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MEDFORD, OKl'XION, AVKDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1913.
NO. 2G5.
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BELL TELEPHONE
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PAY NO FINES
LAW OFFICERS
Fi
ax
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N BOWERS
GREEKSBLOWUPiGOMPERSGRILLS
TURKS FORTRESS ARBITRATION LAW
SUFFRAGEHES
SICKLES
DEFIES
UINWEN
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FROM
DRTRFSS
Supremo Court Denies Rchcarlnn In
Medford Brldijc Injunction Case
nml Dowers Must Pay His Own
Costs due Is Now Closed.
Tint supimuu court Tuesday itftor
iinoii denied u rehearing In tliu enso
of llciitnu Ho worn in. J. II, Noll,
utility Judge., ot nl, In wlilrli Howars
undenvored to prnvcut tlm county
from paying II sharu nf tint tout of
llin coiittrurtlou of u now bridge over
Dear cuok on Knt Main street In
this nil)'. Kurd party In lo pny IU
own tout. 'I'll I it means Hint tint milt
rout tllu taxpayer of Jnckroit county
niiiMit inn;
Tint K)lltlon for n rehenrliiR was
iiinilii l Denton HownrH after n fu
tllu attempt to Imvn tlio county pny
nil of tint costs, threatening If they
tllil not litt would mtnlu hold up tlio
payment for tint lirldRtt by tint ion li
ly until n putllloii for n rehearing wnn
lii'iinl. County Judge Nell refused
to pny tlm cost iu demanded nml it
petition for n rehearing wn filed
wlilcli hit J tint been denied.
II y hi urtloit In preneiillng tlio pe
t It Ion. Dower hoped to tuvit liliimclf
mwmil liiimlrvil dollars but sucrceded
In saving about 917C which will lll
tto iniiri thnu pny hid attorney fee
for IiiiiiiIIIuk tint petition for rohcur
I UK
LA FOLLEITE
TKHNTON, N. J. .Inn 20. "U
I'ullntto- tlio iiiiiii who always known
what hit is talking iihout."
This was (ho tribute paid hem to
il in- to Sitiuitor Robert M. I.a Follrltc
f Wisconsin, by President-elect
Wnodrow Wilson following his dee
Inimltou lust night ut Atlantic t'ily
Unit In' fawned pngrosiviMn. Wil
son' Atlantic City speech was re
Kin ilt'il us n "farewell" to tlio mem
bers of tint Now Jersey Icgisluttuc
unit wiim delivered ui a dinner at
which lb"' governor n the Kiiot of
honor.
",S ilor Lit Fnlliitc," "iilit President-elect
Wilson, "it. strung bemuse
hit studios mery nugle of u iptcstiou,
U'lu'ii In risim to speak ho ha hit
subject well In hauil, When hu con
eludes his remarks it in impossible
for uii.voiiit to Mito nguiust liiin. for
I .n Folletto Iiiih picscnti'd hi" enso
fiotu tlio stnndpoint of u iiiiiii who
known,"
OIL STEAMER DRIVEN
SKA'TTI.K, Jan. 2tl.- All cHoils to
loealii llio Union Oil tunkor Hauta
Marin, wliieh wont iihIioio on W'hldhy
Ihliuiil ni'iii' Adiiilnilly lli'iul in tho
fo; Tuesilny, Imvu llnm fur proveil
tiuuvailiiiK. Tho Sunt it Muria U ouo
of tho hit; oil taiilioiH, of tho fleet,
unit hlio piled on tho Kiavel roof nt
Ii'ikIi tiilu with Hiuii forco thai hIio in
lestliiii n h holiil its thoiiKh liuilt tliere.
HurKi'H Iiiimi hvon taken hIoiikMiIu
mill 0,0011 haiTulH of oil will ho Unlit
em! from her eniK0 i'1'furt to
limit her at tlio noxt liiuli tide. Tlio
Siiiitu Miulii wiih funnel ly tho liiku
htninior Minnotmika.
E
N'KW YORK, Jan. 'JO.-llopo of an
immediate. Bettlemeiit nf tlm New
York Kiirinout workotii' stiiku wiih
iiliuiiiloiieil today whan bnuia of tho
elutliinc luaiiufiiotiiioiH rot'tised to
iiliidu li.y thu tunny iiK'ieed upon hy
lepieHentativeH of thu employee and
I'liiployuiH. Tlio UKieement piovided
that tho Htiikni'8 wvi;o to return to
work immediately with inereascd
wiikoHi )uudiu lubltratiun of their
dllTereiices.
Kuvurul ' minor aUtnililinucs wero
veportctl today,
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PRISES
Flijlitliin Resumed at Blsnnl Fortifi
cations Porto Refuses to Comply
With Suiiiicstlons From Powcrr
Peace Envoys Prepare to Leave,
LONDON. Jim. SO.- Definitely
breaking ncgullutloim wllh Turkey,
Premier VmiUnliiM of (trrnrit will
limvit IhiiiiIoii Friday and will report
to King Gonrgo at Athens, Tint royal
commuud I'linni to Veiilxelo today.
Tlio oilier (licuk envoy, weru hImi
ordert'd to leave.
ATIIi:NH, Jnn. -jy.'J AntlelpalliiK
u rupturi) of tint llalkiiii-Turklnli ar
lulntlci', tlm Oreok army, Crown
I'rlncit CoiiNtnutliiP roiuniHiidliiK. nt
tacki'd tho illmiul fortlflciitlonit. nenr
Junluii, yoitiTduy, blowlm; up a
powder iiiakiuIiiii and klllliic many
Turku. Tint flRhtliiK limted from
early inernlni: until mldnlKlit.
CONHTANTINOI'l.i:. Jail. 2U. -War
In tho HnlkniiK will bo returned
If pi-nro liliiKt'i on tho iimIIiii; of
Ailrlttiioplit and tho AoRenn UliiudB to
thu Itulkau taten.
I Vnro Trrnm Hi'JwJwl
ThU U miidit plnlu In tint iiimwer
(ho I'oile In drnftliic todny to tlio
itowerH unto which UKecHted Hint
Turkey comply with tlm prluclplcn
tiotllned by tlm ItalkNii plculpoten
tlnrlei nl the London pence confer-
eiiroa. Koiul-offlclal itutioiiiiceiilciit to
thU efect wiim mndu hero thl after
noon.
The Joiiiik Turk lender nro nni-
Inunly awaltlnt; the predicted comliiR
to Coimtniitliiopto of the fourth army
rorim. reported eu routo from tho
Tcliutuljn fortn. to rentorc tho recent
mluUlry. bended by Kliililll I'aitlia, to
nower. AIiIiourIi KttVer Hey and
other younit Turk loaderjjjicoutcd
llio rejiori It m Kouernny cirmiru in
foreluii circle.
I'ltirtM-ll Liiiulieon (ilveu
LONDON, Jan. 2S. Tlio llulRnr
Inn pleiilpoteiitlurlrii riivu a "fnre
well" luiictieon today to Ilia other
llnlkun euvoya before M. Orovltcli,
Hervlu'a niliilntor to KiirIhiiiI. ncrom
panlcd liy Uuvoy Novttkovltch of llio
Servian doloRUtlou, delivered tho
Joint note to Uenelild I'anhn.
Hlr IMward tlruy, KiiRlund'a for
elRit mlnlnter, wan not Informed of
tho nolo' delivery. Tho forelRii nm
biumulor horo. Iiii mild, plnu to try
nud pemuado tho envoyn lo not leuvo
Loudon.
DUpntrhea received thU nftcriUMin
from Coiutnntlnoplo Hald Tiirkcy'a
reply to thu pow6rn' unto would bo
delivered to tho AHtrlan ntnbnitiiador
there tonlKbt, or early lomorrow. It
will propone an ontlrely now bniila
for peace iieKollntlumi.
OF
NliV YORK, .Ian. Uli. Snow
atorinx, licluteil fieii;lit Iraiim nml
southern wit?rniny Iuwh eoinbiuea to
potttH)uo thu aniiual convention of
holiocH here.
"Tho police of tlm hoiiIIi." saiit
Jefforhon DuvIh, ii deleRiite, "Iiiih in
tonnpleil thu itinerary of many tlelo
Kates." The IiuIkicb' oi'Kiiiii.iition is known
an the Cumuil, UnHkllleiUiinl Mifrru
lory WorkorH of America, Jmiien
Km'lH How of St. hoitlri, ealleil "Mil
Itonalru Hebo" furnished fuiulu lo
rent a eoiiventiou hull.
Ni:Y YORK", Jan. 'JO. -Tlio utoek
uuu'ket closed steady today. Spou
tueuliii fluetuatioii in Amcrionn Can
KtoukB nml (ho hroakiiiK off of peace
ucKotinlioiiH in 1Oiidon made thu mar
ket heavy. Standard Oil suo'red its
heaviest lossea,
Steel and Canmlimi Raeifiu fell a
point under tho last closlup; while
Southern Pauifiu wiih steadily mark
ed up to two poiutH. Hurvestor ad
vanced five points as tlio result of tho
luuor)oration of tho International
JIarvestor eompany in Now Jorsey.
lloyd? woi'9 9vi'f
Compulsory Act Pronounced Work of
Dllcttaivtes and Faddists Lahor
Will Flnht for Constitutional Right
to Quit Work When Workmen Wish
Ni:V YOltIC, Jnn. 2U.- Slitter de
uoiiucement by Kiimucl (Jumpers of
the American Kederutloii of Lnbor ot
thu proponed compulsory arbitration
luw mnrked today's ncnsluus of tho
Clvln I'Vduriillon here.
In tint preneiico of ninny society
women Interested In social work Oom
pern dubbed thu society worker
"dilettantes and faddlstn who ro In
for socloluRlcal and hIuiiiiiiIiir ox-
ptrdltlouM and than walk on the other
alilo of tho street from tlieso people."
"Wo do not Intend to consider,"
(lumpers said, "and to permit tlio
enactment of laws llmltliiK und pre
venting tho oieclsc of rlRhtH en
(lowed oil us by God and nature and
rnuntry. I mure that It Is deslrnblo
to prevent strike but 1 do not think
you will escapo them by iiiukluR (XT
frrtly uoriunl conditions unlawful,
You limy compress steam for awhile
but Inter you will have an explosion.
"Tho labor movement Itself docs
mora to prevent strikes thnu any
thing eUe. We must touch your
pocketbooks to niuke you understand
the need of thu workluR people."
flompers predicted that tho enact
ment prohibiting laborers from stop
ping work would prove disastrous.
Ilo said:
"I resent tho Attempt of anyone to
force manacle on the workers of
labor."
Tho Civic Federation todny re
sumed It discussion of the arbitra
tion of railroad disputes. Marcus
Marks, Bauiuel Gompcrs, James M.
Lynch and President Leo of the
llrothorhood ot Railroad Trainmen,
taking ptrt In the discussion. The
president and officers or the federn
Hon probably will bo elected lato this
afternoon.
LEGISLATORS ELECT
FIVE NEW SENATORS
DOVHR, Del., Jim. 'JO. Willnnl
Siiiilsbury (Detu.) vui elected United
States eeuntor today by the legisla
ture, hiiececding Senator Ricliardsou.
This miikcH forty-nine drttioeruta in
the fcuiitr, giviiiR that arty ri work
ing majority.
CIIKYKNNK. Jan. Jl).Tho re
election of Francis K. Warren us
United StatcH tsenatm from Wycuii!iiK
was ratified by the state Icpslaturo
hero today, merlin;; in joint session.
AUSTIN, Tex., Jnn. ! The lcK
islaturo in joint seshton today ratified
the elect ion of Morris Sheppard ns
United States ocuator fur tho lou
and short terms. Ho will succeed
Senator Johnston who was named to
fill tho iinexniied term of Senator
Ridley, mid will then servo another
term.
TOI'KICA, Kus., Jan. 'JO. Tho
Kansas legislature today uiiuuimous
Iv elected Win. Thompson United
States Hcuntor. Thompson, who is n
dcnioerat, defeated Governor W. R.
Stublis, progressive, for tho senator
ship ut tho November election.
TRKNTON. N. J., Jim. 'JO. With
President-elect Wilson amoujr tho
spectators CoiiKrcssmun Win. Hughes
was formally declmvd eleetcd United
Stutes Hllator today by tho New Jer
sey legislature, meeting iu joint ses
sion. rortTLANl), Jan. 20. An lutor
ntato brtdgo across tho Columbia
rlvor nt Vancouver seems assrucd to
day following uovoral couforencea bo
twoeu tho committees from tho Ore
gon and Washington legislatures.
Mombors ot both commlttoos
pledgod thumsolvcs lo support tho
projoct,
Tho Washington legislators liavo
returned to Qlyuijila,
Interstate Commerce Commission
Says That American Telephone and
Telepraph Company Constitutes a
Conspiracy In Restraint of Trade.
WASHINGTON, Jim. '-Ml -Tho in
terslnte commerce commission for
mnlly notified (he Aiiieriemi Tr
graph mid Tvleplione company, (hat
it is n trust seeking to motiuolize
die wire InisiiiesH of (lie iiiutitry. No
definite date wiih set lor the investi
gation. !
TJic Im estimation of the American
Telegraph mid Telephone company ill
eludes its fiuanciiil operation", it-
rates mill growih, ,
Attorney Genernl Wiekershaui
wrote the eoiuuiissiou recently sum
iniiriiut; the complaints and stigxcst-
intr u probe. Ho said the eompany
was accused of trying to ab-orb in-
depeudeiil comianics, dincriminatiii
against independent eoinpames mid
of discriminating nguiust the 1'oMn!
Telegrniih coiiiiihiiv in favor of tin
Western Union conipnny iu making
telephone eonuectioiis for tho trails
iiiissiuu of mrhsnges.
OltANTS PASS. Ore.. Jan. 23.
Two hundred dollars and rosta,
amounting In all to about $300, Is
what It cust 12. Gardner, detective,
employed by tho city of Grants Pass,
to get evidence against gamblers, to
bet it drink of soda water with n
miner. JudRo JewcU. IisvIdr Imposed
that sentence upon Gardner this
morning. Thu detective wus found
guilt)' TuesdHy iiIrIiI oil tho charge
of contributing to the delinquency of
a minor. Appeal has ben taken to
thu circuit court.
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly stated
todny that tho city of Grants Pass Is
badly worked up over tho Gardner
case and declares that nn appeal to
tho circuit court will not save him.
Mr. Kelly stales further that back ot
this case lies n very sordid one, Gard
ner being accused of making Indecent
proposals to several Grants Pass
youths.
TO RESTORE G. 0. P.
TO
8ALK.M, Oro., Jan. 20. Sonutor
Thompsou today Introduced a bill to
restoro tho republican party to repre
sentation ou tho election boards of
tho state, of which they are deprived
by tho present law, which gives
judges and clerks to tho two parties
casting tho first and second "highest
number ot votes for president. Just
now thu democrats nud progressives
nro tho wily parties answering that
description.
Under tho amendment of tho law
proposed by Thompson, tho county
courts In each couuty wilt uot bo
pormltted to appoint moro than two
judges and two clerkB irom tho same
party. This will glvo representation
to democrats, to republicans &ud
progressives equally, or ovon tho so
cialists und prohlbltloulstB, It tho
county court wants to appoint them.
WOLGAST GETS FLESHY
WHILE IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Juii. 'JO. Thu secret
of Ad Wolgust's protracted stay in
Portland wus learned today when ho
umiouuccd that he stripped 130
pounds, four pounds heavier than
over before.
Wolgust stated that ho would re
main in Portland as lout; as he con
tinued to put on flesh,
"In every match I over trained for"
unid Wolgast, "I Imvu had to knouk
off trainiiis n week or so before en
tering thu ring becauso I was geltiu?
ontiroly too light to meet a 133
pounder, Now I can work my heud
off right up lo (ho day of the eon
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200
AND
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GARDNER'S
FNE
"Not a Cent of Tribute to Man's Gov.
ernment" Is War Cry of Militant
Women Acid Pourlnp, and Win
dow Smashing Resumed.
LONDON, Jan. '!. "Not one rent
of tribute will I pay to a man's gov
ernment." This was the stand taken today bj
Mrs. Morn Driitnuiotiil, militant suf
frage tie, when convicted of disorder
ly conduct nml malicious destruction
of property and lined .I0 in Row
Street itoliec court. Other uffri
gettes nwuitiug iirriiiguuMon sim
ilar charges iiimoniici,dt'niey would
take this same stand.
Arid In Mali I loir
Suffragettes lnt night continued
demonstrations throughout Ioidon,
Acid was iHiured in it score of Icttei
boxes. All windows in Oxford and
Regent streets were boarded up to
day, tho hhopkeeK-rs anticipating
another window suuishiu" ciuupaign
tonight.
After the conviction of Mr. Drum
moud. 30 other suffragettes were ar
ruigitcd for malicious destruction of
property. Kaeh mis Hven the alter
native of paving a 10 fine or spend
ing two weeks in jail. All oreferred
jail. As the women left the coint
each declared she would not eat a
morsel of food during incureerutiot..
Ait Prefer Jail
Miss Sylvia Pankhun-t. daughter ot
Mrs. Ktuinaline Pankhurst. the suf
fragette leader, did not npur i:i
Row street court today. She was
arrested with Mrs. Druniiuoud last
night but later was released on her
own recognizance mid under promise
of good behnvior.
Scotlnnd Yitrd detectives ure eok-
itr Min Christobel Pankhurst. an
other of Mrs. Kinniiiline Pankhurst'
daughters.
Two women who refused lo give
their names were sentenced lo jail for
30 days. They were convicted of
brcnkuiir window iu the home office.
Roth preferred jail to payinj; VJJ
fines.
CALIFORNIA 10 HAVE
SACHAMBNTO. Cal Jan. 29.
With tho administration now stand
ing behind a mother's pension bill
and other friends of tho measure
willing to get together on a bill
which shall embody tho best princi
ples of all, all doubt a to tho fate
of thu movement Is dispelled.
Thu law will provldo liberally for
dependent mothers and It wilt be
operated at tho minimum axpensY.
undoubtedly through the .board ot
control, tho organization1' which cuu
effectively administer tho bill at the
least expense. Tho measure will
eliminate tho assistance of charity or
ganizations, whoso aid will bo needed
elsewhere, anyway, when tho Panama
canal opens aud Immigrants begin
flocking In,
All talk of a commission to Inves
tigate mothers' pensions havo died
away. Tho bill will go through as an
administration measure but It will
huvo tho unanimous support of the
legislators.
ALL MAIL WAGONS
TO BE PAINTEO REO
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. 'Talut
all city, rural and purcel post, deliv
ery wagons red."
This Is tho order that is being sent
by Postmaster General Hitchcock to
day to every postmaster In tho coun
try boasting tho wagons,, following
a test of tho red paint ou tho Wash-
luuton postal vehicles.
WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION
ACT REPORTED THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, Juu. '.'0, An
nouncement was made today that tho
workmen's compensation not will bo
reported to tho house this woek. The
inoasure, which has the endorsement
of Samuol Gompers, nlready hits
passed the somite,
Hero of Gettsuurg Says That as Lony
as There Is Life In His Old Body
He Will Allow No One to Eject Him
From His Home.
NKW YORK, Jnn. 211. "While
there is life in this old body I will
Lncver allow any ouo to evict me from
in'' home."
This was the miswer here todny of
General Daniel Sickles, hero of Get
tysburg, when ho was informed that
his many financial troubles would
soon culminate iu his being turned
into the street.
Sickles' defiance was voiced to re
porters who had been told by his ton,
Stanton Sickles, that the veteran
soon would be disssncssed from bis
Fifth avenue mansion. General
Sickles admitted that he was as yA
unable to meet the $'.'3,000 nhortage
in the funds of the New York statu
monument association which has
caused his lut troubles. He -aid
however, thut offers of succor had
been made mid that the money soon
would be found.
More Trouble Ahead
Mure trouble fur the aged fightc
wns voiced today by his son Stan
ton. The younger Sickles said that
he proposes to sue n womnn who he
alleged was extremely friendly with
the general for sixteen years mid who
now is the wife of a wealthy Nt-w
Yorker, for $1,000,000. This money.
Sickles say, was squandered .n the
woman named by his futlier white
properly it belonged to himself und
other grand children of Genera;
Sickles' father. In this connection
young Sickles made public two letters
which he nlleg.es General Sickle
wrote iu 11107 immediately after th.!
woman concerned agreed to icarry
her )iresetit-ltsbuiid. One of tbem
says iu part:
"Is my successor greater in war, in
diplomacy, learning, statesmanship or
luttrf Or iu what is it that he ur
passes mo that jou renounce m for
him? You want u muu with niuey
so now you ure for sale you, that
are so noble, so refinod. You know
what women who sell themselves for
cash ure culled. You arc like u
snake warmed by the hearth nud
brought to bite mid sting the liuixi
the hand that brought you to life."
ANTITRUSUAW
SALKM, Ore., Jan. 23. Unless
the legislature passes an anti-trust
law- with on emergency clause at
tached, which will mcot tho situation,
tho statu will bo powerless to pre
vent tho Pacific States Telephone
company from buying up tho North
western Long Distance Telophono
company, Its only competitor In the
state, according to a report to the
legislature being prepared today by
Attorney General Crawford, and
which will likely bo submitted to the
legislature lato this afternoon.
Tho attorney general was sent to
Portland to tnvesttguto tho reported
attempt ot the Dell company to get
control of tho Home company. Ho
states thut he found that the Hell
company had bought up tho bonds of
Its competitor for tho evldeut pur
pose ot putting It out of business and
that It was now attempting to fore
close ou tho bouds.
L
IS FORMALLY ABOLISHED
SALKM, Qre., Jan. .U. Tho Wes
ton State Normal School in Umatilla
uounty is formally ubolisihed by a
bill presented in the house today by
Representative Hinklu, and the build
iugs, and about ten acres of property
deeded to the public school district.
The school ceased to live four yours
ago when tho legislature refused nn
impropriation.
English Murderer Hanged
M5WKS,. England, Jan. 29. John
Williams, convicted of tho murddV ot
Inspector Walls ut Kust Bourne, wus
hunged hero loduy. Despite agita
tion that he be allowed to.iparry Miss
Florence Seymour, his fiance, by
whom ho had it child, tho privilege
wuy denied.
NEEDED
OU
WESTERNSTATE NORMA
Hundred Moros Slain and Many Are
Wounded After Three Days Slep
Followed by Attack of Americans
Head Hunters Dlspeersed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. DeluiU
of slashing- fighlitii; iu the Philippine:!
in which more thnu 100 Moros have
been slain sand hundreds wounded
during Hie past few dnys Wc re receiv
ed here loday hy the war department
from General Pershing, who is ut
the head of the American expedition.
Pershing's cubic says that in yes
terday's engagement J. 11. Hara of
tho Kighth cavalry was killed and
Corporal Joseph Rngnla and Privates
Clarence Underwood, Roy Keller, Ro
bert Tracy and Sylvester Young of
the same regiment were dangerotnilv
wounded.
The troops besieged the Moros in
their stronghold for three dnys ami
then charged the natives in the face
of u withering fire. With drawn
sabres the cavulry attacked the
twisted bamboo stockade behind
which the headhunters crouched, cut
through the tangled underbrush and
barbed wire mid with the sweep of
cold steel drove the Moros from their
trenches. Iu tint fortress piles vZ
dead and dying Moms were found.
After the decisive defeat dealt
them it is doubted that the Moms
again will face the American steel
and it is said that the depredations
of the botomen will be ended forever.
Kvcry gun nud bolo is expected to be
taken from the natives by the troop i
who ure scouring all that part of th'j
country adjacent to the Jolo, near
where the last fight took place.
NORTHWESTERN TO
TAKE STEAMERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. As
the result of a conference between
W. W. Cotton, general counsel for the
Oregon Railroad und Navigation
company aud R. P. Shwcrin, local
shipping magnate, transportation men
here are of the belief today that tho
Portland and San Francisco Steam
ship company, of which Sehwerin is
vice president, will be taken over by
the Northwestern road. Tho steam
ship lino is controlled by the Pacific
Muil Steamship company, und it is
stated that the recent Harriiuau mer
ger decision of the supreme court litis
necessitated the divorcing of thu con
cerns. The Portland und Sun Francisco
company figured hi (hu nolo rule war
in which first class rail trnusortu
tion from Purtlund to Sun Francisco
sold for f3 mid water transportation
for $2.r)0.
SPRECKLES ADVOCATES
L
NKW YORK, Jan 20. A national
weekly, to bo published at the gov
ernment's expense mid circulated in
ever)- American home, is advocated
by Rudolph Sprockets, Sun Francisco
millionaire, in u letter to President
elect Woodrow Wilson today. Sprock
ets says tho general public does -not
understand numerous government sit
uations because tho attitude of offi
cials is frequently misrepresented.
The function of the publication, us
suggested by Sprooluis, would give
thu news of till govennent depart
ments aud explain the acts of thu
president and his cublnet. The Sun
Francisco man believes it could bo
printed and distributed ut n less coat
than the congressional record.
TARIFF REVISION TAKES
TIME OF COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Juii. 2t. Consid
eration of sundry schedule for tur
Iff revision occuplod the attention ot
tho house ways and means committee
today. Scores ot manufacturer ap
peared before the committee,
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