',- ',JL Jy&U C? v X VOL. XI. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBltTJABY J), 1907. NO. 42. T ( r " o w is aV""e XL fceV h.aV J K alaHpeiSgegsBKnBm1 ri y u- THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KALISPELL KALISPELL, MONTANA D. It. I'EELEIt, Pros,, Y. J. LEnEllT, V. Pros., It. E. WEBSTER. Ciiah., W. D. LAWBON, A. Cash. Tranaacta aircnoral nanklng bualncrs. Drafts trailed, available tn All cltlos of the Unltod 8tatoaand Europe, Hong Konu anil Manila. Collection tiinila on favorable lorm. LADD & TILTON, Bankers Portland, Oregon Eatabllahed In 1859. Trunaact n Ocncral llAnkltiR lluatneaa. Intorrat allowed on tlmo do- iioalta. Collections made at nil oliila on (nvornblo torma. Letter of Credit laaucd available In Ctirone and tho Eaatern State. Slant Exchaniie and Telegraphic Trtinafer aold on New lork, Waahlnaton, Chltngo, St Loula, Denver, Omaha, Waahlngton, Idaho, Montana And llrltlsh Columbia. rranaiori aim uong nong. UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND, OREGON. J. C. AIKBW011TH, President. W. II. AYElt, Vice-President. It. W. BCllMEEIl, Cashier A. M. WIltailT, Aaalatant Cashier. Transact a general banking bualncaa. Drafts laaued, available In all cltlo of the United Btatei And Europe, Hong Kong And Manila. Collections made on fAVorAblo torma. NORTHWEST CORNER THIRD AND OAK STREETS. THE PENINSULA Capital, fully paid up, 125,000.00. Surplus and undivided profits, $3,000.00. Commenced Business June 5, 1905. OFFICERS: J. W. FOIWNEY, Proaldont It. T. 1'I.ATT, Vlco I'rcaldont! C. A. WOOD, Caaljlcr. J'll OAHD OF DIRECTORS! J. W. Fordnoy, It. T. 1'latt, Y. C. Ktiapp, W. A. Urcwor, II. L. Powers, Tlioa! Cochran. M. I.. Hollirnok. C. A. Wood. "Oldeat Dank In tho State of Washington." DEXTER, HORTOIN & CO. Capital 1200,000 RANKERS Burplua and undivided Depoalts 7,MO,000 DAmVCprtO profits, 1128,000 Accounts of Northwot Pacific Hanks solicited upon terms which will grant to them tho moat liberal accommodhllona con-latent with their lalancca nnd responsibilities. Wm. M. Ladd, I'rcaldont; N. II. Latimer, Managor j M. W. I'eleraon, Caahlor. Heaitlo, Waahlngton. THE FIRST NATIONAL, BANK OP PORT TOWN8END Established lwi. Collectlona promptly made and remitted. FIRST NATIONAL Capital Surplus. 1 ,000,000 FIRST NATIONAL BANK of NoHhYaktma, Wash. OamHml ntf Surmlum 9180,000 OO UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY W.M I, ADD I'rcaldont CIIAB. OARI'ENTEIl Vice President FIRST NATIONAL BANK Walla Walla, Waahlngton. (First National Hank In tho Btato.) Transacts a General Banking Business. CAPITAL 100,OW. SURPLUS 1100,000. iEVI ANKENY. Preatdent. A. It. KEYN0LD8. Vice Troaldent. A. It. nURFORI), Caahlsr THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE TAOOMA, WASH. UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY Omitltml 0X00,000 SurpluB $200,000 SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OFFICERS Cheater Thorno, 1'rialdont: Arthur Albortaon, Vlro I'roaldent and Caahlor; jFrodr rick A. Rice. AalatAiit t.'aahlori Dulbort A. Youiir, Aaalatant Caahlor. JSO. C. AINHWORTH. l'rea. JNO. B. IIAKKR, Vlro I'rca. P. C. KAUFK.MAN.5il Vlco I'roa. A. U. I'llICIIAItU, Caahlor. F. I'. UASKEt.L,.JIt., Aaalatant Cuahler. THE FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY BANK General Banking CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $390,000 Sat Deposit Vaults .SAVINGS DEPARTMENT! Intoreat at the Rnto of 3 jor cent per Annum, Credited Semiannually TACOMA. WAHHINQTON ALFRED COOUDOi:. I'rca. A. F. McCLAINE Vlco I'rca AARON KUHN, Vlco l'rea. C1IAS. E. SCRIIIER, Cnahlor. I). C. WOODWARD, Aaat. Caahlcr. THE COLFAX NATIONAL BANK of Colfax Wash. Capital, $120,000.00 TrnnnnctH n Konorul bunking niiHlness. Special facilities for handling Kiifltorn WuHliltiKton mid Itlnlio ItuniB. . VANCOUVER NATIONAL BANK Vancouver, Wah. Leading Financial Institution in Southwestern Washington, UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY CAPITAL, $50,000 SURPLUS, 950,000 ASSETS, 91,000,000 LEVI ANKENY President; K.O, CRAWrORD, Vlco I'rcaldent; W. V. CONNAWAY, Css'ilcr DIRECTORS LovlAnkcny, Harry I.add Corbott, W. p. Crawford, E.O. Crawford, W. W. McCrcdlo THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Moorehcud, Mlnnoiiotn JOHN I.AM II, I'realdent DAVID ASKEOAARD, Vice I'realdent Interest Paid on FIRST NATIONAL BANK of East Grand Forks, Minn. Farm Lonns Negotiated. Flto anil Cyclono InHurnneo Written. Does a General Hanking JIuhIiIomb. Capital, 150,000 E. ARNF.bON, Prei. 0. R. JACODI Caihler 4 Pop Cent Inturaat Piild on Time DepoailtM THE FIRST INATIOINAU, OR DUmJTI-f, MINNESOTA. CAPITAU HOO.OOO SURPLUS 73H,0O0 Um S. Government Depositary. OE0IIQE PALMER F. L. MEYERS I'realdent Caahlor La Grande National Bank 'tSSSSS Oamllml and Surplm; $120,000 DIRECTORS: J. M. Horry, A. I). Conley. F. J. Holmes, F. M. liyrklt, F. L. Meyers, Oeo. L Cleaver, fleo. Palmer. The Merchants National Bank Of Ht. Puul, Mlnnuaotu UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital, 411,000,000.00 Surplus, tSOO.OOO.qO TronauctH u uoneriil banking butslneists. Correspondence Invited OFFICERS-KENNETH CLARK, I'realdent! OEO. II. PRINCE, Vlco President; II. W. PARKER, Cashier; 11. VAN VLECK, Aaatataqt Cashier. DIRECTORS-Crawford Llvln . I'rlnco, C. II. Jllgelow. U.l). Miyea -j nomas A.Mariow, w, u, raraoni. MsMIMilM Our new plant on Front St., between Seven teenth and Nineteenth Sts., is the moit modern Engineering Plant on the Pacific Coast Work placed with us will be executed with efficiency and despatch. Bun Kranclaco and vartoua point in Oregon, isixcnnngo loin ou iunuuu, rra, uurmi, BANK 8T-JOHNS' ORE- BANK 0 PORTLAND ORtSOON $800,000 Pjpcmlt. $13,000000 W. L. BTEINWEO, Caahlor A.D.RMNR ti AaalatantCaahler ESTABUSIICD 1881 LEW A. IIUNTOON, Caahlor AIITIIUR II.COSTAIN, Aaat. Caahlor Time DepoMltuo BAINK OEO. L. CLEAVER W. L. IIRENHOLTH Aaat, Cashier Aaat. Cashier linxaton, Kenneth Clark, J, II. Skinner, Louis W. Hill, Geo. H, it, V. M. Watklna, U P. Ordway. F. II. KellogK, E. N. Hauudera. 1a, J ,M. Hannaford, Charles P. Noyca. NEWS OF THE WEEK la a Condensed Form for Easy Readers. Oar HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Resume of the Lets Important but Not Lest Interesting Events of tho Past Week. The French cnbinot proposes an In come tax to relieve tho poor. Tho prico of all grade of diamonds has been advanced 6 per cent. Ilcbela aro reported to have defeated government forces in Argentina. Egyptinn explorers havo found the mummy of tho famous Queen Teio. Ilitln is increasing the discomforts of tho Kingston carthtptako sufferers. Thcro is not a wheel turning on any railroad between Snokano and tho coast. Alton 1). Parker believes tho presi dent right in his stand in tho Browns ville affair. Troops havo been called to stop riot ing among JapnncHO minors in Japan. Many havo been killed. Tho nrolcct to connect Lako Washing ton and 1'ugut sound with a cunal has been revived in congress. John I). Itockefoller has given f.'12, 000,000 of llrst-class securities for gen eral education throughout tho United Slates. Moro than 6,000 bushel of s.ecd wheat has been donated by Oregon growers to bo used In tho famiuo dis trict of China. Tho temperature is 5 bolow itcro at Kansas City. Tho Thaw trial is now fairly begun. Insanity is tho pica of tho dofenso. Now Jersoy Itopublicans havo nomin ated Frank O. liriggs as United States senator. Many reports aro being received nt people being frozen to death in North Dakota. Snow and slides havo blocked nil trains on tho Northern Pacific so that no Kastorn mail can reach Tacoma. Tho raiso granted postal clerks will add $08,000 to the salaries of those in Oregon and $100,000 to thisou of Washington. Tho 0. It. & N. betweon Portland and Tho Dalles is in worso shape than for years. Sovoral work trains aro liom med in on both sides. During tho January just passed twico as much excavation was done ou tliu Panama canal as in any January when tho woik was undor French control, Southern Pacific trains, whllo still running, tiro all lohiud tlmo and iiavo to proceed carefully on account of coft trucks and uncortain bridges and em bankmonts. Besides fighting for territory in tho Northwest, tho Ilitrriman and Hill managements havo entered Into a wordy war regarding tho merits of tho meth ods employed by each, which does not appear to furnish moro cars to the shipper than tha territory light. North 16th Street Market, A. Wur tenborgor, proprietor, cholco poultry, frosu and salt meats, phono Main 1395, 230 North Slztoenth street, Portland, Ore. Dyeing and cleaning of all kinds of ladies' and gents' clothing, crepo shawls, silk, velvet and lace dyed equal to new; lace curtains and banketp cleaned by a now process; mourning garments dyed In 48 hours. All work done at very modorato prices. 104 North Third street. Vulcan Coal Company, wholesale and retail dealers In house steam and blacksmith coal. Foundry and smelter coke. Puget Sound steam, coal in car lots, 3.50 per ton and up. Wo handle all tho best grades of domestic and foreign house coals. Phono Main 2776. Office 329 Burnsldo St., Portland, Ore gon. THE PIONJIR PAINT COMPANY. The p I o neer paint es tablish men t of Portland It tfcal of F. E. Beach Company, of 136 first St.. the oldest ad most re liable house of Its kind In the Northwest. It carries an Immense stock sf the beat thlaga In paints and building materials, together with an uausua! list of speelaltfe. Those who seed anything la these lines can Cer tainly prolt Ey going U T. . Beact 4t Company. Remember the number, Itl lit street snenamme OPPOSES CONTRACT PLAN. Colof Engineer Stovrns Wants to Dig Panama Canal. Washington, Feb. 8. Chief Engi neer John F. Stevens wants to dig tho Panama canal, and If ho cannot dig tho big ditch without tho medium of a con tractor, thcro is likely to be another va cancy at the head of affairs on tho isth mus. Tills is understood to be tho se cret of tho mysterious holding up of tho award of the Panama canal contract that has oxcited inteiest and curosity for tho last two weeks. Everybody has been wondering why the administration has been delaying action on tho Olllver bid for digging the canal. Ono theory has been that it was dun to 11 fight between rival finan cial In teres tfl, thoso represented by tho contractors underbid by tho Ollivor linn being credited with tho 'efforts to throw out tho lower bidder and tnko tho prize. Thcro havo been tangles re tarding Mr. OlHvor's partners. Fin ally a positive decision from President Hoofevolt, Secretary of War Taft and Chairman Shonta, of tho Canal com mission, hns l)con postponed for two weeks longor, ostensibly to complete a full examination of tho Olllver bid, but in reality, it is believed, to solve tho problem presented by Mr. Stevens' position. OPPOSED TO DISCRIMINATION. Los Angeles Chamber on Separate Schools for Japanese. Washington, Fob. 8. Tho president today received 11 telegraph io copy of n resolution adopted yesterday by tho Los Angeles chamber of commerce upon the JapancHo school rjuestlou, which ex presses tho belief that tho public soul I merit of California, especially of tho southern part, upon tho question of tho exclusion of tho Japanese from tho general public school system of tho state has been to some extent misrepre sented and is largely mlsuudorstood. Tho sentiment is expressed that on tho main question, whatever may bo tho diversity of opinion upon the constitu tional and legal phases, tho board Is assured that "tho general trend of pub lic opinion 'In Southern California Is decidedly adverse to any discrimination against tho Japanese us a peoplo in tho matter of public school privileges, and tho bolicf that this opinion Is based upon consideration of equity ttiul Justice is. hold altogether independent of any attltudo which tho Japanese govern ment has assumed or may assumo in regard to tho question." CALLS BOOKER SENATOR. Foraker Takes a Fling at Activity- of Negro Leader. Washington, Feb. 8. Flvo witnesses wero examined today in tho Browns- villo inquiry by tho Semite cominltteo on military. All wero members of the discharged battalion of negro soldiers excopt ox-Sergeant Luthor Thornton, of comimny B. He testified that, when aroused by tho firing on tlio night of August III, ho was under tho Impres sion that tho barracks wero being fired upon by tho people of tho town. Tho next witnoss culled for by Sen ator Foraker was Winlor Washington, and Senator Overman asked if ho had said Bookor Washington. "No," said Mr. Forakor, "Bookor Washington is too busy attending to bis senatorial duties to vomo hero." Ho referred to tho interest of Bookor T. Washington in tho question of having a negro appointed to 11 Fedoml position In Ohio, patronage which has been re garded as bolonglng to tho senators from Ohio. Washington's idea of tho Browns ville affair was that "Moxlean Greas ers" and "Texas cowlwys" had dono tho shooting in order to mako troublo for the negro soldiers. Mausers Smuggled as Books. Victoria, B. 0., Fob. 8. Mail advices from Shanghai Mute, that, owing to tin accident at tho wharf there, tho discov ery has been umdu that arms and am munition have been smuggled through Shanghai to tho disaffected districts whero rebellion is in progress. A Chi- neso newspaper reports that 00,000 Mauser rities and 0,000,000' rounds of ammunition havo leen imported into China from Japan by tho revolutionary purty. Dr. Sun Yut, who Is ono of tho prime movers of Mat relKilllou, is at Tokio, us head of tho rebel junta thoro, More Money for Pacific Lights. Washington, Fob. 8. Tho senate's eornmerco committee rcorted tho houso omnibus lighthouse bill with amend ments added giving $20,000 for re building tho lighthouse at Cape Arago and $120,000 for u lighthouse vessel at Oxford Reefs. Right of Way Across Fort Columbia. Washington, Feb, 8. Tho aenato to day passed Senator Fullon'H bill au thorizing tho Ilwuco railroad to build across tho Fort Columbia rt-sorvutlon and quarantine station grounds on its way from Ilwuco to Krmppton. Earthquakes Change Island. Montevideo, Feb. 8. A report has reached here by passengers on tho steamer Klka that earthquakes havee hanged tho appeurunco of Now Year's island and that a portion of the Island has sunk ho vera 1 meters. AMEND TIMBER LAW Sale of Timber and Retention of Land Recommended, PROVISION MADE FOR COUNTIES Will Get One-fourth of the Proceeds of All Timber Sales In Lieu of Taxes. Washington, Feb. 7. Tho scnato commlttoo on public lands today favor ably reported ti bill repealing tho tim ber and stono act and providing that in tho future tho government shall retain tltlo to its timber lands nnd soil only tho timber nt not less than its ap praised vultio. Tho committco incor porated Senator Fulton's urnondment requiring that 25 por cent of tho money derived from tho Bales of public timber shall bo paid to tho counties in which tho sales nro made. Mr. Fulton Bcrved notlco on tho com mittco that flomo tlmo ago ho would op poso tho repeal of tho timber and stono act unless one-fourth of tho receipts from timber sales should be paid to tho counties for oohool and road purposes, and It was in compllanco with this do rnand that tho bill was so amended. Tho counties will not only rccoivo 25 por cent of Iho rccolpts from timber sales on unreserved tlmborlnud, but from sales within forest reserves us well, This concession to tho counties Is made to relmburso them for taxes which ,they might ttltlmatoly collect should this timber land pass Into pri vate ownership. Under tho amended bill tltlo to nil timber land remains in tho government, henco tho land Itself cannot bo taxed. This amendment, however, does not exempt lumber com panies and other purchasers of timber from payment of taxes on their product. As tho bill now stands tho secretary of itgrclulturu will nppralso government timber nnd sell It at public miction or private salu to tho highest bidder for not less than tho appraised uluo, pref erence being given to bidders for small quantities for use In the luiuicdluto vicinity of tho laud. Persons actually redding near tlmberland shall bo en titled to Inko free of charge not exceed ing 100,000 feet board ruensuro In any one year for individual use, but not for salo. Tho hulk of tho money derived from timber wiles after deducting 25 per cent lor tlio counties, will go Into tho re clamation fund, tho residue going into tho forest reserve fund to defray tho x- penses ol forest management and con trol. It Is provided that tlmberland resorved from entry for timer shall bo suject to locution and entry under min ing or coal land laws, and that laud chiefly valuable for building or commer cial stone shall bo entered under tho placer mining laws. BILL FOR COAL LAND LEASING. House Committee Agrees on Provis ions to Prevent Sale. Washington, Fob. 7. Tho Iioiiho committed on public lands expects on Friday to report a bill providing for leasing all government coal lands. At Its meeting today so vorul features of tho bill wero agreed to, ono permitting four persons to form an aisociatlon and tako collectively 2,500 acres of coal land. Another guards against persons acquiring coal lands under homestead or other laws by prohibiting tho pat enting of coal deposits ou such lauds within 20 years after tho original entry is patented. Thus, if 11 person should fraudulently homestead land which lie know contained coal, ho could not de velop that coal for 25 years. In tho senate public lauds committee today Senator Nowlands presented 11 bill roquirlng three years' residence 011 a homestead before tho entryman can commute, hut this wits voted down. At presold 1-1 mouths' residence is all that is required. Tho president favors Mr. Nowlands' idea. Congress Has no Power. Washington, Feb. 7. Chairman Jenkins, of tho houso committee on Judlcittry, submitted a report toduy in which it is stated emphatically that thu committee is of tho opinion that congress has no jurisdiction or author ity over tho question of woman and child labor, and has no right to sup press any abuses of mich hilxr or iimo llorato conditions surrounding tho em ployment of such laborers. Tho com mittee holds that tho regulation of wo man and child labor is within thu po lice power of tho various states. Two More Circuit Judges. Washington, Fob. 7. Tho somite to- day passed tho bill authorizing tho ap pointment of two additional circuit judges for thu Ninth circuit, and one additional district judge for tho North ern Judicial district of California. RAISt ALL RATES. General Advance In Frolght Inaugu rated by Eastern Lines. ! Chicago, Fob. 0. Tho first stop was taken hero today in a plan to Inaugur ate a general incrcoso in frolght niton throughout tho country in such a man ner as to bring millions of dollars add ed revenuo to tho railroads and nt tho witno time greatly facilttato tho inovo merit of traffic. As tho result pf a meeting, which was attended by oxecutivo officials ot railroads east of Chicago, nnd having n total of moro than 100,000 miles of lines, a voto is being taken upon it proposition to increase tho rates of nearly all of tho main commodities fully 10 por cent by decreasing tho minimum which It Is permitted to load into 11 freight ear. Tho railroads interested in tho Ini tial movement extend through nil tho territory east of Chicago and north of tho Ohio river, clear to tho seaboard nnd north into Canada. In this terri tory frolght rates aro controlled by tho association known as tho Central Freight association. Tho action will undoubtedly bo followed by tho linen south of tho Ohio river, and then by tho lines west of Chicago to tho Pacific coast. It is difficult to cstlmato how much tho proposed increase will bring tho railroads in added revenue, but the sum will bo a big ono. Tnilllc olllcors, however, state that it will not bo sufll ciont to offset even thj Increased ex pense to tho railroads occasioned by In creased wages, estimated at between 1100,000,000 and $110,000,000 annu ally. DISAGREE ON FAIR BILL. Washington Senators and Represent atives at Cross Purposes Washington, Feb. 0. On Thursday tho senate cominltteo on oxposltlona will meet in tho room of Senator An keny to consider and prolmbly report tho Ankeny bill making an appropria tion for tho Alaska, Phlllppliiound Ha waiian exhibits at the Seatllo exposition In 11)00. If tlio bill Is reported its passage by tho senate is cortain to fol low. Tho house members of tho Washing ton delegation disapprove of tho course ot tho senators and havo urged that no action bu taken on tho bill this session. While it can pars tho senate, it is abso lutely certain that it cannot get through tho houso this session, for tho chair man ot the house cominltteo is not only opposed to this exposition appropria tion, but has fluid ho will not call hin committee together tn consider tho hllr. Moreover, having appropriated liberal ly for Jamestown, tho houso leadem will not consider the sonato bill this winter. In view of this situatbm thu houso members charge that tlio senators aru placing them in an embarrassing posi tion by piesslug tlio bill at this tlmo, hut their protests aro falling on deaf eru. HEYBURN PUSHES THE ISSUE. Moves Resolution and Amendmenta Dealing With Land Question. Washington, Feb, (I, Sonutor Iloy burn yesterday Introduced a resolution compelling the secretary of tho interior to disregard tho order of tho president and Issue patents on all laud and min eral applications where tlio proofs sub mitted show full compliance with tho requirements of law, and whoro no pro test has Imhiii filed against the granting of such patents, Tho senator expressed tho opinion that by tho adoption of this resolution a largo percentauo of thu laud husiucfH of thu country will bo re sumed, being now tied up. Mr. 1 ley burn also introduced an amendment to tho sundry civil bill providing for tho completion of tho survey of public land in Idaho to ho mudu by a rectangular system of sur vey, without waiting for tho requests or doiiiands of settlors, and appropriat ing $200,000 for making thu surveys. Ho also nroiKMcd an amendment to tho agricultural bill providing that none of sections 10 or :I0 shall bo included in any forest reserve whoro such sections wero granted to tho states by tho act of admission to tho Union, or tho enabling act, and that land more valuable for grazing than for timber shall not bo included within thu forest reserves. No Excitement In Japan. Tokio, Fob. 0. Tho view taken here, of thu Amoricun-Japancso situation, arising from tho Kan Francisco school incident, is illustrated by tho following olllclal statement, which was ihsued to day; "Kincu tho talk of war was first transmitted from America wo havo carefully watehed tho development of feeling here, Thcro bus not beon tho slightest excitement any whoro in thu country. The talk of war is completely Ignored hero, and implicit confidence U reposed in President Koosevolt and his government." Snow Smothers New York. Now York, Feb. 0. - For moro than 21 hours Now York hits been in tho grip of a fierce northeast snow storm. Tun Inches of snow fell in tho 24 hours ending at 8 u. m., equaling tho amount that bus fallen within any similar per iod for scvt-rul years. n n't