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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
LOADS MUST BE HEAVY.
Some Absurd Blunders in New Ore
gon Road Law.

Son hoau Law.
Salem-Among the quaint and curl
GUS blunders of the recent session of
the Oregon legislature was the passage
of bill making it unlawful to drive a
wagon on any improved road west of
the Cascade range, weighing with its
burden less than $500 pounds. The
bill is house bill No. 81, and is design
ed to protect the roads from the result
of overlooking narrow-tire wagons.
The bill was referred to the house
committee on roads and highways and
by them amended and jumbled up.
Section 2 gives county courts authority
to regulate the weight of all loads of
various commodities, between the first
day of October and the first day of May
of each year. Section 8 was amended
to read, in referring to the weight of
loads that may be hauled:
"And the maximum weight thereof
shall not be made less than $500
pounds nor more than 5000 pounds for
any vehicle having tires of any width
less than four inches, nor less that g.
500 pounds nor more than A, 500 pounds
for any vehicle having tires of more
than four inches and less than six inch
es in width, nor, less than a, 800 pounds
for any vehicle having tires of six
inches or more in width" etc.
The bill is intended to apply to coun-
ties wholly or in part west of the Cas-
cade range.
Any violation may be punished by
county courts for contempt of court.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Boosts for irrigation.

Helena, Mont, April 9.-Arthur
Hooker, secretary of the National Irri-
cation congress, which will meet in
Spokane August 9 to Ia next, is in at
tendance at the Montana publicity
meeting here. He said: 1.-THE irriga-
tion congress has national policy to
preserve the forests, store the floods,
reclaim the deserts, make homes on the
land. 1t emphasizes the great value of
water to American people. 1t shows
the immense development possible"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Night Riders Break Out.

Nashville, Tenn, April l2.-Night
rider depredations in the Humphreys
county peanut growing industry have
caused the authorities to appeal to Gov
ernor Patterson for military protection.
Tonight formal request was made.
An attempt to liberate certain prison
ers at Waverly under indictment for
nightriding outrages is feared. One
of the offenses was the whipping of a
justice of the peace so mercilessly that
he begged that he be killed.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Right to Shank is unheId.

Detroit, Mich, April 10.-In the po-
lice court here today Justice Jeffers
upheld the right of father to admin
lister the old-fashioned spanking to his
17-year old daughter, even if her dig
nifty suffered. Margeret Granzin, aged
II, had her father arrested for disturb
ing the peace. Granzin told the Judge
that the punishment was part of an
effort to keep his daughter away from
cheap theaters and the justice decided
that spanking was permissible.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Ask Denmark to Bar Castro.

Copenhagen, April l2.-The United
States has approached Denmark in the
matter of forbidding Cipriano Castro
to remain in the Danish West Indian
island of st. Thomas in case the for
mer president of Venezuela should pro-
coed there from Martinique. A def
mite answer is expected tomorrow.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Signs Point to Bean.

Washington, April 1O.-Indications
strongly point to the selection of Judge
Bean for the new Federal judgeship in
Oregon. The attorney general, at the
request of the president, has been MAX
ing inquiries as to Judge Beans quail
fications, and, so far as known, all re-
ports are favorable. Senator Fulton
made no recommendations, realizing
that it was the presidents purpose to
make his own selection irrespective of
politics and political Endorsements.
Judge Bean had indorsed Mr.. Fulton
for the position.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
State Gets Ships Guns.

Salem-Governor Benson has re-
ceived letter from Secretary of the
Navy George L. Won Meyer, stating
that the 13-inch guns of the Oregon
have not yet been condemned and con-
sequently cannot be given to the state
or to other applicants. 1t is under
stood the government will send two of
the 6-inch guns to Salem for the state
house lawn.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Land to Be Thrown Omen.

Salem-The desert land board, at its
meeting in the statehouse decided to
grant the application of the Deschutes
Irrigation & Power company and throw
open the company's segregation of
about 5000 acres. The land opened is
known as list No. 6. The protest of
A. M. Drake, of Portland, was thus
overruled.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
New County Up to Voters.

Salem-Advocate of the creation of
county of Nesmith have not given up
the fight, but will initiate the measure
which failed in the legislature. This
became evident when A. B. Wood, of
Cottage Grove, called on Attorney Gen.
eral Crawford to secure the latter's
opinion as to the legality of an initia-
tive petition prepared for the purpose
of appealing the Nesmith county mat
ter to the people of the state at the
next election.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Improve Drewsey-surns Road.

Drewsy-A new road is being made
this week over the Drewsey mountain,
which is crossed by passengers en-
route to Burns. When completed the
road will be greatly improved. Here
tofore it has been so steep as to make
it difficult for horses to pull even an
empty wagon, and the drive down has
been very dangerous. The new road is
being cut around the mountain.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
NO COAL STRIKE LIKELY.
Operators Say Danger of Interrupt
ton of Business Remote.


Philadelphia, April Although
disagreement was reached at the con-
cluding conference of the anthracite
operators and miners today concerning
the question of wage agreement in
the hard coal fields of Pennsylvania,
there will be no strike and no danger
of suspension of mining, according to
mineworkers' officials.
The operators rejected the modified
demands presented yesterday by the
miners. The answer of the miners was
given to the mineworkers today in a
conference which lasted more than an
hour.
The officials of the United Mine
workers of three districts will hold an
other meeting to decide upon a course
of action.
The operators having headquarters in
New York City left on the noon train,
and announced they would give out a
statement soon after their arrival.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Land Brings $1,000 an Acre.

Milwaukie-Mrs. M. d. Reid has
completed the sale of % acres of her
home place to B. Lee Paget and others
of Portland for an average of 81, 900
an acre. The land sold is under high
state of cultivation and contains one of
the most productive grape vineyards in
Clackamas county.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Ice Jam in Niagara River.

Lewiston, N. Y, April 10.-Owing
to jam of ice in the gorge just above
here, the docks of the Niagara River
Navigation company at Queenston and
Lewiston are covered with about 80
feet Of ice. The stay wires of Lewis
ton suspension bridge were carried
AWAY.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
unearth Pot of Gold

Lexington, KY, April 1O.-while
digging posthole in an abandoned lot
today, workmen discovered brass
kettle containing $500 in gold and
silver that apparently had been buried
OFF half century.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Balloon Italia Tumbles.

Schio, Italy, April 9.-The trial of
the dirigible balloon Italia today ended
disastrously. After maneuvering for
some time at height of 1900 feet,
the engine broke down and the balloon
descended precipitately. 1t was badly
damaged, but the aeronauts were not
hurt.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
NORMAL GETS LI1TLE AID.
Eastern Oregon Indifferent as to Fate
of institution.

Weston-J. o. Russell, physical di-
rector and teacher of mathematics at
the Weston normal, has returned from
an Eastern Oregon trip in the interests
of the school. Among the places Wis
tied were Hermiston, Arlington, Cove,
La Grande and Elgin.
Mr.. Russell reports that he met with
much popular misconception as to the
nature and sphere of normal school
work, and the financial encouragement
offered was rather slim. For instance,
the La Grande subscription toward
running the school until the end of the
present year, which closes with COM
mencement May 25, was only $55. In
Mr.. Russell's view there is no hope
for any general assistance throughout
Eastern Oregon toward continuing the
school until such time as it would be
possible to obtain state aid by means
of the initiative measure, which it is
proposed to subpmit at the November
election in 1910.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-14
Struggled Oats, Says o. r. & N.

obu66'Su OotSi SoTS ~ W. " I've
Salem-Complaint is made against
the Frank l.. Smith Meat company by
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company before the railroad commits
sion for false billing, by which, it is
claimed, the meat company smuggled
60 sacks of oats into Portland with a
consignment of baled hay from Hutch
inson spur. 1t is the contention of the
attorneys for the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company that persons and
corporations other than railroad COM
panies may be found guilty of misde-
meanor under the railroad commission
act of 1907, end that when the corpora
tion by false billing obtains transpor-
tation for less than the published tariff
it may be prosecuted, and if found
guilty, be subject to fine of not less
than $50 or more than $1,000.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
LEGISLATURE is
YET IN SESSION
Bill For Early Close OF North Caro-
lima Lawmakers l. Discussed
and Natter Postponed.

RALEIGH y c. Speclal.-The
question OF early adjournment of the
General Assembly was "threshed out
in the Senate when the joint resoll-
zion by Senator Elliott for the AS
sembly go adjourn sine die February
18th. came up. The result vas that
action OLA the resolution was deferrgl
until January goth. when there viii
have developed IL is hoped some idea
OF how long il should really take ,o
dispose ~ the legislation the state is
in need OF
Senator Pharr. OF Mecklenburg took
q decided stand fer early Adjournment
cCntendiug THAI aside from the ad-
vantage a short session would De- foI
the business interests Of the State u
relieving the anxiety and unrest now
naturally disturbing business in the
State. 10 would De- a ren-srrike for tle
dominant party Ia setting an exam
pie in that ia the past the fuu limit
OF per diems have been drawn
A bill that viii make people gen
orally sir up and take notice was ina
PRODUCED in the House by Turner. al
Mitchell providing that any person
who creates a debt on promise 20 paw
out of money or assets due him and
fails 10 pay ON receipt OF such speci-
fed assets. shall be- guilty Of a misde-
meanOr. punishable by fine OF $40 -
$50 or work on public roads ten 20
thirty DAYS for each offense.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

Monkolians. and AssenOlynaan John-
aCn lrtro4o cec an alsena.l-1. s.,..,f
fiuE japanese in fhe faw n 80
ne enactment % his measure faat thg
resident c0sected %. and Ia As
killed
Discussing hss measures. Air John
Son said
believe sentiment agai1sf TIE ia
pauese has Frown fo such an extent
flaf TIE bills all pass
am prepared to make a nEht Tor
them. and even should VI ash inEtoa iu-
terfere again ! would not step uutu
the legislature went On record.
n reSard the presence % japanese
as more dangerous a hundredfoid than
that 90 Chinese. In our schools ia
panese youths % sixteen O. eighteen
years win their Characteristic disre-
gard Tor the virtue ~ women. should
not b. permitted TO sit beside oar own
children They are a menace 60 fhs
-ililood 90 TIE state
am not prompted oy tie AsiasiC
League. or any other organization O.
person I'm presenting my measures -
The japanese already have a iobog
F on the scene. aud vii contribute con.
siderable money GO make q tEht Th,
hearing ~ll be held In fe~ DAYS.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
LAWS AGAINST
JAPAN CITIZEN
Members Of California Legislature
Present Three Restrictive Bills
Against the OrieRtals.

SACRAMENTO. CAL - Special -
Three anti-Japanese bills introduced
ira the State Assembly by Grove l..
Johnson. OF Sacramento. and one in
PRODUCED by A ST. Drey. OF Fresno.
prohibiting aliens from holding land
in the State. have attracted wide in
terest
The Johnson bills are designed first.
20 prevent japanese being directors OF
corporations, second. 20 segreEate
their children in the schools. and.
third. 10 segregats all japanese bg
defining the limits within which they
must live. The first two were intro
duced last session b. Six Johnson. and
action upon them vas suspended az
The telegraphic request OF President
Roosevelt. pending diplomatic nego-
tiations between the United States and
Japan over the action q the san Fran
cisco school board ia excluding Jana
nese youths from public schools and
assigning them - the Institutions set
aside for "M0ngolians The Japa-
nese maintained that they were No,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE
BUT ESCAPES DEATH

LEXiNGTO Special James
~ Moore. miller for Moses Bros az
East Lexington. had q narrow escape
from a horrible death. Ills clothing
caught In q shaft and his body was
Hhirled around half q dozen times
until all his clothing was torn from
the body when he fell 70 the door with
the lett wrist broken the left shoulder
dlslocatec and the body bruised and
burned in several places. The opening
through which the bCdy reVclFed aas
only twelve 81 twenty inches. and the
wonder IS that the man vas not torn
limb from limb. Nr. Moote came from
Chatham. Va. about fOGr years Aeo.
he is about twsngs-six years old and
Is unmarried
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

ideut Roosevelt and narft composed
of eon-C.nerai RAef. Dr. CareT
Graasou and Aid Archibald BUTT
reached here ou horseback. and in
spite cf the fact that uo preparation
was made they were greeted by a
LARGE rumehr 90 citizens including
The ladies and small school children.
who gathered around the Warren
Green Hotel where che party stop
ped for lunch before returning Co
Washington
The President came upon state
ment that De- could ride the ninety
miles on horseback in one day which
he VIII have done when De reaches
the White House this afternoon
Though the party LEFT the grounds OF
the White House az A vi. and had
four relays 90 horses. they were Ia
splendid shape and the President
looked as fresh when he rode into
town as q sChoolbol
The greetings that Warrent0n gave
the party clearly showed that the hon
or ~ his visit vas appreciated. AS he
is the FIRST President to visit Warren
ton since rh4 dave ~ Fre0kl'- Pierce
Upon leaving Warrenton the Presi-
demo Expressed his drAglt al having
visited Warrenton and his regret that
be- could not remain longer He was
introduced 90 the people by Dr J q.
Wise. of the Jnited States Navy
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

KINGSTON y. Special-R u.
BoWles. a native OF Kents store. Va
was found dead In Beaver Kill swamp
near where the Ashokan Dam Is be
ing hrilt 4 bullet wound was In his
temple and "a revolver was at his
side Do having committed suicide
SIR. Bowlas recently came from San
Francisco. no wcs a hiofher-iu-law 10
Christopher Perkins. storekeener for
the Macarthur Bros. & Winston Com
panv. and the contractors building the
dam tor New York CITY Nr bowles
Na- suffering trom melarcholio af-ar
au illness from typhoid fever His
hrofher-ir-law went Co. California and
brought bim 90 Brown g Station re-
Gently.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
RESUME RELATIONS
WITH VENEZUELA.

WASHINGTON. n. Especial 1t
has become. according % the State
Department. evident from the tone Of
dispatches received from Special Com
missioner Buchanan that he wil reach
satisfactory agreement with Prasi-
dent Gomez. OF Nenezuela. Tor the
settlement Of the disputed questions
between the United States and mat
country. Following this diplomatic
relations. which have been broken on
for q long time. viii be resumed
The principal issues between the
two countries are the Eve claims Ol
American citizens and interests
against Venezuela. which President
Castro refused Go submit 20 arbitra-
ton. the Judgment OF the Venezuelan
courts uniforEaly having been adverse
TO the claims presented.
Mr.. Buchanan Is tn daily cable cor
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
STATEMENTS EXPLODE
kOk-SUPPORT CASE

NORFOLK VA - Special - Judge
haacksl Ina the Corporation Court.
dismissed the charge OF non support
% wife and child. brought against Ho-
race Burroughs by his wife. the &C.
Tense showing that the husband baa
offered a home Go them. and they haa
left it OF their own yOlifion
Ia vas 3 case Of a Young couplS lfI.
ing az the residence q THE husbands
father. and the ~ife being unable TO
get along tremendously with her
mother-in-lsw and fsfheT-ia-iaw
The evidence tended % show thzt
The Young man WAS ablc % care for
his wife and ch.ld only With TIE aid
~ MS parents that this aad been
done until the wife declined 60 restds
in the house longer. and she returned
20 her parents. although l0sfsief b.
her husband that K she ieft Sue ccalld
cot retnrn Go him. The yonnz man
aad ais father offered "a provide for
the child. bat the fataer-i1-laN re-
fused 90 alloN the Young wlfe 10 ~
yarn CD has residence TIE Eo9rE aifA
refused g. return 20 hey husband un-
less he ieit TIE patslnal rcof The e.
forts az the coUrt oitci2ls CO ariag
the parties together and heal Ne
breach Vas 90 ne avail
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
PROGRESS Is SLOW
II -GRAFTERS~ CASES

SAN FRANCISCO. CAS- Special -
SIX men were disqualified ss jurors.
he cNaminati0u OF seventh was
uncompieted and the procuring 81 the
twelve men o. try Patrick calhoun
on an Indictment charging bribery OF
former suprrN isor or san Francis
co 90 vote FOR a trolley franchise for
the United Railroads. of which Call
aoun is president. vac discouraging
Az TAR AS ths present panel is con
ccrned
or the nine talesman thus iar sub
lecred 90 the questions bv prosecu-
-ons and defense eight havs admit
ted prejudice.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21
BLAMES LAWSON
FOR SENTENCE
Financial Agent In Boston >ass H@
Troubles Are Due O. Ms
Fellow Citizen.

BOSTON MASS Special -Caras-
niO t1aVius King former nnanoial
agent and broker. ~ho maintained pa
iatial Offices la Boston aud New WORK
and who for a short time Taa publish
cr OF a daily paper here was sentenced
0y Judge Schoneld Ina the Superior
Criminal Count 60 serve term q net
less than ten and not more than four
teen Years az hard labor ina tbs State
prison at Charleston
On December .sth. King was csa-
Ficted con- twenty seven couBts 81 IA
indictment charging him with larceny
and cmbezzlement and with securing
by false preteases So 900 from ais
customers
The sentence followed a dramaus
statement b~ King lu court. auriEg
which he reviewed the story % his
lie his flight from Boston aad ais
travels 100 England. France aad Cay
Ion He declared that be was nEs-
cent oi ANY wrong intent in any % ais
acts aud ina closing his address be az
cused Thomas " lawson OF secretty
lighting him and bringing him -
financial ruin
Mrs King and hsr two soss sat
inside the rail close 90 the prisoner
AS sentence was pronounced KaE
VAS immediately taken 60 she CHARLES
Street Jail and then 90 the state
prison
The last move OF Mr. KINGS alter
ney go secure DELAY took the form ~
motion FOR a stay of executions. saioA
sought 90 have the imposing - sss-
tence delayed until Saturday Iuaga
Schoheld declined 60 grant ths re-
quest and Imposed the sentence
King made an assignment 90 Feb-
ruary Fl. 1905. His liabilities were
placed az 1927 ssh. and his asses- "A
sl3tbe He was missing from ths
city four months. bus m June hs -
turned and surrendered 20 tus pslies
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

Ia Germany All ~orkmen. serSAn1a
ara clerks above &c a1d kettlnE lass
than see q year are ooiigea ~ AN "a
iasGrs against ED 2<s.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

the determination 90 end his life.
When found the body was covered
with water. and the belief ~ that o.
waded cut in the stream. IN the hope
that his object would never Oe dis
closed. Bowles was ft-ranied. and
the bullet hCie penetrated the left side
81 his sead and lodged u-ar The right
temple
Christopher Perkins. who assisted
I'm the all-night search for the where
abouts OF his Wifes relative. saws.
Il had no hope Of NndinE BOWles
alive. He acted strangely while We
were coming from San Francisco ~
gether. and I have tried 20 keep an
eve on him. think the boy commit
ted suicide in az OF melanchOlia. as
be was subject Co such spells 90
Many Virginia Relatives.
Mr. W Adoiphus Bowies and Dr
r G. BOwlee. OF Louisa County are
uncles OF the dead man. and his sister
Mrs Christopher Perkins was form
erly Miss Annie BCwles. The family
is prominent in Louisa County
BoVles's act I'm committing suicide Is
attributed 10 his suffering from dis
ease
The funeral was conducted from
Kings Store.
That Bowles died betWee the hours
OF s and O'Clock on Monday after.
noon last is said 20 be proved by IN,
fact that his watch stopped al 6 %
o'clock he had several hundred dol
lars on his person when found n,
was a bachelor. and left Virginia near
Is six years ago
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-01-21

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