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s TITE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY . 1913. HIGH COURT -MAY ORDER LANDS SOLD Reversion to United States Not Only Solution of Rail way Land Case. 2 ALTERNATIVES OFFERED Decision to Kcquirc That Grant Bo Offered for Settlement Xot Ill consistent Willi Government's Bill or Complaint. ORKGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Slay 1. Government counsel in arguing tha Oregon & California land-grrant case before the United States Supreme Court made only a sin gle plea for affirmation of the for feiture decree of the District Court at Portland. No reference was made in that argument to the alternate decrees outlined in the Government's bill of complaint. From this It Is inferred that the prime object of the Government now is to recover title to the unsold lands of the grant, with a view to permitting Congress to determine later how the lands shall be disposed of. The Supreme Court may take issue with the lower court, and If it con cludes that forfeiture of the grant is too heavy a penalty to impose it may, in Its discretion, turn to one of the alternative decrees enumerated In the bill of complaint drawn by B. D. Town rend at the time the suit was Insti tuted. Alternatives Are Presented. The first alternative asked for, at the institution of the Government's suit, in the event forfeiture should not be declared, was that the unsold lands be held subject to sale to actual set tlers in quantities not exceeding 160 acres and at a price not exceeding J2.50 an acre, and that a receiver be appointed to sell the lands in this "ian ner. A second alternative asked tor was a mandatory injunction requiring the railroad company to offer the un sold lands for sale and to sell them to any bona fide settlers who apply to purchase, in accordance with the terms of the actual settlers' clause, and in such manner as the court may deem adequate and expedient. While the State of Oregon failed to Intervene in the land-grant case, it did, at the last moment, appear through Attorney-General Brown, who filed a brief as amicus curiae, setting forth the state's interest in the case and in dicating clearly the desire of the state for a decree from the highest court which will place the unsold lands in private ownership, thus aiding in the settlement of the country and bringing the lands once more under taxation. Decree Would Satisfy -Many. Such a decree, therefore, would be in accord with the plea of the State of Oregon; it would not be inconsistent with the demands of the Government as set forth in its bill of complaint, though the Government prefers a forfeiture: and. furthermore, such a decision would not be objectionable to the cross-complainants, who figure that they would have a standing in the case if such a lecree should be handed down. Even -the interveners, who were ruled out in the lower court, figure that they might have a chance if the grant should be ordered on the market something they would not have If the forfeiture decree should be affirmed. Affirmation of the forfeiture would mean hard work for the Oregon dele gation in Congress; in fact, the dele gation probably would be asked to do the impossible. If the unsold portion of the grant is held by the Supreme Court to be forfeited to the Govern ment. Congress must then determine by legislation what disposition shall be made of the lands. These lands have been widely advertised as a result of the suit; it has been clearly estab lished that they are for the most part valuable, chiefly for their timber. The Forest Service has not been unmindful of the possibility that 2,300,000 acres of timber lands may revert to the Govern ment, and if the lower court is sus tained the Forest Service will start a movement to have the lands added to existing forest reserves. Oregon's Work Would Be Difficult. If the Administration is In accord with that idea legislation to that end will bo introduced in Congress, and the Oregon delegation not only must op pose such a bill, but must press a bill of its own, directing that the lands be thrown open to entry. This will bring squarely before Con press a concrete conservation issue, .and with strong sentiment in the East and South favorable to reservation, it will be difficult for the Oregon dele gation to block a bill proposing to place these lands in a forest reserve. It will be equally difficult to pass a bill di recting that these lands be thrown open to entry and sale. The chances are, therefore, that if the forfeiture de. creo is affirmed the lands in question Will never again pay taxes. On the other hand, if the Supreme Court requires that the lands be put up for sale in not greater than quarter section tracts and at prices not exceed ing $2.50 an acre, the State of Oregon will be satisfied. The lands will find ready purchasers, and as soon as they pass to private ownership they will again become subject to taxation. BROTHER'S CALL SAVES TOT JFonr-Ycar-Old Boy Kescued From Clackamas River by Father. CLACKAMAS. Or.. May 1. (Spe cial.) Four-year-old John Hatton, while playing with his little brother on the banks of the Clackamas River at Baker's Bridge, four miles east of Clackamas. Thursday, fell into th river, which is about 10 feet deep at that point. His brother, with considerable pres ence of mind, at once gave the alarm. The boy was unconscious when taken from the water by his father, but after half an nour was resuscitated and. is on his way to recovery. PASTORS AGAINST BIG ARMY Columbia Elver Body Declares War Agitator Worst Foe. WHITE SALMON, Wash., May 1. (Special.) The Columbia River Asso ciation of Congregational Churches and Ministers recently adopted the follow ing resolution In upholding President Wilson in his opposition to Army and Navy increases: "We believe that the safety, honor. power and influence of the United States never can rest upon a standing Army and Navy. We therefore are utterly opposed to putting on the backs of the American people the incubus of increased armaments which would drag the republic down from Its high cham-' pionship of peace among nations. "We believe that armaments are breeders of war, and that, as Chris tians, we should do our best to hasten the end of the lie of militarism, that peace can be maintained by preparing for war. This lie has Just turned Europe into a vast slaughter-house. "We believe , our worst enemies are those within our grates, who are leav ing no stone unturned to urge the United States to follow In the footsteps of the old world and base the safety of its civilization upon armaments. The strongest incitements to warlike thoughts, the worst menaces to peace como from the men whose business It is to supply the means of fighting. "We honor and uphold the President of the United States In his purpose to keep the peace with all nations, and wo approve his opposition to further increase our Army and Navy. "We believe that wo should treat the people of all races and nationali ties with absolute justice and fair play. We wish to maintain the friendship and good-will of the sreat nation of Japan, and we condemn the anti-Japanese agitation and laws passed by the Legislature of California as unworthy TOST nr,l.lQl'ISHED BECAl'SE J t WOKK IS SOT HAKD t T E.XOIGH. i ! XV. Lester Adams. HOQUIAM, Wash., May (Special.) Because the work at Hoquiam is not hard enough, W. Lester Adams has resigned as secretary of the local Young Men's Christian Association and has accepted the secretaryship of Kalispel, Mont., association at a smaller salary than he is receiv ing here. Mr. Adams' resignation becomes effective the middle of May, or as soon as a successor can be found. Mr. Adams has been secretary of the Hoquiam Y. M, C. A. for 21 months and has been able to place the association on a better phys ical and financial footing. When Mr. Adams assumed the secre taryship of the local branch it had 175 members and there are 425 now. any great state, a dishonor to our Na tion and a travesty of all the teach ings of Christianity." ELECTION PLAN AMAZES COST OK VOTE OX JUDICIAL DIS TRICT PUT AT $100,000. Opinion Prevails That Issue, Agitated In Tillamook, Would Demand State-Wide Attention. SALEM, Or., May 1. (Special.) With the voters of the state almost a unit for economical government, and retrenchment having been the, slogan of the last Legislature, the report that certain residents or Tillamook County are contemplating a special election to refer the bill creating the Nineteenth Judicial District has caused much amazement in the State Capital. The preponderance of opinion is that the proposed election must be state wide, and if so, the expense to the vari ous counties would be at least $100,000. Secretary of State Olcott has a letter from John R. Callahan, of Tillamook, asking whether the proposed election should be held only in Tillamook and Washington Counties, which constitute the Nineteenth District, in those coun ties and the counties comprising the Fifth and Twelfth Districts, from which the new one was carved, or throughout the state. It will be referred to the Attorney-General for answer. It is argued that the election must be state-wide because the salaries of Circuit Judges are paid, by the state, and the judges, although elected in particular districts, sit in other dis tricts when called upon to do so. Circuit Judges receive salaries of $4000 a year annually and the District Attorney in the new district will not receive more than $1200 a year. Other court costs would be about the same as under former conditions. Hence the amazement here that certain persons are desirous of saddling upon the state an expense of J100.000 for an election that even should it result in abroga tion of the new district would make only a comparatively small saving. Elections cost the state In 1914 about $225,000, which does not include $35.- 000 paid for printing, mailing pam- pniets, ana supplying the prescribed blanks and election supplies. In nono of the counties was the total election expense less than $1329.34. that being the amount expended by Sherman County. In Multnomah County the ex pense was 2,416.99. In speaking of the cost of elections today Mr. Olcott said: "While the coat of conducting a statewide referendum election will em brace no expense of registration of vot ers, as they are authorized to vote un der their 1914 registrations. It will. nevertheless, involve an expense of at least $100,000 to the counties, and. in addition, such direct expense to the state as is necessary In miblishtnar and mailing pamphlets to the electors and providing tho counties with election blanks and supplies, amounting pessi bly to $10,000 or $15,000." STUDENT ELECTION HELD Maxwell Ball, of rorUand, Editor of Willamette Collegian. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem, Or.. May 1. Results of the annual stu dent body election, held today, showed tnat maxwell Ball, of Portland, had been selected editor of the Willamette Collegian, the official publication of the students, for the 1915-1916 season. Mr Ball is a junior in the college of lib eral arts and has been a member of the Collegian staff for three consecutive years, and has specialized in journal ism. Howard Jewett, of Salem, won out over J. Bain, of Tillamook, for the posi Hon of student body president. Miss Genevieve Avison. daughter of a local pastor, was chosen as vice-president. Other officers elected were: Secretary Aetna Emmel; manager of the Col' lesian, R. Jeffrey, : I ' V ; j t. ' " ;v$ CROP BENEFIT HUGE Lewiston Ranchers Put Value of Week's Rain in Millions. GREAT YIELD IS ASSURED Reports lYoiu Various , Sections of Northwest Bear Out Assertions That Harvest or 1915 Will Exceed All Expectations. LEWISTON, Idaho, May 1. (Special.) Never in the history of the North west has there been such promise of a large yield, and with the showers of the last several days the wheat crop is practically assured. Fall wheat is knee high and the growth is excep tionally rank. Ppring-sown wheat is from six to eight inches tall and is growing like the proverbial mushroom. "This is no longer a million-dollar rain," declared a prominent rancher today, "but is now in the several-million-dollar class." Judging by the smile that is to be seen on the coun tenances of the ranchers throughout this district all are of the same opin ion. On account of the high prices pre vailing for wheat and barley much Summer-fallow land was sown this year, and there was some apprehension that this portion of the crop would be a failure, but all fears in that line heva been dispelled, and a bountiful crop is practically assured. From one-half to two inches or snow were reported to have fallen on Camas and Nezperce prairies during the week, but this will not prove injurious to the crops in that district, as they have not progressed as far as the crops in the valley. INLAND EMPIRE HAS SXOW Gralngrowlng Sections Get Moisture Badly Needed. SPOKANE. Wash.. May 1. (Special.) A rain and snow storm of unusual severity swept over the Inland empire, beginning Thursday night, and lasting until today, and Indications of contin ued rain. Walla Walla reports about two feet of snow on the higher eleva tions, while from an Inch to two Inches s reported through the TNalla Walla, Palouse and North Idaho districts. While the storm did some damage to the more tender fruits, the moisture will prove quite a blessing to the rais ers of grain and hay. The Spring has been deficient in moisture, and this storm Is welcomed by the farmers, especially as the moist ure comes with cooler weather, which will freshen up grain and hay crops. Outside of the loss to young stock. It s estimated there will be comparatively ittle damage done. The benefit to the crops will more than offset any damage. 0 BAKER'S BENEFIT IS GREAT Rain Valued at Dollar a Drop, Snow at Five to Flake. BAKER, Or.. May 1. (Special.) Benefit, tens of thousands of dollars; damage, a few hundred. That is the ledger standing so far in the belated Winter that has held Eastern Oregon in Its grip the last three days. It has been snowing all day, with the tem perature near 50, but showers are pre dicted for tonight and warmer weather Is expected. Only in a few isolated places was there damage to fruit and cattle, and sheep were not affected. The threatening freeze did not appear last night, the temperature touching 33 and then bounding up again. "A dollar a drop and five a flake, is the way farmers are estimating the good done by the rain and snow. Prlneville Has Frost and Snow. PRINEVILLE, Or, May 1. (Special.) The Government thermometer regis tered 28 degrees Thursday night and the temperature remained low all day, dropping lower last night, and snow has fallen on the upper levels. Al falfa has not reached a stage where It will be damaged. The fruit crop on the lowlands may suffer, but the trees on the upland have not reached full bloom yet and will escape the frost. Recent rains have helped the Fall-sown wheat materially, and Indications are that Central Oregon will harvest more bushels of wheat than ever before by at least 10 per cent. Vale Farmers See Prosperity. VALE." Or., May 1. (Special.) Indi cations are that little If any damage resulted from the storm of Thursday and Friday. The beneficial result will far outweigh possible or probable dam age. The grazing country was badly In need of moisture which was sup plied. Satisfaction Is expressed by peo ple arriving from all sections of the country. A great wheat yield is as sured dry farmers. A large acreage of corn hae been planted, but is not up yet. Snow Chases Summer From Dayton. DAYTON. Or., May 1. (Special.) After many weeks of real Summer weather, Dayton and surrounding country was surprised this week by a two days' sleet and snow storm. Vegetation and fruit have developed fully a month early this year and are In danger of being destroyed by frost. Snow is two Inches deep only a few miles out of town in every direction, while on Eckler Mountain it is a foot deep. Rain Follows Cold Spell at Burns. BURNS, Or.. May 1. (Special.) The blizzard of Thursday, which continued yesterday, settled down to a gentle rain today. Some small fruits and garden stuff were damaged by frost, but grain was nor far enough advanced to be in jured. No stock suffered and the mois ture insures a pientiiui supply or lor age on the range as well as assisting materially in the outlook for a good grain yield. Wallowa Has Snow and Rain. WALLOWA. Or., May 1. (Special.) A drop of temperature from 75 to 35, ac companied by rain and snow has been experienced. . The Wallowa Valley is covered with. enow. Joseph reports 10 inches, Enterprise seven inches and Wallowa three inches. No damage is feared. The farmers are rejoicing, as they expect as much good from tho snow, as from the recent rains. Crops Saved at North Powder. NORTH POWDER. Or.. May 1. (Spe cial. ) Heavy rain for two days and a. light snow fall saved thousands of dollars' worth of crops in this section, not only in the irrigated district, but In the dry-farm country as well. One farmer said: "This rain is worth a thousand dollars a drop." It is not thought the fruit crop is damaged by the snow and cold. Garden Truck Hit by Freeze. JUNCTION CITT. Or.. May 1. (Spe cial.) The garden truck of Northern Lane County was slightly damaged by the freeze here last nigl.t. The river bottom land was protected by a deep fos until 8 o'clock and It Is difficult to estimate the exact loss. There Is no definite loss In the; fruit, as all of it has budded. Fog Averts Damage In La no County. EUOEXB, Or., May 1. The official Government thermometer registered 31 degrees here last night. The tempera ture as reported by the Lane County Fruitgrowers' Association was 28 de grees. A heavy fog early this morn ing: prevented damage to the fruit crop. Storm Continues In Boise. BOISE. Idaho, May 1. The snow storm which, started Thursday night continued all this morning. There has been no damage to fruit by frost. TRADING AT HOME URGED C. F. Berg-, at Pacific I'nivcraity, Pleads for . Specialty Stores. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove, May 1. (Special.) Charles F. Berg, of EARLY- RESIDENT OP ORE. (iOX PASSES AWAY NEAIl LEBANON. M. A- : ;.-..-3fs 3- s jura, ciizaDem ' rlend Skinner. i LEBANON, Or.. May 1. (Spe- clal.) Mrs. Elizabeth Friend I Skinner, widow of Hiram Skin- I ner, died at her home near here I April 22, aged 76. Mrs. Skinner J came to Oregon many years ago J and until five years ago resided I on a farm near Lebanon. She Is I survived by a son. Jay Skinner, i of Lebanon: seven grandchildren, J four great-grandchildren and J three sisters, Mrs. E. Olmstead, I of Salem; Mrs. James Hill and ! Mrs. Henry Hill, of Michigan. 4 Portland, gave a talk to Pacific Uni versity students this week on "The Value of the Specialty Store to the Community." He said that the ten dency of the times is to speak in terms of bigness and that a city always points out its big stores, its big churches and all its big undertakings to tne stranger. He said that a large number of spe cialty stores were of more value to a community than a large store with many departments and pointed to San Francisco as an example of a city of specialty stores. The home merchant should be patron ized, he said, whether the town be large or small. Idaho Regents Meet in Moscow. UNIVERSITY OP IDAHO, Moscow, May 1. (Special.) The State Eoard of Education and Regents of the Univer sity met here yesterday in executive session. Many improvements were planned for the ensuing year, chief of which will be the installation of elec trical machinery to furnish light and power for the college. A small build ing will be added to the agricultural department. The Board accepted the tender from Mns. C. A. Steward, of New York, of a handsome clock for the library jn memory of Professor C. A. Steward, head or tne department ot geology, who died in New York last year. The departments of economics. mathematics and physics will be strengthened by additional proffers next year. Moscow Wage Hearings July 2. MOSCOW, . Idaho, May 1. (Special.) Mrs. Teresa Graham, of the Idaho Minimum Wage Commission, will hold hearings in Moscow on July 2 on wage conditions here. Members of the Mos cow Women's Clubs and several promi nent business men have been asked to assist the Commission. Bulletins sug gested by the Oregon and Washington Commission will be sent out in the near future. ?ipPP ;PTi u7rpbq: L "' . , x . -' " - v i The new building of the Blake-MeFall Company, which is In the process of construction at East Ankeny and Third streets, is being rapidly com pleted and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy not later than August 1. The structure will be 100x200 feet, with four Btories and a base ment, and will contain the office and salesrooms of the company, in addition to the warehouse. The building will be equipped with the latest contrivances f q the economical handling of the paper business, everything being designed to meet the latest Ideas. It is expected that the building will bo the largest paper warehouse under one roof on the Pacific Coast and will have tho latest and most modern devices for handling the business. Although the main store of the Blake-McFall Company, located at 41 to 47 Fourth street, was burned out by a fire Sunday evening. April 18, the management has been continuing the business with practically no Inter ruption. The fire was confined almost entirely to the paper-house, that portion of the stock, which Is by far the largest, being practically destroyed. Damage was also suffered in the stationery and woodenware department because of the water, in spite of the fact that this portion of the warehouse was sep arated from the remainder by a fire wall with metal doors. The Blake-McFall Company maintains a very extensive warehouse located at East Twenty-fourth and Holladay avenue, which was the means of saving them from having to abandon practically their business. With the aid of this and quick action on the psrt of the management the business has been carried forward. The excellent organization maintained also assisted in this. By 9:30 Sunday eventng. Just three hours after tho first report of the fire was given in, temporary quarters had been secured at No. 11 Fourth street North, three floors and a basement of the old Occidental Warehouse Company premises being taken. By 9:30 Monday morning, following the fire, a thorough office organisation was in ffect in the new premises, with tele phones, messenger call boxes, -electric lights and all such necessary equipment operating. The shipment Is being temporarily done from the warehouse, and with the equipment of six auto delivery cars, it is claimed that not a solitary cus tomer has suffered from the fire. x From present indications it is believed that the office and shipping de partments will be reinstalled in the old premises by Wednesday, May 0. The principal stock, however, will be drawn from the warehouses until the nec essary repairs and the strengthening of the different floors and balconies can be accomplished in the old premises. The Blake-McFall Company is associated with and is a part of the Blake, Moffitt & Towne Co., of San Francisco, which concern is the pioneer paper house on the Pacific Coast. C. D. Bruun is president and O. W. Mielke vice president and manaser, ICE LAW ACTION DUE 'Delivery Ticket" Approval Is Made by Dealers. LIQUID FUELS EXEMPTED As Measure Stands for Final Pass age, It Prohibits A I.-o Salo of Scale or Measure Not Test er fcy City Sealer. Having secured the approval of Ice and fuel dealers to the "delivery ticket" provisions of a proposed new weights and measures code. City Commissioner Brewster announced yesterday that he will call the proposed measure before the City Council for final passage at once. It has been held up for some time past on account of opposition to pro visions requiring dellverymen to leave tickets indicating the weight or meas urements of deliveries of ice, fuel or feed. Icemen particularly objected to the provision on the ground that it placed a great hardship on tnem and involved additional expense. After a series of conferences ' Commissioner Brewster convinced the Icemen that the measure Is right and they have withdrawn their opposition. Liquid Furl Is Exempted. As the measure stands, it provides that It shall be unlawful to sell any Ice. fuel or feed unless the delivery is accompanied by a delivery ticket con taining the name and address of the vendor, the address of the vendee, the name or number of'the driver or other person making the delivery, and the weight or amount of the commodity de livered. The delivery ticket may be left by the deliveryman where the purchaser may secure it. Gasoline and other liquid fuel delivered In the .presence of the purchaser Is exempted. The measure Is aimed at the short weight iceman and fuel and feed deal ers. It Is said to be Impossible to get sufficient proof of short weight in their commodities without the delivery silo svstem. The measure as proposed also changes other parts of the weights and meas ures law. Among other things. It pro hibits the sale of any scale or measure that has not been tested and sealed by the city sealer of weights and meas ures. It gives rlie city sealer police power and power of Eeizure of short weight weights, scales and measures. It requires all sand and gravel wag ons or trucks to have a sign on the out side indicating the cubical contents of the truck or wagon. The sign must show the number of yards and fractions of yards the wag onbed holds. This is to prevent short weighting In sand and gravel deliv eries. Cathlamct Pupils Kntertain. CATHLAMET. Wash., May 1. (Spe cial.) An entertainment was presented last night in West's Hall by the pupils of the Cathlamet School. The medley of patriotic songs by the pupils of the advanced and intermediate depart ments was rendered well. The dramati zation of "Pied Piper" under the direc tion of Miss Marie Settem had a cast of 60 children. The cantata, "May Queen," was directed by Mrs. Watkins. Klamath Falls Improvement Asked. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. May 1. (Special.) A delegation of 17 members of the Klamath Falls Business Men's Association called on the City Council Tuesday with" several requests for the betterment of tlve business district here and the proper control of the Fourth of July celebration now being arranged. Albany Wants Band Concerts. ALBANY, Or.. May 1. (Special.) Albany may have public band concerts each week during tne cominsr Summer. A petition signed by a large number of business men has been present d to the City Council asking that arrange ments be mado for the presentation of such concerts. Venersborg- Pledges Road Work. VENERSBORG, Or., May 1. (Spe cial.) At a picnic recently at which the men of Venersborg were hosts work was pledged to put in condition the road north of the postofflce for about a mile. The slogan adopted was "Good roads for Venersborg." "You can do better on Third street for less." Romance, History and Adventures of the West . 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