The Oregon daily journal., July 13, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

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THE : OREGON. -SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLANP, . SUNPAY.
MORNING.
JULY 13. 1913.
CHIEF FORESTER ARRIVES ID PICK
AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND THROW
'TRACTS OPEfJ TO
i'. Government's flew Policy Will
, c Aid in Development of
Oregon. -
' " Carrying out the government's new
policy or seeking out what agricultural
lands mar lurk within the confines of
forest reserves and designating it prop-
- eriy so that it may be thrown open lor
actual settlement, Chief Forester Henry
S. Graves arrived In Portland yesterday
from "Washington. '.-., , ,
" During his visit 'here ha exoect to
' kettle dermiteiy cor - recommendation
what shall be done with . tract which
have been the subject of field agents'
investigations, both In the Sluslaw re
- Eton of southwestern Oregon, the pumioe
lands of central Oregon, the Deschutes
' region and In the Cowlits river lands
in tha K&lnlar fnruti nf WuhlnrtAn.
' i ' Heretofore the government has made
little effort toward discovering what
, tracts Are suitable, for agriculture. The
prospective settler was required to seek
( put the lands himself, decide' whether
' he iCould use them for agriculture and
' then make Ws application for settle
went..; ; : o:r.-; '
' I '-. W1U emaia Oae Week.
; By the, sew plan, expert of the for
est service will, pick out fertile tracts
- ow grown np In trees, report them
" suitable for agriculture, and eventually
liave them listed separately from tbs
fceneral forest reserves, throwing them
open for homesteaders from .time to
- lime. - This will Include, land from
which the Umber has been sold.
1 Portland la Mr. Graves' principal stop
Ting place oa his western trip, whloh
,1s the first since last fall. H expects
v remain in in oiamct aoout a wees,
Reaving early this- week for the Sluslaw
: country, where he will - decide points
reported to him by the field agents,
'i Later, he expects to go to California,
fcnd thence to Arizona and New Mexico,
fcvharf other and different problems af
fecting conservation and forestry . are
clamoring for attention, --.
- "We are adjusting classifications of
- forest lands as rapidly -as possible,"
caid Mr. Graves last night. ."If we
Jind many bodies of agricultural land
n the forests we will segregate them,
.AVe have an appropriation sufficient to
i hope to be able to make tomi special
recommendations before I leave the dis
trict Oae Is the pumice land of cen
' tral Oregon in the Deschutes and Pau
, Jlna forests, and X have some reports
tlat have been prepared ' here on the
' j'heracter of the land and will have that
J ii consideration for recommendation to
the secretary of agriculture whether
Uiese lands shall b eliminated.'
Many to Small Tracts. '
"Most of the other lands are in small
' tracts, in the forests, soma along creek
bottoms, some in secluded valleys, some
. 1 n the gentl slopes of the mountains, j
- "W r tnaklnor timber aaJea as fast
as wt can,, to get me iana ctear so mat
settlers may find tomes without delay. 1
" We have Just sold a lot of stumpage
in the Kanljtsu. forests of Idaho. The
... timber will be -removed and the land.
Which is eultabW.fot agriculture., wilt
- . it thrown oDen to hoinesteadera This
Trocess guarantee the getting of land
under cultivation instead of letting' it
Xall Into, the hands of timber speculat
ors. This is don where there is heavy
limber that is really suitable for lum
ber In other tracts where the growth
ia light and where the land is still
good land it Is not so easy to dispose
"of the growth and settlement is - not
I apid. i , , i . ; , ' - , v
5 Experts to Bander Opinio.
'-' "Another question is in th Cowlits
. alley : of the Rainier forest, and I
have reports hers on the character of
the lands. 1 hope very much to be able
to settle that question so that we can
open up lands for entry there. I think
probably I can make a recommendation
"A imilar question la in the Bluilaw
forest, wnera I am going next wik,
- The claMificatloo of this land and Its
aalvnatlrMI A arftjMll itlTsi 1 A titlMlIV
forest lands is the point there, as soon
- as the classification Is complete, the
opening to entry within the forest or
elimination from the forest will be taxen
pp. Agricultural department .experts
wiu finally determine what lands, are
. best adapted to farming and which are
better fitted for other purposes.
'"The agricultural area in the forest
, la Oregon is not very large, but there
' are individual tracts her and there
Which jfould ; prove Ideal homesteads
whejpXueared of the standing timber
scr properly cultivated. The little
-tracts can be A taken up. at any time,
' but from now on we are not, going to
wait -for the ambitious pioneer to spy
jut his own homestead, hit or miss.
Insure Eye Comfort by
getting an Extra Pair
cf Lenses in a Shur-on
Before Going on Your
Vacation.
The rood qualities of
8hur-ons are emphasized
avhen you have Shur-on
fitted here. ; ' ' . '
THOMPSON
" OPTICAL INSTITUTE
2d Floor Corbett Building: .
5th. and Morriton , '
THE HOMESTEADER
Henry 8. Graves, chief forester of
. United States.
but will have, all so classified that be
may ten without a trip into the region
whether It is worth his while to con
tinue his search for a new hom.
Seatlment XS Changing. .
"Some crltlolsm has been directed at
the service because we have not been
doing much, but now the sentiment is
changing a they se roads being biased
throughout the woods, as they see defl
nite and material results beginning
after years of ekperlment and con'
structlve planning.'.'
'Mr. Graves ' arrived in Portland Just
too late to confer With George H. Cscl),
forester in charge of the sixth district.
which includes Oregon, Washington and
Alaska. Mr. Cecil left Friday night for
Alaska, in company with-Captain J. B.
Adams and Karl Clapp, .both of the main
offices at Washington. They expect to
be gone a month or six weeks, visiting
Beward and the foreat ' tracts along
some of the principal streams. -
The classification Of forest lands
there is one of the objects of their
trip, though one idea will be to show
the service men first band some of the
problems of the field agent
HEUSNER IS MAKING
ANOTHER EFFORT TO
' OBTAIN A FRANCHISE
(Continued From Page On.)
ner franchise covert th same route as
that asked for In his previous applica
tions. Entering the city from the Pe
ninsula at th northerly city limits, "as
the earns Is now and may hereafter be
established,1? in Derby street, the route
la as follows: ' ,
-Along Derby street to Kilpatrlck. to
Patton avenue, to prescott, to Maryland
avenue, to Falling street, to Vancouver
venue, thenoe along Vancouver avenue
and 1H that-part of Russell street at the
offset to Vancouver avenue from
through tin (4ong Vancouver avenue
and Russell street to East Broadway:
In East Broadway to the east approach
of th Broadway bridge, over the bridge
and Its approaches to Broadway street.
wast to Fisnaers, to Tenth, to Salmon,
to Fourth, to Flanders and Broadway.
. Th compensation to be ' paid under
th proposed franchise Is $200 per
mile of single tracK per year, the
sam as that paid by the Portland
Railway. Light & Power company in
tn last zrsncnise granted it.
Woat Ton Who Backs Ba,".
' In filing his application at the city
naii, nr. ueusner did not say who is
backing him in his bid for a franchise.
He refused to answer this question
when th proposed grant was up
before. .v-.
Th franchise will be investigated by
Will H. Daly, commissioner of pub
lie utilities, under whose department
aii iraoonis ana puono utuity mat
ters are Included, before It Is for
mally presented to th council.
For th last few weeks there have
been indications that th Portland Rati,
way, Light & Power Co. has been aware
os iiousnere intention to abandon his
effort to run up Broadway. When the
roruano Kauway. ught Power Co.
was awarded Its franchise in that street
th council made the grant contingent
on th company's making- arrangements
with Heusner to lay a third rail out
side its narrow gauge tracks. . Heusner
in turn had to put up a bond of IT2.000
to Insure that he would bear his oronor-
uon m m aoaiuooai expense thus in.
volved.
Up to the time the Peoole voted on
the Heusner grant, the PorUand Rail
way, Light & Power Co. was lavins- ties
under Its tracks wide enough for a third
rail. At th same time President' Jo-
selyn declined to put in narrow gauge
crossings and turnout--across Wash
ington, Morrison and other street along
th route, even for temporary pureoses.
on tb ground that these crossovers
coat $30,000, and that if they had later
to . be replaced by crossovers wl th . a
third rail, those originally laid would
oe a toiai loss to ins company..
v sTamw Gauge up Broadway.
- Within ' a week after: th defeat of
the franchise, however, although it was
known tha( Heusner would apply again
from the new commission council,, the
Portland Railway, Light A Power com
pany began putting in short ties under
Its track as laid so short that It would
not d posaioi to lay a tnira rail out
side th harrow tracks. It also bearan
putting In it narrow ' gauge cross
overs, indicating that it knew Authori
tatively, that there would be no likall
hood that they would hav to be taken
up and a third rail laid. -
In th meantime, sine the new com
mission: government has r taken office
there hav been efforts, on the part of
property owners along Broadway to
hav the city require th Portland Ball-
way. Light . power company to cut
off the ends of the long ties already
laid., It was , asserted - that the vibra
tion from passing cars at the ends of
these o ties would greatly injure and
shorten the life of any pavement laid
over thorn. - This movement was head
ed by attorney representing the Im
perial, hotel. $;t,y. '? ?;'''M,i-Afty-':r:
Upon the aavie or city Attornev La
Roche, th council refuse J to Interfere.
Mr. La Roch held that the laying of
me long ues naa been under a private
agreement between Mr. Heusner ' and
the Portland Railway; Light ft' Power
company, and that for the city to in
terfere in any way might make it liable
tor damages. y$ j ttvayvi if,
With Mr. Iieusuer's application, there
are now three applications .for fraa.
chlses either before, or about-to be for
mally put before the new council. .The
other two are that of th Portland
Oregon City, a subsidiary of th Clacka
mas Southern, for right to bring later-
uroan trains into th city, across ' the
MO YEAR TERM
'-.'i.-'-;-1tH
Representative From Coos .Has
Appealed and Filed Bond ;
; on Statutory Charge.,!
. ''. Special to The Journal.!
Coqullle, : Or... July ; IfWudg ,ipok
passed sentence on J. 8. Barton, who
was 1 recently . convicted . of ; an attack
upon Miss Madge Toakam, to an inde.
termlnate term of from one to ten years
in the penitentiary. Th case has been
appealed and bond furalahedi".--.':'.''-.1
Barton is a Coquille abstractor and
representative f rora Cooa county in the
state legislature.: ' .:r,-r ;!-s "X;
OUT OF OFFICE
Papal Decree Declares No
French Ecclesiastic 1 Can g
Become Candidate, s
'(United Pren leased Wire.) v
Paris. July 11. By papal decree no
Frenoh ecclesiastic- from now on can
become', a candidate for office without
special permission of th bishop of his
diocese, while those already holding of
fice fall under - the same ruling. The
Abbe Lemlre, one of , the most pictur
esque figures In the chamber of depu
ties, will thus have to obtain permission
to retain his seat, resign from the
chamber or quit the church. His case
is attracting considerable attention
here.
- Without a doubt," ho said, "the de
cree aims at me and m alone. Already,
In 1906, a note from the Vatican obliged
ecclesiastical candidate for office to
obtain permission from the bishop, but
exceptions were made favoring those
already in office. I cannot forget that
at that-time the Abbe Gay mud, of th
Conservatives (church party) was my
colleague and the pope did not wish to
displease him. Now I am alone at the
chamber and the pope has so modified
the decree of 1906 that I must resign or
obtain ' my bishop's permission, and X
am not inclined to accept an authority
so ruled by caprice."
l The Abbe Lemlre, therefore, la la di
rect conflict with th pop.
HEAVY WINDS DELAY
FLIGHT OF AVIATORS
- fSneeUl ta Tha Journal.
' PeotwaUr, Mich., July .13..Unabl to
contlnu their flight today because of
heavy winds, Aviators Roy M. Francis
and Beckwitn Havens planned to fly
from this' port early Monday and speed
direct to Mackraao Island., without stop.
ping at Charlevoix as originally planned.
Glenn Martin, tha only other competi
tor remaining In the 00-mlle Chicago
to-Detroit flying boat cruise, messaged
Francis and Havens from Muskegon to
night with an offer to wager a good
box of cigars that he will be the first
of the trio to reach Mackinac. Martin
is (0 miles behind the two leader but
believes that ho has the speediest flier
tn the race.
Walter E. Johnson, New Tork sports
man, is out of tb competition. He gave 1
up wis arternoon when his filer was
wrecked near Robertsdal. Ind.
WOMAN AUTO DRIVER
KILLS WOMAN IN CHICAGO
Chicago, July 1$. Weeping hysteric
ally at the central polio station. Mrs.
EL C. Webster tonight told how she
happened to run down and kill Mrs.
Martha Beggs, wife of James E. Beggs,
purchasing agent of th Chicago and 1
Eastern Illinois railroad, while driving I
her touring ear this afternoon.
"I couldn't help It," sobbed Mrs. Web- ,
ster, th wife of a prominent Chicago I
broker. "She stepped right tn front of '
th car and I Just screamed and covered
my face with my hands."
Mrs. Beggs, whose home is in Dan
ville, UL, had Just arrived in Chicago
and wa on her way to her husband's
office. Mrs.' Webster wa released by
the polio tonight and sent home under
ths care of a physician. ; ,
SAY ONE GOOD POLICEMAN
CAN KEEP INDIANS GOOD
' (Wishingtos Bursas ef The Journal.) - I
: Washington. July 13. Senator Cham-1
berlaln will take up with secretary of
the interior a petition from the resi
dents and cltisena of th Orand Ronde
Indian reservation and vioinlty to re
pine present polios system with one
competent' man to do polio duty and
look after old and infirm Indians. The
petitioner assert that on competent
polioeman caa break up the "present
reign of liquor selling and other vices."
They allege present officials are not ',
in a position to oops with these mat
ter. Rev, Felix Bucher and IS others
Signed th 'pUtton4i'i;-v7;;.;g.yt:..:V'.
COW JUMPS OVER MOON
; GOES TO 32 CTS. POUND
' " '.. . . i . ' r i - , ; ,. ,
' Cnlt Press tastd Wirt.)
" Chlcagc. 111., July It.- Forts' cents a
pound for choice cuts of beef mav be.
come a reality before winter, -The sec
ond aavance in retail prices was an
nounced by Chicago dealers today. They
pushed th choice outs to SI cent a
pound, bulged ' tne " picnickers' ool-l
bo'lsd bam to 40 cents, listed breakfast
bacon at it cents, and mad calves' liver
a delicacy at It cents a pound. The
usual exchange of courtesies followed.
Th retailers blamed it on the packer,
who coyly dodged, "passing the buck"
right back to the retailer. v..
Storm Delays Morrison's Trip. -
' (Halted Prene Leased Wlre.1 :
Erie, Pa., July lJ.Owlng to the heavy
storm which swept tha eastern portion
of Lake Erie tonight. Captain Morrison,
of the United States reserve ship Wol
verine, decided not to attempt to take
the Niagara. Commodor Perry' re
claimed flagship, out of the harbor.
One hundred years ago, when the Ni
agara left here to meet th British, it
was delayed by Just such ' storm. Mor
rison expects to tow the boat out to-'
morrow morning, reaching Falrport in '
th afternoon. , t .t , t I
!Tawtborn bridge, and that of the Port
land Railway, Light Power company
for a crosstown franchise on the Kat
SlOBb
CLERGV BARRED
HUilliEIIOT:
EAGER TO FORCE A.
STRIKE IS BELIEF
Committee Will Go ; to Wash
i, ington Monday to'See - Wil
j son; Arbitration to Be Tried
uifJt Is Possible. ,
ifaf ,iT z ' 'ysF-p
; fTaltad Pwi Uasad Wlrej.;''
rather than unqualified lndorsoraent -of
the strike vote of; 76.000 railway conT
ductors and trainmen was predicted' to
night, following the all-day session of
th commltte of on thousand repre
senting the conductors' end trainmen's
Three: Rooms Completely
Furnished as Pictured, In-
dudingfirusselsiRugs
Old Time Edwards' Terms
of $15.00 Down and $2.00 a Week
Sends it Home
The Bedrobiii
it. Very prettily furnished ywith a massive S-inch
continuous post bed," solid
: knob and a . 20-inch oval French plate mirror, 0x18
Brussels rug, solid oak table with top two feet
across, heavjr, oak rocker and chair to match. ' Al-
. together a big Edwards' .value youH find exceed-;
jngly difficult to duplicate. , . ' u
iniiC n t ch e m
SSOGO
Including the latest i'tyle kitchen treasure with
bins,' a splendid gas range, including all connections,
and two solid chairs. . Those who prefer can have
.a gooa stove instead oi the gas
organisations in this city today.; -Ths
union, officials will (to to Washington
to meet President Wilson and Secretary
0' Labor Wilson Monday .
" Beth Low, former mayor of New Tork,
president of the American Clvlo Federa
tion, 'Secretary Ralph Easley of the
sam organisation, . ' and Marcus M.
Marks,' also a member, urged ttie men
to;pahlcIpate;xin4he:.leonferencat
Washington Monday, when representa
tives . of he Tilroad workers . have
len Invited to discuss the relative
merits of ths Newlands and Clayton
bills, enlarging the board of arbitrat
or under the Erdroan 'MtZiW'y
' At th eonolusion of today sessions
It wa Mid that the railroads wouldl
undoubtedly accept the Invitation and
that W. 8. Stone and W, 8. Carter would
represent the' railroad employes. . .
(; Stone, who la president of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive 'Engineers, and
Carter, who. is president of th Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, have
both been Instrumental' In framing the
Newlands bill and"" favor that n'iasur.
Besides 'their own organisations, , they
will represent A.' B; Garret son. presi
dent of -the Order of Railroad Conduct
CortaMsMdCertaiiiNets
s,v At naiii
C(ii For $1.00 Arab Nottiqgham A yd. for 15c White Curtain Swiss
OUC Lace Curtains 2Vz ydsx39 in. ; oZ 36 inches wide. : .
For .50 Ecru Nottingham 1 Ap , yd. for 17c White Notting-
I uC Lace Curtains 2Vx ydsx48 in. 1UC ham Lace 38 inches wide.
Q9 or vory cnm ur" 1 yc or c ottmsnam
ulXj tains 2 yds.x38 inches. - l tC Curtain Lace 38 inches wide.
(JJ1 JA For $350 Cluny Net Lace 17 yd. for 35c White Notting-
4) 1 Xjtj Curtains 2 yds.x40 ins. , l'l C ham Bungalow Net 40 in.wd.
mmmm ii&a. mam.
range.
t GOOP pl.oe:
MEteiwi I ilTlMf.ITiiK (M '"'" -
I. jt it
ors, and W. O. Iee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railroad : Trainmen. '
;:-!s:';S;;,wai. Arbttrauoa. m;!
1 With' the i possibility that, they may
get what they want in -the, way of me
diatory legislation, it la considered pos
sible, that the conductors and trainmen-,
even though they ratify the vote, will
do it in such form that will not become
effective as long as there remains a
chance for arbitration.. ,f ,, i,
While be would not discuss at length
the remarks of either Low or Marks,
President Garretson said both had on.
doubtedly mad an Impression on the
men. ' vv'; 4 ' '
H "Do you think there will be a striker
he was sskod. iA y--p, i'v--fiOh,ii;
don't know," he ; replieCj
am no mind-reader or psychologist. ; It
Professor Hugo ; Munsterberg can tell
anything at all about it, he has three
units on me. All I can say is that th
pren are here all, in fact, but half a
dozen. The places which those six
would have com from aro widely scat
tered. The men are her to put a cer
tain definite proposition to a vote, and
they will do It," - f -'A -
.'-Smplor) Xssn irtatemsat. ' ,
"? Shortly attar adjournment, late this
afternoon, a statement was Issued by
the railroad employea . It was signed
by Garretson and He and led with a
TTTY
JTirice
Dining Room
o$87o00 .
Handsomely furnished with a 6 foot solid oak
PEDESTAL .EXTENSION TABLE, built on'
plain; ' straight Mission - lines ; four MASSIVE
QUARTER-SAWED OAK BOX SEAT DINING
CHAIRS, upholstered in GENUINE LEATHER,
and a GENUINE 9x12 BRUSSELS RUG. -
Edward, Terms Are The, Best
They meet every emergency or unusual require
ment. Remember, no one seeking credit need ever
leave here-disappointed. .
jJ.,, ' , fa-jC? "V"a
i
to nrRADEiI
partial review of the ociivltleH1 of boto
ides in the wageontroversy up to th
present. .-iiy -i, ij,i.;:;; i''5v?r;-i; ''' '
- The statement was given out tin par
tial, effort to show that the railroad
are nrimarllv concerned for the cur-
k tallment of. absorption funds whlo.i -:'
would result from granting $17,000,000
annual inorease- asked rather, than for '
the individuals holding ' comparatively
small blocks of stock. "
Before the session was called to order
by Chairman Thomas, diligent search
of tha oorrldors and meeting rooms was
made by a corps of the employes. - The .
committee has in its possession a die-,
tagraph discovered in a Chicago meeU : s
Ing hall last year, and they were, not
taking any chances. , - . V
?: Nothing of the kind wa found 'here,
and President- Garretson gave the'
searchers a hearty laugh when he en
tered to find them prying plotures from .
the walls and hanging ruge over th .
radiators. , . ' ' v .
t 1'. i..n... h ig ..w-y-:f
Alleged : Dynamiter Out On Ball.' .'
. (Colted Press Leased Wlte.)
Leavenworth, Kan,, July 12. H. E.
Phillips of Syracuse, on of tb labor s -man
convicted at Indianapolis for ilr
legally transporting dynamite,- was re- "
leased ' from the federal , penitentiary
here today on bonds of $10,000,
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Will Buy A
V Good
Sevinrr Machine
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