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PF.XE FIVE CENT3 .
ABRAHAM LIIOLII'S
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SPECIAL HUH
President Roosevelt Is
sues Proclamation
KILL SECRETARY RAISE
Bill TPassed Repealing Salary
Increase to Enable Knox tor
f 1 Accept Portfolio ' u
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HEMENWAY RAPS PRESIDENT
Senator In Pmenting Report on Ap-
orooriatlon DkUuo RooMvelt
Wti Not Juitified in Making State
mtntt Contained in Hi Mesuge
tion to the passage of any bill for the
rj-enlltmeni of the negro eoldien of
the regiment acctued of hawing shot
up Brownsville.: Tbe lenate adjourn
ed until Monday.
MORS JAP BILLS.
HELENA, Mont," Feb. ll.-No-
tlce waa given today by Senator
Norton hat he will introduce in the
legislature' a bill . providing for the
aegregation of Japanese, Chinese ana
Indian children in public achooli of
Montana and resolution urging con-
fit to malntnin the preient Chi-
encluiion act and to amend that act
,o at to include the Japanese anu
otlter Mongolian. '
COULON WINS.
NEW YORK. Feb. 11 Johnny
fni.lon. American champion bantam
weluht pugilist, won tonight over
Kid Murphy in the fifth, of a ached
uled ten-round bout.
LOOSE FOUND GUILTY. '
:"v,
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. The jury
in the case of Carl Loose, on trial for
the killing of his 16-year-old daugh
ter, tonight brought in verdict of
murder in the first degree, Loose
waa convicted on testimony of his
two sons, one of them a minister, and
hi daughter who charged her father
with the heinous crime.
PRESIDENT TO BE THERE.
PITTSBURG. - Feb. lt.-On his
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wav to eentennarv ceieoration m
Larue county, Ken., . s President
Roosevelt arrived here at 9:15 to
night and departed IS minutes later.
He was accompanied by Mr. Koose-
velt. Mis Roosevelt, Secretary
Wright, Secretary Loeb, Dr. Tracey
and others. At variou stop the
President wa greeted by cheering
crowd. He made a brief address at
Altoona and Pittsburg.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 By the
joint resolution late today congres
so far at possible made provision for
observance of February 12, centen
nial anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln a apecial holiday
and authoriied the president to is
sue proclamation making it effective
in the District of Columbia and the
Territories of Alaska, Arixona, New
Mico and Hawaii. In anticipation
of the passage of uch resolution af
ter he departed for Kentucky, the
president had prepared and signed
the proclamation which wa issued as
aoon a the joint resolution had been
signed by the president of the senate
and speaker of the house. While this
proclamation applies only to the Dis
trict of Columbia and territories the
date of Colorado, Connectitcut,
Delaware. Illinois. Kansas, Minneso
ta, Nevada, New Jersey. New York,
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wash
ington and Wyoming have by legisla
tion made Lincoln' birthday a legal
holiday.
Report wa made to the senate to
day from the committee on appro
priation relative to the president'
tatement concerning the attitude of
eongres toward the mpport of the
ecret ervic. - Senator Hemenway,
who presented thi report added that
the preiident 1 not Justified in mak
ing the statement contained In hi
message to congress. Just before
adjournment the enate passed the
resolution in exact form In which it
bad passed the housedeclaring Feb
ruary 12th to be a special holiday in
h District of Columbia and In. ter-
rltorie In honor of centennary of thi
Wrth of Lincoln. A bill wa also
passed repealing the increase in al
arv of the secretary of itate o as to
permit Senator ..Knox to accept the
appointment a ecrtary of state,
MeLaurln made a speech In opposl
FLEET POSITION.
NEW YORK. Feb. 11. A wireless
messase from the Atlantic fleet was
received tonight dated 8 p. , ret
rv li. and says: "Position, lati
t..A. A? ?? Innoitude. 71.47: all
VM"V ww f 1
well?
1W BIS 61111
TAFT BIS
President-Elect is En
thusiastically Received
ENDORSES LOCK CANAL
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Declares it to be the Best Type
' Possible for Great
Waterway
OUTLINES INAUGURAL SPEECH
HAS 'EM GUESSING.
ifERLIN. Feb. li. Intense cur
iosity being displayed concerning Sir
Charles Harding's conference , with
Chancellor Von Buelow last night.
Authoritatives, however, main strict
est silence except to say that every
subject touched upon, in which the
oolicv of both nation is interested
and that the result i most satisfac
tory. .The indisposition of King Ed
ward, who is suffering from a mild
attack of bronchial catarrh i o
slight that he wa able to carry out
the greater part of the day pro
gram as pre-arranged.
STEEIs PASSENGER CARS.
CHICAGO. Feb. 11 After an in
tla?it'rn into the efficiency all
steel cars, the Rock Island has" de
cided to adopt thi tyle for all it
nituiwn nervice. Contracts nave
beett let for .the immediate construe
tion of 69 all steel cars for service on
the throueh train. Delivery of these
cars will begin early in May and by
ihe last of the month, all of the or
drr. which contemplates an expendi
ture of more than $1,000,000, will be
service.
MOTHER AND TWO OTHER
CHILDREN FATALLY IN
JURED IN FARM FIRE.
USED GAS TO END HIS
" DEEP SORROW "
ALLEN DEPUE COMMITS SUI
CIDE IN CHURCH LEAVES
STRANGE MESSAGE,
Judge Will Submit Hi Addreaa to
Certain Friend in Washington
Which Give Detailed and Com
plete Report of Work on Canal
CHICAGO, Feb. 11. -A ga filled
room In the rear of the church of
whlrh ha has been financial secretary.
. i.tr nf f.rewell written on the
back of the map of the Holy Land
which hung on the wall thi wa
the closing scene of the life of Allen
Depue, who, despite the spelling of
hi name mid he was I distant KM
tlva of Chauncey Depew. "These
forts rima out at the inauest today.
Depue ha been financial aecretary of
the Roseland Central Presbyterian
church. Mra. Depue, a widow, teen-
tied that her husband told ber he
h. heen systematically black mailed
since boyhood, but never told her of
tt,.tptaili.. Recently trustee pi
church accused htm of shortage of
several hundred dollar. After in
din tin if fin his Innocence, Depue
promised to return the money last
Monday. In this, he latlea ana m
body wa found by the pastor oi
the church just before the evening
prayer meeting ; - - r
5AT.ltM. Mass.. Feb. ll.-Relatives
of Allen Depue are, a loss to, under
stand reference to blackmail
ROC1ITSTER. N. Y., Feb. 11.-
Two girla were burned to death and
the mother - fatally injured ana two
other children of the same family
badly hurt in a fire that destroyed a
farm dwelling near Rexvilie toiay
PLUCKY TELEPHONE GIRL
CHICAGO. Feb. 11. Following
the recent example of Jack Binns, the
wireless operator of the steamer Re
public, Ml May Donnelly, a night
telephone operator, proved herseit a
heroine early today in a fire which
destroyed a freight house of the Wa
bash railroad, causing a loss of nearly
half a million. While the flames ra
erf about her. Miss Donnelly remain
ed at the switchboard notifying the
different employes in the yards of thi
fire until she was overcome by smoke
Clerk found her unconscious in front
of the switchboard and carried her to
a place of safety, where she waa re
vived. , . , ,-
THE AGRICULTURAL C1LL
SE
PASSES
FIFTEEN 0!i TRIAL
FOR BAILEY MURDER
MEN ACCUSED OF LYNCHING
FARMER BECADSE HE RE-
FUSED TO HOLD UP PRICES
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11.-
Pr.iHnt.clf-et : Taft landed here
.Unni hffnre 3 o'clock this after-
from Panama and was enthus'r-
...u,ii rr,vrA. He will be the'
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ritv' cmest until Saturday morning
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Taft made a brief speech this auer
.n heartilw 'aoDrovmit the lock
canal acros the isthmus.
Tomorrow he will address tne ne-
rro Y. M. C. A. and at o'clock wm
be the guest of honor at an elaborate
banquet On the trip from Panama,
Taft made the first chart of his in
augnural address. This he intends to
submit to certain friends in wasn-
t. T-f ;n Vila anrh
ington next ween.
will say that a board of engineers
have examined the whole work and
say it is good; that it shall go on a
it has gone on; that the organization
of the Isthmus,' the Africa push and
good feeling there, and the work of
that class and convince them tnai inc
canal is now an immediate prospect-
Taft' entry into New Orleans was
interest. He came up the
Mississippi on the scout cruiser Bir
mingham at a fast rate, all shipping
on the river in gala' dress and as far
.toien miles below the city tne
alive with tugs and stern
wheelers having aboard crowds ot
.fcnntinff citizens. He was met eigm
SpIow the city by a local re
ntinn committee. A parade in whicn
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h nartic bated immediately auer
landing had been waiting for an hour
and Taft took his place at once ai
.1,- hvarf in a caniaee drawn by
four horses.
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MINERS ESCAPE.,
YUZVOKA, Russia, Feb. ll.-The
125 miner imprisoned in Catherine
mine for two day following explo
sionFebruary 9, and whose lives
were despaired of, escaped from the
mine today, through an abandoned
gallery.' :' r" I
ANOTHER CURE-ALL.
Anti-Toxin fa Discussed to Prevent
Three Diseases.
Weapon to bo Used , to
Force Harriman .
2 BILLS INTRODUCED
APPROPRIATION MEASURE
ADOPTED PRACTICALLY A
AS IT CAME IN. ;
ANOTHER BRIDGE
MAY SPAN COLUMBIA
Oregon and . Washington May Join in Building
1 Structure if Introduced Bill Passes
itfORT SMITH. Ark.. Feb. 11.-
Charged with murder In the, first de
gree, 15 men, farmers of Scott coun
tv. weer olaced on trial today at
Waldron. Defendants are accused of
membership in the mob which three
mbnths ago called out John Bailey
and lynched him.., The murdered man
had been warned to .leave the coun
try because of his refusal to hold his
crop at higher prices. i m
CLOUGHEN GETS RECORD.
NEW YORK, Feb. ll.-Bobby
Cloughen hung up the new world's
fianres for 130 yards at the 14th regi
ment eames in Brooklyn tonight
Time: 12 ,4-5 seconds.1 The former
record is 13 flat , held by" Wendell
Baker of Harvard since 1886.
OLMPIA, Feb. ll.-Actlng Gov-
ernor Hay approved the anti-race-track
gambling bill this afternoon,
.. -:..!.... ..arance that the act
mus givin
will become effective June 11.-- The
new law puts bookmaking and pool
selling in the felony class. Oregon
and Washington may join in building
,a bridge across the Columbia be
tween Portland and Vancouver, legis
1 lature today having consented to the
.appointment of a committee to con
lit, committee already ap
pointed in Oregon. One of thetate
good road association bill wa de
feated this afternoon because mem
bers objected to the provision pro
hibiting the blocking of wagon
wheels on hills, The bill was de
signed to give protection to macada
mized roads.
Bills introduced today include one
appropriating $30,000 for the enter
tainment of national irrigation con
gress which convene in Spokane on
Aiimist 9. and a bill establishing
state powder factory at the reforma
tory at Monroe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The
agricultural appropriation bill was
passed by the house today practical
ly as it came trom ine coimiun-
The debate dragged wearily on for
several hour when the proceedings
were enlivened by a brief but spirited
tilt between Macon and Cook. Suc
cessful fight led by Sebath was
made, against the bill amending the
naturalization laws which among
other things increased naturalization
from five to ten dollars. By empha
tic vote a conference report on. the
measure was rejected.
SATISFIED WITH IT.
NEW YORK. Feb. ll.-The new
postal sea service between this coun
try and France was inauguratea to
day on the Fench line steamer . Le
Bretagne, sailing tor navre. rust
master Edward M. Morgan, of New
York and, P. Faguet, general agent of
the Compagnie General Trans-Atlao-
tiaue here, both expressed themset
ves today enthusiastically about the
new service and are hopeful of its
success and permanent establishment
between the two countries.
ATTEMPT MADE ON LIFE
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VlbtKUT
BOSTON. Feb. 11. After two
year work and experimenting, a vac.
cine which it is said will successful
ly check the eerms of pneumonia.
blood poisoning and typhoid fever.
has been been discovered -in the labo
ratory of Tuft' medical school. The
announcement is made through Dr.
Timothy Leary, head pathologist at
the school, who" said that an anti
toxin for these three diseases had
been oerfected" and that arrangments
would soon be made to supply phy-j
icians. The pathologists worked in
to practical use the theories advanced
by Sir A. E- Wright of London, that
dead germs automatically create an
anti-toxin in the blood for all living
fferms of the same kind- In other
words, dead germs in the blood form
a poison that is fatal to all living
fferma of the aame kind with which it
come in contact. Following out thi
theory, it was proved that it is pos
sible to inject into the blood dead
germs and that after the inocculation
they will form this anti-toxin, fatal to
all living germs of the same kind.
Working on this, it was only a
question of isolating the germ in
question-
OPPOSES POSTAL BILL.
Measures Before Legislature to
; Amend Constitution are
.. : Favored fi
NEW GAME CODE PASSED
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-The
hank hill was before the
Senate durinst most of the session i
today, and Senator Heyburn of Idaho .
spoke in opposition to it
BELL FOUfID GUILTY OF
liiiiTER-:
CELEBRATION STARTED.
ROCKEFELLER SUIT.
NSW YORK. Feb. 11. Decision
was reserved by Justice Gerard In
the supreme coart today after he had
heard arguments upon the writ of
habeas corpus introduced Dy council
for aSmuel S- Carvalho, Bradford
Merrill and Edward Clark, officers of
the Star Company, which publishes
the New York American, for criminal
libel instituted by John D.. Rockefel
ler, Jr. ,...'.
RHMR THROWN AT TKAIN
THOUGHT TO BE OCCUPIED
BY LORD MINTO. .
CALCUTTA, Feb. 11 A bomb
was thrown at a railroad train near
BarracksDtir, 15 miles north of here
yesterday, and investigation results
the suspicion that it was intended ror
the viceroy, Lord. Minto. He was
due to pass that place but it so hap
pened that he took another train.
JEFF GIVES OPINION. .
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 Tonight
saw the beginning of the' greatest
memorial celebration ever planned
for a ereat man when Lincoln meet-
Ws were held at the Broadway
tabernacle in Trinity school and the
lewish theological seminary, bena
tnr Rorah and Congressman , Olco.tt
were among the speakers.
JURY SHOW NO MERCY FOR
MEN WHO . KILLED HIS . ,
WIFE'S BETRAYER. ,
nPMVRR. Feb. 11. Within less
than two hours after the arguments
ended this afternoon, the jury
in the case of Burdette Bell who shot
the actor, Cuvier Dury to death a
month ago, returned the verdict of
voluntarly manslaughter During the
trial Bell's wife told the story of her
relations with Dury, saying she was
attracted to him by the promise of a
career on the stage., The shooting
occurred in tbe hallway of a room
ing house where Dury and Mrs. Bell
had been living together. .
Spirited oCntest Over Game Law la
Regard to Bounty For Cougar ana
Coyote Scalp Provisions Will Not
Adjourn Today. ...
SALEM. On, Feb. 11. Intermit
tently for the purpose of giving the
people a club with which to try to
force E- H. Harriman to build rail
roads in Oregon two measures are
before the legislature; The first i an
amendment to the constitution which
permit the state to go into the rail
road business. The other is a bill
creating a highway commission. The
proposed, amendment if passed, will
go before the people for ratification
in 1911. In the meantime if the
highway commission bill is passed,
its members will gather data and se
lect a route for the railroad, presum
ably through Central .Oregon first.
To assist , in the passage of these
measures delegation ot prominent
Portland business men came to Sa
lem tonight to confer with the mem-v
bers. The object of Portlanders in
addition to securing changes in bills f
making them more specific, wa to
solict suoDort. W- W. Cotton, chiet
counsel of Harriman lines was also ,
in attendance. The house this after.
noon defeated the bill to submit to
the people,, the question whether
beer could be sold in dry district
separately from whisky. What was
considered "joker"' was discovered
in the bill and it was summarily
killed.' The senate ' passed a new
game code this afternoon. There was
a spirited contest while this bill was
tinder discussion between the East
ern and Western Oregon senators
over cougar and coyote scalp bounty
provisions.
After threats had been.maoe
morning by the house to defeat the
senate bills because of the salary
measures tetded by governor were
not carried over the veto by senate,
a compromise was affected and one
of the bills was taken by the senate
and passed. In return the house re
considered and passed one of the
senate bills it had killed this morning.
?;: (Continued on page 61 1
FRESNO. CaL, Feb. 11. When
tnlH of Billv Dclaney's off to match
him with Al Kaufman, J. J. Jettnes
expressed surprise. "Kaufman could
not lick a postage stamp," was the
laconic comment. Sam Berger, Jef
rics sparring partner, says that he be
lieves that the big fellow is .getting
ready to re-enter the ring.
SPENT $107,793.
MADISON, ' Feb. 11. -United
States Senator Stephenson, through
his agents expended $107,793 as can
didate for nomination for ottice,
United States Senator incident to the
primary election of September 1.
1908. This is shown by his omciat
statement filed, with the secretary of
state this afternoon.
COW CONSUMPTION.
CHICAGO. Feb. 11 With cows
sufferine from tuberculosis coming
into the state at the rate of 10,000 a
year, the Illinois board of livestock
commissioners announced that it had
been compelled virtually to suspend
the testing of dairy herds and gian
dered horses because the "slaughter
fund" of $10,000 appropriated by the
state, has been exhausted.
TELLS OF PLOT
TO BREAK JAIL
Cell Mate of Bezemer Relates the LatteKs Plans
Murder Jailer and Release Prisoners
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. Feb. 11
A special to Reville . from Mount
yernon says a sensation was caused
today during the trial of Leo Beze
mer, charged with kidnapping Ed
arH Enclish. a wealthy lumberman.
when Fred Wheeler, a cellmate of
Bezemer, testified that Bezeier con
fided; to him a plot to murder Jailor
Beardslee, to steal his keys and re
lease the 20 prisoners that were in
jail Wheeler declared that he pre
tended to fall in with Bezemer's idea.
bur later told the story to the sher
iff. While Wheeler was giving tes
timony, Bezemer arose and cursed
his cellmate, creating a sensation in
the crowded courtroom. The state's
case against Bezemer still rests on
oii-rumstantial evidence. . The trial
will not be concluded this week.