.
George W. Vanderbllt, of New York,
died from the effects of an operation
for appendicitis.
Through her oclal ecretary, Miss
Belle Hanger, Mra. Woodrow Wilson,
wife of the president denied a report
that Miss Kleanor Wilson waa en
gaged to Secretary of the Treaaury
William O. McAdoo.
Arthur Langcrw-Bkl, 21 yeara old,
swore before the federal strike Inves
tigating committee at Denver that he
received $3 a day from the coal oper
atora while exploding dynamite for
the United Mine Workers of America.
President Wilson' eye have not
suffered much from one year of poli
tical activity. He Journeyed to Phila
delphia to find out that his eyes were
not falling him, and Dr. DoSchwelnlts,
his oculist, made only a slight change
of lenses In the glasses he wears.
Governor Walah of Maasachusett
ha sent a special message to the leg
islature declaring that he will not ac
cept an Increase In his salary from
18000 to $12,000 a year. He anld he
would abide by the verdict of the elec
tion which fixed the salary at a cer
tain sum.
Professor William E. Ultter, head of
tho Scrlpps Institute for Biological
Research of the University of Cali
fornia, attneks the present methods
of teaching eugenics. He says thoughts
of IJie body aro considered at length,
While thoughts of the soul are neglect
ed. Five years in San Quentln waa the
Boutence lmposod In United States
District Court on Cnptaln A. D. Nel
son, the pirate who attempted to hold
up the sloamer Willamette, command
ed by Captain Charles Rolner, off tho
const of Los Angeles rounty on De
cember 31, 1013.
Laredo, Tex. A party of Americans
who secretly crossed Into Mexico dur
ing the nlKht brought to the American
sldo the mutilated body of Clement
Vorgaru, Texas rancher, and estab
lished the fact of his execution aftei
bo was seized by Mexican federal.
Tho Invaders were not opposed, ac
complishing their search without the
I sliglitoit violence, taking the body
; from a crave In Hidalgo Cemetery al
most within slulit of the Texas border.
The seizure was divested of possibly
grave npenta In International compli
cation by won of the fact that the
party was virtually making use of per
mission granted officially by Mexican
federal authorities several days ago.
Vergnra waa shot twice through the
head and ones through tbo neck, his
skull was crushed as by a blow from
a rifle butt and the charred fingers of
the left band Indicated that he htid
been tortured before being pul So
death.
Ventura left his ranch near Balafox.
Tews, Friday, February 13, and
crossed the river Into Mexico on a
meuKiiKO from three federal soldiers
that Captain Apoloulo Itorirlguez, of
the Hidalgo garrison, wished to settle!
for 11 horses.
ARM AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Cans and Ammunition Are Shipped
To Mexican Capital.
Vera Cniz, Mex. Following tho re
cent dispatch from this city to the
Urltish and Oennan citizen In Mexi
co City of machine guns and squads of
trained gunners, arrangement have
been made to place In the hands of all
Americans capable of bearing arms
weapons for self defense lu tho event
of an uprising In the Moxlcan capital.
A shipment of 1000 rifles and a
large nmount of ammunition arrived
here recently from the United Slates.
The shipment waa made with the
concurrence of the Mexican govern
ment, but every effort was made to
prevent the facta gaining publicity,
The arms and ammunition cheat were
carefully divested of all marks Indi
cating the character of their contents.
Bank Robber Take 12300 in Gold.
Sacramento, Cal. Taking advan
tage of the absence of the police, who
were detailed to handle the army of
unemployed, a lone highwayman en
tered the Oak Park branch of the Sac
ramento bank of this city during tho
noon hour, covered Gordon Culver, the
teller, with a revolver and made his
escape with $?300 In gold.
FEDERAL LEAGUE TO
I3N0RE CONTRACTS
Chicago. Open warfare on organ-!
lied baseball waa declared by Presi
dent Gilmore, of the Federal League.
When William Kllilfer, of the Phila
delphia Nationals, failed to report to
Joe Tinker, manager of the local Fed
erals, at headquarters, as he had been
ordered to do, Gllmore sent a telegram
to the presidents and owner of the
several club In the new organization
advising them to disregard all former
orders aud to offer contracts to any
ballplayers, whether under contract or
not.
"We have been called piker by B.
B. Johnson, president of the American
League, but the fans will receive a
chauce to decide as to who is the pi
ker. Every owner In the league has
been Instructed to go after any player
they should want. We are in the game
with a load of money and we are not
afraid of expenses. If money will get
the players, we will wreck every major
league olub."
Employes Held a Drygood Thieve.
Portland. Seven Portland men and
one Oakland, Or., man have been
placed under arreBt by deputy consta
bles In connection with what the offi
cials say 1 conspiracy by which lin
ens and dry goods valued at several
thousand dollar have been stolen
from the wholesale dry goods firm of
FlelBchner, Mayer & Co., during the
last two yeara.
Two of those arrested are old em
ployes of the firm, Harry Estes, for
the past 10 years receiving clerk, nnd
Al Howard, an employe of the com
pany for SO years.
Howard committed suicide by cut
ting hla throat some time Saturday
night or early Sunday in hlB cell In
the county Jail.
Steamship's Crew Rescued by Chance
Norfolk, Va. Rescued from thoh
drifting lifeboat by mereBt chance, th
captain and 16 members of tho crew
of the American steamer Clmrlemngne
Tower, Jr., which foundered off the
Jersey coast were picked up by the
steamer Bayfort and brought to New'
port New.
The new fix in now
beauty. It take
ilnck takes to water
$2,500.00. We also
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45 horse power machine at
at 11,000. There ae other c r on the market, but none better.
Cooj and take- a look ami bo convinced.
Prineville Machine Shop
E. G. HODSCN, Proprietor 10-23
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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.) - FirBt-clasa coaches.
SAVE A DAY EACH WAY
From Central Oregon Points
Leave Bend ...... 8:30 p.m,
'J Deschntes . . 8:48 p.m.
" Redmond . . 9:10 p.m.
" Terrebonne. 9:24 p.m.
" Culver ....10:02p.m.
" Metolius ...10:20p.m.
" Madras ....10:30 p.m.
Arrive Portland. . . 8:10 a.m.
Freight train leaving Mt'tulln 6 :30 . m. Mondays, Weilnesilrys and
Fridays, and Fall Bridge 7:00 a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays will carry puHsengera 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 Bench points, 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 218 R. H. CKOZ1EH, A. G. P. A.
W. C. W1LKER, A.G.F.i P.A. II. BAUKOL, Agt Redmond
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have a 4-C5linder
a 35-horse power
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Leave Portland .... 7:00 p.m.
Arrive Madras .... 6:00 a.m.
" Metolius . . . 6:15 a.m.
" Culver .... 6:28 a.m.
" Terrebonne. 7:08 a.m!
" Pvedniond . . 7:23 a.m.
" Deschutes . . 7:43 a.m.
" Bond 8:00 a.m.
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platea, cameras, papers and
all kind of supplies.
General photo work neatly
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Free instruction to those who
use onr films and papers.
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Imported and Domestic
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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 ha an abstract now
Do you know where your corner are.
Well. No, Not exactly.
Brewster Engineering Company,
Prineville, Oregon, wul locate them for
yon and guarantee the work. Survey
ing, Flatting, Irrigation Engineering.
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Notice of Final Settlement
Notice Is hereby given by the un
dersigned, the administrator of the
estate of Lizzie M. Delano, deceased,
that he has made and tiled with the
clerk of the county court his final ac
counting of his administration of
said estate, and that the court lias
set Monday, the 6th day of April,
1914, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon at
the county court room In Prineville,
Oregon, as the time and place for
hearing and settling said flual ac
counting. At which said time and
place, any person Interested lu said
estate may appear and object to
said final nccoutitlng.
Dated February 12. 1914.
A. H. Lippman,
Administrator of the estate of
Lizzie M. Delano, deceased.