TITCKSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910. BIG SUM PLEDGED COLUMBIA RIVER UNIONIST GAINS t SECRETARY OF INTERIOR, FOUND GUILTLESS OF FHTGH0T GLAVIS CHARGES. ARE HOT E & . 1 1 i : ' T ? 1 HOUGH fee Harbor Bill for Northwest Will Carry in Excess of $2,200,000. OREGON'S MEN ARE ACTIVE BeprrsentaUve-s Ella and Hawlcj Promised All Tlut Army Ijict (KM Krroraxnrnd Other Stale Are Not So Fvord. OREOOXTA-N NEWS BURBA I. Wuh Inchon. Deo. T. The river and harbor b:.l wi;l carry to excess of I3JuO.0u for !rnrir of the Northwest, the bulk of th appropriations being for tha Co lumbia liner. The rommlttM on rivers and harbors has practicably completed ita work, but alii meet acaln tomorrow to put final touches on tha Mil. so It can be report ml to tha House this week, probably Vtt dar. and he taken up for consideration Immediately. Aa tha bill stands today It carries tha following Items: )futh ft Columbia Hrrer. '5.ono Blr tmm Portland to -a M. l.iaijt.tta port. and ... . a falumbla at Vaocouivr toco i';i.o I'aaai a.u'H oi'jmblA from Cclllo to moulb of lor.... St-Wo r9k Kir U Tii:ara. lar !"" c Hay It"( 'ow:ita and lawls Rivers ."" .rin Rlr " r.rlraar to Cirmrm Harbor Jon . Innr itrsf )rtor lo I'-jft a-und and tributaries I' o fno.i"mii(i Klrar IS Oauslaa waiar of Columbia l.vw) Tot O : St i"0 lmprovment of tha Slualaw JUver baa bean rnada a continuing contract, and tha appropriation for that project I6A will be rarrled br the sundry civil bill, which will be rr ported later In tha ses son. The bill alio will authorise surveys of Taqulna Pay and Nehaiem Rjv. Kr preventatives Ellis and If am ley have been Insistent that tha committee Insert In their b.il all appropriations recom mended by t!ie Army Engineers, and this has been done. There are several lesser projects oo which reports have not yet bn received, but if thoee re ports rome In before tha river and har bor bl'.l passes the House, the addi tional Items may be Inserted as amend ment, although the committee haa been opposed to adopting any new projects this year. Not all statea have been so fortunate as Orrcnn and Washlncton. and some appropriations elsewhere that were rec ommended by engineers have been turned down by the committee. Oregon's Congressmen, hoerever. have been very aetlve this week, with the result tbey bare secured everything that Is eligible fender existing rules. The rivers and harbors appropriation 111 carrtva approximately tiorw.Oe of ruh funds and SO.oui.0u In continuing contracts. In addition to the S7.6lW.oh likely to he Inrluded In the sundry civil appropriation bill. OIIKUON 3LX IS CIVKX rLCE harks II. Crcjr to Help With Riv ers Coorrrs) Isolations. WASHINOTOX. Dee. 7. With the larrert number of delegates known In tta history present, the seventh annual gathering of the National Rivers and Jlarhors Congress convened here today. The welcoming address of President Taft. the annual report of President Jo Th K Ransdell. 'the addresses of Chairman Alexander, of the Mouse com mittee on rlvera and harbors. J. A. Pat ton, of Tennessee, and I. E. Pklnner. of SaQ Franrlsco. were the only onea delivered. Senator Itorah. of Idaho, was unable to speak because of throat trou ble, colonel w. K Slbert. of the Pana ma Canal Commission, failed to arrive In time. -There was a time In the history of this country when river navigation was greatly more Important than It Is now." aald President Taft In his address. "The growth of railroads has diminished the importance of river transportation un der existing conditions, and the prob lem which you gentlemen have to solve and which Congress hss to solve. Is the union and the co-operation of rallroa.fs and rivers. The terminal difficulties, with re-nect to river transportation, are the difficulties you have to overcome before you shall solve this question. The committee on resolutions was rsm.'d by President Raasdrll as fol lows: John C. "Freeman, chairman. Virginia; Charles t Island. South Iakota: Charles II Carey. Oregon; R. M. John sin. Texas; v. P. ;rav. Washington, and Andrew Miller. North Dakota. ARIZONA ADOPTS RECALL iConOaued from ytrst rase. crats not to place anything 'debatable" In the constitution. le said: "The provlsiona you specify are apt to provoke the opposition of the Pres ident and might Invite the disapproval rf Congress. I am sincerely anxious to see Arlxona admitted to the Union and I advise our frit-nds there to adopt a constitution free from all debatable provisions ao-as to secure statehood without delay. After becoming a State the people of Arlxona can then adopt such amendments to hor constitution as the people desire without consulting anybody or Incurring the risk of being kept In a territorial condition." Parsons questioned Itallev's Democ racy and said he did not represent the views of bis Texas constituency. Dele gate Cunulff defended Bailey, declar ing that while he could not follow the advice, there would have been no con vention had It not been for Ilailey. who, l.e said, had brought about the pas sage of the enib'.lr.g act. A resolution Introduced deploring It as an Injustice that Governor Sloan Itad aald In an interview in Washington t.iat the people of Arlxona would not accept the constitution met with al most unanimous defeat. Articles providing for an election sys tem, public debt, revenue and taxation were adopted, after exemptions in the latter, including the T. M. C A. and similar organization had been elim inated and left to the Legislature, Moat of the Republicans voted against the final passage of these articles. Kq tillable Board Kr-clected. NEW YORK. Dee. T. All the retir ing directors were re-elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders and policy-holders of the Equitable Ut Assurance Society today. It was announced that the control of the so ' clety would continue aa at present. f -4 : i'-eV" t : v.. r-."... v.. . : ' i "ivt A .V.V i K 'A " sXVi i si - ii RIIIIAHD ACII1LLKS BALTlI.NGER. BALLINGER IS 0. K. Majority Report Holds Secre tary to Be Blameless. CHARGES NOT JUSTIFIED Course) Marked by Good Faith and Not by Enmity to Got eminent Loading of Alaska Coal Ijinds Recommended. rentlnned. from First Faga.) niake out a case. Neither any faot proved, nor all the facts put together, exhibit Mr. Halllnger as being anything but a competent and honorable gentle man, honestly and faithfully perform ing the duties of his high office wl;h an eye single to the public interest." The report was signed by Senators Knute Nelson, chairman: Frank P. Kllnt. George Sutherland and Ellhu Itoot. and Ilepresentstlves Samuel W. McCall. of Massachusetts, vice-chairman; Xlarltn E. Olmstead. of Pennsyl vania, and Edwin Denby, of Michigan, all Republicans. The report makes the following spe- clflo findings: "That the charges and Insinuations against Secretary ISalllnger in regard to the Cunningham coal entries or other coal land claims In Alaska are not Justified, and his conduct in re spect thereto is not Justly censurable. "That he wss fully Justified in re voking the Indian co-operative agree ment. Good Faltli la Proved. "That the restoration of water power Sites by Secretary liallinger were made In good faith and not lu enmity to the Government, and that no Injury ap pears to have been done to the Gov ernment and the cause of conservation by either the restoration or with drawal. "That in view of tha opinion of the Attornry-Oenerul. he was Justified in abandoning the use of the so-called water osrrs' co-operative certificates In connection with the reclamation of arid lands. "That tn the administration of the reclamation law no Improper conduct on Secretary Hallinger's part has been shown, nor any action by him not with in th sound discretion of the head of the Interior Department In the faith ful performance of his duty. "That he Is not an enemy of. nor hostile tn. a reasonable and Judicial policy of conservation, and that no Fround whatever has been shown Jus tifying the opinion that he la not a faithful and efficient public officer." , After sotting forth that the entire know coal f ! Ids of Alaska, covering more than elaht million acres, are still In Government ownership, the report takes up the strife between Secretary KaJllnger and other officials of the Government. Including several of hla subordinates, and Mr. Plnchot. who was deposed as Government forester. The report then says: -Your committee finds that the In terests of the people as owners of the Alaskan coal fields are not threatened or endangered under existing condi tions." CunnliiBhuin Claims Not Judged. Speaking of the Cunningham claims, the committee finda that it would be improper lor It to pass upon the merits of these claims and thus prejudge them while they are pending. "If they are regular." the report says, "patents should be allowed. If they axe fraudulent, the claims should be canceled. The claimants are entitled to an impartial Judgment upon their rights In the premises." It is said the committee found no reason to doubt that the Commissioner of the General Land Office with an ap peal to the Secretary of the Interior, would decide these cases fairly and im partially, but because of the imputa tions heaped upon them, it is recom mended that a law be enacted for the transfer of these and any other cases Involving claims to Alssksn coal lands to as appropriate court for a hearing and a decision. Concerning the future of Alsskaa coal lands, the report makes definite recommendation in favor of the leasing system, which was also favored Presldent Taft in his messag to Con gress. The recommendation follows: "Your committee believes It would be the height of nna-isdom to permit these great ooal fields to be monopolised or gathered into the private ownership of a few for speculative purposes. As they Increase in value, the increment should inure to the. benefit of all tke people. Coal Ivonslng- Advised. "To bring about this result and at the same time put an end to the un reasonable condition now existing, your committee recommends that th Gov ernment refuse to sell the lands, but thaU. retaining their ownership. It shall grant leases at fair royalties for lim ited periods, long enough and covering areas large enough to Justify the nec essary Investments upon sound busi ness principles, and thus secure the opening and operation of sufficient mines to meet the necessities of Alas kan consumption: afford relief from the present outrageous prices paid by consumers, and at ;ho same time af ford some revenue to the Oovernment. We recommend legislation to that end, and that pending such legislation the withdrawal from entry of Alaska coal lands be made." As to the conduct of Mr. Olavls in the long period In which the Alaska coal claim oases were under his con trol as special agent of the Land Of fice, the report declared he had suffi cient time and abundant assistance to make the field examination which be had demanded. In this connection the committee says: "If his demand wss in good faith, Glavls was grossly remiss in his duty in n-t having the examination made then." Garfield's Acts Criticised. Commenting tioon the blanket with drawals of public lands which were made by James R. Garfield when Sec retary of the Interior, the committee says this action was taken by him af ter he ascertained that he would not be reappointed under President Taft. It Is said these withdrawals were made haphaxard. frym the mere inspection of the Land Office state maps. The weakness of then existing laws on the subject of conservation, is recognised by the committee, which en dorses comprehensive blanket with drawals so as to prevent the monopolis ing of power sites. At the same time, the committee says: "It Is plain that such withdrawals should he made only for the purpose of permitting Congress to act and that blanket withdrawals are Justified only upon condition of lmmedlnte examina tion and restoration of the lnnd not needed for the purpose of making ef fective any action which Congress should see fit to make. "The continuance of the excessive withdrawals could not be justified a day longer than was necessary to as certain what land actually constitutes the supposed power sites." Explaining the exoneration of Mr. Balllager because of his abrogation of the - Indian co-tfpernttve agreement, relative to logging and lumbering on Indian reservations, the commute says the secretary found that operations were being carried on by the F.ureau of Forestry of a wasteful nature and en tailing loss to the Indians. Much of this work was being done by employes of the Interior Department. Indian Ruling Upheld. nie held that the contract between the Indian office and the forest ser vice, made during Secretary Garfield's administration, constituted In effect the transfer to one department of an ap propriation made to another. He held that this was Illegal and was supported by an opinion of the Comptroller of the Treasury." the report says. For questioning the validity of the co-operative certificates by which settlers within Irrigation district would be permitted to pay part of the charges against them In work Instead of cash. tb committee says that Secre tary Bollinger had been assailed as an enemy of conservation. In this con nection, the finding of the majority is that "he was sully Justified ia taking the course he did. If he had done oth erwise, he would not have been a faith ful public officer. "The Secretary held that the Issue of the certificates was in contravention of the provision of the reclamation act that no contract can be let for any part of a project until the necessary funds are available In the reclamation fund.' " UNKNOWN WOMAN KILLED Stranger Hunting for "Fred" Is Dead Beside Railroad Track MED FORD, Or., Deo. 7. (Special.) An unknown woman was found dead be side the Southern Pacific tracks within a mile south of Medi'ord this morning. Workmen on the tracks discovered the woman lying on her side in the path outside the ties. Her face lay In blood that ooxed from a wound In the back of her head. No marks of Identification were found. It Is believed she was truck by the southbound Shasta Um KMd train early this morning. 4be was seen In Medford a few days go and while here made numerous in quiries for a man she auuded to as "Fred." She acted as if intoxicated, and waa ordered off the streets by an offi cer. She started toward the depot and was not sees) aaln until found this morning. Government Losing Ground, but Balfour Virtually Ad mits Defeat. REDMOND LOSES AT CORK William O'Brien, Leader of "All for Ireland" League, Wins Sweep ing Victory Waldorf-Astor Captures Plymouth. LOXDOX. Dec 7. The standing of the parties at the close of today's polling was: Government coalition: Liberals, US: Irish Nationalists, 3s; Laborites. 23: total. 1M. Opposition: Unionists. 170. The Unionists secured six gains in to day's pollings, the results of which were announced tonight, and suffered a loss of only two seats. They thus return to the position held before yesterday's vot ing. The Unionist total gains for the four days are IS. the Liberal gains 11 and the Labor four. Among the Nation alists, the O'Brlenites hold five scats. Cardiff Victory Noteworthy. The most notable Unionist victory was in Cardiff, which has gone Unionist only once in a quarter of a century. This victory was largely due to the personal popularity of Lord Crlchton-Stuart, who overcame a Liberal majority of 155, win ning by E9. and the withdrawal from politics of the old member. D. A. Thomas, who was replaced in the Liberal Interest by Sir C. Hyde. There was an even greater surprise, however, in the capture of Plymouth by Waldorf-Astor and A. Shirley Benn. John Burns' old opponent In Batterses, who took M. Durand's place as the run ning mate of the "young Anglo-American. They proved a good team, and the work that Mr. Astor had done In the constituency was shown in his success In replacing C. E. Mallet, financial sec retary to the War Office, who is the first Minister to be defeated. Coalition Vote Decreased. Almost everywhere in the country the Labor and Liberal vote decreased and the Unionists were more pleased with gains here than anywhere else. The government gets some comfort from London, all the districts of which are now polled. The Liberals today won Stepney, which was Unionist In the last election, and Labor gained Bow and Bromley. The latter seat was captured by George LanBbury, an avowed Social ist, whom Chancellor Lloyd-George ad vised the Liberals to support in prefer ence to L S. Amery. the historian, who is a tariff reformer. These victories brought the coalition gains In the metropolis up to four, against two losses. The Right Hon. Sydney Buxton, president of the Board of Trade, like John Burns, the other member of the Cabinet sitting in a London seat, greatly increased his ma jority. Among those returned today the most Interesting candidates were Arthur Hamilton Lee, who was the British military attache In the United StateB Army during the Spanish war and military attache at Washington; Austen Chamberlain and John Swift MacNeill. who haa sat for Donegal, South, since 187. O'Brien Wins) in Cork. The success of William O'Brien In Cork, and the possibility of his fur ther increasing his following compli cates the situation. The Unionists are asking what the government will do If it has to face a stronger Union ist opposition, with a stronger fight ing force of Irishmen on its flank. The fighting between O'Brien and William Redmond, the strongest can didates of the respective factions of the Nationalist party to represent Cork City, resulted in a sweeping victory for the leader of the "All For Ireland League." Mr. O'Brien not only heads the poll with a majority of 3S, but takes with him Maurice Healey with a majority of 653 over Redmond. Sixty-four members were voted for today but only 36 results were announced. Most of the other contests were in counties where the polling places are scattered, so that the outcome will not be known until tomorrow. Feeling Tlish In Ireland. The result in Dublin City and Lim erick City also will be announced to morrow. With the present feeling In creased, a declaration of the polling in these places at night was consid ered likely to stir up trouble. Speaking at Wrexham tonight. Mr. Balfour virtually admitted defeat and Im plored the government, if It did not like Ladies Listen HE' usually buys his neckwear and other haberdashery HERE. 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Premier Asqulth, addressing his con stituents at East Fife, tonight took up Mr. Balfour's challenge to discuss homo rule. JJe had never given any uncertain sound upon home rule, he said, and re called a speech which he made on this subject In Albert Hall a year ago. HJs policy was free from ambiguity. The supremacy of the Imperial Parlia ment must be asserted; home rule must be vindicated and must be carried into effect. The Premier indicated the changes that had taken place in Eng land and Ireland and which have re moved the fears that home rule would lead to separation. ' DROUTH GIVEN AS CAUSE Vancouver Physician Sees Coinci dence In Paralysis Cases. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec 7. (Special.) That Infantile paralysis Is caused, to a great degree, by extreme drought. Is the opinion of Dr. K. t. Black, County Health Officer. During the season 11 cases of infantile paraly sis have been reported In the county and of these eight have almost en tirely recovered. Three others, Austin McCoy, 16 years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mc Coy, and the small sons of Charles Daly and Robert Smitn, are reponea to be slowly Improving. The 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis, who live below Wood land, . In Cowlitz County, is paralyzed completely below the waist line, and her condition is precarious. The 11 cases reported in this county occurred during August and Septem ber, exceptionally dry months here this year. ew York's ex-Postmaster Dies. KBW YORK, Dec. 7. Justice Charles W. Dayton, of the New York Supreme Court, died of pneumonia at his home here today, aged 64 years. 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