NEW TRIAL GIVEN
TO LOUIS GLASS
BEAN IS APPOINTED.
Supreme Judge of Oregon it Noml
nated and Will Be Confirmed.
Washington, April 16. The presi
dent sent to the senate yesterday the
following nominations
United States district judge for
Oregon Robert S. Bean.
United States district judge, fiirst
division, district of Alaska Thomas
R. Lyons. T' - K?4
United States marshal, first divis
irrelevant Evidence Admitted by Judge ion of the district of Alaska Daniel
and Instructions to Jurv War Not A. Sutherland.
Right San Francisco Telephone
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
JURORS SWORN IN.
GOVERNMENT ENDS
BIG PACKING CASE
Appellate Court Holds That Ills Con
vlctlon is Invalid,
Official Convicted
Be Tried Again.
of Bribery to
San Francisco, April 15. By a 'deci
sion of the District Court of Appeals,
tianded down today, the conviction of
Louis Glass, ex-vice president and gen
eral manager of the Pacific States Tel
ephone company, found guilty of having
-onerea a DriDe to supervisor Thomas
F . Lonergan to influence his vote on
the granting of a franchise to the Home
Telephone company, is reversed and a
new trial ordered.
The reversal is based upon two
points : First, the admission into evi
dence of matters pertaining to certain
transactions in relation to the Home
Telephone company franchise at Oak-
Thursday, April 15.
Washington, April 16. A new tariff
bill for the Philippine islands, pre
pared by a board of experts in the
islands and approved by the Philippine
government and the War department,
was submitted to both houses of con
gress today by President Taft with a
Judge Bean will probably be con- message recommending that it be
firmed early next week. His nomina- passed at the present session.
tion was referred to the senate
. . . ..I TTF 1 A d v V .a
judiciary committee, and is expected wasnmgton, April id. in the sen-
to be favorably reported when next ate today Bauey introduced an amend-
mat committee meets. There is not mem to tne rayne tarin Dill placing a
known objection to his confirmation. tax of 3 per cent on incomes exceeding
The nomination of Mr. Lyons, for- $5,000 annually, which, he said, would
merly law partner of Representative provide a revenue of from 860,000,000
Ellis at Pendleton, was returned to to $80,000,000 annually.
the senate, the charges upon which the Aldrich announced that he would
original nomination was withdrawn Bpeak upon the tariff bill next Monday,
Outlook for Start in Calhoun Trial Is
Much Impsoved.
San Francisco, April 14. Already as
sured of a place unique in the annals of
Br..u r- . . ... Mtmiornia criminal jurisprudence, the
Washington, April H.-Ex-Senator r.11 ? pfatrick.Calhnho i8 charged Rebating Charges Are Given UpOn
Charles W. Fulton will not go to China " K '
as ambassador extraordinary and min- former supervisor, made a great stride
ister plenipotentiary. According to in- towarl completion yesterday. The
formation received here today, which twelfth juror was sworn to try the case,
is not official, but which is nevertheless and when the hour of adjournment was
considered reliable in every way, .Sena- reached the attorneys were engaged in
tor Fulton has informedj'resident Taft an honest effort to discover a thirteenth
stood the senator has decided not to T Bna Deue"- inere 18 a P088101
accept the proffered anppointment, ow- thafc the alternate juror who will hoi J
ing to hiB desire to remain in Oregon himself n readiness to serve if any
and practice his profession, the law. member of the original panel is dis-
ae nas decided that he cannot afford to qualified, will be selected today,
Orders From Washington.
Attorney General Wickersham Decides
No Conviction Can Be Had in
Case of Morris & Co. Further
Efforts to Obtain Indictments Are
Therefore Useless.
having failed of substantiality.
McBride for Bean's Place.
Salem, April 16. Announcement
was made yesterday afternoon at the
office of Governor Benson that as soon
as the resignation of Justice Bean
from the Supreme bench shall have
been received,, Circuit Judge Thomas
A. McBride, of the Fifth district, will
land, held by the appellate judge to be be appointed to succeed him.
irrelevant to the case on trial : and sec- To succeed McBride, Representative
ond, that Judge William P. Lawlor re- J U. Campbell will be named by the
to which time the senate adjoured.
Bailey said he did not introduce his
amendment because he desired to tax
prosperity, but he "preferred to tax
the incomes of prosperous people
rather than to place it upon the backs
and upon the appetites of people who
are at best doing none too well."
Stnna intwviiinnn a Kill ninvir1!niv n.
free trade with the Philippines and for fj"? ha.Ye filed uPon Jt 88 a homestead,
accept the appointment and allow his
law business to futher lapse from lack
of personal care and attention.
"Surface Right" Rules Issued.
Washington, April 17. Regulations
for the government administration of
the "surface right" law enacted at
the last session of congress have been
promulgated by the department of the
interior. This law allows holders to
retain the rights of land even if after
fused to instruct the jury as requested
by the defense, not to allow the refusal
of E. J. Zimmer, an official of the Pa
cific States Telephone company, to tes
tify to influence their minds, nor to
view his refusal as an indication that
he was withholding evidence which
might incriminate the defense.
The decision of the appellate justices
sustains the indictment under which
Glass was tried, though after an ex
haustive discussion of its text, they
declare it to be "not a model," while
sufficient for its purpose.
The verdict against Glass was
brought on August 30, 1907, and on
September 5, 1905, he was sentenced
Dy juage JLawior to serve hve years in
the state penitentiary. The health of
the prisoner was very poor, and he was
liberated on bail on that account, pend
ing the result of his appeal. The first
-case against Glass resulted in a mis
trial, and his conviction followed the
second presentation of the evidence.
governor. Mr. Campbell has been
practicing law at Oregon City for
about 15 years and has served two
terms in the legislature, in 1907 and
1909.
the independence of the islands within
15 years.
The senate agreed to a house resolu
tion asking that the tariff bill be re
turned to that body so it might be
amended to place upon the free list the
products of petroleum, as well as crude
and refined petroleum. The bill was
MENACED WITH WAR.
returned to the senate when
amendment had been insecrted.
this
KILLED IN RIOT.
Clash of Church and State Authori
ties in Mexico Serious.
City of Mexico, April 15. The riot
ing at Velardeha, the big coal mining
camp in the state of Coahuila, last
Saturday, according to a dispatch re
ceived tonight, was more serious than
at first reported, 30 men being kliled
and many injured.
The trouble was instigated by Father
Ramon Velenzuela, the parish priest,
it is asserted, who lies near death in a
hospital.
Many Americans reside in Velardena,
the camp being controlled by American
capital. The leaders of the mob, which
was well organized, avoided attacking
Americans or destroying American
property.
The fighting occurred when the jefe
politico of the town, an officer corre
sponding to a mayor, attempted to stop
a religious procession headed by the
village priest, Mexican laws forbidding
such parades. ' A thousand parishioners
followed the priest, wishing to witness
the annual burning of Judas, and the
mob, becoming enraged, stoned .and
later burned the house of the jefe.
That official and his wife escaped by
climbing a rear wall and seeking pro
tection in the American colony. The
rioters then stormed a Chinese hotel,
looting it of all liquors and foods and
terrorizing the neighborhood by the
night orgy.
The police force fired in their en
deavors to restore order. The officers
were forced to retreat, leaving six of
their number dead in the street. Later
troops, which had been telegraphed
for, arrived on a special train, and a
fierce fight with the rioters ensued.
Father Valenzuela was arrested.
One of his followers succeeded in
smuggling in a knife to his cell and
the priest stabbed himself six times in
a vain attempt to commit suicide. He
was discovered by the guards just in
time to save his life.
serious Revolutionary Movement in
Turkey is Feared.
Constantinople, April 16. The third
day of the revolutionary movement in
the capital was marked by more dis
orders, the most serious of which was
a lynching during a demonstration by
marines, who objected to the new min
ister of marine, kVice Admiral Adjie-
min Pasha.
The marines gathered in force and
seized and conveyed to the palace Arif
Bey, commander of the battleship
Assar-I-Tefik, a member of the com
mittee of Union and Progress, who or
dered the guns of his ship trained on
the Yildiz Kiosk when the rising was
at its height. His intention was to
support the committee.
Arrived at the Yildiz Kiosk, the men
lynched Arif Bey, notwithstanding the
efforts of the palace guard to save him.
Edhem Pasha, the new minister of
war, and Nazim Pasha today made the
round of the barracks and exhorted the
soldiers to obey their officers. They
were heartily cheered.
Porte circles are disquieted by news
from Salonika and Monastir, where the
influence of the committee of Union
and Progress is strong. Officers of the
Porte have received telegrams from
these sections demanding the re-establishment
of the status quo, failing
which the committee leaders threaten
to march ion Constantinople with the
entire Third army corps, whose officers
are now in communication with the
Second army corps with a view to cooperation.
Wednesday, April 14.
wasnmgton, April 14. tor more
than four hours the Democratic mem
bers of the senate conferred today in
an effort to agree upon a tariff policy.
After the session Culberson, the minor
ity leader, announced that the Demo
crats had agreed to support an income
tax amendment, to stand for substan
tial reductions and to fight for a de
crease in the rates on the necessities
of life.
Tho decision is not binding and the
meeting was not entirely harmonious.
Some senators admitted frankly that
they would seek protection for the in
dustries of their states.
it is discovered that there is coal or
other mineral beneath. The regula
tions stipulate that the law apply to
entries made prior to its passage, as
well as to those made afterward, if the
lands were not classified as coal lands
until after the date of entry.
Arrange for Japanese Guests.
Washington, April 17. L. Gerlinger,
representing the Portland chamber of
commerce, is here, with representa
tives from Seattle, Tacoma and Spo
kane, to endeavor to arrange the itin
erary of the delegation of 30 prominent
Japanese, who will come to America
in September. They will call on the
president to present their ideas and
seek his co-operation. If possible
they will procure concessions from the
Interstate Commerce commission as to
the railroads granting special train
privileges.
in
which event the takincr of testimony
will be begun Thursday.
Thirteen weeks have elapsed since the
president of the United Railways ap
peared in court to answer the first of
seventeen indictments charging him
with complicity in the tangled scandals
charged against the municipal adminis
tration headed by Mayor Eugene
Schmitz and Abraham Ruef. During
that time sixty-two days have been de
voted to the trial, and 2,370 citizens
have been summoned to attend the ses
sions as prospective jurors.
CALHOUN TRIAL BEGINS.
Heney Undertakes to Prove Charges
of Bribe Giving.
San Francisco, April 16. After
three months spent in completing a
jury the trial of Patrick Calhoun,
president of the United Railroads, yes
terday attained the stage where the
taking of testimony was commenced,
and when court adjourned for the day
ferdinand r. Nicholas, the ex-super
visor who is accused of accepting a
bribe paid through Abraham Ruef, had
been ordered to answer the first vital
question in the case. The final accept
ance of. Michael Murphy, a retired
police sergeant, as the 13th juror, pre
pared the way for the actual inaugura
tion of the trial, and Assistant District
Attorney Heney, after outlining to the
jury the case he expects to prove, gave
way to the first witness.
Objects to Adjournment.
New York, April 15. A protest
against the continuation of the present
hearings in the government's suit
against the coal carrying railroads was
entered at today's session here by
Frank H. Piatt, of counsel for the Le
high Vallley Railroad company, who
declared he would be compelled to at
tend a hearing before the Interstate
Commerce commission on tidewater
coal rates during the week beginning
April 19. Attorney McReynolds, for
the government, declared that he would
rot assent to adjournment.
Wagner Loses License.
San Francisco, April 15. Captain
Nicholas Wagner, master of the bark
Star of Bengal, which was wrecked on
the Alaskan coast last September, more
than a hundred lives being lost, has re
ceived word from the Alaskan board of
inspectors that following a further
hearing of his case his license as mas
ter and pilot has been revoked. Wag
ner filed an appeal from this judgment
with Supervising Inspector Birming
ham today.
"Coffin Nails" Barred.
St Paul, April 15. Governor John
son today signed the anti-cigarette bill
which makes it a misdemeanor to man
ufacture, sell or give away cigarettes
or cigarette papers within the state. .
Sultan Again Holds Helm.
London, April 16. The news from
Contantinople today brings into clearer
perspective the latest turn in Turkey's
difficult path toward constitutionalism.
The counter revolution involves at
least the temporary overthrow of the
Reform party and the partial triumph
of the reaction spirit, The sultan vir
tually has gained control of the helm
of state and all Europe looks anxiously
ior tne next move. ihe situation
closely resembled that of 1877, when
the fall of Midhat Pasha left the con
stitution to a lingering death.
Forest Fires in Mexico.
City of Mexico, April 16. A great
forest fire is raging in the Zitacuaro
mountains, in the state of Michoacan.
Thousands of persons have been ren
dered homeless by the fire, and a great
quantity of the dye woods in which the
region abounds has been destroyed.
Owing to the isolation of the region,
the fire will have to burn itself out.
Already a number of valuable hacien
das have been swept by the flames, and
scores of villages destroyed.
Measles Delays Troops.
Norfolk, Va., Aprill 6. An epi
demic of measles in the United States
training station at St. Helena, with an
outbreak of the same disease aboard
the United States auxiliary cruiser
Prairie, will delay for 20 days at least
the transportation of from, 1,500 to 1,
800 seamen to Panama en route to the
Philippines. It is said that fully 500
men have the disease. I
Tuesday, April 13.
Washington, April 13. In the house
the statement that the Aldrich amend
ments to the Payne bill tend to increase
the duties on luxuries and reduce them
on necessities is taken with a grain of
salt.
Alcnch will make a brief statement
to the senate Thursday, explaining the
absence of revenue producing features
in the amendments to the house bill.
The message from the house asking
that the Payne bill be returned for a
correction of the petroleum schedule,
will be received Thursday. In view of
the fact, however, that the bill had
been referred to the finance committee,
amended and reported back to the sen
ate, it is not likely that the bill will be
permitted to go back to the house.
Senate leaders take the position that
there is no necessity for the return of
the bill to the house, as the finance
committee intends to offer amendments
to the petroleum schedule that will
efface the error.
Taft to Take Up Jap Problem.
Washington, April 16. Secretary
Nagel, who independently investigated
the immigration problem on the Pacific
coast, it was learned today, will report
to President Taft on the subject.
Nagel's report will cover statistics re
garding Chinese and Japanese coolie
labor in California and deal with the
situation generally. Taft believes he
can solve the problem without agita
tion and it is generally believed he will
assume an attitude more sympathetic
toward the Pacific coast than djd
Roosevelt.
many families;homeless.
Rochester, N. Y., at Mercy of Flames
for a Time.
Rochester, N. Y., April 14 Swept
along by a 25-mile gale, fire yesterday
destroyed several sections of the city
and did damage estimated at $500,000.
For a time it was feared that a great
portion of the city would be burned and
aid was summoned from Buffalo and
Syracuse.
One hundred families are homeless
and militiamen guard what little they
have saved of their household effects.
Some of the homeless are quartered in
precinct houses and a large number
passed the night in a public school
building. A heavy rain set in and,
while it helped to extinguish the blaze,
it was a hardship on the homeless.
The Palmer building, a four-story
brick structure devoted to manufactur
ing interests at Main and Gibbs streets,
was the starting point of the blaze,
which spread over a wide area and
started a second series of fires.
Chicago, April 13. Uncle Sam has
abandoned the prosecution in all inves
tigations of the rebate cases, the affairs
of the packers and the alleged Argo
peonage system, which have been be
fore the present grand jury. This fol
lows the dispatching of a letter from
Attorney General George W. Wicker
sham, in Washington, D. C, to Morris
& Co., officially announcing the aband
onment of efforts to obtain indictments
of rebating against that firm on evi
dence that has been heard thus far.
This does not apply to the inquiries
on the part of the Department of Jus
tice, which have not been presented be
fore the grand jury. The probe of the
National Packing company, which
grew out of the Morris & Co. investi
gation, has not yet been heard by the
Federal inquisitorial body.
Fees for services and funds for the
transportation of the grand jurors dur
ing their session have amounted to
$10,000, while that of witnesses have
totaled $5,000.
HOW RAILROADS SUFFER.
of
Monday, April 12.
Washington, April 12. The house
today adopted Payne's resolution ask
ing the senate to return the tariff bill
accompanied with the direction that it
would be sent back to the senate as
soon as the engrossing clerk had
altered it so as to place petroleum,
crude and refined, and all its products,
on the free list.
This action was taken to overcome
the "joker" in the measure, which,
while placing petroleum on the free
list, puts a high protective tariff on
all of its products;
Washington, April 12. The amend
ed tariff bill is now on the senate cal
endar and consideration of the measure
will be begun Thursday. It was laid
before the finance committee with the
Democratic members present this
morning and after 30 minuets' parley
a vote was taken on the question of
making a report to the senate today,
all the Republicans voting in the affirm
ative and the Democrats in the negative.
boon after the senate met, Aldrich
presented the amended bill. Daniel, on
behalf of the minority, protested that
the Democrats had not been given an
opportunity to examine the measure,
and Aldrich replied that they could
make their examination by Thursday.
He said also that, as the majority was
responsible for the bill, its course in
hastening the report was not warranted.
Waters-Pierce Company Ousted.
Washington, April 14. The Waters
Pierce Oil company was finally ousted
from Texas today by a decision of the
United States Supreme court. The
court denied a rehearing of the three
cases of the Waters-Pierce company
versus the state of Texas. The cases
were brought in the courts of Texas.
The company was charged with pooling
combinations in restraint of trade. As
a result the company is denied the right
to operate within the limits of Texas.
Gregory Has Been Recalled.
Washington, April 13. John H.
Gregory, Jr., United States charge
d'affaires at Managua, Nicaragua, has
withdrawn because of slights put upon
him that had become unbearable, not
only personally, but as a representa
tive of the United States. The State
department has not given out details of
his grievances.
Sebree Succeeds Swinburne.
Washington, April 17. Orders were
issued today for the detachment of Ad
miral Swinburne from command of the
Pacific fleet and designating as his
successor Admiral Sebree, now com
manding the second division of the
first dividsion of the squadron of the
fleet. Admiral Barry, who has been
supervisor of naval auxiliaries at the
New York navy yard, will succeed Ad
miral Sebree as division commander.
Admiral Swinburne will retire on ac
count of the age limit, August 24.
New German Patent Treaty.
Washington, April 16. The senate
committee on foreign relations today
ordered a favorable report on a new
patent treaty between the United
States and Germany. Under the ex
isting arrangement, an American who
patents an article in Germany or a
German who patents an article in the
United States is required to manufac
ture the article in the country where
the patent is taken out within three
years. The new treaty eliminates this
requirement.
Taft Favors Statehood.
El Paso, Tex., April 14 A special
to the Times from Santa Fe, N. M.,
says:
Governor Curry announced yesterday
that he would remain as governor of
New Mexico until statehood is secured.
He received a letter from President
Taft assuring him of the president's
confidence and co-operation. The Taft
letter was not given out. Mr. Taft
gives assurance of the early passage of
the statehood bill.
Commerce Commission's Estimate
Loss by Panic Wrong.
Chicago, April 13. An advance ab
stract of statistics of American rail
ways for the year ending June 30,
1908, as compiled by the bureau of
railway news and statistics, was made
public here today. It says:
"Instead of a decrease of only $164,
464,941 in gross earnings as the result
of the temporary financial depression
of 1907-08, as set forth in the prelimi
nary income report of the Interstate
Commerce commission for the year
ending June 30, 1908, the panic of 1907
resulted in a loss of more than $330,
000,000. The loss in net earnings is
$129,540,460, instead of $111,051,006,
as given in the commission's report.
"The two-cent passenger fare legis
lation caused a loss of $25,000,000 in
gross earnings, although more passen
gers were carried. The heavy loss in
net earnings is partly accounted for by
the expenditure of approximately $32,
000,000 necessitated by arbitrary inno
vations in accounting methods and re
quirements in regard to the hours and
conditions of labor."
FORFEIT IDAHO TIMBER.
Governor Gillette Vetoes Bill.
Sacramento, Cal., April 14 Governor
Gillett announced officially yesterday
that he would not sign the change of
venue bill. The measure was introduced
in the recent legislature by Assembly
man Grove L. Johnson. It fives to
every defendant in a criminal action
the right to a change of venue by sim
ply alleging in an affidavit that he be
lieved the judge to be biased. The Citi
zens League of Justice of San Fran
cisco appealed to the governor to veto
the bill, claiming that it would inter
fere with the graft prosecutions.
Umatilla Lands Under New Board.
Washington, April 15. The contro
versy between two boards of directors
of the Umatilla Water Users' associa
tion was Eettled today, so far as the
government is concerned, when Secre
tary Ballinger instructed the reclama
tion service land office to recognize
the so-called "new board' Hereafter
the government will recognize only
certificates of membership signed by
this board, unless the matter is taken
into court and decided otherwise.
Excursions in Airships.
Berlin, April 14. Preparations for
the international aeronautical exhibi
tion to be held at Frankfort next July
are approaching completion. All sorts
of air craft will be seen in flight and
facilities will be offered visitors to
make trips in airships starting from the
exhibition grounds. For sixtv davs dur
ing 1 1 i t exhibition there will be races
and other contents. The Zeppelin and
Iho Fnrseval airships will travel to
Frankfort by air ancl take passengers
on excursions iiong the Khme.
A.-Y.-P. Stamps on June I.
Washington, April 13. Postmaster
General Hitchcock has approved a rect
angular design for a special issue of
stamps on June 1, commemorative of
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
The stamr bears a ribbon inscribed
AiaBKa-iuKon-racinc, iyuy, and a
circle frames the picture of a fur seal
standing by a cake of ice.
Perry Statue Plan Fails.
Washington, April 13. Much to the
disappointment of the promoters,
Count Okuma and Mr. Otani, a well
known business man of Japan, suffi
cient subscriptions have not been re
ceived to erect the proposed statue to
Commodore Perry, which was to have
been unveiled at Yokomhama July 1.
John R. Williams. House Clerk.
Washington, April 13. John R.
Williams, of Scranton, Pa., who for
several years has been file clerk of the j
nouse oi representatives, aied of an
acute attack of Bright's disease at the
Pennsylvania club here hearly today.
Congressmen to Junket.
Washington, April 13. A party of
representatives of congress will sail
for Panama Wednesday to inspect the
canal.
Castro Is Not Prisoner.
Paris. April 14 The French govern
ment does not regard Cipriano Castro in
my sense as a prisoner. Should Cistr"
come to St. Xazaire the government has
no intention of molesting him unless
he tries to foment public disorder. It
is believed, however, that Castro will
leave the Versailles at Santander, Spain.
April 22.
750 Appeal to Roosevelt.
Pes Moines, la., April 14 More than
7)0 Dos Moines school children have
signed a petition to Theodore Roosevelt
asking him to change his mind and not
kill defenseles animals in Africa. The
letter is in the hands of Mrs. Elizabeth
Rami, secretary of the Humane So
ciotv, who will send it to Mr. Roosevelt.
Government Takes Evidence Against
Barber Lumber Company.
St Paul, April 13. Forty thousand
acres of timber land worth from $1,
000,000 to $3,000,000 is at stake in
4.1 . i. i a a ,
me case in wnicn testimony was taKf n
today by Peyton Gordon, of Washing
ton, special assistant to the attorney
general of the United States.
The proceedings were begun several
years ago by the Federal government
against the Barber Lumber company,
of Eau Claire, Wis., to cancel patents
that the government had issued be
tween 1901 and 1903 for timber land
in the Roise basin, Idaho. The gov
ernment's complaint declared that the
patents had been obtained through
fraud.
Mr. Gordon has been securing testi
mony on behalf of the attorney gene
ral's office in Idaho, Nevada, Califor
nia, Washington and elsewhere. The
case will be tried this year in Boise.
Japan Wants Submarines.
New York, April 13. The Japanese
government is negotiating with an
American builder of submarine boats
for the purchase of plans and specifica
tions for a new type of submarine of
smaller model than the type now in
common use, but of double speed. It
is stated that the proposed new craft
would have about the same destructive
power as the present type. The pur
pose of the Japanese government is to
send draughtsmen to New York to
make drawings, but to build the boats
in Japan.
Ice Surrounds Ferries.
Menominee, Mich., April 13. Sur
rounded by immense ice windrows,
which stretch in a circle of 50 miles
on Green bay, or slowly pounding their
way through the ice of Chambers is
land, Ann Arbor car ferries 1 and 3,
which left Frankfort yesterday, and
were due here this afternoon, have not
been located. Lighthouse keepers on
a small Green bay island near Death's
Door have been communicated with,
but none have seen the boats.
Jail' for Smoking Pipe.
Galena, Kan., April 14 Because Ace
Raines. IS years old, son of the post
master here, smoked a pipe yesterday,
he was taken to jail. He will face trial
Tlmrsdav on the charge of havin vio
lated the newly enacted law prohibiting
minors ironi snioKing.
Sixty Per Cent Tubercular.
Pes Moines, la.. April 14. An in
vestigation conducted by the IV s
Mnine Tnr-ercular Association has re
sulted io the discovery that six out of
every ten children examined are in
fected with tuberculosis.
Rumor Snake Is Dead.
Muskogee, Okla., April 13. There
is a rumor here that Crazy Snake,
chief of the Creek Indians, who has
been sought by the state militia for
the past two weeks, is dead, but it
cannot be verified. The government
has representatives in the field search
ing for the Indian leader.
Alberta Crops to Double.
Winnipeg, Man., April 13. The first
Canadian Western wheat crop report
was issued today, showing 100 per cent
increase in the seeded area in Southern
Alberta. Little seeding outside of
that district will be done until the end
of the month.