The Santiam news., June 15, 1911, Image 3

BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY
WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS
W ashington. June 9
An attack on
the Democratic wool tariff bill on the
ground that it affords protection to
the so-called "worsted trust" was
made in the house today by Murdock,
of Kansas
He attack»! the 10 per
cent duty on worst»! cloths which the
bill contains, declaring that it meant
imm»iiate protection to the combina­
tion that controls the worsted output.
Munlock said the worsted trust has
also lowered the quality of goods that
the consumer buys, that "clothing
manufacturers have been asham»! to
pass the fabrics on to the wearFrw."
and at the same time, he said, the
cost of worsted goods ha« been in
creased.
"The worsted trust has. by stock
manipulation, " said Murdock, "paid
out in II years, probably on not over
915.000,000 original investment. 922.-
000,000 in dividends and has built up
besides an establishment carrying a
capital of 900,000,000, with a surplus
of 110,000,000 on top of that. "
Republican leader Mann opened the
attack on the Democratic bill with a
criticism of its effectiveness as a rev-
enue producing measure. He accused
the Democrats in the house of follow­
ing misinformation in their support of
the bill.
He declared that the passage of the
bill would throw open the markets of
this country to the cheap woolen* and
clothing of foreign mills, and that
Americana soon would be forced to
wear inferior clothing because of th«-
decline of American manufactures.
Washington. June 7.
Abamioning
hope of defeating in committee the
Root amendment to the Canadian reci­
procity bill, affecting the print pa I-er
and wood pulp clause of the agree
ment, friends of the meauaure today
began on the floor of the senate an ac-
tive campaign to prevent its accep-
lance.
The president show»! anxiety over
the situation when, after an executive
session of the senate finance commit­
tee. he appeai»l to the liemocratic
senators to stand out against the
amendment.
Stone express»! confi­
dence that more than a majority would
lx found voting against the Root and
all other am«*mimenta.-
The administration haa contend»!
that amendment of the bill probably
will be fatal and by reason of this,
the measure was pass»! by the house
in the form desir»! by the State de
partment. The same argument was
ad vane»! when the
measure was
turned over to the senate finance com­
mittee and Chairman Penrose, of the
committee has endeavored to prevent
consideration of amendments,
Secretary Knox did not appear be­
fore the committee to explain the in­
wardness of the agreement and to
urge the committee to report the
measure to the senate in its present
form. He was expected to devote
considerable time to the Root amend­
ment, explaining wherein it would
nullify or jsistpone the agreement, but
he sent word that previous engage
i
ments prevented his appearance
The principal fight on the flour will
be baaed on the R«a>t provision, but
whether it be accepted or rejected, the
friends of reciprocity are now hopeful
of success.
The reason is found in
the decision of a majority of the Dem
ocratic senators to make no effort to
attach the house free lut bill tu »hr
reciprocity measure.
CHINA DEMANDS CUIN
Want*
12.000.000 Pesos
From Mexico.
Irdsmn.ty
Mexico City An Indemnity of 12.
1100,000 peaoa will be demand»! of
Mexico by the Chinese government for
the slaughter of Chinese subjects in
Torreon. The demand will lx back»!
up by a cruiser which is on the way to
Mexican west roast points
Three investigators have just re­
turn»! from Torreon and plac»i in the
hands of Shung list Sun,
charge
d'affaires of the Chinee«- legation, a
detail»! report.
This
shows 3o3
Chinese were kill»! ami that besides a
bank ami club house 59 places of busi­
ness were sacked.
In addition to the indemnity, an
apology for insult to the Chinese flag
will be demand»!; also that aid be ex
tern!«! to destitute families of the vic
tints; that the guilty be punished and
the constitutional guarantees of pro
tection to Chinese lives and property
be made effective.
Of the 12,000.000 pesos indemnity,
2.000,000 is for property damage and
the remainder for the loss of lives.
Commenting upon the matter. Mr
Shung said that, owing to the aavagr
manner in which the Chinese were
killed, there haa ixen no attempt by
hia nation to fix the amount of the in-
demnity by prescribed methods
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
UMATILLA CROPS ROSEATE.
HAS GREAT PROSPECTS
Farmers Believe
8 000 000-Buthsl
Record Will Be Surpassed.
New Flouring M.ll Spur to Produc­
tion o* Cereal Crops.
Pendleton With
the wheat in
Baker The crop outlook for Baker
thousands of fields just twginmng to »>unty was never better than at the
head and with the promise of addition­ ; present time, in spite of the lateness
I of the season in Eastern Oregon. The
al showers. Umatilla »»unty fanner* steady rains of the last week have
are freely pr»iicting the greatest har­ done a world of good to all crops.
More
vest the county ever had
From all . which are looking up fine.
sections of the »>unty and regarding - wheat has been sown than ever be-
1 fore in thia county. This ia due large
all kind« of grain the same reports are
ly to the new flouring mill in Baker,
being received. All say they never i which in order to stimulate interest in
saw the prosp«*cta brighter.
l the industry, has offered a number of
It is «aid that the normal crop of 5,- i prizes’for the Ixst crops, both in site,
For several
OOt),000 bushels of wheat will be har­ quality and variety.
vested even though there should be reasons the mill people have been ex­
no mon- ram between now and her perimenting with which varieties are
vest, while many say that 1907's rec­ best adapt»! to the different localities
on! yield of i ion,.... . bushels will anti have corn«« In close touch with the
easily be surpass»! if the normal farmers.
Oats and alfafa give great pmmiw
amount of rainfall comes during Jtinr.
Prettier stands of fall wheat were of large yields and the former crop
never seen than are now to be foumi will be of high quality, probably in
in any direction from Pendleton, while excess of the high standard of Baker
the May rains have brought the spring county oata, which have frequently
grain out until a good crop is axaurmi. won prises at agricultural shows for
A peculiar feature of this year's fail- their fine quality. The alfalfa crops
sown grain ia that it is heading out as on Powder river, lower and upper
early as the barley, which usually pre­ Burnt river, in the Eagle, Pine am!
HEAT BURNS MIDDLE STATES.
cedes it by a week or two.
The har­ Baker valleys, are looking fine, and
vesting
of
the
two
crops
will
there­ iviuntiful harvests in this staple re­
Walls Dry, Water Famine Feared
source are rontidently expect»!
fore probably start ximultan»iusly.
¡Fire Danger Imminent.
In the Puwder river valley there
Chicago, June 10. The entire Mid­
will be no shortage of water such as
BUYS GYPSUM LAND'
dle West is baking under the merci
caus»i trouble last year.
The snow
leas heat that has »intinuwl several , St. Louis Company Said to Contem­ in the Blue mountains is melting slowly
plate Ptant in Eastern Baker.
days. Chicago. which has tx.-n ex
and the reservoirs are sure to contain
ernpt by reason of the lake breezes. 1
Bakrr The Acuma Cement »>m a supply to last the entire season.
Washington, June 9. A »inference
lost its advantage today when the !
Last year the snow melt»! rapidly and
pany
of St. laiuis, Mo . has purchas»!
was held today between the Interstate
tem|xrature rose to 9,MH. the hottest
practically all the mountain snow
Commerce commission and »lunsel for
June day in 39 years. The police to­ i 3,000 acres of gyjsium deposit land went off quickly in the spring fresh­
the trunk line railroads on the ques­
night report two deaths and scores of | near Huntington and will erect a plant et. causing a shortage nearly all sum
tion of rate allowances made to ter­
prostrations.
j of 200 ton daily capacity on the Bu­ mer. The Baker Irrigation company
minal
roads
afliliat»! particularly
The heat was so intense that ther­
has increas»! the capacity of its res­
chanan spur of the Northwestern rail
with the iron and steel industry.
mostats in the Boston department
ervoir. making it a total height of 70
The allowance now made to the
store were melt»!, turning on the road. The plant will coat upwards fret, with a width of 6<* feet at the
terminal mails aggregates millions of
Washington, June 7. Carrying out automatic sprinkling apparatus over of $100,000 and will employ several top and length from side to side. 600
dollars a year and it is assert»! that
agreed I
yesterday by the big structure.
hundred men.
The land was pur- feet. At prevent there is enough wa­
in some instances, where the terminal
Night advice* from various citi«*« i-has»i from Major John H. Aitkin of ter stored to rover 2,00** acres a foot
senate committee on privileges
lines are controlled by the large ship and elections. Dillingham today intro­ throughout the Middle West tell the
in depth and from the way the snow
per*, they amount practically to a duced in the senate a resolution au­ same story of unusual torri-lity am! Portland. J. P. Hannon and H C. has been melting recently it will con­
rebate.
thorising the special committee of intense suffering. In the country dis­ Northey of Huntington and John I.. tain a sufficient supply to prevent the
The particular problem involved is eight members of the regular elections tricts the hot spell has »tntinumi so Rand of thia city. The St. Louis peo- possibility of shortage.
whether the terminal railroads per committee to reinvestigate the charges long that wells and streams are drying ple were interrat»! in the proposition
forming principally switching duties, against Lorimer. Culberson obj»-t»l up and crops are shriveling. There is ' by Frank Nelson of Boise, Idaho, who
PLANT SPRUCE AND LARCH.
shall be considered as common carrier to the immediate consideration of the grave fear of disastrous fires because negotiat»! the sale of the property
under the law.
of the lack of water and the fact that , and brought about the closing of the Large-Burned Over Area Reseeded
resolution and it went over.
' deal.
The committee is authorized by the ail building* are dry as tinder
By Forestry Department,
The gypsum industry ia fast becom-
Today’s temperature nt 9H.H was re­
Washington, June 9. The proposed resolution to sit during the sessions of
Baker R. M Evant, assistant for­
treaty between the United States and the senate and during any recess of corded on top of the Federal building, i mg important in Baker county, along
ester of the Wallowa national forest,
Nicaragua, providing for the refund­ the senate or of congress, to hold sea- hundreds of feet above the street and with others being developed. The big
: lime and cement plant, on the main with headquarters nt Wallowa, has
ing of the debt of the Central Amen aions at such place or places as it shall away from the fierce sun's rays.
; line of the O. W. R A N. east of thia finish»! planting an area of about 200
can republic, was transmitt»l to the deem most convenient for the purpose
- city, is Ixing increased in capacity acres near Medical Springs to Norway
PRUSSIAN FREIGHT HIGHER,
senate today by I’resdent Taft with a of investigation, to employ steno
Thia la
ail the time.
The gypsum deposits Spruce and European larch
sjxcial message strongly urging im­ graphers, counsel, accountants and to
send for persons, books, records and Rates Nearly Double. Wages of Work­ seem practn-ally inexhaustible arid of part of the area burned over in the
mediate and favorable action.
forest fires of last summer.
Mr
i high quality.
Immediate consideration also was papers, to administer oaths and as
men Only One-Third.
Evans
says
the
land
was
so
completely
asked for the Honduras treaty, which early as practicable to report to the
UMATILLA ALFALFA SHORT.
burn»! over that nothing but straight,
Chicago How American railroad
has been pending in the senate since senate the results of the investiga­
charr»! sticks remain of what was
freight charges compare with those of
tion.
last session. The Nicaraguan treaty
The committee is further and spe­ leading countries of Europe is shown Mowing to Begin This Week Later once a heavy forest.
was referr»! to the committee on for­
An interesting exj>eriment was tri»l
Crops to Be Heavy.
eign relations, which will meet tomor­ cially instruct»! to inquire fully into strikingly by comparison of statistics
by Mr. Evans to overcome the depre­
and report on the sources and use of of railways of Prussia with those of
row to consider both treaties
Pendleton Growers of alfalfa in dations of squirrels and chipmunks,
the alleged "jackpots," or any other railways includ»! in New York. Penn­
Umatilla county are preparing to har which have rendered many of the
sylvania.
New
Jersey.
Delaware
and
Washington, June 9. After a speech fund in its relation to and effect on Maryland
These states have nearly vest the first crop of the season.
The plant»! areas of the forest useless by
by Senator Works, of California, urg­ the election of lairimer.
the same railway mileage as Prussia
song of the mower will be heard in eating the tree se»ls before they had
ing the resolution for the election of
a chance to germinate and produce
Latest statistics obtainable
for
Washington, June 7. The St«xl
several fields thia week but it will be saplings
I'nited States senators by direct vote
Poisoned grain was scat­
trust came into the limelight more Prussian roads show the average
about ten days yet before the harvest ter»! over the ground liberally.
of the p»>plr. the senate today ad­
than ever today. Sensational rumors charge for hauling a ton of freight
journed until next Monday, when un­
The forestry department ia contem­
regarding prosecution in the immedi­ one mile on roads of that country was is in full blast.
der agreement a vote w ill be taken on
Ac»>rdtng to most of the growers in plating dividing the Wallowa reserve,
ate future, also involving criminal ac- 1.2 cents. In the same year the aver-
the resoution.
, tioru against the magnate of the gi­ ge charge for hauling a ton of freight the vicinity of Pendleton, the first as the district handled from the Walla
gantic corporation, created excitement one mile on railways of the group of crop will be about 25 per cent short Walla, Wash, office is of too great
Washington. June 9. Legislation in various circles.
states referr»! to was only .64 of one thia year. This ia due to the excep­ extent to be properly attend»! to.
to replace the Sherman anti trust law. j The salient fact 'seems to be that cent.
tionally chilly spring which retard»! The headquarters of the forest office
to protect property interests and the th
j,’ ,>
giv
’i'ng
the growth in most sections.
The for the new district as proposed would
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J serious ron-
Jalisco Is Shaken.
people's welfare alike, »
— —
—1 by 4|4rrBtton to the case of the trust in
waa
urged
shortage will be more than made up tie this city.
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the; question, and while no definite course
The rangers and chiefs are taking
Mexico City. June 10. Several die- by the increa*»! acreage and by the
txianl of directors of the United States of procedure may have ixen d«xid»i : patches to the Diario and the Heralilo se»>nd and thin! crops which promise all precautions to prevent forest fir»«
Steel »>rporation, in »including his upon as yet, the department of jus­ | report much damage from the earth­ to g>> above normal.
this season, although the Wallowa re­
testimony today before the house steel tice has arouox! add»! interest in the -quake in Zapatlan in the state of Ja­
serve did not suffer nearly as much as
trust investigating committee.
some of the other districts in the
The railroad station and 230
' situation by refusing to affirm or deny lisco
State School Receives Presents.
state,
Judge Gary said he bo|xd the com­ the stories in circulation.
houses were destroy«!. It is Ixlievwi
Salem From the result of efforts
mittee in its repirt would give the
Henry Ireland, superintendent of
that many people were killsid and in­
Unit»! States Steel corjxiration what
Washington, June »;
The hous«- of jur»!. but the number ia not known. made by Multmonah Camp, No. 77. the Sumpter reserve, is also making
the committee thinks ought to be the representatives authorix»! 925.00«» for At the ranches and the smaller towns Woodmen of the World, ami the Arti­ preparations to prevent such losses as
»»rporation's standing under the law. the investigation of the American Su­ in the district great damage has ixen sans of Polk county, a new piano and occurred from forest fires last year,
moving picture machine will lx in­ although as was the case with all the
gar Refining company, directed an in­ suffer»!.
stall»! al the Oregon state training national forests of the eastern end of
vestigation
into
alleg»l
inadequacy
of
According
to
these
specials,
Colima
Washington, June 10. Danger for
The volcano school. When Governor West was al the state, there wan not nearly the
thia nation in case of war might lurk the taxation assessments in the Dis­ suffer»! great damage.
the Woodmen reunion in Portland and
in the private ownership of lands along trict of Columbia, turn»! over to the of that name emitted streams of lava at the Artisan picnic at Rickreall, he loss sustain»! in the Southern district.
judiciary
committee
the
question
of
a
on
the
towns
of
San
Andre«
and
Toni-
the Panama, canal, testified Colonel
rall»l it to the attention of the
Budding Sawmills.
Goethals, chairman of the Isthmian change in the extradition laws and lata, where many houses were des- lodges.
The Woodmen imm»liately
Medford The Pelican Hay Lumber
canal commission, before the house discuss»! many other subjects in a full troymi, but no details are given of the raised 95** toward a piano and prom­
extent of the destruction.
company is erecting saw mills to hamtie
committee on interstate and foreign days' session.
ised that the balance would lx furth­
Two hours were spent in a contest
the 100,000,000 feet of timber in that
commerce. He suggetese.1 th« gov­
coming.
The governor rvceiv»! a
section. A canal three fourths of a
ernment purchase every acre within between »»mmitt»-« for the custody
Fisherman Gets Relies.
telegram
from
H.
S.
Hudson,
of
Port
­
the canal rone.
"Such ownership.” of a 96,*»oo.ooo appropriation bill
Astoria. Or.
While
making a land, supreme master of the Artisans mile long is being dug through the
said he. "’would assure our having affecting certain mail routes. The drift in the lower harbor a couple of informing him that the picture ma­ marsh to bring the timlxr to the deep
none but friends within the i»ne in appropriations committee finally won, days ago Jens Nelson, a gillnetter. chine had Ixen purchased and awaits waters of the lake, ami equipment ami
machinery are being taken to ths
times of war. The canal is a war taking the bill away from the post- picked up two handaxes and a buggy­ the order of the governor.
ground* for the construction of a log­
measure, you cannot escape that fact.” office committee.
spring
that
were
a
part
of
the
cargo
The bouse tabled the Berger resolu­
ging railway.
Asked why the land was not pur­
of the old steamer Great Republic,
9300.000
Issue
is
Legal.
chased years ago. Colonel Goethals’ tion for a committee to investigate which was wrecked near Sand island
Marshfield
Judge
John
8.
Coke
has
the taking of the alleg»! I»s Angeles
Interior Fruit Shipments.
reply was that much of the private
in 1*79. The axes were in fairly good given a decision in the Port commis­
lam! consists of islands in the artificial dynamiters out of the jurisdiction of condition, considering how long they sion case which is of great importance
The Dalles
Large shipments of
Indisna.
but
it
tum«<d
over
to
the
ju
­
lake along the canal. The owners re­
Dalles strawberries and cherries are
had
berm
in
the
water.
The
w
rec
If
of
to
Coos
Hay.
The
case
was
a
friendly
diciary »>mmitt«x all testimony taken
fused to sell, but accepted damages
the British bark Delharrie, which was suit started to test the validity of a being made daily to Central Oregon
in the matter and left it to that com­
for such of their land as was sub­
cities. Thr«x hundred crates of ber-
mittee to determine whether changes lost below Sand island as she was port bond issue of 93**0,000.
merged.
riea were shipp»i in one day last week
going to sea on March 10, 1H80, is
This
case
has
been
decided
in
favor
ought to be made in extradition laws.
being uncover»! by the tides.
Warm weather in the
of the Port commission, and mean« to Madras.
last week has rips
rijxnml the cherry crop
Mexican Troops May Cross Line.
Drug Lsw to Be Demanded.
that the proposed bond laaue is legal.
and picking haa ■ been going on for
Gates Fights Standard.
Washington. June H.
Inform«!
Washington, D. C. Mexican sol­
several days.
Hood Rivsr Strawberries Move.
diers will be allowed to travel across conference will be held shortly by
Denver The Times says: "John D.
American territory to tx>wer Califor­ Senators who wish to so amend the Rockefeller and John W. Gates, own­
Hood River The fleet carload of
Postal Savings Bank Ordered.
the season
w as
nia to reach rebel forces.
The State pure food drug act of 19**6 as to make ers of the two greatest oil concerns in atra wlierries ’of
Grants Pass
Postmaster Donnell
department has given its consent to it apply to misstatements about the America, are ¡preparing to commence shipped from thia city June 3, by the
The berries has received notice to open a U. 8.
this plan, with the stipulation that curative effect of medicine, a* well as a bitter rate war in oil, ami the open­ Appiegrowere' Union.
the troops shall not carry arms, but misstatements about the ingredients. ing gun ia to be fl red in Denver. The were consigned to the Stacy Fruit postal savings bank June 27. He was
the arms may be carried in seal»! The Supreme rourt of the United invasion of Denver territory three company, of Fargo. N. D.
The ber­ also instructed to go to Astoria where
baggage cars until 'the party reaches States, on May 26, held that the law weeks ago by the Texas Oil company, ries are ripening fast now and here­ a class is to be held June 19 to In­
its destination on the boundary near did not prohibit misstatements as to owned by Gates, ia said to be the after carload lota will be shipped struct postmasters in postal savings
San Diego.
bank work.
curative effects.
cause of the proposed fight.
I every day.