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VOL. LI XO. 15.933.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 19, 1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EDITOR BEATEN BY
TAFT ABROGATES
FLAMES ENVELOP
WISE OLD PARROT
12 DIE, 20 HURT,
IN TRAIN WRECK
PLUMBING TRUST
TARGET IN ACTION
FISHER, TOO, SAYS
AMEND LAND LAW
Secretary Agrees With
Western Governors.
WOMAN RETRACTS
MRS. JOXES WIELDS UMBRELLA
4 CHICAGO HOTEL
HAILS EX-MISTRESS
RUSSIAN TREATY
1000 SLEEPERS ROUSED FROM
HERE'S YOIH BABT, GREETIXG
OX DAYTOX PUBLISHER.
BEDS BY CRT OF "FIRE."
IX HOTEL DIXEVG-ROOM.
Suit Filed Against As
sociation on Coast.
RESTRAINT OF TRADE CHARGED
27 Firms, 59 Individuals on
Pacific Slope Defendants.
PROCEDURE NOT CRIMINAL
Compromise Vttrrtrd Which Kesults
In Civil Anion Alone Being Tk
en Cse of Blue book and Boj
eon Held Tart of Conspiracy.
I.OS ANGELES. Dec. 1$. A suit to
dissolve the Pacific Coast numbing
Supply Association and others general
r known as the Pacific Coast "plumb-
Ins; trust." covering the states of
Washington, Oregon and California,
was filed this afternoon In the United
States Circuit Court by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Cryer, for A, L. McCor
mtck. United States District Attorney,
now in Washington: George W. Wlck
ersham. Attorney-General; James A.
Fowler. Assistant Attorney-GneraL
and Edwin P. Qrosvenor. special as
sistant to the Attorney-General.
An action, charging unlawful re
straint of trade and commerce, was
fled upon receipt of telegraphic In
structions from the Department of Jus
tice at Washington.
Waaaaa as Defeadaat.
In all there are ft defendants. J 7
being classed as "corporation defend
ants" and the other Eft as "Individual
defendants." Of the latter one Is a
woman. Alice T. Corrlgan. secretary
of the P. V. Howard Company, of Oak
land. CaL
The suit is virtually a compromise
it having been understood that the
Government original'.? Intended to In
stitute criminal actlona against the
"trust."-
Before the compromise was effected
and while the grand Jury Investiga
tion waa in progress. Eugene Goodwin.
secretary of the Pacific Coast Plumbing
Supply Association, killed himself In a
theater in San Francisco. A demand
had Just been made upon him by A. I.
MeCormick. United States District At
torney here, to produce the books of
the concern for the grand jurors' In.
spertlon.
This marks the opening of what
promises to be one of the biggest suits
ever Inaugurated on this Coast. Virtu
ally all the largest plumbing organiza
tions on the Coast are involved.
Maay Klrsas Defeadaata.
Besides the Pacific Coast Plumbing
Supply Association, there are the Na
tional Committee of the Federated Sup
ply Associations, a corporation organ
ised and existing under the laws of
New York: H. H. Boynton Company.
corporation now doing business in Los
Angeles: A. H. Busch Company, ot Los
Angeles and San Francisco; The Crane
Company, with offices In Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Oakland, Portland. So
attle. Tacoma and Spokane: Harper A
Keynolds Co.. of Los Angeles; Hol-
brook. Merrill A Stetson, of Lo An
Fries and San Francisco; W. W. Mon
tague A Co, of Los Angeles and San
Francisco; Tay Company, Los Angeles;
N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company,
of Los Angeles and San Francisco;
Dalztel-Moljer Company, of San Fran
cisco: Haines. Jones aV Cadbury. of San
Francisco and Philadelphia: K. W.
Kinney, of Oakland and San Francisco;
The Mark-Lally Company, of San Fran
cisco and Nevada: The George H. Tay
Company, of San Francisco; California
Steam A Plumbing Supply Company, ot
San Francisco; Millcr-Enrlght Company,
of Sacramento; P. F. Howard Company,
of Oakland: Western Metal Supply Com
pany, of San Diego: The Gauld Company,
of Portland: M. L. Kline Company, of
Portland: Paclric Peerless Company, of
Portland: The Bowles Company, of Se
attle. A. Hambach. of Seattle; The Hol
ly. Mason Hardware Company, of Spo
kane: Hughes Co, of Spokane: Walsh
Gardner Co, of Tacoma. Wash.
raeslrary la Charged.
In the complaint filed by the Gov
ernment against the alleged plumbing
trust. It is charged that on or about
January I. 1907. the larger firms on
this Coast Joined together In a con
.pirvy and combination in restraint ot
trade.
It ia alleged a "blue book" containing
' the names of all prrsons. firms and
corporations who were affiliated with
the association was kept and that ef
forts were made to prevent an In
creased number of Jobbers of plumbing
supplies in the three states of the Pa
cific Coast, also to restrain trade
among the retailers not affiliated with
the association.
The complaint asks that each and
every en of the defendants appear and
answer the allegations la the petition,
and abide by and perform such orders
and decree aa the court may make
in the p'remlaes.
The individual defendants are officers
and managers of the corporations or
the member of such partnerships.
It Is asserted that to control the '
trade in the three Pacific states named.
fcCaJMlwleU ea I' 2.JI
Is
DATTON. On. Dee, IS. (Special)
Because she objected to an artlcl
printed in the Dayton Tribune, Imply
ins that a sewing machine, for which
her husband was selling agent, was
not standard, Mrs. J. J. Jones entered
the office of D. C, Eshmun, editor, last
Saturday, and belabored him with her
umbrella until he agreed to print a re-
traction of the story.
dltor Eshmun obeyed the mandate
of Mrs. Jones the same day, and th
evening relinquished control of the
Tribune to Fred T. Melllnger, who 1:
now editor. .
Best authenticated accounts of 1 the
affair are that Mrs. Jones, who is of
hcv;-welght proportions. Introduced
herself to Editor Eshmun with an up
raised umbrella, and without prelimi
narles drove him Into a corner, where
she applied the weapon discriminated
to tender portions of the editor's anat
omy. Under the persuasive Influence
of blows and words Editor Eshmun ad
mltted that the story he had printed
about Mrs. Jones' husband and his
wares was unfounded, and agreed to
print at retraction that day.
In his explanation Editor Eshmun
said: "Scared the Editor Mrs. Jones
Not Lightweight by Any Means. Mrs.
Jones' story had but few frills, and
rame straight from the shoulder, and
her credentials simply made the fake
rumor an absurd dream. Everybody
that ever saw a sewing machine knows
that the Is as good aa any on the
market."
Then Editor Eshmun turned over bis
paper to Mr. Melllnger.
"SHOOTING GIRLS" HISSED
Graham-Conrad Vaudeville Act
t
Hammerstein's Falls Flat.
NEW TORK. Dec. 1. (Special.)
After having been fairly well received
t the matinee performance at Ham
merstein's today, Lillian Graham and
Ethel Conrad, the "shooting showgirls,'
found their act tonight the only one of
the 14 turns which waa not liberally
applauded. Wnen they sang "That
Mysterious Rag" and presented their
Idea of dancing some persona laughed,
few hissed and there were cat calls.
The girls went on the boards at the
matinee performance aa headllnera
with considerable trepidation. They
professed to fear that emissaries of
W. E. D. Stokes would be on hand to
discredit their turn. They faced
friendly Monday afternoon Hammer-
stein audience, however, and except for
some good-natured Joshing at inter
vals, they were well received.
At the matinee William Hammersteln
looked extremely sour and gloomy, a
sure sign that he was well pleased.
WRECK DISCOVERS HERO
Trainman Stamps Out 'Blaze from
Overturned Stove With Bare Hands.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. IS. That
casualties in the collision between two
trolley cars on the Kansas Clty-Leav-
onworth electric line at Wolcott,
Km. today were only four killed and
seven injured, was due to the heroism
of Roscoe A. Agers, an employe.
Agora was In the smoking compart
ment of the southbound car when tba
two mot, each going at a speed of about
35 miles an hour. The northbound car
plowed Its way almost half through the
other, smashing the forward smoking
compartment to splinters. As Agers
crawled from the wreckage, coals from
the battered stove already had sot fire
to the wreckage.
He stamped out the fire and with his
bare hands threw the pieces of the
broken stove away. His hands were
burned to the bone, but he saved the
wreckage from catching Are.
BLACKMAILER IS GUILTY
Man Who Threatened Seattle Bank
er Sentenced to Prison.
SEATTLE. Dec IS. B. F. Breeser, an
ex-bookkeeper who attempted to ex
tort 12000 from E. W. Andrews. Presi
dent o the Seattle National Bank, by
threat of loss of life and destruction of
his home, pleaded guilty today and waa
sentenced to five years in the Federal
Penitentiary and a fine of $1000.
Richard Mclntyre, an 'x-pollceman.
waa sentenced to five years for passing
spurious money.
John B. Hamilton, a soldier from
Vancouver Barracks. Washington,
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
ing an officer and was sentenced to
three months In Jail and a fine of II 00.
Rodney Collins, a soldier from Fort
Worden, Washington, admitted stealing
rings from the wife of an officer, and
was sentenced to two years In prison.
RIVER AVON OUT OF BANKS
Great Territory In Wales Flooded.
Travelers Are Marooned.
LONDON, Dec 11. The River Avon.
In Southern Wales, has burst Its banks.
Many bouses have been washed away
and the people have fled to the hills.
A large number of cattle have been
drowned.
Between Swansea and Pontypool the
train service haa been suspended. Many
passengers are marooned in the sta
tion at Aberdaie. which is surrounded
by water four feet deep. Two boys
wax drowned la Uie Jlyah at Abexdaxe.
He Quickly Admits Tier Husband
Agent for Good Sewing Ma.
chine, bnt Quits Paper.
Heyburn Halts Ratifica
tion by Senate.
ACTION IS EXPECTED TODAY
Democrats Somewhat Piqued
by President's Move.
HOUSE GETS RECOGNITION
Resolution Necessary to Complete
Chief Executive's Act Will Be
Joint One State Depart
ment Is Gloomy.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18. President
Taft turned over to the Senate today
the task of completing the abrogation
of the treaty of 1832 with Russia, be
cause of alleged discriminations
against American Jews.
Ignoring the House of Representa
tives, the President sent a message to
the Senate announcing that on Friday
last be had caused notice to be for
warded to St. Petersburg that the
Cnited States desired the treaty to end
January 1, 191S. This notification was
officially handed to the representatives
of the Russian government.
Mr. Taft asked the Senate to ratify
and give effect to his action. The for
eign affairs committee of the Senate
voted unanimously to report a resolu
tion eouched In diplomatic terms, and
Senator Lodge offered it later in the
Senate.
Heybara Ralsea Objection.
There was every reason to believe
the resolution would be rushed
through. Inasmuch as the Senate com
mittee as an act of courtesy had de
cided that the House should be asked
to conour in the Senate's action.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, however.
after protesting against hasty action,
asserted his right under the rules, and
by formal objection threw further con
sideration ot the matter over until to
morrow. Although it was evident tonight that
political would enter into the fight to
morrow, the prediction was made that
all obstacles would be overcome and
that before the Senate adjourned the
committee resolution would be put
through as a substitute for the House
resolution, which proved objectionable
to the Russian government.
Adjustment Is Expected.
Chairman Sulzer, of the House com
mittee on foreign affairs, author of the
House resolution, said he believed the
matter would be adjusted satisfactorily
and that the abrogation of the treaty
would be accomplished before Congress
recessed Thursday.
Democratic leaders In both houses
are determined to claim credit for the
abrogation of the treaty. Senators
(Continued on Fas 4.)
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Blaze Sweeps Through Open Board
of Trade to KaUerhof and Xetv
Victoria Loss $100,000.
CHICAGO. Dec 19. Nearly a thou
sand persons were ronted from their
beds In the Kaiserhof and New Victoria
Hotel shortly before 3 o'clock this
morning when fire broke out in the
Open Board of Trade building at S23
South La Salle street.
The two hotels face In Clark street
and the flames from the burning build.
ins swept against the windows of each
In the rear.
Patrons of both hostelries were
aroused by bellboys and other attaches
and escaped quickly.
Many of the patrons of the Kaiser
hof, which was nearer to the blaze,
dragged their trunks after them and
nearly everyone carried one or more
suitcases.
The Hotel Stafford, also near by,
filled with smoke before it was re
alized by the management that it
would be necessary to arouse J.he
guests. They were finally aroused and
left the structure.
The fire spread through the Open
Board of Trade building within a few
moments. In 15 minutes after the first
alarm was given the roof fell. in and
the flames shot Into the air more than
160 feet.
The total loss' is estimated at $100.-
000.
CLUB CUPID SCORES ONE
Silver Lake Bachelor Wins Fair Di
vorcee at First Write.
SILVER LAKE. Or.. Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) One Eve has answered the dis
tress signal of the Silver Lake Bache
lors' Club and that organization lost
Its first member this week, when Mrs.
Florence Payne became the bride of
Frank Dob kins.
Dobklns was one of the active mem
bers of the Bachelors' Club and to him
fell the lot of answering the first batch
of letters sent to the club by would-be
wives. In this stack of letters was
one from Mrs. Payne, who confessed
that she had obtained a divorce decree
less than one year ago.
The prospective bridegroom was not
prejudiced against divorcees. In fact.
he had a sort of weakness for women
who knew something of the ins and
outs of matrimony. He liked the way
Mrs. Payne handled her pen; she liked
the manner In which he presented the
plea of the bachelors. It was love at
first write.
Immediately after the first negotia
tions Mrs. Payne came to Silver Lake
from Lakeview. Then Dobklns double-crossed
his fellow members of the
S. L. B. C. by marrying secretly.
FRANCIS JOSEPH AGAIN ILL
Reports of Condition of Emperor of
Austria Cause Uneasiness.
LONDON, Dec. 18. Reports of the
physical condition of Emperor Francis
Joseph, of Austria, received here, are
again causing great uneasiness, owing
to the advanced age of the Emperor
King. He Is said to be suffering from rheu
matism and a severe cold.
A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR THE OREGON GUN -
Silk Special Crashes
Into "Columbian."
CABS GROUND LIKE CARDBOARD
Fast Coast Flyer on Milwau
kee Line in Collision.
SLEEPER INMATES VICTIMS
Engine of Freight Plows Through
Rear Cars of Passenger, Which,
Though Built of Steel, Crum
ble Like Paper Toys.
ODESSA, Minn., Dec 18. Twelve are
dead and a score or more seriously In
jured as the result of a collision be
tween a silk train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road, running as I
section No. 2 of the "Columbian" flye
from the Pacific Coast, and the rear
sleeper of the Syer at the station here
early today,
The engine of the silk special plowed
five feet into tne sleeper, the last car
of the flyer, out the greatest loss of
life was In the. front end of the sleeper
which was telescoped by the dining
car just ahead.
Slangled Bodies Found.
Long after it was believed all the
dead had been taken from the debris,
wreckers late this afternoon found two
bodies in the crumpled sleeper, cut to
pieces. Identification of these is lm
possible.
Although both the diner and sleeper
were of steel, the former sheared the
upper portion of the sleeper from the
floor as if it had been carboard. In
the impact the diner's floor became
elevated slightly above that of th
sleeper's and with the force of section
No. 2's engine behind, the sleeper was
jammed along for fully 25 feet, while
the diner, as a gigantic knife, cut
away the upper structure.
List of Casnaltlea Long.
The dead:
MRS. G R. METRS, Newcastle. Ind.
MRS. C. W. BARBER, Terry, Mont.
TV. J. M'KEONE, sleeping-car conductor.
Chicago.
MRS. J. F. RICHARDS AND DAUUHTEH
Mobrldge. S. D.
r r v WHETSTONE. Minneapolis.
MRS. R. F. WHETSTONE, Minneapolis.
(Relatives question whether Mrs. Whet
stone was on the train).
MISS PETERSON. Green Bay, Wis.
THOMAS ALEXANDER, Newark. If. J.,
rook in dining-car.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN. about 25 or 89
years old. a passenger.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN OR WOMEN.
Injured:
MRS. F. J. MATHER. Reeder, S. D.
slightly Injured.
RALPH ANNT, Aberdeen, S. D. ; ankle
injured.
MRS. ADDIB DEUTSCH, Butte, Mont.;
left ankle injured.
MRS. V. A. WILLIAMS, Lemmon; back
and head hurt.
(Concluded on Page 6.)
FI GHTER.
Mrs. James Petty, One-Time Owner,
Sleets With Jovfnl Clamor on
Return to Oregon City.
OREGON CITT, Dec 18. (Special)
Oh mamma, here's your baby; pet me.'
This was the greeting given Sunday to
Mrs. James Petty, by a parrot, which
she had formerly owned, and which sh
had not seen for two years. The parrot
was almost frantic with Joy upon meet
lng its former mistress and kept up a
loud chatter for more than two hours.
Upon leaving the city two years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Petty sold the bird to
County Recorder Williams. The family
recently purchased a home at Seaside
and Mrs. Petty concluded she would
like to have a parrot. Mr. Petty
searched in vain for one that he
thought would please his wife in this
city and Portland, and finally told Mr,
Williams his trouble.
The Recorder finally agreed to let
him have the parrot with which he
parted two years ago, and Mr. Petty,
radiant with smiles hurried with the
bird to the Hotel Brunswick where his
wife was waiting in the dining-room.
There were 'several other persons in
the room and when the parrot screamed,
"Oh mamma, here's your baby: pet me,
there was much excitement.
REICK'S RISE IS RAPID
New York Sun's Xew Proprietor Be
Ileves in "the Xews."
NEW TORK, Dec 18. What manner
of man is William C. Reick, whose pur
chase of the Now York Sun has been
announced?
Mr. Reick is of a newspaper school
that makes the gathering and treat
ment of the news its special care and
depreciates tho value of editorial com
ment as a feature.
Indeed, before Mr. Reick got Into
metropolitan journalism at all he re
vealed himself as a man who believed
that "the news" might be something
more than a casual chronicle of what
had happened.
Mr. Reick. who was then drawing
perhaps 815 a week as a reporter on a
paper In Newark, N. J., turned Into nis
city editor a story about a mad dog
that had bitten two children. He had
a sideline of news as local correspond
ent of the New York Herald. He had
been Impressed by a recent announce
ment that Professor Pasteur, of Paris,
had discovered an antl-toxln treatment
for rabies which was giving successful
results.
With the consent of the parents, he
literally grabbed the children, rushed
them off to a steamer and sent, them
on their way to Paris for treatment.
th first American patients, said the
story, that naa Deen sent uuruau ii
this Duroose.
Within a year he was managing Dotn
the London and Paris editions of the
Herald.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
38
riecrees: minimum. degrees.
TODAY'S Probably occasional rain. South
east winds.
foreign-
Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected President of China.
Page 7.
National.
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh. In re
port, urges Congress to laKe up currency
and banking reform legislation at once.
Pare 7.
Knox gives Curtis list of countries that dis
criminate against Aiue, noun, uul.
duly. Page 5. -
Taft abrogates Russian treaty; HeyDurn
halts ratification by senate, rage x.
Oregon City parrot recognizes mistress after
two years absence, f age a.
Grain figures show Nortnwest is gruwins
better wheat, rage .
Domestic.
Twelve killed, - score or more senousiy in
jured In wreck of'Miiwauaee unin
Columbian.'' Page 1.
Manager of fashionable Oakland hotel stops
Christmas ball because iwv
'Texas Tommy." Page 2.
Secretary Fisher agrees with Governors that
land laws should be corrected. Page 1.
Ortle McManlgal to be held in Los Angeles
for further testimony, rago
Suit filed by Government to aissoive r-uumu
Coast Plumbing Duppiy
One thousand persons flee from fire In Chi
cago hotels. iage x.
Fifteen persons hurt when non-union taxi-
cab bits streetcar, iuii""""! J '
ers- attack. Page 5.
New York clubman is to claim Miss Pulitser
as bride. rage a.
Austrian army officer to be tried for suing
American girl. rage a.,
Sport.
Many tales fold of ring career oi
terious Billy" Smith. Page 8.
Eight soccer games scheduled for this week.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Dayton editor beaten by woman with um
brella, retracts awry u,u j
Pace 1.
Roseburc plans protest against Southern Pa
cifiers method 01 apportioning na
Page 6.
Wife of Governor Hawty of Idaho stricken;
husband rushes W eat. rage
Commercial and Marine.
Rise in freight rates offsets advance in for
eign wheat markets, rage Jt-
Amerlcan crop production lighter but value
greater than year ago. Page 21.
Chicago wheat shorts alarmed by climbing
prices in Argentina, rage ii.
Stock prices move in hesitating .way.
Page 21.
San Francisco ot Portland Steamship com
pany plans to increase se ukci.
Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Charter framers see rush ahead If draft is
to be ready on lime, rage 10.
Ways and means committee is at worn
pruning budget to reuueo ii. i.
Page 15.
Mysterious Billy" Smith may survive
wound received in pistol cuei. rage i-s.
O.-W. R. N. official says thousands will
be drawn to uregon oy cnicago inu
Show. Page 20.
Before-Chrlstmas shopping days teem with
humor. rage lj.
Man held as suspect in Barbara Holzman
murder case says ne leeis noose aoout
his neck. Page 14.
Timbermen unanimously in favor of bill
aimed to seme aispuie. over tines i"
arant lands. Page 13, .
EVILS ARE PLAIN TO ALL
Co-operation in Efforts for
Legislation Urged.
LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
Leasing System Has Ardent Defend
er In Cabinet Orficer Western
Executives Would Expedite
Opening of Domain.
ST. PATH Minn., Dec. 18. After
hearing the Governors of the North
western States and their accredited
representatives outline what. In their
opinion, is wrong with the present ad
ministration of the land laws and what
ia needed to further the development
of the West, Secretary of the Interior
Fisher today explained to the congress
of Western Governors the Administra
tion's policy regarding public lands.
Secretary Fisher agreed with most
of the speakers that thero are many
evils In connection with the land laws
that should be corrected, but he said
he had no power to correct them; that
it was a matter that should be put to
Congress, and he asked the assistance
of the Western Governors In securing
needed legislation.
New Classification Needed,
Secretary Fisher said that the fund
amental thing needed is authority to
classify the public lands according to
their real value and then provide laws
for effectual disposition of each class,
such as timber, mineral, grazing and
the like.
He said it was his purpose to get the
unappropriated public lands Into the
hands of bona fide settlers as soon aa
possible, and yet maintain the purpose
of the laws.
He said the present restrictive leg
islation alms to discriminate between
the actual settler and the exploiter.
He defended the leasing system as
the only way in which the public do
main can be preserved for all the peo
ple, although often it seems to worlt.
hardship on the individual.
Governors Give Views.
As outlined by Governor Norris, of
Montana, the sense of the meeting was
n favor of the following propositions:
To expedite reclamation and reduce.
wherever possible, the cost to the set
tler.
To expedite the examination and
classification of withdrawn lands and
eliminate from withdrawal the areas
found not to be valuable for the pur
poses for which it has been withdrawn.
To expedite the survey of the entire
public domain.
So far as possible, to remove the re
strictions that are vexatious to the 1
settler in making annual and final
proofs of title.
That the proposed leasing of power
ites and of mineral lands be made .
not for Federal revenue, but for state
revenue, if any revenue is to be re
ceived; and to prevent any restric
tions not necessary to prevent ex
ploitation by large interests.
Settlers should be allowed at cer
tain points on forest reserves for the
purpose of constructing fire breaks. .
"Red Tape" Ia Scored.
Considerable criticism was directed
at the so-called "red tape" in the ad
ministration of the land laws, which
had the effect, it was said, of retard
ing settlement all through the West
and diverting Immigration into Canada.
In answering this criticism. Secre
tary Fisher said that much of this waa
due to the present laws; that individ
ual inspection of claims and conse
quent delays were necessary to pre
vent exploitation.
''It timber lands were classified as
such," he said, "we would not have to
withdraw them to save them."
In suggesting reforms in the mining
laws. Secretary Fisher advocated
abolishing the power of attorney and
the apex theory of the mining laws.
Policy Held too Liberal. ,
The Secretary said the Administra
tion had been pursuing a too liberal
policy In the Reclamation Service; that,
the irrigation laws were unwise and
ought to be changed, that if the entire
public domain is to be surveyed, that
money would have io be appropriated
for. the Geological Survey. He said
the leasing system is the only way wa-
ter power can be conserved for tha
people, but that the revenue there
from should not go to the Govern
ment, and advocated a leasing system
for grazing lands.
A resolution was adopted making it
the sense of the meeting that each
state represented in the Northwestern
Development League make a liberal
appropriation for publicity.
Conservation Is Topic
With the address of Secretary Fisher
at the Minnesota Club, the Eastern trip
of the Western Governors ended and
the congress officially came to a close.
Secretary Fisher addressed the Gov
ernors and the business men of St. Paul
and Minneapolis tonight upon tho con-
Concluded on Pace .).