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16 THE MORNING OREGONIAF, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1907. BREAK S. P. LAND GRIP II COURTS New Laws Not Needed to Aid the, People, Says Commis sioner Ballinger. WRITES REP. W. C. HAWLEY Terms 6f Land Grants, Made by Con gress and Accepted by Railroads, Can Be Enforced, Says an Of ficial of the Land Office. 8EIXINO OF GRANTED LANDS. Opinion of Land Commissioner Bal linger on bonus railroad lands of the Southern Pacific In Oregon: "The company (Southern Pacific) Is therefore without authority to sell these lands (granted under Con rreEslonal acts of 1806-70, as bonus for constructing the railroads from Portland and the California State line and from Portland to McMlnn vllle), to any other person (than actual settlers), in any other amount (than 160 acres to each purchaser), or for a greater price (than $2.G0 an aero) than that prescribed tn the pro viso, and any conveyance which the company has attempted to make on a sale made In violation of this statute, would not be sustained by the courts. That the Southern Pacific company can be forced by the courts to sell its railroad gTant lands In this state accord ing to the terms of the acts of Con Kress. is the opinion of R. A. Ballinger, Commissioner of the General Land Office, given by letter to W. C. Hawley, Repre sentative in Congress for the Oregon First District. According to Commissioner Ballinger no further legislation by Congress la needed to put In the hands of the people of this utate the power which they have thought they needed in order to break up the 3,000,000-acre land monopoly of the rail road, compel it to open the lands to sale, and to-iorce it to sell the lands only to actual settlers, in tracts of not more than 160 acres to each purchaser and at a price not exceeding (2.50 an acre. These plain limitations on the pos session of the lands are contained in an act of April 10, 1869, by virtue of which the Oregon Central Railroad (East Side line) and its successor, the Oregon & California Railroad, obtained free from the Government as bonus for building the railroad from Portland to the California state line some 6,000,000 acres of non mineral land; aid in an act of May 4, 1S70, by virtue of which the Oregon Cen tral Railroad (West Side line) secured some 600,000 acres for the railroad be tween Portland and McMinnvllle. Railroads" Thrifty Bends. The United States gave odd numbered sections of land, ten on each side of the track, to the amount of 12,800 acres for each mile of road. The total acreage for the 360 odd miles of track, to the Cali fornia line, on account of thrifty bends in the route, amounted to the figures mentioned. The two land grants now possessed by the Southern Pacific have been disposed - of In large tracts in violation of the acts of Congress, until less than half the original acreage remains in possession of the railroad. The lands were sold in larger tracts than 160 acres to each purchaser and frequently at more than $2.60 an acre and the purchasers in these cases have not been actual settlers. Representative Hawley has taken the matter up with Secretary of the Interior Garfield, Land Commissioner Ballinger and Attorney-General Bonaparte, endeav oring to find means to hold the railroad strictly to the terms of the grants. The "Washington authorities have evinced large Interest in the mntter. Secretary Garfield has given Mr. Hawley to know that he will afford every facility of his department to accomplish the end aimed at. Attorney-General Bonaparte has told Senator Bourne and Mr. Hawley he aees no reason why the terms Bhould not be enforced and has asked them for speclfio Information, which they are now gather ing, of violations of the acts of Con gress. Commissioner Ballinger wrote the following .letter to Representative Hawley, March 19 of this year: Commissioner Ballinger's Letter. In replr to your letter of the 7th Inst., adV 6ressed to the Secretary of the Interior and h&ndvd1 to me tor attention, you are RdvJaed that the act of 1866 (14 Stats. 38), made a mint of lands to the California and Oregon X all road Company, conditioned upon the per formance of certain acts by the company within a specified time. The prescribed con ditions not having been met by the company, the time for the performance was extended by the act of 1869 (16 State. 47). Although the company faJli to comply with the term of the grant wlthla the time sped nc they were subsequently compiled with be fore a forfeiture, and the title to all the lands within the grant consequently vested In the company (see Schulenterg vs. Harrlman, 21 AVall. 44) subject only to the covenant ex Vressred In the proviso of the act of 1S69, which declares "that the lands granted by the act aforesaid shall be sold to actual aettlers only In quantities not greater than one quarter section to one purchaser and for a price not exceeding $2.60 per acre." As soon as title vested in the company the Jurisdiction over the lands passed from the executive braach of the tovernment, and the enforcement of the pro vtto recta with the courts througti appropriate action by either the settlers entitled to pur chase or by the Government acting through the Department of Justice. The power of Conirreas to prescribe the pro viso, cannot, in my Judgment, be questioned tn view of th fact that it was made in con Idwrntloa of the extension of the time granted to the company, and th company U therefore without authority to sell these lands to any other person, Im any other amount, or for a greater price than that prescribed In the proviato, and any conveyance which the com pany has attempted to make oa a sale made In violation of this statute would not be sus tained by the courts. . tttnee the title passed from the Government subject oaiy to the covenant created by the proviso. It Is doubtful If Congress has power to enact any law to compel a compliance with the terms of the proviso (sea Morgan vs. Rogers, 79 Fed. &77) and the covenant can only be enforced in the courts. - Representative Ham-ley's Work. Representative Hawley has - given a great deal of attention to this land matter. It was one of the campaign . issues in the election last year and Mr. , ' Hawley. during his brief stay in Wash ington last February and March made good progress in bringing the matter to .the attention of the Administration. He .considers it the most important ques tion before the people of Western Ore gon at this time. Said be yesterday, in a written communication to The Oregonlan: f SALEM. Or.. April 12. (To the Editor). -Two able and excellent articles have been published In The Oresronlan recently, ooncern- l lng the lanAs granted by Conrresa to the ( Oregon Caltfornda Railroad and extending from Portland to the Oaltfornla line. One of on February 2 of this year. It is not my pur pose to restate the legal and historical matter with which these papers deaK. Durlne; the last campaign, the matter of these grants was a subject of interest, and X request opportunity through The Oregonlan to report to the people what I have done thus far. This grant of many millions of acres of the best lands in the state was made by Oonejress primarily to aid the development and) settlement of Oregon, and was Intended to aid the railroad only as a means of aiding the state. This purpose of Congress 4n making- the grant is the ground upon which the people are Justly asking that the terms of the grant be complied with and that the National Government secure its en forcement. The terms of the grant are spe cific, and it is no injustice to ask to have that done which was agreed to be done. The lands were to be sold tn tracts not to exceed 160 acres to each settler and at a price not to exyd $2. SO per acre. In making this grant Congress followed In a general way -its policy of dealing with the public lands and it was clearly the purpose of Congress to pre vent the grant being converted Into a land monopoly, either by holding the lands out of market, or by selling them In large bodies. In company with Senator Bourne, I called upon Attorney-General Bonaparte, and pre sented to him tne memordaa adopted by the Oregon Legislature at its last session, and made a statement of- the case. About two weeks later we called again upon the At torney-General and were greatly pleased to find that he had Investigated the matter. It is our understanding that the Department of Justice will undertake the enforcement of the terms of the grant. I presented the matter to Hon. James R. Garfield, Secretary of the In terior, and Judge R. A. Ballinger, Commis sioner of the -General Land Office, and from t be Department of the Interior I have re ceived a letter, signed by the Commissioner. (Printed in the foregoing.) I laid the matter before President Roosevelt and he requested me to prepare for his use a statement of the case. It hardily needs to be repeated that the present Administration stands for the enforce ment of the laws, and that it expects all per sons, great and small, to comply with their provisions. The opening up of these lands to develop ment "and settlement will provide homes for a great number of people, and will cause some of the best of the unoccupied lands of the state to become available for agriculture, fruitgrowing, grazing and mining. The Oregonlan has rendered valuable assist ance and good service to the people by the publicity it has given the matter, and by the careful compilation of data. manning you for the courtesy of so much space, I am, yours truly, W. C. HAWLEY. SEND CARDS TO THE SHIPPERS Chamber of Commerce Gives Rail road Commission Information. Printed postal "cards are being de livered through the Chamber of Com merce to Oregon shippers of products and commodities. The purpose of the cards is to furnish information to the State Railroad Commission concerning points that came up in the last Legisla ture when the bill creating the Com mission was under discussion. Two postal cards are furnished ship pers with the printed address, "Rail road Commission of Oregon, Salem, Oregon." Blanks to be filled in by the consignor are entitled: Date cars were applied for; carrier to which applica tion for cars was made; where applica tion wa3 made; number of cars ap plied for, and kind; destination; date cars were set for loading; initials and car numbers of cars furnished; number furnished; kind; date loaded; date taken out, and a space for date and signature of the consignor. The other card is to be attached to the shipping receipt and consignee re quested to fill in answers to these questions: Initials and car numbers; arrived at on ; consigned by; date of report and signature of consignee. The cards are identically numbered and -when received by the Commission will furnish a complete record of each freight car's life while in use by ship pers. The Chamber's officers express the desire, that all shippers may secure a supply of these reports as rapidly as possible. FAVORS PURER MARRIAGES SUPREME MASTER XARVIS A. O. XT. W. DELIVERS ADDRESS. Head of the Order Pays Local Lodges Official Visit Asks Them to Work Harder. "We hear 'Of the advanced thought which las resulted In the recommenda tions of eminent legislators that a law be passed whereby every man and woman Bhould be subjected to a physical ex amination before marriage. I heartily ap prove of such a measure and believe that more than half of the domestic trouble would be eliminated If such were adopted. But In taking such a step as this I also believe that every man should provide for the proper protection of his family and home. One never knows when going on a Journey whether he or she will re turn Bafely." These were the words of W. M. Narvls. supreme master of the A. O. U. W., In his address at Woodman Temple last night under the auspices of Portland Lodge No. 27 before a large and attentive audience composed of not only members . of this order but other repre sentative lodges of the city. Mr. Narvls called attention to the fact that only 7S members of the A. O. U. W. have been Initiated in the local lodge since July, and said he had Just cause to question the veracity of the people of Oregon, as they had promised him a large increase In membership. He urged every member to work for the building up of the lodge here In the Interest of the home and loved ones, who should have proper protection In case of the husband and father's death. Mr. Narvls was followed by Grand Master Clark, who made an able speech lh behalf of the workings of the lodge, while Mrs. Brlggs, supreme Chief, told of the fraternal benefits to the home and pleaded for the women, mothers and wives, to urge upon their husbands and fathers the necessity of proper protection. The National officers have recently re turned from Washington, D. C, where the grand lodge held its convention. The local lodges of the grand lodge represented at last night's meeting were: Hope No. 1, Fidelity No. 4, Industry No. 8, Crescent No. 10, Pacific No. 17, Portland No. 27, Eureka No. 123 and Upchurch No. 126. The Oregon membership of the A. O. tT. W. Is now over 5000, with 104 lodges. The National body has over 200,000 mem bers, with 4000 local lodges. The order Is a fraternal beneficiary association, the first of which was organized In this state in 1879. The National headquarters is at Meadvllle, Pa. Milwaukee will be the next meeting place of the next supreme lodge convention. Supreme Master Nar vls leaves today for San Francisco, where the grand lodge of California . will hold Its convention. RENT A PIANO NOW. For a day, week or month. No charge for cartage If you keep piano six months. Rates, K ti and t& a month, according to value. In town or out Ellers Piano House, 353 Washington street. Pennsylvania at Seattle. SEATTLE. April 12. The steamship Pennsylvania arrived from San Fran cisco today to take the place of the Saratoga on the Valdex run. The Sara toga will go to drydock to repair after damages sustained when she -was rammed h Ltut Dlx la Alaaka. recently. E TO C0QU1LLE South Coast Port Wilr Soon Be in Direct Communication. P0RTLANDERS INTERESTED 31. C. Bingham Leaves for His Home . in Coos County Negotiations in Progress for the Purchase " of Steamer for the Ron. M. C. Bingham, formerly a merchant of Coquille City, Coos County, Oregon., was a passenger bound for Coos Bay on the Steamer F. A. Kilburn, which sailed last night. Mr. Bingham has been in Portland perfecting arrangements for the organiza tion of a steamship company which will operate a line of steamers between' Port land, Coos Bay and the Coquille River, taking In the towns of Bandon and Co quille City. Mr. Bingham and Peter Loggia, of North Bend, who was also a passenger on the Kilburn, are enthusiastic in the plan advanced by the former, and Intend to work up the Interest among business men of their respective towns with a view to capitalizing -the project at once. In Portland the proposed People's Trans portation company, as the new concern is to be known. Is being backed by Henry . CTEA2ttJEB INTE1X1GENC& ln to Arrlv. Kun& From. n&t. Alliance Coot Bay..... In port Columbia ban Fran. ...Apt'. 13 Geo. W. Elder.. .Lo. Angeles.-.. Apr. 14 Johan PouIhu. .Kan fran. Apr. 18 Costa Rica Han Fran .... Apr. IS Roanoke Los Angelea. .-Apr. 21 Aragonta Hunfrkong April 22 F. A. Kilburn. . .San Fran Apr. 25 Nlcoroedla Hongkong. . ..April 2S Numantla Hongkong... May 25 Arabia .....June 16 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Data, Alliance Coos Bay. . . ..Apr. 14 Columbia .San FranI Apr. 16 Geo. W. Elder. .Lorn Angelas... Apr. 16 Costa Rica. ... ..San Fran.... Apr. 20 Joban Poulaen..San Fran.... Apr. 21 Roanoke .. . Los Ang-elea...Apr. 23 F. A. Kilburn. .San Fran. . . ..Apr. 27 Aragonla. ...... .Hongkong. . ..May 4 Nlcomedla. . . . . Hongkong. ...May 16 Numantla. . .r. ..Hongkong. . ..June 6 Arabia Hongkong... .June 23 Entered Friday. Alliance, Am. steamship (Kelly), with general cargo from Coos Bay. Hahn and other prominent members of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and it is confidently expected by the promoters to have a line of steamers in operation between the points mentioned before the Summer is far advanced. Mr. Bingham yesterday received a pro posal for a vessel of the desired size and made haste to close with the owners. This vessel Is at present on the Atlantic Coast and will have to be brought around to the Pacific. She is adapted in every way to the traffic between Portland and the coast ports, and the promoters of the new enterprise are highly elated at being able to acquire a satisfactory vessel at this time. Before leaving, Mr. Bingham announced himself as highly pleased with the assist ance and guarantee of further help on the part of the Portland merchants and is confident that in the event of the Coos Bay and Coquille merchants welcoming the project In a similar manner, he Is satisfied that the steamship line will be an assured fact. Mr. Bingham Intends to take up his residence in Portland, and the southern terminus of the line will be in charge of one of the investors at Co quille City. In the new proposition, the officers of the vessel, or vessels, owned by the com pany, will be requested to Invest In the enterprise In order that they may evince a greater Interest in their work. SIGHTED THE BESSIE K. Steamer Alliance Reports Derelict to the North of Coos Bay. The steamer Alliance arrived yesterday from Coos Bay with GO passengers an 4 600 tons of freight. In the cargo was 15,000 feet of spruce lumber, 600 cases of salmon and 309 empty beer barrels. The Alliance was several days late on the last trip owing to the stormy weather off the coast. She was barbound at Astoria on the voyage south and at the Southern Oregon port was held up for several hours. Last Sunday while southbound the steamer Alliance sighted the derelict gaso line schooner Bessie K, floating bottom up. She was about midway between Umpquah and the entrance to Coos Bay and about three miles off shore. The Bessie K was reported March 7 to be bottom up off the Humboldt bar. She was bound from Coquille to San Fran cisco and had a crew of eight aboard. The derelict was picked up by the steamer Yosemlte, from the Columbia River to San Francisco, and was towed to within two miles of shore. Several weeks later she was taken in tow and an effort made to land her at Eureka. Since that time nothing has been heard of the craft until the report of the Alliance. PORT OF PORTLAND MEETS Totes to Establish Blacksmith Shop at the Drydock. At the last meeting of the Port of Portland it was decided to establish a blacksmith shop, with full equipment, at the drydock. This was done in order to facilitate the repairs to ships on - dock and also to help in keeping the machinery of the plant In order. . Several requests for the dredge Portland were received. The Portland will prob ably go to the Portland Gas Company for a short time. The concern desires to open a waterway to a site for Its con templated tanks. Charges for four days was allowed the ship John Currier Owners of the craft alleged that she was detained more than six days on account of the inability of the contractors to secure mechanics. On account of the reduction of the tonnage of the steamer Excelsior, a reduction of drydock charges was made. Captain Groves, superintendent of drldges, was authorized to purchase 1000 feet more of shore pipe for use on the dredge Portland. Regular bills were audited and ordered paid. BARGE CHIXOOK IX DANGER At Anchor Off the Coos Bay' Bar With Load of Dynamite. MAESHPIELD, Or.. April 12. (Spe cial.) The barge Chinook, which has been used as a lumbercarrler between the Coquille River and San Francisco, put Into this port several days ago In ta-mznt thA Xuk WJzaxd, Tiio wRiithi'.p JUTICURA WORKS WONDERS Testimonials Received Daily Telling of the Wonderful Cures of Tor turing Disfiguring Humors of the Skin, Scalp and Blood. 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My friends were surprised at such a quick cure, and I am glad to tell everybody what the Cuticura Remedies have done for me. Bertha Simpson, Alviso. Calif., May 24, 1908." AND STILL ANOTHER "My two children had the eczema, the first one had it for fire months all over the body and we had two doctors treat her. I saw the Cuticura Remedies advertised and bought the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and Cuti cura Pills, and after using them it wasn't but a short while before she was cured. My other child was also afflicted and the Cuticura Remedies cured her also. We think the Cuticura Remedies the best on the market, and we always keep the Cuticura Soap and Cutioura Oint ment on hand. R. R. Crowson, Love lady, Texas, May 30, 1906." Sold (hmushont th, world. Potter Drnz A Cham. Cora. Sol, Prep,. Boitoa, Mm. Pcpota: London, NavberjtSJ ChartarhouM Sq. ; FarU, Roberta, S Rua dt la Pauc aar-alsilad rraa, "Unit pafa gkla DUeaaa Hook.' was so rough that it was impossible for the tug to make the Coquille River with her tow. This morning the Chi nook was taken in tow by the tug Co lumbia, of this port, and towed down off the Coquille bar, but the tug from that place failed to come out after her. She was towed back to Coos Bay. While crossing the Coos Bay bar the hawser parted and a strong ebb tide was running. The steamer was taken back to sea and came to anchor about half mile to the south of Coos Bay bar. At dusk she was - riding easily, but quite a heavy sea was running- and it is feared that she will come ashore during the night. She has considerable freight includ ing several tons of dynamite and If this explodes it will make kindling wood of her. She has a carrying; capa city of 750.000 feet of lumber and car ried a crew of' five men which succeed ed in getting ashore safely. Chinook Is owned by the Rlverton Lumber Company. Marine News From Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash-, April .12. The Ori ental liner Tremont will probably sail Saturday evening for Yokohama, She will have a capacity cargo, the greater part of which was taken on at this port. The ship Najade has finished discharging- cement and will soon leave for Port BTakeley or Port Ludlow to load lumber. German steamer TottI, will arrive from Comox Sunday to load -cargo. On the arrival of the steamship Sar atoga from Valdez, Alaska, a new rec ord was established for the transpor tation of malls from Fairbanks to the Sound. The distance between Fair banks and Valdez was covered by stage in six and one-half days. The sacks were transferred to the Saratoga and she made the run to Seattle In a trifle more than four days. Ship Buccleuch Will Retnrn.- The British ship Buccleuch has laid on at Hamburg to bring cement and general cargo to Meyer, Wilson & Co., of Port land. The vessel has Just arrived at the German port from the Columbia River. She made the run to the Con tinent in 123 days. This is as smart a passage as has been made this season. The Buccleuch Is 1934 tons net and is a good carrier. She will arrive In the river late In September and ft is probable that she will be taken for outward cargo long before that time. Consider Freight Tariffs. Representatives of the steamers plying on the lower Columbia Elver held a meeting in the Worcester block yester day and considered contemplated changes In freight classifications and tariffs. The result of the ' conference was not an nounced as no final conclusions were reached. Another meeting of transporta tion managers will be held In Portland next week when the Summer excursion rates to seaside resorts will be fixed. Marine Notes. The Berlin is waiting a crew In the Astoria harbor. 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