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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAV, ' AUGUST ' 11, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FARM ZONES; BEAT
LORDS DECIDE TO
WOMAN WEDDED TO
ROOSEVELT DENIES
HAPPY THOUSANDS
MAKE ASTOBIA GAY
TINKER, 86, BEGINS
TAFT WILL
TRUDGE TO WASCO
CITIES IN : BABIES
SPHINX IS WEARIED
ACCEPT-VETO-BILL
HE
VIEWS TO PEOPLE
HUSBAND MUTE SEVEN' YEARS;
WIFE WANTS DIVORCE.
PATIUAKCHAL CLOCK-IlEPAin-
BIRTHS DOUBLE DEATHS IV 12
. - ' OREGON' COrXTIES.
Klt TO WORK OX WAY.
VOT. T.T n. 1.V822.
- - I 111 - mm m m I 1 1 f - r-v W y- i
CARRY
IS
DECEIVED
Good Nature Beams at
Centennial Opening.
SALUTES PEAL GLAD GREETING
Stirring Ceremonies Usher in
City's Birthday Party.
GRACEFUL TRIBUTE PAID
John Barrett, Moot rollshed of Ora
tor. Delivers Congraulatlons
From President Tmft to
Town Ceturv.Younc. 4
PT ADDISO BENNETT.
ASTORIA. Or.. Auk. 10. (Special.)
The band has erased Ita playing, the
speakers have finished their oratory,
the wheels ico 'round and 'round jd
the great Centennial haa bAmf a
reality.
The President pressed the button
that started the flreworka not real
and literal pjrot-hnlcs. tmt verbal Il
lumination the Governor's salute has
been flred'and the Astoria Centennial
Is "on" for 38 days.
If there Is lonlicht In this city a
person who does not enjoy a irood
nlaht's rest, it ought not to be one of
those who has been charred with a
duty towards making this exhibition
poIMe. Kvery Individual who has
had anything to do with bringing the
tana-led threads together Into one har
monious whole should be proud of his
or her work and should now be al
lowed to enjoy a few days of respite,
of peace and comfort.
VUltlnr Thoaand Happy.
As the trains and boats and autoa
and bu rales and carriages began to
unload their passengers yesterday
afternoon Into a city already over
crowded. It waa seen that there would
be aa unheard of throne; here today.
And all the evening and all the night
and well on until almost the moment
when the parade waa to take up Ita
line of march, poured forth the peo
ple. Every street was crowded, the
hotels and rooming-houses were packed
to their rapacity almost, for It Is to
be a rule In Astoria during tne coming
month that there Is to be room for all.
even If the Courthouse and City Hall
even the Postoff Ice have to be turned
Into caravansaries.
And what a Jolly, rousterlng. good
natured crowd It was. From the
Jackie, who are on occasions said to
be noisy, down or up to the best and
the worst of those who fared forth,
there' waa none but Joyful counten
ances, nought but smiles and soft
words.
How much might be said at all times
for Oregon audlenrea we all know. They
art typical of our best eltlienshlp. Il
lustrative of the greatest Intelligence-.
But the crowds today quite outdid
themselves as ladlea and gentlemen,
made every beholder and every par
ticipator glad to be balled as an Ore
gon visitor.
(irareful Oratory Plow.
I'ld you ever note a bather going
forth to bathe In the salt, salt sea?
Arrayed In a faultless costume ahe tor
this mu.t relate to a bather more
graceful mora beautiful than any mere
man can be . Note how bdavely and
boldly she essay. Into the tide: see how
faultless her steps through the shal
low waters. In the sand, until finally
the choppy surf la encountered.
Then with wbnt short, quick but
forceful strokes she breasts the waves,
passes through the . turbulent surf,
reaches the open, mobile and placid
waters. T?-en watch the slow, sure
and measured strokes, note how everv
movement counts, take cognisance of
the speed, the grace and beautiful
strength.
On and on and on ehe goes. Opt
the open, open sea. On and on and on.
very movement faultless. everytroke
ahowlng perfect grace.
And then, finally, the turn towards
the shore. Note the long and sweeping
strokes. Now to the side, now under
hand, now overhand, now perhaps a
plunge Just beneath the surface but
always perfect grsre.
Su.-h Is John tlarrett'e oratory when
lie delivers a message from the Prenl
. dent.
Every word enunciated perfectly, aa
perfectly aa If he had atudled It from
hla youth. Every sentence fully round
ed, every paragraph a perfect harmony
"of verbal coloring, every pause limed
aa If by a stopwatch, while his forcible
sentences had the sharp report of a
trip-hammer.
! tarred I Lauded.
Well, well. It means something to be
an orator, more to be an oracle, much
more to stand In the very stead of the
President and give his message to the
assembled thousands. It ws well
worth coming miles to hear him read
the President's telegram telling "Our
John" to come here and start the wheels
revolving, start also the verbal fire
works and the oratorical machinery.
And who could do this so well, who
would be more fitting to do It than
"Our John?" No one. For anybody
'else to have been delegated -7 the
Jeaciiidr4 ea Page T.)
Alfred K. R. Anderon. One
Wealthy, Start Walk to The
Dalle When Polk Find Grips.
Lacking funda to prosecute by rail
hla Journey to friends In Long Creea,
Grant County, Alfred K. R. Anderson,
tt years old. once a wealthy manufac
turer of Charleston. B. C. now a clock
tinker, set out afoot for The Pallet
yesterday, after Detectlce Tlchenor had
recovered for him hla satchels, upon
which he placed a valuation of $"S0.
Bearded Ilka a sculptured Moses, and
decrepit. Anderson reported yesterday
morning to Patrolman Butler that ha
had lost his luggage, containing all His
worldly assets. He was In great agl
tatlon.
The old man wear ministerial black
and speaks In a courtly manner. Ie
tectlve Tlchenor made search at the
Colon Depot and soon found the bat
tered grips, filled with sewing-machine
parts and tools.
"1 want to go to Long Creek.", said
the patriarch, showing the penciled
address of a man at that place.
"Ia he a relative of yoursT"
"No, Just a friend. I gave my life
and my fortune to my family and m
I am earning my way by repairing
clocks and machine. How much will
It cost to go to Ixmg Creek?"
When told that the fure would be
ab4tnt 110 the aged man showed great
dismay and said:
"That would clean me out. Could I
make my living and walk there?"
He was advised that the route was
favorable as far as The Dalles but
that he could scarcely cross the sandy
watea of Eastern Oregon. He an
nounced his Intention of walking to
The Dallea, and set forth on tottering
legs.
TAFT'S VETO WILL STAND
If President Disapprove of State
hood, iiiii win n Iom.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. The New
Mexico-Arizona statehood bill waa put
up to President Taft today for hla ex
pected veto, when the House concurred
with the Senate amendments to the
measure.
Alre'lr both houses have canvassed
the possibility of paaalng the measure
over the expected veto, which will be
based o nthe Judiciary recall provision
of the bllL
Home of the Senatorial friend of
statehood have reached the conclusion
that a passage In the Senate over the
veto Is Improbable, figuring that of the
1 volea cast for the bill fully a dosen
will be lost without any source from
which the deficit ran be made good to
meet the required (0 votea on the sec
ond attempt. No doubt Is felt aa to the
passage of the bill again In the House.
CIGAR MEN FIGHT TRUST
Washington Retailer Organize to
Demand Concessions.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. JO. Spe
cial.) Within six months the retail cl
rar dealers In this state expect to be
strong enough to compel the American
Tohacro Company to give them the
same buying concessions that have been
grantrd to the United Cigar Stores, a
subsidiary corporation of the tobacco
trust. The Federal Courts may accom
plish the same object within a lesser
time but the retailers of the state In
tend to keep up an aggressive organi
zation that will protect the Independent
dealer against the. big cigar combine.
Seattle cigar dealers outside the trust
are contributing 1230 a month toward
the organization work in the state. Al
ready there are strong organizations In
Tacoma. Spokane, North Taktma and
Ellensburg. It Is probable Everett will
be organized next.
SAVANT HEEDSLAND CALL
President Penrose, of Whitman, to
"Take l"p Homestead.
WALLA WALLA, Wash, Aug. 10.
Special.) To take up a Government
I Irrigation land claim near Twin Falls.
In Southern Idaho. 8. B. L. Penrose,
president of Whitman Cllge departed
today for Twin Falls. When he ar
rives there, he will Immediately build
the customary "homes'.ead shack" and
prepare to live in it 30 days, according
to the Government requirements for
obtaining title to the land. He Is ac
companied by Mrs. Penrose.
Superinten l.nt of Schools Jones has
already rettirnel after acquiring - a
similar tract In that district, and Is
well pleasrJ with till l.tnJ.
GRISLY CORD IN EVIDENCE
Assassins' Paraphernalia Kxhlbitcd
In Ca morris t' Trial.
VITERBO. Italy. Aug. 10. Today'a
session of the Camorrlsts' trial was
taken up with an examination of ob
jects found on the bodies of the mur
dered Gennaro Cuoccnlo and his wife.
Among the exhibits waa a piece of
cord such as assassins often use to
catch their victims about the throat.
It was black from age or dirt and
bloodstained and was found wrapped
up In a shirt that Cuocrolo had worn
on the night he was killed. The shirt
was heavy with blood.
The cord Is similar to one found with
a complete criminal outfit, in a bag
carried by Gaetno Amedeo, one of the
accused men. The prosecution Inti
mated that the cord placed in evidence
bad been used to bind Cuoccoio.
With Fight on, He Will
ExtendWesternTour.
COAST CITIES TO BE VISITED
This Will Be President's Last
Chance Before Election.
IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD
Opposing Statehood, Wool and Free
List Bills, Executive Would
Inspire People With Ills
Own Programme.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. (Special.)
President Taft haa reached the con
clusion that he haa a big fight on his
hands.
It Involves the policies that have de
veloped during the present session of
Congress, and moree particularly al
ready raised through the vetoes that
are In prospect.
Probably as a result of the fight
which he believes must be carried be
fore the people, the President prac
tically decided today to extend his
Wstern trip this Fall, and to Include
cities on the Pacific Coast In his Itin
erary. If he starts on September 1S,
as he now expecta. the trip will not be
completed much before November 1.
Last Chance Offered.
It will be the last opportunity before
the election next year for the execu
tive to take a long tour, as the tradi
tions do not admit of a President trav
eling about the country during a cam
paign Involving bis own re-election.
This Fall, therefore, will afford Mr.
Taft the last opportunity to get In close
touch with the people of various sec
tions. They will be visited now and In
spired, If possible, with the purposes of
the Taft programme, from scientific
tariff revision to universal peace.
Taft Goes to Devewly.
The President left tonight for Bev
erly, not to return to the capital until
Monday morning. He evidently wants
to get away from the scene of trouble
for a few days, for the express purpose
of breathing a bit of fresh air and to
get a few days of relaxation before set
tling down to the Job that he sees con
fronting him before Congress adjourns.
This Job Involves the writing of the
most critically Important messages he
has haj to write since he entered the
White House, and preparing for what
ever follows his vetoes.
Here Is the situation as It now ap
pears:
Situation Is Reviewed.
The Statehood Bill, with the Senate
amendments concurred In by the House,
Is ready for the President's considera
tion. It is to be vetoed and aa matters
have been reported it la regarded aa
probable that It will fall of passage
over his veto, at least In the Senate.
Even In the House the Republican lead
ers have expressed confidence in their
ability to "hold It down."
In the Senate It Is aald that several
members who voted for the measure a
few days ago to ahow their friendship
for the statehood Idea will be moved
to a reversal of action In the face of
a Presidential veto. '
The President, whatever the ulti
mate result, cannot In conaclence sign
a measure that gives sanction to the
recall of Judges. He believes the
court will support him In hU position.
It Is one of the things he will dwell
(Concluded ua Pass 5.)
BRITISH PREMIER, WHO PRESSED CONSIDERATION OP VETO BILL, SHORN OF LORDS'
AMENDMENTS, AND OPPOSITION LEADER IN UPPER HOUSE.
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HKRBKKT HK.K- AdUllTH.
Rural District Far Ahead of Metro
politan Centers In Stork's Count,
Says Dr." C. S. White.
Farmecs have more children for every
thousand of population 'than City folks,
according to the report ol Dr. Calvin
S. White, State Health-Officer, in which
33 of 34 counties of the-state are tab
ulated., ..-"..
Rural counties Wave by 'far the larger
proportion of " births, and their record
of births In comparison with the num
ber of deaths ehows growth due to the
stork, which compares favorably with
the growth by Immigration, says the
report. In the cities . and counties
which depend largely on cities for their
population, such as Multnomah and Ma
rlon Counties, the death rate either ap
proaches or Is greater than the birth
rate, while in 12 suburban counties the
birth rate Is double or more than dou
ble the death rate.
Washington, Wallowa, Sherman,
Polk, LJnn, Lane, Josephine, Hood
River, Harney, Coos, Clackamas and
Baker Counties, all devoted largely to
farming, b,ave the highest records for
the number of births in proportion to
the population. The urban counties
fall far below them In the number of
births and in the ratio to the number
of people In the counties. Only In one
county, Jackson, does the death rate
approximate the blrth'rate, and In but
two counties does the birth rate fall
below the deaths. Tillamook County
has the greatest average number of
births.
WILD HORSES KIDNAP COW
Runaway Team Scoops Up Bossy on
Wagon Tongue In Flight.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
A cow was carried Ave blocks here to
day on the tongue and doubletrees of
wagon pulled by a runaway team
and escaped unhurt.
A big team belonging to C. R- Ran
dall started to run from First and Fer
ry streets shortly before noon and ran
out Ferry street. At Ninth street the
team collided with three cows, wmch
Professor J. B. Eeatherman, the own
er, was driving to pasture. The team
scooped up one of the cows onto the
tongue and doubletrees and carried her
there until stopped by workmen on a
new house at .Fourteenth street. One
.horse fell when the team stopped and
the cow rolled off unhurt.
$10,000,000 DEED IS FILED
Coos Bay Line Take Action to Se
cure Big Bond Isuse.
ROSEBL'RG, Or.. Aug. 10. (Special.)
Francis J. Clarke, of Marshfield. to
day filed with the County Clerk of
Douglas County a trust deed of the
Coos Bay ft Oregon Central Railroad
Company in favor of the Commonwealth
Title & Trust Company, of Philadel
phia. The deed la similar to that filed In
Coos County about two weeks ago, and
sreures a bond issue in the sum of 110,
000. There Is nothing In the deed as to
who is backing the project.
MEDF0RD PASTOR SHIFTED
Father Van Clarnebeck Gives Way to
Eugene Priest, Who la III.
MEDFORD. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Father Van Clarnebeck. pastor, founder
and builder of the Medford Catholic
Church, must give place to another. Be
cause Father J. M. O'Farrell, of Eugene,
Is suffering from 111-healtti, he and his
assistant have been given the diocese of
Medford and Father Van Clarnebeck will
go to St. Paul, Or., where Is the first
Catholic Church ever birtlt In the .state.
Coming from Eugene to tills city, the
field of Father O'Farrell will be very
much enlarged, since he will have charge
of the new HSO.ono hospital, the large
seminary and the local church.
Creation of New Peers
. Made Unnecessary.
FINAL VOTE IS 131 TO 114
Rosebery Says Upper Body
Wifl Still Be Safeguard.
ASQUITH IS DENOUNCED
Premier Declared to Have Appealed
Prematurely to "Young and In
. experienced King" Nation-;
al Crlsl9 Is Avoided.
LONDON, Aug. 10. The House of
Lords tonight passed the veto bill by
a vote of 131 to 114.
This action on the bill averts the
long-impending national crisis, and
avoids the necessity for creating new
peers, which was threatened If the vote
were adverse.' It was conceded that the
Imminence of this contingency was the
controlling factor in Influencing the
final result.
The concluding debate on the meas
ure was marked by a tinge of bitter,
ness. At the opening of the session
Viscount Morley, speaking for the gov
ernment, announced, if the measure
were defeated, thee King had assented
to the creatton of sufficient peers to
guard against any possible combination
of the different opposition parties by
which the bill may be exposed a sec
ond time to defeat. He concluded:
"Every vote given against my . mo'
tlon not to Insist on the amendments
Is a vote given In favor of a large and
prompt creation of Peers.'"
Lord Rosebery admitted It was now
quite clear that the bill must pass. The
former Premier denounced the govern
ment for having gone to "a young and
Inexperienced King, not yet five months
on the throne, to ask for guarantees to
pass a bill that had not even passed
its first reading In the House of Com
mons." '
He concluded: .
"If the bill passes tonight, there will
still be force left In thlB House to op-,
pose the dangerous measures of the
government, and Europe and the em
pire will be spared the sight of a scan
dal which would go far to weaken the
hold of the center of the empire on Its
component parts."
The Earl of Camperdown, having an
nounced that he would support the gov
ernment in- preference to having the
upper house swamped with new Peers,
the Dyke of Norfolk declared that If
any Unionist Peer supported the gov
ernment he would vote with the in
surgent followers of the Earl of Hals
bury. ROAD MEN TO VISIT HILL
Governor and Party Will Study
Highways at MaryhlU, Wnsh.
MEDFORD. Or., Aug. 10. (Special.)
Searching for the best kind of roads
to build In J. ckson County. Governor
Oswald West, Dr. J. F. Reddy. of Med
ford, and Commissioners George L.
Davis and James Owens, of Jackson
County, will visit Maryhill. Wash, Au
gust 11. as-the guests of Samuel HilL.
In a telegram to Dr. Reddy. Mr. Hill
declared that. Inasmuch as the commis
sioners were considering going into
California to examine the roads there,
and that as Maryhill was more similar
In climate to Medford than any south
ern town or city. It would be profitable
for them to make the northern trip.
The Journey probably will decide
what kind of highways will be built in
this country.
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LORD LA.MSDOWIVK.
Man Ceases Speaking Soon After
Marriage; She Endures Until
Home Is Devastated.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10. That
they lived together as husband and wife
seven years without speaking to each
other, their only communication being
by means of written notes, was one
of the statements made today by Mrs.
Ellen Klltgaard in her application for a
divorce from Carl E. Klltgaard, a
marine engineer. This silence she de
clared, was enforced by her husband,
who ceased speaking to her soon after
their marriage at Redwood City in
1903. He would not even receive the
notes from her hand, compelling her to
leave them in a designated place. One
day she wrote to him:
"How long are you going to keep this
up?"
"Forever," was the written reply. "I
want you to get a divorce."
This she declined to do, but changed
her' mind when Klltgaard removed
the furniture from their Berkeley
homes' compelling her and her baby
to sleep on the floor. Then she left
him.
CUPID ENRICHES STATE
Marriage Licenses in Washington
Are Source of $57,703 Revenue.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Aug 10. (Spe
cial.) An average of 1068 marriages a
month wee performed in Washington
during the year 1910, according to fig
ures compiled from the reports of the
various County Auditors now on file
with the state bureau of inspection.'
The total for the state is 12,823. Cu
pid's activities contributed $57,703. 60
toward the support of the various
county governments in Washington.
King County leads the list In regard
to numbers, while Spokane Is next and
Pierce County third.
One of the surprises is the great
number of marriage licenses Issued in
Clark County, where in 1910 the total
ran up to 460. San Juan County holds
the record for having the fewest num
ber of marriage licenses Issued, only
seven being taken out in that county.
Figuring on the basis of the last
census, there was one marriage license
issued in Washington during 1910 to
every 96 persons, or one person out of
every 48 married.
DIVORCE SUIT UNITES PAIR
Couple, Parted for 25 Years, Meet
and Old Lrve Iteturns.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 10. (Special.)
A suit for divorce was today, through
the offices of Attorney H. F. Frye, the
medium of reuniting Julia A. Hyde and
Phlgean Hyde, who were married In
New York City In 1871, and who parted
In Shongo, N. T., 2 years ago.
The two confronted each other yes
terday, and immediately the old feeling
of mutual affection returned, and they
left the court hand in hand, avowing
eternal Integrity to the other.
For 15 years Mrs. Hyde had toiled
with her children on a ranch in the
White River Valley, and six weeks ago
In distress she erne to Frye and told
him she could stand no further toll.
Hyde has property in Spokane and a
ranch near there valued at $20,000, in
addition to mining shares in the Coeur
d'Alene district.
Hyde came from Spokane to Seattle
yesterday, and on going directly to
Frye's office met the woman he de
serted In 18S6.
OUTING COUPLE DROWN
Hoquiam Woman Rescued From
Place of Fatality S AVeeks Ago.
HOQUIAM. Wash., Aug. 10. (Spe
cial.) As the result of the capsizing of
a rowboat, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hay
berg, of this city, were drowned In the
East Hoquiam River about six miles
above this city at 5:30 this evening.
They were on their way from the Lytle
Logging Company's boom to Lytle
camp No. 3 for an outing. The acci
dent occurred near the - Commercial
camp and was witnessed by the men
In the camp. -Hayberg was known in
this city as Haywood and has resided
here for a number of years. A brother,
Fred Hayberg, resides'ln Astoria, and
he has been notified of the tragedy.
Mrs. TIayberg fell Into the river near
the place the couple waa drowned two
weeks ago, and was rescued with diffi
culty. Coroner R. F. Hunter. Police Chief
Wyerlck and friends of the couple left
late tonight In a launch for the scene
of the accident.
WILBUR WRIGHT DISGUSTED
Sensational Flights Hurting Science
of Aviation, Says He.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Wilbur
Wright, on his latest tour of Europe,
has increased his disgust at the dare
devil tactics of the European aviators.
The "sensational flights" are hurting
the science, he declared, on his arrival
here. ,
"They do not work toward maintain
ing a healthy interest in aeronautics,
or help In practical development of the
machines," he continued.
"Take the recent International Cir
cuit Aviation Race, for example. That
was, In no sense, a test of what the
machines or the pilots could do. It
was merely a reckless sporting event,
in which the men bet their lives
against a certain amount of money.
It was a gamble with death."
Each Alaska Case'ls
Law Unto Itself.
PRECEDENTS NOT BINQ'ING
Ownership of Railroad 'Sug
gested as Remedy. . ,
LIBERAL TERMS FAVORED1
Garfield and Plnchot's JPtollcies
Those of His Administration.
Guggenheim Control Xot
Then Foreseen.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Ex-Puesldeni'
Roosevelt has an article, entitled "Alas
ka Again," in the current number of
the Outlook.
After taking issue with a newspaper
statement that during the Eoosevelt
administration the same course had
been pursued as had been pursued
later In connection with Controller Bay,
Mr. Roosevelt discusses some of the
general phases of Alaskan develop
ment and adds:
. "The Government must Itself oontrot
the development of Alaska, and adopt
as the guiding principle the Idea of
shaping that development In the Inter
est primarily of the people as a whole,
the syndicate or other developing agen
cies thus receiving benefit only as an
Incident to conferring It. .
Task Is Not Difficult.
"I do not think the task is a very
difficult one, if only we, the people,
personally and through our represen
tatives, approach it with this purpose
clearly in mind, and If we insist that
the agents of the Government act with
an understanding of the needs of the
peeple and a. Yestilufe pv.rpose to sea ,
those needs accomplished, even though
it be necessary to override the repre
sentatives of the great Interests who
wish to prevent Alaskan development
unless It is shaped primarily to beneflt
those interests."
Mr. Roosevelt begins his article with
a reference to an article rrom tne
Washington correspondent of the New
Work Tribune, of July 28, Justifying
the withdrawal of the Controller Bay
lands from the forest reserves on the
ground that similar action had been
taken by Mr. Garfield and Mr. Pinchot
in eliminating certain areas at Eyak
and Valdez from the forest reserves, j
Pinchot and Garfield Upheld. I
.The article assumed that I was de
ceived by Messrs. Garfield and Pinchot,"
he continues. "It Is hardly necessary
to say that any such assumption may
be made either with Intent to be hum
orous or with a full knowledge of its
falsehood. I was In a peculiar sense
responsible for every act of Mr. Pin
chot and Mr. Garfield when they held
office under me. They represented to
a very special degree the policies and
principles which 1 had especially at
heart, and, while of course there are
necessarily many actions I took on
their recommendation with the details
of which was impossible for me to
be acquainted, I was absolutely and en
tirely cognizant of the principles in
accordance with which each one of
these acts was taken, and each act
faithfully represented the putting into
effect of the principle In which I be
lieved and which I had laid down for
the guidance of my administration.
"In every part of the country in
which there are forest reserves, it has
been found, and it will in the future
be found necessary to make elimina
tions for town sites, for agricultural
purposes, for manufacturing purposei
and the like. Each such case stand:
on its own merits; each such case de
pends on Its justification upon the con
ditions existing at the time it is made,
and is in no sense a precedent for any
other case arising under new condi
tions, or when facts hitherto undis
covered have been made known.
Kach Case Its Own Law.
"It may not only be proper to elim
inate a given tract of land, but highly
improper not to eliminate It, and yet,
if the elimination of another tract of
land will give monopoly to a mining
company, or a transportation company,
or any other company, it may be to the
last degree Improper.
"At the time the eliminations at
Eyak and Valdez arm were made, no
suggestion had been made to me from
any source, nor was there any public
knowledge that there was the slight-
est danger of the Guggenheim syndi
cate, or any other syndicate, obtaining
control of Alaska, as the developments
during the past three years have shown
to be the case, and as has been a
matter of public notoriety for at ea.st
two years.
"Months after the date of these elim
inations Cunningham made affidavit
that he knew ot no entrymen in the
Cunningham group that had any con
tract with the Guggenheim syndicate;
the eliminations beings made in July
and September. 1907, and the Cunning
ham affidavit In September, 1908. When
the eliminations were made there was
not a vestige of evidence to show that
we should be on our guard to pre-
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