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In the Past Two Years Medford Has Paved One-Fifth of Her Streets
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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1910.
TN FOUR SECTIONS
NO. 230
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THOUSANDS
PERRYB KFROM
CHICAGOlHE
BOOSTED LOYALLY
Glowinn Reports of Interest Taken in
Rotitfc River Exhibit at Land Show
Hundreds Besieged Him Each
Day With Questions Audut Vallcv
Tlijil thousands of people uic eoii
templuliug coming to I Iks Itnguc
Hiver valley as .-turn as possible,
uilh l ho idea of making liioir bonus
In to. is thu repoit brought back by
.1. A. Perry, who him just .returtu'd
I linn his trip to Chieujjv, whore l.o
hail ohaigo of tho Koguo Hiver e.
hil.it at tin1 gienl lanil show. Mr.
I 'out slates 'that each day of his
-t ji v, in Chicago ho was liu-u'jicd by
hunilicils ill' person-, t ho iiskcd him
innumerable questions i.egnrdiug thi
valley and cpreed their intention
nl inakiiisr thoir home hero. Mr.
rolls al-ii brought baok uilh hint a
li l of 2."00 iiunics oi people inter
ested. "I am hniiio. worn out." sink's Mr.
IViry. "anil -iok anil tired of ntis
wojinir ipic-iinns rogniding condi
tions hero. l'or weeks I have boon
be-ioged on all sides by hundreds oi
people eager to 001110 to Southern
Oicgou ami looato in Ibis neighbor
b i"il, Kvoryvvhcrc the peoplu are
talkie-: Kngue Hiver and next year I
look for 1 1 1 cm to oome by the thou
sands. .
"The evhilnt al the laud -how was
a win. )(;. In pears o.-peeiallv wore
people interested. 'I'lioy all seemed
lo know of Itnguc Hivor Cornice, and
I had to vyulch t liu e.hibit enuliiiu-
aiiv rfrftoTm.nire-spi7rr,i7nt rT,j,i
Willi me were rot stolen."
That Mr. I'oitv'h work was loy
ally done and is fur-ieiiehing in it
el feci is hlmwii bv the himdieds of
letter- being lcecivod now bv th.'
.('Miiiiuerei.il club 'in diieet io.-pou-(
to Mr. Pern's, woik.
People will not a nine that your
stole is us good a- its -limine-.!
oi'inpi tu r ntiJt-r- it- ndvcitisiug i-
PER CENT OF
EDFORDSTREETS
ARE NOW PAVED
City Enjiinccr Compiles Flrjures Giv
inil Total Amount of Pavintj in the
City Sidewalks and Total Lemith
of Streets Also in Report.
According to figuies compiled iv
'it v Kngineor Foster for his annual
loport to tho eity eouueil, which b
as yet iiiooniplote. IS per cent of tin
.-tieet- of Medford, or nearly one
tilth, have been paved, anil the pave
ment accepted.
According to the report, Medio -.d
si loot- total 4j.1;) miles. Of this dis
tance, S.42 aroj.aod, or J8 per oonl
Another eight mile.- have been order
ed paved.
'fhe oit.v now has 'JO.IIO miles ot
cement sidewalks and 8.40 mill)- ol
board walks. Mil the city l(17."i
boii-c have been numbered.
Aeeording to the report, tho eit
h.i- l.'7.021 siuaro yards of pave
ment, which cost ?il77,(il"j.0S.
Popular Couple Married.
Mi-. Sadie Sturgi-, one of Afod
lnid' iHipub'.r young Indie-, and a
daughter of the locator of the Star-,
gi- mine. iii united in marriage on
Suturdav to John J. O-onbrugge
who l- associated with his father in
bii-ine-- in thU city. Mr. Oson
liiiitfiH is ono of Medford's popular
yoaiisf binine moil.
Tho vounsf couple will reside in
Medford. They have a host of
friends who wik them wall.
Want-adverliso for nurder anil
do l)inin9 i" the capacity of our
hiiii-p.
HEADED FOR
INS
IN JOSEPHINE
TO BE RUN OUT
Federal Aflcnts Have Been Workinji
for Soinc Time Locatinn Stills in
Southern Orcflon One Man Is Un
der Arrest.
POHTLAND. Dee. 17. L'niteil
Slates leveuiic ol fleers have begun
a campaign against niooiishiners who
are said to be operating illicit -tills
in Lane. Josephine and Douglas
counties.
It was learned today that federal
ii"uuts have boon working for sev
eral months in locating arious stills
in Southern Oregon ami that a mini
her of arrests probably will be liiad.'
in the near future.
L. F. MoPhorson. an old resident
along the Sin-law river, was arro-t-ed
bv the government detectives yos
leidav. He is charged with having
operated a -till for (he manufacture
of prime brandy.
A still which AlePhcrsnii adinittoi
belonged to him. was captured by thr
oifioois and has been turned over t'
Collector of Internal Hovonuc Dunne
It is snid that MoPhor-on'.- plum
was callable of turning out Id gal
Ions of "pare prune juice" daily.
According to federal iijf'iils. tin
Coii-l moiiuliiiu lnoon-hiners have
found a ready market lor their b
iiuor.s nl Collage drove and olhe
drv town in the southern part ol th
stale.
It i- asserted that a number o
-mall slill- aio in operation. Pitiu
In and v ami other alcoholic bever
age- made from fri',"l- arc belli;
'uaiiiifai'luied in fhe mounlaiu -lill
it i- said.
HEAVIEST FREEZE IN YEARS
HITS KLAMATH COUNTY
KLAMATH FALLS. Dee. 17.
Pr,obablv not in the hi-torv of Kin
malb Falls lias there been such a di
is roil- fog onil freeze a- th'1 one o'
tlit pa- few da V-. Beginning -o -oral
(lav- ego Ibe fog lis- lomainei'
oer (he cilv like a pall aril for th"
mst two das and nialil- pi- boor
freezing to everything which wa--lalionerv.
Yoslerdnv it booanio so
heaw that maiiv of the limb- from
roe- mid -orno telephone and telo
"raph wire- wovc broken down and
tho light and telephone sv-tcin i
'iioro or e deinoralizd all over the
count rv.
In fact, thi- freoo is iinolhing
of the nature of what in Portland
would be called a "sjlvce frooe" and
it has done n grout deal of damage
all over Ibe counlrv. The electric
wires arc so heavilv laden with C 111
ice t tin t maiiv of the small wires are
as largo as one's thumb and are sag
ging in place- almost to the ground,
while in others the weight bus broken
them down entirely. The power eom
pnnv hns had considerable trouble
in keeping lights and in many places
hero wore no lights at all part of
'as( night. The rural liiys are said
'o be in bad shape and every nvail-
ible man is out on the wires work
"tiir to keep them in repair.
Dam Death to Suckers.
KLAMATH PALLS. Die., Dee. 17.
The diversion dam which is to be
"onstructod across Lost river at the
Oup will mean the passing of the
famous Lost River sucker. This
Micecr, or mullet, which is its right
name, has boon famous along Lost
river over .since the whito man knew
iho country.
Knoh spring, as the fio-hot water
if tho hill- come ru-hing down thi--tream
and .-well it abovo its u-.ii.tl
proportions, the suckers have been
wont to run up the river to their
-pawning grounds about Honanza,
and during thi- time the people th
ing along the banks have caugiit
tho-u by the thou.-amls.
When this dam is completed and
the water- of Tule lake drv up tho.o
fish will have no place in which t
remain during the most of the year,
and Ms the river i to bo diverted into
tho Klamath rivor what few of thoin
happen to be above this dam when
it is finished mid tho water turned
out of the old channel will loso lliem
elo ij, tlit wi'lct- of tin Kl.iinalh
and bike- ot tin- i-nliiifrv.
IRDGUE VALLEY
SAYS CONSPIRACY
TO BRING ON WAR
Connrcssman Charn.es That Latest
Talk of Dcfcncclcssncss of Coast
Is But Plan to Create Business for
Powder Manufacturers.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dee. 17.
A conspiracy to bring on a war
scare for tho purpose ot supplying
btiHlness for the powder and arma
ment innuufncturers Is In existence,
according to Congressman I'rlnco of
Illinois. I'rlnco today said that army
and unvy officers are aiding tho nion
jfacturcra In stirring up agitation
for greater defense precautions.
I'rlnco said that tho principal trou
ble with the nation's land forco was
that too many soldiers are doing
dorks' duty or menial tasks. "We
have 150 army posts," ho said, "and
that Is too many by about 00. Most
)f thorn were established because
nearby cities wished tho business the
post Would bring. The policy re
5tilteil In scattering tho army over
tho 'country.
"I want to see tho army mobilized
with the men in their own regiments
ind to give the cnptalns a chanco to
'niow their colonels. I want to see
he enlisted men learning soldiering
,inil not merely caring for useless
i tiny posts. I favor as many guns
ml as much ammunition as may bo
needed, but no first class power has
dared to attack us in 100 years and
now wu are stronger than ever."
WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 17.
Correspondence referring to tho Mc
Lachlan resolution calling for a re
port from the secretary of war on tho
alleged unproparodnoss of tho United
States for iuk attack on tho Pacific
coast was laid before tho houso to
day and without comment was or
dered printed.
The correspondence included a lot
tor froln Secretary Dickinson tra ad
mitting tho reports as "confidential"
and Speaker Cannon's letter refusing
to accept the report.
BARTHOLOMEW IS
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Thomas Marlholoinow has boon
granted a diwirco fiom hi- wife anil
has boon awarded the custody of the
two children. .Mrs. Marlholoinow i
in Pittsburg with her parents. The
case wiii. not contested.
AUTO RAFFIE
NEXT FRIDAY
Crater Lake Road Commission Will
Dispose of the Flanders "20" Do
nated by Company for the Benefit
of the Road.
The Crater Lake loud commission
bus made nrraugoniouU for the final
disposal of tho Flanders "20," do
nated to tho Crater Lake road by
the K. M. F. and Studebakor Auto
mobile company, chances on which
have boon sold during the past throe
months. Ttfo cur will bo raft led o.i
next Friday evening.
Baker Has Heavy Snow.
HAKKH, Ore., Dec. 17. Snow bo
gnu fulling hero at 2 o'clock this at
teriioou and up to (I o'clock about six
inches is o nthe ground.
There is about Hi foot of snow in
the mountains, which is something
unusual for thi time of the year.
C. R. Hammond Is Dead.
GRANTS I'ASS. Or.. Dec. 17.- (
C. !(. Hammond, aged 71, a piomvr
resident of Koguo Hivor valley, diml'
Wodnofcdny night altor a hort ill-
ao.-. I It is survivod by a widow,
Sarah Hammond, two sons, Loron
and Alva, and two daughters, Mrs.'
Flora William , of Mvrtle Point, and
Ml- l.etlle Stnlili- (, (i. .(.Inn. r
EM
PORTLAND'S
ACTION IS
PROTESTED
Local Merchants Write Portland Joh
hcrs in Rcnarcl to Their Interfer
ence in Efforts to Secure Lower
Rates Mcctiiifl of Chamber of
Commerce In Consequence.
l'OHTIiAND, Dee. 17. - Letters re
eoived from Medford and Baker
merchants protesting against tho in
terference of Portland jobbers it.
tho railroad rate cusses brought b.
the two oilies to secure lower com
modity (carload) rates and distri
bution rates, was the occasion of i.
special meeting of, the Portluud
cbamlier ot commerce yesterday.
The letters from Medford lend a
follows: "Medford. Or., 'Dec. JO. -Deal
Sir: The Medford traffic bureau, ol
which we are members, has pending
before the state railroad eoiiuuissioi
of Oregon u suit for the establish
ment of reasonable carload com
modity rates from Portland to Med
lord. A hearing was R.d in tin
ease at Modfory' on November 221)
mill there appeared at thai lii'iiriu.
Attorney Winifree, who stilled in
was there in the interest of the
transportation committee of tin
Portluud chamber of conuiioioe. Mr
Winifree wus asked: 'Were you re
iptosted to appear here for Hosoburg,
Grant.- l'ass or other points outsidi
of Portland?' Ho replied, 'No, sir.'
Ho was thou asked, 'Are you appear
ing 'hero expressly J'or tho Portlnm
iobber'' He replicib 'Ves,sir.' Mr
Winifree contested the establishment
of carload commodity rates fro
i oriiauu to ;Uciiori, wiiicu is m
the interest of the innniifacturor.
"It was shown by competent tes
timony ut the healing that in the in
torost undrighls of the earlier thai .
corresponding reduction in cbiss
rates cannot bo made to equalizi
whiif would bo reasonable couuuoditN
rates, as the, cost of tvansportntioi
averages about seven times more for
less than carload shipments than I'm
cailond shipments, and that loiig
huiil distribution is iioj ecouoiuica
lo tit" carrier nor just to tho con
sumer. -
"There is ul-o pending before tin
interstate commerce commission a
suit for similar rates from Sin
Francisco to Medford, which, undoi
previous rulings of the commission
will re-ul favorably for the com
iilninuut. It has been thought ad
xisahlc, in justice to you ami otlu
Portland mnutifactuieis, to call yoin
attention to the matter of the com
moilily rate -nit bo! ore (bo stal'
railroad commission of Oiogou, ns
it is belieod.vou niav not know voui
interests uio in jeopardy to tho Poit
lund iobber,
"The Medfoiil merchant believes ir
homo trade and nlunys gives pref
erence to Orogon-iaado goods when
prices permit, but ou will at once
see thai with ron.-niinble curloai
commodity rates ft ma Situ Francisco
to Medford it will mt bo possible toi
you to iiiuke such pricon us will on
nble you to place jour goods on the
Medford market, and lliut this uiur
ket will be lost both lo you and tho
Portland jobber.
"W believe thi- is a matter ol
sufficient importance to you to in
vestigate the matter iiidopondoutlv
of the Portland jobber who, it ap
pears, has made common cause with
the railroad against both you ami
Medfo;'(l distribution.
"The time to act is now. when n
general rate adjustment is iiudei
way, and it will bo much ousior to so
euro a commodity rule adjustment
from Portland to Medford, which
will give von the Medford torrittorv
than at a Inter date, when th public
mind is lost, pliable lo tho hiibjoct.
"Another hearing will bo hold at
Portland, December 20, in this suit.
Thih information i- given you foi
such consideration .mil ae.lion you
niav deem the matter requires."
In nildrorfning the committee, J. N
Teal, attorney tor tho chambor ol
commerce, aaid :
"Lot it bt uiider-looil fiom tln
bturt that wo are with Iho applica
tion of the mou from linker and
Medford ;n any jeductioii of rates
that can be secured. We are tipht-
il'.i I Hi'"- 1 on l(lKt t I
JULIAN A. MOCK MAY ESCAPE DEATH
DIAZ' TROOPS
PUT TO ROUT BY
Federal Forces Demoralized as Re
sult of Gucrrila Fljihtlntj Rein
forcements Cut Off by Superior
Number of Rebels.
ML PASO, Toxns, Doc. 17. A gen
eral advance o ftho insurrection army
forces that for weeks have boon con
centrating noar Ojlnnda began todn
and tho cavalry of tjiolnsurgonts
clashed with Mexican federal troops
Ht Haclondo, 14 miles from Ojlnnda
It Is reported that tho rebels drove
Diaz's troops from their position nnd
stampeded tho federal cavalry over
r lie International lino to tho Iilg
Bend country in Texas.
This engagement Is said to bo tho
'jcghinlng of a movement by Fran
cisco Mndcro to divide tho govern
ment troops In Chlhuakliun In tho
'astern and western sections of the
state.
In western Chlhuahun, General Na
varro's forces are demoralized as a
esult of weeks of guerilla fighting.
The morale of tho government sol
llors Is very poor and It Is reported
that many of tho privates dosortod to
'holnsurroctos after evory clash. A
eport that Gonornl Navarro was
'npturcd could not bo confirmed.
It wns learned today that General
Ucrnadoz with reinforcements front
Jhtliuahua was cut off by a superior
number of rebels and uiiablo to of
'ect a Junction with Navarro. Mcs
mges Indicate that the rebels nuin
'jor 4000 men and that they aro pfe
nning to strike a decisive blow.
Tho pooplo of Chihuahua City fear
Mint the first move of the Insurgents
.vill be to tear up tho Mexican Con
.ral railroad tracks and Invest tho
-Ity. Business Is at a standstill and
wild rumors keep tho people In con
stant alarm.
The capture by tholnsurroctos of
La Junta .1 unction, a point on the
Yloxleon Northwestern railway, was
-oportcd In today's dispatches. Af
,cr desperate fighting tho federal
foieo surrendered the town and laid
lovvn thoir arms. Tholnsurroctos
then advanced upon Madera and MI
nara. The store advertisement that is
positively profitable to those who
cad it will bo as. surely so for voiij
-it ore through Ibe law of mutuuliiv
vhich governs such things.
JACKSON GETS
S4957FR0MU.S-
Orciion Counties In Forest Reserves
Havo Money Apportioned tu Them
Will Be Used for Schools and
Roads in County.
SALKM, Or., Dec. 17. Oiogon
coimlioit in which are located forot
rohorvoo are entitled to .filb.Oilo.S"
for line of public nohool or muds,
according to a letter received ut tho
executive office today from the
treasury department ut Washington
This money is to bo tinned over to
the secretary of state in compliance
with the federal law, which pro
scribes that 25 per cunt of the re
ceipts of i'ororit rosorvorf will bo re
turned to the MtntOh whore the re
serves are located, to bo uhiiiI for
school or road purposes in th'. coun
ty or couulios whore tho rosorvou uro
located, as tho legislatuie may soo
lit to pioHoribo.
The money is divided milling the
fff f 1 1 ... . i . .
itliieroni ioorvo hm iihj: ar
cade, $2I7!U2; Crulor. (HU7.1'J;
Deschutes, $;io:t8.:i2 ; Fremont, .f,
.W.O.'l; Malheur, .-llOOIUO; Oregon,
y!)(J().y0; Siakiyou, $122..10; Siu-
nluw, 4o2.0(l; I'matilla, .I(120.0J:
I'liUHiua, $lAa:i,07; Wallowa, 40,-
7.VJ.84; WeiialiH, I."W.27; Whit
man. 425&.o0.
A- uJcksou county teceivcM 80 per
cent of the f Intel torc-t receipt -In
I h.nc .- 1',7
EN
NEW ENGLAND'S
COAST SWEPT
BY GREAT FLOOD
Many Deaths in Wake of Hurricane
-Terrific Damafjc to Shlppinu
Two Barnes Flounder, Carrying
Seven to Death.
MOSTON, Muss., Dee. 17. Now
Knglund's const is being swept to
'!iv by n terrific storm that nlretulv
is believed to have caused many
deutlis nnd enormous damage t(
shipping. The storm began oaUv
yestorduy ami continued nppnrenth
unubatod today.
Two barges, the llinghninton aiu'
Iho Scrnnton, foundered lute Ins'
evening, currying seven men lo death
according to n report from Mat hie-J
head.
The barge Maywood foundered
but her crew was rescued. The gov
ernment cutter Qrcsliuiu nssistoi'
several distressed shins to pu"ts o'
sufoty.
The schooner Abbie' Colo of At a
chins was strut, -led on Stone Hoix
shoal, off Abinoniy Point. SJio w.t
succored by the Oresliam.
The schooner Thomas 11. Oarlai'i
is a total wreck off Portsmouth. N
II. Hor crew was rescued by life
savors. Tho schooner N. 10. Ayor and Hi
Uritisb schooner S. A. Fowner bo
aiuo helpless of Old Harbor. Moth
rows were rescued by the (Iresha'u
and the Aver towed to port. The
British ship went ashore.
The lumber schooner Steven O
Loud was"' abandoned , Hfl miles
southeast of'Hostou light. Tho eio'v
wiih rescued by the steamer Perry.
Al Portsmouth the throo-musled
-(homier Annie F.j Cojilou arrived, ii.
a ballorgd cniidition, U.'j di;j' fioii.
Philudolphiu.
LONDON. Dee. 17. A six days'
storm, causing the wreck of dozens
if small craft and countless dcntln
eoutiuiiod today with unabated vigor
Scores of bodies huv.o been washed
ashore; hundreds of siuuro miles ol
bind along the large streams are un
der water ami Southern Wales is in
undated.
The Selsoy peninsula, which pre
vious tot storm u century uo v i
in island, again bus become an isl
and, the connecting strip of laud
buying been destroyed. The inhabi
tants of Selscy uro isolated.
The damage on the south nnd west
oasts of Great Britain is enormous.
In addition to the havoc wrought bv
the stoun, icy weather prevails and
the suffering among tho poor an !
homeless is very groat.
The rivers aro at the highest point
The Thames has Hooded vast areas
in Warwickshire, Shropshire Had
norshiro, Somerset nnd Kssox, .
BIG TRACT NEAR EAGLE
POINT CHANGES HANDS
Chudbourii Bros, & Co., a realty
linn well known in Minneapolis, pur
chased yesterday through the ngeni v.
of Huntloy-Kromor company the
tlrovor much ut Kuglo Point. The
tract eoniprjkes 171 acres and ud
joiuH tho corporate limits of the
Kuglo Point towusito. One hundred
acres aro in cultivation, which will
bo planted to apple nnd pear,, next
spring. About !I0 acres is bottom
laud and irrigated, which tho owners
expect to plat into small gurde.i
tracts. Tho entire property will bo
subdivided and developed under the
contract plan, Huutloy-Kroiuer Co
taking charge of the work ut this
end,
The traol is bounded on the south
bv the Alia Vista orohuids, formerly
owned by Dr. F. C. Page, and is lo
than one and oiio-half miles from tho
famous Ti;onou & (liillitio orchard.
The ow i hii-s aro to bo congratulated
on their puroliiue. Tho property, he
iug located o close to u glowing
town and in a well-known section of
tho valley, it should soil ruadily in
ouiall tracts.
A g'.od many of the puoplo who
DM loading and answering elnifio.l
advertisements in thin newspaper
iiovvudav- are as anxious to find ,i
dcsiuiblc place to live as you are M
-ci 1 1 re i dc-ii'ahlc tenant.
STATE'S' CASE
DAMAGED BY HIS
STRAIGHT STORY
All Efforts to Shake Him on Cross
Examination Fall Witnesses for
State Arc Weakened on Cross-ExaminationTrial
Lengthened.
Thai Julian A. Mock will probably
o-capo a death penalty for killing
Jesse C. Smith in this city in Sep
tember is tho belief of those who
have followed the murder trial now
.indor way in Jacksonville. This is
'lite principally to the fact that tho
date's testimony has been broken
lovvn to sonio extent and Iho i'uvor
illo impression nuido by Mock in his
testimony.
The lirst witness called by the
date was John AIcAlulleiu with whom
Smith was staying. Mullen testified
hat ho reached homo about (i:!10 on
ho night of the homicide; that Jesse
Smith ciiiuo in a few minutes later
md that 1). Al. Martin, a neighbor,
ilso dropped in. Sniitb sstated that
.'"Yceso would bo in in a few minutes
tud they would have a game of
urds. Shortly after this eouversu
ion u knock was hoard at the door.
Smith, being nearest the door, open
d it, thhiKing the visitor was Feoso,
nit it proved to ho Julian A. Mock,
ho man with whom he had been
uniting. Mock walked in, passing
Smith nnd spoke to Mullen. Smith
then introduced Mock to Martin, and
they shook handti. Martin said: 'T
have met Mock," and Atoek then
turned to Smith. nnd said:
'',1css"e, did I' uo1vtreiit,'yon'tliko'"ti
gentleman on t tin t hunting trip, buy
ing nil tho provisions for tho parly,
mid feed for your horses and furn
ishing' you with a gun and ammunition.-"
Smith replied: "Yes, you did, Mr.
Mock."
"Then why uro you trying to ste.il
my dog?" asked Mock.
"I did not sleal your dog," re
turned Smith.
(Continued on Paco 5.)
STANDPATTERS
WOUID HEAD OFF
RULE BY PEOPIE
Steady Growth of Sentiment for Di
rect Primaries and Popular Elec
tion of United States Senators Is
Provinn Most Disconcerting.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dee. 17.
Tho steady growth of sentiment for
tho direct and popular election of
United States senators today caused
loading standpatters to confer over
plans to head off tho movement. It
is assorted by friends of the direct
election pjun that Senators llulc and
Hoot are eudouvoiing to keep in thu
common judiciary a resolution call
ing J'or tho diioct election of bona
tors, an.d that thoy hope to succeed
in holding tho measure in coinmittcu
until the end of thu present session.
Tho committee, it is said, is about
evenly divided on tho question.
It is holiovod that if a constitu
tional amendment be submitted to
tho peoplu it will bo adopted, Tho
hoiuu four times bus passed a reso
lution favoring thu direct eleotipii
plan, and each time thu senate has
killed tho ineasuio.
States practically on rgeord
having favored direct cleutiou
a?
of
senator are:
Arkansas, California, Minnesota,
1'tnli, Kansas, Texas, Illinois, Indi
aim, South Dakota, Idaho, Washing
ton, North Carolina, Toiiiiobsoo, Wy
oming, Montana. Nevada. Michigan.
Wisconsin, AlUsouri, lovvn, Oregon
Louisiana. Colorado, Kejituoky,
Poiim.ylvaiiia, Nebraska, and Okla
homa. Logislaluius in a majority of thusu
stati already huvo declared in fa
vor of direct election of federal sea-
'ators,
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