THE 2 MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1010. PRESIDENT TUFT7 REMOVES PINCHOT CHIEF FORESTER, WHO IS REMOVED FOR DEFYING PRESIDENT AND IOWA SENATOR WHO MADE - PTXBIJC THE OFFENSIVE LETTER. WOOLMEN CHEER JOLT TO PINCHOT W altham W atches " -i Gravamep of Glavis. Charges Is That Ballinger Was Corrupt, Says Executive. Convention Asks That Man Fa miliar With West Be Given His Place. GOODING -HAS OPPOSITION i: SITUATION GROWS TENSE n ' .1 ! President Holds That Dignity or i- Office Has Been Assailed Over- ', ton, Price and Albert C. t '. Shaw On, Too. (Continued from First Pa.) i tola President Tart that he advised Mr. i TMnchot not to Bond the letter to J Senator Dolllver; that Pinchot had r loM him he had euch a letter in mind, and 'could induce Senator Dolllver" ; to read it on the day that President Taft' special message transmitting the J '., Attorney-General's exoneration of Secre j r tary Ballinger was to be presented to the - Senate. It was this story of Mr. Pinchofs ap- parently calculated insubordination that raised the President to the keenest re- '' sentment. j Mr. Taft accuses Pinchot of having I '! taken his stand against Secretary Bal- linger wholly upon the evidence ad 2' duced by Mr. Glavis and without re ft gard for the evidence cn the other side, on file in the Interior Department. '.: v Letter Seen by Cabinet. - The letter directing Secretary Wilson J to dismiss the Forester forthwith was . carefully framed in the afternoon sit- - ting of the Cabinet and was revised ' several times beforw finally being made ! public. It is the President's own state- ment of the case, a i" Mr. Pinchot received tonight the let- ter of the President and Secretar Wll , son's peremptory note of dismissal; but .. nothing about his demeanor indicated ' that he was surprised or distressed by . either. To an accompaniment off sounds J 'f merriment floating down from above stairs, where there was a party of guests, Mr. Pinchot came down to meet ; the reporters, in evening dress and silk -. hat In hand, smiling and undismayed. Plncliot Will Not Talk. Asked if he would say anything for . publication he replied: "It will suit me jUBt as well if you . will make for me Just that simple statement: I have nothing to say." " ; Mr. Pinchot added that he probably would say nothing tomorrow, but he would not - say how long he would , maintain his silence. The dismissal of the principal officer t of the forestry Service will In no way delay or divert the Congressional Inves tigation. One of the subjects debated to . night was the question whether the dis ; missal will rob the investigation of much . if its public interest, or will make it " more sensational than before. Friends .' of the Administration hold to the former view, and today urged it upon the Presi ; dent and Cabinet officers as an argu ment against the summary dismissal. Friends of Pinchot. on the other hand, have for weeks been declaring that the President "would not dare to dismiss Pinchot": that it "would cause a breach . between Taft and Roosevelt." and that it ; would cause such a split in the Repub x lican party as has not been seen in years. I Friends' of the President said tonight, however, that the actual dismissal of - Pinchot couldndd nothing to the embar rassment of the Administration. 5 In the face of a party split all Rcpub- licans here regard the situation as ex ? ceedlngly serious. Forester Himself Blamed. Party leaders In the Senate and House declare that the controversy and the summary action of the President are 1 sure to lead to many harsh words in Con gress, and to much bitterness of feeling throughout the country. They say, how ever, that the President could not. with . dignity, have taken any other course; that Pinchot had' "defied the lightning" and that there was nothing else for the I lightning to do. Senator IMton. of Montana, one of the few Senators who could be quoted tonight, said: "1 am sorry that Mr. Pinchot, who is I a warm friend of mine, wrote the let- tcr that resulted in this action. The I letter undoubtedly will prejudice his chances in Congress, but the episode will not affect' the investigation by - Congress. which will be Just as $ thorough as If this action had not been taken." J Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who is 1 to be chairman of the investigating committee, indicated today that no , action with reference to Mr. Pinchot would affect the scope or thoroughness of the inquiry. Cnnnon's Drfent Is Surprise. ' Speaker Cannon received his "jolt'' ; today in the House of Representatives on the vote on the amendment offered .H by Representative Norris. of Nebraska. insurgent leader, and the vote was 149 I to 14t. live voting "present." So unexpectedly was the victory accom ; plished. that the Insurgents and their . Democratic allies could -scarcely believe their ears when the Speaker announced - the vote. For an instant almost complete silence reigned; then the storm broke and - for a minute the noise in the chamber was deafening. After that the Democrats; .' Jubilant that they had helped to pierce - tlie hitherto impervious armor of the ' Speaker, seemed willing to abandon their light against the resolution itself, which all afternoon had appeared too broad to . suit them, and all of them voted for it - on a viva voce vote. ' ' Leaders In Confusion. Organisation leaders, niade no attempt to conceal their confusion. There was ; a hurried conference at Representative . Dalzell's deck and for a time the in surgents feared that their triumph was to be short lived, as three of 26 Republicans who voted for the amendment never have been classed with their number and they . suspected that at least one might have voted in the affirmative that he might ; move to re-cons!der should the amend ment carry. I But no such move was made. It de- . veloped that the three regulars who voted for the amendment were all .. staunch friends of Chief Forester Pln chot. They were Ames of Massa- . chusets, and Fish and Parsons of New ' York. The Insurgent ranks had only one deserter. Steenerson of Minnesota. Strankely enough, Fitzgerald of New York was the only Democrat to cast if his vote with the Republican regulars. although he led the minority fight on the Joint resolution. Republican leaders attributed their ; defeat to a large number of absentees, but the tide of battle was really turned by Mr. Pinchofs three friends. ; Nearly the entire day was devoted by the House to the consideration of the .A : ... - f ' - v i s I " , ; GIFFORD PINCHOT. J. P. DOLLIVER. Joint Resolution, which was taken up after the reading of the President's interstate commerce and anti-trust message had been concluded. The Democrats made their fight on an at tempt to narrow the proposed investi gation to the general land office, con tending that as no such charges as had been made against Secretary Bal linger had been preferred against Forester Pinchot, there was no reason for dragging the latter into the in quiry. The resolution, as it goes to the Sen ate, provides for an investigating com mittee of 12 members, six to be ap pointed by the President of the Senate and six to be elected by the House. The President's letter to Forester Pin chot informing him of his dismissal fol lows: "Sir". The Secretary of Agriculture in forms me that on the 28th of December your associate forester, Mr. Price, went to him and proposed to resign on the ground that lie had been engaged with Mr. Shaw, assistant law officer, in insti gating the publication in various news papers and magazines attacking the good name of Secretary Ballinger and charg ing the Interior Department and the land office with corruption. The Secretary thereupon wrote a note to you under date of December 29, asking for your recom mendation in the .premises. Tou did not answer, but on January 4 you had a con versation with him in which you said you wished to make a statement which should be read in the Senate at the same time that my message transmitting the record in the Glavis case reached there, and that you. thought you could induce Sen ator Doiliver to introduce the statement for you. , His Superiors Ignored. "The Secretary advised against such a course, but asked you for a recommen dation as to accepting Price's resigna tion, in order that he might bring the matter to me,' to whom, he told you. it must ultimately come, because I had considered the Glavis charges and had passed upon them. "Without further conference with the Secretary, and before making & report to him, you succeeded in making public by having it read in the Senate, a letter from you stating that you had suffi ciently disciplined Messrs. Price and Shaw by reprimanding them, and that your recommendation would be that no fur ther punishment was required, and this before that recommendation was sub mitted to the Secretary and me, whose power and duty it was to determine upon Price's admissions as to his complicity and what action should be taken with respect to his resignation. "In order to understand the full pur port of your letter, in which you admit the complicity of Price and Shaw in the publications in the press, it should be said that the gravamen of the Glavis charges was that Secretary Ballinger and the others were all affected by corrupt wish to patent 33 so-called Cunningham claims upon coal lands In "Alaska; that the question whether these claims were fraudulent or not remaianed to be de cided upon the evidence after both the United States and the claimants had been heard; that every patent as an executive act is completely within the Jurisdiction of the President to direct to withhold it, in order that he himself may examine the evidence as to the validity of the claim. "These facts understood,' the plain intimation In your letter are. first, that I had reached a wrong conclusion as to the good faith of Secretary Ballinger and the officers of the Land Office, although you and your subordinates had only seen the evidence of Glavis, the accuser, and had never seen or read the evidence of those accused or the records that they disclosed which were submitted to me; and, second, that, under these circumstances, with out the exploitation by Messrs. Shaw and Price in the daily, weekly and monthly press of the charges of Glavis, the Administration, including the Presi dent and the officers of the Interior Department and Land 'OfXlce, would have allowed certain fraudulent claims to be patented on coal lands in Alaska, although the matter had been specific- fally brought to" the attention of the President by tne uiavis cnarges. Appeal Called Improper, "You solicited the opportunity t make such a declaration in Congress for the purpose of offsetting if possi ble in the public mind the President's decision in the Glavis case, supported bv the opinion of the Attorney-General, after a full examination by both of the evidence adduced by the accuser and the evidence on behalf of the ac cused, while the latter evidence you and your subordinates had never seen. "Tou did this against- the advice of the Secretary of Agriculture without notifying him that you Intended to do. so, and without conferring with me at all. "Your letter was in effect an im proper appeal to Congress and to the public to excuse in advance the guilt of your subordinates before I could act, and against my decision in the Glavis case before the whole evidence on which that was based could be con sidered. ' Official Dignity at Stake. "I should be glad to regard what has happened only as a personal reflection, so that I could pass It over and take no official cognizance of it. But othex and higher considerations must govern me. When the people of the United States elected me President they placed me In an office of the highest dignity andveharged me witn the duty of main taining that dignity and proper respect for the office on the part of'ray subor dinates. Moreover, if I were to pass over this matter in silence it would be most demoralizing to the discipline of the executive branch of the Govern ment. "By your own conduct you have de stroyed your usefulness as a helpful subordinate of the Government, and It therefore now becomes my duty to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to remove you from your office as For ester." i NEW FORESTER WESTERN MAN' Entered Department as Grazing Ex pertTalks to Wool Men. OGDEN, Utah., Jan. 7. Albert F. Potter, Assistant Forester, who -has been designated to succeed Mr. Pinchot temporarily as Chief of the United States Forestry Bureau, is In attend ance at the National Wool growers' Association now in annual session in this city. When seen tonight Mr. Pot ter ' said he had received no official notification that the bureau had been transferred to his charge. He had expected to be away from Washington some time, but if the re port were true he probably would re turn to the National capital as soon as possible, jilr. Potter is scheduled to make an address to the woolgrowers tomorrow, having been detailed for that purpose by Mr. Pinchot. He will have a "heart to heart" talk with the sheepmen, answering strictures on the bureau's regulations and explaining the reason for them. He will invite the association to ap point a commission to confer with the Forestry Service with a view of ar riving at a better understanding. Mr. Potter ia a Western man and familiar with Western conditions. He entered the department as a grazing expert. GLAVIS IOST & MOUNTAINS Ex-Chief Leaves White Salmon on l ishing Trip. Continuous effort, both by telephone and telegraph, has been " made to get into communication with L. R. Glavis, ex chief of the field, division of the General Land Office, but without avail. Mr. Glavis Is making his headquarters at a mountain resort at White Salmon, Wash. Early today he started on a fishing trip to a remote point In the moun tains. The telephone operator at Glen wood, 30 miles from White Salmon, said tonight that Glavis passed through there today, but could ' not say where he was going, except that it was further into the mountains. The hotel people at White Salmon state Glavis did not say how long he expected to be gone. STAY WITH FIGHT, THEY URGE Pinchofs Forestry Friends In Cali fornia Send Message, LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. The Forestry Society of California, which has its headquarters in this city, sent the fol lowing telegram to Glfford PlnchotT to day: ' "Hon. Giftord Pinchot, Chief Forester: The Forestry Society of California, by unanimous vote, assures you of Its admiration for your brave stand for public Interests, and of its absolute confidence in your judgment and sin cerity. Stay with the fight; the peo ple, of California are with you." The action was taken at a regular meeting of the society in this city late today. Walker Weston Finds Rival. EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 7. C. P. Duffy, of this city, a hale, vigorous out-of-doors enthusiast, who will reach his 80th birthday anniversary next March, announced today that he proposed to accept the challenge of Edward Payson Weston, the veteran pedestrian who has just completed arrangements for his second transcontinental walk, and at tempt to lower the tatter's record of 105 days between New York and San Francisco. . ' I , Standard Gets West Virginia Gas. HUNTINGTON. W. Va.. Jan. 7. A deal which Involves approximately $200,000,000 and by which New Yorkers, said to be backed by the Standard Oil Company, will control the entire gas output of West Virginia, has virtually been closed. It is said to be the Intention of the New York men to pipe gas to New Y'ork, Philadelphia and other seaboard cities. Huntington Wilson. Also Slips. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secretary of State, fell on the icy pavement a he stepped from his automobile last night and cut his face so badly that he is under a physician's care. Effects Of shock are feared. Mrs. Wilson also fell, but was uninjured. IR SCARE RISES Japanese Jingoes Fear More Trouble With Russia. CZAR THOUGHT AGGRESSIVE Distribution of Garrisons in Siberia and Construction of New Rail road All Considered as Hostile Moves. VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 7. Some Jap anese newspapers fear a second war "with Russia, according to advices re ceived on the Shinano Maru today. The Nichl Nichi of Tokio says, in discuss ing Russo-Japanese relations:' "We are afraid the world wilUsee -Fne two nations involved in war at no dis tant date. While Japan has no aggres sive designs on the Asiatic continent, Russia is eagerly bent on making prepar ation in Eastern Siberia. Judging from the distribution of the Russian forces in Siberia, and the plan of construction of the Amur Railway, which will pene trate far into the interior, it is apparent that Russia is providing against an at tack from the combined forces of Japan and China." Other Tokio newspapers print the offi cial communique from St. Petersburg de nying warlike intentions by Russia, with satisfied comments. The Hochi says the war 'reports were started In Eastern Si beria, and that while there are some outstanding questions to be settled be tween Japan and Russia, there is noth ing likely to bring any rupture. Missing Heiress Still Sought. PHILADELPHIA, ' Jan. 7. Everyone connected with the search for Roberta Bulst de Janon, the heiress who is be lieved to have disappeared with Ferdi nand Cohen, a waiter, denied today the report that the girl had been found. Robert Buist, the wealthy grandfather of the missing girl. Henry A. Walton, his attorney, and the police officials all issued denials of the report. The po lice are still running down clews which they believe will lead to the finding of the missing couple. A report that the girl and her alleged companion are in Boston isbeing investigated. Aero Clubs Will Organize.' ST. LOUIS, Jen. 7. Aero clubs of America -will hold a convention in this city the last week In January, presided over by Cortlandt Field Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America. Bishop will urge a general gathering of all clubs into a National federation. According to of ficials, the meeting- will be one of the most important aeronautic gatherings ever held in this country. bishop is sraid to he planning a complete reorganization of aeronautic societies in America .similar to the European organizations. Rules to govern all contests will be one of the mat ters which the convention will discues. Engine Blows TTp; Two Killed. GRAJK3 JUNCTION, Colo., Jan. 7. Roadmaster J. W. Sutton, of the Uintah Railroad Company, and Samuel Hancock, fireman, were instantly killed near Baxter Pass today when the engine in which tFiey were riding1 blew up. Engineer Ben Be hum an escaped uninjured. Canadians Plead Guity of Theft. "NIAGARA FAJJLjS, Ont., Jan. 7. Wil liam Iobson, cashier, and Purl S. Whistler, arretted for connection with the $14,000 Canadian Express Company rob bery November 4, today pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft. Sen tences will be imposed tomorrow. AVonian Accepts Guatemalan Pension NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7. The Guate malan Consul and friends of Mme. Bar rio?, widow of the former President of Guatemala, who entered an almshouse on New Year's day have prevailed- on her to return to Guatemala. She will leceive a pension. Senator Perkins Is Improving. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Senator Per kins, who yesterday slipped on the icy sidewalk and wrenched his spine, was reported today as restig' comfortably and somewhat improved. His physi cian announced, however, that the Sen ator would be obliged to remain in bed for several days. Cattle Theft Charge Pails. ASOTIN. Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) C. A. Snyder, of the Snyder Land & Stock Co., was today exonerated in Judge Welch's court of the charge of stealing cattle' from Chris Walters. If Contest for Presidency Develops It May Help Decide Selection of Next Meeting Place Between .. Boise and Portland. OG'DEN, UtaTi. Jan. 7. Today's Beaton of the National Woolgrowers' Association 1 rwaa devoted for the most part to d- ; dresses on the cheep industry. Among the speakers were Congressman Ralph D. Cole, of Ohio, and I. Tahimura, who is under the commission of the Japanese Government to study the sheep and goat , Question in America and countries of Europe with a view of increasing and improving the stock of Japan. Congressman Cole aroused the enthu siasm of the convention by an address on the tariff on wool. Just before the convention took a recess for the night, the Associated Press bulle tin announcing- . the dismissal of GifTord Pinchot, Chief of the Forestry Service, was read to the convention. The reading of the bulletin was followed by cheering. The dismissal of Mr. Pinchot may result in a change of the association's legisla tion, as many of the resolutions to be introduced tomorrow ear on the forestry service in so far as it relates to sheep grazing. . Western Man Wanted. Early in the day it was understood that President Taft and Cabinet were con sidering the advisability of dismissing Mr. Pinchot, and a resolution was passed by the convention to the effect that in the event there was a change in the head of the forestry service, a m an f amil iar with the West and ita conditions should be placed at the head of the bureau. As an outgrowth of a friendly confer ence todav between repressntatives of sanitary boards, sheep commksloners, veterinarians, and Dr. A. X. Melville, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, It if probable that a better understanding will result In the administration of quar antine laws and the treatment of sheep diseases, and that uniform regulations will be- made by the different states and the Federal Government. Portland and Boise in Contest. As " the closing day of the convention approached, the place of meeting next year and the selection of officers are being actively canvassed. The place for holding the convention still rests between Portland, Or., and Boise, Idaho. There is a moment on foot to have the con vention designate a place of permanent meeting and for this honor " Salt: Lake City and Ogden are Mentioned. For officers of the convention there is considerable talk that both President Gooding and Secretary Walker are to have opposition for re-election. If this contest develops, it probably will have some bearing on the contest for a meet ing place In 1911. ' y Tariff Bureau Is Urged. . In the report of George S. Walker, National secretary, it was shown that the funds available amounted to $4964. The total disbursements during the year were $11,472. Secre tary Walker recommended the estab lishment of a wool tariff publicity bu reau and the providing of funds ade quate to continue the opposition to any reduction in the tariff on wool and woolens. He also recommended that the annual dues of- the association be increased to $10. He urged upon the association a careful consideration of the questions of the leasing of un occupied grazing lands in the West, the administration .of the forest re serves and conservation of natural re sources, as well as the matter of rail road service, rates and weights. He indorsed the establishment of a claims or freight traffic bureau. He spoke of the beneficial results ob tained in Wyoming in the prosecution of sheep raiders and the conviction of five "cow men who. murdered three flock masters, and asked that the association approve the action of its officers in offer ing a reward, and instruct that the same be paid. . Warehouse Plan Is Success. Another of the. secretary's recommenda tions urged sheep men and Federal offi cials to confer in an effort to secure modi fications in the present regulations cover ing so-called sheep diseases, such as 'lip and leg ulceration" and endeavor to se cure harmonious co-operation. 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" When buying a watch alwajTs ask your jeweler for a Waltham adjusted to temperature and position. gesled the securing of uniform bounty laws In the several states, providing for the eradication of predatory wild animals which are the cause of the greatest loss to the sheep industry. In the matter of-, the warehouse and Btorajre movement. Secretary Walker saidW that it had proved a phenomenal suc cess and, unless all signs failed, it will in a few years completely revolutionize the old method of handling wool. He announced that the association hadj,. had a satisfactory growth the past yeay and now the- membership Is 8000. Piano Sale Extraordinary In order to reduce our piano stock in the quickest possible time, and notwithstanding our prices are from $50 to $100 less than the same grade of piano can be obtained elsewhere, on account of our low ex pense, we have concluded to "accept the following coupon for $35, as first payment on any new piano in stock, if presented on or before January 15th, 1910 : - $35.00 - JANTJAEY 7TH, 1910 GOOD FOR THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS as payment on any new piano in our store, if presented on or before January 15th, 1910. HOVENDEN-SOULE PIANO CO. 106 Fifth Streetj-Next to Perkins Hotel. Also a credit of $2.00 will be given for every $1.00 cash paid up to $25.00. Now is the time to get busy. 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