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FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909 THE ECHO REGISTER, ECHO OREGON LEADERS OF JAP STRIKE ARE in ItlOT CHAIUii: AtiAIXST 12, Mllt IEU FOlt THUKK. ABUNDANT EVIDENCE FOUND Striker Ilml IMannitl OnmiwlRn of Intimidation and Violence to Control Sugar indimtry. Honolulu, June 15. Fifteen of the Jaiuuiine strike leaders arrested upon Indictments returned by the grand Jury were plven a preliminary hearing. District Judge W. L. Whit ney held 12 of them for trial on charges of conspiring to riot and three for conspiracy to murder. The authorities declare the evi dence adduced before the grand jury and the papers seized Friday, when the offlcoa of the JIJi, a Japanese newspaper, and those of the Japan ese Higher Wage Association were raided, furnish abundant grounds for believing the strikers intended from the beginning to resort to in timidation and violence In their ef fort to control the sugar industry and eventually the internal affairs of the territory. Strong efforts are being made by the strikers to get the Japanese gov ernment to make an International incident of the forcible entry Into the office of the Japanese news paper and the seizure of papers by the sheriff. Leaders in the strike have appealed to Ambassador Taka hlra at Washington by cable and de manded an immediate investigation of the alleged violation of the treaty right. Senlchl Uyeno, the Japanese consul-general, has advised his country mon against the men who led the strike movement from the beginning of the agitation. He expresses ap proval of their arrest and prosecu tion. TO HUNT DOWN MUTINEERS Example to Ik Made of Men of Con stabulary Who Seized Post. Manila, June 15. Brigadier-General Bandholtz, chief of tbePhillp pine Constabulary, who Is at pres ent on a tour of inspection In the Island of Jolo, will at once proceed to Davao, Mlndano Island, the scene of the mutiny of the second company of Constabulary on June 6. The in sular government Is determined to make an example of the mutinous men who fled to the mountain with their rifles and equipments, and the pursuit will be preosed with the ut most vigor until the last one of the mutineers has been captured. Market Their Own Grain. Lewlston, Idaho, June 15. Farm ers of the Inland Empire are rapidly freeing themselves from the grain companies and subsidiary organiza tions which have brought Immense wealth to many concerns. The work is being effected through the agen cies of the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union, an organi zation introduced about two years ago, and which now enjoys a mem bership of approximately 20,000 farmers In the Inland Empire. ' WuIIim Four Itayn tin IJrokon Leg. Portland, Or., June H. His leg broken four days ago, Wm. Young, 47 years old, benumbed by the ex cessive use of intoxicants In the In terim, was not conscious of his in Jury until Sunday afternoon, when he fell to the street, the fractured limb finally falling to withstand the weight of Its liquor-laden possessor. CASH STOLEN BY EMPLOYE Los Angeles Ilobberjr Reveals SrrU ous Defects In System. Los Angeles, June 14. Theft by postoff.ee employes and not an er ror in routing was responsible for the loss of registered packages con taining (30,000 in currency mailed by the First National Bank of Los Angeles to he Bank of Bisbee, Ariz., last week. To a sudden uproar in the postofllce following the discov ery is attributed the failure to ap prehend the thief, who made away with two packages con'alning $15, 000. This alarm is believed to be responsible for the recovery of the other two packages, which were found in the registry division of the main poatoXce. Terriffic Boiler Eplw.in. Denver, June 15. Four known to be dead, as many missing, three per haps fatally hurt and six more or less seriously Injured, with property loss estimated between !50,000 and I500.000. Is the story of a boil er explosion that wrecked the prin cipal power plant of the Denver Gas A Electric Company at I o'clock this evening. EVENTS IN OUR STATE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE Joseph J. T. Sutton was trrested and lined (50 tor spearing fish with a grab-hook. Roseburg The body of Lewis Haysanny, who mysteriouoly disap peared two weeks ago, was found in the Umpqua river last week. Marshfleld Claude Stutsman and MlbS Alice Rehlcld, two well known young Marshfleld people, elopud to Coquille ar.d were married. Salem The laws passed by the special session of the legislature and not bearing the emergency clause became effective Tuesday morning. Jun? 15. Astoria Excellent progress is be ing made on salving oil barge No. 91, and It is now certain the vessel will be saved. About 17,000 bar rels of oil have been pumped from the bargj's tanks. Salem- Action hat been started In the circuit court for this county to condemn over 2800 acres of land lying southeast of Gervais for drain age ditches. La Grande Elmer Cbrlstlanson, indicted by the grand jury several weeks ago on a charge of passing a raised check on an Elgin bank, was acquitted by a jury. Wallowa The Bales-Jones Com pany of Grangevllle, Idaho, shipped 570 head of cattle from Wallowa to the Red Rock, Mont., ranges for the summer. The price Is said to have averaged better than $25' per head. Salem Without watting for an order of the state railroad commis sion, which has been investigating the matter, the O. R. & N. and the S. P. have filed notice of substantial reductions In wool rates. La Grande The La Grande horse and live stock show, held Saturday, was a splendid success. Dr. J. Wlthycombe, of the Oregon Agri cultural College, judged the stock and awarded prises In the different classes. Salem The warm weather the past week having ripened the cher ries faster than anticipated. It was decided by the cherry fair committee to change the date of the cherry fair from July 15, 16 and 17 to July 8, 9 and 10. Astoria Three Japanese women, In appearance young girls, have bees arrested by Immigration Inspector Bonham on a charge of their being Illegally in the country. The spe cific charge Is that they were Im ported for immoral purposes. They will be given a hearing as to their right to be In this country. Portland The annual Sunday School Convention of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Oregon opened at the Taylor-Street Church Sunday night with addresses by Bishop C. W. Smith, Dr. Daniel Rader, editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, and Dr. Edgar Blake, assistant sec retary of the Board of Sunday Schools. Portland The Oregon state build ing at the Alaska-Yukon-PaclQc Ex position will be formally dedicated Friday, June 18, when Governor Benson, Mrs. Benson and a number of prominent Oregon men and wo rn' . will be present. Mrs. Benson Is to be the hostess at the afternoon reception and her attendants are women prominent socially in state society. Warrenton The D. L. Kelly Lumber Company has completed a railroad spur for the purpose of un loading logs In Sklpanon creek. The contract for logs consists of about 90,000,000 feet of spruce, cedar and fir. to be furnished by the Moore Logging Company. A large dredge Is now at work at an expense of $50 per day improving the channel of Sklpanon creek. Portland A meeting of pioneers and other citizens Interested in tho matter was held in the city hall Sat urday af'ernoon to take the prelim inary steps towards perfecting a an for providing the ways and means to create a state park at Cbampoes; in order to perpetuate the organization of the provisional gov ernment at that place on May 1, 184S. Salem Attorney-General Craw-1 ford has commenced condemnation proceedings In the circuit court for Benton county to condemn and ac quire for the nse of the Agricultural College lota 20 to 24 of of Avery A Mills' addition to the city of Cor ral Us. The land adjoins that al ready owned by the college and as the Interested parties could not agree on the price the condemnation proceedings became necessary. Portland It took barely 10 min utes of the jury In the federal court j to come to the conclusion Carl Logs- ' don, the 19-yeer-old Indian from i the Slletx reservation, aceused of j murdering his cousin, Grover Cleve- , land White, and they returned 4 ver dict to that effect.- The verdict was a popular one and about 50 Indiana surged around .the boy to congratu late him on his escape from the gallows. fAX EARNINGS OF CORPORATIONS t.i ft sends special message . sk.;i:stin; plan. ALSO FAVORS INCOME TAX Tariff lenders Asked to Attend ta CorjHirntlon Tax, and States Will Art on Incomes. Washington, June 16. President Taft today sent to congress a mes sage urging the pnssagn of an amendment to the tariff imposing a tax of 2 per cent upon the undis tributed net earnings of corpora tions, 'and the adoption of a resolu tion submitting to the several states an amendment to the constitution giving congress the power to impose a tax on Incomes. This understanding was reached at a session of the Cabinet Tuesday and was approved by Republican senate leaders, who conferred with the President. The President favors an amend ment providing for a tax on the net earnings of corporations, not only because of the added revenue It would produce, but also because he believes it would throw a healthy light of publicity upon the affairs of corporations. It has been estimated that a 2 per cent tax on the earnings of cor porations available for dividends would yield approximately $20,000, 000 a year, while at the same rate a tax on all Incomes would yield from $70,000,000 to $80,000,000. Probe to Enter Sugar. Washington, June 14. The de partment of justice has assigned two agents to duty in New York with Instructions to examine Into the con ditions under which the recent com promise was affected between the American Sugar Refining Company and the Pennsylvania Refining Com pany. The agents are to examine into the allegations that the com promise disclosed conditions involv ing a violation of the Sherman anti trust law. MAY MAKE ALASKA 'DRY' CoiiitreHN Provides New Requirement for Saloon Licenses. Seattle, June 16. To obtain a liquor license in Alaska in the fu ture, an applicant must present a petition to which the names of a ma jority of the people in his precinct are signed Is the principal clause of a bill passed without noise during the past Winter at Washington, D. C. Not only must the majority of men In the precinct show their will ingness to have tho license granted, but the women are also Included, and t bis fact has led some Alaskans In Washington to the belief that the Northland will now go dry. NiKro Shoots Traffic Men. Shanlko, Or., June 16. B. H. Trumbull, commercial agent of the Illinois Central, and J. S. McLaugh lin, traveling freight agent for the mine road, with headquarters in Portland, were slmt and seriously wounded early this morning by a drunken negro car pdrter. JAPAN BUYS GOLD INGOTS Will Save Money on Purt'Iutfte From Sun Francisco Mint. San Francisco, une 15. The Jap anese government has purchuscd from the United Statvs mint In this city gold Ingots to the amount of $2,250,000 for the announced pur pose of augmenting Ita reserve fund to 'cover a portion of Its Issue of bank notes. It has been the custom of Japan to purchase gold in Lou don, but a considerable saving has been effected by the present transac tion, owing to the favorable rate of exchange between New York and London. Famous Women In HeJin Toronto, June 15. More than 7, 000,000 women, living In all parts of the world, are represented at the fourth quinquennial meeting of the International Council of Women, which, b-igan Its sessions In this city today. The council will remain la session two weeks. Itued lo Cut Rates. Lewlston, Idaho, June 14. Oper ation of the independent steamers Between Portland and Lewlston, which has brought about a 25 per cent reduction In freight charge has also resulted In the railroad com panies taking steps to meet the cut on a number of commodities. Hog HighM For 27 Yemr. Chicago. June 14. The blithest June price far live hogs since 1.12 wa established today, when the best porkers sold at $8 a 100 pounds. 1 X r SHORT NEWS NOTES. Lumber production In the United StHti-s was lug la the calendar year 1D0S than the preceding year. The 5tv:-ase amounted to 17.3 per cent. t'overelsn Camp, Wooilmeu or the Vorld, has appropriated 1750,000 to b- used for the erection of a head quarters building at Omaha. Organization of the Son Sen Chicle Company, with a capital of JO.OJJ, 0U0, which will take over tua busi ness of six of tho largest chewing gum factories in the United Slates and Canada, has been completed in New York. Two hundred pounds of dynamite mysteriously exploded at Fredericks burg, Iowa, wreck lug the business district of the town and Injuring a score of persons. The shock was felt 12 miles away. During the year 1908 the steam and electric railroads of the I'nited States purchased more than 112, 000,000 cross ties, costing at the point of purchase, over $56,000,000. The call for the forty-first annual convention of the National American Women's Suffrage Association has been Issued. The convention will be held at the A.-Y.-P. Exposition at Seattle on July 7. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United Stales senate for many EDWARD EVERETT HALE. years, minister, author and teacher, died last week at his home in Rox bury, Mass. He was 87 year old. The steamer Tanana has arrived at Dawson with $500,000 worth of Fairbanks gold-dust, making a total of $2,000,000 received so far this season, en route to Seattle. Two $50 gold pieces, struck from the United SltUfca mint at Philadel phia in 1877, have been sold to a wealthy New York collector for $10, 000 each. They are the only $50 pieces ever minted by the govern ment. Secretary of the Interior Ballln ger has just designated 27,000 acres of land In New Mexico and 46,000 acres In Montana as coming within the provisions of the 320-acre home stead law. These lands are semi arid and must be farmed according to "dry-farming" methods. An additional $5000 was sent to the American embassy at Constntl- i nople Saturday by the American Red Cross Society for the relief work among the destitute people In Tur i key. This makes $20,000 sent by this society. I The petition of the prosecution for t a rehearing in the case of Louis ' Glass, vice-president of the Pacific States Telephone Company, who was convicted of bribery by a San Fran ! Cisco Jury In 1907, has been granted I by the supreme court of California. Attorney General .Mu Liens has j commenced suit against the Western i Union Telegraph Company to com ' pel the company to file articles of Incorporation with the state of Wy i omlng or suspend operations within : Its borders. ! R. H. Thomson, city engineer of I Seattle, Is the man Secretary Ball ! In ger has in mind for appointment as director of the reclamation ser vice in the event that F. II. Newell is retired from that office. The signature, purporting to be j that of Grover Cleveland, which was : attached to an article furnished to ! the New York Times by Uroughton , Brandenburg, and represented as the work of Mr. Cleveland, was repudl j ated as forged Tuesday by Mrs. Cleveland. Monday was the 1 3 2d anniversary of the adoption of the American flag by congress, that Important event having taken place June 14, 1777. While not a legal holiday, the day Is generally observed throughout the United States by the raising of flags on all public buildings. Anthony Meyer, a Brooklyn, N. T., Iceman, on the same day sold an lnter4.t In an oil well, which bad coat him $100. for $10,000 and re ceived a letter from a long lot brother la Seattle saying he bad made $1,000,000 In Alaska, and In viting him to go into partnership. He will live la Seattle. LI vv .M h Ladies High-Class Spring Suits! all Reduced. The Best Tailor f 3 it 17.50 Tailoml Suits N t of tlit very best 17.."l) in pananiii Series iiml Fancy Suiting 'AO ami '.12 in. coats finished llain or with braid, on sale at this phenomenal low price. Alterations Free. $10.00 Tailored Suits heducetl to 7(5 of our very best $30.00 suits striekly all wool men Tailored ariucnts of the hi;;liest class, goon sale at tho extreme low price $iil.."iO. All Suits up $4..()0 reduced to 27.50. There are 70 of these elegant Suits in most popular spring styles and all go on sale at the reduced price of $27.50. Mens new spring Suits at half-Price V & 3 0 0 :: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE Where It Piyi T, Trtde. WONG LUNG LAUNDRY r have purchased the Sam Woe Lung and refitted it up and now ready for business. I solicit your family washings no difference how small or how big. I guar antee all my work. Leave your order and I will come and get it and return it. Give me a Trial I THE IDLE HOUR Mell Norman, Prop. Cigars, Tobaccos, Nuts, Candies, Soft Drinks, Etc. l'ool and Milliards Lunch Counter In The Rear Gilbert's Barber Shop SHAVING, HAIRCUTTING, SHAMPOOING Everything First Class Utri orden br for lh PtmiWton Donxatic Stimra Laundry, frubtt lTn ry Wad- nMiy and return. Saturday Shop Located Opposite Bank of Echo Shaving, Haircutting, Shampooing Kverytlilnir Flrat Claim Bath Itooin In Connection. Give iih a Trial Hotel Echo Tonsorial Parlors MULLIN & STEWART, Prop. 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Vaa Stlmrw aV Ca, rintot Onr Eadwid plnar Imi $4.90 tot whea pint, tmi mm at mm by Ceaiiiae Crnat Nobia. 0 0 Suits for a Song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 minced to 1 !.."(). $4.22 M auk TO-. ptfuL four quart