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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
3
A scrambled digest of global and U S items notes tensions with Japan and Russia as premier considers policy shifts. mentions naval movements near Rio Janeiro and St Paul weather, plus labor unrest, land disputes, and political debates across states and territories.
President Roosevelt decides to remove Federal troops from Goldfield Nevada after the special session begins. A White House release cites a commission report and a governor letter arguing the troops are not justified by facts and should be withdrawn as Nevada takes responsibility for maintaining order.
Washington January 14 Commissioner Ballinger of the general land office reports to Congress seeking a $500000 appropriation to continue protecting public lands an increase of $260000 over the current allotment. He cites 1895 97 fiscal years with 244609 cases investigated 12104 disposed of and 12365 remaining for examination by July 1 1907. 2243 entries relinquished 863 cancelled after hearings 367 unlawful enclosures removed involving 1040120 acres 27 convictions. Government recovered 556261 in all cases and 2372224 acres freed from fraudulent claims or unlawful occupancy.
Tangier reports Fez proclaims Mulai Hafid sultan after Abd El Aziz is dethroned amid unrest. Mequines confirms Hafid proclamation with conditions: expel French troops, bar Europeans from interior access, limit foreign protection, and curb taxation while securing Morocco's frontier rights with Algeria.
A violent snow and wind storm cut Chicago and surrounding areas from wire communications for hours. The blizzard raged from dawn, with continued snowfall and a northwest gale. Wet snow clung to surfaces and wires and poles were knocked out of service across the region.
Jan 14 Beattie states the desirability of providing additional defenses for Puget Sound and plans to urge Congress to fund fortifications after returning to Washington. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Abbott, assistant to the chief of the engineer corps, arrives from Manila to supervise fortifications.
Honolulu Jan 14 The award of bids for material for Pearl Harbor improvements is delayed because the lowest bidder is a surety by a Japanese contractor. It is probable that all bids will be rejected pending clarification and rebid.
In Washington the House clashed over a bill to codify U S penal laws with amendments on corruption and public appointments. Debate centered on penalties with Cochran seeking harsher fines and longer terms while the calendar cleared many sections and adjourned at 6 o’clock.
Washington lawmakers advance a currency bill amend Aldrich Knox provisions omit railroad bonds from base circulation. The House eases its reform of penal laws codification with lighter debate and pending amendments on bribes and endorsements for public offices.
Senate discussions focus on the Treasury Department bond issue with Culberson asking for reasons banks were favored over higher bidding individuals. Tillman presents new financial inquiries while four Ohio post office nominees are rejected at Forsker and Dick's urging. The broad debate covers money contributions and corporate penalties.
Washington January 15 Ezra Meeker pioneer who traced the Oregon Trail from Puyallup Wash may see his work honored A bill introduced in the house by AUCOONE arm Humphrey would appoint a commissioner to oversee marking the trail and an appropriation of 50000 dollars for the project.
In Washington on January 13 the senate debated Treasury bond invites to ease finances, with Culberson Aldrich Tillman Bailey leading. An agreement postponed further talk until a Cortelyou statement is received, while Tillman’s inquiry into Treasury operations was sent to the finance committee. The house discussed states rights in civil rights and federal trial limits as it began codifying federal penal law.
In Washington on January 11 a heated House debate focused on codifying the penal law with emphasis on section 19 restricting conspiracies against civil rights. Amendments by Smith of Missouri and Hughes of New Jersey sought to exempt labor unions from this section during strikes or boycotts. Bartlett of Georgia moved to strike the whole section, while Sherley of Kentucky led the defense with Republican support. all amendments failed including De Armond’s attempt to strike section 20 granting federal courts power to punish offenses under section 19 as by the courts of the state where acts occurred.
In Washington on January 4, labor leaders in Congress predicted another employer liability law will be enacted before the current session adjourns to replace the La Follette measure ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The next act will remove faulty features from the prior law.
Washington January 14 R A Ballinger commissioner of the general land office will resign and be succeeded March 1 by Assistant Commissioner Fred Dennett Colonel Medorem Crawford of Salem Oregon was nominated today by the president to brigadier general.
The US Supreme Court upheld Fort Belknap Indian Reservation rights to Milk River waters in Montana. Henry Waters and others sought to divert the flow for commercial use.
Washington reports the monthly internal revenue statement showing November 1907 receipts fell by 5.626 million compared with November 1906. The decline reflects reduced collections across multiple revenue categories and indicates a tighter federal revenue base for the month.
Washington lawmakers met with Chairman Tawney to revise the government buildings and exhibits bill for the Seattle exposition. Tawney warned of likely opposition in the house and urged trimming unnecessary items to cut costs.
Judge John M. Harlan, at a Navy League dinner, warned of a future conflict between white and yellow races that would shake the earth. He urged a strong navy with annual appropriations of 50 million dollars for ten years, noting nations act without regard to rivals. He warned immigration trends and Asian powers could yield a formidable Japan and vast Chinese forces, framing the navy as essential to national security.
Washington reports rapid fortification across the Pacific region. New coast defenses are being installed and old ones reinforced at Guam Hawaii Manila and Puget Sound with coal depots searchlights mined harbors big guns and ammunition storage expanded. Fleet presence accelerates completion of the program as twelve million rounds head to the Far East for a possible 50 000 man army and Philippines annual needs rise.
An imperial ordinance in Tokio gazettes the reorganization of the government of Kwang Tung peninsula in Manchuria. Directors general of foreign police affairs are created and Japanese consuls at Mukden Kin Chow Chang Chun and Antung named commissioners of police for South Manchuria. The ordinance signals an active reform administration for the district.
In Red Lodge Montana on January 13 a local surgeon performing an operation on Charles Joakinen a young Finnish minister found two rubber tubes four and five inches long with a rusted safety pin attached in the chest cavity from a prior operation. Joakinen is recovering.
Naples reports volcanic activity as Mount Vesuvius continues to spew ashes and incandescent matter from its crater. The cone, formed by the last eruption, collapsed recently, and tremors are felt at far distances.
A January blaze at the Rhoden opera house in Boyertown Pennsylvania kills nearly 100 and injures dozens as a tank fueled moving picture scene exploded triggering a deadly panic. Fire and collapse trap patrons while exits jam and rescuers rush to freeing victims amid gruesome injuries.
George B Loftus of St Paul with Senator LaFollette filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission asking for a 25 percent reduction in Pollan company lower berth rates and rates for upper berths at half the lower berth rate. The request covers all interstate business nationwide. Loftus represents the Minnesota Shippers' Association that launched the private car investigation two years ago.
Word reached Viealia California today of the death of Mark Perkins prominent mine owner and former resident. On January 2 he and nine Mexicana were ambushed near Bonora Mexico and massacred. one Mexican escaped. Details remain unavailable.
A telegram from Mexico City reports a massive fire destroying El Oro, one of the Republics largest gold camps. At dispatch time, hotels and major business buildings were already reduced to ruins.
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