s-j s"f TXi H frr rr- f-Xa WIIIIIPM l !, II M -,,. - m ' hi !ii t "ni -i-'ifiiftwyin-iMf i MKDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEOTORD. OREGON, WKDN10SUAY. .TUNM 22, 1010. 7"Vfr 'it. B' IS I;: I tJ. If I U k fep v Fv'j f ,v & -1 H $4 s 1 P'l "5 0 .', "a V, f. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE NOW WMTHPORT After Many Months of Public Dis cussion and Fifty Days of Formal Sessions Committee Is Ready to Write Reports on Ballingcr. . WASHINGTON, Juno 22. After many months of public discussion and 50 days of formal sessions, the congressional committee, appointed to investigate the clmrgos brought against Secretary of the Interior Ballingcr at Inst is ready to betfn work on its opinions. There will be two reports and perhaps three. The majority of tho committee is expect ed, bo j on (1 a doubt, to declare the charges unsubstantiated. The mi nority will, not nccopt that report. Tho division probably will bo on party lines, with tho exception that Representative Madison of Kansas, a Republican insurgent, may return an opinion dissenting from the ma jority. It is estimated that the in vestigation has cost about $45,000. Tho whole inquiry was to deter mine whether Ballingcr was fit for hia job. Briefly summarized, the contentions which the "prosecution" presented as tonding to chow Bol linger's unfitness arc as follews: That his association with spcciul interests and friendship with Alns kau claimants biased him iu tho coal cases. That he attempted to hasten the Cunningham coal claims through to patent, both as commissioner of the land office and as secretary in the latter position acting through his subordinates while avoiding the np pcaranca of acting himself. That he came into secretaryship with the express intention of over turning tho Roosevelt-Garfield pol icy of withdrawing watcrpower sites. That he restored vast areas of valuablo power sites and when forc ed to undo his work by President Taft, rowithdrew the, lands, but af forded inadequate protection to the sites. That he undermined the efficiency of the reclamation service, sought to replace its director, P. II. Newell, and wanted to run the service on a political bt.sis. That his hatred for Gifford Pin- chot and tho forest sen-ice led him to abrogate co-operative agreements between that division and' tho In dian reservations. That ho terminated tho Garfic.d co-operativo irrigation certificates plan unjustly and upon a miscon ception of its purpose, and thus worked hardship on settlers und3r government irrigation projects. That he countenanced a scheme of one of tho reclamation service em ployes whereby the employo was to receive money from the Ilarriman railroads for lecturing in favor of irrigation projects along their lines. That he acted as legal adviser for several of tho Alaska coal claimants after his resignation as commis sioner in 1008, in violation of the statute which prohibits a government official from Drosecutintr elnimn against the department within two years after quitting tho service. Out of these accusations have grown additional charges, since the inception of tho inquiry, in general, as follews: That Ballingcr and Oscar Lawler, assistant attorney-general for tho in terior department, conspired to mis load and deceive President Taft us to tho truth of ho Glavis charges. That President Tuft should have Bent to congress, in response to a request for all papers, the so-culled "Lawler draft," mat Attorney-General Wicker sham deliberately antedated this "summary" of tho Glavis charges (o lend color to the statement that the president had a legal opinion before him when ho wroto tho letter exon erating Ballingcr. That the president really never renu tiie data on tho Glavis charges, prepared by Bollinger and his asso elates, and that ho hud Lawler write tho draft of u letter "as if he were president." That Lawler, who admits having written a draft, was nersonnllv bins. ed as to Glavis, and regarded him as a personal enemy. That Ballinger was guilty of fulso statements on tho witness stand iu regard to tho Lawlor draft. That George W. Porkins, of J. P. Morgan & Co., one of tho nartiinm ;.. I the Morgan-Guggenhdlm syndicnto in Alaska, was on terms of intimacy with Ballinger. That Ballingor and his subordin ates deliberately attempted to sup press material evidenco and nindo false statements when asked con cerning certain documents. As against those charges, tho "de- fenso" claims the following peints: That Ballinger had absolutely no interest in Alaska, and owed nothing to his friends who wero interested there. That the Cunningham coal cases were valid claims against tho govern ment, and should have been patented, there being no fraud, and that Bal linger noted with the utmost circum spection in handling them; while secretary being careful to order As sistant Secretary I'ierco to super vise the eases and refusing to have anything to do with them, because of his former legal services, while a privnto oitir.cn, to Clnrcnco Cun ningham. Thnt ho came into secretaryship with tho purposo of restoring tho "reign of law, and not of mnn." That he restored tho sweeping Garfield power site withdrawals bo cause thev were illegal, and with drew lnnds only pending action by congress. Thnt ho sought to reorganize the reclamation service on a business like plan. That the forest service-Indian bu reau co-operative logging agreement was illegal aud that tho forest serv ice had wasted money in chimerical schemes. That he did not ngrco to the scheme whereby a reclamation serv ice employe was to receivo money from the Ilarriman interests for lec tures iu favor of irrigation projects along their lines. Thnt the latest legal opinion of the statute prohibiting government officinls accepting and prosecuting claims against the iutcrior depart ment within two years after their re tirement was that it referred only to money claims. Of tho charges which havo devel oped since the hearings, tho defense centends: That Taft himself asked Lawler to prepare a draft for a letter exoner ating Ballinger, having already ar rived at the decision that Glavis' charges were baseless, after a con sideration of the evidence on his own behalf. That Ballingcr had only personal friendship for George W. Perkins, of J. Pierponf Morgan & Co. Ballinger nnd his subordinates ad mit: That Lawler was prejudiced against Glavis. Thnt Attorney-General Wicker sham antcda'ted his summary of the Claris charges. That Lawler wrote a draft of a letter "as if ho were president." MO T EMINENT PATHOLOGIST III IS W M E Has Unstinted Praise for tho Ronuo River Valley Only Stop Made in Orenon Is In This Valley Is the Guest of Professor 0'Gara. INDIAN WAR VETERANS ARE AFTER PENSIONS Start Campaign to Secure Increased Pensions for Pioneer Frontiers men Big Gathering of Pioneers In Portland. P. Kolpen Itavu, professor of plant pathology In tho ropul agricultural collego nt Copenhagen, Denmark, who Is making a tour of tho United States studying plant and fruit conditions, woo tho guest of Professor and Mrs. O'Gara a couplo of days this week, whllo making an inspection of tho Roguo Rlvor vnlloy. Professor Rnvn 1b ono of the most emtnont plant pathologists In tho world and was sent out by his gov ernment to study tho conditions In tho United States in order to Instruct tho students of tho royal agricultural collogo. Medford Is tho only placo where ho stopped in Oregon. Ho halted for a day la California In tho southern part of tho state, and at Wutsonvillo. "Aro you not going to visit Hood River and tho Wlllametto?" ho was asked. "No," ho said, "My tlmo ic limited and I have boon told that tho Roguo River valley Is tho best iu Oregon, and was recommended to stop hero. It any of tho other valleys nro bottor, thoy aro certainly paradises, It seems to me." Professor Ilavn wa3 taken over tho valley by A. C. Allen In his car and could not express his admiration of the beauty and fertility of tho sec tion. From hero Professor Ravn goes to Washington, whero ho will contlnuo his Investigations; from thoro to Far go, X. D., Minneapolis, and will sail for Europe about July 10.. "Never havo I seen such a beauti ful and productive country, nor one whero overyono was striving for tho best, Hko horo," was his parting words. ;Ti JKf pr TV ' In two minutes you can find In the some fact that Is Important to you. AERIAL CRUISE SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT N.JT IK 1 I M I J i rPTTf f u rl ' W I i . tvr -Mn,j) Attractive Porch .',!?! . - - .' v V t urmture - AT --- -------- . $ 'It, ', , ,'f CuJ6&i!a H Villi if ' 4V a mm s n i mM js tin i ii i i W I Ml 9 Uf! I 00(1 . n WE SAVE YOU MONEY ON Furniture and House Eurnishing's Stoves and Ranges. "Outflldo tho flro limit, but Insldo on prices" Tulopliono .Main llftl Wwit Mnln St. Cor. of Lnurvl Next to WniihlMKton Hchool 4 DR. GOBLE'S OPTICAL PARLOR REMOVED TO 235 " E. MAIN STREET. OVER STRANG'S DRUG STORE. SNAKE MAKES OMAN FRIENDS Becomes Domesticated and Lovingly Fondles Its Friend Then Leaves and Crawls Away Into the Brush by the Roadside. PORTLAND, Or., Juno 22. Vet erans of tho Indian wars today aro agitating a proposition tending to ward j)latla them on iho same plane of equality with civil war Vetera is In tho matter of pensions. Tho first un In the camnniim for Increased pensions for tho oli-tlmo frontiersmen was fired at tho 25th arnual grand encampment of Indian First Passengers Carried 280 Miles on Regular Airship Service Steamship Companies Are Backing the Venture. ' Is holding cessions In Portland. A commlttco of old fighters wab pppolnted for tho purposo of going before tho state legislature to gain lta support in tho fight for pension. Lettors were read from tho Oregon congressman at Washington which showed appaientlv that tho only drawback to securing recompenso for the Indian war veterans was In tho porson of Speaker Cannon, who. it Is said, has opposed tho granting of in- ci eased pensions, FIUEDRICIISIIAFEN, Juno 22. Tho first aerial passenger cruise as part of a regular airship service was successfully completed today when tho Zeppelin dirigible Deutschlnnd sailed from horo with ten pnssen Kors nnd arrived safely at Dussol dorf, 280 miles away. rho trip was entirely successful war vetorane of tho northwest which and tho passengers wero pleused with tno exponence. Those who wero for tunate enough to board tho craft for tho journey paid as high as $50 for a ticket. Tho ticket stubs were re tained by them as souvenirs with tho consent of tho airship management. 'Iho promoters of tho dirigible lino are tho Hamburg Stoamship company and tho German Airship compuny. ANNOUNCEMENT. Dr. ArtomuB W. Dcano, 206 Phipps Bldt?., Medford, Oiegon, desires to an- Thoro wero present at tho gather-J uounco t,iat having p&ssod tho Ore- Ing vetorana from all of tho states of tho northwost, including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Cal ifornia. Washington was especially well ropresonted. 1 CHERRY CROP AT EUGENE SAVED FOR SHIPMENT EUGENE, Or., Juno 22. Thoro is somo report of dumago to tho Itoyul Anno chorry crop in this vicinity on nccouut or light rains during tho past week, but tho Iosh will not he great. The Eugene Pruitcrowera' aa- sociation is taking euro of neaily nil the cherries giown hero, putting them up in barrels for shipment eabt. Tho association is 'employing 100 women and girls nnd 50 men iu caring for tho crop. gon state board of dontal ox-.mlners, I havo oponcj an offico for tho prac tice of dentistry in room 200 Phipps building. Gaa administered for tho extraction of teoth.. Phono Main 343. Houso phono. 8080 WILMINGTON, Del., Juno 22. Professor A. It. Spaid, superintend ent of tho New Castle county public schools, hud an interesting experi ence with a snake tho other day. Tho bchool superintendent is an author ity on tho habits of reptiles, but this cuse is without parallel iu his knowl edge A thrco-foot houso or milk snake, which ho discovered on u country road, not only mado friends with tho professor and his wife und thrco children, but it actually rofus od to leave him wheu ho attempted to give it its liberty. It acted more like a domcBtio animul than a rep tile. Petting tho reptile us ho would a dog, the snako reciprocated tho af fection by coiling around his wrist und hand as gently as it could. After proceeding about a milo und deciding that a snako three feet in length was too largo to tako to his home ns he had intended, tho super intendent unwound tho rcptilo from his hand und wrist and lowered it into the road. Insteud of clumhering away, however, it actually crawled hack over tho rim of tho wheel. Then, when the horso started tho snako swung itself to tho front axlo and wound its body ar ound tho front spnng of tho vehicle. Tho snako re mained in this position for eovorai miles. Finally, when a steep and rough $2400 Buys a W H O L E BLOCK in 1 tM4MMM OAKDALE PARK ADDITION I - t""Mtt1t-ttttttttMHMHmMHIMMI If You Want a Block of This Addition Sm Any Agent or W. H. EVERHARD HOTEL MOORE, MEF0RD, OREGON. FOR SALE CHEAP SECOND HAND AUTO In Good Condition Just the machine to ao anywhere Ina proven car that will go on any passable road.. A bargain If taken at once. Gash or Realty VALLEY AUTO CO. hill was ronchod tho descout proved to ho too uncomfoitablo for hi Hiiakeship. After wriggling about for Home minutes in a vain effort to find a more comfortable position, tho flnnko unwound itself by degrees and lowered itsolf gradually until its bond struck tho road. Thin tlmo his snukoship cripvlod nwnv. Tho stores that do not advertise can't soil bo cheaply as thopo that do for they mako fewer salOB, and tbolr por-Balo profit must bo larger. HasldxiB for Health. f etISETS Add Distinction to any costume. A Snap 40 acres, 5 miles from Mod ford. 20acres level, balance rolling. 8 acres alfalfa. C acres oats. 3 acres young trees set this spring. 35 acres tillable land on thn trunk. Running water the year round. Price, $4000; $1000 cash, balance easy. McARTHUR & ALEXANDER, Phone 3681. P, O. Block. i Land for Sale I havo a fow choioe traota of Reed orchard land for salo. Traots from twenty (20) to one hundred and sixty (1G0) aoroH. Tho land is sltuatod in tho famous applo bolt, noar tho world-famed Tronson & Guthrio orchard, near Englo Point, Or. Somo of the land u improved nnd some unimproved. I also havo proporty in tho town of Eagle Point for ealo. Those intending to purohaso ploaBo give mo a call in person or call Eaglo Point central by phone. A. B. Zimmerman ijl&gssaEXH fflTimililirilMiln -if ' r -i-r -