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THE MORNING OREGONI4N- MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1905. ELL THEIR news Charge Against Scientists in Government Employ, MAY SHOW CORRUPTION Magazines and Newspapers Given 3Iaterial Obtained on United States Surveys Before Re ports Are Published. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 5. (Special.) Investigation by tho Keep commission may or may not disclose absolute corruption in the Geolo gical Survey; It can not fall to disclose a condition ol things -which should not be tolerated. There should be a probing Into this arm of the Interior Department, and this probing should and probably will bring about much needed reforms. It is a notorious fact that, for years sci entists and other experts of the Geolo gical Survey, sent into different parts of the United States to gather information for the Government, have made private use of Information gathered in this way end have turned this Information to profit. In other words, these men sent into the field by the Government and at the Gov ernment's expense, have used their knowl edge so acquired in magazines and news paper articles often times before it was given to the public through the medium of Government documents for which It was Intended. Time and again, as every experienced newspaper man in "Washington knows to his sorrow, representatives of the Geolo gical Survey returning from tho field, per haps from the gold fields of Alaska, or come other such interesting point, have been beseiged for fresh news, but with out exception such requests have been de nied, and the seeKers nave Deen torn 10 wait until the report is published as an official document. In the meantime, before the official doc ument makes its appearance, the meat of the Government's report, dressed up In good, readable style, appears In some magazine, over the signature of the man writing the official report. These maga zine articles are not written for nothing; else they would not appear until after tht publication of the official reports. And yet legitimate newspaper men are denied this very information which employes of the Geological Survey sell to magazines in advance of publication by the Interior De partment. Technically, this may not be graft: to all practical intents and purposes it is, and while perhaps lacking the criminal features of the operations of the men In volved in the cotton scandals In the Ag ricultural Department, the general effect is the same. These men are selling in formation which belongs to the Govern ment, and in advance of It6 publication by the Government. These writers and scientists are .employed to gather Infor mation by the Government, and while so employed should not be permitted to write for magazines or "to make personal profit out of information which they gather at Government expense for the Geological Survey. Exactly tho same thing is done by the representatives of tho Bureau of Fisher ies. No bureau of the Government Is so reticent about giving out information as that presided over by Commissioner George -M. Bowers. It is impossible to get real live news of the doings of that bureau; it is out of the question to get reports of the current workings of the Fisheries Bureau; the newspapers must wait for the official reports, which are from one to two years delayed In pub lication. Meanwhile the real discoveries, the real news leaks out through magazine articles written by the scientists of the bureau, and paid for at a good liberal rate. Those magazine articles by scientists in the Government service bring a good round price, for they are held to possess more value than the same information from an unofficial source. maker, and was accidentally struck with the ax. She fainted, and Bell ran Into the house to get a small rifle. It is alleged that Bartlett then started to attack Bell with tho ax. and was warned away, but did not atop. Bell then shot him in the breast, and death soon followed. Mother and son were taken Into custody. OHEHAXIS COUNTY VALUATIONS Assessor. Archer Has Finished tho Rolls for 1905. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) County Assessor Archer has fin ished the taxrolls of Chehalis County for 1905, which "shows that the total value of land and improvements for this year Is J6.872.905. The increase In land assesses over 1904 Is 1561 acres. The increase over 1904 in the value of land in the county is JS9.96S. The In crease In the value of improvements 1215,996. The personal property valua tion for 1905 is $215,964. a gain of $112,150 over 1934. The returns from 1904 showed a decrease in the personal property tax from that of 1903. The statement also shows that no person has purchased a clock or watch, the number in 1905 being the came as in the year previous. It is the same -with pianos. There has been a drop of from 530,428 to $18,690 in money other than in banks, while the money deposited in banks has Increased from . 579.168 to $107,098. Bond and stock" holdings have fallen in a year from $154,230 to $245. Th. exemptions show a gain from $559,523 In 1904 to $708,010 in 1905. MOORE DENIES THE SCANDAL Weather Bureau Run Without Ref erence to Politics. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 5. (Special.) The wave of scandal sweeping over Washington has reached to almost every department, and some Injustice has no doubt been done by preliminary reports which have not yet been investigated. It has been intimated, among other things, that there has been grafting in the Weather Bureau, anc flpeoific charge was made that the bureau has maintained a station in the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Washington, for the primary object of affording comfort able Summer quarters for the favored of ficials of the service. Professor Moore, head of the service, de nies that there has been any scandal at this station or elsewhere, and explains "every transaction in connection with that comfortable office on the summit. There is this to be said about the Weather Bureau, regardless of what may develop: Professor Willis L. Moore, dur ing his incumbency, has made every effort to keep his service at the highest possi ible standard, and has exercised ex xiepilonal vlgilence to maintain a high personnel. It has been one of the principal alms of Professor Moore to keep his service free from scandal or anything bordering on it, and he lias surrounded himself by a corps of men charged with this very duty. The service may be liable to criticism on some- grounds; some of its forecasts may be assailable, but from -what is now actually known in Washington. It ran be said there has been no evidence of cor cuptlon in connection with the Weather Bureau or Its officials In late years. Pro leBsor Moore has demanded efficiency in his men, but he has always demanded good character and reputation, as well. IFurthermore, more than any other bureau chief, he has entirely ignored political , pull, and has In this way benefited his service beyond others at the head of equally important bureaus, who have al lowed themselves to be handicapped. TIMBER IS TO BE GliUISED Lane County Will Fix Assessment on Reports Made. EUGENE, Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.) The County Commissioners have decided to adopt a new plan for determining the value of timber lands for assessment. It has been unsatisfactory to assess all tlm ber lands at the same valuation In the past, and the court has Jad to Hston to complaints from manyowners of timber lands on this score. The plan now considered is to put cruisers in the field and cruise all timber lands in the county, and the cruise to be used In determining valuation for assess ment The plan Is said to be In opera tion in two or three counties of the state. and the results arc reported to be very satisfactory. The work will probably be let by con tract here, and C E. Roberts and Oscar Edwards have practically been employed to do the work. The cost of the work will be considerable, which Is ono of the prin cipal objections to the plan. It Is also claimed that' the results of the work may give no better Idea of values than are at present obtainable without the cost of cruising. The County Board, however, thinks it will work out to the great benefit of the county, and believes it to be by far the best method of determining the values of these lands. THHEE HITS TO DIE Why Japanese Won the Great Naval Battle. MISTAKES OF RUSSIANS Grass Island Made a Reserve. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) The War Department has au thorized the publication of a notice and the President has Issued an order re serving ror purposes or. defense an of Grass Island near the mouth of the harbor. Thomas 'Armstrong and W. W. Brown, of Montesano, since the publica tion of the order, say they are owners of the island by right of purchase from the state as tldeland. At low tide there are 40 or CO acres of the land but at high tide all but ten acres of it is covered. The Island whlci has never been surveyed, was taken uu by one Porter 20 years ago, and was afterwards abandoned. Steel Tool Plant at Hoqulam. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 6. (Spe cial.) There has been flle'd la the office of the State Auditor, articles of incor poration of the Shaw Crucible Steel Company, with a capital, of $109,000. The object is to manufacture steel tools out of tho Iron extracted from the sand on tho ocean front. Experiments have been carried on for two years by Wil liam J. Shaw, of Cincinnati. The head quarters of the company will be In Hoquiam. Snohomish Wins First Game. SNOHOMISH. Wash.. Aug. 6. (Special.) The Northwest Amateur Baseball League opened on the local grounds today with Monroe. The locals won by 10 to 4 in a well-played game. Batteries Mon roe, Welch and McGlll; Snohomish, Car ter and Hoover. Double-Column Formation and At tempt to Aid Each Other Made Vessels an Easy Prey In Japan Sea. TOKIO. Japan. July 9. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Commander Akvama. who participated in the battle of the Sea of Japan, has prepared for publication an. extended statement relat ing to the great conflict, and Its weight is on the side of gunnery, tne oattiesnips and tactics, as against the destroyer and the tornodo. He prefaces his statement by declaring that good gunnery -depends mainly upon the division officers, ana as scrts that the Russian officers were la mentablr lacking In training. In the early part of tho battle the Rus sians scored but one hit, to three lanaoa bv the Japanese. Under those clrcum stances, it may be said that the Japanese had three or four guns In action to every one of the Russians, and there was noth Ing remarkable about the disparity of lasses. The commander says that Admiral Ro- Jestvensky had been criticised for electing to take his chances at the Tsusmma. un the contrary. It was the wisest course open to him. Tsugaru StraiC is long and narrow, the season was foggy, and there were mechanical obstructions. Distance and coal were against Soya, and the time consumed in reaching that entrance would have betrayed the design, and his plight on emerging from Soya would have been much worse than he might reason ably hope for at Tsushima. The commander insists that the great mistake of the Russians was. In marshal ing their vessels In double' colmn line ahead. From the moment of going into action In this formation, the Japanese re garded victory as assured. Apart from the Impossibility of maintaining an or derly formation when pursuing such tac tics for defensive purposes, there was the fact that only a few of the ships could bring their guns Into effective action against the Japanese fleet. The latter ships were able to concentrate their whole fire upon the leading Russian ships, and In return received only a limited Are. Had tho Russians adopted the strategy of imposing tho brunt of tne action upon their battleships, while" the rest of the fleet broke through and steered direct for Vladivostok, the commander believes they would have achieved a partial success. 'Instead of doing that, they . followed the plan of mutually aiding one another, and thus, when the head of the battleship column got Into trouble, the others steamed up and thrust their heads into the lion's mouth without being able to accomplish anything compensatory. Regarding the question of sinking ar mored cruisers and battleships by gun fire, the commander expresses the opinion that the fact that the Russian ships were exceptionally low In the water contributed materially to the result. The Russians carried large quantities of coal, stores and ".mmunltlon, and thus weighted down and in a rough sea suffered badly from hits near the water line that ordinarily would not hav been fatal. The commander says that the battle did not, as some allege, prove the superiority of arms to armor. He points out that the newest armor on the Russian ships, and notably In the case of the Orel, was not pierced. The proper distribution of armor Is another question, and he says the Russian builders do not appear to have adopted the latest principles In the matter. He declares the high seas aided the Japanese gunnory and accentuated the lack of training in the Russians, the wind and sea at night permitting favorablo torpedo attacks, and the luck of the pur suit movement of the Japanese under taken the second day of the battle were notable elements In making the victory complete. Akyama defends Nebogatoffs surrender from severe criticism. Nebogatoff was surrounded by 27 ships, including the most powerful of Togo's fleet. Had the Rus sian refused to surrender, his ships would have been sunk forthwith. Five or ten minutes would have sufficed to finish the unpleasant task. Any other course than surrender would have condemned to need less death 2000 officers and men. Accurate estimates of the actual Rus sian casualties arc Impossible to obtain, but they are far under first estimates. The rescued and surrendered- exceed 7000. and. making due allowance for those who escaped In the Almaz. Izumrud, Orel, Au rora. Jemtchug and the auxiliaries, the number actually lost Is somewhere be tween 200) and 3S00. FARRIS IS CLEARED. Jury In Alum Bill Case Say "Not Guilty." JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Aug. 6. Sen ator Frank H. Fanis was today acquitted by a Jury in the Circuit Court on a charge of bribery in connection with a bill intro duced at the session of the State Legis lature in 1S01 to repeal the statute pro hibiting tho use of alum in the manu facture of baking powder, commonly known as the "alum bill." The Jury retired to consider a verdict at 9:33 last night. The first ballot .resulted eight for acquittal and four for conviction. The samo result continued on subsequent ballots, and the jury was locked up for the night at 11:30 P. M. At S:23 this morning word came from the Jury-room that a verdict had been reached, and Judge Davis convened a spe cial session of court to hear the results. The acquittal was greeted with cheers by the friends of Senator Farrls, and the latter was warmly congratulated. The trial had lasted for a week, the principal testimony for the state being that of exrLIeutcnant-Governor John Lrce, on whose testimony before the grand Jury indictments were returned against Farrls and ex-Senator C A. Smith. It was arranged today that the applica tion for a change of venue in the case of Smith be withdrawn, as it Is regarded that the acquittal of Farrls precludes the possibility of a conviction in the Smith case, as the charges In each Instance were identical. The SaHthTcase will be taken up before Judgo Martin, and. it Is an nounced, will be dismissed by the state. FACTS ABOUT OREGON. Size and Population of Lewis and Clark Country World's Work. The old "Oregon Country" Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and a small portion of Montana and Wyoming. The State of Washington alone 13 larger than the New England states, together with the State of Delaware and the Dis trict of Columbia. Oregon is larger than New York, Penn sylvania and New Jersey together. The "Oregon Country" is equal in ex tent to the 13 original states of the Union, which now support a population of more than CO.COOOCO inhabitants. The New England states, together with New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, had a population of 21. 231.450 la 1900. while Washington and Ore gon together had but 331,639. The combined area of England. Scot land. Ireland, Wales, Denmark. Holland and Belgium is -0CO square miles less than the area of Washington and Oregon, and these countries havo a population of more than "GO.OOO.OOO. Franco and Germany havo each an area Just about two-thirds as great as the old "Oregon country," and they sup port populations of 40.000,000 and 50,000.000, respectively. Owners Will Defend Their Shacks. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug: 6. (Spe cial.). Alltthe owners. nf shacks which have been ordered razed by a resolu tlou of the Council In 20 days, on the ground that contracts were entered Into for their demolition after a certain date, say that they have employed law yers and are prepared to defend their property oven with the sword and the rifle. The shacks are In the Are dis trict. Mayor LIndstrom has given his per sonal notice that he will order the buildings torn down and a local war is in prospect. SEWING-MACHINE BARGAINS Real ones, at Singer stores. Buy here and deal with the manufacturers. The Singer Company is permanent and responsible; Its representatives are always at hand to care for Singer machines. Look for the red S. SSI Morrison St., 402 Washington St.. 640 Williams ave., Portland. Oregon. Main St. Oregon City. Ofr KILLS HIS' .STEP-FATHER BAY CITY FRUIT - PEDDLERS HAVE A FATAL QUARREL. . Mother of J. A. U. Bell Is Cut With Ax in Struggle Before Shooting. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26. John A. X.ogan Bell, aged 23 years, today shot and killed his step-father, Joseph Bart lett. aged 65 years. Bartlett was a fruit peddler, and Bell worked for him. Tho men were continually quarreling. Today another quarrel arose. Bell is undersized, while Bartlett was large and powerful. They came to blows, and Bell secured the ax, but Bartlett wrested it from the younger man and cut him with It During the fight Mrs. Bart lett, mother of Bell, tried to act as peace- BUILT. WITHOUT ASKING FOR SITE OR BONUS MYSTERIOUS NEW FACTO ItY AT ABERDEEN. WASIL, AND ITS SVNEn, JAMES ALEXANDER. ABERDEEN. Wash., Auff. 6. (Special.) The mystery "which has surrounded the bulldlns of a factory on the south eUa of the rl-er at tbla point Is to be solved In two weeks, rrobably. Several months ago. Jamea Alexander, of the phlegmatic type- of Englishmen, but who has warmed into the American iplrit elnce hi arrival, cam to Gray's Harbor and mystified everybody by the peculiarity of bis actions and his movements. He represented himself to be looking- for a site for a factory, but -would accept no ad rice nor any interference Into bis affairs. He Cither asked a free site nor a bonus, and this of lUelf etamped him as a meet peculiar man. Inasmuch a Gray's Harbor people have been called upon ever since the foundlns of the cities In this vicinity to give of their savings toward any and every enterprise that was Intended and expected to build up the- community. But Alexander would have none of It. He finally bought a site n the aouth aide of the Chehalis. paid for It and paid for the lumber that has gone into a queer-looking- building. Alexander -was followed soon after his arrival by his two sens, and with them and other workmen has built the plant, which Is atlll an enigma as to Its probable use. The cone-ehaped main structure has attracted no little Interest, and to every Inquiry as to Its possible or probable use Mr. Alexander has given no word of Information. He has always been willing to admit its usefulness for the manufacture of any kind of commodity from hair dye to eoap. but as to the real object of his concern he baa Intimated to no one what he expects to carry on. He Is now Installing a lot of fine machinery and says that the plant when complete will represent an out lay of flomcthlng like f 00,000. Alexander came here. It Is raid, from Helena. Mont., where he was the chief chemist for the Amalgamated Copper In terests of that eecUon and the mlllmen. who hare agreed to furnish him their refuse wood, allege that he will manufacture the by-products of fir and spruce. The plant, they say. If successruL means much to this city. ' CLEVER DESIGNS AND WEAVES OF NAVAJO INDIANS A BOVE ALL creations in the work of Indian tribes are the designs, weaves and colorings in rugs exe cuted by the famous Navajo Indians. Their artistic and crafty work stands in a class peculiar to itself. Our stock is the most complete and well-selected assortment ever brought to the Northwest and was personally pur chased from the Indians and traders by a "member of our firm. The many sizes comprising this assortment make them most suitable for sofa-pillow covers, couch covers, floor rugs and lounging rugs. Sizes range from twenty four inches square to five by eight feet Miniature Navajo Looms, price . . . $1.25 Small Navajo Rugs, prices . $1.75 to $2.50 Large Navajo Rugs, prices . . $5 to $35 FITTING SOUVENIRS OF THE WEST PICNIC AT FOREST GROVE MEMBERS OF STATE FATR COM 3IISSION PAX VISIT. Lunch Is Spread Under the Trees on the Campus of Pacific University. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Aup. 6. (Spe cial.) About 40 people, Including: members of the several state commis sions and their friends at the Lewis and Clark Fair, camo out from Port land this morning:, and spent a pleas ant day resting- under the cool shade trees on the Pacific University cam pas. Members of the Board of Trade met them, at tho train and escorted them at once to the campus, where they were the guests of the people of Forest Grove. An Informal lunch was served on the lawn near the college buildings. The excursion was planned by Mrs. Edyth TorIer-"Weathered, who Is doing much to influence those who have been down to Portland by the Fair, to travel about the state and view its re sources and the beauty of Its scenery. Trips have already been taken to Glad stone Park, Canema, Oswego and other places, and arrangements are being made for others, including an excur sion to Newport and boat rides up and down tho Columbia. All were enthusiastic over what they have seen In Oregon. Professor Van Dewar, the noted horticulturist, was especially complimentary in his praise of Oregon as a fruitgrowing state. It was he whb awarded the "Wilder medal to the Webfoot fruit exhibit at Buf falo, and he- is still more earnest In his belief in the state's resources along this line, since studying conditions here closely. Among those who composed the party were: Een&tor and Mrs. Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and Mr. Sfcaw, of Massachusetts; Profteeor and Mrs. Van Demon and daugh ter. Mr. Moon. Miss Sampson and the Mlraea Greer, of "Washington, D. C.f Mrs. L. S. Thoinan, Mrs. Burkey and Miss Bowman, of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. Think, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Q. "W. Smith and daughter, of Buffalo. X. T.r Mrs. E. S. Hedges, of Council Pears 9 Don't simply "get a cake of soap." Get good soap. Ask for Pears' and you have pure s.oap. Then bathing will mean more than mere cleanliness; it will be luxury at trifling cost. Sales increasing since 1789. Bluffa. Is,; Mr. and Mrs. W. L. "Wright ana daughter, of Taklma. "Wash.; Mlsa Sherman, of. New York City; Mr. Gray, of San Fran, ctsco. and Mr. and Mrs. Robertua Love. Mrs. Sarah Evans. Mrs. Edyth Tozler-Weatherred, Mrs. Emma. Morgan. Miss Agnes Lane and Miss , B. M. Gardner, of Portland. The visitors were very much pleased with Forest Grove. "It is the prettiest place we have seen In Oregon," said one, and this opinion seemed to be unanimous. Xiono Roooer Holds Up Saloon. GAZELLE, Cal.. Aug. 6. Behnke Bros. saloon was entered last night by a masked robber, who held up 15 men- Lay ing his revolve. on the bar. he command ed the men to line up and step forward one at a time and hand out their valua bles. Ha got about $100 from the crowd and took $6S from the register. He was heavily masked and Is known to hava taken the northbound train. Hoqulam and Olympla "Win. ABERDEEN. "Wash.. Aug. 6. (Special.) In the Southwestern Washington League today, Hoqulam and OSympla played two games. Hoqulam winning one by the score of S to 3, and Olympla ono by the score of 3 to 7. THE XX. 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