1 WQOLMAN OPPOSES LEASING SYSTEM National Association Presi dent Sees "Cattle Barons'" Hand in Scheme. TARIFF BOARD FAVORED Dw-laratJon Made That Freight on Meece Is Twice That on Per ishable Fro It and Reduction of Hate Is Demanded. That a return to th days of the Wil son tariff bill would make a difference of only t( cents In the coat of a ault of clothe waa declared at th opening of the National Wools-rowers' Association yesterday by Fred W. Gooding, lie pres ident. Mr. Good In declared that there had been a "rerelitent and malignant assault upon the tariff schedules de signed to protect tha Industry of wool wrowtng." Recent attacks. he said, had tra "conceived In ixnoraore, and preju dice am were drsls-ned to polaon tne public mind airalnat tha woolgrowers." Ten Commonwealths Itrpreentcd. Ten atatea and territories were, repre sented when the convention was called to order. Oregon bsd the roost dele-a-ates. with Maho iiMt. Othrs thst sent delegates were Wyoming. Colorado. lontmna. Utah. New Mexico. Artsona. Washington and California. President Gooding devoted moat of Ms address to the tariff. "Unless these misrepresentations ara answered." hs said, "tha flochmaster will find his Industry threatened with destruction. This sssault has bsen brought about by the selfish warfare that Is on between ths manufacturers of carded woolen goods and the manu facturers of worsteds- They are con stantly quarreling over Schedule 'K as tba wool tariff Is known. It seems to be unsatisfactory to the woolen manj fsrtiirers. of ths United States. -There la no doubt that Schedule "K" la the hardest to understand of any of the tariff schedules. I believe . 1 am safe In saying that no more than one sheepman In a thousand understands or knows anything at all of Schedule. "K From my observation I belleva ther ar rery few Congressmen or Senators who understand this most Important schedule. "A tariff commission should have time enough and assistance enough so that when tha commission does report. Its findings shall be accurate and com plete and In this way the members of Congress can act from knowledge when any tariff revision la undertaken." Cattlemen' Slot I v Questioned. There waa an echo of the old fight of the sheepmen against tha cattlemen In air. Ooodtng'a declaration that 'the pro rosal to lease the public ranges Is being pushed by certain Interests for their own personal benefit." Ha accused theae Interests of seeking to retsrd set tlement. 'The lands the cattle barons are now trying to secure under leases." he said, "are today being taken up under the homestead and other land law. Homes ara being made there and under a system of dry farming, these lands are producing a large amount of wheat and other grains and farm products. It should be urged on Congress thst thst body should give tha West a chance to grow, to develop herself, to make homes for the millions of people who would be better off If ther forsook tha life of tndustrlal dependence In the Urge cltlea of the East and settled on some portion of tha public domain In a western stste. "I feel that the proposal to lease tha public domain should meet with refus al. It la not fair to coming generations to atop the development of the West, the settlement of the present wssta places, tha erection of homes where now only cattle roam." Mr. Gooding nrged better organisation. "With thla convention Itself." he said, "rests tha development of the associa tion to Ita greatest degrea of usefulness. I belleva that In tha final analysis we will determine that tha greatest good ran not be accomplished by thla sssocla tlon until tha organisation has been made more concrete by Ita incorpora tion. I shall nob endeavor to point out any particular form of Incorporation which would best fit our necessities. This matter Is now In tha hands of a committee, which has been studying the subject for a sufficient length of time, and I feel It Is safe to expect that tha recommendations of thla committee will prove of tha greatest wisdom. Incorporation Is aFVored. I trust that the association during tha present convention will decide upon Incorporation. During my terms of ser vice as your president. It has been mad plain to me that tha present organisa tion la Inadequate to the work It Is called on to do. Tha industry, of which we are representatives, la constantly under assault and can make headway against both the open and hidden war fare that Is being waged against us only by dlsplsylng a united front. This I impossible as long as our Hoes of de fens ara so loosely drawn. Mr. Gooding criticised tha "faddlats" who favored preserving the natural re sources of the country In their present form. lie characterised this phase of tha movement as a proposal to "stop the growth of tha West now and to keep It In a state of vassalage to the treasury of the United StaUa throughout tha future. " The speaker favored "practical con serration." providing for the present as wall as future generations. Freight Rate Too lllgh. Mr. Gooding advocated uniform boun ty laws, and referred to tha subject of freight rates, upon which topic h said: We bow pay Irons Zaatem Oregon. I'tah. Montana. Nevada. Wyoming' and Idaho points ir II a hundred poands la carload lots This Is for the wool la the grease two-third, of the weight being grease and lrt. Thus to roppir the manufacturers with a hundred pounds ot clean wool the Mln wolre-er must pay the rsUroad company .. It should be eesv te secure a reduction la this rate of at leas half a cent a sound. The VVeetera State ship considerably over 104 ettv.vee pounds of wool to the Sast svery year. A Hui of halt a sent a posnd ea the freight rat would aggregata mors than The freight rate ea Western wool Is made ea the buu or wna me vruc u. An ih. of what would make s fair retura to the transportation companies for the servlres rendered. r.i,i thst una rate Is excessive Is net dirncult te show. It le belMTd to be ... -,-- mnmodltr chares made oa a h.ul In the United States. Wool la usually loaded la care which have been brouxht Weet loaded with furniture. TbeM - -... Lnxtaa wlth an Iftrul of 1.0 evunda of wool, and the charge for delivery e? such a car Is about ;( . A car of fruit, a pertahaoie eomraoauy. wnica raw be handled at eipress speed, costs the shln Tner for the emme w.lill 350 a car. With wool. It la brought East as a portion of ear kind of train load; It la ewitched and nt the will of the railroad eom- vany and It generally takes a month or more tornake delivery of wool In the East after Its shipment from soy wester point. The passage of tha minimum spaed PROMINENT EXHIBITORS 'fM ."" V -tl - 40 lasawiiiria, i? rNi' 4 ' f" limit bill waa urged. Th speaker con cluded: What this easocistlon needi is a closer organisation. If nereaary through Incorpora tion, and the creation of a wlllinrnees o the part of Its benendsrlee to provide the sloewa of war. ao that the association inall not be hampered by Inability to employ com petent servants In aufn-lent p urn bar to prop erly rare for Its Interests. Warren' Message Hoperul. United States Senator Warren, of Wyoming, telegraphed the association as follows: otwlthtandlns the paat hard Winter, the following dry Xummer. and an Derating ool market. e should not lose heart nor courage, er cease our efforts for future succeseea In the business, or our ef forts for full protection of our Industry. With terlre as much wool Imported as we re.i! needed In 1" end the constant at tacks oa arh-dule K. t hae had a Ions, lentous season, nlth as uninteresting and unprofitable wool market, but If my Juds ment aad power of pr.iphTjr are not wholly wrong our wool market will strengthen with the SmM Tear. With a united frjnt against foreign Invasion of our marketa and aa-ainst repeal of our prter.lve lawa we shall win In er.lt of vellow and mu kraklng papers and periodicals, and against what Is still worse, the vinous atteu-Ks or uwinmwr who know little or nothing of schedule K. -n.i etui leee about the expenses and risks eonaerted with the wool-growing Industry. Archbishop Christie gave me invoca tion. William D. Wheelwright deliv ered the address of welcome In behalf of Governor West- City Attorney Grant spoke for Mayor Simon and.C. C. Chap man welcomed the delegates In behalf of the Commercial Club. Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer sang and waa applauded enthusiastically. After two encores. In which she sang- -The Star-Spangled Banner." President McKnlght moved that It be the sense of the meeting that -Mr. Bauer Is the best sheepman In the house." Th motion wa carrlad with cheers. Oregon Ills Second Choice. Pr. J. M. Wilson, of Douglas. Wjo, a former president of the National as sociation, responded to th welcome given by Portland. He concluded by saying that when he left "God's coun try" he waa com nig to Portland to live. Tha committee on resolutions will be chosen thla morning:, when each tate will announce Its member. Today" programme Include papers as follows: Annual address of the Kastern vice president. A. J. Knollln. Chicago; "Min imum Speed Law From the Standpoint of th Livestock Shipper and of the Humanitarian." D. O. Lively. Portland. -What Sheepmen Can Accomplish by United Effort." C. B. Stewart. Salt Lake. "Wool Auction Sales," Sam Ballon tyne. Boise. "Uplifting of the Wool Industry," James E- Cosgrlff. Chicago. -Mohair Industry." U. S. Grant, Dal las. Or. -Middlings of the Sheep Industry." J. A. Delfelder. Wolton. Wyo. "Lambs." C E. 8. Wood. Portland. A vaudeville and smoker tendered the delegates and visitors by the general entertainment committee will take place tonight. C C. Craig I In charge. School children, when accompanied by their teacher, will be admitted free to tha midwinter sheep show today. VISITORS ATTEND BALL SOCIETY WEXrOOMKS DELEGATES IX EVENING. Unique) Electrical Device" rredomliiate In Decoration Programme Is Given. Society welcomed the National Con vention of Woolgrowera at the recep tion and ball given by tha women of Portland at the Armory last night. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president of th Stat Federation of Women' Clubs, was at th head of tha receiving line and with her were Frederick W. Gooding, of Shoshone. Idaho, president of the con vention; George 8. Walker.aecretary of the convention, and Mrs. Walker, of Cheyenne. Wyo.; Mrs. Cora Buffer. Mrs. N. J. Supple. Mrs. Frederick Arnold. Mrs. Robert French. Mrs. A. H. Brey man. Mrs. E. Runyon. Mrs. Bert- Denl son. Mrs. F. K. Harlow. Mrs. W. 1L Chat ten, Mrs. Fred Lockley and Mrs. R. D. Cannon. Between and 10 o'clock there waa a programme by Mrs. Rosa Bloch-Bauer. assisted In choruses by her Tuesday Af ternoon Club, and In numbers by Frank Elchenlaub. violinist. Selections wcr played by Brown's Orchestra, which lat er furnished music for dancing. Th grand march was led by B. 8. Josselyn and Mrs. George S. Walker and Mr. Walker and Mra. F. A. Freeman. The lights were subdued during the march, and shed a soft glow on the beautiful gowns of the women. Th decoration of the hall consisted of unique electrical effects. Over the stage, where Frank Branch RUey, chairman of the men's committee of affairs introduced the par ticipants In the programme, was th In scription. "A Happy New Tear." At either ski of the hall were brilliant designs appropriate to tha occasion. Suspended from th ceiling, was a hug electric bell. From this bell purple and gold streamers were stretched to th wall of the assembly room. Palm wer effectively used. .Dancing contin ued until after nfldnlght- BARNETT GOES SCOT FREE Supreme Oonrt Decision Saves Bank Wrecker From Prison. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. . On motion of th District Attorney today, Superior Judge Cabaniss dismissed th indict ment under which Walter J. Barnett. x-vte-cresldant and general counsel of th Western Pacific Railroad and an official of the California, Safe Deposit de Trust Company, was tried and convict ed of embezzling f0,000 worth of se curities of the estate of Ellen M. Col ton, which he held as trustee. Barnett was sentenced to 14 years' Imprisonment In San Quentin. but ap pealed to th Supreme Court, which re cently reversed tha lower court. Th dismissal of th Indictment today was th result of this decision. ' THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1911. AND THE CHIEF JUDGE AT THE v ' . VVt Vi"i fi.'S'sf li - ' ::. V " ',SV,LV.V-' -I ill Reed I sig Left te Right, Top Kovti H. Noel (ilbeon, Mlllbrooke, X. Judge Wis, Kxblbltori XV. K. Hrsk, Sao PrrsHe, Wle., Exhibitor! Frank Brown, P First Pletare Is That of the Prtse-w Inning Ram la the Cotawold Class at t rage, Owned by V. W. Harding, o f Waukesha. The Second Picture Is the It. A. Jacluoa, of Dayton, Wsah. GOUTS ARE Milking BreecTAttracts Atten tion at Armory. SHEEP HAVE DISTINCTION Display Includes Prize Winners of National Reputation Judge Is Ready to Begin Work Col lies Claim Interest. Mora than 2000 persons yesterday attended the opening of the Mid-Winter Sheep Show held In connection with tha National Woolgxowers' convention in the Armory. By far the most at tractive exhibit not only to the men, but to the women as well, consisted of the five mllcU goats of Albert Teal, of Dallas. Or. These goats are sirfall In size but have wonderful milking qualities, some giving two or three quarts at a milking. Thoy belong to the Toggenberg (Sweden) variety, and only a few are obtainable In this coun try. Mr. Teal has been experimenting with these milch goats for several years, and has on his ranch 35 head. He has great faith in the goats as milk producer and predicts that they will become numerous on this Coast. He asserts that hi herd Is th only on on the Coast. Fine Collies Are Shown. The exhibit of Scotch collies was the center of attraction, aside from the regular sheep exhibits. Many fine dogs ara to be seen. Among the sheep, the Llncolns are tha most popular among the visitors. Their long, white fleeces, exceedingly curly, give the animal an attractive appearance. Hawley A Son. of McCoy, hare some fin Llncolns. M. 8. Wood cock also has good Lincoln. The Butterfleld Livestock Company, of Welser, Idaho, has a fine exhibit of Ramboulllets. said to be the best In the Panhandle state. Curve of horn and large fat bodies, all give evi dence of good breeding. The large dls playa of W. F. Renk. of Sun Prairie, Wis., and F. W. Harding A Co.. of Waukesha. Wls are the source of much admiration on the part of the sheepowners from the mountain states. Particularly Is the yearling Hampshire, which weighs 300 pounds, the object of all eyes. ' It took a prize at the In ternational Live Stock Show in Chi cago, and is held at a high grlce. The Hampshire Is a short wool animal and poasesses strong mutton qualities. - Prize Winners There. C D. Mlnton. of Portland. Is secre tary, and has charge of the details. "The show Is the best ever held In point of high-grade sheep." he said yesterday. "I do not believe you could find a better lot anywhere than are shown In the Armory today. Take the Ramboulllets. for instance, there are specimens that have taken the grand prizes at Chicago and it is equally true of the prizes taken by the Hamp shire and the Cotswolds." H. Noel Gibson, of Mlllbrooke, N. X., Judge for the show, put In a good share of the day becoming acquainted with the exhibits and the work which he will 'have in charge. He will be gin marking some time today and will continue to the close of the show, Sat urday, when tha awards will be made known. Professor Ermine L. Potter, of the Animal Husbandry Department of tha Oregon Agricultural College M Cor vallls. spent the day at the show, with 18 students of his classes. They also visited the packing-houses and the stock yards. The class Is studying the various branches of the livestock in dustry to become familiar with grades and prices. The students were: ,. O B. Hsrdy. Portlsnd: P. B. Hawley. Cottaga Grove; B. N. Hawley. Star; J. C Tudy Sherwood; Morris Koon. Junction ntv' Bon Cochran. Monument: I. M. C. Anderson. Vale; P. K. Khan, India; K. S. Iement. Myrtle Point; C. E. Sltton. Carle-ton- Mr. Huntington. Tonealla: B. 8. Cook. CorVallls: J. H Mack. Portland; D. B. Toung. Bharwood; J, W. Surry. Lyons: J. U Batcnelder, Hillsboro; W. W. Harris. Ore gon Cty: A. K. Volrk. Junction City. Among the exhibitors of Angora goats are Mrs. W. J. Farley, Dallas; C B. Gulnn, Oakland; Guthrie Brothers. 1 MID-WINTER SHEEP SHOW, BEING HELD IN THE ARMORY. Dallas; A. M. Gray, Philomath: Rld dell & Sons, Monmouth: John N. Stump, Monmouth; J. R. Springer. Holley. Among the exhibitors of collies are c v. Cleveland. Greaham: Ralph E. Ladd, Portland; J. Morrow, Hillsboro; C. D. Nairn, Amity. Notes of the Sheep Show THE largest individual owner of sheep in attendance Is C. M. Balr, of Crow Agency, Mont. Mr. Balr has 150,000 head of sheep grazing upon the ranges of the agency. They are worth $750,000 and require an Investment of 1250,000 for an operating plant. Mr. Balr is the wealthiest sheepowner in America. He is at the Portland and announced yesterday that he expected to remain in the city all Winter with his wife. Harry Black, of the Knollln Sheep Commission Company, at St. Joseph, Mo., Is at the show. A. J. Knollln, chief owner in the commission firm. Is vice-president of the association. "Jo" Kerr, said to ba the Jolllest traffic manager who ever was attached to a stock yards, arrived in the city and Immediately hunted up D. O. Lively. W. H. Weeks, traff:c manager of the stock yards at Kansas City, and A. F. Stryker, secretary of tha Na tional Live Stock Exchange, at South Omaha, made calls yesterday at the headquarters of tha National Associa tion, s R. F. Stubblefield and Sam Lttsch, of Enterprise, are among the large sheepowners In attendance on tha con vention. E. McClellan. of Shanlko, is a sturdy looking Scotchman who Is attending ths sheep convention. He has 25,000 head of sheep and a large tract of lanLv He paid $80,000 for the plant and bis since added $50,000 to It. He does not owe a dollar and Is a speci men of the Eastern Oregon man who started as a sheep herder and now Is Independently wealthy. . John Kilkenny, of Sand Hollow, Is another successful Oregon sheepowner who has made his stake. He came to Eastern Oregon 25 years ago. He now owns four sections of land, has 15,000 head of sheep and has $150,000 lent out. "Jim" Nunmaker, of Morrow County, has been raising Ramboulllets for years all of the fancy type. He Is said to have the finest ranch of fancy sheep In the world. Joe Oliver, Portuguese, who drove Into Eastern Oregon 30 years ago with $1000 In cash, is now one of the lead ing sheep raisers in Oregon. His plant Is worth $500,000, and is one of tha a: spots In Grant County. Mr. Oliver tells of days when he had to go sev eral hundred miles for supplies. Judge Van Houten. of Bonora, Mexi co, is in the city renewing old ac quaintances and forming new ones at tha sheep show. Mr. Van Houten at one time was connected with the Bald win sheep ranch, near Shanlko. After selling out he went to Mexico and Is now said to own a million acres. FOUR CITIES IX CONTEST Boise and Baker Confronted by De sire for Eastern Meeting. Denver, Omaha. Boise and Baker, are candidates for the next meeting place of th National Association. 'Omaha is the only city that has opened headquar ters. Denver's leading authority on conven tion questions is Secretary Skinner, of the Promotion Club, who is expected so arrive tonight. There Is a feeling that the convention should go east of the Rocky Mountains, owing to the tariff agitation. This sit uation has confronted the advocates of Baker and Boise. They argue that they are near the center of the greatest sheep country in the world. The selec tion' will be made Saturday afternoon following the election of officers. Delegates meanwhile enjoy the con troversy and hope that more headquar ters will be opened. The Omaha dele gation is composed of W. F. Stryker. secretary of the National Live Stock Exchange; Joseph Shoemaker, secretary of the Union Stock Tarda; J. M. Guild, commissioner of the Commercial Club; W. A. Campbell, manager of the Public ity Bureau; Frank Scott, James Paxton, Will H. Wood. Ed. Nahow, E. B. Bogus and William Farr. Last Car of Apples Sold. ' GOLDENDALE. Wash.. Jan. 4. (Spe cial.) The last car of apples In the fruit growers' union warehouse was sold yes terday. Apples have been moving slowly owing 'partly to the cold weather -and the dull market. There has been a call for certain varieties In good keepers. f the Shows F. W. Harding, Warders hn, ortland, Exhibitor. Lower Rom The he International Livestock: Show at Chl KamboulUct Ram, Boater, Owned by OMAHA claim Delegation Wants Wool Con vention Just Once. DENVER IS WELCOME THEN Record of Being Heaviest Sheep Market in Country Urged as Rea son for Recognition Fig ures Indicate Growth. There is a live delegation of sheep men and stockmen from Omaha attending- the National Woolgrowers convention. They are working hard to make the meeting a success In every way. Before the convention ends they will bring before the dele gates the advisability of holding tha next annual convention at Omaha. It has been settled that Denver is to be the permanent location of the convention In future years, but the Omaha men will ask that the meet ing next Winter be given them, and after that It can be held at Denver for all time. The Omaha men will base their re quest on the fact that South Omaha is the biggest sheep market In the United States, and they have facts and figures to prove this assertion. In 1910. of the 11,000,000 sheep handled In all tha American markets, 2,984,000 went through the South Omaha yards. Tha Increase in ths Omaha receipts over the preceding year was 827,999 head, the greatest gain shown by any market. Last Fall, when th sheep run was heavy all over the country. South Omaha topped the list with receipts in one day of 69,000 head, and in the face of this the market was active and strong. Of th big receipts in 1910 South Omaha sold for shipment to oountry feeders 1,700,000 head, which 1 nearly half of the feeder shipments of th seven markets combined, and Is al most equal to the total shipments of any two of the markets. Notwith standing tha heavy receipts at South Omaha throughout the entire range season, which at times taxed to the utmost market facilities which in former years have been considered am ple, nearly 100 per cent of receipts actually sold at South Omaha, show ing that there was apparently an un limited outlet there for the range stuff. This was due to the fact that the outlet there for feed kinds of sheep and lambs has been developing very rapidly in recent years by reason of experiments of small farmers in Bheep feeding, which have resulted profita bly for them as a rule. Waste Turned to Profit. The farmer has found that he can with a load or two of sheep clean up the roughage about his place in his corn fields and stubbles which would otherwise go to waste entirely. This waste converted Into mutton will give him a profit in most cases, aside from benefits derived through the Increased fertilization of the soli. Thus It has come about that the farmer and small feeder, the man who can handle one or two cars with very little expense, has displaced the big feeder of a few years ago. It is a fact that had it not been for the. de mand this Fall from the corn belt farmer exceeding largely that of previ ous years the marketing of the range stuff would have resulted seriously in feed for the sheepmen of 'the West. While it is not likely that the mar keting of sheep next year will any where near approach the volume of business that moved this year, the friends of the South Omaha market welcome the announcement of exten sive improvements and additions which are now actually being made at South Omaha for the accommodation of its rapidly growing sheep market. Sixty thousand dollars will have been ex pended during the latter part of 1910 and the early months of 1911 In rear ranging the big sheep barn there and providing such additional pen room and facilities as will enable the mar ket to care for about 30,000 sheep more than heretofore. It Is th intention to provide before next Fall accommo dations for about 80,000 sheep. WOOL 6R0WERS SEE MENACETD FLOCKS Removal of Tariff Would Drive Sheep From Range, Is Conviction. GREAT LOSS POINTED OUT Oregon Association Declares That Mutton Is Most Wholesome of Meats Quicker Shipment of Stock Demanded. Branding as erroneous the popular Idea that sheepmen reap inordinate profits from their industry, declaring that in creasing expenses have decreased the margin of profit greatly, and affirming faith that the "Tariff Commission will ascertain these to be the facts, the Ore gon Woolgrowers' Association yesterday adopted resolutions declaring that a re duction of the tariff would not necessar ily cheapen the cost of clothing to tha consumer. The association re-elected its former officers and chose the following advisory boards : Wenaha reserve Dan P. Smyths. J. N. Burgess. William Slushar, Andrew Rust and K. D. Smith. Umatilla reserve George Perry. J. W. Bey mor, Emmett Cochran, John Kelkenny and C. A. Miner. Whitman reserve Joseph H. Hayes. Her bert Neylon, D. O. Justus. Charles Hynd. S. B. Baker. Oregon reserve Walter O'Dell. Tom Con nelly. William Hunt. Thomas C. Hamilton, William. K. Ketchum. Malheur reserve Monte B. Gwinn, Georjre McKnlght. JenT BUIIngsley, Frank Palmer and Thomas Turnbull. The present board for the Wallowa re serve will be retained. The Deschutes board was not reported. The officers are: President, George McKnlght, of Vale; secretary, Dan P. S-mythe. of Pendleton; vice-president. Jay H. Dobbin, of Joseph. Tariff Should Stand. After declaring that woolmen's profits are not excessive, the resolutions say: "We, therefore, welcome the Tariff Commission, without reservation. We point out, as we have pointed out be fore, that the cost of wool in an all wool suit of clothes amounts to less than $3 a suit, and that, therefore, re duction of the tariff would not neces sarily cheapen the cost of such cloth ing to the consumer. That the taking of tariff from wool would Inevitably drive the flocks frotn the ranges and farms as quickly- as they could be got ten rid of, is our conviction. That this would be nothing short of a National calamity, every right-thinking person must admit- We would, however, detail the direct and also the Incidental dam ages that the country would sustain as a result." These damages are enumerated as fol lows: 1. An Industry that employs a large number of men at very high wages would be lost to the oountry. !. The American people would be deprlvea of the home mutton supply, a claas of meat the most wholesome on the market, a class that la never condemned as Is beef and PrK. seeing that the sheep never suffer from dis ease communicable to the human family. 8. Incidentally, the absence of this mut ton from the market would naturally ralsa the price of beef and pork to the people. 4 The land of the United States would suffer from the loss of the fertilizing prop erties of sheep, which are ao valuable an ag ricultural asset as to b hard to estimate; and would also suffer by the absence of the sheep in their capacity of weed destroyers. 6. Lastly, we claim for the sheep, among all his other merits, that he Is a groat pro tection against forest tires, eating out and stamping out as he does the underbrush; a faot that is now conceded by the Forestry Department, and that In this way he has saved millions of dollars to the Nation. Bureau's Transfer Opposed. The transfer of the Bureau of Animal Industry from the Department of Agri culture is opposed. The association op poses also the bill to empower the Presi dent to create additional forest reserves, believing that this power should remain with Congress. The resolutions on the subject of livestock shipments say: Resolved. In order that ahlppera may se cure the long-desired relief from the present unsatisfactory and Inhuman conditions of transportation of livestock to their place of destination by the railroads, we respectfully - .i . s.nMuntatluM una Ken- request uisi uur .v1"-' . ators in Congress urge the enactment or House or nepreseniaLivoe uni -agreed upon by tha American Humane So ciety, the National 'Woolgrowera. and Al lied Livestock Associations. We would respectfully urge upon the Leg islature of this state the necessity of pass ing at the coming session, a minimum speed limit law. covering the shipment of llve- In another resolution, the benefit of the scalp bounty law is praised and the Legislature is urged so to amend it that a .person can get the bounty in large counties without expending more than the bounty comes to Dy iraveuns a ions uia tance to the county seat. Officials' Work Commended. m. A. T Melvin and Dr. S. W. McCIure. of the Bureau of Animal Industry, and that or the uregon uxaio Sheep Commission and of Dr. W. H. Lytle. state sheep inspector, are warmly Indorsed. It Is asked that so far as pos- -... v. n n am (yi.arrie. end nthera'ln the KIUIC. W1D4 w O - - service are promoted to the office of ranger, practical stocionen oe giveu pici erence for this position." District Forester Chapman is praised for exploring range possibilities in Northern Washington and work'ng for lower freight rates thereto on the rail ways. Favorable mention Is made of the fact that there was to be no new ap portionment of graxlng area this year, and that the number of animals was not to be reduced on the reserves. The National Wool Warehouse & Stor age Company's work at Chicago was praised, as this co-operative concern is declared to have produced great benefits for the sheepmen. " The Panama Pacific Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. and the Astoria Cen tennial Celebration next year, were both Baker was selected for the next meet ins: place of the state meeting, which will be held some time in the Winter month of 1912. For the state advisory board George McKnlght of Vale; Dan P Smythe, of Pendleton; C. A. Minor, of Heppner; E. P. Cranston, of Baker; Jay Bobbin, of Joseph! and H. C. Rooper, of Antelope, were chosen at a meeting held last night In the Imperial Hotel. SETTLEMENT DUE FRIDAY Oregon-Washington Boundary Dis pute Hangs on Paget Island. SALEM. Or., Jan. 4. (Special.) An nouncement was made today that the Oregon-Washington Boundary Commis sion will meet in Astoria Friday morn ing to make a final effort at reaching a decision as to the matter in contro versy. The Oregon delegation will meet Governor Hay and members of the Washington commission and will be taken by boat to Sand Island, from which point thev wlu b8 t-ken over tne disputed boundary line to Puget Island, which is located Just beyond the dis trict within the recent Supreme Court decision. Puget Island has 5000 acres and a votlnir population of 250 people and has always been considered a part of Wash ington, but the Oregon commission oe lieves it Is a portion of Oregon. Washington Is anxious to secure Sand Island and will offer a consideration for It but refuses to, give up Puget Island in Its stead. The' two commissions hope to reach an agreement which will ba possible as a recommendation to the respective Legislatures, which have the power of accepting such an agreement If It is so desired. -Z s i VANCOUVER GETS OFFICE Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to Handle Business In North. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have opened an office in Vancouver, B. C, which will be in charge of T. W. B. London, who for many years was manager of tho merchandise department of the company In this city. Mr. London left for Van couver yesterday to assume his new duties. The new office will conduct a general importing and exporting business similar to that of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. in this city. The imports at the northern port are already large, consisting of cement, structural and railroad iron, building materials and general merchan dise, while a wide variety of Canadian products are exported. It is probable that in the near future grain will form a large part of the outward commerce of the port. - Several shipments of wheat from Northwestern Canada to Europe wera made last year and a large volume of grain trade was handled between Van couver and Mexican ports. With tha completion of the Panama Canal, It is likely British Columbia's grain trad with Europe will assume good propor tions. CANAL TOLLS DISCUSSED Senator Flint Would Let American Coasters Go Through Free, WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Representa tive Mann, of Illinois, chairman of tha committee on Interstate and foreign commerce, talked with President Taft with regard to toll charges on the Pan ama Canal. He thinks the rates should be fixed by the present Congress. The question as to whether American vessels should be allowed to pass through the canal without paying toll also was discussed. Senator Flint, chairman of the com mittee on interoceanic canals, also dis cussed with tha President the question of toll charges. The Senator said ha favored having all American vessels engaged in coastwise trade go through the canal free of charge; these vessels, however, would be subject to call by the Government at any time they might be needed for use as colliers in war time, or any similar purposes. The Government would pay for tho vessels at their cost price. CORD OF WOOD IS SHORT Dealer Fined $25 on Complaint of Injured Customer. "Trust prices are high enough, with out a cord of wood being one-fourth short in addition," said Deputy City Attorney Sullivan In Municipal Court yesterday morning, In urging Judge Tazwell to In flict punishment upon Percy Wilkinson, of the Mount Scott Feed & Fuel Com pany. The defendant was accused by F. Per cell, of East Forty-fourth street, with delivering to him a cord of wood which, upon being measured by City Sealer Buchtel, waa found to contain only 98 cubic feet. Buchtel testified that the maximum allowance for shrinkage by sawing would not be more than 20 cubio feet. The defendant pleaded ignorance of the fact, but as the ordinance provides that guilty knowledge Is not a necessary element of the offense. Judge Taiwell imposed a fine of J25. SHOTS SPEED FUGITIVE Negro Sheds Clothing as He Runs, but Is Captured. 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