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VOL. XXVIII. LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1907. NO, 37 TAFT SPEAKS lPORTLAHD. Defines Policy of Roose vcltV Abmlnlstratlon. PELS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Mr. T ft With tlla family Will Make Tour of the World, Returning Next Year. Secretary of war Willaim II. Taft Ud M. family telted Portland on tbe sixth, and sent a day In Oregon's metropolle. A grand reception had ban prepared for bin. and ba spoke to 0iiO people In tba Armory. Mr. Taft aud family have created tba continent on tbelr trip around tba woild. Tbey will return to tbla coun try some time tba flint of next year, after visiting In turn the following plsaes: Hawaiian islands, China, Japsu, Philippine, Russia, Germany, and otlisi countries. Secretary Taft is slready pretty well ported on foreign affair and will prepare bimself on this trip for counselor on nioat any forslgu qusstiou. Mr. Taft dleeueeed tuauy qoeatious of National import in bis Portland speech, aud dealt forcibly upon those which are auppoaed to affect tbe next oampalitn aa fullowa: President lioowvelt'a Admiulstrat- Ion It sUuds d 1st I nrtly and sharply for the regulation of our great inter stats rallwaya by Government super vision and control, and for the regu latloo of private oonibioatlous of cap ilal to prevent their abuse of the rights of private property and their violation of tba autl trust laws. Combinatioua Of Lebur-Tbe ad ailuistratlou of lYesldeut Roosevelt stands fur tbe eomltluatioue of labor. The latter have tbe right to strike vbou they w 111 for a lawful purpose. for anything cuuuucUm with tbe term of employment under which tbey ate earring; but, aa with combination of capital and the power which that comhiiiutlon gives capital, so with combinations of labor, there are cer tain Ilmttatlous that muat be euforced. Tbs minute that labor sto; across tbs line, the minute that capital stes across the line nf legality, then that illegality must It stamiwd out Trusts When combinations of cap ital stip over tbe line aud Ueuome un lawful, those who are responsible for that uulawrulnoss ought to lie re straluud by an lujuuctlou, by Hue and Imprlsoumeut, Just the same as with combinations of labor. There ought to be no favorites auioug wrong doers. Tbs Philippine Pulley We obtained tbs Phillppiues by uocideut. Now, Mr. Bryau is very much worked up over the fact that we are violating tbs Declaration of ludepeudaooe iu remaining in tbe Islands. Veil, we got Into the islands by the tieaty of furls, whlob transferred them aud tbe sovereignty over them to the United Battel, and tbo man who made that possible was William Jennings Bryan, who weut to Washington aud OMuught Democratic beuators to vote fur tbut treaty. In order that it might Pms. and it did puss, and now be does nut Ilka tba situation. Tbe policy that Roosevelt stands for is that the Filipinos are our wards, aud that our principles should ba the Phllippiuea for tba Filipinos, aud tbst we should extend to them grad n"y, and as rapidly aa they are fit tod 'or it, aelf -government, in order that, t7 practice in ordiuary gelf -government, they may ultimately become Btted for complete self-government Tba Panama Canal-I think it is a modest estimate to aay that tba oanal will be oompleted in eeveu years from tbs beginning of the fiscal year that tba oanal will be oompleted about the first of July, 1915. Home For Library. A proposition has been submitted to Jba City council by the F-ee Rd log Room and Library Association, dead to tba city the property wantly acquired by tba Assoolutlon adjoining tba City Hall, for tba oou deration of a jberuianent borne for a library in tbe City Hall. The lt7 to ereot a aul table building for thai purpose upon tbe ground so deed- Silver Lake Leaders. I R. B. Jackson resigned his position as ranger the first of the Jackson will tske charge of the Paisley .u.w, principal, on tbe 10th of this month. Langall and Foulke are h fmm Klamath Falls, with the Intention of bnylng beef cattle. Lake Corrispondent : A. W. Long. was a bustnsM visitor In Silver Lake last Wednesday. 1' rank Mcllride is making improve ments on bis homestead and desert claim. Mr. Cyrus of Astoria, Is bavins his desert claim fenced and otherwise im prover.. Two Immigrant wagons passed mrongn mis place tbe first of tbe week enroute to Harney county. A party of people from Medford and vicinity, are camped at Chrlsmas Lake. Mrs. A. W. Long, and Mr. and Mrs. Norton. Intend golug to Sui-imer Lake the for part of tbe week. Bummer Lake Correspondent : Last week, wbile Currier and Langdon, were bringing a bunch of horses in frox the rodeo, tbey met with quite a loss. Tbs botses became frightened at tbe separator which Mr. Woodward was bringing down, aid ran Into a wire fence. Two or three were killed, and several badly Injured. Several wagon loads of people from tbs north are coming to Summer Lake tbe garden spot of Southeastern Ore gon, for fruits of all kind. We are sorry to say tbey are disappointed about the wild plums as they are total failure this year."' Mrs. C. W. Withers, is cootemplat ing a trip to Portland and Seattle, to visit ber sisters, Mrs. HilL and Mr. Jaoobeon, Mrs. Jacobson baa been very low with typhoid fever, but at last reports she waa slightly improved Mrs. McDowell returned to her home Sundsy after an absence of two weeks. Paltdey Correspondent: Mr. Mo Kendreeand aome parties from Port land returned the first of tbe week from tba source of Anus river, wbttber they bad gone to investigate tbe possibility of using the waters of that stream for irrigating a large tract of good laud lying around Sum mer Lake. They are quite entbua lastio over the (propositiou and will return soon to begin operations. The roller mill proposition is being takxu up with enthusiasm; sufficient subscriptions or stock are promised to make success sure. Tbe need of tbe mill has appeuled to our citizeus, aud they are ready to supply tbe need. Frauk Pratt has reuted tbe Hamp ton ranch for two years but we have nut beard whether there will beany Mrs. Pratt to assist in running the place. A arty of people are here this week from Silver creek, purchasing fruit from the orchard ists at tbe south eud of Bummer Lake. Interested la Lake. The following letter from an attor ney of Portland, Indiana, shows that people at a dlstauoe are tak ing an iutereat In Lake oouuty. Aud If the county would get In and adver tise itself, thousands would become interested. Aa it is, with tbe free boostlug the newspapers are able to give uieuy aiuillur letters are received: Portland, lnd. Sept 3, 1907. Lake Couuty Examiner, Lakveiew, Oregou Dear Sir: Kudosed please Bud VI for a half year'a subscription to Tbe Lake County Examiner, I am be ooiuiug interested in you, ao remote, so almost luaooessable and ao richly endowed do you seem to be. Very Respectfully xours, Frank H. Buyder. Hay Irrlgste Lands. The McKendree Brothers aud thdJ civil englueer who has been assisting them at the bead of Summer Lake in runulng aurveys for tbe purpose of determiniug the possibilities of irrl- . n... I.. ...I., unrtli nf r.ha bike gauug vue uj from Anua Rivet, returned to Lake view last week. They report a feasible irrigation project there aud may undertake the scheme. There is a large body Oi riou agricultural laud north aud east oi Summer Lake, aud all it needs to cou vsrt it luto prosperous homes is a little water aud bomebuUders. Tbe water la there in plenty-a uever failing river if it oau be gotten outo the aud. ' BAILEY TAKES SHOT AT ARTHUR FOLLETT. Carouse Ends In Shooting Scrape. Bailey Fined Qu ite a disturbance waa created Monday night when "Bill" Bailey took a shot at Athur Follett with a gun, one of the shots taking IVffect in Folletts' leg and another bit oe of his fingers. The cause of the commotion was a disgraceful row over a woman in tbe red light district Halloy left tbe place and came down A Bad Man. Tom Hale's famous bulldog, Sport," is bere in Klamath Falls. It is related of Tom that when be was in Lakeview a year ago last spring Sport was attacked by a dog in, a sa loon and during tbe fight that ensued tbe Lakeview dog got Sport down on bis back between tbe foot rail and the bar and poor Sport waa getting decid edly the worst of it Tom wanted them to take tbelr dog off. but tbe Lakeviweltea wouldn't do it Sport soon got out of his awkward position and was getting decidedly tba best of tbe fight wben tbe Lakeview people wanted Tom to call his dog off. "No," ssys Tom, "they'll fight it out now and I'll shoot tbe first that inWIeies." And they knew Tom mesnt it when be drew bis , gun. Klamath Falls Express. (You've got tbe story pretty nearly correct, Bro. Express. All tbe differ ence from what we can find out here. is tbst instead of tbe dog fight taking place in a saloon, it was down back of tbe barn and those present were, Hale and two boys, one aged about 11 years and tbe other 8. ) Jas. Noble Dead. James Noble died on August 2Ctb at tbe borne of bis parents in Langells Valley. He was up and ate bis dinner at 2 o'clock, reading until 2:30, and quietly passed away at 3 o'clock. Tbe deceased was well liked by all who knew bim and will be sadly miss ed by bis many friends. Tbe funeral services were bold at tbe church at Bonanza, and were well attended. The sorrowing parents aud other relatives have tbeynjpatby of the en tire community. Klamath Falls Ex press. James Noble was a son of our old friend J. W. Noble, who formerly lived on Drews Creek, aud was quite promlneut' in Lake county politics. Tbe Exsminer sympathizes with the bereaved family. Roberts to Soldiers Home. John Roberts, tbe old gentleman who has been about Lakeview several years, started for Roseburg last week to enter the Old Soldiers' borne at tnat Klace. Mr. Roberts is gettiug quite well along lu years, infirm, aud bad no means of support other than a email peusiou, which was barely nnoosh to keep bim wben well. He bad beeu sick for some time and was sup ported by the county. He pro zed up of land iu Warner about 3 vears ago, and has lived up tbe Droceeds from tbe sale of it. not being able to work at any time. (trading at Alturas. The Alturas Republican aays the N C. O. railroad builders are now cam in Altnraa aud are working on had between that place and the CorDoration ranch north of Like ly. George Bayley bas the contract for building the roadbed from Likely to Alturas, and as tbe country la level f i. invBd that but a abort time j will be required to complete it Tom will Sell Laundry. nhlna Tom. who is trying to get Is son admitted from China, will sell u lMimdrv aud establish a mercban as business. He bas kept a smau ....I. .i nu4a tnr a vear or more, but I,,, uiill nmvri down iuto town and de t his entire attention to tbe busl nas in the future. It is necessary for bim to do it befoie bis aoa will be ad - mltted to the United States. flust be a Spiritualist. 8. B. Gristle of Klamath Falls, has beu iu our city aud vicinity inter viewing those who were in need of tombatoues. It is needless to add, tbat a fought shy of tba editor. -Silver Lake Leader. $40. town after bis gun. When be went back be called Follett out of the bouse. wben tbe shooting took place. Bailey was taken in by Marshal McSbane and a charge of disturbing the peace lodged against Dim. He waa put in jail over night and until in the after noon tbe next day, when be was brought before tbe Kecorder and plead guilty, receiving a fine or f4U. Will Prosecute Land Cases. It was reported some days ago that all tbe Oregon land fraud cases re maining untried would be dropped. This statement Is branded aa false by tbe prosecutors. The Oregonlan ssys of the matter : "There is absolutely no truth in tbe statement tbat the Government will not further prosecute the Oregon bind fraud-cases," said Acting Attor ney-General Russell today, when shown a d laps ten from Portland quot ing a story recently printed in that ity. "The land-fraud trials will be resumed at an early day, cannot say just when, but before very long, and they will be pushed to a definite con clusion." Tbe delay has been assigned suffici ent reasons, and it is stated tbat Fran cis J. Heney, special prosecutor, who baa figured prominently in the cases, has forwarded to District Attorney Bristol all records of the Oregon bind fraud cases, exoept two, which it is believed Mr. Heney desires to prose cute, himself. One of the two is sup posed to be tbe case against Binger Hermann. Mr. Bristol, it is said, will take up these cases as aoon as is practicable. Boys Play the 'Wheel." A man and bis wife traveling with ring game and aome other sort of de vice for exchanging cheap trinkets for money, came luto town last Saturday morning and pitched their camp in tbe street south of the Brewery sa loon. Tbey did a big business with tbe small boys who think so long aa tbey win something its better than money. But no one begrudged them tbe stay bere, as tbelr team needed the rest Tbey could hardly pull tbe wagon along tbe level road, tbey were so poor. Tournage-Bowman. Mrs. Bowman, who once lived in Lakeview, waa married a few days ago in Alturas to Mr. Frank Tournage, formerly of Davis Creek. Mr. Touru age is a cousin of Mrs. H. K. Barker and Mrs. W. R. Heryford. They went to Cblco, where tbey will make tbelr borne. Mr. Tournage is said to own quite a block of Goldfleld min ing stock. Mrs. Bowman has many friends in Lakeview, all of whom wish ber much happiness. Ssys Hunters Kill Stock. C. II. Little. of the West Side, IwaJU in town last Saturday, He complains that hunters are tresspassing on bis a ranch and are doing bim a great deal of damage. He bad a valuable horse killed by hunters aome time ago, and lately they killed a lot of bis tame ducks. He posted up tresspass notices a wbile back, but aays hunters pay no atteution.to tbem. Looking For Homes Dozens of strangers are pouring to Lakeview every day, looking for land. Lakeview needs, the worst, a commercial body to help these people to find what they waut Not tham but that exDresBea bis one oi admir- atlon for Lakevlaw and surrounding nnutrv. but have noway of getting hn.,t .n,l no on to heln them locate bere. More Sheep Sales. O. X. MoKendree and Dick J. Wil cox sold 700 lambs to J. A. Brown, tbe Corning uiuttou buyer, last wsek for S3 per bead. The lamb sold were those recently purchased by Moiveu- 1 dree aud Wilcox from Mr. McCall, of Silver Lake. Jepsa snd Cores. ' Japan and Corea are on tbe verge of war. It causes Americans to thing maybe Japan bad better learn to con- trol her own provinces before she uo dertakee to give tbe United States leesoua Local Brief. M. E. Musgrave left this week for Reno, wbeie be bas a position cook ing In tbe Nevada Asylum. Rev.' Armstrong, tbe contractor has fifteen men working on Harry Bailey's new bouse; Harry and nine othera. f ' It , CJ , T ! a 'nil vim, a duuiuih Ajaae Duccy i man, came down from there last Frl-1 day and spent a few days In the coun ty, seat. ' Messrs. Moose, Peters, and Earnest Brown weut fishing to Cox's Creek, Sunday, and brought in a fine mess of trout E.E. Bond and wife were over from Warner this week, and bought a lot in Watson 'a addition, where tbey will build a borne. J. S. Lane and O. B. Wborton have dissolved partnership, Mr. Lane buy ing Mr. Wbortons' interest in the Palace Saloon. The band will give a free open air concert on tbe street Friday evening. Everybody invited to come out and bear tbe boys play. F. I. Everett, the II lb bard, Spen cer, Bartlett ft Co man, spent tbe first of the week in Lakeview. He will also visit Paisley. L. B. Moss came In from the range last week. He bas been out for some time and informs ua tbat be will be at Paisley for a while. ' Mrs. Delia Cobb 'a fine saddle horse "Stubb" was quite seriously injured with barb wire one day last week, but isgetting alo-g nicely now. We understand tbat R. A. Hawkins bas purchased the Alex Fltzpa trick residence now occupied by Geo. Johnson and family on Main street Mr. Wilcox and daughter, Mra. J. C. Shellhammer, of Crooked Creek, who have been on a trip to Grants Pass, returned borne last Saturday. F .O. Bunting passed through town this week with tbe band of young Hereford bulla for Modoc county. Tbey are aa fine a lot of animals as we ever looked at Mrs. H. Schlagel was out to tbe F. D. Bauers ranch a few daya last week visiting with Mrs. Bauers. Mra. Schlagel enjoyed tbe trip and tbe visit very much. Jim Young was In from the West Side Sunday. Mr. 1 oung will run the en sine for the Snyder threshing machine this Summer. The machine will start up this week. T. J. Magilton, who haa been on a plesure trip over to tbe valley for some weeks, returned borne first of the week He was accompanied by tbe little sons of J. M. Hndley. . Mr and Mrs. J. E. Bernard will start for San Diego in a few days to spend the winter. W. L. Thompson and wife will oooupy tbe Bernard home this winter. Fred Spangenburg last week com pleted a deal for , tbe Christy ft Wise property near Mr. Spangenburg'a home io Cbarltou Addition. The price paid was $050, J. N. Watson bas finished one new houae iu the Watson Addition and started another., Mr. Watson Is en deavoring to relieve tbe enormous demand for dwelling nouses. Winslow Bailey will start tomorrow 1 for Portland for an Indefinite stay, 1 l aays be may be baok in a few weeks land be may stay till next spring. yDuriug Justice Buy ley 'a absence cases I to be tried in bla court will be heard I before Judge Daly. P r, Roaa tn. -eaetable man. was op from tba nd, jMt Saturday. He Dforma DS that unless we get warmer . weather than we bave bad the water jjjSl meltons will not be much force. He fcays tne rrost aia nine or uu lamage to gardens. IMrs. Delia Ollmora, daughter of Nsre at. . aubmj bere from Central Point aoeompanled fj ber little aaugnier, Bblrley, ou a UVlsit with her mother. She arrived bere last Friday, after a two years Ml -, , 1 M. Suit' tbe Summer Lake farmer, has leased bis ranob to O. J. Wood- ard and will take bis first rest from ranob duty in many years. Those who have known him for years won der what be will do wben he gets away from tbe farm. He's not a man tbat rests muob. P. M. Cory, proprietor of the West vl ern stage line ta Bly, ana ms oriae Vreturned from a two mourns weaiug tpur 'luesoay, ney visum vfmr- dills, Washington, and many oiner Joints of interest lu that 'state and Oregon. Mr. Cory reports a most eo- joyeble trip. SENATOR FULTOII ANSWERS ARTICLE. SflyS There Is No Bitter Feud. : AMICABLE RELATIONS EXIST. Article Published in the Orefontan Charges Fulton with Trying; to Defeat Land Fraud Cases. An Astoria dispatch to tba Oregon Ian says: "Questioned regarding the article ubliahed in a Portland caper yester- y to tbe effect tbat District Attor- ey Bristol la to be removed at once to check the prosecution of the Ore gon land fraud cases, Benator Fulton did not beeltate to emphatically deny some of the statements therein." He went on to considerable length to explain tbe appointment of Mr. Bristol, and ends with a few remarks concerning the alleged "bitter feud' existing between himself and President Roosevelt Senator Fulton aaid ih part : "Tbe article states tbat "the bitter ' feud which existed between the Freci- ' dent and Senator Fulton Is . ylrtually , at an end and amicable relations have ' been established."' I am " pleased t o know that the, gentlemen.. who have been so industriously crculating, the , "bitter fend" story are bow. ready to ' admit that amicable relations bave been restored, but might as well say now tbat.no . bitter feud ever ex isted between the President' and my self ; on the contrary, only tha most friendly relations bave existed, Tbe relatione between me and a one time member of tbe bis Cabinet were not, for a time ,the most cordial, and it la quite true tbat at one time the Presi dent made some Oregon appointments that I did not indorse, but the re lations between the President and my self bave always been friendly, and especially during tbe last year most . cordial. I bave supported consistently and earnestly the legislation in which he bas been most deeply interested. I think be baa been, and la, one of the greatest Presidents we have aver bad. The administration of the Forestry Bureau bas not at all timea seemed to me to be wise, but I bave realized that it is new work and .that errors would necessarily occur until experi ence should indicate tbe best methods and regulations. It haa seemed to me tbat it waa my duty, wheq my judgment did nbt ap prove the methods employed, to say so, and I bave never hesitated so to do. I bave not however, auppoaed that thereby I waa aligning myself with opponents of tbe Adminiatratlno. If one can only be a friend of the Administration by surrendering his own views and convictions and by refrainiug from giving utterance thereto, then, of course, I am not and never could be a friend of tbia or any other administration, for am in tbe habit of having convictions of my own and of giving expression to tbem, I very greatly misunderstand the character of the President, how-, ever, if be is not one who entertains more respeot for a man who baa some independence of thought and beeltatea not to voice his oonviotiona. On all. great policies, however, I bave been, snd im, in bearty accord withatb President and bla Administration, So far aa Mr. Bristol ia couoerued, I am not advised tbat bis case has undergone any change alaoe Con-, greaa adjourned. It bas not beeu dis cussed by tba delegation and probably will not be until next December." Trusted Wrong Man J.D. Farra, the Paisley liveryman, phoned down from there Monday evening to the sheriff to apprehend one Mr. Brlggs, who bad purchased a borse from him, paying part down, snd leaving with (be animal before completing the psymsut The sheriff sought advioa of District Attorney- Moore and it seems that ao long as the man bad peaceable p usee talon ot tbe borse and bad paid part on It he ooo)d not be arrested for stealing, and aa be bad a family, the team and wagon, alt tba property he had la ex empt from attachment If tbe man is honest Mr. Farra will get his money,