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V PAGES 13 TO 24 mm PART TWO VOL. XXIV. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1&05. NO. 33. an ttSH READ CAREFULLY THE MANY GREAT BARGAINS OFFERED FOR TOMORROW i p3Tian,Wolfe A Sensational Clean-up Sale in the Cloak and Suit Rooms Truly Ridiculous Prices on Seasonable Goods A sale that cannot possibly last all day long Come early, many garments will be closed out before noon Following this anouncement you will find cold facts and ridicu lous figures. You wilL see for instance $io.oo, $12.50, $15.00 and $22.50 garments offered at $4.85 etc, etc., etc It does not sound reasonable, but we are not inclined to be reasonable just at present. We want to clean up stock and clean up quickly and thoroughly and we have made arbitrary prices that will force tne clean-up regard less of cost of goods. White Linen Suits, this season's new- . est styles. Values $22.50 to $15.00. Vj, JvY Clean-un nn'ce s, sTfVO Clean-up price Tan Linen Suits, styles. Values Clean-up price ... this season's latest . $20.6d to $12.50. A gK White Linen Coats, this season's latest - n styles. Values $20.00 to $12.50. M X Clean-up price 1 Tan Linen Coats, this season's styles. Value $12.50. Clean-up price" latest $4.85 WEite Linen Suits- and Coats, this sea- son's latest styles. Values $8.50 and V X $7.50. Clean-up price ,uu Tan Linen Suits and Coats, this sea- son's latest styles. Values $8.50 and XI 1 $7.50. Clean-up price L,uu Tan Linen Coats, all this season's new est styles. Values $4.50. Clean-up price $1.95 Fancy figured and striped Lawn and Dimity Wrappers. Value $1.25. MP Clean-up price VKJV Shirtwaist Suits . $15, $12.50, $10 qiA. OJt Clean-Up Price XOD Women 's Wash, Shirtwaist Suits, white and tan, lawi and tan and blue Knen ; some embroidered dot gingham em broidery and lace trimmed; fulL new Leg 6' Mutton sleeves, latest style skirts, all this season's newest styles; regular prices, 15.00, $1250, $10.00, clean up price .-..$4.So Tan Linen Skirts Our Entire Stock Tan Linen "Walking Skirts, m all this season's newest styles, AT CLEAN-UP SALE PEIOES. JIK Covert Jackets $15, $12.50, $10 Clean-Up Price of $4.85 Tan Covert Jackets, fin est material, perfect workmanship, all strictly high - grade tallormade jackets; nil this season's new est styles; not one old Jacket In the lot. Regular price J 15.00, 512.50, $10.00; clean-up price , ...S-UiS Shirtwaist Suits $1.75 Regular $4.50 Clean-Up Price "Women's Wash Shirtwaist Suits, mado of fancy figured French Voile,, full new Leff o' Mutton sleeves, latest style skirts, all this season's newest styles? regular- price, ?4;50; dean-up price 4...' $1.75 Lingerie Waists At Clean-Up Prices If you have anj interest in fine lin gerie Waists, come here tomorrow and we will give you a few surprises; all marked at clean-up sale prices. ml $3 to $2 Lace Curtains at $1.68 Great Sale Nottingham Lace Curtains in White and Ecru, over 20 different patterns to select from, 3' and 31- yards long, 45 to 60 inches wide; regular price $3.00, $2.75, 2.50 and $2.00, for this sale 51.68 50c Neckwear 25c In the Neckwear Store, just re ceived another large shipment of Woman's wear, consisting of linen and embroidered Turnovers, Flatiron Tabs, Nov- elty Silk Turnovers and Fancy Tabs, Chemisettes and Collar and Cuff Sets', which we will place on sale tomorrow. Values up to 50c, at the great bargain price of 25 Towel Bargains 300 dozen Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 20 inches wide, 4g inches long; extra special value, 25c each, dozen ?2.7o 200 dozen "half bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 20 inches -wide, 3JLinches long; extra special value, 18c each; dozen. $1.85 250 dozen "bleached Turkish Bath Towels, 17 inches wide, 36 inches long; extra special value, l2c each, doz..$1.35 Surprise Sale of Miislinwear Muslin Underwear Sales are not expected in August, but chance brought to us a large manufacturers' sample line of garments. The price was low; we couldn't resist, nor can you, when you see tho prices and garments together. , CORSET COVERS Special for this sale 19, 25&35, 49c 79& 98 ths WOMEN'S DRAWERS Special for this sale 69& 79, 98c $1.19 to $1.89 WOMEN'S GOWNS Special for this sale.69c 79& 89 98, $1.19 tcr$2.25 WOMEN'S PEJTTICOATS Special for this sale ...$1.49, 1.89, 1.98, 2.39 .to 10.50 In New Drug Store. Manicure Goods of All Kinds We make a specialty of fine manicure arti cles, and are now introducing Lustri-ite articles in Portland. Lustri-ite Nail En amel, a most brilliant polish for the fin gernails; clean, fast and economical; price ;2o Lustri-ite Cloth Center Emery Boards, per dozen 10 Lustri-ite Cuticle Softener, an ideal prep arationpjnore convenient and superior to soap; price 25 Lustri-ite Salve Enamel, a clean prepara tion for polishing the nails; quick and lustrous .25 Fine Buffers, Flexible Files, Nail Clippers, Cuticle Knives. Dr. J. Parker Pray's Diamond Iil En amel, price 22 Rosaline, for fingernails 22 Hudnut Nail Luster oO Pinard 's Eclarose, for nails ...... .40 Nagelenail, for fingernails 39(5 Foronga Nail Bleach 25 Forgingnon Nail Powder 25 Dr. Pray's Ongoline, price 45 In the Picture Souvenir Store Thousands of Picture Folders, containing 24 views of Fair and River Scenery, sold everywhere at loc; our price... ...10 Thousands of Postal Cards, in black, white, colored leather and wood; prices, each, lc to 10i Yiew Book, containing 90 views with pan orama of Portland; price . . . : 25 5000 Souvenir Pin Trays, "with Fair and River Views; sold everywhere at 10c; our price 5 Souvenir Albums, of theFair, Panoramas, Photographs of Fair Views and-Columbia River Scenery, and dozens of other appro priate souvenirs. Jewelry Store More Souvenirs In this department than all other stores .put together; ana our prices are about one-half -what you pay elsewhere. 500 sterling silver Spoons, variety of ban- HCn dies; Fair buildings In bowl; special w 100j sterling silver Spoons. Mount Hood and salmon handle, gold bowls with FalrOCn buildings. Special OOC 1000 large sterling Spoons, salmon and Mount Hood handles with Fair buildings inQC bowl. Special oOL 2000 sterling sliver Teaspoons. Lewis and Clark handle, also. Mount Hood handle with gold and silver bowls. ?1 e f with Fair buildings. Special X.OU COOd Souvenir Ingersoll Watches. wlth Lewis and Clark and Mount Hood cases, with Forestry dials, warranted perfect cry timekeepers. Special $1.00 and... Souvenir Cups. Trays, Jewel Boxes. Match Boxes. Calendars. Loving Cups. Steins. Colnu, Hat Pins. Brooches, Cuff Links, Stick Pins, tc. etc. Leather Goods Store A Sale of Travelers' and Commercial Ken's Grips and Bags. All styles Leather, all sizes, all shapes All strong, all satisfactory. Buyers will find these offerings the greatest leather values ever quoted. 200 Pine Grips and Bags Half Price. A Pew Prices: Regular price $ 4.25, special $2.25 Regular price 5.00, special 2.50 Regular price 6.00, special 3.00 Regular price 6.50, special 3.25 Regular price 7.50, special 3.75 Regular price 8.00, special 4.00 Regular price 9.00, special 4.50 Regular price 10.00, special 5.00 Belt Store Tomorrow we offer 500 new, white linen, embroidered Wash Belts, in a variety of styles; special 25 Betfk Store New WAH-KEE-NAH AND HER PEOPLE. A history of the North American In dians, from the time of the coming of the white man up to 1S50, together with their curious Customs, Traditions and Legends. The author, General Strong, lived among them and traveled with them for six years, speaking their language, and' his book is full of charm and fascination. Regular price, $1.50. On sale- 50 9 Wolfe cvCo musN rr mm I ir y tti tm HEH FATE AT STAKE .Dependent on Population of Idaho Irrigated Land. HOW TO BAR MORMONS OUT Vast Arid Area of Southern Idaho Will Maintain Dense Popula tion and Control State Great "Work at Minidoka. MINIDOKA, Idaho, Aug-. 12. (Special.) The State of Idaho is facing a problem of gravest importance, almost vital In Its bearing on the future well-being" and development of this promising common wealth. This problem property solved, Idaho -will within the next decade experi ence a boom such as It has never before known; If It Is neglected or Ignored. Idaho need never hope to rank amon: the foremost states of the great West. Every acre of agricultural land In Idaho that has sufficient rainfall to produce crops is today In private ownership; thou sands of other acres are producing" crops undr Irrigation.. But stretching acoss the entire southern end of the state Is a vast desert empire which can, under In telligent irrigation, be made Its most pro ductive area. There Is no question that Irrigation in this state can be made a success: this has already been demonstrated. NThat Is why private capital and the National Gov ernment nre today expending: millions of dollars In the construction of great works which will bring water onto this desert and provide homes for hundreds of thou sands of people. Fears Mormon Domination. To get the right kind of people on this land Is what concerns the present citizens of this state. They realize that the popu lation which will eventually find homes on the Irrigated lands of Southern Idaho will dominate the state. Therefore It Is the almost universal desire that the new lands shall be placed In the hands of a thrifty. Industrious and intelligent people. Such a citizenship will be a credit to tho state; will materially aid in Its upbuilding, and will be filled with that same spirit which characterizes .the predominating element In Idaho at the present time. J But. If another class, a classr lacking in ambition, a class content to eke out a mere existence, shall rush In and take up the newly Irrigated lands, Idaho must pay the penalty. To state the case frankly but briefly, Idaho Is afraid of Mormon domination; I afraid that the Mormons will make a gen eral advance on tho lands soon to bo opened to entry, and thus become the predominant people 'of this end of the jtate The average citizen xsi Jlaho hns no love for the Mormon: he logics dawn upon him. he shuns him. he almost loathes him. Idaho has" had experience with the Mormons; -it has -a goodly num ber within Its limits today; it has' at times felt their Influence politically .and otherwise, and it has had enough. It wants no more: It would gladly be rid of those It already has. How to-keep out the Mormons and how to bring In a high class of citizens Is the problem that Li perplexing the foremost people of Idaho; It Is the ques tion which means much to them .and their state. The problem must be solved promptly or the opportunity will slip by; once the Mormons enter, they will never depart. That la not their custom. Today Idaho Is proud of its citizenship. Its aver age citizenship; It wants no retrogres sion, but rather an Improvement. A great Influx of Mormons would be con sidered a calamity to the state; to avoid such an event, every effort Is now" being made to induce a better, a more progres sive and a more enlightened people to settle the irrigated empire along the Snake River and its tributaries. Water nt Minidoka Next Year. The Government. In building big recla mation works, does not take Into consid eration the kind of people who will enter the lands: It Is satisfied to know that the lands will be .taken up when water Is turned on. Two years ago the Recla mation Service was convinced that Irri gation would Induce rapid settlement in this country, and It set to work to start a great project which will Irrigate 63.000 acres of land. Within a year. If there are no setbacks, this great work will be com pleted, and water will be turned Into the big canals, possibly In time to produce crops next Summer. This project takes the name of Minidoka, from the town six miles north of the great dam, the key to the enterprise. From an engineering- point of view, the Minidoka project Li one of the simplest so far undertaken by the Government. It .Involves no storage of flood waters; no big reservoirs with costly Impounding- dams: no especially difficult engineering features along Its canals. .It is a simple diver sion project, built on -a grand scale. By means of a simple dam which wlIL raise the water 47 feet. It is proposed to di vert a large part of the flow of Snake River into two great canals, one on the ! north, the other on the south bank of the river. The bulk of the Irrigable land 1 lies to the north, extending- 25 miles along j Snake River, and at places 12 miles north from the river bank. Almost as great an J area across the river could be Irrigated I If the water could be raised to a higher i level, but this would Involve heavy ex- pense. and will not be undertaken at this the river will be Irrigated under the gravity system. The entire area to be reclaimed un der the Minidoka project was Govern- ment land when the project was adopt ed; a great quantity has since been homesteaded by persons who have seen a great future for ths country, and "by the time water Is turned on. If the present activity continues, there will be but little land remaining- subject to entry. Eighty acres Is the farm unit under the project, except on lands lying- within a mile and a half of the three townsltes. In those districts the unit Is 40 acres. The towns therfl selves are laid off into lots, and even these lands are coins' like hot cakes, particularly In the- town of Heyburn, which, by reason of. Its location, has a call on the other two. Great Dam in Snake River. "Work on the great diversion dam is well under way: It is the expectation of D. "W. Ross, the engineer In charge of the project, that the dam will be completed early In the coming "Winter, at an estimated cost of $346,420. Sim ple In design, the Minidoka dam Is be- incr built as substantially as man can make It. It Is known as a rock-fill dam. built almost entirely of loose rocits and gravel. Little masonry Is employed in Its construction. It stretches across Snake River, from bank to bank, at a point where the stream has cut Its way through solid lava rock, to a depth of 50 feet or more. Good foundation Is assured. In the immediate vicinity is any amount of lava rock suitable for use on the dam, and not far distant is a great bed of sand and gravel, which will be utilized to strengthen the rockwork. To make the dam water-tight, what is known as a cement core Is being built across the Tivor channel. This Is a solid cement wall, from five to. ten feet in thickness, built from bank to bank. The rock Is dumped on one side of the core; sand and gravel on the other. As the rock Is thrown on. sand and gravel are "hy draullccd" Into the crevices in a way to make the structure practically as solid as if laid In cement- When com pleted, the dam will present tho ap pearance of a great rock and gravel embankment, 25 feet across Its top, but broadening to 250 feet at the base. It is la simple and Inexpensive structure, but one that will hold for ages. It is a type of dam that has been tried and has demonstrated Its efficiency. Method or Building: Dam. The construction of this dam Is In tensely interesting. Two great aerial tramways have been erected across Snake River. Immediately above the spot- whero the dam Is to stand. Two Immense wire cables have been strung across the river from high towers on either bank, and huge steel buckets have been suspended from either cable, controlled by chains from the north bank of the river. These buckets are loaded on the bank with huge rocks, hoisted to the cable, and run but over the river. At the proper point the rock Is dropped and sinks to the bottom of the stream. For months, by this slm. ple means, boulders and rocks have been deposited In Snake River, until today quite a formidable rubblcstone dam Is seen stretching half-way across. the stream. Lptream from the tram way, a temporary trestle has been con structed across the stream. Onto this trestle dumpcars are run. and there they unload Into the river the sand and gravel that Is brought down to com plete the dam. Both tne trestle and the tramway are to be removed when the dam is completed; today they are the most conspicuous, objects at the damslte. I N The Minidoka dam and the two canal systems make up tho entire project as It has been designed. This work will cost little more than 51.500. 000, which means, that settlers will -pay about ?2S an acre for their water. Considering-the exceptional quality if the soil, the splendid climate and the abun dance of water at all seasons of the year, this Is not excessive; It Is quite reasonable, for; In addition to other advantages. It must be known that these lands are free from alkali; they are the only lands now being reclaim ed by the Government which will not require drainage. Storage Kescrvolrs for Future. But the time Is coining when the Snake River, will not afford ample water for all the lands which are to be Irrigated along Its banks, unless Its Summer flow Is supplemented by stor age. Immediately below the Minidoka project Is the big Twin Falls project. built by private capital under the Carey act. This project has a prior right to the water of Snake River, and the Mln Idokrt peoplf must always let pass suf ficient water to Irrigate every acre" un der the Twin Falls system. As th Twin Falls tract Is settled and the need for water. Increases, there will bn less and less water available for Mini doka. But the Government has reckoned on this. There Is no likelihood that there will be need for storage within the next five years. By that time th Government will have constructed a system of storage works on the head waters of Snake River amply large to furnish all the water that will b needed when the flow of the river Is In sufficient to meet the demands of the Irrigators. Small dams, costing only & few hundred thousand dollars In the aggregate, will be built to hold In check the waters of Jackson Lake, Two Ocean Lake, Emma Matilda Lake. Sho shone and Jenny Lakes. By utilizing these natural storage reservoirs and Increasing their capacity with Inex pensive dams, ample water can be oro vlded for all the lands of tho Minidoka project, and some will be left over for less fortunate farmers elsewhere. Great Advantage of Minidoka. The farmers who come In to make their homes' on the lands of the Minidoka pro ject will have many advantages over those who struggle for a living In other corners of the "West. They will have, to begin with, a soli which Is pronounced by ex perts to be the equal of any In the "United States, a soil that today. In all Its aridity, produces sagebrush larger than that of any other section, and It may be set down as a safe indication that the bigger the sagebrush, the better the soil. This soil, being free from alkali, can be culti vated at minimum cost, water aside. The cost of getting water onto the land will not be excessive; on the contrary, within the reach of men who are willing to work. And It should be ald In this con nection that the estimated cost of $27 an acre for water Includes the cost of build ing storage works on the headwaters of Snake River. But Minidoka has other attractions to offer. Itp climate cannot be surpassed anywhere In the arid or semi-arid region. Lacking the blistering heat of the South ern deserts. It has not the long, severe "Winters that retard development In some parte of the North. But what Is of as great advantage as all else, an advantage not possessed by many Irrigation districts of today, Minidoka has exceptional trans portation facilities. Since the Govern ment began work on the project, the Ore gon Short Line has extended Its line from Minidoka west and south through the heart of the Minidoka tract, and on into the country being reclaimed under the Twin Falls canal. This railroad has been laid to the city of Twin Falls and as far as the town of Heyburn. on the Mini doka tract, and Is ready for heavy traffic By the time water is running In the Go ernment canals, this road, which has been built to stay and built for trade, will be adequately equipped to supply local demands In the way of freight and pas senger traffic The railroad company has been liberal In Its expenditures, and has given the people of this section the best that can be provided. Get Right Kind of Settlers. Considering the manifold natural advan. tages of this country. Its soil. Its climate and It? abundance of water, one can only conclude that It faces a bright future If It gets the right kind of people. There Is the key to the situation. The future of Southern Idaho depends entirely upon the population that is yet to come. Those who have come in early are the right kind, and they are satisfied that this Is the place to live- Many farmers who have made fortune by irrigation in the Yak ima Valley of "Washington, the best-paying Irrigation district in the "United States, have sold out and taken up new homes here In Southern Idaho, confident that they will make a second fortune here. These men aro inducing their friends to come and. If their like can get control. he prosperity that has at traded wide attention along the Taklma River will be duplicated here. The land , that Is available today can be taken under the homestead law: none Is for (Concluded oa Page 18.) MANY iW GASES Marine Surgeons Canvassing New Orleans Thoroughly. ALL NOT YELLOW- FEVER Confidence Is Established Among Uneducated Clnsses- by Manner In Which Work of Dlsln . fcctlon Is Carried On. OFFICIAL RErOItT TO 6 V. it. AT 1 NEW ORLEANS. New cases...i. 105 Total oass 913 4 Deaths 9 f Total deaths UZ New eubfocl 25 4 Total Jubtoct 1SS Cases under treatment .......210 i ......... 4 NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 12. It was a record day all around. The only feature of the report that can be taken- as an encouraging Is that very few of the cases are above Canal street. Aiclatant Surgeon Berry, who was stricken with the fever night before last. Is reported as doing well. News from outside the city contained nothing startling. Surgeon "White has received Instructions from Surgeon-General Wyman not to al low any bananas to be shipped out of New Orleans to any point. The exertions of the inspectors of the Marine Hospital Service. In conjunction with the voluntary reports of physicians, produced another large aggregation of new cases, all classed yellow fever, today. The public, however, having reconciled Itself to the expectation of a heavy list for some days to come, was undismayed by the report. It Is admitted that not all the cases embraced in the dally totals of the au thorities are actually yellow fever. Even at the emergency hospital, to which the worst cases go, numbers of them have been finally diagnosed as malaria or a form of typhoid. AH suspicious cases, whatever their nature, that are turned in by inspectors and doctors, go at once Into the yellow fever list, and there Ix no correction of the total If a careful diag nosis determines a cass to be other than the prevailing fver.. The Marine Hospital Service has made so good an impression with the manner In which It Is doing Us work of disin fection that confidence Is being Invited and ho false Impressions among the un educated classes as to the expense and risk of reporting cases are being rapidly removed. Today affidavits, were made against a number of men of high standing In the community for failure to screen their cis terns, inis is navmg i wnoiesome enect on landlords who have been delinquent. Rev. Dr. Beverly "Warner has designat ed the Charity Organization Society to receive and disburse money and supplies for the relief of the sick and poor people whofe sufferings are due to the present visitation. Orders have been received at the United States Engineer's ofllce here to prepare the Government fleet for a cruise. The vessels will be thoroughly disinfected and provided with healthy crews In order to escape trouble with the quarantines. One of today's victims of the fever Is Carlo Schoal.' an ex-Item reporter. School covered the downtown court beat in the Infected quarter and lived In the vicinity. His wife was stricken with the fever some' time ago and he assisted In nursing her back to health. Later he was himself stricken. MARINE SURGEONS TAKE HOLD New Orleans Thoroughly Searched for Cases of Fever. . NEW ORLEANS. La.. Aug. 12.-(Spe-clal.) Today the Marine Hospital Service surgeons were subjected to Jhe first real test. "With 17 surseons stationed In tho 17 wards of the city. Dr. J. H. White, the surgeon-ln-command, has succeeded In In vading premises In all parts of the clty where fever might exist. One surgeon alone reported 50 new casas, including six In one family, two of whom died before medical aid had been summoned. Dr. "White has Issued an ultimatum to the physicians here, warning them that the first physician caught falling to re port all suspicious and genuine cata promptly will be prosecuted and en ex ample made of him. The threat has produced the desired effect, as every caso 1s being reported as soon as discovered The Taxpayers' Protective Association has forwarded a copy of a set of resolu tlons to the Sewage and "Water Boar,, asking that the proposed city (literati-n plant be completed as soon as pogslMe and all cisterns ordered abolished, u prevent the Incubation of new mosquitoes, according to the Marine Hospital regu. latlons. Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi, has favorable replies from a majority of tlu membera of the Legislature to a circular letter .making Inquiry If they will vote a $50,000 appropriation to defray the ex penses of maintaining the quarantine against Louisiana, the sum in the mean time to be borrowed from some bank The Governor resards It as absolutely net essary to have additional funds, so the ordinances may be promptly enforced. The state's appropriation Is only 1X0? monthly, and nearly all has been cor. sumed. No fever case has been reported from any part of the state. Dr. Reginald B. Leach, of St. Paul. Minn., arrived here today to make a test of his arsenlous acid theory for the prevention of yellow fever. He comes at the request of prominent citizens and lr the Interest of science. The New Orleans Parish Medical Society has appointed a committee to examine the experiments Dr. Leach will make and later report on them. The Emergency Hospital has 31 cases under treatment. There have been 31 deaths reported from the Emergency Hos pital and 32 patients have been dis charged from there, making the total number of cases 37. Camps of Fever Refugees. ASHEVILLE. N. a. Aug. 12. Repre sentatives of the municipality of New f Orleans are In "Western North Carolina. ' for the purpose of locating camp sites for yellow fever refugees-