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RELIEF IS SOUGHT IN SILETZ CASES THE MOKXIXG OKKGOXIAX, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909 Lafferty Goes East to Make Appeal in Behalf of Many Settlers. URGE BALLINGER TO ACT Portland Lawyer Confident Fatents Will Soon Issue to Claims, Some of Which Have Been Held Vp for Ten Years. Tiring of the dilatory methods fol lowed by the Interior Department in promising relief to settlers on public lands Included in the Siletz Indian res ervation, A. W. Lafferty, a- lawyer of this city and counsel for numerous of the dtsastisfled settlers, left last night for Washington, where he will direct his efforts towards expediting the issu ance of patents to these lands, which, in many instances, have been held up for as long as ten years. Should he fall to obtain any satisfaction from the Secretary of the Interior, it is the in tention of Mr. Lafferty to remain at the National capital and present for the consideration of Congress a bill which will Insure the immediate pass ing to patent of all of the claims which are being held up when the fact has been established that the land was filed on in good faith by the settler. "For two years the Interior Depart ment has been promising relief to the 811ft Indian reservation settlers." said Mr. Lafferty last night, "but these prom ises have not been fulfilled. The Land Department was never more active against these settlers than it is at pres ent. Moreover, its decisions' in private contest cases are almost invariably in favor of the contestants. Heller Often Promised. "My purpose in going to Washington Is to place the matter before Secretary Balllnger personally, and before the pub lic lands committee of Congress. I be lieve Secretary Balllnger will lay hold of the situation with a Arm grasp and actually give the relief that has been so often promised and so long delayed. The public land committees of both the Sen ate and the House will he asked to in vestigate the facts, to the end that Con gress may pass an act directing that patents Issue if necessary." Mr. Lafferty quoted the form of an act which he will submit for the considera tion of the public lands committee, as follows: An act directing- that patents shall Issue upon certain homestead entries within the former Siletz Indian reservation in Oregon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the t'nlted States of America In Congress assembled, that all pending- homestead entries heretofore made within the former Sllets Indian reservation, In Oregon, shall be passed to patent In all eases where it shall appear to the satis faction of the Secretary of the Interior that the entry wu made for the exclusive use and benefit of the entryman, and that the land entered ha not been sold or con veyed, by the entryman, and -where no con test or other adverse proceeding; was com menced, and notice thereof served upon the ntryman. prior to the submission of final proof. "Such an act would result In passing to patent without delay practically all of the pending Siletz entries," Mr. Laf ferty continued. "It would end expen sive litigation between private citizens In which money alone is involved, as both the plaintiffs and defendants realize that they cannot make permanent homes in that country until the timber shall be removed, which will perhaps be 25 years hence. Besides, such an act would save thousands of dollars of expense to the Oovernment. One million dollars was ap propriated this year for special agents, and It la safe to say that the Siletz cases furnish more employment for special gents than any other similar contro versy before the department. Cannot Comply Fully. "The Land Department Is proceeding , upon an inconsistent theory. it is can celling the entries of the original Slleta homesteaders because the lands are eo heavily timbered that practicable com pliance with the homestead law is impos sible, and in order to let other citizens Immediately make the tame form of entry on the same lands under a prefer ence right gained by the contest. It will he seen that the turmoil would be pro longed indefinitely by such a course ".By opening the Siletz land to home stead entry only. Congress invited the poor people of the country to take the claims In that way. No law requires im possibilities. Since these entrvmen did everything that was possible, it Is safe to say that Congress will not permit its promise to be repudiated by the Land Department and It Is not believed that Secretary Balllnger will permit such a thing when the specitlc facts are laid before him. Yet this Is exactly what the Lnd Department is doing at the present time. Just a few days ago the commissioner of the General Land Of fice, In deciding the Siletz contest of V .k ",Vmll,1on v- Milton B. Grant, used tne following language: ..''AS. ma,ter tact, where the land. ?h ? U of such a character that it is clearly apparent that no prac ticable compliance with the homestead 'Vh mauer of cultivation. Is pos sible the entry must be canceled, for it insTatd h ,at.d falth must be "ant ing. and that the contestee did not make home" purpose of acquiring a hnldl ,Kth,eW2T,dS' the Commissioner timber. ' " l' la"dS' heavily .I' subiect acquisition under the only law by which they were opened. Such a ruling, if adhered to would nullify the act of Congress. Vnder he circumstances of these cases, where the entrymen have put in years of hard work In complying with the" law aYn5E wlra,i"ry.Per8,0n I0""1 Plbly comply with the same law hereafter. It would be irreparable wrong to cancel their en? ECLIPSE IS NOT SUCCESS Only Small Spot Observed on Sun s Surface. It was practlqilty""lmposslbe , Vlnce the "man on the street" there wTl a?,."088 n!n PrKress veTt'rday afternoon. To no appreciable degree did the earth get darker, at any rate not th. Klh Thosertr "a "1 glass i?b!,K fk a pieco of smoked Ft were am f thr"Rh black snot w,Se a dark oval-haped flips mneoCb,sPtSreucUnghea VuU 'vleT'of'tnT from the earth. Olden leaWrt. .. u"" an eclipse waa due the ? When . his Cry A, I - - . ' - . . . J V? I U. i LIS IJ 1 l C V. 1 1. 1.1- 1 , - . " - - wiih 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 , repienisn tne fires he kept specially for those who went to make their-abode with him. Going still further back along the line of history, the ancient Sun worshippers believed It was in grief at their earthly transgressions that the sun hid his face from the multitude. This is still a com mon belief among the natives of Tierra del Fuego, South America, and when a total clipse is due, traders and others know the native mind becomes malleable as may be desired. It is in those regions the policies of the missionaries to educate the natives along the correct line, unless unfortunately their Hve3 be ended in the meantime. Certain islands in the South Seas are also inhabited, according to the report of certain travelers, by a race of people fearing an eclipse or taking it as a sign of Divine wrath. Yesterday afternoon every vacant lot had its sun-gazer. Beer bottles, empty medicine bottles and colored glass of every possible description were used by those who had omitted to blacken a piece of glass. They accomplished noth ing, however, and failed to observe the phenomenon. Boys and girls from the schools, on holiday yesterday for the first time, found great interest in the darken ing of the heavenly body. Even those who saw the black spot on the face of the sun were convinced the eclipse had failed to come up to time and that it would have to be expected another day. Ar.d on a down-town corner a self styled astronomer held forth to an admir ing audience on the subject of "sun spots." supplying a telescope darkened for the purpose of a demonstration. ASKS $200,000 IN SUIT MRS. WALTER GADSBY ACCUSES HUSBAND'S PARENTS. Young Woman, Daughter-of George H. Hill, Alleges Alienation of Husband's Affections. Mrs. Beatrice Gadsby, the wife of Wal i. Gadsb'- brought suit in the Cir cuit Court, through her attorneys. Beach win " a0Ut noon yesteray. against fm "-aasb-y. president of the local furniture firm, and his wife. Nellie X, e demands of them $200,000 damages, charging them with having alienated her husband's affections. Mrs. Beatrice Gadsby is the daughter of George H. Hill, and is now living with her parents at 265 Twelfth street She M Ho? r' 8he,8a-s- tl September 10, 1908. Promises of money and property subtle contrivances, coaxing, and even toTavUT aUe8ed by the yong woman rH.K . " resorted to by the elder heeran hUabanrS affectlns theisfre-"31:8 Jn her cPlaint that hJ mlnd and Impairment of and 2LBh1 hHf 8ut"ed worth damages. ? demands 10.CO as punitive MARKET IN BAD CONDITION Tacoma Mills in Favor of Two Weeks' Shut-down. A- ,YashJune ".-(Special.) A state-wide movement among the lumber manufacturers for a two-weeks SXfV? f a11 the "ills, has been started by several of the large owners and reports Indicate a willingness of the majority to follow the suggestion, ir me scheme pans out. thousands of men will be laid off. The local lumber men are supporting the movement. The condition of the lumber market at the present time Is one of the principal reasons for this action. The first signs of an improvement showed above the surface this week when the local mills received inquiries from leading San Francisco brokers regarding prices for future delivery. L 0 CRY OF GRAFT RAISED BY MAYOR "Reliable Man" Informs Him . Bribe Was Offered in In terest of Roller. WILL NOT GIVE UP NAME Street Committee Expresses Great Surprise and Orders Special In vestigation Charge to Be Hetd Next Thursday. Mayor Lane startled the members of the street committee of the Executive Board yesterday afternoon by the announcement that "a reliable man" had informed hlra an attempt was made to bribe a member of the Executive Board to throw his in fluence as a member of the Board to the road-roller handled by the Buffalo-Pitts Company, a local concern, and to vote for this machine. The Mayor did not dis close the name of the informant, but de clared he is a man whose motive is not that of revenge, such as a disgruntled competitor. Messrs. Swett. Sullivan and Esterly, comprising the street committee, declared themselves in favor of an inves tigation, and this will probably be ordered at a special session of the committee to be held next Thursday at 1:30 o'clock. Mayor Lane made his announcement Just as the street committee was about to ad journ, at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. City Engineer Taylor, who reported on the merits and defects of the respective rollers, submitted in a recent call for bids, was absent. He was called in, and the Mayor repeated hie statement. Mr. Taylor said he had heard nothing about it previously, and was much surprised. "No one accuses you of anything, Mr. Taylor," explained the Mayor. "I have been told by a reliable man, however, that an attempt was made by the offer of money to influence a member of the Ex ecutive Board to vote in favor of the Buffalo-Pitts roller." All of the members of the committee ex pressed themselves in favor of investi gating the charge, although they said they would not feel like taking action unless the man is willing to come in with a public statement. "If the company concerned offered any one money to favor the roller on which the company bid, that company should never have any further business from the city," remarked Mayor Lane. "While the charge has been made by a man I consider entirely reliable, it is a very dif ficult thing to prove such an allegation, and I hardly know what can be done. However, the contract for the roller has not been signed, and will not be signed until this matter is cleared up." When pressed for further information on the matter for publication. Mayor Lane declined to disclose anything definite. There was a good deal of comment among agents of various road-roller concerns dur ing the opening of bide) and testing of the various machines several weeks ago as was published at the time. me of them alleged the City Engineer's force is 'op posed t any new make of rollers, the Buffalo-Pitts being used exclusively. Mr. Taylor denied any favoritism would be shown in his recommendation. Later, he recommended the Buffalo-Pitta and a gas oline roller, handled by Beall & Co. Both were ordered by the Executive Board one week ago today, the gasoline roller being .antra emojeci 10 a test or 3i aays ac tual work. NEW LAW FOUND IRKSOME Washington . Swain Would Take Physical Test by Mail. Dear Doc - I want tu git married but those fellers up at th' court house won't let me till I git an examination. We wuz already tu git married last. Wednesday but those smart alecks up at the court house knocked everything g&llywest. My girl Is glttlo' purty anxious tu git th" thing fixed up. Now Doc yu took care of me when I had th' measles a long time back. Yuh know 'how I am fizlcally and that's what them fellers want tu know. Write it on a piece of paper sos I kin take It up an' show them fellers soz they'll let me git mar ried. If , yu charge anything let . me know an' I'll pay yu. Turs truly J H . The above Is the text of a letter re ceived by a prominent Portland physician yesterday from Kelso, Wash. From the tone of the epistle It is evident the love lorn swain has come under the opera tion of the recently enacted -Washington marriage law. In his efforts to comply with the present requirements the would-be benedict has resorted to the unique method of undergoing the required physical examination by mail. The physi cian who received the letter hastily dis patched a reply to the effect that it would be impossible for him to send the re quested certificate of-health. DEAD HORSE SPOILS PARTY Body Lodges Against Dr. Yates Houseboat, Causing Stampede. Floating down the river and lodging against the new houseboat of Dr. J. M. Yates, a dead horse caused consternation among a number of guests enjoying the hospitality of the doctor and his family Wednesday night. The new houseboat, which is .a boat-house and houseboat combined, was recently completed and furnished for Summer use. The house party was being given at the opening of the new structure, and about 20 guests had assembled. The party was well along when the guests began to smell a fearful stench. Investigation on the part of the men present revealed the carcass of the horse. After .an "effort some one along the shore was secured to remove the of fensive body, which was then towed down the river. The guests returned home, bringing the party to an end. PORTLAND DAY At the State University Commence ment Exercises In Eugene. Will be Wednesday next, June 23. It is also the day set for the dedication of the beautiful park surrounding the new depot buildings in that city. A special train -will leave Portland Union Depot for the occasion at 7:30 A. M. returning, leave Eugene 7 P. M. . One fare for the round trip. A complimentary luncheon will be served at noon time on the' university grounds. Get your tickets early at the city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, eo that ample accommodations may be provided. . Falling Tree Kills Jap. ASTORIA, Or., June 17. Iwata Sei bachl, one of four Japanese employed to cut wood at the McNary camp, near Clif ton," was accidentally killed on Wednes day ' afternoon. A tree that his com panions were falling fell on him . and crushed his life out. The accident hap pened because of momentary excitement when he was told to keep away. He was 37 years old and had been in this coun try since 1897. Many to Fish In Yamhill. McMINNVILLE, Or., June 17. (Special.) Since the new law became effective the I County Clerk has Issued 253 anglers' THE FOUR LEADING C AUDID ATE S IN THE PRIZE BABY CONTEST AT THE STAR THEATER, TO BE DECIDED AT THE SPECIAL MATINEE TOMORROW, -y 13 ' ill M I I pure so delicate the mosT: sensitive ill J ill' ill JN I throats are soothed never irritated. ' F !ifl thl I fying tobacco taste of the finest tobacco I H Blfi ' E JOHN BOLLMAN CO. . - licenses and 23 combined anglers' and hunters' licenses. In addi tlon to those. he has issued 14 licenses to women to go fishing and 45 to boys under 15, for which no fee was charged. By a late decision of the Game Warden, boys are now allowed ta fish in this county without going through fhe formula of taking out a license. It is all nourishing, so you don't need to be sparing in drinking C o co a No. 23 About four months inter venes between the blossom ing and ripening of the cocoa pods. As. the . cocoa is a perennial this process is continued throughout the year and fruit may be gath ered at any time. A little is good and more is better. It smells good tastes good is good. Don ' ask merely for cocoa ask for GhirardellPs. innBaiiiim llhlMiimiumilMBBlUM Mi (DG1S Mi mm Lard is made from hog-fat; its origin is the pig-sty. It makes food greasy, indigestible and dangerous. .Cottolent comes from the cotton fields of the Sunny South. 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