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VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OREGON, THUHSDAY, FEJJUUAHY 9, 1911.
NO. 7133
STATE FOREST
Governor West's Idea of Ex
changing Scattered Tracts
for Compact Body Favored,
FORESTRY SERVICE
OFFICIAli VOICES APPROVAL
Forot Department Will Work for
Special, Legislation on tlio Part of
Congress Which Would Ho Neces
sary to Put Scheme. Into Effect
Some Relay Must lie Expected.
Salem, Or., Feb. 9. Governor
West's proposal to exchange about
48,000 acres of scattering state lands
In the national forests In Oregon for
a compact tract to be selected within
the Cascade national forest to be es
tablished as a state forest has met
with the highest approval of H. S.
Graves of the government forestry
service, who has sent a communica
tion on the subject to Governor West.
The forestry service desires to know
what Is the approximate value of the
state lands which It Is proposed to ex
change to the government, and In or
der to make the exchange special
legislation will have to be enacted by
congress, which can hardly be accom
plished at this session owing to the
proximity of the day of adjournment
Mr. Graves says he read the por
tion of Governor West's message re
lating to this subject with great Inter
est, and says further:
"The friendliness you express for the
forest reserve system' will, I am con
fldent, materially promote Its ad
vancement and acceptance by the peo
ple as a permanent policy of both state
and nation.
In Aoonrdnnon With Reasons.
"I am quite In accord with your rea
sons for desiring to establish the state
forest you propose and most heartily
agree with your views ns to the results
to be achieved by Its creation.
"So far as I can render any service
which can be consistently Riven I will
bo very glad to cooperate n advanc
ing your purpose.
"Preliminary to deciding on any
proposition of exchange, such ns is
proponed, nnd securing legislation to
effectuate It, it would be important,
of course, to the forest service 10
know somewhat of the character and
value of the lands offered by the state
and approximately at least, the par
ticularly area of Innd within the Cas
cade national forest, which the state
of Oregon desires fop use as a forest.
With this view I have sent to the dis
trict forester nt Portland, Or., the list
you enclosed of 'base lands available,
for Indemnity selections,' which lands
aro proposed for the exchange, with
a request that he submit a report to
me concerning them at the earliest
practicable moment. It would facili
tate, of course, consideration of the
question of the exchange and Its ad
visability, so far as the national for
est service and Its economical admin
istration Is concerned. If you could
designate even tentatively the com
pact body sought by the state within
the Cascade national forest.
Sonin Delay Expected.
"It seems hardly possible that con
gress could at this session In view of
the short time remaining before ad
journment, enact the required legis
lation authorizing the department of
agriculture to make an exchange,
should an exchange be agreed upon.
Borne delay also Is to be expected In
securing an early report from the
district forester on the list of lands
submitted to you, In view of the sea
son of year rendering field examina
tions, If necessary, somewhat slow and
difficult. As soon, however, as the
district forester's report Is received,
which will be accompanied undoubt
edly with suggestions requiring con
sideration, I shall be very glad to dis
cuss the entire subject of the exchange
with Senator Chamberlain of your
state."
HOMESTEAD MEN VOTE
IS UPHELD BY SENATE
Salem, Ore., Feb. 8. Governor
West's veto of Senator Nottingham's
bill making homesteads specifically
liable for liens by material men was
sustained by the senate. Instead of
securing the two thirds vote needed
to go over the head of the governor,
Nottingham mustered only IS, while
It voted to uphold the governor.
CAR HITS OPEN
DRAW, FIVE DROWN.
Sheboygan, Wis., Feb. 9.
Five women passengers were
drowned when a street oar
plunged through an open draw-
bridge Into the Sheboygan rlv-
er today. The conductor and
motorman Jumped. One woman
was Anna Math Is, a muslo
teacher. Three bodies were re-
covered.
ITALY MAY HAVE
SMALL REVOLUTION
Rome, Italy, Feb. 9. Clashes with
troops in half a dozen Italian cities
occurred toduy as a result of mass
meetings to protest against the exor
bitant prices of foodstuffs and high
rents. It is believed wider outbreaks
are Impending,
The peoplo take the position that
the government is partially to blame
through heavy taxes and allowing the
formation of several trusts.
WOULD HANG WOMEN
IN WASHINGTON
Olympla, Feb. 9. The senate yes
terday by a vote of 21 to 18 voted to
Indefinitely postpone the Jensen bill
to abolish capital punishment. During
the debate, Senator Jensen said:
"The state could not build uenul In
stitutions enough to punish all the
murders committed by the women of
the state. You want hanging, do you?
Then hang every woman who pur
posely destroys the unborn life within
her. Infanticide Is the blot and
shame of the age. If you are to hang
the rest, you must hang the child
murderers."
GHOULS HOLO BODY
OF RICH WOM
COSTLY MAUSELEUM OF
TWO FAMILIES LOOTED
Itcmalns of Mrs. McCullom Aro Taken
Away Ilordo of Detectives Search
In Vain.
. Erie, Pa., Feb. 9. Ghouls who
looted the costly mauselcum of the
Scot and Strong families here are be
lieved to be holding the body of Mrs.
McCullom, a member of a prominent
Philadelphia family. They are being
sought by a horde of detectives to
day. It haa not been ascertained
whether money has been demanded
of the relatives. Mrs. McCullom was
a sister-in-law of former Congressman
William Scott who amassed a fortune
In coal and railroads and died 1 S St 1.
nis body Is In the value also. The
Scott and Strong families are wealthy
In Pennsylvania. It is certain that
several persons participated In the
work as the coffin is of heavy steel
and copper.
The gltouls smashed three other
coffins, indicating they were taking
no chances In not securing the body
they sought. A woman visitor nccl
drntaly discovered the looting of the
tnauseleum. It Is believed they con
templated stealing other corpses as
the niche containing Scott and hN
wife's coffins have been partially
opened. There are no clews.
wori.n give o. A. o.
TOTAL OF $570,000
Salem, Or. Feb. 9. Appropriations
aggregating $570,000 for expenses and
new buildings for the agricultural
school nt Corvallls, were agreed upon
by the ways and means committee.
This is all that Institution asked and
about $2600 more than was Included
In the original bills Introduced by Sen
ator Hawley.
Senate bill 59, which Is one of the
bills to be reported, gives the school
$270,000 for new buildings and equip
ment. Number 68 gives $70,000 per
year for two years for maintenance
and repairs. Besides these appro
priations, the Institution will receive
$160,000 under continuing appropria
tions, a grand total of $570,000.
ASTORIA APPROPRIATION
HILL GOES TO GOVERNOR
Salem, Or., Feb. 9. The senate
concurred In house amendments to
Senator Lester's bill appropriating
$50,000 for the celebration of the John
Jacob Astor centennial at Astoria next
August. The amendments reduced
the contingent amount necessary to
be raised by Clatsop county and the
city of Astoria from $50,000 to $40,
000. The bill now goes to the gover
nor for signature.
Joseph's bill making the state, coun
ty or municipality liable for material
where public officials fall to exact
the bonds required by law was recon
sidered after being defeated on motion
of Senator Bean and was sent back to
committee for amendment.
CANADIAN OFFICIAL WILL
CORRECT WRONG IMPRESSION
Ottowa, Canada, Feb. 9. Finance
Minister Fielding today took steps to
correct the erroneous Impression In
Great Britain regarding the reciproc
ity treaty with the U. S. He will go
to London and explain that the reci
procity won't damage the business re
lations with Britain as the English
seemingly think.
"Daylight" Dill Pawed.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 9. The
house of the Iowa legislature passed
tie "daylight" saloon bill. The meas
ure provides that saloons shall be
open from 7 o'clock In the morning
until 8 at night.
OREGON TO HIT
Joint Legislative Resolution
Instructing Delegation to
Oppose Taft Plan.
WIltE COMPANIES TO
HE HELD RESPONSIBLE
Printed Contractu on Hacks of Mum
mx"s Held Vold-pC'oiiiunlctt Com
pelled to Ht'iHiit Without Churgc
MuIurkcyH Public Utilities Com
mission Itill Cause Dcbulc.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 9. The Oregon
delegation In' congress was today call
ed upon to oppose the Canadian re
ciprocity agreement by a Joint reso
lution introduced by Fouts of Mult
nomah county, urging Oregon repre
sentatives to fight the agreement.
There Is practically no opposition.
The Amme bill fixing responsibil
ity on telephone and telegraph com
panies and making void the printed
contract on the back of all messages
compelling also companies to repeat
messages without extra charge was
passed by a narrpw margin.
Utility Itill Debated.
The entire morning session of the
Benate was taken up with the argu
ment on Malarkey's public utility bill.
Senator Joseph of Portland, spoke
against the measure for an hour. He
made the statement that the passage
of the bill would build up a state wide
political machine and would encroach
on the Initiative rights of the people.
Senator Kellaher charged the bill
was backed by. corporations and ac
cused Malarkey of being under their
Influence.
STALE EGG BILL IS
LAW IX CALIFORNIA
Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 9. Hold
ing in reserve a basket of old eggs,
Senator Hare today secured the pas
sage of his bill providing $250 fine
for any person to exhibit for sale
eggs or butter which had been in
cold storage over three monthes with
out labeling thert.
GOVERNMENT STOPS
PHONE CONSOLIDATION
!
Chicago, 111., Fob. fl. Tii-- an
nouncement that the United Slates
government would Interfere has ap
parently killed the proposed agree
i! i nt for consolidation of the Bcll
Mossan and Independent Telephone
vy-ums. It is said today that prob
ably the telephone convention won't
even consider the report of the com
mittee that investigated the matter.
Some officials even go so far ns to
state that no consolidation is con
templated.
WITI.RN PACIFIC IS
GRANTED CONCESSIONS
San Franclsc, Feb. 9. Becoming
operative Immediately a. traffic ar
rangement has been concluded be
tween the Western Taciflc and the
Southern Pacific which extends the
W stern Pacific to every point on the
Pacific coast reached by the Hurrl
man lines. The deal was negotiated
In Chicago and announced telegraph
ically today.
PORTLAND WILL HELP
FAMINE SUFFERERS
Portland, Ore., Feb. 9. The cham
ber of commerce and charitable In
stitutions today began collecting
clothes and foodstuffs for Chinese
famine sufferers.
BUFFALO BILL'S SISTER
TO BE BURIED TOMORROW
Pasadena, Calif, Feb. 9. After at
tending the funeral tomorrow of his
sister, Mrs. Helen Wetmore, Colonel
Cody (Buffnlo Bill) will return to his
mines at Tuscon, Ariz.
BEVERIDGE IS EOR
RECIPROCITY TREATY
Washington, D. C, Feb. 9. Sena
tor Beverldge In a senate speech to
day assorted that reciprocity .with
Cnnndn would not hurt this country.
Ho said It would not Injure the Am
erican farmer as we are the greatest
exporter of wheat and flour In the
world, while the Canadians export
comparatively a small amount.
He- said Canada will have little
more for exporting In the future over
the demands of their own. The ad
mission of the Canadian food stufij
would simply steady and regulate the
prices and would end the cornering
of food products by speculators, as he
would have to corner the product of
a continent Instead of one country,
REBELS PLAY
111 1
Situation Before Juarez Un
changed News from South
Wanted,
GENERAL NAVARRO WITH
TROOPS STILL MISSING
Whereabouts 0f I'rxleral Commander
With i.urgv. Body of Soldiers Is
Slill Unknown If Ho Reaches
Juarez Before Attack Is Made City
Will Be Saved to Government.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 9. The Jua
rez situation is unchanged today.
Orozco Is encamped near Smelter,
Just across the Hio Grande from El
Paso and apparently awaiting news
from the south, where the rebels un
der Blanco Sanchez and Casillas are
waiting the arrival of troops under
Navarro, reported to be en route to.
Juarez's relief. Navarro's position
ha's not been known since he left Chi
huahua. If Navarro reaches Juarez first, it
would be folly, to all appearances, for
Orozco to attack, even with the as
sistance of reinforcements from Alanis
and Blanco.
Alanis camped last night 12 miles
east of here on the Mexican side of th
Rio Grande, at a hamlet called Sar
gosa. Ammunition was taken across
the river at this point, and this morn
ing Alanis and his men had disap
peared. A search of the hills in that
vicinity failed to disclose his present
whereabouts, but he and his men are
no virtually a part of Orozco's for
ces.
Five Americans who crossed to the
Texas side today from Sargosa esti
mate Alanis' detachment at 300
mounted infantry. They are fresh
from the district around Ojinga.
Ni, Word from Blanco.
There was no new word from Blan
co. If lie left Casas Grandes when
for the second time ordered to
do so, he should reach this section by
Friday n'ght. This, at least is the
way Oroczo calculates it. Orocz con
solidated his force today when 1U0
jr.- n wliu h id been on duty in the
j i.i .u:i;:i j i.m-d the 32i near tne
sun Iter. Tliev were employed today
in ilr-s.nc rifle pits and piac.ng b-uil-
irs hv:t ;ln-y would afford the in st
I ro'iitii'ii in 'case of attack.
Oroiii Moves Closer.
El Paso, Tix., Feb. 9. Gaining con
fidence by the continued federal in
activity orozco today moved his out-
pi st into easy range of Juarez where
he can pick off the guards easily
should the fighting be resumed. Col
onel Martinez, chief of police of Ju
arez today denied the reported en
gagement between Navarro and
Blanco near Sainalayuca. He said
they did not know where Navarro
was.
DEPEW MAY NOT
HAVE A SUCCESSOR
Albany, X. Y.. Feb. 9. Unless
Sheehan withdraws from the race it
is generally believed here that the
Xew York legislature will adjourn
v ithout electing a successor to De
pew. Apparently Murphy and Tam
many hall will insist upon Sheehan's
election. They have failed to force
the democratic insurgents to support
him so far and it is believed that only
the fear that the next legislature will
be republican, it is said, can possibly
swing them into line. Today's vote
gave sheehan 75.
SEATTLE SENDS AID
TO STRICKEN CHINA
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 9. All local
charitable organizations are today
gathering contributions of money and
food stuffs to be rushed to the Red
Cross headquarters in San Francisco
for shipment on the transport Bu
ford to the Chinese famine regions.
DRASTIC GRAIN
BILL INTRODUCED
'Ottowa, Canada, Feb. 9. The gram
net Just introduced In parliament by
Sir Richard Cartwright is the most
drastic legislation ever attempted af
fecting the handling of grain in Can
ada. Among other things it provides
penalties for mixing grain at termi
nal elevators with a minimum pen
alty of $5000 fine and a maximum of
two years' Imprisonment and a fine
of $20,000 dollars. In case a corpora
tion Is .guilty the ofilcers are subject
to the penalties.
The bill Is based on the Minnesota
grain act and will facilitate the free
inter-change of Canadian grain with
the United States should the reciproc
ity treaty carry.
DIAZ WILL NOT SELL
LOWER CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 9. In an
official message over the telegraph
president Diaz of Mexico declined to
turn over lower California to Dick
Ferris, the promoter of Los Angeles,
for ten millions.
Diaz wired: "Cannot accept your
proposition. Must refuse energeti
cally.". Undismayed Ferris sent a second
message urging Diaz to reconsider.
GREED FOR POWER
ENDANGERS REPUBLIC
Washington, D. C. Feb. 9. In
creasing greed for power on the part
of the Interests was declared today
by Senator Bristow, insurgent, to be
one of the reasons making necessary
the direct election of senators.
In his speech he said: "Delays In
election, deadlocks and loss of rep
resentation frequently occur under the
present system. Corruption and
bribery are prevalent and have In
creased as the commercial interests
have grown. The country's future Is
not In danger of the mob but of the
greed of those seeking to control leg
islation for personal gain.
WESTON PROJECT
PRACTICALLY SURE
G. W. PROEBSTEL SAYS DAM
WILL BE BUILT THIS YEAR
Owners of 6000 Acres Sign Contracts
Engineer on Ground Dam Will
Cost $300,000.
According to G. W. Proebstel, the
Weston hardware merchant who is in
the city today, the Weston irrigation
project is practically assured.
He says the owners of 6000 acres
of land have signed up contracts
whereby they agree to pay one dollar
an acre in order to employ a compe
Unt engineer to make a complete de
tailed investigation. If he reports the
project as feasible they then agree to
I proceed with the construction of the
Pine creek dam which will cost in the
; neighborhood of $300,000.
j This dam will be 150 feet high, 300
ftet long and will be built of earth
I with a concrete core.
The site selected for the dam is
1 .
ideal in every respect. The creek at
that point flows through a narrow
K"!g' which widens out above, form-in-:
n perfect reservoir basin.
tine n;j neer is already on the
gr-'un.l and a second is to be brought
ir 'in Spokane within the next few
Jas.
'i'lio l ine creek irrigation company
is the name of the corporation which
has been organized to complete the
project and Proebstel feels certain
that the actual work of construction
will be started within the next few
weeks and that the dam will be com
pleted within a year.
ARMISTICE EFFECTIVE
IN HONDURAS
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, Feb. 9.
(Via Wireless to Xew Orleans) The
armistice between the revolutionary
forces headed by General Bonilla and
the government forces, obtained
through the friendly offices of the of
ficials of the United States navy at
this port was officially announced as
effective at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. There will be complete cessation of
hostilities pending the outcome of the
peace conference between revolution
and government leaders, which will
take place on board the United States
gunboat Tacoma.
AVIATOR M'CVHDY IS
UNDISMAYED, TO TRY AGAIN
Havana, .Cuba, Feb. 9. Aviator
MeCurday today shipped his aeroplane
to Key West In preparation for an
other attempted flight to Havana. He
said he would make the attempt with
in ten days.
SHERIFF KILLED WHILE
SERVING EJECTMENT PAPERS
Cumberland, Md.. Feb. 9. While
Sheriff Neah Hendley was serving
ejectment proceedings upon John
Sweitzer, he was shot and killed.
Deputy Sheriff Clay opened fire and
killed Sweitzer.
BISHOP WHITAKER
DIES IN PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 9. Bishop
Whitaker of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of Pennsylvania, died at his
home here at noon today.
Writ Refused.
St. Louis. Feb. 9. United States
Circuit Judge Adams refused to grant
a writ of habeas corpus to take C.
A. Tllles out of the custody of the
United States marshal, Tllles Is
charged In the District of Columbia
with running a bucket shop and has
been fighting extradition.
OUR SITE
FULLY UPHELD
Legislative Committee Makes
Report Saying Asylum Tract
is Satisfactory.
ASK FOR PURCHASE OF
SIXTY NINE ACRES MORE
After Two Days at Capitol Local Good
Roads and Commercial Club Men
Return Home This Morning In
vestigated Asylum Affairs and
Boosted for Good Roads Measure
Amendments are Satisfactory.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 9. (Special.)
Tle reirt of the legislative commit- '
tee does not call for placing the
branch asylum buildings upon any
particular part of the tract and evi
dently that is a detail to be left to the
state board. The rnort says the bill
land on the Oliver-Carpenter tract is)
not suitable for a building but that
there is a prospective site upon the
bottom liuul.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 9. (Special)
Declaring that the Oliver trace be
low Pendleton is in every way suitable
for the proposed building site for the
Eastern Oregon asylum for the in
sane, the legislative committee, re
cently sent to Pendleton to investi
gate the matter, sent in a report to
day. It recommended that a 69 acre
tract above the Oliver ranch also be
purchased as it could be used to good,
advantage. The price is $14,600. The
report shows that the Bowerman
choice is upheld in all respects and
the report will probably be accepted
by the legislature and the Oliver tract
be chosen for the site.
Local Men Home.
Well satisfied with their trip to Sa
lem eight of the local men who left
here for the capital city Monday re
turned home this morning. H. J.
Taylor, president of" the Umatilla
county good roads association re
mained in Portland and will not reach
here until Saturday.
At Salem the local men went at
length into the subject of the good
roads measures that are before the
legislature and also inquired as to the
status of the branch asylum. The
introduction of the bill asking the
$400,000 appropriation for the asylum
was made at the request of the com
mitteemen following their consulta
tion with Governor West Tuesday.
Until then it had been the intention
of the Umatilla delegation to have the
branch asylum appropriaion go into
the general budget.
Tuesday afternoon it was stated
about the state house that the legis
dative committee would submit their
report the following day. Accordingly
the local delegation determined to re
main over another day and hear the
same. However, the report was not
forthcoming owing to changes that
were being made and last evening It
was understood the report would be
submitted this morning.
Immediately after the arrival of
the delegation in Salem inquiries
were made as to the good roads meas
ures. Copies of the various bills with
all the amendments to date were giv
en the committee by Representative
L. L. Mann who is the chairman of
the roads committee in the house.
After a careful investigation of the
state aid and the highway commis
sion bills President H. J. Taylor and
Secretary Sam Thompson announced
their entire satisfaction with the
same. Therefore in accordance with
Instructions given them by the good
roads association they notified the
members of the Umatilla legislative
delegation that the county good roads
association stood for the adoption of
the measures. The approval of the
Commercial association representa
tives was also given. In response the
members of the delegation stated that
the recommendation would be duly
considered. From appearances at
this time the five members of the
delegation will all stand for the good
roads measures when time for pas
sage comes. At this time the situ
ation Is practically up to the house
since the senate has atready adopted
all of the bills save one.
When a man subscribes to a cam
paign fund he thinks he ought to at
least appear among the list of those
who predict the election of the party
ticket by a magnificent plurnVty.
FAMINE AND HUNGER
KILI.rVG MILLIONS.
Nanking, China. Feb. 9.
More than a million are starving
and another million are dying
of disease In the plague-ridden
sections. It Is estimated, today
by Lobenstlne who has Just re
turned from a visit to the dis
tricts. To add to the horrors
a cold wave has set In and many
are freezing.