n ARBITRATE CANAL TOLLS, SAYS TAFT Unequivocal Declaration of Policy Made at Luncheon of Peace Forum. EARLY ISSUE HOPED FOR President Says There Xeed Bo "o Donbt What He Will Do Re specting Submission lo Impartial Tribunal. NEW YORK. Jan. t. President Taft today declared himself as unequivo cally in favor of the arbitration of Panama Canal tolls In the even the pending negotiations between Great Britain, and the United States fail in bringing about a settlement. This was the first public declaration of the President regarding his attitude toward the question. He was speak ing; at a luncheon riven In his honor by the International Peace Forum. "I am willing and Indeed I would be ashamed not to be willing." he said, "to arbitrate any question with Great Britain in the construction of a treaty when wo reach the exact issue which there is between the two nations. There need not be any public donbt on that subject, so far as this Adminis tration Is concerned. When there Is a difference that cannot be reconciled by International negotiation and ad justment, then we are entirely willing to submit it to an impartial tribunal. F'.nrly Submission Hoped For. "I am hopeful that we may get It either to settlement or to submission before the Administration in which I have the honor to be. a dissolving view shall cease, but it may not be, because these negotiations move slowly. But I am clad to take this opportunity to say that if the time comes there will bo no doubt about what I will do in respect to the submission of that ques tion, as far as my power goes, to an impartial tribunal for its settlement, if that is necessary." The President's remarks apparently were prompted by a declaration in a speech by Henry Clews, the banker, asserting that for President Taft'a Ad ministration "to concede the right to arbitrate the difference would be a splendid achievement." but holding that "we are in the wrong and must likely be defeated if it should go to The Hague for decision." Reply Made to Clew. Referring to the Panama Canal treaty, the President, who had said at the outset in his remarks that he rose "with mingled feelings of sorrow and pleasure," continued: "3y friend, Mr. Clews, differs with me and with the Administration in the construction of that treaty. That Is all right. I suppose questions before have arisen as to construction of contracts In which good honest persons have been on each side. Now that presents to me a significant and useful example with respect to arbitration. A great many persons are saying 'Don't arbitrate, be cause you are going to lose; this is our own canal and while England is mak ing a point of it, Kngland will not fight about it and therefore why give up when you are not likely to get an ar bitration that will be satisfactory to yon and your view of the construction if "Now that, even if this view were oorrert as to probability of result, which I need not admit, is Just the time when I am in favor of arbitra tion. I mean that I have not gone about the country urging arbitration for the purpose of using that as a platform subject to attract the atten tion and approval of the audience." President Denounces Senate. Mr. Taft warmly denounced the Sen ate In connection with the defeat of the proposed arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. "This meeting brings back to me the earnest triumphant feeling that I had in my soul after T had visited almost every state in the Union and urged the confirmation of treaties which we had made with England and France, and then lived to find them defeated in the highest legislative body of the world, as some of the members of that body are in the habit of claiming it. "The defeat was more than a mere destruction of our hope as to the'pros ress that might be made by those treaties because the vote carries with it a proposition which, if established as our Constitutional law. relegates the United States to tho rear rank of those nations which are to help the cause of universal peae. I.imlt Called Obstruction. "r'or the proposition is that the Sen ate of the United States may not con sent with the President of the United States to a treaty that shall bind the United States to arbitrate any class of questions that may arise in the future, but there must always be a condition that tho Henate may subsequently, when the facts arise, . determine whether In its discretion the United States ought to arbitrate the issue. "Now I say tht limitation upon the powers of the United States as a Gov ernment to hind itself to obligations to inet questions between nations with arbitration Is an obstruction not only to the progress of the United States, but to the progress of the world In the mstter of peace, for the reason that the nations of the world look to the United States, and properly look to the United States, as a leader In the matter of establishing peace, because we are so fortunately placed between oceans and without troublesome neigh bors, that we can go on without fears of consequences to establish a con dition by which can be settled every question by reference to an arbitral tribunal." Pence Difficult Argue. "Now the difficulty about arguing peace is that when you get before an audience, everybody Is in favor of peace. But when it comes to an elec tion, the Issue as to international peace does not play any part at all. The peace part of the political plat form does not seem to affect anybody but the peace societies. When you say to members of the Senate of the United Slates, 'You are reaching a conclusion In which the people do not stand by you.' they say, 'Well, what of that; such an issue never controlled a single vote at the election.' "Now we ought to make It control some votes, so that when a Senator rises In hla place and says. The Senate l.ns no power to make an obligation of this sort to bind our Government to future poliry of arbitration.' we shall saw "Your constituents differ with you in that regard, and are looking for a Senator who will have a different con stitutional view, and who will not re gard the sacredness of the Senate of the United States against binding Itself and the Nation to future arbitration as more Important than the attribute of full National sovereignty. Other Nations Make Treaties. "Kngland made a treaty. France did sr.d there was no doubt about the con firms tion by tho governments of those treaties. If they could safely do it. why could not the United States? It remains for the gentlemen who have exalted the Senate above everything to find in the Constitution something that prevents them from doing what roust be done If the cause of universal peace Is to prosper. But they say. There may arise after you have made a con tract some question coming within the described class that you do not want to submit, some question In which you are likely to be beaten In which you are likely to suffer a great National loss.' "Well, you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. Too cannot al ways have a Jug-handled arrangement In International arguments. You must expect to be beaten sometimes. A sure thing, even among gentlemen who bet, is not regarded as the most proper standard for making bets, and certain ly one who would refuse to abide by the judgment of a court unless he knew in advance that the Judge was with him is not the kind of litigant that we are In the habit of welcoming into courts." President Taft spoke of the ideals he had in mind through the making of the- treaties that they would form the basis VELL-KXOnX RESIDENT OF OREGON CITV DIES JAXCARV 1. t George H. WUhart. George H. Wishart, who died at Oregon City January 1, was born in Clinton, New York, August 14. 1836. Coming to Oregon, he set tled in Oregon City. Besides the widow, four children survive: Harley O. Wishart, of Oregon City: Ira R. Wishart, Mayor of Toledo, Or.: Mrs. H. J. Thorne and Mrs. L. H. Kaser. of Portland. The funeral was held Friday. for treaties with all nations and be tween other nations that would lead to a final Interlocking of treaties which would ultimately bring about the set tlement of all international questions by a court of arbitration with powers enforced by such treaties. This Ideal he still cherished, he said, and while it had received "a body blow," he be lieved the idea was one that was bound to grow and quietly establish Itself. Sir Ernest Shackelton, explorer of the South Polar regions, and James B. Watson, ex-Representative in Congress, from Indiana, also spoke. CONGRESS DIVISION SHOWN Members Not Agreed Whether Sub ject Is Domestic One. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. President Taffs declaration that he intends that the Panama Canal controversy, with Great Britain shall be submitted to ar bitration, "as soon as we get down to the point at issue." again brought out the sharp division that exists In Con gress over the obligation of the United States under a treaty of arbitration. Senator Bacon, the leading Demo cratic member of the foreign relations committee; Senator Hitchcock, another Democratic member of that committee, and other prominent members of the Senate expressed their conviction that the United States was bound by Its treaty with Great Britain to submit to arbitration. Senator Root, of New York, who is not now in Washington, holds the same view. Senator Suther land, a Republican, also a member of the committee, practically expressed the belief that the subject is a domestic one and not such as the United States is compelled to arbitrate. Bacon Faroti Special Tribunal. Senator Bacon, in a statement based on President Taft's announcement, sug gested that the United States, if it sub mitted to arbitration, could properly ask for a special tribunal so consti tuted as to Insure an impartial "judg ment. "I think the question Great Britain raises." Senator Bacon said, "is one that arises upon the interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, and we have a treaty with Great Britain which specifically provides that we will sub mit to arbitration any questions grow ing out of the interpretation of treaties, provided they do not 'affect the vital interests, the independence or the honor of the two contracting state and do not concern the interests of third parties." "The question of free tolls for our coastwise -essels does not affect the vital interests of the United States and does not fail within cither of the other exceptions. "Vital interests means something affecting the life of the Na tion. I voted against the Hay-Pauncefote treaty when before the Senate-for ratification, because I thought it did bind us to do what Great Britain now claims the treaty requires ns to do, and I was unwilling for the United States to be bound in that way. Impartial Court Hard to Find. "While I think we are bound to con sent to arbitration, I also think we could properly ask for a specially con stituted board of arbitration upon the ground that it would be difficult to find a strictly Impartial tribunal or ganised, as is the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. "Peculiar circumstances of this case would. I think, justify us in asking for such specially constituted board of arbitration." Senator Townsend of the canal com mittee said: "We might as well abandon the Mon roe doctrine as to submit this question to arbitration. I am inclined to prefer the reconsideration of the canal legis lation." "It Is my Judgment," Senator Cullom, chairman of the foreign relations com mittee, said, "fiat of its own free will Congress oi.ght to collect tolls for the coastwise trade, as well as from other branches of the canal business, with out reference to any treaty. There could be no complaint if that policy should be decided upon. I am Inclined to think that whether we collect tolls or not we ought to control coastwise trade, and I believe that point will be conceded to us. Everything involved between tho United 8tates and other nations I would be willing to submit to arbitration." Burton la far Arbitration. Senator Burton, of the foreign rela tions committee, strongly favored the submission of the question to arbitra tion. "I do not see how we can honorably refuse that course," he said. "To submit this question to arbitra tion would be Indeed a supreme test of our faith in arbitration." said Senator Shlvely, Democrat, of the foreign re lations committee. "From my point of view we would have little to hope from the nature of the subject matter of the controversy or the tribunal." J' - lfJ vj TAR PRESIDES AT POLITICAL "IKE" President Denies Campaign Charge That He Leans Toward Aristocracy. SOCIAL CHANGE IS SLOW Million Voters, Normally Kepubli- eans. Declared to Have Voted for Wilson, to Avert Danger or Roosevelt's Election. ("Continued From First Pftte. ner of his taking off,' may not, there fore, be inappropriate. "What was the political disease of which I died? I am" hopeful that when historians conduct their post mortems it may be found that my demise was due to circumstances over which 1 had no great control and to a political cata clysm which I could hardly have antl clpated or avoided; but whether this be true or not, even friendly critics are able to point out personal reasons why it was that, though I went in, I also went out, with large majorities. Charge of Aristocracy Denied. "It has been charged against me that -I am an aristocrat and that I have no sympathy with the common people. Now I don't think it Is true. I think I am as sympathetic with the common people, as earnestly desirous of their happiness, as anxious to see that they have justice as any one. I believe most profoundly that popular government is the best government, and I am greatly concerned that it shall continue and be successful In giving to the people at large the surest measure of in dividual liberty on the one hand, and the greatest political efficacy in gov ernment on the other. It may be that In my earnest desire to make govern ment efficient. I have not always ex plained that I believe that to make government efficient is to work direct ly in the interest of the common people. "My administration has come and gone in a period of unrest and agita tion for something intangible, which it is difficult definitely to describe. We have lived during the last four years, and are living now. In an atmosphere of strenuous denunciations of certain evils and loud aspirations for an ideal state In which the common people are to become happier, the poor and op pressed are to acquire property and cease suffering, and much or all of the- change Is to be accomplished through the agency of government. Swollen Fortunes Stir Indignation. "The accumulation of swollen for tunes during the two decades preced ing, and many of them by violation of the anti-trust law. or the anti-rebate law, aroused a feeling of just Indigna tion and set the tune to publio ad dresses. Denunciations of the male factors of wealth and promises of rec tifying such Inequalities by Govern mental means, rang pleasantly In tne ears of the people. They made for the popularity of those who paid for the sweet tunes assuring better conditions and a complete social reform, all by the means of elections and Governmental action. "Then too, in he material improve ment in the large amount of wealth devoted now to education and philan thropy, there has been aroused a most commendable Interest In the poor and the suffering. So Intensely enthusiastic do social workers become that they lose their sense of proportion, and forget the interest of those who are not de pendents, and yet who make up the great majority of the common people. "To these enthusiasts, however, the necessity for turning all the activities of the Government Into plans for the amelioration of the particular depend ents whom they have under their ob servation becomes- exigent, and they look to the Government as an Instru ment for immediate relief. Now I am s'orry to say that I have had" so much to do with actual government In the Philippines and in Washington that I cannot join in the glowing promise that Government action can remedy all of the evils of poverty, disease and Ig norance as set forth in the prospec tuses of an ambitious political party I cannot help asking by what means these reforms are to' be accomplished, except by moro uniform enforcement of the law, by making the Government more economical and more efficient. Detailed Plans Demanded. "And thus I find myself out of tune, because I ennnot resist the desire to ask for plans and specifications, tor actual statutes to do the things which are promised. Yet the mere query, the mere attitude of inquiry, puts one at once In the ranks of the doubters, dubs one at once a reactionary, places him at once among the aristocrats and prevents his being treated or regarded as a friend of the people. "Another feature of this period has been the reckless misuse of the press and the magazines for the misrepre sentatlon of motives of men engaged in public life. The issue arising as to the tariff upon print paper and also upon the Increase of postage for second class mall matter put those who owned and controlled such agencies in the at titude of partisans and many of them Improved their opportunities to assault those who opposed their particular in terests. "The public have not been content to estimate and weigh the things done at iheir face value, but they have accepted hostile statements that good things were done either with an improper motive or because I could not help It, or were really ione by somebody else ana that on th whole I was unfriend ly to the people. Insurgency Largely Personal. "I am not complaining of this situa tion. I am hopeful that as time rolls by the facts may disclose themselves and may lead people to believe that more real reform has been accom plished In my Administration than will ever flow from an attempt to put Into practical operation the promises, which have been made In recent party plat forms to make the rich moderately poor, and the poor moderately rich. and to eliminate by statute all sin. In justice, poverty and suffering. "It grieves me to feel that my going out of office will remove this cause, will end the 'Taftphobia' that has gov erned the action of some Influential politicians, and will tend to end these divisions that have been caused by personal Teasons rather than on prin ciple. There is much of the personal about what is called "insurgency." If one man advocated a -principle, it has been all right, because he has shown himself an Insurgent. On the other hand. If another advocated exactly the same thing It bad to be condemned be cause of the source from which It came. Now, of course, this is unreasonable, but It Is a real feature of the situa tion. Conntry Saved From Class Hatred. "I go out of office with deep appre ciation of the honors I have enjoyed, with profound gratitude to the Ameri can people and without any feeltng of bitterness against anyone. I shall re tain a very earnest desire as a private citizen to help my country and my fellow men in the struggle for con tinuance of free effective government. ""We were beaten in the last elec tion. We ran third In the race. Why is It that we gather here with so much spirit and with so little disappoint ment and humiliation? Is it not that In spite of the defeat recorded at the election in November, we were still victorious in saving our country from an administration whose- policy in volved the sapping of the foundation of democratic constitutional, represen atlve government, whose appeals were calculated to arouse class hatred that has heretofore been the ruin of popular government, and whose contempt for the limitations of Constitutional law and the guarantee of civil liberty prom ised chaos and anarchy? Chicago Triumph Important. "The result of the Chicago conven tion was a triumph for the permanence of Republican Institutions, the import ance of which cannot be exaggerated. "We meet in no sense of despair, but rather to rejoice in a victory for law and order. It Is true that we were defeated at the polls by our old-time opponent, the Democratic party. It i true that we are now going to work out again the problem of eating our cake and having It, too. by showing how It is possible to change from a system of protection for manufactured industries to one of tariff for revenue only without affecting the Industries to their detriment and without halting production or lowering wages. "We have been through this before. It may be that this time they can do what they have not succeeded in doing heretofore, and if so. and they can maintain the prosperity of the country at its present record level, then we shall rejoice at their success. Human Nature Not Changed. "What Is there in the present condi tion that the Progressive party resents which can lead us -to suppose that human nature has so changed that no restraint is necessary In all society to prevent one man from oppressing an other or to prevent a majority of men from oppressing an individual or a minority? What is it that Constitu tional limitations are for in a popular government? A popular government is a government by the people that is by a majority of the people, who under the law are given the right to exer cise the electoral franchise, and con stitutional limitations are imposed to prevent the misuse of the power of the majority, so that the individual or the minority may not suffer Injustice through the action of the majority, Where is the security In the present society that the majority may not from time to time do injustice to tne mi nority and to the IndividualT "It is said that we distrust the people If we assume that the majority will ever do Injustice. In othe" words, the contention is that the vote of the ma jority is always right. Well, as the maloritv in passing upon a given ques tion determines sometimes one way and sometimes another. In which case is It right? If the wisdom of our fathers and of the long line of able men who have fought for popular government has led to the Introduction into every scheme of government or restraints to prevent Injustice by the majority to the mi nority and the individual, what Is there that has happened in recent years to make us feel that a change has come over the character of majorities so that they may not exercise the tyranny that they have exercised In the past and in respect to which they have been restrained by constitutional limitations? is it by taking from one man that which is his and giving to another who has not earned it? I submit that this is the ultimate result of a thorough analysis of all the theories advanced by the Progressive party. Government Machinery Made "Janfe." "It is easily seen that under the pro gressive platform tho whole riiachlnery that has been so carefully built up by the older statesmen of this country and of England to save to the individual and the minority freedom, equality be fore the law, the right of property and the right to pursue happiness is to be taken apart and thrown into a' Junk heap, and the preservation of such rights or privileges, if you choose to call them such, is to be left to the charitable Impulse of a benevolent Ad ministration. No one at all familiar with the principles of free government and the tendency of erring and pownr loving human nature would be content to have his liberty or his right of prop erty or his right to pursue happiness dependent upon the benevolence of any- """Now, it has been suggested that the Republican party can unite, again with many of the Progressive party if only a different rule can be put Into force, through the convention or the National committee, by which the reduction of Southern representation would be se cured, and a fairer method of selecting the candidates for President by the Republican party could be devised. I haven't any objection to any method whioh shall be fair. That is not a rea son for Joining or giving up the party. It is the principle that the party advo cates that should control one In its support. Chaoa Must Be Prevented. "It is not that the Republican party Is desirous of holding office or pow-er. though neither Is to be despised, but It is that In this crisis we feel that we have the means of preventing the coun try from taking a step which if taken will precipitate us into governmental chaos, will set the community on a chimerical chase for an ideal that Is Impossible to realize and that in that chase the community will lose the in estimable benefits of a permanent, pop ular Government that we have de veloped after 1000 years of struggle and have created, maintained and pre served inviolate for 125 years of Na tional liberty. We are not bitter; we are not cast down; we are not venge- fU;lf the people of the United States can stand a Democratic Administration for one er two or even more terms, we shall certainly not object to their ca Dacity tor endurance In this regard, but what we wish to ssurejurselves i uhr through Democratic radicalism nor through Progressive rad icalism shall tne puiars m. state be pulled down and the real cause of the people be sacrificed to dreams of theorists." . !..'. dinner was held under the auspices of the Union League Club and the Republican Club of New York, the Republican Club of Massachusetts and the Union league i.iu HE REDUCED 57 POUNDS New Method of Flesh Reduction Proves Astonishingly Successful. JOHNSTOWN, Pa Jan. 4. Investiga tion has fully established that Hon. H. T Stetler. of this city, has reduced his in an Incredibly short time by wearing a simple. Invisible de- vice weighing less man an uu. i"- i Hirected. acts as an ln- WUOU " ' fallible flesh reducer, dispensing en tirely with dieting, meoicines uu ex ercises. Many prominent men and w' men have adopted this easy means of reducing superfluous flesh, and it is stated, the inventor. Prof. D. W. Bums, of No 17 West Thirty-eighth street, -. ,a.4lnv these outfits On rtew iwin r, --- free trial to all who write him. Adv. Baby Weighs 13 1-9 Pounds. JUNCTION CTTT, Or.. Jan. 4. (Spe- v o , I o rrn fln Artlrfft &D' ciai. c5umo umo .r . peered in The Oregonian stating that Eagle valley was npecwui i . i hckv Hnhleic Re us pruuuiuvu . ... j eently there was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Fish a son welgning pwunus. To be comfortable get Ediefsen's coal i Mid -Winter Clearance of Men's and Young Men's Clothes and Fine Furnishings Here's some good news for you and we suggest that you don't put off taking advantage of it. Men who know value when they see it, will flock to this sale, the most noteworthy we've ever made. About 2000 of the finest suits from Schloss Bros. & Co., best imported and American weaves. It means a lot to men who appreciate good , clothes. Measure your savings by these prices: Suits. Overcoats and Raincoats $18.00 values (T-B now ....... $20.00 values now ....... $22.50 values now tpj - 20 Per Cent All Furnishings Foarlb mad Aider Sfrceft OFFICER IS KILLED Prisoner With Bottle of Nitro Holds Squad at Bay for Over Hour. SOURCE OF SHOT MYSTERY Man Attempting: to Escape Declares He Had "o Gun and Searcli Falls to Reveal It Telephone Wires to Jail Are Cut. c rrrAT B IPTnS Ta -Tan i With ft bottle of nltro-glycerine in his hand. Harvey Le, cnargea mm ourjurj, rtf nffifra at hav for UOlu t. 1 w. nn hniii tnriMV In thn cotintv mil at Marlon, six miles from here. In the riot which followed, urncer tninea , . m t r Pn.lur -Dnnlrtpi fell Head With a bullet wound through his breast and Detective John Cook was shot through the nana. i l.ni tine ii nrnvldorl with iri: my iticunj i - nitro-glycerine1 by a visitor. He first blew off the lock of his cell, and was attempting to blow out tne Dars m his window when the officers appeared. Lee asserted he had no pistol when cap tured and the officers admitted they found no weapon on him. 'Who fired the shot which killed Gillin has not been ascertained. ah , , , nr ..nmnmtilcstlnn were cut so that only one telephdne wire was available after the explosions. After Gillin was Killed, me remam- .i v. I T r oT.fl nrprnAtr- inr Dinners i ur.u ' t ered-him. Sheriffs deputies are search-Itio- for the men who attempted to liberate Lee. B1EHL IS FOUND GUILTY (Continued From yimt Page.) . j vTrT vTi.r'niirt in ridiculim? ii. tim'. rierlarsitions as to the hon esty of purpose and good, faith of Blehl. The uovernment piuou declared Biehl was an ""impudent, ar rogant dictator of the concern, rather than the tool of poor old DeLarm." He pronounced the series of operations of DeLarm and Biehl as the "most brazen, Sarsaparilla Is generally acknowledged the Greatest Blood Purifier and Strength-Giver. . Accept no sub stitute, but insist on having Hood's. It achieves its great victories, not simply because it contains sarsaparilla, but because it com bines the utmost remedial values of twenty different ingredients. Get It today in the usual liquid form or in the tablets known as Sarratnhs. JAIL-BREAK 0 $11.75 SF.nr. $18.75 O CA $30.00 values rfJOO Crt O.UU now... $14.75 $35.00 values 0C2 OCT now $16.85 $40.00 values now Off on Blue Serces, Cheviots (contract goods excepted) at Goihing Co. monumental and bare-faced fraud" he had ever encountered in his experience as a state and Federal prosecutor. ' Referring to the irrigation project at Wahfuke, undertaken by the orchard company and for which the large is sue of bonds was floated, Mr. M&Court charged that the enterprise never was feasible. Accepting; the contention of the defense that only $2,000,000 of bonds were issued, Mr. McCourt pointed out that the aggregate income from the completed project of 16,000 acres at ?3 an acre would be only ?80,000 per annum or J60.000 less than the annual interest charge of 140,000 on the bonds. These figures, he said, did not include any charge for maintenance and operation. In addition, the prose cutor reminded the jury that the maxi mum valuation placed on the orchard oompany's holdings was only $240,000. He devoted considerable time to show ing the worthless character of the se curities Represented to be behind the bonds as well as other fraudulent rep resentations as to the desirabllty of the bonds as an Investment. For Hoar Jury I Instructed. The instructions of Judge Bean to the jury were exhaustive and their delivery consumed an hour. He ex plained that three elements were as sentlal for the conviction of tho de fendant Biehl. First, proof was neces sary that a fraudulent scheme or intent to secure property and money by false and fraudulent representations had been formed; second, that in the fur therance of that scheme the United States mails were used, and, third, that Blehl was a party to the scheme. Continuing. Judge Bean gave a his tory of the operations of the company as disclosed in the evidence and analyzed the alleged securities which, he said, were in the main worthless. Biehl was one of five defendants named in the indictment and the only one brought to trial. W. JS. leL,arm. president of the orchard company and probably the chief conspirator, is sup posed to be dead. George C. Hodges, another of the defendants, is in Canada, but cannot be returned to the United States for the reason that the offense charged in the Indictment is not ex traditable under the treaty between this country and Great Britain. R. H. McWhorter and H. H. Humphrey, the other two defendants, pleaded guilty Just before the trial began. Neither was called by the Government as a witness against Biehl although Mc Whorter did Identify one of the let ters sent through the malls and to which bis name was signed. This let ter constituted the one count in the indictment on which the jury did not convict Biehl. IDAHO MINES PAY OWNERS Coeur d'Alene Properties Return Dividends or $3,000,000 for Tear. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 4. (Special.) The lead-silver mines of the Coeur d'Alene t district during 1912 paid an average of $8000 a day In dividends. The total for the year passes the J3.000.000 mark by a good margin. The Bunker Hill & Sullivan takes first place by paying dividends during the year of 1850,200, which brings its grand .total up to $13,977,150. The Federal company, with its three mines. Standard. Morning and Last Chance, passed $800,000 in dividends, while the Hercules paid Its owners' $600,000. The Hecla distributed $300,000 and the Success, the district's only zinc ship per, paid $300,000 in profits. Several small properties added to the grand total and a number of leases brought in considerable dividends. Valuable Horseflesh Bought. ' KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) J. Frank Adams, the stockman, of Merrill; sold $11,000 worth of horses to George Manning, San Francisco, this pdmx3J $29.50 and Black Goods Clearance Prices. vmm, Grant Phegler, Manger week! Mr. Manning Is still buying in this section, in smaller lots, from other parties. TALKERS ARE CUT. See announcement "Tomorrow Begins Our Great Annual Clearance." Fas 13. section 1. When In Portland stop at the Hotel Seward. 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