Newsy Items Gathered tm All
farts o! tbi WorMT
PREPARED f OR THE BUSY IEADEI
Lett Important but Not Less Inter
" esttng Hnpponlngs from Points
Outstdo the 8fate.
liutlroad officials and switchmen
hold conference in Ht. Pawl,
Value of. tho Hnrrlman OHtitto in quos
i toned by gossip in tho caul.
Ilryan is suffering from pneumonia
.nud is too ill to mako a speech.
Albert 1 is erownod king of Bel
ginm und promises roforniH in Congo
.Si-hley demands thn't Peary also -sub
mil hi records to tho Danish univcr
utty.
The Northern Pacific lias bought 14
litockH for terminal grounds In North
I'ortlund.
Kx-Pronidont tfolnyn has flod from
Muurngun and taken rcfugo on a MMi
-an gunboat.
Kight aro killed and hundreds have
narrow escape rroin explosion in nil
nois coal in Inn,
A fierce storm
rattnt, destroying
drowning 2,000.
swept tho Corcnn
fishing fleets and
Secretary Knox
has notified Presi
dent Madrid, Zelaya ' successor, that
he will bo hold responsible for tho safe
iy of Americans in his country.
Kxplorrrs And that the treasures of
4h. Ulund of Tlliuron, in tho Gulf of
California, are mythical, but the. island
ix alive with deer una wild pigeons.
Mark Twain has roturncd home with
out benefit to his health from his ocean
trip.
It is definitely known that 18 per
ons porishod in a departmont store
fire in London.
A monster benefit was given in New
York city to nolp tao causo or nomo
rule lor Ireland.
Cook's first prize was $25,000 from
4 wo loading newspapers lor tils "ex
cIusJto" story of Jiils trip to tho Pole
Abdication of tho king 'of Greece
Is considered inevitable and tho crown
prince's son has been chosen by the
Military party.
Leopold's legal wife will not at
tempt to nut her son on tho Belgian
throne, but will fight for his fortune
of many million!,
The imceessf ul uprising bf tho Young
Turk party in Turkey has mado Pal
estine iroo lor tho urst timo since tho
Christian era began.
The committee from the University
of" Canflnlinrrnn rprwirfu thnt. C'nnVa rf.
ords are wholly insufficient to establish
ins ciuim that ho was at tho role.
John It. Bradley, who fitted out tho
Cook expedition to tho Pole, says he
ii thoroughly disgusted with tho wbolo
business.
Oregon conservationists declare that
two or threo varieties of Insects do
more harm to the forests of tho north
went than forest fires do.
The supremo court of Oregon has
ordered that the Portland Hallway
company must reduce fares to Milwnu
kio to 5 conts, and Oak Grovo to AO
cents.
Twenty-seven persons were drowned
bv the eollnpse bf u wooden bridge in
nussiit.
Two negroes and ono white mnn wore
Killed anil mx negroes wounded in a
race wur in Iiouisiana,
The probation officer of tho night
court in Now York says the white slavo
traue is on tho increase.
Provisional President Kstradn, of
Jsienrnguu, has requested official recog
nit ion from tho utato department.
MIhs Anna Morgan, daughter of J. P.
Morgan, and Mrs. O. II. P. Belmont
have taken up tho causo of tho striking
snirtwaist workers or new xork uity.
A final appeal in the case of John
It. Walsh, convicted banker, has boon
made to the United States supremo
court.
Leaders of tho Americnn Federation
of Labor urge Seeretnry Nngel to make
a thorough investigation into the van
ous phases of industrial education.
Dr. Brnnhcnr, a noted astronomer of
the university of Pittsburg, soys he
oes not believe either uook or reary
tii furnish any. good proof of having
rraenca tho. polo.
Savants of tho Danish university are
deeply cmbarrnsHcd by their former
'iiampionBhlp of l)r. Voox, as tnov aro
unnnio to una any accoptnbio proor mat
he reached tho pole.
A party of Amoricnn explorers re
ported to hnvo bcon dovourod by cnnnl-
mils on tllo island of Tiburon, in the
gun of Qnllfornln, havo nrnvou said
ut a small town on tho Mexican coast,
Grand Duke Michael, of Russia, is
dead.
The I, vy. Wf of Spoknne lids glvon
up the fight' for freo speech.
A silver loying cup has been prosont
d to Peary by New York friends.
Many new cafes will open In San
Francisco undor tho rule of Mayor-oloct
McCarthy,
Danish scientists nt Copenhagen aro
much Inclinod .Jo think Opok's nlloged
records aro false,
Seven railroad wrooks ,ln Ono week
cause doath of 28 and injury of over one
hundred people.
. A flow of 160 barrels of oil per day
Is reported to have boen struck in Cow
Hollow, fa JJuster Oregon,
MONEY,,TJtUST C. JHOH3V
tJoWd Cripple eroVei-riBWMt 'by-Kefaw;
to jRay.BeMbi.
Ybrh
lioconie
oi goatling nnnncini intorosts in wan
stroot'ftrKig tho last three months that
almost tJioVnbsolutfi control of the eoun
try' financial affairs Is n&w centralized
iti.llio handy of a tow mon, 'who tiro
incllng in concort. . A monoy trustiitiBv
conio into existence, wM J. P. Morgun.
at its- head, tho most gigantic combina
tion, of capital in tho world.
Thore-lfl no eoncrofo doflnlto organiza
tion to this latest trust no legal Incor
portftl6n, no oloctcd directors, no list of
stockholders. To use tho descriptive
plifnoc of tho financial world, it is sim
ply u 'community of interest,"
Boprcsontntlvo members of this com
munity of intorcst, mon who would be
directors of an incorporated company
nrn:. J, Picrpont -Morgan, private
banker, Its unquestioned lender; Gcorgo
P. link or, chairman of tho board of
directors of tho First National bankt
James Stillmnn, chairman of tho board
of directors of tho Nnttonal City bank!
William Rbekefollcr, vlcopr6sldcnt of
tho Standard Oil company; Henry C.
Prick, capitalist; William K. Vendor
bilt, as representative of his family
intorost.
It would bo Impossible to figure the
total of diroct ana indirect capital now
controlled in this money trust. To be
gin with, tho banking firm of J. Picr
pont Morgan & Co., being n private co
partnership, makes no public reports.
yot report plnccs its deposits nt $100,
000,000, which its directors enn utilize
to advantngo In financial operations.
Tho assets of tho three insurance com
panies controlled by tho group, invested
largely in bonds of rnllrond and-lndus-trial
companies, aggregate considerably
moro than 1,000,000,000.
Here are some of tho things the trust
could do:
It could call $200,000,000 of loans
over night and ruin any ndvorsary.
It could reduce credits to such n de
gree as to causo extreme money strin
gency and groat commercial distress.
it could tlo up tho cash holdings of
Now York banks by demanding certifi
cation of checks for enormous amounts.
It could dopleto bank reserves in Now
York by causing shipments of cash to
nny part of tllo country.
It could mako monoy rate of interest
11lmo.1t as .it chose, from 2 per cent to
iuu per com on call loans.
It could cripple tho financial opera-
Jioni of tho government by refusing to
purcnaso any iionu issue.
It could dictnto the financial opera
tions of tbe-grontj'railway systems and
expanding industrial concerns. '
RAILROADERS DEMAND INCREASE
Prom C to 40 Per Cont Eaisc Asked by
75,000 Men.
Pittsburg, Dec. 21. Tho Brotherhood
of Bnllway Trainmen Monday will
sorvo notico on 7." railroad companies
vnni 01 nit! juin.siNnimii river mni nn
increase in wages will bo demnnded of
from fi to 40 per cent, W. G, Ioe,
national president of the brotherhood,
tonight rofusod to intimate whnt action
would bo taken in case the demand in
refused. It is said the recent refer
endum vote of tho trainmen regarding
the demand for an increase resulted in
a practically unnnimoim vote in its, fn-
vor. About ,uo members or the
brotherhood are employed on the rail
roads affectcd
Now York. Dec. 21, The action of
the Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen,
as announced in Pittsburg today, was
not unexpected in .New York,
Knowing thnt tho referendum voto
was being taken, railroad heads aro pre
paring to meet tho situation, nnd cev-
oral conferences havo been hold within
the last two weeks, looking to n settle
ment of the dlfiicnlties.
Cincinnati, Dec. 21. With a refer
endum vote of teletrranbers In the em
ploy of the Big Four railwny completed
tonight, .1, .1, Dcrtnody, fourth viee-pres
lilont of tho Order of Bnilway Tolecra
pliers, announced that 80 per cent of
the members had voted for a strike.
Dormody said thnt whilo the vote was
practically unanimous, the result did
not neecssnrily mean there would be a
striKO. 110 admitted that tnero was
little probability of fnturo conferences
with officials of the Big Four, who have
definitely rejected all demands, but said
tho question of a strike was now up to
the committee of seven, which, with tho
nationni body of tho union, would scttlo
tho matter. About 1000 men are In
volvcd.
Elks' Club Called Bar.
Bono, Nov., Dec, 21. Thero is much
comment concerning tho trial' of tho
hiks, which will occur tomorrow nfter
noon. Kvcry lawyer in this cttv who
s an Tllk Iioh tendered his services to
tho Elks' lodge. Moro than 23 lawyers
win appear to derend tho .kiks, who
navo ooen nrrcsted on tho charge of con
ductincr a bar without license. Ono
lawyer said today thnt tho dipensing
of liquors In tho Elks' club does not
amount to a Halo, as nil tho Elks own
tho liquor, and what thev nnv for the
1 . . . .... . ,",.
nquor sorveu to tnem is used to re-
plonish stdck,
Satolli Seriously lit.
Borne, Doc. 21, Cnrdtnnl Satolli. who
recently suffered a rolanso from ne
phritis, wns slightly imprqvod this morn
ing ami insisted upon n ciapinin colo
brating mnss in tho sick room, lie
also took communion.
His condition this afternoon wns
much worse Alarming symptoms do
voloped nnd thoro wna somo delirium,
Gravo fears aro ontertalnod for tho car
dinal 'a rocovory. Many telegrams of
inquiry havo been rocoivod from
America,
Liners Swept by Qaleti.
T.mmiIjih Tt.. OI T I A.
uuuiiuu, isui , xuvunwug trans
Atlantlo llnors roport terrific weather.
Tho Carmanla, New York and Amorlka,
arriving nt Quoonstown and Plymouth
respectively, today, woro all groatly de
layed. Four days out they mot hurri
cane? from tho eastward, with moun
tainous ,seas, whloK continued until .Sat
urday aigbt.
PWtUIMlo Ul lUIMtoo IN Mltr
1 . 111 11
Tuesday, Docombof 21V
Washington, Doc. 21 - rBoprosonta -
tlvos llamer, Mondcll and Martin to -
Iny hold h tfonferonco and agreed to
linllft I., nrnlmr for consideration tho
blir rolloving homestoadors in tho,
northrost from tho necessity of rosid- pr0greBH is being made with Iiegiiiation
ing on" their lands through tho winter. . l' tU. m nntnBtA
Jtcports Indicate that the weather la I ln tho hoUBa than W8fl nntlclpated.
uhiisually sovoro nnd many requests Boforo congress convened, lllttlq or no
for this relief, aro being rccolvod. activity prior to the holday adjoarn
It is assorted that nowdottJors aro t . . , .. .
finding it Impossible to rcntilri on thOir ! m6nt W0B expected and tht tte
lands, I position to do but a emalll amount of
Tho senate today confirmed .the nom-1 business woud probably characterize
inntion of Bobert Bacon 01 N'mv York . ,a i
to bo ambassador to Prance. tno entlro se,Bfl!on wafl Bt3 openly.
Prcsldont Tnft scut to tho fioiiiilo tho 1 Since tho house convened, December
nominations of Goncral Georgo Stono 1 C, many v ry important bills atd reao
of California to bo naval officer of 1 lutions have been introduced ; two Im
customs nt Snn Francisco, and Howard portant measures havo passed, while
O. Bhobor of South Dakota to bo audi- others havo been reported and many
tor for tho Interior department in this I 8re undor consideration in Itbe house.
Afn .iM ,..m,i' In all a total of 1,606 hotlse bills,
houso today by Chairman Mann of that resolutions and 26 concurrent resold
commlttec. The report accompanying "oris have been Introduced. Two
tho presentation of tho moaBuro dis- measures for railroad regulation bea
tlnctiy disclaims any purpose to usurp j ring the name of Representative Escb,
in any way tho police powers of tho i of Wisconsin, have passed the boueo.
states. , . Two omnibus pension bills, carrying
Kecommcndntions fpr changes in the I a total of467 claims, also have passed,
present Jaw regulating transportation Two fmporUnt pieces of legislation
eomponics nro contained In tho twon- aro w pending, the District of Col-
stnto commerce commission transmitted
:f 'r'XZ'" ;.mfr;.i
today to congress.
Tho roport, however, is notablo rath
er for recommendations it docs not
contain,
Fivo of the suggestions mado by tho
special committee selected by President
Tuft to draft changes in the existing
interstate commerce act aro offerod in
tho report.
Congress ndjourncd early this after
noon to Thursday, January A.
Monday, December 20.
Washington, Dec. 20 Both scnatn
and houso concluded their labors by 2
o'clock today. Tomorrow a holiday ad
journment for two weeks wilt be taken.
nomination of Horace II. Lurton, of I ministering the pure food act is con
Tcnncssec, to be an associate justice i templated in orders iasued today. The
of the supremo court, tho principal j 0bject is to inaugurate for porta where
feature of the sennto nroccodincs wmiu j.n.,fm.nt.i, nn v,it
a speech laden with optimism and good
cheer for the Christinas season by Sen -
hfor Deitw. The address of the Now
Yorker wns called forth by what he
ohnranterhuid u the pessimistia prodlc A complete cnain of laboratory dis
tions In Senator La Folic t to 'h magazine tricts has been established, with head
nnd in many newspapers us to tho of- quarters at the principal ports, to
rect or the tarnr upon prices and as to which will be sent samples of import
tho wte of natural resources. e(j goods when found necessary. All
I -Washington, Dec;0.-"Wo will re-
ndrt a general river and harbor bill
nhout Vohninrv 1." snid Chairman
Alexander, of tho houso committee
. . . ... 1
rivers nnd harbors, today. Mr. Alox
dor said his bill would carry much m
than $30,000,000.
Think Frauds Reach Pacific
Mom Vnrlr fW. 2K Wtar nt
Port Loeb has declared the arrests
in the "sleeper trunk" smuggling cAeWWWWayoJv Y
were but the beginning of a series I
arrests that would extend to the t.
cine ucean. it nas Deen discover
j t iti it m
that the importation of costly go-
through this port without payment fnnrr. T.m t-.q
duty," Mr. Loeb said, "was the ntjlrt'h.U 1 ABLfcO
of a far-reaching plot, the bead L.i .....m
which wsb n former United States a . . , A . , .,
toms official, who made his headquar-' m exico ana trJe UussSjrU),
tera In Paris, and who has since died."
Several dressmakers have been ar-.
reBted here.
Senato Confirms Many Diplomats.
Washington, Dec. 24. Tho senate con
firmed tho nomination of Robert Bacon,
of Now Yor'., as ambassador to France,
ns submitted by President Taft.
Twenty-six other diplomatic iionuna-; from a statement issued this afternoon
tions, including those of Biclinrd C. by Senor Creel, special envoy of Pres
Korens. of Missouri, ambassador to Aus , J(lont D!a that MeYjfn in nrnnBH
..... , . " " '""". " i
Woshington. iimbussador to Mexico;
Willinm .lames Cnlhnuu, of Illinois,
ministor to China; nnd Henry T. Gage,
of California, minister to Portugal, were
also confirmed by tho sennto.
Labor Leaders Confor With Nagol.
Wilshington, Dec. 24. A commit'.oe tary of the treasury has reported fav
roprosonting tho Amoricnn Federation , orably upon Bourne's bill for a new
or t,auor cniioii upon Hccrotary of com-; poBtofllce building in Portland. The
merco nnd Iiboi Nngo and urged upon report recites that an adequate post
him the advisability of his department offl hiitldln will ,nnl
making a thorough investigation into (
tho various phases of industrial cduca
tion. Tho committee, which wns ap
pointed for tho purposo by tho recent
Joronto convention of tho feneration.
conslstcd of Prosidont Samuol Compars, I
James O'Conncll, ,'ohn Mitchell nnd'tne senate, making it eligible for in
Frank Morrison. 1 elusion in the omnibus public build
' Ing bill, if one is passed this season.
Postmasters Will Get More.
Washington, Dec. 22 On January 1 ' Oregon's Claim Is Pressed.
the following fourth-class postoffices
will be advanced to the presidential
grade, and the salaries of tho poetmas-
tors fixed as Indicated : Oregon : Her-
mision, ja.iuu; anerwooa, ji,iuu; i
Wallowa, $1,200. Washington: A1-1
mira and Woodland, $1,000; Granite !
FallB, Kettle Falls and Oroville, $1,100.
Idaho: Gooding, $700; Jerome, $1,000:
Burley, $1,300; Rlgby, $1,200; Cam-'
bridge, uoitonwooa, Meriaian, $i,iuu.
,. 7Z . . . .
Appeal's Advance Is Asked.
Washington, Doc. 21 Application
is to bo made to the Supreme court,
early in January by tho department '
of justice to advance for hearing the,;
...i o v. .. . u J
appeal of the government from the '
decision of Judge Holt at New York,
nracticallv exemntinsr from Drowcul
practically exempting from proeecu
tion certain officials of the sugar trust
because their acta are barred by the
statutes of limitations.
Assistant Weigher Indicted,
New York, Dec. 26. Another Fed
eral grand jury indictment in connec
tion with the sugar underwelghlng
frauds was found today against Thom
as Doyle, assistant superintendent of
the Arbuckle Sugar Refinery in Brook
lyn.
CONGRESS HA8 BEEN ACTIVE,
1 ' 1 1 ""
, Prophecies if Lazy Session Not Ful
f d Bv uoul.,
1 ,,llea ' nou80.
WashingHton, Dec. 23 Far bettor
1 appropriation bill and the Pan-
ama government reorganization mess-
ure. The any appropriation, carrying
upwards of one hundred million dollars
is out of the military committee, while
the immigration commtitee is prepar
ing to report its bill regulating the
white Blave traffic.
FOOD LAW MORE DRASTIC
Department to Add Laboratories for
Stricter Enforcement
Washington, Dec 21. A compre
hensive enlargement of the activities
J 0f the department of agriculture in ad
"7ft " of ' T-m
' , J"ec inspection of
, 'ood.B' " is !one at Prts wbero BUch
"duties exist.
7' iliu" ' 1 ZJ l
"hh ""d.er Je od Jaw any
uoul eIBb ln w"5 ra,HB
t - . t .1 'M i- .
wan row exercise ior mc i.m.un.n.
Brown, Superintendent.
er
ta-
Yod are cordially invited to attend these
ill
services.
to
at
no
JtM4A44A
ger
in
dHJ
ing out of the former's friendly offer
oi ner iriendl ottices in the aff Airs
with Nicaragua have been forced to
the front Whatever the purpose of
Mexico may have been at the begin
nng, however, she may have desired
to rescue Zelaya, give him'a safe con-
duct and assist the United States in
restoring peace, it is quite evident
now to g ve at east a pass ve acqu es-
M f ",,, -i. i.
stration with regard to Zelaya and hiB
fnllen government.
M'Veagh Favors Postoffice
wasningion, uec. zi me secre-
lf,, - , c?n nnA r.
ituro OO.OOO. The report hut
has
gone to the senate public buildings
committee and- Bourne will try to se
cure an early report from the commit-
tee. and the passage of his bill through
Washington, Dec. 23. Oregon's
claim against the Federal government
on account of its expenditures incurred
in raising and equipping troops during
tne uivil war, amounting to ?193,000,
will be pressed before the house next
month. Representative Hawley today
(discussed this claim with Chairman
(Tawney. of the aDnronrlatlona commit.
tee, showing blra a finding of the court
of claims in which this claim is certl-
Hod as correct and worthy of payment.
Loeb Walts for Automatic.
. . , .. .
will AT u v iTm
J"" Lo?h' Jr'ofii,8W Y' BaId
here today he was looking for the ar
ntT J i i , he ?
f J tomaHc Bca
h ch '? Foppaed to place on tl
ea
the
docks in New York for Bugar weigh
ing purposes. If found satisfactory
20 oi the scales will be installed.
Bootleggers Stand Convicted.
Washington, Doc. 24. The United
States supremo court yesterday reversed
tho doclslon of tho circuit court of
Washington ln the cases of Harvey Sut
ton nnd Bobert Miller, charged with
taking liquor to the Yakima Indian
reservation, The contention of the
government was upheld.
I r
H
Mm-
mnai
Worsti.Wlntex .ba .Yoars- Causos Many
Wrecks and" DolaysT
Chicago, Doc. 20, Bailroads in tho
West; northwest, nnd" In the central
states are experiencing tho greatest
difficulty of year in operating tboiir
trains. Conditions which oxist now have
not been, equalled during any winter
for tho past decade.
Tho troubles of the operating men
socm prevalent ovorywhord. In Chicago
passenger trains from all directions ar
rive from five hours to one-half day
late, and In a few instances trains be
came so lato they woro abandoned bo
foro reaching tho terminal.
To mcfko matters worse, tho difficult
operating conditions which have arisen
havo boen accompanied by a long series
of wrecks on tho various railroads,
which havo resulted in arousincr appre
hension ovorywhoro. For most of these
wrecks the sudden cold snap is being
held responsible by the railroad men, as
tho marked drop in temperature causes
the rails to becomo brittle.
Within tho territory limits of Chicago
tho operation of trains is made exceed
ingly difficult by reason of the cold and
tho smoke. Early in tho morning su
burban trains aro compelled to crawl
into the stations, the engine crews un
able to soe the signals at times on ac
count of tho low-hanging smoke.
Throughout the west freight traffic is
more or less paralyzed. In an effort to
got passenger trains over the road tho
operating men have been compelled to
sidetrack freight overywhero for a long
period. The result is that nil the sid
ings are full of delayed freight and the
terminal yards are congested to an
equal degree.
In many sections the sudden extreme
cold has been followed by a heavy fall
of snow, which has drifted and thus
blocked traffic in many places for hours.
In Chicago tho oporating men on the
varions roads have been working day
and night in the hope of clearing up the
lines and getting traflic moving nor
mally. Passenger trains ennnot get out of
Chicago on time, because of the non-
arrival of Pullman equipment, which
is in use on delayed trains.
Eailroad men say one of the greatest
canses of delay is the difficulty of steam
ing engines during severe cold. Another
cause is the difficulty of operating coal
chutes, trains often being delayed from
20 minutes to one-half hour in securing
coal or water.
BIO WEDDING CAKE FOB KINO.
Monarch of Tonga in - New Zealand,
Orders 500-Pounder.
Cape Town, Dec. 20. By command
of King George of Tonga, a baker of
Auckland, New Zealand, has designed
and built a cako for the coming nuptials
or that potentate. Jn its splendor and
imposing proportions the cake, to quote
the local press, "has never had an
equal in the annals of Australasian
confectionery."
It woighs 500 pounds and stands
eight feet high. Decorating various
panels are the Tongan coat of arms,
the Tongan royal crown and the initials
of the king and bis bride.
Curiously enough, tho lady's initials
aro concealed from the gaze of the
crowd who admiro the cako in the
baker's shop window. The Identity of
tho future queen is in fact a mystery,
and ono of the conditions imposed on
the baker was to complete the secrecy
regarding her initials. It is understood
that there has been some competition
among the Indies of the Tonean court
for the kingly bridegroom, nnd thnt in
order to defer the disappointment of
tho unsuccessful ones till -the last pos
aiblo moment his majesty will not re
veal the narao of tho bride until the
day of the ceremony.
CANNOT SHUT OUT THE STORK.
Chicago Landlords Lose Test Caso in
Court.
Chicaeo, Dec. 20. Hard-hearted Illi
nois landlords and flat aeents must not
snoo tho stork away from their nrem
iscs. Tho law had its first test today,
and wns upheld. This bodes ill for
landlords who refuse apartments to par
onis, actual or prospective.
Rolla R. Lonconecker. father of
boy of 5 and a girl of 3, brought suit
against W. L. Boylston, an owner, and
itooert i bchenck, as atrent. for re
fusing to renew his lease. They made
it clear that the reason was that he
had children. Lonirenccker. who is a
lawyer and son of the fnmous lnwver
ana .luage, tmmcuintoiy began a tost of
tno law passed last winter covennc
such cases, and Municipal Judge Himes
decided that children and their parents,
ife and rensonablo liberty.
Bank Guaranty Attacked.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 20. Be
straining orders against State Bank
Commissioner iouuir were asked in
suit argued in the district court todav.
The United States Fidelity & Guaranty
company ana tno southern ourctv com
pany, sureties for tho atate school land
commission in the protection of funds
doposited with the Columbia Bank &
i rust company, asked the court to pTo
vent tho bank commissioner from mak
ing tho stato Guaranty fund and state
banks preferred croditors in closing up
tho bnnk's affairs. Judgo Clark rosorvod
decision.
Hoad Boosts Dry Farms.
Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 20. It is
announced today by tho immigration
lopnrtmont ot tho Hnnta Fe railroad
that $25,000 or more will bo spont bv
tno rnuroau to demonstrate the ilnal
practicability of dry farming in tho
wastes of New Mexico. Hard-working
homesteaders in all parts of tho terri
tory will bo supplied with the neces
sary funds und implements. Profossor
J. D, Tinsloy, of the New Mexico agri
cultural college, has resigned in order
to take charge of the work.
Flax Beaches Record Price.
Minneapolis, Doc, 20. Flax wont to
$2 a bushel on tho grain niarkot hero
today, a record price. According to the
government's estimate, Minnesota and
tho Dakotas raised 25,000,000 bushels of
this grain this year.
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Taft Grants Demand of Secrttuy
for IiWestlnalion,
ACCUSED OFFICIAL'S ULTIMATUM
Joint Committee to Be Appointed Im
mediately After Holidays Party
Leaders Give Consent
Washington, Dec. 21. President Taft
today yielded to the demands of both
Secretary Ballinger and his critics for
a public investigation of tho whole sub
ject matter underlying the so-called
Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
Mr. Ballinger this afternoon served
npon the president virtually an ulti
matum to tho effect that such an in
vestigation was indeed the price of his
remaining in the cabinet. Ho made it
clear that he was no longer willing to
sit silent and wait for tho thing "to
blow over."
Mr. Taft, it is said, reluctantly ad
mitted the disappointment of his hope
that tho country at large would accept
as final his own vindication of Mr.
Ballinger in his dismissal of charges
brought against the secretary of the
interior by L. B. Glavis, ex-special
agent of the land office, and hie con
clusion that the investigation demanded
by Both sides was inevitable.
Mr. Ballinger 's attitude has the sup
port of the leading Bcpublicans la con
gress senators and representatives
who feel that, entirely apart from the
merits of the controversy itself, a fes
tering sore of this character aaust
poison the whole system of the party
in power, and that, it is high tine tu
resort to the lance.
These leaders, determined that a
cleansing of this wound is necessary,
have not hesitated to go to the White
House and impress their views upon Mr.
Taft. Conferences of a confidential
character, in which members of the
cabinet, party leaders in both honiw
of congress and the president himself
have participated, Lave beeu held in
the last few days. They culminated to
day, when Mr. Ballinger, Attorney Gen
eral Wiekersham and Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock met in Mr. Wicker
sham's office and proceeded thence to
the White House, where the matter wa
laid before the president.
The president was given to under
stand that Mr. Ballinger 's demand car
ried with it the indorsement of both
Mr. Wickersham and Mr. Hitchcock. It
is known tonight that he has the sym
pathy also of other members of thp cab
inet. .
Mr. Ballinger told the president, it is
said, that the situation had become in
tolerable to him, and that, though the
constant charges against him hai come
from irresponsible persons, be would aot
loner sit supinely by, and, in justice to
himself, he felt compelled to insist npo.i
an investigation.
STATISTICS IN OEAIN YIELD.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho Have
Wheat Crops of Enormous Size.
Washington, Dec. 21. The depart
ment of agriculture today made public
its statistics of the winter and spring
wheat erop of various states for the,
past year. This report shows that 13,
235,000 bushels of winter wheat were
produced in Oregon, an average of 21
bushels to the acre. The total farm
value of tho crop of December 1 was
$10,4-19,000, or 93 cents per bushel. The
spring wheat crop of Oregon is given
at 5,142,000 bushels, or 18.7 bushels to
the aere. Its value December 1 was
$4.7S2,000, or 93 cents per bushel.
ihe winter wheat crop of Washing
ton was reported as 20,124,000 bushels,
worth $18,715,000. This is a production
of 25.8 bushels per acre, valued at 93
cents per bushel. Washington's spring
wheat crop is 15,056,000 bushels, valued
at $14,560,000. being 20.6 bushels per
acre, and the same value as winter
wheat.
The Idaho winter wheat crop was
9.135,000 bushels, valued nt $7,947,000.
The yield was 29 bushels per acre, and
the value as below that of other states,
being only 85 cents per bushel. Spring
wheat in Idaho was reported at 5,330,
000 bushels, which, at 87 cents per
bushel, represents a farm value of $4,
037.000.
Tho yield per acre is 26
bushels.
Big Strike Is Delayed.
New York, Dec. 21. Although it had
been expected demands for increases in
pay would bo filed by representatives
of 75,000 trainmen with the chief of
ficials of enstern railroads today, no
notice of such demands had been served
on the companies bv the brotherhoods
in question. In well-informed railroad
quarters it wns learned there had been
found no roason to expect tho presenta
tion of the demands before the middlo
of tho woek.
Wreck of Maine Guarded.
Havana, Dec. 24. Port Captnin
Aguirro said tonight thnt tho report
that the anchor chain of tho old battle
ship Maine was included in the cargo
of scrap iron in tho hold of thr
looh, which arrived n few days
Philadelphia, was absurd. Tho wreeli
of tho Maine, Captain Aguirro sal
carefully guarded to provpnt do
tions by relic-seokers.
Wrights Voted Medapf
Paris, Dec, 21.-rbe Acad
Science announced today that c
als for aeronautic nehievemenAinj
be awarded to Wilbur ani-iT
Wright, Blerlot. Farman.
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