davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1912-11-09
NEW OYERCOATs
I0nAY-


shawl collar fur beavers IN
blues oxford greys and blue
greys
Si5 and x25
Mems and young mems
sizes
NEW GREY 0yERCOATS
with velvet collars, smooth
kerseys and heavy Cambridge
grey Mellons
Sl5 and $50
Fall oyercoats i'm every size.
Blacks. Oxiords. greys fancy
browns and plain ereys
~ 10 S25
SIX lined at Sl5 $50 aud 81
BOYS OYERC0ATS.
New lois In today at So. So.
SIS and $40; sizes s to l6
years
NEW SUITS
For boys Norfolk and double
breasted coat, knlcker suits
Sizes tots years in today at
So TO sS. extra values; lots
closed from our best makers.
YOUNG MEMS SUITS
Fancy blues and plain blue
serges. $40 to S25, in all sizes,
33 TO 2S chest
GREYS AND BROWNS
In special cuts, al Sl5, $50
and sos.
NEW STOUT SIZES
NEW SLIM SIZES.
ln fine suits az $50 and S25.
Special patterns and best
makes.
Open tonight till 10
JAS. 7. MULLIN & SONS
9Th and Market
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Halvorsen, Matthias S1-2ne4
ne1-4sel-4 sec 9: sw1-4nwI-4
nwl-4sw1-4 sec 10: se1-4
ne1-4. ell. 1.2sel-4: swl-4se1-4
sec 10: n1Snw4. sw3nw3. WI
sW4. se1-4nw1-4 sec IA; ne
1-4ne1-4. el-2se1-4, sw1-4se
Ia, sel-4sw1-4 sec 10; all
of SEQ 16; w1-2ei-2. e1-2w
1-2; sw1-4nwl-4. w1-2sw1-4
Sec %; w1-2nw1-4. se1-4
nwl4. sw1-4ne1-4 sec %;
ne1-4nwt-4. nw1-4ne1-4 sec
%; all in to r "a wm.
lone lots to inc blk 2.
Lots to 10 inc. blk 2.
Tract No. 25. Tract No. 8
B. Tract No. 2.......... 3o4.
G---11I n
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Notice for Publication.

Public Land Sale. Department of
the Interior q. S. Land Office at The
Dalles, Oregon, August z, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that as di-
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
of Act of Congress approved June % +,
1906 ga Stats. 5l7). pursuant to the
application of John E Stevens. Serial
No. O969l, we will offer at public sale
to highest bidder. but at no less than
81. 25 per acre. at 10 o'clock A. M, on
the 25th day of September, 1912, at
this office, the following tract of
land: SW4 SWt. Sec. IS, NE4 NW4,
Sec. 10. I. 5 s., R. 26 E., W. NJ.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-describsd land are advised to
file their claims. or objections on or
before the time designated for sale.
o. W. MOORE. Register.
A. 15-S. 19.
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CONCERNS THE FARMER

The cost of living threatens to
touch the American farmer thrc
the tariff. The connection comea
througe other consumers in this
country mistakenly holding the
farmer accountable for the high
price of farm products and thro
their belief that reduction of the
duties on foods would lessen the
expense of existence.
In 1910, the critics argue, the
value Of all those crops whose
quantities and values both in 1900
and 1910 are ascertained, was 81, =
634, AGO, 900 on the farm. If they
had been sold to consumers in
1910 at the prices for which they
sold in 1900, their value at the
farm would have beeh only $2,-
962, 358, 900. It's inferred that
the farmer in a single decade
gained nearly So, 900, 900. 0OOmore
for his products than before and
that the advance in price was un-
earned increment.
The conclusions are supposed
to be sustained by the facts that
the total supply of American farm
products is but little greater now
than ten years ago, that the yield
from an acre is no greater, and
that there has, except with horses
and goats, been a large lessening
in the number of livestock.
The assailants of the farmer as
a cause of the increased cost of
living overlook the fact that the
cost of labor and supplies has so
increased for the farmer, that the
increase nearly equals that in the
farm price of products. It's also
to be remembered that there are
about 16, 600, 900 more Americans
making demands on the farms
for food than in 1900. I
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But the important matter is
that the urban populations are
coming to think that the remedy
for the high cost of American
farm-products consists in placing
all imported foods on the free list
and that they will more and more
insist on entire removal of duties
from all imports of food pro-
ducts. Spokesman Review.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEs. .
ADVERTISING RATES.
THURSDAY, September 26, :. 1912
WHY MEN MURDER.

|. B. Sneed of Texas sho
Captain Boyce, whose son elopeC
with Mrs. Sneed. A Texas jury
refused to convict, and, Saturday
Sneed shot the son. The SneeC
and Boyce clans are gathering
and further assassinations are
expected.
We convict less than one anC
ond half per cent of those whC
commit murder. Germany con.
victs 95 per cent. All the nations
of Europe convict from so pei
cent upwards.
With our convictions of less
than one and one half per cent,
the criminal knows in advance
that he has SO ] chances out OF
100 not to be convicted. He
knows that for every one and one
half chances of capture and con-
viction, he has SO J chances to
escape.
Sneed was acquitted for one
killing, and he has taken the
chances on another. Every as
sassin who commits premeditated
murder remembers that 983 out
of 100 are never sentenced, and
when he cleans up his weapon
and goes out to slay he naturally
reasons that he will be one of the
989.
Add to this the prevalent habit
Of revolver carrying, snd it is easy
to see why we are the greatest
man-killing nation in the world.
In Chicago alone, one berson is
murdered every "a hours. In the
country, somebody is murdered
every hour of the day and night,
365 days in the year.
In view of the recklessness
with which we tolerate the re-
volver habit, and in view Of our
incompetency in capturing and
convicting murderers, it is al
most miraculous that we do not
achieve even greater distinction
as a race of man killers.
This is from the Baker Demo
crat, and is certainly good logic.
But why not add that in Oregon
the present attitude of our gov
ernor with regard to capital
punishment is another factor
lessening respect for the law ag-
ainstmurder in this state. There
is much sentimental talk about
capital punishment, yet it is one
of the most powerful deterrents
against murder known.
The proposed amendment to
our criminal law doing away
with hanging for murder should
be voted down by an oyerwhelm-
ing majority.
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House and Lot For Sale.

Good residence property in
Heppner. House has five rooms
with bath and pantry. Two lots,
chicken house, Is four-year-old
fruit trees and some shade trees.
Price reasonable. This is a good
pickup for some party wishing
to send his children to school.
INQUIRE of Gazette Times Real
Estate Agency.
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Lexington and lone Congre.
gational Services.

Preaching services at II a. m. and
p. m. in lone on the 1st and 3rd
SUNDAYS of the month: in Lexington
on the End and 4th SUNDAYS of the
month.
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Delinquent Tax List 1911.

Notice is hereby given that the
first half of the taxes for the year
1911, on the property hereinafter
described, which was assessed to
the respective persons herein named
have been delinquent since the
First Monday in April,
1911, that if said taxes are not
paid within six months from said
date, Tax Certificate of deIinquen-
cy will issue thereon, as provided
by law.
A penalty of ten per cent,
interest at one per cent per
month and the cost of this
notice will be added to the
respective amounts as herein
given.
Akers, Matilda, lone, tract
Alexander, II j. ct al nwA sec
Is, Up 3 n, r q ..,.... 1856
IN lot 4. blk "a west,
sec %, tip II, r rs, e w m.... Los
Baker. Leonie seAseA, sec %
swKsw4 sec "A, and n15nwH
sec %, all in tip $, r % w IN 9.12
Baker. Ida seAneA, sec %, s1-2
nwA, nl-2swA sec "a tip l nr26 $50
Balfour-Guthrie & Co, A. f
Young, owner) e1RseA sec Is,
tp ST % ................... 7.05
Barlow, Mary f seA sec 2, tip
3s, + "a e W m -. 80. 21.35
Barnes, Dwight A seAsw1-4
sec 3, mel -4ne1-4 sec 8. n1-2nwA
sec 10, tip n, + % W IN .... 1862
Barlow, DS nB sec 3, nwA sec
IL. tip $, r q; sHneA, seA, *
nwA, sec %, swAneA, shnwH,
nw1- 1-4swl-4 sec %; mel 4swl4,
nw1- -4sel-4 sec %; sw1-4swl-4
see %, tp 8, r 26; 81 sec "a,
swl-4 sec 80. tip . y, + a W m 1883
VIM L nwA sec SO, tp
2n, r % e w m. ........ 800
Bergeron, A VIZ, shne1-4. n
w1-4nel-4 sec 36, tip 3 $ + %
w m. 40. 81
Beymer, Thos C Lexington.
lots 81. blk ). Lots $40, blk $40
Beymer, Effie B Lexington, lot
3, blk l6. 300
Blalock Island Garden Co All
[fractionall sec 36, tip AM q 1888
Brenner, Peter w1-2se1-4, n1-2
sec 10. tip 3 s, r "A ........ -. 52.07
G w Lexington, Pen.
lands add, lot 2, blk 26 .... 80
Briyles, Sarah Castle Rock,
lots 1873, blk 10....... -. .12
Brown, David nw1-4 sec II, tip
, S, 26 e w m..... .... 27.21
Brown, Chas L nw1-4se1-4,
1-2sw1-4, nwI-4sel-4 sec 10, tp
5, % W m........... 1852
Brown, John w s1-2sel-4 sec
Is, nI2ne1-4 sec 10, tip 5 S, ,r27
ew IN. Heppner, part tract
No. SO ..................... 1871
Buchanan, Mary E Irrigon,
lots IL to IA inc, blk l6 ...... .36
Brown, Effie Miller n1-2ne1-4
sec 81, n1-2nwl-4 sec p, tip 3 s
% W IN ............. IO.14
Surney, w. +. All of sec 16, tp
s, % w m..... ....... 1854
Burroughs, French sw1-4nel-4
w1-2se1-4, s1-2swl 4, nw1-4-
sw1-4, sw1-4nw1-4, sec "a; NV
1-4ne1-4, sec %. nel-4 sec 26, tp
] =, r "a; nwl-4 sec 10, tip Is
25 e wm...................... 117.S3
ID. n. IrrigOn, lots
l to 3 inc, blk 32............ .27
John A se1-4 sec 3
nw1-4, ne1-4 sec IL, tip s, 26
ew m................. -. $3.50
VIM A WIZ sec Is,
tp n, % wm. 7.6S
Clarke, N. A 81 sec 10,
sw1z sec IL, sehnek sec "a,
all in tp 9sr "a g W m... 101. "a
Clarke, Leons w1knwk,
sehnwL, sw1zneh sec IL.
ne1l sec Is, tpss "a
wm .................. 4o.71
lsrke. John Nsne4, se4ne4
sec %. nw3nw4 sec "a, tp5
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LYING HEADING; MIS-
CHIEVOUS BILL.
CORTLAND SPECTATOR


An apparently harmless meas
ure will appear on the official bal
lot under the following mislead.
ing heading: "A bill for a law
to amend section 20 of chapter
266 of the laws of Oregon fol
1911, placing the state printer on
a fiat salary
That bill is vicious bill, and
that heading is a lying heading.
The purpose of the bill is to take
the state printing office out of
the control of state, people and
public printer, and put in the
hands of the unions, to be used
by them in forcing closed shop
conditions on the state of Oregon.
The mendacious heading of this
mischievous bill says nothing of
the bills purposes. 1t was in
tended to deceive the voters; it is
a dishonest heading. 1t does not
inform the voters that the bill
creates new offices, with fat sal
aries attached; that the bill Gre
ates a printing board of non
printers, and leaves the state
printer off the board; that it Gre
ates the Office of secretary of the
board, with a big salary, and
gives him full control of the state
printing Office, with power to
make all purchases, to order work
done by outside printers, to pre-
scribe style, manner and mater
ials used by the state printer, to
fix prices for and sell work done
in the state printing office all
without bonds; says the state
shall contract with the unions for
labor; and appropriates $4,000
for carrying out the provisions of
the act.
These are a few of the things
provided for in the measure with
the innocent heading, "A bill for
a law to amend section 200 chap
ter 266 of the laws of Oregon for
1911, placing the state printer on
a flat salary"
1t is a lying heading and per-
nicious bill. 1t should be defeat
ed; the way to beat it is to vote
329 no.
1t looks now like the Oregon
System" is to receive a lick be
low the belt, " so to speak. Sen
ator Bourne, tho squarely defeat
ed for denomination at the pri-
maries, announces that he will
run as an independent and his
petition has been duly filed with
the Secretary of State. The
voice of the people" is all right
when that voice speaks your way.
There is amighty lot of buncombe
about this Oregon System" talk
and loud professions of faith in
therule of the people, If Bourne
is really in earnest in his profes-
sion of loyalty to the direct pri-
mary he will not be a candidate.
The people have spoken. The
Republicans turned him down,
and the Bullmoosers have repud-
lated him. He should quit.
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7. N 27 fl lots and blk
ID 1897
Cook, VIM WI SEQ 16, tp2
nr26 m. m........... 14O8
Cox, Ed S lone, lot 6, blk $50
Culbertson, Geo D WI, wbea
sec 19, tip 2sr 23 W m... as SO
Cummings. E H Heppner,
lots 9 and 10, blk 2, Loon
ey's add; all creek. lot H..
bk 2 ShiDey's add, part 1
to inc. blk 2: s to 8 inc,
blk 2; to inc. blk 3;5 to
inc, blk 8; and bkl g.. 2O.30
Cyrus, Marguerite II Ell WI
sec A, tp % W m.... 6.36
Davidson, Jessie M lone, lot
5, blk /, Cluff's 5th add. .88
Deshon, H Hardman, lot A,
blk II .48
Doan, J Nw4 seq 8, tp1nr
20 W m............... m. 1915
Erickson, Chris, & M Elliot
Swa sec 81 tp 5 8. 28 W
m. s.96
Ellis, O F Irrigon, lots "a to
36 inc blk 25. 25.............. 2.07
English H S Lot blk Is west
sec rs to n r 26 m:
lot blk S3 east sec 81 to
q m; lot II, blk
81, lrrlRon. n...............,.. Ala
Fairbanks. P H Heppner, lots
40 x 1872 ft, 5, III blk 6 lot 6
in blk 6: Ayers 2nd add; lot
in blk Q: lot IL in blk q;
Tract No. II. 1............ 1880
Finley, A A Ell sec 27, tp2
n, 26 wm........... 1886
Fleming, Walter W St4 set
sec l9, nwAnw4 sec 80, e1s
neA sec 80, all in tip 5sr
~ IN. .............. 7.5S
Frazer, r F VIZ sec Ia; e1S
set, sw4se4 sec l5; nw4 SEQ
10, all in tn 8 % 9 M 5543
Freeland e L Heppuer, Ayers
End add: lot 3, blk 8; 26
it lot A, blk 3; Ayers 4th
add, lot 2, blk 3......... 0.93
Furlong John Hardman, Fer
guson's add, lots and.
blk /; Adams add, Tract
No. ................... 3.S4
Martin, Lot IL.
blk % east, sec 20 tp 5nr
~ m. ................ 1.53
Gilman, Bertha D Heppner,
Ayers 4th add: lot 8, blk / 1880
Gist, E All sec to 2sr
"a; nknwA sec 10 tp 2sr
"a W m. m................ 71.08
D E NJ sec tn l s
26: set, set net sec 8 tn 8
sr25: s19, s19n1p, less LOG
A, sec 9 tp 3 r 25: swL,
swL set sec 10 tp 25
VIZ, se4sw4ne4 sec 10 tp 8 8
2b all except sw 4sw4 sec
16 tp 8 8 25: n15, n1sswt
sec % to 3 s 25; e16 eco II
Up sr %: net, ne3se4 sec
20 tip 3 S r %: n15, EXCEPT
net ne3, n16s8 sec 81 tp 8
sr25; w3wA SEQ tpSsr
26;en sec to 3 rs:
sw4 SET SEQ tp3 r 26:
n3ne4, ne3nw1-4 sec 36 to 3
sr 20 m; Heppner,
Looney's add; pt lot 13,
blk 1882. so
Green, ] W Eaea sec "a to
n &c: eae3. sw1-4sel sec
II to l 81: se1-4, lots 2
3-4 sec l8 tp l II 27; De1-4,
Sd sec tip n 81: nel-4,
n16se14, swl 4se1-4, e1-2-
Wig. lots 2-3-4 sec 30 tp |
II @ W IN. m............ rs 81
irimm. R C, & P G Hunter
Tract 146 acres sec % tip .
26 " wm.............. 3.94
irotkopp, E TC E1-2 se1-4,
NV Ia SO Ia less l-2 rds,
sec %; nw1-4 se1-4 sci 4
NV Id, l-2 sw Ia sec "a;
l-2 ne Ia, n1-2nw1-4, less
1-2 rds, sec 95 tp 25
s1-2sw14 sec 10 tp 5s r 27;
1.3 acres tract in nw1-4 NV
IA SEQ SO tp 2 mr. 23.. 40 81
unn Est. A M Heppner, nK
lots & z, blk 2: Johnson's
add, lots 6 & z blk ...' 2S.OO
aines. Eta Heppner. lot 2
blk 6 Ayers 5th add. ... AZ
alvorsen, Matthias S1-2net
ne1-4sel-4 sec 8: sw1-4nwl-4
nwl-4swl-4 sec 10: se1-4
ne1-4. ell. 2sel-4: swl-4se1-4
sec 10: n1Snw4. sw4nwf. WI
MI A con IA
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Issued every Thursday morning, and entered at
the Postofice at Heppner, Oregon, as second
class matter
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Concluded on Page 6.
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THE CAZET TE-TIMES

The Heppner Gazette. Established March 80, 1883
The Heppner Times, Established Nov Is, 1897
Consolidated February Is, 1912.
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vAwrER CRAWFORD, Editor and Proprietor
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
Organization Has Been Formed to Attempt Equit able Settlement of
 Questions.
TWO PLANS HAVE
 BEEN SUGGESTED
Second Meeting of Inter ested Persons Has Been Arranged to Discuss
 the Matter.

School land Iessees will meet at 10 o'clock this morning at the Water Temple at which time ways and means will be discussed for the hand ling of this vexatious problem. The legislature will have the school land matter before if early in the session and the meetings which are now heinz held are for the purpose of arranging for the drafting of bill to meet the requirements of all con- cerned.
 Assem0lyman-elect Leon s. Jacobs has interested himself in the matter and plans to inaugurate the legisla- ton which will clear the tities to this class uf land.
 meeting has already been held at which D. E. Heard. C. NJ. Etter. and C. NJ. Mullen reported that. after con- ferring with Kibbey and Bennett. bill had been drafted providing for the adjudication of the complaints Of the lessees by the superior courts of the several counties before jurys.
 Under this bill the Improvements upon the land will be appraised by jury of r: the land advertised and sold to the highest bidder, the state tl pay the lessee the amount of the improvement appraisal If the land is purchased by the lessee he must deposit portion of the sum as an evidence of good faith.
 Judge Kibbey presented the draft and Reese M. Ling said the system might work 10 the advantage of the lawyers and the sCalping of the pocket books of the lessee. He thought every complainant would be compelled to employ expert advice before his complaint could be properly prepared and presented to the court.
 Ling suggested that the fairer method as well as the more economi- cal. would be the appointment of to be placed to the credit of the state urer. two gubernatorial appointees from the county in which the lanj IS located. the assessor and the chair man of the county board of supervis- ors Those who desired to spend their money in litigation Ling explained. could always exercise their right of appeal from the decision of the com- mission. The plan found considerable favor among those present and after a discussion adjournment was taken until today when the matter will be further threshed out.
 It is estimated that there are sp- proximately 10000 acres of fertile land under the school land cldssifi- cation. and under a provision of the constitution it cannot be sold for less than s25 per acre. The safes will raise about half a million dollars which is to be placed to the credit of the state school fund. There are about 1I5 or the lessees in Maricopa county and the handling of the question so thau their interests as well as those of the state shal! be properly conserved is a delicate one.
 Dwight B. Heard is chairman for the school land holders organization and Leon :. Jacobs is secretary. The hearing will be resumed at 10 o'clock this morning and as the interest is large q representative number of the Iessees will participate in the discus sion
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
SULZBERGER TALKS.
Meat Packer Tells Jury Just How the
 Business was Conducted.

[ASSOciated Press DiSbdtchl
 CHICAGO. Feb 2S.--Further con firmation of the governments allega- tions that the uniform test cost and margin system of bookkeeping used by the packers played an importan, part in the alleged meat combination in restraint of trade and that allow ances made for by-prOducts in figur- ing the test cost are inadequate, were given by Ferdinand Sulzberser. presi- dent of Sulzberger and Sons. today at the trial of the len indicted packers on the charge of criminal violation of the sherman law The witness has been in the packing business since 1863 He told of attending the beef pool meetings every Tuesday after noon. where information concerning margins and shipments was exchanged by the packers.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
MT. Taft is Getting Ready to Reply ill Numerous Speeches to the Recent Attacks Made By Theo- dore Roosevelt.
PREPARES FOR
 SPEAKING TOUR
New York Leaders, in Con ference in Washington, Feel Certain That State Will be Solid for the Pres ident.
I.fSSociated Press DiStGtch ]

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-President Taft will soon start a vigorous speech making campaign to define his position on current questions and fur ther his candidacy for the renOmina- ton. He will travel west as far as Chicago. north as far as New Hamp- shire and south at least as far as Georgia.
 Other engagements may be made in the next few weeks. The presidents political advisors believe he is their best orator Ever since Taft head quarters have been opened with Me kinley in charge, republican leaders have urged the president to enter the campaign He began following the advice when he accepted an invita- ton to attend the fiftieth annual din- ner of the Swedish-American Repub lIcan club, of Chicago He also con sented to stop at several Ohio cities, and q few days ago. it was an nounced the president would go to Savannah in April or May
 The first trip will be made to Bos- ton. Concord. and Nashua, N H He leaves Washington. March r for the trip north. Although no announce ment has been made of the subjects of speeches the president will make on these dips it is practically cer- tain he will not fail to include in his addresses the recall of judges the recall of judicial decisions. and possibly the initiative and ~cferen- dunn topics touched on by Roosevelt in his Columbus speech. A canvass of the New York situation made at q conference today by William Barnes Jr.. Vice President hSerman. and other New Workers resulted in an in formal declaration that Taft will have almost the solid New York delegation to the national convention.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
SENATOR'S Dlf v
 THE DIRECT pRt Y
Hepburn, McCumber, and Overman all Have Hard Things to Say
 About the System.
Associated Press DiSbdtchl

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The pri- mary election system, adopted by many states. was attacked in the sen ate today during the consideration of Stephenson election case. Hepburn of Idaho. declared the primary opened the way for graft while it was condemned as unsatisfactory by Me Cumber and Overman. Borah and Bristow defended the system Hey burn, chairman of the committee that cxonerated Stephenson of charges of corruption. admitted he did not ap- prove of the most liberaT' cXpendi- lures on Stephenson's behalf. but in sisted the election is valid. He char acterized the primary as straw vote, which gave the opportunity for grating" Heyburn wil resume his discussion probably tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
DINERS |NDULGED IN
 REAL FINE LANGUAGE
Secretary Knox and Panama Official Exchange Several Pretty Com
 piments at Banquet.
1 tfsSOcidfcd Press D:Sbatchl

PANAMA, Feb. 2S.-Secretary of State Knox made his first formal appeal here tonight for closer union of the American republics. It was on the occasion of a dinner given the acting president of Panama. Ro- dolfO Chiarri, in honor of MT. kuOX. Responding to Secretary Knox. Min ister Arjona minister of foreign re- rations, said:
 We know our mission to be for International concord and union. Tell your government we are linked by an indissOluble tie-l thousand req sons of gratitude binding the United States to Panama-and we now re spond to the invitation of an Ameri- can"
 Just before the speaking began much excitement was caused when flashlight set fire to the paper decorations. The fire was promptly stamped out. Little harm was done.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
WOULD BAR THE ROADS.
Commerclai al Men Want Them Debarred
 From Benefits of Canal.
[ASSOcidted Press DiSbdtchl

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-Repre- sentatives of commercial organiza- tions of Boston Philadelphia. San Francisco. and Portland. ore. today urged President Taft to see to il that no trascontinental railroads be all lowed to operate steamships through the Panama canal. They aIvoca.e,l free traffic, or tolls favoring Ameri- can ships Later they renewed their appeal to the senate and interstate commerce commission