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BINOALOW THEATFR (Twelfth and
-Morrison) Baker Slock Company In
rjMtterlnf Oiorla." Matinee 2:X5; to-
nlrht at 8:15.
BAKElt THEATER (Third, near Tim-
hill) Roae Melville In "Sis Hopkins."
JIttne 2:15; tonight at 8:1ft.
ORPHEUX THEATER Morrison. be
tween Siath and Berenlh) Advanced
vaudeville. Thla afternoon at 2:13 and
tomeht at 8:13.
PAXTAGE3 THEATER (Fourth and
btarkt Continuous vaudeville. 2:30. 7.30
and 8:30 P. M
GRAND THEATER (Washington, between
IZu'J'.?aA Perk Vaudeville da luxe,
2.8U. 7:30 and P. X.
STiR THEATER-(Waahlngton and Park
-ine rue.oarama. -a Millionaire Tramp. -
Matlnea at S15; tonight at 8
Ai.im.vab Elects Officers. The Port
land branch of the Oregon Alumnae As
sociation held Its annual meeting at the
of rice of Dr. KatheHne C. Manlon. In
the corbett building, yesterday afternoon.
For the ensuing year Miss Alice Benson
was elected president. Mi.a Henrietta
Lauer vice-president. Hiss Hammond
cretary and Dr. Eleanor Van Alstlne
treasurer. The meeting was largely at
tended and unusual enthusiasm was
manifested. During the past year the
association has Increased its membership
very largely and has ' done -the most
effective work in its history. Great
credit Is due the retiring officers, particu
larly Dr. Manlon. who served as presi
dent. The others whose terms expired
yesterday are: Vice-president, Mrs. Plum
mer; secretary. Miss Cora Pattee, and
treasurer. Mrs. B. C. Jakway.
Committee Appointed. The following
committees authorized at the meeting of
East Side delegates Thursday night have
been appointed by Chairman M. B. Me
Kaul: Municipal garbage plant. Dr. M.
G. McCorkle, C. L. Daggett, J. T., Wil
son. M. B. ,McFaul and C. A. Bigelow;
construction of streets. T. J. Murphy. J.
W. Smith, J. H. Nolta. E. P. Peterson
and i. B. Frank; water mains. Frank J.
Perkins. Charles Stout. M. C. VanTyne,
A. G. Rushlight and F. P. Shaughness-y ;
electric lighting plant, XV. J. Martin. Vv.
M. Jackson. M. J. Lee. W. K. Coffey and
H. G. Parsons. These committees were
appointed to Investigate each of the
propositions and ascertain If It would be
feasible for the city to undertake to
operate these utilities.'
Club Officers Elected. At the last
meeting of the South Mount Tabor Im
provement Club the following officers
were elected. President. B. F. Rand;
vice-president, E. T. Peterson: secretary,
J. Kinnard; treasurer, XV. Blohm. A
committee was appointed to confer with
other clubs In the district that voted for
annexation a: the last election in regard
to benefits to be derived. A committee
was appointed to co-operate with Evening
Star Grange in having the Section line
road improved. Also a committee was ap
pointed to assist in securing Mount Tabor
for park purposes. Meeting adjourned
until next Monday night.
Music for Character Buildino. Miss
rGrace Story, a well-known, musician of
this city, addressed the Montavilla Home
Training Circle yesterday afternoon in
the Montavilla school on the subject,
"The Value of Music m Character Build
ing." The address was appreciated by
the audience. It was decided to arrange
for the) entertainment of the members of
the Mothers' Congress on the afternoon
of December 15. which for the club will
be Mothers' Congress day. Mi's. J. Ward.
Mrs. F. S. Hallock and Mrs. J. D. Sul
livan were) appointed to make arrange
ments. Dr. Mills to Lbcttrh HiRi.-At the
business meeting of the Fellowship Circle
held this week at headquarters. SI Sell-lng-Hirsch
building. It was announced
that Benjamin Fay Mills could be
obtained to give a course, of lectures In
Portland on the Greater Fellowship, of
which Mr. Mills is minister. It was
unanimously voted to invite him to spend
three weeks in Portland, beginning Jan
uary 3. The meeting was followed by a
social, and refreshments were served.
Iox Lewis to Help in Parks. At a
special session of the City Park Board
yesterday morning. Ion Iewis was ap
polnted to assist Olmsted Bros. In laying
out the boulevard system. Mr. Lewis re
ceived the appointment because of famil
iarity with conditions and especially prop
erty values. Secretary McFarland. of
the Rose Festivr.l Association, offered 100
rosea for use on roue-planting day. A
committee was named to take action on
the matter.
Will Wait Experts' Report. Repre
sentative cltixens garnered at the Mission
House, on East Twenty-eighth street,
Thursday night to consider the matter of
opening the reinforced concrete bridge to
foot passengers- After some discussion It
waa decided to wait the report of experts
appointed to examine the bridge, and
then hold a joint meeting of people from
both sides of Sullivan's Gulcli.
B. P. O. Elks. Members of Portland
Lodge No. 142 are requested to meet In
their lodgeroom. tomorrow (Sunday) at 1
P. M. sharp. The lodge will then proceed
in a body to the Taylor-Street Methodist
Church to conduct the memorial service.
Visiting brothers are Invited to assist.
By order of the exalted ruler. C. M.
Bills, secretary- "
Save the Discount. 5end check or pay
nt office on or before the 1th to save
the discount on December bills for the
Automatic Telephone. Home phone your
long-distance calls to Tacoma. Seattle and
wav points. Home Telephone Company,
corner of Park and Buryslde streets.
Football!
Football!
Multnomah vs. O. A. C.
Sati-rdat. December 5, at 2:30 P. M.
Admission' U. jNCLmiNri Grandstand.
Tickets for Sale at 3chilleb'b. Cad
wells' and Si Rich's Cioab Stores.
William Hiram Foitlkes, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, corner Alder
and Twelfth, is compelled to leave the
city for a few weeks" rest and recupera
tion. Sunday the pulpit win be supplied
by Dr. McKay, dean of Whitworth Col
lege. Tacoma. Wash.
The regular meeting of the North East
Side Improvement Association will take
place this evening at Woodmen's hall.
Rodney avenue and Ruysell street, at 8
o'clock. Important business to be trans
acted and a full attendance Is expected.
Brucb Wolvertos. X1 Mohawk build
ing, offers for sale choice lots In Crook
liatn's Addition, new: close in. on carline.
beautiful view; S'1 and up; 10 per
month. Phone Main v3.
Millinery! Millinery! Tou can buy
at Gllman's, 411 Washington street, and
save 75 cents on every dollar's worth
you buy of high-grade millinery, ribbons,
velvets and plushes.
Calvart Presbyterian Church. Rev.
j a, P. McGaw, D. D., will preach to
morrow on . "A ffrange Therefore" and
"How One Man Was Saved."
Christmas Cards. New Year cards, art
calenders; exclusive lines. Imported and
domestic. The Postal Shop, 124 Fifth
ureet. near Washington.
First United Presbyterian Church.
Services tomorrow at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30
P. M.. conducted by Dr. J. R. Wilson.
The Gebman Americas Bank is open
on Saturday evening from 6 until S
o'clock.
For Rent. A few nice offices In The
Oregonian building. Sea Superintendent,
room 201.
The German Amt.ricax Bank is open
on Saturday evening from S until 8
o'clock-
DR- J- I. Sternbero has moved to the
Corbett bldg.. Fifth and Morrison sts.
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I Klrcher's arrest is the sequel to a quar
J rel with J. R. Slee. until recently em-
ploved by Kircher as cook, un inunoay
night they met in a saloon and fought.
Yesterday, Kircher. who bears a dis
colored orb as a result of the encounter,
procured a revolver and went about
telling his friends that he Intended to get
even, so Slee says. Becoming frightened
at these threats Slee applied for a war
rant yesterday afternoon.
Load of Lumber Falls on Teamster.
William B. Dean, a teamster, who had
hauled an Immense load of lumber yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from the
Inman-Poulsen mill to the corner of Thir
teenth and Irving streets, where a new
house Is in the course of construction,
was almost buried under the large pile
of boards when he removed the chains
fastening them on his wagon. As soon
as the fastenings were free the load top
pled over and fell upon him. When passers-by
ran to his assistance they found
that he had a broken leg. An ambulance
was summoned from the Central Enables
and the injured man removed to the Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Loocer Cavjoht by Chain. Caught
by a huge Iron hook which penetrated his
calf and tore the flesh from his leg.
Joseph Moire, 24 years of age. a logger,
at work in a lumber camp t near Kelso
Wash., was the victim of a painful ac
cident yesterday afternoon which necessi
tated his removal' to this city, wnere. he
Is now a patient ot St. Vincent's Hospital.
Moire was at work near some logs which
were being moved by a chain when the
chain broke, one part whirling through
the air and the hook on the end of it
catching in his flesh.
Bar to Honor Fisher. Members of the
bRr will pay their last tribute of respect
to the memory of the late Ralph B.
Fisher, prosecutor of the grievance com
mittee of the Bar Association, at a meet
ing to be held at 9:30 o'clock this morn
ing in department No. 1. at the Court
house. The purpose of the meeting is to
receive the report of the committee named
to draft resolutions of respect, consisting
of R. C. Wright, John F. Logan. A- V.
Flegel, G. Evert Baker and Frank S.
Grant.
Relief Corps Elects Officers. At a
meeting last night of the George Wright
Women's Relief Corps. G. A. R., the fol
lowing officers were elected for the en
suing year: President. Mrs. Sadie Hamil
ton: senior vice-presldant. Mrs. Mary
Sebring: Junior vice-president. Mrs. Eliza
beth Griffith: treasurer. Mrs. Mary K.
Pferdner; chaplain. Mrs. Nellie Coyle:
conductor, Mrs. Margaret . Reed, and
guard, Mrs. Ella Lombard.
Football!
Football!
Multnomah vs. O. A. C
Saturday. December 6, at 2:30 P. M.
Admission $1. Including Grandstand.
Tickets fob Sale at Schiller's, Cad
wells' and Si Rich's Cigar Stores.
"Divine Education" will be Luther R.
Dyott's theme in the First Congregational
Church, tomorrow at 11 A. M. Dr.
Dvott's theme at 7:45 P. M. will be:
"Should Religion Be Taught in Secular
Schools? Ought the State to Give Money
to Religious Schools?"
Christmas Cards. New Year cards, art
calenders; exclusive lines, imported and
domestic. The Postal Shop, 124 Fifth
street, near Washington.
' The German American Bank Is open
on Saturday evening from 5 until 8
o'clock.
Will buy J3O00. Port. Home Tel. bonds.
State lowest price. A D 401, Oregon Ian.
jjOOO. Home Telephone bond with stock
for sale cheap. A D 00. Oregonian.
Our Hack meets all trains, railroad
station Ash. Shipherd's Springs.
WAS SOUTHERN VETERAN
Dr. Joseph Maurice Fox Liald to
Rest at Rivervlew Cemetery.
The funeral of Dr. Maurice Joseph
Fox. who died suddenly while visiting
his daughter, Mrs. A. C McClanahan,
of Victor. Colo.. November 28. was
held from his late home. 755 Tilla
mook street, Thursday afternoon and
the Interment was In Rivervlew Ceme
tery. Rev. William B. Powell, of the
Episcopal Church, conducted the serv
ices. Dr. Fox had only been at the home
of his daughter two weks when death
came througu paralysis. He was born
In Frankfort, Ky., in 1882, graduated
at the age of 19 years from Jefferson
Medical College, and practiced his pro
fession until the breaking out of the
Civil War. when he enlisted In the
Southern army and organized one of
the first companies of the war. serving
with distinction under General Sterling
Price and General Stein.
After -the war he lived' In St. Louis
and came to Portland In 1883. where
he remained as Secretary of the Ore
gon Improvement Company, until 1888.
For the following 12 years he was in
charge of the Rocky Fork Coal Mining
Company, of Red Lodge. Mont., where
he was an Important factor in the de
velopment of the country.. He then
returned to Portland, living In Irv
Ington. v
. jjr. Fox wns a Master Mason, hav
ing been a member of that order for
many years. Respected by a large
circle of friends in Portland and In
Montana, where he had been an active
cltixen for many years. Dr. Fox's sud
den death is deeply regretted. He Is
survived by his wife, three sons and
three daughters Ed ward II. Fox. of
Aberdeen. Wash.; Judge Sydney Fox.
of Red Lodge. Mont.; and Frank St. J.
Fox of San Francisco; Mrs. A. C. Mc
Claiiahan. of Victor. Colo.; Misses. Nel
lie and Lily Fox, of Portland.
SUIT SALE TODAY.
SO sample suits on sale today at Me
nu, x. i,riAnn.ll'. Only one of a kind.
Prices average about 60c on the dollar
of regular wholesale cost. o.aae aavan-
tage.
Plant Blbson roses. Phone Sellwood 860.
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Kircher, proprietor of the German Grill
Restaurant, at Fifth and Couch streets,
was arrested at his place last night on
a warrant charging him with carrying a
concealed weapon. Kircher was taken to
the City Hall and placed In a cell, but
later secured his release on ball. The
In his Dossession.
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THE 3I0RXIXG OKEGOMA. SATURDAY, UECEJIBEK 5. 1903.
ACCUSED BY WIDOW
Mrs. H. W. Goode Asks Re
moval of Administrator.
SAYS ESTATE MISMANAGED
In Petition to County Court She
Asks That She Be Named Admin
istratrix Cites Instances
of Alleged Neglect.
Charging negligence, unfaithfulness.
Improvidence and even more, serious
derelictions against S. G. Reed, dm.'
letrator of the estate of the late H. w.
Goode, and Frederick V: Holman, his
attorney, in the management of the es
tate. Mrs. Edith F. Goode, widow of
Portland's late street railway magnate
and president of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, has filed a petition with
County Judge Webster seeking the re
moval of Mr. Reed and the appoint
ment of herself as administratrix.
The petition was filed yesterday and
contains numerous detalle of alleged
negligence and Improvidence. It
charges that "on the day of the death
of H. W. Goode. said S. G. Reed and
F. V. Holman. without authority of
law or the consent of petitioner,
opened the private vault of H- W.
Goode and made an examination of all
the private papers, documents, memo
randa and letters of the deceased, and
found therein the key to his private
safe-deposit box.
"And on April 2. 1907, said Reed and
Holman. by and through the conniv
ance and assistance of J. Thorburn
Ross, president of the truet company
where the box was located, and with
out warrant of law or -authority of
any kind, or the consent of this peti
tioner, opened the box and meddled
with its contents."
It is then charged that Mr. Reed and
Mr. Holman made a memorandum al
leged to contain a description of every
thing found in the vault and box.
Neither, however. It is charged, has
furnished Mrs. Goode with a copy, but
she claims to have secured copies from
other and unnamed sources and the
two do not agree, there being material
discrepancies between them, she
alleges. ,
Was Willing to Resign.
Mr. Reed is on an extended trip
through the East and consequently
could not be seen last night. Nor could
Mr. Holman be located. However, In
a letter attached to the petition of Mrs.
Goode and thereby- made a part of It,
Mr. Reed expresses his willingness to
resign. .
The -widow, in her complaint, asks
that Reed be cited to appear In court
and show cause why his letters of ad
ministration should not be revoked.
She is represented by Attorney Thomas
G. Greene. Mrs. Goode says she asked
Reed to resign last. September, and
that he promised to do so, but has
put It off from time to time, sending
her a letter on October 16 to the effect
that he has not yet decided to termi
nate his connection with the estate's
affairs. Now. she says, he has gone
East on a protracted visit, although
important affairs of the estate require
his immediate attention. If these mat
ters are not looked after, says Mrs.
Goode. the estate will suffer serious
loss.
Henry W. Goode died at Atlantic City.
N. J., March 31. 1907, being at that time
president and general manager of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany. He had served as president of the
Lewis and Clark exposition. June 27,
1907, Reed was appointed administrator.
Edith F. Goode, the widow, was ap
pointed the guardian of the two chil
dren, Helen and Henry F. Goode.
Did Not Make Inventory.
At the time of his death Mr. Goode
had been in the service of the corporation
for one year, on a five-year contract,
by which he -was to receive $15,000 a
year. But in addition to this salary,
according to the petition, he was to re
ceive $10,000 in common stock of the cor
poration, and to have an option on a
block of stock In the corporation, which
he might purchase at any time during the
five years.. It is charged against Reed,
the administrator, that he has not In
ventoried this contract, nor reported It.
This concealment. It Is charged, has been
in the face of the express request of
Sirs. Goode.
Frederick W. Holman. attorney for the
corporation, was also Reed's attorney at
the time of Goode's death, says Mrs.
Goode, and has since been retained at
torney for the administrator, although the
widow says she has requested bis dis
charge. She says that the estate owned
2S5 shares of land in the Sunset Real
Estate Company, and that Holman owned
one share. Reed promised o dispense
with Holman's services as soon as the
affairs of the real estate company were
terminated, but afterwards told Mrs.
Goode that the discharge of Mr. Holman
would be an offense to hiB best friend.
When Mr. Goode died, it is asserted,
the United States National Bank of Port
land .held, as collateral security for the
payment of money due from Goode, 332
shares of preferred stock in the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company and
306 shares of common stock, -worth about
$50,000. This stock was surrendered by
the -bank to Reed. After paying $30,000
of the amount due the bank, he repledged
the securities, it is charged, without any
authority from the distributees. It is now
in possession of the bank.
Money Not Turned OTer.
At the time of Mr. Goode's death he
Is said to have had $1651.26 on deposit
with the bank. This was not taken over
bv the administrator until January 8,
1908, although on August 15, 1007, Reed
presented to the court an inventory in
which he included the money .in his cash
on hand, and then paid the bank Interest
to the amount of $2002.73 on the estate's
obligations, according to the petition.
Reed is alleged to have violated the law
tiy falling to inventory a promissory note
for $1000 which was In his possession,
although the Inventory contains an item
of $1000 In cash which does not appear In
the first semi-annual account, filed Oc
tober 10, 1S07. Nor does it appear, it Is
said, In subsequent accounts
Reed's improvidence is further charged
by the assertion that although he had
sufficient money with which to have
paid the Inheritance tax In time to have
obtained the 6 per cent discount, he
waited until he was obliged to pay 8 per
cent Interest on it. It is also alleged
that he computed It at $1803.78. while It
should have been $1254.19: during all the
time It was due he carried a large bal
ance of cash- on hand, besides paying
more than $50,000 In moneys due. whose
rate of interest was less than 8 per cent.
Mismanagement is also charged 'against
Reed by his failure to pay a claim of
$C0OO drawing 8 per cent, which was held
against the estate by the Bank of Ore
gon City.
An automobile has also been a source
of contention between Mrs. Goode and
ReecU This Pope Toledo touring car
was inventoried at $1500. Reed is said
to hav been offered $300 for It, which
he refused.' Against the protest of the
widow, he expended fi.t.M ior reiir
upon it, and afterwards sold it for$1575.
Wanted Property Sold.-
Mr. Goode left a half interest in the
two lots at the southwest corner of
Fourth and Yamhill streets, upon which
Reed is alleged to have expended $307.89
In taxes and repairs, and to have per
mitted a storeroom to remain unoccu
pied. Mrs. Goode. says that while she
was In the East he sent a letter urging
her to sell it for the same price her hus
band paid, although the property has
since enhanced in value.
The 285 shares of stock in the Sunset
Real Estate Company were sold by Reed,
Mrs. Goode says, over her protest, for
their par value, although several thou
sand dollars more could have been ob
tained. Mr. . Goode paid $20,000 for the
stock. It sold for $28,500. Two notes
were taken, one running for. six months,
the other , for a year. Although Reed's
plea at the time of sale was that he
needed the money to pay debts of the
estate, he has since granted extensions
on the notes, Mrs. Goode charges.
On a note for $00 he has failed to
collect the interest and he has failed to
return a consignment of fine wines, or
dered by Goode before his death, at a
cost of $443.93. Reed had these stored,
with the result that they were inven
toried at $250, she says.
Mrs. Goode says she did not want Mr.
Reed appointed when the matter first
came up, but was wheedled by Mr. Hol
man Into consenting.
PIESNATCHERJS SOUGHT
Latest Type of Thief Has Craving
for Pastry.
An entirely new variety of thief is
6peratlng on Morrison street. He Is a
pie thief and takes desperate chances
every night In order to satiate his crav
ing for pies.
For five nights past the pie thief has
visited the confectionery store, at 386
Morrison street.. Before that he was seen
abstracting pies from other places. He is
a fairly well-dressed and well-kept young
mah and his method is startling In Its
boldness.
Walking up to the place he usually
sizes up the stock and suddenly seizing
a pie makes off with it- C. D. Bonner,
rightful owner of the pies tried to catch
the fellow and failed. The thief would
come hack at a time when least ex
pected and make. oft with another pie.
Patrolman Grif Roberts, the officer on
the beat, was called on to investigate.
The pio thief made his appearance about
7:30 o'clock on Wednesday and at about
the same hour Thursday night Roberts
stationed himself in the vicinity. But
the thief did not appear. But no sooner
had the officer started on his rounds than
away went another pie.
"This thief steals the pies sometime be
tween 6:30 and 7:30 P. M. regularly every
day. I have watched for him but have
not yet been able to run him down," Pa
trolman Roberts reported to tha Chief,
yesterday, the thefts having aroused the
Interest of the head of the department.
Roberts was instructed to keep a parti
cular lookout for the pie fiend last night.
DIVA NORDICA SINGS HERE
Renowed Prima Donna Has Gra
cious and Winning Personality.
Nordlca, who will sing here next Thurs
day at the Heillg Theater, Is one of the
most gracious and winning personalities
on the operatic or concert stage.' She Is
commanding and majestic In presence
and magnetic to a high degree. It is su
perfluous to dwell upon her vocal equip
ment, for that Is too well loved and
known to need comment, and her choice
of songs Is of engrossing interest.
Her programme contains English,
French, German and Italian selections,
transitions from grave to gay, from the
simple yet dignified ballad of old Eng
land to the effervescent French chanson
and the dramatic gems from Wagnerian
operas.
The concert on Thursday evening at
the Heillg Theater Is under the direction
of Lois Steers-Wynn Coman and Is the
second of their subscription series.
BIG DEMAND FOR STAMPS
Anti-Tubercular Fight Is Receiv
ing Strong Support.
So great has been the demand for
Christmas stamps for the Visiting
Nurses' Association campaign against
tuberculosis that the preliminary order
of 100,000 Is nearly exhausted. An ad
ditional c-rder for 200,000 more has
been placed. The additional stamps are
expected within a short time.
However, there will be enough of the
orlglnRl order to supply the demand
until the second consignment arrives.
The stamps are on sale at various busi
ness houses and organized committees
are working Industriously to interest
every person in the state In the sale
of Christmas stamps. Among the
places where tickets are on sale are:
Meier & Frank. Olds, Wortman & King,
Llpman, Wolfe & Co.. Roberts Bros.,
McAllen & McDonnell. Wi. H. Markell
& Co.. Kennard & Adams, at Woodard,
Clarke & Co.'s, Nau's pharmacy, J. K.
GUI Company.
MEN'S W00LC0ATS, $1.00
If you are at all interested In buying
your clothlfig at half price, don't delay
in visiting' the elbsing-out sale of the
wholesale clothing stock at Front and
Oak streets. Men's wool coats, $1.00;
men's wool vests. 50c; men's good pants.
$1.00; hoys' knee ptvnts, 25c; men's wool
suits. $5.00. On sale at northwest cor
ner Front and Oak streets, in the center
of the wholesale district, where rents
are low.
LADIES' HOUSE WRAPPERS
Two snaps In wrappers will be placed
on sale today by McAllen & McDonnell
percale wrappers. 73c : heavy flannelette,
97c. AH sizes; dark colors.
COAL, WELSH ANTHRACITE
Rock Springs and .Australians. In
dependent Coal & Ice Co.. 853 Stark.
Phone Main 780; A 3780.
CHRISTMAS PHOTOS.
Pictures taken at Aune. Columbia bldg.,
between now and Christmas, will be fin
ished promptly regardless of weather.
WHEREJTO DINE.
All the delicacies of the season at the
Portland Restaurant; fine . rlvate apart
ments for ladies. 305 Wash., near Fifth.
Dry Fir Cordwood.
Sawed or In four-foot lengths. Oregon
Fuel Company. Main 65, A 1665.
POLICY IS DISLIKED
Appraised Basis of Selling
Lands Expected to Confuse.
WILL INCREASE REVENUES
Government's Purpose Said to Be to
Bring in More Money Poor Set
tlers Will Be Excluded Sale
of Scrip Will Be Stimulated.
It is the belief here that Secretary
Garfield's new policy for the sale of pub
lic lands on . an appraised basis alone
will not produce the results that are ex
pected. By a recent order of the Secre
tary of the Interior unreserved public
timber lands entered under the timber
and stone act hereafter must be paid for
at their appraised value. The order
means that in the future all such lands
shall bo Bold for not less than $2.50 an
acre.
Under the new order, a person making
a timber entry must accompany his fil
ing application with an affidavit declaring
that he has been on the land and includ
ing an estimate of the amount of timber
on the land, its value and the value of
the land after it has been cleared. These
filings give the entryman a preference
right. Subsequently and within nine
months, the Government will make its
own appraisal of the timber which can
be had by the applicant at the Govern
ment's price. The entryman loses his
preference right If he fails to make a
payment within 30 days after the Govern
ment has completed Us appraisal. If the
Government fails to make its appraisal
within nine months the applicant can se
cure the land by making payment at his
own appraised valuation. Tt the Gov
ernment's appraisal is considered too
high, the land can be reappraised at the
expense of the applicant.
The real purpose sought to be served
under the operation of this new regula
tion regarding the acquisition of timber
lands undoubtedly is to increase the re
ceipts to the Government from the sale
of these lands. Men who are acquainted
with the public land business, however,
are exceedingly doubtful if in the end the
Government will profit. They point to
the fact that timberlands are increasing
in value rapidly. The average quarter
section will cruise from 6.000,000 to 10,
000,000 feet. The Government's appraisal
of any claim that has an average amount
of timber probably will be not less than
$8 to $10 an acre. That will be more than
the poor man seeking ia home can afford
to pay. It Is urged, and the result will
be that If anybody gets the land H will
be the wealthy man or selfish speculator.
The more serious objection offered to
the plan, however. Is the fact that the
sale of scrip Is stimulated and encour
aged. Any time the Government places
a valuation per acre on a claim ex
ceeding the market value of scrip, the
applicant may be expected to go to the
dealers in this sort of paper, purchase
scrip for 160 acres and plaster it on the
land. In that Fay the Government would
not receive a cent from the transaction,
with the exception of a fee of $2 required
for plastering the scrip.
For the same reason, substantially, the
agitation for the repeal of the timber
and stone act Is not Indorsed here. The
same men that object to Secretary Gar
field's plan for selling the remaining tim
ber lands of the country, insist that It
would be a mistake to do away with the
timber and stone act.
THE WHITE TEMPLE
Twelfth and Taylor Streets.
Marion Warde Farnham
Reader and Impersonator, Gives a
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Characters Costumed. Splendid Cal
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Tuesday Night, Dec. 8
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