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TIIE MORNING QREGOyiAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1915. , TAFT " WITHDRAWAL ORDER SUSTAINED Continued Failure of Congress to Protest Practice Makes It . Legal. OIL LANDS ARE FORFEITED Companies Ixse Claims on Proper ties Valued at Millions of Dol lars Wyoming and Califor- " nla Are Involved. trieHixr.TOV. Feb. 23. Lone ac quiescence by Congress in executive n.nT. ni niiMir innds from en try was held by the Supreme Court here today 10 nave nu n" " -recognizing the existence of this right i. w D...u.n Th. rmrt todav sus tained the action of ex-President Taft In 1909 withdrawing from entry mou -i-u i.h In Califor ttuua Ul . . . . . - nla and Wyoming for conservation by the uovernmenu t. t ! -nrlra the courts opinion. Justice Day announced a dis senting opinion, in wnicn Kenna and Vandeventer concurred. Oil Companies Lone Lands. a an Immediate result of the .ni.inn mii pnmnaniH which obtained ..i.i. fti- the Taft withdrawal, but before legislation by Congress a few K .. laiB. nrniri)lnp for the with- drawal. lose their claims on lands valued at millions of dollars. Justice Lamar pointed out that for SO years the executive had made with drawals, hundreds In number. - "Nothing was done by it (Con gress)." he said, "which in any way could be construed as a denial of the right of the executive to make tem porary withdrawal of public land in the public interests. Considering the size of the tracts affected and the length of time they remained in force without objection, these orders by which Islands, isolated tracts, coal, phosphate and oil lands were with drawn furnish In and of themselves ample proof of Congressional recog nition of the power to withdraw." y Says Taft Himself Uoabted. Justice Day observed that ex-President Taft was so doubtful as to his power to withuraw the lands that ho asked Congress to ratify his action. He emphasized the importance of each branch of the Government's re fraining from en'oachments on the others and dec-ared that one of the great functions of the Supreme Court was to see as far as it could by Ju dicial decisions that each remained in its legitimate atmosphere of action. Attorneys representing oil com panies already have applied to Con gress for relief in anticipation of such a decision. GREAT ACREAGE IS AFFECTED Work by Entrymen Estimated at $40,000,000 Goes for Naught. SAM FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. The es timated number of acres involved in the Supreme Court's decision today is 2.871.000 In California alone. Titles to California oil land held by more than 100 companies and individuals, who filed upon these lands between Septem ber 27. 1909. and July 2, 1910, are an nulled by the decision. Rough esti mates of the value of the work done upon the claims by the entrymen who forfeit their titles fix the figure at ap proximately 140,000.000. In addition to this, several hundreds of thousands of dollars in Impounded moneys belong ing to various companies which had taken oil from the lands is subject to confiscation by the Government. Today's decision reverses one by Fed eral Judge Maurice T. Dooling, in the case of the United States vs. the Mid way Northern Oil Company, delivered last June, although this was not the cast on appeal. Judge Dooling held President Taft's withdrawal order un constitutional and expressed his belief that Congress alone had the power of withdrawal of public lands. The case was known as the "billion-dollar" oil land case, although the suit specifically involved only ISO acres. Despite Judge Dooling's decision, the Department of Justice continued to file eimilar suits to recover the land. Maid in Greece Thankful for Christmas-Gift Dress. Qualstly 'Worded Note From Afar - Brims With Gratitude to Vancou ver Girl. Boston and Morris Brothers. ofPort land. 92.79 per cent:. Henry Teal. 92.17 a T Tuknth Xr Co.. Fields. Richards' & Co. and Seasongood & Mayer, or t-nicago (joint urn;, -.v per cent. EX-OFFICIALJS ARRESTED Former Douglas Assessor Accused of Liquor Lifw Violation. ROSEBL'RG, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.) Acting upon an indictment returned GRAHAMS -WELCOME "STAGE DOGS" OX ANNUAL VISIT. r LONG before Christmas time Miss Maud Sluman, of Vancouver, Wash., made a little girl's dress, and Into the sleeve she basted a note of good wishes and slaned her name with her address. The dress was nut into a package and sent oft to Europe with numerous other bundles destined for refugees. Yesterday Miss Sluman received a note from a little girl in Greece thank ing her for the dress. The quaintly worded missive follows: "I have received your very dearest letter and 1 thank you very, very much for your kindness. I stay very obliged to you for your New Tear gift, and pray the good God to conserve you in good health with all your noble family, and I follow to express to you also the due of my father and mother. In this mean time I havn the honor to kiss you many times. PARASKEVI PASCHAL1." CITY BONDS PRICE RISES Market Much Stronger as Shown by Bid of 94.03 Per Cent. Remarkable improvement in the mu nicipal bond market is shown in bids opened yesterday by t;ity Auanor jjar bur for $460,000 in 25-year 4 per cent water bonds. Issued by the City Coun cil to raise money for the construction of water mains in Portland during the year. The highest bid in several sub mitted was 94.03 per cent, tendered by Harris Trust & Savings Bank or Chi cago. About a year ago Portland long-time bonds were down to such a point that they were selling at from 88.132 per cent to a maximum of 90 per cent. The market got so low that the city quit selling any of the long-time bonds ex cept for Investment in municipal sink ing funds. The bid of 94.03 is consid ered remarkably good for bonds of this type. In their bid the Harris Trust & Sav ings Bank made the proviso that they will buy the bonds at that rate if they can be sold under the laws of the stat of Massachusetts. The bid means that out of the issue of $460,000 in bonds the water bureau will receive S432.55J in cash. The loss by reason of the bonds selling under par will be $27,450. Other bids received for the entire Issue were E. H. Rawlins & Sons, 93 per cent; Lumbermen's -rust Company. 92.11 per cent; C. E. Denison & Co., of i Jkl i if Wnl ' if f Marie Stone, Nle of Portland Railroad Official. Two dogs sleek, well-trained bird-hunters are paying their annual visit at the home of J. F. Graham, assistant general man ager of the Oregon Short Line, at 730 Everett street. The dogs are featured in "A Hunter"s Game," a vaudeville act pre sented by Frank Stafford and Mrs. Stafford (Marie Stone), who is a niece of Mr. Graham. That accounts for the presence of the stage dogs at the home of Mr. Graham, where a special kennel was constructed years ago for the quadrr:;ed stars of "A Hunter's Game." The dogs can open doora like human beings, -and one of their feature tricks is to turn on hot or cold water in a bathtub as directed. Miss Stone, although born in Ohio, regards herself as a daugh ter of the West, and she received her education on the Pacific Coast. She is a graduate of the Curtner Conservatory of Music in San Jose. Cal.. where she studied for seven years. by the grand Jury, Sheriff George Quine arrested George Staley, ex-As sessor of Douglas County, on a charge of violating the local option laws. Staley will be arraigned before Judge Hamilton in the Circuit Court. In the raid of Staley's resort, following the return of an indictment, the officers confiscated a quantity of whisky which bPinir heir! as evidence. Stetson Hats We're ready for you with a hnost complete showing of the word-renowned Hart Schaffner & Marx Spring Suits You'll find everything in he newest and most exclusive styles and patterns in these clothes. New Tarlton Checks New Tarlton Stripes . New Mixtures . "Manhattan Shirts Exclusive Patterns Exclusive Styles For You Young Men and Men Who Want to Be Young $18 to $35 SamT Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Shop for Quality and Service Copyright Hart SchaUuer k Mjx " Northwest Corner Third and Morrison THE FINAL WIND-UP OF PORTLAND'S GREATEST SHOE SALE Over 2000 Pairs Shoes and Rubbers At Less Than Raw Material Cost On sale beginning: today at 9:30 A. M. at following prices, all on tables so you can help yourself. Come early. 500 pairs of Ladies' and Misses' High Shoes and Pumps; black, tans and patents ; regular prices $2 to $3.50; on sale begin ning today at, pair. .25d 200 pairs of Men's Shoos, button and blucher; black, tans and patents; good shapes, vide widths, nil sizes : regular prices $3.00 to SL00; on sale begin ning today at SI. -IS" 300 pairs of Ladies' 60c High-Cut Storm Rubbers, medium toe, all sizes; on sale today at, pair. -19d 23.") pairs of Misses' 50c High-Cut Storm Rubbers, medium toe, all sizes, 11 to 2 ; on sale today at. the pair 18 POLICEMEN PASSED BOARD GIVES TEST TO 57 WHO WOILD BE SERGEANTS. I., h. Vella, Sow H!iliiB l-oat. to Be Reduced to Ranks Since Failure to WIu' Proper Ratine. Out of 57 policemen who took a re cent civil service examination for Ser jeants of police only 18 received pass ins grades, according to the ratings made public yesterday Dy the Municipal Civil Service Board. As a result, at least ona officer now serving as sergeant will be reduced to the ranks. This is U II. Wells, who has had a temporary appointment for nearly a year. He failed to pass in the examination. From the list of those who passed three permanent appoint ments will be made, one to fill the posi tion held by Wells, the second to fill the position held by E. C. Brothers and the third to take the place of the late R. H Stahl. B. C. Brothers passed fnnrth In the test and probably will retain his position. F. M. West ana xt. J- -cma weie ncu in the test lor ine niKnest pjawo. j-jatu received a rating of S3 per cent. M. K. Lillis was third on the- list with a rat intr of 8J.50 per cent. E. C. Brothers, now a sergeant, passed fourth with a rating of 80 per cent. In the examination a total of 50 points was given for written tests and 50 per cent was given on an oral ex amination. The oral part was con ducted by the members of the Munici pal Civil Service Board. Following is the list of policemen who passed and the rating received by each: F. M. West, 82 per cent; R. J. Ellis, 82; M. E. Lillis, 81.50; K. C. Brothers, 80; B. F. Wade, 79; B. F. Hunt, 78.50; Ed Burke.. 78; B. F. Sherwood, 78; J. O. Webster. 77: J. I Wendorf, 76.50; F. Mallon. 76; F. M. Rich, 76.50; John Wellbrook, 76; S. B. Vessey, 75.50; J. J. Keegan, 75.50; H. I Stanton, 75.50; A. C. Welsh. 75, and John McCul lough, 75. SAFETY TO BE DISCUSSED Manufacturers Requested to Attend Commercial Club Luncheon. Manufacturers especially are re quested to attend a luncheon today at noon in the main dining-room of the Commercial Club. The subject of indus trial accident prevention will be dis cussed by C. C. Colt, president of the Union Meat Company, and J. B. Kerr, of the legal firm of Carey & Kerr, or this ritv. Marshall N. Pans, member of Portland's Public Safety Commis sion, will be chairman. Notices of the luncheon mailed to members aek a number of pertinent questions in regard to the subject of accidents, such as "Wrould you rather prevent industrial accidents than pay their costs?" "Do you believe that ef ficiency is increased by avoiding in juries to workmen?" "Are you inter ested in the safety-first movement?" "Do you want to know what is being done in Portland in industrial acci dent prevention?" Answers to all these questions, it is said, will be forthcom ing at today's luncheon. MR. RAFFETY IS AT REST Pallbearers Selected by Pioneer of 1852 Act at His Funeral. Funeral services of Mallory Raffety, pioneer of 1S52, who died Sunday morn ing at the home of his brother. Dr. Dav Raffety. 569 East Eighth street, were conducted yesterday afternoon from Dunning's chapel. 414 East Alder street, being concluded in the Portland Crema torium. More than 150 friends, mostly old residents, attended the funeral. Itev. George B. Van Waters officiated. Mrs. Max Shillock sang two solos. Many beaeutiful floral tributes were received from friends. The pallbearers, whom Mr. Raffety selected some time ago. were A, W. Lambert, Oal Powell MEN'S AND WOMEN'S, BOYS AND GIRLS' SHOES NOW !N PAIR. Including Howard & Foster Shorn and Oxfords. We have grouped one great and grand lot of Men's, Women's and Boys' Shoes, Oxfords and Slippers, from which you can take your choice at this price getting a style shoe that one might ex pect from a lot selling for four times this amount. All the differ ent leathers are represented, cither lace or button, and a wido assortment of lasts and patterns arc shown. Every man. woman and child in Portland, if they only realized tho meaning of this stu pendous offer, would be here when the doors open today. Come, take your choice from this grand assortment, at this price, so low it seems almost unbelievable; and, take our tip, come prepared to buy several pairs, for never again will such an offer bo QQ placed before you. Choice, the pair 70U GHEE. FIELD 150 pairs of Men's $1.00 Goodyear Storm Rub bers, all sizes, on sale today at, pair 39 Portland' Grenteat Short Store. 14 WASHINGTON MlAll SKIOSD. strnwbridge. Fred Kindorf. J. J. Kad- derly and Penumbra Kelly. Mr Raffety was :i years oiu aim imu been 'a resident of Kast Portland for 46 years. Four brothers. Drs. Dav and C. II. Raffety, Portland, and Samuel J. Raf fety and J. C. Raffety, Banks, (Jr.. and .1.,.,. Mrs M Miller. f San Jose, Cal., and Mrs. Al Wentz, of Banks, Or., survive. Air. Raffety was sick for about two months, and when he became convinced that he could nt recover no arranKeu his business, affairs methodically and selected the pallbearers. ltoguc Itiver luit Kody Plans Aid. MKDFORD. Or., Fob. 2-1, (Special ). To increase efllrloney and reduce cx penups in th orchard hUNinpNM, tho Rngue River Fruit and Produce Aaao ciatinn decided at a recent meeting to do all the packing, haullriK and aorilnK for its members. Heretofore each or ehardist has been obliged to innlnlaln his own packiiiK-hnuae und team. Tim association will put in an autu truck Kcrvico. Court Librarian Tel I nooiwloim. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 5.1. (Special ) The condition of Mihs ImIii, M. llawlev. Supreme Court librarian, la unchnriKed today. She Is suffering from acute In digestion. Miss Hawley fainted Mon day whilft talking with friends, and baa not since rccnltied ronselotisnepn. 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Steinway Weber and Other Pianos The Fox Trot, Castle Pol ka, and all the other new dances' all played loud and clear and in perfect time. There are Victors and Victrolas in creat variety of styles from $10 to $250 Sl at all Victor dealers. Victor Talking Machine Co. Camden, N. J. sir ti ' i i it ,r if j : i : r ?v.:t?Ttrm Ji--. I. f K & 1 1 ! "M i 'i 1 1 i - i -rMifi' VY.vn, i-u'i -i in ' i.i,; mi ii i it . i j in ti rr i - t i i 1 1 lis mmmMMm '!-l f K;'-'V1 i' 1 liLli ii'l'i'1 -i'1 III' I tl : ' . ' "? Jilii III Mm Bi!8&w Morrison at Sixth rW H 'Jtfe I Yf m Victroia XVI, $200 Mahogany or oak ri4i mifi Go. Pianolas Opposite Postoffice -paawaim n i i