PROPOSALS TO SOLVE
STATE LAND PROBLEM
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Forest Bnreau Works Out
Two Solutions of Yeied
Question.
SOLIDIFY AND MAKE
A STATE RESERVE
Otherwise, Prorate Income Accord
ing to Relative AreM and Leare
All Under Federal Administration
Reasoning Along Either Line.
(WaaMnftoa Boroae at Tho JowmL)
Washington, July 17 The forest bu
reau hat mad some proposals relative
to the disposition of stats lands and
national forests, wtiich have bsn set
forth by Associate Forester Price, in
the absence of Forester Ptnohot, and
are believed by the bureau to embody
the two only rational courses to be pur
sued. Mr. Price says:
"United States Forester Olflford Pln-
entlUe them to the land as sooa as sur
veyed, even though it la already a part
of a national forest In the absence
of court decisions this must be re
garded as an open question.
Mr. Mm Argue the Oaee.
"But whether or not the states are
In such cases entitled to these lands,
either of the plans suggested would be
greatly to their advantage. Scattored
sections within national forests are. of
course, comparatively undesirable and i
difficult to make rood use of. Although
congress has riven the states the right
to make Indemnity selections for school
lands within national forests, they are i
limited to the open publlo land and In
most oases have been unable to And land
outside the national forests of equal
value to that which they give up. They
are therefore compelled to choose be
tween retaining; ownership of Isolated
sections within the national forests and
consolidating their holdings by taking
less valuable land outside, 'ineee scat
tered sections can be administered to
much better advantage as Integral
parts of the national forests than In
any other way. eo that the state will
undoubtedly get a larger ana aiso a
more steady return by exchanging its
title to these lands for a right to a
roportlonal share In the income rrom
he national forest. The government
also gains, for it is an advantage to
have such Interior holdings eliminated.
Xealtfcy atTalry Set Up.
"On the other hand. If the state pre-
soiid block or
ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT in which to take advantage of our greatly reduced prices. This sale ends Wednesday night and we
intend to make the last three days the banner days of the month. Don't put offbuy now and we will save you from 25 to 50 per
cent on your household needs. , V
.... . .1 . .v. rers to exenange ror a
7. . 1 TY.Yr i national forest It will get as good land
as it gives up, on which It will go Into
the practice of forestry on Its own ac
count Ths effect of this ought to be
to bring about a healthful rivalry be
tween the state-owned and the national
forests. If ths state can handle its
forests better In the long run than the
government Is sble to. It will be better
off than under the first plan. It will be
the business of the state to see that no
mistakes are nfade, but that a revenue
Is secured In perpetuity. Tet so far
as steadiness of Income Is concerned
ths plan of sharing In the receipts from
troublesome question of state land with
In national forests. He has suggested
that oongress be asked to offer two
plans for ths states which have school
lands within national forests to choose
from.
tats Forest la One Block.
"One plan is to give to each state a
solid block of national forest land In
exchange for all Its lands, butt eyed and
unsurveyed. In the forests. This block
would be approximately equal in area
aad value to the Unas surrenaerea. An
exception would be made of sections for
which indemnity selection naa airway
been made elsewhere. Credit would of
course be given for all Indemnity selec
tions tn the national forests which havs
been approved by the secretary of the
Interior.
"In accordance with the plan sup
tested, this solid block would be held
ns a state forest forever, the state hav
ing right to sell timber from It, reg
ulate and. If It wishes, charge for gras
lnjr, rights of way, water power sites,
the exploitation of mineral lands and
41 ether uses of Its forest This would
give the state a large yearly Income to
be used for school purposes, and If It
exercised proper care Its forests would
be preserved as a permanent source of
Income from water power, grass, timber
aad owier resources.
tate to Prorate Frosts.
"Ths other plan provides that the
artate give up Jurisdiction over its land
within the national forests and receive
In return from ths government a yearly
dividend from the earnings of the for
ests. Ths amount of this dividend
would depend upon the ratio which Us
tate lands tore to the total national
forest lands within the state.
"From the standpoint of the states,
end of the Interests of ths national for
ests as well. It is desirable to secure
settlement of the school lands question,
along the line of some such plan as one
of those outlined above. One reason for
this Is that the respective rights of the
states and the national government are
In some cases In depute, and that agree
ment on a plan like this would, It Is
believed, b fair to both sides. It Is of
course Impossible for states to take
fiossesslon of school lands until after
he government surveys have been made.
Under the decisions which govern In the
disposal of ths publie lands, ordinarily
the creation of a national forest prior
to survey extinguishes the rights which
the state baa to ths school land sec
tions after surrey. Some states, how
ever, claim that in their cases the stat
utes which give them lands for school
or other purposes are so worded as to
the national forests will always be like
ly to have ths advantage, for It requires
a very large area of forest to be able
to lumber all the time
A Warming Front History.
"Ths history of the school lands In
the states to which they have been
granted Is full of warning. California,
for example, has little to show for ths
vast area granted to It. the value of
which. If carefully administered would
have supported the schools of the state
forever. A short period of poor busi
ness administration in any stats has
been sufficient to defraud Its school
children of some of their rights for all
time. On the other hand, some states,
like Colorado, have not squandered their
school lands, but have administered
them so as to carry out the purpose for
which the government made these gifts.
But all the states which have school
lands within the national forests would
be benefited by the proposed legislation.
Advantages of TJltber Flan.
"Under either of the proposed plans
the states would be given more than
they could possibly obtain under pres
ent conditions. The possibility of long
an expensive litigation would be avoid
ed and the states would be assured a
steady Income for the use of sohools
and other publlo purposes. By the first
plan the state would receive at once
what It might otherwise wait years for,
and what It might possibly never re
ceive. And it would get the land all In
one body. Tinder the second plan the
Income would bs perpetual and steady.
Those who desire to use ths state lands
for these purposes will welcome the
apportunlty to receive this Income. It Is
believed that no better Investment could
be made. Rapid and Wasteful exploita
tion of the state lands by private in
terests for their own benefit will not he
possible. The Immense tracts of lands
embraced In the national forest will
grow more timber each year as im
proved methods of handling them are
applied, and the value ofLtha timber
and other products of ths fo
stantly Increasing."
PARLOR FURNITURE
$15.00 solid mahogany Rocker, loose
silk velour cushion; reduced. .$9.50
$48.00 2-piece mahogany suit, uphol
stered in verona, reduced to. .$32.50
$27.60 Roman teat with back, finished
mahogany; reduced to $15.75
$16.50 mahogany finished Roman seat,
without back; reduced to $10.50
$10.00 Reception Chair, tapestry seat,
mahogany finish; reduced to.. $5.00
$3.00 mahogany finished Reception
Chair, upholstered in velour; reduced
to , ..$3.25
$14.00 upholstered seat Rocker, finish
ed mahogany; reduced to $8.50
$100.00 2-piece Parlor Suit, upholstered
in first quality verona; reduced.. $60
$108.00 3-piece tapestry Parlor Suit;
reduced to $53.50
$55.00 mahogany finished 3-piece Par
lor Suit, upholstered in green verona;
reduced to $34.50
$100.00 3-piece mahogany Parlor Suit;
reduced to $57.50
$22.50 Chair or Rocker, finished ma
hogany; reduced to $13.50
JM
forest Is con-
MARRIED TWICE TO SAME GIRL
FEARING HE HAD MADE MISTAKE
Married twice to the same pretty girl,
A. 6. Sllll Is wearing a broad smile and
receiving again the congratulations of
tils friends. The first marriage oc
curred in "New Mexico last November,
but Ellis had been divorced from a for
mer wife less than six months before,
and relatives of himself and wife, who
was Miss Edna Barnes, told them their
marriage was illegal.
Ellis wanted to take no chances on
losing sol charming a bride, and In ordsr
to make assurance doubly sure he went
to the courthouse yesterday afternoon,
secured a license, went to the Metho
dist parsonage and had Dr. Clarence
True Wilson tie anew the knot that
joined them In New Mexico last November.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF
STATE EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS
A very enthuslastlo meeting of the
Btate Equal Suffrage association was
held yesterday afternoon at the home
of the president, Mrs. Abigail Scott
Dunlway. The report that 2,660 certi
fied signatures to the amended equal
suffrage petition had been received sfnoe
July 10 evoked hearty applause.
A resolution was passed empowering
the president to pay workers for secur
ing verified names to the petition and
charge the same to the association. A
number of workers are out In different
counties, who are yet to be heard from
DISLIKES
ANNA
'S
CHOICE
Helen Gould Tries to Prevent
Sister From Marrying a
Scapegrace Prince.
(Hearst New by Longest Leaeed Wire.)
London, July 27. Miss Helen Miller
Oould. after a long absence from New
York, expects to return home next week.
She arrived In Clartdges hotel early i
this week from Paris, where she had j
been living for several months after j
having enjoyed a long automobile tour j
of Italy.
While In Paris Miss Gould saw her
Sister, the former Countess de Castel- !
tui, wuiubv uany. miss uouid is deep
ly Interested In her sister Anna's chil
dren and it was reported that before
leaving Paris she impressed uron her
sister's mind the disadvantarA nt
marriage with the Prince de Sagun
It is reported that Miss Helen Gould
Is bitterly opposed to Anna's acception
of the attentions of the handsome
looking young scapegrace prince, with
whom Paris society leaders assert the
former countess is madly" infatuated.
Miss Gould declined to be Interviewed,
saying:
T have come here only for a brief
visit I have no definite plans ahead.
Bo far as my connection with Mrs. Rus
sell Sage's fund for the study of so
ciological conditions in Italv la con
cerned, I have given the matter very
CHAIRS ROCKERS
$14.00 eolden oak wood-seat Rocker
at .... $9.50
$6.00 wood-seat Rocker, golden finish,
at $4.00
$8.50 Arm Chair In golden oak or ma
hogany, at $5.25
$7.75 cobbler seat Rocker, mahogany
finish, at $3.75
$7.00 mahogany finished, wood-seat
Rocker at $3.50
$11.00 mahogany finished, leather seat
Rocker; reduced to $6.75
$4.75 golden oak cobbler seat Rocker;
reduced to $2.75
$12.00 mahogany Roman Chair; re
duced to $7.75
$14.00 Rocker, upholstered seat and
back golden or weathered oak; re
duced to $7.50
$18.50 fiber Arm Chair at. . . .$11.50
$19.50 rattan Chair, upholstered seat
and back $12.50
$36.50 reading Chair in rattan and
leather, at $20.00
$8.00 weathered oak, wood-seat Rocker
at $5.25
$6.00 weathered oak Reception, leather
seat, at $4.00
$15.00 Rocker, weathered oak, loose
leather cushion; reduced to. .. .$8.50
COUCHES
ARID DAVENPORTS
$30.00 Couch in chase leather; reduced to $19.00
$18.00 velour Couch, oak frame; reduced to $13.50
$36.00 chase leather Couch; reduced to $25.50
$15.00 Couch, oak frame, velour cover; reduced to. .$10.80
$48.50 genuine leather Couch ; reduced to $36.00
$68.00 Couch, heavy oak frame, best leather, at $47.50
$35.00 Bed Davenport, golden or weathered oak, at . $24.00
$65.00 golden oak Bed Davenport; reduced to $45.00
$100.00 Davenport Bed in genuine leather, at $74.00
$85.00 Davenport, mission design, Spanish leather; re
duced to $59.00
$72.50 Davenport, loose leather cushions, weathered; re
duced to $57.50
$50.00 Bed Davenport in chase leather, at $36.00
$125.00 genuine mahogany Davenport, silk velour; re
duced to .$72.50
$57.50 golden oak Sofa Bed, verona cover, at. . . , . , .$41.50
PORCH FDRMITURE AT
LESS THAW COST
$6.00 rustic Chairs, silver birch; reduced to .$4.00
$4.50 comfort seat Rocker, white maple or painted green,
at .... $2.85
$2.50 rustic Rocker, hickory, at '. .$1.00
$3.50 Chair, white maple, cane seat ; reduced to $2.00
$4.75 green Porch Chair, rattan seat and back; reduced
to $2.75
$4.00 rustic Chair, silver birch; reduced to $2.00
$9.50 Settee in white maple; reduced to $5.00
$13.50 Mammoth Chair or Rocker in silver birch; reduced
to .$8.50
HUSSION FURNITURE
$25.00 fcettee, weathered oak, laced
leather teat and back; reduced to $15
$18.00 weathered oak Arm Chair to
match; reduced to $11
$MX) Roman Seat In weathered oak;
reduced to .$5.00
$00.00 3-plece weathered oak Library
Suit, upholstered In Spanish leather;
reduced to $20.50
$65.00 S-pIece Leather Suit, weathered
oak frame; reduced to $37.50
$54.00 weathered oak 2-piece. Suit, up
holstered In leather; reduced to. .$34
$33.50 weathered oak Den Table; re
duced to $19.75
$10.00 Desk In weathered oak; reduced
to .$6.50
$32.50 combination Card Table and
Cellaret; reduced to $10.50
$7.00 Pedestal in weathered oak;, re
duced to $4.25
$7.00 weathered oak Magazine Rack;
reduced to ..$3.05
$17.50 combination Cellaret and Mag
azine Cabinet at $10.50
$7.50 weathered oak Smoker's Table;
reduced to . . $4.75
$12.50 weathered oak Rocker; reduced
to -.$8.75
Firell and Taylor
LIBRARY AND
CENTER TABLES
$21.00 golden oak Center Table; re
duced to $15.00
$45.00 mahogany Center Table; re
duced to $30.00
$15.00 Pedestal Center Table; in gold
en oak; reduced to $11.25
$14.00 golden oak Pedestal Center Ta
ble at .$7.00
$7.00 Center Table, golden oak or ma
hogany; reduced to $4.50
$4.75 mahogany finished Center Table j
reduced to $3.25
$5.50 golden oak Center Table; re
duced to $3.75
$21.00 Library Table, golden oak or
mahogany finish; reduced to. $13.75
$12.50 golden oak or mahogany finish-
ed Library Table; reduced to. .88.75
$26.50 oak Library Table,, colonial de
sign; reduced to .'.. .$17.50
$40.00 oak Library Table, "three draw
ers, at $29.00
$28.00 weathered oak Library Table;
reduced to $20.50
$32.50 weathered oak Library Table ; 4
reduced to $21.00
5S54.uu LiDrary Table, mission design,
at $16.50
Come to Us With
Your Eye Troubles
Sues, work m our optical department. Our optician will make your
;.h.v? iVX?7l Wth wim yu entrust ur optical work
i.!fc ( I n "etve -organ, is easily injured permi
nently by lack of skill or carelessness on th nart r( th,
We k preoptions for some of the' leadiSg S3i.to S'lSSf'S
Y jf
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j .. w uww au.u viuuuna importers.
Corner of Third and Washington Streets. - Portland, Oregon.
little thought since I left New York.
Really, I cannot expres myself regard
ing It or any other philanthropic work
I may take UP later."
WORK ON TILLAMOOK
LIFE SAVING STATION
(Special DUptch to Th Journal.)
Bay City, Or., July 27. Work on the
new Tillamook llfe-savJng station, a
mlla and a half below Garabaldl, has
been started. Andre Fourchy, United
States assistant superintendent of con
struction of the life saving service, ar
rived here Sunday from Norfolk. Vlr-
BEGINS
SEARCH
oinlA. and left for the scene of con
structlon Thursday. He will remain In
thin vlelnitv until the station Is fin
lahed and equipped, probably some time
In Decern Der.
The buildings will consist of a main
building, to be usea as a living nouse,
40 by 46 feet In dimensions, a boat-
house 24 by 40 feet and outbuildings.
The total cost will be about 18,000 or
$10,000. Ferguson & Huston of Astoria
FOR SWEETHEART
Kathrina HayJen, One of Co
lumbia's Victims, Being
Sought by Lover.
are the contractors..
The equipment will consist of a 26
foot surf boat, a cannon and the other
usual appliances common to life saving
stations, The crew will consist of a
keeper and seven men.
It Is understood that before the work
men leave they will erect another boat
house a mile farther down the bay
towards Garabaldi, where will be kept
a 84-foot lifeboat, propelled by a high-
f ower gasoline engine. Thla will great
jr add to the efficiency of the Tilla
mook post and moke it one of the best
on the coast.
Exclusive Novelties.
Scotch and EngllBh woolens. Hol-
brook & Leveen, Couch bldg., Fourth
and Washington streets.
Metsrer ft Co.. headauarters Rra.uer
hand-painted art china. 242 Washington
street.
(Publishers' preu by Special Leastd Wire.)
Colorado Bprings, Colo., July JT. Be
lieving that her daughter la still alive
and in need, the mother of Miss Kath
rina Hayden, reported drowned In the
wreck of the Columbia, has prevailed
upon Clyde Howell-Jf this city, fiance
of the missing school teacher, to depart
for San Francisco with a trunk of
clothes and a suitcase.
Mrs. Hayden. last Thursday visited a
medium who told her that her daughter
was still alive and wanderina. about
naked. This so affected Mrs. Hayden
that she begged Mr. Howell to go and
find her. Mr. Howell Is confident that
if the girl is still alive they would have
heard something rrom ner, out was
finally Induced by the girl's mother to
go In search of his missing sweetheart
H0BBERS OF TWO
SALOONS CAtJGHT
' (SptMst Dtipatrb to Th Joaraal.t
Butte, M(Jht, July 27. Two men Iden
tified as bandits, who held up the Half
way saloon oa Arlsona street yesterday
' ' Y v.
morning were captured by the police
today on evidence furnished by lodging
nouse owners, arter tney naa neia up
another saloon in that vicinity. At the
county jail the men gave the names of
John Sullivan and Harry James.
At 2 o'clock this morning the two
Dana its entered tne Mansion saioon on
South Arlsona street unmasked and with
funs In their hands, making it plain
hey were after the money. In the cash
drawer. The bandits ordered the. eight
men in the barroom to hold up their
hands, one of them oeverlng Peter
Swanson who was behind, the bar.
BARKED FROM FURTHER
USE OF THE MAILS
California Fruit Growers' Association
Declared to Be Fraudulent
Members Are Indicted.
(Bearat News by Longest Leased Wtr.)
Washington, July 27, Acting Post
master Oeheral Hitchcock today declared
th California Fruit Growers' associa
tion to be a fraudulent concern, and de
nied it the use of the malls. The asso
ciation has had offices in Los Angeles,
RIalto, California, Denver, Detroit, Buf-
raio and New irorn uuy.
The offioals of the company, O. 3,
Watklns, Ira Lelghley, Flora Peters, Dr.
C. P. V. Watson, J. W. Lawrence, O. M.
Bartlett and H. W. Hanson have been
Indicted In Los Angeles for conducting'
a scheme to defraud by the use of the
malls.
Men, dress seasonably: ' - See Robinson
& Co.'s ad., page 12.
Metiger A Co., Jewelers, 143 Wash
lnatoa street.
MAN WHO STABBED
GIRLS STILL AT LARGE
Berlin Police Department Has Eight
Thousand Persons In the City
Banning Down Clews.
(Hearst News by Loosest Leased Wire.)
Berlin, July 27. Hunted high and low
by the most skilled men of the police
department, the fiend who stabbed five
little girls to deatjk In the streets In
the manner of Jack 4he Ripper Is 4111
at large. This Criminal seems to be
possessed or all the cunning of the Lon
don ripper covering up his tracks and
throwing off pursui
Medical men who nave closely
led the oase are of the opinion that the
criminal la an eplleptle and should he
now be in his normal condition would
have no recollection of his crimes. The
doctors do not think he will be. heard
from again unless he murders another
child.
His attitude toward the crimes com
mitted, they declared, Is that of a per
fect stranger. Five or stx men have
been arrested on suspicion, but released.
In all sections of the city todav chil
dren are being kept indoors. They do
not go in me streets except in company
of adults.
About R.000 "men are on duty huntln
down clues which 'in all instances thus
far have proved of no value.
MILL HAND TERRIBLY
INJURED AT KELSO
(Smdiit Dlspateb to The ioortul.V
..Kelso, Wash., July 27.-3-C. R, Fraser
was seriously Injured at the Metcalf
.Shingle oomjiany's sawmifl about 11
o clock this mornlnff. Ha ma
iun at mi worn ana was attemptm
to, put a belt on a cullev With a. lx
stick about six feet ion. The f beU
a nei
caught the stick and drove It Into hi
cnest, aownward, tearing loose the ri
cartilages and intercostal muscles an
piercing the peritoneum, but not penj
iratlng the abdominal cavity. He suij
rers great pain but has a good chaac
wi i.uuvor)h
ST. PAUL BUSINESS
MEN TO TOUR WES'
(Special Diapstch to The Journal.)
Spokane. Wash-. July 2?. Seoretar
L. Q. Monroe of the chamber, of ooni
inerca loaay received a letter from th
Bt Paul Jobbers' association, thankln
Bpokane for her Invitation to visit th
west and savin thar wa . a tnnvamaTi
on foot to bring 200 St Paul merchant
to visit the west some time In the.neal
SAWMILL WORKER AT
SALEM BADLY HUR1
(Bpedal Ma patch to The Josmtl.)
laoorer in tno Bpauiding Logging conl
pany" a mill here. aavr. Tn,irl
;2dttJ,by blw from a pleco of timbej
ma. i-ia-ir . trom. a. saw at which ie. w
wuiRing. ne is now at the SfklenuhOf
oenevea he will "toove
.
Death of IT. IV. Shocker.
N'(SDeclal IManatah tn Th. 7-.n-al t.
Pendleton, Or., July 17. D. N. SboeW
w ura n iui noma im West Fendieto
inia morning 0r Heart trouble, 'wmc
had affected him for man vaaxa.Deat
came after an illness of a few week
He hadbeen employed here as an elerf
tncian ror is years, coming here wnn
fcoy, and had worked continuously. U
leaves a wldewaw twfl otUJUlrea.
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