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NEWS OF THE WEEK NEW LAND P O LIC Y . NO TARIFF REVISION. Task Will Ba Taken Up Next Wlntar House Leaders 8ay. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST Secretary Garfield Aids Entrymen In stead o f Hindering. IN GRASP OF STORM Washington, Feb. 4.— It is the pur pose of Secretary Garfield to so conduct the Interior department and so interpret HOLDS W H E AT RECORD. O R E Q O N Q IV cN PR O M IN EN C E the public land laws as to actually aid Condon is Largest Primary Distribut Joint Passenger T ariff Mentions 200 every bona fide entryman who is en deavoring to establish a home on the ing Point in Country. Points In State. public domain. Secretary Garfield Condon— The latest estimate of the Oregon receives considerable prom holds that the land laws were enacted amount of grain already shipped and inence in the joint tariff issued by the (or a purpose, and so long as the law is that remaining to be shipped from Con Union Pacific giving the one way col not abused, he intends that the entry- onist rates to the Pacific ooaat from A Resum« o f the Less Importent but don is 1,300,000 bushels. According , Union Pacific territory. The tariff haa man shall enjoy its provisions, ami so Fatal Snow Slides In Colorado, Bliz Not Less Interesting Events to this showing, Condon is the largest just been issued and makes the rates long as he acta in good faith, shall have zards In Michigan, and Sleet the encouragement and aid of repre primary grain shipping point in the effective March 1 to April 30, inclu- sentatives of the department.- In other o f the Paet Week. Storm In Illinois. United States and, as far as .can be 1 aive. The tariff sets forth the rates ill words, Secretary Garfield la proceeding j detail as they have been announced al learned, in the entire world. The ready in the newspapers. The low eol- on the theory that every man is honest Bryan declsree thst W ell street is New York, Feb. 6.— Large districts point which has heretofore claimed the jonist rate is good to any station in Oie- until proven guilty; be is human enough to recognize that honest men of the Hart and Middle West ere suffer ■worse than Monte Carlo. honor of being the largest primary 1 gon and about 200 points in this state may make errors which do not lay ing from a cold wave of unusual severi in the The national convention of the So grain shipping point in the world is are mentioned individually them, or should not lay them liable to ty. Reports from many loclaitie* are The rate is $30 from Council cialist party w ill be held in Chicago Ritsville, Wash., ite supremacy being tariff. the law. A reading of Mr. Garfield’ s to thejeffect that the eztreuie cold is May 10. clgimd on the basis of shipping 1,260,- Bluffs, Omaha, St. Joseph, Leaven annual report, made public yesterday, coupled with a fall of snow of sufficient worth or Kansas City to all main and 000 bushels. The American torpedo flotilla has will convince any man that there has depth to interfeie with transportation From figures obtained from the best branch line points on O. R. A N. east been a phenomenal— an almost incom arrived at Punta Arenas, Straits ol facilities, while several fatalitiee have authorities on the subject 1,100,000 of Portland, including points north of prehensible—-change in the manner cf Magellan. occurred. A sleet storm in the Middle bushels of wheat and barley have a l Umatilla and Pendleton, via Granger, conducting the Interior department. West has added to the general disioru- French troops in Algeria were canght ready been received by the warehouses Ogden and Huntington, via Denver, Under Secretary Hitchcock, the en in a severe snow storm and at least 28 and m ill here.« And to this must be Granger or Ogden and Huntington, or tire force of the Interior department fort. A ll of the charitable institutione are perished. added the large amount that is yet scat ' v li Denver, Grand Junction, Ogden and and general land office, on special in over crowded anil many home lees men, tered over the country waiting to be Huntington. The Japanese government w ill in structions from the secretary, proceed to keep from freezing, itave been forced The same rate obtains to Portland hauled to town before spring. I t is crease the tax on sugar, sake, alcohol, ed on the theory that the public land safe to say that there remains in Con and all main and branch line points laws were enacted to prevent men ac to huddle around firee in the open beer and kerosene. streets. The whole state is in an icy on the Southern Pacific south thereof don’s territory 200,000 bushels yet to quiring public land*; every technical The people of Ohio will vote on an be brought in, making a grand total of to and including Ashland, as well as failure to comply with the law was re grip, the mercury falling to a record of initiative and Referendum law at the 1,300,000 bushels to be shipped from all pointa on the Astoria A Columbia garded as ground for criminal prosecu 45 degrees below in the vicinity of C LE E T O N IS CHOICE. Ballston. November election. i River railroad, via Granger or Ogden Condon alone. tion; every obstacle waB placed in the Other fatalities are ^reported from No lees remarkable is the estimated and Huntington, via Denver, Granger path of the honest, as well as the dis- Every trace of bubonio plague has Oregon Delegation in Congress Unites output of grain in e/ery section of G il lor Ogden and Huntington, via GYand | honest entryman, and Mr. Hitchcock Colorado, where numerous snow slides gone from San Francisco. The cam on District Attorneyship. ' liam oonnty, the total of the estimates 'junction, Ogden and Huntington and retired from office with the astounding have occurred in the mining districts. paign against rates w ill continue. Weather conditions throughout New Washington, Feb. 6.— Thomas J of the different stations exceeding the via Denver and Billings. reoord of having actually deprived hun England are the wornt of the present In a battle between French troops It Cleeton, of Portland, a close friend of mount to be shipped from Condon. dreds of honest Bettlers of their lands, and Moors, the Moors lost 10,000 killed winter. The cold snap is general in Grain Sacks at Reduced Figures Senator Fulton, is slated for United must also be taken into consideration while he permitted shrewd thieves to and wounded and the French 160. that many thousands of bushels of grain Pendleton— Umatilla county farmer* gobble up large tracts under his very that section, although no fatalities have States district attoruey for Oregon. Noithfield, V t., Several firemen were injured and one harvested along the borders of the coun w ill share in the purchase of 1,000,000 nose. The report of Secretary Garfield as yet been recorded. is missing in New York where a fire in Senators Fulton and Bcurne and Con ty are shipped from nearby railroad wheat sacks made by the F'armers’ Co will carry encouragement to every en reports the coldest wether in New Eng a dry goods store caused a loss of $200,- gressman Ellis united in recommend points in the adjoining counties. The operative union at Walla W alla. Over tryman who is striving to acquire pub land, with the mercury registering 34 degrees below zero. 000 . ing him; the recommendation was total of the number of bushels shipped 200 farmers were present at a mass lic land for an honest purpose. I t is The lake region Is also feeling [the Harriman is building a castle near placed in the president’s hands last from these points added to the amounts meeting at which contracts for the pur a most cheering document. cold. Michigan is in the grasp of a se Arden, N. Y ., to cost nearly $4,000,- night, and it is expected that Mr. Clee- shipped from different stations«in G il chase of 1,000,000 sacks from the J. Z. vere blizzard, in which zero weather is 000. His monthly payroll during the ton’s nomination will be sent to the liam ccunty places the enormous out Smith company and the Kerr-Gifford combined with a blinding storm. IM PE R IA L V A L L E Y C O N T E S T S put of Gilliam county at 2,760,000. company of Portland at a uniform winter reaches $19,000 and work is be senate today.] Railway traffic is completely paralyzed price of 7?»o, was made. As the same The obsequies were held over Chris ing rushed. quality of sacks sold last year at from Fifty Improved Claims o f Non-Resi in many parts of Michigan and the Schuebel’s nomination yesterday after Josephine Coalmen Organize. slorm showe no sign of abatement. Black Hand murders continue in noon. Mr. Bourne was the only mourn dents Are Jumped. Grants Pass— The Southern Oregon 10 to 11c each, the farmers have made Chicago last night experiened one of Chicago. er, bat the ceremony was behind closed Angora Goat Breeders’ association has a great saving in purchases for this Imperial, Cal., Feb. 4.—Out of 1,500 the worst sleet storms in years. There Japan is diverting many emigrants doors and there was none but his col been organized with C. E. Harmon, year by asking for bids. land claims in the Imperial valley, was much suffering from the icy blasts leagues to witness his last tearful trib president and Charles Meserve, secre to South America. about 50 improved claim* belonging to and traffic on the electric lines was al Initiative Petition Filed. ute to his friend. Mr. Bourne frankly tary. The association w ill have a reg A new cabinet opposed to Franco has Salem— The petition for the initia nonresidents have been jumped on the most completely demoralized, although admitted to them that it was useless ular meeting in March. The raising ground of failure to comply with the steam trains were operated. taken office in Portugal. for him to press Mr. Schuebel’s nomi of goats has become one of the promi tive of the question of the division of law. A recent decision of the commis In Central and Eastern Pennsylvania A plotter against Prince Nicholas of nation further. He said that he was nent industries of Southern Oregon. As Wasco county and the creation of Hood sioner of the general land offices revers snow foil to a depth of more than a satisfied that to do so would be to court well ae being profitable for the wool, River county has been filed with the Montenegro has been captured. es the practice that office has held here foot. It was extremely cold throughout a turndown by the senate, for his care they are looked upon as a valuable ad secretary of state by W . B. Andrus, of tofore that any person conld take a the mountainous regions, the mercury The steamer St. Cnthbert was burned ful canvass of the situation had eatls- junct in clearing new land, in keeping the Hood River Commercial clnb. The number of assignments from claimants off the coast of Nova Scotia and 16 of dropping as low as 15 degrees below ze fied him that, if the nomination was down the undergrowth. I t is calcu petition is said to contain 10,367 sig so long a* the total does not exceed 320 ro. Service of both steam and electrio her crew drowned. pressed, not only the subcommittee but lated that there are about 6,000 or 6,- natures, and is composed of a number scree. It it now held that a p < rson lines was crippled and there was con The higher officers of the battleship the entire judiciary committee would 000 of the animals scattered among the of separate pamphlets, each of which siderable suffering. fleet have been given a banquet by offi vote adversely and the senate would ranches in this district, some of which is provided with an artistic cover de can take but one assignment. Many claims, including scores of sign, with three luscious red-cheeked cers of the Chilean fleet. support Mr. Fulton in his opposition. are imported stock. well developed farms, are aff?cted by PU B LIC PR IN TER REMOVED. apples on the obverse and a tempting HeiDze has been sued for $97,600 on the reversal, and a number of contests strawberry on the reverse. account of alleged irregularities in the Last o f Machinery Enroute. are filed. The mutual water compan Is Accused of Mary Irregularities in F U LT O N W ILL RETU RN. management of the Butte bank. ies have combined to send representa North Powder— The last wagonload Government Office. Good Quality o f Lima. tives to Washington and lay the matter Japanese militarists are said to be Comes to Oregon to Answer Charges of the four carloads of mining machin Washington, Feb. 6.— Just as the Salem— J. Frank Hughed and W . A. before Secretary Garfield. An appeal ery delivered here last week for the In- losing power, as the middle class is re o f Attorney Heney. Carter, of this city, are successfully en president's action in suspending Public will be taken from the decision of Com diaona, or Muir, group of mines, 22 belling at the increased taxation. Washington, Feb. 6.— Senator Ful mileB from North Powder, at the head gaging in the manufacture of lime at missioner Dennet on the ground that Printer Stillings and appointing W il Dynamite has been found In the coal ton has decided to go back to Oregon, of Grand Ronde river, has started on Gold H ill, with a plant that turns out the Supreme court holds that an estab liam S. Rossiter to perform hia duties was being announced today, a commit 100 barrels per day of an article that is of one of the warships. It is believed lished ruling of a department of the T(ie Indiana Mining meet the chargee made against him by the new road. claimed to be 98 per cent pure. Mr. tee of labor leaders of this city, accom to have been left there by the miners. Francis J. Heney, and square himself company, which owns and spares no Carter has just returned from the lime government cannot be annulled by a re panied by Representative Gary, of W is It is claimed by officers of the Ohio with his constituents. The full text of expense in the development of the kilns and the firm has secured otders versal of the ruling. consin, called at the W hite House and No apprehension is felt by claimants National guard that inquiries have been Mr. Heney’s speech was received here Muir mines, has 40 men at work in from the paper mills at Oregon City as to the outcome, but it is considered presented to the president a resolution made regarding the number of m ilitia last night. After reading the full re stalling a new concentrator, the capa and Lebanon. The Southern Pacific adopted by the Central Labor union men that could be dispatched to the port, the senator decided to make his city of which is 100 tons per day. haa made a rate to Portland of 16 cents necessary to present the mattes to Sec here, charging Mr. Stillings with vio retary Garfield. Pacific coast on four hours’ notice. answer on the ground rather than by There is also an electric hoist under per hundred. lations of the eight-hour law ! in ' the construction for the purpose of sinking government printing office, and added: Bryan says Roosevelt is an honest re letter from here, and says his answer a shaft 1,000 feet below the present ill be complete. He will probably “ It is difficult at this time to get former. Fruit Inspector Resigns. WOOD CH IEF M ATERIAL. take the 3 o’clock train today. The level. witnesses against Mr. Stillings, for the Freewater— County Fruit Inspector The entire middle West is suffering senator last night said: Howard Evans ban resigned, the death Small Percentage o f Buildings Built reason that manv of them are employed Salem Druggists Censured. from a bilizzard. “ I shall leave for Oregon tomorrow. in the government printing office and of his father, James Evans, having in o f Cement or Brick. Salem— Salem drug stores have been I would have left today, but for the The Heinze savings bank at Butte directly under his charge. W e hope, creased the demands on his time to put under the ban of the state board of fact that it was necessary to arrange, so Washington, Feb. 4.— In a report however, to follow up our oral state w ill be reopened. far as possible, for matters pending in pharmacy by a visit of Secretary Blake each an extent that he found himself today regaiding building operations ment with affidavits, if neiessary. ” Senator Forsker save Roosevelt is the hich the state is interested. 1 had ley, who is authority for the statement unable to attend to both private and and the timber supply the geological The president informed the commit public business. The new horticultural champion muckraker. not contemplated another trip to Ore that they are not complying with the society signed a petition asking that T. survey says that the increasing price of tee of the action he had already taken law which provides that the drug and gon during the present campaign, being The new battleship Mississippi has lumber and a rapidly incieaeing use of in the case. perfectly willing to leave the matter of prescription business shall be in the L. Ragsdale be appointed in his place. perfected fire proof svstms cf construc been placed in commission. Resolutions by numerous labor or selecting my successor to the people care of a registered pharmacist. Dis tion Bhould do much in holding down ganizations in various cities charging The government has brought snit to without suggestion fom me, so long as trict Attorney McNary also recently P O R T L A N D M A R K E TS . the kmonnt which forests are called violation in the government piinting dissolve the Harriman merger. the campaign should be conducted made the discovery that no record of upon to yield each year, but so far these office of the eight-hour day, discrimina- Wheat— Clnb, 82c; blueatem, 84c; more substantial materials have not de the sale of poisons was being kept as is The English expect a visit from along decent lines.” ton against veteran soldiers and the valley, 82c; red, 80c. tequired. Roosevelt as soon as his term is ended. creased the lumber cut of the nation. widows of Boldier* and violation of the Oats— No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28. Notwithstanding the increased use of Turkey Menaces Russia. civil service law have been submitted to Two of the smaller street oar systems Barley— Feed, $27 per ton; brewing, cement and other fireproof materials, Paisley Wants the County Seat. 8t. Petersburg, Feb. 6.— Recent ad conyress and the president. of New York have gone into the hands $32; rolled, $29030. the last reports of the building opera Silver Lake— W . H. McColl, of Pais vices received from the Caucasus indi Mr. Stillngs is from Boston and was of a receiver. Corn — Whole, $32.60; cracked, tions in 49 of the leading cities of the ley, is authority for the statement that cates that the Russian inhabitants are appointed public printer in 1905. He A New York newspaper man claims greatly alarmed over the concentration Paisley wants to bring to a vote at the $32.50. United States for the year collected by had been general manager of his fath Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1,$17018 •he geological survey, show that 59 W illiam A. Rockefeller, father of John of Turkish troops in Armenia and it is Jane election the question of the re er’ s printing firm in New York and at D., died in 1906. believed is designed as a reply to any moval of the county seat from Lake- per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20 per cent were of wooden construction. various times manager of the Printers’ @21; clover, $14015; cheat, $15; view to Paisley. Paisley, Summer This does not include the large quan Most French newspapers commend attempt at a demonstration on the ]>art Board of Trade of that city and of New grain hay, $14015; alfalfa, $12@13; tity of lumber u*ed for the construction York. Mr. Rossiter also came from the recent special message of the presi of Russia. Under the cover of Turkish Lake. Silver Lake, New Pine Creek and vetch, $14. of dwellings, stores and other buildings North Warner voters would probably tribesmen the Turks are reported as dent to congress. Massachusetts ami hail business connec Butter— Fancy creamery, 30035c per in the thousands of small cities and iiMssing'infantry at Hayaxid and other lavor the move. Paisley is many miles tions in New York and Washintgon be A Kansas City jnry grand has just strategic |>ointB near the frontier i n ! nearer the geographical center of the pound. towns, scattered over the country and fore assuming office in the census bu returned 200 indictments for violation such strength as to dispose of the prob county than Lakeview. Poultry— Average old hens, 13@14c not included in the 49 cities on which reau in 1890. of the Sunday closing law. per pound; mixed chickens, 120130; : a reckoning was made. ability that the movement is intended spring chickens, 13©14c; roosters, 10 Platting New Townsite. It is believed the talk of war with solely against non-militant Persia. Will Answer In Writing. 0 1 2 c; dressed chickens. 14c; tnrkeys, Japan will bring increased appropria Oregon City— The Oregon Iron & “ Yellow Peril League.’’ Washington, Feb. 6.— Senator Ful live, 14@15c; dresser), choice, 16@17c; Russia 8laps France. tions for the defense of the Paaclflc Steel company has a force of surveyors Denver, Colo., Feb. 4.— Several hun ton has decided, in compliance with geese, .live, 9@10c; docks, 18020c; coast. 8t. Petersburg, Feb. 6.— The French at work platting its propeity beyond pigeons, 75c0$l.OO; squab*, $1.5002. dred representatives of anion labor, in the urgent advice of many friends in ambassador, M. Bompard, whom the the Tualatin river, near Willamette. Hawaii fears a flood of Japanese Eggs— Freeh ranch, candled, 26027c mass meeting this afternoon, formed Oregon, not to return home immedi French government has recalled, left The company has about 3,000 acres the “ Yellow Peril Exclnsion League,” ately to answer F. J. Heney’s attacks cool ike. per dozen. hurriedly tonight for Paris. He will there and it is believed that the con deelgned to prevent farther influx of on him, hnt to make a written state Veal— 76 to 125 pounds, 9 @ 9 ){c ; Bryan praises the president's special return only to present his letters of re struction of a railroad connecting the 125 to 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 Asiatic coolie labor into the United ment, which he will send to the news message to congress. call, which virtually were demanded by territory with Portland is a surety in States. One of the speakers said that papers of Oregon. He said this morn pounds, 5 0 6 tgc. The battleship fleet has started Russia. M . Bompard demanded through the future, as the land is being platted Pork— Block, 75 to 150 pounds, 7@ thousands of Japanese were coming into ing: “ Since annonneing my intention Foreign Minister Iswolsky that the gov Into tracts of two and one-half, five and the United States throngh the port of of returning to Oiegon, I have received through Magellan straits. 7)4c; packers, 5@6c. ernment prosecute the author of an ten acres. Fruits— Apples, table, $1.7502 50; El Paso as students. A prominent Jap a great number of telegrams from busi The house committee on census wants article published in the Grasdanin, the cooking, $1.2501.60 per box; cranber anese of San Francisco, he said, was at ness men, urging me to continue at my a census of all standing timber in the editor of which is Prince MeUohercky. Fuel Down at Pendleton. the head of the enterprise and conduct post of duty, and 1 have concluded for ries. $8011 per barrel. The newspaper we* fined $500. United States. Pendleton— An exceptionlaly mild Vegetables— Turnips. 75c per sack; ed the business from a clothing agency the present to remain here.” winter has combined with the recent fi carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per in the City of Mexico. President Ripley, of the Santa Fe, Dorn Miguel Acts Carefully. nancial panic to create havoc with the sack; cabbage, l ^ c per pound; cauli Stoessel Must Die. denies the charges of Roosevelt that hia Vienna, Feb. 6.— Dom Miguel de fnel situation in this oity, as viewed flower, $1.75 0 2 ; celery. $3.50@4 50 Took Drydock to Manila. London, Feb. 6.— According to news road has granted rebates on oil. Brnganza, the pretender to the throne, from the standpoint of the fuel dealer. per crate; onions, 15@20c per dozen; San Francisco, Feb. 4.— Otto Wer reports received here General Stoessel Senator Bourne says Roosevelt’s spe of Portugal, baa curtailed hi* stay in I Coal has dropped from $11 to $7 per parsely, 20c per dozen; peas. IOC per ner, Charles Bradley, J. H. Van Horn, has been sentenced to death for the sur cial message is bound to carry him to Viareggio, Italy, and is now on his way ton, and though the wood price is being pound; peppers, 17)^c per pound; T. Myers and W aller E. Rudolph, en render of Port Arthur to the Japs, by hack to Austria. This step, it is be- j kept up temporarily by the sheer force pimpkins, l@ lt £ c p e r pound; radish gineer* who were in charge of the dry- the Russian court. the White House for another term. General Stoessel lieved, i* taken on the adviceof relatives of the local combine, the bottom is sure es, 20c per dozen; spinach, 6c per dock Dewey on ite trip from the At- made a good fight for hie life and it A tornado just north of Wesson, ol the pretender, that he avoid any ac to drop out of it shortly. lant c coast to the Philippine islands, was generally believed that he conld ponnd; sprout*. 8c per pound; squash, Miss., laid wastes atrip three-quarters tion that could under these circum reached here today on the transport not be convicted of cowardice. Hie de l @ l i i c per pbnnd. of a mile wide and several miles long. stance« in any way be misconstrued. Demand Flat 2 1-2 Cent Fair. Cook and w ill proceed East tomorrow. fense lay in the assertion that the offi Onoions— $2 50 per hundred. Rix persons were killed and a number Salem— A committee of the Travel Potatoes— 40060c per hundred, de Tire Dewey left the Atlantic coast on cers at 8t. Petersburg failed to furnish injured. Storm Demoralizes Traffic. ing Men’s association has arranged livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $3.25 December 28, 1905, and arrived at him the necessary snpplies to make Officials of the Japanese government O torg'no, Philippine islands, on July proper defense of the port. Durango, Colo., Feb. 5.— The worst with the railroad commission to file a @3.50 per cwt. say that they, like other nations, are snow storm of the season has been pre complaint against all roads doing busi Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 5@ 10, 1906. interested in the fleet’ s trip from the vailing in Southweelern Colorado today. ness in Oregon and asking for a fiat 7'gc per ponnd; olds, 102c per ponnd. Wisconain Ready April I. Atlantic to the Pacific, as they want to The storm began last 8nnday and has 2 V e e n t rate on mileage books. The Mail From Fleet. Wool— Eastern OKs gon average best. I Washington, Feb. 6 — On April 1, know how the ships stand the strain. been glowing in intensity ever tim e. rate now is abont 2 i t cents, and the 13@20c per pound, according to shrink New York, Feb. 4.— The steamer next, the battleship Wisconsin w ill be China looks on the movement of the Railroad traffic is demoralised and tele books sold ir e not mileage hooks, but age; valley, 18@20c. according to fine Theeple which arrived today from Rio placed in commission at the navy yard Atlantic fleet as more than a pleasure graph and telephone wires are down in are coupon books, each coupon repre ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per Janeiro brought 20 sacks of mail from at Puget sound. Her commanding cruise. senting 6 cents. all directions. pound. the American battleships. officer has not yet been selected. In a Condensed Form lor Onr Busy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Washington, Feb. 6.— The present congress will not appoint a tariff com mission. Revision of the tariff w ill be undertaken next winter, in the short term. These announcements, in sub stance, were made today by Chairman Payne, of the house committee on ways and means, in the pretence and with the tacit approval of Speaker Cannon the occasion being a call upon those leaders by a tariff revision delegation from various parts of the country, com prising representatives of many of the biggeet manufacturing and industrial concerns in the United States, and headed by James W. Van Cleave, of St. Louis, president of the National Association of Manufacturers; ex-Gov- ernor N. J. Bachelor, of New Hamp shire, and H . E. Miles, of Racine, W if ., chairman of the tariff committee of the National Association of Mannfac turers. The delegation spent more than an hour presenting its case and listening to replies by the two foremost Repub lican leaders in the house, which, while they were cordially coached, were prac tically a refusal of all that the delega tion had journed to Washington to plead for. Ice King Reigns In East and Middle West. MANY SUFFER FROM SEVERE COLD