Crook
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
roiu xxiii.
T.H.
FUNERAL MERVH'EH HELD
TODAY IN PltlNEVlLI.K
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Wu One Of Moot Arllve Am Rent
Known Mm In TliU I'm Of HIate
Prominent Maon
T. M. Baldwin, president of the
First National Bunk u( tbli city, ex
pired iuuio time Sunday nlKlit at Uia
room In a t'orllnnd hotol, death be
ing dun to heart (allure.
Mr. Ilnld win waa In Portland at
tending the Irrlnatlon Congress, and
took an active part In the work In
that body throughout the three-day
amnion, apparently being In the beat
of health.
Raturduy night, however, he had an
attack which caused him aomn con
cern, and hla daughter, Mra. H. 8.
Dlxoii who waa with him, culled a
physician.
Sunday ho waa able to be about
and talked with I'rlnevillo men dur
ing the afternoon, In the hotel lob
ty. Hn retired about I ho natiiil hour,
hut fulled to appear Monday morn lug.
Mra. Dixon went to hla room and no
reply coining aa alie rupped on the
door, entered the door, which waa not
locked, and found the body lying on
the bed.
1'hynlcluna auld that hn had expir
ed aeveral hours earlier, perhnpa aa
he waa preparing to retire fur the
night.
The remains were brought to
rrlnevllle today, arriving by special
train over the l'rlnevlle Hallway at
8:30 a. m.
Grand Master Scttlemlre of the
Masonln Lodge of Oregon, M. E.
Drink, of this city, Mra. II. S. Dixon
and Mra. Z. M. Drown made up the
party.
Funeral services are being hold this
afternoon at I o'clock, the arrange.
monta being In charge of the local
Maaonlc lodge, of which Mr. Daldwln
had been moat active mombcr for
many years.
The death of Mr. Daldwln cornea aa
aever loss to the community, one
which we can 111 afford at the time
when ao many development matters
re under consideration, for he waa
moat prominent In these affair at
all times.
He waa 63 years of age, was horn
In Cedar Bluff, Iowa. In 1856. He
came to Oregon In 1862, shortly after
which he came to this county, where
Be has been Identified with develop
ment mailers.
He became fdentifled with the j
First National Dank soon after Its
organization, was cashier of the Insti
tution until his health fulled a few
years ago, and later became president
of tho orgnnlzaton which position ho
held at the time of his death.
The bank waa built up around the
atrong, able Influence of ita cann
ier and president, and although much
of the responsibility has been shared
by him In more recent years, the In
stitution as well as the community
will feel his loss keenly.
The career of Mr. Baldwin as a
Maaon was unusual to say the least.
He was always active in the affairs
of the lodge, and reached the highest
position posible In the state, having
served as Grand Master of the state
organization a few years ago, and at
the time of his death held important
committee positions In that organiza
tion. He Is survived by his widow, his
son, Harold, who la cashier of the
First National Dank, and his daugh
ters, Mra. R. 8. Dixon and Miss Bertha
Baldwin.
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INDIAN'S THING SAGE TEA
And Finding It a Preventive and Cure
For Influenza
COLVILLE. WASH.. Dec. SO. The
Colvllle Indiana, after severe losses
from the influenza, have adoDted the
use of sage tea made from the leaves
of the sage brush as both a preventive
ano. cure with good results. Mild lax
atlves are administered, and it is said
that the epidemic, which raged with
much disaster to the natives, has al
most disappeared in localities where
sage leaves may be obtained.'
Spokesman-Review.
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MISS ZOE COHNETT BRIDE
OF HAROLD FRED MAISON
Harold Fred Maison, of Portland,
and Mias Zoe Cornntt woro married
In Portland Tuesday evening." Mr.
and Mrs. Maison left Wednesday for
California, where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. Maison Is the daughter of G.
M. Cornott, a prominent merchant of
Prlnevllle, Mr. Maison Is a Lieuten
ant In the Aviation school and has
- Just recently been mustered out of
service,
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Charles A. King was taken to Port
land hospital Friday night, suffering
from a very serious injury to the
spine. About ten days ago the hone
he was riding foil backwards with
him, causing the injury; He waa ac
companied to Portland by Mrs. KinK
and his sister, Mrs. Mary McDowell,
OF CROOK COUNTY
EIGHTY-EIGHT VOTES CAHT AT
ELECTION ON TUESDAY
NEW BOARD EFFECTIVE IN FEB.
Two Member From "Dry" Part Of
District Which tlerame An
' Issue
W. I. Dlshman, M. R. Dlggs, and
Fred F. Hoolscher are the men sel
ected by the voter on Tuesday to
guide the affair of the Ochoco Irri
gation District for the coming year.
K. T. Hluyton, T. II. Lufollette and C.
W. Foster are the candidates that
were defeated for theae pluces, and
all of them have been on the board
practically since the district was or
ganized. Klghty-eight vote were cast, a
good representation of the electorate
in the district. Mr. Dlshmnn received
the greateat endorsement, or 79 votes,
Mr. Dlggs 67, and Mr. Hoelscbnr 4 8
votes.
The new board will take control of
affairs early in February, and at that
time a drawing will hn held to deter
mine which of the three men is to
hold one year, which two years, and
which one three yeara.
A year from this time but one di
rector will bo chosen who will sup
plant the short term director accord
ing to the drawing.
Two members of the board are
from what Is termed the dry part of
the district, or that part never having
had water prior to the formation of
the district. This became an Issue
before the vote was cam, and may
have had something to do with the
result of the election.
The board Is an exceptionally
strong one, and will conduct the af
fairs of the district In an able manner
without question.
The election of Mr. Hoolscher Is
complimentary to him, he having
been absent from home In the tank
division of the service at the time of
the campaign and election, and show
the esteem in which he I held In the
community In wheh he Ivies.
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HIGH SCHOOL
jWg
NEWS NOTES
The first basket ball game of the
season with an outside team will be
played in the Club Hall Friday even
ing at 8:00 o'clock, with Redmond
II. S. Redmond comes with a strong
team under the coaching of Jerry
Moore, and an exciting game Is ex
pected. Everybody out to support
our own team.
The following visitors at the High
School this week: Harold Charlton,
Neva Welgund, Mrs. J. E. Wilson,
Mrs. E. Wolfe, MIbs Sexton, Mrs. Joe
Lister. Mrs. Van Nuys, Mrs. Steve
Ynnceyj, Mrs. OrvaJ Yanoey, Miss
Martha Horlgnn, Miss Helen Wyman,
Mrs. Hyde.
Senior speeches will commence on
Friday morning, Janunry 17. Helen
Ayers and Ada Bullard will be the
first to appear. Subjects, "Lest We
Forgot," and "General Pershing."
The High School Auxiliary of the
Red Cross has received an allotment
of shirts, 4-year-old size for Belgian
babies, to make. (Some babies, those
Belgians. Ed.) The Auxiliary is
divided Into sections, ono division
meeting Tuesday evenings, and one
Thursday evenings.
Some very interesting results are
revealed In the scholarship report for
the second six weeks' period Just end
ed. Only four out of the ten whose
names appeared in the "ten highest"
of last report are found on the Honor
Roll for this period. Those who lost
out did not do so because they tell
below their last month's average, but
because others forged ahead of them.
The report shows a splendid
growth In scholarship throughout the
entire school over last period. Tho
Seniors still lead with a class average
of 89.8 per cent, a gain of 1.2 ner
cent, over last period; the Juniors
follows with an average for the class
or bi.i per cent., a gain of 1.2 perj
cent.; the Sophomores with a class
average of 86.7 per cent., a gain of
only .9 per cent, over that of last per
iod; the Freshman class average 86.6
per cent., a gain of 1.4 per cent. The
Freshman class making the greatest
gam in cinss average for th.e period.
Average scholarship tor the scuool,
86.7 per cent.
In the first six week's period there
were 26 students who had an average
grade over 90 per cent., this period
shows 40 students with an average
grade over 90 per cent. Last period
there wore 2 Seniors, 2 Juniors, 3
Sophomore, and S Freshmen repre
sented In the Honor Roll. For this
period there are 5 Seniors, 0 Juniors.
4 Sophomores, and 1 Freshman.
Honor Roll
Clarence Mnrtsching, 96.75; Sarah
Hamnr, 94.76; Cecil Bowltn, 94.4;
Hlsle Grant, 94.4; Olive Shaun, 93.8:
Tillio. Zcll, 1)3.8; Hulda Sundquist,
03.7; John Houston, 93.5; Blanche
Rowell, 93.5; Alice Mci.ealy, 93.4.
CoMoty Journal
PRINKVU.LK, CROOK COUNTT,
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
IN "FLU" SITUATION
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
HAYS TOWN IN GOOD CONDITION
7 cases all; convalescent
Conditions More Serious In Country
Districts Much Care Should
lie Used
There Is no cause for alarm In the
Influenza situation In Prlnevllle ac
cording to the opinion of county
health officer J. H. Rosenberg, who
baa gone over the situation carefully.
Only seven cases are known to the
authorities In Prlnevllle, these are all
convalescent, and none of them were
considered of a aerious nature.
People should use care In visiting
homes where the disease is known to
exist, or even suspected, but there is
less cause for alarm than has been
for the past two months.
On the other hand, the situation in
the country Is more serious, probably
because of the fact that peoples visit
from one home to another more than
In town.
The doctor advises that no cause
exists for greater precaution than has
already been exercised, and that H I
people who have the disease obey or-1
'. ' . . . . . . i
ders by keeping Indoors for a reason
able time after they commence to re
cover, there will be no general spread
In the community.
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KKlJiO YAXKETTES ELECT
KELSO, Wush.. Jan. 13. Officers
for the coming year were chosen Fri
day night by the Yankettes. an organ
ization of Kelso young ladles, who
have been devoting their time to war
work and to cheering the soldier boys
In France. The officers are: Yankee,
Olive Kldred; Yanko, Byrdie Poland;
Yankalro, Nina Gildez; Yankoin,
Ruth Hon rick son; Yankerone, Mrs.
E. P. Jenkins; Yankerin, Margaret
Hull; Assistant Yankerin, Ethyle
Taylor! Yankeat, Eva Keattey; Yank
ard. Edna HSckett. ' ' -
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. EHTRAY NOTICE
Estrayed from my pasture, two
yearling heifer. One red roan and
one pale red mottled face. Both are
branded 73 on hip and Bar Lazy L6
on right side. End of loft ears cut
off with undorbit and split in right
ears. Please notify Chas. Palmer,
Roberts, Oregon. 10t3p
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DRINK, DRANK, DRUNK
The drinks they drank to make
them drunk have been reported upon
by Municipal Judge George Rosman
In an interesting table we condense
below, covering the 12-day period of
December 17 to 28 Inclusive. With
in this period there were 91 "drunks"
before the Judge, and folowlng are
the liquids partaken by the number
of prisoners Indicated:
Whisky. 40: Bay Rum, 9; Homo-
made Wine, 9; Medicinal Prepara
tions, 17; Homemade Beer, 3; Self
made alcoholic concoctions, 4; Un
known, 1; Cider, 1; Lemon Extract,
1. Total, 91.
There were ten court days In this
period. Monday, December 23, show
ed the largest number of "drunks"
(23) and Tuesday, the day after
Christmas, the next largest number
(18). A gradual tapering off is evi
dent from the beginning of each
week towards the end, the victim evi
dently being able to get a fresh start
on each Sunday or holiday.
Judge Rossman's comments on
these figures are of Interest. He
writes:
"You will notice that seventeen are
marked drunk on Medicinal Prepar
ations. This Includes such articles
as Tanlac, Bitter Root Tonic, etc.
"Four, you will notice, were drunk
on alcoholic concoctions. That is,
they mix together some alcohol and
water, add to it Borne coloring matter
and perhaps some vaselne to make it
smooth, and drink it.
"The bulk of the whisky drunks
are men that come In from the log
ging camps where they have remain
ed for a matter of several months
without an opportunity of spending
their money. When they get a tew
days vacation In the city and away
from the woods, the first idea they
have is to get a bottle of whiskey.
They do not mind paying $12.00 or
$14.00 tor It and the result is that
the police pick up two or three
drunks.
The men drunk on bay rum, med
icinal preparations and alcoholic con
coctions are generally a hard looking
set who became confirmed drunkards
In the day of the saloons. They are
ordinarily a set of men that have but
little money but a strong appetite.
"It is seldom that we have in court
any young man on a charge of being
drunk. Most of our defendants are
men of thirty-five to sixty years of
age. It is seldom that anyone below
the above ages comes in.
"When the present generation that
acquired its thirst for liquor in the
days of the saloons has passed on, it
seems reasonable to believe that the
enforcement of the prohibition law
will become a much easier problem."
- Oregon Voter.
ORKUON, JANUARY Ifl, 1019.
FEDERAL LOAN ASS'N
HOLDS AN ELECTION
DICK HON, McCORD, HLAYTON
MGGH, LISTER, DIRECTORATE
HAS $250,000 IN LOANS OUT
All Are Placed Within County, And i
Run A Long As Forty Years
New Secretary Coming
A meeting of the Crook county
Federal Loan Association was held at
tho office of M. U. Biggs, secretary ,
for the organization, Tuesday even- J
lnK-
The purpose of the meeting was to'
elect officers for the coming year, i
The board is composed of the follow-)
Ing men: Geo. Dickson, A. A. Mc- i
Cord, E. T. Slayton, M. R. Biggs and ;
joe Ulster, nctals to succeed themselves. Julian
Mr. McCord was placed on the j A- Hurley, state senator from Grant,
board In the place made vacant by;Harnev anl Malheur counties, F. S.
the resignation of W. I. Dlshman. I Bramwell, of Grants Pass, and J. M.
and other than that, no change was , Kyl. of Ptansfield, were elected vice
made, j presidents.
As Mr. Biggs was chosen director, Delegates and officers of the con-
a n o w unomt a rv will ha alnr-t a
! gress were agreed that It was one of
the next meeting of the board, which J
will ha within
the next two weeks. !
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,i " , IBUOn na8 ,p acea D0l !
250 000 of government loans in thej
district which lni liHipM rnnk emintv
during tho year, some of the loans
running for a period of forty years, i
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SECTION HOMESTEAD LAW
IS
AMENDED
U. S. Commissioner Bechtell In
forms us that an amendment to the
Section Homestead Law was passed
by Congress on October 25th, 1918,
whereby residence will not be requir
ed on additional entries under the
section act, which are tncontiguous
to an original entry, as was required
by the original act, but that if the or
iginal entry is still owned by the clai
mant, the residence may be had on
either of the tracts involved for three
years after the additional Is allowed.
In other cases, that is, where clai
mant has disposed of hi original en
try, such residence must be had on
the land additionally entered.
This will be good news to a great
many homesteaders who have made
additional entries under this section
law, and who can now perfect their
additional entries by residence on the
original entry instead of upon the
new entry, as was originally required
by the section act.
TO SMliSDS
FOR UNEMPLOYED
Reports gathered from all reliable
sources in Oregon show today that
there are approximately five thousand
unemployed men in the state, said
Wilfred F. Smith, Federal Director of
U. S. Employment Service.
It was to meet an emergency of
this sort and devise some methods of
relief that the Reconstruction Con
vention was called in Portland by
Mayor George L. Baker last week, at
which representatives from nearly ev
ery section in the state were present.
Out of the sessions came the knowl
edge that Immediate action is requir
ed.
Hundreds of soldiers are being dis
charged every day and returning to
their homes to once more enter civil
pursuits. Some have been unable to
secure employment, and when others
have been given their old places upon
their return, the civilian who held
the job now finds himself looking for
other work.
Large bodies of Idle men are not
conducive to the welfare of the state
or a community, and the cooperation
from every source that has any influ
ence is sought to relieve the situation.
It is hoped that this will not be
looked upon as a pessimistic view, but
a plain statement of cold facts. The
attention of every employer In the
state is directed to the situation and
thev nr iireed to pTnanrt a little ifl
possible. Those who have delayed , of logged-off , cut-over and swamp
some needed Improvement until af- ,ands prominent throughout the ses
ter the war should start it now. If sions in the deliberation of tha con-
each employer of labor will arrange
to absorb only a few of the idle men
the problem will be easy of solution.
Unemployment breeds soup houses
and soup houses have no place In any
well-regulated community. Then, it
may breed something worse.
Questionnaires In the form of a
blank card will be mailed to all em
ployers in the state this week. Upon
being filled out and returned to the
Federal Director with the intorma-
tion asked for, he will know exactly!
how many men may be placed !
throughout the state.
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MRS
It. o. SMITH ENTERTAINS
Mrs R. G. Smith entertained with
a dinner oarty Sunday evening in
honor of Mrs. Ida Cantrill, who ex
pects to leave soon for Portland,
where she will make her home. The
guests present were: Mrs. Lenora Dil
lon, Mrs, Wonderly, Mrs. Mtvrtha
Spear and Mrs. Alta Cantrill.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CITY OF PRINEVILLE
RE-ELECTS OFFICERS
JAY IL UPTON IS TO
CONTINUE AS PRESIDENT
ANNUAL SESSION IS CLOSED
Reconstruction And Legislation Are
The Chief Topis Of Discussion
At The Convention
Jay H. Upton of Prlnevllle, was re
elected preslden of the Oregon Irrl
Ration Coneress at lt final
Saturday forenoon, at the Imperial
Hotel, and Fred N. Wallace was re-
elected secretary. The delegates exr
pressed their approval of the conduct
of the organization during the past
year by the unanimous choice of the
two executive and administrative of-
the ms,t accessful sessions of the or-
"" " Drougni irriga
tfnn farmpri nf tha sioia
a one time 6
a "m": th rpBnllltlnil. nmmU
iM-pon UI lne resolutions commit-
lr "tt" u"ea 10 me congress at
'he opening of the last session. Fol
lowing i a uigesi or me resolutions
adopted:
Indorsement of the Sinnott bill ap
propriating $1,000,000,000 for recla
mation and drainage.
Favoring Federal aid for the devel
opment of the Deschutes project.
Urging State Legislation to com
plete Tumalo project, or to co-operate
with United States or private In
terests for Its completion.
Ask Legislature to Increase fund
available for stream measurement
to provide for reconstruction pro
gram of irrigation development.
Call upon state officials to investi
gate and file auits to recover school,
school indemnity and swamp lands se
cured from the state through fraud.
Rules amended so that each organ
ization holding membership In Ore
gon Irrigation Congress pay annual
due of $5, payable In advance.
Recommendation to the Legisla
ture that a full appropriation for the
maintenance of the Oregon Bureau
of Mines and Geology be granted.
Recommend change in law so that
permits for the use of water granted
by State Engineer may be made def
inite as to the right of holder to
change place of proposed use.
recommendation for proper In
crease in compensation of water mas
ters. Recommend amendment of Irriga
tion code so that Bpecial improve
ment districts may be formed within
irrigation districts such as pumping
or arainage mat requires special ex
penditure; and advises other amend-
ments to more clearly define mean
ing oi tne law.
The legislative commute was in
structed by the congress on recom
mendation of the resolutions com
mittee to endeavor to secure the en
actment by the Legislature of the
recommendations of President Upton
in his annual address, as follows:
- "That tho canals, dams, reservoir
sites, and other property of irriga
tion and drainage districts be exempt
from taxation."
That the procedure for the confir
mation of the organization of irriga
tion districts be reduced to one meth
od of court procedure instead of
three; that the statute be so amended
as to abolish the fee of the Secretary
of State for affixing the seal in certi
fication of irrigation district
that fees heretofore collected by the
I Secretary of State be refunded to the
respective irrigation districts.
It also was recommended that the
present irrigation law be amended so
as to permit the secretary of the dis
trict to sign warrants instead of re
quiring the county clerks sign such
warrants.
Resolutions adopted by the Oregon
State Drainage Association were en
dorsed and recommended.
Sentiment for the reclamation of
nt only arid lands by Irrigation but
j eresa, took form in a strong recom
mendatlon to the Legislature tor sub
mission of a constitutional amend
ment. This was approvel with loud
aclaim by the congress and adopted
by unanimous vote, as were the res
olutions offered by the committee.
The resolution is as follows:
"Now Therefore, Be It Resolved.
That the irrigation Congress recom-
i mend to the Legislature of the state
of Oregon in its 30th biennial session
that the question of amending the
constitution of the state of Oreeon
in this regard (that the credit, of the
state be used to further reclamation).
be submitted to the voters of the state
; at the first special election or the
, next general election, so as to per-
1 nut a competent board ot state auth
- 1 onties to provide for a guarantee or
purchase of the negotiable bonds of
reclamation districts, and to that ex
tent loan the credit of the slate to the
development of the irrigation of irri
gated lands, and drainage and recla-
KO. 10.
10 PLANS OPEN
FOR OCHOCO DAM
NINE MONTHS FROM DATE
SHOULD FINISH STRUCTURE
NO ADDITIONAL PO'rYER KEEDED
One Method Is To Employ Lift Pumps
The Other Reducing Head and
Doubling the Power
Two different plans, both feasable
and easily worked out, are under
consideration for the completion of
the Ochoco Project dam by the board
of directors of the district.
The matter of power has delayed
the sluicing operations to a great ex
tent for the past four months, and It
was alleged by the contractor that
present power supplies were Insuf
ficient to care for the sluicing at the
distance at which the earth should be
carried.
Reports of an expert just received
on the matter, however, give the in
formation quoted above, and steps
are being taken by the board to start
the new methods at once, which will
mean a load of perhaps 1.200 yards of
earth being delivered Into the dam
each work day for the next three
mouths, after which the amount can
be increased to 40,000 yards per
month or even more, which would
mean the easy completion of the
structure In nine months from date or
by November 1 of this year.
Beyond this, however, is the possi
bility of at least 100,000 yards going
into the dam before the spring run
off is past, which will be worth thous
ands of dollars to the land owners
under the district.
The exact method of getting these
results provides for the installation of
an additional pump and motor at the
present pump house, the moving of
the present pumping plant to the
present sluicing pit, which will be
converted into a storage reservoir.
and the filling of this reservoir at
nighttime by the less powerful pump,
the same power being used as 1 now
available tor a twenty-four hour shift
and this power in the daytime being
used In the powerful sluicing plant
for movement of the main head, or
sluicing bead of water.
While this change is being made,
which will require about three
months' time, the plan would be to
shut down one of the twin pump at
once, add two additional impellers
in the other one, and while a smal
ler head of water would be lifted
than at present, the stream would
have twice the present force at the
nozzle, which would be ample to
move material from the more distant
pit, which offers an abundance of
first class clay and earth for construc
tion of the dam.
The amount of water that will he
used in this sluicing operation will be
between 3,500,000 and 4,000,00
gallons in each work day, which
would, in fact, be handled twice, first
into the small reservoir and from that
point into the sluicing pit.
A storage reservoir is planned in
the pit that would hold about 6,000,
000 gallons of water, or more than
enough for a full day's run for the
sluicing pump. This could be filled
on Sundays and such times as the
sluicing plant is closed for repairs.
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FRED HOELSCHER RETURNS
Sergeant Fred Hoelscher arrived
this morning, having been mustered
out of the service. Sergeant Hoel
scher enlisted in the Tank Corps la
August and since that time has been
stationed at Camp Polk, Ralelglh,
North Carolina. This is tha only
Tank camp in the United Slates. He
was sent to Camp Lewis two weeks
ago, where he was discharged.
W. S. s.
NATONAL PROHIBITION
LOOMS WITH VOLUME
National prohibition seems to be
already an accomplished ta.ct with
the state legislatures ratifying the
amendment for that measure every
day. The Oregon Legislature passed the
amendment yesterday with but three
men, all from Multnomah county,
voting against it.
This gives thirty-three states out
of a necessary thirty-six in favor of
the submission of the issue to the
voters, no state having gone on rec
ord against the measure.
California and other states that
were conceded to have wet legisla
tures have voted for tho amendment.
mation of swamp and overflow lands
and the clearing of logged-off lands,
and that it be further recommended.
That in order not tt delay and in
terfere with present proposed devel
opment, legislation be enacted t said
session which will carry the proposed
amendment Into effect upon its ap
oroval hv the people; that said legis
lation will be such as will absolutely
safeguard outstanding certified bonds
of irrigation districts and the inter
ests of the -state at Luge ai;ainst all
projects which are not feasible and
which will permit the umnlc.vment of
returning soldiers ab the earliest pos
sible moment." Oregoniau.