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About The Times-herald. (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1910)
MviMr (fp Tf YtmtSttriift v Th OffleUl l'npor ol lUrncy County hsi lbs Urgcat circulation and la ono of the beat advertising tnodtutna In Etalern Oregon. xme (Brent Jlnmct) (Co.tiuii'u Coven nn nrwi of li, IU8,H(JD mica ol landi 4,n,'lt,()5t nrrcM yet viuntit tiilmU to entry nnilcr Hie juiblic lurid lws ol tho United HlutcH. VOL. XXIII BURNS, HAUNKY COUNTY, OUEGON, JULY 23, 101 1 NO. 36 She MteMft I v -- . L wletired Land Official Says Conserva tion Business is Overdone WED RESOURCES NOW SAST TO BLAME FOR CONDITIONS -s-L I II. Schwartz Points Out Abuses of the Government Policy in Handling Public Lands Should Have Laws Not Controlled by Individuals, but Concress. Posterity is ample able tolfn,., mnn ... r. toq .., kc ; care of itself. If it cannot iperiencea, he is listened to and wi not help it anyforustOhecded The hegira to Albertft toddle in its business now," nm, nM,n rn,i; ,i0 w w vaa) lIIMVIIIll W1UI lllbbti fid II. II. Schwartz to an Ore- nian reporter while discussing e controversy over conservation I natural resources. (Mr. Schwartz recently retired chief of the field service of e General Land Office at Wash- ton D. C. to enter the firm of niton & Schwartz, attorneys. Mr. Schwartz said Western tes knowing their own require nts, had forced certain bills rough congress. As these did suit the ideas of certain per s, he said, they were prompt- uspended. First ot all we ought to con-fnn;nir i i i !-. er what is conservation, ne , "I thoroughly approve of right kind of conservation, the kind that makes us buy 1 for the Pacific coast to the from the United States will dwindle from this on, at least for a while. The returned farmers make various complnnts. Not only are the winters very long and very cold, requiring a great amount of fodder for stock and much fuel, but any year the crops are likely to be destroyed before they are ripe by early frosts. Sometimes there are heavy frosts in August. Then there may be protracted drouths, ruining or injuring crops. Wood in many parts is far distant and and fuel are high. Freight charges for crops arc also high, so that there is no great profit on even a good crop. There is a great amount of fntrlv f-iifiln lnrwl n ttiatnn ant of ?L000 000ayearfromCanadaan(1 dimI1 ,t wi be . a 17. u ...Lttlj ! mill nltnHf v ai virKiHia, wnui:n.wiiiBmjiv- tf. , , ..i,;.,nt,l l.i.t M,n e needed for the iron fields, ! attraction8 of Umt co;,ntry ,ms ridiculous when we have the skuii coin numu .it uui u. ,.. t, i,0110 '; conservauon umi iiiumm fnnp inn,i0 uf BT. -1 C C a .m h M alnV.-ll IfflAA lill HIU $u Ol uixuiuuuiicu wu.wui v;. i - .a fr M a v fcu 1 ttf inl t It in Xii Ul IIUI.UI.il KUIUI . tn ,.,lnn,l nn ,J !,,. Jn 1 - !l.l V-i 1 . I v ..... v.... ..v. ... any irrusponsiuit:. ia iiuii. hat conservation, aspracticed certain people, amounts to. Flake the case of Arkansas. the benches of Arkansas can (found the finest apple and ch land in the world. But it lot available because it is be- conserved for a timber crop ry 50 years. In place of that pear crop we couiu nave an lual fruit crop. rhe people in the east have E siim !lnna rf nnncorvfitinn 1 Ull IU.44i3 Ui v,uiwi,llltnuil. 1 j 1 . t i tir 1 le up everything until the I. cni awpaicn irom wasn-n-ityinthe East makes up , K on to he Oregon.an says: lind what it wants to do is.. ... u.., ,....... . hllntr imam tit t an lilnn ilniiiiiritlli Et-.'f nmnnnfai riiirromoflv UB' iiwiihi ill ouuu iiuaaiijriiiK ftl IblllliUUIIki OVa vrua. awaauj 1 1 1 1 1 have laws that cannot be SU,H' ,.,",' un. 0" ' .? bended, laws not controlled been greatly overdrawn. Many dis- to the Men with a little means any Pacific northwest state. And any western Oregon man who would leave this mild, equable, healthful climate to go up there to live permanently must not be offended if people regard him as in some measure "off" men tally. Whoever goes away from Oregon to live soon discovers that he made a mistake. Journal. DIG TRACTS THROWN OPEN. which had been temporarily withdrawn from settlement, and as a result millions of acres wero returned to the public domain A Ajt twtn tr i isL pIiaiiid entry, Congress should do- coal land, while 1,30C,G55 were determined as not coal land. The latter were restored to set tlement The sale price of the coal land was fixed at $80,G05, GCG. Tho minimum price fixed r lour -fii fVri onttiA lnrwl to t1 A i.i ...:n. i.; r i 1 "J '"" "" "" " '"" " -p-'i woiftuuw.u. ...... tu. ' 300,923, " hrt onil iln ia mat- nnu idividuals. Instea 1 of pass- bill permitting the presi- to withdraw certain lands feelf, if it seems advisable. we can get at the root of thing and we know just who sponsible." hat is your opinion of Judge iger?" Mr. Schwartz was he said. "He is not only I eat man, but a thoroughly jhtforward and honest man there is not a scrap of guile Im. The attacks made on were most cruel, looking fthem as attacks on Ballinger lieve however, that they have been made at this ipon anyone who happened ipy his position as Secretary Interior. le has anility, ne is a con. live statesman. He looms love the attacks that have lade upon him like an Ore- ;pme looms up above an fcrn scrun oaK. iamk upon attacks emanating from fish and crooked minds and ive the situation accurately In Louisiana, 1,036,800 acres which had been withdrawn as oil lands were restored because they contained no oil. Withdrawals were made dur ing the month covering 1,350,856 acres of coal land and 3G00 acres of oil land. The survey recommended in June that 2,751,932 acres of land in Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Utah bo designated for settlement under the enlarg ed homestead act. In the Musselshell group placer claim in tho Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, 800 acres were classflcd as mineral lands, and 1430 acres as non-mineral lands. INDUSTRIAL NOTES. tOMINQ BACK TO OREdON. tiy uf the farmers from the States, especially those the Pacific northwest states ent over into Canada, are back. The tide is turn- Most of these emigrants to rthern colony have had a minting experience. Their ie reports will deter thous f others from going across ics to better their condition o money faster by farm- Experience is a great and inly entirely dependable What a man learns by iierience ho Knows, sure and when, being a re- (Portland Correspondence.) Portland's Autumn livestock show and race meet on the Coun ty Club grounds will be known us the Harvest Festival, and tho biggest purse over offered in tho Pacific Northwest for a single race will be hung up. It will be $10,000 and will bo knownfas tho bankers' purse. Another, offer ed by the hotel men, will bo $5, 000, Many smaller purses will bo offered and it is believed that tho festival will attract a larger gathering than any Bimilar meet held in this part of tho country. James J, Hill will probably bo tho biggest attraction of tho fes tival. A strong telegram of in vitation has been sent him, which it is belived ho will accent. It i3 planned to put tho great empiro builder on tho program for an address. Dates of tho festival aro Sep tember G-10. Tho amusement end of tho festival will bo far moro prominent than ovor be fore. Tho attraction will bo se lected with n view to meeting tho varied tnstes of the multi tudes in nttendanco nnd it is promised a good time for all. Tho interdependence of North west cities, ono upon the other, and tho good to bo realized from tho exchange of courtesies is demonstrated every little while. The latest evidence was at the time of tho recent Salem Cherry Fair when Portlnnd boosters filed a special train and mado a neighborly Visit to tho Capital City, taking in the Cherry Fair nnd making nOte of the progress of Salem since they were their last. This jaunt did every body good, both those who went and the Salem people as well. Al bany will have an apple fair this fall and Portland will do every thing possible to make that a success, in return, rortianu re ceives the support of tho Valley cities at its Hose Festival and other times. Tho Western .Forptry nnd Conservation Association, which embraces the states of Oregon, California, Washington, Montana and Idaho, is carrying on a cam paign to save the forests from the usual fire losses that occur each summer. This organization represents 13 miner association. Printed matter, fire warnings and circulars, are being sent out to timber owners, millmen, farmers and others directly con cerned. In its literature tho Association states that half the merchantable timber in the United State is contained in the five states in the Association, and that their production of lum ber is one-fifth of the total in the country. What is said to be the biggest event in the history of Coos County will be the Carnival to be held by Marshfield and North Bend in tho week beginning August 15. A clam bake, the largest ever held on tho Coast, is one of the features. There will be many amusements for the people and big illuminations of the Coos Bay cities and harbor. The arrangements now being made are on a larger scale than was ever attemped in the Coos Bay country. Portland has organized a group of "Live Wires" that proposes to do things for this city. The membership is composed of those best fitted to bo expert boosters for their home town, and tho plan is to ginger up the city to nn extent never before attemp-d. ARE WELL PRO VIDEDFOR Much Money for Distribution Among The ScJwols on Hand BE MORE THAN SIX MILLIONS August . 1 The State Treasurer Will, Have on Hand Ai Largest Amount Ever Apportioned in History of Slate Tremendous Sum of Money out on Interest. The following is part of a dis patch from Salem to Tho Journal showing tho amount of school funds in tho state treasury: On August 1, when the an nual apportionment of tho com mon school fund interest is made between tho counties tho statu treasure will have on hand to distribute tho largest amount ever apportioned in the history of the state by about $20,000. The .semi-annual statement of State Treasurer Steele given out today shows there was on hand June, 30, $203,980.82 and the re ceipts for July will bring the fig ure to a point somewhere be tween .$220,000 and $230,0')0. The amount apportioned one year ago was $308,300.05 which was the largest amount ever apportioned. August 1 the common school fund will have reached more the abandonment of the policy of secretary James It. Garfield. The minority report, it is as serted, will conflict in almost every particular with the finding of the majority of the Commis sion, insisting that Pinchot and Garfield were justified in their I'ulit. HONOR J. J. HILL. According to tho Telegram J. .1. Hill is going to be shown how Oregon appreciates him when ho visits Portland this fall. It says: James J. Hill is to be given the greatest reception ever accorded the distinguished empire builder when he appears hero as the hon ored guest of Portland at the time of the Portland Livestock Show this fall. Plans are being formulated to make one feature a great banquet, which shall bo live-ban- PR0DUCTS TOR DISPLAY. F. W. Graham, Western in dustrial and immigration agent of the Great Northern Itailway, is busily engaged in accumula ting a large stock of Oregon products for the Oregon car the Great Northern intends to send through the Eastern states in September, says tho Oregonian. The appointment of Mr. Gra ham followed tho trip taken by President Louis Hill through Central Oregon, nnd is tho result of the impressions Mr. Hill then obtained. "Mr. Graham is now ongaged in having preserved a large number of soft fruits from dif ferent sections. As fruits rip en thoy nre bottled and cared for and n place found for them in the car. As tho apples and pears and nuts from different sections uro sent to Mr. Graham, ho will have them taken caro of. "I shall bo glad to receive pub licity literature from tho secre taries of different commercial organization," said Mr. Graham yesterday. "Every part of Ore gon desiring to have literature in the car and sending it to me shall havo u section devoted to its special publicity and tho men displaying tho cur will have in structions to distribute tho lit erature" Besides fruits, grains, grasses and vogotablo products in tho car, thero will bo Chineso pheu santB and others of tho Orogon gnmo birds. The cur will bo de voted solely to (Jregon, than $6,000,000. The semi-an nual statement of the state tren- attended by Mr. Hill nnd surer shows the funds to have stock breeders only. This been on June 30, $5,1)888, IS9.87. l"ct is to bring the master mind Sales of lands which are being of tho Hill system in direct con made continually will bring the tact with Northwest stock inter amount over 6,000,000 by August ests, that the mass of breeders 1. Of this amount $1,97.1,266.50 may get from the railway and aro in the first mortgage loans; industrial seer words of advice $229,325 in school district bends: ,1(1 cheer in their industry. $693,192.52 in certificates for the M"y other things will be done sale of lands, and $91,715.85 to make this trip of Mr. Hill's in cash from which first mort- mihnoriible. His work in Oregon gage loans are being mado each is taking such tremendous pro month, portions, and his development With this tremendous sum of program is being made such a money loaned and bearing inter- National feature, that grateful est, the state of Oregon has not Oregonians feel that this will bo found it necessary in two years to, second opportunity to express to forclose a single mortgage. Tho last forclosuro suit was brought by the state more than two years ago and involved only a small loan of $250. The slate of Ore gon owns no forclosed lauds or tenements, which speaks well for the prosperity of tho citizens of this state, as well as for the system in use by which the state's $6,000,000 of school mon eys are loaned. Dr. Clark nridofully recounts many instances of curing with the condensed alfalfa juice many nervous aliments, from delirium ! tremens to "that tired feeling.' One of these was tho aggravated case of a Reno sport, who bet on Jeffries and drowned his sorrows in so many tall ones that the cobras camo to get him. Tho condensed-hay expert boat 'em to it and cured the victim so ef fectively that nowhesliuddersnt sight of evaen a dog, if tho dog is a growler. Tobacco chewing, gloomy thoughts of suicide, insomnia and a host of other undesirable things fade uwuy liko the mists of tho morning under tho sooth ing influence of a few forkfulls, of nlfalfa done up in a tablet New Spring and Summer Novelties p Loin of Money. HALLINOER EXONERATED. According to n special story in tho Chicago Tribune under a Washington date line, Secretary Richard A. Ballinger will bo ex onerated by a majority report of the Joint Congressional Com mittee which for five month has been making an executive inves tigation of tho conduct of the Department of tho Interior and of tho Bureau of Forestry of tho Department of Agriculture. Tho investigators who concur in the majority report, which carries a condemnation of the course of former Chief Forester Pinchot, J. R. Garfield and Louis A. Glavis, according to the Tri bune story, are Senators Nelson, Flint, Sutherland and Root? Rep resentatives McCall, Denby and Olmsted, all Republicans. It is also declared that a min ority report will bo filed, declar ing Secretary Ballinger guilty of the charge made against him, to which tho signatures of Sen tors Purchell (Democrat) and Fletcher (Democrat and Repre sentative Madison (Republican) .lames (Democrat) and Graham (Democrat), will bo attached. It is asserted that the majority report was drafted by Senator Nelson, and that of tho minority by Representative James, and that in addition Representative Madison has written his own opinion of tho affair, although ho will sign tho minority report. Tho majority report is said to find Secretary Ballinger acted within record and displayed proper judgement with respect to tho Cunningham coal lands, that ho was, honest und conser vative in his actions, and that he was justified in his criticism of tho Reclamation Scrvico und the mighty builder appreciation of his work. The first testimon ial of the kind was during the Lewis and Clark fair, just after Mr. Hill had decided to build a line down the Columbia on the nortn bank. That was a supurb ovation, but the event this fall, after the great development campaign has just commenced to bear fruit, is promised splendors nnd elements of heartfelt appre ciation that would pleaso a real Emperor reigning in absolute nowor. All features of tho en tertajiiment will not be announc ed until later. For tho banqilot, Julius Meier, as chairman of tho Livestock Association committee, is already getting busy. C. C. Chapman, of the Com mercial Club, said that other events would be attended to quickly. Mr. Hill's announce ment that his engagement with the Portland association was too strong to break, evon for an op portunity to appear with ox-President Roosevelt in a National gathering, hns emphasized the Portland duty of showing its ap preciation, and tho Commercial Club will tako hold of this matter with a zeal that has not marked any past event. When all hns been finished, it will bo found that Portland, Oregon nnd tho Northwest livestock men will bo lined up to greet the rail way magnate and givo him tho warmest reception ho has ever received from taibutary country. ALFALFA IS CUREALL Alfalfa, hitherto holder of n plebeian place in the food scheme is destined to become n compre hensive medicativo und remed ial element that will put all others in the shade, according to Dr. Mnriun Clark, who announc es tho discovery of remarkable curative properties in tho plant and blossoms, says n recent dis patch from Los Angeles to tho Oregonian, Her iden, lilrendy carried out on a Himill scalo and suggested by tho menthol industry, is to olectrolyzo tho ulfalfa and con dense its healing dements to vest pocket sizo -a haystack of medicine in u tiny tablet, The state treasurer has filed his semi-annual statement for the six months ending Juno 30. Tho balance on hand, held by tho statu Jan. 1. 1910, amounted to $821,820.55, while tho receipts derived from different sources swelled this amount to $2,764,- 181.02. Disbursements for the past six months reduced tho funds to $848,952.33, this total exceeding tho balance on hand at the first of the year by $27, 131.78. First mortgage loans in the Common School Funds amount to $-1,974,200.50; school district bonds. $229,325, and cer tificates of sale. $693,182.52, and with the cash on hand the Com mon School Fund aggregates $5,988,489.87. Tho annual ap portionment of Common School Funds will bo made August 1, and will amount to about $320, 000, or $78,000 moro than was given last year. flood Crops la Umatilla The latest report of crops from Pendleton to the Oregonian says: With the beginning of next week tho harvesting of Umatilla coun ty's 5,000.000 bushels of wheat and 400,000 bushels of barley will bo on in earnest. These esti mates are conservative, and have been made by several prominent local growers and buyers after careful investigations of condi tions in different parts of the county. While the regulation number of acres of wheat is in crop this year, more of it ia spring sown than usual and under ordinary conditions the crop would there fore be below normal for tho rea son that spring grain hardly ever yields as heavily as fall. This has been an unusual season, how over, in moro ways than one, and while all the spring grain is not good, there are thousands of acres where the yield will be as heavy ns from thoso fields seed ed in tho fall. It is estimated that there aro 200,000 acres in crops nnd that the average, yield will bo 25 bushels, giying ,the normal crop for tho county of 5,000,000 bushels. Why pay the rates, charged by Standard Compunies, when you enn get the samo protection fpr about half? Firo Insurance ta cost in tho Horticultural Fire Relief. Randall, Passenger & Mnloney, You will nevor again be quite as you are today mentally or physically. Perhaps not ever again will you bo nble to get so "young" a photograph that looks liko you as today. Visit tho Sayer Studio. Tho Edison Phonograph ia gaining in popularity and should bo in every liomo Lunnburg & Dallon are resident agents. Suits and Garments Mrs, Geor gia E, Pierce, fl w V Tl Onlr Wonaii'a Cll tta forYsuMWomta I.ocuJ (noni tht tutiful liilla nor 0lUiJ. Cilifotou. fmmtum tloi ta 3n PuucIko taJ tta (rot Uuivrilu of tta Wtit. Full cpUrglkt aurM leading) lu itfin, Hntrtnc anil fJutlon iqulrmnU laulviUl ta ihoM al SuulorJ and Unlvtriily ul California. Training fila tuJinli lor liatnlnf rrtfuUr linta ol Jralo worV. anj oflrri apfoial avantifia (or muate, art, library atudy and liomt .oouoraici. Well qulppJ UbaratorUa tor c!oc. Special lUntloa to.rntlth of aludmta, MoJtrn avinmiium thoraulhly aulpptd. Out. door lilt and irauiinnnti In tta IJI California cli data. Alumna In aviry city on tta Paeia Cout. ru. u.iMw.w. ....... I pnaaipaNT Luill clay camon. UL. D. Min- colwoi f, o , cAur9r.ru. Shown by us for the first time in the latest goods for Dresses and Gwns are seldom found outside of the larger cities. We are a ways looking for the new swell lines Nothing too good to show our patrons THEY WANT THE BESTWE KEEP IT Store Brown's Satisfactory N. BROWN & SONS Burns, Oregon. m ' e)s sii M. L. LEWIS- "" a333r FIRE INSU km ....Represents the.... Home Insurance Co., of New York, Live pool, London & Globe, Fire Assurance Co., Philadelphia. OFPICU WITH HKKIS & 111(1(1 s. u l"o nersouili of LunaliurE & Ualton'a. $SWGX &SSSSvS -uT -rt ns, Oregon. The HOTEL BURNS N. A. DIBBLE, Propt. CENTRALLY LOCATED, GOOD, CL AN MALS, COMFORTABLE ROOMS Courteous treatment, rates reason ableGive me a caM A First Class Bar in Connection THE CAPIAL SALOON, C. A. BEDELL, Proprietor. Burns, - - Oregon. Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Billiard and Peel Tables. Club Rooms in Connecrionv rm The Harriman Mercantile Co. GENERAL MERCHANDISE BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES Complete line of Groceries and Dry Goods Gents Furnishings FULL AND COMPLETE LIN OF HAMILTON BROWN SHOES HARDWARE FARM IMPLEMENTS, WINONA WAGONS, BARBED WIME Wp ffiW&nteOiqunlity iuulprias Let us provc;to you thnt weIhave',theKoods at riulit pricesCall and t.eo us DE3C.ai273riia3L.a,DaL, Oreg. Tkt 1T w T w i x, !& J A A - v v ytgC