TIIE MORNING OltEGONIAX, TUTJRSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916. MALHEUR-OWYHEE PLANS INDORSED Secretary Lane Promises to Place Projects Before Con gress for Action. FUNDS ARE HARD TO GET Effort Will Be Made, However, to Obtain Appropriation for Stor age Dam, Ieaving Re ' mainder for Future. OREOOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 0. The . Reclamation Service, acting under instructions given today by Secretary Lane, is preparing reports which will justify appropria tions by Congress for the construction of the Warm Springs reservoir on the Malheur irrigation project and the con struction of a storage reservoir on the Owyhee project both in Eastern Ore gon. A letter received today by Rep resentative Sinnott Indicates that the Secretary will approve these reports and submit them to Congress with his indorsement. The details of the recom mendations are not yet available. In taking this step. Secretary Lane reversed the position he took a week ago, for after looking up the law cited him by Representative Sinnott. he has become convinced that it is his duty automatically to send to Congress re ports on all new reclamation projects that are found after examination to be feasible and desirable. Raisins of Money Difficult. He so advised Mr. Sinnott in telling him he had called on the Reclamation Service for reports. The Secretary, however, says he realizes how difficult it is for Congress to raise the money necessary for such enterprises at this time. Until the official estimates are made public it will not be known exactly what expenditures will be recommended for the coming fiscal year, but it Is understood the total estimated cost of the Warm Springs dam is t390,000 and the Owyhee dam about $400,000. Inas much as it possibly will require two years to build these structures, an ap propriation of $400,000 for both prob ably would be all that could be used during the coming year, and that prob ably Trill be the limit beyond which Congress is not likely to go. Both Projects Feasible. The report of the Reclamation Serv ice will show that both the Malheur and the Owyhee projects are feasible and give promise of being successful enterprises. As between the two, the Reclamation Service probably will favor the Malheur, because on that project the total cost to the Govern ment will not exceed $400,000, while the Owyhee project as a whole will cost in the neighborhood of a million and a quarter dollars. Lack of money for reclamation work probably will preju dice Congress in favor of the Malheur as against the Owyhee project at this time. Mr. Sinnott. however, will endeavor to have Congress provide, at this ses sion, for the Owyhee storage dam, leav ing for future determination the fi nancing of the remainder of the proj ect. The Owyhee lands, like those of the Malheur, are now in an Irrigation district, and If the. Government will build the dam, the distribution system and other works may be built by a bond issue, under co-operation or by come other means. , Committee's Work Effective. The fact that favorable reports are to be submitted to Congress on these two projects is due to the work done by Representative Sinnott and by C. W. Mallett, of Ontario; C. E. S. Wood, of Portland; William Hanley, P. J. Phil Hps and Thomas Canhan, of Nyssa. The two latter have been working for the Owyhee project and the other local delegates for the Malheur project. It was only when Representative Sinnott convinced Secretary Lane that it was his duty to report on feasible projects, as they are examined, that the Secre tary consented to lay the two Oregon projects before Congress. When the reports of Secretary Lane are sent in. Representative Sinnott will ask for a hearing before the appropria tions committee and will appear with such of the local representatives as wish to be heard in support of both projects. Whether any appropriation is secured this session will rest with Congress itself and primarily with, the House committee on appropriations. If any money is provided, it will be in the sundry civil bill, together with appro priatlons for other reclamation projects. In view of Secretary Lane's ex pressed recognition of past discrimina tion against Oregon in the distribution of money from the reclamation fund, Representative Sinnott will seek to ob tain from the Secretary as strong a recommendation as possible, ana will endeavor to get all possible support for these two projects from the officials of the Reclamation Service who are to appear before the appropriations com mittee. Together with the report on the Malheur and Owyhee projects Secre tary Lane will send to Congress a re port favoring the appropriation of about $400,000 for the King- Hill project in Idaho. This also has been examined and found feasible. Japanese Steamer Submarined. PARIS, Dec 20. The Japanese steamer Takl Maru has been sunk by a submarine. Three out of her crew of 4a have been picked up. WHERE IS THE MOTHER with a child who is rundown, has pale cheeks or thin blood, who will hesitate to give that child the very thing it needs to start it growing and keep it going? For over forty years the concentrated liquid-food in Scott's Emulsion has been changing thinness to plumpness changing poor blood 'to rich blood in children who are not sick but frail. anemic and backward. There is nothing better for growing children whether they are weak or well than Scott's Emulsion,. but these benefits . cannot be expected if you allow yourself to accept the substitutes which are some times offered. There is no alco hol or harmful drug in Scott's. Scott & Bownf, Bloomfieid. N. J. loiiJC RICH GIRL, ONCE A CRIPPLE, NOW VIVACIOUS SOCIETY BUD. i - . . - ' r ; : x ' X $ V - 'A r J J - ? " ' y - y 1 t 4?' ' - 'I y r X - v v- - & ry yl: ' !tY X Photo from Underwood & Underwood. MISS LOL.IT A ARMOUR. Miss Lolita Armour, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, of Chi cago, is to make her debut at a notable ball to be given Just before the Christmas holidays. Miss Armour Is one of the most charming of this Winters debutantes. It was only a few years ago that it was almost conceded that she would be a cripple for life. The fame of the noted German surgeon. Dr. Lorenz, having reached this country, J. Ogden Armour, the little Miss Lolita s father, decided after having heard of the marvelous bloodless operations performed by the famous surgeon to bring him here from Berlin. That his faith in the physi cian was well placed is shown now, when Miss Armour, a healthy, vivacious young society bud, fond of all outdoor sports, is about to make her debut. Her addition to the ranks of this season's debutantes is looked forward to with pleasure. INDEPENDENTS PLAN TO WIELD POWER Purpose Is to Enforce Radical Changes in Rules of House of Representatives. BIG PARTIES SEEK FAVOR STOCKS DROP FAST Five to Fifteen Points Lost in Wall Street in Day. BETHLEHEM STEEL OFF 72 Ralls Only Noteworthy Exception to Reversal, Affecting All. War . and Semi-War Shares Peace Developments Cause. NEW YORK, Dec 20. Losses of 6. 10 and 15 points accompanied today s further sweeping liquidation of stocks, with 72 points for Bethlehem Steel, which fell to oOO, that quotation repre senting a decline of exactly zoo points from its maximum of the previous month. Ralls again proved the only notable exception to the general reversal, which took in virtually all war and semi-war shares. Shipping stocks were most seriously affected on the notice served by England's Prime Minister vesterdav that it is intended to exer cise supreme control over ail vessels flying the British liag. Peace Talk Causes Drop. Peace developments were again made the ostensible weapon to bring about further price recessions, which not only effaced most gains of recent months, but sent some stocks down to levels of a year ago. A more powerful factor was found, however, in the tremendous pressure exerted by professional traders now largely committed to the bear or short side of the market. xnia clique nas operated extensively ever since Ger many's peace overtures became known. Another powerful Influence in ' the direction of low prices was mat wieia ed by leading financial interests, which continued to call loans and mark down all but seasoned stocks offered as cot lateral to the increased embarrassment of brokers and their clients, the latter being forced in turn to strengthen im paired margins or sell out. Western Groups Loie Heaviest. According to board room gossip, heaviest losses of the past week have been sustained by a group of Western and Southwestern operators, who took the market out of the' hands of local professionals a few months ago. Today's more , extensive extreme re cessions, in addition to the setback in Bethlehem Steel, were Mercantile Ma rine 16 points, with 7 for the common; Atlantic. Gulf St West Indies, 15; South Porto Rico Sugar, 10, and American Beet Sugar, 6; Utah Copper, 5; American Zinc, 7; Central Leather, 6; Sloss Sheffield Steel, 7; Crucible Steel 5?i: Lackawanna Steel, 5; American Locomotive, 4, and as much for Pressed Steel Car. Despite these adverse conditions. general news of the day indicated i continuance of the long sustained pros perity aside from reported price con cessions in copper. President of the United States to meet an emergency," said General Scott. "Oh, yes, that's the way it reads," said Representative Greene, "but that's not the way the men on the border looked at it or the young men back home." "Wo cannot rely for our defence on a system of a kind where that would be possible." said General Scott. "Let me say also that I have espe cially asked you to understand that I am not discussing the men of the Na tional Guard, but the system." Did not Congress show that it real ized these very weaknesses of the old system when it reframed it in the Na tional defense act?" demanded Repre sentative HulL Improvement TSot Expected. "No military man thinks there will be any great improvement under the new system." General Scott replied. The Senate sub-committee In charge of the Chamberlain universal training bill decided to recall General Scott, who already has presented the report on mobilization in full to that commit tee, and Major-General Leonard Wood, commanding the Eastern Department, who described the mobilization as a "tragedy" in his direct hearing before the committee. Both officers have been asked to appear for cross-examination by Senator Blair Lee, a champion of the National Guard. Senator Chamberlain Tlelds. An effort yesterday by the Mary land Senator, who is not a member of the committee, to question Colonel W, C. Brown, one of the officers who com piled the report, resulted in a clash with Chairman Chamberlain. The lat ter determined today, however, to give Senator Lee every opportunity to bring out the facts as to the mobilization. In preparing for the cross-examina tion it is understood that staff officers familiar with mobilization will be pres ent and prepared to submit the original reports from the inspectors. Including names of the organizations examined. The compiled summary of these reports avoids mention of any specific units of the guard. The House committee did not go Into the question of universal military serv ice recommended by the general staff and Generate Scott and Woods. The chief of staff had not reached that por tion of his statement at tne close of the day's session. Before the Chamberlain committee. however. Hoard H. Gross, of Chicago, president, and Edward Harding, of New York City, representing the Uni versal Military Training League, out lined their views. They will be fol lowed tomorrow by members of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and later by certain officers and enlisted men Of the National Guard, all of whom are expected to support the recommendations of the general staff for a compulsory service eysteni. Senator Underwood, of Alabama, in jected the universal service discussion into a debate in the Senate during the day, asserting that he did not favor compulsory military service in time of peace. TILTS ARISE OVER SYSTEM (Continued From First Pare.) ELL-ASS (Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25cat all druggists. no orders of such a character without discussion with the chief of staff. When the General read figures on National Guard recruiting showing that only 15.000 men were collected in four months' active work throughout the country, and that at a cost of more than $50 a man, "just to enroll him, not to equip him, ' Representative Greene Interrupted. "Was not this after the young volun teer knew he was to see no active serv ice, but merely to do border police duty?" he asked. Organization of Four Members of Present House and Three New Ones, Including Miss Rankin. Is Likely Next SesEion. WASHINGTON, Dec 20. Indepen dent members of the incoming House of Representatives are planning an o ganizations to work apart from both Democrats and Republicans with the avowed purpose of enforcing radical changes In tho rules. Thus far no plans have been made for voting as a body In the Speaker ship fight, but it is not Impossible that such an arrangement will De attempt ed later. Informal conferences among Independents now In Congress have re sulted In an agreement that some thintf should be done to give more publicity to committee work. At least one of the independents has conferred with Colonel Roosevelt over the situation and will seek further advice from him on how to proceed. Conferences have proceeded quietly usually on the floor of the House- Participants are disinclined to talk, for both Democrats and Republicans are eagerly seeking their favor as the Speakership situation daily becomes more doubtful. Amended Rules Wanted. Representative Randall, of Califor nia, a Prohibitionist, indicated today however, the nature of tho immediate plans. "We are eager that tho rules be amended so that .the people may know what their representatives are doing," he said. " "The present system of voting in the committee of the whole makes it possible for members frequently to conceal their votes on important pro posals. I think if we can remedy this situation and mako some changes in the method of reporting bills from committees an independent organiza tion will be worth while." Four Independents, Representative Schall, of Minnesota, and Martin., of Louisiana, Progressives Randall, of California. Prohibitionist, and Lon don, of New York, Socialist, are in the present House. Miss Rankin's Aid Wanted. They hope that Representatives elect Fuller, of Massachusetts, and Kelly, of Pennsylvania, and Rankin, of Montana, will Join them. Messrs. Fuller and Kelly were elected as In dependents. Miss Rankin is & Repub lican, but hope of her independence is based on the fact that she was op posed by the Republican organization in the primary. The personnel of the coming House still is in doubt. Both Speaker Clark and Republican Leader Mann declared today that their respective sides would have at least 218 voteB, a majority, on the Speakership. "We will control the House unless the Democrats buy it. and they are try ing to do that now,". Representative Mann said, indicating his belief that promises of organization favors were being held out to Independents by the present majority. Speaker Clark said the Democrats al ready were assured of 216 Democratic members and that he is certain two more will be seated in pending contests. - !-. V 3 Days Only Starting TODAY f --V- , HORSE SHIP REPORT IN AMERICA COXSIL. AT MALTA CA BLES TO WASHINGTON. Detailed Account Says Steamer Russian, Not Under Admiralty Charter, Was Torpedoed in Storm. WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. A detailed account of the sinking of the British horse-ship Russian, in which 17 Ameri can muleteers lost their lives, reached the State Department today by cable from Consul Keplinger at Malta. It says the steamer, fighting through a strong gale and drenching rain in the Mediterranean, was struck astern by what was believed to have been a torpedo, though no submarine was seen, and that 28 men, including the Ameri cans, were drowned through the cap sizing of a lifeboat when the crew left the ship. Later a trawler came to the rescue and took the Russian in tow, but the steamer went to the bottom the next day. The Consul said he was informed that the Russian was not under Admiralty charter, although she had delivered a cargo of mules at Salonlki, the allied military base in Greece. The American Government will make Inquiries at once to determine definitely the status of the ship. If It develops that she actually was a private vessel the -German and Austrian governments will be asked whether one of their sub marines made the attack. Unless one of the belligerents admits responsibility it is regarded as probable that the nature of the explosion that MAE MARSH Ill 66 The Wharf Rat A Vivid 5-Act Pictured Story of 'Frisco's Famous Waterfront 99 Special for the Children "BOBBY BEAR" The cutest little animal in funny stunts It's funny. "Two Small Town Romeos" EDDIE LYONS AND LEE MORAN . In a rural comedy. It's all good, clean comedy. World's News in Pictures CONTINUOUS FROM 10:30 A. M. DAILY CO LUMB A wrecked the Russian may remain a mystery, since no one saw a submarine or torpedo and the ship Is at the bot tom of the sea with her evidence. MRS. J. W. MORROW IS DEAD Wife of Tax Agent lor O.-W. R. & X. Hero Succumbs to Heart Disease. Mrs. J. W. Morrow, wife of the tax and right-of-way agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, died suddenly at her home, 794 Hoyt street, yesterday after noon, from heart disease. She was 50 years of age. Mrs. Morrow, who formerly was Miss Katherine M. Rea, had been a resi dent of Portland for 14 years, coming here from Heppner, Morrow County, where her husband's family has been prominent since the state first was settled. In fact. Morrow County was named for them. Mrs. Morrow was not seriously ill until a few minutes before she died. Mr. Morrow was called home immedi ately after she was stricken, but she passed away before he arrived. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. M. V. Sutherland, and a son, Jackson Lee Morrow. Volcanic Explosion Kills IS. SAN SALVADOR. Republic of Salva- RUSSIANS WIN POSITION P$st Is Anstro-German Advance Captured. PETROGRAD via London, Dec 20. Russian troops operating in the re gion of the River Bystritsa, In Galicla, says the Russian official statement Is sued today, broke through the barbed wire entanglements in front of the Alis-tro-German advanced posts yesterday and penetrated into Bohorodczany Stare, southwest of Stanielau. The Teutons are said to have fled in disorder, leaving some prisoners in the hands of the Russians. Oil Advances 10 Cents. TULSA, Ok la-, Dec. 20. The Sinclair Oil & 'Gas Company today posted a bulletin setting the price of oil at $1.30, an. advance of 10 cents. To Cur- a Cold la One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. DrusclBts refund money If It falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S siEnature Is on each hox 25c ' Read The Oregonian classified ads. ii i ii. ..... .. - ' - i 1 . t s - - ' i j k i ' - , - r . X i . '?, " vi! 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