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FRIAR LAND FRAUD
IS LAID TO TRUST
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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED
MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON, ASK BEN SELLING
Scheme to Obtain 400.000
Acres in Philippines Is
Charged in House-
MARTIN DEMANDS DETAILS
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Great Scandal Is Being Concealed,
Coloradoan Declares In Accus
ing Wlckersham of Favor
ing Sugar Interests.
"WJVSHIXOTON. April 5. Representa
tive Martin (Democrat), of Colorado, still
is following up his charge, made on the
floor of the House a few days ago, that
a ruling of Attorney-General Wlckersham
has enabled the Havemeyer sugar inter
ests to secure a large section of the
Philippine friar lands.
He added today a lengthy privileged
resolution calling upon the Secretary of
War for detailed information on the isl
ands and bearing upon bis accusations.
Data Are Demanded.
His resolution requests copies of all
correspondence in connection with the
sale of the 56.00&-acre estate in the Island
of Mindoro; a list of all other sales and
leases by the Government in the islands;
a transcript of all railway franchises
and details of their construction and
bond Issues; names and other details in
connection with contracts with the War
Department for the construction of insu
lar and municipal improvements in the
islands and many other details in con
nection with the particular sale of 'ands
to the Havemeyer interests.
"The farther I go into this matter,"
said Mr. Martin, "the more I am con
vinced that a great scandal is being con
cealed concerning the disposition of those
friar lands. I intend to probe the thing
to the bottom.
Sensation Is Promised.
"Within the. last two or three days
Information received has caused me to
demand from tho War Department the
details of theee whole transactions. If
I can succeed in revealing the facts at
the bottom of this matter, I believe the
country will stand astounded at the reve
lations." It is understood from Mr. Martin's pre
vious charges that he believes that the
"sugar trust" was enabled to acquire a
large percentage of the acreage of the
friar lands in the Philippines in viola
tion of the law limiting individual hold
ings, and that its ultimate purpose is to
control practically all the 400.000 acres of
friar lands.
Native Tenants Excluded.
It was intimated today that his other
requests are based upon information re
garding an alleged forcing of native ten
ants off these lands by the gradual in
crease of rents and an allegation that a
prominent attorney closely connected with
the Administration has been acting for
a company to which have been granted
many valuable Government and munici
pal contracts in the islands.-
Mr. Martin's resolution was referred to
the committee on insular affairs, from
which he may recall it at any time.
COTTON' OPTION BILL. READY
Grain Exchanges Excluded, Since
Measure Is Experimental.
WASHINGTON. April 5. A sweeping
anti-option bill, the product of exhaus
tive investigation by the House com
mittee on agriculture and of three
weeks' executive deliberations by a
sub-committee, restricting the opera
tion of proposed legislation to cotton
Interests instead of applying it to all
farm products, was introduced in the
House today. It was framed by the
sub-committee and was Introduced by
Chairman Scott, of the full committee.
The House probably will consider it to
morrow. The new bill follows substantially
the lines of the old Scott bill, the prin
cipal changes being in the elmination
of application to the grain exchanges.
"This change." said Chairman Scott,
"was made partly because the commit
tee reached the conclusion that there
are fewer abuses on the grain and pro
duce exchanges than on the cotton ex
change, but chiefly because practically
all the cotton producers and a large
proportion of the cotton spinners and
merchants have united in demanding
the legislation.
"The committee realizes also that
legislation which goes into a new field
as this does, and which is necessarily
more or less of an experiment, may be
tried more successfully If restricted to
a single product than If broadened out
&o as to cover a large number of products."
DRXDOCKS CAUSE DEADLOCK
Committee, Vnable to Agree, Omits
Provision From Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 6. As the House
could not agree upon an enlargement of
proposed drydocks at New . York. Puget
Sound and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to ap
proximately "00 feet in length, an in
crease of about 1W feet, the entire ap
propriations for those worlis today were
stricken from the naval bill. This will
leave the plans for these drydocks open
for future consideration.
oCnsiderable discussion took place upon
the need of the Navy for docking facili
ties sufficient to accommodate the largest
battleships likely to be constructed, in
stead of limiting them la the size of
vessels now under construction.
A system of accounting to determine
the cost of work at all navy-yards was
provided for by the adoption of an amend
ment to the bill appropriating $30,000 for
that work. The amendment stiplates the
system to be put into effect shall be simi
lar to that established at the Boston
Navy-yard In July. 1909.
EX-PRESIDENTS NO TEXSIOX
BUI, However, Provides for Widows
of Cleveland and Harrison.
WASHINGTON. April 5. A bill de
signed originally to grant pensions of
TtO.000 a year to ex-Presidents as retired
Commanders-in-Chief of the Army and
Navy, and $5000 each to widows of ex-
Presidents, after being amended so as to
deny the intended relief for ex-Presi
dents, was reported favorably to the
Senate today by Senator Shlveley.
The provision for widows of ex-Presidents
was re-drafted so as to make it
apply specifically to Mrs. Cleveland and
Mrs. Harrison.
Salt Lake tiets Today's Racing.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 5. The Pa
ctfic Jockey Club today granted the
Utah Jockey Club dates for a meeting
of 40 days at Salt Lake City, com
XDMOinc J una 6 and ending July 21.
Royal
Has nlwnv ioof tl Mrncf i7sTfl when
exhibited or tested in competition
SUBSIDY ADVOCATE
IS UNDER ARREST
Violent Utterances in Organ of
Marine League Basis of
Libel Charge.
LETTERS ARE OFFENSIVE
Responsibility Admitted at Commit
tee Inquiry Into lobby's Acts.
Minnesota ex-Member Paid
for Making Addresses.
WASHINGTON. April 5. James A. Pen-
ton, of Cleveland, secretary of the Mer
chants' Marine League of the United
States, otherwise known as the ship
subsidy lobby, was arrested today for
criminal libel upon Representative Steen
erson, of Minnesota. The arrest fol
lowed his testimony before the House in
vestigating committee. In the course of
which he admitted responsibility for pub
lications in the "American Flag," the
lobby's official organ.
Penton was released on $500 cash ball.
The statements alleged to be libelous
appeared under the heading, "Steener-
son Soon to Have a Chance." The arti
cle said:
'If Congressman Steenerson has any
real solicitude for American labor; rf he
Is in truth not throwing dust in the eyes
of his constituents by declaiming against
coolie labor, he will soon have an oppor
tunity to show his sincerity.
If he desires to supplant coolie la
bor with American labor he may follow
President Taft and the loyal members
of the Minnesota Congressional dele
gation and vote for such legislation in
the next Congress as will effectually
do away with coolie labor on American
ships doing American business.
Language Is Violent.
Continuing under a sub-head, "What
Manner of Man Is This?" the article
reads:
"Is a man to hold public office that
will deliberately pervert and malici
ously falsify the facts connected with
any public question?
"Is he a safe, a trustworthy man;
We hold that he is not, that such a man
Is dishonest and an enemy to his coun
try and his country's best interests and
that he and men like him are constant
menaces to American progress at home
and abroad. There are not many such
In Congress but there will always be
found a few, and the Ninth District of
Minnesota has one.
Penton asked the House investigating
committee today to postpone his exam
ination until he could obtain counsel
from Cleveland. He Identified a number
of his letters, submitted by Mr. Steen-
Ex-Keprcwentailve J. T. 3IeCIeary,
of Mlttneon, AY ho Received
MExpfuiie Money for Advovat
Ins; Ship Subsidy.
erson and admitted some of them were
"unfortunate" in their language, al
though he said the leagrue assumed re
sponsibility for them. He also told the
committee that the November issue of
"The American Klagr." which had been
offensive to members of the House, had
been destroyed and, the publication of
the paper discontinued.
The committee decided to consider
Mr. penton's request in executive ses
sion. McCIeary Is Accused.
At the hearing: today Mr. Steenerson
caused a stir when he Inquired of James
S. McCleary, of Minnesota, formerly a
member of the House and one time Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster-General, who
was also a witness, if he had not used
his privilege to the Jloor of the House
to urge members to support ship sub
sidy. Mr. McCleary indignantly denied
the charge.
"I do not say" he said, "that I never
taiKea aoout our mere nam marine to
members of the House, but I certainly
was not active in behalf of legislation."
"Did anjoao tell you tb&t you should
not talk ship subsidy on the floor of the
House?" asked Mr. Steenerson.
"I think some member made a sugges
tion which amounted to that."
"Isn't it a fact that a member of the
House would not sign a petition you were
circulating, asking that you be appointed
Director of the Mint, because you were
lobbying for ship subsidy?
"The man who declined to sign that
petition did not have courage enough
to state it that way, and you are the
man," hotly retorted McCleary.
McCleary said his interest in ship
subsidy dated back to the time when
he was a. member of the House and an
official in the Postoffice Department,
and had difficulty in getting the mail
handled in American bottoms.
Speeches Paid For.
He admitted that he had delivered
several addresses on the subject of ship
subsidy, for which he was paid ex
pense money by the Merchant Marine
League of the United States. Once he
received $100 for a trip to New Orleans
and Birmingham. He said that he
knew nothing about a paid lobby for
ship subidy.
The committee has no intention at
present of going to Cleveland to take
testimony, though that has been tenta
tively talked of. Many officers of the
Merchant Marine League live in Cleve
land. Representative Steenerson said
that so far as he knew, there was no
intention of prosecuting any official
other than Penton under the libel
charge.
Speaking of Penton's arrest, Mr.
Steenerson pointed out today that he
had been careful, at the morning meet
ing of the committee, to have the let
ters sent out by tae league identified
and that Penton hi.d assumed responsi
bility for all that went out over his
signature.
NEAR BEER LAW FOUGHT
Indicted Men of Vmatilla County
Contest Measure.
PENDLETON, Or., April 5. (Spe
cial.) The validity of the near-beer
law, insofar as it applies to Umatilla
County, is to be attacked by the at
torneys representing 20 of the 34
sellers of near-beer recently indicted
by the grand jury for violating tho
local option law.
The exact ground on which the at
tack is to be based has not yet been
given out, but the attorneys today
filed the echmal" demurrers to the in.
dictments in order to gain time, and
announced that they were desirous of
selecting one of the indictment to
make a test case. District Attorney
Whelps has signified his willingness.
Nordean and Duncan, both of Wes
ton, entered pleas of guilty today to
the charge of violating the local op
tion law. and each was fined $50. Of
the 34 men Indicted for this offense,
four have pleaded guilty and 20 have
announced their determination to
fight. It is understood that the Pen
dleton Brewery, which has not yet
been indicted, is to furnish the financil
backing for the fight.
AEROPLANE RONS AWAY
LOS ANGELES AVIATOR GRABS
RODS; Hl'RT, SAVES CRAFT.
City Hall to Be Closed.
The City Hall building will be closed
from 12 to 4 P. M. today, out of respect
to the memory of Judge Williams, one
of the city's ex-Mayors. This order
was issued by Mayor Simon. Members
of the City Council will meet at the
City Hall promptly at 1:30 o'clock and
will attend the funeral in a body.
By order of the Board of .Education,
the public schools will be closed at
noon today, out of respect to the mem
ory of the late iudge.
Read about free excursion given "by
Woodburn Orchard Co. on page 9.
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as
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After Making Several Flights Over
Big Track, Airship Is Placed
I'nder Control.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 5. (Spe
ctal.) Hillary Beachey and the Gill-
r09ch. aeroplane furnished a side at
traction that was not on the programme
for the speed trials at the motordrome
today.
Beachey has been taking short flights
every morning. He expects to soar over
the motordrome during the races. To
day he was successful in flight, but
alighted and allowed his motor to keep
running. As he stepped away from the
machine for a second, the car started
to move and Beachey grabbed the ma
chine which went careening over the big
track. .
Beachey could do nothing but hold to
the bamboo rods, and was dragged along
the ground for a considerable distance
and seriously bruised. After making
three circuits and wearing out his
clothes completely, assistance came and
iBeachey, much the worse for apparel,
stopped the aeroplane.
The Glll-Dosch was not damaged to
any great extent and can be repaired
The bamboo frame work can soon be repaired.
"I'll fly over the track during the
races," said Beachey.
"I'm bruised up a bit. but will be
alright in a few days. The machine is
doing better than it ever did before.'
SOLDIERS CAMP IN RAIN
First Battalion on Practice March.
Xews of Post.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.
April 5. (Special.) Lieutenant-Colo
nel Charles W. Foster today inspected
the Second Battalion of the First In
fantry. He will inspect the Third and
last battalion tomorrow.
Chaplain Francis Joyce is packing
his goods to go to Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyoming, where he will join the
Fourth Field Artillery, formerly sta
tioned here.
Of the 19 officers who took the ex
amination in hippology or the study of
the horse, IS passed with honor, but
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one was found to be deficient. He will
be required to take the examination
when .it is given next yeav, and the
failure will be marked to his demerit.
The board giving the examination was
Colonel Rogers, Major Conklin and Dr.
Le May.
The First Battalion is camping out
about 12 miles from town tonight, on
a practice march. The men carried
eight pounds of straw each, with which
to make their beds. -They have a fine
camp and are getting the best kind
of experience in camping out in a
continuous downpour of rain.
RATE REVIEW IS STARTED
Class Tariffs on Southern Pacific
Are Taken Up.
SALEM". Or., April 6. (Special.) Th
State Railroad Commission today started
an Investigation on its own motion into
the class rates in force on the Southern
Pacific. The rates attacked cover ship
ments moving under the ten classes into
which class rates are divided. Classes
1. 2, 3 and 4 cover less than carload
shipments; the other six classes, that is
5. A, B, C, D, and E, cover carload ship
ments. Theee class rates apply to all
freight, except that taking commodity
rates, moving from Portland to points on
the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon or
from said points to Portland.
The Commission made an order a short
time ago reducing the O. R. & N. class
rates and has now turned its attention
to the Southern Pacific rates. A hearing
will be held In the near future.
See Woodburn Orchards Co.'s adver
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