THE 3I0RXING OREGOXIAX, WEDXESDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1912.
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OREGON PROFITING
THROUGH CAREY ACT
Desert Land Board Report to
Governor Is Much More
Favorable.
PAST MISTAKES CORRECTED
500,000 Acres of Land Now Affected
by Irrigation Act Present Con
ditions Good and Future
Outlook Brighter.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 12. (Special.) Ad
mitting that so far Oregon's operations
under the Carey act have not been very
successful, the sixth bleDtilal report of
the Desert Land Board to the 8tate
Legislature has been completed and ap
proved so far by the Governor, but has
not been examined by all the other
members of the Board. The report
shows that a little over 600,000 acres
of land In Oregon are now affected by
the Carey act.
"Part of this land has been (Satisfac
torily reclaimed, part Is under contract
for reclamation and part Is temporarily
withdrawn for Investigation.
"The average value of this land,
when irrigated. Is at least ISO an acre.
If the Board succeeds In having all of
this area reclaimed It will add 116.
000,000 In land to the taxable area of
the state, besides bringing In a large
number of people who will make their
homes on these farms. Moreover, the
state Is entitled to an additional 600,000
acres of vacant desert land, under the
Carey act," states the report " j
Bad Start Due to Mistakes.
"It must be admitted that Oregon's
operations under the Carey act have
not as yet been very successful. This
is due to an unfortunate beginning.
This state accepted the Carey act In
1901, but the act of acceptance did not
give ths State Land Board sufficient
authority. Nearly all of our present
projects were Initiated between 1901
and 1906. There was no state engineer
at that time to advise the Land Board
relative to the engineering problems
Involved, and the parties initiating the
projects' did not seem to realise the
importance of obtaining complete and
reliable Information relative tor water
supply, duty of water and cost of
reclamation. The result was that the
amount of available water was grossly
overestimated, or the amount necessary
to reclaim the land underestimated, or
the cost of applying the water greatly
underestimated.
"In 1909 the present law accepting
the -Carey act was passed placing the
control of the Carey act lands In the
Desert Land Board. It Is believed that
during the past two years the Board
has been very successful In Its efforts
to readjust the earlier mistakes and
that the Carey act projects of the state
are now In better condition than ever
before."
- Beard Had Buay Tfr Tear.
Briefly, the Board during the past
two years, Recording to the report, re
linquished 8000 acres In Harney County
to the United States and closed an
other dead project; executed a contract
with the Central Oregon Irrigation
Company covering 140,000 acres which
materially assisted the company, and
at the same time protected Ihe set
tlers; obtained a relinquishment of the
Three Sisters contract on the Columbia
Southern covering 27,000 acres; entered
into a new contract covering the 60,000
acres Paisley project; obtained a con
tract with the United States for 44,000
acres In Baker County, and executed
a contract with the Powder Land &
Irrigation Company for reclamation of
these lands. The Board held 62 meet
ings during the year, examined 290
projects of reclamation, cultivation and
settlement, issued 146 deeds and ap
proved 215 applications for entry.
In Its recommendation to the Legis
lature the Board asks for an appropria
tion of $10,000. The report states that
a competent engineer for field Inspec
tion and work should be In the steady
employmert of the Board.
"It has been the hope of the Board
for several years to make this depart
ment self-sustaining, but that hope has
not yet been realized."
ATHLETICS ARE FOSTERED
Intra-Collegiate Sport9 Will Be Vn
der Student Board.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Oct. 22. (Special.)
In order to give more prominence to
Inter-aolleglate athletics the Oregon
Agricultural College board of athletic
control has been instrumental in the
organisation of a student board of
management for inter-class athletics.
It is expected to have this newly cre
ated board assume entire responsibility
for arranging inter-class contests in
all branches of athletics and provide
suitable insignia for the various cham
pionship teams. This will, it Is hoped,
get more students Into athletics and
relieve the board of athletic control of
much superfluous work.
The four class managers which com
pose the student board are: Lester
Tycer. 'It, Brownsville; Harold Babb,
'14, Portland; B. H. Robertson, '15,
Portland, and Martin Spaulding, '16,
Goldendale, Wash.
"KISSING COPST APPOINTED
Walla Walla Pastor Objects to
"Sparking' During Service.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, Oct 22.
"Kissing Cops" have been appointed at
the Central Christian Church, to them
being delegated the work of meeting
Cupid at the door and kicking him out
J. A. Rifley and C E. Lane, members
of the board of trustees of the church,
were sworn In by Mayor A. J. GiUis
as special police officers at the request
of Rev. W. W. Burks, and they will
watch for spooners.
"The church is In a prominent place
and many young people take occasion
to talk and spark In the vestibules."
said Rev. Mr. Burks. "No trouble has
occurred at times other than when
services were being conducted. We did
not want a regular policeman, so asked
for specials. In addition to their work
as Cupid-chasers, the officers will
watch for disturbers."
HIGH COURT SETTLES CASES
Oregon Supreme Bench Judges Pass
on Appealed Actions.
SALEM", Or, Oct 22. (Special)
Seven opinions were handed down by
the Supreme Court today, as follows:
Victor Land Company, appellant vs.
Charles Emmett Drake, respondent ap
pealed from Multnomah County, Robert O.
Morrow Judge; affirmed In an opinion by
Justice Burnett. This Is a suit to deter
mine an adverse claim to real property.
Thomas Crowley et aX, respondents, vs.
Nellie E. Grant et aL, appellants: appealed
from Polk County, William Galloway Judge;
reversed in an opinion by Justice Bean. This
la a suit for the partition of real estate.
Charles c. Palmberg- and O. C. Flavel vi
Alfred Kinney et al, composing the Reclam
ation and Sanitary Commission of the City
of Astoria, respondents, appealed from Clat
sop County, J. U. Campbell. Judge; reversed
In an opinion by Justice Moore. The ques
tion to 4e determined in this case was
whether or not the proceedings undertaken
to amend the .charter of the City of As
toria, initiated by petition and asserted to
have been adopted by a majority vote of
the qualified electors of that city, were
such a departure from the mode prescribed
as to Invalidate the proposed measure. Fail
ure properly to print matter prescribed by
ordinance was found by the Supreme Court
to be a want of notice, creating a fatal de
fect which caused the reversal of the lower
court.
E. M. Howler, plaintiff and respondent
vs. Frank A. Hager et al. and Woodburrt
Orchard Company, defendants, and Frank A
Hager and Woodburn Orchard Company,
appellants, appealed from Multnomah Coun
ty. Henry E. McGinn Judge; affirmed In an
opinion by Chief Justice Eakln. This Is an
action on a contract for the sale of real
property.
Clementine F. Lewis, plaintiff and appel-
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY,
Salem, Or., Oct. 21. (Special.)
At a recent meeting of the mem
bers of the freshmen class, every
member In It led by the presi
dent of the student body. Miss
Jessie Young. Joined the Willam
ette University Campus Im
provement Association.
This organization has for Its
object the beautifying and im
proving of the university cam
pus. The. first aim now Is to
continue the. work already well
under way to make the athletib
field the best In the. West
In arraying' oneself with,-this
society each member agrees to
contribute at least two hours of
hard manual labor with pick or
shovel each week upon the cam
pus. It Is the. custom to report each
afternoon in squads of from six
to fifteen as the work may de
mand. Each squad is in charge
each day of a different head,
who keeps the time worked and
the record of every member.
This association Is doing a great
deal of practical boosting for
Old Willamette, and not a stu-.
dent at the. university has re
fused to help out the project
lant, vs. Northwestern Warehouse Company,
defendant and respondent appealed from
Multnomah County; Robert G. Morrow
judge; reversed In an eplnlon by Chief Jus
tice Eakln. This Is an action to recover
rental for a dock.
F. F. Williams, plaintiff and respondent
vs. Pacifio Surety Company, et aL, ap
pealed from Multnomah County. Henry E.
McGinn judge; affirmed in an opinion by
Justice McBrlde. This is an action on the
bond of a defunot corporation.
In the matter of the application of John
G. Lais to registerea title to resi prupei i .
applicant and respondent, vs. W. R. Smll
and all whom It may concern, defendan
and appellant appealed from Marlon Coun
ty, William Galloway Judge; affirmed in
an opinion by Chief Justice Eakln. This
application was founded on alleged adverse
possession of a tract of land In Polk County.
IV YEAR STREET IMPROVEMENT
INVOLVES $231,103.
Cost of Construction Shows Decrease
Also lire Department and Light
Service Are Augmented.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct 22. (Spe
cial.) The last year has been the
greatest for improvement In the his
tory of the city, all things being taken
Into consideration. In ten months 439
blocks of concrete sidewalk have been
laid; 73H blocks of sewer constructed,
at a cost of $21,731: 56 blocks of macad
am streets have been laid, costing $30.
000: 165 blocks of streets have been
graded at a cost of $111,000, and 31
blocks of hard-surface pavement have
been laid, costing $70,000.
Improving of streets and sewers and
laying pavement Involved $231,103.
It is interesting to note that a drop
per unit in the cost of construction has
taken place. The cost of cement side
walk in 1912 was .093 a square foot
compared with .104 in 1911. The hard
surface pavement averaged $1.77 a
square yard In 1911 and $1.95 in 1911.
In 1911 the monthly light bill was
about $300, while this year It Is $600,
so greatly has the number of lights in
creased. Public drinking fountains
have been Installed in the business sec
tion; a new auto-chemical wagon has
been added to the fire department at
a cost of nearly $6000; the street oil
ing has been done by the city Itself,
Instead of by contract; and a special
election has been called to vote on
bonding the city to build a new city
hall to cost about $50,000.
Dr. Charles S. Irwin has been Mayor
of Vancouver during 1912, and he la
one of the three candidates now In the
field. J. P. Kiggins. who was de
feated by Mayor Irwin last year. Is
again in the field, and N. E. Allen is
the new candidate.
VOTING MACHINE REJECTED
Court Restores Paper Ballot After
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$450,000 Purchase Is Made.
SPRINGFIELD. "5T.. Oct. 22. Voting
machines will not be used next month
in Chicago. The Supreme Court of Illi
nois today allowed the petition for a
writ of mandamus to compel the elec
tion commissioners of Chicago to sub
stitute paper ballots and the regula
tion ballot boxes for mechanical con
trivances formerly purchased.
The decision abrogates a contract
for the purchase of 1000 machines at
$1000 each and leaves the board with
600 machines on hand for which it
paid $450,000.
Clatsop Registration Gains.
ASTORIA. Or., Oct 22. (Special.)
The total registration of voters in Clat
sop County for the coming general elec
tion was 3189 or 507 more than in 1910,
when the registration was 2682.
Rigo, eccentric Gipsy violinist and
his orchestra from Paris, at the Louvre
Grill, 6 to 8 and 10 to 12 nightly.
STORM TERRIFIES
SHIP PASSENGERS
Gale More Feared Than Snap
ping of Propeller on
. Camino.
MANY PUT ON LIFEBELTS
Mrs. W. E. Allison, of Portland, Put
Off Trip to Escape Starting- Oc
tober IS, Then Finds 13 Wom
en on Imperiled Vessel.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22. (Special.)
That the 75 passengers on tne
steamer Camino, Captain A. H. Ahlin,
were more frightened during the storm
late Friday afternoon and night than
Just after the propeller was disabled
early Saturday morning was the story
they told upon arrival here today In
tow of the steamer Watson.
The Camino sailed from Astoria at 7
o'clock Friday morning and was struck
by a heavy southeast and southwest
gale soon after reaching the open sea
By night the storm was blowing a hur
ricane. Tilth the decks awash and a
side, due to the list of the vessel. From
10 o'clock until mwnignt xne gaie was
at its worst and many of the passengers
donned life preservers for safety.
The steamer rolled in an alarming
manner to the landsmen on board and
the screw was racing nearly half the
time, due to the fact that one blade
snapped and carried the others with it
This, they assert is not unusual with
castlron propellers when subjeot to un.
usual stress by racing In heavy
weather.
Aid Comes Quickly.
At the time the accident happened
the Watson was" In sight and answered
the first call sent out for help, as did
the President Less than five hours
after the accident the Watson was
alongside, and within a short time a
line was fast and the steamers started
for San Francisco. The gale had been
moderating from midnight on and the
seas began to go down by the time a
line was passed from one vessel to the
other.
From that time on the 'voyage was
without mishap. Passengers Joined In
having a good time, there were games,
a straw vote was taken for President
resulting In a victory for Wilson over
Taft by 46 to 21, and the evening be
fore arrival a grand concert was held
in the music' room.
Thirteen Flays Big Fart
With the arrival In the bay this
morning, when the line was dropped
from the Watson and two red-stack
tugs took up the tow and berthed the
steamer at the upper end of Meiggs
wharf, the passengers found out Just
what had Icaused their trouble. It
was the fact that there were Just 13
women among ithe passengers on
board.
Mrs. W. E. Allison, of Portland, who
was called 'Mother" by all - the paa-
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esteem, said that her husband and she
did not sail on tne xtose Jiiy jciooer
IS and then found yesterday that un
lucky number applied to the number
of women on board the Camino.
During the evening before arrival
in port a testimonial was prepared by
and signed by all the passengers. It
reaa:
"Captain A. H. Ahlln: We, the under-cln-oH
wlnh to evnrefla to voursalf
and your crew our deepest apprecia
tion for your courteous treatment and
thoughtful care during this perilous
voyage."
LIQUOR CASES ARE ARGUED
Supreme Court to Consider Contests
From Crook County.
SALEM. Or., Oot 23. (Special.)
Eleven bootlegging cases coming up on
appeal from Crook County, which were
argued In the Supreme court today,
present a question which may have a
vital effect on "wet ' and "dry" condi
tions in that county. .
Attorneys for the defendant boot
leggers allege that the order of the
Countv Court declaring the county
"dry" prohibited the sale of alcoholic
liquors for "beverage purposes." The
statute. In the event local option
carries for the "drys," prohibits the
sale of liquor for all purposes, save
those specifically set out In the law,
such as medicinal, sacramental and
purposes of necessity.
The contention of the attorneys for
the defense Is that the order of the
County Court is invalid, because of Its
failure to cover the ground set out by
the statute. Should this be upheld by
the Supreme Court it Is probable the
convictions of the lower court would
not stand. These cases originally came
up in 1908..
VALE NEWSPAPER IS SOLD
Malheur Enterprise Passes Into
Hands of Portland Man.
VALE, Or., Oct 22. (Special.) The
Malheur Enterprise, owned by B. M.
Stone, and one of the largest and lead
ing papers of Malheur County, was re
cently sold to John O. Rigby, of Port
land. Mr. Stone came to Vale about three
years ago. and through his efforts the
Enterprise became one of the best
papers in this part of the state, and
much ' good has been accomplished
through Its columns in the way of de
veloping Vale and Malheur County at
large. Mr. Rlgby, who Is connected
with D. M. Brogan In the promotion
of the Bully Creek Irrigation project
will conduct the paper in connection
with his other work; Mr. Stone expects
to leave Vale in the near future for
Los Angeles, where he will pass the
Winter.
WORK HALTS FOR PRESENT
Shortage of Locomotives Stops Vale
Labor for Time.'
vit.e rii rrt 28 fSnaeial.1 Ow
ing to the shortage of locomotives and
the congested conditions aiong me line
in Eastern Oregon and Idaho, the rail-
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discontinue work at this point on the
Oregon-Eastern for several weeks.
About 160 men lelt vale yesteraay ior
nolnts in Montana, where they will be
at work for a time.
The Yankton Construction Company
left also for points east The Utah
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eral supervision of the road work, will
remain and rush Its pari oi me con
tract as rapidly as possible. It was
-A ..t.av that there would
be 27 bridges between. Vale and Dog
Mountain, uonsiaeraoio oi ins onus?
material is now In the yards here.
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LARK LEADS TO JAIL
Boys Involved With Girl Who
Committed Suicide Guilty.
EACH SENTENCED TO YEAR
Oregon City Touths to Pay Penalty
for Alleged Folly That , Drove
Valeria Prof fitt to Poison
After All-Night Trip.
OBKOOS City. Or- Oct. 22. (Spe
cial.) John Flnucane and Harry Tlm-
mons, accused of -contributing to tne
delinquency of Valeria Proffltt, 14
years of age, who committed suicide
last Friday morning following an all-
night automoDlle trip to t-orxiana,
were declared guilty today by County
Judge Beatle and sentenced to serve
one year In Jail each. The men, wno
Mi..flAH tha rfnv fnllowinar the
tragedy on $600 ball each, were Imme
diately locked up. Judge Beatle In
timated when sentencing tne prisoners
that he might during their term of
service parole them.
Frank Proffltt, father of the dead
i-i Mf i,4 that ahn was 14 vears
of age last September. Flnucane, Tlm-
mons anf Ulara jonnson. wno io
a member of the automobile party,
told about the same story.
Flnucane and Miss Johnson arranged
the automobile trip, It being the orig
inal intention to attend a Portland
tha.ter and return to this city about
1 o'clock Friday morning. The auto-
mobile got out oi oraer eaurwjr w
they left this city, but they were able
to reach tiray s urossins ueiure oc
ing stalled. About two hours and a
half was spent at a garage in that
neighborhood, the machine being tem
porarily repaired.
It, however, broke down again on
Hawthorne avenue and was pushed by
the young men to a garage. The ma
chinist there said it -would take several
hours to repair It, and the young men
and girls went to West Portland. They
testified that they ate in a restaurant
on Third street and when they re
turned to the garage the machine had
been repaired.
They arrived In Oregon City about
7 o"clock, and, after eating at a Main
street restaurant Miss Johnson was
taken to her home at Fourteenth and
Center streets and Timmons started
up the hill with Miss P"1"
said he left her at Shtveley'. Theater
at her request. It was immediately
after this that she bought the car
bolic acid, which she drank Just be
t .trlTi- her home, when she fell
dying In her mother's arms.
REBEKAHS VISIT ASHLAND
Jackson County Convention Well
Attended and Interesting.
ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
Oregon Bebekahs of Jackson County
have just held their district convention
In this city. Preliminary to formal
business a purely social time was in
order, after which Mrs. May Greer of
Hillsboro, president of the Rebekah
Assembly of Oregon, gave a talk of un
usual Interest not only concerning
lodge matters, but also digressing upon
personal remlnlscenses of early days
passed In this vicinity. In addition to
Oregon Rebekah lodges represented,
among the number being Hillsboro,
Richmond. Grants Pass, Jacksonville,
Medford, Talent, Eagle Point, Portland,
Rogue River and Gold Hill, there were
also visitors from Adin, Cal.; Naper,
Neb., and Belmond. Iowa.
Offl"ers for the'neit annual conven
tion, which will be held at Central
Point, this county, are: Mrs. Salter,
Eagle Point, president; Mrs. Wing.
Medford, vice-president; Mrs. D. Per
ozzl. Ashland, secretary; Mrs. Dodge,
Ashland, conductor; Mrs. Oatman,
Talent, marshal: Mrs. Usher, Medford.
inside guard; Mrs. Taylor, Jackson
ville, outside guard.
Clatsop Bnys Poor Farm.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 22. (Special.)
The County Court of. Clatsop County
has purchased 60 acres of diked tide
land in the Walluskl River district to
be used as a poor farm, the consldera-
.tion being J7000. The court Intends to
have the improvements made so mat
the persons who are supported by the
country may be transferred to the farm
early next Spring and thus become
early self-Bupportlng. While this mat
ter has not been definitely determined,
the court probably will have plans pre
pared for a large building, but erect
only so much as Is required for imme
diate use and then add to it as the
necessity arises. The person In charge
of the poor farm will also act as tender
of the drawbridge.
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