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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1908)
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"uierian irpnrr.nt nc.....l.1., fiil!,rv,,,,",arV' insane, ' asyi;,,;;:' rci"r,,,K to u' expositions. fr I. . . " a ilecnnrnt. -r. . . ' ' as . V ,4V n'" " con- ii.. "oyed "n,cr " n million men . t M J II n 1 1 n 1 1.f i i accent .7 PUUllclltiK ore tl.,1 , U CUt wnKC9' h enfo ;,Lc?"fSnco In Chicano "ion law c,u 01 ,llc new meat MARK PACKAGES IN FULL. Railroads Put Additional Burdens on Small Shlppors. Chicago, May ao.. IJcahlcs dctcr- mlnliiff to increase freight rates in per! cent, tile railroads in the "official clas sification" territory have agreed to uld considerably to the burdens of the shippers of package freight. At the same meeting at which the rate in creases were decidud upon, the repre sentatives of more than 400 railroads agreed that after July l they will not receive for shipment any packages in less than carload lots which arc not marked plainly with the name of the consignee, the station and state of consignee, the station, city and state of destination. It is estimated that this action will save the railroads in the territory cast of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio Hiver to the seaboard, at least i!,ooo,000 annually in loss and damage claltns. On the other hand, it will cost the shippers of package freight probably as much, or even more, to perform the actual work re rptlrcd in marking the shipments as prescribed by the railroads. 1 1 i also stated by the shippers that it will mauc impossible any secrecy regard ing the identity of the customer!, of any business house. Un t lie contrary, any business house may, after the new rules go into ef fect, station men at railroad ware houses and learn in detail all about the shipments of competitors, to wnom .snipped .inn in wuai amounts. That this will have a tremendous ef fect upon this class of business is con fidently asserted. It has been the custom of the ship pers to mark their packages with an initial or sonic hieroglyphic, the key to which is to be found on the bill of lading. It was the theory that this would save the time and labor of tlio shipper and throw a certain amount of secrecy around the conduct of his business. WHOLE STATE STORM SWEPT Texas Suffers Untold Damage From Wind and Rain. Austin, Texas, May -'0. A terrific wind and rain storm swept Texas from the Panhandle to the Gulf arly Sunday. The destruction to crops and vegetables, trees and shrubbery was the greatest reported in years. In nuivcrous places houses were un roofed and small villages and hamlets in many instances were inundated by the terrific rainfall which, in the. space of four hours,, reached seven inches in many sections. Austin was in the path of the worst of the storm.' and for hours the streets were impassable for cither man or beast, electric light and telephone connections were dis abled beyond immediate repair and many houses were unrooleu. The agricultural sections of Central anil Southern Texas have been im measurably damaged, according to general reports received here, badly demoralized wire service occasioning slow and unsatisfactory reports from many sections that are known to have suffered from the storm. OKLAHOMA TIED COMPLETELY PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF MANY ARE HOMELESS J Muskogoo is In Sorry Plight Without Heat or Light. Mtiskocrcc. Okla.. May 20.' Not a railroad in Oklahoma is in operation, as a result of the heavy rains and cloudbursts that have occurred in vari ous parts of the state during the past three days. The last road to suspend operations was the Missouri-Kansas & Texas, which was forced to quit at .1 1. I ... it... noon biinuay, wncn mc onuKc m m main line at Kufala went down, 'in -..I.I ii tin ilU.ittr. thr main supplying natural gas to the Indian i Territory part of the state was car ried away with the Clarksville bridge late Sunday, and tnc supply oi gas f netmm ..ml pvprrl other cities iit the southeast part of the state has' iiecii euurciy rui un. I'mii'"' gas company say it will be a week leforc repairs can c mane so in.u I. r.ni niii.lv mil ni'nin lie carried. As natural gas is used for light and heat, business will be suspended. Klcvators have been forced to stop running, and hotels and restaurants have practically been put out oi uhm- ness. ' Vehtclo Falls Down Mountain. San Tosc. CaL May 20. Twenty- one students, half the graduating class of the Santa Clara High School, were carried 200 feet down a mountain side when a carry-all toppled irom nic Mount Hamilton road at midnight lit Tim vehicle broke UP when it started in its descent and most of the young people suit in saic ty down the mountain side in tne iiirli. News of the ac cident reached this city early Sunday and n physician and nurses were uis ontched to the scene in an automo bile. t Wost Guthrlo UndorWator. r:ntiirt nun . Mnv 20. All West Guthrie is inundated with from seven to ten feet of water ruslimg iiiroiign the streets. Train service on all roads :.. .. f r.nttip;.. is nt n standstill in mill win wi wiii.- , because of miles of rails being under water and dozens of bridges inipasf.. ble. "No attempt is being made to operate trains cast and west from Guthrie, while the Atchison. Topcka & Santa Fe south of Guthrie is im passable at Seward, between here and Oklahoma City. Sentence- Four to Death. St. Petersburg, May 20. The court martial of eleven revolutionists, in cluding four women, which began a few days ago. lias resulted in the sen tencing of four of the accused to death nnd six to periods of penal servitude, One was acquitted. Thursdas, May 20. Washington, May 28. The nntlci piiU'd Htrmiiioim opposition to the adop tion of Uip coriforoneo report on the Ahhicli Vroi'laiKK'eiirroiiey hill in the Honnlc, according to th infcronpif to bo drawn from- tho dohuto today, probably will not matorializo. Ahlrieh kept the niport heforo thu sonato until nwirly -1 P. M., when ho assented to its boing laid finiilo until 11 o'clock tomorrow, and tho remainder of tho tlmo today waH dovotod to tho passage of unob jected Iioiiho hills on tho calendar. Kvery Honator realized that the mean ing f thiH move was that an under standing had been readied to voto on the bill tomorrow. Inquiry proved tho existence of this understanding, al though no positive agreement has been made. Tho indications arc, therefore, that congress will adjourn sine dio to morrow or Saturday. Washington, May 28..Whi!o tho sen ate wan wrestling with the currency qucMtion, tho hiiHinc.MH of the hdiiKo today went merrily on. Tho following meas ures were passed: To establish two or more fish cultural ntations on I'uget Hound, Wash.; amending the lawn of transportation between Hawaii and the Piiited Ktates by removing the penalty for carrying passengers from Hawaii to HiIh country; providing for the en try nf agricultural land in forest re serves; (HtabliHhing an assay ofllce nt Halt hake, Utah; incorporating the; Urotherhood of St. Andrew, and incor porating the Congressional Club, which is composed of wives and daughters of HcpntorH and representatives. Wednesday, May 27. Washington, May 27.-An emergency currency law is assured. The currency question held its place today as prac tically the only subject of consideration at both ends of the capitol, and when both houses adjourned the compromise bill, which was drafted by the republic an confrerecs, had received the sanc tion of the house, and had been present ed to the senate, where it was an nounced it would le taken up for con sideration tomoirow and where it will also be passed when the vote is readied. Washington, May 27. Aside from the currency bill the house today passed the following measures: Requiring greater space and better accommodations on steamships for steerage passengers; authorizing the cnl.- nf r.rlnin Intwlc rtf lli tw.-.ft if Ctr- .'.. v .... ..... ... ..V ..V... 1. w . doa bay, Alaska, and granting relief to tnc Alaska i ennmai & .Navigation company; authorizing a rcsurvcy of certain townships in Wyoming; grant ing to the interstate commerce commis sion additional authority in the matter of requiring reports of all accidents on interstate carriers. The conference report on the omnibus lauds bill and the senate amendments to the bill granting obsolete ordnance to various institutions and organiza tions also wire agreed to. Tuesday, May 20. Washington, May 20. The two floor leaders of the house again today occu pied the center of the stage and per formed their usual feat of charging each other with responsibility for the evil conditions at present existing in that body. It came about through an order presented by Mr. Payne, of New York, granting fiv days' leave after adjourn ment in which' to' pi jut in the Congres sional Ktxonl the remarks that might have been, but were not made upon the floor. He took occasion to arraign the democrats for their filibuster and said that republicans had no apology to make for their cburse. The democratic leader, Williams, ac cused the majority of doing nothing in the present session and opposed the or der because it gave members no oppor tunity to reply to statements which he felt in advance would call for an an swer. The order was adopted. h'ollowing this debate business pro ceeded at a rapid gait. The conference on the military acad emy appropriation bill was agreed to. lis consideration was marked by a vig orous speech by Mr, Slaydcn, of Texas, against the senate permitting the edu cation of four Filipinos at West Point. The bills were passed as follows: Refunding stamp taxes on foreign bills of exchange and certain duties on anthracite coal illegally collected; pro viding for the opening and settlement of portions of the Cheyenne and Stand in" Rock Indian reservations ; promot ing the safety of the employes on rail roads by requirin" the equipment of lo comotives with ash cans that can be (lumped without requiring an employe to crawl under the locomotive; pro moting the safe transportation of ex plosives. v Washington, May 20. The omnibus house bill, embracing seven separate measures aitccting tne navigation i.iw, was considered and passed by the sen ate today, but not without resistance. Senator Newlands tried to amend by inserting his bill creating the Inland Waterways Commission. He was met with prompt opposition by Mr. Nelson. Monday, May 25. nr- .iii.nrtmi. Mnv 25. An effort to annihilate time by dilatory tactics without making progress on any legis- 111 win i v runt I tint involved HI COUfCf- eiice reports was the chief occupa tion of the senate today under the leadership of Aldrich. I lie attempt fnt tlmi I lie net result Will, mi "vv. - ---- . in thr way of accomplishment of the day's session was the adoption of the ANSWERS TO INQUIRIE8. Washington Farmers Ask Information on Various Subjects. t . From the WuihlriKton State Coltesre, Pullman. I The experiment station has received ghrr, jr, Tgg and OKIallOma a letter from J. A. B.. of Everett, ask- rates Awim iiavoc. conference report on the sundry civil ng j10W to exterminate tho Canadian appropriation bill. , .WUtln PrnU.nr W. R. Tbnmbnr. Washington. Mav 25. Working tin. ' horticulturist, replied as follows : itnr lw'i if tifinaiirii m it 1 i c i ti t rt twtm I ttrVY t f1! tinHcin 41ilatlA la a Tlfirrl to adjournment at the earliest possible 'plant to fight, but by Judicious cut- l UlULAIlUN 10 moment, tne nouse touay disposed oi ting and cultivation you can cradl-1 DUMBFOUNDED a great amount of business. Several conference reports were agreed to and the following bills passed: Amending the navigation laws; re moving the discriminations against native officers of the Porto Rican cato It. Tho plant must be kept from forming a growth above tho surface of tho ground for at least one year In order that your efforts for Its ex termination may be successful. Tho regiment of infantry; authorizing the Plant spreads by underground stems, saic( ol unallotted land of the bpokanc Indian reservation; encouraging the development of coal deposits in Alaska; and prescribing penalties against the sale of clothing and gov ernment property by soldiers. The omnibus biil relating to disposition of the public land was sent back to con ference. , After an active debate of an hour and a half the project for a reduced hall of representatives was defeated by a large majority. Saturday, May 23. Washington, May 23. Following a precedent the United States Senate killed off the attempt of the Western Senators to open the way to a consti tutional amendment providing for the election of Senators by popular vote. The question came up on a resolution, offered by Owen, of Oklahoma, and after an unusually spirited debate, the resolution was referred to a commit tee, where it will be smothered to death. Fulton, of Oregon, was paired in favor of the resolution; Bourne was absent. Ankcny and Piles, of Wash ington, both favored the passage of the resolution, as did Borah, of Idaho, but Ileyburn was opposed to it. Washington, May 23. The House again today wrestled with the subject of mail subsidies to stcamhsip com panies and once more recorded itself against the proposition by the vote of 141 to 1S4. The debate ran well into the night. Having been overwhelmingly de feated yesterday the conferees on the postofficc appropriation bill today came into the House with a new .re port, agreeing with I the Senate on everything except the subsidy pro vision and that relating to the system for weighing the mails. The portion of the report on which there was no disagreement was adopted unanimous ly under an agreement to extend the time of debate on the subsidy question. Continues Land Fraud Cases. Washington. May 28. Arguments supporting the motion of the defense in the Hyde-Benson land fraud case to quash the indictments against the de fendants were resumed Tuesday. As sistant Attorney-General Pugh, oppos- mgfiKC motion, cuargcu mat inc ujieru or roots, which are thrown up at dis tances of from three to bIx feet from tho parent plant, so merely destroy ing the mother plant will not kill tho weed. A good cutting during tho month of June, followed by other cuttings In tho latter part of July and on through August will check tho thistle materially, and may de stroy It entirely. It Is generally quite difficult to eradjeate the plant In pastures and fence corners, Blnco a small residue will be left unde Btroyed, which will grow durng the following year. Thero Is no spray that will kill it. Sometimes It is helpful to cut tho thistle off about three Inches below the surface of tho ground, which causes the root to rot by drying out. In cultivated fields It Is advisable to rake out the underground stems, and allow them to dry thoroughly before plowing again. Loss of Life Believed to"Be High Thousands of Head of Live stock Killed. Another letter from W. G. M., of Mabton, made Inquiry concerning the culture of English walnuts In that region. Professor Thornber's reply follows: "The selection of proper varieties Is very Important, and up to the pres ent time I have found only two va rieties that are hardy enough to thrive well under the conditions of your locality. These two are the Fayette and the Mayette. They are not English walnuts, strictly speak ing, but are the same species, and are commonly spoken of as "Per sian or 'English walnuts.' It will bo Impossible foryou to grow In a commercial way grafted" treeB of these varieties, simply because the operation of grafting is so difficult that only a few are secured, and the price of grafting stock Is very high. A better way is to secure good first or second generation trees from re liable nurserymen. Theses second generation trees are grown from nutB of first generation trees, usually In Oregon nnd California. From my personal experience, I should judge that you will succeed remarkably well If you secure good varieties. Almost any of our soils, If the sea sons are not .too severe, will grow English walnuts, providing there Is not a shale, or hardpan, nearer than three or four feet to the surface of tions of Hyde and Benson were fraud-1 the ground. I understand that we ulent. and that Joost bchncider, one ot are obliged to watcn tnese conditions the defendants, knew they were illegal. Publicity Bill Referred. Washington, . May 20. The cam paign publicity bill, with the Crum packer amendment, restricting repre sentation, which was passed by the House Friday, was laid before the Senate Saturday. Without discussion t Ii c bill was referred to the committee on privileges and elections, where it will remain until the last session of Congress. very closely In this section. I do not recommend that English walnuts be sown In your region, yet I believe by careful selection of varieties and of the orchard grounds that they will succeed In many places." Dallas. Tex.. May 20. Seven thou sand persons arc practically without shelter now as a result of the violent storm which broke over Northern 'Texas and Oklahoma Sunday night. 'P .1 , . I..Mn full.. ' n n fl n.nntn ii. r . driven from their homes by the ris- ni? of the Trinity river. Houses, barns and everything in the path of the terrible flood is swept down and carried away. Trinity river is a rag ing, surging torrent and nothing ap parently stands before it. Big fac tories far removed from the river proper arc flooded, bridges have been swept away like kindling wood. Live stock by the thousands have perished and fear is now entertained that a meat famine will follow in the wake of the storm's fury. So far no arrangements of a cnar- actcr calculated to relieve the intense suffering of the inhabitants have been attempted. It is really too soon to give any real estimate of the dead. With the abatement of the rising waters steps will be taken at once to help those in dire distress. As usual in such cases, the poor of the various cities and towns in the path of the elements are suffering the worst. The present storm is by far the most violent of the present year, and for that matter perhaps the worst storm tliat has visited Northern Texas in several years. It was exceptionally severe at Fort Worth, Dallas, Wichita Falls, Denton and Abilene. The property loss will run extreme ly high, but so far not even a con servative estimate can be placed on the whole. At Fort Worth alone it is figured out that the storm will cause close onto $100,000 damage. When suburban points are finally heard from the loss will run much higher in that vicinity. Kcoorts from Mineral Wells state that Wade Owens and Ernest Stateler were drowned there. Persons are also reported drowned near Wichita Falls and Childress. At Denton an un known man lost his life in attempting to save some household effects. All over the storm-swept district railroads and crops have suffered heavily. Railroad traffic is practi cally at a standstill, as at most points bridges have been torn from their foundations by' the surging flood wa ter. As quickly as possible the rail road people will repair the damage done. In any event, it will be many days before anything like schedule time can be maintained on any of the roads. ANARCHY IN PERSIA. Another inquiry from Seattle re lates to the culture of chestnuts. The correspondent was advised as fol lows: "The American chestnut (the reg ular, tall-growing variety) should be pruned the same as any other shade iron limi'lnir hnjrflVdr n nprmnnfint. Visit Military Reservations. constant leader, through tho cen- Washington, May 20. A resolution ter of the tree. This is the practlco has been adopted by the Senate of the Experiment Station, and one authorizing the committee on mili- that is used upon all forms of the tary affairs to visit, during the com- tall, or upright, growing trees. It Is ing recess of Congress, military reser- also used upon the sweet cherries, vations concerning which it may be but not upon the sour ones. "Tne tendency oi mis cnestnut ia to produce a thin, open top, and It Is advisable to cut back the outer limbs, and occasionally tho leader, to thick- it II mt.A T".. rt m n T n Troops Will Stay In Cuba. " " Washington, May 28. In several con-1 ,'ii .nmnnot trops. hranchlnc ferences between President Roosevelt, ' them from a foot t0 three feet from Secretary Taft and General Bell, it has tllQ ground. They will practically been decided not to withdrawn troops tako caro 0f themselves after the from Cuba at the present time. This flrst ycar or two of pruning. This decision was reached, it is said, upon pruning may bo done at any time the advice of Governor Magoon, who whlle tho tree Is dormant, or after deemed it inadvisable to reduce our , tho san has ceased to flow, which force in Cuba prior to the re-establish- wni bo immediately after It comes considered desirable to obtain infor mation. ment of the Cuban republic next when the entire force will return. fall. Into full leaf." Spends Over a Billion. A farmer residing near Conter- vllle, dcBlres to know the best meth- bills. lay': Insists on Subsidy Clause. Washington, May 27. A partial agreement of the conferees on the postofficc appropriation bill has been laid before ths senate by Mr. Penrose and was agreed to. The sections ap plying to ocean mail subsidy and the weighing of the mails were not agreed to by the conferees. The senate or dered that this amendment be Insisted upon and continued Senators Penrose, Burrows and Clay as conferees. Washington, May 20. Although 0j 0f raising peas, nnd tho most de thc figures on the total appropriations ' , b,0 varlety. ais0, with regard to for the present session of Congress, .m, n,a Tim 5tn are incomplete, from careful estimates combining peas with oats The Sta the indications are that they will ex-Uion supplied him with the follow ceed $1,000,000,000. This is $100,000,-1 jng information: 000 in excess of any previous session. I ..Tno ox,,erionco of the Exporl Thc largest increases over previous J ment station staff, leads us to bo years are found in the postoflice, pen-1 Move tmU aim0st any of tho com mon, navai aim army appropriation mon floltl variety of peas will grow wall In your region. Wo advise tho Black-Eyed Marrow Fnt as tho best nniinrn vnrlnlv. ClrillnarllV WO SOW Bills Signed by President. tho neaa ut tho rate, of ono to one Washington, May 20. President and ono-half busholB per acre, disk Roosevelt has signed the bills provid- Ins or drilling thorn at least four ing for the participation of this coun- Inches dcop. Sow tho oata about a trv in the exposition to be held in wook after tho peas are sown, as Tokio in 1012; the legislative, execu- tho lattor grow so much stronger live a-id judicial appropriation bill; a nnd consequently, tho oats will bo bill making Monterey and Port Har- smothered out unless they aro given u.rd, Cal., sub-ports of entry, and a tho advantage. Wo do not consider bill authorizing the extension of the that oats and peas aro as good for ctfni rn vc nf fine ritv in i lio horses aB for cows. Tho mixture --. .......j.. .w - - - U-.. maices very ricn, nuinuuua uuj. Didn't Need Then. Neighbor If your statement Is true your clothesline was robbed by tramps Jtulson How do you inako that out? Neighbor Didn't you say they tool everything but tho towels? Ulustrat ed Bits. Union Station, Annul Grant Lands. Washington, May 28. B. D. Town send, special attorney in the depart ment of justice, started Monday for Portland, Or., to start legal proceed ings on behalf of the government to tnke from the Southern Pacific railroad I about 3.000,000 acres of laud In West-' Tho pig Iron production In tho United em Oregon, said to be worth between States In 1007 was 25,781,301 cross tons, $30,000,000 and $50,000,000. Townsend according to the American Iron and Steel will try to secure a decree which will Association, This amount was 1.0 per annul the grant and restore the lands cent greater tlmn tlmt of IfKXt. Canada In 41a n..K1l Inmnln I 1 1 KUI 1 III 1.. 1 1WV"- to the public domain. produced 0S1,UU tons in 11)07. State Apparently Helpless to Cope With Situation. Berlin, May 20. Advices received here are to the effect that anarchy prevails throughout Persia. As an ex ample of the Shah's helplessness to cope with the situation a libel action is cited which has been brought against the Persian newspaper Mus sowad, as an article stating that parts of Persian territory are in the control of brigands and revolutionists, and concluding with the following: I he governors are tyrannical, the administration is corrupt and ineffi cient, the taxes are in arrears, the ex chequer is empty, the soldiers' wages are unpaid and the army is helpless What is the bhali going to do in these melancholy circumstances? He de votes himself to orgies night alter night until daybreak." The newspaper proceeds to give proof of its allegations and concludes by demanding the dethronement of the Shah and the establishment of a republic. The Shah brought a libel action. but withdrew it when the editor of fered to prove the charges in detail. Following this, the walls of Teheran were covered with placards calling upon the people to assassinate the monarch. Funeral Services for Governor. Reno, Nev., May 20. In response to a call issued by Acting Governor D. S. Dickerson and Mayor Kerman, all business was suspended here yes terday on account of the funeral ot Governor Tohn Sparks. 1 he funeral services were held at the Elks' home, where the funeral procession formed. Ml the bells in the city tolled. 1 lie body was escorted by the governor's staff and a body of police. Besides the governor's friends, members of the secret orders to which he be longed and state and city officials, many marched on foot. Deadly Gas for Burglars. Stuttgart, May 20. A chemical firm in the small town of Aalen has per fected and patented an invention that threatens burglars with instant death after they succeed in opening a safe vault door, either by skeleton key or with the aid of compressed air, nitro glycerine and other burglars' para phernalia. The moment an outsider opens the door, or bores through it, poisonous gases are released, destroy ing the invader and leaving him dead on the floor. Meat Inspectors Confers Chicago, May. 20. More than 100 meat inspectors were present yester day at the opening of a conference which considered the enforcement of the new meat inspection law. Secre tary of Agriculture Wilson is direct ing the deliberations of the confer ence, which is exnectcd to continue I for three days.