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To the Honorable County Court of,
Union County, Oregon: ;
We, the' petitioners whose names are
BubBcriDea traiow auu'wuu tu i3s.
voters and land owners within the
boundaries of the La Grande Irriga
tion district, remonstrate and object
against being placed within said dis
trict and ask your Honorable body to
set aBlde the petition of the said La
Grande Irrigation District, asking for
a vote to be taken upon the same at
the October election next;
First, as a needless expense to the
taxpayers of this county.
Second, for tho reason that one
fourth of the voters have Interests In
ditches and pumps already upon their
lands. ;"
Third, for the greater reason that
your citizens and voters have Just re
leased themselves from the yoke of
mortgage and their homes are free
and nnemcurabered, and we therefore
object to the rebonding of our homes.
We believe that the making of good
roads Is of more benefit to us at the
. present time than bonding our homes
for water. Remonstrance signed by
129 land owners.
Irrigation is lost to the Grande
Rondo valley. One hundred and twen
ty-nine resident taxpayers and prop
erty owners went before the county '
court this morning with a remon
strance which stipulates three Impor
tant reasons why the taxpayers and
property owners In the proposed La
Grande Irrigation district did not de
sire water they prefer good roads in
stead. The Meadowbrook irrigation
company died a quiet, serene and
peaceful death; the district bonding
E FOR
WISCONSIN,
STATE IS
Milwaukee, Sept. 7 R. M. LaFol
lette was endorsed for re-election to
the Benato over Cook by a vote of at
least tour to one, according to to
day's primary returns. The entire, La
Follette ticket was renominated by an
overwhelming majority. Insurgents
carded the nominations for legisla
ture and controlled the delegates to
the Btate convention which will frame
the Wisconsin platform. Francis Mc
Govern, the insurgent candidate for
.the governorship was nominated by a
plurality of 20,000. The total vote was
130,000. ' '
The Insurgents estimate, LaFol
lette'B plurality over Cook Is 100,000.
Returns are yetuncompleted. . .
"The result shows the people , are
awake to their interest and are better
minded to restore a representative
government," said LaFollette. "The
victory Is nothing personal, it Is sim
ply a sign the people are once more In
command and that they choose to rule
themselves. They are not willing the
Interests should dominate them."
Effort to Defeat "Bob."
Milwaukee, Sept 7 Things began
moving almost the moment that
Roosevelt stepped from the train here
today. When told that an effort may
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scheme suddenly snuffed itself out
today noon and all that remains of
the project Is the fond dreams of those
who fathered it and those who were
sanguine about its final passage. The
project Is dead; no company will put
it on a working basis when the farm
ers within the boundaries of irriga
ble land will not have water on their
property. Of course it must be under
stood that all are against Irrigation;
tlon; there is at least a small major
ity who want it. Twenty-three resident
owners are On the defensive side.
When the original petition asking
the county court to establish a district
which might by popular vote bond It
self to build Irrigation projects, sixty
signed It In the Interim arguments
pro and con were heard on every side
and though it appeared to be doubtful,
the promoters and those anxious for
Irrigation hoped that when the vote
was taken It would show a majority
for. Then, during the past few days,
another petition, or , remonstrance
rather, was freely circulated and 129
signed it. Many who signed the peti
tion signed the remonstrances too,
Indicating they had gone off on a tan
gent . - ' ";
The promoters did not wait for final
action by the county ., court; it, la
doubtful if one will be made until to-
morrow, but everyone knows what it
will be granting of the remonstran
ces, prayers is the only thing that can
be done. . ' .-' - ' , '
Promoters Downcast
S today Walter Pierce who has
sweat blood to put the scheme to
working "order, T. H. Crawford who
has burned "midnight oil" on the le
gal phase of it, J. D. McKennon who
has touned the valley time and time
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INSURGENT
be made in the legislature to defeat
LaFollette for re-election when the
legislature convenes despite LaFoI
lette'a overwhelming victory, Roose
velt declared he didn't believe It was
true and that LaFollette -won fairly,
and that such an act would be in var
laace with the tenents of good faith.
Roosevelt's reception was cordial.
During the morning he was the guest
of the Milwaukee press club and was
afterward automobiled seeing the
sights? Tonight he will address a
meeting at the auditorium.
j When shown a letter from the bo-
clalistlc Mayor SIdell of Milwaukee
refusing to serve as chairman of the
ommlttee to welcome Roosevelt, the
Colonel said, -"When I started on this
trip I said I would not make partisan
speeches. I don't intend to break my
word. There are places where my
views of socialism can be found and
set forth in. terms that cannot allow
misunderstanding.'' . ' '
Republicans Take Xcw Mexico.
Santa Fe., K M., Sept. 7 Returns
Indicate that republicans In New
Mexico secured between sixty and
seventy seats out of the 100 of the
convention that will frame the tenta
tive charter for the new state. There
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again arguing for passage of tap two
"deceased" schemes, these and sever
al .others wended their way quietly
and sorrowfully from the court's
chambers to their respective offices,
depressed in spirit and tired in body.
No one will ever know what the di
rectors did to put the scheme on a
working basis. They traveled through
rain and they traveled through snow
and they traveled through mud to en
deavor, first to have the land owners
Bign the water right contract, then
to convert the land owners to the' vir
tues of Irrigation. They fought a
good fight, they have finished their
course.
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brook dam site at Mewdowbrook?
Well, the concensus of opinion is that
the title had best be retained in the
name of the La Gra,nde Irrigation
compaijy and some day, some time, no
one knows when, that particular site
will be picked up by a company and
put in operation and then the men
who purchased it are at liberty to rest
on their oars for good. It Is not be
lieved that the site will be sold at
this time.
There are plausible reasons for the
elation over a victory by the oppon
ents and arguments to bolster up the
depressed spirits of the defeated pro
moters goes without argument. But,
men fit Inflnenrn thero r In, niimhAra
who for.many years past have dream-!
ed of the days when the Grande We I
valley will be Irrigated. These men j
had no selfish motive other than to
see their own land enhanced In value, !
and these, also it Is who will grieve
at the passing of Union county's splen
did opportunity to put forty thousand
acres of fruit and farming land un
der one huge and adequate ditch.
was a heavy vote. The result plainly
Indicates the defeat of the iniatlve
referendum from charter as the re
publicans are avowedly against the
measure. . .
: Below Xormal in Vermont
; Montlpelier, Ver., Sept: 7 With
two counties and eight towns BtlH out,
Dr. John Mead, republican, has been
elected governor by 16.000 plurality.
This Is four thousand below the nor
mal. Whenever' Vermont's plurality
drops it means the rest of the coun
try's republican votes are likewise
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More Insurgents Victorious.
Concord, Sept. 7 Insurgents were
victorious ; In the primaries. Robert,
Bass, a progressive, was nominated
by a 2 to 1 vote over Ellis, a republi
can. . . o ,;' .. -;
Dlclicrson Renominated.
" Carson, Nev.,; Sept. 7 Governor
Dickerson has been renominated by
Democrats to head the Btate ticket
this fall, according to partial returns
received today from yesterday's direct
primary. W. A. Massey was nominated
for governorship by the republicans.
ElfJG HEARD
BATE CASE REALLY EFFECTS
THE ENTIRE COUKTBT.
Actual District of East of Mississippi
and Sorth of Ohio Rivers.
New York. Sept. 7 Hearing in the
fight for and against the raising of
freight rates In the territory east
of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio river wafl resumed today before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
At the preliminary hearing last month
counsel for the railroads pleaded for
a delay, promising that this would
afford them opportunity to prepare
their evidence in such a manner as to
assure en
expected i
expeditious hearing. It Is
that the hearing will now
proceed rapidly. s
: The Increase of rates as demanded
by the transportation comiian'n s will
Involve en additional cost to the ship
pers of the territory Involved of about
$.''.0,000,000 a year. As this tremendous
total, If the increase is granted, must
eventually be paid by the consumer,
the entire population of the states
north of Kentucky and east of Mis
souri and Iowa will be affected by
the decision of the commission. Sim
liar tncreases wil also be put into
effect by western and southern roads
If permitted, so that In reality the
entire nation is interested In the hear
ing commenced today.
In opening the hearing Judge G. N.
Brown, the chief examiner for the
commission, pointed out that the bur
den of proof of the reasonableness of
the Increased tariff of freight rates
rested on the railroads, pursuant to
the amendment shippers or the United
States government as formerly.
The new rate tariff has bea sus
pended., nendin the. result at .the ex
aminatlonTunti'l iiov, ITand the" Inves
tigation will be concluded before that
time and the decision of the commis
sion announced.
Hoo-lloo Hold I'owWow.
San Francisco, Sept. 7Wor8hIp
ers of the sacred cat are arriving
in San Francisco today to take part
In the annual session of the Concate
nated Order of IIoo-Hoo. Today and
tomorrow will be spent In sight-seeing
and preliminaries to the real bus
iness meeting, which begins Friday, at
the hour of 9, being the ninth day of
the ninth month. Mtembers of the Hoo
Hoo believe that there Is a peculiar
virtue In a concatenation of. nines,
a n "e wel1"
DWD ,fact hat ,(thelr Btcred , cat' the
fel'nue' ha" nlDe lvcs- .
The order Is composed of lumber-
men ana tnose engaged in aiueu in
dustries, and has members in the
lumber districts of the United States,
Canada and Mexico.'
LEGEJiT SEED FOK DEVELOP
MEST OF COAL FIELDS.
Attorney General Wlckersliam Con
vlnced I'lan is a Feasible One.
Seattle, Sept. 7 Upon his return
from an extensive tour of Alaska, At
torney General WIckersham today ex
pressed his conviction that the earlier
the coal lands of Alaska are opened
the ' better.' Attorney General WIck
ersham was accompanied by Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel
and covered six thousand miles in
Alaska. .
. Tonight with Ralllnger, they will be
guests of the Arctic club. They will
reach Portland tomorrow. '
WIckersham said: "Transportation
is necessary to the growth of Alaska
and coal Is necessary for transporta
tion. It seems illogical that rail road
companies of Alaska must pay $14
a ton for Japanese or British Colum
bia coal when they have better fuel
near them. He said he believed con
gress this winter will work out some
way by which the Alaska coal mines
can be developed.
Anniversary of Church.
Wilmington, Del., Sept 1 A cele
bration in connection with the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the founding
of the 'Second Baptist church and the
dedication of the handsome new build
ing of the congregation will com
mence this evening and continue sev
eral days.- ; '
. Conjrrcssman Townsend Ahead.
Detroit, Sept 7 Returns from two
thirds of the state today show Con
gressman Charles E. Townsend. The
insurgent is leading Senator . J. C.
Burroughs, the admlnistrationlst for
the United States senatorial nomina
tion by 20,000. Charles Osborne is
leading for the governorshle by a
plurality of 18,000.
HITS ALASKA
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Minneapolis, Sept 7 The ISalllatfcr.
Vinchot luvcstlatliitf cominittee tmlny
adoplcd a resolution introduced lj
Senator Fletcher of Florida declaring
Klchard a. Balllngor has been un
faithful to his trust, and d?i:iand!i!!f
lU reiuovuL .
The eonnnUice vias IijinIIIj sum
liioned today by tolcsjnuns. The Demo
crats and nslaoritf factions forcing
the committee to go into executive
shell for It was believed that Kalllny.
er's fate was safe in the hands of the
committee .
May Sot Bo 'Legal Action.
, Fletcher's resolution was worded
so strongly that Representative Mad
ison demanded it be amended. It waa
HOED A
St Louis, Sept. 7 Because he miss
ed his train, Emil Freund of Chicago
confessed to the police today that he
did not help rob the Pacific Coast ex
press on the Ifljrltngton road last
night as had - planned. Freund was
arrested ns a suspect and said that
Albert Jullen is the robber. Flagman
Wine was killed and four passengers
were robbed. The robbery was plan
ned and executed In true Jesse Jamea
style. A lone bandit boarded the pull'
man as the train left this city and in
the encounter Wine was shot and kill
ed instantly. He forced the porter in
to the linen cloBet and compelled
Thomas Griffith, the train electrician
to rob the passengers. When the train
slowed down at Washington avenue
station, 1n the heart of the city the
man dropped oft and escaped. Jullen
was arrested here late today. He ad
mitted his identity but denied he was
connected with the robbery or murder
aboard the train. .
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RESOLUTIONS
St. Paul, Sept. 7 A complete riot of
Btate righters and a sweeping victory
for Plnchot and his followers, Roose
velt and other advocates of national
control of the country's national re
sources, Is indicated in personnel of
the resolution committee of the na
t'cnal conservation congress. The
Oregon delegates led In the secession
of the west ' from the state rights
camp. It is possible that the western
governors will call a special conser
vation congress to crystallze the
etate rights sentiment. Beveridge was
given an ovation when he arose to
speek. An old woman led the cheering
; when Pinchot, following Beveridge
spoke, lauding the federal control
plan. '. ; '.
Dwelling on history from the days
of colonial America to the conserva
tion movement Albert J. Beveridge
developed point after point showing
Btate failure as against national suc
cess In all problems concerning the
welfare of the people.
"The United States Is the Ameri
can people are a nation not 46 nations."
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slightly changed. When the reaolutlori
waa ready to be submitted to a vole
Senator Sutherland of Utah, r.;puMl
can, and Representative MtCall, re
publican, of Massachusetts, abruptly
l?ft the room. The .resolution waa ad
opted, five ' affirmative votes being
est Chairman Nelson held that no
quorum was present and refused to
vote declaring the resolution had
failed. , .
Seattle, Sept. 7 KailingT was out
autoraoblllng' with Wlckerhham and
could not be found. Ila was not ex
pected back until evening, Immediate
ly a corps of newspapermen were put
on his trail and effort wa3 made to
find the secretary and secure an in
terview. ' .
'. OoIIsgs Men VVxj Tennis.
Ptiladolphia, Sept. 7 Racquet ex
perts from nearly all the leading col
leges and universities are contesting
for tbo intercollegiate tennis-championship
of the country on the court!
of the Merlon Cricket club today.
" Seek Estate of F.1o;kt.
Brockton, Mass., Sept. 7. Interest
in a romance which had Its culmina
tion In an elopment more than a quar
ter of a century ago was renewed to
day by the hearing on a petition filed
by Charles F. Holbrook, of Stoughton,
asking that the property of Nancy E.
Tisdale be distributed among her
heirs. '
. In 1884 Miss Tisdale eloped with her
sister's husband, James Smith, going
to parts unknown. Mrs. Smith never
heard from her recreant husband, and
the infatuated Miss Nnacy was never
located. The petition for the distribu
tion .of her property Is based on. the
supposition that Miss Tisdale is leg
ally dead.
ROUTED AT THE
ARE FORMED
Thus the senator opened his etlrrlng
defense of national control of the
conservation movement.
"All thU waste and robbery of the
people's wealth must be stopped." In
this portion of his speech the senator
was vehement "No ancient and pro
vincial Interpretation of states' rights
must prevent the enforcement of the
people's rights. . No special plea for
local hasty development must hinder
healthy development No temporary
state : politics, compelled by the
wealthy few, must impair permanent
national statesmanship for the gener
al good of all.
In conclusion he Bald: "Why was
the American nation founded? What
is the purpose of this republic? It is
to create a greater human happinesi
than the world has ever known; It la
that millions of men and women may
t o-operate in the upbuilding of clean,
honorable, prosperous homes. Let U3
move forward In a common effort for
our common good that the American
nation ' Shall set for all humanity a
successful example of common troth
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