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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
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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
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.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.
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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
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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. . '
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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. He sug-
Guaranteed or Not Guaranteed
The Waltham Watch Company will
guarantee in the broadest possible way
any, Waltham Watch bought from a
reputable jeweler, but it will not guar
antee a watch purchased by mail from
the catalogue of any mail order house.
When you get a watch from a jeweler,
he sees that it is going right at first,
because he knows how to touch it up;
but even so, if your watch fails later
in any way, we will make it good, pro
vided only that it has been bought from
a reputable dealer. We cannot guar
antee any of our watches that may
have been bought from mail order
houses. We do not sell'to them. Any
mail order house advertising Waltham
Watches in their catalogues know wher .
they do it that they can only get then
bv underground methods.
Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass.
N. B. " 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.
HOVENDEN-SOULE PIANO CO.
106 FIFTH STREET Next to Perkins Hotel
PROSPERITY RECORD
OF
The Statement of the Company of Business
Done in 1909 Will Show an INCREASE
An Capital Stock, Assets and Surplus
In Number of Policyholders and Insurance in
Force
In Agency Force; Office Force and Office Space
WATCH FOR OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT
W. M. EADD, Pres.
E. COOKINGHAM, Vice-Pres.
T. B. WILCOX, Vice-Pres
M. M. JOHNSON, Sec'y and Actuary
S. P. LOCKWOOD, Vice-Pres. and Genl Manager
HARRY RICHEY, Manager Portland Agents
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