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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-08
POINDEXTER ANSWERS OPEN
LETTER TO HIM FROM MAYOR
ZENS OF CONCONULLY.
Washington, D. c., Feb. Is, 1910

Washington, D. c., Feb. Is, 1910
Hon. c. H. Lovejoy,
Conconully, Wash.
Dear Sir:-I have received a copy
of an open letter, signed by you as
mayor and by the councilmen of
Conconully, addressed to the Spokes-
man-Review and other newspapers,
but purporting on the other hand to
be an open letter to me. The letter
referred to, as l say, is addressed to
these papers and requests these pa
pers to publish on certain date
House Memorial No. 6, found on
page It'll OF the Session Laws of the
State of Washington of 1907, with
a request from you to me, as an as
pirant for the office of United States
senator from the state of Washing
ton, to answer specifically whether or
not l am in sympathy with this mem
orial and to define specifically my
oUJCCllOuo " LuC SSFSIdl lAluSS Acu-
toned therein and also to ask me
whether / am in favor of having one
million nine hundred thousand acres
Of the lands of Okanogan county as
at present embraced within national
forests and whether or not I am in
favor of having said national forests
come within one mile on three sides
of the town of Conconully.
While this letter is not addressed
to me it is evidently expected that
l should make some answer thereto.
In reply, 1 would say that 1 do not
know whether the newspapers refer
red to published the House Memorial
referred to as requested. have not
a copy of the same and have never
seen it and consequently cannot state
whether / agree with it or not. /
assume, however, that it is on the
| subject of forest reserves. In this
| connection, / would call your atten-
ton to a statement made by me at
the time l announced my candidacy
| for the United States senate, which
was published in various newspapers
to the effect that, while l was en-
| tirely in sympathy with the policy
of forest reserves and the great pur-
poses for which they were estab-
| lished, care should be taken to avoid
| injustice to settlers in and around
them.
l do not know why you should adj
dress me especially upon this SUBJ
ject. I did not know, until my at
tention was called to it by your
statement mentioned above, that the
| boundaries of a forest reserve ap-
preached so near to the town of Con-
conully. l am not familiar with the
conditions of the land in that vicin-
ity and consequently am in no posi-
| tion to express an opinion as to the
merits of this controversy. I did not
establish the boundaries of this for
est reserve and am not responsible
in any way whatever for it. / have
never declared that / was in favor
of any specific limit to any particu-
lar forest reserve, and, of course, in
my judgment, such matters should
| be regulated according to local con-
ditions.
My understanding of the forest re-
serve law is that all agricultural land
therein is open for settlement and
that all useful products of the forest
shall be used, including timber,
grass and minerals. l am OF the
opinion that these provisions should
be literally construed to allow the
beneficial use of all Of these natural
resources. subject, however, to rea-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-08
Chelan Streets Flooded.

Chelan, Wash, March 8.-The
worst floods in years have prevailed
here the last few days and the end
is not yet. In Chelan the streets and
sidewalks have, been damaged. At
one of the docks the river has been
so filled with sand that boats can no
longer land there.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-08

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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-08

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SCISSOR and collector Of Athens, Tex.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-03-08
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
BLACK HAND OUTRAGE
IN THE NORTHWEST
Three Italians ShOt in Van
couver; One Assailant Is
Caught; Others Escape.

VANCOUVER, d. c., Jan. 31,-Three
Italians were shot, two fatally, Satur-
day and Sunday nights, and the police
who received no MD from the Italian
community in their effort to account for
the crimes, say the Black Hand is
responsible.
T. Bruno was shot through the neck
and arm at midnight Saturday by a
man known as Gugliermo and also rs
Martsen. Bruno came here from Seat
tie several weeks ago, and recently was
arrested and fined for frightening
women by brandishing long knife. The
police say that Bruno had been black.
mailing his countrymen ever since he
reached town and that Gugliermo, re-
cent arrival from Everett, Wash, re-
fused TO pay money to Bruno, and in
stead armed himself. Bruno is at q
hospital, dying,
About midnight last night, while five
Italians were sitting in a room on Bar
nard street an unknown man deliberate.
ly fred through tho window several
times with a revolver. Nichi Solro and
Resci Sinico were seated on q bed, the
former nearest the window, He re-
ceIved two bullets in the abdomen, and
there is small chance of his recovery.
Rcsci received a bullet through the lett
foot, so badly shattering it that he prob
ably Will be crippled for life, The men
who were in the room say they have no
idea who their assailaht was.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
CHARGES TRICKERY
BY UNITED STATES
Zelaya Waits Until Starting for
Belgium to Make Sensa-
tiOnal Statement.

MEXICO CITY, Ian. 3f-In a state
ment given TO personal friend for publ
cation after his departure from this city.
Joze Santos Zelaya. former president OF
Nicaragua. who left last night en- route
in Belgium, made the startling statement
that he was tricked by the United States
into giving the rcvolutlonlsts an advan-
rage during the early stage of the insur-
rection. He said
Our army had defeated the revolu-
tionlsts on the San Juan river and was
marching on Bluefclds. The revolt would
nave ended in week, when suddenly the
United States asked us to declare a truce,
while peace terms could be discussed,
The truce was declared and before op-
crations were resumed the insurgents re-
ceived a large shipment of arms and
ammunition from the United States. Az
ter that followed the battle OF Rama in
which the goverpment army was de-
Ieated, We were trickcd and played like
hgurcs In a game of chess by the power
ful influences at Washington until the adj
vantage was given over 10 the other side
just ms Washington had planned
THE American government is still de-
termined that the insurgents shall win
but It's pretense of neutrality, while arms
and men came down on every boat from
the United States, prevents an open
avowal and the saving of thousands OF in
nocent lives"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01

the expense of Chairman Nelson.
"Who are the principal owners OF
Nelson7" was asked
'MacKcnzie and Ex-Governor Nc
Graw.'
CLAWS was questioned closely as to
why the statement as to Mr., Garfield
made such an impression upon him:
80 Because [ thought 1T was true,' he
replied;
Of prominence enough to speak know
ingly OF such matters9' asked Senator
Root.
"I knew he had been mighty sue
cessful in getting things through con
twas Mackenzie n friend of Presi.
dent Taft2N
"No, sir.'
Representative Denby questioned
CLAWS further about making an affi-
davit of statement which he said re-
lectcd upon President Taft.
Fight on Garfield.
CLAWS said the impression MacKenzle
left was that influential people opposed
to Secretary Garfield had urged the
president not TO retain Mr.. Garfield for
various reasons. lie did not say. the
president had not retained Garfield be,
eause Of his opposition to the coal
claimants,
"You thought it was a boast by Mac
KenzieY" suggested Representative
Madison.
~ remarked to Jones that if he had
strength enough to get rid of Garfield,
he could also get rid of us, too
CLAWS said he did not think Mac
Kenzie statement was intended In
any way as a reflection upon President
| Taft,
On motion of Senator Root the
| forestry service was requested to pro-
duce the affidavit which had caused
such a furry in the committee.
Asserts Due Diligence.
Senator Fletcher asked tho witness
| if he had charge of the Alaska cases
| for upwards Of two years, and that he
had habitually procrastinated, as
charged by Attorney General Wicker:
sham. He replied that he was placed
III charge Of the work in December
1907, and was out of the service before
work diligently, he said. CLAWS ad
mitted that the work he was placed on
| by the department in the summer OF
| 1908, when he temporarily was taken
off the Alaska cases, was moro ''urr,
gent but not more important
than the Alaska cases. He added, how
ever, that he could have carried on
both matters at once If he had been
gwen sufficient help.
"Didn't Secretary Garfield write
you that the appropriation had about
given out7" asked Mr., Nelson.
"Yes'
The committee adjourned until Fri
day, when CLAWS will be further. ex
amined on various papers that have
been called for by the interior depart
| ment.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
DEMAND OF MINERS
CLEARLY FORMULATED
BituminOuS Operators Will
Have to Go Long Way to
Avoid Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 31.-The
convention Of the United Mine Workers
of America today formulated the follow
ing demands to be made on the bitumi-
nous coal mine operators Of western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, at the
joint conference to be held in Toledo
beginning tomorrow.
Wage increase of 10 cents a ton on
pick and machine mined coal and an
equivalent increase for all classes OF
labor in and out of the mines.
Coal to be weighed before screened
and paid for on that basis.
An absolute eight.hou work day
Time and one-half for overtime, holi
days and Sundays.
A two-year contract to go into effect
April !, 1910. The contract to be de-
manded by the miners in all the other
bituminous coal districts or the United
States and British Columbia.
The convention resolved that no dis
trIct should sign the uniform wage con
tract until all the districts were ready
TO do so, to the end that if there wa.
to be a strike it should be a nationa
one.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01

Hepburn in criticism OF the failure oil
tho bill 10 provide for dlsbursing olhcers
for the payment OF claims growing out
OF the postal deposits, Mr.. Carter asked
Mr. Hepburn Ii he required that accounts
should be kept in every nelghborhood'
He said that IL would be impracucaoie
to do that
Then" said the Idaho senator 'if i S
too much trouble let's not enact the
legislation"
Mr. Nelson found in Mr.. Heyburn's at,
tltude opposition to the bill on general
principles. and when the latter declared
such was not necessarily the case, Mr.
Carter suggested that his opponent In
,roduce any proposed amendments that
he might have to offer,
amendments until there is more danger
OF the passage of the bill than at pres
cnt:" said Mr.. Hepburn.
~ admonish the senator that IL VIII be
we'll for him to be prompt with his ,sug-
gestIons." replied Mr., Carter. The
same threat was made last year, re-
sponded Mr. Hepburn. but the danger
never came very near"
The bill then went over until tomorrow,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
CLAWS IS MAKING
A GOOD WITNESS
Continued From Page Ono.

secretary of the interior, was because
of his antagonism to the Alaskan coal
claimants.
Not Attacking Taft.
CLAWS said he made an affidavit
containing this interview, but denied,
when questioned by Senator Root, that
he regarded it as n reflection upon
President Taft, or that he intended to
use it as an attack upon President
Taft CLAWS said he thought the
president might be interested in
the afidavit would interest Gar
field, Asked what he had done with
the affidavit, he said he left one copy
in the land Office at Seattle and sent
the other to the forestry bureau.
Clifford Pinchot was present at to-
days session with large leather bag
filled with papers. II is expected he
will follow CLAWS on the witness stand
next Friday or Saturday,
Senator Paynter OF Kentucky re-
signed from the committee today, and
did not attend the session. Illness was
given as the cause for his action;
The appointment of n successor has
been left to Senator Money, the mi
nority leader of the upper house of
congress, and he offered the place TO
more than half dozen senators today
without being able to induce any one
OF them to accept
Pinchot on Hand.
Clifford Pinchot was on hand this
afternoon in answer to subpoena.
Senator Nelson asked If any member
of the committee had any questions TO
ask the witness. Representative Gra-
ham of Illinois and Senator Fletcher
of Florida, both Democrats, alternately
took up the examination.
Glavis's attention was called to the
fact that on Saturday he had testified
that bennett was anxious to have in
duential support to be reappointed COM
missioner of the land office. He was
asked whose support bennett had.
81 understood he had Representa-
tives McKinnla and McLachlan Of Cali
fornia ard Representative Klnkaid Of
Nebraska behind him. replied the wit
ness.
"Were any of these claimants under
the Cunningham groupP'
No, they were all In the Green
group"
Backed by Guggenheim.
The witness said he had learned
also, in letter from II. II. Schwartz
that Senator Guggenheim also was sup
porting bennett.
Answering questions by Senator
while land commissioner. appeared be
fore congressional committees in 1907
and favored bill which would have
validated all the coal entries In Alaska
OF the 800 or 900 clairs there, CLAWS
said he had reported favorably on only
81,
CLAWS said if patents had been is
sued 200 acres of coal lands would
have gone TO the Cunningham group.
Senator Fletcher took the witness
back over large part of his testimony
"What did Secretary Ballinger have
to do with the Cunningham affidavit OF
| September, 190S7' he asked.
Ballinger's Connection.
"That is the one he prepared; al
| least ! believe he prepared it, though
/ do not know Of my own knowledge
| "What reason have you for believing
it7"
"The backing of the affidavit had
the name of Judge Ballinger's law firm
on it, and Schwartz told me-
Now, as to the conversation you
had with Mr.. Ballinger when he re
quested you to discontinue your in
| Vestigatior until after the election in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
MILLIONAIRE SWOPE
VICTIM OF POISON
Continued From Page One.

simultaneously with the filing of the re-
port OF the three physicians who have
been examining the organs OF Col. Swope
saying poison had been found in his stom-
ach was made public.
Mrs. Hyde,s statement gives n detailed
account OF the Illness of her brother. II
also expresses n desire 10 have the in
Yestigation as vigorous and complete as
possible that there may be no doubt about
the causes of death.
Mrs. Hyde's statement says that Chris
man Swope was taking medicine that
he had obtained from a man in Kansas
City. Kan.
"This medicine she said. Consisted
OF white pills and was contained In an
ordinary pill-bo
DR.. Hyde explained that one reason
why he brought the suits was TO have an
opportunity of demonstrating beyond a
doubt that all rumors concerning him IN
connection with the mysterious deaths
were false
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
PULLMAN COMPANY
WINS ITS BATTLE
United States Supreme Court
Gives Decision Against the
State of Kansas.
STATE CANNOT GUST
UPON GROUNDS ALLEGED
Interstate Corporation Need Not
Pay Taxes to State On Full
capitalization.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S1,-FollowinG the
doctrine laid down In the recent opinion
In the case OF the Western Union Tele-
graph company against the state OF Kan
sas. the federal supreme court rendered
an opinion which. In effect. prevents
Kansas from oustlng the Pullman COM
pany from doing local business in that
state because 1t failed to pay tax on
It's capitalization. under the provisions OF
the so-called Rush act
Justice Harlan announced the opinion
OF the court. In summing UP he said:
For the reasons, and under the limita-
tions, stated In the opinion delivered IN
the case OF the Western Union Telegraph
company VS.. Kansas, and without eX-
pressing any opinion upon questions not
covered by the opinion, we hold
Company Not Bound.
not bound 10 obtain the permission OF the
state to transact Its Interstate business
In Kansas, but could go into the state,
without liability 10 taxation by the state
with respect to such business, although
subject to reasonable regulations, relating
TO the safetr. comfort and convenience OF
the people, which did not in n real. sub
stantial sense burden its interstate busi-
ness.
"Second-That the requirement that the
company as a condition OF Its right to do
intrastate business In Kansas. should. In
the form of fee. pay to the state a
specified per cent OF all It's authorized
capital, was violation Of the constitu-
tion OF the United States In such that
single fee based as It was on all the
property interests and business of the
company. In and out OF the state, was,
in effect, a tax both on the interstate
business of that company and on Its
property outside OF Kansas and compelled
the company, in order that IL might do
local business In Kansas. in connection
with its interstate business TO waive It's
constitutional exemption Of state taxa
tion on its Interstate business and on its
property outside the state.
Decree Is Revoked.
'Third-That decree against the COM
peny. ousting and prohibiting 1t from do
Ing intrastate business in Kansas was I'M
properly granted. and should have been
denied and the bill dismissed because such
a. decree In effect would recognize the
validity OF a condition which the state
could not constltutionally prescribe under
the guise OF n fee for permission to do
intrastate business.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL UP IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The army
appropriation bill, as reported to the sen
ate today. carries SOS, .56S, which Is
only Sl42 SEQ moro than is appropriated
in the bill as It passed the house. The
law for the present year carried more
than S102 900 900,
The senate committee on military af-
fairs added s517 $50 to the amounts fixed
by the house for contingencies OF the
army nurse corps. transportation on ac-
count OF maneuvers. shooting galleries
but reduced by s375,000 appropriations
for barracks and quarters in the Philip
pine islands.
Senator Warren. chairman Of the com
rnittee on military affairs. told the state
that the military establishment of the
government had taken such heed OF the
economy admonition Of the admlnistraa a
ton as to make a reduction Of $4,000. .00C
from the expenditures of last year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
ADMITS STATEMENTS,
BUT DENIES GUILT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Explaining
his connection with Alaskan coal claims,
as brought out In the Ballinger, r,Pinchot
investigation, Representative McLach-
Ian of California today mentioned Cover
nor Gillett and Representatives knowland
and Mckinley of California as being In
terested In the proposition with himself
and Representative Kinkaid of Nebraska
and a number of others.
Mr.. McLachlan declared the ,proposi-
ton was entirely legal and ethical. A
dozen or more men of prominence were
interested in what was known as the
Green group" he said, He did not re-
call the names OF all of his associates:
Speaking of the Green claims. Mr.. NC
Lachlan said:
Protests Innocence.
law in this matter / am not aware OF II.
| went into the proposition two or three
years ago at the suggestion OF MT
Green and have paid out. so far. about
$4,000 in surveying and developing my
claim. The land WAS taken up In the
ordinary manner of filing on mineral
lands.
I'm the beginning I purchased the right
OF the original cntryman. and do not
know anything about che manner IN
which his filing was made II there was
fore l went into 1T. / don't remember
bought the filing right. - .,
from the government. because / have
been busy with the development work.
We have found coal on the land but !
do not know how much, A magazine
article just published says my claim Is
worth $1.90O,6o0, but II j can get my
$4,000 out of ii l will be glad; In fact.
/ would sell out for less than the amount
put In It.
"The law provides that the army and
navy can have all the coal 1t wants from
our claim at price TO be fixed by the
government II our claims are sold Ia
trust or monopoly the whole property
reverts. under the law, TO the govern
ment-
Not more than $50 acres can be held
by one person. and that is the amount OF
my claim. The law provides, also. that
there can be no consolidation OF claims
aggregating more than $500 acres, The
group represented by Governor Gtllet'
and Representatives Mckinley, Know
land Gillett and myself Is within that
limit n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-01
HERMANN TESTIFIES
in SELF-DEFENSE
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
exchangeable for valuable land outside
the reserve.
deIhtso The first tntss; session OF the court was
ment OF Hermaun's good character.
While six witnesses are allowed by
the rule, the defense presented eight
that enough had been offered, but
the defense asked 10 introduce three
more and couple OF depositions as 10
Hermann's character from officials at
Present and former state officials spoke
highly OF Hermann and admitted that
they had been supporters OF the defend
ant In his political ambitions.
Editor Chief Witness.
Col. Harvey w. Scott. editor OF the
witness. Mr.. Scott testified that he had
never heard Hermann's reputation ques-
toned until these accusations of conspir-
aey began. He volunteered the testimony
large matters OF politics had been con-
siderable, Mr., Scott identified an editor
ial In the Oregonion Of July 2s, 1901.
editorial dealt with the complaints
against the way public lands were being
bundled, a proposed forest reserve In Ore
gon; and explaining the method by which
land spectators operated. Mr.. Scott
said that the editorial embodied his idea s
nj that time. although he did not recall
writing H. In general way there was
tor. land similar criticism is going on
all the time and going on yet being tho
subject OF change Of the senatorial
investigation In Washington"
This editorial has been part OF the eyI-
dence introduced against Hermann by
the government. Mr.. Scott may be re-
called later on on other editorial express
sions which have appeared In the Ore
RoUlan.