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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27

over to her side. Then the baby cried
and she stepped back. Purvy himself
remained at the window. 1t was a
thing he did not often do. It left him
exposedA but the most cautiously
guarded life has its moments Of re-
laxed vigilance. He stood there pos
sibly thirty seconds, then sharp fu-
sillade Of clear reports barked out and
was shattered by the hills into long
reverberation. With a hand clasped
to his chest, Purvy turned, walked to
the middle of the floor, and fell. 5,
The henchmen rushed to the open
sash. They leaped out and plunged
up the mountain, tempting the. assas-
sins fire, but the assassin was salts
fed. The mountain was again as
quiet as it had been at dawn. Inside,
at the middle Of the store, Jesse Plrvy
shifted his head against his daugh-
ter's knee and said, as one stating an
expected event: g.,
well, they've got me-" p
An ordinary mountaineer would
have been carried home to die in the
darkness of dirty and windowless
shack. The long-suffering star of Jesse
Purvy ordained otherwise. He might
go under or he might once more beat
his way back and out Of the quick
sands Of death. At all events, he would
fight for life to the last gasp.
Twenty miles away in the core of
the wilderness, removed from rail-
road by score Of semi-perpendicular
miles, a fanatic had once decided to
found a school.
Now a faculty Of ten men taught
such as cared to come such things az
they cared to learn. Higher up the
hillside stood small, but model hos
pital, with modern operating table
and case of surgical instruments,
which. it was said, the state could not
surpass.
To this haven Jesse Purvy, the muir
der lord, was borne in a litter carried
on the shoulders Of his dependents.
Here, as his steadfast guardian star
decreed, he found two prominent med
zeal visitors, who hurried him to the
operating table. Later he was re-
moved to q white bed, with the June
sparkle Ia his eyes; pleasantly modu-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03
Roteje&Ho,,'pitd
. Reports q

In addition to imposing fine OF
$40, District Magistrate Monsarrat
today scored G. MeGrath. an enlisted
man, who was arrested on charge of
being a "Peeping Tom" Complaint
against the trespassing of McGrath
came from residents on Piikoi street.
A legal battle was waged at district
court this morning when Mrs. keahu
and X. AkHna, Hawaiians. were. tried
on the charge of assisting in the
maintenance of a che-fa bank and
game in this city. Capt. McDuffie and
officers arrested the pair in early
June. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Chillingworth introduced much evil
dence in the way of lottery tickets and
books purporting to have served in
keeping account of monies received.
The defendants were allowed until
Wednesday morning to present their
side of the case. The game is alleged
to have been raided by McDuffie and
while running full blast in
a Queen street tenement. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

A Lowell firm manufacturing soaI
recently received an enthusiastic note
from family that had bought cake.
The writer stated that it had lasted
the five members of the family for
three months, and they thought it an
excellent soap-Boston Globe.
The total declared value of the eX.
ports invoiced at the consulate gen.
eral at London during April was $751;
406,219, against $14,041, Alp for April
1912. The March-April exports of rub
Der were s5.503,2S9; tin, $1,67S, 6S3 !;
wool, $1,112,637.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

On recommendation of the ways and
means committee, the supervisors
agreed to the budget of $329,000 for
the six months period of July l to
December 81, 1915, at last nights
caucus. 49,. ......' y I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The members of A Patria Society
will hold their annual picnic at Pearl
City Sunday, June 49, A special train
will leave Honolulu at $3.50 o'clock in
the morning and return at o'clock
in the afternoon. ..........-.. i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Francis j. Green of Manoa, candi-
date for delegate to the city. charter
convention, is sending out to voters a
statement of his views. Thus far he
is the only candidate who is known
to have made this sort of public
statement of where he stands. The
election will be held next Tuesday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Charles K. Frazier will give a brief
and practical talk on advertising at a
meeting of the board of retail trades
committee in the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce at o'clock next
Thursday afternoon 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Bids for material for the Makiki
Roundtop road and for the extensions
of the reinforced concrete arch bridge
in the Makiki district will be opened
in the office of the superintendent OF
public works at noon July IL. and IA,
respectively. -. ..".~. ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The regular meeting of the Promo
ton Committee was not held yester.
day. owing to the absence from town
of three of its members. The meeting
was postponed until next Friday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The case of NJ. P. Robinson ct al VS..
c. J. Mccarthy. territorial treasurer,
reserved question from the circuit
court, first circuit. will be heard in
the supreme court next Wednesday
morning 81 tx 70 O'Clock, > >.
Next Monday. the legal date set this
year for the celebration of July
Fourth, will be one Of the four holi-
days of the year when the Bishop Mu-
scum viii be closed. The museum VII
be open as usual on Tuesday. election
day. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Divorces were filed in circuit court
yesterday as follows: Henry Kaemo
against Rachael Kaemo. desertion;
Madeline Cayins against Clyde Cavins,
Emma Matilda Marsh against Bert l..
Marsh and Ito Yamamoto against Iva
taro Yamamoto. =., 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The case of Eben Low against the
City and County of Honolulu, IN ac-
ton for damages in the sum of $3.50,
has been continued in Circuit Judge
Ashford's court until July "a. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03
|IO(AI And GElVflAl|

Monday and Tuesday being holidays.
the Offices of the city and county OF
Honolulu will be closed. "... ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The dinner-dances taking place ev
cry evening at Heinie's Tavern are be
coming more popular every day. PEG
pie now gather there as matter O
course when they are seeking an en-
joyable evening after an appeLizins
meal "Heinie" seems to be bringing
about his prediction that his tavern
would be a popular rendezvous.
A request has been received by the
Promotion Committee from the West
ern Underwater, prominent insur-
ance journal of Cincinnati. Chicago,
and New York. for an article on the
development of insurance of all kinds
in the Hawaiian, Islands. The request
was made through T. X. Myers, chair
man of the Insurance Club of Hawaii
The editor of the Western Underwrit
er is c.. NJ. Cartwright. who is we'll
known in insurance circles
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The bill of costs OF respondents in
the case OF the United Chinese So
ciety VS.. Lee Nun Wal. ct al. was
taxed in the supreme court i'll the
sum of $213.10. .-. ..-..-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Miss Lucy Ward, special officer for
the Humane Society, has been appoint,
ed by Circuit Judge Whitney as pro
baton officer for girls. 49,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

William Margelius Holm, native OF
Denmark and seaman by trade. has
filed in federal court declaration OF
intention to become an American cit
izen. 49,.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

J. F. Colburn and Foo Ting, respond
ents, have been given until July II to
file an answer to an Injunction suit
brought against them by c. Q. zee
Hop. :" ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

The Royal Hawaiian band will play
in the grounds Of the Sacred Heart
church at Punahou this evening.
Music starts at 7:3o p. M. -. -. =.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-03

Federal Judge C.. F. Clemons today
approved the quarterly reports of Mar
shel J. J. Smiddy for the term ending
June 80. 1915.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-06

OF INTEREST TO, WATERS, ETC.
Springfield, March 6. - Twenty
seven bills were introduced in the
house in a short session held yester-
day, one of which prohibits tipping
trusts" from purchasing privileges in
any place used by the public. Also
prohibits employees from taking tips
away from their employees and pro-
vides binimum fine of $25 and max
imum of 500.
Both houses adjourned until next
Wednesday.
A BABY BALL UP; PANIC
New york, March 6.-James Hart
man. emplove in the baby-checling
room at a department store, was al
most nobbed by throng of infuri-
ated mothers when a mischieYOUs
youngster mixed the checks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-06

methods Of the squad in obtaining
evidence on women.
Hoyne will find no shortage Of
women witnesses. Several victims
Of the squads trickery are already
2lamoring for chance~tO go before
he grand jury and tell Of wine par.
les and other affairs at which they
say they were forced to entertain the
vice chasers, only to be in the end
lOUble-crossed by the stool pigeons.
A former investigator told Day
look reporter how the morals inVes-
igators work the expense account
came, in which the taxpayers of Chi
ago are the goats" --.....-..-..
"All the investigators are given I'M
United expense accounts" he said.
But it is rare that any expenditure
Of real money is needed. When the
investigators are on case they Just
go up to a fiat, pass themselves off
as a couple of live ones out for a
good time and are admitted. Then
they proceed to order wine, even
though a single bottle of beer would
be enough for the purpose of evil
1ence, and then when 1t comes time
to produce some money, which is
Usually after much wine is consumed,
they pull the house. But their ex-
penses are paid by the city just the
same"
Major FUnkhouser does not con-
slider the expenses of the morals
squad eXorbitant. They had an. ap-
preparation of $4,000 in 1914. Funk
houser points with pride to- the fact
that through the efforts of the squad
the city of Chicago collected $50, 900
in fines from the women of the under
world.
NECDI AlNEC CT bNIIHE HINH
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-06
HoYNE WANTs ''WACO 20"

States Atty Hoyne has now offer
ed an immunity bath to William Pow
ell, Waco Kid" if he will return
from place of his refuge in Havana,
and turn states evidence against the
20 policemen accused of eXtorting
brides from thieves.
Ed Rice is conducting the nego-
tiations with Powell, who may be
here next week. Hoyne says POWells
testimony will make his attack in
vulnerable.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-06
about the building has drawn a kick
from the policemen.
-O-O
RULES ON WoMEN'S SERVING AS
JUDGES AND CLERKS

Women can serve as judges and
clerks in Illinois only at elections
where there is no voting for candi-
dates for constitutional offices, Atty
Gen. Lucey has ruled. This is be-
cause the women have not yet at
tanned the right to vote for offices
provided for in the state constitution.
1--WE will not attempt to gain this
right by constitutional amendment, -
says Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, presi-
eve viii wait for a more favorable
1--WE will wait for a more favorable
time before asking this"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-06

DESPLAlNES ST. POLICE KICK
Five cases of infection traced to
roller towels at the Desplaines st. po-
lice station have reused the patrol
men of the district. A disease similar
to g"pink eye" is passing among the
men of the station and dirty roller
towels are blamed. .....
Mattresses that have not been
changed or cleaned for years, it is
said, and a general uncleanliness
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-30

at dance at Joe Cages ON the 18th of
September, during the hop picking sea-
son. He is said to have been engaged
in the illicit traffic of liquor for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs N. Selig will leave next
week for the fair at San Francisco.
Mrs. j. G. Talbot, Mrs. Edna Wick
ard and Miss Kate Kief visited with
Dora Elkins at Dallas Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Black of Dallas
visited Mrs. Blacks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs R. A. Titus, this week.
VIM. Finley went to Portland on
business Tuesday, returning home
Thursday.
The sewing club will meet at the
home of Miss Bertha Frink Tuesday.
Mrs. John Walker entertained at her
home Friday night to dinner, Mrs.
Edna Wickard and Miss Kate Kief of
Chanute, Kans,, j. G. Talbot and wife,
and Miss Bertha Frink.
A dinner party was served at the
home of Mrs. NJ. L, Thompson Saturday
night in honor of J. c. and Mrs. Tai
bott, Bertha Frink, w. A. Graham, Nor
ma Sutherlin, of Salem, Mrs. Edna
Wickard and Miss Kate Kief of Cha.
mute, Kans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-30
BY George Palmer Putnam.

On Wednesday afternoon the Ore.
gon-Caifornia land grant question and
the western water power problem as
related to the Ferris bill were OK.
planned to the state Federation of
Women s clubs by George Palmer Put.
nam private secretary to Governor
Withycombe. Mr.. Putnam stated that
he was presenting the subject dispas.
eionately aud not arguing for one side
or the other,
Mr., Putnam s address follows:
Your president has asked me to set
forth briefly the history and pertinent
facts connected with tho so.callod land
grant case, aud also the questions Of
western water power utilization hing
ing on the Ferris bill
These two subjects are probably the
most important before us today, so far
as the fundamental physical develop.
ment Of the state is concerned 1t is
quite impossible to present them with
any detail in the twenty minutes allot.
tod me.
l will, therefore, simply sketch them
in very rough outline, 50 that those of
you who are not already familiar with
the involved subjects will ut least have
ground work upon which to base
future study aud discussion.
AS you all know, whom tho west was
young, railroad construction was en-.
courNged by the donation Of land. The
government made il practice TO give
companies building through unsettled
regions alternate sections OF land ad.
jacent TO their tracks.
In 1866 congress authorized such Il
wubsidy or Mud gift TO encourage the
construction Of u railroad north and
south through western Oregon. The
beneficiary OF this grant was the Ore.
gon 3 California railroad company.
The picturesque story OF tho fight
between early promoters TO get the
grant for themselves Is too long aud
involved TO relate horo. For brief,
accurate and interesting account OF
the matter | refer you to tho Septcm.
her issues Of the Oregon Voter
There had been great scandal in cou.
neetion with the Union Pacific and
Other big grants and In this one there
was inserted "scttlcrs clause" which
specified thnt the beneficiary OF the
grant must sell the land TO actual set.
Tiers, In parcels OF not moro than 100
acres to each settler, aud for not more
than $3.50 per acre
After various financial and political
vlcissi,udes the Southern Pacific com
pany became owner Of tho Oregon Cal
ifornia railroad In 1885. AT that time
the road had been constructed from
Portland TO McAlluuyille and from
Portland TO Rosehurg The completed
railroad ,otaled ili miles, and the area
Of the odd.numbcred scctlons granted
the O, 4 q. company was i,Sg5,g ,g3A
acres. For your convenience | have
had hung thorc a map which shows tho
location OF these lands; they are indl.
Gated by the solid black squares which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-30

1t is claimed to safeguard our water
powers and to retain a public interest,
or ownership, in them, as opposed to
independent private development. In
trinsically, it is an expression of feder-
al control as opposed to that of the
state. Curiously, it is the party of
Andrew Jackson, the first exponent of
states rights, which is fathering this
legislation quite contradictory to such
principles of individual state sover-
eighty.
Those opposed to the Ferris bill as
it now 'stands-it may, of course, be
amended materially-and who are fun
damentally against the principles in
vowed, declare that the state should
itself manage the utilization of its own
resources.
ExPonepts of the state rights theory
declare that even though the govern.
ment control the lands through which
the rivers pass at the point where it is
proposed to develop power, it is unjust
.or the government to attempt to thrust
down the mouth of the state burden.
some system for leasing the waters
which are its own and establish a bu.
reaucratic administration of internal
state development from Washington.
The state is able to care for its own
resources, they say. To them the pro.
visions of the Ferris bill mean primar.
lily enlarging the scope of the principles
of that sort of federal conservation
which in the past has done so much
to throttle the development of the west
Conservation of this kind long distance
regulation and the encouragement of
the forest reserve plan at the expense
of the man on the ground is mot de.
sired, say they. And as an illustra.
ton of what too much federal control
and too much conservation has already
done for us, they cite the lesson of that
map. Slightly over so per cent of Ore
gon today is untaxed. Some of this
untaxed erea, Of course, is land now
open to settlement and some of il is
Oregon'California railroad land. But
~ per cent of the area of Oregon is
safely removed from taxation and de.
velopment in the federal forest reserves
The oest that l have been able to
do is to give you an introduction. so
to speak, to these two big questions
| hope you will find it worth while 70
strike up a real acquaintance! You
ladies who now are voters ana who
are devOting so much time to intelli.
gent discussion of affairs of state.
wide Importance well may familiarize
yourselves with the many issues in.
volved in the land grant and water
power problems, as they are certain in
the future to be linked with the eco.
nom'c and political history of our
state, one much Of that history is
bound to be made by Oregon women
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-30
Oregon Land Grant and
Water Power Problem

you note occupy so much of the space
in western Oregon.
The lands were cruised and frequent
sales Of tracts larger than 100 acres
the maximum, you will recall, permitted
under the settlers clause-.were made.
In this connection it must be remember
ed that land sales were made as early
as 1879 for more than $3.50 per acre,
and as early as 1875 in parcels larger
than 100 acres. In other words, even
at those early dates, the settlers clause
was violated; and the queer feature
IN connection with this was that when
reports of these Illicit sales were filed
with congress, no objections were
raised.
In 1908, all the unsold grant lands
were withdrawn from the market. pend.
rug new appraisal or cruise. In
1906, the records Of this cruise, com
piled ut a great cost, were completely
destroyed in the San Francisco fire.
Thereafter, the company continued to
keep the lands off the market and
proceeded to make new cruise
Roughly stated, this meant that
about two and u half million acres of
land in western Oregon was held back
from possible development. Much Of
this area was desirable from settler s
viewpoint, and when would.be purchas.
ors were refused the opportunity 10
buy these dormant acres, and commune
ities discovered their growth was being
held back through this policy of non.
sale, a statewide agitation cnsucd As
result the state legislature Of 1907
put through II resolution memoraliging
congress to direct forfeiture proceed.
ings' In le0s, congress, by joint reso.
luton, instructed the attorney general
OF the United States to enter suit for
forfeiture Of the grant The suit was
entered in the United States District
court at Portland, and in that court "A
decree of forfeiture was granted In
other words, roughly speaking. the
court held that iuasmuch as the rail.
road had broken the covenants of the
settlers clause IL should forfeit right
to the granted lands.
However the railroad appealed the
case to the supreme court, which re.
NcrSou the ueeiSion aud declared the
company to he the owner of the land
but ruled that as owner II had no right
to dispose of the lands except as pre.
scribcd In the settlers clause of tho
grant, Further it gave congress six
mouths time TO provide rules for ear.
rying the settlers clause into effect.
Ever since the docree OF forfeiture
was entered by tho district court In
Portland, the railroad stopped paying
taxes and by the end Of this year near.
H q million and half dollars of un.
paid back taxes will have accumulated.
Naturally this has hit hard the eouaties
embracing large areas OF graN lands,
and the state as well.
The settlers clause OF tho original
grant is the pivot upon which turns
the whole big problem, That clause,
you remember, stated that tho lands
must be sold TO actual settlers, Ia par.