THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAT SATURDAY, JTJX.Y 12,
NEW IRRIGATION
UNIT IS PROMISED
SCENXS AT MOUNT ST. HELENS AND MAP SHOWING WHERE MR. AND MRS. SMITH ARE BELIEVED
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Success of West Xmatiila. Extenstoiy
Contingent on What Present
IToIders of "Uind Are Will
ing to Concede.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 11. Convinced by Senator
Lane of the entire practicability of the
West Umatilla Irrigation project. Sec
retary of the Interior Lane today
authorized the Reclamation Service to
proceed with what is known as the
sixth Umatilla unit, which Is the first
unit of the west extension and Which
will recla4m 10,000 acres of land at a
cost estimated at $80 to $100 an acre.
Approval of this portion of the project,
however, is conditioned on the agree
ment by the Oresron- Land & Water
Company, which owns a large part of
the 10.000 acres, to subdivide and sell
its holdings In farm units which are
acceptable to the Secretary of the In
terior, the purchaser of such land to
make application for the water right
at the time of purchase.
.Unless this condition is met, no con
struction work will be permitted to
proceed.
Million Dollars Available.'
Secretary Lane this morning sent for
Senators Lane and Chamberlain ana
told them of his decision. He said the
showing- made by Senator Lane had
satisfied him that these lands could
readily stand tho cost of reclamation
and he thinks there will be no trouble
if his requirements are complied with.
He explained that he could not at this
time, even If so disposed, authorize the
construction of the entire west exten
sion, comprising 30,000 to BO.000 acres.
because of lack of funds, but he has
found about fl. 000,000 which he will
jrladly expend in irrigating the 10,000
acre unit, provided the private land
owners will agrree to his terms.
In his study of the Umatilla situation,
Secretary Lane found that develop
ments of the original project has been
retarded largely by speculative land
owners, who have refused to subdi
vide their lands and sell at reasonabl
prices. His attention was called to
the fact that the Maxwell Company
charged S200 an acre for some of Its
lands in the old project, and he does
not want any such situation on the
west extension.
Storage Work Not Needed
While the Secretary does not lay
down specific terms which the Oregon
Land & Water Company must meet, he
will insist that the company subdivide
Its holdings into farm units from 10
acres ur. according to character and
location. The Reclamation Service is
directed to proceed with plans for this
unit on the assumption that the land
company? will make a satisfactory , pro
posal to the Secretary. rne unit ap
proved today does not contemplate the
construction of any new storage worm,
but will necessitate the building of a
new diversion dam In the Umatilla
River and ttre- construction or recon
struction of considerable canal mileage.
If, after this unit is completed. Secre
tary Lane desires to. proceed with the
whole west extension, a large storage
reservoir will have to be built, but that
is not. essential-.to completion of the
sixth unit.
The allotment of $1,000,000 for this
Drolect. in addition tt recent allot
meht of $500,000 for the co-operative
Deschutes project, is indication of Sec
retary Lane's purpose to adjust Ore
gon's account under the' reclamation
act. Today's action, however, does- not
balance Oregon's account, and Senator
Lane will urge further that negotiations
he resumed with private land owners
In the main body of the West Umatilla
project with a view to clearing the way
for construction, in the event the Sec
retary is disposed and later finds funds
with which to construct this more ex
tensive work. j
-Future I p to Private Owner
The reported disposition of the pres
ent owners to hold their land at unrea
sonable prices is the biggest stumbling
block in the way of the greater project.
but if these owners, including the Ore
gon Land & Water Company, show the
same disposition that has been mani
fested by the Northern Pacific Railway,
which also owns considerable land
under the project, this difficulty can
be overcome.
The Northern Pacific has subdivided
its- lands to the satisfaction of the Sec
retary and has offered it for sale at
prices deemed reasonable and promises
to reduce prices further if the lands
cannot be sold at the present price.
This is what is expected of all big
private land owners under this proj
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Release of Americans to Be
Demanded1 of Rebels.
FIVE HELD AT HIDALAG0
Secretary Kef uses to Discuss What
Will Be Done J f Mexicans Re- ,
fuse, tout Compliance Is
Counted On.
WASHINGTON. July 11. Secretary
Garrison today ordered Colonel"Edwin
P. Brewer, of the Fourteenth Cavalry,
at Fort Mcintosh, Tex., to demand the
release of five Americans, together
with S50-cattle and SO horses, held by
Mexican revolutionists at Hidalgo,
Mexico. Secretary Bryan requested the
action.
Secretary Bryan, who made public
the order to Colonel Brewer, declined
to discuss what would be' done in" the
event the revolutionists declined to
give up the Americans and their prop
erty. It Was regarded as certain at
the State Department that Colonel
Brewer's demand, would, be compiled
with promptly.
Consul Demand Refused.
Hidalgo is on the Texas border about
50 miles northwest of Fort Mcintosh
and it is expected that the Colonel will
execute his mission before many hours
pass.
The attention of the State Depart
ment was called to the Imprisonment of
the Americans and the seizure of their
property by Consul Garrett at Neuvo
Laredo, Mexico. When Consul Garrett
demanded the release of his country
men the revolutionists told him they
must await orders from Piedras Ne-
gras.
VI ell antra Hans Bnndlts
So great is the lawlessness around
ect. Secretary Lane and members oflTampico that the better class of Mexl-
the Reclamation Commission will visit cans have Joined Americans in or-
Oregon and go over the whole Umatilla ganizing vigilantes under commission
project later in the Summer, and theit
visit will have an important bearing on
the ultimate decision as to the complete
West Umatilla extension.
Secretary Lane will also visit Crater
Lake and Mount Rainier National
parks. . He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Lane.
RODENTS TO BE POISONED
l-Vjrestry Service Hopes to Save Fit
Seed on Burned-Off iAiid.
" EUGENE, Or.. July 11. (Special.)
Within a week, according to A. E. Ca-
hoon, supervisor of the Siuslaw Na
tional Forest, a dozen men will be
sent to Tillamook County to spread
poisoned grain over some 2000 acres ol
burned over lands, to kill field mice,
gophers and other animals that might
eat the Douglas Fir seeds which are to
be planted there this Summer.
As soon as the poison crew has fin
ished Its work. 60 or 70 men will be
sent in to do the seeding, taking three
months or more in the planting. Two
thousand acres will be sown with seed
from the Government Seed Drying Sta-1
tlon at Weyth, and on 1000 more acres
young trees will be set out.
of the Federal military Governor of
San Luis Potosi. - Already 14 bandits
have been hanged. It is expected that
military Governor will take charge
of the State of Temaullp, as has been
done in Vera Crur and San Luis Potosi.
The Consul at Mazatlan has reported
to the State Department that many des
titute Americans aro arriving at that
port and that he has already sent 24
refugees to San Francisco,
MULHALL ADMITS MISDEED
(Continued from First Page.)
GARRISON DUE AUGUST 2
Secretary of War, Chief of Staff and
. Quartermaster to Visit Vancouver.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July 1 1. The tentative itinerary I nervous.
both Colonel Mulhall and McMichaels
were under subpena by the Senate com
mittee, the House committee issued
subpenas for them forthwith, command
lng their appearance-at 8 o'clock to
morrow morning.
Night Session Announced.
Within a half hour after the House
committee had decided, on this, course
Senator Overman announced his night
session. He said that Colonel Mulhall
was to be examined as to "preliminary
matters."
Mulhall waited about the Senate of
fice building all day. He went into
the hearing room early In the morning,
spent an hour there and then went to
Senator Reed's private office. He Is
a man of little more than medium
build, with a sandy complexion and
thin gray hair. He wears glasses and
looks over them rather than through
them. He did not appear particularly
of Secretary Garrison, General Wood,
chief-of-staff. and Quartermaster-Gen.
eral Aleshlre will land them In Port
land August 2, and part of the day will I
be passed in tile inspection of Van
couver Barracks.
The following day the party will visit
Tacoma and probably go to the Ameri
can Lake camp site, reaching Seattle
August 4, when they will inspect Fort
1-nwton. which It is proposed to en
large to regimental size. Fort Wright
near Spokane will be Inspected Au
gust 6.
Senator Reed was designated by
Chairman Overman to examine the wit
ness, who said he was born In 1860 and
had lived in Baltimore more than 13
years. He said before he went with
the National Association of Manufac
turers he was 'principally in. politics"
and was connected with the Repub
lican National Committee.
"I refused a bribe of $5000 and a life
position In the naval, service In 1892,
said Mulhall. "That year I had charge
of the Republican campaign in Albany
and JRennselaer counties, New York.
Previous to that I had charge of Will
iam McKlnley's Gubernatorial cam
paign in Ohio."
Mulhall said the late Senator Quay,
of Pennsylvania,- sent -him to confer
with John Mitchell during the anthra
cite strike in the Pensylvania fields In
Ji02 to Ret the "inside story." During
that time. Mulhall said, he arranged !
for a conference between Governor
Stone, of Pennsylvania, andthree labor
leaders.
The first Mulhall letter Introduced
was aoorcssed to Mitchell, in February,
li02, relating to these meetings.
.Advice Given Labor Leaders.
A letter dated May 17. 1902, from Mul
hall to Mitchell, told of a conference
between Mulhall and Governor Stone,
at which Stone expressed sympathy
with the miners.
I think you eould make a grand
stroke," the letter said. In suggesting
the calling of a strike, "if you would
meet Governor Stone - and make him
your friend; he will be of great as
sistance to you in the event of an an
thracite strike."
A letter in August, 1901. from C. Car.
roll Downs, wfcom Mulhall said was
secretary to the late Senator McComas.
or Maryland, related to the employment
of two men In the Treasury Department
In Washington. The men were officers
of the M-olders' Union in Baltimore.
A letter of July 12. 1913. 'to Mulhall.
as heao. of the Workmen's Protective
Association, from an association of en
gineers in New York, was read by Sen
ator Reed. Tho letter said that "Sen
ator McComas has voted right In the
Interests of labor In everv measure
that has come before the United States
Senate in the last six years."
Letters Are IVot Signed.
Speaking of letters from Cushing,
senator Reed lound one without a sig
nature and wanted to know If the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers
cretly wrote unsigned letters. .
"Always," said Mulhall.
Senator Reed picked out a letter
from Marshall Cushing to John W.
Yerkes, the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, urging him to retain Mulhall
as deputy collector of customs at Bal
tlmore. A note on the top of this let
ter said that it was "absolutely con
fidential," as It "would be fatal If Sen
ator McComas knew I was doing this.'
Asked by Senator Reed why this
would be fatal, Mulhall said: "Because
the National Association of Manufac
turers was fighting McComas. I had
been appointed for three months by
McComas just after the Baltimore fires.
and Cushing wanted to help me retain
the place.
Workmen's Association Controlled.
Mulhall' declared that Cushing had
agreed with him to aid to build up the
Workingmen's Protective Association,
which Mulhall controlled. - It had run
down to about 500 members and with
Cushlng's aid, Mulhall declared, it was
worked up to 1200 members. For this.
Cushing, as secretary -of the National
Manufacturers' Association, frequently
sent Mulhall money.
"Pie sent me checks, usually $100 at
a time, to be used in hall rent and
keeping up the organization," said
Mulhall. "Occasionally he sent me $40
checks, which were for my own ex
penses."
The committee at the day session
listened' to. a statement by Speaker
Clark, who denied he had ever had
conference with Edward Lauterbach or
communicated with him on any busi
ness whatever. He said he never had
met- David Lamar and only by seeing
his name In the papers even knew
there was such a person as Lewis Cass
Ledyard. The Speaker was not cross-
examined.
William Whitman, ex-president of
the National Association of Wool Man
ufacturers, concluded his testimony,
"I think it can be safely said," he
declared, "that the National Association
of Wool Manufacturers has never, di
rectly or Indirectly, contributed one
cent for political purposes and never
contributed any money in an improper
way to secure legislation."
TWO LOST ON PEAK
mountain is Inviting, but in the even
ing, when the shadow begins to cast,
it Is transformed Into a place of ter
ror, terrific and overwhelming. With
a party of Mazamas I was caught in
a storm on the mountain one afternoon
and I never expected to get out alive.
The party finally did work to safety
between sunset and 6 A. M., during
which time we cut every step of our
way with Ice axes. I cannot see how
the Smiths could possibly have gotten
out of the snow safely.
The many friends of the Smith fam
ily in Portland have given up hope of
a recovery. It is known that they
carried little or nothing to eat with
them, and it is believed that even if
they did not fall into a crevice or
freeze to death during the night they
starvad to death. However, word Is
oeing anxiously awanea irom uouear
and thereabouts. There are those still
who believe there is a chance' of the
couple being found . alive.
Mr. Smith is principal assistant to
the chief engineer of the Pacific Power
& Light Company. He has been In
Portland several years and Is well
known in engineering and social cir
cles.
The ' capture was made by Deputy when captured, in a barn in the Shasta
Sheriff Durham and the owner, of th Valley. H made no resistance and did
missing property. He had the horso not object to being brought back.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith
Caught in St. Helens Storm.
SEARCHERS WORK IN VAIN
New Rescue Squads Go Out With
Little Hope That Portland Sten
and Mate May Be Found
Alive "No Trace Discovered.
(Continued from First Page.)
BROKEN NECK NOT FATAL
Survivor, However, Xow Dying From
Eating Ice Cream.
MARINETTE, Wis., July 11. After
surprising the medical world by re
covering after his neck was broken in
runaway accident several weeks ago.
Hiram Reeves, head of a rural tele
phone company at Oconto, Is now dying
of tomaine poisoning from, eating ice
cream.
His life was saved after the runaway
by an unusual operation, but there is
now no hope for his recovery.
Edlef sen's fuel is good fuel.
St. Helens. They -will continue their
search until the missing couple 1
found. '
The trip from Portland was made by
automobile, the first party leaving at 2
P. M., and the second at about 2:30.
Word from Woodland last night was to
the effect that they had passed through
there en route to Cougar.
The Smiths and the others who got
caught In the storm were the only
members of a party of 8 which started a
week from last Thursday from Port
land to make the trip to the top of the
mountain. The others were W. D,
Peaslee, George Rlddell, Miss Jessie
Rumsey and Miss Pearl Ellis. The auto
mobile of Mr. Peaslee, in which all but
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Miss Monroe
and Mr. Carroll were riding, broke
down and the party was divided, those
in the Smith car going on to the moun
tain and the others returning to Port
land. North Side Is Dangerous.
The party which went through to St.
Helens stopped at the Peterson ranch
on Lewis River, near Cougar, at the
base of the mountain and on Saturday
and the following day started up on the
south side of the mountain. That route
was taken because of the fact that the
north side is badly cut up with crevices
and is dangerous "for either ascent or
descent. At that time clouds were hov
ering about the mountain, but It was
not expected that a storm would rise.
That there is little chance for the
missing persons to have descended from
the mountain safely is the opinion of
Frank B. Riley, of Portland, who is
thoroughly familiar with the mountain,
having scaled Its glaciers and snow
fiels in 1908 on the memorable trip of
the Mazamas. Mr. Riley said yesterday
that It Is impossible to conceive the
horror of being on the mountain In a
storm. He was with the Mazama party
which ran into a blizzard and came near
being starved and frozen to death.
Mountain Is Treacherous,
"The north side of the mountain
of course Is the most rugged," said Mr.
Riley last night. " But the south slope
is bad enough. Judging from what Miss
Monroe said In her letter, and know
ing as I do the great confusion and
panic that overcomes novices on a
mountain when a storm sets in, I fesl
the greatest alarm for the safety of
Mr. and. Mrs. Smith.
, "When a storm of this kind closes in
It Is a hundred per cent worse than
being lost in the desert or the forests.
In addition to the terror of the storm
the mountain is treacherous. At this
time of the year the south elope . is
marked with crevices. These cannot
be seen in many places and it is-necessary-
to know every foot of the way
to be safe from these deep ravines.
Shadows of Night Fnnd.
"You 'may take a step on what- ap
pears to be solid ground. It will turn
out to be a thin crust of snow or, Ice.
which may give way and plunge you
into a crevice. In, the daytimethe
Gorgon Mitchell Captured.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 11.
(Special.) Gorgon Mitchell, the man
who is charged with taking a horse,
bridle and other property from C. A.
Bunting, near Merrill, was captured
near Montague, Cal., Tuesday night.
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