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THE MORNING' OR BOON I AN. THURSDAY, APRIIj 23, 1903. n NATIONAL RULE OVER RAILROADS Knox Says Federal Regufation Has Come and Will Ba Permanent. NO MORE STOCK-WATERING Senator Tells Magnates They Can Sell Securities if They Will Invest All P roceed s in I m prove-ment-s Without Rake-off. NEW YORK, April 22. Senator Phi lander C. Knox addressed the Civic TVtrum in Carnegie Hall tonight. A arowdpd audience listened with interest to his scholarly address on "The People, the Railroads, and the National Au thority." Aftr a Inrid review of the relations of the railroads io the state?, the Federal Government and the people, and of the r-vent legislation to regulate interstate oimmtrc a to relat'ons of railroads both the people and to their employes, Mr. 3nox said: Th- fundamental work has bfon done, tt has hren wrought out by the.se responsible for it. on 4iron1 ltn. In a spirit nf modra iin and with a desire. ,rt ii" no injustice, tt has been neither "inradic" nor "spectar uUr." The v..i k has le-en treated a a i hoi and each part sustains its proper re lation to carh oilier part. It ban proceeded a structure should, dealt with bk a unit. nt hre and th-re a pillar with miffing roof btween. As the work prgressod motives and iriMPdre have hfr-n pTvortd and mis undprsrooii by those who muld not or would no; understand theuV. f'nsrmpulous men. upon the one hand, have intern pemtoly mn iJmnfid fvrry forward step, and, n:on the othr hand, men equally unscrupulous have . nflvvord t brrak down the credit and ..efficiency nf the railroads. arroprntlnK Trader-, ship In an genomic development the scien tific principles and practical details of which they a!ttpfi her misunderstood. No D)s1iirbame of Busbiroa. T'nftier.dly r-rillclsm has portrayed thesi i-ps as h"arin(f fruit only in the disturbance of business. To thii the farts f urn tin a i'nmp!! refutation. The steady .ludloial aril)n of xehirtve National authority over the Interstate traffic of the railroads, and the no ir ptendv assertion of the leRis )tie and exrrufive branches that the authority sbsll be used to correct evils erisinn from ltik of regulation, are not p-iradic but constant, nor have the mens irs ftami'd. ma tu red and enacted by Con -H"'ps Inilwted injury upon or Riven Jus: cause of complaint to legitimate Interests. lalt and dclnvs caused by Judicial con struction or If tilative correction of details found defective may seem sporadic; to super ficial and possibly prejudiced observation. Fo the river, bending- and doubling in its course. Its current halted by dams and bars, may aetm Interrupted and obstructed in tta flow. But the stream invariably flows on; and It never flows backward. Will Take No Step Backward. No more can the progress accomplished be turned backward. The pVincipie estab lished are permanent. The policy of legis lation ; the subordination of corporate ope ra lions to it. the law of t nipart iali t y in rates inj accountabtHty to Federal authority for Integrity and Impartiality in the condue: of the great traiisportatoin services of the Nation are now fixed and roofed in our Jurisprudence, and legislation. Tost u latins onlj the e ei--esentlal factor of flr. ear i st, nn4 Taithful nrorcenient. we may rely nn this body of legislation for adequate protection against the return of the evils which have evoked the rc'ornis without Invoking acts of a vindictive and destructive natu re. Nor Is it true that the measures which hare reached the matured form of National legislation Include attack, enmity or injury to iound business interests, either corpor ate, or private. Rxtreme propositions may have been made! but thpy have not largely prevalled in the completed enactments by ConRrcss. On the contrary , these laws, rightly seen, mean a sounder. trrnger and mora widely diffused prosperity for the real corporate Interest., namely, the owners of the railroad shares Had securities. No Inflation of Securities. High railroad authority has declared the n,-es-ii y of spending V&no.ooo.'ooo during the. iifxt two years In extensions of the railroad facilities, to meet the growing de- matin's of th- country, coupled with a grave doubt whether the securities to cay for The.e expenditures can be floated. In view of I hat very doubt, thoush It is questioned whether it is a subject within Federal authority, it i of the utmost Importance that the $.ro) ooo.noo of securities shall r u re h a. the full $5, Mn.ooo. rtoO worth of improvements, and not be subject to whole sale thouffh surreptitious subtractions. Surely investors will buy bonds which represent inn per cent of their face In actual increase of the value of the property more readily than bonds which only enhance the security AO. TO or even Wv per cent of the Increase In liabilities. Purely stockholders will find moi satisfaction In their property, if It is not burdened with charges to jay interest on "1 or :it per cent of bogus indebted ness. Surely the great body of industry will be less provoked to enmity if their traffic is not called upon to pay fixed charges on that element of pure, inflation. It Is as much to the inteicst of thp se curity holders that favoritism in rates and the flat quality in capitalization shall be proven td. as It Ir to the Interest of the r-iblir that railroad capital shall earn a i air return on actual and unlnflated invest ment. Railroad revenues cannot attain their broadest and most stable dimensions when dwarfed and diverted by these abuses; not can the wide Increase of transportation fn cllities needed by growing commerce be se cured, unless It offers to the Investment of actual capital an adequate and reasonably assured return. Legislation conceived and executed in the unchangeable resolution to maintain Justice and honesty for and against all class alike, is beneficial for all alike, and establishes the foundation for the widest and most permanent National prosperity. Keep Public Opinion Awake. This F maintain to be the spirit and char acter of the laws enacted by Congress, on this subject. Administered with unswerving Pdejity to th underlying purpose, they fur nish the full remedy for the evils. We- must not forget that the efficacy of all law lies in th integrity and persistence of Its epforcment. A diversion of iu'olle opinion into inattention or oblivion may easily b reflected In negligent or partial enforce ment. Ag.Vn?t that, the only prceptlbl possibility of a mooted reaction, .must be maintained an active and educated popular ifnttmrnt. Judging - truly the depth and breadth of Tie Interests at stake, resolved to avoid on the one side the rocka of cor porate privilege and favoritism without fall ing on the other side Into the whirlpool of destructive and confiscatory retaliation. For the maintenance of that enlightened r -pular opinion, the co-operation of sin- f and honest men, laying aside private Interests or personal prejudice, for the com in n welfare. Is Invoked as the highest duty of i at riot !c cltlienship Mr. Knox quoted from the annual re rort of the Interstate Commerce lVmmis un st ateine nts that railroad men had accept. M the new laws in'ool faith and that transportation facilities must he ex panded enormously in order to keep pace with the expansion of the country's in dustries. He continued: Take Burden With Benefits. The Commls-don makes It evident that the bst and ablest railway managers now recog u.se the old evils and abuses and the necessity for uniform Federal regulation In the inter est of the railroads thm wives, and that they show a disposition to cooperate wii lugiy In the plana and methods adopted u sei!.-a conformity to the Jaw. They seem now to realise that the railroads hav ing invoked the Ftdrral power lo b freed fions onerous state restraints, they cannot now Jusriy complain if the power which hei-ed them aio regulars them In the public Interest. They must take the bur den with the benefits. They sought liberty. tid they must remember that liberty Is not liCi-nxs but ii a freedom regulated by law. Thers is nothing in present conditions re quiring any strain upon our Institutions to supply a remedy for any mischiefs that ptHgue the puhllc." and there ar no mis chiefs the correction of which may not be attained without diurblng the public wel fare. There is enough Federal rower. If not enough Federal legislation, to meet alt Federal emergencies. There is nothing af fecting the external affairs of th Nation or such internal ones as are committed to Its charge that ongreis cannot regulate; there is nothing that affects them Injuriously that Congress should not regulate, and there is nothing which doos not belong to the Federal Jurisdiction that Congress should attempt to regulate. EDITOR GIVES A DINNER William AJIcn Whit Entertains Kansas Newspapermen. EMPORIA, Kan.. April 22. What tirnhahly will go down in Kansas his tory as William Alien White's dinner party was held hero last nigrht, when the editor of the Gazette had as his ffuests 20(1 prominent Kansas news paper editors, as well as several per sons of note from outside the state. Amonff the spea kers were Oeorire R. Peck, formerly of Kansas and now of Ohirasro; Ida M. Tarbell, C. E. InpraU. of Washington: Governor Hoeh and Jo seph I. Rrigtow, editor of the Salina Journal and formerly Fourth Assist ant Postmaster-General. A discussion of "postbfflce Order No. 9)T," recently issued, which forbids sec- MACHINERY BUILDING OXE OF THE FIVE TEKMAXEXT ond-class mailing privileges to delin quent subscribers. was . Indulged in and the editors generally commend ed It. DEATH REVEALS SECRET Fresno Man Invert 25 Years Vnder an Alias. FRESNO. Cal., April 22. Five years ago a man calline himself William Reid. called at a loeai undertaker's office and left a sealed note asking that it be opened on the day of his death. Reid died at the County Hospital thi.s morninff. Coroner Bean opened tho note, which sta.ted, "my true name is V. H. H. Ballard, Indiana Volunteers. ' Reid was a miner and owned consid erable property, one claim beinpr named after Mrs. Iottie Kohler. a prominent woman of Fresno. Reid lived in this country 2fc years and it is thought that no one but Mrs. Kohler knew his true name. Ho was 6$ years of age. It is thought that he deserted his wife and family in the Fast, as it is known that they are living. PERSONALMENTION. Rev. M. Hayes, of Olympla, Wash., is a guest at the Perkins. Kev; H. W. Thompson', of Centralia, Wash., is at the Perkins. Mrs. Ethan Allyn and daughter, of Washougal, are registered at the Hotel Lenox. W. E. Oraoc. a well-known banker of Baker City, is registered at the Im perial Hotel. W. F. Guion, editor of the Pendleton Tribune, accompanied by his wife, Is a guest at the Hotel Lenox. W. R. Callaway, general passen2:3r agent for the Sob Lines, with head quarters at Chicago, will reach Portland tomorrow for a short visit with railroad ofti-'lals here. He is making a trip of inspection- over the Paciric Coast ter ritory. Thomas Quaid, residing at 215 Twelfth Rtreet, formerly of Heppner, Or., and A. J. Haran. 44t Taylor street, are preparing for an extensive trip through Europe to visit their native home in Ireland. From there they intend to visit Berlin. Paris, Naples and Rome. A little party Is to be given in honor of their depart ure. Roderick K. Smith, adjuster for the Ixmdon Assurance Corporation, returned yesterday from a visit to California. Mr. Smilh is a former refluent of Santa Rosa, Cal. In referring to the coming ' Rose Festival. Mr. frnifh said yesterday that when In his old-time home he told his former neighbors that the town of Santa Rosa would have to take second place when it came to roses, for Portland can produce more varieties and finer roses than the California town. NEW YORK. April 2?. Special.) The following from the Pacific Northwest reg istered at New York hotels today: From Portland A. J. Lilburn. at the Breslin; G. T. Galilean, at the Herald Square. From Seattle 9. S. Ixeb and wife, at the Astor: Miss J. Jackling. Miss E. Col lins, at the Seville; G. Matzont, at the Imperial: O. Roseleaf. at the Herald Square; E. E. Alles at the Wolcott: M. K. Caliendar. W. J. Thompson and wife, at the Bartholin. From Spokane G. A. Heidlnger. at the Breslin. CHICAGO. April (Special.) The following from Oregon registered at Chicago hotels today: From rortland C. H. Ford. S. A. Hartman. A. W. Schmale. at the Kai serhofT; Floyd J. Campbell, at the Great Northern. No-w York Alderman William C. Herbert Is ador&tilir an ordinance befor th Jersey City Board of Aldermen providing that a license fee of SI a year be charged for cats, that they be tag-rd and that unlicensed cats be collected the same as dogs. Lunch today at the R. and M. Sani tary Lunch. 10S Sixth street. iv im :i mi II ml i-! I4 WILL OPEN M TIME H. E. Dosch Tells of Progress of Building Seattle Fair. FIRST PLANS ENLARGED ON Appropriation for (iovernmont's Participation Kxpeoted Shortly. Eroctipn of Building by City of Portland Is Vrged. Colon H. E. Dosch, illrei-tor of x hlhlt at the ,Alaska-Yukon-PMfic-Kx-posttion. yeeterriay gave out the fol lowing Interview: "History does repeat itself, sure enouph, and the Alaaka-Yukon-Parlfic Kxposition is no exception, for it is AT ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC .si, STRVCTl RES OK THE' EXPOSITION THE UNIVERSITY OK WASHINGTON. now apparent that this Exposition, like many another, will be much larger than originally planned for. and right here allow me to tell you that the re peated reports, which And their way into circulation, that the Exposition will, or must be postponed, are the big gest kind of nonsense, and it Is diffi cult to see how such silly reports find currency. Anyone visiting the Exposition-grounds will become fully coa vtneed in less time than it takes me to tell It that there Is no postponement contemplated, necessary or po&siblo from the amount of work finished or in course of completion. "Just let me tell you, for instance, all the grading Is done, except the top dressing of the roads, which cannot be done until all the buildings are com pleted; all the sewer, tiles and other piping are In the ground: the Emer gency Hospital is finished; the large Manufactures. Liberal Arts and Varied Industries Palace will be completed and ready to turn over by the contrac tors to the Exposition management in a few days: the large Agricultural, Horticultural and Irrigation Palace, a counterpart of the Manufacturers building. Is under roof: the finishing touches are being put on by the stafT workers: the Machinery building, which is a beautiful pressed brick structure, with terra cotta finish, is now up to the roof, and will be covered shortly; the grading for the Auditorium and trenches for the concrete foundation are completed, and the concrete work will begin Monday. This Is also a beautiful pressed brick and terra cotta building; and the grading for the Fine Arts building, another pressed brick and terra cotta structure,, is now under way: the contracts for the Mines and Metallurgy building and the Electrical building have been awarded, and work will begin Monday. "We are now figuring on an enlarged Transportation building. Foreign build ing and Forestry building. The Expo sition management i also figuring on doubling the space for the Machinery building, which has become necessary, as all the space in the original build ing has been spoken for, and still 14 months to the opening day of the Ex position. The Transportation building will have to be three times the size of the original contemplated structure, owing to the demand for space. Now) does this look like postponement, or the necessity for postponement, or even the possibility of postponement? '"Here I am reminded of a little inci dent that happened in the City of Port land, on the Willamette, a number of years ago: As usual on the Fourth of July, a parade was contemplated, and owing to the fact that the parades set for 10 o'clock in the morning never came off until 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the committee in charge per suaded General Morrow, a most con genial gentlennin of the old school, then stationed at Vancouver, and who was known for his promptness of ac tion, to take charge, and he did. and said: 'But I want you gentlemen to understand that the time set is 2 E. M., and at the tap of the big bell the parade will move, if It is only myself and the band." Well, the parade did move, at the appointed hour, but every thing and everybody was in line, and Pacific Exposition: the turnstiles will begin to click on the first day of June 1909, and everything will be In place' and moving, including the band. "The beautiful Oregon State building is making fine progress; all the stud ding and joists are in, ready for the rafters, and it will be the first state building commenced and completed. "It Is expected that Congress will make the appropriation shortly for our Gov ernment's participation, and as the ex hibits Intended for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition are all packed and ready for shipment from Washington, accord ing to advices received a few days ago, it will not take long for their installa tion. "It is most gratifying to me that there Is a general response to my Invitation to manufacturers and merchants generally to participate at this exposition, both from home and abroad, and still more gratifying is the high class of exhibits, and ail who canwill have something In their exhibits in motion, or, in other ' J i&u Sri fn ya? 4 words, show how things are made; thus It 'will bo not only interejttinjp. instruc tive and educating:, but it will be an in dustrial exposition in the, fullest sense. 'All the world Is from Missouri, and they want to be shown." "Amons; the many features. Just lot me mention a few: For instance, there, will be a complete mine and mill In full op eration; shafts, tunnels, stopes, hoisting works, miners at work, ore crushers, roasters, amalgamating pans, separators, concentrators and In fact a complete riant, to all of which visitors will be permitted, even to going down the shafts and promenading in the tunnels, where miners will be at work. Another most Interesting and Instructive plant will be a salmon cannery, showing how this toothsome fish is prepared for the table from the cutting up by machinery to the packing of the tins In the cases, under most sanitary conditions. A plant show ing how silverware Is stamped out. en graved and polished: diamond and other precious stone cutting and setting and other lapidary work; a shoe factory; woolen mills, showing how cloth, blan kets and shawls are woven; silk looms, showing how silk embroidery and bro caded silks are produced: the making and turning of woodenware; the making of tiles and ornamental designs for build ings and pottery; acetylene and gasoline gas plants for household use cooking.' heating and lighting, and a good many other most interesting and instructive exhibits. EXPOSITION, SEATTLE 4 I i $ a mitts ?i -4 TO BE I'SED AFTERWARDS BY "The amusement feature has our' closest attention. Only the very best at tractions are accepted and all fakes will be eliminated, so that the 'Pay Streak,' as It Is called here, will be a clean and enjoyable amusement section, and sec ond only to the 'Midway' at Chicago, the most famous and pleasan laughter lane eve produced. "There Is just one thing more. I would like to sec the City of Portland erect a building opposite the Oregon building and flanking tile Forestry building on the south, as is the City of Spokane erecting a building opposite the Washington building and flanking the Forestry building on the north, if for no other purpose than to show the good will of the citizens of Portland t the citizens of Seattle. It would bring these two growing municipalities clos er together, and as both cities are add ing suburb after suburb toward each other, and bringing them closer as time passes, which will necessitate It terurban electric trains before mfjsr years, it seems to me that Portland. eA the older city, should reach out ksjif hand in friendship, cordiality and e pltality, for which she is known, whMj I have no doubt will be cheerfully ac cepted and .appreciated, and uiut, ror ever bury the hammer." INCREASES PENSI0N ROLL New Law (;ivcs More Money Io Sol diers' Widows. OREGON! AN NEWS Bl'REAf, Wash ington. April 00. Within a very short time the Pension Office will be ready to receive and pass upon applications filed under the new widows'' pension act. which has Just been agreed to by Con gress and signed by the President. This law increases widows' pensions from $S to J12 a month and renders it less difficult for soldiers' widows to secure monthly pensions from the Government. Ever' widow who is now drawing a pension of IS a month will be entitled to an increase of $1 and thousands ef widows whose names are not now on the rolls will be come eligible for pensions at the new rate. Not only does this law apply to the widows of Civil War veterans, but to the widows of veterans of the Mexican War. the Indian wars, the Spanish War and the widows of soldiers who served 90 days or more in the regular Army. Alf a widow need prove, under t-hls law, la that she Is the lawful widow of a soldier of one of the above classes, and that the soldier served at least 90 days and was honorably discharged. , It will not be necessary to -prove that the soldier's death was the result of his Army or Navy service. The Pension Office is now preparing blank applications for use of widows de siring to take advantage of this new law. and these blanks will be furnished to Senators and RepresentatU'es. and can be had upon application to them. It will not be necessary to file these claims through pension attorneys, for if appli cants properly fill out the blanks fur nished by their Senators or Congress men and supply the little evidence that is required, their claims will be allowed from the date they are received by the Pension Office. It is estimated that the new law will Increase the pension roils by over $12, 000.000 annually. Restrictions Are - Removed. WASHINGTON, April 22. The House today passed the bill providing for the removal of restrictions from part of the land of allotters of the Five Civilized Tribes. The persons who will be bene fited by the legislation are those having less than one-half Indian blood, also in termarried white persons and freedmen who have by previous acts of Congress been provided with allotment. Bolivia rank second among the tin-pro-dnelnr countries with an output of li.oOO ton la 1007. SPOILED BY STORM Sports for Sailors at Los An geles Abandoned. GREAT BALL TO. OFFICERS Roach AYater Keeps Visitors From Many Ships Spcrry Tells Good Fffccts of Voyage on Navy. Aeronaut's Narrow Escape. TS ANGKI,ES, fal.. April 22. -A hall enthusiastically brought to a close the fifth day of the stay of the American battleship fleet at the port of I-rOs An geles. The dance was given In the Im mense Shriners' Auditorium in honor of the Admirals and officers of the fleet, and it is estimated that more than 12 cou ples took part In the grand marh. which was led by Roar-Admiral. Charles M. Thomas and Mrs. Adna Ft. Chaffee, wife of General .Chaffee, chairman of the offi cers entertainment committee. Suppers were served at 11:30 P. M. and at I A. M. in a dining-room which was decorated in a fashion almost as elaborate as the auditorium itself. Storir. Spoils Sport. N The ball brought to an exceptionally happy conclusion a day of leaden skies and heavy f bowers, which caused a post ponement of most of the outdoor cele brations, including the boxing bouts, the barbecues and Wild West show. More than 3000 bluejackets and marines came ashore in the early morning, and had a good time, despite the rain.- 9orne went galloping through the city on horseback, others were whirled about In automobile and still others were entertained at in door luncheons, matinees and theater parties in the evening. Three-fourths of the fleet entertainment fund raised in this city has been spent on the enlisted men. Their conduct reflects a high standard. ,A stiff breeze from the southwest piled up a heavy sea at the beaches and made boating too dangerous to be attempted until well along toward evening, and or ders were sent out that no visiting par ties would be ajlowed on board any of the ships at I-ong Reach. Redondo and Santa Mon ica. The first division, an chored in the lee of th long "protecting breakwater at San Pedro, did not feel the effects of the blow and was open to visitors throughout the day. Children Sing; on Shipboard. During the morning the Connecticut was open only to school children. At one time there were 9KJ on board. They gathered on the forward deck and. ac companied by the ship band, sang "America." The sailors gave them three cheers wherl they were taken oft on an excursion steamer. The largo flotillas of pleasure launches at the various beaches suffered from the rough weather, one going ashore at Venice and several others having narrow escapes from disasters. The offficers and men of the fleet are much impressed by the lavishness of their entertainment here and at other points along the Coast. Rear-Admiral Sperry commented on the subject today and added: "The present crutee is the birth of the Navy. The Navy without a fleet is simply a mob of ships, and until the cruise of the American fleet we can hardly be said to have had a fleet. We have one now and one that we believe is the equal, if not the superior, of any other of equal number of units in the world. ' Bishop Conaty, of Tjos Angeles" and Monterey, today celebrated a special low mass for about n00 enlisted men of the fleet at St. Vihiana's Cathedral. The mass was attended by Rear-Admlral Bmory and his aids, Lieutenants Hender son and I lutchins. Aeronaut Narrowly FM'apes. Le Croix, the aeronaut, who makes daily balloon ascensions at Chutes Park, for the sailors, had a narrow escape from death this morning when he tried to ascend in the midst of a strong gale of wind and rain. Realizing his danger shortly after he had started up and when he was about 6 feet from the ground, he cut loose his parachute, which failed to open, and he fell to the ground. He caught in a tangle of tr-Iegraph and telephone wirs and hounded off to the ground, landing without serious injury. Evans ffas Good Sleep. PASO ROBLK9 HOT STRINGS. Cal.. April 22. Surgeon McDonnold states this morning that Rear-Admiral Evans en joyed an excellent night's rest, sleeping continuously for over in hours. THROUGH TO PORTLAND Spokane International to Hun Trains "From St. Paul. SPOKANE. Wash.. April 22. (Special.) Through train service with its own equipment between St. Paul and Portland will be established by the Spokane In ternational at an early date. ,The plans contemplate running the Soo-Spokane train, which was put on again Sunday INDEPENDENT FURNITURE COMPANY Our Liberty Steel Range, guaranteed' as irood as the best, only $27.00 Makes the most nutri tious food and the most dainty and delicious h 4 It ill The only Baking Powder mad from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No fussing or fretting over the biscuit making. Royal is the aid to many a cook's success. NO A1UM N9 UMl FEOSFHATES. after havlnsr been discontinued January 6. through Spokane to Portland. The train will cover the distance between St. Paul and Portland in 67 hours, running, j over the tracks of the S'to. C. P. R.t Spokane International and O. R. A- N. This arrangement Is declared to h- a movA to An tor into close competition with the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, which in the near futuro will have through traflje established from Eastern terminal through Spokane. It Is Intended to run the Soo-Spokane Limited over the Pleas ant Valley O. R. & N branch, which will save 2 miles opt the present route taken by through O. R. & N. trains from Spokane. IX C. Corbin, president of the Spokane International, announced today that pe gotiationB are now under way for tne new service. LA GRANDE RAISES $3300 Vote This Sum In Few Minutes to Boom the Town. I-A CTRANDB. Or.. April 22. (Special.) This city went on record tonwrht a heart ily in favor of assuming all the grms of boost possible when it subscribed in a few minutes the sum of $3300, and in addition secured a membership subscription of 125 to a reorganized commercial cJub at $1 each. Not satisfied with raising that amount for boosting, the meeting passed a reso lution to canvass the city so thoroughly tomorrow morning that the figures will be brought up to $fiO00 for the year, and a committee was appointed to do this. This sudden burst of enthusiasm, backed up by financial support, was primed and shot off through the efforts of Tom Rich ardson, manager of the Portland Commer cial Club, who this afternoon raided at Elgin for the same purpose. He goes to Union and Cove tomorrow. Stopers Eiect New Officers. Slope No. 1 of the Stopers of the World held an enthusiastic meeting Monday night and elected new officers. Supreme Or ganizer A. T... Ivjvelace has been for rne time working in interest of the Portland Stope and has succeeded in getting" many of Portland's representative mining men Interested In the order. The purpose of the Stopers is to aid and promote nil honest and legitimate mining industries! an d t o .stamp- out Illegitimate mining or r m,""fl K rwsTiiirnrnr mkit ir-rrnriirrimr in m mi COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS CASH OR CREDIT 104-6 FIRST STREET 1" 001" TIC FTP When you arfi in need of Kuniitiirp IAvJIY UL othor House Funiihini:s. AVc want to inspect our roo(i.s and prices, and convince yourself that prices are the most reasonable in Portland. WHY SPEND MOEE ELSEWHERE? jf Special this Week only 85c This Patent Ironing Board is the mm-l prai iical. substantial and convenient board made. It fold- flat C - 1 0!J when not in uf-e. Kegular price is $I.."0 l3peCI3I OeJC "wildi-a ttf n ." The nrder lends it in fluence to ohtain mining laws Unit will ; bi-riefiria I tn the mining interests. Tne Stopers of the World is growing f i.-t in other tat'-s .and :in organization of tin kind can do much goitrl for th- minliv cause. Mr. I.'ivehire U'ft last fi'at for Seattle to assisr Scuttle. Stone No. 5 In initiating a number of new members, 'i'1' while there will arrange for headquarter for the Stopers of I he World during th Alaska-Yukon -Pacific Reposition. PROTECT FINEST FORESTS Ileedcr of Kansas New Timber rand Bill. OftETtOXIAN NTCW3 BT RKAt", Wash ington. April :. Reprcy.-ntath e Re. d.-r of Kan. -as. chairman of the con; rni t ice on irrigation, has a new s-'heme for amending the timber and stone act; a' scheme that would be rntite feasible If the. remaining public timber lands, not in reserves, had been cruised and their value estimated. In f he absence of this information, the, Rni-drr bill is -HcMifly deficient. In brief. M r. Herder's bit I provides that no Government timber land worth more tftfan $2..Vt per acre shall hereafter be disposed of under the tim ber and stone act. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to dispose of the standing timber upon the public domain, where the value of uch timber exceeds J'.5e per acre, the sfline to be soVd on ;i stumpage basis, to the highest responp ble bidder, under such rules and regula tions as may be necessary to protect the public interests. Mr. Feeder furthor provides, in his hill, that the proceeds of all timber sa tes in the states and territories named in the National reclamation act shall be con verted into the reclamation fund, to the credit of the respective states. In sell ing Government timber, the Secretary is required to give preference to purchasers desiring timber in small quantities, the idea being to prevent speculative pur chases by large lumber companies. All sales shall be, preceded by 6 flays' pub lished not ic. TLnber lands from which timber has been removed, under this bill, will become subject to entry under t he public land laws, whenever the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. The Reeder bill differs from the general stumpage proposition in that It fixes $2. SO as the minimum price at which Gov ernment timber may be acquired. m nn KK WASHINGTON AMI STWK SlItK.KTS and our JV 85c
