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2 TIIE aiORXiyG OKEGOXIAy, WEDNESDAY. MARCH" 8, 1911.' ' . l.. , . 1 1 ALASKA CASES TO ENGROSS FISHER EETIEINQ SECRET AST Or INTERIOR, HIS SUCCESSOR AND PRESI DENT. WHO STOOD BY HIM IN CONTROVERSY. Coal Claims Will Come Up for Settlement Soon After He Takes Office. REPORT HEARD AT CAPITAL Attornrjr-Grntral YVkkerham Bo tent That Same Methods Fol lowed In Oik-sr-o Traction Coo-troYrr-tj He Adopted. WASHINGTON. March 7. It wii rs poritd tcnlar that aoon after Walter L. 'tshr. th new Secretary of tha In terior, takes offlte the Alaska Coal Und claims will be taken up for set tlement. After referrlDar to 31 r. Fisher's aerr ires In seurinar a settlement of the biz fraction fiaht In rblraao. a state ment srtren out at tJ) white House (wi on to sar that Attorney-General Wirkersham. who represented stock holders In t!-e 4'hlrajro traction flttht n. who visited Alaska last year at th- request of president Taft. has now sussested that the method of adjudicating- the Chlcaao controtrersr mlarht be adopted as an equitable basla for t.'ie settlement of the Alaskan coal land claims. In the statement. Mr. Fisher Is de clared to be a man whr.se Information on such sublets as Irrigation, reclama tion and water power sites la broad and comprerrnslve. In politics. It Is set out that he la a Republican of strong ronrl-tions but Independent action. ITMIKIt KHIF.XD OK PIXCIIOT rw Scrrrlarjr of the Interior I Staunch Coo serration 1st. rHICAOO. March T. Walter Lowrla Fisher, newly appointed Secretary of the Interior, has been one of GUford Ilnt'iiot's staunchest supporters In the tuatfr of rooaervatlon of natural re sources. He was president of tha Con sanation Ltazue of America, and la now vice-president of the National Conservation Association, which auc reded th teaarue. and of which Mr. I'tnchot Is president. Next July, on Independence dar. Mr. FUher will be 4) years olJ. Ha was bora In Whellns;. W. Va and received Ms education in the Marietta. O. College. and the Hanover. Ind.. Col lee." He waa admitted to the bar ZS years aa. and sine haa been In prac tice in Chics ko. He haa always taken a deep and active Interest In conservation, anil has been Identified with the so-called reform wins; of tha Republican party, lie was Instrumental In tha formation of the Municipal Voters League of Chi ra'ao. and waa its president In 10. His greatest fame comes from his work In assisting In reorganizing tha street railway out of chaoa In which tha lata Charles T. Terkes left It. Ho waa made special traction counsel for tha city five years ago. His plan of re organisation found few friends when first announced, but the attorney stood by his guns through tha courts and before the voters and brought It to a successful Issue. Heccotly Mr. Fisher waa appointed a member of President Taft'a commis sion to Investigate tha feasibility of regulation of stock and bond Issues of railroad. Mr. Fisher let vice-president of the National Municipal League, and a mem ber of the following clubs: University, City. Chicago. Literary. Cliff. Onwent rla. and Skokie Country. Ha belongs also to tha Chicago Historical Society. t FISHKR HMDS OF NEW JIOXOH New Interior Secretary Learn of Appointment From Newspaper. NEW TORK. March 7. Tha first In timation the new Secretary of the In terior bad that his appointment had been made public came to blm this evening when be bought a newspaper. Mr. Fisher gave out tha following written statement, which Is tha only quotation he would allow: 1 have no statement to make except that I have accepted this position with a deep appreciation of Its obligations and of the opportunities to accomplish practical and constructive work." . Wednesday night or Thursday morn ing Mr. Fisher plana to go to Wash ington, where be will perfect his plana for taking the oath and then continue to Chicago to wind up his personal af fairs. It la the general understanding among hla friends that ha first came to President Taft's notice when he was recommended by members of the Chi cago bar for a vacancy on the United States Supreme bench. No stress Is laid here upon the fact tiat Glfford Plnchot la now president of the National Conservation Associa tion, of which Mr. Fisher la a vice president, nor la It thought to give any hint of what poller he will pursue in his conduct of tha department. CHAPMAN KNOWS W. L. FISHER Commercial Clab Manager Would Invite New Secretary to City. C. C. Chapman, manager of the pro motion committee of tha Portland Com mercial Club, la Intimately acquainted with Walter L. Fisher, just appointed Secretary of tha Interior by President Taft. "Mr. Fisher Is a forceful and clean cut man. who delights In fighting tha so-called 'barnacle' In politics. said Mr. Chapman. I question whether he has Investigated Pacific Coast conditions In their relation to con servation. Irrigation and land pol icies, over which his department baa control, and 1 shall recommend to tha Commercial Club that an Invitation be. extended to blm to visit Portland as the city's guest. His tour of tha Coaat and his contact with tha men who are doing much to develop re sources cannot fall to Impress him with Oregon's claims In tha apportion ment of Irrigation funds, and views of our leading men relative to forestry and conservation. -Whatever Mr. Fisher's attitnde may be on these questions so-vltal to Ore gon, everyone who knows him will know his motive are of the highest, hla sympathies broad and his Intelli gence keen. Grant County Pioneer Woman Dies. JOHN DAT. Or.. March 7 (Special. Mrs. Martha D. Campbell, who came to Oregon In the early 'ills, died at tha home of her son. Oswell Campbell, Friday. She waa born In West Vir ginia la IMS. j . VI aw. X ife- rT-r i m a-. a - RALLIfJGER IS OUT Ill-Health Causes Secretary of Interior to Resign. W. L. FISHER SUCCESSOR Tart Gives Iltfch Praise to HeUrlng Member or CabinetSeattle Man Declare That He Will Prosecute Detractors. 'Continued From First Isa) tiona and to torture every circumstance, however free from detrimental signific ance, into proof of corrupt motive. -With the hypocritical pretense that they did not accuse you of corruption In order to avoid the necessity that even the worst criminal Is entitled to. to-wtt. that of a detlnltely formed charge of some misconduct, they show ered you with suspicion and by the moat pettifogging methods, exploited to tha public matters which bad no relevancy to an Issue of either corruption or In efficiency In office, but which paraded before a hysterical body of headline readers served to blacken your char acter and to obscure the proper Issue of your honesty and effectiveness as a public servant. "The result haa been a cruel tragedy. Tou and yours have lost health and have been burdened financially. The conspirators who have not hesitated In their pursuit of you to-' resort to the meanest methods. Including the cor ruption of your most confidential as sistant, plume themselves like the Phar isees of old. aa the only pure members of society actuated by the spirit of self sacrifice for their fellow men. "Every fiber of my nature rebela against auch hypocrisy and nerves me to fight such a combination and such methgds to tha bitter end. lest success In this Instance may form a demoraliz ing precedent. But personal considera tion for you and yours makes me feel that I have no right to ask you for fur ther sacrifice. Of course. It has been made evident that I was and am tha ul timate object of the attack: and to In sist, against your will, on your remain, log In office with tha prospect of fur ther efforts against you. Is selfishly to impose upon you more of a burden than I ought to Impose. "As I say farewell to you. let me re new my expressions of affection and slncerest respect for you and of my profound gratitude for your hard work, your unvarying loyalty and your ef fective public service. I hope and pray that success may attend you In your profession and that real happiness will come to you and yours when you re turn to that community where you Uva and whose members know your worth aa a man and a cttlsen and who will receive you again with open arms. "Sincerely yours. "WILB1AM H. TAFT." Balllnger's Letter Given. The previous correspondence with Mr. .Taft following Secretary of tha In terior Ballinger's original resignation, which baa been In tha bands of the president since January 19 and bears that date, foilowe: "My dear Mr. President I have thought over the talk we had last Sat urday. I am exceedingly grateful for your kind expressions of appreciation for my work and they certainly com pensate me In the largest measure for what I have suffered. "Tour attitude ' baa been a great source of comfort to me. And yet I feel that the condition of my health is such that I must ask to be relieved from office. I therefore again tender my resignation and ask you to accept It, "I should be untrue to all of my Im pulses If I did not seize the occasion to aay that I have, at all times, striven conscientiously to meet the obligations Imposed upon me and to serve you, the administration and the country to the best of my ability. I am deeply sensible of the unfailing confidence which you have reposed In me. under circum stances which have necessarily been trying to you. and the support and re spect which, you have never ceased to accord me. I shall always remember. "I am anxious to retire as soon as I can properly do ao. yet am unwilling to embarrass you. and therefore respect fully ask you to Indicate. In regard to tha matter, when It will best suit your convenience. "With every assurance of my highest regard, I am faithfully yours. "R. Jt. BALLINGER. "To the President, January IS, 1911." President Makes Iteply. To this, under date of January 23, the President replied: "Dear Mr. . Secretary : For reasons which have deeply Impressed themselves In my heart and mind. I would never consent to consider vour resignation on any ground that was based on tne good of the service or of helping me personally or politically, for such ground Is untenable by me. Only on the score of your health or personal convenience or to prevent further pe cuniary sacrifice on your part will I consider the possibility of accepting your resignation. "But not even on the latter grounds can I consider it until after Congress adjourns, until after all unjust attacks are ended, until after I have had tha benefit of your valuable and necessary aid during the remainder of a crowded session and until we have reached the calm period, which I hope will follow the political hurry and pressure and necessity for constant action and watching Incident to the close of a short session. Then I'll take it up and answer you at length. Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM H. TAFT." It was not until yesterday that Secre tary Bellinger renewed hla request for the acceptance of his resignation. He did so In this letter, dated March : "My Dear Mr. President As you fully appreciate. I entered the Govern ment service under protest and at great personarsaciiflce. "While occupying the office of Sec retary of the Interior my most earnest and conscientious attention has been given to the Interests of the Govern ment, and I feel that in constructive work and the advancement of the sub ject of publio service, under existing difficulties, I have nothing to regret In official administration except that my health - and financial Interests have greatly suffered to the extent that I cannot longer sustain the burden. "Your constant support has always been a source of consolation during all the vicissitudes of my term of service and I deeply appreciate the unfailing confidence you have reposed in me. I must: however, renew my appeal to be relieved as set forth In my letter of January 1 last and respectfully ask you to designate the time when my resignation ahall take effect, which I hope may be Immediately. I have the honor to remain faithfully yours. "R. A. BALLINGER." O'DEA TO BLESS HOSPITAL St. Joseph's Dedication Services to Be Sunday, March 10. VANCOUVER. Wash., March 7. (Spe cial.) St. Joseph's new 1150.000 hos pital will be dedicated on Sunday. March 19. by Right- Rev. Edward J. O'Dea. bishop of Seattle. Most Rev. Alexander Christie, archbishop of Ore gon, will also participate In the. dedica tion. Bishop O'Dea will give the bless ing of tha hospital, and Archbishop Christie will deliver an address. The order of the services for March 19 will be: Solemn high mass In St. James' Catholic Church at 10 o'clock In tha morning, with sermon by Arch bishop Christie. At 1 o'clock In the afternoon the bieswlng of the hospital will take place. Edlefsea 4x wood. ' FLOODS MENACING CALIFORNIA CITIES Tracks and Bridges Washed Out, Crippling Roads. Orchards Suffer FARMERS GIVEN WARNINGS WatsonvIIle and Large Section of San Jose Are 1'nder Water Landslides Blockade Southern Pacific's Shasta Route. SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. Follow ing . rain storm of unusual violence with a heavy fall of snow In the moun tains, railroads throughout Central and Northern California are experiencing difficulty In maintaining their sched ules. Considerable damage has been done in farm and orchard districts by high water, bridges have been washed away and flood conditions prevail In several cities. Landslides at Gibson and Thrall blocked trains on the Shasta route of the Southern Paclflo to the North and the carrying out of a trestle at Metz on the Coast division forced the company to divert traffic to the San Joaquin route. Washouts have been reported at Maxwell, Corning, Red Bluff and Wood land. In the Sacramento Valley, warnings have been aent out to farmers to take precautions against flood conditions. The storm has Inundated WatsonvIIle and put a considerable section of San Jose under water. The rainstorm was accompanied by a gale but there have been no reports of serious damage from this source. PlfiCHOT FIRST TARGET BALLINGER WILL SUE EX-FOK-ESTER FOR LIBEL. Collier's Comes Next, Then Others. New Evidence Promised Fisher Is Norton's CI mice. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 7. Secretary Ballinger has not yet definitely determined upon his plans for Instituting libel suits against his detractors, but It Is under stood he will open proceedings with a ult against Gifford Plnchot, . into which he will Introduce much evidence that has not yet come to the atten tion of the public He will also Institute salt against Collier's Weekly and possibly may ex tend his suits to others later on. He will first go to Seattle, however, and probably will perfect his arrange ments there. He will leave Washing ton as soon as bis successor arrives and takes the oath. It Is understood In Washington that the selection 'Of Mr. Fisher for Secre tary of the Interior was brought about largely by Private Secretary Norton, who Is to retire from the White House in a few years. Norton has been quietly working for some time to bring about the selection of a conservation ist for Secretary of the Interior and last Summer at Beverly inspired the story that Ballinger was to retire on September 15. That story was given tha Associated Press and other press associations on the asumptlon that Ballinger -would re gard It aa a faint, but. when Ballinger saw President Taft. he discovered that Norton's advice was purely gratuitous and did not reflect (he wishes of the President. GTNOPSIS , OF THE AKNCAL STATE MENT OF THE German Alliance Insurance Co. Of New Tork. In the State of New fork, on the 3st day of Drcen-ber, 1910. maae to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: Capital. . Amount of capital paid up... I Income. Premiums received during the year la cash ....$ Interest, dividends and rents received during tha yar. Income from other sources re ceived during the yesr Total Income f Disbursements. Losses paid during the year. .S Dividends paid during- the year on capital stock Commissions and salaries paid during the- year Taxes, licenses, and tees paid during the year Amount of all other expendi tures . .. Total expenditures 9 Assets. Value of real estate owned.... Value of stocks and bonds owned - 9 Loans on mortgases. and col lateral, etc Cash in banks snd on hand.. Premiums In course of col lection and in transmission. Interest and - rents due and accrued 400.000.00 &28.B63.0S 62.9S0.98 8.S1Z.T0 eOO.eM.TT 268.1 SO. OT 0.000.00 liS,49.2T 15.122.3T , tt.099.23 600,830.04 None 1,443. TOO.00 (11,000.00 38.823.S7 138.095.4T 4.A18.B0 Tctsl assets $ Total assets admitted In Ore goo f Liabilities. Gross claims ' for losses un paid ., Amount of unearned premi ums on all outstanding risks Due for commission and brokerage All other liabilities 1.T60.89S.2S 1.BT2.19S.8T 7S.49S.O0 413.898.29 S9.SSS.T1 10,000.00 Total liabilities 841.8r.2-97 Total Insurance In force De cember SI. 181TIK I34T.0ST J35.0O Business In Oregon for the Year. Total risks written during the year 341.572.00 Gross premiums deceived dur ing the year 12.831.88 Premiums returned during the year 2.000.4T Losses paid during the year... 3.943.17 Losses incurred during the year 8,501.17 Total amount of risks out- tandlnv In Oremn Decem ber 81. 1910 t 409.8SS.00 GERMAN ALLIANCE IKSURANCK COMPANY. " By WM. N. KREMER, President. Statutory resident renera agent .and at torney for service. Harvey Wells. Portland, Oregon. City agetta. Mall & Von Borstel, 104 Second street; J. M. Plttlnger, 119 Kll- insfwonn Ave. DETROIT MEN GIVE BAIL Four of Seven Accused , ot Alaska Coal Frauds Free. riPTPnTT. Mich.- Mamh T. Four of the seven men Indicted by the Federal IS i uu jw.j ....... j - - jrf - -- V of conspiracy to defraud the United States Government out of 48,000 acres of coal land in Alaska, valued at more than $50,000,000, appeared before Judge Swan today. They were Wilbur W. McAlplne. Arthur L. Holmes, McCurdy Lebau and Frank D. Andrus. all of De trolt. Pleas of not guilty were en tered and each was released on bond of $3000. CHICAGO. March 7. Investigation of alleged Alaskan mining frauds, fol lowing the investigation just complet ed at Detroit, will be begun by a Federal Jury here. It was learned today. MORMONS INVITE INQUIRY Smith Says Charges of Luring Away Girls Will Be Disproved. SALT LAKE. March 7. Referring to a London cablegram of yesterday, in which it was stated that Home Secre tary Churchill In the House of Com mons said that an exhaustive Investi gation would be made of a charge that missionaries of the Mormon Church were actively engaged In Inducing young girls to emigrate to Utah, Presi dent Joseph F. Smith, of the Mormon Church, said today: "We would heartily welcome such an investigation on the part of the British government. I sincerely hope that Home Secretary Churchill will carry the investigation to the end. It will do the church a vast amount of good and will set false charges at rest." $10,000 GIFT FOR HOSPITAL Ontario Commercial Club Subscribes Fund to Bring- Nuns There. ONTARIO, Or.. March 7. (Special.) At .1 mootlnsr of the Commercial Club tonight $10,000 was pledged toward the construction of a $20,000 Catholic Sis ters' hospital in Ontario. Father Cam po, private secretary of Bishop O'Reil ly, of Oregon, addressed the Commer cial Club, saying that nuns, now In Chicago, were willing to come to On tario if a suitable offer was submit ted. This offer was considered satis factory by Father Campo and waa tele graphed to Chicago tonight. The hospital is to be built of bride and will occupy an entire city block. It is to be ready for occupakn by Fall. " 1 v? P,Tor' Band r". r 44 "t l J .! i,m Victor Minstrel Company on the other aida Victor Double-faced Records are economical and convenient. Two de lightful selections on one record and al most at the price of one. Victor Double-faced Eecords are of the same high quality as Victor Single-faced Records and have the same pure, sweet musical tone. Come and hear.4them. Victor Double-faced Records, 10-incli 75 cents; 12-inch $1.25. Wholesale and Retail Sherman Ipa7& Co. 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Special. r 1 Elastic Belts 19c Regular to 75c About three hundred elastic Belts put on the center tables for fast selling. Gome down and pick them out. All colors and many 1Q. kinds of buckles. Special for two days Handbags at $1.39 . You will no doubt be surprised at the price we are selling these bags. There is not a bag that is marked to sell at less than $1.50, most of them are $1.76 and $1.85 bags. . Two days' 39 Corsets at SOc Sold at to $2 Just the kind of corset for around the house; many are considered good for even dress. They are all broken sizes, but many different lines have been placed on sale. You will be abl to select your Cn size from this lot. Sold up to $2.00 regular special Infants' Wear on Special Sale for Wed nesday and Thursday Space will not permit us to mention all the prices of the different articles we have to offer you for these two days' selling. CHILDREN'S DRESSES. .. .20 PER CT. OFF CHILDREN'S SWEATERS. 20 PER CT. 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