Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 21, 1914, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE aiOttXIXG OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. JAXTTAHT 21, 1914, WEST'S PLAN FOR IRRIGATION BEATEN State Desert Land Board Re- . fuses to Take Over Work I In Central Oregon. GOVERNOR VOTES ALONE Treasurer Kay Saya Inderal Govern- urui ciiouiu reclaim Land as J Elsewhere Withdrawals Are Xot to Be Entertained, riALEM, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) A resolution Introduced by Governor west providing that the north canal project of the Central Oregon Irriga tion Company be - reclaimed by state and Federal co-operation and that the company be reimbursed for certain ex penditures, was defeated at a meeting tne &tate .Desert Land Board today. Governor "West being the only member to vote for It Secretary of State Ol- eott was not present. State Treasurer Kay eald he opposed the motion, because be did not believe in the state reclaiming land. He de clared he was In favor of the Federal Government reclaiming the land "as It coes in other states." "I have no. apologies to make In vot- lng against the proposition," said At- lorney-ueneral Crawford. otaie engineer Lewis opposed the whole general plan. He declared he was on record as In favor of a consti tutional amendment providing for the issuance or Donds by the state for re- ' uwimns lano. Withdrawals to Be Refused. Another resolution Introduced by the -v.0.uur pruvKing loat no further re- vuobib lot temporary withdrawals be :uiuunea; mat no further perma nent contracts where preliminary con tracts exist be entertained unless s cu.iaiiory guarantee Is g iven that io.uua will DO SDeedllV nrilm of capital. interior-iritis Hmi.. and various trusts, hasn't "anything on j ort Klamath, according to a com plaint made bv that place to Governor West today. They say. although It la not an lncor- a saioon is Detng operated there, as a result of circumvention of the law. The Governor's Information is that a hotelkeenar atiri fr(onH . .... cumoinea in order to conduct the sa loon. The law nrovldea thm- n iinti havin rr GO rnnmn In nlaa Donated, m a v ' hav a hov t t - tended that the hotelkeeper and the otuuuu man in uort iuaraath have sep arate buildings, but a connection has been suDrjlied In nrilcp tr moira i an pear mat tne Belling of liquor is legal. Governor West says he also has been iniormea mat Indians have obtained liquor at the saloon. He will make an investigation and close the place. If he believes the law is being violated, BONANZA HAS BAD BLAZE Hotel. Postofflce. ewsraner Plant and Lodge Hall Destroyed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or- Jan. 20 (Special.) For the third time In three years. Bonanza, In this countv. has suffered severe loss from fire. In each case a hotel has been burned and now tnat town is without such accommo dation. The fire started in the nostofflr-a anA destroyed that building, the hotel, the cuiioiin ornce, tne independent Order Oddfellows' hall overhead and a barber snop. The lodge lost Its naranh ernnllA anr1 all the furniture and fixtures of the ether buildings were lost, with the P"n or tnat in the barber shop and a typewriter and desk In the Bul letin omce. The loss was about sift 000, with no Insurance except on the hotel, which carried 12Rnn nr, i. " -J-ne origin of the fire is un known. FALLING DERRICK IS FATAL at the and that no further extension of time 1 1 H ETRnTCkf .1 linn . . . ... I b, ,. . . . . v - j " "'VJ" """ikiis unless it D8 ujjaniiuB ten. mndsburg was nown tnat the work Is being carried working near by and was unable to get on In a. faithful, businesslike and sat- out ot Path. He was struck a vio- Bert Imndsbnrz First Victim State's Tumalo Project. . BEND, Or- Jan. 20. CSnnclal r- structlon work on the stata'a Tnm.in project claimed its first victim of serious accident today, when Bert Lundsburg was killed by a falling der rick. . Following the settinsr nff nf , of powder last week, the rock on the vuiy streicn or the feed canal remain tag uniinisned was being removed. The cable had been placed around a huge wu.uo oim w 111311 Dower WA..t nnn ari and the rock did not mnv o- "to noiaing tne derrick- hrnli n me apparatus fell. ....... u uuu Dai isfaotory manner and assurance given that the work can be completed at an early date, was adopted. State Treas urer Kay was the only member to vote n-i . i r.oltXi il . . !f or tno resolution recited that under the Carey act only completed projects, the entire acreage bnlnir iKn j uJ lent blow, death resulting Lundsburg lived In Rpnn bt,a la vlved by a wld OW and finvnra 1 Vmivt e MAN ON HUNGER STRIKE "nro h301"5 Sr, ,led, Refuses to Eat. CORVALLIS, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) 1 T or J .n-ca uui Deen made. n una reds of thousand nave Deen expended How- of dollars projects not completed. It further recited that other T ,, A5' ur- Jan- 20 (Special.) concerns were experiencing flnanci fpold ,Cund smashed a large plate difficulties which oould onTy ead gZZIL 1,"-.th8. ?enton. Cty ,comlnK o the rescue as In " iu project. an last night and now Is in the City Jail. He came from Eugene yesterday, having been last employed on a grading camp on the Willamette Pacific He broke th winH , aH a protest analnst slave r-rr,rt lfi. resultlns- fmm u.irc). , . please at any meeting and the resolu- those who demand more profit. " lion means nothing. Further I am on- Cund claims to have had but three meals and one luncheon in eitrht a and now refuses to eat. He hrvh h will never work again and has no rignt to eat. Re-olntloa Declared Buncombe. am. PPooeil to the resolution be -oo it. cannoi Dind the board ' .n-ny. wa can -h n we TMVIIAd t n 4 v.- v "otituso x nave never ilVSlt th?. ".taking hold of this r.u.uu. iv 1B aI1 ouncombe. nurney.eaeral , Crawford favors t h h the resolution but Insisted The authorities say "that he Is sane tnat tie wanted worthy companies given I and ot Intelligence above the average WINTER'S STORM COSTLY Damage to Government Jetty Work Placed at $26,000. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jn. ciaL) Fully 100 feet of the falsework at north Jetty was destroyed during the icueni eiorm tnat raged all along the r-acmc uoast. earner In the Winter several hundred feet were washed away. It Is estimated that storms thin win. ter have destroyed $25,000 of Govern ment Jetty work. The present Winter has been marked by the severest storms ever experienced here. hnA xie. ' ' '"- "r tne resolution. -n 6 Sr. ValIy Irrigation Com pany asked for an extension of Its -contracts of one year. ' It was .h2 !? --pany had spent ruuio not start actual caSfS,etia Until 11 had 2.000 000 capital. Governor West insisted that i i K y inaKe a complete report ?t wat ft,had EPCnt and aI1 "a Plans. Baker Cnty Property is In IB JllSt 11 B Days I M dway Bull list Vacate ding ! roa Now is your supreme opportunity to buy fine Clothes for Men and Women at the lowest prices I ever quoted! In 11 days I return to my former home, 4th and Morrison. On account of delay in remodeling, there will be no place tor a large part of my stock. It MUST be sold, if these sacrifice prices can accomplish the result' Chesterfield Suits Sacrificed! $20 Suits now $X3.50 $25 Suits how $15.50 $30 Suits now $19.50 $35 Suits now $23.50 $40 Suits now $26.50 $45 Suits now $31.50 Up to $45.00 Fine Overcoats $22.50 Still a number of these handsome Overcoats at nali actual value! Swagger Ulsters, belted-back, Rag lan and Dress Coats. Choice Manhattan Shirt Sale Ends Saturday It 11 be another 6 months before such an oppor tunity comes again. $1.50 Manhattan Shirts, now at. .; .$1.15 $2.00 Manhattan Shirts, now at .... .S1.35 $2.50 Manhattan Shirts, now at. .S1.85 $3.00 Manhattan Shirts, now at 2.25 $3.50 Manhattan Shirts, now at. . .'. S2!65 $4.00 Manhattan Shirts, now at. '. .S2 85 $5.00 Manhattan. Shirts, now at. $3.55 Women's Suits AH in 3 Big Lots! $30 to $40 Suits now at $45 to $50 Suits now at $60 to $75 Suits now at 17.50 121.50 29.50 Broadway Building AY Broadway at Morrison After February 1 at Fourth and Morrison i. GODWIN SCORED Governor West Attacks One- Armed Official. OWNERS TO GET LIQUOR EX-BANKERS ARE HELD 3 FORMER OFFICERS OF DEFUNCT IDAHO COJTCERX ARRESTED. . a. Simpson, of Caldwell. found la South, Are Accused ot , i Taking iSOO by Fraud. vuLvvm Idaho. Jan. 20. (Soe-Th- rZ . an "tcome of the failure of the American National Bank here, lait month. W. G. Simpson and S. D. Simp son were arrested Monday by Federal tVnS, ?Ctf W- G" Simpson was fnIh ,f .the bank unl some tntVZ .wv 7r, ,ac (!d as cashier T i7rm7. U"M closed its doors. n er Wa? arrsted at Meridian. Miss. He gave bonds fri- hi. r ?imC.n,Th0 e3t-cashlc will have a pre liminary examination Saturday at Fort Xrifc,. JhfiaC8 he wasouny A f .uA : . .. ... ... ..o 'uo 01 me taiiure of the 5SkJLWV chared th both aSS .u '.""'n? tarse sums of i. V ,1 """r wn individual use but it was not thought that the acts liad brougrht them within k. ' ..a. ... .,:. c ,nCDTBea asalnst the two - oimpson, .the cashier t"KUnnd falS6 cert"icate of deposit for $2600 in favor of his brother w n. blmpson. and that the latter received . Ufra tnis alleged false de- cumvson organized the bank. At the appneu ior a charter, it i Z, ef local bank" protested . n.u.iiBma against eranting him Editor McManus Indicted. PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. 9.n Rn claL) John P. McManus, -veteran ed itor of the Pilot Rock Record, was indicted by the grand jury todav on charsre of larceny. The nrmwntin. witness is A. Coombs. Canvon ranch It seems the rancher had been indebted 10 me eaitor ror some time. The lat ter, being unable to collect th n m nil n f due him, appropriated enousrh of. th rancher's wheat to eatisfv th. t.ht McManus is one of the well known newspaper men in Eastern Oregon. Executive Alleges Non-Enforcement of law Led to Move Against At- torney, Whom He Adraonlshes Not to Flatter Self. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Announcing that he was elected to of' tice as an act of charity. Governor West, in a letter to District Attorney uodwin, or 5aRer County, today at tacked that official for his alleged taiiure to enforce the laws, Mr. God win has but one arm, and the use of the word "charity" by the Governor had to do with the misfortune. After a conference with Colonel Law son this afteroon Mr. West said he probably would turn over the liquor seized at Copperfield to the owners if they desired it, but that it must not De returned to the "frontier" town. He said the saloons and city government must be divorced, and before he grave an order ending martial law he would have to have assurance that the law would be observed and other men than saloonkeepers and bartenders placed in charge of city affairs. He gave it as nis opinion that It would be a long lime, lr ever, before saloons were opened In Copperfield again. The Gov. ernor s leiter to Mr. Godwin was as follows: Soma time ago I advised' you that unlem i I T-" I . 1. e - . . . mom AMERICAN SKETCH AND ACTOR AT EMPRESS AMONG FEW TO SUCCEED ABROAD. rAHM LA IMPS IN DEMAND Washington State Holdings Xot .So Attractive to Purchasers. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special Returns from the January state land " Jusi compiled, show that while there is a fair demand for Eastern Washington arm lands, it is extreme ly difficult to find purchasers for state timber. Of the $273,000 Worth of state properly offered for sale, a little less than half found purchasers. The fol lowing table shows the classes of prop erty offered and that which was sold: Offered ran. , . praised value) tplanda I134.8M.IH Timber lolO.r.51.50 Tide lends 4.77K.52 Hhore land ......... 2,57 7S Harbor axea S75.50 Totals Sold. $ 83.014.82 i!t,HU.70 4.497.41 l!,r.rt7.7S .$273,459.24 $12S,!,tia.7u i i V - . " ' ' ' " ' FORT KLAMATH CASE NEXT governor West Hears of Peculiar Liquor Sales to South. SALEM. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) The effete East; with Its combinations MAURICE FIIEEMAK. T-mMra1C Freema". tar J tho Playlet, "Tony and the Stork," at the Empress, is one of the few vaudeville actors to meet success abroad th tot. Bket5 freeman toured Enffland with "Tony and ;fr aS b s yfblcl and the sympathetic little playlet won such lZ Z mrent; London aent a" bidding for a second appear tk ? American star. "Tony and the Stork" was -written by John B. Hymer. who is noted nti-i,u.i. - ,-. " JL "The Devil and Tom TCiv," vZ.lZ.Z .a"r l -three times in the vehicle., Freeman toured the Orpheum circuit you took steps as provided fcy law. for th aDatement of certain nulnanr.. in trmtv I would be obliged to proceed against you for negligence in office. It appears from newspaper reports that my letter has had uesirea eiieet ana my request is be ing; complied with. I note what you have to say in your re cent letter to this office in reference to the obscene pictures taken from the walls of the Copperfield saloon of Councilman Wet sand, saloonkeeper, law-breaker and client olsTUr pmrtner nd aePUty. Attorney Klch- You intimate that In my attack on you I am attacking the decent people of Baker County. Let me admonish you not to so flatter yourself. In attacking; you I was attacking organized vice, which- had been permitted to live and operate through your failure to perform the duties of your office and your permitting your law partner and deputy to act as Its attorney. Hereafter this office expects you to do your duty and we intend to see that the laws In your eonnty are strictly enforced. Local officials will be given every oppor tunity to bring about tfie desired condition of affairs, but on their failure to do so, we ... lu icauAb w mea prompt and ef fective measures as, in our opinion, will produce results. Tou were elected to the -office you now hold as an act of charity and you owe it to the law-abiding citizens of your county remmn laiimui to your promise to th ' m to snow a decent, respect . for wu U.UI UL QII1CB. IT REGENTS APPOINT Portland and Salem Architects to Design Additions. TWO NEW CHAIRS CREATED Option Taken on Land for Possible ' Extension and Committee Named Iteport on Proposal Change Law School. k, efrts to erect hal1- made pos a ? fv. tnroun the late Richard Scott. : , vvim several applica tions on band. to to MR. GODWEf AWAITS LETTER District Attorney Refnses to Com ment on Alleged Attack. y j3Aivt.it, or., Jan. 20. r(Special-) District Attorney Godwin refused to comment tonig-ht on Governor "West's letter In which the Governor referred to his election as "an act of charity." Mr. Godwin has lost a hand. He said he would await receipt of the Governor's una would tnen answer publicly, fiivugji me press. $7000 INSURANCE WON MUTUAL COMPANY LOSES PEEME COURT. IN SU. .Multnomah, Tillamook, Columbia smd Waxhlnjrton County Appeal Cases Also Decided. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) xne supreme Court today, in the case of the I S. Frakea Company, of Port land, against the Mutual Fire Company. of Portland, affirmed the decision of the lower court, awarding the plaintiff insurance on a $7000 policy. Premium on the policy had not been paid at the time of a fire which destroved th plaintiffs plant, and the defendant had canceled the policy two days before. Notification of the cancellation, how ever, had not been given to the plain mi, wmougn a request for payment or the premium had been made. Other decisions today war foi lows: xauxic launarv Hnninati v. t -mpDr. appellant; appealed from Multnomah; action for damages to property. In the matter of th .nniinn . ,r Scnollmyer for a permit to appropriate the wa-teJ f Bobs Creek, appealed from Tllla- L. B. Eastman vs. Jennlngrs-McRae Jjog-g-lng Company, appellant: appealed from Columbia: action to i-.r.nv.- . . ' destruction of timber by fire, reversed. w. F. Desslnser vs. Philip Gevurtz et al.. .ppcuams; appeaiea from Washington; suit to foreclose a mechanic's Hen, affirmed w- w. Myers, administrator of estate Of uuiu owmiiun. deceased, appellant vs. Portland Railway. Llsht A. Power nor,.. appealed from Multnomah; action for dam.' ases lor death of Swanson, reversed. CIVIL ENGINEERING WANTED Polk County Grange Asks Restora tion at Agricultural College. MONMOUTH, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) At tho meeting- of the Polk County Po mona Grangre In this city recently a resolution was adopted asking for a reconsideration by the board of higher courses restoring: the civil engineering wont to the Agricultural College. Dele gations from the granges of the county made the attendance large and the reg ular business meeting was of much in terest. The Pomona Grange will meet here again in the next few weeks. At tne Duslness session committer were appointed to assist in the plans for the big State Grange meeting, which will be held In Monmouth nov May. . , . . i : ..... . . LIVE C0Y0TE CAPTURED Stage Driver on Canyon City Uno Lassoes Injured Animal. TrT.. . uai, or., Jan 20. (Special.) ,ui,y, lno stagedriver on the Monument-Canyon City line, captured a. live coyote Friday night. When about rive miles from the Beech Creek sta tion he saw a coyote limping down the hill, a trap attached to its foot Holiday took his tie ropes and, using them lasso fashion, caught the animal and took it to Canyon City. Coyotes are numerous in Grant Coun ty this season and have become the source of a profitable Industry to some. UNIVERSITY OF. OREGON, Eugene, Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) Ellis F. Law rence, of Portland, and W. C. Knigh ton, of Salem, were today chosen as architects respectively, to plot out the new campus and to design the $100,000 recitation building sanctioned by the voters in the late referendum election. The selections were made by the board of regents at Its regular biennial meet ing. On the recommendation of President Campbell, two new chairs were estab lished, both being filled by men who are at present members of the faculty of the university extension department. Dr. George Rebec was elected to the chair of philosophy; Dr. Clifton F. Hodge to the chair of sociological bi ology. President Campbell's reoort showed tne university to be in a prosperous condition, with 1577 students registered in ail departments. An option was taken on seven acres or land adjoining the campus, to tiro. vide for the future growth of the in stitution. A committee was appointed to report on the proposed changes to oe made in the law school in Portland with the view of transplanting: nart of tne course to Eugene. The establish ment of a botanical and zoological mu seum in Eugene was also favored. Minor business Included the arrantinsr of a maximum allowance of $700 to ine management ot "The Oregona," the stuaenv annual, to help defray the penses of the book and the granting of a year s leave or aDsence each to Pro feasor John F. Bovard and Miss Julia Burgess, or the faculty. All the regents except Governor West were present. Favorable Report Expected. SALEM,Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) Representative in Congress Slnnott has Informed Governor West that he ex pects a favorable report from the House publio lands committee on the bill to fnJ?f re scattering tracts of school n tff ? f larf tract" of timber land nr., iS ltate- Ha Eald ther was little doubt about the bill being passed. MILWAUKiE CLUB ELECTS C. B. Hanson Chosen President of Commercial Organization. MILWAUKIE, OrT Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The governors of the Milwaukie Commercial Club met Monday night and elected C. B. Hanson, president; Mrs. M. L. Roberts, vice-president; Mrs. Maggie L. Johnson, recording secre tary, and A. J. Wller. treasurer. Presi dent Hanson then appointed Mrs. Mag gie L. Johnson. IL B. Harvan o nrl ,i Hopkins a committee on Industrie. It was reported that the mr,v.m.nt to name seven streets in Eastern Mil waukie is working out. Several of the petitions have been filed with the Coun cil and others are belntr mart Boat Capsizes in Squall. WHEELER, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.). John Berger and William Eichler. ot Brighton, during a sudden squall when ineir Doat capsized crowning today. narrowly escaped GRANGE KEEPS BIRTHDAY Twentieth Anniversary of Founding of Milivaukie Body Celebrated. MILWAUKIE. Or.. Jan. 20. fSne ciai.) The ZOth anniversary of the rounding of Milwaukie Grange. Pat rons of Husbandry, was celehmtad baturday. Mrs. Materia L. Johnann. airs. j.eweueyn ana other charter mem- uera spoke Briefly reviewing- tha growth of the Grange and recounting Howl Darkened My Gray Hair Lady Glvea- Simple Home- Recipe That She Used to Darken Be Gray Hnlr. r, r : i t - For years I tried to restora. mv rr hair to its natural co!otwJth the pre- i uyes ana stains, trnt- non of them gave satisfaction and they were all expensive. I .finally ran onto a simple recipe which I mixed at home that gives wonderful results. I gave the recipe, which is as follows. t a numtter of my friends, and they are all delighted with It. To, 7 02. of water aaa a small box of Barbo Com pound, 1 oz. of bay rum and oz. of glycerine. Use every other day until the hair becomes the required shade, then every two weeks, it .m not only darken the gray hair, hut removes dandruff and scaln hum,.. and acts as a tonle to the hair. t. not sticky or greasy, does not im.k and does not color the scalp. You can prepare It at home at very little expense. Adv. A FEW MORE . ear -it m m i hi i t&r-xm"mi ajii 11 uw , . - qr- , i - iilillMillPl ONLY $6.00 MONTHLY A fine $375 Piano for your little ones' musical education $10 in cash will send it to your home tomorrow A saving of $160, possible only during the time of this Removal Sale. NEW AND USED PIANOS SSL $65 S $145 $185 Jg" $245 TERMS $1 TO $2 WEEKLY Start With $1 Hak.?yo,f,el?ct,on a?dpay i down, if you beforeUd.Uver" ZZ SSy. ?S?n iFZJflt'ft .HSSUS4 Out-of-Town Buyers It is safe and satisfactory to buy one of thesa pianos by mall. Write us and we will send you full description or if you like- ship the piano subject to your approval W f pay f ?eVht' to whyenrSidy. 6rearon' Washington or Idaho. Buy now and hve Usgip'ped r,Ivey P'ano or player piano purchased carries with It the Gravoa Music Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the usual guarantee for h ifgTwIn VUr J!.UwJi aouS Graves Music Co., Inventory-Removal Sale 111 Fourth Street