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CLEARINGS
Hank clearings today an ere
$(,50:i.l7.
WEATHER
Ituln or snow tonight; warm.
hm, ao.lt; Temp., :tl.
FORTIETH YEAR.
ALEDEOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 191 L.
STo. 289.
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CE FISH BILL VETOED BY GOVERNOR
PITT I?
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ROGUE RIVER
NOW CLOSED
TO FISH
Governor Refuses to Sustain Meas
(ire Nullifying Initiative Law
Passed by People and Overridden
by Legislature.
SALE OF ROGUE RIVER
FISH ALSO PROHIBITED
Eggleston's Bill Preventing Salo of
Stcellicad, Trout and Salmon
Signed by Governor.
SAEEM, Or., Feb. 24.- -Covorno
West this ni'leriiotm -vetoed the
l'iorco fish bill (IT. II. 218), whi-h
nullified llio ini'Jiutivo law passed
li.v the people last November rlpsing
(lie Wogtio to commercial fishing. Tlie
veto was in fulfillment of tho prom
ise made by tho goornor not (o in
lerl'ere with popularly enacted legis
lation. Tho merits of the measure
or tlie hardships worked by the in
ilialivo law were not considered.
(iovci'nor West today signed Eg
plosion's If. U. 181, prohibiting the
fir.lo of steclliond nml trout caught
in (lie Ifnguc river or its tributaries
and also prohibiting Hie sale of sal
mon during closed season. As un
der the initiative bill, the entire year
is closed season, tho hill prohibits the
sale or sbipnients of fish, no matter
how untight.
The Pierce bill was fathered by the
1 1 nines interests mid passed the legis
lature after n most vigorous fight.
Governor West stated today that
he had not vetoed the Egglcslnu hill,
as orroncouMy reported, and that bo
had bad no intention of vetoing it.
So en of those game bills be was re
jhu'IoiI to liavo vetoed, be has permit
ted to become laws.
The bills are: II. II. 217. by ("bat
ten, regulating fishing on the Wil
lamette river; IT. 11. 21!) by Eioncii
wober, to prohibit propagation of
Dolly Varden trout; 11. 15. .Vl, b
Douglas county delegation relating to1
fishing on Umpcpia river; II. It. IS I,
by Eggloston, prohibiting sale of
Itoguo river fish; II. It. 2(i7, by Cham
bers, relating to shooting birds from
skiff; S. H. 2."i3, by Ilerriman, pro
tecting salmon in Klametb liver and
S. It. SO, by Merryinan, protecting
wild gecM).
WEST'S BIG TASK IN
CONSIDERING NEW LAWS
SAEEM, Or., Kcb. 21. Two hun
dred and tliirty-tbroe bills worn
dumped upon tho governor since lat
Friday. The overwhelming task that
has confronted Governor West since
Friduy has been to read and careful
ly consider 211! bills, separate the
goals from tho sheep and be right
ill his soloetioiig or meet the oriti
oism of the public. As a result the
governor has been smothered and
swamped with work.
He U sKnding night ami day in
(lie seclusion of his office, putting
all other mutter aside.
The tnsk wus made doubly haul
for the reason thnt of the 23:i bills
which must bo pussod on before to
morrow, 78 wore not received until
Tuesday evening. Thouirli the gov
ernor is given by luw five dny in
which to consider all hil! that are
placed before him still the legislature
adjourned offioially on Saturday.
February IS, mid the bill must In-
filed by February 2, five da.VM "'
ler the session, excluding Sundu-.
Washington's birthday might aN"
have been excluded but the g.-m.,r
oxjaicts to oomplete the tn-k tomor
row. These 7S bills were not -it
to the governor aoouer for the re.i
on they bad not yet been signed l
President Selling who was compelled
in wake a special trip to Salem fr
that purpose Tuesday afternoou.
Russia eoktalac nearly one-half of
the Jews la tke world and Is the oaly '
country with a larger Jewish popula-'
tloa than the United States. I
Sixty to ef water month are
n e,lc to produce ail am- f'f wh:it
EVERY GAME WARDEN
IN OREGON CANNED
BY GOVERNOR WEST
Itoslguntloiis Called for to Take Ef
fect .March 1 Can Apply
for Old .lobs.
SALEM, Or., Feb. '2 1. Every game
warden In the state will bo out of a
job on March 1 by ortlor of Governor
West, who has notified each that
I they will be off the payroll after that
date. With this notice went a sug
gestion that they could apply for
their old Jobs and thnt appointments
would be made on qualifications.
The governor explained that he
knows nothing about tho game war
dens that his administration has lu
hcrlated from preceding ones and
that this step was taken In order
that he could bo sure that tho game
wardens during his administration
worn men qualified for tho positions
tliev held.
Quannah Parker, Chief of Com
manclies, Passes Away at Lawton
Leaves Three Wives Was Fa
miliar Figure at Capital.
LAWTON", Okln., Feb. 21. Qimn-
nnh Parker, (m, chief of the Com
anches, and the world's richest 1 1
diuii, is dead. Qiiniinah Parker was
a hulf-brood, bis mother having been
a white woman, who was oapttir.'il
in her youth and married by Chief
Petanaeonn, when the tribe was at
tho zenith of its power.
Quannah Parker loaves three
wives.
Parker was n familiar figure in
Washington, where ho called onto a
year to nee tho "white father." On
these trips ho wore a broadcloth suit,
high hat and patent leathers, but
while on tho reservation ho alway.
worse a blanket.
JUNIOR CLASS
PUYAJKREW
Pupils of Junior Class at the High
School Predict Great Success for
Their Presentation of Arthur Pi
ncro's "The Magistrate."
The junior class of Alodford high
school in having its troubles thotio
days, Hesides tho usual studies, they
havo on hand Pinero's comedy, "TIio
Magistrate." This play is to be glvon
in tho opera house next Friday. Tho
coach, Fred Cnrlyle, Insists upon tho
cast being letter perfect, so thnt tho
acting can have strict attention. 10 von
now no prompting Is ailowod. It any
member of tlie cast Is lato for re
hearsal or falls la his or her linos
they are sent home again to study
their parts propertly.
It is safe to say that tho Junior
farce this year will oclipso any farco
or play of preceding yonrs. "The
Magistrate" Is a high-class socloty
comedy, dealing; witli the troubles of
a justice of the peaco who has mar
ried a widow. Tho widow lias told tlie
magistrate that she is only 80 years
of age, when tn truth she is 30. Hav
ing a son who Is 10, alio has to pass
him off for 13. The complications
cause screams of laughter and will be
a great hjt. The parts are all lu
good hand nnd a tremendous sue
cess is pr'di i-d.
10 FIGHT DECISION
WASHINGTON', I). C, Feb. 21.
Tbe Pennsylvania railroad this af
ternoon notified tbeinteratate com
merce commission that it would abide
by by yesterday's decision and would
file new schedules by Alaroh 10. The
I'eunsylvania in the railroad fight
for higher rales in the central elans.
ii, .iM,, ii-mlmx
uino n'o dipucot
HN lu UtAU
PENNSYLVANIA NOT
RAILROADS TO
INTO COURT
Appeal to Be Made and Injunction
Asked to Nullify Decision of Inter
state Commerce Commission and
Secure Reversal.
CLEMENTS DEPRECATES
EXCITEMENT IN STOCKS
Commission Has Stopped Certain
Proposed Advances but Decision
Docs Not Reduce Revenues.
NKW YORK, Feb. 2 1. Tho execu
tive officers and chief counsel of tho
railroads In tho eastern classifica
tion today woro called to moot horo
on Monday nnd dotermino what action
to take on tho Interstato commerce
commission's rate decision.
WASHINGTON', D. C, Feb. 2 1.
With "fight" as their slogan, tho rail
roads of tho country today aro pre
paring to appeal from tho decision oT
the Interstate commerce commission
v hich prohibits tho proposed advances
In freight rates. The appeal will bo
niailo to tho court of commerce be
fore March 10 and an Injunction will
bo asked nullifying tho decision or
tho commission.
By this method, tho railroads bo
llovo, It may bo possible to obtain a
reversal of tho commission's flnd-
Action must bo taken before March
10 because tho commission announces
that unloBB tho tariffs aro withdrawn
it will Itself fix tho rates for two
yoars.
Authorities aro la conflict as to
whothor tho coininorco court has the
powor to enjoin tho Interstato com
inorco commission, but tho railroads,
relying on favorable opinions of some
of their lawyers, havo determined to
make the attempt.
Deprecating tho oxcitomont in rail
road and financial circles today fol
lowed the announcomont that tho In
terstato coininorco commission had
denied tho petition of tho railroads
to Increase freight rates, Chairman
C'lomonts of the commission said:
"No reductions in rates havo boon
ordered oithor in tho onstorn or west
ern advanced rato cases. Tho com
mission has simply stopped cortaln
proposed advances. Their decisions
do not reduce tho revenue of tho car
riers to the extent of one penny."
REV. WARD MacHENRY
GOES TO BAKER CITY
ASHLAND, Feb. 24. How Ward
W. Mellcnry bus reaiguod as pastor
of the First 1'renbytoriun church of
lliis city.
llov. Mniifoiiry lma accepted a
call to the I'rowbytorian church at
Baker City and his labors in Ash
land will con')uiiu unlij tho first
part of April.
Rev. Maiilenrv has been in charge
of the Firt I'rc-byteriau church
here for our four years durintt
which tini" the chuii It has been a
heavy coninhulor to the moral and
religion- inlliuiu-c- nt' the city.
WAT ARTISTS TO
WRESTLE HERE
Carl Btisch, Champion Middleweight
and Dyrcnorg, Wrestling Instruc
tor of Sacramento Athletic CI til),
Prepare for "Go" Here on March I
Carl Susch middleweight champion
wrestler of America and Germany,
Itoeeburg, in which eity last ulght he
put Peter Uusukous, champion mat
artlat of Creeee. to the earnet for two
fall ta a apace of 30 minutes.
Busca, who has made arrangomeaU
(or the securing of the .Medford op
era bouHf) hire for Wln"lay, March
MONTANA DEADLOCK
RESULTS IN ADOPTION
OF THE OREGON PLAN
Statement Xo. 1 and All Swallowctl-
Oondidnlos Must Sign One of Two
Statements as in This State.
HELENA. Mont., Feb. 21. With
tho deadlock, in tho senatorial con
tost unbroken, the state assembly
this nfteruoon unanimously passed
tho conference committee's primary
bill. The measure provides that can
didates notriinntoU at party conven
tions nnd legislative candidates must
sign one of two statements as in Or-,
cgon, pledging their support to the
senatorial candidate receiving the
highest vote.
PETITION CIRCULATED
TO PAVE THIRD STREET
A petition asking for the paving of
Third street, between Oakdale and
Jackson streets, is being circulated
among the properly ownois in that
vicinity today.
Federals Plan to Exterminate Revo
lutionary Forces Under Provis
ional President by Annihilating
Force.
EL FASO, Texas, Feb. 1M. Hop
ing to strike a vital blow to tho rebel
cause by exterminating tho revolu
tionary forceps junior Provisional
President Franoisoo Afcnlcro. official
pnrionm'miJnF'Virr made at Jiiuioh
today that arrangements were com
pleted to surround Madcro's troops
at Ahniuinada. With tho view of
putting an end to the revolution by
tiio capture of Madero nnd annihi
lation of bis lorce, fiOO federal
troops left .Juarez last night and to
day are making a forced march on
Ohmada.
Colonel Muyol left Chihuahua
Wednesday with Ahuinada us bis ob
jective point. Colonel Escucdero,
commanding (100 infantry, who in ad
vancing from tho cast, plans to meet
tho other troops near Abumada and
completely surprise Madero anil hi1
forces.
Unless Mndero learns the plans a
battle ih expected.
iellll1e
t us spy
Officially Announced That Young
American Prisoner at Ensenada
Will Dc Killed if Capital is
Attacked.
SAX DIEGO, Cab, Feb. 2-1- Jt
wus offioially Hinted today that Har
ry C. Dull, haw been taken to Ensen
ada, tried on suspicion of being a
rebel conspirator, is buhl thero and
will bo shot to death, regurdloHH ol
present state department investiga
tion, if rebels attack tho Lower Cal
ifornia capital,
Dell is now in prison at Eiihuuadu.
A battery of soldiers with three can
non is being ru-hed from .Ma.atlan
to defend Jinonnilu and oOO more
! troops aro expelled tomorrow on the
I gunboat Guerrero from .Munziuello.
It is claimed by the .Mexican gov
ernment (but Biilfioient incriminat
ing evidence was found in Dell's -,-scHwion
to warrant his being held
until the rebel hostilities are over.
"Ho will bo shot," says Consul
Prieto, "if the city is nllaukud, ac
cording to the usual Mexioun cus
tom of shooting all politieal pri
ouera nt such a time, regardless of
tlioir nationality."
1. will wroetle I.. W. Dyreborg, wres
tling Instructor of the Sacramento
Athletic club, who la at present vlstl
ing friends In this city.
Uoth man are big. ami well versed
la tho hammers and golaaors uud
should put up a Komi exhibition.
WILL SHI!
merits army
WEST'S VETO
KILLS SECOND
CHOICE BILL
Primary Amendment and Seven
Other Bills Get the Governor's Axe
No Prosecuting Attorney for
Each County.
NO APPROPRIATIONS FOR
OREGON DISTRICT FAIRS
Governor Saving Taxpayers Money
by Killing Fair Measures In
cluding $50,000 for Salem.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 'Jl. Governor
West today vetoed tho following
bills; If. M. 18(1, authorizing recla
mation of swamp lauds; II. II. 4012,
Speaker Husk's bill giving voters a
second choice; S. H. IJO.'l, raising sul
arics of circuit judges, nnd II. ll.
llti, creating a prosecuting attorney
district of each county.
Assorting that tho wtalo treasury
would be poorer by $(10,000 as tht
result of nppropriutions passed by
the last legislature for tho benefit
of county nnd district fairs, and that
the habit of tho helping of local fairs
had grown upon the legislature in
alarming ratio, Governor West filed
veto messages for three such bills.
Tho bills that were killed were: 'J.
H. 8:i, appropriating $3000 for tho
fairs of tho First, Second, Third and
Fourth Southern Oregon Agricultural
societies; Hi JJ. J07, owning .&1090
for tho Columbia County Fair asso
ciation and II. It. 337, appropriating
JjiloflO for the Washington County
Agricultural socioly. All other fair
appropriation bills will moot tho
same fate.
Thoro will bo no pavillion erected
at tho state fair grounds this year.
Oovornor West vetoed (he bill which
was passed by the legislature, car
rying an appropriation for the now
building of )(),)()(). The Tact that
tho appropriations aro larger than
ever before is the cause of the ex
ecutive's disapproval of this bill.
THIRTY CENTS
Price of Hen Fruit Will Fall Five
Cents on Local Market Tomorrow
No New California Produce on
Markel Because of High Freight.
Eggs will drop In jirlco on tho lo
cal market tomorrow. Tho decline
Is duo to the break In winter wunth
er and tho Increased supply of fresh
eggs following tho auiiouucement
that the cold Htorage warehouses
have dopletod their slock,
Duller will also oxperloncu a do
cIIiih and Mill be quoted tnmoirow
at 75 cents per two-pound roll for
the best (juality.
Tho local market is not showing
any other California early vegetables
lietdiles leu ace, at 10 cents a head,
bocnuso of tho fact that tho exorbi
tant freight ami express chargos on
that olitss of produco Is too high. Un
der the present rates it bunch of rad
ishes here would have to sail at 10
cents to cover ooil and shipping
i barges.
SENATE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON', I). ('., Eeb. 2-1.-
Tho senate liuanco couuniltue today
reported the reciprocity bill without
reoouuaeudalion.
The ootnmitlee first voted 7 to 5
not to reiwrt either favorably or tin
favorably on the reciprocity agree
ment. The members then duoided
unanimously to return the bill to the
finite uitlnoil icruinini'iidntiiiii.
EGGS TOMORROW
FILIBUSTER WAGED
OVER ATTEMPT TO
OUST BLOND BOSS
Senate Favors Lorlmci' liy Seven
Votes, tint KnenilcH Will Force
a Kccoiisideration.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Foil. 2-1.
Developing Into an npparont fllihus
ter, Senator Hovoridgo's Btrugglo to
oust Lorlmor from tho sonnto was
resumed this afternoon. Root, Uur
ton, Owon, Hornli, Crawford nnd
Stono appeared ready to ppcak Indef
initely. Senator Stoao expects to follow
Ilevoridgo and Iiuh Issued a synopsis
of his remarks containing GO, 000
words. All Senator Durrows' offorts
to get n vote on Lorlmor havo failed.
It Is now practically admitted that
a majority of ho senate favors vindi
cation of Lorlmor nnd thnt his oppo
nents plan to force tho lssuo into nn
extra session. All of Senator Halo s
pleas for tho passago of tho appropri
ation hills havo been Ignored.
BUTJECUR
Market Opens With Losses of Four
Points, but Regains it and Closes
Strong Rate Decision Causes a
Flurry.
NEW YORK, Foh. 24. Tho Btock
market oponod with losses averaging
1 poIntB in tho standard railroad Is
sues as a result of yesterday's rato
decision by tho interstato coininorco
commission.
During tho first IP minutes the on
tiro list showed louses of from 1 to 0
points. Tho market displayoyd tho
greatest oxcitomont, but at tho end
of tho first half hour It was apparent
that the demoralization would not
ho permitted to continue. At tho end
of the first hour a bullish tendonqy
dovelopod nnd prices advanced. Tho
fact that prices rose despite aggres
sive soiling was takon as convincing
proof that financiers boo no reason
for a panic. Agents for tho big bank
ers bought steadily.
Creator confidence wns manifested
toward tho end of tho market. Tho
market closed strong.
lloudH woro weak.
LONDON, Fob. 24. Ab a result of
the bullish sontiinont. in Now York,
American Issues advancod toward tho
close of tlie stock market and tho
cIomo was at tho day's boat luVfll of
prices.
CALIFORNIA SENATE
PASSES RECALL ACT
SACKAMENTO, Cab, Feb. III.
liy a vote ol' .'10 to I the senate in
the early hours of the morning,
puHHcd the OaloH recall measure, in
cluding the recall of the judiciary.
The vote was taken shortly before
I o'clock this morning after four
hour) of debate in the senate.
The result in the senate was taken
today as an indication that Ihu as
Monthly also will pass the measure,
uud that thu voters will be given mi
opportunity to decide whether it shall
become an amendment to tho consti
tution. TO DOUBLE TRACK
.M'.Vt HllIK, I' I'll. 'J I. Millie mi
deiimle statement ba been made
here toduy, the general impression at
tlie headquarter of the Southern Pa
cific railroad here is that the decis
ion of the interstate commerce com
mission wil make no difference in the
road's plana to doublo track the line
west from the Missouri river. Offi
cials of the company declared that
litis was the probability, but all re
fused to bo quoted, ponding u full
oousiduraUm of tho situation hem
on Mum;,
KS
K
JAPAN MOST
FAVORED OF
THE NATIONS
Taft's Proposed Treaty Not Only
Docs Not Discriminate Against
Little Brown Men but Gives Them
All the Advantages Asked For.
CITIZENS OF EACH
GIVEN EQUAL RIGHTS
Promise Attached to Limit and Con
trol Emigration of Coolie La
borers to United States.
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb. 24.
That Japan, under President Taft's
new treaty now awaiting ratification,
will not only not bo discriminated
against but will enter tho "most fa
vored nation" class as regards tho
United States, is revealed horo today
by publication oC tho , tariff para
graph of tho treaty. It says:
"Import duties on articles, pro
ducts or manufacturers of either
high contracting party, upon impor
tation into the territories of tho
other party shnll bo regulated either
by special arrangement between the
two countries or by tho interimtionul
constitution of each."
It declares that neither nation
shall discriminate against tho other
in export duties and ndds:
Xo Discrimination.
"Nor shall any prohibition bo im
posed by either 'country tin tho im
portation or exportation of any ar
ticle from or to tho territories of the
othor which shall not equally extend
to n like artiolo imported from or
oxportod to any other country-."
"Tho last provisions, howovor,
shall not bo applicable to any prohi
b.tinu or restrictions maintained or
imposed as sanitary measures for
tho protection of annuals or useful
plants."
Keferring to patent rights, tho
treaty says: "Citizens or subjects
of ouch party shall enjoy in tho ter
ritories of tho other the same pro
tection as tho nativo citizens or sub
jects rcgurdiuir patents, trade marks
or designs upon thu fulfillment of
such formalities as tho law pre
scribes." I'ipiullty for ttich.
Equality of tho right to reside,
eoudiiuL biiniuusn or travel in tho
other country is guaranteed to tho
citizens of each mid the sumo trad
ing and navigation rights as woro
contained in tho former treaty aro
renewed.
If ratified, tho troaly will become
effective July 17 and will continue
in force for 12 yoars unless termi
nated after six months notice by
either nation. It is alsit provided th.it
ratificutious must bo exchanged
within three mouths of tho dnlo of
thetroatys being signed.
The text of Japan's promise co
limit the immigration of laborers
into the United States, which is ap
pended to tho treaty, is published
here today by the administration, It
says :
"lu proceeding this day to sign u
treaty of ooiiuiuiieo and navigation
between Japan uud (he United I Sates,
tho undersigned Japanese ainliafcsu
dor, duly authorised by his govern
ment, declares Unit the imporial Jap
anese government is fully proparod
to maintuiu with equal offootivunosH
the limitation and control which they
h.in exercised for tho past throo
ear, in t.ie regulation of tho euii
griitiini of laborers to tho United
State-."
EAT
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A potato rnce, with sovon alroad
entered, will bo held on tho skating
rink of the Kntntorlum this evening
Tlie prlzos provide $3 for tho winner
and $2 for second.
Thu contest is open to nil comgra
and will be Judged by Instructor W,
.1. Tanner of the skating rink.
A