SPECULATOR LAST
TO ENJOY BENEFIT
Secretary Lane Says First
Consideration Will Be
Shown to Real Farmers.
CHARGES TO BE REDUCED
Iienlcncy Does Sfot Apply to Those
Who Have Xot Been Irrigating
Lands but Merely Holding
Them for Profit.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 28. "The man wno makes
a farm end Irrigates is the man I am
primarily interested in, not the land
speculator," declared Secretary Lane in
an interview given out at the time he
granted a reduction in payments due
from settlers on Government projects.
mo early action or the Secretary in
dicates that he intends to meet the bona
fide settler half way in his demand for
relief, provided the relief sought can
be granted under the present law. Sec
retary Lane will urge Congress to
make several changes in the law, so as
to ease the burden on the man who is
seeking to establish a home on a Gov
ernment project.
"We have been making money for
land speculators, not homes for farm
ers on some of our projects," the Sec
retary continued. "I find that we have
under our irrigation projects 1,200,000
acres of irrigable land, land on which
we are prepared to deliver water, but
we are irrigating only 650,000 acres.
More than 95 per cent of the remaining
650.000 acres all irrigable but unir
rlgated is land In private ownership.
Speculator Mast l"se Own Fonda.
"The man who irrigates his land
should have the easiest terms from the
- Government, because he is giving the
public the benefit of that land. The
people of the United States have in
vested $75,000,000 in building irrigation
works to irrigate farms; not to raise
the values of lands held out from use.
The man who chooses to hold his land
from use has a. right to speculate on
his own resources but not on the ad
vance loan of the Government.
"I think conditions fully justify spe-!
clal consideration being given to those
' farmers who have gone on these re
claimed lands and done their best to
cultivate them. The notice, recently
Issued, reducing the building payments
due this year, is an act of leniency
toward, a debtor who is in difficul
ties. "It should be said in justice to the
water users that at the recent hearing
not one of them even suggested that
the Government should waive its debt.
All said they were prepared to meet
their obligations to the Government if
terms somewhat more favorable were
given them. Less than one-half of the
water users have paid the building
charges which were due December 1,
1912, and which will be delinquent De
cember 1, 1913.
Present Payments Reduced.
"At this time it becomes necessary
to insist on payment of operation and
maintenance charges which should have
been paid last Spring and were deferred
owing to the pendency of the Swigert
vs. Baker case in the courts, in which
the right of the Government to collect
such charges has now been upheld.
"In view of these conditions it seems
a wise and just thing to reduce all
present building payments, giving
credit to those who have paid."
It is noticed that the leniency that
has been extended by Secretary Lane
will not apply to speculators who have
not been irrigating their lands, but
have been merely meeting the payments
as due and holding the lands foo a
further rise in value. The intimation
is given that in the future the Gov
ernment will show particular favor to
those prospects where the speculator
is least In evidence, and -where the
genuine farmer predominates.
covery that he had made had resulted
disastrously to him since. He was way
laid and so- badly beaten up that he
spent several weeks in the hospital
recovering from injuries . received.
It has been reported that Crawford's
cap has been found. Old-time residents
of Hammond say that since Crawford
was thought to have been drowned in
a sort of a cove adjoining the Govern
ment Jetty works, where it is possible
that his body flowed out of a place
where the tidal' action is- so 'slight
that even driftwood accumulates and
where the water never is five feetdeep
even at high tide, it would merely
serve as a means to break his fall.
River men of long experience maintain
that no bodies pass over the bar when
drowned In the vicinity of Hammond
and that it has been generally ob
served that they float out about as
YOUTHS WILL STUDY WAR
Experimental Camp to Be Opened
Near Monterey This Weefc.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. Ar
rangements have been completed for
the military experimental camp for
college students, which will be opened
Tuesday near Monterey. Troops of the
Twelfth Infantry will pitch their tents
with the students. The camp will be in
charge of Major Herman Hall, of the
Monterey Presidio.
Fifty tents have been set, with ac
commodations for 200 students. Tues
day will be spent in organization. In
struction will begin Wednesday morn
ing. Lectures will be given daily by
Army officers and the course of in
struction will include drills, maneuvers,
target practice and a thorough training
in all the duties of camp life.
It is expected that Secretary of War
Garrison will arrive on the Pacific
Coast in time to visit the camp, which
is the department's first move for the
establishment of a reserve Army on the
lines followed by European countries.
The students will remain in camp
until August 8.
SQUAW TO SHARE FORTUNE
De'ertefl Indian Woman to Get Half
of Estate Worth $250,000.
SPOKANE, June 28. Kempitke Sysio,
a squaw more than 50 years old, now
living in the Colville Indian reserva
tion in the Northeastern part of this
stte. is entitled to share equally with
the widow or jonn tnos, a wen-Known
stockman who died here in 1911. The
Enos estate is said to be worth up
wards of a quarter of a million dollars
in ranch lands and Spokane real estate.
This was the verdict of a' Jury today
in the District Court here, the jury
finding that the squaw had been the
wife of Enos. The evidence went to
.show that Enos took the Indian woman
in the early 70's, had three children
bv her and then deserted her. Enos
married his second wife, a Portuguese
woman, in Boston in 1910, after bring
ing her from the Azores Islands.
CRAWFORD, SLAIN, VERDICT
(Continued From First Page.)
tragedy that apparently had taken
place. The next morning he was In
formed of Crawford's absence.
in v. A nnnrao nf a.few davs he re
lated the facts to a trie nd who deemed
them of such importance that he in
sisted upon informing the proper au
thorities.
Fear Thwarts Timely Disclosure.'
An examination of the spot revealed
the somewhat obliterated marks and
confirmed the statements. The witness
was closely questioned as to why he
had 'failed properly to report the oc
currence. He replied that while he was
in California a somewhat similar a Is
OajGOV SECURES EXPERT
DAIRY SPECIALIST.
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Professor Roy R. Graves.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL.
COLLEGE, Corvallis, Or., June
26. (Special.) Reputed to be
one of the four leading dairy spe
cialists in the country, Roy R,
Graves, of the dairy division.
United States Department of Ag
riculture, will come to Oregon
Agricultural College next month
as professor of dairy husbandry,
to fill the position resigned by
Professor F. L. Kent.
Mr. Graves was graduated at
Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege in 1909. receiving the degree
of B. S. in dairy husbandry for
major work done in milk produc
tion and milk bacteriology. Later
he went to the University of Mis
souri foV graduate study in milk
production, and there received his
master degree, and has had varied
experience.
far as Sand Island and then drift back.
The contention is also advanced that
under no ' circumstances could a
drowned person flow as far as Craw
ford's body is supposed to have trav
eled in the short time that elapsed
since the disappearance and discovery
of his body.
Secret Service Men Work.
One and perhaps two secret service
men are known to be at work at Fort
Stevens. Members of the two leading
news associations passed all of yes
terday and part of today investigating
the developments that have taken
place since the Government's case
against Waldo H. Coffman began.
They express themselves as thoroughly
mystified.
A new phase of the situation that
Is attracting considerable attention is
the evident desire of the Coffman fac
tion to discredit the personal charac
ters or ail witnesses about to appear
or who have appeared against them.
or instance, the morning after Mr.
Lawton was found unconscious on the
streets of Hammond following an at
tack made on him by unknown per
sons they started the rumor that Mr.
Lawton was never attacked- or in
jured in any manner, that he had sim
ply adopted a clever ruse to ingratiate
himself with the post authorities.
Immediately following the desertion
of Shade, the rumor was started that
his sudden leave-taking had nothinsr to
do with the Coffman case, but was in
spired Dy tne ract that he had em
bezzled baseball funds that were in his
possession. Since it is known that he
still owes members of his company
some money secured for baseball pur
poses tnis contention has some shadow
of fact.
Sheep Rates Held Excessive.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 28. The Interstate Com
merce Commission on complaint of O.
T. McKendree holds that the carload
rates on sheep via the Southern Pacific
from Klamath Falls and Midland, Or.,
and Wabuska, Cal., to San Francisco
are excessive and directs the company
to reduce its rate to $89.09 per 36-foot
car and $86.83 per 35-foot car.
'Some Day?"
No now, you can afford a player
piano, since you can afford to pay $2
weekly. hee adv., page 11, sec
FBJfERAl, OF CATHXAMET
WOMAN IS HELD.
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Mrs. Elva B. Edwards.
CATHLAMET. Wash.. June 28.
(Special.) The funeral of Mrs.
Elva Barber Edwards, who died
at St. Vincent's Hospital Monday,
was held here Wednesday from
the Congregational Church.
Mrs. Edwards was born near
Chicago, 111.. March 12, 1850. In
1875 she went to Portland, and
lived there continuously until
1900, when she cam to Cath
lamet. She is survived by three
children, William E. and Em
mons E. Barber, of Portland, and
Mrs. Eva Graham, of Cathlamet.
VERY Garment Named in This Advertisement
Is on Sale at a Greatly Reduced Price
A Sale of Sweaters
Ruff-Necks, Not folks, Angoras
The best makes, knit from fin
est wool. All the popular
colors heather, scarlet, Ox
ford, cardinal, navy and white.
$8.50 to $10 Angoras and
Jumbo Coats, $6.95
$6.50 and $7.50 Jumbos, $4.95
$6.50 to $8 Shaker Knit, $5.95
$5 Shaker Knit, $3.95
Furnishing Dept., Main Floor
Boys' Knicker Suits, Special $5
Sturdy, well-tailored suits of cheviots, tweeds and fancy
mixtures, regularly $6.50, $7.50, $8.50 and $10 in sizes
10 to 17 years, , some with extra trousers grouped at
one great special, $5.
50c Blouse Waists 29c
Boys blouse waists in fresh, clean fabrics, solid colors, stripes and
checks, in ages 5 to 1.6 years. Normally they're 50c. Choose
non at 29c. Not more than three to a customer.
Children's Tub Suits
Half Price
Infants' sweaters of pure wool, in navy, garnet and white.
Ordinarily priced $1 and $1.25 any one you like for 50c
Second Floor
Your choice of any ladies' fancy man-tailored
suit in the store, selling regularly from $19.50
upwards, at ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICE.
Stylish garments, handsomely tailored from nen fabrics.
All our 1913 models in ladies' coats at a reduction of
one-fourth. Selling normally at $15, $13, $20, $25 and
$30 choose now at $11.25, $13.50, $15, $18.75 and
$22.50.
Chosen personally from Nen York's leading garment
makers. A beautiful collection of fine colored serge dresses,
attractively trimmed and draped: heretofore selling
at $7.50, $9.85, $12.85, $15.85, $19.85 and $24.85 while
they last, buy at $5.60, $7.40, $9.65, $11.95, $14.95 and
$18.65.
All khaki garments are reduced to half price ; $2 coats
are now $1 ; $2.50 and $4 skirts are $1.25 and $2 ; $2.50
riding breeches are $1.25.-
third floor
Girls' wash dresses in sizes 6 to 14
years, regularly $2.50, $5, $6, $7.50,
$8.50, $10. $12.50 and $15 are on sale
at ONE-HALF. Dainty linens, seer
suckers, madrases, chambrays, percales,
reps and zephyrs solid colors, checks
and stripes. A remarkable offer at an opportune time.
Cirh' Peter Thompson Dresses of. fine navy or cream serges are all reduced from
regular prices. Choose them nov. , - Third Floor.
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Morrison Street at Fourth
HUNT GLUB SPRING
1ET IS SUCCESS
Oregon Frank Takes Feature
Event in Easy Style.
Polo Pony Race Is Tie.
TRACK FAST; TIME GOOD
Mdss ILeadbetter, Hiding Dancing
Girl, Takes Both Heats of ladles'
Mile Trot Douglas Jficol Is ,
Victor In Quarter-Mile Dash.
With Rood races and an appreciative
turnout, the annual Spring: meet of the
Portland Hunt Club, held at Garden
Home yesterday afternoon, was a de
cided success. The track was grood and
the times In all events were fast.
The advertised feature races of the pro.
gramme were beautiful. Oregon Frank
maintained his position as one of the
best horses on the Coast and easily
captured the field against Agnes and
Ella Hart. The polo pony quarter-mile
dash ended In a tie between Edgewood
Girl and Red Deer. Both horses were
somewhat used, so the owners decided
to stage the match event at some future
date.
The first number of the afternoon
was the ladles' mile trot, which brought
about a close finish, in which Miss
Sally Leadbetter nosed out Mrs. J.
Murphy by a bare margin. . Miss Lead
better was on Dancing; Girl, while Mrs.
Murphy rode Brlgadla.
Ileraea Well Handled.
This was the beat ladies' race which
has ever been seen at the Garden Home
track. Usually the horses break neat
the end of the race, but the riders to
day were all proficient in handling
their mounts and the horses were well
trained. As a result not a break was
registered.
The race was run in two heats, first
in both instances being won by Miss
Leadbetter The winner received the
Glass & Prudhomme trophy.
The quarter-mile dash was another
event of merit, Douglas Nicol. riding
Merrylegs, winning the race, with
Marian Wilsey. on Midget, Just back
of him. The time was good, the leader
negotiating the half circle in 28i4
seconds.
The three-quarter-mile dash was won
by "Walter Grueter, with Lady Myrtle.
The first half mile showed the riders
well bunched, but In the last quarter
Grueter shot to the front and held
the place.
Oregon Frank AVIns In Caster.
The special match race was a walk
away for Eugene K. Oppenhelmer's
Oregon Frank. The splendid horse
lumped to the lead at the start and
held the pace to the end. Ella Hart,
owned by Chester Murphy, and Agnes.
owned by Alfred Smith, had a fight for
second, but Agnes got the better of
the race on the last turn and came
in next to Oregon Frank.
The next race produced the dead heat
in which U- H. Leadbetter and Alfred
Smith, astride Bdgewood Girl and Red
Deer, respectively, finished even, after
sawing the lead from each other at
all points of the race. H. M. Kerron,
on Mowatha, took third. .
Because one of the farmers refused
to let the riders drive through his
property, the steeplechase could not be
held as planned. It was staged on the
half-mile track and was won by H. C.
Charlton on xox.
The stable boys race furnished con
siderable excitement and showed some
furious riding. Alfred Smith, riding
Kea ueer, won oy a lengtn. :
Dr. G. S. Whiteside and Chester Mur
phy, riding Tellow Kid and Hot Foot,
ran a special match race, Mr. Murphy's
mount wining.
MISS VAN ALEN ENGAGED
Granddaughter of Late Mrs. Astor
to Be Stockbroker's Bride.
NEW YORK. June 28. (Special.)
Letters received by friends of Miss May
Van Alen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Van Alen. in New York and New
port, contain news of her engagement
to Griswold A. Thompson, a New York
stock broker.
Miss Van Alen, Is a granddaughter of
the late Mrs. William Astor. Mrs.
Robert J. Collier is her sister and Vin
cent Astor is a cousin. M rs. HrTrio Wil-
SOn and Mrs. Ogilvy Haig are her aunts.
She has spent much time In England in
recent years, but has presided at her
father's Newport villa, Wakehurst.
COPPER FOUND IN CELERY
Department Cautious Users in Re
gions Where Growers Spray.
WASHINGTON. J.une 2S. The De
partment of Agriculture, actintr on
complaints from several health officers,
nas round that much of the ta"ble celery
marketed contains slight amounts of
copper in the form of dried Bordeaux
mixture, which farmers use to protect
celery plants trom disease.
The department has requested celery
growers to spray their plants with ef
ficient apparatus, and warns consum
ers to break the bunches of celery open
and wash the stalks thorough before
they are eaten.
As the use of the mixture often is
essential, the department decided not to
issue any stringent order, but has sug
gested how danger might be avoided.
WOMEN PLAN LUNCHEON
SPEAKERS AT CITIZENSHIP COX.
GRESS TO BE GUESTS.
TOURING GOLFERS VICTORIOUS
Chick Evans Defeats C. J. Jones in
i'eature Match at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. June 28. Visiting
members of the Western Golf Associa
tion, who are touring the West, won
their matches here today with members
of the Evanston Golf Club.
The principal game was between
Charles (Chick) Evans, of Chicago, and
C. R. Jones, of Evanston. which Evans
took, four up and two to play. All the
matches were at 36 holes.
Among the best medals scores were:
Harry Legg. Minneapolis, 73; 75-148,
Warren K. Wood, Chicago, 72; 72-14-J;
F. D. Sawyer, Chicago. 77: 77-154: Irv
ing Armstrong, Los Angeles, 84; 77-161.
It is reported mat an extensive bed of
rock salt has been discovered on the keena
River, about 45 miles from Prince Rupert,
alons- the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific
RRllway.
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Committee of Slothers and Parents
Association, With Other Wom
en, Will Be Hostesses.
A meeting of the committee in charg-e
of the luncheon to be fclven In honor of
the speakers of tne World's Christian
Citizenship Conference by the Oregon
Congress of'Mothers and Parent-Teachers'
Associations, was held yesterday
afternoon to plan the final details.
The 20 members of the committee
will act as hostesses,, together with the
presidents of the congress, the Port
land council and other clubs and or
ganizations of the city.
Crimson rambler and white roses, to
gether with blue corn flowers will be
uted In the decorating so as to bring
out the National colors.
Eight little girls clothed in white
will pass out flowers to each guest.
The programme following the luncheon
will be short so the business men may
attend, and to enable the women to be
joined by their husbands.
Among those who will respond to
toasts on child welfare, citizenship
and school and home are R. J. (Catch-my-pal)
Patteson, of Belfasc Ireland;
John Lamond, Edlnburg. Scotland;
Pyong K. Yoon, of Seoul, Cores; Robert
J. Burdette, of "Los Angeles, and Dr.
Edwin Heyl Deilk. of Philadelphia.
The members of the committee are:
Mrs. R. E. Bondurant. chairman; Mrs.
W. J. Hawkins, Mrs. F. S. Meyers, Mrs.
R. H. Tate. Mrs. Martin Wagner. Mrs.
I. Leeser Cohen. Mrs. H. R. Albee. Mrs.
W. S. Brandes, Mrs. John Manning. Mrs.
A. King Wilson, Mrs. B. T. Voorhorst.
Mrs. Thomas G. Greene, Mrs. B. L.
Buland. Mrs. C. W. Hayjiurst, Mrs. John
Risley, Mrs. A. E. Simmons, Mrs. W. A.
Laidlaw. Mrs. H. W. Holden. Miss Fran
ces Dayton and Miss Florence Dayton.
For reservations phone Tabor 839.
PONTIFF PRAYS AT TOMB
Traditional Custom of St. Peter's
Eve Observed at Vaticatt.
ROME, June 28. Following the an
cient tradition in connection with St.
Peter's eve, the Tope descended tonight
to St. Peter's to pray on the tomb of
the apostle.
At sunset all the doors to the basilica
were closed to the public. Accompanied
by his court the Pontiff descended from
his apartments by the elevator to Ra
phael's loggia, from which he was car
ried In his chair through the chapel of
the Sacrament into St. Peter's. Hera
the Pope was received by the canons,
who paid him homage. For half an hour
the Pontiff remained kneeling in
prayer.
Denver is planning to hold a world's fair
six or eight yrars hence.
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The most skillful, daring drivers will introduce AUTO POLO
to Portland
Today-2:30 P.lYUToday
. Coupled with 'this thrilling sport will be a card of star raciug
pilots, including the famous
SPEED KINC "BOB" BURMAN
A string of the fastest motor cars in the country are here to
compete in the open competition against Burman., "Wild Bob"
will drive
THE FAMOUS BLITZEN BENZ
the fastest racing craft ever built. This is the car in which
Burman has lowered hundreds of track records.
AUTO POLO
is the latest and most spectacular sport devised. It provides a
thrill every second. Regular polo played with autos instead of
horses, with trained experts at the wheels and mallets, will be
seen here for. the first time this afternoon and tomorrow at the
Country Club Track
Under Auspices of the Portland Automobile Club
General Admission 50c
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