THE MORNING OREGON! AN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1907.
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NEW RULES EASY
FOR LUND OWNERS
State Board and Deschutes
Irrigation Company Reach
an Agreement.
THREE MONTHS' RESIDENCE
Furchapers of Land AVill Be Put to
but Trifling Inconvenience in
' Proving Vp" on Land in
the Irrigated Tracts.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.)-After
many months of disagreement and con
troversy over the adoption of irrigation
rtil'-s. the State Land Board and the
Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company
reached an agreement tonight and rules
were adopted apparently satisfactory to
ail concerned.
The Board receded from the position it
had taken upon the subject of actual res
idence upon the land, and the rules adopt
ed require only that there shall be a resi
dence for three months prior to making
proof of reclamation, cultivation and set
tlement. This proof must be made within
three years after application to purchase.
The reclamation must consist of me irri
gation and cultivation of at least one
eighth of the tract applied for, within th
three-year limit.
State Gives In to Company.
As to sales heretofore made, the three,
years" period begins to run from the date
of the adoption of the rules, November
25. 1907. The rules thus agreed upon are
materially different from those adopted
some time ago. When the Board had the
matter under consideration in the Fall,
rules were adopted requiring that resi
dence be established upon the land within
six months and be maintained contin
uously until final proof has been made.
The rules also provided that notice of in
tention to offer .inal proof must be pub
lished for four weeks. Particular pro
vision was made for contests. These and
other provisions were unsatisfactory to
the irrigation company and at its request
the rules were suspended.
I At subsequent conferences the objection
able provisions were eliminated. While
contests are still permitted by the rules,
on applicant need not give notice of the
time of final proof, so that, for all prac
tical purposes, contests1 are Impossible.
The new rules will bo of great aid to the
Irrigation company In effecting sales of
land, for residents of other states can now
purchase and need not come to this state
until they wish to establish the three
months' residence and make the proof.
No residence is required after making
proot.
Good Xews to Purchasers.
The Board Is required to issue a deed
when the proof has been made and a re
ceipt has heen filed showing that the lien
iof the irrigation company has been satis
lied. When the former rules were adopted
there was consternation among purchas
er." of land, who live In various parts of
this and other states and who were not
in a position to leave their homes and
establish a residence on their land within
the required six months. Under those
rules they would havo been compelled to
establish a residence or give up the land.
The adoption of the new rules relieves
them from this predicament and gives
them three years within which to make
a three months' residence and cultivate
one-eighth of their lane?.
JN SESSION AT IA GRA"VDE
State Teachers' Association Has an
Attendance of Over 300.
LA GRANDE, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
The seventh annual convention of the
State Tearhers Association convened in
' this city today. President E. E. Bragg,
Superintendent of the County Schools of
this count', presided. There are already
300 teachers In attendance from different
parts of the state.
Among the prominent educators attend
ing are: State Superintendent J. H,
Ackerman; President Campbell, of the
State University; Henry D. Sheldon, of
the University of Oregon; President W.
J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and H. C. Sampson, of the Wash
ington State College at Pullman.
The session will last three days. In
teresting and instructive papers and ad
dresses were read and delivered at to
day's session upon the following subjects
by the following persons:
"Primary Methods In Reading." by Naomi.
B Stengel, or the Weston Normal School:
".The Us of Brush and Color In School
Wnrlc." by Anna E. Knox, of the Portland
city school?: "The Smith Arithmetic," by J.
A. Churchill, of Baker Ctty; "The Study of
Rhetoric." by H. J. Hockenborry, of 1l
Grand?, unci Miss Knox, of Portland; "The
Teacher's Opportunity." by J. It. Ackerman.
and "Pome Tendencies of American Educa
tion," by H. C. Sampson.
This evening a reception was tendered
the visiting teachers at the Commercial
Club by the Neighborhood Club and the
Lyle Tuesday Musicale, women's or
ganizations of this city.
SONS ASK SHAKE OF ESTATE
Will Institute Suit Against Widow
of Late .Michael Goldsmith.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) E. S. Goldsmith, son of Michael
Goldsmith, has asked for a receiver for
his father's estate, which marks the. be
ginning of a big legal fight between the
widow, to whom all the property was
deeded, and the sons, who are cut off
with 11 each.
Private services over the remains of
Mr. Goldsmith were held in an under
taker's chapel this afternoon, previous
to their departure for Seattle for Inter
ment tomorrow. Singularly enough, the
Rev. Charles McDermoth. of the Con
gregational Church, was asked to take
; charge of the services, but Mr. McDer
moth did not know Mr. Goldsmith was a
Jew until a moment before he went for
ward to speak. Without preparation,
however, he paid a splendid tribute to the
Jews as a people.
FATtM HELP NOW PLEXTTFTTL
Valley Farmers Take Advantage of
Present. Labor Conditions.
LEBANON. Or. Nov. 25. (Special.)
With a full month of bar.lc holidays
closed, the general business of this com
munity is unimpaired. The banks of this
county have all kept open and have been
doing business about as usual. The sale
of the large potato crop raised on the
Santiam River bottom lar.ds about Leb
anon has been somewhat delayed and the
pr,lce of the crop has been depressed.
Few sales are now being made and the
growers are confident the market will
soon regain Its normal price. The grow
ers as a rule are well able and prepared
.to hold thtt croD until tho financial flurry
is over. In some respects the depressed
financial conditions have been a benefit
to this part of the state in that the mills
and factories havo been able to secure
ample labor. For the past two years la
bor has been so scarce and so high that
many industries have- suffered. During
the past year thousands of acres of rich
Willamette Valley land lay Idle- for the
reason the farmers could not secure help
to put it Into crops. That condition is
now greatly relieved and the acreage
seeded this Fall has been the largest
in several years in this county. The do
mestic help in the homes is now plentiful
and the housewives have no complaint
to make of lack of help.
PETITION FOR A RECEIVER
Highlands Gold Mine Company
Agaln Takes Its Case to Court.
PENDLETON, Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
An application for the appointment of a
receiver for the Highlands Gold Mines
Company, of Baker County, has been
filed In the Federal Court by Douglass W.
Bailey, of this city, as attorney for H.
J. Shultz, of Walla Walla, and about 30
Montana stockholders In the mine. This
Is one of the prominent mining properties
In the state, is valued at J100.000 and has
been the subject of much litigation.
It is alleged in the application that
Judge Crawford, of La Grande, has con
federated with the directors to obtain
Judgment against the mine upon an al
leged fictitious claim of $20,000. the pur
pose being to obtain possession of the
property. Of this claim $10,000 is Craw-
NEW METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF PRINEVILLE IS COMPLETED.
,PRINEVILLE, Nov. 23. The new Methodist Episcopal Church of Prlne
vllle, the corner stone of which was laid more than a year ago. Is lust com
pleted at a cost of $4500. The church Is to be dedicated JJcember 1. Dr.
rol.man Dean of Willamette University. Salem, will conduct the dedicatory
with the assistance of the
ceremony
ford's bill for services rendered as at
torney of the corporation, and the re
mainder is alleged to be due the directors.
The application alleges that tlie com
pany is insolvent, and asks for a re
ceiver to take charge and hold the prop
erty until the court Issues final decree.
It was argued before Judge Wolverton
Wednesday.
WILL "SPOT" ILLEGAL VOTERS
Close Watch to Be Kept at Oregon
City Polling Places.
OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Attorney Schuebel. one of the leaders
in the fight for the enactment of the
proposed excise ordinance, made public
the announcement this afternoon that
at next Monday's election every effort
will be made to prevent Illegal voting.
The registration books of Clackamas
County have been copied and will be in
evidence at the polls, and several men
will be stationed at each polling place to
see that no man votes without the right,
and every man whoso name does not ap
pear on the registration books will be
challenged unless it is known that he has
been a resident of Oregon City for the
last six months
PLAN ELABORATE SERVICE
Grays Harbor Elks Have Secured
Governor Chamberlain to Speak.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Without doubt the finest memorial
service ever conducted under the au
spices of Grays Harbor Elks will be
carried out In the Grand Theater next
Sunday. No less a distinguished member
of the order than Governor Chamberlain,
of Oregon, will deliver the address, and
Miss Baker, the soloist of Dr. Matthews'
church in Seattle, will Blng. Special
music has been arranged and the dec
orations will be of an elaborate character.
.Ml the officers are men of public speak
ing experience, and the services will be
given special significance by means of
their especial fitness.
NEGRO BURGLAR SENTENCED
Kelso Colored Man Will Do Time at
Hard Labor In State Prison.
KALAMA, Wash.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
One of the negroes who broke Into a
house near Kelso November 18, and stole
a suit of clothes and a gun. was today
sentenced to hard, labor in the State
Penitentiary at Walla Walla. Wash., for
en Indefinite time. He gave his name as
Hebry Clay. When arraigned before
Judge McCredie he pleaded guilty and
stated that this was his first offense: that
he had never been arrested before. The
other negro is still at large but word has
been sent to all the towns along the
line and officers are on close watch for
him. He carries the rifle which he stole
unless he has concealed It somewhere.
Right of Way Secured.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
Some weeks ago the Portland, Oregon
Seacoast Railroad Company had repre
sentatives in the field securing rights
of way for a railroad along the line
of what is known as the old Reid
grade up the Lewis and Clark River to
the Nehalem Valley. At that time
some of the property owners objected
to giving the required deeds, but they
are now said to have changed their
minds and will have everything In
readiness to turn over to President
Hawgood on his return here shortly
after the first of the coming year.
EXHIBIT OF SCENIC PHOTOS.
Riser's new store. 248 Alder street
25 per cent off on cut glass at Metxger's.
Hanan shoes keep your feet dry.
CiVE ADAMS BAIL
Prisoner Will Be Released Un
der $20,000 Bonds.
CASE WEAK, SAY JURORS
State Failed to Break AUbl of De
fense Socialism Also Played
Conspicuous Part Tried
Next Time in Colorado.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
Steve Adams was admitted to bail In the
District Court at Rathdrum this morning
in the sum of $20,000. Attorney Darrow.
for the defendant, announced the bond
would be provided within a few days.
Jt is expected that as soon as Adams
is released on this bond he will be re-
pastor. Rev. C. A. Housel.
arrested on a warrant charging him with
the murder of Arthur Collins, at Tellu
ride. Colo., In 1902.
"The state failed utterly to break down
the alibi of Steve Adams." said C. A.
Waters, of Coeur d'Alene City, foreman
of the Jury that tried Adams at Rath
drum, for the murder of Tyler.
"That was the reason that I voted
from first to last to acquit Adams.
Where the state fell down was in failing
to dispute the alibi witnesses of the de
fense. Judge Woods instructed us not
to consider Adams' confession unless it
was corroborated and I don't think it
was. Not one witness for the state testi
fied to seeing Adams in the Marble Creek
country after July 31. or August 1, and
the defense had eight who saw him at
Mason's and Glover's places, on the St.
Joe River, between the first of August
and the 8th, when he left on the steamer
for Harrison."
Other jurors who voted for acquittal
had about the same views as Waters.
Charles EHttemore, who believes Adams
is guilty, said in answer to Waters' con
tention that the witnesses for the de
fense were vitally interested in seeing
Adams go free.
Milton Barto. of Hauser Junction, was
another who believed the state was weak
in that It failed to corroborate the con
fession. The promise of McParland that
the state took care of witnesses who turn
state's evidence was another weak point
in the state's case, according to jurymen
who voted for acquittal.
Socialism. In the opinion of Rathdrum
people, played a strong part In the out
come of the Adams case. There were
several Socialists on the jury. It having
been pre-arranged, so the old timers as
sert, and the well-known attitude of the
Socialists against the state in the prose
cution, at Boise, of leaders of the Western
Federation of Miners and the belief that
Mr. Darrow, leading attorney for Adams,
is a Socialist, had a power that the
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state could not have overcome In longer
time than the trial lasted.
Attorneys Darrow and Hawley left
for Boise today to appear In the Petti
bone case.
ROAD'S IDENTITY
SECRET
Interests Behind North Coast Will
Keep Under Cover.
OL.TMPIA, Wash.. Nov. 25. (Special.)
"The North Coast road will probably be
completed and in operation before an
nouncement is made as to the real inter
ests behind it," said President Robert E.
Strahorn today. Me was here to listen
to the arguments before the Supreme
Court in two suits of his road against
the Northern Pacific.
Both appeals were peculiar in that
each side objected to the conclusion
reached by the Superior Court of Yakima
County. The first case was the attempt
of the North Coast to condemn a right-of-way
across the Northern Pacific prop
erty in Union Gap, five miles south of
North Yakima. The right to condemn
was granted, but the North Coast ob
jected to the location tho court ordered
for Its tracks. The other condemnation
suit involved a tract in the city of North
Yakima. The right was granted, but not
for as 1 much land as the North Coast
wanted.
I.I XX TO ENTER FOUR TEAMS
High Schools Will Go After State
Debating Championship.
ALBANY. Or.. Nov. 25. (Special.) Linn
County high schools will enter four teams
for the debating champlonshlD In the
series open to all of the high schools of
the state. The high schools of Albany,
Lebanon, Brownsville and Harrisburg
will all compete. They will form half
of the teams entered in the district com
prising Marlon, Linn and Lane counties.
The preliminary debates In this district
will be held December 20 and the schedule
for them was arranged today as follows:
Albany vs. Salem; Eugene vs. Lebanon;
Brownsville vs. Silverton: Junction City
vs. Harrisburg. The question to be dis
cussed in the preliminaries Is left to the
choice of the schools competing.
The debating team of the local high
school will be seleeted in a try-out next
Wednesday afternoon, when the following
question will be discussed: "Resolved,
That the act of the last Legislature
making the appropriation for the State
University should become a law."
RUSH GRAIN TO TIDEWATER
Forty Per Cent of Wheat Crop Wait
ing Ocean Transportation.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 26. Special.)
Statistics given by the Northern rail
roads today indicate that 40 per cent
of the wheat crop in this state has
been moved to tidewater. The move
ment of grain Is now more rapid than
the facilities for ocean transportation
Justify. Warehouses are filled at tide
water and are apt to remain filled for
months to come because of the short
age of tonnage. As an Indication of
the manner In which the grain crop Is
moving. the Northern Pacific has
shipped 9000 of a total of 22,000 cars of
available wheat.
Klamath Teachers Meet.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Klamath County teachers' Institute
opened today with County Superintendent
J. G. Wight" as president. W. E. Faught
Opposite PostoffLce.
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of Klamath Falls as vice-president, and
Stella O. Campbell secretary. Professor
B. F. Mulkey and Mrs. E. B. Wickesham
of Ashland Normal are instructors. With
few exceptions all of the teachers of the
county are present.
Mrs. Warner Laughs at Arrest.
PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
Mrs. Mable Warner and her husband, and
their detective, Joe Craddlck, of Spokane,
who were arrested Sunday on the charge
of maliciously procuring search-warrants,
appeared before Justice of the
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Peace Parkes this afternoon and were
held under 1300 cash bonds each. Their
preliminary hearings were set for Mon
day. Mrs. Warner laughs at her arrest
and says they are prepared to prove
everything In their affidavits.
Made State Prison Clerk.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 26. (Special.)
Walter McCallum, chief clerk in the
Treasurer's office of Spokane County, has
been appointed State Clerk at the Wash
ington State Penitentiary, succeeding B.
L Williams, of Belllngham, resigned.
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