THE 3IORXIXG OREOMA, SAT UK DAT, APRIL 2. 1910.
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COMMITTEE CLASH
REVEALS DIVISION
Agreement in Ballinger-Pinchot
Hearing Already Regarded
as Hopeless.
PARTY LINES ARE DRAWN
VltiieHew In Helm If or Secretary
Brand Statement! or Speclul
A fre n t Jo new as Vtk 1 se Ses
uloiit Lack iu Harmony. .
WASHINGTON. April 1. The most
serious clash that has yet occurred
among the members of the Ballinger-Pinchot
investigating committee
marked the sitting today. The quarrel,
whit h continued an hour or more, w-s
arided evidence of the growing feeling
of partisanship among the Democratic
and Republican members of the com
mittee and was taken to mean the
hopelessness of a unanimous agree
ment. The row was precipitated when
Chairman Nelson accused Attorney
Brandeis, representing the "prosecu
tion." of attempting to deceive the
committee or to conceal something. The
attorney, flushed with anger, jumped
to his feet and demanded that the chair
man's remark he withdrawn.
Democratic members of the commit
tee were quick to take up the defense
of the attorney, and Representative
Graham 6f Illinois moved that the
?halrman he directed to withdraw the
Imputation. Representative James sec
onded the motion.
Republicans Clwld Xelson.
There followed a general discussion,
In which every member of the commit
tee present took part and stated his
personal views. Several Republicans
said that they did not agree with
Senator Nelson that Mr. Brandeis was
attempting concealment of any sort,
but at the same time, they would not
vote to compel the chairman to with
draw his remarks.
It was argued by Representative
Madison, the insurgent member, that
the chairman in making his remarks
reflected only his personal views and
In no wise committed any other mem
ber. Representative James argued that
the matter Mr. Brandeis was accused
of concealing was on record before
the committee and consequently there
could be no deception if the commit
tee members paid attention.
The question finally was disposed of
by a motion from Representative Olm
stead to lay on the table. This was
carried by a vote of six to three.
Tones' Statements Ienled.
Two witnesses testified today on be
half of Mr. Ballinger. They were Dis
trict Attorney Elmer K- Todd, of Seat
tle, and United - States Marshal H. K..
Love, of Alaska. Mr. Love formerly was
a special agent of the Land Office.
Both of the witnesses dec'ared that
statements by Special Agent If. T.
Jones for the "prosecution" were false.
The direct examinations occupied
only & few minutes, the cross-examinations
by Brandeis taking up the rest
of the session. Mr. Todd and Mr. Love
were prepared for the onslaugut of the
Glavis attorney and their answers were
sometimes as sharp as the thrusts of
the lawyers. There had been testi
mony before the committee from time
to time indicating that Mr. Love, as
special agent, was "warped" In his
judgment by the fact that he was a
candidate for the Marshalship in the
third division of Alaska, lie was asked
today what influence he actually de
pended upon to get the place.
Trooper Gets Reward.
"Well," he began, "I happened to be
a trooper in Colonel Roosevelt's regi
ment "
"You need go no further," Interrupted
Senator Flint, amid laughter.
The split in the committee has been
emphasized by the action of the Demo
cratic members In informing their Re
publican colleagues that they will par
ticipate in the executive sessions only
on the understanding that they shall
be free to announce in open session
how they voted In the private sittings.
Klmer E. Todd, of Seattle, said in his
testimony that Special Agent Jones
statement that he advised against crim
inal action in the Alaska cases "be
cause Judge Hanford was constitution
ally opposed to land-fraud trials gen
erally," was absolutely false. Mr. Todd
denied that Jones and he had had a
"conference."
"What object would he have in mak
ing these reports if he did not have the
conference?"
"To show that he was working when
he was not." retorted the witness.
"Well, what was he doing?"
"He was running uround here and
ther making daily reports."
"He presented this matter to you
didn't lie?"
"Yes. but not fully; not so fully as
he ought to have done."
Kscnvw Agreement Not on Record.
Todd testified as to the Wilson coal
land CHse. in which he appeared as
prosecutor, that there never was an
escrow agreement drawn up in this
cane, so fur as the record showed.
Glavls had testified he had been told
t hat Bal linger had drawn up such an
agreement and that fraud of gross na
ture was involved In the transaction.
MaTTTiiric; o r touHid 'uSnoupooo
H. K. Love, the former special a sent,
denied that he had told Jones that he
was under obligations to several Alaska
claimants. He declared that his obliga
tions to H. R. Harriman, one of the
claimants, were entirely of a personal
character for services the Harriman fam
ily had rendered to Mrs. Love during an
Minos.
".loves was at my house and he knew
all these circumstances," he said. "It
-was for this reason that when we struck
the Harriman group 1 asked Jones to
take up that group and I would take
anotlvr."
As to his protest in h letter to D?n
nett that hfs report of August 2, 1907. did
not "clear list" the Cunningham claims,
but raised a donht as to their validity,
tli witness said it was the first time he
had heard the term "cI.-hi list." and he
took It to mean freeing tVa claims for all
question as to fact and law-.
As a mutter of fact, he said, he had
raised a uuestion 1n his report of August
2. based on a statement by Ballinger.
that a transfer even after entry consti
tuted fraud.
"I never had understood the law that
way and wrote to the department to say
if that was the right construction of the
law there was a question as to the Cun
ningham claims.
love also contradicted Jones ' state
ment that I-ovo hud denied ever having
reported on the Cunningham claims prior
to August 22.
Brandeis asserted that Jones and
Glavls were not attacking the witness
integrity, but merely wanted to show
by reason of his relations in Alaska
that his judgment was a little warped.
When he first heard of the Morgan
Gugenhelm option, Love said, he
thought the claimants had lied to him,
and he hoped they would lose their
claims. Afterward, however, he dis
covered the option had been given
after entry, and therefore he did not
consider it as vitiating the claims.
Brandeis asked the witness about the
tunnel on the Cunningham claims and
he replied he understood the tunnel
had been authorized By the depart
ment. Brandeis contested this.
"I was confined In my investigation
to Alaska," retorted Love. "If not, I
might have got the Cunningham evl-
i dence. As to the tunnel work, there
was every evidence to me the depart
j ment was aware of its construction and
1 had been notified of it."
t "But the point is." persisted Mr.
Brandeis, "that you did not get in
formation that Glavls and Jones got."
If you mean to infer my candidacy
for the Marshalship had anything to
do with that I want to say that not
one Item was considered by me in con
nection with my Marshalship aspira
tions." Adjournment until tomorrow was
taken, with Love still under cross-examination.
MAGAZINE ATTACK VNFOIXDED
Balli n gcr Exoncra ted by Federa I
Court and Bar Association.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAV. Wash
ington, April 1. Commenting on Collier's
latest attack. Secretary Ballinger today
said :
"This is simply another chapter in the
crusade to destroy my character and, like
all previous chapters, is simply a gross,
deliberate and malicious perversion of
facts. I intend that In due time these
muckraking assassins of character shall
be brought to justice."
Mr. Ballinger exhibited certified copies
of the proceedings of the Federal Court
at Seattle completely exonerating him
and others from charges preferred by
Gerald Finch, which was discussed by the
magazine. Investigation of the charges
related in "Collier's" was conducted as
part of a proceeding in bankruptcy in
United States District Court of Wash
ington, and Judge Ballinger was exon
erated by the judge of that court, by a
master in chancery and by a committee
of the Federal Bar Association.
C. H. Hanford, for 20 years judge of
that court, said in his opinion:
"R. A. Ballinger and others accused by
Finch are hereby exonerated from said
charges. The court further holds and
determines that there is not and was not
any foundation for said charges, and that
said charges are wholly unsupported by
any evidence, and said petition and accu
sations are hereby dismissed."
A committee of the Bar Association,
which also investigated the charges, re
ported that it was "unanimously of the
opinion that charges made by Finch were
entirely wanting In any substantial foun
dation." GOOD THINGS IN THE
PORTLAND MARKETS
BY LILIAN TINGLE.
NOW that eggs have come down
somewhat In price and butter is al
leged to be on the verge of a decline,
chickens seem to consider it time to as
sert their importance, and. although
goodness knows, they have not been
what you would call cheap lately, they
take occasion this week to climb a notch
higher and can only be had at 25 to 30
cents a pound.
Other poultry prices remain about the
I came turkey 3& ce.nts; geese 25 cents.
ucrs ill cenis.
I saw a statement recently in a cook
book with a good reputation for verac
ity (you can't always believe a recipe
just because it is in print) that sheeps
hearts, cooked in a certain way and
served cold, could "hardly be distingu
ished from guinea-hen." I take no re
sponsibility for this statement, but otter
it for the consolation of those house
wives for whose tables ordinary hens
"roost too high."
Meat prices continue about the same
level. Spring Iamb is to the fore, adorned
with a garland of that mint which is to
glorify its final crip and brown appear
ance atiable.
Fish is the resourse of the economical
Portland housewife. Halibut Is lower,
costing cents a pound, clams also are
rather lower than usual, costing 4 and 5
cents a pound for hardshell and 124 to 13
cents a dozen for razors. Crabs are
somewhat chjeap?r, good ones of medium
size being offered at two for 25 cents.
Shad is coming In more freely at 15
cents a pound; California salmon costs
)0 to 2, cents; sea trout 25 cents; black
cod 12'2 cents; perch, flounder and solo,
15 cents, and smelt 5 to 10 cents a pound.
Frog-legs ae to be had again at 40
cents a dozen; mussels at 10 cents a
pound, and a few lobsters at about 40
cents.
Vegetables are now an encouraging
feature of the market. Potatoes and
onions remain low in price. Asparagus,
at 12H to 15 cents, with other new
green things, are coming in quantity
from the South; and Oregon spinach
and rhubarb are already here, with a
promise of other good things at lower
prices to follow. Oregon rhubarb costs
10 cents as yet, but some at lower price
is available. Spinach, dandelion, field
salad, mustard and cabbage sprouts.
With several varieties of lettuce are the
most prominent new greens. Artichokes
are very good just now, and cost 8 to
10 cents each. Celery Is scarce, but
what there Is is very good in quality.
Cauliflower is still good fortunately
for those who have recently adopted
vegetarian diet, for it is a vegetable
which lends itself to charming meat
substitute combinations. Tomatoes re
main about 20 to 25 cents a pound:
hot-house cucumbers cost 25 cents
each: and green peas 10 to 15 cents a
pound.
In the fruit market there is little
change. Oranges, anples. grapefruit
particularly fine ones pineapples and
bananas remain at about the same
prices as last week. Strawberries will
come in their own good time, and that
time cannot be far ahead now.
VETERANS GIVE BANQUET
Spanish War Soldier Hosts at
Popular KmerialnmeiU.
The banquet and ball given last night
by Camp Liscomb. United Spanish War
Veterans, at Knights of Pythias' Hall,
was largely attended. "The evening's en
tertainment was presided over by Com
mander W. T. Phillips.
Foss Griffith sang "Meet Me in Dream
j land." F. N. Munsey spoke on the up
t building and prosperity of the'state and
its future in apiculture and commerce
and t he benefits the state will derive
from the opening of the Panama canal.
George Evans sang "Down in the
Depths. and gave as an encore "The
Armorer." Commissary-General Adolph
j M. Brunswick spoke on the spirit of true
I comradeship. A. L. Hart told humorous
stories.
Several veterans of the Grand Army
were present.
Koanoke ears Columbia Kiver.
The Vnited Wireless received the fol
lowing message last night:
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milfa north of Cape Flam-o. MMeratp (n H
w5t winds. liarl-T rain : bavtmpter registering
Wiu arriv at Avtwria about coon tomorrow.
JiQ Royal-
fel Baking Powcfer mMlS
&r H Improves the flavor J89!i
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NAPLES Oil QUI VIVE
TO SEE ROOSEVELT
Thousands of Americans Are
Gathering to Greet Hon
ored Countryman.
PROGRAMME IS INFORMAL
Xo Official Reception Planned, but
Welcome of City Will Be Given
by Aldermen
Men Come
X ewspaper
by Dozens.
NAPLES, April 1. Naples tonight is
crowded In anticipation of the arrival
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt from
Africa tomorrow morning.
Thousands of Americans Wintering
In Itayl have swarmed to the city, as
have hundreds of tourists from ' the
big excursion .steamers Cincinnati and
Grosser Kurf uerst. anchored in the
bay to give their charges a chance to
be the first of his countrymen to wel
come Roosevelt in Europe.
Ambassador Leishman and the mem
bers ot the American Embassy staff
at Rome reached Naples tonight.
Xo Official Reception Planned.
Although no official reception has
been arranged by the Italian authori
ties n i.onor of the distinguished guest,
the Mayor of Naples has delegated
Alderman Delce to present to him the
welcome of the city. Extensive' police
precautions have been taken and these
will continue from the time the steamer
Prinz Heinrich arrives until Colonel
Roosevelt leaves the city.
Informal Reception Likely.
No programme has been made for the
ex-President's stay in Naples. It is prob
able that he will hold an informal re
ception at the Excelsior Hotel, where a
suite of rooms has been engaged for
himself and family, and that he will
visit the studio of the sculptor Chiare
monte to inspect the bust of the late
Marion Crawford, the novelist, which
Mrs1. Crawford intends to present to
him.
Kaiser's Message Denied.
rr. "Walt her Weaver, the German Con
sul, expects to call on Mr. Roosevelt to
pay his personal respects. De denies a
report he will transmit a special message
from Emperor William. Dr. Weaver was
once the German Consul at Chicago and
is personally acquainted with Colonel
Roosevelt.
Dozens of newspaper correspondents
from all the countries of Europe liave
arrived here. A majority of the writers
expect to continue with Colonel Roose
velt until he sails for the United States,
which is evidence of the remarkable in
terest the press is taking in the ex
President's tour of Europe.
PUBLIC LAND IN DEMAND
March Record Shows Great Increase
In Filings.
During the month of March, over 8000
acres of Government land in the Port
land district of Oregon were filed on by
settlers. This Is a decided increase over
the filings of any previous month.
Land Office Register Merrick said last
night that the work in his department
had been unusually heavy lately, espe
cially in view of the fact that there are
278 contest cases pending. The Commis
sioner of the General Land Office re
cently se'nt Law Clerk McLoughlin here
to facilitate the clearing up of this work.
When the present men took office In
January, there was a large number of
old contests pending, and the office was
five or six months behind in the Vork.
Mr. MeLoughlln. who has had consider
able experience in this special kind of
Work was transferred from the Field
Division to this city. He was formerly
at Washington in the office of the Com
missioner, where he handled such cases
as those upon which he is now employed.
Mr. Merrick believes that the records
of his office for the month of March show
very gratifying results. The fact that
the majority of prospective settlers reach
ing Oregon come to Portland first speaks
well for the extensive advertising cam
paign which has been waged.
POSTAL WINS OVER BELL
Tennessee Judge Holds Discrimina
tion in Phone Rates Unlawful.
XASHVlUJi, Tenn.. April 1. (Special.)
Judge Edward T. San ford, of the United
States Circuit Court today granted to
the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company an
injunction restraining -the Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Company (a Bell
company), from discriminating against
the Postal in the us? of telephones. A
similar injunction was granted in be
half of the Postal against the East Ten
nessee Telephone Company, which Is a
subsidiary of the Cumberland Telephone
& Telecraph Company.
It was contended that t he telephone
companies refused to furnish telephones
to the Postal Telegraph Company for the
same rental charged other subscribers
And insisted on the Postal Telegraph
Company paying to the telephone com
panies IS per cent of the tolls taken in
by the Postal Company on messages de
livered by the telegraph company over
the telephone.
The Postal Company refused to pay
this commission and two cents a message
and the Cumberland Telephone company
began taking out the telephones from
the telegraph offices. Thereupon the Pos
tal Company applied to the United
States Court for an injunction.
The decision sustains the contention
of the telegraph company that it is en
Titled to telephone service at the same
rate charged other business subscribers
and enjoins the telephone company from
removing its telephones or otherwise de
priving the Postal Company of tele
phone service because of its .refusal to
pay a higher rate.
IDAHO TEAM WILL DEBATE
Whitman fteshmen Defeated in Ar
guments on Arbitration.
CALDWELL, Idaho, April 1. (Spe
clal.) The- freshman Interclass debate
was held in this city tonight between
representatives of Whitman College
and the College of Idaho. The ques
tion debated was:
"Resolved, That the president of the
United States should be empowered to
appoint, when appealed to in disputes
of public importance between employ
ers and wage-earners, arbitrators with
compulsory powers for settling such
disputes.'
The Question was debated in the af
firmative by R. H. Davis, Edgar
Oakes, and J. L. Boone o fthe College
of Idaho: in the negative by A. W.
Blomquist. Ernest L. Wiley and Levi
C. Robinson, of Whitman.
F. S. Deitrich, il'nited States Circuit
Judge for Idaho, Fremont Wood, judge
of the Third Judicial District, and E.
B. Conklin, superintendent ot Ontario
public schools, were the Judges.
The verdict was in favor of the af
firmative. WOMAN BOUND; HOME FIRED
Unknown Iramp's Victim Is Rescued
Unconscious.
DALHART. Tex.. April 1. A mob to
day was hunting for. an unknown tramp
who early this morning called at the
home of Mrs. Chris Stanley and when
he was refused money choked and bound
her, rifled the house, set fire to it and
escaped. Two carpenters who were near
by saw the flames and rescued the un
conscious woman. The house was de
stroyed. TEXAS SHERIFF ELIDES MOB
Lynching of White Man Is Prevented
by Flight.
QUANAH. Tex.. April 1. Only the
quickness of the Sheriff in rushing B.
Dwyer to the jail at Fort Worth pre
vented the lynching of Dwyer last night
by a mob. Dwyer, a white man, is
accused of assaulting the 5-year-old
daughter of Milton. Winbury on a ranch
17 miles from here. A mob formed last
night to lynch him but dispersed when
it became known the prisoner had been
taken to Fort Worth.
Railroad Personals.
B. S. Josselyn, president of the Port
land Railway. Light & Power Company,
returned yesterday from a month's vaca
tion in Southern California. Mrs. Josse
lyn accompanied him. '
L.ouis W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, failed to arrive in Portland
yesterday as expected, and telegrams re
ceived from him indicate that he may be
here by Sunday. Mr. Hill has intimated,
however, that he may change his plan
of coming to this city, and may go di
rectly to his home from California.
E. M. Phillips, traffic inspector for the
Great Northern with headquarters in
St. Paul arrived yesterday from San
Francisco, where he has been spending a
short vacation, and will go from here on
a trip of inspection over the line.
Pioneer Woman Dies.
OREGON CITY. Or.. April 1. (Special.)
-Mrs, Ginevra May Fleming died at her
home on Clackamas Heights, this morn
ing at 2 o'clock, after a week's illness
of erysipelas. She came here 35 years
ago.
Besidei an aged mother and two broth
ers. William Foray the, of Ashland, Or.,
and Samuel Forsythe, of this city, Mrs.
Fleming leaves four children, Mrs. John
Walter, of Tacoma, Wash.; Miss Echo
k Fleming, and Harry and Arthur Fleming.
of this city. The funeral will be held
at the family" : home tomorrow at 2
o'clock.
Medford Gets Motor Service.
MED FORD. Or., April 1. (Special.)
President Bamum. oft the Rogue River
Valley Railroad, today j-eceived a new
77 horsepower motor car, similar to the
one recently put on the run from Ash
land to Grants Pass by the Southern
Pacific Railroad. It will seat 45 pas
sengers. This will be a great benefit to
the people traveling between Medford
and Jacksonville, especially when court
is in session at the county seat.
Mrs. Celeste Lacy Dies.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wah.. Aprlr 1.
(Special.) Mrs. Celeste Lacy, born In
Sedalia, Mo., in 1S45. and who crossed
the plains to the Oregon country with
her parents, when 8 years of age. is dead
at hr home in this city. She married
Matthew P. Iacy in 1869. and they came
to live in this valley in 18R0. For many
years Mr. Lacy was superintendent of
the State Fairgrounas.
The world's market for rice, meamsring
this market merely by the inrport of the
principal countries of the world, a mount a to
from $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 per annum.
II.,
The men
who
(explore
and the
men who
work in the
wild places of the
earth, whether in
the frigid arctic circle,
in the tropical jungle, in
the desert or in the un
mapped hills, all know
wonderful "sustaining
of pure cocoa, due to the great percent
age of nutriment it contains; more
than is contained in
made from the finest selected, cocoa beans, from
chosen tropical plantations, is the purest, the
most perfect and most nourishing of all beverages.
It is so delicious that it is the most popular;
its purity and strength make it the most economical
as well. Costs less than a cent a cup.
D. Ghirardelli Co.
Since 1852
GIRL DRAWS CLAIM
153 Acres in Spokane Reser
vation Cost $168.74.
FIRSJ CLAIMANT FAILS
Xorthern Pacific Railroad's Claim
to Every Odd Section, Disallowed
by Department Will He
Taken Into Court.
BPOKANBt Wash., April 1. (Special.)
Miss Mabel D. McNickle. of Chicago,
-who held Xo. 2, was tho first person to
file on the Spokane reservation at the
United States Land Office this morning.
She was on hand an hour before the
office opened in order that she might not
miss her opportunity and when Allen
Newton, of Helena, Mont., holder of Xo.
1, failed to appear she stepped forward
and signed her application.
Miss McXickle paid $168.74 for her land,
located In the northeast corner of th
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reservation and comprising 153 acres in
township 29. range 40.
Fay J. Snoddy of Miller. S- D.. holder
of Xo. 3, was the second to file his
claim. His land is located in section
14. township 28, range 39, and com
prises 160 acres.
During the proceeding- the Xorthern
Pacific Railroad made the announce
ment that it claimed every odd section
of land in the reservation. The claim
was not allowed and It was announced
the Secretary of the Interior would
also deny the company's claims, which
would result in the matter being taken
to court for final settlement.
PIONEER IS 88 YEARS OLD
Captain Thomas Mountain Celebrates
Birthday.
Captain Thomas Mountain, a pioneer
resident of this city, celebrated his 88th
birthday yesterday. He was serving on
the United States sloop of war Peacock,
which was wrecked off the Columbia
bar, July 18, 1841, and, being rescued
from the wreck, remained here for a
year, and, after being sent East again
for some time, found his way back to
Oregon.
He is in good health and enjoys life
in spite of his advanced age.
New Business Block for Albany.
ALBANY, Or., April 1. (Special.)
J. W Cusick & Co. today began work,
on their new two-story brick building,
which will cover a quarter-block at
the southeast corner of First and
9 dim
m;u. lrdLi.Wr ai
Broadalbin streets. The present two
story bank building and two one-story
buildings facing on First street will
form a part of the new structure, but
the small brick buildings on the rear
of the lots are being torn down. The
new structure will be a modern busi
ness block.
Native of Portland Dies in Camas.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 1. (Spe
cial.) Edward T. Sweeney, born 44
years ago in Portland, and for the
past 40 years a resident of Clark
County, died today of pneumonia In
Camas. The funeral will be held from
St. James' Cathedral Monday morning
at 9 o'clock. Rev. Father Verwilghen
officiating. The deceased is survived
by three brothers John Sweeney, of
Aberdeen, P. E. and V. a. Sweeney,
of Camas; and three sisters Mrs. J.
Kyan, of North Yakima; Mrs. Mary
Duback, of Vancouver, and Mrs. Lizzie
Haffrey, of Camas.
I. ate Snowfall Covers Hood Kiver.
1 HOOD RIVER. Or., April 1. (Spe
cial.) The weather today was marked
by a sudden drop in temperature and
a light snowfall is reported in the
higher altitudes in the valley. The
snow was considered a novelty, as it
fell in some districts in which the early
varieties of apple trees are in bloesom.
D r i ver K i I led i n Taeo ma K u na w a y.
TACOMA. April 1. David Piper, a
driver for a truck company, was killed
In a runaway today. He was hurled
against a bulkhead and sustained a frac
ture of the skull. He was unmarried.