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TITE MORNING OREGOXTATJ, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920 13 WEIIR IS HELD BIS' NEED WiHiam L. Finley Tefls How Refuge Draws Hosts. MEASURE BEFORE VOTERS Extreme Commercallisra Is Disfa vored and Colony Held Great -Adjunct to the State. BY -WILLIAM L. FINLET. In the issue of The Oregonian for October 13 Addison Bennett started a series of articles dealing: with the Roosevelt Bird Refuge Measure." The sponsors of this measure, who are well-known people Jn various parts of the state, feel that Mr. Ben nett has looked largely through the eyes of. certain people in Harney county who wish to defeat this bill, and he has colored his material from the viewpoint of extreme commercial ism. The vital point of difference be tween Mr. Bennett's opinion of the measure and our opinion is, there are certain things in Oregon too valuable to be attacked by a" plow or an ax. Since I have always been opposed to an extreme commercialism viewpoint, I have been asked to present the other side of the Roosevelt bird refuge issue, or as some of our opponents have put it, the viewpoint of a lover of the out-of-doors, who wishes to see Oregon utilize and develop her out-of-door resources. titrnne Commercialism Disfavored. In the beginning, I want to state emphatically that I stand with all those citizens in Oregon who believe In the cultivation of the soil, the building of homes and factories and the full development of the state. .At the same time, 1 believe this citizen ship is largely in favor of not follow ing commercialism to the extreme. I think it will be conceded that the voters of Oregon would not counte nance plowing the lawns or cutting the shade trees around the state house at Salem for the purpose of crowing potatoes or erecting office buildings, even though the rental might bring a large sum of money Into the general fund of the state, nor would the voters agree to the building of a factory at the foot of Multnomah falls to utilize its water power, even though it would produce a large income. That tile citizens of Oregon may have information concerning another side of this measure which may as sist them in casting their ballots for the best interests of the state, I want to show, first, that in money value Malheur Lake is worth a great deal to Oregon as the most unique feature cf Its kind in North America; sec ond, that Malheur Lake reservation today is the greatest living monu ment in the world to Its creator. Theodore Roosevelt; third, that it can be capitalized to the extent of mil lions of dollars in the same way that Crater Lake and the Columbia River highway can be capitalized; fourth, that the promotion plan to drain any part of this lake or destroy It, and in turn, exterminate countless thousands of Oregon birds by the destruction of their breeding and feeding places, even with the attempted purpose to sell part of this land and add to the state school fund, would be a crime that the children of Oregon would never forget; it would be selling their birthright for a mess of pottage. Karly Malheur History Told. I first became Interested in Mal heur Lake and some of the other al kaline lakes in southern Oregon about 20 years ago, because plume hunters were annually destroying hundreds of thousands of our highly plumaged birds during the nesting season, and shipping the feathers to the milliners of New York and Paris. To get concrete information, Her man T. Bohlman and 1, both of this city, spent the entire summer of 1905 cruising the vast marshes of the Vpper and Lower Klamath lakes and Tule or Rhett lake. From that time on I have made many trips during the past 15 years, through all the marsh and lake country lying In Klamath, Lake and Harney counties. These in vestigations have not been by merely riding through the country, but by camping and tramping and paddling day after day, week after week, in crdor to get thoroughly acquainted with this vast region and know some thing of ltd bird, animal and plant life, as well as conditions of soil and climate. Early in the summer of 1908 Mr. Bohlman and I started for Burns in his machine, camping along the way. From Burns we struck couth over Wright's Point and then through sand and sage. We did not know enough at the time to take a shovel, so in places we used the wash bnain to dig sand, and we cut sage to make a road. Nor did we know enough to take plenty of warm clothing, forgetting that this Is a land much higher in altitude than the Willamette valley. We found the weather not like west ern Oregon, adapted for diversified farming, as some people think, be cause Harney valley is a good deal higher in altitude. The last of May and the first of June, 1904, happened to be very stormy; June 2. 1908. my notes read "cold and snowing." Harney county Is one of the great atstock raising countries In the west. It Is a main resource. With the good -roads it now has. and with their future improvement I believe Harney county will eventually de velop its game resources and cap italize them Just as stock raising is now capitalized. I shall never forget the feeling as we started o in this vast flat area on our voyage of investigation. We had a folding canvas boat belonging to Dr. L. E. Hibbard of Burns. We found the lake hidden from the shore 1 by vast tuie marshes until we reached the east end, here was a wide, white alkali flat stretching out to a rim of water. We shouldered the boat, waded for half a mile in the slippery mud and water, but it was too shal low to float a boat. We turned back and kept on going for miles to the west until we finally reached the walls of the old sod house on the south side of Malheur, near the resi dence of Alva Springer. Here we launched the boat in a small stream that winds out through the swamp land. After a mile we came to the tule marsh; thousands of floating islands between which flow narrow channels that are end less in their windings. These tules grew from eight to ten feet high, so that when one entered the mass he had no landmark, unless per chance he can read signs in the heavens above. We carried our pro visions with us, and a supply of drinking water because we found that we could not drink fie alkali water of the lake. For four weeks we cruised all parts of the lake, often sleeping on muskrat houses or float-J ing tule islands, taking our chances of getting up in the morning before our beds had sunk to water level. Largest American Bird Nonery, On all sides were the bird myriads. I have seen great bird colonies, but here are the greatest of all. a wild nursery most unlauo In the natural history of North America. There Is nothing like It west of any place eatit; the whole marsh was white with the nesting multitudes. I looked out in one part of the lake and by actual count saw over 1500 Canadian geese In small and large flocks. On all sides were the ducks, mallards, red heads, pintails, gadwalls, cinnamon teal and ruddy ducks, mothers with their broods of ducklings kept ahead of the boat. We saw colonies of Cal ifornia and ring-billed gulls, night herons and great blue herons. Par ralone cormorants, white pelicans and three species of grebes. In different places we saw the bit terns and the rails, alBO avocets, stilts, phalaropes, anipe, kildeers and other waders. Here about Malheur lake Is the only place I know of in Oregon where the American .egret or j white heron and the glossy ibis, our most beautifully plumaged birds, are nesting. On all fides we listened to the eongs of the yellow-throated war blers, song sparrows, tule wrens and otherB. This Is the greatest museum of liv ing birds in the land. It Is of such educational value that the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Denver museum and other educational institutions in the United States have reproduced oun bird life to educate children about Oregon. To save Malheur lake for future generations of children of Oregon and of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt Immediately issued a spe cial executive proclamation creating it a federal wild bird reservation, on August 18, 1908. Roosevelt Pleased At Memorial. His reasons for saving Malheur lake were: First With the rapid settlement of the country, the drainage of marshes and lakes, vast nesting places of the wild flocks were destroyed; wild birds were rapidly disappearing. Second Wild birds belong to the people as a whole; they are an eco nomic necessity to the nation as in sect destroyers; they are protected by state and federal laws. They cannot live without homes Third Malheur lake is without question the greatest wild fowl nur sery in the United States. A few years later when I was In the Outlook office in New Tork talk ing with Mr. Roosevelt, he wanted to know in detail of the wonders of Malheur lake. "It will be one of the greatest memorials to your far-sightedness when both you and I are gone I said. He leaned over in his charac teristic way "Bully! I had rather have it than a hundred stone monu ments!" he said. The question is fairly before the people of Oregon. Do you want to save Malheur lake and honor your selves and Theodore Roosevelt with the greatest living memorial, or not? Do you want to save one of the most unique features of Oregon, one that can be capitalized to the extent of millions of dollars? p ---a BOIL package Golden Age Americanized Mac aroni in two quarts salty water until tender (12 to 15 minutes). Drain adding cup thin white lauce (butter, flour, milk, salt and pepper) and J cup grated cheese. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top and bake until they are golden brown. Cleveland Macaroni Co. Cleveland, Ohio WrHtfrr fr.-t ml i RANCHERS FACE LOSSES DEMOCRATIC TARIFF FAVORS FOREIGN COMPETITORS. Eat Goldenfde Ammcanizod Macaroni MM' Br ft i UJi ra Hi Eastern Oregon Solid In Support of Republican Ticket, Says Julian A. Hurley. "Importation duty-free from South America and Australia of hides has sent prices in this country lower than they have been In many years and is costing stockmen in eastern Oregon a lot of money. This is Just another Instance of the evil effects of the democratic Underwood tariff bill In eastern Oregon and another reason why voters of that section will roll up a huge vote for Harding for pres ident and Stanfleld for United States senator." declared Julian A. Hurley of Vale, who was In Portland yes terday from Marshfleld, where he at tended the Knights of Pythias con clave. Mr. Hurley Is state senator from his district and past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. "The slogan, 'Back up a repub lican president with a republican sen ate," is full of meaning in our sec tion," he continued. "It means, to state It plainly, that unless Mr. Hard ing is backed up by a senate strongly under republican control, which will give us a protective tariff on our wheat, our cattle, our wool, our hides and other products, we will have very slim pickings for the next few years. A democratic senate would make a protective tariff impossible, and without a tariff eastern Oregon pro ducers face ruin. They simply can not produce cattle, wheat, wool and hides in competition' with foreign producers." Good for Him and His Wife. Hurley L. WaAklns. 2308 Lytle street, Louisville. Ky writes: '1 found Foley's Honey and Tar Just what I wanted for my wife's and my colds." This famous old ceugh medi cine Is Just as good for children as for adults. It checks coughs, colds, croup, bronchial coughs, and stops that "tickling" throat that keeps one coughing at night. It contains no opiates nor habit-forming drugs. Prompt and sure in action. Adv. BILL PUSSES! IS URGED T11REE-MIIL TAX LEVY SOT TO INCREASE TAXES. Reauthorization of Expenditure for Xext Season Xecessary, Say City Officials. Although voters of Portland have twice before voted additional levies to enable the city to meet the extra expenses of the city due to the de preciation of the buying power of money, there is still a deep-seated impression that the three-mill tax We Give S & H. Green Trading Stamps With Purchases Amounting to 10c or More Ask For Them Holland Bulbs Plant Now! The Grocery Department has a full supply of Holland Bjjlbs Daffodils, Hya cinths, Crocus, Tulips, Narcissus. Now is the time to plant for early blooming. The Standard Store of the Northwest Olds. Wortman Kind Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods 1000 Trading Stamps given -with every purchase of Hoover Electric Cleaners. Get yours now and re ceive the benefit of this saving. 3d Floor. o ur Greatest Sale of Curtains and WORKROOM SERVICE Furniture covered and curtains and shades of all kinds made to order at lowest prices. Prompt service. Entire Stock Offered at Substantial Savings Cretonnes, Silkolines, Tapestries, Damasks, Marquisettes, Nets, Madras, Drapery Silks, Sateens and all other drapery materials in the sale at greatly reduced prices. Curtains, in an immense showing of the latest styles, also reduced for this great event. Here is a money-saving opportunity you should not overlook. First quality not "mill ends" or "seconds." All Art Cretonnes Reduced Regular 60c Art Cretonnes, spe-' AQg cially priced for thi3 sale the yard "ii'C Regular 90c Art Cretonnes, spe- tV7p cially priced for this sale at the yard O i j Regular $1.00 Art Cretonnes, spe- Hp cially priced for this sale at the yard ' Regular $1.25 Art Cretonnes, spe- Qflf cially priced for this sale at the yard Regular $1.50 Art Cretonnes, spe- Ol cially priced for this sale, a yard tD-Let Regular $1.75 'Art Cretonnes, spe- "j O Q cially priced for this sale, the yard DJ-sOO Regular $2.25 Art Cretonnes, spe- g- Qrr cially priced for this sale, the yard 3ii7 I Regular $3.00 Art Cretonnes, spe- PO PR cially priced for this sale, the yard &0J Washable Curtain Materials Third Floor Thousands of yards of high grade Curtain Goods by the yard offered at lowest prices of the year. Note list below. Filet Nets, Madras and Marquisettes Regular 60c Marquisettes on sale, yard 500 Regular 75c Marquisettes on sale, yard 65 Regular 85c Marquisettes on sale, yard 730 Regular 90c Marquisettes on sale, yard 750 Regular $1.25 Curtain Madras, a yard 950 Regular $1.35 Curtain Madras, yard $1.0-1 Regular 75c Filet Nets, special, a yard 590 Regular 85c Filet Nets, special, a yard 670 Regular $1.00 Filet Nets, special, yard 820 Regular $1.25 Filet Nets, special, yard 950 Regular $1.50 Filet Nets, the yard $1.15 Regular $1.75 Filet Nets, the yard $1.38 Regular $2.00 Filet Nets, the yard $1.59 Regular $1.00 Curtain Scrims, a yard 850 Regular 90c Curtain Scrims, the yard 720 Regular 60c Curtain Scrims, the yard 480 Regular 50c Curtain Scrims, the yard 400 We give S. & H. Stamps ask for them! y Voile, Marquisette and Net Curtains $2.00 Hemstitched Voile Curtains, on spe- "f Q cial sale today at 0i -- $2.75 Fancy PO OK Curtains, a pair 400 $3 Fancy Voile (go ?f Curtains, a pair $3.40 S3.98 S2.79 83.95 $4.00 Fancy Voile Curta ins $5.00 Fancy Voile Curtains at $3.50 Scrim Curtains, a pair $5.00 Filet Net Curtains, a pair Every pair of Curtains io the Drapery Department is reduced in price for this week. Hundreds of different styles and materials to select from. Look to your needs! Bed Sets $5.75 Third Floor Fancy Voile Bed Sets in attractive patterns and good quality material. One of these would make a very acceptable holiday gift. Full size and well made in every particular. Sets selling in the regular t?C way at $7.50 offered on sale this week a Set BJs I tJ All Other Bed Sets Reduced Sale of Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics Third Floor Velours, Tapestries, Brocaded Velours, Poplins, Burlaps, Reversible Chenille Velours, in a wide range of beautiful colorings all at low prices. Regular $4 Tapestries at Regular $5 PJ OC Tapestries at O.cl Our $5.50 Tapestries at Regular $7 pr Qr Tapestries at wJ.J Our $7.25 Qa "I K Tapestries at &v.AJ S3.40 $4.70 -Regular $10 ?Q JTA Tapestries at -12 Tap- Qt 0 OH estries, now OXVJ.AjV Regular $9 drr rf Taupe Velours O I UU -$16 Fig'd (PI q r A tf? Brocade Vel. D 0.0J & $4.50 Che- CQ njr nille Velours 0O t O Portiere and Couch Cover Goods Regular $2.00 Surrey g- rjf? Cloth, 50 in. wide, yd. DJ-s J Regular $1.50 Surrey OQ Cloth, 50 in. wide, yd. D.SJ Regular $1.75 Surrey A r Cloth, 50 in. wide, yd. tDJ-.ttJ Regular $2.75 Surrey PO OQ Cloth, 50 in. wide, yd. DmOV Regular $2.50 Bro- QT caded Repps the yard Di-s7tI Regular $4 Change- flQ fTfl Silks, special, the yard DOsJV Regular $1.50 Cordu- J- OP roy, on special sale, yd. wliinl Regular $2.00 Carona JJ"f A Q Cloth, priced the yard 0J-O Fancy Colored Draperies Regular $3.00 Colored PO A r ,Madras on sale, yard 'Regular $3.00 Striped DO AfT Sundour special, yard orXJ ' Regular $1.25 and $1.50 QQ Plain, Figured Sundours OC Regular $6.00 Silk (PP OfT Madras, special, yard 3)J.-iJ SHOP EARLY! Wm Sir mm . hmd M$ femj urn Curtain Rods Reduced 3d Floor Extra strong flat or round Extension Curtain Rods at following reductions. Buy and save. 36-inch Extension 220 48-inch Extension 360 IS-in. Double Rods 720 63-in. Double Rods 890 C urtain Rods with brackets for side drapes 43-inch Extension at 790 63-inch on sale at $1.12 All other Curtain Rods at REDUCED PRICES. Regular $5.50 Couch Covers Regular $7.50 Pft A K Couch Covers EU'tl Couch Covers $4.75 Regular Couch Covers $6.50 Tapes try Table CV'rs SSS8.60 $4.95 Porch Shades at Price $3.65 Coolmor Q- QO Shades, 4 - foot DeOO $5.65 Coolmor CJO QQ Shades, 5 - foot OA.OO $6.65 Coolmor CQ QQ Shades, 6 - Coolmor wind-safe. foot Shades are Will not flap. Window Shades y2 Price $1.00 Window7Qrt I $1.25 Window (M (( Shades, 3x6 ft., at ' Shades, 3x7 ft.OX.Vlv7 Special reduced prices on all Shades made to order. Exclusive Portland agency for the Brenlin Shades. Silkolines, Sateens and Drapery Silks Regular 50c Silkolines, OQ priced special at, the yard OJl Regular 60c Silkolines, Q, priced special at, the yard lO'U Regular 65c Sateens, "i jQn special sale at the yard Regular 75c Sateens, on PQ- special sale today, a yard Regular $1.75 Ve- O"! OQ netian Cloth, the yard &1.00 Regular $1.50 Pa- (?- OfT risian Sateens, a yard I Regular $1.60 Plain fl- QC Drapery Silks, a yard 0-L.OJ Regular $2.00 Plain I- rQ Drapery Silks, a yard 0XsU Regular $2.50 Fancy Q-t QP Drapery Silks, a yard DJ-.iJ Regular $3.00 Fancy j0 Kf Drapery Silks, a yard 5i..OU Regular $6.00 Silk Gauze 50 Inches Wide a yard, $5.25 Sale of Cedar Chests - 3d Floor - Full carload of genuine Tennes see Red Cedar Chests a new ship ment just received entire lot on sale beginning this morning at big reductions. Not the following: The regular $25.00 Q- rj Qf Chests on sale now at vJ The regular $27.50 Q "I Q r ( Chests on sale now at. The regular $30.00 (POP Afl Chests on sale now at DtJsU Regular $50.00 Cedar Chests, special $35.00 The regular $35.00 COrr pf Chests on sale now at 0J All Furniture Reduced ! Fourth Floor Every piece of Furniture in the store has been reduced in price. We are determined to re duce our stock immediately and know of no better way to accomplish this than to cut the prices. Your oppor tunitydon't miss it! Overstuffed Davenports Overstuffed Chairs Chiffoniers Dining Tables Beds, Springs, Mattr's Library Tables Spinet Desks Vanity Cases Rockers Buffets, Dressers' Davenport Tables Stands, Pedestals Basement Sale of Home Needs THE BASEMENT UNDERPRICE STORE directs your attention to special offerings in Muslins, Longcloths, Nainsooks, Sheets, Sheet ings, Pillow Cases, Bed Spreads, Tickings, Towels, Towelings, etc Toweling, 18c Basement Huck Toweling at a special low price for Tuesday, Sheets, $2.19 Basement Bleached Sheets of good heavy quality and large size, 81x108 inches. Priced PO " Q special for Tuesday, at -- Muslin, 25c Yd. Basement. Bleached Muslin, 36 inches wide. This iB in firm quality. Desirable for gen- Of?.f eral use. Special yard Bed Spreads, $2.89 Basement Crochet Bed Spreads In good full size. Shown in as sorted patterns. Priced CJO; OQ special for Tuesday at 0.O Order early in the day for " Q au2ntitv is limited: vard XOC Damask, $1.00 Basement Mercerized Table Damask in several pretty pat terns. Beautiful satin finish. Qi 72 inches wide. A yard X Outing Flannels Basement Plain white and fancy striped Outing Flannel of extra heavy quality. Priced spe- OQ cial today at, the yard t Reduced Prices Women's High-Grade Silk Jersey Petticoats Second Floor The best news from the Petticoat Store for a long time; 200 women's Silk Jersey Petticoats will go on sale Tuesday morning at 25 off the regular selling prices. Regular stock garments. First quality extra heavy all-silk Jer sey the kind that gives such splendid service. All the newest styles and colors in the sale. Buy That Petticoat NOW and Pay Less $18.95 Jersey Petticoats S14.21 $19.75 Jersey Petticoats S14.82 $20.00 Jersey Petticoats S15.00 $22.50 Jersey Petticoats S16.87 $23.75 Jersey Petticoats S17.81 $25.00 Jersey Petticoats S18.75 $27.50 Jersey Petticoats 820.63 $28.50 Jersey Petticoats S21.37 Ask for S. & H. Trading Stamps They Are Valuable Great 6-Day Sale of Men's and Women's Shoes EVERY MAN'S AND WOMAN'S SHOE REDUCED Women's Shoes, $7 Main Floor Short lines of Wom en's Low Shoes of black or brown kid and patent leather. Turn or welt soles, military or Louis heels. Eyelet Ties, Tongue Pumps and Laced Oxfords. $9.50 to $13.00 gradee. In Cjry (C this sale at special Misses' Shoes, $5 Main Floor Misses' "Buster Brown" Laced Shoes of gunmetal or tan calf leathers. Medium round toe. Sizes 11 to 1. The regular $7.50, $8.00 (A Shoes on sale now at 0J.VlV Women's Shoes, $8 Main Floor Grover's Soft Shoes for tender feet. Made of pliable vici kid with hand-turned soles, military or low heels. Four styles to choose from. $11.00 (PQ (f to $14.00 Shoes, a pair DO.VU Low Shoes at $9 $12.50 Laced Oxfords of CO dark brown calf. The pair Oxfords C?fk $12.50 black kid with Cuban heels. Pair at $12.50 cocoa brown calf (JQ Oxfords, flat or mil. heels. SHOE DEPT., FIRST FLOOR. Women's Shoes, $10 $16.00 Laced Shoes of dull kid, with narrow toe, no tip, military heels, walking soles. Full range of sizes. The A regular $16 grade, pair OiU $16.50 Laced Shoes of all brown kid, medium toe, military heel. D width only. All sizes in the sale. Special, a pair $10 $14.00 Laced or Buttoned Boots "of patent leather with cloth or kid tops. Full g-J f Louis heels. The pair $16.00 dark brown kid Laced Shoes with high heels j- A and fabric tops. Special Sale $7.00 Grade $5.95 Rich Costume Velvets of a de pendable make. Full, 45 inches wide. Black, burgundy, copen, green and grey. A beautiful fab ric for "all and winter wear ables. On Eale today Qf? QfT at, special, the yard 90.7tJ Velvets $10.00 Grade $8.75 High-grade Chiffon Velvets in black, navy and brown. These are 40 inches wide. Much in de mand for costumes, skirts, coats and wraps. The grade usually sold at $10.00, on sale &Q f7r Tuesday, at a yard J Many Other Bargains in Velvets On Sale Today Silk Department, Main Floor Hi !fi Draperies! pi Hi Hi Hi I.tt measnra on th. ballot Xovembw 1 mean, more taxes. "This ! not a fact." said 8. C. Pier, commissioner of linance for the city, yesterday. "The three-mill measure is Identically the same measure that was passed by the voters a year ago and means. If adopted, no Increase In taxes next year. "It is simply a reauthorization for 4 next year of the same thins the voters authorised for the present year. Con ditions have not changed and the ex tra levy Is as vital for next year as It ; was a year agrn for the present year, j Portland's tax rate for operating ex- j penses, even with tne three mills ex tra, is by far lower than that of any other coast city of anything like Port- I land's size. "Seattle's tax rate, for Instance, Is Imore than 128 per year for every man. woman and child in Seattle, whereas Portland's municipal Institutions are run at a per capita expense of only J18.54. "This measure does no more than give the city commission the same power to meet Its expenses that It has had for the past two years. "I hate to think what would happen if this measure failed to pass- It would necessitate cutting the very heart out of the city's fire and police protection, lighting, street cleaning and other departments. It would put Portland on a basis under which It would be difficult for a city of half its size to operate. Stags are bred in China for their horns, th. horns being cut while soft each year and used In the manufac ture of medicine. F4 Ea a vm-i fry kura ASK. FOR and GET n fl Cl The Original halted milh tor Infants and Invalida A.Toid Imitations and Substitutes Duierrnt Kind, af Iasadx7 4 Different Prleca EAST 494 Hi Hi Hi r S3 Hi MS Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi LI h! Hi bi Hi Wt Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi In 5 Hi fn Hi Hi is S I bti m S3 m Hi Hi Hi Hi