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Newspaper Page TextFULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 3900 DAILY ! . ; .. ; tHMlMfe THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915 nntpr rmrm nnxrrra 0N TEA1N8 AND new PRICE TWO CENTS stands - five orarrt n " si mm.; it 0 m n &S3SBiiSI - - .-IMK John D. Rockefeller Declines to Enrich Himself Further By Participating In Pending Loan Says Foreip Commis sion Will Not Consult Him Because They Know He Would Not Consider Proposition Invites An Old Rhyme To Explain Why He Would Not Commit His Opinions To Interviewer For Publication (Copyright 1915 by the United Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 17. John 1). Rockefeller, Sr., has definitely, posi tively and finally determined he will t ike no part in loaning money to cawry on the conflict in Europe. In an interview obtained with the world's richest man by the United Tress inilay, it was learned that the oil king lias been offered opportunities to enrich himself further by lending money to the warring nations, but has absolutelj refused. "Are you expecting a call from the commission of European bankers now in New York to negotiate a billion do! lurs war loan for the autiesT" he was! MHked. ' "No," he replied, emphatically. "I certainly am not expecting a visit from Hie commission nor do I expect them to ask me to participate. They know I wouldn't considor it." Then, after a pause, he added: "Both England and Russia asked me for loans. They were refused." He was -again meditatively silent for a moment and then exclaimed: "This war is awful. Don't you think it is awfult" During the interview, which was granted at the oil king's Forest Hill estate, Rockefeller did not mention his son, who Is reported to have been ap proached by J. P. Morgan concerning BASEBAUTODAY . By George R. Holmes, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Boston, Mass., Sept. 17. "Dutch" Leoennrd, the Red Sox pitcher, twisted the Tigers' tail this afternoon and won back for the American league lenders the game lost to Hughie Jenenings' crew yesterday. The score was 7 to 2. Leonard allowed only three hits, two of which came in the ninth inning. Up to the ninth inning, Leonard had allowed ouly three Detroit players toj,, reach first base, and this included the walks.- .lames' iudiscribnble wildtioss hnndi 1'iipped Detroit early in the contest. As the result of this afternoon's Hii me, Hoston percentage is .OOii and Detroit's .050. The first three innings were rimless frr Detroit. In the first. Homier walked. Scott wierificed. Speaker walked. Hoblitzoll ! Mingled, scoring Hooper, speakere going to third tloblitzell took second on tne throw in. Lewis grounded to Vi tt. and Speaker was. cut olf at the plate, Gard uer walked, filling the bases, but liiirry popped in the emergency. ' In the second inning, Leonard and Hooper walked.' Scott hit to Young who threw low to Bush, Leonard seor ir.'g. H roper took third and Scott sec mill when Speaker went out, Bush to Burns, Hooper scoring.' The Red Sox got three tnllies in the third, (lardnere and Barry singled and 'nrrigan walked, filling" the bases. Leonard's double scored three runs, lennings yanked James and Boland Kent in. Hooper singled, Leonard go ing to t"..ird. Scott lined to Boland and nooper wjis iioumou oil urn. ,, (Hbson. Schniier replaced i'erritt, U the fourth Speaker doubled when ,Wln ro1,a(,,,a M(.V(,ra. Wendell re Ms bounder got through .tt and scored , I)ooill mi llct'ilitzell s sacrifice and Lewis ' R. H. E. ; orifice fly to the outfield. 'Boston 0 4 2 Neither side scored agnin during thei ij0UiH ' '. 14 1 "ext four innings. In the ninth T.vj' butteries: "enFaiidlvhnling, Gow- 'mi smrreu again. Airer i uii nun Hied out and Vitt had been hit by a Except fer a weakness fer d's Jane Mdanis seems t' be a very iiiperior woman. Th other side o' th ' road alius It'oki smooth. the immense loan, jvut tne senior Kockefeller showed clearly that he is dead set against being a party to pro moting bloodshed. With reference to the Wall street re port that financing the war is enabling Morgan to take troin Rockefeller the title of "richest man in the world," this question was put to Rockefeller: "Whnt effect win it have on condi tions if Morgan negotiates the billion dollars loan tor the allies?" The shrewd smile of the sagacious business man played over lug face, Then, instead of answering directly, he recited: "A wise old owl Uvea In a oak The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we all be like that birdt" Today a man very close to Rockefel ler stated authoritatively that on one occasion Rockefeller had been an- proached by Russian agents with a deal iiivolving50,000,000 and that he turn ed them down. Foreign agents who visited Cleveland recently in an nttempt to enlist Rocke feller's tinnnciul aid in tno war nave been barred from Forest Hill. Shots from a revolver in the hands of an attendant at the estate, halted an au tomobilo in which one agent tried to dash through the guarded entrance to reneh the oil king. pitched ball, the Georgian, who, up to that time had been hitless, slummed the bull into the right field, bleaechers for a home run, netting wo runs. Attendance 24,000 wild-eyed fans. American League. r.'h.' E. Chicago i 2 0 1 New York 3 8 1 Scott and Mayer; Russell and Alex ander. B. II. E. Detroit 2.3 3 ( 8 lames, Holuiid.and Stauage; Leonard and Carrigan. Oldham replaced Bo land. Baker replaced Stannge. First (lame R. H. E. Aevelnnd ...... 7 10 0 Philadelphia 6 11 4 Morton, Carter and Billings; Median, Ecdes and Lapp. . P. H. E. St. Louis tt 10 . 1 Washington 0 4 3 MeCnbe and Agnew; Boehling, Ayers and Henry. Duinont replaced Ayers. Second game R. H. E. Cleveland 3 9 0 Philadelphia 3 7 1 Mitchell and O'Neill; Richardson and Lapp. Colled 10th, dark. National League. First gttine ' R. H. E. New York (19 2 Pittsbiir 9 10 0 Batteries: Rittere nail Dooin; Cooper and Gibson. Seeoril game R. H. E. New York 0 4 3 Pittsburg 5 9 0 Batteries: I'erritt and Meyeres; mil (lv 1)wk nnil Snyder. n u y Philadelphia 0 3 2 Ci.;'einnuti 2 0 0 Batteries: Donrurce and Burns; Toney and Wingo. Grave Displeasure Is Felt By Administration Over England's Act Washington, Sept. 17. Orave din pleasure over flreat Britain's confisca tion of l!,n00,(lt0 worth of American meats under prize court proceedings pervaded the administration today. Officials admitted thnt the British decision is of the greatest diplomatic importance, as affecting public senti ment in the mntter of negotiations for modification of the flriUsh blockade against Oermnny. While diplomatic action depends on the shippers technical leag'nl course In the confiscation matter, the administra tion is prepared to make a vigorous pro test to England at the proper time. That the confiscation, increnses tin strained relation with England over Interference with American r.ommor was admitted. Tho itate department however. Ii awaiting official notificr tion of the prir.e court decision new sending a general protest. The note slrend framed, must now be redrafte? to meet this new situation. EXPLORER SHIP LOST IE Vilhjalmur Stefansson Win tered At Bankland All Are Well Now York, Sept. 17. Secre tary Herbert L. Bridgcinan, of the .Peary Arctic club received today from Hugh Lee, former member of Poury's 18911 "expe dition, now in Nome, Alnsku, the following cable: "Stefans son wintered BcnkB laud. Party all a k. Ottawa, Out., Sept. 17. Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Arctic explorer, is safe. The naval department today received a message from him dated August H. btetansson reported that after .us ex ploration ship the Karulk was crushed in the treacherous ice eighteen uiositus ago, he chartered tho Polar Bear. "As unavoidable delays threatened, thus running the cost of the Polar Bear up high, 1 purchased her and ea gaged her rm terms similar to the Kar- luk," be reported. "1 engaged Hoff, engineer of the schooner Kuby, to re place Blue of Alaska. Engaged five extra helpers for southern parts who have ample outfit for a year, and the Polar Bear for two years. "Our plans are to continue the northern! explorations to 145 west, 82 farther north, if northerly course is secured." Stefansson reported that he was safe at Baillie island, which is located in tue Arctic region west of Herchill island at the month of the Mackenzie river. Stefansson, it had been feared, had perished in the frcwen north on the expedition sent out by the Canadian government months ago. The last word from him came on April 7. 1914. When his supporting" par ty, turned bnck. Ho hoped, at that time, that drifting ice would carry him to Banks land, but vcorina winds and the Mackenzie river, current shunted the ice in a westerly direction. After that whalers and trading ves sels kept a close watch on their Arctic journeys in tne nopo inur. mo urm nun carried him toward Siberia. But fearB 1'or tho little ban.d grew almost to a cer taiu'lv that death had overtaken them when traders put into Nome last month with word thnt no trace had been found either along the Siberian or Alaskan shores. The one hope was that they were safe en Wra igell island with survivors of the wrecked Stetansson snip Karluk who took retnge after the trenclierous ico had crushed their vessel. A car rier later brought, word tiiat a white man was seen drifting on an ice floe toward this island, and this revived hope thnt the explorer was alive. Stefansson left Martin Point in March, 1914, with two hardy explorers, well provisioned. Stefansson 'b message indicated that lie had no idea his party had virtually been given, up for lost by the govern nient officials. The Polur Bear, which Stefansson said !i;l' (purchased, is Hudson Bay steamer. Further details of the explorer's experiences are be lieved to be coming. Jt is believed that the message re ceived today was sent by Stefansson to Name by' a trading steamer as there was no' sufficient tune for a courier to have taken it overland. American Soldiers Fight Lively Battle With Mexican Troops Brownsville. Texas. Sept. 17. Twen tvfive American, soldiers for a half hour this noon exchanged volleys with Mexican troops e.itrenched across tne river at Mutiimorns. The storm of bullets killed one Mex can iiui wounded ririr oiners. nousc on both sides of the rivere were hit hut no American casualty resulted Members of troop C. Third cavalry sent to inveHtiunte (his morning firing which resulted in killing a horse on this side, were greeted with the rattle of bullets from the Mexican side as they apH'ored on the river batik at Uniiieriuiio, halt' n mile from here. The Mexicans were entrenched near the iinwiT idnnt at Miitanioros. Kneinir their fire, the American sol diers dropped slowly biic! from the riv cr, sending volleys ucross the line as tlii-v retired. This exchange lasted half an hour, Then henvy detachments of infantry reinforced ihe troopers. A call to arms fur ull troops was sounded at the post here, but tne Mexicans had ceased rir i n ir. The American forces Immediately sta tinned artillery at points of vantage and tinlimbered ready for any further trouble. The closest Hiuird was kept lo pre vent civilians from approaching the river bank as Mexican snipers were reailv to "pot' anyone exposed. Authorities this afternoun took up with the Carranu consul the matter of the morning battle and Uie sniping Cincinnati Times Star: 8an Fran cisco did not burn it fingeri on the Panama exposition after all. Instead be burned the exposition mortgage, CHUGH GERMAN FORCES CAPTURE HIT Oil EAST FRONT Prince Leopol's Army Has Also Made Substantial Advance RUSSIANS CLAIM SOME SUCCESSES IN GAUCIA LRome Officially Reports Vic tories Gained "Above the .Clouds" Berlir,'. vis London, Sept. 17. Con tinuing their progress, German forces have captured Widity, south of Dviusk. Tho official statement today said 1'ield Marshal- Von Hiiidenburg had succeeded in taking this point. Widar wa taken arter tierce House to house fichtiag.. tae official statement declared. Tho Kuscians had erected a succession of street barricades behind which, ther had mounted machine guns. These were stormed by the Teuton forces in' tho face of a frightful fire. Prince Leopold trooi have been able to cross the Szcmra at many points. Tho ntutement also announced that Field Marshal Voa Mackensen has cleared the marshes north uf Pinsk of the Slav troops. Prussians Resist Strongly. Petronrad. Sept. 17. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is hurling -11)0,000 men,! supported by heavy artillery, against t.ie Slav lines in a ueieriniaeii am-mi'i to capture Vilna, Dvinsk and Kigu. vvnile it was omciaiiy huiuivihi w day that theae new assaults had forced . . .i , t 1 nl,n,il retirements in mis wiiun, uuu. ..'. Piuslf, it was stated that elsewhere .tin- Teuton armies had been defeated. Kleven hundred German prisoners were taken on Wednesday. So.ith of Dvinsk, the Geriuun hordes, have approached the Slav winter, de fenses between tne ijviiisk rouu mm Lake Samnza. There, according to the war office, the fighting has occurred close to tho Russian entanglements in which, it was stated, the idissiau soldiers had succeeded in. beating oil tl,.ir nnimni-nts. Kienoral VOI1 HCIIIOW S navolrv iu moviiiL' forward with the Mw'odetchno-Polotsk railway, nortnwesi of Vilnn, as its objective. Bloody fighting marked the Herman the Viliin river, and there are Indication's that a similar struggle is occurring between the opposing forces nnnr l,n ke Tc innk.1 wucre me nermann aro attempting to cross tho Versovktt river. Iu Galieia, according to tho wnr oi fino the Austrian treps though "bud Iv shuken'" are attempting counter ut- tacks, hoping tnereby to eonsoimnt; their lines, shattered by the Slav of to consolidate ensive. Fighting Above the Clouds. Home- Sept. 17 Fur ubove the clouds in the picturesque upper Geneva valley, Alpine trpops, scaling glaciers, have reached the enemy entrenchments at the head of Foce Torrent and at Cunoa IH Presena and have partly wrecseu their defenses. General Cndoiim, reporting 10 nn. . , :i..... 4l,a irtilnr and hardihood (if these mountain forces. u-nr niricp 10 1UV. mill triuuiK n.r told ton of a new and diabolical death weapon of the Austrinns prus- sie. acid. ... , This weapon the deadliest compounu known to scienct was loiind, ne sum, in high explosive bombs which tho Aus trian's used. , , , One drop of tins acid on a man s tongue means msiutii ueaiu; iu im..i tities in bimiliH, its fumes are more deadly than bullets. Heretofore, us rnr as has developed i i official stat eats, the only chemical used nas iieeu cuiuri ine, stifling yellowish green gas that develops symptoms siniilur to pneu monia but which are not necessarily fatal. French Bombard Stations. s.i.,1 IT. Pre.ii-h ifiinners have exploded German supply stutions H;ith of Arms the co unique said today: ! in the abuve probably mean eoneentra- The terrible artillery battle in tietion of Austriun forces on the Serbian Argonne and ulong the Aisne was re ported proc ling incessantly, irencu lighting lint night between the Souuoe and Aisne wus indecisive. - I Berlin, via wireless to Ttickerton, J Sept. 17. 1 "t Zeppelin attacks ' 1 . . :.. 1 1. ..it . 1 against l.on.ion renin i-u wi m.u dfimonsiiaiio.is i were arrested, according ti inrorniniiuu received here. No such demonstrations' had been re ported from London or other sources, though possibly the reports were ce.i sored. Some reports hud stated pre cautions were taken "to prevent vio lence. ' Rumania Is Reassured. Vienna, by eouriere, to Berlin, Sept. 14. Austria bus explained to Hiuimnia that the temporary closing of the Aus trian frontier must not be construed as n act of Inutility. The government further fuid thut communication will hA re-established a soon as Important I movement had been completed. RECOGNITION OF CARRANZA HEAR IS NOV BELIEF Climax In Mexico City Seems NearConference Meets Saturday . Washington, Sept. 17. With events steadily shaping toward recognition of General Onrinnza, a climax seemed near in Mexico City todny. Factions in the Mexican situation are expected to be represented iu the Pan American peace conference session Saturday. Secretary of State Lansing and Am bassador Naou have ulready gone there. It was reported toduy that Ambassador Dngama of Brazil will present a Cur ran.a recognition plan, if Curninza guarantees to pay vast foreign damage claims. British and Fseneh authorities ap peared to warn their citizens to leave northern Mexico, just as the United States government has done. Carranza Is Losing.. Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 17. The tido of battle in the fight for possession of Nogales, Sonora, turned against General Carranza 'g forces today. Villistas holding the city smashed the Carranz'i right wing by concen trating upon it the fire of 40 ma'.hine guns und M Vicld pieces', uoucrai Cardenas commanding the shattered right, was uneble to rally his mcit, who fled, leaving on the field 115 dor.d, 300 wounded and UaO prisoners. In sight of many Americans witness iua the struggle from the international boundary, General Urbalejo's Yaquis and General Acosta's detachment, part of the Villa forcos, stormed and cap tured the (,'arrnnzistn trenches on the east bank of the Santa Cruz riv-jr i.ibt citer dawn today. The Carrauvithtas were slain where thoy stood when tho Vnquis hurled huge boulders down upon the in from dominating Heights. 1 , In this churge the Indians lost 200 dead, 300 wounded and 50 captured. The battle has been raging since Tues day, within a few miles of Nognles. l lcven thousand men ure engaged. The CaiTiinzistas have taken three machine guns, while the Villistas,, according to G tvernor Maytorenn, have captured two liowitz.erB jnd tt cur of ammunition. The Villa general, Sosa, is reported to have occupied Cuunncu. One drug store here sold i200 worth of bandages to Maytorena today. The buttle is described as the most severe evei fought on the United States bord er. Defeat for the Villistus melius tho loss of Nognles. Fired Into Brownsville. Piownsville, Texas, Sept. 17. Mexi cuu soldiers entrenched in front of the electric plunt ut Maytorenn fired into Prownsville today. One horse wns kill ed. A troop of cavalry wus immediately dispntched to investigate. Ulll'ed MIIIcb toimers uimi .tii-xii-nnn wire reported to have fought a battle at t-ebustiun lust nignf, but details aro lucking. Americnn officers were ordered to 1 revent all Mexicans, cnpnble of bear ing arms, from comii. ncross the river. As nu extra precaution ngtiinst trou ble, the Brownsville sheriff ordered that all Mexican "Fourth of July" celebrations be confined to homes. He refused to issue permits for any public. dunces, lest they cuuhc gun or knife fiKltSi X nnsse is sti out pursuing tne pniid uf Fresno raiders yho yesterday fired into Simon, Texns. Villa Raids Ranches. Washington, Sept. 17. Villista forces lire raiding ranches nenr Torrcon, stutc department advices said toduy. After evacuating Musquiis, his sol diers feeling toward Chihuahua stripped Americnn ranches en route of all horses and mules. No Americans, however, were hnriued. Hiimania newspapers prlrfted asser tions that tiie Aiistro-Gcriiiuii were planning to invade Kumiinia and mun li to tho assistance of Turkey, " rmimrtan't movements," referred to frontier. VValln Walla Bulletin: Heaven pre servo tho mere man. With the canning! iiliiu sciison drawing to a close, the N.!w0.n have preserved everything else. , ,i(c)k))(HiH(H THE WEATHER rTXloi Togo! i n. Ft, tonight and Sat urduy; north easterly winds. WILL ASK CONGRESS TO ENFORCE LAND GRANT After Few Preliminary Differ Becomes Love Feast This , ored Asking Congress to Enforce Terms of Original Land Grant -Addresses Were Made By Ex-Senator Fulton, Congressman Haw ley and Ex-Congressman Laf ferty Last Night After s short preliminary bout which i called for a- few caustic remarks on the nnrt of Delegates Lafferty, Clark and Huston, the land grant conference resolved itself into a luve feast and lines, thnt is secure actual settlers. The received their cues "discussed" niong what appeared to be the most popular bers of the connnitteo looked with Oie resolutions committee which met this morning, after considerable discussion appointed a subcommittee of threo to draft the resolution to bo presented to the conference. Thero were IS resolutions put befnro the resolutions committee. but. the mem bra of the committee lookced with the moBt favor upon resolution No. 2-, in troduced by O. K. Hartwig, recieiimond ing the enforcement of the terms of the origlnnl grant. The resolution in full follows: "Whereas, it is desirable that cer tain specific phases of the issue before this conference be determiiid at once and without confusion or delay, there fore. . "Resolved that this conference rec ommend that the terms of the original grant, whereby the binds under con sideration first pnssed to the railroad company, be enforced." It will be noted thnt this resolution allows considerable Intitudo in inter pretations of the best methods of ways and means and the subcommittee, which consisted of Judge Hewitt of Linn, as chairman! Cardwell, Dimmick of Clackamas, Charles McNury of Marion and Culvert of Multnomah. Judge Hewitt asked that Mr. McNary be appointed to servo an this commit tee and Senator Day of Multnomah asked that Culvert bo nnnied. The sub- comiiiittoo wns instructed to elubornto upon tho resolution introduced hy Mr. Ilartwig and to present it to tho reso lutions committee which was called to nr.lpr nt. 2 o'clock this afternoon. The controversy on the floor of tho house started this morning wnen a let tor was rend from K. J. Stack and C. K. Spence, representing tho federation of labor ami the farmers' organiza tions respectively. In which tiiey de clined to serve upon the resolutions committeo because of the misnnder standging ns to tho terms of tho mo tion introduced by Mr. i iiii'k wnn n gave them a representation on tho com mittee. STACK AND SPENCE OF Withdraw From Committee On Resolutions But Later Are Pacified The. representatives of the Farmers' orgaui.ntioim and tho Federation of Labor to tho land grunt conference charged thut n resolution whs garbled by KeproHcnttttivo ('lurk, of Multnomah county, after it had been passed by a voto of the conference In a letter to the cliuirmiiu this morning. The method of procedure is for tho motion to In put verbally and then tho maker writes it out and hands it In utter it is pusscd. Mr. Clurko's motion wns to the effect thut seven morn members he appointed to the committee on resolutions, one from the farmers' organizations und one from tho Federation of l.nlior, and rive from the statu at largo. Tho motion wus pussed and then the finest on arose when liiesi) nieiniieis WBre tu., appointed as to whether tliej fivo from the state ut large were to i ,), nil(1 u weighed 72 pounds. Sev be from counties in which there were Hd.f,ine fishermen say that a ftt- ritilroud lunds or from count iom i" which thero were no (). & C. lands The stenographer's notes und the motion bs ,. r.n.,,. ,.i,f litr Mi Clerk were at villi- tiw, elnilr ruled that thev iiiiL'ht bo unpointed ft""' '"IV lHrt the stnte mid proceeded to appoint t!m, K J. Stuck and C. W. Spence this morning withdrew from the committee in a letter to me ciiuiriuiiu iu .... -;.l. . " . . . , , . i 1. 1 .. i. , llii'j num. in "We do not on ect personally iu uu- - gentlemen appointed from the counties - j having O. k C. K. H. muds, but we do object to the apparent use of our organ- l.llllOnS IOr IOC til"n.- . . H "I' anything thut is not duly considered by ' this body. Our orgnnirntlons are fuinln- mentally opposed to sucn tnetnous oi procedure in private ot public affairs, ences Land Grant Conference Morning - Resolution Fav When their letter was read,' Mi Clark movJd that his motion of yester day bo reconsidered. This wae done- and then Mr. Clark moved that it be passed again with the language under stood as contained in yesterday's mo tion aS finally passed. Lafferty moved an amendment that the chair re-appoint the seven udditionul members to tho resolutions committee and that five of them be from the counties not hav-' , ing O. & C. lands. This amendment waa lost by a vote of 50 to S3. Mr. Stack . said he was satisfiod and there was considerable applause after Mr. Laf ferty gave a short eulogy of some of the members who wore objected to and the conference plunged headlong intu the general discussion which held until moil, adjournment. Bomb Failed to Explode. A small bomb which failed to ex plode was hurled into the laud grant conference yesterday afternoon by ex-. Congressman Lufforty, who moved an, amendment to the report on rules a submitted by the committee of pro cedure. Mr. Lafferty made a motion to add an amendment requiring a roll call upon tho demand of one-fifth of the delegates. Senator' Day from Mult nomah county was opposed to the roll call ' except upon a niajority vote and when put to a vote the amendment proposed by Mr. Lafferty carried. The rule to read the resolutions by title and name of author only was also carried by . a vote of 32 to l0," Harry S. Graves, chlof o the U. 8.. Bifronu of Forestry, was unable to be . present bb one of the invHed speaker but sent in a letter which wns read by Secretary Chupmiin. In his letter Mr. Graves stated as his opinion that all lauds suitable for agricultural purpose should bo given over to settlers but he Bnid the matter of timber landa re quired n different procedure. It was a notorious fact that in the past as the hinds wore stripped of their timber they were allowed to be sold for taxes and souio method should bo devised whore by the lands might be made tax produc ing and nt the same time bo conserved in the best Interests of the people ot tho state. L. K. Bean, of Kngeno, who followed, (Continued on Pnge Seven,) , Land Conference's Work This Afternoon That It is tho sense of this confer ence that congress shall enact laws de fining and settling the question ns to who an actual settler Is and who shall bo considered an actual settler and what is actual settlement; thut tho grantees shall be compelled to perform the provisions of the terms of the grnnt and sell tho lands according to the true intent und purpose of congress to nctuul settlers; thnt tho conrerence is unalter ably opposed to increasing the forest reserve; that congress should be urged to enact laws to provide for the im mediate side of these binds nt 2.,r0 an aero and not more than WO acres to one person mid that laws should b enacted to provide against all fraud in the settlement and disposul of these lands. This is the gist of tho resolution adopted by the sub-committee of tho resolutions committee and presented submitted to the resolutions committeo this afternoon. Up to a late hour the resolutions committee hud not formally adopted this resolution, but the major ity of the committee appeared to bo In favor of its adoption with nn amend ment or two. Siuslnw Pilot: O. I. Fosback. who lives just ubove Acme, caught Monday iilL'ht'whnt is possibly the lurgest sal mon on record for tho Siuslaw. The fiHn wlM (!,. i drift net with throe I mi HiiIiikiii was caught a few years ugo, but thnt this is the largest thoy have known caught on this river. ns liciiiir detrimental to good govern ment und severing of -old time poUticuI methods, and believing thut we coutil not consistently voice our objections to this procedure und continue to serve on the committee, we respectfully fill firmly decline to serve on the commit tee on resolutions. "Wo wish further to state that our action In so doing Is unniilmoiisly ap proved by the delegates from our org nni.ntions present." After the matter wus put lo a voto and some discussion indulged in they expressed themselves nr. satisfied and Mr, Stack and Mr. Spence decided ta, retain their seats iu the eommiUc. ,)