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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER. 13, 1909. OREGON PROJECTS WELL UNDER WAY L 'BELLE OF SHEEPSHEAD BAY," FRIEND OF COLONEL ASTOR, MENTIONED IN KECENT DIVORCE CASE. Frozen to death Irrigation Propositions Valua ble With 27,200 Acres . in Water. Thirty-two Believed Lost With Foundering of Car Ferry on Lake Erie. SETTLEMENT IS DELAYED RESCUE COMES TOO LATE NINE MEN YAW j : l nialilla I,anc! Held by Desert En trymcn Who Cannot Obtain Pat ent Till After Building Charges Are Paid. OTiEGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 12. The annual report of the Reclamation Service for the past fis ral year describes briefly work in Oregon up to June 30, 11.09. From the report It appeals that the Umatilla project, as a whole, was So per cent completed at the close of the fiscal year: the Hermiston unit completed In Its entirety. The Klamath project on that date was 38 per cent completed. During the past season 1700 acres were under irrigation on the Umatilla project, while 21,000 acres of Klamath land, prac tically all in private ownership, was opened to irrigation. Vmatilla Project Immense. The irrigable area of the Umatilla project, when fully completed according to present plans, will be 20,440 acres, of which 623 acres is embodied in the com pleted Hermiston unit. Out of the entiro project, acres 1.9 public land. 1S00 acres are held by the railroad company, and S7SS acres are in private ownership. The Government agrees to furnish 2.S ncre feet of water per annum to all land owners, the water right costing $60 per acre, with an additional charge of $1.30 per acre per annum maintenance charge. Over the greater portion of the Her miston unit water service was regularly maintained during tiie season of W0S ex cept for a day or two duping and just after violent dust storms. Thirty miles of luain laterals were in use, and 1,1,000 acre feet of water had been turned into tho distributing system when service of water was discontinued September 17. For the season of lfi9 water was first delivered the latter part of March, and has since been maintained with regular ity. During the season just closed 35 miles of main laterals were in use. Settlement Delayed Somewhat. 'Settlement on Iho Umatilla project is somewhat delayed," pays the report, "on account of the comparatively large area held by desert land entrymen who, under the present rulings, cannot obtain patent to their lands until after full payment of the building charges. Under these conditions the subdivision and sale of land is difficult, and the difficulty is greatly increased because of tho high price at which unimproved land is held. "Homesteads are in great demand and are promptly filed upon. The common price for a relinquishment seems to be from $i'o to $30 an acre for new land. Excluding town lots and acre tracts near Hermiston, water right applications have been made for 165 holdings, aggregating 6no acres. Tlermiston. located in the midst of the Irrigable lands, is a well-built town of sno or 9v inhabitants. Between 1100 and 1? people arc living on the project." The report shows that the total cost of the Umatilla project, to June 30 last was Sl.O4ft.0S5. Of this total. S3SS.550 was spent on storage works." $2tS.2SS on the storage feed canal.. $11)3,333 for the distributing system and the balance for minor pur poses. Project Covers 172,000,000 Acres. The Klamath project, when completed, will irrigate- a total of 172.000 acres; 135. ono acres in the lower project, 37,000 in the upper. Of the lands under this proj ect, 42.000 acres are in the hands of the Government and 130,000 acres in private ownership. It is intended to furnish 1.8 acre feet per acre to the lands of this project. Although only 21,000 acres were under Irrigation last season, 30,000 acres were ready for water, practically all in private ownership. The building charge of this project Is now fixed at $30 per acre, with an additional 75 cents per acre per annum for maintenance charge. Work on the Clear Lake dam was be gun, by force account, in October, 190S. and by June 30 last this structure was IS per cent completed'. Delay was occa siored by getting supplies and equipment to the dam site. The dam, together with the Olene channel and the outlets at the south end of Tulle Lake will effect the uncovering of a large portion of the bed of Tule Iake. It is planned ultimately to irrigate with pumped water approximately 15.000 acres of uplands near Klamath Falls, and. about 2000 horsepower de veloped from the Keno power canal will be utilized for this purpose. A location of two main canals serv ing the upper valley of Lost River was made in 1908. The east side canal is r.O miles long and will furnish water to Irrigate 27,000 acres of larJd; the west side canal Is 30 miles long- and will Water 10,000 acres. The area of the Klamath project thus far opened for Irrigation lies be tween Klamath Falls and Merrill, and Is Irrigated by about 35 miles of main canals and 85 miles of main laterals. , There are 9200 acres of land, largely in excess of holdings, that are not irri gated and are offered for sale. The total value of crops and livestock on the Irrigated lands last season is esti mated at $376,600, an average for each farmer for the season of $3424. - The Klamath project, to June 30 1309. cost $1,697,695. Of this amount. SS75.797 had been spent on the canal system, $17,499 on storage works, $10 -991 for drainage, $12,945 for build ings and . camp maintenance, $."32,829 for purchase of canals, rights of way and lands. $59,107 for examinations, surveys, etc.: $117,824 for administra tion, and $42,430 for operation and maintenance of the completed portion of the project. The balance went for minor purposes, in lesser amounts. COOK AFFIDAVITS TO GO Ktatements of Loose and Dunkle to lie Scanned by Danes. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Affidavits of August W. iyooso and George H. Dunkle. who say .they prepared for Dr. F. A. Took fictitious Arctic data, will be sent this week to the University of Copen hagen. No verdict from that body is expected until after the proofs arrive. Dr. Cook's whereabouts are still a mystery. COOS BAY. WORK DELAYED estimate for Deep Channel "ot to Come l'p Till Xext Year. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash, intrfon. Dec. 12. Senator Chamberlain Is receiving many inquiries Iron resi- - :nO'v VP v ' fa ' ' MItS. KUHEKTA MLIXGIOS CotlWIN-HlLL. dents of the Coos Bay region asking whether the War Department has abandoned its recommendation favor ing an appropriation for Coos Bay im provement. This uneasiness grows out of the fact that the Chief of Engi neers, in his annual report failed to include any estimate for Coos Bay. The facts are there is no present project for the further Improvement of Coos Bay, though an examination has been made by the engineers, and they have recommended that dredging be carried on across the bay so as to provide an 18-foot channel. They es timate that it will cost $500,000 to dredge such a channel, and $60,000 a year for maintenance. This report and recommendation is still before Congress, never having been acted upon. and so long as the project is not officially adopted the Chief of Engineers cannot include it in the es timates. When the next river and harbor bill is being framed, this re port of the engineers will be con sidered along with the annual report of the Chief of Engineers, and will have the same force and effect. The recommendation therein contained Is equivalent to an estimate In the an nual report. OTTO SGHIJMAN RELENTS WEALTHY PORTLAND MAN WILL NOT DISINHERIT SON. Young Man and New Wife Win Over Irate Father and I'amily Reunlon Results. Otto Schuman, Jr., will not be disin herited by. his father, the elder Otto" Schuman, wealthy granite and marble dealer, living at 435 West Park street, because he married contrary- to the wishes of his parents. This statement, although not confirmed by the parents, is made by friends of the family. Mrs. Schuman, her son and his newly wedded wife returned home Saturday, and through the mother's Influence, the elder Schuman was also induced to relent and a happy reunion fol lowed. Young Schuman- eloped to San Fran cisco with Mrs. Pearl Hall, who was Miss Pearl Webber, taking the steamer Kansas City here for the south. When it was learned the son had eloped, Mrs. Schuman went to San Francisco by rail to intercept the runaway couple, ar riving there in time to meet them at the pier. A scene followed, and upon Schuman's refusal to give up the idea of wedding Mrs. Hall, both were ar rested, the mother making the com plaint. Afterward they were released and were married in San Francisco, to which ceremony tho mother consented. The elder Schuman was kept at home by a broken -ankle and at the time the news of a reconciliation reached here declared he would never forgave his son. "They want my money," he said, "but I will cut him off without a cent." Mrs. Pearl Webher-Hall-Schuman is about her husband's age. They had been sweethearts some months and whe" Otto Schuman, Jr., suggested marriage it was immediately objected to by his parents. This led to the elope ment, arrest, marriage and reconcilia tion. TRAIN TO EAST DERAILED Eight Passengers Injured ou Bur lington Road Wreck. LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 12. The Denver Chicago eastbound express on the Bur lington railroad was derailed at Exeter, 60 miles from Lincoln, today. Two cars, the engine, baggage and mail cars left the track and toppled on their sides. Eight passengers were injured, one se verely. The wreck occurred at a point where the Burlington tracks cross those of the Northwestern road. The cause has not been determined. A relief train with railroad officials and surgeons was sent from Lincoln and the passengers were transferred and brought here. AIRSHIP DEFIES SNOW Despite Storm Hamilton .Goes Al most Mile a Minute. ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Dec. 12. Charles K. Hamilton in the Glenn Curtiss aeroplane at I.ake Contrary today made -two and one-half miles in SH minutes in a snow storm. He made three flights in all. He circled the track and had perfect control of the machine. He will make several more flights this week. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four weeks. This is due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamberlain's Lini ment is applied a cure may be effected In three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable preparations in use. eSold by all dealers. ASTOR HER FRIEND 'Belle of Sheepshead Bay" Is Named in Divorce. FAMILIAR ON "WHITE WAYV Mrs. Roberta Corwln-Hill, Daughter of Sporting Man, After Spending Two Men's Fortunes, Becomes . Acquainted AVith Colonel. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. (Special.) Part of. the aftermath of the Astor divorce suit are the stories going the rounds about Mrs. Roberta Corwin Hill. a familiar figure on the "Great White Way." Jn former years this woman, the daughter of Morris Menges, a sporting man and restaurant keeper, was called "the belle of Sheepshead Bay." - During this period of her life she was one of a gay crowd that helped Halsey Corwin spend part of his con siderable fortune at Coney Island. While this programme of spending was going on, and possibly as a part of it, she married Corwin. After a while the money was gone, and she got a divorce. Later she married Captain Arthur Hill, of the Irish Rifles. This tie soon galled, however, and a separa tion followed. It was on an ocean liner, soon after she had divorced Captain Hill that the sprightly "belle" met Colonel Astor. After this she was his guest on his yacht for a trip up the Nile. Apparent ly the casual acquaintanceship con tinued, for in the progress of the suit for divorce Instituted by Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Corwin-Hill was frequently men tioned. It is said. Five detectives are said to have testified at the secret hearing before Charles H. Young, as referee, that Colonel Astor and "the belle" bad met at various Mmes In a certain hotel and at the apartments of Mrs. Corwln-Hill in Centra Park West. Other testimony showed the two had met almost daily at a suite of rooms engaged by another woman in a promi nent hotel. At the time Colonel Astor left for his cruise in the West Indies. Mrs. Corwin-Hill went to Europe. When she returned, the divorce had been granted. Much speculation is current as to whether the lady will prove as attrac tive to the Colonel now that he is le gally free to meet her as he wishes. TOLL TAKEFoFFORESTS YULE-TIDE CUSTOM NOT MEN ACE, IF WELL REGULATED. Thinning Out Process, Say Officials, Can Be Made Method of Improvement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Does Yule tide with its demand for Christmas trees prove a menace to the Ameri can forests? This question is asked of the United States forestry service by those inter ested in the conservation of the natural resources. The subject has received the consideration of the forestry bureau and the reply has been sent out that there need he no danger of destruction if the cutting of young evergreen for Christmas is done with discrimination. In young ilne forests, it is stated, the thinning out process can do no harm, but where trees are. cut in reckless manner results are detrimental. It Is estimated that 4.000,000 Christ mas trees are used annually. If planted four feet apart these could be grown on .400 acres of land. It is said that the use of Christmas trees has proved in Germany to be perfectly compatible with the welfare of the forest and that the cutting of Christmas trees" there where the per capita of consumption is greatest,- is a means of improving the forests. Hillsboro Pythians Celebrate.. HILLSBORO, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) The new castle hall of Phoenix Lodge No. 34. Knights of Pythias, will be dedi cated Monday evening, December 13, and Grand Chancellor Menefee, of The 'Dalles, accompanied by Judge W. L. Bradshaw! will be In attendance, together with many Pvthlans from the several sections of the state. The ceremonies will close with a. hannuet with 200 covers at the Commercial Club, with L. A. Long aa toastmaster. . Suit of Clothes Found in Bow, Indi cates Tragedy That Can Be' Only Guessed Single Overcoat All-Insufficient. ERIE. Pa., Dec. 12. With her flag at half-mast the state fisheries boat, Com modore Perry, Captain Gerry Driscoll, commanding, brought to this port late today the dead bodies of nine of the crew of the Bessemer & Marquette ferry No. 2, which left Conneaut, Ohio, Tuesday morning carrying 32 men. The ferry has probably foundered in the middle' of Lake Erie, For 48 hours the Commodore Perry has been scouring Lake Erie for traces of the car ferry, but, until a tiny yawl was sighted 15 miles off this port at 11 o'clock today, the men in the little state fisheries craft had almost given up hope of being able ever to learn even a portion of the story of the fate of the big car ferry. Men Frozen in Boat. As the Perry' came abreast of the drifting and half-water-logged yawl the men on the fishboat saw that they had arrived too late. The nine occu pants of the boat, which was marked 'Bessemer & Marquette No. 4," were frozen stiff. Taking the yawl in tow, the Perry made all steam for this port. News of the finding of the bodies had reached the city and thousands of per sons swarmed the wharves. As soon as the fishboat made fast a force of men with tackle set to work raising the bodies to the dock. Conneaut, Ohio, where all but one of the dead men had lived, was notified, and relatives and' friends came to this city. They were taken directly to the morgue, where the men were Identified as follows: Thomas, second cook. Port Stanley; William Ray; J. W. Sours, waiter; G. R. Smith, steward; F. Steele, fireman; J. Schenck, fireman; J. Hart, oiler, and CharVs Allen. All ex cept Thomas lived in Conneaut. One Overcoat Among Nine. The cook of the car ferry was the only man to wear an overcoat. The others were dressed In overalls and jumpers, indicating that departure from the car ferry had been hurried. In the bow of the boat was found complete clothing for one man, and it is be lieved that the yawl originally con tained ten men, and that one became crazed, discarded his clothing and jumped into the lake. Albert J. Wels, of this city, treasurer of the Keystone Fish Company and the Bay State Iron Works, was a passen ger on the ferry. His relatives and friends had not given up hope until the yawl, containing the nine jnen was towed into port. His body has not yet been found. Officers of the car ferry company gave up all hope Saturday, and since Thursday, every available tug has been searching the lake for news of the wrecked craft. "Believed Lost Last Tuesday. The ferry was of steel with a capac ity of 34 loaded cars. Last Tuesday morning, with 32 cars of coal aboard and carrying 32 persons, including pas sengers and crew, she left Conneaut. In the terrific storm that followed, in which at least 52 lives were lost on the lakes, the ferry foundered. It is supposed that the tossing of the ferry in the .sea troughs displaced the coal cars and that thtfy pitched through the sides, admitting water to the hold. It is supposed the vessel went down about Tuesday noon, sinking midway between Conneaut and Port Stanley. $850,000 IS FIRE LOSS MITCHELL WAGON WORKS AND RACINE PLANT BURN. Factory Blaze Also Destroys Dozen Homes in Wisconsin Town. Origin Unknown. RACINE. Wis., Dec. 12- The big plant of the Racine Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of piano stools and auto tops, the Mitchell Wag on Works, and several houses were de stroyed by fire today entailing a loss of S650.000 of which all except S50, 000 is borneby the Racine Manufactur ing Company. The latter concern car ried $250,000 insurance. The origin of the fire is not known. The blaze started in the millroom of the Racine Manufacturing plant which comprises six buildings. The flames spread quickly throughout the entire plant. A saloon, a boarding-house and several other houses were destroyed and damage spread to a dozen other homes. .. The firemen were hampered by frozen hydrants. Pending the rebuilding of the fac tory about 1200 men will be thrown out of employment. WALL STREET FEELS EASY Taft's Message Interpreted a Con- ' servattve in Tone. NEW YORK. Dee. 12. The stock market made favorable deductions last week from the President's message and the reduction in the Bank of England discount rate. A considerable broadening of the speculation and a comprehensive advance in prices followed. The feeling caused by the President's message was not due to specific passages and was in soite of the direct assertion in the docu ment that questions bearing on the anti trust and the interstate commerce laws would be presented to Congress in special messages. The general tone of the message was pronounced conservative by financial oninlon and a solicitude for business in terests1 that argued insurance against steps calculated to interrupt prosperity was discerned. Its text was supplemented by advices from Washington alleging a practical ac cord between the executive and the ma jority in - Congress against radical and violent measures'. A conspicuous revival arose of rumors of various financial consolidations, in cluding one of copper producers. Relaxation in money markets signalized HELLO! Yjig CERTAINLY. Here is a full assort ment, the kind of holi day presents appreciat ed by men young men and boys. Yes, all articles pur chased here, are put up in pretty Xmas boxes without additional charge. - Lion Clothiers 166-170 THIRD ST. bv the decline in the Bank of England discount rate bears a definite relation to the stock market activity. No doubt is entertained that the forced attraction of gold to the London market, due to aggressive measures of the Bank of Eng land, operated to hamper and to Interrupt financial and speculative projects in New York. The promises of wage settlements by the railroads were more definite, but without apparent harm to speculative confidence. The high level of prices of commodities and cost of living are recognized as com plicating factors. The shortage of cotton implied by the Government report is al most calamitous. - The large acreage planted in Winter wheat gives counter balancing comfort. GRIME CHECK PLANNED STOP r.NION OF WEAK TO LES. SEN SIN, SAYS SPEAKER. Chicago Lecturer Declares It Better to Prevent Births Than to Hang or Sustain Hospitals. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. (Special) Speak ing on "Marriage and Divorce fn the Light of liationalism" before the Inde pendent Religious Society in Orchestra Hall today, M.- M. Mangasarlan declared that it was better to prevent the birth of criminals than to hang, them, and that the prevention of disease through the prohibition of marriage of the dis eased and mentally deformed was more humane and economical than the build ing of hospitals. ""It is by regulating marriage that the extinction of the unworthy and the multiplication of the superior are to be effected. A better race can only be bred by sexual selection for parenthood. "It is better to prevent the birth of criminals than to get rid of them by means of the gallows. The prevention of disease and insanity by throwing obstacles in the way of marriage of consumptives and the mentally de formed is more humane as well as more economical than the building of hospitals and asylums for the insane. 1 "It is also poor policy to care for defective children and later send them out into the world to become parents, while the healthv ones are compelled to slave in factories at a tender age." U. C. T. TO HOLD BIG PARTY Annual Jollification Will be Christ mas Party of "Grip Knights." Music, mirth and melody will be joy on the night of December 28 to the IJnited Commercial Travelers, when they hold forth In an annual "party" at Selling-Hirsch Hall. On the postals sent to each member the .inscription simply explains thfft "one of those affairs given by the United Commercial Travelers" will be held, but it is explanatory enough and all "the boys" will surely be there. The committee issuing the call com prises the following: A. Bobleter, C. K. Zilly, R. Becker. VS. W. Dingman, W. D. MeWaters and C." 11. Freeman. PATRICK SHEEDY IS DEAD Famous Sporting Man Called by Death in New Vork. NKW YORK, Dec. 12. Patrick F. Sheedy, for many years one of the best known sporting men in the country and more recently an art dealer, died at his home here tonight of heart diseaej. He had been confined to his house for two years. Mr. Sheedy suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last June from which he never rallied. Thirty-six hours ago he became unconscious - No arrangements have been made for the funeral, but it is un derstood he will be buried in Hartford, Conn., his birthplace. AFRICA FUND IS $300,000 Methodist Churches Celebrate Dia- j mond Missionary Jubilee. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The Methodist Episcopal Churches of Greater New York and, vicinity today began their African diamond jubilee with special services and collections for mission work in Africa. It is said that announcement will be made tomorrow that a fund of $300,000 which the jubilee commission asks has been raised. The jubilee will close Monday night with an address by President Taft on Africa and her missions. liberals Win in. Spain. MADRID, Dec. 12. The municipal elec tions throughout the country today re sulted in a victory for the Liberals. Re publicans, however, have made many gains. Willis-Flynn Bout Scheduled. L08 ANGELES. Dee. 13. Joe Willis and Jim Flvnn today signed articles for a 10-round bout .to be held December 31. in' ii uiliiifciiriini liiiiliiTji 4 Try Just One Tungsten Lamp For An Experiment The new 40-watt G.E. Tungsten is no larger than the 50-watt carbon lamp you may now be using, but it is twice as brilliant and consumes ne-fifth less current. You get 32 candle-power instead of 1 6. In other words It Cuts Your LighfBffls ui TwS The tiny wire filament inside is composed of a rare metal which radiates two and a half times aa much light as the ordinary carbon incandescent. Economical housewives are rapidly exchanging some of their carbon lamps for General Electric Tungstens. They save money in the end. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. 147 SEVENTH STREET CAPITAL-LABOR MEET MOMENTOUS CONFERENCE WILL OPEN TODAY AT PITTSBURG. Steel Men and Union Leaders WIH Discuss Tin Mill Employes' Strike PITTSBURG. Dec. 12. One of the most momentous labor conferences of recent years will begin tomorrow when the executive council of the American Federation of Labor and National offi cers of the Amalgamated Association of Iron. Steel and TInplate Workers will begin deliberations over the present strike of union employes of the Ameri can Sheet & TInplate Company, a sub sidiary of the United States Steel Cor poration. The conference is scheduled to dis cuss the tinmill employes' strike, but it is known that, before deliberations cease, subjects ranging from the strike of the switchmen in the Northwest to the strike of the "hand-mado" glass blowers of the Middle States will have been threshed out and campaigns long and bitter will have been planned. Congress will be appealed to and a sum of money will be put aside by the federation council to stand long strike sieges. Principally among the many sub jects to be discussed, will be the fight contemplated against the United States Steel Corporation by union men. As a last resort this strike will be called in all plants of the United States Steel Corporation, according to a prom inent Federation of Labor leader. "The open shop" policy of the Steel Corporation seems to be the principal point of contention. COLLEGE PRESIDENT DEAD Rev. John McDowell Leavitt, Aged 85, Passes at Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS. Md., Dec. 12. ltev. Dr. John McDowell Leavitt, ex-president of St. Johns College, of this city, and of the l-high University at Bethlehem. Pa., If We Ever Plant for a "We Install If c ever install a steam or hot water plant for an owner and he builds another house or build ing we install another one. Tf we ever install a furnace in a residence and the owner builds a new house-we install another ane. Why is this? There's only one answer! Ask any school board or owner. The W. G. McPherson Co. HEATING ENGINEERS. distinguished as a. minister, educator and writer, died today. He was S3 years- of age. TEXAN FREEZES TO DEATH With Safety Only Few Feet Away Man Dies; Father Unconscious. PAXiACIOS, Tex., Dec. 12. A torm last night caught T. S. Clark and son, B. B. Clark, in a small gasoline launch in Tics Palacios Bay, two miles from Palacios. They anchored until this morning, when a rescue boat wag sent after them. The son had irozen to death and tho father was unconscious. The water In the bay is only a few feet deep and tho men could have waded ashore. How IsTMs for an Xmas Present? (olfl -Oiled wire and pearl Btiell hand- initial brooch 35c Each This beautlfnl souvenir will be appreciated more than a uy thins you van set lor $2.no. MAlIi ORDERS given, prompt atten- ton on receipt or amount. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. L. SCHEINER S Souvenir and.Curio Store S North Sixth Street (Ret ween Everett and Flanders.) Install a Heating School District Another One 328 GLISAN STREET. jfefiS?-' made State vjvfew!jf initial V rkAn desired. xfccG