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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, POBTLA5TD, OCTOBER .17. 1920 EHGIHEERS OPPflS BIRD REFUGE PLAN Ceding of Land Believed Pre judicial to State. JSING WATER PREVENTED fassage of Measure 'Declared to Take Away From Oregon 4 7,000 Valuable, Taxable Acres. BT ADDISON BENNETT. BURNS, Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) Since my arrival here I have been shown copies of nearly every impor tant newspaper and other publication Issued In Oregon, and nearly every ona of them la editorially "fornlnst" the bird measure. There are some dissenters, but these base their op position mostly on false premises and falsa statements mad by the theorist proponents who arranged to get the bill on the ballot practically the same set of individuals who had a similar measure turned down by the legislature of 1919. I propose to show how shallow, misleading and demagogical some of the arguments for the bill are. I will quote from one argument I have read: "As against the pioneer opinion that the lake will dry up as a result of irrigation of other lands in the alley, opinion of competent engi neers Is to the contrary. The engi neers' opinions are based on scien tific investigations; the pioneers' opinions are based on intimate knowl edge of the country. Experience shows that in the long run the en gineers' opinions are more often proved to be right." Lake Maintain Stability. In the first place, no one here thinks the lake will dry up. No water from the principal feeder of the lake, Silvies river, has reached Malheur lake since 191s, and the lake has maintained practically Its usual sta bility during that time through seepage, and with a large area above It to the north under Irrigation such seepage would be multiplied several times over. As to the engineer's reports, sup pose we refer first to the opinion of Engineer Laurgaard, who Is I think at present the city engineer of Portland. Engineer Laurgaard, I believe knows mora about conditions in interior Ore gon than any other engineer in the att. He is a man above reproach, a , man of unquestioned integrity and of the education of the youth of Oregon in the future? It means, a genera tion hence, the tidy sum of $7,504,500. it loaned at 5 per cent And the mil lion and a half and Its increment would be put at -work and kept at work In assisting In the agricultural development of Oregon. It is true the argument mentioned goes on to say that the land is not worth that much, but the most of the land surrounding the water In the lake la fine agricultural land, and under irrigation, as it will soon be if this measure is defeated, will sell readily at a high price, for it is as fine agricultural land as there is in the state. The statement is made by many of the proponents of the measure that these lands are alkaline: that Is -untrue. There is no alkali in Malheur ia&e. MILLION MINERS QUIT Con tinned From First Pace.) COX UNALTERABLY HI WEST OPPOSED Country Exasperated by Bourbon Shortcomings. SENATORIAL RACES CLOSE dressed a message to the nation 79 gardlng the strike. He said the gov ernment had done everything pos sible to avert the calamity, but that the miners, rejecting all offers, now were trying to gain their ends by force. The nation, he declared, would resist "such an attack with all its strength and there can be no doubt as to the issue." Welsh Miners Already Oat The Welsh coal miners quit work today without demonstration. Re ports indicated no incident accom panied the departure of the men from the mines. The premier's message read as fol lows: "The nation Is confronted with a coal strike. The government has made every effort consistent with its duty as trustee for the people to avert this calamity. The proposals of the government have been sup ported by many of the most respon sible leaders of the miners' federa tion. They have been regarded by all sections of the people as fair and reasonable. "The government offered to submit the miners' claim for an increase in wages to an impartial tribunal and to abide by the result. This offer the miners refused. Govenuaeat Offer- SanrneeU "The government offered to give the increase if the miners would re store the present low production of coal to the figures of the early part of the present year. "This, too, the' miners refused against the advice of their most ex perienced leaders. They are attempt ing now to gain their ends by force. The nation must and will resist such , an attack with all its strength and th.r. ..ay, . .v- I - w MVUWb -1 t J Lll C aOBWO. "The citizens must help each other to lessen the inconvenience and suf fering which the miners' Btrike will cause. The supplies of coal for the public services are sufficient. The government will Insure the fair dis tribution of the available supplies of coaL Plea t Save Made. "Every householder can help by saving coal. Every manufacturer can help his workmen by making his supplies of coal last as long as pos- vast experience in Oregon. It was ; sible. There should be no cessation Engineer Laurgaard who Duiit ma Tumalo project, and built it within the appropriation, something quite un usual in the engineering line. It is true the Tumalo project turned out badly: but it was through no fault of Engineer Laurgaard that the reser voir did not hold water. Litigation Is Forseen. Now here Is what Engineer Laur gaard says in concluding an argu ment, too long for use in an article of this kind, against the measure: "It Is believed that should this bill pass it will result ir litigation and confu sion and in retarding development. In my opinion it would be a jnistake to enact this measure." Note the words "litigation and con fusion," which is Just what the pro ponents of the big irrigation project now on foot In Harney valley find confronting them when they attempt to float their bonds to water more than 100.008 acres in Harney Valley. But Engineer Laurgaard does not stand alone among engineers who op pose this measure. State Engineer Cupper has gone on record against, as has also the Oregon chapter of the. American Association of Engi neers. This chapter appointed a com mittee of its members to Investigate the subject and they have made a re port against the measure. In thia re port, which is a. lengthy argument, a synopsis Is made in conclusion as fol lows: Injury to- State Allen-ed. In conclusion, therefore, we be lieve that the enactment of the pro posed bird refuge measure and the ceding of Malheur lake to the federal government is contrary, to the best interest of the state for the reasons: "That it cedes to the go- ernment all the waters of Malheur lake (sub ject to existing right), thus prov'ding uncertain concurrent state and fed eral control of these waters and pre venting their further appropriation. "That It gives to the government approximately 47.000 acres, much of which is doubtless state land, a part of which should ultimately be re claimed and the proceeds from their sale enhance the school fund "That It will add 47,000 acres to the non-taxable reserves of Oregon, and remove this area forever from the possibility of taxation. "That It wil- tend to discourage railroad construction and general de velopment in that section of the state. "That 1-. will prevent the state or the government, or both, from con trolling the water level in Malheur lake or any part of It, which can best be accomplished by Irrigation and drainaKe development carried on simultaneously. "That uncertainty exists relative to'!1 the title to the bed of Malheur lake and considerable time has nended by the attorney-ge vestlgatlng the same and any action looking to the dirposal or the lands prior to the tiu-e we find out who they belong to Is premature. Withdrawal f Measure Urged. "That any lands which will be af fected by the measure are now en tirely within the control of the state and the state land board, composed i of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer, should be per mitted to continue to handle the sit uation in the best Interest of the state. We would recommend, there fore, that an effort be made to have the measure withdrawn with a view to having a careful study made of the situation and a plan worked out for the highest and best Interests of the state with "respect to the develop ment of the agricultural lands and the protection of the birds." Another sentence ir the argument mentioned at the beginning of this article Is well worthy of notice In these days of easy money. Indeed, it is the sort of statement that misrht be expt-cted from the theorists behind I this measure in private. However, I i even theorists sometimes slop over I and express publicly their lack of j horse sense. Here is the statement. s ".So far as ivln away) 30.000 acres of Irrigable land worth 150 an 1 acre is concerned, the state could well arrord to give up this value for the I sake of injuring the perpetuity of II this reserve." 1 1 Why of course! A million and a! half la a trifling sum to a theorist! II Men chicken feed! Many a theorist 1 1 makes that much of a morning be-! fore breakfast In his theoretical ' mind. But what does a million and I a half mean to the public school 1 fund? What does it mean towards 1 of employment until that misfortune cannot longer be avoided and, above all, the people .should remain calm and deal with emergencies a they arise. "No one need underrate the dam age which this strike will do but no one will be dismayed. We have been through much more difficult times. With steady purpose and determina tion to do justice, the nation will overcome all Its difficulties." The miners' federation Issued a statement, saying the miners had been forced into the strike because of the unyielding attitude of the govern ment in the face of their reasonable olaims, which left them without an alternative. Strike Twice Held Up. The miners declare they allowed ample time for negotiations, and point out that they modified their claims in the interest of peace and twice sus pended , 'their strike notices. C T. Cramp, assistant secretary of the National Union of Railway men, stated today he had been Instructed by the executive of the union to warn the branches that a serious sit uation would arise'if the miners were defeated and that this must be borne in mind when a sympathetic strike was being considered. He had also been instructed, he said, to tell the branches to be pre pared to act on any instructions they might receive as the result of the delegates meeting next Wednesday. Walkout Bearlna Early. As the day progressed reports plied up from the various coal districts that the miners were walking out at thend-of their shifts and that all the men had quit work In southwest Wales and in the Midlands. Some miners In South Yorkshire quit, but were showing little enthusiasm for the strike, according to reports. The miners' federation announced that the strike instructions were be ing generally carried out. In the aft ernoon reports continued to come in that .various iron and steel works either had closed or were preparing to close. Woman's Sentence Suspended. SALEM. Or.. Oct. 1 (Special.) Mrs. Alva Brundridge, arrested here recently charged with larceny in con nection with the theft of household goods from Mrs. L. A. Barrlck. today was sentenced to serve 90 days In the Marion county jail. Execution of the sentence later was suspended by Judge Unruh. Mrs. Brundridge was convicted by a Jury in the justice court yesterday. Iieur lake i e . Tp. -m SlnilTjieirTl ! Hoiel Republican Candidates Expected to Ran Behind Harding bnt May Be Carried Over on Wave. (Continued From First Pac- neutral, but the members of the league will vote, largely for Harding. The democratic national organiza tion has had emissaries up here try ing to treat with the Non-partisan league, but the truth Is, Townley. who Is the head of the Non-partisan league, would hardly dare oppose the national republican ticket if he wanted to. Such an action would be running too strongly counter to the sentiments of the bulk of the Individual members of the league. The Non-partisan league candidate for United States senator. Dr. E. F. jadd, will be elected. South Dakota will go for Harding by a majority exceeding 25,000. Here, as nearly everywhere, the republican candidate for senator la Dot so sure of success as Harding la. Neverthe less, the .best judgment la that the republican senatorial candidate. Gov ernor Norbeck. will be elected. Montana Democracy In Danger. Montana Is one state that is nor mally democratic. Probably an al location of these western states that would be lightly generous to Cox would give Montana to him, but the Non-partisan league has captured the democratic organization in Montana and the resulting chaos In party un doubtedly endangers democratic suc cess. One of the two democratic senators from Montana, Myers, has come out publicly In opposition to the local democratic ticket, because of the cap ture of the organization by the radi cals. This has encouraged other con servative democrats to do the same. Moreover, so far as the presidential Issue is concerned, probably a ma jority of the non-partisan league favors Harding. .When Cox was in the state be tried hard to get the old Roosevelt supporters, but he will not get them. The republican candidate for governor is ex-Senator Dixon. Everybody in Montana knows that Dixon was very close to Roosevelt and was national chairman of the old progressive party. Irish Against Leasjne. Finally, a large part of the nor mally democratic vote in Montana is Irish, and the Irish are against Wil son and the league. Of course it is also true that many of these same Irish leaders are local office holders or are otherwise strongly identified with the local democratic organiza tion. Nevertheless, the bulk of them probably will be against Cox. If Montana goes Democratic at all. It will only be by a very small major ity. The real interest in Montana poll, tics and this Is true of most of the northwestern states Is not In the na tional situation but in the local tri umphs of ihe non-partisan league. - Idaho will surely go for Harding. Here again the republican candidate for United States senator will run markedly behind Harding. Two weeks ago I would have said that the dem ocrats would re-elect their senator from Idaho, out the republican can didate for senator will be carried in on the wave. Washington Strongly Republican. Washington- will go heavily for Harding. Htre also the republican candidate for senator will run behind. The republican senator, Jones, who is himself a candidate for re-election, has much opposition from business men in Seattle who are normally re publicans, because of some of Senator Jones' official acts In regard to ship ping. But the best judgment la that although Jones will run behind Hard ing, he too. will win. Oregon, apparently, is about to do a curious thing, which confirms the reputation of Oregon as one of the most Intelligent electorates in Amer ica. The state will go for Harding by a large majority probably as large a majority as Roosevelt got In 1904, but In the senatorial election In Ore gon, Senator Chamberlain, who baa held the seat for 12 years. Is a can didate for re-election. Chamberlain Is a good senator, and Oregon likes him. Therefore, although Oregon will give one of the largest republican majorities In' the country In propor tion to its population, it probably will re-elect the democratic senator At least this is the present tendency. Three or four weeks ago everybody took It for granted that Senator Chamberlain would win. But Just now the republican trend is so strong that If it continues to roll up- until election day. Chamberlain may be In danger. California Held Harding. California will go republican, hope ful democrats place California In their column and observers who have a friendly feeilng for the under dog tend to place California in the doubt ful column, but the truth Is that the wiser democratic leaders in California do not fool themselves. , The total registration in California will be about 1,300,000, of which about 800,000 will be republican. 300,000 democratic and 150,000 declining to state their party affiliations. Of course, the mere preponderance of registration does not make the elec tion a foregone conclusion. But it is significant that the percentage of re publican, registration this year has risen from 54 per cent of the total up to 62 per cent of the total, while the democratic registration has fallen in about the same proportion. As to the senatorship, California is the same old story, only more so. The republican candidate for senator, Shortridge, will run far . behind his ticket. , The sitting democratic sena tor, Phelan, is universally looked upon by California as a creditable figure. He has a strong hold on the affections of the state. He has made a fine public record in many offices, and has always shown the kind . of keen and intelligent interest in public affairs that California appreciates. Phelan Expected Winner. Phelan wlU probably run 75,000 ahead of Cox. Which is the same thing as saying thafrif Harding's ma jority in California Is less than 75.000 Phelan will win. Of those three southwestern states which have three electoral votes each. New Mexico Is probably lost to the re publicans this year; Arizona is even, and Nevada, although normally a dem ocratic state, is from the democratic point of view in danger this year. Ne vada's population is small at best, and the recent census showed that dur ing the last ten years it has lost 4000 or 5000 of Its 80,000 people. In Nevada's population there Is a rather large number, of Irish, who are opposed to the league of nations. In Nevada no democratic candidate, aside from President Wilson, ever received more than 2500 majority. This year the republicans may carry Nevada for Harding, but the demo crats probably will elect their Senator Henderson. Utah Pall of Complexities. Utah Is full of complexities. Includ ing ecclesiastical ones, which, make the situation in that state not easy to understand and still less easy -to ex plain to the public outside the stats. v The net of the Utah situation ia that Cox may carry the state, but the republican senator, Smoot, prob ably will be re-elected.- Everybody- In Utah knows the distinguished posi tion that Smoot has in the senate aa a national figure. Local pride in Smoot's position will be enough to give him considerable margin over the normal republican vote. Colorado Is another of those states which went strongly for Wilson tn 1916, and which the democrats claim this year. But the best judgment Is that Colorado this year will go for Harding. The senatorship, however, has not yet fully cleared up from the chaos caused by the September primaries, and la made complex by the existence of a regular republican candidate, and a threat of an Inde pendent republican candidate, a regu lar democratic candidate and a non partisan -league candidate. Out of this chaos it is hard to predict what will come. Oklahoma Given Cox. Kansas and Nebraska will both go republican heavily. As to Oklahoma, the best Judgment is that the state Is safe for Cox. Missouri, as the il- 1 il-f-.. ft..ZJ. M 1 a Hotel ofSei'vice The service that surrounds you is never intrusive, but is always complete. It has that quality called "hospitality" that goes so far toward making your stay enjoyable. N At the Portland Hotel you are always the welcome guest. Evening Dinner. $1.50 Noon Lunch. 75c The Portland Hotel Richard W. Childs, Manager. C D. Schreiter. Asst. Manager WVOUareife "With a Cecilian in your home, all music is yours to play. For the Cecilian is "the piano that any one can play." Seated at its keyboard, you become a pianist capable of producing any musical effect. The player furnishes the notes and, throa&H its remarkably responsive controls, you furnish, the expression- Your own ideas, your own interpretations, govern every note, so that the music is truly your own. You can't know how good a player-piano cm be until you have seen and heard the Cecilian. Will you come in and let us show you? - C 1 1 1 Player-Pianos Made by BUSH LANE BUSH & LANE PIANO CO, Portland, Oregon : Without obligation on my part kindly send me Cata logue of Cecilian Player-Pianos. election draws close, seems to tend more and more In the direction of republican victory. Iowa, ot course, will go heavily re publican. Aa to the Iowa senatorship, a week ago I said Cummins would run 100,000 behind Harding. Today I would not eay that. Cummins friends have become aware of his danger and are stirring up the state to be loyal to his fine character and the prestige he has given Iowa In the senate. Cummins will suffer from the oppo sition of the Iowa farmers to the re cent railroad bill he helped to make, but he will win readily. Seaaterlal Races Closest. m Those are the details. The net of It all is this: Of all the states west of the Mississippi river Cox will carry, without any doubt of course, the three distinctively southern states. Louis iana, Arkansas and Texas. The one state which may be called semi-southern, so to speak. Oklahoma, he has a little more than aa even chance of carrying. Other than this, in all this western territory Cox will probably not get more than 17 or at the outside electoral votes out of a total of 12. In all this there Is one-clear fact: The republican strength Is over whelming on the presidential ticket alone. On the aggregate of the local senatorial Issues the distribution of votes between republicans and demo crats does not vary greatly from normal. It is almost wholly a ease of Irri tation against the democratic admin istration at Washington a case of firing the hired man. MARKET BILL- OPPOSED Tillamook Cheese Manufacturers Go on Record Against Measure. Resolutions opposing the market commission bill appearing on the Nov ember ballot were adopted at the last meeting of the board of directors of the Tillamook County Creamery association, composed of representa tives of 24 cheese factories. This word was received In Portland yesterday. Opposition developed because it la believed that passage of the bill will put the marketing control of Tilla mook cheese in the hands of a politi cal appointee, over whom the farmers would have no control. PORTO RICO HELD HAPPY HABDIXG BELIEVES PEOPLE LOYAI. TO CXITED STATES. Fine-edged tools lose their "temper If exposed to the light of the sun for considerable length of time. Demands for Territorial Independ ence in Past Founded on Sbort- Slgfated Policy, Says Senator. i SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct 9. Sen ator Warren Q. Harding, republican nominee for president of the United States, has sent a letter to R. H. Todd, republican national committeeman for Porto Rico, giving his views on the subject of Porto Rlcan independence. The letter, given out here, bears date of Marlon, O.. September 20, last, and waa a reply to a request from Mr. Todd for an expression of Senator Hardlnga opinion on Porto Rlcan. in dependence. It reads: "My dear Mr. Todd There has been more than one instance of the demand for independence of certain sections of our territory. History has shown clearly enough that these demands were founded on shortsighted policy and that If autonomy had been ob tained the result would have been the loss of those great benefits of protection, freedom, equality of op portunity and prosperity which Amer ica had always brought to her compo nent parts. If there is a minority opinion In Porto Rico for Independ ence, represented in a political party, I believe that it will not flourish long because the wisdom of your people Is too sound even to consider casting aside the ultimate welfare which flows from a unity with the American public "In all cases known, this unity and loyalty Is based upon the good sense of men and women, watchful against demagoguery aimed at gaining on trammeled political power under so called 'Independence,' often, when In various corners of the world. Inde pendence has been gained. It has re sulted in exploitation of the poor, in chaos, bankruptcy and misfortune brought on by the very same force which led the demand for autonomy. "I believe in the loyalty of the people of Porto Rico to the United States and in the loyalty of the United States to the people of Porto Rico. "Very sincerely. "WARREN G-. 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This has happened in numerous cases during the past week and is unfair to those who are waiting patiently outside. LPM As "Blizzard," the legless king -of 'the crooks, ' accomplishes such a marvelous piece of acting that he and the wonderful reproductions of the old Frisco's under world hay.e become the talk of Portland. PATHE NEWS mil? . Jv'H. - CECIL, TEA6UE is offering another of his remarkable Wur-' litzer accompani ments and the follow ' ing concert program today at 1:30 P. M.: Orpheus ...Offenbach "Madame Sherry". ..Hoschna "Kammerroi" Rubenstein Songs of Ernest Ball... "Whispering". . . Schonb'erger COMEDY Uirecuon of Jensen and Von Herberfif toxao A o n o o n o o n o D o o D o iono A A