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CENTS TRAINS AND STANDS . . O CENTS Sunday Journal Sc The weather Pair tonight' and J Sunday; northerly winds. JOURNAL CIRCULATION ; TESTERDAlT WAS 3 VOL. VIII. NO. 151. PORTLAND,: OREGON, SATURDAY. EVENING. AUGUST 28, 1909 TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGES. , PRICE TWO CENTS." S?.?1"8 TO ,rTr w w i"" stavds wnx aurrs aw sfALiii mm mmi P1CH0T1 SOLUTION CAUSES DISRUPTION Conservation of Forest arid Water Re sources" Does Not Appeal to Ballinger Adherents Judge Hanford Leads the Fight, but Is Defeated. '.-'. I'M -" ' ' ' " ' r" MtM ' ; fRnerial DUnatrh to The Journal.) Seattle, Wash., Aug. 28. Squally weather broke over the morn ing session of the conservation congress and the majestic calm that haa characterized the. body's proceedings has succumbed to turmoil and enmity. The congress delegates have factionalited: Ballinger adherents have made open declaration of their position, and likewise Pincbot's supporters. And the climax to the situation came this morning, when it was announced that Ballinger himself was speeding toward Seattle and would be present at the "closing A session ui inc wngitJ mi titviuuvu, f The rupture this morning occurred when Pinchot's opponents undertook to substitute a resolution for the 'Pinchot resolution in dorsing the conservation of forest and water resources. Judge Hanford of the United States district court lea tne ngni against the Pinchot resolution. He said that under private ownership the "wildernesses have been conquered and the great progress of our country has been made possible." Also that, "Any changi in the policy which has proved so successful is unnecessary, unwise and unjust." Hanford is a staunch supporter , of Ballinger. When he was defeated in his1 purpose to substitute his resolution for the Pinchot resolution, he announced his purpose to bring in a minority . . . . . t nnltincr if I . tVimirrlit will aliortl hit ' ana ngni u out on me u. ""iu"i ..... . X supporters on his arrival and lead the fight for the withdrawal of the Pinchot resolution. , , rv - tnlt Prees Leased Wirt.) Seattle, Aug. 28. -An unexpected diaplay of fireworks marked the last day's session of the first national conservation congress, when the op ponents of tho Pfnehot policies took issue on the resolutions Adopted by the resolutions committee, declaring that the "water rights belong to the people and should not.be granted In perpetuity to any -Individual." The fight was led by Judge Hanford of the United States district coun. declared that he believed any change In the present policies of the gor- ernment wouia ne au crrwi. , .. u..m atatea have, been de vet oped through this policy.- which hw proved the beat ana iru - ervatkm." he declared. "Under this policy all the water powers, minerals and forest, east ot the Missouri river hare passed Into private ownership, and It is through thfa method that the wil dernesses have been conquered and the great progress of our country has been -possible. ,. -The new states of the west came Into the Union under a compact .that they should be given the same or equal op portunities. Any change in the policy whieh has proved so successful Is un neoMsary, unwise and unjust," Hanford Makes Sera TlgM, Hanford made a hard fight In com mittee, offering his statements a a substitute f t or the Pincnot rwowuon. When he was defeated he -announced his inrpose to bring in a minority rpvr md fight It out oa the floor.' . w . The resolutions inciuaea in me mw Je "Wl urge ui; v - - . ..Mna.t..n. wrr laws. 1, med V SS.cs with the policy ins; recent 7 c-' - nrlnctole that the waters belong to the tKThold that this right of the people Is Inherent and Indefeasible. Kec ognlstng the neceeslty for administer ing this Invaluable possession of the people, we deny the right of state or federal governments to alienate or con vey wafer by grantlna; franchises for the use thereof for commercial or power purposes in perpetuity or without Just compensation In the Interests of the people. ' y a hum, - - a brlonir primarily to the whole people, and should not be alienated by .munici pal. BIBIB Vr IISLIUIIMI pi mm- vi simi- chises to Individuals or oorporatlons . except for limited periods. "Since the conservation, of forests and waters Is essential to' the welfare of the people of all our-states and since the forest service and the reclamation serv ice have Initiated and carried forward the ' policy of. conserving these great resources, we declare ' our indorsement of the -alms and policies of these two branches of the government service and urge our representatives in state SUNDAY MORNINQ JOURNAL .'. 'j;:- '.-A- ..v'4?-. ' " -'iC ; Tomorrows Sunday Journal Maga stne will be a departure from the ususl stories bearing; upon matters of every day moment entertaining but In a degree superficial. The Maga zine will present new features conJ eemlng scientlnts and literary de velopment as i ell as the usual pages for. women and children, men and boys. - Here - are soma'- of the Sunday Magaslne pedals": . "Modern Business and How It la Conducted.". "New Political Party; Will It Be Formed T" - . . ' "Pastor Russell's People's Pulpit" -Dramatic Tragedy of Scientists of Mindanao." 4 - . "Cantenary Celebration of Tyro-less-Independence." .. Dangers of Being Burned Afire. "Cape Cod and Its Reminders of ths Pilgrim Fathers." ' legislatures and the federal congress to give them adequate support Comma ad Theodore Booacvalt. '"W ' commend th'e action of Presi dent Roosevelt In creating and of Pres ident Taft In maintaining the national conservation commission; -we consider the establishment and work of this commission to mark a notable stasr t national progress and we demand that the federal congress take early, action toward sustaining that commission or some equivalent agency for the publlo welfare . In an adequate manner." Other resolutions demanded the ad mission of New Mexico and Arlsona as separata states; the extension of the reclamation act to-Hawaii and the re moval of taxes from cutover timber lands. In th report of ths committee on permanent organlxaUory Bernard N. Ba ker of Baltimore, a member of the Joint committee on conservation and a close personal friend of Chief Forester Pin chot, Is recommended for president of the congress for the ensuing year, and Thomas Bhlpp of Washington, D. C, secretary of the Joint conservation com mittee. Is recommended for secretary, nana for Tutors Work. The work of th congress Is to be carried on during the next year by an executive committee of a board of di rectors which la to consist of th chair men of-the -various state conservation commissions. Pending the appointment of this board of directors an executive i commute of five is to have full power ' aui iv scicct me nine ana place or inw nuono congress ana tax other ac tton deemed neceasarv. At th opening of the morning session ruw w.i puma providing tnat no state shall have more than m - and - not less than 6, no matter how many aeiegsie are present - Where there are five or less delegates present they shall have fire votes. Thl. mi was' adopted in view of th dekate ex- peciea . loaay. - IVIRELESSOfl TOP OF HIGH ROOFS Company. Will Establish Offices and Build Towers. DEAD IN LAST T REPQR Total Number Lost on the Steamer Ohio Is SeTen Several Others Are Unac counted For Ship Nearly Submerged. Owing to the rapid increase of Its commercial buslneaa In Portland the United Wireless company will Install a complete set of apparatus on th roofs of the Perkins hotel and the Swet land building. An office will be main tained by th company in the lobby of the. Perkins. Th company expects to open . the office and , complete the work of Duttlnsr In the nr ni.n with in the next month. p.lnB .llv een "led In the city building Inspector's office for th erec tion of two towers on top of the 8 wet land bulldlnsr and a 100 foot pole on the roof of the Perkins. Th towers on the Swetland bulldina- will ha 4K fMt inn and will be surmounted by poles 10 feet hls;h. ; -. ' At present th only plant operated by -the company Is that at the wire less station on council Crest, but the exeat Increase of builneim rinrina- tk past few 'months has rendered the fur ther use of this as a commercial station Impracticable and Inconvenient" (United PreM leased Wire.) Vancouver, B. C.. Aug. 28. Bringing with her. the survivors ot the steamer Ohio, 196 in number, crowded on the deck; of the steamer, looking with longing eyes at the shores of Vancouver, the steamer Rupert City reached port at noon today from the north. With her, also. Is the body of George A. Eccles, the heroic United Wireless operator who gave up his life In order to send messages sum moning aid to the fast sinking Ohio. Briefly, as told by a member of the crew of the Ohio today, the facts of the vessel's wreck are as follows: "The Ohio was northbound from Se attle to Valdes, having left th former port August 24. ' In th midst of heavy rain and. pitchy, darkness, and a strong sale blowing, she struck on the sub merged reef In Hlekluh Narrows, known generally now as Bplre Keel, and sank In SO minutes. . "On the deck of th ship at the time were Night Watchman N. W. Mahoney and Pilot Snow oa the bridge with Third Mat Johanaen, It was Captain A. John son's watch' below." - right to Baacn Boats. "Immediately after the vessel struck there were two or tnree) neavy Dumps as she plowed over the reef, me pa-sens-era, who were all In their births. were awakened. Dy tn orncers. "Tim was not given for anyone to save anything; but all rushed to the deck clad in whatever clothes were at hand. From below deck warmed up ward th steerage passengers, : panto stricken and fighting their way . to, the lifeboats which were being quickly mad ready. "Remarkable It Is to note that there was almost perfect quiet among th women and children owing to the Work of - the orncers who promptly cneckeu all attempts of men to rush into th boats. "The women and children were safely lowered Into the boats and then the crew and passengers were taken off. The last to leave the doomed vessel were the night watchman, captain Johnson and Mate T. uocnran. "Scarcely had the last boat left the vessel when there was an explosion of steam and water which tore tne arter deck apart and sent the ship to the bottom at once. Blvosack on th Beach. ; "Th saved 'passengers and crew bivouacked on the beach near the rock where the vessel struck until 9 o'clock Thursday morning, when the steamer Kingfisher nleked -them - up and took them to Swanaon Bay. There they re mained, until Friday morning at 1 o'clock, when' the steamer Humboldt called and took 21 of the passengers north te- Juneau: "At 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning the steamer Rupert City called at Swanson Bay and. brought the remaining passen gers and crew down to this city. Sevan Xnown Dead. , As nearly as can be estimated from statements of passengers and crew. It Is probable that IS lives were lost with the wreck. At least seven are known to be dead, as follows: . Purser. Fred -Stephen. Wireless Operator George C. Eccles. Quartermaster Albert Anderson. Soldier, three ateerage passengers. Of these men, Ecclea lost his life in his wireless room, where he sat with a life preserver about his waist sending the 'S. O. 6." signal for aid. and an swering the messages of the Humboldt and Rupert City as to his location. It is stated that Eccles would not ' have been killed but for the explosion which shook the vessel's after deck apart, as it was found that his head waa badly cut and crushed. The quartermaster lost his life In a gallant effort to save the life of the soldier, who had been awakened "by a friend, but failed to gret up thinking evidently that th danger was exag gerated. Anderson went down into the, cabin and was never aeen again. Th body of Eccles, the onerstor. waa re covered In the morning after It floated ashore a short distance from where the Ohio went down.. 10 Uf Boats; 8 Baffs. There Wer but ten Mfn-hnata anil Ave life rafts on the Ohio and these were successfully, launched by the crew with Chief -Officer Cochran standing by. It was hard work. Cochran's men say. to get him to leave the sinking steamer until the very last moment, when, with the captain and night watchman he was compelled to leap Into the water Health Officer "Wheeler De clares Sale of Output of mi l. -r-i iTTii j. uuercuious pairies 11 1 Be Ended Ordinance,- If Insufficient to Be Altered mm on filthy wmm - : conservation Tome jjjinjnr. nnj, ,f ''pecacta -fu,tt i-srcAwf"-UNt1- llllrllllL IVIILil 1 i , I n ,' i. ".. 1 "" . m'" ll i i BRIDGE IS CLOSED Floor Slab Drops Out and Structure Will Be Given a Thorough Examination Before Traffic Is Again Permitted." Weakened by the constant lm pact of streetcars crossing it,, the bottom fo the Union avenue concrete and steel bridge gave way yesterday afternoon and one of the huge floor slabs dropped out. City Engineer Morris and Chairman H. L. Corbett of the street committee) of the ex ecutive board happened to be pass lng about 6 o'clock in an automo bile and noticed the hole. He lm NOTED SURGEONS ARE IN WAITING i Reports Indicate That Har riman Will Be Operated Upon Immediately. (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Turners, V. Y., Aug. 88V Th condi tion of XL K. Karrlmaa ia so wak that Sr. Orll decided this afternoon that a necettary operation must b postponed according- to a report emanating from Ardtn. It is believed that to postpone th operation for on week will sot hart th chances for Rarrlmaa's recovery. A P (Continued on Page Three. In the Want Ad Section of The Journal Today (Continued on Pag Two.) FROM FIERY DEATH AT WALLAWALLA f (loeHal Dispatch to The tarsal) Walla Walla. Wash., Aug. J8. Fire starting from crossed electric wires this morning at ; . o'clock ; destroyed the 17000 home of Henry Vlnent.? retired wheat farmer, causing serious Injuries to three members of the' household! Sophia. Betns has a sprained back and broken arm; Manton Blsnette is burned about th face-and arms; Georg Bis setts Is badly burned and an artery In the arm Is severed by broken glass. All will recover..-;.- k . - The fir .started whll all were asleep and when awakened the house was a roaring furnace. Thre children and Mrs. Vlnrent were rescued. Miss Belne had a miraculous escape from death by jumping from a second story window after she was -enveloped i by flames. In surance, nearly covers lh loss. . ,- - 61 15 39 133 , 5 57 .31 16 28 Advertise for help j Advertise for , ' situations Advertise furnished rooms for rent , Advertise real estate for sale Advertise business chances Advertise booses for . rent; Advertise flats for rent .. . i ,'-L. . v i Advertise' housekeeping -roomik for rent, v"; ; The Journal "Want Ad" De ; partment maintains av free bn-; reaa to assist the public In the recovery of lost articles. ; Turners. N. Y Au. t. Mearer In formation obtainable today from the closely guarded Harriman palace at Ar den Indicates that the railway king will be subjected to a rigid physical exam nation some time during the day to de termlne the advisability of an Immedl ate operation.' Three noted surgeons are reported to be. In waiting and ready to perform a capital operation the moment word Is given that It lr necessary. The nature of Harrlman's Illness Is variously re ported as malignant cancer or as acute m villain uuuuir. inere ia said to De an indication that Harrlman's spine Is affected by the disease. It Is understood that Dr. Streumple, the famous Viennese surgeon and spe- vitijmi, luviaea an immediate operation at 'Vienna but that Harriman insisted upon returning to the United States be- iwio buiiis; unuer inc unixe. ralloToEER 'HER IS SHOT I Accident in Mountains Near Coburg May Result in thei Death of John Mathews. ' (SpaeUI DtsoatcB t The JobtbiI.) Eugene, Or., Aug. 18. John Mathews of Coburg was shot and badly wounded by Virgu Clover, also of Coburg. while hunting for deer in the mountains northeast of that place yesterday after noon. Clover mistaking Mathews for a deer, f . v Mathews and Clover and' two com panions had gone out : the day before and spent , the night In the mountains. They were In. thick brush yesterday af ternoon looking for a deer that had been seen In that vicinity, when Clpver saw what he thought: was a deer and fired. It proved to be Mathews. Th ahot entered his groin. 1 He was taken to Coburg- last night and brought to the Eugene 'hospital today. - Surgeons say there la little hop for recovery. Mathews Is tb years of age. and has a wife and five children. He was em ployed 'as sawyer at the1 Booth-Kelly sawmill ai ioDur. uovr aiso is an employ of the mill. i , " ft' I H THREE STATES Estimate by Bankers and Millers Shows Increase Over Last Year for Grain and Hay in Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho. Warning to Mothers. Dont allow tuberculous milk to come In contact with a cut ' Hp or finger or a scratch,' is the ' warning given out by City', Health Officer Wbeeler. "It has been proven that In fection with tuberculosis is often due to mere contact of the ; diseased milk with a wound, of ' some sort. The result of this infection is what is popularly , known as scrofula, which ' Is purely . tubercular. Scratches about th mouth of a baby may be Infected , In this way, a scratch on the hand or on the head. We have instances where cream used on a burnt arm has given tuberculosis to, the patient. . The safe side of this . is te ' b careful what you let such milk touch." . " . "Not an ounce of milk from cows afnicteTT with' tuberculosis shall be sold in Portland," said City Health Officer C. H. .Wheeler . today to The Journal. I know that conditions are awful. I have been - given a first class milk Inspector Dr. Mack but he hasn't even a test tube to work with. But we are going into , this busines right, even if I have to put up the money myself. The city health department; let it be under stood, takes the stand, . In spite any dispute, that- tuberculosis Is transmitted .. from , diseased cows by the drinking of the milk. ' - "You can say that at present the dairymen aided by whom I don't can to say are fighting our present ordi nance. I am delaying action tfil I sed whether the ordinance will hold water. If It does, I shall go right ahead under It If It doesn't -1 shall get a new . ordinance omitting the charge and tar feature which will cover the ground as thoroughly. . .. . "Milk from diseased cows shall not be sold in Portland not an one of it. That Is final." ,. Health Board WU1 Act. Dr. 'Allan Welch Smith, a member f -the nealth-4oard,-statd that "H would -hate to make statements such as Corn- , miMinner Ba.ilev had -made." Said. Dr. Smith:' "The sale of tubercular milk must Be stopped. The board will sea to it. never agltltation fear. We welcome sucU has teen undertaken dy The Journal. - The milk Question, needs settling and settling right I can't say more than tnat we are going- w w our part ngnt away. Dr. Wheeler stated that whll there was some dispute ss to how bovine tuberculosis was transmitted, he had no doubt that milk from tubercular fflpteial DUpateh to The Journal.) St Paul, Aug. 2 8. Predictions by crop statisticians of a bump er crop of wheat in th north west were partially refuted by James J. Hill In an Interview yesterday. The empire builder says much harm will be done to the business of the country in encouraging overspeculatlon by the statements sent broadcast that the northwest will harvest a bumper crop. "I believe the northwest will harvest a crop that will be about 60,000.000 bushels larger than some previous years," said Mr. Hill today, "but the state ment that a bumper crop is ez- (Contlnued on Pag Three.) PEIIDIEIOII Lll IS H. 0. Eoesche; - Oregon :3oy, Makes World's Record ; : at Hifle" Match.-' '-"-i Ti' pec ted is far from true." ' Spokane, Washl, Aug.". 28 SLtty five million bushels of wheat,, 35, 000,000 bushels of oats and 15, 000,000 bushels of barley Is the ex tent of the. grain crop predicted for Washington, Idaho and Oregon this season by millers and bankers who have made a close study of the sit uation in the three states. ' The hay crop, Including alfalfa, will be the largest in the, history, of the north west, and in addition the growers in the Yakima. valley. In Washing ton, will make 15,000 bales ot hops. The crop is high grade and -. free from defects. . ? -.',' ;- - Th wheat acreage tn. Washington is J.112.000 acres this year, as against 1. 7JS.T4S la 108, when 2S.t00.0dO bushels were harvested.- 'The yield this year Is estimated, at from 19,000.009 to 40, 000.000 bushels, as against ' IS.009.OQO , (Continuad aa Pag ThiW f ,,t. (United PreB laaa-d Wlre.1 ' Camp Perry. Ohio, Aug. . A Pen dleton. Or., man. rifleman from the I ! ted States naval-academy. Midanlpmaij H. O. Boesche, made a world's record yesterday In -the Individual, rtfl matelv: He made th remarkable score of 15 out of a possible 800 at alow fir la the 100. 00,3 800 , and J00 yard tar gets. He won the 20s prls for to hlghest slow fire record. V Besides this match Boesche alsd wen; the governor's match last week- ' ' In the individual match, he defatt 23 competitors, with the record score f S80, which I 10 abov the score by which Lieutenant-A.-R. Rothrock of Ohio took the honor last year. K- C-Orlffin of the navywlth a per fect score, captured the 29 special prise for high skirmish i scor. - W A. Ouldner of California won th-s gold' medal with a aor of I2J. Bron- medals were won by J. Stone of HawH. S20. and J. K. Edmundson of Tsas, Jl. 8rrtl PPtck toTS ,lHirB. Pendleton, . Or., Aug. 3S H. O. Roesche,. who- won the thamplotiahlp f th I'nlted States , for Individual nfi shooting at 'Camp Perry, Ohio, l 'ti. son of William Roest-he. a walih-.' brewer of thla city. The yoonw ttidfi entered Annapolla thre er Roeache's parents nd friends if) tUi eltv are lubliant over the young man lyletory for thy feel thut a t rn(.h".i. . Ship of the t'nlted fiwl's m.-,, im. Fhammonship or tn worii. r-r leads the world for suprt-ttin y :tt !;. naaj'ka'vaat .... , . '