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THE MORMXG OREGONIAX. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1910. O'BRIEN DECLARES HIS NEW POSITION ES in SENATOR AND FIGURE OF NATIONAL PROMINENCE, WHO DIED YESTERDAY. CENTRAL Irish Leader Says He Heads No Party, and Is Working for Country's Benefit. Miss M. Virginia White Demonstrated W. B. and La Viola Several Vice-Presidents Will Conduct Departments, Is ' . New Plan. Corsets At Our Store, March 7 to 1 9 sstes-i;.; PROTESTANT AID WELCOME 21 J. T. HARAHAN TO RESIGN SHAKFUP COM LilS English Scored for Simplicity In Politics, and "Molly Maguircs' Held fp to Scorn of All for Their Treason. DUBLIN. March 5. (Special.) Mr. William O'Brien has written a letter H the newspapers In which he Bays: "The English public, who are the keenest business men in the world, are marvelously simple-minded folk the moment they come to deal with Irish affairs. I have been receiving: requests for interviews from no less than eight English newspapers, of various politi cal shades. Inquiring what are my In tentions as leader of the new party of Independent Nationalists. So far as I know, I am not leader of anything. There is no such party, nor do I know what Is meant by the phrase "Independ ent Natlonalst,' which Is certainly not of my invention. "The facts are that three weeks be fore the dissolution of Parliament I was living tranquilly In the neighbor hood of Florence, with no more idea of a new party or of being myself dragged back into Irish politics than of my being swallowed by an earthquake. For more than nine months I had not opened an Irish newspaper nor commu nicated in any way with any Irish member of Parliament. The first news I received from Cork was that a plot was on foot to expel from Parliament Mr. Maurice Healy, who, having been elected by a majority of 1100 votes on my resignation, was denied admittance to the Irish party, whose pledge he was quite willing to take. News of Plot Received. "I learned at'the same time that or ganizers were busy working up opposi tion to all of my friends In the County of Cork who were members of the Irish party and whose sole offense was that they had stood with me in the struggle' to combine all classes and sects of Irishmen In a common patriotism, and to save the benign process of the abo lition of landlordism from the destruc tion which has now overtaken it. The only communication of any kind I sent to Ireland in reply was the following telegram: 'If these people are wise they will drop their campaign of vengeance against my friends." These people have now learned wisdom In ample measure at the polls, but they learned It too late. "It was solely with a view of saving my friends in Cork from extermination that I returned to Ireland. On my ar rival I found to my stupefaction that similar plots were on foot against at least 20 members of the Irish party in different-parts of the country. .Those plots took the form of packing the con ventions for the selection of candi dates with delegates from specially manufactured branches of the United Irish Leagtie, and especially of the schismatic 'Board of Erin' wing of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, who now adopt and boast of the old ribbon nick name of 'Molly Maguires.' "These maneuvers were all direct ed and paid for by the 'standing com mittee' in Dublin, a majority of whose members It was acknowledged on oath In the prosecution of Croan vs. Devlin and Johnston are Initiated members of the 'Board of Erin.' This is far the most serious aspect of the situation, as the 'standing . committee' is in com plete control of the funds of the United Irish League, and In this way both the league and the Irish party are now the creature of the Irresponsible officers of a secret society as to whose legiti mate object no explanation has ever been offered, and as to which all that is certain is that Its rules exclude Irish Protestants (and consequently one fourth of the Irish population) alto tether. Had No Part in Result. "On my arrival in Ireland I found public opinion in 16 or 18 different counties in open revolt against the convention-packing set on foot by the organizers of this occult junta. With this discontent, or with its expression at the polls. I had nothing to do out side the City and County of Cork. A number of the so-called 'Independent Nationalist' candidates were not even personally known to me. They polled 45.547 votes, against 44,865 given to the official candidates of the 'Molly Ma guires.' "In all this I have counted for little or nothing outside the City and County of Cork. The rout of the 'bosses' of the 'Board of Erin' is wholly of their own doing, and would almost certain ly have led to the complete breakup of the party in its present servile con dition If the opposition had only been under any general direction or sup ported by any semblance of popular or ganization. In the whole extent of this vast County and City of Cork, contain ing one-eighth of the entire Nation alist population of Ireland, we won bv an overwhelming majority, the one ray of comfort for the 'masked conspira tors' (It is one of His Majesty's judge's own phrases) of the "Board of Erin' be ing the momentary exclusion of Maur ice Healy by a scurvy deal worthy of the war politics of the least enviable of constitutionally-governed lands. THOMAS C. PLATT DEAD (Concluded From Firnt Pace ) active interest in affairs and refused to neglect his business until the dictates of nature Imposed a rest. He was out of bed at 7 o'clock every morning and always early at his office. J. P. Cudahy, Jr., registering from Omaha, Neb., arrived at the Hotel Se ward yesterday. When informed of the icenrrence at Kansas' City, he said: "Why, that Is pretty eerious, isn't it? "Mr. Cudahy Is a cousin of mine, but I know nothing of any difficulty in hla family. I have been away from home several weeks, and if the watter was known to the family it had not reached me. I really can not tell you anything of the man supposed to have been In lured." TWO SPECIAL TRAINS To the Aviation Grounds. Will be run by the O. R. & N. today, leaving the Union Depot at 12:30 P. M. and 1:30 P. M. Remember, the 1:30 . train, will be the last train. i Eft u i . . . , . . THOMAS C. RECORD IS TELLING Ballinger's Conservation Ex cells Predecessor's. ACTION, NOT TALK, SHOWN Report of Director of Geological Survey Shows Practical Preser vation of Lands and Power in Last Year. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 6. In spite of all the criticisms that have been heaped upon him by the believers in or advocates of the Pinchot type . of conservation Secretary BalUngpr nas' made a rec ord for . accomplishing- results tending tq practical - conservation that excels that of any of his predecessors, or of Mr. Ptnchot himself. The - difference Is that Ballinger has actually brought about action, whereas his detractors have confined themselves largely to talk. Under Secretary Ballinger's direc tion, the United States Geological Survey has been at work for the last year on a practical scheme for the sensible conservation of public coal lands, phosphate, oil and asphaltum lands, and lands containing1 water power sites. The following: statement by the Director of the Surv y, George Otis Smith, shows what was done in the last 12 months: Coal Lands Withdrawn. Coal-land withdrawals were made covering- 7.675,000 acres not previously with drawn and the form of withdrawal affect ing an additional 9,000.000 acres was changed to cover all forms .of entry instead cf coal entry alone. The new regulations of April lO, 1009, for the classification and valuation of coal lands, materially Increased the sale price of these lands and fixed more definitely the standards of coal classifica tion. Thus, for example: under the old regulations, in eight widely separated town ships the total area classed as coal land was 60,320 acres and the sale price was fixed at $2,088,600, whereas, under the new regulations, the area in the same eigth townships classed as coal land is 126,663 acres and the sale price is $15,777,668 an Increase in area of over lOO per cent and in price of over 600 per cent. Under the old regulations the maxi mum price per acre for coal land was fixed at $75; under the new regulations the maximum price per acre thus far fixed for any particular area is (465. The maximum valuation of a single township under the old regulations was $94i,600; under the new regulations it is $9.206.S94. Special efforts have been made, to release from existing withdrawals all noncoal area, and the total area classified dur ing the year, amounting to 17,200.000 acres. much the large part. or about 1 4 . 0O0.0O0 acres, h as been c I assed as non -coal land. The sale price of the 3,436,000 acres classed as coal land has been fixed at t91,4PO,O0O. The same land, if told at the minimum price fixed by law, would have yielded 6x477.OO0. 3,889.141 Acre Restored. Phosphate-land -withdrawals- In force March 9. 1909. covered all vacant public lands in an area comprising 1,493,551 acres In Wyoming. Utah, and Idaho. Iuring the year areas covering 2.389.141 acres were restored to entry, for the field work showed that they contained no phosphate. Additional witlidrawavs In cluding 399,693 acres have been made and the form of withdrawal has been changed so as to cover entered as- well as vacant lands. All unpatented elands in an area of 2.504.103 acres are now affected by phosphate withdrawals. The California oil-land withdrawals made prior to March. 1909, aggregating 2.313,482 acres, ore vented the acquisition of tha withdrawn lands only under the agri cultural land laws. All lands covered by these withdrawals could be legally exploited for oil or other minerals. .During the year these lands were excepted from acquisition as oil or as mineral lands as well as for agricultural use. New withdrawals were made In the States of California, Colorado. Oregon. Utah and Wyoming of a total area of 2.10,510 acres. - In California there were restored to entry 956.916 acres that field examination hail shown to be non-oil land. The area now covered by "oil withdrawals Is 2 487.070 acres. Cm March 4. 1909, power-site withdraw als were In force covering vacant public lands on 29 rivers in nine states. These withdrawals have since been reviewed by the Geological Survey, the form of with drawal has been changed to include all en tered as well as all vacant lands and the lands that were found to be not valuable for the purpose for which the withdrawal was made have been restored to entry. New withdrawals have been made along 97 rivers covering land not involved In previous withdrawals and increasing the total number of states affected to 11. These power-site withdrawals now cover about 1.300.OOO acres of vacant public land and 200.000 acres of. entered land. EUGENE BOASTS, OF 13,750 New Directory Gives TTnlversity Town Increased Population. EUGENE. Or.. March . (Special.) : The new city directory of Eugene, out .,..Y. ?f-J JrJ -z. i 1 1 . .. ... - to i-' t PLATT. this week, (rives the university seat a population of 13,760. The announce ment bears out the most flatteTingr ex pectations as to the grrowth of Eugene during- the past 12 months. -The new figures on population are considered authentic. They are based on the lowest multiple ever used in com putation of the number of residents, two and one-half to a family. There are over 5500 names in the directory. Allowing for the students, Eugene still safely has over 12,000. This city nearly reached the $1,000,000 mark in building permits for the year 1909. The expansion in building and improvement lines continues, over $30,000 being the aggregate value of new construction inaugurated during January, when interruptions to outside work were most frequent. Extension of the city lines of Eugene is now being considered by the city council: Petitions for annexation to the corporate lines have been prepared. The district includes part of what is known as the College Hill- district, around which a new streetcar loop is to be built. If the annexation of the outside districts is completed by April this city will get the benefit of the added numbers in the Federal census. The Commercial club is giving much attention to industrial and investment matters . and many people of means are investing here as a result. : Eugene will, in all probability, become the operating headquarters of the' Klamath Falls and Roseburg- divisions of the Southern Pacific. - NAVY CONTROVERSIES UP FEDERAL SITREME COURT TO DECIDE ON LAWS. Government - as Well as Several States to Argue on Laws Protested Against. WASHINGTON, March 6. Several states and the United States will appear this week before the Federal Supreme Court in defense of rights asserted or laws enacted. Nebraska will maintain the constitu tionality of ber grain elevator law of 1905. The Missouri Pacific Railway Com pany failed to comply with the law re quiring railroads to construct switch con nections for grain elevators with a ca pacity of 15.000 bushels, located along their rights of way. Once again the controversy between Kentucky and the national bank over the taxing of the bank has come to the court. Kansas comes into the court in defense of her anti-drumming act. The law for bids drumming or soliciting on trains of business by phypicians, masseurs, bath houses, boarding houses or hotels. Al Williams, a boardinghouse keeper, was arrested in 190S on a charge of solicit ing on a train for his boardinghouse in Hot Springs... He. answers that the law interferes with his inherent rights. Minnesota has complained of illegal cutting of timber on her school lands. The United States, is interested in an unusual naturalization prosecution and in a suit to determine whether a rail road, leasing or otherwise procuring the right to use the tracks of another land aided railroad, is entitled to ' full pay for carrying the mails, or whether It is subject to 20 per cent reduction. .The naturalization question arises .In the case of the United States, against Gustay Holmgren, of California. He was indicted on a charge of swearing that he had known for five years in the United States Frank Wersta, an appli cant for naturalization, whereas, it is alleged, he had known him only- four. The oath was made in a -state court, but Holmgren was prosecuted on the charge of perjury in a Federal court." The ques tion has been raised whether the Federal courts have jurisdiction in such a case. The question of pay for carrying the mails arises out of the contract of the Postofflce Department with the Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha Railway. The dispute is Over the service from Le mars to Sioux City. Iowa. FINANCIERS SEE ROUTES Albany & Interurban Railway Riglit - of-Way In Question. ALBANY. Or., March 6. (Special. ) Local capitalists who formed the Albany & Interurban Railway Company spent the past few days, accompanied by en gineers, viewing the prospective routes for their lines out of this "city. They traversed a route from Albany to Sweet Home by way of Brownsville, Crawfordsville. and Holley; and another to the same objective point by way of Lebanon. Waterloo and the South San tiam Valley. . It is said that the com pany expects to build both linee. but it has not .been determined on which route work will first commence. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Invariably bring relief to women suffering from chronic consti pation, headache, biliousness, dizziness, sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia, tould by ail dealers. Position of Board Chairman to Be Created for Retiring President. . East and West Contend 'for Successor. CHICAGO, March 6. (Special.) A complete reorganization of the Illinois Central Railroad system, including the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Rail road Co., has been decided upon by the directors and detailed plans are now being worked out in New York. The -reorganization plan includes the resignation of J. T. Harahan from the presidency and the election of two and possibly of four vice-presidents in charge of the various departments. Un less there Is a change of programme, the new Illinois Central officials will be elected at a meeting of the board to be held in New York next Wednes day. It is possible that elections may take place on that date and that an nouncement may be reserved for a later date. After Mr.' Harahan has tendered his resignation, it is said, the position of chairman of the board will be created for his beneflt, as well as for the benefit of the road. It is understood that the selection of a president to succeed Mr. Harahan lies between an Eastern and a Western man. Among the Western men considered for the place are: F. A. Delano, presi dent of the Wabash: Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, and W. A. Gardner, vice-president of the Northwestern road in charge of opera tion. One of the Eastern men men tioned is F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie Road. Still another possi bility is I. G. Rawn, now president of the Monon. CLARK GROWS BUTTERNUTS Prune Hill Product Compares Very Favorably With That of East. VANCOUVER, Wash., MarcTi 6, (Spe cial.) Butternuts two and a half inches long have been raised in Clark .County this year. English walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, filberts and black walnuts have been raisedsuccessf ully here. The butternut's brought to Van couver today were grown on Prune Hill above the Columbia Contract Company's rock quarry, ten miles east of Van couver. The seeds were planted 13 years ago by Morris Sutton, who brought them here from Michigan. The product compares favorably in richness and size with Eastern nuts. The trees are 13 years old and bear annually more than a bushel each. -A. A. Quarnberg, horticulture inspector-for this district, who has made a specialty of raising nuts in this county, is authority for the statement that the soil and climatic conditions are nearly ideal for the successful raising of many varieties of nuts, which bring fancy prices in the Eastern markets. "SPECS" 200 YEARS OLD Coovert Family Owns Interesting Relic of Many Generations. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 6. (Spe cial.) A pair' of spectacles which haa been In the Coovert family more than two centuries is in the possession of M. L. Coovert of this city. The ancient spectacles were made by hand and are heavy and crude, the bows and rims being made of hand-hammered copper. The bows have a joint In each one. ,. The relic was given to Mr. Coovert by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Rob ertson, of McMinnville, Or., who is 68 years old. Her mother, Mrs. Sease. now 93 years old, a resident of Indiana, gave them to her, and they were worn by Mrs. Sease's mother before her. Fully nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment. All that Is needed to afford relief is the free application of Chamberlain's Lini ment. Give it a trial. You are certain to be' pleased with the quick relief which It affords. Sold by all dealers. Nose Glasses That Stay On Do your glasses stay on? Are they comfortable? Nose glass COMFORT and SATISFACTION can onlv be se cured by the SKILLFUL adjusting of a carefully se lected mounting. We carry and produce an immense stock of nose-glass specialties in all metals. One of the most important of these is the FIT U. WE INDORSE FIT U MOUNTINGS. 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A compilation of statistics for the last year, and also for 1904. 1899 and 1S94. re veals this prosperity-Indicating condi tion. In 1894. Ill cases were filed here to recover money. In 1899. five years later, the number filed was onlyf49. A de crease of more than. 100 per! cent marked the next five years, and in 1904 only 20 cases of thia kind were instituted. Last year the number was only 16. Those figures, prove conclusively that investors are becoming more and more able to meet their financial obligations without the necessity of court action. AVIATION Admission 50c All those who cannot afford to pay the 60c can see the perform ance from the outside of the fence, free. 133 Sixth St. Portland, Or. It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the arrival of Miss M. Virginia White, expert corsetiere and demonstrator. This is Miss White's first visit to the Pacific Co' having demonstrated exclusively in New York, Bosl.. and Chicago, also on the Continent, where La Vida and W. B. 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