TIIE MORNING OREGOXIANV FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1910. REAL PROGRESS IS HUNGER'S PLEA mm toadrteabl .31ftft1oa of t prmt I wuto rquir tvo yr actual rlitio I Favors Use and Development of Natural Resources and Urges Congress to Act WARREN BILL INDORSED Secretary's Ileport Suggests Sale of Surplus Water and Giving- of Land to Suites Necessary to Make Vto of Power. OREGONTAN NEW 3 BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec a. Secretary Balllnger. In ht annual report made public today. strongly org the enactment by Congress1 of legislation which will permit proper nee and development of the natural re sources of the West and permit that sec- tlro of the countrr ones more to progn Hl report Is a strong plea for practical conservation as distinguished from Fin- chotlsm. It Is an appeal for recormltlon of the rtKht of the present ireneratloa as well ss for protection of the rights of feneration yet to coma. Virtually every phase of the conserva tion question la treated by the Secretary. Throughout he recognises the absolute right of Congress to determine specific!- It how ths vstious resource shall be used, but In every instance he appeals to Congress to met promptly, 'n order that the valuable resource now tied up by withdrawals and otherwise may be turned to soms practical use. In some raves the Secretary voices his personal opinion as to the best manner of opening tip these resources to development; In other Instances ha expresses no specific opinion. States Should Control. In ths matter of wstsr fwwer sites ths Ferretary strongly Inclines to the view that Inasmuch as ths waters already be long to the states and sines control Is vested br the Constitution. It would be well to turn over to the states such pub lic lands sa are needed In the develop ment of water newer, allowing ths states to regulate the development and sale of sowar within their bordera Coal lands. at least In Alaska, he thinks should be leased. There Is question In bls mind whether the ooal lands In the statea should be leased or sold outright. Oil and gsa land he would lease. Recognising the enormous cost of Gov ernment Irrigation projects and ths Inad equacy of funds with which to complete them promptly, he strongly advocates the romp pasasae of me arren Dili. which la row before ths House of Rep resentative, permitting the sale of sur plus water from Government projects and the co-operation of the Uoaernraent and private enterprise tn the construction of Irrigation. storage ana distribution wort. Other changes In ths National reclamation act he deems advisable. These. In brief, are some of the more Im portant features of Secretary Balllnger's report. Water Toner Valuable Asset. There are now withdrawn from dls position, pending; legislation concerning water power el tee, approximately l.-o.-00 acres of ths public domain. says ths Secretary. "In ths various public land (States and Territories containing water power resources. In so far aa there Is present market for these pow ers ths tltls to areas greater In extent than that remaining In ths Oovernment has long sines passed Into private own ership, and It must be realised that any radical or burdensome restriction Ira- posed by ths Federal Government upon this resource will operate as a servitude on the public lands and discourage their development and use. "la my last annual report. In order to meet the emergency for a special meth od of administering this character of ths public lands, and In order to retain the ultimate control thereof In the pub lic It was recommended that supervl- ' ston be exercised through a leasing sys tem. During ths last session of Con gress a bill was introduced authorising the President to withdraw from all forms of settlement, entry, or other dis position sny lands which are or may become chiefly valuable for the devel opment of water power, and providing for the acquisition of any State or Ter ritory, under certain conditions, of any lands so withdrawn, and for other pur poses. "The object of this bill Is to transfer these sites to the states under limita tions which would compel ths States to retain title thereo and to secure and supervise their hydro-electrical develop ment in behalf of the public The bill provldi-a for Federal enforcement of compliance by the sUatra with the terms, conditions, and limitations which would compel the states to retafn title thereto and to secure and supervise their hydro-electrical development In behalf of the public. The bill provides for Federal enforcement of compliance by the states with ths terms, conditions and limitations of the grant by stipulat ing for a reversion of the lands to ths Federal Government upon the failure by the states to comply therewith. Ceere?aare la Tree sacgeeles. Taxing Into consideration ths fact that the slates own the waters in ths streams and have police power to su pervise and control publlo utilities. It would ssem a direct and effective meth od of control would be accomplishsd by conveying the power sites In trust to ths state la such manner as proposed by this bllL "1 earnestly advise the adoption of soma leglalatlon which will la any event retain the fee title to the lands In ths people and effectually veet the power of regulation and control la ths stats or In It- Federal Government, and which will not result In limiting prompt and eco nomical development or permit monop olisation or extortion. 1 view of the conflict between water power withdrawals and applica tions for rights of way for purpose of Irrigation, aa well as tne development of power, the department la granting, after field Investigation, lights of way for Irrigation a here ths value of ths alls Is found to be higher for ths reclamation of arid lands than for ths development of commercial power." The ttecretaxy believes that "the most ad van tag eons method of disposal of aoal deposits will be found In a meas ure authorising ths leas or sal there of eubeot to forfeiture for failure t ewercies ths lights granted, with re strictions en mining operation In order to oonserv the deposit as a pub llo utility." H continues: TLsuad las Need Amendment. Other recommendations made by Sec retary Bellinger era as follows: skeeMlment ef exleua deeert-laad lawe MM u Uaut ts aaxlfflwa area srbloa Biar e eatered te leo scree; te extend Ibe time wttaia wale flaal prvof mar be enade te Severn years. Set iMp-oee the edd'Uoaal oa cttloa of actual eelttvattea ef set leee thaa eae half tie Irrtgatle area of the ealry for a pr-d of tal lees laaa (hie years prler te final preof. Rpel of tk eeeaaaetatlea provisions of a.iussl s lee sai U this s nail . ealuvatloa, aad Improvement as a prere quisite so eommotatloa. alee provtoe taai Be pateat shall lass under enr commuted homestead eatrr hereafter made, sxo.pt to e United statea. requiring aotloee of mlatng 1o- recoraed la tne osiice ei in receiver of the lead districts: requiring final pejrrnent and estrr for min eral claims to be made within aevea years from day of location, exclualve of any urae covered by pending edverse or contest pre eeedlnrs. and modifications of the plaeee mineral laws eo ss to provide that do placer location hereafter madV whether b7 one or more persona or aa association of persona Shall exceed 40 acres In area. The destructive forest flree which swept ever large areae of the Western States dur ing the past Summer have killed or Injured Umber on approximately XuO.OOO acres of unreserved public lands Thla ftre-kllled timber If left standing will rapidly decay and In a short time be unmarketable. I therefore recommend that a law be enacted giving the Secretary of the Interior author ity to dlspoee of such timber on the public lands aa haa been killed by fire eiior to November i. 110, to the hlsheet bidder at publlo auction or through eealed bida the proceeds to be eovsred Into the Treasury as are other receipts from public landa The Interior Dspartment. In the admin istration of the public-land la-ss. Is con stantly confronted with gravs legal ques tions end the decision of cases Involving property rights and Interest of great mag nitude. No appeal to the court from such decisions of the department la authorised. There Is now pending In congreee a bin which. If psssed. will authorise an appeal from the final decision of the Department of the interior In lend eases to the court ef anneals of ths District ef Columbia. . f earnestly recommend the early enactment of thla bill Into law. Anneals to the court In such cases sre desirable In order to establish a fixed line or body of authoritative Judicial decisions Intsrpretlng the statutory law upon which the disposition of the public lands rests, and alee te remove the criticism that department officers act In the dual capacity of admin istrative end Judicial officers. I consider It highly important tnu .con gress taks action In giving the department an effective method of dlspoeltlon of coal lands aad deposit, especially In Alaska. The ouutloa of whether It should be by a sals of the deposit, or through a leasing method. Is ons to be determinea by wons-resa. tn Alaska It Is possible that a leasing systsm contd be adapted to the country with great efficiency and with less complication I nan In the Statea Under the present coal-land wa the appraisement, ss fixed by tue de partment, la at a price estimated on tne bants of a reasonable royalty, except In Alaska, where the price by law Is fixed at f:st acresse rate, ana in tne eiaiee cne administrative policy Is to secure by sale what would accrue to the Oovernment If the deposits were mined on a royalty basis I am In favor of a general leasing sys tem of oil sod gas bearing landa such a system as will promote legitimate develop ment of thle Induatry. prevent monopoly, and conserve one of the great natural re sources of ths country. 1 would snpiv the leasing system only to ereas withdrawn for classification or classi fied by the Oeologlcal Survey. The unknown and unexplored ell landa I would leave open to exploration and location as I hsvs sug- eeted above. This would give a rewaru i the diligent prospector. Even then the sur rounding Isnds could be withdrawn rrem further location after the diligent prospector had secured his flrvt claims 104,402 LIVE PEOPLE S Af E Census Places Metropolis of Inland Empire Ahead of Tacoma by Thousands. GROWTH RIVALS SEATTLE'S ALDRICII SATS IfATIONAL- LAW IS BECOMING OBSOLETE. Defects Doe, Senator Barton Avers. to Retention of Government Currency System. PHILADELPHIA. Dec I. Th need for currency reform wss discussed by Senator Aldrlch. chairman of ths Na tional Monetary Commission; Senator Burton, a member of th committee; Assistant Secretary of th Treasury Andrew, a former secretary of th Commission and Director Roberta, of th Mint, at a special session of ths American Academy of Political aad So cial Bclenc her tonight. - Senator Aldrlch declared that In his opinion, th reform of th present bank ing systsm was Ui most Important work now before th Monetary Com mission. Ths currency problem would adjust Itself, he said, when th bank' lne system was taken car of. II said many methods prescribed by law for the control of National Banks had become obsolete. 'It Is manifest that th state banks and trust companies ars better organ ised to respond to ths business de mands of ths communities In which thev are located.' he added. Senator Burtoa said th need for currency reform did not axis from any insufficiency in th general amount. With the exception of France, th per capita circulation in tn unjiea States Is larger than In any other treat commercial country. The defects of the currency system, he said, were dus to th retention of th old method, dis carded by so many countries, of main taining a government currency. PLOT SEEN IN PROBE IDAHO SECRET ART OP STATE INVOLVED IX MILITIA CASE. Many Names Lost Through Over seal of Enumerators, bnt There Is Xo Evidence of Wilful Error; City Ranks Forty-Sixth. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Dec g. Spokane's population, announced to night. Is 104,402. against 36,848 In 1900, an increase of 7.654. or 183.3 per cent. This puts Spokane far ahesd of Taco ma. which in 1800 had 666 more citl sens than the metropolis of th In land Empire. Tacoma's revised census will prob ably be announced tomorrow by Chief Statistician Hunt, who had charge of th recount. In percentage and growth. Spokane ranks close to Seattle and Boise, and Is near th top of the list for the en tire country, few cities showing a larger percentage for ths last ten years. Spokane, like other Northwestern cities, suffered loss of names duo to overzeal on part of enumerators, and many names were stricken off of the original returns, though the exact num ber Is not given. Director Durand did not Issue a formal statement regarding padding In Spokane, but said today there was no evidence of wilful violation of Instructions by enum erators. Errors wers almost Identical with those at Boise end were confined to ths hotel and boarding-house dis tricts, where enumerators called too many times and enumerated too many of the floating population. Spokane Is now the 46th city In sits. Ten years ago It wss No. 10. The citye growth from 1890 to 1900 was 85 per cent increase or 16,926. Official Is AN Colonel of Second Infantry and Governor's In vestigation Sensation. BOISR. Idaho. Dec. I. (Special.) A probe, behind whloh. It Is said by Ad-jutant-Oeneral Row, of th Idaho Na tional Ouard. titer Is no animus, but which Is generally believed at the oap itol is being conducted to aoqulrs th scalp of Secretary of State Laoadon. Colonel of the Seoond Infantry, was started In this city today through ths convening of a board of examiners ap pointed by Governor Brady. Th announcement that an Investi gation was to be conducted Into th qualifications of Colonel Lansdon, Ma jor R. A. Tempest. Captain B. A. Ren ner and 8. J. Skelton. Second Lieuten ants Ullbert Kimball and James Mark sr. all of th Second Infantry, created a sensation in political and military cir cles. Mr. Lansdon was summoned to sppear beore the board this morning. Hs was granted a continuance. The board then adjourned, to convene In Resburg. Ida ho, December 10. It Is openly stated by th friends of Lansdon that charges now held aa se cret are to ba preferred against him In order to tores him to stand trial be fore a court martial. There Is 111 feel ing between Mr. Lansdon and ths Chief Lxeculive. The Adjutant-General declares ths officers failed to reply to questions propounded by Major Harding. United States Army, as required by law. NEW TRAIN SERVICE Oa Uss S. P. A new fast local train haa bsen pot In service between Portland and En gen by th bouthsrn Paeltlo Company. This train will leave Portland dally at t.si) P. M. aad arrive In Eugene at 10:1 p. M s four hours run. and will stop only at Oregon City. Woodburn. Salem. Albany and Junotloa City. Returning, th train will leave Eugene at 6:00 A. atL. .will stop at ail local stations, ar riving In Portland at 11:00 A. XL Train No. 14 will leave San Fran cisco st : P. M. and will arrive In Portland at t i4i A, aL No change tn . la. SPOKANE'S GAIN 200 PER CENT Progress of Mty Front Hamlet Size Shows Steady Expansion. PPOKANE, Wash- Dec. . (Special.) While both Hlilyard and Fort Wright are In reality parta of Spokane, they do not figure In the census. Hlilyard has a population of about 4000, while th population of fort Wright Is ap proximately 700. Counting these as part of Ui city; the percentage of gain over 10 years ago would be a little mora than 200, Instead of 183. In 1872, when the first settlement was made at the falls. Uncle Sam paid no attention to the little hamlet, but In 187s ths big waterpower was put to Its first use and the town boasted of Its first new mill and grist-mill. In 1878 R. W. Rind made the first plat of Spokane Falls and the lnhabl tants laid out th boundaries of the city within an area of one-fourth of square mile. In 1880 th village was first visited by census enumerators and when their work was finished the records at Washington. D. G, showed Spokane had a place on the census map with 300 population. In 1881 th Northern Paclflo Railway was completed to Spokane Falls and with ths advent of this first means of transportation the residents began lay ing plans for building a city, and No vember 29 of that year Spokane Falls was incorporated, with a population at that time or too. Robert W. Forrest was ths first Mayor. With incorporation the city limits were extended, giving an area of three-fourths of a square mile. Now tn city limits emDrace 87 1-2 square miles. Bismarck and Tamps Given. WASHINGTON, Dec 8. The popula tion of Bismarck. N. D., Is 6443, com pared with 2319 In 1900. Revised sta tistics of Tampa, Fla, show Its popula tion to be 37.782, an Increase of 21,948 or 13S.B por cent over 15.839 in 1900. A previous announcement gave th 1900 census as 38,624. Louisiana Has 1,656,388. WASHINGTON. Deo. 8. The popula tion of the State of Louisiana is 1.656, 288. 'an Increase of 274.763 or 19.9 per cent over 1,381,625 In 1900. The Increase from 1890 to 1900 was 263,038. or 23.6 per cent. CHURCH TO GET FORTUNE - ' (Continued from First Pegs.) remembered In bequests which range from 31 000 to 310,000. Calvin Fry Is -given 8.000. Only those who were members of ths household staff for six year are men tioned. Th will waa drawn la 1904 la Concord, N. II., and those that receive bequest were then members of ber household at Pleasant View. Not a dollar is to go to George W. Glover and Dr. B. J. Foster Eddy, re spectively, the son and adopted son of Mrs, Eddy. They wars leaders In th famous "next friends" suit, which had a sequel In each receiving a large amount of money from Mrs. Eddy. Members of the board of directors and other leaders of th Mother Church are not mentioned In ths wllL There Is nothing In th will -which relates to the location of Mm Eddy's burial place. Ths will probably will not be filed until a month has elapsed. Three weeks must pass before th advertising nils relating to such papers will have been complied with and a week later will probably And th will oa file. It's time you were doing Christmas buying your ' Copyright Hut tefcseosr Ic Mux Give Him a Hat Order "Mnltnomah" Hata "Leyburn" Hats .-. Baronmore Hats "Trimble" Hats "John B. Stetson" Hats. Silk and Opera Hats... 3.00 54.00. 5.00 .$5.00 and $6.00 .$4.00 to $10.00 $6.00 A man to buy for? Then go where man's things are. We make a busi ness of selling to men; we know what they like. It's now in the best taste to give useful presents. Clhristmas presents should not be for Christmas day alone. Here are Hart Schaf f ner & Marx Suits and Overcoats.. $18.00 to $40.00 Boys' Suits, Overcoats. . $5.00 to $12.50 House Coats, Lounging Robes $4.00 to $15.00 Suitcases, Handbags ....$3.50 to $15.00 Men's Umbrellas ...... .$1.00 to $10.00 Men's Reefers, Mufflers.$1.0O to $ 4.00 Pajamas $1.50 to $ 5.00 Men's and Boys' Gloves. $1.00 to $ 3.00 Suspenders and Ties (in Xmas box) .$1.25 Suspenders, Tie, Garters and Arm Bands (in Cnristmas box), the set. . .$2.00 Fancy Suspenders $1.00 to $2.50 Initial Handkerchiefs 25f to 50 "TVunderhose" (4 pair in box) ..... $1.00 Interwoven Hose (4 pair in box) $1.00 Give a Merchandise Order, He Can Make His Own Selection Sam! Rosenblatt & Co. Northwest Cor. Third and Morrison GRAAD-DACGHTER SOBS ALOXE Funeral Service Marked by Simplest IUtea; "o Eulogy Is Heard. BOSTON. Dsc Followers of Mr. Mary Baiter Q. Eddy, founder of the Christian Boleno Church, parted with ber vlsibl form today at a funeral service that waa marked by alrapllclty and laok of ostentation; that yielded no expressions of sorrow, at least, not by her follower; that was not surrounded by trapploir of mourning, but was nevertheless aufficiently Impresslr to linger lone In th memory of 120 per son who attended. Jud Clifford P. Smith, first reader of th mother church, read th rreater part of the service prepared by himself, which consisted of selection from the Blbl. correlative passages from Mrs. Eddy's book. "Science and Health." and a prayer. He waa assisted by Mrs. C. H. Power, seooad reader, who aava Mra. Eddys "Mother Evening Prayer." There was no eulogy, no sobbinrr, ex cept by th young grand-daug-bter, Mary Baker Glover, whose crepe-covered hat was the only somber color in the house. The spacious parlors where the little gathering sat for 18 minutes calm thought wers bathed In sun light, while a spray of roses on the coffin and here and there a bouquet as If for decorative effect were the only evidence of th customary massing of flowers. There were two intervals of lmpros- elv silence. The first was at the bs- Blnnlng. The company had been seated and as the hour approached whispering gradually ceased. There was not a rustle to break the stillness until, strangely enough, th clocks in the house chimed out the eleventh hour. Judre Smith then began his reading in a tone reverent but unwavering. As ho closed th passages from "Science and Health" be said: "We will now engage in silent prayer, to be followed by th audible rendering of the Lord's Prayer." Again the rooms were silent for a little more than a minute, although It seemed longer. Then Judge Smith broke the stillness with "Our Father, Who art In Heaven." and all Joined in th prayer. The "Mother's Evening Prayer" followed. Those who wished to look for th last time upon th leader of th sect saw th small, delicate face of a woman who looked 60 Instead of 90, and whose expression was singularly peaceful and bowed no sign of suffering. Eighteen carriages follOTSM th hearse across the snowclad hill to th MounVAuburn Cemetery In Watertown. There, before the open doors of the receiving tomb, Judge Smith finished he service of the day by reading the :d psalm and pronouncing as a benediction the last versa of Jud. The coffin was slipped into Its niche. the door waa shut and sealed, and a man placed on guard. As a measure of protection the guard has access to the telephone which the directors of th church have placed temporarily In th vault. Where the final resting place of th body will be Is a matter of conjecture. The Christian Selene leaders had practically settled on a large lot at Mount Auburn, but George W. Glover, the son. expressed a strong wish yes terday In favor of burial at Tllton, N. H. , Son Tells of Mother's Wish, George W. Glover, of Lead, S. I, sen of Mrs. Eddy, and Dr. E. J. Foster Eddy, her adopted son, of Waterbury, VI., Informed the Christian Science of ficials today that as their mother ex pressed to them a desire to have ber body rest finally at Pleasant View, Concord. M H.. where ah lived before coming to Chestnut Hill, they would insist on such burial. The sons will consult with Henry M. Baker, repre senting the trustees of th Eddy estate, and with Archibald MoLelland of the Christian Sclenoe Church tomorrow to determine ta matter. SENSITIVE IN MISSING HOQUIAM RAILWAY EMPLOYE'S ACCCrfcNTS STRAIGHT. Peter Keilsen Believed to Have De serted Job Because He Feared Rebuke for Tardiness. HOQTJTAM. Wash, Dec. S. Peter Nell. sen. until Thursday morning In charge of the HoQuiam office of the Gray Harbor Railway & Light Company, has disap peared, because. It is .believed by offi ciate of th. company, ha was so sensitive that hs could not hear to have Treasurer Wood learn that be had not completed his work for the past month. Neilsen's aooounta are straight, aocardlng to Treas urer Wood. Neilsen was supposed to bave the Ught bills, of which there ar a large number, ready for mailing by th first of th month. None of these bills had been mad out. "Tuesday morning," said Treasurer Wood tonight, "I walked in th door of th office eeld "good morning to Neilsen and passed through to th rear. I heard the door click, and when I cam back. Neilsen had gone. I did not suspect that Neilsen had gone for good, but expected him to return every minute. It waa not until be had been gone nearly half a day that I began to investigate bis absence. "Later investigation showed that Neil sen had gone to his apartments In Aber deen and from there out Into tne street- No further news of his whereabouts haa been learned. Iryruunltinjc Inquiry Drags On. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8. The special grand Jury entered today the sixth week of its investigation of the Times explosion last October and.no Indict ments are yet In sight. General O. J. Sweet, who beaded th citizens' oom mlttee, whloh reported that the explo sion was th work of dynamite plot ters, was recalled. William Humphreys, of the City Board of Public Works, who superintended the removal of the wreckage and the recovery of bodies, followed and two city detectives testi fied. The grand Jury adjourned until next Monday. DRIVES BAD COLD OR THE GRIPPE FROM YOUR SYSTEM IN FEW HOURS Says Quinine' Is Useless and Telia How to Break Up Worst Cold and End Grippe Misery. Th most effective and harmless way to cure th Grippe or break a se ver oold, either In th bead, chest, back, stomach or nmfoa, I a dose of Pape's Cold Compound every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken. Ton will distinctly fssl the cold breaking and all grlpp symptoms go ing after th very first dose. 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