6? awttnq LAKEVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FERUUAKY 0, 1008. VOL. XXIX. NO. 6 if HENEY FLAYES SEyOLTOB, Affidavit of "Holdup" Legislator Brought In. FULTON'S ANSWER AWAITED Uncover Unsavory Methods In Oregon' Post Political Campaign. Francis J. Ileuey, the government's special prosmiutor lit Oregon mid Cal ifornia land frauds hijI yrnft cases, spoke to ft very large nulleiicij in Portland last Tuesday evening, a week ago, oil the subject of "iriift" vs. Good Citizenship." The Hprn-UI pro eoutor flayed Hetiator (J. W. Fulton iu rounded terms, and lntroiloc.il documentary proof to sustain hi former verbal allegations that Ore gon's seuinrU. S. itaiintor was mi lit to tie the recipient of public trust. Mr. Heuey's charges against Senator Fill ton have always been met by the sen tor with ft challenge to iniike good his accusation. ThU Mr. Ilnncy un dertook to do in hi. notable peach of last week In tiie Congregational Church. Mr. Ileuey opened op some very unsavory and ld mIllng Inci dent of pust event i in Oregon poli tic, beginning with tho "llol.l np" legislature of 1H'J7, wheu Oregon's Uw making body fulled to organize) be cause of the utrlfo over the election of a U. H. Senator. Honey intioduee affidavit to show that Senator Fulton, who was In tho legislature t tint time, fliiiinploiiod tho couse of Juhn II. Mitchell, Hiid worked for his re-elec-tion to the U. H. Kenle. In nil then, affidavit Mr. Honey show h preju dice, I4 he state ( hiimhii mi i titf that he himself, prepared the afUlavita to he aigned and sworn to by the'partleii willing to huv. their names used to satisfy the end sotu-ht by Mr. Ileuey) that they, an member of that notable legislature persisted In holding out agulust the organization" for the pur pose of defeutlug Johu II. Mitchell Tor the U. S. Senate." While, this wa true, in substance, iu fact wus it not truo that their action would have been the same had the choice of the majority of tho members been any other mini than the one favored by tlio minority. Mr. lleney produce tliu atlldavit of one J. S. Simth, who wus u populist meifiber of that IhIii ture from 1. 1 mi county, whose actions were u reprehensible as thusu of Sen ator FuIou. Smith acknowledges that he allowed himself to be ap proached w ith u cash deal for his vote, Mild even went to fur us accepting the chhIi. Now, the question arises, if Mr. Smith would promise to do a thiii for 11500 and then, becuuso of the illegality of the agreeineut, could not bo made to carry out bis pait. break faith, yet keep the money, is bis atlldavit worthy of consideration? Jf Mr, Smith had boeu bribod against his conscience, and after due de'ib eiatlon concluded thut it whs wrong to sell his vote, Bud gone and returned the "tainted" mouuy, his cuse would have been altogether different. 11U is a case of repentance wiUiout resti tution. The practice of lining money to ee cure votes for hlih ollloe is indeed reprehensible, uufair and should uot be allowed. Kveu th practice of ub ing patronage to that end is ques tionable, nevertheless It is natural that a U. 8. Senator should favor his oompeteut friends against his euemies, In making appointments. This is not intolerable. Mr. Fulton's answer to lleuey's (lharges will be looked for with great iuterest. Senator Fulton w as doubt lens suro that Mr. Ileuey could not find any thing against him, when he challenged him to prove his assertion. Seuutor Fulton knows what ho lmx done, mid is probably as competent to judge right from wrong as Mr. lleney is. Hiuce Mr. Ileuey has pubHtaimated his aeuusutlouB with atlldavits from meu whose part iu the deals was equally shady, and at a time when Mr. Fulton is awav and too huisy to give them serious consideration, would it not be as unjust to Mr. Fulton for the people to believe them as to be lieve Mr. lleuey's unsubstantiated charges la the first place? The fact that Mr. Fulton sought to prevent J. H. Smith's appointment to the por tion of assistant warden at the peni tentiary Is not doubted, as Governor Chamberlain has said as much, but what of it. Why shouldn't he do so! Is not Senator Fulton as much Inter rstnd In these appointments as any m n n In the state? The people will not hesitate to believe what Governor Chamberlain has said without him making affidavit. Kenator Fulton says, himself, that he hud such a conversation with Gov renor Chamberlain. Tim atlldavits Mr. lleney has pro duced so far, will have little ellect to ward pulling down Senator Fulton nnil crowning Mr. lleney or his Mili tants, w ho have kept bun led behind their lips the great store of knowledge of woeful rascality all these eleven long years, whllo the pnoplo of Ore u'ou have trusbid coinpllcllly iu Mr. Fulton, and lifted him to the high (1st Ion In public life tlmt he now holds. These men have betrayed the people, of Oregon all these years, why? Ap parently they hail a premonition that thin great man, lleney, would need this knowledgo on just such au occa sion. Mr. Ileuey. himself, is not bad at keeping secrets; he has said all along that he would bring out this (informa tion when the proper time came. What has supplied this ripe opportu nity, unless It be the fact that Sena tor Fulton is across the continent at tending to the duties of his high of fice. Mr. Smith would be In better grace, after holding his tongue these many years, to ooutlnue to hold It. The people will uot believe him Resolutions. Hall Itobekhh Lsxlge, No '."J, t. O. (). F. Lakevlew., Oregon, Jan 27, 11KW. WIIKKKAS, In view of the loss we have sustaiued by the death of our be loved Urother J. H Dewey, aud WIIKKF.AH, We are desirous of re cording a just tribute to the memory of our departed brother and express lug our earnest affectionate sympathy for the Uireaved family; tberulore be it Kesolved, That in his dealt this Lodge laments the loss of s brother who was ever ready to offer the band of aid aud voice of sympathy to the needy and destitute. Kesolved, That the heartfelt sympa thy of the members of this Lodge be exteu led to bis family in their ufJlio tlou aud commend them for consola tion to Him who orders all things for the best. Kesolved, Thut these resolutions be spread upon the records of Luketviow Kehekuh Lodge No. U2, I. O. O. F., and a copv thereof be transmitted to tho wife of our deceased brother, and also, that a copy be published iu the Lake Couuty Examiner fur one issue of said paper. Fraternally submitted in F. L. Bud T. ( W. J. Moore, Committee. ( M. Snelliug (M. L. Heryford. Denie Report. Registers and Receivers, Uiuted States Laud Ottlce. Gentlouien : There has been industri ously circulated by way of newspaper advertisements, and otherwise, over the name of F. P. Kolfe, statements to the effect tlmt Congressman Taw ney, after a conference with the Commissioner of th Geueral Land Ottlce, advised his son that persons tiling on the Oregon aud California railroad lands would, without doubt, be able to secure the lands. Those advertisements ae untrue und mis leading. The tendency of such ad vertisements la to impose upon inuo cent and unsuspecting persons. You will please give as wide publicity as posiblo to the statement above set forth. Very repootfully, K. A. HALLMOER, Commissioner. Bill for Two Districts. Bonutor- Fultou has a bill before congress to divide the state of Oregon into two Judicial districts, east and west. Luke couuty will bo in the uew district, while Klamath will be in the Western district, with head quarters at Portland, whore the foderal court tor Oregon is uow held. The Eastern district will hold semi-auuual terms at linker City, April and Nov eiubur. Seuntor Fultou bus the sup port of all the delegation iu this uieusure, faud feels sauguiue of res ults, although realizes that a haul struggle will be necessary to got it through tho House, on aooount of the ueoesasry appropriation. THE SINGLE TAX MEASURE. All Personal Property Exempt From Taxes. Burden Falls on Land. The public Is not yet aware that the proposed amendment to the consti tution of Oregon drafted by the Ore gon Tax Reform Association will be put on the ballot next June. The Association has filed its petition for tho proposed amenomeut with a much larger list of names than is necessary, so it is said. This ques tion requires ft ftudy to.be thoroughly undo' stood, and no voter should fore go the opportunity offered through the Initiative law to study the ques tion. Phampleta must be sent out giv ing details of Initiative laws. Under the Initiative, the majority of the votes cast upon a proposition will make it a law. Therefore, if but 1X) votes were cast ou a subject, aud 00 of them for the measure it would carry, although the total vote might be !O0. Those not voting on the measure would not count in its adoption. Voters should, aid it is their duty to study and understand a measure, and vote upon it, either for or against. Their failure to vote contributes Itenew als Coming In. Delinquent subset ibers to The Ex smluer have not beeu slow to answer the cull of the post office department for all subscribers to newspapers to pay up. But few of our subscribers have delayed settling arrearages, and not a single one has "paid up and quit," as we supposed eoxe might do. There are a few delinquents on our list, and very few, but we ex Dec t to hear from them any day before the first of April at the outside. After the first of April we shall diop from our list those who are owing twelve months' subscription or more, as this is the law. We do not believe that aay one is holding olf seuding their remittance for the purpose of having their paper stopped without having to pay arrearages, for it should be known by every oue that the debt, if a just one, can be collected the same as any other debt, and if it is not a just debt, all they have to do is to write us to thut effect. We are always ready to correct all errors thut possibly may exist iu subscription accounts. Again we will print tho facta which compel us to ask for settlement of subset iptiou accounts Cougress receutly passed a law, which eut into effect January 1, i'JOH but which gave publishers of newpsupers uutil April 1 1008, to get their subscription accounts in shape to comply with the uew law compell ing ull publishers, to collect for subscriptions to their publications in advance, but allowing them twel?e montns in which to make the collec tion, li renewals are not received within that time limit, the paper will not be accepted at the post ottlce at the second class or pound rate, and any other rate is absolutely prohibi tive, and effects the legality of the publication. Thaw Declared Insane. The jury in the trial of Harry K. Thaw, who was being tried the second time for the murder of Stanford White, returned a verdict of not guilty, ou the evening of January 30th. Mrs. Thaw met her husband on the bridge of Sighs, (this is a peculiar name given the bridge lead iug from the hall of jubtice to the tomb, where Mr. Thaw has spent a year and a half iu jail) aud guve him a rousing aud geuuine kiss. They took luncheon together that even iug, and laid plan for the future. They will leave New York for Pons, where they will remain indefinitely. New York, Feb. 1. Acquitted today of tho murder of Stanford White ou the rouud that he was insnue at the time of the commission of the homi cide, Hurry K. Thaw wus ordered by Justice Dowling to be committed to the Matteawau Asylum for the Crluil nul Insane, until such time as he can oonviuoe the State Luuacy Commis sion that bis being at large will not eudauger the public safety. Thaw was led back to the Tombs aoross the Bridge of Sighs and was removed to Matteuwan this afternoon. Telegram. toward Its adoption. Now, we put the question up to you: Which i most to the interest and welfare of your government, to be silent upon a proposition to enact new aud untried laws, which you do not understand, or vote Bguinst it. Conservatism lies in the latter. The new Single Tax law proposes to exempt from taxation all dwelling houses, buriiH, shed, outhouse and all other appurtenances thereto, all muchiiieiy and buildings used exclus ively for manufacturing purposes, all fences, farm machinery and applian ces used us such, all fruit trees, vines, shrubs and all other improvements on farms, all livestock, household furni ture in use, and all workmens tools. In fact, land alone is to bear the burden of taxation. The Examiner is a manufacturing establishment, and therefore would be exempt from taxation. Yet, we do not favor this Slnule Tax measure. Tins uew tax question is smetbing that should put every voter in Lake county to thinking and studying the proposed amendment. The Poor Country Editor. One would think there was an old country editor in the Postoffice De partment, making liws and regula tions, a good fellow of tne Tom Rich ardson order, who is bouud to give the boys a boost, acd bnug them into their reward. He must be a man of experience with the fraitiles of the .i.i. .. . i -: i ivni I UCIIUjUCUb BUUBtllUTI, tuat. LCI I UK u the editor und despair of the editor s wife, who in most cases is the finan cial "man" of the firm. For lo, and behold, contest the ruling that papers, to get into the pound rate, must here after be paid for by subscribers in advance, or at best cannot run more thai a year behind. Well, why not? Ad the prosperous city publications adopted the rule years ago, and it should be enforced by the country weekly as a matter of plaiu business. If ever the laborer is worthy of his hire, it is the editor of and publisher of the local weekly, plugging and boosting year in and year out for bis home town and county, often worried into sleepless nights by visions of bills due aud payable aud nothiug cn baud or in sight to meet them. It is safe to venture 6aying there is not a coun try paper iu the land that has not, at this date, from S500 to 1000 on its books, owing by "good fellows,'' most of whom are honest of purpose, yet careless or shiftless about paying up. These same "good fellows" have plenty of money on circus day, and when they attend the county fair or other public diversion, or when they think of it at all, say to themselves they will pay some day. They meet the newspaper man with a cordial 'sbukeoftbe baud and compliment I him ou the good work be is doing, but I that is all, while he wonders if the Creator gave some men a double al lowance of gall. In mistaken fear he hesitates to cut i'heni off. The day of deliverance is at hand ; henceforth the sign goes up "Cash up aud no grumbling. "Oregonian I Wants More Reserve- Representative Englebright confer ! red today with Forester Pinchot re I garding the petition of AUuras cattle- meu for the exteusion of the Modoo forest reserve so as to give them further free pasturage. Pinchot said that he was glad to find oue part of the country that really favored the exteusiou of natonal for ests, as so mauy were objecting to the preseut reserves. He promsed Eugle- bight to make au immediate investi gation, S. F. Call. New Field for Referendum. W W. Calkins, of Eugene, goes W. S. Tj'Ren oiie better on Referendum. He touches the highest pinucle; the supreme limit of Refetendum Since this law ' touches and coutrola two of tho fundamentals of civil govern ment, that of the legislative and exeoutlve departments aud leaves the Judicial department unhindered in its supreme power, he humorously suggests that some reformist compile an amendment to the Referendum law by whioh the Judiciary of the state may be In the hands of the peo ple, the fountain of justice. An appeal from the supreme court to the people by means of the Referendum coulld be easily arranged, says Mr. Calkins. The expenses of such ac tion could be practically eliminated by foregoing the printing of pam phlets and clrculirs setting tortb the merits of the case at issue, simply placing the title of the proposed measure or case upon the ballot, and tiling the papers and explanations with the secretary of State, where any voter can easily go and study the merits of the case before casting his vote. Place tor Oregon Apples. Editor Examiner: Whenever passing the numreoua fruit stands in this city, my thoughts revert to Lake County again, where so much fruit of the best quality, is going to waste for the want of a market. Apples, averaging three inches in diameter, especially any of the red verities, are retailing at Ove cents each, the same price at which Oranges are retailng, and if anything this year, apples are tbe more scarcer of the two. Think of tbe future of Lake Co, as when the fruits can be shipped to market, bringing tbe fruit lands up to near to tbe value of lands in the Orange belt, where they command from tHOOO to 11200 per acre. My judgment would be that every one wbo has a bearing orchard, in the eastern county, ought f.o graft the trees, in order to produce tbe larger red varieties of apples, good keepers, of good shipping qualit-es, and be ready, when the railroads are extend ed within shipping distnee. Even now with the prevailing price of fruit here, and in Chicago, tbe fruit ought to bring a profit, if they were all protected with paper wrapped like Oranges, particularly, if the freight wagon beds bad springs placed beneath them, in order not to bruise tbe fruit. All of which would be a matter of smalt cost, many times over repaid. Tbe foregoing remarks concerning the' grafting of the grown orchards, equally applies to the young orchards and the orchards to be set out in the near future. While the smaller varieties, both tbe yellow and red, sell well also, they do not command tbe price that tbe large vari'ites do. They sell a about two for five cents if of good quality. But I venture to say that there are in the fruit stores here, and in Chicago, ten red apples to one yellow apple on display, wherefore the advice, of your bumble servant, S. V. REHART. King of Portugal Assassinated. Lisbon, Feb 1. King Carlos of Portugal and the Crown Prince Louis Pbillippe were assassinated today and the city is in a state of uproar. Tbe Kings second son, Manuel, age 18, was slightly wounded. Queen Amelie, who strove to save the Crown Prince's life by throwing herself upon him, was unhurt. A band of men waiting at the cor ner of the Praco de Commercio and the Rue de Arsenal suddenly spran g toward the open carriage in which the royal family were driving to the palace, and leveling carbines which they had concealed, tired. The King and Crown Prlnoe, upon whom the attack was directed, were each shot three times and they lived only long enough to be carried to the marine arsenal near by Almost at the first shot tbe King fell baok on . the cush ions dying, and at tbe same moment the Crown Prince was seen to half rise then sauk back on the seat. Queen Amelie jumped up and. threw herself toward tbe Crown Prince, in an apparent efifoit to save, bis 'life at the cost of her own, but the. Prince already bad reoeived his death wound j The police guard fired upon the assas ' sins and killed three of them. S. F. Chronicle. At the Council Meeting. At the council meeting Tuesday evening the report of the tire commit tee ou the matter of firii escapes for t-uildiugs three stories or more high, tbe report was read and refered back to the fire committee for amendment The City engineer was ordered to make a complete survey ot the city of Lakeview, and tbe City attorney was ordered to draw up a sidewalk ordi nance. - No action was taken in the matter of the City of Lakeview accepting-the property of tbe Public Library and putting that institution under city governmout. LARGE TRACTS FOR GRAZING. Weyerhc'iuser Will Lease Timber Lands. Will INCREASE OUR RANGES. Rules and Peculations Will be ilade to Conform to Fores try Rules. Over 158,000 acres of timber land In Klamath County and nearly as large a tract in Lake County is to be thrown open to be leased to tbe cattle and sheep men for grazing purposes. This land has been acquired by tbe Weyerhaeuser Land Company in the past few years. J. F. Kimball, local representative -of tbe company, returned last eve ning from Tacoma, where be has been in consultation with Geo. S. Long, tbe general manager, in regard to leasing the?r extensive holdings for grazing purposes. The policy to be followed Is to divide up tbe holdings in theae two counties in groups which seem most feasible from tbe standpoint of being contiguous and beet adapted to lease to individuals. Leases will be mad out to any individual, on the recom mendation of Mr. Kimball, for one year, giving him tbe option to take tbe same lands for an additional sec ond or third year. Preference will be given to those wbo have been using the lands in tbe past As the Weyerhaeuser people own much land in tbe Fremont and Goos Lake reserves, Mr. Kimball will go to Lakeview first, so as to confer and work in harmony with tbe Govern ment agents. After arranging for tbe last of the Lake County lands, Mr. Kimball will return here. Applicat- . ions will be giver, preference accord-; ing to priority. The provisions of the leas9 provides that the leases shall not cut or destroy any timber, nor use any of it what soever, except such dead and down timber as is used for ordinary camp fires, and also that tbe lessee shall agree to extinguish all camp fires and agree to assist in suppressing all fires found upon the lands covered by hia lease. Klamath Falls Herald. Late Land Decisions Synopses of Land and Mineral De- cisions, lurnisnea cy wooaiora u. Harlan, Land Attorney, Washington D . C. are as follows : Residence cannot be established through the acts of anothei. Oue wbo goes upon land covered by an existing entry, with intent to ac quire the same as a homestead, and purchases tbe (relinouishment of said entry, together with the improvements and household effects of the entryman, and thereupon assumes possession of the premises, initiates a right superi or to the claim of another who, with full knowledge of said facta, subse quently, and prior to the filing of tbe relinquishment, settles on said land. Papers are not filed when received at tbe local office during a vacancy-in the office ot either Register or Re ceiver. The existence of gold in nonpaying quantities w'h not preclude agiicultu- ral entry of tbe land. Pamphlets for Distribution. Washington, D. C. January, 30th, 1908. Editor Examiner: I give herewith a list of documents of which I have a limited supply. The documents contain information of value aud iuterest to tbe people of Oregou. 1 will be pleased to supply any oue writing me for same with such of the documents as may be de sired, so long as my quoto lasts. Following la the list: Year Book ot Agriculture 1901-190G. Reports of tbe Bureau of Animal In dustry. Diseases of Cattle. Diseases of the Horse. Report of the Commis sioner of Labor. Map of the United 1 States. Report of . the Philippine Commission. Rural Free Dollvery System. Report of the Bureau of Soils. StatisticaPAbstracts. Sincerely yours, O. W. FULTON. The trial of John II. Hall, In Port land went to tbe jury Tuesday morn ing. Up to the time of going to press no word has reached here as to the verdict.