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Newspaper Page Text62 Pages Pages ltd 12 VOL. XXVII. NO. 11. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 15, 1908. PRICE FIVK CENTS. My TDWHSEHD TEARS OFF THEIR MASK Motive of Land Grant Lumbermen. GOVERNMENT WAIYES NO RIGHT Amendment Would Protect the Railroad From Loss. WOULD BAR FORFEITURE Government Attorney Exposes False Prrtcnse of Innocent Purchasers. Hawley Asks to Have Embar go on Settlement Lifted. ORHGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 14 If the House commit tee on public land should amend the Ful ton resolution In such a way as to block the purpose of the Department of Justice In Instituting suit to forfeit the grant to the Oregon A California Railroad Com pany, It will not be able to plead ignor ance as an excuse, for B. D. Townsend de voted more than three hours today to ex plaining to the committee the object of Hie proposed suit and the importance of special legislation to remove all doubt as to the right of the Attorney-General to in stitute such proceedings. Mr. Townsend made a remarkably forceful presentation of the Government's case, and put the committee on us guard against any J amendments containing jokers which may be proposed in the name of "innocent pur chasers," but which In reality will have the effect of annulling any proceedings tlie Attornoy-General. may determine to initiate. Would Prevent Forfeiture. lSk-;iy amendment so far propose J, . ' "'f J"?nc( ptild crgi -l ' - ' . '. '6 rAn ttinl km no amcnUjircnt1 that would prnt-rct I nose purchasers who had bought in vio lation of the law. innocently though it may have been, which would not simul taneously protect the railroad company, hl rh has been the chief offender. Tiie Government's policy, says Sir. Townsend, Is to "waive no rights and waive no remedies." In his opinion for feiture is the only remedy which the Government can apply. Lumbermen's Heal Motive. Mi. Townsend abruptly stated that the lumbermen who have bought large tracts r railroad land contrary to the provisions f I lie law are here asking Congress to ululate and confirm their titles, which I'e.v know to be bad. They are asking ..'undress to legalize that which was done illegally, regardless of the effect it may have upon the Government's case against lie railroads. Some of them admit that such an amendment as they seek would rrord absolute protection to the railroad ."ompany, but they insist upon having it. lrvcrtlieless. Mr. Townsend would not --onscnt to any such amendment, and it was clearly to be Inferred from what he said that, if an unsatisfactory amendment s inserted In the resolution, one which will let the railroad company escape, and f Congress shall pass a resolution so mended, the President will not sign It, 'or the Attorney-General will not ac-.'-pt It. Making Their Title Worse. If thin inference is fairly drawn, then '.he lumbermen are unknowingly working aaaiiibt their own interests, for, if they should innocently or otherwise be instru mental in preventing suit by forcing through an unsatisfactory resolution, the Department of Justice, fully cognizant of the facts, has It in Its power to declare void those deeds by which these same lumbermen acquired, large tracts of timber land from the railroad in violation of the law. Mr. Townsend said the resolution eonfers no power upon the Attorney-General, so far as the purchasers are eon terned. which he does not already enjoy. He explained that, if there should be fnr telture. It would only apply to land now I ' . I - - - ' &prin; Ha "Came." TMring the La4 Pp4k. Wake Vpi VTak I p ! Almoat, but J4 Quite. (iwrenior rhamherlaia "Here's m Sare- Missed! , Does the Fanner See the mint? Thing' flower, Mr. Voter." - '- ... . . s u ......v.... - in the bands o the railroad company, and purchasers , from the railroad would not be affected unless there should be separ ate proceedings against them. Will Not Injure Industry. While he could not say how far the de partment would go, beyond attacking1 the railroad company,- he disclaimed a pur pose to inflict injury upon legitimate in dustry, and he believed that purchasers of large tracts would receive fair treat ment in a court of equity. If forced to go there. But they seek to avoid equity pro ceedings, and ask Congress to give them what they do not have a clear title. He objected to any legislation which would in any way change the statue of these purchasers before the" law; they are not entitled to special xelief. If, after the grant is forfeited. Congress should deem it advisable, it could, by a special, act, extend relief to purchasers who are other than pure speculators, who i i.- , Vs rx , I T , ,m mum Lr Tin a nifT him- rii m T Elian Root, Secretary of State, Compares Immlsratloa 1 1 n asioa mt Barbarians. are expending good money in developing their land. Plea of Lumbermen. Following Mr. Townsend,- Arthur Hill, of Saginaw, a heavy stockholder in the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, addressed the committee in favor of the "innocent purchasers" amendment. His company, he said, bought in good faith and not for speculation. He quoted Attorney General Bonaparte as saying that pur chasers had no equities and therefore de clared they must be . protected by ant i'.'t.'v! 'Uji.-i. i''- . V 'SOiutic.C W ' L-ice: Into litigation, which, he said, would last ully. ten years. He frankly admitted on cross-questioning that what his company wanted was a clear title ' to Its 70.000 acres bought contrary to law. Oregon's Growth Retarded. In concluding the hearing the commit tee listened to a brief argument from Representative Hawley, who has been following the matter closely from the first. Mr. Hawley contradicted the state ment of the lumbermen that the remain ing land, if opened, would not be suit able for settlement. He knew of his own knowledge of thousands- of acres now held by the railroad which is the very best kind of farming or orchard land, and he declared that thousands of applications had been made for this land by Intending settlers since 1902, all of whom were refused the right to buy. He explained how Oregon's development had been seriously retarded ' by this and other land grants. ' Danger in Amendment. Mr. Hawley impressed on. the commit tee the importance of rendering the Attorney-General every possible assistance in his suit against the railroad company. Should the railroad company in any way be released from its obligation it would be in unquestioned possession of over 2.000,000 acres of the best remaining land in Oregon, worth $35,000,000, and no power under heaven could", compel it to sell. While he said he would like to see Ore gon's industries protected and while ha wanted nothing more than absolute jus tice done to all parties, he wanted full Justice and he did not want the railroad company released from its clear obliga tion. Fire Escapes for Schools, CENTRAL! A, Wash.. March 14. (Special.) The Centralia School Board rias taken warning from the Collins wood. O., school disaster, and will erect Are ecsapes on all the school build ings. This action was decided upon at a meeting of the Board last night, attar an examination of the building's had shown them to be in a very dan gerous condition. HARRY MURPHY PRESENTS SOME CHOICE PICTORIAL NOTIONS OF THE EVENTS POSTAL BANKS IN CLOSE PROSPECT Senate Committee Will Report Bill. WILL PASS IT THIS SESSION House Will Have Ample Time to Take Action. THREE MEASURES IN ONE Every Money Order Office to Have Bank Attached Two Per . Cent Interest and Deposits Lim ited to $1000 Each. WASHINGTON, March 14. (Special.) After several weeks' consideration, a postal savings bank, bill has been drafted for presentation by the Senate committee on postoffices and postroads next week. The sub-committee ap pointed to decide upon the measure held its final meetings this afternoon, Postmaster-General Meyer participat ing; In. an. advisory capacity. The measure decided upon is & composite of the bills introduced by Senator Car ter of Montana, chairman of the sub committee, by Senator Burkett of Ne braska and Senator Knox of Pennsyl vania. The Knox bill was introduced by request, and was known as the Meyer measure, having been drawn un der the direction of the Postmaster General. ' Will Pot Burden on House. In all probability the bill will en gage the Senate's .attention as soon as the Aldrieh emergency currency meas ure is out of the way. It planned to have a io;? on, nil ac tha nnstsl eairlncra. . ' - ' "CI". 1 T in plenty of time to g'.VL time to act before adjournm;' pri-iii easiun, il iuc jeauers ing to take it up. At any rat Senate' will do its part and the ptfpular branch of Congress will be responsible for nonaction. Banks at All .Money Order Offices. Under the provisions of the bill agreed upon today, a system of postal savings banks is established by law, as proposed in the original Carter measure, instead of merely authorizing the Postmaster-General to establish' the system. The system, however, is to be under the direction of the Postmaster-General. Every money order office of the Presidential class is to ye a postal bank from the start, and the Postmaster-General Is authorized to extend the system to other money order offices as fast as practicable. It is provided that accounts may be opened and deposits made by any per son 10 years of age or upward. No person may have more than one ac count. Corporations are barred from opening accounts, the design being to encourage individual savings and noth ing more. Limit Deposits and Interest.' Initial deposit of an account must be to the amount of 1, but additional deposits of 10 cents or multiples thereof are to be allowed. Interest rate -of 2 per c.nt per annum on deposits Is al lowed. No interest is to be allowed on deposits In excess of $500 made in any one year, and at no time is Interest to be paid on a deposit of more than 11000. The depositor after the flrst year may draw interest, in other words, on a total of 1000, but for no greater amount, regardless of the time in which the deposits accumulate. Two hundred dollars is fixed as the maximum amount of money a person may deposit in any one month. It Is provided that with drawals shall be made in even dollars, except in settling up accounts. National .banks are prohibited from collecting exchange on any savings is no miv - . f . i m t. .JThe bank remittances. There Is a section also which provides that all postal sav ings are to be regarded as public moneys, subject to the safeguards and preferences provided by- statute there for. They are to be exempt from seizure or attachment and from taxation. The .amount of a deposit cannot be dis closed by any official except by order of the Postmaster-General. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER Thm Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53 degroea; minimum, 51. TODAY'S Rain; fresh aoutherly winds. - - " Foreign. Automobiles prove great ajd to Parte swin dlers, fiection 4, page 1. Deadly epidemic of grip in London. Section S, page 11. Boers boast of moral victory over Britons. . Section 4, page 1. Secret of row In Europe over Turkish affair. Section 3, page 11. Honor paid hero of Indian mutiny. Section 4, page 8.. Kaiser hungry for an American military title Section 4, page 5. National. . . Townsend exposes 'effort to prevent for feiture of land-grant. Section 1, page 1. House , talks politics all day.. Section 2. page 4. . Burton's reasons for opposing Fowler cur rency bill. Section 1, page 2. Sellers of impure food think they have beaten Dr. Wiley. Section 1, -page 3. Postal savings bank bill completed and. to be passed this session. Section 1, page 1. Panama welcomes torpedo flotilla. Section 1. pag-e 4. . Pacific Coast. Judge Dunne dVn ounces Rabbi's Supreme Court and Ruef. Section 1, page 2. United States Attorney Devlin in employ of Harrlman. -Section 1, page 2. Governor Chamberlain announces he will accept Democratic nomination for Sen ator. Section 1. page 1. Sleuth Pason has bad Pendleton record. Section 2- page 12. Federal Court throws out land-fraud cases. . Section 1, page 7. Lovesick high school, boy attempts suicide, but will not try again. Section One. page 2. Politics. Tart managers claim nearly all elected dele gates, section 1, page 5. Secretary Root compares immigration to in vasion of Rome by Barbarians. Section 1, page 8. Hepburn says Europe longs for American de feat in war. Section 1, page 2. War between Bryan and Sullivan men re newed In Illinois. " Section l, page 1. ' Emerson exposes Calkins newspaper syndi cate's -alliance with Harrlman. Section 1. page 7. Domestic Chicago man protests against rescue from bunko men. .. Section 1,, page o. Rev. J. K. Cooke confesses worId' is against him. Section 4. page S. Alia slashes trusty In desperate attempt to . "scape. Section 1, page 5. V?ca-' 1 Blat-u Hand duel In -Ofr3outhfrr lmn " fi'i.-i. n. Section $f - " hex rUi eight persons and r ' wo- .t.lldirrg'. Section 1. page 2. r -tr-V-ei t St. Louis train. Section 1. - par 2. . Sport. l.ish beat Dutch in practice ball game at Santa Barabra. Section 2. page 2. 4 Meelick. Pacific Coast horse, wins New Orleans derby. Section 2, page 2. Scotch defeat English in final soccer game. Section 1, page 10. Fine bunch of track athletes at the Uni versity of Oregon. Section 4, page 8. Autolsts discuss race meet plans. Section 4, page 7. Forrest Smlthson returning to Multnomah. Section 4. page 7. Plans under way for bene a show. Section - 4. page 6. ' . . Beavers down to hard ' work at Santa Bar bara. Section 4, page 6.... . 4 Roche should .be easy for. Burns, says W. . J. Petrain. - Section 4. 'page 6. Tri-City League laying lans for baseball season. Section 4; page 6. Commercial and Marine. Steady buying movement In hop market. Section . 4. pase 0. Stampede of ehorts sends wheat prices up at Chicago. Section 4, page 9. . Stocks strong and advancing. Money con tinues to flow to New York. Section 4. page 9. North Pacific Steamship Company will not meet the passenger cut of the San Fran cisco & Portland Steamship Company. Section 4, page 8. " Portland and Vicinity. James Cole, Republican, enters race for District Attorneyship. Section 1, page 10. Albany lawyer threatened with disbarment by Anti-Saloon .League. Section 2, page 12. Strive to harmonize Anti-Statement No. 1 forces. ".-' 1 Council wilt this week conclude investiga tion of furniture association. Programme for St. Patrick's day celebra tion. Section 4, page 10. Judge CI eland refuees to Quash murder charge against Policeman Sultter. Section 5. page 12. Assessor Parish, of Seattle, discusses meth ods of property valuation. Section 1, page 9. Real estate agents -report marked demand for city lots. Section 8, page 8: Activity continues In East Side realty mar ket. Section 3, page 9. O. R. N. to. rebuild line between Bonne- - ville and Troutdale. at once. Section 8, page .12. GOVERNOR WILL SENATOR Chamberlain to Enter Race if Nominated. STANDS ON STATEMENT NO. I Declares This 1s the Issue Be tween "Bosses" and People. AFTER REPUBLICAN VOTES Declares He Believes in Roosevelt's Policies and Is Better Republican . Than Those Who Slander, the President In Private. Governor Chamberlain yesterday announced his candidacy for tha Demo cratic nomination for United States Senator in the primary election next month. The announcement was issued at ' Corvallls. -while the Governor was en route to Yaquina, where he will in vestigate the oyster beds maintained by the state at that point. Governor Chamberlain makes State ment No. 1 his main Issue, and indorses the direct primary law. and the right of the people to nominate candidates for all offices. Realizing- that the Leg islature undoubtedly will be Republi-. can, the Governor seeks by embracing: the statement to bind its members to elect as Senator not the candidate nominated by the . Republicans in the primary election, but the successful candidate in the regular election in June. It Named Will Make Campaign. The Governor says he is willing to accept the nomination If it is givi.n him by his party and "friends" at the primary namiiiatrfig 'electlori'arid "x fti in such an evrnt appeal to the people of all parties for election In June." In his announcement the Governor declares Statement No. 1 is the only issue before the people In the present campaign. In keeping with his "non partisan" doctrine, he supplements that declaration by saying: "There is no great Natlrfnal issue to be discussed In this campaign." The full text of Governor Chamber-. Iain's announcement follows: SALEM, Or., March 14. To the people of the State of Oregon: I hava been requested by friends of different political parties to become a candidate for United States Sen ator at the approaching primary and gen eral election, and have received the indorse ment of committees of my own partyv In several of the counties for the same po sltion. I have given these requests and in dorsements my very deliberate consideration, and I now declare my willingness to accept the nomination If It is. voluntarily given me by my party and freinds at the primary nominating election, and will in such event appeal to the people of all parties for elec tion In June. I believe flrmly in the direct primary, and in the right of the people to nominate can didates for all offices. I believe In the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and to accomolish this that no candidate should be elected to the Legislature who does not unqualifiedly sign Statement No. 1. pledging himself to vote for that candidate for "United States Sen ator who has received the highest number of the people's votes for that position at the general election next preceding the elec tion of a Senator in Congress, without re gard to his individual preference.. '. Takes Statement No. 1. Many of the states have declared in favor of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, providing for the election of Senators by .direct vote of the people. The lower house . of Congress has at least five times by resolution- voted for,t such amendment, and each time the Senate ot the United States has defeated it. It fol lows, therefore, that there is only -one way to bring about the election of Senators by direct vote of the people, and that is by proceeding along the lines laid down by the law of Oregon and electing only such can didates to the ' Legislature as are willing to bind themselves to vote ' for that candi date for United States Senator who . shall receive the highest number of the people's votes for that position at the general elec tion preceding the election of such Senator, without regard to individual preference. The-' people of this state have taken .mxi advanced position on this subject, fully realizing that In no other way is it pos sible to put an end Jo such disgraceful and notoriously corrupt proceedings as have characterized many sessions of the Legis lature of this state when it has bo come necessary to elect a Senator. It is for the people to determine in the election sooa to take "Place whether or not they will con tinue to occupy the advanced position they have taken 'on this subject, or whsther thev Trill recede and again surrender to the corrupt boss and to 11 tics 1 machine the powers which they have after years ot struggle and with difficulty snatched from their hands. . . See Oalr One Issue in Campaign. 1 There 1 practically no other Issue .before the people In the present , campaign. It is one which involves the .maintenance of the primary law in Its lategrity and the, right of the people to rule. It is a death struggle between the people on the one elde and a corrupt system on the other. No other or George K. Chamberlala, Go vera . of Orearoav,' Candidate, for Sen ator. better evidence of the truth of .Mb .state ment Is needed than the fight t irhlch repre sentatives of the olil regime are now making to again retrench theme elves In power. There is no great National issue to" be dis cussed In this campaign, and yet appeais are being; and will be made to party loyalty by the representatives of the eystero and of machine methods. The - President of the United States and the Democratic and Repub lican m apses are in accord on 'all vital, issues. As a result the President has ' antagonized large numbers of his own party who place partisanship -above principle and who a e af er the epotla of ofEice rather than tha com mou good: he has antagonized, the representa tive, nj h'lr finance and special irrterVste trust srunates and . machine politicians' throughout the. country. V Admirer of. the President. I have been in hearty accord with most of the policies of the President, and have not hesitated to so express myself in public and In private. :Can as much be said by all of those of his own party in this and in other atates, both in and out of Congress, who have scorned his recommendations for legislation in behalf of the masses, who denounce him In private and whisper bis name in public, and who, nevertheless, in his presence and in the shadow of the W hite House, hesitate not to "crook the pregnant hinges of the knee' in the hope that patronage may follow fawn ing? These policies have been indorsed by -men. withont regard to party who place patriotism and principle above partisanship, and loyalty to country above loyalty to party. If, entertaining these views, my 'party and the-people see fit to nominate rae at the pri mary election for United State Senator, I will cheerfully accept the nomination and ap peal to the people. Irrespective of party, to support meat the general election, reserving to myself, if elected, the right at all times to place country above party, and to support those measures whether of a Republican or . a Democratic administration which my con science approves as best calculated to promote the best interests of my country and my state. RUSSIA - IS DISAPPOINTED Had Hopes of War Between Vnited States and Japan. ST. PETERSBURG. Mai'c'h 14. The decision of the American Government to send the American battleships now at Magdalena Bajr back to the Atlantic by way of the Suez Canal and Europe comes as an acute disappointment to the bellicose element In the Russian army and navy, for these officers re garded : the fleet's departure from Hampton Roade as the first step in an inevitable war in which the pretensions of the Island Empire were to be humbled. Furthermore, the announcement that the fleet is not to remain in the Pa cific is considered an indication that the war cloud between the.- United States and Japan has been definitely dissipated. The desire frequently has been ex pressed here thatr a detachment of the American fleet should visit Russia. OF THE WEEK - V 'S '4 I j ' I SULLIVAN FLAWIES UP ANEW Bryan Men Demand He Be Eliminated. BUT HE BREATHES DEFIANCE Demands for Fair Play in Elec tion of Delegates. MUST BE LOYAL TO BRYAN Struggle for Control of Illinois Con vention Predicted May Cause an I'proar in Denver. Meeting. Bryan's Prophetic Speeches. .CHICAGO. March 14. -'(Special.) Bitter hostilities, which will not end until a Democratic National Committeeman from Illinois is chosen at the Denver conven tion, opened in earnest today. The dec laration of war was Issued by the execu tive committee of the Illinois Federation j of Bryan Clubs. In session at the Palmer: House. The Bryan men made these de mands: The state convention must oe composed of delegates chosen by county conven- ' tions, and not by county committees. Mast Be Loyal to Bryan. The state convention. must noJ be domi nated in the Interest of any one faction, and a free and fair hearing must be given to every delegate in the convention. No "gavel rule." A delegation must be named from Illi nois to the National convention which la unswervingly and sincerely for William J. Bryan for President, and for anything that Mr. Bryan wants. The next National Committeeman , from 1 Illinois must not be Roger C. Sullivan, or any other man known as a "Sullivan man," To all of which Roger C. Sullivan made this forecast: "The Federation of Bryan Clubs, will not control the State Committee, the state convention, the Denver delegation or the new State Committee." Struggle In Convention. The attitude of the leaders portends a most spectacular struggle' for control of the state organization, and most likely a tremendous uproar in the National con vention. Mr. Sullivan publicly has de clared himself for Mr. Bryan, and the impression has been prevalent outsldu of Illinois that he and his friends were thoroughly committed to the candidacy ,ef the Nebraskan. ' ' ;- Mr. Bryan's interviews in Chicago, in which he called for instructed delegations of men of unquestioned loyalty, was an ominous sign. His Springfield speech, in which he declared for the elimination of "bushwhackers" from the party organiza tion, followed the same week. Snce that time, it has been a matter of days until the smoke burst into flames. CONNORS GIVES BR VAN A BI Either Johnson or Harmon Stronger in New York State. BUFFALO, March 14. William J. Con nors, chairman of the State Democratic Committee, spent several hours in the lobby of the Hotel Iroquois tonight, talk ing to Democratic leaders-, of Erie County. Informed-that headquarters for Governor, Johnson, of Minnesota,- would , be opened In New York, Mr. Connors said: (. . . , "I found considerable ' sentiment for r Governor Johnson in the East. . I am of ;. the opinion that either Johnson or Har- . mon would make a -stronger run in New ' York -State, than, Mr. Bryan. "It Is almost certain that New York's State's delegation will go to the Denver convention without Instructions, i They likely will vote under .the unit rule. But whoever gets the nomination,-New York (Concluded on Page 3.) ?