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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
MAY PROLONG
BA[|NGER INQUIRY
WITNESSES FROM FAR WEST TO
BE CALLED
CLAWS Is STAR WITNESS
Alleges Bai!inger Had knowledge OF
Frauds in Coal Land
Claims.

WASHINGTON, d. C-Unless the
Ballinger- Pinchot investigating com
mittee makes radical change from the
mode OF procedure it has adopted,
its work will be interminable.
Already it has appeared necessary
that witnesses shall be called from
Seattle and other points in the West,
and that office records may have to
be obtained from juneau, Alaska
Louis r. CLAWS, the star witness
in the Investigation has concluded his
direct testimony. Summarized, his
charges against Secretary Ballinger
are:
That prior to entering the Govern
ment service Ballinger acted as an
attorney in drawing up an agreement
in escrow and deeds in the Wilson
Coal Company cases in Lewis Coun-
ty, Washington, these cases being an
alleged fraud upon the land laws.
Mr.. Ballinger, as Commissioner of
the Land Office in 1907, did not show
due diligence in investigating alleged
frauds connected with the Cunning
ham co:l land claims in Alaska; he
had knowledge of all circumstances
of these claims, and, in spite of this,
entered the employ OF one of the
claimants after leaving the Land Of
flee and before becoming Secretary
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03

OF the Interior: that he ordered these
claims to be clear listed" for patent
without due Investigation. and that
they would have gone to patent if
CLAWS and others had not interviewed
Time Too Short
That, when CLAWS finally was d-
rected to make a full and thorough
examination, only two month: ne
allowed to him and said it would be
impossible to have prepared the Gov
q nlnun,. last dsaIiia. az claimants
in that time.
CLAWS expressed belief that the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of the land office. Fred
bennett, were acting inimically to the
peoples interests if not directly con
spring.
Two Congressman, McLachlan of
California, and Kinkaid of Nebraska,
were named among the men inter-
ested in what were alleged to be
suspicious coal claims in Alaska.
CLAWS hopes to leave Washington
at the end of the week and go direct
ly to his home at White Salmon,
Washington
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
Tiger Talk.

The ladies Of Tiger met Wednes-
day afternoon at the pleasant home
OF Mrs. Greenamire to organize the
Sunshine Club. Those present were
Mesdames Wooding, Goodsell,
King, Norman, Lucas, Miggott and
Early. A nice little luncheon was
served and pleasant time enjoyed.
The club will meet at Mrs. Early's
Feb. 2.
A very pleasant little party met
at Wildwood, the home of the
Earlys, Saturday evening, Jan. %,
progressive high five and music
being the program. Luncheon was
served. A social evening was en-
joyed by all.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03

The railroads say that this spring
and summer the state will begin to
reap the benefit of last year Seat
tie Exposition. Great Northern
and Northern Pacigc officials who
were in Seattle during the past
week stated that there was all kinds
of evidence that the rush of the
coming year would be the heaviest
in the history Of the state. The
roads are we'll prepared to handle
the crowds. In addition they are
spending thousands OF dollars in
sending out excellent literature
calling attention to every section
OF Washington.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
MAY FIGHT Standard OIL

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. l.
Frank B. Kellogg, who fought the
Standard Oil Company for the Gov
eminent and won the decision in the
United States circuit court, declaring
1t combination in restraint of trade
and ordering its dissolution, is being
considered by the executive committee
of Independent Marketers' Association
as their chief counsel when they as
sail the trust in the courts in suits
for damages.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
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Washington and Lee university.
Like President Taft. he is a jurist.
Unlike him. he has, apparently, a
dislike of crookedness in court. He
was prosecuting attorney in
Washington and later a Judge Of
the superior court of his district.
He was nominated in a primary
election from the. newly created
Third congressional district, when
the Cannon issue was being en-
ployed by Republicans less scrupu-
lous as means of getting into Of
fice. Some others, equally honest,
perhaps, were defeated on that is
sue. Still others used it as bridge
and forgot it after the election.
1t is possible that his Tennessee
birth and breeding and his Virginia
education served to start Mr.. Poin-
dexter out in life with ideals that
are, unfortunately, rare in public
life. The university at Lexington
bears the names of two great Amer
leans, the one as Jealous as the
other in patriotic devotion to what
he believed to be right, and each a
brilliant general, soldier and a
gentleman. 1t is pleasing to be-
lleve that at Washington and Lee
the personalities of the father of
his country and the greatest of the
sons OF the south exercise a positive
and active influence upon the staff
OF instructors and upon student
life. 1t requires no great flight of
fancy to picture Miles Poindexter.
the possessor of lasting principles
lnculcated at the grave of Robert
4. Lee, walking the narrow path,
IN his profession and in politics, in
the far-away state of Washington.
where the dollar mark has often
proven a more powerful argument
TO the rising young man than any,
thing in the creeds of Christendom
Mr.. Poindexter's declination to
answer the c. D. @. of the admin
lstration constitutes cheering
spectacle. If the Taft machine can
ind way to extinguish him he
Will meet early death politically.
Instead of waiting to lay a wreath
upon his coffin. let us hasten to hin
flower upon his coat.
An honest man is the noblest
work OF God, and thorn in the
side OF the present administration.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
Approves Of P0indexter

Henry Watterson, editor of the
Louisville (Ky) Courier-Journal,
one of the foremost newspaper men
of the country, has the following
estimate of the congressman of this
district, now candidate for the
office of United States senator from
Washington:
And when the long-anticipated
show down came only one insur-
gent-Miles Poindexter, OF. Wash.
ington. who was elected on an anti
Cannon platform-was found vot-
ing with the Democrats in favor OF
the election of Representative
Rainey."
This excerpt from Washington
telegram touches upon the loyalty
of single Republican to principles
protested by many members of his
party during the congressional
campaign of 1908, and now pro-
fessed by many of them who have
been easily whipped into line by
the president in support of mis-
cradle scheme to whitewash the
administration.
The Republicans i'm the house
who went over to the administra-
ton, but who still loudly proclaim
that they are "anti-Cannon," are
insincere. Mr.. Poindexter, who
''stood on the burning deck whence
all but he had fed" proved his
honesty and is conspicuous among
his dishonest colleagues who would
cut the throat of Mr.. Cannon, no
doubt, to forward their own inter
ests, but who are quite ready to
lick the hand of President Taft
when he is engaged in the kind of
dirty politics that has been called
"Cannonism.".
Miles Poindexter is Just now an
epic figure. He is a man who
would rather be right than obedient
to the president when the president
is using his power as a club in tho
hope of packing on investieatin o
committee.
According to the concessions
directory, Mr.. Poindexter was horn
at Memphis and educated at Fancy
Hill academy, in Virginia, and at
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
Haskell Law VioIator?

GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan 29-Charg-
ing Governor Charles N Haskell and
other state officials with violation
of the state constitution and the laws
of the state, in the manner in which
public money has been expended,
Representative Lester A. Maris, rep.
resenting the Republican minority,
filed an affidavit in the lower house
Of the Legislature.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
THE MARKETS
Portland.

Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, s1.06;
bluestem, $1.16; red Russian. S104
Barley-Feed and brewing, $2s.
i Oats-No. white, $32. per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette Valley.
$4,000 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $21
@23; alfalfa, SIT; clover, SIG.
Butter-Extra, CSC; fancy, 33036:
ranch, 20@25c.
Eggs-Ranch, candled, Bic.
HOPS-1909 crop. 2o022c; 1908
crop, lie; 1907 crop, 12c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. 1502sc per
pound.
Mohair-23c
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
To the Fruit Growers of Stevens and
Ferry Counties

1t is the wish of the state COM
missioner of horticulture to collect
the data of the fruit trees growing
in each county-giving separately
the number of apple, peach, pear,
cherry, plum and prune. Also
strawberries and the brambleber-
ries, such as blackberry, raspberry,
loganberry, etc. Please address
postal card giving the above ;nfor-
nation to A. F. Crowell, horticul-
tural inspector, Kettle Falls, Wash.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hOea Remedy

There is no medicine made that is
relied upon with more implicit conf
dence than Chamberlain's Coils, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by
Adams Pharmacy.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-03
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem. 31.16; club, Sl.6s
@1.0S; red Russian. 310S.
Oats-$32@33 per ton.
Barley-$31 per ton.
Hay-Timothy. $4,000 per ton: al
falfa, SIS per ton.
Observation-Disclosures creamery. ssc;
ranch, zee.
ESgs-Selectsa. local. SIC.
Potatoss-Sl4ois Per ton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27

would have cost him nearly $4,000,
while total of one year, two months.
three weeks and four days would
have been consumed out of his life.
These are interesting and appalling
statistics. and indicate what many
men waste in time and money in the
course Of their lives upon a matter
that is considered important But we
are here brought into contact with
the old doubt as to whether money
saved - always money actually
earned and puts one to the good" by
just so much. Can Elnathan show US
the twenty-four thousand dollars that
be saved by not. shaving? And to
what noble use has be put the year.
two months. three weeks and four
days that Re triumphantly snatched
from the BARRIERS? Is il not more
likely. on the other hand. that this
saved tine was eventually wasted.
and that Elnathan lost a vast amount
Of education and enlightenment which
ne might have gained from listening
10 the iilnminative discourse Of the
BARRIERS and reading the instructive
literature of the barber shop while
waiting for his call Of -Next!"?-
Providence Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
u. s. AND STATE
CLASH OVER INDIANS
QUESTION WHETHER WARDENs
OF WISCONSIN CAN ENFORCE
LAWS ON INDIANS LANDS.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY NO
The United States Officers Hold That
State Fish and Game Wardens
Have No Authority on
Reservation.

The United States and the state are
apparently face to face on the propo-
sition as to whether game war
dens in the employ of the
state can enforce the game law on
Indian reservations. The state off,
Gals contend tSat state laws apply to
Indians. especially allotted Indians.
The United States officers hold in
substance that game warden has no
authority on a reservation.
Several years ago Game Warden
Buchanan of this city arrested an
Indian named Morrin at Bayfield,,
charged with illegal fishing The In
1ian's attorney made test in the
federal courts and lost The sub
stance OF the decision is as follows:
THE fish and game laws of Wiscon-
sin apply to Indians born within the
Jurisdiction of the United States and
residing within the territory ceded by
the Chippewa Indians to the United
States, Notwithstanding the treaty
proclaimed March Is, 1843. An Indian
who receives an allotment and patent
for land, becomes citizen of the
United States, and of the state where
be resides, and cannot claim immunity
from the criminal laws of the state
regulating the taking OF fish from the
state waters by virtue of old federal
treaties. State VS.. Morrin. III n. W.
1905"
The government view is shown by
the attitude of United States District
Attorney George H. Gordon, who I'M
der date of November 8, writes as fol-
lows concerning the arrest of certain
Indians ON the Court Orioles reser-
walton for Illegal ffshing:
Il feel certain tina these Indians
could be liberated on writ Of habeas
corpus If any other actions are com
menced and sentence is imposed,
will institute proper proceedings"
mo one has any business on an In
dian reservation who Is objected to,
says Major Campbell. Game war
dens entering the reservations, or ar
resting Indians for alleged violations
of the game laws, may themselves be
arrested"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
New Generations.

Articles of incorporation were filed
In the office of Secretary of State
Frear as follows:
yehl Cafe company, Milwaukee /;
capital, $4,000; incorporators, F. w
Henningteldt, A N. Hottie, George
Romer.
Mahnawaukee Pleasure club. Mil
waukee: no capital stock; incorpora.
tors, Peter Kruczynski, Frank Chill.
miniak. Max Wojciechowsk
The Munger company. Milwaukee:
increasing its capital stock from s10,-
600 to $4,000.
Amendments were filed as follows:
Tomberg Auto company. Eau Claire;
increasing its capital stock from s25,-
900 to $4,000.
Bristol Telephone company. Bris.
toll. increasing its capital stock from
$50 to $4,000.
waterside Cheese company. Cam
hria; capital. s1,100; incorporators. ].
V. GaIlea, W. Herman. Oscar C.
Reuhl, August Lubke.
Hoyer Metallic Packing company,
Milwaukee: capital. $4,000: incor-
porators. A E Martin. John H. Hoyer.
j. C. Manning.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
s.enmother Of MIMI Iulen.

Romance and poetry have delighted
to weave garlands with which to cele-
brate and perpetuate the glory of the
blue grass in old Kentucky. famed for
its fine horses. beautiful women and
mint
Kentucky has been designated as
the home of the mint julep, and its
colonels have become famous all over
the world fer the easy and graceful
way in which they drink whisky with
a little dash of sugar and a sprig or
two of mint in order, chiefly, TO over
come the necessity for large amount
of water in the beverage. The true
Kentuckian doesn't want his whisky
drowned
1t transpires, however, that the real
home OF the mint and the mint julep
is right here in Missouri, whose crop
of mint last year amounted TO 1858
pounds, or enough to make 1924 800
juleps. This amount includes the mar
keted product only, no account hav-
ing been taken Of the countless thou
sands of juleps which were compound
ed during the year with base of the
undiluted moonshine whisky that
never paid a cent of tax.-St Louis
Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
SHOULD HAVE A GOOD CROP
EInathan Sherman of Massachusetts,,
Elghty-Two Years Old, Never
Touched by a Razor.

A story comes from Midlleboro,
Mss, about an enthusiastic, eighty
swo-year-old whiskerite named Enath-
an Sherman who in all ais life has
never been shaved by . barber and
has never shaved himse
II is nc. stated that he is proud Of
those whiskers, bur that may be &C
cepted as a matter of course Any
way, .he Is extremely proud of the
fact that he has never shaved. and
be attributes his length Of life in part
to that fact Mr.. Sherman is some
thing OF a statistician. and he points
with pride to tie saving OF time and
money be has made by his abstinence
from the razor habit He figures that
II he had shaved regularly every day.
beginning at the age Of sixteen, he
would by this time have scraped him
self no less than 3f,152 times, and If
be had been shaved by BARRIERS ii
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
CLAIMS TO BE SQUIRE MAN
Big Man With Good-Natured Face Sub
mits Reasons Why-6uilt
That Way.

Il don't want to blow my own horn
said the big man with the good
latured face. but think l come I'M
Ter the head of square men"
Did you find a lost purse and re-
store it to some millionaire?" was
asked.
"A little better than that, l think.
Ten days before the state election a
nan came to me and asked:
John, how do you think things are
going to go?'
"'All my way replied.
"'Will it be I.ndslide?'
Sure
"'But I'm told that 1t will go the
other way
Don't you believe 1t. I'm seeing
the signs in the sky. Bet my way. Bet
even up. Bet all you've got. You'll
be sure winner
And he took your advice. did he?"
HE did. Went right off and made a
bet within an hour"
And about the landslide?"
1T landslided the other way. Yes,
my party got buried ten feet deep"
But where did the square deal
come in?"
"Oh, saw him afar off on the street
next day and ran to him and handed
him so cents"
"But-but--"
He'd bet that and lost 1t was his
"a L -,I
and he is a happy man. No compli
ments, gentlemen. am built that
way!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
state Grange Adopts Political Platform

Resolutions of an important nature
were adopted at the closing session
of the Wisconsin State Grange soci-
ETY. at Neenah, which win be support
ed by every member Steps are to be
taken to introduce various measures
at the coming session of the state
legislature.
The resolutions favor a tax Of from
$40 to SIS on automobiles, to be ex-
pended ON highways; law for sub
stantia1 and permanent improvement
of public highways under state super
vision and with state aid; a gradu-
ated income tax and the ratification Of
the proposed amendment to the fed
eral constitution permitting a nation
al income tax; an increase in the
present number of dairy inspectors
and the direct election of United
States senators. They oppose snip
subsidies and the central United
States bank, but favor the initiative
referendum, recall, guaranteed bank
deposits, and the completion of the
binding Irvine plant at Waupun.
Each grange in the state is to con-
duct field trials during the coming
year in the growing of corn and al
falfa to determine what results can be
obtained under the best conditions A
report will be made at the next an
nua1 meeting.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
A Urine Famine

IT want to get two pounds of tripe,' >
said the lady, entering the shop.
Sorry, ma'am,' replied the keeper,
but we haven't any tripe today"
mo tripe? Why, it's in season"
mo, ma'am, there's no tripe being
shot just now"
mo tripe being shot! Why, what
are you talking about?"
II should say, maam, that the
fisheries commission won't allow tripe
to be caught now"
Are you crazy, man? l don't want
fish, | want tripe."
well, what in thunder is tripe,
ma'am?"
''Why-why, I don't know just what
it is, but if you haven't got any I'll try
some other place"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
Kent Umbrella Thirty Years.

A faithful old umbrella which has
shielded the family OF DR.. James A.
,Mullican OF Greenwood avenue from
the storms OF so years, was stolen on
Sunday. During the rain on that day
the physician lent the umbrella to E.
A. Seek, and while the latter was in
store some enc stole II.
The umbrella belonged TO my faith
er and h been in the family for
more than thirty years" said Doctor
Mullican the other night 1T has been
covered several times.
ITO persons who are unable to keep
the same umbrella for more than thir-
ty days this may seem Incredible. but
ii is true concluded Doctor Mullican
with a smile.-Chicagc Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents-Ebenezer B. Balloon, Mil
waukee, and G. p Balcom. Houghton,
Mich, seed germinator; Alfred Han
sen, Gotham. panhandle; Joseph
Huebsch, Milwaukee. valve: Henry
Karnatz. Mepominee. rubber attach
ment: Charles B. Kimball, Pine River,
coyn-husking machine; William Nc
Donald. Cameron, clothes-drainer; Jo-
seph Nader, Waukesha, bottle-wash-
ing machine: Herbert F. Nau, Brook
field, bicycle-boat; Bruno v Nordberg,
Milwaukee. motor compressor;
f. Osmer, assignor to Allis- Chalmers
company. Milwaukee, engineers
valve; Arnold Pfau. assignor TO Allis-
Chalmers company. Milwaukee, wa
ter-wheel: Max Rotter assignor 10 Al
disclaimers company, Milwaukee.
packing: William H. Schmeling. Al
bion. milk can shield: Arwin Schnell.
Manitowoc, barn door latch; Otto H.
Schraeger. Milwaukee. gas stove;
Louis T. Sicka, assignor to Allis-ChaI-
mers company, Milwaukee. agitator:
George Simon, New London. sanding
machine; Royal D. Tomlinson, as
signor to AIlis-Chalmers company,
Milwaukee, condenser.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
SKIN BEAUTY PROMOTED

In the treatment of affections of the
akin and scalp which torture. disfg-
ure, itch, burn. scale and destroy the
hair. as we'll as for preserving. puri-
flying and Identifying the complexion,
fallible. Millions Of women through
out the world rely on these pure. sweet
and gentle emollients for all pur-
poses of the toilet. bath and nursery,
and for the sanative. antiseptic cleans
ing OF liberated. infamed mucous sur
faces. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Bos-
ton, Mass, sole Proprietors of the Gu
ticura Remedies, viii mail free, on re-
quest. their latest 32-page Cuicura
Book ON the skin and hair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
Tobacco Growing to Be Cooperative.

Tobacco Growing to Be COOPERATIVE.
Tobacco growing as cooperative
industry in this state was inaugurated
when the Wisconsin Tobacco Grow
ers' association at a meeting here de
cided to change it's name to the Farm
ers' Tobacco association. incorporate
and engage in the tobacco business on
cooperative basis by operating
warehouses for the members as a
body.
1t is understood that the associa-
tion viii carry on business after the
methods pursued by similar associa-
tons in the south where the crops
are pooled and held until good prices
can be obtained from eastern buyers.
Officers elected were as follows;
President. J. H. Townsend, Cam
bridge; vice-president, j. c. Hanson.
Deerheld; secretary, George o. Moen,
Stoughton; treasurer, Jacob Asleson,
Stoughton, and directors, Bert Ehorn,
Gay Mills; Jens Davidson, Westby;
Judge d. o. Mahoney, Viroqua; A.
Neten. Chippewa Falls, and o. NJ. Oh
son, Stoughton.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
The Modern WaV.

A couple of young men on the Mar
ket street viaduct the other evening
offered a new version of an old saw.
After they had passed a couple of au-
burn-haired damsels one of the young
men took his stand at the curb and
gazed up and down the bridge.
What are you looking for?" In
quired his companion.
Pointing to the red-headed girls, the
young man answered: I'm trying to
see white automobile. ~ oungstown
Telegram.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
A WlIIlno Witness.

did his actions have an air of YER
isimilitude?" the lawyer asked the wit
ness
What was that, sir?"
Il say, did his conduct wear an air
of verisimilitude?"
"Oh, replied the witness. Sure!
He was versimilitudin' all around the
place. Saturday Evening Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-12-27
PouIti = ,es Awarded.

At the ltieth annual exhibition
Of the Western Wisconsin Poultry as
ISOLATION ]. E. Kirchels, La Crosse. won
3 cup for the best display OF Silver
Snangled Hamburgs
Fred Walvoord, Milwaukee. won the
cup for the highest scoring male bird.
He also won the Modern Woodmen
cup for the highest scoring pen of
solid colored birds. Mr. Walvoord was
tied for the Advance Poultry Journals
sweepstakes cup for the highest seor-
ing female bird.