MESSAGE IN BRIEF
Chief Points In Roosevelt's Re
' commendations to Congress.
The following are tho chlof points
brought out In the mcssano of tho presi
dent to i no second .session ui mo bm.-
Tho financial standing of tho nation at
tho present time Is excellent, and the
iinnnciai management 01 mo iiiiiiuu a
Interests by the government during the
last soven yrars- has shown tho most
satisfactory results. But our currency
system Is imperfect, and It is earnestly
to be hoped that the currency commis
sion will bo ablo to propose a thorough
ly good system which win ao away wim
mo existing uciccis.
As regards the groat corporations en
gaged In Interstate business, and es
pecially tho railroads, I can only re
peat what I havo already again and
again said In my messages to tho con
gress. I believe that under tho Inter
state clauso of tho constitution the
United States has complete and para
mount right to control all agencies of
Intrrstato commerce, and I uellovo that
tho national government alonii can exer
clso this right with wisdom and ef
fectiveness so as both to secure Justice
from, and to do justice to, the great
corporations, which nro tho most Important-
factors In modern business.
The railways of the country should
be put completely under tho Interstate
commerce commission and removed
from the domain of the anti-trust law.
The power of the commission should
be made thoroughgoing, so that It could
exercise complete supervision and con
trol over tho Issue of securities as well
as over the raising and lowering of
rates. As regards rates, at least, this
power should be summary. The power
to investigate the financial operations
and acoounts of the railways has been
one of tho most valuable features in
recent legislation. Power to make com
binations and traffic agreements should
be explicitly conferred upon tho rail
roads, the permission of tho commis
sion being first gained and the combi
nation or agreement being published In
all Its details.
Rates must bo made as low as is
compatible with giving proper returns
to .all the employes of the railroad,
from the highest to the lowest, and
proper returns to the shareholders: but
they must not, for Instance, be reduced
in such fashion as to necessitate a cut
in the wages of the employes or the
abolition of the proper and legitimate
profits of honest shareholders.
Telegraph and telephone companies
engased In Interstate business should
be put under the Jurisdiction of the In
terstate commerce commission.
Interstate commerce Is now chiefly
conducted by railroads; and tho great
corporation has supplanted the mass
of small partnerships or Individuals.
The proposal to make the national gov
ernment supreme over, and therefore to
give It complete control over, tho rail
roads and other Instruments of Inter
state commerce Is merely a proposal to
carry out to the letter one of the prime
purposes, if not the prime purpose, for
which the constitution was founded.
There are many matters affecting
labor and the status of the wage-worker
to which I should like to draw your
attention, hut an exhaustive discussion
of the problem In all Its aspects Is not
nnnr nppPRSflrV.
The congress should without further
delay pass a moaei employers imuimj
law for tho District of Columbia. The
omnlnvprs' liability act recently de
clared unconstitutional, on account of
apparently including in us provisions
employes engagea in ininismw cuw
mercR na well ns those encaged Id Inter
ntntn commerce, has been held by the
local courts to be still In effect so far
as its provisions apply to me uisinci
of Columbia. There should be no am
biguity on this point. If there Is any
doubt on the subject, the law should be
Te-enacted with special reference to the
District or ColumDia.
T most earnestly uree upon the con
ijress the duty of increasing the totally
inadequate salaries now given to our
Judges. On the whole there is no body
of public servants who do as valuable
work, nor whose moneyed reward Is so
inadequate, compared to their work. Be
ginning with the supreme court, the
Judges should have their salaries dou
bled. It Is not befitting the dignity of
the nation that Its most honored public
servants should be paid sums so small
compared to what they would earn In
private life that the performance of
public service Dy mem implies an ex
reedlncriv heaw Decunlary sacrifice.
it in earnestly to be desired that some
method should be devised for doing
away with the long delays which now
obtain in the administration of Justice,
and which operate with peculiar severity
against persons of small means, and
favor only the very criminals whom It
is most desirable to punish. These long
delays in the final decisions of cases
make in me aggregate a crying evii;
and a remedy should be devised. Mucn
of this Intolerable delay is due to Im
proper regard paid to technicalities
which are a mere hindrance to Justice,
in some noted recent cases this over-
regard for technicalities has resulted In
a striking denial, of Justice, and flagrant
wrong to the body politic.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold and conflicting Interpretations
of the Interstate commerce law. Con
trol over the great corporations doing
interstate business can be effective only
If It Is vested with full power In an
administration department, a branch
of the federal executive, carrying out a
federal law; it can never be errecuve
if a divided responsibility Is left In
both tho states and the nation; It can
never be effective If left in the hands
of the courts to be deciced by law suits.
If there is any one duty which more
than another we owe it to our ctw
dren and our children's children to per
form at once, It is to save the forests
of this country, for they constitute
the first and most important element
In fhe conservation of the natural re
sources of the country. There are, of
course, two kinds of natural resources.
One is the kind which can only be used
as part or a process or exnaustion;
this Is true 'of mines, natural oil and
gas wells, and the like. The other, and
of course, ultimately by far the most
Important, includes the resources which
can be Improved in the process of wise
use the soil, the rivers, and the for
ests come under this head. Any really
civilized nation will so use all of these
three great national assets that the
nation will have their benefit In the
future.
All serious students of the question
are aware of the great damage that naa
been done in the Mediterranean coun
tries of Europe, Asia and Africa by
deforestation. The similar damage that
has been done in eastern Asia Is less
well known. "
The lesson of deforestation In China
Is a lesson which mankind should havo
learned many times already from what
has occurred In other places. Denuda
tion leaves naked soil; then gullying
cuts down to tho bare rocks; and
meanwhile the rock waste buries the
bottom lands, when the soli Is gone,
men must go; and the process does not
take long.
What has happened In northern China,
what has hnnnenod In central Asia, in
Palestine, In north Africa. In parts of
ma aieuiierrnnean countries or isurope,
will surely happen in our country if we
do not exercise that wise forethought
which should bo one of the chief marks
of any people calling Itself civilized.
Nothing should be permitted to stand In
the way of the preservation of tho for
ests, and It Is criminal to permit Indi
viduals to purchase a little gain for
thnmselves through the destruction of
forests when this destruction Is fatal
to the well-being of tho whole country
in the future.
Action should be begun forthwith
during the present session of the con
gress, for the improvement of our in
land waterways notion which will re
sult In giving ua not only navigable,
but navigated rivers. We have spent
hundreds of millions of dollars upon
these' waterways yot tho trnflo on
nearly nil nf thorn Is steadily declining.
This condition Is tho direct result of
the absence of any comprehensive and
far-seeing nlnn of waterway Improve
ment. Obviously wo cannot continue
thus to expend tho rovenuos of tho
government without return. It Is poor
business to snond money for Inland
navigation unless wo got It.
Inquiry Into tha condition of tho Mis
sissippi and Its principal tributaries re
veals very many Instances of tho utter
wasto caused uy mo motnous which
have hitherto obtained for the so-called
"Improvement" of navigation. A strik
ing Instnnco Is supplied by tho "Im
provement" of tho Ohio, which, begtin
in 1S24. was continued undor -a single
plan for half a century. In 1876 a new
plan was adopjed. and followed for
qunrter of a century. In 1902 still a
different plan wns adopted, and hns
since been pursued nt a rata which "only
promises a navigable river In from 20
to IQO years.
Such shortsighted, vasclllatlng and fu
tile methods nro accompanied by do
creasing water borne commerce and In
creasing traffic congestion on land, by
increasing floods nnd bv tha wasto of
public monoy. Tho remedy lies In aban
doning the methods which have so sig
nally failed and adopting now ones in
k oping with the needs and demands of
our people.
I urgo that all our national parks ad
Incent to national forests bo placed
completely under the control of tho for
est service or mo agricultural appart
mcnt. Instead of leaving them as they
now are. undor tho interior department
and policed by tho army. The congress
should provide for superintendents with
adequate corps of first-class civilian
scouts or rangers, and, further, place
the road construction under tho super
intendent. Instead of leaving It with the
War department. Such a chango lh
park management would result In econ
omy and avoid tho difficulties of ad
ministration which now arise irom
having the resnons'bllty of enre and
protecton divided between different departments.
I had occasion In my message of May
4. 1906. to urge the passage of some
law putting niconrti, used in mo arts.
industries, and monurncturcs. upon me
rr.-e list: thnt is. to provide ror m
withdrawal free of. tax of alcohol which
Is to be denatured for those purposes.
Tho law of Juno 7. 1906. and us amend
ment of March 2. 1907. accomplished
what was desired in that respect, nnd
tho use of denatured alcohol, as intend
ed. Is making a fair degree of progress
and Is entitled to further encourage
ment and support from congress.
The pure food legislation has already
worked a benefit difficult to overesn
mate.
It has been my purpose from tho be
ginning of my administration to take
the Indian servico completely out
the atmosphere of political activity, and
there has been st?ady progress toward
that end. me last remaining strong
hold of politics in that service wa
the acenev system, whleii lias seen it
be'st days and was gradually falling to
nieces irom natural or purely evoiu
tlonary caus s. put. llKe an such sur
vlvals. was decaying slowly in its late
sin ires.
1 again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks, for depositing
savings with me security or me guv
ernment behind them. Tho object Is
to encourage thrift and economy In
tho wage-earner and person of modernt
means, in 14 states me ueposus
savings banks as reported to the comp
troller or currency amounts to 3.09U
245.402. or U8.4 per cent of the entire
deposits, wnue in me remaining
states there were only 70.308.513. or 1.
p?r cent, snowing conclusively unit
there are many localities in the united
States where sufficient opportunity Is
not given to the" people to deposit thel
savings. The result is .that money 1
k -pt In hiding and unemployed. It 1
believed that in the aggregate vast sum
of money would be brought into clreu
latlon through the instrumentality of
the postal savings bank-
ln my last annual messnge I com
mended the postmaster "general's reconi
mendatlon for an extension of tho par
eel post on the rural routes. The es
tablishment of the local parcel post on
rural routes would be to me mutual
benefit of the farmer and the couii.ry
storekeeper, and It Is desirable that the
routes, serving more than 16,000.000
people, should be utilized to the fullest
practicable extent. An amendment was
proposed In the senate last session, at
the suggestion of the postmaster gen
erai, providing mat, .ror me purpose o
ascertaining the practicability of es
tablishing a special local parcel post
system on the rural routes throughout
the united States, the postmaster gen
eral be authorized and directed to ex
perlnvnt and report to the congress the
result or sucn experiment uy esiuuiiHii
Ing a special local parcel post system
on rural routes in not to exceed iou
counties In the United S.ates for pack
ages of fourth class matter originating
on a rural rout? or at the distributing
postofflce for delivery by rural car
rlers. It would seem only proper that
such an experiment should bo tried in
order to demonstrate tho practicability
of the proposition, especially as th
postmaster general estimates that the
revenue derived rrom me operation o
such a system on all the rural routes
would amount to many million dollars
The share that the national govern
ment should take In the broad work of
education has not received the attention
and the care It rightly deserves. Tli
immediate responsibility ror the sun
port and Improvement of our cduca
tlonal systems and institutions rests
and should always rest with the people
or me several states acting mrousn
meir state ana local governments, bu
the nation has an opportunity In educa
tlonal work which must not be lost, and
a duty which snouid no longer bo neg
lectea.
I strongly urge that tho request o
the director of the census In connection
with the decennial work so soon to be
begun, be complied with nnd that the
appointments to the census force be
placed under the civil servico law,-waiving
the geographical requirements as
requested bv the director or the censuH,
Tho supervisors and enumerators should
not, be appointed under tho civil service
iaw, ror me reasons given by the dl
rector. I commend to the concross the
careful consideration of the admirable
report of the director of the census, nnd
trust mat ins recommendations will
be adopted and Immediate action there
on taken.
It Is hlchly ndvlsable that there
should be intelligent action on the part
or me nation on me question or pre
serving the health of tho country.
Through the practical extermination in
aan .Francisco or disease-ueanmr ro
dents our country has thus far escaped
tno puoonic piague. this is but one of
he many achievements of American
health officers, and it shows what can
no accomplished with a better organiza
tinn man or present exists.
Mlio dangers to public health from
food adulteration and from many other
sources, sucn as me menace to the
physical, mental and moral development
of children from child labor, should be
met and overcome. There nre numerous
diseases wmch are now known to bo
preventable which are. nevertheless.
not prevented. The recent international
congress on tuberculosis hus made us
painfully aware of the Inadequacy of
American public neunti legislation. 1
therefore urgently recommend tho pas
sage of n bill which shall authorize a
redistribution of the bureaus which Khali
best accomplish this end.
I recommend that legislation bo on-
acted placing under the Jurisdiction of
me department or commerce and labor
tho government printing office.
All soldiers' homes should be placed
nder tho complete Jurisdiction and
control of tho war depnrlmont.
Economy and sound business nollcv
require that all existing independent
iireaus ana commissions mould be
Inced under tho Jurisdiction of appro
priate executive departments. It Is un
wise rrom every standpoint, and results
niy in miscnier. to nave any executive
work done savo by the purely executive
ouies, unuer mo control or mo presi
ent: and each such executive bodv
should be under the Immediate super
vision of a cabinet minister.
I advocate the Immediate admission
f New Mexico and Arizona as states.
This should be done at tho presont ses-
iun ui inu congress, i no people or tne
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
wiso treaty or Apru n ot hub your. "":, . mcjieni officer. Ah wn.
vorlng to como to on Interna- 90ln",nn. I PJ.". "LSi .i, , ... nHmitim.
agreement for the preservation to oe ' , "' nI , imv,
satisfactory usa of tho fisher es or "V".' 7.M,-.V.i; it is a
wators. whloh cannot otherwiao bo proven cum . ,,,, n
two territories havo made It evident by p ed nnd t urn In g el re' c, and an nj "J. n
their voles that thoy will not como In ns possible thoso tactical mini I . es n iou
one state. Tho only plternntlvo Is n ho tho same ns Is I n I o f w-mui
iiiimit Ilium aH iwu, unu a iium vina uviuiu ........... i, nrnvlil
will bo done without delay. Two hospital ships si a i Id l o rcni.i
I call tho attention of the congress to , o ml 0lh.X
ho Importance of tho problom ot ti. r'1"'?.1'1'' w YAvnluiiblo work whlc.
fisheries In the Interstate waters. On has show i t 0nn, 11 n8 0K pr(,v(.
tlm nrent Lukes wo are now. under the SUCH a imp , loi " . " ," ,, ,,,
. - . ----- - -r, - - . . ,. , - i Mint it m wen in nnvo it i-in unu.-. ...
very
end n
tlonnl
and s
these
achieved. .... , ilno officer as ft wou d bo to put a hos
But tho problom Is Quito as pressing ,7tni " .shoro under such a command
In tho intorstato waters of the United fthls ooht to Imvo boon ronllied before
States. Tho salmon fisheries of tho T" P. l , ? n,av Sxotiso for failure U
Columbia river aro now but a fraction 2?"1,, "'?F ? no
of what they wero 25 years ago. nnd 1CNthfnc better for tho navy from
want mey wouio do now it tno unueu
States govornm
charge of them
Oreuon nnd Wf
2C years tha llshermen of each s.ato 1'nii tfiov iinY0 trained far mors oxperl , ,
have naturally tried to take all they ha0 tnt) than Ihey would various Oilier propcrUM in tills COUH
havo novor
action of nnv
for tho protection
mo moment
IMMENSE COLONY 8 PLANNED
Schomo to Sot Out 10,000 Acres In
Treoo In Jackson County.
Mctiforil. A lniKC colonization
scheme for Jackson county lands lia
iavy. rrom i , , . , rtf M,
ouid po now lr mo unueu 0Very stmidpolnt has ovor occurred than been piauncu uy wpiuui v.
U"-.V..ii- i.iVK..:- tho crulso of tho battle r eet urounu "' ynri. ritv. Mr. Kay is OWIlcr Ol til
I'm vij uiivi until wnwuii tt,np .i Tim imnrovcnioni oi w m d - w - - .
P"ri2ff LhS!S fii overs wni luT bcenoxtraurdlimry Condor Water & Power plant
and
been able to agree" on Joint PM1" . ty. H is Ms intention 10 nnve p nmcii
kind ndeouato In degreo ;rA...i mniifientimi .... i,e ,f 1ie Inrce tracts icltl by li s
fruit trees annually
r' and continue until lO.ooo acres have
5'd1 Zhl&Vl 'vB n VioiToV the" IVovSment .ho c
kind." an "no one" can tell 'what the h!VL ?or" " ,L,nX, h lw, ..Innlc.l. He nlailS to place til
courts will decide ns to the very stat- " u"'thpr 8"rvico In tho world In which -...i ,cr irrigation, the fac tics
utes under which this action nnd noti- ?; w of clmractnr ond efficient ,aml ,. , ,r .!.'.?, Th nm.
action result. Meanwhile very few sal- ftt,fft$ " lH for wllicl,.l,c ,UW ca,,t0.,, Vr.,
mon reach tho spawning grounds, and ft cnMcenrn8 owni I believe that th. jeet lias Ion? been n favorite with
rvlllam'ountto'nothlng -and this na lo Colonel Kay. wno s B u nut .r,
from a Mrugglo betwoen tho associated. offlcer8' tnla" us ft w"010' a desire to cnricll himself SO much a
or glll-not fishermen on the oho hnnd,
and the owners of tho fishing wheols
up tho river.
The federal statute regulating Inter
state truffle In gnmo should be extended
to include fish. New reuerni risii imtcn
cries should be established. Tha ad
ministration of the Alaska fur seal s?rv
Ice should be vested In tho bureau of
fisheries.
GREAT NORTHERN HOLDUP.
Throo Masked Mon Board Engine
Just Out of Spokano.
a desire to furnish small tracts for
it t ' 1 .1..
employes ol Uic Amentum niu.iti;
company, oi which mv ia vu.c-imvb
dent.
OPTIONS ARE RETURNED.
Eastern Timber CompnnyX'WIthdraws
From Klamath.
Klamath Falls, After securing op
'Snokanc. Wash.. Dec. 10. Great
This nation's foreign policy Is based Northern nassetiRer train No. 4 was
on the theory that right must bo done I Itctcl up by three masked robbers about
between nations . precisely as between I ' , .. . ,.f jiniunnl
individuals, and In our actions for the ; ;" V'r. V " ( V '
l.il in vnlira nta l.nvn In llilu nintlm C inrt V Iw'llirr til It 1 II 1 17 II T 1.1SI IllUllt.
proven our faith by our deeds, wo The presence of mind of the fireman turns on between .iu.uuu to iv,uuu acres
Sb,K,& prevented the express car which is of timhcr ,ad lying along the reser-
ornuio man would uonave toward ins .luppu-icu iy n.ivc i.imii.iimi.i .1 ..h. i vntion line between Iionaiiza ami liy,
ruiiuna. ... sum, iiiciliuiiig a .iiiijiiit.iii ti "in i':...l I.
Tho work on tho Pnnania canal Is bo- Onnf-n,,- frn. i,,.:., , mlilied the hastcrn limber company lias
lnir done with a speed, efficiency anil ...". v . .
entire devotion to duty, which makes
1UKUI1C, IIUlll UClllK ll'IIUVtl. - -- , . f
When he was ordered to dismount taken its cruisers off and is returning
it n model for an work or th" kind, no trom ins cab and cut on tne oaggaue, tlc option contracts. 1 lie options
task of such magnltudo has ever be- cvnrcss and mail cars from the other it i . wr-ii,.., .i
foro been undertaken by any nation, nnd 'f " ,, " ? " rSi, 1f.fJ ,1 " "I. were secured by Albert Walker and
no task of tho kind has1 ever before been coaches, he cut two, hi t .left Uic ex- ' believed
better performed. Tho men on tho Isth- nrcss car. which was the last of the were only lor uo nays, it is ociictcti
t
mus, from Colonel Goethals and -his f'l- ',rst three cars, and thus saved the that the timber company on accoiin
list of employes who are faithfully do- treasure. .... . , ,,. , of the lateness of the season and th
me I....H wu utn ...i u, tmnossHiilitv of makimr a cruine.be
t .i icw mint ics w cn t c engineer v .. .-. !.. .
the Am.'rtcan people. nn.l firein-in were suri)ri;cd to scc lore tile w nicr Sliows set in. ucciucu
I again recommend the extension of "r." , 11 ' ,, u to withdraw from the field until next
me ocean mnii act or ism so mat suns- mi m
.... nilllMVUII vvvilll ......I I" i.liltt iiiil: llljtl II l.Wllt t,l l..lll,VI . , .a... ... ...
Jouth Africa. Asln. tho Philippines nnd ,!,.,.., ;..ni,.re tUv rtr.lre.l ili on. -'0C lo HI.UUJ acres were scciirci
Australasia may be established. The ':' ' ,.'... i. ;..,.,,,i:,,i,.
on nntion at an average price ol $l.H3
erratlon of such st nmshlp lines should K'r iu stt,H ....... . , . . ... .i... .i!erc j,
be tiie natural corollary of tho voyage lie obeyed their orders, and as soon Hiousi ml. it is staiui tiiai ti.crc is
of the battle fleet, n should precede as tnc trajn camc t0 a st0p all di- double this-amount of timber owned
the opening of the Panama canal. Kvoif ,,,,,) fr,,m .t. r.t, ,i, iriimneii by individuals which can be bought
"J!!?? b!u,'!"'J8 :nL1." ?l?Tf 1 Auu'lul in this section. Kenrc.enlativcs of
niut I'luiwu uuiuiu Hiiun ..urn t.t.i nt; i ivitn.iK tiiv. tt.ij, tM ntu ,t.i. ...w ,
put Into operation. Accordingly 1 urge weapons of the robbers.
t.UIL U.U L'UIIKIVBM lit... llUllip.l) WllCIf
foresight already shows that ictio.
sooner or inter will b- inevitable.
other interests have been looking over
nvn wun in inv. miiiv.i-1' . I I 1 i it
The cngiiu?er was left stsnding with the held, but it is not believed that
thr il.ir.l aiiv ame sales will be made this year.
suuiit-r ur itrr win u iiit-v.titu.t;. t ,, w .... ...j... ... . ......w ... . . ! t r . ..'
I call partkular attention to the tor- accompanied the fireman back nart as it is almost impossible lor cruisers
ri ory of Hawaii. The importance of way wj.jjc ie was obeying the order to work in the timber during the win-
those lslanis Is apparent, and the need ' ' " ""fc'V.?. , . . ,. --,.. f ,t. ,,.r
of improving their conditio,, and devei- to uiicoudIc the cars. heii he had ter on account ol tnc (Itcp snow.
oping meir r "sources is urgent, in ro-1 tooled tne mugs !y cutting oil two oi
cent yonrs iminstriai coniiitions upon m,c cars ,stead of three. tli- tlircc
the islands, have radically changed. Tho " . . , . , j ,,
Importation of coolie labor has prac- rbbers boarded th engine and start-
Incorporate Irrigation Compnny
Oregon City. The Union Irrifta
ton coiiinauy ins liico articles ui in
.corporation, with a capital stock o
$.1000, divided into 500 shares at 910
each. The incorporators arc Charles
llolman, lieu la h iloliuau anil it.iiik
lin T. Griffith, and the object of the
corporation is to furnish water for
irrigation purpo.ses, Household and
home consumption, and for watering
livestock upon dry lauds in this state.
The company also expects to supply
electrical current for general pur
n t mAl.nH n ., .1 ..... nn .. ,..1.,... I . .... ., i . ..t f t
t i e broiigiit tl iti er Kivers nna naroors uongress aona poses, i uc principal oiucc is m vrc
Hm iirotriHa tnwnril m r.ini'irnminl I lor igouu.uuu.uuu Dunu issue.
Is b 'ing made In the Philippine Islands.
The gathering of a.Phltlppinu legislative
tleullv censed, and there Is now devel- ed off down the track, leaving the fire
oping such n diversl y In agricultural ,nn and enuiiiccr with the dead train.
products as to make possible a change (... nrnnrliiit nliniit twn miles the
in th land conditions of the territory. proctcding aiioilt two lilies I lie
o that an opportunity may ho given to hold-ups, who are said to be old rail-
the small' hind owner slmllur to that on way men, judging from the manner In
the mainland. To aid these changes, ...t,:,.i, tuPV llai,(cd the locomotive
the nntlonul government must provide l,.,cv 1 n "l,c(1 locomoiivc.
the necessary harbor improvements on stonncd it and then went through the
each Island, so that th agricultural mail car. obtaining a considerable
products can be carried to the markets nu.-intit v of registered mail,
of the world. The coastwise Hhlpplngr' rcfcisicrcu man.
inws snouid be amended to meet the
special needs of the Islands, and the
alien contract labor law should be so
modified In Its application to Hawaii us
MILLIONS FOR RlVERS.
Washington, Dec. 10. Sentiments
1.000 an Aero.
oouy unu i-iiiiiiuiine unsuniuiy murKs aim i:,vor o, n eoveriiment hoik, issue i n... i i, . . n i m
nl.KOl.ltlv new In Anil, not nnlv It... L "... " " . , HOOI1 UI VCr. HOI HCr IlOOtl IS.WQT
as regards Asiatic cblo.ijles of Kufo- r J?"'vr"rlV t" was sold a few days agO(
when J. H. Ileilbronucr & Co. dis
poned of '-'() acres of the Pierce Cox
place for $80,000 to I'.. T. Ncal. an
Iowa man. In some respects this is
considered one of the highest pricci
I I l .1 . I
iitt. v-u.tFi.u.i-n ui j-,iiii- I , t i , , - ,,
pean powers, but as regards' Asiatic . " ia.in n iuk
possessions or otner Asiatic powers; i country, to tnc end uiai tnc iiaiion
and, liul-ed. always excepting the strlk- s,al ,aVC the greatest system of wa-
Inir nm wninlprful cvnmnlp offi-r,,,, liv I . ..." . . r . . .
the great empire of Japan, it opens nil lerways III MIC worn gained Headway
entiiely new departure when compared I at the opening session uf the Kivers
wim anything which huh Happen u nnd Harbors Congress here yesterday : "V- '" t"'.""
2wnnn,aHerIC Itherto' .'lPhmnnlne T1,c scI,c'c contemplated $.(oO.OOO,000 'j'cllan' JVj'08 tl,a ' takc"
reglairre'as11! worth of federal bonds for internal ' . h
in.i u,.ir.r,.utrni,,i cn.i i,nu .in,i i ,,.,inAE ... i, .i i . , -1 1 ... , .. .i , oi .M t. iNcals iiurcliasc arc ui bearing.
I'he other 10 acres arc in young trees
t lint will not bear for several years
The orchard is dtuatcd in the famous
east stile belt
'."..".. "ten-year period, or $30000,000 aniiu
11 mil inai iiivjc muni umiij n uo mn tt ti t r . 1 i
ernment. and t'.iat the only way In l'y. President Koos-cvclt and I'resi
whleh any bodv of Individuals ciui es- (lcni-clcct Tnft before the iriint eon-
bv" oulluerseL'lsHtoy showbtilmt Z'S f "vation meeting have advocated the
iMOUtn r f2tit..hmH,.itv h1 Vo i im issuance of government bonds for con-
uown wronguoing nnu tiisorder. Tno iMriiciing jierinaiieiii pumic improve
riiiiiio )im(iiu, inriiuKn incir oiiiciiuh. I tpeiltS
are thereforo making r?al steps l.t tiie
ir. nc Unir.r,..ro. inc ifaicr iiiciuiicu viL-c-i rem
v -- " " "v.-h'v."Mn-ii,. 1 . - , , ,, . 1 : ' ----- j . ...... ......
1 again recommend that Amerienn cit- 'lent r.nroaiiKS, MKirew uarnegie, m December for almost a quarter Of
lzenslilpie conferred upon the people of Ambassador Hryce. Seth Low of New a century. The river is now less than
in Cuba our occunnnev will c-nse in York Representative Joseph I?. Kans- 1.3 feet above low water mark, and
nluml lu-n mnntlm' time Tli f'nl,,, ,.u I (iC II. KeDreSUIlt.'ltlVC l.ll.ltlll) . Clnrlf nflclill f-.H!..,. 'I'l.:. il.
ownovernmermai'nZni Missouri Governor George h Chain- tagc of the river in the middle of
?8andhwnM.d berlam of Oregon aKd Samuel Coin- siimiucr. lJoat.ncn here do not re
occupation on mis occasion bus lasted 1 ; uiu iiucuciiii reu- member a tunc in SO years when the
Rivor Lowest In Years,
Albany. The Willamette river is
now lower at Albany than it has been
ii little over two years, and Cuba has cration of Labor.
river has been so low in December
thriven and prospered under It. Our
earnest hope and one doslre is that the
people or the Island shuu now govern
themselves with Jus 1c . so that noaco
and order may be secure. We will glad
ly help them to this end; but I would
solemnly wnrn them to remember the
grent truth that the only way a people
an perniiiiinn ly avoid neing governed
from without In tn Hhow thnt ll.ov 1ml I.
can and will govern themselves from Inventory of Natural Riches of Coun
wniilll. .. I fl...! n,
The Japanese government has post- uyunu i ncir uuranon.
PS,V,i,"l Washington. Dec. 10.
ing taken so ns to Insure atnplo tlmo in Jhn A. Johnson, of Minnesota. 111 an a repair yard; that no attempt be
:n..i . . I it .timl,. It,. ,. d. :..i.. .:i. t:.., .i wi...
upwards ol .i.fiOO ( clecatcs. retire- Tl. t n,;. -n...i:.:n.. iu. !..
... . , . , V . .1 " V,lt,.TlV t,l .11.3 t.U.IIltlUII lltil 111
senting 44 1 states i and the territories of u,c fact that there has been practically
t) . t- .nm no ram in tnc inotinta ins tli is lal .
Porto Rico were in attendance.
COMMISSION TAKES STOCK. Capps Reports on Navy.
Washington, ucc. 10. Rear At
miral Capps in a report today to the
construction bureau recommends tbi't
the naval station at Pearl harbor. Ha-
!..,:: i. .. .i i i t.. . .i
International exposition, the notion bo- , ''biinigioii, ucc. in. uovernor "f uevci.ipe i aiong tnc lines oi
''tinorn'.n 'i0 rnnk? l";.,.'!C""sl!-,0l" address yesterday before the joint con- made by the navy department to haye
can commissioners have visited Japan ,crun- 01 lllc,lliltl011111 conservation ,c ' . ", a siilpDullding yard. The
and the postponement win men.iv lMv commission and the coventors of ilif. admiral also t'omtilains in the renort
i.'inX'lt?p!,or.tu.,l"y ror 'muricsi to be fcrcnt states, brought an enthusiastic of the inadequate berthing spaces for
M "wart ? tl eCarZ I cml attention 'cssac I'ord from the great mid- undergoing repairs at the Pu-
tn rnnt i, wi.u (v,i- ,,,'r.l. die west in t Ii e schemes of conserv.i. Ret sound and Ma re Ulrmil nnu-v
unu euiisteu men stand very nigli, the nun anu ucciarco tnai tile paramount yarns,
i"? " nyn.i-in ui in uniouon uy seniority prouiCIll Ol t ic lOUr W.1S t IC deve 00
r -suits fn bringing Into the higher ncnt Gf inl-uid waterways A fr iV
grades many men of mediocre capacity " . ini.uici waterwajs. After the
wno nave but a short time to serve. inventory oi lawis, presented by Sell-
Almost Flvo Miles.
I 17. ......... .
ine cuvoiry arm shou'd he reontan- ator Nc son there wne ;f,m,l ... " . i-iiK'"tci vicorKe
zed upon modern lines. This Is an arm discussion Sen-iinrs wV.u.V.i . ! vabr"er lias made a report to the
In which It Is peculiarly necessary that S , ; auutors Newlands and common council on the nmni nt Af
the field officers should not be old. The Smoot and Governors Noel, Broward, ,," " ",'' " 1 5" "lt f?uilt0(
cavalry Is much more difficult to form Ansel, Lea and ex-Governors Hoke 1 K "onc. '". V',l,KC,,2c t,llrlK l,c
than infantry, and it should bo kept up Smith and Ulancliard nariicioati.il past y,car,and a Ialf- He reports that
o the maximum .both In efficiency and xf ' ' , rJV. " ..partlclI)'l,c"' a total of OO.f.no annnre v.nr,!. n( I.Si,,.
in strenirtii. ror it cannot lio mm n n n ' jhuic governors wore
iiiiitiiiry anu .'.wnw.i, - ......
inibor for our Much of the time of the session was C-f of S37',)1(- This i
'mgu'n0 devoted to .reports on water, forest 'ne.ed Vre" ''ft
ouid be ostab- laud and mineral resources, these be- ,rnc,,c1 for and it is e:
the nvp-ago ing in the form of an inventory " summer will sec a
hurry. At present both Infantry nn.l present.
.iriiiicry uro 100 tow in nuniner ror our
necus. i-.Hpuciai attention
paid to development of tho
r general service corps sho
inijnii. jh iiiinun nro nil w iiia nt'f.pnt'ri i tnrr in tn, ni-m rf ., ...
... . - 7- - - , ... ...w ,.i,i, i ..ii nivr wirv
soiuier nas rar loo much labor of a non- Tin. nmnrt n( .i,
military churncter to perform. i lie report of the commission was
rvow that the organized inllltln, tin- i'"cun:u uy ex-uovcrnor Ulancliard
iintlonal guard, has been Incorporated of Louisiana. Mr Blanclianl urrroil
with the army as a part of tho national the appointment of a n, 1.
. -'.."""" ".T h"i iiiuih " cnmnl mi ..,.:..:..
uo every reasonanio thing in Its powor " '"'"" v",",,,,OB,l,i-
ti ii tiuci ns omuiuncy. jt snouid be
Hsistea in us instruction nnd otherwise
kicu more i norany man neriitnrnrn.
rue continuous sorvices or many woll
lithtc pavement have been laid, at a
1 his is about ttvt
more arc con-
expected that
n irc.'il inr
more of the work done.
Will Stop BootegB!ng.
T-a Grande. Violat ions of I lie Inrril
option law within the city limits will
Mr. Newlands- spoke, of the in,- rolS
o portaiicc of he commissioirs work the city rather thn the count v m
' and the need for its ncrmnm.nnV ,.,i.i. l.rnnri. ' v,r,'. " " ,lllc counii. as
ralnnl rnm. of f m iT"."." suitable nnnrnnrlntln " " .'fl " " r"'., 1 l "Sirit Of ail
in thl5 connection. " " motion, seconded W ? , 1 m " 1 "CC t,,nt
I approve tho recommendation of the " f Uta i -i commitiZ Zitt i ST0t ?.IIC" money
general board for the Increase of ttte "I 7 an C0'"'1CC Will be appoint- fines this Eiimi
ni i t i lh ,
- ""'U5,
Lobanon Landowners Find n...
t Advanced rSJHH
T..1 , o-'i
..Viwaiiuil. l 10 Culllnr. 1
1000 acres of tho l'alno L "1 " tti
tracts ,M attracted mo5?JB,
interest In tl.l. Smh 1 1
Is bollovod that It l8 but ifc ft
of many more Hko I g th'JW4
hooui to havo j.t dlscovoroJ
will pay much ltiKhor nrlc'Ut'M,
20-ncro tract tha? a lC, fVV
Inrgo tract, and by VuttS5,rtl,',
Inrgc tracts thoy readllv K
small holders athffp Lr" ' t,;
A fow montlis auo a strn:.
Lebanon and .iirctia8c,l 7S ' L'h!
ndjoinliig tho town for iflf . ,It,ait!
and many of the old tl H
tl.t greeny w, 'J
price, for thnt kind of lid Fr lUl
tun uv,vb, nnu in t x niflntiii l M
oiiougl, to pay tho fSQOO h Lu',
and has Imlf of It lofL bW'V
ui.in .: .I,IIU II nil
v.u.jr wnilK. Illl.. .
now being cut up Te T
Xwn noon o nm ,.u.,. " '
t", of tilings f.
Outsldo Capital for n.ii.-.,
Marshfield.-M. M. Jolmsot, '
ant secretary of the S
?! v-,"' a? -itiori, Md ,3
ii oi me coiumbia i.ife 4
company of Portlnmi i ? . Trl
cqiisidcring the possibility of u$
trie nc between rnn. i.'. ' n
,r,I
tt.
bur"Hc,;KS
y v..u i"a'. tat tbitb
noti-
is simply lookiiiR over hV fl IdTl
what can be done, and if ffi i
line is possible. Wi,ii.
Johnson will gather daUai , tfi
business might be expected if i it
were built. Those who b?e
Katcd feci certain that it would Z
profitable. The plan of bffiJJ
inc .with local capital waj mlmi
but it is understond that Mr, C
is iookipr into tnc maiitr wnb ,A
tflftf. ff llllr,icli,.M ...! 61
uv,, v.. ....... vt.iiK uuisiue capital.
More Gas Encountered,
wiii.uiu. v scries of gai ttj
si.ous have occurred in the OnUrii
oil well, throwing water, mad ui
pebbles into the air to a height of m
icct. i uc as now. which opened hit
week, had been closed. Drilling kn'
been rcsumedr the shaft being extesj.
ed another 00 feet This last Had !
the larRcst yet made, and proves
immense supply of gas here, The fi
rectors of the oil company bare a
liiicti m iiiq ciiy council I0r X Ifll-
cinsc to ngiii nnu neat me town.
Soils Aro to Be Tested.
Washington, Dec. .0. Professor
Milton Whitney, chief of the burua
of soils,, reported yesterday that the
farming lauds of the United Sum
aggregate 838,501,774 acres, and that
the yield per acre of all cereal crmi
has increased. The bureau of joiliia
tends to make an investigation of lh:
soil of the semi-arid belt of the
Northwest, with a vic'w to ascertais-
ing the nature of the soil, what it ill
adapted to, and how it can be btil ia-J
proved.
Moro Timo on Klamath Project.
Washington. An extension of HI
lays has been granted to UmpoeiiSl
Huffman, of Klamath Falls, for Htl
comniotioit of their contract to
struct .wooden flumes on the Klamili j
project. This advances the dste c
completion to February 27.
Revenue From Hunters' Licenses.
the first of the jtirl
the couniy cicrg nas nucu """r"!
er' licenses for Clatson county. Tcel
licenses arc each and t".monJ1'"
turned over to tnc stair urn i
licenses have been issued in soi
comilics in the state.
PORTLAND MARKETS,
HM. - tit ititetfMII
tVIIV.lt .....va.v,.., ,.
91c: fife, OOCi'Jlci red ku.
in l.l ,. .,-t)nt flllV I
Barley Feed $20 50 per ton, bren
ing, $27, ...anu net I
Oats No. l wnue, iu '
,0"; ... .....!... Willsmette Vsllff.
i inv i linuiiir, ! .. ..l.i
$14 per ton: Kaitern Oren ra
$1(1(2)17; cfovcr, $13; alfalf,
grain hay. $12 50 13. -
Fruits-Apidcs, oocfti P
pears, $101.20 per ." ffl"
1 60 tier crate; riuiiiccs, WL
box; cranberries, $U
rcl: huckleberries. lOfiilSc perpi
persimmons, tw i vt.ll
1'otatocs 7ocwac n -
potatoes, attfsic per dl
unions mi i iu )"' ::tj per
VesretnblesJTurnipR VrViY.
pound; artichokes. W'iwe.
beans, loMc P?r PJ'jSk
iitii. .... nniimi: caiiin'" .. I
$1 per dozen; celery, $3,80 Pj t
cucumbers, $2(H3 80 P er
plant, lie perpoMiiJjle
non
matocs, fiOcffi$t.75.
37c
.i.nsl
Iluttcr-City cream;";. e (gst
Eastern. 30cfJnfic per down.
Poultry lens, IStfi IK P"tfl,jjte
nrlmr. 12i(fSl3c; niixcu. ;
ducks, umw veX77oW j
lOtJJIlTcj dressed turt eyi. ny ndi of
Veal Extra, OfflOlc per v
J,C6c Per
Inrwe. fllr7D7C. ... rlme, etl
IIopsTooS, cho ce, c o,. jWv
7ic; medium, oiv
the county,
soon iroes into effect.
has been co lected In
mcr, but It has gone to
navy, calUntr cHpocial attention to the ecl to present tnc question to con
iiaa.I rt f ..llllnnnl .1...., .... .i. .. n .1 , I ' '
..uvu w. Huuiiiuimi lii-n.i iiyci rt U1IU Ul IKICnti
Horn, and, ahovo all. of tho four lmttin.
T. ... .1 1 t.l . ... I
ail. .in. ,i in .juniii.uin lij ciiinniriin nH I v-,. ...
noon an possible a Brjunilrnn of olttiu riignts Are Successful,
uiiiuu-HiiipH oi tno uohi oxiNtinK tynn.
n rviirui
nd Utah v,
hlH snundron. Tha four vohhoIh nro- mauc a scries of siirrns.fi.i ii..i.,.' '"uiiiiii qi growers, re-
r.oHed will form the nocond dlvllon. It here vesterdnv T7n..r ,.,,i "' ' A. B ' . V,at practically all of the asso-
' i." an Imnrovomont on tho fir', the British Aernrtnli . h "nilt " . " "on' crlnnd hns been
shlpB helnsf of tho heavy, single caliber. i V.,iii. Sr Clt.1, ,w,cnt aJ?ft scpnntc- so d at a nrlce nelUno ili- l,n SJ1
all hljr gun type. All the vonBelB Hhouhl Y with Mr. Wright. None of tl. .i.".p,Vcc ne'R tlic growers
novo tno name tactical qualities, thut Ih f In its was marred bv nri,!.... .i "vc cents
Pooled Primes Aro Sold.
? 1 - .
na of tho boHt oxlBtlnK tyno. Le Mans. France TW m rn 4 3i'v" ' resident L. M. G bcrt. of
Ii, Dirkotn, Delaware. Florida Wright tl Am-Vi-. c' Wilbur the Nortliwostern Prune assocla on
will form tho first dlvlHlon of "glit, the American aerop Ian st, the new orcaiiz-iit, , r ? '
iron. Tho four vohhoIh pro- made a scries of successful fliihu nArt. Vi.. f"' l.1a,V?" . ffrowcrs. re-
a pound for tho
c; 1000, imlc- nrfaoni sv
Vool Eastern Orf gon, m
ifAi.,iV ' f-hoice. 1BC p
best, tomic per pown.
slirlnkage; valley, 1 p0UBi
' -vv.ww.il. ijm -an s.zp
iUUOM " '