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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY. JANUARY 4, 1918. fLOOD WRECKS RAILROAD BRIDGE NEAR ELLEXSBURG. NAVY RECORD AT TOP f fJEEO OF STATE AID p To Thrifty Men! t Portland Again Leads Cities of the Nation. Ali Criticism of Tumalo Project Deplcred by Speaker, Who Te!!s of Progress. is second j Buffum .& Pendleton Co. NEW YORK 0 BA1NI515 SEE nmJ SCHOOL FUND USE URGED an Kroarlird at irritation von- to Ilrrt Half of Irre- ;res duclble Fund for Purpose of Dry-Land Development. f Inadequacy of the state's present ; poller cf reclamation and tha need cf elate aid In financing proposed Irrl T ration development project In Eastern ; and Central Orciron supplied tha chief topic for discussion by delegates at the ! OreKoa Irrigation Congress at tha Im Z pertal Hotel yesterday. Tha expresed opinion waa nnan '. Imous that without thla financial aid Z prospectlva projects, as well as those already launched for the reclamation cf arid land In thla state, would be seriously retarded. If not entirely de lee ted. State Talley Reviewed. Thla discussion waa Introduced by H 11 IX Armond. chairman of the " executive committee of tha congress. who prefaced bla address with a re view of the reclamation policy of the atate. which Included Ita acceptance of the terras of the Carey act. the enact ment of a water code by which valu able water riehta In the elate have been adjudicated without reaori 10 costly :itis;atlon. and the passaae by v the 1J1T LeKlslature of tha district Ir rigation code. The speaker pronounced tha Carey act a failure except to the extent that -- It had stimulated intereet In tha arid lands of the state and their productive possibilities under a practical schema of reclamation. He characterised aa the "broadest piece of constructive lea--IsUllon" the action of the 111 Leaiala . . tura In. appropriating f 450.000 for the completion of the Tumalo project, but deplored the attitude of some news papers In declaring thla project a failure. " V, '. ' I '' ' If?-- ...rTiv-: ' ) Photo by Pautzke. MILWAUKEE IPAV OVER YAKIMA RIVER DROPS ITO TORRE.XT. a ITER SUPPLY CUT Tacoma May Have to Depend on Wells for Present. OFFICIAL SURVEY ORDERED mysteriously disappeared. Dan Me Bride, a brakeman who took Mrs, Smith to the Union Station in a taxi cab, waa arrested by fergeant Oelsner and held pending Investigation of the woman s whereabouts. Hoods In Mountain Streams Con taminate Reserve In City lies rrvolra and Kiperts Are Work ing to Meet Kmergency. Develepaaeat Is Skews. "In discussing what Irrigation means to Urrcon and what it already has done for the state." added Mr. Le Ar mond. I can do no better than refer to the Central Oregon Irrigation proj ect, which proposes tha reclamation ot between 100.0CO and 200.000 acres. Fif teen yeara ago thla vast area was a assert, inhabited only by Jackrabblta and a few horses and cattle; It was covered with sagebrush and Juniper, entirely undeveloped and non-produc. tlve. "In 1J1 40.000 acrea of thla tract kad been sold to settlers. 20.000 acres are under Irrigation and In crops. This acreage consists of 700 Individual farina and two yeara ago represented a population of 1531. Today these Ir rigated landa have an aggregate valu ation of I2.i00.000. and the value of crops last year waa I&00.000. Plaa la Saxgretrd. "There la only one solution to the situation. Wo roust have state aid. and 1 hare a plan that appeara en tirely feasible. I would have to per cent of the irreducible fund of the atate diverted to Irrigation develop ment. Tha eta to could well afford to loan these school funds to a district Imgatioa nroject. when the feasibility of that protect had been ascertained by the btat Knglneer or a commission of other competent engineers, sufficient for completing the ditches and placing water on th TACOMA. " Wash.. Jan. S. (Special.) The City Council today discussed tha serious water condition which la now facing Tacoma and decided to Investi gate the water supply In tha veils at South Tacoma. W. A. Kunlgk, city water superin tendent, waa called Into conference with the Council. Mr. Kunlgk said while the South Tacoma wells would relieve the situation there would not be eaough there . to supply' the city. Flooding mountain streams have con taminated the waters in tha city reservoirs. FIRE MARSHAL IS NAMED tklward Grenfell Outlines Plans for Fire Prevention Campaign. With the appointment by City Com missioner Blgelow of Edward Grenfell to the position of Fire Marshal, the fire prevention work started In 1916 by former Fire Marshal Stevens Is to be pushed along on a bigger scale than ever. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Commissioner Blge low. Mr. Orenfell assumed charge of the office yesterday and forthwith laid plana for activities. He says school Inspection will be pushed right away. and as soon as the fire bureau is re organised in accordance with changes to be made March 1. when new appara tus Is received, all the rest of the activities of Chief Stevens will be re sumed energetically and extended wherever possible. 2 AMERICANS AMONG DEAD YAKIMA IUVER IlISES AGAIN Railroad Operation Still Hampered and Rain Begina Anew. ELLENS BCR3. Wash, Jan. I Rain began to fall again In the Cascade Mountains and In the Yakima Valley today and after a fall of one foot dur ing the night, the Yakima River rose two inches up to noon. The water In the Yakima River Is still too high for the railroads to begin driving tempor ary pile bridges. The Chicago. Milwaukee St Paul and the Northern Pacific Railroads are operating stub trains from Spokane to Ellensburg. West of here, the Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul operates from Thorp to Seattle and automobiles trans lands to be reclaimed." I far the passengers from Ellensburg to At the opening of the morning ses aton President Hlnkle announced the appointment of the following commit tees: Credentials Fred F. Hoelscher. of Prinevtile; John Pubuia, of Grants Pa.a. and Fred X. Wallace, of Tumalo. Resolutions C. C Clark, of Arling ton: ".. W. Offtcld. of Klamath Falls: 11. W. Turner, of Madraa: Leonard Carpenter, of Medford. and W. U. Keen, of Portland. Delegate C Cervallle. Between 60 and 10 of the delegates left la a special train over the Oregon Electric at 1:10 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon for Corvallia. where they will today hold a Joint meeting with the Oregon Drainage Association. The lr rlgationtsta will return to Portland tonight for the concluding session of their convention, which will be held tomorrow, beginning at :30 A, M. Saturday morning R. E. Stoutenrayer, of Boise. Idaho. United States recla mation attorney, will- discuss the Chamberlain bllL The feature of the closing session will be reports from the various projects, which will show the extent to which crop production In this state has been Increased as a di rect result of irrigation development. The annual, elevtlon of officers will take place Saturday afternoon. Three names have been augcest'd for presi dent II. A-. Gard. of Madras, first vice-president: 11. H. DeArmond. of Rend, chairman of the executive, and J. It. Upton, of Prineville. chairman of the legislative committee. Thorp. The Northern Pacific turned over five cars of coal to the schools and dealera today to prevent eufferlng from the cold. FOOD HOARDING SCORED W. B. AVER 8TROXCLT REDCKES EVADERS or LAW. eatest Gee ( Largest 2V amber la Seagkt by AdsaUlatratlea Ex. cesalve Barlag II arts. Filipinos to Serve In War. WASHINGTON. Jan. . Approxi mately :;.et4 Filipinos are expected to be mustered into the United States Army under a bill passed today by the House, taking In the Philippine Na tional Guard and Scouts. Renil Te Orernnlan classified ads ILL USE IT TO ST0PA COLO Tape's Cold Compound" Ends Severe Colds or Grippe in Few Hours. Relief comes Instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe mlnery and break up a severe cold either In the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages In the bead, stops nasty discharge or nose running, re lieves sick headache, dullness, fever tshness. sore throat, aneesing. soreness and stiffness. Ion't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! Ka.'e your throbbing bead! Nothing elee In the world gives such prompt relief as "Papa's Cold Compound." which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts with out assistance, tastes nice, causes no Inconvenience. Be sure you set the jsnulne. Adv. Following several reports from re tailers of attempts on the part of householders to buy flour in excess of the one-sack-at-a-tlme restriction. Federal Food Administrator W. B. Ayer yesterday afternoon explained the reasons for the restriction and how the beneficial effects of the food adminis tration regulations may be interfered with by thoughtless or short-sighted consumers acting upon selfish Im pulses. "There seema to be a great deal of misunderstanding on the part of the public" aald Mr. Ayer, "In regard to the administration's regulation permit ting not mora than one sack of flour to be sold at one time. This restric tion la not new, as It has been In force a number of months. It was made, not because of any shortage of supply, but to prevent an artificial shortage brouKhl about through consumers buy Ing in advance and In excess of their needs. Alarmed by baseless rumors, many householders hasten to purchase an ad vance supply, and when this la done by any considerable number of persons the effect Is to create a false demand and an artificial shortage. "The regulation requiring the retail er to sell no more than one sack of flour at a time was Intended to pre vent this advance buying and hoarding and to stabilise the trade In flour. "There Is an ample supply of grain and abundant milling facilities to pro vide all the flour needed." ' WOOL $2 POUND IN BOSTON Others of 3 0 Killed In Raid on Train Were Mexicans. TUCSON, Arlx., Jan. S. H. J. Poe, of Los Angeles, and Miguel Martinez, of Nogalea, Ariz., Americans, were among the SS persons killed yesterday when Yaqul Indians attacked a Southern Pa cific of Mexico train south of Empalme, Spnora. according to messages reaching the railroads' offices here today. Traveling Auditor Ralph Snoel, an American with headquarters at Mazat- lan, was wounded. Alberto Joffroy. an other American of a border trad In company at Nogales. was ehot thre times, but will recover. Among the trainmen killed were Conductor Paredes and an express messenger. WpMEN RAID COAL CARS Railroad Detectives Powerless forelMob In Philadelphia. Be- PHIL.A DELPHI A, Jan. 3. Coal riots, which began here yesterday, were re sumed today when several hundred men. women and children raided cars on a Pennsylvania railroad siding and stole more than 150 tons of anthracite Railroad detectives were powerless before the women who risked their lives when an attempt was made to move eight of the fuel-laden cars. For . three hours the raiders carried off coal In buckets and push carts and could not be dispersed until a riot call brought a detail of police who arrested the ringleaders. OBERAMMERGAU IS SHAKEN Serious Earthquake Reported City of "Passion Play." In Million Pounds Sold for Britain With Low Price 70 Cents. BOSTON. Jan. I. The first wool auction in thta country was held at the Chamber of Commerce today when 4730 bales of Australian wool, about. 1.000.- 000 pounds, were sold for the British government. Prices ranged from S2 a pound for the best scoured woo) to 70 cents for grease wools. The first lot offered waa re-sold about 60 times, each purchaser con tributing It to the Red Cross which was thus benefited to the extent of $15,000. Woman Reported MUlng. GENEVA. Jan. 3. The Zurich Ob eervatory reports that a serious earth quake, which was recorded recently. has been located at Oberammerirau In Upper Bavaria, and also In the Upper alley of the Lech River. Oberammergau Is noted for the "pas sion plajr performed every 10 years by the peasants In fulfillment of a vow made by the inhabitants In 1634. An ton Lang, the Christus of the passion play was reported last June to have been called to the colors. HORSE SOLD FOR $1.50 Stray Animal Will Be Killed and Hide Sold and Meat Fed to Hogs. ' VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe cial.) A horse was sold- at auction here today for 11.50. The animal strayed Into the city limits and was impounded, kept the legal length of time and advertised, and the aale aet for today. Carl J. Leuschner bought the horse. The fees and advertising and feeding the horse amounted to 312. Mr. Leuschner will kill the' horse, sell the hide and feed the meat to hogs. CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED , F. Bojmton Chosen President by Light and Power Employes. At the first annual meeting of the Employes social Club of the Portland Railway Light & Power Company, held last night, the following officers were elected for the year 1913: President. B. F. Boynton, claim agent; first vlce- presiaeni. a. a. uouscnaiK, pianninr department; second vice-president, J. F. Roach. Instructor of motormen and conductors for the lnterurban lines secretary and treasurer, R. R. Robley, operating engineer. Coal Tarda Are Raided. NEWPORT NEWS, Vs.. Jan. 3. Hundreds of citizens today raided the Chesapeake ft Ohio coal yards, taking away two carloads of coal in small Florence Granrod. waitress In a res-1 quantities. Railway officials were un taurant at 2T1 Bumslde street, reported 1 able to stop the citizens, and it was to the police lsst night that her sister, not until military police were called Mrs, Lotus Smith, of Hills boro, bad that tha people were irivsu oil. Enlistments for Duty at Sea, In Year Just Past, by Station In This City Numbered S214 Acceptable Blen Few Are Rejected. Again Portland leads all cities of the Nation. The Rose City sent more Navy re cruits to tne colors during the week ending December 20 than any other! city. More important still, Portland led In the number of Navy enlistments lor tne 14-day period terminating' on that date. New York, which spent 31.000,000 In the recruiting campaign, must be sat isfied with second rank for the two- weeks recruiting period that Included the remarkable rush of registered men before the bars went up against them. while St. Louis and Chicago trail far ther behind. i During the final fortnight of the re-I crulting rush, Portland's district Naval I Bureau stood first with enlistments totaling 1350. The New York district! bureau ranked second, with an aggre- I gate of 1113. In the St. Louis district! the total was 1020, and at Chicago 783. Portland Enlists S.1S In Week. For the week"s efforts which ended December 13, Portland's station enlisted 6S men. ranking next to New York, where 739 men were accepted for the j. in mo secona ween, nowever. ending December 20, the local bureau I enrolled 714 recruits, while New York aroppea to zgi. Ihese figures, showing Portland's astonishing record, are taken from th official Navy recruiting bulletin. iccnvea nere yesteroay. ine record achieved here is all the more remarkable because of the fact hat 51 of the 57 Naval recruiting dis- I tricts have populations greater some Of tnem immensely greater than that which Portland represents. Tha New I rom district has a population of! practically 7.000.000. The Atlanta dis-I trlct has 3,500,000 and numerous others have over 3,000,000 population. The I Portland district has an accredited population of 833,428. Few Are Rejected. Another record is won by Portland because of the small number of rejec- I ions or applicants. The Nation-wide verage of rejections Is 54 per cent. I The Portland average Is 34 per cent the record week's recruiting here! zus applicants of (19 were rejected. In St. Louis, for example, there were I SZ7 rejections from a total of 1058 ap plicants. In the year Just passed the Portland station mobilized for the Navy a grand total of 6214 acceptable men. Records for other cities of the Nation have not been compiled. The total at Seat tle, however, is computed as 3228. t Laborer Killed by Auto. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 3. fSneell j or sen jonnson. an employe of the Paclflo Power & Light Company, was ruck by an automobile while renal r- ing tne streetcar track last eveninsr na so oaaiy injured that he died. dur. ing the night His skull was frac tured at the base. The deceased was a native of Norway. 45 years of age. ana leu a, wiaow, one aaugnter and a I nrotner refining in this city. Announce a Clearance Sale of $25 and $30 Suits and Overcoats $18.50 -m There will be no general mark-down sale of clothing this season, owing to the advancing prices and the scarcity of woolens, but we are grouping together all single garments left from large lots, together with such few garments as were carried from last season, and offer them at the above irresistible price in order to leave us nothing other than complete lines at the time of our annual taking account of stock, February first. As our regular prices practically begin at $25, this price of $18.50 means an unusual opportunity for thrifty men. While there are but one or two garments of each" pattern in the entire grouping, one can find a fair as sortment of nearly every size, including longs and stouts. We believe it to be well understood by the public that woolens are advancing so rapidly that the ordinary prices of today will seem like very great bargains an other year, if war conditions continue. Your inspection is invited. Buffum & Pendleton Co. Clothiers, Hatters and Haberdashers 127 Sixth St., 30 Easy Steps From .Washington 35 Belted Overcoats are included in this sale, pricea of which were as follows: 12 were $25 13 were $30 10 were $35 Now Priced at $18.50! 59 Young Men's Suits including many nobby belted effects will be found in this lot 22 were $25 23 were $30 14 were $35 Now Priced at $18.50! BETWEEN This reduction made necessary by flood conditions. Until further notice, passenger trains for Tacoma, Seattle and all intermediate stations will . leave Portland, UNION STATION ONLY, as follows: 8:30A.M., 12:30P,M., 4:15P.M., 10:30P.M. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IN SEATTLE WILL BE AT THE KING-STREET STATION .The three daylight trains will consist of coaches, dining car and baggage car. NO OBSERVATION OR PARLOR CARS. The 10:30 P. M. Express train will carry four standard sleeping cars for Seattle and one for Tacoma. No advance reservation will be made. Purchase sleeping car tickets at City Ticket Offices or at Union Station. 8:30 A. M. train will make connections for Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor cities, also for Olympia and American Lake. (Camp Lewis). 4:15 P. M. train will make connection for Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor and run via American Lake. Leaving; time from Seattle for Portland and intermediate points same as from Portland,' 8 :30 A. M., 12:30 P. M., 4:15 P. M. and 10:30 P. M. Tickets of any issue, whether Northern Pacific, Great Northern or Union Pacific (0-W. R. R. & N.) will be honored on any of these trains. For more detailed information inquire at the City Ticket Office of the Northern Pacific, 3d and Morrison Streets; Union Pacific, 3d and Washington Streets; or Great Northern, 348 Washington Street. A. D. Charlton Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent Northern Pacific Railway, Portland, Oregon Wm. McMurray General Passenger Agent Union Pacific System Portland, Oregon M. J. Costello Asst. Traffic Manager Great Northern Railway Seattle, Wash. I ,1