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THE MORNING OEEGON1AN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1901. 8 PAW TO LERD Succeed Hanna at Head of Party. CONVENTION WILL ELECT Until Then Yice-Chairman of Republicans Will Serve. MEN NAMED FOR FIRST PLACE Secretary Shaw, ex-Governor Crane, of Massachusetts, and Governor Durbin, of Indiana, Looked Upon as Good Campaign Managers. NATIOXAIi COMMITTEE. Chairman.. Vice-Chairman ...... .Henry C. Payne Secretary ....Perry 8. Heath Treasurer ..Cornelius Bliss "Western members- Oregon........-. George A. Steel "Washington George H., Baker Idaho . .D. TV. Sfandrod California "W. C Van Fleet Alaska. John G. Healdt Montana...... C. H. McLeod Wyoming.... TV. D. Vandevanter CHICAGO, Feb. 15. A dispatch to the Dally News from Washington says: "It has been practically determined that Postmaster-General Payne, of Wisconsin, vice-chairman of the National Committee and close to the President, shall carry on the preliminary " Republican campaign work until the assemblage of the Re publican National Convention. At that time, the new National Committee and a new chairman will he chosen. "In connection -with the election of a chairman at that time the names of Sec retary Shaw, ex-Governor Murray Crane, of Massachusetts, and Governor Durbin, of Indiana, have been mentioned." He was fatigued on account of his trip and the excitement ana strain or trio in cidents of the week, but was in excel lent spirits. On January 33 he was obliged to remain In his apartments in the Arlington Hotel. Surgeon-General Rlxey pronounced the sickness a recur rence of the recent attack of the grippe. In a day or two the Senator was better. and on the night or. Saturday, January 30. he attended the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club, an occasion, which he re marked jovially, no .attack of the grippe could Induce him to forego. The next day he received many friends. Among others with whom he talked that day- -was James J. Hill, the financier and railroad magnate. They talked for nearly two hours about the financial and politi cal situations, the Northern- Securities case and other incidental topics. That was the last really of importance on general subjects of public Interest in which Mr. Hanna participated. ' Late In the afternoon of February S Senator Hanna suffered an alarming re lapse. Drs. Rlxey and Magrunder were hastily summoned and found their pa tient suffering from a congestive attack. His temperature had risen to over 100, and he -was very weak. On February 5 the physicians an nounced that Mr. Hanna was suffering from a case of irregular typhoid fever. This announcement aroused the keenest apprehension among his friends, owing to his advanced age, 66 years. On Monday, February 8, it was announced that the fever had developed Into regular typhoid. The Senator gradually grew weaker, and his fever continued alarmingly high. Powerful stimulants were given the pa tient, and in both his general condition and In his heart action, he responded ad mirably. A saline solution was injected Into his system to repair the Impoverish ment of his blood and strychnine was used to stimulate uie heart. The Senator during all the later days of his illness astonished his physicians by the tenacity with "which he clung to life, and determination" with which his strong will aided their efforts to avert death. From Sunday on the sick man grew weaker and weaker and responded more and more feebly to the powerful stimulants and oxygen applied, until anally the strong vital forces which had carried the Senator through his active. aggressive life, completely succumbed and came to a final stop at 6:40 o'clock tonight. I SLAUGHTER SALE OF ! USED PIANOS AND ORGANS I IN THE RACE FOR SENATOR. Legislature Is Now in Session, Elec tion Will Occur at Once. CINCINNATI, Feb. 15. As the Ohio Legislature is now in session Senator Hanna's successor will not be appointed by the Governor, but at once elected for the term expiring in March, 1905, and March, 1911. Less than seven years ago Senator Hanna, who never before had held office, succeeded John M. Sherman us Senator, and he had over seven years yet to serve, having just last month been re-elected. During the past week there has been much comment about the Sena torial succession. Among the names mentioned in this connection have been those of Governor Herrlck. Charles P. Taft and George B. Cox, of Cincinnati; J. H. Hoyt, of Cleveland: General J. War ren Kelfer, of Springfield; General Asa W. Jones, of Youngstown; Congressmen Dick, Grosvenor, Burton, Nevin and War nock. For years candidates, for United States Senators have been Indorsed by state con ventions, so that the legislative action was merely perfunctory, but now there Is every indication of an old-time fre-for-all fight before the Legislature. National Committee Notified. WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Postmaster General Payne, vice-chairman of the Re publican National Committee, has sent a telegram to each member of the commit tee, announcing Chairman Hanna's death, and asking the members to attend the funeral. Statement of Physician. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15. Dr. E. P. Car ter, of Cleveland, one of the attending physicians, tonight made the following statement regarding Mr. Hanna's illness "Senator Hanna died quietly at 6:40 to night, after a most superb fight against a very virulent attack of typhoid. The Senator had not been well for some weeks. but had been confined to his bed only during the past 15 days. "From the early course of the disease. there was no evidence as to the Intense severity of the Infection, and the outlook at first seemed bright. Since February 7 the progress of the fever became more marked, there being a gradual rise In the temperature from day to day, and by Wednesday the evidences of a severe toxic condition were such' as to make the physi cians in attendance anxious as to the ultl mate outcome, though, counting some on Mr. Hanna's Indomitable will, they con tinued to be hopeful. "The early inability to retain nourish ment was finally overcome, and the case seemed to be progressing more favorably when on Friday last, in the afternoon. the Senator had a severe chill, a most un usual occurrence In the course of typhoid. Following this, his temperature rose rapidly, caching 105 that night, and evidences of profound toxemia were marked. During the last days of Senator Hanna s Illness, he was able to retain the nourishment given and responded in way little short of marvelous to every treatment which was resorted to, rallying promptly from a series of collapses which at Intervals followed the chill of Friday Perry Heath Starts for Capital. SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15. Secretary Perry S. Heath, of the Republican Na tional Committee, started for Washington this afternoon, immediately upon hearing of the death of Senator Hanna. HANNA IS DEAD. (Continued from First Page.) bedside expected the end momentarily. Shortly before 4 o'clock. Senator Scott, of West Virginia, an associate of the strick en statesman on the National Republican Commltteo, was closeted with Dr. Carter, the family physician, who told him the Senator was then sinking gradually; that the end might come at any moment, but life might be prolonged for two or three hours. The Senator passed the day practically without nourishment of any kind, being too weak to retain it. The household had become resigned to the Inevitable out come, and sadly "waited tho final sum mons. Shortly after 6 o'clock, word came from the sickroom that the sick man was simply wasting away. At 6:30 o'clock. there was a severe sinking spell. Dr. Osier realized that dissolution was at hand, and ho hurriedly summoned the family. "Tho end Is very near," he said to them. Sorrowfully they passed into the chamber just before life flickered out For ten minutes life ebbed slowly and finally. at precisely 6:40 o'clock the Senator breathed his last Those In tho death chamber wept and Mr. Dover quietly jossed out and down along the long cor ridor of the hotel to the waiting crowd of newspaper men. "The Senator died at 6:40," he announced, and in .a moment the news was flashed throughout the -world. President Roosevelt was at once notified by Postmaster-General Payne. HISTORY OF HIS ILLNESS. Doctors Astonished by Tenacity With Which Patient Clung to Life. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Senator Han na's fatal Illness in Its beginning dates back nearly two months. Although he had been complaining for two or three days, he left ashington on Docomber 17 to attend a meeting of the Civic Feder ation in Now York on Friday and Satur day. On Saturday night he was stricken -with -what was pronounced by Dr. Brewer to be the grippe. He -was confined to his apartments in the WaldorjC-Astorla for nearly four days, but on December 23 he was able to leave for his home in Cleve land. On January 10 Mr. Hanna left for Columbus to be jpresentat the proceed ings Incident to' his re-election to the United States Senate. He arrived In Washington January 15. HANNA STRICTLY OF OHIO. Friendship for Three Men ResponsI ble for His Entering Politics. Marcus Alonzo Hanrta Vvas strictly of Ohio. He -was born in the village of New Lisbon, September 24. 1S37, where his child hood was spent When he was 15 years old his father moved to Cleveland and went Into the wholesale grocery and pro vision business. Marcus, who was the eld est of seven children, went to tho public schools, and spent one year in college. After his education was considered com pleted by his father, he entered the gro cery Arm as clerk, and worked hard for several years, at the same time thorough ly mastering the details of the business, When his father died In '61. he reorgan ized the business and became the head of it, -with D. P. Rhodes as partner. A few years later he married Mr. Rhodes' daugh ter Augusta. The new flrmi of M. A. Hanna & Co, grew rapidly, and a great deal of trans portatlon on the Lakes became necessary Mr. Hanna became Interested In several vessels, and In a short time was the own er of one, which he named for his father. Leonard Hanna. He soon became the owner of valuable Iron mines In WIscon sin, Minnesota and Michigan, and had an entire fleet of vessels. Having thoroughly stuaied ana learned the details of his steamers, ho decided to build them him self, so his shipbuilding plant was organ Ized and put Into successful operation. Street railways next occupied his atten tlon, and ho built the Cleveland City Street Railway, and oganized his laboring forces so cleverly that, his line has never been affected by a strike. With all these enterprises on his hands he next opened a bank, and at one time owned the town opera-house and ran It successfully. Mr. Hanna has always successfully coped with the labor problems. He knew the value of a day's work and got it; he also paid for It When the first labor. union was formed he studied It most care fully and then organized an employers' union. He Inherited ability and received an education In business. His ability as a perfect organizer has been one of his gifts, and "continuance" another. A Self-Made Man. The story of his life Is the dramatization of energy, the romance of Industrial achievement Thousands of other success ful Americans have been raised and lived as he did, but they did not attain the same results. "The American Warwick," he has often been called, was unpreten tlous. hearty and kindly In manner, and simple in tastes. Loyalty to friends was one of his most striking characteristics. He might have been termed a self-made man, for the paths he carved out for himself were not the ones followed by his father before him he made the way for himself. Mr. Hanna was always more or less In tcrested In politics and often used to state that he never missed the primaries or- failed to vote. He went into National politics mainly through his interest in and personal friendship for three Ohloans Sherman. Garfield and McKInley. In 1S94 he began the gigantic task of -preparin the country for the election of McKInley In 1S85. Before this he had felt that the country was not quite ready for Mc Klnley's vigorous protection policy, but when he assumed management of the campaign he found that it had long been wanting such an Issue. He and McKInley were hound together by common en thuslasm for a protective policy as well as by personal friendship. "The needs of labor and the righteousness of protec Hon" he made his political creed. Nover has a National campaign been conducted and organized in the masterful manner Mr. Hanna employed. wwarn Allen White has said of him in regard to poll tie that he had a cash-register con science, and-.Mr. Hanna lived up to the reputation to the day of his death. Of Charming Personality. He was of a most charming personality. and could win the most sceptical of his enemies and opponents if given audience or acquaintance with him. The hideous cartoons which Democratic papers used .to print were probably more unjust than any which ever appeared in American pa AN ENORMOUS NUMBER OF SECOND-HAND : INSTRUMENTS TO BE SACRIFICED. I All -.. TT-rv,Tt. Matrix rjnr? Sr-nrcs nf fiftlfrs Included in the Sale Many of Them Could Hardly Be Told rrom New au to oe Sold on Easy Payments If Desired Will Be Shipped on Approval to Any Station in Pacific West. This Is undoubtedly the greatest slaughter sale of used pianos that has ever been witnessed in the West , , , , , . One or more instruments of almost every American make are Included In this clean-up sale of ours. . Every Instrument has been placed la best possible condition. Every In strument warranted exactly as represented or no sale- Orders from out of town must be accompanied with draft or money order for 10 per cent (one-tenth) of the- amount of advertised price. Instrument will be shipped anywhere subject to inspection, and approval. Here is a partial list: FINE UPRIGHTS Emerson, oak case, shows no indication of having been used;" handsome carved panels, double folding fall board; one of the highest-priced Emer son styles: 5235. Wheelock. beautiful Renaissance upright grand mahogany; original cost $375: now $265. ' Hardman, not a scratch on it action in perfect order, case very handsome curly birch; cannot be told from new; $257.. Fischer, brand new, walnut case, one of their very costliest styles; $263. Hamilton, rainbow panel, elaborately carved oak case, not used quite one year; $175. Kingsbury, largest size with fancy panels Inlaid with-satinwood; $147. Starr, handsome walnut case, double folding fall board, continuous hinges, very fancy carved panels, in perfect condition; $1S7. Stelaway, Imitation ebony case, medium size; J15S. Steadman, ivory keys, rosewood case; $25. Fischer, rosewood case, action in excellent condition; $S8. Marshall & WendeL a dainty little piano used but a short time; only $112. Wing & Son, largest latest and fanciest style, almost new: $loo. Ludwlg, fanciest and largest style, action In perfect condition, elabo rately machine carved case; only $170. George Steck, largest size cabinet grand, a beauty for tone; $235. Newton, dainty little English piano, better than many new pianos of the present day; $S5. Steger & Soa, a very handsome mahogany style; $25C Etc, etc., ELEGANT SQUARES Checkering, rosewood case, re finished so it cannot be told from new. Price only $9o. Haines Bros., one of thq best squares ever made, fine Ivory keys, action good as new; $90. Hardman. rosewood case, 7 1-3 octaves, good condition: $75. Decker & Son, large size, beautifully carved legs; a -bargain at $105. Zech. concert grand, rosewood case, fine tone; $195. Chlckerlng grand square, perfect tone and action, very handsome; worth $175: only $110. PIrsson. colonial style. In excellent condition; $22.50. Chlckerlng, art case, good tone, fine ivory keys, in perfect condition; just the thing for a country mansion: $175J Zech, splendid piano to learn on; $32. 1 Barnes, finest ivory keys, rosewood case; $S7. Etc., etc., ORGANS Estey, almost new, large mirror, high top, very latest style, oak case, shows no sign of usage; $3S. Estey, fancy high top. good as new, walnut case; $32. Estey. not been used at all, large fancy top, beautifully carved, finest style, walnut case; $42. Estey. chapel, good for small church or lodgeroom, m perfect order: $23. Two Mason & Hamllns, their costliest styles, fancy carved tops, large French plate, mirrors, solid oak cases, $4S each. These organs show no In dication of having been used. Mason & Hamlin, a little shopworn: close It out for $42. Cornish, parlor style, five octaves, walnut case. In splendid condition; $16. Mollne, cabinet organ, plain but very substantial; worth $35; close it out for $22. 1 Beethoven, chapel style, walnut case, was not used over three months. In fact Is as good as new now; $22. Packard orchestral, fancy high!. top. In fine condition; $29: A. B. Chase, extremely nigh top. one of their best styles; "$32. . Another, little used, oak case, large mirror; $37. Ann Arbor, good as new, large fancy top with plate mirror, walnut case; $39. . Kimball, walnut case, inside in perfect condition; $33. Cornish chapel, good, as the day It left the factory; $25. AS TO PAYMENTS , One-tenth of the amount when purchased, and the Balance at the rato of $2, $3 or $4 a month will secure any Instrument under $150 In price. All of the other used pianos will go at w or 56 a month according to price. Please remember the address, 351 Washington street near corner of Park street EILERS PIANO HOUSE Largest, Leading and Most Responsible Western Dealers rvnr tr.Vi Vin sTiinl!nn nf th New York Journal's disgusting and disgraceful pic torial attacks upon tne late air. -aicn-iiuej . For a hundred years past tne namiua have been Quakers, but despite this fact r a TTnnn was iovlal and loved a Joke as well as any one. His grandparents were Virginians, wnicn isci nucu uuto Vnntm nmnne the iieonle of that state made him greatly beloved by them. On a trip to Charlottesville several years ago to visit ilonteceiio, tne nome oi jeuerson, the Senators and Representatives in the party were Invited to address a Good Roads Convention in progress in the town. QonotAi. Tinnnn wa? known to Virginians then as only from Ohio and a Republi can politician, and he was received with more coolness than he was accustomed to. It was not until he had gotten pretty well Into his speecn ana toia inem mux e nu Kinims to Virelnla. as his grandfather had come from that state and had helped to lay out. tne town ui Lynchburg that tne auaience came io. vnrtim. tnn rood for the Ohio states man then and they fairly carried him about the hall. n v,o mtnrn trfn in Washlncton Sen ator Hanna, with a twinkle In his merry eye, said: "Now, ladles, let that be a lesson to you. If you ever have occasion to visit In the South, look over the family tree Deiore , otnrt nr! if vou have any 'dead and rrnna nnitnrs who ever lived below the Mason and Dixon line, be sure and resur rect him for the occasion. And aon t ior cet to introduce him befcre the atmos phere gets chilly." Roosevelt Expresses His Sorrow. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. President Roosevelt called at the Arlington tonight personally to express his condolences to the members of the late Senator Hanna's family. The President walked to the hotel unattended. Some consideration has been given by the President and several mem bers of the Cabinet to the question of ac companying the funeral party to the place of interment of the late Senator's remains in Ohio. The matter, however, is still undecided. Tom Johnson in His Praise. CLEVELAND, Feb. 15. Concerning the death of Senator Hanna, Mayor Tom Johnson said tonight: "Senator Hanna was the great repre sentative of the political views of his party. He was Intent, earnest and hon est In his convictions. I sympathize deep ly with his bereaved family and his party In their loss." London Press Pays Him Tribute. LONDON, Feb. 16. The death of Sen ator Hanna has brought a number of long obituary articles In the London pa pers this morning, and In the editorial comment on his death, tribute Is paid to his marvelous power as a political or ganizer. Cleveland City Council Acts. CLEVELAND. Feb. 15. The City Coun cil tonight adopted resolutions of esteem and sympathy to the memory of the late Senator Hanna and thereupon adjourned. Made Paper of His Scalp. Philadelphia Record. Coshohocken. Pa. To have a portion of his scalp torn off and worked Into the texture of a sheet of white paper was the experience of Irvan McNutt at the Hamilton paper mills. La Fayette- Young McNutt prided himself In a shock of long hair, and to this was due his accident His locks caught in the callendara of the paper-making machine and his head was drawn to the rapidly-revolving rolls; but the scalp gave way and, though he -was painfully Injured, his life was saved. The skin and bank of hair passed through the machine, and when the latter was stopped the human hair and cuticle formed a novol "water-mark," which was cut out for a keepsake for McNutt HISTOBY OF RESERVES. And Their Influence Upon the Wool growing Industry. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (To the Editor." The recent meeting of the National Live stock Association and the National Wool- growers' Association, drawing to It as It am. representatives from the National Woolen Manufacturers' Association and of the" declared policy of the present Na tional Administration, was the greatest event of its Kind that has ever occurred In the united States. This meeting of representatives of great -National interests, vital to all the country once Known as tne ureat American Desert, paid unconsciously a jrreat comnllment to those who met on the banks of the uillamette more than 60 years orior to it when the first action had was to protect tne livestock interests then just dawning on tne western edge of the supposed des ert by encouraging the killing of camiv orous animals destructive to those inter ests whtch have since pioneered all other Interests qt civilization west of the Mis slsslppl River. "The Oregon Wolf Meet ing" gave birth to the twin interests of protection to animal life that sustains tho fixed home and the human life the fixed home nourishes. In the interval between 1S43 and 1904 the conflict between the wild and the tame has been going on Incessantly In that wide expanse, always working out from the first fixed homes by the diverse agencies used by clvillza tlon. Sometimes, indeed, the pioneers of these agftneiqs have to some extent acted ob structlvely to the general interest. where Ignorant cowboys or equally Jgno rant sheephcrders have Injured kindred grazing Interests, supposing they could dominate all other in a particular dls tnct The most serious of these impedl ments, however, has been the withdrawal from use of large areas of public domain In public land states and territories formed out of the region already men tioned since 1S92 as forest reserves. This was done in the first place from praise worthy motives doubtless, but too often In Ignorance of the lack of value of the area withdrawn as forest land; and of Its value to livestock Interests for the less valuable woodland It contains and which, for all interests, it should continue to contain. Mr. Pinchot Chief of Forestry, who spoke for the President's commission, took hold of the situation wisely as well as boldly when he said: We are all agreed there have been mis takes. All land should be used for Its best purpose All resources of th forest reserves should be used so as to make them penna rtent. This has been disregarded In the post. While wc use everything, wo should destroy nothing. How are we going to determine what is best? Let the dominant Industry of a region be first considered. Mr. Pinchot thought cc-operatlon be tween the Government officers and peo ple should prevail. He favored an amicable understanding; local questions should be decided on local grounds. A general rule is inapplicable; Individual cases must be considered. There' has been much over grazing; if it go on owners will be abso lutely ruined. Actual residents should be given preference in the allotment of the range. Sheepmen should be given a defi nlte area. This Is wisely said and timely; but It Is well to take a brief review of the action of Mr. Pinchot's predecessors In office as a means of tracing the origin of the acknowledged mistake. On February 5, 1S97. B. E. Fernow, Chief of Forestry and chairman of the executive committee of the American Forestry Asso ciation, reported to that body: "That It (the committee) had secured the appoint ment of a committee of the National Academy of Sciences by inducing-the then Secretary of the Interior (Hon. Hoke Smith) to ask the advice of that learned body as to . . . steps to be taken with reference to the public timber land. . . . $25,000 was readily procured from Con gress to pay the expenses of this advisory committee, and it was not expected Its See Our Orders Filled. Another Handkerchief Day lil 1- - i 11 TT .IT 1 1 A, A f1 "11. -WA . jDinougn on xnese jtLanajxercmeis lert tor today s selling pernaps. 11 . you would be sure of sharing in the wonderful, sayings offered, come to the store as early as possible today. These Handkerchiefs are "seconds" the annual clean up of a large Belfast maker. The "hurts" which prevent these handkerchiefs' from being in the "perfect" class are very trivial ones a thick thread, maybe, a tiny hole perhaps, or a slight uneveness of the hemstitching being all that's wrong. But my! what damage has been done to the prices!. You can buy at a ljalf, a third, yes, even at a quarter of what they would be if classed among the "perfects." See corner "window. Men's 50c, 75c and $1.00 .Handkerchiefs 23c These Handkerchiefs are all pure linen, are full size and come in. all the leading "widths of hem. The " hurts' ' which cause thorn to he classed as "seconds" are in most cases hardly to he found, and will not injure the "wearing quality hardly any if any. Women's 35c, 50c and 75c Handkerchiefs 18c This sale is the "ship arrived" for every "woman "with fKerchief wants. The "hurts" which make them "seconds" are almost indiscerni ble, and will not impair their dura very much. All widths of hems, and all of them are pure linen. March Patterns The March Butterick Patterns are now here. They show the latest ideas in drop shoulder effects in "Waists and Suits, and the new ideas in making the fashionable full Skirt. I Novelty Neckwear Fresh additions every day to our stock of Women's Novelty Neckwear. Some very dainty turnover sets added yesterday. Some embroidered in Bulgarian effect on white and tan linen, others silk embroidered, French knots on white, edged with hemstitching Special 50 A Great Sale of Lace Curtains Women with thoughts of home-decorating will be interested in this brief no tice of Curtains. The styles are the newest and the prices well, they've been much lessened through a trade incident. You benefit like this: LOT 1 Scotch Lace Curtains, regularly $1.50, at, pair t. 95 LOT 2 Scotch Lace Curtains, regularly $2 and $2.25, at, pair ....1.45 LOT 3 Scotch Lace Curtains, regularly $3.00, at, pair 2.15 LOT 4 Scotch Lace Curtains, regularly $4.00, at, pair 2.95 LOT 5 White Irish Point Curtains, regularly $4, at, pair 2.95 EXTEA SPECIAL Ruffled Net Curtains, finished Valenciennes insertion and edging, at 2.50 Also many new arrivals in Arahian, Grand Duchesse, Empire, Irish Point and Novelty Curtains placed in stock during the past week: recommendations would be essentially or strikingly different from those made and advocated by the (forestry) association. . . . It was hoped the weight of the opinion of eminent men of the committee so secured being legal advisers of the Government In matters sclentlflc(?) would do much to arouse more general public Interest and to secure the passage of de sired legislation." In the same report the committee mentions that "it passed and directed to Congress and the Executive resolutions protesting against the modifi cation of the Cascade Range forestyre serve, which modification the .people of Oregon had petitioned for" (pp. 3 and 4 of the report of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture on Forestry Interests, 1S93.) The latter was the only public body In the United States that attempted to prevent some of the mistakes Mr. Pinchot man fully says have been made. The people of Oregon and of the entire Nation have reason for congratulation on the difference between two patriotic citi zens of New York last filling the office of President. Mistakes were reasonably to be expected from President Cleveland in dealing with conditions in distant portions of his own country he could not be ex pected to know much of. President Roosevelt has set an example in respect to getting a personal knowledge of the different forest conditions between the At lantic seaboard and the Pacific slope and the Rocky Mountain States, that should give satisfaction to all citizens and make his 'example a rule for the future selec tion of candidates for the high office. A mere politician Is no longer large enough for President of the United States. But even the mistakes which we all agree to have been made, have been of great value to us as a people. The real forest lands on our side of the Continent have more than doubled In value within six years. The people on the Atlantic side are being educated to the fact that reforestation of their overcut woodlands that are unfit for higher uses should be effected as soon as possible; for lumber Is bound to rise higher as compared with other products of the soil, and such of the forest wealth as the Atlantic side draws from the Pa cific side is bound to cost money. There the railroad capital Is largely east of the Alleghanies and there may be a struggle for the profits on lumber freights as there Is now on livestock, lumber and wool, but here the currents of commerce will change as that of breadstuffs and lumber is changing towards Pacific commerce. In the spirit of good will to care for the matured forest growth of the Pacific side and reforestation on the Atlantic side. It is worth while to learn the feeling of all the public land states so far as It was ex pressed In the brief speeches at the late conventions. R. K. NIcols, of "Washington, said: "Wo look upon the present reserve law as an Infringement on our liberties' (The writer expressed the same view as a citi zen of Oregon six years ago). Hon. Douglas Belts, president of the "Woolgrowers' Association, said that the allotment to sheepmen of the forest re serve has proven satisfactory ; that East ern Oregon favored a reserve in the Blue Mountains, but he read a letter from a friend In "Washington, D. C, showing a "circumlocution" ofHce there relative to forest reserves. Hon. E. S. Gosney claimed "the largest continuous forest" for Arizona, and said SO per cent of the reserves were not on any watershed; that the sheep and cattle men of Arizona believe In the protection of their forests, and that It Is only by grazing these forests and their protec tion by stockmen that reforestation is en hanced. More than 1,000,000 acres of arid land in Arizona have been taken Into the forest reserves against the advice of ex perts. Much of this, too, was private property. Many would not believe such abuses could be carried through the De partment of the Interior. Only actual for est land should be accepted. The con trol should be placed with those better id GROUNP CHOCOLATE, The Food and Drink That Makes You Think. THE GATE TO STRENGTH IS OPENED THROUGH GHIRARDELLFS GROUND CHOCOLATE. IT CONTAINS THE ESSENTIAL NUTRI MENT TO SWING THE BODY INTO THE RANKS OF HEALTH AND SUPPLIES THE BRAIN WITH THE FUEL THAT, FEEDS THOUGHT. .1 , ., . XTTSTAJCTIiT 3ST7 AEDX3TQ HOT UTT.E. equipped to judge the Department of Agriculture. (Words fitly spoken.) Hon. Jesse Smith, president of the Utah Woolgrowers' Association, was next called on. He said that less than 1 per cent of Utah's population are agriculturists, though the people were largely Interested In livestock. Residents of the desert are excluded from the mountain Winter range. The sheep Industry has suffered. He said If the forestry reserve law obtained much longer In Utah there would be no sheep in dustry to quarrel over. In the past the use of reserves has been wasteful. Ho favored intelligent Governmental control of reserves. Our sheepmen own the best homes, Ihe fruits of their Industry, said Mr. Smith. He was1 pleased to see such unanimity among tbe delegates on these great questions of vital Interest. R. R. Selway. of Wyoming, denounced the story that sheep in Xorthern Wyoming polluted the water or that they devas tated the earth as "perfect rot." He evi dently cannot use such nice words to de nounce false statements or Ignorant as sumption as did the high-sounding com mittee secured from the National Acad emy of 'Sciences to advise Hon. Hoke Smith, and that led President Cleveland to believe that he wa3 honoring Washing ton's birthday by proclaiming 13 forest re serves on February 22, 1S97, without refer ence to the representatives or Governors of the states Interested. Mr. Hegenbarth Informally said: ."We must protect ourselves against ourselves. When the forest reserve question came up we should have had our eyes open. We did not and now we are up against it. Yes. and we are supposed to be 1.000,000 voters; but that very fact contains a cau tion to us; to be careful." "We are all agreed that there have been mistakes." says Chief Forester Pinchot. We on our side can say we are all agreed our forest wealth should be protected the writer thinks by both state and Na tion. No little body like the American Forestry Association should ever again be permitted by Congress to have its re monstrance against a state honored by that body without a thorough examination by a committee of Its appointment into the subject-matter of such remonstrance. This is submitted in all good will to the purposes of the American Forestry Association. JOHN MTNTO. Boston Publishing Company Assigns. BOSTON, Feb. 15. The Lathrop Pub lishing Company assigned today. Liabili ties estimated at $150,000. NewYorkDen Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland, Oregon. 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