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Claim for Money Expended
for Military Purposes
During Civil War Held Up
" Because of Lack of Har
' mony. in Delegation.
- By John -EJLthrop.
Washington, July II. The full amount
for military purpose during the civil
- war -was- $ 3 66,2 1 l.fi 1. The amount - al
lowed by the court Of claims May ,
1809, wu $183,643.0. The amount al
lowed was less by H62.728.58 than the
sum which the state expended. ,
. This amount, 35S,J71.6l, was report
ed December., 1889, to the congress toy
the secretary -of war, with full state
ment of the moneys actually disbursed
by the stat on account of volunteers
and state militia raised by the state
t or about the tims of the civil war.
The secretary of war showed that that
full sum had been so expended.
- '.. ; Status of Claims. --V. "
' ' The court of claims adjudicated this
claim, considering It purely as a mat
ter of legality of claim on the federal
treasury to reimburse the stats of Ore
gon. The court, the counsel for the
government and the counsel for the
state -Ralston & Siddons heard, prose
cuted or resisted this claim, according;
tn their several functions, and the court
finally handed down the findings not a
judgment as erroneously stated by me
hitherto, upon a statement made over
the, telephone by an attache of the
-ourt who labored under the misappre
hension that it was a Judgment rather
; than a finding;.'.-.'. " .. " ?. : '
From December 9, 1883, this claim of
Oregon remained ' in statu quo, other
states from time,' to time procuring
- appropriations from the congress to re
imburse them for their expenditures of
nature like that of Oregon involved in
this claim. .Congress failed to appro
priate the sum named as the full claim,
although several times the appropriation
therefor was placed by the senate as
i n amendment on general appropriation
bills, which amendments failed to carry.
Contrary to Senator Fultonjs asser
tion, it has often been the practice to
pay such rJaims upon various deficiency
acts. In toe deficiency act of March S,
1905, congress authorized the secretary
of war to report the amount actually
expended by the state of Texas between
February 28. 1855, and June 21. 1860,
in raising and paying volunteers and
state rangers in defense of the state.
The secretary of war reported that the
"sum of J375.418.94 had been so , ex
pended. - - -'S-' v:'" ':' ''---ti
, i'"-vv Minnesota Cas.:
In the general deficiency act' of June
"80, 190(1, an appropriation was made for
the full amount reported. While Senator
Fulton was chairman of the claims com
mittee. In this same deficiency art of June 80,
1909, the secretary of the treasury was
authorized W examine and report the
amount expended- by the state of Min
nesota in raisins volunteers in connec
tion with the Indian war in mat state
In 186. ..--. .'... -v :.:- --'
In the next deficiency act an appro
priation was- made for the amount 0
reported to congress by the secretary of
the treasury. .-; '; ....-"
Other deficiency bills making; appro
priations to pay state claims for rais
ing volunteers for necessary service or
upon calls of the war department, ns
the report of rW -court-of claims shows
.that theae volunteers were raised by
the state of Oregon, are as follows; -
July 1, 1902, more than4 13.000,000
appropriated - for Indiana, . Michigan,
Ohio, Illinois land Vermont ;
February 14, 1904. more than ' 11.000",
000 appropriated for Michigan, Penn-.
eylvanla, New , Hampshire 'and Rhode
Island. " .
March 3,' 1903' "more than 81,000,000
for Kentucky,- Wisconsin, New Hamp
shire, Connecticut. New Jersey, Rhode
Island an South Carolina. .
April 27, 1904, nearly $2,000,000 for
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine and
Texas. "
March 8, 1905, mors than 91,000,000
for Maine, New Jersey and Wisconsin.
- Oregon Claim Beduotd.
In "some of these appropriations the
amounts allowed .were the full sums
expended by the states, as shown by the
accounting of the department In the
' present instance, the claim of Oregon
was reduced by nearly one half by the
court of claims. -
Careful inquiry reveals that ths foK
lowing statement contained in a pre
vious letter from me to The Journal is
true so far as it concerns the attribu
tion to any present or past member of
the Oregon, delegation in house ' and
senate of credit for the decision of the
court of - claims: vT ho cold blooded
truth Is that no member of the dele
gation as such did anything or could
do anything up to the moment when
the court recorded judgment or rather
its finding) lnthe case; for It was pure
ly a matter for. the-court sod counsel
on the two sides."
This Is quits self-evldent, and to In
timate to the contrary would not be
complimentary to . the, court of, claims,
Inasmuch as It would be equivalent to
intimating that the court tnlght b In-1
fluenced by a politician in considering
matters which go to pure legality of
claim, and not to political pull and po
litical Influence. , v
Ro soon, however.. ss the court had ad
judicated the Oregon claim, recording
its .finding in which it declared Oregon
JuBtly entitled to $193,648.0 of the full
S3S6.271.C1 claimed, the elements of po
litical power; skill. Industry and finesse
became potential factors In the deter
mination of whether or not - Oregon
should await a year' for Its money de
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clared to be its iuat due: or whether, at
the special session ot the congress, ttaatf
amount snouia oe appropriated, u iiu
been dons in several recent instances in
adopting deficiency bills, the recorded
ltAmii whereof 1 huva herein set forth.
Congressman Tawney of Minnesota Is I
bill, -which at this speclalaession has
drafted and passed through the house
the deficiency bill, and which this
writing is before the senate.
. Otfcst Claims Included.
In this bill of previous sessions, ss I
have shown, war and militia, claims of
several states have been Included, and,
although sometimes these appropria
tions are procured by one method and
sometimes by another, it is one of the
axioms hare In both houses that if the
committee drafting a general appropria
tion bill refuse to Include any item of
whatever nature, the committee's re
fusal operates as a deterrent on that
Item's journey through the congress.
To indues the chairman ot the appro
priation committee of the house to in
clude a given item In a bill. Is where a,
congressman may get in his skillful
work. Sometimes he can do so, some
times he cannot. . Sometimes, failure to
do so results frcm Skotn; sometimes it
would be impossible for anyone to in
duce him. L ,.,
Whether or not Mr. Tawney could
have been Induced lu this Instance Will
remain a never-solved question. I am
disposed to believe, however, that had
the Oregon delegation worked with that
harmony which is recognized here as es
sential when purely state business wai
ters are involved, there was quite as
good chance for the Inclusion of this
Item in this deficiency bill -there-"-was
on former occasions In recent years
which, as showtt herein, sueh Items-wers
included..- 1 - .
-. o aimony, ' ; -
Ths "cold-blooded truth," however, is
that the delegation did not work; with
any harmony -of action. May, 12, three
days after the court of claims recorded
Its finding, in ths Oregon case. Senator
Chamberlain wrote to Congressmen Ellis
and Hawley. citing the, finding of .the
court, and suggesting that U Is possi
ble if we make combined effort we may
be able to have this item Included iu
the deficiency appropriation bill at the
present session of congress, covering
the amount of ths claim." .
This suggestion as to ths Inclusion of
the item in the deficiency bill was baaed
on the brief of Ralston A Siddons, Ore
gon's counsel before the court of claims
in this case, tn which they set forth the
recent specific Instances tf tefhcluslon
of these very Items in several deficiency
bins.. .. ,- ...... 2.-
Neitner Mr. iuihs nor xr. mnwj
inulLll,nilfir Chamberlains letter:
but Mr. Hawley Immediately introduced
a bill to appropriate the -amount of the
claim. ''''''''':':,;l''';,t.'t-'.,Vii,
.-. AS previously assenea, uui uui wu
not be acted on prior to some time late
In 1910, Everyone in Washington knows
this. And, too, everyone here perfectly
well understands the practice of mem
bers' of senate and house Introducing
bills whenever askeo to ao so Dy con
stituent, or whenever it might pperste
to make ths uninformed constituency
believe that something impressively ef
fective has been done for them- To
intrrwlnr thla bill was all right: but to
claim that It will havs any effect on
the ultimate action or ine congress
would cause smiles, audible. Indeed, to
pass over the countenances of people
here who "know the game"? of introduc
ing bills and then writing to constitu
ents saying, "I have introduced this or
that bill, and will work with might and
main to pass It." .. . -
' Means mg Wart.
These claims, such as Oregon's) war
claim, either are Included In a defi
ciency " or other general appropriation
bill, or are included In the omnibus
claim bill. To await the omnibus claims
bill meant in this Instance to wait till
late next year, for the simple reason
that there will be no omnibus claims
bill at this special .-- seslon; ... whereas
there la'a-deficiency bill.
. I do not assert that success would
have attended harmonious efforts of
the delegation,, in this instance; DUt l
do assert ' that there was no harmony
of action, and that apparently the house
members regarded it as "butting in"
when "Senator Chamberlain, suggested
combined effort. u
Senator, Chamberlain, 4 when he was
e-ovemor. had negotiated ' the ' original
contract with llalston '& Siddons 0,
on it therefore, and states that he sim
ply wrote suggesting harmony of action
in the carrying; out of his determination
when he came here to work on all state
business matters with other delegation
members, regardless of differences; po
litical on omer sunjects.
I know absolutely that Senator Ful
ton. knows, as well' as does everyone
here 'that Oregon never will get 21 of
Its $194,000 a moment sooner or later
Decause congressman tiawiey intro
duced his bill, after his attention had
been called to It by Ralston Siddons,
after the finding was banded down by
the court; Ralston & Siddons having
gone to Mr. Hawley armed with Senator
Chamberlain's letter urging effort-of
all the delegation to include the item
In the deficiency bUL . - r y v
",V v -" Oregon Left Out. '"fe? :: .fl '
1 find that Senator Fulton was chair
man of the senate committee on claims
from December 1905, to March 4, 1909.
In several recent years, war claims
were attached to' ' deficiency bills and
the states concerned , got their due.
without waiting the passage of later
laws. No essential difference existed
between the war claims of Oregon and
any one of the dozen or more other
states which rot their claims through
in deficiency bills. At any rate, those
states got their money, and Oregon has
not vet got hers. And Oregon will not
get hers at the best prior to late In the
session during 1910, if then.' -
Oregon will bs much more llkelv to
get It if the delegation works together
in senate and houee. Likewise, Oregon
will be much mors liable to get some
other things if ths delegation works In
harmony, in business matters concern
ing the state. ,; :-r -A-.- ..
Railway Men, la Klickitat.
(Special Dispatch to The JoonaLI
Goldendale, Wash., July 81. A party
Of railroad men representing the Chi
cago, Burlington St Qulnoy railroad
were , visiting Klickitat county thl
Week. ' The party was In charge JhfJ
Russell, superintendent of the Spokane,
Portland 4 Seattle railroad. E. TK
Northern, claim agent, . and Alfred E.
Russell, counsel for the C-, B. Q., were I
in the party. The C. B. & Q. is a Joint
owner of the North Bank road with ths
Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
The party took a ride over the valley
and examined the grain crop. The apple
district in tne rooinms or. ins tsimcoes,
northwest of Ooldendale, was visited. -
ROOI! WOOD
' A production of national fame and ecle- :
bratcd for its exquisite blending of col-"
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Natural Resources, Forests,
Climate and Soil, Offer
U n s u a 1 Inducements,
but Lack of Transporta-
; tion Detrimental. ,
(Special Diqxtch to The JoarnaL) -
--Oold - Beach, Or, July' 81. Nowhers
In the country Is there a spot where re-
eburces 'are'so Uhllmtled," conditions to
primitive, opportuhltles-so Inviting and
the people so few, so law abiding and
hospitable as in Curry county, Oregon,
To Curry county belongs the distinc
tion of not having an Incorporated town,
not a mile , of railroad, . not a mile of
telegraph line, not a bank, not a college,
not a high school, net a theatre, but one
barber, not a policeman, none of the em
bellishments and but few of , the con
veniences, real or Imaginary, -that usu
ally attend the more aavancea stages oz
organised civilisation.
And these conditions, unusual as they
may seem, present opportunities not
found elsewhere. Nowhere else in Ore
gon can land b had so cheap; nowhere
else in the stats can a man set up a
home on less capital; nowhere else Is
there soli of greater productivity; no
whers else Is a living more easily made
and nowhere else can investment bs
made with great assurance of stability.
Opportunity sticks out in mountain
peaks; lies in ledges beneath ths ground;
FOlnts skyward in fir and cedar. It
lows in the unharnessed water power;
lies In sheep raising, cattle raising, hog
raising; in dairying, fruit growing, mar
ket gardening, in fishing and even In
hunting. ,: ; .-' -s --yr v-i'-s'vv'';.
, ' Wonderful Statural Besouroes. "
-With an area of a little less than 1.
000,000 acres of mountain and ocean
grandeur, wild game, pure water, mild
and delightful climate, Immense timber
and mineral wealth, its evergreen pas
tures and fat stock. Curry county's pop
ulation does not exceed 2500. - The total
vote cast at the last general election
was B48. . There is for every man. wo
man, and child in the county mors than j
a half section of land and for every I
legal voter, -more than 1000 acres. This ,
land can be bad at IT to f 10 per acre.
Some, sells for even less, while some of
the Improved bottom lands sell for more.)
While it is distinctly a .county .of
mountains, Curry is also a county of
numerous streams, and the soil along
ths river and creek bottoms,' especially
near the coast, is exceptionally fertile. :
Emptying Into the Pacific ocean along
Curry county's shore are ths Sixes river,,
Elk river, Floras creek. Mussel creek.
Brushy creek, Euchre - creek, J4ogus
river. Pistol river, Hunter's creek, Chet- ;
co river and Winchuck river. These and !
their many tributaries, and - Including '
the Illinois river, Shasta Costa river, I
Lobster creek, Two Mile fcreek. Foster ,
creek. Mule creek, .Casadin- creek and
Big Windy o river,, flowing Into Rogue:
river, together with the many smaller:
streams,' form a perfect system of pur1
mountain water. It is along ' their
courses that lie the thousands of acres;
nf rich meadow and garden lands that in !
quality - ranks with that bringing the4
top market price in Oregon today. 1
Stock Balsing profitable. - i
Stock raising has been demonstrated J
to be a profitable Industry : in Curry
but the business has not been -worked
to the limit by any means In the south
end of the county are some fair-sized
flocks .of Sheep, and in the northern!
portion are some well stocked - dairy
ranches as well as herds of beef cattle
Which are kept "rolling" fat the year;
round. It is said that a Steer on a
Curry county range, like a buck deer In ;
tne mountains, is always reaay xor xne
butcher's block. A, jroot breed of stock
Is maintained In Curry county. ' The
Cotswold sheep Is adapted to the Rogue
river section and yields from seven to
is pounds of wool for cup. Tno jersey
Hereford and Short Horn breeds of cat.
tie are represented. The blue grass re
gion of Kentucky can furnish no. pret
tier picture of grazing herds than is to
be seen In the vicinity . of Dairyville
ana Floras lake.
, Washing- Sands for (told.
A few miners, with packs on their
hacks, and mineral surveyors are in the
mountains of Curry this summer, and a
showing Is being made at washing the
black sands along the shore; but there
has been nothing like a revival of min
ing activity in Curry since the uprising
of the Rogue River Indians drove the
black sand washers from the beach, and
the whites dreve the Chinamen from ths
rich placer diggings. Yet that section
of the state la known to be highly min
eralized. The forthcoming report of
fovernment officials, which will Include
he 'Coos Bay. Port Orford and Grants
Pass quadrangle- will reveal that three
distinct ors ledges cross Coos and Curry
counties. A government employe who
has been assigned to tnat section tne
past three years. Is authority for the
statement that Coos. Curry and a Dortion
of Josephine county, is to be. scene of
the greatest mining activity ever Known
in the Pacific northwest.- Gold and coo
per float, plentiful and rich, - .can . be
nicked ud on the surface and it is confi
dently believed that rich ledges will -be
unearthed when the formation of the
Devonian age . la sought rather than
surface diggings, which has been ths
policy of the past. Besides the more
precious metals, Curry has mountains of
fine building and' marble granite, and
coal that
become a valuable asset
the day railroad transportation is Xur-
nished.
Toreets Worth Killlons.
To Its other resources, is to bs added
timber, which alone is equal in value to
the assessed valuation of some counties,-
and with all its wealth and
possibilities, with all Its resources and
potentialities, there is no county in ths
state in a more latent, undeveloped, -untouched
condition. Aside from a strip
along ths coast. Curry county looks lit
tle different from what It was when
Lewis and Clark came down ths Colum
bia. Few changes have been wrought
since Oregon was admitted to the Union.
The oft repeated claim- that there are
no such chances to maks money In Ore
gon as there were 40 years ago. Is dis
proved by Curry county. The same
opportunities exist there as were to be
found in the earlier days of the state.
There Is cheap land to bs had and raw
material. -
Transportation Lacking-.
The on thing that has held thspror-
ress of the county in check is the lack
of railroad transportation. And . the
means for supplying this agency or ad
vancement is one of the most valuable
assets of the county. The Rogue river
carries water-power fdr all the trans
portation the county can (ever need. For
natural water power, no river in Ore-
f on, save- the Deschutes, compare with
he Rogue. - The Rogue, the oldest river
In the United States, carrying evidences
of being a running stream back to the
Jesuit age, presents power opportunities
that are worth the Attention of the keen
est and most enterprising representa
tives of capital see King investment on
the Pacific slope.
. For exploitation. Curry county is ths
choicest section left in Oregon, and.
transportation assured, it will at once
jump to the front as one of the richest
and most desirable counties in which
one may cast his lot. -4
" A Permanent Jdb.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
- -The man who limits himself to hoping
for the best has an everlasting Job.
Sole Agents
- $30.00 Cash Guarantee
J3.S0 Value at 51.75
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Supreme Court Recalls Man-.
date and 'Dentist Faces
x Manslaughter Qiarge
.-' As he walked out ' of the . Macleay
building; yesterday afternoon. Dr. O. B.
Whitney, released the- day before from
the county jail by Circuit Judge Gatens
on his own recognizance, was rearrested
by Deputy Sheriff Bulgerv and will be
held to await action of tlib grand jury
on a charge of manslaughter. On this
charge he was once convicted. It being
alleged that he administered mercurial
poisoning to Miss Mabel Wlrts. but the
supreme court reversed the case by sus
taining the demurrer. . . ' . ,. --;
Whitney's attorneys will nhw ro to
the' supreme court with the contention
that It was too 1st for the court to re?
call Its mandate. In which the Court re
versed the judgment of ths circuit court
but gave no direction for a new trial.
District Attorney Cameron secured ths
order recalling the mandate from, the
supreme court In order to move for a
modification ot ths -judgment. He will
ask that a new trial be ordered.
Yesterday afternoon Whitney's attor
ueys argued Ions; with Judge Oatens to
persuade him to- again order the release
of the prisoner, tout the court oould not
see the case in that light, and advised
them to carry tneir ngnt to tne supreme
court He suggested that If they so de
sire they may apply to Judge Cleland
next week to reduce the bond, or to re
lease Whitney onhis own recognisance,
but he would not Interfere.
As the matter now stands, all depends
on the view taken by the supreme court
on the new phase of the case.- If the
court rules that It has power to modify
the decree, and does so, Whitney will
again nave to face trial on a new indict
ment. ; . ; i v , - . .
PINCH0T TO EXPLORE
, 'SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND
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Pasadena, - CaL. July SI. Forester
Plnnhot. accomDaxiled bv a nart of acU
entlsts, wiU arrive at iJbi Angeles early
in Beptember to prepare for an explor
ing trip to Ban Clemen te Island, accord
ing to a statement by Professor Charles
Frederick Holder.- Amonr the members
of the party Will be a geologist, an eth
nologist and other, scientists. . Professor
Holder is aireaqy m&King arrangements
for the trip. Pinchot's fishing tackle
has been received by members of the
Tuna club at Catallna island, for which
the forester qualified on a previous
visit. After the San Clements trip the
party wiU spend a week fishing on the
island.
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Calais, July II. Hubert Latham, the
aviator, who made two unsuccessful at
tempts to cross the English channel, has
determined to attempt to win the
Deutsche prise 1 of $5008 for the tlrst
aeroplanlst to cross the channel with
a passenger. .
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OLD.CUSTOMSF.
LONDON ABOLISHED
London, July 81'. One.; by one ths old
customs of mediaeval London are swept
away. Only a xaw years ago the last of
the tollgates was abolished, although ln
many parts xtt- the- country- pedestrians
and others are compelled to pay toll
when they cross certain rivers or prop
erty. . ".- -
The last surviving night watchman
that Is, the mediaeval sort- has just re
ceived notice to quit and .also, a band
some pension.' He was a quaint old man
In an equally quaint uniform and his
particular duty was to guard the gates
of the parish of 8t .Bartholomew ths
Great Bmlthfleld, and to cry at Inter
vals, "All's welL" ' The whole of this
parish has been completely enclosed, by
gates sines the twelfth century. -'
A large number of parishes in London
used to preserve this custom, but one
by one their barriers have been swept
away. St Bartholomew's has only been
spared so long because of Its famous
church, which Is visited by hundreds of
Americans every year, and which was
originally connected .with a still more
ancient priory. Now the old gates are
to be taken down because they obstruct
the traffic in the meat market,: and the
city corporation has offered to compen
sate the bereaved parish to ths extent
of 7800. c y, . ..- : --,-: -
O.K. & NIMPROVEMENTS
f IN UMATILLA COUNTY
(Special Dlspatell to The Jonru!. - .
Pendleton, Or July 81. The O. R. A
N. comcanr is ballastlnar their track
from Pendleton to UmatlUa, so that ths
provement that has been needed and one
that will be appreciated by the travel
ing public. Tne dust along ths track
between these -points is very heavy and
passengers dreaded to maks ths trip
heretofore. '. Another improvement in
this vicinity was th laying of IS miles
of track between Umatilla and Coyote
with 75 pound rails. . This work has
Just been completed. . ,
A number of ths old rails havs been
shloped to Buckley, - Wash., where they
will be used on the Lake Creek and
Coeur d'Aleno branch. - -
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C0L0EED MEN TO - ; '
INSURE OWN LIVES
New York July Jl. Ths Ethiopian
Life Insurance company has been In
corporated at Albany with a capital of
$100,000. Its Incorporators say it Is ths
first stock corporation of its kind in the
history- of the. state, and the first cor
poration of colored men with a capital
of Its size tn ths history of the United
States, , ..-.-.:..'.; .
Ths Incorporators also claim there Is
such a prejudice against 'colored people
being admitted to insurance companies
managed by whites, that their company
will be patronised by their race all over
the country. . .. ,
El Paso in Mexico. '
Mexico, July 11. At the state depart
ment last night It was said that an old
map had -been discovered showing that
the present site of the city of El Paso
was on Mexican soli. Senor Beltran Is
how in Washington conferring with Jin
son Mills, a member of the International
Boundary commission, over the matter,
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STEEU'RH IE
Serious Accident to Marcus
Selgar;MayL Result, in'
- . Loss "of -.Sight. '
Whlla working on ths dredge Colum
bia yesterday afternoon Marcus Selgar,
a laborer aged about 8 S, and a com
parative stranger in Portland, suffered
an accident which will -probably result
in the loss of one of his eyes-. He was
striking with a hammer on a cold chisel
when a bit of steel flew off the corner
penetrating ths eyeball and cutting a
f aping gash about a half inch, long in
h eyebalt . : ,.,,.-
The Injured man was removed to St
Vincent's hospital, where a delicate op
eration was- performed In an effort to
save the sight of ths eye. A large
quantity of the humid matter had es
caped from the eyeball, leaving it In a
flaccid condition and rendering ths op
eration especially difficult, but the In
jured man was placed under an anaes
thetio and a magnet applied to his eye
to remove the piece of steel. The gap
ing opening was then stitched, ard
there is a chance of saving the sight, al
though If the operation is not success
ful ' the entire eyeball will burs to be
removed. - The success or failure of ths
operation cannot be known for several
dava
RICE SUSPECTED OF -. '
MURDER AT FRESNO
JUnltMl Press Leased Wlse.1 -
San Bernardino, Cal., July 11, That
Chester Rice,- the prisoner who was
Seriously wounded while try trig to es
cape from officers at Needles yesterday,
is James Richardson, who was alleged
to havs killed B. D. Price tn Fresno,
March 1J, 1907, Is ths opinion of Sheriff
Ralph of this county; - , - -
Rice was -brought to this city today
and according to ths sheriff three men
called at the jail and positively Identi
fied him as-Richardson. Ralph has
communicated with ths Fresno authori
ties, j Rice , escaped, .. from : -the New
Mexico -officers on a train at Needles
after steaimg their guns and watches.
He wotinded an. Indian traveler who
pursued him, but was baptured by. the
foreman . of a -railroad bridge gang. - He
was being taken to New Mexico for ar
raignment on charges pending against
him there. .
Mall Carrier Buys Automobile, i
- (gpecisl Dispatch to The Joanul.) -Eugene,
Or., July .. In order to
better serve the patrons of the route,
J. H. Maxwell. United States mail car
rier on rural route No. 2. out of Eu
gene, has purchased an automoblle-and
will hereafter carry the mall in' the
machine. He wiU be able to make
his route in about two hours and a
half, whereas with his horse and mail
cart be was making rood time if he
covered It in five hours, and In the
winter time it often took from six to
seven hours.
IMIIEl DRAWS
Sole Agents '
ui- -.star r-'."-- -v- jmmmt
Power "Washer -
Sent Free on Trial
J5.C3 Values at $2.50
.. i .. - :. -.
Solid Oak Mission Pedestal, 35
inches high, top . 12 .Jnches
square, pillar 4 inches square,
worth $5. Special price $2.50
i"'v7. ;,('
nclrlflcralors at Cost
; The purchase bf a largewholen
'". sale stock at 25 per cent' dis
count enables us to retail Ren
t frigerators at jobbers' tost '., -
4 REFRIGERATOR) 25 pounds t
- ice capacity .... .'.'i ..S7.20
f REFRIGERATOR, 200 pound
1 ice capacity; .... ....?37.1u
Others in" Proportions V y-
CUSTOMS (X)UIIT ; , . -,v
SALARIES DEDUCED 1
Washington,-July II. The' senate this .' -afternoon.
adopted an' amendment to the
urgent deficiency bill reducing the sal-.',
arles of the five judges of tbs cus
toms court from $10,000 to 17000 each
Borah's amendment reducing the sal- v
arles of additional assistants of the de
partment of Justice on account ot ths '
customs court was also adopted.
Culberson's amendment, -striking out ,
the item of $25,000 for the president's
traveling expenses was defeated bf a
vote of 8 to 11. -'La Follette was the ,
only. Republican who voted for ths mo- .
tion. - -..".-- - ......
The bill was then passed and ths sen- S
ate adjourned to Monday. , ; . - y
Mr a V vm TTi f mm a mvsr '
' ' . AfirrADTiri a . i vr'
. Washington,. July II.' President Taf t
has arranged the Itinerary for the" V
northwestern part of his autumn trip I
as follows: Arrive Bait Lake City Sep-
tember 25, leave at noon September J7, I
spend twenty-eighth at Butte and Hel- J
ena. tweniy-ninm . ai opoKane, thirtieth
ana tcioDer i at aeattie. , He will
rive at Portland Saturdav morntnv '
tober ii. and remhin there Baturdnv and
Sunday, leaving late Sunday night for
Sacramento. While-, In Portland ths
S resident will bs tbs guest of Senator
;ourne, ' .: - r ,. i , i 'U.a . ..
From Bulkiness ta Beauty :
' . , A Prlosless Prescription. 5
To bs growing fatter every day with-
out discovering anything wilt diminish i
ths humiliating growth is a very die-'
treaslng ' experience, especially for a V
woman of refinement and taste.- Dieting -appears
to bs of no avail; exercising is
generally an added danger. 5 And, after
all, the true remedy is a very simple.
and' inexpensive affair, and lnvolves.no
sacrifices of any sort-, - ....... ' . .
- Ths rams of ths remedy of wbloJi we
now give ths exact recipe Is becoming
world-wide, and no stout person should
neglect it one moment longer. The pre
scription Is Indeed - a priceless one to
those who have groaned for years under
the burden of excessive stoutness: H os.
Marmola. U'os. Fluid Extract Caararv
Aromatic and t tt os. Peppermint Watr. r
Ths regular dose la of one teaspoonfut '
after each mealand at bedtime. Any -
druggist will flit this prescription com- --
plete, or you can obtain the ingredients i '
separately and mix yourself.. , '
The change which this treatment
brings sdouc is itttis Short of marvel
ous. There ta no necessity- to worry
about food. Appetite and digestion are
greatly stimulated, and to good feeding
the recovery of t strength' and vlUlity
may be in a great measure attributed.
In the severer cases of excessive stout
ness ths person jnder ' treatment will
lose pounds of superfluous fat In a
week. The blood Is purified, and the skin
and complexion are freed from impuri
ties and sallowness. -It is altogether a
rejuvenating treatment and does lasting
good In every way.
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