THE MORXIXG OREGOXTAN, WEDNESDAY, JUXE 19, 1912. SHOOTS COAL BILL THE MAN TO PUT IT IN THE JUG. MEETS WITH FAVOR R. E. FARRELL CO. Aider and Seventh ' ' ' i Government Leases Are Pre scribed on Basis With Some New Features. 3200-ACRE LIMIT IS MADE Royalties Vary From Two to Ten Per Cent Annual Rental on Sliding Scale Rons to $1 an Acre After Four Tears. OREGO.VIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ' inicton, June 18. The Administration, ia concentrating- lta efforts to bring about the passage of a bill introduced by Senator Smoot. - of Utah, which pre scribes a system of leasing; coal lands in Alaska. The bill In many respects Is different from anything yet pro " posed, and is understood to have been approved very largely by the Interior Department. An early report on this bill is expected from the committee on public lands of the Senate, but its ultimate passage will depend largely on the length of time Congress remains In session, and the opposition that may develop in - the Senate and House. The Smoot bill, reserves from entry, location, occupation - or use all coal lands in Alaska except on conditions named in the bill itself. These lands may be. leased by the Secretary of the Interior in tracts not exceeding 3200 acres to any one person, company or corporation, with the stipulation that no person shall be Interested in mora than one lease. Lessees under the bill are required to pay the United States royalties which shall not be less than 2 per rent nor more than 10 per cent of the value of coal mined, and in addition an - annual rental at the beginning of each year at the rate of 25 cents per acre the first year, SO cents per acre for the second, third, fourth and fifth years and $1 per acre for each year there after, but the rental for any year is ' to be credited against the royalties ac cruing for that year. Leases will be for not more than to years, subject to the right of renewal for 20 years longer. The United States reserves the right to grant easements over any land leased for railroads, necessary to the - working of any coal lands, with pro vision that compensation shall be paid tor any injury done by such easements. Neighborhood Host Be Supplied. The bill stipulates that no lease shall be assigned except with the consent of the Secretary of the 'Interior, who also is given the right to prescribe rules and regulations governing leases, - v ADA VOTES TODAY Local Option Question Issue to Be Decided. . and also authorised to require thoselgQISE IS STORM CENTER I II 1 11 1 1 1 K IU prBTOUl uuuue WHIB, X II e . Secretary also is authorized to cancel lease for failure to pay rental or royalties.- for failure to supply the rea sonable demand for coal in the neigh borhood of any mine, or for failure to comply with any provisions of the lease. In order to meet the demands of the Navy the President is authorised to reserve such tracts of coal lands in Alaska as he may deem proper to meet the requirements of the Government. and he may provide for the mining of coal on these reservations for the use of the Navy or other branches of the Government service. Anti-Saloon League Slakes . Strenu ous Campaign to Pnt County, in "Dry" Column, but Result Is In Doubt. . BOISE, Idaho, June 18. (Special.) Ada County Is the' center of a local An Important provision of the bltf P"on campaign, the election for which . ,.r.rt,,riat.. t- ;n nnn whfh , . wiu taKa place tomorrow, indications utilised by the Secretary of the Interior " - " " ' " VLl,, 1, . c . j ... country nreclncta and a heavy "wet' lnwl. I majority in Boise as well as the smaller . I towns. t JrZ.SVSV'- ""'V Indirectly every county in the state imn nuMinea m in, uiun leave, uiiil VI mi. I , , , , - , , . art anil ownln. or h.vln. an tntoroat .n an tS interested in the result for Ada pending claim under the public land laws I County has, ever since-the adoption of ' t any coal lands In Alaska, mar. within I the local option law, managed to one yaar from th passage of this act. enter I weather the assaults of the -"dry's." " VI? ,-17."-.UW..J -,..rfrIiT Zl The Anti-Saloon League of the state rnlly relinquished to the United States; and has centered its forces here and is con If no criminal nroceedlnem with raanaet ts ducting the Campaign for the drys - aurh claim are then pending- or shall have I under the supervision of Superintendent theretofore terminated adversely to the de- I Herwlg. The "wets" sjre working under f. in the Jud,me of The 6ree.rV of t he " Dnne.r .n Al r,ft. Interior, the circumstances connected with Many of the 'drys in, Ada County such claim Juatlfy so doing-, the money paid believe that a mistake was made by hy the claimant or claimants to the United the local option leaders in calling an states on account of such claim may. by election at the present time, due to the SiT-'.T" "J ffmT. 11 VHJ"!- unsettled business conditions, the fact r....7i-- . rrr,.rr that it is a Presidential year and be for such relinquishment, or In lieu of rach cause Boise has Just passed through a repayment the secretary of the Interior may commission form of government eleo execute and deliver to said person, aseocia- yon that forced many of the "drys" to . t Ion" or corporation, in preference of any make enemies in their campaign to give 1'Z ' .V'j I this city a commission government.' the limitation, of area and location tlied I They declare that they should not by Section 3 hereof, and the said moneys I have been called upon at this time to may be credited upon the royalties to be- I again go on with another election and rum" sue unew wuvu raw. nuviura, mu I force tflfi JI"V 1SSUO DC I O TO commis- if the land so claimed be within a reserva tion made In pursuanoe of Section T of this art other coal lands In Alaska of substan tially equal value may be substituted in aid lease for the lands so relinquished. Local Limits Fixed. Any person who ia qualified to make a .lease under the Smoot bill may, if! lie so desires, locate and operate for lo- sion government had a fair trial per mitting the commissioners to adopt the strict saloon regulations they have nlanned. During the commission government campaign the charge was made tnat the liquor interests had raised 85000 to be paid tor keeping ore or tne -local ODtlon election, if commission rgovern- cal use upon any of the. public coal ment won. The charge was denied by lands or Alaska not Otherwise appro- local option leaders. priated. an area not exceeding ten up ta the year If Vy person ava.'l- PUTER UNDER INDICTMENT injj nimseti u. iuis privilege win De I n liable to dispossession In cam any other Portland Man to Be Held for Alleged lar land as. a part of a leasehold. I Fleecing in Minneapolis une-nair or tne money derived from Icbrm unrtar thin Mil m-.11 orn intn tha Alaska fund In the Treasury and be MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., June 18. CSpe exnenried for lnr-.i innrae.m.ei. ..), I olal.V The grand Jury today indicted as railroads and- srhaols. Stephen A. D. Puter on charges against No person, association or corporation him made by the police. Detective owning or having an Interest in any Howard probably will leave tomorrow railroad or steamship transporting 'or Portland to bring Puter back to Alaska coal can acquire any interest Minneapolis w ri.uu i.iu uu jh.i In a coal land lease. The Secretary of of having swindled the law firm of the Interior is authorised to grant to Fifleld. Fletcher & Flfield out of 82309. any lessee a right of way over the The swindle is alleged to have taken public lands In Alaska from the land I place on May Z. leased to any navigable waters or .. . . . . ..n a ,k- -w,,., - . " " The ball of S. A. D. Puter has been .ion of a railway or tramway fo? the " " ' LVV transportation of coal, but such car- " r i riers will be subject to the Jurisdiction to urnlsh, bal1- f 1,0 expeoted the of the Interstate Commerce Commls- Minneapolis attorneys who caused his -ion arrest would discover their mistake within a few hours, and would order his release. MONOCACY WORK STOPPED Rival Bidders Claim It Cannot Be Built for Tender Price. . a VALLEJO. CaU June 18. The Navy 3 OREGON VOTES FOR ROOT ( Continued TTom First Page. ) the temporary chairman of the conven tion. So Interpreting his instructions. he announced his Intention of voting K'or.'h.1 M.TsHn'd aNaVya " todav that the orders issued yester- "embers of the delegation would vote day for the suspension of work on the likewise. The refusal of McCusker to river gunboat Monocacy were made on cast his vote was the result of con fer tile representations of a Arm of Se- ences last night and this morning be attle shipbuilders, ansuccessful bidders tween La Follette supporters from va for the construction of the Monocacy, . ,., that the-Navy-yard bid was so low as rlou" 8ltea- , -In be impossible. MeCsuukor Chaaurea Attitude. The Mare Island Tard was awarded It was the concensus of opinion of '.he construction of the Monocacy on most of those who attended the confer- .ts bid of IH1.000. The bid of the ence tn,t th, l Follette followers aeattle firm was J 1 0.000 higher. The ., ,A ., .,lVl .. Navy Department telegraphed today houId "ot ap"t. ltt?r T" r that construction would be suspended Roosevelt candidate for temporary pending an investigation or the Mare chairman, but should vote for some Island bid -- - candidate of their own or else Tefrain : : . i altogether irom voting. ucuusker chose the latter course, although yes terday he announced his determination to vote for Root. His change -of at titude was aplely the result of his dis cussion with other La Follette men. The Washington delegation cast its solid vote for Senator Root, the sitting 14 delegates from that state being staunch Taft men, prepared to go down the line with their leader, if they are not unseated. 1 v Washington Vote Decisive. ' Particular interest centered in the vote cast by the Washington delegates today, when it developed that Wash ington's 14- votes gave Root the neo essary majority of 640. - Root had re ceived 530 votes prior to the ' time Washington was reached in alphabeti cal order, and It fell to the lot of Pat rick Halloran. of Edison, delegate from the First District, to give Senator Root his 64Qth vote. When the complete Washington delegation had .voted. Root had 544 votes to his credit, four more than enough 'to nominate. Earlier in the afternoon Idaho gave its eight votes to McOovern, that dele gatlon having decided to act as a unit and support the Roosevelt programme from first to last. Two - Idaho dele gates, who were somewhat In doubt when they arrived in Chicago, pledged themselves last night to stand with their six colleagues, and from this time forward they will support the Roose velt programme. PORT'S POWER GON E Supreme Court Reverses De cision in Tillamook Case. OFFICE UNLAWFULLY HELD Suit Is Result 'of ' Attempt to Issue Bonds Rendering Plaintiff and Appellant Liable for Payment. . Other Cases Decided. COMMJTTEMAX HOT XAMED Oregon Delegates Choose A. V. Smith as Head of Credentials Body. CHICAGO, June 3 8. (Special.) Oregon delegates to the Republican Na tional convention, at a meeting this morning, decided to postpone selection of the National committeeman until after . the convention has a nominated candidate for President. They, how ever, perfected their own organisation. selecting Daniel Boyd, ot .enterprise. as chairman, and Fred 8. Bynon, -tl Salem, secretary. Delegates were then selected for membership on various committees of the convention as fol lows: Credentials.. A. V. Swift, of Baker rules, J. N. Smith, of Salem; resolutions. D. D. Hall, of Mosler; permanent or ganization, Charles H. Carey, of Port land; committee to notify nominees. Henry Waldo Coe, of Portland; honor ary vice-president, Charles W. Acker- son, ot Portland. Harmony marked today s meeting of the delegation. There was no rivalry among the delegates and all, with, the exception of Dr. Coef are satisfied with the slate as ade up. Coe was anxious to be a member of the committee on credentials In order to vote in that committee to overturn the action of the National committee on the Wash ington, Texas and other contests, where Roosevelt- men contend toey were robbed. It was largely because of Coe's Intense partisanship that he was not allowed to go on tne credentials committee. The delegation selected Swift for this position, as they regard him as fair minded. Delegate Hall did not attend the meeting today, and partially on that account, ana because oi some de sire for delay, it was determined to put over the selection of the National com mitteeman until later. Chairman Boyd s authorised to call a special meeting for this purpose, but he probably will wait until after the candidate is nom inated by the convention. The turning down of Dr. Coe today forecasts his probable defeat for Na tional committeeman. It is conceded that Ralph Williams will be re-elected if Taft ia nominated, but there is no candidate reasonably sure of winning if Taft falls of renominatlon.. When the Oregon delegation was in session today, McCusker voiced hisn tention to vote for Root for temporary chairmen and his subsequent refusal to vote was a surprise to his colleagues. The three delegates who voted for Root this afternoon declared their purpose at this morning's meeting of the dele gation. They and McCusker, all con tended that their instructions to vote for Roosevelt did not bind them to von for Roosevelt's candidate for chairman, but left them free to exercise their iscretion on all votes except that for Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees. The six delegates who this afternoon voted for McGoveru, took the position that their instructions bound them not only to 'rote for Roosevelt, but for the entire Roosevelt programme. After this exchange of vlt-ws the delegation adjourned without any attempt-to adopt the unit rule, rather al lowing every delegate to act as his own Judgment directed. SALEM, Or., June 18. (Special.) The Supreme Court today, in an opinion by Justice Bean, reversed the lower court of Tillamook County, and in so doing declared that the officers of the Port of Tillamook are unlawfully exercising their public office and franchise. The action was in the nature of quo war ranto proceedings, brought by the state for S. V. and Lillian Anderson against H. T. Botts, A. Q. Beals, D, Fltzpatrlck, James Walton. Jr., M. F. Leach and the Port of Tillamook, to determine tlfe right of the defendants to act as a mu nicipal corporation. The complaint is signed by the Dis trict Attorney of the proper district. It alleges that the defendants are unlaw fully exercising a publlo office and franchise within the State of Oregon, as officers of the Port of Tillamook, with out being duly incorporated ; that the alleged port Is a quasi municipal cor poration, attempted to be formed under the act of 190S; that the relators are residents and taxpayers within the ter ritory of the pretended port; and that the defendants, as officers of such cor poration, are attempting to issue large amounts of bonds and render the relat- Being Better Made, Our Toric Lenses in Shur-On Mountings Make You See All Ways always to the best advan tage. . . . t Look much better, too., Our confidence in our -ability to Berve you best, is but - the reflection of ' the con fidence .'those we have ; served have in us. THOMPSONS. 209-10-11 Corbett Bldg. Fifth and Morrison 2d Floor ors liable for the payment of a part tnereor. Other cases were decided today as fol lows: Steven Collins, respondent vs. Amelia Kel ler, appellant; appealed from Multnomah County; John 8. Coke, judge; reversed and dismissed In an opinion by Justice Burnett. Van Duaeu Investment Company, respond ents, vs. Western Fishing Company, appal-, lants; affirmed by Justice Moore. Lois C MacMabon, appellant, vs. Robert ts, nun, motion to a ism us appeal denied. MAN'S MEMORY LAPSES Mt. Vernon Resident Found Wan dering In Baker Schoolhouse. BAKER, Or., June 18. (Special.) u. u. senuey. or Mt Vernon, was found today wandering in the Central School building1, believing: It was a church. While every other faculty is unimpair ed, the man has a lapse of memory and can .tell nothing of what has happened except that he went to Portland to attend a trial, and had a certificate of deposit for $60, which he lost, leav ing only money enough to pay bis way to iJegcnutea. He says that while stealing a ride from there a braKeman hit him on the head with a brick and he cannot remember anything since then. There is no scar. Physicians say he may be affected by -the heat. He carries a subpoena to appear in the Portland court. His wife and children at Mt Vernon have been notified. 20 O DRESSES TWO SAMPLE LINES ONE-THIRD OFF Another fortunate purchase, whereby we se cured two sample lineg from two well-known garment makers whose merchandise is always represented in our stock -200 Dresses in which every woman will reoopnlze good Btyle and fine materials. Lingerie silk, white serge, challis, chiffon, marquisette, voile, .net and embroidery. Most every size, including misses'. 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Theodore Roosevelt Is named and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is the only member of Congress so honored; . The House struck from the list the name of Francis . Millet, the cele brated artist, who went down in the Titanic and- Inserted In his place the name of Albert Jaeger, of New York. George Ade and the galaxy of In diana authors are in the list named. Standard Oil Case Adjourned. NEW YOKK, June 18. Adjournment! nntU Shrobably next Fall was taken to day in the case of the Standard Oil in terests against the Waters-Fierce Oil I Company. The control of the latter by the Standard Interests waa thwarted atl the annual meeting, when proxies held by Standard Oil men were thrown out. An honest man That's your grocer. He pays more for Campbell's Soups than for any others that retail at the same price. ( Yet he recommends Campbells to you for your good. He gives you. the benefit of the extra quality that he pays for. Ask him today for half-a-dozen of our Vegetable Soup, for example. 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