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THE MORMXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY", DECE3IBER 21, 1916.
GOVERNOR ATTACKS
PROJECT METHODS
Central Oregon Company Is
Declared to Blame for
1 Storm From Settlers.
,10 YEARS MORE IS ASKED
Btate Would Have Congress Grant
Extension for Completion of the
-Error Made In Time
Work-
in Resolution Adopted.
when E4 farmers and merchants of
Estacada gathered to discuss the pro
posed plant.
There are 825 milch cows In this
vicinity all of which are owned by
those interested in making a cheese
factory a successful project. Another
meeting: will be held Monday to make
final arrangements for permanent organization.
MRS. W. J. HOWLETT BURIED
Prominent Estacada Pioneer's Fu
neral Held AVitli Grange In Charge.
. ESTACADA. Or.. Dec 20. (Special.)
Estacada today laid to final rest one
of the most prominent of her pioneers
when. Mrs. "William J. Howlett was
buried In the cemetery at Eagle Creek.
She was 76 years old and was one of
the early travelers from the East who
arrived in Oregon territory In 1852.
Miss Sagtna F. Markwood was born
in Athens County. Ohio, in 1840, and
was married to V. J. Howlett In 1854.
The couple moved to a farm near
Eagle Creek, and the home had been
made there since. The Grange had
charge of the funeral, the Rev. . Mr.
Aue officiating. Mrs. Howlett was a
member of the Advent Christian
Church.
J. IUL MURPHY DIES
Pioneer Journalist Attended
First Public School Here.
END COMES AT OLYMPIA
-BALEM, Or:. Dec. 20. (Specials
Management of the Central Oregon Ir
rigation Company was sharply criticised
by Governor Withycom.be this morning
at a Desert Land Board meeting, after
that board had decided to recommend
to the Department of the Interior that
Congress authorize an extension of 10 I
years' time on segregation lists Noa. 6
and 19 of the project.
In addition, it was discovered after
the meeting, that in a copy of a reso
lution prepared for the board by repre
sentatives of the company,, that while
In its preamble suggestion was made
that the extension be for 10 years, in
the resolution itself a request was
incorporated that the extension be
granted until such time as the lands
are fully reclaimed. The secretary of
the board will prepare another resolu
tion, asking specifically for a 10 years'
extension, rather than for an indefi
nite period.
Extension Not Protested.
The Desert Land Board had set today
as a time for settlers to appear and
make any protests they saw fit againet
recommending the granting of the ex
tension, a telegram having been re
ceived at a previous meeting of the
Board from the secretary of the Water
Users against entering Into any new
contract with the Central Oregon Ir
rigation Company. Message were re
ceived today from the Redmond Com
mercial Club, the Farmers' Union and
the Powell Butte Improvement Com
pany, all indicating they had no ob
jection to the recommendation pro
posed. One also was received from water
users saying that they had no objec
tion to a "Judicious" agreement on the
part of the Board, suggesting that the
plans were under way for forming an
Irrigation district and asking that no
steps be taken to Jeopardize such pos
sible district. The message also con
tained advices that a letter was fol
lowing, but the letter was not received
up to the time of the Board meeting.
Governor Scores Company.
After the board had voted unani
mously to grant the recommendation
desired. Governor Wlthycombe entered
a protest against the manner in which
the project had been managed and of
fered the advice that as soon as pos
sible a district be formed to be com
posed of the settlers.
He deolared that after receiving a
report from the Public Service Com
mission he Is satisfied that the com
pany has been culpable, that much of
the adverse sentiment existing on the
part of the settlers la warranted, and
he considered the management repre
hensible.
He asserted that he had found Ros
ooe Howard had been receiving $500 a
month as manager, but had been re
duced to $300, which he approved; that
Mr. Howard had received commissions
from land sales and also that he was a
member of the Howard Company that
patlclpated In conatuctlon of the poject.
Agent Defends Concern. -
Thus, he said, Mr. Howard caught
the company in three ways, and he de
clared that Its own activities had
brought upon It the present storm.
"I feel the time has come," he said,
"when steps should be taken to form
the project Into an irrigation district
on a legitimate basis.
Jesse Stearns, representative of the
company, declared It had been doing
the best it could and that It was in
better condition than any other proj
ct In the state. He said the company
had found it necessary to obtain the
cervices or a man of ability to con
struct the project and make its sales.
"If any member of the board thinks
no ability is required to handle this
work. Just watch your Tumalo proj
ect for a while," he said.
He thought that figures show other
projects have paid about 25 per cent
for cost of sales, while this project
nas paid only 16, ana said that the
money does not come from the main
tenance, but that the company has
placed more money In the project than
It has taken out. He asserted that
the company so far had expended more
than $1,600,000 on the work.
PRESIDENT VISITS SENATOR
Mr. Wilson Calls on Member of Con
gress Who, He Hears, is III.
WASHINGTON. Dec 20. President
Wilson went to visit Senator Williams,
of Mississippi, at the latter's home
today because he knew the Senator
had soma Mississippi affairs to talk
about and understood he -was 11L It
turned out that Senator Williams was
well enough to go to his office, so the
President drove him there. Occasions
on which a President has gone to visit
memoers of congress are rare.
It was Just the act of a very good
fellow," said Senator- Williams, "who
had heard I was sick and didn't know
was able to get out again. So he
came to see me in his big-hearted
way, that I might not have to venture
out In the weather. It was very fine
of the President, I am sure."
WORK ON RIVER IS ASKED
Representative ITawley Appears Be
fore Board of Engineers.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec 20 Representative Haw
ley today appeared before the river
and harbor engineer board and uned
that favorable recommendation be made
to Congress on the proposed improve
ment of the Columbia River in front
of St. Helens and Rainier, where
short channels are needed to give ac-
ess to me city docks.
Hs also urged that a favorable re
port be made on the project for a
0-foot ship channel at Touns's Point.
The report of the local officer on
these projeots Is understood to be
adverse.
DRYS GAIN 2 MORE CITIES
Massachusetts Frohis Add Total of
Six Towns to List In Tear.
BOSTON, Dec. 20. No-llcense advo
cates gained two new victories in the
four municipalities outside of Boston
holding elections yesterday. North
Adams changed from the wet to the
dry column for -.the first time in 29
years and Fitchburg turned last year's
license majority of 72 to a no-llcense
margin of 84. Peabody and Quincy
remained in the dry column.
The "dry" forces this year have
added six cities to their lists and have
not lost any.
CHEESE FACTORY PLANNED
Farmers Meet at Estacada to Form
Co-operative Enterprise.
ESTACADA, Or., Dec, 20. (Special.)
Estacada will have a co-operative
cheese factory, each of two score or
more farmers and business men within
afradius of 25 miles taking one share
each in the enterprise. This decision
was reached at a meeting this week
Box of Cigars
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Pipes, Cigfltr Cases
and Smokers' Articles
Subscriptions' taken
for any magazine or period
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Connection With Various Northwest
Publications Dates Back 52
Years Public Offices Held
in . Washington.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 20. John Mil
ler Murphy, founder and for 52 years
editor of the Olympia Weekly Stand
ard, died here today, aged 77 years. He
crossed the plains from Indiana to
Portland. Or.. In 1850. and In i860 estab
lished the Chronicle at Vancouver,
Wash. The same year he founded the
Olympia Standard, a Democratic paper
supporting Lincoln.
In 1910, the 50th anniversary of Mur
phy's entry Into newspaper business
was celebrated by the newspapermen
of Washington, who gave a loving cup
to Murohv.
Mr. Murphy was born near Fort
Wayne. Ind.. November 3, 1839. On the
death of his mother, in 1846, he went
to live with a sister. Mrs. George
Barnes, and came with her family
across the plains to Portland at the
age of 11, in 1850. The Barnes family
moved to Olympia In 1852, but Murphy
was sent to Portland to attend the first
public school opened there.
In 1856 he went to work in the com
posing-room of the Oregon Weekly
Times, and two years ago became
foreman of the Democratic Standard
He later worked on the Argus, at Ore
gon City.
Although a Democrat, he supported
Lincoln throughout the Civil War, aa
a result of which he was once chal
lenged to a duel by a Federal office
holder, Lincoln removed from terri
torial duty. Mr. Murphy responded
with an editorial that demolished the
challenger as completely as though he
had used a rifle. It was said.
As a - public official Mr. Murphy
nerved aa State Printer In 1863. and
was Territorial Auditor for three terms
preceding statehood. He was a mem
ber of the Olympia City Council, County
Superintendent of School one term and
quartermaster. In 1890 he built the
Olympia Theater. The newspaper ne
founded Is still published in Olympia.
Mr. Murphy- was married to Eliza A.
McGuire. of Portland, in 1861. Mrs.
Bstella Carroll. Seattle; Frank Mur
phy. Olympia, and Charles B. Murphy,
Tacoma, are the survivors of their 10
children. Mrs. Murphy died in 185
and Mr. Murphy married Susan Sprague,
who survives him.
As a newspaper man Mr. Murphy was
noted for vigor of editorial expression.
Funeral services have not yet been
announced.
The waste material business in the
United States in 1916 has amounted to
more than J 1.000.000,000, officials of the
association assert. They denied that
the present high price of paper is due
to a scarcity of rags and old paper
stock.
"The paper manufacturers In recent
months have stated repeatedly that
they were not in market," said one
official.
"The fact Is that the paper mills are
getting all the waste material they
need."
There have been extraordinary In
creases in the prices of waste mate
rials during the last year, it waa an
nounced. Used Sunday 6-cent newspa
pers are now worth 1 cent, old black
stockings bring about l cent a pair.
woolen rags are worth is cents a
pound to dealers, while mixed rags sell
for 44 cents In New England. 3Vi cents
in the Middle west ana 3 cents on the
Pacific Coast.
CHANGE IN ACT DESIRED
ACCIDENT COMMISSION TO PRO
POJB NEW LEGISLATION.
Rerommevdatloa to Be Made That Em'
ployrs of State ' la Hazardous
' Work. Come Under Act.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Following a conference with Governor
Wlthycombe today. Commissioners
Beckwith. Abrams and Marshall, of the
Industrial Accident Insurance Commis
sion, announced that they will recom
mend passage of legislation In refer
ence to the application of the industrial
accident fund which will be of great
Importance to thousands of workers
employed in public work for the state,
counties, cities, school districts, ports
and other political divisions of the
state government.
In the light of a recent decision of
the Supreme Court of Oregon, in which
it was held (hat the employers' lia
bility act offered no recourse to em
ployes of municipalities, such employes
practically are helpless. As a result,
the matter is liable to be thrown Into
the cpurts.
The recommendation will be made to
the Legislature that all employes of
the state and municipalities engaged in
hazardous occupations be required to
come in under the law on the same
conditions and that the act be made
elective as to all other employes of the
state and municipalities.
Mahogany Gate Leg
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NEW PROJECTS CUT OUT
HIVEBS AND HARBORS COMMITTEE
BEGINS ECONOMY.
TEXAS COMPLETES COUNT
President Wilson's Plurality Moro
Than 220,000.
AUSTIN, Tex., Deo. 20. President
Wilson's plurality in Texas at the
November election was 220,960, ac
cording to the official count announced
today. The vote stood:
Wilson 285,909, Hughes 64.949. The
Prohibition vote was 1992 and the So
cialist 7099.
Albany Masons Elect Officers.
ALBANY. Or.. Dec 20. (Special.
John B, Penland, City Engineer of Al
bany, was elected worshipful master of
St. John's Lodge, No. 17, of the Masonlo
fraternity of this city, in the annual
election of officers last night. Other
officers were named as follows: Wll-
lard L. Marks, senior warden; Joseph
D. Gilbert, Junior warden; E. D. Cuslck,
treasurer; Edward Washburn, secre
tary Charles P. Ohllng, senior deacon;
Hugo Warnke, Junior deacon; David J.
Ballantyne, senior steward; Fred "H
Hough, Junior steward; W. E. Baker.
tyier, David P. Mason, trustee for a
term of three years.
Santa Claus' Mall Heavy.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Thousands
of letters addressed to Santa Claus, ap
pearing in the malls this week, prompt
ed the Postofflce Department today to
remind all postmasters of the rule
permitting the delivery of ttiese com
munications to charitable institutions
or reputable persons, "who may desire
to use them exclusively for philan
throplc purposes."
President Advlsea Reduction In Appro
prlattonn Because of Threatened
Treasury Deficit.
OREQdffAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec. 20. The House river and
harbor committee has voted to mane
appropriations for no new projects ir
the bill soon to be reported, rne com
mittee also has under advisement a
plan of making marked reductions in
the amounts estimated by engineers
for existing projects.
The President has sent word to the
committee that because of the threat
ened Treasury deficit It will be neces
sary to cut the river and harbor ap
propriations as much as possible and
the suggestion was advanced that only
sufficient money be allowed this year
to prevent existing projects from ne
terlorating. The committee is not yet
ready to go that far in cutting its bills
and the prevailing sentiment seems to
be for making sufficient approprla
tions for progress on the more impor
tant projects.
Until the committee definitely deter
mines Its full policy it will not be
known how far. If at all, the estimates
for the Columbia River and the North
west generally will be cut.
OREGON'O'VOTESBONDS
PROPOSAL FOR 10,000 ATHLETIC
FIELD ISSUE! CARRIES EASILY.
STUDENTS LEAVE TODAY
UNIVERSITY IS TO BE DESERTED
FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
Fast Specials Are to Be Operated
From Eugene to Portland and
Only 2 Are to Remain.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene.
Dec. 20. (Special.) Special trains for
Portland will bear the students out of
Eugene tomorrow for the long holiday
vacation lasting from Thursday.
December 21, to Monday,- January 8.
Practically all the students are going
home or will spend the vacation days
with friends. From a census taken of
the various houses It was found that
the stayovers number 26, the larger
number of whom .are men.
Both the Oregon Electric and the
Southern Pacific - lines will run fast
specials from Eugene to Portland to
morrow, making the 125 miles in less
than four hours. Faculty members will
also spend the vacation -Uway from the
campus and the university for more
than two weeks will be practically
deserted.
Professors have made the last week
a nightmare for lax students with pre
holiday examinations.
COUNCIL'S ACT ANGERS
KLAMATH FALLS PEOPLE) DEMAND
POWER FRANCHISE! GRANT.
County Takes Part In Wolf Hunt.
GARDEN CITY. Kan., Dec. 7. Stan
ton County, Kansas, Is having a big
coyote hunt. Early the other morning
400 motor cars started from all sides
of the county and will drive the coyotes
into center, where dogs will be used in
the chaaei
Mexicans Oppose Death Penalty.
QUERETARO, Mex., Deo. 20. A pe
tition has been presented to the con
stitutional congress by the citizens of
Mexico asking for a provision in the
new constitution abolishing the death
penalty. , .
.Baptist Missionary Dead.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Dec. 20. Dr.
John L. Deering, widely known through
his 25 years of Baptist missionary work
In Japan, died at Clifton Springs, N.
Y tonight, according to word received
here.
' Greece Keeping Promise.
LONDON. Deo. 20. The Times says
It learns that the Greek government,
notwithstanding its note, is fulfilling
its promises and that movements of
troops are proceeding satisfactorily. '
Judge Lambdin Fatally Stricken.
SAVANNAH. Ga., Dec. 20. Judge W.
W. Lambdin, of the United States Dis
trict Court, died here today in his
office after an illness of about an
hour. He was stricken at 11 o'clock
with acute indigestion.
British Steamer TJ-Boat Victim.
BREST. Dec. 20. The British steam
ship Flimston has been sunk by a sub
marine.. Her captain and first engi
neer were taken prisoner. The others
of the crew were rescued.
Profits From Varsity Contests Will Be
Used Football Tata Year Nets
Mere Than 300.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGOX, Engene,
Dec. 20. (Special.) A blanket resolu
tion allowing the -student body to bond
itself in the sum of 810,000 for an ath
letic field was voted .overwhelmingly
this afternoon. The final count showed
184 for and 24 against. The slight vote
is attributed to the fact that the propo
sition was so nearly uanimously de
sired that many did not feel the ne
cessity of voting.
A board of control will be chosen.
and plans made for selling bonds in the
sum necessary for the building of a
permanent and modern athletic neld.
Only the amount of bonds absolutely
necessary will be sold, but the sum
was placed at $10,000 in order to allow
the board of control latitude. The
bonds will be paid from profits from
athletic contests. The student body
made more than $2500 from football
this year.
After City Votes to Give Company 50
Year Right, Council Refuses to
. Paas Ordinance.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec. 20.-
(Special.) At last night's regular
meeting of the Council the ordinance
giving the Keno Power Company,, a
looal concern, a 50-year franchise to
furnish electrical, energy in Klamath
Falls was lost. Councilmen Doty.
Sheets and Matthews voted against the
measure and Councilmen Miller 'and
Struble voted for it.
The ordinance was Introduced about
two months ago and passed to its third
reading and final passage. The Coun
cil then decided to call a city election
to pass upon the question of granting
the franchise to Indicate to them the
wish of the people. The election was
held December 5, at which a vote of
666 was cast In favor of the granting
of the franchise and 122 against it.
However, at last night's meeting
Councilman Matthews wished the ordi
nance amended in some slight particu
lar, even though it was a so-called
model ordinance drafted by the Public
Service Commission. A mass meeting
was accordingly called by the cltisens
today for this evening. It was largely
attended. Speeches were made by
prominent citizens and a resolution
adopted to be presented to the Council
at its next regular meeting a week
from tonight, demanding that the three
Councilmen reconsider' their vote and
pass the ordinance as voted upon, or
resign. A committee of three was elect
ed to present the matter to the Council.
WASTE BRINGS BILLION
UNITED STATES REALIZES A HtSK
PROFIT IN 1010.
Chicago, Anantosa A Northern Railroad
Sold to Be Torn Up and Itelald
In England.
NEW YORK, Deo. 20. Bought as
"Junk," the Chicago, Anamosa & North
ern, otherwise known as the "can" road,
has been resold and will be torn up
and, with Its rolling stock, shipped to
England and relaid, according, to its
president, Herman Sonker, attending
the quarterly session here of the Na
tional Association of Waste Material
Dealers. He said he expects to make
the same disposition of another road
he owns, the lowa short line, which he
also bought as "waste material."
The price of old rails and iron had
reached such hefghts, Mr. Sonker said.
that the sale1 of the can" road real
Ized a very handsome profit.
The road U 36 miles In length. Six
steel bridges were included in the sale.
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2 SCHOOLS DEDICATED
HOOD RIVER HIGH ANNEX AND
PRIMARY INSTITUTION OPEN.
NEW CAR SERVICE URGED
Chicago May Spend $490,000,000
by 10 60 for Handling Traffic.
CHICAGO, Deo. 20. Detailed plans
for a new transportation system for
the city, which will provide adequate
service for a population of 6,000,000
at a cost of $490,000,003 In 1960, were
sent to the City Council today by the
Chicago Traction and Subway Com
mission. The plan contemplates an expendi
ture of 898,273,000 In the first nine
years and a minimum of S2i5.uoo,ouo
before 1950. Under the arrangement
recommended the city may purchase
and operate the entire system when
the work Is completed in 1960.
RETIRED NAVAL MAN DEAD.
Captain Carlos Calkins Passes at
Berkeley Home.
BERKELEY. Cal.. Dec. 20. Captain
Carlos Gilman Calkins. U. S. N., re
tired, died at his home here today. He
was 86 years old. He was navigating
officer on Admiral Dewey's flagship,
the Olympia, at the battle of Manila
Bay. He was retired In 1905.
His naval fame rested not alone
upon his part In the capture of Manila,
as he was recognized as one of the
Navy's strategists and a technician of
large ability.
Prominent Educators Are Included on
Programme at Completion of
48,000 Christmas Gifta.
HOOD RIVER, Or Deo. 20. (Spe
cial.) A general spirit of gratification
characterized the meeting at the audi
torium of the new high school annex
tliis afternoon for the formal dedica
tion of the new annex and the new Coa
Primary School, both of which were
opened this week.
For the City School .Board Dr. C. H.
Jenkins, the Board's chairman, in the
formal tender of the 848,000 Christmas
gifts to the school children of Hood
River, declared that the School Board
was proud of the unanimous support ofi
Hood River schools.
i. A. Churchill. State Superintendent
of Education, congratulated the city
on the completion of Its new buildings
and the character of work done In the
schools. Other addresses were de
livered by Professor L. B. Gibson
County b-hool Superintendent: Pro
fessor J. W. Critas, High. School prin
cipal; Professor J. O. McLaughlin,
Superintendent of City Schools; Mrs.
v. F. Rand, president or the local Per
ent-Teacher Association, and Floyd
Wright, president of the Hood River
High School student body organization.
CITY MAY SUPPLY LIGHT
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER DETAILED
PLANS IN FEBRUARY.
loancement Made by Mr. Daly
a Meeting Called to Consider
Municipal Ownership.
Early in February detailed plans and
specifications, containing an estimate
of the cost of construction and mainte
nance of a municipal lighting plant,
will be brought to the attention of
the City Council for serious consid
eration. This announcement was made
last night at a mass meeting called to
consider the feasibility of a municipally
owned and operated lighting plant by
Commissioner Daly, of the Department
of Public Utilities.
Commissioner Daly, invited to speak
at the meeting by C. E. Lenon, the
chairman, asserted that the city al
ready had part of a plant necessary to
supply Portland with a lighting sys
tem that would develop anywhere from
2800 to 10.000 horsepower.
. Ha said that with the impounding
of more water In the dams on the
Bull Hun River, used to store water for
publio consumption, the city would
have potential energy that could be
harnessed without the - expense of
building other dams.
He said that it would be found neces
sary within a .very short time to in
crease the capacity of the storage res
ervoirs on the Bull Run, and that. If
the dams were. made large enough, the
city could easily install machinery.
transmission line and equipment that
would not only furnish the residents
of Portland with cheap light, but
would materially reduce the light bill
the city now pays for aro lamp service.
Commissioner Daly said that the city
was paying $200,000 a year for arc
lamp service. He raid that with a
5000-horsepower plant the city could
treble the number of lights and operate
them at much - less than $00,000 a
year.
The figures being prepared by Com
missioner Daly take into consideration
depreciation on the entire plant and
a reasonable cost of overhead expense.
Moses Barltz created a flurry at the
close of Commissioner Daly's speech
by asserting that tax rates were much
higher In cities that owned their own
lighting systems than In other cities.
He cited Manchester, England, where,
he said, the tax rate was eight times
that of Portland.
Italy's wine production for 1918 will
be a third greater than last Tear, but
consiaeraoiv less man tne averacre lor
the years from l!f9 to 191S.
MULTNOMAH
HOTEL
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(Christmas Dinner
A real, old-time Christmas Dinner will be served In
true home etyla in the
Arcadian Gardens
5:30 TO 8 P.M.
$1.50
TABLE RESERVATIONS NOW BEING MADE
SPECIAL GRAND CONCERT
By McElroy's Multnomah Hotel Band,
Consisting of 40 Pieces, in Main Lobby,
Christmas Night at 8:15
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Now is the time to reserve your table for
New Year's Eve in Arcadian Gardens
Supper at 11:00 P. M.
Dancing at Midnight.
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HARRY Er.yTlyNGi
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