THE MORNING OREGONTAN, MONDAY, 3IARCH 23, 1914.
GO-OPERATION WITH
STATES OUTLINED
didates: Democrats, Edgar Marvin,
incumbent, and Giles Flass: Republi
cans, I F. Evans and H. C. Cramer;
Progressive, A. M. Smith. For County
Clerk one candidate is out, Charles G.
Bilyeu, Democrat, incumbent. The Re
publicans have discussed various can
didates to oppose Mr. Bilyeu. but have
not agreed on any as yet. For Treas
urer the candidates are: C. W. Frank
lin, Democrat, incumbent, and M. H.
Tucker, Republican. For County Com
missioner there -are two Republicans
seeking the nomination, W. B. Fordice
and Ernest F. Johnson.
Wallowa and Union counties com
prise the 24th legislative district. As
the Senator from this district is, by
custom, a Union County man. the Rep
resentative is from Wallowa County.
Three candidates for the Republican
nomination are in the field. W. A.
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Secretary Lane Willing Gov
ernment Should Aid Dis
tressed Projects.
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Jones and H. B. Davidhizar. of Joseph,
MILLIONS MAY BE USED
and Dr. C A. Maher. of Wallowa. One
Progressive, is running. W. G. Trill, of
Hale rixed for Conference Between
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W'tstirn Governors and Repre
sentative of Department to
Decide on Details.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 22. Secretary Lane, of
he Interior Department, will be unable
to confer personally at Denver with
the Governors cf the Western states
vith a view to outlining a general
policy of co-operation between the Fed
eral Government and the states look
ing to the completion of private irriga
tion projects, which are threatened
with disaster. He has, however, fixed
April 9 as the date when the confer
ences will begin and has delegated As
sistant Secretary Jones to represent
the Interior Department. The date
chosen is the day immediately follow
ing the annual conference of Western
Governors.
Secretary Lane has outlined six top
ics for consideration. They .are: "Co
operation Between Nation and State,"
"Carey Act Projects," 'Itrrlgation Dis
tricts," "Administration and Operation
of the Desert Land Act." "Settlement
of Irrigated lands: Crops, Markets and
Finances," and "Ways and Means of
i'inancing Future Works."
Federal Aid IVeceasary.
It is Secretary Lane's idea, based on
observations made in the West last
Summer, that Government assistance is
necessary to pull a great many pri
vate projects out of the mire. Lack of
confidence in irrigation bonds; difficul
ties experienced by private interests
In financing projects which have been
begun, but are not finished, and the
engineering problems which threaten
some projects with failure all tend to
make it necessary for the Federal Gov
ernment to lend a helping hand. This
Secretary Lane favors, provided he
assured of hearty co-operation on the
part of the states affected and the
projects themselves, or those back
ing thero.
. There is a shortage of money for
carrying on Government irrigation
work on a scale. Congress has done
nothing toward authorizing a big loan
to the reclamation fund and the pros
pects for such a loan are not good
However, there remains available a
certain amount which, judiciously dis
tributed, would Suable the Government,
with the co-operation of the states, to
help several private projects out of
financial difficulties and thus protect
settlers who in good faith have gone
on these projects, assuming they would
be completed 4s promised.
Moirf Munt Be Returned.
One million dollars of Government
money, used with a like amount raised
by the states, would go far to rehabili
tate several uncompleted private proj
ects, and with this minimum expend!
ture of Federal funds a larger area
could be brought under irrigation than
would be possible if the same amount
were applied to a new project, built
entirely with money taken from the
reclamation fund. Secretary Lane does
not indicate as yet how much money
can be set apart for co-operative work
on uncompleted private projects, but
It is assumed that several million dol
lars can be found, if the states will
agree to share evenly with the Govern
ment the cost of finishing private proj
ects that are now at a standstill be
cause of lack of financial backing.
The Government will insist that any
money tt may set apart shall, in time,
be returned to the reclamation fund,
for co-operative work could be under
taken on no other basis under the
present law. However, Secretary Lane
is disposed to make the terms as easy
as possible on the settlers.
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SEED-GROWING IS URGED
Hood River Orchardists May Enter
Field, Says Portland Man.
HOOD RIVER. Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) In addition to receiving a re
turn from vegetables grown between
their trees for canning purposes the
local orchardists eventually may sup
ply the state with a large portion of
its seed beans and peas, according' to
F. W. Nelson, a Portland seed man,
who addressed a meeting of growers
here this afternoon.
The meeting was one of a series that
has been held this Winter by the
Commercial Club. Orchardists are go
ing in extensively for vegetables since
the announcement was made that E. B.
Cloud and John R. Newton would es
tablish a cannery here.
IDAHO SLAYER ACQUITTED
Maynard Brown Proves 'Self-Defense
at Oroflno.
OROFINO. Idaho, March 22. (Spe
cial.) Maynard Brown has been ac
quitted in the district court here of
the charge of murdering James Snod
grass. Self-defense was pleaded. The
verdict was returned after two hours'
deliberation by the Jury.
Brown was tried for the killing of
Snodgrass two weeks ago. In the trial
It was charged that Improper relations
had existed between Snodgrass and
Mrs. Brown, and when Brown accused
' Snodgrass, he was attacked and shot
In self-defense.
SOCIALISTS PLAN RECALL
Pasco Party Objects to Action of Its
Representatives In Council.
PASCO, Wash., March 22. (Special.)
Socialists are circulating recall po
tions for Councllmen Groeme and Leas
ure on the ground that they voted
against pledges in passing the bond
Issue for the Irrigating water."
Both the Socialist Councllmen are
preparing to fight They have Issued
statements to the effect that they did
what they thought for the best Inter
ests of the city In voting for and en
abling the Council to pass this resolution.
Walter Drain.
COQUILLE. Or., Wash., March
22. (Special.) Walter Drain,
one of the oldest residents of
this city, which had been his
home for the past quarter of a
century, died at his residence here
after an illness of about a year.
Mr. Drain was born in Harden
County, Kentucky, September 22,
1834, and-lacked but a few months
of being 80 years of age.
He enlisted in the Third Ken
tucky Cavalry at the outbreak of
the Civil War, and served in the
Union Army for four years, hold
ing, the position of regimental
blacksmith. He resided in Ken
tucky until 1880, when he re
moved to Missouri, and subse
quently to Kansas, taking a
homestead in the northwestern
part of that state. He came to
Oregon about 1889, and ever since
has been a resident of Coquille.
Wallowa. There is no Democratic
candidate. Mr. Jones and Mr. David
hizar are large farmers and live a few
miles apart, not far from Joseph and
Enterprise. Their race promises to be
one of the most interesting at the pri
mary election.
GOLDEN WEDDING IS HELD
Mr. and Mrs, John Charles Johnson
Oregon Pioneers.
CORVALLIS, Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) The golden wedding annlver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. John Charles
Johnson was celebrated Friday, March
13, at the home of their son, A. J
Johnson, of Corvallis. Of the five chil
dren living, all were present with their
families, including Mrs. Lizzie Daniels,
of Eugene; A. J. Johnson, of Corvallis;
Mrs. Etta Simpson and C. V. Johnson
of Arlie, and Mrs. Pearl Stuart, of
Portland. Other guests were a brother
and sister of tooth Mr. and Mrs. John
son, a nephew, a niece, Nathan Young,
of Scio, father of Mrs. A. J. Johnson;
Dr. J. R. N. Bell and Rev. H. H. Hub-
bell, of Corvallis.
Mr. Johnson was born in Illinois in
1842, Mrs. Johnson being born in the
same state in 1846. The former came
to Oregon with his parents by ox team
in 1847. Mrs. Johnson crossed the
plains with her parents in 1853, and
both families settled on donation land
claims in Marion County, near Jeffer
son. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were mar
ried March 13. 1864.
GOOD ROADS DAY ASKED
McMlnnville Grange Wants Citizens
to Work April 1 0. '
M'MINNVILLE Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) McMlnnville Grange No. 31 has
adopted resolutions oalling on Governor
West to proclaim April 10 a good roads
day for Oregon.
The letter to the Governor says in
pari:
'McMlnnville Grange No. 31 at to
day's session voted to ask you to desig
nate April 10 a holiday to be known as
Good Roads Day for Oregon and that
you request all citizens to go on the
highways and work to improve the
roads under the direction of the County
Courts and Supervisors of the several
districts. Also that an Assistant Super
visor be appointed for every section of
the road where necessary.
WALLOWA GETS SETTLERS
Homesteads Are Being Taken and
Relinquishments Purchased.
ENTERPRISE. Or, March 22. (Spe
cial.) New settlers and homeseekers
are flocking into Wallowa County at
a rate never before known. ' Many are
looking for homesteads and others are
anxious to buy deeded and improved
farms. Homesteads are growing
scarce, but many sales of relinquish
ments are reported. The bulk of the
newcomers are practical farmers, large
numbers coming from the Palouse
country. Alost of the activity is in the
hill lands northeast of Enterprise.
The continued mild weather of
March has enabled farmers to start
breaking new sod earlier than usual.
Many thousand acres of virgin soil will
be turned this season.
WALLOWA CANDIDATES OUT
Five in Race for Sheriffs Post and
Three for Representative.
ENTERPRISE, Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) Candidates for all the codnty
offices to be filled this Fall have en
tered the race for the primary elec
tion. For Sheriff there are five can-
Company K 27, Company A 23.
CORVALLIS, Or, March 22. (Spe
cial.) Company A, Third Infantry, O.
N. G., of McMinnville, was defeated at
basketball by Company K on the local
armory floor last night by a score of
27 to 23. Company A has beaten every
other team of the regiment except that
of Company K. Company K has won
twice from the McMinnville team and
claims the National Guard championship.
Horsethlef Suspect Caught. '
SALEM, Or, March 22. (Special.)
J. H. Miller, accused of stealing a horse
from A. C. Simmons, of Gervias, last
Friday, was brought to this city from
Springfield today by Sheriff Esch.
Miller had the horse when arrested,
but declared he bought It In Albany.
He admits that he was in Salem about
the time the horse disappeared. i -
Word -Pictures
of War by an
American Kipling
' The METROPOLITAN sent John
Reed to Mexico for the truth. He is
26 years old and doesn't know fear.
We knew we would t,et the truth
from him, but frankly confess we did
not expect the wonderful word pictures
oi a country torn and bleeding with
civil war that we publish in our April
number. We got the truth about
Mexico, but greater than that we dis
covered an American Kipling.
Hot from the front has come John
Reed's first "story" of Mexico. By
holding our presses we just had time
to catch the April number now on
the news-stands. It's literature. What
Stephen Crane and Richard Harding
Davis did for the Spanish-American
War in 1898, John Reed, 26 -years
old, has done for Mexico. You see
that beautiful, blood-drenched country
with freshly dug graves crowding the
public roads. You see glorious,
drunken nights of revelry where mirth
is turned to tragedy by jealousy fired
with too generous gulps of sotol for
even in war sparkling eyes and red
lips sway the passions of men. You
see General Urbina, surrounded by his
gaily decked fighters, traveling with
his mother and his mistress. And for
the first time you will understand this
monstrous, paradoxical struggle wag
ing at our very doorstep. Yes, Reed's
story is literature.
In the April
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END DEFEATED
Sylvia Pankhurst Unable to
Enter Abbey, as Promised.
CROWD GETS THERE FIRST
Militant, on Stretcher Surrounded
by Thousand Followers, Exclud
ed by Fact She Advertised
Intention In Advance.
LONDON, March 22. Sylvia Pank
hurst, carried on a stretcher and sur
rounded by about 1000 members of her
East End People's Army, attempted to
attend tonight's service in Westminster
Abbey. She was unable to gain ad
mission, however, as every seat had
been taken. In view of the fact that
she had announced her Intention last
Sunday to be present In the abbey tonight
The militant suffragist and her fol
lowers, however, held an open air meet
ing In the street In the rear of the
abbey The vanguard of the East End
contingent was led by a Church of
England clergyman. Rev. Edmund Wil
lis, rector of a church in the Shadwell
district. Clothed in full vestments, he
opened the street meeting with prayer,
and after the singing of "Onward,
Christian Soldiers," by the members of
the "army," preached a short sermon.
Miss Pankhurst then delivered an ad
dress, in which she exhorted her fol
lowers to make England a "real Chris
tian country so that Westminster Abbey
would become a place for the poor as
well is the rich."
Rev. Mr. Willis had almost perfect
control over the "army" during the
meeting. The demonstration was re
markable for the small number of po
lice present and for the religious at
mosphere surrounding it. Only occa
sionally were the speakers interrupted
by cheering and calls for "social revolution."
change is made the system will break
down. There are some good men up
for office, but there is no assurance
that they can be elected. We may get
U'Ren for Governor as one result. I
predlctt that we must protect the Ini
tiative sooner or later."
GRANGE'S ACT CRITICISED
Mrs. Maggie Ij. Johnson Insists Ini
tiative Should Be Changed.
MILWATJKIE. Or March 22. (Spe
cial.) "I think Multnomah County
Pomona Grange made a great mistake
in refusing to favor any change in the
initiative at the meeting held last
Wednesday at Russellville," said Mrs.
Maggie I Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson is a prominent member
of the farmers' order in Clackamas
County, and at the meeting expressed
her opinion freely with the result that
she was severely criticised by several
of the speakers.
The grange is making a great mis
take in refusing to make any change
in the Initiative for its better pro
tection against abuse, and unless some
PARTIAL . TICKET NAMED
Lane County Prohibitionists Indorse
Republican Candidate.
' EUGENE. Or., March 22. (Special.)
A upunty convention of Prohibitionists
thisaf ternoon nominated a partial
ticket for state and county officers and
left to the executive committee the
selection of the rest of the nominees.
as well as that of 63 delegates to the
state convention.
Melvin Fenwick, of Springfield, can
didate for the Republican nomination.
was named as one of the Prohibition
candidates for State Representative,
and T. II. Garrett, of Eugene, as a sec
ond candidate. A committee of five
will choose between suggested men for
the other place on this part of the
ticket.
Jeff H. Irish, of Eugene, was nomin
ated for the State Senate. Other selec
tions were: sheriff, H. VW. -Hall, of
Irving: County Clerk, A. A. Kyburz;
Treasurer, P. August Peterson.
GONNELL WILL BE HOST
ACTIVE PREPARATION BEIJfG HADE
FOR DRY FARMING CONGRESS.
SHERMAN EXHIBITS LIKELY
Boys' and Girls Clubs Organized at
Many Schools.
MORO, Or March 22. (Special.)
Schools of Sherman County will be able
to make exhibits at the State Fair this
year and many boys and girls' clubs
have been organized at t airview. Monk-
land. De Moss, Grass Valley, Michigan,-
German Settlement, Kent, Rosebush,
Rutledge, Boardman, Hay Canyon,
Webfoot, Klondike, Bigelow, Brook,
Rufus. Wasco, Locust Grove, John Day
and Wilcox.
A teachers' institute was held at
Wasco on Saturday and the attendance
was good.
Canning to Be Fair Feature.
SALEM. Or.. March 22. (Special.)
Home canning will be one of the fea
tures of the next state fair. Luther J.
Cbapln and Floyd W. Rader, county ag
riculturists of Marion and Lane- coun
ties respectively, will organize clubs
which will exhibit their products at the
fair. Many fruits and vegetables that
usually are allowed to go to waste will
be canned for exhibition to illustrate
the saving that may be made by the
housewife. A continuous demonstration
will be conducted at the .fair by teams
from the various clubs, each team dem
onstrating one-half day.
Ia,Addltion to Addresses and Demon
strations by College Facalty Local
Farmers Will Speak.
PASCO, Wash., March 22. (Special.)
Great preparations are being made by
Connell for the Dry Farming Congress
wh'ch will convene there next week.
The commercial club and the school
have combined in an effort to promote
the congress. Connell is in the heart
of the dry farming district of Frank
lin County.
The programme will be put on mostly
by agricultural experts from the Wash
ington Agricultural College at Pull
man. In addition to the professors, suc
cessful farmers of that district will
speak.
The following members of the college
faculty will take part: H. E. Golds
worthy, dry land expert; Professor Sev.
erence, chief agriculturist: J. H. Tor
mey, director of extension department:
J. N. Price, extension specialist; Miss
Lillian Blanchard, instructor in poul
try; Professor Thom. dry land expert
and soil physicist. The addresses will
cover every phase of dry farming, in
cluding the best methods for killing
weeds, conservation of moisture, pre
vention of blowing of the soil, market
ing of wheat, building of elevators, up-to-date
farming machinery and farm
accounting.
Miss Mary Sutherland will be in at
tendance to talk to the women on
household subjects.
FAIR SURF BATHERS FROLIC
Pacific Water "Awful" Fine, De
clare Season's First.
SEASIDE, Or., March 22. (Specjpl.)
Surf bathing in March is not yet a
generally accepted diversion but three
courageous women have inaugurated
the 1914 season here. The fair ones
first to defy Pacific's early Spring
breezes were Mrs. Bell Byron, of Port
land, Mrs. Mabel Brandenburg, of the
Pickwick, Seaside, and Mrs. Jameson
Peterson, also of this city. They de
clared the water wae "awfully" fine.
A large party had arranged to bathe
in the surf today, but the weather be
came threatening.
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PIPE MINERAL WATER PLAN
Ashland Puts Englnere to Work on
Extensive Enterprise.
ASHIjAND, Or., March 22. (Special.)
C. H. Miller, representing Smith,
Emery & Co., of San Francisco, con
sulting engineers, arrived today and
tomorrow will begin work on plans
and specifications connected with the
project of localizing a supply of water
from the various springs In this local
ity. Five springs are involved in the en
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waters be delivered in their natural
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park system of the city.
New Fruit Dryer Invented.
SALEM, Or.. March 22. (Special.) .
F. E. Newberry, a native of Salem, has
perfected a fruit dryer which is said to
excel any on the markat. The plant ia
entirely different from the old kinds
and experts who have examined it. de
clare that It will revolutionize the industry
Ashland School Beautified.
ASHLAND, Or., March 22. (Special.) j ranch
According to designs furnished by
Professor Peck, of Corvallis. along
landscape gardening lines, the high
school grounds are being beautified
with park and lawn features, supple
mented by plants, shrubs and flowers. J Mllwaukie Grange Adds Members.
Man With Horses Soon Captured.
ASHLAND, Or.. March 22. (Special.)
The man who stole Fred Herrin's
horses last Friday nght turns out to
be Walter Grow, Instead of Taylor,
a young man residing in this vicinity.
who formerly worked on the Herrin
He was overtaken at Brush
Gulch, on the Klamath River, 8 miles
from Hornbrook, and returned volun
tarily to Ashland this morning with his
pursuers.
which is transforming the school prem
iees into an attractive spot. The high
school area embraces about eight acres.
A new and commodious tennis court has
been laid out.
MILWAUKIE, Or., March 22. (Spe
cial.) The membership contest con
ducted by the Milwaukie . Grange
closed yesterday and was won" by Mrs.
Valeria Benvie. C. B. Hanson led the
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