'......, , - - ' - " ' THE OR - THB WEATHER. ' Tonight - and Wednes day, occasional rain; I southerly winds. VOL. I. NO; 217.' POETLAND. OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING, XOVE3IBER 18. 1902. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GATHER IN i A. 0. U. W. H AlL, TO IRRIGATION METHODS BELEG Alls FROM ALL OVER OREGON H3ISCUSS Warm Words Arise Over the Question oiElecting Officers and Over Permanent Organi : zation of- the Association Mayor Williams Welcomes the Visitors From , the Broad Expanse,pf the Cow Country to : the SmHingFields of the Wiflam'ette. Hundred of representatives from al most every county In the State gathered id the A. O. U. W. Hall this morning to attend the first annual oonventlon of the Oregon Irrigation Association. It was an assemblage of men on whose faces intel ligence was depleted . and who shtfwed that they had. come for a purpose. : Al most every delegate was bedecked 'with a badge representing his county, besides the official one of the convention. -Some pf the delegations present were accom panied by reporters from their home papers. All ages were represented from . the youth of 13 to the old man of 85 years. Preceding the opening of the con vention there was much whispering among the delegations as to what should or should not be done. AN EXCITING POINT. There was a tendency on the part of many present to "table" anything which might border on a discussion of the forest reserve or the controversy In the Des chutes District. The Malheur delegation distributed- cards oft' which were printed the resources of the county and the fact that its headquarters was at the Im perial Hotel. Quite an exciting point was reached when the question was raised by Mr. Davis of Marlon County whether the convention was a meeting of an organiza tion, a public meeting, or a meeting for the perfection of a permanent organiza tion and the election of officers. MORNINO SESSION. Promptly at 10 o'clock this morning I President A. H. Devers, Secretary James' M. Moore and various members of the Executive Committee, besides-' Mayor Ueorge H. Williams. Rev; Oeorge B. Van Waters, mounted the nostrum and Presi dent . Devers called -trie meeting to order and requested, -Secretary Moore to read the oflWjial! to the convention wTilctt was dorte. following the reading of this" the convention arose and the meet 'ing was opened with a prayer by Rev. Van Waters, after which President Devers gave his address to the conven tfwrr tria-HCJ'or "Vrtlltarhs his address of welcome! Secretary Moore read fhe minutes of the previous meeting, at which the association was formed. Presi dent Devers then appointed a committee on credentials, after which the meeting adjourned till 2:30 o'clock. AFTKRNOON SESSION. The afternoon session was opened by an address on "Trade and Commerce," by V. E. Beach, President of the Board of Trade, following which Congressman elect J. N. Williamson delivered an ad dress on "Government Irrigation." Owing to a cold, Prof. A. E. Chanler, United Slates Experiment Association, will deliver an address tomorrow morn ing Instead of this afternoon. Col. Fred J. Holmes, President National Irrigation Congress, will not speak on acount of being absent from' Portland. PRESIDENT DEVERS' ADDRESS. In his address to the convention Presi dent Devers welcomed the delegates to Portland and stated the object of the convention that of seeing what irriga tion can do for a country. He requested that harmony will prevail and that there should nut be any fighting or wrangling, as there was enough business to attend to. He concluded his address by reading a letter from Chief Hydrographer F. H. Newell, In which he gave suggestions for the convention to act upon. At the conclusion of his address, Presi dent Devers introduced Major Williams, who was vociferously applauded. Maypr, "WliliaTir was totem ' ta"stbp"" several times, In delivering the following address of welcome, on account of applause: MAYOR WILLIAMS' ADDRESS. Gentlemen of the Convention: I need hardly say as the official rep resentative of the people of the City of Portland, that they extend to you a hearty Welcome to this city. You have assembled to consider a subject that con cerns ths welfare of the whole country, and especially the growth and prosperity of the Eastern part of our state, and anything which promotes the prosperity of that part of Oregon promotes the busi ness Interests of Portland. As naturally ss the waters of the Columbia River flow to the sea, the trade of ths country drained by that great river flows to this city. Water that irrigates the arid lands of Eastern Oregon flows through the products of its fertilized soil into the storehouses of this city. Every quarter A MEATY CASE. "Emll Sausage, you ere charged with being disorderly last night, and what has the' prisoner to say for himself?" said Judge Hogue this morning. "I'm a link in a long chain," said Mr. Sausage, looking down the long line of 11 nondescript ar .raJgned like himself.. - "Were you ever arrested beforsT" asked the magistrate. , "I never was In such a grind, four honor," replied the prisoner. "Do you realize that you are In a very serious predicament T" said the judge. "I know It well, your honor. I've been badly cut up before and I feel my situation keenly.". "Do you mean to .say jtoa Jiava-1 been through the mill, Mr. Saus age?" "Yea, your honor; and I'm what you see me." Replied Judge Hogue Emll Saus age, your case Is a tough one, but I realise the, pressure that oree you, and this time I am going to I save your skin. You can go with promise of good behavior. When Emit Sausage passed out of the door be mattered, "I'm a lucky dog." section of land cast of the Cascade Moun tains redeemed from barreness by irri gation and ' reduced to cultivation add to the supply, and every new business enterprise In the City of Portland adds to the, demand, and thus the consumer and producer are brought close to each other to the mutual benefit of both. . Sometimes a jealousy of the growing power and Influence of Portland appears in the country, and apropos to this, is a story of what happened at a political meeting In Missouri, while a candidate for office was telling the people how the j tariff had robbed the poor laborer and the farmer ana enriched ins Dioatea mil lionaire, and as he reached the climax of his speech and paused for breath, an old farmer in the audience spoke up and said: "Wall, 1 Rues I can stand It so long as wheat Is a dollar a bushel," and so I guess our friends In the country can stand the Influence of Portland in public affairs so long as it affords a convenient and profitable market for .what they pro due and have to sell. ABOUT WATER. Water la a useful thing. Our friends, east of the Cascade Mountains drink 'it sometimes, but generally use It for pur poses of Irrigation, but they' have not yet been able to save enough to water any considerable portion of their coun try. Private enterprise has gone far enough to .prove the Inestimable value' of irrigation. I was In Boise Olty at an early day, when there was little or noth- trig growing there but sags brush out of a nara sou oi gravel, dui i nave since been there to see a flourishing city with beautiful lawns, and gardens with a lux uriant growth of vegetation, ail produced by water upon an otherwise unproduc tive soil. Our good and gracious, government h taken hold of this matter with a paternal spirit, and two acts have been passed to provide for fhe reclamation of the arid lands of the country. I am reminded by these acts of the Irishman's definition 'of sovemnvant. Owemert:,,:ald tie, tffl wri9 his eon, ' whs ' had asked what government was, "Is where a lot of peo ple get together and think what Is best for themselves,,, and then say that is best for ." hare not seen the act railed the National Irrigation Act, but have heard it said that Oregon is entitled to a million of dollars under the pro visions of that act. This is enough to excite the patriotic ardor of every man in the state. Imagination must stretch Itself to take In the number- of dams and reservoirs that a million of dollars will build. If we can obtain fills amount of money, and It Is judiciously expended, we may hopefully look forward to the time when the lands "how possessed by coy otes and jack-rabbits will be converted Into green meadows and grain-producing fields. ARTIFICIAL IRRIGATION. Eastern people who ' have traveled in California and have been told there that it rains 13 months of the year in Oregon will be surprised to hear that a million of dollars can be properly expended In this state In artificial Irrigation, but they do not know that Oregon Is a state dis tinguished for its variety of scenery, climate and soil. We have plenty of rain in the Willamette Valley, and at times, some to, spare, bdt It Is a warm, refreshing rain, and falls alike upon the just and the' unjust, as you will find out perhaps before this convention adjourns, j am. Klad. to ,. gessUensrn, t!t ya have brought with you- your umbrellas, ' overcoats and rubber shoes, for some times the irrigation business is a- little overdone in this city at this season of the year. - I wish here to express my unqualified approval of fhe policy of the govern ment In making reserves of our moun tainous districts. Our mountains are our fountains. Were the reckless woodsmen allowed to denude the mountains of their forests, there would be no streams to dam np for reservoirs, and the country dependent upon the mountain streams for a supply of water would not be worth a damn. We wish you to understand, gentlemen, that our welcome has more of substance than mere words. Our citizens haveralsed tt.GQO. and tljey are determined that you shall have 11.500 worth of enjoyment while you stay In this city. Though the "melancholy days, the saddest of the year." are upon us, and our city Is not as .beautiful, as lt ,ws ,1? $ns--nmlr tfrne' when the trees were, clothed In their livery of green and our flowers were In Moom, yet we hope that you will see and hear much here that will contribute to the pleasure of your visit. Prepara tions hay been made for your entertain ment in' various ways, as you can see from the program which has been pub lished. We have plenty of good things to eat and to drink, and I Invite your at. tention to 'our Bull Run water' which comes bounding ,tr our city from the "Icy Tiills-of cold sublimity," and Is so plenti ful and so palatable that one of you need not make ths remark to another that the governor of North Carolina is said to have mads to the governor of South Carolina. SOME ENTERTAINMENT. Street cars. If you desire, to go, will take you to Portland Heights, where you can overlook one of the most mag nificent landscapes In., the -world, Our City Hall is worth your attention, in which you will And the home of our State Historical Society, and where, also, you can And free museum. In which . yon can see zoological curiosities of all kinds. from the skull of a whale to the stuffed hodypfa h""""'"t htrL-rmr!r pfj - l has many natural attractions, ana we have oi exhibition there elk, deer, bear, monkeys and other animals, and those of you who believe In "Darwin's Descent of Man", will no doubt be much inter ested In the monkeys. . Let us hope, gentlemen, that your work (Continued on Second page.) A. H. Presiding at Oregon SOLONS President B; deiand Calls the Lawyers - - to Order Many Matters of Iatefcst to the Legal Lfghts Are Discussed. The annual session of the Oregon Bar Association was called to order this morning in the United States court room at 10:25 o'clock by President J. B. Cle land, with the following members pres ent: Charles B. Blllnger, George K. Chamberlain, J. B. Cleland, F. D. Cham berlain, C. A. Dolph, R. R. Dunlway, A. K. Flegel, W. M. Gregory, W. C. John son, C. E. Lockwood, W. Y. Masters, O. I'. Paxton, C. J. Sehnubel, T. J. Vreeland, A. P. Tlfft, O. J. Kraemer, V. R. W illis and W. B. Thomas. Many more came In alter the session was called to order. APPLICATIONS. The first thing to co:ne up before the meeting was the roll call, which showed a great many absent. The 'following ap plications for membership were read: frank S. Grant. C. V. Gantenbein, Fred W. Mulkey, Joan V. Henderson and. E. bershlp' cornrnittee. - " ' ' REPORT Of EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE. The report of the executive committee followed, with recommendations for the discussion of five Important questions to be taken up at the present session. The questions, as submitted in the report, are ae follows: First 8hali the association recommend the amendment of the Code permitting the use of the General Denial? Second ShaJl the association recom mend the amendment of the Code per mitting the commencement of an action or suit by service of summons? Third Shall the association recommend the amendment of the Code, permitting persons over 21 years of age, not a party to a suit or action, to serve summons? Fourth Sl-.all the association recom mend the amendment of the Code declar ing personal service of summons out of the state, to be equivalent 10 publlca-iKifrti'BrrtS-'rfthmit the tiecefesttyBf an 'af fidavit for, or an order of publication? and Fifth Shall the association recommend the amendments of the laws permitting a majority of a jury to return a ver dict? The committee further suggested that a nominating committee be appointed by the chair. The report of the executive committee was adopted. , ' The reports of the -legislative commit tee and the committee on legal education nd admission to the bar, came next in order, but these committees had nothing to report, QRIEVANCB COMMITTEE REPORT. Chairman F. V. Chamberlain of the grievance committee then submitted the following report: "To the Oregon Bar Association: "The grievance committee of this asso ciation beg leave to submit- the -follow ing report: "No new business of importance haa come before the committee during the past year, and this, the committee think. Is a matter of congratulation. "The two proceedings for disbarment - retaorteaat - the last meettng-stand " bj follows "The case against Henry St. Rayner for unprofessional conduct In altering a transcript has been heard and deter mined by the Supreme Court and the de fendant disbarred. "TJie case against Henry C'Eastham Is now pending before the - Supreme Court, the evidence baa been taken and DEVERS -r-1 " aw Irrigation Convention. W FROM ALL OREGON IN SESSION IN PORTLAND JUDOE J..B. i ' Presiding Over Meeting of the case will probably be heard In the near future. "In this case the complaining witness, notwithstanding he was duly subpoenaed and his witness Ot-s paid, and notwith- I standing the referee and the commit- tee's attorney traveled to Baker City to take his testimony, failed to appear at me appointed time ana Kept-out ot town 1' until the" referee and the attorney had departed. It fs evident that the com- j Legislation maue the following report: plaining witness and the defendant came i "The undersigned, your commiltee ap to a satisfactory settlement without tak- t pointed to co-operate with like commit ing the committee In'o their confidence. ! tees of other states for the purpose of "The attorney for the committee with doing all within Its newer for the estali- commendable leal hns taken steps In the Supreme Court to liave the witness pun ished for contempt, and the committee wish the undertaking all possible suc cess. "The committee .aJ e. oi tne opinion that reasons why the laws should be asslral It.ls not advisable to appoint non-resi- Uited. dents of Portland on this committee. The ' "Few. if any. lawyers have not experl work of the committee Is after the man- j enced the annoyance and inconvenience plaints, hear the evidence and decide whether it Is advisable to Institute pro ceedings for disbarment. These proceed ings, as a rule, cannot be disposed of at one sitting but continue from day to day. Non-residents of Portland do not find it practicable to attend the meetings of the committee; and the work devolves .on..the rPOFQand members, and it often happens that only part of the Portland members attend. In this way the acting members are often reduced to two, and this num ber is too small to recommend disbar ment proceedings. TO APPOINT COMMITTER FQR-TWO - YKAftS. - "Another recommendation the commit tee, would make Is that members of this committee serve two years. The annual meeting of the association Is in Novem ber,, the committees are generally an nounced in January. During the Summer the committee is scattered and after a Summer vacation there T a disposition to put off the business for the succeeding JAMES M. v ... ... if s N? 1 Secretary Oregon Irrigation Association. ',. ,ft.s 1 CLE LAND t ft t; Oregon Bar Association. 4 committee to take charge of. In this way the work of the committee is not pushed as rapidly as it should be. "F. D. CHAMBERLAIN. EARL C BRONAUGH." 1 REPORT OF V.JMMITTKK ON UNI- FORM LEGISLATION. , " i After the reading of the report of the Grievance Committer. Chairman Otto J. - Kraemer of the Committee on Uniform!' lishment of uniform state laws, will not attempt to enumerate the ' difference In law of adjoining or other states on mat- ters over which there is no rasin wTly a j variance ftipuld be tolerated iuij many of variant and conflicting state laws and deprecated the divergencies, and your committee, realizing that through the steamboat, the railroad, the telephone and th- Iclcpranh the neonle of these l.'nited States are one, and not fifty. In their j uf the Western roads will have recorded contractual and commercial relations: 'he largest earnings In their history, and that this whole country Is hut Q.ne.jfiome-UaJBa. mwn say-that- theNovember Business community, appreciate the per plexity, the uncertainty and the confus ion, as well as the needl-ss litigation, long delays and miscarriage of Justice wrought by. the continuing diversity of the laws of the .various states, and do hereby: recommend that a jlandlng com mittee of five be appointed by the. Presi dent to further in every way possible, uniform state legislation on the following subjects, tn-wit: Commercial law. the "law pertalrSng to wills, marriages and divorce, deeds and other eonveyanees. depositions, forms of notarial certificates, , insurance and distribution', admission to the bar. usury and-llmitatlons. "The first ehjeot stated in the origins! . 1 ' !l .- MOORE "1 -4 -.. -7' 4 1 t VI rail for a meeting 'to form an American Bar Association,' Is 'to assimilate the laws of the different states.' Through the influence of said association at the elev enth national conference of the state boards of commissioners, held in 1901, for promoting uniformity of legislation in the United States. 33 states were represented, and, notwithstanding the fact that Ore gon was conspicuous by Its lack of rep- resentatiori, we do recommend the enact- inent. without amendment, of all the laws formulated by the , said conference,, a copy of each being hereto attached, and made a part of this report. "We further recommend the enactment I of a la,w providing for our future repre ; nentatioi at such national conferences, i It might not be amiss to add that the 1 negotiable Instruments act, "now a law In almost every state In the Unlpn, long, since tested and not found wanting, is flip outgrowth of these conferences not withstanding the fact that, the first con ference was nst held untti "OTTO J. KRAEMEiR. 8. H. ORTTBER, EARL, C. BRONAUGH." DISCUSSION OF REPORT. . The above report was the subject of I considerable discussion, and was Anally disposed of by being recommended for adoption, and to be deliberated upon some time during the session. GENERAL. DENIAL QUESTION. Following the report the question came up as to the substitution of the general ! denial for the especial, denial In pleading, i Governor-elect Chamberlain led the oppo ; sitlon to the proposed amendment and O. I F. Paxton led those In favor. No definite ' action was taken and the session ad I Journed until 2 o'clock this afternoon, j THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION. 1 The session this afternoon was called to order at 2 o'clock and opened with an ! able address by Judge Alfred F. Sears, j Jr., which was followed by a discussion I of the second and third questions about summons, as previously stated. TOMORROW'S WORK. The session, wiU opes tomorrow tttrfmhig V' with a discussion of miscellaneous mat- ! ters. followed by a discussion of the per t J sonal service question, .Ma stated la the ...... . av.,,1ua nnmtnltl,, Thio discussion will In turn be followed by an address by Hon. A. C. Woodcock, of Eu- i gene. j Tomorrow afternoon the session of the ' Oregon Bar Association will open with an address by Hon. R. P. Boise, on "Fifty I Years' Recollections on the Bench and j Bar of Oregon." Judge Boise's address I will be followed by a discussion of the I fifth and last question recommended by ! the executive committee, bearing on the j majority of a Jury to bring In a verdiot. At 8 o'clock this evening a banquet will 1 be tendered the association at Kruse's ! restaurant. MARTIN GUILTY He Intended Blowing Up Grand stand Progress Day. LONDON, Nov. 18. Rev. George Mar tin this morning went Into ... CQurt and pleaded guilty to having Intention to blow up a grandstand on the line of. march of the King and Queen through London on Irogress Day. He had objected to the stand being erected on church, 'jjronerty. Sentence has been postponed. EARNINGS PREDICTED. CHICAGO, ILL., Nov. 18. It Is the opinion of officials connected with leading railroads that before next Spring soma reports will begin to show great strides in this direction. They assert the utmost faith in the indications which point to a tremendous volume of traffic through the Winter. PROMISES ARE NOT EVERYTHING . '4 ' Promises to be valuable must have good backing. 'The , pjomlaes of the Equitable Life tanongfst In the world) are backed by a surplus of over 171.000. (HO. No other com pan v has such finan cial strength. New form of policy just Is sued. L. Samuel, manager, JMX- Oregon Ian Bulldinsr. Portland Ot . GOVERNOR OF YUKON HERE Man Who dosed, -Up Gambling in the North. The Canadians Deal Out Justice With an Iron Hand j Governor. J. H. os9, of the Tukon" ter. " '' I rltory, arrived at the Hotel Portland yes- I terday on his way north. from Los An---- - j geles, where he has been for hie health. i The governor Is an uncompromising ad- vocate of a strict observance of th nm. and signalized his entry into office b closing the gambling dens and dance halls) of Dawson. . , No pretended closing wag this, but a literal and rigorous enforcement of every ' law on the statute book which bore on the subject. The governor did not be lieve In an open town. Neither did ha h. j lleve In "speak-easys," gambling behind closed doors, nor in any of the subter I fuges by which the law. Is so easily i evaded in this country. Therefore Daw- son was closed, and the tightness of ths) j closing thereof was the talk of the sport I lng world from Nome to Saratoga, j WHAT A GAMBLER COSTS. 1 J'l fljruj-84 out that H required the-Wags) Vs '" I of six miners working steadily t keen- n ione. gambler." said Uovpmnr Rm.,. a.3ie&iin the hotel, this morningVI.,.0Ana.3xr..', that there can be any argument on th subject of the benefit of a closed , town.- Of course -the sporting -element spends s '' '!' good deal of money, but they produce . nothing. They spend another man's 1 . money, and that man spends just that much less. Without production there can be no gain in wealth, and any argument , based on any other reasoning la tail " " clous. ' EAST TO ENFORCE LAWS," ! , "I experienced no difficulty In closing the town pf Dawson, although it was s typical mining town, where gambling and other vice had run unmolesUd for years. I simply Issued an order that after Juna 1 there would be no gambling or dance halls allowed in the Yukon territory. To those who asked what the order meant. -I replied that it was written in Bngllsti as plainly as it was possible to write It, . and that It meant exactly what It said. . .. . On June '1 nearly all the' prohibited places) closed of their' own accord. The polie closed those that didn't: and there has) been no gambling in Dawson since. Nos) will there be as long as I am goveroorw . I don't believe in it, "The sporting element . has left th t -country, and we are glad of It. They di4 It no good. What we want is miners, , producers. On one boat we shipped out over IM women, and with them went s) worthless a lot of men as ever were . -s ;. gathered In one place, flow, fheae peo ple went undoubtedly to -nseme . 'Open Wbaf wKt wtrt 'ttielf Ho' tt? ' LIKES THE POLICE SYSTEM. ""We have the finest poHce system l 1 the world, said the governor." We have : run down some of the most ghastly and mysterious crimee which have occurred In the history of any country. "We spent J1SO.00O to prove that O'Brien . murdered and robbed two men on the. trail, and when we had proved It. we hanged O'Brien without delay. Unless lot some very exceptional case,, we only try , a criminal once in our country. I be lieve in long sentences for dangerous malefactors. It puts them out of the) way where they cannot prey upon ths public. We only had one highwayman isi Dawson. We caught him and then gav him a life sentence. He will rob no one, else. -'-' DAWSON NOT WORKS3 OUT. "It will take 50 years to work out thsV ground that has been discovered up te date In the vicinity of Dawson. AnA. quarts prospects - have beeai found thers " which may prolong the, Ufe of the camp indefinitely, - "Legitimate business of all kinds better since we closed the gambling houses, with the possible exception oi th restaurants, which depend in great measure upon the trade ot the sporting rwonnia tnr their income. Still, a, res taursnt is not a productive industry n there are plenty left to supply, ail th needs of the town." I; t. jj Governor Ross, who has been lirtM government service for noarly years. Is on his way to Victoria. B. C, wher he will spend the Winter. He doee mot intend to return to the Yukon fc"" Spring, as he has not entirely rewvered. from a stroke, of paralysis with which he was seised at White Horse ft Xs months ago. j ,;, MANY CHINESE f . -BIRDS-ARRIVEt Saturday was the first day that Chin pheasants were mowed to be sold la Chgon thlseefandjrianjr bun ters are out trying to supply the markets wlta the dainty food. .M v : The wholesale houses received about 500 of the blras this morning and the were eagerly bought up by retailers a soon as they arrived. ' . The season for selling pheasants begins) November IS and ends pecsmber 1. lost of the birds received are from vs the' valley, although some of then Cune . from outside states. .. II