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THE OREGON DAILY JOUKNAE. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1904. AliSmlECIOIiS . r . . . . TO. LOCAL OPTION a. &. tvttM or tn ajttz-kaxoov i iiitii in , raorosxo xaw ' ,itxiji bb or Burzrrr tq BTATB AT IAMB. ' . WATER STARTS JNW-MM FISH LAKE? DITCH i 7" . , Portland. May Ul-To the Editor of Th Journal But few will -question the 's Justness of the principle .Involved 10 local option. The American people be , jievo in me ruie or me majority and , in .ocar government. Municipalities , . rlalm for themselves the right -to de ride what kind of publlo Improvements they ahall have, whether gas or electric ' light. . Whether cement n nlanlr aMa- Wfl)L. whAffcAM m. ft. - . m . . . w,,j.w. m cut umii .01 DncK or ;r atone, or .whether they shall have any, . " eiso. ciaim tne right' to .neciae lor themselves whether they, .fc wjhay aaloons or not and this right .; en conceded or th state legis lature In granting-charters containing ' , provisions fpr the prohibition of the t traffio, A number of towns In the state ,'. tiara taken advantage of the privileges . granted them the legislature and have actually prohibited - the . saloon , , traffic within . their-' munlclneJitlea. Among these may be mentioned Wilton, Monmouthr- Newberg, . Forest ; Grove, , Brownsville. Dayton and Ashland. Day- -" ton enjoys local option " for women as " well as male voters on the saloon prop : . ' osltion. - v. ... - , ; . ,. ... - But there are some who seem to feel . .that the proposel local option bill will , . work an Injustice to some precincts " "wherein the majority favor the liquor - .mine located in counties containing a majority, opposed to the trafflo. The bill rownborawH 10,000 Ac a a - ptttr : - V.;fff:.:..ftv:vvVivvi ; : KIUrSISG AT-r; t THE MARQilAMMAV I3th V .,1 i'T v. ...'..J, . 5 MAP OP. FISH LA KB IRRIGATION I'CAKAi-.;.';.;' Marcella Sembrlch. Who today celvea more .homage from the world of muaio-lovers than probably any other singer before the public, la Polish by birth. . This will In a measure explain the power sha has of firing an audience to enthusiasm that outruns all bounds. With the Impassioned nature, rich pootio temperament and musical genius .that have made famous so many of " hor countrymen, ' she combines a ' sunny. genial disposition . and piquant ' humor peculiarly her own. Tin addition to this. she has been given a voice of such ex traordlnary purity and sweetness, con trolled by sucb rare perfection of art, that no one can withstand the' appeal of those flute-like, enthralling tones. And' Indeed all the great nations of the earth have' rendered . tribute to her power.1-The war of Russia,-' who, -with despotlo caprice, has ' Just banlahed Paderewskl from hla presence because he boldly proclaimed that he was "not a Ruaslaa, but a Pole,' onoe- granted Bembrtoh a very unusual - srivuege. Bembrloh also . has v received .signed photographs as tokens of esteem from nearly every crowned head. In Europe, among these are the late Austrian em press and queen regent of Spain.' Em peror Joseph of Austria has added his to ths list , On May It, Sembrlch will be heard at the Marquara In song recitals under the direction of Lois Steers. This will be the first appearance 6f this great artist la Portland.- - , Sembrlch uses ths Baldwin" plapo, and It Is sold by Portland's oldest ; and largest muslo house, ' - . (BpeeUI. Diepatdi te Tb 7mraaL) IMedford. Or.. May 11. Twenty-five miles have been eomnreted .and - - the provides that, where the vote Is taken I water started In the Irrigating ditch of oouniies, or- euMlTlslons t of -althe Pleh Lake Irrigation- Power om- cojjniy iiks a ward for example, If the pany, an enterprise that has . been majority of the votes cast In the county quietly carried on here for some months or subdivision of a county are for the with a view to Irrigation and redemption auppresslon of the saloon then all' the of an arid tract of 10,000 acres known precincts within the territory which as "ths desert lying between this city petitioned ror the ballot shell . be de and Central. Point. The ditch . will In clared dry territory. even If some of addition irrigate about 10,000 -acres of the precincts voted la favor of ths wet foothill Jand for fralt and grain, al- polloy. This Is ths chief objection of- falfa. and other products that can be terea against the bill by thinking man. raised In great abundance on Und that we meet tns laaue squarely. lis now Idle or half productive. Am laiTM a OfcUAtW. , I. The risn Lge irrigation power n i. sua abswct as osjeouosw , l- - -Wc-aotc ln-the-flrs'rpisc -thatthls 50n.P?rTU -2ff.-aSBIf5pml! 1. not really the question Involved In fe.1 ! P the June elftlon; but the eltlsena are called upod to decide whether the pend ing locai.opuon bin is to ts made-the retary and treasurer, L. C. Williams of Ban rranclaco; directors, W. L Vawter of the Jackson county bank and law of the 'state. Sit t U soared rSfK""""1 then wherever a vote Is petitioned for 07 . a county or subdivision thereof In . which any cltlsen feels that an, injustloe would be done L a certain precinct or precincts, then and there will be the opportune time, and place to raise this question. The rule of American gov ernment 1 to trust the people to -do what Is ' right . So far as Multnomah -county Is concerned this objection has the moat ntlm4.M . aw... m. I Jacksonville. Jit measure does not expect - to sec It ap To test the efficiency of their Irriga tion scheme the company has put In a field of alfalfa and small grain on' a portion bf the desert and before the sea son Is over they will know positively whether their plan is a complete suc cess. . . The big ditch when completed will be 15 miles long and will serve a vast area of land about- Ashland. . Medford, Phoenix, Engle Point Central Point and rises In Lake creek,' a tributary of the Big Butte, and runs mud mrof ht. rr '--71 along that stream in a northwesterly great change has been wrought In pub fJ!0"0" UnV! "V BwaBr0'v Wb?re lie sentiment It Tny county or Sub. I a 'outhwMt ottth kP states making a total of 35 that have some form of local option. Bo aa Inherent Blht - The . supreme court, of the United division shoulld make a blunder In -en forcing prohibition Upon an unwilling precinct the law will give them an op portunity to undo the mischief . after two years' trial. ,. But we waive the above argument and, assume ths burden of proof, r We justify the bill on the ground, that this - la a atata. . In-j .nl t i...... i .w. ' smallest; unit of territory fixed bv thai -Born a cripple, and having met with -state to which a general law could be financial reverses, W, H. Constance of applied, end the. smallest taxable - unit Seattle shot himself in the head late . under state. oontrol. The leglalature fixes yesterday afternoon on Willamette JJT1! fT ofnl?n,f1?ailt1" S? thBr heighU and died Immediately. Hla body t?nTll?ll ?Zlt0ZL,rt P!? waa taken to Coroner Flnley's morgue cinct boundaries are prescribed .by the . . , ... "... . ? . county court and are iubjeetto more o? hi '"Jrt . SeatUs notUled. but less gerrymandering, for political pur- no Pir same from them this morning, poses, and would be liable to the same fnd fZi fr? th1er? treatment through the Influence of the tn boy a ?b9 ciil ha liquor trade should the precinct be made brotbT ta U clt7. who, although no- ma uiiiy uaais oz voting. - ' n 1 . jralis Bank am siajatau. I majority of the counties have been w iiiattf. k. hut - .v.. m .v.. I voted dry. All will adml moral principle. . re reccwUeV aa t f. "t'on'M Public sentiment In foundation of good government and. as 'v?r, ' Ioon wwwtas.to secure Gladstone state th. cMeati r i. uch laws through the sUte legislature, to tnnba it aa aav U m TU CUn CIIW1, UlU DTDltUI I to do right and dk7Ju ror men to do wrong.' Now we sub mit that a better government will be secured for the Immoral precincts ' where eahxm' sentiment predominates. ' as- well aa for other parts of the county I States has decided that "on account of . or subdivision thereof, by providing I the character of the saloon and the that the vote of the whole including the liquor traffic no cltlsen has an inher- rural and more moral precincts - shall nt right to sell , intoxicating - liquors ' assist in enacting the law to control I by . retail."- So, according to the de. a U JJ..I- 1 . ' . . I l ..4 .L 1. 1 . t , 1 ' ejected that- this will -give th country lopon'Jhe face of the. earth, the saloon- people in many instances the power to Mat has no inherent rights to .be con , legislate for the town people, we reply, served by legislators. The same court so much the better for the towns on a declares "the welfare of. society Is the .. moral lgaus. 'And it must t'admltta I supreme law" Bo. If th malnritv nf ny ail jair-mlnded men that the good the voters or a county decide at the j morals -of- a 'community are of more (polls that the welfare of their county vital lmnortanca tn Ita nlfiM th.n nanlrti th aunnraaalan nf f ha llnunp .-any material Interest involved. But the! traffic. It will be no legal Injustice to .T nnatulal HiiuHn. . 1 1 ft.A J J m 1,1,. I nM.. HD. l . , below. , .. ; ' .'. ' the court must have clean hands," and . By. way of auxiliary evidence we men- he that- tramples the laws of the sUte -Ttfon-th fact that ln ie states tnerlegts- under its rebellious feet every day, ao- , laiurea save enacted county local-option I cording . to their own admissions, has ' laws. Which have not been.renealad. hut I no ria-ht to stand at the bar and nlaad , xrom me testimony or many witnesses against the injured public. If any In are growing In favor with the people, aa dividual consumer claims that he would evidenced , by the fact that "additional Ibe wronged, the same supreme court re- counties are constantly being added to piles that "to prohibit the liquor trafflo ' the dry list. In 12 of the is states the does not Infringe upon any man's con stitutional rights of personal liberty." Tne sute law against ' gambling or against common labor on Sunday might ne opposed ny tne majority of men in many communities, but no one will argue that these laws are not for the welfare of society. Our final assertion is that precinct local option, without county local op tion, would result in a greater Injustloe to those outside the wet precincts, both morally and financially, than the pend ing bill will to the majority of the wet precincts. Numerous small towns and villages are Incorporated in order that saloons may be maintained. ..They were unable to secure , saloon privileges so long as they were unincorporated, and were required to obtain the majority of voters uton their netltion in favor af a Home endorsement the publlo expres-1 saloon license before it could be a-ranted. j.ion ororuana p-opie, snouia i os ev-i Tlw Ootuitry's Beal Panger. "2S5?tffl to TheTarVsVoy - wlU carrymore welghj, than toe ut- M wel, M t0 tne youtn of the towlv Tet m !T . T'rw i't.'lj "L '"Ithe' surrounding community has no mj wm. """7"V- voice whatever in preserving the motM , t, Mane3,r,1P mwL?Mt ".f?; condiUons of their trading posts. Again, land heights cable line, residing at ,654 m the rventtes from the ssIoom go Elm street says: ypoan's Kidney Jtlls lnt0 the municipal treasury.? In other disposed of afi j acute attack cf back- 8utes It is divided with the county and ache in a very short time. .Last fall state- treasuries. By careful investlita- i was Pf a V r the eiectno tlon of committees appointed f by tfci iiica auu wb uicu uii mil ini ra lteiUatUMLUt IIM Mfl tnnnil the symptoms of kidney complaint , At I that the extra expense of maintaining first T. thought it waa caused by the the liquor trafflo la about 10 Umea th along the high ridge nntii it reaches Allen & Gifbert-Ramaker Co. vry ereea, wnere, it arops on: or tne hills with a fall of 10 feet by which lta 10.000 miners' Inches of water will develop sample water . power .for J. any purpose desired. - . ' The company has applied to the au thorities for a raaervaUon of Fish lake, where It proposes to store 'a million gallons of water for any possible emer jrenoy of a dry season. Aaron Wyland, one of the pioneers on Antelope creek, has Just sold his 400. acres of hill land to men who will put In apples. Mr. Wyland came to the Antelope valley In the forties, and Is said to ; have taken In his time more pelts, of deers..bear and. sou gar than any other man on the creek. He la still a hale and ruddy old man but cheerfully admits that he broke down hla health following the chase. It was nothing unusual for the young men of his day to scrape . the snow away under a fir tree and lie all night on the trail of a bear, when the animal was of unusual else or had other desir able points cf Interest Mr. Wyland wll not leave his old hunting ground. but will buy a small plat a few miles up the creek and spend the remainder of his days there. Clinton E. Stewart who four years ago cleared the pines and "scrub oak off of 200 acres between Medford and Jacksonville, and planted about half of It with apples and pears, has juat sold 1 Comer sixth aad Morrison. MALHEUR PROJECT OF GOOD OMEN WZLXi BBOTO 18,000 TrBOPLB XBTO THB YICTJrrTT, OTTAXB, XB TMB OBXBZOB OB LOCAX BBAIi BSTATB btbbctbzbo'b to rxa xmo- PBZAtTOB. If the Malheur district irrigation ap propriation is used to water the lands in and around Vale, Or., it will mean that at least 25,00 people will move Into that section of the state and build homes. At least this Is the opinion of local land dealers. i R. F. Guerln, secretary of " the Deschutes Irrigation A Power company. this morning said that the opening of IV W tvaa Sl'riV - aF pmb ftt I . the nronertv to W. W. Armstrong of the Malheur country would mean a Salt Lake City, ror iso.ooo casn. CRIPPLE. ONCE RICH. HIMSELF tifled at once, has not been to see the dead man. Constance waa once a wealthy mer chant at Sicker. B. C being at.one time ?h, 'i09, ISi '"forests-of this state at heart will hope speculations. Yesterday he took t .h. u.iv.... .., - ... great prosperity wave would float over astern Oregon,, thus causing an In creased activity In Portland wholesale and shipping circles. "But that $2,000,000 appropriation has quite a number of strings to it which may cause several delays," said Mr. Ouerln. "It may be that the home builders along ths Malheur river, who have private water rights, may not want to give np their claims free. And I do not think the government will buy these claims, or even agree to give something equally good in return. But every one who has the best ln- -1 Note '' Pf ices ' jtxmuMn oxotxxbbb or ro bob oatawest Oes. ff earth . aad MorrlsoyV TB.WBST. ' See Our; Windows Great S5:M For Today. Tomorrow and Saturday ": l-;'?..:r'' V,1. - 9 - T .f'v.'' Owing to backward Spring our calculations have been upset ii consequence ' and a careful survey of our lines shows altogether too many goods on our shelves and tables, and to start things moving we offer the following for 3 days only. ' -y i ! -r- jr r va ia -. Men's Sui and Raincoats, extra values at'.. Crusher Hats, all colors, $1.25 Q C n JJl sessvi a ;nBAf m"tr n Still :". -V;'' . ' "'" . " V ". , -V' :v -"!'v - s ' ',...: ':;v'J,'i , gradesspecial Straw Hats for men, all shapes, 75c grades High-grade Neckwear, not over 6 sold 45 c to one person, to prevent merchants from buying. 35c each or 3 for $1, special ............... 35c Boys' and ' Youths' Suits, either short or long pants, $5, $3.35, fa 0;1 C $2.85 and .............. J)L 1 J Washington-street car, and at - the end of the line. In aJ secluded spot took his life. He was found soon afterward by that the Malheur district ' Irrigation project be carried through success fully. It will bring thousands of set tlers to the state, and this will benefit 7ft0Un "XLJL hf 12 ery section of Oregon. . The money shot He died .before he could speak a, word. ASIC YOUR NEIGHBOR Hundreds of Portland Citizens Can Tell You All About It. to be spent for Irrigation purposes around Pasco, Wash., will also bring a I great deal of new business to Port-1 land." Mr. Ouerln stated that a large num. the Deschutes land irrigated by his com pany. Many of these' settlers are from Yakima, Wash. lean principles will be Justified In vot ing for the local-option biU and help se cure for Oregon a law which has beenlber of settlers were moving onto advantageous to the moral and financial welfare of so many other states. We conclude-by pointing out the In consistency of the Oregonlan In oppos ing in its editorial column the local-option bill which provides for taking the saloon problem out of the hands of a few counoilmen and placing It In the hands of the voters at large, and then the next day advocating the. direct pri mary bill, which proposes to do the same thing In principle secure noml- FIGURES ON VOTE (Continued from Page One.) little, with the exception of Governor TthJUZh the TtaviXa 5' candidacy, to bring out nations through the many rather than I ... t-T,.i t... .n-- the few. No one who acts consistently lM",lJ V will vote for the direct primary bill without voting In- favor of the local- option bill, and no friend of local option will do his whole duty who does not give his subscription to The Journal to assist It la Its noble fight for the right O. I TUFTS, TOREDOS DESTROY SMITH COVE WORKS "'VfiJCaalal ftlmulith A (Tha ta-M-t V t - Gisrviei asaasii.vw w aus w ua. l afl . J SeatOe, May 12. Toredos have eaten I ' follows: Taway the breakwater at Smith cova, I ' A 10I. j Fusion has alien ated many old-time Democrats and many others have refrained from going to the polls 'simply because they regarded It as a waste of time. ' The registration this year will she an Increase over 190J of about 3,800, A considerable part of the-new voters are Democrats, and the party strength in the coming election should be materially greater than it was two- years -ago, Jt should, at the least be in excess of 7,0v votes. If this estimate be correct It has an Important bearing upon the strugglsbetweetithe candidates for sheriff. A politician who has made some study of the subject summed the situa- She Loves A man of pride and cleanliness. Those who have their linens laundered here will always be in lavor witn tne xair i ex. west Hide omce, iu r um street. Troy Laundry Company lTATraromT watsb t, bast axss. where J. J. HUl s oriental docks are located, and the harbor there Is shoal- roreoaat "Two' years ago, with a registration of 20,880, the total vote for sheriff was 16,- 189. This year, with 23.000 registered. Sunset Creamery Batter, Eggs, Cheese, Sweet Cream and Our Celebrated lu J? th.?-,e"l""er!.- the We should be about 19,000. Last the Nipp-m m Yusen Kalsha have dlffl-' IrZ flve"ndldate7 in the SUNSET ICE CREAM 281 First St., Portland. Ore. DeUvereel to any pert of dty Phone Main 53 LABORERS CLAIM TO HAVE BEEN MISLED Mil 1 conmant Jarring Of ths car,- and per haps it was, but I know that ons box ef Doan's Kidney Pills effectually cured ma of my backache In a most - radical iiiftUiuoK. , aij wivic w .ui wnv iuiftVr from backache or kidney trouble is to procure DoaA's Kidney Pills from the Xaue-Davls Drug Cc's store, corner of Yamhill, and - Third streets, - anA give them a fair trial." - f For sale by all deal era - Price' St cents. Foeter-Mllbum Co., Buffalo, N. Th' sole agents for tha United States. Remember the name DOAN'S and take no other. , - ' - , t revenue from the business. This extra expense Is levied upon the counties and state at large to maintain jails, penlten- mher Institutions .whose chief expense la own - uwwvnary uj in. xruift Q( ifll saloons. Yet the- taxpayers In the rural districts are disfranchised on the salodr proposition of the towna It Is taxa tion : without renresentation. ' which no true American will Justify or willingly endure, If our revolutionary forefath ers did right In fighting against such a principle, SO the farmers of rOrea-on and every cltlsen who believes tn Amer- ll I k i . A,,A, "" this time there are six. Storey The old brush bulwark dividing tn' goV 6,814 votes In 1903. Driscoll had water iron, me sacra in iucb a uaai... . i.iin v. at.n.t condition that it will "be necessary to 0Si 'And Brf.yr prombitionut, 8. replace It with a. concrete sea wall ex-1 , pv,i. .v.. ai.ti.t. tendftln.mft5ri tha.8,0fti ,"et Work should be at least as great as two years ui . irm wc.iu wuura. u;- f .. and nrobablv it will show an in crease. , The Prohibitionists are also likely to make some gain on account of the agitation over local option. It will not be far out of the way to figure the combined vote of the Socialist and the Prohibitionist candidates at 2,000, which is about 700 more than last time. It is hard to figure the vote that Bird . and Storey will get" Bird seems to have the labor vote almost as strongly as in the last election, and Storey has a persdnal following which will stay with him even In a losing fight. Jt Is certainly con servative to figure that their combined strength will at least amount to 4,000 I votes, for Bird alone received that many I the last time. "This calculation gives (.000 votes to the four candidates named, leaving prob ably 12,000 votes to be divided between Tom Word and Jim Stott . If the Dem ocratic vote of the county la as much Ifn!, WITCH HAZEL 121-123 GRAND AVENUE Price Reduced on UTolding iGp-Cariis on i Folding .Go-Carts JWith JBest; Steel Springs and RubberlTif es - Regular $5.00 Values at Regular $4.50 Values at $3.90 $3.40 Special Values in .Hammocks, 75c to $3.25 Each i Makes the skin soft as velvet - Improves any complexion. I .' Best shampoo made. : j (BBS. Prevents dandruff. t" Stops hair from falling. Cures all skin 'eruptions. ' -, -More soothing -than cold cream. More beautifying than any cosmetic. If your blood is Impure, or if you naye uyspepsia, or any liver or stomach trouble, don't fall ' to cse Munyon's Paw-Paw..: It cures Dyspepsia, Ner--vousness. Catarrh, Sleeplessness r and maketr you strong and well. - (Special Dtspatch to Tit Journal.) Seattle, May 12. 'Thirteen laborers who went to Seward, Alaska, with the promise of work on the Alaska Central railway, have returned saying there Is no work there and that the company is deluding hundreds into going north when it has nothing to offer In the way of steady employment ! -.. These IS returned to Seattle on the Santa Ana today and made complaint to the city employment office,' through which they were engaged. The officers is no doubt that he is going to hava'" j 1 . lots of Republican, support Stott on BOlaua B,w7-.tiw(jpi'wi. the other hand, cannot command any- le . T"? r , B0 1 tnoivf P4.. 10 tha thing like the full Republican vote, for IQo"aik.e, tov!fl3r d5T' toougb they are both Word and Storey will cut intt him mteVal.,T those-to b ?- Mavflr : - - I tainec in Dealt... i-tm - company !- nas "In my opinion the successful candl- ;nnou?c,d that It wants -t.OOO wen De date wlU not have to have over 7.000 or f or ?n,BA? Tn an u rr4B: 7,500 votes, and Word seems more likely to win than any of his cotnpeutQrs." Democratlo headquarters . have been opened In room 214- of the Allsky build ing, Third ., and '. Morrison streets, and prepare tiona are being made for an ac tive campaign. . From now unta the election, John Van Zante, chairman ,of the county central committee, will spend most of his time at - the new head quart era. .-j. Ing to ship 200 north en every vessel sailing for 8eward. - -" Pi ef si nd sTtook Canned Ooods. . Allen A 'twls Best Brand. I "('t1 fi3T5 rtivWSLRlfcT I aaaTirvRrmirE. fO.TI CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE And their friends may be sheltered from the storms by being provided i with one of those substantially constructed . '.'-'.- '" ' " - . ' , -" f- Allesina Umbrellhs Than which no superior was ever clasped by the hand.of gentle woman or sturdy man. v " - ' '. Factory and wholesale and retail departments, Stearns Building, Morrison, between Fifth and Sixth. Branch store, 2 St Washington. . Tet Main 2040. .'.v,;,' '' yivi-.,j Alltslna trmbrellas are favorites Wherever Xnowa. , MMvfW PAINT: THE WfM 4 i or more correctly speaking, the residences of the town tr'th t ,Honie-Manufactured Paints.1 Paints that are ad-r" i toV t k - climate, and made to wear and l. :t. FISHER, Tifor EVEUYTIIING XM PAIIITG ttttt:ttttffttt f r M