TTXE SUNDAY OREGCOTAX, TORTLAXTJ, DECEMBER 13, 1918.
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State Defense System to Aid
Internal Development.
LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
Board of Control Desired to Take
Charge of Irrigation
i Problems.
BOISE. Idaho. Dee. 11. (Special.)
Tna present State Council of Defense
aystern. which was in force and effect
in tbls state during the war and ia still
Intact to carry on after-war work, mar
kecome a permanent Institution through
lfiilattve enactment for the purpose
of internal development.
The council system of organisation
as adopted by the Federal Government,
haa sucirested to those associated with
it that the state might do worse than
to keep it up for the purpose of assist
Ins; in solving; general policies and to
put others Into effect. It is held by
them that Idaho needs Just auch an
organization to brins together repre
aentative men from all parts of the
- state and to carry out state-wide plan
which will tend toward industrial de
Teloptnent.
Solons-elect to the next legislature
will be given an opportunity to learn
of this clan and to proceed with the
drafting of acts that will tend to carry
It oat in detail. The strongest argu
ment advanced in support of the plan Is
that it will tend toward closer unity
between the aeveral sections and amal
a-amation of common Interests. It Is
held that geographically Idaho is wide
Ir separated and the closest kind of
organisation Is necessary to keep the
state solidly united and to properly oe
velon It.
There will be a determined effort
tnade at the coming session to amend
the existing laws and enact new ones
with relation to the management of the
state's irrigation waters. At the pres
ent time the titate Land Board controls
all Irrigation, and it is understood that
an effort will be made to take this con
trol away from It and place it with
state board of control, which it Is pro-
Itosed to create. In fact this was recom
mended at a Joint conference of the
agricultural, livestock, irrigation and
engineering societies of Idaho, held at
Twin Falls this week.
CmmrlB Be Relieved.
It Is proposed that a state board of
control have the power to settle all dis
i putrs arising from Irrigation problems.
This will relieve the courts of a vast
amount of litigation they are now con
fronted with, say those advocating the
board, and at the same time give the
right of appeal from the Judgments en
tered by the board.
Throughout outhern, Southwestern
and Southeastern Idaho. Irrigation prob
lems are paramount, due to the fact
that the greater portion of the area
that la productive of crops is irrigated.
The biggest irrigation projects of their,
kind in the world are located here, and
even larger ones are planned In the re
construction programme of the Federal
Government. It is claimed that a board
or rommlsslon of irrigation experts
should deal with the various problems,
and not inexperienced members of s
fjtate Land Board.
In an open letter addressed to mem
bers of the new Legislature, fctate
Highway Engineer H. C Alien points
out that If this state Is to take advan
tage of the Federal good roads act and
make available for road construction
work approximately 11.000.000 during
the next two years. It will become nec
essary to pass a special good roads tax
act. He quotes from a letter received
from the United States Bureau of Pub
lic Roads, showing that now that the
ban has been lifted from road construc
tion work and there is likely to be a
surplus of labor, no more fitting policy
can be pursued than to proceed with
the building of highways so that in
ternal Improvements can be made and
work afforded at good wages -to those
who desire It. The letter further states
that there will be made available July
1. 11. 150.000.000. of which amount not
over IS. 000. 000 has been expended. In
addition before the year is ended an
Other 150.000.000 wi J be made available.
ReswblleaBa Confer.
December it has been set as the date
when the Republican heads of stats
administrative departments elected st
the last general election meet in Boise
for the purpose of considering the dis
tribution of state appointments. At that
time the heads of the varioua subsidiary
departments and commissions will be
ele-td. providing the lctlve heads
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kj- Between tourtn ana rtjtn j3y
can agree.- They'are:. Governor-elect
D. W. Davis. Attorney-General-elect
Rov L. Black. Secretary of fitate-eleot
R. O. Jones, State Treasurer John W.
ttaarleson. State Superintendent of Pub'
lie Instruction Miss Ethel E. Redfieia.
and Auditor-elect K. H. Gallet.
Governor-elect Davis has gone to An
napolis to attend the Governors' con.
ference. He haa left matters in charge
of J. K. White, pure food commissioner.
selected as his temporary secretary. Hs
will return to the state on or about
December 22. ' State Treasurer Eagle
son and Superintendent Redfield are
now in Boise. Attorney-General Black
and Secretary of State Jones are ex
pected during the next week.
REED TO GIVE NEW COURSE
Employment Management to Bp
Taoght at College.
At the request of the Government,
Reed College will offer an emergency
course in employment management, be
ginning April 1, IMS. under the auspices
of ths Department of Labor, the War
Department, the Navy Department, the
IT. 3. Shipping Board, and the Chamber
of Commerce of tba United States. The
employment management division of
the War Industries Board haa outlined
the course.
The course Is open to men and women
and it is expected some students will
come as representatives of firms by
which they are employed. The course
will be directed by Hudson B. Hastings,
professor of applied economics.
Sinn Feiners In Lead. .
LONDON. Dec 14 Polling In the
greater part of Ireland passed quietly
xcept for minor collisions between
Sinn Feiners and Nationalists. A close
nalysls of tho voting shows that the
Nationalists have been beaten by the
Sinn Fein, even in their supposed'
strongholds. '
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PRESENTS POSSIBILITIES.
Irrigation of Eureka Flat Wheat
Land Advocated by Walla
Walla Resident.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec. 14.
(Special.) Irrigation of vast territory
In Walla Walla County, now devoted
exclusively to the production of wheat,
is advocated by John W. Summers,
Representative-elect- ta the Fourth
Congressional District. At the good
roatis convention held recently In
Pasco Mr. Summers brought the Five
Mile Rapids project of Lower Snake
River to the attention of the gather
ing, and pointed out some of the pos
sibilities in connection with its de
velopment.
"The persistency of the towns of the
Takima Valley In constantly pushing
their irrigation plans has extended to
Pasco and might well be emulated by
Walla Walla and other counties," said
Mr. Summers.
"Pasco has caught this spirit in her
efforts to develop the Lower Snake
River irrigation project at Five-
Mile Rapids.
"If deemed advisable this power
could be used in putting water, dur
ing the Winter and Spring months, on
a hundred thousand acres on eureka
Flat.
"It seems to me this project should
appeaf to Walla Walla and Franklin
counties above all other projects be
cause -it makes irrigation of these
lards a possibility within a few years'
time; it makes possible a saving of
60 per cent on our electric bills and
gives us river transportation from
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Albany Plans for Endeavors.
ALBANY. Or- Dec 14. (Special.)
Plans are being inaugurated aireaay
for the state convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor Societv to be held here
in February. Committees are being
amed and Instructed in their work of
nntrlng for t Vi A rntherlnr. It is ex
pected that about 800 delegates from
all sections of the state will attend
this convention.
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Oriental Dance Victor Herbert
Selection, "Mikado" Sullivan
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Remarkable pictures of President Wilson leaving for peace conference, including some
taken from balloons now showing in addition to regular program.