TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, IMP. 9 SETTLER SUES TO TEST LAND GRANT Claim Holder, Defying Rail road, Seeks to Compel Ac ceptance of Payment. $2.50 AM ACRE OFFERED V. II. Smith, Who Refuse to Vacate Land Sear Sllverton, Now Pre pare to Move Against Southern Pacific. TV. R. Smith and the northwest quarter of aectlon IT, township 7 outh. of range I east. Willamette meridian, conjunctively make a big thorn In tha aide of the, Southern Pa cine Companr. Smith haa persistently held down the ISO acre of land, aa technically described, laughed at threata of the Southern Pacific to oust him. parried the innuendoes and sug gestions of astute attorneya and field aanls of the railway company, and not only continues holdlna- hi home stead down but says he will au the bl- corporation to compel It to accept tt0 In gold as payment for the land and give him title. Smith on July I. 1907. located on 1 acres eight miles east of Silver tn on tha Cedar ramp road between Silver Creek and Ahan.ua. It was a portion of the land grant to the Ore gon California Kallroad Company, which carried with It a contract to sell toe .00.00 acrra given the railroad company at a maximum rate of $2.50 an acre. Smith beaan chopping trees and clearing the land and erected a bouse, lie then made a trip to San Fran-lsco and tendered the Southern pacific Railway Company, successors to the Oregon A California Railroad Company. $o In go'J payment for the land, or the maximum rate spec ified In the land grant. The company refused to accept the money and told Smith to vacate. Railroad I Iwflcd. Instead of vacating. Smith returned to the homestead and beaan cutting mora timber. About a year arter no located a field agent of tha Southern Pacific railed upon htm and suggested that he vacate. "1 told the agent." sal J Smith, who la In Portland to Institute proceedings to compel the railroad company to take his money and give him title to the land, "that he was a private cltl ln, and. as such, had no right even to Interview me about niy private af fairs. 1 told lilm not to trespass on my property, that If he did 1 would cause Ms arrest. 1 also told hire that If the Southern Pacific had any claim en the Und the prop-r place to pre sent It would be In the courts. I de fied Mm and the railway company to bring proceedings to oust me or have me arrested for holding possession of th land. At that time I had cut S.- rl of timber and built a house, lie told me to stop cutting the timber, and I told him I would continue cut tlnr timber, and I have done so. -Then the company sent Ita lawyera to sea me and I told them the same thing. The Isst lawyer asked me If I would u a shotgun If he trespassed on the land. I told Mm I would not. but that J would arrest him myself. If I could not get oer process, and take him before the court. Land Cleared, Orchard Planted. Tp to the present time I have cut 150.000 feet or timber, have 100.01)0 feet tacked up. and propose to cut more. have cleared five arrea of land and set out an orchard and now I am go ing to get title to the land. The rail road company lias refused tender of payment for the land twice and this time I am going into court to compel the company to take my money and glva me title.- Smith haa not only been a aettler. but haa made considerable money lo cating other settlers on the railroad company's land grant, haa furnished lumber to build their houses from tim ber cut on his land, and haa sold what he had left In the open market or to sawmills. There are now IS settlers In hla nelghttorh'ood. who are looking to Smith to pilot them through, and ha came to Portland thla week to bring aull and aet a precedent to give others encouragement. "Representative-elect Lafferty has brought suit against tha Southern Pa cific to return the land to the Gov ernment." aald Smith, "but that does not alter my status. If the land goes bat-k to the Government my claim Is still good. I took tha land in good faith, under provisions of the Govern ment contract with the Oregon at Cali fornia Railroad Company, and the Gov ernment la back of me." Smith Quiet Under Fire. Smith la not an ordinary settler, as representatives of the Southern Pacific have recognised. He la quiet-mannered, but determination Is written across his countenance. He haa shown no violent temper and haa been calm under fire. lurlng the controversy. Smith haa consulted lawyera and judges of tha Superior and Supreme bench, and conducted a voluminous corres pondence with vaiioua departmenta of the Government. In this manner ha gathered an abundance of legal Infor mation with which ha has backed his defiance of the big corporation. "I have a rlaht to the land: It Is mine." continued Smith, "or t. rail road company would have brought legal proceedings long ago to make me get off. I have Invited all the aults threat ened, and none were brought. If the company had leaal status It would use It. The fact that no legal effort waa ever made to compel me to varate la sufficient evidence that I am right." I- FLOWERS BLOOM IN NORTH PkCacsu Winter One of Mildest Kver Known In Alaka. S RATTLE. Wash.. Pec. TT.e pr-stent Winter has been one of the mildest ever known In Alaska. Many of the ctd dredges have only recently ceased work and gold Is nil on the way to Seattle. Captain G. K. Baughman. of tlie stramaMp Humboldt, reports that when be was at Wrngel a week ago flirwers were blooming in the garden DYING WOMAN MAKES PLEA lloprleaa Paralytic Ask to Re Sent to Home of 41 Years. Deserted ?iera by Iter daughter, eared fnr ty the county at the County Farm s - last April and feeling the approach vt death, Mrs. IX C. Courtney appealed to the County Commissioners yesterdsy morning to be transferred to Roeeburg. that aha mav die amonc friends with whom she lived for at years and that her body may be burled beside her father and mother. Mrs. Courtney is a hopeless paralytic, havlna been stricken eiaht years ago in Roseburg as the result of an attack of measles. Her plea to be piacea among; her old friends waa presented by her husband, who is 77 years old. Ha In formed the Commissioners that he had spent all hla savings In taking his wife from place to place In quest of health, that his stepdaushter. Mrs. Eva Kirk Patrick, left her mother in Portland and that the ailing woman could do naught else but become a county charge. Court ney says be holds one of the best mining claims in Josephine County, but that he has not the means to make It Income bearing or the strength to work tha mine himself. The County Commissioners will com municate with officials of Douglas County to see whether arrangements cannot be made to transfer Mrs. Court ney to their charge. She la too III to travel and 't waa decided not to at tempt to transport her until arrange ments can he made whereby she will be accompanied by a nurse and provided with comforts her condition demands. If it Is decided that removal of the pa tient is likely to prove fatal Douglas County will be asked to pay for her maintenance at tha Multnomah County Karm. WOMAN STILL GUARDIAN MRS. M. C. M'COM MOX MAY BE CALLED TO PAY $65. County Court to Investigate Peti tion for Release Asked After Exposition Fire t Rrleaie of the guardianship of Mrs. Mina C. M (-Common over the two Mul ligan children Is still withheld by County Judge Cleeton, pending further Investigation. Another hearing will ba held next week when It will be de cided whether Mrs. McComraon will be allowed to retain 167& belonging to the children for their keep during seven years or whether she will be compelled to return It to them. At the hearing next week Attorney J. K. Pearcy will represent the children and ex-County Judge Webster will be called to tes tify concerning the agreement under which Mrs. McCommon received the es tate of the children when they wera placed under her charge. It Is understood that Mr. Webster will oppose retention of the money by Mrs. McCommon on tha ground that she was authorised to spend only the Interest and had pledged herself to return the principal when the children became of age. Annual reports on the estate made by Mrs. McCommon In the administration of Judge Webster Indicate that this agreement was In force. Mrs. McCommon reported later that she had sustained great loss In the fire that destroyed the Exposition building and waa compelled toeeek au thority of the court to hold tha money borrowed from the children as pay ment for board and lodging, clothing and schooling during tha seven years they were under her supervision. Zimmerman, stepfather of tha children, says they Insisted upon run ning away from the McCommon home to be with their mother and that the difficulty over the money -may bo. tha outcome o. the children's alleged ob jection to Mrs. McCommon's guardian ship. BRIDGE BIDS DUE TODAY CITY TO RECEIVE OFFERS OX BROADWAY SUBSTRUCTURE. Intension 1 to Build Piers in River Pending Settlement of Right of Way- Bids for building tha substructure of the Broadway bridge are to be opened today at noon by City Auditor Bar bur, who later will place the blda In the hand of the bridge committee of the Executive Board. Almost every effort that baa been made by the city toward the construction of the bridge has been opposed by some ob stacle placed In the way of the project" by the opponent of the bridge. Whether this antagonism to the bridge will affect the bide to be received for the work I a subject of some speculation among city officials. While the city has not obtained tha necessary rights of way from the Oregon Washington Railway Navigation Com pany for tha bridge, and thus a part of the substructure cannot be built until this la accomplished, the contractors can place the piers In the river and work on the west approach, the ground for which haa been bought from Albera Bros. Mill ing Company. It is believed that tha city w ill be able to complete ita negotia tion with tha railroad in time for the contractors to bein work on the part Involved In tha right of way to be se cured. The recent refusal of Chicago bond buyers to accept the $500,000 of bonds of the Broadway bridge, awarded to them, has delayed the city in getting the neces sary money tor the construction of the hrldce. Another bond sale, however, will be made next month and a large amount from the first sale of K5n.ono of bonds 1 till on band and -available for use. LAWNS HELP CITY GROWTH Free Water Should Be Given for Sprinkling;, Say Councilruen. That water for sprinkling and beau tifying lawns should be furnished free by the city waa the sentiment expressed yesterday by Councilmen Ellis and Beldlng. "People should be encouraged to beautify their lawns." said Mr. Beld lng. "Beautiful grounds give the city an 'attractiveness that Increases the value of real estate and draws many resident to the city. "Many times when a family rent a house with a lawn they refuse to go to the expense of buylnsr water for keep ing It up and the grass dies and the lawn Is of no value. If the city would furnish water for lawn free, almost every residence In the city- would be beautified by grass and flower." Mr. Ellis voiced the same sentiment and declared that plenty of water was to be obtained for the purpose through the gravity system and without an In creased expense. The other uses for water would bring sufficient revenue to support the system, he said. NEW YEAR ATTHE IMPERIAL Pinner- will be served Sunday, Jan uary I. from P. M. to P. M. Table de bote tie New Year's dinner Mon day. January ltll. P. M. to l ' M. Table de bote 11 SO. Reservations can ba mad by telephone or in per son. Welsa Anthracite beats oest aad lasts longest. EL 0i. C 113. 01 MEN POOR SAYS MB. WALKER Secretary Ridicules Magazine Muckrakers and Tariff Reformers. PROGRAMME IS PRAISED Guest Say If Sheepmen Had Their Way They Would Always Meet In Portland, Where People Are "All Wool - Yard - Wide." George 8. Walker, secretary of the National Woolgrowers' Association, ac companied by his wife, arrived In Port land yesterday morning; at 11 o'clock, having left hla home In Cheyenne, Wyo., Tuesday night. Hi arrival o far In advance of the convention, which opens In the Armory next Wednesday, waa due to the fact that he preferred to supervise arrangement before the arrival of the delegates, who will be gin to arrive Sunday. From the Oregon Hotel, where he will maka hi headquarters. Mr. Wal ker waa escorted to the Commercial Club, aa guest of honor of the com mittee In charge of arrangements. D. O. Lively served as chairman and reports were heard from C. C Colt. chairman of transportation; C C. Chap man, chairman of Invitation and pub licity: Otto Breyman. chairman of finance: W. II. Daugherty, chairman of sheep show, and B. 8. Josselyn. chair man of the entertainment committee. Mr. Breyman reported 17000 had been subscribed, half of which haa already been paid. C C. Colt, through lit assistant, Loula Anderson, reported concerning railroad rates. C. L. Minton stated there are COO en tries for sheep prises and 100 for goats. B. 8. Josselyn referred to the varied line of entertainments which were pro vided for the pleasure of the coming guests. Including the smoker, the the ater party, the reception and the sight seeing ride Chairman Lively aald the cost of the woolgrowers' convention will be up- irds of which Includes $1000 for nse of the Armory. Profits from the programme will be $400. receipt for the show are estimated at tlOOO. and subscriptions to date are 17100. It Is thought that the committee will ba able to meet all of Ita bills. Secretary Walker Speaks. Secretary Walker said. In response to a request for a speech: "The attendance will be large, I be lieve. We might have a high as 16.000. although the figure is problematical. There are two things which, to my no tion, can affect the attendance. Ona of these is the poverty of the sheep grower. The other 1 the weather which may prevail previous to starting for Portland. It may surprise you to know that some of the sheepmen are complaining as to prosperity, after hav ing read the muckraking of Ida Tarbell and a few of the reformers In Con gress. But It Is a fact that In Wyo ming. Montana and Western Nebraska the woolgrower has had a hard time this Winter and the losses are heavy. As a whole. I am glad to aay the sheep grower Is In good financial condition, particularly on the Pacific Coast. Portland People Praised. I am free to confess you have the best arranged programme for our en tertainment I have ever seen. You should be with u In some of the place where we have met. In small town where the accommodations are light, and then compare it with what you are doing here. I am sure If we had our way wa would always meet in Port land. "You are live wires. Tou are all wool and a yard wide. "The sheepmen are passing through a crucial period of tariff agitation. Many a sheepman believes hla business Is on the verge of ruin because the tariff is bound to be removed. His hope to some extent is in this convention, in that he wishes to give publicity to .hi appeal for protection. He haa been de scribed by Mlsa Tarbell as a sort of feudal lord or baron. One sheepman came to me before I left home and said with solemnity. "George, we've Just got to get up on our hind legs and make a rlp-snortlng fight for our rights,' That Is the way the average sheepman feels with regard to the coming convention, and for that reason I believe you will be surprised at the slxe of the at tendance." Special Trains Coming. The Idaho-Montana sheepmen will arrive on a special train Wednesday and the Wyoming delegation comes on the same day in two special sleepers which will be attached to the regular train. Word from California Is to the effect that reservations are being made on the Shasta Limited for the sheepmen, many of whom will arrive by Wednes day morning. Eastern Oregon and Southern Washington will be largely represented. Provision was made for the appoint ment of a reception committee which will be at the depot to direct the ar riving hosts to the headquarters, which are at tha Oregon Hotel, where all in formation will bo given as to accom modations. Committees will be ap pointed at the meeting of the general committee today at noon in the con- j ? e t r f i ' . k ?! i i i , f-r y ji '1 l t -1-. .. ... : . .-..3 I ! Ceorare S. Walker, geerrtary Ia- 4 iloaal Weolarrowera' Association. J e ease ventinn hall of the Portland Commer cial Club. CAXADIAX SHEEP ENTER FREE Government Allows Exhibits to Come Under Certain Rules. OREGOXIAN NKWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 29. The Department of Ag riculture today iseued a special order providing for Importation of Canadian sheep for exhibition at the National Mid winter Sheep Show at Portland. The order provides "that from December SS, 1910. to January 5. 1911. sheep may be im ported into the United States from Can ada for exhibition purposes at the Na tional Mid-Winter Sheep Show, at Port land. Or., without being subject to 30 days' quarantine, provided such sheep are shipped directly to the exhibition grounds and are not unloaded en route Into any p-.bllc stockyards; that they pass safety Inspection at the port of en try and are accompanied by the offidavlt of the owner or Importer and a certifi cate Issued by an authorised official Canadian veterinarian; and provided, fur ther, that such sheep which are not al lowed to remain in the Untted'Statee, as hereinafter provided, shall be returned to Canada Immediately upon the close of said exposition. "Such sheep, however, may remain In the United State for breeding purposes, provided the owner or Importer thereof hall notify the Bureau of Animal Indus try, through Its veterinary Inspector ln charge at Portland, that such sheep are intended for such purposes, when the sheep shall be placed and maintained in quarantine at the exposition grounds un der the supervision of an Inspector of tho Bureau of Animal Industry for 30 days, dating from their entry Into the United States, and provided at the termination they are found free from any contagious. Infectious or communicable disease, in which event such inspector will issue a certificate permitting their shipment In the United States." Mr. Walker Highly Pleased. At 4 o'clock Secretary Walker and James V. Sayer, of the promotion com mittee. Inspected the Armory. Mr. Waer was pleased and declared the location for tho big show the best the convention ever had. Today Mr. Walker will prepare for the arrival of the officers. President. Gooding, of Boise, Idaho, will arrive Thursday, the second day of the convention, being detained by business. He sent word that, in no circumstances, will he be a candidate for a second term. A. J. Knollln, of Chicago, Eastern vice-president, will arrive Monday, as will J. A. Del f elder, of Walton, Wyo., Western vice-president. "The convention will devote all of It time," Mr. Walker said, "to the discus sion of the tariff question, the railroad rata question and the speed minimum bill. Delejratea Agree on Tariff. "The woolgrowers on the tariff ques tion are united. They want the reten tion of schedule K. The last meeting of the delegates, held at Ogden, Utah, voted for schedule K. It Is quite HKely we will vote for the same thing this time. Of course the point of this Is that the woolgrower and wool manu facturer are all provided for In this schedule. No one wants a change so much as a dot over the 'i or a cros through the 't. . "I have been notified since I have arrived that Theodore Justice, of Phil adelphia- Bdward Molr, or Marcenne, in Y - A. D. Julllard. of New Tork City, and William M. Wood, of Philadelphia, will be unable to be present, w. t. Whitman, of the American Economist, will ba with us and take a leading part In the programme. F MONEY FOR STREET CLEANING WILL FALL SHORT. Superintendent Says Department Cannot Do Work on Allowance Council Offers. un tn reduce the expenses of the ("! Rneineer's Department and the Street Cleaning Department, to make It possible for the general fund or me them, was considered yes terday by Mayor Simon, city engineer Morris and Superintendent jjonaiason, of the Street Cleaning and Sprinkling 1VM1( lilt' 111. While the Council has decided the ap propriations for the departments which are provided for by tax levy, nothing has been done to fix the appropriations definitely for the departments, which are conducted at the expense of the general fund. The Mayor and the heads of the departments are trying to make the estimates conform to the revenue. When the present charter was adopt ed the general fund, which Is composed largely of money received for license, waa aufflclent to meet the demands upon it. but the general fund has not Increased as- rapidly as the expense of the departmenta it supports, and for next year It will fall far short of the original estimates for the expenses of the Street Cleaning and City Engineer's Departments. . , A proposed charter amendment is be ing prepared by the City Attorney pro viding for a tax for the support of the Street Cleaning and Sprinkling Depart- mju"a meeting of the street-cleaning committee of the Executive Board yes terday afternoon, Alex Donaldson, superintendent of the street-cleaning and sprinkling department, presented figures to show that hi department could not do -it work on the allowance suggested by the Council. Mr. Donald son aaked for an appropriation for next year of .329.656.60. The Council is threatening to cut from this I9O00 In order to make It within the avail able funds. If the Council cut the allowance of hi department. Mr. Donaldson declares, he will be exactly $10,011.70 short of havng enough money to pay for the actual cost of the cleaning and sprin kling. He does not suggest a remedy, but declares that the condition is seri ous. There are 70 mile more of streets to be cleaned next year than in the past, Mr. Donaldson says. The total of hard surface streets to be cared for will be 140 miles and it cost $7.04 a mile for one cleaning. That this 1a below the cost for the same work in other cltle Mr. Donaldson proves by showing that In Denver and Seattle the cost is more than $11 a mile. Mr. Donaldson explained yesterday that If his allowance Is materially cut he will be forced to discharge some of hla men. He has employed at present, in addition to stablemen and drivers, 150 laborers. Tase Caret Remember that when your kidneys are affected, your life is in danger. M. Mayer. Rochester. N. Y says: "Foley Kidney Pills are a wonderful discov ery and I heartily recommend their use. My trouble etarted with a sharp shooting pain over my back which grew worse each day. I felt sluggish and tired, my kidney action waa ir regular and Infrequent with a fine sand-like substance. While the disease was at Its worst I started using; Foley Kidney Pills. Their prompt and effi cient action waa marvelous. Each dose seemed to put new life and strength into a me, and now I am completely cured and feel better and stronger than for years." Sold by all druggist. The Meier Frank Store Sole Hand-Colored Mt. Hood Calendars for This Week Only mm - -'''fit mmm i.J',y-.S'.if ' ft-" - a? i',;w.: lswjev.-acc:.-T Ik m 4 IUU If ' ' NEW PLANS FILED Three Stories to Be Added to E. G. Campbell Building. DEMANDS GROW RAPIDLY Present Structure Seemed Sufficient for Present Tenants Less Than Two Tearg Ago Day's Permits Are $800,000. Three stories will be added to the E. O. Campbell building at the southeast corner of Fifth and Ankeny streets. Plans have been filed in the building in spector's office by MacNaughton & Ray mond, architects, and a permit was is sued yesterday. The building, which Is now three stories high, was completed less than two yeans ago at a cost of MO.OOO and the estimated cost of the three additional stories Is $30,000. The exterior of the building, which is now red pressed brick, will be faced with terra cotta tile. All the additional space will be occu pied by the present tenants of the build ing. D. N. & E. Walter & Co., the Bruns-wick-Balke-Collender Company and the Hart Cigar Company. "How rapidly Portland and the sur rounding country Is growing is shown by our experience," said H. W. Harrison, manager of the first-named eoncern. "When we moved Into this building less than two years ago we thought it would be a long time before we would need all the space that we had engaged. Al ready our quarters are too small, but the proposed adliUon to the building will suffice for the present." Alterations will proceed without in terruption to the business of the tenants and will be begun soon after the first of the year. E. G. Crawford, of Vancouver Wash., owns the building. There was no let up yesterday In the rush of business In the building n- apector's office. More than 50 permits were issued for buildings, representing a total value of nearly $800,000, and the office is still full of plans for which licenses will be granted tomorrow or next day. The following are some of the more Important buildings for which permits were issued yesterJy: American Realty Company, nve-story brick mrmml-bouH at Twenty-first and John son streeti; cost tlOO.OOO. This buildlnc Is . now nndsr way. I Trowbridge Stevens, four-story brick ' apartment-houe. on Twelfth street, between Harrison and Hall; cost stiu.ow. J. W. Aldrich. three-story brick veneer apartment-house, on Harrison street, be tween Eleventh and Twelfth; cost $30,000. Alexander Taylor, three-story brick ven eer apartment house, at East Fifteenth and Belmont; cost 130.000. Portland Hotel Company, alterations to Portland Hotel. Involving building of stores on Morrison street side; cost (73.000. Mrs. Caroline A. Trimble, four-story brick hotel, on Seventh and Oak streets; cost $50,000. Otis Elevator Company, four-story brick warehouse, on Thirteenth and Stark; cost $av.ooa James Cummlnga, two-story frame flats, on Ererett street between Twenty-first and Twenty-aecond ; cost $8000. Arata Brothers, two-story brick store, on Sixth street, between Oak and Pine; cost $10,000. Oltn F. Ford, two-story frame store, on East Thirty-fourth, between Belmont and East Yamhill; cost $6000. 3 Solomon, three-story brick apartment house, on First and Caruthers; cost $28,000. Jones Ic Frailer, four-story brick hotel. Front and Columbia: cost $58,000. D. JdcKeen. two-story frame flats, on Bel mont, between East Twenty-sixth and East Twenty-seventh ; cost $7000. TYPHOID MENACES CITY SANITATION BAD IX ECGEN'E, SAYS DR. C. S. WHITE. Sewage Found in City Water and Precautions Are Urged Until Filter Is Completed. "Utter disregard for ordinary sanitary measures1," is the explanation Dr. t,"aivm a White, secretary of the State Board of Health, who returned from Eugene yesterday, gives for the recent outbreak of typhoid fever in tnat city. "It Is not an epidemic,- saia ur. v one, "but an outbreak that may result serious ly unless greater precautions are taken in sanitation. There are between 40 and GO cases of typhoid fever and there have been five deaths. . I found 30 caees in families that drink city water, which Is taken from the river; four in-families that drink both city water and well water and ten cases where nothing but well water la used. Professor Pernot has analyzed the city water and finds sewage In it- Sewage la dumped into the river at 6pringfleid. four miles above Eugene, and Oottage Grove, 24 miles distant, also empties its sewers into the river. In addition to these cities mere let tne bla camp of the Utah Construction Com pany on tba banks of the river and sev- FOR the rest of this week we offer special prices on beautiful hand-colored Calendars of Mount Hood. Very appropriate as New Year gifts, souve nirs for Eastern friends, etc. They consist of hand colored photographs of Mount Hood, mounted on fine marble cardboard. Fifteen different subjects to choose from, one like the illustration here'shown. This Week Only Special at 25c, 35c and 50c Each See the Big Window Display SALE ON FIFTH FLOOR era! lumber camps. The Fall rain broiisrht all this sewage into the river. "In Eugene I found cesspools cloee to wfils. The soil is gravelly and the Beep age runs into the wells. In one family I found two girls in the same bed, 111 with typhoid fever, and sewage was running directly Into the well in the rear of the house. "The newspaper of Eugene have taken up the situation and residents have been advised to use nothing but boiled water for domestic purposes until a new filter ecyslem. thqf Is now balne Installed In the city water works, haa been com pleted and Is in operation." Snip Canal Is Priest Rapids Plan. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec. 28. If the United States will pay the cost of the locks, there will be a ship canal at the so-called Strahorn ditch at Priest Rapids. A ditch is now under construction, 200 feet wide at the bot tom, 300 at the top and of sufficient depth to carry any vessel that can navi gate the Columbia either side of the y UHI ' lUililHOWi' uimnamm I. 'HI. I H'l nll ' 1'z.rilll.iilMy.n.n, A V- Jew sr ajV S Wtvocf 4Ki4 tit ' I f s '? .5 - 1 sat Hv.-.-9 I; El - ffi?JdJ , -idix I : If- ! 'i lif!-- 1 i jJr a$ y' lip - : - 13. M4 jr-V " - I" iJf if ! ' 4 ' "" " I Big Steer Weighed Nearly a Ton In the Alder-street entrance to the Alder Market, at the corner of First and Alder streets, hangs one of the largest and, without a solitary exception, the best beef carcass ever slaughtered on the Pacific Coast. This steer was a 3-year-old thoroughbred Durham and weighed alive 1730 pounds. - This carcass of beef dressed, as shown In the cut above, weighs 1160 pounds, or more than 67 per cent of-the weight s alive. This is a better showing than that made by the champion beef 0 carcass recently displayed at the International Livestock Exposition held e at Chicago. The hide weighs 128 pounds, or over 7 per cent of the live weight. J On toot, this monstrous fine fellow Indicated to expert Judges of fine J cattle great productivity of exceptionally fine and savory meat of very choice cuts, and when .dressed he more than substantiated this Judg- mcnt The fine texture of edible muscle is "shot" full of rich fat in a marvelous way. The outside or incasing fat is spread over the surface uniformly and amply, but not wastefully, as though it had been done J by an expert skilled in ideal anatomical types. The big beef, as seen on display at the Alder Market, may be termed perfect. This animal was raised by Goodale & Caseday, at Gazelle, California, and .was recently purchased by the Union Meat Company, of this city, at 1414 cents a pound, or a total of $250.85. Tha company killed the big J steer last week, Thursday, for William Constantine, proprietor of the 9 Alder .Market, who will next week have the big carcass cut up into choice cuts for the trade. In the meantime the big beef will remain on display in the Alder- street entrance, where It will In all probability be viewed by thousands of lovers of fine meats. .. SI SEVEN ELEVATORS canal. The canal Is nine miles in length and with the electricity to be generated at the Beverly plant, it la' quite possible that this power might be j used for operating a marine slip which would elevate and lower vessels to tha' canal level at the lower end. ! Masonic Lodges Banquet. " j ELGIN, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) A' joint Installation of Masonic and Eastj ern Star officer was held at.Masonloi Hall Monday night, after which a four course banquet was served. Those present pronounced the event most successful and the banquet the best' ever served in Elgin. " 1 Gary Drives Out Gamblers. j GARY, Ind., Dec. 29. Gambling houses and kindred resorts have been, ordered out of Gary as menaces to pub lic safety and morals. The public safety board, in directing that they ba ousted, declares the order is permanent. K ft." 3 11 . t" n ;!ii "5.w :