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VOL. XLII. NO. 13,085. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. "NOVEMBER 19, 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JAS. E The -oldest AiYiERI CAN WHISKY and the most popular amongst connoisseurs. ROTHCHILD BROTHERS SOLE AGENTS. PORTLAND, ; OREGON For Christmas Buy Your Kodak Friend a Developing Machine ! The finest and most acceptable gift you can make any kodaker. Insures fine negatives with little work. Operated in daylight. -No dark room. PLACE YOUR ORDER 'NOW AS THE SUPPLY IS LIMITED BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY Wholesale and Importing Druggists Tin T Assets $331, 039,720.34' Surplus $7X,129, 042.06 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I, Samuel, Manager, S06 Oregonian Building, Portland, Oregon A M DR. FOWLER'S EAT and 1Y1 ALT USCLE AKES "There's Life and Strength in Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE For Sale by AH Drucglsts. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers PHKXc &IBTSOHA7?, Pres.' O. X2fOWL.ES, Marr. SJTEKTH AND WASHIRGTOfl STREETS, FOHTUNO, OREOQB CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: .... $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day We take a "second pleasure" In presenting- to the public the second publica tion .Aj-aur ?canrtjaisoJicited. testimonials- . . PORTLAND. Or.. Nov. 15. 1902. TV. G. McFherson. Esq.. City Dear Sir: It is but justice to you to let you know how well pleased 1 am with the furnace that you have just placed in my residence at 231 King street. The best argument I can use is to say that we burn less, fuel than we did in a smaller house and gc-t more heat. Yours respectfully. - W. R. MACKENZIE. W. G. jVScPHERSON Heating and Ventilating Engineer 47 First St., bet. Ash and Pine In Regal Splendor For Thanksgiving Our array of carpet styles offers exceptional opportunities for your choice EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSE J. G. MACK & CO. SG-SS THIRD STREET, Opposite Chamber of Commerce. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plan COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. $3.00 Per Day and upward. Irrigation Convention Organized. - is A. H. DEVER8 IS PRESIDENT J. "N.. Williamson Carries the Day for Old Organization, EASTERN OREGON PLAN FAILS Delegates Accept Officers Chosen nt Inception of Association, After a Stormy Debate Carey Law Denounced. The Irrigation convention yesterday Organized, appointed conimlttees and elected the following officers: Preeldent A. H. Devers, of Portland. Vice-President W. R. King, of Mal heur. Secretary J. M. Moore, of Portland. Treasurer W. T. "Wright, of Union. Heard, addresses from George H. Will iams, Mayor of Portland; J. N. Will iamson. Rep"resentatlve-elect to- Con gress and State Senator from Crook, Klamath, Iake and Wasco Counties, and F. E. Beach, president of the Port land Board of Trad. ins storm by saying that withdrawal of the motion would facilitate business. Mr. McDanlels I withdraw it on the understanding that my appeal be taken up this afternoon. The strain was thus relieved, and Pres ident Devers appointed a credentials com mittee, composed of W. G. Thompson. Malheur; O. L. Miller, of Baker; C. WT Elkins, of Crook; E. J. Frnsier, of Lane, and Samuel Ccnnell. of Multnomah. Gen. Odeli's Big School Land Scheme. ! STATE- GIVES UP CLAIMS When Promoter Finds Out What Is Mineral. OVER 100,000 ACRES INVOLVED Swayed by "Williamson. Speech of Conprrcssmnn-Elect Car ries Convention -Wlthfilm. Mr. Williamsons address was the chief event of the afternoon. A dramatic cli max was reached when 1 the speaker had finished the words: "Those Individuals who have been lead ing the opposition to the formation of this association, and who have' been the most vindictive in their attack?, are men who are notorious for neverJhavIng built no much as one foot of ditch or canal or placed a single drop o 'water on an acre cf land within the borders cf the state." Major A. P. Scare -had followed. Mr. Williamson .with eagle eyes. The speaker was not aware that Major Sears was di rectly in front of him. nor did he know Major Scars even by sight. Mr. William son looked hard at the row of auditors In front of him. among whom was Major Stars, pointed his finger unconsciously at that gentleman and uttered the words quoted above. "But they have elsewhere," spoke up Major Soars. Mr. Williamson stopped, looked at the Major hard, and replied decisively: "We'll take that up later." Major Scars followed tse speaker close ly alL through the address, shifting nerv ously in his chair or twitching his fingers at each scathing enunciation, but main taining an immobile countenance. The address " was interrupted by fre quent applause. At its conclusion E. A. I vigorously' opposed retaining "the old offi- J Bakcr and Malheur Counties to be min cers, withdrew his objections. Mr. Will iamson hnd stampeded ,the convention. From that time forward It?" was all his. His influence perpetuated the old organ ization. "Hurrah for Eastern Oregon!" yelled E. M. Brannick, of Portland. President Devers then insisted that the convention proceed to the election of offi ccrs, and A. H Buyer. Must Pay $5 Per Acre for Lieu Land, but He Can Get Base Land From Odell for $4. SALEM. Or., Nov. 18. (Speclal.)-Gcnwal W. H. Odell, ex-clerk of the State School Land Board, Is the man who is engineer ing the proceedings by which it is pro posed to declare large tracts of land in cral In character. The Oregonian's dis patches from Baker City, published in Monday's paper, stated that the amount of land Involved Is 100,000 acres. It is learned upon inquiry of General Odell that i the tracts in Baker and Malheur Coun- I ties aggregate but 64.000 acres, but that ' other tracts In Grant County are In pro- JJ man applies to the State Land Department for the purchase of lieu land, he Is told that he vill have to furnish the base. Upon Inquiry ha finds that General Odell and perhaps one or two others have base for sale. From these operators he secures the required amount of base and uses It to. secure the desired tract of lieu land. He pays the operator about $1 60 per acre for the base, and the state $2 50 for the Hsu land, so that his land costs him ?4 per cre. Much of the base has been sold at 51 per acre, but the price is now $1 50. State Grains by Transaction. It will be seen by this statement of the case that there is not necessarily any fraud upon the part, of the operators in "base," nor Is the state defrauded by the transaction. If the 100,000 acre3 of land in Eastern Oregon now under process of adjudication arc really mineral In char acter, then no fraud is committed when the facts are presented before the United States Land Department, and the lands arc declared to be mineral. If the state sells the 100JKK) acres in place, it re ceives $1 25 per acre, or $130,000. If. how ever, this land be declared to be mineral, the state will receive lieu land in the placo of It, and can sell this lieu land for $2 50 per acre, or ?2o0.C00. If General Odell suc ceeds In his project in Eastern Oregon, the state will be $150,000 ahead by the transaction. If the General can clean up another SlcO.COO, ho will be well repaid ! for his efforts. He has had two men working In Eastern Oregon two Summers looking up mineral lands, and is at some expense on their account. The mere announcement that there Is a 'possibility of an ex-clerk of the School Land Board making S250.C0O out of a deal in mineral school sections causes many people to suspect something wrong. If anybody Is being swindled by the trans action, it Is not the state, unless the slate could with profit employ men to go out and hunt "base" at state expense. It the Government Is induced to give up good timber lands for worthless lands, it is manifestly the, loser by the transaction, but it would not be the first time the United States had lost in that manner. The railroads and military-road companies are permitted to exchange lands In that manner, and there is no reason why the state should not also. Oregon Under Official istrust. LANDS, FORESTS, WATER? Frauds, Exposures and Con? Hiding Stories, IRRIGATE m THE DESCHUTES RHDQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS AND COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage ment will be pleased at all times to show rooms and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment In the hotel. H. C. BOWERS Mgr. THE AEOLIAN COMPANY New York Manufacturers of Aeolian OrchesfreHes Aeolian Pipe Organs AND THE PIANOLA M. B.WELLS Oregon Washington Idaho Sole Agent Headquarters, S53-S53 Washington at., cor. Park. PISTOL BALL IN HIS HEART Salclde of Son of Great Northern Traffic Manager. PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. IS. B. E. T. Clark, eon of Francis B. Clark, traffic manager of the Great Northern Railway, driven to despondency, presumably on ac count of the condition of his health, took his life this morning. He was found dead with a pistol ball In his iheart. His' suicldewas carefully premeditated and he left a note explaining to his wife and parents that he was tired of life and "could stand It no longer." STOCK BREEDERS ASSIGN Recently Paid 915,000 for a Short horn Ball. MOXTEZUilA. Ta., Nov, IS. I. I. BIgler & Sones, of Ratwlcke, the largest fine stock breeders In the West, assigned today. Their liabilities are 5190,000 and, the assets $200,000. The creditors, 55 in number, are mostly fine stock breeders In Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. The assets consist of iOOO acres of land and 00 head of short horn cattle, among the number being a bull for which they paid $15,000 recently, the highest-priced animal of the breed in the world. A storm was brewing when the conven tion entered upon its work yesterday morning. Lowering clouds blew up from dispute over organization. Several lightning flashes followed, and ono or two claps of thunder. But the clouds rolled by after a smart shower of debate, sun shine returned and the, discussions there after were Irrigated by a full stream of harmony. The trouble was about whether the con vention should elect Its own officers or should accept the officers of the Oregon Irrigation Association, chosen" .a month ago' at the organization of the association. Most of the delegates at first objected to the old organization. There were two reasons for this predominating sentiment. First The irrigation companies resisted because they disliked the motives which had called the association together and regarded that association as a "close cor poration." whose officers had been elected in "star chamber." Second Eastern .Oregon delegates de sired to have, a president from their part of the state. These two elements formed a powerful combination. But the combination was broken up by Mr. "Williamson's address. The delegates well understood that Mr. Williamson was strenuously opposed by the Irrigation companies, several repre sentatives of which had severely attacked the gentleman from Crook County. Mr. "Williamson's speech was full of fire. It called the Carey law a "colossal failure" in the very state (Wyoming) where it had been most tried. It denounced the law as dangerous to the welfare of settlers and the state. It grilled those persons who had set upon him. Mr. Williamson did not assail the financial integrity of irrigation companies now operating In Oregon. He confined his attacks rather to the inefficiency of the' Carey lav. "The history of the Carey act has proven that law to be a colossal failure," he de clared. Mr. Williamson completely captured the convention. The fire of his address melt ed opposition entirely. His speech was ojio of the most vigorous and effective ever heard in Portland. The Eastern Ore gon alliance fell to pieces and withdrew Its objections. A. H. Devera and J. M. Moore were re-elected unanimously as precsident.and secretary respectively. The outcome was really a vindication of Mr. Williamson, and the Portland mem bers of the association 'who were said to have "set things up." Until about " o'clock the tide was strongly against the old organization. The irrigation com panies the night before had made a de fensive and offensive alliance with the Baker County delegation. Both parties to the deal "stood pat," but other East ern Oregon counties, particularly Crook, threw their weight Into the counter scale. The convention held two sessions morn ing and afternoon. Mayor Williams de livered a very pleasing address of wel come in the morning, and then the con vention tried to organize. This was a iMT'l Job. It wrestled with the trouble for some time, and ended up by appointing a committee on credentials. Then the question of whether the convention was already organized came up. and the sparks flew. Mr. Devers presided as pres ident of the association, and maintained that this position entitled him to the chair. When he had called the convention to order, he had counseled harmony, but discord threatened to get .the upper hand. "We can accomplish nothing by fighting," he had said. "Harmony should prevail." E. A. McDanlels, of Baker City, con tended for a new organization, and moved the appointment of a committee on per manent organization. The chair ruled him out of order. Mr. McDanlels protest ed. ' . "The chair rules you out of order," re plied President Devers, "and invites an appeal." air. McDanlels I understand that this is the second meeting of the association. The by-laws provide that new officers shail bo chosen at the second meeting. Sam White, of Baker County Wo un derstand that the present officers, hold their positions until this meeting. E. Fraser, of Lane, calmed the grow- Tannnr. of Multnomah, . ccss of adhidlcatlnn to thn nmmint nf put this wish in a motion. Mr: McDanlels nearly 40CO0 acres so that Gcneral 0delI offered 'an amendment that a committee . . . . , , ,, on permanent organization be named ls lntested In proceedings for the first. President Devers insisted on the ! adjudication of the character of about original motion, and called F. E. Beach ! 1C0.0C0 acre3. It is Odeli's purpose to have to the, chair. I this land declared to be mineral, where- Thc amendment was lost by a vote of j upon jt wm te relinquished by the state u av. mibi ui and he wl 3ell the bnse tncreby created m n tto'ii,. r TD,iit nmiM . to whomsoever W.R. King for president. lie said that! msoevcr jn Not Ontf ay wish to, buy. for Ills Health. In the Gencral'3 own language, he Is not working for his health, but expects to his nominee, when a boy, had received many a switching for wetting his clothes speaker took this as evidence of Mr. i sel1 thc base .for vcnough to pay him for King's thorough education . in irrigation. the trouble and expense of his operations. Sam White, of -Baker, seconded the nomi- . He says the estimate of the Baker City , nation, saying: "We are trying to re- people that he will realize J375.0CO from the claim Eastern Oregon, and not Multno- transaction Is too high. His present price ' man uoumy Should State Hunt "Bane"? The law makes it the duty of the State Land Agent to ascertain what lands have been lost to the state, and to select other lands in lieu thereof, but that official has never performed that duty. The Gov ernor, who has exclusive charge of this work, and in whose name all applications for lieu land are made, has held to the opinion that It best to leave the work of hunting mineral base to private enter prise. If the state could send out an agent to examine the land and prove its . mineral character at 25 cents an acre, : or $25,000 for the tract General Odell now 1 has under process of 'adjudication, it is apparent that the state would make over $100,000 by doing, the business In that way. It Is probable, however, that there are not very large profits to be made by op eratlons in "base," for there are only one or two- men who make a business of It. Odell Hnti Llen-Lnnd Monopoly. From the facts that have developed thus Spring Stat.e Land Agent L. B. Geer sus- SlJjce the state has raised the price of l?nded xnaWns appflcatWh for lieu land. anu resumeu. mis woriv zuuui aiji: wccks ago. About the same time General uueii SV. b Brink, nf CronV. nnm.nto A w, I for base ls ?1 50 )er acrc above the state's fur. It is apparent that everything has Twc,-r d,iw unf -rnn i,o,i i price of $2 50 per acre, which would give . been coming Ger.aral Odeli's way. Last prennred the vrrfy forili Siivntfon as him. S150.000 to pay his expenses Ir; Deverjs nun dpne was- entitled, to the i oince. Mr., Jf rasier, ot Lane, seconacu tne nomination. George W. Barnes also seconded the nomination of Mr. Devers. "l would, be a shame- to vote down -the man who brought us here," he declared. Mr. Devers received 12S votes, and Mr. King 1C0. On motion of T. G. Hallcy, Mr. Devers' n. ertt rrt tto a - To rrtl mini Imnne A ri In o Chairman Beach appointed Judge Hailey ! ab!e to tilke in S25o-C00 b' the 'vork he has and J. D. Lee, of Marlon, to escort Mr. ! hixnH, though a portion of this sum would have to be paid out in expenses of adjudication. lieu land -to ?o per acre,; excepting there from lands which tvIH be secured under General Odeli's present proceedings, all persons except General Odell are shut out of the lieu-land business, and he may be able to realize more than $1 50 per acre for the base he is now creating. Should all things-work In his favor,, he may be Devers to the chair. Mr. Devers, in a neat4 speech, Hhankcd the convention and said: "I shall do all in my power fo ir rigation." On motion of Mr. Williamson, W. R. King wis unanimously chosen vice-president. Mr. King was escorted to the platform by Mr. Williamson and C. A. Johns, of Baker. On motion of W. A. Eell, of Crook, J. M. Moore was elected secretary by unani mous vote. W. T. Wright was likewise chosen treasurer. Ernest Brass, of Multnomah, moved tho appointment of committees on resolutions. forestry and advertising, the one on reso- How "Bkhc" Is Secured. After all that has been published In the newspapers of Oregon regarding the meth ods of handling school and lieu lands, there are many who have but a vague idea of the way the lands are disposed of. Briefly stated, the General Government donated to the state every ICth and 36th section -of public land, save and except mineral lands, lands which have been previously occupied, etc. If, therefore, a school section be found to be mineral In lutions to consist of one representative ,,,.,,,. f . .... There is one u ,.,,. .v.- ti, , '... - ; character, the state loc3 not acquire title ! . , , of each county. the other committees of : , 1 I operations w five members each. C. A. Johns' amend- I to such section, but the Government re- suspicion whl ment to Leave off thc forestry committee prevailed and the motion thus carried. At the Instance of H. E. Reed, of Mult nomah, the committee on resolutions was instructed to report on permanent by laws. The convention resolved that the pres ident appoint a committee en legislation, consisting of one "representative of each county. At the instance of Henry Hahn, o"f Multnomah, provision was made for an executive committee of seven members. On motion of Frank Dcvey. of Marlon, the president and secretary were made ex-ofilclo members of the executive com mittee. I President Devers will announce appolnt- lucina ui ciiiiii.LL-j- into illuming. jl i:c committees on resolutions and legislation (Continued on Page 10.) tains it and permits the state to take other lands in lieu thereof. The section thus lost to thc state is called "base," an thct section taken In Its stead 13 called "lieu" land. The state does not sell "base," but sells lieu land. The means by which operators make money out of the mineral sections Is clear. The state re- hnd completed his investigations in East ern Oregon and began his proceedings for the adjudication of the 100.COO acres of school land alleged to be mineral. About two weeks later' the State Land Boara doubled the price on all lieu land except that selected on mineral base already ad judicated or now in process of adjudica tion. For all practical purposes this means ?3 per acre for all lieu land except that secured through General Odell. which will be sold at $2 50 per acre. When asked regarding this matter today. General Odell said that the order raising the price practically puts a stop to all lieu-land business except that already under way. Should a forest reserve be created con taining unsurveyed school sections, the state would have a few sections of lieu land to sell as a result, but otherwise General Odell has practically a monopoly of the lieu-land business henceforth. Whether the advance in the price of lieu land will enhance the value of his "base," time will tell. Odell Hnx Xothlnic to Conceal. one thing about General Odeli's hlch saves them from the picion which would attach to those of almost any other person who might be doing the same business under the same circumstances. This is the General's will ingness to give any Information asked for regarding his operations. Of course, he will not give away the Information he has secured regarding the location of mineral lands, but he makes no secret of his meth ods of doing business. When he saw a Rival Claimants as Well as Govern ment Inspection May Cause De lay In Starting; Works-inspector Green's Itcport. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. IS. "An Intense pre judice and suspicion prevails here on all matters Orcgonlan, owing to the recent timber fraud exposures and the agita tion and conflicting representations mads through tlie public press and private channels respecting thc proposed forest reserves and irrigation projects," said A. M. Drake, of Bend, to Thc Oregon Ian correspondent today. While urging early consideration of Inspector Green's report as to the character of the lands selected by the state with a view to their reclamation by the Pilot Butte Develop ment Company, Mr. Drake has come In close touch with many Government offi cials handling land matters, and It la upon fhelr expressions that he bases this opinion. He added: "It Is doubtful whether any early action can be had on the state desert land se lections unless by special request of the state on grounds of public urgency. The department views with distrust many of its local officials In the state. There are but few available inspectors and a mass of matter already awaits in vestigation. It is the rule of the de partment that matters be acted on in their regular turn, and although In spector Green's reports are on hand on most of the Oregon lists, Including those in the Deschutes Valley, the tenor of" the reports wilL-not be disclosed until the case ls acted upon. List No. 6 of thc Pilot Butte Company promises to be further delayed by reason of protests instituted by C. C. Hutchinson, supported by requests for delay from Senator Simon, as well as by personal requests to the Commissioner by influential (Concluded on Third Page.) fuses to take any proceedings to deter- cnance to mnice a neat utile iortune out mine which lands are mineral, but leaves I of lands In Eastern Oregon, it would . , . , . , r ,i scarcely be expected that he would put tnls work to private enterprise. General ! nnvboy ..next.V untI1 after he had begun Odell, who is the principal operator in , the proceedings by which he proposed to mineral base, sends out men to search for make the money. His notices are pub mineral school land, and for witnesses 1 llshed In the weekly papers at Huntlng- who can establish Its mineral character by their testimony. Having secured their knowledge and testimony, Gcneral Odell is prepared to furnish "base'' for any per son who wants to buy lieu land. When a ton. Canyon City and Mitchell, according to the location of the lands he ls seoklng to adjudicate. The hearings will be had before notaries designated by the land office officials, at Burns," The Dalles and La Grande. LABOR LEADERS WHO DISAGREE T. J, Shaffer, President of the Amalgamated Association. Samuel Gompers, President of the American Federation of Labor. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. First Day of Irrigation Convention. Oregonlrrlsatlon Association Convention Is or ganized by retention of first officers. Page 1. A. H. Devers to elected president and J. M. Moore secretary. Page 1. Congressman-elect Williamson attacks the Ca rey land act. Pase 10. F. E. Beach tells how Irrigation will quicken commerce of state. Page 11. Government engineers view enthusiasm of. con vention with approval. Page 11. Today the real work of the delegates will be . gin. 'Page 11. Foreljyn. Urlbe-Uribe writes advising his fellow-revolutionists to make terms with Colombian Gov ernment, saying United States' Intervention killed Liberal cause. Page 3. Europe Is having a spell of cold weather. Page 3. British troops are reported to have met heavy opposition on the Afghan frontier. Page 3. Domestic. Southern Republicans will boom Hanna for the Presidency to spite the President. Page 1. Express messenger shoots traln-TObber dead near Trinidad, Colo. Page 3. President cot no shot at bear In four days' hunt, and party broke camp. Page 2. Vice-Governor Wright, of the Philippines, reached his home In Memphis, where Pres ident will greet him today. Page 2. Secretary Nichols and Director Clouem, of Northern Securities Company, tell about purchases of railroad stocks. Page 7. MacVeagh finishes with Mitchell and other at torneys take up examination. Page 2. Salaries of president and secretary of Amer ican Federation of Labor are raised. Page 4. Pacific Coast. Government officials at Washington loolc upon Oregon with, mistrust because of tlmbei frauds and conflicting representations re garding forest reserves and Irrigation. Page 1. Two more forest reserves are to be created U Northeastern Oregon. Page 1. Oregon's Winter scenery Is described at Cor vallls. Page 0. J. J. Smith, of Enumclaw, to be president oj Washington State Senate. Page 6. North Yamhill suffers a $20,000 flra loss, Pago 6. Sports. Oregon Agricultural College manager chal lenges Albany for a game at Salen. Page 5, Captain Watte, of the University of Oregon team, challenges any team In the North west. Pago 5. Rules for aquatic sports changed. Paga 5. American Amateur Union adjusts several rulej and adopts records. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Oregon prune yield 13,000.000 pounds. Page 13 Cereal markets strong and higher at Chicago, Page 13. Continued liquidation on New York Stock Exr change. Page 13. Hearing of marine engineers' case at San Fran. cleco. Page 14. Steamer Wlllapa sold for Puget Sound service, Page 14; Portland and "Vicinity. Council In committee of the whole recommend! passage of Flegel oil ordinance. Page 16. Oregon Bar Association meets In annual sea. slon. Pace 16. Representative Thomas H. Tongue urges irrt gatlon Interests to avoid conflict. Page 1L Board of Public Works discusses disposal a Mechanics' Pavilion. Pace 14. Noted educator will visit Columbia University Page 12,