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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1911. PAGE 3 SITilil 111 i II GIB i uses- IlilS DE MO. POODLE Threatened by the loss of priceless mineral resources, deprived of 'the benefit of Its rich coal fields, denied au eflclent form of government, and Its valuable fishing industry In the hands of a grasping monopoly, Alaska has presented one of the hardest problems which congress has faced during the past session. Already plans have been formed whlcli will make the problem one of the leading ones of the next session. During the agitation that has been tarried on furiously for several years this situation has resulted: The Cunningham eoal claims have heen canceled by Secretary' FiBher, Td the matter is pending in the war department. . ,. ..' Ryan has not received title from the, .government for locations undsr soldiers' scrip of land on the shores of the bay made tn the interest of Ryaa but It la said these lands cannot be denied him and that the delay has been merely a matter of official rou tine. Each of these locations extends for 160 rods along the bay but are not contiguous. The law provides that every alternate claim, 80 rods on the bay, shall be retained by the gov ernment. 4 Ryan had, the presumption tc f.Io a terminal railroad , claim of 40 r:c:;es, of the inferior department.- His ac- covering an entire frontage of ctj of tion saved to the people from the at- ithe government's 80 rod reserve liens, tempted grab o'f the Morgan-Guggeu- ("president Taft, "however, has sa t t'vai hulin syndicate, thousands of. acres of ( the claim is clearly against the law. .. hlh quality ; coar worth millions ot aour9;?t:'t'l''f Tr"!r:f bag surveyed a railroad right oTT.y, Alaska said today that the p.irtios seeking to grip Us wealth in a mon opoly are J. P. Morgan, the Gujn helms and a Londou firm. Close Bros. "Should ithe government give thfm ' a transportation monopoly in Alaska," declared the senator, "It would be one of the most stupendously rich money making propositions in the world. Even an Increase over rea sonable ratea of 10 ito 15 cents a ton would mean millions increase above ordinary profits. .The Interstate com merce commission has no control over rj'lroa'ds in Alaska. "Monopoly is not only charged but Is, admitted by these men as the ob jper they have In view. .They seek to comtrol not only land transportation but the ocean shipping and are now credited with being masters of' ihe great fisheries and large mercantile enterprises. It Is a private monopoly and they are seeking to extend It over vasit mineral Interests In Alaska. 'As a remedy I believe that the government', should . develop a large coal deposit for its own use and for publ'c distribution, it e'hould con struct a railroad from the mine to the coast aud operate a fleet ot steamers to come coal to our naval .stations PiMffi 1DTEB TO ! iyn mwrm UmU U U UUI.I about 27 miles long, from Controller bay to the coal fields In which the priceless deposits sought by the Cunr nlngham claims are located. i , There Is a general Impression that if Ryan and Ills backers build the rail road It will eventually pass to the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate. ; The syndicate owns the only rail- Urminal privileges for a railroad at j road in Alaska, with a length of about Controller bay, has not been consum-( 90 miles, and, when the Cunningham malted but the pospects seem to tavo claims seemed to be within reach, had his enterprise. , Congress passed a planned to build a short branch to the la- giving IRyan permission to build coal fields. The shore terminus is at a wharf over shallow water to a deep, Cordova, not a great distance from narrow channel In Controller bay. Cordova bay.' TH grant was subject to approval by Senator Polndexter (republican, of Secretary of War Stimson, however.. Washington), -who Is an authority on tio adequate law for the develop ment of the coal fields appears in the statute books, and, with vast supplies at hand, Alaskans must get their coal irom distant polntts even Australia. Secretary Flshef will recommend a practicable law to congress. Richard S. Ryan's attempt to ac quire from the government valuable onniTi Lllll 0 Cregon producers are Invited' this year by the immigration department of the Northern Pacific and the Great Nothsrn railways to compete for prizes In the American Land & Irri gation exposition, to be held In Madi son Square Garden, New York city, November 3-12. These railroad lines will transport free of cost all exhib its from the point offered to the plac? of exposition. James J. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Great North ern, has offered a $1,000 prize silver cup for the best 100 pounds of wheat grown in the United States In 1911 and exhibited at the New York exposi tion. This competition is open to any farmer in the United State3. Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pa cific, has offered 160 aere3 of first class farming land near Terry, Mont., on the line of the Northern Pacific as another prize. He will also give $50') for the best 25 boxes of appleB of any variety, or varieties, a single variety to the box. Competition for these priz es is open to the world. . Many. other prizes will be given for the best exhibit of corn. oat9. alfaKa. potatoes; hops and barley. The con ditions of the contest are contained In the prize cup bulletins, Issued by the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific. These bulletins have been furnished the; various ' commercial clubs of the state, where Interested growers may obtain them on applica tion. .' ' CD. Tii? cfiivsuT.ioa "ill coa!ru tor three days, closing Saturday. At the op-"r.'.r.g session today Governor Foas delivered an address of wel come, to which Nathan V. Mc Chesney of Illinois, the pr$:-!.-.lint of the Institute, replied. Cm of the features of the meeting will be a visit of the members to the various penal and correctional Institutions of tho city located in Boston and on some of the islands of Boston harbor. The Home Looks More When Papered and Decorated by fSIPtf ER SEW STOCK JUST RECEIVED " J N Phone Red 971 next door to Observer office. Home Independent Telephone Co. Long Distance Connection with the Entire Bell System - ers In the vitics li the Pacific states. In ithat way an effective curb could bri plact upon corporations ?' so engaged In t & production and dis posed to extort exorbitant prices frva the consumers. ' .' . , Present laws applying to AUska make the development of coad depos its impossible. An Individual Is per mitted to hold only 160 acres of cal land and It f.e'.-ma to be obvious tliifc an attempt to work on such a irull basjs icould result only in loss. : Bills Introduced In the senate by Polndexter, Works (republican, Cali fornia), and Jones (republican, Wash ington), present solutions of the prob lems. They are similar In respect to providing for strict, government con trol of railroad rates and the price to be charged to consumers. Pair re muneration to those engaged In the Industry but no monopolistic extortion are the points held in view by these senators. '..;..: ,;"-'-v'V v'' v'""v 'Senator Works' bill was written by Glfford Pinchot. ' Some of its points are that the secretary of ithe Interior may lease to a person not to "exceed 5,120 acres of coal land for a term of not over 30 years. A small royalty on the poduction 1b made payable to the government. Leases are .to be granted under the condition that the lessee "will not monopolize or un duly restrain the trade in coal and tha the lessee will proceed (to devel op the coal diligently., Full power la given the Interstate commerce commission to .fix the price at which the lessee may sell coal. nauiQ. inure unuid Lum j Build 8 Torpedo Boat Destroyers. Washington, Aug. 81. Contracts for the construction of eight torpedo boat destroyers, all of which will be built on the Atlantic coast, have been awarded by Acting Secretary of the Navy Wlnthrop. Each boat wljl liave a displacement of 1,010 tons and a speed of 29 knots. : t AM - UMMER Suggestions C3i sea 1 I I I I Take two-thirds of a glass of cold sparkling SAM-O, add one-third of I any of the following fruit juices: - Lemon, Orange Pineapple or Grape "Measure It right and mix It together If good for what alls yon la th,ls kind of weather." 1 1 4 1 ''I I TO Fortify Four Islands : , Washington, Aug. 31. The war de partment is considering plans for the fortification of one of the four Islands Naos, Flamenco, Perico and Cule bro lying pff the western entrance of the Panama canal which, the govern ment has purchased from the Padfic Mall Steamship company. ': It Is not known yet which of the four will ; b selected. . .;.-'??. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be reecived at the office of the - undersigned for the construction of cement walks, on Fir street from the O.-W, R. and N. right of way to Monroe avenue, and on North Fir street from Monroe avenue to W ave nue, same to be constructed in ac cordance with the plans and specifi cations on file in this office. The amount to be constructed on the above mentioned streets can be had by ap plying to this office, Certified check for 5 per cent of the amount bid. must accompany all proposals, which must be filed with 1 the recorder before fi o'clock p. m., September 6th, 1911. The council reserves ' the right io reject any and all bills'. ' y ; C M. HUMPHREYS. , , i ' ' a City Recorder. 8-31-ct : " ' BOXDSMEX NOTIFIED. AND CITY WILL COMPLETE SEWER. Service of Notice Some Time Ago Does Not Result Properly. . lyfLll llUI LUI " IKE BOOKS DELEGATION UEI'RESESTINO EN TERPE1SE VISITS OFFICE. Marsh?fld News; Ed Abernethy la manufactlng brick at Dora to sup ply the local demand, and will als use a large quantity himself In tha construction of a hotel, which he con templates building Immediately. S-1 ' V" OQ 3 ' ' m w ' Bssimm V: I fldueriising 0 All Books of ilome Independent Trie, phone Company Qpen to Men. P.uslenss men of Enterprise, repre senting the business calendar of En- Contractor B. S. Davis who was served officially with a notice two weeks ago that he must proceed to re- terpilee and the farmers of surround- palr the alleged faults of the city sew- ing district, last night and this moru er system or the city would assumed . lag went over the books of the Home the responsibility itself, was last night ' Independent Telephone company wl;h at the council meeting deemed to be , the cbject In view of establishing to making only a pretense at repairing ( th lr own satisfaction whether or not the work and his bondsmen will be, the tolls charged by that company In notified at once that the city will take Enterprise were right and Just and the work off his hands and , with the equitable. The visitation ot this dele balance due the contractor, construct gatlon came aa the possible solution a fine Jersey cow. 1302 B Avenue. Tho's. S. Harris, S-30-2t FOR SALE A desirable home, on rea sonable terms and easy payments; a nine-room house with acre ot land; good location. Address P. O. box 254, Wallowa, Or. (A. 19, S 19.) FOR SALE Dry chain wood In any quantity. S1.60 per cord at the Per ry yards. Grande Ronde Lumber company Pe.rry, Ore. C-15-tf and repair the project. ,r Sewers Badly Needed. Property owners are crying for sew ers and permission to hitch on to the trunk sewers. This cannot be allow ed because the project has not been accepted and R Is absolutely essential that the work be done before wlntr. Clty .Attorny Cochran is today pre paring a notification to the bondsmen protecting the city and Just as soon as It Is possible the sewer will be com pleted so that connections can be made. Some have , already without permission hooked on and there Is going to be some difficulty In adjusting the final test for the pipe must be laid dry and not show any run ot wa ter when accepted. '' ' White It is not known how much time the notice to the.' bondsmen will require In transit, It is likely that the city will not assume active control of the project for a week at least. , ; Rare Sport at Fair. Salem, Ore. (Special) With the horsemen racing against their own money as they are at the Oregon State Fair from September 11 to 16, there is bound to be rare sport. AU the classes haveJ filled and as a result the unusual spectacle of the drivers and owners racing for their own money coming from entrance fees is presented. Thi? insures hon est racing and the cards show that the fast horses have all been entered. . Secretary Frank M. Heath of the organization which has its track and exhibit grounds at Salem, Ore.. Is happy because of the showing made. He ha9 had the track improved and ft will not "cup"' as much as In former yar- The "doctor" reported that the fault of the track was because the clay mixture was dead. Some new clay was spread and as a result the track has been "regenerated"' into a last one, with the objections of vet eran horsemen nearljr removed. As a consequence all the clasp hav filled and everyone is waiting- for the ! . isVJ me iirsv race. y Governor Oswald West has prom ised to attend the races this year, and President L. W- Hill of the Great Northern Railway Company has as sured Secretary Meredith that he will be present on the closing- day, Sat urday, to participate in the Goad Roads Conference and demonstration, .; Altogether, it looks as if the Ore gon "State Fair, , with improved grounds and better track' and build ings, will be better than ever. Hardly a county is lacking in representation and the competition for prizes in the various exhibits will be Veen, prob ably unusrally so, in the stock show events, , , Reduced rates are in effect on all railroad lines for this exposition of the best that Oregon ha to offer. of the Enterprise telephone war when many telephones ' In Enterprise were cut out pending, a settlement. The othc towns of Wallowa county have already settled with the company and are vslng the telephones as before, b it Enterprise-will await a report from Its book committee before tak ing further action that wlir probably consist of returning to the Home In dependent service or building i line of its own. The report of the commit tee which was here last night will large'y determine further action. The books of the company were laid beforo the committee. . The cost of construction, the cost of maintenance, the tares and the gross receipts Were at the. the men ness affairs of Enterprise, went back with sccurate data on which to make a veport this week. . ,. ; , FOR SALE Two steated trap iu first class condition. Inquire Dr. A. L. Richardson. ' ' 8-4-tf . WAT ED Two or three rooms furn ished, or thre or four rooms unfurn ished. No children. Phone Main 735 8-22-tf CHINESE DOCTORS, CAN POS- , ITITELY CURE IOU. Those who are suf fering from dis eases .-which mnay other doctors hav pronounced incor ablf, now hove re lief In sight. York k York, the fara on Chinese doc tors, are now la- ! caled In Walla Walla. These mn, after years of tudy and) resa'ch In China, vrers ranted diplomas by the emperor, to ursae their practice of medicine. For centuries the Chinese have bea Acknowledge leaders In the practice f medicine, and many wealthy people aa naally go to that country In search of relief for ailments which doctors of disposal of the committee and jtIl,s country have pronounced Incapa n, who are influential ift bus!- ? permanent core. York & York use: nothing but pow erful roots and kprbs of demonstrate! medical value. These roots and herbs 'act gently on the system on direct con- "2 n, . . ' itrast to medicines nsnttlly glrthr? : To Discus Phases of Crime , Tpy fQn C01IMlIt(lI wlthont cogt Boston, Mass., Aug 31. Following ,Those residing out of the city can genii the meeting of the American Bar Ac for symptom blanks and free diagnosis .lflnt!nn tl.i Amorlnnn Inotltnln nf 111 i. i Criminal Law and Criminology op- ; YORK & YORK MEDICINE CO, " cned its third annual meeting here to-1 10 W. Main St. Walla - Walla, Wn. M .J ' t mm r Call M ain -EMit f1 Retail Department t umber, Lath, Shingles, Ruberoid Roof ing, Sash Doors, etc. George Palmer Lumber Co