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FWD. DENNETT. -
s ; - 'By John E. Lathrop.
. . (WttbUgtoa Botms of.Tbe Journal)
. Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. Richard
X .Ballinger. a man of , large , Intellec
tuality, cam out from the far weat to
terra a - commlsajonsr of tha general
land office, ' beginning 'March ' I. 1(07.
Jfe has resigned,' hia withdrawal to take
effect March 4. 1101. Mia IS months
In offloa her will neve wrought for tha
tttarmnt of tha service, and tie will
hare left an Impreaa on the aurfv of
placid affaira her seldom equalled In
. even longer ternia of ttDUce. ...,...
The president already baa epltonilxed
the - situation by saying: "Judge Bat
linger la a 111.000 man In a 15.000 po
kluon." , Newspaper. men- .who have
com In contact daily with Judge Bal
. linger during the past year repeat Proal
. dent Roosevelt a remark with emphasis.
That man .Ballinger la -a big maru"
, ' one of the older correspondents re
marked.'. ''He baa a fine faculty of get
ting tblnga done."
s. Xoaorabl Beobrfl.
. -.Judge Ballinger had been a judga on
' the auperlor bench In . the stain of
Washington; had been mayor Of Beattle,
refusing a renomination whn it meant
certain reelection; bad codified th stat
utes of -the state of Washington no ex
cellently, that Oregon's codlfiora copied
(, Ma method which la In vogue there to
day. - Ha was a member of th leading
law firm in that state, had an Income
of 110,000 a year from Ma practice,
owned quit extensive property Inter
ests, .and was rapidly accumulating a
fortune.
Th reneral land office had for yetrs
- been on of th sore epota in th kcv
ernment here. It had been dominated
by 'Certain Interests dominated not in
van had degenerated Into ihe aeat of
1 more or leaa or grait. ana scanaais nau
' emanated therefrom which had amelled
to high heaven, until It waa worth al
' meat more than a aood man'a reouta
tion to assume tha direction of that
. bureau.'
President Roosevelt asked Judge Bal
linger to take the Job. Judg Ballinger
j demurred. . It wasn t because or me
financial loss he would Incur, for he
is a man who thinka of money after
outer elements nave neen considered.
President Roosevelt urged him.
"I personally aak you to do this for
me," the president telegraphed; "vou are
, needed here for a apeclfle purposo to
place tha general land office on a buai-
v The personal plea decided Judge Bal
linger. He came, and he accomplished
the changes-expected of him, and then
resigned, as It was. known he would do
when h cam here..
- Without acting like the. 'Tull In th
china shop," Judge Ballinger wrought
alterations In the general- land uffka
which never will have to be don over.
Hia Innovations -remain, aa hia official
legacy to his very able succesier Fred
Dennett., who has ... been ., r hia i assistant
" commissioner, . . ,
'U -.l''t,XinprYd Service, f
- Besides specific improvements In the
service -which the commissioner haa ao-
complished, , the benefit of his year's
tenure wUl accrue quite as much from
th newer "atmosphere." Ther la ' a
something that is different around the
sometimes musty old general land of
fice. Men formerly, going about as
though but- half awake,- now move as
though ' they had some object lnIife.
In place of Inertia,, ther Is action,
movement, progress. Tb western , set
tler is not any longer regarded as an
unimportant person, whose land claim
may aa well remain unsettled for an
other year. That western settler now
adays la a man whose rights are' worthy
tha brains and effort of the best there la
In the general land office, and to pro
tect those rights there la today the
beat organized fore i which ever has
been known.
Th western settler, waiting long 'for
hia patent, or waiting to find out at
leaat that hia patent cannot be iaaued,
will never appreciate the well-nigh ho pa-
less task 'to which Judge Ballinger ad,
dr eased himself when be came to Wash
ington. Judge Ballnger may not - b
nleaaed with these remarks, but It Is
true, nevertheless, that it waa a diamal
nroanect. Indeed. Whlcniaia Cx-lore him
If there waa any office connected with
the government which might have been
UKenea to Dickens' fngusn circumio-
nntlnn Affti. I. til. nr,l 1 nil
office. For Instance, It was sharply In
nnnirait . with tne rnrest nureati. i) re
sided over by Olfford Plnchot. who had
upbuilt it himself along modern lines.
It -was Inspiring to go to that bureau;
It waa the oppoaite to go to the general
lana - ornce.
'" To long Opinions.
"Cut out your verbiage." Judge Bal
linger wrote to the lawyera of the
feneral land office. Forthwith, volum
nous opinions, three times as long aa
they need be, ceased to be delivered.
He found land patents were being
written by hand, necessitating about
SO people to write and compare them.
Judge Ballinger Introduced typewriters,
to uae carbon papers to make the three
voples required ty law, and a dozen
energetic young men-accomplished mora
than the 10 had. ,
' The force of special agents had been
badly organised.' Judge Ballinger or
ganised them aa an army, with clean
lines of division of the country Into
districts and responsible men at th
head of each.
These are samplea of the specific
changes effected. It-waa modernised
against antiquated methods, and mod
ernity won.
The one Improvement which haa been
wrought, however, is the openness of
the administration of the general land
office nowadays, as compared with the
star chamber regime formerly obtain
ing. When Judge Ballinger took the
office he threw open his office door,
and, although I have been there many
times during the past year, never havo
I seen It closed. Senators and repre-
aiich an office a tiart of the govern
mtn(' irfiimlAmitinn office machine 1
could not long be tolerable to a man of
Bellinger's caliber. He may even ias
offense at this, but It is an honest opin-
Inn that h haa chafed under intima
tions that delays In the trial of thai
land fraud caaea in Oregon and elae
where have been in part due to lack of
desire or the general una oince cmw
that tbey be prosecuted.
Tt la imnnasihi to induce Judge Bel
linger or his assistants to admit this.
But, anyene who has followed the
course of recent events la compelled to
conclude that there has been a galling
year of unrest at the delay in bringing i
to bar men charged two or three yeara
age-with aerloua crimes against me
laws in connection with the public do
main. .
Lonsr aro th reneral land office com-
fileted its work in connection with the
ndlviduals now under Indictment in
Oregon. Its responsibility, Its ability
to do more, ceased 'when the evidence
waa turned over for further proceea
Intfs hv other denartmenta.
It la therefore quite Just to cite
these things, which may even offend in
tne cuing out wnicn are gospet irum,
aa all verily know who see things trans-
nlrfnff har
It is no surprise that such a large
man would not acceDt such an office
excepting for a short time and under
pressure of personal request by the
president to accomplish specific reforms,
and that. Having accomplished them, he
. ... . . . i i a . . 1
snouia reiurn 10 ma nonie in owiuo, vu
resume his accustomed pursuits.
One other legacy he leaves the new
commissioner Fred Dennett succeed
to the place without one political ,
recommendation back of him. lie was I
appointed solely because he had worked I
up from the ranks and demonstrated I
his abilitv to do thlnra.
Dennett was born in ValparaIso
Chile, In 1S63, waa educated in .Eng
land, came to this country in 1885,
farmed at first two years, was in busi
ness in Milton, North Dakota, from
1887 te 1889. owned and edited the Mil
ton Olobe 1889 to 1891, waa' a member
of the North Dakota legislature in
1891, came to Washington as secretary
to Senator Hansbrough, served as clerk
of tbe library committee wnen tne
books were moved Into the new con
gressional library, wai clerk of the pub-
ehief of the field division of special
agents of the general land office sta-
t'l "ZRS .r''JKr"' L tioned in Seattr in 1905, and became
KKr-. . WHS, doo7 Watned open, "al.tant PJfiJi
Vashlngton university here as L.L. B.
with honors In 1894, took the maater'a
degree In 1895, and was honored as
"Doctoratus Juris" by the Catholic Uni
versity of America here In 1904. He
waa 'for a abort time with the New
York law firm of Townsend & Avery
in 1903.
This is the career to date of the man
who la to welld much power pertinent to
the western sett era interests. He is
familiar with the field, knows the
country from north to south and east
to west. Is fortified with complete educa
tion and was endowed with first-class
talent by nature.
He was under Judge Bellinger's eye
as be worked in Seattle. Judge Bal
linger recommended him as his suc
cessor. He taxes the commlsslonershlp
to continue the good work begun by
the nresent commissioner, and the neo-
file of the west, so vitally Interested
n the personality of him who adminis
ters the general land office, may depend
on him to safeguard their rights seal
ously. .
Messenger boys obtained quite as easy
access as the" rich senator. There were
practically no, secrets from, the people,
what was done was done in the light
of the day. It was given out. and "no
favorites .were pisyea. euner.
' Bespoaded to Duty.
Why devote so much ' space to the
outgoing 6f a $5,000 official? Because
his coming was-a patriotic act. fraught
with no advancement or promising no
personal .benefits, since Judge Ballinger
already was larger than his new posi
tion, and Its occupancy could not add to
his fame. 'It. was a rare Instance of a
citizen) responding to i public call of
duty, and performing that duty with an
eye single to the public good. It waa
so rexresmngiy aurerent - rrom the
sordid ambitions 'Of the day to get
money, then more money, and still more
money, and to determine every move on
tne cneckernoara ox lire witn reference
to Selfish interest, that it is Drofl table
to mark down the record thereof.
. Here is something else which will not
please Judge .Ballinger the tenure of
b o r j a nz AS YET
"-'
111 SISKIYOUS
New Finds Fit to Temp
; Argbnautsas of ' Yore
ji : Placer Richness. .
," (SBCcial Dispatch : to Tbe Journal.)
Grants Pass. Or., Jan. 18. More In
' terest U being taken this year .In the
mines and prospects of the Siskiyou dis
tricts than since the fabulous strike
' mad by David 'Briggs and his boys on
the Oregon-California line a few years
ago. Th gold districts that are at
tractlne; particular attention are those
Of BISKiyoU' counijr, Buruos uio imo irum
Josephine and Jacjtaon codntles of Ore
: iron, and reached by wagon road and
trail i from' this state. : Ben Neal, who
located a claim on the head of Salmon
creek last spring, recently sold the
claim for -15,000, -and In-the meantime
located an extension or tne same ciaira,
. for which he has refused an offer of $60.
00. 1 He has specimens from this last
claim that; are almost naai gna, ana
t though the snow Is now too deep to al-
. low development, work, ' he expects to
open -it up.ln Aha epring'.'i Several other
rich ledges .have. been uncovered in the
same district, r-i Ai , .( X
F. H- QagoodU wealthy Seattle rall
. road and mlnJnir man, who has exten
sive mining .Interests-In southern Ore
- sron. developed claims in the Siskiyou
" district. His principal property. In
French gulch,' was -the scene of several
rich strikes, and he has maintained a
crew through th winter with the inten
tion of installing a milling and reduc
tion plant next summer.' - Several other
Seattle and Spokane men are Interested
in tbe French Gulch district and In Blue
Ledge, iarther. north.' '
, Blo Enoagfc ror winter 'Work.
- Despite, the heavy fall of snow" on" the
Fluklyoua, ro an v owners have stayed by
their claims.: notably in the Upper Ap-plea-ate
and - Upper Sucker Creek dis
tricts, on the backbone of the Sisklyous.
4 004 to 5,600 feet above the j level of
ttie sea. As th snow lies from. II to
Si feet deep, the only means of getting
in and out Is by nowshoes.-fcTh own
is of the ortainal Wounded Buck. or
j'lisrijs claims of TTpper , Sucker creek
l va a crew -continuing the develops
CHARGES OF WOMAN'S JUVENILE
COURT SORROW FOR THEIR WRONGS
;The Juvenile court of Mrs. S. M. Dock
arty who has a postal card stand at
824 Washington street, Is a success. The
boys who , broke Into the stand and
stole cards worth $12 which were never
returned,' have : offered - to repay Mrs.
Dockarty for her wares.
Three boys .robbed the stand and Mrs.
Dockarty, learning-their Identity, re
fused to turn them over to the, authori
ties or tell their parents of their mis
deeds... instead, she has taken a moth
erly interest in the youngsters and ev
ery evening tney. report -to her -and con
fide in her all their happlnesa, their
troubles and their - accomplishments at
school. " '
The youngest' of the trio Is 10 years
old.- "I am realizing, more than ever
that we did wrong," he said to Mrs.
Dockarty the other day, "and I am wil
ling to repay you for the cards which
we did not return. I haven't got the
money, now but my pals and me can
work and in a few months we will have
the debt paid."
Mrs. Dockarty has refused the offer,
however. She took an interest in the
boys to do them good and had no idea
of getting ,the value, of the goods In
return.
"I think my- Idea Is working success
fully," Mrs. Dockarty said yesterday.
"If I had sent these boys before a !
judge they would have felt that they
hadn't a friend In the world. Now they
know differently and are trying to do
some good. Tne little fellows oome
around regularly and so far hav.a kept
their, promise to me In every way."
ledge has widened with depth, and the
ore carries constant ana aepenaam
values. Tftis ledge is -directly -on a con
tact of arranite -and porphyry. . and is
typical of the veins, and general forma
tion of the Siskiyou districts. On most
all the ledres the hanainar-wall la nor
phyry and the foot wall, granite. The
oaes lie almost vertical. . - - .
About' 20 claims and mines are -being
develoned In. the Briggs - district Of
Upper Sucker creek. - Most are on the
lode contact rot porphyry and granite,
which extends north- and - south. Some
are on the south slope of the Sisklyous
in California, others xn the north slope
in Oregon. , . f.,v -.- i - . .
Strikes on th Oregon Bid,
The 12 or more claims located as ex
tensions to the original wounded . buck
are now owned and controlled by the
Harms Mining - company -of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and the leading properties are be
ing developed by these people. The com
pany is expending consraeranie money
getting the camp in better shape for de
velopment, better roads ana trans are
being opened into the district from Hol
land, the .point of supply, in-Josephine
Several gobd "strikes wererecentiy
made on -the Oregon side of th line.
In the-Upper Sucker district. Jesse
PtneU has uncovered a rich ledge about
nuei norm oi in wounded isuck.
has a mammoth body of rich ore ex
posed. None of the quartz on this mine
runs less than $40 a ton, and much of
it runs as high as $100 and $200.
Scathe rn Counties' Keep TTp Output.
According to the report of the United
States geological survey, the counties
of southern Oregon are the only dis
tricts in the state that do not show a
Drake . brothers have uncovered a tellu
rium ivein in uie same District. The To-
krww giyuii, wwueu, is aiso maK
ng a splendid showing with the devel
opment done upon it by Spokane- men.
The. Stskron A King mine, on the sum
mit Of the -Sisklyous. la dim nf th hut
i. .-it of , thlg famous property. Tb developed properties of the district, and
. . - ' -t i' n: r-'-i---- - , ' .- -. f - f,
falling, off in gold output for the past
year., Josephine and Jackson show an
Increase In placer gold. Southern Ore
gon, like eastern Oregon, suffered a
enerai decrease tnrough the closing
own temporarily of several of trfn
leading quarts mines of the Takllma
smelting . & Mining company at Waldo.
Tne ore treated at waioo averaged $4.75
per ton In copper and arold.
The main thing that brought about a
Dig production pi pxacer gold in south
ern Oregon was the heavy rainfall, the
precipitation being 89 Inches for th
year. This allowed the giants to oper
ate day and night for a long season.
itEecitalrHall for Kent.
fillers Recital hall, seatlnr canacitv
S 3 0. , perfectly ventilated, comfortable.
free ; from - street- .noises, simerblv
eaulpped with hlahest class musical in. i
struments of all kinds. Is available for a
few more dates for high-class musical
functions' and meetings. Day- or eve
ning. For terms, apply Dooly A Co
8 U Third street, or advertising -da.
part men t,, Uars Piano house.
:r-r-.i, . . .,, 11 "'. '.
Tomorrow Monday) v willnosltlyely
b the last day for-discount on east aid
gas bill. : Poitlan4 Gas Co.; ,iV-, ; .
Or , ' J ; 1 ?(r',rA - r, ' - i J
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OUR DOME MEDICAL BATTERY
NO. 4 PRICE COMPLETE $6.00
No liquids;, no acids; no repairt., A
little wonder in power, complete-with
booklet of home, treatment; of over
100 diseases. There never was a
more complete, compact and finely
made electric battery, made at this
price. More information cheerfully
given at the electrical department
First floor.
Health and Beauly
It's the arribi
tion. of every
lady to put
forth her best
efforts and pre
sent a fine ap
pearance. No
one can be
beautiful in
poor health.
You must have a clear, clean skin. '
TOE ROBINSON vtAm CABINET
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f 11 ? I
Can Prove Every Word
A limited number special for a few days
only.
Reg. Price $12.50 Each $8.95
Y
A GOOD THING
SPEAKS FOR
. ITSELF
A year aeo , about this time
we arranged to have, an Or.
tical Department up-to-date
in every respect. That
AN DONEST DEAL
A FAIR PRICE
AND GOOD GOODS
Our present trade in that
department shows how well
this has been carried out,
and we invite your investi-
fation. Optical department'
econd floor. ; c
Eyes Tested Glasses Fitted
N. B. We carry a . laree
stock of artificial eyes. '
BED SIDE TABLES: PRICE $4i50
iA? household' hec-V
" essity, : well-made
adjustable' ,r a fid''
finely,
Look; well to your
comforts and that
of i others: when1
sick;;,;;:
llsay Other Styles
-at Prices fa J
$7.50
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THE FACTIS;PAD, NEIV YORK
ELASTIC TRUSS
Sent to' any address on' receipt, of , prie.. We
guarantee you perfect, satisfaction for. your
K, 1
money bad
SINGLE .
TRUSS
PRICE$2.50
D0UELE
TRUSS '
PRICEHiO
Send your : body - measure to the Sureical
department.: ,
CONTINUED SALE OF
WOOD TO BURN
About 5,000 handsome glove,
necktie, handkerchief, collar and
cuff and jewel boxes that must
be sold before inventory.
Regular price 25c, now ....15c
Regular price 35c, now ....22c
Regular price 20c, now, 2 for 25c
Lessons Free Willi Outfits. No
Limit to Number
Stationery Specials
c Alii bridge and 500 sets 25 per
cent off. Stylographic . pens, .
; regular $1; .
Special 50c
A few boxes of fancy stationery;
at prices too low, to mention.,.,
Picture albums, regular $6 andil
$7; t V . ,'
Special $3.50
HERE IS A BARGAIN
300 beautiful Pastel Pictures, size 16x19 inches. In
marines and landscapes. Framed in 2-inch' oval
gilt frames, witji 4 hand mounted ornaments in
gold burnishes;
REGULAR PRICE, $3.75.
To close them , out quick we have marked these
pictures for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
, Onlyat $1.95
Special Salad Bowl Sale
On Monday morning at 9 a. m. we will pace on
sale in the Gift Room (Third floor), a limited num
ber Of : , -
SALAD BOWLS
of fine china: Beautiful colorings and patterns ;
scalloped and festooned edges. TheVelare the best
values we have ever offered in thts);s department. ;
while : they-last, regular values to $4;
Your Choice $2.29
AN EDISON PHONO
GRAPH 514.60
Including six good - Edison ,
records. (Your own selec
tion) $1 cash $1 weekly; If
you are not a proud posses
sor of a machine, remember
that we sell them on easy
terms.
Victor Talking Machines
?10 to ...?500
Edison Miachines to ..$65.
Open every ' evening till 9
p. m. ; Saturday evening till
11 p. m.
Us ef ul Homeopalhlc
Sttieiailles
Si
i'vVooidlar' homeopathic worm powders ; . ;...25c .
A pleasant tasting preparation, not requiring af cathartic.
"Wobdlark'' homeopathic teething powders1
Also, pleasing'to the -taste. I Of rvalue during the 'teething
penoa ot mtants ; -j ' ' ' , . .: , . . '
"obdlark" homeopathic tablets for la1 grippe 50c f
In- two vials. Contains 'no quinine, calomel Jbr. morphine, i
oodl bpmeppathic croup &;; cough: syrtip' 25c
Of true ivalue inall1 stages of croup, whooping cbugti,
.. ..' i
Wnnilsril riapID X Ci Cor. Foortli and
iiuuuui u, viui im, w VV.; IVashlnalon StsJ
PURE DRUGS
RUBBER GOODS
i- i
PICTURE. FRAMING
PURE: DRUGS
WIFE DEAD, BUT SUES,
llUTIOfj
CUM
Dentist Coimnences Action
Against Wealthy Broker,
Asking $250,000;
; Nsw Tork, - Jan. IS. Jacob Field, ho
Degaa .ijis succeesrul caxwr In WaU
street on "Black Friday." In -'75, and
baa for yaara been a welf-knoWn opera
tor, nas oeen sued ror S250.000 by Dr.
Oliver Walcott Hall, a, dentlat, ; for al
leged alienation of , tha t affection I of
Mr;. Hall, who Is now dead.. V
Mr. .yeld, who Is said to be- worth
irurai,w uu to-i,ooo,000. is declared
Dr. Hall to shave been - his close
friend for many yeara. Dr. 7 Hall aeta
UP th1 ,twa not ontll after . hia-beau,
tiful younc wife- died. lust, oaa vr
ago. that Information . came to . him
which . led . him to begin ( the extraordi
nary ault. -.';.. - -i, .... .v.
Mr. Field., the dentist aver, waa
guest at hia home, and visited
M?flli?ii Jrurin: her-Illness." - s -
. Broker FlaM 7lnUa . nnaltlwalv Umt
Df. I?1 ' .Lny: .ground whatever.- on
wsiw na. . atr. 1 leia went into
waii street in isf 9 as : a-, messenger
boy. On' Black -Friday" ha was sent
ino. nK, 01 ine commonwealth with
a check; for IliO.OOO to deposit ,
U He .became, auspicious, and. retaining
the check, left the bank a few minutes
mum ii - idUBg, , r or .saving t ms em
ployers this cash he was rewarded with
ll. Ht wasn't enough, he thought,: and
quit on tha spot Then he launched
himself -as -a speculator:- with the re
ward aa 'casltal. . - . i
oeauinui souvenir piates rreei at the
January -clearance - aale; of Bkjdmore'a
See the display ad in this issue,' and be
among. the- crowd, of -eager customers
Monday. ' There are souvenir slates, for
every; nan,; woman and ohUd i who ,calla
" la answrins sdvartlwaSinta karvla. '
irk. 1 .
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LOSES DAMAGE SUIT!
w AGAINST CAR COMPAN
.' vB, W, Shipley lost his suit for 15.0
damages against the Port lap d ', ttallws
company .. for . ejection from a Morrlsd
street car. , .His: transfer had j not" beJ
correctly punched.' and he put up a atli
resistance 'when told that lie must' m
another -f af a i The case- was tried bj
f 6re a Jury, in Judge ,, Bronaugh'g rd
partment r of ' the circuit eeuYt, the con
pany claiming that Shipley should ba'
followed ' the rule '.established bv it 1
paying the fare In dispute ' and thJ
maklng.hla complaint to tha'comban
omcea . ..- - . ; .- -. si
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