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OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1909. 5 Y VJOOLGROWERS ARE CALM AT PRESENT Oregon Association Convenes at Pendleton in 12th An- . nua! Assembly. 150 DELEGATES ATTEND Forest Service Methods Attacked by President Burgess Plnchot-Bal-' linger Controversy May Stir . Cp Sheepmen's Society. PENDLETON. Or., Nov. 9. (Special.) With ISO delegates, representing all the wool sections of Oregon. In attendance ar.d an abundance of enthusiasm,- the 12th annual convention of the Oregon TVooI growers' Association was convened here this morning. So far peace and har mony have characterized every session, but It Is rumored there will be interesting tlmea tomorrow when the resolution, of fering order of business, is reached. Thus, far there have only been hints at the Pinchot-Ballinger controversy, but. It is expected that a resolution will be ofTered tomorrow afternoon which will stir the convention. Forest Service Attacked. The usual attack on the Forest Service was made early this- morning by Presi dent Burgess, when he declared In hi annual address that the policy pursued by the Government In the conduct of the Forest Service was destructive to the best interests of the woolgrowlng indus try. He added that the only cloud on the sheepmen's horizon was. the question of an adequate supply of Summer range for the flocks. Evidently scenting the fray expected tomorrow. Judge Stephen A. Iowell, of this city, declared that the problem of forest reserves, public domain and water power could not be solved by alignment with either the Balllnger or Plnchot pol icy. He admitted that both were possi bly right to a degree, but he Insisted that they were both also probably wrong to an equally great degree. He Insisted that any correct solution of these problems must take Into consideration the present users of the range. Association Most Prosperous. Other speakers were Dr. James Withy combe on the "Mutton Side of the Wool Industry," the "Transportation of Wool to Market." by Oswald West, of the State Railroad Commission and the "Relation of Banks to the Sheep aad Wool Indus try." by T. J. Mahoney, of Heppner. The report of Secretary Smythe showed the organization to be in a decidedly prosperous condition with the member ship constantly on the Increase. More than loft members were added during the year and the membership now Includes ', 0 per cent of the sheepmen of the state. Smythe also referred to the fact that . strifes and dissensions, which formerly marred the efforts of the woolgrowers to work In harmony had been obliterated He cited the benefits which had been se cured to the sheepmen of Oregon as a result of the efforts of the association during the past year. DRAWING OPENS THURSDAY Registration Vnder Medbury Project Is Close at Hand. GIEN"NS FERRY. Idaho. Nov. 9. (Spe cial.) Registration will commence under the Medbury project next Thursday. has been completed and 'the registra tion office will be open on that day and until the night of November 15, when all registration will close. All who wish to participate in the drawing -for Carey Act lands must be on hand before that date and register. .The streets have all been laid out and the townsite cleared. Every street Is plainly marked that purchasers may lo cate each lot. Registration on town lots and acreage tracts will be closed prompt ly at noon on the day of the opening. WITNESS TREE NOW CANOE Redmen Get Relic of Old Landmark at Vancouver, Wash. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 9. (Spe cial.) A miniature canoe, made from wood of the old witness tree at the foot of Main street, which fell this Summer, has been presented to Kumtux Tribe, No. 3. I. O. R. XL The canoe is 4 feet long. 7 inches wide, and 5Vi inches In depth. On one side of the canoe is burnt Into the wood a picture of the old witness tree, an Indian with a canoe on the Washington shore, the Columbia River, the Oregon shore, and Mount Hood in the distance. On the other side there is inscribed In burnt work "Presented by John Boscko blch to Kumtux Tribe. No. 3, I. O. R. 31." The canoe was brought back from Port land yesttrday. where the burnt -work w done. It will be suspended in the lodge- room from the ceiling, a chain being used for the purpose. VETERAN DIES SUDDENLY J. M. Dennis, Falls City Pioneer, Passes Away. FALLS CITY-. Or.. Nov. 9. (Special.) J. M. Dennis, a veteran of the Civil War. died here this morning at the age of 75 years of heart failure. He is sur vived by his wife and seven children: A. E. Dennis.nf Silver Lake.'' Or.: O. E. Dennis, of Dallas. Or.; W. S. Dennis, of Portland; J. V. Dennis, of Falls City. Or.: 3Irs. Ida Crowley, of Monmouth, Or.; Mrs. Lily Ward, of Independence, Or.. and Mrs. Edith Lombard, of Port Orch ard. Wash. Though, well advanced in years, Mr. Dennis was seemingly in good health Sunday and felt no illness of any kind until 4 o'clock yesterday morning when the local physician was called. NEGRO ADMITS HIS GUILT Pullman Porter Brooks Will Be Sen tenced at The Dalles Today. THE DALLES. On. Nov. 9. (Special.) Two indictments were returned by the grand jury today making a total of Ave since Circuit Court convened yesterday morning. James Sarravalle was arrested today by Sheriff Chrisman and Indicted for sell ing liquor tn dry territory. The alleged offense was committed near Toongs. on the Deschutes River, close to the Crook , . .. a i . Villi u a a a I wi returned I . VI U 1 1 1 !.'-- ' ... against S. Sarry, a Japanese, for lar ceny in a dwelling. Fred George, indicted yesterday for manslaughter and Barry were arraigned today and will enter pleas tomorrow morning. R. E. Brooks, the negro Pullman por ter Indicted yesterday, pleaded guilty to day to the charge of assault with a dan gerous weapon. He will be sentenced to morrow morning. M. J. Roche, city ticket agent for the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, yesterday" received- a telegram from B. H. Trumbull, general agent in Portland for the Illinois Central, from The Dalles, announcing that R. B. Brooks, indicted for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, had pleaded guilty. While on a drunken debauch at Shanlko last June. Brooks, colored porter, as saulted and shot Mr. Trumbull and J. S. McLaughlin, the latter traveling freight and passenger agent for the Illinois Cen tral. The two railroad men were serious ly but not dangerously injured, and In a few weeks recovered from their wounds. Brooks tried to escape, but was appre hended the following day a .few miles east of Shanlko and lodged in the County Jail where he' has been held. WILSON WILL EXPLAIN JOHN" Ii. PROMISES TO DEFINE SENATORIAL HOPES. Ex-Senator Wants His Old Job Back. Piles Refuses to Comment on Situation. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 9. (Special.) John L. Wilson has, promised a committee representing the Wilson Republican Club to define his Senatorial aspirations In a letter to that club, to be delivered this week. President L. H. Gray, Dr. E. B. Edgers and Barney Murray were part of a committee that called upon Wilson and obtained this pledge, In the talk the committee had with Wilson a plain intimation was given 'that he would announce his plan for a fight to succeed Senator S. H. Piles. Wilson has just returned from a tour of the state, and he declares that the pledges of support he has received are flattering' and encouraging. From his standpoint, he in. formed the committee that he believed he had an excellent 'chance of winning. About three weeks ago L. H. Gray shut off the war reminiscences of A. A. Bar low .before the Wilson Club with the ex planation that "we are all busy men and haven't time for that," and several months earlier he hesitated to break into the time of a big railroad official because "we are both busy men.'" but Gray in sists now that he is perfectly content to wait for the Wilson announcement until the candidate Is willing to give It There is an official announcement on record that the Wilson club Is in pos session of funds to open headquarters as soon as Wilson announces his can didacy. This announcement IS' due, in written form, within the next two or three days. In the meantime Senator S. H. Piles will not divulge his plans. Piles said this morning that he did not expect to make any announcement before next Spring, "though I may change my mind before I leave for the East," he added. Close friends of the senior Senator Insist that Piles is withholding his an nouncement on the ground that a dec laration that he would retire from the Senate would weaken his Influence in that body. He wants to keep the ap pearance of a Senator who can succeed himself as long as possible, and even with the view of retirement no an nouncement of plans is anticipated im mediately. ' TEST TO BE. MADE OF MINE Submarine Will Be Sunk to Deter mine Its Life in Water. t I ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 9. (Special.) To make a test of how long one of the submarine mines will exist in the waters opposite the forts at the mouth of the Columbia one has been planted in the channel in front of For'. Colum bia, a red buoy marking its position, and it will remain there for three months. At the expiration of that time it will be exploded from the electrlo battery at the fort and its force will be tech nically recorded, by a board of Army officers. While it is In the river chan nel, it will be of no danger to shipping as it will not discharge its contents of gun contton unless it is touched off by an electric spark from the fort and all connection with it has been cut otf to prevent such a possibility. TWO LOGGERS BADLY HURT J. Hurdell Receives Fractured Skull, Isakson Broken Hip Bone. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 9. (Special.) Two accidents occurred in logging camps in this vicinity today and one of them will result fatally. J. Hurdell, an employe at the Seaside Lumber Company camp. was struck across the neck and chin with a wire trip line and his skull fractured. He is not expected to live unltl morning. John Isakson was caught between the locomotive and a log at the Llbke camp and the right side of his pelvis was fractured and crushed. He will prob ably recover. BODY FOUND ON TRACKS Youth From Taeoma Killed by Train Near Winlock. CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 9. The body of a young man probably 19 years old was found on the railroad tracks near Winlock yesterday morning. Everything he wore was new and clean and he was not of the hobo class He had said the evening before that his home was In Tacoma and that he In tended to "ride the rods" to get there. BANK CASHIER IS SUICIDE Books Show No Shortage, but He Made Bad Loan. CAXJJWEIJj, Idaho. Nov. 9. (Special.) r. l. Ocheltree, caehler of fhe Middle ton State Bank, was found dead near Boise River, about one mile south of town, with a 33-caliber bullet hole in his right temple. His bank books are all straight. s Despondency over making a bad loan is assigned as the cause. ATTEVriOS. MERCHANTS! You will be interested to know that we have more safes and vaults in dally use than all other companies combined. We guarantee our safes to be superior to all others. Portland Safe Company, agents for the Herring - Hall - Marvin Safe Company, manufacturers of the genuine Hall's Safe & Lock Company's safes and vaults. 92 Seventh, street. mm .t The method is simple every ten-cent purchase from any of the BEN SELLING or MOYER STORES entitles the purchaser to one vote, which may be cast for any boy or girl not over 18 years. ' ' The contest begins Wednesday morning, November 10, 1909, and ends February 10, 1910, at 6 o'clock P. M. The FIVE AUTOMOBILES will then be given to the five BOYS and GIRLS who have received the highest number of votes. SALES CHECKS WITH EVERY PURCHASE. Each sales check indicates amount of purchase a check for 50 cents' worth of goods counts for five votes,. one for $10 for 100 votes, etc. ' ' ' t ' ' Place the sales checks in an envelope and write plainly the name and address of the person for whom you wish to vote and deliver it at any of the BEN SELLING or MOYER stores. Sales checks will be dated to count as a vote any check must reach us not later than seven days after the purchase. SAVE YOUR CHECKS. TELLYOUR RELATIVES and FRIENDS; to HELP you. You must keep on the jump and hustle for there are other BOYS and GIRLS who want these cars. No one in our employ eligible as a candidate. HI SHOP OUSTED Justice McBride Holds Eugene City Charter Valid. COLLEGE BOYS PROTECTED Supreme Court Rules That Tippling Houses Shoud Not Be Located N Near University of Oregon. Judge Harris Affirmed. SALEM, Or., Nov. 9. Special.) Taking judicial notice of the fact that the Uni versity of Oregon Is established at. Eu gene and that tippling houses should not be located so as to be of convenient ac cess by students at an institute of that nature. Justice McBride. of the Oregon Supreme Court, today affirmed Judge L. T. Harris, of Lane County, in the case of Charles Mayhew, appellant, vs. the City of Eugene, respondent. Mayhew was ar rested for selling liquor In violation of a city ordinance. Two pleas, former jeopardy and not guilty, were made by Mayhew in his ap pearance before the Eugene Court. His nlea of former Jeopardy was based on his trial and conviction in Recorder's Court of Eugene for the identical offense and act. Justice McBride held this con tention groundless and also upheld the charter of the City of Eugene. In this case, the opinion avers, no notice what soever is taken of former opinions of the same higher court, this opinion being strictly on the merits of the present case in hand. In the damage case of Margaret Fettlng. administratrix of the estate of William F. Fetting. deceased, vs. Martin Winch, re epondent. Judge Earl C. Bronaugh is af firmed. The case grew out of the death of Fetting in an elevator In Portland. Other cases were: W. H. O'Neill, respondent, vs. Edson Keith & Co., appellant, appeal from Judge Alfred T. Sears, Multnomah County. Af firmed. Action was for damages to re cover salary alleged to be due on a con tract. W. E. W4ilett, respondent, vs. ' L. D. Kinney, et al.. appellants, appeal from Judge J. W. Hamilton. Coos County. Af firmed. The action was for damage X $12,500 Gain on Farm. TROUTDALE, Or., Nov. 9. (Special.) C. M. Stlllman has sold his farm near Troutdale to the Troutdale Cherry Asso ciation tor S19.M0. This farm was pur chased by Mr. Stlllman six years ago for JTOOO and he has made no extensive Im provements on the property. The pur chasers are from Minnesota and have al ready secured the farms of Chapman & Hensley in the neigHborhood. They ex- a wm TO BOYS AND GIRLS DO PslLA ILfi JUL J J4 pect to embark In' cheTry-raising on a large scale. The association will bring several families from Minnesota. STEEL BRIDGE PLANS, UP 7udge Advocate-General Scans Them Before Final Action. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 9. Plans for -the new O. R. & N. bridge across the Willamette at Portland have been referred to Judge-Advocate-General of the Army, for his opinion as to "whether they are In strict conformity with the law. If his report Is favorable, they will be approved within a few days upon their return to the Secretary of War. Senator Bourne is scheduled to ar rive In Washington tomorrow ' coinci dent with the return of President Taft. Today te positively the last day for dis count on West Side gas bills. Read Gas Tins. THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY The Fruit Basket of the World . A poor man has a small chanco of erer becoming wealthr In the Far Eastern Stat. Etch in the Middle West the openings are beeom lnc scarce ud many ener getic men see that they can better themselves by coming to the Northwest. Some who have come West find they have not sufficient knowledge of the country to be able to lo cate at once In a business which will pay them well. If you are of this number, why not investigate the district which has more openings and opportunities for men of small or large capita than any other section of the Northwest. The Columbia River Val ley cannot be surpassed as a desirable place to live when you consider the many lines of business that are still needed, the large population which will surely settle here, and the vast in crease which will follow any small Investment made at this time. It will pay you to look into the conditions in this land of opportunity, Kennewick and Pasco are already the import ant commercial centers of this district, fur information con cerning openings in all lines of business address ' KENNEWICK COM'RCIAL CLUB KENNEWICK, WASH. PASCO COMMERCIAL CLUB PASCO. 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