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10 TltE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POItTXAKD, REPTErBEH 2G, 1913. DAM IS COMPLETED; GREAT ARROWROCK DAM. WHOSE COMPLETION IDAHO WILL CELEBRATE. KELSO CITIZENS EDrCATlOVAL in vjji waxb PLANS FETE t,"N Nigfot School -BEGIN ANY EVENING Spend your evenings profitably, so that when the opportunity comes you are ready to grasp it. Select the subjects your are in terested in and -write us better still, call at our office and vre will help you plan your Winter's work, or phone Main 590 or A 1596 for particulars. DAHO SEE COWLITZ FAIR Carnival at Boise October 4 to Include Delegations From v All Parts of State. 240,000 ACRES WATERED 412,000,000 Structure, Highest Yet in lit, Impounds Floods In Res ervoir 18 Miles liong for Use "When Hirer's Flow Is low. ' BOISE, Idano. Sept. 25. (Special.) Arrowrock darn, that arrests the flow of the Boise River just above the City of Boise, is an accomplished fact. After years of planning; and hard labor it is finished. It stands today the highest dam yet built, a monument to the ef ficiency of the Government Reclama tion Service, the key to an irrigation project that adds 240.000 fruitful acres to the permanent wealth of the Nation. Boise is to bo the scene on October 4 of a unique celebration. It is to par take of the nature of a harvest home and barbecue. Settlers from all parts of the project, the direct beneficiaries of the water from Arrowrock, will offer on this oc casion the best their land has pro duced. Many Toniu to Be Represented. Gathered at this celebration will be the settlers from the four counties in cluded in part in the project Ada, Boise. Canyon and Elmore; citizens from Boise. Nampa and Caldwell who profit directly from the reclamation of this land: residents of Meridian, Kuna, Bowmont, Melba, Greenleaf and Wilder towns that have sprung- to life on the project since the water was given to the soil. . L- In the reservoir back of Arrowrock dam. a reservoir 18 miles long, capable of draining a basin of 2610 square miles, more than twice the area of the State of Rhode Island, there is to be stored each year 244.000 acre-feet of water for irrigation in the late Sum mer months when the normal flow of the river is exhausted. By building the dam across a nar row gorge in the canyon the channel of the river is converted into a natural reservoir, running back into the hills for 18 miles and with a maximum depth of 200 feet. This, then, was the problem of the Reclamation Service to capture the Spring flood, to hold it in reserve until needed for irrigation in the hot, dry, Summer months, and then to pay it out as a prudent banker puts his money Into circulation. It was a problem that called for clear vision, engineering skill, patience, hard work and the ex penditure of J12.000.000, the approxi mate cost of a modern battleship. When the Government Reclamation Service first came upon the ground in 1902 it found private capital wrestling with the problem and doomed to fail ure because of the size of the job. After a careful survey it took over the en terprise. A diversion dam 12 miles below Ar rowrock was completed; the main canal from this dam to Deer Plat was built. Deer Flat was a low tract in the cen ter of the project and by the erection of earthen dams this was converted Into a reservoir. A network of distrib uting canals was built. A power plant was installed at the diversion dam. An exclusive telephone system was In stalled. Dam Costa 2,000,000 Less. All this was but preliminary a clearing of the ground for the real work to be done in the construction of the Arrowrock dam. The preliminary work started in 1905; construction work on the main dam did not start until 1911. Here it must be said in Justice to the Reclamation Service, and especial ly to F. E. Weymouth, supervising en gineer, Charles H. Paul, construction engineer, and James Munn, superin tendent of construction, that Arrow rock dam is completed a full year in advance of the time specified at the beginning and at a saving In cost on the dam itself of S2.000.00t). The fact that water was available this year was a godsend to thousands of settlers in this, the dryest season ever known in Southern Idaho. The Government, with the water stored at Arrowrock this year, was not only in position to save the crops on the project, but to sell water to many other farmers near by, neighbors , who were in dire straits. Sentiment played a part in the final location of this monster dam. Jutting out into the canyon, overhanging the trail that crept along by the side of the stream stood old Arrowrock. It had won its name from the. custom of the roving Indian hunters who shot arrows into the face of this particular rock to tell their comrades, who came after them, which way they had gone. By the angle of the arrow the late comers knew at a glance whether those in advance had gone up stream, down stream or up one of the many tribu taries. Other places farther up the stream had been recommended as sites for the dam, but before the final decision was leached by the Government officials, Irank Crowe, a young field engineer, was attracted to Arrowrock. He be came interested in the traditions and surroundings of the place, with the result that measurements and tests were made and the spot finally chosen for the dam. River Sent Through Tunnel. This meant the obliteration of the old landmark of the Indians, but the substitution of an enduring monument of civilization. The first work to be done here was to banish the river from the site of tho dam while the main work was in progress. This was done by boring a tunnel through the rock at the side, and through this tunnel for 600 feet the river was diverted. The tunnel was large enough to carry the entire river st its highest flood and was lined with cement. When the dam was completed this tunnel was plugged with solid cement. A coffer dam was planted above the main dam and another below to keep out the water during construction. An idea of what this preliminary work meant may be gleaned from the fact that it was necessary to go down 91.5 feet below the bed of the river to anchor the foundation of the dam in the solid granite. A model city of 1300 sprang up at once on the banks of the stream. No greater care as to sanitation and other important matters was taken at Pana ma than at Arrowrock. The dam stands 348.5 feet high from the low point in. the foundation to the crest. Its thickness at the base is 240 feet, tapering to a. width of 16 feet at the top, with a fine driveway here lighted at night with artistic electric lamps. The length of the dam is 1060 feet, curving gracefully upstream with a radius of 662 feet. In the construc tion of this dam 530,000 cubic yards of cement was used. An important accessory to the dam is the spillway at the side to dispose of the surplus water when the reservoir Is full, Xhia has a. length, of 102 feet. in - tty&jrrcf SZ7cz.gjs?j7 STAPLES SELLING LOWER SEVERAL COMMODITIES SHOW DE CLINE COMPARED WITH YEAR AGO. Of 17 Articles of Food Purchased by Washington State Board, Three .Are Higher and One the Same. OLYMPIA. Wash., Sept. 25. (Special. Prices of the principal Items going to make up the cost of subsistence have declined materially in the year since the European war has been in progress, the Washington Board of Control has found, in completing Its semi-annual purchases of supplies for all state in stitutions. When purchases were made last Sep tember it was found that the price of practically every commodity had taken a sharp increase. Decreases in some items were notable last March, but the completion of the year has resulted 'in prices coming down practically all along the line. Of 17 articles of food purchased by the state In large quantities, only three show increases as compared with the price of a year ago; one item has re mained stationary and 13 show de creases. The following statement, prepared by the Board, shows the prices on pur chases of these items for the Western Hospital for Insane at Steilacoom, all quotations being for delivery at the institution: 1914. 1015. Commodity. Price per pound. Beef .one- .081 Mutton lor. .111198 Bacon .lrt'JS .1484 .144 .0.-.50 .(!' .30B04 .14L'3 4.30 .0JS43 .023 .0275 .04SS .0738 .0473 .J 85 .123 Ham 1 Halibut Salmon ...... Butter Cheese Flour Bugar Coi n meal . . . Rolled oats White beans . Dried apples . Yellow peas . Tea Coffea Per barrel. .0325 .0 .34 .1073 4.!l -0H-J5 .025 .0.-75 .04113 .01T .0275 .12 .161 PAVING PAYMENT -DENIED WASH1SCTOJT OFFICIALS TO PROBE ALLEGED COMBINE. Warren Brothers Said to Have Stifled Competition by Giving Pref erential Rate. OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) State Highhway . Commissioner Roy and State Auditor Clausen have definitely declined, on advice of Attorney-General Tanner, to approve a $25,260 estimate and Issue warrants for this amount on Pierce County per manent highway work and are with holding, pending further investigation, payment of claims totaling an addi tional J109.000. The refusal to pay these claims is the result of discovery of an alleged "secret agreement" between the con tractor, the Washington Paving Com pany, and the Warren Bros. Company, owner of patents upon forms of paving, whereby the Washington company is enabled to underbid competitors, ob taining materials at a favored price. In court action, which is to follow shortly, it is anticipated that the en tire history of inner management of paving business on the Pacific Coast will be opened to inspection, In con nection with alleged extortionate profits .which, .owners of paving patents j c e z.. 1 V zz?7c7s?? jVei" f-A;jW.r, have been enabled to gain through the demand for good roads. The contention of tho state authori ties is that the secret price agreement made impossible competition in bid ding, a legal requisite in connection with the award of a contract under the permanent highway law. Mandamus action by the paving com pany is to be the next legal step. - In a previous action, instituted by tax payers, the Supreme Court ordered the suit dismissed, ruling that only state officials would have authority to take action in the case. Jran Loses Both Legs, Recovers. CBNTRALJA. Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Tho recovery of Hugh Ballse, who a week ago lost both legs as the result of a fall from & passenger train near Napavine, Is declared by physi cians to be one of the most remarka ble they have ever witnessed. When the man was placed on the operating table there was not the slightest sign of life. With the aid of artificial res piration and the injection of saline fluid to replace the lost blood, the limbs were removed. Several hours afterward Ballse recovered conscious ness and has been gaining steadily. His home is in Philadelphia. Aberdeen Man on Defense Board. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) C. P. L. Roberts, prominent in Grand Army of tho Republic circles of this city, has received notification of his appointment as a delegate to the conference on National defense, which will be held in Washington, D. C, Oc tober 4 to 7. GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TAKES UP AL B AN V COLLEGE DUTIES. V MIkk Jane Mnllenbach. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) Miss Jane Mullenbach, of Chicago, has begun her work as a member of the- faculty of Al bany College. She has the chair of German, succeeding Miss Laura Anderson, who resigned at the end of the last school year. Miss Mullenbach Is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has studied for two years in Germany. She has a master's degnfe from the University of Chicago also. For the past six years she has been a member of the faculty of Alma College, in Michigan. the institution of ' which President Crooks, of Al bany College, will assume the presidency on November 1. ? - ' " 41 . 1 3 - "1 4 - 3 s-.s &&jrSeg SSpjr. I0RTH BEND HAS FIRE THEATER. AXD ROOMING-HOUSE SCFFER 3-4 OOO DAMAGE. Wonen'a Trunk and Clothing Are Thrown From Second Floor of Building and Some Lost. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) What promised to be a disas trous fire broke out in the Grissen building. North Bend, tonight and spread to the Joy Theater adjoining and communicated to the Joy rooming house, which occupied the second story over the Joy Theater, and the Dolan building, the first floor of which is occupied by the Woolen Mill store. The damage amounted to about J4000, in cluding chairs in the theater, furniture and personal effects in the rooming nouse. The flames ate Into the second story and threatened the Oregon Hotel, about 50 feet from the rear of the buildings. Had it not been for the Marshfield com bination fire truck, which was called to the rescue, the fire would have eaten its way to Washington street, two-thirds of a block distant. The rooming-house was largely inhabited by women and their clothing and trunks were thrown from the second story to the pavement, where much of it was lost. The fire started shortly after the mo tion picture show opened and there were about 60 people Inside, all of whom escaped safely. One or two roomers had to be awakened and- in formed of the fire. Mrs. Cline, proprietress of the room, ing-house, lost $1000 covered by lnsur ance. The Grissen building is owned by Mrs. Jennie Grissen, of McMinnville. Only the back portions of the buildings were damaged. Manager Denny Hull of the. Joy Theater, saved all his prop erty, with the exception of chairs, and will reopen in another building Sunday night. The Woolen Mill store had only a eiignt loss. L NORTH BEND TO CELEBRATE COM PLETION OF COOS BAY BRIDGE. Three Days' Festivities Will Include Outdoor Sports and Marti I Graa Ball. NORTH BEND, Or., Sept. 25 (Spe cial.) A big carnival is planned for next month, to celebrate the comple tion of the Willamette-Pacific bridge over Coos Bay, about October 8. A committee appointed to take charge o fthe celebration is sending out letters reading as follows: Ths executive committee takra treat pleasure In enclosing herewith a special In vitation to yourself and friends to be present and assist us In making our Bridge Carnival a grand success. The first day will be known as Conven tion Day. and a "Good Roads" meeting will occupy a portion of the time, while the sev eral fraternal orders represented on Voos Say will have "doings" of their own. Tho second day will be devotd to various kinds of sports, speaklnjr. and probably a rail trip to the new bri!$e. If this can be satisfactorily arranged. The third day will be devotqd to sports, races, parades, and a mammoth marine pa rade from Marshfield to Charleston Beach and return will be a splendid feature, and the three days' celebratn will close with a errand masquerade Mardl Gras. Ws shall ba more than pleased to welcome you.. . ; Only Accident to Mar Great Exhibit Occurs at Ball Game at Woodland. . FOUL TIP STRIKES. EYE Mn. Artlinr Bashor, 'While Watching K&lama Defeat Woodland, Suf fers Injury; Fully 150O See rinule of County Show. WOODLAND, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) "Kelso day" at the Cowlitx County Fair was celebrated fittingly here today with 300 enthusiastic citi zens from Kelso in attendance, ac companied, by a band. The only accident whicn marreo. one of the most successful county exhibits occurred this afternoon during the progress of the Kalama-wooaiana erarre. when Mrs. Arthur uasnor, wue of a prominent Kelso business man, was struck over the rlgnt eye ojr a. ioui ball, seriously injuring that member. The physician was compelled to take several stitches. She was taken nome tonight. The ball game ended In a victory for Kalama, 19 to 5. The final day of the Fair was ideal and the grounds were crowded, all day. as the gates registering 1500 admis sions. Street Fair Clones Fnlr. The Fair closed with a street fair here tonight. The second day of the Fair yes terday, which was Kalama day, was one of the liveliest mat any snm.ii fair could possibly have wished. A record attendance was on hand, Kalama sending in the neighbor hood of 300 persons. There were other visitors from other points in the north end of the county, and also a large at tendance from points near Woodland. The displays in the various depart ments which had not been' completed on the first day, were all in place, and the showing all through was fine. The showing in the school department could hardly have been excelled for quality, especially in the needlework section and the domestic science. The stock department attracted most of the attention. The exhibition build ing all through, however, was crowded to capacity the whole day from 10 o'clock to about 4 in the afternoon. Judges Mention Paintings. In Judging yesterday afternoon espec ial mention was made of the art exhibit of oil paintings of Captain W. J. Machette. of Ladu, Wash., and hand painted china of Mrs. B. L. Hubbell, of Kelso. In the general building the following awards were made: Best farm exhibit A. H. Bozorth. second, Carl Ballhorn, both of Woodland. Best dis trict exhibit. Ariel. Wash. Best general exhibit. Carl Ballhorn. Best exhibit farm products. J. S. Larue, Woodland. Best and largest exhibition potatoes, most varieties, E. P. Gorig, Woodland. Best display grains and grasses, 13. P. Gorig. Best and largest display cut flowers Mrs. Frank Klager. The amusement feature -of the day was a ball game between the Kalama team and Woodland team. It was one of the best exhibitions of ball ever played in the county. Not until the end of the 11th inning was the game decided, the final score being 8 to 9 in favor of Kalama. Needlevrorlc Is Wonderful. Among the exhibits were noted many especially fine articles of nee dlework, among them a silk quilt by Mrs. A. L. Davis, of Kelso, and quilted by P. A. Blue, merchant of Woodland. A crocheted quilt shown by Mrs. Hull, of Kelso, Is a wonder, the value being fully S00. Judging has been completed in the stock department and the following were the awards: Best Jersey cow. also Guernsey. G. A. Goerig. Wood land; second. II. Lamb; best five dairy cows (for which the splendid silo on exhibit by the Cowlitz County Silo Company was awarded). Press Heit man, of Woodland. There were five entries vfor this prize. Best type of bull. A. W Scott. Woodland; second, J. E. Borwick; best yearling heifer, also second best, J. S. LaRue, Wood land; best Durham cow, H. Lamb; best Holsteln cow, A. Youngstrom; second, P. Heitman; best Durham cow, H. 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