THE 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-"
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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
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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