TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECE31BER 21, 1913.
WORK STARTED ON
UMATILLA PROJECT
Secretary of Interior Orders
Operations on West
tension at Once.
Ex-
posed opening for settlement of several
thousand acres of land in U Rainier
ream o t t , Hi tr RAtlnm rntintrV in
' catm TBL-ia C.iimfu T I m Timlin KH .
apparently, to throw open the lands by
the race plan, rather than By tottery
Representative Johnson's letter says:
"The Interior and Agricultural De
partments are still endeavorins to de
cide the number of acres to be elimi
nated and the method of opening. It
is now presumed that the opening will
not be by lottery but by a race. If this
plan la finally adopted those deslrins
to settle on the lands may go on after
tha President's proclamation is issued
and pick out the particular piece of
land that appeals to them, and there
upon bo to the land office and make
application, which application will be
considered ahead of those who have
SETTLERS GET FIRST CALL
bcTcnty Thousand Acres Included In
Proposal to Be Reclaimed by
Units, riri.t of Which I to
Hare 10,000 Acres.
PENDLETON, Or, Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) H. IX Newell, engineer in charge
of the Umatilla project at Hermlstoo,
received orders by telegraph today
from Secretary of the Interior Lace to
1-egln operations on the west extension
' of that project Immediately. SAs this
order has been eauerly awaited for
several days, no time was lost, and
within one hour after the message
was received a crew of men were busy
locating tha first construction camp.
This will be about two miles west of
Jlermlston. All will be in readiness
fur the teams and men to begin opera
tions Monday.
E. R. Davis, chief surveyor for the
project, has been engaged with a crew
of men locating lines for several
week a All tha preliminary work has
therefore been completed, so there will
be no further delays of any kind.
Engineer Newell announced today it
would be Impossible at this time to
give employment to all the men whose
services might be offered. Most of the
work will be done by teams and the
settlers on the present project win be
given preference. A number of the
men with families and teams, who
have been camping near Hermlston tor
some time awaiting the commencement
of work, will be given employment as
rapidly as possible.
The 70.000 acres -contained ln the
west extension will be reclaimed by
units. There are 10.000 acres In the
first unit. The principal part of the
-work will be the construction of the
diversion dam across the Umatilla
River, making a reservoir of the river
valley. This dam wll be located two
miles west of Hermlston. Following
the completion of the first unit, a sec
ond dam will be built across the rtver
near Stanfield. converting a large
part of the Umatilla meadows into a
reservoir.
WORK IS ORDERED AT OXCE
Lane Tells Service Xot to Walt on
Further Formalities.
OREGON IAN " NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec 20. Secretary Lane
today Issued final orders to the recla
mation service to proceed Immediately
with the construction of the first unit
of the West Umatilla Irrigation project
and not wait on the iormai recoroins
of the court decree lnvloving the pri
vate lands under the project.
Instructions were given to advertise
for bids, and It is hoped to have work
under way early next year. Prompt
action was urged by Will R. King, law
officer of the reclamation service
ORCHARD SCHOOL CLOSES
Washington Educators Lecture In
Lew lston-Clarkston Course.
LUWI.TON. Ida.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
The third annual Bhort course of the
I.en-IMon-Clarkston Srhool of Horti
OTiIturo closed yesterday. The work
was intensely practical from every
point of viow. from the demonstration
work with livestock to the demonstra
tion work In pruning, soil physics and
the management of soils and crop pro
duction. The work was made to fit
conditions lu the Lewlston-Clarkston
Valley.
Through an exchange of Instructors
of tha Washington State College, the
School of Horticulture had the use of
Professor George Severance, head of
the department of agriculture of the
Washington State College. W. D. Fos
ter, superintendent of the Washington
State College Farm, rullman. Wash,,
also save talks and lectures.
la addition to- the cultivation of
orchards. Professor Severance strongly
urges the growing of such crops as
Canada peasr hairy vetch, spring vetch,
clover and alfalfa as soil-builders and
corn as a profitable crop among the
trees.
lr. Foster's work dealt primarily
with the hog and dairy cow.
ALB ATI V ' WAR VETERAN'S
ELECTION I.XSI'RES SIC
CESSFIL YEAR.
T
1 1" ' ' . U
P' - 'v: - " !
It-.. k
h - . K ' -
HOUSE BOY CONVICT
Lister's Cook Also Honor Man
From Penitentiary.
SERVANT PROBLEM SOLVED
A I via C. Baker.
ALBANY. Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Alvln C. Baker, who has
been chosen commander of Camp
Phillips, No. 4. Spanish-American
War Veterans, of this city, for
the year, is one of the most ac
tive members of the camp and
his election insures a most suc
cessful year . fox the organisa
tion. The new commander was a
member of Battery B, of the Ore
gon Volunteers, during the Spanish-American
War. He is in the
United States railway mall serv
ice and for the past two and a
half years has been in charge of
the mall transfer work at the
Southern Pacific and Corvallls &
Eastern Union Depot In this city.
Owing to the fact that this is
the junction of the Southern Pa
cific and Corvallls & Eastern
lines and because of the branch
lines runnlns out of this city a
great deal of mail is transferred
here and this position is regarded
as one of the best In the railway
mail service. Prior to entering
the railway mall service Mr.
Baker taught school for eight
years, teaching In Marion, Linn,
Polk. Yamhill and Tillamook
Counties.
Washington Governor Shows Ills
Faith in System of Handling
Prison Inmates by Estab
lishing Camp at Home.
I "bLXilPIA, Wash., Dec. 10. (Special.)
By establishing a sort of branch
honor camp at the executive mansion.
employing two men from Walla Walla
penitentiary as house servants. Gov
ernor Lister believes he has solved a
vexatious servant problem, " In addi
tion to showing his own faith In a
carefully planned system of handling
the prison inmates.
For .two months now a Japanese
houseboy and a man cook from Walla
Walla have done all work about the
executive mansion. The Isolated situ
ation of tl)e mansion, beyond a heavy
grove of . trees and the old Capitol
foundation, made it almost impossible
for women servants to go downtown
In the evenings unattended, and the
fact that they were practically cut
off from the rest of the world made
j the help problem a severe one.
,j.a ii is nuw. Muveriiur auu isxrs.
Lister are more satisfied with the way
the men handle the work; the men are
delighted at the chance to work, the
comparative comfort they enjoy and
the fact that each will have a consid
erable "stake" when his term expires.
while the state, which pays for the
maintenance of the mansion, benefits
from the wage saving. Each of the
men is paid 40 cents a day in addition
to board. As they work seven days a
week this corresponds roughly to the
50 cents per day allowed the men of
the honor road camps.
The men live In a small cottage at
the rear of the mansion. Besides
handling all the housework, which had
proved rather heavy for two women,
the Japanuese boy finds time to con
struct wonderful cardboard houses for
Master John Lister, the Governor's
son, while the cook keeps 20 chickens
as a diversion and attempts to coax
Winter eggs from them.
Next week one or both of the men
will learn to milk, as a pedigreed
Jersey heifer, from the herd of State
Senator Troy, will arrive for the Lis
ter household.
Are You a Spug?
' The President of the United S':ates is a Spug;
Cabinet Members, Congressmen, Judges,
everybody from Workman to Captains of
Industry are Spugs. S-p:u-g is made up of
T ' the initial letters of the "Society for the
':- Prevention of Useless Giving."
J oinihe Spugs today you are a member
the minute you buy a useful present.
Spug Gifts for Men
Hart Schaffner & Marx Fine Clothes
Fancy Fabric Suits and Overcoats
Selling at Vt Off
$20 00 Suits or Overcoats, $14.95 v $30.00 Suits .or Overcoats, $22.50
$25.00 Suits or Overc&ats, $18.75 $35.00 Suits or Overcoats, $26.25
$40.00 Suits or Overcoats, $29.95
"Multnomah Hats"
$3.00
Stetson Hats
in every conceivable
$4, $5, $7.50 and $10
Velour Hats
Imported and domestic
makes. Several styles.
$5, $6 and $7.50
All styles, stiff or felt, un-
equaled in qual
ity at
If in doubt give one of our Bond Certificates
Sdrnl Rosenblatt Co.
The Men's Store for Quality and Service. .
N. W. Cor. Third and Morrison
Store Open Evenings
Until Christmas
House Coats, Lounging
Robes and Bath Robes
14 Off
$16.00, sale price. 911.2.
J12.5D. sale price. 9. .15
12.00. sale prlre-....S 9.00
$10.00. sale price 7.50
$ $.00, sale price 6.73
i 8.00, sale price 6.00
$ 7.50, sale price Hi K.BO
$ 7.00, sale price. $ 5.2if
I .60, sale price $ 4.85
$ 6.00, sale price...... 8 -i.50
RUFF - NECK SWEATERS
Bradlev Jumbo knit, all
colors, best quality. . .88.50
P 1 n e All - Wool Jumbo
Knit Kuff-Neck Sweat-
ers S5.00
Shaker-Knit Ruffnecks.
good quality S3.SO
HANDKERCHIEFS
In boxes or slnjrle. silk
or linen, ea. 15c to 81. OO
HOSIERY.
I n t erwoven. Holeproof
or-Wundornose, silk
or lisle, either In box
or single, pr. 25 to Sl.OO
Ladies' Fine Silk
Hose, pair 81.00
Ladies' Guaranteed
Wunderhose, three and
four pairs In box... . .81.00
SfS FENDERS AND GARTERS
President Suspenders In
Christmas boxes 50
Fine Lisle Suspenders,
per pair 50c to 31.00
Boston and Paris Gar
ters in Christmas
- boxes, 25? to 504
NECKWEAR. .
Beautiful patterns, best
of quality and styles,
each 504 to $3.00
' COMBINATION SETS.
Silk Hose and T 1 e to
match, in Christmas
box Sl.OO
Handkerchief, Hose and .
Tie to match, In Christ
mas bov, Sl.SO and 82. OO
Accordion Knit Tie,
Hose and Handker
chief to match. Christ
mas box S2.SO
DENT GLOVES
pair 81.50, 82. S2.25. S3
TROOPS MAY BE RETURNED
tiarrccht Sajs Walla Walla Has
Chance of Being Kegarrlsoucd.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Pee. 10.
- (Special.) Francis A. Garrecht. as
pirant for the position of United States
Hiatrlot Attorney, returned yesterday
from Washlnston. D. C where he ap
peared before the United States Su
preme Court on lepal business. He
declined to talk about the political part
of his visit.
Mr. Garrecht brouBht back word that
there Is a possibility' of Fort Walla
Walla being regarrisoned In the near
future. He said his Information came
from a "hlich official" In the War De
partment, whose name he declined to
Five.
Mr. Garrecht stated assurances were
trlven him that there is a feeling; In of
ficial circles that the announced policy
of concentration of the Army in a few
large poets irill be abandoned.
HOLLY TREES DESTROYED
Trespassers Make Off With All Sorts
of Shrubbery for Christmas.
Trespassers on city lots and suburban
acreage have been destroying quantities
of fir trees, holly trees and ornamental
shrubs of all kinds In order to make
themselves Christmas trees, according
to reports received daily by the police.
From the vicinity of Mount Scott
-ame the most severe complaints. Along
the numerous roads running out of the
city to the east farmers complain that
their trees are being cut off or other
wise hurt by the seekers after Christ
mas trees.
RACE FOR LAND PLANNED
KcpresentaUTe Say Mrtliod May Be
Adopted in Big Bottom Opening.
CHEHALIS. Wash, rec. 10. (Spe
cial.) Albert Johnson. Representative
In Congress from this district, has writ
tea to local persons relative to the pro
filed directly in the land office without
having been on the ground.
"Holders of script will not be consid
ered for 30 days after the opening. It
is not likely that the state will he
given an opportunity to make any of
its claims good to forest lands in this
piece.
"It is also proposed, if a way can be
found, to arrange it so that the origi
nal homesteaders in this valley can
perfect their homesteads. That is, those
whom the Agricultural Department re
duced to as low aa 40 acres may be
given a chance to extend to' 160 acres."
CELEBRATION IS URGED
VANCOUVER MAY OBSEKVE 0OTII
BIRTHDAY OF CITY.
Reproduction of Events of I'loneer
Days, Including Trading and Fight
ing With Indians, Suggested.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec 18. (Spe
cial.) Professor W. IL GUstrap, of the
Washington State Historical Society,
was in the city recently and started
a movement to have a big monument
built in the city park next year, the
SOth anniversary of the founding of
this city.
J. Frederick Meagher, of the Wash
ington State School for the Deaf, has
taken great Interest in the project.
It has been suggested that an effort
be made to gather pioneers and have
them outline scenes of early days to
the committee which is yet to be
selected, the object being to reproduce
events of old as near as possible.
Hudson Bay men in buckskins, if
the idea la followed out. will disem
bark on almost the exact spot where
they founded this outpost of the wil
derness 90 Tears ago. There, in full
view of thousands, sitting on the
natural vantage point of the railroad
embankment, the Hudson Bay men and
good old Dr. McLouithlln will barter
with Indians real redskins from some
Washington reservation. Other in
teresting historical events will pass In
rapid succession, cmlins with a battle
between Indians and settlers, and the
arrival of the immigrrains with the
motto "J4-40 or fight."
Military events by soldiers In Van
couver Barracks, endinc with a sharo
battle between two detachments, will
bo a feature also.
Thomsen's chocolates roafcc appre
ciated sifts: SO cents and 51. the
pound at your dealers. Adv.
ASHLAND COIPI.F. CELEBRATE
(iOLDE.V WEDDING.
CO, . '
Mr. and Mrs. B. Beach.
ASHLAND. Or Dec 20. (Special.)
Mr. and airs. B. Beach, residents of
Ashland for more than 10 years, cele
brated their golden .wedding anniver
sary, December 15. Their daughter.
Mrs. c U. Veghte, entertained in tneir
honor. At midnight on the date of the
anniversary event a large company of
ruests drank to the health of the bride
and bridegroom of 50 years ago. They
were married at Lockport, Y.
Baldwin Beach was born at Aurora,
jf. and Mrs. Beach, whose maiden
name was Susie Maria Goodwin.- was
born at Lockport. X. Y. Mr. Beach. Is
TS years oil and Mrs, Beach, la 68,
ALBANY MAY RETAIN $1000
Court Sustains City's JSeinnrrer
Against Recovery of Bond.
ALBAXY, Or., Dec 20. (Special.)
When Judge Kelly today sustained a
demurrer of the plaintiff to the defend
ant's answer, the City of Albany vir
tually won Its case against W. H. Mc
Goldrick, of San Francisco, for the re
covery of $1000 on a bond he gave for
the erection of a gas plant in this city.
As the facts in the case are not in
controversy, and both sides are under
stood to be relying on the law points
raised by this demurrer, the sustaining
of the demurrer practically decides the
case In favor of the city. It is under
stood the defendant will appeal to tue
Stato Supreme Court.
McGoldrick secured a franchise for a
gas plant here and gave a bond to com
plete the plant in one year. The plant
was not erected and the city sued for
the amount of the bond.
RAYMOND TO GIVE CHEER
Committees Are Organized to Pro
vide Aid for Needy.
RAYMOND. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) A committee from different fra
ternal orders of this city has been ap
pointed and a general committee or
ganized to dispense Christmas cheer to
the needy. Every man, .woman and
child will receive substantial gifts In
the way of food and clothing, and in
the case of the children toys and
plenty of candy, nuts and fruit will be
included. f
Already $1000 has been plMged for
this purpose by the business men of
the city and the different lodges, and
the amount Is thought to be ample to
care properly for the needy poor in this
city.
BRIDGE WORK UNDER WAY
Laying or Track: Through Xoti Tun
nel to Start Next AVeck.
EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 20 (Special.)
The bridge-building equipment of Wil
liard & McCreary was moved to the
second Nott crossing yesterday, and
erection of the only large bridge yet
to be built east of Not! tunnel will be
begun at one. Laying of track through
the tunnel and down the Siuslaw water
shed can be begun next week.
The first Noti crossing was completed
this week, and while the track was be
ing laid for tha mile between the two
lyidges across Noti, tho bridge con
tractors placed the steel for the first
crossing over the Loner Tom River.
SCHOOL GETS PBUUNT
PIBLIC 1NSTITCTIOX AT SODAVILLE
IS STANDARDIZED.
Large Crowd In Attendance at Exer
cises Accompanying Presentation
And Unique Programme Given.
SODAVILLE, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Practically every man, woman and
child In the vicinity of Sodavllle at
tended the standardization or the scnooi
on Friday of last week. The teachers
and pupils had prepared an unique pro
gramme. A number of dramas, com
posed by local talent about characters
of the vicinity, made great .nits.
The programme began at 10 A. M.
with music by the school, followed by
various exercises by the pupils; an ad
dress by Dr. E. M. Sharp, of Albany
College, and the presentation of the
standardization pennant by Supervisor
P. E. Baker. Principal Hoag accepted
the pennant and said the school meant
to keep up the enthusiasm and live up
to the requirements of a standard
school, and if possible to exceed It
Principal Hoag stated it had only been
possible to attain the points by all
working together; that It was not due
to the " pupils, school board, teachers
or patrons alone, but to their united
efforts.
After a chicken dinner had been
served the crowd .was photographed.
At 1:30 P. M. the programme continued,
the main features of which were the
song, "Fifty Years Ago," dramatized
by seven girls who were holding a class
meeting in the year of 1963 a nd look
ing back upon the school days at Soda
ville; an address on "Social Adjust
ment" by Dr. Schafer, of the extension
department of the University of Ore
gon; and the unique illustration of the
school", the teachers, the board and the
patrons as a huge man, by a member
of the school board.
SCHOOL GOES TO PEOPLE
riVrVEHSITY OK IDAHO SENDS OUT
DEMONSTRATION" TRAIN.
Fanners Are Advised on Vnlne of Best
Breed of Horarm, Cattle, Hogs and
Sheep Home Emnomlcs Tnuctat.
LEWISTON'. ' Idaho, Doc. 20. (Spe
cial.) The University of Idaho special
demonstration train of eight cars ar-
rived here yesterday afternoon and
was met at the station by large dele
gations of the leading stockmen of this
vicinity.
Keen interest is beinar aroupd
among the farmers for pure-bred stock,
and many Inquiries are heard as to
where pure-bred sires may be purT
chased. The various types of thorough
bred horses, beef and dairy cattle, hogs
and sheep are shown in a most inter
esting manner in connection with the
lectures.
A special feature of the excursion is
charge of Miss" Jessie Hoover, for
which a car has been especially iiiiea
for her lectures and demonstrations.
showing the. cuts of meats and relative
values, practical textiles, color scnemes,
sanitary appliances, together with hun
n t, r? j nf aur?fitfnnt for n. model homd.
Dean Carlyle said Idaho was situated
so It is difficult for the people to at
tend the short courses offered by the
university, so-It Is the intention to
send the practical demoifstrations to
the country, and by this method they
have already reached more than 6000
people.
FARMERS' WEEK IS SET
MOSCOW HAS SIX-DAY COURSE COM.
MEXCISG JANUARY 12.
Owing to Prevalence of Hog Cholera
in Idaho Special Demonstrations
in This Disease Will Be Given.
MOSCOW, Idaho. Dec 20.' (Special.)
A week of lectures and demonstra
tions which have been arranged for
farmers from all sections of the state
who wish to -attend will open at the
university January 12. The week has
been designated "farmers' week" and Is
being widely advertised an over Idaho.
Six days will be devoted to practical
lectures and demonstrations along the
lines of animal husbandry, dairying
and horticulture. Besides this a series
of lectures and demonstrations in home
economics have been arranged by Miss
Jessie SL Hoover for the women who
attend.
Owing to the growing need on the
part of farmers in all sections of the
state for a thorough knowledge of the
hog cholera malady .which is gaining
such a foothold In Idaho a series of
demonstrations in the manufacture of
cholera serum and In the precautionary
measures which should be observed to
prevent the spread of the disease will
be given.
"farmers', week" is a new feature of
the work of the university and is in ac
cordance with the desire of tho in
stitution to be "of the greatest pos
sible service to the citizens of the state
by opening its doors to all who can
spare the time and expense to come
to Moscow for special work along the
most practical lines. This will be made
an annual feature of the university's
work. It will be under the direction
of W. IL Olin, director of agricultural
extension of the university.
The lectures and demonstrations- will
be given by members of the university
faculty assisted by Instructors from a
number of other colleges of the North
west and by a representative of the
United States Department of Agriculture.
The Ideal Christmas Gift
VICTROLA
To Amuse
The Whole Family
'...-. i -v,.i''
(''V -J"r? r'J
hi; V." , -jl"-t
IJ-T,- .'J.tS1fc:-
You will please everybody
young folks, the. old
folks and the children. It
will brighten up the home
and entertain every day
in the year for years to
come. VICTR0LAS are
priced to suit every purse
$200, $150, $100, $75,
$50, $25 and even $15
any Victrola on the
easiest terms.
Open Evenings Until Christmas
Sheman,Hay Ss Go
VICTOR TALKING MACHINES, PIANOLA PIANOS,
STEINWAY, WEBER AND OTHER PIANOS.
Morrison at Sixth, Portland, Opposite Fostoffice
1. H!-
Tit-Til UFsfB
Are You Looking
v For New Business
Quarters ?
Investigate the advantages offered
by Portland's newest skyscraper
the Northwestern Bank building.
Here vou will be housed in a build- v
ing representing the latest ideas in
. is r t r es -
.SMMi!f m fee
e "SlaHiKSBt b I, im
ilMMHUUUUUEfi G fllll
office building architecture. Don't make the mistake of renting
elsewhere before vou have examined the many advantages for ten
ants in this splendid structure. ,
The Northwestern Bank building will have a personality of its own
that will lend a measure of its prestige to those who make it their
business home.
: Leases now being made from January 1, 1914
Northwestern. Bank Building
v Gerlinger-Riehards Co., Agents.
Temporary office 711-712 Selliug Bldg.
Marshall 1776.
January Sale in December
Per Cent OFF!
Original Prices
on Reading
Lamps
Andirons
Fire Sets
Folding
Screens
Grates and
Fenders
THIS exceptional offer enables everyone to equip the Library
or Living-Room with a Reading Lamp and the Fireplace
with these, appliances for the Holidays.
BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR LESS
Call while the stock is complete we '11 deliver at your request.
lee Our Extensive Stock of Gifts Reading Lamps,
Electric Appliances and Fireplace Articles.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
M. J.WALSH CO.
311 Stark Street, Near Sixth
RESIDENCE AND COMMERCIAL LIGHTING