THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY. SEPTE3IBER 21. 1907.
CROAKERS UN-T ¬
Tigers- played water tight ball and Ike
Butler pitched In great form. . He ga-e
the leaders but four hits in as many in
nings and Issued no passes to first. Hig
glnbothman was hit almost wlce as often
as Butler. He. too, kept his ,hlts well
scattered and the Tigers could not cash
them into runs. Tacoma lost a chance to
score in the first Inning when Martinke
drove out a three-baser, but was caught
at the plate, owing to poor coaching. A
hit by a Tacoma batter in the ninth in
ning would have won the game. Stovall
and Engle singled In succession and Kel
lackey was deliberately passed to first by
Hlgglnbotham. baniry Shea strove vali
antly lot hit in the pinch, but his drive to
right field was caught Just off the ground
by Householder. The score:
R H ID.
Te.coma 0 0000000 00 6 4
Aberdeen 0 0010000 01 4 0
Batteries Butler and Shea; Higgin
botham and Spencer.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TORRENS LAW IS
heartily indorsed. October IT will be
Grange day. It will be the day for fra
ternal organizations -nd women's clubs.
The report of the committee on taxa
tion appointed by the State "Grange, sub
mitted a partial report along the educa
tional lines. The gist of this report was
that "the first and most Important end to
be attained is a proper enforcement of
our laws, and the assessing of property
at its true cash value." This report was
signed by Clara H. Waldo. J. J. John
son, Thomas Paulsen and Seneca Smith.
It was reported that five Granges, Mut
nomah. Pleasant Valley, Rockwood, Lents
and Russellville, are preparing to erect
halls. Rockwood Grange entertained the
convention. The next meeting will be held
at Fairvlew Wednesday. December 18.
IE RESOLVE
Roosevelt Determined to Send
Battleship .Fleet to
Pacific.
Report on Australian Plan In
dorsed at Convention of
Pomona Grange.
BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE
WILL COAL . SOMEWHERE
PROTECTS LAND -TITLES
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Portland Among Leading Cities for
CHANG
FULLYAPPROVED
WEI
Volume ol Growth.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Bradstreet's
It Americans Refuse Supply Will
Buy Abroad Ignores Objections
of Politicians Voyage Was tlie
President's Own Idea.
ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 20. Certain large coal
dealers on the Atlantic Coast have
shown a disinclination to furnish coal
for the battleship fleet in large enough
quantities to meet the demands of the
long cruise to the Pacific; certain
Eastern politicians have protested
against sending the fleet to the Faciflc
on various political grounds; certain
newspapers in the East have con
demned the Pacific cruise on the
grounds of expense and because of
the fact that it will leave but little
naval protection along the Atlantic
seaboard. But in spite of all these pro
tests and objections, the trip will be
made as planned by the President, coal
dealers, politicians and newspapers to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Roosevelt Proposed Voyage.
According to information gleaned
from Cabinet sources, President Roose
velt was the first man to suggest the
rrulse, and it was he who eventually
decided the cruise should be made.
There were various reasons why the
President thought the cruise should be
made, but the main reason was the
need of concerted drill whicJK' would
be afforded by the long voyage around
the world. It has always been an Idea
of the President that the Navy like
the Army, should be maintained at a
high standard of efficiency, and he has
indulged in the further Idea that con
stant practice Is, the best guarantee of
efficiency. The Army has Its joint ma
neuvers and its rifle practice; the trip
of the battleships win take the place
Df joint maneuvers, and the Individual
warships have their practice every
season. In case of war with a foreign
power the American Navy would very
likely be concentrated at the center of
activity. Up to the present time there
has been no such concentration since
the close of the Spanish Wrar. The
Navy has been divided into fleets or
squadrons, and quite often the respec
tive fleets or squadrons have maneu
vered as units. But there has been no
such concentration as is now proposed,
and no such practice on a large scale.
The President felt that the cruise was
demanded in the Interest of proficiency,
and that was the main reason why the
cruise has been arranged.
Can't Be Moved by Carpers.
Having made up his mind to send
the battleship fleet around" to the Pa
cific, nothing will dissuade the Presi
dent from his course. If American
dealers refuse to furnish coal in suf
ficient quantities. " coal will be pur
chased abroad. If owners of American
vessels refuse to transport this coal
to desired points along the route, ships
of foreign register will be chartered.
There is ample authority for such ac
tion, and the President has no anxiety
on the coal question.
As for political objection, it is as
readily disposed of. Eastern Senators
and Representatives, thinking It good
politics, have entered a protect against
taking the battleships from the Atlant
tic seaboard. But there is not the
slightest indication of war between the
United States and any of the European
powers; n apparent reason why the
Atlantic coast Is in need of constant
patrol by a battleship fleet; therefore,
there is no good reason why the bat
tleships cannot be sent to the other
ocean for six or eight months.
Work at Navy-Yards.
But the politicians urge upon, the
Navy Department that, if the battle
ships are removed from Atlantic wat
ers, there will be little work for the
navy-yards along the Atlantic coast,
and in consequence large numbers of
mechanics who find employment there
will be thrown out of work. To some
extent this is true, but it is equally
true that an unusual amount of work
will be done in Atlantic yards in get
ting the ships ready for the cruise,
and there will be another rush when
the ships return to their station.
Moreover, as Secretary Metcalf ex
plained, there are constant fluctuations
in work at Government navy-yards,
depending upon the amount of repairs
needed. When work is heavy, a large
force is employed; when work is slack,
the force Is cut down. In no instance
will It be necessary to close the yards,
for there are other warships in need
of repairs, not to mention Government
vessels of other classes that go out of
commission through the Winter, in or
der that they may be overhauled and
repaired. There will not be any such
reduction as the politicians pretend to
believe. Therefore their objection is
set aside.
The objection of the newspapers Is
substantially the objection of the poli
ticians; some attacking the cruise on
policy; others bemoaning the cost,
while still others seem disgruntled be
cause the trip ' was planned without
consulting their own marine experts.
The objection amounts to nothing; it
does not reflect public sentiment, and
will therefore be disregarded. The
trip Is to be made as planned, and the
administration is fully satisfied that
none of the dire results predicted by
the pessimists will follow.
NORTHWEST LEAGUE. .
Seattle 4, Spokane 1.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept'. 20. (Special.)
Frank Allen was In midseason form to
day and he both pitched ball and fielded
like a whirlwind. He knocked down three
line drives that would have gotten away
from a short pitcher, and got his man at
first each time. The only time Spokane
got out of his reach was In the ninth In
ning, when three men hit In a row and
one run was chased over the plate. It
was a fast game with six double plays
and a lot of, fast fielding. Emil Frisk
played left field today and didn't get a
hit. though he hobbled his flrsti fielding
chance. Just as he used to do in the Coast
League. Ikey Rocken field was back from
the East and played a corking good, sec
ond for Spokane. The score;
R H B.
Seattle 0 2020000 -4 7 2
Spokane 0 0000000 11 8 1
Batteries Allen and Krelti; Clafiln and
Swindells. Umpire Frary.
TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 20. (Special.)
In the fourth Inning of today's fierce bat
tle, the Tacoma fielders threw ,the ball
wildly about .the diamond and Aberdeen
scored one run, winning the game 1 to 0.
JWure and after the disastrous Inning, the
Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 3.'
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20. The Phlladelphias
smothered St. Louis today. Beebe in
jured his side in the third inning, giving
way to McGlynn, who was batted hard.
The score:
R H E It H E
St. Louis 3 6 3 Philadelphia ..8 14 2
Batteries Beebe, McGlynn and Hostet
ter; Sparks and Dooln.
Other Games.
At Pittsburg
R.H.E. ' R.H.E.
Pittsburg 2 2 2j Brooklyn 1-0 2
At Cincinnati '
R.H.E.! R.H.E.
Cincinnati ....3 8 2New York. ....5 7 0
At Chicago
Chicago-Boston game postponed; wet
gronds.
AMERICAN LEAGUE. ;
Yesterday's Scores
At Washington, first game
R.H.E.I R.H.E.
Washington ..1 6 2j Chicago 2 6 0
Second game
R.H.E. R.H.E.
Washington ..6 13 4Chicago .......13 21 2
At New York
R.H.E. R.H.E.
Detroit .......1 8 0New York 0 2 3
At Boston
Cleveland 4 11 0 Boston ........1 6 2
THE DAY'S HORSE RACES
At Gravescnd.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Gravesend
race results:
Two-year-olds. Ave and .a balf furlongs
Magazine won, Running Account second,
Calhoun, third; time. l:7 1-5.
Handicap, one mile and an eighth Right
Royal won. Far West second, Kercheval
third; time. 1:51.
The Speculation, mile and a sixteenth
Rye won. Tamaceo second, Tony Ronero
third; timo, 1:51 1-5.
Handicap, about six furlongs Don En
rique won, Florlng second. Sir Toddlngton
third; time. 1:11.
Mile and a half Smiling Tom won. KIU
crankle second. Lord Badge third; time,
2:. 19.1-5.
Mile and a sixteenth Prince Portunatus
won, Vlh Woods second. Ramrod third;
time. 1:58.
FIGHT OVER WATER RIGHTS
COMPLEX SITUATION ARISES IX
' HARNEY COUNTY.
River Changes Its Channel and
Question of Ownership Must
Be Settled in the Courts.
BURNS, ,Or., Sept. 20. (Special.) Har
ney County is likely to experience an
exciting lawsuit in the near future, one
of those cases that will involve the
interests of many persons and engender
a good deal of bitterness, as it will
relate to thai always vexatious ques
tion of water-rights. The movement
liable to precipitate litigation is about
to be made by the Pacific Livestock
Company, in the damming up of a wa
tercourse known as "Foley's slough,"
through which a large part of the
water of Silvles River Is now deviated
from the river bed and carried out to
land for which nature did not original
ly Intend it.
It appears that several years ago at
a point on the Silvles River a few
miles north of Burns a man settled on a
piece of land and obtained a right to
appropriate a certain amount of water
from the river at the Foley place, where
a spring existed and a consequent slough
had formed. A small opening was made
from the river through this slough and
the required water was obtained. Later,
the settler aforesaid abandoned his land
and his water-right, but at each recurring
season of high water in the river the
opening at the Foley slough widened and
the construction of mill dams farther
down the stream kept the water in the
river at a high stage- constantly at the
point of divergence, so that each, year
the slough Increased In size and its flow
increased In volume, and now the Foley
slough carries almost as much water as
the Silvles River. It has become of great
value to a number of rich farmers which
years ago had no water supply.
Now the Pacific Livestock Company
proposes to dam up the opening into
Foley slough and force the water of
Silvles River down its natural channel
and the men whose lands have been made
productive by the slough are up in pro
test. The company and settlers along the
river for miles below the slough have
adjudicated rights to the water of the
stream which they claim are Jeopardized
and ultimately threatened with destruc
tion by the workings of Foley slough,
hence the project of closing its mouth.
On the other hand, the farmers along
the slough claim they are entitled to
such benefits as come through natural
changes and they assert that the slough
is now as much of a recognized stream
as the Silvles River, so the. prospects for
bitter contention in the courts and other
wise are decidedly good.
DENIES CAR SHORTAGE REPORT
Superintendent Fields Says Plenty
of Cars at Albany.
Superintendent L. R. Fields, of the
Southern Pacific lines in Oregon, states
emphatically that reports of a car short
age at Albany are entirely untrue. He
takes exception to stories of such a short
age that have appeared in the Portland
papers.
"There is no car shortage at Albany so
far as we know," said Superintendent
Fields. "Cars are being furnished at Al
bany as fast as they are ordered and are
being taken away as fast as they are
loaded. The report Is a gros3 error, there
being no 'ruth in it whatever. There
have been no complaints of lack of cars
at Albany during the past few months,
and our office Is at a loss to understand
where these false reports come from."
Eight-Hour Law Held Invalid.
HARRISONVILLB. Mo.. Sept. SO. The
telegraphers' 8-hour law, passed by the
Missouri Legislature, was declared un
constitutional by Judge Bradley, of the
Circuit Court yesterday. The railroad at
torneys argued that the law favored one
class of worklngmen more than other
classes.
R. C. Wright, Chairman of Special
Committee Highly Commends
Workings of Registration System-
in Many States.
At the convention of Pomona Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, held at Rockwood,
on the Base Line Road Wednesday, J.
J. Johnson, master presiding, over 200
members participated in the important
discussions. R. C Wright, chairman of
the special committee on the ToTens
law, read a report which was thoroughly
discussed. The report pave a concise his
tory of the law. In part the report says:
Oregon adopted the Illinois Torrens law In
tOOl and since then your chairman of this
committee hiB been an enthusiastic sup
porter of the law and has had bills passed
by the Legislature to correct errors made in
copying the Illinois statute. In lvOT he also
had Included in the correcting bill an amend
ment providing for making proper defendants
in the suit of married persons who fail to
sign instruments affecting land owned by
their fpouwa. This has been a source or
great trouble with titles heretofore. This
law takes away no rights, but compels such
pe r sons to come 1 n to co u rt a nd se t up their
rights if they have any and let them be prop
erly registered, or else be barred of any
shadowy claims they might appear to have
on the old records.
The present law of Oregon Is now in good
working shape and the forms for making
the records, also drawn up by your chairman,
have been put In by most of our counties and
we believe are now uniform throughout the
state. Much land of considerable value has
been registered and a great deal more would
be If lawyers and business men would get
familiar with the law and use it.
The old pystem makes a burden in the
expense of abstracts, which must te made
pvr and over again, and, with their exam
ination, must cost millions throughout the
country.
The delay in getting abstracts, their exam
ination, hunting up matters not on record,
etc., almost always either prevents a sale,
hinders It or makes it difficult, or at a sac
rifice. Old System Unsafe.
The old system Is unsafe, or we would not
have title insurance companies to protect
buyers at additional expense, for if a title
Is bad and the seller bankrupt, no damages
can be recovered on his warranty deed. Then
there" is a chance of forged deeds, mort
gagee, etc., which can now be recorded with
out any trouble the same as genuine, for
the recorder puta "any old thing on record
If witnessed and acknowledged.
Again, the books and records accumulate
so fast It makes big expense to buy them
and more to provide rooms to keep them in.
The taxes are heavier to keep up the old
system, and market values of raU estate
can never be so great where the trouble to
make & sale or loan la Increasing all the
time.
Now against all this we have the benefits
of the Torrens law. In Oregon, for a $1000
lot the court fees amount to about $25 where
there Is no contest. If there is one, the
owner might as well And out he has a, law
suit and settle it in a Torrens proceeding
as in any other manner or time, and clear
up his title, whatever the necessary expenses
are to do so. Beside the court fees In an
ordinary default case, the owner pays his at
torney such fee as they agree on, and also
for bringing down his abstract to date of
the case. This last is the way the law pro
vides for testimony to prove your title In
court. Any sensible person can see that the
mere showing of his deed and statement that
he owns the land does net show title from
the Government down, and this must be ex
hibited to the examiner of titles, for if any
thing is wrong and any new party ought to
be served with a summons that Is the way It
Is found out.
These things an owner may never knqw
about and there has to be a showing of
everything on record down to date.
After the land is thus registered under the
law, no more abstracts are required, for noth
ing can stand against the land unless put
down in the land register on the same page
and the certificate for that particular piece
of land. All old matters are balanced up
like a ledger account and closed when first
registered. After that everything must be
charged against the land on this register,
which makes It just like a ledger up to
date all the time. Deeds, mortgages, etc.,
are made out under this law. Just as they
are now, but they are kept on file instead of
being copied.
Keeps Original Signatures.
This saves the immense number of books
and also keeps original signatures on file,
and the registrar has to compare them when
new Instruments are brought In, thus reduc
lng the chances of forgery to practically
none. Only a memorandum of the instru
ments filed is noted on the register. The
safety, quickness and simplicity of the Tor
rens system, besides Its low cost after the
land Is once registered, ought to appeal to
everybody and make It unnecessary to argue
In Its favor. It is only ignorance of the ad
vantages of the law or mleladlng statements
by those opposed to It because of self Inter
est, which have so far retarded Its use.
When a system Is provided whlcU enables
a man to go and look over his own title at
the court house with his buyer, and to record
his transfer of that title for GO cents, with
put any abstract or delay, what more can
tie want? The law provides that nothing
whatever shall affect the land unless It la
down in the register, except current taxes
,or assessments for Improvements. Therefor
the buyer has only to look up one book this
register, instead of dozens of books, as at
present, and then step In and aee about cur
rent taxes and Improvement assessments,
when . be has done the whole thing in short
order. c
Prosperous communities are those where
land can change hands or be taken as se
curity for loans quickly and easily without
any' trouble, the same as horses and wagons.
The Torrens law permits this to be done
without any doubt whatever, and the title is
practically backed up by the State of Ore
gon, which is a better guarantee than of any
Individual or company insuring titles.
Grange Adopts the Report.
The report was adopted with the rec
ommendation that all farmers give it
careful study.
Resolutions were adopted declaring it
the sense of the convention- that the
actions of he Railroad Commission
should be carefully scrutinized by the
farmers. Speakers declared the resolu
tions were not aimed at the commission,
but that a close watch of the body's deal
ings with railroads could do no harm.
The attack of the telephon-j company
on the initiative and referendum was con
sidered. It was declared to be of great
Importance that these measures passed
by the people should be defended. , While
expressing confidence in Attorney-General
Crawford, the Grange declared that
he should be assisted by able counsel. A
resolution was adopted calling attention
of 'Granges and farmers to this attack on
the people's laws throughout the country.
It was declared that the case is National
in Importance.
The coming county fair at Gresham was
bank clearings report for the week
ending September' 19 show an aggre
gate of J2.748.872, 000, as against 2.
667,811.000 last week. Canadian clear
ings for the week totaled J82.737.0O0. as
against $83,518,000 last week, and 75,-
421.000 in the same week last year. The
following is a list of the principal
cities:
City
Clearings.
Inc.
22.8
15.0
7.1
6.1
18.7
2.1
8.4
3.1
2.3
..
28.R
20.8
25.0
41.5
43.3
9.8
14.2
New York
1.64O.3O9.0OO
Chicago
Boston
...
240.lnA.OOA
145.332.0OO
135.270.u0O
63.0U,OOi
46.475,000
4.'..528.0O0
S7.2 1 rt.OOO
11.597.000
10.347.000
9.78S.0O0
0,250.000
7.8S9.(Mit
6.5S9.0O0
0,354 .OOO
957.O00
1. 228.000
2.279. 00O
' 1.050,000
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburu
ban Francisco
Kansas City ......
Los Angeles
Seattle
Denver
Salt Lake
Portland
Spokane
Tacoma . . . .
Topeka
Lincoln
Oakland
Oklahoma 'City . . .
Decrease.
No report.
An Old Soldier's Complaint.
PORTLAND. Or.. ' Sept. 20. (To the
Editor.) I am getting old. was born Octo
ber 1, 1842, came here In October, 1883.
with the Fourteenth Infantry- and served
ten years In that regiment on this Coast.
Re-enlisted twice in Vancouver. Wash. To
night I applied to the Board of. Charities
for a saw and an ax to cut a tree, for
which Job I was to receive $1.50. Jin lady
In the office Informed me at 8 o'clock that
they had no saw or ax. I produced my cre
dentials, but the lady was helpless.
I want to ask why do they keep an office
of that kind In Portland If they cannot
help the poor and old who are willing,
anxious and ready to work.
JOHN M'INTTRB.
Good Show at Pantages.
Packed audiences have been seeing the
Pantages bill at every performance this
week, and all have been more than satis
fied, as Judged by the continuous rounas ot
applause. There Is a thoroughly good show
on the boards, with not a weak act among
the lot. The famous. Bell trio, greatest of
vaudeville singers; Wells and Sells, cele
brated trick cottage althletes; the Wallace
Sisters; Moss, the equllibrlstic Juggler. 'and
all the others are of the best. Are Ton
an Elk?" the biographic comedy, is the
season's moving picture hit.
Crushed to Death by Log.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
John Feazle, an employe at the Steel
man logging camp, near Skamokawa,
was almost instantly killed yesterday
by a log rolling over him and break-.
ing his neck. The deceased was 18
years of age and left several brothers.
two of whom are employed at the
Saldren camp on Grays River.
Among persons' of social standing gen
erally the world throughout, the average age
of marriage is at present, men 37 and wo
men 2S.
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Experiment
Dr. Sabouraud, of the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France,
inoculated a rabbit with human dandruff germs, and "in
between five and six weeks," says the official report of
the Pasteur Institute, "the rabbit was completely de
nuded, in fact it had become entirely bald.'!
This experiment prove that dandruff is a contagious
disease due to the presence, of a microbic growth in the
sebaceous glands of the scalp. It also proves that tinless
the formation of dandruff is stopped by destroying the
dandruff gerru-that it will lead to falling hair and in
curable baldness. .
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