REFERENDUM CRY
OF BRITISH HIES
Lively Campaign in England
Sees Conservatives Urg
ing Measure.
BIG GUNS ARE IN ACTION
Politician of All Tartly Are
Straining rves to Crowd Into
Few Ikaya Work Ordinarily
Spread Over Weeks.
liXDOS. Nov. 29. I'ollttcUr-a of all
parties ar stra;nlr.g every nerve to crowd
Into a few days, work that In ordlr.sry
election la spread over weeks or month.
Nearly ail the r.eity ur.a were In action
torUM-
Arthur J. Rj'Ifour. lea.ler of the !
p;tlon In U.e Hoijje of (Vmraorn bf-re
a meeting In AltwiT Hail. J '"
1 uDiort'.l tfc referendum, described
the rmrrnincnl a puppets dancing to th
ton, of John Redmond and hi American
Tia tr.nrR
Th Imuoj are narrowing down daly,
Tfc Cc.ua rva'.lvea ma. ni'jch of In
menace of homo rule. T'.icjr proclaim
that t.V plan "-f the 1,'herals for the re
form of th IIouji- of l."rda ncuii
Inr'a rhunliM rovrrpmml. and put to
the front their new pulley of referendum.
Liberal Oppose IU-ferendum.
Tr 1 sreat fenor among the Ub-
ecrala. a feature bctr.g the sudden reform
Ire scat of the prejnt Lords. They say
ir.f Ianown(a rrrorenaum cm-ro
wuu the tartles would be
tineouallr yoked toa-elhcr undor It. tea
cynscrvatlve m'asurrs would always sail
anooth through the House of Lord,
whit the referendum wouhl bo invoked
only for Liberal bill dlalaateful to the
peer. Moreover, they earlmat the cwl
of each appeal to tiie people aa llW.w"X
An lnterea-.lrr factional clcavag r.
occurred In Jiaifour'a party over tariff
reform. The Spectator. th spokesman
f taa TTnlonlat. Free Trader?, liaa pro
vswrnl that tha tariff reformers pledge.
thernaelvea to submit tho questl.in to
referendum If tiia narty !na. It not
Krlr.x a le.tri.na- lsn of th campaUn.
The mix ardent tariff reformer.
led by
th MomiRg Post, contend that
fmmoat nnnclrla of tho party
It la the
"The Unionist party break Into frag-znenta.-
un the Fot. f a Vnlonlst
victory does not mean tariff reform.
Mr. Balfour tonight announced b
willingness to leave It to a referendum.
In tha meantime the leader are mak-
Ina- arerr anneal to the Independent
vote. be. levin that It control tha la-
ue.
Irlth VntoaUt Defiant
Tha Irish Unionist ent a messag e of
detlanee to home rulera to Mr. Palfour a
meeting, and deputatlona from the Non
rnnrnnnllt 1'nlnntst Association of
Kn gland and mlnletera of tptscopaj
rhurche in Ireland have addressed air.
Balfour In opposition to home rule.
Th reading of the messag from the
Irish t'nlonlata at Albert llall caosed
much enthusiasm. "In all eolemnlty,
aald the message, "we now declare that
home rule will bring Ireland, not peace,
but th aword. If an Irlah Parliament
Is set up. the Vnlonlats of the south
allied with the men of Ulster, will not
acknowledge It authority. They will
neither obey Its decree nor pay Its
tavea.
Mr. Balfour pronounced strongly In
favor of the referendum aa the best
method of settling deadlocks between
the two houses, without requiring; the
reform of th House of Lords, and said
it could be carried into effect before the
House of Lords vu reformed. This he
declared to be Lansdowne's plan.
The coat of a referendum, he said.
would b nearer ll.ooo.ooo than Lib
oral estimates of $10,000,000.
Balfour Wek-otnes ICeferrndom.
"Soma people seem to think. contin
ued the opposition leader, "that asking
whether I would submit tariff reform
to a referendum would put me In a
ho'.e. I frankly say that tariff reform
would be a great change. This elec
tlon cannot be described as taking place
en tariff reform simply, and I have not
trie least objection to submitting; tariff
reform to a referendum. It seems to
tne that our opponents should respond
with the generosity of honorable com
batants and say We agree that home
rule ska'.Z be subject to a referendum,
too.-
Mr. Balfour denied that the veto con
ference had been broken up by the
unyielding attitude of the Lord a. He
said that the government was threat
ening a revolution, based on the wanta
of on particular section, who boasted
that they had not yielded an Inch from,
the poaitlon of ParnelL
Don't Trust Poppet, lie Says.
Ha concluded by declaring the cabi
net was governed by Its noisiest mem
bers, who were governed by John Red
mond, who waa governed by Patrick
Ford. "Don't trust the puppet who are
performing their parts on the stage.
admonished Balfour. "Don't trust th
Irish wire-pullers. Don't trust the
American paymaster who calia for a
tuna. Trust alone the sound Judgment
and enlightened patriotism of the peo
ple of this country."
J. H. Seaverns. who waa a member
of Parliament for the Brlanton divi
sion of Lambeth in DOC. and who was
at one time a resident of Boston, ha
become the Liberal candidate In the
same constituency against Davidson
Wlzlel. Unionist, once a resident of
New Tork.
I-ord Joycey. who waa created a peer
by the Liberals, ha announced Ms
bolt from the party because of Its
faiinre to provid for the defense of
th country and for Ita alliance with
the Socialists. It Is said aeveral other
Liberal peer are tending In the same
direction.
eirrociuix ncTT or jibks
(om fxcrxtary Greeted With
? bower l.'ggs and Otber Missiles.
COLCHESTER. Eng.. Nov. 2 Riot
ous scenes attended the appearance
jer tonight of Winston Spencer Chur
chlil. the Home Secretary. Thousands
congregated la th etrvet. Jeering and
shouting. Many of them gathered
around Mr. Church I IV carriage at
which tfcer threw fish, efj and other
missies.
Many of the windows In th Liberal
headquarters were smashed. A large
draft of police was) seat to patrol th
streets.
"COYOTE RABIES IN DOUBT
Dr. LTt!e Saj Bean Certainly Art
Queerl y in Wallowa.
nr. W. It Lvt:. State Vet eei na rUn,
aatunadl zactarda- team A extended, trlpj
trtmugh """astern Oregon and an Investi
gation of tl-.e scare over rablea in Wal
lowa County.
"The coyotes In Wallowa County have
certainly ben acting queer'y." snid I'r.
LU last n!ght. "They have been very
bi.l In Wallowa County aince last Spring,
invading barnyard and biting tgs. ehr'-p
and dogs. It Is powlbie a plague has
exterminated the rahhl'.a and the coyotea
are very hungry. Sheep have also been
taken off the range and thern la little
left for them to eat. It is poeMble that
the coyotes are starving and. when they
ar hungry, thev becorre very bold."
Ten riays ago Ir. Lrtle shipped to Port
land two dogs that hsd been bitten, by a
siippofWHS mad eujote. the same animal
that bit a hoy In Wallowa "ounty. who
la now being treated In Portland for
rablea. The head of a sheep that died
after being bitten by' coyotes eu-.d the
heads of two dogs tr-'at were bitten are
now on their way to. I r. Calvin S. White,
arcretary of the Stat Board of Health,
for examination.
"f should not be surprised If the ex
amination of the brains of the aheep
and dog aliow the presence of rnbt'-s."
said Dr. Lytle. - "The two dosr I ahlpjd
"rere. have not had time to develop the
diaease. It generally takes about all
wek and they have b-en here lesa than
two week CUM thing is certain a por
tion uf Wallowa County W grea'Jy ex
cited. The first rasea appeared in icano.
1ut i-rnea tho Iln--. where two oca's are
al.l to nave died of the disease. Infor
mation is hard to get, aa the diatiirts are
Isolated, but liio examination or tns
hra'ns of the animal that haro been
shipped, wl'l probably settle It."
HODGE WILL IKE RAGE
KIXG COtTSTY SIlKHIrT CAXDI
DATE I)H OOVKUNOR.
Seattle1 Man Say He Would Be kt
ernor of W'aahlnjrton if reople
Aro WllUng.
Sheriff "Boh" Hodge, of Ifeattle, ar
rived at the Tortland Hotel lust night.
with a big sombrero and long raincoat.
When asked If he Is a candidate for
the nomination of Governor of Wash
lngton two years hence, he said:
"Yoo, can say for me that I am cer
tainly a candidate for Governor, and
what Is more. I am going to be elected
My nomination Is up to the people o
Washington, that all. When the peo
pie are through with me as a public
official. I ran go back to the mines and
dig coal for a living, or stoke In tho
furnaces around Cape Horn. It make
no difference to mo. If I make a good
servant of the Deople. they will ask
that I continue In office; If not they
will throw me out. There Is no other
way to look at It.
Sheriff Hodge has had one of the
most picturesque careers of any poli
tician In or out of office. He was
coal miner at Kenton, near Seattle.
little more than two years ago. His
candlJacy for Sheriff was regarded aa
a Joke by politicians, but when the
votes were counted Mr. Hodge led the
entire Republican ticket. He waa
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Then a fight waa made on him by
the County Commissioners and IToae
cuting Attorney, ending In an Indict
ment being returned against liodge on
a charge of malfeasenre In office. Mr.
Hodge paid no attention to the in
diriment and the Prosecuting Attorney,
of his own volition, moved that the
case be dismissed.
In the recent campaign Sheriff
liodge loomed up blgK-r than ever and
brought through two candidates for of
fices of County Commissioners besides
taking the stump for Dan Langdon,
candidate for State Senator against
George F. CotterllU whom King County
regarded aa a permanent fixture In th
Legislature. and brought Langdon
through. In th campaign he paid lit
tie attention to his own welfare, but
i elected by 14.95 majority, or
more than three votes to one. over his
opponent, and his nomination was car
ried by 15.41 at the primaries, in the
election he led two candidates for coun
ty offices, who had no opposition by
1221 votes.
Now Mr. Hodge Is out for Governor
In 1S1J and the old politicians are
scratching their heads.
"When I went before the grand Jury
on that rase." said liodge last night.
saw what was doing and I frankly told
them I was going before a Jury higher
than the grand Jury the people. I did
nd the result Is known. I have been
asked by so many to make a campaign
for Governor that I have consented to
do so. and now It Is up to the people
of Washington to say whether or not
am worthy of the honor."
WATER ISSUE AGAIN STIRS
Hood River Will Hold Municipal
Election December 6.
HOOD RIVER. Dr.. Nor. r (Spe
cial.) Two tickets are already In tha
field for the city election December .
Tha Issue Is the much-tangled water
question. Supporters of both ticket
declare that the question can be set
tled and settled at once and that It Is
merely a question of method and pro
cedure. At the coming election a Mayor,
three Councilmen. Treasurer and Re
corder are to be elected. The present
administration is standing on Its rec
ord and Mayor D. McDonald. Council-
men Dr. F. C. Broslus. George I. Sclo-
com and L II. Ilugglna ar candidates
for re-election. E. O. Blanchar. City
Treasurer, and If. B. Langllle. Re
corder, are candidates for re-election.
E. H. Hartwlg heads the anti-admln-
Istratlon ticket for Mayor. C. A. Cass
and J. W. Onthank are mentioned for
Treasurer and Recorder respectively,
and the three men proposed for Coun
cilmen are C. K. Marshall. James
Slranahan and If. C Smith.
Th holdover Councilmen are Charles
Hall. S. W. Arnold and Joe M. Wright.
Lutheran Revivals riannca.
Revival meetings will be held by
the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church
very evening at I o clock, commencing
onlght and continuing until Sunday
evening. December 4. at the following
place: Lundy Hail. Fifteenth and Al
berta streets, tonigni ana tomorrow
evening: at Steuben Hall. Williams
avenue and Ivy street. Friday. Satur
day and Sunday evenings. The meet
ing will be conducted by icev. U. M.
Bakke. of Battle Lake. Minn.; Rev. I.
Tollefsen. of Tacoma; Rev. H- A. Bor.
revik. of Sllverton. and othera. There
will be music t.nd singing.
Rev. Mr. Huntington to Speak.
Rev. Jamea CX 8. Huntington, of New
Tork. who I on of th mission preach
er brought to Oregon by Bishop Scad
ding, addressed a congregation of men
at Trinity Church last night, and then
left on the midnight train for tugene,
where he will address the faculty and
students of the University of Oregon at
he assembly this morning on tiie sub
ject "Good Will and the Will to Be
Good." He will return at once to Port-
and and will preach to men In Trinity
Church tonight at I o'clock.
TTdlefsen' success la due to his re
alising that a satisfied. cuinmr means
at mransj
Jaxfeg poguiasa.
REVOLT GROWING,
0ECURES1DER0
Mexican Insurgent Leader's
Brother Says Diaz Is
Badly Scared.
REBELS GAINING FIGHTERS
Kcvolnllonary Agent Asserts 111
"ractlon In Southern Mexico Has
Mnde Situation More Serious
There Than In 'orh.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Gustavo A.
Madero. brother of tho ii!er of the rev
olution In Mexico, who la here represent
ing the Interests of Insurgents. Isiejed a
statement tonight declaring that only
skirmishes have taken plaoo thus far
with government troopa; that large bodies
of volunteer are constantly augmenting
the revolutionist forces In C'hlhuahu
Durargo and neighboring stats md that
the revolt In Yucatan, Campeche and
Southern Mexico Is even more serious
than In tho northern rarl.
"General Dtaa Is reported In lnaid cir
cles to be rrovtrs.te.1. tho statement says,
"and has threatened to dismiss Senor Co
clo. the Minister of War. because of the
magnitude which the revolution has aa-
aunvd."
Reliable Information reached hero from
J redo. Tex., today, that all tele-graph
wlrea lending Into Matamoras, Tamaull-
pas, were cut about 7 o'clock last evening.
The Mexican Federal Tvlecrapli aystem
Jiaa two lines running to Matnmoras. one
from Itinera and another from Victoria.
These two wireej were cut within live
minutes and at about the same hour
the wire of the National Railway of
Mexico to Matamoras was Interrupted.
While the elgnlilconro of the interrup
tion Is problematical, rumors have been
rife for some weeks that revolutionary
attacks on Matamoras were contem
plated.
REBELS CONTROL RICH LANDS
Many Towns) in Northern Mexico
Arc In Their Hands.
DOUGLAS. Aria., Nov. 29. The reb
Is under Madoro have taken complete
control of all the country between
Mlnaca and Guaynoplta. including all
towns and the rich valleys west of
Pearson's Northwestern Railroad, ex
tending to the boundary of Sapuarlpa.
according to advices received here to
day from revolutionary sources.
Guaynoplta Is 60 miles ea.t of Moc
tezuma, capital of the Moctezuma
mining district In Slonora. and It la
probable that much of this country
also Is in the hands of the rebels. Other
cities In the hands of the rebels are
Guerrero. Iedrlcko. Guanopa, Ypom
ers. Temosachlo, Matachlo, Sato, To
mas. San Isldro, Cocomorachlc and
Slrupa.
The district In which the last two
towns are located Is very rich. All the
rebels are friendly to flie Americans
who report them well equipped. The
principal productive district held by
Madero is the rich Tachlolich Valley,
which waa the scene of the last gen
eral uprising of tlug Tachlolich Indians,
nd when the entire tribe was de
stroyed by the Mrxlcan troops. Madero'a
troops are In the vicinity of Guerrero.
commanded by Jose la Lux Maria Blan
co, formerly Jefo rolltlco of Santo
Tomas. He carries a gold handled
sword taken from the present Jcfe
Politico during a recent fight In Santo
Tomas.
The country held by Madero Includes
the Greene-Gold Company's conces
sions and It Is said Dolores, an lmpor-
nt silver mining ramp. Is also in the
hands of the rebels. Bullion from
these mines is cut off from shipment
over the mountains to tne cninuanua
Railroad.
Two detachments of federal troops
which passed south of Douglas several
days ago are expected at Chlhuahu
tonight. No passenger or freight
trains have been run over Pearsons
Northwestern Railroad for seven days,
the englnemen and crews refusing to
go into rebel country.
Young Mexicans of Guaymas have
organized a boycott against Americans
A manifesto. . which one paper pub
lishes, translated declares:
"Not to buy any article made by an
American or sold by Americans; not
to frequent any hotel or house rented
by Americans, or which serves Ameri
cans; not to employ Americans; to con
sider as Americans those houses of
commerce which have an English title,
even though the proprietors be Mexi
cans." WOMAN'S SCORING STIRS
Continued From First Page-)
roads in many counties of the state
free of expense to the counties. The
resolution recommends appropriate en
actments by which ways and meana for
he early completion of the roads may
be secured.
Mr. Hill's offer wa made several
month ago, hla conditions being that
he wa to be furnished 1000 convicts
to carry on the work, material and
tools, and to be paid such sum aa will
accrue by taxation for four successive
years, with a sum from the state In
double amount than that appropriated
by tha Legislature during the last two
ears for state roads. Mr. mil agreed
to enter Into contract with a tl.0u0.000
bond for faithful performance of the
work.
The resolution was referred to th
legislative committee, which will re
port It to the convention tomorrow.
In addresses delivered at the recep-
lon In the rooms of the Commercial
Club, Samuel Hill and M. J. Carrigan.
both of Seattle, engaged In a verbal
near-war, Mr. Carrlgaji accusing Mr.
Hill of misquoting him.
The controversy bordered on the per
sonal, hut to eliminate anything like
personal references, both gentlemen
endeavored to turn the incident into a
Joke.
The trouble occurred over an asser
tion credited to Mr. Carrigan by Mr.
Hill, that "the penitentiary Is neces
sary for the welfare of the farmers."
th allusion having been brought forth
in connection with figures showing the
probable Increase In grain bags should
000 prisoner be taken from the peni
tentiary to work on state highways.
Both Senators Are III.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. Both the
Vnited States Senators from West Vir
ginia are now on the sick list. Sen
ator Scott waa taken III today, Buffer
ing from Indigestion and a generaU
nervous Dreaaaown. mis pnysic.ians.
however, said tonight that be probably
would be able to take hla scat when
Congress convene nxt Monday.
Beator Elklna Is reported somewhat
Improved, although he will not be able
to Atteo4 evening. oX .Consresa.
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W:
FLOOD TO BE USEO
Harney Valley Interested
Saving Excess Water.
in
RICH AREA IS AFFECTED
Litigation Now rending In United
States Court Subject of Veep
Concern to Kettlers-Blg
Enterprise Planned.
BURNS. Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
reople of the Harney Valley are much
Interested In the litigation now pend
ing In the Vnited States District Court,
the papers having been filed at Port
land, between the Pacific Livestock
Company and the Sllvles River Irriga
tion Company. The action was brought
by the livestock company to restrain
the irrigation company from maintain
ing certain dam in the river for the
purpose of diverting certain water
soutneastwara for irrigation over the
valley.
Settlers on the higher levels regard
the case as of the utmost importance
to them. It Is their contention that
If the excess waters can be stored and
utilised great bodies of rich farming
land will be made valuable without
Interfering with the legal rights of the
owners of lands on the bottoms.
Surplus Put to Good Use.
The Harney County News aaya of the
possibilities of Irrigation by use of the
excess waters of the river:
"The fertility of those landa and the
great possibilities of them with the
use of water have been demonstrated
aa remarkable and it Is the theory of
the Sllvles River Irrigation Company
that there la a sufficient quantity of
IxioaA sur la tia givar wJUca pan
CLOTHES
OF THE BETTER SORT FOR
AND YOUNG MEN -
The sterling quality of the clothes we sell
earns them a passport into the esteem of
every man and young man who enjoys looking
right in public
QUALITY FIRST PRICE AFTERWARD
Men's Suits and Raincoats $20 to $40
Young Mens Suits and Raincoats $15 to $35
Boys' Suits and Raincoats $5 to $15
GREAT REDUCTIONS IN LADIES'
MAN-TAILORED SUITS AND DRESSES
properly stored and carried by a canal
southeast along the head of the valley,
to be distributed by a system of later
als, thus reaching thousands of acres
of the very best land, land that when
thus served would support hundreds of
families in the most prosperous indus
try. This company believes tho neces
sary water for this purpose can be
stored and diverted a few miles north
of Burns without the loss of a drop of
needed water down the stream, or
drop to which any present riparian
owner or aDDTODriator is entitled.
"The Irrigation company is formed
of men who are vitally interested In
the development of Harney Valley.
They are: William Hanley, heavily in
terested as an owner and always labor
ing for development with no other de
sire than to be a participant with the
rest of the community In whatever good
can be accomplished; Daniel VaYlen
and James Varien. successful practical
farmers: J. C. Welcome, Jr., prominent
merchant and extensive owner of
lands: Fred Denstedt, one of the most
industrious and reliable farmers in the
valley: Ben Brown, of the mercantile
house of N. Brown & Sons.,' also exten
sive landowners; I. Schwartz, mer
chant and owner of land in the valley;
Charles E. McPheeters. prominent val
ley farmer; J. J. Donegan, County As
sessor and landowner In the valley;
Judge William Miller, well-known law
yer and landowner; C A. Korten, of
Chicago, who has made a large Invest
ment and who wishes to make more
for himself and friends if the future
of the valley from a farming stand
point Is not Jeopardized through the
greed of monopoly and the technicali
ties of legal procedure.
"Those men have put their money
Into this enterprise in good faith and
for the good of the country. They are
willing and able to carry the project
through to completion if not hampered
by litigation, .which Is all that stands
in the way and keeps the work from
progressing work that would employ
hundreds of men and teams, make the
hum of well-paid Industry "heard and
carry agricultural hope and assurance
to a vast region."
Major Visits Barracks.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
Nov. 19. (Special.) Major Wild P.
Richardson, Thirteenth Infantry, who
has charge of th roads In Alaska, ar
rived from the north today and made
a short visit to the headquarters of the
Department of the Columbia. He Is en
route to Washington. D. O, on offlcial
business. Colonel George K. McGunne
gl, hi - bean- presented with a Ufa mem-
MEN
bershlp in John-Barlow Camp, spanlsh
Amerlcan War Veterans, of Vancou
ver. He was also given a traveling
membership card, made of silver, with
his name and title engraved.
dirlstian Endeavor Seen Wanlngv
ST. PAUL, Nov. 29. "Has Christian
Endeavor seen its day?" This was the
Question asked today of the Presby
terian Sunday School Missionaries
meeting of the Sabbath School Insti
tute by Rev. Willis It Gelston, of
Philadelphia. The question resulted In
much heated debate. It was the con
sensus of opinion, however, that the
society had lost much of its initial
Strength.
Card Game Killing Manslaughter.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 29.
(Special.) As a result of an affray over
a card game in which he shot and killed
Abraham Lincoln Plaza, William Knox,
colored, was today sentenced by Judce
Preble to from eight to 20 years In the
penitentiary. Knox had pleaded guilt
to the charge of manslaughter.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Nov. 29.
(Special.) Portland arrivals at the Pal-
twrxoiuc.
The crown- of the
Republic
Knox Hats
For aalo al our agencic eTerywkere,
Leading"
Clothier
ace Hotel are: Mrs. A. J. Vau and chil
dren. Stanley G. Jewett, S. D. Brown
and wife, W. C. Gilds and wife, George
M. Hyland and wife, and J. G. Hamil
ton. Mendota
Coal
Is steadily gaining in favor.
Those who have given it a
trial are keen to tell others
about its good qualities. Or
ders upon orders is the re
sult. Try a ton.
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or
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