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TTTE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1915.
NEW BLOW AT GRANT
MEMBERS OF SUBCOMMITTEE WHICH DRAFTED LAND GRANT CON-
N - WIDE IN
the view that the resolutions placed the
conference in the position of presuming
too much authority in its suggestions
to Congress,
The resolutions were unchanged,
however, from the time they came from
the sub-committee until they were
brought in to the floor of the conven
tion. LAND AGTION ISV
GRANT CONFERENCE
DIVISIQ
Delegates at Large Retained
on Resolutions Committee,
as Named at First.
BREACH QUICKLY MENDED
C. E. Spence and E. J. Stack, After
Uesig-ning, Are "Perfectly Satis
fied" and Accept Appoint
ments Amid Applause.
6TATE CAPITOU Salem, Or., Sept.
17. (Special.) Another attempt to
oust I. X. Day, of Portland; W. W.
Cardwell, of Roseburg. and E. V. Car
ter, of Ashland, from the committee on
resolutions was defeated by the dele
gates to the land-grant conference this
morning.
-n. Bunnell enuiL iillu ueen uiaae uii
Thursday night under the leadership
of ex-President A. W. Lafferty. and
when the meeting adjourned late last
. nigrht the delegates thought the men
lership of the resolutions committee
had been permanently settled.
But when the conference opened this
morning the proceedings were inter
rupted by a communication to the chair
from C. E. Spence. representative on
the committee from the State Grange.
Misapprehension la Charged.
Mr. Spence stated that the confer
ence, at the time it conferred on the
chair the power to appoint members to
the committee from counties included
In the land-grant district, was labor
ing under a misapprehension.
Ha pointed out that the original rules
of the conference provided that each
of the IS land-grant counties should
have one member on the committee
and that five additional members should
be appointed by the chairman from the
state at large outside the land-grant
.counties.
He continued by explaining that at
yoeterday's convention A. E. Clark, of
Portland, amended the rules by pro
viding for the appointment of one mem
ber to represent the State Grange and
one to represent organized labor. The
stenographer's record indicates that
Mr. Clark did not intend to change the
manner of making the appointments,
but when Mr. Clark's motion appeared
on the minutes it carried with it the au
thority for the chair to select the five
committeemen at large from land-grant
counties if he so desired.
Chairman Appoints Committee.
' Accordingly. Chairman Vawter ap
pointed Mr. Day, Mr. Cardwell and Mr.
Carter, all of whom live in land-grant
counties, and Roy Ritner and E. E.
Kiddle, who live in Eastern Oregan.
C. E. Spence and E. J. Stack were
named to represent the grange and
labor organizations respectively.
Accompanying Mr. Stack's oral ex
planation of his protest this morning
was the following communication,
signed by C. E. Spence and E. J. Stack,
declining to serve further on' the com
mittee under those circumstances:
SALEM. Or.. Sept. 17. 1915.
To."k- J: Vawter, Chairman of the Ore
gon & California Railroad Land Grant Con
torence and Gentlemen of the Conference-
After due consideration of the motion by
whlrh farmers' organizations and the Fed
eration of Labor were designated for rep
resentation on the resolutions committee
we believe that the motion was carried
with the belief and understanding that Its
eple purposes were to favor our organiza
tions and increase the number of delegates
from five to seven, and not to remove the
provision that delegates at large be from
counties In which there is no Oregon &
California Railroad land.
It is our judgment that the motion put
and carried Is the one recorded and read
ty the official stenographer, and not the
one subsequently passed to the secretary.
Apparent Use Found Objectionable.
We do not object personally to the geilk
tlemen appointed from the counties having
Oregon & California Railroad lands, but
we do object to the apparent use of our
organizations for the purpose of covering
up anything that Is not duly considered by
this body. Our organizations are funda
mentally opposed to such methods of pro
cedure in private or public affairs as be
ing detrimental to good government and
savoring of old-tlioe political methods, and.
believing that we could not consistently
voice our objections to this procedure and
continue to serve on the committee, we re
spectfully, but firmly, decline to serve on
the committee on resolutions.
We wish further to state that our action
In so doing is unanimously approved by the
delegates from our organizations present.
After this communication had been
read Mr. Clark explained that his
original intention was not to empower
the chair to select the delegates at
large from the land grant counties,
but that it was merely to provide a
place on the committee from the
Grange and the labor organizations.
Motion to Reconsider Passes.
He followed his utterances with a
motion that his own motion of the day
before be reconsidered. This motion
was carried decisively.
Chairman Vawter then put the pre
vious question providing for the ap
pointment of the two special commit
teemen and five from the state at
large, including the land grant terri
tory. A. W. Lafferty promptly offered an
amendment forcing the chair to go out
Bide the land grant counties in choos
ing the members at large. This would
have forced Mr. Day, Mr. Cardwell and
Mr. Carter from the committee.
After a spirited debate, in which a
score of delegates participated, the
Lafferty amendment was lost by a vote
of 63 to 50. Mr. Clark's original mo
tion then was carried.
Original Members Reappointed.
The chair reappointed all the orig
inal members of the committee.
Promptly Mr. Carter offered to with
draw, but after urging by Mr. Lafferty
and others who had opposed his pre
vious appointment, was induced to re
main on the committee.
Mr. Stack and - Mr. Spence declared
that they were "perfectly satisfied"
with the proceedings and accepted their
appointments to the applause of the
whole roomful of delegates.
"I am glad to see this convention re
solving itself into a love feast," com
mented Chairman Vawter.
PORTLAND MAN STRICKEN
Ir. D. 1. Kiclile Is Seriously III in
Xew York Syte.
Dr. David L. Kiehle, of this city, who
Is visiting in Cortland, N. Y., has been
stricken with paralysis and grave fear
. is felt for his recovery. Dr. Kiehle
went East three months ago. He gave
a. series of three lectures at the Sum
mer, school of the University of Min
nesota and then went to Cortland to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Paul W. Scovel.
He was. in excellent health until the
stroke tame and played golf daily
in spite of his 7S years.
Dr. Kiehle is professor emeritus of
the department of pedagogy of the
University of Minnesota, and is one of
the most distinguished ministers of the
"West.
During the latter years of George Ill's
reign all serf ormances of ShakesDeare's
"King Lear" were forbidden in consequence!
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(1) Judge II. H. Hevrltt, of Albany.
Chairman. (2 Jnclge Charles L. Mc
Ktry, of Salem. (3 W. W. tiirdnell,
of Roseburg. (4) Ronald G. Call vert,
of Portland, Who iirooght .Minority
Report. (5) AValter A. Dimlclt, of
Oregon City.
LAND GLOSIIiG OPPOSED
MR. Mc ARTHUR THINKS "CONSER
VATION" POLICY OVERDONE.
Support In Congress Promised of Leg
islation to Bring About Agricul
tural Development. "
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Sept- -17.
(Special.) While the committee on
resolutions was deliberating this aft
ernoon. C. N. McArthur, Representa
tive from the Third Oregon district,
was called upon and addressed the con
ference briefly.
"I shall give your recommendation
due consideration,' said Mr. McAr
thur, "and I trust th'at some plan may
be evolved whereby these lands may
be opened to .-e:;ffemen without fur
ther delay or litigation. We need more
farms and factories, more producers
and fewer speculators and a gener.il
programme of development that will
permit Oregon to enjoy her own re
sources, j
"I feel that the sentiment of this
conference Is decidedly against throw
ing the lands embraced in the Oregon
& California grant back into a forest
reserve. I trust that such a plan will
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY LAND GRANT CONFERENCE.
Whereas, The people of the State of Oregon by their representa
tives, duly assembled at Salem, Or., September 16 and 17, 1915Ahave
been brought together by a common inspiration to consider the ma
terial welfare of Oregon made imperative by the rendition of the
opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of
the Oregon-California Railroad Company, et al, vs. the United States,
popularly known as the land grant case, and
Whereas, In said case the Supreme Court has construed the acts
of Congress of the United States, approved July 25, 1866, as amended
by the act approved June 25, 1868, and April 10, 1869, and the act
of May 4, 1870, to be not only laws but enforceable and continuing
covenants, and
Whereas, Said acts contain conditions for the sale of the lands
granted thereunder, requiring the said lands to be sold to actual set
tlers in quantities not greater than 160 acres and for sums not ex
ceeding J2.50 , per acre, arid
Whereas, The said conditions plainly imply an obligation upon the
grantees in said,' grant to sell "said lands to actual settlers who com
ply with the conditions of said grant, and bring themselves within
the conditions of said grant as actual settlers, and
Whereas, It is apparent that the grantees in said grant by the
acceptance of said grant plainly agreed to convey the "said lands ac
cording to the terms of said grant to such settlers upon the payment
of the amount specified in said grant, and to make such conveyance
upon the full performance of the terms of said grant by said actual
settlers, and
Whereas,. The Supremo Court In Its opinion of June 15, 1915, held
that Congress should have a reasonable opportunity to provide by
legislation for the disposition of said lands in accordance with such
policy as it might deem fitting under jjthe circumstances and at the
same time to secure the defendants, at all times keeping' in view
the policy which will insure actual- settlement of the lands rather
than speculation, and
Whereas, The United States Government, has heretofore created
National forests within the State of Oregon, occupying approximately
one-third of the area of the State of Oregon, and thereby .militating
greatly against the growth and development of the State of Oregon;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That It is the sense of this conference that the Congress
of the United States should enact laws defining and settling who
shall be considered an actual settler under the terms of said acts,
and what shall be considered an actual settlement, and requiring the
grantees under said act to perform the terms and conditions of said
act, and sell and dispose of said lands according to the true intent and
purpose of said acts to such actual settlers, and, be it further
Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed to any further increase
of forest reserves in the State of Oregon; and lastly, be it
Resolved, That we urge upon Congress the enactment of legisla
tion which shall provide for the immediate' sale of said grant lands
in areas of not greater than 160 acres to any one person and to
actual settlers at a price not in excess of $2.50 per acre, and to pro
vide against all fraud in the settlement and disposition of said lands.
fall. We have gone too far in our so
called 'conservation' policy, and as a
result, large areas of agricultural and
grazing lands are not open to entry
and Settlement.
"I always have favored a rational
policy of conservation and am in sym
pathy witn che Government's efforts to
prevent the spread of forest fires, ond
also its reforestation policy. I be
lieve that mountain timber land sho-j.d
remain in thofcrest reserves, but that
lrnti capable of agricultural develop
ment should bo utilized for such a pur
pose without further delay.
"As one of your Representatives In
Congress I shall, at all times, labor
for legislation that will bring these
lands into the fullest possible use for
our people." .
Mr. McArthur has been an attentive
listener to all the proceedings of the
conference, but has refrained from vot
ing or discussing resolutions or mo
tions. With the exception of Repre
sentative W. C. Hawley. of the First
district, Mr. McArthur is the only
member of the Oregon Congressional
delegation who has attended the con
ference. Senators Lane and Chamber
lain have been conspicuous by their
absence.
Interurban Car Service Resumed.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe
' 1.) Streetcar service between Aber
deen and Cosmopolis was resumed this
morning after having oeen out for the
past two months, due to the collapsing
of the West tollbridge. The service
connects at each -end of the bridge. The
fare between the two towns is 5 cents
now, as against an old rate of 15 cents.
The bridge, being now operated by the
city, removes a toll of 5 cents for each
passenger. The other 5-cent reduction
was voluntary by the company.
Roseburg Boy Hurt by Motorcycle.
ROSEBURG, Or. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Losing control of his motorcycle
while descending a st' ep grade in the
residence section of the city Wednes
day night, John Tisdale, aged 16, was
thrown 40 feet ai.d seriously injured.
In addition to sustaining a broken arm,
.Tisdale sustained a fracture of the
skull, together with other injuries. He
was taken to a hospital in an uncon
scious condition.
Resolutions Adopted After
Warm Debate, Extension
of Reserve Fought.
MINORITY REPORT IS MADE
Mr. Dunne Denounces Theory That
Immediate Sale Can Be Forced.
andWarns'of Speculation Dan
ger Senator Dimick Aroused.
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the call of the chairman, and for the
purpose of considering and acting
upon thi3 conference report."
Resolutions Go to Conjiress.
K- Just previous to adjournment. W.
I. vawter, chairman of the conference,
appointed Mr. Bean, Senator Samuel L.
Garland, of Linn .County, and C. E.
Spence, master of the State Grange,
as members of the committee to serve
with the Governor, the Secretary of
State, the Treasurer and air. Vawter.
Meanwhile, the Governor, under
authority granted him by the confer
ence, today will communicate to Con
gress the resolutions expressing the
desire of the people of Oregon in the
disposition of these lands.
These resolutions were adopted in
the exact language in which they came
from the resolutions committee, where
they had been adopted by a vote of 13
to 7.
The resolution's committee earlier in
the day had named a sub-committee of
five members composed of Judge H.
H. Hewitt, of Linn County: C. L. Mc
Nary, of Marion; Senator W. A. Dim
ick. of Clackamas: W. W. Cardwell, of
Douglas, and R. G. Callvert. of Mult
nomah, for the purpose of drafting
the final report of the committee.
Resolutions Launch Debate.
The report of the committee on reso
lutions was sent in to the floor of the
conference just before the close of the
afternoon session.
As soon as this report was read
by the secretary it precipitated a
long debate. Judge H. H. Hewitt, of
Linn County, who had been chairman
of the sub-committee that drafted the
resolutions, explained briefly that it
was the Intention of the commitee to
follow, as clearly as possible, the in
tentions expressed in . the Supreme
Court's decision.
He was followed quickly by Walter
Tooze. Jr., of Polk County, who se
verely criticised the evidence of de
fiance to fhe railroad written in the
resolutions and who urged a more con
ciliatory attitude toward the railroad.
"I am not here as the railroad attor
ney," he declared, "but I feel like most
people in my county feel, that the
Southern Pacific's interests are our in
terests. Their prosperity is our pros
perity. If we can aid them in settling
and developing this land we will be
aiding in the settlement and develop
ment of the state."
Company Attorney Objects.
He made it plain that he does not
propose to grant to the Southern Pa
cific a nickel more than it is entitled
to under the law.
Promptly then the chair recognized
P. F. Dunne, of San Francisco, attorney
for the Southern Pacific, who had en
lightened the conference on the previ
ous day. Mr. Dunne explained that he
was about to leave on a train for the
south and that he merely wanted, be
fore he left, to voice his objections to"
the resolutions as proposed.
"There are two principal provisions
to which I, as a representative of the
railroad, am opposed," he declared.
"The first is that the report proceeds
on the theory that the railroad is com
pelled to sell the land and compulsion
may be forced immediately. Now, that
theory is right in the teeth of the de
cision of the Supreme Court.
"The second objection is that this
document seems to assume that Con
gress has the power to throw the land
open for settlement the agricultural
land, timber land and all. Now. to do
that would merely invite speculation."
He ridiculed the assertions of Judge
Hewitt that the railroad company
could be forced to sell the land, and
declared that such a theory is advanced
in "the teeth of the Supreme Court."
Conference Is Suggested.
He branded the resolutions "one of
the most curious infelicities I ever
have heard of."
In conclusion he suggested that
the "sane, practical and sensible thing
for you to do is to appoint a com
mittee to confer with the railroad so
that we can gft together and settle
this thing." .
Previously in the afternoon Mr.
Dunne, upon invitation of one of the
members, voiced his views on the
status of the case and declared that
the railroad is "willing to go more
than half way."
His utterances on the subject aroused
the ire of Senator W. A. Dimick. of
Clackamas County, who urged the dele
gates not to be misled by the state
ments of the railroad attorney into the
belief that the sale of the lands could
not be enforced. Senator DiAick was
a member of the sub-committee that
had drafted the resolutions.
"When the Supreme Court said that
the terms of the grant would be en
forced, it meant that it could be en
forced," insisted Mr. Dimick.
"The court expected Congress to take
some action for disposing of the
original grant. Now then, at this late
day the railroad comes along with a
suggest'on that we compromise.
Statements Called "Honk."
"I certainly take off my hat to Mr.
Dunne as being the finished product,
rte certainly is a smooth article. They
didn't have anyone in Oregon smooth
enough to put their case to you so
they had to import this chap from San
Francisco."
Senator Dimick quoted from Mr.
Dunne's remarks and declared his
statements "more of that bunk that the
Southern Pacific has been feeding you
people of Oregon for the last 40 years."
He took occasion also to ridicule the
suggestion that Congress be invited to
send out a committee to look over the
situation.
"Whom will they eend?" he asked.
"A bunch of faddists, conservationists
who have bottled up the state and kept
nearly half our property off the tax
rolls, and when they come here whom
will they see? They'll go around and
talk to some highbrowe at the Com
mercial Clubs, and then go back to
Washington with the report that the
lands are not fit for settlement."
Committee Is Tfot Unanimous.
The conference recessed following
Senator Dimick's speech.
The resolutions, as they came from
the committee, did not bear the unani
mous approval of the members. They
were adopted, after some fiery debate,
in committee by a vote of 13 to 7.
Neither was there unanimous ap
proval among the members of the sub
committee of five IJjat drew up the .reso
lutions. Judge Hewitt, "W. W. Cardwell. C. L.
McNary and Senator Dimick. supported
the measure as drafted. R. G. Callvert,
in a minority communication, expressed
"KIDNAPED" BOY ACCUSED
Dad Says Men in Auto Carried Him
to Mysterious Hon so on River.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 That he had
been kidnaped by emissaries of the
Black Hand, lured Into an automobile
in New Britain, Conn., beaten black and
blue and then brought to this city and
taken to a mysterious house on the
waterfront, because he refused to pay
a sum of money which had been de
manded, are features of a remarkable
story told recently to detectives at po
lice headquarters by a youth who said
he was Sol Gubernick. . Gubernick,
who is 18 years old, said he was a song
writer and lived at No. 122 Willow
street. New Britain. Later Max
Schwartz, tailor, of No. 86 Rivlngton
street, accused Gubernick of assault
and robbery. '
Gubernick said two men in an auto
mobile asked him to guide them to
Berlin. Conn., and promised to take
him back to New Britain. When the
automobile reached the outskirts of
the town, Gubernick said, the men set
upon him and be.at him severely. When
tlsey reached this city they blindfold
ed him and drove him to a house on
the riverfront.
Schwartz, in his part of the narra
tive, said Gubernick. who entered his
shop and looked at some goods, pulled
out a phial labeled chloroform, sat
urated a handkerchief and threw it
into his face. Patrolman Lebach saw
Gubernick run from the tailor shop
and stopped him. Schwartz was found
unconscious, with bills scattered on the
floor. Magistrate Krotel. in Essex
Market Court, held Gubernick for Jrial.
JOY RIDE ENDS IN DEATH
One Young Man Killed Instantly
and Four Others Hurt In Crash.
BRIDGTON. N. J., Sept. 12. Tragedy
resulted to a party of Salem young
men who started out for a Joy ride.
James Kelty, a young athlete, is dead:
James Lounsberry and Charles Coun
selor are seriously, if not fatally, in
jured, while James Beatty and Furman
Lloyd are slightly hurt. The party
left Salem last night about 10 o'clock
In a hired automobile belonging to
Frank Gibson. with Counsellor as
driver. The party drove to Pennsville,
and then came to Brldgton.
At 3 o'clock in the morning the
young men were in a Bridgton restau
rant and shortly afterward left for
Salem, driving through Shiloh. About 4
o'clock the car was dashing through
the village at high speed. A rear tire
blew out, causing Counsellor to lose
control of the steering gear. The car
skidded, grazed a telegraph pole and
crashed into a large tree.
All five occupants were hurled from
the machine, which was smashed into
an almost unrecognizable mass. A few
minutes later residents of Shiloh,
aroused by the noise, found the five
young men scattered about the road
way all unconscious. Kelly was in
stantly killed, being thrown headlong
against the tree and his brains dashed
out. Counsellor and Lounsberry were
suffering from concussion and frac
tured skulls and each has broken ribs.
The other two were but slightly hurt.
LIBRARY MEETING IS HELD
State Women's Press Club Gives In
teresting Programme.
With several brief but spicy ad
dresses and with a programme of read
ings and music, the State Women's
Press Club held its open meeting for
the season at the Central Library last
night, there being a good attendance.
Among the speakers of the evening
all of whom took up subjects of in
terest to the members of the club were:
George E. Hardy, the new executive
scretary of the Chamber of Commerce:
Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, president of
the Portland Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, and Mrs. Mary Stevens, president
of the Women's Political Science Club.
The music, which was in charge of
Mrs. L. B. Downey-Bartlett, was good.
Mrs. Frances Marion Hawkes presided
during the evening.
"NECKTIE" PROVES SNAKE
Negro Faints When He Learns Mis
take, Due to Joker.
DARBY. Pa.. Sept. 12. "Gee! Some
body must have put a nice silk neck
tie in my coat pocket," said James
Wilson, a Darby negro, employed by
James Kelly, a contractor. "I'll see
what it is."
When Wilson drew his hand out of
his pocket to see what color the sup
posed necktie was he found that in
stead of being a tie it was a two-foot
white-and-black-striped snake. With a
loud yell Wilson fell over in a faint
and did not come to for 15 minutes.
Kelly, a well-known practical Joker,
put the reptile, which was harmless, in
Wilson's coat as a Joke.
Three Cle Elum Buildings Burn.
CLE ELUM. Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe
cial.) Fire about 3:a0 yesterday morn
ing destroyed two three-story frame
buildings and one large residence. A
high wind made fire fighting extreme
ly difficult. These blocks were occu
pied by the Cle Elum Bakery and the
Deonigl Bros. Company department
store. The stock and buildings were
insured for 5000. A narow escape was
experienced by the family of A. P.
Deonigi, who lived in the upper story
of the department store. The fire is
believed to have been of incendiary
origin.
Okanogan Rancher D'es.
WENATCHEE. Wash.. Sept. 17.
(Special.) C. F. Thorp, well-known
rancher of Winthrop and prominent in
Democratic politics in Okanogan Coun
ty, died Wednesday night in the Dea
coness Hospital from typhoid fever,
contracted three weeks ago while at
Mansfield. Mr. Thorp was 4 4 years of
age. He leaves a widow and three small
children. He was a member in good
standing of the Yeoman and Oddfellow
lodges.
Estacada Resources to Be Shown.
ESTACADA. Or., Sept. 18. (Spe
cial.) The Portland Railway,' Light &
Power Company has arranged for an
agricultural exhibit showing the re
sources of Eastern Clackamas County
at the coming Manufacturers' and
Land Products Show. This exhibit will
contain hundreds of photographs, maps
and views of livestock, with other in
formation of value to those seeking lo
cations along the Estacada line. R.
M. Standlsh, of Estacada, is in charge
of the arrangements.
Second Degree Verdict Returned. .
KELSO. Wash.. Sept. 17. (Special.)
Pete Savoi. accused of murdering a
fellow laborer at Castle Rock June 12.
was found guilty of second degree mur
der by the Jury at Kalama Wednesday.
The case occupied two days, and Sa
voi's attorneys notified the court that
an appeal would be taken. He made a
plea of self-defense. George Fergu
son was on trial all day yesterday
1 Sunday will find at.The , Xl f
r0M ' Portland a menu temptingly
rMF t appetizing, and a service '
W courteous. jj5
I Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner h Wf
i Served in the Dining-Room 5:30 to 8 i
' A la Carte Service to 1 A. M. f
Breakfast 6:30 to 12 j;
Jjj Club Luncheon 12 to 2
mft The hotel orchestra plays '
during dinner hours and SliI !
ill ! throughout the evening. j,ya i Ji
jf ljlk THE PORTLAND HOTEL ' ! I
MANY OFFER PLANS
Resolutions on Grant Lands
Filed at Salem.
ONE FAVORS STATE OPTION
Joint Conference With Railroad and
Triangular Meeting at Wliieh
Congress Would Be Repre
sented Are Suggested.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 17 (Special.)
Effort to adjust the land grant ques
tion with the railroad by means of a
conference with officials of the roid
and a committee totye named by Chair
man Vawter was suggested today by
Judge Cleeton, of Portland. Judge
Cleeton submitted a resolution to this
effect, which is in accordance with the
plan advanced by P. F. Dunne, at
torney for the Southern Pacific, in
his address before the conference yes
terday. Mr. Dunne intimated that if
the people of Oregon would approach
the railroad in a spirit of friendli
ness that he was confident that a sat
isfactory solution of the problem of
disposing of the lands could be
reached.
To this end. the resolution of Judge
Cleeton proposes thaf Chairman Vaw
ter appoint a committee consisting of
seven members, the Governor to be an
ef-officio member, to confer with
the Southern Pacific Company rela
tive to its "express desire to compro
mise the controversy between the peo
ple of the State of Oregon and said
company."
Pending the proposed conference, and
until it shall report the results of the
discussion. Judge Cleeton urges that
the grant conference adjourn to meet
again at the call of the chairman
when the committee is ready to report.
State Option Proposed.
A second resolution introduced by
Judge Cleeton plans that the confer
ence shall request Congress to give
the State of Oregon the optional right
to purchase from the Southern Pacific
Company the unsold land remaining in
the California-Oregon land grant for
.50 an acre. Judgo Cleeton then
would have the state sell the lands to
actual settlers under such rules and
regulations na thp state mlp-ht provide.
Week-End Train
to the
Tillamook County Beaches
Every Saturday
The most Scenic Trip in Oregon
Leave Union Depot Saturday 1:40 P. M.
Leave East Morrison Saturday 1:49 P. M.
Returning Leave Beach Points Sunday Evening.
Excellent salmon fishing is now enj'oyed
in Nehalem and Tillamook Bays.
( Round
$3.00 ) Trip Over
( Week End
Going Saturday, Returning Sunday or Monday.
Regular Daily Train Leaves Portland 7:45 -A. M.
Short Recreation Trips
Electric Loop Trip
Portland to McMinnville and return i00 miles
on fast, new, all-steel electric cars through pic
turesque Willamette Valley. Only $1.60 round
trip week-ends. Thirty-day round trip, $2.30.
Willamette Valley Trip3
The Willamette Valley is one of the most fa
mous, most fertile and most scenic of the great
valleys of the West. Low-priced week-end and
daily round-trip tickets on sale to all Willamette
VaHey points.
Full particulars at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth St,
Corner Oak; Union Depot or East Morrison Depot.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
He would limit the auantity to be sold
to any one person to 160 acres.
E. E. Blanchard, of Josephine County,
in a resolution suggests that the con
ference recommend to Congress the en
forcement of "the time of the originRi
grant" with the proviso that the rail
road be not permitted in any way to
determine who tha actual settler shall
be.
With an apparent unanimity of senti
ment that the rights of settlers should
be protected and that some way be
found to assist them, informal approval
waa given by a number of delegates t"
a resolution introduced by E. Hofer. of
Salem, in which he would have the
conference go on record as recommerj
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ing that the state declare its permar.l
policy to b the placing of bona
settlers on all unimproved lands and to
assist such settlers with rural land
loans on terms favorable to permanent
improvement and occupancy by such
settlers. The resolution was forwarded
to the resolutions committee for study.
Trlansle Conference Suggested.
A triangular conference for settle
ment of the grant question is the plan
advanced by A. J. Johnson, of Benton
County, in a resolution Introduced to
day. The resolution provides that a
committee representing the state meet
with one from the Southern Pacific
Company and another from Congress
with the view of effecting a compro
mise eatisfiaotory to all concerned. Mr.
Johnson suggests that the state's com
mittee consist of 12 members composed
of the Governor, chairman and secre
tary of the land grant conference, chair,
man of the resolutions committee ant
eight to be appointed by the chair i: '
consultation with the Governor. Pro
vision is made that different organiza
tions in the state be represented on the
committee.
Fred A. William, a delegate from
Josephine County, in a resolution asks
some action be taken to protect persor.s
engaged in mining on railroad grant
lands.
BAKER PHYSICIAN ACCUSED
Violation or Drug Act Is Charge
Agrainst Dr. If. 1- Ourrey.
BAKER. Or.. Sept. 17. Dr. H. E. CuM
rey was arrested today by Deputy
United Stales Marshal Fuller, charged
with the violation of the Harrison drug
act. It is charged he failed to file a
nrnrAr rernrH wifh thA nuthoritis of
the amount of cocaine, morphine, etc.,
in his stock. At a healing before
United States Commissioner Patterson,
Dr. Currey was held to the Federal
grand Jury on $1000 bail. A quantity
of drugs was coiif iscated.
"Dr. Currey a year ago was found
guilty in the Federal Court for the
misuse of the mails in marketing drug
products. He paid a $1000 fine at that
time.
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