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tiie aronxixo oregonian. Tuesday, December 5. 1911. SETTLERS OPPOSE WATER DIVERSION Proposed West Extension of Umatilla Project Is De- dared Menace. DEVELOPMENT IN DANGER r U"atr-rr Favor John Iay Proj ect. Wliloh They Say Will n Ude ImpoMilble If Other Srhrra Is Put Thronirh. PILOT ROCK. Dee. 4. CSretal.) Nearly ISO water-users la this part of Umatilla County met In Pilot Rock lat Tuesday. J. N. Burgess acted aa tem porary chairman, and A. C Hemphill aa temporary secretary. Several speeches were delivered, all In protest against the west extension of the I'matllla project, but favoring- the John Day Im provement. A Umatilla water-users' organisation waa effected, with the following offi cers fr the ensuing year: President. J. X. Burprrss. of pilot Rock; Tlce-presl dent. O. D. Teel. of Echo: secretary. Georsje Dome, of Pilot Rock; assistant secretary. ' O. L. Hurd. of Ftanrleld; treasurer. 1 F. Scharpf. of Pilot Kock. J. N. Burgess and Herbert Boylen were eiected a committee to visit Port, land and advise with J. X. Teal and T. R. Wilcox, more thoroughly to acquaint the Portland men wltii the sentiment of water-users ainn the tributary treama of the Umatilla River. The followlnr resolutions In opposl Jon to the diversion of tne water of the i'matllla River to the west extension of the Umatilla project were adopted: fevttlm Oppoee RxteOMlaa. Whiraif. Demand Is row bins made of the Prsidnt of the I nlta blatoa ana 01 :he 8crtary of the interior that an Ir risartoa projsrt tm constructed lo Northera Marrow Counljr. undr tha aame of "Wst Extsnslon' of tha I matlUa project, bjr Ira- lOuBUInf ind diverting in waters or tna matllla Klsr at tae mouia o cuttsr Cra : and. Wnarraa. The artnal eatllars and preset asora of the water of the I'matllla Klvsr an4 lta tributaries are sarnsatiT op need to iar Western estenaton rt'julnn( further dl vr1nn of the water of the I'matllla Klvsr, and favor extension by the construction of he larjer project known aa the John Day project, tm It now. therefore. Resolved. That we ma k known our oppo sition to the propoead "Weat Extenalnn"' by thla resolu:lon. and eat forth the following- reaaona for our oppoelt Kin to said es tenslon : 1. That the annual dlsrharre of the Umatilla River and Its tributaries Is not eufrirlent far the reclamation of the lands under the pro oops it extension, without de priving lanus now unuer ctmivsuon in mau;;a County. A Simula statement of the facts shoaa- conclusively that this charge la true. Surveys and rneaeuremenie com piled br the United States Reclamatloa Fen-tee and bT others pla--e a limit upoa the average annual dler-harge of this water -system of ahont 40.(V acre feat. The arrears reclaimed at this time under the I'matllla system la nearlv M 0.-1 acres, and the water requirement for this land Is In excess of one-half of the tolal discharge. There la almoet an enual amount of land which will be reclaimed by ditches now In operation, for which Inchoate water rights now exist. And unless the owners of these ditches and water rlghte fall to show dilt- ren.-e In the reclamation of thalr land, theae nchoste nstata will, aa a matter of law. antedate the lunlor rights acquired by the Reclamation Service In March. i0. The rents thus extended will require the di version and use of practically all the water of the Umatilla srstem. There are between IiinouO to soo.ow) acree of fertile soli In r.llllam. Morrow and tmatllla Counties. In the Plata of Oregon. whl-h are now un productive because of Insufficient precipita tion, which mirht be made highly pro ductive and capable of surportlng lo.ooo to eoooo families by the construction of what la known as the John Day project lo Ore son. rmaullla Water limited. j. The application of th waters of the I'matllla to this ao-call-d "West Kxtenslon" will put an end to all development in I'ma tllla Oountv of land under no ditch system at the present time. The acreage of high quality Irrigable land In Umatilla t'ounty. which haa no source of water for Irrigation except the I'matllla and Ite tributaries. Is almost without limit. If sll the water In these streams were spplled to these lands much would remain undeveloped. McKay Creek la an Instance: The estimates com piled by Mr. Whistler and others Indicate a total Irrigable screaee of near 15.000 acres of land, with available water fcr abotrx v acres. I pon Birch Creek and lta trlh utariee the discharge is leaa adequate to the acreage demand, and lying north of the t matllla River are thousands of seres of rich soil sod low elevations absolutely with- The "West Extension Is a menace to the fair adjudication of the Umatilla eys-t-m. Under im Oregon law of 1'0 the Unxettr.a system is now beln adjudicated by the State Botrd of Control, for the pur poee ef measuring and protecting all the rights on theae streams. Including the pres ent Umatilla project and the varloua pri vate rights The Reclamation Service has recognised the necesslsty of reducing the use of all pr'or claimants In order to make water sval'.ab'e for their proposed extension and to gain such reduction has died a series of hundreds of contests ssainst the rights Involved In this adjudication ana is bow these contests . bringing heavy ex pense upon ell claimants, mcklng land salee near imposaioie ana reisnun- nw -. -moment of the country. And It does not sp ne that the Reclamation Service Is a fit custodian of the valuable water which It aeeka to acquire: during toe past year n is said that the Reclamation Service diverted and used upon the present Umatilla proj ect approximately 84.A0O acre feet of water for tha reclamation and Irrigation of about seres of land, or 21 sere feet per acre. Much of thla land has been under Irriga tion for from three to live years, foretell ing eomethlng of the enormous amount of water which would be wasted If applied to the hot. light eanda west of Umatilla. The land upon which the Reclamation Serv ice seeks to reduce the uee of water end the rights which the Reclamation Bervlce seake to limit are lands and rights that have been In private ownership for over a gen eration.' The Injustice to the settlers 'own ing theee landa and rights would be no leee If the propoeed plan of the Reclamation Perries were of the highest merit. it is equlvelent to less fraud for the United Rtatea government to patent tha arid lands of the Weet to the eetrlera who have had sufficient courage to reclaim them, and then, after the land la reclaimed and the Bottler's home ts built, to seek to limit la the pri vate owners the rlghte which they have ac quired. It la Beedleae to Bay that thou sands of scree have changed hands and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been expended by the Battlers end homeowners of Ctiiatllla County In reliance upon the right to use the waters of the L'matilia River and Its tributaries in an amount suf ficient to produce valuable crops Indian Klgble Ignored. The limit which the Reclamation Service seeks to put upoa the use of water by the ranchere living upon the Cmatllla River and Its tfibutarlee will make much of this land impoaalole of cultivation. It is evi dent from the figures cited above that the amount of water which the Reoiamatloa Service le willing to concede to theee set tlers, namely, two and one-half feet per sire, would be Inadequate, even under the present fmatllla project, where the Irriga tion walera are stored and are therefore available to the Irrigator at the tfmee of rear whea they are most needed. The up per river and tha tributary e are torrential : reams and unless the settlera are per mitted the uee of the water when it la available, thousanda of acres of land and hundreds of homes will be ruined. 4. That the proposed extentfo would re sult In disaster to all concerned, for the ressen that it Ignores the rights of the Indians upon the I'matllla Reservation. It la generally conceded that the Indlene have some right to uee the watr of the Uma tilla. The extent of this right has never yet been determined, but lta poealbllttleo are coraiderable. A survey completed by the Indian Service during lull shows that acres of Irrigable land can we watered front the natural bummer flow of the river: by storing water and conveying same to that portion of the reservation on Tutullla Creek approximately zu.uuo acres more caa be re duced to Irrigation. The Jndiaa Depart ment has shown an Inclination to protect these Indians' rights and the propoeed "West Extension" would be la constant danger of having Its supp.y seriously dlmlnlahed. . That tbe coet of reclaiming land under the propoeed "West Extension" la too high for successful colonisation. Tbe Reclamation Service estimates for this project are made upon a basis of per acre; the land la lmrg-iy In private ownership and will be held at from $u to t loo per acre by the owners In the event that the extension Is made. Colonisation expenses, coat of recla mation, leveling, seeding and other expenses will bring the total coet of this land to the settler at a figure In excess of 3"0 per acre. This cost will defeat the purpose of the Federal Government, namely, the colonisa tion of the arid and unproductive landa a That tbe project known as the John Day Project can be constructed at an esti mated coet of 140 per acre, and avoids every objection urged sbove sgalnst the "West FTxtenslon. There are practically no irri gable lands tributary to the John Day aa It flows in Its nstural channel: there can be no conflicting rlghta to consider. The total outlay of money la greater than In the case of the 'Weet Extension." but the coet per acre Is only one-half. The additional land la of better quality than the land under the proposed extension and the drainage con ditions far eupertor: the water discharge ta adequate and the conetructton of the project will not require the flooding of thousands of scree of the moat valuable land In the State of Oregon. lS.eoa Acres ta John Day. Although the total cost Is considerable, we believe that the Government would find this project one of the most satisfactory of Its undertakings and we reepectfully sub mit that Oregon Is entitled to a decent reclamation commeneurate with the amount which It has contributed to the reclamation T LOCK IS CHOSEN $40,000 Changes Hands on Pendleton Election. COMMISSION PLAN FAILS Red-Hot Cevmpalrn Bring Out 108S Voters Grant B. Dlmtck I Elected Mayor of Oregon City In Exciting Contest. (Continued from First Pas-e.) Socialist, 61. Second Ward. M. J. Cam eron. Independent. 17; I. H. Fish. Cltl sens' Leasrua. IS. Third "Ward. Henry MEN CHOSEN MAYORS IN OREGON TOWNS YESTERDAY. t r"v't wf ' V V- 1 V Grant B. DisaleH. Electee! Mayer e( W. P. Matlock, Elected Mayor of Oregea City. PcadJetosu rne.it and that tha nretsnded "West ex tension" ought to be sbandoned and declara tion of Its abandonment made promptly eo that development of tmatllla County may K ha lonaer retarded. Tbe continued con sideration of the West tmatllla extension Is retarding development of some iu.uvw acre, of land for whirta Irrigation haa al ready been provided, and hindering and pre venting investment ot capital in runner im provement of lands already under cultiva tion . Many official, political, corporation and pub.lc Influences hsve been brought to bear upon the lnlted Btatee Reclamation Fervlce. the Department of the Interior and the President of the I nlted btatee in favor of the "Weet tmatllla Extension" through what haa erroneously been made to appear as a patriotic Interest In havlhg Oregon secure something which was being unjustly denied te her, and In moat lnalances these Influ ences end persons have not been Informed as ta the real merlte of the propoeitlon, or have been misinformed by prejudiced per sons and private Interests owning landa under the propoeed "Weet Umatilla Exten sion." It Is earnestly submitted that the ultimate development of Oregon will not be furthered, and tmatllla and Morrow Coun ties will not be benefited by tne propoeea "Weet Extension": that, on the contrary, the construction of thla extension will not only Interfere with the development of Uma tilla County In the manner referred to above, hut will also interfere with the ultimate reclamation of the great body of land in Morrow nnd Gilliam Counties whicn muet be Irrigated with water diverted from the John Pay River. And be it further Resolved. That we con vey this resolution to the President of the United States snd cause the same to be published In the public- press. LNAIILliA vv A 1 E.n-1 r-r.nn aoo .1, J. A. HrRtSESS. President, a GEO. PONE. Secretary. O. U. H I ' R D. Asst. Recretary. 8. I. PCHARPF. Treasurer. Lyons, CltUens" League. MS; T. L, Alex ander. Socialist. 142. 1 Measure providing- for Deputy City Recorder Yes. 290: no. 461. Measure to abolish t-mill limit on dtr tax levy Yea. 387; no. It 6. No primaries were held for thla eleo tlon and all candidates, except the So cialists, ran as Independents. The Cltl sens' Progressive League Indorsed a full ticket from the Independent canai dates. OFFICIAL UPHOLDS ACT ATTO R-XEY-G ELVFRAL, EXPLAINS SPECHIi COUNSEL. HIRE. Crawford Declares Expense In Title Guarantee Case Essential Be cause of Importance. SALEM. Or, Dec 4. (Special.) Attorney-General Crawford came back to day In a letter addressed to the Desert Land Board. In which he explained his attitude In advtslne- the retaining of the services of E. B. Watson aa special counsel in the probe of the affairs of tbe Title Guarantee & Trust Company. In thla letter he says: It will be remembered that (bank failure) was a very Important matter. Involving about $400,000 of etate money, the majority of which belonged to the common school fund of the state. The Surety's Company's New Tork lawyer claimed that the company was not legally bound to make the state's loss good and the board, as well ss tils At-torney-Oeneral. was very anxious to recover for the etate. Hence, after due considera tion. Judge E. B Wataon. ex-member of the Supreme Court, and a lawyer admitted to be among the beet in the state, waa re tained to advice with the Attorney-General. In one or two other instances, all of which were very Important, additional counsel have been retained. The result In the bank case was that ths whole sum. with ft per cent Interest, was recovered without a lawsuit. Ths Importance of the case and the office force of tbe Attorney-General being some what restricted at the time. JueUlted the employment, but the fact that advtaory couneel have been retained in one or two inetencee of grave importance doee not es tablish precedent for the Indiscriminate, unneceasanr and unwarranted employment of outside attorneys in comparatively unim portant matetra. nor In the general routine bustneee of the Attorney-General's office snd without any request from htm for sssistsnce. Tble is not the first protest made, a for mer one having been Ignored, and we can eee no reason why the taxpayere should be burdened with tbe expense of such unneces sary and unwarranted employment. As before etated, no objection la made to the employment of anyone, provided the same le without expense to the state. No objection will be made to the employment of outelde couneel If tnelr compensation la guaranteed from other sources than publlo f unda. The contention ' aa to the outside counsel arose chiefly when Senator Claude C McCollocb, of Baker, and At torney W. C Bristol, of Portland, ap peared at different times before the Desert Land Board and counseled with that body in reference to Carey act projects and no member of the Attorney-General's staff wss present. It la argued by members of the Desert Land Board thut no outside counsel has been paid from state funds. The Attorney-General also protested sgalnst tbe employment of Charles L. McNary and W. C Bristol by Secretary Olcott In the 6tate Printer ouster case. Both the original protest and the second letter of the Attorney-General were received at the Desert Land Board meeting today and were ordered filed without comment. A letter waa also received by the sec retary of the Board from Senator Claude C McCollocb. stating that he would make settlement for what stamps were used by him when In Salem, the only reimbursement he has received relative to the draft of the contract. , XOX-PARTISAX PR! MART WIXS Salem Also Electa Elfflrt Councllmen, Defeats Five Amendments. SALEM, Or, Deo. 4. (Special.) By ona of the heaviest votea ever cast at a Salem city election when a Mayor waa not to be elected, the voters to day Indorsed a non-partisan primary for future nomination of city candi dates; declared that hereafter only legal voters of the city shall be em ployed on city contraota aa far as possible, and passed practically a du plicate of the Ellis paving amend ment, which la now In effect In Port land. Five other proposed charter amend ments failed. These Included a plan for the Mayor to appoint the chief of police and take the naming ot that of ficer from the hands of the people; a move to furnish free band concerts; a scheme to raise the salary of the City Recorder and to remove from him his duties aa ex-offlclo Justice of the Peace; an amendment to change the supervision of the streets and another to bond the city for construction of bridges. Eight Councllmen were elected today and the fear on the part of the "wets" that the "drys" would gain a majority was apparently overcome, aa the "wets" assert they will receive the support of eight out of the 14 Councllmen who will be in office next year In addition to the present hold-over Mayor. The Councllmen elected today are: Ward 1. George O. Brown; Ward 2. W. T. Rlgdon. C. O. Constable; Ward S, John Siegmund; Ward 4, J. T. Jones: wara b. jonn pemberton; ward 6. J. N. ekajfe; Ward 7. O. L. Townsend. The failure of the schemes to place the appointment of the chief of police In the hands of the Mayor and to abol ish the office of street commissioner and to provide for the appointment of a commissioner of streets, sewers and bridges by the Mayor, added a touch to the decisive defeat which was given a general commission form of govern ment charter several weeks ago. Followlnr the defeat of the commis sion plan these two salient features were picked out of the wreckage of the commission plan for submission to the people at the general city election. Today's defeat of the last forlorn hope of the remnants of the commis sion form of government Is taken as final, and those In favor of that plan say that no new attempts will be made for a long time, at least. The proposed amendment to bond for bridges marked the third time this year thi people have been asked to vote on te question and this Is the third time It haa met defeat. SHETUDAX PROGRESSIVES AVIX In Closes Election Ben H. Evans Is Chosen as Mayor. SHERIDAN. Or, Dec 4. (Special.) In a close city election here today. I Ben H Evans wag elected Mayor over Dr. W. J. Ollatrap. Mr. Evans was city marshal last year and this year was nominated for Mayor by the Young Men's Progressive party. Other municipal officers elected to day Were: A. R. Sanderson, City Re corder; W. Haas. City Treasurer; J. C Ellis. City Marshal: W. W. Frye. Coun cilman from the FlrsttWard. and Aus tin Saulconer and Roscoe Field. TJoun cllmen from the Second Ward. The result Is a victory for tha Young Men's Progressive party. COMMISSIOX TP IX VANCOUVER Opponents Are Confident Proposi tion Will Be Defeated. VANCOUVER. Wash, Dec 4. (Spe cial.) The question of commission form of government for Vancouver -- 111 be voted upon at a special election to morrow at the same time the regular municipal election Is held. So con fident are those opposed to the com mlseion form that they are not even making any fight against It. At the municipal election Dr. Charles S. Irwin will be elected Mayor and Roy Wilkinson, George B. -Stoner and F. R. Whelan will be elected Council men; James P. Geoghegan will be elected City Treasurer and Roy C. Sugg will be re-elected City Attorney. Pri maries were held November 7 and these Absolutely Pufio Absolutely haa no substitute Many mixtures are offered as substitutes for Royal. No other baking powder is the same in composition or effectiveness, or so wholesome and economical nor will make such fine food. Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar candidates nominated. As the Demo crats did not have a ticket In the field there will be no opposition. WOMEX BLOCK XEW SCHOOL Baker Men Vote Jnst In Time to Save Maintenance Fund. BAKER, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) Women who did not want their chil dren to walk so far defeated Baker's chances of a new high school and al most closed the public schools for lack of funds at the election this afternoon. The vote to decide If 15000 should be appropriated for a building lot for the new achool lost. 240 to 228, and for a tax levy to raise $41,000 for school maintenance during the ensuing year won. 283 to 183. The women living west of the O.-W. R. t X. Railroad wish a ward school there, so that their children will not have to walk to the present one. seyeral blocks away, so voted against the high school because they knew If the high school proposi tion passed the ward school must wait. They had both measures beaten until the School Board discovered It an hour before the polls closed and with auto mobiles and carriages saved the yearly appropriation. The Circuit Court took a recess so that 20 men In court could vote. Gladstone Has City Election. GLADSTONE, Or.. Dec 4. (Special.) At the regular city election here to day H. E. Cross was elected Mayor, defeating O. E. Freytag. Cross re ceived 8 votes and Freytag 44. Other officers elected follow: Frank P. Nel son. James Wilkinson and Frank Ham merle, aldermen for one-year terms; Chambers Howell, D. A. Williams and O. W. Parish, aldermen for three-year terms. John N. Slevers and J. C Pad dock were elected without opposition for recorder and treasurer, respectively R. G. Smith Ahead at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS. Or., Dec 4. (Spe cial.) The municipal electlpn was warmly contested today, the main fight being over mayor. The candl- dldates are Dr. J. C. Smith. E. V. Smith and R. G. Smith. The largest vote ever cast In the oity was held today. At a late hour tonight R. O. Smith was seven votes In the lead. The commission form of government and the 15 amendments to the city charter are making the count slow. Sntherlln Votes Water Bonds. SUTHERLIN, Or., Dec 4. (Special.) At the city election held here today bonds In the sum of 830,000 were voted for a waterworks system and the out going members of - the City . Council were re-elected by good majorities. CAR SMOKER IS ARRESTED Pioneer Objects to Working of New City Ordinance. The first arrest under the new antl- smoklng ordinance, passed October 25. prohibiting smoking on streetcars, was made yesterday and J. V Obrock, tne oldest cement contractor In Jr'ortiana, was the arrested person. Mr. Obrock, who lives at 282 Park street, has lived In Portland 81 years. In 188S be laid the cement floor of the city jail where he was detained last night. "I'll go to lall before I'll pay a fine for smoking." he declared. "I'm 61 years old, and I've never been arrested before. MAN AND WIFE HELD UP Masked Man Takes $60 and Jew elry- From Homrgoers. Percy E. Artlett. manager of the California hotel, while returning with his wife from a visit to friends at Nineteenth and Glisan streets last night, was held up by a masked man. robbed of $60 and a considerable amount of Jewelry. Among the Jew elry taken was a lady's gold watch and fob, carried by his wire. On the watch the monogram C. L P. was engraved. The robber had the lower part of his face covered with a white handkerchief. OREGON IN PUGET SOUND Battleship Will Be Placed in Re serve at Navy-Yard. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 4. The bat tleship Oregon arrived at the Puget Sound Navy Yard from San Francisco today and will be placed in reserve. With the arrival of the Oregon prep arations were begun to send the pro tected cruiser St. Louis to San Fran cisco, where she will relieve the old wooden ship Pensacola as receiving ship. The crew that will take tne St- ijouis south will be transferred from the Oregon. FOUL PLAY FEARED Body Found Near Viola, Idaho, Thought Steve Cable's. CASE DEEMED PECULIAR Smallpox Alarms Veniremen. BAKER. Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) Smallpox threatened the Baker County Circuit Court today when It convened. J. W. Campbell was called for Jury duty, but proved he had been exposed to the disease and was quickly ex cused from the courthouse. The other veniremen who were with him are now worrying about their health. Baker Postal Receipts Jump. BAKER, Or.. Dec 4. (Special.) Baker November postal receipts Jumped to $2160.09 this year, a gain of $278.99. or 15 per cent over a year ago last month, which. Is among the record breakers. Deaft Man Believed to Be Cousin of Frank Cable and One Living at Home of J. P. Clawson Who Left Home In Night. MOSCOW. Idaho, Dec 4. (Special.) Though the Coroner's Jury which in vestigated the finding of the body of a man In tbe brush three and one-half miles east of Viola, on the Moscow Princeton road, a week ago yesterday, failed to Identify the body or fix the cause of death, residents of this sec tion believe it to be that of Steve Cable, who, with his cousin. Frank Cable, lived with the family of J. P. Clawson, not far from Viola. The body was found by George Dally while he was hunting. Persons in this neighborhood are de manding that there be another Inquiry, as they believe the man may have been murdered. At the Inquest Miss May Shawver, a school girl, positively Iden tified the body as that of Steve Cable, her former sweetheart. Disappearance Is Snddesu Peculiar circumstances surround the disappearance of Steve Cable, who, with his cousin. Frank, and J. P. Claw- son's family left their home near Viola suddenly on the night of February 3, 1911. The finding of the body In the brush, identified by Miss Shawver as that of Steve Cable, has aroused Inter est here as to the whereabouts of Steve's former companions. J. P. Clawson and family are said to have come to Idaho from Eastern Washington, and J. P. Duggar, a per sonal friend of the Clawson family, testified at the Corner's Inquiry that he helped to move the entire outfit before daylight to Falouse, Wash, where the family had taken a train for Pendleton. Or. He said that J. P. Clawson and Steve Cable were to drive Clawson's team across the country to Pendleton. Property Left Behind. When the Clawsons and the Cable boys left their home, Mr. Duggar testi fied that they were in such haste that bedsteads, stoves, chairs and chickens were not taken. The ranch was de erted after being only partly paid for, It was asserted. Steve Cable was about 27 years old. He had been married in Tennessee and was separated from his wife, but not divorced. Miss Shawver has In formed Sheriff Brown that Steve Cable's mother was supposed to live at Mldvail, near Weiser, Idaho, and that her name was Malinda Cable. It has also been learned from the Shawver girl and her sister that Frank Cable said that he had a sister at either Pullman or Fairfield named Mrs. Bessie Clark. County Attorney Suppiger said that he knew nothing whatever of tha facts or the evidence yet but would examine them fully before making any state ment or taking any action. TRAFFIC MEETING OPENS Hates to West Will Be Topic at Ta coma Conference. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec 4. (Special.) 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The Pacific Telephone & telegraph Company recently purchased the Seufert-Condon Telephone Company holdings here, and yesterday the work of removing the telephones, wires and plant of the "local" concern was com menced. All of the old subscribers of the Seufert-Condon system will be connected with the Pacific Company at once. Do You Feel This Way? Do you feel all tired out P Do you sometimes think you just can't work away at your profes sion or trade any longer P Do you have a poor ape tite, and lay awake at nights unable (o sleep ? Are your nerves all gone, and your stomach too P Has am bition to forge ahead in the world left you P If so, you might as well put a stop to your misery. You can do it if you will. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will make you a different individual. It will set your lazy liver to work. It will set things right in your stomach, and your appetite will come back. It will purify your blood. If there is any tendency in your family toward consumption, it will keep that dread destroyer away. Even after oon sumotion has almost gained a foothold in the form of a lingering cough, bronchitis, or bleeding at the lungs, it will bring about cure in u8 per cent, of all cases. It is a remedy originally prepared by Doctor R.V. Pierce., Medical advice it given free to all who wish to write for same. Great success has come from a wide experience and varied practice. Don't be wheedled by a penny-grabbing dealer into taking inferior substi tutes for Dr, Pierce's medicines, recommended to be "just as good." Dr. Pierce's medicines are of known composition. Their every ingredient printed on their wrappers. Made from roots without alcohol. Contain no habit forming drugs. World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. CLEANSES TOE HAIR AND FLUFFY, LUSTROUS IT T WASCO HOPS ARE BEST Tysht Valley Prod-net Awarded First Prize at Chicago Exhibition. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) Wasco County has gained a National reputation for growing some of the fin est hops In the United States. News baa Just been received here that Houser & Mertx, of Tygh Valley, were awarded nrst premium for American-grown hops at the Third International Hop and Malt Exhibition, which waa held at Chicago October 11 to 30. The same firm won first honors for the State of Oregon and also drew down a cash award of $160 for the best display at the exhibition. The display consisted of 10 pounds and the prize won gave the Wasco County growers $16 a pound, which la probably the highest price ever received for hops. Telephone Sytems Merged. THE IDALLES. Or, Deo. 4. (Special.) This city has but on teleDhon svs Never Any Falling Hair, Itching Scalp or Dandruff if You Use a Little Danderine. To be possessed of a head of heavy, beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dandruff is mere ly a matter of using a little Danderine. The very first application cleanses the scalp, stops Itchiness, destroys and dissolves every particle of dandruff and prevents the hair from falling out. It Is easy and inexpensive to have nice, soft hfilr nnd lota of It. Just get e. 25-cant bottle or ivnowuon s uanaerine now all drug stores recommend it apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be an appearance of abundance; freshness, fluff iness and an Incomparable gloss and lustre and try as you will you cannot find a trace of dandruff or falling hair; but your real surprise will be after about two weeks' use. when you will see new hair fine and downy at first yes but really new hair sprouting out all over your scalp Danderine is, we believe, tha only sure hair grower; sdestroyer of dandruff and cure tor itchy scalp and H never fails to stop falling hair at once. If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really is. moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair taking one small strand at a time. Your hair will be soft, glossy and beautiful in Jut a few moments a delightful surprise awaits everyone who tries this. INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, SOURNESS GAS AND STOMACH-HEADACHE GO A Little Diapepsin Makes Your Out-of-Order Stomach Feel Fine in Five Minutes. If what you Just ate Is souring on your stomach or lies like a lump, of lead, refusing to digest, or you belch Gas and Eructate sour, undigested food, or have a feeling of Dizziness, Heart burn. Fullness, Nausea, Bad taste In mouth and stomach headache this is Indigestion. A full case of Pape's Diapepsin costs only 50 cents and will thoroughly cure your out-of-order stomach, and leave sufficient about the houe In case some one else in the family may suffer from stomach trouble or Indigestion. Ask your pharmacist to show you tha formula plainly printed on these SO-cent cases, then you will understand why Dyspeptic trouble of all kinds must go, and why they usually relieve soi'.r, out-of-order stomachs or Indiges tion in five minutes. Diapepsin is harmless and tastes like candy, though each close contains power sufficient to digest and prepare for assimilation into the blood all the food you eat; besides, it makes you go to the table with a healthy appetite; but, what will please you most, Is that you will feel that your stomach and intestines are clean and fresh, and you will not need to re sort to laxatives or liver pills for Bil iousness or Constipation. This city will have many Diapepsin cranks, as some people will call them, but you will be cranky about thla splendid stomach preparation, too. If you ever try a Uttle'for Indigestion or Gastritis or any other Stomach misery. Get some now, this minute, and for ever rid yourself of Stomach Trouble and Indleestlon. i