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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, AUGUST v 30, 190D 2 ' FAGTIONS UNITE TO ELECT CROCKER All Goods Purchased on Regular Credit Account To MAN WHOSE RESIGNATION IS SUDDENLY ACCEPTED, AFTER HE BITTERLY ASSAILS ROOSEVELT DOCTRINES. w u. .... .. ... ,mtt MlW'giwn"W')W"'lHiwn"l,!i il yf9Wgr7-'W?l M'HARG IS WHDNG day or Tomorrow Will Be Charged on September Bill Ladies' Home Journal Style Books Fall Number 20c With Every Book We Give You a 15c Pattern Free Action of Bay City Republi cans Lessens Chance of Success for Mr. Heney. Records of Own Office Will Disprove His Assertions, Says Chief Forester. 4 ,y y i ..... i i iiiumiiiii i i" nivunuiutbLHiitD Olds9Wortman S:King 1 1 '-" i 1 " 1 - -it " ' ' : i .. lis,--'? -H 1 1 CALL'S SWITCH IS SUDDEN Comes Out in Support of Candidate for Mayor Who Would Curb the Prosecution Fear McCarthy's Open-Town Policy. SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) Tho two opposing Republican factions which fought bitterly at the recent primary campaign have agreed to bury the hatchet and to unite in support of William Crocker, who was chosen at the primary for Mayor, -as the acknowledged leader of those who favor the aDandonment of those graft cases In which a conviction did not seem certain. At flrBt there was some talk of a plan to put an independent candidate In the field, but this salieme came to nothing. The exact nature of' the deal by which tne so-called independent Re publicans are taken Into the camp is not made public. The agreement was reached at a secret caucus at which an outline of the platform to be adopt ed at the Republican convention Mon day night was prepared. Honey's Chances Ijesscned. This combination of men who made the fight for the principles for which Francis J. Heney stands with those who are avowedly opposed to the graft prosecution as at present conducted will have a serious effect on the cam paign of Heney for District Attorney. The combination will put the Repub licans who favor Heney in the position of supporting a man for Mayor who is in favor of abandoning the graft cases. The big bugaboo in the Republican camp Is p H. McCarthy, the candidate for Mayor or. the Union Labor ticket. Mc Carthy bas declared himself to be in favor of an open town, and It Is known that he has the united support of the l'oiyir Interests and the gambling element. To those who understand the game of politic It Is startlingly apparent that un less the breach In the Republican party Is overcome and a solid front presented aealnst the open-town element, McCarthy stands an excellent chance of securing control of the town. McCarthy's Power Feared. There are people who declare that they cannot etand to think of such a state of affairs In San Franclaco. and that qure tlon, probably as much as any other, has brought the opposing factions to think twice before entering Into a fight for two sets of candidates at the November elec tion. ' The strong hope of Heney Is In a disrupted Republican party, for he be lieved that with the support of his own Democratic party and the votes of the rebellious wing of the Republican party he could easily carry the town. Call Changes Front. The Call, which only yesterday laughed at any talk of peace between the two Republican factions and which has consistently stood on the side of Heney Jn the graft prosecution, this morning printed a strong article on a united Republican ,party and favoring Crocker for Mayor. The Call quotes a statement from F. H. Dam, one of the young Republicans who has been prominently Identified with reform politics for a half dozen years, and who was one of the most active of Mausy's supporters, as follows: "I am for Crocker, and I have been from the minute the primary election was over. I supported Mausy for the nomination. I did all that I could to aecure his success. The Republicans of San Francisco nominated Crocker. I believe he should, receive the support of Independent Republicans." . CHIEF PLENTY GOOS SAD LOSES rEDICIXK BAG WHILE SEEING LCXA PARK. Crow Indian Has Time of His Life on Visit to Capital, but Grief Comes Later. WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. (Special.) There doubtless is a sad Indian on the Crow reservation, and he Is no other than Chief Plenty Coos, who was In Washington recently and thereby hangs the aforesaid tale of sadness. Coos" trip to Mount Vernon may have led some people to believe that he Is a sentimental Indian who Is wasting away his life in permitting his thoughts to dwell upon the good old days when the Huffalo dotted the prairies and the red man was monarch of all he surveyed. Far be it from Coos. Indeed, he not only has a soul but a good deal of sense with it. and this explains why he enjoys life and why he Joins in white man's fun and the like. It was shortly after the chief made Ms trip to the tomb of George Washing ton at Mount Vernon that he and another brave, who goes by the foxy name Coy ote that Runs, decided to take in the sights at the National capital. After painting the town red in true Indian fashion and finding nothing left at the National capital which met with their Idea of a good time, the two of them de cided to try Luna Park. They had heard of the place before. Any way there waa something In the name that was alluring and they recalled something they had heard at home about a big place some where in the East where electric lights dazzled brightest, whore girls were the prettiest and where beer flowed freest. Could It have been the place? At any rate It was not long before the two aborigines swooped down upon the place and claimed everything In sight. There was nothing that they did not see; nothing that they did not taste during their Jamboree. It was well along In the early morning when the pair re turned to their hotel and how they re turned doubtless will always remain a mystery. There is only one thing that Chlof Plenty Coo remembers about that eventful night, and that Is the loss of his medicine bag. He had It sewed on the Inside of his shirt, he told Acting Com missioner Abbott, of the Indian Office, and does not know how he could have be come separated from the bag, which was an old heirloom. Coos was lament tog his loss when he left Washington, and, as he is superstitious, no doubt is making overtures to the Great Spirit to fee forgiven for his. night at Luna. Park. t V . t - i ' y y - i v. i H -1 if- i s- 1 r - it. y ' -3 I - ill' ' 1 l i , . .. ORMSBY M'HARG. IVI'HARG STEPS OUT Resigns After Vicious Attack on Roosevelt Policies. BALLINGER CALLED EAST President Taft Believed to Have Been Forced to Take Hand in Controversy Between Pine-hot and Cabinet Member. (Continued From First. Page.) dent Taft any expression regarding animadversions on the administration of his predecessor, which from time to time have been made by persons identified with his own administration, or holding a quasi ofllcial position under the Govern ment. Close friends of the President, however, are beginning to gossip about the feeling Mr. Taft entertains for this sort of thing, and it Is believed that there is about due some expression If nothing more emphatic which will evidence the President's displeasure. ' This. It Is to be remembered. Is the Taft Administration. But because of this fact it does not follow that President Taft wishes to belittle the work of his predecessor, vor to have the impression carry to the country that his policies In volve the overturning of the work of the last seven or eight years. President Has Mind of His Own. Evidence Is not wanting to show that the present executive Is out of patience with two classes of politicians who suc ceed In keeping themselves In the public eye the class which seeks to Involve his Administration with reactionary tenden cies In connection with the policies set going by the preceding Administration, and the class which insistently keeps prating with praise about thQ Roosevelt policies, as if President Taft was bent on antagonizing the progressive move ment which took root in the country be fore his nomination and election. , It may be a good thing for Assistant Secretary McIIarg that his term of offi cial service is to be ended soon by his own volition. Mr. McHajg did capable service In the campaign preceding the last National election, and baa been re garded as a most capable official under the Government. But from what Is known here he struck the wrong chord when he attacked the conservation policy of the Government. There has been great reticence at the Summer capital with respect to the Balllnger-Plnchot embrogllo. From the standpoint of the President, judg ing from the views expressed by those who ought to be intimately acquainted with the situation, there Is no incon sistency in supporting the policy of the Secretary of the Interior, and at the same time favoring conservation of natural resources on a broad scale. Someone Talked Too Much. A thing that is becoming plainer and plainer, however. Is that there is a feeling in the highest official circles that some officials in the circles not quits so high have been talking alto gether too much. That cognizance wilt be taken of some of this over-of ficlous ness in relatively subordinate positions is not altogether unlikely, and when it happens, It Is likely to be made clear that such conditions will not bs tolerated In the future. President Taft will talk about con servation when he reaches the West, a fow weeks hence. At that time, if not before, it will be made known where the President places his trust and what he expects to accomplish along the line of work which has been mapped out heretofore. When the friends of conservation do hear from the President, moreover, it is declared they will no longer have reason to doubt motives or ultimate aims, both of which have been attacked with great force during the last few weeks from certain sources. Secretary Nagel, head of the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor, had a conference . with President Taft today and discussed the question of a suc cessor to McHar&. Secretary Nagel re ceived a letter from the Assistant Sec retary saying that h.e must adhere to his first Intention of remaining in the department for six months. This term will expire September 4. and by that time Secretary Nagel hopes to be ready to announce the choice of a new as sistant. - Mr. McHarg announced some time ago that he soon would be en gaged in private business. In bis let ter to Secretary Nagel he says, how ever, that If a successor cannot be found by September 4 he will continue In office until October 1. . Mr. McHarg Is said to. have grown bitter over the free manner in which some Gevernment officials at Washing ton, generally known as the "Roosevelt element." have been criticising mem bers of the Taft Administration. Con sequently he Is reported to have ex pressed his own views. Secretary Nagel left for New York tonight to attend the first meeting of the President's Law Commission, Mon day. This Commission is to consider amendments to the . interstate com merce and anti-trust laws, and to de vise a system of more complete co operation among the Department of Justice, tHe Bureau of Corporations in the Department of Commerce and La bor and the Interstate Commerce Com mission. - BALLINGER HURRIES EAST Cancels Seattle Dates and Starts for , Washington. SEATTLE. Aug. 29. Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger hurriedly left the city for Washington tonight Before leaving he said: "Departmental affairs have made it necessary for me to change my plans and go at once to Washington." Secretary Ballinger was seen at the railroad station by a representative of the Associated Press.' He said that he had not been called East by the Presi dent. "Emergency matters have arisen In the department which make It necessary to lay aside my plans and return to Wash ington," said the Secretary. "My trip has no special significance. It is not the result of a message from the President. I have practically com pleted my inspection of the Irrigation projects, and can lay aside my plans without difficulty. I have been away from Washington two months, and during that time matters have arisen that require my personal attention. I will probably return to Seattle with the President's party. I cannot discuss t,he emergency that calls me East." Mr. Ballinger was informed of the resignation of Ormsby McHarg, As sistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor. He said he was not conversant with Mr.' McHarg's ac tion, as he was a member of another department. He said that It was "tils understanding, however, that Mr. Mc Harg had entered the department with the intention of remaining only a short time, as he had made arrange ments to go Into business In the Fall. Secretary Ballinger evinced a desire to convey the impression that he Is not contemplating severing his relations with the administration by saying that he hoped to make a trip to Alaska next Summer. "I believe the President wishes to go along." said Mr. Ballinger in discussing the matter. Although the Secretary said that he decided yesterday to go East tonight, the matter was kept a secret until 30 minutes before his train left, when his private secretary tele phoned to the Associated Press office and announced that Mr. Ballinger was leaving for Washington at once. M'HARG DEXIKS INTERVIEW Repudiate Statements Said to Have Been Made on Roosevelt. v WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. When in formed tonight that President Taft had decided to accept his resignation, Ormsby McHarg, Assistant Secretary of Com merce and Labor, merely stated that it had been in the -President's hands for some time. While declining to express an opinion' as to whether he thought . the acceptance had any connection with his attacks upon the Forestry Service. Mr. McHarg referred to an Interview he had given earlier In the day In which he had declared that If any of the private views he had expressed were considered em barrassing to .President Taft in the slightest degree, he was ready to sever his connection with the . Government at once. Mr. McHarg vigorously denied the ref erences to Theodore Roosevelt, attributed to him in an interview on conservation In a local paper last week. He appeared particnlarly anxious to repudiate the statement printed under his name: "Maybe Roosevelt thought he was the Lord. He acted like It around here for a good many years." It was with considerable reluctance, he declared, that he acoepted his position, but had dona so because of his strong personal regard for Secretary Nagel. After entering upon his work, he said, he had told Secretary Nagel he would retire In six months. On October L he said, it was, and Is his intention to enter a law partnership In New York. McHarg Is a native of South Dakota, and was engaged In the 'practice of Jaw on the Pacific Coast before coming to Washington several years ago with Sena tor McCumber. SILENT AS TO RETIREMENT Official Also Replies to Critics Who Have Charged His Bureau With Exceeding Right ful Authority. "I have nothing to say regarding the reported resignation of Mr. Mc Harg," said Gifford Pinchot, . Chief Forester, last night, when informed that the Assistant Secretary of Com merce and Labor had relinquished that office. "As to the published interview of Mr. McHarg in which he said the facts do not warrant the prediction by the conservation workers that there Is grave danger that the forest wealth of the country will be exhausted wjth in a few generations, I have only to say that the official records of his own department will disprove that asser tion." That Is as far as Mr. Pinchot would go In discussing either the resigna tion or the antl-Roosevelt interview of Mr. McHarg. Neither could the For ester be drawn into a discussion of the controversy existing between himself and Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. Locally the retirement of Mr. Mc Harg from the Department of Com merce and Labor Is regarded as signifi cant. It is taken to Indicate In a meas ure an indorsement, by the adminis tration of the Roosevelt policy as to conservation of natural resources. At any rate, the resignation of McHarg and its acceptance by President Taft, is believed to evince a resentment by the President of McHarg's recent vigor ous denunciation of the ex-President's policy regarding conservation and the administration of the Conservation Commission by Mr. Pinchot. ' Pinchot Will Speak Tonight. Mr. Pinchot arrived in Portland yes terday after attending the sessions of the National Irrigation Congress and the National Conservation Congress at Spokane and Seattle, - respectively. Under the auspices of the Oregon Con servation Association Mr. Pinchot will tonight deliver an address on "Con servation and the Plain People" at the First Unitarian Church, Seventh and Yamhill stree's. There will be no ad mission charge and the general public is invited. "In Its work the National conservation commission always has endeavored closely to follow the letter and the spirit of the law at all times," said Mr. Pin chot In discussing the criticism of his de partment for having exceeded, as al leged, the limitations conferred under the law for regulating Its operations. "Where any doubt has existed as to the interpre tation of any particular statute or pro vision of a statute, we have construed the law In the interest of the public wel fare and decisions of the United States Supreme Court support that construction. Like other departments of the Federal Government, our branch of the service is subject to the control and regulation of Congress. If we are defying Congress and are infringing on its laws. It is in the power of Congress to check us and the National legislative body can be ex pected to do so if such is the case. Corpqrations Seek Control. "For years Congress has been granting private Interests rights in perpetuity for the construction of dams and the develop ment of water power on public land with out imposing" any specific conditions un der which those privileges shall be op erated: In the public domain these rights are being acquired by merely filing on the land. Recognizing the wonderful value of this resource, keen-sighted capitalists are rapidly acquiring it. Unless this practice Is checked, the disposition of the water-power of the country promises to be a repitltion of the history of the other natural resources of the country, except that in this case the control of this resource will become the greatest of all monopolies. "In no sense are we preventing the de velopment of water power. On the con trary, we are very strongly in favor of the development of this resource. What k are insisting on is that the Interests of the public be protected by imposing limitations fair alike to the public and the interests which are acquiring this power for development purposes. We be lieve In the development of these powers by private Individuals but think all such projects should be under Government supervision. Grants Should Be Limited. "We believe that the term of years for which these grants are given should be limited so that at the end of say 50 years the condition under which they are held may be entirely revised as the pub llo Interests may require at that time. We think that the ownership of the peo ple In these powers should be recognized by the payment of some compensation, small enough not to Interfere with de velopment, in return for the valuable rights granted. The proposition is so simple and so obviously fair that It Is a matter of surprise that the water power men themselves should oppose it." Mr. Pinchot declined to discuss the dif ferences which exist between Secretary of the Interior Ballinger and himself relative to the policy of the conservation commission. Referring to the meeting of the National . conservation congress, which concluded its sessions at Seattle last Saturday, Mr. Pinchot expressed gratification for the substantial indorse ment of the work of the conservation commission which Fas expressed through the adoption of a strong resolution ap proving the work of that organization and recommending the loyal co-operation of every state to the end that the work of the commission might be made more effective. Mr. Pinchot is not taking the active part he does In directing the work of the conservation forces of the country because he needs the money which goes with the salary of the office he holds. It Is a fact not generally known that Mr. Pinchot Is a millionaire and he Is devot ing his time to the work in which he is engaged largely because of the great In terest he takes In It. While in the city Mr. Pinchot is the guest of J. N. TeaL At noon today Mr. Pinchot will be the guest of the Oregon & Washington Lum ber Manufacturers' Association and the Columbia River Loggers' Association at the Commercial Club. Tonight at the public meeting In the Unitarian Church, the Chief Forester will be introduced by F. W. Mulkey, president of the Oregon Conversation Association. piue ana nmie ENAMEL WARE B 1 u o and White German Enamel Ware, 4 coats. Our entire stock of this ware this week 4 Less 5 a n c e Pans 3 - q u art size, r e g u 1 a r 1 y worth 57c each, at 43c Roasting; Pans, size 9 z by 16 inches, worth J1.90, for . .. .1.43 Dtp pers, Vz quart sizes, worth 65c each, sp'l :49J Milk Pans, 6 qt. size, worth 63c each, spe cial 47 Girls9 Dresses, $5.25 Up Tasteful school togs for children from 6 to 14 years of age are here in abundance. Dresses, aprons, coats everything that is wanted for children from infants to girls of 14 years. , We 've an immense assortment in all the most staple qualities and prices are uniformly low. CHILDREN'S DEESSES, Winter styles, in serges, cashmeres, panamas and alpacas. The newest colors and styles priced from $5.25 to $15. GIRLS' SWEATERS in box styles, splendid for school wear ; made with pockets, neatly finish ed. Ages B to 14 years, regular $2.75 values at $1.9S Regular $3.75 values at. .Jj52.87 CHILDREN'S WINTER COATS AND BONNETS in all the newest and prettiest styles and materials. The coats are priced from $2.75 to $15 and the bonnets from 75c to $8.50. TOILET SOAP 15c CAKE 11c M u n 7 a n Witch Haul S o a p, more soothing than cold cream; special ly pre pared for ten der skins; a. regular 15c cake, at 11 P a c ker's Tar Soap for the nurse ry, for the complex ion, for the head and skin; a lather lux ury, pure as the pine: healing and cleansing; 25c cake, spe cial . 194 raider" X e n. tine for lit? New Suits for Fall At the Style Center of the Northwest The immense sale we are having in these lines is not due to accident. TTe are selling more suits than anv other store in the Northwest because we have better assortments, better styles" and better values. In plain colors, or in fancy fabrics, there's a good-sized range in the priced suit that you are looking for. The best makers in the country have sent us their very best products and bought at the best prices that such goods can be secured for; we are marking them at a low profit and all Northwest folk who really value, style are coming here to be sup plied. Ask our salespeople to show you, the new things in women's smart ap parel. See window 'display, Fifth and Washington streets. Women's New nnafs Fall Rtvlea. are here now. See them. The new Jersey Dresses, most correct styles in Portland. See our Junior Suits and Children's Coats for school j Willow Ostrich Plumes at $15.00 Monday we bargainize the richest decoration that enters into the construction of any hat. These rich, graceful Plumes are the finest stock to be had at any price and were bought in New York less than two weeks ago ct a special price and are now here, that fashion's leaders may choose in advance of the seasons the gorgeously rich feathers that will deck their Win ter millinery. We invite inspection of these plumes. They are extra heavy, three-ply willow plumes in a handsome lustrous black, plumes that will sweep in majestic beauty from the most beautiful hats worn in Portland the coming season. Reg. $36 Onf Reg. $25 POn Reg- $19 vnls for...adU vals. for...OU vals. for.. GENUINE OSTRICH PLUMES, in black or P-f Cfl white, 14-in. size, reg. $2 values, sp'l Monday. .01 ijJU The 15-inch size, $2.50 value, special $1.75 The 18-inch size, $3.75 value, marked atN only. .$3.00 The 19-inch size, $5.00 value, at the low price. .$4.00 The 20-inch size, $6.00 value, this sale $4. 4 5 SI 5 Viyella Flannel 75c the Yard A fabric suitable for day or some new patterns for Fall shrink, the yard ENGLISH WAISTINGS, for motor dresses, wrap pers, and shirtings, the yard' 20 to 50 OUTING FLANNELS, flannelettes, fleece kimono flannels, etc., in all new est patterns 8 to 25 Wash Goods for Chil dren's dresses in large va riety. Buy the goods now and have dresses ready. nicht wear, comes in hand- -C5 ' wear. Warranted not to :...75C NEW GINGHAMS, thou sands of yards, splendid patterns for children 's school dresses, priced at, the yard. . .10 to 25 REAL IMPORTED OX FORDS, two large ship ments, madras, basEet cloths and galateas in fast colors, for tailored waists, priced at the yard, 25S 35 and 50 mm Wfiw mm MS. bMh wm. i fchc--' (Ik w" wR'im fit '''' in v'&eMim 1 HO GRABS ARE SEE! Senator Carter BelieveV Mon tana Power Sites Legal. SERVICE HAS CLEAN SHEET There U no malaria, in the Barbados, be cause of th abenc of mMQUltoei, which are eaten while a till larvae by the beneficent proiualoa ot litUa fiab. called "mllllona." Pec la res No Water Power Appropri ated In Last Five Years From Missouri or Its Trlbutarlea Were Contrary to Law. SEATTLE, Aug. 23. "Th charges of water power grabbing In Montana seem to be wholly without foundation In fact. While paaslng through the state with the commutes I personally took occasion to inquire of land officers, county clerks and others who would be likely to have records, and from the Information I re ceived I. believe absolutely that no power site has" been 'appropriated on the Mis souri River or any of Its tributaries within the last five years," declared Thomas H. Carter, Senator from Mon tana and Chairman of the Senate Com mittee on reclamation. In an Interview here tonight. Continuing, Mr. Carter said: "Thus far the committee has not dis covered any intimation of Illegal action on the part of any Reclamation Service officer or employe, excepting some Charges maae at Bunnjuiuc, vsn., in volving the alleged feeding of horses and a few cows with Government forage. If the boots show that the forage V paid for, we will have a clean sheet thus far." The members of the committee spent the greater part of the day visiting the Navy-yard at Bremerton. They were accompanied' on the visit to the Navy yard by Secretary of the Interior Bal linger, who left for the Bast tonight. GERMANS IN BIG PARADE Bay Olty Schuetzen Verein Has Its Golden Jubilee. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. With 7000 men In line, the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein began the celebration of its gol den jubilee today with a parade on Mar ket street, followed by a journey across the bay to Oakland, where the festivities will continue for eight days. In the parade was a company of Ger men riflemen that made Its initial ap pearance in the streets of the city 60 years ago today. This company for sev eral days policed tho city at the time of the assassination of President Lincoln. Chicago Alleged Thief Caught. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 29. Isadore Greenbaum, 24 years old, wanted In Chi cago on a charge of stealing $."000 worth of Jewelry from a Arm by which he was employed as a salesman, was arrwsted here today. Greenbaum says he will go back without making a fight. The aluminum coins isauM to Nigeria. Fast Africa, and Uganda during lOOtJ and VjQT have been found unsuitable for Burn tropical climates and are being replaced by nickel bronze coins. W. M. liADD, Preslrt" T. It. WILCOX, jXi- f Help us to help build up V ', the Pacific Northwest. . S'iyS M. K. JOHNSON, E. COOKIXGHAM, Vice-President. Secretary. S. P. LOCKWOOD, Vice-Pres. and General Manager. Home Office, Lumber Exchanee Bids, Portland, Or.