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The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1912
NO. 40
IX
OREGON MAY HAVE
ROOSEVELT AND FOLLOWERS
SE IRRIGATION SYSTEM
BOLT CHICAGO CONVENTION
PL
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mi. . - t-tt ho
...ie H VB .-
Lto supply Water to
Thousands of Acres
m PLANT POSSIBLE
jbeer Lewi. .-
qe Reservoir nt Benlmm
Foils
Lercis some truth in the
ml that the uescnuu
is the most wonueriui
, in the world, is tne opin-
f State Engineer Lewis,
3just returned from a ten
trip covering lis enure
febasin.
ma 13 aciivc in inwou
rnk County towns, and
kcresare being cleared and
croplfor the first time,
a the greatest area being
it along Squaw Creek,
. Mil I
Sisters, as a result ot tne
Miudication of water
i by the Board of Control.
( having incomplete rights
pat the water to use this
it will revert to the new
fcriatora who are eagerly
i the chance of using
tater. The recent rain has
to the dry farming sec-
1 1 prosperous look, and the
tl of the North Canal
Ion of concrete and steel
j the irrigated section near
i reliable water supply.
present development is
Igwhen compared with the
lilitie? of future develop-
Deschutes River at Ben-
Falls, has a mean annual
ing July and Auirust. and wil
be available for the development
oi power which can be trans
mittel economically two to four
hundred miles for the pumping
or water to irrigate other lands,
say along the Columbia River.
This water at a 100 foot dror,
immediately, below the dam wil
furnish 5u,800 horsepower,
which at 00 per cent, plant efhci
ency will lift 2500 second feet,
100 feet above the Columbia
River, for the irrigation of 200,
000 acres of land. There is an
other fall of 100 feet a short dis
tance below and above the first
diversion for irrigation, and the
amount of summer power which
can be developed in the 1300 foot
fall to the last diversion at Cline
Falls is almost inconceivable.
The farmers between Squaw
Creek and the Metolius River
have a surveying party in the
field locating a seven mile canal
from the head of the Metolius
River, and it is epxected that a
one-half mile tunnel will pierce
the ridge and permit the irri
gation of 30,000 to 50,000 acres
in this section. This canal,
constructed for irrigation pur
poses, would make available
about 25,000 horsepower which
can be developed during the
winter months only, but which
if used in conjunction with the
summer power on the Deschutes,
would make a valuable and cheap
perennial power
For the greatest good to the
greatest number, the Deschutes
River between Cline Falls and
the junction of Crooked River
should be dried up, except for
the seepage water. Below this
point, the river is of the most
value for power, and the total
possible diversions for irrigation
without considering return see
page, would not materially affect
its value for this purpose, but
geof 1,220,000 acre feot with the return seepage may im.
as shown by eight
records. The minimum
'furnished 1,070,000 acre
that it is safe to say that
ij available at this point
Won purposes, one mil-
feet of water. This
gate 333,000 acres of
a strip one mile wide,
miles long.
ilarflowwill ultimately
about 120,000 acres be
end and the Crooked
Every drop of the re-
water can and should
for irrigation nurnosos
the construction of n
at Benham Falls.
w oe released in the
and diverted near Cline
" irrigation of 110.
n Agencv Plain, for
wn of GO.nnn n
t , v.t V . Ill
KM P.'., 1 ... .
""twill IIUUl
U5"u. irricrato Rn nnn
L. . " '
uenham Falls seg
JUSt smith nf n: in
fo. . HIUV1I1U,
an inverted siphon
v'WKea Hiver
J jo great engineering
; - u overcome, and
lUln in J! '
it . . 10 UUU i me
fleets in fv, .!.- i
wiu amiu to
Pire flOW fit the. Wl np
lftf.il. . "4
rl about 6n nnn
1 Benham Falls re-
L' ll0Ut affecting these
e seepage will all bo
"i inn vnc-n i .
,n "enham Fniia o,i
.tw i8113 and
,LiBU0ft fall.
'ion a. ot the
ifiid,.JLc of water
Irrir. throu the
v., eposes, dur-
prove the power value of the
lower river.
Sixteen dam sites have been
located in the narrow rock walled
canyon from the Columbia River
to just below the junction of the
Metolius with the Deschutes
River. With 4.000 second feet
at the 1.200 feet of fall which
can be developed at these sites,
600,000 theoretical horse-power
can be generated. With the low
and high year flow equalized at
the Benham Falls Reservoir,
and with a 120 foot dam in the
Crooked River about 40 miles
above Prineville,' this low water
flow can bo increased to about
6,000 second feet, and the power
to nearly 900.000 horse-power.
This is about six times the
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time. The little Hakes that are
rubbed off may be carried in a
person's clothes for a long time
and should any one come in con
tact with any of these flakes, the
disease would be easily contract
ed.
The killing of these germs may
be done with proper fumigation
of the clothes and the building
occupied by those having had
the disease, while they them
selves should respect the rigths
of others by not exposing any
person to a disease that is in
many cases fatal, when had in a
malignant form. It should be
every person s endeavor to be
careful and follow the health
rules explicitly, that you may
not have to answer for the tak
ing or some me by your care
lessness
ACTION ON LICENSE
PETITIONS POSTPONED
Act on Credentials Com
mittee's Failure to Re
open Contest Cases
T. R. ORDERS IT THUS
Colonel Urges Delegates to Reorga
nize as Majority Hadley Is
Boomed
f) by American Prsa Association.
oouncil to Take Final Voto on
Liquor Question on Next
Monday
TiHEI2IRl ROOSEVELT
C. K, LOUGKS DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Was Token Down With Typhoid Fever
Early In May Funeral Conducted
Tuesday
(Continued on 5th page)
WOOL MEN ARRIVE
FOR ANNUAL SALE
Over Half Million Pounds Stored
Local Warehouse to be
Sold
In
Over a dozen wool buyers, re
presenting large eastern brokers
arrived in Madras Thursday
nicrht in their special car over
the Oregon Trunk, and will at-
tond ihn nnnnnl wool sale in this
city Friday morning. Thursday wool in the warehouse awaiting
nicrht they wore entertained at tnese uuyera. mer uiu iucui
After an illness ot about six
weeks'. Chester Kyle Loucks
died at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Loucks
Sunday evening. June 16. ' For
several days before death, his
family had held but little hope
for his recovery. He was stricken
with typhoid fever the early
part on May, and at one time was
well on the way to recovery
when a relapse set in, from the
effects of which he could not
rally.
The deceased was born in Bed
ford, Iowa, February 13, 1883,
moving to Madras about ten years
ago, and has made his home here
since that time. He became a
member cf the Free Methodist
church several months ago. His
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. L oucks, one sister, Mrs.
Stubbs, of Saguache. Colorado,
two brothers, lice Loucks, of
San Diego, California and Glenn
Loucks, of this city, a wife and
an eight month old baby survive
him.
The funeral services, which
were largely attended by friends
and relatives of the deceased and
his family, were held in the M.
E. Church Tuesday afternoon at
2 oclock, Rev. Ernest Hillis, pas
tor of the Free Methodist church
officiating, assisted by Rev. Carl
Gillis, of the M. E. church.
Burial followed in the J. O. O.
F. cemetery. Many beautiful
floral pieces were sent by friends
of the dead, and his family.
dinner at the Madras Hotel, the
guest of W. C. Wilkes, general
freight agent for the Hill lines
in the Northwest
The Madras wool sales will bo-
gin at 9 oclock Friday morning,
in the O. T. warehouse, and con
tinue until all of the wo, 1 has
been disnosod of. There are
sale has been completed, the
Oregon Trunk will take the
buyers over ot Metolius where
there is a small quantity of wool
to bo sold, returning them to
Madras to spend the night, they
expecting to leave Saturday
morning, when their special car
will bo attached to the regular
over a half million pounds of I north-bound Oregon Trunk train,
SMALL-POX CAUSES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
Several Casos on Trout Creek Quar
antine has Not Been Strictly en
forced by County
Consderable excitementTs being
worked up in the northern ex
tremity of Crook county and
southern Wasco county over Ihe
small-pox that seems to have
gotten a foothold in that sec
tion, alonglLower Trout Creek
The disease first originated in
a family where one of the mem
bars had come from Portland,
and at first it was thought not to
be small-pox, and the quarantine
established by the Crook county
authorities was not strictly ad
hered to, consequently at this
time there are nine cases and
many who have been exposed
and may be taken down at any
time.
It has seemed to be hard to iret
the county authorities to take
hold of the matter as they should.
For this reason the disease has
gotten right much of a start.
The matter has been brought to
their attention many times, but
he question of expense seems to
have entered into the matter to
such an extent that the public
welfare of the residents of Nor
them Crook county has been en
dangered.
The matter has now been taken
up with the State Health Board
and the public is waiting pat
cany im- reueiirom that source.
f nothing can be done by the
county olhciais.
It is known that one of ti-ose
who have had the small - nox .
and is now at the stage when the
ulsers are healing and the scab
is being shed, has been goine: to
dilterent places and even appear
ed at the railway station at Gate
way, thereby exposing many to
the dread disease. It is a fact
he doctors inform us, that this
stage is the the most dangerous
Atthe special meeting of the
Common Council called Tuesday
night to consider the petitions
and remonstrance relative to
lowering'the retail liquor license
m this city, final action was
postponed until Monday, June
24, at which time the committee
of the whole. aDDointed bv
f
Mayor Turner to canvass the
petitionsand remonstrance, wil
be ready to report.
The petitions to reduce the
If ( AS-VA
license irom $iuuu to $5UU per
annum are being circulated and
supported by three of the pres
ent license holders, S. J. Selars,
Martin Phillips and Harris &
Debing, while McCormack
Brothers are supporting the re
monstrance, asking the Council
to hold the license at the pres
ent figures. The saloon men.
excepting McCormack, state that
their business has fallen off
more than half since the orierinal
ordinance naming a $1000 license
was passed and thaf creneral
l : i . .
uusiness conditions do not war
rant such exhoribant rates.
At the meeting Tuesday nitrht.
the motion was first made to lay
the matter over until the next
regular meeting, which would
have been the eauivalpnf nf de
feating the petition without, n
hearing. This motion was voted
down, four to two. It was then
moved, seconded and carrier!
that the matter be referred to a
committee with instruction that
the petitions and rem&nstranep
be thoroughly canvassed, and
that the committee be nrennred
to report to tho
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meeting on June 24. Mn
Turner appointed the
Council as a commttiee of the
whole to make the necessarv in.
vestigations. I
Cnrd of Thanks
We wish to exmess our qm
thanks and appreciation to the
many who so kindly assisted
us in the sickness and
our loved one.
M. L. Loucks and family.
James Rice. Andrew Mn,.,
and N. F. McCoin are in town to
attend the wool anin
Chicago, June 19 After bolt
ing once from the credentials
committee under the orders of
Colonel Roosevelt an-: be'j.g
called back by Roosevelt man
agers to the committee room, all
the Roosevelt members of the
credentials committee except R.
again loi.ikho at li.4v oclock.
declaring they were "out for
good."
The long-expected crash in the .
Republican ranks came sudden
ly, The Roosevelt foro. c'.i?;;-.,
they said, under the pionf.! ci
rection of the Colonel himself,
began to lay plans for indepen
dent action in the National con
vention. As a forerunner of the
more drastic action expected
Friday, the Roosevelt members
of the committee on credentials
withdrew from that body and in
effect withdrew-alL-ofrtherllaee--
velt contests, which, had. been,
scaled from 92 to 78
The cause of the bolt was the
refusal of the committee to giv
a full hearing on all contests.
Francis J. Heney and Hugh T.
Halbert, of Minneapolis, who led
the bolt, were the only ones who
would talk at length on the sit
uation.
"Is this a bolt?" Mr. Henev
was asked.
"You can call it what you want
to," he said.
"So far as I ani concerned "
declared Colonel Roosevelt to
his delegates and advisers in an
address this morning, "I am
through. If you are voted down
hope you, the real and lawful
majority of the convention, will
organize as such, and you will
do it if you have the cournce
and loyalty of your convictions.
I am speakinp; to vou as n
man to whom some of vou have
done the honor to- state that you
wished to nominate for Presi
dent. When I went into the
race I made my appeal to the
people. I made my fight square-
yr I said, and seme of vou
heard me, that if the neoDle de
cided against me I would have
nothing to say, but that if the
people were for me and the poli
ticians tried to cheat me onr rf
the nomination, I would have a
great deal to say."
It is tonight reported bv
ents of Roosevelt that some Taft
eaders who fear that the P,i
dent cannot be re-nominated be
ffan last nicht to sound t?qoh-
deleates as to whether they would
support Governor Hadlev. of
Missouri, if the Taft Rtret,
were shifted to the Governor.
of
of
The committee i
the finances of the ifanrfh
t wu trail U.
July celebration, will begin visit
ing those who have subscribed
to the fund next Tuesday, for
the purpose of collecting the sub
scriptions. They hope all will
be ready with the euf in order
that it may take no moro time
than absolutely necessary.
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