IRRIGATION
C2ETARY WIL30N TALKS
THESE DUAL SUBJECTS.
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HATIONAIi FORESTRY CONQEESS
'It
.wox- j-ocai Question,'' Says
xae secret, of Agricnltore
4 Speaks Emplutlcaay.
lfattonl Irrigation 'without National
r. Forestry W1U Be a. National Mistake
-' One Depends On the Otner-p-Oraa.'
in Question Mentioned:; .
- "WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. More than
500 .dele mites were present in National
Rifle Armory today when Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, president of the
American Forestry Congress, the first
of its kind held in this country, called
that body to order. The meeting is
; under the auspices of the American
Forestry Association, and will be con
tinued throughout the week. Secretary
Wilson welcomed the delegates and de
livered an address.
Secretary Wilson said in part:
"1 make you welcome to the federal
seat of government, to. consider the
state of our forests and of our lands
that cry aloud for want of trees and
the peculiar forest conditions that ean
, not exist -without their presence r ;
:v "It is not a local question; fx is as
wide as American jurisdiction; t is
not a class question; ft affects every-
. body. -v
- The industries of our country will
. be.earried on at 'greater expense as
, wood becomes scarcer and its substi
tutes clearer.
1 We are beginning a meeting which
4 national in significance., Never be
fore, in this country, nor so far as I
know in any other country has a body
of men representing such .' great and
varied interests come together to dis
cuss temperately ' and foresightedly
- the policy and the methods under
: which tie highest permanent useful
ness of the forest can 1 be maintained.
That we men, as varied in our occu pac
tions as are the industries and inter-
ests we Vepresent, are drawn together
by this common cause may well mark
the beginning of mrijerv era in , our
: treatment of . the forest. Your presence
here is inl itsoTf to best possible proof
that forstry is 'rapidly taking its ap
propriate place as an active and in'
dispehsible factor in the national eeon-
omy. .. - . ; ' ; , .
' Unless you, who represent tho bus-
iness interests of the country, take
? hold and help, .forestry can be nothing
' but an 'exotic, a purely 'governmental
enterpriser outside our industrial life
and insignificant in its influence upon
the life of the nation. Without for
estry the;pemaaent pop4frity f the
industries you- represent 1 & ' impossible,
because permanent np,ply!Vsf wood and
water can eome only f rom 1thew1se nse
RUMOURS
Emm
'Th people of St. Petersburg receiv
ed with composure the news, known to
the rest , of the world a day earlier, of
the fate of Port Arthur. The event has
been anticipated and under official di
rection the minds of the populace was
Srepared to receive the announcement
y -the publication of the' dispatches
forwarded last week by Stoessel de
scribing the straits to which the gar
rison was reduced.
The expectation in some quarters that
the surrender of the fortress Would be
followed at the capital bv an anti-war
demonstration, has not; been reached.
So far as there has been any expression
of feeliwr, it has been for carrying on
the war with all the vigor possible.
' At Tokio last night thef surrender of
Tort -Arthur was celebrated by a lan
tern procession and. a general ilumina
tion. The Japanese diet will formal
ly express the thanks of the nation to
Nogi for.his conduct of the siege.
. . Among the Russian officials there is
A' jCeeltng any prooaals of "peace that
may be now made must be with the
fact in view that in order that peace
may be lasting Japan must' recognize
Russia's right of 4 free transit of Us
ships through the waters, of the Far
Uast. ; ' '
' High Japanese officials declare that
there is no probability of any 'advances
coming -from their government looking
toward peace negotiations. In the of
ileal quarters at ;St Petersburg it is
said no tender of good offices from any
third party would be accepted, and any
Sroposal 'for peace must come from
apan direct. - '
Armistice Not Confirmed.
' St. Petersburg, Jan. 3. A report is
circulated in St. Petersburg to the ef
feet that the armistice assured before
the end of the week is not confirmed in
official circles. . . ; , t
'' TOKIO, Jan. "4. A telegram from
General Nogi giving the text of the
Capitulation convention was' received
this afternoon. The abstract follows:
Article , 1 declares all. Russian com
batants and officials prisoners.
Article provides for the transfer
of the forts, warships and war material
to the Japanese. '
Article 3 that the Russians shall
evacuate the outlying forts by noon'f
January 3. ; ; v. . I '
Article, 4. that the violation 'of the
previous articles, or the wanton de
struction of war material will result in
an annulment of .the agreement. ;
Article 5, the Bussian authorities
asn-ee to furnish the Japanese with a
Tlan ot the jfortifieattona, minet, ete
list- of ; men, list of steamers, inelad-
warships, and a Hst of civilians. -
ATtkle 6, the ammunition,' trms. In
cluding side and small arms, and all
government property and buildings are
to be left in their present position to
be afterwards disposed of, -
Article 7, in view of the gallant eon
d ct of the defenders, the officers and
ccials will retain theirside arms and
remove their nersonsl effects. They will
r!so be allowed. to sign a written paT
els pledging that they will not take up
Of the tnramt -Lji' i '" .". '
thai r " u ia other way, and
and Irrigation W,t ,
Z2 j, wa that in a
andabundantj supply. , Unless
sure
the
the
Iftfronm. . . 7 .7"
Of
" ucvi in imntiim x-
-511 Tin ! 7J",UDle-
gation wilVbe national nuake!
in tbevalne of invested capital lumber
Ijtt - B .tion to the for.
timber lands pf the United States is
W in the hands of lumbermen,
ion have it in your power, by putting
forestry into , ef fect noon the land
you-own- and control, tto make the
inm-ber industry permanent, and .you
will lose nothing by it. If yon do not,
r K a." V , . mm.
romper industry will ; go the
way of the buffalo and the placer mines
v me terra xsevadas.
, auo regiuauon or grazing upon
the public forest lands is a forest ques
tion, and like all other national forest
questions its. settlement always should
be for the best interest of the people
most "deeply interested. The principles
wmcn .control tne conservative use of
the public range are identical with
those twhieV control the conservative
use of the publie forests The objeets
are a constant supply of wood and wat
er on the one hand, and of forage on
the other. The cattle and toe sheep of
tne west must decrease both in quality
and number ' unless the range lands of
u and region are wisely used. Over
grazing is just as fatal to the livestock
industry as destructive logtrinif is to
the lumber industry" -
FOR GOOD ROADS
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PKINOIX OISTBXCT XjEVXBS AN AS
SESSMENT OF TEN MTTtTJt ON
TAXABLE FEOFESTYV f
(prohn Wednesday Daily.)
Last 'even in" there was a very enthu
siastic meet in" at the Pringle sehool
bouse, 'south of this city, and it was
decided to levy a ten-miU tax on the
taxable property of road district No. 27
for the purpose of further extending
tne macadam work on tne Jefferson
road and Prinrle road; The taxable
property of the district will amount to
about szoo,uou, and tne levy -will raise
about $2000 which will improve about
two miles of road in the district. It
is presumed the county court will 'add'
to the appropriation being made by the
district.
Another meeting was held at Liberty
yesterday afternoon to levy a four
mill tax for extending the roadwork to
ward Rosedale, but the proposition fail
ed to carry there by a vote of 66 ot 22.
It ia said that this failure was due to
the fact that the abutting property
holders paid tEe. exnense of the work
done up to the present time, and they
objected to a tax for extending the road
on beyond them, feeling that the prop
erty holders should pay for .it there, a,s
they have done. 1 feg
Legal Blanks at Statesman 'Job Office
Legal Blanks at Statesman Job Office
ARMISTICE
arms nor' take action contrary to the
interests of the Japanese army until
the close of the war. '
Article 8; non-commissioned officers
and privates will assemble at the place
designated bv the Japanese to be dis
posed of later. :
Article. 9; the Japanese will retain
the sanitary corps for the purpose of
caring for the sick and wounded pris
oners durintg the existence of the .war.
Article 10; the treatment of resi
dents and other details will be provid
ed for in a supplementary compact.
Article 11; this aenreement. shall be
given in duplicate and go into immedi
ate effect..
i Mediation Not Probable. ;
Paris, Jan. 3. A view prevails in
the highest - c" em ment quarters that
mediation is not likely to result from
the surrender of. Port Arthur. . "
Officials say the chancellories of Lon
don, Paris, Berlin and Washington are
substantially agreed on the same prin
ciple, namely, that mediation is prac
tical onlv'when one. party, asks for it.
The! reports that Japanese . occupa
tion of -Port Arthur will constitute r
menace to Europe is not shared in of
ficial quarters, here. w
" I . - r- . ."
Headquarters Japanese Army,. Port
Arthur, Jan. 3. Ise Antse and Ta
yangkow fors were taken over by the
Japanese at noon today; The date when
the Russian prisoners of war will be
marched out has been delayed until
Thursday. .
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1 i Forts Taken Over.
St. I Petersburg, Jan. 3. Telegrams
from abroad brininv the talk of peace
arouse only a little' sentiment in official
circles here and many liberals are ur
irently. pressing the government for re
forms and' Aroused by the , dreadful
storv of heroism and suffering at the
Port Arthur "garrison; they declare era
phaticallv against anvtjssatidn of hos
tilities until Russia's nonor baa oen
vindicated "by a victory in Manchnria.'
The so'restion that President Roose
velt would be willing to tend the good
offices of the American government in
ease Russia intimated it would be ac
ceptable, has aroused a most friendly
feeliar. but trom official sources the
Associated Press is informed that Rus
sia can give no such intimation and will
continue to refuse aavthing except the
direct. proposals from Japan.
- Japanese Vessels' Sighted. : .
Amsterdanu. Jan. 3.--Two V Japanese
rrniten ' are reported off the oaat ef
Java ! flotiUm of Japanese destroy.
ers aortn or isorneo.
Vladivostok His Port.
;Paris, Jan. 3. Captain dado, who
was with Admiral : Koiestvenscy 'a
squadron at the time of . the Dogger
Bank affair, in an interviews tonight
declared that . Admiral Ro jestvensky
OF
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never intended to approach Port ArHwas occasioned bv an spent of the na-
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Vr , i . r.
which place he considered of the nt -
WILL SCOIOTH
SOLONS Win, E3 HEES ON HON
" DAY TO OEQANIZE STATE ' .
LCaiSXATUES.'
Capitol Bonding Bejng Pot in Shape
for Their Qatherin Together Some
- of the Candidates That wm Bon Up
; for "Ofaceu" V .:; :.
Things in! the Capitol building begin
to take on an appearanee ef bosy times,
and; if one only will . pass, through the
halls of the buildin- he will note the
- lacing of furniture and ; fixtures that
indicates the near approach of the leg
islative assembly. In the. main rotunda
of the Capitol one sees the counters and
cases that indicate that the news ven
der and the cigar store will be there
ready for business. The placing of
booths for privtae telephone commun
ication indicates that everything of
that character will be in readiness, and
the telegraph companies will have their
offices located in the building as is-us
ual. ' " - .
Ia the House of Representatives Hall
and the Senate Chamber, the lights are
all arranged, furniture is. all in place
and dusted, each seat and desk bears
the name of the proposed oeeupant and
the name of his county also. The desks
for the newspaper correspondents are
in. their usual places, the next Monday
from them- will be heralded to the
world the doings of the solons gathered
there for the purpose of legislating
ror tae state. ; ... ; - ;
The Secretary of State has provided
accommodations ior the various com
mittees, . and : in the ' course of the
changes State Land Agent West has
moved his offiee from the room he oc
cupied on the basement floor in the
south wing to the offices of Clerk of the
State Board of School Land Commis
sioners Brown. -
The State Printer has been busy for
the past month printing the many re-
Krts that , will be submitted to the
rislative assembly bv the various
state officials and boards, and this work
will be all completed so that - each
member of the assembly will fiaK on
bis desk a copy of each on the opening
morning. The last of these reports of
major importance is the State Treasur
er 's report which will be completed, it
is likely, tomorrow evening. The mes
sage of His Excellency the Governor is
in the type already, and there is a gen
eral clearness of space in the printer's
office that will make it possible to be
gin printing calendar and - bills., on
the opening. ' "
weo win xad7
The Speakership contest continues to
be strongly fought -between the var
ious contestants and it seems thst the
fight has narrowed down to Mr. T. B.
Kay of this county, and Mr. A. L. Mills
of ; Multnomah. -r Just who may be in
the lead is difficult to state, although
both claim the) honor as gained already,
and neither is willing to admit that
the other has the least chance for the
place. Mr. Vawter of Jackson county,
also holds his position in line and may
control the balance of. power. Mr.
Kay has the promised support of three
of his colleagues from this county and
Mr. Mills has the. promised backing of
all the Multnomah , delegation. Mr.
Graham, of this county, is still in the
East but is said to be on his way home
ward, and is expected to arrive in Sa
lem on Saturday evening. -. . . ,
Just wnat Jdr. urabam's position win
be, is not known, although Mr. Mills of
Portland, seems to. think Mr. Graham
will be, a follower of the Multnomah
contingent and it is believed that Mr.
Kay is. doubtful on this point. Both
gentleman have . been ; throwing bou
quets at each other recently,' and each
contemplates his adversary with good
feeling, and says that in ease his ad
versary be the lueky man, the defeated
candidate ; will be a strong backer of
the lucky one. .
In the matter ef the Presidency of
the Senate, Dr.'Kuykendall of Eugene,
is generally considered to have the in
side track, although Senator Carter
of Jackson countv says he hopes to de
feat the combination that the Knyken-
dall men have built up around the Eu
gene member. 1 y' I' ,
Just who may be slated for tempor
ary chairman is in either body yet un
known, and also there is an open field
for the other officials of both bodies.
Among the candidates for chief clerk
of the House is Mr. Jas. Finch, of the
Journal staff of this city, and among
other candidates for honors from this
city. Capt. Chas A. Murphy, county-
chairman of the Republican committee;
in this county, will be a candidate for
the. position ef reading clerk'- in the
House again. " : I ' ':
Marion, count v.wiu nave a- eanuiaaie
for sengeant at arms in the House in
the person of G. P. errell of Mehama.
Mr. Terrell has been a member of -, the
House and knows the ropes.
It is presumed that . L. Mooreneaa,
of Junction Citv. will again be a can
didate . for chief clerk of the Senate,
and -Frank Middleton is again up for
the position of calendar clerk. Whether
Assistant Clerk i E. II. Jackson and,
Resding Clerk- Frank Motter are com
ing back looking after their former po
sitions is not known, t ". ;." .';.
A Grim Tragedy.
Is daily enacted in thousands of homes
as death ems, in each one, another
victim of consumption er pneumonia.
Bnt 'when coughs and colds are Prop
erly treated the tragedy i averted. F.
G. Huntley, of Oaklandon, Ind., writes:
"My wife had the ; consumption and
three doctors save her up. Finally she
took Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, , coughs and Colds, which
cured her,, and today she ' is well and
strong." It kills the germs of all dis
eases. One dose relieves.. Guaranteed
at 50c and $1.00 by Danl J. Fry! drug
rfist. TriaR bottles free. - .
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WANT OAMS PROTECTED.?
ALBANY, Jan., 3. (8peciaL) This
evening: a number of sportsmen i met
here for the purpose of discussing pro
posed legislation in the interest of game
protection. .They decided to demand a
''hunter's license." and also that -doss
be made personal property. They iU
recommend this to the Legislature.
SUBMARINES ' FOB EUS2XJL
NEWPORT NEWS, Va,, Jan. S. The
steamship Adria sailed for Hambupg to
day with two submarine boats said to
be consigned to i the Russian govern
ment. The delay in th shin's aaHintr
- . . . .
.rrwirni who ii(nea an we , rnbs- LpsitijMr should amend the charter
fnnes being, more-seenrely fastened eajawin. so as to do away with this see-
IOM GASES V:
ARE REVERSED
CANNOT DESTROY. LIQUOR COM
' ING INTO STATE C. O. T. "
IS ' STJPEE2IB COURT ' DECISION
Decision Involves- Constmction of the
P- X?, Iowa Prohibitory Xiqnor
. . ',:,-. Xaw. '
Suprenw Conrv of United; States De
cides that the Law Is In ; Contra ven
tion . of. the Interstate : Oonunerce
Clause of the Tederar Constitution.
WASHINGOV,Jan. 3. The Supreme
Court of the "United; States today re
versed t he decision, f the Supreme
Court ; of owa' in tie ' eases - involving
the construction of the Iowa Proaibit
ory liquor law. , . ' ,
Both eases involved the action ox the
state officers, who seized and destroy
ed packages of liquor brought into the
state o. v oy express tompsnm.
The Supreme' Court "of Iowa sustain
e"l Jttis proceeding,; but their judgment
was today reversed' on the crronnd . of
contravention with tW interstate eom-
erce clause ; in the federal const it u
tion. '-"; . . ' ,
MUTE SCHOOL
A BI-ENNIAXt STATEMENT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT IS PRE-
SENTED TO TRUSTEES. , '
Beoommends Various Improvements
and Purchase of- Other. Lands and
Erection -' of New Buildings Turn
Present Structure W',OtherUses.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Supt. Thos. P. Clark, of the State
Sehool for Deaf Mutes, made publie his
report to ihe State Board of Trustees.
After" a full report of the -Work of
the institution, Supt. Clark submits a
chapter on the needs and "requirements
Of the school for the following two
years, which merit the attention of tax-
payers wno , are uesirvus - -uo' v
results be attained by their publie in
stitutions. ; . " ' ' . i
"The growth of the-state and of the
sehool require moe room. Our build-
rnz is now erowded and we - are con
stantly refusing admission to children
who are entitled to the .privilege, i ana
who are legally- compelled "to attend.
We should provide for - at least 1 125.1
This may be done by building-additions
to the present plant," dfc, by building a
new plant in some more ' appropriate
ocanon. . ... a - ;
"An architect estimates that the ad
ditions .and . alterations necessary., here
will cost $28,000. 'After spending
this we will, have a patch-work affair
in a poor location for the work intend
ed. The sum of $70,1)00 will give us
a modern up to date plant in a suitable
location. The present building can then
be used for some other purpose for
which the location is less inappropri
ate." '' ';-- --
The biennial statement shows the fol
lowing: '
Disbursements.
Pay Toll! for the year ending
Sept. 30, 1903 ....ii.?. $ 7,781.59
Pay roll for the year ending
Sept. 30, JU4 o,iu .
Maintenance. -for the year
ending- Sept. 30, 1903 iuso.w
Maintenance fpr tne . year
ending Sepl. 30, 1904 -.. . . . 8671.1?
Total expenses f ortbe two ..-
years ... . . .$i?votf.30
Balance on hand-. Sept. . 30,
1904 ... .. ........ -.
Actual sper capita cost' for , .
the two years j. i i . .... - -
"The average er - capita cost in
schools "of this kind in other states is
about $250 per annum. This " varies
greatly, aeordmg o location and num
ber of pupils.' . It is noticeable that as
the number 'of , pupils increases the per
capita, cost decreases! ' Expecting a
larger number of pupils during tne next
term, jlhave calculated. on a smaller
per. capita allowance. x -
summary or Appropnauona teeueo.
"For payment; of salaries and the
maintaTuanee and general and 'conting
ent expenses, $41,650..
For the payment or the expenses of
constructing, furnishing and equipping
additional buildings, and alterations in
old bnUding, $27,000.
For the payment of tne expenses or
old building, $27, 600. ,
For the payment of "the expenses
of purchasinir land, constructing, fur
nishing and equipping a new' building,
The report is a fine specimen of
typographical work, haying: been print
ed by the pupils or tne scnooiv,
WELL BE APPEALED. .
Yesterday Justice ef- the Peace H.
H. Turner who 1 recently decided that
the - Legislature; had ' overstepped the
constitution of . Oregon in passmir the
clause in' the Salem eity charter which
provided that before voting ht city
elections in Salem one should ipey his
road -poll tax, yesterday handed down
the rest of the decision and fixed the
amount of damages which: Mr. Chas.
Livesley suffered in not being permitted
to vote because he had not paid his tax
at twenty-live dollars- Justice Turner
also decided that Mr. Livesley was en
titled to his costs and disbursements in
the action., ;'J ';st-
The defendants in this ease are Geo
P. Litchfield and D. Steiner. who etd
as judges of the election - for city of -
fixers in the Second ward, which took
plaee in December last.. .
, ,.The defendants ' have 'decided, how
ever, that Justice Tanner decision Li
not to their satisfaction aad therefore
will appeal to "the cireuit court, and no
doubt t he ease win- so to - the Supreme
Court for a final 'decision -unless the
. J -..tow
RiII;iS;GUILIY
JUST BY ITS VE2DICT SAYS THE
i ACCUSATION O JOHN X.
BOTH IS COBEECT. r
Defendant Was Charged With Larceny
by Bailee Private Prosecutor Bet
: Zlcney on Foot Race and. Was Bun
coed Out of Stakes.
' i (From Thursday's Daily.)
The ease of the State of Oregon vs.
J. C Ryan was called for trial in Judge
Burnett's department of the circuit
court at 9 o 'cloek yesterday morning
and the following jury was selected to
try the easei T. J. Keer, T.-D. AUen,
Q. W. Murphy. W. Dw Matthews, W. W.
Lander; Roy ' Ohmart, W. A. Yergen,
James I Cook, John Kennedy, J. R.
White, B. A. t Taylor and A. L. Ask.
Th , eharsre. asrainst Bvan waa, larceny
by bailee and within ten minutes after
the case was -nven xo e jorr. n
body returned into court with a verdiet
of guilty; . : ' '. """f'
- During last. eptemoer j. v. jn w
arrested upon si warrant sworn out by
JohnF. Roth of Portland; was: gtven
a hearing in the Salem justice eoun
and bound over to the cireuit court un
der bonds in the sum of $1000.- District
Attorney John H. Meifary filed an in
formation against him n the latter
court and at the remlar. October term
the case, by mutual consent of tne at
tnrnvB waa nbstDoned.1 The . defen
dant's bonds were increased to $1500;
which he furnished.
' The allegations of the private pros
ecutor, Roth, were to the effect that n
a certain day in September : he bet
asnno on the result of a foot race which
was pulled off near this citv: that the
result of the race proved unsatisfactory
as one of the runners stumbled and fell
before he had rdssed the tape.: It was
decided that the race should 'be run
over in the near future " and in t the
meantime Ryan was to hold the stakes.
He denarted with the monev and his
arrest followed, he being apprehended
at Roseburg by Sheriff W. J. Culver
of this county. '
Rvan's sentence will be pronounced
within a. few days and in the meantime
the defendant will be allowed his lib
erty under the same bonds..
District Attorney McNary was assis
ted in the prosecution by Hon. P. H.
P'Arey, and the defense waseondueted
by Attorneys W. H. Holmes and Car
son. Adams . Cannon.-.
Sam Kurcher .pleaded. 3ruilty to the
charge of larceny and will be sentenced
On Saturday, January 7. Zurcher is the
ex-reform school boy who a few weeks
ago surrendered himself to the officers
for committing theft in the home of
W. L.' Simcral, a few. miles east of Sa
lem, nearly three years ao. .
The -following docket entries have
been" made by Judie Burnett:
. rioneyman Hardware Co. vs. W.A.
Wright; action lor money; settled.""""
State. of Oregon vs. Wm. Martin; fr-
rery; informatiori dismissed by district
attorney and new- information filed.
Defendant arraigned upon ' new infor
mation and pleads not guilty.
Slate of Oregon vs. "Arthur Farrow;
obtaining money by false pretences;
pleads -not guilty.
Sophronia, -Jessup vs.. Herman W.
Barr, et al.' ejectment and damages;
continued.
State of Oregon 'vs. Harry Hathaway;
criminal; continued. . .
Lewis Savage vs. M. M. white; ac
tion for -money; continued pending in
junction. :
, iUHBDiDK x ertruson va. a. is. xaor
ris; action for mpnev; ecttled.
L. D. Hedges vs.Bvron. Milloy and
E.. Heath;, recovery of. monev; nonsuit
on, motion of defendant, plaintiff not
sparing ,w;hen - case was called for
trial. , .. ' . .
r Driving Out the Enemy.
These are "the . days of colds, sharp
and sudden, attacking throat and lungs,
and leading to - consequences outdoes
not like to think .about. Avoid further
exposure and fight the. enemy of health
and comfort wits Perry Davis' I'ain-
killer the family - sianl-byf-'.r ixty
years. Jt conquers a cold- in a day.
Stee ' that yo u get ' the right article.
There is but . one Painkiller, Perry
Davis'.
WOULD ABATE" LIBEL.
Pennsylvania's Governor in His Mes
sage Recommends Stringent
. ' Legislation.
' HARBISBURG. ' Pa-. Jan. 3.-Gover-
nor Fennypacker in his message to the
Legislature today again recommended
the enactment of anti-libel legislation.
following is a synopsis or the law
sugested by the Governor:
' ' That the habitual publication and
dissemination by newspapers,' journals,
pcridoiealsr pa ni pi lets, or circulars of
falsehood defamatory and scandal det
rimental to the administration of pub
lie affairs, whether, state,, county; or
municipal, 1 or .injurious to the reputa
tion and character of publie officials or
of private persons, be declared to be a,
publie nuisance. v ' ' '
Any six persons citizens of this com-.
mon wealth, may present a petition to
the attorney general of the common
wealth, setting forth the- designation
and description of . the publication
constituting a publie nuisance the fact
that It habitually publishes and dissem
inates '- f falsehood, defamation j and
Scandal, giving the particulars and de
tails in at least three instances , and
further' setting forth, the special ; in-
jury, if there be- such injury.- .There
upon if in ! the judgment of Vhe attor
ney, general toere shall appear to be a
prima facie ease established, requiring
' i . . . ... . .
axm intervention, it snau , do ms amy
to file a bill in vquity in the name of
the commonwealth in the court of com
mon pleas of the county in which such
publication is made, netting -forth s the
facts and praying for the abatement of
4he nuisance. . I :-"-ci'J:: v
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evidence shall show the habitual publi
cation and dissemination of false, de
famatory, or aeaadaloos' stateneats, or
r , Top Infants and Children.
Tfc- Yea i!iT3 Atajs E::f
Boarstlie i-Clgnntoreof
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representations whether 4n the, form of
news comment or illustration, it shall
be the duty of the court make a de
fm )uvotiar the supression' of the
newspaper or newspapers, f journal -or
journals, periodical or periodicals,
pamphlet or pamphlets, Or cirenbir or
circulars, in -Whole or in part, as in its
judgment, it be necessary for" H he
abatement of the nuisance." A
i LEPROSY IN SEATTLE"' ' Kr
SEATTLE, Jan. 3-Arthur McClellan
a negro nrisoner in the eity jailfound,
today peculiar looking sores on his
arms, neck and breast. One .doctor
Sronouneed hira to be leper. Other
octors are undecided as to what is the
matter with the negre.' " r
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BENTON CROP PBOSPECTS.
Fall Sown" Grain Will Make up Seventy,
i Five Per Cent of the
' -J- :i : ' v :' I' -Acreage. ? '; if"
PHILOMATH, Or Jan. 3.- (Special
to the Statesman.) -The farmers of
Benton eountr have . philosophicauy
submitted to th decrees; of Mother
Demeter and concluded to conform to
the irrevocable laws of her realm in
the matter of seed-time and harvest.
Aeeordintrlv. the V have left no f arrow
unturned to get as much, ground as pos
sible in shape for (fall sowing. Last
season practically all tne harvest came
fromsprin" sowing. The coming sea
son will turn over- to the ranchmen a
harvest from fall sowing. While an
occasional year brings a spring season
more! favorab' than the fail-for seed
insr.- this ' condition cannot be prognos
tieated, or be relied upon.: The farmer
m ni in thn ran naa tue opportunity
of spring seeding, in case his first plant
ing has met tne casualties to wnicn
cereal growth is ever, incident. ' .;
i Behton county has a vast acreage of
fall sown rrain, the amount remaining
to be put in at the spring sowing not
being more than 30 per cent of the
yearfs seeding. j
Made to order,! the weathetr could
not have been more propitious than it
has been during the fall and early
winter, for 'growing grain..
I never . saw grain look better at
this' time of the year," said 'County
Commissioner Jolly, when ashed by the
representative of the Statesman as to
prosnects for next season's crops. Con
tinuing, Mr. Jolly said: "Practically
all spring sowin will be that of oats.
Amtroximately three fourths of the
year's sowing has already been done,"
M. Burnap, one of a prominent real
estate fTm here, who - has V traversed
nearly the entire county, says that
farmers are so far from being anxious
about yetting a stand of grain .that
they are. in not a few instances solici
tous, about the effect January weather
may! have on the already overgrown,
) thick-standing crop. .The . more opti
mistic judging from favorirt prece
dents and from the prevailing indica
tions for a mild winter, see no renl
danger from the weather that may be
served to this part of the valley in' the
present month,
ARE OPTIMISTIC
KBEBS BROTHERS OFFEB TO TAKE
CHANCES WITH HOP GROWERS
OF THIS DISTRICT. "
hey Expect Further Else in Values of
. Hops and Are Beady to Take Advan
tage of any- Upward Movement of
Prices, They Say.
i , ... .
Krebs Bros, of this city, have made
a proposition to the hop growers and
those who still have hops in their pos
session to open a joint account provid
ed the growers will not let go of their
hops until the price. f 37 cents is reach
ed; and Krebs will advance them five
cents er pound on the hops, agreeing
to stand half the loss, in caae of loss, or
to receive half the gain, if gain there
should be.
' They will take thirty cents as the
base for choice snd twenty-nine cents
for primes, and hold until April or May.
If the price has not gone to thirty-seven
cents by that time, the'n the holder may
sell for less if he so desires. ,
The above offer havino been ouestion
ed and doubt of its honestv having been
east, Mr. Conrad Krebs telephoned the
Statesman from Portland last evening
an(l reiterated his offer.
"We do not want to form a pool,"
said Mr. Krebs, "as our offer is made
to growers individually pooling is
not necessary. .The existing shortage
is evident, amounting to about 300,000
bales in the whole world,, and of our
hops, up to the present time England
has taken enough to ma ve a shortage
ot 40,000 bales here, Which is soon no
doubt to be increased to 60,000 .by
England-drawing another 20,000 bale's
from us.
"Many short sellers kre bears now
and are' doing all they can. to, break the
market in order to make delivery of
their contracted bops. The brewers are
pressing the bears to tnaKe good their
deliveries, but' many of those contract
ing hops for future deliveries last
spring are now in such a position that
they are unable to deliver and I know
of three firms who have already notified
the brewers to whom the- had contrac
ted the hops of their inability to deliv
er the goods.- '; ' ';
"In order to chow the actual condi
tion of the market it is only necessary
to mention the fact that Hermann Kla
ber of Taeoma, recently offered in Port
land within ten days 2$0 bales at 29
andO cents, which were all taken. The
bears devoured Klaber s hbpa. aikd
were ready for more. He. refused to
sell -more, howevef.
J "I have just returned from the Cle
! Elnra and "iakima district and they are
all holding for 35 cents. Every One who
thinks I am bluffing," added r, Krebs,
"may eome to my office on Saturday
and sign his contract'andget his raon-f
ey. . I am ready to make gooq- " - "
"The latest cables from' Germany re
rkopVaV
. . JS J t a 1 : a. w .
69 cents, the highest price known fof
years.
England is firm and is advane-
mir. and orowert refud to sell. Tar-
inflr the paet ten daya 1500 bale baye
left the faeifie coast for London. 1
have alwavg predicted that the supply
anu uemana uuiu reiruiate prices 1
am surprised, however, that the demand
is coming earlv. There are a number
of firms in Salem and Portland who are
anxious to secure. hops in larce Quan
tities, .but they will have to pay for
them if they get them. Ton may say for
me that hops are strong and were neve?
stronger in statistical position."
DIREIRAGEDY
IN PORTLAND
MAN . KILLS HIS FRIEND, IHS
- WIFeIAND HIMSELF.
WORK Or GREEN-EYED MONSTER'
':-; r -I -
Henry H Loomis Believed His Friend
Had Allienkted His Wife's
Affecnons., . j .
Secures a Revolver, and After All
. 'Day's Search, Finds Frank Dnnne,
Killing Him Next Goes Home and
'-'Kills Wife-Outs His Own Throat. .
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PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 3. Enragyd
by jealousy jof lrank, Dunne, whpm he
bedieved had alienated his wife's af
fections, Henry Hi Loomis today kill-'
ed Dunne and Mrs. Loom is and then
committed suicide. - )' I.
Loomis, ' who conducted' an oyster
house in Eust. Portland,' was taken ill
some weeks ago and was forced to go
to the:h08pitaL Durinkj his. illness
Loomis: placed Dunne' injeharge of his
place.; L When Loomis recovered he be
came joaloua of 'Jhinno and collected
evidence of . what he believed to be the
infatuation of-Mrs. Loomis for Dunne.
Today Loomis secured a revolver,
and, after hunting ail day for Dunne,
met. him at the corner of East Paris
street and Union avynue. . '.
Loomis saluted Ihinne with the state
ment,4 Here's-a Christmas present for
you,'r at the wime time drawing a re
volver and commencing to shoot.
Loomis fired three' times, one of the
bullets hitting Dunne in the- head and
killing him. Loomis then ran a few
blocks to his own borne, where he found
his wife. Without a word of warning
he shot twice at the woman, hitting
her once.in the right breast and the
other timo iu the -left breast, fither
wound being fatal. :
Tho WOman then ran into the living ,
room where she fell dead.
The murderer then placed the muz-.
isle of the revolver under bis own bom
and fired tho remaining charge, but the
buflet merely grazed the skin. He next
rushed into the bedroom, . where he
seized a razor, and after cutting his
throat from car to ear, ho went back to
the room where his wife lay. SBcl plaf
ing himself on the floor beside Her,
took her dead body in his arms and ex
pired.- - - . :
A Prisoner in Her Own House.
Mrs. W. II. Lavha,; of 1001 Agnes
Ave., Kansas City. Mo., has for several
years been troubled with severe hoarse
ness and aj-times a oard cougn, whicn ..
shr says, "Would keep me in doors for.
days. I was prescribed for by physi
cians with no, noticeable results. A
friend ffave me part of a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with in
structions to closely follow tho direc
tions snd I wish to state that after tat
first day I could . notice a decided
change for the'. Wttfrand at this time
after using it for two weeks, -haTO no
hesitation in Faymit J realize toat . ,1
am entirely curej," This remedy i$ for
sale by Dan. J. Fry. '. : . .
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NEW COMMISSIONERS i NAMED.
SUte Board Appoints to Fill Vacancies
in Sailor Boarding House .
. Commission.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
Yesterdav the Governor,! Secretary, of
State and State Treasurer an the lxtard
provided for by the last Legisla-Uiro,
pointd ' A. M. Smith, Wm. MacMas
tcrs and Andrew lloben of l'ortland,
as members of the Sailor Boarding
House Hoard. These frentlciQpu take
the places madv vacant-'by the resigns- ,
tion of K. W. Wright, in January, and f
R M- Mears anib Herbert Holmanj in-'
March last. -j .' -
'i It seems the courts held " thnt the :
commission eouldl refuses boarding hAnse
licenaon only where caise was shown,
iiul in view of this decision the former
men have roMned. . V
, The new memlxrrs r are said to have
been selected with a view to fitnesx
only, and that their political affiliations
bad nothinc at all to do therewith.-
. Dr. W. 9RTOPI DAVIS
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