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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
7
A wide sweep of items from France to New York notes labor strikes and clashes, irrigation disputes in Colorado and Kansas, a fatal dynamite blast near Key West, a non union baker attacked in New York, and railway accidents in Kansas City. Talk of tariff reform, irrigation trusts, and international exhibitions also appear amid political maneuvering and economic concerns.
Leaders of fraternal insurance societies warn that House Bill 662 could create a billion dollar insurance combine by allowing special rates for unions and lodges. Critics say the clause could push smaller fraternal concerns out of business, prompting a strong Springfield lobby to oppose the measure.
Cincinnati reports excitement in Dayton Kentucky as excavation for St. Francis church uncovers local lore of buried treasure from the Civil War era. A Confederate agent Caldwell reputedly hid several thousand dollars in a subterranean passage at the McArthur home before General Morgan’s raid, with Morgan later killed in Tennessee.
In Chicago on May 11 three bombs exploded at the home of Dominick Pecovere. No injuries were reported. The attack follows the death of Mariano Zagone yesterday amid Black Hand activity. Pecovere, rumored wealthy, has three months of threatening letters demanding money.
The Senate upheld the finance committee against Cummins on a duty cut for round iron and kept the House rate. Debate focused on United States Steel profits with exchanges near the end. Beveridge proposed higher duties on tobacco and tin products amid claims the tobacco trust profits from short weight packs. The ratified pig lead duty stood at 24 cents a pound.
Washington reports the senate voting 61 to 24 to back a 25 cent per ton duty on iron ore. Bailey signals support for the duty and enforcement of anti trust actions against United States Steel, while a proposed vote date falters under BevERidge objections.
Madrid reports that Mulai Hafid sultan of Morocco has halted talks with Spanish envoy Senor Merry de Val in Fez. He allegedly wrote to King Alfonso demanding Spain withdraw from the Rif and warned war if withdrawal is not completed.
In Washington on May 12 the senate debated the window glass schedule of the tariff bill. Aldrich asked to pass over the paragraph, while Crawford argued against tariffs that exhaust natural resources. Paynter favored removing a six cent leaf tobacco duty to aid growers.
The May 8 senate session sharpened lines over the lead schedule of the tariff bill. An insurgent threat warned Congress could stay in session all summer to block rushed schedules, while Aldrich countered that thorough explanations would delay completion for years.
Washington May 11 About one third of the 88 million people in the United States live in the original thirteen states with the rest split among areas gained from territory ceded to the union and lands added by purchase or annexation. In 1908 there were 754 898 000 acres of unappropriated land with Alaska holding almost half and Nevada Montana New Mexico and Arizona holding the next largest shares.
Representative Ellis states that school employees at Umatilla Indian agency prompted the relief of Superintendent McFatridge as charges are investigated. The complaint centers on administrative methods, with no sensational claims. Temporary Supervisor McChesney now heads the school.
Washington May 14 Final adjudication of the state case against Captain Peter C Hains Jr for the murder of William E Annis will be awaited by the War Department before deciding the military branchs position If a military offense is found the officer may face a court martial regardless of New York court action
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the United States, has accepted the presidency of the Chinese school of Chicago. The school, one of a series started under imperial Chinese government, will offer courses in Chinese literature domestic science Chinese and international law and Chinese customs and habits.
Fifteen hundred Japanese laborers at the Honolulu Sugar plantation walked off the job demanding $1 a day for field laborers and proportionate raises for sugar mill workers. Authorities expect the strike to spread to other plantations where Japanese labor is used.
Government experts focus on the Yuma valley experiment farm on the Indian reservation where 160 acres of pitan cotton is being planted. Professor Howard L. Preston arrived today and says the desert land experiments have been remarkably successful thus far.
In Washington on May 11 the Finance Committee amendments to the tariff bill were upheld by large margins in the Senate. Refined nitrate of mitre moves to the free list after the committee struck the house duty. Crude sulfur goes free with a $4 a ton duty on refined sulfur, replacing the $6 set in prior law and bill. Cummins sought changes to the window glass schedule to curb price-fixing future risk. The Senate adjourned without acting on window glass.
Fair is complete and the Alaska Yukon exposition is ninety nine percent finished with only floors to sweep. The second exposition features vast scenery and many tours, drawing Northwestern and Alaskan romance as the main attraction. Attendance averages 6,000 daily with free days pushing higher. Exhibits fill the Manufactures Oriental European and Palace of Agriculture buildings, while government displays near completion except for late arriving Hawaiian and Philippines sections. Visitors can also enjoy new steamship excursions and access to Cascade resorts via major railways, with Banff reachable via Canadian Pacific.
Washington May 10 Congress risks nearly 1 million dollars in river and harbor appropriations reverting to the treasury unless the special session acts. The measure targets unexpended balances as of June 1, 1904, with notable sums at the mouth of the Columbia River Oregon 24000 Coos Bay entrance Oregon 23000 Sacramento and Feather rivers California 14000 Tacoma harbor Washington 11000.
Attorney General Wickersham endorses a joint resolution by the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress to apply the Hepburn act commodities clause to coal carrying roads. The move aims to counter the Supreme Court ruling last week allowing roads to transport coal from mining companies they control.
James J. Hill said prosperity would return to the country once tariff agitation ends on Capitol Hill after a conference with President Taft. He warned that tariff agitation is the sole obstacle to immediate prosperity and predicted permanent improvement soon.
Regent Prince Chun issues an edict restoring reputations and rewarding families of five officials who were beheaded for opposing the Boxers after Yuan Bih Kai’s dismissal. The move follows tak ing office turmoil and aims to honor those aligned with the dowager empress’s regime.
On Monday in Washington the Republican Senate blocked a 4 cent per pound cut to pig lead duties, voting 36 to 4d against reducing the Dingley rate. The move upheld the finance committees Dingley schedule and kept the higher tariff in place, with 11 Republicans siding with Democrats and two Democrats with Republicans in the split.
Washington May 12 Frank A Leach director of United States mints admitted he was seriously considering resigning his post though calling the resignation announcement premature He said there was talk of him being offered the presidency of the People's Water company in Oakland but no offer had been made.
Architects artists landscape gardeners sculptors and scientists from art promotion groups met in Washington on May 14 to form a National Art Federation. The gathering is under the National Academy of Art and its president James Pierpont Morgan with Vice President Sherman welcoming the guests.
Rome reports daily tremors since December in Messina and Reggio amid aftershocks in the Calabrian earthquake zone. The observatory records 213 shocks from December 28 to May 10, with no aftershocks strong enough to collapse buildings though some walls have toppled and fatalities remain minimal since the great disaster.
In Paris on May 11 the government’s firm stance in its postal dispute eased fears of a strike. Officials noted favorable conditions for the government and said a walkout was unlikely, the firmness having made a deep impression on the ranks.
Washington dispatches indicate the Persian government will seek aid from England and Russia to stabilize the country as it moves toward constitutional reforms. A new cabinet is formed, general amnesty for political offenders is offered, and exiles may return.
The chemical laboratory of the geological survey in Washington was badly damaged by a fire. Firemen confined the blaze to the lab, but it destroyed valuable minerals and chemicals and could have spread to other departments.
District Judge Donlan urged prosecutors to target owners of buildings where gambling takes place. He ordered no more continuances for gamblers, criticizing earlier leniency and stressing decisive action against those enabling illegal betting.
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Harry J. Humphreys of Nevada to be United States marshal for the state.
One thousand cabdrivers walk out after a conference between the livery men’s association and the union. They demand fourteen dollars a week and refuse compromise for eighteen. Tomorrow a hundred funerals are planned as police block funeral processions.
United States Circuit Court of Appeals rules that fire insurance policies cover fires caused by earthquakes when the blaze follows the quake immediately, and that fires following detonations are covered. The Richmond Coal Co. v Commercial Union Assurance Co. reverses a lower ruling, affecting hundreds of 1906 fire suits in San Francisco and potentially granting policy principal plus interest.
Denver May 11 taft will attend the Trans Missississippi Commercial congress opening May 18 to 21 in Denver and press the button to start the Gunnison tunnel project. Notables include William J Bryan David R Francis John Henry Smith and railroad leaders E H Harriman James J Hill E P Ripley and Winchell.
May 11 report from Adana notes improving conditions as government forces patrol rural districts to secure order and aid refugee farmers in harvest. Armenians remain jailed and some Muslims detained. officials report ongoing arson attempts and theft at a German flour mill, but overall relief compared with days earlier.
Residents angry over deaths caused by the Toluca railroad ditched a train and threatened to tear up rails and ties unless the line is built around the town. Authorities are sought as the railroad seeks to identify who sabotaged the engine and coaches and injured passengers.
Mehemmed V sultan of Turkey was invested today with the sword of Othman in a coronation rite at the Mosque of Constantinople. The ceremony was private with no foreigners admitted and no spectators allowed near the mosque entrance, the only mosque in the capital open only to Turks.
Savannah May 11 a jury found the trust chiefs guilty of conspiracy to monopolize interstate trade in a turpentine case five defendants were convicted while two indicted individuals were omitted from the verdict
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