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BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO., Wholesale and Importing Druggists SHAW'S PURE America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today BLUMAUER & HOCH 108 and 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers ifor Oregon and Washington. - MALT S. T. DAYIBS. Pre. C T. BELCHER, Beo. and Trtu St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS 1 PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. -gS :y;;;;:::::::Sf 'X' 3 . S) WHOLESALE SHOES ' 87-89 PIrst Street, Portland, Or. Heavy wet-weather footwear, men's logging shoes, holi day slippers and felt goods. A general and com plete line. - s e $ e e a HOTEL PERKINS Fifth aad Washington Streets PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN Firt-ClJUB Oeclc,Reatanrnt Ceasected Wltk Hotel. Rooms Btnxle ............ ,W to fI.B0 p day Room Doubl ......... .11.00 to $2.00 per day Room Family 11.60 to 13.00 per 4ajr SOMETHING NEW Inquire Into our new guaran teed maturity plan of saving either large or small amounts. Call or write. EQUITABLE SAVINGS &' LOAN ASS'N C. E. LADD, Pres. 242 STARK STREET T. B. WILCOX. Vlce-Prea. p: McKERCHER, Secy. MECHANICAL ' ENGINEERING By Modern Tools and Methods Willamette, Iron & Steel Works Portland, Oregon. Write ub. Call on us. FIRE AMD BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES v Highest grade manufactured. Lowest price for CASH. SAFES EXCHANGED. SECOND-HAND SAFES CHEAP PORTLAND SAFE & LOCK CO. 205 Second St, near Taylor Sole agents. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS PourtVd?orsta- Old-established and reliable dentists, where all work is guaranteed absolutely painless. Full Set Teeth $5.00 Gold Crowns 5.00 Gold Fill 1.00 Sliver Fill ,50 Our offices are not managed by ethical dentists, but by Eastern graduate specialists. Fourtiiend Morrison Streets NEW YORK DENTISTS I So Says Green of Des chutes Valley. WILL LEAD TO A WRANGLE Department Previously Took Another View. CHARGES AGAINST INSPECTOR THE AEOLIAN COMPANY New York Manufacturers of Aeolian OrchestreHes Aeolian Pipe Organs AND THE PIANOLA B.WELLS .Oregon Washington :idabo' Sole Agent Headquarters, SXS-355 Washington "t., cor.1 Park. While He Reported That Drake Tried to Bribe Him, Drake Sys Green Made So Personal Examina tion of the Country. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash ington, Noy. 21. Inspector Green reports to the Secretary of the Interior that the lands selected by the State of Oregon under the Carey act, and known as list six that Is, the lands Intended to be re claimed by the Pilot ButteDevelopment Company are not arid. He reports well developed juniper trees scattered over the area; therefore, he concludes, the lands are not subject to reclamation un der the Carey act. This report will un questionably lead to a prolonged wrangle and may be the means of preventing for some time reclamation in the Deschutes Valley, either by the Government or ,by private enterprise.. Before the Pilot Butte Company closed its contract with the state, as the records show. It took the precaution to secure the opinion of the department as to whether or not the growth of Juniper trees would be held as an indication that the lands' selected by the state were .or were not arid. The State Land Agent simultaneous ly asked the opinion of the- department as to the character of these lands. He stated In his letter that the land "is entirely destitute of water and is strictly a des ert, but on certain portions there is a scattering growth of Junipers. The Juni per, and especially the scrubby variety growing on this desert, Is not suitable for lumber, can be used-only for "wood and fence posts, and there fc; no iaore'of such 'wood oh any quarter section than will be necessary for the use of the settler on the quarter section. It cannot.be made Into lumber and' be shipped away, and can be used only In the immediate vicinity of its growth." " Attitude of Department. In transmitting this letter to the Secre tary, Commissioner Hermann expressed the opinion that the rule of the depart ment, which holds that "lands containing sufficient moisture to produce a natural growth of trees are not to be classed as desert land" should be liberally con strued, "for the reason that the land is 'doubtless unfit for cultivation without Irrigation, or else it would have been en tered long ago." v ' In reply to Commissioner Hermann's letter,. Secretary Hitchcock issued instruc tions in' which he said: "A grpwth of ordinary forest trees on land In the arid region may, as a general rule, be accepted as evidence of the non desert character of the land. It is, how ever, a mere presumption that lands con taining sufficient moisture to produce trees will produce agricultural crops, but, like all presumptions of fact. It may be rebutted by proof showing that the land is actually desert in character and will not produce agricultural crops without ir rigation. A sparse and stunted growth of trees which may exist with little moist ure, and is frequently found upon arid lands actually unfit without Irrigation for ordinary agricultural purposes, Is not within the spirit and Intent of the rule." These Instructions were reported to the State Land Agent and to the Pilot Butte Company, all of which Is cited to show tho precautionary steps taken by this company to ascertain, before making a contract, whether the lands It had In view would be held subject to the Carey act. Affidavits That Land Is Arid. No action is likely- to be taken on Green's report for two or three weeks. The case is awaiting Its regular turn. There la on record, along wlth this report, a great mass of affidavits led by the Pilot Butte Company showing the land to be arid and not capable of producing crops without Irrigation. These affidavits were filed under the Secretary's instruc tions above quoted, and are .from Congressman-elect "Williamson, the Oregon State Engineer, ex-Surveyor General Pen gra. President Lytle, and Chief Engineer Hammond, of the' Columbia Southern Railway; Hydraulic Engineer Clark, of Portland; J. M. Moore, of Portland, and many others of known reliability who have personally gone over the ground. There is also filed an exhaustive analysis of the soil and statement of precipitation, by months, on the Upper Deschutes. This mass of testimony is all diametrically op posed to Green's report, and shows the Jand to be arid. Charges Against Green. Furthermore, the Pilot Butte Company lodges charges against Green. It alleges that he did not personally inspect the full tract withdrawn in list 6, and has no personal knowledge of its character, but that he merely crossed this land in trav eling the road from PrlnevUle to Bend and back. Eecause President Drake, of the Pilot Butte Company, placed his home, records and offices at the disposal of Green, the latter reported to the depart ment that. Drake attempted to bribe him, which Drake denies. It is not known how much dependence the department will place In Green's re port. He Is the special Inspector of Sec retary Hitchcock, and has the reputation of being a thoroughly honest man. Never theless, his- record shows, and some of the prominent officials' of ' the department ad mit, that when fine points are involved, as In the present case,, his judgment is not to be relied upon, and" has in the past been several times overruled. Senator Simon Mnst Act. The department does hold, however that if. Senator Simon has anything to say in this case, or if he has desire to make further Inquiry Into the matter, he must come forward at once. The- depart ment has no knowledge of his having at tempted to enlighten himself since this letter of last September, and Is of the opinion that If he Is acting In good faith he will now come into the open. If he does not', and the-case shall assume shape so that it can be closed, or if some radi cal step be taken, his request for suspen sion will be ignored. He has got. to show why he wants delay. A mere general statement, without assigning cause, will not be respected. NEW FIELD GUNS. Chief of Ordnance Prepares Menio rnndom of Experiments. "WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. General Cro zler, Chief of Ordnance, has prepared a memorandum showing what has been done In his bureau in the matter of new work and experiments since tho period covered by his last annual report. Al ready work has begun on the new field guns for the artillery, these guns to be mounted on long recoil gun carriages. A trial has been made of the Improved au tomatic "pompom" gun at Sandy Hook. The performance of the gun was general ly good, but the accuracy of the steel shell at 2000 and 2500 yards was poor. With .the automatic action 100 rounds were" fired In 78 seconds and 200 rounds in 147 seconds. Several changes are needed In the gun and mechanism. The whole equipment of this gun as a field piece Is heavier than the weight of the gun and ammunition appears to warrant. Some batteries of these ,gun3 were sent to the Philippine Islands, and there Is also one battery In reserve in this country. Northwentcrn's New Feeder. BONESTEEL, S. D., Nov. 21. The ex tension of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad to this city Is now open for traffic. Bonesteel la on the edge of the Rosebud Indian reservation, which is to be opened for settlement next Spring. The new lines passes through some rich grazing land?, and as the reservation em braces such lands, the opening to entry Is expected to attract a large number Of people. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Revolution in Colombia is ended. Page S. Germany has trouble In arranging Its finances satisfactorily. Page 7. Son of United States Minister .to Guatemala kills another American and seeks shelter of legation. Page 4. Fatal shooting of American woman causes a sensation In Paris. Page 2. ' Domestic. JtiepB toward rttln.ta.j r"f -'seal- .minora -ktJy-. aneea outside th 'National Commission Have f hAn tVn- 'Pflsri 1 President is taking Republican counsel rel ative to tariff revision. Page 2. Commissioner Jones, of Indian affairs, says work is good for tho red man. Page 3. Protected cruiser Cincinnati won five-day race to Porto Rico. Page 4. Large consolidation of New York City lines is being arranged. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Inspector Green reports to the Interior Depart ment that the Deschutes Valley Is not arid. Page 1. Governor McBride still has a show to control Washington Legislature. Page L Oregon has great productive capabilities. Page 6. 4 W. P. Eturgls, well-known Walla Walla pion eer. Is dead. Page C. Eastern capitalists will establish big sawmills In Douglas County. Page G. -Sports. University of Oregon defeats Pacific Univer sity, 70 to 0: Page 5. Corvallis sends Albany another cfiallenge. Page 5. Portland High School and Bishop Scott Acad emy play scoreless game. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. All grades of sugar advance 20 cents per hundredweight. .Page 15. Wheat options at San Francisco reach highest point In four years. PaBe 15. Chicago wheat closes lower. Pace" 15. Activity In St. Paul stock on New York mar ket. Page 15. Favorable reports by the trade reviews. Page 15. Three Portland ships chartered for grain loading. Page 14. Portland and -Vicinity. Mayor Williams may veto the oil district or dinance. Page 16. Lewis and Clark Fair would cost farmers of the state 5174.000. Page 11. ' Government engineers view Oregon City Canal locks. Page 10. City authorities consider way to remedy de fect In new city charter. Page 12. Port of Portland Commission asks and receives resignation of Engineer J. E. Blackwell. Page 16. South Bend sawmill plant Is being moved to Portland for Sellwood mill. Page 12. Deputy City Attorney makes charges against Chief of Police. Page. 11. HE SIGHT iners and Operators May Agree. STEP IN THAT DIRECTION Independent of the National' Commission. COURSE ADVISED BY 'GRAY He Snid the Parties to the Contro versy Shonld Get Together in. the Proper Spirit Com mission May Help. - SCRANTON, . Pa.. Nov. 21. The mine workers, through their representatives, have agreed with the mineowners to at tempt to- adjust the differences existing between them outside the anthracite coal strike commission. The proposition was made on a compromise basis, and nego tiations, It is expected, will at once be entered upon, with a reasonable hope of settlement, with the aid of the 'arbitra tors. The rough proposition, which Is to ofrm the basis of negotiations, is alO per cent Increase in wages, a nine-hour day and trade agreements between the miners and the company by which they are employed. The only one of the four demands not touched upon Is that of the weighing of coal by the legal ton. While both sides have expressed a will ingness to settle their differences among themselves, it Is not to be construed that it carries with it the acceptance of the erms proposed. They are mentioned only as a basis, it Is understood, from which a settlement is to be effected. It is possible that the foundations already laid can be wrecked, by either party holding out too strongly against some question, and thus leave the whole mat ter. In the hands of the commissioners, which In the meantime .will act as a sort of board of conciliation rather than as a board of arbitration. Few persons were aware 'i.hat an at tempt would bp made , of an outside set tlement until It was so intimated, by Judge Gray, the chairman of the commis sion, who read a carefully prepared an nouncement from the "bench." The move,- one of the most important in the whole history of tho coal strike, created a mild sensation -when It became known. The surprise was all the greater from the fact that numerous persons, from the President of the- United States down, and many organizations, from the Civic Federation to the small boards of trade of the small mining towns, .had failed to bring the two parties together. It? was all brought about by both sides seeing that the proceedings before the com mission would be interminable and in the intermingling of the lawyers for both sides the outside agreement proposition was broached and taken up. The First Overtures. It cannot be officially stated which party made the proposal first. The at torneys for both sides are averse to talk ing, but those who were inclined to say something differ in their statements. An attorney for one of the railroads said it came from the miners' side, while one lawyer for the miners said it came from the operators. Another representative of the miners, said it was a "spontaneous" proposition. It Is generally believed that the operators were the first to make the proposal. Wayne MacVeagh, who carried on such a brilliant cross-examination of President Mitchell, Is given credit for bringing about the .present situation. He had a conference tonight with certain persons connected with the coal Industry, among them, It Is rumored, J. P. Morgan. He was In New York today, in connection with the matter. The commissioners were informed of the new turn of affairs last night and acquiesced in the proposed arrangement. The subject did not directly come up In the public hearing today and the ad journment suggestion was made osten sibly to permit both sides to complete their work of preparing documentary evidence.. Clarence S. Darrow, of Chi cago, one of Mr. Mitchell's attorneys, brought the matter out when, near the "close. of today's session, he suggested that the miners be given a little more time to prepare their evidence. The miners wanted to present the due bills or wage statements of thousands of miners, run ning back vfor several years and they found . that the task of getting them In proper shape was a stupendous one. They also wanted carefully to examine the company books and this, too, would take considerable time. While Mr, Darrow was. saying this, the commissioners were all attention and no one outside of them and a few repre sentatives of each side of the case knew what was coming. Judge Gray, in reply to Mr. Darrow, said that the commis sion would be very glad to co-operate In bringing about tho accomplishment of the end by which the miners could have time to examine the books of the com panies. x Statement of Judge Gray. "We have been aware for some time,' he said, "that while the testimony that has been adduced has been very Interest ing and I jwlll not say that It has not been of value, yet it has not borne di rectly on the points at issue between the parties to this controversy. Acceding to the suggestion just- made by counsel that an Interval of time be taken for the preparation of the "documentary evidence and for a possible agreement as to cer tain facts anoMlgures which wouid forward the work of fne commission, the commis sion desires to express the hope that an effort will be made by the parties to come to an agreement upon nearly all. j If not all the matters now In contro 1 versy, and that they will adopt the sug gestion heretofore made by the commis sion to counsel on both sides,, that we aid them in such an effort by our concilia tory offices. It seems to us that many of the conditions complained of and which have been the subject of explanation might be better remedied by the parties ! to the controversy approaching the slib ; Ject In the proper spirit and with the ! purpose of fairly adjusting them. We t hope, gentlemen, that the Interval of ; time to be granted may be availed of with this end In view. Of course In tho ; meantime we shall proceed with the j work before us as we have begun it." After this announcement Everett Waf I ren, of counsel for the Pennsylvania Coal ; Company, and tHe Hillside Coal & Iron i Company, stated the difficulty of his com j pany In being able to present their pay ! roll3 and other evidence In a brief time j and approved of an adjournment of a i week or 10 days. This was all acceded to, j and in order to give all parties an oppor , tunlty to confer on the state of affairs an j adjournment was taken at 12:45 until to- morrow morning. It Is probable the sug , geation. for a week or 10 days' adjourn ! ment will be adopted. .During the entire, i prpceedlngp,v the matter of a settlement f was. not spoken of, exqept what was con- talned' in the commission's announce i ment. It was learned tonight by the corre spondent of the Associated Press that all the large companies have nbCyet Dissent ed to the proposed outside agreement, but that in all probability they will consent and continue to work as a Unit, as they did during the strike. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, It is understo6d, has not yet been heard from on the matter. Those who are said to be In the agreement scheme are the Dela ware, Lackawanna & Western, the Le high "Valley, the Delawarqt& Hudson and i the Erie . Company, which controls the ' Pennsylvania Coal Company and the Hlll j side Coal & Iron Company. The attorneys for some of the other comnanles are hour- ly expecting to hear from the head offic ials of the corporations they represent. Will It Be Successful? , There Is a wide difference of opinion as to whether the proposal to pottle the dif ferences among themselves will meet with success. In .general, it is believed by the officers that It will succeed, but that some of the controversial points will have to go before the arbitrators. It has been realized that at least two of the four de mands of the miners that of the uniform wage scale and the weighing of coal cannot be satisfactorily settled in thehear-lng-room, but must be fixed at the mines. There are more than 360 collieries and hardly two of them are alike. It is argued by the operators that there must be a different scale for each one on account of the varying conditions and that a uniform wage scale, which is one of the miners' demands. Is Impossible. Regarding the weighing of coal, the ope rators say that It would be Impossible to grant the demands at present made by the miners, because of the nonexistence, of machinery or syntem by which a miner can be paid for the 2440 pounds of pre pared coal. It will have to be done, thev say, through the present system of aver ages. , Tho proposal Is to have the mlnework ers make contracts with their employers only, and not as it Is done In the bltum- (Concluded on Second Page.) McBride Is Still in the Deal. VICTORY IS YET POSSIBLE Scheme to Get Back at the Railroads. " '. V",', T.ris ORUISBXl CINCINNATI "WHICH WON THE IiOIVQ Jf AVAL XIAGEX KING COUNTY MAY STAND ALOCF If So, Presidency of the Senate Mar Be Opened April In, and Smith Will Find Stronic Competition in the Field. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 21. (Special.) That the friends of Governor McBrlda and Senator Hirold Preston are determined If possible to offset or destroy the effect of the coup d'etat of the railroad managers In Indorsing J. K. Smith, of this county, for President of the Senate, was plainly manifested this afternoon, when a hurried conference was called of the seven Repub lican Senators from King, and the princi pal supporters of Mr. Prestcn. The meet ing was held at 2 o'clock. In a private room of the Maison Barberls. The con ference lasted for two hours or more, and at its conclusion It was given out by Mr. Preston's frlend3 that no action had been taken further than to Induce the members of the delegation to agree not to tie up King County when the Republican Sen ators met tomorrow at Tacoraa. to com plete the organization of the Senate. The Oregonlan correspondent, how ever, was able to obtain the entire facts, and It can be stated that enough, was revealed to make it certain that Gov ernor McBrida . proposes to continue his struggle for the ascendancy In the Sen ate, and Is now aided by Preston and hl3 closest advisers. The plan in a nutsnell is -to have Senator Smith carry out hlB prom- ise to the railroads, namely, giving them, .the- chairmanship of the committee on railroads, aa well as thit on approprla, tions, but to refuse to go further, and In fact to allow Governor McBride to name the rest of the members of these commit tees. This Is the Governor's proposal -as made In effect today at the conference, by Assistant Attorney-General C. C. Dalton. If this arrangement should be carrlfed out, McBride will have' wrested vlctxirjr from defeat. It is not probable, however, that the railroad Senators and the, rail road managers will ever consent, to this. Governor McBride was represented in the conference -by Assistant Attorney General Dilton, an ardent advocate of the commission measure. Representing Mr. Preston were: Charles L. Denny, one of the richest business men and -property-owners of Seattle, who Is president of tho Preston Club; John H. PowelK Preston's manager, and Ellis Morrison, .-jchalrman of. the Republican state central, committee. On behalf of Mr. Preston, Mr. Powell urged the delegation to refuse at tho con ference at Tacoma tomorrow to be in any way bound to the railways, further than to deliver the two chairmanships, which Senator Smith had already promised to Senators Hamilton, of -Pierce, and Baker, of Klickitat. , It was further stated on behalf of Mr. Preston that If the' seven Xing County Senators should act wisely they could gain several votestor Mr. Preston. "At most," saJd Powell, "the King: County delegation could refuse to be bound up with he railroads." The suggestion that came from the Gov ernor's friends present was that If Sen ator Smith should be elected, he could give the majority of the placed on the committees" named io friends of the Mc Bride policy. This would place the Gov ernor 4n control. On behalf of the Gov ernor it was said to the Senators that Senator Smith and his followers holding the balance of power could win out by combining with the commission Senators, providing the railroads would not agreo to the terms Indicated. The King County Senators then agreed not to bind thl3 county to the railroads, or to give any thing away at Tacoma tomorrow night. The effect of this may be to briny Sena tors Baker and Hamilton again Into tho field for the Presidency, and that the fight may be reopened. NOT OPEN TO DOUKHOBORS Golony Is Refused Location on United Staten Public Domain. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The Christian Community of tho Universal Brotherhood, at Crowstand, Asslnabola. Canada, has sought a home In this country, but hava been officially notified tftat the community cannot settle on Government domain. The community, represented by lva.n Pono mareff and others, forwarded a letter to the President, asking for a refuge In the United States. The letter was referred to the Interior Department. Assistant Commissioner Richards, of the General Land Office, has forwarded a reply an nouncing that they cannot locate upon the public lands of the United States. Mr. Richards says: . "The public lands of the United States are disposed of only to citizens of the United States or those who declare their Intention to become- such citizens." In his letter the Doukhobor leader asked that his followers should "not ba forced to' obey human ordinances or be asked to become subjects of anyone ex cept the good God." Pope's Time Not Yet Come. ROME, Nov. 21. At a reception of 600 Pledmontese pilgrims today, the pope joc ularly referred to the unfounded rumors yesterday of his Indisposition, adding: "My time has not yet come. We have many things to accomplish before death." f