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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, '-rORTLAXD, APRIL 2, . 191G. IMMEDIATE SALE OF LAND FAVORED Receiver at Roseburg Says Oregon & California Grant V Logically Is First. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE Entry Vnder Timber and Stone Act Regarded as Most Feasible Con-' trol by Forest Service Is i Viewed as Calamity. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 1. Representative Sin nott enlivened a recent session of the House public lands committee by read- ' ing in the Oregon and California land grant case a letter from R. R. Turner, I receiver of the Roseburj; land office, in which Mr. Turner brought forward several practical suggestions regarding: the handling of the land grant, and, incidentally, told some painful truths about the Forest Service and its methods. Mr. Turner's letter, in the main,' crit icised recommendations made to Con- j press by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, but also pointed out several practical i amendments that In his judgment should be made to the Chamberlain bill. Market Would lie Stimulated. Replying to the statement of Secre tary Houston that the lumber industry of Oregon is at a standstill. Mr. Turner says conditions in Washington,. Cali fornia and Idaho are the same as those in Oregon, but insists that the prompt marketing of the timber on the grant would stimulate, rather than depress, the lumber market in Oregon. Private timber holdings in Western Oregon are now in .checkerboard form; the open ing of the Oregon & California lands, he points out, will permit the logging f compact areas of timber lands, and thereby reduce the cost of lumbering. "These lands of the Oregon ft Cali fornia grant," continues Mr. Turner, "are so situated as to be logically among the first lands developed. Neces sarily these lands must be handled first. They are most accessible to transportation ar.d other lands must await the cutting off of these lands. Any plan to-delay the development of these Land. i3 unwise, unsound and un reasonable." Timber and Stone Act Favored. "The simplest way of handling the timber lands of the grant would be to pen them to entry under the timber wnd stone law." in the opinion of Mr. Turner. "The timber lands would thus be sold at appraised value and the amount received by the Government would be the true value. There can re no graft in the way this law is now administered; the lands would be quickly disposed of. and development would be stimulated." It is admitted that In this way the lands would gradually get Into the hands of large timber operators, but Mr. Turner argues that this must neces sarily be. as only large operators can handle the timber profitably. Mr. Turner says the payment of 40 per cent of the ret receipts to the counties, and 40 per cent to the state Is little enough. "It would be giving to the state and counties only what they have lost through lack of development," he says. Joint Jurisdiction, by the Interior and Agricultural Departments, in his opin ion, would mean complete control of timber sales by the Forest Service, and this, he Insists, would mean keeping the timber lands off the tax rolls for a great many years to come. "The De partment of Agriculture," says he, "should be made to keep hands off." Early Sale Held Essential. Concluding, Mr. Turner said: "It would be in defiance of the Su preme Court decision to allow any of this land to be held indefinitely. The land and timber should be sold as soon as practicable. It would seem a mock ery for the Government to take the land away from the railroad company because they refused to sell It, and then the Government itself hold the . land for speculation. The Government hould sell at once, as was Intended by the granting act." BOND ISSUE IS OPPOSED Milvraukie High School Project Dis approved by Councilman. 1IILWAUK1E, Or.. April 1. (Spe rial.) Opposition to the proposed $20. 000 bond issue for erection of a new schoolhouse, to be voted on April 19, has developed, and will be organized to fight the measure, it was announced here today. The opposition plans to prepare and issue a statement to the voters of the district setting forth xne nnanciai condition of the town. "We favor a union high school, with the outside districts coming in and helping build a nchoolhouse." said Councilman Leoding this morning, "but to erect a building and give these1 dis tricts benefit of high school at our expense, we oppose. We lose monv on all high school students coming from ine outsiae. WILLAMETTE DEBATE HELD Prizes Totaling $25 Distributed in Declamatory Contest. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem Or., April 1. Under the able coaching of Professor Helen Lenn, head of the public speaking department of the uni versity, the declamatory contest held last night in Waller Hall was a huge success. Prizes totaling $20 were of fered by Drs. Steeves and Finley, di vided into 112. $8 and $5. James Ewing, with a selection en titled "Mandy" received first place. Miss Faye Bolin, with "The Hazing of Valliant" received second prize, while the third went to Miss Margaret Gar rison, with a reading entitled "Hager In the Wilderness." WILLAMETTE PLANS QUEEN Nominations Made for Honorary Places in May Festival. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Salem. Or.. April 1. (Special.) The first move in this year's May day celebration was held yesterday morning when the student body elected a manager and nominated the May queen. Walter Gleiser made the nominating speech for "Duck" Lyons as manager of the May festival and he was unan imously elected by the student body. The candidates for May queen, for which all senior girls were eligible, were chosen by popular ballot and those receiving the three highest num ber of votes were: Frances Glttens, Laura Rosa and Florence Pago, COMPANION OF DENTIST WHO HAS CONFESSED HE KILLED . . ' ' , if1 . liJ -A ' ; .v. iH - $ t ....... M! , 1 ; ' ' l ' " ' ' ' GERMS ARE FOUND Detective Makes Discovery in Rooms of Dentist. WAITE TO BE ARRAIGNED Prisoner Apparently Gives XTp Hope of Successful Defense "I Am Guilty and Heady for Elec- . trie Chair," He Sayt. NEW YORK. April 1. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite will be placed on trial frtr thA Tniirdef of b 1 wpalthv fatber- in-law, John E. Peck, the District At torney expects, within a month. If his condition permits, Wajte will be arraigned next Monday on the two in dictments found against him yester day. A private detective employed by the Peck family delivered to the District Attorney today 180 slides and 100 test tubes which are believed to contain disease germs. They are labeled teta nus, Asiatic cholera, pneumonia, tuber culosis, typhoid, typhus, anthrax and Influenza. The detective found them in Waite's apartment. The discrepancy between the $9000 which Waite declares he gave Kane, the embalmer and the $7800 which Kane dug up from its hiding place yes terday was made the subject of an Investigation by District Attorney Ed ward Swann today. According to Kane, the large roll of bills was forced into his hands by Waite and he never counted the money while it was in his possession. There fore, he said, he did not know its value when he buried It. Waite apparently has given up hope and said today: "I am guilty and am ready for the electric chair. LODGE HAS ANNIVERSARY Oddfellow of 60 Years' Service Par ticipates in Harrisburg Jubilee. ALBANY, Or.. April 1. (Special.) With one of the men who helped or ganize the lodge half a century ago present. Covenant Lodge No. 12, Odd fellows, of Harrisburg, celebrated its Both anniversary -this week. The charter member who was pres ent was Levi Douglas, who is one of the oldest if not the oldest Oddfellow in the state in point of service. He Was initiated into the order 60 years ago. Joining at Yreka, Cal., April 24 1856. He was one of the eight men who formed the ' Harrisburg lodge in 1S0S. He is a past noble grand of this lodge, and has represented it a number of times in the grand lodge. Mr, Douglas is 83 years old. . . RETAIL JEWELERS TO MEET State Convention Will Be Held at Albany July 2 4 and 2 5. ALBANY, Or., April 1. (Special.) me annual state convention of the Oregon Retail Jewelers' Association will meet in Albany July 24 and 25 of tnis year. Charles M. Evans, of Ithaca, N. Y. president of the National Jewelers' As sociation, will attend. Other prominent visitors will be U. B. Brock, of Los An geles. vice-president of the National Association, and John S. Shepherd, of jsew lorn, a leading member of the or ganization. F. M. French, of this jbltv. )3 president of. the Oregon, association; MRS. MARGARET IIORTO.V. J. P. Jaeger, of Portland, first vice president; Herman J. Alstock. of Port land, second vice-president; S. G. Pot ter, of Condon, third vice-president; Herman W. Barr, of Salem, secretary treasurer, and I. 12. Staples, of Port land, and C. T. Pomeroy, of Salem, who with the officers compose the executive committee. CLARKE LECTURES FIXED Professor XebiII to Visit Various --Schools of County Tills Week. RIDGEFIELD, Wash.. April 1. (Spe cial.) Through the efforts of W. E. Dudley, county school superintendent. Professor T. J. Newbll. who is in charge of the boys and girls' club work of the state, will visit the schools in this section of Clarke County next week. On Thursday afternoon at 2 P. M., he will be at the Felida .School- house; on Friday morning lie will visit the La Center school and the Rldge fleld schools in the afternoon of the same day. The agricultural work of the county schools will be divided into three parts: Corn clubs, canning clubs and potato clubs. It is said that through out the Middle and Southern states the boys and girl3 have developed an in dustry in home canning that reaches nto millions of dollars each year. DOUGLAS SOIL APPROVED Experts Go Over Land to Investigate Sugar Beet Possibilities. ROSEBURG, Or., April 1. (Special.) F. S. Bramwell and other officials of the Cta.h-Oregon Sugar Beet Company arrived here today to examine the soil of this vicinity, with reference to its adaptability for growing sugar beetsi In company with officers of the Com mercial Club the visitors visited the rural localities where scientific tests were made of the soil. Following his return to the city Mr. Bramwell said the lands under investigation were adapted to sugar beet culture, and" the product could be raised in commercial Quantities. About 2500 acres or oeets nave Deen planted in Douglas County this season, and this acreage will be doubled nexi season in the event the experiments now In progress prove successful. 0. A. C. STUDENTS. WED Edwin E. Plietteplavo Takes Miss Mary Hendricks as Bride. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, April 1. (Special.) Edwin E. Phetteplace, of The Dalles, until March a. member of the sophomore class of the Oregon Agricultural College, and Miss Mary Hendricks, of Fossil, a first- year student in the school of music, were married in Corvallis at high noon yesterday. News of the wedding came as a com plete surprise to their friends upon the campus. The couple left Corvallis at once for The Dalles, where Mr. Phette place has obtained a position with the O.-W. R. & N. Co. Mr. Phetteplace was a member of the Kappa Psi fraternity. E. Nelson Is Run Down by Auto. E. Nelson, 688 East Tenth street, was injured last night when hit by an au tomobile, driver as yet unknown, at East Tenth and East Tillamook streets. The driver of the auto failed to stop. Internes from the Emergency Hospital hurried to the scene and treated Mr. Nelson, later taking him home. Mrs. Emma Lovett Dangerously 111. Miss Emma Lovett, superintendent of the rescue department of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society, who "was recently sent East on a mis sion for the society, is confined to the sickbed at a friend's home In Ohio. Latest reports are that the doctors held out little iiopa Xor Jicr. recovery HIS RICH FATHER-IN-LAW. El American Asks Civic Association for Details. ORTLAND PLAN PRAISED Vttention Called to Fact Tliat Com munity Increases Happiness and Jccroascs Crime by Promot ing K cereal ion. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- ngton. April 1. Portland's roses and the proposal of the" city of Portland to stabllsh a municipal rose garden have come to the attention of officials of the American Civic Association, and in rder that they may be fully advised f the latest project of the Rose City, Horace McFarland, president of the ssociation. has written to Commis- ioner Baker for full information. The ivic association is promoting many lans for city improvement and intends to make a study of Portland s treat ment of her roses, with a view to In- ucing other cities to follow her ex mple. In his letter to Commissioner Baker, Mr. McFarland says: "It Is coming to be realized that the rovision of wholesome and uplifting recreation is one of the most import- nt functions of government. Goveror Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, has re cently put the necessity for this work upon an economic basis, by calling attention to the fact that the crimes gainst societv are committed by our TrhetS HQS DEA POPULAR miles away from your home, unable to resort to your usual treatment. The cold may be checked at the very start. eal Of e Made after the same formula omitting the solvent, they are an ever present help, and they make it possible for continuous "and regular treatment of catarrhal and atonic conditions by those who must travel about. 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Dispensers, with soap, priced at $2.50 Liquid Soap, plain or perfumed. Pints.... 350 Quarts GO Special prices in quantity. This Respirator should be worn by every person working in the dust or in any situa tion where foreign particles may be breathed into the lungs. It is life insurance.- Priced at $1.00 people not In their hours of work but in their hours of leisure. "Inasmuch as we are constantly tending toward a reduction of the working hours and a corresponding in crease in the recreation hours. It would seem to be, and, indeed, has proved to be, sheer good sense for the community to provide in every possible way for so directing and guiding the expendi ture of recreation time as not only to prevent disorder and crime, but actu ally to promote order, happiness, health and therefore efficiency. "Now it has been found that a well conducted rose garden is one of the most effective means of promoting municipal efficiency. The able superin tendent of parks in Hartford. Conn., advises me that the completely suc cessful municipal rose garden in that city has accomplished an efficiency -of 85.000 people per acre, which is at the ratio of two persons per square foot of area. This is an intensity of park usage probably unequaled anywhere else, and it is accompanied by the most wholesome and desirable results. "In addition to the sheer and defi nite efficiency which is almost certain to result from a properly conducted municipal rose garden, there may be well considered the great advertising effect for a city. Portland is already known to the United States as the City of Roses, and Its fame In this respect is surely commendable. To have a great rose garden. In which there is a broad and sufficient testing of rose, is likely to increase the value of this feature of the city's life. "In Minneapolis, under conditions difficult as compared with those ob taining in Portland, there has been great success in the municipal garden. I believe that, taking into account its extraordinary favoraole climate. Port land can do better than any other city in the country, and 1 shall note with interest the outcome of tho present ef fort. "I am writing to you thus because of the observation which, as president of the American Civic Association, I con stantly make of events and proposed work relating to recreational conditions all over the United States." Railroad Bridge Damaged by Water. ALBANY, Or.. April 1. (Special.) The railroad bridge crossing the San tiem River near Thomas, on the Albany-Detroit lino of the Southern Pa cific, was damaged in the recent high water, and during the past two days trains have been unable to pass over it. Repairs are being made and it will be ready for use Monday. In the mean time, trains on this line have been operating over the Albany-Lebanon branch to Lebanon, thence on the Woodburn-Oak Ridge line to Shelburn, on the Albany-Detroit line. Judge Says Convict "Dangerous." NORTH YAKIMA. 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No home, no traveler, tourist, fisherman, hunter, prospe-or, should be without one of these lifesavers. i meeting of the City Council h Id Thursday night Ives J. Hoar. Alder man, resigned, and was appointed City Treasurer to succeed Mr. Wirtz, who takes the postmastershi. 2773 "I use "Tii when my feet ache, bum or puff up. It's fine!" up the feet. Use "Tiz" and wear small er shoes. Use "Tiz" and forget your foot misery. Ah! how comfortable your feet feel. Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" now at any druggist or department ' store. IJon't suffer. Have good feet, glad feet, feet that never swell, never hurt, never get tired. Beware of imitations! Adv. rrr j ILL iKePoCTOF. The Questions answered below are general in character, the symptoms or diseases are given and the answers will apply in any case ot similar nature. Those wishing further advice, free, may address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg., College-EIlwood Sts.. Dayton. O.. enclqsing 6elf-addressed stamped en velope for reply. Full name and ad dress must be given, but only initials or fictitious name will be used in my answers. The prescription can bo filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler. Use plain yellow minyol. This is a kind of pomade which cleans and in vigorates the scalp and promotes growth of the hair. "Tired" writes "I'm a very nervous person, tired and worn out before my time. Aly sleep and food do not nourish my system as they should, and I am weak, tottery, fearful and unable to do my work. I am restless and much dissatisfied all the time." Answer Get a tube of three gr.-rin Cadomene tablets and take regularly according to directions. They cause proper assimilation of the food you eat. and act on the blood and nerves in a stimulating and healthful manner. Try to cultivate regular habits, avoid excesses, and you should soon be re stored, to complete health and vitality. fc "C. W. R." writes "Outside of beinj very" muscular. I notice I am accumu lating a lot of excess fat. What will reduce mo safely?" Answer Use five-grain arbolone tab lets. They are a "tried and satisfied" flesh reducer. Many persons use thein regularly to keep down weight; both men and women. "Fred" asks "How may I increase my weight, and improve my color? I am anaemic, weak and tired all the time." Answer Begin at onco taking thro grain hvpo-nuclane tablets. Continued use of these tablets, taken with your meals should increase your weight, overcome anaemic condition and im prove your general health and color. "Patron" writes: "Please tell nm what to do for rheumatism. The mentho-laxene syrup you prescribed for cold and cough did me a world of good and relieved a cough 1 had two years." Answer: I am glad you found o much relief in the mentho-laxene. You should obtain just as good results in the following prescription for rheuma tism: 2 drams of iodide of potassium, i drams sodium salicylate, 1b oz. wine of colchicum. 1 oz. comp. essence cardiol. 1 oz. comp. fluid balmwort and 5 nz. syrup sarsaparilla comp. Mix. and take a teaspoonful p.t meal tinn-s and a sain before soins io .bed. Adii. ,1