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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15 1010. LEESTATUEfilAY BE PLACED WITH fCERffllNIES Adverse Criticism by Confed erates and Others Results in v Postponement r of Formal' :iresentation.:l':;:;';:'r::-' fiy Frederic J. Raskin. Washington, Jan. IS. Nest Wednes- ' . day being the anniversary of th birth , of General Robert K. Lee. it wu the original intention of ,those interested In ., ... placing the statue of the great com mander in tha Statuary hall , of the United 8tatea capital, to have .the for thai presentaton take place on that , date. But tha adverse criticisms heard . In some placet will result In a poet ponement of tha data of formal presen tatlon at least to February I J, tha birth' ', day of Washington, and perhaps inde- . finitely. It Is said to be the wish of .the family of General Lea that no for rnai presentation ba extended so long as V there la serious objection to 1U recep. . . Won from, any quarter. - '-.-. ; :s '"'T JUaching Effect - - : If, in deference to these objections, tha presentation ceremonies shall bo postponed Indefinitely, the effect Will . ba farther Teaching than the Lea con troverey, for tha reason that the state of Virginia is also presenting a mag ' nlficent bronsa of Waahington. and tha ' country will be treated to the spectacle ' of a statue of the father of his coun- , stry sUndlng In tha Statuary hall with ., out formal . reception. . It would ba an unfortunate situation, but not a really serious one, because the statue Is there bt law. 'Tha formal nrAnfrntatlnn nor. monies are but the frills and furbelows. and have nothing to do with - making the presence of the statues legal. . As a Virginia congressman-of long service and deliberate judgment has said: "The statues of Washington .and Lee are there by law,' the letter of whicn has been complied with, and nothing but a - ' r - -. , . - 'Fy vandalism- can get them out"1 - - v- The law under which these gifts are , - presented was passed years ago, shortly ' arter,. tne wings of .'the capttoi. were built and the house vacated what Is now Statuary hall. In order to creat a national Valhalla congress set apart this roomand provided that each state .. should ba entitled to send thereto the "-, statues of the two deceased persons whom It might select It will be ob served that the. choice rests with the state. Itself, and that the . only condi tions are that the effigies hall repre sent the dead and those who are deemed - most worthy of 1 the honor. a There is nothing set forth concerning congres sional approval, or authorizing any trlb ,' unal to question the choice of a state. : John Brown might be even more ob jectionable to Virginia than Lee Is to Kansas, yet neither has the right to .contest the choice of the other. . hen the statues are placed in posl , tion that ends all tha necessary for malltieev "When the one of Father Mar quette, tha Jesuit explorer," was ' pre ' sented by the state' of Wisconsin; there was a strong protest from' anti-Catholic sources because of -the presence of the robes of the order, and trouble seemed imminent in the house. The senate did its part in formally accepting: the statue, but the acceptance by the house was not asked. This effigy of Marquette stands there now on aa sure a footing aa if it had, recelevd a hundred formal acceptances, and no . one thinks of ob Jecting to its presence. , -,;, lawmakers Cant Binder. When Lee was first considered for 71 a place in Statuary hall there waa soma ' difference of opinion in Virginia as to the advisability of his selection. . Every one agreed that he was, next to Wash ington, the best beloved of Virginia's heroes. , But some t thought that per hapa tha time was Inopportune, and that the matter had better be deferred. To .-, everyone It seemed to be a procedure warranted by right but to some it was not considered expedient At this Junc ture Benator Martin gave expression to the view that every other state had ex erolsed its right in the premises with out let or hindrance, and that If Vh glnia were to be denied that right the Virginia 'Which had figured sa- con t apiouously in the founding of the gov ernment then it was time for her peo v-,, iih 10 unuw it, iu seeuiea iOi vuieo ,i4- the general "sentiment and the legists uie statues, inton was represented by the smallest and most InHlgnlf leant looking statue mere. Kaoondly, without malice afore thought ho was placed In a position which gave the effect of his peeping out rrom behind the skirts of Miss Willard like a bashful boy hiding be hind his mother. ' ' . This little statue of Washington la nothing but a plaster of paris replica of the Uoudon statue in the Virginia capitoL That it Is a magnificent like ness is shown by the fact that Jeffer son, observed that beholding it sudden ly gave the effect of Washington him self standing there. The new statue of Washington la also a replica of the Uoudon masterpiece, but It Is In bronze, oft a befitting pedestal, and makes a splendid appearance., . 1 Crlttolsm. oa All Bides. - It is aaJdto have been the ambition of Valentine, the sculptor, to make as excellent a portrayal of Lee as Iloudon's statue is of Washington. That he has failed to do so Is averted by many who were acquainted with the dead com mander. , In speaking of the matter re cently a member of the Virginia delega tion in congress stated that the statue h'oihmi coiifeiiiicesat: nray.c National Civic Federation and 'State Governors to Deliber ate on Conservation , and Uniform Laws. ' Washington, Jan. 1J. For the past few days every train arriving in Wash could huritiv mv inning i'ah hrftinMn'o brought a number of. dlstla and less like the gallant commander I guisnea men irom airrerent parts or than It does. To him the poise seems the United 8aates to the national cap! totally unlike that of Lee. and one arm I taL among them governors of States, appears 'ahorter than the other.' An- other high', state officials, representa other adverse orltlclsm, came from a hives of railroads and other transpor- amp of Confederate veterans whose tation companies, officials of Insurance memuBrs maoe a pilgrimage io etaiuary i companies, financial : Institutions and hall to see the new likeness of their I Urge lndutrlal corporations, prominent leader. Not one of them thought thai merchants, labor. reDresentatrvea. heads statue did Lee full Justice. . . of agricultural organisations and pro- in oenau or tne sculptor is urgea i f-.,nni men of mi kinds. n tnmsr. that no One qpuld expect fully tO catch I rn- nlc-ht Jt la ni1. nrnetiMLlv all .11 . i. . l ii : i . . . m . f .L . 1 1 r r ' ui uuua muui oi De&nna wiai i tn delegates and members who will-at maae ije one or tne most gauant ana I th. wn imnnriint cnnfnnui in commanding . figures over seen ' on b- h,id here 'next week, the annual Iieia ' Or Cattle. Jl IS . SISO I ..f.r.nn. . K.tlnnal ntvin said ' in defense of the' sculptor that option ' and the annual conference of ms worx in oesigning me ceieoratea re- joyerhora In the Interest of the conser oumbent statue of Lee at Lexington, in which the great soldier has gathered the draperies of his couch about him,- la sufficient assurance that , he has come aa near to catching the noble mien of General Lee as It can be done In lmpas- vatlon of national resources, will 'be assembled hera.. .;. . .: . ,, oonferenoes Coincide. " The conference under tha auspices of the National Civic' Federation will be- slve bronco. Valentine was a follower aln on Monday and will continue until of Lee, and no man in all the southland I Wednesday, The conference of the gov- was more anxious to have the work a I ernors will begin Tuesday and close on fitting memorial, ', ' - - v I Thursday. The sessions of the National The commission created by the atate I Civio Federation conference will be hold of Virginia to look after the casting of I at the Belasco theatre, those of the Na the statues , waa composed mainly of i tional Conservation Conference of Gov- young men, but one or two of whom had ernors in the east room of the White ever seen, General Lee. The author of I House, tendered by President -Taft for the bill providing for the work was (that purpose. As the objects of the ion r. naisey, nepnew or senator J qnn I two conferences coincide in many re- w. uaniei. ' Ha ana senaror pamei u- specta and, -In-.-general way-lend. In pervised, the placing .; of the bronies, the same direction, tha state governors which were jrlven conspicuous places In gathering here for their annual confer- the hall. , ; -.- ence on conaervatlon are expected to - Xk of Conformity. - take an active part in the deliberations With each atate the sole Judge of the of the civic conference, the scope of statues It presents, Including subjects, I which Includes practically, every civic size and material, 'there can be little con-1 and corporate Interest in an effort to tmuity of purpose In the filling of the! bring about uniformity, of state legis ball.' The result Is that aome are life-1 latlon. , The National Association of slsa, and ' some , heroto -T- lri proportion, I Uniform State Law Commissioners Is in- some are on low pedestals and some on I eluded in allxstate delegations, and will take a prominent part in the confer ence. The Civio Federation conference will be . opened by Beth Low, president of the 'National Civio Federation, and President Taft has consented to deliver the opening address. He will be foi lowed by Alton B. Parker, chairman of the program committee, and Governor high ones, some .are made of weathered bronse and ' others of bright new brpnse. i and some of polished marble and some of unpolished, ' some exten sively inscribed and some without more than the name of the state upon them. In short It represents, a patriotio Jum ble of characters, materials and designs. Withal, understanding the lack of con formity in ine .eystem by which, the Augustus t,TL. Wlllson, of Kentucky, ouiues are ,Bscmpia, tne eriect is not chairman of the committee of govern incongruous as migni do. , or. Accordina- to the clan matDad out Tew Monuments Is Month. . -' I by the program committee, .the various While Robert E. Le lives In- ovcrv topics of discussion will be introduced southern heart as the very personlflca- " f tor the other, and ample opportu- tlon of everything, good that was, Is, nity will be given to discuss the propo- and will be sacred to the aouth,. holding aitions ; that - may j be . submitted. The a foremost nlaca kmom the lfotri purpose In' holding this conference is to commanders. Of all. history,, there arcl develop h recognition of tha need for comparatively rew - monuments to , his 1 umiorm state legislation or naring an memory , in. the- sou th. r tew Orleans, I lmporUnt national organisations pro- Charleston. Richmond and Lexington I mottng uniformity in any field, state are the places where the principal mon- I before the conference clearly and suc- uments of Lee may be found, and of dnctiy Just what they desire.. y these the recumbent statue over his Prominent XUpreaentatlves. Jamoua P th Amon the distinguished represent.- If the presentation of the statues of !LVM of, ""L 'ttending Washlna-ton sjid T taks nlnnn nn th uuuib w wuauu, 22d of February, another coincidence of history will relate them.- Born In the adjacent counties of Westmoreland and Stafford, related through the ties of marriago so direct that Lee inherited the home where Washington wooed and won his wife, each Jed a cause which was sacred to his people Later Lee became, the. president of thq, cottage who heads the delegation from the American' Bankers' association; Charles W. JEJiot from the National. Conserva tion association; John F, Dryden. from the Association of Life Insurance Presj ideuts; Joshua' Strange, from the Farm ers' National Congress; A. A. Sprague, from : the Wholesale Grocers' associa tion; Frederick- Wr Lehmannr president CAPTAIN OF DIRIGIBLE BALLOON . . ' ' . ? ip ' , I - ,..,... .--- , , . . , . s i . :Y "T . . - :Tt ' ; I ' 1 : ''l' r : ' T "r: . -' ' 1 ' - . ,..-.-!. KARPQFF EULLED IN HIS OVi J PLOT saawasjsBswSBss . Police Chief Merely a Pawn in ": Deadly Game Played by the Higher-Ups. Captain Thomas B. Baldwin, who piloted hl dirigible balloon vat the aviation met at Lob Angeles. 4 EVERYBODY ESCAPED ' FROM TRINIDAD MINE ' paitM Press Leastd Wire.) Trinidad, Coio., Jan, 16. It Is an nounced authoritatively today that every one of the too miners Imprisoned by an 'explosion in a tunnel of the Ber wlnd mine, near Trinidad, late yester day escaped. The men mad their way to the surface through an abandoned tunnel that connected, with an adjoin ing digging,. The extent of the' damage done to - the mine has not been esti mated. , . '.? of the Linn County Fair association at Scio, when the following officers were unanimously elected Dr. A. G. Prill, president: R. Bhelton. secretary; EL D. Myers, treasurer. , For Bigger and Better Fair. (Speetsl Olspstcb to The JonrasL)' ' Albany, Or., Jan.. IS. A better and bigger Llhn county ' fair was planned at the meetjng of the board of directors McVell Made Archbishop. (Unltwd ITus Lasted Wire.) Rome, Jan. 1!. Right, Rev. Neil Mc Null, blahop of St Georges, New Found land, was named archbishop of Vancou ver, according to an announcement from the Vatican today. $500 Jesse French Piano Free. See page 7. .' . FQss Ourtl la te 14 Says.. rr Ointment Is ffusrinteed to eure any ei of ItctalDg, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Plies In 6 to li lj, or moaey refflnded. BOc. HOMESTEADERS FLOCK . TO SUTHERLIN VALLEY ' (HpecUl Dlspatck to The Journal. I -Oakland, Qr Jan. 15. The third car load of landseekers " which arrived at Sutherlln valley from the east this week left for their homes yesterday. These people were caught in the severe storm which prevailed throughout tha middle west last week, . , This is tha third carload of home seekers which has been brought direct to Sutherlln valley during the past two months, and out of the two laat carloads there was but on man who did not invest in a tract of fertile Oregon land. Two more carloads are due to arrive en January ;. 2J. .;MJ . Journal want ads bring results. ' fDultiNl preu Led Wire.) St Petersburg, via Eyddtkuhnen,. Jnn. IB. ITie admlanlon by tha landlord of the house in which Colonel Karpof f. chief of the St Petersburg secret tvli-. was blown to pieces by a bomb Decem ber 21, that the colonel himself pull rent for the flat In which he wns kllll. has removed, the last doubt that the official fell a victim to a plot he him self was hatching. The police probably knew from . tha first something of Karpoffs relations with the assassin. Michael VosskressonBky. or rreobvah eneky Petroveky. which Is said to he his real name, but it was only, by pro longed questioning and partly by acci dent that newspaper and other unoffi cial lnvestlgatora,wrung from the land lord the information that goes so far toward the explaining the murder. What ia not .yet clear to outsider Is whether Vosskressensky was a real terrorist masquerading as a police agent or a pollpe - ageot masquerading as a terrorist ' That be killed Karpoff In tentionally and not . by , accident is pretty certain, the bomb having been fired by the pressing of an electric but ton some distance away which couhl hardly have been touched except pur posely.- '" ; This would necessarily mean that the assassin was not a police agent If it la true that he was in the government service he was assuredly employed to circulate among the terrorists as one of themselves and the records of other "agent provocateur" has shown that they are quite 'capable of committtnsr genuine terrorist outrages as a mean of convincing the revolutionlste of their good faith.. In such a case Vosskres sensky must have depended on eom j pne "higher Up" to prevent his punish ment t for killing Karpoff. This Is not impossible, either, : .,:: - .. ..: :.. .... TWELVE HOURS PORTLAND TO SPOKANE Tta tha Spokane, Portland ft Seattle , ataUway Two Trains Sally Leave passenger station at Eleventh and Hoyt streets, tarn, and 7 p. m. Morn ing train provides splendid daylight trip through tjie acento Columbia River gorge. ' New equipment - All trains carry dining cars, observation car, standard and tourist sleepers and first class coaches. Try 'The North Bank roaa" , ; ' . y--.-'-' For the first time In the history of tha petroleum Industry, California' last year ranked -first among the states in the amount of oil produced. . v founded through the . patronagu " 'Of ot th8 American Bar association ; Charles Washington, and his name was added J Bonaparte, president of the Katlonai ta the title- of the institution. T, Then Municipal league: J. Horace McFarUnd. Virginia aelecte-them-as tier most dis-1 preeldent of Ihe American Civic associa- tlngulshed Bona not more for their I Hon; David Heineman, president of the splendid military records than for the I of American Municipalities; Jo- great examples of pure, .honorable and I aePh K. RanadelL president of the Na self -sacrificing manhood which they be queathed to posterity. Tomorrow, tion. , The - Spread of Vaccina- ILOF 0.T5EBATERS ; : - DEFEAT-MORMONS The objection to the acceptance of x the statue of , General Lee came - from the .fact thaft he is olad in , the con federate uniform, rather than from ob jections to the man himself. There are! several other conreaerate soldiers in the hall, : notably McKenna and Curry, from. West Virginia and Alabama, re spectively, but there was no serious objection to them,'' Washington Statna SmalL The presentation of the statues of Washington and Lee - was . timely, at least so far as that of Washington 1 concerned. In recent years, since Illi nois sent the statue of Frances E. Wlll : ard, , the - ludicrouaness of the location . of the statue of -. Washington has brought to the face of the visitor , a smile of amusement rather than a look Of veneration. In the first place Wash tional : Rivers and Harbors Congress: Irving Fisher, president of the National Health association; Curtis Guild. Jr.. I frrfm the American Forestry association; 'Andrew Carnegie, John 'Hays Hammond, Elihu Root Alton B. Parker, . Henry Wade- Rogers, - eamuelGtompenq; John Mitchell, Warren Sr Stone,: James Dun oan, Walter L, Fisher, James it Gar field, John G. Mllbum, William Allen "WhTflg;"Eu'gnerBenyamTn, president of the National ' Association of Clothiers; Martin 8. Becker, president of the Na tional ' Association of State Railway Commissioners; Allen R. Foote, presi dent of the International Tax associa tion; James G. Cannon, George B, Cor ; telyou, George F. Seward and David R.1 Francis, representing the New York The -luestlon was, "Resolved, That all I Chamber of Commerce; W. C. Gorgas, corporations engaged in interstate busi- chief sanitary officer of the Isthmian ness should be required to incorporate I Canal Commission, who heads the dele under federal law, it being ' mutually I gation of the American Medical assocla- conoeded that such legislation would be tion:' D. A; Tompkins, president of tho constitutional f and l that a system of f Appalachian National Forest assocuv (SecUi Dispatch to The Journal) Vniversltyof Oregon. Eugene, Jan. IS. By a unanimous decision tha Uni versity of Oregon -debating . team, com posed Of Percy Collier and Carleton Spencer, " defeated L. It. Hamern and H. B. Anderson, representing the - Uni versity or utan. Be Guided bv Tacts, Not Dreams, in Purchasing That .. .. .Site i for Your ruture Home Folio wing Are Six D).i KsasoiniS' (BnUWltned 1S79) ' - . ' An Inhalation for Whooping-cough, Croup, uronenms, uougns, . Diphtheria, Catarrh. 'Creeolena la a Boon to Aethmatios. Does it sot Hem note eileotlr to brmth la a ratnedy for dlwwws of the breathing organs thaa t tsk we remedy Into tne stoniaoar ': Cresolene earn baoaui the air, rendsred rtnuiKlr antiaeutlo. ! carried over the dlnaMd drfaoa vrltlt very breath, Riving prolonged and osnaunt treetment. II is Invaluahla to mothers with tmaU children. Thoaa of a fTa snmptive Tendency will and immedUte relief from Oourhf or Inflamed Condition of the throat. ALL DRUGGISTS. Bend Doatal for de ariptire Booklet. .. . Vapo-Creolfne Co, , itu r ation etnei. . . New York. .If troubled with Indigestion, constipation,- no appetite or feel bilious, give Chamberlnln'S Stomach and Liver Tab lets a trial and you -will be pleased wi ti the result. - Theee tablets Invigorate the Etomach and liver -and strengthen the di gestion. -i foderal license shall not be available aa I alon; John A. Hartigan, , president of i an altpriifltlva Mliitlnn Th, nimaHnn I tha NatlHTnl fnnvenflnn Ttimnn,, was submitted by Oregon,' Utah having Commissioners; Murdo Mackenzie, of the chosen the negative side. Judge L. T. American National Livestock associa' Harris of Eugene presided, The Judges tion;- Charles , D. Walcott, of the Na- wero A.. C. Sohmldt Of Albany, Prof, tional Academy of Sciences: N. J. Bach R. D. Hctzel of Oregon Aglrcultural col-1 elder, master of the Natlpnal Grange; ! lege, and President H. M. Crooks of Al-13. E. Sterrett, president Of the American : bany college, f ' . Association , of Public : AccounUnta; Frank Cheney, president of the Propel- RAFRnCRATPRQ WIM , 1 etary assooition of A.merica, and hun- "!- a-fcn biiv; ii ns i areas .of others, Including thC presl " nVPRtTWn CnUnni C dent of varices raJlroads, express, tele- I S3 a aM v wa u n a. VVI yJ I WUVUB Baker City, Or.i Jan. U.f he Baker ltlonSi f City high school last night won a vic- Why Prospective Purchasers Should See Laurel- hurst Before InvestinElsewherc 1LAURELHURST tAURELHURST tory'over the Cove and Ontarto schools JlinfiF l ANRl FI &Y ' fn a triangular debate on tho auestion. JUVUI- 1?"' ' . IHt bUnt I T SHARKS LAURELtlURST 4JLAURELIIURST LAIiRELHURST LAURELtlURST is the closest in high-class residence addition in Portland today. It is 15 minutes' ride from the heart of the business and shopping district of Portland and is in the heart of the most exclusive resi dence section of the East 'Side. is reached through finely paved streets and by beautiful homes. Two trolley lines run through separate parts of the tract. Take either the Montavilla or Rose City Park Line. 'Either, of these "IhTelS Will let you off at Laurelhurst. .Office on grounds. has a magnificent boulevard system and every improvement pos-. sible in a modern residence section paved streets, cement walks, ; water, sewer, cluster lights, telephone. These improvements are not promised in a future they are being made NOW. . is located at an altitude of 200 feet above the Willamette River. It is eminently view property, affording a magnificent view of river, city, mountains and surrounding country. The magnificent view from Laurelhurst in all directions can never be obstructed. Lots are being sold today at prices far less than is being asked for property in other additions not half so well located and on easy . terms. Laurelhurst is not on the outskirts of Portlandthe city , is built out several miles beyond it. values are bound to' double and treble in a very short time. Re strictions are placed to insure to each purchaser a feeling of secur ity in the class of homes in which he may anticipate building, but restrictions are reasonable. .,4 ... anouio iixe imprisonment, with re stricted ; powers of pardon, be substi tuted for capital punishment In Ore gon?" Baker scored "seven points as the affirmative team," defeating Ontario to 0, anel 'a the negative team de feating. Cove 3 to l. . Baker's affirma tive team was Leland, "Flmh, leader. Miss lima cole and James Donald, neg . (United Preu Leased Wlre.l " i Chicago, Jan. IS. Local surety com panies that heretofore have done a lucrative1 bond business in . the .federal courts are smarting under a declaration of Judge K. M.; Landis, who announced that hereafter he would refuse to rec Latlvc, Clyde Dillabaugh, leader, Everett ogniie any surety company bond baunaer ana Jonn Jennins. . ' i ianais auegeo tnai the surety com- panies comoinea to raise prices charged ; persons protected by the bonds. . - ! NEW WATEI? SYSTEM FOR SAN .FRANCISCO THE BOSTON DENTISTS .(Special RUoatrh ta The Journal.) ' San Francisco, Jan.. 15. A bond is ue of J45, 000,000 waa author lied by the cltlsens of San Francisco at the elec tion held 'yesterday.' The money la to be used for the acquisition of reser voir sites at .Lake Eleanor, in Hetch Hetchy valley " In the Sierras, -. and a comprehensive ; distributing s vstem for i municipal water supply. - The second Deposition on the ballot, the votlnjr Dy ol,'r and ! Vfnrrl.nH ! We do not use- the fak1 mushroom. I) e n tists' j metnoaa, we .pave no students to experiment! on you. ! Scientifio Den tistry Is based on knowl-' edge. Our methods arej safe .and - reliable. E- I , i amlnatlon , free, . extract ing iree. we , do our wort painless v and ? for talf ihw tirtraTirfi.fffMi high cIbhs " Dentists. We tell what - your work will of J35.O0O.O0O bonds for the t)urr.hi.inir f m etiyance - . L ... - r I niisf. Krtatnn iimmx, iqi it inrri.An a. r tueepring vtuivy water system, which OnrToMte Poatofflra anrt MiVr "X a at present supplying the city. w. K . strf" "SS,, tSitr '& iust coat. Boston Dentists, 291 U Morrison St. .V ,,Ji.''-;-.'V';V'''-'s V':..;. mm The Addition with Character Pay a Little Down and a Small Sum Each Month. See This Tract in Our Autos at Our Expense or Take Rose City Park or Montavilla Car Irivirelhunst Co. BOARD OP DIRECTORS: L, A. Lewi,. - ' F. P. Mead EfW. Cookingham- II. RJ1 Burkej Charles K. Henry 5. B. Linthicnm H, W. Fries ' Paul C. Murphy James B. Meikle . Robert II. Strong , ; , "Charles K. WlUiams ; George P. Dekum 522-528 Corbett Bld. Phones: "Main 1503, A-1515