THE 3I0RMXG OR EG 0X1 AX, TUESDAY, JANUARY i7, 1911.
REPORT TO TUFT
BOOSTS PROJECT
West Umatilla Is Placed in
$4,000,000 Class by En
gineering Experts.
PRACTICAL, THEY SAY
Findings Take Vp lleclamatlon
Scheme In Detail and Declare
That Proposed Gravity System
Feasible and Economical.
ORECOXIAN NrTWS B tR EA IT. Wash
ington. Jan. 14. If Secretary Mailing'
and Preshlent Taft are lnelin.il to appor
tion finds for ths construction of the
West Umatilla Irrigation projret In East
ern Oregon, they need no stronger Justi
fication for making a liberal allotment
than Is to be found In the report of the
li'vard of Army Engineers.
Every comment of the board on tlila
project la favorable: the project la found
to be feasible, practical and economical.
A a a matter or fact, tna report or me
Nard in a:rong enough to Justify an
llolment to ttila project of H.tX.X
Mrh, It la estimated, will rover the
tntlre cost of completing the West Bide
project to a point where It will Irrigate
a-res of land.
It Is true that the board did not rec
ommend such an allotment, but Ita fall
tire to so recommend was not based upon
any lack of merit or any question as to
Its feasibility. The board merely said:
""The proposed Vest Extension belns;
entirely distinct, should be postponed for
tie present on account of the large
a-nount of money needed ft-" the com
pletion of other projects to which the
I'nlted States Is committed by the large
expenditures already made."
Hoard ltrports Vpon Project.
Below Is quoted In full exactly what
ti board had to any with regard to the
West Umatilla project:
"The people of Hermlston and vicinity
sre very desirous that the Oovernment
extend this project to the west side of
t;e Umatilla River, where the reclama
tion of from . to .uw aeres of land
by a gravity system Is pioposed. This
extrnslon was the main subject discussed
at the public hearlnjr. This development,
while being properly an extension of
the Umatilla project. Inasmuch as it
would receive Its water from the same
siurre and He contiguous to the areas
at present being Irrigated, yet is in the
nature of new work as Its development
bears In no way upon the completion of
the present unit of the project. The ex
tension would require the construction
of a reservoir of a rapacity of about
ITS" acre-feet by building a dam In
the Umatilla River near the mouth of
Kutter Creek. The water surface would
be raised about 7 feet, and the supply
would than be distributed over the land
by a gravity system. This gravity plan
rouM be supplemented - to cover about
acres more by electric pumping,
should this further extension be deemed
il!rhe. . Reservatlona on the ies
l nut's Ittver for a dam site with which
t develop power have been made, the
power to be used In pumping water from
the gravity ranala or from the Columbia
River to the areas not irrigable by any
g-:tvlty system. If the water supply is
imcient. t:ie total area of the proposed
ixtenslons can be expanded to about
b :) acres. Including the pumping
arojert.
"Experience on the Umatilla project
tid on private projects at Irrigon and
i-nnewlc-k indicates that the soli IS
iiMinrfsritly able to produce fruits and
ilUlfa as well as vigetables and ben-lea.
The climate Is suitable thereto, and al
though the areas are swept by strong
winds throughout the Spring of each year
the soli ran be protected by cultivating
windbreaks. Of the area under the pro
posed gravity system there are but 1T,
aTes of public land. The remaining land
belongs either to the Northern I'artnc
RailroaJ or Is now In private ownership
through homestead and dfsert-land en
tries, r throuch purchase from the rail
road, ilydrograptis for 13 consecutive
y-ars Indicate that there will be a sur
plus of over JO.'1 acre-feet, making al
lowances for private rights and the re
quirements tor the main Umatilla
project.
Water Assured for 60,000 Acre.
"Allowing five fet evaporation on the
average area of the proposed reservoir
K acres and a lues or arre-feet
fr a ( per cent Ivws In the distribution,
a total fss of It-Oiw arre-feet of storsge
water Is to be provided for. The use of
conrrete-llnel dtntrtbotariea is proposed
by the Reclamation Service, which It Is
expected will reduce the lorses from seep
ae to the low amount staled. Ry using
flood water direct It la calculated from
the records by the reclamation engineers
that a surplus of 3 acre-inches only will
reel to be stored, which gives a total
of lli acre-feet necessary In a season,
allowing arre-feet of stored water
to be carried over if the reservoir were
Blled. It thns appears from these as
sumptions thst the water supply will be
sufficient for W.n acres If the proposed
reservoir be built.
The cost of this extension, exclusive
of the pumping system, but Inrludlng
the dam across the Umatilla River with
Ira accessories, estimated at about l.rtX
. amounts In all to nearly H.OM.
Thla is approximately X per acre for an
area of tv.vCO acres."
The board's comment on the East
Umatilla project Is also very favorable,
and so strongly is thla nnlt commended
ti at It la somewhat remarkable that
the board failed to recommend any al
lotment for continuing- construction on
the west side of the Umatilla Klver. Of
the original Umatilla project. the
board's report In part says:
-The board visited the Umatilla
protect, near Hermlston.
A public hearing was held on the
evening of September T. In Hermlston.
st which those Interested were given
so opportunity to make statement and
furnish Information to the board. In
general, they expressed their approval
of the work under the project, both aa
to progress and cJt.
-The project covers the Irrigation of
about 2S.004 acrea lying In the angle
between the Umatilla and the Columbia
Rivers on the east side of the Umatilla,
from which river It takes Its water sup
ply at a point several miles upstream.
The average elevation of the Irrigated
areaa la 470 feet above sea level.
Kartti Dam Is leaking.
"Taking the project as a whole, the
engineering structures are apparently
satisfactorily designed and executed.
The only Important engineering struc
ture Is the earth dam closing the outlet
to the Cold Springs Reservoir. This
dam baa already withstood almost the
maximum head and appears stsble. al
though Its height of feet makes it
ene of the high earth dams of the roam
try. Leakage under the dam. amount
ing to about 1 I second-feet, was ob
served. It. is said that Increase of head
against the dam does not Increase the
f;ow materially. This la being watched
and is not thought to be serious. It is
t assumed by the Reclsmstlon Service
that thla leakage is through seams In
the foundation under the dam and a
Its ends.
"The water supply is taken from the
Umatilla River and consists of flood
flow. None of the low water discharge
la available for the project as all of it
has been appropriated. The water
righta appear to have never been ad
judicated, but application has been
made by the United Statea to the State
Hoard of Control for a determination
of the priority and amount of all claims.
This determination Is now In progress.
"The experience of this year (1910)
Indicates that the return flow to the
river will be sufficient to supply the
priorities of the Oregon Land Water
Company and Brownell Ditch Company.
This will reduce the total In the tabula
Hon to 71 second-feet and 151.000 acre
feet, respectively. Moreover, since the
Maxwell Canal will not be operated
prior to March IS It la not likely that
the maximum rate of diversion of the
Maxwell Canal and the feed canal will
occur at the same time, so It appears
that priorities for existing project may
be considered as a total of 154.000 acre
feet, and a maximum rate of diversion
not exceeding CT0 second-feet.
Water Supply Is Ample.
"It thus appears that the present supply
Is sufficient to provide water for the
proposed project, with considerable sur
plus
The duty of water k assumed at IH
arre-eet at the farm, requiring O.0
acre-feet. If 33 per cent loss from evsp'
oration and seepage be allowed In the
laterals and Ave feet evaporation in the
reservoir, the total amount required
would be about lOl.'JOO acre-feet to supply
V-a acre-feet on the land. The capacity
of the reservo!r Is 50.00 acre-feet and It
will be necessary, therefore, that 61.000
acre-feet be oupplled direct from the
river. It as estimated by the Reclama
tion Service from hydrographs' that the
prolongation of the flood period into the
Irrigation season will be sufficient to
supply this quantity.
The total acreage under this project
la SS.Crti. During the season of lMu, the
area for which water was available was
13.319. Thl leaves 9454 acres still to be
furnished with water under the present
proposed extensions. Of the total acre
age there were only 4130 acres of public
land subject to entry under the recla
mation act. The Northern Pacific Rail
way owned 10 acres; and other land
under private ownership, or not subject
to the reclamation act, amounted to 1S,
673 acres. Lands owned by the railroad
are now being sold to settlers under
contract' to apply for water under the
terms of the reclamation act. About one
half or the public land Is embraced in
the proposed continuation of the project
which would therefore not receive water
it present plana were Interrupted.
Annual Halnfall Nine Inches.
'The average rainfall on the project Is
about nine Inches annually, which is too
little for crops without irrigation. The
land in this project consists of sandy
loam throughout, and Is, in a large pro
portion, volcanic ash. The top surface
Is underlaid with gravel which arrtets
materially In drainage, so that but little
attention has been paid to waste water
In the upper portions. In the vicinity ot
Hermlston there are considerable areas
now swamped which will require a more
or leas extensive drainage system before
the project can be utilised to Its fullest
extent. ThUs will not be difficult and
provision therefore has been Included In
the estimates. The high winds often
make necessary the replanting of grain
crops when ther are not protected by
windbreaks. The farm units have been
restricted to ten acres In the . close
vicinity of Hermlston, lo acres In
the more remote areas, snd to 40 acres
near the outer limits of the project.
"Although the Irrigated land In the
vicinity of Hermlston Is still new. It is
row being nlanted with orchards, both
Deach and apple, and alfalfa Is also being
seeded. 8on vegetables are being grown
and berry bushes have been set out. me
hopes of the settlers are that mis area
will euual some of the Wenatchea and
Yakima lands In fruit products, such as
apples, peaches and grapes, and already
land has been sold for -0 per acre, ex
clusive of construction charges. Should
this hope of productiveness be realised.
It seems plsln that a high construction
cost ran be supported without hardship.
The charge already fixed by theiRecla
matlon Service for this land is P per
ere and annlles to 1S.2T0 acres. The cost
of operation and maintenance, as fixed
by the Reclamation Service. Is UM per
acre.
Sum 6pent Is $1,211,827.
The amount expended on this project
up to June 30. 1S10. has been U.I11.K7.71.
which Includes ma!ntosnce and opera
tion charges smountlng to p51.C4.9L Tna
project Is sbout TO per cent completed.
The cost of completion Is estimated by
the Reclsmstlon 9-rvlce at tl30.UA , In
addition to present allotments; with which
It Is expected to Irrigate new areas
lying between the present completed por
tions of the system snd the Columbia
River, and. also, a new strip of land
between the feeder cansl and the per
manent lateral of the distributing system.
It Is also expected to drain some of the
swamped areas.
Tin amount set by the Reclamation
Service as a building chsrge Is ISO per
acre. This was originally believed to
be ample, but it was found Ister that
Increased charges would be necessary.
The 10 chsrge applies to lS.iOO acres.
To rover the rost It Is now expected
to charge ITS per acre for one unit
of 3130 acres and 1100 rer acre for one
unit of 1300 acres. At these rates. If
all the land Is taken up. the return will
be $I.I5.T50. As the total estimated
cost Is tl.CSO.noo. there will be no loss
unless the estimates for completion are
exceeded. It is doubtful whether the
higher-priced lands will be rapidly
taken up. There is still a deficit on
account of operation and maintenance1
of about 141.000. which It Is believed
by the Reclsmstlon Service will be
returned to the fund In 10 years by re
taining the present charge of 11.30 per
acre, which will. It Is expected, exceed
the actual cost when the entire area Is
Irrigated. In this connection It Is no
ticed that the par value of stock In
the water users' association Is 360. If
the higher psyments are not fully se
cured by a lien on the land under the
oresent agreement with this associa
tion and Us members, new sgreements
should be made covering the higher
priced land."
I "reject Feasible, Say Engineers.
Fummarlxlng Ita conclusions on the
whole Umatilla project, the board says:
The project Is feasible and practi
cable from an engineering and econom
ic standpoint.
"The total area of land to be Irrigated
by the present project Is 15.000 seres,
of which about 1 per cent Is public
land subject to the reclamation act.
The water suoply Is sufficient for
the area of the present project.
The proposed west extension being
entirely distinct should be postponed
for the present on account of the large
amount of money needed for the com
pletion of other projects to which the
United States Is committed by the large
expenditures already made.
"The total estimated rost of the work,
on the east side. Is ll.S50.000. of which
about 1 1.313.000 has already been ex
pended. "The land can bear the cost of con
struction estimated at $60. $70 and 1100
per acre, although that aubject to the
higher charges may not be rapidly
taken up.
'The project as now adoted Is
worthy of completion In view of the
advanced condition of the work."
7 FACTORIES ARE
SECURED FOR CITY
ir
Manufacturers to Seek Sites
in Portland Within Next
Twelve Months.
NAMES NOT YET KNOWN
It. AV. Raymond, Industrial Commis
sioner of Commercial Club, Who
'Secured Industries, Is Not Let
ting; Secret Out Yet.
CHICAGO. Jan. 14 (Special.) Seven
factories, all of which will employ large
forces of men, will seek sites- In and
around Portland within the next year, as
the result of efforts by B, W. Raymond,
Industrial commissioner of the Fortland
Commercial Club. All of these concerns
in located In the middle West. Home of
them will establish branches In Portland,
while others will move there outr'ght.
Mr. Raymond, who left for Portland to
night, refuses to divulge the names of the
concerns for fear of competition with
other towns which may offer bonusus to
I he firms If they learn they contemplate
moving to the Coast. A furniture, a
paint and a woodworking factory are
among those expected to find sites In
Portland. Besides these, there are sev
eral machine manufacturing companies.
The natural resources of Oregon and
the near approach of the date of the
completion of the Panama Canal has in
fluenced the manufacturers In a creat
measure, as they all desire to locate be
fore land values begin to advance.
WAR VEIEEAN PASSES
II. F. HOLLIXGSWORTH DIES AT
HOME IX PORTLAND.
Resident of Colfax Since Early 60's
Is Xo More Wife and Six
Children Survive.
Crossing the plains In 1846 when only
years old. locating with his parents
In San Joaquin Valley. California, ana
ten years later moving to the Wil
lamette Valley In Oregon, Is, in brief,
the pioneer history of H. V. Holllngrs
worth. of Colfax. Wash., who died last
night at the family Winter residence
In Portland, at 260 Bain street.
Mr. Holllngsworth had been ailing;
for several months and came to Port
land earlier than usual this Winter in
the hope of regaining his health.
Few men on the Coast had more or
the arduous experiences which befel
pioneers than Mr. Holllngsworth. He
served in the Indian War of 1 $66-67
under- the command of General Crook.
The war started In Baker County and
followed with forced marches in the
region of Malheur Lake. Over all ot
the country from Malheur to the Des
chutes, the Crook soldle.rs followed the
Indians, driving them from their lairs
till they finally gave up and sued for
peace, but not until all or tnelr cniets
hsd been killed.
Before the war Mr. Holllngsworth
marrlod Miss Josephine Gllliland. of
Clackamas County. She and six chil
dren survive him. The children are:
Mrs. Bird Watts,, wife of S. A. Watts,
of Sixteenth and Broadway. Portland;
Claude Holllngsworth, of Colfax; Cur
tis, of Spokane; Ruth, Bernloe and Ced
rlc. of Colfax.
The funeral will be held at Colfax
tomorrow from the home where Mr.
Holllngsworth resided since the early
60s.
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Some Bargauo Reminders ?M Rummage Sale Mow no Its TWrd
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Tailor'd Softs Sell'g. at Half Price
Women's, Misses and Little Women's Models
$25 Suits now ..... .$12.50 $27.50 Suits now. ,.$13.75
$35 Suits now ....... $17.50 $40.00 Suits now . . . $20.00
$50 Suits now $25.00 $75.00 Suits now. . .$37.50
Navy serges and shepherd checks, pray and brown mixtures solid
colors in red, brown and navy, plain tailored and the belted Norfolk
models these in the little Women's and Misses' Suits.
In Suits for women are the gray mixtures, the black in fancy weaves,
chiffon broadcloth in light colors, black hairline-striped serges and the
diagonal and basket weaves. Plain tailored and fancy braid-trimmed
models, with semi-fitted coats and the plaited and narrow skirts.
HESS?, Wool Coats at Half Price
$ 6.98 for $13.95 Coats
$10.00 for $20.00 Coats
$17.50 for $35.00 Coats
$32.50 for $65.00 Coats
$ 7.50 for
$12.50 for
$14.75 for
$42.50 for
$15.00 Coats
$25700 Coats
$29.50 Coats
$85.00 Coats
Coats for street, evening or auto wear.
Serges, broadcloths, the heavy tweeds and double-faced cloakings.
Plain colors, mixtures and plaids.
Petticoats Four Special Clearance Groups
$3.19 for -$4.95, $5.00 and $5.95 Petticoats
$4.19 for $6.50, $6.95 and $7.50 Petticoats
$6.19 for $8.50, $9.75 and $11.50 Petticoats
$7.19 for $12.00, $12.95 and to $16.50 Petticoats
Taffeta Silk Petticoats in plain, 6triped and the changeable effects;
Jlessaline Petticoats in plain colors, with wide shirred band of fancy
Persian silk.
Black Taffeta Petticoats for stout figures. Full range of sizes and
good color assortment.
Economies in Women's, Misses' and Children's Gloves
Tempting bargains in Neckwear, Belts and Veils
$7.50 and $10 Corsets at $5.95 $15 and $20 Corsets at $10.50
$3.95 for $5 Corsets
A Few Hurriedly Chosen Items From
Foroitoire Rummage
$2.75 Dining Chairs, in fumed oak, for $1.85.
$4.25 Fumed Oak Stands for $3.35.
$6.75 Sewing Rocker, in fumed oak, for $5.25.
$7.00 Arm Rocker, in fumed oak, for $5.40.
$9.00 Leather-seat Arm Rocker, in fumed oak,
for $5.35.
$8.00 Rocker, in oak, Early English finish, for
$5.75.
$12.00 Arm Chair, in fumed oak, for $8.50.
$13.50 Leather-seat Arm Rocker, in fumed oak,
for $9.65.
$15 Dining Table, in fumed oak, 6 ft. extension,
for $9.75.
$26.00 Fumed Oak Cellarette for $16.50.
$22.50 Fumed Oak Buffet for $16.75.
$40.00 Fumed. Oak Buffet for $26.75.
EASY I $43.00 Fumed Oak China Cabi
PAYMENTS 1 net for $29.75.
SAVINGS IN FINE
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Comforters
$4.25 for $7.50 silk-covered, cotton-filled
Comforters. i
$5.25 for $9.00 cotton-filled Comforters, cov
ered with silk mull.
$13.95 for $22.50 wool-filled and silk-covered
Qomforters, in pink and blue.
$14.95 for wool-filled, satin-covered Com
forters, fancy stitched. Regular price $25.00.
$19.50 for $35 wool-filled Comforters with
brocaded covering and satin borders. In pink
and blue only. Also in fine satin-covered and
down-filled Comforters, plain on one side and
figured on other, with plain borders.
CLEARANCE OF ALL HEATING STOVES
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KINSMAN
REVEALS
IDAHO CITIES GROWING
Foot ISEMDE BOISE HAVK IOI.
TLATIOX OF OVKR 5000.
Ilrlrn Taft Gos for Daj' Ride.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. M!n Helm
Taft left her today for a hornrbark
rid through the Qreen Spring Vallejr In
company with partjr ot frlanda.
Tulu Fall. Not In KxlMrnce la 1900,
lias 52.18 Mining Cities Sliow
Substantial Increases.
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 1. While the
population of Idaho lncreaaed 101.3 per
cent In the last census, the cities of
the state having- a population In excess
of S000 increased 243.3 per cent. Sta
tistics of the Thirteenth Census an
nounced today show five cities in this
clas. compared with one in 1900. These
cities contributed 19 per cent of the
13.822 Increase In population of the
state.
large Increases were msde In all the
fire cities. Twin Falls was not in ex
igence in 19U0 and no - comparison,
therefore. Is possible. Coeur d'Alene
made the remarkable percentage of In
crease of 1.335.3 per cent. The growth
of the other cities was: Boise 191.3 per
cent; Lwiston. J9. 1 per cent, and Po
catello. 12S.2 per cent.
The following Idaho figures were made
public by the Census Bureau today:
City mio. iboo.
Cofur d'Altne 701 iS
Ulilon "4I 24'J3
'octH:u HI in
Twin Kails WiS
Population statistics of mining towns
announced today include the following:
LAST GIANT'S PAST
Sidelight Is Thrown Upon
Spectacular Case of
Curt Pless.
KAISER WAS HIS FRIEND
Cltlce 1tO.
Trlr.ldd. Colo lo.l'(4
Virginia City. Nv l'.J44
Kly. NeY S.u.'i.l
llolllatt-r. Cal S.'JuH
(-klllM. N. 4.K.1S
Tonopah, Nav 1.900
lBun.
A. 4.13
2.1U3
ft 2.1
1.813
MAN ESTABLISHES ALIBI
Kugene Sewing Machine Agent Ac
quitted of Attacking Women.
EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.)
The local sewing; machine agent who
was arrested yesterday charged with
having attacked two prominent women
Fnturday night was released today, the
officers being convinced that the wrong
man was In custody.
The women were positive In Identify
ing; their assailant, but at the hear
ing; today the accused established that
he was In Brownsville at the time the
assault was committed.
"Jack the Grabber" has been the
dread of the community for the past
two years, but In spite of efforts of
the police and university students he
has eludfd capture.
TOLM CAISE HKADAC7IK.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world-wide Cold
and Olip rmMy removee causa. Call for full
same. Joek for signature S. TV. GROVE. 13c
Ilelllngliaru Man Who Mysteriously
IMsappt-a red Ftormerly 1,1 ved in
Germany, From Where He Also
Vanished Deserted Wife.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. IS. (Special. )
"The building up of cities In a short
time Is not confined to Washington nor
to the Lnited States." said Gustav Vol!
mer. Representative from Walla Walla,
In discussing the reapportionment ques
tion. "My fourth cousin, Carl Prltschau
who went by the name of Curt Pless in
Belllngham, built up a town In Germany
from 200 to 20.000 people In a few short
years, and then when pressed financially
disappeared. He did the same thing in
Bell Ingham. I understand.
When Representative Vollmer made
that statement he threw the first light
that has been given on the mystery of
the past of Curt Pless, the Belllngham
business man who disappeared from that
city In December, 1908, and who since
has not been heard from. The big Ger
man stood seven feet four Inches in his
stocking feet: could heave a sack of
grain from the sidewalk onto the top of
loaded dray or handle a bale of hay
himself. That such a man who was con
spicuous in a crowd of oOOO persons could
disappear Is what baffled the Belllngham
police.
Prltschau Was a Soldier.
Mr. Vollmer says that he practically
grew up with Carl Prltschau. who after
wards became Curt Pless. He did not
see Pless from the time Pless was 19
years old: that was In 1S69. when he left
him in the little town of Benreth in
Rhine province.
Then Carl went to the army to serve
out his time as a soldier of the Kaiser
of Germany. The big fellow soon at
tained a nation-wide fame, for he was
the "longest man" In. the German army,
as Mr. Vollmer says. So good-natured
and affable waa he that he was selected
as swimming Instructor for the children
of. the Emperor.
Loiter when his time was up he en
gaged In the feedmill business and pros
pered In a small way. One time while
Carl was making a trip to the North Sea
on a big boat, the Emperor's yacht
passed by and finally came to anchor.
The Kaiser through his glasses observed
his former soldier and sent a messenger
for him. ' He greeted the young man
kindly and made Inquiries concerning
him and his welfare, and asked about
his business. The swimming master told
him how he was getting along.
Not long afterwards he began to get
orders from the German army for feed
and his little mill had to be enlarged.
Bigger and bigger grew the orders and
Carl's mill bad to be increased In ca
pacity the second time, and then a third,
while he began buying hia supplies in
car aral then tralnload lots.
Emperor Made Him Rich.
He grew more and more wealthy and
then took a big plungej in land. Ha
bought up several hundred acres of prop
erty near a small town and then set out
a great advertising scheme. He erected
houses at various places In his township,
and on the strength of these induced
othera to buy. His town was advertised
all over Germany and as far as Paris
and Rome.
Finally he began to get returns and
he grew more wealthy than ever before.
But there came a tightening of money.
He needed cash, but refused to ask for
aid and then suddenly vanished. The
bankera sought to find him to straighten
him out; the people of the city are con
sidering erecting a monument in his
honor, but Pless is somewhere In the
wide world where none of his friends,
nor even his wife, can locate him.
Sir. Vollmer states that he knows little
of his history with any degree of accu
racy after he left Germany, as all after
that was hearsay. Carl, he declares, was
always a "high roller." a man who
would take a chance and a person who
liked to spend his money. He does not
think women caused his troubles in Ger
many any more than they did in Belllng
ham. Mr. Vollmer did not even know
until recently that Pless was married
and he has never met the wife.
He Indentifics Curtr Pless.
It was while Pless was' in Belllngham
that Vollmer first heard of Him. A Chi
cago wine merchant who grew up with
the two cousins In Germany said he saw
Pless in Belllngham, walked up to him
and said :
"Carl Pritschau. you can't fool your old
friend. You may be Curt Pless. or
Curt Von Pless In Belllngham. but in
Germany you were Carl Pritschau." and
the accused admitted the truth of the
statements.
All Trace Is Lost.
No case In Washington caused the com-
...., a c hrmiirht nn when Curt
Pless dropped out of Belllngham. He
was traced to Mount ernou, men w
Everett, but there all trace ended and
Pless vanished. A few weeks after he
left a child was born. Mrs. Pless is
supporting herself and little one c-y
teaching German and French to society
people of Belllngham, as she is highly
educated and rerlned.
t i - v. di... .- i n i . Vi Vi o ifr hif. finan
cial affairs in bad shape. There are now
a couple of warrants out for his arrest,
. . .i - TnAfAlv tn tret the
police interested, as none of his friends
would prosecute him ana mere mo
dozen men In Belllngham ready to ad
vance him any amount he needs.
With a little aid and business Judg
ment the property he bought for a home
nnn which hn erected a handsome
bungalow, overlooking the Sound, was
straightened out for his wife. Upon
their arrival in Belllngham they Imme
diately began to move In the best social
circles and were received everywhere.
Manv stories' of his tenderness for his
wife are told.
the Legislature from the counties af
fected are unanimous for the proposed
Improvement and it is believed that
there- will be no opposition to the
measure when it Is taken up by the
Legislature.
Ashland's Census Disappoints.
ASHLAND, Or., Jan, 1$. (Special.)
Reports received from the Census Bu
reau at Washington today give the pop
ulation of Ashland as 5020. The figures
are somewhat disappointing, as it was
believed that the population of the city
at time of enumeration would exceed
6000. The Influx of homeseekers to
this valley during the past year has
greatly augmented these statistics.
$48,000 Mortgage Case Heard.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) To foreclose a mortgage involv
ing J48.00O. a case was tried In the Su
perior Court before Judge McMaster to
day. The case was Wilson vs. Slaugh
ter, Welch and Brodle, all of Skamania
County, where the property Is located.
The land Is both timber and agricul
tural. The case was transferred from
Skamania to Clark County by stipula
tion. The mortgage was foreclosed ia
favor of Wilson.
Welcome Words to Women
tflll
Women who suffer with disorders peculiar to their
sex should write to Dr. Pierce and receive free the
advice of a physician of over 40 years' experieace
a skilled and successful specialist in the diseases
of women. Every letter of this sort has the most
careful consideration and is regarded as sacredly
confidential. Many sensitively modest women write
fully to Dr. Pierce what they would shrink from
.telling to their local physioian. The local physician
is pretty sure to say that he cannot do anything
without "an examination." Dr. Pierce holds that
these distasteful examinations are generally need
less, and that woman, except in rare cases, should submit to them.
Dr. Pierce's treatment will euro you right in the privacy of
your own home. His Favorite Prescription" has cured
hundreds of thousands, some of them the worst of cases.
It is the only medicine of its kind that is the product of a regularly graduated
physician. The only one good enough that its makers dare to print its every
ingredient on its outside wrapper. There's no secreoy. It will bear examina
tion. No alcohol and no habit-forming drugs are found in it. Some unscrup
ulous medicine dealers may offer you a substitute. Don't take it. Don't trifle
with your health. Write to World's Dispensary Medical Association, Dr. R.
V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y.f take the advice received and be well.
STABBING FOLLOWS DANCE
Pe Ell Revel Ends In Probably Fatal
Duel With Knives.
curniT.ici Wft.h.. Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) Mike Link is at the point of
j.,th at the St. Helen's Hospital in
Chehalis as the result of a stabbing
iftray at Pe Ell at an early hour yes-
J... n.nln tr TTIa O 1 11 n t . Jack
Banosky, is in the county Jail and will
be held to await the result of Link's
injuries.
The cutting occurred at a Fousn
dance at Pe Ell. The assault occurred
.nt.ij. th. hull nrhor. the dance was
held, and Link lay on the ground help
less for nearly two hours before be-
liiir found bv friends. Both men are
said to have been drunk. Neither man
is married. '
Joint Bridge Is Proposed.
vru'ni?pn Or T.n. 1 fi (SDeclaL)
A bill has been drafted and will be
presented - to the Legislature imme
diately, authorizing the counties of
Marlon. Yamhill and Clackamas to con-
truet a bridge across tne uiamene
River at Butteville. The members of
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