4 m . ' ' U'. mt & JP t Z " T r X TYriBSERVER F3< M o n o » ..S h e r r u a n C o u n tv iM O r e g o n , E s ta b lis h e d 1 8 8 7 F r id a y , A TOWER OF SKULLS; , t o , n to r t by « blow ob tbo reefrtnnce offered • tax« t a n n»d lu «*<*• <»u»<0‘ ble elastic scalp by ft hands c t eooaae* Tta result of a blow when to M t ta t la tbs brufrtng and of t of tbo small blood Blood or Its topow od Into of tbs eorroundlng con- wblcb Io delicate, senator, and lamp to qntok- ______ Tbto cannot posh toward flp dne ta tta Qreweome Monument Erected bP'tHe Turk» In Servin A strange monument of modern bar­ barism still survives at Nish, to south­ east Servla. During tbo war Of Inde­ pendence in 1809 the 8ervlan garrison here exploded a powder magazine and perished therein rather than fall Into the hands of the Tnrka A Lett*«» bad previously taken place, and the Turks commemorated their victory by erecting a rude tower, ora- meoted with the heeds of ene- ____ OM people will tell you that there were once 1.200 beads, but as the tower was never more than twm- V-flve feet high tide to probably an exaggeration. Lamartine and other travelers relate they aaw hair still clinging to tta t t 'f r in t Y W G Governor Order« Militia .Offi­ cers to Compel Negroes to Work on Levees. M ay / F iv e C e n ts IO , 1 9 1 2 NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALINTEREST Senate Refuses to Recall Bris­ Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past tow Amendment to Direct^ Week. Election of Senators. Hermiston Work Move« W ashington.—Again the senate has Hermiston. — Government’* officers demonstrated that there Is only one here w ill commence work in a few political diviaional line In this country days signing up the lands under the —Mason and Dixon’s. By a strict par­ west extension of the Umatilla project. ty vote, with the exception of Borah Contracts for water rights will be of Idaho, the senate refused to recall made, and as soorr- ue this work has what Is known as the Bristow amend- been completed It Is expected con­ » e n t to the resolution for the election struction work will be ordered. The of senator» W direct vote of the peo­ few m ouths’ delay wan caused by ple. Moat people have forgotten that legal technicalities, but these have ported that bodies ta d ta ta recov- the Bristow amendment provides that been now overcome and the movement «rad end «-ved tta death ltot pro­ the United States government shall years visitors wets to the habit of forward will become more active. retain control of the election of sena­ carrying off skulls as sooveotrs. bnt bably weald total SO. when Nish became Berrien the remain­ . Approximately 150.000 persona have tors. as it has over the election of Concenn to Prospect for Oil. der were taken away for decant bur­ been driven from their homes and members of tbs bouse. ial. all save a few that were too deep­ about a dozen Uvea have been loat Albany.—The Linn County Oil com­ It Is evident that if there Is to be ly Imbedded. pany, recently organized with a capi­ Lawyer Refugees are sheltered In cabins, any change in the constitution as pro­ In recent years the remains of the talization of $1,000,000, has secured ehurqhee aad ledge buildings posed that the bouse will have to give James Hamilton Lewis, former tower have been covered over with a Urgent appeals for boats to be uaed Jack Phillips, wireless eperator on up Its contention and accept the Bris­ Washington congressman, who won the land leases and o th e r a s s e ts of M ORO - O R E G O N roof to protect them against the ele the Valley Oil company. The com­ manta and they are regarded as a In rescue work have been - tant to the Titanic, who sent cut the call for tow amendment the Democratic nomination for United pany now hold9 leases on approxi­ help and was the first wireless man pions object of patriotic p llg rtm ag a- Governor Sanders. The fact Is that there Is very strong States senator at the Illinois primar­ mately «000 ac(rea of land In what Is There are at least 1000 persona who to die a martyr to his profession. W lde World Magazine opposition to election of senators by ies. known as the Lacomb district, and remain to be rescued from the lnun direct vote. If there could be a secret announcement Is made that active dated country went of Lettaworth and vote on the proposition It would be Brief News of the Week STEEL HEARING HAS BEGUN work of drilling will be In progresa Batchelor. Some of them are drifting defeated in the senate. A tto rn e y -a t-la w within 60 days. Geologic Work of Ants. about on hastily constructed rafts. — i A Boston Jury l>as decided that a Suit is Most Important Ever Begun May Impeach Judge Archbald. Professor J. C. Branner In the Bulle­ M1U10M c l 4 o lU » worth l of P W th M tre g M r n, „ i v. y |or . bod by Government. The house baa ordered an investiga­ tin of the Geological Society of Amer orty i c c l c t U c . th .ir t.n d . of 1 1 « . | >t g M a s o n ic B u ild in g LABOR HAS WAGE BILL New York.—Hearings in the trial of tion of the conduct of Robert W. Arch­ lea describes the Immense Importance would he Jeopardized if some of the The Arizona bouse of representa­ the government's Suit to dissolve the of ants ss geologic agents, especially bald, Judge of the Commerce Court, tives has passed the bill providing a to determine whether or not he should United States Steel Corporation under Btato Federation Will A.k V oter, to O r e g o n to tropical regions. Ant borrows have big leveea gave w a y .- T h e D a lle » Lack of labor, due largely to the urn nine-hour work day for women. Help Regulate Salaries. been found st a depth of 8.5 meters, be Impeached on charges that he has the Sherman anti trust law have begun Portland.—A minimum wage bill, A noteworthy gathering of the Ca­ and they ramify over vast areas. The concern of the negroes, who have been here before Henry P. Brown, of Phila used his office to procure favors from geologic work performed by earth­ drawing government rations, has been tholic clergy and laymen weloomed delphla, who was appointed special which will permit no man over 20 D r 0. J. GOFFIN, t serious drawback. Governor the new apostolic delegate to the Unit­ railroads. years of age to work aa a clerk, me­ worms has long been recognised, but This action followed the receipt by commissioner to conduct the hearings^ chanic, railroad man, bookkeeper or Professor Branner believes that the Banders has ordered the Louisiana ed States, Archbishop Giovanni Bon- PHYSICIAN SURGEON, In point of magnitude of the proper ants and termites of the tropics bring m ilitia to round up 509 negroes and anto, when he landed at -New York. the house of a m essage from president ty involved and th e prominence of the factory hand for more than 10 hours Taft responding to a resolution adopt­ t. HABIB M. GOFFIN. g greater amount of earth to the sur compel them to do work on the leveea. Reports to the general Methodist Individual defendants, the suit Is the a day more than Bix days a week for ed some time ago. (ace than do the earthworms of the Nearly all the negroes refuse to work less than $2.50 has been prepared by conference In session at Minneapolis One of the specific allegations made most Important of ltB kind ever pre­ direction of the state federation of a t a n f o temperate sones and are to many ways as long as they draw government ra­ show that there are now 3,600,000 against Judge Archbald, It Is said, Is sented by the government. Among an eqoadty Important factor to the tions. members, church property to the value that he was Interested In the proposed the Individual defendants are J. P. labor and will be placed on the ballot Oftce to The G oda Building. 1,1 St* change* that are going on in the upper . Mono. O sboon . of $200.000,000, and educational prop purchase of Culm Banks, owned by a Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew In the November election. strata of the ground. Women over 20 years of age are ASTOR PILLIONS LEFT TO SON [ erty valued at $54.u00,000. coal oompany controlled by the Erie Carnegie, James J. Hill, George W. not to be per-tnlfted to work over 10 The Ohio constitutional convention railroad Perkins,- E. H. Gary. Charles M. Washing Coal For Coks. It Is asserted that these Of the 2.009.260 abort tons of coal Young Widow Provided for as Long I hftB reiecte