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.JODiVSMS TODAY
WEATHER
Fair tbia afternoon and tonight
Increasing oioudinses, cooler tomorrow
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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 20,1905
BSE
NHMP.FD 9-74
GREAT QUESTION OF
NATIONAL IRRIGATION
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,, ; "No national legislation' since the
; nactment of th Homestead law baa a
. "?or1 i"IKrUnk bearing upon the
future of our Inter-mountaln empire
:. tban tbe Reclamation law which wa
passed oo J aba 17, 1902,'! aald Mr. C
. J Blanchard, ol tbe Reclamation Ser-
Tloe, ho wa la tbe city today.
"It gave great Impetus to develop
meat of Irrigation by private enterprise
as tbe law practically gave govern
mental aanotioa to Irrigation aa a cafe
v and legitimate Investment Tbe In
,, eogoratlon of eleven of tbe ureat nat
v tonal worka In aa many of tbe western
siaies naa Deen followed already by a
Sr heavy Influx ol settle re. New railroad!
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rmjwvw, v ui in most roroiaaing
: epota on our continent new towaa have
r pranayp fornirhlng markets for the
prodacteof the reclaimed areas. Land
;f held in private ownership under these
. project bav doubled and quadrupled
t' In value long before the worka wee
torn plated The.newcomera attracted
by tbe opening up at new agricultural
aectiona are coming laigely from the
J. Middle Weak . The) are the beat type
Notour farmer ilaaa Moat of them
-f have eold their high priced landa in
the Mississippi and Ohio, valleye and
. brli.g with them ample mean to ea
... tabliah comfortable homes.
"At tbe present time tbe Reelamt
; lion Fund approximates $30,000,000
and la growing at tbe. rate of about
13,000,000 year. Oregon's ooniriba
trlbuilon is more than 14.0(10.000. end
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V the slat will probably remain at tbe
CMiead of tbe Jlat aa one of tbe largest
c contributor, as the area of public land
A Is very great and mooh ot it It ot a
marketable oharaoter. To. Govern
ment la at this time engsged npon the
s actual conati action ot eleven large Ir
? rigation works In the following statea
i,.,and territories South Dakota, A r zona,
California, Wyoming, NebratjrV, Mon-
tana, Colorado, Nevada, Ida o and
, 11 New Mexico. Ibe work baa proceeded
'V with remarkable rapidity, and It but
"fr been demonstrated that the Govern
' menl oan make as rapid progreaa In
' .i construction as private in lividua't ao
long as the uaual red taite methods are
"not In vogue. The organisation ol the
Reclamation Service baa been in the
1 i bands of Direotor Waloolt of the Q o
logical Survey and V U Newell, Ch ef
Engineer ol tbe Bervloe and today this
bureau includei among its member
' the most experienced and .the abl-st
Quality
Our
Specialty
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t' VVHILB OTHHR DEALERS
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TALK PRICK
TALK QUALITY AND
' PRICE
Vi m if. i i ' . . .
A man mar forget what be paid for his clothes, but he'll
never forget how thej looked, bow they fitted, and how
they wore. Oar faultless clothing saves meo paying
made to order prices and tbe unpleasant feeling of wear-'
ing the ordinary ready-made. Yes, we"'l be ready to
P l show you any day.
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CLOTHIERS AMD
i,.,l.Ml,.l,l.lilinilllll,lll,lIM.,t..,
eogloeera In tbe world Th supervis
ing engineers are ail meo of weatern
training who bare built works, wbo
are familiar wltb conditlooa and who
know the resources ot the nnqntry.
When such men take op a projeat like
that In Salt River valley, Arizona.
every detail la tally considered. Tbe
Roosevelt dam in that valley li to be
one of the blgheat In the world, 275
feet above bed rock. It will require
A),UUO barrels of cement Owing to
I'e lotion 62 mi lea from railroad
the oust of cement waa practically
prohibitive. The Government experta
located a Sue ledge ot I i meat one
inat
above tbe dam aile, end bill of blue
...
i uou ine construction ol a
u-uisnv uiui juai. ao.ive me asm.
Uncle Ban. 'a mill is now tun ing
out 400 barrel daily of aa fin oemen
aa is made any where and tbe cost In
cluding tbe Bret coat of tbe plant and
it ooeratlou ia only li 20 per barrel
In Klamath County. tbW state, the
queatUn of cement is also an import
ant one, as a long tunnel and several
mile of can) mast be lined with
cement, ebve found the mateilala
itnere ready for ita manufacture and
It tbe bids for cement are exoeeslv It
ia not improbable thai the cement will
be made on the ground. Weareoper
atiug saw mill, making brick, gener
atlng electricity from power canals
and in 'Colorado, having taken- the
work away from tbe contractor, are
actually exoivatlog tbe great Gunniaon
tunnel. . ,
The Government' work in Oregon
bat proceeded with lese rapidity than
else he re. The principal reasoar for
this tact I that Oregon waa the least
known of any of the weatern alates.
We bad no facta oonceroiug the flow
of etreame, no surveys had been made
ol reservoir sites and the whole state
we really virgin territory fr aa the
engineers were noncerned. The fuots
necessary before the actual work of
ocnatruotlng great Irrigation work
can- b ordered cannot be gathered in
a year. Rivera lu the west fluouate
so much in their ditobarge
that it requires several years of s'odr
to determine their average flow. Or eg
on desert county is remote from trana
portittlon and ia very large in extent.
It Is impracticable to bein the oon
structlon of oostlv work In snob a
region unless a railroad blszea the way
is
BROS.
HABERDASHERS.
to get the material upon tbe ground
te to eoetly aa to make tbe work lo
feaslble. Again were the Government
to open to settlement a large area -e
moU from a railroad, there would be
no market for the heavy crops which
are grown by irrigation and the aettlera
would aurely fall The Service la
charged with very delicate dutlee. It
mutt safeguard the Interests of the
Government In to actual work of
building the work and it must also
consider the settler whole obligated
to pay beok the coat. :
"Tha Ktemalb, pr. jt I. to be tbe
Brt ol Oregon's great work It will
reclaim 400,000 aores when comDleted.
or aa much land at ia now Irrigated ia
in woole ttat. The work will coat
bout. HOO.OOo. The scheme I.
unique among Irrigation project In
tbat It Involve eome entirely new
features. Two larne lakee covering
more tban 150.000 acres are in K
drained and when dry the bed are to
be divided up into farm and Irrigated.
Water from California will be need to
irrigate Oregon land and reciprocally
Oregon will farniah a supply for Cali
fornia. W e have a feaalbl project on
the Umatilla near Ejho whioh can be
built very quickly, if the land owaer
will snake tbe neceisary arrangements
wltb tbe government.
"Irrigation la being exUnded all
over toe country. , Florida with a
rainfall ot 70 Inohes And it profitable
to irrigate, and Missouri, Wlaoonsiu,
Connecticut and other eastern states
re proving it vain. The day will
com when tbe beautiful Grande
Honde valley will be oovered with a
net work of dllohes, and tbe small. In'
tanslvsly cultivated farm - unit will
replaoe Ibe Urge ranob. Already the
tide baa set toward the Inland empire
of tbe week. It I moet timely that
citizen of the valley should be oou
Idering methods of water conserva
tion, tbe protection of the watershed
ot tributary streams and the iurestlg
tlon of reservoir sites "
Aonuments Destroyed
(By Kcrlpp Nw Association.) ; '
Escanada, Mich , Sept. 20- Follow
ing the destrnotlou of thouNiid t f
dollars worth of monuments add
oroatei in Catholic cemeteries In other
oities, three men last night did lie .000
worth of damage .in two t athollo
cemeteries here The district attorney
at Oconto received a paokaae of
religions pspsr and a noi saying,
"You'll aoon have to defe,.d na far
religious liberty. Btudynp" -
Policy Holders Roar,
By Hcrinpa News Association '
. Chicago. 6ept. 20 The poller bold
ere of the Western Life Indemnity
company held a atormy etion lodav
and demanded that the ouloer tell .ill
of the detail of tbe propoeed sale ol
the concern end of the relnkuranoe In
other ooiupauies. They were told that
tney would be told when . the Urn
earn . ' . '
Philanthrophist Dead
Bcrlppa New Association.. '.
London Bept. 20-Dr Thorn Barn
ardo, founder and director ot many
pullantnroi bio institutions and wbo
baa reacqrej more than 65.000 orphans
and waita by training them and Bod-
tog nomet for them, I deal II built
a horn near Brandon, Manitoba and
trained many wall to be agrlooltara
liets in northwestern Cenada. Maitv
of hi protege are very prosperous. .
Cholera Decreasing
- Bcrlpp New AssiH-iation. .
Perlln, Bept 20 tUt new care and
on death from cholera were reported
today.'
Banker Sentenced
By flcripps New Association
thicaso. HDt. 20 W. H Nnnt.
preaident of tbe defanot Pan American
bank, waa sentenced to two year im
prlsonmsot this morning and fined
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At New Orleans
fcrlppNewe Aasociallou.
New Orleans, Sept. M At noon
today there were two new oases and
f jnr death reported.
Komura Improving
Heripp New Aaaooiatloti.'
New York, Bept 20 Komnra I im
proving rapidly. . . j
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PRES. M'CALL
IS A WITNESS
New I'ork, Bept. 20 President
Jo in A. MoOall, of the New York Lifo,
tetUfled this morning that hi control
of the company's money was absolute.
Ue admitted to making advances of
100,000 once and 175,000 later to
Andrew Hamilton tor real estate
.transac'lon. He oouldu't explain wby
i r ti. i .....
iiaiimiun a Daiaoott 10 tbe bank waa
only 1170 although tbe real estate
tranaaotlon was not mad lie said
be did not know what Hamilton did
with the money but admitted the other
advance He got excited and aaid
the money was sale it Hamilton could
not refund. McC'all uM ih.t h
thanked God that be contributed to
the campaign and aided tits detent ol
fre ailver '
McCall said tbat Hamilton's aoconnt
aa never audited sine tbe beela-
with the company Ha ald that
Hamilton had attended to the leeiale-
tion of the various state couiDHrii.a
bot tbat he bad no vonohera to show
what he did with his money Hughes
asked, if the . money given, Hamilton
bad gone to influence the legislature.
MoCall bastil) answered "not at all."
and with all solemnity; deolated upon
bis oath that Hamilton never apoke to
blm about the payments to lels atois
in hi or any other state
Mo&II said Hamilton as employed
io attend to tbe real U;e depart
ment In various parts of the oount
and that be wms paid a salary of IT0.000
a year for services as ronntel
, PARKER WOKRIED TI I B M
McCall said tbat Alton It 1'arkfr,
when chairman of the Democ a 'c state
committee, never mUaed a obanc to
get corporation money. A It, esses
said tbat daring .the oampaign ttiev
were frequently lmportutied by
Parker' managers for contributions
nntil it became an annoyance MoCall
sa a mat man who 1 were busv now
denouncing tbe company for contrl
Duting are those wbo sought ccntrlbut
to.i. last campaign '
McCall said tbat bs Is not a million
air and declared that wbeo he died
his estate would, consists mainly of
life insurauoe. He has cald 125.000
annually to the company in premium
COURT MARTIAL
CAPTAIN YOUNG
Sorlpp Newa' Association '
Vallejo', Cal.j ; Bept. 20. Charles
Bdsklrk, a firemen ot lh first class,
was the first witnn called in tb
bennlngton coortmartlal. He V stifled
that he l.ad beard tbat tbe valves had
blown off but after a halt hour of
deliberation hi testimony waa thrown
out a mere hearsay. John O Leonard.
commander of the U H 8 Lawtoo, was
th next witness. He waa th txeou
tlve officer of tbe Bennington on to
Idaroh II lent and had obarire of the
hnll book bnt they were accessible
to Captain Yonna. Ha mafia ail
Inspections required by. tbe regulations
J J Worthen tettiQed that be waa on
doty In the fire room on th morning
of the explosion. He saw the steam
gauge oi boiler B register 6 pounds
and then ; drop to , cero. He didn't
notice It afterward at he was sent to
find th leak In tbe boiler. Manv
ohjectton were made by the defend
ant' consul but w, r not alloed. ' , .
Bryan Dominates
' Borlppa News Ansocif tioo .'
Lincoln Sept 20-Bryan dominates
th state convert ion this afternoon de
pit th' or position. A strlna of
ntwspapers are said to have inspired
Cleveland, Paul Morton and other to
fight Bryan. -!- i .
Put Out Boxes
If th patron of lb Observer will
plsi-e a small box on tbelr gate posts
where tbe carrier boys can leave the
paper tber will always b nr of
prompt delivery. The windy weather
ia apt to blow tbsm oil tbe Dorches
and thp rains sosk them nntll they are
unreadable, lie tore to pnt out a box
and get yoor paper unihewed by the
pup.- . ! .
Mr Mery Uiniery. of fianla Roaa.
California, arrived in th city tbl
morning and will remain a few dava
visiting her daughter Mr. EH Uaj s,
and tbn go en to Chicago.
WRECK KILL
ANDINJUR
Double Wreck on Southern
suits in Terrible Catastroplsc
(By Hrlppe New Asaociatlon) I Point, T; Mr Anna Biggs, St Lonls,
Reno Nev. Sept 20-At a result of a Mo; Mra Elln A Smith, Crown Point,
doubl wreok on tbe Southern Paoiflo I"1 ; L ti Blierhart. Irvingtoa; Henry
nt Harney Nevada at 8:30 last night Hwrd, Berryvlll. Ark; Frank Nel
one rafMtnM - -. mn. lnl.. .. ,
several of bom are In a serlouVoon" iTboville, lit; Ague Duffy Nw
ditlon. Thomas Mason of Taultbprg y,k! Jm M Bckla. Iudiaaola, low;
N J died at Heno where be was taken 1 E M Oranger, Beulah, Mo; Mr WO
following th wreck The first wreck ur'rs Grov. Iowa; W M
ag tbe result of two freight meeting Knox, Chicago, Mr T Maaten. Taula
head on. fall speed. Th flagman , burt N J; Mr T Mnlhlll, Bath,'
stopped the second teotion of th west Maine; H O brown, Chicago; It A
bound passenger in Jims to avoid tbe Griffin, Los Angles; R L Hider,
reck but had no time to atop th Taoamaoal, Mr I J Holder, Bakers
third section of the passenger which ' fle,a Oel, Myrt'a, Alland, Cal, Silvai
... .nU,M iuii jrm into cue coaones or
th Section cnmnlntelo itumnllihln.
fmr cars and th coxlne. Kugene Boss
itud fireman Llnville ot third section
are badly injured.
Surgeons were , sent for f torn Reno
and San Francisco many of the In
jured were taken to the hospital at
Reno. , Among the Injured are: Geo
Ashman, Dubois. Penn ; J H Arnold,
Bellefoontsln; Mrs Fannie Broyner,
Marley, Iowa; Edward Moore, Welllug
ton, Kan; Mrs laabelfa Ph 111 Irs, Stony
California Team Wins
Scrlpp New Aoeiatlon.
Philadelphia, taept '20 Ibe exhibi
tion of the California women' drill
corps, the ootiferrii g of the grand
decoration ol chivalry .Jand the com
petitive team work were the feature
ol,.the flat annual convention ot tbe
soverlgn grand lodge, 1. O; O. F.
The California drill corps won the
flMt prize ot J 200 fi.r tbe best appear
ance in parade.
Teddy Jr. Passes
8orlppNew Association.
Cambridge, Sept. 20. The aeorotary
of Harvard cojlege aunounoe tbat
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., tbe Presi
dent's eldest son. Daased tha elimina
tions. He will matriculate this fall
and will occupy room 15, Cleverly
ball.
Scouts Ambushed j
Bcrlppa New Association, t
Gantbn. Pas'. BDt. 20 Seven
scouts, passed ont of th Russian lines
near Bsluoohsed, wer ambushed by
tbe Japanese and killed Rear Ad
miral Jesxen left Vladvlstock to meet
Vice Adnriral Kamimnra to arrauue
naval ariniatlo .
River Still Rising
i By Scrlpp New Association)
8t Louis, Sept 80 The' Mississippi
tbi morning registered 29.4 inches
short of tbe danger line and I slowly
rising . -
SPECIAL
Given on tbe lollowing ertlclt during tb nsxtt or 6 day la
order to make room for my aew line of healing dove.
'Hlcyclee . ,
New Linoleum . ;
Wardrobe Couch,
Folding Mantle Bed
4 piece Upholstered
Remember I handle everything
lowest prices obtainable. Call
F D. HAISTEN,
". Phone Red 1161'
Highest Prices Paid
ONE
SFOR
I UOIIlG
nyrue, uaywais, v.ai, oar wa Kerry.
Los Angeles: llarrv Bollen. Round
Mountain, Cal ; J B Bang, Oakland;
A Mattson, Kern CliyCal; W A Prlo.
San Fraucltoo; Mr f Q Rltson Val .
leo; n Kountree, Oakland ; J Saun
ders. San Fronoiaoo; Mr t A Town,
end, Lo Angeles; Harry Warrsn,
tramp, Seattle; Mr Peter Joest,
Goldfleld, Vlr Fred A Krue, Baa
Pranolsoo; Mr Nelli Lyly, Fresno;
Ed Lossltsr, Oakland ; W B Moor,
Ogden. " " ,f"' ' 4 '
Meller Pleads '.Guilty
By Soiippa New Association
t.hicago, Sept .20.-Ueorg Meller,
preilnsotot the Carriag Worker'
onion, who wltb other labor offloia I,
pleaded not gntlty Monday for con
spiring tbe death of O 3 CarUtroot
during th teamster's strike, thl
morning pleaded guilty and Onset th
tbe defence, and surprised th prosecu
tion, it I tald that Mailer teatlQtd
for tbe atat.
Deny Charges
Bcrlpn New Association
Portland Sent SO-Marlon R Blmrs
and Van Qessnsr, oo defendant to th
Williamson trial, testified la tbe land
fraud trial I hi morning denying al
leged conspiracy. CI M Baldln ttl.
fijd to th good character of th d-
fendat.
Pass On Surveys i
Washington Sept. IB A . tpeo'lal
meeting, of th rsulam&tioo engineers
O W Roe. D 0 Henry and A J Wile v.
baa been called at Boise, October 1U,
to oonai ler and pas apon tha avrveyt
aol examination wad en th B.)ia
Payette project during tbe summer.
Arrest Plungen
By Scrlpp Nw Assot-latlon.
Chicago, fespt DeteetlvM raided
two bucket hop today and arrtd
16 patron, including a woman knowa
a th "queen of plunger" ' '
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BARGAINS
' Rang . .
Library Tabl . "(.,,,
Folding Bed Loong ;
Mew Window Erams
Parlor Set ' '
in tb hous tarnishing tin at th I
and let o figar with you.
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