7 TnE MOUSING OREGOyiAX. MONDAY. JANUARY 2, 1011. 7 , I H f 1 Clearance CM DITAnOD AT NOW WORKED OUT Men Idle and Destitute and Seek Only Means of Leaving District. SPRING RUSH IS SOUGHT People Saj Only Hope Is to Sell Claim to Incomer Method td to Provoke Rash Are Subject of Criticism. BT CHARLES E. MAS.'O.f. IDITAROD CITT. Alukt. Dec. l.-Ppe-rtl. Conditions la this minlr.r camp, in the war of poverty and Idle men. are appalllnc- There are about IaA men tier and nearly everyone la looklna for work. Thn people are much discouraged here and bitter Li their criticism of Seattle newspaper which advertised with fUm Inr headlines thla "New Eldorado Mi-b has par on a few claims. What the people will do this Winter has become a serious question. Man? belters that the Government win come to their rescue. From reliable men It 1 as been learned that this camp has paid or produced about .') this season this Includes the Inoko camp, as the miners brlntr all nf their Hold here to be shipped from .Idltarod. thus swelling the amount of irold shipped from this point Inoko camp produced SlA'.ttO of the eie shipped out. Mans l.cport is True. When General Marion P. Maui, com mander of the Department of the Co lumbia, said last Summer, after vtsltlnir thla ramp, that Idltarod is a failure as an Eldorado, he told the truth. The only people who ran praise this ramp are those who hare something to sell to the new people who will come In In the riprlnc. There Is not a merchant or sa loonkeeper who Is not trylnjr to sell out to at awar. As the people have no money, their only salvation Is to icet a rush of adventurers and prospectors from the states, and sell thetr claims to them. A newspaper man from Seattle told me that he knew he oucht to tell the truth about the true condition In this camp, but If he did there would be an awful tiowl from Seattle mercliants and the s'eamshlp lines, and ho would probably lnso his position. "So. you see. to keep my Job. I must tell only the bright side of this ramp, but I do wish some one would tell the people on the outside to stsy away from this ramp. Idltarod Is certainly a shell ir e" where the pros pector a-eta the experience and pays oiirhty dearly for It." There Is no work here this Winter as tho ground 1 too shallow to drift In. All the saloons are crowded with Idle men. Quite a number, who had a "srub-st-ike for the Winter, went over the divide to the Kuskwiulm River, to a re ported strike on Georire and Julian Creeks. No reports have been received from there yet. Men Walk to Kscape Camp. Three hundred men left hla city the Isst part of October to walk to Seward, rn the roast, to sret on the outside. It Is enousti to bring- tears to anyone's eyes to see and hear of the terrible distress there Is amors; the ZA people here. All the stores are well storked and Jisve been all Summer. All the mer chants, and especially the saloons, have done very little business. Several mer chants have told me that they had hired several of thrlr friends and paid their expenses to the outside to boom this camp for the Spring rush. Tom Nester. at Sr. Michaels, said he had thousands of dollars worth of whisky n hand In Idltarod City and he had not sold much of IU but that If he could get tip a b: stampede In the Sprint and get rid of his stork of liquors, he would set ot of the camp. My advice Is. if you want to come to Alaska, come In the Spring, but keep assy from Idltarod. Tlie country la staked out for 1 miles) around and the only two creeks that are paying anything will be worked out the coming Summer, because It Is so shallow and there is more modern machinery here to work with than In any ramp In Alaska. MAD-DOG SCARE UNABATED Wallowa Man. Bitten. Takes Tas teur Treatment In Portland. WALLOWA. Or- Jan.' 1. (Special.) Wallow dogs shall he muzzled or Im prisoned das. Is the Council's de cree, on request of the State Veteri narian, owing to the present "mad dog" .-are in this county. Every precau tion Is being taken. ft or Irs of rsbld animals In thla coun ty are exaggerated and Injure the live stock market, but quarantine against Wallowa County livestock was serious ly considered in several markets and since a few cases of rabies actually oc curred the county officers are sparing n pains to stamp out the disease. Four cases are known to be hydro phobia. Other animals were killed on suspicion. Luther Johnson, who was bitten more than two weeka ago by a dog. is now In Portland and left here in good health, lie is taking treatment as a precaution. Exaggerated stories are harmful to Wallowa County and are deeply resented. partment of Agriculture. Letters and telegrams from Dr. Carlton and Samuel Kortlcr. Chief of the Bureau ot irriga tion Investigation, state that the ap propriation for the work in Oregon. In all probability, will be passed by Congress. The plan contemplates such an ex tension of the experimental work now carried on through the Agricultural College as to reach practically every part of the state. In addition to the stations now maintained. It is proposed to establish a station in Harney Valley to experiment with cereals for dry farming, another In Soutnera jreg-n to take up the agricultural and hortl cultural nroblems which have arisen li that nortion of the state, and also ex tensive experiments In the Willamette Valley with Irrigation. The plan has been presented to th Board of Regents of the college am has been approved by them. The as suranres of co-operation from the Fed eral Government now puts the matter In shape for presentation to the State Legislature. The state will be asked to provide for only one-half of thi cost of maintenance. The various lO' calltles In which the experimental work la planned to be carried on have offered to furnish tne land, xencea ana oiae equipment. President Kerr feels certain that th plan will receive the necessary support from the State Legislature as ni greater part of the expenses connect ed with this work haa already been provided for and the state will recelv practlcaily t:ie entire benems. BABE'S CUSTODY VEXES LITTLK IDA WALKER'S CASE MAT BE SETTLED THURSDAY. G n Writ of ITaheas Corpus Issued Br Mollier Made Returnable Tills Week Before Judge McMaster. VANCOUVER. Wnerfi.. Jan. 1. (Special.; Little Ida Walker. 3 years old. for whose body a writ of habeas corpus was served by the mother Friday on the child' grandmother, has caused her immedlat relatives an unusual amount of trouble, care and anxiety, during her short career. Le Tuesday, it seems Eaby Ida wa In her grandmother's care. Mrs. Matilda Goodrich. Mrs. Mabel Baton, mother of the child, who last August married Wll 11am Walker, went to the Goodrich home a here tier mother Uvea, three miles north of Vancouver, and under pretext of taking the baby out for a walk succeeded In spiriting her away to Vancouver. Miss Eva Goodrich, a younger sister o Mrs. Baton, came to Vancouver with a neighbor on Thursday. Driving past the Baton home, it Is alleged. Miss Good rich picked the baby up, placed her In the carriage and drove away and re stored the tot to her grandmother. Now comes the mother, Mrs. Baton and has a writ of habeas corpus issued made returnable In the Superior Court before Judge MrMaster January S. a which time the rightful possessor of the rhlld will be determined. In ber petition, .Mrs Baton alleged that her mother, Mrs. Goodrich, offered to glre . up the child when she paid her 240 for its care during the past two years. Mrs. Goodrich and her daughter, Eva, ray they have kept the baby practically s!nc she wss born, and had kept the mother until he wa remarried in Au gust. They both believe, they ray, that for the good of the child, she should not be taken away from the grandmother and aunt. CLARK COUNTY FOLK DIE Tuberculosis and Pneumonia Take Young and Old. VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. l.-(Spe- clal.) Uallet McDowell, 1? years old. who hss beeo a pupil In the Washington State School for the Blind, of this city, died at midnight, of tuberculosis. Ills father. E. W. McDowell, the last of the family. was with his son when he died. The funeral will be held here tomorrow Uallet was born in Mansfield, Wash. Greeiileaf Barrows, fit, died at si hotel In Camas last night. The body was brought to Vancouver by Coroner W. J. Knapp. who notified a sister, Mrs. Olney Taylor, wife of a prominent citizen of Bozeman. Mont. Barrows was. a retired commission merchant, and came to Clark County a year ago from Belfry. Mont. Daniel L. McDonald. BS years old, em ployed by the Twin Falls Logging Com pany. died at Tacolt last night, of pneu. monia. The body was brought to an' couver for burial. . McDonald had lived for five years in Tacolt. GIRL PREFERS MEN'S TOGS Olyinpla Damsel Arrested While Hunting Without License. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 1. (Special.) Armed with a shotgun and hunting for quail along the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks within the city limits of Olympla, clad in mole clothing Lenora Blaine, aged 1J years, was surprised by a deputy game warden yesterday and put under arrest, as she could not show a license. The girl refused to go with the officer to the Jail and as she appeared to know how to handle the weapon she carried he hustled bark to town and got a warrant for her arrest. She pleaded guilty and was fined ilrt and costs. She promised not to wear men' clothing any more or hunt without a license. MAN WOULD WED; HALTED Ridgcfleld Resident Finds Witness; Can't Make Affidavit. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. l.-iSi-e-rlal.l Ward M. Arklry. of Ridzefteld. desired to surprise several of his friends eo he came to Vancouver yesterday and had th County Auditor nwke out a mar riace license so he could marry Miss Florence Edna Rhorer. But there was a halt in the proceedings sa the witness could not make full affidavit. The li cense will be Issued later. J. N. Bohelm. of The Dalles. Or., and Mrs. Edith Tabor, of Portland, secured a marriage license here today. They ' were accompanied by K- A. Dur.daa, as witness. OREGON GETS FEDERAL AID Government to Help Further Experi mental Work In Agriculture. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis. Jan. 1. (Special.) The co-operation of the Federal Gov ernment In carrying out the plans for the extensive experimental work In sg rlrulture In Oregon is practically as sured by advices received today by President Kerr, of the Agricultural College from the United States De- Albany's Total Rainfall 37 Inches. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Al bany's total rainfall for 1310 was 37.66 Inches. This Is a little tighter than the average annual precipitation but the rain came at opportune times both for the development of crops and so as not to Interfere with harvesting. The record of the rainfall by months follows: January. .t Inches; February. .S2 Inches; March, l.3 Inches; April, 1.S9 inches; May. 1.73 Inches; June, I. It inches; July, no rain fall; August. .08 Inch; September. 1.Z3 Inches: October. 2.W .Inches: November, 10.04 Inches: December, 3.K) Inches. Captain I.sccy Takes Up Duties. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.. Jan. I. (Special.) Captain Francis tZ. Larey. First Infantry, has been de tailed to relieve Major Archibald Camp bell. Coast Artillery Corps, who has been ordered to act as Adjutant-General of the Department ot Hawaii, with headquarters at Honolulu. Captain La cey. who Is at this post, has already assumed his new duties. Linn County Hunting Licenses Many ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 1 (Special.) More than 00 more hunting licenses were Is sued In Linn County in 1910 than In any former year since the law requiring per mits to hunt went Into effect. The num ber issued here each year Is as follows: 1W6. 14CT; 1904. 13; 1307. 1479; 1903. 1508; 1, 1S7: 1910. 3S2. The number ot fish ing licenses issued In this county in the year just closed ass 13S5. A total of $99 waa Issued last year, the first year this law was in operation. Dnrlng the coming cold weather much comfort ran be had from the use of Welsh anthracite, which eliminates bnllding fires snd outlasts 4000 lbs. of cheap coal. Sold by Kdlefaen Fuel Co.. Inc., importers, or through your dealer. EVERY MAN'S SUIT, OVERCOAT, RAINCOAT MARKED DOWN EVERY BOY'S SUIT, OVERCOAT, RAINCOAT MARKED DOWN This is one of the very few GENUINE CLEARANCE SALES in town WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO $10.00 Men's Suits now. . .$7.85 $15.00 Men's Suits now . $11.85 These suits arc the equal of any $20 suit of other stores. $20.00 Men's Suits now . $14.35 $25.00 Men's Suits now.. $17.85 $10.00 Overcoats now $7.85 $2.50 Boys' Suits now $1.85 $15.00 Overcoats now. . .$11.85 $2.95 Boys' Suits now $2.15 These Overcoats are the equal of $3.45 Boys' Suits now. . . . $2.65 any $20 overcoat in town. $3.95 Boys' Suits now $2.95 $20.00 Overcoats now. . .$14.35 $5.00 Boys' Suits now. . . .$3.95 $25.00 Overcoats now. . .$17.S5 $6.00 Boys' Suits now. . . .$4.50 $1.50 Pants now. $1.15 $2.00 Pants now ..$1.45 $2.50 Pants now. . . . . . . . .$1.95 $3.00 Pants now. . . $2.25 $3.50 Pants now ...,..$2.65 $4.00 Pants now. ... . .:. .-. .$3.25 to make a long story short EVERY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE except a few contract items, is cut in price and the reductions are decided and sharp you cannot afford to go elsewhere to make your purchases try any of our five stores. 3d and OAK 1st and YAMHILL 1st and MORRISON 2d and MORRISON 89 THIRD BILL IS STRINGENT Industrial Insurance Proposed In Washington. LABORERS ARE PROTECTED Law Will Provide for Department to Peal With Making Provision for Compensation and Care of Workmen Who Are Hurt. nivviou n-.uh in. 1. (Sneclal.) fu- Km erestlnsr an Indus - L IIC p t U(IUM . . . - trial Insurance department provides for compensation and care of workmen In- j .. i ... v. - -mi. emnlovment. for the creating and disbursement of funds. rlth penalties tor ins noiu)iti.u . .A.ni. tinn. for the nreventlon . u mrA trtr violation of Its PI BUI II llij.' " - provisions, and also aoonsnes mo ui ..in. n n.iriinr as around for re covery of damages against empiojero, and deprives the court of Jurisdiction of controversies lnvoivins; sutu The proposed department la to be administered or mrc wmut. be named -or ina uottoui, oho wuub- ., mtirs of orasnlzed la- i hniH office two vears. an - uii. . " " - - other four years, a third six years, eacn to be paid a salary oi jv ....u.. It is estimated the bill will call for 1 appropriation OI idu,uuu. ana iui n in i. th. collection and dls- ursement of approximately $4,000,000 11.. --in Ae mw.v with nrac- tlcally ail liability and accident Insur- ice. The bill defines as a workman every rson wno la engageu m u ui- t of an employer, whether oy man- pe ial labor or otherwise. A dependent Is also defined. Benericlary means husband, wife or dependent of a work man. The amount or compensation to be paid beneficiaries of the various classes specified Is named. The com pensation schedule prescrmes wiai where death results from injury, the expense of burial shall be paid In all cases up to f is. 11 a wmuw mvsnu widower be left, the beneficiary is en titled to 20 monthly throughout life, to cease with remarriage, and 5 per month for each child of decedent under - A. is f th time of lniurv until such child shall reach the age of 18 years, the total monthly payment not to exceed $3$. ,'pon the remarriage of a widow she shall receive a final lump sum equal to 12 times her monthly allowance, nut monthly payments for a child or chil dren shall continue. If no spouse be left upon the deain of a workman, each child left under tne age of 1 years shall receive $10 month ly until reaching the age ot ia years. the total monthly payments not to ex ceed 35. If neither widow, widower or children under mo age oi is years be left, but there is lert anomer ae pendent of other dependents, a montijly payment shall be made to each de pendent equal to 60 per cent of the average mommy support, aciuany r- cel total ca more of HI SU ..."..-- m r - i . . I 0irlrman itnrlnr the 12 CC1VVU liuill fcl.w r. months next preceding the Injury, the payment, to ail uepenuems in to exceed $30 per month. Many Items sre Included In the schedule The schedule of contributions pre scribes that each employer shall, prior to January 15 of each year, pay Into the state treasury a sum equal to the percentage of his payroll for that year fixed n the schedule. The rate runs from .02 per cent to .08 per cent for some of the Industries termed extra hazardous in the line of construction. In the work that comes under the head of operating, the rate runs from .02 per cent for grain elevators and like establishments up to .05 per cent for logging railroads, street and Inter urban electric raflroads and others us ing the third-rail system. For theater stage employes the rate Is .015 and for powder works .100. For other industries the rate varies. A careful record will be kept to see that each Industry pays its share of the fund, and If any Is paying too much It will be reduced, or if paying too lit tle the rate will be raised. Klamath Falls Shrlncrs Plan Trip. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. -. (Spe cial.) A number of the local Shriners are preparing to go to Ashland Jnv ry 7. where they will attend the annual ceremonial session of Hllah Temple. MAUS WRITES OF DOGS DEPARTJIEXT OP COLUMBIA COMMANDER DOGS' FRIEND. Animals, Which HaTe Seen Signal Service In Alaska, Praised by Army General of Vancouver. VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash Jan. 1. (Special.) General Marion P. Maus. Commander of the Department of the Columbia. Is a great friend of the dogs used In the signal service In Alas ka, and he has caused to be issued a booklet giving the diseases, treatment and numerous facts concerning dogs and their proper care. "For every reason, dogs, that have be come old In the service, should not be sold, but taken to stations where they may bo kept and still be useful for lighter service," he said. "The selling HUNDREDS OF MASONS WITNESS GREAT EVENT Roseburg Fraternities Install Officers Binger Hermann Presents Photo graph of George Washington Given by a Mount Vernon Lodge. X 13 NV' VX - at ri "Hi $s-ill 1 brigx Mrs. C. T. Pcsrui ROSEBURG. Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) A notable event In the liistory of fra ternal orders In Douglas County oc curred in Roseburg last night, when Laurel Lodge. No. lc. A. F. and A. M.. Laurel Chapter. No. 31. R. A. M., and X E. S. No. 8, united In installing offlcere. Ceremonies were conducted In the beau tiful Masonic Temple and were witnessed by several hundred members of the lodges, many of whom came from a dis tance. A feature of the evening was an address delivered by Binger Hermann, who presented the lodges with a photo graph of George Washington, the same having been given Mr. Hermann by one of tho Mount Vernon Masonic lodges over which General Washington presided.' At the conclusion of the Installation ceremonies a banquet waa served, during which several brief addresses were de livered. The occasion Is the first of Its kind to be held In the new temple and will go down In fraternal history" of Masonic Hall at Roseburg-. Douglas County as a notable event. Among those Installed were the follow ing: Laurel Chapter. No. 81. R. A. M. Sam S. Johnson. H. P.; J. P. Zurcher, K. ; G. W. Riddle. S.: A. T. Marshall. C. of H.; J. W. Groven. r. 8.; Simon Cam. B. A. C; H. H. C. Wood, treasurer; R. I,. Gile. sec retary; S. A. Phillips, third V.; Richard Stubbs. second V.; F. H. Ylncil. first V.; . B. Bunnell, sentinel. O. P. Coshow acted as installing- officer. Laurel Lodge. No. 13. A. F. and A. M. J. P. Zurcher. W. St.; N. Rice. S. W.; J. W. Groves, J. W. ; N. T. Jewett. secretary; Frss Johnson, treasurer; C. K. Root. S. D. ; E. L. Giles. J. D. : Edward BUUnKS. S. S.; F. B. Warner, J. s. Dexter Rice, installing officer. Eastern Star, No. 8 Mrs. C. L. Pearson. W. M. ; Mrs. F. L. Davis. A. M. ; Free John son, secretary; MrS. G. Klter, treasurer; Mrs. Nora Flint. C; Mrs. C. C. Christie. A C; .lessle Wilson, Adah; Grace Elder. Ruth; Mrs. D. R. Sham hook, Esther; Miss J. Parrot t, Martha; Mrs. H. E. Hayes. Electa; Mrs. Callaway, warder; C. C. Carlisle, sen tinel; Simon t'aro, chaplain; Mrs. Wagon blast, musician; Mrs. S. F. Cawlfield. mar shal. Installing officer. Mrs. Georire K Houck; marshal. Mrs. W. W. Wilder. of old animals, when they might be ill treated or overworked is Inexcusable, and this Is absolutely forbidden. 'All animals, when their service has been faithful, should receive this consid eration, especially in the Government service, and the necessity for this should appeal to everyone." Many interesting facts are told about dogs and their habits. The Malamutes are said to be the most valuable for transport service when well trained and under control. This dog is largely of the wolf type, more or less pure, the Indians Interbreeding frequently with the untamed wolf. "Adequate and efficient dog transpor tation is of vital Importance to the wel fare' of the troops of Alaska, and espe cially In the repair and maintenance of United States telegraph lines," says Gen eral Maus. The huskies are strong, well-built and are said to have been originally brought from the Mackenzie River, where Inter breeding with wolves Is said to have pro duced the commgji type. The stock was originally imported by the Hudson Bay Company and ranks high for transport service, and by some Is preferred to the Malaroute. The Siwash is of local In dian breed, used by them. Though small, they are efficient for transport purposes. "in the use of the dog," continues General Maus. "the idea Is prevalent that It Is only necessary to turn him loose and let him sleep in the snow. This Impression is due to ignorance, is ex tremely fallacious and is actually cruel. A dog, like a man, used -to cold cli mates, can endure great exposure, and yet. as In all supreme efforts, he be comes overtaxed, his life Is shortened and his usefulness impaired. Every ef fort should be taken to protect them from undue exposure, and it will be dis tinctly understood that the turning of dogs loose to exposure when It is pre ventable will not be permitted." When a dog has distemper and will not eat, eggnog with a little brandy, will often be accepted. t'alifornian Buys Tract of Land. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) After having been iu this city ten days Hans T. Chrlstensen. a capitalist of Point Arena. Cal.. has become so fa vorably Impressed with the country around here that he purchased 1807 acres of Lane County land Saturday at a price said to be J60.000. The pur chase Includes the 1071-acre Ryan tract adjoining Eugene, 600 acres west of the city 'tid 136 acres on the Sluslaw. The deal Is ono of the largest that, has been closed here for some time. Mr. Christensen will bring his family to Eugene to reside. Welsh AnUhraclte Is idea! for furnace: over 600 use it. Phone F.. S03. C 2303. GRAND MASQUERADE on skates OAKS KINK. TONIGHT Masks on sale at rink. Continuous ikatlnsr all day today. A CONVENIENCE WHILE AUT0M0BILING rr-iHE Bell Telephone keeps the traveler in touch with all the resources of civilization. The Bell Sign becomes an old and tried friend. He can order his dinner, explain his delay, summon relief in an emergency, or say the word forgotten in the hurry of starting. He can do this from almost any point on the road, because the Bell System has stretched out its lines to meet his unexpected needs. The Bell Telephone not only furnishes neighborhood communication but gives Long Distance Service through out the whole system. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Every Bell Telephone Is the Center ot the System.