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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAT 28, 1910. 3 BALLINGER'S RULE OF LI DEFENDED Contrast With "Garfield Poli cies" Drawn in Closing Ar gument of Counsel. POSITION IS FORTIFIED Itevenge Sought by Men Disappoint ed in Own Ambitions- Pepper and Iirandeis Disagree in Their Kstimates. WASHINGTON', May 27. With the attorneys on one side attacking- Sec retary Ballinger as a man unfit to be at the head of the Interior Department and with the leading attorney on the other side defending him and denounc ing his accusers, whom he termed the "Glavis-Garfield-Plnehot group," the Ballinger-Plnchot investigating com mittee listened to summing up again the case by counsel today. The argu ments probably will be concluded to morrow. Brandeis and Pepper told the com mittee they had produced evidence wich they said established that Bal linger was not "vigilant" and "reso lute" in resisting the aggressiveness of special interests and that his course had been characterized by a lack of fidelity to the public interest. Ballinger True Conservationist. Vertrees' reply was that Mr. Ballin ger was as much of a "conservationist" a.s anyone, "in a proper sense," but he did not belong to the "PInchot brand of 33d degree conservationists who have gone to seed on conserva tion." The 'lawyers for the "prosecution" finished their speeches, but Vertrees was hardly launched on his argument when the committee adjourned. He will conclude tomorrow. Brandeis and Pepper will make short arguments in rebuttal. It was his "constant yielding under pressure" that Brandeis thought most unfitted Ballinger to carry forward the broad policies of conservation. Pepper advanced as the reason "Ballinger should be Supplanted as Secretary" that during his regime there "had been no adminis tration worthy the name, but a series of acts unwise in themselves, referable to no principle of action, and a cause of embarrassment to the President and of Injury to the public." Keign of Law Defended. Vertrees said that Ballinger was to be Commended; for the so-called "Garfield policies" he had reversed and contrasted ex-Secretary Garfield with Ballinger. He Baid that the former thought that he had the right to do what he was not specifi cally prohibited by law from doing, while Ballinger always was guided by law in bis official acts. Defending Ballinger's action in restor ing waterpower rights withdrawn dur ing the last days of Garfield's adminis tration and in subsequently rewithdraw ing them. Vertrees said that Ballinger merely carried out the wishes of the President and that he was fortified in his construction of the law by the opin ion of the law officers of the Govern ment. When the ambitions of Pinchot and Garfield were shattered, Vertrees said, "then revenge took the place of good in tention and : they endeavored to drive down the man that was doing the thing he thought was right." Glavis and Kerby Denounced. Vertrees indulged in a scathing de nunciation of Glavis and Kerby, referring to the latter as "that creature Kerby." He said Pinchot had testified that he knew of nothing himself to substantiate ' charges he preferred against Ballinger. "It remained for this hireling of the Glavis-Gartield-Gifford Pinchot group to insinuate and intimate what they did not dare to charge and could not prove," ex claimed Vertrees, shaking a finger at Brandeis. "Right or wrong, a Cabinet officer who carries out the policies of his chief is not to be censured before the Nation," said the speaker. "Do not misunderstand me as merely insisting you shall deal with this matter solely because Mr. Bal linger was carrying out the judgment of the President. Not that I say that his construction of the law was correct; he is fortified and protected by the law offi cers of the Government." Brandeis Defends Kerby. Brandeis, counsel for Glavia, declared that Ballinger was not a man to be de pended on to carry on a broad policy of conservation. He painted Glavis as "the ideal public servant," and Pinchot as "a man of character so high as to be above suspicion of self-seeking." He vigorously defended the action of Frederick M. Kerby in making public information of the Interior Department. bearing on the preparation of the Lawler memorandum and said: "To criticise Kerby for this act in volves a total misconception of the na ture of our Government. The Secretary of the Interior, the trustee of the pub lic domain, should have the ability to stand up against everyone and should be vigilant. "Would anyone think of dubbing our present Secretary. "Stonewall Ballin ger?' Instead of being unswerving, he inclines to pressure, inclines to it not only in acts, but also in statement, be it written or spoken." Brandeis accused Ballinger of plan ning to grant patents in the Cunning ham cases upon the removal of Glavis. He declared that the" Secretary had violated the rules of ethics in "capi talizing" the knowledge he had ob tained when Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office. Glavis "Victim of Lawler." . The speaker said that Glavis was a victim of Lawler. who had a special grudge against him. Up to that time Glavis had uttered no. word of criti cism of Ballinger or "his other supe riors. He added: "But for this investigation Glavis the ideal public servant, ' competent, faithful, zealous would have been permanently condemned and held up to public disgrace without a hearing without even knowledge that charges had been preferred against him. He needed this investigation to give him an opportunity to answer the ground less charges by which the President was misled." Pepper said that Pinchot had raised no question as to the propriety of his dismissal. He declared that it had established three points first, that the course pursued in the Interior Depart ment had been characterized by a lack of fidelity to the public Interest; sec ond, that Ballinger was not merely officially, but actually, responsible for the entire series of unhappy events, and third,- that the President would never have found himself committed to an indorsement . of the Secretary had he not been at critical points suc cessfully deceived as to the real sig nificance of what was happening in the department. WRITER BRINGS LIBEL SUIT C. P. Connolly Wants $20,000 Dam ages From Oscar Lawler. WASHINGTON, May 27. C. P. Con nolly, a magazine writer, today filed suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against Oscar Lawler, Assist ant Attorney-General for the Interior De partment, for $20,000 damages because of 1 X 7- Martin Hawkin, Portland Boy Who Break Hia Own North went Record in 120-Yard Hlch Hardies at Eugene. a statement made by Mr. Lawler before the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating com mittee, May 17. AUTO RECORDS SMASHED BEST TIME OF THREE CLASSES STOCK CARS LOWERED. New Indianapolis Brick Speedway Proves Fast Track Klncaid Captures Two Big Events. INDIANAPOLIS, May 27. Records went down before the onslaughts of desperate ly driven cars in today's races on the motor speedway, and the new course, the only brick track in the world, justified ail nopes of its constructors. In three different classes for American stock cars records were hammered down. The greatest victory of the day was the 100-mile race for cars of 301 to 450 cubic tnches piston displacement, won by Kln caid in a National in 1:23:43. The pre vious record set by Chevrolet in a Buick at Atlanta was 1:24:08. Ill fortune took this race away from Dawson, driving a Marmon. He led the field from the tenth to the 85th mile and lost the lead by the fouling of a spark plug and could not regain it. Kincaid, pounding down the home stretch, barely escaped crashing into the press stand, when one of his rear tires ripped oft and hurled him high in the air. By sheer strength and nerve he held his car to the track. In the five-mile race for cars of the same class as the 100-mlle event, Kin caid broke another record, winning over Dawson and Harroun, both driving Mar mons, by a tremendous burst of speed in the home stretch. His time was 4:05, bettering the for mer record by- 40 seconds. Harroun had his inning in the 10-mile event for cars of 231 to 300 inches displacement. He won in 8:16, smashing the former record of 9:03. Chevrolet, driving a Buick in the five mile race for the little cars of 161 to 230 Inches displacement, won with a brilliant dash in 4:41, breaking the previous time of 6:13. The withdrawal of all the Buick and Johnson entries by the technical com mittee had barred several cars said to exceed classifications of power, and threatened the success of the meet, but after several conferences the Buick own ers consented to re-enter those of their cars that met the American Automobile Association rules as interpreted by the technical committee. Chevrolet and Bur man thus were saved to the meet. Good luck averted any serious acci dent today. The steering gear of Barney Oldfleld's Knox broke as he was trying out his motor before the first event was called, and he ran to the high edge of the bank, but stopped safely. The accident put him out of the raoes today, but he is expected to be ready for tomorrow's programme. Fox, driving a Pope-Hartford, also had a narrow escape when the steering gear of his car broke and the car shot into the inner ditch, but did not turn over. The feature of tomorrow's card will be the 200-mile race, which was called off last year because of death dealing acci dents. OREGON DEFEATS PULLMAN (Continued From First Page.) son, Pullman, second; Henderson. Oregon, third. Distance. 33 feet 8 Vi Inches. Poke vault William Oregon, first; Dal quist, Pullman, second; Monroe. Pullman, third. Height, 11 feet 101, inches. Javelin throw W. Neil. Oregon. first; Anderson. Pullman, second; Kellogg, Ore gon, third.' Distance. 14S feet. High Jump Powell and Dalqufst, Pull man, tied for first; Monroe, Pullman, third. Height. 5 feet 7 hi inches. Hammer throw Bailey, Oregon. first; Kellogg, Oregon, second: Anderson, Pull man, third. Distance. 136 feet 24 Inches. Broad Jump Bristow, Oregon. first; Thompson. Pullman, second: Hawkins. Ore gon, third. Distance. 22 feet 1-10 inches. Discus throw Kellogg, Oregon, first; Dalquist, Pullman, second; Anderson. Pull man, third. Distance. 116 feet 8 i Inches. Mile relay run Won by Oregon in :28 3-5. Rebeknhs Meet In Milton. MILTON, Or., May 27. (Special.) . The district convention of the Re bekahs convened in Milton today and was attended by delegates from Oregon and Washington. A banquet was served to more than 150 guests in the banquet hall of Odd Fellows' Temple.1 When the tide is out the table Is et at Pacific City.- i ft i 1 ; ' ' f I " . rC i I . : ..V -ft.. . Sioo- " f W .... . : . v-.-tx-:, , f-ff - T'"-'-.- .. . . ! 1 : ' ; ; EXPEDITION WAITS FOR RIVER TO OPEN En Route to Scale Mount Mc Kinley, "Explorers Reach Cape G'ore on Cutter. BOAT SET UP AND TESTED Talkeetna to Be Reached by Steamer June 10, and Party Expects to Begin Ascent by July 1, If Weather Is Favorable. BY. -C. E. RUSK. LEADER OF MAZAMA EXPEDITION TO MT. M'KINLEY. PORT GRAHAM. Alaska. May 8. Nine hundred miles of heaving. tumbling, bilious waters! Such was . the path over which the staunch little cutter Tahoma brought us from the North end of Van couver Island to Cape Gore, Alaska. The Tahoma spent April 29 at Nanaimo, B. C, coaling. We got away early the 30th and had a delightful run up through the Straits of Georgia. Our mountain eers were much interested in the beauti ful snow-capped peaks on either side of the strait. Especially one fine mountain on Vancouver Island attracted our at tention. It appears to be inaccessible from all sides. At 2:30 P. M. we passed through 'Sey mour Narrows, a narrow strait only about 400 yards wide, with a dangerous rock in the center. The passage is safe only at "slack water." Several vessels have been lost, the first Government ship that ever attempted to go through being one. The revenue cutter Bear was badly damaged there several years ago. We anchored for the night at Port Harvey, B. C. a fine little land-locked haven. We weighed anchor early May 1. The straits along here put us in mind of the scenery of Lake Chelan. The fore noon's voyage was pleasant and through smooth waters. Between noon and 1 o'clock we stood out to sea from Triangle Island, and for three and one-half days we sailed through gently tossing seas with low-lying clouds on the horizon. On the afternoon of May 4 we were inter ested in seeing several schools of whales. That night we "lay to" about 50 miles off Cape Gore. The wireless got into com munication with several vessels along the Alaskan Coast. Next morning we sighted Cape Gore, but the weather soon became so thick that Captain Quinan decided to run in to Port Dick and wait for it to lighten up a bit. We here had our first sight of Alaskan mountains with the snow coming right down to the beach. A brisk wind began to blow off shore, but we were in a quiet harbor and felt no effects from it. Cool and Rojec could not restrain their enthusiasm and were put ashore. They tramped several miles through the snow and came back thoroughly wet and happy. Next morning we ran to Port Graham through a driving snow storm and a blustering sea. As we entered Cooks Inlet it cleared sufficiently for us to get a fine' view of the grand old volca noes Illamna and Redoubt. From Iliam na we could see small clouds of smoke floating away into the air. Illamna re sembles our Oregon and Washington peaks Baker, perhaps, most of all. Through our glasses we can see great crevasses in its sides, and it seems to us an earnest of Jiie great mountain we are seeking. Port Graham is a fine little harbor with deep water. The Tahoma dropped an chor Just before noon. We ate our last lunch with the hospitable officers and at 3 o'clock were put ashore with all of our belongings. Captain Quinan and his offi cers and every member of the crew have not only done everything in their power to aid us and make things comfortable for us, but have also taken great inter est in the success of the expedition. Ship's Carpenter Helps. The ship's carpenter, Mr. Russell, under direction of the captain, took our river boat in hand and put it into excellent trim for its hard battle with the river. In countless , other ways did these men win our gratitude. J. W. Alley, who keeps a general mer chandise store.here, has made us at home in his large tents and is furnishing us with the best that the land affords. We probably shall be here 10 days. The river steamer Alice is here and will leave in 10 days or two weeks for the Susitna River for her Summer's run. This boat will take us to Talkeetna, at the mouth of Chulitna River. Up the Chu litna we shall proceed with our boat to Ruth Glacier, a distance of perhaps 20 miles. . We shall reach Talkeetna pos sibly about June 10, leaving 20 days in which to cover the remaining 40 miles to the mountain, from where the ascent will begin July 1, if weather conditions favor. The Alaska- Commercial Company has a station here in charge of Mr. Beidler, who is doing all in his power to aid the expedition. , There is also a village of natives, who catch villainous-looking fish in the hay, and dig monstrous clams from the mud when the tide is out. The expedition has already had its feast of clams, and we find eggs more numerous than in Port land. Our boat was tried out today and found satisfactory. Men familiar with the Susitna River say that it will do the work cut out for it. So here we are, waiting for the ice to go out of the Susitna River so that we may proceed upon the next stage of our great undertaking. RELIEF IS JNIOT OBTAINED (Continued From First Page.) demands of the section most vitally con cerned over the proper use and develop ment of the remaining natural resources. Land Laws Stumbling Block. But there has never been a time since Congress convered when any serious at tempt was made to get the Western dele gations) together. There are diverse views among these Senators and Representa tives as regards the public land laws. Some hold that the present laws are ade quate; others would go the extreme ad vocated by Pinchot, but the ' majority would favor various forms of compro mise. Yet no compromise was attempted; each man acted for himself, and when the West came forward with a great diversity of opinions, the East felt it could not undertake to follow the West, and determined to follow Pinchot, who, while a theorist, had a plan which he was able to present in a seemingly logical way, and that was more than the West ever attempted. No Substitutes Offered. The consequence was that the West, out of self-protection, was forced to rise as) a body against the Eastern pro gramme framed hy Pinchot, while having no substitute to propose, and the result is that' most all conservation bills are to be smothered in committee, and nothing but the withdrawal bill go through. The East, tired of waiting on the West, de cided to legislate theoretically, and the West, in its dilemma, was forced to kill off the conservation bills in com mittee, knowing they would pass by the overwhelming Eastern vote if allowed to come up for consideration. The result .of the session's work will prove unsatisfactory to the West, for the West has gained nothing and lost much. The Bast will be content, for it will have succeeded in at least sewing up the nat ural resources under the withdrawal bill and thus preventing further speculation. That this sewing-up process will retard development in the West is of no concern to the East. Compromise Not Sought. This unfortunate outcome could have been avoided had the Western Senators and Congressmen come together and com promised their views, as they did some years ago when they forced the passage of the National reclamation law. But they neither compromised nor sought to compromise. Instead, a few radicals like Mondell of Wyoming have opposed everything the President sought in the way of land law reform and have created the deep-rooted impression in the Eastern mind that the West is opposed to all sorts of conservation. These radicals, who do not represent the prevailing senti ment of the West, have done more to in jure the interests of the Western country than all others combined, for they have blocked any compromise among Western men, have arrayed the East solidly against the West and have arrayed them selves against the Administration. Mondell Too Radical. Representative Mondell of Wyoming has done more than any other one man to prevent the enactment of a sensible con servation or land law reform programme. At the opening of the session he refused to introduce the bills drawn by Secretary Ballinger and sent to him with approval by . President Taft. Later, when those bills were introduced by others and were referred to his committee, he refused to allow them to be considered and made it impossible for the committee to amend and report them. Nor did he propose substitutes In accord with his own views. Then Mondell made a speech in the House assailing conservation in general, arousing still further the men of the East who wanted action and stirred up a mess of which he has not yet heard the last. He was in time forced to bring up the bill authorizing the withdrawal of public lands, and when he did so the theorists got control of the House and forced tho, measure through in a form which will not be approved by the West. 1'et this could have all been avoided had Mondell brought the bill up voluntarily early in the session, and had the Went exhibited the good sense to compromise its opin ions and unite on a plan which would be generally acceptable. Had that been done a. reasonable withdrawal could unques tionably have been passed, provided feel ing had not been aroused by Mondell and a few other radicals. Compromise Must Be Made. After the East showed its determination to force the West to accept Plnchotism in place of practical conservation, it was necessary for the public lands committee to close the doors and hold back all other Administration bills, for should they be turned loose the. aroused East would have amended them at will and the West would have suffered still more. But here again this disastrous situation could have been avoided had the Western men dis played normal intelligence and agreed among themselves on a plan of action, and then pushed their plan through. The West will be obliged to meet this situation sooner or later; it cannot per mit its resources to be tied up indefinitely In withdrawals, as is sure to be done. It must compromise its differences and take the lead in the fight for sensible land laws. When it does, and when it sup presses the radicals who maintain that the present laws are good enough, it will get most of the reforms it advocates. But so long as it refuses to compromise and to unite, and) so long as it allows the im pression to hold that Mondell typifies the West, so long will it labor under its pres ent handicap. Unfortunately, the next session will be short, but even then much may be accomplished if the Western ele ment in both Houses exhibits normal in telligence. In the absence of agreement, unlimited withdrawals will remain in force, or else the country must turn to and accept Pinchotism. Widow of Auto Victim Gets $50 00. OLTMPIA, Wash., May 27. Judgment for J5000 damages for the death of her husband was affirmed by the Supreme Court today in favor of Mrs. Nellie Buckles against' John W. Reynolds, of Ohehalls. The woman's husband met his death under Reynolds' automobile at Chehalis, and the widow sued for $25,000. Your Blood N Needs purifying and your whole sys tem renovating in the Spring, as pim ples, boils, eruptions, dull headaches, dyspeptic troubles, loss of appetite and that tired feeling annually prove. The most effective and successful medicine for the complete purification of the blood and the complete renova tion of the system, is Hood's Sarsapa rllla. It will make you feel better, look better, eat and sleep better. "I felt so tired and weak I could hardly do the lightest work about my house. 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Every Suit, Waist, Dress, Coat, Skirt and Sweater Reduced Girls' and Misses Wash Dresses Reduced Our $3 Hats Are Wonders 3& When you are shopping today walk through our Millinery Department and see the immense display of these $3 hats. You will agree with us that these hats are a revelation at this price. The time for shade hats is approaching. Large Summer Hats, heavily trimmed with flowers in a dozen different pretty, striking shapes. Bird's nest straw. Cuba and Milan shapes are in abun dance in this assortment. Black, burnt and every Spring shade that will harmonize with Summer gowns are on sale. In addition to the big display in our department we have two windows with an exhibit of these hats. All season we have been lower than any other store in Portland on Milan untrimmed hats. We have had virtually no competition on them, neither have we had any competition on our un trimmed Cuban shapes at $1. Now we come forward with this great $3 Trimmed Sale for today. If the other two specials were beyond the reach of competition this surely is. Our entire sales force in the millinery department is the same as during Easter Week, a proof positive that we are tke only busy Millinery store in Portland. FLAGS $2.00 Trefousse Gloves at 97c Buy your flags now for Decoration Day and for the Rose Carnival. Prices are very low. - MOUNTED SILK FLAGS GILT TOP STAFF Size 10 by 15 21 Size 20 by 39 79 Muslin flags mounted on sticks, come in all sizes. Prices per dozen 2c up. MOUNTED MUSLIN FLAGS Size 5J, per dozen. 16 Size 6, per dozen. 21 Size 7, per dozen. 29 Size 8, per dozen. 49 Size 11, each. ..15 U. S. Standard wool bunt ing flags made from the best quality wool bunting, fast colors. 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