THE MORNING 0RBGO.NIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1903. BACKACHE OREGON LANDS ARE BEING TIED UP WITH UNDUE HASTE IN FOREST RESERVES (Continued from First Pace.) Western Senators and Western Represent atives are a unit in protesting against the lavish plastering of the country with withdrawals that include not only forest lands, but countless acres of purely graz ing lands, and lands that legitimately be long to'the settler and to the agriculturist. The policy of -withdrawals is not criti cised; It is the manner of applying this policy; it is the abuse of the privilege that Is complained against. And it is an evil that cannot too soon be corrected. Withdrawals are made for one purpose only to head off . speculative entry. No one ,wUl condemn that purpose. It is right and proper that every effort should he made to prevent speculators acquiring title to lands which are eventually to bo brought into a forest reserve, for- it is right to use every means to curtail the lieu land abuses. And if the temporary withdrawals were made to cover only for ested lands, and perhaps interior grazing areas that must ultimately be brought within reserves, in accordance with the present forestry policy, there would bo no objection. But when Tom, Dick or Harry soes into section 4, for example, and finds timber thereon, and recommends the with drawal of the entire township, without first acquainting himself of the character of the remaining 35 sections, he is carry ing the matter to the extreme. Yet that is what is being done every day. Laud Never Carefully Examined. True, very often more than one section In a township will be examined, but never is the land so carefully gone over as to enable the party making the examination to tell, even approximately, what lands are valuable for forestry purposes, and what lands are utterly worthless as such. This is why so many millions of acres in Oregon are now withdrawn from the reach of settlers bona fide settlers, actually de sirous of making permanent homes. And there Is no officer In the Government serv ice In Washington today who can tell what lands included in any one of these withdrawals are truly worthy of perma nent reservation, and what lands should be restored to entry. Therein Is one of the gravest evils of the present withdraw al system. If there Is one branch of the Govern ment service that is mismanaged that Buffers from over-management, to speak accurately It Is the administration of public forest lands. Instead of being un der the control of one department and one bureau of one department, there is a division of authority, endless complica tion in administration, and, to some ex tent, duplication. This condition cannot continue. Order will never come out of chaos as long as these methods are pur sued. No Man in Fall Authority. As. things stand now, the Secretary of Interior in person for one, the General Land Office for another, the Geological Survey for a third, and the Bureau of Forestry for a fourth, have a hand in the management and control of forest re serves, and public forest lands. There is no head; there is no man in supreme authority whose word Is final in all cases. Where the lesser authorities disagree the President decides. The forestry service in the Geological Survey is a farce and should be .aban doned. It Is a fifth wheel, worse than useless. -To prove this: The Oregonlan correspondent" called at the bureau to ascertain, if possible, on what showing of that office large forestry withdrawals had been made In Oregon. He learned nothing pertinent, because" there was not an official In the entire survey who knew anything about past recommendations, or who could go to the files and find any desired papers. The service has for two years been without a head. Henry Gannett, a most estimable man, is credited with being Chief of this bu reau. But he has been detailed to as sist In taking the census of the Philip pine Islands, and has been gone lo, these many months. He will return within a month or two to his former position. In his absence the work of the forestry dl vision was entrusted to P. H. Newell, the man charged with carrying out the pro visions of the National irrigation act, and withal, one of the busiest men in Wash Ington. His entire time has been ab sorbed with the work of his own office. He could not be expected to run a sec ond bureau, and naturally the work of the forestry division fell Into the hands Of clerks. Most of these are merely stenographers, simply parts of a ma chine, and with the motive power re moved, what have they accomplished? They have appeared with painful regu larlty at the disbursing office twice each month, and that Is about all. Of the clerks, superior to those .just referred to, but one knows anything about the records of the forestry division and as he is detailed on reclamation work in the West, no one behind knows anything of what has been done, or how anything has been accomplished. It Is pitiful sight to gaze upon this division and to think the Government is obliged to pay out many thousands of dollars each year and get no return of value. Yet that is what Is being done. No Appnfent Record of Work- Your correspondent was told that there "are three or four field representatives of the forestry division now making ex- amlnatlons In the West" When he asked "who they are and where they were en gaged tne answer came, "We do not know." If those representatives are ac compllshlng anything no one here know of It; if they are reporting no one can tell to whom; there is no apparent record of any work being done, only the record of pay. Yet this is the bureau that originally recommended many withdrawals for forest reserves . in Oregon and other Western States; this Is the bureau that Insisted upon early action, and consid ered its own scant knowledge sufficient to Justify final action; this is the bureau that has been largely shorne of Its power, and In light of actual facts should be shaven still closer. The Bureau of Forestry is also badly crippled at this time. Gifford Pinchot Its chief, is in the West, and the next ranking officials are In the field. One of Its men of prominence now in Washing' ton, bufhot the man In charge of forest reserve withdrawals, and accompanying records, was found in his office and con sented to state the attitude of the bu reau as he understood it. Responsibility for Wltbdravrnls. According to this official, an enthusi ast, by the way, withdrawals In Eastern Oregon were made upon the recommenda tion of Mr. iPlnchot Mr. Pinchot has acted on the recommendation of his rep resentatives in the field, men who hav gone over the respective tracts, and who. with their expert knowledge of forestry problems, discerned the need of extenslv forest reservations, both In Eastern Ore- I gon and in tho Fogue Blver country. He said that no withdrawals were ever Rec ommended until the field agents had care fully examined the lands and found them fit subjects for reservation. "In many cases," said he, "the pre- ! Uminary reports are so carefully pre pared, after detailed examination, that they form sufficient basis for ultimately creating forest reserves. Nevertheless, it Is the policy of the Forestry Bureau to re-examine all tracts after they are with drawn, to determine accurately what areas should be permanently reserved, and what portions of the withdrawals should bo restored to entry. This work being carried out in Oregon now, and there is no interference final reports will be made, particularly as to the Blue Mountain withdrawal, during the early part of the Winter. When these reports are received, Mr. Pinchot will recommend to Secretary Hitchcock that definite areas be reserved." There are, as yet, no final reports at the Bureau of Forestry, showing exactly what areas. In the opinion of the bureau's representatives, should be reserved. As the examinations are concluded, the par ties will come In and prepare their re ports in Washington. In the absence of these reports, it is impossible to say, even approximately, what proportion of the lands now withdrawn will likely be restored to entry. The Blue Mountain Reserve. Before a Blue Mountain forest reserve is created the Interior Department will have to determine upon some policy as re gards grazing within its limits. Exam inations that have been made heretofore show that there Is a considerable area within the Blue Mountain withdrawal upon which sheep have been accustomed to graze for years. The department has been made aware of the fact that the stock interests f Eastern Oregon are de manding that this range shall not bo taken from them. Yet tho Bureau of Forestry Is ready to recommend that at least a part of this range be closed against all Summer grazing, and will recommend restricted grazing in all other areas that have heretofore been free range. In explanation of this attitude, the For estry officials say there are, in the Blue Mountains, many places where the tim ber growth Is small, where streams have run dry, where the water supply Is prac tically exhausted, notwithstanding there are unmistakable signs that in the past there was an abundance of water. Ac cording to their theory, areas such as this should be strictly reserved. In order that former conditions may be restored. The foresters say that either because the timber has been Injudiciously cut, or because the land has been overgrazed, the forests have failed to replenish them selves, and the destruction of the water supply has been the result Properly protected, they maintain that these areas. now covered with scrub trees, will, in time, develop a healthy growth of young fqrest and a turf such as must have ex isted before the inroads of the stock man, when areas of this character have developed; when the young trees are of uch size as to enable them to stand off the ravages of large bands of sheep or cattle; when the range Is again in healthy condition, and the water supply restored, then may grazing be permitted, but not until then. At the same time, the bureau recog nizes that there are other localities In the Blue Mountains where grazing, under proper restrictions, may be permitted even now, Just as In the Cascade Reserve. But it is to bo Inferred that If the 'rec ommendations of the Forestry Bureau are carried out to the letter, thousands of the sheep now dependent upon the Blue Mountain ranges for Summer graz ing will, when the reserve Is created, be forced to look elsewhere for fodder. Claims for Lieu Dase Cause Alarm. One fact seems to alarm the Forestry Bureau, especially so far as the Blue Mountain reserve Is concerned. Field representatives have reported from time to time, finding within the limits of the present withdrawal, settlers' cabins, hast ily constructed, having but one opening, the door, and on the whole, uninhabitable These cabins, they report have been erected by parties who went on the land shortly before the withdrawal was or dered. They, of course. Initiated rlehts to the land, but are not aqtual "bona- "do" residents. These men have located on lands which cannot be profitably log. ged, because of the distance from market. and yet lands which cannot be cultivated because there Is not sufficient water to raise' crops. The one Inference Is that these settlements were made for the pur pose of obtaining lieu base, and for that purpose only. In face of these discoveries the Bureau may be counted upon to rec ommend that all lands, held by settlers of this class be excluded from the reserve when it is created, and this recommenda' tion is very likely to be followed out UlchardH the Practical Official. But there Is one practical official who Is to be heard from before the forest re serves are created In Oregon, or any other Western State. That Is William A. Rich ards, Commissioner of the General Land Office. True, his say Is not final, but his recommendations are worth much. Western man, fully acquainted with con dltlons on the public domain, in the vast forested regions, and In the stock country he views forestry problems from the standpoint of a practical Westerner. He Is not narrow, he is not prejudiced, he Is not jealous of the power of other officials he Is fair and broad-minded; he Is a man of sound judgment So far as proposed new reserves In Ore gon are concerned. Commissioner Rich ards has as yet had little say. By dlrec tion of the Secretary of the Interior, hla superior, he has ordered withdrawals rec ommended by the Bureau of Forestry Whether he deemed all of these with drawals expedient, is another question. Commissioner Richards does not believe In the policy of making withdrawals be fore reserves are created; he believes In using every means within the power of the Government to head off speculation in public lands; he believes in abating the lieu-land evil, but It Is equally true that he does not favor wild withdrawals of lands that are not now and never will be valuable for forests and can never play an Important part in the protection or per petuation of the water supply. There is nothing of the theorist about "Commissioner Richards. Ho holds his own opinions which he formed during his train ing in the school of experience. He has had the advantage of coming constantly In touch with local sentiment, and In ad dltlon, he has been made familiar with the theories of scientists who are dabbling In problems that are largely entrusted to his department to manage and control While he Is willing to acknowledge the merits of a scientific raining, he does not 1; pjoposed MEr"" fyQf H Mrs. mmmF 7 M cUP &ROPOSE PXoposedX BLZHS : f ADDITION 0i HH KES&RyG. . C)SCADmm PROPOSED mm ' Q J WARNER MOUNTAIN "S v " fUmmmPOGue B0 . I fB Ry i wtmwmmm LJ HPI nBBLlwi ISHUIND FO&.RES. J " . RESERVES, PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE, IN In the above outline map of the State of Oregon the present Cascade forest reserve now under consideration are Indicated by tho black patches. An idea is thus obtained of taken from settlement, in comparison with the entire extent of the state's territory. concede that science is all, or that theory is all. Theqry" that does not work pu means nothing to him. Commissioner "Meylng: Slowly.' This Is the man Into whose hands will eventually go all reports of the field parties of the Forestry Bureau, the Geo logical Survey, and of the few field repre sentatives of the Interior Department who are likewise engaged In examining withdrawn tracts. And those 'reports will have the closest scrutiny before they are acted upon. "I am going very sjowly In recommend ing the creation of new forest reserves," said the Commissioner. "During my term In office I have recommended but two new reserves, both In South Dakota. They embody but a few townships In the ag gregate. And they were not recommended until this office fully understood the ne- esslty for reserves, and was convinced that all lands Involved were actually val uable for forestry purposes." In that Instance, Commissioner Richards ascertained the status, not only of every township recommended for reservation, but of every quarter section. He learned what lands had passed from the Govern ment and what lands were yet a part of the public domain. In one Instance, he found settlers on fbur quarter sections; in the other, settlers had taken up 200 acres. All these settlements were bona fide, and were Included lnNthe reserves. But that Is tho extent of tho Hen base that was created. What was done with Tegard to the South Dakota reservea will be , done with every reserve that is created in Oregon. A complete chart will bo made of. each with drawal, showing the vacant public lands, the lands taken up by settlers, school landti and lands granted to railroads or wagon roads. The commissioner wm also have before him reports showing the character of each quarter section, and can tell whether the lands are necessary for forest and water protection, or whether they are legitimately subject to settle ment He will work out each case as a separate and distinct problem, not in haste or at the urgent request of some official or some Individual, but as the rep resentative of the public, seeking to serve the best Interests of the community at large. Against Their Reservation. If the Commissioner finds most of the lands within the exterior limits of any withdrawal have passed from the Gov ernment,, even though the lands be val uable for their timber, he will most likely recommend against their reservation. He may favor the reserving of the vacant lands, together with a small part of those that have been taken up -In one way or another, but In no instance will he rec ommend action which will create lieu base on a wholesale scale. There are Instances in Oregon where withdrawals containing large grants are now pending, and where the creation of forest reserves is probably Important A portion of the withdrawn lands have been entered, and yet their value In assisting In preserving the water supply Is such that the Government would be Justified in al lowing their owners to select other tracts In lieu thereof. This. Is true only of lands In localities where water Is of paramount importance, and where the supply can only be maintained through Government control of lands previously entered or dis posed of, in conjunction with tracts still vacant In these cases, Commissioner Richards will be willing to include the most desirable private lands in a public reserve, if he can do so on his awn terms, From the scant Information nowavall able, it is safe to predict that there will be no large forest reserve created In Southwestern Oregon. More than half of tho area covered by the recent Rogue River withdrawal Is Included In the rail road grant, or has passed Into .the hands of settlers. Water supply is not so grave a question in that region as It Is east of the Cascades, although the timber stand is valuable. "You may rest assured that wo will proceed with the utmost caution in rec ommending a reserve under those clrcum stances," said Commissioner Richards. "We nre not going to lay ourselves open to the charge of playing into the hands of land grant roads. There has been too much of that In the past; whether inten tional or not I cannot say. But there Is going to be no repetition of the mistakes that were made when the original forest reserves were created." Benefit to Holders of Grants. To create reserves on the lines of pend ing withdrawals would benefit not only the Southern Pacific, whose grant covers the greater portion of the Rogue River withdrawal, but the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain military road, the Oregon Central military road and The Dalles military road, all with "grants, would be benefited to a great degree. Those roads, or their grants, penetrate several of the withdrawals, and therain tite those granted lands are brought with in a reserve the value of the Jands "in creases from $i to at least $5 an acre. Not that the land is altered, but it would be converted into lieu base. And would then be the equivalent of an equal area of the very best vacant public land In the United States. The Willamette Valley and Cascade road, for example, or, rather, Ita grant cpmes partly within the Blue Mountain and the Maury's Mountain withdrawals, as well as crossing the proposed addition to the Cascade reserve. The Oregon Cen tral road runs completely across the War ner Mountain withdrawal, and that por tion of its grant if brought within a re serve, would give this company thousands of acres of lieu base, many times more valuable than the land as It stands. The Dalles military road runs through the Blue Mountain withdrawal, and that cor poration would be benefited in a like man ner, but to a lesser degree. These facts are to be considered with the greatest care before any of the grant ed lands are reserved. It was the inten tion of Secretary Hitchcock some time ago, In creating the Blue Mountain re serve, to exclude every acre of land In pri vate ownership, when he came to establish- j luti liiiui uuuijuunta ui reserves. a xai , It is found, cannot be done, and some ad justment must be reacheG, whereby a -part of the granted or settled lands can be brought within reserves, at a minimum loss to the Government It was at one time suggested that where grants cross withdrawals, reserves could be created on the "checkerboard plan," as was done in the San Francisco Mountain reserve In Arizona. Experience has demonstrated that that plan is a failure. It will not again be attempted. Probable Policy of Exchange. Where it Is deemed advisable to bring granted lands Into new reserves. In Ore gon or elsewhere, endeavors will be made to contract with the owners of granted land tp allow them to relinquish their original holdings, and select in lieu there of tracts of equal area, but also of equal value, outside of forest recurves. This has been done in the past. In a few In stances, and the experiments have been a success. There Is hope that It may bo done In Oregon, with equal success. Such a plan Is equitable; It gives the owners fair value for lands relinquished to the Government, yet It protects the Gov ernment in the exchange. A9 far as Oregon land grants are con cerned In pending withdrawals, 1ft may be predicted that there Is to be no hasty action in making agreements with private land-owners. No plan of exchange has yet been outlined, but In due time, If fu ture reports show that any considerable portion of the private lands within the limits of lntendedreserves are needed for reservation efforts will be made to Induce such owners to agree to a fair exchange. value for value. Contracts of this sort will bo Insisted upon before any such lands are brought Into reserves, and will therefore be binding over and above the general provisions of the lieu land law But a system of exchange that would ap ply to one grant, would not necessarily. apply to all, and separate schemes may be adopted in the end. Rogpae River May Get Reserve. On condition that the Southern Pacific or its grantees consent to an equitable exchange of lands, as Indicated, it is prob able a reserve will be created In the Rogue'P.Iver country, for the protection of that timber Is considered essential. Naturally, under special exchange agree ments based on lands In this grant, the private owners would be permitted to make lieu selection of more valuable lands than holders of tracts within the grants east of the mountains. However, the exchange problem has not yet been reached, and no details have been deter mined upon. It Is a grave problem, and will have long and careful considera tion before it is turned Into policy. For the reason stated heretofore the lack of reports It Is Impossible to pre diet what lands, now withdrawn," will be restored to entry- The mere declaration of one representative of the Forestry Bu reau Is the only thing authoritative that can be had as to the intention of the de partment in withdrawing for forestry pur poses lands that are now utilized only for grazing, or lands having only a growth of scrub trees. It Is the purpose of the Forestry Bureau, If It Is permitted, to make forests where none now exist; to re store streams that have been destroyed to restore ranges long since denuded; all objects worthy of commendation, but' will they succeed? Are the objects for which they are striving paramount to interests now being served? Most Important Industries. 1 The Bureau insists that agriculture and forestry are uestined to be of greater Importance to tho development of East , ern Oregon than the stock Industry can OREGON. Is Included In light lines. The reserves the extent of the tracts proposed to bo ever be. The Bureau msists that largo blanket withdrawals are not retarding development but rather tending to pro mote the welfare of the country. "We are looking far Into the future," is the way they put it "We are taking step's now that will benefit Oregon In the distant future, as well as the near future. The people don't understand." And that Is about right The Bureau of Forestry Is flying high, too high for the commu nity. Its intentions are good, but like any other class of enthusiasts, the For esters are overdoing matters. This full review of the situation in Washington is necessary to fully explain all that has been done, and to point out what will be done, or rather, what Is likely to be done. It Is for the Western men In Congress to bring about a change. in the system, and to make it apparent to the country at large that the forestry business has been carried to a perilous extreme. Forestry is a good thing; forest reservations are serving a good purpose, but there is danger In excesses, in this, as In other lines. The people are the ones to bring about a change, and they can dp It through Congress. It Is up to them to act POPE WANTS TO LEARN. Will Not Appoint New Secretary Un til Details Are Mastered. ROME, Sept 6. With reference to the report that Cardinal Moran, of Sydney S. W.. has been offered the nost of papal secretary of state, It can be said that Plus X has taken no decision re garding the appointment of a state secre tary. A cardinal, who Is on the best terms with the pontiff, havlns: been -one of his warmest electors, said today to the Asso ciated Press correspondent: '-'The holy father desires to become mas ter of the whole mechanism of the Vati can before appointing a secretary of state. Meanwhile all officials employed by Pope Leo XIII have been retained as none better than they could help the new pontiff In carrying out his purpose. The new secretary of state will gradually replace them. But their removal will not be a punishment On the contrary they will be rewarded for their services by promotion. "The new secretary of state will choose men entirely trusted by him and who will be capable of collaborating with him in the now direction of the Vatican's policy. Tho new secretary, however, Is almost sure tp be an Italian, as that has been the tradition for centuries. Cardinal Mo ran, notwithstanding his ability, his lib eral turn of mind and his exact acquaint ance with modern problems, has no more chance than any other foreigner. "This Is why Monslgnore Merry Del Val, who has often been spoken of for the position, is unlikely to be chosen, he being a Spaniard. Besides his appoint ment, even If made after being appointed a cardinal, might be considered as an of fense to the sacred college as it would Im ply that among its present members there Is none worthy to occupy the position." Bishop Hendrlck, of Cebu, P. I., and Monslgnore Hendrlck, the bishop's broth er, left this morning for Venice. BISHOP LOSES HIS SALARY. French premier Punishes for Denun ciation of the Government PARIS, Sept 6. Premier Combes has suppressed the salary of Bishop Ahdrleu, of Marseilles, because of a violently word ed circular issued by the bishop to tho clergy of his diocese, denouncing tho au thorities and also on account of a recent demonstration In the cathedral at Mar seilles on the occasion of a visit from the bishop of Nancy, whose salary had been previously suppressed by the gov ernment Urge Agreement on Macedonia. ROME, Sept. 6. Plus X has represented to the Austrian Emperor the advisability. especially on the part of the Catholic powers, of coming to an agreement as to the best way to stop the massacres In Macedonia. Several cardinals have expressed the opinion that the pontiff should publicly denounce the situation m Aiaceaonia to the civilized world without distinction of religion, calling upon all the powers to take common action on humanitarian grounds. CUTS ITS FIRST LUMBER. Tongue Point Lumber Company Ha a Very Complete Plant. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept 6. (Special.) The Tongue Point Lumber Company's new mill cut Its first lumber yesterday after noon and will now be operated continu ously, although it will be several weeks before the plant will be running to its full capacity. The mill, which was built by George W. Hume, of San Francisco, and will be, managed hy his son, w. R Hume, Is the finest equipped plant of the kind on the Coast and equal in size to any In the state. When In full operation It will have a capacity of 250,000 feet of lumber per day. No pains or expense were spared In building the mill and its cost complete will exceed $250,000. The plant occupies about 21 acres of ground and Is conve nlently situated for handling ral,or cargo business. MISSING AT PENDLETON AGENT FOR. CORREP6NDENCE SCHOOL DROPS OUT OF SIGHT. T. W, Bracking, 41 Years of Age, Supposed to Have Been Slnr dpred or Committed Suicide. PENDLETON. Or., Sept 6. (Special.) T. W. Bracking, traveling agent for the International School of Correspond ence, a resident of this city. Is miss ing, and fears are entertained by his family that he has been foully dealt with or put an end to himself. He Is a man of 41 years of age. of exemplary habits. He left the house yesterday morning, say ing he was going to the postoffice to get his mail, make a few collections for his com pany and send a remittance to headquar ters. His mall Is still In his box at the postoffice, and the police have not yet been able to throw any light on the dis appearance. Five months ago the family moved to Pendleton from Moscow, Idaho, for the reason that this was a more central point to work from. Mr. Bracking spent at home only two days out of each month. and, the domestic relations being of the happiest kind, he has rarely been absent more than an hour at a time during these homecomings. He had made but few friends in thin city, and these were Drinclnallv Oddfel lows, in which order he la now In good standing In Moscow Lodge. when he left home he had considerable money upon his person, and this fact rather Inclines the family to the belief that he has boen done away with. He was not of a despondent turn of mind: therefore they cannot be made to think that he has committed suicide, nor can they be made to believe that he has left the community. The search made so far has not been thorough, owing to the darkness, but nothing can be learned of him from anv of the resorts of the city. The case so far is baflllng the Sheriff's office, as well as tne ponce lorce. SHOT WHILE ON HER KNEES. air. GrljHth Says Her Husband I Crazy. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept 6. Colonel Griffith J. Griffith, a millionaire resident of this city and a member of the Board of Park Commissioners, has been arrested on the charge of assaulting his wife with murderous Intent Mrs. Griffith Is In a hospital suffering from the effects of a plstpl shot wound In the head and a compound fracture of the shoulder-blade. She was shot last Thursday evening In her room at a Santa Monica hotel, whero she, with her husband and 15-year-old son naa Been spending the Summer. in her statement to the District At torney, Mrs. Griffith said her husband shot her after forcing her to answer at the pistol point some irrational questions as to her faithfulness and knowledge of any attempt to poison him. When he shot she was on her knees. She jumped up and ran to a window out of which Bhe jumped, falling on a roof some 14 feet below, fracturing her ehoul der-blade. Mrs. Griffith wanted a charge or insanity preferred against her husband Colonel Griffith Insists that his wife was wounded accidentally. He was bend ing over a trunk, according to his story. When he heard the report of the revolver and turned to see Mrs. Griffith fall to the floor. The weapon, he says, was one of hla own, which Mrs. Griffith came across In gathering together their effects for packing. How it was discharged Colonel Griffith does not know, as he asserts that his back was turned. Ho denied that there was any possible cause for a quarrel between himself and Mrs. Griffith, and declares that reports of his having fired the shot are absolute ly unfounded. NEVADANS MAY COME NORTH. Flgarlnp: on Fqotball Gonicn With Nprthircstern Institutions. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Seattle, Sept. 6. (Special.) It now seems quite probable that the University of Ne vada football team will make a tour north playing a series of games with -the col leges and universities In the Northwest The only opportunity that the Nevada Institution Is given for games Is with Stanford and the University of Califor nia. As these contests are pulled off early In the saeson they tare practically with out competition for the remainder of the season. During the last month a number of com munications from Nevada have been re ceived by General Manager Laube. The men from Reno, up to the present time, have been making every effort to fill out dates for a northern trip. Word came last Friday, however, that Nevada wished above all things to open relations with Washington and If they were not able to secure enough games to pay their expenses north they were very desirous of bringing Washington south. The date that the men of Nevada prefer is a Thanksgiving game In San Francisco. Tho Washlngtonlans have arranged for that game In Seattle and If they are to meet the southerners ft will have to be earlier in the season. However, as a trip to California Is now being contemplated It Is possible that relations may be opened up this year. The game between Stanford university and the University of Washington, which "l&t thm GOLD OUST SGRUBBim FLOORS is play for The Gold Dust Twins. cleans more tnorougnly and quickly than soap or any other cleanser. Makes floors bright and hearts light. OTHER GBITfcHAL i Scrubbing floors, waabinc clothss and dia&9. ckenln woog BSE3 FOR work, oilcloth, aflverware and tinware, pollardas treaworx, GOLD DUST I cleansing tat rcoa, pipes, ete.,acanu3dat!idfl3Citeofto5. SUda by TEX ft. K. FAIRSAUK COKPAHY, Chicago Xsfan ef FAIST MAP. GOLD BUST makem hsr& water moft Backache is a forerunner and one of the most common symp toms of kidney trouble and womb displacement. N READ MISS BQLLMAN'S EXPERIENCE, " Some time ago I was in a very weak condition, my "work made me nervous and my back ached frightfully all the time, and I had terrible head aches. " My mother got a "bottle of Xiydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound for me, and it seemed to strengthen my back and help me at once, and I did not get so tired as before. I continued to take it, and it brought health and strength to me, and I want to thank you for the good it has done me." Miss Kate Bollmax, 142nd St. A Wales Ave., New York City. $5000 forfeit if original of about letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures because it is tho greatest known remedy for kidney and womb troubles. Every woman who is puzzled about her condition should writo to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all. had been partly arranged for Thanksgiv ing, may be set to an earlier date. If It Is, the game will undoubtedly be pulled off at Palo Alto. In case that Washington goes to California another game will likely take place with Nevada as above mentioned or a second game played at Berkeley against the U. of C. Tho past week has been a busy one on the 'varsity campus. The gridiron has been plowed up and at least six Inches of the ground will be sifted and freed from rocks and stones. In the past Washing ton has had one of the poorest athletic fields In the state, but by the opening of the first semester she will have the best. The old football room has also been re paired; the old lockers have been torn out and new ones put It Each locker Is about six feet In height and all are ar ranged so that the suits can be thorough ly dried by steam two or three hours after they have been turned In. DISAPPOINTED AT WHEAT YIELD. Twenty-live Bnhels an Acre Look Small to Palonae Rancher. COLFAX, Wash., Sept " 6 (Special.) W. J. Hamilton, a pioneer of Whitman County, who has a farm of 1200 acres on Union Flat, ten miles south of Colfax, has Just threshed his crop of 400 acres of wheat The entire lot averaged 25 bush els per acre. Mr. Hamilton bad 500 acres In grain, a part being oats and a part was cut for hay. Speaking of his yield he said: "That Is the poorest crop I ever raised In this country. I have been farming on that place more than 20 years and never had as low an average yield In all that time. My oats only yielded 50 bushels per acre." When reminded that 25 bushels per acre would be considered a good yield in any country other than the Palouse, Mr. Hamilton said: "I know that, but It Is a small crop for the Palouse country. Last year much of my wheat yielded from 40 to 56 bushels and I never, In more than 20 years, had as low a yield as 25 bushels on that land." Mr. Hamilton always Summer fallows his land and sows hl3 wheat In the Fall. He has several hundred acres planted already, a large portion of which Is up and growing nicely. He was one of tho first white settlers In this section and se cured the first marriage license ever Is sued In Whitman County. Mr. Hamilton has made an Independent fortune farm ing and has lived In Colfax many years. Chnrtred With Criminal Assault. ASTORIA, Or., Sept 6. (Special.) Frank Adams, a waiter at the Occidental Hotel, was arrested last evening on an Informa tion charging him with criminal assault on Ida Nyland, a 15-year-old girl. He Is confined In the County Jail. In default of $1000 bonds, to appear for a preliminary hearing In the Justice Court .on. Tuesday. D. E. Huntman. another waiter, Is being held under $250 bonds as a witness. Particularly at this season Hood'3 Sar saparllla sustains the strength and pre vents Illness. TWIH do your work" I 1