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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1909. REFUSE TO ASSAIL FORESTER'S IRK Mining Men Reject Adverse Report in Response to Richard's Plea. NEVADA MAN LEADS ATTACK Boise Man's Pprsmnal Influence Smothers Attack on Pint-hot After Day's Debate Buckley Is Xcw President. GOLDFIEL.D. Nev.. Oct. 1 The Ameri can Mining ConjrreM In the cloBhinff hour of its convention here today ' refused to adopt the report of lt forestry commit te. which avked for an '"emphatic con demnatlon of the practices of the Forestry Service of the United States Government.' The cencure by Inference of Chief For ester Gifford Pinchot was thus forestalled The defeat of the Insurgent movement which threatened to cause the adoption of the. committee report, was accom plished only by the personal exertions of Jurie J. H. Richards, of Idaho, retiring president, who was elected a permanent honorary director of the Congress y ester day. JudRe Richards threw into the onl ance all hie personal popularity and in fluence. even to resigning the chair and addressing the delegates on the floor, when his effort to smither the committee report by resolution had aeemed to fall. His address was a cool survey of the In consistencies of the report, but every word was freighted with dep feeling. He was seconded by M. B. Johnson, of Elko, New, who prottfted against the ef fort to "throw insult in the lace or the Government from which you are seeking aid." Antl-Pinohot Men Give Cp. The motion to adopt the report wa withdrawn under the pressure brought to bear. The controversy on this matter haa been simmering- ever since the delegates began to gather. Oscar J. Smith, of Keno, chairman of a state subcommittee on forestry, was the leader. of the opposition to Mr. Pinchot. Late In the afternoon Mr. Smith moved the adoption of the report of the general committee. Attorney Kep- ner. of Reno, in seconding the motion solemnly warned the audience that "the tendency of the National Government for 40 years has been to encroach upon the rights of the individual citizen. Only Injure Own Cause. Judge Richards pleaded earnestly for the voting down of the motion. "If you now adopt the report," he said, "you stultify your own action in that resolution. You will do more than that you will do Irreparable injury to the cause for which we are striving harmonv with the Government." Others of Judge Richards" friends were ready to leap to their feet when Mr. Smith withdrew his motion with the consent of Mr. Kepner, Mr. Dvar, of the forestry Bureau, an swered Mr. Smith's arguments. He ad mitted that mistakes had been made, and said that the examination of min ing claims in National forests was giv ing the service much trouble. "But." declared the speaker, "do not Imagine from these humble admissions that the forester proposes to cease using the authority given him when he believes that the clpims filed are not valid mineral claims." Had Misconstrued Pinchot. Mr. Iyar said that the committee had miscontrued the attitude of Mr. Pinchot, and then censured him for standing above the law. The question Involved was that of the use of timber on mining claims In forest reserves, which had caused friction with mining men ever since the creation of the Forestry Service. Mr. Dyar declared that Mr. Pinchot stood ready to aid in taking a test case b -fore the court. Prior to the opening of the discussion a resolution by Richards authorizing the appointment of a committee of five to co-operate with the forestry officer and seek to remove existing causes of friction and also to consider the report of the for estry committee was adopted. The session closed with an address by J. Ross Clark, president of the Los An gles. Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad on the progress of railroad development. Tomorrow, after the report of the reso lutions committee, the convention will come to an end. Classifying Public Land. Importance of land classification In conservation of natural resources was emphasized by George Otis Smith, Di rector of the United States Geological Survey. In an address on "The Mining Man s Interest in Land Classification." He said. In part: ' "Because he has to sell an output, the mining man has a real Interest In the prosperity of his neighbor, and good crops and the farmer's activity in repainting his buildings have steadied the lead market at times when other demands for that metal were at a minimum. Mining development de pends hardly less upon the availability of the fuel, timber and water supply than upon the adequacy of ore de posits. In a word, the future of the mining Industry will be controlled by the utilization of all resources. "The work, of the Survey since 190 on the public coal lands has constituted Its largest contribution to land classi fication. The Government coal lands are now valned on an estimated ton nage basis, the price ranging from cent to 3 cents a ton. which, however, averages less than one-tenth the usual royalty paid in the West. As the coal lands are now administered, the hon est coal entryman need no longer fear the' unfair competition of his less scrupulous neighbor who enters 160 acres of coal land as a homestead. "To attain this high aim of making the best use of the public land, legisla tion Is necessary and as a preliminary to . legislation exact knowledge Is re quired In the form of a scientific land classification. "The Geological Survey Is now actively engaged In examining power sites to which the Government still re tains the title. Again the purpose is to aid in the enactment of legislation that may promote and not hinder de velopment of these water-powers as rapidly as the Industrial; transporta tion and other needs of the Nation de mand. Utilization of the undeveloped water-powers on the public domain In volves either Government development or long-time leases of these power sites to strong financial Interests, and In the latter event the law must pro vide for effective Government control that will insure that the profit to the capital accomplishing the development cannot Impose unjust burdens upon the users of the power thus generated, whether the utilization be for trans portation, city lighting or motive power. "The recommendations made by the Geological Survey have already result ed In it temporary withdrawals by the J Secretary of the Interior of power-sites on 42 rivers In seven of the public land states." Buckley Chosen President. Dr. H. R. Buckley, of Flat River. Mo., was elected president at a meeting of the board of directors today. The other ofTicers chosen are: John Dern, of Utah, first vice-president; George W. E. Dor sev. of Utah, second vice-president: Samuel A. Taylor, of Pittsburg, third vice-president: J. F. C'allbreath. Jr., sec retary. The board did not consider the naming of the next meeting place of the Congress, and it is believed this will not be decided for two months or more. NEEDS AN INTRODUCTION Without His Whiskers, Ellis' Own Constituents Do Not Know Him. W. R. Ellis. Representative f-om the Second Congressional District, has fur nished a convincing demonstration of the changed appearance which follows any material alteration In a man's facial decoration. Between the time Mr. Ellis i r: If i jj . '..It PINCHOT PBEDICTS ITER MONOPOLY Forester Thinks Trust Trying to Secure All Power Sites in West. QUICK ACTION NECESSARY Says Congress Must Act at Once to Head Off Scheme Promises to Continue Conservation Pol icy He Started. , W. R. Ellla, Representative From Seesnd Oregon IMxtrlct. He J Appears Without His WbUkers, 11 v went to Washington last Fall and hla return to his native heath last week, he underwent an operation by which his heavy hirsute growth was removed with the exception of a mustache and a non Irrigated goatee. To the average con stituent of the Second District Con gressman, the disguise was complete and it was necessary for an Introduction be fore anyone recognized their Congress loal Representative. The accompanying likeness is the first that has been published since Mr. Ellis dispensed with his densely flowing beard. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis returned last night from Seattle, where they have been spend inV several days at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. They will re main in Portland until Sunday, and, following the conclusion of the Taft ceremonies, will proceed to their home at Pendleton. NARROW GAUGE TO GROW Nevada, Californla'and Oregon Line Will Be Improved. RENO. Nev., Oct. L The extension of the Nevada, California & Oregon narrow- gauge railroad from its present terminus at Madeline to Lakevlew, Or., and the enjargement of the shops of the com pany here are among-the prospective im provements announced by T. F. Dunaway, president of the company, on his return from New York City last night. In all probability, the road will be broad-gauged. French Liner Breaks Down. HAVRE, Oct. 1. A wireless dispatch received here says the breakdown In the machinery of the French line steamer La Lorraine affects her propellers, but the nature of the accident Is not otherwise specified. The safety of the vessel is In no way Jeopardized. The steamer should reach Havre tomorrow morning. PINCHOT WILL NOT RESIGN. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Oct. 1. Forester Pinchot ttu asked today whether President Taft on his return to Washington would mnke any changes In his' Ad ministration. "None whatever." Mr. Pinchot re plied. He said that he himself would not resign nor be removed and he did not look for any changes in the In terior Department. Secretary Bal linger. he believed, would remain. It was also his opinion that Director Newell, of the Reclamation Service, would be continued In his present of fice. Further than this. Mr. Pinchot weuld make no comments upon the n-cent controversies In which he has figured. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. Unequivocally asserting that a monopoly Is being formed with the object of obtaining pos session of water power sites of the coun try, Gifford Pinchot, chief of the Bureau of Forestry, who returned today from an extended Inspection of the West, de clared remedial legislation must be en acted at the coming session of Congress If this great natural resource Is to be preserved to the people. The problem of how best to prevent the Nation's water sites from being gobbled up by such combinations. Mr. Pinchot predicted, will be one of the biggest is sues before Congress. The supposed trust Is now in the formative state, -Mr. Pinchot declared, and prompt action by Congress is necessary to throttle it. Coal Lands a Problem. Another big problem confronting Con gress will be the disposition of vast area's of coal lands in the West, principally in Alaska. It Is Important that Congress should take prompt action on this im portant matter, Mr. Pinchot said, for the protection of the country's fuel supply and also to prevent a monopoly In that product. Any doubt as to whether Mr. Pinchot would continue to advocate the policies for which he has frtught so hard was set at rest by him today. As a result of his Western tour he is as fully determined as ever to continue his policies regard ing the conservation of the country's na tural resources and the great natural forest reserves. He declared President Taft is thoroughly imbued with the con servation movement and that the people are more aroused than ever. President Taft. Mr. Pinchot said, has expressed himself in favor of a conservation com mission. ' Silent on Controversy. One subject only did Mr. Pinchot de cline to discuss. That related to the so called Ballinger-Pinchot controversy over the conservation question. That he has no Intention of relinquishing his position as Chief Forester as the result of that incident, was reiterated. when he declared emphatically: "I am not going to resign." After declaring that "there Is a water power trust certainly In the process of formation." Mr Pinchot added: "In my Judgment, the tendency to consolidate, which Is now running through all Industrial enterprises, will necessarily lead to the consolidation of I the water power Interests exactly as it has o consolidation of steel and oil Interests. . Tart to Take Hand. " There has got to be legislation on this water power business. President Taft has indicated his intention of ask- I tng Congress for legislation for govern j lng, as I understand It, the disposal of so that the whole water power question naturally will be taken up before Con gress. Are we going to give these power sites In perpetuity? Is a question with which Congress will have to deal." "Is it possible to head off this trust?" Mr. Pinchot was asked. The Government probably can not pre vent formation of such a" monopoly." he replied, "but it can control it. I regard this matter as one of the most Important questions with wnlch Congress will have to deal." 1 Forests In Fine Shape. Mr. Pinchot said he had never seen the forests in a more satisfactory condition. The personell of the service is of a high standard and the district plan of organ ization in operation sines' last December Is In admirable condition. Mr. Pinchot said the recent trip of Secretary Wilson through the West had had. an admirable effect in fostering conservation sentiment. "It developed the fact." said .pinchot, "that the people In, places where the most complaints came from are strongly in favor of oindltlons In the forests. Public sentiment Is rapidly becoming unanimous In favor of the forest service work. Receipts Are Growing. "Our receipts from the sale of lumber and from grazing are increasing. There has been fewer fires this year than ever before and we- have them under better control." "Have you anything to say on the ques tion of conservation?" Mr. Pinchot was asked. "Yes, I have," he replied. "I wish to announce that I have come back to con tinue my work in conservation of forestry without change in either policy." Mr. Pinchot will remain here a few days, when he will go to St. Louis to meet President Taft and accompany him on his river trip to New Orleans. TAKE INDUSTRIAL CENSUS Hundreds of Special Agents to Be Appointed in January. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Oct. 1. Between 1600 and 1SO0 ppclal agents of the Census Office to gather manufacturing statistics will be appointed next January after an exami nation to be held November 3. These ap pointments pay from I3 .W S6 per day and the positions last from three to five months. These appointments are not to be pro rated among states, but will be made solely upon the efficiency of applicants. For Western work among mines and smelters the Census Office is desirous of appointing Westerners. Examinations will be held at the folf lowing places: Oregon Astoria. Baker City, Eugene, Grants Pass, Pendleton, Portland. Washington Bellingham, North Yaki ma. Port Townsend, Pullman, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, alla Walla. Idaho Boise, Moscow, Pocatello. t RAILROADS RAISE' WAGES Great Northern and Burlington Giro Shopmen an Increase. . CHICAGO. Oct. 1. An Increase in pay for the 25.000 shop employes of the Bur lington and Great Northern railways, to take effect from September 1, was an nounced to the men yesterday, issued on orders from James J. Hill, it is stated. The increase amounts to 1 cent an hour, and 1600 men in the Burlington shops at Aurora, 111., are among those who will receive increases. TAFT PAID COURT, SO MILADY SAYS r Mrs. Hodge Insists President GaVe Free Interpretation to Word "Sweetheart." OLD ROMANCE RECALLED MASKED BURGLARS BOLD Bind and Gag Family and Escape With $1200 Jewelry. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. Three masked burglars bound and gagged Dr. William H. Herrlngton. a dentist; Mrs. Herrlngton and Ethel Price, a servant, and escaped with Jewelry valued at $1200 early today. The robbery occurred at the Herrlngton residence. 24 Hartford street. Resident of Xaches Valley Says She . and Mr. Taft Were Best of Friends Years Ago In Cincinnati. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 1. (Special.) Mrs. H. E. Hodge, to whom President Taft alluded during his visit here as "an old sweetheart of mine," today made her first statement regard ing her girlhood friendship for Mr. Taft to an Oregonlan man, who saw her at her son's ranch in the Lower Naches Valley, 10 miles from the city. Mrs. Hodge was much averse to talk ing, but said that since the President had brought her into prominence she would liko to state her side of the In cident "Mr. Taft and I grew up as children together in Cincinnati.'' she said, "and from our earliest days we were very good friends, and very dear friends. In one sense of the term we were sweet hearts, though most people have put an unfortunate Interpretation upon the word the President used. Mr. Taft was never engaged to anyone until he be came betrothed to Mrs. Taft, and I was never engaged to him, nor was there ever any idea of pur getting mar ried. Both Attended Same Church. "Our parents went to Mr. Livermore's Unitarian Church, and Mr. Taft and I moved In tl:e same circle. In fact we were very good friends and took a deep interest in each other and the President attended my -wedding, but merely as an old friend. 1 "During recent years Mr. Taft was very little at his Cincinnati home and I saw him but seldom. About a year ago I came West to visit my sons, who were then in Seattle, and they expressed a desire to go ranching. I bought this ranch for them, but just as It was pur chased, my oldest boy became interested in a Seattle taxicab company, and as it prospered, decided to stay with it. I came over here with my younger son, in tending to stay only for a visit, but I have stayed on and on since last March and possibly I will make this my home. "When I heard that Mr. Taft was going to be in Yakima I went down there1 to see him, and finally got my card to him, through the police lines, and he invited me Into his private car and introduced me to some Washington friends as an old sweetheart. I had no Idea he was going to mention it upon the platform. While I was there the committee came for him to go on his drive, but he asked them for a few minutes more, again speaking of me as an old sweetheart. "He seemed very tired from his trip and not at all like the boy and man I had known at home. I suppose being Presi dent of the United States wears a man out. but I am very glad that my old friend was so highly honored by the people and I am very proud of him." Will Made Court to Elizabeth. Though Mrs. Hodge, who was formerly Elizabeth Evans, did not say so in so many words, she gave the impression that possibly the President in his earlier days had regarded her in a different light from that in which she regarded him. At present she is living on a fruit and grain ranch of some 60 acres, which her son is managing. They have a neat but plainly furnished house thereon, every article of which speaks of refinement. Mrs. Hodge is a woman of refined and pleasing appearance, well educated, neatly dressed and probably nearly 50 years old. Her ranch Is In excellent condition and several workmen are employed under her son's direction. Agents for the Best Trade Butterick Patterns JUKI MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY 1000 Shapes in 25 Different Styles Selling Regularly at $3.95 Each TODAY, All Day, $1.79 silk line and moire, in black arid all rSenaalme an In colors. These two style Hats are the most desira ble and sought-after shapes for Fall. They are blocked in the latest French styles, representing the very latest thoughts of the leading foreign hatmakers In the assortment you'll find such a wide range of styles that no matter what preference you may have as to size or shape you will be certain to find it in this offering. These hats sell regularly at $3.50 to $3.95 each. This is the most important sale we have ever held in Untrimmed Hats in our Millinery department. HOMAGE GIVEN VESSELS HALF MOON AND CLERMONT GIVEN TO COMMISSION. Peary's Arctic Ship Roosevelt Is Given Prominent Place In Parade and Draws Applause. NEWBURGH, N. Y., Oct. 1. With the Half Moon and Clermont swinging at anchor off shore tonight against a background of illuminated warships and fireworks, Newburgh has rounded out one of the greatest days In her his tory. The vessels which have played so prominent a part in Hudson-Fulton week were formally turned over today to the keeping of the celebration's "Upper Hudson Commission" by Gener al Stewart L. Woodford, president" of the Lower Hudson Commission. The steamer Trojan, carrying members of the Legislature and state officials, was the first of the big river boats to ap pear. She was followed by the Robert Fulton, bearing- Governor Hughes and other guests. They were greeted by Mayor McClurg and ex-Governor Odell and were escorted by a detail of mounted troopers to the pier, where the formal transfer of the Half Moon and Clermont took place. By the time the parade was ready to start the streets were packed with a dense crowd. It was the first time in Newburgh's hlsory that the armed forces of a foreign country had pa raded the streets of the city, and when the Jackies from the Utrecht first swung into view along the line of march, they were received with en- thusiasm. The parade was similar to the one In New York Thursday. The sailors and marines from the United States scout and armored cruisers re ceived a great ovation. - When the men from the cruiser New York passed the revlewing-stand the spectators arose en masse and cheered them heartily. The North Carolina. Montana, Birm ingham and Salem were also enthusi astically received. It was not until after the second divi sion of the parade had paBsed the review lnf stand that the Roosevelt. Commander Peary's Arctic exploration ship, appeared far down the river with a tug alongside. She had been delayed by a mishap, but finally reached an anchorage unostenta tiously not far- from where the Clermont andJHaK Moon were lying. The Half Moon and Clermont, with their naval escort, will weigh anchor for Poughkeepsie, where another day of cele bration awaits them on Monday. LIGHTNING HITS MAGAZINE Bolt Strikes Stored Powder and Sev eral People Perish. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. The steamer Curarao. which arrived here today from the Mexican coast, reports that during an electrical storm. September 3. a pow der magazine In the City of Mazatlan Wfs struck by lightning. Several persons were killed by the ex plosion that followed. VISITORS TO THE EXPOSITION Will find rest and comfort for tired feet It they will shaktt Allen's Foot-Ease, an anti septic powder Into their nhoea before start ing out. Over a quarter-million packages of this world-famou preparation were sold during the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, and nearly as many at St. Louts. It cures tired, aching, swollen, perspiring feet while you walk. .10,000 testimonials. Get a U5c package of Allen's Foot-Ease today of any Druggist. Don't accept any substitute. r ! k H Led O Y7 XL 11 i IF? The Greatest Sale of Good Shoes Portland Has Ever Seen. 3000 Pairs of Shoes Sold the First Two Days and Still We Are Crowded to the Doors. 7000 More Pairs of Shoes to Go. TMENT FIRST COMERS GET BEST ASSO ' NOTHING BUT BARGAINS " Ladies' Hand Turns $4 Shoes Now $1.95 Ladies Hand Welts $4 Shoes, Now $2.35 Ladies' Patent Colts and Patent Kids, all color tops, now $2.35, regularly $5.00 Children's School Shoes at Less Than Factory Cost REMEMBER, THESE SHOES HAVE ONLY BEEN DAMAGED BY WATER AND ARE GOOD AS EVER FOR WEAR Men's and Boys' Shoes Are Going Fast and at Less Than Half-Price i STORE OPEN ALL DAY TODAY Doors Open Every Morning at 9:00 o'CIock OUR SHOE REPAIR FACTORY IS IN FULL RUNNING ORDER Open Evenings to 8- o'CIock During This Sale Only nrti Us Goodyear 144-146 Fourth Street, Between Morrison and Alder