Morning Oregonian., January 17, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, ,1908.
SHEEPMEN FIGHT
FEDERAL POLICY
Condemn Burkett Bill and
Raise a Fund to Wage v
. Their Campaign.'
GOODING MADE PRESIDENT
National Woolgrowetfss' Convention
Adjourns Muttt Successful Ses
sion, After Naming Pocatello
as Xext Place of Meeting.
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 16. After the
most successful meeting: in the history of
its organization, the f6rty-fourth annual
convention of the National Woolgrowers"
Association tonight adjourned to meet
next year in Pocatello, Idaho. Before
adjournment, a fund of J1O.00O was sub
scribed by the various state delegations
for the establishment of a publicity bu
reau to wage a fight against the Admin
istration's policy for Federal regulation
of the public range.
Despite the fact that he was elected
president of the association by a "unani
mous vote, Dr. J. M. Wilson, of Douglas,
Wye, declined to accept the honor be
cause of his personal and political friend'
ship for United States Senator Francis E.
Warren, whom the convention refused to
consider for re-election because of the
fact that the Wyoming Senator has gone
on record as favoring the forestry and
range policies of "President Roosevelt.
After Dr. Wilson's declination of the
presidency, Fred W. Gooding, of Idaho,
was chosen as' Senator Warren's suc
cessor. ' Protest Burkett BUI.
Late today the convention adopted the
report of the committee on resolutions.
The report is milder than had. been ex
pected by the delegates. The resolutions,
which fill an eight-page pamphlet, protest
against the passage of tne Burkett Graz
ing Bill, or any other measure providing
for the leasing of any of the public lands
or the granting of permits for the use
of the same, for razing purposes. They
commend the vigorous enforcement of
laws Intended to prevent and punish land
frauds. ,
The resolutions unqualifiedly favor the
preservation of the public forests and the
creation of forest reserves of timbered
area, without, however, giving approval
to the plan of Imposing the burden of
forest preservation upon the livestock in
dustry. The prompt elimination from the
reserve of land not timbered 1b requested
and that the boundaries may be plainly
marked. .
Restrictions Too Burdensome.
While a grazing tax is levied, the reso
lutions demand that permits he lor three
years to Justify the making of improve
ments. It is alleged tluLt the present re
strictions are too burdensome to encour
age mining and homegteudlng on the re
serve. The policy of- denying- a trailing permit
over reserves from which sheep are ex
cluded is opposed. The present tariffs on
wool and hides Is approved.
The resolutions favor uniform bounty
laws and ask the .foreat service to co
operate In exterminating predatory ani
mals." The work of the bureau of ani
mal .Industry is indorsed and the desire
expressed that its work -be continued in
the West. The establishment of a field
pathological bureau Is urd.' ; -,
Want 'ew Speed Law.'
Congress is petitioned to enact a law
compelling interstate- railroads to trans
port livestock between feeding points at
a speed of not less than ft miles an hour
Including all stops. The co-operative
Livestock Commission Company is In
dorsed. V V
Officers of tft association were elected,
as follows: President, Frederick W:
Gooding, of Idaho; Western vice-president.
Dr. J. M. Wilson, of Wyoming;
Kastern vice-president. Jose E. Wing, of
Ohio; secretary. George 8. Walker, of
"Wyoming; treasurer, Lewis Penwell, of
Montana.
Kxecutlve committee Arizona, F. TV.
Perkins and T. Fl Pollack;. California, U
W. nase and George U McCoy; Colorado,
A. J. Artis and John Lawrence: District
of Columbia. Colonel George Trursdel;
Idaho, P. G. Johnson and F. II. Phil
flraca; Illinois, Mortimer Loverliig and W.
W. Bnrch; Kansas. N. A. Gwiri and J. W.
Troutnian: Massachusetts. -Frank P. Ben
nett; Michigan. C. A. Tyler and Burt
Nmlth; Minnesota, Dr. E. D. Titus;'Mon
taiia, J. E. Bower and John D. Waite;
Nebraska, Robert Taylor and Frank Her
hej Nevada, M. L. Brady -and J. H.
Hilton; New Mexico, Sol Luna and A,
t. Barrett: New York, G. Howard David
eon and W. G. Mi'irkham; Ohio,. A. A.
Bates; Oregon. W. D. Barrett and M. J.
Kinlcyson; South Dakota, F. Hl Bennett;
Texas. J. H. Nation and Firnum Beck;
Utah, John B. Austin and S. J. Hoeter;
"Wisconsin, F. .W. Harding and S. JI?
Buck; Wyoming. Tim Kay and "William
Daley; Hawaii, G. J. Waller and Eben P.
Low.
Sleets Next at Pocatello. '
Pocatello, Idaho, has been chosen as
the place for holding the next convention
In January, 1509.
Live stock Interests were taken to task
rather severely In an address delivered
before the convention today by I. D.
O'Donnell of Billings. His manner was
mild, yet the remarks were most pointed.
The theme of his address was "Alfalfa,"
and he made the broad assertion that one
section of land devoted, to the raising of
that crop would yield a food equivalent to
30 sections of range. He said that the
money lost last Winter in Rastern Mon
tana and North Dakota through lack of
feed for sheep and cattle. If spent in re
claiming land and seeding it in alfalfa
would raise- enough eed to have fed
every hoof of stock in the state six
months, and further that the land so Im
proved would be a revenue afterwards
with the good prospect that it would
more than double in value. -
Another important paper was that on
conservation of water resources, by State
Engineer C. T. Johnston." of Wyoming.
He urged that the desideratum of any
proposed public land policy should be to
Insure tli protection of the settler and
home-builder. He sld that in order
clearly to understand the present power
and influence of some great bureaus at
Washington, study must be made of their
policies and methods of securing support.
He charged they control press agencies
which are conducted by men employed at
the expense of the Government and that
their purpose was to advertise the chiefs
and create sentiment in favor of their
policies. He urged local control rather
than that of the bureaus.
Other papers were read as follows:
"Federal Co-operation With the States
in the Control and Eradication of Con
tagious Diseases," by R. A. Ramsey, in
the Bureau of Animal Industry; "Our Op
portunity," fey A- J. Knollin. of Chicago;
"Relation of the Agricultural College to
Livestock Raising,", by J. M. Hamilton, of
Bozeman;' f'Up-to-Date Sheep Raising
Methods,"- by1 Lewis Penwell, , Helena;
"Needs of the National Woolgrowers' As
sociation," by E. D. Titus, Minneapolis;
"The 28-Hour' Law." by G. fi. McCabe.
and "The Interstate Cornmerce Commis
sion," by E. J. Bell, Laramie, Wyo.
A, resolution was adopted ordering the
publication of the papers of Vice-President
J. M. Wilson, Thomas J. Walsh and
Mr. Johnston, and that copies be sent
8ARA.H TRUAX WUX MARRY AM
RBTIRK FROM STAGE.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16. Charles
Albert Stanley. 85, attorney, has gone
to Chicago, where on Saturday he
will become the husband of Sarah
Truax, the actress.
Miss Truax has given up the stage '
' for Mr. Stanley. Her last engagement
was In "The Spiders Web."
She appeared for the last time in
San Francisco in December last.
the President, members of his cabinet
and Governors of all states.
A fund of J10.0UO was raised this after
noon for the" purpose of sending a dele
gation to the National Copitol to oppose
the proposed legislation and to combat
the alleged unfair articles on the subject
which are being desseminated by news
paper and magazine publications.
SAYS JUROR WAS BOUGHT
STANDS OUT FOR ACQUITTAL OP
J. J. TAXSKY.
Arter Trial Is Ended, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Declares B." Cotton
Was Tampered With.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16. The Jury in
the case of J. J. Tansey, who has been
tried for the murder of Policeman Ed
ward J. McCartney, on September 3, after
deliberating since midnight Wednesday,
failed to agree on a verdict and was dis
charged by Judge Cook .tonight. This
morning the jury stook six for convic
tion and 6lx for acquittal. During the
day Ave of the jurors went over to the
side of those who stood for conviction,
making the vote 11 to 1.
Policeman McCartney was shot to death
during an altercation with Tansey after
he had ordered Tansey, to go to his home.
After the failure of the jury, to agree had
been announced, the assistant District
Attorney made open charges that B.
Cotton, tne member who stood out for ac
quittal, had been tampered with, and
threatened to cause his arrest.
Mr. Cotton, who is a merchant, stoutly
denied that he had been approached on
behalf of the accused man and stated
that he stood out for acquittal to the last
because he believed that the charge had
not been proved.
The District Attorney announces that
the case will be re-tried at once.
SLOSSON DEFEATS SUTTON
World's Champion Balk Line BII
' Hard Player Defeated.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16. George Sutton, of
Chicago, world's champion 18.2 balk line
billiard player, and George SlosHon
crossed cues at Slosson's academy tonight
In the first of a series of 10 games. Slos
eon won 400 to 312.
Beats Kecord- Under Water.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Frank Sullivan,
swimming director of the Illinois Athletic
Club, last night established a new pro
fessional record for remaining under
water, staying In the bottom of the tank
for three minutes. The former mark of
2:30 was held by Finney, an English
swimmer. The Briton gave his exhibition
in a glass tank in which the water was
kept at a temperature of 88 degrees. Sulli
van's feat was performed in water at a
temperature of 76 degrees.
WILL FIGHT FEDERATION
United Mineworkers May Take
Steps to Retaliate.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 16.
Charging that the Western Federation of
Miners has been trying, to disrupt the
United Mineworkers of America, Harry
Douthwaite, of this city, ex-president of
District No. 15, and one of the organ
izers of the United Mineworkers of
America, will introduce resolutions at the
United Mineworkers of America Conten
tion, Tuesday, at Indianapolis, urglnlre
tallatory measures. . .'
The resolutions will urge that the Ex
ecutive Board of District No. 15, which
comprises Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico, be given power to send organ
izers into the metaliferous mining dis
tricts. Lumbermen to Send Delegates.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 16. At the finaj
session of the Northwestern Lumber
men's Association today the board of di
rectors was given authority to appoint
not to exceed three delegates to attend
the big meeting of the lumbermen's or
ganizations in Tacoma. Wash., - next
6ummer.
Tomorrow and Monday positively will
be the last days for discmint on last Side
gas bills. Portland Gas Company.
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MOVES NOT SECRET
Distribution of Japanese Fleet
Generally Known.
SO SAYS FOREIGN OFFICE
Orientals Surprised at Reports of
Uneasiness Concerning Their
War Vessels and Stand Ready
to Make the Details. Public.
TOKIO, Jan.. 16. The foreign office is
in receipt of a dispatch from Washington,
pointing out that there is much uneasi
ness in America due to sensational re
ports emanating from Europe concerning
the distribution of the Japanese naval
fleet. , While not inclined to treat the
mattes seriously, the Japanese officials
have assured the Associated Press that
the governments of the various countries
arc in possession of all the facts con
nected with Japan's distribution of her
warships through their naval attaches at
Tokio.
Admiral Sato, Minister of Marine, said
today that he vas willing to make a full
statement if it would in any way allay
the excitement but he considered the ru
mors from Europe hardly worth atten
tion. JAPAX FACES
DEFICIT
Enormous Expenses for" Army and
Navy Taxes Will Increase.
TOKIO, Jan. 17. A synopsis of the.
budget for 1908-09 was submitted to the
leaders of both houses this morning. It
is as follows:
Ordinary receipts, 470.590,000 yen; ex
traordinary receipts, 140,450.000 yen; ordi
nary expenditures, 426,910,000 yen; ex
traordinary expenditures, 189,040,000 yen.
The deficiency will be met by an Increase
of taxes which will be submitted in a
supplementary budget A note by the
Finance Minister says:
"The Government expects at the close
of the year 1907-08 to find a surplus of
33,000,000 yen, which will be transferred
to the account of 1909-10."
The appropriations are Itemized as fol
lows: Ordinary army, 70.209,779 yen; navy,
34.810,737 yen; home, 10,639,221 yen; foreign,
3,612,607 yen; finance, 254,207,432 yen; Ju
dicial, 10,977,966. yen; education, 6,285,534
yen; agriculture and commerce, 7,504,867
yen; communications, 25,667,049 yen; civil,
3,000,000 yen. Extraordinary: Army,
37,206,994 yen; navy. 46,138,124 yen; com
munications, 59,279,929 yen.
The budget provides for an increase of
the taxes on sake, beer, alcohol, sugar
and kerosene. The sugar tax shows an
increase of four standards and averages
about 40 per cent.
AVOUTD IMPEACH DUXSMUIR
Socialist Member of Legislature
Seeks to Introduce Resolution.
VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 16. Following
the opening of the Legislature with the
usual ceremonies this afternoon by Lieutenant-Governor
. Dunsfhutr, Hawthoh
thwaite( the Socialist from Nahaimo, en
deavored to Introduce a resolution call
ing for the impeachment of the Lieutenant-Governor
for having disallowed the
anti-Japanese legislation of last session.
The Speaker ruled that the motion was
not sufficiently urgent to be taken up at
the opening session of - the House . pre
ceding the usual formal motions to which
the opening day is usually devoted. The
"resolution stated that it was shown at
the recent inquiry that Lieutenant-Governor
Dunsmuir, in his private capacity,
had contracted, with the Canadian-Nippon
Company, of Vancouver, to procure
S00 Japanese for work in his mines, while
publicly he disallowed the measure tend
ing to prevent the immigration of such
Japanese laborers.
ATTEMPT TO PRINT PASSPORTS
Japanese Plot to Enter United States
From Mexico".
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 16. Special Agent
Babcock, of the Department of the In
terior, has unearthed an alleged attempt
here to print bogus Japanese passports
for issuance to Japanese in Mexico, bound
for the United States. Japanese smug
glers in Juarez, Mex., it is charged, were
having the passports printed.
CAUSES FOR BUDGET DEFICIT
Japanese Determine Reason for the
Present Trouble.
TOKIO, Jan. 17. -It is conceded
among; the financiers of Japan that the
difficulties in the budget are entirely
due to two causes over-expenditure
for the army and navy and the na
tionalization of railroads, which is now
considered to have been a vital error
in national finance.
French Take Up Income Tax.
PARIS, Jan. 16. By a vote of 277 to
08, the Chamber of Deputies decided to
place the income tax measure in the first
place on the Parliamentary programme.
Below Zero at St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 16. The first below
zero weather of this Winter prevailed
during last night and early today. The
lowest record was 6 degrees below dur
ing the early hours.
PORTLAND MAN A SUICIDE
C. O. Gullander Blows Out His
Brains In Tacoma Hotel.
TACOMA, "Wash., Jan. 16. (Special.)
Walking with a quick-stride into th'e
Tourist Hotel lobby-tonight, C. I. Gul
lander, -a Portland journeyman tailor,
stepped up to a barber-shop mirror,
and placing the barrel of a 38-caliber
revolver to his right temple, fired a
bullet through his brain.
Before taking his - life, .Gullander
turned to Proprietor Maloney, ex-Superior
Judge Thomas Carroll and a
young man named Gruber, who were
about to bid one another good-night,
and said: - "Gentlemen, may God for
give me J" ' Then the pistol shot echoed
through the crowded hotel lobby and
when the three men looked around the
unfortunate young man lay . at their
feet in a dying condition.; In one hand
he clutched the revolver and in the
other he held his pipe.
Gullander was not a guest of the
hotel, and simply walked In where he
found the lobby a convenient place to
end his earthly' troubles. He was re
moved to a hospital, but died at mid
night without regaining consciousness.
He had no money, but was well dressed
and appeared to be about 32 years of
age. Among his effects was a souvenir
postalcwd bearing a picture of the U.
A
$18.00
vercoats
Reduced
to
ML
Cor.
S. S. Charleston, and a few lines from
hie brother, under date of December 26,
and mailed at Norfolk, Va. Another
card bore the address. 146 Second
street, Portland, and a card showed
that he was a' member of the Journey
men Tailors' Union of that city.
COTTON CARGO IS BURNED
Fire on Steamer Tremont Does $40,-
000 Damage in Tacoma.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 16. Fire on the
American steamer Tremont, loading for
Japan, China and Manila, did damage
estimated at from J35.000 to $40,000 tonight.
The flames were discovered in the fore
'tween- decks in cotton which had been
stowed during the day. Prompt action
prevented a 'serious blaze. . About 609
bales were damaged by fire and water,
whilo some damage was done to the deck,
beams and stanchions by the heat. Spon
taneous combustion is supposed to have
been the cause. , - .
Mail Orders Receive
Ourr Most Prompt and
Careful Attention
Only, a few of the great bargains offered throughout our entire store, dur
ing our Great Annual Clearance Sale, are quoted below, but a visit to our
establishment will convince you that here you will find biggest reductions
on good reliable up-to-date merchandise, to be found in the City of Portland
$2.00 Kimonos at $1.19
We place on sale, for today only, a fine line
of Ladies Flannelette Kimonos in fancy
colors. All sizes; regular values to $2.00 ;$n
sale for . ." . ". $1.19
50c Knit Underwear 29c
A line of the famous Forest Mills Ladies'
Knit Underwear, in both vests and pants.
Extra heavy, all sizes, good values at the
regular price of 50c; on sale today rtn
only at, a garment tsC
1 G
$25.00
Overcoats
Reduced
to
$16.50
Vz Off on All Boys'
ROSENBLATT 8 COI
Third and Morrison
BRAZIL'S SHIPS JOIN FLEET
CKUISERS TO ESCORT BATTLE
SHIPS ON THEIR WAY.
Preparations Are Under Way In
Cliilc for "Entertainment of Amer-.
lean Squadron During Visit.
RIO DE JANEIRO, .Jan. 16.' The
American Ambassador, Irving B. Dudley,
paid a visit to Rear-Admlral Evans on
the flagship Connecticut today.
President Penna-wtll visit the Connecti
cut a short time before the de
parture of the fleet, to say farewell to
the representatives of the United States.
A division of Brazilian cruisers and
battleships which will leave here for the
A EUR SPECIAL
Of Interest to Those
in Need of
FURS
We offer, for today, only, a limited
quantity of French Brown Lynx
Throws and Ties, beautifully made
and lined; regular $6.50 tf0 Cfl
values, on sale for ...... . pJ.jy,
Muffs to match the above, on sale
for .., $3.00
"See Window Display.":
earance
Cluett and
Star Shirts
.Reduced
to
Suits and Overcoats
Streets
Home of Hart
& Marx Fine
purpose 'of practicing maneuvers, will ac
company the American fieet on its de
parture for a distance of about 300 miles.
Dispatches from Valparaiso announce
that great preparations are being made
at Punta Arenas and - Tolucahunano,
Chile, to entertain the battleships and
torpedo-boat flotilla.
Warships Sail for Magdalena.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 16. All that
was left here of the Pacific squadron
sailed this morning for Magdalena, to
remain for six or seven weeks, indulging
in target practice as soon as the vessels
of Rear-Admiral Dayton's and Rear-Admlral
Sebree's fleets are out of the way.
The cruisers Milwaukee and St. Louis,
now at Mare Island and attached to
Rear-Admlral Swinburne's command, are
expected to join him at Magdalena.
t Will Visit Ios Angeles.
LOS ANGELES: Cal., Jan. 16. A private
dispatch from Washington t Secretary
Elliott, of -the local entertainment rom-
CLEARANCE
Odds and Ends
In Ladies' and Misses' Suits
' At Special Prices
LOT 1 Consists of Ladies' Suits in:
plain colors and fancy stripes and mix
tures, in many different styles. Regu
lar values, to $35.00. OnAiA Q
sale for p l7i70.
LOT 2 Consists of Suits for Girls, in
plain serge and fancy mixtures. Just
the thing for street or school wear. A
limited quantity only at dQ Of
the low price of p7.0J
"See Window Display."
High -Grade Leather Goods
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Our entire line of high-grade Suitcases,
Traveling Bags and Handbags, in all leath
ers; for today and tomorrow only, ONE
FOURTH OFF from the regular price.
Fowne's $3.50 Gloves lor $2.98
A limited quantity only of Fowne's cele
brated 16-button black Kid Gloves, slightly
soiled by display; regular $3.50 $o QO
values, on sale while they last. O
i
aiie
Wool Und erwear
"Qooper's" Derby Ribbed and
Flat Goods
Reduced to
Per Garment
Schaffner
Clothes
m it tee for the reception of the battleship
fleet, says - that Secretary Metcalf has
given out the statement that the fleet will
stop at Los Angeles on its way to 9tin
Francisco "long enough for all the people
to visit the ships." The Secretary author
ized the statement for publication.
WEDDING
INVITATIONS
VISITING CARDS,
AND MONOGRAM STATIONERY.
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Washington Building.
Fourth nd WatthinrtoB Streets.
15
HPT
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Entire Corner of Fourth
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