9ASLY K4ST OKEGONIAK, PENSIiBTOX. OMDGOI. MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1911.
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LOWELL TALKS
THINKS TOO MUCH
IiAND IS WITHDRAWN
Nearly 300,000,000 Acre Included
WlUiln National ForesU Pendleton
Judge Favors Idea But Criticizes
Methods.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell of this olty
was scheduled to address the conven
tion of National Woolgrowers' at
Portland laHt week but was unable to
attend owing to the Illness . of his
mother. However, the able paper pre
pared by him on "Forest and Flock
masters" waa read to the convention
by Dr. S. W. McClure, northwest
chief of the federal bureal of animal
Industry with headquarters in this
city. In part Judge Lowell's paper
read:
"I hold no retainer from any Inter
ests or any individual, and for the
views which I here express neither
your organization nor any other is
responsible. I speak as an advocate
of the seasonable preservation of. both
Btate and national resources, and my
Interest In the questions here discuss
ed Is that of a citizen only. The brief
which I hold is for the public, for this
generation, and the inext, and fop
those to follow. Conservation, how
ever, ox the nation now Interprets It,
must be regarded as a manifestation
of the natural protest of society
against long continued lawlessness.
The desire on the part of the people
to terminate the domination of male
factors in the public lands has caused
the pendulum of public sentiment to
swing so far the other way that hon
esty 1b obscured and retardation tri
umphant.
"The movement has resulted, ac
cording to the figures of the general
land office, in closing to homeseek
ers nearly 300, 00,000 acres of the na
tional domain, an area more than
twice as great as Is comprised In the
German empire, or nearly four times
as large as the whole expanse of
Great Britain. It is true that all this
territory in not Included within the
national forests, but It is Included
within reserves of various kinds, and
the forests themselves cover approxi
mately one-half of the total acreage,
Country WTJ1 Need Kvory Acre.
"Such a situation menaces the de
velopment of the western states and
withholds from settlement lands which
are needed to assure a symmetrical
growth of the country. We are now
a nation of more than 90.000,000 of
people, nnd If the Increase of popula
tlon shall continue relatively, .anoth
er generation will witness upon Am
erlcan soil 150,000,000 Of people and
If wo escape the curse of the unnat
ural and dangerous growth of the clt
ies, every available acre of public
lands must be open to the home build
er. It Is urged, of course, that there
are1 vast tracts withdrawn which are
Incapable, of settlement and cultiva
tion, but except In the case of high
mountains, river brakes and unwat-
ered deserts It Is safe to predict that
It will be ultimately found that sub
stantially all the lands now withheld
from settlement will yield crops Jn
greater variety and abundance than
the hill farms of New England pro
duced In their palmiest days.
"The patriotic and unselfish senti
ment of the western country, as well
as that of the east, is behind the cop-
servatlon Idea so far as It Is reason
able. We desire to see the cool, oil
and gas Innds withheld from exploit
atlon, and the scientific splendors of
nature preserved In the natural parks,
We shall welcome the time when the
selfish grasp of great corporations
upon the national resources shall be
broken, and when the unearned land
grants of the transportation eompan
ies shall be returned to the genera)
government. Wo believe Implicitly In
the idea that the remaining water
power upon the public domain should
be retained for the people and. If
necessary, developed by the govern
ment for the people's benefit, nnd we
favor the maintenance of the national
forests, not for the purposes for
which they hii'e apparently been cre
ated, or hecauso we accept all the
theories which causd their creation,
but rather that the timber areas may
not pass Into the hands of monopo
listic Interests, but may be used by
the common people and may be pre
served for coming generations.
East' Conservation Idea.
"The west differs from the east up
on this momentous question only upon
the problem presented by administra
tion, towlt: the east demands a pro
tected wilderness. The west would
encourage Immediate use and occupa
tion of nil these reservations so far as
they can bo used and occupied; the
east would enclose them In a fence
of unconscionable regulations nnd dis
courage both use and settlement.
"The sentiment of the older portions
of the country seems to be based up
on a belief that the population of the
western states s composed largely of
land grubbers ond timber thieves, and
the Idea there obtaining seems to be
to withhold the public lands until
some vague, uncertain, tenuous time
In the dlptnnt future when all men
become honest.
"The men of the west who have
been brought in contact with the ac
tual conditions know better than any
one else can know that abundant
frnud hns colored public land affairs
for a generation. It Is a misfortune
for the western country, especially as
touching the promise of Its future,
that the stntute of limitations has
thrown Its protective arm over men
who ought to be In the penitentiary,
and that the doctrine of Innocent pur
chasers guarantees to present owners
title to illegal land entries, but such
In tho law, nnd theipast Is a closed
book. Tho law abiding men of the
west are ready to strike hands with
those of the east for a cleaner future
and for Just conservation of every re
source, but In doing this we have a
right to ask that our brethren snail
not be blind devotees of a system
which locks the doors of progress nnd
assures that kind of honesty only
which Is represented by the time lock.
"The west accepts the scheme of
conservation, Indeed welcomes It, but
It demands, nnd has a right to de
mand, such conservation as shall en
courage and not retard the develop
ment of the country; that there shall
be the fullest possible use of public
lands, of forests, of mines and water
power. Immediate and actual, and
such legislation as will give the people
such rights without undue restrictions
and without the ceaseless unwinding
of red tape.
"In the administration of the forest
areas we demand the most use, not
the least.
"The old Idea that forests are. ne
cessary to assure rainfall has been ex
ploded by more thorough Investiga
tion. I have to confess a change of
view myself.
"A complete and scientific exami
nation of all the public lands ought to
be mado by practical men under the
Joint direction of state and nation, and
the data made available to homestead
entrymen.
How to Administer IteHervcu.
"In my Judgment a first require
ment Is that there shall be placed In
each public land Btate a federal su
perintendent who shall have charge ot
the national resources therein and of
the use thereof, and that he shall be
clothed with full authority to bind the
government, and who shall act and
act promptly, upon every application
for power, mining, timber, grazing
and homestead privileges, without the
delay and theoretical technicalities
Incident to reference to the depart
ment at Washington; and to avo.d er
rors or favoritism upon his part there
should be created an appellate tribu
nal of citizens of the state who, in
case of dssatlsfactlon with any de
cision of such superintendent, either
by interested parties or the general
public, shall have authority to deter
mine the issue finally and promptly."
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BULLET BARELY
MISSES MAN'S HEAD
(Special Correspondence.)
Athena, Ore., Jan. 7. Dr. L. Dell,
a pioneer of this city had a very close
call to being killed a few days ago,
when a bullet crashed through his
house and passed only a few Inches
above his head.
Dr. Dell was Just starting down
stairs when he heard the crash of the
bullet through the window and it
lodged In the stair casing close -to his
head.
The bullet proved to have been fired
from quite a large rifle and evidently
had traveled a mile or two before
striking the house, so the Incident Is
not likely an attempt to murder the
doctor but merely the result of some
careless shooting at the edge of the
city.
MONUMENT FOR
LINCOLN PROPOSED
The erection of a monument In
Washington, D. C, in honor of Abra
ham Lincoln will be urged upon con
gress for approval by Senator Cullom,
(Repn., 111.). He believes that Lin
coln has been too long neglected and
that a memorial should be erected
without further delay ond regardless
of expense. Whether the cost should
be 2, 000,000 or $3,000,000, Senator
Cullom said should not be given con
sideration In tho selection of a suit
able design.
Cullom was a close friend of Lin
coln and thus the personal element
as well as his admiration for Lin
coln's groateness enters Into his de
sire to see the emancipator properly
honored.
Provision for the erection of a me
morial, he says, "Is a wish I cherish
as a duty which I hope may be ful
filled before I end my service."
Tho project has been pending In
congress for years but failure of the
statesmen to agree upon a site has
prevented legislation.
Two statutes of Lincoln now grace
the streets of Washington. One shows
him In the act of striking shackles
from a slave and the other is a small
statue of the war president standing
on a high pillar of stone. The de
mand, however. Is for a grand me
morial and Senator Cullom believes
that conditions are favorable for get
ting action by congress this winter.
OREGON
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Tue., Jan. 10
CHAS A. GOETTLER PRESENTS
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A Musical play of Quality and Merit
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LAUGHS 1 ,000
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MISSION COUNCIL
NEW TEACH EK ELECTED
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
IDENTIFYING WRITINGS
OF HARVEY W. SCOTT
SuM-rintcndcnt of Experiment Station
Return From Trip to Nation's Cap
ital Daughter is Born.
(Special Correspondence.)
Hermlston, Ore., Jan. 8. The pres
ent city council met last evening for
the lost time as the new council take
their seats next Wednesday evening.
Three members of the present council
retire being J. D. Bice, C. H. Crandal
and Russell Brownell. However, Mr.
Brownell was reelected and will k T
his office another term, the new
members will be R. C. Todd and H.
A. Waterman. At this last meeting!
the electric light franchise was passed I
and the opening of Furnas Avenue was
taken up and after much discussion
the council supported the measure.
New Tcaeher Fleeted. j
Yesterday Mr. August E. Bensel I
was elected as a teacher in the pub
lic school of Hermlston, this making
eight teachers at the present time In
our school. Three years agp there i
was only one teacher and six pupils,
and now eight teachers and several
hundred pupils.
Returns From Washington.
!R. W. Allen, superintendent of the
experimental station 'at this project
returned from Washington, 1). C, yes
terday, having left here on November
28. Whiie he considers the trip a
very profitable one he is glad to be
back again at his work.
Duughter Horn.
Mr. and Mrs. David Sorrells of this
city are pleased over the birth of a
12 pound baby girl. Mrs. Sorrclls is
doing well.
Charles S. Cx was here last week
from Mason City, Iowa.
J. Dixon spent a few days at Her
miston, his home Is in Pendleton.
R. S. Tucker of the third unit, hav
ing a homestead, Is now going into the
business of tuning pianos for the peo
ple of the project.
Robert E. Reed of The Dalles, Ore.,
was here over Sunday looking after
land Interests.
Mrs. Harvey Loungagln of Pomeroy,
returned to that place yesterday, after
having spent the holidays with her
sister, Mrs. G. 11. Upthegrove.
Mrs. Ha Smith left for Portland
yesterday to be gone for a month.
Jj' 0il Yu cannot expect it to do
otherwise these cold and
freezing mornings and white
frosty nights. We can still
offer a fine grade of coal de
livered promptly. Better see that your sup
ply of coal is in your cellar, instead of at
our yards.
OREGON LUMBER. YARD
Phone Main 8
Too Much Face.
You feel as if you had one face too
many when you have neuralgia, don't
you Save the face, you may need
It; but get rid of the neuralgia by
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Finest thing in the world for rheu
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Ernest Bross, editor of the Indian
apolis Star, has been spending a few
days In Portland, Ore., directing the
work of Identifying the writings of
the lato Harvey W. Scott, editor of
the Oregonlnn. Mr. Bross was for
merly managing editor of the Orego-
nlan and Is credited with having ns
wide a knowledge of the writings of
his lato chief as anyone living.
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YOUNG MAN
What Are You Thinking About?
pet busj- and buy a home. Now Is the time.. Never have a better
chance, property will never be as low again.
B-ROOM HOUSE partly fur
nished, only few blocks from
Court House. The lot is worth
all asked for the property, but
the party must have money at
once $650
4- ROOM HOUSE chicken
house, good lawn, shade trees,
cellar; house all newly papered;
Just the place for small family,
$575 1-2 cash, balance terms.
7-ROOM HOUSE on Court
street, a splendid property,
worth $1650, only $1050 if sold
at once.
5- ROOM HOUSE on Ann
street, worth $1800 cash, but
the amount of $1250 will buy it
If sold at once.
6- ROOM HOUSE on Aura
street, between Court and Alta,
fine lawn and shade trees in
one of best locations in that
part of town. Next door to one
of as nice young ladles in Pen
dleton. This house can be bought
for $20 month. Young man tell
her about the opportunity, t
can live as cheap as 1.
NICE 7-ROOM HOUSE: on
JUckson street; beautiful loca
tion; property worth. $3000, If
sold at once $2250.
17-ROOM HOUSE worth
$2500 can be bought for $1500,
only requires $400 cash, balance
terms.
12-ROOM HOUSE one of the
most up-to-date houses In Pen
dleton, worth $3000 or $9000,
for sale or trade for wheat land
or city property; would pay dif
ference on piece of property to
$12000 to $14000.
LEE TEUTSCH
Phone Main 5 550 Main Street
The Real Estate and Insurance Man
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