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2 ; l THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAM), MAY 8, 1910. ' ' ' i 1 BALL1NGER WILL SNAPSHOT Or EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN PARIS ! DYEING UNDER SEA FT WIELD HEAVY AX JAP LEAVES WORD rr Secretary Announces Inten tion to "Kill More Snakes" to Enforce Discipline. Commander of Submarine Begs Forgiveness for Ljss Vessel and Men. COMMITTEE TAKES PART LETTER LEFT TO EMPEROR . r ! -H M "V , xx I i4"rX - - Vi " V Vrequent Interruptions Draw Fire From "Witness Glavia Scored for Going Over Heads of Immediate Superiors. ' Continued From First Page.) fore this oommlrtep. He is a friend of mine and I don't believe he ever said anything: of the kind asrainst me." Thi? committee was in an uproar in wtarvtly. Secretary Ballinger endeavored 'if anfiwr Jones, and did say something like "call him if you want to," but it was lost in the hum among: members of the committee and spectators. When order had been restored. Sena tor Root said:. "Mr. Chairman. I desire that this man be admonished that if he does not lefrain from further interrupting the 1 proceedings of this committee he will be punished for contempt." "Mr. Jones will take notice and we will proceed," said the chairman. Capacity as Agent Doubted. Secretary Ballinger said that at no lime had he questioned the integrity of Mr. Jones and that his criticism of him had been based on his "knowledge and capacity" as an agent. "The disparaging statements made to me," he added, "were entirely with respect to his q nalif lea t ions." Brandels turned next to the "reme dial Alaskan legislation," which Bal linger recommended when he was Com missioner of the General Land Office. "1 was not seeking to validate illegal T fraudulent claims," declared the Secretary. "l was seeking to extend the area of claims. Anyone who knows conditions in Alaska knows that it is utterly impossible to finance or operate h coal mine on lflft acres." Secretary Ballinger declared that when he was commissioner of the Land Office he believed, as lie believes now, that claimants who made locations in Alaska in good faith and endeavored hoTiostly to comply with all the pro visions of tin la w should not be de prived of tiielr cla ims by "mere tech nical irregularities." Ballinger emphatically denied he had the Cunningham claims specifically in mind when he urged remedial legisla tion In Congress. Me had no knowl edge of t hose claims other than what the records in the office disclosed. Moore Tclejjram Recalled. Biiindeis called attention to the fact t ha t Secret a ry Balli ngcr had person ally dictated a 4clegram to Governor Moore at W'ulln Walla, saying that the Cunningham claims had been held up on a special agent's report and that this telegram was sent just three days before Mr. Ballinger appeared before t he committees of Congress la the in lerebt of remedial legislation. This fact, the Secretary said, did not indi cate that he had other than the general Alaskan situation in mind. ESrandejs resumed his questioning of Mr. Ballinger as to whether or not the Cunning-ham claims were foremost in his mind when he appeared before Congress in behalf of the remedial leg islation. Mr. Ballinger insisted they were not. "And 1 want to reiterate right here." added the witness, "that I had no in terest In the Cunningham claims then, now. or at any othtr time. If I had wanted to patent those claims I could ha ve gone a head and done so regard less of Cla vis' report. But when that report was received it was a matter f importance to hold up the claims and wait to see if Glavin had anything; to let him come through with it, which he never did. Oivcrnment Not Harmed. "As matters stand, those claims were suspended by me and still are sus pended. No harm has come to the Government." A long discussion ensued as to which special agents ever took a view of claims other than the detective's view. Mr. Ballinger said he was sorry to say that was true. It was easier, he de clared, to do an injustice to the Indi vidual Mian to do him justice. Bran deis suggested, however, that Mr. Bal 1 inger had control of t he agents. "Ys." snapped the Secretary, "and 1 have found that the only way to con trol some of those chaps Is to dis charge them." m snakes" to Tic Killed. "When do you contemplate taking that snake killing- step?" inquired brandeis. "1 want to say right now that If I am to continue as head of the Interior Department they will be killed, every one of them. Tf I am to administer the affairs of that department It will e with the loyal support of every man in it. I want to serve notice to that effect.'' "And will you kindly make that no tice speclnc and enumerate just who is to be killed?" "That will be enumerated in due time; it would not help you now in what you are trying to draff into this case." Brandeis read several pages of Ulavis- testimony to Ballinger and asked him to interrupt wherever he considered there was a misstatement The Secretary then declared that he had never told Ulavis. when he put him in charge of the Alaskan cases that he had any friends who were In terested in Alaska. Ulavis mentioned" U. f. Henry and C. J. Smith as two of the friends to whom Kallinger re ferred. "I did not know at that time that either Henry or Smith had the slight est interest in coal lands in Alaska." said the Secretary. Ballinger. bitterly denounced Glavlo W falling in with "this conspiracy of Mr. Fini-hot and the others" in goln to the President with his . complainT ..r ......u.u np Kone to His superior -cliwartz. in whom he has testi- Mr. tied that he had the fullest confidence." ine witness aoaea. Brandeis called Balllngei"s attention to the fact that Just prior to the time ihe Cunningham claims were clear listed tor patent, Cunningham had written to raniel Gusgenlirim that he v-as assured the matter of the patents would be cleared up in 9(1 days; tlr.it -Miles C. Moore had visited Washing ton and that tho clar listing quickly followed the acceptance' of the Guggen heim option. A nrvous-lnol:lr.c man walkad into a Kru cr' stei-e with hi bahv on on. a-m aril a Kerosene can on the other, pla, efl th can --n The counter. nd said: "Sit there m. moment ear." Then hoMinjr the baby up to -.lie Anzia clerk, he adacj; Fill thii thine up witb kerutcne." ....... A '...ST. N? '4 4 I "f 14 i 1 w 1 " i 3. - i 23v rz?vsyer A nryyva me:az?e& eoosr PAR S GREETS T. R. Roosevelt's Visit Gives Oppor tunity for Demonstration. AMERICAN FAD OF HOUR Although Krench Know Very Little About ex-President and Xot Mtieh About America, City CHves Toj-ful Welcome. PARTS. April 22. (Special.) The French people like to be amused. Some years ago Ranavalo. the ex Queen of Madagascar, who Is now a prisoner of. the French government In a villa- at Algiers, wanted to visit Paris. Her grievance was not that she desired to be restored to power but that she wanted some new clothing. So the French Minister of Colonies brought her to Paris, lodged her at a fine hotel and gave her carte blanche at the dressmakers. She stayed here for several weeks a very decent-looking negreFs of dark hue togged out in the very latest Paris clothing. She became for the time the amusement of Paris. Wherever she went she was ac claimed. "Vive la jaetne." the crowds would shout, and -Ranavalo! Rana valo!" Today Theodore Roosevelt centers the attraction of Paris tn a measure. It takes him. of course, more seriously; though it is not likely the average Paris citizen knows very much abort him beyond the fact that he s an ex President. To a large proportion of the French population there Is not much distinction of country or race beyond the borders of France. Our consular agent at Toulon told ine re cently that to most of the people of Toulon America meant Brazil. TCoosevelt Cards Sold. As one sits In front of the cafe watching the students and the cigar stump gatherers go by and the painted ladies tripping along with several Inches of neat silk stocking exposed below a trim skirt, the post-card seller displays his wares and cries them in a sing-song tone. And in direct compe tition with the chantecleer cards and the dictionary of Argot and the plan of Paris, he offers the ."photo do President Roosevelt en carte postale." It is the familiar card with Roosevelt's face in an oval and the American flag in colors twined about it. The book sellers have got out their volumes of "Hoosevelt Intlme" and given them a prominent place in their window. The newspapers make Roosevelt's move ments the conspicuous feature of the day. The ex-President arrived by the Ori ent express from Buda Pesth.- He was welcomed at the station by Robert Ba con and taken immediately to the Em bassy in the Rue Francois Premier. The Paris papers, by -the way. Insist on spelling Mr. Bacon's name "Beacon" because phonetically that is what it should be. according-to their rules. The reception at the station was like those given to the late King Edward when he visited Paris. A company of cuirassiers was drawn up near the sta tion entrance and a large force of police kept back the very small crowd which had gathered chiefly people who had been attracted by the presence of the cuirassiers. For whatever jou may read about the great crowds greeting Mr. Roosevelt in Paris, take It with a big grain of salt. The people of Paris are going about their affairs without re gard to Mr. Roosevelt's presence here. If they see a group of newspaper pho tographers in front of the Ambassa dor's residence, a few Idlers gather. There were perhaps 100 persons op posite the entrance to the Elysee pal ace when Mr. Roosevelt called on President Fallieres yesterday after noon. But most of them gathered around a nucleus of some 20 who had heard of the official visit. It is no more difficult to gather a crowd in Paris than in Cleveland or Cincinnati. City Decorated In His Honor. An Interesting feature of Mr. Roose velt's visit is the decoration of the business center of fhe city. There are always a good many American flags on view in front of Paris shops. But today the Rue de la Paix is ablaze with the American colors. All the shopkeepers who live by American trade have become very enthusiastic over Mr. Roosevelt's visit. The big dressmakers Worth, Paquin, Doeuillet and others have dressed their shops with French and American flags. The restaurants, which are supported large ly by American dollars, have hung out the stars and stripes in profusion. The American insurance companies display American flags on their build ings. But the demonstration has a distinctly commercial quality. This has not been a very good season In Paris. American visitors as yet have been fewer than usual and the appe tite of the French shopkeeper Is keen. Our countrymen support in large measure the Jewelers and tapestry makers and art-dealers and many of the biggest restaurants in Paris. Sev eral years of poor business following the panic In our country have made the shopkeepers of Paris doubly appre ciative of us and they have chosen the visit of Mr. Roosevelt as the occasion for demonstrating their appreciation. Camas, Orator Wins Contest. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 7. (Special.) In the county declamatory contest, held in this city last night, Walter Uake, of Camas, won first place, and Miss Sally Hughcs. of Ridgetield, second. Five con testants competed. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Thomaaon and George B. Simpson were the judges of the contest. Writer Describes Accident and Complaining of Painful Breath ing, Closes, Saying All of Crew . Are Ready for Death. VICTORIA. B'. C, May 7. While Commander Sakuma and his 14 men were lying in a wrecked submarine off Kure on April 16 the commander wrote a letter to the Emperor begging for giveness for loss of the vessel and commending his officers and men. The letter was found after the submarine had Deen raised. The submarine was of the newest type, and was engaged on April 15 near Hiroshima Bay, carrying out her part in the maneuvers, being sub merged 1800 yards east of her parent ship. Two hours passed without no tice of the submarine's failure to rise and then, signals being unanswered, a boat was lowered and efforts made to locate the submarine. Succor Asked for Families. Seven destroyers were ordered to the scene and search made. On April 16 the submarine was located and next day she was refloated and towed to Kure. After the craft was docked, ex amination revealed the bodies of her crew of 16, and also the record of the accident, telling what happened from the time his vessel sank. Much of the letter was not published, but it is stated that Lieutenant ta kuma expressed sorrow to the Emperor for loss of his vessel and brother offi cers and crew, whom he praised for their heroism and calm wait for death, and he requested the Emperor to suc cor their families. The last writing was made an hour and 20 minutes after the boat was submerged, and conveyed messages of farewell to the Minister of the Navy and friends. Btating that breathing had become so difficult that further writing was impossible. Broken Valve lcts in Water. The letter said one of the crew had tried to close the valve of the ventila tion pipe, but the chain had broken. He tried to close the valve with his hand, but was too late. Water began to enter by the rear part of the boat, which fell 25 degreec. The dynamo was fcubmerged and all the lights went out, bad gas accumulating almost simultaneously. The crew drove the current of water from the main tank and tried to get rid of it by hand pumps. They were drenched as they worked and chilled. The message ended with statements that all were ready for death. The submarine was being tested on a gasoline semi-submerged voyage. KNIGHTS MEET THIS WEEK Vancouver Plans Big Entertainment lor Catholic Society. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 7. (Spe cial.) The annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus of Washington, will be held In Vancouver Monday and Tues day. The official delegates' from each lodge in the state, making 32 delegates present, wll Ibe here besides a large num ber of Knights who will .attend the con vention unofficially. The local committee on arrangements I": J. J. Donovan, Linus J. Breslin, J. J. Padden, J. J. Cairnsv William Mc Vavett, E. M. Scanlon. J. D. Scan'lon, C. A. Kirch, James McSparen, James Geoghegan and H. M. Connor. Among the out-of-town Knights to be present will be. Dr. Thomas Tetrean, of North Taklma, state deputy; E. J. Man non, of Seattle, state secretary; J. W. Wilwerdlng, of Seattle, state treasurer; W. H. Dumphy, of Walla Walla, state advocate; J. P. Foley, of Everett, state warden, and Rev. A. Sweeny, of Ellens burg, state chaplain. GREAT DAMAGE IN QUAKE Siam has adopted, the gold b'andar'l. -which really waa promulfrated in 10 OH. and henceforth the unit of the Siamese mone tary system, will have a value equal to 55.8 centigrams o pure gold. IK 3i ....... (Continued From First 1'g-gf.) As the wreckage is cleared away, rescuers find that in many Instances whole families perished while dining or engaged in their ordinary vocations. Ruins of homes when explored reveal parents clasping in lifeless arms the bodies of their little ones. Almost the entire republic Is tonight in a state of hysteria because of the continued earth tremors. San Jose has been rocking like a cradle Blnce the mid dle of last month and ther is a constant fear among the residents that tne city will tumble to earth with the. next se vere seismic disturbance. Fed bodies were found buried under the wreckage of the municipal palace. Most of the seven hundred corpses recovered have been taken from homes and chuches. The work, of removing the bodies is im peded by the heavy character of the falen walls, and it is feared that the unsanitary conditions wil cause many of the faithful rescuers to fall victims to fever. Only meager details have been re ceived in San Jose from Paraiso, which was destroyed by the earthquake, and it is feared that the loss of life there will increase the number of dead to more fhan 2000 persons. In addition to Cartago and Paraiso, several small villages were laid wasteland no reports have been received from these places. 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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Crombie Irvine, U. S. A., retired, died at nls home here today of heart disease. He was born at St. John. N. B., in 1851, was appointed to the Army by President Hayes and distin guished himself in a campaign against the Indian uprising in 18S0-81. TABLE SILVER Condon to Drinlc Good Water. J CONDON, Or., May 7. (Special.) The ! Gilliam County Court has awarded to I H. Wilbern. of this city, the contract for I sinKing a wen on tne property occupied by the County High School, to supply both the Courthouse end the High School. s DUSTERS For automobiles and carriages ; all colors all siies. Any prices from Seventy-Five Cents to the finest Cloth Robes at Twenty Dollars. "We have these for all kinds of weather; more of them than all other stores in town. 330 E. Morrison St. inr -iidntBiMi ifrir.'iTwfTytTiMi MAN I TO THE VIEW The Jacobs-Stine Co. Largest Realty Operators on the Pacific tout Cor. Fifth and Alder Streets AS A GIFT Is always acceptable in good taste. 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