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EUGENE. OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, JAN. 21, 1911
NO. 69
HOME COUNTY CONFESS
TO BUYING OF VOTES
Danville, HI., Jan. 21. City Attorney Frank Johns has con
fessed to buying votes at the last election and will go before the
grand jury and tell all lie knows about the alleged bribery and
corruption.
Sheriff Shephard admits to buying votes, but says he will
testify before the grand jury, as it would be impossible to se
cure a jury to convict any man who bought votes.
later information -was given out that both officials denied
the report of their confessions.
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ORHEY GENERA
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OPPOSES COAL
LANDBILL
wickersham Appears Before
Committee on Public
Lands
Washington, Jan. 21. Attorney
General Wickersham discussed the
Alaska coal lands bill today before
the senate committee on public
lands. He declared the bill would
tie op all lands so as to imake de
jelopment impossible. Regarding the
Cunningham claims, he said if the
courts decided the claimants were
entitled to the claims and decided
likewise In the cases of about 200
other claimants, the lands should be
released to the claimants. In such
in event," said I he attorney general,
"there will be no need for the pass
ive of such a bill as the one now
pending."
EUGENE WINS DEBATE
FROM LEBANON AND '
LOSES TO JUNCTION
Affirmative Team Victorious
At Home, Negative Meet
ing Defeat
The Eugene High school debating
team consisting of Bertie Lombard,
Dale Humbert and Anderson Baker,
won the first debate for the regents
tup in Eugene last night by a two to
one vote. The question was whether
in educational test would be desir-
lole as t means of restricting immi
gration. Eugene supported the affirmative.
Another Eugene team sunnortlne
the negative at Junction City, how
ner, lost there, and Junction In turn
lost the same side of the same ques
tion at Lebanon. The affirmative
M the home team won the debate
all three cities last night. The
Ubanon team here was composed of
to girls and a boy, being Miss Ka
Iforlne Klrkpatrick, Miss Minnie
"etwll and Frank Doolittle. The
Eiisene team at Junction was com
Wl of James McCallum. Waltei
wnm and Henry Chezem, Jr. The
ciilon at Junction and at Leban-
were unanimous.
Springfield Wins
Toe SorlnirrinM Kn.ln
u ?? eba,e at Co"Ke Grove last
"W by i unanimous vote. The
wstion considered was the value of
labor unions. The Springfield
Za " composed of two girls and
w ooj, being Miss Bessie Hutchin
ilil4mV dred Conpenhaver and
TOOTH FOUND IN
EAR JJFLITTLE GIRL
8ac tvnHi . .
tit i. , Jan' Taken to
S.?"1' with a severe earache
i wk L. P0WIe "as relieved of
I keen r,uT?n Jn mB "nnner had
f .placed In her ear. The eirl re.
j,r,Tln8 I'lled a loose tooth
U,lAne .nlFht "d not recall
"a" Placed It afterward.
fifty Years Ago Today.
Jan. 21.
l I'liltcd states senators
" Florida anil Alatmma
?W fr,"u " woata and
" followed by Jefferson Da-
Mississippi. Iq his speech
2 withdrawal Senator Davli
tel. Z?h 'U" hM oTerelgn
L Tik. 0wn tiKt" ond lu
f bis state. .
Tenty.five Years Ago Today.
xt sensational partla-
1,1 history of Victoria's
JvZ 1,1 lron. The royal
fa, olal splen-
quen hinted at the
In Ireland.
CENTRAL HEATING
COMPANY TO PUTIN
ELECTRIC PLANT
The Eugene Heating and
Electric Power company,
which owns the central heat-
lng plant In the middle of the
block bounded by Willam-
ette. Olive. West Eighth and
West Ninth streets. Is prepar-
lng to install an electric light
plant In the spring to furnish
lights to the buildings sup-
plied with heat by the com-
. pany and others, if deemed
advisable. The steam for the
.operation of the engine for
the dynamo can be obtained
from the heating plant at no
extra cost.
WESTERN FEDERATION
GRANTED CHARTER
Washington, Jan. 20. The execu
tive council of the Federation of
Labor today decided to grant a char
ter to tho Western Federation of
Miners, on the same basis as is that
granted to the United Mine Workers
of America. The latter threatened
to withdraw from the American
Federation, unless the Western Fed
eration was admitted.
I SP0RT0GRAPHS t
Boxing.
Abe Attell and Billy Allen, the
Canadian feather, will meet in a
ten-round non-declslon affair at Syr
acuse, N. Y., next Monday night. .
The return match between Tom
my Murphy and "Knockout" Brown,
before the Empire Athletic Club of
New York, has been finally set for
Wednesday night.
Joe Choynski, the veteran heavy
weight boxer, will be the athletic di
rector of the new $1,600,000 Pitts
burg Athletic Club, to be opened dur
ing the next month.
Tommy Houck, tho Philadelphia
bantamweight, and Kid Shea, prom
ising Nutmeg state scrapper, have
been matched to fight fifteen rounds
at Waterbury, Conn., on Monday
night.
One of the best bouts pulled off In
New York in many moons is set for
tonight at the National Sporting
Club, where Digger Stnnley, bantam
weight champion of England, will
pit hla skill against Frankle Burns.
College Sports.
Cornell and Columbia basketball
fives will t'ay today in New York
City.
Basketball games tonight in
clude Princeton vs. Cornell In New
York, and Yale vs. Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia.
Yale vs. Cornell at the St. Nicho
las rink, New York, and Harvard vs.
Princeton at the Boston arena, are
the big hockey games to be decided
today. ,
Columbia will send a crew to An
napolis again this year. May 13 hav
ing been set as the date for the
meeting of the 'varsity crews of the
two Institutions.
Sam Wallach. a one-time box-
fighter, has arranged a wrestling
meet between the grappelrs of Clark
House and Columbia University, to
be pulled off tomorrow.
1 luring.
The next Important stake on the
Tampa program Ib the I)isota handi
cap, for $2,000, to be run on Mon
day. California horsemen are backing a
law, patterned after the Kentucky
system, to create a state racing com
mission. The management of the Marlboro,
Md., track, which had its first meet
ing last fall, will attempt to get dates
following the Plmllco session.
Motoring.
Electrics, commercial vehicles, and
motor cycles will be exhibited at the
Philadelphia show next week.
A great exhibition of commercial
vehicles Is planned for the Chicago
show to be held at the Coliseum ear
ly next month.
Reports f'ora Toronto itate that
the show to be he'd In that city from
February 25 to March 4. will be a
record-breaker for Canada.
Manv crack drivers have already
entered for the third Mardl Oras
speed carnival, which wll be held
on the fair grounds course, New Or-!
leans, next month. I
Judge Blair, Undaunted by Death Threats, Continues
To Punish West Union (0.) Vote Sellers.
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Judge A. Z. Blair of Went Union. 0.. is going ahead with ths fining of the hundreds of cltiicns of Adnnis coun
ty who have confessed to selling their votes for many years. The number at bribery cases Is sure to reach 3.O0O.
Judge Blnlr declares. Thrcnts have been made against his life, but they do not seein to worry lilm.
BE OPENED HERE
IE DAY
ELECTRIC POWER TOO .
HIGH; PLANING MILL TO
PUT IN STEAM ENGINE
Extensive Lead of Rock Assay
' ing Well Exists Near
theCity"
Some day extensive copper mines
may be operated within two miles of
Eugene's city limits, or perhaps by
that time the city will have expand
ed so that the limits will embrace
the mines.
There are some very good copper
croppings in the hills south of the
city, thisside of Spencer's butte.
Dr. J. Christie, a mining man of
many years' experience, who is de
veloping a gold prospect In the Cas
cade mountains forty miles up the
Willamette, has been investigating
the copper prospects in the nearby
hills for some time past, and yester
day followed a lead nearly all day
for several miles. The lead, I)'.
Christie said, Is about 25 feet wid ,
and he thinks It extends for many
miles. He followed it across several
farms along the foothills, through
thick brush nnd over rocky preol
pices. There is a deal now on for
the sale of one of these farms for
about $30,000, and the prospective
purchasers may have the develop
ment of this copper vein in view.
Some time ago a quantity of the
rock secured from this lend assayed
$36.50 to the ton In copper and gold.
but the copper predominated. This
rock was taken from the best look
ing part of the lead.' "
If the rock proves to be that rich,
or even half as rich all the way
through, It seems that It would pay
to develop the property.
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Because of the excessive
price charged for the electric
current used bv the motor
that operates the machinery
ui the plant of 'the .Eugene
Planing Mill company on
Lawrence- street, the com
pany will soon instill a steam
engine and thereby lower tho
cost of operation. A big
boiler for tho engine arrived
from Portland today and Is
being unloaded at the mill.
The company offlclnls saf
that hundreds of dollnrs a
year can be saved by -substituting
steam for electricity.
For several years this plant
was given a flat rate of $40 a
month for electric power, but
for a number of months past
the bill for the current has
riBen as high as $140 per
month.
PROIViPT WORK OF
GIRL SAVED
LI'S LIFE
MAD COYOTES IN
EASTERN OREGON TOWN
Baker, Or., Jan. 20. A band of
coyotes afflicted with rabbles charg
ed into the village of Durkee near
here this evening. Several persons
were attacked and many dogs bit
ten by the brutes.
Fearing that dogs would go mud,
citizens armed themselves and the
battle on coyotes and dogs waged
until a late hour, resulting In the
annihilation of every dog In the village.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
PROPOSED IN ARKANSAS
Lltllo Rock," Ark.. Jan. 21. Suf
frage for the women of Arkansas Is
proposed In bills offered In the house
of representatives yesterday.
iowa in"fav6Tof
san francisco
Des Moines, Jan. 21. The Iowa
senate passed a resolution today fa
voring San Francisco for the Panama
exposition, defenting a concurrent
resolution passed by the house favor
ing New Orleans.
HURRY UP WITH
YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS
SPECIAL COFFIN FOR
MRS. FITZPATRICK
Grand City, Colo., Jan. 21.
A special coffin had to !-.
made for Mrs. Thomas Kltz
patrlck, who was burled hero
yesterday. 8he was 7 feet
tall and weighed 350 pounds.
Lane County ABset Co. stock is sell
ing at the rate of about $100 per
day, but this Is too slow. It ought
to sell at tht rate of at least $1000
per day, bo we can push the work
right along when the weather gets
fit for work. There Is no watered
stock, bonus stock or other "graft"
In this proposition. It Is square bus
iness, as the name of our leading bus
inessmen connected with the enter
prise fully guarantees. ,
The Lane County Asset Co. has the
shortest survey, 44 milos, with a city
of 12,000 population at one end and
a deep water outlet to the Pacific at
the other end, with a prolific country
all along the line. It has been pro
nounced by experienced railroad men
the best small railroad proposition
on the Pacific coast today. You need
this road, both as an Investment for
your capital and to supply direct and
cheaper transportation for the pro
ducts of the country. Bee Oeo. Mel
vln Miller about your subscription at
once. tf
Dropped Automobile Tire Down
Well to Save Drowning
Man
..Pittsburg, Jan. 21. By dropping
an Inflexible Inner tuber automobile
tire down a well Inst night, Mnrgaret
Seyler, aged 18, saved the life of
John Wegzcr, aged 45, who had fall
en In and was drowning. The girl
discovered his predicament and tried
to summon help at tho police sta
tion, but the employes were out on a
call and she saw tho tube, rushed
back and threw It in. The tube kept
the drowning man afloat until tho
police arrived.
PENSIONS TO BE
GIVEN RELATIVES OF
NICARAGUAN VICTIMS
Now Orleans, Jan. 21. HoIhIWoh
of Lclioy Cimnon, who, with Loo mini
G. Groce. waH executed by order of
President Zulluyu, will receive a
large pRiielon from the Nlcanmnan
government, according to Colonel
Paul MiiHon, of New York, who hua
arrived from Nicaragua.
three-Tear-oTdIioy
kills little sister
Des Moines. Jan. 21. Little Clara
Corbln, aged six, was killed last
night by her three-year-old brother,
who blew off the top of her head
with a shotgun which h's father had
left standing at tho kitchen door
after his return from a rabbit hunt.
NEW CHAIRMAN
FOR REPUBLICANS
Now York, Jan. 21. The republi
can state commute meeting today
elected William Barnes, Jr., of Al
bnny, chairman In succession to Rzra
P. Prentice, whose resignation was
accepted.
PflRTimAI "5 WAVY
t WILL BE REBUILT
Llnbon, Jan. 21. The mlnlater of
foreign affalro announced today that
favorable lttdn from both American
aod Kngltnh Bhlp-uulldeni would per
mit Immediate reorganisation of the)
navy. Commercial Portugal In In ex-j
ceueni connmon, xno minister declares.
TUFTS SECRETARY
WILL RETIRE
HARGH41H
Private Secretary Will Hereaf
ter be Man of Cabinet
Calibre
SUPERVISORS OF
LANE CO. ROADS
ARE NAMED
Commissioners' Court Appoints
Men to Look After the
Highways
Washington, Jan. 21. Secretary
Norton will retire to private life af
ter March 4, or later, the president's
wishes being the principal factor in
fixing the date. The future secre
tary to the presMent will probably be
a mnn of cabinet calibre, a man who
could relieve the president of much
deep departmental work and whoso
decisions would bo practically a fi
nality. Under a reorganisation of execu
tive forces brought nbout during
Norton's Bhort term at the White
House, all of the force with the ex
ception of the secretary will practi
cally bo permanent body.
mills Mjr Accept
Washington, .Jan. 31. Charles D.
Hllles, assistant secretary of the
treasury, has been offered by Presi
dent Tnft tho position of secretary to
the president. ' x This information
came today from a reliable source.
It was added that' Hlles Is consider
ing it.
S. P. CO. MAY soon
BEGIN EXTENSIVE WORK
IN RAILROAD YARDS
Springfield, Jan. 21. Ituinor has
It that represeniutlvc's of Uto South
ern I'neirie company have been en
deavoring to secure lodging for a
crew of Sil men from families living
near the depot. A man named Con
cord, owner of a Innre residence near
tho railroad groundH, declares that
lli-.i rallrund men approached hlill.
asking for acTiinimodallons for a
part of lb,' crew, lie was given to
understand that they were to rebuild
tho Springfield yards. Tho Spring
field hotels, howovor, hnvo not been
approached by the advance men, who
seem to desire their purposes mi
known. It Is a popular opinion here
that the company Intends to erect
round houses, machine, shops and
terminal yards on a largo acreage
owned by Ihetn here. Repeated sur
veys of this tract have confirmed
this during the p:t few months.
it Is probable, however, that tf this
crew of men arrives It Ib to follow up
the survey made -by Engineers Bran
don nnd Forsyth, who clalmod to be
surveying tho track between Natron
and Springfield Junction preparatory
to rebuild it with the same heavy
construction characteristic of the Na
tron extension and main line.
EXTENDING POWER
LINES INTO COUNTRY
Springfield, Jan. 21. Tho Oregon
Power company linemen are con
structing tin extension of the light
nnd power system east on Main
street for a couple of miles bolow tho
city limits. This Is a thickly settled
farm section nnd the farmers will
enjoy tho modern facilities, ns well
on having available power for irriga
tion and domestic purposes. A crew
of a dozen men are hurrying tho line
to completion. The light company
is extending Its power lines well Into
tho outskirts of tho city, West
Springfield, Springfield Junction and
North Springfield all having recently
been wired well beyond the city lim
its. It Is the purpose of tho Oregon
Power company to give the farming
communities the use of tho electric
power as much as possible. Heveral
lines have been run several miles In
to the country from Kugono, nnd all
are supplied by the Springfield pow
er plant. Power will also be distrib
uted to farming communities along
the company's new transmission lino
to Albany, which Is now over half
completed,
Joshua Smith was drowned In the
mill race at Salem by driving a horse
off the end of a bridge.
WOMEN MURDERERS
SENT TO PRISON
Granite City. III., Jan. 21. Mrs.
Veronica Rnlmtock and daughter.
Anna, aged 22 years, were sentenced
to foiirten years each In the peniten
tiary for the death of the daughter's
Infant child, born on TdankFglving
day. On December 31st the child
was fo!v-d In a brush heap by school i
children. Ieath was caused by -strangulation.
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If a motion presented before the
Med ford city council by Mayor Canon
wins tha approval of the finance
committee of that body, the local po
lice force will shortly blossom out
wearing the regulation "harness" of
the city policeman. With a popula
tion of almost fccj.000, the mayor
would h;e the police force placed
on a more metropolitan basis.
STRUCK BY SNOWBALL
MAN GOES INSANE
Poiighkeepsle, N. Y., Jan. 21.
Made Insane by pnrli from a hit In
the eye with a snowball thrown by a
small boy, Herbert, C. Porter, editor
of a weekly newspaper, was today
committed to the state hospital.
Specialists say there Is little chance
of a cure being effected.
RUSHING WORK ON
BIG ELECTRIC PLANT
Springfield, Jan. 21. In snlto of
the fact that Its plant stands In a
sea of mud. tho Oregon Power com
pany Is defying the Oregon winter
weather nnd rushing the construc
tion of Its new 5000-kllowittt power
plant with the employment of all
the men available. The whole tract
surrounding the foundation has been
floored with lumber, but III spite of
this fact a man narrowly escaped
death yesterday when he slipped off
the foundation and went up to his
face In the thin, sticky mud. The
foundations have been partially built
and as soon as the concrete sets the
brick masons will cemmonco work.
The pit of the big 2000 kilowatt gen
erator is being dug where the con
crete foundations of the furnaces
County commissioners' court hns
made the following appointments of
road supervisors In the various dis
tricts of Lane county for tho year,
1911:
Hist. 1 11. Alllngham, Coburg;
Dlst. 2 Charles Nenl, Vida.
Dlst. 3 Dan Spores, Springfield,.
R. F. D.
Hist. 4 James W. Smith, Mabel.
Hist. 5 Wallace Drownson, of
Springfield, R. F. U. 2.
Dlst, 6 S. C. Lewln, Panther.
Dlst. 7 P. M. McPherson, Spring
field. Hist. 8Wohn H. Price, Thurston,
Dlst. 9 Jesse Wallace, Jasper.
Hist. 10 W. B. Goodman, Cre
well. .;
Dlst. 11 Fred Hlnson, Croswell.'
- Dlst. 12 A. T. Miller, Plcasan-'
Hill.
Dlst. 13 Chas. Sharon, Saginaw. -Dlst.
14 W. 8. Chrisman, Dorena.,
Dlst. 15 Henry C. Combs, Lon
don. ....
Dlst. 16 W. O. Cook, Eugene.
Dlst. 17 Georgo W. Kerr. Wild
wood. Dlst. 18 Waltlvn Trotter, McKen
ilo Bridge.
Diat. 19 V. F. Hebert, Hiiiteldell. ,
Dlst. 20 Jos. Hlnkolcy, Lowell.
Hist. 21 II. A. Howe, CreHwoll..
Dlst. 22 R. F. Scott, Creswell.
Dlst. 23 11. A. Carter, Winberry.
Dlst. 2411. 1). Mcllee, Loraiie.
Dlst. 25 Ino. Sinlgloy, Crow.
Dlst. 2 K. V. Mathews, Goshen.
Dlst. 27 W. M. Mathers, Kiigene,
R. F. D.
Dlst. 2 8 C. O. Klchler, Maplelon.
Dlst. SSI D. G. Monkhouso, Oceun
vlow. Dlst. 30 l.nfn Ilorln, Walton.
Dlst. 31 A. P. Walker. Maplelon.
Dlst. 32 William Mond, Reed.
Hist. 33 Chan. Lyons, Klmlra.
Dlst. 3 4 W. V. Sailor, Klmlrn.
Dlst. 35 James Johnstone, Greeu
leaf. Dlst. 86 Clay II . Zuiuwalt. Irving.
Dlst. 37 W-iii. Summers, Purls.
Dlst. 88 Joe Trunnell, Eugene.
R. F. D.
Dlst. 38 Robs Myers, Blnchley.
Dlst. 40 Joseph Illse, Junction
City. ,
Dlst. 41 J. H. Moffett, Junction
City, R. V. D.
Dlst. 42 J. E. Murphy, Junction
City, H. F. D.
Dlst. 4 3 Albert Erilmnn, Elmlra.
Dlst. 4 4 John Jeans, Elmlra.
Dlst. 4 5 James W. Smith, Junc
tion City.
DlBt. 4 6 W. I). Hughes, Eugene.
Dlst. 4 7
Dlst. 4K S. D. Cnmpbell, Walker.
Dlst. 4 9 John U. McNutt, Wal
tervllle. Dlst. 00 Fred Wright, Walker.
Dlst. 61 Noson llurwood, Eu
gene. Hist. 52 Nelson Slgnor, Spring
field. Hist. 53 Ralph Cullison, Fall
Crook.
Hist. 54 W. H. Larimer, Lowell.
Dlst. 55 H. F. Mlnney, Vida.
Dlst. 56 Wm Culver, Springfield.
DlHt. 67 W. D. llawley, Lorane.
Dlst. 68 Joel McComack,' Mar
cola. DlBt. 59 F. P. Haslett, Oleusda.
Hist. 60 F. J. Hard, Bohemia.
Dlst. 61 John Mllllorn, Junction
City.
Dlst. 62 Frank X. Gallagher, Irv
ing. Dlst. 63 W. H. Coners, Irving.
Dlst. 64 C. Schneider, Ixrane.
Dlst. 66 H. W. Davis, Eugene.
Dlst. ,66 M. D. Johnson, Mound.
Dlst. 67 John V. Jenkins, Crow.
Dlst. 68 J. T. Tabb, Cottage
Orove.
Dlst. 69 Curtis Veatch, Cottage
Grove. , , ,
Dlst. 70 John F. Volganiorc, of.
If areola,
Dlst. 71 Elmer Carllle, Elmlra.
Dlst. 72 W, S. Barron, Ivlson.
Dlst. 73 Thomas J, Neelcy, Ma
plelon. Dlst. 74 Charles A. Swaggart, of
Eugene.
Dlst. 75 A. D, Hlleman, Lorane.
Dlst, 76 Bona Patten, Cottage
Orove.
Dlst. 77 Loren Edwards, Junc
tion City.
Dlst. 78 W. II. Elliott, Eugene.
Dlst. 79 Curtis Neet, Fall Creek.
Dlst. 80 W. I). Wheeler, Leaburg
Dlst. 81 Elmer Ijvrnb, Alpha.
Dlst. 82 F. W. Williams, Junction
City. R. F. D.
Dlst. 83 W. H. Bailee, Alma.
Dlst. 84 Otto Morton, Creswell.
Dlst. 86 E. R. Srhwerlug, Spring
field. R. F. D.
Dlst. 86 Edward Dyers, Junction
City.
Dlst. 87 L. B. Rossmnn, Eugene.
Dlst. 8H Mnthlaa Emmerlck, of
Waltervllle.
Dlst. 89
The Coos county tax lew has been
placed at 11 mills. fl20.iliu Is ap
propriated for roads and bridges.
I A Twin Falls farmer raised 645
bushels of potatoes on one acre. which
Is claimed to be a record in the I'nlt
Ql States. O
formerly stood, and tho solid mater
ial has to be removed by blasting 'a
without disturbing the foundations 1 4 FAIR WEATIIKIl
of the big machines adjoining, whlrh,4 KOIt TOMORROW
run night nnd dav to supply the up
per valley with light and powor.
CHICAGO WHEAT .MARKET
Chlcnfo, Jan. 21. Clime May,
99; July, UH.; September, V3Vi.
Oregon Fair tonight and
Sunday, except light ruin or
snow In Northwest; south
erly winds.
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