THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAX. PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 1913. DRESSER ENTERS SILETZ PROTEST Ex-Register of Portland Office Admits Expenses on Trip Were Paid. PROMISE OF FEE DENIED Attorney Bailinger Challenges Charges of Fraud and Hawley Elicits That Visitor Repre sents Contestants. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. 'Wash ington. Feb. 8. A. S. Dresser, former Register of the Portland Land Office, declaring that he was wholly disinter ested, appeared yesterday before the Commissioner of the General Land Of- mlssioner that all the Slletz entries coming within the provisions of the riawiey law oe neia lor csnceiiBunu, saying they were fraudulent. Mr. Dresser explained that he was in Washington merely on a visit and said he offered this advice purely as a disinterested citizen desirous of see ing: Justice done. It happened that when Mr. Dresser voluntarily advised Commissioner Dennett to hold all the Slletz entries for cancellation Webster Bailinger, a local attorney tor some of the entrymen, was present, and over- heard his remark. Statement la Challenged. Bailinger at once challenged Mr. Dresser's statement and asked why. If he knew these entries to be fraudu lent, he had as Register of the Port- land Land Office, recommended many of them for patent. Mr. Dresser replied that he had come Into possession of facts regarding these cases that were not before him when he was In the Portland Land Office. Mr. Bailinger then accused Dresser of being an attorney for one of the Sllet . ont withdrew Dresser called on Representative Hawley today to oiscuss mese and again said that he had no business In Washington and merely stopped on his way to his old home in Maine. Mr. Hawley bad heard of Dresser's appear ance before the land office yesterday and questioned him closely, with the result that Dresser admitted that he had prepared contests in several Slletz cases at the request of Attorney Draper, of Portland, counsel for the contestants. Contestants Pay Expenses. -Under further questioning he ad mitted that the contestants against cer tain entrymen under the Hawley bill bad raised a fund and defrayed his ex- - . iVn.hlnirlnn that he might ueuBca . yj " ..- r - - submit his advice to Commissioner Dennett. He lnsisteo imi nt w an attorney for the contestants and declared that he would receive no fee for his appearance at this time. However, it Is recognized that the Interior Department des not intend to issue any patents under the Hawley law and will hold up all pending cases affected by that act for disposal after the change of administration. Dres ser's appearance did not alter the course of the land office, which already has these entries tied up. FINGERPRINT JAILS MAN CJovernment Records Edward B. Hudson as II. Murphy, Deserter. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 8. Finger print records kept by the Government served to Identify H. Murphy, who en listed in the Navy a month ago at Bait Lake City and who was sentenced in the Kitsap County Superior Court yesterday to serve from one to 15 years In the penitentiary .for burglary as Edward B. Hudson, who deserted from the Army in 1907. Hudson, or Murphy, as he was known in the Navy, was a member of the crew of the cruiser Raleigh. He was ar rested Wednesday night while robbing a hardware store at Bremerton, the navy-yard town. In breaking Into the store he cut Lis hand on a piece of glass and left bloody finger prints on everything he touched. Photographs of the marks were sent to Washington by Navy of ficers and Just before he was sen tenced a dispatch was received Identi fying Murphy as Hudson. LAKE COUNH DEAL CLOSED Lands Held Tby Oregon Military Land Grant Company Sold. KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) a deal which has been pending two years was closed when the deeds to the lands held by the Oregon Mili tary Land Grant Company were filed here by the Oregon Land Corporation. This land was onginmiy k i am the construction of the military wagon road across the Cascade Mountains to Lakevlew. In Lake County. The grant lies north of the Klamath Indian res ervation, that within the reservation having been exchanged for lands out side. There are about 50.000 acres in Klamath County and the deeds call for a consideration of about $4 per acre. Much of the land is said to be fine timber, some Is good pasture and some good for agriculture. What their plans are for handling the lands are not made public DAIRY ASSOCIATION FORMS Klamath County Farmers to Extend Their Activities. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Feb. 8. (Spe ;lal.) A large attendance from all parts of the county marked the gath ering here Wednesday to organize the Klamath County Dairy Association. Talks were made by a number of practical men on practical phases of Sairying. the principal speaker the first Say "being W. W. Patch, project engi neer of the Reclamation Service. He itated that by dairying the farmers ;ould nearly or quite double the. In come per acre, giving statistics gath ired from the records of farms on his project. Committees on bylaws and organiza :ion were appointed, and all the pro :eedlngs have been marked by serious earnestness. BOATS FOR YUKON ORDERED 'White Pass Railway Prepares for International Traffic. SEATTLE. Wash Feb. 8. The White Pass & Yukon Railway Company, which las one million dollars' worth of Cana lian steamers lying In Its boneyards n the Yukon, relics of the Klondike days, but well preserved In the dry climate of the Tukon Basin, today awarded a contract to a Seattle firm for construction of two Yukon steam boats to ply between the Canadian Yu kon and the American Yukon. American boats are permitted to op erate between Fairbanks and Dawson, which is a Canadian subport. The United States has refused to make Fairbanks a subport. and Canadian steamers ply only between Dawson and White Hourse. The new steamers, which will be knocked down and ship ped to Skagway by steamer as freight, will be hauled by rail from Skagway to White Horse and there put together. As American vessels they can navi gate the waters of both countries. A rate' war between the White Pass Company and Northern Navigation Company on both passengers and freight is expected to begin as soon as the great river opens. The FIOVEEA MINISTER OF WIL LAMETTE VALLEY PASSES AWAY. Rev. C. II. Wallace. COTTAGE GROVE, Or Feb. 7. (Special.) Rev. C. H. Wallace, one of the pioneer preachers of the valley, a Mason for over a half century and an Oddfellow for 7 years, died here yesterday after several months of suffering and an illness of several years. The funeral was held today un der auspices of the Masons. For three weeks previous to death he had not taken a mouth ful of nourishment. Up to with in a week ago his mind was ap parently as clear as ever. Mr. Wallace covered the cir cuit from Salem to Albany, serv ices being held in some 70 school bouses, 50 church buildings and a dozen or more public halls. Mr. Wallace was born in How ard County, Missouri, September S, 1831, and was married to Ann E! Veatch in Schuyler County, Missouri, November 11, 1852. They celebrated their 60th anni versary last year. Mrs. Wallace survives. The surviving chil dren are: S. E., John, C. W. and Mrs. S. B. Morse, of this city; A. W.. of Portland: Minor, of Summer Lake; W. of Cres well. Mrs. L. F. Wooley, a daughter, died here six years ago. White Pass & Yukon Railway Com pany la a West Virginia corporation. L TWO THOUSAND CONSIDERING STRATEGIC POLICY. Authority to Declare Strike, Even II Granted, Slight Not Mean Ces sation, Says Secretary. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8 Two thou sand linemen in the local unions throughout California. Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Washington affiliated with the Pacific District Council of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, are considering the question of vesting the dlstriot representatives of the international union with the authority to declare a strike against the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company for higher wages. In explanation of the action of the local union at Fresno, which was re ported several days ago. Secretary Jun klns, of the District Council, said to day that the movement was a general one in the five Western states, follow lng negotiations which were opened with the company after the first of the year. In submitting the terms of the men to the company to be made a part of the annual agreement with the corpor. atlon, the union demanded $4.25 for an eight-hour day. nine hours on country work. The company refused more than $3.75 and the question was submitted to the local unions. A vote Is now be ing taken and will be canvassed by the officers of the District Council before February 11. "While it Is true that the men -are now determining whether the Interna tional officers shall have power to de clare a strike, I don't look for any trouble with the company," said Secre tary Junklns today. "The company has rejected our proposal as regards wages, but has made certain minor concessions. Even though the authority to call a strike were given us, I am of the opin ion that the matter can be adjusted satisfactorily." WRECK SOUVENIR OBTAINED Captain of Fearless Gets; Christmas Tree Off Roseerans' Mast. ASTORIA. Or Feb. 8. (Special.) While outside Friday, Captain Parsons, of the tug Fearless, lowered a boat, ran alongside the mast of the wrecked steamer Roseerans that Is still stand ing and obtained the Cnristmas tree that decorated the top of the mast, bringing It ashore as a souvenir. Polk County Dates Arranged. MONMOUTH, Or, Feb. 8. (Special.) The Polk County Principals' Club re cently held a meeting and decided that the county debates should be continued (or this year. March 14 and April 11 were set for the debates. The follow ing schedule was arranged: Independ ence to Monmouth. Monmouth to Dallas, Dallas to Falls City and Falls City to Independence. The subject selected was "The Workmen's Compensation Act." The four debaters chosen from Mon mouth were: Miss Ruby Lorence, John X. Webber. Miss Stella Hahn and R. A. yutsenberry. Pupils Taught to Care for Teeth. MEDFORD. Or., Feb. 8. (SpecIaL) The school children of Jackson County are being drilled to take- care of their teeth. Tubes of dentjjnce are passed around by the teacher and then each pupil Is invited to compose a paper on the importance of dental hygiene. As &u autica incentive the prizes for ex cellence in composition are to be tubes of dental cream. THIRD SUIT IN OE SERIES IS STARTED Machinery Company Accused by Government of "Perpet uating Monopoly." UNFAIR METHODS CHARGED Coercive Tactics Declared to Be Em ployed to Obtain Business of ManufacturersExclusive Contracts Given. TRENTON, N. J.. Feb. 8. The Fed eral Government made Its third anti trust move against the United Shoe Machinery Company in a civil suit be gun here today, charging the so-called trust with wielding an alleged mono polistic power and using unfair trade tactics to force the Kelghley Company a competitor Into an unlawful con tract for the leasing and sale and fix ing the price of an "In-seam trimming The United States District Court was asked to terminate tne contract unoei which the Kelghley Company gave the United Company the exclusive right to -ease to shoe manufacturers the m seam trimming machine," the patent of which is held by the Keighley Com pany. The effect of the agreement is declared to be "to perpetuate and ex tend a monopoly of the shoe machinery industry in the United Shoe Machinery Company of New Jersey." Seven Defendants Named. Following are the defendants In the suit: United Shoe Manufacturing Com pany Boston; Kelghley Company, Inc., Vineland, N. J.; Sidney W. Winslow. Orleans, Mass.; Edward P. Hudd, New ton, Mass.; Charles Percy Kelghley, William Bottomley Keighley and Charles Kelghley. of Vineland. N. J. The Government's petition is a severe arraignment of the "trust's" alleged unfair practices. The vigorous enforce ment of Its methods Is declared to have driven practically all competitors from the shoe machinery industry, giving the $25,000,000 United Company con trol of more than 99 per cent Of the trade. The big corporation is described by the Government as follows in the bill: "By misrepresentation and threats it deprives its competitors of their custo mers. It has threatened its competi tors that It will use Its enormous re sources and powers to take away their customers. By threats it has prevented competing concerns from entering the business. It has given rebates to shoe manufacturers to induce them to use exclusively Its machines. It has dis continued the sale to shoe manufac turers of all the most Important ma chines and unlawfully devised and put Into effect leases and licenses contain ing unreasonable and oppressive pro visions, which agreements shoe manu facturers are compelled to execute in order to obtain machinery with which to equip their factories." Exclusive Contracts Attacked. The petition points out that the con tract gives tne unnn -cluslve right to put out on lease all . trtmmincr machines 1 11 0 .......... owned or controlled or hereafter made or acquired by tne tteigmey i-umf"" The two corporations agree not to en- - . . r.y i-nrnnrjilion; courage uuici . to enter Into business in connection with "In-seam trimming machines," ex cept In accordance with the terms of the contract. w uuc ,, 1Z Company retains the right to sell the machines, contract prohibits it from - l.ie than 16a0. The accepting - , Keighley Company is required under te agreement m pay ed Company for every rapid in-seam trimming macnine n xhe petition is signed by Attorney General Wickersham. James A. Fowler . . .u 4Hninv.nfneral: Wll- assisia.ni iu i ... ,, Ham S. Gregg, special assistant, and ohn B. Vreeiana. umieu o.... torney at Trenton. i ' POLICE SANCTION ROBBERY Young Men Bent on Despoiling Highwaymen Set Free. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. Premedi tated robbery was sanctioned by the police here for the first time today, when two young men. who were ar rested last night, explained that they had desired to rob only persons who made a business of robbing others. The young men. well dressed end husky, explained that they sought the haunts of hold-up men in the hope that they would re neiu up. w planned to turn the tables on any hold- oonat them anrl rob up man - , him. After an investigation they were commended ty vie p unique scheme. NEW ENGLAND ASKS PLACE EMort Made to Unite on Recommen dation for Cabinet. WAsnuui"r land Democrats in the House continued their plans toaay 10 -. I -u- -aril -n- Hah net The date ior n sentiment most generally expressed is that there should be an Indorsement to represent all the New England states. There win oe a, - . . i .oa.Titnilvpi and Repre- ingiaua iici sentatives-elect next week, probably Wednesday, when many members ol tt ai-a MYTlAPted tO be the new uic w here to see the counting of the electoral vote. SAVINGS SYSTEM EXTENDED Porto Rico Postoffices First Outside of Country Recognised. . . nrTTYTrnnv TTah Jt. Postmaster- I General Hitchcock today directed the extension of tne posia n,6a o;.. to the 16 postoinces i nwiucuwai Era do In Porto Rico. , They are the first outside of the v ! j c-ab tn pneourace the use UQiieu a3i.&..w of English among the inhabitants by having all blanks and certificates printed In that language. MERIWETHER MAY ENTER Bill Alms to Permit Him In Pay Corps of Navy, w , ciiTvr.Tnv Feb 8. Minor Meri- wether Jr, who as a midshipman from Louisiana at the Naval Academy in 10S was the center or a uuius anui and a list fight In which a plebe named Branch received fatal injuries, would Bear In Mind This Bank will be in its new and commodious quar ters at Park and Morrison streets on the 24th inst., bet ter equipped to care for its business. Commereiad Department Savings Department Trust Department Bond Department Each compete and separate from all others. Your patronage solicited. COMMERCE TRUST & SAVINGS BANK (Formerly Merchants' Sav ings & Trust Company). "W. H. Fear, President Lee A. Johnson, Vice-Pres. ' O. C. Bortzmeyer, Cashier Walter H. Brown, Asst. Cashier , Open Saturday Evenings, 6 to 8. be permitted to enter the pay corps of the Navy under a bill passed today by the Senate. A court-martial sentenced Meri wether to dismissal, President Roose velt pardoned him and later he re signed because of defective eyesight. The affair caused a sensation at the time. GREATSNEEZE YEAR HERE CHICAGO SCEVfe OF CHORUS IX DRUG HOUSE. Total of 125 Employes, Hatless, Coatless and 'Kerchewing' Rnsb Into Street Sulphur Cause. CHICAGO, Feb. 8. This year of grace may pass Into history as the year o- the great sneeze, taking rank with the "year of the great wind." The chorus of sneezes was on the first floor of a wholesale drug house in West Lake street. In two minutes the wave of sneezes spread over the second floor, until presently 12a em ployes, hatless, coatless and ker-chew ing, explosively rushed to the street. Explanation of the outburst was found in the burning of 225 bags of sulphur in the basement. Crowds, attracted by the gongs of the fire engines, rushed to the scene, but retired, sneezing. The fumes spread to adjoining buildings and their occu pants emerged on the street, red-nosed. red-eyed and sneezing. Firemen rushed into the casements, but quickly retreated, dragging with them 12 of their number who had been overcome by the fumes. They, too, were sneezing. The sulphur burned stubbornly, but finally was extin guished. Still sneezing, the firemen returned to their stations. CAR EFFICIENCY BETTER Improved Methods Equivalent to Added Investment $120,000,000. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Increased efficiency- In handling of freight cars during the last six months has been "equivalent to an addition of more than 150,000 rrelgnt cars ' to tne equip ment of American railroads. This statement Is made In a report to Chairman Lane, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, by Arthur Hale, general agent of the American Rail way Association, who says the figures show that "American freight cars beat the record for efficiency." That' tbey mean much to American railroads is Indicated Dy tne tact mat, without any Increase In efficiency, .t would have required 150.000 additional cars to perform the service. These cars would have cost the roads a total of $120,000,000, GOVERNMENT PROBE IS ON Why One Wireless Operator Instead of Two Is Question. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. Why did the North Pacific Steamship Company's vessel F. A. Kllburn put to sea on January 23 with but one wireless oper ator on board, when the Government renulres that two shall be carried? R. B. Wolverton. Federal Wireless Inspector, and F. S. Stratton. Collector of the Port, began an investigation oi this question here today. Affidavits from Charles P. Doe. manager of the company, and Captain T. H. McClel land, of the Kllburn, will be forwarded to the Department of Commerce and Labor at Washington, together with the recommendations made. The ex treme penalty that can be imposed is a tine of 15000. COMBINE DENIALS MADE No Attempt to Control Selling Prices of Cattle as Alleged. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. 8. Denials that any combinations existed at the Kansas City Stockyards to con trol selling prices of cattle were made to the legislative committees here to day by Kansas City stockmen and the committeemen were invited to inspect the books of any commission man there. The hearing upon two bills before the legislature, fixing a schedule of prices for commission men to charge for buying and selling cattle and an other establishing a livestock inspec tion department to regulate that busi ness was held today. Man's Picture Leads to Arrest. VALE. Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) Recognizing him from pictures pub lished in the various newspapers, the Salt Lake police arrested Dan Docon. who shot and killed Joe Uzloc in Vale. January 14. Not having heard that the Mse had been disposed of and Docon was a free man, the Salt Lake police telegraphed the officials at Vale that tbey had Docon and would hold him tor further Instructions. The Vale police replied. "Not wanted in Vale, Keep uiu m .-. v i ii y Men's Shop, Main Floor BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH BIG GELEBUION FIXED PEACE TREATY EVENT SET FOR DECEMBER 24, 1014. Plan Approved by American Com mittee to Commemorate Cen tenary cf Truce. NEW YORK, Feb! 8. December 24, 1914, the date of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the treaty of Ghent," will be celebrated by all Eng lish-speakins people by maintaining silence for a period of five minutes, according to a plan approved today by the American committee arranging to commemorate the centenary ot peace. United States Senator Ellhu Root an nounced that the British committee also had approved this plan. The celebration, to be world wide, will begin Christmas eve. 1914. in the city of Ghent, which on January 8, 1915, will give a dinner to the British and American committees. Other im portant features of the observance will be motorboat races from New York to San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal, and the erection of Btatues of George Washington in Westminster Abbey and of Queen Victoria in the Capitol at Washington, and monuments along the northern frontier marking heroic incidents in the history of Can adian and American peoples. Cornelius Vanderbilt was elected chairman of the finance committee, of which J. P. Morgan, Jr., was made a member. COAST REVENUE NEEDED Expert Says Without It Canal Can not Be Maintained. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8. Professor Emery R. Johnson, of the department of transportation of the University of Pennsylvania, in an address here to day, said coastwls vessels passing through the Panama Canal Bhould pay Doctors Said He Had Crcpsy Some time ago I had an attack of grippe which finally settled in my kid nevs and bladder. I doctored with the doctors and they claimed I had dropsy. I tried other remedies ana got no re lief from any of them. My condition was such that I was unable to work for about two months and the annoy ing symptoms caused me a great deal of trouble and pain. I was hardly able to turn over In bed. Seeing one of your Almanacs, I decided to give Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial and after taking several bottles was able to re sume my work again. I cannot say too much In praise of your Swamp Root as the results In my case were truly wonderful. Yours very truly, ROBERT BALLARD, Mansfield, Pa. Sworn and subscribed before, me this 7th day of May, 1912. RAY C. LONGBOTHUM, Notary Public. Letter to Dr. KUmer A Co Bbtshamton, Ai- Y. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For Yon Rend to Dr. Kilmer St Co.. Bingham ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince any one. You will also re ceive a booklet of valuable Information, telling all about the kidneys and blad der. When writing, be sure and men tion The Portland Sunday Oregonian. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles for aala at au drug stores. URING these cold, Wintry days-- we're keeping things warm with a special sale of men's Blue Serges. They're new the very earliest of 1913 models, handsomely gotten up from full-weight fabrics. The prices will interest you $14.85 pays for a regular $20 suit $18.75 pays for a regular $25 suit They're mighty nice for these cold days they'll be mighty nice, too, to wear through March winds and April showers. Come in and 'twill be "true tolls. Otherwise, he said, necessary funds for the maintenance of the canal and the payment of interest could not be obtained. He estimated the annual revenue which "the Government would require for the canal at 118,250.000 and said coastwise vessels. If they paid tolls, would provide $10,500,000 of this amount. FIUTE INDIANS EXCITED Death of Two Causes Trouble and Investigation May Follow. BURNS. Or, Feb. 8. (Special.) There 'is a good deal of excitement among the Piute Indians, who make their home In this county, over the death of two of their tribe BUI Paddy K3. 9 OF A SERIES CF ARTICLES ON BREAD Clip this artlrte. Save It. You will need It wfcea you prepare your prlxe ptory. "You have known me quite a little while now, and I have really enjoyed these twice-a-week talks with you Mrs. Thoroughly Convinced," one of my readers, remarked es terday. "I notice that the Royal Bakery buys Its flour in Immense quantities; won't you tell me why? The reason is a very good one. In fact, that Is one of the many little reasons which all go to make Talle Queen Bread so wholesome and delicious. Those friendly, generous, nut brown loaves of delicious Table Queen Bread that you enjoy every day really have a history that goes way, way back before their birth. The very flour of which they are made is watched and especially attended to long before it is made into bread. In fact, the bread you eat today was thought of, planned, attended to in flour form many, many weeks ago. Today flour which will be used for making your bread some day In the future is being especially prepared the "Royal way. Flour must be seasoned and aged to insure its giving the best bread. It must be stored away in specially prepared storage rooms. For example, direct sunlight hurts flour. Then, too, flour must be carefully protected against foreign flavors and odors. For instance, if a basin of kerosene were placed near some sacks of flour or near a trough filled with flour, you would discover in a few hours that the flour is tainted with kerosene.. Well, I really must not get too deep into the science of , bread making, or you will think Mrs. Thoroughly Convinced very dry and uninteresting. But, really, so much depends upon all these little details and the food value of bread Is controlled by it to such a large extent that I felt you ought to know about it. . CO CO CO CO a 1-4 C3 CO Janet Thoroughly Convinced, very odd experience the other day with a loal or Dreaa, which I want to tell you about. But, if you'll excuse me now, I'll continue this next time. To Be Coutlnued lu Oregoulan, February 12th.) Royal Bakery & "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE -iniiiti.uxlynV iuyiirinuiiiuc- ii - imrnnirn nil iiiniinfmwn I A safe, profitable investment for any store, even. small, la a WHITE MOTOR TRUCK It gives you a chance to do business in a wider circle. Let us prove what we claim. Located in the business district for your convenience. The White & W. Hill. MKT. BSE sHp one on, blue" to you and Harrison Villar a few days ago at Mule Creek, near Drewsey, where they were camped. It is freely charged that they were poisoned by liquor or some substitute for it. It Is known that certain parties at Drewsey are in the habit of furnishing the Indians with liquor, and it Is sup posed that in this case wood alcohol was given in place of the genuine article, something that has happened in this county before. An Investigation may follow. Tart Attends Navy Wedding. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. President Taft added another to the many wed dings he has attended while in the White House, by being a guest of Sen ator and Mrs. Oliver, of Pennsylvania, when their daughter, Jean Oliver, was married today to Lieutenant-Commander Edward McCauley, United States Navy 25 o o b o my little daughter, had a I cs Confectionery PRICE OF A GOOD DIGESTION." Company