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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.