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.-THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 1, 190o. it L FUNDS FOR PILES Over SlOiOOO Raised to Make Him Senator, BUSINESS MEN SLOW TO GIVE tealtle Committee Finds Hard Work t Combat Wilson Faction and' Numerous Dark-Horse Candi dates for Senator. SEATTLE, "Wash., Dec. 3L (Special.) Something over $10,000 Is represented la the promises to pay that have been col lected tor the Piles Senatorial campaign. The Business Men's Senatorial Club, which la passing the hat, claims to be able to push the total up to the $20,000 mark, but the contributions are coming so slowly that it is questionable whether this sum is raised. Up to the time the banquet of the busi ness men was held, about three weeks ago, there was In the treasury about $6000 in promises to liquidate. This rep resented the total of collections since" the Piles Senatorial boom was launched last year, and against it were naturally a number of bills that had to be taken care of when the promises were turned into cash. . At the banquet, when feeling ran high and promises came easily, the total sub scriptions counted up to approximately $3600. Since that time a special commit tee has been at work and numerous smaller organizations have been out at tempting to Induce the business men to contribute toward the Piles fund. In round figures the fund has been Increased to between $10,000 and $11,000. Exact fig ures are naturally reserved for the close study of the treasurer, but these are approximately correct, for some of he sub-committees have not kept In touch with the main organization. The subscription committees have had. a great deal of trouble in satisfying rival political factions. Threats have been made that subscriptions will be stopped if any of the money is to be paid Into a fund that will help the Wilson movement. At the same time few of the Wilson men will contribute to a Piles campaign fund. It is a fact that the town Is pretty well divided In Its sentiment regarding a sena torial candidate, and this affects the sub scription list. It Is conceded that Plies has the stronger following, due In part to the circumstances that he has been Indorsed by the Republican convention and again by the delegation. But there "is a sentiment in favor of "Wilson and another that leans toward Furth. . Perhaps the presence of so many un covered ambitions is as much responsible for the hesitancy Iri furnishing contribu tions as anything" else. There are more .Senatorial candidates -under cover in Seattle than in all the. remainder of the state. One of the principal difficulties in this city is the fact that so many men believe that, if the task of bringing home a Senatorial election were left to them, they could win out. It Is natural that men possessing such an ambition or be lief should be slow to contribute to help out another's fight. Where the Piles-Wilson differences draw the line it is most sharply defined. The WTllson following is contributing to ward the ex-Senator's fight, both finan cially and through individual effort. Those business men whom the committee has importuned and who arc willing to help Plies draw the line at subscribing anything toward a fund that might be diverted toward Wilson's benefit. The number of Seattle men willing to go into their pockets to elect anyone from this county, irrespective of factional ties. Is smalL The committee is finding this fact a bard handicap to overcome. ROAD AWAITS SUBSIDIES. Electric Line Has Franchises, but Promises Are Unfulfilled. FOREST GROVE, Or., Dec 3L (Spe cial.) The surveying party which has been laying out the route for the electric road between this place and Portland, arrived here yesterday, and Its work Is now com pleted. Besides making a loop around the two main business blocks, it is pro posed to run a branch track to the west ern outskirts of town, where carbarns will be constructed. The right of way has also been ob tained over the entire course, with the exception of one or two farms, whose owners are holding out in an attempt to impede construction of the line. A 20 year franchise has been secured through Cornelius, and the company had previous ly obtained franchises from the other two Incorporated towns along the route For est Grove and Hillsboro. Although the company Is anxious to let the contract Immediately, there may be a short delay. The San Francisco cap italists who are backing the enterprise, provided that $100,000 must be raised In the cities along the route, and this has not been entirely secured. But $50,000 has been pledged in Portland, and it had been announced that $30,000 was guaranteed in Hillsboro, but this amount has simmered down to $10,000. These sums, with $5000 subscribed In Forest Grove, are all that Is really pledged. The company says it .has $20,000 more in sight, leaving $15,000 Ftill to be raised. It Is confidently ex pected that this will be subscribed within the next few daysv andHhe contract will then be let. DONOVAN'S LAST BLOW. New Move Made Against Packers by Retiring Attorney-General. HELENA, Mont.. Dec 3L Attorney General Donovan today made a new movement in the beef-trust cases by filing an information against the agents of the Cudahy. Swift, Hammond and Armour Packing Companies, operating In Mon tana, charging them with conspiracy, in that 'they, as agents for the concerns, fix the prices by agreement of the products they handle. The men were arrested In Butte by the Sheriff of this county, were released on their own recognizance, and will appear- in court here Jilnuary 9. In the nrst ac tion against the packers, brought on the ground that they were violating the anti-trust law, the Supreme Court dis missed It for the reason that It had no Jurisdiction. Attorney-General Donovan goes out of office Sunday night, and the duty of prosecuting the case will fall to this successor, A. J. Galen. GUARD APPLE INTERESTS. Growers Want Regulations Put on Nurserymen. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec 31. (SpeclaL) A mass meeting of the fruitgrowers of the Hood River Valley appointed a com mittee of three to confer with A. A. Jayne, Representative from this city, con cerning proposed legislation for the pro tection of the fruit Industry in the state. The committee consists of E. L. Smith, president of the State Board of Horticul ture; A. I. Mason, president of the Hood River Apple-growers" Union, and G. R. Castner. a member of the board of direct ors of the same organization. The following resolution was offered and unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That inasmuch as the appro priations of toe state for the support of our State Board of Horticulture are whol ly inadequate to protect our fruit Inter ests by the enforcement of the horticul tural laws and regulations made In con formity -with them, we therefore most earnestly Tecomnlend the appointment of county horticultural Inspectors as outlined bv our state Commlssioner-at-Large la his eighth biennial report to the Legis lature." Other resolutions passed provided for the exclusion of wormy apples from the markets; that nurserymen "be compelled to give bonds that their trees are true to name; that the special and standard boxes be made the legal bushel box of Oregon, and the use of any other size be prohibited; that some effort be made to prevent the sale of fruit from one district under the name of another. BEGINS NEW YEAR "DRY." Saloons Have Been Selling Off Stock, and Expect to Close. CORVALLIS. Or.. Deo. 3L (Special.) At midnight tonight Corvallis becomes a "dry" town. Apparently the proprietors of the four saloons will offer no, resistance to the new order of things. 'For some time past they have been reducing stocks, until now they have but small quantities of liquors on hand. Ia many lines of goods they were sold out several days ago, and by midnight tonight most of them will have practically sold out of business. The license of one establishment expires January 15 and the other three at 12 o'clock tonight. The latter applied for li cense at the regular Council meeting In December, and in granting It the police Judge inserted a clause making the license subject to the operation of the local option law and declaring the privilege to have been Issued and accepted under such pro visions. The city authorities are preparing to co operate with the county authorities m the enforcement of the law. The City Council has appointed a committee to investigate' and recommend means that the city -officers can employ in furthering the en forcemeat of the measure. Under the law. the Justice of the Peace is given co ordinate Jurisdiction with the Circuit Judge in dealing with -violations, and the Sheriff Is made the arm of the court. There Is no mandatory provision for city PRICE OF THE NEW YEAR'S NUMBER The price of the Xew Tear's Oregonlan that will be Issued tomorrow mora les:, by mall to say address in the United Stairs or Canada, postage prepaid, will bo 10 cents a copy. The price of the paper not wrapped, either over the counters of the business office, at news stands, or from newsboys, will be 5 cents a copy. Orders for copies of the w Tear's number for pi"'"g should be sent to this offlce la advance of publication to Insure prompt forwardlns of papers on day of publication. officers to lend active assistance, and it Is to bring about a condition in which they wll be active in enforcement that the Council Is moving. DRIVES CAPITAL FROM STATE Representative Smith Will Work for Repeal of Eddy Law. BAKER CITY, Or., Dec 3L (Speclal.) Hon. A. P. Smith, Representative-elect from this county, announces that he will do all In his- power to repeal or modify the Eddy corporation law, at least In .so far as it applies to mines and mining. Mr. Smith says that he realizes that the Eddy law is a revenue law pure and simple, and that any attempt to repeal or modify It will meet with violent opposi tion. To placate this anticipated opposi tion, Mr. Smith says he is considering the advisability of introducing a bill Imposing a special tax on franchises and com panies making a profit from public util ities. From present indications Mr. Smith will be backed in his attack on the Eddy law by a strong lobby of mining men from this and other portions of the state. The mining men insist that the present corporation law. as applied to the mining industry. Is driving capital from this state. ROSA IS QUARANTINED. Three Deaths From Diphtheria Arouses County Commissioners. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Dec 31. (Special.) The Commissioners of Yakima County have Induced the Commissioners of Kittitas County to place a quarantine ban against Rosa, a small station on the Northern Pacific in the Yakima Canyon, between this place and Ellensburg. There have been a number of diphtheria cases there, and three deaths have occurred, two of which were In one family. Higher Railway Taxes. KALAMA. "Wash., Dec SI. (Special.) The amount of taxes assessed to the Northern Pacific Railway Company on its right of way and Improvements and roll lag stock in Cowlitz County for the year 1904 amounts to $12,044.79. On the same property in 1903 the amount was JS396.25, an Increase of $3543.54. or over 43 per cent. This docs not Include taxes on Its land, which will amount to considerable more Marriages in Cowlitz. KALAMA. Wash.. Dec 31. (Special.) The records of Cowlitz County for the year 1904 show that there wore 2 mar riage licenses issued during the year, while 13 couples sought relief from the matrimonial state by divorce proceedings. Tea of the applicants received decrees of divorce, two are still pending and one ap plication was refused. NORTHWEST DEAD. O. E. Jackson. HILLSBORO. Or.. Dec 31. (Spe. clal.) O. E. Jackson, son of County Treasurer and Mrs. Jackson, of this city, died at the home of his parents today. Deceased was born In Wash ington, Kan., April 13. 1867, -was mar ried to Miss Anna Montgomery In Hoxie, Kan., In 1893, and came to Ore gon in 1903. His widow and one daugh ter, aged 6 years, survive him. Mr. Jackson had been a teacher for 18 years and had taught In Washington County since his arrivaL He engaged to teach the Reedville School last Fall and prepared to take charge, when he was stricken with tuberculosis and canceled his contract. E. G. Heath. INDEPENDENCE, Or.. Dec 3L (Spe cial.) E. G. Heath dropped dead at his home here last night. He was last week elected commander of the General Gib son Post here, and was Janitor at the public school building. 'Mr. Heath was a potter by trade. He came here six months ago from McMlnnvllle and has lived in Falls City and Buena. He was bom July 6. 1S42. and has lived In the Willamette Valley the past 31 years. Mr Heath was an active member of the Meth odist Church. A. W. Saxton. HILLSBORO, Or.. Dec 31. (Special.) A. W. Saxton, of this place, died the first of the week at Seattle, where he went to spend Christmas with a sis ter. His remains were brought home this morning and Interment will be to morrow. ' Mr. Saxton was prominent in Washington County and for four years was superintendent of the Coun ty Poor Farm. A widow and adult family survive him. Ideal But Not Suitable. , Illustrated Bits. Gladys I had an ideal man once. Fred And was your Wear shattered? Gladys No; broke! GET OUT IF HE CAN Han Has Right to Escape From ' Jail, Says Judge. "I- WOULD, WERE I THERE" Circuit Judge McBride. Sentences At tempted Prison-Breakers N Fred Stauch and Harry Lowe, a Dime-Novel Graduate. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec 3L (Special.) "I believe it is any'"man's privilege to es cape from jail If he can. I don't believe I should want to stay In jallr If I were Innocent; and if. I were guilty, I know I would not want to stay there." - This Is the statement of Judge McBride in the Circuit Court this morning In sen tencing two men to the penitentiary. The men were Fred Stauch and Harry Lowe, the men who recently broke Jail, and they received sentences of six years and one year, respectively. Stauch Is the man accused of stealing freight from the O. R. & N. Company, while he was em ployed by that company as a shipping clerk. In pronouncing sentence. Judge McBride said In part: "I am aware that this defendant has a wife. In fact, I received a very pitiful letter from her a few days ago appeal ing for mercy in behalf of her husband. It was the most pitiful letter I ever re ceived. The woman has my sympathy, but that Is a matter the defendant should have considered before he committed the crime. I don't take into consideration to any extent the fact that this man has broken from jail, as I believe It Is any man's prlvllege'to escape from jail, if -he can. I don't believe I should want to stay in jail, If I was Innocent; and. If I was guilty, I know I would not want to stay there. In this case, I take Into con sideration only the fact that the defend ant has pleaded guilty; It Is the one ex tenuating circumstance. On that ac count I shall reduce the penalty one year, and It is the judgment of this court that the defendant be confined In the peniten tiary for a period of six years." Harry Lowe. 19 years of age, was ar raigned on two true bills. One, which was originally returned as burglary, was changed so as to charge him with lar-ec- In a warehouse for stealing a pair of shoes from the railway company's warehouse. The other charged him with larceny from a dwelling for stealing a silver watch from John Tenharl, a pris oner confined in the County Jail at the time Lowe escaped from that Institution. He pleaded guilty to the first charge and the other was dismissed on a motion of the District Attorney. A plea for the mercy of the court was made by the de fendant's attorney on account of the boy's age and the fact that be was a victim of dime-novel reading. Both men were taken to Salem this evening. EVERGREEN STATE'S DISPLAY Exhibit at Exposition Should Be Rep sentative, Says Rands. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec 3L (Spe cial.) When asked as to his Interest In the proposed legislation in behalf of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, Senator E. M. Rands today stated that he has al ways believed in the Fair ever since the question of holding sucli an Exposition was broached, and has done what he could to help make It successful, and could not do otherwise than interest himself at the coming session of the PAPERS FOR MAILING. Orders for thousands of copies of the New Tear's number that will be published tomorrow moraine have Al ready reached The OTcgonlan. These papers will be mailed to all parts of the United States. The price of the New Year's Oregonlan. securely wrapped will bo 10 cents a copy, postage prepaid. The price of the paper, unwrapped, at the business office of The Oregonian, at news stands, or from news bo js, trill be 5 cents a copy. Every feature of the Lewis and Clark Exposition and Ori ental Pair that will be opened in Port land on June 1 next will be covered in the New Tear's Issue. Washington Legislature, as he firmly be lieves that the State of Washington owes it to itself to make an adequate display of her resources. The Senator says that while much of the work should be well under way. If not completed at this time, that It is not yet too late to take hold and make a creditable showing. In order that there may be as little delay as possible In se curing legislation . that will enable the state to be represented, he has already conferred with a number of members of the coming Legislature to ascertain their views, and finds the sentiment generally In favor of an adequate display, and the early passage of a bill that will Insure such- representation. Senator Rands says that in his con ference with other members of the Leg islature they have expressed approval of a bill along the lines of the St. Louis Commission, earning an appropriation of $100,000. which with an active commission of live business men, ought to secure a suitable building and a creditable exhibit. DUEL IN FUN IS SERIOUS. Clyde Turner Wounded by Lorin To!- bet, His Friend. BUTTE, Mont-, Dec 3L A. liner spe cial from Harlem, Mont, says that Clyde Turner, a well-known young- man, was shot and seriously wounded at an early hour this morning by Lorin Tolbet, his companion, while the two boys were play ing duel. Turner in a spirit of fun challenged Tolbet to a duel, and the- latter, follow ing the actions of his playmate, quickly grabbed a revolver, which be believed to be empty, and snapped the trigger, tho bullet passing through Turner's chest. The officers held the shooting to be pure ly accidental. STORES ARE BURNING. Loss of $20,000 Expected From Early Morning -Blaze. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash Jan. 1.' (Spe cial.) At 1 o'clock this morning fire Is burning In the Larson building, occupied by- D. A. Banna dry goods stare and EL O. Keck, a clothier. It is thought there will be, a loss of aboat $30,000. The fire may spread to adjoining build ings, but the Sreasen feet able to combat with It. The origin of the fire Is un known. When discovered the whole In terior was ablase. It is partly Insured. OPPOSE ELECTION CHANGE. State Superintendent Bryan Thinks It Might Be Worse. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec 31. (Special.) Information is being collected from prac tically every state in the Union by State Superintendent Bryan for use by him in combating the proposed bill in the com ing Legislature, which has for Its purpose the changing of the present method of electing County and State Superintend ents. Mr. Bryan says that if he is Invited by the Legislative committee on education to give his views on the proposed meas ure, he will be able to effectively show the fallacy of tho proposed plan, and Illustrate how It would lead to greater political intrigues than could be thought of under the present system. It is said the proposed bill will provide for the appointment of the State Super intendent by the State Board of Educa tion and the Board of Higher Education. Tho members of the former board are appointed by the Governor,, and the mem bers of the latter are the heads oi tne higher Institutions of learning under con trol of the state It is also the plan to elect school directors in each county at a time apart from the general election, and have the directors choose the Coun ty Superintendent. HUGE WAVE ON BAR. Steamer Rosecrans la Struck and Two Men Injured. ASTnmA Or. Dec. 31. (Soeclal.) The tank steamer Rosecrans. which arrived this mnrnlriir. came in a CTlODled condi tion. Yesterday her steam steering gear was broken. Temporary tacKies were reefed to her rudder and she was steered by hand from the wheel afL Tim Vinr irso virv much this morning when the steamer started In with Pilot Staples in charge, and as she was crossing- iYif shonl a huee sea struck her astern, carrying away tho temporary steering gear, as tne sea- roueu on board it threw the two men at the wheel arno: tho riArV And bruised them SO badly that on arrival here they were taken to- the hospital. After a good deal oi maneuvering truoi R9nlie ma nhln to brine the vessel ln- oltn tn r unfo nnphnmec. The two men .Injured are Charles Nelson and Segarts Larson, but it is tnougnt neuner. is se- rllusly hurt. Repairs to tne steamer wm be completed, so that she can leave up the river at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. NEW MAYOR'S ORDERS. Dr. Sommers Forces Out All Money Slot-Machines. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec 3L (Special.) Dr. F. A. Sommers. who succeeds .May or Dlrnlck at 12 o'clock tonight, this aft ernoon directed Chief of Police Burns to require all money slot-machines to be re moved from saloons and other; places, boxed and placed on the sidewalk by mid night this. Saturday. night. AH machines not removed will be promptly seized and confiscated. The probable policy of the new Mayor has been subject to much speculation. and it is evident from the order Issued this afternoon that he Intends to make Oregon City a closed town and that no hanking games will be permitted. ENGINEER IS KILLED. Portland Passengers Receive Shaking Up in a Collision. SUISUN, Cal., Dec 31. (Special.) The Oregon express passenger train. No. 11, from Portland to San Francisco, ran into a misplaced switch here today and smashed into a gravel train standing on the spur. Engineer Henry Peterson, of the passenger train, was killed, and one passenger from Martinez slightly Injured. Both trains were damaged and the pas sengers received a severe shaking up. The passenger train should have ar rived in San Francisco last night, but has been delayed all along the line. The switch had been left open apparently through the carelessness of a brakeman After Steelhead Eggs. ASTORIA. Or., Dec 31. (Special.) Master Fish Warden Van Dusen has re ceived word from Superintendent Brown, of the Salmon River hatchery, that tho dam recently put in that river to replace the fishracks Is very successful and has withstood the heavy freshets. Mr. Brown has already secured 1,250.000 silverside eggs and expects to obtain many more. He will begin taking steelhead eggs about March 1. The taking of silverside eggs is now In progress at the Yaqulna hatch ery, and thus far 2,500.000 have been se cured. Two million chlnook eggs were also taken at that plant. Form Agricultural Association. PENDLETON. Or., Dec 3L (Special.) The Umatilla County Agricultural Asso ciation was organized this afternoon by 40 of the leading citizens of this city and county. The capital stock will be $20,000, divided Into $10 shares. A committee of seven will choose a site for the half-mile track, and send solicitors over the county for subscriptions. An effort will be made to secure $1500 from the state for exhibit products. The track will probably be located on the hill south of the city, where racing may be Indulged In ten months of the year. Losses in Colfax Fire. COLFAX, Wash.. Dec 31. (Special.) Today the losses of the fire at midnight are apparent. W. G. Busse Is the heaviest loser, his loss being $12,000 on tne stocK of his furniture store, with no insurance. and $30000 on the building with $5000 In surance. S. A. Nixon, saloon-keeper, lost $5000 with $1500 Insurance. J. J. Brickner's livery barn was -damaged to the extent of $2500 with $500 Insurance. Isaac Neiz lost $000 with $400 insurance Other losses will amount to an additional $1500. Frank James Pardoned. ciT.-crvr fir Tmv SL Sneelal.l Udoh the recommendation of District Attorney John Manning ana uircuit juage ai. . George, of. Multnomah County. Governor pti.mhoi-ioln todav oardoned Frank James, who was recently sentenced to five years Imprisonment in the penitentiary for assatilt while armed with a deadly weapon. James maae s, coniession wnicn aided the prosecution, and for this reason the pardon was asxed ana graniea. Fire Arouses Sleepers. LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec 3L (Special.) A fire broke out at 4 o'ciock mis mom-inn- in the residence of W. M. Monrce m-ii-inntlncr from a. defective flue in the econd story. The residence, together with the contents, was destroyed. The Talue was $12,000. with an Insurance of only $200. Mrs.Monroe. who was sleeping on the upper floor with the children, was nearly smothered with smoke before the fire was discovered. She was rescued. Gray's Hall Is Burned. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec 31. (SpeclaL) The residence of Hiram Gray, at Sklpannon. and a nubile hall adtoinln? the residence. were destroyed "by fire this evening. The blaze started In the" wall on the second floor of the hall building, and is sup posed to have heen caused by a defective flue The contents of the building were saved. The Joss Is estimated at about $1005, Happy New Year STORE CLOSED ALU DAY MONDAY CLEARANCE Copyright 1904 by Hart Schaftner & Maxr' SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO. CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON PROJECT IN PALOUSE About 1 00,000 jcres Can Be Irrigated by Gravity, COST IS $35 TO $40 AN ACRE Low of High-Dam In Stream Would Turn Water Through a Canal Railroad Track Must Neces sarily Be Moved. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington.- Dec 3L It has been the policy of the reclamation service during the field season of 1904 to concentrate Its work as far as practicable upon one principal project In each state, with a view to bringing It to the point of con struction with as little delay as possible. The preliminary surveys and Investiga tions are carefully prepared, and from them plans are developed, comprehend ing the projects In their entirety, for the consideration of the consulting and supervising engineers. In "Washington attention this season has been given chiefly to the southeast ern part of the state, where the engineers have located apparently a feasible project, known as the Palouse project. This scheme contemplates the irrigation of 100,000 acres of land lying between the Snake and Columbia Rivers in Franklin County, which are sufficiently low to be reached by a gravity canal diverting wa ter from the" Palouse River. It 13 proposed to divert the water by a low dam near Hooper Station, and convey it by means of a canal about six miles long through the divide and Into "Wash tucna Coulee. The proposed cut involves an excavation of about 600.000 cubic yards of gravel and small boulders. An alternative plan consists of build ing a dam 140 feet high across the Palouse River, constructing it of the material taken out of the cut through the divide between that river and "Washtucna Cou lee. This would require the removal of a few miles of the O. R. & N. track and the acqulsltlton of the area to be overflowed- by the spillway. By Increasing the height of the dam a few feet, suffi cient storage could be obtained to regu late the flood run-off of Palouse River. Washtucna Coulee, a part of which it is proposed to utilize for storage pur poses. Is a narrow basin extending from the Palouse River Valley to within one mile of Cbnnell. That portion of the coulee extending from the rim at Con nell, 15 miles east to Silver Hake. Is the proposed reservoir site. From the cut through the divide Into the coulee 'it Is proposed to construct the canal on a minimum grade for a distance of 7S00 feet to ithe town of Washtucna, where two drops aggregating 83 feet can be used for developing power. It Is estimated that the minimum flow of the Palouse River during the Irriga tion season, with the storage available in Rock Lake, would . be 350 cubic feet per, second, which would develop. 2500 horsepower. From Washtucna for about ten miles the coulee is comparatively flat, but for the remaining distance to Wash tucna Lake, about one and a half miles, there is a drop of 7S feet, where over 2000 additional horsepower can be developed when desired. At the west end of this coulee It Is pro posed to excavate a channel through the divide Into Esquatzell Coulee, building a dam at the summit of the divide, which will give an available storage of 210,000 acre-feet. By increasing the height of the dam 43 feet, a storage capacity of 255,000 acre-feet could be obtained. South, of Cbnnell lies Esquatzell Coulee, down which it is proposed to construct the -main distribution canal from the storage reservoir to the irrigable lands. The Northern Pacific Railroad now occu pies this basin and the O. R. & N. Wash tucna branch extends through the entire length of Washtucna Coulee.- The Palouse River varies, in volume from 173 to 15.000 second-feet, and has a drainage basin 01 zziw square miles. most of which is uncultivated. Op Rock Creek, one of the principal branches of the Palouse River, is a natural taxe nine miles long, which can be converted into "a storage "reservoir with a capacity of 75,000 acre-feet, by the construction of a dam 37 feet .high across the outlet. The total discharge from the lake during the season 1903-04 was 91.300 acre-feet The JANUARY GREAT REDUCTION ON MEN'S FINE SUITS AND OVERCOATS Men's $12.50 Suits and Overcoats, TQ Tff reduced to... pj I 3 Men's $15.00 Suits and Overcoats, . d-j O -j Teduced to q5 IvJ Men's $16.50 Suits and Overcoats, o f reduced to ,. Men's $18.00 Suits and Overcoats, $iiA reduced to IHr i kJ Men's $20.00 Suits and Overcoats, ye reduced to .. 0 i J Men's $25.00 Suits and Overcoats, 1 Q 7 EL reduced to P 1 i J Men's $30.00 Suits and Overcoats, reduced to pA-vJU As we have always sold the best makes of Cloth ing at $3 to $5 less than other stores, ask for goods of the same quality. These great reductions will be quite a saving to you on theseTiigh-class garments. discharge of Palouse River during the season. lSfflL-02, the lowest run-off year recorded, was 341,000 acre-feet. During 1903-04' the discharge was 637.000 acre-feet. It is estimated that 100.000 acres can be irrigated by gravity under the Palouse project, assuming the duty of water to be three acre-feet per acre per annum. Along the line of canal from "Washstucna reservoir down Esquatzell Coulee, there is a considerable fall which can be util ized for pumping water to additional lands lying between 600 and 750-foot con tours. If required. The estimated cost per acre for develop ing this project is from $35 to 40. and the scheme Is considered desirable at those figures. HEST GRAFTED FRUIT. Henderson Luelllng Introduced It Into Oregon. PORTLAND. Dec 30. To the Editor.) Every little while an item appears In the pa pers, ana Is widely copied, to the effect that beta Luelllne. or Luelllng- Brothers, brougnt the nrst grafted fruit to Oregon. In the In terest of acurate statement, it should be stated toat Henderson Luelllns. of Salem, Henry County. Ia., conceived the Idea In 1845 that it would be a fine thing for a new country like Oregon to have a supply of the best kinds of fruit, and at once began to work with that end In view. "When the Spring- of 1S47 cams he was ready to remove to Oregon. In order to transport safely the nursery stock, he prepared two wagon boxes, making them extra strong, placing therein' a compost consisting princi pally of charcoal and earth, about 12 Inches deep, and started West on April 17, 1847, with over 700 trees, from 20 Inches to four feet high, protected from stock by a light, yet strong frame, fastened to the wagon boxes. These trees were made up of what Luelllng considered the best varieties of apples, pears, cherries, etc., all of the most hardy and thrifty quality, selected with especially refer ence to enduring the trip. He arrived at a point opposite Vancouver on November 17, and two days later found himself at the squatter cabin of A. D. Wilson, on the eastern bank of the Willamette River, Just below the mouth of the Johnson Creek of today. Mr. Luelllng at once acquired Wilson's right to the premises, and properly set out his priceless trees In a small clearing made by Wilson, and In due time acquired the property as a donation land claim. Wilson, it may be remembered, first came to Oregon In 1842 with Captain John H. Couch, and took part In the famous meeting at Cham poeg. May 2, 1843. Mr. Luelltng's son Alfred, a sturdy youth of IS years, had worked about the nursery In Iowa, under bis father's Instructions, and consequently knew all about It. and thus be came his father's main dependence In the en terprise while crossing the plains, and for the first year after arriving in Oregon. In this connection. It Is proper to say, upon the statement made to me some years ago by Mr. Alfred Luelllng. that William Meek, also a resident of Iowa, visited Henderson Luelllng at Salem. Ia.. In 1846. and then learned of the prospective enterprise, which be most heartily approved. He, too, came to Oregon in 1847; but before starting he prepared a small stock of grafted scions and hauled them across the plains. It so happened that he arrived In the Willamette Valley about two weeks before Mr. Luelllng. but instead of locating in the lower part of the Valley, he drove southward until he came to the forks of the SanUam. There he located a claim near Sclo of today, and "heeled In" his trees for the Winter. Dur ing that time be visited Mr. Luelllng and found all his trees properly set out. This visit convinced Meek that it would be best to trans fer his small stock of trees to the Luelllng place, and this resulted in a partnership be twen the parties, which was known by the name of Luelllng & Meek, which conUnued until October 28, 1836. when H. W. Eddy was admitted to the partnership, and the name of the firm changed to Luelllng, Meek & Eddy. This firm did not long remain la business In fact, Luelllng had already removed to Cali fornia, but retained his Interests in Oregon up to 1857 or 1838. when he sold his Interest to Meek & Eddy, as the firm was known after he withdrew. The next year. 1853, J. H. Lambert, who came In 1850. bought opt Meek & Eddy, and devoted all his energies to fruit-growing, which he continued until 1899 upon the original Henderson Luelllng premises. Thus It may be seen that Seth Luelllng, al though a brother of Henderson Luelllng, never had any business connection with mm as a partner. So far as Is known. Seth Luelllng never bad any experience In the nursery business or tn fruit-raislng until after he came to Oregon. He started to California In the Spring of 1850 from Greensboro, Ind. where for some years be had been connected with the boot and shoe business. After about a year's residence there he came to Oregon, and on November 29. 1832. as shown by his diary, he went to "work for Henderson Leulllng making grafting Benches. From his old diaries, it is evident that he was an all-around mechanic, for on May 22. 1833. ' he "stocked Meek'a place." The hext day he "pointed a cradle." Prior to this he started ,off on a "grafting tour" through the Valley, and mentions the number of trees he grafted, and for whom. At another' time he EDeaks of making boots, cutting out soles, etc. It Is well known that bis regular trade was that of a shoemaker. Just when he began the nursery business on his own account Is a little uncertain, but it la oeuevea mat it was in 1S59. because under date of August 2. 1H30. he speaks of paying $6.00 for "advertising nursery." in the Oregon Farmer. This idea Is supported by the fact that when Lambert DOUgnt out leeK uc aia jiul cuuuuu- wjc nursery business, and hence it is presume. that Seth Luelllng. having been In the employ of Meek fir Eddy, arranged to take the nursery -end of the business. -As Is well known. Seth Luelllng was a reliable, practical nurseryman. and by his, patient and, honest efforts did. a SALE great deal to stimulate -the production of fruit In Oregon, and deserves a prominent place In the annals relating to the development of horti culture In this commonwealth. In closing. I will give a brief sketch of Hen derson Luelllng. He was born In Greensboro. N. C, April 23, 1809. of Welsh ancestry, and removed to Henry County, Ind., In the Spring of 1831. and from that state to Iowa aboire 1839. His career as a nurseryman and orchard lst began In North Carolina, and was continued In Indiana and Iowa. He left Oregon for Cali fornia In 1S34, and died on December 28, 1878. His attention was first drawn to Oregon soon after settling In Indiana, by the reading of the journal of Lewis and Clark In the words of Ralph C Geer, also a pioneer of 1847, who was an intimate friend of Hen derson Luelllng, that traveling nursery was the "mother of all our nurseries and orchards, and gave Oregon a name and fame that she never would have had without It, and brought more wealth to Oregon than any ship that ever entered the Columbia River." This being true, too much pains cannot be taken by this later generation to place the credit where It properly belongs. GEORGE H. HIMBS. Trying Famous Mining Suit. COUNCIL. BLUFFS. Iowa, Dec- 31. Judge Thornell in the District Court to day began the hearing of a motion to transfer to the equity docket the Im portant parts of the celebrated 51.000,000 mining suit of James Doyle against James F. Burns, the former trial of which by a jury resulted in a verdict for about $445,000 for the plaintiff. The case was nVon tn thi Su-Drema Court and was sent haov fnr a. new trial. Ex-Governor Thomas, of Colorado, and Congressman. Smith appeared lor Jtsurns, ana juuu xi. Baldwin and A. W. Askwlth for Doyle. In connection with the motion to transfer parts of the case to the equity docKet, Burns also filed a cross-petition demand in emmmnna nrtrl r Iprmirrer to this has been filed by Doyle. Mr. Baldwin ad dressed the court at lengtn on tne issues involved, asking that when the default and Judgment in favor of Doyle, early in ha hfatnt-w nf fh cose were set aside. the action was taken on the condition that Burns file an answer and go to trial, anc he declared that It was unfair on the part of Burns and his attorney to adopt dilatory tactics. Athletic Field for Fort. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 31. (SpeclaL) . Captain Goodale, Constructing- Quar termaster of the United States Army, has received authority from the Quartermaster-General to construct an ord nance storehouse, fire apparatus build ing and wagon-shed at Fort Columbia. He has also been authorized to lay out and grade an athletic field at Fort Stevens. The new athletic ground will be 350 by 800 feet, and will he on the site of the old parade grounds. THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL Few People Know How Useful It Is in Preserving Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows that charcoal is the safest and most efficient disinfect ant purifier in Nature, but few real ize Its value when taken in to the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcoal is a remedy that the more you take of It the better; It is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and Im purities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and Im proves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic It absorbs the injurious gases which col lect in the stomach and bowels; It disin fects the mouth and throat from the pot son of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal In one form or another, but probably the best char coal and the most for the money is In Stuai.s Charcoal Lozenges; they are composed of the finest powdered willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics In tablet form, or rather in the form ot large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the char coal being mixed with honey. The dally use of these lozenges will soon tell In a much Improved condition of the general health, better complexion sweeter breath and purer blood, and the beauty of It Is, that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the contrary, great leneflt. A Buffalo physician, in speaking of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise Stu art's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas in stomach and bow els, and to clear the complexion and puri fy the breath, mouth and throat; I also believe the 'liver is greatly benefited by the dally use of them; they cost but 25 cents a box at drugstores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal In Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than In any of the ordinary charcoal tablets." 4 4