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The Washington times., 1909-04-26
AMERICANS ARE IN NO DANGER
SAYS AMBASSADOR LEISFIMAN
By JOHN G. A. LEISHMAN,
Ambassador of the United States to Turkey.

CoNSTANTINOPLE 2Ameans ConsantinOple are IN no
the fighting started the city,
bullets under such conditions
a prevailed.
All of the American left The city, and today only those
business m
The constitutional forces having occupied portion OF the CITY,
and throughout the for
of disorders
such as might expected
during the long
fighting exception
reported to-
day doing well expected
need for control of the
property They
the orders of the officers will obeyed.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
NORTH TO RETAIN
PLACE IN BUREAU
CONTINUED from First Page.l


more thsn two hours, is still withheld,
the general impression 10 Administers
ton circles IS that Mr.. North will see
the justice of the claim that, being
subordinate to the Secretary Of Gem
merce and Labor, he will have to COLI
suit with him concerning such matters
as contracts
If MIR. North can be brought to see
this. he will retain his position.
Reports Laughed At.
The published reports that either Mr.
Nagel or Mr.. North will have to resign
as result of the friction are laughed
at in Administration circles as being
little less than absurd. In the first
place, there is not the most remote pos
sibility Of Mr.. Nagel reslgning. Fhe
President would not listen to such a
suggestion for a minute, and. in addi-
ton TO this, II It came to question OF
designations, he would not hesitate TO
accept Mr.. North's rather than Mr..
NageFs.
He is perfectly convinced that Nagel
acted not only within his rights in the
matter. but did the wfse and proper
thing in putting the trouble up to the
President.
situation is by no means as acute as it.
has been represented in certain news
papers. The President was quoted to-
day as having told some of his visitors
that. while no decision in the mater
has been reached, il Is not acute. and It
is probable that IL will be settled.
The report that Ormsby McHarg, As
sistant Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor. has made an investigation of
alleged Immoral conditions" in the
Census B lTeau is Indignantly denied BY
Mr.. McHarg and other officials Of the
department. They point out that they
have had no grounds for instituting such
an investigation. and that they are not
in the business of making "investiga-
tfons' OF this kind.
Taking it by and large. the solutioz
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
CENSUS BILL MAY
NOT Be ENACTED
Opposition to Measure Is
Growing in the Lower
House.

Opposition to the census bill is be-
coming so strong that leaders of the
House would not be at all surprised to
see it fail of passage at the extra ses-
sion
1t is understood that no effort Will be
made to placate the men who are op-
posed to certain features of the bill.
This attitude is taken because investi-
cation has shown that the law providing
for the collection of the twelfth census
is a permanent law and the thirteenth
census can be collected under its pro-
visions
In order to begin the work, however,
IL Will be necessary to get through the
census appropriation bill, but no diff
Guilty is anticipated in this connection,
although no attempt will be 1,s.de 10
pass the bill until after the tariff bill
is out Of the way
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
TRUNK LINES MEET,
FREIGHT RATE CUT

The fight between number Of
trunk lines for the import business
at the ports Of Boston. New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore, is in
creasing in intensity The slaughter
Of rates on commodities TO the West
threatens to become great.
The Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
ylvania companies reported to the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
they had met the recent cut of the
Chesapeake and Ohio from Baltimore
70 the West, 10 take effect May %.
It is understood that the Baltimore
and Ohio may shortly apply the re-
duCtions to Philadelphia. TO become
effective June I.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
SUGAR TRUST REBATE
CASE IS DISMISSED
Great Northern Railway Fine Writ
of Eros Is Disposed
Of.

The writ Of error sued out by tie
Great Northern railway after decision
against them in the sugar rebate cases.
was dismissed by the United States
Supreme Court today, on melton Of
the railroad.
The railroad was originally fined $3.50
for giring rebates to the American
Sugar Refining Company on sugar ship
ments from New York TO Sioux City.
Iowa. Because the supreme court dis
posed of an exactly similar situation
recently in decision in the New York
Central sugar rebate cases. counsel for
the Great Northern today requested
dismissal
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

great horde of Kurds and Circassians
are threatening an attack. Turkish
soldiers from Constantinople have
gone TO The relief Of the village.
Hadjin. % the north Of Adana, where
several missionaries, including Miss
Lambert and four other American
women. are i'm peril, is in flames.
The destruction OF nearly all the food
supplies of scores of towns, now be-
Sieged by the Mohammedans. adds the
horror Of starvation to the dangers be-
setting the CT Tistian population.
Reports OF massaCres in small towns
In tho Interior raise the total estimate
Of killed to 10000 II is feared that
this huge figure will be largely in
creased before order is restored. Con-
stantinople sends word that Just as
soon as conditions there permit. a big
array viii be transported 10 Asia Minor
and a systematic campaign begun
The Washington times., 1909-04-26
RUSSIANS WILL DELAY
MARCH INTO PERSIA
Forces of the Gar Will Not Cross
the Frontier Until Wednes-
day.

Minister Jackson. in dispatches re-
ceived today from Teheran, says that
the Russian forces will not cross the
frontier until Wednesday. The imme-
diate necessity FOR their presence has
been removed by the action of the Shah
in ordering an indefinite armistice. He
mas also ordered the free admission Of
provisions to Tabriz.
The Persian government has accepted
the responsibility for all damage done
Americans on conditions that they will
neither associate with the revoiutionists
nor admit them 10 their houses. The
TO this effect.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

REDF1ELD-On Sunday April 3. 1909. at
4.23 u. m. At her residence POI First
street northwest. ANNIE LEE. wife OF
Edward l. Redheld.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

at the Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital. ROBERT kOONTZ MIDDLE
kALEE. aged elEhleon vears.
The Washington times., 1909-04-26

REIGART-At rest on Sunday April =. 1909
at 1876 Monroe street northwest. FRANCES
MIDDLETON. widow Of John N. ReiRart.
and mother Of Mrs. Ro.' L. Williams. Mrs.
David 7. Wolhaupter. and John BOutt Rel
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21

A truck gardener tells that this 10
the way he raised early tomatoes: He
took dry goods box 2 by feet and
8 inches deep. In each corner of the
box he set a piece Of pinch pipe, so
that he could water the plants from
the bottom, pouring in the water and
letting 1t permeate through the SOIL
which was composed OF a sandy loan
put into the box after the bottom had
been covered to the depth Of inches
with well rotted and sifted stable ma
nure. The seeds were planted and
lightly covered and the soil kept moist.
but not wet. In one week after plant
ing the green tops appeared, and I'm
three weeks they were transplanted
into a similar box, being set an inch
deeper than they grew In the first box
They grew in the box In sheltered
places for three weeks, when they
were ready for the garden.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
Spring RUSH WEST
NEARLY $4,000 COLONTSTS
LOCATE In NORTHWEST.
Reports at Chicago Show That It Was
Greatest in History of the Railroads
Low Railroad Rates Bring Thousands
to New Homes in States of the
Northwest.

Full returns, which have been thor
opghly canvassed, show that the spring
colonist movement into the Pacific
northwest and into California was the
greatest in the history of railroads. Dur
ing the months Of March and April
which is the period of the low colonist
rates, the records show that approx
mately $4,000 people sought new homes
on the broad acres of the northwest, in
Guiding also Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, and that fully 5000
people found permanent Judgment in
California, making a total of about
II 900.
According to Hartman office figures
during March and April, 1897 people
came to Portland by that system, 2036
to other Oregon points, 1850 to Puget
sound points, and COS to other Washing.
ton points. Idaho during the same
period got 1884 settlers.
According to Hill figures the Bur
lington has carried 11,141 people west
during March and April, the Great
Northern 1888 and the Northern Pa
cifc 26,732.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
MEET FOR CONSERVATION.
National Congress in Seattle During
Last of August.

National Congress in Seattle During
Last of August
A national conservation congress
that will take its place side by side
with the transmississippi congress at
at Denver and National Irrigation CON
gress at Spokane as one of the biggest
conventions of the west will be held at
Seattle from August rs to %, accord
ing to the announcement made by the
joint committee on conservation re-
Gently. Government experts in soil,
forestry and water will go from one
convention to the other.
Chief Forester Pinchot, head of the
national conservation commission, re-
Gently wired to Seattle that he would
be present at the conservation con-
gress. The meetings are to be held in
the big auditorium on the grounds of
the Alaska ukon-Pacific exposition
and government experts who are in
the west this summer have all promised
to attend.
The Roosevelt policy of conservation
and the best way of carrying it out by
legislation will be the principal topic
discussed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
BUILDING TO MUSIC.
How Mai. Kennon Got Work Dat OF
FiIiDinOs.

How Maj. Kennon Got Work Dat OF
FiIiDinOs.
Major L. w. V. Kennon, now COM
handing a battalion of the Tenth In
fantry at Fort Benjamin Harrison, in
building the famous Benguet road
through the mountains of northern Luz
zon, Philippine Islands, accomplished a
feat called humanity impossible. 1t took
music, money and mongrel army Of
1900 men to do it, but Benguet road
stands to-day one of the remarkable
highways of the world.
Major Kennon's army of 1000 road
builders rested only Sunday. For ten
hours of each day they forged ahead.
Sunday they rested in their quarters
houses built of poles and grass They
amused themselves with dances, cards
and games that appealed to the differ
ent nationalities. Major Kennon in
troduced music as one of the attrac-
lions along his lonely highway. He is
known for his resourcefulness, and he
does not deny that he used music to
get better work out of the pleasure
loving Filipinos and other orientals.
They did not like to work, and when
they did it was with slow, sluggish
movement.
One day Major Kennon decided to
try music as an impetus to zeal. He
assembled his band, made up of men
Of all nations, and ordered it to move
quietly and secretly to a place where
several hundred Filipinos were en-
gagged in drilling holes in the canon
walls The band stole up behind the
slow-going drillers and suddenly struck
up a favorite oriental air. Instantly
the Filipinos caught the spirit of the
music and began to beat their drills
against the rock in rhythm.
The result was more than a surprise
to the resourceful Kennon. He kept
that band busy after that. 1t follow
ed the Filipinos along the way and
played wherever they worked. From
laborers worth about 10 cents a day
he developed them into musical ma
chimes that worked to drum beats. Ma
jor Kennon insists that his band saved
the Philippine government thousands of
dollars.
A bet had been made between Major
Kennon and his foreman on one side
and the members of the Philippine com,
mission on the other side that the road
would not be open by Jan. 81, 1905
The story Of the bet was borne from
tongue to tongue along the road. Ma
jor Kennon promised each man a cigar
If they won the bet. The effect was
good. The army of 1000 bent to theil
work, there being man to every sever
feet of the road on the last lap into
Baguio. Jan. 20, two days before the
expiration of the wager, Major Kennor
rode into Baguio in a carriage. He wat
received there as a prince returned
There was a great celebration, and al
the men in the Kennon army smoked
good cigar marked 1.-THE Kennon Spe
cial," each with a label bearing thu
majors picture.-Indianapo News.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
HE DID HIS BEST.


What may happen while red tape is
being unwound is the obvious point Of
this story from Judge. 1t was clear
that the elderly man was from the
country. For several minutes he stood
on the sidewalk, gaping up at the top
story Of a tall trust company building
across the way. Then he scratched his
head and stroked his chin.
"Wa-al," he muttered, ut may be all
right, l s'pose, but 1 nights well find
out"
He crossed the street, pushed his way
into the trust company Offices and APP
preached the nearest window. The
brass plate over it was inscribed, New
Accounts"
"Well?" asked the man behind the
window without looking up from his
ledger.
"Wa-al," drawled the other, at may
be all right and correct, Of course, but
while l was looking over"
'eThe bookkeeper'n fix that for you
Third window to the left"
After slight hesitation the man from
the country made his way over to the
'bookkeeper's window.
swell, sir, what can we do for your
demanded the bookkeeper.
Nothing. l do know why they sent
me over to you. I amt got any &C
count here. was just wondering il
you happened to know"
Information department" said the
bookkeeper, brusquely. "Sixth window
to the right"
The countryman started to say some
thing, but the bookkeeper had resumed
his writing, so the farmer walked over
to the information" window.
"Sayg" he opened up, without wait
ing for an invitation. you folks
needn't be so flossy. l just wanted tc
tell your old company that their"
complaint department. Last win
dow, rearI' growled the clerk.
The countryman glared. For an In
slant he seemed undecided; then, his
Jaws set with determination, he strobe
down to the complaint window.
"Well, what's the trouble with your
demanded the complaint clerk.
"Ain't none" snapped the country
man. II just wanted to say to youl
old company that it appears to me al
how their building is"
But he got no further. "Firel fire
frep came the cry from all parts Of
the building. Instantly everything be
came hustle and confusion.
"Huhph!" grunted the disguised
countryman, as he followed the crowt
out. They'd "a known 1t hall an houl
ago If they'd only listened to me-"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
SPOKANE MARKETS.
Wholesale


Dairy Produee-Eggs, fresh eastern,
$6.25; local ranch, recandled, $3.50; but
ter, fresh Washington state creamery,
32c ID; fresh eastern extras, soc; east
ern storage, 26c lb.
Flour-First patent, 1878 Dbl; see
ond patent, $3.50 Dbl
Fancy Yakima honey, $3.50 case;
Idaho, $3.25@3.5O case.
Sugar-Cane, $685. SIX; beet, $6.45 SIX.
Coffee-Common package goods,
$17.1O cwt.
Seed-Red clover, $13 cwt; bluestem
wheat, $3.50 cwt; oats, white seed, 1925
cwt; gray, 1925 cwt; fancy Kentucky
bluegrass, 1880 cwt; timothy, prime,
$40 cwt; timothy, choice, $3.50 cwt;
white clover, $17@2O cwt; alfalfa,
$3.50 cwt; spring rye, $1.s5 cwt; win
ter rye, $1.s5 cwt.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Timothy hay, $40 ton; grain hay, $14
ton; alfalfa, SIG ton; oats, $1.sO cwt;
feed wheat, $1.65 cwt; milling wheat,
$1.60@1.70 cwt; whole barley, $1.35
cwt; whole corn, old, $3.50 cwt; new,
$1.45 cwt.
Hides-Green, Sc lb; green bulls, &c
lb; green calf, 1Oc lb; green kips, &c lb;
salt kips, &c lb; green salt bulls, &c lb;
green salt hides, &c lb; dry butchered
hides, good, 15c lb; dry country hides
good, lac lb; wool, 1O@12c lb; shear.
lings, 15@25c lb; city butchers steers
&c; wool, rough, s@1oc lb; long wool
pelts, S@1Oc lb.
Live stock-Steers, live weight, 415c
lb; cows, live weight, 31a@4c lb; sheep
live weight, $4,000 lb; hogs, live
weight, 61a@7c lb; veal, rough and
hevy, 3@475c lb.
Poultry-Live hens, 13@14c lb;
dressed hens, 14@141Ac lb; live ROSTERS
Toe lb; spring chickens, dressed, 16@
&c lb; turkeys, live, 10000 lb; dressed
l21@24c lb; geese, SO@22c lb; ducks
live, 15c lb; dressed, 1sc lb.
Ranch eggs-Case, $3.50 case, case
count; $500, loss off.
Butter-Good ranch, zoe; butter fat
t351ac; Davis butter, 35c lb.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
pandelionn ana Millk.

A Belgian investigator has been
looki lg into the correctness or incor-
rectn,ss of the somewhat popular be-
lief among farmers that dandelions In
crease the yield OF milk, and that in
consequence they are rather desirable
forage than otherwise He claims that
this lelief is incorrect and is founded
whonV on the false analogy suggested
by the milky juice Of the dandelion.
Furthermore, he asserts that dande-
lions in large numbers have delete
rious effect on the quality Of butter
and ~ one among the causes which
make 1t difficult to get butter Of fine
flavor and good keeping qualities in
sprlnp and early summer. Hay which
has large quantities of dandelions In
1t has similar effect, he says, and he
advises farmers to weed their pastures
whenever 1t is practicable to do so.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21


tions, conditions and phases are as fol-
lows:
Chicago.
Flour-Steady.
Rye-No. 2, S2@83c.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 69@72 1-2c;
fair to choice mailing, 71@79 1-2c.
FlaXseed - No. 1 southwestern,
$3.50 10; No. northwestern, $1.69 1-2.
Timothy seed-$3.9O.
Clover-$0.50.
Mess pork-Per bbl., $18.15@1s.25.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $1O.65@1O.67 1-2.
Short ribs-Sides, loose, $1005@
1850.
Butter-Easy. Creameries, 81 100
Csc; dairies, Is 1908 lie.
Eggs-Steady. At mark, cases in
Guided, 10 1-2c; frsts, zoe; prime firsts,
gle.
Cattle-Market steady. Beeves, 500
@7.25; Texas steers, $4.6O@6.1O; west
ern steers, $475@6; stockers and feed
ers, $3.6O@6.65; cows and heifers, $3.50
@6.25; calves, $5.25@7.50.
Hogs-Market 5(01Oc higher. Light,
Sc. s5@7.35; mixed, $695@7.45; heavy,
$7.O5@7.5O; rough, $7.O5@7.2O; good to
choice heavy, $7.2O@7.5O; pigs, $4,000
$40; bulk of sales, $7.20@7.40.
Sheep-Market weak. Native, $40
$50; western, $4.25@6.6O; yearlings,
Sc. 3O@7.6O; lambs, native, $4,000;
western, $6.25@9.5O.
New York.
FIour-Market firm with better in
ouiry. Winter straights, $6@6.25.
Wheat-Spot irregular. No. 1 north
ern Duluth, $1.32 IA f. o. b. afoat; No.
2 hard winter, $1.32 IA f. o. b. afoat
No. 2 red, $1.44@1.46 elevator and
$1.45 f. o. b. afoat.
Hops and hides firm.
Wool and petroleum steady.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining,
$342; centrifugal, 90 test, $500; mo-
Iasses sugar, So. Refined steady.
Coffee-Steady. No. z Rio, s 1-8@
8 1-4c; No. 4 Santos, 8 $1,000. Mild
quiet; Cordova, 9 3-4@12 3-4c.
Bar silver, SO 3-4c Mexican dollars
44c.
The tin market was weak and lower
at 28.S7 1-2@29.12 1-2.
Copper was quiet and unchanged
with lake quoted at $13.12 1-29
1897 ~, electrolytic at $12.75@13
and casting at $12.62 1-2@12.s7 1-2.
Lead was steady and unchanged at
$43O@4.35. o
speiter was steady at $500 1-2@
5.07 1-2.
Iron was unchanged.
i San Francisco.
wheat-shipping, $2.1O@2.15; mill
fBsarley%Feed, $1.5s 1-2@1.6O; brew
ing, $1.62 1-2@1.65.
0ats-Red, $2.O5@2.2O; white, $9.1'
@2.25; black, nominal.
Millstuffs-Bran, $28.5O@3o; mid
O'. Hsay'~W6eat, $aa.5O@27.5O; wheat
and oats, $23@a6; alfalfa, $1O@12i
stock, $11@12; straw, per bale, 5o@
Hops-December, $1.37 Is. >.
Wool-Nevada, 13@1Sc; mountain
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
JAPs STRIKE IN HONOLULU.
Laborers on Sugar Plantations Want
More Pay.

Honolulu, May. 19.-With no pros
pect of receiving recognition from their
employers, the 5000 Japanese plantation
hands on strike in the Hawaiian islands
are politely but firmly standing pat and
they are quietly awaiting developments.
The plantation strike in the islands,
which was begun a week ago, was the
result of determined and long-standing
agitation on the part of the Japanese
labOrers on the sugar estates for an in
crease of wages from $1S to $22.5O a
month.
The Sugar Planters association I'M
Wltting y brought about the agitation
by flooding the islands with japanese
Workmen toward the close of last year
1t was not long before these same
Workmen, whom the planters had i'm
ported in order to solve, as they
thought, the labor problem, surprised
their employers by beginning a spirited
campaign for the improvement of their
own condition.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
SCHEFKET,
Turkey IN SAFE HANDS SAY
YOUNG TURKS.
Military Commander Is the Real Power
Behind the Throne of That Country
Look to Him for Liberal Rule Over
the Empire-His Army Maneuvers
wonder of Military Men.

Constantinople, May Is. = Muhmid
scbefket Pasha, commander of the
Turkish constitutional forces, both land
and sea, is the man most frequently in
the thoughts of those observing or deal
inc with the confused politics of the
day in Turkey. He is the one quiet
fcure upon whom rests the preservation
Of order and the civil branches of the
government look to him to impose their
liberal rule upon the empire and to deal
promptly with persons and factions dan
gerous to the state.
The skill with which Schefket
brought the Third army corps and part
of the Second army corps before Con
stantinople and occupied the capital has
amazed the foreign military men here.
Investigate Adana Disorders.
Disorders in Adana province, General
schefket said, were in process of solu-
tisn. The courtmartial could be trusted
TO make a thorough investigation and
provide adequate punishment for the
guilty. The agitation in the Fourth
army corps at the headquarters at Ere
roum had ceased, most of the mutineers
and deserters having been arrested.
In conclusion, General Schefket said ::
ave desire to have the good will and
the sympathy and moral support of the
Americans in the present movement to-
ward better government. )"
Ambassador Leishman had made rep
reservations to Ferid Pasha, the min
lister of the interior, on the Importance
of restoring order in the interior of
Adana province, so that the refugees
crowded in the towns may return to
their farms. Ferid Pasha replied today,
expressing his thanks for suggestions
and saying he would take additional
steps to restore the confidence of the
Armenians and give them protection in
the country where needed.
Another Clash at Adana.
Two hundred Armenians who started
away from Adana were fred upon soon
after their departure by band of Mos
lens. The Armenians returned panic
stricken.
Captain William A. Marshall, com.
handing the United States armored
cruiser North Carolina, now at Mes,
Sina, and Edward I. Nathan, the Ameri-
can consul at Patras, Greece, are at
Adana engaged in an investigation of
conditions there.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-21
KILLED HIS GIRL WIFE.
Because She Gave Him Skim Milk al
Meal Instead of Cream.

Hlllsboro, Ore, May 17.-Because his
girl wife gave him skim milk for break
last instead of cream John D. Roselair
picked up cleaver and crushed in her
head.
The murder occurred in a lonely
mountain home 10 miles above Huxton,
Inis county, and 10 miles from Hills
boro.
removing the woman IS bloody cloth
ing and destroying all trace of the
Cflme, Roselair set things to rights
ABOUT the house, travelled 90 miles
through the rain and darkness to this
Guy and surrendered himself at an early
Hour this morning to Sheriff Hancock.
hoselair married Loretta Dombrowes
N N TINS city November 8, last. She was
us third wife, one having died and the
second securing a divorce.