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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

legislature, which elected him, after
long deadlock against the re-elec-
ton of Albert j. Hopkins.
MANY suggestions have been pre-
sented in this debate" said the
blond boss" of Chicago. Did l or
ganize the legislature against Hop
kins? Did l elect Speaker Shurt-
left? Did l make Browne my chief
representative? Did l induce the
Democrats in that legislature to sup
port me?
MANY answers to these sugges-
tions have been given some of them
fanciful. Only one counts in this
case. 1t is the plain and simple truth.
II propose to tell the senate ex-
actly how my election occurred l
will answer those questions correct
ly."
In denying that he had organized
the Illinois legislature, Lorimer said
he had been stricken with illness the
October before the general elections
and had been forced to remain at his
home until the middle of November.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
THE GOVERNOR
VETOES FISH
AND GAME BILLS

Belle inc that in view of the fat
that the legislature at the llst ses
sion passed a law providing for the
creation of fish and game commits
sion to gather data for fish and
game code, that the dozens of laws
passed by that body having for their
object the protection of game and
fish would serve no beneficial end,
and would but cucumber the session
laws, Governor West today applied
his veto to every one of the measures
and the fish and game laws will re-
main the same as heretofore.
There were scores of those laws in
troduced during the session. 1t
seemed that every representative and
senator had some kind of bird or ami
NAL in the section he represented
/ that needed protection, and bill after
| bill was introduced in both houses.
The committees applied the ak liber-
ally to many of them but so numer-
GUS were they that despite that doz-
ems were passed. The governor to-
day completed the work of the COM
mittee by wiping out by a few strokes
of his pen the whole batch of them
The law creating the commission
provides that it shall consist of Ave
members and that it shall report al
the next session The governor held
that in view of the fact that then q
complete change would be made in
the laws OF the state relative to game
and fish laws that any changes were
unnecessary and would not be bene
Ifcial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

Washington, Feb. 22.-When
William LOrimer, U. S. senator from
Illinois, stood up in the senate today
10 say why he should not be expelled
from that body as having been cor
rupty elected, every seat in the
chamber was filled.
When the time for his statement
came Lorimer was invited to come to
the center Of the senate auditorium
by Senator Hale, and both Senators
Beyeridge, his foe, and Senator Tai
iaferrO, his supporter, at once arose
and rendered their places to the ac-
Cused member, He chose that Of
iered by Taliaferro.
All around the walls of the cham
Der the space was filled with specta-
tors, and the gallery was packed.
Congressman MoXley and the rest of
the Illinois delegation stood at the
side of the chamber.
When Lorimer began his speech
The silence was intense. Lorimer
trst took up the fight in the Illinois
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
UNITED rREss LrAsEp Wire |

Washington, Feb. 22.-Why Pres
ident Taft supported San Francisco
for the 1915 fair is seen here today
by legislators in his sudden submis-
sion to the senate of his proposed
treaty with Japan.
The presidents elimination of the
immigration clause, and the other
concessions to Japan included in the
proposed convention, details of which
are published today, are explained
by the presidents idea that he and
congress have put California under
bond "to keep the peace until 1916"
according to many congressman.
Enlarging on this idea, one mem
Der of the cabinet said today
IF California intends to hold an
exposition in 1915, she must aid in
keeping internal relations as cordial
as possible And it will be especial
ly important to cause no break with
Japan"
Discussion of the proposed treaty
here today overtops even that of Ca
madam reciprocity, and Pacific coast
members of congress make no secret
tof the fact that they are bitterly OPP
posed to some of its provisions. Sum-
med up. these are;
! No restriction on the admission of
japanese laborers to the United
States.
Present restrictions to remain in
deniteIy, but Japan to be expected
to enforce them at her home ports.
Japan or the United States may
abrogate the treaty at any time on
six months notice.
Japan and the United States to
sign a joint note in which Japan will
admit the right of the United States
to pass law prohibiting Japanese
immigration.
Washington, Feb. 22,-The senate
committee on foreign relations to-
day decided to recommend that the
senate ratlfy the new treaty will
Japan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

dent Taft and Senators Perkins and
Flint today, asking them to give the
California legislature assurance that
nothing in the present treaty would
seriously injure California,
The telegram warned Taft that if
the treaty should throw down the
bars to Japanese labor, wave of in
dignation would sweep the entire Pa
cific coast and might culminate in ac-
tion by the people that would cause
the minority in the legislature op-
posed to the Japanese to become a
dangerous majority
The telegram said;
California is much alarmed over
newspaper reports of the proposed
new Japanese treaty The federal
government, unless positively assured
that Japan will enforce regulation re-
stricting emigration to The United
States of such subjects as are mimi
cal to our western civilization, should
insist upon a restriction clause in the
new treaty. Less than this will in
flame the public mind all along the
Pacific coast and may lead to con-
dition that will be deplored by those
most desirous of preserving amity
and good will between the United
States and Japan. This, in the opin-
ion of the senate committee on fed
eral relations, is the sentiment of the
California legislature"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRp.l

Washington, Feb. 22.-As a result
of disclosures by the United Press
that the state department had given
Argentina the plans of the navy de-
partment to be used in constructing
its Dreadnaughts in exchange for
the contracts for these vessels given
to two American builders, Senator
La Follett today introduced a resolu-
tion demanding full investigation
about the deal.
The resolution directs the secre-
tary of the navy to report to the
senate what plans concerning DaL-
tleships or armament had been
loaned or transmitted to Argentia or
any of the shipbuilders' representa-
tives, whether the navy officials had
aided the American builders to get
the Argentine contracts, and by
whose authority such work was un-
dertaken.
Another resolution directs that the
secretary of sttae transmit to the
senate any communication, written
or verbal with Argentina pertaining
to the consolidation of the battle
ships for which contracts were given
to the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany and the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany. The text of the first resolu-
tion is as follows;
Resolved, That the secretary of
the navy is hereby directed to
transmit to the senate report on
the following matters:
"First-Copies of any or all orders
issued by the secretary of the navy
or his subordinates, and all commu-
nications received or sent by the
navy department pertaining to the
construction in private shipyards OF
two battleships for Argentina,
"Second-What If any, plans OF
guns, gun mounts or other appliances
pertaining to the armament of bat
tleships or other property in the
custody of the navy department had
been loaned or transmitted either to
the representatives of Argentina OF
the representatives of the shipbuild-
ing companies,
Third What, If any, Of such
plans cover devices which hitherto
through patents or secrecy have beer
the exclusive property Of the United
States government.
Fourth What, If any work had
been done at the navy yard II
Washington, or elsewhere, by Off
cials or employees of the navy depart
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

After the elections he went to the Pa
cific coast for his health. Later he
contracted blood poisoning, was TAX
en- to Chicago under the care of
physician, and later came to Wash
ington.
THE house records" he said,
"show that voted and made made a
motion on January Z, the very day
that Shutleff was elected speaker in
Springfield"
Lorimer read a list of the "a mem
bers of the Illinois house VIII osup-
ported Shurtleff for speaker, and
showed that II of these had voted
for Hopkins for U. S. senator. He
again denied that he had helped to
elect Shurtleff speaker, declaring
that Shurtleff owed hi1 nothing, not
even support. He asserted that, far
from being his partisan, Shutleff
was one of Hopkins campaign man
ayers, and had aided Hopkins in his
first election to the senate.
Referring to the reports that Lor-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

ment, civilians or otherwise, to aid
in the construction or armament Of
two battleships being built in this
country for Argentina.
"Fifth-If amy such plans have
been divulged or such work been
promised by employees OF the navy
department, by whose authority has
such action been taken or such work
performed"
The second LaFollette resolution
reads
Resolved, That the secretary of
war is hereby directed to transmit to
the senate copies of any written COM
munications and to report any verb
al communications which may have
passed between the state department
and any other department of the gov
ernment, or between the state de-
partment and any department or
representative of the Argentina re-
public, or any other communication,
written or verbal, issued or received
by the state department pertaining
to the construction or armament in
this country of two battleships for
the Argentina republic"
1t is asserted at the capitol that
congress, in appropriating money for
a naval program never intended that
American plans should be given to a
foreign government for the benefit
of American steel and shipbuilding
companies. Congressman Lenroot,
of Wisconsin, and Poindexter, Of
Washington, will probably push the
La Toilette demand for an investiga-
tion in the house of these alleged
conditions.
Congressman assert that the pow
er of loaning American plans to "A
foreign country belongs to congress
only.
Secretary Knox's defense, that
America did only what England often
did, is not regarded as vlndication.
Congress is particularly seeking to
learn whether any secret proviso was
inserted in the contract for the two
battleships, preventing their sale to
another foreign power, as otherwise
it would be possible for Japan to
buy them from Argentina
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
UNION LABOR Is
AGAINST THE TREATY
[rNlrrn pnrss 1EAsnp wIRE. |

San Francisco, Feb 22.-Proyoked
by the elimination Of the emigra-
tion clause from the proposed Jap
anese treaty, the San Francisco la
Dor council today decided to draw
up resolutions urgrg PRECEDENT TAFT
to retain the "coolie clause" in the
measure. Copies Of the resolution
will be forwarded to the president
and to the California congressional
delegation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
SECRETARY KNOX STARTS SCANDAL
SENATE STANDS HIM ON THE CARPET
+++++++++++++4
johnson viii Fight.

= San Leandro Race Course. +
= Cal, Feb. 22,-"I will fight =
: Langford or any one else for =
+ $4,000 guarantee" said Jack +
+ Johnson today at the Panama +
= Pacific automobile races dur +
+ ing a discussion of Langford's +
+ victory in London over Bill +
+ Lang last night. +
+ ''I am the boy now" he add +
+ ed, "and they will have to come =
= to my terms. l have shown =
+ them and ought to be worth as +
+ much here as Tommy Burns =
+ was in Australia" +
+ +
4 u a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
THE JAPANESE
QUESTION IS
A SERIOUS ONE
[rNIrEp rnEss LEAsrp wInE. l

Sacramento, Calf, Feb. 22.-Fore-
stalling efforts of the minority of the
California legislature to embarrass
the national government on the Jap
anese treaty question, Chairman
Wright, of the senate federal rela-
tions committee telegraphed Presi-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
He Hit the Mule.

+ Vancouver Barracks, Wash, +
4 Feb. 22.-For 'maliciously +
= striking a government mule in +
+ the eye" with his fist, Charles +
= Brown, private, has been court +
+ martialed, dishonorably dis +
+ charged from the service and =
= sentenced to confinement at +
+ hard labor for three months. +
+ He began his sentence today. +
= Brown, who was member of +
= batter A, Second Field Artil- :.
+ lery, struck the mule when it I.
= "bucked" and refused to move +
: forward, after he had coaxed it +
I for some time. +
+ +
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
'LORIMER PUTS up A STRONG DEFENSE
DENIES HAVING AIDED SHURTLEFF
= ++++.++++++++++
Alaska Wants to Secede.

+ Cordova, Alaska, Feb 22.-
+ A movement has been started to :
= have mass meetings held in :
+ Cordova, Seward, Valdez and :
r Fairbanks to adopt resolutions :
, asking congress to divorce Alas :
= ka, so that it can annex itself :
+ to Canada as the only possible :
+ relief for continued and oppres- :
+ siye burdens on pioneers. :
+ Business men are behind the =.
+ movement, and much CORE :
+ spondence touching on the mat .
= ter has been exchanged. :
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
Senate Wants Parcel Post.
LuNIrnp rREss LEAsEp w1Rr.l

Sacramento, CAL Feb. 22.--The
senate today passed a concurrent res
olution calling upon the federal gov
eminent to favor the establishment
of a parcels post.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
DENIES TAKING ANY PART
IN ELECTION Of SPEAKER
OF ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Was in His Seat in Congress, and Cast His Vote as the
House Records Will Show, on the Day ShurtIeff Was
Elected SpeakerThe Fight in the Illinois Legislature Was
Not Made in the Interest of Any One PerSon---Bu Was
on the Line Of "Anyone to Beat Hopkins ---Senate Will
Not Vote Until Morning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
ARGENTINE BATTLESHIPS
BUILT IN AMERICAN YARDS
MAY Be BOUGHT BY JAPAN.

Senator La Toilette Introduces Resolution Ordering Secretary
of State Knox to Show by What Authority He Allowed the
Bethlehem Steel Works to Secure Contract For Building
Argentine WarShps by Making Public the Secrets of the
Navy Department and Using Government PIanS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22
JAPANESE
TREATY IS
A FAILURE
That Is 1t Will Be So ConSid-
cred by the Pacific Coast
People, Because It Fails to
do With Oriental Immigra-
ton.
COAST MEMBERS OPPOSE

Reading Between the Lines, 1t
Shows That the Presidents Influ-
ence Was Thrown to Giving San
Francisco the Panama Exposition
to Put the Coast on Its Good Be-
havior Until After 1915 at Least.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

+ +++++ ++++
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

Washington, Feb. 22,-The senate
committee on foreign relations to-
day decided to recommend that the
senate ratify the new treaty with
Japan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-22

= +++++++++++++++ = :
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24
IMPORTANCE OF ERADICATING
INJURIOUS CATTLE TICK
Southern States Need Live Stock and
Larger Dairy Industry-Objects
by Destroying Pest

venient and practical way of treating
cattle on the majority of farms. A
good style of pail spray pump will be
sufficient for treating small herds.
About 15 feet Of s-3 inch high pressure
hose is required and a type of nozzle
furnishing cone-shaped spray will
be found satisfactory. A nozzle with
two small an aperture should not be
used
Every portion of the body should be
thoroughly treated. special attention
being given to the head. dewlap.
brisket. inside OF elbows. thighs and
hanks, the tail and the depressions at
the base OF the tail. Crude oil alone
may be used, but in general 20 to as
per cent. emulsion viii be better
All the cattle should be sprayed
every two weeks and the treatment
should not be discontinued simply be-
cause the ticks have become scarce or
seem to have disappeared.
In localities where ticks commonly
occur on cattle in considerable num-
bers during the winter time II will be
advisable to continue spraying. In To-
calities where ticks disappear or are
present in very small numbers during
the winter, the cattle should be In
spected carefully each week to remove
and destroy any ticks that may be
present. When warm weather comes.
1t will be well in all cases In which
spraying has been discontinued dur
ing the winter to begin spraying and
continue until It can be determined
with certainty that eradication has
been accomplished The spraying
should not be delayed until ticks show
again in considerable numbers. One
tick destroyed in the early spring will
save the trouble of destroying thou
sands a few months later.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24
MEXICAN STYLE
OF FARMING
Most Primitive Methods of Aari.
culture Are Sti1I Carried on
In Many Parts of tho
Old Republic.

(By vIcE-cONSUL r. NJ. sTADDEN)
The most primitive method OF
farming is still carried on In many
parts OF Mexico The plowing is done
by the old-time bull tongue, which
is crooked stick with the point Gov
cred with an iron shoe, which only
scratches the soil.
Corn Is planted by hand, a man fol-
lowing the plow dropping the seed
and covering It with his foot. 1t Is
cultivated with the same plow, which
gives very poor results In destroying
the weeds. The fodder is gathered
by pulling the leaves or blades from
the stock. which are made into bum
pack mules.
Rice is planted. after the native
plow has scratched over the land, by
being thrown broadcast, and covered
by hauling a bunch of brush over the
land When the rice is about one
foot or IS inches high 1t is cut down
with grass hooks: not even a scythe
is used for this work. This cutting
back Is said to make the rice grow
more bunchy and enables the rice
plant to get the best of the weeds.
whereas, If the land had been proper
ly plowed before planting, there
would be no weeds and this cutting
back would not be necessary. Some
eight or ten days before cutting or
harvesting time the water Is shut of
from the rice fields to allow the rice
to ripen, when 1t is cut with the same
grass hooks. 1t is then piled up for
three days. when It is threshed by be-
ing hand beaten on rock. by which
process Ave to ten per cent. of the
grain remains on the straw. During
the eight or ten days the field Is dry
ing out loss OF aoout 40 per cent of
grain occurs from various causes.
This style OF farming, without
farm Implements. could be continued
through the long list of crops that are
raised in that country.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24

The eradication OF the cattle tick
from the southern states IL a problem
Of prime Importance to the agricul-
tural interests of that section. More
over. the good that would result from
the elimination Of the tick would not
be entirely confined to the region d.
rectly concerned. and thus the matter
assumes to a certain degree a national
Importance.
The south needs more and better
live stock and larger dairy industry.
and these objects would be greatly
promoted by the destruction OF the
tick. The increased production OF live
stock by reason Of its important bear
ing In maintaining and improving the
fertility of the soil. would be of dis
tinct benefit In increasing the yield OF
field crops. An incidental though i'm
portant advantage of stock raising and
dairying would be found in the distri-
button OF the farmers income through
out the year. enabling him to live on
a cash basis. 1t can thus be seen that
the benefits which would accrue to
southern agriculture from the EXTERN
ination OF the cattle tick would be
very great and far-reaching.
There are several species of cattle
ticks, but the chief one is commonly
called the cattle" or Texas fever
tick. 1t is the one most frequently
found on cattle and is much more
abundant than the other species.
When the losses occasioned by this
parasite are once thoroughly under
stood by farmers and stockmen there
will be little need for arguments in
favor OF tick eradication. Some of the
losses are not directly noticeable and
consequently make little Impression
while other losses properly charge
able to the tick are frequently attrib-
uted to other causes.
Various writer's have estimated the
annual loss due to the tick at from
s40.o00.o0 to s1oo,O0o.000. These fig
ures should be ample argument, even
to the most comprehensive, for the
eradication of the pest
In getting rid of the tick, 1t may be
attacked on the pasture and on the
cattle.
In freeing pastures the method fol
lowed may be either direct or ar
indirect one
The former consists in excluding al
cattle, horses and mules from pas
lures until all the ticks have died from
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24
Pail Spraying Pump.

starvation. The latter consists in per-
mitting the cattle and other animals
to continue on the infested pasture
and treating them at regular inter.
walls with oils or other agents destruc-
tive to ticks and thus preventing en-
gorged females from dropping and re-
infesting the pasture. The larvae on
the pasture, or those which hatch
from eggs laid by females already
there. will all eventually meet death
Such of these as get upon the cattle
from time to time will be destroyed by
the treatment. while those which fail
to find a host will die In the pasture
from starvation.
Animals may be freed of ticks In
two ways. They may be treated with
an agent that will destroy all the ticks
present, or they may be rotated at
proper intervals on tick-free fields un-
til all the ticks have dropped.
Spraying is probably the most con-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24
NEW FEDERAL JUDGE NAMED

The recent appointment by Presi.
dent Taft of Representative Walter
lnglewood Smith of Iowa to be a
judge of the eighth circuit of the fed.
eral court to succeed Judge Van De
vanter, promoted to the supreme court
bench, has created considerable stir
in political circles.
One of the principal reasons for
political interest N the appointment
of Judge Smith is connected with the
fact that candidate presented by
progressives for the same position
was Representative George w. Nor
ris of Nebraska. insurgent leader, who
directed the revolution last March
which resulted in the ousting of Speak.
er Cannon from the rules committee.
Judge Smith has been in congress
since 1900.
Judge Smith was born in Council
Bluffs. July 10, 1862 He received a
common school education, studied law.
-SS2. and was elected Judge of the FIT
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-02-24
ToGA FOR TENNESSEE EDITOR

Luke Lea, practical owner OF the
Nashville Tennesseean-Americ and
youngest leading politician in Tennes-
see, has been named by the general
assembly to succeed to the seat in
the United States senate held by
James B. Frazier. His election is
the last echo OF the tragedy in which
ex-United States Senator Carmack
was killed.
At the time Carmack was shot he
was editor-in-chief of the Tennessee
an. Lea is generally spoken of as
the man who made Governor Patter-
son" in the first place, and the one
who contributed more subsequently
than any other in defeating him, after
he had pardoned Colonel Cooper. i'm.
prisoned for the Carmack killing.
Lea is 80 years OF age, a graduate
of the University of the South at se-
vance, and is the second Luke Lea to
attain prominence in the politics of
Lea, descendant of Andrew jackson.
In 1905 when he took charge of the
st the Cumberland Telephone company
when the county unit primary plan was
ck.