*
BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS.
Addressee Cbsmbsr of Commerca
on Radical Reforms.
New Haven, Conn. In th* first pub
authorising the Unit«! States govern lic aiidresa he hsa delivered since the
ment to accept the o iaion by th«- state recent election. Colonel Roosevelt de
of Washington of exclusive jurisdic clared at the annual lianquet of th*
tion over landa in Mount Rainier na chamebr of commerce here that he was
tional
park
The bill reserve« to the a radical who "moat earenstly diwirvd
throHjfh btirw*rx
state the right to serve civil or crim to see a radical program carried out by
thr »met« ron*i
inal proceaa within the park and to conservati vca."
ekrtioa« until
He wanted to see great reforms car
proaecutc for offenses committed In
Senator J io ut
ried
out not by the men who will profit
the
park,
if
they
are
not
punishable
ieg tbe lore! ®:
by them, but by the men wbo will !••»*
by Federal statute.
Liw impruvrme
by th«* «enate t
Senator Jones inlr<duced a bill ;*r by them, he said. He wanted men to
.^•natdr t hen
milting mining and prospecting on have a fair start In the race, he de-
e favorable rep
timber lamia ut the Spokane Indian ‘claned, another time; he did not want
on the 315.000
reservation. This timber lais! is re the slow man to win.
Chrmawa Io 4b
Colonel Rixwevclt was greeted cor
served for Indians and und« r tbe de
nn»l itnpf4>ireme
partment regulations pro«*iecting ami dially by a gathering of 600 represen
The «enate tl
mineral development is not |wrmitte«i. tatives of the business arul commercial
urgent cfeflei®
Secretary of the treasury recom interests amt the professions of the
by t be
mentis
the appropriation of ,7.18)0 for state
|*rr«»4rnt Tai
The ban-pa t had m re than ordinary
the purrhas»' of a |*iblic building site,
ficat on of the
recently selected at Ellensburg. Waah. significance through the presence of
naval offk« r«
4iuirt*l to «valk
He also rcromniemla an appropriation the guest, who recently was in contro
A» offirer muí
of *8,884 for the purchase of private versy with Judge Simeon E. Baldwin,
lam! and improveim nta located within governor elect, who had been invited
walbihf The
the
limits of Fort William II. Seward, , to attend. Judge Baldwin was not
w
j! ♦
■ preaent and the place assigned to him
Alaska.
S^’oator
at the guests* table bore mute
Illustrating
his
tnlk
by
demonatra
t'uttinun* rr^olu
denev of hia abuenev.
tions
with
opium
layouts,
morphine,
iff revision twl
Colonel Rooaevelt was es<*orte<1 from
cocaine ami other devices, Dr. Christo
daring he favi
pher Koch, of Philadelphia, vice presi New York by a committee of the
t'uminin* meati
dent of tbe Pei wylvai.ia board of | chamber, am) upon hia arrival at the
the Iowa »mat
pharmacy, tixlay nrgued before the station a large ami enthusiastic crowd
rxerutio®. Ixxlft
With a wave of his
a »en ate re«olu1
house ways and rnesna committee for was waiting.
aa«i that it w
legislation to restrict the traffic in hand the colonel acknowledged their
both house» to
greeting, and * ith a hearty laugh am!
habit forming drugs.
c edare.
He said that 10 ;>er cent of the rc- happy remark to those who reach«!
tail druggists of the United States forth to shake hia hand he edged his
Friday, December 18.
Washington, Dec. 16. Representa were engaged in the illicit liuaincaa, way through the crowd tn an automo
tive Champ Clark issued a statement that nearly 2>o per cent of the crimin bile. Colonel Roosevelt was driven to
the home of Colonel I. M. Ullman,
tonight fully outlining hia platform as als are "dope fh '"la." ami that the
president of the chamlwr of commerce,
prospective speaker of the !>emocratic habit was extemling to the professions
ami trained where friends were waiting to greet
house of representatives in the next — lawyers, phyaici^na
him. From there, later, he went to
nurses.
congress.
the banquet hall.
He proclaims himself in favor of the
Tuesday.. December 13.
appointment of house committees by a
84 SLAIN IN BATTLE.
Washington, Dec. 13.
The senate
committee, rather than by the speaker, 1
today listened to the first tariff debate
and the states his belief that the tariff
of the session ami while the discussion Mexican Rabel» Bexten With Lo«» of
should be revised schedule by sched
Sevonty Men.
ule, rather than in one single bill. 1 was largely academic, it served to de
Those two subjects, say» Mr. Clark, | velop the important fact that Senators
Laredo,
Tex.
Seventy Mexican rev-
r
\ i-ir
u
>■ !■>
arc the one» u;x>n which he has been
olutionists were killed ami a email
in the piecemeal revision of the tariff.
••"tit ir.uully i• • .< I ■. n • -
s ■
number wounded in battle with Feder
The subject came up on a motion to
statement
refer to the comm it fee on rules the al troop* in Cerro Prieto, state of
If this country is unprepared for ;
Chihuahua, according to a telegram re
war. as offi.iala of the military arm of Cummins joint resolution providing for ceived here by Michael de Ibold, Mexi
the government declare it to be. there the limitation of the power to amend can consul stationed at Nuvva Laredo,
was evidence at the capitol today that bills looking to the modification of from Enrique Creel, Mexican minister
paragraph» ami m bedulcs of the l*ayr<
the same condition docs not extend to
of foreign affairs.
Aldrich bill.
those members of congress who have
The Federal» are said to have lost
Cummins occupied the floor in aup-
become involved in a discussion of the
|M>rt of the provision, but he was in 14 men. including twoo.fi-era.
subject.
For some time a »mall body of al
terrupted so frequently that the dis
Criticism and invective were the
leged revolutionist» have been vpcrat-
missiles fired in broadsides from the cussion partook largely of the nature ing in the Chihuahua district.
They
of a running debate. It was in thia
opposing factions, the exchanges Lak- ;
have caused the government no alarm,
discussion that Ldg«' and
Aldrich
ing the form of typewritten stat»-
however, and the present advices re
ments in which each side assailed tbe found occasion to announce tbeir posi ceived from an official source In the
tion*.
motives of the other.
the
The Iowa senator disavowed any in capital in all probability means
Mr. Tawney, chairman of th* com-1
government has rappmaed the roving
tention
of
opening
up
a
general
tariff
mittee on appropriations, was the tar- ;
bands that have been causing minor
get of those who have sought to have discussion. Still he found it difficult disturbances.
to
avoid
a
general
expression
on
tariff
made public a special report sent to'
PEARY DEPOSITS MEDALS.
congress dealing with the state of the question*.
"It is well known,” he said, "that I
national defenses and refused by the
consider excessive and
inexcusable
houae because of its confidential na
many of the duties levied by the law of Discoverer Puts Trophies in United
ture.
States Natural Museum.
1909. I know also tnat many people
That war scares arc largely inspired
believe the law should be amended.
Washington
Captain Robert E.
by "armament contractors, who ulti
mately would drag various countries During the recent political struggle I Peary, discoverer of the North Pole,
did not hear a single utterance by a has turned over to the United States
into the bankruptcy
courts," was
charged by Francis W’. Hirst, editor Republican that did not admit that the Natural Museum 16 gold and two sil
law contains duties that ought to be ver medals that have been awarded
of the London Eonomist, in an address
con him. Among these are the gold med
before the International conference of changed and that it is the duty of
al present«! to him by the National
the American Society for the Judicial gress to act s|>eedi)y.
"The real issue," he said, “la Geographical society of Washington,
Settlement of Internationa) Disputes
whether we shall so amend our ruler for his discovery of the North Pole,
tonight.
as to permit the amendment of the and the gold medal of the Royal Geo
law schedule by schedule."
graphical society of London, presented
Thursday, Dec. 15.
to him for "Arctic explorations 1HM6-
Washington, Dec. 15—The appoint-'
Monday. December 12.
1909." This medal was designed by
ments of Judge Van de Vanter and'
Washington,
Dec. 12. — Senator Mr*. Scott, wife of the leader of the
Judge Lamar as associate justices of
the supreme court of the United State» Borah, of Idaho, today introduced a British South Polar expeditions.
Captain Paary also deposited in the
were confirmed this afternoon by the bill to remove all doubt as to the mean
senate.
Tbe nominations were ap ing of section 5 of the *2".000,(88) Ir natural mus< um the ting of hia college
proved by the committee on judiciary, rigation law of laat scssion, which fraternity, presented to him by bis
reported to the seriate In executive broadly prohibits opening to entry of brothers of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
session thia afternoon and confirmed any land» on government projects until and the peace fiag given him by tbe
the farm units have been establish«! Society of the Daughter» of the Amer
under susiwnaion of the rules.
ican Revolution. He carried both of
The appiontments sent to the senate end water is available for irrigation.
Monday by Preaident Taft had been Senator Borah’s bill provides that on these with him to the North Pole.
taken up at a s|iecial meeting of the existing projects when an entry has
Olympia Seem» Doomed.
The been relinquished, lands embraced in
judiciary committee early t<xiay.
Valdes, Alaska The chance of re-
committee approved both nominations that entry may be again enter«!. Sec
and urged their immediate confirma tion 5 remains in full force and effect, covering the cargo of the steamship
however, regarding lands on new pro Olympia, or saving the ship, is ex
tion.
ceedingly small, according to officers
It has not yet been announced when jects.
the two new juaticea will take the oath
With 1*11 one protest hear,!, that of of the steamship Dora, which visited
of office. Chief Justice White, whose Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, the senate the wreck and took off the perishable
appointment was confirmed Monday, today confirmed the nomination of Ed- part of the cargo, including meats.
will be sworn In as Chief Justice ward Douglas White, of Louisiana, to The Dora subsequently called at Ella-
■ be chief justice of the United States mar and took on board United States
Monday, December 19.
District Judge Edward E. Cushman.
Senator Jones introduced a bill auth-1 Supreme court,
orixing the sale of the old Fort Spc-
Accompanying Justice White’s name Mrs. Cuchman and the other women
kane military reservation, near Spo J in the list of nomination« were those and children who were passengers
kane, the funds to be derived from the of Justice Willis Vandovanter, of Wy- on the Olympia, and brought them to
sale to be applied to the establishment I oming. now a judge of the eighth ju- Valdes.
of schools for the education of Colville 1 dicial circuit, and Joaeph R. Lamar,
Italy Flood» Menacing.
and Spokane Indian children.
of Georgia, formerly of the Supreme
Rome - So seriou» have the flood«
Mary E. James and Aime Flexner, cuurt of his state, to be associate jus-
of Portland, have been appointed clerks . ticca of the Supreme court of the Unit become, particularly in the Northern
part of Italy, through the increased
in the forest service.
i ed States.
The First Savings Bank of Albany | The ocean mail bounty bill came up rains, that the king has expressed his
has applied for deposits of tbe postal na tbe unfinished liuainesa in the sen- intention to visit the inundated dis
savings bank fund.
ate today, but the senate laid it aside tricts and thereby give encouragement
A favorable report wa* made today ! temporarily.
to the inhabitants. Grave damage ia
on Senator Borah’s bill amending see- j This course was taken on motion of reported from all quarters. Many vil
, tion 5 of the *20,000,000 irrigation Senator Gallingrr to accommodate oth lages are practically ¡»plated and pro
law by permitting re-entry nt lands on er boeincM and doea not mean that the visions are being carried to the people
by boats. Hundreds of soldiers and
existing government irrigation projects' biH^ will not be pressed later,
The senate today testified a protocol private citisena are engaged in the
that may be relinquished in whole or
In part As the law is now construct changing the dates fixed for the arbi work of aiding sufferers
ed, such lands cannot be re-entered un tration with Mexico of the Chamisal
Fira Engines Go 30 Miles.
less a farm unit has been established, case, which involves title to the Cham
Louisville, Ky.- Fir® which started
the water charge fixed, and the water isal tract situated between El Paso,
Texas, and Ciudad Juares, Chihuahua. in the Radcliffe-Overstreet general
Is ready for distribution.
The pension appropriation bill carry store, at La Grange, Ky.t 30 miles
Wednesday, December 14.
ing *153.688,(88) was ordered reported from here, threatens to destroy an en
Washington, Dec. 14.- Representa to the house by the appropriations tire block. Fire apparatus is being
ruahed to La Grange from fxaiisville.
tive Humphrey today introduced a bill committee.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OE OUR HOME STATE
K it um ay
MODEL ROAD UNDER WAY
HUGE TIMBER SALE MADE.
Crater Lake Highway to B« Wonder In
Ite Way.
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I wit
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Fi ;>a*l wa \
Alti, in
tirraeed
die Ihr
148,000,000 Feat of Pina and
low Fir Transtarred.
Yel
Medford
A tract uf timbar, over
46,006,000 feet in all, was sold by the
United States government to the Peli
can Bay Lumber conifiany of San Fran
cisco for (365,340.
Thia transfer is
the largest ttmtwr sale that has ever
lieen made by the government, with
the poMible exception of one in West
ern Montana.
The timlwr etanda in
the Crater National forest, 60 miles
from Medford, and consists principally
of yellow pine and fir.
,
Ja< kson «»unty’a share of the 25 per
•■«•nt of sales in the Crater Lake forest,
»0 per cent of which lies in Jackson
county, is over *73.000.
Klamath
county raeeived *18,250 ns its share.
Money obtained through sales of guv-
ernnx-nt timber on this r< rv«> go to
the road and school fund of the county.
The Pelican Bay Lumber company
will begin rutting the limber imme
diately and will float it from Crater
Lake to Klamath balls, where it will
i erect a sawmill.
Forestry officials at Medford have
advertised for sale over 290,(810,000
feet of yellow pine ami fir that was
burned over by the forest fires last
summer. Of this 150,000,(8)0 feet la
dead timber standing on Elk Creek,
120,000,018) on South fork of Rogu«'
river and 20,000,000 feet in the Clover
creek district. Yellow pine in th«-ae
’’dead" tracts is valued at *2.75 a
thousami, and fir at *2 a thousand. In
all of these tracts there is considerable
timber that ia unacath<*d, especially in
the Rogue river district, where only
I per cent of the timber offered ia
dead.
fhe work of the Medford | I»*«
rts on the Rogue River ami
ties 4.« miles
At the end of the
d the government is taking up the
rh and building 17 miles through the
ret reserve This takes the traveler
(he edge of the park, where the gov
meat is cngngeil in making surveys
Farm Value Jumps Hil OOO,
a 1'2 mite drive to the lake, l’rxtvi
'i is alm being made fur **'* to *0
(JTillamook The Elmore ranch, which
«•s of roadway in the |>ark proper
belonged to the late Samuel Elmore
9
for a number of year», was sold to
TRADEMARK LAW FAULTY
Fret! R. Bests, u real estate agent,
three years ago fcr >16,6(8), was sold
Legislature Will Try to Correct Defect this week to John Hathaway for (56,-
In Statute of 1862.
000. The farm containa I93 acres.
Belem
\m»ng r*e<»mmeedatl<>ns to The dairy herd and farming equipment
come l»efor* the next sbcaloi« of th* are included In the purchase.
legflnture, will be one for amendment
PORTLAND MARKETS.
of the trademark registration law. This
law has been m force wine* 1*63 with
Wheat
Track prices: Bluestem,
out ainrndinent. and the secretary of
Mate's force is of the opinion that it H4c; club, h2c; red Ruaaian, HOc; val
should l>* changed for the protection of ley, H2c. forty-fold, 63c.
thus«* who have tru'lemitras or trade
Barley Feed, 122 per ton; brewing.
I2.L
Millatutfs Bran, S24Fi.SS |«ar ton;
middlings, *29ot3l; shorts, *25.5<Mit 26;
rolled barley. 924.Mtt25.50.
Hay Track prices: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, 42<>"i22 per ton; East
ern Oregun, *234(24; alfalfa, *14otlft;
grain hay, *14.50<<i !5.r>0; clover, *l3(»t
14.
Corn Whole, *29; cracked, *30 ton.
(lata
No. 1 white. *27.
Poultry Hrna, 15c pound; springs,
14t»e; ducks, white, 16oi 17c; geese,
12c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed, 22v{
BIO DITCH TO OPEN BOON
23c; squabs, *2 |>er dosen.
Uggs Oregon ranch, candled, 45c
Baker County Prepare« for Settlement per doxen; Eastern, Aprils, 32c, East
of Vaat Acreage.
ern fresh, 3M c .
Butter City creamery, sol Id pack,
Raker-— <*"* of th* biggest <’arey art
irrigation pmjaeta under way in the 37c per pound; butter fat, 85u 37c;
Northwest will ««win be thrown open for Eastern. 3l<»i34c.
settlement Tbi* big tract rover* ah XI tit
Pork Fancy, lOotllc |>er jaiund.
73 000 acre*, nil of which ia in linker
Veal Fancy, 65 to 125 pounds, 12
county, It* I’D mile« of main canal« 0/ 13t»c per pound.
will rover the entire tract, making it
Apples King, 4<W»r,75c per box;
easily the large*! project of it« kind Wolf river, 75c»ii*l; Waxen. 75«,iJI;
yvt undertaken in Oregon, It involve*
the immediate const ruction of two im Baldwin, 75c<»i*l.25; Northern Spy,
nenur storage re*«‘rvolr<, with poftttibl v 75c«i»1.25; Snow. *l.25<i l.M); Spltx-
a third on* later
Mood water« of enbergs, *l.25>i2; Winter Banana,
both Eagle nn I Powder river* will b< *1.750(3.50.
Green Fruit* — Pears, (1.25 m 2 per
held in «pinntitir* that will gfinrant«*i
nn ample aupply all the «eawnn
box; grapes, *lft*1.8S; crantM>rrics,
The powd«*r Valley Irrigation coin *10.509*11 p«r barrel.
pnny. which will fnrniah the water fo
Vegetables
Beans, 10 m He per
thia big tract of land, i« the fir*t com jxiund; cabbage, JI m .1.25 per hundred;
fKinv in Oregon to ronatnict if* Hume cauliflower. (2M2.25 per crate; celery,
of rone ret*, and many mile* <»f it« ra , California, *30*3.25 per crate; pump
nal* and lateral dltchea will be eon
kins, 14i I '»c per |M>und; sprouts, 7
•tmeted “f the «ame material. Th<
company expert* to expend over fl. (itMc; squash. !(<( 1 Sc; tomatoes, *1.25
|x-r bo«; carrots, * I «i 1.25 per hundred;
panmifM, *10*1.25; turnips, *1; beets,
*1.25»'/1.50.
Potatoes Oregon, *1.25 hundred.
Onions Oregon, jobbing price, *1.40
10*1.50 p<yr hundrvd.
Cattle Prime steers, *5.756/6; good
to choice, *5.25/1/5.76; fair to good,
Annual Fair la Wanted
*4.756/5.25; common, *4 tu 4.50; choice
Ro«ehur|( Htœkhtddeni of thr Roa**
to prime cows, *4.750*5;
g>“d to
burtf Park and Pair A«aoclation met
rrrmtly to offert an nr^nnirat inn, and choice, beef cows, *4.264*4.75; fair to
•«> mnaidtr holding a fn’iF in iL'iflm good, *3.75«/4.25; common to fair, *2
rountv annually heronftor. Armrdiftff ¡aiS.SO; good to choice heifers, *4.756*
to th«* Mock holder* of th* nxxoeiat ion. 6; fair to good, *4.606/4.76; common
th/» ritiyrn* of Douglai« county «lrmand to fair, *4«/4.25; choice to good fat
that all eonnortfona with fir South bulls, * I«/4.25; fair to go«!, *3.5O0.<4;
rrn Oregon l>i«tri<*t Fair Anaoriation common, *3.*O6*8.M; g/xxl choice light
b* M*ver*<l, and that a InraJ fair b* calves. *7«/7.50; fair to go««!, *0,500*
held annually inwtrad of rvrrr three 7; go««J to choice heavy calves, *5,254$
yearn aw haw been the m«tom. In hold 0; fair to good, (4.766/5.25; common,
• ng a fair annually» It ia argue«! that
*3,75«/ 1.75; gxxxl to choice stags,
the farmer« and buwinma men will
*4.500(5; fair tn good, *4«/4.50.
manife«t more intereat
H"gs — Choice. *T,754kfi; good to
choice, *7.5O/«r7.76.
Hillman Prepare« to Boost.
Sheep Yearling wethers, grain fed,
Hillman The town of Hillman, sit-
*4.756/5; old, grain Ld, 14.250*4.60;
tinted in the heart of the Deschutes val
ley, Crook eoiiatr, hsa organic«! a eboies ewes, grain fed, 3.756/4; g<*d
commercial clnb. electing N. H. Elliott, to choice, grain fed, *3.26«/ 3.75; feed
proslilent ; W. R Davidsoa. vice presi ers, *2.256/3; choice lambs, grain fed,
dent: E. A. Clelsnil, accretsrv an«! *5.756/6; g<xxl to choice, grain fed,
treasurer. An organisation of thia sort *5.756/6; p«x>r lambs, *4 95o;6.
Hay fed sheep and limbi 50c lower
speak« well for a towa just starting ia
a new country.
than grain fed.
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