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4 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 13, 1919. 14 NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AT EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE IOC EOC OREGON IRRIGATION CONGRESS. Are you among them? Hundreds of keen, money saving people have taken advantage of RE ELECTS OFFICERS n o iay H. Upton, of Prineville, to Continue as President. D o ANNUAL SESSION CLOSED Reconstruction and Legislation Are Chief Topics of Dlftcasion at Convention. D o lIGITIONCOiRESS r Jf '"42 Jay Upton, of rrlnevllte. wis re elected president of the Ore con Irrl gallon Congress at Its final session yesterday forenoon, at the Imperial Hotel, and Fred N. Wallace was re elected secretary. The delegates ex pressed their approval of the conduct of the organisation during the past year by the unanimous choice of the two executive and administrative of ficials to succeed therm-elves. Julien A. Hurley, state senator from Grant. Hir cr and Malheur Countlea. F. S. Bram -well, of Grants Pass, and J. M. Kyle, of titan field, were elected vice-presi dents. Delegates and officers of the con gress were a r reed that it was one of the moat successful sessions of the or ganisation tnat has brought Irrigation farmers of the state together for a Ions; while. Much of the material for consideration and discussion that found place In the resolutions of the congress was due to the holding of the session Just preceding the opening of the legislative session at Salem. Many of the problems that stand in the way of Irrigation development are such as require enactments authorising offic ial action by the state. There was unanimity throughout the meeting upon the importance of secur ing Immediate authority from state and Nation In order to afford employ ment and tide the returning soldiers over the period of readjustment. Re construction waa the keynote of dis cushions throughout, thougn there was wide difference of opinion as to bow the results best could be attained. Reports Are Heard. Report of the resolutions committee was submitted to the congress at the opening of the last session. Following Is a digest of the reeolutions adopted: indorsement of the Sinnott bill ap propriating 11. 000, 000. 000 for reclajna.' tion and drainage. Favoring Federal aid for the devel opment of the Deschutes project. Urging State Legislature to complete Tumalo project, or to co-operate with United States or private Interests for Its completion. Ask Legislature to increase fund available for stream measurements to provide for reconstruction programme of Irrigation development. Call upon state officials to Investi- gale and file suits to recover school, school indemnity and swamp lands se cured from state through fraud. Rules amended so that each organ ization holding membership in Oregon Irrigation Congreas pay annual dues of 1. payable in advance. Recommendation to the Legislature that a full appropriation for the main tenance of the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology be granted. Recommend change in law so that permits for use of water granted by Ktate Kngineer may be made definite as to the right of holder to change place of proposed use. Recommendation for proper Increase la compensation of water masters. Recommend amendment of irriga tion code so that special improvement districts may be formed within irriga tion district stub as pumping or drainage that requires special expendi ture; and advises other amendments t more clearly define meaning of the law. Legislation la Favered. The legislative committee was in structed by the congress on recom mendation of the resolutions committee to endeavor to secure the enactment by the Legi.-latur of the recommendations of President L pton in his annual ad dre. as follows: adl ' I ,': . t .a., i - I A rW I 5 V- - . il I i :V. :4" .. ; JV, - r ' J ' 2 J 1-Fre4 7f. Wallace, Tvaaalov. Secretary. M. Kyle, staaafleld, Vlce-Prealdeat. my H Vptou, Priawllle. Predeat. nllea A. Harlej. VtcePrealdent. of reclamation dlvtrlcta, and to that extent loan the credit of the state to the develop ment of the Irrigation of arid lands, the drainage and reclamation of swamp and overflow lands and the clearing of lorced-off lands, and that It be further recommended. That In order not to delay and Interfere Ith preeent proposed development, leffUla? tion be enacted at said sesalon which will carry the proposed amendment into effect upon Its approval by the people; that said lerlslatlon will be such as mill absolutely safeguard outstanding certified bonds of ir- n cation districts and the Interests or the state at Urn against all projects which are not feasible and which will permit the employment of returning soldiers at the earliest possible moment. U. S. TROOPS ARE LOCATED WAR DEPARTMENT NAMES STA TIONS HELD OVERSEAS. CREDIT MEN MEET SOON NORTHWEST CONFERENCE BE HELD THURSDAY. TO Programme for Day Arranged and Largo Attendance From Western Cities Expected. Plans have been completed by' the Portland Association ot Credit Men for the Northwest district conference of I the National Association of Credit Men, to be held In Portland next Thursday. In attendance at this conference will be credit men representing the whole sale houses, banks and manufacturing! concerns of the Northwest and Pacific Combat and Depot Divisions of Army i Coast. The Credit Men's associations of Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Helena, Butte, of Occupation Are at Many Places in France. "That the canals, dam, reservoir sites and other property of irrisatio and drainage districts be exempt from taxation. That the procedure for the confir ma tion of the organization of irrica tion districts be reduced to one method of court procedure Instead of three that the statute be so amnndrd as t abolish the fee of the Secretary of Stat jor ainxing tne eaj In certification o Irrlcation district bond: that fee heretofore collided by the Secretary o Mate be refunded to the respective Irri gatton district. it also was recommended that th present Irrigation law be amended so as to permit the secretary of the dis trlct to sifn warrants, instead of re qmrtnir thai County Clerks sign such warrants. Resolution, adopted bv the Oregon State rrainag Aioiaion were en dorsed and recommended. Ceasftrarloaal Asaesdmrat Asked. Sentiment for the reclamation of not only arid lands by irrigation, hut of ogged-off. cut-over and swamp lands, prominent throughout the sessions In the deliberations of the consrea. took form In a. strong recommendation to the LefTlslature for submission of a consti tutional amendment. This was approved with loud acclaim by the congresa and adopted by unanimous vote, as were the resolutions offered by the committee. The resolution Is as follows: Now Therefore. F It ReM?YKl. That the trrrr&tloa ronirrrra recommend to th, LecU taturw of th, stst, of Oreffori In lis JOrh btennlsl Ml"ti that th, quririmn of Imrml -Ins Ih, constitution of tb, a,t of Oreiton In Ihl, reran! itbat Ih, cretltt of the alal, b u4 to further rrrlamml ion . be sub mitted to th, voter, of th, stat, at I first special election or the nrxt .nrj election, so aa lo permit a competent board ot slat, authorlttoa lo provid, for a cui Mr-e rf pM"" o' the n-cth ho"!' Make Your Stomach Your Best Friend Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Digest the Food. Prevent Sourness and Make You Feel Fine All Over. U you feel any distress after eat ing take a Stuarts Dyspepsia Tab let. Yon will then have a rood, steady friend In your stomach. For no mat ter what you eat there will be no gas, no sour risings, no lump in your throat, no biliousness, no dark brown taste in the morning. And should you now be troubled, eat a tablet as soon as pos sible and relief will come promptly. These tablets correct at once the faults of a weak or overworked stomach, they do the work while the stomach reM and recovers itself. Particularly effective are they for banqueters and those whose environment brings them In contact with the rich food most apt to rauxe stomach derangement. Kelief In these cases always brings the glad smite. Uet a box of Stuart's Dyspepyia Tablets. 50 cents In any tlrtsg store. Be fcuoil to jour stomach- Adv. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The loca tion of all American divisions overseas on December 19 was announced today by the War Department. Combat divisions of the Army of Oc conation on that date were located as follows: First. Montabaux: id. Heddesdorf; 3rd. Andernacn; 4th. Bertrlch; Bth, Merl: 7th, Euvexin; 28th. Hendicourt; ' 3;d. Rencedort: 33d, Grevenmacher; 42d. Ahrwclller; 79th. Vacherauville. Other combat divisions: Sixtieth. Aignay L Due: 2Sth, Mon tlgny Ue Rot; 27th. Montfort; 29th. Rourbonne Les Bains; 30th. Ballou: 31st. skeletonised, part on priority, part sailed; 34th. skeletonised, part on pri ority, part sailed; 35th. Commercy; 3th. Cheney: 37th. Wormhoudt; 3th. skeletonised, part on priority; 77th, Chateau villain: 7Sth. Semur; 80th, Aucy Le France: 81st. Mussy stir Seine: 82d. Prauthoy: 84th. to be skeletonized at Le Mans November 28; 86th. skele tonised, part for replacement, part to return to I'nlted States; 87th, St. Na salre: 88th. I-acny; 89th. Kylborg; 90th, Berncastei; 91st. Housbrugge; 92d, Mar hache. Depot divisions: Forty-first. St. Airnany: 83d. Le Mans: 8.th. Toul: 31th. skeletonixed for replacement and return to the t'nited States; 40th. Revigny; Sth, Pons. COLONEL PROUD OF SONS C.eneral March Recalls Letter From Mr. Roosevelt. WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. During: bis weekly talk with the newspaper men today General March read a letter he had received from Colonel Roosevelt at the time General March s son was killed in an airplane accident. Colonel Roosevelt was acknowledging; receipt of notice of his son Kermit's appoint ment as a Captain of Artillery. In conclusion he wrote: I thank you. sir. ton have already drunk of the maters of bitterness; I suppose I shall soon have to drink of them: but, whatever befalls, you and I hold our heads high when we think of our sons."" This was written before Quchtln Roosevelt was killed in France, LANE COUNTY MAN NAMED Orin C. Davis New Deputy to In ternal Revenue Collector. EUGENK, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Lane County's representation in the of fice of Milton A. Miller, internal reve nue collector in fort land, naa oeen in crease! to three with the naming of Orin C. Davis, of this city, as deputy o Mr. Miller, which was announced to- ay. Until recently Mr. Davis had been tax deputy in the Lane County Sheriff's office for several years. He will take up his new duties Monttay. The other two Lane County men in Mr. Miller's office are Jack Littell and George H- Hewitt. Gervais Roy Missing. -Police were asked yesterday to burst for Frank Miller, 14. of Gervais. Or, who has been reported as missing. The boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Valen- ne Miller. Boise. Billings, Great Falls. Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los Angeles are all planning to send large dele gallons to the Portland conference and will vie for a banner to be presented to the association having the largest pro rata attendance. F. B. McComas, of Los Angeles, presi dent of the. National Association of Credit Men. will be one of the distin guished visitors. At 8 A. M. Thursday breakfast will be held In the Tyrolean room at the Benson Hotel and at 10 A. M. the vis itors wtll be taken tip the Columbia River Highway to Multnomah Falls. Luncheon will oe served at Crown Point Chalet at noon. At 3 P. M. the district conference will be called to order at the Benson Hotel. with William B. Layton acting as chair man. Matters of particular interest to credit men and business in general will be discussed. At 6 P. M. dinner will be served in the crystal room at the Benson. P. L. Bishop, president of the Portland as sociation, will preside, and William F. Woodward will act as toastmaster. The speakers representing Portland will be & M. Dennison, of Albers Bros.' Milling Company; S. L. Kddy. Ladd & Tilton 1 Bank: B. F. Wagner. Pacific Coast Bis cuit Company; Charles M. Morgan, M. Seller & Co.. anej Edward Drake, of the I J. K. Gill Company. A prise will be given to the speaker who introduces himself In the clearest and most effect ive manner, and a silver cup will be presented to the speaker who excels in presenting his subject to the con ference. Make Shoe Baker's Your Store NOW A3S All gray J of finest quality, hand moulded turn sole, Jvood -covered LXVheel $15.00. Reduced to 9 I 9 I S & , I A670 Cray kid vamp, medium shade, gray cloth lop to match, well sole, leather LXV heel $8.50. Reduced to 2214 Mahogany calf oxford, well sole, leather military heel. $9.00. Reduced to C147 Brown kid vamp, brown cloth top, turn sole, wood covered LXV heel $8.50. Reduced to Los Angeles This Clearance Sale Is Now at Its Height of Value - Giving. Over 75 Different Styles Are Included San Francisco B6&2 All black kid lace, welt sole, military heel, imitation wing lip. $4.85. Reduced to Portland Largest Retailers of Shoes West of Chicago 380 Washington Street 270 Washington Street 308 Wasmngton Street 270 Morrison Street Polk Court Is Continued. DALLAS. Or, Jan. 11. fSperfaL) The January session of the Polk County Circuit Court, scheduled to open Mon day, has been continued by Judge Harry H. Belt on account of the in fluenza, epidemic. Judge Belt recently postponed the Tamhill County Court on account of influenza in McMlnnville. Kdward Storm Killed by Fall. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Edward Storm, an employe of the Kn- gineers Department In the construc tion of fortifications at Fort Canby, IOC IOE30I IOE30E this morning by falling from a rock car. He was a resident of Hammond about BO years of age and is survived by one brother, erner Storm. PRISONER TO BE RETURNED Alleged Bullion Bobber Will Face Trial at Grants Pass. SALT LAKE CITT. Jan. 11. Sheriff George W. Lewis, of Josephine County. Oregon, will leave here tomorrow morning for urants Pass, taking with him Robert W. Dewitt, who in an al leged confession to 'Sheriffs officials in this city several days ago admitted complicity in trn robbery of two min- wns instantly killed about 1" o'clock ing men near Grants Pass last year. Break a Cold In Few Hours First dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" relieves the cold and grippe misery Don't stay stuffed up! Dewitt has waived 'extradition, it was announced at the Sheriffs office. Dewitt and a partner are alleged to have taken i 10,000 in gold bullion from the Oregon miners. ARE YOU A FIGHTER? Or Are Yon a Fatalist? Let Every Citizen Fight Dis ease Never Surrender. The Bi? Gun of Defense Is Cadonjene Tablets Tonic. What claw Buffered roost from the epidemic of influenza? Authorities everywhere agree that those in a tem porary sl-te of "low vitality" made up the major portion of fatalities. If you are a fatalist, you will not be lieve In preparedness, but .' you are a fighter" you will see the wisdom of keeping yo. r body and nervous system strong so that disease will not find fertile soil In which to carry on its TO Look APPLY SAGE TEA Young! Brine Back Natural Color, Gloss and Attractiveness. Its Relief comes instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nostrils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose'runn ng, re lieves sick headache, dullness, feverish- ncss, sore throat, snecxiuffi soreness and stiffness. Don't stay, stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! Ease your throbbinj head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs only a few cents &t any drugstore. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, causes no in convenience. Be sure you get the gcu ulne. Adv. I ravageii. Medicine rightly need at the right time is like the "Big Guns in War." If your vitality is low, you "catch cold" all too readily, you are weak, nervous and ailing with . cites and pains of un known origin, you tire easily an are irritable and often sleepless at night; digestion is faulty, liver and bowels Irregular. appetiU xlckle and you never feel bright and happy as you once did. Strange tremors seize you, memory seems falling and many of the joys of life are denied you, through lack of energy and ambition. Three-grain Cadomene Tablets were formulated by a brilliant medical man, just for the treatment and restoration to health of those who suffer as per haps you do. Millions of packages have been sold in the past few years, and your drug gist can supply you, and help you fight disease conditions, Adv. i common garden sage brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur added will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beauti fully dark - and luxuriant. Just a few applications will prove a revelation if your hair is fading, streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome An easier way is to get Wyeth'a Sage and Sulphur Compound at any drug store all ready for use. This is the old time recipe Improved by the addition of other ingredients. While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound no one can tell, because it does it so naturally, so evenly. Tou Just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeeared, and, after an other application or two, your hair be comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant. This preparation is a delightful toilet requisite and is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of dis ease. Adv. Tobacco Habit Cured Not only to users of pipe and cigars, but the vicious cigarette habit is over come by using the NITRATE" treat ment. Price, complete, postage paid, $1.50. Laue-Davie Drug Co., Third and Yamhill. Dept. 3, Portland, Or., (When writing mention this paper.) Hopes Women Will Adopt This Habit As Well As Men Glass of hot water each morn ing helps us look and foel clean, sweet, fresh. Happy, brlsht, alert vigorous and vivacious a good clear skin; a nat ural, rosy complexion and freedom from illness are assured only by dean, healthy blood. If only every woman and likewise every man could realize the wonders of the morning inside bath, what a gratifying change would take place. Instead of the thousands of sickly, anemic-looking men. women and girls with pasty or muddy complex ions; instead of the multitudes of "nerve wrecks," "rundowns," "brain fags" and pessimists we should see a virile, optimistic throng of rosy cheeked people everywhere. An inside bath is had by drinking, each morning before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a teasDoonful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver, kidneys and ten yards of bowels the previous day's indigestible waste, sour fermentations and poisons before putting more food into the stomach. Those subject to sick headache, bil iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism. colds; and particularly those who have pallid, sallow complexion and who are constipated very often, are urged to ontain a quarter pound ot limestone phosphate at the drug store which will cost but a trifle but is sufficient to demonstrate the quick and remarkablo change In both health and appearance awaiting those who practice internal sanitation. Adv. Phone your want ads to The Oreiro nian. Main 7070, A 6095. D o n e U O D o D o D o D o D o o D o I 11 o a o D o n o