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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 13, 1902.
FIR WOOD WINS OUT
Test Proves It Ail Right for
Use in Battle-Ships.
EQUALS SOUTH'S YELLOW PINE
rVnvj- Driiiirtmciit Heretofore Hn
leil TIiin Lumber Alutont Ex
clusively Xor t Invent Timber
Superior in .Muny 'Was a.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 11. The Govern
ment tests of Washington fir. which were
called for over a year a;jo by Senator Fos
ter, have recited in a victory for the lead
ing lumber product of the Pacific Xorth-ivt-st.
In aJi essential qualities the Navy
iJepartment finds, alter a most thorough
investigation and scientific tests, that fir
t'tuals the Southern yellow pine, which
hi heretofore been used almost exclu
sively in the construction of battle-ships
and naval vessels. The conclusions sum
marized are as follows:
Flm Strt'nsth. Douglas fir is RPnerally equal
tu yAow nine, and superior to it in some es
:ntll points.
S-cend Elasticity: Douglas flr Is decidedly
nww elastic than yellow pine.
Third Toughnres. Douglas nr Is far sujKTlor
to yellow jijne as regards toughness.
Fourth AVsrlng qualities Yellow pine is su
Ierior to Douglas fir, especially when moisture
Is pn-Fent.
Fifth Lasting qualities: Yellow pine Is supe
rior to Dougtat llr on account of the greater
amount of pU"h it contains.
Sixth Douglas Jlr i lighter than yellow pine
In the ratio of US to 33.
Bevf nth Douglas fir contains loss pitch and
rln than ellou pine in the ratio of 2S to 35.
Eighth Fire-proofing either yellow pine or
Douglas fir lias no deleterious effct. as re
gard trength Thl Is contrary to thf gen
eral twtler. but in particular cases where the
contrary has ben notl, the wood probably
lias not been properly treated. The samples
ued In these teat were treated by the electric
fire proofing proces. and presumably were sub
jected to the full treatment required by thee
specifications.
Ninth Douglas flr Is a satisfactory wood for
uee on naval vessels for all purposes where
yellow pine would be suitable. It can be satis
factorily substituted for white pine for most
purposes on lxwrd ship: and It can be used even
in lieu of hard wood, if suitably sawed and
selected.
Tenth Although somewhat inferior to yellow
Tine in wearing qualities. If properly treated.
It Is suitable to use. on ship's decks; and the
difference between It and jellow pine i no'
j-ulRclent to account for the difference In wear
that has been had In certain cases on war ves
pls decked with "Oregon pine," nor to coun
terbalance th eeot of yellow pine on this coast.
Eleventh For all purposes. It is essential
that it be thoroughly air-easoncd to secure
the !et results.
Credit for Hiivinpr Tent Mode.
When the question of building a battle
ship on Puget Sound was taken up Sena
tor Fofiter. who is extensively engaged in
the lumber buMnoss. mnde detailed in
quiry at the Navy Department with rer-
rence to the quality of the lumber used.
He found that Southern yellow pine prac
tically held a monopoly, and as a result
of his original inquiries he was Informed
that the Navy Department considered fir
too toft and spongy. In view of the Sen
ator's intimate knowledge of the strength
and durabll.ty of flr. this statement was
ridiculous, and a further examination and
invotJtiRatlon was demanded. The results
of Senator Foster's Investigations were
.xnnvanicated to lumbermen of the North
Ave.t and Victor H. Beckman. secretary
of the Puget Sound Lumber Manufactur
ers Association, and also Frank B. Cole,
editor of the West Coast and Puget Sound
Lumberman. The Pacific Lumber Trade
Journal al.-o joined In advocating that the
tests be made, and about this time Sena
tor Foster made an extensive report on a
bill providing an appropriation of 54O.OO0
to carry on Government tests of mer
chantable woods of the United States in
Fvneral. If the tests- made at the Puget
Sound Navy-yard are considered satis
factory, no further appropriation will be
aked for for an authoritative Government
test and report thereon. The strength and
durability of fir have been known to the
lumber trade for many years, and in the
construction of cars and bridge building
purposes flr has come to the front In pref
erence to all other classes of lumber. In
this connection it will be noted that the
teste conducted by the Navy Department
show that fir Is more suitable than what
is known as "hard wood." This carries
out the decision of carbuilders of the
country who have been substituting fir for
oak. finding it lighter and much stronger
and more durable.
Mnde nt INicet Sound Xnvj-Ynrrt.
Naval Constructor Frank B. Hlbbs. of
the Puget Sound Navy-yard at Bremerton,
under whose direction the tests were con
ducted, reports that he finds the various
woods referred to as yellow flr, Douglas
Jlr. Oregon yellow pine, Oregon pine, etc.,
refer to the same species of timber, known
throughout the Pacific Northwest and
among lumbermen as flr. He also reports
finding timber on highlands of finer grain
and containing more pitch than on low
lands. No samples of flr from Oregon, or
what Is known as Oregon pine, were sub
m'tted In the competitive tests. He then
adds:
"The grain of Washington flr is most
rronotuiced. The pitch flber is exceed
ing. y hard, dense and tough. Its struc
ture Is remarkably uniform and symmet
rical. The voody material between the
fibers is comparatively soft, consequently
there Is a great deal of shrinkage. In
Ja-t. unless this material is thoroughly
dried It Is- not fit for any finished work.
KUn-drjing. although generally not ad
visable If it can be avoided. Is particu
larly objectionable In this wood, as a
large percentage is liable to be lost, due
V shrinkage, warping and splitting, to
sav nothing of the destruction of the life
of th- wood, due to the loss of its pitch.
A'r-seasoned flr. however, is hard and
tough, and when properly seasoned It can
be used for the finest work under almost
ar.y conditions, never p!itt!ng or warping
and taking a high fini-h. This wood is
bvlng used for sash and doors with excel
1 nt taiccess, th only condition being that
It should be thoroughly air-seasoned."
TrnsiKVemc nemllnf? Test.
A detailed summary of the tests Is as
follows-
a The Douglas flr air-dried and yellow pine
a'r-drted bow very close results, w Ith a slight
lj higher average for the latter
b The characteristic curves show the yellow
I'lne te be the stlffer. that is. it did not deflect
co much as the fir. '
ci The yellow pine broke very short com
pared with the flr, which generally gave a long,
fibroM fracture.
d) The fire-proofed yellow prne stood more
strain than either the air-dried yellow pine or
the fir.
o Fire-proofed flr stood less strain than the
natural wood.
f) Samples with horlrontal grain stood, on
tho whole, better than thos with vertical or
diagonal grain, although those with vertical
grain were tlffer.
g) The air-dried Douglas flr stood better
than the kiln-dried, and the latter better than
the "green."
Tensile Tctn.
'a) Although, as previously described, the
shape of the test piece adopted was found sat
isfactory for practically all the tensile tets.
there were a few instances In which a soft.
fine-grained piece of Douglas flr would abso
lutely refuse to break In the test part: It Is
r-rohable that If these pieces could have been
broken the average would have shown higher.
fb) The flr generally showed a break of scat
tered fibers over the entire length of the par
allel test portion, while the yellow pine brok
shorter In every way.
(c) The characteristic curves of this test show
what might be taken for deflection: but this Is
almost altogether due to tho tight lnf up of
the clamps on the cone and the compression of
the wood within them.
d) The results of this test are much In favor
of Douglas flr. as compared with yellow pine.
(e) The kiln-dried Douglas fir stood this test
better than the "green." and the latter better
than the air-dried.
f) In both cases, the flre-proofcd wood stood
better than the natural wood.
g) In the tensile tests across the grain, test
pieces were cut in pairs from the same stick in
order to find the difference, if any. between
the strength when pulled apart with the grain
parallel to the line of pull, and when at right
angles to It The results show but little differ
ence In this resject. and the general results
show slightly In favor of yellow pine.
Coinpreixlon Test.
fa) In the compression tests, the wood was
compressed to destruction, and the average re
sults are remarkably uniform In both the
Douglas fir and the yellow pine, with the ex
ception that the flrc-proofed fir was below the
average.
(b) Vertical grain pieces gave the best re
sults in this test, although not to so great an
extent as might be supposed.
(c) From tne characteristic curves. It will bo
seen that the ultimate stress Is about double
that at which the wood began to faH.
(d) The results of the end-compression tests
show the Douglas flr to be superior to yellow
pine.
(e) The principal difference In the fractures
wa that, while the fir crushed from end to
end fairly square across the piece or bulged
symmetrically at the slde.s and split, the yel
low pine Invariably gave way In a diagonal
line from top to bottom, and In two cases in
a double diagonal, showing as four triangles
laid together.
Column Tesitn.
(a) The ends of the samples were somewhat
I
Although six grain ships have departed from Portland since February 1, and the fleet In
port has received no additions', the fleet in the harbor below the Alhlna ferry is still of
pretty good proportions. The big steamship Indravelli, lying In midstream. Is the center of
attraction at present. Near her, in addition to the regular grain vessels, are the meamshlp
flattened under the presxure, and the apparent '
deflection before failure on the characteristic
curve is Inaccurate to this extent.
(b) Practically all test pieces broke In the
middle of their length diagonally through: the
exception being two pieces that split from end
to end, two that broke In two places three or
four Inches apart, and one that crushed at the
lower end.
(c) The results of these tests show the Doug
las flr to be superior to the yellow pine for
l.cth the flrc-proofed and the natural wood.
(d) The flr showed a fibrous break, while
the yellow pine broke short; in two cases the
speclments of yellow pine flew out of the ma
chine when the fracture occurred.
Torxlonnl Test.
(a) In these tests, the yellow pine specimens
or the a-erage curled slightly more stress
than the Douglas fir: but, as will be seen from
the characteristic curve?, they invariably gave
nay with less twist than the fir.
(b) Thf yellow pine generally split lnto large
spalN. vhile the fir disintegrated Into a" bun
dle of filers ind twisted much farther before
parting. This shown in the photograph.
Shearing Tests.
(a) In these tests, the Douglas fir stood the
bettor comjared with the yellow pine, and
showed irore tenacious fractures; a large num
ber of fine fibers holding between the edges
of the breaks, while the yellow pine showed a
clean break
(b) The flrc-proofed and natural wood were
ery close togt-ther In these tests, but the flrc
proofed yellow pine stood more than the nat
ural. Alirniilve Test.
(a) These tests were carried on for 15 hours
in the drill press, as previously described, each
sample being fixed on the table for one-half
the time.
(b) When the speed was slow, the Douglas
flr stood better and wore less than the yellow
pine.
(c) t'pon Increasing the speed and kfplng
the temporal ure down with water, the yellow
pine stood the better.
(d) The sand-blast test shows a slight ad
vantage of j-ellow pine o-er Douglas fir. al
though the fire-proofed flr stood better than
tho fire-prrofed fir or the natural flr.
(e) The specimens both showe-d an advantnge
of horizontal grain over the vertical grain In
this test, which was to be expected.
(f) The action of the sand blast on the two
woods Is Interesting. In the case of the yel
low pine, the surface was worn away evenly,
breaking Into line chips. In the Douglas fir.
the pitch rings would stand out half an Inch
and over, wearing but very slowly, while the
woody matter between them was cut away
rapidly: so that the percentage of loss does not
Indicate the actual wearing of entire surface.
(g) This Indicates the extreme hardness and
toughness of thec pitch fibers.
THIRTY-SIX UNDER FIRE.
Applicants for Tenchers' Certificates
Aiinwer Questions.
The examination of applicants for state
and county teachers certificates com
menced yesterday at the Park School, be
fore the County Board, consisting of
County Superintendent Robinson, Princi
pal D. A. Grout, of the Park School, and
F. Glafke. Jr., ex-prlnclpal of the Harrison-street
School.
There are ZC applicants for county cer
tificates, 33 women and three men. and 14
applicants for state certificates, all women
but one. The great majority of them
belong to Multnomah County. Some are
teachers whose present certificates will
expire before the next examination, but
the greater number are taking their flrst
examination, among these being several
pupil teachers from the public schools of
this city. The greater number of the
applicants are In the early 20s. a few in
their teens, and one or two are upward
of 30 years of age. They were all getting
through with their work j-esterday In
good season, and .apparently without much
difficulty.
The subjects on which applicants for
county certificates were examined were
writing, history, spelling and reading. Sub
jects for state applicants were penman
ship, history, spelling, algebra, reading
and scnool law.
Under the present law applicants for
state certificates may take a portion of
their examination at each of the three
successive examinations. They have to
pass examination in 22 branches, and must
get through with them In three examina
tions. The branches in which applicants for
county certificates are to be examined to
day are arithmetic, theory of teaching,
grammar and school law. The branches
in which applicants for county certificates
are to be examined are written arithmetic,
theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeep
ing, physics and civil government.
"Will Be a Strong Club.
The new Republican Club, H. H2Cew
hall president, has secured comfortable
and ample quarters In a room In the
Burkhard building, facing Grand avenue.
The committee will have the hall fitted
up and provided with furniture, at once.
A member said yesterday that frequent
meetings will be held. The indlcatfons
are that It will have a large membership.
It already has a considerable number of
representative citizens on Its roll.
Nothing can exceed the care with which
Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne la
made.
DULL FREIGHT MARKET
LOWEST PACIFIC COAST GRAIX
CHARTER SIXCE 1S07.
End of a Long: IerIol of Pronperlty
for Shipowners Snake River
Navigation Resumed.
The British bark Chiltonford was char
tered Monday to load wheat at San Fran
cisco by G. W. McNear at 27s 6d, the
lowest rate paid for a grain ship at a
Pacific Coast port in over four years.
These have been years of great prosperity
for the shipowners and in that time rates
ran up to- 52s 6d, Kerr Glfford & Co., of
this city paying that figure for the Brit
ish ship Cromartyshire for barley load
ing at Portland. The next to the high
est rate was paid for the Pax, now In
this city.- She was taken by the Portland
Fourlng Mills Co., at 50 shillings. Quite
a number of charters were made at 47s
6d, and the most of the charters last sea
son, were In excess of 40 shillings, any
thing around 37s 6d to 3Ss 9d being con
sidered a cheap ship. The difference be
tween the high rate paid the Cromarty
shire less than 14 months ago, and the
Chlltonford's 27s 6d. represents about 1C
cents per bushel saving made by the
PORTLAND'S
grain growers, and an attendant reduction
in the profits of the shipowners. The lat-
ter contend that freight cannot be car-
ricd around the Horn at a profit at much
less than 30 shillings, and that unless
there Is a reaction, the vessels will grad- ,
ually go into retirement. Before they go i
into retirement and a reaction takes place
however, there is a strong .probability i
that charters will be made for less than '
27s 6d. j
Disengaged tonnage is piling up In all i
Pacific Coast ports, and more is coming
to hand. With no business for the ships
here, owners will accept low rates In or
der to get them Into other parts of tho
world where there Is a prospect for some
thing. Similar conditions prevailed here
early In 1S37. and as the wheat season
drew t'o a close, new records for low
freights were established. The British
bark Heathfield loaded at Portland at 17s
6d. MalTihanish at ISs 9d, the Midas and
Duchalbur at 20 shillings, and the Glenel
van and Auldglrth at 21s 3d. These rates
lingered in force until July, 1S97, and on
the strength of this depression, shipown- ,
crs were willing to charter to arrive, for
now season loading, at 22s Gd, 23s 9d and
24 shillings. Quite a number of ships
were taken at these figures, and then the
pendulum swung back, and along In De- i
cember, 1S97. and January, 1SSS. some of (
these cheap ships lined up in Portland
harbor alongside of 40 shilling ships, and ' steamer Bucentaur, of London, which ar.
for the next four years the rates hovered rived here today from Calcutta, via Co
between 33s 9d and 52s Gd. the average lombo, brought the crew of nine men of
for the entire period being around 40 the British bark Manx Queen, bound
shillings. from La Guayra, Mexico, for Falmouth,
There are now 17 disengaged ships in England. The Manx Queen was aban
San Francisco, three at this port and doned in a sinking condition February 4,
two on Puget Sound. Under such clr-1 in latitude 30:36 north and longitude
cumstances, exporters arc not making 4G:55 west,
any effort to charter for either new or
old crop loading, and there Is less new
crop chartering reported at this date than
In any previous year since 1S27.
NAVIGATION RESUMED.
Snnkc River StenmbontH Are Again.'
In Service on Itcffiilnr Schedule.
Snake River navigation, which has been ,
suspended for the past three weeks an
nccnimt of thf cnlil ennn wns rpsnmpil
. . .i. c t c . r. I
v .sterdnv. the O. R- & N. s pamors Snn-
. "i T i . iii ... t ' ASTORIA. Feb. 12. Sailed at 3 P. M.
kane and Lewiston going back on their , SlA G;o w EMer for San Francli)C0.
regular schedules between Riparla and condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. rough: wind
Lewiston. There Is considerable freight southeast, squally; weather cloudy,
along the river and a crew will be sent New Yo.k, Feb. 12. Arrived LIguria, from
up from Portland today to take the Genoa and Naples.
steamer Norma from her Winter quar- Seattle, Feb. 12. Arrived Steamship Algoa,
ters at Log Cabin, and place her In ser- from Tacoma; steamship Cottage City, from
vice as a freight boat. The building of Skagway; schooner Otlllle Fjord, from Illlo;
a couple of new tramways from the hill- steamer Klnshlu Maru. from Japan and China;
tops along Snake River during the past "teamer Al-Kl. from Skagway; steamer nilhu
season diverted to the river a large quan- Thomson, from Valdes. Salled-Steamer Chico.
tlty of wheat which in former years came for Ladysmlth; steamer R. P. Elmore, for Co
out by rail, and it will require several luljle- i..i ,.,,
weeks for the Norma to clean up all of f Fb" --castrlan.
the wheat front the warehouses along the j HonB Ko Feb. 12.Arrlved previously
river between Riparla and Lewiston. , , Clty of PekIn from San Francisco, via Hono-
The remarkable growth of Lewiston and iiu ana Yokohama,
the country lying between the Clearwater Hamburg. Feb. 8 Salled-Palatla, for New
and Riparla Is reflected In the heavy j York.
traffic by steamboat. In spite of the fact Queenstown. Feb. 12. Sailed Ultonla, from
that the Northern Pacific railroad takes Liverpool for Boston.
out a large share of the Lewiston busl- , Portland. Me.. Feb. 12. Arrived Norwegian,
ness which In former years was very from Glasgow.
lucrative for the steamers, the latter are Ncw York Feb- 12. Arrived Haverford. for
now handling more business than ever Antwerp. Sailed Taurlc. for Liverpool; Phll
before. and the three steamers, which are adelphla, for Southampton; Zeeland. for Ant-
tne largest mat nave ever been operated
on the route, carry full cargoes for tho
greater part of the year. In former years
the wheat traffic was about all that the
boats had to depend on. but recently
the fuit business has grown to enormous
proportions, and as It comes at a season
of the year when there Is but little wheat
moving, the boats are no longer laid up
In the Summer and early Fall for lack
of business.
PINMORE READY FOR SEA.
Her Owner Makes Vigorous Protest
Acnlnst the Amount of Libel.
The British bark PInmore, which had
such an exciting experience off the Wash
ington coast a few weeks ago, has com
nnd0?, nCJ"n,n ""LT 0n PE SSUn1
and Is again ready for sea. Bonds have
been supplied for her libel suit and the
question of salvage will be fought out
In the courts. J. W. Clink, the owner;
of the vessel, uses some vigorous Ian-'
guage -In his answer to the libel. In his
answer which Is now in the hands of the
United States Federal Court at Seattle he
claims that the vessel was never aban
doned nt any time, and that the demand
of the libelant for salvage In. the amount
oi o.ulv is extortionate ana oppressive," logic I should rather say that the great
and should be so condisered by the court er the burden, the more reason that it
In making Its decision. The respondent ' ought to be distributed. Of course the
places the value of the PInmore at S60.000, i Commission can put this-.burden on" the
nnd ctnfnQ thnf tVio nmnitnt qoVa1 a i r. mi 1 , .. ,
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salvage by the libelant Is 215,000 In excess
of her value.
It Is admitted that the libelant is en
titled to reasonable renumeratlon for
towing the bark to port. The demand
for 175.000 salvage is termed "wholly dis-
proportionate to the value of the ser
vices rendered." By reason of the libel
ant demanding so large an amount, said
to be $15,000 In excess of the value of the
bark, the respondent claims that he has
been forced to put up enormous bonds In
J order to obtain possession of her, and
has otherwise been put to great cost and
expense.
The court Is asked to award as sal
vage only a reasonable and Just amount,
"taking Into consideration the extor
tionate and oppressive conduct of the
libelant In making its demand for sal
vage herein."
BERTHA MAY BE SAVED.
Stranded Vexnel Renting? Easy on a.
Soft. Beach.
PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. 12. The
steamer Al-KI, arriving this morning from
Skagway, reports having a stormy pas
sage during the entire voyage. Wind and
snow storms were encountered, causing
the Al-Kl on several occasions to seek
shelter. Her officers report that tho
weather In Alaska has been unusually
stormy this season, and the fall of snow
has been phenomenal. On the mountains
snow has attained the greatest depth
known for years, while along the shore
line the fall has been greater: but after
each snow storm rain would follow. The
Al-Ki's officers report the stranded steam
er eBrtha as being in an easy position on
a soft beach, near where she piled up on
the rocks. She is well protected from the
elements, and with proper appliances can
be floated at comparatively little expense.
Astoria Marine Note.
ASTORIA, Feb. 12. The gasoline launch
which Wilson Bros, are building for the
Muir Glacier Packing Company Is near
ly completed, and will be launched dur-
HARBOR FULL OF SHIPPING. Steamship Indravelli.
lng the coming week. She will be taken
to Portland nnd loaded with supplies.
and about March 1 will leave for the
company's plant at Wrangel, Alaska. N.
J. Svensent, of the company, will leave
tomorrow for Fort Wrangel to make
preparations for the coming season. The
company will operate Its plant during the
whole year In the future, and will not
only handle salmon, but wfll also ship
herring and halibut.
The French bark Versailles-, which has
been here since January 29 without a
charter, is reported today to have been
chartered to load wheat for Europe.
The Indravelli Fire.
The condition of the steamship Indra
velli yesterday was much the same as
the day before The fire has apparently
made no further headway, but no at
tempt was mnde to remove the hatches,
and the work of boring holes In her deck
had not been completed so that water
i could be Injected. This method will be
' tried this morning, and good results are
expected to follow. The decks are cool
and the chemical is preventing the spread
of the fire even though It has not extin
guished It,
Shipwrecked Crew In Port.
BOSTON. Feb. 12. The Bucknell Line
River Traffic Is Brittle.
i The water Is at a flne stage for steam-
boating- on the Williamette River, and
boats arc running on the upper river as
far as Harrisburg. and carrying wheat
from there and Intermediate points to
the mills at Corvallls. At Albany yester-
! day the water was 16 feet above zero.
but falling slowly. The next storm will
i bring it up again.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
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Hoqulam. Wash., Feb. 10. Arrived Steamer
Coronado, from San Francisco for Aberdeen.
Arrived Feb. 11 Steamer Grace Dollar, from
San Francisco for HoQUlam.
San Francisco. Feb. 12. Sailed Steamer Co
lumbia, for Astoria; steamer Alliance, for As
toria; steamer Robert Dollar, for Seattle.
Movlllc. Feb. 12. Arrived Parisian, from St.
John and Halifax for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Browhead, Feb. 12. Pas8d Steamer West
ernland. from Philadelphia for Queenstown and
Liverpool.
Seattle. Feb. 12. Sailed 11th Eureka, for
Honolulu. Feb. 12 British bark Falkirk, for
! Tacoma; steamer Al-Kl. for Tacoma. Arrived
! Feb. 12 German ship Dudhope, from lions
i Kong; steamer Al-Kl. from Skagway.
On Behalf of Improvements.
UflDTT MTI 'C.V. 11 TV .. TTMI.-
' Ir- Montague and Mr. Hogue seem to
nc,0 ..u ,1C taKtTr,ntv th,t .,!
agree with us (abstractly) that the whole
cost of street Improvement ought not to
be put upon the abutting property-owner.
But they say that the burden of street
Improvement is so grievous that the gen
eral public will not endure It. Therefore
they say that since the burden Is so heavy
that all the taxpayers will not stand it. It
must be Imposed upon some of the tax
payers. That does not strike mo as very good
i miiioni.v. .ine maiornv can vote ir nn
them. The Legislature can enact It, and
the court can keep It on them. It is so
decided. "The court awards It, and the
law doth give It." But ft Is not right.
and that Is the question we are discuss'
lng. No law flagrantly unjust can ever
be effective.
Witness the streets of Port-
land tlJday.
MARTIN L. PIPES.
Don't wait until you are sick before try
ing Carter's Little Liver Pills, but cet a
vial at once. You can't take them without
,' benefit.
MR. BUSHEY WANTS LIGHT
PROPOUNDS A NUMBER OP QUES
TIONS TO GOVERNOR GEEB.
Management of the State School
Lands by Commissioner the
Point at Issue.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 11. (To the Editors
Apropos to the discussion of the dealings
of the State Board of School Land Com
missioners with the school funds and
school lands of the state, and the self
evident Intention On the part of the Gov
ernor to shield himself by saying that the
other members of the board "helped to do
It." permit me to make the following
statements and Inquiries:
The Governor, in a recent letter to The
Oregonian, quotes the East Oregonlan as
saying that "charges are made by per
sons worthy of credence that what
amounts to $2 an acre Is exacted from all
who are given the privilege of buying
these (indemnity) lands, and that it is
virtually robbery."
The Governor also quotes The Dalles
Chronicle as saying that "it can at any
time furnish Governor Getfr with the
names of gentlemen in Wasco and Sher
man Counties who have been compelled
Hatasu. loading lumber and flour for Vladlvostock, and the British ship Ftilwdod. which
commenced loading lumber yesterday for South America, These, with a number of small
coasters, make a very animated river scene.
to pay $1 and ?4 23 for the same lands
that the state is authorized to sell at
H 25, the difference going to middlemen,
the chief of whom, presumably, as in
Pennoyer's time, are men in the employ
of the state at Salem."
The Governor attempts to answer these
assertions in his three'Column letter to
The Oregonlan,. but myself and some of
i my friends are at a loss to see how the
letter explains away the charges made
against him. except as to the one state
ment of The Dalles Chronicle, wherein It
Is mistaken when It asserts that the land
is for sale at SI 25 per acre, the fact be
ing that "lieu lands" arc sold at 52 50 per
acre. The Governor says that "when men
have applied to the State Land Board for
tho purchase of indemnity lands, they
have been told that the state has no base,
and that they will have to furnish it
themselves"; that the "state has not en
gaged latterly In hunting base lands."
These assertions seem to be an admis
sion from the Governor that he and the
State Land Agent have failed and ne
glected to carry out the law as laid down
at pages 14 and 95 of the 1S99 session laws,
wherein the Governor is authorized to ap
point a State Land Agent, "to select all
lands donated to the state by the United
States, and to ascertain all losses sus -
talncd by the state by reason of the occu-
pancy ot sections ii and 36 by or tnrougn
the United States Government, and when
such losses have been ascertained, to se
lect from the best timber or other lands
owned by the United States Government,
lands In lieu of said sections 1G and 3b',
occupied by the Government; said Agent
shall receive as compensation for such
services a sum not exceeding S1S00 a year
In quarterly payments, nnd reasonable
traveling expenses under the supervision,
of the Governor." This section also pro
vides that "a list of such lands so se
lected be kept In a book accessible to
every one. In the Clerk's office of the
School Land Board, accurately describ
ing the land for sale and the land for
which It was taken In lieu." .
It appears that the Governor only ob
served this law to the extent of appoint
ing his cousin. L. B. Geer. State Land
Agent, in 1SD9, who has ever since been,
drawing his salary of J1S00 a year, with
his "reasonable traveling expenses, under
the supervision of the Governor," with
out doing the work provided for In said
section above quoted. In other words, L.
B. Geer elraws a salary of J1S00 a year
and traveling expenses, while any person
wishing to purchase lieu lands must buy
the base through "middlemen," paying
51 to 51 75 an acre spot cash, before ap
proaching the State Land Board's office.
The Governor says: "The remaining
school sections, which could not be sold
outright for school land, and which for
any reason might revert to the General
Government, and which, therefore, could
be used for 'base' upon which to select
'lieu lands.' 'were so few, and scattered
over th rtate in such remote parts, that
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Hon. T. W. Davenport, the retiring State
Land Agent, recommended that his office
be abolished." And, "for the reasons heie
given, the state has not engaged latterly
In hunting 'base lands.' "
From this, with a comparison of the law
above cited. It will be seen the Governor
has been attempting to follow the recom
mendations of T. W. Davenport, rather
than the plain law of Oregon as passed
by the Legislature In February, 1S99. after
Mr. Davenport's term, of office had ex
pired. The Gorernor In hla letter then quotes
from his message to a subsequent Legis
lature, which shows that It has not fol
lowed the law In selecting and keeping
records of base and lieu lands.
Many stinging criticisms might be made
against a Governor who would quote his
own message to support his own violation
of a plain statute, but Instead of follow
ing the tactics of the Governor In his re
ply to the East Oregonlan and The Dalles
Chronicle, and heaping vituperation and
abuse upon him, when he may be acting
lgnorantly, I will refrain from comment
and allow the readers of your valuable
paper to draw their own conclusions. In
the meantime, however, I should like for
the Governor to answer the following llsv
of questions:
First Is It not a fact that General W.
H. Odell. the ex-Clerk of the Board of
School Land Commissioners, Is In the
business of furnishing Information as to
"base lands" for a compensation charged
by him?
Second Is It not a fact that Odell, ex
Clerk of the board, prepared for hlm-
. t
l
self records showing the base lands, and
selections of lieu lands by the state?
Third Is It not also a. fact that this
same Odell has- his office In the State
house at Salem, and has a desk in, and
occupies as an office, the same room with
L. B. Geer, State Land Agent, who was
appointed by the Governor, without the
intervention of the other members of the
board?
Fourth Is It not also a fact that Mr.
Odell pays no rent for his desk room In
the Statehouse, In the office of L. B. Geer,
State Land Agent?
Fifth Is it not a fact that this W. H.
Odell has been receiving $1 to $1 75 per
acre, spot cash, for information as to
"base lands," and that lands purchased
through this method cost the purchaser
that sum over and above the 52 50 pro
vided by law, thus making the 54 25 per
acre in some instances, as stated in the
item quoted from The Dalles Chronicle
and the East Oregonlan, while the State
Land Agent, L. B. Geer, is receiving un
der the statute quoted J1S00 a year and
expenses for doing this very work, under
the supervision of the Governor?
Sixth Is it not a. fact that all applica
tions for the purchase of "lieu lands"
must be made to the State Land Agent,
1 l. b. Geer, who occupies the same office
with Mr. Odell, which last-named gentle-
man makes a special business of selling
information as to base lands?
Seventh Is not this man Odell the same
W. H. Odell who published the labored
four-column defense of the State Board
of School Land Commissioners In The Or
egonlan a few days after-the Governor's
facetious reply to the East Oregonian and
The Dalles Chronicle?
With answers to the above questions,
the people will be better able to Judge of
the truth or falsity of the charges made
In the East Oregonlan and The Dalles
Chronicle, against which the Governor
has entered such a vigorous kick for per
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