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IIIIGIICOGK PilOr ISES OF LAND FRAUD Policy of Administration Will Not Be Changed by Retire ment of Secretary, ANNUAL: REPORT SHOWS DEPARTMENTS ACTIVITY Four Hundred and Ninety Persons Indicted for Violations of Public Xand Laws and Eighty-Nina Con , victed Irrigation Projects. :. (jaaraal Bpeelal asrvke.) Washington, D. C, Deo. 11. The seo fttry of ths interior today mads hla annual report. It ia a volumlnoua doo- anient consisting of S3! pages of print ! ad matter. , Concerning land fraud proa- scutlon.. Secretary Hitchcock aaya: "The unuaual activity In the jSubllo - land aervlce referred to la my last an ' nual report haa not abated. The prose cution of all persona conspiring to de- fraud the government of Ita publlo landa la being continued with visor, aa ' la ahown by . the fact that 40 peraona have bvn Indicted In - the'varlous land states and tarrltorlea for the violation , of the publlo land laws. hava been eonvlcted, and Indictments are atlll ' pending asalnat 401. "The seal with which the offlcera of thla department and tha department of ' Justice are looking into these mattera la constsntly unooverlrif new causa that - are startling In character, but It la the policy of the admlnlatration to continue these investlgatlona and prosecutions until a proper respect for tha property riahta of tha government, and a regard for the law are establlahed througnout - those aeotlona of the country In which auch lawa apply. Court Oeaavred. - 'It la to be regretted, however, that tha efforta made to release the public domain from tha grip of ita deapollera have been met by every embarrassment -that human'. Ingenuity could devise; powerful Influences have been con cerned, and have not nealtated ag gressively exert ' every agency that could bo commanded to weaken the hand of tha law; svaoJpcsl land office officials have been subservient to aucH Influences, and the punishment Imposed by the courts haa. in many cases, been so conspicuously Inadequate aa to en courage rather than deter vlolatlona of -the- law. Whether hla official atagna- tlon la due in any degree to local po litical influencea to which these offi cials are mono or leaa Indebted for their commissions and the retention of their positions. Is not Important to discuss at this time. It being sufficient to atate that It la a deplorable fact that auch action, or rather Inaction, la bringing reproach upon the public aervlce, be- oaanuanciug in Biicu,v.cwy,H;u, be set the administration in ?r7 that It may make tosrescue the public domain frum serious perlL ' ' AIT Treats the atom. ' vln tha discharge of my duty under the Inw have proceeded without the slightest prejudice 'for or agalnat any . person or persons Interested.- In such efforts as have been made to protect the service)' under ray supervision from, the ravages of Inordinate greod, I have not considered either tha station or the power of the guilty. Apparently they -are all M tha same fooling; ln,mx.i,udg ment, however, the higher the offender the greater' tha crime against .society and. .law, because of tha force and in fluence of the higher example. -It la nut possible for persons and corporations, ot great Influence and power ta .maintain lnclosurea of , the public land In open disregard of a crlm nlal statute.- without thereby encourag ing others to do likewise; and here it .may be properly noted that reports on file In the department indicate mat ap proximately 500,000 acrea and more of the public domain In certain states and territories are by unlawful means ap- proprlated to -the exclusive- use of pri vate intereata for private gain. - Tha secretary renewa recommenda tions for tha repeal of the timber and - stone act and I he deaert land act as tha causa of tho frauds. llwas t Oregoa. The glgantle land frauds In the state of Oregon, mentioned in my last several annual reports, are being pursued with relentless vigor. - New cases, aa well aa ramifications of tha old ones, are carefully and thoroughly inveatlgated and Indletmenta are being pressed to convictions aa rapidly aa possible." Then follows a list of tha Indletmenta returned and the history .of each case tried. He concludes: "Tha annual reports of the special agents of tha general land office show action in IS rases of unlawful fencing in- tha state of Oregon, affecting 11,1(9 acrea "My official Influence In this matter ' will soon terminate, but I shall have the comfort In retiring from publlo service of a well-founded conviction that the . action of ths president relativs to thla class of lawlessness will be so rigorous as to enable my successor to success fully administer ths law." Xrrtg-atloa "Projects. . Of reclamation projects la Oregon, Secretary Hitchcock aayS: "Ths Umatilla project will provide- a TOrappTyoToTrr-ra.Tma- acres of land Immediately south of Columbia river sad east of Umatilla river. The engineering work In -connection with thla projject consists of a feed canal . from Umatilla river to tha Cold Springs .reservoir .and a distributing system, and Is capable of being constructed In a abort time. Oeneral and detailed top ographlo surveys have' 'been made of tha reservoir sits and of tho Irrigable ''lands adjacent to tha canal tinea, and teat pits have been put down over the larger part of the embankment lino and at ths proposed spillway sits, a water users' association haa been organised and an sgreement has been reached with ths Northern Paclfto Railroad company for the land held by that cor poration. Optlona have been obtained on almost all of the patented land fall ing within ths , proposed reservoir, and negotlaUeaa are being taken up to ac quire right of way for the feed canal. A contract haa been let for ths storage feed canal, ths work to be completed by May 1. 1107. , Ths Klamath project la situated In southern Oregon snd northern Cali fornia and derives Ita water supply from worth doing Is worth doing well. If ysu wish to be cured of Rheumatism, use Ballard Snow Liniment and you will be "well cured." A poaltlvs cure for Sprains, Neuralgia, Bruiaea, Con tracted Muscles snd all the Ills that flesh is heir to. A. U. M. Williams, Nav. asota, Tesaa, writea: "I have - used Snow Liniment for sprained ankle and It gave the beat of aatiafantlon. t al - ways keep It In the house. " Sold by by Woodard, Clarke Co. , THE COOT PROSECUTIOHS Secretary E. A. Hitchcock. Clear Lake reservoir, on ' Lost - river, California, and from - Upper Klamath lake. Contracts have been awarded for tha excavation of the canal and tha construction of all auxiliary structures. The construction of the East Branch canal, 19 miles, and ?7 mllea oflaterals la being carried on directly by the gov ernment and ia progressing satisfac torily." ; -. ' rorest xsssrrss. 7 On forest reserves, Mr. Hitchcock re ports:- There are now 10S forest reserves. created by presidential proclamationa under section 24 of the act of March I, 181 I stat. L.. 1005), embracing 10.-t 9.4Z! acres. This- ia an increaae over last year of 2l.S80.951 seres. - Threa million alxty-aeven thousand eight hun dred and ninety acrea were released from temporary withdrawal during the year and, after 90 daya' published no tice, restored to entry.V During the fiscal year- f J,. additional forest reserves " have been ' establiahedT I the areaa of S have been reduced, IT have been' enlarged and I have been consolidated, as follows: . Tha Baker City forest reserve haa been consoli dated with- the -Blua-Mountains forest reserve, and the Logan forest reserve with the Bear River forest reserve." . legislation. Beoonuneaded. The commissioner of tha general land office renewa the recommendations contained in hla last annual report in connection with bills now pending be fore congresa. I coqeur therein and In the desire that such matters as have t bMn fna, considered by congress ah olild wcelve aftenUbn Uurlig the ap - proacning seasion. "Attention Is called to the act of June 11, 90 (34 Stat., 2331, which au thorisea the entry of landa In forest reserves, it ta recommended that this sot be amended by adding thereto a sec tion authorising ths subdivision of quar ter quarter sections or lotted tracts Into tracts containing JH acres, or sny mul tiple thereof. Kxperience In the admln latration of' said set shows that many of tha lands listed are listed by the secretary of agriculture In tracts of Itt nultiples' thereof which foiui't regular rectangular subdivisions of quarter quarter sections. Under exist-, ing law the commissioner of the general ' land off Ice Is without authority to Issue ! patent for any tract less than a quarter quarter section or smaller legal lotted subdivision, snd unless the legislation I suggested is enacted It will be necessary ror entrymen wno nave been permitted to make entry for tracts of leaa than 40 acres to Incur the expense of having the land entered by them regularly sur veyed end lotted. . Ts Abolish Bee elvers. .'la. my annual report for ths fiscal year ended June to. 1I0S. I recommend ed, for reaaons then given, that the office of receiver of publlo moneys bs abolished, and approximately a quarter of a. million- dollars thereby annually saved to the government. I renew the recommendation then made. The com pensation paid receivers during the psst flacal year was fSSl.SOO." The secretary has requested, through tne secretary or tne treasury, sn appro prtatlon of 17. SIS for ths care of Crater Lake National park during the coming fiscal year. TREES WITH BUSS ON THEM T BE GUT DOWN Inspector Armstrong of Marion Proclaims Rigid Enforce ment of Law. (Speelsl TpatcB te The Journal. Salem, Or., Dec. 11. E. C. Armatrong, county fruit Inspector, has Issued a let ter in which he states ha will enforce Uhe horticultural law to Its fuU extent with delight by tha horticulturists who desire to ses all pests eradicated from the orchards of Marlon county. Among the leading orchard men there has been unusual-good care of trees this yeat and the- results hsvs been wonderful. Salam apples hsvs sold at a great ad vance on former prices. Mr. Armstrong ssys: "I mean to, visit every orchard In the county and rigidly enforce the law. If I find that. It Is not being observed t will chop down every infected tree I find. The law has been tested In the courts snd declared constitutional and there Is no reason why It should not be enforced. Flrst-clssa fruit cannot bs grown without spraying." - Further hs saya: I want to Insist on taking out, the old trees that are In- reeled witn an iose scaie, especially in ths larger towns. Many of tho shade trees are so near to buildings that they cannot be sprayed without much ex pense or Injury to ths buildings. It would bs much better to take them out. The law requires that diseased trees muat bs disinfected. 80 it is not only necessary to apray ths trees, but to use the right material and do the work thor oughly. The lime-sulphur apray Is ths only ons thst shquld bs used." Cots XI acts sforaa Mayor. (SpeHsl Dtsaatek te The JoaraaL) Cove. Or., Peo. 11. At Cove reform mayor, M. J. Puffy, haa bees elected by large majority. Thomas DeHord was elected marshal. O. T. M. Severs re corder and J. O. Stevens treasurer. Ths council remains ths same, ; , IflUAflGE (J OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY SEPARATE CHURCH , -ROD STATE- Law of Associations, Culmina tion of Bitter Struggle In France, In Effect. DISORDERS PROBABLY WILL NOW INCREASE If Congregations Default in the For mation of Associations, -Rejigious Servicea WiU:Btfteated aaPub lic Meetings. (Joarasl BotHal Service. : Pari,' Dec 11. Tha French cabinet today voted to proceed to tha Immediate liquidation of church property. It alao voted a call for S.600 atudenta for tha priesthood to tha colore. Hitherto they have been exempt from military aervlce. The church property in Franca is worth $200,000,000. (Joarasl Special Service, t Paris. Dec. 11. The law of associa tions, providing for the separation of church and aute in Franca, formally went into effect today. The climax of the long and ' bitter ' warfare between the republic and the Catholio church haa thus been reached Indications are not lacking that, the publlo dlsordera will Increase, ., ' Government's Attitude. - The attitude of the government la evidenced by the Instruction Issued by M. Brland, minister of education and public worship, to the prefects aS to t their conduct in enforcing tha law, su ranee is given that the government will not go to extreme lengths by clos ing the churches to publlo worship. If congregations default in the formation of aasoclatlona religious services, will come under the lsw of 1881 as public meetings. But as services differ in many points from meetings the pre fects have been Instructed to adapt ths law, where It is necessary, in order to facilitate In every way the carrying on of services, snd notably the clauae of the law by which previous notice of an Intended meeting' ia exacted. It has been decided that one notice atattng the hours of services shall suffice for any period. Bureaus zstabusneo. The congregations- must estsbllsh a bureau. , or- body of men, who will be responsible for ths purpose snd good order of meetings. Representatives of the government must be present at all meetings,- but -can only dissolve them if tha bureau falls In Ita dutlea and die turbances ensue. Priests may- receive and dispose of money a taken in actual collections at such meetings, but all other contributions snd Incomes will be long to ths state. Cures will be merely occupanta.jWlthout legal title In ths premises. The churchea and other propertiea will be handed' over to asso ciations if they ars formed within a 'clatlc y"r: ay 1 will still retain - their previous - char acter until a contrary decision is an nounced. - Bo a Sate BaUgloa. - The going Into effect of the law of aasoclatlona marka an.-epoch in tha his tory of the French republic. It means, in effect, that no religion ia now recog nised by the state. Up to January 1 of this year, the Roman Catholic church. thS Reformed church. . the Augsburg confession and the Jewish Religious community were so recognised. .The re- lations dhe ; Roman Catholio churchwere determined by the concordat of (1801 snd the or- ganlo articles of 1802. The relations between the atate and the Proteatanta and Jewa were determined by different laws and decrees of the same period, The ministers of thess creeds were paid by the stats salaries snd were In many respects dependent on the government. These relations ars now completely severed. . According to ths law promulgated Just ons year ago ths churches ars separated from the stats, ths adherents of air creeds msy fprm associations for public worship snd the state, the de partments and ths communes ars re lieved from payment of salaries. As transitory measures, ecclesiastics over (9 years of age and over 30 years of service remunerated by the ststs are entitled to a pension equal to three fourths of their salary. Proportionals allowances ars made for all other ecclesiastics. If ths aasoclatlona com ply with the provtaiona of tha law they are to bs allowed the uae 1 of tha churches, - dwellings, seminaries snd other property. No religious establish ment la to be allowed to cxlat unless authorised by the state, and no monastic association can be authorised without a special law in each particular caae. The grants paid by ths stats In ths laat year of the old regime amounted to 17. 6X8.041 francs, snd thoss psld by depsrtments and communes to 7.556. 842.' Tho pensions snd allowances to bs paid sccordlng to the new law are eatlmated thus: First year. 11513,871 franca; second year. 2(.t43,82 francs: third year, tl.529.0Sl francs; fourth year, 20,018,22 francs, etc. GREAT DAMAGE CAUSED BYxSTORM IN FRISCO tlpeeial Dim tea to Tbe JearaaL) Ean Francisco, Dec. 11. In yester- (lays siurm jonn nyneiiartr pi urn was killed by a falling wall at Stockton and Broadway. .' An unknown, man was burled In ruins near ths Palace hotel. I fatally. In a building at Sutter street snd Van Ness avenue, occupied by the Mann Trunk company. The buildings of ths Hahnemann pharmacy and- tha MelJI Art company collapsed, causing damage of 1200,000. It ia eatlmated the total damage la In the vicinity of $500, 000. Many buildings, wers thrown down, shelter tents of refuge swept sway, while scores of ruined walla collapsed, TEDDY TO REFORM CONGO FREE STATE (Joeraal Speelsl BmM. Washington. Dec. 11. The probability that resident Koosevelt will champion reform in the Con CO Free State Is fore shadowed In a resolution Introduced Into the senate by Senator Lodge, pledg ing the president the support of the senate In sny sctlon he may take. .. . S0Z0D0NT CLEANSES .AND BEAUTIFIES TEETH I Can Cure Cancer At Soaas Without Vala, masts ev Ops vstlom and X Tell Tow Kow, t Xsto move- Cancer Can BS Cured St Some Bo Pain, Bo. piaster, M Knife. Sr. Walls. I have discovered a new and seeming ly unfailing remedy for the deadly can cer. I have made aome moat astonish ing cures. I believe every person with cancer should know of this marvelous medicine and Its wonderful cures,- and I will bs glad to give full information free to all who writs me and tell me sbout their caae. Peter Keagan. Galesburg, ill., had can cer of the mouth and throat. Doctor aald "no hope." Mr. Keagan wrote: "It la only a question of a abort time I muat die.", Today hla cancer is healed up and he la well. My marveloua radla tised fluid did it. It haa other just such curea to Ita credit It la saving people every day and restoring them to health and strength. If you ' have cancer, write today and learn how others hava been cured quickly and safely and at very small expense. No matter what your condition may be. do-net hesitate to writs and tell me. about it. I will answer your letter promptly, giving you absolutely ' free, full information and proof of many remarkable curea. Address. Dr. Rupert Wells, 195 Radol Miag., oi. iouis, mo. . MAKING GOOD ROAD WITH DRAG MADE OF L06S Marion County Farmers Expert T mentr With; Results That Are Amazing Speel(! Sltpateh te Ths Journal) Balem, Or., Dec. 11. With the heavy raina of the past week the farmers who believe In good roads have, returned to the use of the road drag. County Judge J. H. Scott haa instructed the road su pervlsors to make 'use of the drag as much ss possible. The drsg is a sim ple. Inexpensive snd effectual device. One piece of road on which the drag experiment haa been used is that lead ing from this""crty 'to Sllverton. ' It Joins ths piece of macadam road built last summer by the government experts and some have gone so far as to favor ths dragged highway In preference to ths macadamised road! - For three miles the farmers have made a most success ful test of ths log drag. After -its use ItheeurfacejBf the road Is smooth, with sll ths chuckholes and wagon tracka filled up. On ths surface the road has a slight coat of soft mud, dus to ths fact that ths road was not dragged laat year. When ths experiment is made for several consecutive years the road surface becomes smooth and hard. Tha county court will uss sll means available to put the drag Into use throughout ths county. , Sells Odd rsUows Officers. Helix, Or., Dec, 11. The following officers hava been elected to serve for Helix lodge, I. O. O. F., for ths en suing year: John 8. Norvell, noble grand ; Henry Erlckson, vies grand: C. B. 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