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TITE MORNING OREGOXTAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913. y OREGON CITY IN IS SHOT FOR DEER George Bingham Slain Near Trail While Hunting in Southern Oregon. SLAYER'S NAME NOT GIVEN Victim Was Member of Hunting Party In Search of Bljj Game. Widow and Three Chil dren SurrlTe. MEDFORD, Or., Oct SO. (Special.) George Blngnam, or Oregon city, was mistaken for a deer near Trail Thurs day morning about 11 o'clock, and ac cording to reports received, was killed. Bingham was a member of a hunting party, but It is not known by whom he was shot. After the shooting Bing ham was taken to a ranch house, and the news telephoned to the Sheriff. An Inquest will be held tomorrow. This is the second tragedy during the present deer hunting season in Jackson County, Elmer Conger, of Jack sonville, having been killed in the Dead Indian country ten days ago. This second victim was the uncle of Perl Bingham, a well-known busi ness man of Medford. HUNTER GOXE SIXCE OCTOBER 2 Man Mistaken for Deer Was Owner of Pacific Soda Works. OREGON CITT, Or., Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) The news of the death of George Bingham was a shock to the family here when informed of the acci dent by The Oregonian correspondent. Mr. Bingham, who is owner of the Pacific Soda Works, left here October 2, as . ishls wont, on his annual hunting trip, with a party generally made up from the starting point in or about Medford. So far as known he was the only Oregon City man in the party. He is survived by a widow, two daughters and one son. The daughters are Mrs. Guy Causey, Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Richard Durrell, of this city. The bod, Jacob Bingham, is IS years old. Mr. Bingham was well to do and the family Is one of the most prominent in Oregon City. HAY NEARLY ALL SOLD WALLOWA FEEDERS EXHAUST AVAILABLE CROP. which closed yesterday, was remark able in that every one of the 365 teach ers of the county, exclusive of the Sluslaw District, which had its own institute, attended at least the required 16 hours of the sessions here. The institute heard the announce ment of State Superintendent Churchill of a course in high schools for the study of the occupations, with a view to Interesting students in some line of activity and giving them a goal toward which to work in framing their courses. The institute heard also the condemnation of the one-teacher school. by Dr. Joseph Schafer, of the University of Oregon, and his outline of a plan for consolidated union schools, which in time shall become Junior high schools. This plan so impressed the teachers and the patrons of the schools that they went on record as favoring the presentation of the subject- before the Legislature. To this end County Superintendent Moore was directed to name a committee of three educators and three patrons of the schools. He announced the committee as follows: Joseph Schafer, chairman; C. L. Thomas, Santa Clara; Miss Gpldie Van Bibber, Mapleton; J. C. Stevenson, Eugene; J George Johnson, Junction City, and C H. Haight, Saginaw. WILEY STILL SDUCHT VAXCOTJVER MAX SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIRED HIS PROPERTY. RULING ROILS WEST Denial of Lieu Lands for Schools Provokes Governor. TITLES MAY BE AFFECTED Following Advices From Washington Pursuant to Conferences of Rep resentative With Officials, Ex ecutive Makes Statement. Money Raised by Sale of Stock After Restraining Order Is Issued by Court. . VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. SO. (Spe eial.) Though nothing, has bee learned of the whereabouts of Frank Alfalfa Starts at $5 and Mounts Rapidly to $10, While Timothy Rises In Sympathy. ENTERPRISE, Or, Oct. SO. (Spe ci.il.) A hay shortage threatens vVl lowa County before Spring. Diversified farming has led to the production of slightly less hay in the southern part of the county than in the old days, before the railroad came. Now stock feeding la developing on a considerable scale, and all the hay available will be needed for this purpose. McCully & Rumble, who will feed 10,000 or more sheep at Joseph, con tracted a sufficient supply early in the season. Recently Jay H. Dobbin and Fred W. Falconer rented the large feeding sheds built last year by C. P. Ragsdale on Lower Prairie creek, and began preparations to fatten 5i00 sheep there. One of their first moves was to scurry over the farming lands ad joining and buy all the bay available. As the matter now stands there is hardly any hay for sale in all the lower part of the county. The price of alfalfa started at J 5 a ton. A number of farmers rold at that price. The figure has gone up stead ily until now the few men who have any alfalfa talk about $10. Timothy, of which this county pro duces a very choice grade, is also soaifng, in sympathy with the general market at Portland. Several carloads of timothy will be shipped from fiis city this week. DETAILS 0FFRAUD GIVEN Ex-Clerk in A aval Pay Office at Seattle Testifies. SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct 30. In the trial today of Edwin F. Meyer, Emar Goldberg. W. A. Corder and E. Silver stone, charged witn conspiracy to de fraud the .United States. J. A. Kettle Well, ex-chief clerk in the Navy pay office in Seattle, testified. He gave details of a scheme whereby he per sonally, after receiving calls for cer tain supplies from the Navy-Yard, sub mitted bids under the name of a ficti tious firm, awarded the contract to himself and then filled the contracts. The Navy-Yard having made a requi sition for Ferro-Managanese, Kettle well advertised for bids, slit open the envelope containing one of the genuine bids, put in a fraudulent bid, awarded the contract to himself, and then sent to Colorado for the material with which to fill the contract. The defendant, Meyer, was equally Implicated with him, witness testified. Kettlewell was convicted on con (p.'racy to defraud some time ago, and has served a term in Jail. BOOTLEGGERS ARE TARGET Lewis County Attorney to Carry On Vigorous Campaign. CHEHALIS. Wash., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) Since the last election, when all of Lewis County outside of the incor porated towns was voted dry. there have been numerous arrests for boot legging. County Attorney Cunning ham has announced that a more vigor ous campaign than ever before is to be instituted against the illicit business. Most of the trouble comes from Mesklll, Dryad, McCormick and other points on the Chehalls & South Bend branch. To tal fines aggregating a large sum have been collected from guilty parties. t This week Justice Westover had an other case of this sort against W. E. Rusk, and the latter paid a fine of $20 and $6.05 costs. Rusk was captured at the local depot Monday night by Sheriff Foster, and a quantity of liquor in his possession was seized. Recently Rusk was fined $90 and costs at Fe Ell. V " 1 v t"7 4 1 ft Frank O. Wiley, Sought by Sher iff of Clarke County. . O. Wiley, who is supposed to have burned his home and outbuildings, .near Manor, Tuesday night, it is believed that he is yet alive and a sharp look out is being kept for him by the Sher Iff and his deputies. - A week ago a restraining order was served on Wiley to prevent him from selling the personal property on the farm, but it is said that he disposed of nearly $1000 worth of cattle and farm produce before the order was served. Had he intended to end his existence, it is held, he would not have cared anything about getting so much money. The day the order was served. Wiley sold some pigs to a resident of this city, with whom he discussed, his fam ily trouble. , The organ and cupboard, which the neighbors took out of the burning building and carried 200 feet away from the fire, were burned later In the night. It is thought by those who were there that Wiley was in the vicinity when his home and barn were burning. POLK GRAND JURY CALLED Report of Body Which Convenes1 To day Looked For Saturday. DALLAS, Or., Oct. 30. (Special.; The Folk County grand Jury will con vene at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The same grand Jury that sat In the August term of court will act this week and it is expected that the report of that body will be ready by Saturday, when Circuit Judge Holmes will arrive from Tillamook and accept its report. On the following Wednesday, when the regular Jury convenes, a new grand jury will be selected to sit prior to the February term and the old grand Jury will be discharged. The present grand Jury consists of M. A. Burch, foreman; W. J. Barker, W. F. Gilliam, J. H. Grounds, T. B. Stone, George C. Smith, Jr., J. C. Zinzer. Several cases are coming up for con sideration. There are now in Jail two men alleged to be guilty of larceny of geldings, one alleged forger and an al leged wife deserter. WATER COMPANY ELECTS Stockholders of Glacier Irrigating Company Hold Meeting. HOOD RIVER Or., Oct. SO (Spe cial.) At the meeting of the stockhold ers of the Glacier Irrigating Company, one of the last formed co-operative concerns of the Upper valley, the lat erals of which were only completed last year, the following board of di rectors was elected: P. H. Mohr, J. O. Hannum, George H. Miller. J. F. Can- dee and George Monroe. Because of the numerous streams pouring down from the glaciers of Mount Hood, water is cheap in the Upper Valley, where this year, be cause of the quantity of water, a great deal of hay was grown. LANE TEACHERS BACK PLAN Consolidated Union Schools Meet With Favor, Committee Xamed. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 30. (Special.) The Lane County Teachers' Institute, CAR CANVASSJ3EING MADE St. Johns Expected to Take Proml- ' nent Part In Bridge Parade. ST. JOHNS. Or- Oct. 30. (Special.) A special committee from the St. Johns Commercial Club started out today to Interview owners of automobiles with view to having them enter the in terstate parade in Portland next Sat urday. So far the committee is meet ing with much encouragement and fa vorable responses. 'We want to make as good a show- ng as possible, saia secretary tinier this morning, "both at the parade and at the banquet in North Portland Sat urday night. We have reserved 50 plates for the banquet." Workmen's Act Aids Widow. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) Through the workings of the Washington workmen's compensation act, the widow of Charles McRoberts, who was killed at the Inman-Foulsen camp Monday, will be safeguarded against want while she is rearing her four small children. The woman will receive $35 a month from the State until her children reach the age of IS years. SALEM, Or., Oct 30. (Special.) Governor West, in a written statement today declares that not allowing the state's indemnity school selections in lieu of school selections in forest re serves would cloud title to hundreds of thousands of acres and much confusion be the result. The statement is In con nection with dispatches from wasn- lngton, D. C, regarding conferences ny Senator Chamberlain and Miss Fern Hobbs, the Governor's private secretary, with Assistant Secretary of the in terior Jones and Land Commissioner Tallman about 15,000 acres of such land being in Oregon. 1000 of which have been surveyed. ) Governor Gives Oat Statement. The Governor's statement is as fol lows: The controversy covered by a recent news dispatch from Washington is over the question as to whether the state shall be permitted to surrender certain surveyea school sections within the boundaries the Federal forests and select other land in lieu thereof. The compact entered Into with the Fed eral Government the time the state was admitted to the Union provides: "Sections 1 and 36 in every township of public lands In the state, and where either of said sections, or any part thereof, has been sold or otherwise disposed of, other lands equivalent thereto and as contiguous as may be shall be granted to said state for the use of the schools." By an act of Congress approved February ?S, 1891, It was provided: "Lands of eoual acreage are . . . here- bv aDoroorlated and granted and may selected bv' said state . . where sec tlons 1 or 3S are . . . Included within anv . . . reservation." Th danartment. according to informs Hon received from Washington. Is Inclined to follow a ruling of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington State vs. Whit nev M20 Pac 116). Tn this case the court held that the school s-rant was a present one, and upon the tata's adontlon of Its constitution affirm lnr the enabling act. the grant took effect as of its date and passed the entire title of the United States to the land so granted. The Court also held that Congress could not bv subseauent enactment change th provisions of the grant as made In the enabling act. Loss Declared Necessary Basis. Tr the Interior Department takes the same view of the question it will hold that title to all surveyed school sections passed to the state at the time of the approval of the survey, .and such sections, should they ha Included within the boundaries of th Federal forest, do not become valid basis for Indemnity selections, for to become valid basis there must be a loss, and this case, title having passed to the state at tha time of survey, no loss occurred that the act of 1891 was general In Its nature and did not and could not change the provisions of the grant made In th enabling act. While the following or tne aDove runng ay appear to be the proper course to pur sue, the interior .Department win una neon In hot water If It attempts It, for thou sands and hundreds of thousands of acres of Indemnity lands have been patented to tha aeveral states, and in lieu of surveyed school sections within the boundaries of forest reserves. Title to all of these selected lands would Immediately become clouded and there is no telling where the matter would end. The department will find that very few of the Oregon unpatented selec tions are based upon surveyed sections and we will, therefore, not be seriously anecteo In this direction. Should the Interior Department ronow the above ruling It will also find that will be bound to uphold the contention of this office, made in a recent appeal taken from a decision of the Commissioner or th General Land Office, rejecting a state se lection on the ground that the selected lands were found adaptable to power pur poses, that Congress could not confer th power upon the Interior Department to withdraw from entry tnrougn executive or der lands which had bsen selected by the state In strict compliance with the terms of the school grant, as contained In th compact entered Into between the state and the Federal Government at the time the state was admitted to the Union. Boise basin, has caused widespread speculation and the identity of the com pany making it has not been made known. The Barber Lumber Company offered $100r000 for the timber. The mysterious bid of $101,000 by Edward Snow, a local attorney, on behalf of his client was immediately after the Barber bid and the latter company would not meet It. Both were taken under con sideration for 30 days, with the Barber bid, although the lowest, the favorite. The main inducement for the state to place the timber on the market was because representations had been made to it by the Barber Company that it it secured the timber it would start activity at once at its big mill north of the city, which has been Idle for seven years, employs 600 men and invest $1 000.000 in a railroad from the mill to the Boise basin, where the timber is lo cated, a distance of about 30 miles. The Land Board offered to accept the Barber bid if that company would agree to the deed to the timber being placed In escrow and not released until such a time as the state concluded the com pany, through building activities, in tended to proceed with the railroad and opening its mills. After a number of delays the com pany offered to put up a $5000 cash bond with the state to complete the railroad within three and one-half years, work to commence on the road in two years. The Land Board refused to accept the offer. It is now believed generally that the state and the Barber Lumber Company are farther apart than they were be fore. Li ODOR CAMPAIGN WARfil BOTH FACTIONS CREDITED VIC TORY AT THE DALLES. SEATTLE TO ADD UNIT EXTENSION OP MUNICIPAL LINE WILL BE TJP IN COrNCIL. Condemnation of Competing: Line Considered Too Slow and Par. allcl Track Is Proposed. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct 30. (Special.) An ordinance providing for the con struction of a second division of the municipal street railway will be in troduced at Monday's Council meeting by Councilman - Erlckson. The route will be Fourth avenue south and Jack son street to Dearborn street, thence to Rainier avenue and paralleling the tracks of the Seattle, Renton & South ern Street Railway to Columbia. City or possibly beyond that point. When the voters ratified a municipal street railway bond issue of $300,000 in 1911 three propositions were approved. The first of these was to acquire the old Renton line by condemnation, the second to jmrchase the line at a fair valuation and the third to parallel the line by constructing a new one. Mr. Erlckson said today that the question of condemnation has been threshed out and It is conceded that to acquire the road in this manner might Involve several years' litigation. The purchase provision has been under con sideration more than a year and practi cally no progress has been made. There remains in the municipal street railway bond Issue about $430,000. This sum Mr. Erlckson believes will be ampe to build a new line at least as far as Columbia City. DIVORCEE OF WEEK WEDS Wedding at Seattle, Wash., Echo of Albany, Or., Case. ALBANT, .Or.. Oct. 80. (Special.) Ethel Hopkins, of Albany, who was married to John T. Long, of Eugene, n beattle yesterday as reported in last night's press dispatches secured divorce from Harry Hopkins in the State Circuit Court here only a week ago. The decree was entered Octo ber 23. Under the laws of Oregon she could not have secured a marriage license in this state until after the expiration of lx months from the date of the decree. IMBER SALE IS DUBIOUS Hitch Manifested in Disposal. Idaho Holdings. of BOISE. Idaho. Oct. 30. (Special.) The mysterious bid offered at the state timber sale held In this city recently. when the state put up at auction its timber holdings, 12.760 acres in the Women Almost Double Number of Voters, but Saloon Men Do Not Fear Result. THE DALLES, Or., Oct. SO. (Spe cial.) With practically everyone In this city debating the prohibition ques tion, speeches by spellbinders on the streets every afternoon, more oratory In the evening at Indoor mass meet ings, and a flood of literature through out the city, voters here are in the throes of a real campaign. Never be fore has such a hot and strenuous bat tle been waged here. The Prohibition ists are confident that the local option election next week will terminate in a "dry" verdict, and those who are op posed to prohibition are equally sure that the balloting will be as they would have it go. Prohibition was defeated in The Dalles in November, 1910, by 651 to 447. There are now 1885 eligible voters. Of this number 818 are women. The voting strength' of the men practically Is the same as it was at the 1910 elec Three years ago the prohibition Issue was a statewide proposition, and many who favored It under those conditions are opposed to local option. The saloon forces believe that prohibition senti ment is not strong enough among the women to swing the verdict to the "dry" side. Five of the local ministers, who are working strenuously and taking an active part in the prohibition ranks. will deliver temperance sermons in the churches of the city Sunday morning. They will exchange pulpits. IS RECEIVER OF VANCOUVER BANK PROTESTS AGAINST SALARY. M. B. Kies Thinks $175 Monthly Is Too Much, in View of Length of Time Settlement Needs. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 30 '(Spe cial.) 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