." ' THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1916. a , : 1 . ; " " I -v rv HOUSE TO REMAKE LAND GRANT BILL Chamberlain Draft to Be Used as Basis for Construction of Committee Substitute. DETAILS NOT WORKED OUT Representative Hawley Opposes Proposal to Give State 40 Per Cent and Counties 40 Per Cent of Accrued Taxes. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 28. The House public lands committee today decided to frame its own bill for the disposal of the un sold portions of the Oregon & Califor nia land grant, and decided further to use the Chamberlain bill, with the Attorney-General's amendments, as the basis on which to construct the com mittee substitute. In doing this the committee rejected the Hawley. Kaker and Wilson bills. The committee also voted to accept the Attorney-General's construction of the Supreme Courr. decision, and will proceed on the theory that Congress can do as it pleases .with the land srant so long as it guarantees to the railroad J2.50 an acre. There has been no agreement, how ever, on the details of the bill which the committee intends to report, and no agreement will be reached until after the committee has heard repre sentatives of the Forest Service and In ttrior Department, the land commis bioner of the Southern Pacific and those members of the Oregon delegation who discuss questions of policy and discuas also the recommendations of the Sec rotary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior. The report of Secre tary Lane has not yet been sent to Con- press. Chamberlain Bill Regarded as Best. It has been evident for several days that the committee regarded the Cham berlain bill as the best of all the land grant bills thus far introduced, and the vote today merely indicates that the committee does not accept Representa tive Hawley's interpretation of the Su preme Court decision, nor does It ap prove the Raker plan of appropriating J5.750.000 out of the treasury 10 uuj the unsold lands from the railroad company. But until the hearings are r-nn-lnrlpr1 and the subject has been dls cussed in detail by the committee, there will be no agreement upon the details of the bill that is to be reported to the House. The Chamberlain bill proceeds on the theory that Consress. under the reserve clause of the granting aci, can ewrciac unlimited power, so long as me rrH srptK 12.50 an acre. Mr. Hawley contended before the committee today that under the Su preme Court decision. Congress can merelv define an actual settler, and re quire the railroad company to carry out the provisions of the granting act and sell to actual settlers, as they apply for the land. He maintainea mai n wn cress Eroes further than this, without first getting the assent of the railroad company, that its legislation will pro voke further litigation in ine mum, . and tie up the entire grant for an in definite term of years. Funds for Counties Wanted. It was after Mr. Hawley had con iuri.ri and after Representative Mc- 1,11.11, utronclv urced legislation along the lines of the Chamberlain bill that tne commiiiee, m "cluu.i t ion, decided to use the Chamberlain bill as the basis for its recommenaa Mr. Hawley tonight expressed the belief that the House commm.ee. mi imrlnr thn recommendation of the Sec retary of Agriculture, will be prone to strike nut section seven of the Cham berlain bill, which would give 40 per cent of the net receipts nura iuuu and land to the counties and 40 per rent in the state of Oregon. He said he would go before the committee again to fight for fair treatment of the state counties; for the payment of accrued oa..- ami for legislation which will safeguard the interests of bona fide settlers on the grant lands, and as re gards this latter contention, he believes the committee will aci iavomuiy. Kpresentative McArthur told the committee that there is considerable divergence of opinion in Oregon over the resolutions adopted at the land grant -convention and. in view of this difference of opinion, the resolutions are practically nullified. He said he believed the recommendations of the Ferris-Chamberlain bill, which is the Chamberlain measure amended by the Department of Jcstice, should be rassed. Actual Settlement Wanted. Ho did not believe that lands worth 120.000 a quarter section should be sold for t00. thus inviting speculation and not settlement: that the proceeds of the land sales, after paying the rail road, should go to counties for road and schools, but that 80 per cent, pro posed by the Chamberlain bill for this purpose, was too much. Answering questions of Chairman Ferris, Mr. McArthur said the contracts for preferential rights, said to be made with 16.000 persons all over the coun try, should be disregarded. The rights of bona fide settlers and purchasers hould be protected, and Mr. McArthur agreed with the suggestions of the members of the committee that these rights should be those accruing prior to the forfeiture of the grant in the local Federal Court. He suggested the appointment of a receiver to handle the proceeds and to have them reach the counties promptly without await ing the termination of possible fur ther litigation by the railroads. Flat Rate Sale Opposed Representative McArthur said in part: "I am opposed to any and all legis lation that contemplates the sale of valuable timber lands at $2.50 an acre, or $400 a quarter section. Some of these lands are so heavily timbered that they are worth from 815,000' to JUO.000 a quarter section. I am in fa vor of tne Chamberlain-Ferris bill, be cause it authorizes the sale of this timber to the highest bidder under i-ompetitive bid: because it permits ac quisition of agricultural lands at 82.50 an acre by actual settlers; because it protects the actual settlers who are now on the land In good faith; be- ause it provides for early payment of the back taxes due the several coun ties In which the grants are located; because it does not contemplate the inclusion of this land in any National forest reserve: because it does equity to the railroad company by providing that the company shall receive 82.50 an acre, the amount specified in the grant; because it will safeguard the public interest against speculation and fraud; because it will put large, sums of money Into public roads and other improvements In the counties in which '.the grant lands are located; because it "will put several millions of dollars into the irreducible school fund of the state and. in brief, because it will pro tect the common Interests of the great body of the people as against the self ish interests of a few hundred land and timber grabbers' and professional locators. "The public domain in Oregon and elsewhere in the West has been un mercifully looted in the past and it is well to safeguard against further frauds. "I do not wish to be understood as questionini? tha good faith of my col league. Representative Hawley, in this matter. He is entirely sincere in the presentation of bis argument In favor of forcing the terms of the grant. I differ with his view of the law, how ever, for I do not believe that Con gress ever contemplated that these lands should be held for 50 years and then sold for only 82.50 an acre, in other words, I believe that the con cluding paragraph of the Supreme Court's decision in the land grant case gives Congress a wide latitude in en acting legislation looking to the dis position of the lands, and I am, there fore, hopeful that the Chamberlain Ferris bill will be favorably reported and passed. CHICAGO ELECTS TODAY PICTURESQUE CAMPAIGN, MARKED BV BITTERNESS, CLOSES. Interest Centers In Fight Around -Mne Candidates for Aldermen Opposed by Mayor Thompson. CHICAGO, Feb. 28. What is de scribed as one of the bitterest and most picturesque campaigns that ever marked an aldermanic primary election in Chicago closed tonight. Tomorrow the voters will elect one Alderman from each of the city's 35 wards and one Municipal Court Judge to fill a vacancy. Interest centers in the fight between Mayor William Hale Thompson, Re publican, elected last April by a plu rality of 150.000. and nine Republican Aldermen, who have opposed the May or's policies and who now seek renom ination. During the campaign two men have been shot, there have been nu merous, fist fights and' two suits for slander. Mayor Thompson declares he is fight ing for vindication and to defeat the nine Republican Aldermen who are leading the City Council's opposition to his constructive work. He charges the liquor interests with opposing him be cause of his action in closing the sa loons Sundays. The nine Aldermen, who have been called the "anti-bunk nine," charge Mayor Thompson, among other things, with violating the civil service laws in building a political machine and failing to enforce cafe laws.. Both sides claim victory in final ap peals to voters today.. SEGREGATION PliAJJ" DRASTIC St. Louis to Vote on Proposal to Keep Blacks in Own Districts. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 28. Two proposed ordinances providing for the segrega tion of negroes in St. Louis will be submitted to the people at a refer endum election here tomorrow. One ordinance prohibits negroes from moving into blocks in which 75 per cent of the families are white. A less stringent ordinance prohibits them from moving into blocks wholly occupied by whites. If both ordinances are adopted, the "75 per cent law," as the more strin gent, will prevail. The ordinances provide similar re strictions against white persons mov ing into blocks occupied by negroes. BABES ROASTED BY TURKS American Missionary Says Human Mind Cannot Conceive Atrocities. CHICAGO, Feb. 28. Bake ovens filled with the bodies of roasted babies was one of the verbal pictures of alleged Turkish atrocities drawn by Rev. B. A. Yarrow, an American missionary at Van, Turkey, in the course of an ap peal for financial aid for Armenians and Syrians here today. "Boys who attended my. school," Mr. Yarrow said, "told me that in passing through the country ravaged by the Turks they had seen bake ovens filled with the bodies of babies, and I have every reason to believe their story. "The atrocities that have been com mitted in Armenia cannot be described, nor can the human mind conceive of the awful carnage." PROTECTORATE FOR HAITI IS RATIFIED Senate Unanimous in Vote on Treaty to Care for Tur bulent Republic. ISLAND TO BE POLICED COW FALLSjOUT GO LIGHTS Carbide in Water, of Well Takes Hair From Aninial'6 Hide. GOLD BEACH, Or.. Feb. 28. (Spe cial.) A milch cow belonging to D. M. Moore, of this place, one day recently put out of commission the lighting plant of the Gold Beach Hotel. The hotel uses acetylene gas, generated in an abandoned well in the hotel yard. The cow broke through tho planking over the well, fell 40 feet to the water, and managed to swim for an hour, un til help could be summoned. The carbide with which the water was impregnated removed' all the hair from the animal's hide. TWO ADMIT KILLING WOMAN Mnrdcrers Say Victim's Son-in-Law Paid $50 for Crime. PITTSBURG, Feb. 28. William Mc Clure and Joseph White pleaded guilty in court today to the murder of Mrs. Caroline Viehmier. a wealthy widow whose body was found in her home in McCandless township, December 12 last. Her son-in-law. Aaron Fell, whom McClure and White declare paid them 850 to attack Mrs. Viehmier In order that he might secure possession of a note for 84000 she held against him. was placed on trial charged wlthcom- plicity in the crime. REGENTS OUST PRESIDENT E. F. Ladd Sncceeds J. II. Worst at North Dakota Agricultural College. FARGO. N. D.. Feb. 28. John H. Worst, for the past 21 years president of the North Dakota Agricultural Col lege here, was removed today by the State Board of Regents. E. F. Ladd. State Pure Food Com missioner, was chosen to succeed him. Mr. Worst's retirement is ascribed to dissension within the college faculty. United States to Supervise Finances Customs Collection, Payment of Public Debt, Etc., and to Guarantee Independence. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The Senate today unanimously ratified the treaty with wnm snaer wmi;" - ... . n.At.(tnrt over th oraies assumes a. . w . - turbulent island republic, taking over control of its rtnances ana pui"-. anteeing its territorial integrity and - .... it resources unaeri.att.iii5 "i' , The treaty already has been approved by the Haltlen congress anu VC virtually are In operation under tn eve of a strong American marine ex This treaty was negouauou v. irfiiriiontivA eovernmeni, w 1LH til c; u iieuv.-' - - set up after marines and bluejackets under Rear-Admiral japerion -.u k" down the revolution which overthrew i, ;j viihr.in rcnillflurne. During ricaiuciH i .... ... - the preceding few years Haiti had seen eight Presidents aeposeu uu them murdered or exiled. Guilleaume ,j i fr-nm h Frpnch Legation and killed. The possibility of European intervention to protect foreign lives j ... -.i jncura thp. navment anu piupciij ........ - of foreign .loans was being discussed when the American iori.es of affairs on the island. Supervision of Finances Provided. The principal articles o the conven i : . . : .1 tnw nun i' 1 v' " 111 iv American supervision of finances ana American supervision or tne payment of the public aeDr, lnqunj validity of existing debts and regula tion of the contracting of future debts. constabulary, officered for the present by Americans. Intervention by the unuea eiateo, n necessary, to preserve order ana ior guaranteeing territorial integrity and independence. Development of Haitien resources under American auspices. It Is set forth particularly that the United States shall by its good offices aid the Haitien government in proper and efficient development of its agri cultural, mineral and commercial re sources and establishment oi me finances of the country on a solid basis. 'urviA., tnrmn i m i i f 1 1 nii s have been exchanged the President of Haiti will ppoint, upon nomination oy mo ? .ha TTnitoji .(itnips. n ereneral re ceiver and -such employes as may be iecessary, who snail coiieci, reueivo .1 nni all .iiGtnma HllHoR DTI im- ports and exports accruing at Halten ports. Finances to Be Cared t or. There also will be appointed, on rec ommendation of President Wilson, a financial adviser who win De an oiu cer attached to the ministry of finance, to lend aid to that department of the government. He will advise as to an adequate system of public accounting, niA In Un.n.-inff (ia rj.VOIHI PU nnA fl.fi- a.u uii.ibaBiuB . - . ........ justing them to public expense, inquire into vaiiqity oi cne ueuts ul me i vi DUblic. keen both governments in formed with reference to eventual debts, recommend improved methods oi colletyion ana aisDursemeni oi rev enues and recommend such other im provements as may be for the welfare and prosperity of Haiti. Another provision Is that Haiti shall not increase its public debt except by previous agreement with the United States and unless ordinary resources of the government are not adequate to pay interest and provide a sinking fund for final discharge of such a debt. Haiti obligates itself for the preserva tion of domestic peace, to create a con stabulary which shall be organized and officered by Americans and guarantees not to surrender any territory by sale, lease or otherwise to any foreign gov ernment, or to enter into any compact with any foreign power that would tend to impair independence of the republic. LISZT HYI1 DISCOVERED MILITARY AIR TO BE PRESENTED TO GERMANS FOR TRENCH SONG. Cottage Grove Services Are On. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 28. (Special.) Special serv ices are being held at Pacific Univer sity this week under the direction of the T. M. C A. and x. w. c. a. or tnis institution. The speaker is Rev. O. H. Holmes, pastor of the Congregational Church of Forest Grove. Last evening he talked on "Homage to Conscience." Topics for the rest of the week are as follows: Tuesday evening, "A New Chance"; Wednesday evening, "Christ's Teaching Concerning Power' ; Thurs day evening, "What Is Salvation?"; Friday evening, "Percy Shelley's Dream; Art Thou Satisfied?" Mnslc Found in Composer's Wastebas ket in 1876 by Pupil Is Sent by Resident of Tonkers, X. Y. NEW YORK, Feb. 28. A manuscript, containing what is declared to be an unpublished military hymn composed by Liszt in Rome in 1876, together with a suggestion that the music be set to words and sung in the German trenches, has been forwarded to the German government by Ambassador Bernstorff, according to a letter from the Ambassador made public here to day by Carl V. Lachmund. of Yonkers, N. Y., who was one of Liszt's pupils. Mr. Lachmund said that while he was studying under the composer years ago the latter's secretary turned over to him a wastebasket of discarded man uscripts. In examining them recently he found the hymn and sent it to Am bassador Von Bernstorff, with the sug gestion that it be made a German army hymn, we described it as characteris tic of the German military spirit. now are being directed against the state and the state's army is said to be preparing to resist. It is toward this nucleus of organized resistance that Diaz is said to be moving, accompanied by Lee Christmas, an American, widely known throughout Central America be cause of his participation in revolu tionary enterprises. Army of 25,000 Possible. With the Oaxaca forces as a basis it is estimated that Diaz might marshal nearly 25.000 men, but they would be poorly equipped and almost without artillery. The new movement is not regarded by officials here as seriously menacing Carranza's government, because they Doubt Diaz' ability to establish himself as a popular leader or to secure suffi cient funds. They admit, however, that an organized revolution among the hills of Southern Mexico, where a small band might hold out against vastly su perior forces, would further complicate the already complex situation confront ing the de facto President. Although Carranza adherents profess to see in the presence at New York of Francisco de la Barra, once Mexican Ambassador here, working out of the financial end of the Diaz plans, there has been no evidence that De la Barra has secured any financial backing in the usual money sources of this country. FATHER-IN-LAW IS SUED SEATTLE WIFE, 17 YEARS OLD, WANTS ?-'5,000 FOR ALIENATION. T. E. Jones Charged With Taking Home Son Directly After Ills Marriage and Keeping Couple Apart. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 28.' Telling how she believed a wealthy contractor had robbed her of her husband's love, a pretty high school girl bride testi fied., in Superior Judge Frater's court this afternoon while her infant son prattled to his grandmother during the trial. T. E. Jones, wharf and piling contractor, sat unmoved with jaws set as Mrs. Carola B.. Jones, 17 years old, urged her plea for $25,000 for aliena tion of the affections of her 20-year-old husband, Thomas C. Jones. v Tears camet copiously as Mrs. Jones rehearsed her courtship days and told of her wedding at Everett October 31, 1914. On their way back to Seattle in the elder Jones' automobile, she testi fied, the bridal party, consisting of herself, her mother and her sister. Miss Adelaide Owen, separated from the rest of the crowd at Fremon. "Tommy, my husband' she said, "stayed in the machine with his father. I was deserted on my "wedding day." To fix her husband's social position In the minds of the jury, her sister, Miss Owen, testified that young Jones had moved and associated with the wealthiest families in Seattle. On a day soon after the marriage, Miss Owen testified, she herself called up the father-in-law and asked him to come to the Owen home. She said she asked him when his son was coming; to which he gave answer that he wished Mrs. Jones would give his son a divorce. The latter replied that she would not, positively, and Jones then Is said to have declared that his son would never live with his wife. SUGAR TRAINS CROSS GULF Railways Compete With Ships From Cuba to Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 28. For the first time railroads are competing with tne steamsnip lines for the Cuban sugar carrying trade, bringing sugar from the plantations direct to Phila delphia. The first train arrived to day at the Franklin sugar refinery. The cars were loaded at the planta tions. Drought to Havana, put on the new ferry steamer Henry M. Flagler and landed at Key West. From there the cars were brought north by rail. j. tie consignees of the cargo said the railroads had issued a special schedule and the freight was lower than the ocean rates. Merchandise of cJ Merit Only Opening Sale of Taffeta Silk Walking Skirts Introductory Price $5.95 v A we are Skirts that would readily sell at $8.00 but in order to introduce the new Korrect s offering these latest models at $5.95. Notwithstanding the scarcity of taffeta silks we offer here an immense assortment of all the best Spring styles. . . They are made from a splendid quality of chiffon taffeta, and we also include some smartly tai lored wool skirts from this maker. Some of the models have the new shirred yokes, others are plaited or corded. In black, black-and-white stripes, and navy wit white stripes. Third Floor New Victor Records For March Now Ready Treue Liebe, by Cluck and Paul Reimers, in German. Calm as the Night, by John McCormack. Rondino, by Elman on the violin. And some clever new dance records, as well as other solo numbers by world-famous artists. Mezzanine Floor Vcribest Blouses $1 Are More Than Their Name Implies We always strive to get away from the ordinary-looking styles in inexpensive waists come and see for yourself today how well we have succeeded in these dainty Spring models, of voile and sheer organdie. Some of them are lace trimmed, others show novel effects of allover embroidery or sprays of embroidery, hem stitching and tucking. Every day new models in Veribest blouses are arriving, depict ing the latest styles shown in Eastern fashion centers. Third Floor Plenty of Women's Spring Suits At This Satisfactory $24.85 Price Suits so well cut, so carefully tailored, so smartly made that women who have never considered suits below $40.00 fine enough will be delighted with them. SuUs of Fine Serges, Poplins and Shepherd Checks in black and white, brown and white Street and dressy models and Sports styles every model abso lutely correct for the 1916 Spring season. Belted and flaring models trimmed and plain tailored models. Third Floor f V. i " j I KILLED III EXPLOS BLAST IN ST. LOUIS SUBURB DE STROYS 30 HOUSES. MRS. E. B. KIRBY IS DEAD Ohio Xa'tive, Oregon Itesident Since 1864, Leaves Family. Ella Britton Kirby, an early resident of Oregon, died at her home at Ryan Place yesterday. Mrs. Kirby was born in Ohio in 1843, and came to Oregon In 1864. She passed 40 years in Eastern Oregon. ZIrs. Kirby is survived by her hus band, T. M. Kirby, and two daughters and three sons, as follow: Mrs. J. N. Doane, Pendleton: Mrs. L. H. Gardner, Baker; Byran W. Kirby, Sumpter; William B. Kirby, of South America, and T. M. Britton, of San Francisco. i Migratory Bird Law to Be Argued. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The test of the constitutionality of the Federal mi gratory bird law was today restored to the docket of the Supreme Court for a second argument. Many Persona Are Injured, Seven Seri ously, and More Bodies May Be Covered In Wreckage. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 28. Two per sons are known to have been killed and many more injured, seven of them seri ously, when five cases of dynamite stored at Maplewood for sewer con struction work exploded late this .n.mnnn Manlewood is a suburb of nhniit Sftdft nersons adjoining St. Louis on the southwest. Approximately 30 houses were ai molished and many other houses wei .....ah Tntiip-hl KparchitiF nartii explored the ruins for more bodies which it was feared naa Deen Durieu n the wreckage. The identified dead: Miss Effie Barnett, maid at the horn of A. L. Chenery, which waa demol ished. Mrs. Maggie Evans. t.' : . WAnn,a war. that 1h. eYnlnaini had resulted in appalling loss of life .. i .uf inn h..n iniiirert. All UIIU I 1 1 ci I. " available ambulances and patrol wagons in St. IjOUIS ana luur ine tuinyauic rn.hoH tn ManlAWnnd. The cause of the explosion was not determined. A hole 60 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep was lorn in me ground by the blast, which was heard several miles. Two Railroads Fined. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.. Feb. 28. The Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads were fined 8300 and 8400, respectively, today in Federal Court for violating Fed eral laws regulating sarety appliances on railroads. C"Mercriandise of cJ Merit Only" 3 6 London's exports to the United States for November were more than $ 14,574.000, as aeatriFt less than $l'ono.ooo for October. FORESTERS MAY AID ARMY Chamberlain Bill Provides for Serv ice in Emergency. OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 28. The vast army of for est rangers in the West may be mobi lized for military duty in time of emergency, under the terms of a bill introduced by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee. The Chamberlain bill provides: "That whenever the President di rects, the forest service shall co-operate with the Army, during which time it shall be under the direction of the Sec reary of 'War. "That with the approval of the Sec retary of Agriculture, members of the forest service may be permitted to at tend such military camps of instruc tion as may be designated by the Sec retary of War." DIAZ LEADS NEW REVOLT Continued From First Page.) foreign governments he chose not to parley with the people of Oaxaca, how ever, demanding that they accept his government unconditionally. To en force this demand military expeditions r "After driving more than 10,000 miles, I couldn't find enough carbon to fill the hoi low of your hand ft This motorist states the experience of prac tically all who use Zerolene. That's because Zerolene is scientifically re fined from asphalt-base crude. Zerolene that goes, into the explosion chamber doesn't "break up" ipto gummy, carbon-forming deposits, but after complet ing its efficient work, is consumed and passes out on exhaust. Next time you empty the crank-caserefill with Zerolene. Send for pamphlet "Motor-Cylinder Lubrication" by Lieut, Bryan, U. S. N., a government expert. Standard Oil Company (California) Portland 2I10LEKIE the Standard Oil for Motor Cars Dealers everywhere and at our Service Stations Use Red Crown, the Gasoline of Quality Extra Salespeople Were Required to Accommodate the Many Customers Who Monday Attended This Most-Talked-Of Sale Glove Silk Underwear $1.79 For $2.25 to $3.50 Vests and Bloomers $2.69 For $4 and $4.75 , Union Suits Many women made it the occasion for selecting an entire season's supply. 1 hese f were the shrewd shoppers. For of necessity prices can never go lower. i oaau is i our L,asi Opportunity to share in this sale. We advise early shopping, as we cannot guar antee complete selection, owing to the tremendous buying of Monday. Klrt Floor. Wear a Liberty Ring The National Fashion The Liberty ring is sweeping over the land like the Spirit of '76. It is a beautiful ring, beautifully made, set with beautiful stones exDressinir the biggest thought in America today. It is made of sterling silver finished in French gray, or dull green gold, and set with 1 3 bright, gleaming red, white and blue stones to represent the original Thirteen American Colonics. The Price Is $1.00 On sale at our Jewelry Department, First Floor. O 0l GOTHIC" Arrow Collars AT 2 FOR 25 CENTS EQUAL IN LAUNDRY FINISH AND GENERAL APPEARANCE THE HIGHEST COST IMPORTED ARTICLE CLUETT. PEABODY & CO., INC MAKERS Phone Your Want Ads to The Oregonian Main 7070 A 6093