THE . SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAND, AUGUST 23. 1903. OPENING SALE OF CAREY ACT LAN Audubon Society Wins Its Great Fight for Bird Preserves in Central Oregon : j-' --.-.rv.- Hll I'M. iU ,r..fc K 4 h: 1 tk-mrm.4rm& fx : r mil fi-r''LT??. '"t - "ni n lfTi i . - rHIT.Er jaarsira:tT THROUGH the efforts of the Oregon Audution Society, two of the 16 "bird preserves, to be set aside for the habitation of wild feathered species, have been designated by Presi dent Roosevelt, through the Depart ment 'of Agriculture, in the State of Oregon." Both reserves are situated in South ern Oregon. The first was created over a year ago, and is known as the Lower Klamath Reserve. The second, which has Just been created, is known as the Malheur Lake Region. The designation of these reserves Is a much-needed step toward- the protec tion of young game fowl, 'and provides against their annihilation by the in roads of the " plume hunters." These Homeseeker Moves Far but Finds Willamette Valley the Best EETURNS TO SALEM AND WILL SETTLE THERE, ATTEE INVESTIGATING OPPORTUNITIES DOWN COAST TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. SALEM. Or., Aug. 22. (Special.) After traveling over Western Oregon, California and Nevada Dy team, particularly study ing all conditions that attract the -home-seeker. L. A. Davis, a well-to-do farmer from Washington, Kan., has. returned to Salem to make his home. Mr. Davis was determined to find the most suitable location before settling. He took his family with him in order that their opinions and wishes could be con sulted. He spent over five months "look ing around." traveling in "prairie schoon ers" In order that he might have the best possible opportunity to learn of the coun try. ' Because of his experience in agriculture and the thoroughness with which he made his Investigation, his conclusion to locate at Salem Is considered most convincing evidence of the merits of this community as a place in which to make a home. Speaking of his travels and observations, Mr. Davis says: "I had received descriptive matter from . JE?. -f id ;vH'r. i. , i i . i A' -:irf'tiii'' & fti fflF ff - rJ. .Tr.ANT COMMON or joajheurjke5ekve. gentry have succeeded in exterminating several species of birds in their greed to supply the New York and Eastern markets with plumes.of feminine finery, and in many instances these hunters have made as much as $500 and 1600 In a single day's slaughter of the various species predominating In the Southern Oregon lake region. The country in the vicinity of the recently-created reserves Is but sparse ly populated. Habitations of human beings are few and far between, but the inroads by the "plume hunters" caused the bird-lovers to make an In spection of the district with a view of securing data on which to request the creation of reserves. With this Idea In view, and with the sanction of the Oregon Audubon Society, of which both are members. several points scattered along the .West ern Coast country, together with a letter from A. F. Hofer, secretary of the Salem OJoard of Trade, inclosing, among other literature, a leaflet containing .1000 facts of production by Oregon .farmers. I studied these over and. I-thought their way of doing things was a good deal like we did them, .at home, and while many of the statements :sounded rather overgrown, we later found them not only to be pos sible, but true. "We bought our tickets at Washington, Kan., t Medford,- Or-.and came via Bill ings, Mont.-, Spokane and Seattle, Wash., to Portland,- where we stopped over 10 days. :' i. ' .' ' "From Portland I -took -ide- trips to Hood -River. McMInnville, Newberg and Sheridan. We then came on to Salem and were well pleased with the wide streets and home-like appearance of the clty.and vicinity." . v "From Salem we went to Eugene and Roseburg, and thence to Medford. Here I outfitted two teams and rigs, and, de . J ' r '! - v.. -if I.. A. DAVIS AND FAMILY. OF KANSAS,. TOURING OREGON, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. r-sr ; : r - 1 '..I If-' - , II William L. Flnley 'and Herman T. Bohlman recently "explored the entire region and the- report made by them of existing conditions Influenced ' the action of the President -In creating both reserves. The fixing of the reserves has "al ready bonre. fruit in having driven practically all of the plume htfntere out of that territory. In addition there are three Indictments 'pending against two : men named Watson and -PoulsOn at Burns. Both succeeded In -evading the Sheriff beforo arrests could be made, and have left the country, but the moral lesson of their indictment will serve greatly in deterring ' others from following their exampje. . ,i So far has the work of the plume hunters progressed in the , lower Orer gon lake regions that the white, heron, or egret, has heen practically' exter minated. Thl bird Is of the species which produces the plume so adored by women, and whlcB is tpmrnonly known as the aigrette. Some of. these plumes are sold at retail at from $50 to '$90, while the wholesalers pay the hunter an average of $30 for each .leather of good. sixe. ' As the plumes are only worn " by the birds during the breeding season, it can readily be seen how the work of extermination has progressed. During the time. Mr. Finley and Mr.' Bohlmarf explored the two Reserves, they saw hut two birds of this species, whereas, several years termlned to know all I could about the country, with my family drove over the mountains and through the valleys and big redwoods to Crescent City, Cal. There the lumber business! was the only voca tion. - We next traveled along the coast for 100 miles to Eureka. All around Eureka- were'tlmbkf-and lumber mills, except a few 'thousand acres of cleared land which is owned "by rich San Francisco men and rented to Portuguese dairymen. "At Petaluma, Cal., are very extensive poultry yards, and in the desert part of the Sacramento Valley are herded im mense flocks -of turkeys which feed upon the grasshoppers and other Insects which devastate that section. . "Near Lodi. Cal.j-we camped for a rest and extended look around. While here I made a side trip to Nevada to investigate the condition of the Truckee-Carson irri gation system of the United States Gov ernment, with reference to-taking a home stead. "I believe that might be a good place to make money, but it is a vast desert of Wc- V v- ' 1 .2. r ni -i w7 4 1 " (1 mmr am i MnTniiri iTMirr md int-ftn -siTirr'Tr w .w,tcm-Mmma -iOWER KLAMATH LAKE. NOWA NATONAl, JRESEISVS ago they were as common as chickens on a poultry farm. . The exploring party was compelled to undergo considerable hardship on their trip. The county adjacent to the scenes of their exploration was barren of habitations for miles, and the lakes were covered " with floating Islands composed of roots over which a wild growth of reeds had accumulated. These formed deceptive landing places which had to be negotiated with the greatest of care, for some of them, while large in area, formed precarious footing for a human being. Ideal Breeding Grounds. The ,tule swamps, sandy beaches and rocky bluffs adjacent to the. many South ern ..Oregon . lakes form the Ideal breeding-grounds for wiid fowl of both aquatic and land varieties'. Along ' the beaches and swamps are the nests of the wild ducks and geese; wading birds, such as snipe, sand, pipers, stilts and others, of which species thousands were formerly to be found during the mating season in this vast area of practically unsettled country.' Among the plumage birds which con gregate in that vicinity are herons, of which there are three varieties blue, plght and snowy. Western greve and American eared greve, California and ring-billed gulls, Caspian, black and Forster's terns, white pelicans and the semi-sand and sagebrush, and where I would have located was six miles from a town, church or school. Around Lodi were great vineyards and melon farms in the sand, cut up into small tracts and very high prices, yet they claimed large returns on the investment in vineyards. From San Francisco te Stockton, Cal., was one large hay field.. Their grain crop having again dried out this year, the forage was cut for hay. "We then came baok through the Sac ramento Valley, over the mountains into the Shasta Valley, crossed the Siskiyou Mountains back into the Rogue River Valley, then into the Umpqua Valley and finally over the Calapooia Range, Into the Willamette Valley. "At no time had I lost an opportunity to talk to all classes of men. I studied carefully the soils, crops, markets, and transportation facilities of the various places I visited.- Traveling from the North,. South and back again through Oregon, I was enabled to see crops both seeded -and harvested. - . - 'w ; Farralone cormorant. All of these feathered- species have thrived to a greater or a less extent In the country where the new reserves have been made. Some ol the species named are practically ex tinct in that territory, owing to the heavy Inroads made by the "plumage hunters," but the protecting hand of the Govern ment is expected to cause the birds to again propagate each 'species, as in the days before the vandals invaded the region. A game warden is now In charge of the territory embraced in the reserves. Part of his sjalary is paid by the Agricultural Department and the balance is borne by the Audubon Society. A steam launch has been secured for operation on Kla math Lake, while another is being ne gotiated for for service on the waters of Lake Malheur. . .. The law governing the reserve is Very strict In the matter of poaching, or even settling within its confines. Visitors are not even permitted in the area unless they bear a special permit from the- de partment at Washington. Trespassing is punishable by a severe fine or. imprison ment, and in the event .that a person is caught in the reserve without the re quired permit, he can be prosecuted, whether or not he has killed any game. . The work of the Oregon Audubon Sor clety and the efforts of William L. Fin ley and Herman T. Bohlman are es peclaly commendable, and It is hoped that the Oregon Legislature will do as well next Winter. "We were anxious to see what the Wil lamette Valley would be like at harvest time. We expected much bcause we had both seen . and been told much of the products of this valley. We were neither surprised nor disappointed. The products were diversified. Here were produced all of . the requirements of the table. The horse had hay and grain, the cow feed and pasture, the hen green grass and wheat, man had wool and flax for clothes, timber for fuel and shelter, and schools and churches well kept It struck me that this valley needed many times itapresent population to consume even a fraction of what it is possible for it to produce. "Salem has the advantage of steam, electric and water transportation, which none of the towns to the south have. When back away from this competition one learns pretty thoroughly what a big advantage that really Is by the difference In freight prices, both of what one has to buy or sell. "We were satisfied that here at Salem, more than anywhere we had been, were to be had the requirements of home, edu cation, prosperity and recreation in their fullness." WASTES NIGHT ON TRAIN French. Official Sleeps and Wakes Vp Where Ho Started. PARIS, Aug. 22. (Special.) M. Thomas, Minister of Marine, recently took the night train for Fayet Saint Ger vais, in Savoy, where he intends to spend his vacation. He was to reach Dijon about midnight and continue his route towards Modame In the express that leaves about 1:30. He slept well and woke td find that, although he had been traveling a fast express all night, he had scarcely got milch beyond the sub urbs' of Paris. The mistake was then discovered. ' When his train reached DIJon nobody wished, out of respect for the Minister, to wake him. All the other passengers left the car and took" the proper train. Meanwhile the Minister, who was sleep ing comfortably, was forgotten by the employes, and hie car was attached to the .train returning to Paris. This Is how M. Thomas, after traveling all night by express, -nearly reached the point from which he started. Happily another train came along, which took him a second time to Dijon. MISTAKEN FOR CORPSE Drunken Woman, Dead Man and . Undertaker Actors In Drama. PARIS, Aug. 22. (Special.) Half tragic and half comic confusion was caused at one of the Paris police stations by the presence of a corpse, a- drunken woman and a coffin. The police had brought the body of-an unknown man, probably a tramp, who died on the banks of the Approximately 15,000 acres of the best irrigable land in the West, lo Tated at Kings Hill, Idaho, on the main line of the Oregon Short Line, will be opened for sale to settlers under the terms of the Carey act, OCTOBER 12, 1908 This magnificent piece of cove land, protected from all unfavorable con ditions, is pronounced by experts to be the best fruit-producing soil in GREAT SDRPLDS OF PORE WATER Flowing all the year. Best conditions on earth for raising fruit and veg etables profitably. , j ON THE MAIN LINE OF THE OREGON SHORT LINE ON THE SNARE RIVER The grand opening will be conducted by the State of Idaho, tracts beinf drawn by lot. After legal deposit on land, and water rights, settler has right to withdraw deposit if location is undesirable. The grandest oppor tunity for profitable fruit ranching ever known. Call Upon B. S. COOK 8 CO. Corbett Building, Portland OR WRITE TO THE MAIN OFFICE KING'S HILL IRRIGATION 6 POWER CO; BOISE, IDAHO Seine, to the station, intending to have it conveyed to the morgue on the following morning. During the night a drunken woman was shut up by mistake In the same room as the corpse. She lay down beside it, quite unconscious of Its pres ence, and slept soundly all night. In the morning the undertakers came with a coffin, and, mistaking the woman for the corpse, they were about to lift her Into the coffin, when she bounded up NEW TEMPLE OF HOUSEWIFERY Coming Feature, in 1909, of Columbia University, New York. WITHIN the course of a year or so, the blank In the scholastic sky line of Morningside heights will be filled' by a graceful clock tower, not unlike the one above the entrance to Magdalen at Oxford. Where now. Standing in the university yard, one looks across One Hundred and Twenty leth street at a vacant lot, will be a tall gothic structure with turrets. Within the course of a year or so, Columbia university expects to have an addition to its collection of buildings in the shape of a school of domestic economy, which is to be added to the group of buildings known as Teachers' college. Workmen are digging- the foundations now and the plans have all been - drawn. - It is said by pro fessors of the Teachers' college faculty that when it is finished the new build ing will be the most complete of its kind in this country, at least Infaet, nothing on the same scale has ever been erected on this side of the At lantic. The university Is enabled to build the new school through an anonymous gift made several years ago of $400,000 for the foundation and endowment- of a school of domestic science. The build ing is to be constructed beside the present main building of the college, which faces the Columbia campus, but will, itself, face on One Hundred and Twenty-first street, closing the gap on that side, between the main building and the women's dormitories. In shape it will be long and narrow, 160 by60 feet, with a corridor running along each floor, on one side of it large lecture rooms and laboratories, and on the other side smaller offices and occa sional laboratories for advanced re search work. Counting the basement, which, because of the slope of the ground, will be quite high, there will be six working floors, not Including a fairly large space in the tower, -which will rise at one corner. The tower is expected to be a feature of the building. Architecturally speak ing it has gone through a series of amusing vicissitudes and changes. Originally It was intended to be perhaps a quarter-way from one end. Now it has been decided to place it at the end. Outwardly, It is a more of less modified copy of the famous Magdalen tower at Oxford, but it is not as high and It will not stand forward so prominent ly. At one time it was intended to surmount the tower with two side tur rets of varying height, but the final arrangement of the plans calls for equal turrets. Another feature In which there will be a resemblance to the Magdalen building will be the little stone pulpit perched between two of the windows on the first floor and fronting the quadrangle. It is thought that this pulpit will be useful for open air meet ings, services, classday reunions and affairs of that nature. In the old English univeritles these pulpits front ing the college quadrangles are not infrequent, but so far as known, Teachers' college will be the first in stitution in America to be provided with one. Of course in Its main architectural features, the school of domestic econ omy, will harmonize with the rest of Teachers' college. In the basement will be a large and completely equipped laundry laboratory. It will be provided with two plants, one representing the elaborate kind used in hospitals, hotels, and dormitories, and the other more modest, such as might be found in an ordinary home. The idea of the laundry laboratory will be to train women in the supervision of laundries. Many students at Teachers' College, after they graduate, are called through which the expectant mother must pass, however, is so full of danger and suffering that she looks forward to the hour when she shall feel the exquisite thrill of motherhood with indescribable dread and fear. 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She seems to be still convinced that the police Intended to bury her alive. upon to supervise the operation of some public institution, and the knowledge to be gained from actual previous study of the methods used in a large modern plant should, be helpful. Particularly Is this the case with graduate nurses who como to the college for a further course that enables them to take up teaching posi tions In nurses' training schools or hospi tals. Then, for the ordinary woman who is studying domestic science In order that she may know how to economically man age her own home, there are the moro humble tubs and wringers. On floors above, there are cooking lab oratories, three of them, fitted with every conceivable necessity for teaching cook ing and with a dining room where the students will eat their luncheons, but which will also be used to give them practical training in the serving of meals. Four sewing laboratories on the floor above will provide facilities for studying all the allied branches of sewing, as well, such as weaving and embroidery. One floor will be given up to science, laboratories, where it is hoped consider able research work can be done, especial ly along the line of the debasement of textile fabrics. Scientists today are doing much to tell the public what food they eat is pure and what is not, but as yet little work has been done to show up tha adulteration of cloth, which Is carried on, it is said, on Just as great a scale by the manufacturers. A woman student last year conducted experiments which were the means of proving that most of the cloth one buys Is more or less debased. Stiff silk dress goods, for instance, she found, has been stiffened by being dipped in a solution of tin. Woolen goods, subject to chem icals that removed all the foreign ele ments from them, showed an Infinitesi mal percentage of wool left. On the top floor there will be three art studios for the study of art In relation to the home, that Is to say,- house decorat ing and the like, while there will also bn an experimental kitchen, where advanced students can carry out experiments in nu trition. If the intentions of the projectors of the school carry out, these experi ments in nutrition should be as Important as those aimed to lay bare the adultera tion of textiles. To assist the experimenters In the sub ject of nutrition, adjoining their kltchon will be a little suite, consisting" of a dining-room, living-room and bedroom. When it is desired to place someone un der observation he can be shut off from the rest of the world in these threa rooms. They will come In handy, too, as providing an opportunity for the women students to be given practical lessons in housekeeping. A couple can be estab lished in the rooms for a day or so and put through ail the happenings of house keeping, made to market for their meals, cook and serve them to guests specially Invited for the occasion, and then clean up and set to rights, with, afterward, maybe, an obligation to receive callers at afternoon taa. Still higher up, in the tower, which will probable be dignified by the name of clock-tower, the architects have provided for a group of half a dozn soundproof music rooms, where such students as are studying music can play without bother ing anyone else In the building. There will also be an large area of the roof available for a promenade. Two elevators will run from the basement to the top of the tower, and when it Is finished It Is calculated that the building can accom modate 500 students. The college author ities say that there is no doubt Its ca pacity will be strained to the utmost. N. Y. Evening Post. Profpiffior Genrpe E. Palmer of Harvard in a repent lecture said In aubatanre: "The actentlnc world ewunff In Iiarwlnlnm and then swung back: the relitfloun world awuna; over to the scientific position, and Is swing Ing back." Is the joy of the household, for without it no happiness can-be complete. How sweet the picture of mother and babe, angels smile at. and commend the thoughts other bendine over the cradle. The ordeal HN M ti 11 I '.zrzl iXg J MEM