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"ScnatprFriton Protests
1 In Sepate AgcJist Fcr-I.
4 est , Rcscrvcticas.
MONDELL'S COMMITTEE
JIJVILL VIS1T0REG0N
Senat Concur in Amendment
for Lowering of Water in '
Xlamath-LakesTand Bill
I goes jto " President. .
' Am mrMkeaa.
iWuhiaftoa Sanaa of T Jooratl.)
"Whlntftii, 1). Ci - TtbJ" 4. Bemstor
i Fulton filed an nrphattc pro teat on the
floor f th arn.t totr BKaJnat tha pro
.ZJiBiona of th pndin arHculmrai ap
..nroprUtloo bllt to extend aid enlarge
' the facilitlea for IncreaalnK the forest
- v; reeerve re of the country. I
"I thrnk ve.are oma; too rapidly in
: mubllahine; furmt . reafrvea, Mid he.
''I do. not. know., what proportton-. of
-rOMioa la within t oreat. , reserve., or
T orsmt rrnerv withdrawals, .because I
7f have not tiea.riS.Uils njornlnf. kHt xbo
lust nlRhl very nearly one fourth of the
ttate ;a embraced, wlthlm"- forat re
nerves. The reaerves sUnd tn the way
Try Uiauly of,; the stexa's. Kavelng
. jnent.- There is rio-meaiia of const rurt-
f inc roads acroas them. Ther divide or
son . irarrap hi rally , north ...and south.
- aKJ there Is ne aulherity f or, eonstruet
, : in roads throuirh the reserves' buird-t
. in throMgli thew ttnrm of eommunica:
fToaa.jCWa. part ef , the- state ;to the
";. -oioer. ,-x .,-- . '..-j'-sij
.i.t" 'mamtrVV
" Vast 'tracts . of merchantable 'tlmbee
': now within limits of forest reserves,
' " timber that haa matured .and that should
' be cut and go into commerce, and yet It
' has been withdrawn from 'commerce,
TJia timber industry is pnof the prin
cipal sources of revenue In Pacific coast
taf. and1 this is beeomlna; a aertoua
problem with the people on .the Paclno
coaat. ,' ' i. r j
'I appreciate the fact that if we have
-. forest reaerveii there must be power
" ' lodged. 'somewhere to control the re
moval of timber from them. But I
believe that withdrawals for forest ra
; erve purposesare-lrdjoFie-'
sfve. -,. ,' ' - ; V
,' ', "i alno believe that some better fa-
; cllltiea should oe proviaeo, Dy. law xor tne
disposal of matured timber.' It Is re-
.tardlnc. settlement in states where land
. ' haa been so widely withdrawn, H oe
not follow because land is timbered that
----- good homes' may not be built upon It.
ipr that, land may not be useful for aart-,
- ouUuraln purposes . when the timber is
" removed. Large tracts -ot timbered
i-4nnds on the Paolflo ooaat from- which
timber has been removed have become
very valuable a.rtculturai and, rasing
lands.". tri
i Maa annwk Omt. '
- Aa a result of the efforts of Fulton
'" H Ttliar weamrn inalora, f"- r1'!
. vlHton was struck out of the mu rm
lioslng a fine and Imprisonment for pas
turing 'livestock on reserves ..without
permission from the secretary of agri
culture. . - f : ; ': ' ,
- , - Th public lands committee appointed
bv the president a year ago to invest!
. gate the laws and-report upon needed
changes, will submit its second report
t-the president within a week or 10
days, i This will not be the final report,
but will cover the observstions so far
made,. The committee ..wants tsy!rws
' laid before the publio for dlacusslon.
,H will continue its Investigation and
submit final report to the president next
.winter. -' 1 .'
v. ' : ' i OosBSBlttee Oomiaav ;. f" -Representative
Mondelt chairman of
the committee on Irrigation of the houae.
:-,le arranging for a -vlalt of the members
of the house and isenate Irrigation oom--mttteea
to the Irrigated- dlatrlets' of the
west during the coming recess of con
gress.' -It Is the-' intention of the mem
bers of the committers to visit the vuffr
. ' ous Irrigation projects la course of oon
' t ruction by the reclamation .service
under the national Irrigation act.' -"
It la the intention- of visitors- to as
' semble at Omaha early in June and pro
ceed to El Paao, Tex., and from there
. vlalt the Hondo and Engle projects- m
... New Mexico, then go to Roosevelt, Art-
sona and visit tha Tonte project, thence
. to La runs, Cel., and thence by way of
Ban Francisco to Hasen. Nevada, where,
- June 17, they -will witness the turning
on of water on SO.OOv acrea of arid land.
- The -vial tors will then go to Halt Lake
. City to examine the proposed Utah lake
' and other enterprises In Bait Ake) val
ley and possibly may run down to lunnl
son, Colo., to visit the Gunnison tunnel
' project, returning to Bait Lake and from
Ihere. go to Idaho, where they will ex-
amine the Minidoka - project on Bnake
" river and the -proposed Bolee-Payette
- project. - - " '
1 j ' Tlsrt tecoa.
, - Projects- tn Washlngtoa . and Oregon
-will then 'be visited and the committee
will return east by way of BUIInga, Mont
and Cody, Wyo., where the Shoshone
reservoir project will be examined.
CoDUnu4 On rc Two. .
RESERVES MW-
RIVER WO-:;
SDRiEKliJGiJEN
Frorrr Open fayrteerBrrdgehiefxefitrvesf
Unknown Jumps to Death
in the Willarnette.
EFFORTS TO RESCUE HIM
.. PROVE UNAVAILING
George Halt, Steamer Deckhand
; Falls .From, Gangplank
' to Watery CraweT5u
... At , 7:iJ o'clock last , night, a . man
walked off ' th-east end of the. open
draw of the steel .bridge, end. was lost
in the waters of the Willamette. It was
Impossible to recover the body, although
a yawl was lowered from . the towboat
XorwJUch-the draw . was ' awxng, and
careful jiearcb waa made by the crew.
George Hail? a deckhand' employed en
the Annie Comings, was, drowned yes
terday. afternoon, falling from. a gangplank."-.
- v'.. . . '...','
At ?;4t o'clock the Henderson whistled
for the draw-to open, and Engineer -A.
Albrecht turned on the steam, at a sig
nal from Foreman A. "Laird. Bridge
Tender Richard Clinton. Juat a the draw
commenced to awing, .noticed a man on
the draw, and called to him to remain
where he was. 'He obeyed, and waa
seen standing -a tew feet from the end,
after the draw had cleared the station-
(Continued on Page Two.)
NO WHEELS
MOVE ON SUNDAYS
' The educational congresses committee
of the Lewis and Clark fair has held a
conference with President Goode. with
the result that It has been decided to
modify the previous Intention to keep
open all departments of ths exposition
on Sundays excepting the Tralj. -This
later decision 1s to keep open the ex
hibits, shutting down the machinery as
welt as the Trail. ,
The committee Is composed of Dr. J.
Rl Wilson, chairman; Rev. E. P. -KUl.
r. TX Rv. Stephen B. Wise, T. D.. W. O.
EMot, Jr., W. L. Brewster. W. W. Cot
ton and Richard ' W.. Montague. .This
commutes Is to arrange oonrerencea be
tween eminent . persons - Interested In
educational work, which, are to be held
on .week days, and also to secure the
attendance of prominent clergymen to
conduct services on Sunday a
In preparation for carrying out these
plana, tb following educators ot Ore-
PORTLAND." OREGON SUNDAY
TO VIEW
I J i
AT QjpVERNOR'S
and His Party Who
r--Although tlie-OolumWa- river .flows
on to the sea.- the boundary Una between
Oregon and Washington haa been tempo
rarily abandoned while the governors
f the two states.- and other- represent
ative c It l sens, exchange the compliments
of "the Lewis and Clark exposition - sea
son. ,", t -: i ; : --; -
A' second - time - within - a " fortnight
Governor Albert E. Mead,' of Oregon's
slater, state a the norths sat as an hon
ored guest last evening at a beepitabla
table aurfounded by well known Port
land cltlsena, to further cement, the
good- feeling-. -that-Is being manifested
by the great states of the Pacific coast
through-a common medium the Ixtwis
end Clark exposition. Fraternity, good
fellowship, civic pride, the outlook .of
splendid future for the Pacific nor t lit
weet these, were on every lip and 'in
all -"hearts. A sentiment . that spoke.
perhaps, strongest for the broad andkoregon grape, lilies, "of the valley and
liberal .spirit animating the gathering,
was voiced in the eloquent tribute paid
to Thomas' Jefferson. The distinguished
patriot president . was eulogised bv the
governor of Wsshlngton and by W. D.
Fentom as the one . man responsible for
the great opportunity that is given' the
people of the Pacific northwest today..
' Xoaorlng WaatOa-OB Offiolalaw
The banquet ' was given at the Port
land hotel at.-T-o'clock,- by officials of
the, Lewis . and - Clark fair board. In
WILL
gon have been appointed to co-operate:
County . euperlntendenta. - C. L Storr,
Polk; J. C Zlnser. Clackamas; J. . H.
Cnpeland. Columbia; E. H. Bragg, t'nlon;
college presidents, P. L. Campbell, Vnl
versity of Oregon; W. N.-. Ferrln, Pa-eifle-
University; publlc-schoois, Frank
Rlgler and D, A. Grout of Multnomah
county; representing- teachers'- associa
tions; B. F. Mulkey of A ah land normal
school and E. E--ChureblU of - Baker
City r state superintendents, J. H. Ack
erman of Oregon. R. B. Bryan of Wash
ington. Miss Mae C Scott ef Idaho, and
the state superintendent of Montana. - ,
Thla committee haa f a' sub-committee
of seven cumulating of J. H. Ackerman.
chairman; J. C. Zlnser. secretary; W. N.J
Fart-in, treasurer; R. ' B. Bryan, 2 Miss
Scott.' O. A. Orout, and the state super
intendent ef Montane.-....
. On ' Sundays the 'exposition - will,' "be
open from it noon to 11 p. m.
:
! MORNING. "FEBRUARY 5,
OREGON
liiii
THE" PUBLIC LATE . TO 1W0RK'
LINES-WIPED
of Gov. At E. Mead
Selected Site at Lewis and Clark
the Erectipn of the Washington State
honor of the visit of .Governor Mead
and his staff, and other visitors. The
guests of honor were: Governor A. E.
Mead, Belllnghnm; Governor :. JohnG.
Brady, - Alaska: Governor George E.
Chamberlain, Portland; Drr J,-J. Smith,
Enumclaw; Huber Rasher, '' Spokane;
Corev I. Stewart. Pnvallun: T. B. flunl'
kier.i Everett; Dr. W. it Hare, Enum-
cTaw; W. H. Miller. CentrallarA. M.
Blakcrt.J'anoouveri Jglmer A.j Johnaton,
Everett; Colonel C. A. Cagwin."" Kelso;
A.:.i K. Brown, private secretary to
Governor Mead, and Mr. Pilsner. Other
guests were: L N. Flelscliner, Mayor
George H. Williams, H. W. Goode. W. D.
Kenton, Robert Livingstone,. Paul. Wel
ti singer. H. M. CakaJ, Cf Alnswortlw-Xon
Lewis Onkar Huber, Q. W. Baker..
The table .. was Oval, decorated with
pink roses and violets, and was spread
In the large south parlor of the' hotel.
potted plants were used In the decora
tions of the room. As a patriotic climax
to the decoration scheme, American flags
were draped - from the ceiling . to the
floor..; , , ' ,, 7 ;
, Vresldeat Ooede's Welooxae..
- Ilr- W. Goode,- president ot the fair
board, wan toastmaster, on one -side of
htm sat the governor of Wsshlngton,
en-the'bther the governor of Oregon.
7 TBInoe we began-the work of promot
ing the exposition we, have had the' pleas
ure of entertaining many distinguished
men, not only of the United States,
but of Various countries of the. world."
said President t Goode, opening the pro
gram -of .informal Speeches,, "but to
none . have we extended hospitalities
with greater pleasure thsn we do to our
guests "thla evening. ' We have been
OFFICIAL COUNT DECIDES '
' THE JOURNAL CONTEST
a The official rmint of the preal- w
e dehtial vote is now compute and e
e , la 1I.II.I1. ' Many people In
d Oregon are deeply interested In
learning this fact because of a e
.guessing contest on the result,
A complete list of the winning
guesses will be given by the e
d- lth of thla month-. Many Jour
d nal readers-' who have been pa--
dt tlently waiting ". the outcome, e
' Whirb could not be - announced 1
4 until the official 'count of . the
'.vote was - actually . made, will '
e make a. note of this. , - e
. ' :, ;. - - - - IT- -'. 7 "
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lSOSFOUR SECTIONS-36 PAGEAr;
SAYS
1RRIGAH0N
AGAIN !
OUT
Fair -Grounds for
Building.' .
wanting Washington, and today we have
seen - her representatives marking off
one - of the finest ; sites - for a . state
building on the exposition grounds. Her
appropriation of 171,00 will be ample
for making a great exhibit of her re
sources." v - -It'j -- .. - ':; .
He then Introduced the governor of
Washington. Governor Mead recalled a
remark by Senator Jonathan P. Dolll
ver that has passed Into -history:
-""Whetr-Lewis" and Clark discovered
this country-they did a good Job.' .
aTsloglsea Jaffersoa. '
Governor Mead spoke f . the Lewis
end Clark expedition, eulogised Thomas
Jefferson, and declared that Jefferson's
Immortal document instructing : Lewis
and Clark to explore the Oregon country
was. In Importance second only to hia
work In promulgating ' the declaration
of American independence.
"We oXWaihlngton are-glad to ' be
with you of Oregon to celebrate the
anniversary of thla great enterprise." he
Bald. 'The man-who first suggested m
Lewis and Clark, exposition is entitled
to the, congratulations of ths clttsen
shtp of the entire PaoiSc - northwest.
Thla falt la gomg 40 exceed m. Import
ance and magnitude anything ever pro-
(Continued on Page Twelve.) '
BANQUET
, -..J.,! frr'u. ' ...'... ' .i.;'..' 'i ,;.:L,-::Jl
i 4 INTO THE IGABINET
(Special Dtepateh'by'lewd Wire to The Joaraal)
Washington, D. C. Feb. 4. Paul Mor
ton, secretary of the navy., according to
the opinion and - report ef tha Inter
state, commerce commission Just pub
lished tn the Banta Fe case. Is charge
able with the violation of tha Injunction
of'the circuit court of Illinois.
Mr. Morton Is chargeable with giving
rebates after the time he ad rattled that
rebates were given. The Interstate
eommiaslon haa shown that at a time
when Mr. Morton waa aecond vloe-preal-dent
of the Santa Fa that road -was
liable to legal process under the Sher
man law. whloh provides f Inee and lm-
prtsonment,, - Mr. Morton and J. C.
Stubbs signed the pooling agreement and
might plead the statute ef limitations
In that caae if the agreement haa been
canceled "by the Interstate oommerce
eommiaslon and showaln its report that
Mr. Morton was an officer of that road
at a time; .which is not barred by the
;V-rr
l.l II ill I
HEME SUSTAINS :.
CROSlilNG DEFEAT
Judgment Rendered i: Against
- Copper King for Nearly Six
Millions Damages'",0,r
MUST PAY AMALGAMATED .
FOR MINNIE HEALY, ORE
Judge Muljts His Political En
- :emy Because He Refused '
to Give Deposition. '
"(8pecir BliJr to Tne' Joaraal.)
' Butts,' Feb. " .irF. . Augustus HehtsnJ
the copper king, this afternoon suffered
the worst defeat In the history of his
memorable and bitter copper war with
the - Amalgamated : Copper company, I
juoge j. at. Houruuin or tne .dletrtrt
court rendering a derision dlrentlng
Ilelnse to show .cause why his snswer
before Notary Public MarDouguil .in
the suit of the Boston Jb Montana com
pany against Helnae to recover damages
of II.760.Ooe for the value of ore alleged
to have been looted by Hcinse from the
mines of ' the - Boston ar ' Montana,
through' the" working of .the Minnie
Healy claim, should' not be etrloken out.
-Judge Bourquln's declalon Is tanta
mount. It 'la practically, admitted sby
counsel fur Uelnse. to a judgment being
(Continued on Page Two.)
,4...
statuia of limitations as -'to process
against him for rebates and contempt of
oourc : r- .-' '' X;r- . . ;1:
There is only one opinion here except
In the Immediate Morton clique, end that
at the propositions of the attorney .general
to the effect that Mr. Unrvia la Immune,
are not based on law." i"
The rumor is again revived here today,
backed up by the latest developments,
that Mr. Morton will serve only until the
president gets a new cabinet and that
Mr.. Morton will then: announce that he
did not come to stay, through all the
administration, but intended te return to
the congenial- work of the railroad.
At" present, however, Mr.1 Morton la
putting on a bold front. Today hs Is
reported to have said airily:
. "Why It all nonsense; they can't
touch me." ,
Departments of the government, how
ever, declared -today thdt the pmttlon
assumed ' f'r. futon and k:a t. lends
was ' ma,
, PRICE FIVE CENTS.- '
PROJECTS
Russian Grand Duke Says
nc Is Friend of
Viforkfcen.
-
MILITARY IS CENSURED i .
JJN-TOLSTOrS'MANIFESTO
4 . -'..-?'..ir.....4,...-r4 ."V . '
Reactionists Are Blamed - for
Strike Disorders Stirred Up ;
: to Bring Discredit on
. ' Reform Movement.-
- (By Klehael Barm.)
(Copright. Hearst News Aerrica, b Liaaed ,
., , .. Wire te The Joaraal.) , . "
" Moscow, Feb. 4. I attended a general
reception of the Grand Duke Serglua.
the recently . retired governor-general,
this afternoon at the Bicolal ' palace,.
within the Kremlin walla. The guest a
were chiefly officers and garrison offl- "
clals. - t had written to him. requesting' .
an interview Upon presenting myself
at the palace the grand duke, smilingly
waved his hand at the throng waiting v
and said;, v ',-,:...'- " -
; "You see,. I am -occupied now, butI "
will communicate ' with you today.ii. ,
An hour after reaching my betel an
orderly from the palace arrived with a-
message from, the- grand duke, jequest-: .
lug me to visH.-tlie goveraor-generul'a
chaiteellory. .. There Chancellor Voroulu.
chief of the governor-general's depart- !,
ment, informed me that the grand duke
had . instructed him to apeak for Uint,
giving me all the information required, -stating
that, a talk with. Voronin would -be
equivalent to a talk wltU the. grand
duke."'-.;' .-. - '.,':.' fl,
' JTet Asked to sBl. .-
' I asked Voronln If it ws true the ,
grand duke, had been called upon to re-
sign In consequence of the recent, trou- ,'
bles or on account of differences with
the cxar. - He answered It waa not so.
The -grand duke bad then been governor
general of Moscow for 14 yeare. and it .
was -arranged between blm and the eta- .
peror last August that the grand' duke
should be allowed to retire from his post ..'
in January, .Ve- .'.--j.
. "Is It trua .that Grand Cuke Sergiua,
when governor general, opposed -all eoo -cessions
to the demanda -of the, strlt- -rr-
'.:-'-.'"'-': -'-. -,: .'', .. ;. .
Nothe - grand" duke: has been uni- t
formly favorable to the workmen's ot- ' ,
ganlsatlona within the law and 4he une- v
lioratlon of the conditions " of labor.
That is the chief reajoij. why Moscow -la.
quiet -now and free' of tumult during , f
the last week. . His highness haa frequently-Urged
the government to make .
liberal appropriations j, In -orderto pro- w.'
tide- places of recreation-and lectures
and entertainmenta for-" the workmen wt -
Mosoow. . Heiara-all--the--eTocumente-
in relation to thla part of his Imperial
highness , ad mTntatration." , - -
'.,.,,.- olfts to Tradeoaaea. ,1. "
' Chancellor Veronin showed the official
papers detailed the appropriations given,
the trades societies for the equipment
uflulwaKoraTOtntepanee' Of-peo ' "
nie'a nalaces.
"It has been reported in London that .
bis highness !saf,Eald ' to' ride In the
streets ., .'.T; -
"Nonsense. He rides out dally una?. .
leaded
'.To what does his highness attribute
the workmen's- recent . movement V
'It is' pertly due to the desire of thn
men for an eight hour day and other. ,
benefits and partly-' owing to the, ef
forts of the revolutionary party to stir
up the masses against the government,,
I dtm'f believe the workmen sympathise '
with . the extremists. ? Father. Uopon
came to Mosmw last May. trying to or- '"
ganlse trouble, and we warned St. Pe- .
tersburg that he was dangerous. I don't "
comprehend how the Bt. Petersburg au- i"'
thorltles pernrltted Gopon and others1 lo
oarry on, .ao far- the task of organising
an outbreak, causing eo much ua of .
life.". '-. ;;'-f; '
;.'r' aVppios ateootUgV ' -"Grand
Duke Vladimir, in oii fMa.'-vlew-with
me, said the emperor fully a -
approved of the action of the mUitary
In Bring on the people. .
-, "Has bis highness any opinion to tx- .
press on this serious statement T'
"No; hie highness has not seen tnat
ststement. He, however,, thinks the
military crtuld not face what the authori
ties believed to be a movement Inspired -or
led by extreme plotters and do other
wise, sad as it was. it waa a neuesslty.
If greater loss of ltfs was to be averted
In the reckleaa efforta at insurrection. "v
"Do you anticipate any serious at
tempt at revolution la Russia In -the
near future 7" -..'.''.-
"Certainly not. We hep tiie rm
able demands of the working eiaeaee :
will be granted- hi due course and the
Russian people ara-eastty satMrlea."-
Clianceilnr Voronln, then, la a tune of
sarcasm, said:
"I suppose you have seen since arriv.
Ing in Moscow the awful destruction tf
property according to the t -porta v'
London end Parts pa ix-ra. "w
in the world has fc- - e
the foreign pre-- '
With this r
of 'his lmf
If-'