THE 3IQRNIXG- OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY. DECE3IBER 30. 1009. AGTSTO BEJUISWER TO TUFT'S CRITICS Friends Say He Will Obtain Conservation Laws That Really Conserve. . PROBLEMS ARE INTRICATE How to Prevent 31onopoly and Yet ot Exclude Capital 1& Xice Question Won't Wait lie- suit of Investigation. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. "Acts rather than declaration?." President Taft is reported in this tre way to have described recently to callers his programme for the conserva tion of natural resources. The Presi dent, it is said, has declared that when th present session of Congress ends he will be able to point to the first prac tical conservation statutes ever placed upon the law books of the Nation as his answer to the criticism that has been directed toward the White House. Without waiting for the Ballinger TMnchot investiR-ation. Mr. Taft soon will bepin the preparation of his spe cial message on conservation, and he lias received assurances from both bouses of Congress that, while some trouble may be expected in the lower branch, his recommendations will be made into law before the Spring: ad journment. 1 Maputo to Be Ignored. The President Is represented as holtl i inpr that there is nothing in the Bal ! llnffer-Pinchot dispute that has a bear-inn- on his own legislative programme, and he will proceed regardless of it. In the preparation of his special tnes cage the President will have the co operation of Secretary Ballinger and" of Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, chairman i of the Senate committee on public : lands. It is asserted that In the con structive work of legislation the Pres j ident has had to depend almost wholly i upon Mr. Ballinger, who has been at work for several months on the draft j of proposed statutes that will meet the intricacies of the problem of practical ' conservation. Hills Already Prepared. The proposed new laws are ready to Tm submitted to the committees of the ; Senate and House with the special mes i sage, preparation of which the Presi dent will begin as soon as he gets the (message on the Interstate and anti-trust i laws out of the way. ; White House callers, who have talked with President Taft on the subject, de- scribe him as believing that he will j begt prove his friendship for the 'Roosevelt policies of conservation by ' putting laws on the statute books that " will actually carry these policies into effect. The real problem to be solved is how . best to dispose of the public lands con ' talnlng water-power sites, coal and , phosphates. Such lands have been . withdrawn from entry under the gen- eral land laws, but they cannot be held indefinitely, and there is no specific law governing their sale or lease. It Is generally admitted that the re sources must be developed; that the . ioal and phosphates must be taken out i by private capital, and yet there must, at the same time, be safeguards against monopoly. These are the intricacies with which Congress will have to deal. 'RIVER LEAVING CHANNEL? 'Salem Mayor Sees Danger Ahead and Sounds Alarm. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Mayor George F. Rodgers has made the discovery that the Willamette River at thlg point la threatening to shift to the westward and leave the city high and dry away from the river for half a mile or more. The Mayor said today that the river may start a new channel, flowing west erly a short way above the city, go through West Salem, and return to the .old bed some distance below the steel bridge that connects Marlon and Polk Counties. The Mayor has communicated with. United States engineers, who. he sayf. are conversant with the tendency "of the river at this point. The subject will be taken up with Oregon's Con gressional delegation in an effort to se cure an appropriation for the purpose of diking the river to protect both Salem and West Salem. FEED SCARCE, HOGS DEAR Eight Cents Paid at Col rax and Fur ther Ult-e Predicted. SPOKANE. WASH.. Dec. 29. (Spe cial. The recent rise in the price of wheat and resultant lack of feed at a reasonable price has caused a cor responding rise in the price of hogs, quotations at Colfax today being 8 cents a pound live weight. X. N. Carroll paid that figure for a' carload of prime packers, which were shipped to Walla Walla. Buyers predict that 9 cents a pound will be paid before April 1. PINCHOT DAZED BY MOVE (Continued From First Page.) anxious than they that his department I b investigated, but were, for the time. V staggered to learn that both Secretary Ballinger and his friends were insisting that when the Investigation started, it should cover the Forest Service as well as the Interior Department. From the mo ment that a' double investigation was as sured, the Pinchot follov.-e.-s ceased their clamor and became unus-.iaily silent. The truth is that the Forest Service is not prepared for an inveUsrr.tion: it does not welcome a probe. And f ir this rea son the Forest Service has ncen operat ing for several years in a manner that will not stand investigation. The acts of the Service have gone beyond the lfmit fixed by the law; . the methods followed have been those of an independent bu reau, responsible to no one but its head: it has been legislating by regulation.' thereby assuming powets belonging only to Congress. But so far U has been able to get aw-ay with pretty mua cv- i-vthing It attempted, because s. had the backing of the last Administration, nnd Congress had no real understandinc of the manner In which the Service was being con ducted. l Is Disregarded. The investigation, which star; next month, will develop all these tli'.i: it will show wherein the Forest Service Vtns ahnorbed legislative authority: tias dis played a g'lieral disregard for the lawa passed by Congress, and has acted ind;- pendontly of other branches of the Gov ernment of which it is a part. Naturally, the Forest Service does not care to have these conditions laid bare, particularly by a Congressional committee, for Con gress is notoriously jealous of its con stitutional authority, and strongly in clined to resent any encroachment upon its domain. This being the case, the Forest Service officials are well aware that they will go into the investigation under something of a handicap. Coincident with the marked silence on the part of Mr. Pinchot and other officials of the Forest Service, it has been noted that the newspapers which thrived most lustily on the tainted news furnished by the Forest Service during the past Summer and Fall have lost most of their Interest in the Pin-chot-Ballinger row, and are only solici tous that the investigating committee, when It meets, shall give L. R. Giavis an opportunity to be heard. Giavis Will Be Called. This fear Is not well founded. Mr. (ilavis will be one of the first witnesses summoned before the committee, and when the committee concludes cross questioning him It is to be presumed that he will have little more to offer to anyone. The Giavis charges are in a way the Indirect cause of this investigation. Giavis himself in the man to whom the committee will look for the most dam aging evidence against Secretary Bal linger. and never will Mr. Giavis be "fused until he has not only told the committee all he knows, but explained how he came by his information and what proof he has to substantiate his Recusations. For the friends of Mr. Pinchot it may be said that L. R. Giavis will play a star part in the Congressional Investi gation, a part second only to that of Mr. Pinchot and Mr. Ballinger. SHARP CHILL PREVAILS EVEN SCXXT SOUTH SUFFERS FROM BITING COLD. Chicago Thermometer, One Below Zero Missouri, Nebraska, Min nesota Are Shivering. CHICAGO. Dec. 29. The thermometer dr&pped to one degree above zero in Chi cago today. The Weather Bureau predic tion is that it will be colder tomorrow. Chicago is not alone in experiencing se vere chill, reports from Missouri, Ne braska, Minnesota and Kentucky intimat ing that the storm is general. Kansas City shivered at zero and the whole Missouri Valley reported low tem perature, ranging from zero to 20 below at Huron. S. 13. Norfolk, Neb., reports 18 below; Omaha, 6 below; Sioux City, Iowa, 16 below, and De Moinnes, 12 be low. Central and Northern Missouri, experi enced the lowest temperatures of the sea son with 7 below. At Topeka, Kan., the mercury stood at 1 below zero, the coldest December 29 on record at that point. In Central and Western Kansas the weather was mild. Oklahoma did not share in the cold snap. At Omaha today the Government ther momenter registered 9 degrees" below zero, the lowest record for the Winter. Extremely low temperature prevailed today in Minneapolis North and South Dakota and portions of Manitoba. Saskat chewan and Alberta indicate warmer temperatures to follow. The coldest spot was Winnipeg, where it was 2S below. The Sunny South, from the Ohio River to Northern Georgia and Alabama, today experienced the coldest weather of the Wlter. Freezing weather is reported as far south as Central Alabama and Georgia. "fhe condition of the Ohio River is be coming worse. The river is freezing from yittsburg to Cairo and, with navigation entirely suspended, a shortage of coal is anticipated within a week. GLADSTONE DAY HONORED England Pays Tribute to Memory of Grand Old Man. LONDON, Dec. 29. The centenary of the birth of William Ewart Gladstone was commemorated today, not only in the land of his- birth, but in countries like Greece, the Balkans and Armenia, whose peoples still cherish the memory of the statesman's exertions in their behalf. Many foreign delegates, representa tive of Finland, Russia. Holland. Bul garia, Greece, Servia, Armenia and other states, joined in services held at Westminster. At Hawarden, where Gladstone died on May 19, 1898, and at other points throughout the country, largely attended memorial meetings were held. The statue of Gladstone on the Strand was fairly hidden beneath floral offerings that had come from all parts of the world, while his tomb in Westminster Abbey was covered with tributes. Including a large solid sil ver wreath received from the govern ment of Bulgaria. MRS. BROKAW DENIES ALL Testimony Closes and Brokaw Will Show Financial Position. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. The sensational and long-drawn-out Brokaw separation suit closed today, so far as taking of tes timony is concerned. The hearing was adjourned to Saturday, when the case will be finally submitted, after W. Gould Bro kaw's attorneys, have presented a state ment of their client's financial condition. The closing of the proceedings came soon after Mr. Brokawg cross-examination had been concluded and Mrs. Blair "Brokaw had been recalled. The plaintiff was well fortified with denials of charges made by her husband. She emphatically denied that Brokaw had ever told her about threats made by her father, Mr. Blair, at Atlantic City, to kill the million aire. 3he declared she had never smoked cigarettes in her husband's presence, be fore their marriage, as Mr. Brokaw had testified, and she denied ever telling her maid that she expected sqon to set up a house of her own and wanted the maid to work for her. TWO SWITCHMEN BEATEN Northern Pacific Accuses Strikers and Asks Police Protection. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Two strikebreakers employed by the- Northern Pacific in its local yards were set upon and beaten this et,Tt!nc by men the railroad officials assert were striking switchmen. J. L. Kay. a new man tending switches near the Fifteenth-street tower, was roughly handled. He was knocked down and kicked and received several bruises necessitating his re moval to the Northern Pacific Hospital. He declares that he can identify his assailants. A new man employed in the head of the bay yards was set upon and beaten but not so seriouslv. according to Division Superintendent W. C. Albee. who says that warrants have been issued for the offenders and that he has also called upon the Mayor for police protection for the switchmen now at work. Goods Purchased This Week on Credit wJkL Charged on January Account Last o usRee&e rs Day (C n Dai e the i ear ATTENTION! Woodmen of the World The officers of Webfoot Camp No. 65 authorize us to state that their camp organizer will present one of our $3.50 Gift Certificates, good in any department of our store, to each Woodman who gives to him the names or applications for two new members before January 20, 1910. and Jias them initiated later into Webfoot Camp. Certificates issued as soon as candidates are initiated. Every week during the present year we have endeavored to suggest many useful and practical things for Housekeepers' Day. This shopping day has become a fixture. Many people wait for it and profit by it. It occurs to us that possibly for New Years' day, something in Chinaware would be suggestive; or, perhaps, a new pair of curtains. There is wide choice and liberal bargains in both today. Olds, Wortman &Kin mmmmmw 1 1rish Point Lace Curtains Are Reduced In this lot are some of the best values it has ever been our good fortune to offer on this Housekeepers' Sale Day. There are some of the daintiest and most beautiful designs ever shown in Portland. The values are apparent upon investigation. Your especial at tention is called to the display on the Fourth Floor. Arab color and elaborate enough for any room in the house. See them today. Select yours while the as sortment is large. $4.00 values for .853.35 $5.00 values for $3 .25 $6.00 values for $3.6Q $7.00 values for $3.85 $7.50 values for $4 . 5Q $9.00 values for $5.95 S4.38 SILK PETTICOATS. Extra quality silk taffeta. ueep ruille. liegular values to $8.50. Special during' this sale only WOMEN'S COATS. Wide range for M Q QQ choice; many stvles. Reg. $35. Sp'l only 0 I JiUQ WOMEN'S COATS. Including many of the best we carry.' Great opportunity. QOQ QQ Regular values to $45.00. Special. .. CZwiwO A SPECIAL LOT OF 500 PIECES FINE Challies at 4c A late and large shipment of 500 pieces of Challies makes this sale interesting. The lot includes light and dark colors and Persian and floral designs. The entire lot on sale at, per yard c- - 4c Fine Chinaware Made Special Today ODD LINES IN HAVTLAND DECORATED CHINA. This sale includes almost everything for the table. Plates, cups and saucers, choco lates, bouillions. ramakins, sugars, cream, tea and chocolate pots, salad, cake plates and cel ery trays. An infinite line rrrw rrr all reduced dSUO JTT ENGLISH DECORATED CHINA. Choice line of plates, teas, fancy dishes, jugs from best English china manufacturers, Minton, Doulton. Coalport, Cauldon iCrtf 'f and Copelan Z5y0 KJTT GERMAN CHINA SPECIALS. Salad and cake plates, in all sizes, plates for all purposes of every size. Cups, saucers, fruit, oatmeal, pudding dishes, chocolate and tea sets, sugars and creams. jugs and fancy pieces, n rrrr m on sale at dZ3yb XJtt VASES AND ORNAMENTS. Art pottery in Brau, Mall, Green, Wel ler, Rozane, Claywood, Norwood, Narona, Souevo, Delta, Bonn, Am phora, Tephtz, etc. In pieces from 50c to $75. . - Big range for selection OUC tO p f top Rubber Boots All Sizes $1.50 Pair If, perchance, there is some little boy or girl you overlooked in your Christmas giving, it's not too late to purchase a pair of these boots. Now that the rainy weather is about due, this gift would be exquisitely appropriate. Do it for New Years. Per pair, all sizes, 4 to 12 S1.50 Best Blanket Specials Yet Fancy Plaid Wool Blankets. We have a large stock of them, a wide range for selection of styles and are certain that wherever a blanket would be welcome, none will answer the purpose better than this. They come in large sizes and two qualities. Regular value $7 pair, only. $5.25 Oregon Wool Blankets Fine White Ore gon Wool Blan kets. As good as the best. Made with either pink or blue borders. Regularly sold at $5.50. On special sale todav for only $4.35 Regular value $8 pair, only. $5.85 Silver Gray Blankets S3. 95 Pair Silver Gray Blan kets. An excep tionally attractive value. Warm, com fortable and dur able. They are large size and of fine material. Reg ular priee $4.50. Special . . $3.95 noted, artists, m Ideal for home assortment from which to choose . . TV TERRA COTTA FIGURES. These are very splendid reproductions of figures and decorations. busts. Great Half Price There are plenty for choice Safety Razors 25c THE SHARP SHAVER. Guaranteed as good a Baf ety razor as is on the market. They are made special to introduce them. Handle with one blade, Special, 25; Extra Blades, 5 for 25 SHAVING GLASSES Nickel silver, stand and base. French plate glass, with brush and mug-. Made special today at OKG-HALF PRICE MANICURE SETS Comb and brush and toilet sets, col lar and cuff boxes, baskets in all Christmas novelties On sale today at ONE-HALF PRICE CHRISTMAS STATIONERY Left over from Christmas trade: all in perfect condition; excellent qualitv of pa per and envelopes ONE-THIRD OKK 1910 CALENDARS A very large stock for selection: all makes ONE-HALF PRICE The Greatest Suit Sale of the Year Continues All the Week Great Stock of $2 Silks at 69c Yard Three Great Embroidery Specials The Silk Store has never offered Its patrons greater value than in LOT NO. 1. Large assortment of swiss, nainsook and cambric, 3 to 12 inches p- this sale of silks, comprising an endless variety of styles. They come in width" Reeular values to 45c- sPecial for IOC on cm i JJ.-L j i i . , ,. , , -ii - t, LOT NO. 2. Fine assortment of swiss, nainsook, cambric and batiste. Reg- ftr m 20 and 24-inch widths and represent lmes that did not sell rapidly ular values as high as 75c per yard. Special for . 25C during the Christmas rush. Everything in the lot, values up to 0 Qn LOT NO. 3. 27-inch skirt flouncings. Swiss lawn, nainsook, English eye- 7Crt 2.00, made special this week, per 3-ard UUU let and baby designs. Regular to $1.75. Special for . f OG EVERYTHING IS SPECIAL THIS WEEK Hahv Week HUNDREDS OF THINGS for the TOTS INFANTS' SLIPS. These are hand-made, short or long, trimmed with fine 0 1 C 0 tucks and lace. SPECIAL ONLY. 0 1 1 JO BABY WRAPPERS. A special line of fine woollen ones. They are trimmed with harid scalloping and fancv stitching. Regular val ues from $1.50 to $7.50. ONE-THIRD OFF. BABY SHOULDER SHAWLS. These shawls come in white casshnere and are very QQn special at only. . : . uOll BABYS' SKIRTS. Hand-made, long 01 EQ and short. SPECIAL ONLY O 1 1 JU COTTON DIAPERS. Three sizes Large, dozen. .1.49 BABYS' BASSINHTS. ues $8.00. SPECIAL BABYS SHOES. We have all sizes and wide range of colors for selection. SPECIAL ONLY. Birdseve flannel. Small, dozen .... 77 Medium, dozen. .9S Regular val- 6 C 0 fl ONLY. ..... lJuiUO OiiU d 49c TARIFF - BILL PASSES FKKXCH CHAMBEK STFtONGI.Y FOR PROTECTION". Stiff Fight Is FrecUcted in Senate Wliere Differences Must Be Reconciled. PARIS, Iec. 23. The Chajjiber of Depu ties today jas5ed the tariff bill by a vote of 366 to 42 after a protracted session. This represents a victory for the high, protectionists and the tariff commission, which practically had its own -way. The government has held aloof and has not shown its hand except to intervene for the modification of some schedules that were bound to menace foreign trade rela tions. Nevertheless, it is expected that the government will step in at the final moment and offer a conciliatory proposi tion as the bill still has a long road to travel. Itmust yet pass the Senate and the differences between the two houses must be reconciled. Although the enacting clause puts the new tariff in force on March SI. lfilO. it is considered that the bill probably will not be adopted until later in the year. It is said that Oiotz. chairman of the commission, -in his closing speech as sured the chamber that the bill was designed only to protect interests of France and was In no way aimed at any foreign country. STUDENT MISSION BEGINS Five Thousand Attend Convention of Volunteer Evangelists. ROCHESTER. X. T.. Dec. 29. With 5000 delegates present from all parts of the United States and abroad, the quadrennial convention of the students" volunteer movement for foreign mis sions opened here today for a Ave days' session. The purpose of the conven tion is: 1. ' To bring together delegations of students and professors from all Im portant institutions of learning in the United States and Canada and mission ary leaders both at home and abroad. 2. To consider leading problems of evangelization. 3. 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