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CLEARINGS
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WEATHER
Italu tonight mid warmer.
Temp., menu, 5(1; lini, 131). 15
FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. MATtCIl" 3, 1911.
No. 295.
MEDF
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IAFI FAVORS
iARGH15F0R
EXTRA SESSION
President Lets It lie Officially Known
That an Opening Day Has Been
Agreed Upon as Result of Compro
mise Between Leaders.
EIGHT MILLIONS A MINUTE
SPENT FOR THREE MINUTES
Committee on Insular Affairs Reports
That Charges of Graft in Sale
of Friar Lands Unproved.
"WASHINGTON, 1). C. March .1.
Tlmt an extra session of congress Is
a certainty was believed hero today
following President Taft's official ad
mission that ho favors March 15 for
Iho opening day. Tho date represents
a compromise reached at a conference
of republican and democratic leaders.
It is now believed that all chance of
a vote on Canadian reciprocity at this
session lias vanished.
A majority of tho committee on in
sular affairs reported thnt charges of
graft In the sale or Philippine friar
lands to lie sugar trust have not been
proven. A minority report will b
filed later.
All th republicans of tho commlt
lee. with Icticker and Forncs, demo
crats, signod a majority report.
The report exonerates tho Philip
pines officials and recommends
changes in (he law, removing tho
"burdens of llmltutlons" from tho
sal" otj the lands.
A new lecord for spending is hung
up in the archives of the senate today
as the result of yesterday's legisla
tive activities, when tho senators
spout an average of ?S. 000. 000 for
three minutes. In that time tho up
per house passed the pensions bill,
carrying f ISO. 000. 000; tho diplomat
ic bill, $1,000,000, and the fortifi
cation bill, $0,000,000.
DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER t
COMING TO CALIFORNIA
SAX F1UNC1KCO, C.il.. March "t.
Announcement tlmt the DuI.e n.n1
Duchess of Manchester will make si
long visit to Cililornia in the ncni
future was made liore today. Ku
goiyj Zimmerman of Glucinium.
father of the duolioss, will accom
pany the party.
Typhoid Epidemic at Ottawa.
OTTAWA, Out., March 3. Tli
onpital skeins to be us fur as eci
from nnv solution of any caiws ol
tlie typhoid lever epidemic. Toda.
a ha- eer o'lu-r day, shown an in
eivac in the number of c.-i-e. There
lis'e lieen 771 n-piuted to the health
ol I ice inn- .1. nii.nv 12. an increiw
oci tl "iin Im r mi Wi-diiedav of 2s
reedbooSed
Newly Elsctad Senator From Mis
souri Is New '"Hope" of Democrats
of Southwest States Haskell of
Oklahoma.
KANSAS CITY, ifo., Murch 3.--Iu
tho person ut James A. Hoed, Unit
ed States senator-elect from Mis
souri, a new "nope" in uw aemocrimc
presidential race it being boomed
here today as the result of a state
ment by former Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma that the southwe.t can
uame the net White House candi
date. "The six democratic states of the
nthwt," said Hakell, "can con
trol the democratic uatiounl coinen
tion next year if they pull together.
Oklahoma and the whole southwest
thinks as much of Jim Heed as Mis
souri doe. Ue has always been readv
l.i help us. He may be the uet
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OB
PRESIDENT
democratic candidates,
Haskell's southwest embraces Mis
souri. Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas.
LouiMU-.a and Kansas. Haskell i i-i-Iudi-.
the let NT bec.iu-e he -.i- H
in, I, i , I hi id Jl,,!ii 1, ji.ib ii .
tiMlinl.
CHILE REFUSES TO
SELL EASTER ISLAND
FOR JAP NAVAL USE
Small Volcanic lle, lCnstei'iiinost ofj
Polynesian CJroup, to H Kept by
Republic for Its Own Use. f
VALPARAISO, Chile, March 3. I
It was authoritatively stated here to
day that Chile has refused a secret
offer from Japan to sell Easter id
end for a fortified naval bno. Chile
w; lied to use the island for her own
naval purposes. .
Easter island or Kappa Xui, is in
the Pacific ocean 2300 miles west of
the coast of Chile. It is small and
volcanic and its highest point is 1070
feet above sea le el.
It is the easternmost of tho Poly
nesian group and is noted for its an
cient statutes. mid enrved rocks, the
works of a prehistoric people. The
area of the island is about ,")0 square
miles.
iEF WEILS
y
Convicted Grafter Will Apply to
Federal Courts on Writ of Error
and Carry Case Through Supreme
Court to Seek Freedom.
SAN PKANCISCO, Cal., March .1.
"We shall apply to tho state su
premo court for an order of rehear
ing before night," said George B.
Keane, attorney for Abraham Htief
today. "It we are denied this order
wo shall then he in a position to ap
peal to the United States circuit
court of appeals for a writ of error.
If (hat writ granted I under.slalid
our client will be entitled to freedom
on hail. If the Arit is denied wa
shall appeal to Washington
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"I no Mine wipiemo conn may (
take our petition under advisement i
mini iuiiiiuu, ii ib fiwnrMiiiu mill
our client will go to San Quentin
before we know whether tho appe-il
will bo taken to the United States su
premo ci nil. We shall, however,
carry the case through until tho i"
liearing is secured."
Judge Dietrich, now silting in Or-
egon, is tho justice, of the federal up-.
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TIMS
peiiate court to wnom tne unci ap-ijUK a ci,alr into place, ho allowed It
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jiriu win ui; iiikcu ii. i ill! siiiii- -'i
preine court lefuscs to again cm
-iilcr the case.
IS
GRILLED BY STUDENTS
OIHSGON, 111., March 3. The fac
ulty and students of Mount-Morris
college, Senator Cullom'h alma mater,
adopted today resolutions denounc
ing Cullom for his voto in the Lorimer
case, declaring that hi:; oto white-
ll'.l wlllli.r r .ifllllfll 'll!l.l llflll (IVIH'nil
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hi . proud record with shame and uImi
SENATOR
CULLOM
biouglit into disrepute the toumiers tact with the wall, probably causing
t the college as well n the people , considerable pain, whereupon the
of the state, in setting before the na- boy hot his fist out nnd landed a
nun a standard of conduct far too low blow on Cudihy's forehead that cut
i or this generation to accept." (tho flesh over the eye. Cudihy re-
. turned tho blow and. I understand,
LOCATES MINERAL CLAIM struck Hall sevoral more limes. Thoy
AT LOS ANGELES DEPOT1 broko apart and Hall rushed Into my
I office, closely pursued by tho teueh-
I.OS AXGKLKS, Cal.. March 3. 'or. Their facos were covered with
Location notices covering a mineral blood and I made them wash and
claim which includes in its 20 acres then tell me their story. Just as
the Arcade depot of the Southern Pa- soon as I had heard Mr. Cudihy's side
cifio and several millions of dollaib.of the story he returned to his class
worth of property, may he soon to-'and thon, In order that he might hoar
day jwsted in the haok yard of Mr, or the affair while It was still resli,
Mrrgarot Hunter, opposite tho de- I took Hall to tho office of Mr. Coch
pot. ' ran, a member of the school board,
Mrs. Hunter says aue fouud "pay
dirt" while planting a castor boanl
hush and that she will develop her
olaun.
Tim nAlina was rnn ,ilnl linrl w
as legal a document as a licensed at-
lonuiir nrA ,nttU it ifisi llnnti.r
hays work will be begun at once on'lng, besides In the presence of the
her "mine," but she will wait until
the value of it it. proed before she
insists on tho railroad company re-
moving its depot and rails.
RECIPROCITY DEBATE
IN OTTAWA DRAGS
OTTAWA. Out., March 3.The
reciprocity debate in the house draU'-
ged today and indications seem to
point to a protracted diM.'uion and
a lone se- ion. In munc iimnler- )
i In lievcd tin ciioi,. ti .1. i' l.o,,..,
i, J'i' , i- 'iu- .., tli v ili.it wi.l
lilOllll p.UlluUlll.t llilb. -.tlili u.l'
tOWS STRUCK
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ID SCHOLAR
School Board Will Thresh Out Merits
of High School- Scandal Tonight
and Case Will Also Be Heard Be
fore Jacksonville Justice of Peace.
BLACK EYES BEAUTIFY
INSTRUCTOR AND PUPIL
Seely Hall and Professor Cudahy Ex-
chaiifle Blows Youth's Father
Files Complaint in Court.
In order to thresh out tho scandal
which broke loose in the high school
Thursday when Professor J. P. Cud
ihy, teacher of the commercial
courses, and Seely Hall, the 17-year-old
son of Court Hulland a pupil in
tho commercial class, engaged in n
fist fight In the main corridor of the
school building, the school board will
cause both contestants and as many
witnesses to tho affair Itself and the
actions which led up to It as can be
found to appear before It at tRo regu
lar meeting tonight.
According to the findings of Super
intendent of Schools U. S. Collins,
who Investigated tho occurrence
shortly after it happened, the blame
seoms to He equally upon tho shoul
ders of both of tho contestants. Doth
today exhibit discolored eyes.
In spoaking of tho happening this
morning Mr. Collins said:
Mr. Collins' Statement.
"Thursday afternoon Hall catno to
tut) and told me that he wished to
piaco a Hpouigni in position on mu
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Htn0 of tno ()1)0ni houao f()r the use
f tho Jln,or ca8S wl01l thl,y Kivo
tholr annual skit tonight, so 1 wrote
him out an excuse from tho first
clags of the afternoon session, lie
went to the opera house and, finding
that ho could not get tho use of the
stage, hurried back to the school and,
although somewhat lato for tho reci
tation, hurried into tho classroom.
According to what 1 am told, in pull-
to drag along the floor In such a way
as to make a noise, wheieupou Mr.
Cudlliy, the teacher of the class, re
marked: 'This Is no basketball
game," nnd told tho boy to do the
! whole thing over again, but with loss
noise.
, "This started talk between tho two
with the rosult that Cudihy ordered
the boy from tho room. Ho oboyod,
'but In doing bo replied: 'If I leave
this room I go for good,' and Mr.
Cudihy followed him out.
Hall Strikes Instructor.
"In the corridor, Hall. I bollovo,
took up a stand alongside of tho wall
and Mr. Cudihy. walking up to him.
put his hands under tho boy's chin
tn rnlsa bis downcast head. Tho act
I, llUgU B U'MUIMIB, ,. . --
caused Hall's hoad to como in con-
and let him recite his story uiere.
I'atlmr Issues Complaint.
As soon ms Hall returned to his
hmna hia father, noon hearing the
utnrv nmiuad a COmillalUt to be lSSUOU
against the teacber, with the result
that tll BCrSUH Will be siven 811 alr-
school uoaru, neiore juhi ut v
Peace Hrfnry G. I3ox In Jacksonville,
The caw will probably come up for
hearing this afteruoou.
I At the hearing before the board
' tonight Miss Jessie Purdy. a pupil
In the school who witnessed the an-
counter In the corridor will be suro-
moned. aa will any others whose
pretence la the Immediate vicinity
of the battle might fit them to know
something about It.
In Tumble Ptc loudly.
About a nioiiib ut-'o M. no KasU
..not In i i ui'il in CudiliN - !..- I-1'
(Cuiitn.ueU on l'at- )
HAREM SKIRTS FOR
SUFFRAGETTES IS PLAN
OF NATIONAL LEADER
Mrs. Ilarlier Thinks Adoption of (milt
Would He.siilt in Certain Vic
tory for the Cause.
NEW YORK, March .1. Harem
skirts for suffragettes Is tho plan
announced here today by Mrs. A. L.
Barber, national leader In the equnl
rights movement, which she declares
would result In certain victory for
tho cause.
"1 think It was one of tho best pos
sible movements on the part of the
suffragettes to adopt tho hart'm
skirt," said Mrs. Barber. "It would
slnglo them out. In a' short time we
would be accustomed to tho change
and thero could bo no objection on
the ground of immodesty."
Politicians interviewed agreed that
the harem skirt would "single thoin
out."
COSTA RIMS
THE SHOT
Forty-five Suspects Cliarcjctl With
Complicity in the Burning of the
Cuartel at Managua Arc Con
demned to Death.
POUT I.IMON, Costa Rica, March
a Fhty-fivo suspectrf charged with
complicity m tho burning of tho Cuar
tel at Managua, are to be shot, ac
cording 0 tolegraphlc confirmation
received hero today of advices
brought by passengers from Nicara
gua landing at Ptinta,Arenns.
Most prominent among tho con
demned prisoners Is Dr. Esplnosa, a
physlclnn, who Is known from Mexi
co to Argontlnn.
Influential cltlzeit(wof this and
neighboring cities nio planning meet
ings of protest ngaliiBt tho proposed
condemnations, nnd telegrams have
been sent to President Tart, Secretary
Knox and the Masonic lodge of San
lose, the Costa Ulcan capital.
DCCDCOO UIPTIjVI
OF
Lieutenant Tried to Extort $400,000
From Countess Trigona, and Shot
Her When She Refused Cash
Husband Threatens to Kill Paterno
ROME, March .'! Queen Helena
is prostrated today as the result of
tho killing of the Countess Trigona
by Lieutenant Paterno nnd tho king
is roportod as inclined to censure her
majesty for allowing the scandal to
run so long beforo Its bloody fflialo.
It developed today that Paterno,
who Ik reported to be dying, tried to
blackmail the countess and, fulling,
murderod her when she demanded
that ho break ofr their relations. Two
blood spattered 'letters sinned by Pa
terno wero fouud In the corsage of
the dead countess. Thoy said Pn
torno would coaso his attentions If
the countoss would pay him ? 100,000
to enable lilm to pay his debts and
Intimated that If the demand were
refused ho would make the scandal
worse than ever.
The authorities are convinced that
Paterno Intentionally exposed his own
liasou with the countess when ho gave
ono of his creditors a check signod
by her.
The countess body was today tak
en to her husband's home, the king
having partially reconciled the cou
ple before the tragedy. Trigona
throateus to kill Paterno. Tho as
sassin, who Is closely guarded, re
fuses to discuss the tragedy.
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T
J0HN CASEY IS NAMED
ASHLAND'S POSTMASTER
WASHIMi'ltiV D. C,
March 3 -The piesldeut to
day nominated the following
pestmasters:
Oregon Thomas Hancall.
Oregon City; James Page, Eu
gene; John R. Catay, Ash
land. Mr. Casey Is reap
pointed. I
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BLACKMAIL
SUITS FILED i
10 BREAK UP
35 TRUSTS
First Step In Government's Campaign
Against Electrical Trust Othrr
Suits Against Other Branches of
Combine Arc Soon to Follow.
CONTROL OUTPUT OF
INCANDESCENT LAMPS
Entire Output of Country Is Under
Contrel: General Elcctrib anil
Wcstlughousc Defendants.
CL10VHLAN1). ()., March , Rig
federal trust busting suits were filed
here today in the United Stulus courts
ugaiii.-t o.'i lump and electrical sup
ply manufacturers. Twclvo of the
companies are located in Ohio, four
being Cleveland concern.).
It is alleged that these companies
handle 1)7 per cent of the country's
business and that they are in a coin
hi'iulion in restraint of trade.
United Stntes Attorney Day filed
tho trust-busting suit. It charges that
a trust has been organized to control
tho manufacture, sale and prlco of
Incandescent lamps.
Tho government's action Is tho ro
suit or years of Investigation and Is
Mio first step or tho' department or
lustlce In a general campaign against
tho olectrical trust. Other sultp
against other branches of tho trust
aro to follow.
Tho concerns namod In tho govorn
incut's petition Include the Cloneral
Electric or Now York, tho Mbby (llasi.
conipnny or Toledo, the WosllnghoiiHO
Miuiufactiirlug company nnd the
W'oBtlnghoiiso Lamp company of
Pittsburg, the Aetna Electric com
pany, tho American Incandescent
Lamp company and tho Ilryant
Marsh company company of New
York, tho Columbia Incandescent and
the Independent Incandescant com
iiiiii) of Si. Louis, the Sun ban in In
candescent company of Chicago, the
flllinore Electrical company of Hob
'oii ami the Phoenix Class company
of Pittsburg
(t Is alleged that tho rust's rorma
lou started soon after 1 1104, when
inerlcan patents on carbon filament
incandescent lamps expired, and bv
August, 100(5, It Is charged, practi
cally tho whole lamp output or the
country wan In tho hands or tho coin
iiluntlon. HELENA, Mont., March .1. -Chos-.n
on tho very last or tho ballots
when his name had not been before
mentioned, .ludgo Henry Myers is tho
successor to Pnlted State Senator
Carter of Montana.
The cleUlou barely camo In time to
pi event the legislature expiring by
constitutional limitation.
The declination of Ronald Higgius
a .Mihoiila insurgent republican, t
support a motion to dissolve the joint
assembly hiii die was tile attributed
cause ot the election of Meyers. The
motion was defeated when Higgiu
suddenly ehunged his vole from yew
to no. I5erv democratic, vote wus
recorded for Meyers.
Senator-elect Meyers said teday:
"Politically 1 am a thorough dem
ocrat and sin. II always stand with the
d"niocrati- in the win. to on partv
iimltors. On (pactions af footing
Molilalia and t'ie imrllivc-l, I shall
vote for v.'i. I I think i. hcsl for m
ciilistltui Ills "
STOCK MARKET FIRM
WITH UPWARD TREND
NKW YORK, M..i.h
market wits im liw at
gums uud losses being
throughout the lit, but
wuie nuriow. At midd
Let U'ms on till' UliW.ilil
! Twilii'-
tin opening,
dixtribulcd
fluctuation
,iv the uia I'
ll end. The
J. i .
1 m ill.i t clo- d -Hon
li".ul- w it liim.
MONTANA
MAGAZINE WRITER
CONVICTED OF FORGERY
SENT TO SING SING
Itrouglitou llraiulculiurg, Who Kaked
lA'ttcr or Cleveland During Ijist i
Campaign Sentenced to Prison.
XKW YOKIv, March 3. lJrough
ton J3randenhurg, magazine writer,
was convicted of forgery this after
noon and was sentenced by .ludgo
Swann to not less than two yours
nor more than four years in Sing
Sing.
In the last national campaign
llrandenbiirg sold what purported to
be u letter the late President Cloe
land wrote denouncing William J.
Hryan and the republicans used it
as a campaign document until if was
pronounced a forgery, llrandeu
burg was acquitted of tho chargo of
having forged this letter, but con
victed of passing a forged check.
When he wns sentenced today
llrandenbiirg collapsed.
POLICE CHIEF
A iff
Escapctl Convict Serves Five Years
Under Assumed Name as Peace Of
ficer Recognized by Drummer,
Ho Returns to Prison.
DANVILLE, Va March .1. Aftor
escaping from a inurderer'B cell and
serving five yeais here as chief of
police under nn assumed mime, Ed
gar Stripling is today on routo to
Harris county, Georgia, to resumo his
life behind the bars.
After Stripling, who wns known
as It. 10. Motrin while chler or pollco
here, was recognized aa tho escaped
iJeorgla alayor, ho hado rarowell to
his wire and family and stinted back
to n cell. Petitions are already ill
rlrciilatlon for his pardon by Govern
or Smith or Georgia.
"I expected to bo recognized some
time," said Stripling. "In fact, I
courted publicity, as 1 felt I did no
wrong in killing William Corbett,
who tried to outrage my Bister. Cor
bett was tiylng to got out bis gun
when I rired. 1 simply got him be
fore, he got me, but his friends wero
In the majority at the trial and I was
icat to prison for life.
NEGRO SLATED FOR
WASHINGTON, J). C, Muich II.
.James (. Napier, a Tcnnece negro,
loilav haw the endorsement of Presi
dent Tuft to be icgister of the treas
uy. With Napier's nomination, the
president also recommended the pro
motion of Lieutenant Colonel John
Middle of the army engineer corps
lo ho colonel.
FIFTH OF A MILLION
TO ADVERTISE OREGON
POKTLAND, (Jr., March II. -Three
bandied business men of Port
land today are pledged to raiHw a
fund of $200,000 by public subscrip
tion lo continue tho work of exploit
ing the resources of Oregon mid the
Pacific northwest.
Tho me pledged lliemsehes to un
dertake the work at a "bo-tci-h' ban
quet" ut the Commercial club room
liibt night.
COMMISSION PLAN IS
SUSTAINED BY COURTS
OLYMP1A, NViinh., March 3. The
supreme court today sustained the
principle of the commission plan of
go eminent.
The plan which is being earned out
in Spokane, uud which is already i'
operation in Taoomw, was attacked
ui the court. Former I'uited States
Senator Turner mude the final ar
gument, pleading that it was uneou--titiitioiial
lo combine federal aud
Icginlativo Amotions.
COURT REFUSES TO
ENJOIN LEATHER TRUST
M'.WAKK. X. J., March X Vice
Cluiiicellur How ell today decided
against the Wall street linn of J. f.
Hue-he & Co., who n.-tki'd an injunc
tion preventing election of directors
bv the Ceutrul Leathor oompauy.
Hache & Co. repre ented a minority
iiiteict winch desired to b.ise ibe
l-lri tlnll i uliillictcd llV Hl-pil'tota lp-
p uUud by tho court
OF TREASURY
loennn
u,uuu
Senate Spends Day Discussing Ap
propriations Refuses to Strike
Out Provision for Fortifying Pan
ama Canal.
INCREASED POSTAL RATES
FOR MAGAZINES ABANDONED
Tariff Board Ordered to Report on
Wool and Woolen Schedules
Before Next December.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., March 3.
Whon tho sonnto ro-convnod today
Sonntnr Stone, domoarat, Missouri,
served notlco thnt nt tho eloso of con
sideration of tho naval appropriation
blU today ho would call up tho rec
iprocity measure. Tho naval bill
carries appropriations aggregating
?12C, 000,000.
Another Culberson amendment to
the sundry hill ordering a report by
tariff board on wool and woolen
schedules before the first Monday In
next Docoinbor was adoptod after
much wrangling.
An amendmont by .Tones of Wash
ington appropriating $12,000 to sup
press tho lbiuor trafric In Alaska was ,
adopted.
An nmoiidmont by Burton lo elim
inate the appropriation ror the tortl
flcatloa of tho Panama canal waB do
featod on a vivo voco voto.
When tho plan to lncreaso postal
magazine rates was taken up l'enroso
said ho renllzed'U wus"linpdBHlU!6 to
pass It and would wltlidraw his
ainoniliuont. Ho asked, as a substi
tute, the appolntinout of a commis
sion to Invest Igato the subject. Cum
mins thereupon notified tho scnato
that ho would discuss tho subject nt
length ir Ponroso tried to press his
proposal.
Senator Lodge's amendment to tho
naval appioprlatlon bill, Introduced
to reward Captain Ilobort 13. Peary
ror his polar expeditions, wns killed
today la tho sonnto on a point or or- -dor.
It was decided that tho subject
was not a proper oao Tor a naval bill.
After throo hours' discussion tho
sundry civil bill, carrying 2 10,000,-
000, was nassod. Tho Owen amend
ment, increasing the salaries of pub
lic health and murine hospital sorv-
co officials, was adopted. It makes v
the salary or tho Hiirgoon genoral
JCOOO. An amendmont by Senator
Ciilborsou i educing the appropriation
ror tho piosent tariff board oxports
from I-100.000 to $200,000 and lim
iting Its use to ono year was also
adopted, ".i'J to 2 I.
The naval bill passed In -IS min
utes, the house provisions ror tho
eight-hour law applying to battle
ships being restored. The provision
that the profit on armor plato bo lim
ited to 100 per cent wns strlokon out.
Owen deciured that tljo prohibition
against purchasing from the stool
trust should remain, "or tho conspir
acy would be unbroken."
The postoffico bill next came up
for consideration, Postmaster Hitch
cock remaining on the tloor during
the discussion.
OF
TO SOON RETIRE
MEXICO CITY, Mexvo. March 3.
Yioe President Corral is shortly U
retire. His pacing, according to a
reliable stutemont today, will be tho
first step lu a general ro-or&nnun-tion
of President Ouu's oabiuet. .Min
ister ot Finance Lhnantottr will be
made minister of foreign islstions,
aeording to the rejiort. Bnrioo Crseli
prosent foreign minister, Is t bo olo
vatsd. Congress meets April 1 nnd Cor
ral's resignation, it is s,vpgatatlt will
he presented thou.
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Houso Slate Is Clean.
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WASHINGTON, I). C, ravch :V
With its slate clean of utipoi'LnU
bills, the liou-.it today busied its.df
with oild-i and ends and local ineu--nrn
liilc awaiting tin- senate's cou
lciem.v npoita lor cuii-uWulioii,
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NAVAL BILL IS
CONSIDERED
MEXICO