TO AID CAUSE OF PEACE.
Taft and Carnegie Dedicate *1.000.-
OOO Bureau Home.
BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
Washington. April 27. The magnifi
i 12.700 ACRES FOR CULTIVATION cent new marble buftlmg of the Inter
Washington, May 2. All the que*
Representative McCrodie to«luy in
national Bureau of American Republics tion* txmcernlng the legality of the troduced a bill authorising construction
within a »tone’s throw of the White admiasion into the Unit«*) Slates of of a (150,Out) laiblic building at Che
W.ilamett« Open River an Rata Con- Large Tract Being Reclaimed in Cen
House was dedicated in the name of "Armenian«, Syrians arai Jew»“ from halis.
tral Oregon.
«antion So Declares.
universal peace tn lay.
Asiatic cuuntrira will be removed if a
Washington, April 28. The house
’* Oregon City The convention of th«'
Through the individual effort* of W
President Taft join«! with Andrew bill pitMud by the house today bt-cumes
today paa*«xl unanimously the resolu
Willamette Open river and Freight , G. Souther, of Portland, a tract of Carnegie, Sex-rotary Knox. Senator a law.
tion offered by Slayden, of Texas,
rate association at it» business session Klamath county tule lands as large aa R' xj I ami Señor de la Hera, the Mexi
Thcro has tax-n some question wheth
adopt«! the report of the lock» oom- i an Eurois-an principality, is being re can are baaaador, a* representative of er such immigrant* should not be ex calling on th«- secretary of war for in
formation concerning the sale or leas
mittex ,>roviding that it be the »ci»c claimed for cultivation and coIonita the Imtin American republic*. In pro
cluded from th«- Unit«*! States on th«-
ing of land in the Philippine islands.
of the association that U m new locks . tion. The tract comprise-» 12,700 acres phecies of peace among the 21 Ameri ground that they were Asiatics.
The
The resolution waa offered to aiu-er-
be built at Oregon City for the free use of the richest land in South Central can republic*, and plidged themselves bill is designed to make clear the right
of the («■ople of the Willamette valley. I Oregon, and is lo«-at«xi adjacent to the to strive for that happy state. .Mr. of th«-»«- subpreta to enter the Unit«*! tain the- truth of reports that th«' friar
lands in part have lxx-n transferred to
The association pledged iteelf to work Upper Klamath lake and within a few Carnegie went so far as to expro«* th«- States.
the sugar trust, in violation of the pro
for the realisation of thia condition miles of the city of Klamath Falla. hope that Canada, with the consent of
The senate today ah’ ' -led ntxl pnsa«x|
and to hurry up and back up the Oregon ' Engineers have been employed to sup Groat Britain, would rotne day join th«- a bill, which already had |>a**ed the vision* of the act of 1902 establishing
delegation in ita effort* to »««cure a erintend the dyking aid draining of family of pvaesful American republics. house, to create a bureau of mines in civil government in th«- Philippine*.
In rv|K*rting the resolution from the
Federal appropriation of (300,000 to the pr«|M-rty, and as soon as th«- neces
The president called out general thr Interior department.
In addition
»hl to the state appropriation of a sim sary surveys have been made, the work laughter by referring to the contro to carrying <>n mining work heretofore committee on insular ntfaini, Olniat«-«!
ilar amount for the construction of the of reclaiming it will be gut under way. versy between Th«>doro R áxskvv II and done by the geological survey, the bu of Pennsylvania said amendments had
To the north of the tract ia a large Mr. Carnegie two years ago at the lay reau will investigate the causes of G en incori-orated in the measure to
lock*.
extend the scope of the m«|uiry beyond
Congress will ba urged to direct the arm of the lake, that will lie set aside ing of the cornerstone of the building mine explosion*.
that provided in the original drafL
government engineer» to make an esti a* a private game preserve, for the ex- dtxlicated today.
The senate today confirmed the ap-
The regular Republican* ran nip
mate of the cost of the locks, after de ■ elusive benefit of tl e purchasers of the
“They differed aa to the methods by |aiintment of Governor Charles E.
ciding where to construct them, and to adjoining subdivision*.
which peace shouki be obtained," said Hughes, of New York, to lie an « mh - ci ami tuck with the insugront R«-publi-
Mr. Souther’s plan embraces the er«c- the president, "but that both were ate justice of the Supreme court of the cans and the Democrats in sustaining
award the contract for their construc
their organisation when the voting on
; tion of a commodious club house on the earrwet and slrontmu* and determined United States.
tion aa soon as possible.
amendment* to the railroad bill began
lake shore convenient to the proserve, to have peace there was no doubt.”
An effort was initial«»! in the house
i and the parking of the grounds sur
“Hear, hear,” shouted Mr. Carnegie today to compel Attorney General in the house Ualay.
$2,375 an Acre for Fruit Land.
Only by a tie vote of 121 to 121 did
Breaking all records for bearing rounding it, the construction of piers a* the laughter died away.
Wickcrsham to make public the docu
The new buildng, a gift of Mr. Car menta an«! other information bearing U m - regulars prevent the striking from
fruit lamia in Oregon, a part of the . and landings, and an equipment of
famous Burrell pear orchard near Mix! modern conveniences that will make negie, won the admiration of all who on the preparation of the summary of their bill of the provision which placed
ford was sold last week for (2,375 an thia the most unique resort for tour parsed within the bronxe portal» this the Glavis rhargvs, for which Attorney on th«- Attonrcy-General the responni
bility for the defence ot suit* brought
afternoon and at the reception tonighL Brendels,
acre.
The property comprised 12 ists in the entire West.
counsel
for
L.
R
The greatest value of Mr. Souther's at which President Taft and Mr. Car Glavis, sought unaucri-aafully through to set aside «leciaiona of the Interstate
acres, ami was purchase«) by C. H.
commerce com mission instead of al
Burrell, of Philadelphia for (28,000. proj«x-t, however, lies in the benefit* negie headed the receiving party.
the Ballinger - Pinchot investigating
lowing that duty to be performed by
The trees are in full bearing and have that will result to Klamath county
committee.
ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP LOSING.
the commission itself, aa under the
yielded a net income of (500 jwr acre ■ from the colonisation ami improvement
Rcprvaentative Barton
Harrison, proaent law.
for several years past, such a thing aa i of this gn at tract of wild land, 20
Democrat, <>f New York, introdoced «
The motion to strike out thia com-
a failure of crop having never been I acre* of whose rich soil will easily Accident, in Which Hundred* Could resolution calling on the attorney gen
initt«-e provision had been made by
maintain a family, and the whole of
Not Save Craft, Turn* Opinion.
known.
era) for the information.
The resolu
Hubbard of Iowa, one of thr staunch
There have been several sales in the which eventually will auport in com
Berlin, April 27. German aeronauts tion waa referred to the rules commit insurgents, ami 13 other insurgents
fort
a
colony
of
3,000
to
4,000
agri
Hood River valley and in Southern
are asking whether the destruction of tee. The Republican majority of the voted to sustain hi* amendment
Oregon, where bearing orhards were culturista.
th« airship Z.<-pp< Im 11 at W«-ili-urg Ballingcr-Finchtd investigating com
Th«- I'-nirnii't«-«' mi pul-iu- lnn-1* of
»old for from (2, <»00 to (2,200 an acre,
will not prove a fatal blow to the mittee twice reject«»! Mr. Brandvl's thr house, by a majority vote of two,
M c M innville land rich .
but until this [turchase by the Philadel
school of rigid airship construction, i roqu«-»L in »pite of th«- protest of ih«- has reported out th«- Pickett bill auth
phia investor, (2,200 has stood as the
Democratic member», aupjM>rt<xl by
Ohioan Pays #600 an Acre for Four- There has been manifested lately a dis
orising the president of the United
record price for Oregon land.
position In army circles to oppose fur Representative Ma«tison, "insurgent” State* to make withdrawal* of public
Year-Old Orchard.
ther purchase of airships nf the Zep Republican.
lands in certain case*. Thia bill ha«i
Irrigation Maps to Be Distributed.
McMinnville An apple grower from pelin type on the ground that they aro
the sanction and approval of the prrsi-
Ohio,
Mr.
Cox,
has
purchased
the
20-,
Salem Maps that have been pre
too unwieklly to meet varying condi-
Washington, April 30. If "credit
•>n«l th.' -«-cretarv of th«- int«'-rior,
pared jointly by the state and the aero apple orchard of Dr. W. H. Boyd, tion* of actual service.
In thr latest to whom credit is «lue” be givmi. Sen
United States government under ap of Portland, the property being situa accident it was noted that'.the crow of ator Bourne will l-e accorded large
Washington, April 27.
Senator
propriations made by both government ted half a mile from this eity, at a several hundred men und> r experienced measure of praise for his intense activ
for the purpose of encourgaing diver price of (12,000, or (600 an acre.
officers was unable to keep the enorm ity in behalf of Oregon a* a member of Jones today call«»! u|>on the senate |>ub-
The orchard was planted for yrars ous framework from blowing away, the senate committee on commerce, lic lands committee in thr interest of
sions of water for irrigation in the
th«- Hamer bill which paaa<xl the house
Willamette valley, are now ready for ago and comprises Baldwins, Jonath whereas the ship of the non-rigid ty|>e svhid
th-- h.-ii-«- riv-rs and
recently, autborisinf
th«- Western
distribution by State Engineer John ans, Rome Beauties and Spitxenberg*. • i-ul-l have been dvrtat«*l and saved.
harlsira bill al*>ut (10,000,000, bring
It is part of a tract extending from
Hownrd Lewis.
The Zeppelin craft has
enjoy«xi ing the total up to (52.000,000. Of stat«-* to relinquish section* Iti and 35
These ma|>s are made on a 1 (-inch the city limit* northwestward to the marked proferener in the German these a« id it ions Oregon received sever in forest reserves aixl take in exchang«
compset bcxliea of forest reserve latxj»
scale and with a contour of five foot Judge Galloway orchard, five mile* out. army, owing to the [lersonality of in al hundred thousand dollars.
<>f equal area.
intervals. The maps give the eleva a considerable portion of which I* Set ventor and the personal support given
Of course, the matt impirtant item
Senator Heyburn objected to th«- bill
tion* in the first quadrangle, including to orchard. Thia i* the highest figure him by the kaiser. Lately, however, of these aikiitions was the provision
declaring
it unconstitutional ami the
over
quottxi
for
tree*
of
this
age
in
200 square mile ms surrounding and ad
aeronauts have been inclined to the that the Fideral
government pay
jacent to the city of Eugene.
Last I this section. Mr. Cox intends to build adoption of a more elastic and more (300,000 towanls the purchase of the bill went over for the lack of time to
consider it. Next Wmlncsday, how
summer these geological surveys were on the tract and make his home hero.
eaaity manage«! type.
This latest ac Oregon City locks, or towards the'
ever, it will be calhxi up again and ul
continued on n second quadrangle of
cident lends argument in favor of such building of new locks. It sssures .that
timately tie rvp«>rted over Heyburn's
Baker Land Given to Sattler*.
the same area north of the first, and it
a change.
traffl«- on* the Willanu-lt« river, now protest
———————
L* Grande John H. Lewis, sec
is expected the surveys will he contin
ham|»«-ro«i by a 50-cent a ton tariff at ‘
Senator Chamberlain haa introduced
NORWEGAIN POET DEAD.
ue 1 until the larger jwrtion of the ir retary of the state land Ixiard of Ore
th«- locks, because of private ownership a bill providing for the o|iening of the
gon,
has
placed
on
file
in
the
local
off)
rigable land In the Willamette valley
thereof, will be frv«d from this incu
Klamath Indian reservation to settle
ce a state “selection” of 44.506 acre* Bjornstjsrna Bjornson Succumbs While bus.
ha* lieep covered.
ment. The bill provid««* for the sur
in Baker county, which will be given
in Pa ris for Treatment.
If the river and harlior bill pasara vey of lands In the reservation, their
Reduced Rates to Summer School. away to honu-steader» who will pay fur
the house a* amended by the senate, allotments to the Klamath and Mtsioc
Faria,
April
27
Bjornstjerns
Bjorn-
The
For the first time in the history of the irrigation ami reclamation.
aon, the Norwegian poet, noveliat, the Oregon City ha-ks will lerome the Indiana, arxl the sale of the remaining
Oregon, the Southern Pacific company proposition ia similar to the Twin Fall* dramatiat, reformer ami advocate of projwrty of the Umte«i Stat- * an«l will land* under the methods usually fol
ha* granttxi reduced rates for attend project under the Carey act, but it is universal peace, died hero tonighL be fr«-e, or entirely new loci s will lie lowed. Seventy-five thouaami dollars
ants at the University of Oregon sum reported that the state of Oregon will *urr<*nd«d by his family. Hie end built by the Federal gnvrriiment, to is propose«! to make the surveys and
gether with the state, for which an ap allotments.
mer school. The reduced rates go into not charge for the land.
waa ¡waceful.
propriation of (300,(88» haa been mwie
effect Saturday, June 18, and continue
The
last
serious
Illness
of
the
nov
Thr senate public lamia committee
PORTLAND MARKETS.
through the session to its dose, Satur
elist extended over nearly a year.
He by the state to assist the government haa rrjiortcd favorably the bill which
in
the
project.
day, August 6, thereby making it pos
passed the house, authorising the sur
Wheat — Track prices: Blueatem, was brought to Faris for special treat
Th«- senate today adopted the Hey vey of lands within railway aixl other
sible for teachers attending the session
ment in the early part of last Novem
90«;
club,
8*6(87«;
roil
Russian,
85c;
to save materially in railroad fare.
ber, accompanied by his wife and burn resolution creating a committee lam! grant* arxl Hilding an amendment
Reduced rates have also been granted valley. 90c.
daughter,
a physician arai nurse, and of five senators to investigate the ad appropriating (500,000 for making of
Barley — F«-«-d and brewing, (23oi
for the two state educational confer
during
part
of the journey traveled ministration of the third degree by thia survey.
ences to be held at the university the 24.50 j>er b»n.
with the king of Denmark in the F«deral officer» to extort statement* or
The house of representative* tixlay
Corn
Whole,
(33,
cracked,
(34.
confeaaion* in criminal proc«-edings.
week previous to the opening of the
king’s private ear.
psaatd th«- senate bill granting to Si-
Hay
Track
price*:
Timothy,
Wil
The
people
of
the
Pacific
coaat
need
summer school. and for the exercises
In Faria, however, he was unable to
let* Power A Manufacturing company
lamctte valley. (2(6,121 per ton; East
of commencement week, June 19 to 22.
receive the treatment for arterio scler- have no fear concerning their right* to a right of way for a canal serosa the
.
’
•f25;
alfalfa,
(i-
Every indication points to an excep
o«ia, from which he was suffering, but pro*|H-ct for oil or gas on the public Silets Indian reservation.
lands that have been or may lie with
tionally large attendance at all of these 6117.50; grain hsy, (176(18.
Frosh Fruits Strawberries, Florin, notwithstanding, he showed mark«*! drawn.
events.
(2 per crate; apples, (I m 2.5O per box. | improvement for a time, due entirely
Washington, April 2fi. Thr situa
Potatoes Carload buying
price*: to hie wonderful vitality.
tion of the postal saving* bank bill in
La Grande Plant *75,000 School.
Again in February hi* death was ex
Waahington, April 29. Ry the de the house appears to be one calling for
La Grande Plans have been adopt Oregon, 4O6/5Oc f*r hundred; new pected momentarily, but |»he crisis
cisive vote of 35 to 29, the administra radical measures of relief.
Callifornia, 5c per pound, sweet pota
Inquiries
ed for the (75,000 high school building
p***«d, though leaving him les« able to tion Republican* today defeated the among those reap>>naible for ita status
toes, 4c.
to he constructed this summer.
The
Vegetable« - Asparagus, (lftl.25' withstand the next attack. During Cummins substitute for the Crawford- in that Ixxiy develop the fact that ac
exterior of the building will be ex
per box; cabbage, 2c per pound; hot th«- la»t week it was apparent he could Elkins traffic agreement provision of tion of any sort upon th«- bill is unlike
tremely attractive, being
built of
This question had ly until after all other administration
house lettuce, 50 c 6 i (1 per box; green not hold out much longer. Prior to his the railroati bill.
white press«! brick and terra cotta
death he was con«ci«>us for some hours. be«n practically mon«q>oliiing the at- ! measures, including railnuul, anti-in
onions,
12c
per
doten;
radishes,
ISoi
trimmings. The grneral style of arch
tent Ion of the senate for the last week junction, and conservation, have been
20c; rhubarb, 16i2c per pound/spinach,
itecture will be classical of the latest
Honest Official Loses.
an«i waa regarded aa one of the m««t put through the house. It ia propost-d
75eo:(l per box; rutabagas, (1.2561
design.
rittsburg. April 27. In seven wants important subdivisions of the bill.
1.50; carrot*. R5e;6((1; lieets, (1.80;J
now to call a Republican confercnc«- at
The vote is generally accepted aa a an eurly date to consider the anti-in
of the city bday, spacial elections of
parsnips, 75c6t(l.
Will Employ 3,000 Thinners.
Onions Oregon, (2 per hundred; select and common councilmen were test of the atrongth of the contending junction bill, which also ia in, a l>a«i
Hood River Hood River valley will
held to fill the place« of those who re si-lea and it ia Iwlievcd it presages the situation.
Bermuda, (2<</2.50 per crate,
be in need of about 3,000 apple thin
Rutter City creamery, extras, 29c signed after being indicted for graft passage of the bill by a safe majority.
"There will 1» nothing done with
ners in a very abort time. Mr. Mason,
Of the total membership of 92, postal savings until after that caucus
per pound; fancy outside creamery. ing.
who has one of the largest orchards in
In the twentieth ward, George H. there were 28 senators who did not I* held,“ sai<! a prominent majority
29c; store, 20c. Butter fat price*
the valley, stated that the work is one
Riley, one of the “immaculate six” in vote arxl of these four, all Drmocrata, member of the house committee on
average
ljc
per
pound
under
regular
of the most pleasant tasks connected
the common council in 1898, when the were absent an«l unpaired. They were ;x«toffire« and pnetroada. "If the Re-
butter price«.
with the fruit industry.
Egg»- Frosh Oregon ranch, 23|6 i alleged bribing was going on. was de Senators Clark, of Arkansas; Rank ix/blican meml>er» go into that caucus
feated for common council. Riley, it head, of Alabama; McEnery, of Ixjuia- aixl get together sur<-easfully, we will
24c per doxen.
Cannery In Eagle Valley.
was testified in the early part of the iana; and Smith of Maryland.
then have a caucus on the (««atal sav
Pork Fancy, 136/13je per pound.
Raker City- Farmers ami fruitmen
"The investigation into the sale* of ing* bank bill. Then, when we have
graft prosecutions, was one of the six
Veal, fancy, 9|6>10e per pound.
of Eagle Valley have let a contract for
cottton which Attorney-General Wick agreed u|x>n something we will come
men “who could not be rose hid.”
Lambs- Fancy, 106i 12c per pound.
the construction of a cannery on the
ersham fa romlueting has «-net the Into the house with it."
Poultry Hrna, 20e; broilers, ?76i
townsite of New Bridge, the contract 28c; 'ducks, 22j6(23r; geese, 12|e; |
Bedell Accused of Sugar Fraud.
American people nearly (40,000,000." .
The same member declared that
price being 17,750, The cannery ia to turkeys, live, 206122c; dressed, 25c;
Thus aaaerted Senator Smith, of neither the senate bill, nor any bill
New York, April 27. George E.
be complete and rrady for operation in squabs, (3 per doxen.
Bedell, who was chief clerk for James South Carolina, in the senate today. similar to It, could ever pass the
time to handle this year’s vegetables
Hope —1909 crop, 13oi 15c; old*, F. Vail, formerly dejiuty surveyor of He waa making a speech in the ho|« of house. The bill will remain In the
and fruit.
th« port, and who had charge of the ;>enruading the a«*nate to adopt a reso committee on ptwtofficea and |x«troads
nominal; 1910 contracts, nominal.
Wool Eastern'Oregon, 146117c per weighing department, was arrested to lution directing the attorney general to until aomr agreem« nt ia arrived at.
Dredge Will Deepen Channel.
pound; valley, 186121e; mohair, choice, day on an indictment charging con as<-ertain the names nf the jM-ntotts who Just now l*it two mi-mtwr» of that
Tillamook—■The master of the gov 32s/33c.
spiracy to defraud the government out sold the cotton to the New York pool, committee are in favor of the senate
ernment dredge has received i net mo
Cattle — Best steers, «,50617.78; of customs duties on sugar, macaroni, the operations of which have recently bill. R«-prrsrntativ<- Murdock, insur
tions to dredge out the channel to Til fair tn good steers, (5.756(8; strictly figs, cheeee, and other merchandise.
received so much attention.
gent R«-|>ubllcan from Kansas, is one
lamook, the chief of engineers having, gmd rows, (5.75616; fair to good,
As s solution of the tangle that of these.
on the recommendation of Major Mor (5.50; light calves, (6«i7. heavy calves,
Comet is Sean Minus Tail.
arises over the bill to sell the Walla
"Unless the house paaare the postal
row, granted (1,000 for the work.
Zurich, April 27.—The oheervatory Walla military reservation to Whit savings hank hill, practically !<len-
! 146(5; bulla, (46/5.25; stags, (4.5061
here officially report* that Halley’s man colli-gr, the house committee on tieally aa it paaa«-d the senate." aai«l
| 5.50.
Railroad Bonus Raised.
Sheep — Best wethers. (5.50615.75; ron.et waa visible to the naked eye for military affairs haa decided to amend he bday, “the bill will he thrown into
Rend Bend has raised by popular ; fair to good wethers, (56/5.25; good 55 minutes before dawn today. Ita and report the bill in a form authoris conference between the two houaes,
positions was due eaaL just above the ing the secretary of war to dispoee of where, in the hands of cvinfere«« un
subarription (7,875 necessary to clear lambs, (7618.
up the right of way and depot grounds
Hog»- Top, (10.756111; fair to good, horitnn. There was no trace, however, the reservation and improvements at friendly to the measure, it will have a
public auction to the highest bidder.
of the tail, even with the telescope.
mighty hard time."
for the Oregon Trank railway.
(
FOR FREE LOCKS.
I