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BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS ‘
Washington. April 27. A sensation
was sprung in the iiouse today, when
Gardner, of Massachusetts, introduced
resolutions of inquiry in reapons«* to a
charge by Diffemiorfer of Pennsylvan­
ia, that money and influence were be
ing u»«i to give an Eastern manufac­
turing concern a monopdy in the cun­
tracts for shoe« for the army and navy.
Diffendorfer »aid he could prove his
assertion, and as a result Gardner
call«! upon the secretary of war and
the secretary of the navy for all pos-
aible information concerning the shoe
contracts.
Diffendorfer interrupted Gardner in
his speech on the frw list bill yester­
day while discussing
government
prices for army shoes. "Is it not a
fact,” he asked, “that Herman A Co.,
of Boston, absolutely control, after
freezing out every other competitor in
th«1 United States, th«1 manufacture of
shoes for the army and navy of the
United States?“
Gardner said that
he had never heard of such a firm.
“I shall be at liberty, then, in the
near future,” Diffendorfer »aid. ”to
show to the gentleman that they have
absolute control of the shoes mnnu-
factured in this country for the army
and navy, and that they have frozen
out competitors that 1 know of who
have lost out and today^are bankrupt,
owing to the [fact that this firm of
Herman A Co. has u««! its influence
with the representatives of th«1 United
States, or those in control of the Uni­
ted State» government have used th« ir
influence, [to froeze out competitors
and hav«1 placed them on the black
list, so to speak, ami have even gone
so far as to give money so that other
firms may not be competitors after
freezing them out.”
Washington. April 2’5. The Demo
cratlc free list bill, characterized by
the Republicans as “political aoothtng
syrup,” was roughly handled in the
house thia afternoon by the Republi­
can aide.
Underwood. Democratic chairman of
the ways a«! means c«>mmitt«»e, intro-
due«! it in an hour's speech, shortly
after th«- session convene»! at noon It
is now left to the mercies of Mann,
of Illinois, leader of the Republican
»ide. and what Mann »aid about it In
the two hours he held the floor gave
both sides fowl for much debate, oom-
rnent ami crHicism.
Underwood, in explaining the pro
posed measure, acknowl«*dg<xj that it
would mean a reduction in government
revenues by at least I lO.OOO.OOd a
year, but declaml that this would be
mor«» than met by government econo*
mies.
"Thia free list bill i» not offered a*
a comjiensatiiin to the farmer for pro-
ducts of his that were put on the free
list in th«» reciprocity bill," said Un­
derwood, “because we do not believe
th«1 paaaage of the reciprocity bill will
in any way affect the farmers' income.
One of the objects of thia bill is to re­
move from th«» prot«?ct«i<i list those im­
plements that the farmer uses in pro­
ducing his crops. The other purpo»«»
is to reduce the cost of living to the
masses by putting their food product*
on the free liat."
Underwood announce«! that this win
only the lieginning of the Democratic
revision of the tariff.
"We propose to revise the tnriff
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Washington, Apr. 27- A bill provid­
ing for the enlargement of th«1 nation­
al house of representative» from 391 to
433 members anil the apportionment
of these members to the different
states on th«1 basis of the population
shown by the recent Federal census i in our opinion, is the only proper way
passed th«1 house early this evening to handle the tariff question in con­
The Democratic party doe*
after vain efforts of members of both gress.
not stand for the wiping out of th«1
political parties to amend it.
The proposed sixe of the house i» custom houses; we realize that the
identical with that provid«! for in expeniM-s of government must be born«1
th«1 Crumpacker bill passed by th«1 by a judicious system of duties. But
house at th«1 last »»-ssion of Congress, by lowering and mljusting prohibitive
but not acted upon by the senate. jduties we can fully maintain the
Th«1 Houston bill, passe«) today, leave« amount of customs revenues."
UnderwixMl. charged the Re;>ublicans
to th«1 legislatures of th«1 «lifferent
states th«1 power to rearrang«1 th«1 con­ with making th«1 Bayne tariff law so
gressional districts in their respective that it left a tariff on everything that
states on the new population basis of th«1 fanner u*«-d, while reducing many
one memtier for each 211,877 inhabi­ ;«»f his protective duties.
Th«» minority report, sign«*d by all
tants.
The two important amendments pro i of the Republicans on the ways and
pos«*d and defeated tes la y were to put * mean* committee, declares that the
the re-districting power in th«» han«l 1 measure represent» a "transparent at-
of the governors of states when th«1 * tempt at the manufacture of puli teal
It asserts that congress
legislature had failed to act; ami to capital."
limit the house in the future to .a I was called together specifically to
membership of 430 or 433. leaving fu­ pass the Canadian reciprocity bill.
“The interests of the farmer and
ture reapportionments to the secretary ■
of commerc«1 an«l labor. Each amend­ of everylsidy else will lie aubserved,”
ment wii* vigorously champion«! by ¡•ays the report, “if the country is
the Republicans am! had some Demo­ 1 »pared further exploitation an«! fur­
ther tariff legislation at th«» present
cratic supjort.
time and if adjournment is taken
Washington, April 26. After a day promptly after th«» reciprocity bill
of caucuses, conferences and secret shall have been finally act«1«! on.”
meetings, in which the '’Democrats of
the “progressive” Republican» of the
Washington, April 24. D«‘spite the
senate were block«! by th«* regular i fact that high officials of the Naiy de-
senators, the two factions tonight are , partment have apologiz«! to Professor
resting on their arms.
’ Beers, of Yale, and his daughter for
Whether the fight of the “progres­ the slight recently administered in
sives” for more apjsiintmenL» to com- ■ connection with a social affair at Ann
mittees of importance will be trans­ apolia, congress may make an official
fert«! to the senate floor rests with a investigation of the alleged snobbery
nx-eting of the progressives in the I at the naval academy awl at West
morning.
Point as well.
Apparently Repre­
The »kirtnish began in the meeting sentative Korbly of Indiana and other
of the Republican committee on com­ memtier» of congress who have taken
mittees early in th«1 day.
Ballinger an interest in the incident, are not
reported the list of committees.
satisfied with th«1 explanations of the
Immediately La Follette object«!, Navy department about “social sta­
insisting that
the "progressives" tus” am! the like, and some hot wor«!»
were being treated “unjustly ami un­ are likely to find utterance on the
fairly.” H«» sail! he would rioo-rvr floors of congress as a result of the
the right to opp«>»e further in his own form the official apology in the Beer»
time. Th«1 Ballinger list was adopt«!, case has taken.
the four insurgrnt» voting no.
The incident, arising from the untili
Washington. April 27. Victor Ber­ given Miss Bt-crs at a recent social
ger, of Milwaukee, th«1 Socialist mem­ “hop” at Annapolis, has grown in im­
ber of congress, in a resolution intro­ portance, a circumstance distrossing
duced today, not only proposes to abol­ to Navy department officials, who are
ish the senate, but aims to strike from loath to see anything that ten«!» to
the hand of the president the veto, create a prejudice against the service.
Miss B«»er» was taken to the hop at
power awl take from the courts author­
ity to invalidate legislation enact«! Annapolis by a midshipman, who was
by the house of representatives.
All subsequently reprimand«»! for so do­
this is propose«! as an amendment to ing. Miss Beers is employ«»! as gov
the constitution, which, if petition«! erness in the househol«! of Lieutenant
for by 5 per cent of the voter* in each (ommawlvr William H. Tarrant. U.
state, shall be submitt«»d to a general 8. N. Then came the storm.
Following the storm came the apol­
referendum.
“The senate has run its course,”; ogy. Secretary Meyer am! the super­
said Mr. Berger, after his threatening intendent of the academy saying it
document ha«l been droppwi into the was demand«! l»»cau»e of a misunder­
standing of the “status” of the young
hopfier on the speaker’s desk.
“It must some day, as with the woman. In other words, it was found
British house of lords, yield to the that she was not in “domestic service”
popular demand for it* reformation or as a matter of necesity, but was from
a family of “social status.” There­
abolition. ”
fore an apology was unn»*cessary.
Congress M»y Discuss Arrests.
Washington. D. C. With a view to
determining whether any Federal law
was violated in the arrest of J. J. Mc­
Namara in connection with the Loe
Angeles Time» explosion. Represena-
tive Korbley, of Indiana, telegraphed
to Indianapolis, asking for all the
facta.
Mr. Korbley has been urged
by labor constituents In Indiana to lay
the matter before congress.
Faud Become« History.
Washington With the resignation
of Edward C. Finney a» chief law offi­
cer of the reclamation service. to taka
effect May 1, practically'all the offi­
cials of the Interior department whoee
name» figured prominently during the
Ballingrr-Pinchot investigation, have
now severed their connection with the
government service.
RIOTERS RULE CANTON.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
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PRCMiRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
Washington. April 29. Americans
' and foreigners in t’anton ar«1 believ«!
CATTLE QUARANTINE DUE.
BOYS TO MAKE TRAPNISTS.
to be in danger. United State» Consul
Bergholz in Canton cabled the stat«- Klamath and Lak» County Animals Manual Training Teacher ot Portland
Ask» Plans to Follow.
department today. He has telegraph- ■
Hava Scabies.
Corvallis
Prof. Dryden of the O.
«1 the senior naval officer in (long :
Salem
Governor West has b*»n
kong, and if the situation should prove called ujxin to quarantine the cattle in A. C. poultry department has just
received a request from William J.
serious, a United States warship will Klamath and Lake counties unless
Stanley, supervisior of manual train­
proce«rd to Canton.
they have tw-en examin«»! or pronoun- ing at the Holladay school of Port­
: c«i frv«1 from cattie scab. Stat«* Sheep land, for the plans and specifications
Hongkong. April 29. Hundreds of In»j»ector Lytlr declares that unleM of the trapnest which Prof. Dryden
jx-rson« an- fleeing ♦ thi* city from -uch quarantine measures ar«1 takenit designed and included in the college
t’anton. where, last night, revolution- is probable that the F«ieral govern­ exhibit nt the Seattle expusiotn.
‘The Lents and Arleta section of
ment w ill quarantine the entire state.
lit», armed with rifle« and temla, iur [
Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bu­ Portland are very much interest«! in
round«! the Viceroy's
Vlcerov'a palace
lialace ami
and set
net
rounded
reau of animal industries at Washing­ the chicken business,” say* Mr. Stan­
tire to the building before they were
ton.
D. C., has r«-ceiv«l word from ley, "so 1 will start the boys of the
driven back by imperial troops in com
manual training department making
mam! of Admiral Li.
Several wcro Dr. H. E. Pinkerton, in»;icctor in
chicken furniture.
The
trapnest
kill«! <>n both side», the imperial charge at Pendleton, Or., for th«» Fed­
shown by your college al the Seattle
eral
government,
that
scabies
exist
force« losing a colonel.
exposition was a very good m«iel.
Only official messages were receiv«! | among th«- cattle.
Dr. Pinkerton reports finding 13,330 Will you kindly let me have »ketches
from Canton, but it was said that the
cattie disea*«d In luike county. Thea«- or drawing»?”
disorders there are spreading,
the
Though scores of trapnesta have
rioters gaining In number» and bold­ cattle, he reported, became infected
been invented and patented, not all
ness. Th«1 gravity of the situation is 1 through animals brought from t'aii
have been as thoroughly test«! as the
Increased by the report that there la I fornla ami all the cattle on the open
one originated by the college, which is
1 range are exposed.
discontent among the imp«»rial »old
Sheep Inspector Iff tie made an in­ not patent«!, so anyone may get the
ivry, many of the emperor's enlisted '
spection trip through Klamath. Lake plans and build one without fear of
men being anarchists.
and Crook counties. covering the cn- prosecution. It is extremely simple
The valiant attack of th«1 imperial
in construction, and can be made by
I
troop» under Li sav«i the viceroy's tire district. He says that while con­
any one who can use a saw and drive a
|>a!ace f rom destruction. For a time ditions ar«1 not of a dangerous nature
I the mariner in which cattle have been nail. The whole thing can be cut from
it looked as if the rioters would de
run in Klamath and l.ak«< counties for one board a foot wide, ten fact long,
»troy it.
The viceroy escaped un- I
the
past year, makes practically all am! an inch thick.
harm«!.
Considerable damage was
The trapnest is in the form of a box
animals mor«1 or less exposed to cattle
done to hi* palace before the fire was
open at one end, with a door which
mange.
extinguish«!.
“The winter in the interior of Ore­ closes as the hen enters. After »he
It is reported here that the gates of ‘
has laid, she is releasi-d by an attend­
Canton have been clo*«i<l and that the I gon has Ixx-n unusually long and se­
vere,” Mr. Lytle r>q-rt«, "and at thi ant who takes the number on her leg
soldier» are maintaining martial law. ,
time most of the range animals are so band and marks it on the egg. Thus
Suspicious persons are being de- j
thin and weak that they c«>uld not be the owner may know which hens arc
tamed an«l searched.
now. owing to their inability the ones that lay the eggs, so he can
The enlistment» of many impe rial '
eliminate from the llock those which
to
climb
out of the dipping vat.”
soldiers have expired within the last !
do not lay enough egg» to pay for
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;
few days, and the ugly demeanor of!
damage the cattle industry to any ex­ their care.
these men is giving the government ,
tent am! would be less injurious to the
concern.
TRY DRY ALFALFA FARMING.
cattle interests than a Federal quaran-
A report that Vice Governor Fu
|
tine.
Governor
West
has
not
taken
Chi. a Tartar, ha* been asaasxinat«!.
action but will probably issue a proc­ A. F. Hitt Gives Some Advice to East­
ern Oregon Dwellers.
It is known that the rebels have ( lamation soon.
I rn an «of East» rn < began
o-l -.-d .« |Uo: t it) of g-.n-l r.Ho nr ■ '
FINE DEPOTS PLANNED.
urged to develop dry farming alfalfa
plosives. The government has askeil :
by A. F. Hitt. s | m - cib I field agent for
the steamship com|>anie» plying to |
O.-W. R. & N. to Build Well on Des- Oregon, Washington and Idaho of the
Canton to sus|x-n<l their s»h«lul«-s.
bureau of statistics of the United
chuts» Line.
One unconfirm«1«! report from Canton
States department of agriculture.
says that 300 of the “quelesa, ” or rev­
Portland Contracts for the erection
Mr. Hitt says the plan is being suc­
olutionists. have b«»en slain during th«*
of five* new passenger stations on the cessfully adopted in the Idaho dis­
riots.
Foreigners in Canton ar«» reported Di-n-llUtes line of the i> W R A-' N tricts where the rainfall is only be­
Co. have been award«! to Moor« Bro»., tween 3 and 9 inches.
He believes,
to lie perfectly safe.
of Portland, and work on their con­ therefore, that there is no reason w
struction will lie started at once.
it should not be equally profitable
RECIPROCITY IN CANADA.
Three of these structures one each Central Oregon, where the rainfall
at Hunts Ferry. Gateway and Madras much greater.
Opposition Will Put Up Strong Fight
will have general dimensions of
In discussing the matter with J.
24x30 feet, and will bo two stories Sayer, who is now touring Eastern
In Parliament.
high at one end. It is estimated that Oregon gathering information for the
Ottawa, Ont. April 29. The de-
The tWo Portland Commercial club, on the re-
termination of the Canadian gov­ they will cost $4,500 each
and sources anil conditions of that partic-
erhment to ratify reciprocity »<«« ern- others will tie erected at Fargar
will cost ular part of the state. Mr. liitt statist
Paxton
reflectively
and
the
phasized in parliament today by
about $2.000 each.
They will be that the farmer who will try this
prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
plan conscientiously will make a profit
who d«-dar«l that he would not gn to 24x70 feet and one story high.
The Hunts Ferry. Gateway and Ma­ in two ways. In the first place, he
England ami represent Canada at the
Imperial conference or to the corona­ dras stations will lx* fitted up with fa­ pointed out, he will get a good crop of
tion of King George in June, but cilities for both freight and passenger hay and in the secund place the grow­
would remain here to press the agree­ service, commodious waiting nsims ing of alfalfa will restore to fertility
for the public, offices and several lands worn out by constant cropping»
ment. if the opposition jiersisted in
rooms to be use«! as quarters by the with wheat.
obstructing its ratification.
agents.
The matter was brought before par-
RAILROADS RACE TO COAST.
Although these buildings will be
liament by Opposition Leader Borden,
somewhat
larger
than
is
demand«!
by
who a«k«l Sir Wilfrid what his inten­
present condition» on the new line, Hill System and Southern Pacfic Are
tions were in regard to th«1 approach­
the company has |iM>k«l into the future
Rushing Work,
ing events in London.
and
intends that they be in use for
"I deemed it my duty to attend,”
Grants Pass. From lu-st inside in­
five or ten years. They will be mod­
replied Sir Wilfrid, “and engaged my
formation obtainable, there is appar­
passage six weeks ago, but I have ern in every detail ami will equal In ently a race on to the coast between
many ways the stations on the main
com«1 to the conclusion that, should my
the Hill system from Eagle Point to
presence be required in Canada, and line.
Crescent City via Grants Pass, and the
there is every indication that it may
Southern Pacific system from Eureka.
FOURTH WAREHOUSE NIGH.
ba, it will be my duty to forego the
Cal., to Granta Pass.
privilege of attending the conference.
Information comes that heavy con­
Pilot
Rock
Farmers
to
Tske
Over
My first duty is to Canada.
struction equipment and n large force
Building In Thst Town.
“It would lx-unfortunate that any
of mules and scrapefa is unloading at
of th« prim«1 ministers of the »elf gov­
Pacific.
Pendleton
Farmers of L'matilla Eureka for the Southern
erning British «iominions should be ab­ county will soon own their fourth Charts of the Grants Pass yards have
sent from so important an event as warehouse. Then grain growers of been made at Portland.
The South­
the imjH-rial conference
If it is not one more section will be able to handle ern Pacific has had options on lots
possible for me to go, the fault will their wheat through their own ware­ from the right of way at Granta Paas
not be mine.
The one thing which house. The Pilot Rock local of the to Rogue River for several months.
prevents is the position of the trade Farmer» Union, having conduct«! a All are reported accepted ami the
agreement with the United States.
110,000 general merchandise store sue money paid for them.
“Mr. Borden has said he and his fol­ ceasfully in that town for the last
Coos Oil Test Goes On.
lowers offer uncompromising opposi­ year, has taken an option on the In­
tion to the ratification of th«- agree­ terior Warehouse company's building
Marshfield The well of the Miocene
ment. I may tell him that on this in that town ami expects to close the Oil A Gas company which is being
side we offer uncompromising support deal soon.
sunk at Bear creek, near Bandon,
for the agreement.
He thinks it
A stock company will be orgnniied promises well, according to the re­
would lx* a ban to Canada and a possi­ among the members of the union only, ports of those interested.
Drilling
ble danger to the empire.
We think but the business of the warehouse will has been stopp«»! temjiorarily (»-ndlng
it would be a laxm to Canada and to > ba extended to all growers of grain th«1 arrival of mors machinery ordered
the empire.
A charge from San Francisco, but the work will
tributary to that town.
expert«1 of lw- resum«! in a few days and it is ex­
sufficient to cover the
Artists ara Conservât«».
maintaining the warehouse will be pected that before many weeks the
Paris The one hundr«! and twenty­ made and this will be the same to well will determine whether there is
ninth salon of the Society of Frrnch members as non-mem tiers of the union. a big supply of oil in the neighbor­
artists open«! here Saturday.
In the The building to be acquired is one of hood. The company was form«! by
opinion of critics, the exhibition has the best and most modern storage Bandon men with local capital and ex­
It has a perts were employed to do the work.
little to distinguish it from those of warehouse» in th«1 county.
preceding years, its principal charac­ capcity of 80,000 sacks of wheat and The company holds oil leases on large
Warehouses tracts. It has always been believed
teristics being the decreased sise of is only two year» old.
the canvase«. and the absence of nud­ are now owned and operated by the there was oil in Coos county, but
ities. The whole is mark«-dly conserv­ farmers at Adams, Helix and Echo is the first effort to find it that
ative in technique awl the distinctive arid the growers believe they are been carried to any extent.
work of Henry Martin and Paul Cha­ thereby saving several hundred dollars
Sawmill Machinery Arrives.
vis. The contributions of the Amer- ! annually.
Eugene -The first carload of
lean artists. Tanner. MacCamaron and
Aspsragus Now on Market.
chinery for the new sawmill plant of
MacEwean are notable.
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Springfield — Asparagus is on the the Rose Lumber company has arrived
market from the George B Itorris ami is being rushed from here by
Big Steamship Wrecked.
Madrid A dispatch receive«! here asparagus farm near Springfield. The freighters. The Rose Luml>rr com­
from Vigo says that a big English season is IS days later than it was a pany has fit) acres of »aw timber near
•tramship, the identity of which has year ago. This is dur to cold weather. Coburg, which will be manufactured
not tieen established, was wrecked on The Ihirris asparagus farm ship« into railroad ties am! yard itock dur­
it is putting in a
Cape Villano, on the northwest coast canned asparagus to all parts of the ing the summer.
of Galicia.
It is not known whether country and has become a very import­ mill with a daily capacity of 30,000
ant Lane county industry.
feet
there were any fatalities.
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