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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. 7 OREGON GRIT LID ilAL IS URGED Albert Johnson, Washington . Representative, Addresses i: Salem Conference. VISITOR ASKED TO SPEAK Importance of Presenting Strong Case to Congress and Necessity ' of Permanent Commission ' Is Emphasized. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Sept.' 16 (Special.) Regardless of the ac tion that the present land grant con ference takes, it will be necessary to send a etrons delegation of representa tive Oregon people to AVashington to present to Congress the plans and pur poses of the state, as will be outlined at the "meeting now in progress, ac cording to Representative Albert John son of Hoquiam, Wash, who arrived at the Capitol this morning. To Mr. Johnson, by unanimous Tote, the courtesies of the' floor were ex tended this afternoon, and he briefly addressed the delegates. "I come," said Mr. Johnson, "as your friend and neighbor, and from an earn est desire, when the time comes, to help prevent any of these lands becoming a part of the forest reserve. I am not here to speak or take part in any way. More than two years ago I introduced a bill designed to cut off further ped dling of rights to alleged first claims on sections of the Oregon & California lands. The introduction .of that bill brought to me several thousand letters from people who had paid for so-called priority rights,' and who claimed they desired to settle on the lands, if the Supreme Court decision should be fa vorable. "My views in regard to the destruct Iveness of the general conservation sys tem as now laid upon the 11 Western states are, I think, well known. I pre dict right now that before the people of Oregon ajre through with the Oregon & California situation, any relief bills will play a merry game of battledore and 'shuttlecock between the Agricul tural Department and Department of the Interior a hydra-headed monstros ity which splits supervision of our pub lic lands, our forests, our minerals and our water powers. Small Interest Predicted. "Finally, I presume, the bills will be referred to the Chief Forester for a report, and his report will be about what the committee on public lands will recommend to the House of Rep resentatives. Then there will be a debate, which will be about as slimly attended as were the debates at which Secretary Lane was pressing his leas ing bills onto Congress last year. At that time it was impossible to keep more than 25 members of Congress in their seats except by repeatedly mak ing points of no quorum, which I flatter myself I had nerve enough to do. "You see. the more conserved area we have, and the more renewable 50 year leases of our resources, the less the likelihood of these parts of our states ever coming under the control of our Governors and Legislatures In other words, the great commonwealths of the West become half state and half province, ,a condition which is bound to' be intolerable, because the United States, and not the state, gets the revenue from the province, while leaving the state's taxpayers to pro duce money even for roads through forest reserves and Indian reserva tions. The people of Southwestern Washington, in building the Olympic Highway had to do that very thing, my own county paying $100,000 for a good road through a forest reserve, and now the county is being urged to build 30 miles of road through an Indian reservation. "Reverting lo the conference being held here, 1 hope it will not be con sidered presumptuous if I make a small suggestion, and that is this: Let this delegate conference present its case in as strong a memorial to Congress as can be prepared, and then let the con ference appoint three, five or seven strong Oregon citizens as a commission to go- to Washington and work to keep these lands out of the reserves. There will be hearings, of course, probably before both Senate and House commit tees. Forest Reserve Bureau chiefs and special agents, as well as railroad at torneys, will be there to give testi mony and answer questions. Permanent Comniin!on Xecded. "Oregon's Senators and Representa tives will be there, too doing their best, but they should have help, men with a single purpose, who can stick on this one task every hour of every day. Remember, there are only 33 Congressmen from all the 'Western States," while there are 435 members in all. and a majority Is agrainst us on general principles. "Maps and suitable printed matter will .be needed. Let this conference memorialize the State Legislature to appropriate a reasonable sum for the expenses of these commissioners. their efforts to keep these lands on the states tax roll, and I think the peo pie will say that any money thus ap propriated will be well spent." Mr. Johnson said that he was sorry he could not remain here until Satur day, but that he had to be in Morton, Wash., where a big Republican rally Is to be held. BOLDHOLOUPUIOTICED THEATRICAL, MAN FORCED ALOXG STREET BV HIDDEN" GL'N. Spokane Ex-Conncilman Watches Chance and Turns on Captor, Who Is . Put Under Arrest. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) While scores of persons brushed elbows with them, as they walked side by side from the Empress Theater at Bernard and Riverside, to Howard and Riverside, shortly 'after 11 o'clock to day, none knew that L. C. Brown, ex Councilman of this city, and now man ager of the Empress Theater, was be ing guided along the street at the point of a gun, held in the hands and under the coat of A. B. Cook, a book keeper formerly in the employ of a railroad here. This is the charge that Is made by Mr. Brown, supported by the arrest and booking of Cook. As Brown and Cook reached Howard and Riverside. Brown saw Officer Nowlln standing on the corner. As they drew near the officer. Brown sud denly threw his arms around Cook, grasping his throat with his hands, As they fell to the sidewalk. Brown called for help. The officer seized Cook and wrenched a revolver from his hands. MEMOn about 11 o'clock this morning. As I came in Cook arose from a chair and poked a revolver against my stomach," said Brown shortly after the arrest of Cook. " 'You owe me money and you are go ing to come through with It right now, or I will blow you all to pieces,' Cook said to me. " 'It will not get you money to kill a man," I said. " 'Have you any money in your pock ets?' he asked. " "A few dollars and' a check for ?150,' I answered. "' 'All right. Now we will go to the bank and cash that check," he an swered. "With that he placed the gun under his coat with the barrel toward me, and we started down the street. It was when I saw the officer that it came in-my mind what I was going to do." MR. WEST OFFERS PLAN STATE PURCHASE OF1 (iRAST LANDS HIS IDEA. Payment From Sale of Timber, Open ing of Tracts and .Aid for School Fund Requested. SALEM, Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) Ex-Governor West, in addressing to day the Oregon and California Railroad Land Grant Conference, said in part: "As I view it, any suggested policy should provide for the early classifica tion of the lands; for the opening to entry of every acre of land suitable for settlement; for the early opening to development of all mineral resources; for the sale of all merchantable timber in, appropriate sized tracts to the high est bidders giving a reasonable time for removal, thus adding taxable prop erty to our rolls; for the payment of the claims of the several land grant counties for taxes due and unpaid for the past three years, and for the turn ing over to our state school fund all unexpended revenues derived from timber sales that we may have ample funds to decelop our irrigation projects and assist our small farmers and struggling settlers throughout "the state with needed loans at low rates of interest." "If It Is finally determined that Ih'e railroad must accept the sum of $2.50 per ' acre and give up the lands the company undoubtedly will find it to its interest to let title pass to the state rather than to the Federal Government, for such action would result in a large revenue for the school fund and Insure a reduction of some of the company's tax burdens. "In view of existing circumstances and conditions I deem it good business and for our best interest that the state offer to take over the grant and re imburse the railroad company. Such a programme would be greatly simpli fied if Congress could be induced to advance the funds necessary to satisfy the claims of the railroad and await repayment until the state could secure the funds through the negotiation of timber sales. "If, however. Congress should be found unwilling to advance the funds it would. In view of our constitutional restrictions as to state indebtedness, devolve on tire friends of such a move ment to devise means for financing the undertaking. "1 would suggest that this might be done through the organization of a holding company, to consist of the Governor. Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney-General, a repre sentative of our farmer organizations, a representative of our labor organi zations and a representative of our commercial organizations. "This holding company could, with the consent of Congress, take over the grant, and after pledging it for se curity . for the funds necessary to satisiy tne claims or the railroad com pany, deed the lands to the state for the benefit of the school fund. The grant, of course, would be taken over by the state subject to the mortgage indebtedness, which could be cleared in due time through the sales of timber. "If such a plan should be followed and the state come into the ownership o the grant, the nontlmbered lands first for settlement should be thrown open to entry at once to bona fide set tlers at little or no cost. Such non timbered tracts as were found unfit for settlement should be held bv th? state with a view of reforestation. The timber on the timbered lands should be appraised and In due time sold in suitable sized tracts to highest bidders and on condition that It be re moved within a certain period. As fast as the timber was removed from a tract of land it should, if suitable for such purposes, be thrown open to settle ment." Resolutions Committee Organizes. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Sept. 16. (Special.) Robert E. Smith, of Douglas County, was elected unanimous ly chairman of the committee on'reso- utions when it met tonight in the nub. lie hearing room of the State House. State Senator C. L Hawley was chosen secretary. Senator Walter Dimick, of Clackamas, was nominated for chair man but withdrew. Following election of officers the committee adjourned until 9 o clock tomorrow morning. LA! ACTS' XPECTED CjL.AT TALLMAS PREDICTS RELIEF FOR -WEST IN NEXT CONGRESS. Commissioner Attends Conference at Salem Since He Arrived Ahead of Water Power Meet. Clay Tallman. Commissioner of the General Land Office, who is here to at tend the Western States Water Power Conference, believes that the next ses sion of Congress will see a great drtil of much-needed legislation enacted re garding general land affairs of the West. - At the water power conference here fcepiemDer 21, 22 and 23 many of the bills which will be introduced before the next Congress will be under discus sion, he said. The leasing of oil and gas lands and the governing of water- power sites are some of the important questions which will be discussed. Confusion over dates brought Mr. Tallman to Portland a week before the opening of the conference. But when it was learned he was in the citv an invitation was extended him to attend the Oregon & California land confer ence now in session at Salem. Mr. Tallman left yesterday morning for Salem and will return today. There are three land offices nere and Mr. Tallman will visit them while waiting ior tne opening of the water power con f erence. Mr. Tallman registered at the Mult nomah. Funeral of Mrs. Rinehart Set. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 16. (Special.) The funeral of Mrs. Ella A. Rinehart, wfe of A. C. Rinehart, who died, at the family home, 706 West Tenth street, this morning, will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock Irom the Limber undertaking parlors. Mrs. Rinehart was 53 years old and was born In Clarke County. She is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters. Itffrent experiment have ihown that It 1 poiaiDie ror tne x-ray to nna ntwi within metal that appears on the urfaca to b DEVELOPMENT OF GRANT LANDS AIM Delegates to Salem "Confer ence Opposed to Withdraw ing Area From Entry ALL INTERESTS GIVE VIEWS Southern Pacific Attorney Asserts Arbitrary Price Is Only in Cas of Sales and Company May Exploit Resources Itself. (Continued From First Page.) ference will be, there is one point upon which there seems to be unanimous agreement, and that is that none of the 2,300,000 acres in the railroad grant shall be withdrawn from settler ,'ent or placed in the forest reserves or other. Governmental tracts. Any Idea that may have been enter tained that any set of delegates had a cut and dried programme for the guid ance of the convention was readily dis sipated early this morning when a rep resentative of the Oregon & California Protective Association was given per mission to seat A. W. Lafferty as one of the regular delegates. Mr. I.afferty's Fears Unfounded. Subsequently the convention altered the programme so that Mr. Lafferty, who had come here expressing fear that he would- not be allowed to speak, was enabled to deliver an address. By holding a session tonight the con ference was enabled to dispose of its first day's business, but it is probable, that the meetings will continue until late tomorrow. It is evident ,that the delegates were profoundly Impressed this afternoon by the address of F. P. Dunne, of San Francisco, attorney for the Southern Pacific Company office, successor to the Oregon & California Railroad. Sale Declared Optional. Mr. Dunne gave a clear, frank and businesslike presentation of the "rail road company's attitude In exercising Its ownership of the land. He empha sized the statement that the Supreme Court's decision confirming the rail road's equity in the property to the ex tent of $2.50 an acre does not direct the railroad to sell the land at that price, but It merely restricts it from selling at a higher price. In other words, he made plain the railroad's contention that It does not have to sell the land at all if it does not want to. It can lease the prop erty or utilize it in any other way that It sees fit, he contended. It can ex tract the stone and. mineral and re move the timber at its discretion, he said. Fight Is Intimated. When Mr. Dunne got through speak ing he had left the impression with most of the delegates that any plan for the Federal or the state govern ment to take over, the land from the railroad by a mere payment of $2.50 an acre will not be carried" out with the approval of the railroad. So far as the formal speeches are concerned, they developed no great con flict of ideas. Every one seemed agreed that the railroad is entitled to a fair equity in the property and that the proceeds from the sale of the land in excess of $2.50 an acre if It is sold for more than that-should accrue, some how, to the state. Federal Right Is Realized. Every one realized, too, that the Fed eral Government would be loath to sur render its rights and privileges in the land, and there was universal disposi tion not to attempt to dictate to, or even to advise. Congress. All the speakers today appeared to have in mind was that as delegates, ' represent ing as they do the people of the state, they give some formal expression to their ideas so that Congress may know how the people of Oregon feel about it when Congress gets ready to act In ac cordance with the Supreme Court's re cent suggestion. This idea was well brought out this morning in the opening address of Gov ernor Withycombe, who laid stress on his understanding of the question that "the most that can be done here is to voice some general counsel to Congress as to what Oregon hopes may be enacted concerning the disposition of these lands. Congressional Vlalt Suggested. "In this connection." continued the Governor, "it is well, perhaps, to sound a note of warning. We should remem ber that it is at best an unofficial gath ering, and that such recommendations as may be mado here can be little more than suggestions to Congress. I urge you, therefore, not to be presumptuous." The Governor advanced the sugges tion, wh,ich met with much approval, that Congress be invited to send to Oregon a sub-committee of the public lands committee to view the lands, so that Congress may be better able to legislate for their final disposition. Much applause followed Governor Withycombe's declaration that "I am sure we all are agreed that we want the settler on the land. "Let us hope," he concluded, "that the shackles of restrictive conserva tion which already have robbed us of much of our heritage may not be Im posed upon these lands." Governor Has Plan. Governor Withycombe's address opened the conference. He made it plain that he had no plan of his own for the disposition of the property and explained that he had called the meet ing at the suggestion of the Chamber of Commerce at Portland. The Governor was presented by W. I. Vawter, of Medford, temporary chair man". Subsequently Mr. Vawter was made permanent, chairman, and C. C Chapman permanent secretary. Following the Governor's address, Geori . M. Brown, Attorney-General, gave an instructive explanation of the legal status of the land-grant case, reading extensively from the Supreme Court's decision. Mr. Brown's address continued through the noon hour, but the dele gates were so deeply Interested that with one voice they urged him to pro ceed "against their app:tites." At the opening of the afternoon ses sion, the committee on procedure pre sented its report outlining the order of business and the rules lor tne conier ence. ' v Amendment to Roles Carried. No sooner had the secretary read this report than A. W. Lafferty Jumped up to offer an amendment providing that when one-fifth of the delegates de manded the "aye" and no." votes be taken on a question. "That is the way they do In Con gress," he explained. Mr. Lafferty for merly was a member of Congress. "We didn't come here to have our time frittered away by useless roll calls." protested Senator I. N. Day, of Portland. He offered an amendment provided for a rollcall upon a major ity demand. . The one-fifth rule was adopted. The procedure committee reported. with Its regular rules, the changes member on the resolutions committee from each of the 18 counties having land in the grant. In addition to five members to be appointed by the chair man from the delegates at large. A. E. Clark, of Portland, offered an amendment providing for one addi tional delegate, one from the State Grange and Farmers' Union and one from the State Federation of Labor. This amendment was adopted. In accordance with this plan the fol lowing resolutions committee was ap pointed: Benton County, W. P. Lafferty; Clack amas, w. A. Dlmlclc; Clatsop County not represented; Columbia ounty, A. L. Clark; Coos County, Hush UcLaln; Curry County, S. P. Pierce; Douglas County, Robert E. Smith: Jackson County, W. C. Lefever; Jo sephine County, H. L. Gilkey; Klamath County, Guy Kuykendall; Lane County, L. E. Bean; Lincoln County, L. M. Iavls; Linn County. Judge H. H. Hewitt; Marlon County, C. L. McNary; Multnomah County, R. G. Callvert: Polk County, C. L. Hawley; Tillamook County. G. B. McLeod; Washing ton County, R. X. Barrett; Yamhill County, Jesse Edwards; Grange Farmers' Union, C. E. Spence; Labor Federation, K. J. Stack; at large, Roy Rltner, Umatilla County: IS. E. Kiddle. Union County; I. N. Day. Mult nomah County; W. W. Cardwell, Douglas County; E. V. Carter, Jackson County. L. E. Bean, ex-State Senator from Lane County, spoke in place of R. A. Booth, who was unable to be present. He brought forth general applause by the declaration that "We want no more Oregon land in the forest reserve." F. P. Dunne, representing the rail road, followed Mr. Bean and won the careful attention of his audience by the eloquence and the logic of his ad dress. Railroad Opposition Asserted. After stating the railroad's case he besought his hearers to approach a solution of the problem in a spirit of mutual friendship and with good will. He reminded the conference repeatedly, however, that the railroad does not pro pose to surrender Its ownership in the lands for the payment of $2.60 an acre. "The Supreme Court clearly recited," he declared, "that the settlers' clause in our grant was not directive, but merely restrictive. I want you to get that in your heads," he continued. He emphatically asserted the right of the railroad to the timber on the grant lands, and declared significantly: "If Congress should pass a statute to take the timber away from us, that act clearly would be confiscation. "But." he added, "it is not the pur pose of the railroad to insist -on its last technical rights. "Our interests are identical, largely, with yours. We don't want those lands tacked up In some overgrown forest reserve any more than you do, "So let us meet, not In a spirit of hos tility, but like true gentlemen, so that oy,r rights can always be conserved." Albert Johuaon. Stirs Audience. He pointed out that the railroad's net proceeds from the sale of lands up to this time had been only $1,250,000, while It has provided transportation for troops and munitions for the Fed eral Government valued at $2,500,000, which service must be performed un der the original terms of the grant. "If there is any fair, reasonable, de cent adjustment." he concluded, "we should be able to reach it as any two business men would reach an agreement." Albert Johnson, Representative in Congress from Hoquiam. Wash., added some life and spice to the proceedings in his rapid-fire presentation of the public land situation in the 11 Western states. He pointed to Senator Day's map of those states, showinsr the im mense areas of land held by the Fed eral Government, hanging conspicu ously in the front of the room. He mixed humor with logic, and when he had concluded the delegates were more firmly convinced than ever that the grant lands should not be added t- the already excessive area in Federal con trol. Ex-Governor Oswald West gave a carefully prepared explanation of the land-grant case and held forward prominently the .suggestion that either the state or the Federal Government should acquire, ownership of the prop erty. He pointed out that the com pany, for many years after It was granted the property, did -ot pay taxes on it and ridiculed the idea that most of the land is of great value. He of fered the suggestion that the state acquire the land from the railroad at $2.o0 an acre, classify th property and dispose of It to p i settlers. The Federal Government, he said, might lend the state money to pay for the property pending its final dispo sition by the state. To carry out this transaction he advised that a holding company be formed, consisting of the Governor, the Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney-General and rep resentative of the farmers organiza tions, the labor unions and the com mercial bodies. The proceeds in ex cess of the actual cost to the state, he said, should go Into the school and other state funds. Clay Tallman, member of the Gen eral Und Office, was the last speaker You Cannot Measure Piano Value By Appearance Underneath the highly polished veneers of a new piano lies the real secret of its tone, its' construction, its durability and of your satisfac tion or dissatisfaction. How may you be sure that in its purchase you have received a full dollar-for-dollar value? How are you to determine the endurance of the piano before you buy? 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While presenting a purely legal and largely technical ex planation of the land grant to the state-wide conference here today Attorney-General Brown offered an argu ment to the delegates for State instead of Federal control of the property based on the fact that the slate is pow erless to tax Federal property withiri its own borders. He made it plain that the fact of the lands In question having advanced In value since they were ac quired by the railroad does not affect the railroad's ownership. His address, in brief, was as follows: "A state has no power to tax the property of the United States within its borders. "All of the public domain within the state remains exempt from taxation, except so far as the United States has voluntarily parted with its title to the same, which act of segregation is ordi narily evidenced by the issue of a patent. "Statutes, as well as constitutional provisions, exempting property from taxation aro to be strictly construed. It is a presumption of law that land is taxable. It is the land itself with which the state is concerned in taxing and does not look to the covenants contained In the conveyance. "A proceeding to assess and collect taxes upon land in Oregon is a pro ceeding against the property and not against the owner. "The power of taxation is a sovereign right belonging to the state in its sov ereign capacity. "The value of the land for the pur v.rry.WM-yr: Come to us for the right ' Suit or Overcoat H Marx r Suit or Overcoat from us you can rest assured you're getting the best in . ready clothes, more real snap, better style, better quality, a good fit and . built to retain their shape. -., It's the biggest clothes investment you can make Come in and see them today. They'' re Priced at $20 to $35 blatt osen pose of assessment is Independent of any incumbrance, as lien or liability attached to the title of the property, or covenant contained in the conveyance, or any other condition that impairs the use of the transfer of property. "Value for taxation means the actual Judgment of the .public as expressed in the price which some one will pay for the land. It has also been stated as the highest price that a normal pur chaser, not under peculiar compunction, will pay at that time to get that thing. "The fact that the lands subsequently acquired a value in excess of the lim itation Imposed for sale would not change the character or legal effect of the conveyance. WOMAN'S BURNS FATAL Distillate Uned In Stove Causes Ieath of Mrs. James Zlnk. So terrible were the burns she re ceived when distillate used to start a fire exploded at her home In Linnton Wednesday night, that Mrs. James Zink, aged 41 years, died at St. Vin cent's Hospital yesterday morning. No Inquest will be held. Mrs. Zink is survived by her hus band and six children, all of Linnton. The funeral probably will be held from her home at 424 Graham avenue. The explosion occurred when Sirs. Zlnk filled the stove with wood and poured distillate over it, not knowing that live embers were glowing be neath the ashes. ITour Drops 80 Cents. LA GRANDE, Or., Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) La Grande-made flour has slumped 80 cents in ten days. Four cuts of 20 cents per barrel each have been announced in rapid succession, the fourth coming tonight. Depressed conditions of the wheat market make this necessary, according to the managers of a string of mills in the valley. The report of th first census is contained In an octavo volume of 56 pages. Nowadays. In a fit-cade, tlio t'rnsus Bureau issues lo or more quarto volumes, with more than 4.01t paces. . ' watts "When You Buy a Scliaf f sier C Third and Fourth. 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