FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1009
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PCLL TOGETHER FOR ECHO.
PULL TOG ETHER FOB ECHO,
DIVISION OF SUM
VEXING PROBLEM
Claims on Reclamation fund Double
the Amount Available.
Supervising Engineers and Secretary
Ballinger Gather at Portland for
Conference on Apportionment
Eleven Millions to Be Disposed Of
No New Projects Encouraged.
Portland, Aug. S. An apportionment
of the reclamation fund among the va
rious government irrigation projects
for the year 1910 will not be determin
ed until Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger holds a further conference with
the officials of the reclamation service
today. Mr. Ballinger yesterday held a
preliminary conference with these offi
cials, at which were present the super
vising engineer of thesis divisions into
which the entire reclamation field is
divided. There is to be apportioned for
these projects about $11,000,000, but
the demands for funds aggregate an
amount fully double that available.
The conference, which was an execu
tive one, wai held in the offices of the
reclamation service in the Beck build
ing. There were present all of the di
recting and supervising officials of the
service. In sddition to Mr. Ballinger
they were: F. H. Newel, director; A.
P. Davis, chief engineer; O. H. En
sign, chief electrical engineer; D. C.
Henny, consulting engineer, and the
following supervising engineers: F. E.
Weymouth, Idaho division; I. W. Mc-
Connell, Central division ; H. N. Sav
age, Northern division ; C H. Swigart.
Washington division; L. C. Hill,
Southern division, and E. G. Hopson,
Pacific division.
"Today's conference was only pre
liminary and there is nothing definite
to announce regarding the probable ap
portionment of the reclamation fund.
for the reason that final conclusions
were not reached," said Mr. Ballinger
last night. "The various supervising
engineers presented their demands
for funds with which to carry on the
work undertaken by the government,
durinor the ensuing vear. These re
quests will bl considered further st an
other conference which will be held to
morrow. It will not be until after to
morrow's bearing that I will be able
even roughly to determine how the
funds for this work shall be expended,
"From the fact that the demands for
money far exceed the amount of funds
that will be available. I find it will be
a difficult job to decide on any appor
tionment that will satisfy all. Oregon
has not been receiving its share of the
proceeds from the sale of public Isnds
within its borders, as contemplated un
der the reclamation act. To see this
state next year receive more nearly
its share of this fund is another prob
lem with which I am confronted, espe
cially in view of the increased demands
coming in from other sections of the
reclamation field."
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED.
Open Secession Reported in Many
Communes of Spain.
Bayonne, France, Aug. 3. With all
trades unions in Northern Spain de
claring a general strike todsy, and
with several communes in Cstalonia
having proclaimed a republic, condi
tions in Alfonso's kingdom are any
thing but satisrsctory. While the gov
ernment on the one hand sends out re
assuring dispatches to the effect that
it has the revolt in Barcelona and
neighboring districts thoroughly under
control, on the other hand it admits
that it hss seized the telegraph and
telephone lines in the Biscayan pro
vinces, in an effort to keep the revo
lutionists and strikers from communi
cation with each other.
This conflict of official reports, taken
with the fact that the municipality of
Palamos has declared itself free and
independent, lead unbiased outsiders
to believe that the revolt is anything
but suppressed, and that while revolu
tionists may be cowed in Barcelona
itself, they are waiting in small bands
in the hills for more reassuring times,
and will then reassert themselves.
Suffering at Acspulco.
Mexico City, Aug. 3. A dispatch
from Acapulco state that severe shocks
continue. All the buildings that re
main standing are uninhabitable and
many are suffering from lack of shelt
er. Tents and temporary shacks in
which people are sheltered are inade
quate. Local authorities have sworn
in a number of citizens as special po
licemen, aa the force of gendarmes is
insufficient. There has been some loot
ing. Feed, clothing and medicine are
urgently needed, but thus far no relief
steps have been taken.
Calhoun Juror Accepted.
Saa Francisco, Aug. 3. The first
juror in the second trial of Patrick
Calhoun, president of the United Rail
roads, on an indictment charging him
with bribery, which is now in the third
week, wsa temporarily passed yester
day. After more than 1,560 talesmen
had been summoned to court, and a
largo number interrogated, Thomas
Gaiasford, a master plumber, is the
first man accepted by both sides sub
ject to peremptory challenge.
Alabama First at Income Tax.
Montsromerr. Ala.. An-, i Tha
bouse of representatives vaatenia
unanimously ratified the proposed in
come tax amendment to the Federal
constitution. The senate will vote oa
tha questioa of ratification Wednesday.
MOTORMAN IS BLAMED.
Evidence Shows He Pan by Switch
Near Coeur d'Alene.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 3. In the
collision of two passenger trains on the
Coeur d'Alene & Spokane railway Sat
urday afternoon, two mile west of
Coeur d'Alene, 12 persons were killed
and 102 injured. About 60 of the lat
ter sustained only slight injuries and
are not in hospitals.
Motorman Campbell, of the wrecked
train, who was reported sroong the
dead last night, is alive today, but it
is thought it is only a'mstter of a few
hours until he dies. He was badly
mangled in the vestibule of bis car, and
is barely breathing.
Campbell stated tonight that he un
derstood his orders were to meet the
other train at a siding five miles from
where the collision occurred.
It is learned from an official who de
clines to be quoted that Motorman
Campbell, of the wetabound train, the
extra which was wrecked, had orders
from the dispatcher to pull out of Coeur
d'Alene and to take a siding about
three-quarters of a mile out. in order
to allow the regular eastbound train to
pass. He passed that siding, either
forgetting his orders or imagining he
could make the next siding, about an
other mile ahead. It was between the
two sidings that the collision occurred.
ACAPULCO IN RUINS.
Destitute Inhabitants of Mexican City
Face Famine.
Mexico City, Aug. 3. A dispatch
from Acspulco todsy states that 73 dis
tinct shocks of earthquake have been
felt there since the first shake Friday.
The city has been destroyed and the in
habitants face a famine. During one
of the shocks a tidal wavs engulfed.the
harbor and a number of lives were lot
Chilpancingo also has been practical
ly destroyed. What the earthquake of
Friday failed to do was accomplished
by the stronger one Saturday, which
either leveled or rendered uninhabitable
every building in the two places.
All the markets at Acapulco were
destroyed in the shocks of Saturday and
the country people are afraid to take
in more produce to the town. People
are camping in the public squares and
hsve no food. The buildings standing
are being leveled by dynamite, as they
are little more than tottering walls.
During the heavy shock Saturday
the water in the harbor receded 33
feet, and then rushed back, covering
the docks and piers, causing considera
ble damage. The people are suffering
from exposure. The tents in the pub
lic squares and streets do not keep off
the heavy rains that fall at this season
of the year.
Funds are being rsised in Mexico
City to relieve the distress of Guerrero.
In Mexico City Saturday the shock
was besvier than any other yet experi
enced. So far as known no lives were
lost in the last tremor.
REBELS DECLARE REPUBLIC.
Don Jsime de Bourbon to Lead Revo
lution in Spain.
London, Aug. 3. Quickly following
messsges received here early today that
Spanish troops had been repulsed in a
collision with revolutionaries at Barce
lona, came a report that the insurgents
in thst city bad proclaimed a republic.
Color is lent to the report by other
dispatches emanating from Cerbere on
tbe Franco-Span ibh frontier. These
tell of a continuance of fighting
between the troops and revolutionaries
in Barcelona, showing the government
has not gained control of the insurg
ents, as censored dispatches stated.
Officials of the Spanish government
st Msdrid and other points have- con
tended for several days that the rioting
was the work of anarchists and social
ists. Thse claims are challenged by
a message received yesterdsy from
Barcelona by way of Cerbere. stating:
"Nine thousand armed revolutionar
ies have formed a committee of public
ssfety. A meeting of Carl is t leaders
has been held at Figueras, and the ar
rival is expected of the pretender, Don
Jaime de Bourbon, in order to place
himself at the head of thejebllion."
Cigarettes Under Ban.
Minneapola, Aug. 3. The cigarette
is an outlaw in Minnesota. The new
state law prohibiting their sale went
into effect Saturday, and it is now il
legal to put them on the market. The
cigarette market assumed a peculiar
phase in the closing hours. The price
varied, and was as unsettled as tbe
stock market after a flurry in Wall
street. In the evening there was a
shortage in popular brands at some
cigar stores, and sent up prices Re
ports came from other sections of fresh
supplies, which caused a rash there.
Alaska Road Is Operating.
Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 3. The first
ticket was sold and the first regular
passenger train made its run yesterdsy
on the first ail-American railroad in
Alaska, the Copper River & Northwest
ern. The passenger fare charge is IS
cents a mile. Fifty-three miles of
track have been completed and placed
in operation. The tracks will reach
Ticket river in October. At present
4.000 men are at work on the construc
tion of the road.
Ship With 3,000 Overdue.
Durban, Natal, Aug. 3. Some alarm
has been created by the non-arrival
here of the British steamer Waratah,
from Sydney, for London. She left
Port Natal July 26, and since then has
not been seen by any vessel. 4 search
has been instituted tor her. The War
atah has 3,000 persons on board.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Tuesday. August 3.
Washington, Aug. 3. The complete
collapse of all important opposition to
the conference report on the tariff bill
wsa evidenced today when the senate
agreed to vote on that measure at 2
o'clock next Thursday. Half an hour
after unanimous consent had been
given for that course a disinclination
on tbe part of senators to speak
brought an early adjournment until
noon tomorrow.
The lack of interest in the proceed
ings was evident. This was caused by
an agreement of Western senators to
vote for the conference report and to
correct the hide and leather schedule
by mesns of a concurrent resolution to
be acted upon separately. The form
of the concurrent resolution was agreed
upon at an informal conference in
Aldrich's commitee room. Instruo
tions are given by this resolution to
the enrolling clerks of the senate and
house to change tbe language of the
provision reducing duties on boots and
shoes and harness.
Mondsy, August 2.
Washington, Aug. 2. Tariff legis
lation has been delayed again by the
hide and leather question, and the con
ferees were called together once more
today. Western senators will compel
further changes in the bides and
leather schedule. These senators com
plain that tbe leather schedule as ar
ranged by the conferees with the ap
proval of the president, is unfair to
the states interested in protected
hides. It was agreed that some action
must be taken to conciliate them if
the conference report is to bo adopted.
Saturdsy, July 31
Washington, July 31. Tbe house to
night sdopted the conference report on
the tariff bill, 195 to 183. Twenty
Republicans voted against the report
and two Democrats for it.
Payne appealed to his Republican
colleagues to stand by the bill, saying
that if they wanted to drive their
party into chaos they would vote
against it. But he said it would be a
delusion to vote against the bill upon
the idea that the Dingley rates would
be continued.
"We have revised the tariff and
have taken off unnecessary dutis,"
said Payne. "Not all along the line
generally, but in our revision of the
tariff be have revised the tariff down
ward and yet we have held the scales
so evenly that we have done no injury
to any person or sny industry in the
United States.
"These rates increase the revenue
from customs less than $4,000,000.
The corporation tax is estimated to
produce $26,000,000 and tobacco $9,
333,333. "The Dingley law, during all its
period of existence has provided ample
revenue, and there is no doubt this law
will do the same for another 12 years."
Washington, July 31. After three
hours' discussion the senate passed the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
including $25,000 for the president's
traveling expenses, appropriations for
executing the tariff bill's provisions,
reducing the salaries of five judges of
the new Customs court from $10,000
to $7,500 per annum, and reducing the
salaries of other Customs court offi
cials. There wss a large attendance
when tbe bill was taken up.
Friday, July 30.
' Washington, July 30. Entering
upon the last stages of its considera
tion by congress, the tariff will aa re
ported by the conferees wss submitted
today to the bouse by Chairman Payne
aid ordered printed in the Congres
sional Record. Discussion of the con
ference report will begin st 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, the indications be
ing that a day will suffice for its adop
tion. Thursday, July 29.
Washingon, July 29. Bowing to
President Taft's ultimatum as to
gloves and lumber, the Republican
tariff conferees brought their work to
a conclusion this afternoon, signed the
report and tomorrow will submit it to
the bouse. Two tentative agreements
one reached yesterdsy and the other
the day before were repudiated by the
president. The bill as it now standi
will have the president's hearty ap
proval. President Taft gets the two things
upon which he insisted in addition to
free hides and radical reductions in
the duties on manufactured leather
the existing rates on gloves and lum
ber at $1.25 a thousand.
Wsdnesdsy, July 29.
Washington, July 28. The confer
ence committee finished its work to
day, but Taft is displeased and msy
not stand for the agreementgs, which
are:
Lumber, rough, $1.40 a thousand
feet Tbe bouse rate was $1 and tbe
senate rate $1.60. The senate differ
entials were adopted, making lumber
planed on one side dutiable at $1.90;
two s des, $2.16; three sides, $2.62 S,
and four sides, $2.90. The senate
Safety Device Ordered.
Washington, Aug. 4. All American
steamship companies were directed to
equip the boilers of their vessels with
independent waterfeeds by October 31
next in a decision of Assistant Secre
tary McHarg, of tbe Department of
Commerce and Labor. If at the time
indicated all such vessels are not so
equipped, tbe companies affected will
have their licensee revoked. It is
pointed oat that this will reduce to a
minimum the danger of explosions.
rates on lath and shingles, which were
higher than the house rates, also were
adopted.
Votes were taken on rough lumber
at $1.25 and at $1.50, but no agree
ment could be reached except at the
$1.40 rate for rough, with the senate
differentials on finished lumber.
Gloves were made dutiable at rates
considerably in advance of the duties
fixed by the senste bill, which for the
most part were tbe same aa the Ding
ley rates.
The print paper rate was fixed at
$3.76 a ton. This is only 25 cento less
than the senate rate and $1.76 more
than tbe house rate. It is expected
that this rate will arouse the ire of the
house committee which investigated
the wood pulp and paper question.
Hides were left on the free list, con
tingent upon the adoption of the house
rule authorising the conferees to go
below the house rates in fiting the rates
on leather and leather products.
If the report is laid be for the house
on Friday, according to present pro
gram, it will be taken up Saturday.
Accepts Ksyes' Resignstlon.
Washington, July 31. -The resigna
tion of President Reyes, o( Colombia,
was formally accepted today, according
to a dispatch received here. Reyes
wired bis resignation to the president
of the senate from Hamburg. He will
remain abroad indefinitely. His mes
sage to the Colombian senate reads:
"1 irrevocably resign all future claima
to the presidency." Reyes' term had
four years yet to run. Since he has
been at the head of the government
there have been two attempts to as
sassinate him. His health baa broken
and with the people showing a disposi
tion to support him no longer Reyes
decided to resign.
Two Men Marked.
Washington, July 30. Gifford Pinch
ot, chief of the Forestry service, and
F. H. Newell, director of the Reclama
tion service, are equally aware that
Secretary Ballinger is anxious to force
them out of the Federal service, or at
least reduce them from their present
positions of power to places less im
portant and less influential. But they
are assuming different attitudes toward
the secretary of the interior. Mr.
Pinchot has donned his warpaint and
feathers and intends to fight; Newell
hss assumed a psssive attitude and will
await a decision by the president, who
is the final arbiter.
Mrs. Longworth Would Fly.
Washington. July 31. Mrs. Nichol
as Loi.gworth, daughter of ex-Preai-dent
Roosevelt, has become an enthusi
astic a pout aeronautics. Her attend
ance upon the trials of the Wright
aeroplane is almost constant, and now,
it is said, she is determined to make a
flight herself, not in the aeroplane,
though it is said she even expressed
her willingness to do that, but in a bal
loon. A. Holland Forbes, of New
York, acting president of the Aero club
of America, wbo is now in the city,
has promised to take Mrs. Longworth
up.
Utah Company Loses Lands.
Washington, July 30. Atlo.-ney
General Wickersham announced yester
day that the Utah Fuel company, a
subsidiary corporation of the Denver &
Pio Grande railway, had settled pend
ing government suits for recovery of
illegally acquired lands by paying $73,
000 cash and reconveying to the gov
ernment 800 acres of coal lands, ap
praised at $40,000. The attorney gen
eral stated that a rigid investigation
would be made into the company's own
ership of other lands.
Montsna Lands Open to Entry.
Washington, July 29. Over 213,000
seres of land in Montana that had been
withdrawn from the public domain dur
ing the Roosevelt administration was
thrown open for entry today by tbe De
partment of the Interior. The land
was withdrawn because it was alleged
that a powerful combination had been
formed to grab it for water power pur
poses. The land will be subject to
settlement about the middle of Novem
ber. Old Landmark to Go.
Waahington, Aug. 3. The district
commiMsioners today received bids on
the contract to tear down the Anacos
tia bridge, which is one of the historic
landmsrks of tbe national capital. It
was over this bridge that John Wilkes
Booth sped his horse to escape from
the city the night he shot Lincoln.
The old bridge bas been replaced by a
handsome new structure, connecting
Waahington proper with the suburb of
Anscostia.
Checks Water Grab
Washington. Aug. 3. To frustrate
the attempt on the part of combina
tions to seeuro control of the water
power of the country end to carry out
the policy of the administration for
the conservation of tho nation's natural
resources, approximately 42,000 acres
of land for waterpower aites were tem
porarily withdrawn in Colorado, Mon
tana and Utah, by Acting Secretary of
tbe Interior Pierce today.
Shoup Statue at Capitol.
Washington, July 80. A marble
statue of the late Senator Shoup, of
Idaho, is soon to be erected in Statuary
ball in the capital bo Iding. Tbe statue
is the gift of the state of Idaho, and
was delivered at the rapitol building
todsy, but will not be unveiled until
next winter. Tbe ceremonies will then
be conducted by tbe senate and house.
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Meets every Saturday evening In the
Odd Fellows' hall on Dupont street.
Henrietta Rebekah Lodge No. tt,
L O. O. F. Meets second end fourth
Wednesdays of each month ia Odd
Fellows' hall.
Umatilla Lodge No. 40, A. F. at A.
M. Meets first and third Saturdays
of each month In the Masonlo hall oa
Dupoint tttreet.
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..Methodist Cliuri-h Sunday school
at 10 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and
7 p. m,, every Sunday.
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