Morning Oregonian., January 05, 1917, Page 4, Image 4

TITE 3IORXIXG OEEGOXIAX, FRIDAY,
JANUARY 5, 1917.
LEGISLATORS HERE
TO GET ACQUAINTED
Representatives and Senators
Fraternize and Discuss
State Issues.
HOTEL LOBBY IS MECCA
Corridors of Imperial Hotel Filled
With Lawmakers, Most of
Whom Will Iieave for
Salem Next Sunday.
It -wilt not be necessary for- new
members of the Legislature to intro
duce themselves when they meet at
Salem next Monday, All these little
preliminaries are being- attended to in
Portland, where already a call of the
House would almost bring in a. quorum
from either branch.
Including- the six Multnomah County
.Senators and 13 Multnomah County
Representatives, therei were 14 Sena
tors and about 25 Representatives here
last night. Some of them had come to
attend the road conference or the Irri
gation Congress, but many were on
hand to get acquainted.
Out-of-TOTTlt Solans Here.
Among the outside Senators in the
lobby of the Imperial Hotel at some
time or other last- night were M. D.
Shanks, of Gilliam. Sherman and Wheel
er; Samuel L. Garland, of Linn; E. D.
Cusick, of Linn and Lane; A. M. La
Follette. of Marion; Dr. W. D. Wood,
of Washington; George T. Baldwin, of
Crook, Jefferson, Deschutes, Klamath
and Lake; Julien A. Hurley, of Grant,
Harney and- Malheur, ana George R.
Wilbur, of Hood Ttiver and Wasco.
The outside Representatives here in
cluded Frank H. Porter, of Linn; C. O.
Portwood and.Clay. C. Clark, of Gilliam,
Sherman and Wheeler; Roy Ritner, of
Umatilla; Fred S. Ashley, of Union and
Wallowa; Seymour Jones and W. Al
Jones, of Marion; Benjamin C. Sheldon,
of Jackson; W. P.: Elmore, of Linn;
Charles Albert Small,, of Union; Dr.
Charles T. Sweeney, of Josephine; Mrs.
Alexander Thompson, of Wasco and
Hood River; Frank B. Ticbenor, of Coos
and Curry, and Harold C. Stephens, of
Clackamas.
Robert N. Stanf ield, of Morrow and
Umatilla, candidate for Speaker, will be
here Saturday. By that time there will
be very nearly a complete representa
tion of both houses in Portland.
Many to Start Saturday.
Some of the legislators plan to go
to Salem Saturday, but most "of them
will go there on one of the Sunday
trains.
One member of tha Washington Leg
islature, Gordon B. Moores, who was a
famous end on the football team of the
University of Oregon several years ago,
but now Hve3 in Benton County, Wash-.,
and W. W. .Conner, of La "Conner,
Speaker of the 1915 Washington Legis
lature, are also here.
There will be plenty of Joneses in the
coming Oregon Legislature. Three men
of that name are members and all tjiree
are in the House. They are W. Al
Jones and Seymour Jones, both of the
Marion County delegation, and Walter
B. Jones, of Lane -County. f'.
AUTO TAX RISE IS FAVORED
Senator-Elect Lewis Thinks 30 Cents
Per Horsepower Right Basis.
Hermon A. Lewis, joint State Senator-elect
from Multnomah, Clackamas
and Columbia counties, is much inter
ested in the proposed increase of auto
mobile license fees by the coming
Legislature, and intends to present a
measure of his own or have a hand in
Iraminc the measure that is adopted.
Senator Lewis attended the meeting
early this week of tne auto oeaiers
legislative committee, which decided
to recommend that the license fees on
all pleasure cars be based on a rate
of 30 cents per horsepower, and which
also took up a scale for an additional
tax on automobile trucks in propor
tion to their size.
"I think 30 cents per horsepower is
pretty close to the correct basis for the
license tax on pleasure cars, saia
Senator Lewis.
"This schedule fixes the tax on
trucks, in addition to the proposed
license fee of 30 cents per horsepower
pn all motor vehicles, as follows:
"Trucks under one ton, $10 addi
tional: -trucks of one ton and under
two tons, $15 additional; two tons and
less than 2 tons, $18 additional; z
tons and lass than three tons, $21 ad
ditional: three tons, and less than 3
tons, $24 additional; 3 tons and less
than four tons. $27 additional; four
tons and less than 5 tons, $30 addi
tional: five tons and over, 3S.
"Personally. I favor forbidding
trucks of more than five tons to use
the roads." .
KNIFE WIELDED AT CLUB
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bail fixed at $50. The charge is threat
ening to commit a felony. i.:-:
When the . excitement had ' cleared
away the meeting, augmented by a few
of Mr. McClure's follower, who had
been misled by his call for a meeting
to protest against the so-called pluto
craU, settled down : to the principal
business of handing Dr. Osier and his
lamented theories a body blow.
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Attorney Mann Is President.
John D. Mann, an attorney, 52 years
old, was elected permanent president
and E. J. Barry,. 54 years old, was cho
sen secretary. N. G. Pike was ejected
vice-president, but, owing to his ab
sence from the meeting, it was not
Known denniteiy that ie . could or
would accept. Mr. Pike was one of the
original members at the meeting two
weeks ago. There will be no treas
nn
ATMOSPHERE
You like it or you
don't. But you will
surely like the air
of. camaraderie
that surrounds
WASHINGTON
HOTEL
Cheerful inviting.
Say "Home, James,"
to your taxieur, and
he'll speed you to
the Washington. 5f
It Is Home for the
wayfarer. 8 8? ?
' Wasteinrttm m Twelfth
GLENN B. BITE, MANAGER
fQRTLAND.0gg
If-
urer. C. J. Barnard, D. C. Zink and J.
D. Mann were the committee on organ-
ization.
An executive committee, consisting of
D. C. Zink, "past 50"; W. C. Lynch,
"past 45"; H. A. Hinshaw, "around 50";
C. J. Barnard, "near the half-century
mark," and W. P. Adams, 46 years old,
was named. The next meeting will be
held a week from tonight, on Friday,
January 12, at the Library, probably in
the Library Hall, as Room H already is
too small for the organization. Fifty
or more men stood for two hours at
the meeting last nighty
Effort to Be National. .
In broadcloth or overalls, the 200
charter members agreed to stand to
gether and make of the movement
which recently got well under way in
Chicago a National issue, with the hope
of reinstating men "between 45 and
120 years of age" in the confidence
of the public at large. The club had
originated in a semi-humorous- im
pulse to ridicule Dr. Osier's theories.
It is to be perpetuated with a serious
hope.
The 200 heard talks by A. P.. Stringer,
who is past 60, who said that what the
world wanted was "men," not neces
sarily "young men"; Hev. S. Tt. St.
Martin, who said that notwithstanding
he was past 50 years, he succeeded in
enlisting and serving with the Third
Oregon Infantry on the border last
Summer; W. C. Lynch. E. H. Walters,
President Mann, W. P. Adams, C. J.
Barnard. D. C. Zink, H. J. Sirard, Mi-nard-Campbell,
and others.
Experience Highly Valued.
" All of the speakers were men who
had found the value of experience and
yet felt the hot blood .of youth, and
when W. P. Adams, who had been tem
porary chairman, declared with vigor
ous emphasis that he wouldn't trade
his "experience at 48 for the ambi
tious rapacity of youth and $100,000 to
boot" he was showered with applause
and started an incipient attack on the
"young captains of business" that was
only quieted through the wise counsel
and patience which the aggregate of
years present represented.
In his address to the 200 charter
members President Mann said:
"All that Is needed to know is 'are
you a man?' Whether your suit is of
broadcloth or of overalls; "regardless
of your religion, let us get together
and show the world that a man at 45
or over is only at his best."
Wage Should He Valued, He Says.
Mr. Stringer wbn-for himself a dem
onstration when he said that the char
ter members should remember that the
man who didn't give full value for the
wage or recompense he received for
certain work was a "damned scoun
drel" and not a man. Mr. Stringer in
timated that his age was past 80, but
that if there was a younger man pres
ent with straighter shoulders and more
interest in life he wanted him brought
forward. There is an American prin
ciple involved in the organization of
Forty-five Clubs over the country, he
said, and one phase of that principle
was tov prove to the world that gray
hairs should be no barrier to honest
pursuits. ,
The meeting adopted a resolution to
have the executive committee at once
frame action tending to open a fight on
local, county 'and National civil service
rules which set an age limit or around
35 for certain work" or any work. t.
J. Sirard argued for a fight against
the "aee embargo" on any work, so
long as a man showed his ability.
Young Men Are Criticised.
W. P. Adams touched a responsive
chord when he attacked the "on-rush
ing young men," whose Impulses were
devoid of "a spark of the love of Hu
manity' and "rapacious and amoiuous.
Mr. Adams' thread was taken up with
aviditv bv those present who appar
ently had a bit or reeling at Demg
crowded out or good wont oy younger
heads and less experienced hands, and
for a brief time the too-young man
was about to suffer the fate of Dr.
Osier's lamented theories. Minard
(Blackie Daw) Campbell led the fight
airainst delaying- the regular meeting
too much and won his contention mat
the next session should be Friday, Jan
iiarv 12.
The meeting was a representative
eatherins. Some men with unshaven
beards and no collars brushed elbows
with snm acknowledged leaders or
hnsinpss Amnoe those present were
M. Louke, John H. Smoke, w. if. Key-
nolds. Byron G. Eramerson, O. B. Ionnart,
R. A. Bounds, P. Bacon. F. W. Patt, D. W.
Tain. Tt potelle. William Laycock, F.
TT. Sherman. V. M. Owls. A. O. Anueraon,
J. Brcedlove, E. E. Wlckham. C. K. Trow
bridge, Herbert L. Freeman, u. J. flioore,
A. Grower. C D. Tillson. Edward Skelly,
Oharle. J. Barnard. Sam Goldman. C. H.
Ltofcy, H. V.' Turner, Eric V. Ripley, J. G.
Terey.J. H. Alexander, William J. .fareyBis,
Willis M. Moxan, J. L. Vickrey, Rt. Rev.
St. D. Martin. Fred W. Wright. C. I Reed,
A. Ij. Lucas, John r. Mann, B. A. Johnson.
L. W. Bimes, T. D. Richardson. H. T.
Brown. John Bvrne. T. O. Randall. H. 8.
Harcourt, George E. Snlvely, A. Schmldt
Hne. E. Aubry. W. W. Dakin, H. J. Martin.
Fred Spoeri, John H. Bell. L. K. Kins. F.
D. Nichols. J. A. Reynolds. D. F. Smith,
E. B. wickharo. J. A. Johnson, J. E. Raze,
P. Keppnisrer. F. A Cook, C. M. Conry. C.
W. Rowland. G. O. Powell. C. H. Landreth.
W. Balton. L. N. Riley, E. T. Price. Simon
F. Weyrlck, J. E. Bonter, F. W. Smith, W.
H. Me'cer, F. TC. Txvry, A. H. Wagner, w.
N. Hunt. G. W. Hunt. F. J. Norton. J. C.
McKay. W. D. Horton, W. C. Halsrley, Rob
ert Abram. F. E. Springer. M. W. Bowen, J.
W. Wilson, C. E. Broughton. J. L. Dun-
lap. R. C. Voeth. H. C. Hauck. D. B.
Menerey. W. J. Bigelow. W. J. Gemraell,
V. W. Murray. H. C. Moore, A. R. Stringer,
H. J. Birara. E. J. Barry. u. A. Andrus, o.
Palm. F. Oswald. Frank Carlson. A.
Sisley. E. Hays, J. Falconer, E. Campb"t,
W. if. Dawson, A. Ibsen. George W. Dick
son, C. I Becker, J. E. Bureh, H. Wel
fare, H. C. Jargensen, C. B. Wilson. Charles
A. FnnK. William Glue, F. Bartholomew,
E. H. WaUerg. S. R. Sendee. C. H. Moll. G.
w. Alexander, L. K. Cohen, w. T. Reed
E. E.- Bosworth. F. M. Blaisdell. A. V.
Smith. Julius Kallich, Charles S. Noble, S.
P. Baker. Geome W. McCoy. Walter E.
Smith, Tim Gainey. W. R. Harris. W.
Shahan, M. B. Rice, T. J. Wilson, "Victor
Chybkl. A. .T. Pike, A. Raymond. Samuel
Manz, J. Jj. I.osenger. Frank McFaVland. O.
M. Swan, M. Walsted. p. Petersen, D. C,
Gibson, Charles E. Bfnnett. W. O. Davis,
vv. c. Lynch, Asqultha E. Clark. T. C.
Zink. !Tohn Kofoldt. E. Meves, E. Kolken
hack. Mat Geldard, Herbert Hald. J. N.
Turner, F. A. Nelson. B. E. Wlnsor, Thomss
Heward, Burton H. Preston. I. Wiseman. E.
G. Dahl, Christopher Olsson, W. Waddle and,
Dr. H. Warren.
STREETCLEANER IS KILLED
Salesman Knocks Thomas Dofierty
Down and Deatli Ensues.
Thomas Doherty. a streetcleaner.
was run down and killed on the west
end or the Broadway bridge last night
Dy an automobile driven by J. W,
Shearer, a salesman for the Hazelwoo-d
Creamery Company. He was worklnsr
on the street when the machine struck
him.
Mr. Shearer, wit.h Mrs. Shearer and
E. J. tjasnin, was or his way home af
ter attending a banquet for the Hazel-
wood employes. He says he did no
see Air. JJonerty, who was wearins
black duck overcoat, until the machine
struck him. Patrolman Kiley sent the
man to St. "Vincent's Hospital in the
care oi tne Ambulance Service Com
pany.
Mr. Doherty was about B0 vean old
and the police were informed that a
sister survives him, although they had
not located her at an early hour this
morning. Mr. Doherty had been an
employe or the Street Cleanlnsr De.
I partment ior many years.
Auto and Streetsweeper Collide.
W. H. Rountree, a salesman, was ar
rested last night by Motorcycle Patrol
men Tully and Morris on a charge of
driving nis automobile while lntoxl
cated. following a collision between
Mr. Rountree's car and a streetsweeper
driven Dy a. u. .uewis at East Eleventh
and Belmont streets. E. Schuman, a
marbleworker. was arrested on the
same charge by Patrolman Day after
his machine had run into the rear end
of a streetcar at East Twenty-fourth
and East Ankey streets.
'LANS TO RECLAIM
ARID LANDS GIVEN
rrigation Congress Speakers
Advocate Improved Methods
in Financing Projects."
CODE. REVISION PROPOSED
Stress Laid on Jfeed of Proper Trans
porta tion, Co-operation With and
Cse of Station and Care
, for Needs of Settlers.
'Suggestions for the solution of main
irrigation problems and for better
marketing and transportation facilities
In, irrigated districts in Oregon and
for extensive Government aid in re
claiming tha arid lands of the entire
west were features of yesterday's
meeting of the sixth annual Oregon
Irrigation Congress, which convened
at the Imperial Hotel for a three-day
session.
The general sentiment expressed hv
the . speakers and by individual dele
gates was that improved methods in
financing projects and of assisting
settlers must be adopted before the
general scheme of irrigation fan be
placed on a practical and business-like
oasis. i
Revised Code Is Proposed.
It is probable that tha
ask the Legislature to revise the
cui irrigation law or aaopt a new code
entirely, tne chief aim helne- tn oiri
the irrigation district plan. This end
can oe reached by Improving the sys
m or oona issues and making ' the
uwuus mure attractive to Investors.-,
ihe Congress wan failed tr nrar
ny resident John W. Brewer, of The
Dalles, at 10:30 o'clock, followed by ad
dresses of welcome by Commissioner
Robert G. Dieck for the city of Port
land and Mark Woodruff for tv
tnamoer of Commerce.
In response. Georea Russell, of Prlno-
ville, declared that the financial inter
ests or forUand have an opportunity
to assist irrigation work and urged
inera. to co-operate in adopting a satis
factory method in financing the nrol
ects. It said, that it was morn impor
tant to spend money- on irrigation than
on costly highways, as greater farm
production and an Increased farm pop
ulation meant greater cities as well as
cneaper roods.
Immediate f- -tion Necessarr.
Reviewing the work that has
accompiisned by the congress. Presi
dent Brewer, in his anr-ial report,
pointed out the necessity of immediate
action on several subjects of big 1m-
puna.nce to irrigationists in Oresron.
regartt ,to Oregon's share in -th
Federal reclamation fund, he said
there now seems to be a feeling in
Washington that the state had not been
" ea.i.cu. xairiy ana teat there were
hopes that the state reasonably sooa
win receive is lust quota of the fund
lie advised the congress to go on
record favoring a revision of tha pres
ent irrigation law or the drafting of
an entirely new irrigation district law.
Mr Brewer called rpecial attention
to the Slrahorn railroad project. Dis
cussing this subject and offering spe
cific recommendations to the conn-ess.
he concluded his report as follows:
The vaat area of Central and Souths a.tprn
Oregon is but little developed. The primary
cause for this condition has been the lack
of railroad transportation. Robert E. Stra-
norn bids fair to realize his ambition to con
nect that territory with th outside world.
Mr. Strahorn says that reclamation de
velopment, both Irrigation and drainage,
must eo hand in hand wjth transportation.
This- territory cannot progress - without
means to transport the product to mar-'
ket, but at the same time, the railroad can
not live without produce to transport.
wnne tnis t;ongress is endeavoring to
handle only matters appertaining dlrectlv
to-irrlgation, yet it wemld seem wise at this
time to offer every support to Mr. Stra
horn in his work because by so doing, we
lend aid to reclamation, bring more people
to our state and greatly increase the tax
able property. It Is estimated that con
servatively there are 1.000,000 acres of irri
gable land in this area for which water is
available, which area can be reclaimed at
an average of. $o0 per acre or a total of ap
proximately of $50,000,000. The average
value of this land today, based on Its actual
production, will not exceed u per acre, or
a total of $5,000,000. The same land after
reclamation should average about $75 per
acre or a total of $75,000,000, or a net in
crease on value and cost of reclamation of
about $20,000,000 to- the land alone not tak
ing into consideration the increase in pro
duction and taxable property.
Recommendations Are Made.
I have but few recommendations that I
would make to'thls Congress, but in light of
the needs of irrigation, would make the
following auggestions:
rint in we recommend -to the Legis
lature the revision of the present irriga
tion district law or drafting of an entirely
new law. "
Second That wa urge the extension of
time of payment on project contracts with
no payment on principal required during
first five years.
Third That w urge all Irrigation projects,
to come under the Irrigation district law,
provided the Legislature enacts a workable
and just statute.
Fourth That we unqualifiedly Indorse
Mr. R. K. btrahorn in bis wrk contemplated
for the Central and Southeastern part of
Oregon and assist In every -way possible, the
reclamation or tne ana lands of that ter
ritory. . Fifth That .we urge upon the Congress
of the United Btates favorable action with
regard to the Malheur, Owyhee and Warm
Springs projects in. Malheur County.
May I hope that this Congress pursues Its
work in the same spirit that it has mani
fested at former - session; that we may
study the merits of every Issue and remem
ber that we are a state Congresss, working
to theh Interest oftevery part of Oregon and
guarantee a square deal to big and little
alike. To my successor In offloe I offer my
assistance and co-operation in every matter
that will tend to develop our resources and
will give him the benefit of any knowledge
or experience gained while associated with
the Oregon Irrigation Congress:
The afternoon session opened with
a paper presented by P. A. Devers, of
Portland, on 'The Irrigation Farmer:
His " Needs." He said that the three
greatest Immediate needs were: First,
the use of money at low rates of in
terest, , repayable under a system of
amortization over a long term of years;
second, the' fixing of terms of payment
on future water-right contracts on not
less than a 20-year basis; third-, the
permanent establishment of experiment'
stations and demonstration farms at
points in the irrigated areas that will
bring them in closer - touch with the
settler, to the end that the problems
that now affect so seriously his eco
nomic efficiency may be understood
better and solved more promptly.
Hope of Success Xot Enough.
"Through the operations of experi
ment stations the farmer would learn
the moat economical method of prepar
ing his land, its water-holding capacity,
the length of run best suited to its
grade and character, so as to avoid
undue losses through the many avoid
able causes common to ill-Advised irri
gation," said Mr. Devers. "With such
a system the appalling loss and waste
and hardships suffered by the settlers
In the early years of every Irrigation
project would oe avoided generally.
"Reasonable assurance of the success
of the eettler, rather than the mere
hope that he will succeed, is what In
dividuals and institutions are now de
manding before they risk their credit
and prestige, placing your bonds in
the hinds of ultimata investors, and
this, too. is. wnat the settler himself
has a right to demand."
The Relation of Transportation to
the Success of an Irrigation Project"
was the subject ot -an address given
by R E Bradbury, of Klamath Falls.
He said that on -jiearry- all irrigated
projects at present there is" an over
production and markets, are restricted
because of the lack of adequate trans
portation facilities. r
Successful irrigation depends chief
ly upon the ability of the grower to
get his products to market quickly
and cheaply," said Mr. Bradbury. "The
lack of transportation Is one reason
why we have not progressed to any
appreciable extent. Roads to shipping
points and markets are Just as essen
tial in an Irrigation enterprise as ca
nals and ditches."
A. B. Cordley. dean of the Oregon
Agricultural College, told of the work
being done by the state , experiment
stations in promoting the cause of ag
riculture in Oregon.
"Tou men are doing more to develop
the latent resources of Oregon' than
any other agency within or without
the state," declared Dean Cordley. "Tou
have staked your energy, money and
time on tne tasK oi producing Tons
upon tons of alfalfa and establishing
hundreds of homes where there were
none before. You deserve support and
co-operation.
Experimental Work Valuable.
"The Government realizes that it is
t t is
indi-
r that
nt sta- j
impossible, for the farmers as
riduals to emproy experts, and for
reason has estaDllsned 'jcpenme
tions to aid you in producing better
crops and bigger yields. The state ex
perimental work also has producea big
results, and will prove a. great factor
in solving soil problems and. othe diffi
culties on Irrigated landa."
One of the surprises-" of the session
was the proposition suMiritted by Wil
bur Fairchild, of Tacoma.-a -memoer of
the Washington State Senate, xecom
mending the creation of an irrigation
commission under Federal' statute. He
declared that the present system of
irrigation was inefficient and inade
quate, and that extensive Government
aid was necessary for practical recla
mation work.
The proposed irrigation commission
under Senator Fairchild's plan would
have complete control over all the
waters and arid landa of the West.
The .commission would, have full au
thority to issue bonds, in any neces
sary amount to run for 60 years, and
the bonds to e sold as the irrigation
commission called for the money. A
revolving fund would be created ' so
that the proceeds from the sale ot
water would be turned into the same
fund to pay all necessary interest
charges and create a sinking fund for
the redemption of the bonds.
Under the plan suggested the water
sold would be at a price sufficient to
pay the interest and redeem the bonds
at the expiration of 50 years. There
would be no profit in the undertaking,
and in this way water rights would be
sold to contract purchasers at actual
cost. A further detail of the suggested
plan would be to have the Government
construct the main canals and permit
private capital later to construct the
laterals if necessary, and then permit
the formation of irrigation districts or
associations with the privilege of such
districts or associations receiving
necessary waer from the Government
canals.
Senator Farchild predicted that un
doubtedly within a few years not Jess
than 100.000,000 acres of arid and semi
arid land in this manner would be re
claimed. The president's report was v referred
to the committee on resolutions, com
posed of Jay H. Upton, of Crook Coun
ty; H. W. Gard, of Jefferson; George
H. Toung, of Deschutes; Julian Hurley,
of Malheur; C. B. McDonnell, of Har
ney; Dr. Charles Sweeney, of Jose
phine, and R. E. Bradbury, of Klamath.
Members of the credentials commit
tee ane: F. N. Wallace, of Tumalo: W
W Caviness, of- Vale, and C. C. Clarke,
of Arlington.
, - Programme to Be Followed.
C. C. Chapman, chairman of the pro
gramme committee, reported that there
would be no Important changes in the
programme as printed, and he followed
the announcement by urging the con
gress to concentrate its attention upon
a few of the most vital problems pro
posed for consideration.
A telegrem was received from W.
Lair Thompson, of Lakeview, who is
now at Denver, advising the congress
not to ask the Legislature to make
any changes in the present irrigation
law on Irrigation district methods. Mo
action was taken . on Mr. Thompson a
suggestion.
The committee appointed by Presi
dent "Brewer some time ago to revise
the irrigation code was not ready to
submit its draft at last night's- ses
sion. The subject will be taken up
fully, it is expected, at one of the ses
sions today. Members of the commit
tee are: Percy A. Cupper, of Salem:
C. Laurgaard and Clause McColIoch,
of Portland; Jay H. Upton, of Prlne-
ville; J. W. Messner, Umatilla County;
Joe McAllister, Marion County; A. P.
Bateman, Portland; Porter J. Neff,
Jack-son County, and E. M. Elder, of
Klamath Falls.
320 Delegates Registered.
There were registered at 8 o'clock
last night 220 delegates, and more are
expected to arrive in time for this
morning's session. The list of delegates-
is as follows:
P. K. Albrecht. Sliver Lake, Or.; L. H.
Arneson. Heod River, Or.; H. E. Baker,
Bend. Or.; W. D. Barnes, Tumalo. Or.: H. K.
Bartholomew, Stanf ield. Or.: Mrs. H. E.
Bartholomew, Etanfleld, Or.; R. E. Brad
bury. Klamath Falls, Or.: W. P. Bauschard.
Hermiston. Or.: J. W. Brewer, The Dalles.
Or.; B. W. Burr, Denver, Colo.; A. C. Callan,
Portland; -Wesley Oavinlss, Vale, Or.; Harry
J. Chenoweth, Grand view. Or.: A. P. Clark.
Madras, Or.; C. C. Clark. Arlington. Or.;
O. C. Claypool, Prineville. Or.; John Combs,
Prinevllle, Or.; Roy R. Corey, Baker, Or.;
Ralph P. Cowglll, Medford, Or.; M. M. Dav
enport. Culver, Or.; H. H. DeArmond, Bend,
Or.; F. C Dlllard, Talent. Or.; John Duimis,
Portland: P. H. Edmondaon. Madras, T)r. ;
'Albert E. Elder. Klamath Palls, Or.; J. J.
Elllnger. Redmond. Or.; Charles W. Ersklne,
Bend, Or.: J. K. Fisher, Haines, Or.; Frank
Forrest. Prinevllle, Or.: J. N. B. Gerklns.
Tumalo, Or.; William Goldson, Madras, Or.;
C. E. Harrltt, Geneva. Or.; C. R. Hays,
Madras, or.; J. T. Houston, prinevllle. Or.
G. C. Hurt. Madras. Or.:' W. B. Keen. Greah
am. Or.; H. G. Kennard, Prinevllle. Or.; W.
F. Kins, Prinevllle, or.; Joe McAllester, Sa
lem. Or.; C. B. McConnell. Burns, Or.: Clyde
M. McKay, Bend, or.: William McMorray,
Portland; T. R. 'Manderscnrid, Terrebonne,
Or.; Mrs. T. R. Monderschrid, Terrebonne,
Or.; J. -V, Messner, Hermiston, Or.; Arthur
S. Michel, Prineville, Or.: William Miller,
Portland: J. B. Kelvin, Portland: O. M.
Plummer. Portland; R. W. Rea, Prinevllle,
Or.: O. P. Reams,. Prinevllle. Or.: Ct M.
Redfield. Deschutes, Or.; Row R. Robinson,
Prinavllle, Or.; George Rodman, Culver, Or.;
G. H Russell. Prinevllle, Or.; J. W. time ton.
Opal City, Or.: E. T. Klayton, Prinevllle. Or.-
eaeT. MurDhev. Or.: E. 6. Taylor. Portland
F. 8. Towner. Prinevllle, Or.; Jay H. Upton,
Prinevllle. Or.; C. P. U'ren. Madras. Or.:
Ora Van Tassel, Madras, Or.; P. N Vibbert.
Madras." Or. : T. N. Wallace, -Tumalo. Or.;
C. A. Warner, Bendy Or.; Edward N. Weln
baum, Portland : 8. Wiggins. Bead. Or.;
E. J. Wilson. Prinevllle. Or.: Mrs William
M. Wilson, Powell Butte, Or.: William M.
Wilson, Powell Butte, Or; William Wurs
weller,V Prinevllle, Or.: George S. Xoeng.
Bend, Or.: O. C. Younsj, Culver, Or.:
A. D. Anderson, Madras, Or.; R. H. Atkin
son, Portland, Or.; George Baldwin,
Klamath Fans. Or.: T. Barnes, Prinevllle,
Or., Ira F. Black. Culver. Or.; J. X. Bur
gess, Pendleton. Or.;- Percy . A. Cupper, Sa
lem, Or.; Judge It. C. Ellis, Bend, Or.: K.
Fen wick. Hood River Or.; Fred, Fisher.
Madras, Or. ; Frank Fdbter. Prinevllle, Or.:
H. W. Gard. Madras, Or.; Harry Henderson
Madras. Or.; R. C. Hllrnan. . Culver, Or.;
J. P. Holland, McEwen, Or.; J. W. Howard,
Bend, Or.; Roscoe Howard, Deschutes, Or.;
Mrs. Roscoe Howard, Deschutes, Or.: H. W.
Howard, Prinevllle. Or.: Hana A. Johnson,
Tumalo, Or.; Mrs. Ralph Jordan, Prinevllle.
Or,; Ralph Jordan. Prinevllle. Or.: B. A.
Kendall. Redmond, Or.; P. J. Neff. Medfora,
Or.; Roy .Newell. Madras, Or.; T. A. Noble,
North Yakima, Wash.: A. L. Mackintosh.
Bend, Or.: W. P. Myers. Culver, Or.; Mrs.
W. P. Myers, Culver, Or.; O. A. Pearce.
Madras. Or.; Dr. J. H. Rosenberg, Prine
vllle, Or.: Z. Tullaferro, Prinevllle. Or.: C.
C. Chapman. Portland, Or.; E. A. Chrietea.
son. Gateway, Or.: W. R. Cook, Madras. Or.;
C. E Balding, Culver. Or.; J. W. Bones,
Corvallls. Or.: E. R. EmSson., Ontario. Or.:
J. C. Cockerham, Culver, Or.; P. A. Devers,
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SWEET PEAS. TULIPS, HYACINTHS,
DAFFODILS AND CROCUS.
Portland. Or.; E. S. Dobbs, Prinevllle. Or.;
T. McD. Fuller. Portland, Or. : Anna K.
Fossler. Portland, Or.; A. I. Gaee, Port
land. Or.; Rhea l.uper. Salem. Or.; Joo
McAllister, Salem. Or.; Peter Marnach. Me
tolius, Or.; Frank Moun, Culver. Or.: J.
E. Pittman, Corvallls, Or.; Wade Slier, Mad
ras, Or.; Ben C. Sheldon. Medford. Or.; T.
A. H. Teeter, Corvallls, Or.; E. J. Adams,
Eugene, Or.: I. R. Brelthaupt, iiurnii. ur.i
J. B. By water. Prlnevllle-Jr. ; R. O. Bayiey.
Ontario. Or.; A. R. Bawman, Prinevllle. Or.;
D T. Oarwody, Bend, Or.: Guy E. Oobaon.
Redmond. Or.; 11. R. Davis and wne, upi
City. Or.: J. T. Hardy. Bend. Or.; H. B.
Howell. Burns. Or.: L. A. Hunt and wife,
Lower Bridge, Or.; Lewis H. Irving. Madras,
Or.: W. W. Johnston. Ontario Or.; J. A.
McCoy. Bend, or.; rl. L. scniogei. rnni-
viii. Or- D. E. White. Opal City, or.;
Charles k. Warrens. Portland. Or.; Frank
White. Portland. Or- and D. t- jonnson.
Madras, .Or, two
t red s. Asniey, n.nierpnse, vr. . awm, .
Beall, Portland; Mrs. John Dubuis. Port
land; Mrs. W. O. Hastings. Bend, -Or.; R.
F. Hynd. Portland; A P. Foley. Enter
prise. Or.: Professor W. L. Powers. Corval
lls. Or.: Charles H. Randall. Lexington. Or.:
F. P. Rawson. Redmond. Or.: J. C Stevens,
Portland. Or.; Guy Sears. Redmond, Or.;
Charles Thornthwalte. Bend. Or.: Grace
Ward. Bend. Or.; Oswald West. Portland;
Oeorg-o R. Wilbur. Hood River, Or.: Cornelia
Wilson. Bend. Or., and J. C. Wyman, Cul
ver, Or.
MADRAS CANDIDATE BOOMED
Success of Harry V. Gard Expected
by Jefferson Delegation.
Jefferson County delegates arrived in
Portland yesterday morning charged to
the full with enthusiasm over Madras'
candidate Tor president of the next
Oregon Irrigation Congress Harry W.
Gard, .one of the most active and con
sistent workers for irrigation in the
entire Central Oregon country.
The delegation of 30 irrigationists
from the Madras district began an ac
tive campaign for their candidate be
fore the congress convened and be
fore the day was over they aroused in
terest among the delegates to such an
extent that they feel confident Mr.
Gard will ba the popular choice of the
congress.
Mr. Gard has been conspicuous in the
various irrigation movements in Cen
tral Oregon for 13 years. During the
past, three years he has labored dili
gently for irrigation development
and was one of the main organizers of
the North Deschutes Irrigation Dis
trict. This -unit of the Deschutes seg
regation comprises 100.000 acres. The
estimated cost is $5,500,000. The proj
ect has been reported upon by Federal
engtneers and its feasibility Is not
doubted.
Mr. Gard is a native of Oregon, havr
ing been born In Clackamas County.
FEDERAL AID BILLS DISCUSSED
Irrigation Congress Delegates Hear
Reports on Action at Washington.
Discussion of the merits of the Jones
Federal aid bill and the Chamberlain
Smith bill, which is regarded as a sub
stitute for the former, occupied the
night session of the Oregon Irrigation
Congress.
O. Laurgaard. who with J. T. Hinkle,
of Hermiston. was authorized by the
last Irrigation congress to visit Wash
ington and promote enactment of the
Jones bill, submitted a report of the
committee's efforts.
Eugene W. Burr, of the Reclamation
Service, with headquarters at Denver,
explained the provisions of the Cham
berlain-Smlth bill. Under this bill irri
gation districts would deliver the bonds
to the Government, which would dis
pose of certificates of indebtedness for
the amounts covered by the bond issue.
The work then would be "carried on by
the Reclamation Service. The Govern
ment would supervise and control the
expenditure of all the funds. A fea
ture which Mr. Burr thought would
give the bill strength in Congress Is
that it contemplates the same service
in regard. to swamp lands. In this con
nection, he declared that the swamp
land area in the United States was
greater than the arid and aeml-arid
areas.
Judgei Carroll B. Graves, of Seattle,
strongly supported the Jones bill. He
pointed out the Chamberlain-Smith bill
would take the matter of building irri
gation systems entirely out of the
hands of the irrigation district and the
people of the district would not have
the right to say how much or how little
the cost would be.
"The whole matter would be placed
in the hands of the bureau at Washing-
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ton," continued Judge Graves. "Once
there we all know what delays there
would be before work would actually
be started.
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hand, after the farmers have organized
a district and determined the cost of
construction, and the project has been
declared feasible, the Government sim
ply guarantees the interest on the
bonds and sees that the system is built
In accordance with the plans specified."
This morning's session will )egln at
9 o'clock with an address by L. M. Rice.
He will be followed by Judge Graves
on "The Development of Irrigation
Laws." Percy A. Kupptr. of Salem,
will speak or. "Irrigation Development
in ureson. w. c . jri n k , or rrinevuie,
will speak on the "Success of the
Ochoco District Bond Issue." Other ad
dresses will be given by J. T. Hlnkle,
of Hermiston, and IL H. DeArmond, of
Bend.
The chief addresses at the afternoon
session will bo given by Dr. Hector
Macpberson. of the Oregon Agricul
tural College: Dr. C. J. Smith, of Port
land; T. B. Kay. State Treasurer, and
and I
anF
chairman of the State Land Board.
J. T. iiullivan, of Medford.
ANARCHIST IS ACCUSED
BERK.MA.V MAY BE TRIED FOR
PREPAREDNESS DAY MLRDERS.
Letter Written by Man Who She BT. C.
Frlrk In Pittabarar Refers to Am
munition for Blast.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. Alexander
Berkman, convicted of shooting H. C.
Frick at the time of the HomesteadX
Steel riots In Pittsburg years
asro. I
who the authorities say is an anarchist,
will be placed on the witness stand by
the prosecution If be comes here to
testify for the defense in the trial of
Thomas Mooney, Assistant District At
torney Edward Cunha announced in
court today.
Cunha said the state would also re
serve tha right to prosecute Berkman
for murder as an accomplice of Mooney
and his co-defendants. Warren K.
Friday
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Billings, Mrs. Lena Mooney, Israel
Weinberg and Edward Nolan, all of
whom are under Indictment charged
with murder as a result of the Prepar
edness day explosion here on July -I,
1916, in which 10 persons were killed
and more than 40 injured.
Attorney Cunha made public today a
letter seized in a' recent raid on the
editorial office of "The Blast," an an
archistic publication here, in which
Berkman. writing to Miss M. E. Fitz
gerald, associate editor, said he was in
New York collecting "ammunition for
another blast."
"We have further evidence concern
ing Berkman's activities in connection
with the bomb explosion which we did
not have when he was tn San Fran
cisco." Cunha said today.
Nine talesmen had passed prelimi
nary examination as tentative Jurors
when court adjourned today. Two of
the seven examined were excused be
cause they declared they believed a
"rabid anarchist was more likely to
commit murder than a peaceable citi
zen." PIONEER OF 1849 PASSES
Daughter of Discoverer of
Cove Oold JLeflge Dies.
Cable
STOCKTON. Cal.. Jan. (Special!
Mrs. Alta M. Carroll, who as a girl
of 5 years came to California with her
parents m 1849 from Detroit. Mich.,
died here today at the home of a son.
S. J. Carroll. Mrs. Carroll was th
daughter of E. T. Cable, discoverer of
the first gold-producing Quartz ledge
In Oregon and after whom Cable Cove,
where the ledge was discovered, was
named.
When the family nrst came to Cali
fornia they lived in Los Angeles and
later at San Jose.
Sk.
Noted Anti-Suffragist Dies.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. Mrs. Helen
Kendrick Johnson, editor and writer,
died at her home here today on ber
73d birthday. Mrs. Johnson wrote sev
eral books and many essays and pam
phlets on suffrage, which were used
as campaign materia by the Associa
tion Opposed to the Extension of Suf
frage to Women, of which she was a
member. She was born in Hamilton,
N. Y.
and Saturday