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VOLUME IX
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OEEGON.
FRIDAY, JANUAEY 14, 1910
NUMBER 62
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VATERSUPPLY
FOR 'FRISCO
ELECTION BEING HELD TODAY TO
DECIDE ON TWO PROPOSIT
IONS OF DEEP INTEREST
MILLIONS OF BONDS TO BE ISSU
ED IF TOTTED.
Tuolomroe System to Cost $45,000,000,
Spring Valley riant $35,000,000
To Consider Both flans. .
; Installation at CoTe.
Cove, Jan. 12. Cove Lodge No. 52
I. 0.0. F.,held a public installation
of officers on Saturday night, Jan. 8.
Those Installed were; James Nelson,
N. Cj.; Charles Conner, V. C; Geo.
McDknlel, Treas.; John Mitchell, Sec.
The i exercises of the evening closed
with!
viBltbrs,
a banquet to the Rebeccahs and
San Francisco, Jan., 14. San Fran
Cisco's water supply, which has been
very .deficient ever since the bte fire
in i . . , i a mm it.-.
will y.i ".JYEii ii uu luidis
,'cl the '.city, decide to accept any" of j
the plans submitted to them in ' the
special election tha,t is to be held in
this city today. The electors are In
dicating at the' polls whether they
desire to purchase the - Spring Val
ley plant alone, the Tuolumme plant
alone or have water s supplied by a
combination of both of these plants.
The voters will decide between the
two propositions which have been
placed upon the ballot. One will be
for the development of the Tuolumme
plans for an expenditure of $45,006
000 and the other for the purchase
of the Spring Valley plant for the
sum of $33,000,000. A proviso is ad
: ded that In the event of both propo-
"v bitiong passing, then but $23,000,
000 in bonds are to be issued for the
Tuolumme proposition, covering the
lupply from the Sierras to San Fran
Cisco, where it will be taken care of
by the Spring Valley distributing sys
tem.. . .
Getting Beady.
f be board of trustees of the Reed
luMftute soon to be located In Port
land', are i busy considering proposed
Files for the big university. It is ths
inteatlon of those behind the instil u
'.ioni to make of it one. of. the greatest
colleges in the United States.. It will
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mean one more big boost for Oregon.
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, j Capital Attracted.
Confidence in Oregon's future is
' shown by Eastern investors every
little while and an instance has just
been recorded " 5 In the negotiations
preliminaries to the' taking over of
theiportland Gas Co., by the Electric
Share & Bond Company of New York
at a onnt c,r l,C0C,CCC7 7
TAFF URGES CONSERVAT
OF NATURAL
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RESOURCES
SPECIAL MESSAGE GOES INTO DETAILS CONCERNING THE CONSERV
ATION QF NATURAL RESOURCES-WANTS MORE EXPLICIT FOW
; ER THAN THAT NOW WHICH NOW EXISTS IN THE HANDS OF
I THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR-DISCUSSED THOROUGHLY
CRITICIZES RECLAMATION POLICIES AS CARRIED OS RELATTI VL
WESTERS LAS D IMPROVEMENTS.
Issues of Bonds Recommended to Cover the cost of Completing the Rh,
- ' Iamatlon Projects now Unfinished in the Western States The' :
Bonds Sot to. Exceed Thirty Millions Each Year. , .
time, in ' quantities of not exceedic
thirty millions with which to provh
the necessary funds for the comply
tion of these projects. The president
adds a' paragraph on the subject '
forestry, saying that they should be
placed under the control of the. de
partment of agriculture and recoui
mends a small appropriation for Ok
purpose of reforesting certain taci
of government lands and further
states that he would recommend the
sale : of the tfmber "on all isolattc
tracts of government land and the
disposal of these lands for agrlcul
tural purposes. .. ,
DEFENSE OF
THE PACIFIC
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'Star.?
The story of Benedict Arnold
be reproduced in moving picture
night at the Star. This Is an excep
tionally fine film produced by the
Vitagraph Company. The photogra
phy; is good and the actors cany
their parts in such a mannet as to
carpy, one back to the days of the
revolution.
Bnrial in Missouri.
; The remains of Peter Fordney, of
Wallowa county, were taken back to
his, old home near Rutledge, Mo.,
for burial. Dave Kuhn and O. E. Bod
iner took the body to Wallowa for
shipment. News-Record.
The room next to Whitman's &
Son's garage is being fitted up for a
photograph gallery to be used by Miss
Ada Roush, when completed.
Washington, . Jan
j Taft tfidr.;' sent to congress his me3-
V Rare- u-r tit' Uia immediate considr
'i ert l'f u 1 tit conservation legislation
'j " iihdut waiting for the result of the
.- .iii it . . . t. . ,. a i i
against Secretary of the Interior Bal
langer. The president states that his
proposals are really an epitome of
recommendations made by Balllnger
In his annual report and says that
the bills prepared by Balllnger incor
porates his ideas on what should be
done. The messages goes on to say
that the early idea of this country
was to give away the public lands
to the various states. ( '
He goes on to 'say that there has
developed in th public mind in re
cent years a deep concern regarding
the preservation and the proper uses
of our natural resources. The prob
lem at this time is how to save and
how tc utilize and how to conserve
and still develop them, for no sane
person can contend It is for the com
mon good to hold natural resources
GREAT ARffl"
OF EMPLOYES
IF ASSEMBLED TCGETip WCi'lD
MARE A CITY AS URiE AS
SAN FRANCISCO CR PITSEORG
THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
LEADS THEM ALL.
Grand Total Reaches 370,000, an la
crease of About 20 per cent over -t
Last Year. Annual Payroll
!' 'i' Is $31,5411.
ed 0ot cjpeciale at the fair
iSee our windows, ffhe greatest bargains
ever offered in a (jrande in boys and
men9 s suits and overcoats and laaies and
misses suits, coats and milliner y, etc
Just a few of our Many Special Prices
Mens JuHs. JUg, $17.60 for - S6.98 Boys Suits Reg $3.00 for - - $1.48
" " ? mo " - 7.98 " " 3.30 " - - 1.73
" " 18.00 ' - 7.98 " " " 4.00 " - - 1.98
Mens overcoats reg $20,00 $9.98 '. " " 5. " - 2.4-8
" 8.50 4.98 " " " 8.80 - - 2.C3
" " " ' 10.00 - 8.48 " overcoats 3. " - - 1.48
" " 12.80 - 7.48 " " .30 " - - I.C3
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CHILCBEJf'S COATS, TALUE Cr TO $k&0 FOR ............
LADIES HATS, REGULAR fCOff, FOK ..
LADIES HATS, REGULAR $X0, FOB .. ..
LADIES HATS, REGULAR t'.'O FOB ..
LADIES HATS REGULAR $1.0(1 FOB.. .
LADIES HATS, REGULAR $9.00 FOB ..
LADIES HATS, REGULAR $.100 FOB ,
LOT 1 Ladles knit skirts, worth up to $2.50 for
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1 LOT Chfldrens sweater, worth up to $W5 for .-.
..$2.98
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H. President untouched for th "ibcrz gcc;Uiua
that for all we know man never need
them. - .: .. '. ;." .
Am6ng the . most noteworthy 4 re
forms ; Initiated by my distinguished
predecejsors were the vigorous pros
ecutlon of the land frauds which had
the effect or bringing public atten
tion to the necessity of preserving
the public domain' from further spoil
ation. ; ;:' .- 1 - ,7
The president goes on to declare
that since Balllnger had been in
office withdrawals of water power
sites had been made at the heads of
more than 102 streams, covering 29
per cent more streams than ever were
covered prior to" that date. Ho ' dis
tlnct'y stated that he power givea
by the law to the secretary of the
inevlor for the purpose of exercising
his own Judgment in the withdrawal
of public lands from entry or sale
are neither definite, satisfactory or
understood. Continuing be states:
"It seems to me that it Is the duty
of congress to make now by statue
ana vanaaie sucn withdrawals as
have been made by the secretary of
the Interior and to authorize the sec
retary of the interior to make such
withdrawals of land pending the sub
misson to congress of recommenda
tions as to the "proper legislation to
meet the conditions or emergencies
that may arise." 7
He recommends further that sur
face and sub-surface rights be Bepa
rated and to allow entry under the
agricultural laws of the surface for
agricultural purposes and that the
government retain all the coal or
other mineral deposits beneath the
public lands. He also suggests that
the mining of coal be allowed on the
government lands on a royalty, basis
requiring a certain amount of develj
opment work to be done on each of
the sections or claims yearly.:
The president says that he will
not go into the mooted question a?
to whether water rights of streams
'flowing through government lands
belongs to the federal government
or the state government for disposi
tion, but , he expresses it as his be
lief that the federal government by
the rights of ownership can at least
impose restrictions.
He recommends that all of the
water sites be disposed of in such a
way that their nonuse is prohibited
and .that they can never be the prop
erty of any trust or syndicate con-
trollng the product from such power
sites. He further recommends that
the sole right for the use of these
power sites be limited to fifty years
with the rlgnt of renewal provided
in the judgment of toe government
all restrictions ; and regulations , of
congress have been faithfully carried
out by the persons or companies that
have Improved the power -site. He
does rot touch upon the questhn of
regulating rates. He recommends the
conservation of the soils being , car
ried on by the department of agrlml
ture find criticizes the reclamation
service, saying some projects In the
west are likely to fall, through be
cause of the lnck of water, that there
are too many projects being set
on foot for the amount of money 'on
hand at the disposal of the depart-
metn for carrying on this work,
The preBiilint then com'mends
Washington, Jan. 14. Suggesting
.eiji iurcaoie manner that the
Pacific coast may be the scene of the
next great battle ground In the United
States, in the next big war in which
this country Is almost , sure to be
involved sooner or later. Represen
tatives Needham, , Englebrlght, and
Hayes of California, today took up
with the navy department the sub
ject of the fortifying of. the Pacific
coast in such a manner as to put it
on a war footing. - 774
On February 15th the bids for the
building of the new torpedo boats are
Jo.be opened on the Pacific coast rep
resentatives .will combine In asking
and If it becomes necessary will de
mand that the needs of this coast be
considered.
Representative Knapp a iew ,daVs
ago presented the army end of the
coast defenses to the house and urg
ed that an appropriation for army
maneuvers in the weBt be allowed.
The Pacific States representatives
in Washington are claiming that the
west Is being neglected for the bene
fit of the Atlantic seacoast, when In
fact the Pacific la the only coast
that will ever need to be defended
from a foreign foe in this generation
and that the danger In this respect
to the Pacific coast is extremely great
and growing more and more hazard
ous daily. "
Washington, Jan. 14. Uncle SaraV
great army of employees would pop
ulate a city the size of San Fran
cisco, Cincinnati or Pittsburg, hnd
with their families, would make Phil
adelphia look small, (According to ;,
statistics just compiled, the total of
Uncle Sam's workers Is " at present,
370.065. as against 306.141 in 1907.
an increase of ,bout 64,00 persons, or
about twenty per cent. There were '
28,947 persons In the Federal era
ploy In Washington on July 1st last:
the annual pay-roll for them Is $31
4,225, an average of ; nearly $11C0
each. 7 This- otal,,wHl be temporarily I,.
swoolen by the addition ,of about
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-to,vuii jjBrsuii iu 1110 clerical io.r- 01
uOv veumis tmreau, aaaingjjoany..
$5,000 in salaries during the year or
more of their employment. The Dis
trict of Columbia leads all thy states
and territories In the number of per
sons working In government -jmyloy.
The District has given the govern
ment 8,691 employes, who receive an
annual compensation of $7,101,324;
while New York follows with 2.U23 .
employees, whoso yearly compensa
tion aggregates $3,071,512. Ariwna
has the smallest number 19 their
aggregate salaries amounting to $25-
FRIENDS YET
HAVE HOPES
ilarshfleld, January 14. Score j of
wtitchers today are patrollas the
teach in the hope of finding some 0'
the bfirtles of the 24 victims of the
wrecked steamer Czarina which pos
sibly have drifted ashore. Up to noon
today no more of the bodies have
come ashore. Despite the assertion
of the life savers who state that
in all probability that none o' the
bodies will now come on sh'tre, the
friends tnd relatives of tti3 vlctimu
will not give up all hope. Although
he form which sent the Czarina
rolling on the North Spit ha greatly
subsided today all that can be een
of the wrecked vessel Is th i aln-
mast. To all appearances the wreck-
eJ venel is lying in the exact spot
where i' was thrown Wedaela bv
the ireat combers which, pile U one
aCter anr.ther upon the doomel vos
seU' 7 ,
Nothing is known of the fat
the four men that were last seen
alive lashed to the mainmast of the
vessel Just before night closed down
anq although fires were kept burn
Ing and watches paced the beach un
til daylight this morning. They were
evidently washed from their tern
porary harbor of refuge during the
night and have found a watery grave
with tho remainder of their compan
ions, while their friends and many
of their relatives patrolled the beach
all night long in the hopes that at
least some effort could be made for
he i vine of the men.
226. The Treasury Department with
6,996 persons, takes the lead of all
the government : departments la
Washington in the number of . em
ployees, while the executive office
ends the list with only forty -three
employees.
Decision Tomorrow
The case or Orange McCumber vs
Sadie McCumber which is being tried
today will not be finished before to
morrow .
WRECK AT
UUNHON
. District Attorney lvannoe was a
business visitor in Enterprise the
j the issuance of bonds from time to arly part of the week.
Word was received in this city yev .
terday morning that the O. S. L.,
bad experienced a disastrous wreck '
tetween Huntington and Naropa. An
extra freight going east ran head on
Into a light engine, reducing the en
gines to the scrap pile and killing
Errineer William Busteed of BoIbo
Just how the deplorable accident oc-
or, red is unknown here. Mr. Busteel
was on the light engine alone, his '
firemen having alighted fjf wmie
purpoio, when the crash :auj: Th&
tnfortin.te engineer was not Imme
diately Ivlllec, but was faixll.' injured
6nd was r-mied under tho wret kage. :
Just baloia the frantic ;rewj of tho
train f"jwt 1'txtrlcate. him, ho expired.
Mr. and Mrs. Busteed are well and
fivcrlUy known' In this cl'.y by the
ratltoad frp-ternlties. , Mrs. Basteed
hrtvlnu vn Hed this city dur'ttf the.
latter. r of October to inspect the
local lodge of Q. of I. A. to the B. of
. K. f?'d bile in this city wn the
juert of Wrt. Frank Jacksoa. PesMft
hU If'' thw deceased lenvej threr
mom,' nil of hom have the sympathy
"f their fraternity sisters and broth-
i4 pi thin tity. ' j
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