The Santiam news., February 01, 1912, Image 3

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TITLE TO PUBLIC
LAND MADE EASY
BORAH PLEADS FOR BILL
Idaho Senator Quickly Retorts
Object on of Bady.
CORRUPTION IS
CHARGED.
to Culberson Accusas Cu-nmitlsss and
Wants Invest gation.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
Washington. D. C. - After two
Washington. D. C.- Demanding an
I hours' general
debate the senate! investigation Into campaign expetdi- PLANNING ENGINEERING SHOW
EXTEND WEST SIDE ROAD.
_ ___ .
. lures in 1304 and !»<>«. Senator Cui-
agreed tn vote Tuseiay on Senator . __
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hereon, of Texas, in the senate, made
A Western to
Borah s bill to create a children s bu- , ,wr4>pln< rharge. of
corruption Students Will Airships and Do Brass Salem, Falls City
Casting
Stunts
for
Visitors.
Bridge
Willamette.
reau in the department
of commerce against the Republican committee for
Salem Resolutions of the board of
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­
and labor, and on amendments suk- «b«>»e and other years.
_____ Works and Pom-
indirectly he ch.rgwl that foreign
vello—"Bigger, brighter and better” directors of the Salem, Falla City *
i gested . by Senators
Western were filed with the secretary
, .
. .
anil»as*B4>>rahttkffi were txalowrd mji a
t_ limit
____ the
__ circulation of the cwapj for ean,pa)ff„ TOntHbutlon. j is the slogan of the cngln«wring stu­ of state, showing a contemnlated ex­
Jones Bill Granting Three Months ! erene to
land inferentially that ex-Preeident dents of the Oregon agricultural col­ tension and branch of that road, which
' bureau's reports.
Leave of Absence in Each Year
Senator Bailey criticised *what he Roosevelt had conJoned the use of lege in their plans for the annual en­ promises to be one of the moot im­
Also Approved
gineering show, to be held thia year portant pieces of railroad construction,
said were Mr. Borah's efforts to put , money in politics.
for this particular section at least,
Mr. Culberson's address was made March 15 and 13.
Hitherto the ex-
children on a level with pigs.
in anticipation of an unfavorable re­ ' hibit baa been called an electrical that haa been contemplate«! for some
Washington. D. C.—By a unani­
time.
"The effort is to raise them to th* port by the committee on contingent
Under the resolution the road plana
mous rote, the senate committee on ' level of pigs." responded Mr. Borah. expenses on bis resolution providing show, and a manager, one of the elec­
trical students, chosen to make the an extenaion from Salem to Oregon
public lands combined and favorably | Mr. Borah haa contended that the gov- for an Investigation.
This year it waa decided to City, via Silverton. Molalla and Mu­
Referring especially to the cam­ plana
reported the Borah three-year home­ ernment expenditure of millions of
paign of I DOS. Mr. Culberson said that secure the cooperation of all of the en­ lino. The resolution also contemplates
stead bill and the Jonea bill granting : dollars for information concerning the
the contributions to the Democratic gineering departments and make it an a branch from this extenaion to Stay­
homesteaders six months' leave of ab­ ! condition of bogs and cattle justified fund bad been made by 74,0th) per­ inclusive demonstration of what the ton.
college engineering as a whole can do
The Salem, Falls City A Western
sence in each year of residence.
' the 330.000 ask rd for the children's sons. with 115.000 as the largest,
Many now features are to be intro- now <>|M.'rat<*s from Black Rock to
while
Ihoae
to
the
Republican
fund
As the bill is reported, homestead­ bureau.
_
were made by 12.330 persona, with Iduced thia year. The forestry depart­ Weat Salem, which la directly acroae
ers, after the first six months of con­
Mr. Bailey said it was mere “fad- Charles P. Taft, brother of the presi­ ment will exhibit for the first time, the river in Polk county from thia
tinuous residence upon their land, ' ism. ** end that there was even too
dent. at their head with a donation of and Prof. George W. Peavy, head of city. Last year the road secure«! a
will be entitled to leave their l<ome- '
much legislation in the interest of 3110.000.
Among the contributors the department, is greatly interested franchise into the city to operate
stead for six months in each suut«-ed- j
livestock, adding that at the prevent mentioned wore .Ambassadors Reid in the display which is being pre- al< ng Union street to a point ¡>ast
ing year, the time when absent to be rate "we soon will be sending a
and Kerens and Minister Lars Ander­ | pared. The civil and mechanical en­ Capitol street and at the lime it was
counted as part of the three years' schoolmaster into every district.”
gineering department», hitherto but rumored that the move had in view an
son.
residence required by law.
Thus, the
"According to Colonel Waterson.
minor exhibitions, will this year have extension to Silverton and Abiqua.
"It
has
been
estimated,
”
he
said,
homesteader will be able to get title j that is juat what you are about to
the larger [tart of the space.
At the same time the franchise was
after cultivating hie land for three ¡do,” Mr. Borah rejoined. Mr. Bailey "that the enormous and unconscion­
A blacksmithing shop will be In full grant«! the road secure«! p«-rmisalon
able sum of 311,000,000, was raised
successive summers, and will be per­
replied that Jv.s "part of the party” and probably expended by the com- operation by the mechanical engin­ from the atate and the War depart-
mitted to be away from his land each
had no such intention.
i mittee of which he was chairman, eers, and a foundry, pattern making, mrnt t• construct a bridge across the
winter to earn money elsewhere.
-i- I i- achir • "b |> will -i t.-rv .1 vi»>:-ns
Senator Overman, of North Caro­
The committee was unanimous in lina, criticised reports of child labor Lhe very »ire and au-iaeity of the with In'Zactual processes of making Willamette river from West Salem to
Salem, to be U*«d as a connecting
; fund, if approximately correct. smacks
reporting the bill and it will be called
investigators
Some of those reports, of extortion, profligacy ami c --ruplion brass castings, and completing the link fur 1!» line from West Salem Into
up a.ii unqucstio'i.tbi'g will pass the ■ he «aid, were obscene. J
burnishing processes, giving the vis­
senate at an early date.
This c.n I "They told of children chewing to-1 Who contributed it anJ where did Jt itor« paper weights, monograms and thia city,
I b.«1 is in direct line with the I baccu,” said he. “Was not there a come from?”
>tl.--r M>uvetkir» load«- ' wills they
MACHINES CUT EXPENSE.
reform urged by Senator Borah in his | strong opposition to that investigation
wait.” The woodworking shop and
sjieech last week.
So effective was from the cotton mill owners of the
COERCION IS CHECKED.
power plant will also show Interesting Secretary of Stats Olvott Installs
that speech that many eastern sena­
operations. A number of new pieces
state?** demand»«! Senator Dixon.
|
Labor-Saving Devices.
tors stand ready to vote for the meas­
Mr. Overman said he had not heard Land Orb-re Issues Circular Limiting of equipment in th«» mechanical labor­
Salem Secretary of State Olcott
ure. which is framed to facilitate the
atories will be in full operation, and
of it
Activities of Agents.
has installed two labor saving ma­
acquirement of title by homestead« rs.
furnish spectacular features.
Senators Heyburn and Thornton also
chines that will greatly increase the
It Is believed th it tile bill will pass opposed the bill.
Washington.
D.
C
—
Relief
from
A. M. Jcppernon of Baconia, and J.
Senator Hitchcock
efficiency of thia department and at
I unwarranted activities by
special
without opposition. The bill applies to
F. Heat, of Corvallis, have purchased
spoke in favor of it.
4 g
enlarg’d homesteads, as well as to
agents of the General Land office is ths Curtice biplane exhibits«! at last the same time save the alate consider­
able money. One is a camera espe­
100-acre entries.
promised
in
a
new
circular
of
Inatruc-
"GAG" RULE CHARGED.
year’s show, and after many tests and
; lions soon to be issued. Many entry- the building of models and gliders, cially designed for photographing rec­
unis, and the other is a rapid address­
OLD CHAHOE REVIVED.
! men on lands withdrawn as coal lands
Ea-Postal Clark Accuses Postmaster- ! have been complaining that after be­ will be ready to give demonstration of ing machine.
aviation.
' General of Tyranny.
In the past it has been the practice
ing induced to sign agreements for
Eugene Schmits, ex-Mayor of San
The Architectural club, just formed
Washington. D. C. — Charges that limited patents, with the understand­ this winter, is another new feature as tn record articles of incor|>oration with
Francisco, in Court.
■ the postmaster general and other poa- ing the patent would issue without it, also, will have an exhibit, for a typewriter, requiring comparing,
San Francisco- Eugene E. Schmitx. !
corrocting and checking, all of which
delay, they have been informed their
ex-mayor of San Francisco, was unex­ tai officials suppress facts’an-! mi«in I patent would not issue until the land which it Is now holding a contest in was very alow and expensive.
which
the
members
are
competing
for
pectedly brought to trial in Judge form congrea« as to th^sTfelyorTie had been examined.
The addresaing machine will save
the honor of arranging the elab exhib­
Lawler's court on the old bribery lives of clerks in the railway mall
the state from 31.000 to (1,84X1 in the
Representative Mundell, author of it.
chargee that have been pending against service were made (before the I ki - i «» the law untier which settlers may se­
mailing of the initiative and candi­
him for nearly five years.
dates* pamphlets for the 1V12 primary
QUARRY
NEXT
STEP.
cure
[intent
to
surface
of
coal
lamia,
After gaining a postponement until committee on postofficea by Uroan A. : protested to the commissioner general
and general electicns.
Walter, of Denver, formerly a railway
January 30, Judge Lawlor reconsider- I 1 mall
It was charged Governor Lays Plans for Road Con­
clerk and editor of a postal jour- of the land office.
ed hie action and sent word to Schmits
FARMERS TO POOL CREAM.
that special agents were in many
struction Work.
and his attorney, Frank Drew, and the I na"
cases
using
coercive
methods
to
secure
Specific regulations of the postofflee
district attorney to appear in court '
Oregon City The establishment of
signatures of settlers to agreements to
Crabtree Residents to Heve Cream-
ready for trial. It was generally un­ ■ service, he said, forbid clerk« to dis take limited patents.
a state rock quarry at some convenient
|
cuss
wrecks.
He
charged
thit
"the
arise Bid for Product.
derstood that the district attorney I
point
between
Oregon
City
and
New
The commissioner agrv«x| to issue
Albany
Farmers residing in the
would ask for a dismissal of the case, postmaster general has not stopped new circulars warning the special Era is contemplated and that within
uviiviinK
w •»*» sswvav
believing viiat
that t>«v«v
there was
little likeli- short of misinforming the committee agents that thia practice must eoase. the near future, according to Governor vicinity of Crabtreo, Linn county,
,” as to conditions un­
have p»rf«xt»«l an organisation to pool
hood of obtaining a conviction, bo ‘nd th"
and that when they have informed the West, who was in the city accompanied
der which clerks work.
their cream for sale to the creameries.
cause of insufficiency of evidence.
by
George
F.
R->dgers
chairmen
of
the
Mr. Walter exhibited a letter file in settler of his rights in the matter State highway communion. Governor They will thus sell all of the cream of
Had the case gone over to January
their
duty
ends.
30, it woul I have been within a few which he said he had 500 letters from
West and Mr. Kodgets were met at the members of the organisation to
days of the time when it could have ' mail clerks reporting unsanitary and
New Era by a committrw from the the creamery making the high««st bid.
HARVESTER FEUD FLOURISHES
been outlawed through the statute of 1 unsafe mail cars, 'and said the post
Oregon City commercial club and with In thia way the farmers expect to re­
tiona
of
the
authors
would
be
placed
,
limitations.
L. R. Fields, superintendent of the ceive a higher price for the product
It is said that the creamery men
The indictment on which Schmits is in jeopardy if the names were pub- ‘ Concerns Have Had No Business Southern Pacific company, drove d->wn
Daa'rga for Years.
brought to trial is one of 14 returned 11 shed
th« river road paet the Wittenberg es­ too, are satisfied with the arrange­
“It is a remarkable situation that -
ment, for it wilt afford a regular sup­
against him for bribery in connection
Washington, D. C -James A Far­ tate quarry a short distance north of
with the gas cases
The specific thia ‘gag’ law of the department rell, president of the United States New Fra and the Willamette i'ulp 4 ply to the creamery which makes the
offense is the al lego I payment of a should keep congress from getting at Steel corporation, surprised the Stan­ Paper company quarry just south of succ«>*sful bid and lessen the operating
Moon
»xp«-n«es of all. At the present time
bribe of |75O to ex-Supervieor Wil­ the facta,” said Chairman
ley "steel trust” investigating oom- Pulp Station.
son
The indictments were returned “We can subpoena these men. but we i mittee with the statemrnt that the
Either of these quarries would be there are five cream routes running
cannot protect their jobs if tuey tea
out of Crabtree, two each for two
on May 24. 1*07.
Steel corporation and the Interna adaptable to the use of the state for Portland creameries and one for a Cor­
tify."
tional Harvester company have had obtaining suitable ruck fcr road con­
vallis creamery. The competition for
Fishermen Get • 00,800.
BIRD HAVENS DESIGNATED.
no business dealings with each other struction. The rock from the Witten­
cream thus is keen, and one creamery
A'tori a —• The Union Fishermen's
berg
estate
quarry
haa
been
examine«!
for five or six years.
may secure the bulk of the cream of
Cooperative Packing company, at the
The information, coming on the eve by the Stale engineer and State geo­
Auktets In Alsska, Pra>r,e Chickens i
annual meeting of its stockholders,
logist anti haa been pronounced first- that vicinity one day, and practically
of
a
proposed
congressional
investiga
­
in Nebraska. Protected.
nothing the next.
distributed about 130,300 among its
tion of the harvester company, in class for road buidling.
fishermen, regardless of whether or
Washington. D. C.- Three new na­ which it will be sought to show as one
The ro«A on the pa|*er company’s
LAND AGREEMENT LAGS.
not they were stockholder« in the com­ tion«! bird reservations, two in Alas­ existing condition that the harvester land is of aimllar formation and char­
pany
Thia distribution was in pro­ ka and a third in Nebraska, have been company and the Steel corporation had acter. In both place» there la suffi­
portion to the amount of fish caught by created by President Taft and placoi Interlocking directors end that the cient land fronting the rocky bluff to Desert Board and Irrigation Firm
Bicker Over Points.
each individual and was on a basis of under the department of agriculture latter gave rebates to the former on install the necessary switches or side­
Salem Although the essential feat­
32» a ton for Columbia river spring On Footer Island, on» of the Alaska steel, was doubly surprising.
tracks to connect with the main lin«s
salmon: (4 a ton for fall fish; 110 a reservations, the rhinoceros auklef
Mr. Farrell said that the harvester of the Southern Pacific company only ures of th«* agreement lietwren the
ton for Shoalwater Bay fish and 320 a breeds. The island contains one of company had a boycott on the Steel a few hundred feet distant from the Desert Land board and the Central
Or«»g<>n Irrigation company have Iwen
the moot extensive bird collections in corporation and that the trouble start­ quarries.
ton for fish caught at Nehalem Bay.
Southeastern Alaska.
“I believe the state should own the practically «fcicided upon, it became
ed as a "mere quibble between sales­
Mother Fights School LasVs.
”The Nebraska reservation io in the men.”
quarry and that the lard should be •■vidmt at the meeting of the board
purchased outright” said the gover­ that the actual signing of the agree­
Olympia, Wash. — Declaring she will heart of the prairie chicken country,
Astoria Enters Protest.
nor.
“Permanent ownership would ment may be yet far away.
never pay the fine nor permit anyone and furnishes the only refuge which
Veibal agreements have l»een reach-
else to pay it. Mrs. Nellie Hines, with has been established for this fast dis­
Washington. D. C.
Protests have justify the state in going to the ex­
her A-monthe-old babe in her arms, appearing game bird," said Dr. Hen­ been received by the Oregon delega­ pense of constructing buildings, and »«! on practically every part of the
was taken to jail here to Serve out 30 shaw, head of the Biological survey.
tion in congress from the Astoria we would have a supply of good rock proposition between the board am!
This makes a total of 56 bird re­ chamber of commerce against the that would last beyond this genera­ representatives of the company, but
days, following failure to pay a fine
of 325, a«se<»e«l for refusing to send servations «-stabliscd to date, eight of proposed consolidation of the Oregon tion. We expect to be able tn procure in some manner written statements as
her children to school. She has an- them in Alaska.
customs districts
The protest recites a rock crusher at a small cost in Cali­ to what these agrrementa really are
nouced that the children are in danger
that 2.000 coasting and fit foreign fornia from a railroad company, and do not seem to coincide with what Is
Bill Boon to Foresters.
of contagion If they attend, and al­
vessels entered and departed at As­ by the use of convict labor, which agreed on orally.
though arrested four times has de­
Washington, D. C. — On motion of toria last year without going to Port­ costs about 25 cents a day, crushed
Benton Fruitgrowers Elect.
clined to obey the court's order.
Senator Di son the senate adopted an land. If any change be made, it Is rock could be sold to any county in the
Corvallis At the annual election of
amendment to the house bill for relief urged that the Coos bay and Yaquina state reached by 'rail lines at a very
Liner Smashes Cruiser
small cost. Not more than It men officers of the Benton County Fruit­
of employee of the bureau of mines, bay districts be added to Astoria.
could be used profitably in a quarry.” growers' ¡aaaoclnlion held here, the
Honolulu — In a collision between providing that hereafter any employe
Sitka Station Abandoned
following persons were elected to
the Hamburg-American liner Cleve­ of the forest service injured while on
Kernville te Have Cannery,
serve the ensuing year:
President,
land and the United States armored duty shall be compensated by the gov
Juneau. Alaska—The United States
Newport—Kernville, on the Siletx W 8 Brown; secretary, J. A. Kerr;
cruiser Colorado, the Colorado suffered ernment for such time as be loees as marine barracks, maintained at Sitka
considerable damage.
The collision a result of bis injury and granting one for SO years, has been ordered aban­ river, is to have a new salmon can­ directors, W. F. Groves. George Arm­
A pur­
occurred when the Cleveland was be­ year's pay to the family of any for­ doned by the Navy department as an nery. At present tb» only cannery on strong and Charlee Pemol.
ing brought into the harbor by Pilot estry employe who may be killed in unnecessary ex pense to the govern­ the Siletx river is that MMfhg to chasing committee waa appointed
Sanders. The Colorado was at anchor the service.
H. F. Ban)»», a through whom all the spray mat« rial
ment. The only duty of the marines the Elmore estate.
in the harbor.
for years has been the guarding of Portland business man, who owns the use«! by members of the association
Judge Mack Continued on Court.
10.000 tons of coal stored on Japonaky canneries at Waldport, on Als»a bay, will be bought.
"Bundy Law" in Bad Way.
and Oystervilie, on Yaquina bay, is to
Washington. D. C.—Judge Mack, of island for naval purposes.
Many Turn to Fruitraising.
Salt Lake City — The Sunday law Chicago, junior member of the court
establiah the new Siletx cannery.
Postal Savings Banka Ordered.
Falls City--Preparations are being
under which the new commission gov­ of commerce, haa been designated by
Bend Flour Mill Operating.
made here for more extensive orchard
ernment has been closing cigar stands, the chief justice of the Supreme court
Wiaahington, D. C. — Postal sav­
Bend The flour mill of the Bend am! berry planting this spring than
fruit stands, bakeries, barber shops to serve for Ave years more on the ings banks will he opened at the fol­
Falla City people are
and stores, was found in the city court commerce court bench. The commerce lowing places on February 20:
Jack­ Milling 4 Warehouse company 1« now I ever before.
to be suffering from a complication of court judges rank officially as circuit sonville, Monmouth and Myrtle Point. in operation. It ia operated by elvc- turning from the uncertainties of the
infirmities which probably will cause judges and are under the jurisdiction Or.; Rosalia. Shelton and Sumner, tridtv, power being att lined from the lumber business to agriculture, gac-
Deschutes river.
|dening and fruit raising.
it to be placed on the retired list.
of the chief justice.
Wash.; Hagerman. Idaho.
Borah Three-Year Homestead
Bill Favorably Reported.
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