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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1916)
' ft THE 3IORXIXG OREGONTAN, FRIDAY. 1CE3IBER 29, 1916. NEW RECLAMATION BILL IS INTRODUCED JAPANESE WIDOW OF LATE FINANCIER'S NEPHEW, WHO MAY LOSE ESTATE. CONFERENCE OVER 8-HOUR LAW ENDED All Purchases Made Today and Friday Will Be Charged on February 1st Bills Senator Chamberlain and Representative Smith, of Idaho, Collaborate. Railroads and Brotherhoods Abruptly Abandon Effort to Reach Agreement. Year - End Clean - Up Sale of GUARANTEE FUND PROVIDED PAY SCALE CAUSES SPLIT EN'S Irainage and Irrigation of Lands Available for Cultivation by New Plan Proposed iji Meas ure Before Both Houses. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 2S. The irrigation of countless acres of arid lands, and the drainage of still greater areas of swamp lands, will be made possible if Con gress passes the bill recently introduced in the Senate br Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, and in the House by Repre sentative Smith, of Idaho. Whether the bill crin receive final consideration this f-ession is problematical, for it is a rad ical departure froi existing methods of reclamation, and will probablv lead to much discussion. The probabilities nre that the bill will have to go over, but its presentation to Congress will give the plan new publicity, and senti ment in support of it may be developed during the coming year, if the plan is generally approved. The hill proposes, first, to create a reclamation guarantee fund of $10,000. 000, to be made up by annual diversions of $500,000 from the reclamation fund Until the total named is reached. Bond IXHur Provided. tVhonevfr a reclamation district is created under the laws of a state, it may submit its plans to the Secretary of the Interior, and if he regards the project as feasible, he mav enter into a contract with the district to build the project under direction of the Reclama tion Service. The districts are to issue bonds bear ing interest at not more than 4 per cent to cover the cost of the Irrigation or drainage project, and the legality and validity of such bonds must be confirmed by the courts. The Secretary Is then authorized to accept the bonds and deposit them with the Secretary of the Treasury, the latter to issue United States certificates of indebtedness in amount equal to the face value of the bonds. As funds are required by the Secre tary of the Interior for construction purposes, the certificates of indebted ness will be sold by him, not more, than $25,000,000 for any one project, and the proceeds will go into a special con struction fund. The bill provides that certificates of Indebtedness shall be free from taxa tion. Knrm Units Restricted. Unentered public lands proposed to be reclaimed by irrigation or drainage under this bill must be divided into farm units of a size to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, and these units are to be appraised and sold from time to time, at public auc tion to the highest bidder, not more than one farm unit to one person. Any land remaining unsold at public auc tion may later be sold at private sale for not less than the appraised value. One-fourth of the area must be re claimed or drained within three years, three-eighths within four years, and one-half at fwe end of the fifth year. If the bill can be passed, it is the be lief of both Senator Chamberlain and Representative Smith that there will be money ample, in a short time, to finance any project for which there is a legitimate demand. The bill, providing for the drainage of swamp lands as well as the irriga tion of arid lands, is expected to ap peal to Southern Congressmen. BAKER FEELS CAR LACK Railway Reduces Allotment and Mills May Be Closed. BAKER, Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.) With the cutting of the allotment of cars for Baker by the O.-W. R. & N. Company lumber mills here again are handicapped. The mills are able to oper ate, but officials say this cannot con tinue unless more cars are provided. Orders are said to have been given by the railroad recently that Baker has been getting more than ite share of cars and that the allotment of empties should be lessened. The change has caused the trouble. W. H. Eccles, of the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company, satd today that Ba ker could use 100 cars at once. One car has been in the Stoddard Lumber Company yards two weeks because of the embargo on lumber by Eastern roads over which the car mufit pass. WAY TO PAY $3200 SOUGHT Montana Accident Board Trying to Reach Widow In Austria. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 28. The Mon tana State Accident Board has J3200 due as compensation to the widow of a Roumanian, Maftet Migo, killed in a sawmill in this county last August, but does not know how to get it into her hands. She lives in Austria, and the Austrian Consul has asked for the money, but the board is informed that, owing to the war between Austria and Rou mania. the money will not be paid the widow if the Austrian government ob tains it. An attempt may be made to transmit the money to the widow through some other agency. - v.. MBS. GEORGE MORGAN. ESTATE IN BALANCE Japanese Widow of George Morgan May Lose Fortune. BEQUEST THOUGHT INVALID CAPLAN GETS TEN YEARS Dynamiter's Sentence Not to Be Ex ecuted, Pending Appeal. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2S. David Caplan, last of the four alleged dyna miters brought to trial for the destruc tion of the Los Angeles Times building October 1, 1910. and the death of 20 men. was sentenced today to ten years in San Quentin Penitentiary on a charge of manslaughter. Judge Willis granted Caplan a certl ficate of probable cause for appeal. which will suspend execution of sen tence until a decision on his expected appeal. Prominent Centralians Elope. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec 28. (Spe clal.)- William R. Le, Centralla City Attorney, and Miss Florence Allen, a teacher in the local schools, stole, away to Seattle Tuesday and were married. Announcement of the wedding was re ceived by their friends here this morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Lee will be at home Monday. Trustees Ask Interpretation of Will Left by Nephew of Late Finan cier, Believing Money Should Be Returned to Family. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. (Special.) When George Morgan, a nephew of the late Pierpont Morgan came back some years ago from Japan, where he had been representing the Morgan house, he brought a Japanese bride. She re mained in New York for some weeks and was a familiar and interesting sight at the opera. Then Mr. Morgan took her to Paris, where she has been living since. Mr. Morgan died some months ago. He ltft a fortune of more than half a million. It' was in the form of a trust estate of which he was to have the disposal in trust at his death. He left it to his wife. Now the trustees of the estate are asking an interpretation of the terms of the will and the law, as they believe the bequest is Invalid and that the money must return to the Morgan family. The testimony of Mrs. Morgan is to be taken at her home in Paris. here today, is under surveillance by the San Francisco police under the name of Guy Oliver Ward, disappeared from Bellingham. November 20 last. At that time he wrote a note to his wife and one to a garage saying he would com mit suicide by drowning himself in Chuckanut Bay at the south edge of the city, and that his clothes would be found on a railroad trestle crossing th e bay. He said in the letters that his auto mobile would be found along the road nearby. The letters were received the following day. Search resulted in find ing the machine, but the clothing was not found for several days. Much time was spent In dragging the bay for Farnsworth's body. Farnsworth has a wife and 6-year-old son here. Mrs. Farnsworth said tonight that she intended going to San Francisco. ONE STANDARD WANTED DOUBLE MORAL CLASSIFICATION ATTACKED BY SPEAKERS. 'SUICIDE' FOUND ALIVE BELLINGHAM MAN ARRESTED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Mr. G. O. Farnsworth to Join Husband Who AVrote Her That He In tended to Destroy Himself. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. The po lice here today found Guy Oliver Ward, of Bellingham. Wash., who about No vember 21 sent letters telling of his suicide to his wife and an insurance company; tied his clothes to a railway trestle and disappeared, according to detectives, who found him much alive. He was kept under surveillance until a report that a man was being held in Bellingham for his murder could be investigated. Suggestion That Parentage Constitute Legal Marriage Made Before Congress of Women. CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Speakers at the opening session of the Illinois Women's Legislative Congress today condemned in strong terms the double moral stan dard for men and women, because of the Injustice to women in dealing with cases of illegitimate children. "Tho women, of Illinois will break the double moral standard for men and women Into pieces with iron blows," said Bishop Samuel Fallows. "There must be a great regeneration of morale on the part of man before the double moral standard can be elim inated," continued Bishop Fallows. "In Europe the brand of illegitimacy has been erased by the exigencies of war. In this country we must remove the stain of dishonor from the innocent ones who have been wronged. We must give the child tho right to bear its father's name." That parentage should constitute le gal marriage, that illegitimate chil dren should receive better protection, and that licenses should be issued only after rigid physical examination of contracting parties were among the re forms suggested by speakers. BELLINGHAM. Wash., Dec. 28. Guy Oliver Farnsworth, who, it was learned Astoria Warmer, Snow Vanishes. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 28. (Special.) While the. disagreeable east wind con tinued here today, the temperature was much milder than yesterday and the lowest point touched by the mercury was 36 degrees above zero. All the snow in the business section of the city has disappeared. There is a little still remaining on the hills. Dr. John Quackenboss. of East An dover, N. H., has used the same row boat on Highland Lake 44 years. Thou Shalt Not Kill was the code of Barrett Steele And Then His daughter killed her employer. What Did Steele Do? It's all told in a photodrama of remarkable power. "THE SIN YE DO" With a cast including Frank Keenan and Margery Wilson. Also Mack Swain in a whirlwind Keystone Comedy "Safety First Ambrose" COLUMBIA SIXTH AT WASHINGTON Companies Will Keep Accounl of Amounts Due Under Atlanison Act, but Refuse to Pay Ex cess Prior to Decision. NEW YORK, . Dec. 28. Conferences between representatives of the rail roads and the four brotherhoods of railway employes, at which were dis cussed the possibilities of a settlement of the eight-hour controversy, were discontinued abruptly today when it became apparent an agreement could not be reached. It wus announced by both sides that there would be no more meetings until after the United States Supreme Court handed down Its decision on the con stitutionality of the Adamson act. The break came when the railroad representatives refused to concede the demands of the brotherhood chiefs for an agreement locking toward the en forcement of tne new wage schedule, fixed by the" Adamson law, which goes into effect January 1. Men Inaist on New Schedule. The brotherhood chiefs held that their men had the right to begin draw ing wages according to the scale pro vided by the Adamson law immediately after the law became effective, irre spective of the suits brought by the railroads to test its validity. A statement issued by Ellsha, Lee, chairman of the conference committee of railway rmmnagers. decared: "The railroads will await the deci sion of the Supreme Court in the Adamson law test case. By agreement with the Department of Justice at Washington, the railroads will keep a record front January 1 of the wages of all employes affected by the Adamson law, in order that, if the law is upheld by the court, the employes will receive the extra back pay due them. The rights of the employes in the interval thus will be amply protected. Proponed Bill Not Indorsed. "The statement has been made in the press that the conference committee has been aiding in preparing a bill to be supported by the railroads and the employes alike, and to be offered as a substitute for the legislation proposed by the .Administration, to hold strikes in abeyance until after an investigation by a public body. The National con ference committee has not been a party to such a programme." The railroad managers held it would be folly for them, in view of the award made last week by a board of arbitra tion in the case of the Switchmen's Union, to pay the 50.000 switchmen who are members of the brotherhoods at the rate of 10 hours' pay for an eight-hour day. when the award grants only nine hours' pay for eight hours' work. The brotherhood leaders refused to be quoted after the meeting. Pioneer Dies at Dayton. DAYTON, Wash., Dec. 28 (Special.) Caleb C. Burge, pionetr of Dayton, passed away at his home in this city Wednesday, aged 82 years and 11 months. He was born in New York and crossed the plains with his parents in 1850. He came to this county in 1876. Later he vent to Idaho, but recently had come Back to Dayton. He was an Indian War veteran. The funeral was held Thursday. lH V SMART COATS New Winter Models Every element of good clothes is presented to you in this year-end sale to a greater extent than you will find them in any other coats, in any other offering. And we especially direct attention to the wide variety of models offered in this year-end sale. Every overcoat in this sale was se lected from our regular stock and every one represents a model and style that is now in greatest vogue. The very newest fabrics in Oxfords, brown, blue, green and mixtures. English Raglan, Balmacaan, Semi Balmacaan and form-fitting styles. This Entire Assortment IN ONE LOT $18.35 Ink' First Floor, Just Inside Washington Street Entrance. :SipnumWotf q Co.: -.Merchandise ctfci Merit Only" Great Year-End Clean-Up Sale of Boys' Overcoats Clever Winter Mode's in Sizes 3 to 9 Years - Made of beautiful mixtures and overplaids and blue chinchilla full-lined, quarter-lined and half-lined models. In the new pinch-back and belted-back styles and convertible collars that can be buttoned close to the neck. All at the most exceptional sale price today $4.85 I 'nurth nr. lollllllH A bottle of champagne should contain the juice or three pounds of crapes. lailUluUllUuU! liiiii . I lililllllllllimiiiiiiii More New Wealth Was Produced in Oregon in 1916 Than Ever Before The farm production reached a valuation of $155,000,000, or $30,000,000 more than in 1915. Contracts for ocean-going ships, involving more than $25,000, 000 of foreign money, were let to Oregon shipbuilders. Two important branch railroad lines were completed and three more lines were projected, which involve a total of several million dollars. These features, together with the general progress of the city and state, will be especially emphasized in the New Year's Oregonian Place Your Order Now. The Price Is Only Five Cents Postage Five Cents Additional. Order Blanks Are Printed Elsewhere in This Issue i in i ii i in i in inn hi inn mi mi i in i ii !i!l!tll!!! !! II M IIP 11 iiliiinii Hi i If It I i i ill fi 1 1 it hlil i ii i ii ii 1 1 ii i 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiminmi i in i liimi i in i in i in i niiii mi in mi inn in 1 1 n i in il 111 III 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i I I II I ill I i i I i i i ii i ii i i i ii i i i i i i i i i ii I i i I !! i ! 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