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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
on the Fort Lowell reservation near

on the Fort Lowell reservation near
Tucson.
He introduced bill No 7079 and sub
sequcntly obtained relief for the set
tiers on forfeited land grants, who had
paid double the minimum price for the
land, thus saving large sums of money
for the settlers. He introduced a bill
for and finally had provision passed,
compelling the government to try in
its own courts all Indians accused of
crime, thus making a great saving to
the taxpayers of Arizona. He also
passed a provision requiring the gov
eminent to repay to the various counties
of Arizona all moneys paid out in In
dian cases and induced the government
to assume and pay all costs to the ter.
ritory and counties for the mainten-
ance of Indian prisoners; thus another
large saving was made TO the taxpayers.
He. passed bill for the relief of John
Marion of Prescott, who by drought had
defaulted large sum of money on a
wild hay contract with the government.
He passed bill giving the right of
way for the ella Valley, Globe & North.
ern railway across the Apache reser
walton vetoed by President Cleveland
on the ground that the bill did not pro
vide for getting the consent of the In
dams. Mr.. Smith prepared and intro
dueed new bill meeting this objection
and passed the same within two weeks.
He passed bill giving Flagstaff the
right to bond the city for water works
and sewage purposes; passed bill per-
hitting Maricopa county to issue bonds
for the Phoenix, Prescott G. Santa Fe
railroad to aid in constructing the road.
This was done after 90 per cent of the
voters of the county had voted on the
proposition. President Harrison very
properly vetoed that bill. He passed a
bill permitting the counties to fund
their Indebtedness and get on a cash
basis. This is only a. part of the. in
dustrious and diligent showing disclosed
by the records of that congress. Besides
this Mr.. Smith addressed the house on
the following questions:
"Relief of the Counties of Arizona,
Relief of Joseph Campbell, " Right
of Way for the c. Water Company"
speech on Court of Private Land Claims,
speech on the Arid Lands, Relief of
John Marion, Public Land Laws, Terri
torial School Lands, United States Land
Courts, speech on Surveys of Land in
Arizona. The above record puts veto
on the republican falsifer, and shows
that our delegate was exceedingly busy
during that session of congress.
Fifty-first Congress
Introduced again bill for admission
of Arizona. Republican congress re-
fused to give report. Made speech be-
fore committee for over an hour and
spoke in the house of the injustice done
Arizona.
Introduced bills and worked hard for
their passage: To increase pay of jur-
ors and witnesses in our federal courts;
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Always Been Equal to Every Emergency in Looking to
the Welfare and Protecting the Interests of Arizona
in the National Law Making Body
|XTRODUCEE FIRST BILL TO DEVELOP
THE WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA
Second Congress Secured the Passage OF Arizona
Funding Act Decreasing Interest on Debt
Nearly 0ne-HaIf

Arizona and made for himself an honor
able record; he has always been equal
to every emergency in looking to the
welfare and protection of the interests
of Arizona and Arizonans in the ma
tional law-making body.
Mr.. Smith was first elected to the
fftieth congress, 1S87-lSSS, and the Jan
uary following his election Mark Smith
introduced house bill 6l66 to develop
the water resources Of Arizona and to
provide for the reclamation of the des-
ert land within our borders. Our dele
gate worked hard to secure the passage
of the measure, but it being one of the
very first irrigation bills, public senti-
ment was against him, yet he is credited
with making one of the best and most
forcible speeches on the measure that
was heard that session. In the same
month he introduced and passed bill
reducing the White Mountain Apache
reservation and secured title for the
settlers in the town of McClelland, thus
saving many early settlers their homes.
During the same session Of congress he
introduced and passed bill giving Ari-
IONA an additional justice of the su
preme court, which all attorneys will
testify was very much needed in the
administration of justice in this terri
tory. Later he introduced bill to for
felt the Algondis land grant in Yuma
and upon the showing made by Mark
Smith of this gigantic swindle this
grant was declared fraudulent and was
opened up to public settlement. He
passed measure permitting estray cat
tie to be returned from Mexico to the
United States without payment of duty
this bill saved hundreds of thousands
of dollars to the cattlemen of Arizona
He secured by act of congress title
to the lands occupied by the settlers
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

O'ing the last two terms of con
rs Hon. Mark Smith 3 record has
r 50 prominent in that body and is
F'eA known to the people of Arizona
r. II is hardly necessary to mention
even in this article, which includes
~ accomplishments by him of great
We to the people of Arizona during
'shy years in congress.
10Y the past three years the question
statehood has been the paramount
sion in congress in which the peo-
Arizona were interested and be-
Of this few representatives in con-
nave ever had the opportunity to
'@ such distinguished service to
constituents as Mark Smith rem
" 10 the people of Arizona. At the
VI the fight against joint statehood,
50 resulted in the preservation Of
"snt Of self government to the peo-
" the territory. Smith received
pi@'Se Of his constituency, irrespec-
!" politics, for his untiring efforts
Tsulng off this monstrous iniquity.
y The first SESSION of the present
oeSs he presented many measures
'eat Importance to the various see
Of Arizona, including the secur-
VI an appropriation for govern
building for the city of Phoenix
y Will be erected in the near fu-
Gate of the many measures pass
y Mark Smith for the benefit OF
qua and Arizona people during the
'l'n and sixtieth congresses is not
!" hand, but they will be given
!, = 'ae end of the campaign, where
N, publican papers and orators are
n 70 belittle the accomplishments
aemocratic candidate.
" was not only in the present
cent congresses that Mark Smith
'''eu good service to the people o
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

have confirmed every title of Mexican
land grants in Arizona. He got an ap-
preparation for investigating Reavis
land grant fraud through which it was
defeated. He got the first appropriation
for specific expenditure on any irri,
CATION scheme, to wit, $4,000 for pre-
liminary survey of the ella river at
the Buttes above Florence and subse-
quently got additional money for fur
Their examination at San Carlos for the
same purpose. He got an appropriation
of $4,000 to build the levee at Yuma
to protect the town from floods and
forced the same on the River and Har-
Dor bill when every member of the com
mittee opposed it on the floor of the
house.
He obtained large sums for various
persons who were injured by Indian
depredations; in one case alone sos, 900
was paid the claimants and Mr. Smith
returned in this and divers other cases
the checks which his grateful constitu-
ents had sent him.
He has passed numbers of pension
claims for old soldiers who will not
forget his good work in every case sub
mitted to him.
He forced the A. T. & S. f. to pay
$l75 mile taxes, which sum about
secures to Arizona counties and to the
territory the sum of over $4,000 an
nually. The board of supervisors wired
and wrote him that they would be salts
fed with 1925 and better with $3.50 per
mile. He refused and forced the $175
per mile taxes to be paid before he
would consent to reorganization
scheme which that road then had before
congress.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

to develop our water resources; to legal
ize the general laws of Arizona; for an
additional judge of The supreme court
various bills for the relief of private
persons, such as claims and pensions,
many of which We're passed Reported
from committee bill to forfeit certain
Mexican land grants; bill for the irri-
CATION of desert lands, etc.. bill to
settle private land claims; bill grant.
! ing right of way for water ditch at
Yuma and various other bills, many of
which were favorably reported on. He
addressed the house in this congress on
the following subjects: Alien Land
Law; Alien Owners; Arizona; Arizona
Funding Act (passed); The Surveyor
General Office; On the Death of James
b. Beck (Sen- Ky.); Indian Crimes;
Irrigation Survey; Maricopa County K.
r. Bonds; Oklahoma; Indian Appropri
alton Bill; Indian Scouts; The Land
Courts; Public Land Surveys.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Fifty-fifth Congress
(Reed .Spcaker)

Established capital at Phoenix; intro
duced bill to admit Arizona; passed bill
permitting Tucson to issue bonds for
certain improvements; passed right of
way bill for the Grand Canyon railroad I;
aided in former congress in passing In
dian Depredations Claims bill and of
fered and pressed amendment in this
congress so as to include Apache Ger
onimo depredations. The report written
by him on the amendment of the Indian
Depredations Claims consisted of over
$50 pages and is full expose of the
whole question of the Indians relation
to the government--the government res
possibility as shown by the treaties,
customs, laws and decisions of the SUI
preme court. Passed bill permitting
Prescott to issue bonds for waterworks,
etc. Passed bill permitting all towns
in Arizona of 1000 population to ex-
coed the Harrison act on indebtedness
for fire and health purposes and intro
duced many other bills of local import
ance, as the record will show.
He addressed the house on the fol
lowing questions:
Admission of Arizona; the Capitol
Building; the Eight-hour Law (Vol. 81,
55 Con. End Session, page 49s4); Terri
torial Courts; War Revenue Bill; Ha-
waiian Annexation; Army Reorganiza-
ton, etc, etc. In addition to these
things he time after time defeated the
bill to lcgalize the Pima county rail-
road bonds, which subsequently passed
the house and senate. He defeated
time after time the bill to force people
grazing the public lands to pay a rent
for such privileges. He defeated the
land court commission BILL which would
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Fiftv.third Congress

Fred Smith easel; Admission of Ar.
IONA, etc.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

Passed bill for the relief of certain
counties for debts incurred in Indian
trials; passed bill granting lands to
Buena Vista cemetery; passed bill en-
towering Coconino county to issue
bonds for public building; passed bill
extending time for proving up on des.
ert land entries; reported bill granting
chief justice of territorial courts to
appoint commissioners to take proofs in
land cases, thus preventing long jour
neys to land Offices; reported bill for
the relief of settlers on unsurveyed
lands; passed bill for the admission of
Arizona as a state; Addressed the house,
as shown by the congressional index, on
the following subjects:
The Agricultural Bill; Admission of
Arizona; Arizona Claims; Arizona
Funding Act; Arizona Legislature; Ari-
IONA Surveyor General s Office; Army
Appropriation Bill; Coconino County
County Bonds; Coconino County Build
ing; Indian Appropriation Bill; Admis-
sion of New Mexico; Proof in Land
Cases; Silver Bullion Coinage; Admis
sion of Utah, and other incidental sub
iccts
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Christian Science Service.

Christian Science services will be held
at the residence of Mrs. r. j. Finn, 6l4
South Third street, Sunday evening ut
1880. All interested are welcome.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Fifty-second Congress

Reported from committee and passed
Arizona Funding Act decreasing inter
est on debt nearly one half; reported
from committee and passed through the
house the famous McGaraham claim,
who had been robbed from his estate
by the New Idria Mining company in
which ID. o. Mills was large owner.
This is one of the most famous cases
in all the history of congress. Reported
from committee and passed bill ratify.
ing the World s Fair act of the territor.
ial legislature; reported from committee
aud passed bill for admission of Arizona
as state. introduced many other bills.
Relief of settlers on unsurveyed land,
removal of Papagoes on the Gila to
the reservation near Tucson; bill for
the irrigation of arid lands; for develop
ment of mineral lands in San Carlos
reservation; passed bill for right of way
for Santa Re, Prescott & Phoenix rail
way; passed bin for relief of settlers
who had paid money by mistake to
Fred w. Smith while receiver at Tucson
land Office and who defaulted in large
sum; passed bills for relief of Mrs. Van
Vilet near Wilcox and one for relief
of Henry A. Reed at Nogales; addressed
the house on the following matters
Arizona Funding Act; Arizona Exhibit
at Worlds Fair; Army Appropriation
Bill; Court of Private Land Claims
Deficiency Appropriation Bill; Indian
Depredations Claims; Indian Education;
McGaraham s Claim; Postoffice Appro-
priation Bill; Public Land Surveys;
Relief of Henry A. Reed; River and
Harbor Bill; Rules of the House,; Free
Coinage of Silver; Sundry Civil Bill;
Timber Culture Laws; Timber Agents
and Indian Reservations.
He wrote and made the following
favorable reports from committees:
The Funding Act; A. & T. Land Grant
Enquiry on law on which taxes were
not paid, etc); Report on Public Land
Laws; Settlers on Unsurveyed Lands;
Report on Tucson Land District (the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
AT THE CHURCHES
First Baptist Church.
chill and Oak Streets.O

AT 10 a. m, Bible school with classes
for everybody; Ii a. m, preaching;
6:45 p. m, Younge Peoples meeting;
1880 p. m, preaching. At 1880 p. m.
Wednesday, prayer meeting; S:15 p. N.
Wednesday, sacred literature class. Ey-
erybody welcome. d. c. Williams, mia
lister.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
st. Johns Episcopal Church.

Morning service at ii O'Clock, sermon
followed by holy communion; evening
prayer and sermon at 1880; Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Rev. Geo. Selby. rec
tor
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Mask Costumes

For rent at house in rear of Bijon
theater.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

SOLWICO -four means satisfaction to
all those that use the best, insist on get
ting SOLWICO -four.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04
Gold Weather Advice

To all is to beware of coughs and
colds on the chest; as neglected they
readily lead to pneumonia, consumption
or other pulmonary troubles. Just as
the cough appears treat it with Ballard 5
HorehoundSyrup the standard cure Of
America. Use as directed-perfeetly
harmless. A cure and preventive for
diseases of the lungs. Price 25c, 50e
and $l.00 per bottle. Sold by Palace
Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

Globe Regulars and Stafford, hot game
at Southside park today.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-10-04

Order Bellefiower apples from your
grocer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
GRANGE LEADER FOR CONGRESS
G. B. Kegley Of Pullman, May Make
Race In Washington.

G. B. Kegley Of Pullman, May Make
Race in Washington.
c. B. Kegley of Pullman, master Of
the Washington state grange. while
not an avowed member OF the social
ist party, is being actively discussed
by members of the socialists as a pos
sible congressional candidate on that
ticket from the third district, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
Mr.. Kegley has been an ardent ad-
vocate Of postal savings banks.
parcels post system, and the initiative
and referendum and all these meas
ures are dear to the hearts OF good
socialists.
Whether or not Mr.. Kegley could
actually get the nomination is mat
ter of doubt, as the socialists will
hardly go outside Of their party, but
II Mr.. Kekley would make an avow-
al as a socialist It Is probable that
he would be urged TO accept the NOM
nation. In addition to the votes of
that party it is believed Mr.. Kegley
would receive a large farmer vote. as
he is popular with members of the
state grange.
Thomas Neill, an attorney of Pull
man. is also spoken of as a possible
congressional nominee of the social
lists. Mr.. Neill was at one time pros
ecuting attorney Of Whitman county
and is said to have a large following
in the party.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
Rich Strike i'm Alaska.

Frank E. Howard, commissioner
writes in the Fairbanks News that
the most important strike ever made
in the history of the Koyukuk was
uncovered recently on Nolan creek,
says the Seward, Alaska. Gateway.
The strike was made by John Oh
sen, Louis Olsen and John Anderson.
They struck bedrock at a depth of
125 feet. The first bucket from bed
rock, holding between s and pans,
yielding 1929, rated at $17 per
ounce. The gold is much finer than
the general average of Koyukuk gold
found heretofore, although as high
as $40 pieces have been picked up.
This strike has added new life to the
camp, and the result is that a num-
ber of holes are going down in the
deep ground farther down on Nolen
and still farther down on Wiseman
creek.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
ADJUSTMENTS
Change in Bill at the oregon.

Change I'm Bill at the Oregon.
Tonight there will be a change of
program when the play "She Couldn't
Marry Three" will be presented for
the first time. This play is by the
same author Of "The Lawyer and the
Singing Girl" which was enjoyed
early in the season. Last night was
the last of "The Roundup" which
drew well for three nights.
The company has been giving away
handsome present each night this
week, and will continue this over
Saturday night Last night a hand
some gold clock was given away to-
night a couch cover will be given
away, Friday night a glass beer set
and Saturday night a live baby pig
will be given away providing the
party holding the lucky number, un-
less it happens to be a lady, comes
upon the stage and catches the pig.
Sunday night the company will put
on "Dora Thorne," which is beauti-
fully dramatized. At the regular Sat
urday matinee "She Couldn't Marry
Three" will be played
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
City BreUities

All kinds OF good dry wood. See
Minnis.
See Minnis for good, dry wood that
burns. Lots OF Il on hand.
All winter hats going at extra low
prices. Campbells Millinery.
The Sans Soucl club will meet this
evening with Mrs Lee Moorhouse.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent Enquire at East oregonian
office.
All kinds OF transfer work done
promptly. Stansbery & Milne.
Phone Main 5.
For rent-A cottage, bath. hot wa
ter. electric lighted. Enquire at 100
Bluff street E.
wanted-Position as housekeeper
country preferred. Mrs. NJ. Mack,
Hotel Eastern.
Fine store and office room for
rent. Corner OF East Oregonian
building. Enquire this office.
Good Japanese cook wants situation
to do fancy cooking and dainty past
ry work. Enquire this office.
Petaluma Incubators are the stand
ard OF the world. Buy the best.
Goodman Hardware Co.. agents
Send your inquiries about Petalu-
ma Incubators to Goodman Hardware
Co. We have large stock. Cata-
logue mailed free.
"The Eldridge" sewing machines
are guaranteed for 10 years We sell
much lower than the peddlar man.
Goodman Hardware Co.
Lost-Lady's brown leather purse,
containing some small change and
check for $50 payable to Mrs. Clell
Rlgin. Return to this office for re-
ward.
wanted--A first class bookkeeper
wants q Job. Would post books for
small firms that do not employ reg
ular bookkeeper. Address 8. H.,
care Golden Rule Hotel.
wanted-To meet man with $4,000
or three men with $1,000 each (money
not required Immediately who can
invest in a tract of land. Can divide
and sell out at profit Of over $4,000.
Investment absolutely secure; sure to
make big money. Act quick. Address
Land. care East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
Chapman.NLettie Wedding.

F. " Chpman, a we'll known young
stockman Of Vinson, and Miss Louise
Mettie of Ukiah, daughter of pio-
neer family of that place, were mar
ried in this city last evening at
o'clock at the home of James Nell
son at 1904 East Webb street and left
on the midnight o. R. & N train
for Portland and the sound on a short
wedding trip. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father Neate of St. Mary's
Catholic church and about 80 were
present. Both young people are we'll
known and popular and have a host
of friends in the county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
ASSESSORS DO NOT AGREE.
Meeting OF Idaho Assessors Fails tC
Reach Basis of Valuation.

Discussion of the rate of assess
ment for property in the state by
county assessors and the members of
the board of equalization has left the
matter so far today where 1t stood at
the beginning of the meeting yester-
day, neither the county assessors or
the board of equalization being able
to reach an agreement, says the Boise
Capital News.
The first question to be taken up
was that of assessing property at its
cash value. This was thoroughly dis
cussed by the assessors and the board
of equalization, but no basis for as
sessment was agreed upon.
State Treaurer Hastings, one of the
members of the board of equalization,
said in regard to assessing railroads
that he, as member of the board,
had endeavored to act as fair, square
and just as he could, from what he
knew about the railroads. Nothing
definite relative to arriving at an
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23
CANE KNOT OF BLAcKBERRIEs
Pullman Hortlculturist Finds New
Disease That Is Deadly TO Black
berry Canes.

Derry OaIleS,
Professor Lawrence, horticulturist
of the Washington station at Pullman
has been working at the cane knot
of blackberries which he has dem
onstrated to be a contagious disease
by incubation, says the Lewiston Tel
Ter. It affects the Suyder blackber-
ry very badly The Himalaya, Giant
Kittitnny, Erie and Early Harvest
varieties are also damaged to slight
degree, but the Evergreen, the lead
ing Washington commercial variety
is only slightly susceptible. In re-
cent publication Professor Law
renee describes the behavior of the
disease in this way
"Galls or knots may appear on
canes of both seasons growth. They
seldom occur on cane of the current
years growth unles they have been
injured in cultivation and training.
The knots begin to appear by the
middle Of May in most cases. Badly
infested canes may be literally plas-
tered with knots from the crown of
the leaves, and sometimes gals APP
pear on the stalks of leaves and even
on the ribs. On the badly infested
canes both the canes and fruit are
worthless. Two lines of treatment
are suggested. One is to remove all
infested canes soon after the fruit has
been gathered and burn. The para
site that causes the trouble is in the
gals and if the gals are allowed to
remain they will decay and set the
organism free, thus aiding in the |
spread of the disease. Another treat |
ment is sospray with the Bordeaux |
ment is to spray with the Bordeaux
are coming out to protect the canes |
from invasion by the spores of the
parasite organism. Two growers
tried this spraying last spring, one
early and a second spray
ing after the blossoms fell. The av-
erage result showed from to 25 per
cent more and better fruit where the
had been done, compared
with the unsprayed hills adjoining"
The station will pursue the subject
next season, to see whether a higher
of protection can be at
.ained
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-23

agreement or basis for assessment OF
railroads was reached.
The rate OF discussion of farm
lands was taken up and the fact
brought out that In some counties
the rate was much too low. members
OF the board citing instances where
assessment returns had been made at
less than one-thlrd of the actual cash
value Of the lands.
In this all the assessors did not
agree and took exceptions to lnstan-
ces cited stating that the condition OF
the land and the crops raised would
not bring the value Of the land as
high as given by the members OF the
board The governor stated that the
farm lands were valued ridlculously
low and were fully If not almost at as
low valuation as the railroads.