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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
PLEA or POVERTY
MADE BY RAILROADS

CHICAGO.-The railroads intend
to stand squarely upon the proposal
that they need more money to keep
pace with the growing demand for
transportation, and if they cannot
show this to the satisfaction of the
commission, then the day of govern
ment ownership of railroads will have
been greatly hastened.
This statement was made by ]. C.
Stubbs, traffic director of all the Har-
riman lines and regarded as the fore
most traffic expert of the country. Mr..
Stubbs' declaration was made at the
conclusion of a conference between
the legal counsel of the Western rail.
roads and their traffic representatives.
The meeting was called with view
of discussing the financial situation
and forming plans for presenting be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in the clearest manner the
need of the railroads.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
MEN INVOLVED DENY
SENATOR'S CHARGES
vice-President Mentioned as
interested" but No Direct
Evidence.

MUSKOGEE, okla.-The sensation.
al testimon yof Senator Gore before
the congressional committee investi-
eating the charges of attempted brib
cry in Oklahoma Indian land deals,
which involved the names q Vice
President Sherman. Senator Curtis,
Of Kansas, Representative Mcclure
of Oklahoma, and others, has result
ed in a series of denials by all the
men involved.
Senator Gore testified, he had been
approached by Jake l.. Harmon, form
er chairman of the Oklahoma state re.
publican committee, who said that a
bribe of s25.OOO or $4,000 had been
offered him to remove certain legisla
tion pending in congress so that 49,
100000 might be paid to J. f. McMur-
ray. an attorney of McAlester, Okla,
and his associates.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
vice-Presldent Free Of Blame.

MUSKOGEE, Okla.-When the
statement issued by President
Sherman, emphatically denying any
connection with bribery charges, was
read to Senator Gore, the senator
said:
Il have never charged, directly or
indirectly, at any time, that Vice.
President Sherman had any interest,
immediate or remote, in the McMur-
ray contracts. / did not intimate be.
fore the committee that he was i'm.
plicated. was compelled to state,
as evidence that Mr. Harmon had ad-
vised me that the vice president had
such an interest. | made the state.
meut under protest. as | have express.
ly said. with great reluctance and re.
gret.
Il merely told the tale, told to me
by Harmon, and ] was obliged to
do So
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
WANT TROOPS TO
FIGHT FOREST FIRES
TAFT Asked to Send Regulars
Into Northwest Woods by
Timber Interests.

observation-disclosures has been
made for troops to protect national
forests in Montana and Idaho from
fires and to assist il extinguishine
the flames.
General Wood, chief of stan of the
army, has applied to President Taft
Tor an order authorizing the use OF
soldiers for this purpose.
The appeal for the assistance of the
army in fighting forest fires was re
ceived from the Western Pine Manu-.
facturers' Association, which called
attention to the danger facing the
woodlands in Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
Washington, and California, and ask.
ed that troops be dispatch st once to
cooperate with the forest service in
saving the timber.
Secretary Wilson of the department
OF agriculture, who is in the West, in
specting forest reserves, has instruct
ed the officials to employ energetic
means to check the flames, even
though 1t is necessary to incur de-
felt in the money appropriated by con
gress to meet emergencies in the ma
tional forests.
Forest fires on the national forest
reserve in Western Montana and
Northern Idaho and on the private
lands within them already have
wrought damage amounting to nearly
$50O,OOO, according to estimates made
by officials of the forest service. The
flames have burned over an area of
175,O00 acres.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
SOCIALISTS CAPTURE
CHICAGO UNIONS

CH1CAGo.-Socialists captured the
meeting of the Chicago Federation of
Labor Sunday. At the close of a
three-hour debate they had matters
their own way and forced through a
motion to submit to a referendum
vote of all the unions OF the city the
question of cooperating with the So
cialist party or the formation of an
independent labor political organiza.
ton.
The old party politicians were
swept off their feet by the flood of
oratory. Jackpot" legislation was
said to be the only kind that could
be expected from either of the old
parties, and the whole debate cen.
tered on the question of forming an
independent labor party or taking ad.
vantage of the organization of ma.
chinery Of the Socialists.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST
THROUGHOUT OREGON
Chronicle Of Important Events
of Interest to Our
Readers.
Voters Give Worry.

LA GRANDE.-Complicatlons that
augur Illegal entanglements at the
primaries and a general state of disar.
rangement and disorder that will be
detrimental to hundreds of voters in
Union County are developing through
an unusual and unexplainable apathy
on the part OF qualified voters to reg.
lister before the primaries. Not alone
will the voter be deprived of his suf
frage-unless six freeholders are
forced to spend time and go to incon.
veniences on the day OF the prima.
rles-but prospective candidates are
going to meet an obstacle In Union
County that is going to work havoc
with every one OF them. The situa.
ton is simply this-there are not
enough registered voters properly to
sign the candidates petitions.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
CRIMES AND MISHAPS

The plant OF the Diamond Match
Company outside of the city limits OF
Chico, Cal, was blown up by an ex
plosion shortly after noon Saturday.
Two workmen were fatally injured
and five others seriously hurt.
The police have abandoned the
theory that William l.. Rice, the
wealthy attorney OF Cleveland, O., ia.
tally shot and beaten with a slungshot
was the victim OF robbers. Instead
they are seeking revengeful Italian
caddy boy whom they suspect OF hay.
ing carefully planned and executed
the murder.
Walter Michaelis, editor and part
owner of the Chicago Stats Zeitung
was drowned in Ocean Lake, N. Y,
while trying to save the life OF his s
year-old daughter. The child was
saved through the efforts OF Mich
aelis, who kept her afoat until aid
came to them. but Immediately sank
before help could reach him.
Paris witnessed a demonstration oi
lynch law in the heart OF the capital
when mob lynched an Apache,
stringing him up to lampDost after
the man had killed pedestrian while
resisting arrest.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
COMPANIES AGREE
TO new RATE BILL

BOSTON-A decision was reached
at the conference of attorneys for the
leading railroads of the country on
the new rate bill. This decision is be.
lieved by the attorneys assembled to
be of the greatest Importance to many
of the large Industries of the coun.
try.
1t has reference to the long and
short hauls section of the Hepburn
Interstate Commerce Act as amended
by the recently-signed Mann.Elkins
bill. The fear Of the railroads is that
a narrow Interpretation OF the Ian
gnage OF the section would prevent
them from making a lower rate ON
goods for export than for goods foi
domestic consumption.
Afr considering the subject care
fully the conference authorized this
statement:
1T is understood that the general
sentiment of the country is that such
an Interpretation is not justified BY
the spirit or even by the letter Of the
act and there is substantial unanimity
OF opinion that no misarrangement o.
our foreign business will result from
compliance with the act"
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
Grower. VIII Employ Specialist.

HOOD RIyER.-At largely at
tended meeting of the Hood River
Apple Growers Fellowship 1t WAS
voted to incorporate the society un.
der the cooperative clause of the
state law The purpose OF the or.
ganization will be to employ the best
orchard specialist to be secured and
have him reside In Hood River valley
for the purpose OF inspecting or.
chards and to be on hand for any
emergency that may require the work
of an expert Each acre OF orchard
owned by the members OF the organl
zation will be taxed go cents for the
maintenance OF the work. The heads
OF the agricultural departments Of
the 0. A. G. will be an advisory board
TO the board OF local directors.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
To Oppose Uncle Joe.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Six republi.
can candidates for congress, If elect.
ed, are planning to oust Uncle Joe
Cannon from his job as speaker and
elect Congressman E. d. Crumpacker
Of the tenth Indiana district. Resolu.
tions were adopted indorsing Crum-
packer as Cannon's successor at a
conference of Indiana republican con-
gressional candidates and state party
leaders. Six of the congressional can
didates present pledged .Crumpacker
their support.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
A Bismarck Incident.

1t used to be the privilege of Aus.
tria's representative at any conference
OF representatives of the German
states 10 smoke. the others refraining.
This was supposed to be an acknowl-
edgment of Austrla's supremacy. Al the
first conference that Bismarck attend
ed as Prussia's representative he be-
gan to pun smoke across the confer
ence table as soon as the Austrian dip
lomat III up. That set verybody pres
ent to smoking on equal terms. aud
Austria's supremacy got a blow.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
JAMES s. SHERMAN.

Representative c. K. Creager, of the
third Oklahoma district, supplemented
the testimony of Senator Gore.
d. c. McCurtain, Choctaw Indian
son of the governor of the Choctaw
Nation. and an attorney for that tribe
testified that ]. F. Murray had of
fered him $4,000 not to oppose the
land deal.
Thus far, however, there has been
no evidence supporting the Gore
charge that vice-President Sherman
was interested in the case.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
why Boiled Water Freeze. Easily.

WY 6oIC0 VGtST EFCGkob EdtlIYs
Water which is hot of course cannot
freeze until II has parted with Its heat
but water that has been boiled will.
other things being equal. freeze sooner
than water which has not been boiled
A slight disturbance of water disposes
1t to freeze more rapidly. and this Is
the cause which accelerates the freez-
ing Of boiled water The water that
has been boiled has lost the air natu-
rally contained In It. which on ex-
posure to the atmosphere 1t begins
again to attract and absorb. During
this process Of absorption motion Is
necessarily produced among its parti-
cles. slight certainly and impercepu-
bic. yet probably sufficient to accel-
crate It's congelafion. In unboiled wa
ter this disturbance does not exist
Indeed. water when kept perfectly still
can be reduced several degrees below
the freezing point without Its becom.
ing ice.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
HARVEY W. SCOTT DIES

BALTIMORE.-Harvey w. Scott
editor of the Portland Oregonian,
died in Johns Hopkins Hospital Sun.
day shortly before p. m. of heart
failure, hours after surgical oper.
alton for prostatectomy.
He went off the operation table Sat.
urday morning in strong conditions
Sunday morning at o'clock he began
sinking and in spite of the best stim.
ulants known to medical science his
heart grew steadily weaker until the
end He was conscious almost to the
last and the end was painless.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
Fraud lie Charge; No Prosecution.

PORTLAND.-Because of the lack
OF statute covering the alleged Of
fense. there win be no prosecution OF
the firm of Cooper & Taylor. promot.
ers of the townsite OF Hlllman, ac-
cused of misrepresenting conditions
In selling lots. The matter was called
to the attention of District Attorney
Cameron's office by the state attor-
ney general, and Deputy District At
torney Garland, after an exhaustive
study of the subject. has decided
there is no statute on which charge
could be based.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
BRIEF NEWS OF THE WEEK

Accessible coal of the best Alaskan
ground, is worth more than most OF
the coal lands in the Eastern states,
is the statement contained in a bulle
tin issued by the geological survey.
The United States department OF
agriculture is using this year on the
national forests over 10 tons of tree
seed. Most of this seed has already
been planted or sown.
One-third of the babies in Iowa un-
der 1 year old have died this summer
according to statistics collected by
the Iowa state board of health. Cho-
lera infantum, infantile paralysis.
poor milk and improper care are
given as causes.
The armored cruiser Lion, the larg-
est. fastest and most powerful cruiser
in the world, has been launched by
England. The cruiser will have dis
placement of 26,350 tons and will be
driven by turbine engines of 100000
horsepower, giving her an expected
speed of 2S knots.
Russia's scourge, the cholera, con.
tinues to spread with alarming rap
idity. Figures furnished by the Cen
trail Sanitary Bureau show that in the
week from July "a to July 80. there
were 1924 cases of cholera and 6944
deaths.
Reports to the weather bureau show
that practically the entire western
country. from eastern Wyoming and
Colorado to the Pacific coast states,
and from the Canadian boundary to
Mexico, is experiencing one of the
worst droughts of the last quarter
century.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Hubert Latham made a flight from
Chalons-sur-Marne to Paris, a dis
tanee of 81 miles. He made two stops
en- route. His aeroplane passed over
the city at an altitude of 1850 feet
circling twice around the Eiffel
Tower.
Joe Cans, ex-champion lightweight
pugilist, who has been living in Ari-
zona for his health, won the race
with death and reached his home in
Baltimore. The pugilist. who is in
the last stages Of consumption, want
ed to see his nanny" before he
died.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11

A special from Rome says that the
hostility of the royal family to the
marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi
and Miss Katherine Elkins has been
withdrawn and the official announce
ment Of their engagement will be
made shortly.
That this country is imperiled by
its artificial and extravagant plane ol
living is one of the conclusions EN-
phasized by Benjamin Ide Wheeler
of the University Of California. on his
return from European trip.
A train carrying Sir Wilfred Lau
rier, struck head on in a collision with
a freight train Saturday. Sir Wilfred
was slightly injured. A fireman was
killed. The accident happened near
Pense. west of Regina, Sask
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
CASTAWAYS REACH PORT
Passengers Of Princess May Rescued
and Not One Injured.

JUNEAU.-The steamer Georgia
brought the passengers of the wreck.
ed steamship Princess May to Juneau.
The Princes May lett skagway, Alas.
ka, southbound, for Vancouver, with
so passengers and crew of IS, and
struck the North Reef Of Sentinel Is
land, and sanding in a smooth sea two
hours after striking. None of the
passengers or crew were injured.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11

The Athena council voted down a
proposed ordinance prohibiting the
sale of near beer and spirituous, vim
Gus or malt liquors that are not in
toxicating by vote of to 2.
The proposed frontier and wild west
show for Pendleton is now certainty
and plans will be rapidly pushed for
ward to make the first annual occa-
sion great success SO that the per-
manency Of the affair will be assured.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
THE MARKETS.
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, SEC;
bluestem. 90; red Russian, S5c.
Barley-Feed and brewing, $24.
Oats-No. White, $32 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley,
$1SQ19 per ton; Eastern Oregon,
$20@22; alfalfa, $13@14.
Butter-Extra. 33c; fancy, 33c;
ranch, 23c.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, 23c.
Hops-1sOs crop. 1o013c; olds,
nominal.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 14917o per
pound.
Mohair-32Q33c.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
TEXAS WILL VOTE
ON PROHIBITION
Plan to Submit Carries by Nearly
10000 Votes.

DALLES, Texas.-Official figures
tabled for the state democratic execu-
tive committee show that the prohibit
tion submission proposition won de-
cisive victory in the general primary
election July g. In addition to state
majority of close to 10000 votes, both
branches of the legislature are in
favor of submission by more than a
two thirds vote. the count being %
senators for, 9 senators against; SO
representatives for. 40 representatives
against.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
OFFICIAL IS INDICTED
Justice Of Peace Charged With FaIsI.
tying Public Records.

KLAMATH FALLS.-The grand
jury has returned an indictment
against Justice Of Peace A. ID. Nil.
Ter. charging him with falslfylng
public record He Is now under
s260o bonds. It is alleged that Miller
entered on his records that one Geo.
l.. Price. q telephone promoter who
was wanted in San Francisco by the
police OF that city, had hearing in
this city on the charge OF conducting
a lottery while the trial was not ac-
tuslly held at the time and place spe-
cified.
No date has been set for the trial.
The penalty for conviction in this
case will be not less than two, nor
more than twenty years in the peni
tentiary.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
Japs VIII Study Flying.

BERLIN.-The Japanese Military
Commission, which for several months
has been studying military conditions
in Europe, has arranged with the
company controlling the Wright aero
plane patents in Germany to buy q
number of Wright machines.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
This means, It is said. the ultimate
discovery or cure for the disease.


LEWISTON. Ida.-Governor Brady
at Grangeville said he had petitioned
through the Secretary of the Interior
to urge the War Department to send
troops into Idaho to fight forest fires.
The governor said troops are asked,
not only to work in National forests
but to protect state timber as well
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
May Repeat Boxer unhsax.,

VICTORIA, b. C.-That a great up
heaval in Southwestern China, similar
to the boxer movement in the North
10 years ago, is imminent, is tho news
brought by the steamer Ming Chow
from China.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
knights TempIars Hold coneIaye.

CHICAGO.-The thirty-frst trien.
nial Knights Templars conclave was
What Chicagoans say the most spectac-
ular week of entertainment since the
Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893.
When the parade Of escort opened the
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
conclave Tuesday. II is estimated that
100000 visitors were here.
HarrIman LIn. ouIt. J,p.n.,..

CHICAGo.-wllliam II. Avery, as.
sistant general manager of the Toyo
Kisen Kaisha Oriental Steamship
Company, confirmed the report that
the Southern Pacific road and his
company had decided to part com,
pany.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem, SAC; club, 92c;
red Russian, soc.
Oats-$33 per ton.
Barley-$24 per ton.
Hay-Timothy. $22 per ton; alfalfa,
$l4 per ton.
Butter Washington Creamery. $50;
ranch, 22c.
Eggs-Selected local. SIC.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
STATE WILL CARE FOR
WHITE PLAGUE VICTIMS
tuberculosis sanatorium VIII Be
Opened at Salem Soon.

Opened at Salem Soon.
- PORTLAND. - Preparations for
opening the Oregon State Tuberou.
losis sanatorium at Salem are com.
plete. Soon the doors of the most
completely equipped state main.
tanned tuberculosis sanatorium in the
United States will swing open with
welcome and promise of cure to white
plague sufferers throughout the
state.
DR.. G. s. White. state health ON
Ger, acting for the state board OF
health is now sending broadcast bull
letins giving information concerning
the sanatorium.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
CANDIDATES ATTENTION!

Nominating petitions for county
and district candidates before the
primary September "a, for sale at
this office. Nicely bound. Complete
sets only 81 at office or by mail.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11

Word has been received at the state
penitentiary that Albert Crawford has
been arrested at wenatchee, Wash.
Crawford escaped from the state fair
grounds July 1s. where he was work
ing as q trusty. He was sentenced to
serve two years from Umatilla county
for burglary.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
Isolate Germs of Leprosy.

HONOLULU.-That Doctors Brin-
kerhoff and Curry and NJ. T. Hallman
of Honolulu have succeeded in isolat-
ing germs of leprosy is announced.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
LOST.

Lap robe, on road between Galloway
homestead and Baker & Smith livery
barn. Finder please return to barn.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11

New 8 room house and 3 lots in
southeast part of town. VIII be
sold for $4,000, the actual cost OF
lots and house, If taken soon. In
uuire at this office. 2fptr
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11

Lots in Troy townsite for sale at
$40 and up. o. R. & N. railroad
Is now making final location survey
on Grande Ronde river between
Rondowa and Snake river. When
road is bufht Troy will be the larg-
est town and chief trading center
of the entire North Country. See
or write H. E. Merryman, owner,
Enterprise, Oregon. 27ou
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-11
FOR SALE

Farm loans et 71s percent. Call or
write First Bank of Joseph. 5Sbn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23
Negro Ministers Favor It.

Rev. S. A Howell, colored, pastor
Of the Wesley Grove Christian
church, 72s Nineteenth street. testi.
fed that he thought IL would be adj
visabde and expedient 10 take the
territory proposed to be annexed in
70 the city. He said that proper DO
lice protection was not given on Ivy
avenue. that he had moved his church
off the avenue because of the prox-
unity Of gambling houses and other
disorderly places unsurpassed by the
county police.
Rev. {. z. Jones. colored. pastor
Of the Zion church. on Twentieth
street facing Ivy avenue. testified
along the same line. He said that
Ivy avenue is not properly police and
that worship in his church frequently
Is interrupted by disorder and objec-
tionab'e scenes in the ncighbOrhood.
At 5:45 O'Clock the court adjourned
until 10 o'clock this mornIue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-23

Miss Juliet Cox. daughter ~ Mr..
and Mrs. A. y. Cox. s24 Twenty.
sixth street. and James I. walkeIey.
= railroad engineer 81 Norfolk. were
quietly married a. the brides home
"Wednesday afternoon al O'Clock
Rev. ~. W. Butler performed the
ceremony. the minister and his wife
being the only persons present 81.
cept the members Of the immediate
family. The bride wore travelling
suit ~ resada green. After The ccrc.
moay the bride and groom left for
New YORK by uay ~ Cape Charles 70
spend their honeymoon They will
make their home In Norfolk.