The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, December 21, 1912, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text0-4 S. P. SUED BY U. S. 10 hues Hugo Tracts of Mineral Land in California Claimed by R. Rounder Grant Authorized by Congress 50 Years Ago. United Press Lents Wire.) Los Angeles, Deo. 21. The greatest suit In equity in the history ot the world, - Involving 45.7M acres of oil hmds la the Coalings district of Cali fornia, valued at 1260,000,000, Is on file iu the United States district court here today s gainst the Southern Faclflo rail road by the United States government This is the first move m the govern ment's fight to establish title to all of the oil lands In California now claimed by the Southern Pacific company. The land consists of 125,000 acres of ths richest oil fields In the state, including the Kern river, Sunset, Maricopa, Mc Kittrlck, Midway, Elk Hills, Devil's Den, Lost Hills and- Coalings fields. This land is variously estimated to be worth from $3000 to S7000 an acre. It is val ued at nearly 11,000,000,000. Additional suits covering the territory are expected to bs filed within It months, i ;, The bill was filed by T. J. Butler and B. D. Townsend, special assistants to Attorney General Wickersham. A large number of special agents also wera en gaged In collecting material for the suit. Secured Best Oil Znds. : . It Is alleged by the government that while the Southern Faclflo company was securing the lands which It claimed under Its grant from congress. It had In Us employ a corps of the most com petent mineral experts in the United States, and this In the face of the fact that the railroad company was not en titled to any mineral lands under its grant As a result, the government al leges, the Southern Faclflo secured the very best oil lands in the state. ' From an economic and : Industrial viewpoint the vital question is whether the Southern Faclflo shall control a substantial part of the state's resources or whether-these resources shall be thrown open to the general publio and be brought into active competition, ; Secured by tand drank The Southern Pacific obtained the land by a grant authorised by congress July 27, 1868.. It authorised the com pany to construct a railroad extending from San Francisco southeast through California to connect with the Atlantis and Pacific near the boundary lino be tween : California and Arizona. - This grant was for the alternate odd num bered sections to the extent of 10 seo tlona on each side of the line of the road. The grant; however, contained the following provision: "It Is provided further, that all min eral lands be, and the same are hereby excluded from the operation of this act" The act further provided that the term "mineral lands" should be deemed to include coat and Iron lands. The government contends that it was understood by both congress and the company when the patents were granted that the exception to these lands should be effective. ; 'When the extraordinary value of these lands developed, the government says, the company conceived the idea of repudiating- this exception and claiming these rich mineral lands in the face of the exception and claiming these rich mineral lands In the face of the exception of both the grant act and the patent , The company, It is expected, will con tend that the mineral land exceptions were inserted in the patents without authority, and that the patents have the effect of an adjudication binding upon the United States; that the lands de scribed In the patents are not mineral, despite the express statement In the patents to the contrary. , Case Heard la X.os Angeles. The suit technically was filed In the northers, division of the Southern dis trict of the United States district court at Fresno, but the complaint was filed here, because Los Angeles is the head quarters of the clerk of the court. The government representatives, it is said, will demand that the evidence be heard In Los Angeles instead of Fresno. United States District Judge Wellborn win probably occupy the bench. Should the defendant object to hearings here, it may carry a demurrer as high as tho supreme court of the United States. In this event' the case probably would not go to trial for a year and a half. It is predicted here that in any event the cult will be a long drawn out affair. ; ELECTRIC SIREN WILL HEREAFTER CALL OUT . BEND FOLK TO FIRES y'. , (Spm-ial to The Journal.) , Bend. Or., Dec. 21. -Bend has Just purchased an electric siren ,. fire alarm at an outlay of about f 150. It will be operated by a i two horee power motor and there will be boxes In various parts of ' town with which fto turn in alarms, Heretofore the ..only means of giving a fire alarm has " been the church bell, and often it , refused to work properly, cauS- ing delays in getting the fire fighters to the burning structure 4 and the destruction of property that .could otherwise have been 4 ' saved. The slreri has a powerful , detonation and in future only deaf and dead citizens are ex- - pected to be able to sleep through . a fire. FINDS BUSINESS GOOD SO JUST KEEPS ON GOING J '. Hpeelal to The Journal. I , Ooldendale, Wash., Dec. 21. Harry Lea, an itinerant piano tuner, was ar- rested at Glenwood, in western Klickitat,' upon complaint of a Sunnyslde livery man, from whom he hired a team No vember 2S, saying he would be back the ; same day, '.'-.Instead of returning the team he came over into Klickitat county where be was following his vocation. ; Lea admits having the team out much longer than he expected, but disclaims any criminal Intent lit says he found business good and Just'kept going, in lending; to return to Sunnyside with the team when ho got through canvaslng Kltrkttat county.' He says he wrot "te"llvtrymaCTrom Rooeeveli Decem ber 18 that he would be back with the team In. a few days, 7 i'y.-."':': '-".- . press ctrszo xir g to it dats. Your i1rtgtm will refund money It FVr OtNTMKNT fails i cure Itching BiinJ, E Ceding or Protruding lllee. fOui RECOVER 111 THE Christmas P. O. t n t? h , He's the Human Buffer for Excited Patrons Forwarding Christmas PreuonU at the ; Packages Each Day in tho Registry : Standing P. W. Winters, Superintendent; ; t. Ogaen, v, lu. liensaiw. ing Things "Heme to the Folks." II f m mrjl vi"W', ' . ... KY f George H. - Seaton, the genial and stout person with the cap, on which are the letters, "U. S. P, O.." who offt elates in the postofflce as officer of the lobby, is having his annual experi ence of being a mall box. This is the surest sign that the . Christmas rush has arrived at the Portland postofflce. Excited persons looking for the mall chutes spy Officer Beaton's cap through the lobby crowd and dash madiytt him. "Here, mall this for me!" they shout, thrusting their letters and parcels upon him. They would even slip them into his pockets if he were not too quick for them. Though he objects to being a mall box, Mr. Seaton Is a question box with out protest He will answer any ques tion you ask him. Doesn't matter what It la. There are no mora new questions, anyway. Mr. Seaton aays so, for he has answered them all. Just stand In the lobby near him a minute and see for yourself. Listen to this: "Officer, I want to mail a balloon. What's the postage?" . "A- a did you say balloon, ma'am?" "Yes, it's a toy balloon for my little nephew. He is years old, you know." Or a, stout woman will smash a line at ino stamp wmaow to xunaers in a center rush at htm, as one did yester day, her arms full of packages, and briskly direct him to have them weighed for her. "And don't forget to stamp them, and then mall (hem," she adds sweetly. "Tes, charge them please charge them to Mrs. '. - "What time's the next steamer leave New York for Berlin?" demands a per spiring citizen. "This present's late and I got to get It off by tonight's boat, I tell you." "Say, Mister, Where's the hot dog THE HOF-BRAU Will serve you Christmas Dinner Table d'Hote, a la Carte or which ever iay you desire NONE BETTER New Money for Christmas Money is irjore attractive if new,, and to enable our customers and friends to make their Christmas gifts in new money, we have shipped a supply of new gold and crisp currency for the holiday season. Security Savings and Trust Co. Fifthajid Morrij6nSlrceU CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $1,400,000 OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, : I. ...in,-,,.,, .,....., i j.fsi.jisiLj,-i.f i-j jju-'ig-BK-y afw - 'i Rush on? Just Ask Seaton! . n h h Portland Postofflce. At Top Rushing the Thousand of Registered Division Sitting, Left, Mtes L. Chapcllej Right, Miss Jj. H. McDonald, .:if.. .iv.JvJ ''M - window? Gimme one with a government stamp on It," puts in a wag. That is how it goes with Mr, Seaton all day while this Christmas rush Is on. And take it from Mr, Seaton. who knows, there is some rush this year. As for today, it will bo the busiest of the season. The long lines before the stamp and register windows began to form as early as t o'clock. Telling it in terms of figures, 42 extra clerks and 40 extra carriers have been put on duty by Acting Postmaster Williamson to take care of the Christ mas packages, both outgoing and in coming. Twenty-one of tho extra clerks are working in the registry division, un der Superintendent W. T. Winters, where the Christmas business is heaviest. Or dinarily there are only 15 clerks In this division, but a big proportion of the more valuable Christmas packages are registered. Between J500 and 4000 of these pack ages are registered and sent out to other towns every day of the gift sea son. The flood of packages will not slacken until after Christmas. In the neighborhood of 2500 registered packages a day are now coming in to town for Portland folks. That is one reason why so many extra carriers have been put In service. It Is Interesting to note here that this is the last Christmas that packages will be registered by the postofflce. After January 1, when the hew parcels post law takes effect, letters will con tinue to be registered, but packages will be Insured. &r n n noiwm in mo juwuuy oumi. V "This Insured mall Will be handled with a fraction of the red tape and reo ord keeping and receipting and at a fraction of the expense of the present registry system," says Postmaster Wil liamson. "I consider It - the greatest forward step in the postal service In many a year. It will reduce Immensely the work of the department. Under the new system, Insured mall will be han dled and delivered like ordinary mall' Two Days 1-4 Off Xmas goods including" best perfumes, domestic and imported, handbags, toilet, manicure and smokers' sets will be sold next Monday and Tuesday at hi off already low marked price. Remem ber the days. Alder Street pharmacy, 242 Alder. ! Holly, Mistletoe CHRISTMAS TREES, Ferns, Palms and Pot Plants OUR Seasonable Offerings include the most desira ble decorative and flowering plants; splendid healthy specimens, all. sizes. They are inexpensive, beautiful, appropriate and always acceptable. Just Received from , JAPAN ?naint Dwarf rees Rare Palms Ornamental Evergreens and the finest lot of Wistaria we have ever offered. Prices are low and these un usual plants make splendid gifts. r Holly Trees f" We offer the finest lot of berry-bearingr Holly ever shown in Port-. j land. Nice specimens from $1.50 up. 1 Call at our store or phone M, 4040, A-6015. ,W will be pleased to aid in selection. Make prompt deliveries. Prices ar , ' right. The best values offered in our line. PORTLAND-SEEDCO. ' ;; PHONES MAIN 4040, A 9 'f KeGOH ROLLS Of -Assessment increase Most i Is Made Up by Multnomah County. , . (6i1m partis ef The Jnurml.) ' Salem, Or., Deo, 21. Not including the assessments that are made by the state board of tax . commissioners, ' the as sessed valuation of the state is nearly $1,000,006 greater this year. than it. was last year. The greatest increase .was in Multnomah coanty, where over tl.000, 000 was added to the tax rolls this year. In. a few of the counties thenj U a. itncraaa In valuations. ; The COm- '1-plete summary aa compiled by the state tax commission is as follows: vh;.,-?, '..,,i.,i.'.;M,t i7.tiB.aso t timm 6uton"..A,...... 10,lO,4Rl .w.i Claekainas ......... Sl.MS.tM':,&TM.t5 H. - ft aM iwn Ait j s 4 11 aiift 41 k , Columbia ............ 12,B7,00O 1W.M,0S! UOOI ................. Criy ................ CurrT ................ Ixmclae .............. Olillin . 19,4M,1!J . ,1TS.Z4S ;. ,itT,8tt 26.8TS.HW ,444,()Wi , 6.ml,81 ' , T,IW'2.8a.l . ,OI4,8aO tiMH.ftftO S.6S,805 KfllJ,T75 . 8.9,209 84.I44.WK) S.842.1H3 23.B5S.S2S ; ,)78,800 tr,e5j,7RT ' 8.SOO.T78 IOB.B.13.820 ia,e49,H70 8.045, 2:t0 14,888.133 JW,8M,80t 18.84Z,19 ; io,8se,no ,2ri7,3.' 17,S21.7a) lB,iU0,92O : t,arttT7 ; 4.ni2,m t7,0n2,145 f, 6,4(W,70O 0,717,64 ' T.848.886 9.33B.42 ' 12.049.145 8.9H6.875 1B.6K2.121 , B..tl.6.V I4.B.I8.BMO ' 8.902,613 . Sfl.042.2iW : . 9,872,820 8.H,ON3,2ll4 e.176,701 80:),U3.1tl3 13,149,100 ' .073,8Kn 14,523,732 W.609,141 1H.M9.2I5 10,210,730 j 6,531,590 17.780,9a 8,263,282 15.038,071 Hsrne.T Hond Hirer Jakon .............. JoMphln ............. Klaiaata ............. Uke Lane v Mncula Mnn Malheur ,,. Marion Morrow Multnomah Polk (thermal! .............. Tillamook ............. UmaUUa . 1'nlon Wallowa : ............. Waace ................. Wttihiogton Wheeler Yamhill ............... Btite .1784,118,857 $793,098,181 CALF BORN ON A FARM , NEAR FOREST GROVE IS ABSOLUTELY INSIDE OUT 8feclal to The Journal.) ; 4) Forest Orove Or., Dec. 21. i. most peculiar freak was born yesterday morning oil the farm of Thomas Williams at Hillside, f three miles northwest of this city, the freak being a calf that earns into the world wrong side out. By some Inexplicable pro cess of nature all the Internal organs of the calf, such as the lungs, heart, liver and intestines, 4 are on the outside, and the bead, , 4 feet, and hide are Inside; In fact there Is a complete transposition . of the normal calf. - " ' Dr. W. B. Coon, a veterinary surgeon of this city has the freak calf at his office and will pre- serve it He says hs has never seen only one before, this one beinr in a New York museum, COUNTY WILL KEEP COUNCIL CREST QUARRY The rock ouarrv owned by the county on Council Crest will not be sold, not In the near future, at least. V' - This was decided by the county com missioners yesterday when they con sidered a petition presented by - Attor ney Joseph M. Healy, asking- them to offer the quarry for sale. It has not been operated for more than a year. Responding to ths commissioners' re onest for a written explanation regard ing some. bills which they thought ex cessive. Superintendent h. H. Baker, of the Detention home, replied that the work was well done and tho charges were. In his opinion fair. The bills to taled SlSl.lt and were Incurred In re oalrlnff the heating appliances of the home, cleaning pipes, performing some plumbing work and excavating a cess pool. FIRST TOUCH OF WINTER IS FELT AT THE DALLES (Special to 1- Jonrnal.) , Tho Dalles, Or, Dec 21. This locality is experiencing its first touch of win ter. There is no snow in the valleys, but the surrounding hills are covered, and heavy frost occurred this week. ROSES from Ireland i A select col lection of the latest "Gold Medal" Itoses, Including British Queen King Oeorg-e v. George Dloksoa Mrs. 8am Boss As a Rift noth ing could be more - accepta ble. , Special- V "Juliet." This magnificent novelty, (color rose and gold), in large two year field grown plants, at only $1.60. For complete list of Roses, e Catalog;". - 6015 N" IN p- MM ; 1G12. - 'gaaga SIX FEET OF SfiOi, (tJnltad Troot Lat4 Wlra.) Fargo, N. D., Deo. SI. One of the most terrlfio snowstorms in . the his tory of ths state has North Dakota in its, grip today. Drifts from five to six feet deep are reported. The rail roads la all sections of ths stats art hampered by the heavy snowfall. MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT : i CLUB FOR PRAIRIE CITY ' ' (Swclel to Th Journal.) ' Prairie City, Or., Deo. 21. Tuesday evening cltlsens organised a Mutual Im provement club with W. J. Hughes as president and F. M, Klght as secretary, i ne rouiine or me cmo will be the dis cussion of live topics of .tho day, the members tsklng turn in outlining and presenting a chosen or an aaslanod sub ject, to be followed by an informal dis cussion by the other members. Women are admitted to membership and will take an active' part in ttWwork of the1 club, alternate evenings being devoted io weir worn exclusively. The club organised with a . memborshln of to. Meetings will be held twice a month. 1 THEATRES 71 Af (Sf.I Interests Children from S to 80 years Old.' ilUC:TIEAT8E: Seventh and Taylor PhOnea Mala 1 and A-112S. DMTHEE Ieek;"2.45' Every Night ffl. Until Xmas &l SEATS NOW 8BLLINQ Em (fijnrmn nV i . . UU lyiUUUuVs A-1020. Matinee Dally. AT THE BUNGALOW THEATRE iweiiin ana Morrison Bireeis, Mat lBc, S5o, BOO. Nights, 250, BOo, Too. r a NORTH DAKOTA DRIFTS Main t; wmmm "BJAIIfflB THEA7BE MiTUUUliaUU U UUlbini U LUlb iNO OFFICER,- an Intense, interesting I I -i play, with scenes lsid at a western military post. First time in Port dJ land. Evenings, 2 60, 1 60, tOa Matinees, Sto. Nejtt- week, starUng to morrow matinee. "Checkers." - ElMlfMSF "THE MACT MODELS," MATINEH iralE x aor,1u.,pMe "ty GiSr"1' " vja , . I OTHER HEADLINE! ACTS B Home Of, Bulllvan Considlne Special Prices Matinees, any seat 19a, Refined ' I Evenings, lQo, 20c. Vaudeville rnWliHTTIMniC WEEK DEC; It Minnie Palmar Presents the ltlS lUlM U ; AJ?AR5T R?VIEW; Hollman Bros. Jane Madison TiUU U tnKWfa!tf . ft Ca. Pom Moore-D. J. Davey, ridna Madison. L M ATJ INEE DAILY Don and O'Naal, Pantagescope. Popular prices. U WEEK DEC, ' Boxes and first row balcony reserved. Curtain S;J. f:lt and t. I.. "J1".. ULUfaJUlUlb . Matinees dally at 2:!o. Sunday and holt. ILL Sfnn Flood Co Pre-ents day nights, continuous performances, com LiJ "The Merry Manlae," ths menclngat t:S0. Friday night, choms girls laughieat of all laughing oome- contest Nsxt week. "Santa Claus Jr." OREGON HOTELS v OBEGON HOTELS OTtO REG PORTLAND, OR. -' "BEST IN THEf WEST, , ' An .hostelry of indescribable charm, unequaled in point of servioe. comfort and ppolnt ments. 1 Situated , in the very heart of things. European plan. WRIGHT, A DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY, Prop. - , - . 1 Stark Street, at Eleventh -PORTLAND, OREGON Attractive rates for permanenta furnished upon request - Unex celled service and cuisine. An unequaled table d'hote dinner aerved nightly 6 till 8, seventy-five cents. WRIGHT DICKINSON. Managers. iiyiiii HE- ' Third and East Burnslds .CENTRALLY LOCATED Rate Lowest In ths City 760 PER DAY. PRIVATE BATHI 1.00 DAY Limousine Bus VtM to All , Trains. . Special rates to permanent guests. 5 "1 K.K. CLARKE. Atf1 7 ft M i!i IliUiyii RBVERVBEW 1 A sssai SE INMATE IS HEIR TO $500,000 ' ' (United Pra Leiaed Wire.) Middletown, N. Y., Dec, SI. California lawyers wired Charles Drake, an lnmatt of the county poor house hire, that hi brother, who died recently, had left hint an estate valued at 1500,000. ' ' Town Wants Auto Fire Truck. "1; f ' (Social to The 'Journal.) : ' . ' The Dalle Or.. Dec, SI. A move 1 on foot here to supply the fir depart ment of the city with an auto fire truck. Petitions - are being xlrculat asking the city council to purchase truck, majority of the council having signified their willingness to buy the apparatus if a majority of the taxpay ers of the city want it It is estimtaed that the new apparatus will cost 18000 and to care for arid operate It will oost approximately $1600 a year. J , , v , ,(, ; "' 1 ." 'i '.1 f'. :' ,'':(',; ' The revised figures show that In tha next congress ths southern Democrats will have a membership In the house and senate together about equal to that from all other sections of the country, fhWatmaa trMa haat treai. fra Aa livery, open Sunday. 12S 10th st. WTS ENTERTAIN M ENTS PAUL J. RAINEY'S ' AFRICAN HUNT MOTION PICTURES ; Reserved Seats Now Belling for engage ment PRICKS, too and SSa POOR III Action HIGHT0 IT-tV - tub bio musical comedt. Special Price Mat Xmas and Bat. Eve., tS to tOc. Mat, $1.80 to too. 4, , LOUI8B . " JOSEPH AND COMPANY IN 11 1 butts c iMiflnriutie It a.- -f:.K. 1L.II H UIL JlkiliUJJ U U II IL. .-" Una U II lr M III U In It ' 6U Mora Feature Acts. t SEATTLE SEATTLE -WA8H. ' "IN. THH t SftADOW . OF Tim TOTEM.' Located in ths center of the financial and business dlstriots. Modern in every particular. Magnificently , furnished. ' Euro pean plan. .'....- WRIOHT ft DICKINSON HOTEL COMPANY. Prop. Only First Clas Amer ican and European Flan Hotel in tha City ABSOLUTELY nRE-PROOf PORTLAND'S GRANDEST HOTEL 100 rooms .... ...... $1.00 per day 100 rooms .......... .$1,50 per day 200 rooms, with bath $2.00 per day 100 rooms, with bath $2.50 per day Add $1.00 per day""to above prices when two occupy one room. ? VfiKI ATTKAUUVJS FKIUKS FOR PERMANENT GUESTS H. C. BOWERS. Manager. GAINER TH1GPEN. Asst. Maimer. EfJEKl It HUB IT -OF t CUE aw NOTE OUR RATES: Room with Bath Privilege ....... $1.00 Ur Two Persons . . , .............. ..$1.50 UP Room With Private Batli .$1.50 UP Two Person's V .:v $2.50 UP U Q. 8 WETLAND, MGR. (Permanent Rates on Appl.cation) .vsj.W.Wf-$'ivisJ .:.":'.v;v;i:'-''V' fM V i, ' " It R?F(land fanwuj HotcU Noted tor the txcellence lis Cujsine, European plcij) 1.-4.