BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
Washington, May 18.
Claiming
that the rwM'nt r of the prop1*«**1 cun*
niftrial agreement lx* tween this coun
try am! Canada is reciprocity and
that such was the understanding of
th> >*e who framvei it. Senator Root
tixiay appeared before the
senate
finance committee and suggested an
amendment to the house bill which
would prevent wood pulp am! paper
from coming into the country free un
til it was free from all provinces of
Canada.
Senator Root argued that such an
amendment would not prevent the
agreement as a whole from becoming
effective. On the other hand. John
Norris. <>f New York, representing
the American Newspaper Publisher-*'
association, commenting on the pro
po.-<ed amendment, said that its ad*q*
torn would be fatal to the agreement.
Senator Roots' amendment was de
signed to make pulp and paper free on
both sides at the same time, instead
of allowing the Importation at once of
free pulp ami paper from these pro
vinces in Canada in which there are
no restrictions regarding the exporta
tion of those articles.
The bill now. he asserts, contains
no provision whatever for the free
admission of paper and wood pulp into
Canada.
His amendment would mid to the
wood pulp and paper provision the
stipualtion that Canada may have the
right to import those articles free
“only when the President of the
United States shall have satisfactory
evidence and shall make proclamation
that such admission of worn! j*ulp,
paper and boards, being the product of
the United States, are admitted into
Canada free of duty.”
lUMHM TRUST ATTACKED.
Government Alleges
Atlantic
Dealers in Conspiracy
Coast
New York In the first Federal
Washington. May 17. C) irge« that anti trust pn*c«*edings brought under
Democratic members of the house the Sherman law as interpret«! in the
c*>mmitt*-e on rules were seeking to i Standard Oil decision, the department
u»urp functions of a caucus by n**mr» -of justice has filed in th«* United
nating the member« of committee« States court here a suit against con
which will investigate the a>>-call«l stituent organizations of what is p**pu
steel and sugar trusts, today created ' larly known as the "lumber trust."
the moat serious outbreak that has oc alleging th, existence of a widespread
curred in th** Democratic ranks of the conspiracy “unreasonably" to restrain
house since the opening of this Cun the lumber trade in this country
Ten trade organizations and more
gross.
Chairman Henry was denounced by than 150 individuals are nam«l as de
It alleges violation of th*-
Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropri fendanta.
ations committee, for having made Sherman anti-trust law ami seeks a
“unauthorized assumption of author permanent injunction restraining the
ity" for the rules committee.
Other defendants from continuing the con
Democrats say the d«-ciaion of the »piracy churg«l
It is said the suit mav l-e th«* first
rules committee, if adopt«! by the
house, will be a complete abrogation | of a serie* of suit« by Attorney Gen
of the principles for which the Demo eral Wickersham looking to breaking
crats have stood, namely the selection up al leg«! agreements among th«* re
of committees by action of the Demo- I tailers of commodities, to maintain
high price*, to fore,* all ultimate «>n
cralic caucuses.
Two lists, one being the proposed sumera to buy from retailers and to
steel trust committee, the other the back 11 st wholesalers who *<*11 to other
sugar trust committee,
were sub than memtier» of the retail organiza
mitted by Henry in the form of priv- . tion«.
Th«* elaiairate system of blacklisting
ileg«1 resolutions which he asked the
attril*ut«i to the allegrol lumber con
in»Use to adopt.
Immediately question«! by Demo spiratora, «»pies of circular* sent out
crats who had not been consult«! as to by the'organization, classifying con
th«* authority by which the rules com- sumer» a* "proper’' and "improper,"
from
reports threatening
mittee offered the»** names, Henry extract*
«*.*:! ,!• . t 1
Dei
-its ! * I ap "short shrift” tn dealers daring to
proved the Democratic list, and Re violate the rules of the organization
such
offender*
as
publican mem tier» were
named by and branding
"poacher»." "scalper»," "mavericks”
Minority Leader Mann.
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The steel trust investigating com
forth
in
the
government
’
»
petition.
mittee was approved before the Demo- ■
crat.s woke up to the full effect of the
situation. Th** resultant fight fell up
on the sugar trust cummitt*-«*; and a
continuation of the struggle finally
was avert«! by th«* action of Under-
wood, the Democratic leader, in ad
journing th** house while the reaolu-
HYPNOTISM CURES
Under
.
PARALYSIS
Spell Man Walks for
Time in Three .Years.
First
New York Seven doctors an*! a
circle of nurses at St Mark's hospital
watch«) Dr. Alfr«i J
Fox ikmiin-
strate one of the miracles of modern
science, when he command«! a paraly
tic to walk, under th«* influence of
hypnotism, and was obeyed.
For
three year* the man had been unable to
move Liu
"Now," began the doctor, "you are
going to move your feet.
Move your
feet up and down. Y ou have control
of them."
Melchior I.usterborg, who couldn't
<|o any.such thing for three years, be
gan to wiggle hitherto helpless feet.
"Now. you will notice that your
legs arc getting warm; are going to
perspire. ’’
Suggestion almost instantly brought
a glow.
" You can stand up; you can walk.
l)f course you will have to lean on
these doctors, but you can walk."
Th*- great form rais«l itself and got
up from th«* table.
Leaning on two
doctor«, th«* big man went »lowly
around th«* room.
Then he returned to the tabl«* and
the hypnotic influence was removed.
Th«* man immediately »at up and said
" I want to walk. ”
Hi* effort was lietter this time
than on the previous occasion and lie
went around the room with better
effect.
Washington, May IM.
A new or
ator appeared in th* ranks of the Re
Washington, May 16
The senate
publican minority in congr*-as today.
finance
committee
engag**d
in a some
The ojiening speech on the Arizona
New Mexico statehood r> — iluti-n. a what h«*at**d tilt today over the sub
. i
t !'. ■ a.T-led to T raid. I • Wil- ject of Canadian reciprocity amend
lift, a freshman from Ohio, turn*«! out ' rnents
Senator Stone, of Missouri, demand
to lx- a two hours’ running fire of re
partee and fight with the Democratic ■si to know when Allen and Graham. '
sax! to lx* New- York attorneys an*!
leaders. •
representing the National Grange,
In- ■ i| ¡- ft ■ .- th*’ N.-w Mex a
constitution as President Tuft has up were to appear in resj»*nse to his re-
proved it. Willis drew the fire of ! quest that they be summoned to tell
Chairman flood and a half dozen of their employment by interests op !
prominent Democrats,
lie was armed I»>««i to reciprocity.
Senator Gallinger demand«! that
w ith a mass of constitutions and or-
"some of those who have made vigor- '
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w henever a new proposition w as advo uus efforts to accelerate public opinion
cated. he would say:
"I’ve got it in favor of reciprocity” should I m -
right here," while the Republican side asked to appear before the committee. ’
Senator Williams retort«! that under
cheered and laugh«!.
Hamilton of Michigan, ex chairman these circumstances, President Taft j
of
the
territories
committees, Ought to be »umr.ion«! to testify to
urged the immediate approval of th*- what he hail done to “accelerate jiub-
New Mexican constitution.
Th*- Re- lic opinion’’ on the question.
Senator Gallmgvr said he was op
pubicnn s|>eakers condemned the recall
of Judges in the Arizona constitution l»>s**d to .summoning attorneys for var
and approved th*- plan to force Arizona ious organizations, but that if it were
to vote again on that feature, but they to be done, both soles should be hear*! i
declar'd no change should be made He asked therefore that John Norris i
an*l Herman Bolder, representatives ;
in th*- New Mexican constitution.
of the American Newspaper Publish
era' association. be required to ap|»*ar I
Washington,
May
17.
President
before the Committee and tell what i
Taft today sent the to senate the Tar
their organizations had done to help,
iff iMjanl's full rejiort of its inv.-tigsj
AGLEAM WITH JEWELS.
the reciprocity sentiment.
tion of the pulp and news pa|*er indu»
Declaring that Mexico was shipping
try in the Unit«! States and Canada.
1 its cattle into Texas, paying the duty, < First Stat* Ball in R*>gn of King
Summarized briefly, the report says a
and underselling Amrrican compcti .
Georg* is Given.
ton of news print pa|>er is made in
tors, and that Canada could fatten
Canada for 85 35 less than it is made cattle quicker there and dress them I
I-ondon, May 20. The first state
in the United State».
The average
ball of tbe reign of King George, the
better, Samuel II. Shan, the cattle '
Canadian cost is given as 827 53 and
date of which was select«! in honor of
raisers’ attorney, continu«! today his
the average coal in the United States I testimony in opposition to the removal ' the visit of the German emjwror and
empress, took place at Buckingham
at 832. aM. The duty under the pres ! of duty on meats.
palace last night.
ent tariff is 83.75.
The document presents extensive
King George and Kmpcnir William
Washington. May 16.
Democratic were joined by 3o members of th«* roy
tables, comparisons and other tabula
tions. It is said U* lx* the most com members of the ways and means com al household who form«! into a mag
plete report of the kind ever attempt mittee of the house today undertook | nificent procession.
ed.
The entire force of the Tariff the task of drafting a bill revising the I
Emperor William took as his part
board has been engaged uj*on it for wool schedule. Th«* committee debat ner Queen Mary and King G«>rge the
«! without attempting to reach a de i German empress.
months.
Several factors entering into the in i eision whether the bill shall place raw ■
The display of gems could not be
creased cost of manufacture in the wool on the free list, or reduce th** i surpass«*«! at any F.urojM*an
court.
Unite*! States are taken up exhaus tariff 50 |>er cent or more.
Numerous crowns, made **»jx*ciuliy for
The paramount iaaue in revising the coronation, wen* s«*en for the first
tively in the report.
The principal
increases are said to be due to the fact the schedule it revenue. To put raw | time. Queen Mary's coreage was like
that a ton of pulp wood costs nearly Wool on the free list would cut off at 1 a breastplate of diamonds and in*
twice as much in the United States ‘once 821,000,000. while th«* etire wool ! clud«l two immense stone« cut from
as it does in Canada and that many sch«!ule brings in more than 840,000,- the famous ( ullenan diamond, which
of the American mill* have much 000 in dutiea.
were worn as jiendanta.
She also
By cutting the duty on raw wool to wore a high collar of diamonds.
older an<l much leas effective equip
|S or 6 cents a ¡»>umi ami making pro
The German empress wore a dia
ment than the Canadian mills.
vision for a sliding reduction annually mond crown, a splendid pearl neck
Washington. May 17. As indicat ■of 1 cent, some Democrats figure the lace. and other diamonds and pearl
ing the possible effect on legislation importations would increase sufficient ornaments.
of the Supreme court's Standard Oil ly to cause no disturbance in the rev
Yukon Riv«r i» Op«n.
decision, three bills were intr*>duc«i enue.
White Horse. Yukon Territory The
in the senate today, one by Jones, of
Postal Banks Battering.
ice on the Yukon river having broken
Washington,
Republican.
and the
Washington. D. C.
Postal saving« north of Hootalinqua. the steamer
other two by Culberson, of Texas, and
banks in the West continue to grow in I Canadian, of the White Pass A Yukon
Reed, of Missouri, Democrats.
The bank at Klamath' route, sail«! from the foot of Lake Le-
All look to the amendment of the popularity.
Sherman anit-trust law to include all Falls. Or., has moved up to 27th place i Barge for Dawson with passengers
combinations in restraint of trade, re- and now has Vital deposits aggregat and freight. The lake will be ice-free
gardlesft of their reasonableness or un ing 81.767.2#,rindividal ac«»unts av about June 5. On the Canadian are
The Olympia 100 men of the American and Cana
reasonableness. and all are suggest«! eraging 863.1! each.
by Justice Harlan’s dissenting view in bank, in Wash’ngton, has 87,942 on dian boundary survey parties who will
deposit, being 105 accounts, averaging mark the international line from the
the Standard Oil case.
875.64 each, while at Coeur d’Alene, Porcupine river to the Arctic ocean, a
Brandeia to Aid in Probe.
Idaho, there are 76 deposits aggregat task that will occupy two years ami
Washington. May 19.
Is*uift R. ing 85.521. The Klamath Falla bank possibly more.
Brandcis, the Boston attorney who is way behind others In the Northwest
Holy Ghost Ship Wr«ck«d.
conducted the prosecution in the Bal- ami is progressing less rapidly than
Portlami,
Me. The barkentine of
linger-Pinchot controversy and who those in Washington and Idaho.
the Kingdom of the Holy Ghoat ami
volunteer«! to save $1,000,000 a day
U» »ect has been stranded off Sango
• 360,000 Building Asked.
for the railroads of the country, will
Washington, D. C. Senator Jones mar, on the west roast of Africa, ami
assist the house committeee on the
Poatoffice department in the inquiry has introduced a bill increasing the probably will be a total wreck, accord
into that branch of the government limit of the cost of the publie building ing tv information received here from
service. His services will be volun at Walla Walla. Wash., from 8140.000 the national boar«! of marine under
writers in New York.
to 8350,000.
tary.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROORLSS OF 01R HOME STATE
HOP YIELD TO BE SMALL.
PRUNE RETURNS BRIGHT.
Oreg or* Rsitars Mill Get Eno'mout
Prices, bsys Buyer.
Willamstt«
Salem
"Hop fields in the valley
.«re full of missing hills ami the crop
this y«*ar un*i*>ubt«ily will I m * »mailer
than la-*t year
With this in view and
the fact that in May contracts are be
ing written for 21 cents, all indica
tion* point to enormous prices for
Oregon." said Jan.es R. Linn, a mem
ber of on«* of the bs'at known h*q* firms
in the valley.
"I know iHTsonalljk for instance, of
one man who has re»*d 5,000 hills uj>
to date.
Practically a thin! of his
yard is dead and h«* has always ha«l a
full stand before. Last year the crop
was not up to th** consumption and
this year it will be even smaller.
In
fact, there ar«- more hills missing this
year than for many years, perha|>*
than ever liefore. Th«* upland yards
are bad ami yard» that pr**duc«l well
last year show lots of hills missing.’’ ,
Catlin A Linn have only 50 acres of
hops of their own am! are heavy buy
er», «>n»«|uently this information is!
consider«] as having weight b«*hind it
"The situation for the grower is
better than It has b«*vn for years," in '
the way Linn *umm**<l up the situa
tion.
Sal'-in Mi-mler« of th*- |««*l of th«*
Willamette Valley Prunegrower»' a«-
MARBLE CAVE DISCOVERED
Prospector* on Upper Dear
Find Winding Caverns.
Creek
Vslley Frwitmen
Conditions.
Discuss
-x-ciation met W«*dnes*lay in this city,
a g*s*d representation of the prineipiJ
grower» of this section being |>rvsent
to consider market an*l crop conditions
of the prune» of this section.
A full r**[»*rl **f the market
«mill
lions of the world was pr*-»*-nt***l by
the management, showing th«* jiros-
j*«*cts to be g***»l for th* marketing of
the present growing crop.
I.**tt**ts
from representatives in the princijusl
fruitgrowing sections of Europe were
read
Th**««* re|*>rts indicat** that th«*
stocks of driisl fruit there are light.
R«*|»>rt» from th«* large c«*nt«*rs of this
country, are along the same line
A
lai** r*-|»*rt from California w a« read
which Indicates th«* outside estimate
of the prune crop there to lie 125.000,-
OOtl
This is considerably less than the
estimate of two w*-«-ks ago.
A gen
cral canvaas <>f th** grower« in regard
to the local prune crop now growing.
*h*>w«l various «*»timat«** from 40 to
75 per cent of a full crop, or an out
side average of 60 |M*r cent. Th«* hill
orchards of this section, where usually
the largest crops of prunes are ob
tain«!. ar«* showing light this season,
th** main crops being <>n the lower
land and these are w|»>tt«l
But with
a tiuvlium crop and g*><><| pricaa indica
tions are the crop will show much
better returns than is generally re
ceivivt from th** larger crops, »wing to
the increased value of the large sized
fruit.
Grants Pass C \V Walton, miner
ami prospector near Dryden, an*I H
C Perkins, rxoiunly surveyor, haw
discover«! a marble cave on upj*>-r
D**«*r creek 25 rni!«*s south of this
place ami in the vicinity of the fa
mou» Josephine rounty cav«-s
PRISON CONTRACT MADE.
Mr. Perkins am!
his companion
w*-re pr< -*|**-i ting t<> locate n'li-ml j
claims for a Portland firm, when they . Stove Foundry May Use But 200
Cor . * t Workers.
accidentally discovered an opening to
large ami unexplored regions of th«* '
Salem After several week* of dis
earth beneath their excavations.
Lit- , agreement
the differences between
tie exploration work was mad«* as on«* Governor
* st ami I» h * w enberg. Go
candle was all the light they hail ing A Co. have finally b«*en s**ttl«l
The opening t*i the new caves is not and a new contract drawn up between
large, but inside are <le«*p marble re- th«- comjiany and the state Under the
ceaaea.
| new contract the *-<>m|>any has a limit
One caw* is 40 feet high, ami sev- I of 200 men w ho may be employed in
ei:.il tin>t.*-l•**•!*.!*-r from different *ti the stove foundry at the state |H*ni-
rection» A party is s***>n to be format! i tentiary.
here an*! with available* lights the in
Under the old contract it w-«s |»>s»i-
terior will I«* inspected.
I file for th«* company to use all of the
In the underground passages the men in th** prison excepting those ne-
bones of bear am I elk were found. An ! cessary for th** state to use »l»>ut the
ivory sj*«*arh**ad five inch«*» long, ami a ■ buildings.
Un*l**r the new plan th**
flint arrowhead were also found.
‘ governor will be able to reipnsitlon all
of the extra convict« for road work.
Th** working time has also t*«*en cut
TARANTULA IS PRITONER.
from a ten-hour day to a nine hour
Grocer Confinas Sp*cin*»n Received day, an*! provision i* mail«* in the con
tract that th** comjiany must provide
In Bunch ot Bsnansa.
sj>ace in it« building* for lavatories
Portland A I B*>«camp, an East' ami baths •<> that th«* men will lx*
Side grocer, had a thrilling experience ' clean when they attend their meals.
last week with a monster tarantula. I A number of minor changes have been
and narrowly escap«i lM*ing bitten. 1 made as well, relating to tire protec
While hanging up a large bunch of tion and Incidental matters in connec
Panama bananas Mr. Boacamji saw I tion with the shops.
th«* tarantula.
Dropping the bananas,
Th«* only Ixme of contention remain
he got a fruit jar ami began the fight ing is as to |*ayment for 14 convicts
to imprison the visitor.
who have I.... .. employed daily around
Th«* tarantula in th«* meantime had < the shops without remuneration to the
loosened himself from among the ba slate. The governor has insist«! on
nanas. ami when the grocer tri«i to jmyment for these, while the com|>any
|>lace th«* jar over him h<* made several refuse«, asserting there has lx-en u
jump» toward his would-be captor, distinct understanding that the men
once nearly biting Mr Boscamp on were to be us«*d in caring for the
the hand. After several minutes the shop« ami keeping them in shajx- for
tarantula was plactsi in the jar and is the benefit of the state ami it is de
now *>n exhibition at the store
It is c!ar«l that no money will ever be paid
an uncommonly large »jM>cirnen. rov for them unless th** state sues ami suc
ering the Ixittom of the jar.
The ba cessfully recover».
nanas ha*l been handl«i several times
before Mr. Boscamp recriv«! them.
Berries Lats But Good.
H<» h I River A year ago Thursday
the Hood River Fruitgrowers’ union
Stone Bowl Unearthed.
ship|xs| thr first carload of «trawber-
Eugene
While grubbing out a
ries for the season. The cool weather
stump on his ranch south of hen* sev
of the past two weeks this year, how
eral day» ago, W
W
Comer un-
ever, has held the crop back, ami it is
earth«**! a heavy stone l»>wl, such as
probable that no extensive shipment«
was us«**t by the Indians for grinding |
will lx* made until June I. Despite
grain and roots. Th«* old v«*»***! was I
this fact berry pickers are beginning
buried several f«*«*t deep, at th«* foot I
to arrive and pitch their tents on the
of the stump. The bowl is almut 3ti ■
river flats below the city.
in -l.es in dmmet«*r ami In inch«-s high
Th«* H< mm I River crop this season
It weighs almost 50 pounds, and is
will be of fin** quality.
Estimate* of
carved, or ground, out of hard blue
the crop run from 60,000 to 76,000
flint Old settlers way they have seen
crat«*s.
similar vessels in use nmong thr In
diana. who used them as mortars in
Farm Has Electric Plant,
grinding.
In spite ><f the hardn«*ss of
Pendleton Installing an individual
the material the old vessel is remark electric light
«ml
power
plant,
ably symmetrical.
Sjiencer M. Bentley,
a prominent
Sane Fourth for Pendleton"» Never.
Pendleton Pendleton will celebrate
the Fourth of July this year. This
was the announcement made by th«*
S|M*cial committee from the Commer
cial association appoint«! to canvass
the merchant« ami learn thrir wishes
in the matter. It will not be a “sane
Fourth.”
Far from It.
Thr eagle
will not only be jirrmitt«! but will be
encourag«! to scream loud, long and
often.
Florence Sit« Taken.
Florence Representatives
of the
Klock Produce company, of Portland,
have lw*rn in thia vicinity for the last
few days negotiating with dairymen
for the purchase of their cream, and
say they will open a creamery here
soon. The dairy industry is building
up this section of the country rapidly.
wheatgrower six miles north of Pen
dleton. has supplied his place with
mo«t modern farm **qui|*ment.
A ten-
horse jsiwrr gasoline engine generates
an ample supply of electricity.
Forty
light« sujiply th** illumination n**«l«i
for dwelling, barns «nd she«!«, while
conveniently • arr«ng***l motors pumji
his water, cut his feed, saw his wood,
turn the grindstone ami run all the
other farm machinery.
Joint Bridge Refused.
Beker It was announc«! by County
Ju !g<* Basche thM the county court of
Baker county would not make the ap
propriation of 810,000 for the Oregon-
Idaho bridge across the Snake river at
Brownlee. Thia means that the bridge
will not be built, as the appropriation
of 810,000 each by the legislatures of
Oregon and Idaho was provisional upon
a like appropriation by this county.