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xJdLxS MOJKria OK JSU TUESDAY,' SEPTEMBER 12, 1905. NEW MALHEUR PUN Farmers Wish to Dig Irrigation Canals Aione. GOVERNMENT STOREWATER Proposed Charge of $42 an Aero lor "Water Declared Prohibitive and Alternative Scheme Js Offered. ORBGONIAN "NEWS BUREAU. Wash )ngrun. Sept. 1L FUrty-ivo dollars in acre for .water la a 'heavy " tax to levy on the lands of Malheur County In East era Oregon that come within the scope of the Malheur Irrigation project, and tho fact that the proposed Government proj ect to going to cost at least this amount is really one of the reasons such slow progress has beon made on that enter prise. Other reasons have been advanced from time to time; other excuses have been given, and some of these other ex planations are In accordance with tho facts', but. sifted down to bedrock, it is found that the high cost Is the real and the principal reason why the Government has aot beon able to proceed with con struction. The Government Reclamation Service knows that this Is a very high tax to place on the Malheur lands; those farm ers who already own lands In the Valley know that not all their lands can stand this price; the owners of the 30.000 or more acres of wagon road lands within tho Hmlts of the project are well aware that not all their lands can stand such a price, and they have said so. But if some of he land is eliminated, because it cannot pay f42 an acre for water, the cost per acre for construction is advanced, and the project becomes impracticable, for it Is admitted by all parties concerned that a price exceeding 2 to the acre would be prohibitive. It has been stated not long since that the owners of the wagon road lands were holding up the project because they would not subscribe all their "Irrigable" lands. The landowners say It would be utter folly to subscribe lands which .hey know cannot bear ne tax of 542. On the other hand, it has been charged that other landowners under the project have not signed, and that they are delaying the project. Many of these landowners fear that they cannot pay $42 an acre for water. And so It runs through a long net of objections. Farmers' New Proposition. Bat now a new proposition has been submitted to the Secretary of tho Interior, a plan devised by farmers living in the Malheur country, who are anxious for irrigation, but who recognize the neces sity of lessening the cost. In brief, they nroDOso that the Government shall build merely Jhe storage roservolrs, and that the sVttlors themselves shall construct nil canals, ditches and laterals'. Whether euch a thing can be done Is yet to be determined; no such plan has ever been followed under any other Government project, but It may be tried as an experi ment in the Malheur district, provided the gpfject Is taken up. The plan of the settlers was recently laid before the Secretary in a long; petition. In It the f4gners admit the more rapid develop ment of the irrigated region In Idaho. Just across Snake River, the country trib utary to the Payetto "River, while their community has been held back. In .Idaho ihmre is a gr&ater supply of water, and Irrigation costs much loss than In Ore gon: but, moreover. In the Malheur dis trict the' limit of irrigation for Malheur River was long since reached, and that country cannot advance until more water is procurod by storage. They admit the inability of private enterprise to build the neeeaeary storage works on the Mal heur River and its tributaries, and fall back upon the Federal Government. But they want the Government to build the reservoirs and stop, leaving the land owners, the farmers themselves, to tap the reservoirs and dlstrlbuto the water. They say: Heavy Burden 3Icans Bondage. "It is our judgment that a very heavy percentage of the land selected by the Reclamation Service to bear this Hen of $42 an acre will not bear It, and the farm er who undertakes the task will, as to much of this land. And hlmsolf in bondage and beaten. This result is bad for any community, and we know the Government does not whh to delude men Into failure and poverty. "If then, on careful examination by skilled men and practical farmers, much of the present selected area ought to"Sje eliminated, the price per acre Immedi ately advances beyond $42. "Many of the undersigned are prac tical farmers who have wrestled with this land and Irrigation problem all their lives in this locality, and wc -know it Is by no means a simple one. AVe know the surface indications mean very little nnd men will be easily deceived. And we lelt and feel tho tremondous risk In map ping out vast areas to be put Indiscrim inately under irrigation. "Wo believed and now believe that J42 per acre is too great a strain on any but the very choicest land and well situated, but. trusting in the euperlor wisdom of the Reclamation Serv ice experts as skilled men, we have sur rendered our Judgment as a body of cltl cens to the charge of 542 per acre. But even this ncems to have been of no avail, nnd though a year ago wc were told we could have just 90 days to get into line nnd the service would "deal with the wag on road people without difficulty as busi ness men, now wc read In the papers that tho Wagon Road Company is blocking tho enterprise. "We feel the importance of this so keenly that a committee of us has seen Mr. C E. S. Wood, who assures us his people arc most anxious to reap the bene fits of this reclamation, and expect to share the burden, and that he Is anxious to meet every reasonable request. It is clear to us that the wagon road company is not seeking to obtain the benefits with out sharing the burden. And wo attach so much importance to Mr. Wood's state ment that his people will always submit tholr lands to pro rata, charge that we have asked 'him to present our case to you as follows: Let Farmers Dip Canals. "We suggest that, as the storage of water is the principal thing,, the Govern ment construct the reservoir as originally intended, 'subjecting ail the land capable of being Irrigated from It to a pro rata lien; that out of this reservoir the Gov ernment deliver into the river to pres ent water-users a total flow equal to the average flo now used by them. This flow to be delivered for each of the irri gation months and to be a fixed quantity, leaving the diversion of it to be settled by existing users among themselves. "Any body of wter-isers desiring to tap said reservoir to be allowed a total quantity proportioned to their acreage, but no one user to nave more than ISO acres, and otherwise the use of the water to be regulated by the rules .and usages of the Reclamation Service. "In short, the Government provides a lake, leaving the community to tap It by their own Industry and resources. Just as they would If the water were a natural lake, except that the Government retains a regulation of the use of the water. ' "This plan would render It unnecessary to burden great area; Tvlth-an alsaoet im possible burden of 542 oer acre, and would leave the community to complete the taskJ out of their own Industry and energy. "This plan has been evolved from our meetings and we assure, you it has the approval of substantially the entire com munity. It is the suggestion of the farm ers themselves In their own Interests, be lieving, If the water bo stored for them, the growing population can help them selves to the water with the use of their teams and labor far more cheaply than anyj contractors can build a canal. - No Chance of Monopoly. "We. have been careful to look for any chance .of private monopoly or "graft and, if there be any, we have failed to see It. "The actual eontrol of the water by the Government seems to us to be the "vital point. If you will reach a favorable con clusion on this suggestion, so that work on the reservoir can be begun speedily, we assure you that you will have aided In giving homes to thousands and in settling a. desert of nearly 100,000 acres. "Everything with us hinges on this water. We cannot get a railroad without It; we cannot support a population with out It. With the water, there are homes for thousands; without It this valley re mains practically a desert. "The cost of the Teservolr, we under stand, cannot exceed 51,500,000, We also understand that the money Is In band and that it came from Oregon." The petition was signed by C. W. Mal lett, G. I King, C. H. Brown. T. W. Hal llday, A. A. Brown, C. A. Hagood, G. A. Pogue, J. M. Butler, James .A. Lackey. A. M. Lackey, First JCatlonal Bank, by C. E. Kenyon; C. W. Piatt, Bank of On tario; A. M. Moody, "Ward Canfleld, Rex Marquis, G. W. Melllnger. Oregon For warding Company, L. M. Morton, Boycr Bros. & Co., R. R. Duffy and J. D. BI11 lngsley. CHOLERA UNDER COM. PRUSSIAN GOVERX3IENT FIGHTS TO HOLD IT DOWX. Many Suspects Prove Not to Be Cholera Campaign Means Heavy Expense to Health Officers. BERLIN, SepL 11. An official bulletin issued today says 16 cholera cases and six deaths' were reported from noon Septem ber 9 to noon, 'September 20, and 15 cases and six deaths from noon September 10 to noon today, making the totals 170 cases and 5S deaths. Later it was pointed out that nine of the cases previously classified as cholera have been shown through bacteriological examination not to be cholera, and that therefore the total number of cases was 161. The symptoms of cholera have become so well understood throughout Germany that In numberless cases innocuous com plaints, such as cramps of the stomach, are suspected by sufferers to be cholera, and physicians are summoned in wild haste. The doctors themselves are fre quently misled and order patients off to the nearest cholera suspect barracks. Only bacteriological tests fix the presence or absence of the Asiatic cholera bacillus with certainty. Although there were 31 cases during tho two days ending with noon, that is seven fewer than during the preceding 4S hours. This furnishes continued cause for confi dence at tho Ministry of Health that the Infection Is under control, although a steady fight will be necessary to keep that control. The cost of the campaign is likely to be an addition to the Prussian budget. In West Prussia, where the cholera has been most serious, nearly 5100,000 has so far been spent. Total Deaths Near' Brojnbcrg. BROMBERG, Sept. 1L Seven new cases of cholera were reported today In six villages in this district. Two convicts havo died of the disease at Gnesen. Tho totals in this district. In which cholera has been more numer ous than In any other section, are only 33 cases and IS deaths. More Deaths at Marlcmvcrder. MARIENWERDER. West Prussia, SopU' 11. Six fresh cases of cholera have been reported in Ave places in this district. Two deaths have occur red. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD I Jules Grau, Theatrical Manager. NEW YORK. Sept. 1L Jules Grau. a theatrical manager for many years, died today at his home in this city, after a protracted illness. He was first In this country to bring out the original pro duction of "The Mikado," Gilbert "and Sullivan's famous opera. Mr. Grau Is sur vived by a widow and three chl dren. W. Van Brimer, Rich Veteran. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., SepL UL Will lam Van. Brimer. an inmate of the Leav enworth Soldiers Home, a veteran of Company H. Fourth Ohio Infantry, and who recently fell heir to $200,000 by the death of an uncle in Holland, has died BUddcnly of heart disease in a hotel here. Pete Browning, Ballplayer. LOUISVILLE, Ky., SepL lL-LouisJ VPrkerA tJrAn!ni. Kn.t ..h I... ...... . A . V. T- bill world as "Pete" Browning, Is dead at the City Hospital from an abscess In the head, aged 5 cars Browning was a contemporary of Comlskey, Dan Brouthers. Tom Ramsey and other, and for several years led all professional play ers aa a batter. Color Line In Kansas Schools. KANSAS CITY, Mo., SepL 1L-Twent' negro pupils were refused admittance to the white schools at Kansas City, Kan., today, and It Is said they will contest the case In the courts. The -Kansas Legisla ture, last Winter, passed an act separ ating the races In the Kansas City High School. Bonds were voted for the erec tion of a school for the negroes, but the structure has not been erected. Until the negro school can be built there will be two sessions of the white school. The white children will be, permitted- to at tend In the morning and the negroes in the afternoon. At Booner Springs, Kan near here, CO negro pupils left the school building when the members of the Board of Edu cation notified them that they would have to occupy the same rooms as the whites. In both Instances the negroes withdrew quietly and there was no show of a clash. Returning From Peary's Ship. ST. JOHNS. X. B., SepL 1L F. Sallon and A. IClstlng, of the Peary supply ship Eric. have, arrived here on their way to Washington, wh"erethey will report on the progress of the polar expedition up to the time !i.hey left Commander Peary, Au gust' 16, at Utah-, Greenland. The men decline to make a detailed statement at this time, but they say the Roosevelt en countered her first real ice-barrier near Btah. ( It was a stretch of lee of 20 miles, and ihe commander's sturdy steamer went through the field In excellent man ner. The Eskimos, they report, were greatly pleased to see Commander Peary, and were anxious to Join In "his venture some Journey. KORSFOKD'S ACID PHOSPHATE Cre Xwi4cb. caused by Summer ntat. overwork, nervous disorders cr -lopalred CJeiUo Rellaves quickly. '.--".-',. HOLDING ITS GRIP Over-Confidence Helping Yel . low Fever Epidemlc.- PE0PLE RELAX -CAUTION Virulent Outbreak Demoralizes the Whole Population of Tallulah and Doctors Volunteer" to Go to Relief of Town. YKIXOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS XEW ORLEANS, Sept. lL Report on yellow fever to 6 P.M.: New cases Total cases to date......... Death Total deaths New foci S. . 3S .2.327 31C IS Cases under treatment 900 Discharged 1.711 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1L The - fact that the general mass of the people are Sot working with the same zeal that larked the earlier stages of the fight Is given by the authorities as one of the reasons why yellow fever Is not declining as steadily as it was a couple of weeks ago. The death-rate continues to be ex ceedingly low, because the fever is now only occasionally found among the Ital ians, but more new cases are reported dally than the Marine Hospital author ities expected would be reported at this time. , Over-confldence Is responsible for the check In the excellent progress hereto fore made. Water sewers have been al lowed to fill, there his been a reduction In oiling, and with the steady rains that have been prevailing there has been a constant increase in the stegomyia. The consequence has been much sickness that could have been guarded against if ordi nary precautions had been taken. Ap peals are made to the people to arouse themselves from a position of false se curity. The situation at Tallulah and Lake Province Is now causing the health offi cers more concern than anywhere else In the state. The fact that Dr. Tichenor has asked to be withdrawn from the former place has brought to light the de moralized condition of affairs that pre vails there. The town is of less than 1000 population, but the fever is distrib uted over it. It Is virulent In type, and there Is not scientific help sufficient for all. Learning of the conditions there. Dr. Charles Chassalgnac, president of tho Polytechnic, and an eminent physician of New Orleans, today went to President Souchon and volunteered to go to Tallu lah to take charge Dr. Von Ezdorf has also been directed to proceed to Tallulah. and the State Board todny sent three additional nurses to that point. The railroads arc preparing to co-operate with the sugar planters In the effort to get ample hands 1nto the various plantations In the sugar country to get the crop taken off. The report of no deaths, the first time since the announcement of the presence of yellow fever here on July 21, presented quite. a contrast with the record of 1S7S, because September 11 was the record day for deaths during that epidemic. 90 being recordefi. Dr. White tonight gave out the compo nent part of the new cullcldc which "will be used hereafter. In fumigation, the dis covery of which was announced Satur day, It Is composed of equal parts of crystal carbolic acid and gum camphor, and three ounces will be sufficient thor oughly to fumigate H.000 cubic feet of space. He advises against Its use by citizens generally, on account of the dan ger In handling It. The most Interesting feature of the country news was the report from the Health Officer of St- John Parish of the existence of about 25 cases at Lyons, a lumber town In that parish, and his state ment thaT the patients ere not being properly cared for, and that they had been concealing the Illness. Three new cases were reported there today. The Health Officer at Plaquemlne re ffiS ports a new case at St. Claire plantation. cases; sl John. 25 cases. i death; Hanson rKfrari. at. jonn x-arisu, new tucus, City. 2 cases l ieatn; Amelia. 2 cases; Chert JlrirtpSS.i iSeS,,S! Rose. 1 case: Forenvllle. SL Tammany Parish, Imported case, died; Patterson, 9 cases; McDonoughvIlle, 3 cases; Wlllwood plantation, 1 case; Lake Providence, S cases, 1 death. NORWEGIAN CONSUL- A' VICTIM Dies at Pcnsacola, Which .Records Nine New Cases. PENSACOLA , Fia., SepL il Nine new cases and one death Is the yellow-fever record for Pensacola today, concluding at 6 P. M. Suspicious or doubtful cases number about 12. The death was that of A. Wolfberg. Vice-Consul of Norway, who died today after a brief illness. Few New Cases In Mississippi. JACKSON'. Miss.. SepL -(Special )- he yellow fever situation tonight is very The favorable. Mississippi City leads off. with but three new cases, and Gulfport has two. Vlcksburg, Natchez, Pcarllng ton and Sharkey County have no new cases. Convention of Building Trades. DENVER, SepL 1L The eighth annual convention of the International Building Trades Council met here today, about 1W delegates being In attendance. The eight hour work day and Important questions of Jurisdiction are to be considered at ths convention: Robbers Are Very Systematic. ABERDEEN. Wash.. SepL 1L Spe cial.) Frequent burglaries In Aberdeen and Hoqulam recently, and the mode ot Ayers Sarsaparilla The doctors' Saxsa parilli. The tested and tried Sarsaparilla. The Sarsaparilla that makes rich, red blood; strengthens the nerves; builds up the whole system., carrying on the therts, lead the police to believe that a band of local thieves are at work. The marauders select a bouse from which the family Is absent for an evening, and take all kinds of property. There have been three of these robberies here within ten days and two hi Hoqulam. Sunday night the house of Leo Krushlsa was robbed, and Jewelry, silverware, clothing and groceries taken. The thieves even carried off a tablecloth and napkins. ROBBERS TORTURE VICTIMS Illinois Farmers' Feet Scorched to Make Them Reveal Treasure. CHICAGO. Sept. 1L A dispatch to the Record-Herald from Elgin, '111., says: Bound, gagged- and tortur.xi by fire ny t&rcc bandits who sought to make them reveal the hiding place of treasure they thought concealed In the house, Andrew and John Fohren, old and wealthy farm era, living near Spring Lake, 12 miles north of here, are In a serious condition, and. it Is feared that the shock and In juries may prove fatal to Andrew, the elder of the two brothers. Andrew, after the robbers had searched the house and taken 3300, manasM to free himself from tne thongs which bound him, and startea across the fields to ob tain help. The soles of his feet were blistered, however, and before he had gone far he fainted and fell In a ditch, where he- lay until after daylight. Finally he revived and made his way to a cheese factor-, where he gave the alarm, but the bandits bad gained a start of several hours, and could not be found. The bandits appeared last night, and when refused admittance, battered In the door and overpowered the old men after a brief struggle. They then" searched tho house, a.nd finding only $300. concluded that a larger sum was concealed some where. They beat and choked their vic tims and finally applied lighted papers to the soles of their feet to make them tell where the' supposed gold was hidden. Af ter half an hour of excrutlatlng torture John fainted with pain and the robbers left. John" was still unconscious when help arrived, but revived, and Is In a less serious condition than his elder brother. Police Defied by a "Woman. SEATTLE. Wash., SepL 11. (Spe cial.) When four policemen went to his home to arrest Alfred Schroth. on suspicion- of having: stolen a watch from H. S. Tlego, a logger. Mrs. Schroth blocked the way and defied the officers. "You'll not take Alfred except over my dead body," she cried. Officer Crandall had placed his hand on the husband, when Mrs. Schroth struck him. Officer Burkman went to his rescue, but the woman was more than his match. Captain Ward and Sergeant Powers, who were outside the house, rushed to the rescue and the woman defied the four men. They Anally subdued her, Schroth in the meantime passively submitted to arresL "Warden Caught Shooting Game. SEATTLE, Wash., SepL 11. (Spe cial.) Deputy Game Warden C- O. Lamed, detailed to enforce the law which prohibits the killing- of grouse, pheasants and certain other game on Islands of more than 500 acres, sur rounded by navigable waters, has been accused of shooting grouse on Mercer Island. Game Warden Rlef has caused his arresL Mr. Rlef says he found Larned shooting on the Island he was detailed to protecL and when accused, admitted he had hunted game unlaw fully. LOW ItATK SIDE TRIP TICKETS. Many visitors to Portland are taking advantage of the side trip 15-day. one- rare ucKeis. issuea oy tne u. lu & X. and Southern Pacific, to holders of Lewis and Clar'x, tickets sold eae of Pccatello. Focatcllo or Butte ana tho western boundary of Arizona. Such holders are entitled to side trips at above rates from Portland to all uolnts on the O. R. & X.. In Oreson. and on the Southern Pacific as far south as Ashland; from Umatilla to Pendleton, all points In Washington and Idaho. Including Oregon points be tween Pendleton and Walla Walla. Par ticulars by asking at O. It & N. ticket office. Third and Washington streets. Portland. MALARIA The air arising: from low, marshy and pools and from decayinrr vegetable matter, as well as the gases from sewers, is loaded with germs of malarial poison. The -water we drink, that has not been properly filtered and microbes, and as we aaily j breathe and drink millions of M A 1 in these into the svstem. to be Absorbed by the blood, the Pever, caused Malaria it tmy system, and each entire body begins to feel the summer for several years I would nave a relapse. effects of the poison. The y pa prao. a o. n f. f -ir tirely cured me; I have never been troubled since, most common form of Ma- 9I3 . Mket St, ItusvUle, Ky. L Shapoff. lana is "chills and fever," y ' J but -when the blood is thoroughly vreak and polluted that abscesses, carbuncles, boils, sores, ulcers and other skin diseases result. Malaria also stomach, producing a chronic state of biliousness that often results in jaun dice or some malignant fever. In cases of "Malaria the blood must be puri- j lied before the body can regain its natural health. S. S. S. contains purify insr and tonic properties possessed by i ftMi mnv sss ; S. S. S. improves the appetite and digestion, tones tip the entire system by i its alterative and Tmrifvincr action, and Malaria, with all its bad effects, is . pcnaaenUy driven from the system. , i., U.VJ.1-C, wiiuuuiuuue. ins O wwirm The food value of Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate is reason enough why you and your children should drink it. But it's delicious flavor make it the ideal refreshment for your friends. J&sl for cake stndpisiry GHIRARD LCHOCOL KING VISITS" Mil His Way Lined With Weeping Seekers for Aid. NEW SHOCKS-DESTROY CltT Mlleto's -5000 People Made Home less Soldiers Bnild Huts for Victims . Xew Sites Are Found for Villages. MONTELEON'E. Calapria, SepL 11. King Victor Emmanuel arrived here today to visit the places stricken by the earthquake. He was received by Slgnor Ferraris, tho Minister of Public Works, who had previously visited the villuge of Zamma.ro. All the houses there havo been destroyed and! the Inhabitants are in a condition of scpechless terror. During the railway trip from Trl- panri, Slgnor Ferraris saw upon an ele- vntlon the ruins of a village complete ly destroyed. Trlpanrl shows the Im mensity of the disaster. The west ern walls of all the buildings have tumbled down and tho population was crying to be conducted to the Minister, who stood at the edge of a great fissure of earth, -where lormerly existed a portion ot tne place, now swanowea up. At PIscoplo, troops are burying bodies and everywhere officers and soldiers are sharing their rations with the population. The King, accompanied by Minister Ferraris, journeyed In an automobile through Monteleone. San Onofrio, Zam maro. PIscoplo and other stricken vil lages. Crowds of weeping women and children knelt along the roadway Implor ing succor, while Injured men stood supe fled In mute lines. His majesty was greatly affected as ho alighted and In spected the ruined houses. He questioned the crowds and spoke words of comfort to them. The King Instructed the military engi neers to proceed with the utmost celerity in the construction of temporary huts to sheltor the people, while more suitable places for the erection of new villages were being soughL His majesty will pass the night on board the train, and will continue his Journey tomorrow. Though there has been no rain in the desolated provinces, the banks of many rivers or overflowing. DEAD ARE STILL BEING FOUND Repeated Shocks Make 5000 People Homeless at Mileto. ROME. SepL 12. CSpecIal.) The work of rescue and relief of earthquake victims Is dally becoming more and more terriy ble. A large number are still missing. and dead bodies are being found In all directions. Long before the stricken area Is reached children can be seen running about abso lutely nude, while many women are only lightly clad. Most of the victims havo existed on fruit since the disaster, the number being, so great that It Is Impos sible to reach all sufferers, despite the best efforts. Several new shocks have utterly de stroyed the town of Mileto, making 5000 homeless. The town was wiped out by an earthquake lh 1SS3. but rebullL All Italy Organizes for Relief. ROME, SepL 11. Relief committees for the relief of the victims of.the earthquake are organizing in every city. Premier Fortls has telegraphed every prefect In Italy, requesting the dispatch of all avail able wood foi; the construction of shel tcrs In Calebria. A Poison Bteatfied into tie System places, damp cellars, stagnant ponds punned, is also full of these germs and V. til A JK iU.3 SZBTfO. X UXt XAS. saturated with the poison it becomes so affects the liver, kidneys, bowels and no other blood medicine, and is the for- fV. t-pnfm-nf -,f Afnlnn" Tr ?5- troys the germs of the disease and builds up the weakened, polluted circulation. Jt enters into tne blood and forces out every particle of jjoison and waste matter and adds strength and activity to it. 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