THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, : THURSDAY EVENINO. ; MAY 23. 1911.
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WonTf'Expressly."
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if (WttbtaftoD Sam et The Joaraat.)
i Washington, Mar. II Lfl authort-
' tie her expct a reversal of Judge
. Rob1 decision favortjiff. the Southern
'Pacific railroad In the suit brought bf
: George D. Robert! et al to cause that
: company to forfeit oil lands granted fn
.; California br the government, before
t the oil was discovered. rt
J In view or the fact that Judge ttcfne
based hta opinion, delivered In March,
I on the lack of authority vested in the
' secretary of the Interior-to Include le-
. the patent to the railroad an eioeptlon
' agalnat title to lands yielding minerals
other than coal and Iron, close observ
' ers of the case look upon the word
"expressly,", la the Joint resolution of
congress directing the secretary to is
sue this patent, as a probable vital
, point
Ta&f Boas' moling.
Judge Roes, recognising the Jurisdle
' tlon of the land department to Inquire
' Into the mineral or nonmlnerar con
' tenta of lands, and that Its determine-
tlon ia conclusive agalnat collateral at
tack, contends that In this case, as in
'that of Bhaw va. Kelloae before the
i 'supreme court, the , land should have
been geologically surveyed; the decision
should have been final, and the statu
tory limitation regarding minerals
should not apply in cases of discovery
' after the date of the issuance of the
patent.
In that case. Judge Ross says, the
supreme court waa undivided in the
opinion that when title did pass from
the United 8tates "and it passed un
questionably by the patent" it paaaed
free from the contingency of the fu
ture discovery of minerals.
Decisions Conflict.
The quoted parenthetical opinion of
'Judge Ross Is directly opposed to that
expressed by Judge Wolverton in the
recent case of the United States vs.
the Oregon & California railroad:
" That there be, and hereby Is, granted,'
standing alone, unquestionably imports
a transfer of present title. When read
in connection with the terms of the
grant, and in relation to the thing
granted, they may or may not bear such
signification." i
A salient difference between the case
of Shaw vs. Kellogg, and that which
Judge Roes decided in favor of the
Southern Pacific, is pointed to by gov-I
eminent authorities! In th former oast.
tb land1 office had no specif 10 an
thorlty for the insertion 'of a savins)
clause. Tee congress, which has oonr-
piete control or pu&no iana mane.r. m
authorising the issuance of a patent to
tho Southern Jfaolfio, notion!? said It
should be the duty of tho secretary of
th Interior to save,' but to " e press! y
save and reserve, all rights of actual
settlers, together with th other condi
tion, etc,, thus, It Is claimed, leaving
no escape from 'the-conclusion tnat,
under no clroumstanoen, should the
secretary omit the saving clause In the
granting of patent to the railroad.
V -, Clans Zs Admitted.
i Th practio of Inserting tb saving
clause, it is asserted, was strictly aa-
hered, - to until th administration or
Hoke smith as, secretary or in in
terior, when' it was omitted because
th railroads claimed they could not sell
their lands when th title wss SO Im
peded. .... '".
it has been reported that the ran roan
would raise th point that oil never
has bean adjudicated a mineral, but In
View - of ' the frequent acceptance ny
courts of the foot. that oil la a mineral,
officials her look upon tb point prac
tically settled. ,-,..'
Oil lands in California, .valued at
from S200.000.0u0 up. are involved. B.
D. Townsend. who represented the gov
ernment In Portland iff . the southern
Paclfla land grant forfeiture cases, has
been asked by Attorney Oeneral Wicker-
sham to .examine. Lhasa cases in Cali
fornia and advise th department as to
future action.
NAVY'S GREATEST '
(Coptlnued Prom Pag One.)
resents Uves of the state of Wyoming
and other sections In th union.
As the battleship, with her ooat or
dull red and bleak gray, waa poised
hlah In the air. nose up. In the ways.
she towered above everything else but
th steel crane which had been used In
her construction. She looked Ilk a
veritable mountain. The crowds, early
In getting to th scene, had ample time
to admire the curves, tbs splendid pro
portions of the huge Ironclad. Bands
from the other battleships enlivened the
hours before th launching witn Dnsa
alrs. Boats in th harbor aent out oc
casional salutes.
lg-aal for jfcanncMngy
As th throng watched the Wyoming,
a fiery red flag was seen to mount to
its topmast. This waa a signal that
the Wyoming was ready for lta launch
ing and that it might glide out of the
ways st any moment. From then on
the crowd waa at feverish tension.
If one has never seen 0000 . tons of
steel on the ways, waiting to be shot,
Into th water. It is impossible to a'
sorlbe the sensation thsi It gives. So
there was visible nervousness among
those close to tue venel when the work
men began to knock out th keep
chocks. Apprehension was not lessened
when some 600 men seised great batter
ing rams, six men to a ram. and began
to drive the wedgea in, whll others
emptied the sand baga on which the
bow rested. This operation almply al
lowed the iron and wood cradle for
ward, in which the Florida was resting,
to sett! into the greased waya. When
It was over the great ship waa all ready
for the launching, except for knocking
out the heavy beams which were shor-
inr tip her sides and sawing away tb
sol pieces forward. . ,.,
Borne llttl time elapeed ' after this
stage . of th proceedings had been
reached and befor th actual launch
In took place, and In th meantime th
interest Of the crowd wss taken np with
th arrival of th official guests. ;
Only Half; 0atplt4. '
Th Wyoming, as ah floats today. Is
only a llttl mor than on half com
pleted. , When ah 1 put Into eomn 1s
slon, sh will be as powerful as any
Dreadnaught on th seas, being v of
equal displacement and armament with
her sister ship, tb Arkansas, launched
last January. ,
In 1900 jh first Wyoming was
launched. She was a monitor, and waa
built for coast defense In the Paclfio
ocean. The present Wyoming ism of
a group or six first eisss Battleships
yet under construction. When th whole
number Is completed another fleet will
be added to the American navy, and
on atronger In fighting ability -than
th whole American navy at the close
of th Spanish-American war.
Th Wyoming Is not only in the
Dreadnaught class with respect, to her
batteries, but Is In th "super-Dread-
naught" class. In her main battery
there are twelve 11 inch guns. To sup
plement thls.ther are two submerged
torpedo tubes, from which torpedoes
can be discharged without th knowl
edge f th enemy.
eoonaary senary bug.
Th secondary battery Is composed of
more than twice tb number or guns
lh the turrets. Two fighting ihasts
rise more than 100 feet above th decks
of the vessel Observation towers sur
mount the two masts. The bridge and
pilot house are behind the forward tur
rets and are protected from an onward
attack by these turrets. Th bridge
and th two funnels, with th lifeboats,
are th only parts of th vessel above
deck when she Is cleared for action,
Th Wyoming will have a speed or
lOtt knots an hour. She will have a
bunker coal capacity of 1601 tons, but
will not be dependent upon coal entirely
for her power. Oil burners hav been
Installed In tb versel. and th ship can
resort to this fuel when in notion If It
la found advisable to do so.
Ths keel of the Wyoming was laid
February 9, 1910. Sh Is now a llttl
mor than 60 per cent oomplet. and la
expected to be rlaoed In commission
within another year.
United States Beaxs Third.
The United States now ranks third
among' the naval power, of the world,
England comes first, Germany second,
France fourth and Japan fifth.
The tonnage of th various navies,
bnilt and now under course of construc
tion, is as follows:
England, &17M3I; Germany, 918,846;
United States,! (34,163; Franca 726,281;
Japan, 493,671; Russia, 401,4(8; Italy,
227.069; Austria, 209,899.
England has eight Dreadnoughts and
49 first class battleships at present,
with 10 additional Dreadnoughts build
ing. Germany has four Dreadnoughts
and 22 first class battleships, with nine
Dreadnoughts in ours of construction.
The United States has six Dreadnaughts
and 26 first class battleships, with six
building. Franco has 17 first olaas bat
tleships, with two Dreadnoughts and
five battleships under construction,
while Japan has 12 first class battle
ships, with thre Dreadnoughts and e
additional battleship authorised or un
der construction. - ;; .. -. --" -.-
WALL STREET TRIES
TO BUY MADERO OFF; "I
t NAMES HIGH PRICE
" (Continued from Page Ona)
has seen Dies for several days and that
for four days many heads of govern
ment, department , hav been wiring
Madero to aak for Instructions.
"IDEAL REPUBLIC"
ALREADY WORKING,
ASSERT LIBERALS
N (United rress based Wire.)
San Diego, Cat, May 26. That the
"Ideal republic,- whloh has been the
goal of the Mexican Llfleral party, la
already working, at least partially, In
one part of Mexloo waa the assertion
her today In a statement by Attorney
B. E. Kirk for the Antl-Interferenoe
league, which took up th fight for the
releaee of Oeneral Pryce, captor of Tla
Juana, last week. He said that as a
result of a proclamation Issued in
Spaniah the storekeepers and resident
hav returned to Tla Juana. order has
been restored, lees liquor Is sold than
before and poatal communication has
been restored.
Kirk says, that far from enlisting
known criminals, as has been charged,
the rebel are very careful about the
men they take.
The Liberal army. Kirk saya, ia act
ing under orders from the Los Angeles
Junta and does not recognise Madero
"except almply as a leader of forces
ho for ths moment are under his com
mand." Attorney Kirk today received th fol
lowing letter from President Ricardo
Floras Magon of the Mexican Liberal
Junta, dated Loa Angeles:
'The Mexican Liberal party has no
compromise to make, either with Dlas
or Madero. The proposed peace treaty
between Madero and Dlas will not stop
the revolutionary activity of the rebels,
nor the activity of the other revolu
tionary forces Independent of Madero.
At this very moment fighting Is going
on in all the states of the Mexican re
public against the federal forces, re
gardless of any peace treaty signed by
Dla and Madero. Madero Is not the
revolution. Madero is simply a leader
of the forcea at present under his
command.
"The Mexican Liberal party has
armed forces in all the states of the
Mexican republic and has the northern
portion of lower California in oomplete
control."
CAPITAL PRACTICALLY
AT MOB'S MERCY;
PALACE THREATENED
(United Tntt Leued Wire.)
Mexloo City, May 26. A volley of
shots was fired by the police Into a
crowd of rioters here Just before noon
today. One man was killed and a num
ber wounded. At noon the etreeta were
still erowded with people shouting for
Madero and th revolution. -
Mexico City. May 26. After a slep
lea night. President Dies found scat
tered crowds about th palao this
morning, alt of them demanding his
Immediate resignation. Despite a steady
drlssl of rain big groups of men And
women paraded th streets in th vicin
ity of th palace, under th watchful
eyea of th federal troops. Th crowds
carried banners inscribed with "Viva
Madero" and other revolutionary mot.
toes, and hav apparently thrown off all
dlaguls and com out openly agalnat
the Dlas regime;
It is believed that only the assurances
of Alfredo Domlngues that Dlas soon
would resign prevented an assault by
the mob on the palace and th govern
mental buildings last night. Aa a re
sult of the tumult which raged all about
the palace, seven persons are known to
day to hav perished; 88 were seriously
wounded; windows of th palao were
smaahed, and there was great damage
wrought throughout all that eection or
the city.
Both th Chinese and Japanese lega
tions here have protested to the Mex
lean government against the slaying of
their countrymen at Torreon, but there
is no certain assurance that th trage-
dine will be Investigated or reparation
made.
It le reported that, despite the known
fact that he has arranged for passage
to Europe, Dlas, after hta resignation,
will not at once leav tb country. In
government circles, it is said, he is too
111 to stand an ocean voyage, and that
he will retire to a hacienda th northern
Mexico to recuperet his health before
going abroad.
500 Japanese) Idle.
(Dhlte4 Preee Leawd Wire.)
Monclova, Mexico, May 28. Five
hundred Japanese are out of employ
ment here today as a result of the
closing of the coal mines at Las Esper
anxas on account of the disturbed con
dition In this section. The laborers
probably will be returned to Japan by
the Oriental Immigration company,
whloh brought them to Mexico under
contract
BALLOT TO BE LONG
ONE; 40 CANDIDATES.
FOR COUNCIL NAMED
4 One of the longeat ballots ever 4
d prepared In this state was filed
dj this morning In the city audi- d
4 tor's office by Deputy City Au-
dltor C. F. Weigsnd. e
4 Sample ballots for the perusal d
w of the public will be distributed e
W at the city hall as soon as they
ran be had from the printing of- )
fk-e.
There are no leas than forty 4
d candidates for the council to be
voted on, including the asplr- 4
ants from the ranks of the So-
e delist and Prohibition parties. e
There are 23 initiative and refer-
4 end urn amendments also to be 4
4 coneldered by the electorate. 4
4
4 4
Journal Want Ada bring resulte. I
You Pay Rent on the
West Side
.
Usually for a crowded apartment or flat, because you can't afford
to own a home in a desirable part of the city and you won't.haye.
one in a cheap district
Now, if you only knew how easy and simple it is to own a home
in LAURELHURST, Portland's most desirable and jnost exclu
sive residence addition, you would lose no time in getting out of
the cramped apartment or flat Think of itt You can buy a lot
in LAURELHURST, which has every modern improvement that
any residence addition can possibly have, for as little as $900. '
When you have bought your lot in LAURELHURST. talk to
MEAD & MURPHY, selling agents, 522 Corbett building, and:
they will explain their plan for helping you to build a home. Their
plan means a saving of half your rent money.
Call up by phone and make an appointment to see LaurelhursV
Phones Main 1503, A-1515. J. H. Delahunty, agent at tract.
Phone East 989.
We Would Urge You
to consult us if for
any reason you suspect
your sight is failing.
Putting It off merely prolong
the discomfort; getting glasses
now will prove to be perhapa
the saving of your eyesight.
Our knowledge, gained by fit
ting many caaea Juat like yours,
prompta ua to aay that a per
sonal visit will result in your
being one of our permanent pa
trons. I employ a registered opto
n
STAPLES, the Jeweler ltSJ!i&
Merchandise Purchased on Credit Tomorrow and Rest of Montr Will Be Chorped on June Account, Payable July 1
"Men's WeekM-85,OQ Oil .Price of All Men's Suits Sold at S2Q or More Principal Portland Agents Vudor Porch Shades,
5c Ribbons, Ion 37c
35c Ribbons lor 23c
In th ribbon store, main floor, sal of thousands
o yards of best grade Silk Ribbons in many de
: iirabic patterns for trimming the 'Summer
Dresses. Dresdens, plaids, stripes, etc., in all
wanted colors and combinations; worth 9'7ya
to 85c a yard, special for this sale at. only Olv
5000 PIECES of 6-inch corded edge Taffeta
Ribbons, in every wanted color; -good, line OOp
quality; worth 35c yard, special at, yard iOU
15,000 PIECES of Wash Ribbon, 5 yards to bolt;
in white, blue, pink and lilac; pure silk: For Qp
beading, fancy work; 15c grtd 7c, 19c grade el
50c Neckwear for 25c
Thousands of dainty 6tyles th women's fancy
JJeckwear....,Net. lawn, lace and linen materials, in
stocks, Dutch and sailor effects, jabots, OKp
etc.; regular $1.25 values 67c, reg. 50c vals. eWeJC
1 Lecture by Raymond Duncan
Tomorrow at 3:00 P. M.
A search for "The Ideal Gorernment"
(Liberty, Ability, Progress). Those who
have not heard Mr. Duncan have missed an
opportunity which cannot be regained. His
talks are interesting and instructive. Don't
fail to hear him in this dis- 17 w
500 Pairs Women's $2
t
course 4th floor. Admission
.7;
Silk Hose for Only $1.00
500 pairs of mill ends in women's fine
Silk Stockings. Some are supposed to
be slightly imperfect, but it would take
an expert to detect it They are very
high grade. Values up to J- AA
$2.00, special price, a pair vleUU
Si
Sale ol Cemetery Vases
Japanned Won't Rust
AT 10c AND 15c EACH
" V ZlLJlhZkl2 Sale DeCOraUve FlaOS I of Pure Linen Torchon Lace in widths t
' "--s r " IVtJj? I ms- edges or insertions in. very attractive
-mczl-ZZZZ-- . - JU end rnralvnl Rnnflnfl II natterns: worth no to le -varrf-anertal -ar
and Carnival Banting
AT the LOWEST PRICES
225 Handbag S1.27
$550 Handbag 53.98
In the bag department on the main floor, a sale
of 500 satin and moire bags with long .-cordelier
handles, with gilt, silver or gunmetal frames;
come in black or white. The ideal bag (n
for summer; reg. $2.25 values, special P-Lf
150 HANDBAGS, with imported novelty frames;
suede bags, lined with silk, fitted with coin purse,
long effects, with cordelier handles; colors are
black, navy, brown, gray, etc Splendid dJO QO
$5.50 values, offered special this sale POei0.
15c Linen Lace for 5c
Main floor, in the lace store, sale of 10,000 yards
of pure Linen Torchon Lace in widths to 3S
patterns; worth up to 15c yard,"8pecial at til
Send order by mail. Well make good selection.
Wofflnieini's Suits
m . Values at $17.95
T
3QO on Sale
Hcre'i a lot of Women's fine Tai
lored SuiU full of atyle and character,
and the best values shown this season
! .-I I. I . .
-Thrifty' women will take advantage,
for it is not litcely that such good
styles .will be shown again this sea
son at a price like this The materials
employed are French and English
serges, cheviots, mannish mixtures,
black and white, gray and white, brown
and white checks, etc Jackets, are
the new . semi-fitting styles in me
dioum length with collars of same
material as suit; also satin or moire
collars Skirts are- i medium width,
plain -f gored or . with box plait in
back-Splendid p; values
81.00 Brides' Silks at 79c
$4.50 Brides' Silks $3.63
June Bride Days. Now, the pretty brides of June are
selecting their trousseaus. We have every fabric for
the brides' or bridesmaids' gowns, such as messalines,
peau de cygnes, satins, crystal crepes, crepe de cygnes,
marquisettes, satin crepes, etc., in every new evening
shade, with linings to match, all reduced. Prices follow:
$1.00 Silks at only 79t
$1.25 Silks at only 98?
$2.00 Silks at only f 1.52
$2.50 Silks at only f 1.79
$3.50 Silica at only f 2.69
$4.50 Silks at only $3.63
Sale Children's Dresses
To $15 Values Fourth Oil
Household Needs
$2.75 Teapots lor $1.79
$2.00 Percolators $1.38
$3.00 Dresses for 98c
up
c opienqiq n values f rm ,
$40.00,. special at t)i VO
In the children's store, 2d floor, a
sale of Dresses, made of white
lawns, nets and marquisettes, in
all the latest and prettiest styles
for confirmation, for Decoration
day dresses and for carnival wear.
Sizes 6 to 14 years; regular 1 1
$5.85 to $15 values, reduced
DRESSES of white lawn and lin
ens, daintily trimmed; sizes 6 to 14
years; our regular stock values up
to $5.00, offered, spe- 0 Or
cial for this sale, each AiOtJ
DRESSES of fine quality gingham
in neat plaid patterns, plain colored J,
chambray and dark Blue, percales;
sizei 6 to 14 years; splendid street
dresses, school or play Qvp
dresses; values to $3.00, for 70i
BONNETS for children; our en-,
tire 1 stock; triad of good quality
straw; ranging in price from jU
$1.98 to $7. now reduced just
Tea-Ball Tea Pots, nickel-plated a neat looking article
for the table, arfci insures a sanitary tea steeper. The
$275 size is priced at $179; $3 size priced PO " Q
at $2.09, and regular $3.25 values for only VeSeXe
COFFEE PERCOLATORS save one-third of the cof
fee. They are handy and quicker than a coffee pot.
Our $2.00 size, special at $1.38; regular $2.40 d-! F7Q
size priced at $1.63, and $275 values for only j) J- I 7
$1.15 Gas Plates for 87c
$5.00 Dinner Sets $3.95
Make Summer cooking easy and economical by Using
a Gas Plate. For this sale, 1-burner Gas Plates worth
$1.15, for 87c; regular 2-burner, worth $1.80, (O IA
special at $1.40, and 3-burner size, $270 value PWeV
DINNER SETS -English semi-porcelain ware, 100
piece set, worth regular $9.95, special at $7.87; 60-piece
set, worth regular $6.40, special for $4.98, dQ
and 50-piece set, worth $5, on sale at, the set vOeaO
Haviland Sets for S23.95
High-grade Haviland China Dinner Sets in three dif
ferent decorations to select from; dainty gold-line han
dles and knobs; 100 pieces to the set. of- d"l fitT
fered special during this sale at only, set Dde7J
60-piece regular $3940 Haviland set, special $31.65
100-piece regular $58.75 Haviland set, special f 46.95
112-piece regular $65.40 Haviland set, special f 52.75
Bohemian Butter; Two Pounds only 55c
Clover Leaf Butter, Two Pounds at 53c
$12 Mat Shape $6.95
Flowers Half' Price
Be your own Milliner or
have us make the hat to
your particular liking
j '-r.:-.Tt '.tisi
This sale offers unusual saving op-j
portunities to women who wish ex
clusive styles in headgear; 500 Hat
Shapes of the very best quality im
ported Leghorns, English hemps
bound with velvet, plain hems, fin
est English Milan, Neapolitans, etc.,
in black, white, burnt, blue, green,
coral, cerise, lavender, coronation,
gray and pink, in an endless variety o latest shapes and 0( Q?
sizes; regular values to $12.00 each, on special sale at only tPVFetV
FLOWERS, suitable for trimming the above shapes; our entire stock of
handsome roses, moss roses, moss buds, marguerites, pinsies, carnations,
hyacinths, sweet peas, nasturtiums, violets, forget-me-nots, Ulids of the
valley, poppies, primroses, "geraniums, thistles, chrysanthemums. wis
taria, cowslips, lilacs,, etc. The most popular trimmings for hats. y5
Values from 25c up to $5.00, during this sale all at a reduction of e
PLUMES The largest and best stock in all Portland to choose from.
French Plumes, Willow Plumes and ostrich novelties of everr aualitv.
color and size. Carefully selected by expert Finest made stock goods..
$15.00 Plumes for $ 9.S3
$ 5.00 Plumes for $3.49
$ 6.00 Plumes for $3.98
$ 7.50 Plumes for $4.98
$ 8.00 Plumes for $5.49
$ 9.00 Plumes for $5.98
$10.00 Plumes for, $8.98
$12.00 Plumes for $7.98
$13.50 Plumeslfori$a93L
$17.50 Plumes for $1 1.93
$20.00 Plumes for $13.93
$25.00 Phimes for $15.93
$30.00 Plumes for $19.C3
$40.00 Plumes for $28.C3
$50.00 Plumes for S32.C3
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