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jSLEDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, "FEBRUARY 20, 1911.
No. 285.
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HOUSE ENDS
FILIBUSTER BY
SE OF GAG!
I
RAILROAD GRANTS
GET PRECEDENCE O'ER
SETTLERS' ENTRIES
Federal Supremo Court Rules That
Woyorliiiuoser Has Host Right
to the Property.
Two-thirds Vote Required to Pass
Pendinrj Measures Thus Giving Bal
anco of Power to Democrats Con
ditions of Compromise.
.FORTY MINUTE DEBATE
ALLOWED UPON BILLS
Cannon's Opposition Causes Surprise
Declares rlc Docs Not Want to
Stay for Extra Session
WASHINGTON. I). C, Fob. 20.
Adopting tlio gag rtilo suspending
doliate, by a vote of 1,7.1 to 42, the
Iioiiho today put an end to tlio fili
buster which has tied up business
since Friday and provided for expe
diting business until the end of the
session.
It will now require a two-thirds
volo to puss the ponding measures,
and this gives tlio balance of power
to the democrats. Only under that
condition would they compromise
When the rule was adopted Repre
sentative Law of New York moved to
suspend the rules and pa'ss tho war
claims bill, llefore the final agree
ment the democrats had rejected one
compromise designed to end the fili
buster. Speaker Cannon's opposition to the
filibuster caused suryprlse. During a
conference lie declined lit did not
wish to stay for an extra session.
Under tho compromise plan finally
adopted It Is possiblo by a two-thirds
vote to suspond tho rules at any time
.uiri with only 10 minutes debate
pass any bill.
As a result of tho rule adopted, the
domocrats aro able absolutely to kill
any liHl. It will be possiblo to amend
tho appropriation bills on tho floor,
but the democrats can force commit
tee amendments by refusing to per
mit consideration, ny a two-t'.iirds
vote the house considered tho war
claims bill and passed It. The Dis
trict of Columbia .bill then was sent
back to conforenco.
The bouse sent back to conference
the I ml in n appropriation bill because
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20.
That rajlroad land grants should take
precedenco over entries inndo by set
tlers, under tho timber and stone
act was the ruling innde today by the
United States supremo court In decid
ing a caso Involving Minnesota lands.
Tho court held that the lands Iiuques
tlon belong to Frederick Weyer
hnuoscrniid John Ilumblrd because
they wcro granted tho land by tho
Northern Pacific railroad, notwith
standing tno fact that II. llorritt's
application for It had been In the
land office for six years before the
interior department ruled that the
property should be Included In tho
disputed lands. ' ,
Justices Harlan and Day opposed
tho ruling, Harlan denouncing tho
decision as a "fiction of law."
4 OUT OF 5
GOOD ROMS
BILLS PASS
Only Proposed Legislation Defeated
is That Permitting Employment of
State Convict Labor on Highways
All Original Measures Amended.
SENA10R JONES ASKS J
CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY
INTO UNITED WIRELESS!
Several Million Dollars' Worth of
SttK-k Sold In Northwest at Prices
Varying From $10 to !?."0. I
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BE
LOSE
IN
NO CHINESE PHEASANT
SHOOTING FOR TWO YEARS
SALF.M, Fell. 20. Important
anion;; tho game laws parsed at this
session were bills prohibiting the
killing of Chinese pheasants until the
open season in the fall of 11)1 .'l.
The necessity for -this legislation
to prevent the complete annihilation
oi tins game bird was apparent to
tlie legislators ami the bills passed
without substantial opposition in
either house.
GRANGE BONDING ACT
SPECIFIES THE HIGHWAYS
Commission Bill, Providing for Crea
tion of Commissioner, State Aid
Giving $5000 a Year to Each County
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20. i
Investigation of tho United Wireless!
company was domnnded in tho senate
today by Senator Jones of Washing
ton. Jones read a letter from 12. L.
Adams of Scattlo alluglng that sev
eral million dollars' worth of United
Wireless stock wns sold In his vicin
ity at from $10 to $10 a share. Tho
prlco is now ?50 a share. Ho re
quested an Inquiry.
NO GUMDROPS FOR .
COOK'S ARTIC AID
RATE FIGHT
Federal Supreme Court Holds That
Interstate Commerce Commission
Exceeded Its Jurisdiction in Order
ing Reduction.
RECIPROCITY LOST
FOR THIS SESSION
SAY ALL MEMBERS
Amendments Resorted to Prevent Fi
nal Vote on Measure Pressure
on Tuft, to Prevent Session.
BUCK STOVE CASE
ORDERED
DISMISSED
CHUM
LASHES
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Dissatisfaction at St. Petersburg
With Reply to Czar's Demands
Russia Demanded Freedom to
Trade chintl Great Wall.
ST. PKTKnS.IUTUG, Feb. 20. Dis
satisfaction with China's reply to Rus
sian's" near-ultimatum, which was re
ceived here today, Is,reportod to have
been followed by orders for a con
centration of troops on tho Chinese
frontier with tho object of at once
seizing tho ICuldja district In Chinese
Turkestan.
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 20. De
lighted because the legislature pass
ed four highway bills looking toward
the Improvement or Oregon roads,
when It appeared that nono would
pass, members of the Oregon Good
Roads association will hold a "jubi
lee meeting" tonight.
"Unci all our bills been passed, we
would have had more cause for re
joicing," said Lionel J. Webster,
chairman of tho executive commit
tee, "but we feel fairly encouraged as
things stand."
Of tho bills passed, first and most
Important Is tho measure providing
for tho appointment of a stato high
way commissioner. Tho appropria
tion for stato aid was cut from $CS0,
000 to $010,000 and tho county au
thorities lmvo absolute authority to
lri?iy where It shall be spoilt.
The bonding act, drawn by the
stato grange, stipulating that petition
for bond Issues shall specify location
of roads to be constructed, was pass
ed Instead of tho Webster act, which
left It to the county courts.
Tho state convict labor bill was
killed, but tho county prisoner act
was passed. All of tho bills as orig
inally presented, were much an'iend
ad. ,
NKW YORK. Feb. J0. -Planning
to make peinmicaii his main food arti
cle, as did Dr. Cook, but omitting
gunidrops, Rudolph Frnueke, one of
tho Brooklyn explorer's aides, today
is preparing for an Arctic trip on his
own account.
His vessel, tlio Polar Star, is being
built in Holland. Frnneko proposes
to leave in June. From Ktnh Fruncko
plans to lead n party of scientists
and sportsmen to Klsmerland, thence
to Rrndlcyland, going further north
if conditions permit.
First Prosecution Involving Penal
Feature of Sherman Act Under
Consideration From Savannah.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., Feb, lit).
The United Status Mipremo court this
afternoon ruled against the North
western lumbermen in the Willamette
river freight rate ease. The court
decided tlutt the interstate commerce
commission had exceeded its juris
diction in attempting to fix the rates
on lumber shipments from the Wil
lamette valley to San Francisco.
The Foiled States supreme court
.this afternoon dismissed the civil
suit involving dificulties between the
American Federation of Labor and
the Iluck.- Stove and Range company
of St. Louis.
The decision does out affect the
SALKM. Or., Feb. 20 U the re-Ulatus of the contempt eases against
quest of Chief Clerk of tho Senate j President Clompers, Vice Presidtnt
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison jf
FLAGG EUlN
SENATE REVISION
HALF OF THE "ARMY"
NOW AT MONTAGUE
The Chlneso reply fnlls far short of
It carried a sonato ainendniont appro-1 tho czar's demands. China says that
printing ?:100,000 to the Colvlllo In- the granting of Russia's doinnnds
dlans In tho stato of Washington for
lands selbed by tho govornmont, of
which $100,000 was for ox-Senator
Martin Duller of North Carolina as
attorney fees.
BOY KILLS COMPANION
THINKING HIM DEER
Kl'OFNH, Or., Fob. 'JO. Under the
impression that lie was shunting at a
deer Clarence I'hipps, 17. shot mid
killed Harry Sutherland of the Mime
ago, in the hills near Coburg, ac
cording to word reaching hero to
day. Neither knew of the other's
presence in the thick iiiuloibriish.
The ball passed through Sutherland's
head.
Bailey Quits Filibuster.
WASHINGTON. I). I'.. Feb. 'JO. -Folowing
a conference with Presi
dent Tuft today, Senator Itnilcy of
Texas announced that lie hail pledged
himself not to filibuster against the
rut'ipdocity measure in the neiuito.
MONTAGCF,, Cul.. Feb. 10. Onl
about one-hull' of the original l.'iU
Industrial Worker-, of the World h'
Flagg, Judge Calloway today issued
an Injunction restraining tho commit
tee appointed by a resolution of the
senate to revlso its journal, from at
tempting the work. Flagg claims that
the law provides the chief clerk shall
do this work. Tho senate had a coin
mltteo appointed to' rovlso tho Jour
nal dally, and, although It cost $100,
tho work was not ddne.
left Portland with the intention of in
vading Fresno to light tho "free
speech" ordinance, aro hero today.
Tho others are beating their way on
south bound freight trains.
The Iiiiliustrials have pitched their
camp ne.tr here and intend resting
all day. They have resorfed to no
disorder and are paying cash for
food and other necessities. i
the Federation.
The Foiled States supremo court
today reviewed the decision of the
federal circuit court for the south
ern district of Georgia in grunting the
appeal of Fdiuiiud Nash, Spencer
Shutter, Copper Myers, George
Honrilmnn and Carl Mutter, officials
of tlio American Stores company?1
convicted of having violated the
Sherman anti-trust inw at Savannah.
This is the first casein vol ving the
penal fenliires of the Sherman net
the supreme court has eyon considered.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 20.
That there will bo no vote on the
reciprocity bill at this session of con
gress Is tho belief today of many sen
ators. Tho agreement can easily bo
kept from a final roll cnll by nniond
monts, under which debate Is unlim
ited.
It Is said this method will bo adopt
ed to prevent a vote. Mcanwhllo
pressure Is bolng brought to boar
upon President Taft to head off nn
extra sobbIoii, which, It Is declared,
would hnvo a bad effect on business.
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GATES' CONDITION IS
MUCH IMPROVED
NFAV YORK', Feb. 20. The con
dition of Charles Gates was so much
improved today that his physicians
announced that relief from blood
opiaoning wns only a matter of a few
days.
The special train bearing the young
millionaire arrived last night and
was met by Dr. D. K. Fellowes. The
physician nnnouneed that although
Gates' leg had become infected there
was no longer of losing it, nuil that
thefroublo was less serious than he
feared.
Tho special train cost Gates .ffiOOO.
Family Feud in Which Revolvers,
- Talk and Tahacco Juice and More
Guns Arc Strangely Blended.
PROTEST MADE
UN RECIPROCITY
Toronto Bankers Object to Ratifica
tion of Agreement With Uncle
Sam Fearing Weakening of Tics
Binding Them to Great Britain.
Perhaps most of your "bad luck"
consists in failing to answer the
want uds that contain opportunities
lor von.
would givo the latter a commercial
monopoly of Mongolia, oven exclud
ing Chlneso trade. Russia demanded
'freedom to trade and liberty to trav
el and rosldo for Russian subjects in
.Mongolia and the territory behind tho
Croat Wall." China contends that
this Is unwarranted and not provid
ed for In tho treaty of 1881.
In her reply, China agreog to tho
establishment of Russian consulates
at all the points mentioned by Rus
sia except Cliouxhunasuu, but Insists
that article 12 of tho treaty, provid
ing for the withdrawal of tariff ex
emptions whonevor trado warrants
the establishment of a Russian con
sulate, bo adhered to. This denies
Ruaaln'a general contontlon for free
dom from Chinese tariffs.
Summing up, China contends that
the treaty of 1881, on her side, has
not been vlolatod In letter or In splr-'
It, but points out several violations '
on the part of Russia. China cites,
.as Illustration of this claim that Chi
nese subjects wore expelled from tho
least side of the Amur rlvor, and also
I tilikiit liinu llin fnlliirr. if Piluuffi it In-
Wholesale Election Corruption Charge Probed
In Danville, III, Speaker .Cannon's Home City.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 20.-
PiAhidniit 'I'll 1 1 IimIjiv nnminufod
Hrhmdier General. I urVov, chief of dem,llf.y C.h,mi f"r ,r0,erty ,l08lro"
tlie const artillery, to lie major
eral.
gen
led In tho Ruaao-.Jnpaneso war.
COSI 200,000
BRITISH TO PASS UP
CHAMP CLARK'S JOKE
LONDON, Feb. 20. -Announcing
lb.it tho Rritwh government will lot
mp
einier.
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commons that his cabinet would
make no representation to the
20. Former American government.
Gardner, on Asquith's statement was called out
! UIU 'ru W1 Vllllll'-Hl It ll ( '
Tfl lll I )il I "m " fi'tili"" value to fhami
III U (,lurk'. nnnexiilion talk," Premie
IU IlILL (JILL Ahi-uith declared in the hoiino
5?HV YORK, Fel
State Senator Fruuk
trial for bribery iu connection with bv a query from uii opposition mem
the legislative light to dele.it the her.
Hughe anti-race track bills two
vean asm. admitted that be spont MULTNOMAH WILL BE
more than $200,000 to kil ltfae meaa- DISTRICT OF ITSELFi
urea, according to the testimony .
dav of George Hall of Wilkefchurre, SALEM, Or., Feb. 20. CioW
ja", Governor WeM object-, which in eon-,
Hall swore that Gardner .told him idered as only a remote possibility,'
he bad attempted to prevent the pa- Multnomah county will have one rep-
sage of the billa, and that he had regulative in eongrfSk under ilulio-
taken $200,000 to Albany while the ' redisricting bill, which pawd
h.i .-art'- welt- b lore lb. ( i-I.iIiim both !i'"U-i !
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TORONTO, Ont., Fob. 2C Pro
tcHtiug agaiiiHt tho ratification of
tho reciprocity agreement with tho
United States, 19 leading bnnkors nnd
merchants of Toronto, who were for
mer supporters or Sir Wilfrid Laur
ler, are out hero today In opposition
to the administration. In a state
ment they doclaro that reciprocity
with the United States would chock
trado botweon tho provinces of Can
ada and between tho colonies of tho
Hrltlsh empire. Their protest nlso
says:
"Aftor Home yours of reciprocity
the channels of Canada's trado would
become so changed that a termination
of tho ntjreoinont would cause an
unparalleled disturbance of trado. To
avoid such a disruption Canada would
ho forced to extend the scope of tho
agreement to Include manufactures
mill other articles.
"Tho reciprocity agreement would
weaken tho ties binding Canada to
the empire. Unrestricted reciprocity,
which would ho the natural outcome
of tho present iiKreemont, would still
further weaken thoso ties and make
It sltll more difficult to effect a po
litical union with tho United States."
T0WERMAN GOES CRAZY
AND STOPS ALL TRAINS
EVANS CREEK
Warriitfl Tongs Placed Under Bonds
of $750 to Keep Peace by Justice
of the Pcarcc Wcrtz at Mectinrj of
Principals at Wootlville.
SEARCH OF WITNESSES
SHOWS MAN WITH GUN
PHILADELPHIA, I'ii., Feb. 20. -Alter
haung tied up traffic for two
1mm on (hive railroad linen and
ilia i ig hi, family from home with a
lo.idwl revolver, William Ilniliiigcr, a
l'uiiivyluiitia railroad towermuu,
u turned over today to a lunacy
coiiiiiii-ioii for examination.
Suddenly losing his i'ouhou while
iu dot v. Ilurliiigcr manipulated his
, lii-hl- until he brounht ovory train of
th Haltimore Central, the I'ltiladel
phio, Haltimore ami Wellington and
' the Weiteboxter roads within bis dis-irn-i
in a ttop. Ho then wont home,
I r.in hi-, family out and for hull' mi
iiour niooii iu an upper window wiiu
,i rcMilver iu bis band.
Later tlie police slipped in tlie back
dour and found him uxloep,
CHLOROFORMED TO END j
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE
huluAult i"'f .irruption of u magnitude that (iii n a shadow the re-eiit exMMuie at -i t uiuii, O., la
tlireuteued In 'ermiliu ouiit, III. and Dunvllle, the ouniy Meat nnd huiue of SMaker .liMvpli i Cannon, tho
veiitar of the proeediutf. While (lie Atuiiim cuuuty jJik U o contended to nelllng their voiee for $.' and 'u the
llltuolun went hn uiyu an $l.Mi, it U allegwl. mid it U twilinuliHl tlutt the DuiiNM-nitK rocoutly HMit $-(i,triX) to carry
livJlle. Wektville. wmth of Hie couiuy neat, la unhl to contain 1,00 J purclumubUt volur. the prieu ueriiKlug $3,
who are organised Into regfilar clutia to keep up ImIIoI prietw. Imuvllle'x negotiable vote In nald to total H.&oo, and
t the old Soldier' Uouw contniim 1,'JdO vote mure, vuunll) fr ulo. The lti(tiKatluu U u.a uoiuiartlaan uuturu, aa the
preatatuir Judue, K. It. K. Klwlirougli, ia a Deuioerat, while the aUilo attorney, .loliu II. Luwrnun, la u Republican.
The foremuH of the fraud Jury, laauc Woialyard, la a former farmer aitd head of a bank at a fciuull town near Dan
ville. IU Ht4tuiia that vote hare heeu tudd ouunly for twenty years In Veriullluu cyuuty. All elwtloiw In the
eouuty for ihe hint three year will be a (fee ted by the reurt. Thin lucludea Hieakor Cauuou'a ro-oleotlon to oon
tren iat Nn fiiiln-r
As tho result of a decision hand
ed down by .Itistlco of tho Pcaco
aeorgo F. Wertz at Wootlville last
Saturday, tho law-abiding members
of tho communities comprising that
Industrious Httlo town nnd tho terri
tory lying nlong Evans creek will bo
enabled to onjoy $1500 worth of
peace. Iu short, the Justice last Sat
urday placed V. D. Moore, his wlfo,
.lerusha Mooro, a brother, Hiram
Moore, and a brothor-In-law, Wil
liam Hlllls, under Joint bonds of $750
per couple ft keep tho peaco nnd to
rcgulato their behavior In tho futuro
In such a way nB to not rtifflo tho
"ponco and dignity of tho state."
Tho decision wns arrived nt aftor
tho details of a family feud, during
which guns, talk, more talk, nnd than
soino tobacco Julco, played Importnnt
parts.
According to tho ovldonco Intro
duced, William Hlllls, whllo Indulg
ing In a cntch-ns-catch-cnn argument
with Mrs. Mooro on Fobrttnry 9 Is
alleged td hnvo decided tho oncoun
tor in his fnvor by squirting n quan
tity ot tobacco Julco In Mrs. MoorojB
oyo.
Scono II Sovornl days later. Plnco,
outsldo of courthouse In Woodvillo.
A civil suit In which n number of
tho disputants wero Involved wns be
ing tried. All, whether Interested or
not, wore present.
Still soniowhnl peovod nt the treat
ment meted out to his wlfo by Hlllls,
Moore, who wns carrying n gun, tlrow
It upon seeing his onemy nnd a shoot
ing scrapo was only avorted by tho
Intervention of Ilnzol Mooro, tho 13-yoar-old
daughter of tho Moores.
mills was also "packing" n gun,
which had been lent him by II Irani
Mooro, W. 1). Mooro's brother,- for
tho purpose of defoudlug himself
against W. D. Mooro.
Scono III occurred In tho court
room at Woodvillo before Judge
Wertz Saturday.
About 25 teams loaded with resi
dents of tho KvnnB creek colony ennio
to town to hoar tho trial, and ns
District Attorney n. F. Mulkoy had
been led to hollovo that a number of
friends of each of tho two man woro
carrying guns, ho requested tho per
mission of the court to have all
Honrchod. Doputy Sheriff Sam Sun
dry did so with tho result that Harry
Trlplott was (Uncovered to bo "pack
ing" n lllsley of largo proportions.
Tho trial of 1 1 1111m wns dulnyed while
Trlplott wutj nsMioasud a flue of $1!5
for carrying concealed weapons. Aftur
IMiylug his flue, ho nuked to be given
the gun back and whoii.lt was handed
him he tied one end of a handker
chief to the trigger guard, tho other
end to u buttonhole In his overcoat
nud durlim the reit of thu day car
ried the gun In that manner.
The trial of tho principal brought
out roams of evidence allowing that
n neighborhood feud was at the back
of the whole tiling, with thu roeult
that the Judge paired the belliger
ents off nnd placed them under
bonda to the amount of $750 to ktiop
tho peaco.
.Indgo William M. Cohig represent
ed Hlllls In the asbiiult charge, which
was dismissed.
PORTLAND. Or., Feb. 'JO. Dele.
mined to end law life, II. . !owil,,,j
an ex-saloon man wan prevented!
I nun doing ao at his home early to
day by Piitroliiuiu Lunelle uml Dr.
Oullete, who chloroformed liowdeii
Although the man fought liunl to pre
vent it.
How den waa lakon to St, Vincout'rt
hospital where it ia believer he wife
recover from two deep aelf-inflieteu
ruzor eute on Ilia throat. He wn
slushing his throat when Lnello
h.uko into the house,
NEWSPAPERS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 20.
The United States aupronio court to
day decided that under tho Elklns
and Hepburn acta, railroads cannot
legally exchange freo transportation
far advertising apace In magazines
nud newupupera. The decision on mo
aa the result ot the government's ease
against the Million Route,
vtA".'iii-'-'i. '