THE SUNDAY OREGOXI AX. PORTLAND. 3IAY 31. 190S.
LAKEVIEW LJli
SUITS REOPENED
Famous "37-10" Cases Under
Investigation by Order of
Secretary Garfield.
TIMBER RIGHTS VALUABLE
Wisconsin Lumberman Seeks Co Se
cure Title Names of Several Ex
State Officials Involved In
Sensational Allegations.
J,AKFJVIETV. Or.. May 30. (Special.)
TVhat hsm become famous among timber
, men as the "31-W cases, involving many
thousand acres of valuable timber land
in Klamath County. Or.. Is receiving an
other threnhlng out In the United States
Jjsnd Office at Lakevlew. Or. Seldom is
n Issue tried in which more people are
directly Interested, and more valuable
land involved.
Many years ago the State of Oregon
placed lieu land scrip on these lands,
lter, upon ascertaining that the base
used for acrlpping by the state was a part
of the famous Odell base, and was not
actually mineral land. A. D. Daniels, of
Wisconsin, to whom the land had been
disposed of under the state's scrip se
lections, attempted to place other scrip
on the land. His offer of scrip was re
jected by the local land Office officials,
because the records Indicated that the
land waa yet the property of the state
under the Initial selection. At a later
date the state filed a relinquishment of
its rights under the original scrip selec
tion, and the land was thrown open to
settlement, selection, etc. Then, before
the Daniels scrip was again presented,
individual settlers, and applicants to pur
chase under the timber .and stone act,
etc., lay claim to the entire land involved.
Ex-State Officials Dragged In.
Since then the matter has been in liti
gation In the Interior Department almost
Incessantly. Rulings have been made and
reversed with much frequency, until finally
upon representation that the original se
lection by the State of Oregon was fraud
ulent. Secretary Garfield has ordered the
entire question opened and tr"ied out anew
from the beginning. The allegations un
der which the case was reopened are
somewhat sensational. The Governor,
Secretary of State and State Treasurer of
Oregon, who were in office during that
time, and constituted the State Land
Board, are openly accused of permitting
fraudulent scrip applications to pass. The
officials referred to are Governor Geer.
Secretary of State Dunbar and State
Treasurer Moore.
The Daniels claim Is based upon the
good faith in' which the first application
to lay scrip was made, and that upon as
certaining that the base used therefor
was bad. the state filed the relinquish
ment of its claim for the especial benefit
of Daniels, who was the vendee of the
state; that the relinquishment having been
thus made, the good scrip offered by
Daniels should take precedence over all
other applications, selections. .etc.
Lands Were Passed to Patent.
In the meantime homestead settlers
have lived the allotted time on their
claims, or have commuted, and their en
tries have In many Instances passed to
patent In the General Land Office. Many
of the claims have been purchased from
settlers and individual claimants by tim
ber and lumber companies, and some of
them have changed hands a half dozen
times. If the decision of the Secretary of
the Interior should finally be in favor of
the Daniels scrip, as the vendee and suc
cessor of the state's interest, there will
be some lively litigation resulting from
the numerous transfers of the land In
volved. Testimony of officials connected with
the State Land Board has been taken,
and for some days the testimony of nu
merous homestead claimants has been
heard. Now the final testimony Is being
taken before the local Land Office offi
cials. The hearing Is arousing consider
able interest.
NAVAL FESTIVITIES AT END
Ships of Atlantic Will Go Into Dry
, dock at Bremerton.
TACOMA. ' Wash.. May 3(1. Today's
parade was the ending of the naval dis
play here.
As a special courtesy to the people.
Acting Rear-Admiral Wafnwright an
nounced today that the fleet's time of
sailing for Bremerton would be postponed
tomorrow fiom S A. M. to 1 P. M., to
permit the ships to be visited again to
morrow. At Bremerton the vessels will go into
the drydock in the following order: The
Georgia from June 7 to 11; the New
Jersey from June 1Z to 16; the Rhode
l.Mand from June 1" to 30; the Virginia
from June 22 to 25.
After being thoroughly cleaned the ves
sels will take on stores and proceed one
by one to San Francisco, where the
entire fleet will reassemble to resume its
cruise to the Antipodes and around the
world.
POSTAL CLERK OFFICERS
Washington Association Completes
Session at Belllngliam.
KVERKTT. Wash.. May 30. Wash
ington postofflce clerks who met in
annual onveutlon here today elected
these officers:
Matthew W. Mark. Belllngham. Na
tional delegate to Birmingham. Ala.;
Charles II. Hopkins, Tacoma. alternate:
.lack Sullivan. Seattle, president; B. J.
Cavanaugh. Spokane, first vice-president;
W. C. Meredith, Tacoma, second
vice-president: K. A. Spence, Everett,
secretary: H. 1- Leeper, North Yakima,
treasurer;- A. G. King, Spokane, ser-geant-at-arms:
Michael Dowd, Tacoma.
tate organiser.
The next convention will be held In
Tacoma. Spokane put in an applica
tion for the 1910 convention.
CONFER FOURTH DEGREE
Knights of Columbus Handle Class
of C00 at Spokane.
FPOKAXR. Wash.. May (Special.)
On 1X KniRhtR of Columbus, from every
simp in the Northwest, the fourth de
Kne was conferred today, the ceremonies
iH tng most Impressive. Full evening dre?s
is required and the Knights were splen
didly appareled. The degree work waa
given in Gonzaga College, a Catholic in
stitution. Mass waa celebrated tn Gon
sacachapel, and in tha evcuing a ban
quet waa served at the Hotel Spokane,
covers being laid for 300. James T. Law
ler, of Seattle, waa in charge of the cere
monies. At the banquet in the evening. Mr. J.
Carrigan, of Seattle, was toastmaster.
John M. Boyle, of Tacoma, responded to
the toast, "Pius X." Joseph P. Jack
son, state deputy, of Montana, responded
to the toast, "Our Future." To Jamea
A. Walsh, of Helena, fell the welcome
task of responding to the toast, "Our
Order, Its Principles and Purposes. J.
F. Daly, .of the Portland council, made
an eloquent response to the toast "Fra
ternity. - Among other toasts was one,
"The Clergy," to which K. C. Mulrooney,
of Missoula council, responded.
The visiting Knights have been hos
pitably entertained by the local Knights.
Tomorrow special mass will be celebrated
at Gonzaga Chapel, and in the evening the
visitors will participate in the conferring
of the third degree on a number of candidates.
PRISONERS ASSAULT GUARD
Criminals Make Desperate Kffort to
Escape From Wright Island.
BEI.I.1XGHAM. Wash.. May 30. (Spe
cial.) Two of the convicts stationed at
Wright Island. Pitt Lake, a penal set
tlement run in connection with British
Columbia penitentiary, yesterday after
noon made a murderous assault upon the
t..'-:- -v
V GRADCATIXC CLASS, SPRIVCBROOK SCHOOL -
NEWBERG, Or., May 30. (Special.) The eighth grade graduating class of Springbrook; School is de
clared the banner eighth grade class in Yamhill County. The members of the class are:
(Front row) Stella Hubbard, Murel Burgoyne and Dorothy Newall. (Rear row) R. W. Swink, Princi
pal; Paul Mills and Liele Hubbard. -
guards in charge of the 16 prisoners. The
Warden of the penitentiary was notified
of the trouble by a carrier pigeon. He
left immediately for the scene, accom
panied by several of the guards. The
mutinous convicts were brought to Van
couver in irons, and will be disciplined
at the penal Institution.
OREGON ORATOR VICTOR
Jesse H. Bond Wins in Trl-Slate
Contest at Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 30. (Special.)
In the eighth annual Tri-State oratori
cal contest, held at the University of
Washington last night, Jesse H. Bond,
speaking for the University of Oregon
on "The Evolution of Character." won
over Herman Allen, of the University of
Washington, and Wlllard K. Gwlnn, of
the University of Idaho. A prize of $75,
given by the King County Bar Associa
tion, was awarded the Oregon speaker,
and $25 went to the WashtnKton orator.
There was but one point difference be
tween the winners of- first and second
place. Mr. Allen being given first place
by the judges on thought and composi
tion and one first place and two third
places by the judges on delivery. Mr.
Bond got two second places and one
third place on thought and composition
and two tirsta and one second on deliv
ery. The chairman of the evening was John
P, Hartman, of Seattle. The judges on
thought and composition were President
S. B. L. Penrose, of Whitman College,
Professor Norman Coleman, of Whitman
College, and Professor L. B. ' Baldwin, of
Oregon Agricultural College. The judges
on delivery were Judge C. H. Hanford,
of the United States Circuit Court. F.
G. Dorety and Dr. J. H. Powers,, all of
Seattle.
DRIVES PILE INTO WHALE
Struggles of Sea Monster Cause
Workman to Fall From Rigging.
BELLIXGIIAM. Wash.. May 30. (Spe
cial.) An immense blackrish or finback
whale. 30 feet long, located itself under
a piledriver at a fishtrap location near
the east entrance to Deception Pass
yesterday. The pile was forced through
the huge body of the fish, and was
pounded Into the tidelands underneath
by the heavy driver-hammer.
The struggles of the fish shook the
piledriver so vigorously that the loft
man fell from the second station of the
driver rigging to the deck and was
rescued from drowning only by the
prompt action of John Nelson, working
on the deck.
Quiet Holiday at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., May 30. (Special.)
Decoration Day passed very quietly
in this city with the usual observance
pf memorial services, closed businees
houses and offices and flags at half
mast, throughout the city. Services
were held at their hall' and at the Sol
diers' Cemetery by James Nesmith Post,
G.. A. R., after which a general deco
ration of the cemetery waa made. The
day was clear and bright.
ltoquiam Veterans Parade.
HOQUIAM. Wash.. May 30. (Special.)
Pathos and patriotism marked today's
memorial serivces. The long parade was
led by Colonel A. 9. Young, commander
of the local G. A. R. The ceremonies
were Impressive. Rev. Thomas Shue'y,
of Seattle being chief orator. After cere
monies In the city of the dead, 'the usual
salute was fired by the veterans from a
stand of Government guns.
Belllngliam Sawmill Burns.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. May 30. The
plant of the Seimon Lumber Company,
on the tide flats at the foot of Jager
street, burned early this morning, en
tailing a loss of $110,000. The fir
started In the engine room.
Silverware auction. Metzger's, 342 WaV
iiiglua street.
ILK GOOD ROADS
Chief Topic Before the Oregon
Rural Letter-Carriers.
ASK COUNTY CARETAKERS
Recommend That Pnblic Highways
Shall Be Carefully Watched Dur
ing; Winter Months Contest
Over Next Meeting Place.
ALBANY, Or., May 30. (Special.)
The subject of good roads occupied the
greater part of the attention of the
Oregon Rural Letter-Carriers' Associa
tion. In sixth annual convention in Al
bany today. - Some of the leading au
thorities In the state on road improve-
ment talked on this question, which
is an all-important one to the rural
carriers, and it was a theme for gen
eral discussion.
A leading feature of the session this
morning was an address by Tom Rich
ardson, of the Portland Commercial
Club. Alfred C. Schmitt, cashier of the
First National Bank of Albany, and
president of the State Y. M. C. A., nd
dressed the convention on "Finance."
One of the leading -addresses of this
afternoon was delivered by Colonel i.
Hofer. of Salem, president of the Wil
lamette Valley Development League.
His subject was "Development."
J. H. Scott, County Judge of Marton
County, president of the Oregon Good
Roads Association, spoke this afternoon
on the, subject of road improvement,
offering suggestions as to "methods of
procedure to secure better roads. Other
leading speakers this afternoon were
B. W. Johnson, postmaster of Corval
lis. and secretary of the Oregon Post
masters' Association, who spoke on
"Practical Benefits of Rural Free De
livery." and W. J.. Clarke, postmaster
at Gervais. and grand master of tne
A. O. U. W. of Oregon, whose topic
was "Fraternty."
Call for County Caretakers.
The following papers dealing with
phases of the carriers' work were read
this afternoon by the following car
riers: "Good Roads From the Carriers"
Viewpoint," Franz Kraxberger, of Au
rora; "Best Horse Adapted for Rural
Mail Service and Care of Same," Will
iam A. Spence. of Gaston; "Rules for
Patrons." M. P. Cady, of Beaverton;
"Organization." H. M. Cummlngs, of
Corvallis; "Improvement of Koads,"
A. E. Tower, of Junction City.
A resolution favoring the appoint
ment of care-takers of roads over
which mail routes travel was reported
favorably by the committee on reso
lutions this afternoon. It favors a
plan whereby all mail-route roads shall
be in charge of a- regular care-taker
during the months of bad weather and
that the care-taker shall make regu
lar inspections of the road and repair
all slight damage in the road so that
no "chuck-holes" shall - form or any
other dangerous or troublesome places
in the road shall become of any size?.
Instead of repairing the roads only at
interx'als, this care-taker would watch
It continually and keep it in proper
shape all the time. The resolution
Liver Pills
As your doctor if he knows a belter
pill for a sluggish liver than Ayer's
Pills. Then follow his advice.
Ayer's Pills
It is impossible, simply impossible, for any one to
enjoy the best of health if the bowels are consti
pated. Undigested material, waste products, poison
ous substances, must be daily removed from the body
or there will be trouble, and often serious trouble,
too. Ayer's Pills aid nature, that is all. L
We hate no secrets I We publish
the formulas of all our ' medicines.
J. C. AYER CO.. Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell," Man.'-""
recommended that every county, should
expend 'at " least five per cent of til
moneys collected for road purposes in
the payment of such-care-takers.
Theleadina- fight -of the convention
will occur over the next year's meet
ing place. Salem, Eugene and Corval
lis are all making a race tor the con
vention seat.
' Delegates In Attendance.
The list of delegates In attendance
at the convention follows:"
Multnomah County Fred Spooner and R.
G. Tweed, of Lent: James S. Sohran. of
Cleone; L P. Manning of Portland: E. E.
Chlpman. of Gresham.
Marion County J. S. Alberts. Frank P
I.ltchfleM. J. w. Cox, C. U Fisher. George
B. Litchfield. James A. Remington. F. I..
South. Percy J. Puh. of Balem: James E
Cutsforth. J. H. Klene. Scott Jones.-, of
Gervals; R. G. Allen. O. L Wolford. Will
lain Town, of Sllverton: E. H. Toder. Joe R.
Marsh, of Aurora: W. A. Eider, of Stayton:
William (3. Walker. L F. Remington, of
Woodbum: F. C. Cunning. Emery Howe.
Howard Huneaker. of Turner; Charles E.
Jones, ot Jefferson ; Le Roy Slmeral. of
Macleay.
Linn County E. B. Cornett. John H.
Coins, "Walter A. Govro, Roy S. Houser,
Oscar G. Whitlow, of Albany; James R.
Cochran. David Sharer. William McCor
mlck. ofASnedds; F. M. Jacks, of Browns
ville; Byron Nichols. B. W. Nichols. William
Robertson, of Lebanon: A. L. Zleslng. of
Waterloo; .Alfred E. Meyer, of Crabtree; L.
F. Smith, of Tangent; F. G. Carey, of Scio;
Lester Holt, of Thomas.
Benton County Ben Martin. Ch&nccy Pe-
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Vet. H. M. Cummins, -O. B. Conner, of Cor
vallis; L. A. Peek, ofMonroe.
Lane County Reubm W. Smith. Marlon
'C. Davis, of Springfield: J. H. Maxwell.
James Wooley. Roy . B. Boyd, of Eugene;
Otis Pitney. James F. Curtis, A. E. Tower.
C. Tower, of Junction City; Frank De Lacy,
of Creswell.
Yamhill County-; K. . p.- Loop. Charles
Kelly. William F. Eberhard. A. D. Wand
less. J. E. Loop, Edgar J. Pratt, of McMlnn-.
vine; Nelson K. Wllletts. L. H. Kuykendall.
of North Yamhill; W W. Bayslnger. of
Carlton; Isaac K. Holt. of -Newberg; J. G.
Alford, of Dundee; John F. Burch,. of Day
ton; Guy FVndall, - of .Sheridan: John W.
Walling, of Amity.
Washington County William H. Boyd, A
M. Kennedy. Mason P. Cady,. of Beaverton;
William A. Spence. of Gaston; John H. Van
l.ow. Albert Bunnlng. of Cornelius; Edward
B. Poole, of Hlllsboro; Oliver L Curtis, of
Forest Grove; cliff C. cutting, of Sherwood;
John M. Kessler, Frank T. Van Domelen.
of Banks.
Polk' County M.. D. Grant. B. F. Wells,
O. J. Bailey, of Dallas: Archie Parker,
Percy L. Dickenson, of Independence; A. F.
Huber, . of Monmouth; John C. .Turner, of
Airlle.
Clackamas County James D. Wllkerson.
John Slubbs, William F. Eckert. 'of Molalla;
il. A.' Waldron. of Oregon City. '
Baker county John F. James, of Baker
City.
LAD OF 16 CLEVER FORGER
' -
Belllngham Schoolboy Admits Guilt
When, Placed . Under Arrest.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 30. Ray
mond ..Fisher, a lo-year-old school-boy
was arrested today on a charge of cash
ing a bogus $10 check at the Depot Bar
last night, and when the youth was
searched at the station, seven . other
checks, ranging from $10 to $30, amount
ing in all to $15o, were ' found "in his
possession.
Later, when the man at Whose place
the checks was cashed appeared at the
station, he was not certain that the had
was the one who passed the paper, but
later the youth admitted his guilt, say
ing that a friend of his identified him.
Flowers for Blue and Gray.
GOLDENDALE, Wash.. May 30. (Spe
cial.) Decoration - Day was observed by
the veterans of local Post G. A. R., as-
Gluesterfield.
' '.Clothes '
The kind of clothes which appeal strongly to
the gentleman wishing stylish and exclusive
clothes. They are the finest ready-for-wear
clothes ever shown in Portland better fitting,
better made, more stylish in appearance than
most custom tailors can produce and are
guarantesd to retain their shape for one year.
Guarantee
If the front of coat breaks or otherwise loses
its shape in one year's wear, we will give cus
tomer a new suit, free.
Priced From
$22.50 to $50.00
R.KLGRAT
269-271 MORRISON STREET
slsted by the cltlsens. Memortal services
were held In Armory hall and followed
by decorating- the graves of the Blue and
Gray with flowers.
Decorate Graves of Soldier Dead.
MOSTESASO, Wash.. May .30. (Spe
cial.) Memorial day was fittingly ob
served In this city today by Garfield Post,
G. A. R.. and the Woman"s Relief Corps.
This morning the parade formed on Main
street and proceeded to Wynooche Ceme
tery, where the graves of both Federal
and Confederate soldiers were decorated.
This afternoon public exercises were held
at the Opera-House, J. Hutcheson be
ing the principal speaker. The Court
Itching, disfiguring eruptions, rashes, boils, etc., as well as pimples,
black-heads and rough, scaly skin, show the presence of some irritating
humor in the blood. These acids and humors with which the blood is
infected are being constantly thrown off through the pores and glado of
the skin, and the flesh is kept in an inflamed, diseased and unsightly . on-'
dition. Nothing applied externally can change the condition f the biood
or prevent the outflow of these burning acids ; only constitutional treatment
can do this. Washes, salves, lotions, etc,, cannot reach the humor-laden
blood, and are therefore useless, except for the temporary comlort and clean
liness they afford. The acid poison in the blood must be removed before a
cure can be effected. S. S. S. is a real blood purifier, possessing" all the
requirements necessary to neutralize and remove the humors from the circu
lation. It completely eradicates every trace of impurity and restores this
vi'-cl fluid to its natural healthy state. S. S. S. cools the acid-heated blood
so that instead of pouring out acrid matter on the skin, it feeds and nour
ishes it with health-sustaining properties, and then the eruptions and
diseases of the skin pass away. Book on Skin Diseases and any medical
t&xefree. f THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Reduction still continues
on all our Cambridge high
grade ready - to - wear
clothes. This includes ev
erything in clothing; black
and blue Suits and Over-
........
coats, Cravenettes, Pants
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Robinson & Co.
289-291 Washington St. Perkins Hotel
house and business houses were closed in
honor of the occasion.
(iamblcr Gets His Money Back.
OL.TMPIA, Wash.. May 35. The State
Supreme Court affirmed judgment for
plaintiff in the Thurston County case
of James Crowley, Sr., and wife, against
George Taylor, and Edward Rogers.
The suit was Ijrought to recover $600
alleged to have been lost in gambling
In a saloon conducted by defendants In
this city. Judgment was rendered
against Rogers by default and against
Taylor on a verdict of the Jury for
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PER CENT REDUCTION
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LOW
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August 6, 7, 21, 22
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