X" JE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. rORTLAXP. "AUGUST 27, 1911. SMITHSON NOT READY TO LEAVE FIELD WORK YET, HE DECLARES World's Olympian HltfiHnrtllCT Ecr for More Olympic LanreLh-Ealph Rose, Big Shotjrattr, AIbo TUn to . - Enter Next International Meet. r j .l.a. rta.,1.1 1 1 C watok. TUul B TrrtrnK far WwrtJ'a Vault Hm BT ROSOOC FAWCETT. RI ph Rom, world's diajnplon ahot p attar, now a, lawjar la S Frmnclaco. and Forraet Emlthaon. pramler high hardier of tbo anlraraa. will both aa 147 aaothar attempt to represent Amrlc at the next Olrmplad, In St.x-kholm. Swadea. tn 111. Forreat Smlthaoa arrlred In Portland yesterday afternoon from Aatorla where on Frldr he won the Pa.clf'0 Cout blh bardie UUe waarina: the eoU ori of tbe Los Ancelea Athletic Club. "VhT ahouldn't I iret out and try for tlia Olympic squad?" aald the -ood-looktng- athlete last nlpht. "I weighed 1S pounds, or K pounds over weight, yet was able to win handily at As toria, mo I believe with proper training 1 can so better than IS seconds for 110 meters (121 yards), which was my rec ord at London last year. Ralph Rose's p?ans In the Iron sphere rent ax made known by Pete Oear bardt. the reteran Olympic Club sprinter, who handled the San Fran cisco team at the Astoria Coast eham ptonahtps. Rose Is rather. hard to nsrure. but he Is determined to et bark Into form and no after further honors In the ehot." eeJd Oearhardt. "The trials for the Western eectlon will be held In Ran Francisco alone, according to the lat est decision of the Olympic committee, and as Rose will hae almost no com petition at all. he la likely to be chosen for the finals." Rose, bowerer. will meet far better men this yearNhan heretofore. In Pat McDonald, of the Irish-American Club, and Bill Coe. anather Easterner. It is believed he stacks up aralnst two of the most danreroua shot-rutters he has ever competed acainst. McDonald pot the 1 a distance of 47 feet inches In the recent IMttsburr. National cham pionships, beating; out L Talbot, of Kansas City, by more than two feet. Coe Is out with 47 feet. Of course. If the one-time challenger of James Jeffries n-ets Into condition, be ousrht to romp home with every prUe. Just as he r1ppe4 the foreigners tip In 1JH. FleUl enthusiasts .l'.l. - therefore, watch Rose's work with In : ttrest. The Multnomah Athletic Club, of Tortland. has an excellent opportunity to enroll three remarkable athletes as a nucleus for a IMS track team For rest 6mlthson. world's best hlh hur dler: Con Walsh. National champion with the lt-ooun.l hammer an.1 Bound e-lobule. and S. IL Mellab, Taclflc a ii u iif i I N rf. I Sa . I I W Coast champion pole vaulter. broad Jumper and Javelin thrower. All three Informed the writer yester day of their desire to wear the wlng-ed-M colors If the local clubmen will se cure them positions here. Rellah. a graduate of Stanford Cnverslty. Is a mtninr cl11 engineering- expert, and has been In Portland for more than a month, while Pmlthion espects to remain here several weeks vtiutlnc his parents. Walsh's ease presents some peculiar features. The es-New Yorker waa en ticed to the far Northwest by offers of a lucrative Job In Seattle, but up to date Coach Torn McDonald, of the Found city Institution, has failed to produce and Walsh Is renins- restless. He holds several National titles with the It. and won the l-pound hammer event at Pittsburr In July by a throw . ef 177 feeUsS Inches. His best per formance with the hammer at Astoria. where be competed unattached, was - 1I feet toehee. but he did ret it over the l"o mark on one, ooraston. the throw belnr disqualified becauee ef a half-Inch invasion of the turf otitaid the circle. ess With this trio, eupplemented by Mar tha Hawklna. ri-k Urart. Carl Wolfe " and Will Nelll. Mntr Hlckson would have Mie most formidable arrreatlon In the West, for Hawikna could be counted on In the low hurdlee and at least second In the -feet- sucks. Wolfe won the lloound shot event at the Northwestern championships In Se attle in July with 44 feet S Inches, and could be counted on to step alon with Walsh In the heavy work. la Dick Grant, the 17-year-ld Wash tnctoa Hlb School athlete. Multnomah has a sprinter who. with proper care and condttlonlnr. should develop Into one of the rreatest century and 2-0 men tn the country. Orant entered eniy the 2J at Astoria and ran third. V bat this was due to lnexTrlenca and poor reneralshlp rather than to lack of development or ability. -If his father. Peter Grant can be Induced to send him to Stsxford, I be lieve I.een make him a world's cham pion some day." "Dad" Moulton. the rrM,t California trainer, oonflded to the writer after seeinr him work out at the Centennial events. Archie Harm. Whlbnaa aoachi Jack JOn d other i . e'.ci.-. - . . ; - ' - i . w .v :-. 4 yVvH fir':-v V?fY L. It I1 - Pu4 Huwr "a M-ou4 we4rt-rw1ter, Wit Bar at IS Vmrnt. track experts express themselves tn similar Una e Fellah, tha Olymplo Club vaulter, who missed a new world's record at Astoria by the thickness of bts Jersey. Is trie same lad who figured In the triple tie for National pole vaiult hon ore at Flttsburs; last month, with the bar at 11 feet 7 Inches. The Judges. It appears, labored under a delusion as to the proper method of settling- the competition, and let the boys toss up i he skipped the oak at exactly six feet for It. This, of course, rubs against i Thomassen took second to Johnson at the spirit of the Natlmal regulations. and aa a result James E. Sullivan, sec- 1000 GRIDIRON GAMES ON THIS SEASONS CARD Colleges and Schools Announce Dates for Contests Yale and Harvard to Meet November 25 Michigan Blacklisted by Five States. JIM ORB than 1 000 football games will be played during the coming Fall. ' according to the various collegi ate and scholastic gridiron schedules already formulated and In the making. Active work will be commenced at moat of the inetltutlons within another fortnight, when candidates will be out in' running togs preparing the -wind" for the strenuous practices In stors.- The great Tale versus Harvard con test this season falls oa November 25, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This, of course. Is the great game of the year In the Ka.t. as wltne.a the tre mendous interest In the sensational u-o battle a year eajo. In the Middle West the blacklisting of Michigan by Minnesota. Wisconsin. Iowa. Indiana. Illinois and the Uni versity of Chicago is the most notice able feature of the schedule. The ol vermes. however, have an schedule filled in wUh K.stern tesms VanderbilV Syracuse. Cornell and Penn- 'Th'e'fflelal football achedule for the aeasoa of lsll la: Mraaeaota. OvTob.r 7-B-uth nskota at Mianeapella owvahrtiki Oct-b-r SS ioa.-':- Noviubr -Wisconsin at Md'a--Illinois at Champalstw Illinois. Not iubr Si Orlnbor T Mllllkln at Charnpalrn- Nov.mber 4 rurrtua at Cnampaln. NoT.mher 11 Indiana at l"""''"" 1 1 ikArthVWi'i n w ".Member R Minnesota at Champaign. wt.mber Hiram at Hiram. Ohio. tob.r 14 Mo fat. at I n'u"V Vibr SI Ohio Wesleyaa at Ds.awara. Or.ob.r it Annapolis at Annapolta N,mM 4 Orniriln at Cleveland. .Nor.mNer It Bahtel at Akr on . isov.mber II C .rues'. Tech. at Cleve- ,NT.mbT 1J Miami ?,0,rl. ' NoTnb.r to Case at Cl.T.laad. Kebcmaka. O-toW T Kaara.y tN.b.) State Mormal ,01,nr..'" l-K.r-- A.las..t tlneolo. Cx-tober XI Mlnaota at m-i..-Orinbr S Mi.url at Lincoln. Nomhrr 4 Am Agl at AWH 1Mi Nor.mbr 11 uoso. lours. ' .... November 1 -Kansas at ' Nov waMr Michisaa at Lincoln. VVtoeavishi, Mslsnn.. October l rinu.u (Viol-w SI Ripon at Madlsoa. Cwtober 2 a SoiilnHUri at Evanston. November 4 ! et Sfs9lson. Nov.mber H MlnnMOU at Msalsen. November A t Bleao at chlcago. r.eargla. Spiembr go Alabama Preaby. at Athena oriobr T soma Carolina at ,"" (Vtober 14 Alsoama at Plrmlnsiam. October II S.wanee at Athena October S Mercer at Ath.ne. November 4 VsnO.rbllt at Nashville. November Ci.mon at Aagusta Nov.mber J Goria Tech. at Atlanta Nov.mb.r SO Auburn at Savannan. Virginia. September SSHampdan-Sldnsy a Char- ,0ejte'rabsr M-4laadolph-Maeon at Char- l0,Octcbtr f Win lam and Vary at Cbar- ,00cw!iir" 14 trwarthmore at Charlottee- '"october SI Virginia M t at Charlottss- Otober t. John-s. at Charlettee-rtlla Nov.mber IS Johns-Hopkins at Baltimore Nov.mb.r 1 Oeorf .tow n at W ashler too. November 80 North Carolina at Hleh- moaoV vptember tvbtinr at Philadelphia September 33 Dickson at Philadelphia .rtombr go Tranklln and Marsbaii at PhiiaJ.ssS , . vrln.er f fteeead maJTlndt. retary of the Amateur Athletlo Union. hM declared the pole vault barren of a title-holder this season. Thomassen. the Seattle high Jumper, who Is touted as the future world's champion, boasts of having- cleared the bar at t feet at least once In his ca reer. Thomassen did not make any great showing at Pittsburg owing to the arduous trip "across the continent, but a week after the National events. In the Guttenberg games In New York, Astoria with t feet 10 Inchea October T Urslnns at Philadelphia October 14 Vlllsnova at Fhiladeiphla October 31 nrown at Philadelphia October 2S P.nn.rlvanla btat. at Phila delphia. . . . November 4 Carlisle Indians at Phlladel- PhNvember 11 Lafayette' at Philadelphia November 1 Michigan at Ann Arbor. November ao -Cora.U at Philadelphia ' Cornell. Frptemher 27 Aiefheny at Ithaca Hept.mber 90 Colgate at Ithaca October T Oberlln at Ithaca October 34 Pennsylvania tate at Ithaca October 31 Washington and J.Her.on at Ithaca October 3S Pittsburg at Ithaca No-r.mbr-4 Williams at Ithaca November 11 Mlchlsnn at Ithaca 'nmh,r m (-hlcsso at Chlcasn. korimbar 80 f.nn.ylvanla at Phlladel- ' rsarvara. , a.ptember 80 Wat.s at Cambridge, tictober T flolv Cross at tambrldsa rictober 14 Williams at Cambridge. October SI Amherst at Cambridge ' October I Iirown at Cambridire. November 4 Princeton at Princeton. November 11 Carlisle Indians at Cam- brlds. November IS Dartmouth at Cambridge November 23 Yale at Cambridge. Prtnoecoa. Fpt.mbw 80 Slovens at PTInc.ton. October 4 Hutg-s st Prtnc.ton. October T VUianova at Princeton. October 11 Lehigh at Princeton. October 14 Colgate at Princeton October SI Annapolis at Annspoll".-' Octpber 28 Holy cross at Prllicetoo Xov.mber 4 Hervard at Princeton. November 11 I'srtmouth al Princeton. Koeember is Tale at New Haven. Carlisle Indiana. September 23 Lebanon Valley at Carlisle September "7 M uh lenburg at Carllsla September SO Plcklnson st Csrllsle. October bt. .Mary . Collrse st C arlisle Octobe 14 Oeorg.town at Washington. October 21 Plttburg at Pittsburg. October ss Lafay.tle at Carlisle. November 4 Pennsylvania at Phllsd.l phia. November 11 Hsrvsrd at Cambrldga Noe.mber 1 vracase at Prracua November 28 Johns Hopkins at Haiti, more. November 80 Brown at Providence. . Michigan. . October T Csee School at Ann Arbor. October 14 Michigan Aggies at Lansing October 21 Ohio Ftata st Ann Arbor. Kroner 2 Vsnderbilt at Ann Arbor. November 4 Syracuse at Ann Arbor. Nov.mber 11 i-ornell at Ithaca. November 38 Pennsylvania at Ann Arbor November 84 Nebraska at Linooin. Brawn. September 80 New Hampshire at Provl dence. October 4 Rhode Island at Provtrienca October T Massachusetts Agates at Provi dence October 14 Fowdoln at Providence. October 2t Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. October 2 Harvard at Cambrldga November 4 Tufts st Providence. November 11 Yale at New Haven. November 1 Vermont at Provldenra November 2.1 Trinity at Providence. November 80 -Carlisle Indians at Provi dence. Inset month. fepteTpber 2T Norwich at Hanover. 6ptF!bsr 80 Maesaobusetts Aggies at Bsnover. October 4 Bowdoln at Hanoven, October T Colby at Hanover. October 14 Holy Cross at Hanover. October 21 Williams at Hanov.r. October 2i Vermont at Hanover. November 4 Amherst at Amh.rst. November 11 Princeton at Princeton. November 18 Harvard at Cambrldga arraonaa September 8 Hobart at Syraeusa . October 7 Yale at New Haven. October 14 Rochester at Rochester fc. T. October 21 I-afeyette at Syracuse. October 28 Springfield T. 6. at Syraeusa Nov.mber 4 Michigan at Ann Arbor. Novamb.r 11 Vermont at Syracuse November 18 Carlisle Indians at Syra eusa November v Ohio State at Columbus. November 80 St. Louts at bu Louis. " Annapolis. October 7 Johns Hopkins at Annapolis October 11 BU Jehn'a College at Annap 01 la October 14 Washington end Jefferagn at Annapolia October, 21 Princeton at Annapolia October 2 W estern Baserva at Annapolia November 4 A. Id. of North Carolina at Annapolis. ' . NoveroDer ii irnm . --- November IS Pennsylvania State at An- nScnber 2 West Point (place nde olded). Lsisyen.. September 28 Bloomsburg st Eaaton, Pa September 80 Crslnus at Kaston. October 7 owathmore at Easton. October 14 Qettysburg at Eaaton. October 21 Syracuse at- Syracuse. October 28 Carlisle Indians at Eaaton. November 4 BuckneU at Eaaton. November 11 Pennsylvania at PhllaflaJ- ,n.1."- . . c w TWhlenem. rvovamvee r wiiin m . ww.u ' November 80 Dickinson at Eaaton. Vale. Peptember 27 Wesl.yan at New Haven. September 80 Holy Cross at New Haven. October 7 Syracuse at New Haven. Ootob.r 14 Virginia Pol. at Nsw Haven. October 31 West Point at West Point. October 28 Colgate at New Haven. November 4 N.w York at New Haven. November 11 Brown at New Haven. November 1 Princeton at New Haven. November 23 Harvard at Cambrldga West Fotna October f Vermont at West Point October 12 Yale at Wast Point. October 14 Rutgers at West Point October 28 Lehigh at West Point. November 4 Georgetown at West Point. November 11 BuckneU at West Point. November 18 Colgate at West Point. Dsosmber 8 Annapolis (plase undecided). llttsbuxs. October T Westminster at Pittsburg. October 14 BuckneU at Pittsburg. October 21 Indiana at Pittsburg. October 28 CorneU at Ithaca November 4 'otre Dame at Pittsburg. November 11 Williams at Plttsburn November 11 Washington and Jefferson at pitt.burg. November so i-ennsyrvaiua saws w m bnrs. ' . September SO Randolph-Macon at Wash ington. October r w imam ana asrr r. - ton. October 14 Indiana at Washington. X. O. October 21 Richmond College at Rich mond. October 28 St. John's at Washington. November 4 West Point at West Point. November 18 Virginia at Washington. November 80 Lehigh at Washington. IX c. Ohio State. September 80 Otterbeln at Columbua October 7 Miami at Columbua October 14 Weston Reserve at Columbua October 21 Mlchiiran at Ann Arbor. October 28 Ohio Wesleysn at Columbua November 4 Case at Columbua November 11 Kenyon at Columbus. November 18 Oberlln at Oberlln. Ohto. November 2 Svracuse at Columbus. November 80 Cincinnati at Cincinnati. Holy Cross. September ' 23 New Hampshire at Wor cester. - September 8U Tale at crew Haven. October 7 Tufts at Worcester. Oclobr 14 Dartmouth at Hanover. .October 21 Amherst Aggies at Worcester. October 2S Princeton at Princeton. Nov.mber 4 Springneld T. 8. at Worces ter I November 11 Colby at Worcester. November 18 Worcester Technical at Worcester. Chicago. October 7Indlans at Chicago. October 14 Purdue at Chicago. October 21 Illinois at Chlcaso. November 4 Minnesota at Minneapolis. November 11 Northwestern at Evanston.. ' November 18 Cornell at Chicago. November 24 Wisconsin at Chlgaga WDIlama September 80 Renasslaer P. L at Wll llamstown. . Octobsr 7 Springfield T. 6. at Williams town. October 14 Harvard at Cambrldga October 21 Dartmouth at Hanover. October 2S New York at Wllllamstown. November 4 Cornell at Ithaca. November 11 Wesleyaa at Mlddl.town. Conn. November ! Amherst at Wllllamstown. M. Ii. MATILEWS IS BOOSTER XR AUTO TRIP. R. F. Clark, Who "Was With Him on ' Tour, Says Dtist Was Fierce and. Rolholcs Numerous onRlde Here Is an apt Illustration "of the oft repeated assertion that two men. can travel over the same roads, in the same vehicle, and yet entertain decidedly dif ferent opinions as to their condition. R. F. Clark and M. ft. Mathew have just concluded a motor trip of some 800 odd miles over Oregon highways. The former, who is used to the Ideal streets of Portland, advances the opin ion that tha country thoroughfares at least the ones over which he went are much below par. His companion, who halls from The Dalles, says that the roads, generally speaking, were excellent and that he could recall but a few short stretches where they were bad. Which goes to show Ifbw widely different the view of city and country folk are upon such subjects. , "Dmt that would choke a herd of elephants, rutholes enough to give one a full month of nightmares and strips whose roughness strongly reminded one of a Journey through a Quary wore a fow of the things we encoun tered," eald the Portland representa tives of Llbby, McNeil Sc. Llbby. "Finest kind of going; couldn't ask for better, in. fact," auoth the traveling llgty of Lang & Co, fcvtu-e Mr. Clark extols pickles and sundry sour marvels of the chef's art. Mr. Mathews suggests that he must have been In the throes of an acute attack of dyspepsia. "Otherwice I can not account for his claim that the roads were In such fearful condition," be concluded. Leaving The Dalles, the party, which also Included D. B. Soully and R. J. Bur iren. of Chicago, and Vv Newberry, of Frsnclsco. proceeded through Redmond. Bend. Ia Pine. Silver Lake, Kort Rock and Crescent, The return trip was made through bisters, cannam Pass. Sweet Home. Lebanbn. Salem and sip ins-west side of the river to Port land. 1 "1 have taken Innumerable trips through Oregon, but this was abso lutely the finest I ever had," said Mr. Mathew. "I've been over the route be fore, but It never looked half so picturesque, the country so fine and prosperous and the roads so good as It did this time. While we struck a few points wlieyt the roads were anything but invinng. I. thought that on the whole they were In fine condition, wun a noticeable Improvement over the last time I went through that coun try. "If there Is any one waiting to pick out a route for a god long tour through Oregon. I would suggest that they go down the valley to atearora, inrouga. Fort Klamath. Crater Lake, Crescent. La Pine, Sisters, and take the Santlam Pass over the (fsiscades. By so doing you get the most varied scenery that Oregon has' to offer. You visit Crater Lake, one Of the most unique ana in teresting snots on the globe: get a view of the wonderful Rogue River Valley, with its luxurious growtns sug gesting topical climes, and experitnee the rf.ilehtful sensation of breathing some pure, cool air on the summit of the Cascades, riding along ai an ele vation of about 6500 feet. "While on such a tour," continued Mr. Mathew, "one Is sf forded a contrast of nature In all its lovely, gentle beauty while driving, down the valley. Gliding across the Cascades, there Is 'mother earth standing out in rugged grandeur. Standing on the bluffs, look ing down thousands of feet Into the lur ing waters of CrAter Lake, you see both. It is a wonderful trip, filled with manv wondrous pictures, and in my travels I have never found any thing to equal It." The long trip over the country roads was made In a Pierce Arrow. A dls tlnot and enjoyable feature of the tour was the fact that not once was there any trouble experienced with the auto mobile. Cave for two tire blow-oats, no mechanical aid was necessary. CONTROLLER BAY AGITATION SAID ' TO BE PLOT TO EMBARRASS TAFT I - -- -.. eeesseseeee. r : : - ' ' ' i ::. . J! cotrrtt oiAe- , V fit V Jfrf X f?" I s(fir w E 1 4 MAP OF CONTROLLER BAY r SHOWING TOPOGRAPH-, T c.svc.,, io aL features. oeZ ' ' ' ll.llllls'l''I "m BT A. H. EDDT. SO much discussion has been had in regard to the Controller Bay re gion in Alaska, that It seems proper at this time for the public to be told something about that body of water and the surrounding country. As I was one of the first white men to visit that region, excepting trap pers and hunters, since Alaska became noted as a country of such vast nat ural resources, perhaps I may be able to tell the public some few things that are not generally known. Accompany ing this sketch Is a copy of the first, and so far as I know now, the only map of that region that was in ex istence previous to 1908. The data for this map was obtained by me during the years 1896 and 1897, and was par tially prepared by me in the year 1897, but made more perfect by corrections in the year 1903.. Since then I have no ticed that various companies and Indi viduals operating there have copied this map. While I do not. assert that it is absolutely correct, it Is as near perfect as a layman could make it. I am not a civil engineer and have de pended largely upon the compass and the ship's log for distances and direc tions. But for all practical purposes It Is correct. Bay Is Really Roadsteafl. To begin my story. .1 wish to make a few statement's that I do not think any person who has ever been in Con troller Bay will question. Referring to the map, you will see that the so called bay Is not. In fact, a bay at all, being merely an open roadstead or large cove, partially protected on the south and east by two or tnree smaii Islands, to wit: Big Kayak- and Wlng- ham, or Little Kayak Island. formlng"4 the southern rim, Keenuk Island and Octlllee Spit, forming the northern and eastern rim. while the whole western and northwestern part Is exposed to the open. The only possible chance for a harbor at all In any part of Con troller Bay lies about one and one-haU miles north of Big Kayak Island, ad about the same distance east from Wlngham Island. Vessels drawing more than 12 or 14 feet of water cannot enter there ex cept at extreme high tMka. And even If they could, would not be safe for 10 minutes from any stoam coming from any quarter. - Having spent the greater part of seven years there, from 1897 to 1903, I think I am somewhat acquainted with the weather condi tions in that part of Alaska, and to my certain knowledge during that whole time no ocean-going vessel ever attempted to enter, anchor or leave that bay during a storm, nor could they do so. Channel Is Poor. The mainland is some fifteen miles distant from this anchorage, and there Is no channel deep enough or wide enough for any sea-going vessel to get closer to the mainland than this an chorage, except at a point some four miles distant directly south from the Martin Islands. The depth of -water from the mainland to the distance of st least eight miles from shore Is less than 20 feet, with a rock bottom. It may not be generally known, but It is a fact, nevertheless, that the Guggenhelms spent more than 81.000. 000 in the vain delusion that they could make Katalla Bay.xa small ldenture from Controller Bay. the terminus for their railroad into the Copper River. They then discovered that they could not get a harbor there, so abandoned all their work there and moved to Cor dova Bay, over In Prince Williams Sound. At one time It was believed that a small harbor, containing probably from 80 to 40 acres, might be made by ex tending a Jetty between the Martin Islands and from the inner Martin Island to the mainland. (You will note that these Islands He Just east of the mouth. of the Copper River, on the northwest side of Controller" Bay.) But after one Winter's experience the pro moters of that wild scheme were obliged to abandon It. So much tor Controller Bay. Now as to the land and the coal and oil fields and the fa mous order of its withdrawal. Development Is Expensive. All of that portion of the shore line lying east of the mouth of the Cop per River, extending clear to the mouth of the Chilcat, or as it is now called Bering River, waa located as oil land. During the years 1898, 1897 -and 1898, m6re than f 2.000,000 had been expended upon It by various companies and cor porations In development work pre vious to the order of withdrawal. At least three commercial oil wells were drilled and capped, and more than a dozen were drilled to the oil sand bnt not brought in before 1903. The only reason that oil was not shipped from Controller Bay years ago was because there was no harbor in which vessels could lie and receive car go, t If Controller Bay was a suitable har bor for ships, there would be probably at this time a hundred or more oil wells In successful operation. Mr. Ry an, or any other man or 'corporation cannot now, nor since 1897, get control of the water front along that bay, ex cept that It might be possible that lo cations could be made on Octlllee Spit, or along the shore line east of the mouth of Bering Rlver.r I cannot ee how the withdrawal from entry since 1903-of any of that country could in anyway affect the title to that part rffhich waa .located previous to 1903, providing, of course, the proper assess ments have been made, and the law re lilllng to mining location complied with. As I have said above, a great amount of money was expended previous to that time in development work. The actual timber area of that country con sists of less than one mile In width, ex tending from Miles glacier to Cape Suckllan, and there is not enough tim ber in the whole region to begin to supply the wants of the p'eople for log houses, let alone anything else. Nearly all of this Umber is short, scrubby hemlock and spruce, fit only for fuel. The Bering River coal fields lie to the northeast of Controller Bay, a distance from tide water of about 10 miles. First Visit Is In 1896. It was first visited by white men, myself included, except by trappers and hunters, in the year 1896. and I had the pleasure of digging and having assayed the first coal from that region. I also at that time visited, explored partially and collected from seppages, or small lakes, of petroleum, the first qll and also had it analyzed. I have at tha present time many photographs taken by me in- the year 1897, showing tha exposed coal measures, and the vast bodies of oil that were running into uine sea. in tne year i n j t , a. uumux wi myself included, located the first oil claims and the first coal claims in that country. According to my note book, made at that time, the following are the names of some of the men who were with me, each of whom located a claim. R. C. Johr.ston, of Los Gatos, Cal.: T. J. Hamilton, of Seattle, Wash.j - c. Barbour, of Milpltas, CaL; Thomas White, of Michigan; William Carlos, of Belllngham, Wash.; R. Temple, or Bos ton, Mass.: Mr. Doverspike, of Nebras ka; B. McCarty, pf New Tork, and sev eral others whose names I have forgot ten. And I think that I speak the truth when I say that no company or corporation other than our. own indi vidual selves were Interested with ua at that time. f We made our locations under the terms of the mining laws of the United States, and we thought, and o far as I am concerned, still believe that we had a perfect legal right to do so. None of us have yet obtained title to that property. Although we have ex pended many thousands of dollars more than the land laws say that we must expend in order to get title, and now I understand it is proposed by eome men to take it away from us. For my part I cannot see any Justice in this. Many of us have spent from seven to 10 years of our lives up there. We have undergone all manner of hard ship, -and many like myself have spent their all in developing that prop erty under the bollef that at some time during our natural lives we could ob tain title to It- But it seems that we were - mistaken. - According to the theory of some of the Eastern and Western conservationists we are thieves, and should be sent to the pen itentiary. And although 15 years have gone by, we are still wondering where we stand. - . Square Deal Asked. Jnst recently ex-Presid"ent Roosevelt, who says he believes in the square deal, advocated a Government control of that field. That may be his way of thinking, but I should like to have him put in the same position that we are. Just for a little while. I am perfectly acquaint ed with the Cunningham claims, know when and how he located thein. I was there at the time; went to Alaska on the same ship with him. One of the original locators, Mr. Car los, guided Mr. Cunningham into the Behrlng River coal field. Hs locations were made legitimately, at least, in. accordance to law, but whether or not he has since compiled with the law in doing the development work on those claims, I do not know. But I do know that so far as the original locators ,are concerned, we have compiled with the law. None of us were lawyers: none of us were associated directly or indi rectly with any company or corpora tion. We were all comparatively poor men, and we have not sold our prop erty to the Guggenhelms, yet we are classed In the same boat with them. While I believe that all valuable nat ural resources now owned by the Gov ernment should be kept from the clutohes of corporations. I do not be lieve that -Ivate property should be confiscated. There Is no more need for a timber reserve In the western part of Alaska than there would be for one In the desert of Sahara What timber Is there Is of small value, except for fuel, and if U was all made Into lumber It would not affect the price of that prod uct 10 cents a thousand. From shipboard one would think that that whole country was covered with a dense growth of timber, but when ex amined at close' range it is soon seen that very little merchantable timber exists there. At least none that would be called merchantable In Oregon or Washington. Pioneer's eRight Pleaded. ' And what there is should be given freely to the hardy men and women who are striving to carve a living out of that Inhospitable region. It Is good enough 'to make log buildings. Some of it large enough for sawlogs, nothing more. What is conservation. .anyhow? In conclusion let me give the follow ing facts j Controller Bay cannot by any stitch of the Imagination be made a harbor, except by an expenditure of money that would not warrant the attempt Mr. Ryan has not got control of, nor can he get by any means, at this time, or at any future time, the monopoly of the water front around Controller Bay. Seventy-five per cent of the water front surrounding that bay has been private property for 12 years and over A town of 1500 people, to-wit. Kat alla, located on Katalla Bay, is one where the people own their own homes and business properties there. Many of them have been there for 15 years; most of them for six years and more. Wharves, docks and other private prop erty are owned there. An old Russian town in which each Indian and Russian inhabitant owns his own home, is located on that bay, to-wit, Kayak on Wingham Island. Two trading companies, the Alaskan Com mercial and the North American Trad ing Company own real estate there. An Indian village. Chillcat, Is located on that bay. Another Indian village, Katalla village, not the City of Katalla, lying some five miles southeast,: is lo- cated on that bay. The Alaska Devel opment Company, the very first com pany operating in that oil field, own wharves, docks, trading posts and con siderable real estate at the mouth of Chillcat River. I could name many oth-.. er pieces of private property along the shores of that bay. I cannot for the life of mo see how the throwing open to entry of any part of the shore line of that bay could give Mr. Ryan, the Guggenhelms, or any other corporation, the water front. The whole story of. Ve Ryan grab is a pure fabrication, gotten up, no doubt, for tha purpose of putting Taft and the present administration in a hole. I am a Demoorai. i. am noi ior never was for Taft, but I am against a liar, and anyone who tries to make cap ital out of a liar. And in one respect I may be like ex-President Roosevelt, I believe in the square deal, and If the people of Alaska have ever had a square deal, either by this or any past Admin istration, I have failed to notice it. Put Taft in a hole if you wish,' but for the love of Mike do it honestly and above board. 1912 HCDSOX ACTO IMPROVED Accessories Added and Car's .Price Is Slightly Raised. Keeping in line with the demand for fully equipped cars, the Hudson for 1912 will have many features which were lacking in last year's model. In stead of forcing the purchaser to spend considerable money in securing tha needed accessories, he will find his car lacking In no Important detail. While the price this year la higher than in 1911, the ultimate cost is lowered, be cause the necessity of adding a hun dred and one things is eliminated. The 1912 Hudson has a full floating rear axle Bosch duplex system of igni tion with storage battery. Prest O' light tank equipment, improved type multiple disc clutch with cork inserts contained in an oil-tight compartment in the flywheel, cylinder bearing of phosphor bronze with Imported Ger man lining, and extra heavy springs for both rear and front. GUILLOTINE LOSES HOME French Execution Machine Removed to Sante Prison. PARIS, Aug. 26. (Special.) The guillotine has lost its home in the. Rue de la Felie Regnault in Paris, and has been put in prison as a vagabond. For 21 years the "widow of Justice," as the guillotine is caJled, has lived in a coach house with a great red door, which was rented for its reception by the gov ernment. The place had two keys, one of which was always kept it the Home Office, the other in the pocket "of M. Deibler, the executioner. Every week M. Deibler and his as sistants called on the "widow" and greased, oiled and attended, to her needs. But for many years the people in the neighborhood of the Rue de la Folie Regnault have protested against thein grim neighbor. The "widow'' gave no trouble as a tenant, but on the rare occasions that she journeyed, all the riffraff of Pans clustered in the streets to see her taken out. The lease of her home fell in some days ago, the landlord refused to renew it, andf from the" beginning of this week onwards the guillotine is to be stabled at the Sante Prison. Man Ordered Out of Town. CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) When released yesterday from the county Jail, Frank Walters, famil iarly known as "Shorty." was at once rearrested and sentenced to another 30 days for an offense committed some time ago. Sentence was suspended, and Walters was given till 1 o'clock to leave town. Chief of Police Doyle and Sheriff Urquhart have been working to gether most effectively of late to rid the town of undesirable characters. Tacoma. Wash., Aug. 26. Arrived Jap anese steamer Canadamaru, from Seattle; steamer Delhi, from Alaska; schooner Annie M. Campbell, from Pan Pedro. Departed French bark Max. for Valparaiso; steamer Latoucho, for Bel