THE OREGON 1 DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- WEDNESDAY- EVENINO ; RCH 13. 1903.
FULTON , RESOLUTION IS
HARBINGER OF
DISASTER
th mm lines la th local papers, Thf
Mall mitii
''8nator Pulton'a , Joint amandment
lencllln tha rant of tha Oraann A
tha Insertion of a rlauaa protecting In
nocent purchasers of railroad lands, will
of Ornfron, and retard development work
throushout the aLata. Tbara hava baan
many thousand aores of railroad lvds
if
tbrourhout tha state purchased la aood
ft 1th by actual settlers, and to annul
the arrant now would lead to endless
Whole Vallej in Arms to Protect Itself From Evil He- V&'ltS.
. - - lof these hava been sold and resold sev
eral times, so that It can be readily
suiting if Present Land Grant Measure Becomes Ef
fective Entire Grant May Be Beserved.
seen what a chain or
would arise."
"I simply quota tha
complications
following ax-
CHINESE WOMAfi IS
. ORDERED SENT BACK
r
Leon To, tha daJnt llttla Chinese I
woman arresftd here by tha- Immlgrao
tion authorities, together with Chin Too,
both of whom were alleged to tare been
n this country literally, have bean
ordered deported by - United States I
commissioner ' tiiaaen. -Mover r. mm.
nott, counsel for the two Chinese, gave
mmii
If the Hawley-Fulton resolution,
which Is urged In congress by the attorney-general...
becomes effective it
may result , In largely increasing the
government forest reserve in Oregon.
Advices from Washington received by
Portland men are to the effect that It
la the plan Of the interior department
to withdraw from settlement all Urn
ber lands in the Oregon ft California
. railroad grant should the proceedings
now started end In the railroad com
pany's forfeiture of the grant. '
BucA, disposition of these timber
. lands', would thwart a very large num
; bet of men who have made homestead
filings on railroad lands, as most of
these people have placed their filings
upon the best timber lands they could
find within the grant limits. The with
drawal of the' timber from homestead
or timber filings would leave only the
agricultural lands, and most or the
nllna-s made on railroad holdings would
nave to be aone over again.
. Would Cloud Title.
Box A Lumber company, at Medford,
who Is In Portland on business, said:
Would UaseUle Whole District.
"The writer of the statement In the
morning paper has evidently taken
mistaken view of tha actual sentiment
of southern Oregon and the Willamette
vaiiev. 1 ne immediate errect or an at
tack on the titles to about 1,000,000
acres of privately owned lands In this
Brant Is a Jilow that would have a dis
astrous effect on tho people of western
Oregon for yeara to come. There Is
nothing that creates such a feeling of
unrest and distrust as the implied im
pairment of title. It Immediately sug
gests In the minds or intending nome
seekers or Investors that possibly all
titles in that particular section or even
in tne entire state are aerecuve.
assumption Is but natural,
tracts from the naoera to ahow how I notice of appeal to the United States
our peouie iatji in mis vital auaiuon. auinci cuurk
An Injury to one is an Injury to all. I Little Leone Is wanted In Oakland on
"Tk, fMA.MHltiala ..ft... .l I ,kA f I .. ......... T 1 m
low the becloudlna of Drivate titles I claimed that aha pobbed a wealthv f!hl.
would be very serious." sald Mr. Hafer. I naman of $700 In cash and valuable
"Jdeorora ' and all towna in southern I lawalr. 1 ha CUtnrnim. authorltlaa an
'j"" "ipenaoa luouwiui ox aoi- anxious to take ner pack 10 stand trial,
Lar" 'nvlte emigration to our state, but will be unable to do so until ths
No state In the union needa i settlers I i .,i i- si..ti,n ivh..
mors than Oregon, Are we to undo all M,ted Leong and her lover bad their
L Jl'.Si" r. ..r.",. ! naTe m"a" tickets and reaervatlons on a steamer
uy imillliB u mm in nuue Cttinmilin fn. r-hl l.lh tha. mtnmmwt Imtt
to amend this resolution and protect 7 Jl-.l-.r ",vi' "Vu,. " -Tr IT"
only come out to'oregon aVd see' A it I oeen la the United States Illegally.
we are tney would not Hesitate to help
us.
Metsger fits gUsses for 11.00.
.Resolatloog of Sympathy.
Last nla-ht the students . of the
The I Holmes Buslnesf eollese met and passed
CII0-FERS TO GET
TIIEIKS FRIDAY
rh. in. ..n. 1. - .i 1 resolutions or sympathy upon the death
vi. viu. ii , wuu uiiu IMI irianuuin fniin I tn h o'ii ork and Hat.
' The people of southern Oregon, where
there Is a very large area of unsold
railroad lands, are naturally much agl
. tated over the Hawley-Fulton resolu
tlon. which they say would place
cloud upon the titles of all lands that
have been Dougnt oy oonanae.purcnasers
from the -railroad company since the
aranf waa made.
. A statement made In a Portland
mornlna; 'paper to the effect that the
business Interests of southern Oregon
were not In sympathy with the stand
taken by the Portland chamber or com
rnerce against -the resolution, is chal
lenged by Jackaon county men, who say
tney are unaiteraoiv opposed to attack
ing the titles of Innocent purchasers.
and believe the railroad company can be
dispossessed of Its unsold grant lands
without Involving the lands that have
passed to private noioers wno doukqi
them In good faith -for lumber manu-
ractunnx. mmisi and amcuiture.
Edgar Hafer, president, of the. Iowa
' -Portland Sas. rrejieiaoo Beattle
NOTE This firm will give $5.00
In merchandise, suitable for men,
women or children, to be selected
' out of our stock, to the person
who will give in writing the best
reason why you should KNO-U8.
Contest closet Saturday, March
Jl. Address KNO-US. care Jour
nal office. '
pur
denoed In an Impairment of credit, a
hesitancy to make any Investments, and
a general feeling of lack of stability is
,.l I K nM4a '
VlllVHUVIVU 11 1 V II UIIlllD WBVaTVVW.
r. Harer caned attention to a state
ment In a recent laaue of the Corvallle
Times Illustrating the point. The
Times said:
"Owners of land bought of -the O. at C.
grant In Benton County are more or
less aroused over what may be the ef
feet of a resolution that haa passed the
senate and la now pending In the house.
wnion proposes a toreiture or tne grant.
There Is no provision In ths resolution
which was Introduced and passed
through the eenate by Senator Pulton
for the protection of Innocent
chasers of these lands.
"The landownera claim their titles
would be croud ed ana their holdlnss be
jeopardised u provisions nave not Deen
made In the Fulton resolution for an
exception to be made as to them. In the
rorreiture proceedings that congress
will provide for In the courts. Many of
tnem occupy lands that they bought 10,
It or X0 veara aa-o. and on which they
nsve maae important improvements, in
many cases they have not only put the
land under cultivation, but tney ouut
homea on them, making Investments of
hundreds. and thousands or doiiara.
Thouarh the railroad comnanv acted
In bad faith with the coverament In
selling . the lands, these purchasers In
almost every case acted in perfectly
aood faith and should be protected. Any
act of congress that would tend to cloud
their title and prevent perfect freedom
In the conduct of their affairs, would do
Infinite harm.
A. strong protest has been aent from
southern Oregon agalns( the Fulton
resolution, requesting that It be changed
At a meeting of the city au-
tomoblle commission the members I
decided to hold the first examination
for chauffeurs at the city hall Friday I
MleVTnV an' ootlo'a'rfo.ndrc't XL J ' i? JA
ra.,nT0 w-V Tinn?.,ri test To be provided by the commission.
Bl shorn county. Wyomlnr. A floral
tribute was also sent by the class.
so that Innocent purchasers will be ex-
ushered In by the passage of the resl-
cepted from the litigation that will' be
lutlon."
Eurene. Cottare. Orove. Ttnsehnrr.
Grants Pass and other commercial
bodies have wired and urged Represen
tative Hawiey to use nia innuence in
their behalf. The nrnntrn tlnn which
woulrf naturally follow from the tying
up of the title of such a large and Im
portant aectlon of Oregon could only
result In throwing the stste 10 years
back pending the adjudication of their
u ues. Mr. jiaier said:
Land Under Cultivation.
The fertile valley of Rosue river
contains larse tracts of Drernn and
California lands which have been sold
ano are now occupied or in process of
development. There is not a more pro
gressive or wide-awake aectlon in the
state than in the country aurroundin
Medford."
.Medford sentiment Is expressed along
An Interesting: point raiaed by the new
law Is In the caae of two men owntnc
dm machine. A cenrd In In tha rulinsa I
wjukT vvu aaaiAuas. madsthus far. only one person can cake
From October to May colds are the out an "owner's license for one machine.
If the man a wife or children wish to
run the auto they are required to pass
the chauffeur's examination. Now the
point cornea up as to whether one of
the owners will have to take the chauf
feur's examination. If so, which oneT
The commission -will try and decide
most frequent cause of headache. LAX
ATIVE BROMO QUININE removes
cause. E. W. Qrove on. box; 26 cents.
Gift of Three Altars.
Three altars, costins; IS, 000. have been
preaented to St. Patrick's church by this Question when k meets Frldsv. as
J vi uiv im 1 vara I nthar vavlnv nmh Ami
y. L probably which have arisen In Interpreting the
Mrs. Mary Roelf
donor'a relatives.
the handsomest ones in any xhurch on
the Pacific coast and were consecrated
yesterday by Archbishop Christie at
the opening of the St Patrick s day
services.
Letters In Cowles Estate.
J. O'B. Scobey has applied for letters
on the estate of Augustus B. Cbwles.
who died In Olympla on February 10.
The Property In this countv consists
of an account for 1 1.830 In tne Oregon
Trust A Savings bank.
Metsger, jeweler, optician. 14 Wash.
law. The commission consists of R. D.
Inman (chairman). Dr. C. B. Brown and
K. U. i-cmerson.
Constipation causes headache, nau
sea, dlsxlness, languor, heart palpita
tion. Drastic physics gripe, sicken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Rerulets act irently and cure
constipation. 15 cents. Ask your drug
gist.
Tomorrow and Friday will positively!
ne tne last days for discount on east
aide gas bills. Portland Gas company.
When you come to Smith's, see that Smith's name and "Fiehtinsr
the Beef Trust" are over the door; then come in. If you want to
be sure of getting fresh Oregon meat, no cold-storage meat, no ice-
A. 1 3 - . . a" . 1 WW . S fl a ' a I
car ipcai men iraac wun omiui. xie is tne man wno nas tougnt
tne imcago ueet irust and kept the price of meat down.
Two markets have been put up one on each side of us. Avoid
botn of these markets when you are looking for Smith s.
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FOR MEN
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We are shovyiiig MOslles
and BETTER' stesjey
at this low pii;:;Po
the modest price deteryou-as
you will find the lDE
fabrics and periisfihutbwn
stores di anu u
1 t..S
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WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD ITS SO
Smith's Sugar-Cured Light
Breakfast Bacon 15
Smith's Sugar-Cured Heavy
Breakfast Bacon 12
Lard in 5 and 10-lb. pails. . .12
Hams and Half Hams. . .12VU-
Small "T"-Bone and Porter
house Steaks 12
Tenderloin Steaks 12ya
Kound bteaks . . . , 10(
Fine Shoulder Roasts of
Pork. ...10 and 12VJ
Best Shoulder Pork Chops 12y3$
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.
"FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
226 Alder Street, Between First and Second Streets.
3d and Oalt
1st and Yamhill
The Easter Gown Need No
Long
er Be a
Perplexing Problem
to the Woman Who
Reads The Sunday
Journal for March
-Second
Twenty
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