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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1910)
ma.i jaj . : i ,' im'" 'iiiW iii :i. j,j u, i r. it'-mr. in L:ir'Mih n wmmmmMm . :t '.f t j IM N m PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Followln la a summary of t he matn pom ta of rmUmt Tail's rrwssejr lo the 8lxtyarst con trmu. which eonvreied Tuesday, De. T, 1VW, Tb th fnt and the House of ltspre tentative The relatione of the United mate with ell foreign geverementa hav csn- -ttnued upon lb normal bolt of emlly and .good unieretnndlng and ar very generally .tatltfactory. rurauaat to th provision et tb general treaty of arbitration concluded bl th United 8ti and Oreat llrtialn. April 4, iocs, a special agreement we entered into be tween the two countries en January IT, It, for tt subroUwon or question retatlrg to tb flshsrles on tb North Atlantic Crast to a tri bunal t b irmu tTom nimwra ri is Himtrmt court of arbitration at Th llegu. In accordance wlta tb pronthw of th special agreement, tba printed cm of each government was on October Isst submtttdt,e th other and to tb arbitral tribunal at The Haiti. and tb counter taw of th Ualtad States If now In court et preparation. Negotiation for an International conference to conawer ana rracn u amnsnuiat mv""'" for- th preservation and rrolectloa of tat Mr wait In th North Tactile ar In proem with ta government ei ureal ummin. (-.. and Iluasl. Th attltud et tb government Interested IhJ m to bop fcr a satisfactory settlement ot Ihla ejuesOoa a It uittmaU outcome of th Bttgotlatlons. Th question arttlng out at th Helglan an nexation ot th Independent ttat et th Con go, which baa so lone and earnestly preoc cupied th atuatlon of thU Oorvrnment end iiiaf. Ik vmnathv ot our boat etllaen. tt still open, but tn a mor hopeful tug. Thl tsovernmrni w mons m 4vctm,,-, in great work of upllttlnr th uncivilised re ilsn et Africa an4 urging tb extentlen ot th benefit ot civilisation, education and fruitful epn eommerc. te that M domain, ana t a partjr to treaty engageraentg of all th interested powers, dlgod to carry cyt that great duty to humanity. A convention betwe tn Untied Statu and Germany, under which lb nonsroratng fry Tldona ef th Crmaa patent law ar m Inappllrabl to th pattnta of American cttl tM, was concluJJ.1 on rebniary XJ, 1W. and la now In tore. N(tlattoB for atmllar eon Ttatleea loeklBC to th plclr ot Amtrlcaa Inrtntor on th am tootln aa national bar reotntlr bn lnltlat-4 with othjr Euro pean toTrnranU who law rtqulr lb local worklcc of fontcn palrata. , Under an approprtatun maJ at th laat . aea-ton et Centre. eommlnelon wa aent en American cruller, to UearorU '; Kata th latere ot lb UalleJ ,' tta cltlseea In Liberia. Upon lla arr leal kloaroTla. tb commliwlon wat tnthutlajtcal lr tirrtrii. and durln. tt. tay tn Uberla wa Trywnr met wua "" ": .T3 of a-oed will for American Oornment and pecju. and tb bop waa repeatedly r"J m all aide taat thla Qorernment micht ; lit way clear to do aomethlnf to reltee th critical ro-ltlon of tb republl. "J?",';.; meaaur from eiteroal a well a Inuroal and SaancUl mbarraamnl. Th Uberun oTrnmnt afforded Try fj ..... .... MnMtaiAfi fnr aArerlalBlnc the tru atal of affair. Th eomtalaaSon Jlw bad eonferenc with rerreaentatlT citlten. Interewted forleT. and th. rpreentatly..6f forelcn rornrnent In Monrorla, VHIU wer iaad to artua parue ot th republle aBd to th nlhtrina- wrmin coioor ."' ,"T"" where th coramlealen waa rcId Bd ferred with tb OoTernor. It will b remember! that th llrt f tb United 6tte In lb nepublle ef IJbrU vrrtBta rrora tb historical fact of th foun. elaUon ot th republlo by th coVooltatlon of American cttlatn ef tb Amcan rac. Inan early treaty with Uberla. thr 1 a proel (ton under which lb United State may b called upon for adtle or atetanc. Purauant to thl ptwrtalon and In tb .pint of tbj .moral rel.tloniblp of th Ualtd Bute to Uberla. that republle UK yar kM.fi thl. ptrnmnt to lend wexMane tn th oIotlon et certain of -tbelr national problem, and keac th com mlwton wa tent. . Tb Norwlan toernmnt. by a njt ad treated on January 1K. to th. - went ef 8Ut. eonTrd an Ineltatlon to th Trnment d th Unlwd ut to Ub part In a conf.renc which. It la underiijood. will b held tn February or Karen. 11. fe" . purpoM of oeeketcc mean to remedy eilitlni condition In th 8lttbr(en laland. Thke tneiUtlon we. coaeyd under th r. rrtloa that tb duration of aJUrtat tb atatua et th Utand a countrl belooclBt to no particular Ut, and a Kually open to th eltlua and .object of eJ! etate. nould no b rl.ed. ...,. . .,.,. Ilbt Maleatr Mhmd V. fAiltan of Turkey, ncestly ent to tslo country a TlJ.eJ Uur to aanounc hi. acceaalen. Th ouek traa-ttloa of th OTrnmnt ef th Otto man rmptr from on of rtrtrad teadencle to a cocMltutlonal oVrnmnt. with a par liament and with procretT polielc of re form and pnblle lmprrmnt, I on of th Imporunt pb.nomen ef our ttma. Coneel lutlonal rovcrnment em - feaT mad furtfcer adracr la TeraU. The. Tnt. hart torntd tl T of tb -wtrtd upon th near Rut. In that quarter th preatlc of tb United Bute ha .pread widely through th peaceful Influence of American achoola, uslreratllea and mlaekm arte Ther I Try reaaaa why w cheuld obtala a creatir .bar of th commerce ot th near Kat. etnc tn corrariMn eie farorabl now tfcaa eter before. Today mor than eer before Amerlran cap ital t eklar Inte-tment la foreign eountrt and American product ar mor and mor enerally e-ekln-: foretan market. A a con; equenc ther ar American rltl.eca and Jtmrlran Inter! ta b nroteeltd en Oocm loo by tbelr meernmeat Tbee meriment of men. of eaplui and ot commocitie orire people and (oermmvntj cloeer tot.lber nt an form bond of peat and mutual dependency. mm they nnl alo naturally umt)me make peeving polnu et frtciKn. Tb re.ultant .lluatlon lnerttably Imouea upon thl Oorernroent vaatiy IrKMiard re aboBeHbllltU. Tbl. AdmlnlMratlon. tbrouth th Department of Stat and for.lin aerrlce, U lendlnc all proper support lo letitimal and beneBclal American ntrrprUe In foreign coun trie., lb decre ef .uch ruppcrt being mea. urad by tb National advantage to t ex. pected. A cltUea blmaelf cannot by con tract or otberwu dlreat blmvlf ef tt right nor on thla Ooremmant aarap tb cbllga tlon of hi protection In hi penonal and property right wha the, ar unjuatly In fringed In a foreign country. Ta avoid era lee vexation It la proper that In conilderlr.g whether American enterprUe ahould be en couraied or upportd In a particular coun try, tb government, ahoutd (IV full weight. not only to tb National, aa o;pod to th Individual benefit, to accrue. alo to tb fal wh.tber or not tb government of tb coun try In queexlon I In It admlnlairatlon and In It. diplomacy faithful to th principle of moderation of equity and juKlc upon. which aloe d.pesd International credit In diplomacy a well aa In Bnanc. Th Pan-American poller of thl Govern ment baa ling been died la It principle and remain, unchanged. With lb. changed, dr. cum.tance of tb United Bute and of th republic to tb south of u. meet of wfclch hav great natural resource, .table govern ment and prograa.lv Ideal, th apprehnVon of which gav rt to rb Monro Doctrine, may b said to Lav nearly disappeared and neither the doctrine a tt xlat nor any other doctrla of American policy ahould be permu ted to operate for tb perpetuation of Ine spondbl ovrnmt, th cap of lu.t cb llxallona or tb Insidious allegation of .dominating- ambition oa th part of tb United Etate. Oeitde th fundainenlal doctrine of ur Pan-American roller,, ther hav grown up reallaatlon of political Inttreet. com munity of Institution and Ideal and at Hear tablng eommerc. All the, bond will b greatly rrengthened a time goes on and In creased ftcllttle.. such as tli great bank soon to be e.tabl'abcd In lAtln-A merle. op- -- - t.. t..i.l Hkit- .in s.in iM.,h.- ihi. itsnublle and th rrst republle imrnedl-1 illy th mean xor DUliaing up in wiqbsi Intercontinental eommerc of lb future. I "" "J .'" ""'"""" f. "?- """'' feaa .r..?r?in5."".h JSffil fiSJ.,W SS Vetton-if ih."Vumy'"p.fl.e. ""' ""' I ..u' C, ,-. ..n f u.u m .l.n.llM (h ln I Psrhini Ih, moat Imiuirl., w.tfAH no. ' Tl attly to tba aoutb, between which Ibtr U eilievenue. The deficit of the Iaat fiscal y.ar vast network or material interest. I am happy to mr that all but en cf the tes which for o long vexed our relation with Veneiuela have been settled within tb past few month and that under the enlight ened rs.lme now directing tb government of Venejuela. provision ha been road for arbi tration of th remaining casts before The Hague tribunal. . On July SO. 1000. the government cf Pan ama agreed aftsr considerable negotiation to Indemnify Ihe relative ot the American of- .. .., Hlt.M !,., vara tr.,tM., triiA . one of them bavins been killed by the I'an - ama telle this year. Thaacar desire of th Panama gevern- mm 10 do swsv with a situation wher such rxA-r,t vutii usfur 1 maalfest in tb revent requeU tn rompll.hc with which thl Oovtrnment hat lent the aervlce et an offi cer ct th Army to b employed by th gov etnment ot Panama a Inrtructor of polite. Th eanltary Imfreremenl and publlo vnck undertaken In Cuba ptlor to tb ptwBt ad mlnlairatlon of that government. In th eur cevw ot which th United Vtatea I lntrettt under th treaty, ar reported to b mak ing arwd prcwres and. sine the Congre.. provided for th continuance of th reciprocal commercial arrangement between Cuba and the United Btatee. awuraBr ha been rclved that no negotiation Injuriously affecting th altuatloa will be undertaken without cvnaul talion. Many rin ago diplomatic- Intervention be came neceea.ry for In protection of th American claim ef Atecp A Co. against th rorernment ef Chile, Th guveinmenl Jf Chll haa freouvntlr admitted oblliallon In the cbm and had tremlst thl Government to ettt It. There nd neea wo aooniv at tempts lo do w tbrougn arbitration, which tailed through lack of JurleJIctlon, Now, har pity a. th reeult ot th recent dlplematie aegotlattona, th governmeat et the United ntatea and Chile, actuated by th etneere de r to rre rrom any .train tho cordial and frlendlr rltkn upon which both set auch etor. hav agreed by a protocol to eubntlt the controversy to dednltlv settlement by Ilia Urltaanla Maierty Edward vll In th Par Eaat thl. Oov.rnment pre rv unchanged lla policy of .uppertlng the prlnrlple ot equality ot opportunity and aeniputou reepeel for the Integrity ot the Chlneee empire, to which potlcyare pledged the Interested powert ot both Rati and We.t. lly the treaty of tOd China h. undertaken the abolition ot the llktn. with a modetate and proportionate railing or the cu.toma tariff, alone with currency reform.. Tne.e reform, b.lnr ot mantte.t adtantag ta foreign eommerc. a well a. lo th intereat. ot China, thl. Government I. endeavoring to facilitate the. raaur and th needful acquiescence ot the treaty power. When It appeared that China", llkla rev nue. wer tu be hypothecated to foreign banker. In connection with a great ralleiay project. It wa obvlou. that th government, who banker, hold thla loan would hav a certain direct Intereet In th que.llon ot th earning out by China ot the reform la nutfaiion. lueaua thla railroad loan reoro- nted a wactlcal and real application of in openooor policy, tnrougn co-operaiioa with China by Intcreeted pooera. aa well a kf,iiia of lt rltlon til th rform. r ferred 10 boe, th Admlnlairatlon deemed American participation to oe or great na tional inter.!, llnonllv. when It waa aa a matter ot broad policy urged that thla op portunity ahould not be lo.t, the Indlapen able Instrumentality preeented ll.elf when a group ot American bankere ef Interna tional reputation and treat resource agreed at once lo .hare In the loan upon precl.ely auch term. a. thla aoternm.nl ahould ap pro!. Th chief ef thoae term wa. that American rallaay malarial ahould be upon an exact eou.lllr with that at the ether nation, joining la the loen In the placing ot ordet. for tb whole railway ar.tem After month, et negotiation. Ihe equal rjartirirvation or America m. at iaat aa eured. II 1. gratlfyUg that America will thu. tak It ehar la thl. xl.nalon ot lha rat hl.hwava of trade and to b. Mere that audi acllvltle. will glv a real Impetu to our commerce, and will prove a practical corollary to our hlatorle policy In th rr Eaat . . Th Imperial Chlnei government, la pur suance of It dectelen to devote tund. from the portion ot the Indemnity remitted to Ihem to aendlnr atudenta to thla country. haa already completed arrangement, for carrying out thla purpoa. and a eonelder abl body of .tudeal hav arrived to tab up their work in our achool. and unlver.l llea. No on can doubt th happy .Reel th aeeoelatlena formed by thee representa tive young men wltl have when they return lo lak up their work In the progressive development qt tbelr country The resulta ot th opium conference held at Mhanghat last Spring, at th Invitation of the United Stale., have beta laid before the Govern ment The report .how that China I. making remarkable progret and admirable effort, toward ihe eradication ot the opium evil, and that th government concerned hav not allowed their commercial Inter.!, te Inierfer with a helpful eo-operatlen In thl. reform. Collateral Invaatlgatlena of th opium queellon In Ihla country lead me to recommend that the manufacture, .ale and ux ot opium and It. derivative. In the United States be. ao far a. poeslble, more vts.orou.ly controlled by tegUlatloa. In one or Ihe Chinese-Japanese conven tions of this year there wat a provision which caused considerable public apprehen sion. In that upon Its face It waa believed In some quarter to seek to establish a monopoly of mining privileges along th Booth bfanchurlan and- Antunk-Vlukdtn railroads, and thus to axclud Americans from a wld field of enterprise, to tak part ta which they were entitled by the treaty with China- After a thorough examine t.on of the cenventlons of the several eon textual documents, the Secretary of Slate reached the conclusion that no auch monon- oly waa Intended or accomplished How ever la view of the widespread discussion of this queellon. to confirm the view It had reecneo, inis uevernmem nsos inquiry ot th Imperial Chines and Japaneee govern ment, and reclvd frm aeh of them as. suranr that th provision had no purpoa inconsistent witn ine policy or eqneiity or opportunity to which ihe algnatorlea, la common wlln the United Blaise, are pledged. Under a provision of Ihe act of August 3. ItXW. I have appointed three officials to aaalat the officers of the Government la collecting Information necessary to a wis administration of th tariff act ot August 1. IP09. At lo qusstlona ot customs ad ministration, they are co-operating with the official ot the Treasury Department and aa to matters ot Ihe needs and the exigencies of our manufacturer and exporters with th Department of Commerce and I.abor In It relation lo the domsatlo asosct of th sub- j-l of foreign commerce In the tudy ot foreign tariff treatment the will assist th liureau ot srau ueisuion oi in seprs ment of Stat. It Is thus hoped to co-ordinate and bring to bear upon thla moat Im portant tubjsrt all the agencies of the Government which can contribute anything lo It efficient handling. A a eonssnusne of ssetlon two ot th tariff act ot August 6. Ifi09. It becomes th duty of in secretary of Stat to conduct dlplomstlo business necessary to him In a Ksltlon to advise me whsthsr any partleu r country unduly discriminates against the United Stsles in the statute referred to The great scope and complexity of this work, a wall as th obligation to land all proper aid lo our expanding commerce, it may ac complish by the expansion ot Ihe Ilursau ot Trade Halations, at tst forth In the esti mates for the Department of State, I regret to refer to the fact of Ihe dis covery of extensive frauda In the collection of the customs revenue at New York City, In whUh a number of subordinate employes In th weighing and other departments were directly concerned, and In which Ih bens flelartes wer Ih American Sugar lleflnlng Company and others. Th fraud conslttsd In th payment of duty on undsrwslghts of tugar lb Government ha. recovered from the American Sugar lleflnlng company all that It la known to hav been defrauded or Th sum waa rscelved In full of th amount du which might hav been recov- eri or civil auit against in ocnenciaries of th fraud, but lhr was an stDrsss rss- srvstlon la lb contract of. settlement by hirh th settlement should not Interfere Ith or orevent th criminal prosecution of Kitrr on who wat found to be subject to in same Criminal prosscullon ar now proceeding against a number of th Government officers. The Treasury Department and the Depart ment of Justice are exerting every effort I? dlscovsr all th wrongdoars. Including1 ti, viui-ia wiws viupioyv oi in companies i or our agricultural pronucis, who may have been privy lo th frauds I Th high prices which such pruduct bring It would term to m that an Inreitlgatlon mean great prosperity for th terming eom of th frauds by Congress at present, psnd- muolty bul on U olher hsnd Ihsy mtsn a In? th probing of th Treasury Department very constdsrabl Incrsased burden upon those and the Department ot Justlc as proposed, clsssea In Ihe community whos yesrly com- i.ntMl ia ihla imtni.ir.iiA '- ih.t economy of expenditures nd aufflclancy of and th certain deficit of th current year . a . . . 'prompted Congress to throw a greater re- sponslblllty upon Ihe Executive Wnd th secretary of in Treasury than naa nr- tofor been declared by atatute. This dee- laratlon Imposes upon the Kscretary of Ihe Treasury the duty of assemhlln all the as an ins llraates of ihe executive departments, bu reau and offlcas. of tb expenditure neces sary In Ihe ensuing fiscal year, and of making- an estimate of lha revanue of th Oovsrnmant for th earn period! and If a probabl deficit Is thus shown, It I made .lhe duty of Ih Prssldent lo recommend I the method by which such deficit can be met. Th report of th Sscrslsry shows that Ihe ordinary expenditure for the current fiscal year endlnr June 30, IPIO, v ex ceed the estimated receipt! by UI.OTJ.OIO, It lo title deficit It added the sum lo be ills, butted for Ihe Panama Canal, amounting to Ismh.o.ihh). and n.WtUMH) to be paid on th public debt, th deficit ot ordinary re ceipt t and ttpenitllurci will be Increased o a total deficit ot ITS.0IS.tlA1. This dsrtclt the Secretary propose to mttt by Ihe pro ceedt ot bondt Issued to pay the cost ot constructing the Panama Canal, I approta Ihla proposal tn order lo avoid a deficit for th ensuing fiscal year, I directed the htadt ot depart ment. In Ihe preparation ot their Mllinalet to make Ihem aa low aa poaalbl consistent with Imperative governmental necetalty, Th result haa been, at I am advised by Ihe Secretary of th Treaaurjr, that th et. Unities ot th eipenata ot the Uovernment fur the fltcal year ending June 30. lull that la. tor th next fiscal year are lest hy 33,sdt,CO0 than the total appropriation! tor Ihe current fiscal year, and leas by 0l, 000,000 than the estimate for that year. Ho far aa Ihe Secretary ol Ihe Treasury It able lo form a Judgment at lo future In come ,nnd compare It with Ihe expenditure tor tne next ntcai year, enuing June t'ot toll. Ineludln In vtamnta an rount th iMnana Canal and Ihe public debt, ther will be no deficit tn th er ending June so, tan, but a tmall turplut of II 11.000. In th present estlmatet th need, of th uvpartmeni anil or in uovvrnmeni nav been cut to th quick, to to pk, and any assumption on th part ot Congress, ae often mad In tlmea past, that th esti mate have been prepared with th xpcta lion that ther may be reduced, wilt reault In seriously hampering proper admlnlaira tlon bloat of Ihe great Industrial corporations end many of the watl-vonduettd railway! or mis country are coming to tne conclu sion that a i) slant ot pension far old em. ptoiee, and lb eubelltullon therefor ot lounger and more entrgetle servant, pro. mole both economy and efficiency of ad ministration 1 am aware that ther la a strong feel ing n both houees ot Congreee, and also In Ihe country, agalnit Ihe establishment of civil pensions, and that this ha naturally grown out nf th heavy burden ot military Fientlons, which II haa alwaia been Ihe pel cy ot our Uovernment to mums, but I am strongly convinced that no other practical solution et the difficulties presented by Ihe superannuation ot civil aervanu ran be found than that ot a sjstera ot civil pen sion. Th business and sipendltures ot the Government have expanded enormously since the Spanish War, out aa the revenues have Increased In nearly ihe same propor tion as the exnendlture unlit rcntlr. th attention of th publlo and ef Ihoee respon sible for th Government has not been fast ened upon th question ot reducing Ihe eet of admlnlairatlon. We cannot. In view ot the advancing prtree et living, hep to eave money by a reduction In th standard of salaries paid. Indsd, If any Chang la mad In that retard, an Increase rather than a decrease will be ncseryi d th only mesne of economy will be In reducing th number ot employes and la obtaining a greater average of efficiency from thos re tained ta th service Two features ef th new tariff act call for special reference. lly virtue of the rtaus known aa th "maximum and min imum" clause. It Is the duty of the execu tive to consider the taw and practice ef other countries with reference to Ihe Im portation Into these countrle ef the prod ucts and merchandise ef the United Slate, and If th Kxutlte (lad such lawt and prarllrea net to be unduly dlerrtmlnalery against the United Stsles. th minimum du ne provided In th bill ar lo go ml fare Unices th Prestdsnt make sush a finding, hen the maximum duties provided In th bill that la. an Increase of M per cent ad valorem over the minimum dutlea are lobe In force rear ha been expressed that this power conferred and duty Imposed en th Uxecu live is llkslv lo lead to a tariff war. I beg te express th hop and belief that no uvn result nea d anticipate!. Th uls crstion granted lo th Kiecutlv by Ik terms "unduly discriminatory" la wld. In order that tb maximum duty ehall b charged against th Import from a coun try. II Is n.cesasry that h shell find on the part of the country not only dlacrtm Inatlina In Its lasts or the practice under them against the trad of th United Stale, bul thai th discriminations found shall b unuu. mai is, witneut good ana fair rsa Th generosity of Congress has provldsd In the present naval bsertatary the most magnificent snd spnlv astronomical as labllshmsnt In Ihe world. II Is being used for certain naval purposes which might ".r -na. ""tequalely be subssrtsd by a small division connected with Ihe Navy De partment at only a fraction of th cost of th present naval observatory The official board of visitors ribllshsd by Congress and appointed tn 1BOI ipresd lis conclu sion tht lh OfXIelBl hlSd at lha .,tivtnw should be an eminent astronomer appointed by th President by and with the ad lie and ronsent of th Benat. holding hie plac "I ". '5u,e at least as permanent at that "f 'he Superintendent at th Ceaal Survsr or th head of th Oolgial Survey and not merely by a dstaii or two or three years' duration I fully concur la this judgment The platform of lb sueeeasful party In tb last elxtlsn contained Ihe following in iiepuoiissn parly will uphold at all times th authority and intirii or ih. t " f - I and redsral. and wlllevtr Insist ihal their pow. re to entrc their process snd la Drtivl life, lllnr ..i ;..... shall b preserved Inviolate, wa Laluvn. however, thsl th rules of procedure In th Kederal courta with rasrci in i.,.!.,.. Of th Writ Of Infunetfon ahotil.l l -. accurately denned by slalut and thai no Injunrtion or temporary retraining order ahould b Issued without nolle, xrent hr Irreparabl Injury Mould result from delay. In which ease a spsedy hearing there after should be granted " I recommend that In eempllane with th promis thus msd appropriate legislation should be adoplad .s.T,,Jt.!M2?,, ODJt worthy ot mention In Ih J'ostofTlr Department Is Ihe real rvece "2 J"11 "'"epracllcabllliy ef establishing ptaaal ssvlags banks. The surcsswfui psny at the isst alsctloo declared In favor ef postal savings banks, and. although Ih proposition nne opponent In many parts of lb country. I am convinced that ih peepl dsslr such bnb. and am ur ihst when tb bank ar furnished Ibey will b productive of th ut most good. Tie postal ssvlngn banks ar no I constituted for lb purpos of cresting com petition with other bank. Th rale of Inler et upon deposits to whloh Ibsy would b lim ited Mould t ao small aa so prevent their drawing dsposll away from other bnk rpllowlnc Ih course .of my dlstlncub-hsd Predecessor 1 ssmestly rseommsnd in C!on. gres Ih consideration and peessg of a ship subsidy bill, looking lo the astttllshmsni of nne piwssn siur Aiisnt.o tioard and in sstsrn eoest of South Amsrle. abs s wtl ef lines from In west eoast cf Ih United iais io ruutn America, cnina, japan and ins i-niijppinss, Th yssr 1913 will mark Ih iVth annl vsrsary ot lbs Issuaru of suianclrstlon cro tarnation granting freedom lo Ih negro. It sema flttfn ihst this avsnl should urn riroo. ery clcbratd Already a movement ha Ui-n tartad by promtnebt nsaro. encoursasd by promlMnt whit popl and th prsees. Th fouin especially is msntfsstirif it interest in bis movtmanl. I nav tnus. in a msssag comcressed aa mucn a it sudci win permit, referred to many of tb leglslailv nse-ts of the coun try wlih Ihe txcsptlons already noted Speak Inr generally, th country Is In hlsh tsl of prosperity. There Is tutry rsasnn to be- nev mat w ar on tne eve or a substantial tt,lfiaM nanBljiN mmA m SikA tiul ..hiim a bsrvset uneismclsd In the market value inn aoes not xpna witn in improva- I Dussnss ana in general proepariir, rsasons are alvsn for th hlsh irlcs proportional Ineraas In th oulnut of sold, which today L Ih chief msdlum ef x- change, tnd It In some reeperU a measure of vf"i' ;urnu.M, substantial sxpianaiion o f ft least part of the Increase In price. Th Isssaftsss, -wax lew Ss.elii1 t Is. sa s A Iks bwasis ekes Si shawI ts "". ' populsljnn and Ihe more sxpenslv ef living of the people, which have not ,"" iiif"" hi,...i. ,,.,,... " acreage production, may furnish a further reson It Is well to note that the Increase In the cost of living I not confined lo thl coun try, but prevails th world over, and that those who would charge Increasss In prlrea lo the existing protective tariff must meet the faet that th rise In prices ha labsn llsr almost wholly In thos products of lbs factory and farm In resi-tct to which ther has been either no Incises In Ihe tsrlrf or In many Instance a yiry ronsldsrsbl r- ducllon WILUAM ir.TArT The Whll House, ivsremsisr 7, I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST L--T-- -- i STOOK RATBB riXBD. OomniiMlou Prepares BhlpiUne Contract ami rtxci Valuation. SnltMii -After Invest lt Unix Ami ilo lUierntloiik that lirtva xteiuletl buck for tt porluil of nlioiil 11! montlis, Ilia rnllriMitl commission lamed mi tinier re iiilrhit thn ritllruail coirtpniile tiienit I UK In Oreutiii to mlopt n iiniiorni con tritet fur hlpilnu; llvettuck. A com pleto ctmlrncl lint been prvpnreil liy the tftllrontl eoitiinliisloii, which .the tnllroml will liercnfler lio reiilrtnl lo use, ntiil which tho cominlsalim contetnU l much more fair mul ronsonrttilo tlmu tho on ft now iiteil. Tho Commlaitoii hits foil ml thrtt Imth tho rnllroml comiunlca it ml tho hl iiert Imvo liecrt illspwieil to Im fnlr anil imvo Ktvon tho commlnlon otcry m kiitancc. The principal fentures of the new cttntrnet nrrj m followm 1 If the shipment It over inoro limn one line, tho contract will servo a n throiiKh Mil of I ml In j? i II provlalont liuitliiK to tho tienefll of ntul belli); Mmlliij; upon nil conneetlnic carrier, Thla will ilo nwitv with thu present practice nf requiring ililinr! to bleu n n rw contract every time the ship ment prtivca to it connecting carrier. 2 The carrier It held llalilo for loss or Injury eauied br it own ne;lii;cnce. ,1Tho carrier I not llablo for lorn nr danmi;o duo to act of Clod, the pub lic enemy, authority of Itiw, or set or defaulta nf tho shipper, 4.Shiirr ncrcci not to load n ear If ho flntla defect which imilto It un til fo ur untervlceAblo snd itnreea to notify njent and demand neeetaary te pnira boforo loading, 3 Shipper aree to load and unload Ills, stock nnil tu sco that the shipment la Accompanied by Attendants to look after it. Ho Himt tee tho door are fattened and kept fattened. Tne com- fmn.v i liable tor lte nr damage' In o.iiinilf ur ualtsAillMi; only when tame ii caused hv its own nj;ll:eHCp. s IV- If thiplr (;lta to send At tendants nnd rtillrtxtd nmiteovsM net at Atlendant It I don at shipper' risk. nmpper awmne risk ar l or Injury lo lok when s)aiwHl liy any of them beini; wild, unruly nr weak or from Hi rfTprt of Ielni; rovrded In car. -S Shipper surexxi Ih nniloet the ar rier If hli stock U infested with any il l sea te. l Men of carrier for freight charge not arretted by removal of stock from train or yard. 10 In event of Ion or Injury, shltr- tier agree to notify agent of carrier terore removing the stock. II It provide! that nil suit or se tiuna for the recovery of elalmi for max or ilamago mil si Im commenceil within HO days after the shipper hsi rernivetl, notice that hit claim It to fused. The vnluation covering ordinary livestock Imvo been fixed by the com mission. Tho following table nhowi these val nntlont eainparetl with those which are now found en the 8. I. company'! eon tracts: 8,I. Vnl. IJteh slnllUin nr breoil- ing jaek tW.op Kaeb horse, mule or am KM Karh IhiII, ox or beef steer KM Koch sloek or range steer 10JW Kneh beef or milk oow. J0J)0 llaeh stock nr range corf 10.00 Kneh calf fi.00 lUcli fnt hog SM Com. Val. lOfl.Ow 40.00 3A.0O .13.00 SO.OO 10.00 1SJV0 7.80 1.00 S.00 8.00 Kneh sloek or rango hog or pig Kneli fat or mutton sheep , Kach rnnge nr stock sheep I!aeh goat 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 Schools Oct Mora Money, Ashland Taxpayers of Ashland, at a special school meeting, voted to raise over 120,000 by special tnx for tho sup port of tho free public schools of the city for the ensuing year. This is In addition to nearly 10,000 estimated re eolpt from tho state nnd county fund, ami ineiuues a provision 10 r the Instal lation of departments of manual train ing and domestic sclcnco In tho schools for tho coming year. The total taxable property of tho district Is nearly $3, 000,000, One additional grade and one moro high school lonelier aro provided for In thu estimates for next year. Divide Cove Farms. Cove, Or Thn Hhoemnker ranch nf lil'O acres find the Mntt Mitchell ranch hnvo been sold to Wenntehco parties, who will cut tho farms Into small tracts and sell them, Wonatchro buyers sny there is no bettor fruit laud anywhere than in tho (lrand Hondo valley, and land prices aro lowor than eltewhero. Wheat Land at 9U7.S0 An Acre. Athena Henry Keopko has pur la nd chased 40 acres of valuable wheat land from Mis Mary Lo liraeha at tho con sideration nf I17J50 per aero. The land joins Mr. Keopko ' ranch on tho oast, and nmkos a valuable addition to his present plnco. Jiew Telephone Line to Interior. Ontario Tho Independent tolonhona lino connecting Ontario with Burn, Drowsey nml Harnoy, a distance of IflO miles, Is completed. This new line now gives direct communication between ntnrlo, Vale, WcstfnD, lloulah, Drow soy, Jfarnoy and 13 urns. HiiAiiou ron oin kiuu'H ur. Mslhour County May Tie Lsrt Oil rinld In Weit. Union J. T. Wilbur, director of lot Union National bank, of Union, slated that he I quite certain tht oil will bo discovered In paying quantities In Mal heur county, where he h Just been to look Into the oil proipectlnK going on there. , , , JJeveu out nf 3 Incorporated oil and gits companies In Malheur county, mated Mr. Wilbur, "ate drilling tcad llr day mid night at depth varying from fiOO o ITOO feet. After a recent thorough examination by Chester Vah burn, United Mute oil geologist, he stated positively that. In hit eitliimtlon, Malheur county would In time bo the largeot oil producing field In the West." If oil U found lu the quantities ex pected by Mr. Wilbur, he thinks It will be piped to I'orllnud, and will thus aid In developing this part of the state, a well ns the place where It I discovered, Tho discovery of oil, Mr. Wilbur de dares, will aid In the reclamation of much arid land In Kastern Oregon and Idaho, us cheap fuel for pumping the accessary water will then be available. FAMOUS K0AD bTOII.UD. Uxpcnslve lllihwsy Almost Kulned by Kxcesstvs TralSc Kalem The fact that road districts near corporato limits hate roads that are used extensively by people In out lying districts, while those same out lying district have roads which are never used by the people who reside hi the elosa vicinity of corporate lim its. Ii the bone of contention wklsk railed a Urge delegation to the slly to day la appear before thn county court IN behalf of the government road, whieh was etinitruitrtl here a few years ngtt by the deptrtmeat uf sgriealtsie. The delegation contended that team sters from Ike mountain timber ills triete, carrying heavy loads of wood, had materially Injured the experimental tiMil nf tke gnremteat aortk of Salem, nnd that repairs are haw eHary be- tin ar extraordinary Htage. The eon sty coHtt is In n quandary as to how la sotllo the dltTleuKy, but has orTereil the district a rsckeruthor and sunielrnt help to operate It so that tne government road may be placed back In good condition, Warehouse rionned. Hot take Tke farmers union Is plan ning to build a large warehouse here early next spring to handle the grain crop of Hi members. This will be the first warehouse to be erected by the new organization In this part of Union county. Ticking Out Debating Teams. University of Oregon, Hugcnc Try outs for the Interstate debating teams am being held at the University of Oregon, In which 40 men are partici pating. Kleven men art to be chosen for the teams. rOUTLAND MARKKTS. Wkeailttunism, a.i8. ,1h,( t-0j, reel ItHMlan, tl.QlHi valley, ll.Oti Turkey red. 11.01) 40 fold, l.0. Ilsrley- Peed and brewing, it Mm K ier ton. ITorn Whle, 3JKi cracked. Ml .30 perion. imt .o. I wlille. IBIsMrxin&M per inn. Hay Timothy. Willamette Vallev. llfttflO per ton 1 iiattcrn Orrtron. iIMjr, Sit alfalfa, 101UW); clover, flSeft 10, eneai, ti.etftioj grain hay, flSajf in. llutter Cllv errmmrrv rxlraa. HOei faney outside creamery, 33(8374 per 1 11. j sinre. nviniBic. (iniiier rat prices average V,t per ound under regular bHlter prices.) Kggs l'reih Oregon extras, v3fljv5e per dozen; Kastorn, 3I3'c per dos, 1'nallry Hens, inUltflOHe) spring. U!(f Ifle; rooiter. I)(jtl0ci ducks, 13 Irtci gne, 1I1Coj turkeys, live, 20ei IJfl-SSlMI, .illC. I'ork Kaney, 04(7fll per pound. Veal Kxtras, llCTIIe per pound, lresh Krulls Apples, slfiiS ner bon pear, llfJtlJlO per boxt cranberries, lOftlOJO per barrel. I'otntoos Oregon, 50(jJ70c per sack-; sweet potatoes, iaje per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, 7flo per bw if cabbage, J Ho, por poundj celery, 3,7B(3)i per erato: hothouse lettuce, 1.30 per box: garlic, 10c per poundi l'?.,!lr.".',,,,, tlM Pr bo pumpkins, 1Vioi1W sprouts, 80 per poundi squash, liDlVjei tomatoes, 7CefiT, Hack Vegetables Turnips, e)l por Aek fnrrot, '' t'-oO, parsnips, Onions Oregon, I1.B0 per sack. Oattle Iiest steers, i.80GT4.7fli fair i. PmAl -.',S3 medium and feeders. MOfJI,! 7flj best cows, $3.8033.70! mo' Hum, s).1fiT3.7f!( common to medium, 2.f!Offr3.7f5j bulls, 2(T3.50j stags. 8.B0 fJf3J50i calves, light, )S,28(3.flO heavy, vrt?.7fl, ' Hogs Ile.t, 86T)8.28i medium, 7,80 k7.85, stockers, lCTi,70, Sheep Ilest wethers, H.2B(f4.7fl fair to good, 3.78,j best ewe7 12.78 UUtm' i0 Boi' 3,803-7fl '8mb, HopVlOOfl 1 crop, 18(!?23ej 1008 crop, nominal?. 1007 crop, 120( 1000 crop, 8. Wool Kattorn Oreuon. 1flCTQ'n. poundi mohair, choice, 23c per pound, I (! ft t. Tlatl it. . .v... '. rau nor pounu. Hides-Dry hides, 18J0c per pound) ',7 kip, 17(yl8o per pound drr calf. lVJliJ?2io f poundj salted hides, tvrjvvitvi sauou cuiiikid, iomhuo per pound; green, lo leas, J Movimi 1'iOTUitii or muudcr I'IIiii MO ret Iioiilt Deplcti Tra, of Ito at Ilnihlit. T Vli'totla, II. l, Dee. 10. A ,,,, plcturn uf lhi assassination of i',1NJ Ito lit llntblti It lo be iiid , ll trial of the Ciirenu nonesln, sfflj. lug tu advice htttught by tho wtJj U'nprt Maru todny. When I'rlnoe Ito wa iiiretm,. y KokovoslatT, the Itusslnu m,i,,, flnaiice, n lliisslnn einematiigiap), .4. I(igraiher had prepared lo make mr. lug pictures of thu lueellitg AH, l the scenea attendant iiikiii tl,0 ,tMl,i iihlliiii of I'riuce Ilo. When k Jn. HHcso ofllelalt learned that Ike pL, tutet of the Irsgesly worn iih-'sh(i) they nblnined a tllni .100 feel , ,J this will be shown in Uiirt u, Irlnl rtf ill assassin. Aiill.M. ... the film will be oihlbltrel m js,,.. I'll..... ........... s .. "I " s insirsp iis-svsi-wiirr irsir lis, fk. .ImaIIi nf PrliiSM lift swill ...... ... ..... ... - ,....,- .... .,,, ir-in g 1 rtianged Hilley of tlapnn lwrd nM owing la thn military parlv bsi,.1 nrnugni in intnor nun inn t-attinf K llll lltMill flf llltl Slk-ll lutl. . t'eklH Time say that, wliiln -, f mined from making roups ., hwn his I'Cfsounl nmlilttoiis, is ... "mm are likely to be nggir-ive. aaj 1 kin may suffer the etiiirHuenre OOI'UNIfAOUrf HTANIJH 1IY COOK Thinks Recent Charges of fraud Ait l'urs) rictlon. Copenhagen, Dec. 10. l)r Torn, rt lr of the University of Cdtsbis said loulght that thn ehrg t, Itthed in tho New ,'ork Time iciim Dr. Kisderlek A. l'nk are Uih4 m pHfa Itetron. Nevertheless, he 444 he would sipt the offer Ij tti4et Ik daesimeuts prepaiml by Loot M ItuHhle wkkth the Ttmn kit trt4 l semi It, OetpeHbagsri. U'allsr lttits.i, seartelarv 's Ik. took, ttltci bftMigkt Its) enplurer 1 r oral let fopsukngea, hbet dew tare J IVtl arritaatisMii mbluksl in New Yert Skel l,)NisON SigailMtl VI I 0 is; tret totally HafstuisHsvl. II said Isai las rtarier illlrefs laj Ih I'hli'rolr t t otMsttliagsa rwataiasd Iks urigiasl ea M-ivalioas made by llr. 1 uus, .9 tV Irlji. wlttsBtit allrrallon. Mr. (.ttisedale) Mid the eiplerer'i e. poll wa fownilsd h lkee aJ iltt 11 el by Dr. Ctsok t hiw. i tler perei Mvlag anything tt, io wit 4, lHi and DhmVIc, Mr Ie4iW addeel, ware gHest at the Wildslt Astoria when Dr. C'iHk wat tkeie. Vet Ihe rxidofer's aeualnlaneej wnk tWn was slight. MINC VKRDIOT RKrUHCO, Offlrials Scored for Laxity In JUitti for Witnesses. herry, III., Dee. 10. Tke is)ity nf thn ewronr-f ' Jury Into Ihe Hi 1'iel fttlne dlsatter, In which 300 s nets hllleHl, etne to an abrupt rlW 4i without a verdlel living reached The Jury aNMHineed It nooU set reasider retutalng a vrrJict asiil Aletaader Ilemsek and K-ehtct Dsane, HttewUg wIInswss, ectl.-r k4 lues, fmsad csr eottnly oAteialt nwe4 rvtdetsetj nf n (.-saulae ire W thsffi. The hearing ad)urad 1 Vr ermber K to give nflWIals an 'ppef- luaiiy t toareh for witace John Hand, a miner, who wat ses; the first la enter tho ituse tli' i'JT fnllowlng lha dliaster, Inline i tU he heard ilgnals (loin estombe-l Mis ers, I Hit that he eetild get ao fium hOUIsU or oxpeilt in wks U told bit story. The miner said ho wa ttaa-ba; it the top of the shaft when he heard repented trippings that cauM lnen eaHsed by nothing but the pish of the entombed men. Long Walk Hafely Made. Denver, Dec, 10. Mis .Vri Owens, who eompletesl her IW stile walk from Hhoshono, Wyo , to Desuf last nluht at 7t3ll o'clock, ft little thn worse thl morning for " oxperleiice with an almost eoaliaii IdfxMid during her 111 day trip- "" makn n living." Is Mis Owens' - pliinnllon for the unusual jourttsji whteii ihe ny wa mailn on w" thnt .!, ,,.,l.l -.n,.,..ll.l. Mm fii la 17 days. Miss Owens, who 11 snull 1 nnd almost frail, has walked tang ult' - lances before, Mrs. Nation Wields drip. Washington, Dee. 0-Mr. '' Nnl Inn. whn ealnn hern In keen her "' on congress, went Into the butfet tf th Union stntlou this afternoon, ami. "" her satehel. smnshed about 180 wortl of bottled whisky. Hht was at "' nrreitcd, charged with destroying !"' vato property. Patent Brings $300,000, Allnn. III.. Ilee. 0 Alvlll .1. Iloiklnl wiis notifletl today by tho United him governincnt that It had purchsied 's liiltmi, rmiifii.nnil.ip nml lllSianCO "I pralser for 300,000. Thn Inventl" h nml nAsi iii. nift) .r iiiir iriiiii in stMSllsisri ,i.u fiilisfsj . n"'" . r W 1 navy. Hnsklns Is 11 farmer and W"" I ciinut uf Upper Alton. Recent Btorra Is Costly. HI i..l. v v ne 10. Flftn ' i,wnviMi ill s . -- , lives ami 800,000 worth or f7''i both 011 land and sea Is tho total now , 1. .- 1 1 i.tsn liv tne niiuwii to imvo iiooii in -v , storm thnt swept New I'oundlaud its waters Inst wcok. gSHiisfrll I