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Prttldent Sign Statehood Bill and
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WaitilnRton, Jana 18. Another ttar
wai added to the Uolon Saturday when
Preeident Rnowvelt ligned the bill ad
mining Oklahoma and Indian Territory
ai one itate. The meatnra alto pro
vide! that Arliona and New Mexico
may be admitted to atatohood aa the
itate of Arliona, provided the people of
the territories vote in favor of admis
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The signing of tba meaiur was made
the occasion of an interesting cere
mony. Senator Beveridge and -Representative
Hamilton, chairmen of the
senate and bouse committee on terrl
tnrtna. who have worked lona and bard
lor the measure, were present, aa also
were Delegate Mcuuire, oi uaiauoma,
and a number of residents of Okla
homa; Delegate Andrews, of New Mex
ico; Secretary Loeb and othsra. Just
before tbe president signed ' th 1 bill.
Ambassador Bptck ton Sternberg, of
Gernrany, was ushered into the office,
and be, too, witnessed tbe ceremony.
Th nrmidnnt nfad two Dene in binn
ing the measure, writing ( tba first
name, ."Theodore," wltn a soua goia
pen presented by the people of Arl
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Alter signing the bill, the president
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Hamilton ou the completion oi their
Ions and arduous labors In connection
with the measure. He also expressed
the hope that the people of Arisona and
New Mexico would avail themselves oi
tbe opportunity to come into the Uulon
as a state. From evevy view point, M
said, he regarded this aa tbe wise thing
for thsm to do, as the opportunity
might not come again ' in a score of
year. The president said that he bad
a personal interest in the admission of
Arliona and New Mexico, as many of
the members , of his regiment, the
Rough Riders, resided there
Must Clean Up Promptly. '
Chicago, Jme 18. The city health
department - has sent . ita first ofilolal
written notice to the packing compan
ies at the Union stockyard to improve
sanitary conditions of their plants. The
packer were intrnated that they must,
within three days; discard the filthy
table and benches, provide cleaner
rooms and tools, and correct some of
the ' present unsanitary condition.
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cluding new toilet room and mora ven
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CRYING FOR HARVESTERS.
Unemployed Men for Kansas Grain
Fields Hard to Find. . .
Topeka, Kan., June 19. Kansas is
sending out the atrongeet appeal of bar '
history
for men to work'in tha harvest
field. Tbe difficaltie of the last few
year getting help to gather the wheat
before it become dead ripe and scatters
In tbe gathering will be intensified this
year it tbe advance sign are token of
what it to come.
At least 25,000 more men than art in
slgb( now will be needed, and desperate
measure will be adopted to draft men
into tbe service behind the self-binders.
Competition for labcr I stronger this
year than ever before. There jeein to
be do idle men anywhere.' ' '
Appeals have been addressed to the
employment agencies in Chicago, St.
Louis and other large industrial cen
ters. Tbe answer baa come back in al
most every instance that it I impossi
ble to fill tbe order.
Factories are running at full capacity
all over the country. Building opera
tions are going on on a scale exceeding
anything of tbe kind in paat years.
These activities, In addition : to the
many public improvements that are in
progress, have absorbed tbe bnlk of tbe
labor of the country, skilled and un
skilled. State Free Employment Agent Gerow
holds that a number of railroad are
largely to blame for the shortage of
harvest hands. He aaya tbe railroads
need every man they can get to com'
plete their own work, and for tbia re
son have refused to grant the 1 cent a
mile passenger rate that is usually made
for the harvest bands. They fear, it Is
seid, that the ca' I from the wheat
fields, with the atti active wages, will
draw away their labored, who get only.
11.25 for working on tracks
' The Rock Island and Union Pacific
have given the harvester' rate, but
the other linee are obdurate.
', There will be no room for complaint
on account of compensation. Tbe farm
era, if need be, will pay aa high as (3
day for good men. The ordinary
wage will be 13. to 12.50. Board and
lodging are also given. Farmer will
co-operate with each other, and there
will be less "stealing" of the band of
other than in paat year.
The flat ha gone out unofficially that
there must be no able bodied - men in
Kansas at harvest time. The loafer
who can work will be obliged to toll or
leave the state Local autborltie in
citie and town hitherto have co-oper
ated with the agriculturist in enlisting
the whole available force for field work.
Tbev will do so attain this year.
Present indication are that Kansas
will harvest 65.000,000 bushel of
wheat. The nsuef migration from the
Texas and Oklahoma field will recur
this year, bot .this source olaidoi
itself will not be sufficient
Foreigner RefU ta to fay Tax. )
London. June 19. The correspond
ent at Tokio of the Daily Telegraph
say that the deficit in the next budget
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Th dispatch adde that an army reform
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strnctton and State, to remedy defects
in the army disclosed by tbe war with
Russia.
PRELUDE TOIGENERAL ATTACK.
Mattacte at Bialystok Will Be Imitat
ed In Other Cities.
Berlin. June' 18. "We have every
reason to believe that tbe massacre of
Jews at Bialystok is rehearsal for a
wholesale repetition of tbe atrocities of
last October,'' aald Dr. Paul Nathan,
president ol the Central Jewish Relief
league of Germany. "(Jar intormation
indicates that the Bialystok massacre is
the same sort of officially inspired
counter revolutionary outbreak aa was
that at Odesea, We have learned posi
tively that the government' allegation
that the trouble began in consequence
of the bombs being thrown at a Chris
tian religious procession by Jews is a
ridiculous falsehood. Bialystok is still
in the hands of the drunken Cossacks,
who are determined that no Jews shall
be allowed to escape or go unrobbed.
Tbe military have deserted the rail
way station ana every passing train is
held up and the passengers plundered.
Panic reigns in tbe neighboring vil
lasee, which fear they will be tbe next
object of attack. Numerous German
firms and individuals are among me
sufferers at Bialystok and cause the
suggestion that German Intervention be
invoked." .
DISAGREE ON PIPE LINES.
Rate Bill Conferee Thrash Over Old
Straw Without Result. '
Washington. June 18. In the ab
sence of Representative eoerman, oi
New York, who was out of the city, the
conferees on the railroad rate bill were
in session lees than an bour today, and
reached no decision on any subject.
The pipe liae amendment was dis
cussed, Senator Elkina ana unman
oDooainc an? change in-the provision
making them common carriers ana con
tending that most of the companies
that have protested tbe amendment are
subordinate companies of the Standard
Oil company, s
Opponents ot tna amendment pro
posed that the amendment which pro
hibits a common carrier irom carrying
commodities it produces be changed to
read: "railroad carrying commodities
it produces," in order that this amend
ment shall not conflict witn pipe lines,
which are constructed tor the eo'e pur
pose of carrying their production. If
this were done, they agreed to support
the pip line amendment. r
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Redding, Cal., June 19. Repoita are
being received here that smoke is ponr
ins from tbe cone of Mount Shasta and
that deep rumbling are heard in the
mountains. The reports are not
credited.
III'
Billa Now Pending for North Dakota,
Virginia. North Carolina, f lorida
and Other State.
Washington, Jan 23. Early in the
present session of congress Senator
Hansbrougb, of North Dakota, intro
duced a bill authorizing the expendi
ture of 11,000,000 oat of the national
reclamation fund for draining swamp
in hi ataU. When the bill went be
fore tbeJoommiUee on irrigatioa it waa
found that every acre to be benefitted
was in private ownership, and the bill.
if enacted, would not open to entry
single acre of public land. Notwltn
standing these disclosure, the aenate
committee ordered favorable . report
out of courtesy because Hansbrough ia "
member of tbe committee. It waa
tfieD stated that a majority of the com
mittee believed tbe bill a bad one, and
it we attaed by several senators that it
would never be permitted to pas the
aenate. Nevertheless tbe bill did pass
and la now before tbe house, where ita
Chances of passing seem equally good.
A bill la now peoding to .divert II,-
030,000 from tbe reclamation fond to
drain tbe Dismal swamp in Virginia
and North Carolina; another i pending
to drain the Everglade of Florida;
only a few day ago bill waa intro
duced to take anoher 13,000,000, aad
expend it in draining tbe big swamps
of Arkansas and Misaouri, and, in ad
dition, there are two bille pending for
tbe drainage of swamp in Minnesota,
and three general bill providing for
the government drainage of swamps in
all parts of the United State.
, If tbe Hansbrough bill pa sees, it will
open the way for theae other measurea
of similar character, and it will be only
a abort time before tbe greater portion t
of the reclamation fund, instead of be
ing need for irrigating tbe desert landa
of the Wtt, a originally intended.
will be expended in reclaiming swamp
in state that have contributed not
cent to tbe reclamation fund and never
will contribute. Thia legislation is a'
rank injustice to the West, which ia
counting on' using ita cwn public land
receipts for tbe reclamation of iita dee-
erta, and nnlesa somebody calls a bait.
tha work of government irrigation will
soon be. brought to a standstill.
It mast be remembered that, once
thia precedent is established, it will be
easy for delegate from the East and
South to combine and force through
bills for tbe drainage of the swamps in
the non-a.id states, and if the East and
South ever do combine for this purpose,
the West will never nave enough vote
to check the onslaught.
REGISTER FOR CROW LANDS.
Crowds of Easterner Are Arriving at
Billings, Montana.
B"tte, June 23. A Miner special
from Billings states that Easterners are
flocking to that place by the hundred
to register for the Crow lands. Today
they numbered approximately 850,
which is 200 greater than it waa yester
day. Tbe crowds which arrived today
were larger than any since tbe registra
tion began, which waa a week ago.
Tbe delegation of 200 came in tbia
morning on the Burlington train from -tbe
East. Most ot those on board came
from Missouri,. Iowt and Nebraska
ooints. But one hailed from Connec
ticut, .while another gave hi address
as South Carolina!
The Northern Pacific brought in
number from Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota. Many of the prospect- ,
ive settlers have secured tents and have
gone to . tbe reservation, , where they
will establish camps and make a thor
ough Inspection of the . lands. ' At the;
present rate the registration in tbia city
will not exceed 10,000.
Appeals to English Women.
London, June 23. The newspaper
this morning print an appeal from the
women of Georgia, Russia, to the wo
men of England, complaining that by
order ot tbe Russian government Cos
sack invaded tbe central and western
provinces of ..Georgia and destroyed. .
burned and looted four town and 200
villages, treating the population with
the utmost brutality, not even children
escaping'murder The names of .the,
signer are withheld at tbeir own re-1
quest, but they include a princes and
the wive of many high officials.
Root Considers Action on Massacre.
Washington, June 28. Secretary
Root ia giving consideration to tbe Jew
ish massacres in Rust ia.Jhavlng already
discussed them with the president. So
far ha haa taken no action.