Oregon Woolgrowers Fight Tariff Reduction
After an executive committee meeting, Oregon woolgrowers plan to send a representative to Washington to argue for keeping or raising wool tariffs. They cite rising production costs driven by labor, private ranges, forest reserves, and predator losses, and seek data to lobby the Ways and Means Committee. Pendleton set dates May 24 and June 8 remain fixed. other dates under review for Pic/ Echo areas and Baker likely limited to one date.
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Woolgrowers' Association
Washington
Ways and Means Committee of Congress
Waya and Means
Congress
cCarpel
National Association
Oregon
Union
Senate
House of Representatives
Fulton rival appears in Judge Burnett of Salem
Portland reports ex Senator Fulton faces a hurdle as Judge George H. Burnett of Salem Oregon is recommended for a federal judgeship by the president. The move stirs opposition from Fulton supporters and prompts behind the scenes maneuvers involving Bourne Heney Hitchcock and Knox in the political fight.
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Fulton
Judge Burnett OF
Salem
Portland
Cow. Fulton
George H. Burnett
Third Judicial District
Ore
Taft
Chia Apewners
W. B. Gilbert
Chae KB. Wolverton
Federal Court
Portland Journal
Burnett
Oitner
Republican Party
Jonathan
Bourne
Francis J. Heney
Honey
Knox
Hitchcock
Multon
Frank H. Hitchcouk
Chicago
Hae
Oregon
Stephen A. Lowell
Pendieton
Pendleton
Chamberlain
Parr and Gaston Sentenced to Long Terms in Robbery Case
Circuit Judge H J Bean denied a new trial motion for Joe Parr and Samuel Gaston who were convicted of robbing Peter Willox. Parr received ten years and Gaston six. Both are jailed and will be sent to the penitentiary within days. Parr has already served two terms in the penitentiary.
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H. J. Bean
Joe Parr
Samuel Gaston
Peter Willox
Wool schedule in doubt for June sheep sales
The Malheur association advises a June 1 date for Yale and hints June 22 may shift to Ontario. Duker City clips are pre contracted with hopes to clear on the first sale date, Shaniko and Heppner dates likely unchanged, and Wallowa County objecting to Bigin’s June 24 slot. Buyers’ response unclear though Smythe of the Woolgrowers says buyers aim to be fair and may consult growers. The full schedule will take weeks to finalize.
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Pendleton
Plot Rock
Echo
Baker
Baker City
Ontario
Malheur Association
Yale
Duker City
Bigin
Wallowa County
Dan P. Smythe
Woollgrowers’ Association
Amythe
Toghether
Ely Edwards Taal Progreses In Grand Jury Proceedings
District Attorney argues Ely and Edwards may be held over for grand jury. Dickens’s testimony contested by prosecutors who say it is corroborated by stolen-article evidence and original records. Raley and Fee move to dismiss Edwards and Ely from custody. outcome uncertain.
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Ely
Folkwarts
Dickens
Trin
Raley
Fee
William Edwards
Frank J. Ely
Phelps
Government seeks timber recovery case testimony spread
March 12. Attorneys for the United States defense in the United States Aluminum Company case plan to take testimony before the referee. They aim to travel to ports including Portland, San Francisco, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and St. Paul to pursue an entry on forty thousand dozen of amber glass valued at a million dollars.
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United States
Iide Toconor
Bolay Basin
San Francisco
Toe Angeles
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Tenas Gets Ante Race Gambling Law
Austin Texas March 12 Grv Campbell today signed an anti race trick bill to become effective within ninety days.
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TENAS
Austin
Tex
Campbell
Taft to Propose Reimposed War Taxes in Special Message
Washington March 12 The treasury remains strained as Cleveland issued bonds to cover current expenses The House tax plan aims to revive most Spanish American War levies with new items and seeks 60 to 70 million dollars The cabinet gave close attention as Taft read the first draft of his special message noting the special taxation section
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Taft
Cabinet
Washington
Treasury
Cleveland
House
Los Angeles Mayor Resigns Ahead of Election
Los Angeles March 12 The resignation of Mayor Harper amid a recall campaign prompts the city council to plan electing a new mayor at a Monday meeting. Municipal offices reopen amid muddled affairs, with Harper supporters arguing the recall ends and the council to appoint a successor who will serve until January next year.
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Los Angelés
Harper
Cheap Coal From Alaska Now Promised
Soutth March 12 The Guggenheim Morman syndicate has decided to fund another railroad for the development of southeastern Alaska. The road will supply Pacific coast cities with coal equal in quality to Pennsylvania coal. It will extend from a point on the Copper River Railway, thirty miles from Cordova, to Kines, sixty miles north.
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Soutth
Guggenheim-Morman Syndicate
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania
Copper River
Cordova
Kines
Massachusetts May Join Prohibition States
Boston March 12 The Massachusetts legislature faces a dry column shift as the committee on legislative affairs reports a recommendation to introduce a bill to join the prohibition states. The action indicates the likely move to align with nationwide temperance trends.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Legil Affairs Committee
Benson to appoint sheep inspector in upcoming changes
Salem reports Governor Benson will fill numerous vacant offices on appointive boards. An important forthcoming appointment is a sheep inspector position, previously held by W L H L Tie of Pincheton, whose term ends March 25.
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Salem
Benson
Prevent
WLHL
White Sox plan Pacific tour next winter
San Francisco March 12 The successful trip of the all Americans to the Orient during the winter of US so appealed to Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox that he announced today that he probably would send his team across the Pacific next winter.
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San Fraylevn
Orient
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Acros
Pacific
Wagon crushes man in front of home in North Powder
A wagon crushed Werner Lubtet yesterday in front of his home in Wagon. A younger brother, tending horses nearby, witnessed the accident alone as the other boy frightened and fled.
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North Powder
Werner Lubtet
Frichtenend
Local U S towns raise over twelve million for AY annual plays
A fragmented report notes that 175 of over 5,000 inhabitants in the United States sustain annual plays, with total costs exceeding 12 million dollars. More than one third comes from voluntary contributions.
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United States
Navy Secretary Meyer to visit Pacific coast yards
Secretary of the Navy Meyer plans an informal inspection trip to the Pacific slope visiting Mare Island Bremerton and San Diego to review the proposed naval station site He will also tour Union Iron Works Moran Works Seattle to inspect facilities for government construction work and spending time in San Francisco
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Washington
Navy Yards
Pacific Coast
Navy
Meyer
Pacific Slope
Mare Island
Bremerton
San Diego
Naval Station
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Moran Works
Seattle
Vancouver jail breakout thwarted by alert inmate
In Vancouver Washington on March 12 a jail escape plot was foiled when a prisoner slipped a note to Chester Sappington, son of Sheriff Sappington. The note warned of a noonday jailbreak and three inmates planned to overpower Deputy George Johnson during dinner. Chester alerted his father, who secured the jail and confined all inmates. The conspirators’ names were known.
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Vancouver
Wash
Chester Sappington
Sheriff Sappington
George Johnson
Chester
Johnson
O Brien to California in Harriman Promotion
Northwest Manager J P O'Brien is summoned to Los Angeles and will transfer to San Francisco to head the California division. E E Calvin moves to Chicago to lead Illinois Central. J T Harriman plans executive reshuffles with Harahan and Krutchnitz present. Formal announcements expected soon.
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Northwest
Harriman Lines
Frisco
California
East
J. P. O'Brien
E. E. Calvin
Southern Pacific
Portland Telegram i
Mr. O'Brien
San Francisco
Calvin
Chicig
Illinois Central
Harriman
J. T. Harahan
1. C
New York Central
Los Angeles
O'Brien
Portland
Harrahan
Julus Kruttechnitz
Thither
Chicago
Gill
Salem Board of Trade
Western Trip for Ballinger
Secretary of Interior Ballinger plans an extensive western tour to hear Idaho homesteaders complaints about land titles and travel with President Taft on parts of the trip. He will also study coal land conditions in Alaska for reclamation service expansion amid alleged coal land speculation fraud.
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Idaho
Aliwtka
Taft
Washington
Interior Ballinger
United States
Ballinger
Alaska
Washington rancher duped in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 12 James D. Ward known as J D Griswold was arrested for swindling W G Mitchell a wealthy Sprague Washington rancher of 16240 by a fake horse race. Mitchell was induced to bet on two horses at a pasture race near Arcadia Monday night where the favored horse fell and the jockey appeared injured with red marks later deemed red ink.
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Los Angeles
W. G., Mitchell
Sprague
Wash
James D. Ward
J. D. Griswold
Mitchell
Arcadia
Father Anison's Assassins Still At Large
New York report states police have not solved the murder of Rev. Erasin Ansione at St. Stanislaus Polish church rectory. Miss Tonlsie the housekeeper, the only witness, is expected to recover from gunshot wounds.
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New York
St. Stanislaus Polish Church
Erasin Ansione
Gompers Hit Again Court Affirms Buck Stove Case
The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia modified and affirmed a lower ruling ordering the American Federation of Labor Samuel Gompers and others from publishing in the We dont patronize list references to Buck Stove and Range Company of St Louis. The decree now eliminates the ban on mentioning the Buck Stove business or its customers while otherwise upholding the decree.
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Gompers
Washington
Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Justice Gould
Supreme Court of the District
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Buck Stove & Range Company
St. Louis
Labor Organization
Grain Warehouses Cut Handling Charges 25 Cents Per Ton
The Puget Sound Warehouse and Pacific Coast Crater Company announce a 25 cent per ton cut in grain handling charges for the current season. Machines for piling grain have reduced operating costs, enabling the roll back to prices from two years ago. If all county grain firms follow suit, farmers may save about 40 000 dollars annually.
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Puelfle Coast ¢Lerator Company
Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Wil Moore
J. EB. Montgomery
Pacific Coast Crater Company
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