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THE , OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 9, 1903. GIVES HiS FINAL IB "No city can afford, or should "How Itself to be driven Into a position wnero It can b taken by the throat and forced to accept terms of unjust capitulation, and I call upon you aa the representa tive, of the people to take the necessary step to free them from the strangle - hold which is attempted to be fastened upon them in this instance. . In a letter to the council made public today Mayor Lane In these words calls upon that body to take steps toward the municinal distribution system for city lighting. d declares that if the contemplated 1 Rhtinr con tract with the Portland Railway. Light a Power company is entered into he will repudiate all responsibility for the perpetuation oi sucn an inju thS.?i that te properly light thestreets will cost the city at the rate now charged izuo.uuu a fr' " --v -that a distribution plant can be built for tS50,900 and asks the council as a preliminary step towards securing this to repeal the ordinance authorising a five-year contract whu m Following is the letter In full; Ttzt of the Xessag. T th. TlnnnrahlA fltV Council: lubmit herewith for your consideration the report of the Executive Board upon ikl to it bv the Portland Railway, Light A Power company for public jigntmg Jr mo years beginning January, 1809. "An ordinance was passed by your tionorable body In April, 190S, authoris ing the members of the executive, board to enter into such a contract, and acting In conformity with the provisions of that measure tney nave iwicn uvci tised for tenders for such service, and each time have received but a single bid which was submitted by the same company. . ' . "From what Information they are Rble to obtnln relating U the subject, the pries asked (J5.30 per month) for each arc lamp is, under the circum stances, In excess of what the city , should, or can afford to pay. The terms 'offered are sucn also mat , ma cny win 'be confined to a distance of 600 feet I In making extensions of the service, while undef the old contract at present operative, such extensions were made bv the lighting: company up to 1200 feet, ; free of cost to. the .city, t. ' ' o Trivial Matter. "While the sum of 15.30 per month for each arc lamp may not appear upon its face to be an excessive amount to fiay for such service, not even to be an ncrease over the preaent rate paid by the city and the curtailment of extensions allowed the city may also seem to be a trivial matter, the fact must not be overlooked that under the terms-of the tender, it will have to pay that sum for a lamp which consumes less than three hundred kilowatts of electric current at its terminals, at Its best. The specifi cations of the bid are also drawn In such a manner that they are hot defi nite and under them the contracting company is left at liberty to vary the amount of electric current supplied to the city at its own sweet will if it chooses to do so. . -" "Under the contract of 1903 the speci fications called for the definitely epecl- neu Muauuiy ax nvv Kuowaiis oz elec tric current at arc lamp terminals, for wnicn me city paia is.ju. we are now asked to pay that sura for a lamp us ing 200 kilowatts less of current, a raise In price of over, 40 per cent for cur lighting service. ' . .- ,'; Where City Zs Hit. "A further increase in the cost of the service will be entailed by the fact that hereafter all extensions of over (00 feet will have to be paid for by the city, and they will amount to a goodly sum each year. ' "Under the terms of the tender, if it Is accepted, it will cost the city not less than $500,000 a year to light It self with anything like an adequate service, and If It is properly lighted Jt will cost more. r "The cost of producing electrio cur rent and the cost of the operation of electrio arc lamps has materially de creased during the past five years, yet despite these facts the city is being Si a b k4 is Ta v sk n 1 nnrai aa1 wwi sta as such service "I therefore ask that you repeal the ordinance authorising this contract as the first step preliminary to the in stallation of a distribution system to be owned by the people. Such a sys tem will not cost to exceed tI50,00i) and one in possession of it the city can buy its light, electrio or otherwise. In competition, at a price much below the one now being asked, and In addi tion It will soon save enough on Its Investment to pay for its outlay in the installation cf such a system. "No city can afford or should allow Itself to be either wheedled or driven into a position where it can be taken by the throat and forced to accept unjust terms of capitulation, and I call upon you aa the representatives of the peo ple to take the necessary steps to free them from the strangle hold which is attempted to be fastened upon them in this instance. "So far as I am concerned, and so And everything on the. go. Don't put off your buying until by and by time goes too fast. ' -;l Buy now. It is to your advantage- . Here's everything that the heart of man or boy can desire in the line of dress. ieS-170 Third Street ItlSMIICE Mil CALLED FORGER Frank Evans Action Par tially Explained, but a Warrant Awaits Him. A warrant has been Issued for the arrest of Frank Evans, a local and firominent life insurance agent,, charg ng him with forgery and the police are trying to locate him today. Evans, It IS saiu, lorgea ina name ui Atinur R.. Greer to promissory note for JS2.28 and gave the note to his land lady. Mrs. R. Gee. of IS East Eeventh street,, in payment for board and room. It is assorted that Kvang made Mrs. Gee promise that she would not open a sealed envelope in wnicn tne rorgea note was kept for 10 days arter recelv- in It. tuus privine; mm oinpie nmn io leave the city, but that the landlady became suspicious and opened tne en velope and discovered the forgery. At the office of the National Life In surance company, in the Marquara build ing, where Evans is employed, it Is ex plained that Arthur K. Greer had ap plied for a life insurance policy re cently, and that he did elgn the note in payment of his premium, which was not turned over to the company, but to Mra Gee by Evans, who acted as the agent of the company. The note was not good, they say, because Greer's policy has not yet been granted and sent . to Portland from the company's office in the east It is denied that Evans Is mixed up in any crooked deal, and alleged that be was seen by. one of the other agents of the company in town last night, thus contradicting the assertion that he had left tpvrn to avoid the authorlies. SCORII ADVICE OF KELLAHER Against the protest of Councilman Kellaher who declared that the Denny Renton Clay company of Seattle . w making arrangements to dispose of somo of its second or third quality paving brick In Portland, the council this morning adopted a resolution rescinding proceedings in tne matter or improving Fourth street between Burnside and Gllsan with vitrified brick. The object of this is to clear the way for the In troduction of a new petition by tho brick company, which wants the specl- licauons prepareu py tne city, engineer changed so that a layer of sand and cement can be laid between the con crete base and the paving surface. By allowing this intermediate layer Councilman Kellaher says the council is making it easy for the Seattle com pany to use a lot of odds and ends of brick. II the brick had to be placed on the hard cement instead or in the f'telding sajid and mortar a. uniformity n their , construction would be neces sary. far as it Is In my power to do so. I shall wash my hands from any respon sibility for the injustice which .will be done to .the city If this contract Is en tered Into. Respectfully, . "harry lane. Mayor." EEEIGHT OFFICIALS MEET IN SECRET An important meeting of freight of ficials of the Pacific coast railroads And steamship companies is being held today in the offices of R. B. Miller, f general freight agent of the Harrlman Ines. Although no information concerning the nature of the subjects -to be dis cussed will be given out by those tak ing part. It is known that Archibald Gray, assistant general freight agent of the Great Northern, has received in structions to report back the results to Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, at Tacoma this evening. Those who are In attendance include Mr, Gray for the Great Northern. Hen ry Blakelv, general western freight agent of the Northern Pacific; G. I Blair, general rreignt agent or tne can Francisco & Portland Steamship corn nan v: R. P. Bchwerin. general manager of the Harrlman steamship lines for the Pacific coast and the orient; R. B. Mill er, general freight agent for the Harrl man lines in Oregon, ana w. u. bKinner, assistant general freight agent of the O. R. & N. President Hill of the Great Northern is in Tacoma today and President Fran cis B. Clark of the North Bank has been with him In Seattle and Tacoma for the past two days. Mr. Clark la expected oack this afternoon or tonight, and it Is believed that Mr. Hill will come to Portland in the next day or two, DPtore leaving lor bl. raui. HOLY K0LLEBS IN A GORY BATTLE tCnltwi Prr Leased Wire. Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 9. Shoutinr that he will live to kill, more police men end aerying those about mm in spite of the terrible wounds he sus tained. Louis Psait. the "Elijah III." of the "Holy Rollers. In raving today aa the result of. a pistol battle last night In which two persona were killed and three probably fatally hurt John Sharp, the self-styled "Adam God," has not ben captured. Several members of the sect have disappeared, and it is believed they have Joined Sharp, who Is extected to resist i ntuh- borly If found by the police. There is little hope for the recovery of Pa trolman Mullaney or Sergeant Clarke. Tha trouble started when Prntuitinn Officer Holt endeavored to take charge of some children in the possession of the "Holy Rollers." who were conduct ing a street meeting. Mrs. Pratt and her daughter. Mary, who were trying to escape across the Missouri river when the police fired and killed Lolla Pratt, sister of Mary, in interviews today denounced the po lice as serpents. They referred to their experiences In Canada and said the po lice there attempted to interfere with their meetings but declared hey were victorious ovr the representatives of the law. Mary declared hpr sister "died for God" and said neither she nor her mothxr had shed a tear for her. PAY LAST TRIBUTE TO CHINESE MASON Preceded 'by an American, band play-ina- a dirsre. and accomnanlhi hv ( beating or gongs and the screeching of their weird musical Instruments, the body of Chow Ylt, a prominent resident of Chinatown who died last Monday, was this afternoon borne to the crave in Lone Fir cemetery. A lone line of carriages followed, each decorated with reo paper, streamers inscribed with Chinese characters. Chow Tit was one of the most Prom inent CMhfse of the coast, and was a hirh Mason; being arrand master of the Chinese Free Masons of San Francisco, although, his residence was in Portland, at second street. . .. ITURN FROM APPLE SHOW AT SPOKANE II. K. Adams, general freight and pas senger agent of tbe North Bank road, has returned from the National . Apple show at Spokane. William McMurrsy, general passenger agent of the Harrl man lines, will be back, tomorrow from Spokane, and A. C Jackson, advertising agent for the Harrlman lines, will be in western w&smngion unui tne las i 'Oi the week. . - ;. .- .. .. STRONG FIRM IUIIIVIIU I IMII I nil AfiAIIKT u.i nuniiiui - Y01G : 1 " - , ' ! '! : I A t S " 1 t . i j ' Is'' ; I Jt'VV'-- J' Hit : xjrjr John Young. Two contending forces are at work in Portland today, one seeking the reten tion of John Mlnto as postmaster, the other for the ratification of the nomi nation of John C. Young by the presi dent at the instance of Senator Bourne. r. Friends of Postmaster Mlnto are busy sending telegrams to Senator Fulton protesting against the appointment of Mr. Young and urging him to attempt to secure the reappointment of Mr. Minto. Business men and political friends of tho present postmaster are voluntarily Interesting themselves in the matter and are preparing to make a united effort to have the nomination of Young set aside. On the other hand, W. E. Williamson, who has been mentioned aa a possible assistant postmaster under Young, is making a canvass of the business and commercial organizations seeking to en list their support in the cause' of Bourne's appointee. The attack on Young is confined to political lines. He is being held up em a Populist and a man of Bryanistlc ten dencies rather than as an orthodox Re publican who has been 'regular, if not always, at least for years. One of the principal arguments being urged against him. Is his recent advent in Portland, It being called to mind that he was a resident of Baker City in 1906. he hay ing come to Portland from that place to help in the management of the Bourne campaign. Until about a year ago Young lived at the Imperial hotel, and it was after" that that his family came to Portland. One of Senator Fulton's trump cards, however, is the letter which Young wrote and which was published in the Ore gon lan of May 9 of this year in which Young attacked Taft, prophesying that If Taft were to be nominated, he would be defeated by Bryan. Senator Fulton is using this letter and it is the belief of many that should the senior senator be able to hold up the nomination of Young in the senate until after the In auguration of President-elect Taft one of the first acts of tbe new adminis tration would be to recall his name as a punishment for having written the letter. TAP GENERAL FUNDS TO PAY THE COSTS After an hour's discussion the council this morning, by a vote of 14 to 1, de termined to appropriate money from the general fund for the Improvement of East Stark street between East Twen tieth and East Twenty-seventh streets. Councilman Cottel wanted to refer again to the street committee. Councilmen Kellaher and Bennett insisted that the improvement be decided at once in the council. "Don't let us beat around the bush any longer," said Mr. Kellaher, "but let every man come out from under and back his opinion with his vote." President Blgelow of the East Side Business Men's club was given the priv ilege of the floor and he assured the council that public sentiment on tho east side of the river demanded that the street be surfaced at once. Coun cilman Vaugbn was the only one to vote against the ordinance appropriating tbe money from the general fund. ALTHOUGH WEI), WILL NOT MARRY Municipal Judge John Van Zante re turned to the police court this morning to resume the work which has been verv capably handled by Judge E. B. Seabrook during the absence of the magistrate while on his honeymoon. Although Judge Van Zante has been married nearly two weeks, he still maintains that he will not act as the binder of nuptial, knota In any cases. He ntates that he is not a preacher, and believes that marriages should be performed by ministers and not by justices of the peace. A minister officiated in KIs case, he says, and he Js willing to let them offi ciate in others. HALSAY PAVEMENT FIGHT ENDS TODAY The struggle, of the Hassam and Warren construction companies to se cure the contract for paving Halsey and Hassalo streets occupied tho closing hour of the morning session of the council, and was only interrupted by a tnotior. for adjournment made by one of the hunger-urged- solona. The fla-ht U again on this afternoon. " Merely the Suspicion ' ' That coffee causes one's aches and ills is good reason for a change "to POSTUM "TherVt a ReasoaM i TLlflli JOHIISOli : FACES II JURY Holock's Slayer on Trial for . Murder Son Alleged Accomplice. ' Matt Johnson and" John Johnson, father and son, this morning want on trial for their lives In Judge Cleland's department of the circuit court Matt Johnson killed F. J. Holoclc by shoot ins- him on the night of September 11. and the younger Johnson procured, the gun with which tne snooting was aone. The jury was secured with little dif ficulty thfs moraine although six per. emptory challenges were used by the defense. Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald is In charge or the prose cution, while John A. jertrey ana a Ambrose appear for the. defendants. The following eompose the Jury; Jury to Try Johnson. - r- V. W rjardner. M. Kroncnbere. W. H. Brown, J. W. Caldwell, Robert Service, A. J. Fanno, It. F. Crawrord, xneo Bruggerr B.' I - Dix-on. J. L Yarnell, Vr.H e -Kntr und H. Q. Chickerlng. Am mtmA bv Denutv Attorney Fits- gerald in his opening address to the Jury this afternoon, tne killing of Hol ock was a deliberate murder, without anv shadow of ground for tbe claim of self-defense that wtll oe maae on De half of the defendants. The older John son Is the chief figure In the affair and the . one wno am tne nciuaa iouvuui, hut th state hones- to convict John .Tnhnann in anma decree because he ran and brought tne gun tnai nia iunr used. The killing was the result of a bar room difficultv and the efforts of an outsider to act as peacemaker. Holock was the peacemaker, according to tne theory of the state. OFFICER RESENTS fISULT TO WIFE That mashers galore are thronging the principal streets of Portland at all hours of the day and evening is the substance of reports of patrolmen who cover the downtown beats. Those who patrol Washington and Morrison streets from First to Tenth and anywhere in that vicinity, taking in the central por tion or tne city, say mat compmum oy the score, have been made to them by frisrhtennd and aherv wemen who point out men who have been following them, making insulting remarks. That nn woman is safe from the at tacks of these men even in broad day light Is the assertion of Patrolman Adams, whose beat takes in the heart of the city. Aoooated Policeman's Wife. A treat mirav womeit" he says, have asked him to make men stop following thenr Frequently the masher would be only a few feet behind a woman when she would address a policeman, where upon the pursuer would turn in the op posite direction and get away. One of the most persistent of these mashers is a Greek, the officers say, who has been kftown to follow any number of women and even went so far as to take the arm of the wife of a patrol man as she walked up Washington street yesterday. ' When, the officer came home last evening his wife told hira of tne oc currence and-, pointed out the Greek standing In front of their house. The patrolman -proceeded lnto the street where ha met the Greek and before placing him under arrest; kicked and oeai mm uaiu uvwbseu iiu hiuiuj, jw then escorted the whimpering and crying masher to the city jail where a charge of disorderly conduct was placed against him. Offered Bribe to Offloer. The Greek gave his name as Crlstos Zepos. He was arraigned in -the police court this morning, but asked to have an attorney appointed to defend jMm ana was given until tomorrow to enter plea. On the way to the station the Greek ffered the officer ii if he would let him go, and it is probable that an addi tional charge of attempting to bribe an officer will' be placed against htm. Anotner case is tnat or a man wno gave his name as Frank Hale. He was standing, on a prominent street corner yesterday In an intoxicated condition swearing and making remarks to women wno passed by. He was arrested and sentenced to serve 80 days in Jallby Police Judge Van Zante this morning. TEll WHY LAW IS Aa the result of the recent decision by the supreme -court In the vehicle tax caae. the council will have to pass an ordinance prescribing different con ditions from those that obtain under the legislative act of 1907 upon which the decision was based. Hereafter any emergency ordinance hich must take immediate effect on paw satra bv reason of uraent necessity tor securing public saiety or lor other Dreaslnsr reasons, must have attached clauses which specify explicitly why the ordinance is passed and must be ap proved by a three fourths vote of the council and by the mayor. Such la the substance of an onlnlon to the council this morning. The city attorney says he is preparing an ordin ance wnicn will enable the city to avoid the necessity of waiting 80 days after the passage of ordinances for the pur pose of giving the people a chance to invoke the referendum. He Is also filing a petition for a rehearing of. the veblclo iai case, out until ne naa ootainea mis he thinks it unwise for the council to ignore the decision of the supreme court, even In cases of emergency. HALE CHAIRMAN SENATE CAUCUS (United Prms Leased Wire.) Washington. Dec 9. At the senate caucus of Republicans today Senator Hale was elected chairman, which vir tually makes him majority leader. The session of the senate was delured with reports handed down by Vice Pres ident Fairbanks. They Included the re ports of the, printing office, the secre tary of the senate, the department of agriculture and the treasury depart-' ment. A mass of petitions followed the admission of reports. Senator Money of Mississippi then presented the credentials of Senator Williams of that state, who took his seat. OREGON CORN STALKS ' SIXTEEN FEET HIGH Some stalks of corn 19 feet, ft Inches high, have -been received at the Chamber of Commerce from Reeder's Landing, Oregon, as samples of what- Oregon ran do in the corn line. The stalks all bear Marge And perfect ears of corn. 7 Held to Grand Jury. . foreman of a contractor's gang on- the Nnrth Rltnlr rinsA silil wfcA la .kr.. with larceny by embesslement, was oouna over to tne grand jury uy police r uu rati. inin moruins;. tits bonds were fixed at $1600. It is charged mat nariow converted to his own use $19 of bis employers' money. IMPERATIVE r CITIZENS TO FIGHT FOR HEALTH niaaruated with the ceanut politics that lias prevented tne city : council from taklnar action towards securing a suitable garbage crematory for Port land, 8. H. Gruber, chairman of the mu nicipal affairs committee of tbe Cham ber of Commerce, has called a public meeting for discussion or the crematory problem. It will be held in the audi torium of the Chamber of .Commerce at 4 o clock this afternoon. According to Mr. Gruber conditions at the crematory will present a grave dan ger with tne approacn or spring, 'inou sands of rats find a feeding place on the crematory dump, and when warm weather arrives will form a menace from bubonic plague. The gravity of the situation can be understood when it Is stated that not half of tbe garbage can be disposed of under present condi tions. - "Matters out at the crematory are tn such a .state that the municipal affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce i going to take a hand and see what it can do,' said Mr. Gruber this morning. "I live out pear the Good Samaritan hospital, and there are days when the odor of -decaying garbage from the crematory Is so vile that we can scarce ly endure it. others in tnat portion oi the city are suffering the same Incon venience, , i ; Breeding Place for Bats. X.T 1 1 K wn.t. 'than . V. b . (..ni.n.r t. the fact that the dumn which the limit ed capacity of the present crematory has made necessary, is the breeding place and feeding place for myriads of rats. San Francisco has spent thousands of dollars in tho past year to exterminate her rats and here we keen a nlace to feed ours. With the approach of the plague season it looks as though we might save the cost " erTfiSsw crematory several times over by building one be- iore summer. r "According to the figures furnished me the crematory can dispose of 26 tons of garbage a day. or 36 tons under forced draught. In the summer months tne dally garbage amounts to about 75 tons and In the wlnjter from 60 to 80 tons. Tho part that can't be burned must be thrown on the dump to rot. "So far there seems to be no one In the council with backbone enough to get the crematory proposition through. The Chamber of Commerce will try to in terest the business men, however, and see what can be done to get a crematory oeiore next summer City Officials to Help. Dr. Pohl, city health officer, the cre matory officials and a dosen others in terested In the crematory, will be pres ent at the meeting this afternoon and endeavor to furnish figures that will convince everyone the crematory should be built without more delay. . "If for no other reason than that of economy, . the crematory should be built at once," said Dr. Pohl, "because it is costing us 11.50 a ton now to burn our garbage, and it ought only to cost 40) cents a ton. There is no use putting a crematory on the out skirts of the city, however. To haul the garbage from every section across town will not only be difficult and of fensive, but will be expensive. So far petty ward politics has prevented the council from taking action on the cre matory. - "We have offered them proof that a suitable building would have no of fense, no matter where it was located, but so far they have successfully blocked all action. I will attend this afternoon's meeting, however, and do what I cn to further the matter." Concrete barges, built for the Italian government, have proven so success ful that many more were ordered recently. 1 Jl ami (S3 u A Smile All the While is the expression of enjoyment of those only in good health. You have never seen an ailing person smile the smile that means a smile. young ; Cures Biliousness. Sick Headache, Sour Stom- ach, Torpid Liver and C h r o n i c Constipation. J Pleasant to take hcecah HOT BE ENFORCED City Attorney Says Giartcr Amendment Is fteessary Regarding Pavements. -"The navlnar maintenance - tax ckfl only be abolished by charter . amend ment. Under the law the city can not make the companies maintain the streets put down by them. The city is oDiigea to pay ror the repair or streets, 2 cents a square yard, and this money must come out of the repair fund which is contributed by arelferal taxation and not by property owners directly bene fitted by the Improvements Involved. "If the practice is continued a very heavy burden will be placed on the gen eral taxpayers and presently the repair iuna win oe aepietea without any avail able means of replenishing It." The foreKOinar la an enltome of the important opinion transmitted to the council this .morning by City Attorney navanaugn. 'i ne opinion was asked for by the street committee at a re cent meeting. Councilman Kellaher hav ing startea a crusade for the abolition of the maintenance clause In the street paving contracts; - Mr. Kavanaugh points out that -the courts have held in. several instances that if a street contract is let with a clause providing for maintenance by the company constructing the pavement tfle property -owner benefited by the street is Indirectly required to pay for tne maintenance, Decause tne com pany includes the cost of repair in its estimates. 'This Is contrary to char ter provision, whioh provides that the cost of maintaining streets' must fall on the general taxpayers. BID ON COUNTY PMIITIIIG now Believing that the local printing trust la disorganised to such an extent that It will be possible to secure really com petitive bids oa public supplies, the county commissioners have decided to call for - bids in the future for county work. County officers have been re quested to furnish estimates of the sup plies that will be needed during the next six months. It has been several years since the county advertised for bids, as It was found that all bids were the same. Printing firms were all members of the Franklin association, commonly known as the trust, and when the fig ures were scanned the bids bore such remarkable likeness to one another It was considered a waste of funds even to advertise for bids. HOYS' FRIENDS TO . HELP NEW CLUBS ' The Juvenile Improvement associa tion met last night in the courthouse and took up various problems relating to the welfare of th wards of the Ju venile court and - other children. ' The matter of playgrounds was discussed and a committee appointed to redraft the act passed by the last legislature providing for the purchase of . play grounds for the city of Portland. Some deficiencies in this law appear to make It unconstitutional. 1 It was decided to revive the Boys' club liT South Portland, and the initial expense of the Albina Boys' club was ordered paid. Resolutions of regret for the untime ly death of Ralph B. Fisher, the vice president of the association, were passed, and Mra. Harriet -McArthur wasj elected to fill Mr. Fisher's place. Ghirardellfs builds up the tissues of brain and body and old in the enjoyment of health, besides it pleases and delights the palate. 30 cups of a delicious drink 25c Ask the grocer. Laxative Fruit Syrup .1 - rOl UIJ BT 4XX. DBUOOISTS. IFII THE It S V Washington, Dec. . -With Its work laid -out in four sections, devoted' to minerals, lands, forests, aid - waters, the Joint meeting of the National Con ervatlon commission and the National Conservation congress - today brought out many interesting ' facts and - eni- fhaslzed more clearly than ever before he need for protection Of the country's natural wealth. t , ' The morning session of the congress was devoted to a discussion of mineral resources. This afternoon the generil tPlo land. Forests will be con sidered - tomorrow morning and waters tomorrow afternoon. The report of the National Conserva tion commission to President Roosevelt Was read hv Dnv.rnn. tilnnnVi i. n Louisiana, It outlined the basis of dis cussion in the four departments Into which the work has been divided. Representative John ftalaeli of Penn sylvania, chairman of the mineral sec tion of the commission, made a report Showing mineral production In the United States annually exceeds 12,000, 000.000. He said mining supplied 6fi per cent of the frelaht trafflo of thn country. Waste "In mining , and the treatment of mineral anhitimit an nually in this country was equivalent to over 1300,000.000 he said. " Builders waste, Xgnoreiitly. The report set forth that h tmon supplies of petroleum, natural rm un.i high grade phosphate rock could not be expected to outlast the middle nt thu Freeent century. He scored the waste o natural mineral resources in build ing, engineering arid other forms of con struction; the wasteful methods of min ing and preparing mineral for the mar? kets; the excessive use of structural material because of Ignorance of It strength and durability; waste caused by fires resulting from thn inflammnhia charaster of building construction; the Inadequate building laws and the non enforcement of laws that Io uint. The report of the section on lands showed that an Inventory of the natural resources demonstrated that the soli of the United States as a ' whole was not diminishing but rather in moat parts of the country, if it was not actually faining, it was at least holding Its own. he report declared that the agricul tural lands would f-oon be required to irouuee twice as mucn on account of he nation's Increased demand for food. It set forth also that such an Increase was possible If proper methods were employed. FISHER'S ESTATE IS TEN THOUSAND Ralph B. Fisher, the lawyer who was murdered by James A. Finch, left an estate valued at 810,000, as shown by an estimate contained In a petition for letters of administration (tied by tha widow, Mrs. Bertha K. Fisher. Half the estate conslata of Deraonal nnmertv and the remaining half is In real estate, including land in Hood River and Doug las counties and a lot at Seaside. The only heirs to the estate are Mrs. Fisher and her little son. who was born December 12, 1907. Mrs. Fisher was appointed administratrix by Judge Web ster in the county court under pond of 111,000. Sister Defends P. J. Kiernan. Nauvoo, 111., Dec. . Sister Mary, sec retary of St. Mary's academy,., today gave out a statement In which she de clares that P. J. Kiernan has done no wrong in connection with the Fidelity Funding company and asserts that the charges that he is responsible for the failure of the company are false. Cocoa and aids the real Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions ' of pimples and blotches. It Is guaranteed -;
